ἔμπροσθεν
ἀσκεῖν περὶ τὰ νοσήματα δύο, ὠφελεῖν ἢ μὴ βλάπτειν → strive, with regard to diseases, for two things — to do good, or to do no harm | as to diseases, make a habit of two things — to help, or at least, to do no harm
English (LSJ)
sts. also ἔμπροσθε Hdt.5.62, 7.144, al., Isoc.Ep.4.10, in Poets metri gr., Hegesipp.Com.1.20, Nicom.Com. 1.14, A.R.4.590: neither form in Hom. or Trag., τοὔμπροσθεν dub. in E.Hipp.1228. I Adv., 1 of Place, before, in front, Hdt.7.126, X.Cyr.4.2.23; τὸ and τὰ ἔ. the front, the foreside, Id.HG2.3.55, Hdt.5.62, etc.; εἰς τὸ ἔ. forwards, Id.4.61; στὰς ἐκ τοῦ ἔ. in front, opposite, X.Cyr.2.2.6: metaph., εἰστοὔμπ. προελθεῖν Isoc.l.c. 2 of Time, before, of old, Pl.Phdr.277d, etc.; τὰ ἔ. Id.Grg.448e; τὰ ἔ. τούτων ῥηθέντα Id.Lg.773e; οἱ ἔ. our ancestors, Id.Plt.296a, Hegesipp. l.c.; οἱ ἔ. Χρόνοι PPetr.2p.19 (iii B. C.), etc. II as Prep. c. gen., before, in front of, 1 of Place, ἐ. αὐτῆς (sc. τῆς νηός) Hdt.8.87, cf.2.110, etc. 2 of Time, ἔ. ταύτης (sc. τῆς γνώμης) Id.7.144; ἔ. εἶναι τῶν πραγμάτων to be beforehand with events, D.4.39. 3 of Degree, ἔ. τοῦ δικαίου preferred before justice, Id.56.50.
