πρώϊος
τὸ ἀγαθὸν αἱρετόν· τὸ δ' αἱρετὸν ἀρεστόν· τὸ δ' ἀρεστὸν ἐπαινετόν· τὸ δ' ἐπαινετὸν καλόν → what is good is chosen, what is chosen is approved, what is approved is admired, what is admired is beautiful
English (LSJ)
Att. πρῷος, α, ον: (πρωΐ, πρῴ):—
A early, I early in the day, at early morn, Il.15.470 (neut. πρώϊον as Adv. = πρωΐ) ; π. ἐμπολέα AP6.304 (Phan.); π. ῥόδον Call.Lav.Pall.27; also περὶ δείλην πρωΐην Hdt.8.6; δείλης πρωΐας Philem.210. 2 Subst. πρωΐα, ἡ, early morning, ἅμα τῇ π. Aristeas 304; ἦν δὲ πρωΐα Ev.Jo.18.28; πρωΐας γενομένης Ev.Matt.27.1: gen. πρωΐας as Adv. = πρῴ, ib.21.18: with Preps., καθ' ἑκάστην πρωΐαν J.AJ7.8.1; ἀπὸ πρωΐας ἄχρις ἡλίου δύσεως IG4.597.16 (Argos), cf. PLond.3.1177.66 (ii A.D.). II early in the year, πρώϊος [ὁ στρατὸς] συνελέγετο Hdt.8.130; τῶν καρπίμων ἅττα μή 'στι π. Ar.V.264; σικύων πρῴων Id.Pax 1001, cf. 1164 (lyr.), Thphr.CP4.11.1; π. χειμών an early winter, Id.Sign.40; τὸν πρώϊον (or πρῷον) σῖτον PCair.Zen.155.2 (iii B.C.); διὰ τὸ τὰ μὲν πρώϊα, τὰ δ' ὄψια προΐεσθαι (sc. ᾠά) Arist.HA543a9; π. τόπος an early place, i.e. producing early fruits, Thphr.HP8.2.9: Comp. πρωΐτερος Id.CP 5.6.5 codd. πρωϊ-ότης, ητος, ἡ, earliness, of fruits, ib.4.11.9.
