ἔμπροσθεν

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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.