πρόπλοος
From LSJ
ἕτερος ἐξ ἑτέρου σοφός τό τε πάλαι τό τε νῦν → one gets his skill from another, now as in days of old
English (LSJ)
ον, contr. πρόπλους, ουν,
A sailing before or in advance, τὰς πρόπλους ναῦς Th.6.44; τρεῖς νῆες αἱ πρόπλοι ib.46; αἱ πρόπλοι the leading ships, Isoc.4.92, App.BC5.85, etc.
πρόπλοος, contr. πρόπλους, ὁ,
A sailing before or forward, App.BC5.112 (s. v. l.).