οἱ πρόσθεν
From LSJ
Γνώμη γερόντων ἀσφαλεστέρα νέων → Senum quam iuvenum monita attendes tutius → Der Alten Rat und Meinung birgt mehr Sicherheit
Greek > English (Woodhouse)
concretely, one's ancestors, one's forefathers, one's progenitors, the ancients