forefather
From LSJ
ἡ δὲ φύσις φεύγει τὸ ἄπειρον· τὸ μὲν γὰρ ἄπειρον ἀτελές, ἡ δὲ φύσις ἀεὶ ζητεῖ τέλος → nature, however, avoids what is infinite, because the infinite lacks completion and finality, whereas this is what Nature always seeks
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
one's forefathers: P. and V. οἱ πάλαι, οἱ πρόσθεν, P. οἱ ἄνωθεν. οἱ προπάτορες, V. οἱ πάρος.
