former
From LSJ
Ἐς δὲ τὰ ἔσχατα νουσήματα αἱ ἔσχαται θεραπεῖαι ἐς ἀκριβείην, κράτισται → But for extreme illnesses, extreme remedies, applied with severe exactitude, are the best (Hippocrates, Aphorism 6)
Ἐς δὲ τὰ ἔσχατα νουσήματα αἱ ἔσχαται θεραπεῖαι ἐς ἀκριβείην, κράτισται → But for extreme illnesses, extreme remedies, applied with severe exactitude, are the best (Hippocrates, Aphorism 6)
P. and V. ὁ πρόσθεν, ὁ πρίν, ὁ πάλαι, P. ὁ ἔμπροσθεν. V. ὁ πάρος, ὁ πάροιθε(ν).
ancient: P. and V. ἀρχαῖος, παλαιός, Ar. and V. παλαιγενής, V. παλαίφατος.
the former (as opposed to the latter): P. and V. ἐκεῖνος, Ar. and V. κεῖνος.
