προβιβάζω
οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills
English (LSJ)
fut.
A -άσω D.C.58.23, Att. προβῐβῶ Ar.Av.1570:— causal of προβαίνω, cause to step forward, lead on, τινα S.OC180 (lyr.); ποῖ προβιβᾷς ἡμᾶς ποτε; to what point, how far do you mean to carry us ? Ar.l.c.; τινὰ εἰς ἀρετήν, εἰς ἐγκράτειαν, Pl.Prt.328a, X.Mem.1.5.1; ἕως Μακεδονίας τὴν ἀρχήν extend it... D.H.1.3; push on, οὐδὲν ἠδύνατο π. τῶν ἔργων Plb.5.100.1:—Pass., to be developed, improved, of machines, Hero Bel.74.4. 2 push forward, advance, τὸ ὑπερκείμενον τοῦ κρημνοῦ (by building a wall) D.S.4.78; exalt, τὴν πατρίδα Plb.9.10.4; τινὰ ἐς τὰς ἀρχάς promote him, D.C.l.c.; δύναμιν Phld. Rh.1.40 S. 3 teach, τινάς τι LXX De.6.7, cf. Plu.Cat.Mi.36 (dub.); put forward as a representative, Act.Ap.19.33 (v.l.):— Pass., to be instructed or egged on, ὑπὸ τῆς μητρός Ev.Matt.14.8. II intr., = προβαίνω, Plb.10.44.1, Aristid.2.231 J. III of a male, mount before, ἄλλην Arist.HA546a10.
