προνοέω
τούτων γάρ ἑκάτερον κοινῷ ὀνόματι προσαγορεύεται ζῷον, καί ὁ λόγος δέ τῆς οὐσίας ὁ αὐτός → and these are univocally so named, inasmuch as not only the name, but also the definition, is the same in both cases (Aristotle, Categoriae 1a8-10)
English (LSJ)
A perceive before, foresee, δόλον Il.18.526, cf. Pi.P.10.63; προνοῆσαι βραδεῖς τὰ . . ἀποβησόμενα Th.3.38; τὸ μέλλον ἔσεσθαι Arist. Cael. 291a24; προνοῶν ὅτι ἀνάγκη ἔσοιτο foreseeing that... X.Cyr.8.1.13; of divine foreknowledge, θεῖος νοῦς νοεῖ μὲν ὡς νοῦς, προνοεῖ δὲ ὡς θεός Procl.Inst.134, cf. Plot.4.8.2. b preconceive, Porph.Sent. 26. II think of or plan beforehand, provide, οὐ . . τι πάρα προνοῆσαι ἄμεινον Od.5.364; opp. μετανοέω, Epich.280; π. τὸ παραγγελλόμενον attend to it, X.Cyr.4.1.6: abs., to be on one's guard, take precautions, ὥρα προνοεῖν πρὶν πελάσαι στρατόν E.Heracl.289; περαιτέρω π. Th.3.43; π. καὶ προβουλεύεσθαι X.Mem.2.10.3: folld. by relat. Adv., π. ὅπως .. provide, take care that... Id.Eq.Mag.4.1; π. μὴ . ., or ὡς μὴ . ., cavere ne . ., Id.Oec. 9.11, Cyr.1.6.24; π. ὅτι .. pay due regard to the fact that... Th.3.58. 2 c. gen., provide for, take thought for, τῶν παίδων X.Cyr.8.1.1, cf. 8.7.15, etc.; θεὸς π. τῶν ὅλων Arr.Epict.2.14.11, Procl.Inst.120; μάλιστα δὲ προνόησον Ἀρσινόης PHal.1.179 (iii B.C.); opp. ὀλιγωρεῖν, Str.5.3.8:—Pass., Procl.Inst. 122. 3 Pass., to be provided, τὰ-ούμενα, of a poet's equipment, Phld.Po.5.3; of a patient, to be treated, Gal.2.632; receive consideration, PGiss.7.23 (ii A.D.). III = προνοητεύω, CIG3408 (Magn.Sip.). B Att. writers (also Inscrr. and Pap., v. infr.) prefer Med. προνοοῦμαι, Th.6.9, etc. (so also X.An.7.7.33, Mem.4.3.12): fut. -ήσομαι D.Prooem.43, IG22.1035.18, D.H.8.90, etc.: aor. προὐνοησάμην E. Hipp.399, Ar.Eq.421, Antipho 5.43; in Prose mostly προὐνοήθην, Pl. Cra.395c, Lys.3.29, Is.2.46, D.44.64, PSI3.166.34 (ii B. C.) (used in pass. sense by S.E.M.9.404, Gal.2.632): pf. προνενόημαι Plb.6.48.2, D.S.12.69 (but inf. πεπρονοῆσθαι 17.23), etc.—The sense and constr. are the same as in the Act.: provide, ταῦτα Th.4.61, cf. Is. l.c., D.44.64, etc.; οὐδέν Pl.l.c.; οἰκίδιόν τινι D.L.6.23; τὰ συμφέροντα ὑπὲρ τῶν μελλόντων X.Mem. l.c.: abs., Lys.3.29, etc.; π. περὶ τούτων ib.37; ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν καὶ τῆς πόλεως Id.26.15, cf. D.14.4: c. inf., take care to do, E.l.c., Antipho l.c.; π. μή c. inf., D.23.135; π. ὅπως . . Lys.3.41; ὅτι . . Plb.38.16.1; ἵνα . . Inscr.Prien. 27.12 (ii B. C.). 2 c. gen., provide for, Th.6.9, etc.; τοῦ μέλλοντος And.4.12; τῆς χώρας X.An.7.7.33; superintend, τῆς οἰκοδομίας Haussoullier Miletp.252; τῆς ἀναστάσεως τοῦ ἀνδριάντος CIG2930b10 (Tralles).
