οἱ πρόσθεν
From LSJ
ἡγούμενος τῶν ἡδονῶν ἀλλ' οὐκ ἀγόμενος ὑπ' αὐτῶν → of his pleasures he was the master and not their servant
Greek > English (Woodhouse)
concretely, one's ancestors, one's forefathers, one's progenitors, the ancients
ἡγούμενος τῶν ἡδονῶν ἀλλ' οὐκ ἀγόμενος ὑπ' αὐτῶν → of his pleasures he was the master and not their servant
concretely, one's ancestors, one's forefathers, one's progenitors, the ancients