προθυμία: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Ion. <b class="b3">-ιη</b>, ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">readiness, willingness, eagerness</b>, <b class="b3">ᾗσι προθυμίῃσι [ῑ] pepoiqw/s</b> <span class="bibl">Il.2.588</span>; opp. <b class="b3">ἀθυμία</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>1.6.13</span>; τῶν πέρι καί τινα ἐνάγει π. μαχόμενον ἀποθνῄσκειν <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.49</span>; προθυμίας οὐδὲν ἐλλείπεις <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>343</span>; μηδὲν ἀπολείπειν π. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>961c</span>; οὐ μὴν ἀνήσω νῦν π. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hipp.</span>285</span>; π. ἐμβαλεῖν τινι <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">Cyr.</span>1.6.13</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">πάσῃ π</b>. with all <b class="b2">zeal</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>412e</span>; διὰ τὴν π. <span class="bibl">Plb.1.20.15</span>; <b class="b3">ὑπὸ προθυμίας</b> by my <b class="b2">eagerness</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phd.</span>91c</span>: pl., τὰς ἄγαν π. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Or.</span>708</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> c. gen. pers., <b class="b3">ἐκ τῆς Κλεομένεος π</b>. at his <b class="b2">desire</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt. 6.65</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hipp.</span>1329</span>; <b class="b3">κατὰ τὴν τούτου π</b>. as far as his <b class="b2">desire</b> goes, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.124</span>; <b class="b3">τοῦ θεοῦ προθυμίᾳ</b> <b class="b2">by the will</b> of the god, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ion</span> 1385</span>; also ἡ ἐμὴ π. <span class="bibl">Lys.12.99</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> c. gen. objecti, <b class="b3">πᾶσαν π. σωτηρίης . . παρεχόμενοι</b> showing the utmost <b class="b2">zeal</b> to save it, <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.98</span>; <b class="b3">π. ἔργου</b> <b class="b2">readiness</b> for action, <b class="b2">will</b> or <b class="b2">purpose</b> to act, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>669</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">E. <span class="title">IT</span>616</span>; π. τοῦ ἐθέλειν κινδυνεύειν <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>697d</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">935d</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> <b class="b3">π. ἔχειν</b>, = [[προθυμεῖσθαι]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.19</span>, <span class="bibl">53</span>:c. inf., ἔσχε π. στρατεύσασθαι <span class="bibl">Id.1.204</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Tr.</span>689</span>; πᾶσαν π. ἔχειν <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prt.</span>327b</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">361c</span>: also c. part., ἔφη πᾶσαν π. σχεῖν δεόμενος <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ti.</span>23d</span>; also π. ἔχειν ὅπως . . <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Mx.</span> 247a</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">goodwill, ready kindness</b>, Ἑλλήνων εἵνεκα ἔργον . . ἔργασμαι ὑπὸ προθυμίης <span class="bibl">Hdt.9.45</span>; εἴς τινας <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>6.5.43</span>; <b class="b3">πλείστην π. περὶ ὑμᾶς, π. πολλὴν περί σε</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">An.</span>7.6.11</span>, <span class="bibl">7.7.45</span>; ὑπέρ τινων <span class="bibl">D.1.8</span>; π. ἐδείξαμεν <span class="bibl">Th.1.74</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> <b class="b2">desire</b> of natural functions, <span class="bibl">Sor.1.66</span>, <span class="bibl">2.20</span>,<span class="bibl">45</span>; πρὸς τὸ κνᾶσθαι Herod.Med. ap. <span class="bibl">Aët.5.129</span>.</span>