προτιμάω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=(Ion. προτῑμ-έω <span class="bibl">Heraclit.55</span>; Phocian dat. pl. part. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> προτιμεόντοις <span class="title">Supp.Epigr.</span>3.416.6 (Elatea, ii B.C.)), [[honour]] one [[before]] or [[above]] another, [[prefer]] one [[to]] another, <b class="b3">τὴν σωτηρίαν τοῦ κέρδους, δίκην πλούτου</b>, <span class="bibl">Antipho 2.2.5</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>913b</span>, etc.; also π. ὑὸν ἀντὶ τῶν χρημάτων <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ly.</span>219d</span>; πρὸ ἀρετῆς κάλλος <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Lg.</span>727d</span>; <b class="b3">πλέον αὑτῶν</b> ib.<span class="bibl">777d</span>; <b class="b3">βραχυλογίαν μᾶλλον ἢ μῆκος</b> ib.<span class="bibl">887b</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> c. acc. only, [[prefer in honour]] or [[esteem]], <b class="b3">ταῦτα ἐγὼ π</b>. Heraclit. l.c.; οὐ π. τι <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>739</span>, etc., cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ag.</span>1415</span>; <b class="b3">τὴν αὐτονομίαν οὐ π</b>. v.l. in <span class="bibl">Th.8.64</span>; π. τὴν ἀλήθειαν <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1096a16</span>; π. τὸν ἄνδρα ἀξίως τῆς ἡμετέρας κρίσεως <span class="title">OGI</span>244.34 (Daphne, ii B.C.):—Pass., to [[be so preferred]], <span class="bibl">Th. 6.9</span>, <span class="bibl">Lys.6.50</span>, <span class="title">OGI</span>754 (Cilicia), etc.; μᾶλλον προτετίμηται τὸ κάλλος παρ' ἐκείνοις ἢ παρ' ἡμῖν <span class="bibl">Isoc.10.60</span>; προτιμηθῆναι μάλιστα τῶν Ἑλλήνων <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>1.6.5</span>; <b class="b3">προτιμᾶσθαι ἀποθανεῖν</b> [[to be selected]] as a victim to be put to death, <span class="bibl">Th.1.133</span>; <b class="b3">προτιμᾶσθαι ἐς τὰ κοινά</b> [[to be preferred]] to public honours, <span class="bibl">Id.2.37</span>:—Med., τὸν δ' οὐδ' ἂν ἡμιμναίου προτιμησαίμην <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>2.5.3</span>: fut. Med. in pass. sense, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">An.</span>1.4.14</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> c. inf. folld. by <b class="b3">ἤ . .</b>, [[wish rather]], [[prefer]], προτιμῶντες καθαροὶ εἶναι ἢ εὐπρεπέστεροι <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.37</span>: c. inf. only, <b class="b3">π. πολλοῦ ἐμοὶ ξεῖνος γενέσθαι</b> [[valuing]] at a great price the privilege of becoming my friend, <span class="bibl">Id.3.21</span>: c. acc. et inf., <b class="b3">τὸν ἂν ἐγὼ πᾶσι τυράννοισι προετίμησα μεγάλων χρημάτων ἐς λόγους ἐλθεῖν</b> the man for whom I <b class="b2">should have wished, though it might cost me</b> much money, the opportunity to address all princes, <span class="bibl">Id.1.86</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> [[take heed of]], [[reck of]], with neg., μὴ προτιμήσῃς ὑλαγμάτων <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>1672</span> (troch.); τῶν ἐν Ἀδμήτου κακῶν οὐδὲν προτιμῶν <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Alc.</span>762</span>; οὐδὲν προτιμῶ σου <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>883</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">D.7.16</span>: c. part., χὠπότερον ἂν νῷν ἴδῃς . . -ήσαντά τι τυπτόμενον <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>638</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">655</span>: c. inf., [[care]] to do or be, ζῆν . . κακῶς κλύουσαν οὐκ ἀνασχετὸν ἥτις π. μὴ κακὴ πεφυκέναι <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>722</span>; οὐδὲν π. μηχανήσασθαι τέκνοις <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span> 343</span>: with ὅπως, εἰρήνη δ' ὅπως ἔσται προτιμῶσ' οὐδέν <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ach.</span> 27</span>.</span>