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|Definition=ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">progress on a journey</b>, Plu.2.76d. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> generally, <b class="b2">progress, advance</b>, <b class="b3">τὴν οἴησιν ἔλεγε προκοπῆς ἐγκοπήν</b> that opinionforming was the stoppage of <b class="b2">progress</b>, Bion ap.<span class="bibl">D.L.4.50</span>; <b class="b3">π. σχεῖν, ποιεῖσθαι, λαμβάνειν</b>, <span class="bibl">Plb.2.37.10</span>, <span class="bibl">2.13.1</span>, <span class="bibl">8.15.6</span>; ἡ ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον π. <span class="bibl">Id.1.12.7</span>; opp. ἡ ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖρον π. <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">AJ</span>4.4.1</span>; freq. of <b class="b2">moral progress</b>, Stoic.3.31, al.; <b class="b3">παλίντροπος π</b>. <b class="b2">progress</b> in a contrary direction, <span class="bibl">Plb. 5.16.9</span>; ἐν παιδείᾳ π. <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Si.</span>51.17</span>; <b class="b2">proficiency</b>, ἐν τοῖς λόγοις <span class="bibl">Phld. <span class="title">Piet.</span>107</span>; ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ <span class="bibl">D.S.16.6</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Cic.<span class="title">Att.</span>15.16</span>; π. τοῦ εὐαγγελίου <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ep.Phil.</span>1.12</span>; τὸ ἐπιστρέφειν προϊέναι ἐστί, π. γάρ τις, ἀλλ' οὐχὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ αἰτίου <span class="bibl">Dam.<span class="title">Pr.</span>77</span>; <b class="b2">improvement</b> in health, Herod.Med. ap. <span class="bibl">Orib.10.8.17</span>: pl., προκοπὰς λαμβάνειν <span class="bibl">Plb.10.47.12</span>, cf. Phld.<span class="title">Rh.</span>2.54 S., <span class="bibl">Ph.1.83</span>, al., <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">BJ</span>2.2.5</span>, Plu.2.75b, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Alex.</span>22</span>; ἐν προκοπαῖς <span class="title">Epigr.Gr.</span>321.6, <span class="title">Arch.Pap.</span>1.220 (Egypt), cf. <span class="title">IG</span>14.1976 (Rome); ἐν μείζοσι προκοπαῖς <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PRyl.</span>233.16</span> (ii A.D.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> <b class="b2">success, prosperity</b>, <b class="b3">δόζα καὶ π. παρά τισιν ὑπάρξει</b> Aristeas <span class="bibl">242</span>, cf. <span class="title">OGI</span>627.2 (Bostra), <span class="bibl">Heph.Astr.1.1</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">military promotion</b>, <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">BJ</span>6.2.6</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> <b class="b2">process</b>, <b class="b3">κατὰ προκοπήν</b> by <b class="b2">process of time</b> or <b class="b2">growth</b>, <span class="bibl">Sor.1.43</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">5</span> Math., <b class="b2">progression</b> of numbers, μέχρις ἂν εἰς τετράδα ἡ π. ἔλθῃ <span class="title">Theol.Ar.</span> 21.</span>

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