προαιρ-έω,
future -ήσω[
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
aorist προεῖλον:—
bring forth, produce from one's stores, προαιρούσαις λαθεῖν (probable reading) ἄλφιτον, ἔλαιον κτλ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II) mostly
middle, late
imperfect ἐπροῃρούμην [
Refs 1st c.AD+]
future -αιρήσομαι:
aorist -ειλόμην:
perfect passive (in
middle sense) -ῄρημαι (see. below):—
take away first for oneself, [ἀστραγάλους] ἐκ φορμίσκων [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
remove, Ῥωμαίων τὰς ἀφορμάς [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]
II.b)
elect previously, τινὰς ἐκ τοῦ πλήθους [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.2)
prefer, τοῦ παρόντος κινδύνου τὸν μέλλοντα [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]: but mostly followed by a
preposition, πρὸ τοῦ κεκινημένου τὸν σώφρονα προαιρεῖσθαι φίλον [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.3) with
accusative only,
choose deliberately, prefer, οὔτε Λακεδαίμονα προῃροῦ οὔτε Κρήτην [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
having undertaken, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; opposed to φεύγειν τι, [
Refs] not
by preference, not
deliberately, [
Refs]
II.4) with
infinitive,
choose deliberately to do, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.4.b)
purpose or
propose to do, εὖ δρᾶν προῃρημένος [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
infinitive omitted, πλὴν ὧν ἐγὼ προειλόμην (i.e. πρᾶξαι) [
Refs 4th c.BC+]