προτίθημι (also thematic forms,
3rd.pers. singular προτιθεῖ [
Refs 5th c.BC+],
3rd.pers. plural προτιθεῖσι [
Refs],
future -θήσω[
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
aorist προὔθηκα [
Refs 8th c.BC+] —
middle (see. below):—
passive,
aorist 1 προὐτέθην [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; but
present and
imperfect passive are usually supplied by πρόκειμαι:—
set before, set out, especially of meals, τραπέζας νίζον καὶ πρότιθεν (
Epic dialect for προὐτίθεσαν) [
Refs 8th c.BC+]:—
middle,
set before oneself, have set before one, δαῖτα [
Refs 1st c.AD+]; also προτίθεσθαί τισι ἄριστον
cause it
to be set before them, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
b) π. τινὰ κυσίν
throw him to the dogs, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; τινὰ θηρσὶν ἁρπαγὴν π. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
c)
hand over for burial, τινά τινι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2)
expose a child, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
passive, ὁ θανάτῳ προτεθείς [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
3)
set up, institute, propose, especially of contests, ἅμιλλαν λόγων [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄπορον αἵρεσιν
offer a choice, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
3.b)
set up as a mark or
prize, στέφανόν τισι τῶν ἀγώνων [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
passive, προὐτέθην ἐγὼ ἆθλον. δορός [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
3.c)
set as a penalty, θάνατον ζημίαν π. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τιμωρίας ἔτι μείζους οὐ μέχρι τοῦ δικαίου[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
4)
fix, set, ἐς ἑβδομήκοντα ἔτεα οὖρον τῆς ζόης ἀνθρώπῳ π. [
Refs] —
middle; οὖρον π. ἐνιαυτόν[
Refs]
5)
appoint as a task or
duty, τινί τι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; δμῳαῖς π. πένθος οἰκεῖον στένειν[
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
middle,
propose to oneself as a task or object, ὅπερ προὐθέμεθα σκέψασθαι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
5.b)
middle, with
future infinitive,
propose to oneself, intend, προτεθειμένου κατοικήσειν ἐνταῦθα [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]
6)
middle, also,
put forth on one's own part, display, show, εὐλάβειαν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
7)
middle, θνητοὺς ἐν οἴκτῳ προθέμενος
setting before oneself in pity, feeling compassion for, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
8)
advance money, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; τὸ διδόμενον ἆθλον ὑπὸ τοῦ δήμου αὐτὸς προέθηκεν ἐκ τοῦ ἰδίου [
Refs 1st c.BC+]; τισὶν τῶν πολιτῶν εἰς λύτρα προτιθείς [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]
II) π. νεκρόν
lay out a dead body,
let it
lie in state, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
middle, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2)
set out wares
for show or
sale, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II.3)
display a public notice, τὸ λεύκωμα πρὸ τοῦ ναοῦ [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἐπ᾽ αὐτῆς τῆς οἰκίας π. ἐν λευκώματι [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τὸ ὑπογεγραμμένον ἔκθεμα [
Refs 1st c.AD+];
notify publicly, τοὺς [προέδρους] προτιθέναι περὶ ὧν δεῖ βουλεύεσθαι [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; περὶ ὧν. οἱ ἄρχοντες προτίθεισι [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὰς πράξεις (exactions). τῶν προτιθεμένων (
passive) κατὰ τὰς ἐγγραφάς [
Refs 4th c.BC+];
call a case
for trial by means of a public notice, τῶν κατ᾽ αὐτοὺς προτεθέντων [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]; οἱ προτεθέντες ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ καὶ μὴ ὑπακούσαντες ἴστωσαν ὅτι. [
Refs 1st c.AD+];
advertise for sale or other purpose, [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τοῖς συλλημψομένοις ὑμῖν γέρα προτιθέντα
advertising rewards to those of you who apprehend (robbers), [
Refs 3rd c.AD+]
II.4)
propose, bring forward a thing to be examined and debated, also
give an opportunity for debate, voting, ἐς μέσον σφι π. πρῆγμα [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. λόγον (i.e. εἰς ἐκκλησίαν) [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; γνώμας π. αὖθις Ἀθηναίοις, of the Prytanes, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τὴν διαγνώμην αὖθις περὶ Μυτιληναίων[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. βουλὴν εἴτε. εἴτε. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; προθεῖναι αὖθις περὶ Μυτιληναίων λέγειν
propose a discussion about, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. αὐτοῖς κρίσιν
appoint a trial for them, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
has proposed (or
initiated) a recital of what each has done, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: with
dative person et
infinitive, [
Refs]: with
accusative et
infinitive, π. γνώμην ἀποφαίνεσθαι τὸν βουλόμενον [
Refs]:—
middle, ἤν τις προθῆται ψῆφον, ὥστε μὴ εἶναι τὸν νόμον τοῦτον [
Refs 5th c.BC+] —
passive, οὐ προὐτέθη σφίσι λόγος speech
was not
allowed them, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.5)
convene a meeting, προὔθεσαν οἱ πρυτάνεις ἐκκλησίαν [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—
middle, σύγκλητον τήνδε γερόντων προὔθετο λέσχην [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III)
put forward, as one foot before the other, βραδύπουν ἤλυσιν ἄρθρων [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.2)
hold out as a pretext, αἰτίαν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
middle, τὴν συγγένειαν [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]
IV)
put before or
first, προτιθέντι ἀνάγκη. λέγειν, opposed to ἐπιλέγοντι, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
set down first in writing, προθεὶς ἄρχοντα Νικόμαχόν φησιν οὕτως· ἐπὶ τούτου κτλ.” [
Refs 1st c.BC+]
in D.[
Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—
middle,
put in front, τοὺς γροσφομάχους [
Refs 2nd c.BC+];
premise, λόγον [
Refs]:—
passive, τὸ μὴ καὶ τὸ οὒ προτιθέμενα τῶν ἐπιόντων ὀνομάτων [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV.2)
put before or
over, πρόσθεν ὀμμάτων πέπλον π. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
middle, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV.3)
prefer one to another, τί τινος [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
middle, πάρος τοὐμοῦ πόθου προὔθεντο τὴν τυραννίδα [
Refs 5th c.BC+]