Dictionary entry

G04295

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

πρόκειμαι

Infl. ionic inf. -κέεσθαι

Infl. fut. -κείσομαι

Etym. used as Pass. of προτίθημι

I. "to be set before one", of meats, Hom., Hdt.

2. "to lie exposed", of a child, Hdt.:— "to lie dead", Aesch., Soph.; ὁ προκείμενος "the corpse laid out" for burial, Soph., etc.

3. "to be set before all", as the prize of a contest, Hes.:—metaph. "to be set before all, be set forth, proposed", Lat. in medio poni, γνῶμαι τρεῖς προεκέατο three opinions "were set forth, proposed", Hdt., etc.:—of contests, struggles, πόνος τε καὶ ἀγὼν πρόκειται Plat.:—in partic., ἄεθλος προκείμενος a task "proposed", Hdt., etc.; τὰ προκείμενα, opp. to μέλλοντα, Soph.; τὸ προκείμενον πρῆγμα the matter "in hand", Hdt.

4. "to be set forth beforehand, to be prescribed", αἱ προκείμεναι ἡμέραι the "prescribed" days, id=Hdt.; so, ἐνιαυτοὶ πρόκεινται ἐς ὀγδώκοντα "are set, fixed" at, id=Hdt.; of laws, νόμοι οἱ προκείμενοι Soph.; of penalties, Thuc.

II. "to lie before, lie in front of", c. gen., Αἴγυπτος προκειμένη τῆς ἐχομένης γῆς Hdt.; τὰ προκείμενα τῆς χώρας ὄρη Xen.

III. "to precede", γράμμα πρ. an "initial" letter, Anth.