προκόπτω
Infl. fut. ψω
Infl. attic imperf. προὔκοπτον
I. "to cut away in front": hence "to forward" a work (the metaph. being prob. taken from pioneers), Pass. "to be forwarded, to advance, prosper", Hdt.
II. with neut. Adjs., τὰ πολλὰ προκόψασ᾽ "having made" most things "ready", Eur.; τί ἂν προκόπτοις; what "good would you get?" id=Eur.; οὐδὲν προὔκοπτον "they were making" no "progress", Xen.
2. c. gen. rei, τοῦ ναυτικοῦ μέγα μέρος προκόψαντες "having made improvements" in their navy to a great extent, Thuc.; ἡμῶν προκοπτόντων τῆς ἀρχῆς ἐκείνοις "since we promote the increase of" their empire, id=Thuc.; ἐπὶ πλεῖον πρ. ἀσεβείας "having advanced" further "in" impiety, NTest.
3. absol., ἡ νὺξ προέκοψεν the night "is far spent", id=NTest.; πρ. σοφίᾳ "to advance" in wisdom, id=NTest.