Dictionary entry

G04312

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

προπετής

Alt. προπετής, ές

Etym. προπεσεῖν

I. "falling forwards, inclined forward", Lat. proclivis, Xen.

2. "thrown away", κεῖται προπετές [τὸ κάταγμα] Soph.

3. "drooping, at the point of death", id=Soph.; cf. προνωπής.

II. metaph.,

1. "being upon the point of", πρ. ἐπὶ πολιὰς χαίτας Eur.; τύμβου πρ. παρθένος id=Eur.

2. "ready for, prone to" a thing, ἐπί or εἴς τι Xen.; πρός τι Plat.

3. "headlong, precipitate, rash, reckless, violent", Aeschin.,; ἡ πρ. ἀκρασία Arist.; of a lot, "drawn at random", Pind.:—of persons, οἱ θρασεῖς προπετεῖς Arist.

III. adv. -τῶς, "forwards", Xen.

2. "headlong hastily", id=Xen., etc.; πρ. ἔχειν to be "rash", id=Xen.