προμηθ-έομαι

προμηθ-έομαι, [ per.] 2sg.

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προμήθεσαι Archil.

(?) in PLit.Lond.54:— to be προμηθής, use forethought, take care, c. gen.,

σέο, μὴ πλήξω Hdt.3.78

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τινὸς ὅπως.. Hierocl. in CA26p.479M.

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ὑπέρ τινος Pl.Prt. 316c

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περί τι Id.La. 198e

: abs., Hp.Vict.3.73, al.: c. inf., Alciphr.1.10: c. acc. rei, Hp.Fract.20, Pl.Cri. 45a: c. acc. pers., show regard or respect for, ἑωυτόν (v.l. ἑωυτοῦ) Hdt.2.172, cf. 9.108, Syria13.256 (ii B.C.):— neut. part. προμηθεόμενον, abs. in pass. sense, care being taken, ὡς μὴ.., ὅπως μὴ.., Hp.Art.47,69.—An [voice] Act. form is found in Gal.,

ἡ φύσις προμηθοῦσα τῷ σώματι 15.277

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Grammatical information: adj.

Meaning: `forethinking, cautious' (IA.).

Derivatives: 1. προμήθ-εια (Att.), also - ία (trag.), Ion. - ίη, Dor. -μά̄θεια f. `caution, foresight'; 2. Προμηθ-εύς, Dor. -μᾱθ-, m. "the forethinking one", `Prometheus' (Hes., Pi.), secondary appellative (A.); to this as opposite Έπιμηθεύς (cf. Bosshardt 95 f.); with - ειος `belonging to P.' (Nic., AP), τὰ Π-εια `P.-festival' (Att.), - ικῶς `in a way worthy to P.' (Ar.; at the same time connected with προμηθής); 3. προμηθ-έομαι `to be forethinking, cautious' (IA.), also - εύομαι `id.' (Alex. Aphr.) with - ευτικός = προμηθής (Eust.); on προμήθεσαι (ipv. aor.?, Archil.?) s. P. Maas KZ 60, 286.

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [730] * mendh- `direct one's mind on'

Etymology: From πρό and *μῆθος, *μᾶθος, which may be semantically connected with μαθεῖν. If one does not want to separate the last from μενθήρη, Goth. mundon sis etc., one must assume in προμηθής a derailment, perh. after μήδομαι or μῆτις; cf. WP. 2, 271. -- Diff. Bq and Hofmann Et. Wb. s.v.

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