πάροιθεν

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the root of πάρος (páros) with the suffix -θεν (-then).

Pronunciation

 

Adverb

πάροιθεν (pároithen)

  1. in front
  2. heretofore, beforehand

Preposition

πάροιθεν (pároithen) (governs the genitive)

  1. in the presence of, before, in front of

Further reading

  • πάροιθεν”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • πάροιθεν in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • πάροιθεν”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.