προπυνθάνομαι

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

προ- (pro-, before) +‎ πυνθάνομαι (punthánomai, to inquire, find out)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

προπῠνθᾰ́νομαι (propunthánomai)

  1. to find out beforehand
    • 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 4.42.3:
      Κορίνθιοι δὲ προπυθόμενοι ἐξ Ἄργους ὅτι ἡ στρατιὰ ἥξει τῶν Ἀθηναίων, ἐκ πλείονος ἐβοήθησαν ἐς Ἰσθμὸν
      Korínthioi dè proputhómenoi ex Árgous hóti hē stratià hḗxei tôn Athēnaíōn, ek pleíonos eboḗthēsan es Isthmòn
      The Corinthians, having heard beforehand from Argos that the army of the Athenians was going to arrive, rallied in great numbers to the Isthmus
  2. to learn by inquiring before
  3. to hear beforehand

Usage notes

More commonly used in the aorist and perfect than the present or imperfect, since the action of "finding out before" is usually finished by the time of speaking.

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