"ἔμπροσθεν" meaning in All languages combined

See ἔμπροσθεν on Wiktionary

Adverb [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /ém.pros.tʰen/, /ˈem.pros.θen/, /ˈem.bros.θen/, /ém.pros.tʰen/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈem.pros.tʰen/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈem.pros.θen/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈem.pros.θen/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈem.bros.θen/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: émprosthen [romanization], ἔμπροσθε [alternative]
Etymology: From ἐν (en, “in”) + πρόσθεν (prósthen, “before”). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|ἐν|πρόσθεν|t1=in|t2=before}} ἐν (en, “in”) + πρόσθεν (prósthen, “before”) Head templates: {{grc-adverb}} ἔμπροσθεν • (émprosthen)
  1. (of place) before, in front
    Sense id: en-ἔμπροσθεν-grc-adv-O5d-d1lK
  2. (of time) before, earlier, of old
    Sense id: en-ἔμπροσθεν-grc-adv-O9GiM~rA Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek genitive prepositions, Ancient Greek prepositions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 10 53 12 12 12 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek genitive prepositions: 14 32 18 18 18 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek prepositions: 14 33 18 18 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 80 5 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 80 5 5 5

Preposition [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /ém.pros.tʰen/, /ˈem.pros.θen/, /ˈem.bros.θen/, /ém.pros.tʰen/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈem.pros.tʰen/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈem.pros.θen/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈem.pros.θen/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈem.bros.θen/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: émprosthen [romanization], ἔμπροσθε [alternative]
Etymology: From ἐν (en, “in”) + πρόσθεν (prósthen, “before”). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|ἐν|πρόσθεν|t1=in|t2=before}} ἐν (en, “in”) + πρόσθεν (prósthen, “before”) Head templates: {{grc-preposition|gen}} ἔμπροσθεν • (émprosthen) (governs the genitive)
  1. before
    (of place)
    Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἔμπροσθεν-grc-prep-bbfYA-dP
  2. before
    (of time)
    Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἔμπροσθεν-grc-prep-bbfYA-dP1
  3. before
    (of degree)
    Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-ἔμπροσθεν-grc-prep-bbfYA-dP1
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          "text": "460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 7.126"
        },
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          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 4.2.23"
        },
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 5.62"
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          "text": "460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 4.61"
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          "text": "428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Phaedrus 277D"
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