Ἐπίπροσθεν
in front of, at the forefront of
Translated by Catharine Roth15 Dec 2006Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Used] with a genitive. [Meaning] before.1
[sc. Also meaning something] more/rather estimable. Xenophon [writes]: "they drew Cyrus away and led him, as he put the escort in front of him, because he saw the face of his grandfather looking angry."2
"Proclus placed theology at the forefront of all philosophy; to the life which strives toward virtue he manifestly preferred its counterpart, piety."3
[sc. Also meaning something] more/rather estimable. Xenophon [writes]: "they drew Cyrus away and led him, as he put the escort in front of him, because he saw the face of his grandfather looking angry."2
"Proclus placed theology at the forefront of all philosophy; to the life which strives toward virtue he manifestly preferred its counterpart, piety."3