Πρὸ ποδῶν

before feet

Translated by David Whitehead15 Mar 2010Vetting: high5 revisions

4 words

[Meaning] something entirely accidental.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πρὸ ποδῶν· τὸ παρατυχὸν οἱονδήποτε.

Betacode

*pro\ podw=n: to\ paratuxo\n oi(ondh/pote.

Notes

Likewise in other lexica; references at Photius pi1289, where Theodoridis quotes or cites three instances of the headword phrase (Plato, Republic 4.432D; Xenophon, Anabasis 4.6.12 and Constitution of the Spartans 3.4).
For a more literal gloss on it see pi 2568.

Linked from1 entry

π2568Πρὸ ποδῶνbefore feet[Meaning] in front of the feet.

Neighbouring entries

π2565Πρόπιονoracular response π2566Πρόποδεςbig-feet π2567Πρὸ ποδῶνbefore feet π2568Πρὸ ποδῶνbefore feet π2569ΠροπολεμῶI wage war on behalf of, I wage war in defence of

Revision history5 revisions · last 24 May 2016

24 May 2016Revised — David Whitehead
16 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
27 Nov 2011expanded note — David Whitehead
25 Apr 2010tweak — David Whitehead
23 Apr 2010set status — Catharine Roth
15 Mar 2010Translated — David Whitehead