A.send before, send forward or forth, “πρό μ ᾽ ἔπεμψεν ἄν α ξ ” Il.1.442; “ε ὖτέ μ ι ν ε ἰς Ἀΐδαο . . π ρ ο ὔπεμψεν” 8.367, cf. Od.17.54, 117, 24.360; “π . κήρυκας” Hdt.1.60, cf. 4.33 (Pass.), 121, Th.1.29, S.El.1158, etc.; “π . π ρ ὸ τ ο ῦ στρατεύματος ἄνδρας” X.Cyr.2.4.23:—Med., ib.5.3.53, An.7.2.14:—Pass., impers., “προπέπεμπται” Th.7.77.
b. with a thing for the object, “τ ι ν ὶ φήμας π .” S.El.1155; “ξίφος” afford, furnish, Id.Ph.1205 (lyr.); “π . ἄχ η ” cause, Id.Ant.1287 (lyr.).
2. of things, send forth, “σ π ο δ ὸς π . πίονας πλούτου πνοάς” A.Ag.820; “ἰο ὺς ἀφύκτους κ α ὶ προπέμποντας φόνον” S.Ph. 105.
II. conduct, escort, esp. a departing traveller, Hdt.1.111,3.50, S.OC1667, Antipho1.16, Thphr. Char.5.2, etc.; “τ ι ν ὰ ἐς δόμους” A.Pers. 530; “νύμφην π .” X.HG4.1.9, etc.; π . τ ι ν ὰ χθονός from the land, E. Hipp.1099; “π . τ ι ν ὰ μέλεσιν κ α ὶ μολπαῖσ ι ν ” Ar.Ra.1525 (anap.); “π . τ ι ν ὰ τ ο ῖς ἵπποις” X.An.7.2.8; “τ ο ῖς προπέμπουσι καμήλοις Πολύκαρπον” PFlor. 206.2 (iii A. D.); esp. follow a corpse to the grave, “τ ι ν ὰ ἐπ ὶ τύμβῳ” A. Th.1064 (anap.); “Καρικῇ μούσῃ τ ο ὺς τελευτήσαντας” Pl.Lg.800e; τ ι μ ὰς π . θ ε ο ῖς carry offerings in procession, A.Pers.622: jocosely, τ ὸν ἕν α ψ ω μ ὸν ἑν ὶ ὄψ ῳ π . let one piece of bread be attended by one condiment, X.Mem.3.14.6:—Pass., Isoc.4.148; of a funeral procession, “-πεμφθέντες κ ο ι ν ῇ ὑπ ὸ τ ῆς πόλεως” Pl.Mx.236d; πανδημεὶ προπεμπομένους ἐπ ὶ θάνατον, of the Minotaur's victims, Isoc.10.27; “ὑπ ὸ ποιητικῆς ἐπ ὶ φιλοσοφίαν” Plu.2.37b.
2. pursue, X.HG7.2.13.
