πραότης, meekness, mildness, forbearance, 1 Pe. 3.15; gentleness, kindness, Ja. 1.21; 3.13. S. Πρέπει, impers. verb, it becomes, it is fitting, it is proper, it is right, &c., and part. πρέπον, becoming, suitable, decorous, &c. Mat. 3.15. 1 Co. 11.13. Ep. 5.3. 1 Ti. 2.10, et al. Πρεσβεία, ας, ἡ, eldership, seniority; an embassy, legation; ambassadors, legates, Lu. 14.32; 19.14: from Πρεσβεύω, (πρέσβυς, an old man, an ambassador) f. εύσω, to be elder; to be an ambassador, perform the duties of an ambassador, 2 Co. 5.20. Ep. 6.20. Πρεσβυτέριον, ίου, τό, a body of old men, an assembly of elders; the Jewish Sanhedrin, Lu. 22.66. Ac. 22.5; a body of elders in the Christian church, a presbytery, 1 Ti. 4.14; (N.T.) from Πρεσβύτερος, τέρα, τέρον, (comp. of πρέσβυς) elder, senior; older, more advanced in years, Lu. 15.25. Jno. 8.9. Ac. 2.17; an elder in respect of age, person advanced in years, 1 Ti. 5.1, 2; pl. spc. ancients, ancestors, fathers, Mat. 15.2. He. 11.2; as an appellation of dignity, an elder, local dignitary, Lu 7.3; an elder, member of the Jewish Sanhedrin, Mat. 16.21; 21.23; 26.3, 47, 57, 59; an elder or presbyter of the Christian church, Ac. 11.30; 14.23, et al. freq. Πρεσβύτης, ου, ὁ (fr. same) an old man, aged person, Lu. 1.18. Tit. 2.2. Phile. 9: (ῡ) whence fem. Πρεσβῦτις, ιδος, ἡ, an aged woman, Tit. 2.3. Πρηνής, ίος, οῦς, ὁ, ἡ, prone, headforemost; πρηνὴς γενόμενος, falling headlong, Ac. 1.18. Πρίζω, v. πρίω, a.1. ἐπρίσθην, to saw, saw asunder, He. 11.37. Πρίν adv. before, of time, Mat. 26.34. 75. Mar. 14.72; πρὶν ἢ, sooner than, before, Mat. 1.18. Lu. 2.26, et al. Πρό, prep. with a gen., before, of place, in front of, in advance of, Mat. 11.10. Lu. 1.76. Ac. 5.23; before, of time, Mat. 5.12. Lu. 11.38; before an infin. with the gen. of the article, before, before that, Mat. 6.8. Lu. 2.21; before, above, in preference, Ja. 5.12. 1 Pe. 4.8. Προάγω, (πρό & ἄγω) f. άξω, to lead, bring, or conduct forth, produce, Ac. 12.6; 16.30; 25.26; intrans. to go before, to go first, Mat. 2.9; 21.9. Mar. 6.45. 1 Ti. 5.24; part. προάγων, ουσα, ον, preceding, previous, antecedent, 1 Ti. 1.18. He. 7.18; hence, in N.T., trans. to precede, Mat. 14.22, et al.; to be in advance of, Mat. 21.31. (ᾰ.) Προαιρέομαι, οῦμαι, (πρό & αἰρέω) f. ήσομαι, to prefer, choose; met. to purpose, to intend considerately, 2 Co 9.7. Προαιτιάομαι, ῶμαι, (πρό & αἰτιάομαι, fr. αἰτία) f. άσομαι, pr. to charge beforehand; to convict beforehand, Ro. 3.9, since the charges in the case in question were drawn from Scripture. N.T. Προακούω, (πρό & ἀκούω) to hear beforehand; a.1. προήκουσα, to have heard of previously, or already, Col. 1.5. Προαμαρτάνω, (πρό & ἁμαρτάνω) to sin before; p. προημάρτηκα, to have already sinned, have sinned heretofore, 2 Co. 12.21; 13.2. N.T. Προαύλιον, ίου, τό, (πρό & αὐλή) the exterior court before an edifice, Mar. 14.68, col.