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προΐστημι

Pronunciation: /pro.ís.tɛː.mi/

“προΐστημι” is an Ancient Greek word. Its 12 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to set or put before or in front
  2. to set over others
  3. to put another before oneself, choose as oneʼs leader
  4. to put forward as a pretense, use as a screen
  5. to prefer, value above
  6. to put oneself forward, come forward
  7. to approach
  8. to stand before or face
  9. to be set over, be the chief power, rule
  10. to be at the head of a party, act as chief or leader
  11. to govern, direct, manage, maintain
  12. to stand before (someone so as to guard them), be a defence against

Etymology

From προ- (pro-) + ἵστημι (hístēmi).

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