- προμηθής
- προμηθήςGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: `forethinking, cautious' (IA.).Derivatives: 1. προμήθ-εια (Att.), also -ία (trag.), Ion. -ίη, Dor. -μά̄θεια f. `caution, foresight'; 2. Προμηθ-εύς, Dor. -μᾱθ-, m. "the forethinking one", `Prometheus' (Hes., Pi.), secondary appellative (A.); to this as opposite Έπιμηθεύς (cf. Bosshardt 95 f.); with -ειος `belonging to P.' (Nic., AP), τὰ Π-εια `P.-festival' (Att.), -ικῶς `in a way worthy to P.' (Ar.; at the same time connected with προμηθής); 3. προμηθ-έομαι `to be forethinking, cautious' (IA.), also -εύομαι `id.' (Alex. Aphr.) with -ευτικός = προμηθής (Eust.); on προμήθεσαι (ipv. aor.?, Archil.?) s. P. Maas KZ 60, 286.Origin: IE [Indo-European] [730] *mendh- `direct one's mind on'Etymology: From πρό and *μῆθος, *μᾶθος, which may be semantically connected with μαθεῖν. If one does not want to separate the last from μενθήρη, Goth. mundon sis etc., one must assume in προμηθής a derailment, perh. after μήδομαι or μῆτις; cf. WP. 2, 271. -- Diff. Bq and Hofmann Et. Wb. s.v.Page in Frisk: 2,599
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.