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farther, further, forward; adverb of direction indicating movement or position ahead in space or time
This adverb means 'farther' or 'forward' and appears in various Greek dialects with forms like πρόσω, πρόσσω, πόρσω, and πόρρω. It primarily indicates spatial motion forward or onward, as in leading armies forward or driving horses ahead. The word also carries temporal extensions, referring to things that are further ahead in time. Classical authors used it with verbs of motion to emphasize progression or advancement toward a goal or destination.

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Included with: πρόσω, Epic dialect, Ionic dialect, Refs 5th c.BC+, Trag. (but falsa lectio for{πρὸ ἕω} in Refs 5th c.BC+; poetry πρόσσω; also πόρσω, Refs 5th c.BC+; later Attic dialect πόρρω Refs 5th c.BC+ should be restored in Refs 5th c.BC+ —Regul. _comparative_ and _superlative_ προσωτέρω, πορρωτέρω, προσωτάτω, πορρωτάτω, see at {προσωτέρω}: poetry comparative πόρσιον Refs 5th c.BC+: