- πρηνής
- πρηνής, ές, gen. οῦς (On the form Schwyzer I 189; Hom. et al.; PGM 4, 194; LXX; Just., D. 90, 5; Mel., P. 26, 184.—X. has πρανής, which is found in later Attic usage beside πρηνής) forward, prostrate, head first, headlong πρηνὴς γενόμενος being (falling) headlong Ac 1:18 (cp. πρ. πεσών Theophyl., MPG CXXIII 146; Posid.: 87 Fgm. 5 Jac. πρ. προσπεσών; Diod S 34+35, Fgm. 28a πρηνὴς ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν; Appian, Celts 10 κατέπεσε πρηνής; Philo, Op. M. 157 πρηνὲς πεπτωκός; Jos., Bell. 1, 621 and Vi. 138 πρ. πεσών, Bell. 6, 64, Ant. 18, 59; SibOr 4, 110). The mng. swollen, distended was first proposed by FChase, JTS 13, 1912, 278–85; 415, and accepted by Harnack, TLZ 37, 1912, 235–37; EbNestle, ZNW 19, 1920, 179f; HWendt and GHoennicke, ad loc.; JMoffatt, transl. 1913; RHarris, AJT 18, 1914, 127–31; Goodsp., Probs. 123–26; L-S-J-M gives it as a possibility s.v. πρανής, w. ref. to πρησθείς; in this case it would be derived fr. the root πρη-, πίμπρημι (q.v.), which is linguistically questionable. Other exx. of πρηνής in the sense ‘swollen’ are lacking, unless the word be given this mng. in Wsd 4:19 (so Goodsp.), but ‘prostrate and silent’ makes good sense in this passage. Lake (below) points out harmonizing interests of later writers such as Ps-Zonaras and Euthymius Zigabenus.—Bursting as a result of a violent fall is also found Aesop, Fab. 177b H.=181 P./192 H-H./142f Ch. κατακρημνισθεὶς διερράγη.—S. further Zahn, Forsch. VI 1900, 126; 153–55; IX 1916, 331–33; AKnox, JTS 25, 1924, 289f; HCadbury, JBL 45, 1926, 192f; KLake, Beginn. I 5, ’33, 22–30; Beyer, Steinmann, and Bruce ad loc.; REB; NRSV.—DELG. M-M.
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