prius

prĭus and prĭusquam, v. prior, adv.

prius, Adv. (prior), I) eher, vorher, Cic. u.a.: prius praecipere, prius praemeditari, Liv.: prius iam dixit, schon früher einmal, Ter. – mit folg. quam, bevor, ehe, Cic.; od. eher, lieber, Cic.: quam prius = priusquam, Prop. – II) übtr., vorher, ehemals (Ggstz. nunc), Catull. 4, 25 u.a.

prius [CL] 1 (as adv.) at an earlier time or stage, previously, formerly, before, earlier (than). b (non ~us ‥ donec) not ‥ until. si autem consecratum ~us fuit missas in eo celebrare licet Theod. Pen. II 1. 5; somnium quod ~us [gl.: ante] viderat Aldh. VirgP 25 p. 259; caelicolas ista prostravit belua superbos / qui prius angelica fulserunt luce corusci Id. VirgV 2744; in India a qua ~us Hercules terrae motu fugatus recessit Lib. Monstr. II 6; ut ‥ fructus bonorum operum ibi nascerentur ubi ~us ‥ homines bestialiter vivere consueverant Bede HE III 23 p. 175; arripe tela tibi prius inconsueta, sacerdos Alcuin SS Ebor 169; constat quod ~us fuerint aves quam ova Neckam NR I 48 p. 100.  b 1412 non prius sibi interdicatur officii ministerium, donec ‥ congregacionis judicio satisfiat StatOx 217. 2 first, to begin with. sed vellem ego ~us a te ipso audire quid ‥ opineris Anselm (Gram. 2) I 146; tandem prece et instantia populi victus, sibi ~us unum, et postea filio alterum eruit oculum P. Blois Ep. 95. 302C; qui licet ~us multum reniteretur, eorum denique prebuit peticioni consensum Trokelowe 66. 3 (as prep. w. acc.) prior to, before. c1221 revocato in statum debitum quicquid inveneritis ~us appellationem hujusmodi temere attemptatum ‥ Ch. Coupar Angus I 76; quod Christus non regnabit ~us diem judicii Ockham Err. Papae 971.

prĭus (8) (prior), adv., ¶ 1 plus tôt, auparavant : prius murum ascendere Cæs. G. 7, 47, 7, escalader le mur avant lui ; prius... deinde Cic. Rep. 2, 58, une première fois... ensuite || [en parl. de deux] respondebo priori (epistulæ) prius Cic. Att. 15, 13, 1, je répondrai dʼabord à la première lettre ; ut prius introieram in vitam Cic. Læl. 15, étant venu au monde le premier || prius... quam, v. priusquam ¶ 2 [poét.] autrefois, jadis, anciennement : Catul. 4, 25 ; 51, 13 ; Prop. 1, 1, 18.

prius . adv.
光。愈快。— orto sole 日未出之先。

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prius adv. comp.

• singn. of prior, before, sooner, first, previously: ut prius introieram, sic prius exire de vitā: ut vos prius experti estis, L.: prius . . . nunc, V.: prius . . . tum, L.—With quam(often written priusquam), earlier than, sooner than, before that, before: prius quam dicere incipio, querar, etc.: neque prius fugere destiterunt, quam ad flumen pervenerunt, Cs.: prius quam aggrediar, etc.: cum prius gladios videret, quam quae res esset vidisset.—Sooner, rather: quamvis carnificinam prius subierint, quam ibim violent.