τοῖς προέχουσιν, ‘those who hold the first place’; προέχειν is here used absolutely.
τυγχάνητε τῶν αὐτῶν, ‘may meet with the same treatment’; i.e. win my affection and honour at my hands.
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τοῖς προέχουσιν, ‘those who hold the first place’; προέχειν is here used absolutely.
Isocrates Cyprian Orations. Edward S. Forster.
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