[ᾰ in nom. and acc. sg., A. Supp. 716, S. Ph. 482, Fr. 726, E. Hel. 1563, 1582, Or. 362, IT 1134 (lyr.); nom. πρῷρ’ with elision in IG 2.2836; acc. πρῴραν is f.l. in A.R. 1.372; πρῴρην is found in codd. of Hdt. 1.194, 7.180], ἡ, forepart of a ship, prow, εἰς ἴκρια νηὸς πρῴρης Od. 12.230 (here prob. adjectival with νηός), cf. Hdt. ll.cc., etc. ; πνεῦμα τοὐκ πρῴρας a contrary wind, opp. κατὰ πρύμναν, S. Ph. 639. metaph, πρῷρα βιότου the prow of life΄s vessel, i.e. early youth, E. Tr. 103 (anap.); ὦ πρῷρα λοιβῆς Ἑστία thou who art first entitled to it, S. Fr. 726; πάροιθεν πρῴρας… καρδίας before my heart΄s prow, in front of my heart, A. Ch. 390 (lyr.).
end of a vinebranch, Thphr. HP 2.1.3 (cj. in CP 3.14.7). (Written πρώρρα in Plb. 8.6.1, al., but πρωιρ- in PSI 4.382.2 (iii BC), cf. πρῳρατικός· κυανοπρωΐρους [] is cited by EM 692.32 from Hom., and κυανοπρώϊραν from Simon. 241; hence πρῷρα is prob. contr. from a word of the form, but whether from Πρώειρα, as inferred by Hdn. Gr. 2.410, is doubtful; perh. from Πρώαιρα, cf. νείαιρα· πρωιρ- in Hom. and Simon. may have arisen by ΄distraction’ of the contracted form.)

πρῷρα (Rec. incorrectly πρώρα, see Bl., § 3, 3; LS, see word), -ης (for Att.. -ας, see Bl., § 7, 1; Mayser, l 2), ἡ,
the forward part of a ship, the prow: Act.27:30; opp. to πρύμνα, ib. Act.27:41.†
(AS)