προμήθεια: Difference between revisions
τὸ βέλτερον κακοῦ καὶ τὸ δίμοιρον αἰνῶ, καὶ δίκᾳ δίκας ἕπεσθαι, ξὺν εὐχαῖς ἐμαῖς, λυτηρίοις μηχαναῖς θεοῦ πάρα → I approve the better kind of evil, the two-thirds kind, and that, in accordance with my prayers, through contrivances bringing salvation at the god’s hand
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English (LSJ)
Dor. προ-μάθεια [μᾱ], Ion. προμηθίη, in Trag. προμηθία (v. sub fin.):—
A foresight, forethought, σοφὸν ἡ προμηθίη Hdt.3.36, cf. Pi.N.11.46, I.1.40, Th.4.62, al.; προμηθίαν λαβεῖν A.Supp.178, cf. E.Hec.795; πολλὴν προμήθειαν ποιεῖσθαι Pl.Min.318e; ἐν πολλῇ προμηθίῃ ἔχειν τινά to hold in great consideration, Hdt.1.88; προμηθείην ἔχειν τινός Xenoph.1.24, cf. E.Alc.1054, Pl.Grg.501b; ἔχειν τὴν ὑπὲρ τῆς ψυχῆς π. Id.R.441e: with reference to Prometheus, Luc.Prom.Es1. [προμηθία is required by the metre in S.El.990, OC 332, 1043, Frr.302.2,950.3, E.Med.741, Hec.1137, Ph.1466, Andr. 690, IT1202, and is admissible in A.Supp.178, S.El.1036, 1350, Ph.557, E.Alc.1054, Ion448, whereas προμήθεια is never required.]
