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ὦ διάνοια, ἐὰν ἐρευνᾷς τοὺς ἱεροφαντηθέντας λόγους μὲν θεοῦ, νόμους δὲ ἀνθρώπων θεοφιλῶν, οὐδὲν ταπεινὸν οὐδ᾽ ἀνάξιον τοῦ μεγέθους αὐτῶν ἀναγκασθήσῃ παραδέχεσθαι → if, O my understanding, thou searchest on this wise into the oracles which are both words of God and laws given by men whom God loves, thou shalt not be compelled to admit anything base or unworthy of their dignity
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|lshtext=<b>prŏoemĭum</b>: ii, n., = [[προοίμιον]] | |lshtext=<b>prŏoemĭum</b>: ii, n., = [[προοίμιον]].<br /><b>I</b> An [[introduction]], [[preface]], [[proem]] ([[class]].; syn.: [[exordium]], [[principium]]): [[quod]] [[principium]] Latine vel [[exordium]] dicitur, majore quădam ratione [[Graeci]] videntur [[προοίμιον]] nominasse: [[quia]] a nostris [[initium]] [[modo]] significatur, [[illi]] [[satis]] [[clare]] partem hanc esse [[ante]] ingressum rei, de quă dicendum [[sit]], ostendunt ..[[certe]] [[prooemium]] est, [[quod]] [[apud]] judicem, priusquam causam cognoverit, prosit, Quint. 4, 1, 1; cf. id. 4, 1, 53; 2, 13, 1; 3, 9, 1; 3, 11, 28 et saep.: citharoedi [[prooemium]], [[prelude]], Cic. de Or. 2, 80, 325: longo et [[alte]] petito prooemio respondere, id. Clu. 21, 58' [[volumen]] prooemiorum . .prooemio abuti [[prooemium]] exarare, desecare, agglutinare, id. Att. 16, 6, 4: legis [[prooemium]], id. Leg. 2, 7, 16.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf., in gen., a [[beginning]] ([[poet]].): rixae, Juv 3, 288. | ||
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prŏoemĭum: ii, n., = προοίμιον.
I An introduction, preface, proem (class.; syn.: exordium, principium): quod principium Latine vel exordium dicitur, majore quădam ratione Graeci videntur προοίμιον nominasse: quia a nostris initium modo significatur, illi satis clare partem hanc esse ante ingressum rei, de quă dicendum sit, ostendunt ..certe prooemium est, quod apud judicem, priusquam causam cognoverit, prosit, Quint. 4, 1, 1; cf. id. 4, 1, 53; 2, 13, 1; 3, 9, 1; 3, 11, 28 et saep.: citharoedi prooemium, prelude, Cic. de Or. 2, 80, 325: longo et alte petito prooemio respondere, id. Clu. 21, 58' volumen prooemiorum . .prooemio abuti prooemium exarare, desecare, agglutinare, id. Att. 16, 6, 4: legis prooemium, id. Leg. 2, 7, 16.—
II Transf., in gen., a beginning (poet.): rixae, Juv 3, 288.
