foretaste
From LSJ
Τὸ μανθάνειν δ' ἥδιστον εὖ λέγοντος, εἰ κέρδος λέγοι → It is the sweetest thing to learn from one speaking well, if they speak profitably
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
Met., experience, proof: P. and V. πεῖρα, ἡ, P. πρόπειρα, ἡ. Give a foretaste of: P. and V. γεύειν (τινά τινος). To have had a foretaste of: P. and V. γεγεῦσθαι (gen.) (perf. infin. pass. of γεύειν), πεπειρᾶσθαι (gen.) (perf. infin. pass. of πειρᾶν) (Eur., Frag.), P. διαπεπειρᾶσθαι (gen.) (perf. infin. pass. of διαπειρᾶν).
