prooemior
From LSJ
εἰ δὲ τύχῃ τις ἔρδων, μελίφρον' αἰτίαν ῥοαῖσι Μοισᾶν ἐνέβαλε → if someone is successful in his deeds, he casts a cause for sweet thoughts into the streams of the Muses
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prŏoemĭor: āri, v. dep. prooemium,
I to make an introduction or preface (postAug.): prooemiatur apte, Plin. Ep. 2, 3, 3; Sid. Ep. 4, 3.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
prŏœmĭor,¹⁶ ārī, intr., faire un exorde : Sid. Ep. 4, 3.
Latin > German (Georges)
prooemior, ārī (prooemium) = προοιμιάζομαι, eine Einleitung-, eine Vorrede machen, in der Rede, Plin. ep. 2, 3, 3. Dioscor. in Augustin. epist. 117 in. Sidon. epist. 4, 3, 2. Iul. Victor rhet. 15. p. 423, 14 H.
Latin > English
prooemior prooemiari, - V DEP :: make a prooemium/preface/introduction to a speech
