πρόταξις
From LSJ
σιγᾶν ἄμεινον ἢ λαλεῖν ἃ μὴ πρέπει → it's better to keep silence than to say what's not appropriate (Menander)
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A posting in front, [ψιλῶν] Ascl.Tact.6.1. II prefixing, ἐν π. εἶναι τοῦ ῥήματος, opp. ἐν ὑποτάξει, A.D.Adv.125.7, al.: pl., dub. in Id.Synt.199.8.
German (Pape)
[Seite 790] ἡ, das Voranordnen, -stellen, Clem. Al. Bes. das erste Glied eines Treffens, Vordertreffen.