πρόωσις
From LSJ
λόγος γέ τοί τις ἔστι τῶν γεραιτέρων, ὅσ' ἂν ἀνόητ' ἢ µῶρα βουλευσώµεθα, ἅπαντ' ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον ἡµῖν ξυµφέρειν → there is in fact a saying among the elders, that whatever thoughtless, stupid decisions we make, they all turn out for the best for us
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ, (προωθέω) pushing forward, propulsion, Arist. Cael.297b13, Mu.396a8, Thphr.HP3.6.3, etc.; extrusion of calculi, Aret.CA2.8; contr. πρῶσις, prob. in Hsch.
German (Pape)
[Seite 801] ἡ, das Vorwärtsstoßen, Arist. mund. 4, 31.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
πρόωσις: ἡ, (προωθέω) τὸ ὠθεῖν πρὸς τὰ ἐμπρὸς ἢ μακράν, Ἀριστ. π. Οὐραν. 2. 14, 15, π. Κόσμ. 4, 31, Θεόφρ., κλπ.· συνῃρ. πρῶσις παρ’ Ἡσυχ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
πρόωσις: εως ἡ толчок, нажим Arst.
