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προμετωπίδιον

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Περὶ τοῦ ἐπέκεινα τοῦ νοῦ κατὰ μὲν νόησιν πολλὰ λέγεται, θεωρεῖται δὲ ἀνοησίᾳ κρείττονι νοήσεως → On the subject of that which is beyond intellect, many statements are made on the basis of intellection, but it may be immediately cognised only by means of a non-intellection superior to intellection

Porphyry, Sententiae, 25

Russian (Dvoretsky)

προμετωπίδιον: (ῐδ) τό
1) лобная часть: προμετωπίδια ἵππων Her. конские лбы (кожи, снятые с верхней части головы лошадей и надевавшиеся эфиопами как шлемы);
2) налобник (часть конской брони или упряжи) (προμετωπίδια καὶ προστερνίδια Xen.).

German (Pape)

τό, die vordere od. obere Stirn; bei Her. 7.70 ἵππων προμετωπίδια die abgezogene Haut des Pferdekopfes.