protasis
From LSJ
Τίμα τὸ γῆρας, οὐ γὰρ ἔρχεται μόνον → Metue senectam: quippe comitata advenit → Das Alter achte, denn alleine kommt es nicht
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prŏtăsis: is, f., = πρότασις.
I An assertion, proposition (pure Lat. effatum), App. Dogm. Plat. p. 29.—
II The beginning or first part of a play, Don. Ter. And. praef.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
prŏtăsis, is, f. (πρότασις), protase, exposition [d’une pièce de théâtre] Don. Andr. prol. 1.