praelocutio

μακάριοι οὓς ἐξελέξω καὶ προσελάβου → blessed are those that you have chosen and taken

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

praelŏcūtĭo: ōnis, f. praeloquor,
I a speaking before.
I Lit. (post-Aug.), Sen. Excerpt. Contr. 3 praef.—
II Transf., a preface, preamble, Aug. Doctr. Chr. 4, 2.

prælŏcūtĭō, ōnis, f., le fait de parler avant : Sen. Rhet. Contr. 3, præf. || [fig.] préambule : Aug. Doctr. Chr. 4, 2.