prooemium
Έγ', ὦ ταλαίπωρ', αὐτὸς ὧν χρείᾳ πάρει. Τὰ πολλὰ γάρ τοι ῥήματ' ἢ τέρψαντά τι, ἢ δυσχεράναντ', ἢ κατοικτίσαντά πως, παρέσχε φωνὴν τοῖς ἀφωνήτοις τινά –> Wretched brother, tell him what you need. A multitude of words can be pleasurable, burdensome, or they can arouse pity somehow — they give a kind of voice to the voiceless.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prŏoemĭum: ii, n., = προοίμιον.
I An introduction, preface, proem (class.; syn.: exordium, principium): quod principium Latine vel exordium dicitur, majore quădam ratione Graeci videntur προοίμιον nominasse: quia a nostris initium modo significatur, illi satis clare partem hanc esse ante ingressum rei, de quă dicendum sit, ostendunt ..certe prooemium est, quod apud judicem, priusquam causam cognoverit, prosit, Quint. 4, 1, 1; cf. id. 4, 1, 53; 2, 13, 1; 3, 9, 1; 3, 11, 28 et saep.: citharoedi prooemium, prelude, Cic. de Or. 2, 80, 325: longo et alte petito prooemio respondere, id. Clu. 21, 58' volumen prooemiorum . .prooemio abuti prooemium exarare, desecare, agglutinare, id. Att. 16, 6, 4: legis prooemium, id. Leg. 2, 7, 16.—
II Transf., in gen., a beginning (poet.): rixae, Juv 3, 288.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
prŏœmĭum,¹⁴ ĭī, n. (προοίμιον),
1 prélude : Cic. de Or. 2, 325
2 préface, introduction, préambule : Cic. Clu. 58 ; Leg. 2, 16 ; Att. 16, 6, 4 || exorde : Quint. 4, 1, 1 || principe, commencement, origine : Juv. 3, 288.
Latin > German (Georges)
prooemium, iī, n. (προοίμιον), I) der Eingang, die Vorrede, die Einleitung einer Rede, eines Buches, Cic. u.a.: citharoedi, Eingang, Vorspiel, Cic. – II) übtr., das Vorspiel, rixae, Iuven. 3, 288. – / Die Schreibung prohoemium noch von Vahlen Cic. de legg. 2, 16 beibehalten (Müller prooemium).
