prelude
From LSJ
ὁκόσα γὰρ ὑπὰρ ἐκτρέπονται ὁποίου ὦν κακοῦ, τάδε ἐνύπνιον ὁρέουσι ὥρμησε → for whatever, when awake, they have an aversion to, as being an evil, rushes upon their visions in sleep (Aretaeus, Causes & Symptoms of Chronic Disease 1.5.6)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. and V. προοίμιον, τό, V. φροίμιον, τό.
strike up a prelude, v.: Ar. ἀναβάλλεσθαι.
mention by way of prelude: P. προοιμιάζεσθαι. V. φροιμιάζεσθαι.
