πρόκλησις
πᾶσα σοφία παρὰ Κυρίου καὶ μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ ἐστιν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα → all wisdom comes from the Lord, she is with him for ever
English (LSJ)
εως, Ion. ιος, ἡ,
A calling forth, challenge, μουνομαχίη ἐκ προκλήσιος Hdt.5.1, cf. 9.75; π. ἔφυγε Plu.Marc.2. 2 sounding of the advance, Opp. ἀνάκλησις, προκλήσεις σάλπιγγος J.BJ2.20.7. II invitation, offer, proposal, τὴν π. ἡμῶν οὐκ ἐδέχεσθε Th.3.64, cf. Arist.Pol.1292a29, etc.; π. ποιησάμενοι D.H.7.39; προτιθέναι App.BC1.4. III as law-term, formal challenge or wager, offered by either party to his opponent, for the purpose of bringing disputed points to issue, such as a challenge to the opponent to let his slaves be tortured to give evidence against him, or an offer of one's own slaves to be tortured, Lys.4.15, D.37.40; challenge or offer to take an oath with respect to the matter at issue, Arist.Rh.1377a20; π. προκαλεῖσθαι to make such a challenge, D.59.124: c. dupl. acc., προκαλοῦνται πρόκλησιν ἡμᾶς ὡς οὐ δεξομένους Id.37.12; οὐ δέξεσθαι τὴν π. Id.40.10; φεύγειν to decline it, Antipho 6.27; μαρτυρεῖν to appeal to it, D.45.15. IV titillation, stimulation, Aret.CA1.2, al.
German (Pape)
[Seite 730] ἡ, das Hervor- od. Herausrufen, die Herausforderung; ἐκ προκλήσιος, nach vorhergegangener Herausforderung, Her. 5, 1. 9, 75; Aufforderung, Vorschlag (s. προκαλέω), Thuc. 3, 64; bes. vor Gericht eine feierliche Aufforderung zu einer Handlung, wie zu einem Eide, zum Ausliefern der Sklaven, damit man sie foltern könne, durch welche ein streitiger Punkt erledigt werden soll, auch das eigene Anerbieten, dergleichen zu thun, z. B. seinen eignen Sklaven zur Folterung zu geben, vgl. Is. 6, 16 Antiph. 6, 27 Lys. 4, 15; πρόκλησιν αὐτὸν προὐκαλεσάμην, Dem. 59, 120. 124. 37, 40 u. öfter.
