προμνάομαι: Difference between revisions

|Definition=<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[woo]] or [[court for]] another, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Tht.</span>150a</span>; τινί τινα <span class="bibl">Luc. <span class="title">Herod.</span>6</span>; <b class="b3">ἡ προμνησαμένη</b>, = [[προμνήστρια]], <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>2.6.36</span>: metaph., <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Tht.</span>151b</span>; <b class="b3">προμνᾶταί τί μοι γνώμα</b> my mind [[woos]] me to hope, c. inf., <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>1075</span>: c. dat., [[woo]] themes for others, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Mx.</span>239c</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> generally, [[endeavour to obtain]], [[solicit]], τοιαυ-τα π. ἑκάστῳ προσιών <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">An.</span>7.3.18</span>; <b class="b3">π. αὐτῷ Κιλικίαν</b> [[solicit]] it for him, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Luc.</span>6</span>; κωφότητα π. Id.2.38b.</span>

|elnltext=προ-μνάομαι voor iem. anders naar iemands hand dingen bemiddelen bij een huwelijk; ptc. subst..; ἡ προμνησαμένη bemiddelaarster, koppelaarster Xen. Mem. 2.6.36; overdr.. προμνᾶταί τί μοι γνώμα (+ inf. ) mijn geest laat mij vermoeden dat... Soph. OC 1075; π. ἄλλοις ἐς ᾠδάς... αὐτὰ θεῖναι (thema’s) te werven voor anderen om ze in gezangen onder te brengen Plat. Menex. 239c. proberen te krijgen (voor iemand anders ):. τοιαῦτα προὐμνᾶτο ἑκάστῳ προσίων zo wierf hij voor hem door ieder apart te benaderen Xen. An. 7.3.18; π. αὐτῷ Κιλικίαν voor hem Cilicië trachten te krijgen Plut. Luc. 6.4.