ΠΡΟΟΙΜΙΟΝ, προοιμιον
PROOIMION, prooimion
Sounds Like: proh-EE-mee-on
Translations: prelude, a prelude, introduction, an introduction, preface, a preface
From the root: ΠΡΟΟΙΜΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an introduction, a prelude, or a preface. It is used to describe something that comes before the main part of a speech, book, or event, setting the stage or providing background information. It is a compound word formed from πρό (pro), meaning 'before', and οἶμος (oimos), meaning 'way' or 'course'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G4389 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:41
Codex Sinaiticus
- Job — 25:2
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 17:50
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Job — 25:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΟΙΜΙΟΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΡΟΟΙΜΙΩ — (to) a preface, (to) a prelude, (to) an introduction, (to) a beginning
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