Πρόπομα

aperitif

Translated by David Whitehead15 Mar 2010Vetting: high5 revisions

8 words

[sc. Noun formed] out of the [verb] propi/nw.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πρόπομα· ἐκ τοῦ προπίνω.

Betacode

*pro/poma: e)k tou= propi/nw.

Adler reports the same lemma from the Ambrosian Lexicon. Neuter noun. For the verb propi/nw, see pi 2563 and pi 2564.
Besides being a subject-lemma for a short section in Athenaeus, Deipnosophists (2.58B-C = 2.51 Kaibel), the term is also used by medical writers.

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