προδιήγησις

εως, ἡ
A. preliminary exposition or narration, τῆς ἀπολογίας Aeschin. 1.117, cf. Arist. Rh. 1414b14, Hermog. Inv. 2.1, al.: pl., Aps.p.339H.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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