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πρόληψις

πρόληψις, preconception, mental picture

πρό-ληψις, εως, ἡ,
  • preconception, mental picture or scheme into which experience is fitted, εἰς τὴν π. ἐναρμόττειν Epicur. Sent. 37, cf. 38, Ep. 1 p.24 U. (pl.), Ep. 3 p.60 U. (pl.), Fr. 255, Nat. 28.4 (p.7 V., pl.); also in Stoic. philos., ἔμφυτοι π. Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.17, al.; κοινὴ π. τῶν ἀνθρώπων Id.ib. 2.286, al., cf. Arr. Epict. 1.22.
      • 2 in common use, previous notion or conception, Plb. 8.27.1; π. ἔχειν πάντων ἀδύνατον Id. 10.43.8, cf. A.D. Conj. 247.22, al., PFay. 124.16 (ii A.D., -λημψ-).
    • II Rhet., anticipation, ὑπονοίας Hermog. Meth. 10: generally, Ph. 1.425; ζῴων ἐνίοις σεισμῶν καὶ ὑετῶν ἐμπέφυκε π. Iamb. Myst. 3.26; ἐν προλήψει γεγονέναι Philum. Ven. 4.5.
    • III simply, taking beforehand, ὅρκου, μισθοῦ, Hld. 4.18, 5.8.

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