πρόθεσις
Alt. πρόθεσις, εως,
Etym. προτίθημι
I. "a placing in public";— of a corpse, "the laying" it "out" (cf. προτίθημι II), Plat., Dem.
2. "a public notice", Arist.
3. "the statement" of the case, id=Arist.
4. οἱ ἄρτοι τῆς προθέσεως the loaves "laid before, the shewbread", NTest.
II. "a purpose, end proposed", Philipp. ap. Dem.
III. "a supposition, calculation", Polyb.