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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordProōsis is a forward push or thrust.
- In StobaeusThe account of marine disturbances contrasts waves that recoil with waves having only a forward thrust.
- In this edition“Forward thrust” makes the directional contrast explicit.
- A place to beginForward thrust is contrasted with returning recoil in advancing waves.
- English renderings
- forward thrust; pushing onward
Meaning
Proōsis is a forward push or thrust. Direction is part of the term’s force.
Use in the book
The account of marine disturbances contrasts waves that recoil with waves having only a forward thrust. The distinction concerns how the advancing water behaves after or during its incursion. It is not a general definition of every wave as a single one-way movement.
Places to read
- I.40.1.54Forward thrust is contrasted with returning recoil in advancing waves.
Translation in this edition
“Forward thrust” makes the directional contrast explicit.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 268–269. The examples of Helice and Bura illustrate destructive incursions within the ancient account; no precise modern wave classification is supplied.