I.to put or set forth, to set or lay out, to place before, expose to view, to display (class.).
I. Lit.: “proponere vexillum,” Caes. B. G. 2, 20: “pallentesque manus, sanguineumque caput,” Ov. Tr. 3, 9, 30: “i puer et citus haec aliquā propone columnā,” Prop. 3 (4), 23, 23. “aliquid venale,” to expose for sale, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 32, § 78; cf. Suet. Ner. 16: “geminum pugnae proponit honorem,” proposes, offers, Verg. A. 5, 365: “singulis diebus ediscendos fastos populo proposuit,” Cic. Mur. 11, 25: “legem in publicum,” id. Agr. 2, 5, 13: “in publico epistulam,” id. Att. 8, 9, 2; id. Pis. 36, 88: “vectigalia,” to publish, publicly advertise, Suet. Calig. 41: “oppida Romanis proposita ad copiam commeatūs,” Caes. B. G. 7, 14: “ne quid volucre proponeretur, praeter, etc.,” should be served up, Plin. 10, 50, 71, § 139 (al. poneretur).—
II. Trop.
A. To set before the eyes, to propose mentally; to imagine, conceive: “propone tibi duos reges,” Cic. Deiot. 14, 40: “aliquid sibi exemplar,” id. Univ. 2: “sibi aliquem ad imitandum,” id. de Or. 2, 22, 93: “vos ante oculos animosque vestros ... Apronii regnum proponite,” Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 23, § 58: “eam (vitam) ante oculos vestros proponite,” id. Sull. 26, 72: “condicio supplicii in bello timiditati militis proposita,” id. Clu. 46, 129; 56, 154; 12, 42: “vim fortunae animo,” Liv. 30, 30: “spem libertatis,” Cic. Rab. Perd. 5, 15: “nihil ad scribendum,” id. Att. 5, 10, 4.—
B. To expose: “omnibus telis fortunae proposita est vita nostra,” Cic. Fam. 5, 16, 2: “tabernis apertis proposita omnia in medio vidit,” Liv. 6, 25, 9.—
C. To point out, declare, represent, report, say, relate, set forth, publish, etc. (cf.: “indico, denuntio): ut proponat, quid dicturus sit,” Cic. Or. 40, 137; id. Brut. 60, 217: “extremum illud est de iis, quae proposueram,” id. Fam. 15, 14, 6: “contione habitā, rem gestam proponit,” Caes. B. G. 5, 50: “in exemplum proponere,” Quint. 7, 1, 41; 12, 2, 27.—With de: “de Galliae Germaniaeque moribus, et quo differant eae nationes inter se,” Caes. B. G. 6, 11.—With object-clause: “quod ante tacuerat, proponit, esse nonnullos, quorum, etc.,” Caes. B. G. 1, 17: “cui (morbo) remedia celeria faciliaque proponebantur,” were proposed, suggested, believed to be efficient, Nep. Att. 21, 2.—
D. To offer, propose as a reward: “Xerxes praemium proposuit, qui invenisset novam voluptatem,” Cic. Tusc. 5, 7, 20: “populo congiarium, militi donativum,” Suet. Ner. 7.—
2. In a bad sense, to threaten, denounce: “cui cum publicatio bonorum, exsilium, mors proponeretur,” Cic. Planc. 41, 97: “injuriae, quae propositae sunt a Catone,” id. Fam. 1, 5, b, 2: “contentiones, quae mihi proponuntur,” id. Att. 2, 19, 1: “improbis poenam,” id. Fin. 2, 17, 57: “damnationem et mortem sibi proponat ante oculos,” Liv. 2, 54, 6; Just. 16, 5, 2.—
E. To lay before, to propose for an answer: aliquam quaestionem, Nep Att. 20, 2: “aenigma,” Vulg. Ezech. 17, 2.—
F. To purpose, resolve, intend, design, determine: “consecutus id, quod animo proposuerat,” Caes. B. G. 7, 47: “cum id mihi propositum initio non fuisset,” I had not proposed it to myself, had not intended it, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 6.— With inf.: “neque propositum nobis est hoc loco (laudare), etc.,” I am resolved, Cic. Brut. 6, 25.—With ut: “propositum est, non ut eloquentiam meam perspicias, sed ut,” the design is, Cic. Brut. 92, 318.—
G. To say or mention beforehand (post-Aug.), Col. 8, 17, 8.—
H. To impose (post-class.): “novam mihi propono dicendi legem,” Mamert. Genethl. 5.—Hence, prōpŏsĭtum , i, n.
A. A plan, intention, design, resolution, purpose (class.): “quidnam Pompeius propositi aut voluntatis ad dimicandum haberet,” Caes. B. C. 3, 84: “assequi,” to attain, Cic. Fin. 3, 6, 22: “est enim propositum, ut iratum efficiat judicem,” id. Part. 4, 14: “tenere,” to keep to one's purpose, Nep. Eum. 3, 5; Liv. 3, 41, 4; Caes. B. C. 1, 83; 3, 42; 64: “propositum peragere,” Nep. Att. 22, 2: “tenax propositi,” Hor. C. 3, 3, 1: in proposito manere. Suet. Gram. 24: “reprehendendi habere,” Plin. Ep. 9, 19, 7: “omne propositum operis a nobis destinati,” Quint. 2, 10, 15; 2, 19, 1; 12, 9, 14.—
B. The first premise of a syllogism, Cic. de Or. 2, 53, 215; Sen. Q. N. 1, 8, 4.—
2. An argument: nam est in proposito finis fides, Cic. Part. 3, 9.—
3. The main point, principal subject, theme: “a proposito declinare aliquantulum,” Cic. Or. 40, 137: “egredi a proposito ornandi causā,” id. Brut. 21, 82: “a proposito aberrare,” id. Fin. 5, 28, 83: “redire ad propositum,” id. de Or. 3, 53, 203: “ad propositum revertamur,” id. Off. 3, 9, 39: “a proposito aversus,” Liv. 2, 8, 8: “propositum totius operis,” Sen. Ep. 65, 4 sq.; 65, 8: “vitae,” Cels. 5, 26, 6: “meum,” Phaedr. 1, 5, 2: “tuum,” Sen. Ep. 68, 3.—
C. A way, manner, or course of life (poet. and post-Aug.): “mutandum tibi propositum est et vitae genus,” Phaedr. prol. 3, 15: “vir proposito sanctissimus,” Vell. 2, 2, 2.
