Bible Dictionaries
Protasis

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The introductory or subordinate member of a sentence, generally of a conditional sentence; - opposed to apodosis. See Apodosis.

(2):

(n.) The first part of a drama, of a poem, or the like; the introduction; opposed to epitasis.

(3):

(n.) A proposition; a maxim.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Protasis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/protasis.html. 1828.