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παροιμία

Alt. παρ-οιμία, ἡ,

Etym. οἶμος

1. "a by-word, common saying, proverb, maxim, saw", Aesch., Soph., etc.; κατὰ τὴν π. as "the saying" goes, Plat.

2. "a parable", NTest.