παροιμ-ία, ἡ,
proverb, maxim, saw, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 264, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 664, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 528, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ τὴν π. as the saying goes, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 222b; τὸ κατὰ τὴν π. λεγόμενον [prev. author] “Sph.” 261c ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; καθάπερ ἡ π.[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Comicus 174.3 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: in plural, of the Proverbs of Solomon, LXX
__2 figure, comparison, [[NT.John.10.6, +others ] NT]
__3 digression, incidental remark, [[ 3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 2.61, 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus, 9th c.AD: Photius Legal icographus, etc. ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]