circumlocution
From LSJ
μεγάλα ὠφελήσεσθε πρὸς ἱστορίαν τῶν κοινῶν → that will be of great benefit to you in order to understand public affairs
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
V. περιπλοκαί λόγων, αἱ (Eur., Phoen. 494), Ar. περίλεξις, ἡ.
Long-windedness: P. μακρολογία, ἡ.
