κατάφημι
From LSJ
μή μοι θεοὺς καλοῦσα βουλεύου κακῶς· πειθαρχία γάρ ἐστι τῆς εὐπραξίας μήτηρ, γυνὴ Σωτῆρος· ὦδ᾽ ἔχει λόγος → When you invoke the gods, do not be ill-advised. For Obedience is the mother of Success, wife of Salvation—as the saying goes.
English (LSJ)
A assent, S.OT506 (lyr., μεμφομένων is gen. abs.); opp. ἀπόφημι, in aor. 1 inf. -φῆσαι, Arist.Metaph.1007b21; οἷον -φᾶσα ἢ ἀποφᾶσα [ἡ ψυχὴ] διώκει ἢ φεύγει Id.de An.431a9:—Pass., aor. inf. -φᾰθῆναι Id.Int.18b39. II promulgate, νόμοι οὓς κατέφησεν θεὸς Ἰουδαίοις f.l. in J.BJ3.8.4 (v. κατηφέω).
