κυριολεκτέω
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 use words in their proper or literal sense, Alex.Aphr. in SE166.6; opp. τροπολεκτεω, in Pass., Eust.633.26, 836.58; κυριολεκτῶν, opp. καταχρηστικῶς, Phlp. in de An.490.19.
