ἀρχαιολογεῖν
From LSJ
Μή μοι γένοιθ', ἃ βούλομ', ἀλλ' ἃ συμφέρει → Ne sit mihi, quod cupio, sed quod expedit → nicht was ich will, geschehe mir, doch was mir nützt
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also ἀρχαιολογέω): speak truisms, talk of hackneyed things, talk platitudes, utter trite statements
