πάρφαμι

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ἐξ ὀνύχων λέοντα τεκμαίρεσθαι → judge by the claws, judge by a slight but characteristic mark, small traits give the clue to the character of a person, deduce something from a small indication, identify a lion from its claws

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English (Slater)

πάρφᾱμι
   1 speak, utter insincerely πολλὰ γάρ μιν παντὶ θυμῷ παρφαμένα λιτάνευεν (N. 5.32) c. acc. ἐκέλευσεν χεῖρας ἀντεῖναι, θεῶν δ' ὅρκον μέγαν μὴ παρφάμεν (O. 7.66) “καὶ γὰρ σέ ἔτραπε μείλιχος ὀργὰ παρφάμεν τοῦτον λόγον (P. 9.43)