Πρόσεχε τῷ ὑποκειμένῳ ἢ τῇ ἐνεργείᾳ ἢ τῷ δόγματι ἢ τῷ σημαινομένῳ. → Look to the essence of a thing, whether it be a point of doctrine, of practice, or of interpretation.
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P. and V. παροιμία, ἡ, λόγος, ὁ, V. αἶνος, ὁ; see saying. Speak in proverbs, v.: P. παροιμιάζεσθαι.