fable
From LSJ
ἐὰν ἐκπέσῃ τὸ σιδήριον καὶ αὐτὸς πρόσωπον ἐτάραξεν καὶ δυνάμεις δυναμώσει καὶ περισσεία τοῦ ἀνδρείου σοφία (Ecclesiastes 10:10, LXX version) → If the iron axe fails, and the man has furrowed his brow, he will gather his strength, and the redoubling of his manly vigor will be the wise thing.
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
old wives' fables: P. γραῶν ὕθλος, ὁ (Plato).
to have passed into the region of fable: P. ἐπὶ τὸ μυθῶδες ἐκνενικηκέναι (Thuc. 1, 21).
narrate in fables, verb transitive: P. μυθολογεῖν (acc.).
