ἀρχαιολογεῖν
From LSJ
καὶ ὑπολέλειμμαι ἐγὼ μονώτατος, καὶ ζητοῦσι τὴν ψυχήν μου λαβεῖν αὐτήν → and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away (1 Kings 19:14)
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also ἀρχαιολογέω): speak truisms, talk of hackneyed things, talk platitudes, utter trite statements
Lexicon Thucydideum
antiqua et saepius repetita memorare, to recall ancient and oft-repeated matters, 7.69.2.
