maxim

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

P. and V. παροιμία, ἡ, λόγος, ὁ, V. αἶνος, ὁ; see aphorism.

maxims: P. and V. γνῶμαι, αἱ; see saying.

invent maxims, v.: Ar. γνωμοτυπεῖν.

inventing maxims, adj.: Ar. γνωποτύπος.