maxim
From LSJ
νῦν εὐπλόηκα, ὅτε νεναυάγηκα → I made a prosperous voyage when I suffered shipwreck
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.
