A.proverb, maxim, saw, A.Ag.264, S.Aj.664, Ar.Th. 528, etc.; κατὰ τὴν π. as the saying goes, Pl.Smp.222b; “τὸ κατὰ τὴν π. λεγόμενον” Id.Sph.261c ; καθάπερ ἡ π.Pl.Com. 174.3 : in pl., of the Proverbs of Solomon, LXX.
2. figure, comparison, Ev.Jo.10.6,al.
3. digression, incidental remark, Herod.2.61, Hsch., Phot.