ὅμοιος
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Some people say "fixed expressions" (paroimiai) received that name, due to the fact that they precisely express something "similar" (homoion) to the situations for which they are used
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Apostolius, Proverbs pref. 4 (παροιμία ἐστὶ διήγημα παροδικὸν, ἢ ῥῆμα τετριμμένον ἐν τῇ χρήσει τῶν γε πολλῶν, ἀπό τε μικρῶν τινῶν καὶ ὀλίγων ἐφ' ὅμοια πλείω καὶ μείζω μεταληφθῆναι δυνάμενον, Paroimia “proverb” is a tale told by the way, or an very common expression used by people, that can be transferred from trivial and minor matters to homoia “similar” ones that are major and important)
Bibliography
A.Zucker, “Clearchus and ancient paroemiology”, Clearchus of Soli: Text, Translation, and Discussion, R. Mayhew & D. Mirhady (eds) = Rutgers University studies in classical humanities 21, London : Routledge, 2022, 479-515
Comment
Associated in the same text to another etymon (οἶμος). This etymology implies a ioticizing pronunciation [parimia], [omios] which made the two words close enough by Greek standards