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δυοῖν κακοῖν προκειμένοιν τὸ μὴ χεῖρον βέλτιστον → the lesser of two evils, the less bad thing of a pair of bad things, better the devil you know, better the devil you know than the devil you don't, better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, better the devil you know than the one you don't, better the devil you know than the one you don't know, the devil that you know is better than the devil that you don't know, the devil we know is better than the devil we don't, the devil we know is better than the devil we don't know, the devil you know is better than the devil you don't
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English (LSJ)
Aeol. πεδατρέπω Alc.Supp.28.10:—
A overthrow, l.c. 2 turn back or away, μοῖραν -τρᾰπεῖν (aor. 2 inf.) Pi.Fr.177; μετὰ δ' ὑμέας ἔτραπεν αἶσα A.R.3.261; οὐ μετέτρεψέ σε πρωτότοκος ἀποπνέων LXX4 Ma.15.18. 3 change, νόημα AP9.114 (Parmen.):—Pass., ὁ γέλως ὑμῶν εἰς πένθος -τραπήτω v.l. in Ep.Jac.4.9; μετατραπεὶς τῇ διανοίᾳ Aristeas99 (μετατραπείς seems to be corrupt in Plu.2.154e). II Med., turn oneself round, turn round, θάμβησεν δ' Ἀχιλεύς, μετὰ δ' ἐτράπετ' Il.1.199, etc. 2 Med. with aor. 2 Pass. μετετράπην, look back to, care for, show regard for, c. gen., Τρώων, τῶν οὔ τι μετατρέπῃ οὐδ' ἀλεγίζεις 1.160, cf.12.238; σχέτλιος, οὐδὲ μετατρέπεται φιλότητος 9.630: c. acc., οὐ μετετράπη τὸν λογισμόν LXX 4 Ma.7.12.—Not in Prose before Aristeas.
