ἀποπροτέμνω
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
English (LSJ)
A cut off from, νώτου ἀποπροταμών after he had cut a slice from the chine, Od.8.475, cf. Nic.Th.572.
German (Pape)
[Seite 320] (s. τέμνω), von etwas ab- u. vorschneiden, νώτου ἀποπροταμών Od. 8, 475.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀποπροτέμνω: κόπτω ἀπὸ..., νώτου ἀποπροταμών, ἀποκόψας, ἀφελὼν τεμάχιον ἐκ τῆς ράχεως, Ὀδ. Θ. 475˙ πρβλ. Νικ. Θ. 573.
French (Bailly abrégé)
part. ao.2 ἀποπροταμών;
couper une part, une tranche de, gén..
Étymologie: ἀπό, προτέμνω.
English (Autenrieth)
aor. 2 part. ἀποπροταμών: cut off from; τινός, Od. 8.475†.
Spanish (DGE)
cortar arrancando νώτου ἀποπροταμών después de haber cortado un trozo de espalda, Od.8.475, cf. Nic.Th.572.
Greek Monotonic
ἀποπροτέμνω: μέλ. -τεμῶ, αόρ. βʹ -προέτᾰμον· αποκόπτω από, νώτου ἀποπροταμών, αφού του έκοψε ένα κομμάτι από τη ράχη, σε Ομήρ. Οδ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἀποπροτέμνω: (part. aor. 2 ἀποπροταμών) отрезывать (τινός Hom.).
