ἐξαγορεία
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)
or ἐξᾰγορ-ία, ἡ,
A excantation of disease, cure by confession, Ptol.Tetr.170.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐξαγορεία: ἡ, = ἐξαγόρευσις ΙΙ, Γεωργ. Παχυμ. Ἀνδρ. Παλ. 2. 10, σ. 89C.
Spanish (DGE)
-ας, ἡ
• Alolema(s): -ρία LXX Psalm.Salom.9.6, Ptol.Tetr.3.13.19
confesión pública como remisión de los pecados καθαριεῖς ἐν ἁμαρτίαις ψυχὴν ... ἐν ἐξαγορίαις LXX l.c., cf. Cyr.Al.M.77.1288C, para tratamiento de enfermedades, Ptol.l.c., como síntoma de enfermedad psíquica κατὰ ... τὰς τῶν ὑγρῶν ὀχλήσεις ... ἐξαγορείαις en las molestias hidrópicas (del cerebro se producen posesiones demónicas y) confesiones Ptol.Tetr.3.15.5, θεοφορίαι καὶ ἐξαγορείαι Ptol.Tetr.3.15.6.
Greek Monolingual
ἐξαγορεία, η (AM) εξαγορεύω
η εκμυστήρευση, η αποκάλυψη μυστικών υπό εχεμύθεια
μσν.
η εξομολόγηση ως μυστήριο.
