κακιστέον

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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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Transliteration A: kakistéon Transliteration B: kakisteon Transliteration C: kakisteon Beta Code: kakiste/on

English (LSJ)

A one must bring reproach on, c. acc., E.IT105.

Greek Monotonic

κᾰκιστέον: ρημ. επίθ., αυτό που πρέπει να προσάψει όνειδος, ντροπή, μομφή έναντι κάποιου, τινά, σε Ευρ.

Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)

κακιστέον adj. verb. van κακίζω men moet een slechte naam geven.