καταλιμπάνω
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 = καταλείπω, Hp.Mul.1.78, Th.8.17, Antiph.35, PPetr.3pp.4,12 (iii B.C.), LXXGe.39.16, Ocell.4.13, etc.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1360] = καταλείπω; Antiphan. bei Ath. XV, 690 a u. Machon ib. VIII, 341 c; Plat. Ep. IX, 358 a u. sonst.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
καταλιμπάνω: καταλείπω, Ἱππ. 627. 28, Θουκ. 8. 17, Ἀντιφῶν ἐν «Ἀντ.»2.
French (Bailly abrégé)
c. καταλείπω.
Étymologie: κατά, λιμπάνω.
Greek Monolingual
(AM καταλιμπάνω)
εγκαταλείπω, αφήνω
νεοελλ.
(για διαθήκη ή άλλο έγγραφο που παρέχει δικαιώματα) ακυρώνω.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κατ(α)- + λιμπάνω «εγκαταλείπω»].
