ἰσοδαίμων
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)
ον, gen. ονος,
A godlike, A.Pers.634 (lyr.), Ariphron 1.4, Hierocl.in CA4p.425M. II equal in fortune or happiness, ἰ. βασιλεῦσι Pi.N.4.84.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1264] ονος, einem Gotte gleich; βασιλεύς Aesch. Pers. 625; Scol. bei Ath. XV, 702 a; βασιλεῦσιν ἰσοδαίμονα [ι] Pind. N. 4, 48, den Königen gleich an Geschick.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἰσοδαίμων: -ον, γεν. ονος, ἰσόθεος, ὅμοιος τῷ θεῷ, Αἰσχύλ. Πέρσ. 633. ΙΙ. ἴσος τινὶ κατὰ τὴν εὐδαιμονίαν, ἰσ. βασιλεῦσι Πινδ. Ν. 4. 136.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ων, ον ; gén. ονος;
semblable ou égal à un dieu.
Étymologie: ἴσος, δαίμων.
English (Slater)
ῑσοδαίμων
1 equal in fortune to c. dat. ὕμνος δὲ τῶν ἀγαθῶν ἐργμάτων βασιλεῦσιν ἰσοδαίμονα τεύχει φῶτα (N. 4.84)
Greek Monolingual
ἰσοδαίμων, -ον (Α)
1. ίσος, όμοιος με τον θεό, ισόθεος («ἰσοδαίμων βασιλεύς», Αισχύλ.)
2. ίσος με άλλον κατά την ευδαιμονία ή κατά την τύχη («ἰσοδαίμων βασιλεῡσι», Πίνδ.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ἰσ(ο)- + δαίμων.
Greek Monotonic
ἰσοδαίμων: -ον, γεν. -ονος, ισόθεος, ίσος, όμοιος με θεό, σε Αισχύλ.
