ἀποτυχίζω
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
English (LSJ)
(τύχος, A = τύκος) = ἀποπελεκάω, Paus.Gr.Fr. 62:—Pass., Hsch.
German (Pape)
[Seite 333] behauen, einen Stein; Hesych. auch ἀποτυκίζω.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀποτυχίζω: «ἀποτυχισθείς· ἀποτιλθείς· καὶ τὸ ἀποτυχισθὲν ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀποπελεκῆσαι τὸν λίθον, ἀπὸ τῶν τύχων, ἔστι δὲ λιθοξοϊκὸν σιδήριον» Ἡσύχ.