ἐπινόησις
From LSJ
ἔστι γὰρ τὸ ἔλαττον κακὸν μᾶλλον αἱρετὸν τοῦ μείζονος → the lesser of two evils is more desirable than the greater
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ, A thought, conception, Phld.Mort.36.
German (Pape)
[Seite 966] das Erdenken, Schol. Ar. Th. 772.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐπινόησις: -εως, ἡ, (ἐπινοέω) τὸ ἐπινοεῖν, ἐπινόημα, Γρηγ. Νύσσ. τ. 2. σ. 334C.