προακμάζω
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 ripen before the time, be premature, Hsch.s.v. πρόδρομα; arrive at puberty too early, Ruf. ap. Orib.inc.2.8. II to be at the age just before one's prime, Hp.Coac.625.
German (Pape)
[Seite 706] vorher od. vor der Zeit reisen; in den Jahren vor der Reise sein; Hippocr.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
προακμάζω: ὡριμάζω προτήτερα, «προακμάζοντα σῦκα» (Ἡσύχ. ἐν λ. πρόδρομα), τὰ πρώϊα, κοινῶς «πρώϊμα». ΙΙ. εἶμαι ἐν τῇ πρὸ τῆς ἀκμῆς ἡλικίᾳ, Ἱππ. Κωακ. Προγν. 221.
Greek Monolingual
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1. ωριμάζω πρωτύτερα
2. φτάνω πρώιμα στην ακμή της ηλικίας μου
3. βρίσκομαι στην ηλικία πριν από την ακμή μου.
