βοθρεύω
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)
dig a trench or pit, Gp.9.6.2:—also βοθρ-έω, Nonn.D.47.69, and βοθρ-ίζω, Heliod. ap. Orib.46.22.16.
German (Pape)
[Seite 452] eine Grube graben, Sp.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
βοθρεύω: σκάπτω βόθρον, λάκκον, Γεωπ. 9. 6, 2 · βοθρέω, Νόνν. Δ. 47. 69.
Spanish (DGE)
cavar un hoyo para plantar un olivo Gp.9.6.2.
