ἄποψις
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)
εως, ἡ,
A outlook, view, πεδίον πλῆθος ἄπειρον ἐς ἄποψιν boundless in view, Hdt.1.204; παραπλησίους πάντας ἐκ τῆς ἀ. all alike to look at, Plb.11.31.8; ἐν ἀπόψει εἶναι, γίγνεσθαι, to be within view, Str. 6.1.5, AP9.412 (Phld.). 2 lofty spot or tower which commands a view, belvedere, Str.17.1.16, Plu.Comp. Cim.Luc.1. II that on which one looks, view, prospect, Arist.Mir.843a17, Plu.2.133b.
German (Pape)
[Seite 337] ἡ, 1) das Sehen von oben herab, Fernsicht, Aussicht, Sp.; bes. dazu erbaute hohe Lusthäuser bei den Villen am Meere, Belvedere, Plut. Cim. et Luc. 1; Strab. – 2) Anblick, Ansehen, Her. 1, 204; Pol. 11, 31, 8. – 3) der Gegenstand, auf den man seine Blicke richtet, Plut. de san. tu. p. 398
