δύσελπις
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)
ι, gen. ιδος,
A hardly hoping, despondent, A.Ch.412 (lyr.), Hp.Nat.Mul.41 (prob.), X.HG5.4.31, Arist.Rh. 1390a4; δ. τι ἐρεῖν Luc.Herm.69. II Pass., hardly hoped for, νίκη Onos.38.2.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
δύσελπις: -ιδος, ὁ, ἡ, ὁ μόλις ἐλπίζων, ἄπελπις, Αἰσχύλ. Χο. 412, Ξεν. Ἑλλ. 5. 4, 31, Ἀριστ. Ρητ. 2. 13, 11 κ. ἀλλ.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ις, ι ; gén. ιδος
qui espère difficilement, qui désespère.
Étymologie: δυσ-, ἐλπίς.
