βουλευτέον
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 one must take counsel, ὅπως . . A.Ag.847; τί χρὴ δρᾶν S.El.16; περί τινος Isoc.6.90: pl., βουλευτέα Th.7.60.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
βουλευτέον: ῥημ. ἐπίθ., πρέπει τις νὰ βουλευθῇ, νὰ σκεφθῇ, Θουκ. 7. 60· ὅπως… Αἰσχύλ. Ἀγ. 847· τί χρὴ δρᾶν Σοφ. Ἠλ. 16.
Spanish (DGE)
hay que considerar o deliberar, hay que decidir τὸ ... καλῶς ἔχον ὅπως χρονίζον εὖ μενεῖ β. A.A.847, τί χρὴ δρᾶν ... β. S.El.16, περὶ ... τῶν αὐτῶν οὐχ ὁμοίως ἅπασιν β. sobre las mismas cosas no han de adoptarse las mismas consideraciones por todos Isoc.6.90, cf. Th.1.72, 6.90, X.Cyr.4.5.24.
Greek Monotonic
βουλευτέον: ρημ. επίθ. του βουλεύω, πρέπει κανείς να συλλογισθεί, να σκεφτεί, σε Αισχύλ., Σοφ., Θουκ.
