κακουργεῖν
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
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also κακουργέω): devastate, harm, pillage, ravage, do a mischief, do wrong, lay waste, practise villainy
Lexicon Thucydideum
malum facere, improbe agere, to do wrong, act wickedly, 5.16.1,
laedere, nocere, to hurt, harm, 2.67.4, 6.77.2.
infestare, to harass, disturb, 2.22.2, 2.32.1, 3.1.1, 6.7.3, 7.4.6, [vulgo commonly κακουργήσαντες] 7.19.2.
PASS. infestari, to harass, disturb, 4.53.3.
