καθύπερθε
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)
[ῠ], poet. before a vowel καθύπερ-θεν (also v.l. in Th.5.59, S. El.1090 (lyr.)); Ion. κατύπερθε: Adv.:—
A from above, down from above, δεινὸν δὲ λόφος κ. ἔνευεν Il.3.337, cf. 22.196, Od.12.442, etc.; κ. μελαθρόφιν 8.279; ἐκ μὲν τοῦ πεδίου... κ. δέ . . Th.5.59, cf.IG12.398: c. gen., πυρός Nic.Th.691. 2 atop, above, opp. ὑπένερθε, Od.10.353; κ. ἐπιρρέει floats atop, Il.2.754; κ. τῶν ὅπλων τοῦ τόνου Hdt.7.36; of geographical position, Λέσβος ἄνω... καὶ Φρυγίη καθύπερθε Il.24.545: c. gen., καθύπερθε Χίοιο above, i.e. north of, Chios, Od.3.170: in Prose, Κέρκιος κατύπερθε SIG1.3 (Abu Simbel, vi B. C.); ἡ Χώρη ἡ κ. Hdt.4.8; ἡ κ. ὁδός Id.1.104, etc.; τὰ κ. the upper country, i.e. farther inland, τὰ κ. τῆς λίμνης Id.2.5; τὰ κ. τῆς θηριώδεος ib.32; τοῖσι κ. Ἀσσυρίων οἰκημένοισι Id.1.194. 3 above, having the upper hand of, κ. γενέσθαι τινός, prop., of a wrestler who falls atop of his opponent, ib.67, 8.60.γ; κ. Χερὶ πλούτῳ τε τῶν ἐχθρῶν S.El.l.c. (lyr.); also, of affairs, ἐλογίζετο . . κ. οἱ τὰ πρήγματα ἔσεσθαι τῶν Ἑλληνικῶν Hdt.8.136; κακοὶ δ' ἀγαθῶν καθύπερθεν Thgn.679; μόχθου κ. superior to misery, unconquered by it, Pi.P.9.31; also κ. ἤ . . Hdt.8.75. II of Time, before, c. gen., Id.5.28.
