ἐξαιρετέος
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)
α, ον,
A to be taken out or removed, ἐκ τῆς στρατιᾶς X.Cyr.2.2.23. II ἐξαιρετέον one must take out, remove, τὴν ἀναρχίαν ἐκ παντὸς τοῦ βίου Pl.Lg.942c, cf. Tht.157b. 2 one must pick out, select, X.Cyr.4.5.52.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐξαιρετέος: -α, -ον, ῥημ. ἐπίθ. τοῦ ἐξαιρέω, ὃν δεῖ ἐξαιρεῖν, ἐκ τῆς στρατιᾶς Ξεν. Κύρ. 2. 2, 23. 2) «ἐξαιρετέα˙ ἀξία τοῦ καταστραφῆναι (Δίων Κ. ἐν Ἀποσπ. 58), ἡ Καρχηδὼν πολλοῖς Ρωμαίων ἐξαιρετέα ἐδόκει εἶναι» Σουΐδ. ἐν λέξει. ΙΙ. ἐξαιρετέον, ἀφαιρετέον, ἀποβλητέον, τὴν δ’ ἀναρχίαν ἐξαιρετέον ἐκ παντὸς τοῦ βίου πάντων τῶν ἀνθρώπων Πλάτ. Νόμοι 942C, Θεαίτ. 157Β. 2) πρέπει τις νὰ χωρίσῃ, νὰ «βγάλῃ μερίδιον», γυναῖκας ἐξαιρετέον ἂν εἴη Ξεν. Κύρ. 4, 5, 52.
French (Bailly abrégé)
α, ον :
1 qu’il faut écarter de;
2 qu’il faut choisir.
Étymologie: ἐξαιρέω.
Spanish (DGE)
-α, -ον
1 que debe ser separado o expulsado ἐκ τῆς στρατιᾶς X.Cyr.2.2.23, c. dat. agente, X.Cyr.2.2.25.
2 de ciu. o fortalezas que debe ser tomado o conquistado Arr.An.4.21.3, Καρχηδών D.C.59.1 (p.271).
