δυσπολιόρκητος
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)
ον,
A hard to take by siege, X.HG4.8.5 (Comp.), Plb.5.3.4, J.AJ2.10.2; τὸ δ. Corn.ND20.
German (Pape)
[Seite 687] schwer zu belagern u. einzunehmen; Xen. Hell. 4, 8, 5; Pol. 5, 3 u. Sp.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
δυσπολιόρκητος: -ον, ὃν δύσκολον εἶνε νὰ κυριεύσῃ τις διὰ πολιορκίας, Ξεν. Ἑλλ. 4. 8, 5, Πολύβ.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ος, ον :
inexpugnable.
Étymologie: δυσ-, πολιορκέω.
Spanish (DGE)
-ον
inexpugnable, difícil de conquistar por asedio χωρίον X.HG 4.8.5, LXX 2Ma.12.21, I.AI 2.249, πολισμάτιον Plb.5.3.4, κατὰ θάλατταν ... δυσπολιόρκητον οὖσαν τὴν πόλιν D.S.17.40, cf. 22.10
•subst. τὸ δ. inexpugnabilidad Corn.ND 20.
