ῥίζωμα
From LSJ
ἔστι γὰρ τὸ ἔλαττον κακὸν μᾶλλον αἱρετὸν τοῦ μείζονος → the lesser of two evils is more desirable than the greater
English (LSJ)
ατος, τό,
A the mass of roots of a tree, Thphr.CP3.3.4. II element, τέσσαρα μὲν πάντων ῥιζώματα πρῶτον ἄκουε Emp.6.1; ἀενάου φύσεως ῥ. Pythag.15. 2 stem, race, A.Th.413; θείων δ' ἀπ' ἀμφοῖν ἔκγονον ῥιζωμάτων, i.e. on the side of both parents, Theodect.3.
