σπουδαίως
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
French (Bailly abrégé)
adv.
1 avec zèle;
2 avec diligence, avec soin;
3 sérieusement;
Cp. σπουδαιότερον ou σπουδαιοτέρως, Sp. σπουδαιότατα.
Étymologie: σπουδαῖος.
English (Strong)
adverb from σπουδαῖος; earnestly, promptly: diligently, instantly.
English (Thayer)
adverb of the preceding;
a. hastily, with haste: comparitive σπουδαιοτέρως (cf. Buttmann, 69 (61); Winer's Grammar, § 11,2c.), Winer s Grammar, 243 (228)).
b. diligently: L T Tr WH; earnestly, Luke 7:4.
Greek Monolingual
ΝΜΑ
επίρρ. βλ. σπουδαίος.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
σπουδαίως:
1) усердно, тщательно, заботливо (ποιεῖν τι Her., Arst.);
2) серьезно, с серьезным видом (ἐνδοῦναί τινί τι Xen.);
3) поспешно, скоро (πέμψαι τινά NT);
4) отлично, превосходно (τὴν ὑγίειαν ἔχειν καὶ σ. διακεῖσθαι Arst.).
