πολιορκία

ἔστι γὰρ τὸ ἔλαττον κακὸν μᾶλλον αἱρετὸν τοῦ μείζονος → the lesser of two evils is more desirable than the greater

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Full diacritics: πολῐορκία	Medium diacritics: πολιορκία	Low diacritics: πολιορκία	Capitals: ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΙΑ
Transliteration A: poliorkía	Transliteration B: poliorkia	Transliteration C: poliorkia	Beta Code: poliorki/a

English (LSJ)

Ion. -ιη, ἡ,

A siege of a city, Hdt.1.81, 190, 5.34, And.1.73, Th.2.78, etc. 2 metaph., besieging, pestering, v. l. in Plu.Sull.25.

[Seite 655] ἡ, Belagerung einer Stadt; Her. 5, 34; Thuc. 2, 78 u. öfter, wie Plat. Alc. II, 142 a u. Folgde; auch übtr., Plut. Sull. 25.