νειόθι
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
English (LSJ)
Ion. Adv. (cf. νέατος A)
A at the bottom, δάκεν δέ ἑ ν. θυμόν it stung him to his heart's core, Hes.Th.567: c. gen., ν. λίμνης Il.21.317. 2 under, beneath, opp. ὑψόθι, A.R.2.355; in stooping posture, Id.3.706: c. gen., ν. γαίης Id.1.63, cf. Arat.89. [ι is rarely elided, as in Nic.Al.520.]
German (Pape)
[Seite 236] ion. = νεόθι, zu unterst, tief unten, im Innersten; νειόθι λίμνης, Il. 21, 317; δάκε νειόθι θυμόν, es kränkte tief sein Herz, Hes. Th. 267; sp. D., νειόθι γαίης, πέτρης, Ap. Rh. 1, 63. 990, unter dem Felsen; über die Betonung νείοθι vgl. Schäf Schol. Par. Ap. Rh. 2, 355.
