φάσσα
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)
Att. φάττα, ἡ,
A ringdove or cushat. Columba palumbus, Ar.Ach.1104, Av.303 (troch.), Pax 1004 (anap.). Arist.HA544b5, Sor.1.51, 2.41, Gal.6.700, Vict.Att.8, Aret.CD1.2, Gp.15.1.19; λαβεῖν φ. ἀντὶ περιστερᾶς a wild pigeon for a tame one, Pl.Tht.199b, cf. Alex. Aphr. in Top.117.9.—Luc.Sol.7 coined a masc. form φάττος.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1258] ἡ, att. φάττα, eine größere Art von wilden Tauben, die große Holztaube, Ringeltaube; Ar. Av. 303 Pax 969; Plat. Theaet. 199 b; die kleinere hieß φάψ.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
φάσσα: Ἀττ. φάττα, ἡ, εἶδος μεγάλης ἀγρίας περιστερᾶς, κοινῶς «φάσσα», Columba palumbus (οὐχὶ ἄγνωστος τῷ Ὁμήρῳ ὡς φαίνεται, ἐκ τοῦ συνθέτου, φασσο-φόνος), Ἀριστοφ. Ἀχ. 1105, Ὄρν. 303, Εἰρήν. 1004· λαβεῖν φ. ἀντὶ περιστερᾶς, ἀγρίαν περιστερὰν ἀντὶ ἡμέρου, Πλάτ. Θεαίτ. 199Β· αὕτη ἦτο τὸ μεγαλείτερον εἶδος τῶν περιστερῶν, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 5. 13, 4· τὸ μικρότερον εἶδος ἐκαλεῖτο φάψ. Πρβλ. φάττιον. ― Ὁ Λουκ. ἐν Ψευδοσοφιστ. ἢ Σολοικ. 7 ἔπλασεν ἀρσεν. τύπον φάττος, «περιστερὸν δέ τινος εἰπόντος ὡς δὴ Ἀττικόν, καὶ τὸν φάττον ἐροῦμεν ἔφη».
French (Bailly abrégé)
ης (ἡ) :
pigeon ramier, colombe, oiseau.
Étymologie: cf. φάψ.
