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κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

sponso: āre, v. a. sponsus,
I to betroth, affiance, espouse (post-class.).
I Lit.: aliquam, Dig. 23, 2, 38; Tert. Vel. Virg. 11.—
II Trop.: animam, Paul. Nol. Carm. 18, 43: et sponsabo te mihi in sempiternum, Vulg. Osee, 2, 19; 2, 20.