σκολιότης
From LSJ
τὸ βέλτερον κακοῦ καὶ τὸ δίμοιρον αἰνῶ, καὶ δίκᾳ δίκας ἕπεσθαι, ξὺν εὐχαῖς ἐμαῖς, λυτηρίοις μηχαναῖς θεοῦ πάρα → I approve the better kind of evil, the two-thirds kind, and that, in accordance with my prayers, through contrivances bringing salvation at the god’s hand
English (LSJ)
ητος, ἡ,
A crookedness, σ. τῆς καμπῆς, of a Parthian bow, Plu.Crass.24: in pl., the windings of a stream, Str.10.2.19; of windings generally, Id.12.8.15. II metaph., inequality, σκολιότητα ἔχειν to be unequally affected, Hp.Acut. (Sp.) 22. 2 of men, crookedness, dishonesty, LXX Ez.16.5.
