σμήω

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

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French (Bailly abrégé)

v. σμάω.

Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)

σμήω [~ σμήχω] inf. σμῆν, med. 3 sing. ook σμᾶται act. schoonvegen, schoonpoetsen. Luc. 46.3. med. zich insmeren met olie:. τὰς κεφαλάς (acc. resp.) hun hoofden Hdt. 4.73.2.

Frisk Etymological English

See also: s. σμάω