ἐξηρτῆσθαι

From LSJ

οὗτος μὲν ὁ πιθανώτερος τῶν λόγων εἴρηται, δεῖ δὲ καὶ τὸν ἧσσον πιθανόν, ἐπεί γε δὴ λέγεται, ῥηθῆναι → this is the most credible of the stories told; but I must relate the less credible tale also, since they tell it

Source

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also ἐξαρτάω): cling to, hang upon