κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
-ή, -ό, Νσκοτεινός.[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < σκοτάδι + επίθημα -ερός (πρβλ. ζοφ-ερός, παγ-ερός)].