κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
v. intrans.
P. and V. ἀθυμεῖν, V. δυσθυμεῖσθαι; see despair.