κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
[Seite 325] verkleinern, Tim. lex. v. ὑποκορίζεσθαι.
ἀποσμικρόω: τῷ ἑπομ., Τιμ. Λεξ. ἐν λ. ὑποκορίζεσθαι.