κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
pf. Pass. de ἐξελέγχω.
ἐξελήλεγμαι: pf. pass. к ἐξελέγχω.