περίχυμα
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
English (LSJ)
ατος, τό,
A that which is poured round or over, wash, Dsc.1.87 ; of whey, Gal.17 (1).983. II that which is diffused around the earth, atmosphere, τὸ ἱερὸν π. Herm. ap. Stob.1.49.44. III ablution, Marin.Procl. 26.
German (Pape)
[Seite 601] τό, das Herumgegossene, Sp., z. B. Schol. Il. 23, 561.