κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
3ᵉ pl. ind. ao.2 Moy. épq. ou poét. de συμβάλλω.