κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
Dĭŏphănes: is, m., = Διοφάνης.
I Of Mitylenae, teacher of Tib. Gracchus, Cic. Brut. 27, 104.—
II Of Nicaea, a Latin author on husbandry, Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 8 al.
Dĭŏphănēs, is, m. (Διοφάνης), rhéteur de Mitylène : Cic. Br. 104
