κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
gĕnĭcŭlo: āvi, 1, v. n. genu,
I to bend the knee: alicui, before one, Charis. 260 P.; Diom. 294 P.
gĕnĭcŭlō, āre (genu), intr., s’agenouiller, fléchir les genoux, alicui, devant qqn : Char. 294, 6
