κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
lĕpis: ĭdis, f., = λεπίς,
I a scale (pure Lat. squama): similiter squamae aeris, quam vocant lepida, Plin. 34, 11, 24, § 107.
lĕpis, ĭdis, f. (λεπίς), écaille de cuivre : Plin. 34, 107.
