κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
αἰπύκερως: -ων, γεν. -ω, = ὑψίκερως, Ἐτυμ. Μ. 37. 38, Σουΐδ.
