κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
v. trans.
P. and V. θαρσύνειν, θρασύνειν, P. ἐπιρρωνύναι, παραθαρσύνειν.