κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
ŏpos: i, m., = ὀπός,I juice, sap, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 8, 96.