κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
sȳcītis: is, f., = συκῖτις,>
I a precious stone of the color of figs, Plin. 37, 11, 73, § 191.
sȳcītis, ĭdis, f. (συκῖτις), pierre précieuse inconnue : Plin. 37, 191.