κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
-έομαι, Αμεταφέρω τύμπανο.[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < τύμπανον + -φοροῦμαι (< -φόρος)].