κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
P. and V. σφάλμα, τό, P. πταῖσμα, τό.
defeat: P. ἧσσα, ἡ, πταῖσμα, τό.
