κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
adj.
Λακωνικός, also in V. with masc. subs., Λάκων, -ωνος; with fem. subs., Λάκαινα; see Spartan.