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. ἔμπρησις, ἡ.
burning heat: P. and V. καῦμα, τό.
V. πύρπολος, αἰθαλοῦς; see hot.
blazing: V. πάμφλεκτος.