κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
[Seite 1398] = κατευθύ, w. m. s.
κατευθύς, κατεύθεια (Μ)τελείως ευθύς, ολόισιος.