κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
ὁρτή, ἡ (Α)ιων. τ. εορτή («ἐούσης ὁρτῆς τῇ Ἥρῃ», Ηρόδ.).