κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
συάκιον: τό, ὑποκορ. τοῦ σύαξ, Ἱεροφ. ἐν Ideler Phys. 1. 412.
