κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
from גָּאָה (corresponding to גָּב); the back; by analogy, the middle: + among, back, body.
