κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
adv. por la fuerza ἐ. πραττέσθω ... ἐκβιβάσαι que sea objeto de expulsión forzosa, SEG 31.122.8 (Ática II d.C.).
