κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
(2) Vĭātŏr, ōris, m., nom d’h. : Plin. 7, 78.