κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
ἐπίδακρυς, -υ (AM)δακρυσμένος, κλαμένος.[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < επί + δάκρυ].