ὥστε ὁ βίος, ὢν καὶ νῦν χαλεπός, εἰς τὸν χρόνον ἐκεῖνον ἀβίωτος γίγνοιτ' ἂν τὸ παράπαν → and so life, which is hard enough now, would then become absolutely unendurable
v. intrans.
P. and V. πέτεσθαι. Of a ghost: V. ἀΐσσειν (Eur., Hec. 31). Float in the air: P. and V. αἰωρεῖσθαι. Flit around: Ar. περιπέτεσθαι (absol.). Change one's abode: P. μετανίστασθαι.