δυσθανατέω
From LSJ
Πενία δ' ἄτιμον καὶ τὸν εὐγενῆ ποιεῖ → Pauper inhonorus, genere sit clarus licet → Die Armut nimmt selbst dem, der edel ist, die Ehr'
English (LSJ)
A to be loath to die, Hdt.9.72; struggle against death, die hard, Pl.R.406b, Thphr.HP3.11.3, Plu.Ant.77, etc.; also, to be sick to death with desire, περί τι Ph.2.167; to be deadly obstinate, περί τι ib.100: abs., to be in deadly terror, ib.173.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
δυσθανατέω: μετὰ δυσκολίας ἀποθνήσκω, βραδὺν θάνατον ἀποθνήσκω, Ἡρόδ. 9. 72· παλαίω, ἀγωνίζομαι ἐναντίον τοῦ θανάτου, Πλάτ. Πολ. 406Β.