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κρεῖττον εἶναι φιλοσόφως ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἀφιλοσόφως ζῆν → that it is better to die in manner befitting a philosopher than to live unphilosophically

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

īcon: ŏnis, f., = εἰκών,
I an image, figure: fictae ceră icones, Plin. 8, 54, 80, § 215.