ὀρφοβότης
From LSJ
κρεῖττον εἶναι φιλοσόφως ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἀφιλοσόφως ζῆν → that it is better to die in manner befitting a philosopher than to live unphilosophically
English (LSJ)
ου, ὁ,
A = ὀρφανοτρόφος, and ὀρφο-βοτία, ἡ, the care or education of orphans, Hsch., who also cites ὤρφωσεν (fr. ὀρφόω) for ὠρφάνισεν.
German (Pape)
[Seite 389] ὁ, für ὀρφανοβότης, = ὀρφανοτρόφος, Hesych. erkl. ἐπίτροποι ὀρφανῶν.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ὀρφοβότης: -ου, ὁ, = ὀρφανοτρόφος, καὶ ὀρφοβοτία, ἡ, ἡ φροντὶς καὶ ἀγωγὴ ὀρφανῶν, Ἡσύχ., ὅστις μνημονεύει καὶ ὤρφωσεν ὅπερ ἑρμηνεύει: ὠρφάνισεν.
