failing
From LSJ
Ζωῆς πονηρᾶς θάνατος αἱρετώτερος → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Dem schlechten Leben vorzuziehen ist der Tod
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
prep.
Except: P. and V. πλήν. Failing this: P. and V. εἰ δὲ μή. Best of all, let us make terms for ever. Failing that…: P. μάλιστα μὲν εἰς ἀΐδιον συμβῶμεν, εἰ δὲ μὴ . . . (Thuc. 4, 63).
