κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → death is better than a life of misery, it is better not to live at all than to live in misery
P. and V. λοχεία, ἡ (Plato), τόκος, ὁ, or pl. (Plato), V. λοχεύματα, τα, ὠδίς, ἡ, γονή, ἡ.
the pains of childbirth: V. ὠδίς, ἡ, λόχια νοσήματα, τά.
a woman who has just been in childbirth: Ar. and V. λεχώ, ἡ.
