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
| Full diacritics: ξιφήν | Medium diacritics: ξιφήν | Low diacritics: ξιφήν | Capitals: ΞΙΦΗΝ |
| Transliteration A: xiphḗn | Transliteration B: xiphēn | Transliteration C: ksifin | Beta Code: cifh/n |
ῆνος, ὁ,
A sword-bearer, Suid.
[Seite 279] ὁ, nach Suid. ὁ φέρων ξίφος.
ξιφήν, -ῆνος, ὁ (Α)
(κατά το λεξ. Σούδα) «ὁ φέρων ξίφος».
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ξίφος + κατάλ -ήν (πρβλ. λειχ-ήν)].
