περιίκω
From LSJ
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
English (LSJ)
[ῑκ], Dor. for
A περιήκω 2, ἐπεί κα ἑκαστάκις ὁ χρόνος περιίκῃ Inscr.Magn.44.18 (Corc.).
Greek Monolingual
Α
δωρ. τ. του περιήκω.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < περι- + ἵκω δωρ. τ. του ἥκω «έχω έρθει»].
