λοιμεύομαι
From LSJ
οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills
English (LSJ)
(λοιμός) A to be pestilent, LXX Pr.19.19.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
λοιμεύομαι: (λοιμός), ἀποθ., προξενῶ φθοράν, Ἑβδ. (Παροιμ. ΙΘ΄, 19).
Greek Monolingual
λοιμεύομαι (Α) λοιμός
επιφέρω όλεθρο, προξενώ φθορά.