σπιλόω
From LSJ
Ζωῆς πονηρᾶς θάνατος αἱρετώτερος → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Dem schlechten Leben vorzuziehen ist der Tod
English (LSJ)
A stain, soil, D.H.9.6, Ep.Jac.3.6; mark, λευκαῖς (with leucodermia) Cat.Cod.Astr.8(4).174:—Pass., εἶδος σπιλωθὲν χρώμασι, of a painting, LXX Wi.15.4: pf. part. ἐσπιλωμένος soiled, Ep. Jud. 23, cf. Luc.Am.15: simply, to be marked, Hld.10.15.