μεσόλευκος
From LSJ
Κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → Death is better than a life of misery → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Der Tod ist besser als ein Leben in der Not
English (LSJ)
ον,
A middling white, χιτὼν πορφυροῦς μ. a tunic of purple shot with white, X.Cyr.8.3.13, cf. Luc.Alex.11; μ. χιτών alone, JHS41.195 (Delos, ii B. C.), D.C.36.52; opp. πορφύρεος, Ephipp. ap. Ath.12.537e; χλαμὺς μ. D.C.78.3. II Subst., a precious stone, Plin. HN37.174. 2 = λευκὰς ὀρεινή, ib.27.102.
