παιδεία
κακῶς ζῆν κρεῖσσον ἢ καλῶς θανεῖν → better to live ignobly than to die nobly, better to live badly than to die well
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A rearing of a child, A. Th.18. 2 training and teaching, education, opp. τροφή, Ar.Nu.961, Th.2.39(pl.); π. καὶ τροφή Pl. Phd.107d, Phlb.55d. 3 its result, mental culture, learning, education, ἡ π. εὐτυχοῦσι κόσμος, ἀτυχοῦσι καταφύγιον Democr.180, cf. Pl. Prt.327d, Grg.470e, R.376e, Arist.Pol.1338a30, etc.; τῆς Λακεδαιμονίων π. Pl.Prt.343a: in pl., parts or systems of education, Id.Lg. 653c, 804d. 4 culture of trees, Thphr.CP3.7.4. 5 πλεκτὰν Αἰγύπτου παιδείαν ἐξηρτήσασθε the twisted handiwork of Egypt, i.e. (acc. to Sch.) ropes of papyrus, E.Tr.129 (lyr.). 6 anything taught or learned, art, science, π. ἱερή, of medicine, IG14.2104. 7 chastisement, LXX Pr.22.15, Ep.Hebr.12.5. II youth, childhood, παιδείης πολυήρατον ἄνθος Thgn.1305, cf. 1348; ἐκ παιδείας φίλος Lys.20.11; so (prob.) στερρὰν παιδείαν E.IT206(lyr.). 2 in collect. sense, body of youths, παιδείας λιπαρὴς ὄχλος Luc.Am.6.
