ἀθυμία
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)
Ion. -ιη, ἡ,
A lack of spirit, Hp.Aër.16; faintheartedness, despondency, Hdt.1.37, E.HF552; εἰς ἀ. καθιστάναι or ἐμβάλλειν τινά Pl.Lg.731a, Aeschin.3.177; ἀ. παρέχειν τινί X.Cyr.4.1.8; εἰς ἀ. καταστῆναι Lys.12.3; ἐν πάσῃ ἀ. εἶναι X.HG6.2.24; ἀθυμίαν ἔχειν S.Ant.237; ἀ. ἐμπίπτει τινί X.Mem.3.12.6: pl., ἀ. ἢ φόβοι Arist.Pr.954a23.
