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Μὴ φῦναι τὸν ἅπαντα νικᾷ λόγον → Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.

Sophocles, Oedipus Coloneus l. 1225

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

cessim: (cossim), adv. cesso; cf. coxim,
I bending or turning in; hence, also, turned backwards, backwards (mostly anteand post-class.): cum domum ab Ilio cessim revertero, Varr. ap. Non. p. 247, 26; p. 276, 9: cessim ire, Dig. 9, 2, 52, § 2; Just. 2, 12, 7: lagena orificio cessim (obliquely) dehiscente patescens, App. M. 2, p. 121, 8.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

cessim¹⁶ (cedo), en reculant, en cédant : Varr. d. Non. p. 247, 26 ; Sen. Ep. 71, 28.