οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills
rĕcīsus: a, um, Part. and P. a., from recīdo.
rĕcīsus,¹⁶ a, um, part. de recīdo || adjt, diminué, écourté, abrégé : Vell. 2, 89, 1 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 1, 20, 8 ; recisius tempus Callistr. Dig. 47, 21, 2, temps plus court.