ἄγη
From LSJ
κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → death is better than a life of misery, it is better not to live at all than to live in misery
English (LSJ)
Dor. ἄγᾱ [ᾰγ], ἡ
A, (ἄγαμαι) wonder, amazement, Hom. only in phrase ἄγη μ' ἔχει Il.21.221, Od.3.227, 16.243: glossed by τιμή, σεβασμός, Hsch. II envy, malice, Φθόνῳ καὶ ἄγῃ χρεώμενος Hdt.6.61; of the gods, jealousy, μή τις ἄγα θεόθεν κνεφάσῃ A.Ag. 131: pl. ἄγαις, = ζηλώσεσιν, Id.Fr.85.
ἄγη, Ep. for ἐάγη, v. sub ἄγνυμι.
