ἅλμην πιόντες ἐξαπῆλθον τοῦ βίου → they drank seawater and departed from life
Ar. ἐμβάλλειν πάσσαλον (dat.) (Thesmophoriazusae 222).
Met., silence: P. κατασιωπᾶν (Xen.).
Ar. πάσσαλος, ὁ.