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
adj.
P. μελάγχρως (Plat.), μέλας (Dem. 537), V. κελαινός, ἐρεμνός, μέλάγχιμος.
