δυσθανατέω
From LSJ
English (LSJ)
A to be loath to die, Hdt.9.72; struggle against death, die hard, Pl.R.406b, Thphr.HP3.11.3, Plu.Ant.77, etc.; also, to be sick to death with desire, περί τι Ph.2.167; to be deadly obstinate, περί τι ib.100: abs., to be in deadly terror, ib.173.