κακῶς ζῆν κρεῖσσον ἢ καλῶς θανεῖν → better to live ignobly than to die nobly, better to live badly than to die well
| Full diacritics: ἐμπεδορκέω | Medium diacritics: ἐμπεδορκέω | Low diacritics: εμπεδορκέω | Capitals: ΕΜΠΕΔΟΡΚΕΩ |
| Transliteration A: empedorkéō | Transliteration B: empedorkeō | Transliteration C: empedorkeo | Beta Code: e)mpedorke/w |
A abide by one's oath, Hdt.4.201, X.Lac.15.7; ταῦτα IG22.111.79:—with a play on πέδη, Ar.Fr.772.
