ἀκροστόλιον
From LSJ
Τὸ γὰρ θανεῖν οὐκ αἰσχρόν, ἀλλ' αἰσχρῶς θανεῖν → Mors ipsa non est foeda, sed foede mori → Das Sterben bringt nicht Schmach, doch sterben in der Schmach
English (LSJ)
τό,
A terminal ornament of ship (cf. ἄφλαστον), crowning either the stern-post, Ptol.Alm. 8.1; or more commonly, the stem-post, Callix.1, Plu.Demetr.43; taken as trophy, Str.3.4.3, D.S.18.75, Plu.Alc.32, App.Mith.25, Polyaen.4.6.9.
German (Pape)
[Seite 85] Schiffsbord, Ath. V, 203 f; Polem. 2, 36; Plut. Demetr. 43; das Vordertheil u. dessen Verzierungen, D. S. 18, 75; App. Mithr. 25.
