καταρρέπω
From LSJ
Κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → Death is better than a life of misery → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Der Tod ist besser als ein Leben in der Not
English (LSJ)
A sink down or to one side, hang down, Hp.Art.43; opp. ἰσορροπέω, Plb.6.10.7: metaph., incline, fall back upon, ἐπὶ τὸν μοναχὸν τρόπον Epicur.Ep.2p.41U.; ἐπὶ τὴν αὐτὴν γνώμην OGI315.51 (Pessinus, ii B. C.). II trans., cause to incline, make to fall, τύχη γὰρ ὀρθοῖ καὶ τύχη καταρρέπει τὸν εὐτυχοῦντα τόν τε δυστυχοῦντ' ἀεί S.Ant.1158.
