אֲגַם

From LSJ

κρεῖττον εἶναι φιλοσόφως ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἀφιλοσόφως ζῆν → that it is better to die in manner befitting a philosopher than to live unphilosophically

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English (Strong)

from an unused root (meaning to collect as water); a marsh; hence a rush (as growing in swamps); hence a stockade of reeds: pond, pool, standing (water).