οινοχίτων

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ἀρχὴν μὲν μὴ φῦναι ἐπιχθονίοισιν ἄριστον· φύντα δ' ὅμως ὤκιστα πύλας Ἀίδαο περῆσαι → First, it is best for mortals to not be born. If born, to pass through Hades' gates as soon as possible.

Source

Greek Monolingual

οἰνοχίτων, -ωνος, ὁ ἡ (Α)
καλυμμένος, σκεπασμένος με κλαδιά αμπέλου («οἰνοχίτωνος ἐλαίας», Καλλ.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < οἶνος + χιτών, -ῶνος (πρβλ. σιδηρο-χίτων)].