ἀπόφθεγμα
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)
ατος, τό,
A terse pointed saying, apophthegm, of Theramenes, X.HG2.3.56; of Anaxagoras, Arist.Metaph.1009b26; of Pittacus, Id.Rh.1389a16; of the Spartans, ib.1394b34: in pl., title of work by Plu.