οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills
πτάσσω (cf. πτώσσω.) 1 shrink back in awe ἔπταξαν δ' ἀκίνητοι σιωπᾷ ἥροες ἀντίθεοι (P. 4.57) [πτάξεις (coni. Edmonds: πτίξεις codd.) fr. 207.]
πτάσσω: дор. = πτήσσω.
