τὸ μὴ γενέσθαι κρεῖσσον ἢ φῦναι βροτοῖς → not existing is better for mortals than being born, not to be born is better than life for mortals
Full diacritics: ἕρπηλα | Medium diacritics: ἕρπηλα | Low diacritics: έρπηλα | Capitals: ΕΡΠΗΛΑ |
Transliteration A: hérpēla | Transliteration B: herpēla | Transliteration C: erpila | Beta Code: e(/rphla |
a kind of A shellfish, Numen. ap. Ath.7.306c (v.l. ἕρπιλαν); ἑρπήλας δολιχήποδας Id. ap. eund.7.305a (v.l. ἕρπηνας).