ἀντίταξις
From LSJ
Κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → Death is better than a life of misery → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Der Tod ist besser als ein Leben in der Not
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A a setting in array against, ἡ σφετέρα ἀ. τῶν τριήρων their ships ranged for battle, Th.7.17; ἀ. ποιεῖσθαι πρός τινα, = ἀντιτάσσεσθαι, Id.5.8, cf.Phld.Piet.12; contest, of bulls fighting, Hierocl. p.11A. 2 generally, opposition, D.H.10.57, Plu.2.663b, Andronic. Rhod.p.572M.
German (Pape)
[Seite 262] ἡ, Entgegenstellung eines Heeres, ἀντίταξιν ποιεῖοθαι πρός τινα Thuc. 5, 8; τῶν τριήρων 7, 17; übh. Widerstand, καὶ διαφορά Plut. Symp. 4, 1, 3 M.; ὑπέρ τινος D. Hal. 10, 57.
