ψέφος
From LSJ
κρεῖττον εἶναι φιλοσόφως ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἀφιλοσόφως ζῆν → that it is better to die in manner befitting a philosopher than to live unphilosophically
English (LSJ)
εος, τό,
A darkness, cj. Lobeck in Alc.112 (ψόφου, σκότου codd.), cf. Gal.19.156; = καπνός, Hsch.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1396] τό, auch ψέφας, Dunkel, Finsterniß, Dunst, Rauch, VLL. Vgl. κνέφας, ζόφος.