ἐπίβαθρον
From LSJ
Δεῖ τοὺς μὲν εἶναι δυστυχεῖς, τοὺς δ' εὐτυχεῖς → Aliis necesse est bene sit, aliis sit male → Die einen trifft das Unglück, andere das Glück
English (LSJ)
τό,
A fare of an ἐπιβάτης, passenger's fare, καὶ δέ κεν ἄλλ' ἐ . . . δοίην Od.15.449, cf. D.S.1.96; so of Charon's fare, νεὼς Ἀχεροντείας ἐ. Call.Fr.110: generally, rent, payment for anything, γῆς Plu.2.727f; toll, Call.Del.22 (pl.). II. τὰ ἐ., of a sacrifice, regarded as a fare paid on embarking, A.R.1.421. III. ἐ. ὀρνίθων roosting-place, perch, AP9.661 (Jul.); ἐ. ἀοιδῆς stool for a singer, ib.140 (Claud.), cf. PLond.1821.283. 2. = foreg. 1, PSI2.171.27 (pl., dub., ii B.C.).
