μολυβδοτήξ
From LSJ
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
English (LSJ)
ῆκος, ὁ,
A melter of lead, Theognost.Can.40: μολιβδοτήξ, Hdn.Gr. ap. Choerob. in Theod.1.291: μολιβδότηξ, Anon. ap. eund.ibid.
German (Pape)
[Seite 200] Blei schmelzend, Theogn. B. A. 1340.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
μολυβδοτήξ: -ῆκος, ὁ, ὁ τήκων μόλυβδον, Θεογνώστ. Καν. 40. 23· μολιβδ-, Χοιροβ. τ. 1, σ. 309, 11, Α. Β. 1399.