ζωθήκη
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)
ἡ,
A small room wherein to rest by day, opp. dormitorium (the bedroom), Plin.Ep.2.17.21; zothecula, ib.5.6.38. II niche in a wall, prob. in Apollod.Poliorc.145.1 (pl.); used as a chapel, Supp.Epigr.2.849 (Alexandria); Lat.zotheca, Dessau ILS5449, al.
