ἴγδις
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 mortar, Sol.39, Damocr. ap. Gal.14.130, Dsc.5.89,AP 9.642 (Agath.): cited as obsol. for θυεία by S.E.M.1.234:—the form ἴγδη in Hdn.Gr.2.523, Hp.Mul.1.103, Gal. l.c., Ps.-Democr.Alch. p.55 B. is prob. incorrect. II = sq., Antiph.127, Com.Adesp.140. (Cf. Lat. ico.)
