ὡς οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → since unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills
ĕpĭdermis: ĭdis, f., = ἐπιδερμίς,I the surface-skin, cuticle, Veg. Vet. 2, 61, 1.
