epops

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

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ĕpops: ŏpis, m., = ἔποψ,
I the hoopoe, Ov. M. 6, 674; Verg. Cul. 251; cf. upupa.