fluctuatio
From LSJ
Ζωῆς πονηρᾶς θάνατος αἱρετώτερος → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Dem schlechten Leben vorzuziehen ist der Tod
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
fluctŭātĭo: ōnis, f. id.,
I a vibrating to and fro, a fluctuation (not ante-Aug., and very rare).
I Lit., a wavering motion, agitation: tunc artus trepidi, inquietae manus, totius corporis fluctuatio, Sen. de Ira, 2, 35, 3.—
II Trop., wavering, hesitation, vacillation of the mind: in ea fluctuatione animorum opprimi incautos posse, Liv. 9, 25, 6; Vulg. Sirach, 40, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
flūctŭātĭō,¹⁴ ōnis, f. (fluctuor), agitation : Sen. Ira 2, 35, 3 || [fig.] hésitation, irrésolution : Liv. 9, 25, 6.
