οὔτοι
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)
or οὔ τοι, Adv.
A indeed not, Il.1.298, 515, 3.65, 4.29, Hes. Op. 759, etc.: in Att. freq. before protestations, οὔτοι μὰ τὴν Δήμητρα Ar. Pl.64; οὔτοι . . μὰ τὸν Ἀπόλλω Id.V.1366; οὔτοι μὰ τὴν Γῆν Id.Pax 188; μὰ τὸν Δί' οὔτοι γε Id.Th.34; μὰ τὸν Δί' οὐ τοίνυν Id.V.1141 (cf. τοίνυν) ; ἀλλ' οὔτοι . . γε S.El.137 (lyr.), etc.; οὔτοι δή Pl.Cri.43d; οὔτοι δὴ . . γε Id.Euthphr.2a, etc.; οὔτοι μὲν οὖν Id.Phdr.271b; οὔτοι πότε never indeed, S.Ant.522, etc.; οὔτοι ποτέ . . γε Id.OT852; cf. οὔ τἄν, οὔ τἄρα. (οὔτοι is freq. confounded with οὔτι.)
