διαμύνομαι

From LSJ

ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα καὶ σκιὰ μόνον → human being is only a breath and a shadow, man is but a breath and a shadow

Source

Spanish (DGE)

defenderse πρὸς τὸ ἄντικρυς un animal, Aët.13.37.