θρύπτεσθαι
From LSJ
κακῶς ζῆν κρεῖσσον ἢ καλῶς θανεῖν → better to live ignobly than to die nobly, better to live badly than to die well
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also θρύπτω): be arch, be coy, be enervated, be enfeebled, put on airs and graces
