κώϊον

From LSJ

οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills

Source

German (Pape)

[Seite 1541] zsgzgn κῷον, τό, sc. ἱμάτιον, von der Insel Kos benanntes dünnes, florartig durchsichtiges Zeug.