λείπειν
From LSJ
τὸ μὴ γενέσθαι κρεῖσσον ἢ φῦναι βροτοῖς → not existing is better for mortals than being born, not to be born is better than life for mortals
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also λείπω): bequeath, fail, quit, abandon one's post, be deficient, be wanting, bequeath by will, desert one's post, fall short, give out, leave by will, leave in the lurch
