κρεῖττον εἶναι φιλοσόφως ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἀφιλοσόφως ζῆν → that it is better to die in manner befitting a philosopher than to live unphilosophically
a primitive root; to chop off (literally or figuratively): cut (asunder, in pieces, in sunder, off), X utmost.
