ἀνθίστασθαι

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

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also ἀνθίστημι): oppose, withstand, make a stand against, stand against