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
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also ἀνθίστημι): oppose, withstand, make a stand against, stand against