ἀποτομεύς
From LSJ
Κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → Death is better than a life of misery → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Der Tod ist besser als ein Leben in der Not
English (LSJ)
-έως, ὁ, = ἀποτομάς (abrupt, sheer, split, hewn piece of wood, javelin used in athletic games, dart) 2, Poll. 3.151.
Spanish (DGE)
-έως
dardo, jabalina de competición, Poll.3.151 (ap. crít.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 331] ὁ, der Abschneider, Poll. 3, 151 τὸ ἀκόντιον τῶν πεντάθλων.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀποτομεύς: έως, ὁ, = τῷ προηγ, 2, Πολυδ. Γ΄, 151.