ἐγκαρπόομαι

From LSJ

κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίωςdeath is better than a life of misery, it is better not to live at all than to live in misery

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Spanish (DGE)

cosechar, recolectar fig. ζῶντος τὸ φίλτρον ἀνδρός Gr.Naz.M.37.647.