Numerus
From LSJ
ὡς οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → since unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills
Numerus, numerus – der Rede den gehörigen N. geben, verbis solutis numeros adiungere; numeris astringere orationem.