κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → death is better than a life of misery, it is better not to live at all than to live in misery
monetary: P. and V. νόμισμα, τό.
come into currency, v.: Met., P. ἐκνικᾶν; see current.