elfenbeinern

From LSJ

κρεῖττον εἶναι φιλοσόφως ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἀφιλοσόφως ζῆν → that it is better to die in manner befitting a philosopher than to live unphilosophically

Source

German > Latin

elfenbeinern, eburneus. – ex ebore factus u. bl. ex ebore (aus Elfenbein gemacht, z.B. statua).