ὑπεξέρχεσθαι
From LSJ
κακῶς ζῆν κρεῖσσον ἢ καλῶς θανεῖν → better to live ignobly than to die nobly, better to live badly than to die well
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also ὑπεξέρχομαι): edge away, slink off, slip away, sneak away, steal away, withdraw privily