Orpheus

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

Ὀρφεύς, -έως, ὁ.

Of Orpheus, adj.: Ὀρφικός (Hdt.), Ὄρφειος (Plat.).

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Orpheus: (dissyl.), i (Gr. dat. Orphei, Verg. E. 4, 57; Gr. acc. Orphĕă, Verg. E. 6, 30; Ov. P. 3, 3, 41:
I Orphēā, id. M. 10, 3; voc. Orpheu, Verg. G. 4, 494; Ov. M. 11, 44), m., = Ὀρφεύς, the famous mythic singer of Thrace, son of Œagrus and Calliope, and husband of Eurydice; after her death he led her back from the Lower World, but lost her on turning to look at her, breaking his promise to Pluto. He was one of the Argonauts, Hor. C. 1, 12, 8; Ov. M. 10, 3 sq.; 11, 5 sq.; Hyg. Fab. 164; 251; Verg. E. 4, 55; Cic. N. D. 1, 38, 107 et saep.—Hence,
   A Or-phēus, a, um, adj., = Ὀρφεῖος, of or belonging to Orpheus, Orphean (poet.): vox, Ov. M. 10, 3: lyra, Prop. 1, 3, 42.—
   B Or-phĭcus, a, um, adj., = Ὀρφικός, of or belonging to Orpheus, Orphic (class.): carmen, Cic. N. D. 1, 38, 107: sacra Orphica, id. 3, 23, 58: versus, Macr. S. 1, 18, 17.—
   C Orphăĭcus, a, um, adj., = Ὀρφαικός, Orphic.—In plur. subst.: Orphăĭci, ōrum, m., the Orphics, the followers of Orpheus, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 12.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Orpheūs,¹¹ ĕī ou ĕos, m. (Ὀρφεύς), Orphée [fils de la Muse Calliope, célèbre joueur de lyre, époux d’Eurydice : Cic. Nat. 1, 107 || -ēŭs, a, um (Ὀρφεῖος), d’Orphée : Prop. 1, 3, 42 || -ēĭcus, a, um, d’Orphée, orphique : Macr. Sat. 1, 18, 17, ou -ĭcus, a, um (Ὀρφικός), Cic. Nat. 1, 107.

Latin > German (Georges)

Orpheus, eī u. eos, Akk. eum u. ea, m. (Ὀρφευς), ein berühmter Sänger, Sohn der Muse Kalliope u. des Apollo od. Öagrus, Gemahl der Eurydice (s. Eurydicēdas Nähere), Nom., Cic. de nat. deor. 3, 45. Ov. trist. 4, 1, 17. Hyg. fab. 14. Apul. flor. 17. Lact. 1, 5, 4: Genet. Orphei, Cic. de nat. deor. 1, 41. Hyg. fab. 14, u. Orpheos, Ov. Ib. 600. Stat. silv. 2, 7, 40 u. 99: Dat. Orpheo, Ov. am. 3, 9, 21. Phaedr. 3. prol. 57 u. griech. Orphei od. (nach Prisc. 7, 8) Orphi (Ὀρφει), Verg. ecl. 4, 57: Akk. Orpheum, Cic. de nat. deor. 1, 107. Mythogr. Lat. 2, 44; u. Orphea, Hor. carm. 1, 12, 8. Verg. ecl. 3, 46. Prop. 3, 2, 1. Ov. met. 11, 23. Sen. ep. 88, 39: Vok. Orpheu, Verg. georg. 4, 494. Ps. Verg. cul. 290. Ov. met. 11, 44: Abl. Orpheo, Cic. Tusc. 1, 98. Iustin. 11, 7, 14. – Dav.: A) Orphaïcī, ōrum, m. (Ὀρφαϊκοί), die Anhänger des Orpheus, die Orphiker, Macr. somn. Scip. 1, 12. § 12. – B) Orphëicus, a, um, orphëisch, des Orpheus, versus (Plur.), Macr. sat. 1, 18, 17: praecepta, Longin. bei Augustin. epist. 234, 1. – C) Orphēus, a, um (Ὀρφειος), orphëisch, des Orpheus, vox, Ov.: lyra, Prop. – D) Orphicus, a, um (Ὀρφικος), orphisch, des Orpheus, carmen, Cic. de nat. deor. 1, 107.