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λόγος γέ τοί τις ἔστι τῶν γεραιτέρων, ὅσ' ἂν ἀνόητ' ἢ µῶρα βουλευσώµεθα, ἅπαντ' ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον ἡµῖν ξυµφέρειν → there is in fact a saying among the elders, that whatever thoughtless, stupid decisions we make, they all turn out for the best for us
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Revision as of 09:27, 20 May 2020
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
See snake.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
bŏa: (also bŏva in the MSS. of Pliny and Festus), ae, f. bos; cf. βουβών,
I a large Italian serpent: in Italiă appellatae bovae in tantam amplitudinem exeuntes ut divo Claudio principe occisae in Vaticano solidus in alvo spectatus infans, Plin. 8, 14, 14, § 37; 30, 14, 47, § 138 sq.; Sol. 2; acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 30 Müll., a water-serpent, so called because it milked cows, Sol. 2, 33; or because it could swallow an ox, quas boas vocant, ab eo quod tam grandes sint ut boves gluttire soleant, Hier. Vit. Hil. Erem. 39.—
II A disease producing red pustules, the measles or small-pox, Plin. 24, 8, 35, § 53: boam id est rubentes papulas. id. 26, 11, 73, § 120: boas fimum bubulum abolet: unde et nomen traxere, id. 28, 18, 75, § 244; Lucil. ap. Fest. s. v. tama, p. 360 Müll.—
III Crurum quoque tumor viae labore collectus bova appellatur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 30 Müll. (the same author explains with these words the disease tama).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) bŏa (bŏva, bŏas), æ, m.,
1 le serpent boa : Plin. 8, 37
2 enflure des jambes par suite d’une marche pénible : P. Fest. 30 || rougeole [maladie] : Plin. 24, 53.
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) boa1 u. (urspr., aber archaist.) bova, ae, f. u. boba, ae, f., I) eine Art Wasserschlange, die sich gern an Kühe ansaugt, Form boa, Plin. 8, 37 u.a. Solin. 2. § 33 u. 34: Form bova, Varr. sat. Men. 329. Paul. ex Fest. 30, 13. Form boba, Plac. gloss. V, 8, 9. – II) übtr.: a) (Form boa) die durch Kuhmist zu heilende Krankheit der roten Blattern, die Wasern, franz. la rougeole, Plin. 24, 53 u.a.: Form boba, Placid. gloss. V, 8, 9. – b) (Form bova) die durch Gehen rot angeschwollenen Adern der Schenkel, Adergeschwulst, Lucil. sat. fr. inc. 39 (bei Fest. p. 360, 21 boa; bei Paul. ex Fest 30, 13 bova). – c) (Form bova) ein einer boa ähnliches Weingefäß, die Weinschlange, Varr. sat. Men. 329.
Latin > English
boa boae N F :: large Italian snake; water serpent; disease with pustules (measles/smallpox)
