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|lshtext=<b>Gordĭus</b>: ii, m., = Γόρδιος,<br /><b>I</b> a [[king]] of [[Gordium]], in [[Phrygia]] Major, [[famous]] for the [[inextricable]] [[knot]] on his [[chariot]], [[which]] [[Alexander]] the Great [[cut]] [[with]] his [[sword]], Curt. 3, 1, 15 sqq.; Just. 11, 7, 13 sqq.—Hence, Gordĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to [[Gordius]]: [[nodus]], i. e. an [[insoluble]] [[problem]], Amm. 14, 11, 1. | |lshtext=<b>Gordĭus</b>: ii, m., = Γόρδιος,<br /><b>I</b> a [[king]] of [[Gordium]], in [[Phrygia]] Major, [[famous]] for the [[inextricable]] [[knot]] on his [[chariot]], [[which]] [[Alexander]] the Great [[cut]] [[with]] his [[sword]], Curt. 3, 1, 15 sqq.; Just. 11, 7, 13 sqq.—Hence, Gordĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to [[Gordius]]: [[nodus]], i. e. an [[insoluble]] [[problem]], Amm. 14, 11, 1. | ||
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|gf=<b>Gordĭus</b>,¹⁶ ĭī, m., laboureur phrygien qui devint roi : Curt. 3, 1, 14 || <b>-ĭus</b>, a, um, [[nodus]] gordius Amm. 14, 11, 1, nœud gordien. | |||
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Revision as of 06:55, 14 August 2017
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Gordĭus: ii, m., = Γόρδιος,
I a king of Gordium, in Phrygia Major, famous for the inextricable knot on his chariot, which Alexander the Great cut with his sword, Curt. 3, 1, 15 sqq.; Just. 11, 7, 13 sqq.—Hence, Gordĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Gordius: nodus, i. e. an insoluble problem, Amm. 14, 11, 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Gordĭus,¹⁶ ĭī, m., laboureur phrygien qui devint roi : Curt. 3, 1, 14
