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κάμψαι διαύλου θάτερον κῶλον πάλινbend back along the second turn of the race, turning the bend and coming back for the second leg of the double run, run the homeward course, retrace one's steps

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Latin > English

saxum saxi N N :: stone

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

saxum: (in inscrr. also SAKSVM; from collat. form saxus;
I a vocative SAXE, Inscr. Orell. 2982), i, n. root sak-; Sanscr. ska; cf. secare, any large, rough stone; a detached fragment of rock; a rock (in gen.; whereas rupes is a steep rock, crag, cliff).
I In gen., Lucr. 4, 266 sq.; cf. id. 1, 882: non est e saxo sculptus, Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 100: pars ludicre saxa Jactant, inter se licitantur, Enn. ap. Non. 134, 13 (Ann. v. 76 Vahl.): (Sisyphum) adverso nixantem trudere monte Saxum, etc., Lucr. 3, 1001: miser impendens magnum timet aëre saxum Tantalus, id. 3, 980: saxo cere comminuit brum, Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 412 (Ann. v. 586 Vahl.); cf.: si glebis aut saxis aut fustibus aliquem de fundo praecipitem egeris, Cic. Caecin.21,60: magni ponderis saxa, in muro collocare, Caes. B. G. 2, 29; cf. id. ib. 7, 22 fin.; 7, 23; 7, 46: (Thyestes) summis saxis fixus asperis, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 107 (Trag. v. 413 Vahl.); cf.: aspicite religatum asperis Vinctumque saxis (Prometheum), Cic. poët. Tusc. 2, 10, 23: speluncas saxis pendentibu' structas, Lucr. 6, 195; cf., of the cave of Cacus: jam primum saxis suspensam hanc aspice rupem, Verg. A. 8, 190: tot congesta manu praeruptis oppida saxis, id. G. 2, 156: inter saxa rupesque, Liv. 21, 40: saxa spargens tabo, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 107 (Trag. v. 414 Vahl.): vesco sale saxa peresa, Lucr. 1, 326: nec turbida ponti Aequora fligebant naves ad saxa, id. 5, 1001: si ad saxum quo capessit, Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 89 et saep.: lapis non saxum est, Plin. 36, 22, 49, § 169.—In apposition: in saxis silicibus uberiores aquae sunt, in limestone rocks, Vitr. 8, 1.—
   2    Prov.
   a Saxum volvere, i. e. to strive or endeavor in vain (alluding to the stone of Sisyphus): satis diu hoc jam saxum volvo, Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 55.—
   b Inter sacrum saxumque stare; v. sacrum, A. 2. b.—
II In partic.
   A For Saxum Tarpejum (cf. Fest. p. 343 Müll. and v. Tarpejus, II.), the Tarpeian Rock: horribilis de saxo jactus, Lucr. 3, 1016; Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 31; Cic. Att. 14, 16, 2; Hor. S. 1, 6, 39; Tac. A. 2, 32; 4, 29; Dig. 48, 19, 25; v. Tarpeius.—
   B Saxum sacrum, the sacred rock on the Aventine, at which Remus consulted the auspices, Cic. Dom. 53, 136; called saxum alone, Ov. F. 5, 150.—
   C A superior kind of Cimolian chalk (creta Cimolia), Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 196.—
   D Saxa Rubra; v. ruber, II. B.—
III Transf.
   1    Plur.: saxa, stony ground, rocky places: mitis in apricis coquitur vindemia saxis, Verg. G. 2, 522: Ligurum, Mart. 3, 82, 22.—
   2    A stone wall: Romulus saxo lucum circumdedit alto, Ov. F. 3, 431.—
   3    The strong foundation of a building: Capitolium quadrato saxo substructum, Liv. 6, 4, 12.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

saxum,⁷ ī, n.,
1 pierre brute, rocher, roche, roc : Lucr. 3, 980 ; 6, 195 ; Cic. Tusc. 1, 107 ; Rep. 2, 11 || Saxum (sacrum), la roche sacrée [sur l’Aventin, d’où Rémus avait consulté les auspices] : Cic. Domo 136 ; Ov. F. 5, 150 || roche Tarpéienne : Cic. Att. 14, 16, 1 ; Hor. S. 1, 6, 39 ; Tac. Ann. 2, 32 ; 4, 29 || roche crayeuse : Plin. 35, 196 || saxa Virg. G. 2, 522, terrains rocheux, cf. Mart. 3, 82, 2 || bloc de pierre, de marbre : Cic. Ac. 2, 100
2 grosse pierre, pierre : Cic. Cæc. 60 ; Verr. 2, 1, 147 ; Cæs. G. 2, 29, etc. || sing. collectif : Liv. 6, 4, 12 || [poét.] mur de pierre : Ov. F. 3, 431 || enceinte de pierre : Hor. O. 3, 16, 10.

Latin > German (Georges)

saxum, ī, n. (zu seco, vgl. ahd. sahs, Steinmasse), der Felsblock, das Felsstück, der Felsstein, große Stein, I) eig.: A) der Fels, 1) im allg.: saxo undique absciso rupes, Felsen, die von rings scharf abgeschnittenen Steinmassen gebildet sind, Liv.: saxa latentia, Klippen, Verg.: saxa cautesque, Apul.: summis saxis fixus asperis, Enn. tr. fr.: angustior rupes atque ita rectis saxis, ut etc., Liv.: saxum vivum, natürlicher Felsen, Tac.: im Bilde, quasi murenula inter definitionum saxa prolaberis, Augustin. op. imperf. c. Iulian. 3, 145. – Plur. saxa = felsige-, steinige Orte, Ligurum, Mart. 3, 82, 22. Eumen. grat. act. 6 extr. (wo Ggstz. humilitas, Niederung); vgl. Verg. georg. 2, 522. – 2) insbes.: a) Saxum (sacrum), der heilige Fels, die Stelle auf der Höhe des Aventin, wo Remus die Auspizien gesucht hatte, Cic. de dom. 136. Ov. fast. 5, 150. – b) der tarpejische Fels, Cic. ad Att. 14, 16, 1. Hor. sat. 1, 6, 39. Tac. ann. 2, 32 u. 4, 29 (vollst. saxum Tarpeium, Tac. ann. 6, 19; vgl. Tarpeius). – e) Saxa rubra, s. ruber. – B) der Stein, a) übh., der (große) Stein, der Felsstein, saxum silex, Kieselstein, Vitr. u. Liv.: in saxo sedere, Ov.: saxa iacĕre, Cic.: nunc tela nunc saxa ingerere, Liv.: ex spelunca saxum in crura incĭdisse, Cic. – Sprichw., s. sacer. – b) der Werkstein, zum Bauen, saxum quadratum, Quaderstein, Quader (kollektiv), Liv. u.a.: templa saxo structa, Verg. – zu Statuen usw., Steinblock, Marmorblock, non e saxo sculptus, Cic.: canis eodem fabricatus saxo, Ov.: saxo sollers nunc hominem ponere, Hor. – II) meton.: a) die steinerne Mauer, saxo lucum circumdedit alto, Ov. fast. 3, 431. – b) das steinerne Gebäude, perrumpere amat saxa, Hor. carm. 3, 16, 10. – III) übtr. eine Art der zimolischen Kreide (creta Cimolia), unsere Walkererde, weil sie in mächtigen Lagern vorkommt, Plin. 35, 196. – / Nbf. saxus, u. zwar Nomin. saxsus (so!), Corp. inscr. Lat. 10, 4431 u. Vok. saxe, Corp. inscr. Lat. 11, 137.