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|lshtext=<b>Prōteus</b>: (dissyl.), ĕi and ĕos, m., = Πρωτεύς,<br /><b>I</b> a [[sea]]-[[god]] [[who]] [[often]] changed his form; he [[was]] in the [[service]] of [[Neptune]], and kept his [[sea]]-calves, Ov. M. 8, 731; 2, 9; id. A. A. 1, 761; Hor. C. 1, 2, 7; Verg. G. 4, 388; Ov. F. 1, 367: Protei columnae, i. e. the [[boundary]] of [[Egypt]], Verg. A. 11, 262.— Transf., of a [[fickle]] [[person]]: Protea [[tenere]], Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 90; of a [[cunning]] [[person]], id. S. 2, 3, 71; cf. Amm. 29, 1, 39.
|lshtext=<b>Prōteus</b>: (dissyl.), ĕi and ĕos, m., = Πρωτεύς,<br /><b>I</b> a [[sea]]-[[god]] [[who]] [[often]] changed his form; he [[was]] in the [[service]] of [[Neptune]], and kept his [[sea]]-calves, Ov. M. 8, 731; 2, 9; id. A. A. 1, 761; Hor. C. 1, 2, 7; Verg. G. 4, 388; Ov. F. 1, 367: Protei columnae, i. e. the [[boundary]] of [[Egypt]], Verg. A. 11, 262.— Transf., of a [[fickle]] [[person]]: Protea [[tenere]], Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 90; of a [[cunning]] [[person]], id. S. 2, 3, 71; cf. Amm. 29, 1, 39.
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|gf=<b>Prōteūs</b>¹² (diss.), ĕī ou ĕos, m. (Πρωτεύς), Protée [dieu marin, sachant l’avenir, mais se dérobant aux consultations par [[mille]] métamorphoses] : Virg. G. 4, 388 ; Ov. M. 8, 731 || [fig.] un protée, un homme versatile : Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 90.
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Revision as of 06:48, 14 August 2017

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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Πρωτεύς, -έως, ὁ.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Prōteus: (dissyl.), ĕi and ĕos, m., = Πρωτεύς,
I a sea-god who often changed his form; he was in the service of Neptune, and kept his sea-calves, Ov. M. 8, 731; 2, 9; id. A. A. 1, 761; Hor. C. 1, 2, 7; Verg. G. 4, 388; Ov. F. 1, 367: Protei columnae, i. e. the boundary of Egypt, Verg. A. 11, 262.— Transf., of a fickle person: Protea tenere, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 90; of a cunning person, id. S. 2, 3, 71; cf. Amm. 29, 1, 39.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Prōteūs¹² (diss.), ĕī ou ĕos, m. (Πρωτεύς), Protée [dieu marin, sachant l’avenir, mais se dérobant aux consultations par mille métamorphoses] : Virg. G. 4, 388 ; Ov. M. 8, 731