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νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
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Revision as of 15:19, 14 May 2024
Latin > English
ampulla ampullae N F :: bottle, jar, flask for holding liquids; inflated expressions, bombast
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ampulla: ae, f. amb- and olla, as having handles on both (opposite) sides, or an irreg. dim. of amphora.
I A vessel for holding liquids, furnished with two handles and swelling in the middle, a flask, bottle, jar, pot, etc. (also made of leather), Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 86; id. Pers. 1, 3, 44; Cic. Fin. 4, 12 al.—*
II Prob. on account of its shape, like λήκυθος, of inflated discourse, swelling words, bombast: proicit ampullas et sesquipedalia verba, * Hor. A. P. 97; cf. Cic. Att. 1, 14, and ampullor.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ampulla,¹⁴ æ, f. (dim. de ampora, amphora ),
1 petite fiole à ventre bombé : Pl. Merc. 927 ; Cic. Fin. 4, 30
2 [fig.] terme emphatique, style ampoulé : Hor. P. 97.
Latin > German (Georges)
ampulla, ae, f. (Demin. v. amphora; eig. amp[h]orula, dann amporla, ampurla, ampulla), I) ein kolbenförmiges Gefäß mit engem Halse u. zwei Henkeln, von Glas, Ton, auch von Leder, zur Aufbewahrung von Flüssigkeiten, bes. v. Salbe, Schminke, Öl, eine kleine Flasche (vgl. Apul. flor. 9), Plaut. u.a.: vitrea, Plin. u. Mart.: olearia, Apul.: bes. (wie λήκυθος) ein Salben- od. Schminkfläschchen, -büchschen, Cic. de fin. 4, 30. – II) poet. übtr. (als Übersetzung von λήκυθος), Redeschwulst, Prunkworte, Bombast, proicit ampullas, Hor. de art. poet. 97; vgl. die Auslgg. zu Hor. ep. 1, 3, 14.
