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αὐτόχειρες οὔτε τῶν ἀγαθῶν οὔτε τῶν κακῶν γίγνονται τῶν συμβαινόντων αὐτοῖς → for not with their own hands do they deal out the blessings and curses that befall us
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|lshtext=<b>sphaera</b>: ([[post]]-[[class]]. sphēra; [[once]] sphĕra, Prud. Apoth. 278), ae, f., = [[σφαῖρα]] | |lshtext=<b>sphaera</b>: ([[post]]-[[class]]. sphēra; [[once]] sphĕra, Prud. Apoth. 278), ae, f., = [[σφαῖρα]],<br /><b>I</b> a [[ball]], [[globe]], [[sphere]] ([[pure]] Lat. [[globus]], Cic. N. D. 2, 18, 47).<br /><b>I</b> In gen.: sphaeras pugnum altas facito, [[Cato]], R. R. 82; Cic. Fat. 8, 15: habent suam sphaeram stellae inerrantes, id. N. D. 2, 21, 55.—<br /><b>II</b> In partic.<br /> <b>A</b> A [[globe]] or [[sphere]] made to [[represent]] the [[heavenly]] bodies, Cic. Rep. 1, 14, 21 sq.; 1, 17, 28; id. Tusc. 1, 25, 63; 5, 23, 64; id. N. D. 2, 35, 88; id. de Or. 3, 40, 162.—<br /> <b>B</b> A [[globe]], one of the [[great]] bodies of the [[universe]], Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 4, 8; Mart. Cap. 7, § 741.—<br /> <b>C</b> A [[ball]] for playing [[with]] (syn. [[follis]]), Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 6, 88; 5, 11, 134; Amm. 21, 14, 1; in the [[hand]] of a [[statue]], id. 25, 10, 2. | ||
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sphaera: (post-class. sphēra; once sphĕra, Prud. Apoth. 278), ae, f., = σφαῖρα,
I a ball, globe, sphere (pure Lat. globus, Cic. N. D. 2, 18, 47).
I In gen.: sphaeras pugnum altas facito, Cato, R. R. 82; Cic. Fat. 8, 15: habent suam sphaeram stellae inerrantes, id. N. D. 2, 21, 55.—
II In partic.
A A globe or sphere made to represent the heavenly bodies, Cic. Rep. 1, 14, 21 sq.; 1, 17, 28; id. Tusc. 1, 25, 63; 5, 23, 64; id. N. D. 2, 35, 88; id. de Or. 3, 40, 162.—
B A globe, one of the great bodies of the universe, Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 4, 8; Mart. Cap. 7, § 741.—
C A ball for playing with (syn. follis), Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 6, 88; 5, 11, 134; Amm. 21, 14, 1; in the hand of a statue, id. 25, 10, 2.
