isthmus
From LSJ
μὴ τὴν ὄψιν καλλωπίζου, ἀλλ' ἐν τοῖς ἐπιτηδεύμασιν ἴσθι καλός → Don't beautify your face, but be beautiful in your habits (Thales, in Diog. Laertius 1.37)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
P. and V. ἰσθμός, ὁ. Shaped like an isthmus, adj.: P. ἰσθμώδης.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
isthmus¹² (-ŏs), ī, m. (ἰσθμός),
1 isthme, et surtout l’isthme de Corinthe : Cic. Fato 7 ; Cæs. C. 3, 55, 2 ; Liv. 45, 28, 2
2 détroit : Prop. 3, 21, 1. fém. d. Apul. M. 1, 1.
Latin > English
isthmus isthmi N M :: isthmus; strait
