Cepheus
κρείσσων ἐναρχόμενος βοηθῶν καρδίᾳ τοῦ ἐπαγγελλομένου καὶ εἰς ἐλπίδα ἄγοντος· δένδρον γὰρ ζωῆς ἐπιθυμία ἀγαθή (Proverbs 13.12 LXX) → One who sincerely sets about helping is better than one who makes promises leading to hope; for a kindly urge is a tree of life.
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Κηφεύς, -έως, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Cēpheus: (dissyl.), ei (
I gen. Cēphĕos, Germ. Arat. 189; acc. Cēphĕă, Ov. M. 5, 42; Mel. 1, 11, 3), m., = Κηφεύς, a king of Ethiopia (acc. to Mel. l. l. at Joppa, in Phoenicia), husband of Cassiope. father of Andromeda, and father-in-law of Perseus; finally placed with these three among the stars, Ov. M. 4, 738; 5, 12; Hyg. Fab. 64; id. Astr. 2, 9; 3, 8; Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; id. N. D. 2, 43, 111; Germ. Arat. 184 al.—
II Hence, adjj.
A Cēphēïus, a, um, of Cepheus: Andromeda, Prop. 1, 3, 3; Ov. H. 15, 35: virgo, the same, id. A. 3, 3, 17.—
B Cēphēus (trisyl.), a, um, of Cepheus, = Ethiopian: Meroe, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 78: arva, Ov. M. 4, 669. —
C Cēphēïs, ĭdis, f., = Andromeda, Ov. A. A. 3, 191; Manil. 1, 426.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) Cēphēus,¹⁴ a, um, Prop. 4, 6, 78 et Cēphēĭus, a, um, Prop. 1, 3, 3, issu de Céphée, de Céphée : Cepheia arva Ov. M. 4, 669, l’Éthiopie.
(2) Cēpheūs,¹² eī ou eos, m. (Κηφεύς), Céphée [roi d’Éthiopie] : stellatus Cepheus Cic. Tusc. 5, 8, Céphée transformé en constellation.
Latin > German (Georges)
Cēpheus, eī u. eos, Akk. ea, m. (Κηφεύς), König in Äthiopien, Gemahl der Kassiope od. Kassiopeja, Vater der Andromeda, Schwiegervater des Perseus, mit diesen unter die Gestirne des nördl. Himmels versetzt (vgl. Andromeda), Ov. met. 4, 738. Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8: Genet. -ei, Hyg. fab. 64: Genet. -ēos (Κηφηος, epischer Genet.), Caes. German. Arat. 191: Akk. -ea, Ov. met. 5, 42. Mela 1, 11, 3 (1. § 64). – Dav.: A) Cephēïs, idos, f. (Κηφηΐς), die Cephëide (d.i. Tochter des C.) = Andromeda, Genet. -idos. Manil. 1, 436: Akk. -ida, Caes. Germ. phaen. 240: Vokat. ëi, Ov. art. am. 3, 191. – B) Cēphēius, a, um, cephëisch, Andromeda, Prop. u. Ov.: virgo, Andromeda, Ov.: arva, äthiopische, Ov. – C) Cēphēus, a, um, cephëisch = äthiopisch, Meroë, Prop. 4, 6, 78.