Nicostratus
From LSJ
Ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι → I seem, then, in just this little thing to be wiser than this man at any rate, that what I do not know I do not think I know either
Wikipedia EN
- In Greek mythology, Nicostratus (Ancient Greek: Νικόστρατος) is a son of Menelaus, king of Mycenaean Sparta. He was known to Hesiod and epic poet Cinaethon. His name means 'Victorious Army' and suggests that his birth came after the Trojan War.
- Nicostratus (comic poet), son of Aristophanes, a poet of the Middle Comedy (4th century BC)
- Nicostratus of Rhodes, a Rhodian commander in the 2nd century BC, companion of Agesilochus
- Nicostratus of Acaia, strategos of the Achaean League in 198-187 BC
- A saint converted by Saint Sebastian (see Mark and Marcellian)
- One of the Four Crowned Martyrs, died ca. 304, feast day 8 November
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Nīcostrătus,¹³ ī, m. (Νικόστρατος), préteur des Achéens : Liv. 32, 39.
