Bactra

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Μὴ κρῖν' ὁρῶν τὸ κάλλος, ἀλλὰ τὸν τρόπον → Mores in arbitrando, non faciem vide → Nach dem Charakter, nicht nach Schönheit urteile

Menander, Monostichoi, 333

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Bactra: ōrum (Bactrum, i, Plin. 6, 16, 18, § 48), n., = Βάκτρα,
I the chief city of Bactria or Bactriana, now Balkh, Verg. G. 2, 138; Prop. 3 (4), 1, 16; 3, 11 (4, 10), 26; Hor. C. 3, 29, 28; Curt. 7, 4, 31; cf. Sil. 13, 764; Amm. 23, 6, 58.—Transf., = Bactri, the Bactrians, Verg. A. 8, 688.—
II Derivv.
   A Bactri, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Bactriana, Mel. 1, 2, 5; Varr. ap. Plin. 6, 17, 19, § 52; Plin. 6, 16, 18, § 48.—
   B Bac-trĭa, ae. f., the country of the Bactrians, Bactria, Plin. 8, 18, 26, § 67.—
   C Bactrĭ-ānus, a, um, adj.
   1    Relating to the city of Bactra, of Bactra: regio, Curt. 6, 6, 18: arx, id. 9, 7, 2: terra, id. 7, 4, 26: smaragdi, Plin. 37, 45, 17, § 65.—
   2    Relating to the kingdom of Bactriana, Bactrian; hence, Bactriāni, ōrum, m., = Bactri, the Bactrians, Plin. 6, 23, 25, § 92; Curt. 7, 4, 13; 7, 4, 20; 7, 4, 25; Tac. A. 11, 8; Amm. 23, 6, 57.—In sing., collect. for the land of Bactriana, Tac. A. 2, 60.—Also, Bactriāna, ae, f. (sc. terra), = Bactria, Plin. 12, 9, 19, § 35. —
   D Bactrīnus, a, um, adj., Bactrian: camelus, App. M. 7, p. 194, 4.—
   E Bac-trĭus, a, um, adj., the same: Halcyoneus, Ov. M. 5, 135.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(2) Bactra,¹¹ ōrum, n., Bactres capitale de la Bactriane] : Virg. G. 2, 138 ; Hor. O. 3, 29, 28 ; Curt. 7, 4, 31.