Ampyx
Ὥσπερ αὐτοῦ τοῦ ἡλίου μὴ ὄντος καυστικοῦ, ἀλλ' οὔσης ζωτικῆς καὶ ζωοποιοῦ θέρμης ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ἀπλήκτου, ὁ ἀὴρ παθητικῶς δέχεται τὸ ἀπ' αὐτοῦ ϕῶς καὶ καυστικῶς· οὕτως οὖν ἁρμονίας οὔσης ἐν αὐτοῖς τινὸς καὶ ἑτέρου εἴδους ϕωνῆς ἡμεῖς παθητικῶς ἀκούομεν → Just as although the Sun itself does not cause burning but has a heat in it that is life-giving, life-engendering, and mild, the air receives light from it by being affected and burned, so also although there is a certain harmony and a different kind of voice in them, we hear it by being affected.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Ampyx: ycis, m., = Ἄμπυξ.
I One of the Lapithœ; acc. Ampyca, Ov. M. 12, 450. —
II One of the companions of Phineus, changed to stone by Perseus, Ov. M. 5, 184.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Ampyx, ўcis (acc. ўca ), m., un des Lapithes : Ov. M. 12, 450 || guerrier pétrifié par Persée : Ov. M. 5, 184.
