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ὅτι τίς ὁ ἄνθρωπος, ὃς ἐπελεύσεται ὀπίσω τῆς βουλῆς τὰ ὅσα ἐποίησεν αὐτήν; (Ecclesiastes 2:12, LXX version) → for who is the man who, after following his own plan, will find wisdom (in) everything he has done?

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Zōĭlus: i, m., = Ζώιλος,
I a severe critic in the time of Ptolemaeus Philadelphus, a censurer of Homer (hence called Ὁμηρομάστιξ, Homeromastix), Vitr. 7 praef.— Transf., of a censorious person, Ov. R. Am. 366; Mart. 11, 37, 1.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Zōĭlus,¹⁵ ī, m. (Ζώϊλος), Zoïle [grammairien d’Alexandrie, détracteur d’Homère] : Vitr. Arch. 7, præf. 8 || [fig.] un Zoïle, un détracteur : Ov. Rem. 366 ; Mart. 11, 37, 1.

Latin > German (Georges)

Zōilus, ī, m. (Ζώϊλος), ein strenger Kritiker u. Grammatiker, der die homerischen Gedichte in kleinlicher und hämischer Weise tadelte (dah. Ὁμηρομάστιξ, Homeromastix gen.), s. Vitr. 7. praef. § 8 sq. – appellat., ein kleinlicher-, hämischer Tadler od. Kritiker, Ov. rem. 366. Mart. 11, 37, 1.