Philetas
καὶ τὸ σιγᾶν πολλάκις ἐστὶ σοφώτατον ἀνθρώπῳ νοῆσαι → and silence is often the wisest thing for a man to heed, and often is man's best wisdom to be silent, and often keeping silent is the wisest thing for a man to heed
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Phĭlētas: ae, m., = Φιλήτας,
I a Greek elegiac poet of Cos, an instructor of Ptolemy Philadelphus, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 1; Quint. 10, 1, 58.—Hence,
II Phĭlētēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Philetas, Philetean: Philetea aqua, i. e. elegiac poetry, Prop. 3, 3 (4, 2), 52: Philetei corymbi, id. 4 (5), 6, 3.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Phĭlētās,¹⁵ æ, m. (Φιλήτας), poète grec, contemporain d’Alexandre : Prop. 3, 1, 1 ; Quint. 10, 1, 58 || -æus, a, um, de Philétas : Prop. 3, 3, 52.
Latin > German (Georges)
Philētās, ae, m., (Φιλήτας), ein griechischer Elegiker aus Kos, Erzieher des Ptolemäus Philadelphus, Lehrer des Theokrit, Vorbild des Properz, Quint. 10, 1, 58. Prop. 2, 34, 31 (wo Akk. -ān); 3, 1, 1. – Dav. Philētaeus, a, um, philetäisch, des Philetas, Prop. 3, 3, 52; 4, 6, 3.
