Memphis
Περὶ τοῦ ἐπέκεινα τοῦ νοῦ κατὰ μὲν νόησιν πολλὰ λέγεται, θεωρεῖται δὲ ἀνοησίᾳ κρείττονι νοήσεως → On the subject of that which is beyond intellect, many statements are made on the basis of intellection, but it may be immediately cognised only by means of a non-intellection superior to intellection
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Μέμφις, -ιδος, ἡ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Memphis: is and ĭdos, f., = Μεμφις,
I a city of Middle Egypt, celebrated as the residence of the Egyptian kings, now Metrahenny (fourteen miles south of Cairo), Mel. 1, 9, 9; Plin. 2, 85, 87, § 201; 5, 9, 9, § 50; Liv. 45, 11 sq.; Hor. C. 3, 26, 10; Tac. H. 4, 84; Prop. 3, 11, 34: quae colis, et Memphin, palmiferamque Pharon, Ov. Am. 2, 13, 7.— Hence,
A Memphītes, ae, m. adj., Memphite, of or from the city of Memphis, Egyptian: Memphiten plangere bovem, i. e. Apis, Tib. 1, 8 (7), 28 lapis, Plin. 36, 7, 11, § 56.—
B Memphītĭcus, a, um, adj., Memphitic, Egyptian: templa, Ov. A. A. 1, 77: ensis, Luc. 10, 5.—
C Memphītis, ĭdis, f. adj., Memphite, Egyptian (poet.): terrā Memphitide, Juv. 15, 122: vacca, i. e. Io, Ov. A. A. 3, 393: cymba, Luc. 4, 136.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Memphis,¹³ is, f. (Μέμφις), capitale de l’Égypte : Liv. 45, 11 ; Plin. 5, 50 ; Mela 1, 60 ; Hor. O. 3, 26, 10 || -ītēs, æ, adj. m., de Memphis : Tib. 1, 8, 28 ; Plin. 36, 56, ou -ītĭcus, a, um, Ov. Ars 1, 77 ; Luc. 10, 6, ou -ītis, ĭdis, f., Juv. 15, 122 ; Ov. Ars 3, 193 ; Luc. 4, 136.
Latin > German (Georges)
Memphis, phidis, Akk. phim u. phin, Vok. phi, Abl. phī, f. (Μέμφις), Stadt in Mittelägypten, Residenz der ägyptischen Könige, berühmt wegen der Pyramiden u. als Verehrungsort des Stieres Apis, jetzt Dorf Menf (südlich von Kairo), Liv. 45, 11, 1 u. 45, 12, 2. Plin. 5, 50. Tac. hist. 4, 84. Hor. carm. 3, 26, 10. Prop. 3, 11, – 34. – Dav.: a) Memphītēs, ae, m. (Μεμφίτης), memphitisch, bos, Apis, Tibull.: nomos, Plin. – b) Memphīticus, a, um (Μεμφιτικός), memphitisch u. poet. = ägyptisch, sacra, Ov.: ensis, Lucan.: arcana, Apul.: vates, Hieron. epist. 53, 1. – c) Memphītis, tidis, f., memphitisch und poet. = ägyptisch, vacca, v. der Jo, Ov.: cymba, Lucan.
