onager
τὸ κακὸν δοκεῖν ποτ' ἐσθλὸν τῷδ' ἔμμεν' ὅτῳ φρένας θεὸς ἄγει πρὸς ἄταν → evil appears as good to him whose mind the god is leading to destruction (Sophocles, Antigone 622f.)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ŏnăger: and ŏnā̆grus, i, m., = ὄναγρος,
I a wild ass, Varr. R. R. 2, 6, 3; cf. Col. 6, 37, 3; Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 174: timidi, Verg. G. 3, 409: pulcher, Mart. 13, 100, 1; Vulg. Psa. 103, 11; id. Osee, 8, 9.—
II Transf., a military engine for discharging large stones, Veg. Mil. 4, 22; Amm. 23, 4, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ŏnăgĕr,¹⁵ Cels., Mart., et -grus, Varro ī, m.,
1 onagre, âne sauvage : Varro R. 2, 6, 3 ; Cels. Med. 2, 18 ; Mart. 13, 97, 1
2 machine de guerre qui lançait des pierres : Veg. Mil. 2, 10 ; Amm. 23, 4, 7.
Latin > German (Georges)
onager u. onagrus, ī, m. (οναγρος), I) der wilde Esel, Waldesel (rein lat. asinus ferus, s. Amm. 23, 4, 7), Nomin. gew. onager, Cels. 2, 18. p. 64, 20 D. Mart. 13, 97, 1 u. 100, 1. Vulg. Iob 6, 5 u. Sirach. 13, 23. Ven. Fort. carm. 7, 4, 22: Nom. Plur. onagri, Cic. ad Att. 6, 1, 25: Nomin. onagrus, Varro r. r. 2, 6, 3: andere Kasus, Verg. georg. 3, 409. Plin. 8, 170 u. 174 sq. Capit. Gord. 33, 1: zur Maultierzucht gebraucht, Colum. 6, 37, 3. Petron. 38, 4: onagrorum est mugilare, Suet. fr. 161. p. 248, 2 R. (vgl. Anthol. Lat. 762, 53 R. = 233, 53 M.). – II) (onager) übtr., eine Kriegsmaschine, mit der Steine abgeschossen wurden, Veget. mil. 2, 10; 4, 22 u.a. Amm. 23, 4, 7.
