catapulta
Οὐ γὰρ ἀργίας ὤνιον ἡ ὑγίεια καὶ ἀπραξίας, ἅ γε δὴ μέγιστα κακῶν ταῖς νόσοις πρόσεστι, καὶ οὐδὲν διαφέρει τοῦ τὰ ὄμματα τῷ μὴ διαβλέπειν καὶ τὴν φωνὴν τῷ μὴ φθέγγεσθαι φυλάττοντος ὁ τὴν ὑγίειαν ἀχρηστίᾳ καὶ ἡσυχίᾳ σῴζειν οἰόμενος → For health is not to be purchased by idleness and inactivity, which are the greatest evils attendant on sickness, and the man who thinks to conserve his health by uselessness and ease does not differ from him who guards his eyes by not seeing, and his voice by not speaking
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cătăpulta: ae, f., = ό καταπέλτης,
I a large engine of war for throwing arrows, lances, stones, etc., a catapult (cf. ballista): catapultis ballistisque per omnia tabulata dispositis, Liv. 21, 11, 7; 21, 11, 10: maximae formae, id. 26, 47, 5; Vitr. 10, 11, 1; 10, 11, 19; 10, 15 sq.; Veg. Mil. 4, 22; Naev., Lucil., Varr., and Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 552, 17 sq.; Caes. B. C. 2, 9 al.; cf. Dict. of Antiq.—
II Meton., like ballista, for the missile itself, Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 28; id. Curc. 3, 24; 5, 3, 12; id. Capt. 4, 2, 17; Titin. ap. Non. p. 552, 11 sq. (Com. Rel. v. 125 Rib.).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cătăpulta,¹³ æ, f. (καταπέλτης),
1 catapulte : Cæs. C. 2, 9, 4 ; Liv. 26, 47, 5
2 projectile lancé par une catapulte : Pl. Capt. 796 ; Curc. 398.
Latin > German (Georges)
catapulta, ae, f. (καταπέλτης), ein grobes Geschütz, womit Pfeile, Lanzen u. dgl. abgeschossen wurden, die Wurfmaschine, Katapulte, castra crebro catapultā impulit, Varr. fr.: ne saxa ex catapultis latericium discuterent, Caes.: catapultis ballistisque per omnia tabulata dispositis, Liv. – meton. = das Wurfgeschoß, Turpil. com. 125. Plaut. capt. 796 u.a.
