chalybs
ἔκστασίς τίς ἐστιν ἐν τῇ γενέσει τὸ παρὰ φύσιν τοῦ κατὰ φύσιν → what is contrary to nature is any developmental aberration from what is in accord with nature (Aristotle, On the Heavens 286a19)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
chălybs: ybis, m., = χάλυψ,
I steel (cf. Plin. 34, 14, 41, § 142 sq.): vulnificus (because weapons were made of it), Verg. A. 8, 446; on account of its hardness: ferro durior et chalybe, Prop. 1, 16, 30; cf. Sen. Herc. Oet. 152; Sil. 1, 171; 2, 403.—
II Meton., the things made of it.
A A sword: strictus, Sen. Thyest. 364.—
B A horse's bit, Luc. 6, 398.—
C The point of an arrow, Luc. 7, 518; Val. Fl. 6, 342; Sil. 2, 107 al.—
D An iron rail, Luc. 6, 547.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) chălybs,¹³ ybis, m. (χάλυψ), acier ; vulnificus chalybs Virg. En. 8, 446, l’acier meurtrier || [fig.] objet en acier : chalybs strictus Sen. Thyest. 364, épée nue ; chalybs Luc. 6, 398, mors d’acier.
