toxicum
κακοὶ μάρτυρες ἀνθρώποισιν ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ ὦτα βαρβάρους ψυχὰς ἐχόντων → eyes and ears are poor witnesses for men if their souls do not understand the language (Heraclitus Phil.: Fr. B 107; Testimonia: Fragment 16, line 6)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
toxĭcum: i, n., = τοξικόν;> orig.,
I Lit., a poison in which arrows were dipped, Caecil. and Afran. ap. Fest. p. 355 Müll.; Ov. P. 4, 7, 11; cf. Plin. 16, 10, 20, § 51. —
II Transf., poison, in gen. (syn. venenum); sing., Plaut. Merc. 2, 4, 4: miscere, Hor. Epod. 17, 61; Suet. Claud. 44; id. Ner. 35. — Plur.: bibere, Prop. 1, 5, 6; Ov. Am. 2, 2, 64; Luc. 9, 820; Mart. 1, 19, 6; Col. 10, 18.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
toxĭcum,¹⁴ ou -ŏn, ī, n. (τοξικόν),
1 poison à l’usage des flèches : Ov. P. 4, 7, 11 ; Plin. 16, 51 || poison : Pl. Merc. 472 ; Hor. Epo. 17, 61 ; Suet. Claud. 44
2 sorte de laudanum : Plin. 26, 74.
