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ἀνάγκᾳ δ' οὐδὲ θεοὶ μάχονται → but not even gods fight necessity (Simonides, fr. 37.1.29)

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

gurges: ĭtis, m. v. gula; and cf. βάραθρον, vorago,
I a raging abyss, whirlpool, gulf (syn.: vorago, barathrum).
I Lit. (class.): non Rheni fossam gurgitibus illis redundantem, Cic. Pis. 33, 81: turbidus hic coeno vastaque voragine gurges Aestuat, Verg. A. 6, 296: multamque trahens sub gurgite arenam Volturnus, Ov. M. 15, 714: alterno procurrens gurgite pontus, Verg. A. 11, 624: per medios gurgites (opp. vada), Liv. 21, 5, 14: deficientibus animis hauriebantur gurgitibus, id. 22, 6, 7: caenosus, the Styx, Juv. 3, 266.—
II Transf.
   A In gen., waters, stream, sea (poet.): fessos jam gurgite Phoebus Ibero Tingat equos, Verg. A. 11, 913: Euboicus, Ov. M. 9, 227: Carpathius, Verg. G. 4, 387: Atlanteus, Stat. Ach. 1, 223: Tusci, id. S. 4, 5, 4: gurgite ab alto, Verg. A. 6, 310; 7, 704: Herculeus, i. e. the Atlantic, beyond Gibraltar, Juv. 14, 280.—
   B Of insatiable craving, an abyss; of persons, a spendthrift, prodigal: qui immensa aliqua vorago est, aut gurges vitiorum turpitudinumque omnium, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 9, § 23; cf.: divitias in profundissimum libidinum gurgitem profundere, id. Sest. 43, 93: gurges ac vorago patrimonii, id. ib. 52, 111; cf.: ille gurges atque heluo, natus abdomini suo, id. Pis. 17, 41: Apicius, nepotum omnium altissimus gurges, Plin. 10, 48, 68, § 133.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) gurgĕs,¹⁰ ĭtis, m.,
1 tourbillon d’eau : Cic. Pis. 81 ; Liv. 21, 5, 14 ; 22, 6, 7 || masse d’eau : Virg. En. 11, 624
2 gouffre, abîme : Virg. En. 6, 295 ; Carpathius gurges Neptuni Virg. G. 4, 386, lames de Carpathos, cf. Virg. En. 11, 913, etc. || [fig.] vitiorum Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 23, abîme de vices, cf. Cic. Sest. 93 ; 111 ; Pis. 41.

Latin > German (Georges)

gurges, gitis, m. (verwandt mit gula, gurgulio), I) Strudel, reißende Strömung, reißende Flut u. übh. Tiefe, Abgrund im Wasser, altus, Verg.: rapidus, Liv.: Rheni fossa gurgitibus illis redundans, Cic.: rapi gurgite, Liv.: hauriri gurgitibus, Liv.: u. »eine tiefe u. reißende Stelle«, Liv. 21, 5, 14: poet., alterno procurrens gurgite pontus, v. Ebbe u. Flut, Verg.: im Bilde, vivo gurgite exundat, er quillt über aus lebendigem Born = sprudelt über von natürlicher Beredsamkeit (v. Cicero), Quint. 10, 1, 109: poet. v. tiefen, mit Stromschnellen versehenen Flüssen, Flut, Tiefe, Abgrund, Stygius, Totenreich, Ov.: turbidus (v. Acheron), Verg.: gurgitis huius (des Penëus) ima, Verg.: v. der hohen See, vom sturmbewegten Meere, Flut, Tiefe, Abgrund, gurges ponti, Cic. poët.: salsus g., Lucr.: Carpathius, Verg.: Hiberus, der westl. Ozean, Verg.: Atlanteus, Stat.: Oceani, Amm. – II) übtr.: a) v. Lebl., Schlund, Pfuhl, gurges turpitudinis, Val. Max.: libidinum, Cic. – b) v. Pers., Pfuhl der Lüste, Laster, Schlemmer, Prasser, Verschlemmer, Verprasser, qui immensa aliqua vorago est aut gurges vitiorum turpitudinumque omnium, Cic.: gurges ac vorago patrimonii, Cic.: Alexander Magnus, vere ille gurges miseriarum, Oros.: ebenso absol., quem gurgitem! quam voraginem! Cic.: ille gurges atque helluo, Cic.: Apicius nepotum omnium altissimus gurges, Plin.: pecuniam prandiorum gurgitibus proluere, verschwenden, verprassen, Gell.

Latin > English

gurges gurgitis N M :: whirlpool; raging abyss; gulf, the sea; "flood", "stream"