xiphias
μὴ ἐν πολλοῖς ὀλίγα λέγε, ἀλλ΄ ἐν ὀλίγοις πολλά → don't say little in many words, but much in a few words (Stobaeus quoting Pythagoras)
Latin > English
xiphias xiphiae N M :: swordfish
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
xĭphĭas: ae, m., = ξιφίας (swordshaped).
I A sword-fish: Xiphias gladius, Linn.; Plin. 32, 2, 6, § 15; Ov. Hal. 97. —
II A sword-shaped comet, Plin. 2, 25, 22, § 89.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
xĭphĭās,¹⁶ æ, m. (ξιφίας),
1 espadon [poisson de mer] : Plin. 32, 15 ; Ov. Hal. 97
2 sorte de comète ayant la forme d’une épée : Plin. 2, 89.
Latin > German (Georges)
xiphiās, ae, Akk. ān, m. (ξιφίας, von der Gestalt eines Schwertes), I) der Schwertfisch (Xiphias Gladius, L.), rein lat. gladius, Plin. 32, 15 u. 151. Ov. hal. 97. Firm. math. 8, 17. p. 222, 50. – II) der Schwertstern, eine Art Kometen von Gestalt eines Schwertes, Plin. 2, 89.
