hecatombe
οὗτος ὁ υἱός μου νεκρὸς ἦν καὶ ἀνέζησεν, ἦν ἀπολωλὼς καὶ εὑρέθη → This son of mine was dead and has come back to life. He was lost and he's been found.
Latin > English
hecatombe hecatombes N F :: hecatomb
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
hĕcătombē: ēs, f., = ἑκατόμβη,
I a great sacrifice of a hundred oxen, a hecatomb (ante- and post-class.): facere hecatomben, Varr. ap. Non. 131, 19; Juv. 12, 101 al.—In plur.: celebratis hecatombis, Treb. Gall. 9.—Dim. hĕcătombĭon, ii, n., Sid. Carm. 9, 205.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
hĕcătombē,¹⁶ ēs, f. (ἑκατόμβη), hécatombe [sacrifice de cent victimes, bœufs ou autres] : Juv. 12, 101.
Latin > German (Georges)
hecatombē, ēs, Akk. ēn, f. (εκατόμβη), ein feierliches Opfer von hundert Ochsen od. anderen Tieren, übh. jedes große öffentliche Opfer, eine Hekatombe (s. Capit. Maxim. et Balb. 11, 5), hec. pura ac puta, Varro sat. Men. 98: hecatomben promittere, Iuven. 12, 101. Vopisc. Tac. 12, 1: hecatomben facere (darbringen, opfern), Varro sat. Men. 100. Capit. Maxim, duo 24, 7: Plur., celebratis hecatombis, Treb. Poll. Gallien. 9, 4. – Dav. Demin, hecatombion, iī, n., eine kleine Hekatombe, Sidon. carm. 9, 205.
