colaphus
ὦ διάνοια, ἐὰν ἐρευνᾷς τοὺς ἱεροφαντηθέντας λόγους μὲν θεοῦ, νόμους δὲ ἀνθρώπων θεοφιλῶν, οὐδὲν ταπεινὸν οὐδ᾽ ἀνάξιον τοῦ μεγέθους αὐτῶν ἀναγκασθήσῃ παραδέχεσθαι → if, O my understanding, thou searchest on this wise into the oracles which are both words of God and laws given by men whom God loves, thou shalt not be compelled to admit anything base or unworthy of their dignity
Latin > English
colaphus colaphi N M :: blow with fist; buffet, cuff; box on ear (L+S)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cŏlăphus: i, m., = κόλαφος,
I a blow with the fist, a cuff, a box on the ear: icere, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 65 Ritschl: ducere, Quint. 6, 3, 83.—In plur.: in cerebro colaphos abstrudere, Plaut. Rud. 4, 3, 68; cf.: infringere alicui, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 45; Plin. 8, 36, 54, § 130: incutere alicui, Juv. 9, 5: perpeti, Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 20; Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 37.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cŏlăphus,¹³ ī, m. (κόλαφος), coup de poing : Ter. Ad. 245 ; colaphum icere Pl. Pers. 846 [mss], donner un coup de poing ; colaphum alicui ducere Quint. 6, 3, 83, donner un coup de poing à qqn (incutere Juv. 9, 5) ; in cerebro colaphos apstrudam tuo Pl. Rud. 1007, je te bourrerai le crâne de coups de poing ; colaphos infregit mihi Ter. Ad. 199, il m’a bourré de coups de poing.
Latin > German (Georges)
colaphus, ī, m. (κόλαφος), ein Schlag mit den Knöcheln der geballten Faust, der Faustschlag, colapho icere od. ferire alqm, Plaut. u. Nepot.: colaphum alci ducere, Quint., dare, Spart.: alci colaphos infringere, Ter.: ab alqo flagris, ferulis, colaphis vapulare, Sen.: colaphis caedi, Sen. u. Augustin.: colapho od. colaphis percussus, Sen. – Colaphus scherzh. Name eines Sklaven, etwa Schelle, Plaut. capt. 657.
