onyx
Περὶ τοῦ ἐπέκεινα τοῦ νοῦ κατὰ μὲν νόησιν πολλὰ λέγεται, θεωρεῖται δὲ ἀνοησίᾳ κρείττονι νοήσεως → On the subject of that which is beyond intellect, many statements are made on the basis of intellection, but it may be immediately cognised only by means of a non-intellection superior to intellection
Latin > English
onyx onychis N M :: yellow marble; onyx box
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ŏnyx: ychis, m. and f., = ὄνυξ (a fingernail; hence, from its color).
I Fem., a kind of yellowish marble, onyx, of which vessels of many kinds were made; it was also used for mlaying floors, Plin. 36, 7, 12, § 59: totāque effusus in aulā Calcabatur onyx, Luc. 10, 116; calcatusque tuo sub pede lucet onyx, Mart. 12, 50, 4.—
B Masc., a vessel of onyx, an onyx-box: nardi parvus onyx, Hor. C. 4, 12, 17; murrheus, an ointment-box, Prop. 3, 8 (4, 9), 22; cf.: Syrio munere plenus onyx, id. 2, 10 (3, 5), 14.— In this signif. also as fem.: unguentum fuerat, quod onyx modo parva gerebat, Mart. 7, 94, 1.—
II A yellowish precious stone, an onyx, Plin. 37, 6, 24, § 90—
III The female of a mussel of the scallop species, Plin. 32, 9, 32, § 103.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ŏnyx,¹⁴ ўchis, m. (ὄνυξ), onyx [sorte d’agate] : Plin. 36, 59 || vase d’onyx : Hor. O. 4, 12, 17 ; Prop. 2, 13, 30 ; 3, 10, 22 || sorte de pierre précieuse : Plin. 37, 90 || sorte de mollusque : Plin. 32, 103. f., Plin. 37, 90 ; Mart. 7, 94, 1 || acc. s. onycha Vulg. Exod. 30, 34 ; pl. onychas Plin. 37, 90.
Latin > German (Georges)
onyx, ychis, Akk. ycha, Akk. Plur. ychas, m. u. f. (ονυξ, der Nagel am Finger; dah. meton. wegen der glänzenden Farbe), I) fem., ein gelblicher Edelstein, den man zu Kameen gebrauchte, Plin. 37, 90. Vulg. exod. 30, 34 (wo Akk. onycha) u. Ezech. 28, 13: Indica, Plin. 37, 90. – II) masc., ein gelblicher Marmor (Alabaster), der Onyx, A) eig., als Material zu allerhand Geräten, Plin. 36, 59 sqq.: u. zum Täfeln der Fußböden, Lucan. 10, 117. Mart. 12, 50, 4. – B) meton., ein Onyxgefäß, -büchschen als Salben-, Balsambüchschen, Catull. 66, 82. Hor. carm. 4, 12, 17. Prop. 2, 10, 30: murreus, Prop. 3, 10, 22: fem. b. Mart. 7, 94, 1. – Nbf. onychus, ī, m., ein Onyxgefäß als Nachtgeschirr, Lampr. Heliog. 32, 2 Peter. – III) eine Muschel aus der Gattung der Kammuscheln, Plin. 32, 103 (wo Akk. Plur. onychas) u. 151.
