sigma
ἀνδρῶν γὰρ σωφρόνων μέν ἐστιν, εἰ μὴ ἀδικοῖντο, ἡσυχάζειν → for it is the part of prudent men to remain quiet if they should not be wronged
Latin > English
sigma sigmatis N N :: Greek letter sigma; a semicircular dining-couch
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sigma: ătis, n., = σίγμα (the Greek letter sigma; hence, from its more ancient form, C).
I A semicircular couch for reclining at meals, Mart. 10, 48, 6; 14, 87, 2; Lampr. Heliog. 25.—
II A bathing-tub of the same shape, Sid. Ep. 2, 2 med.; id. Carm. 17, 6.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
sigma, ătis, n. (σίγμα), objet ayant la forme d’un sigma majuscule Ϲ [forme dite « lunaire » du sigma, donc d’un demi-cercle : [d’où] lit de table demi-circulaire : Mart. 10, 48, 6 || siège de bain demi-circulaire : Sid. Ep. 2, 2.
Latin > German (Georges)
sigma (simma), atis, n. (σίσμα), der griechische Buchstabe σ, der, groß geschrieben, die Figur eines C, folglich eines halben Kreises hat, dah. meton. I) ein halbrundes Speisesofa, Mart. 10, 48, 6. Lampr. Heliog. 25, 2 u. 29, 3. Spart. Hadr. 17, 4. – II) eine halbrunde Badewanne, Sidon. epist. 2, 2, 5.
