ὥσπερ σελήνη γ' ἡλίῳ· τὴν μὲν χρόαν ἰδεῖν ὁμοιόν ἔστι θάλπει δ' οὐδαμῶς → like the moon to the sun: its color is similar to the eye, but it does not give off any heat
cŭbĭcus: (cyb-), a, um, adj., = κυβικός,
I cubic, cubical: rationes, Vitr. 5, praef. 3: soliditas, Mart. Cap. 2, § 102.