galaxias
From LSJ
μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
gălaxĭas: ae, m., = γαλαξίας.
I Milk-stone; = galactites, q. v., Plin. 37, 10, 59, § 162.—
II The Milky Way, called in pure Lat. Via lactea, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 4; 9; Mart. Cap. 8, § 826 al.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
gălaxĭās, æ, m. (γαλαξίας),
1 galaxie, voie lactée : Capel. 8, 826
2 c. galactites : Plin. 37, 162.
