colossus
From LSJ
προσέχετε ἀπὸ τῶν ψευδοπροφητῶν οἵτινες ἔρχονται πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν ἐνδύμασιν προβάτων ἔσωθεν δέ εἰσίν λύκοι ἅρπαγες → beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, and inwardly are ravening wolves
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cŏlossus: i, m., = κολοσσός,
I a gigantic statue, a colossus, Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 128; Suet. Ner. 31; Stat. S. 1, 3, 51.—In partic., the celebrated Colossus at Rhodes; it was dedicated to the sun, and was 70 ells high, Plin. 34, 7, 18, § 41; Suet. Vesp. 18; Paul. ex Fest. p. 58, 2 Müll.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) cŏlossus,¹⁴ a, um, colossal, gigantesque : Spart. Hel. 7, 1.
(2) cŏlossŭs (-ŏs), ī, m. (κολοσσός), colosse, statue colossale : Plin. 35, 128 ; Sen. Ep. 76, 31.
