vapor
διὸ δὴ πᾶς ἀνὴρ σπουδαῖος τῶν ὄντων σπουδαίων πέρι πολλοῦ δεῖ μὴ γράψας ποτὲ ἐν ἀνθρώποις εἰς φθόνον καὶ ἀπορίαν καταβαλεῖ → And this is the reason why every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing, lest thereby he may possibly cast them as a prey to the envy and stupidity of the public | Therefore every man of worth, when dealing with matters of worth, will be far from exposing them to ill feeling and misunderstanding among men by committing them to writing
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
văpor: (ante-class. form văpos, Naev. ap. Non. 487, 10; Lucr. 6, 952; cf. Quint. 1, 4, 13), ōris, m. Sanscr. kapis, incense; Gr. καπύω, καπνός, smoke; cf. vappa,
I steam, exhalation, vapor (syn. exhalatio).
I In gen.: aquarum vapores, qui a sole ex agris tepefactis et ex aquis excitantur, Cic. N. D. 2, 46, 118: aquarum quasi vapor quidam aër habendus est, id. ib. 2, 10, 27; Lucr. 6, 271: aquae calidae, Cels. 7, 7, 10; Scrib. Comp. 20: terrenus vapor siccus est et fumo similis, qui ventos, tonitrua et fulmina facit: aquarum halitus umidus est et imbres et nives creat, Sen. Q. N. 2, 12, 4: nocturnos formidare vapores, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 93: volat vapor ater ad auras. smoke, Verg. A. 7, 466; Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 40; Stat. Th. 10, 110; Sen. Herc. Fur. 911.—
II In partic., a warm exhalation, warmth, heat, etc.
A Lit.: (terra semen) tepefactum vapore et compressu suo diffundit, Cic. Sen. 15, 51: aestifer ignis uti lumen jacit atque vaporem, Lucr. 1, 663: solis, id. 1, 1032; 2, 150; 4, 185; 4, 201; 6, 236; Curt. 7, 5, 3; of the heat of the thunderbolt: inusta vaporis signa, Lucr. 6, 220: finditque vaporibus arva (Phoebus), Ov. M. 3, 152: siderum, Hor. Epod. 3, 15: lentusque carinas Est vapor, Verg. A. 5, 683; cf. id. ib. 698: locus torridus et vaporis plenus, Liv. 5, 48, 1: vapore foveri, Cels. 7, 7, 2; 7, 7, 10; 7, 9 fin.; 8, 4; 8, 7; Col. 1, 4, 10; 7, 3, 8 al.—
B Trop., warmth, ardor of love: pectus insanum vapor amorque torret, Sen. Hippol. 640.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
văpŏr,¹⁰ ōris, m.,
1 vapeur d’eau : Cic. Nat. 2, 27 ; 2, 118 ; Lucr. 6, 271 ; Sen. Nat. 2, 12, 4 || exhalaison, vapeur, fumée : Virg. En. 7, 466 ; Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 40
2 bouffées de chaleur, air chaud : Cic. CM 51 ; Lucr. 1, 663, etc. ; Liv. 28, 23, 4
3 [fig.] feux de l’amour : Sen. Phædra 640. nom. vapos Acc. Tr. 112 ; Lucr. 6, 952 ; cf. Quint. 1, 4, 13.
Latin > German (Georges)
vapor, ōris, m. (vgl. καπ-νός), der Dunst, Dampf, Brodem, I) im allg.: aquarum, Cic.: terrenus vapor siccus est, Sen.: vivorum corporum vapores humanorum (Ggstz. cadaverini nidores), Augustin. de civ. dei 9, 16, 1. p. 390, 21 D2. – poet., der Dampf = Rauch, ater, Verg.: non stultus v., vom Weihrauchdampfe, Ov. – II) insbes., die warme Ausdünstung, die Dunsthitze, Wärme, A) eig.: praefervidi balnei, Tac.: solis, Ov.: semen tepefactum vapore, Cic.: locus vaporis plenus, Liv.: vernus, Frühlingswärme, Apul.: finditque vaporibus arva Phoebus, Ov. – dah. das Brodelfeuer, Phasides aves vaporibus coquere, Hieron. epist. 69, 9. – u. poet. übh. = das Feuer, vapor restinctus, Verg.: vapor est (= edit) carinas, Verg.: tactae vaporibus herbae, v. Feuer, das die Stiere aus der Nase bliesen, Ov. – B) bildl., von der Liebesglut, Sen. Hipp. (Phaedr.) 640 (648). – / Nbf. vapōs, ōris, m., Acc. tr. 112. Lucr. 6, 952; vgl. Quint. 1, 4, 13.
