lychnus
κρεῖττον εἶναι φιλοσόφως ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἀφιλοσόφως ζῆν → that it is better to die in manner befitting a philosopher than to live unphilosophically
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lychnus: (old Latinized form lucinus, Enn.; cf. Ritschl in Rhein. Mus. 10, p. 448 sq.), i, m., = λύχνος,
I a light, a lamp: pendentes lychni, Lucr. 5, 295: lux alia est solis et lychnorum, Cic. Cael. 28, 67; Verg. A. 1, 726; Stat. Th. 1, 520.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lychnus,¹⁴ ī, m. (λύχνος), lampe : Lucr. 5, 295 ; Cic. Cæl. 67 ; Virg. En. 1, 726 ; pendentes lychni Lucr. 1, 43, lustres.
Latin > German (Georges)
lychnus, ī, m. (λύχνος), die Leuchte, der Leuchter, die Lampe, Enn. ann. 323. Lucil. 15. Lucr. 5, 295. Cic. Cael. 67. Verg. Aen. 1, 726 (wo Ribbeck lychinus liest). Stat. Theb. 1, 520.
Latin > English
lychnus lychni N M :: lamp (esp. one hung from the ceiling)
