iambicus
τὸ δ' ἡδέως ζῆν καὶ ἱλαρῶς οὐκ ἔξωθέν ἐστιν, ἀλλὰ τοὐναντίον ὁ ἄνθρωπος τοῖς περὶ αὑτὸν πράγμασιν ἡδονὴν καὶ χάριν ὥσπερ ἐκ πηγῆς τοῦ ἤθους προστίθησιν → but a pleasant and happy life comes not from external things, but, on the contrary, man draws on his own character as a source from which to add the element of pleasure and joy to the things which surround him
Latin > English
iambicus iambica, iambicum ADJ :: iambic, composed of iambi
iambicus iambicus iambici N M :: writer of iambic (satiric) verse
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ĭambĭcus: a, um, adj., = ἰαμβικός,
I iambic: pes, Diom. p. 473 P.: versus, id. p. 516 sq.; ib. et saep.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ĭambĭcus, a, um, ïambique : Diom. 473 || subst. m., un auteur d’iambes, poète satirique : Apul. Apol. 10.
Latin > German (Georges)
iambicus, a, um (ἰαμβικός), jambisch, pes, versus, Diom.: hexameter, dessen sechster Fuß ein Jambus ist, Diom.: numerus, Mart. Cap. – subst., iambicus, ī, m., ein Jambendichter = Satiriker, Apul. apol. 10.
