εἰκονισμός
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.
English (LSJ)
ὁ,
A delineation, description, Plu.2.54b. II registered description of individuals for purposes of census, PRyl.161.15 (i A. D.), PLond.ined. 2196 (i A. D.), etc.; term used by publicani, Sen.Ep.95 (pl.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 726] ὁ, das Nachbilden, Abbildung, Plut. ad. et am. discr. 13.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
εἰκονισμός: ὁ, ἀπεικόνισις, διατύπωσις, Λατ. effictio, Πλούτ. 2. 54Β, Σενέκ. Ἐπιστ. 95.
French (Bailly abrégé)
οῦ (ὁ) :
représentation, image, portrait.
Étymologie: εἰκονίζω.
