asylum
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 > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
Place of refuge: P. and V. καταφυγή, ἡ, ἀποστροφή, ἡ, P. ἀποφυγή, ἡ.
Protection, subs.: P. and V. φυλακή, ἡ.
Right of asylum: see sanctuary.
What stranger will protect my life, offering an asylum and a home where I may be safe? V. τίς γῆν ἄσυλον καὶ δόμους ἐχεγγύους ξένος παρασχὼν ῥύσεται τοὐμὸν δέμας; (Eur., Med. 387).
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ăsȳlum: i, n., = ἄσυλον,
I a place of refuge, a sanctuary, an asylum: servus, qui in illud asylum confugisset, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 33: Romulus asylum aperit, Liv. 1, 8: lucum asylum referre, Verg. A. 8, 342: Junonis asylum, id. ib. 2, 761: asyla statuere, Tac. A. 3, 60: lucus asyli, id. H. 3, 71; Gell. 6, 2 fin.: de asylo procedere, * Vulg. 2 Macc. 4, 34 al.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ăsȳlum,¹² ī, n. (ἄσυλον), temple, lieu inviolable, refuge : [fondé par Romulus Virg. En. 8, 342 ; Liv. 1, 8 ; [en gén.] Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 85 ; Virg. En. 2, 761.
