Hymettus
κρείσσων ἐναρχόμενος βοηθῶν καρδίᾳ τοῦ ἐπαγγελλομένου καὶ εἰς ἐλπίδα ἄγοντος· δένδρον γὰρ ζωῆς ἐπιθυμία ἀγαθή (Proverbs 13.12 LXX) → One who sincerely sets about helping is better than one who makes promises leading to hope; for a kindly urge is a tree of life.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Hymettus: or -os, i, m., = Ὑμηττός,
I a mountain near Athens, famed for its honey and its marble, Plin. 4, 7, 11, § 24; Cic. Fin. 2, 34, 112; Hor. C. 2, 6, 14; Ov. M. 7, 702; Mart. 7, 88; Val. Fl. 1, 396 et saep.— In fem.: Attica (perh. of the region about Hymettus), App. M. 1 init.—
II Deriv.: Hymettĭus, a, um, adj., of or from Hymettus, Hymettian: mel, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 240, 33; Hor. S. 2, 2, 15: cera, Ov. M. 10, 284: columnae, Plin. 36, 3, 3, § 7: trabes, Hor. C. 2, 18, 3.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Hўmēttus (-ttŏs), ī, m. (Ὑμηττός), l’Hymette [montagne de l’Attique, dont le miel était réputé] : Cic. Fin. 2, 112 || -ttĭus, a, um, de l’Hymette : Hor. S. 2, 2, 15.
