petax
From LSJ
Δίκαιος ἐὰν ᾖς, πανταχοῦ τῷ τρόπῳ χρήσῃ νόμῳ († λαληθήσῃ) → Si iustus es pro lege tibi mores erunt → Bist du gerecht, ist dein Charakter dir Gesetz (wirst du in aller Munde sein)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pĕtax: ācis, adj. peto,
I catching at, striving after, greedy for any thing; with gen. (post-class.): ornatūs petax, Fulg. Myth. 2, 1: potentiae petax, id. ib. 2, 3.—Hence, adv. comp.: pĕtācĭus, more greedily, Avien. Progn. 432.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pĕtāx, ācis, m. (peto), demandeur infatigable : Fulg. Myth. 2, 1.
Latin > German (Georges)
petāx, ācis (peto), gern nach etwas strebend, begierig, m. Genet., ornatus, Fulg. myth. 2, 1: potentiae, ibid. 2, 3.
