Croesus
μηδένα πρὸ τοῦ τέλους μακάριζε → call no man happy until he dies, call no man happy till he dies, it ain't over till the fat lady sings, the opera ain't over till the fat lady sings, count no man happy until he is dead, it's not over till it's over, count no man blessed before his end
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Κροῖσος, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Croesus: i, m., = Κροῖσος,
I a king of Lydia, celebrated for his riches, Cic. Div. 1, 19, 37; id. Fin. 2, 27, 87; Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 2; Just. 1, 7, 2 sqq.; Prop. 2 (3), 26, 23 al.— Appel. for a rich man, in contrast with Irus, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 42; and in plur., Mart. 11, 6, 4.—Hence,
II Croesĭus, a, um, adj., of Crœsus: opes, Mart. Cap. 6, § 578. >
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Crœsus,¹² ī, m., Crésus [roi de Lydie] : Cic. Fin. 2, 87 || Crœsĭus, a, um, de Crésus : Capel. 6, 578.
Latin > German (Georges)
Croesus, ī, m. (Κροισος), der durch seinen Reichtum u. den Spruch Solons (»Niemand ist vor seinem Ende glücklich zu preisen«) bekannte König von Lydien, Iustin. 1, 7, 2 sqq. Prop. 2, 26, 23. Iuven. 10, 274; 14, 328: Croesi opes et Darii divitias se vicisse iactabat, Hieron. epist. 60, 11. – Appell., »ein Krösus« = ein reicher Mann (Ggstz. Irus, w. s.), Ov. trist. 3, 7, 42; vgl. Prop. 3, 5, 17: Plur., cum tot Croesos viceris, Mart. 11, 5, 4. – Dav. Croesius, a, um, krösisch, opes, Mart. Cap. 6. § 578.
Wikipedia EN
Croesus (/ˈkriːsəs/ KREE-səs; Lydian: 𐤨𐤭𐤬𐤥𐤦𐤮𐤠𐤮 Krowiśaś; Phrygian: Akriaewais; Ancient Greek: Κροῖσος, romanized: Kroisos; Latin: Croesus; reigned: c. 585 – c. 546 BC) was the king of Lydia, who reigned from 585 BC until his defeat by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in 547 or 546 BC. According to Herodotus, he reigned 14 years.
Translations
af: Croesus; ar: كرويسوس; ast: Cresu; az: Krez; ba: Крёз; bcl: Croesus; be: Кроз; bg: Крез; br: Kroisos; ca: Cresos; cs: Kroisos; cv: Крёз; da: Krøsus; de: Krösus; el: Κροίσος; grc: Κροῖσος; en: Croesus; eo: Krezo; es: Creso; et: Kroisos; eu: Kreso; fa: کرزوس; fi: Kroisos; fr: Crésus; fy: Kroesus; gl: Creso; he: קרויסוס; hr: Krez; ht: Krezis; hu: Kroiszosz; hy: Կրեսոս; id: Kroisos; is: Krösos; it: Creso; ja: クロイソス; ka: კრეზი; kk: Крез; ko: 크로이소스; la: Croesus; mg: Croesus; mk: Крез; my: ကရီးဆပ်ဘုရင်; nl: Croesus; no: Krøsus; oc: Cresus; pl: Krezus; pt: Creso; ro: Cresus; ru: Крёз; sh: Krez; sk: Kroisos; sl: Krez; sr: Крез; sv: Krösus; sw: Kroisos; ta: கிரீசசு; tr: Kroisos; uk: Крез; vi: Kroisos; war: Croesus; wuu: 克罗伊斯; zh: 克羅伊斯
