metaxa
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mĕtaxa: or mătaxa, ae, f., = μέταξα and μάταξα,
I raw silk, the web of silkworms.
I Lit., Dig. 39, 4, 16; Cod. Just. 11, 7, 10.—
II Transf., a rope: lini metaxa, Lucil. ap. Fest. s. v. rodus, p. 265 Müll.; Vitr. 7, 3.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mĕtaxa, æ, f. (μέταξα), soie brute : Marcian. Dig. 39, 4, 16 ; Cod. Just. 11, 7, 10 || fil, cordelle : Lucil. Sat. 1192 [noté mataxa par Marx] ; Vitr. Arch. 7, 3, 2.
Latin > German (Georges)
metaxa u. mataxa, ae, f. (μέταξα, μάταξα, ein ausländisches Wort), I) (Form metaxa) rohe Seide, Gespinst der Seidenwürmer, Marcian. dig. 39, 4, 16. § 7. Cod. Theod. 10, 20, 13. – II) (Form mataxa) das Seil, Lucil. 1192. Vitr. 7, 3, 2.
