tripus
Ἓν οἶδα, ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα → I know only one thing, that I know nothing | all I know is that I know nothing.
Latin > English
tripus tripodis N M :: three-legged stand, tripod; the oracle at Delphi; oracles in general
tripus tripus tripodos/is N M :: three-legged stand, tripod; the oracle at Delphi; oracles in general
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
trĭpūs: pŏdis (abl. tripodi, Lucr. 1, 739), m., = τρίπους,>
I a three-footed seat, a tripod.
I In gen.: donarem tripodas, praemia fortium Graiorum, Hor. C. 4, 8, 3; Verg. A. 5, 110; Sid. Ep. 4, 24; Sulp. Sev. Dial. 2, 1. —
II In partic.
A Lit., the tripod of Pythia, the priestess of Apollo, at Delphi, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; Verg. A. 3, 360; Ov. A. A. 3, 789; Luc. 5, 121; Sen. Med. 86.—
B Transf.
1 The oracle at Delphi: mittitur ad tripodas, Ov. F. 3, 855.—
2 An oracle, in gen.: salve, prisca fides tripodum, Stat. Th. 1, 509; Val. Fl. 1, 544; Sen. Med. 785.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
trĭpūs,¹² ŏdis, m. (τρίπους), trépied [souvent donné en prix dans les jeux de la Grèce] : Hor. O. 4, 8, 3 ; Virg. En. 5, 110 || trépied de la Pythie [à Delphes] : Cic. Nat. 3, 42 ; Virg. En. 3, 360 ; [d’où] = oracle de Delphes : Ov. F. 3, 855, ou oracle [en gén.] : Stat. Th. 1, 509 ; Val. Flacc. 1, 554 ; Sen. Med. 785. abl. tripodi Lucr. 1, 739 || acc. irrég. tripum Fulg. Myth. 1, 17.
Latin > German (Georges)
tripūs, podis, Akk. Plur. podas (τρίπους), I) adi., dreifüßig, tripodes scamnelli sunt, habentes tres pedes, sed et candelabra tripoda sunt, quia similiter tres pedes habent, Isid. orig. 20, 11, 12. – II) subst.: A) das dreifüßige Geschirr, der Dreifuß, dergl. man zum Geschenk gab usw., 1) im allg., Verg. u. Hor. – 2) insbes., der Dreifuß der Pythia zu Delphi, Cic., Verg. u.a. – meton. = das delphische Orakel, mittitur ad tripodas, Ov. met. 3, 855. – u. = Orakel übh., Sen. Med. 785 (788). Stat. Theb. 1, 509. Val. Flacc. 1, 544. – B) der dreibeinige Stuhl, quas (sellulas) tripodas nuncupatis, Sulp. Sev. dial. 2, 1, 4. – / Abl. Sing. tripodī, Lucr. 1, 739: solözist. Akk. tripum, Fulg. myth. 1, 16. – Nbf. tripoda, s. bes.
Latin > Chinese
tripus, odis. m. :: 三脚之器具。鼎。Tripodes. plur. 神之先知言。Sacri tripodes 賞勇人之鼎。Tripodes sentire 覺神靈。
