opificium
διὸ δὴ πᾶς ἀνὴρ σπουδαῖος τῶν ὄντων σπουδαίων πέρι πολλοῦ δεῖ μὴ γράψας ποτὲ ἐν ἀνθρώποις εἰς φθόνον καὶ ἀπορίαν καταβαλεῖ → And this is the reason why every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing, lest thereby he may possibly cast them as a prey to the envy and stupidity of the public | Therefore every man of worth, when dealing with matters of worth, will be far from exposing them to ill feeling and misunderstanding among men by committing them to writing
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ŏpĭfĭcĭum: ii, n. opifex,
I a working, the doing of a work, a work (ante- and post-class), Varr. R. R. 3, 16: in opificiis opera, App. Flor. n. 9.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ŏpĭfĭcĭum, ĭī, n. (opifex), exécution d’un ouvrage, travail : Varro R. 3, 16, 20.
Latin > German (Georges)
opificium, iī, n. (opifex) = εργοποιΐα, χειροτεχνία (Gloss.), das Anfertigen einer Arbeit, die Arbeit, Varro r. r. 3, 16, 20. Lact. de ira 13, 13; epit. 39, 11. Augustin. c. sec. resp. Iul. 3, 154: Plur., Chalcid. Tim. 233 u. 260.
