conopeum
ἀλλ' ἐπὶ καὶ θανάτῳ φάρμακον κάλλιστον ἑᾶς ἀρετᾶς ἅλιξιν εὑρέσθαι σὺν ἄλλοις → even at the price of death, the fairest way to win his own exploits together with his other companions | but even at the risk of death would find the finest elixir of excellence together with his other companions | but to find, together with other young men, the finest remedy — the remedy of one's own valor — even at the risk of death
Latin > English
conopeum conopei N N :: canopy; mosquito-net, gauze net; bed provided with a mosquito-net
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cōnōpē̆um: (instead of a short
I e, sometimes cōnōpĭum), ei, n., = κωνωπεῖον, a net of fine gauze, used originally by the Egyptians, especially about the bed, as a protection against gnats, etc.; mosquito-curtains or bars: cōnōpēum, Juv. 6, 80: cōnōpĕum (cōnōpĭum), Hor. Epod. 9, 16, and Prop. 3 (4), 11, 45. In a doubtful measure, Varr. R. R. 2, 10, 8.—Hence, Engl. canopy.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cōnōpēum,¹⁵ ī, n., Juv. 6, 80, et cōnōpĭum, ĭī, n., Hor. Epo. 9, 16 (κωνωπεῖον), moustiquaire ; tenture, pavillon.
Latin > German (Georges)
cōnōpēum, ī, n. (κωνωπειον) od. cōnōpium, ī, n., ein feinmaschiges Mückennetz u. die mit einem Mückennetz umzogene Lagerstätte, das Himmelbett (im Mittelalter canapeum,) Hor. epod. 9, 16. Prop. 3, 11, 45. Iuven. 6, 80: in Liburnien, Varr. r. r. 2, 10, 8.
