epizygis
From LSJ
Ὁ θάνατος οὐθὲν πρὸς ἡμᾶς, ἐπειδήπερ ὅταν μὲν ἡμεῖς ὦμεν, ὁ θάνατος οὐ πάρεστιν, ὅταν δὲ ὁ θάνατος παρῇ, τόθ' ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἐσμέν. → Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ĕpīzygis: ĭdis, f., = ἐπιζυγίς,
I a pin at the hole of the balista, to keep the cord, when drawn through, in its place, Vitr. 10, 17.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ĕpĭzўgis, ĭdis, f., levier de torsion dans la catapulte : Vitr. Arch. 10, 11, 4.
Latin > German (Georges)
epizygis, gidis, f., ein eiserner Zapfen auf dem Loche der ballista, um das hindurchgezogene Seil zu befestigen, Vitr. 10, 11, 4.
