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ἀλλ' εἰ μὲν ἁγνόν ἐστί σοι Πειθοῦς σέβας, γλώσσης ἐμῆς μείλιγμα καὶ θελκτήριον → but if you have holy reverence for Persuasion, the sweetness and charm of my tongue

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Latin > English

sigma sigmatis N N :: Greek letter sigma; a semicircular dining-couch

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

sigma: ătis, n., = σίγμα (the Greek letter sigma; hence, from its more ancient form, C).
I A semicircular couch for reclining at meals, Mart. 10, 48, 6; 14, 87, 2; Lampr. Heliog. 25.—
II A bathing-tub of the same shape, Sid. Ep. 2, 2 med.; id. Carm. 17, 6.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

sigma, ătis, n. (σίγμα), objet ayant la forme d’un sigma majuscule Ϲ [forme dite « lunaire » du sigma, donc d’un demi-cercle : [d’où] lit de table demi-circulaire : Mart. 10, 48, 6 || siège de bain demi-circulaire : Sid. Ep. 2, 2.

Latin > German (Georges)

sigma (simma), atis, n. (σίσμα), der griechische Buchstabe σ, der, groß geschrieben, die Figur eines C, folglich eines halben Kreises hat, dah. meton. I) ein halbrundes Speisesofa, Mart. 10, 48, 6. Lampr. Heliog. 25, 2 u. 29, 3. Spart. Hadr. 17, 4. – II) eine halbrunde Badewanne, Sidon. epist. 2, 2, 5.

Dutch > Greek

Σ, σίγμα