Hister

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ἔγνω δὲ φώρ τε φῶρα καὶ λύκος λύκον → the thief knows the thief and the wolf knows the wolf, and thief knows thief and wolf his fellow wolf, set a thief to catch a thief

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Hister: tri (less correctly Ister), m., = Ἴστρος,
I the lower part of the Danube (the upper part, Danubius).
I Prop.
   A In gen.: Ponticum simul et Hadriaticum mare et Histrum amnem et Alpes conspici posse, Liv. 40, 21: turbidus et torquens flaventes Hister arenas, Verg. G. 3, 350: stat vetus urbs, ripae vicina binominis Histri, Ov. P. 1, 8, 11.—
   B Esp.: Histro fallacior, an epithet applied by Tertullian to Marcion; because the river, on account of its strong eddies and many mouths, was dangerous to the navigator, Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 1.—
II Meton., one who dwells on the Danube: collo triumphati proculcat Honorius Histri, Claud. VI. Cons. Honor. 648: aut tibi captivo famulus mittetur ab Histro, Mart. 7, 79, 11.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(2) Hister,¹² v. Ister.

Latin > German (Georges)

(2) Hister2, trī, m. (Ἴστρος), bei den Griechen der Name der Donau, bei den Römern die untere Donau bis zu ihren Mündungen (dagegen Danuvius = die obere Hälfte bis zum Wasserfalle von Orsova; vgl. Plin. 4, 79, bei Dichtern ohne Unterschied gebr.), Liv. 39, 45, 4 u. 40, 21, 2. Mela 2, 1, 8 (2. § 8). Curt. 4, 11 (44), 13. Iustin. 2, 5, 10. Verg. georg. 3, 350: binominis, Ov. ex Pont. 1, 8, 11. Sil. 1, 326: Histro fallacior, weil der H. viele Strudel hatte, Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 1. – meton. = der Donaubewohner, Claud. VI. cons. Hon. 648. – Dav. Histricī, ōrum, n., die Anwohner des Isters (in Bessarabien), Mela 2, 1, 7 (2. § 7).