beryllus
τί ἦ μοι ταῦτα περὶ δρῦν ἢ περὶ πέτρην → but what is this to me, about an oak or a rock | but what are these things about a tree or a rock to me | why all this about trees and rocks | why all this about what we have nothing to do with | but why am I off on this tangent
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
bēryllus: (beryllus, Prud. Psych. 855; bērillus, Isid. Orig. 16, 7, 5; berul-lus, Plin. 37, 5, 20, § 76 Jan.), i, m., = βήρυλλος.
I A precious stone of a sea-green color, coming from India, beryl, Prop. 4 (5), 7, 9; Plin. 37, 5, 20, § 76 sqq.; Isid. Orig. l. l.; Sol. 53; Juv. 5, 37; Dig. 39, 4, 16, § 7.—
B Meton. for a ring with a beryl, Prop. 4 (5), 7, 9.—
II Beryllus aëroides, = βήρυλλος ἀεροειδής, the sapphire, Plin. l. l. § 77.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
bēryllus,¹⁴ ī, m. (βήρυλλος), béryl ou aigue-marine : Plin. 37, 76.
