Alis
From LSJ
ἐπὶ ξυροῦ γὰρ ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πρήγματα → our affairs are balanced on a razor's edge, our affairs are set upon the razor's edge
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Ālĭs: ĭdis, f., = Elis, Ἆλις, Doric for Ἦλις (only in Plaut. Capt.),
I a town in Achaia: eum vendidit in Alide, Plaut. Capt. prol. 9; 25.—Its inhabitants, Ālĭi, ōrum, m., Plaut. Capt. prol. 24.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(2) Ālis, ĭdis, f., v. Elis : Pl. Capt. 379, etc.
