binoctium
From LSJ
μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
bĭnoctĭum: ii, n. bis-nox,
I a period or space of two nights, two nights (post-Aug and rare; perh. only in the two foll. exs.), * Tac. A. 3, 71: biduum et binoctium, Amm. 30, 1, 8.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
bĭnoctĭum,¹⁶ ĭī, n. (bis, nox), espace de deux nuits : Tac. Ann. 3, 71.
