cos
From LSJ
οὐ γὰρ ἂν τό γε πραχθὲν ἀγένητον θείη → since he cannot make what was done as though it had not come to pass
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cōs: cōtis, f. Sanscr. ça, to whet, sharpen; cf. cautes,
I any hard stone, flintstone, Cic. Div. 1, 17, 33; Liv. 1, 36, 4 and 5; Curt. 4, 6, 8; 5, 3, 8; 8, 11, 23; Verg. E. 8, 43. —
II In partic., a whetstone, hone, grindstone, Plin. 36, 22, 47, § 164; Hor. C. 2, 8, 16; Quint. 2, 12, 8.—
B Trop.: ipsam iracundiam fortitudinis quasi cotem esse dicebant, Cic. Ac. 2, 44, 135; cf. id. Tusc. 4, 19, 43; Hor. A. P. 304.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) cōs, abrév. de consul, consule.
(2) cōs,¹³ cōtis, f., pierre dure, pierre à polir : Plin. 36, 147 ; 37, 109
