Siphnus
δρυὸς πεσούσης πᾶς ἀνὴρ ξυλεύεται → when the oak falls, everyone cuts wood | when an oak has fallen, every man gathers wood | on the fall of an oak, every man gathers wood | when an oak has fallen, every man becomes a woodcutter | one takes advantage of somebody who has lost his strength | one takes advantage of somebody who has lost his power | when the tree is fallen, every man goes to it with his hatchet
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Σίφνος, ἡ.
Of Siphnus, adj.: Σίφνιος.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Siphnus: (-os), i, f.,
I one of the Cyclades, now Sifano, Mel. 2, 7; Plin. 4, 12, 22, § 66; 36, 22, 44, § 159.—Hence, Siphnĭus, a, um, adj., Siphnian: lapis, Plin. 36, 22, 44, § 159.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Siphnus¹⁶ (-ŏs), ī, f. (Σίφνος), une des Cyclades : Mela 2, 111 ; Plin. 4, 66 || -ĭus, a, um de Siphnus : Plin. 36, 159.
