tripus
αὐτόχειρες οὔτε τῶν ἀγαθῶν οὔτε τῶν κακῶν γίγνονται τῶν συμβαινόντων αὐτοῖς → for not with their own hands do they deal out the blessings and curses that befall us
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
trĭpūs: pŏdis (abl. tripodi, Lucr. 1, 739), m., = τρίπους,>
I a three-footed seat, a tripod.
I In gen.: donarem tripodas, praemia fortium Graiorum, Hor. C. 4, 8, 3; Verg. A. 5, 110; Sid. Ep. 4, 24; Sulp. Sev. Dial. 2, 1. —
II In partic.
A Lit., the tripod of Pythia, the priestess of Apollo, at Delphi, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; Verg. A. 3, 360; Ov. A. A. 3, 789; Luc. 5, 121; Sen. Med. 86.—
B Transf.
1 The oracle at Delphi: mittitur ad tripodas, Ov. F. 3, 855.—
2 An oracle, in gen.: salve, prisca fides tripodum, Stat. Th. 1, 509; Val. Fl. 1, 544; Sen. Med. 785.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
trĭpūs,¹² ŏdis, m. (τρίπους), trépied [souvent donné en prix dans les jeux de la Grèce] : Hor. O. 4, 8, 3 ; Virg. En. 5, 110 || trépied de la Pythie [à Delphes] : Cic. Nat. 3, 42 ; Virg. En. 3, 360 ; [d’où] = oracle de Delphes : Ov. F. 3, 855, ou oracle [en gén.] : Stat. Th. 1, 509 ; Val. Flacc. 1, 554 ; Sen. Med. 785. abl. tripodi Lucr. 1, 739 || acc. irrég. tripum Fulg. Myth. 1, 17.
