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Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cōlon: or cōlum, i, n. (cōlus, i, m., Ser. Samm. 31, 1), = κῶλον (a member).
I The colon or great gut (the largest of the intestines), Plin. 11, 37, 79, § 202.—Esp., as the part affected by the colic: coli tormentum, Plin. 22, 22, 37, § 79: coli dolor, Scrib. Comp. 122.—Hence,
B A disease of the colon, the colic, Plin. 20, 15, 57, § 162; 31, 9, 45, § 102; Scrib. Comp. l. l.; Ser. Samm. l. l.—
II Transf., a member of a verse (pure Lat. membrum), * Quint. 9, 4, 78; of a poem, Aug. ap. Don. Vit. Verg. c. 12.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cōlŏn ou cōlum, ī, n., (κῶλον),
1 le côlon [l’un des gros intestins] : coli dolor Scrib. Comp. 122, colique || colique : Plin. 20, 162
2 a) partie, portion d’un ouvrage, morceau : August. d. Suet. Frg. 61, 17 ; b) [gramm.] membre de phrase : Isid. Orig. 2, 18, 1 ; c) partie de vers : Quint. 9, 4, 78.
