pegma
ὃ γὰρ βούλεται, τοῦθ' ἕκαστος καὶ οἴεται → what he wishes to be true, each person also believes to be true | what he wishes, each person also believes
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pēgma: ătis, n., = πῆγμα,
I a fixture made of boards, for use or ornament, belonging to a house.
I In gen.: atricrum pegmata, Aus. Epigr. 26: in emptionem domus et specularia et pegmata cedere solent, Dig. 33, 7, 12.—
II In partic.
A A bookcase, Cic. Att. 4, 8, a fin.—
B A piece of wooden machinery in the theatre, which rose and fell, opened and shut of itself, and with which players were suddenly raised aloft, Sen. Ep. 88, 19; Plin. 33, 3, 16, § 53: si automatum vel pegma vel quid tale aliud parum cessisset, Suet. Claud. 34; Phaedr 5, 7, 7; Juv. 4, 122; Mart. 8, 33, 3; Vop. Carin. 19.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pēgma,¹⁴ ătis, n. (πῆγμα), échafaud, estrade : Aus. Epigr. 25 || échafaud [pour un théâtre], machine de théâtre, décor : Sen. Ep. 88, 19 ; Plin. 33, 53 ; Juv. 4, 122 || corps ou rayons de bibliothèque : Cic. Att. 4, 8 a, 2 || pl., ornements [d’appartement], objets de décoration : Ulp. Dig. 33, 7, 12.
