Oaxes
Ἀλλ' ὑπ' ἐλπίδων ἄνδρας τὸ κέρδος πολλάκις διώλεσεν → But the profit-motive has destroyed many people in their hope for gain
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Ŏaxes: or Ŏaxis, is, m., = Ὄαξις,
I a river in Crete, now Axus: rapidum Cretae veniemus Oaxen, Verg. E. 1, 66.—Hence,
II Ŏaxis, ĭdis, f. adj., of or belonging to the Oaxes; poet. for Cretan: capiens tellurem Oaxida, Varr. Atacin. ap. Serv. Verg. E. 1, 66.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Ŏaxēs¹⁶ (-xis), is, m. (Ὀάξης), rivière de Crète [près de la ville Oaxus, Oaxys ou Oaxia] : Virg. B. 1, 65 || -xis, ĭdis, adj. f., de l’Oaxès, de la Crète : Varro Atac. d. Serv. B. 1, 66.
Latin > German (Georges)
Oaxēs, is, m. (Ὀάξης), ein Fluß auf Kreta, j. Arcadi fiume, Verg. ecl. 1, 65. Vib. Sequ. de flum. p. 15 ed. Oberl. – Dav. Oaxis, idis, Akk. ida, f., oaxisch, poet. = kretisch, tellus O., Kreta, Varro Atacin. b. Serv. Verg. ecl. 1, 65.
