Theocritus
From LSJ
ὁ χρόνος ἐστὶ δάνος, τὸ ζῆν πικρός ἐσθ' ὁ δανίσας → time is a loan, and he who lent you life is a hard creditor | time is on loan and life's lender is a prick
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Thĕō̆crĭtus: i, m., = Θεόκριτος,>
I a celebrated Grecian idyllic poet, Quint. 10, 1, 55; Macr. S. 5, 2, 4; Suet. Vit. Verg. p. 53.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Thĕŏcrĭtus, ī, m. (Θεόκριτος), Théocrite [poète bucolique de Syracuse] : Quint. 10, 1, 55 ; Macr. Sat. 5, 2, 4 ; Suet. Frg. 53, 9.
Latin > German (Georges)
Theocritus, ī, m. (Θεόκριτος), der bekannte bukolische Dichter der Griechen, gebürtig aus Syrakus, um 281–250 v. Chr., Quint. 10, 1, 55. Macr. sat. 5, 2, 4. Suet. vit. Verg. p. 53 Reiff.
