trapezium
συνετῶν μὲν ἀνδρῶν, πρὶν γενέσθαι τὰ δυσχερῆ, προνοῆσαι ὅπως μὴ γένηται· ἀνδρείων δέ, γενόμενα εὖ θέσθαι → it is the part of prudent men, before difficulties arise, to provide against their arising; and of courageous men to deal with them when they have arisen
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
P. τραπέζιον, τό (Aristotle).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
trăpezĭum, ĭī, n. (τραπέζιον), trapèze [t. de géom.] : Ps. Boet. Geom. p. 418, 2 || borne en forme de trapèze : Grom. 290, 4 ; 379, 3.
Latin > German (Georges)
trapezium (trapizeum), ī, n. (τραπέζιον), das ungleichseitige Viereck, als geom. Figur, Frontin. fr. 7, 4. Boëth. art. geom. p. 418, 2 Fr.: als Grenzstein, Gromat. vet. 290, 4 u. 379, 3: Nbff. trapezia, ae, f., als geom. Fig., Boëth. art. geom. p. 376, 22 Fr. – trapizeus, eī, m., Gromat. vet. 249, 6. – trapideus, Gromat. vet. 405, 2. – u. trapeteus, ibid. 341, 5. – u. trapeadus, ibid. 343, 9.
