Laius
λύχνον μεθ' ἡμέραν ἅψας περιῄει λέγων ἄνθρωπον ζητῶ → he lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, I am looking for a man
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Λάϊος, ὁ, or say, son of Labdacus.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Lāĭus: or Lajus, i (voc. Lai, Stat. Th. 7, 355), m., = Λάιος,
I son of Labdacus, king of Thebes, and father of Œdipus, Cic. Tusc. 4, 33, 71; id. Fat. 13, 30; Stat. Th. 2, 7; 66. —Hence, Lāĭădes, ae, m., a male descendant of Laius, i. e. Œdipus, Ov. M. 7, 759.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Lāĭus¹³ (ou Lājus), ī, m. (Λάϊος), roi de Thèbes, père d’Œdipe : Cic. Tusc. 4, 71 ; Stat. Th. 2, 7.
Latin > German (Georges)
Lāius, iī, m. (Λαϊος), Sohn des Labdakus, König in Theben, Vater des Ödipus, Stat. Theb. 1, 296 u. 7, 355 (wo Vok. Lai). Hyg. fab. 66 sq. – Dav. Lāiadēs, ae, m., der Laiade (männl. Nachkomme des Laius), v. Ödipus, Ov. met. 7, 759.
