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καὶ κεραμεὺς κεραμεῖ κοτέει καὶ τέκτονι τέκτων, καὶ πτωχὸς πτωχῷ φθονέει καὶ ἀοιδὸς ἀοιδῷ → and potter is ill-disposed to potter, and carpenter to carpenter, and the beggar is envious of the beggar, the singer of the singer
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
Ar. and P. κάδος, ὁ (Plat., Rep. 616D), κιβωτός, ἡ (Lys.), P. and V. θήκη, ἡ, ζύγαστρον, τό (Xen.), Ar. and V. ἄγγος, τό, V. λέβης, ὁ.
Box on the ear: Ar. and P. κόνδυλος, ὁ.
Give (a person) a box on the ear: P. ἐπὶ κόρρης τύπτειν (acc.).
Witness-box: see witness-box.
v. intrans.
P. and V. πυκτεύειν.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
bōx: bōcis, m., = βώξ, βόαξ,
I a sea-fish, otherwise unknown, Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 145. In Paul. ex Fest. p. 30, 6 Müll. (Jan. boca), bocas: bocas = genus piscis a boando id est vocem emittendo appellatur; cf. lsid. Orig. 12, 6, 9.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
bōx, bōcis, m. (βώξ), poisson de mer : Plin. 32, 145 ; c. bocas.
Latin > German (Georges)
bōx, bōcis, Akk. Plur. bōcas, m. (βῶξ), ein sonst unbekannter Meerfisch, Paul. ex Fest 30, 6. Isid. 12, 6, 9. – Nbf. bōca, ae, f., Plin. 32, 145.
