Commodus
τὸ δ' ἐξαίφνης τὸ ἐν ἀναισθήτῳ χρόνῳ διὰ μικρότητα ἐκστάν → suddenly refers to what has departed from its former condition in a time imperceptible because of its smallness
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Commŏdus: i, m.,
I a Roman cognomen; so L. Aelius Aurelius Commodus, Roman emperor, Lampr. Commod. 1 sq.; Eutr. 8, 15 al.—Hence,
1 Commŏdĭā-nus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Commodus: horti, Lampr. Commod. 8: thermae, Spart. Nigid. 6 al.—
2 Commŏ-dĭus, a, um, adj., the same: Nonae, Lampr. Commod. 12; cf. id. ib. 11.—
3 Commŏ-dus, a, um, adj., the same: mensis, i. e. August, which Commodus wished to name after himself, Lampr. Commod. 11.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(2) Commŏdus, ī, m., Commode [empereur romain] : Lampr. Comm. 1 || nom donné au mois d’août en l’honneur de Commode : Lampr. Comm. 11 || -modus, a, um, du mois de Commode : Lampr. Comm. 11.
Latin > German (Georges)
(2) Commodus2, ī, m., vollst. L. Aelius Aurelius Commodus Antoninus, gew. bl. L. Commodus Antoninus u.bl. Commodus Antoninus od. bl. Commodus, röm. Kaiser v. J. 186–192 n. Chr., Lampr. Commod. 1 sq. Eutr. 8, 15. Aur. Vict. Caes. 17. Oros. 7, 16. – Dav.: A) Commodiānus, a, um, kommodianisch, des Kommodus, horti, Spart.: ministri, Capitol. – B) Commodius od. Commodus, a, um, des Kommodus, Nonae Commodiae, Lampr. Comm. 12, 6.
