Hortensius
ἄνω ποταμῶν ἱερῶν χωροῦσι παγαί → the springs of sacred rivers flow upward, backward to their sources flow the streams of holy rivers
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Ὁρτήσιος, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Hortensĭus: (HORTÉSIVS, Inscr. Fabr. p. 235, n. 619),
I the name of a Roman gens; so, in partic.: Q. Hortensius Hortalus, a celebrated orator in the time of Cicero, Cic. Brut. 88, 301 sq.; Quint. 11, 3, 8; 12, 11, 27; Gell. 1, 5, 2; Tac. A. 2, 37. After him is named the treatise of Cicero entitled Hortensius, of which fragments remain (Bait. XI. 55 sqq.).—Hortensĭa, ae, f., his daughter, also celebrated for her skill in oratory, Val. Max. 8, 3, 3; cf. Quint. 1, 1, 6.—
II Derivv.
A Hortensĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Hortensius, Hortensian: lex, of the dictator Q. Hortensius, Gai. Inst. 1, 3; Dig. 1, 2, 2; cf. Plin. 16, 10, 15, § 37; Gell. 15, 27, 4.—Another lex Hortensia (ut nundinae essent fastae), perh. of the same Hortensius, Macr. S. 1, 16.—
B Hortensĭānus, a, um, adj., Hortensian: eloquentia, Val. Max. 8, 3, 3: quod me admones, ut scribam illa Hortensiana, i. e. the treatise entitled Hortensius, Cic. Att. 4, 6, 3: in aedibus Hortensianis, Suet. Aug. 72.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(2) Hortēnsĭus,⁹ ĭī, m., célèbre orateur romain, rival de Cicéron : Cic. Br. 301 || nom d’un traité de Cicéron, dédié à cet orateur : Cic. Att. 4, 6, 3 || -ĭānus, a, um, d’Hortensius : Val. Max. 8, 3, 3 ; [pl. n.] illa Hortensiana Cic. Att. 4, 6, 3, cet ouvrage dédié à Hortensius || -ĭus, a, um, lex Hortensia, la loi Hortensia : Macr. Sat. 1, 16 ; Plin. 16, 37.
Latin > German (Georges)
(2) Hortēnsius2, a, um, Name einer röm. gens, aus der am bekanntesten: Q. Hortensius Hortalus, ein berühmter Redner zu Ciceros Zeiten, s. bes. Cic. Brut. 2, 6; 88, 301 sqq. Tac. ann. 2, 37: Besitzer großer Fischteiche, Varro r. r. 3, 17, 3. – u. dessen Tochter Hortēnsia, ae, f., ebenf. als Rednerin berühmt, Val. Max. 8, 3, 3; vgl. Quint. 1, 1, 6. – Adi. hortensisch, lex (vom Diktator Q. Hortensius i. J. 288 v. Chr. eingeführt), Cic. – Dav. Hortēnsiānus, a, um, hortensianisch, des Hortensius, Val. Max. u. Suet. – neutr. pl. subst., illa Hortensiana, eine philos. Schrift Ciceros, die den Titel Hortensius führte, Cic. ad Att. 4, 6, 3.
