Lesbos
Κινδυνεύουσι γὰρ ὅσοι τυγχάνουσιν ὀρθῶς ἁπτόμενοι φιλοσοφίας λεληθέναι τοὺς ἄλλους ὅτι οὐδὲν ἄλλο αὐτοὶ ἐπιτηδεύουσιν ἢ ἀποθνῄσκειν τε καὶ τεθνάναι → Actually, the rest of us probably haven't realized that those who manage to pursue philosophy as it should be pursued are practicing nothing else but dying and being dead (Socrates via Plato, Phaedo 64a.5)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Λέσβος, ἡ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Lesbos: (-us), i (acc. Lesbum, Tac. A. 2, 54), f., = Λέσβος,
I a celebrated island in the Ægean Sea, off the coast of Troy and Mysia, the birthplace of Pittacus, Alcæus, Arion, Sappho, and Theophrastus, and famous for its wine; now Mityleni: sed quam capiam civitatem cogito ... Lesbumne, Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 62; Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; Ov. M. 11, 55: nota, Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 1.—Hence,
A Lesbĭăcus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: Lesbiaci libri, a work of Dicæarchus on the immortality of the soul (so called because the dialogues contained in it were held at Mitylene, in Lesbos), Cic. Tusc. 1, 31, 77: metrum, i. e. the Sapphic metre (because Sappho was a native of Lesbos), Sid. Ep. 9, 13 in carm. 1. —
B Lesbĭus, a, um, adj., = Λέσβιος, Lesbian: civis, i. e. Alcæus, Hor. C. 1, 32, 5: plectrum, i. e. Alcaic, id. ib. 1, 26, 11: pes, i. e. a lyric poem, id. ib. 4, 6, 35: Lesbia vates, i. e. Sappho, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 20: vinum, Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 73; Gell. 13, 5; Prop. 1, 14, 2; Hor. Epod. 9, 34: marmor, Plin. 36, 6, 5, § 44.—Also absol.: Lesbĭum, i, n., Lesbian wine, Hor. C. 1, 17, 21: Lesbium genus vasis caelati a Lesbis inventum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 115 Müll.—*
C Lesbōus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: nec Polyhymnia Lesboum refugit tendere barbiton, the Lesbian lyre, i. e. lyric songs (like those of Alcæus and Sappho), Hor. C. 1, 1, 34.—
D Lesbĭ-as, ădis, f., = Λεσβιάς, a Lesbian woman: Lesbiadum turba, Ov. H. 15, 16: Lesbias, a precious stone found in Lesbos, Plin. 37, 10, 62, § 171 (al. Lesbia).—
E Lesbis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Λεσβίς, Lesbian: Lesbida cum domino seu tulit ille lyram, i. e. of Arion the Lesbian poet, Ov. F. 2, 82: Lesbi puella, vale, id. H. 15, 100.—Subst., a Lesbian woman: Lesbides, Ov. H. 15, 199.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Lesbŏs,¹³ ī, f. (Λέσβος), île de la mer Égée : Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2 ; Virg. G. 2, 90 ; Ov. M. 11, 55.
Latin > German (Georges)
Lesbos, ī, f. (Λέσβος), Insel des Ägäischen Meers, Geburtsort des Pittakus, Alcäus, Theophrastus, Arion u. der Sappho, berühmt wegen ihres Weins, j. Metellino od. Midilly, Mela 2, 7, 4 (2. § 101). Plin. 5, 139. Varro LL. 9, 67. Cic. ad Att. 9, 9, 2. Verg. georg. 2, 90. Ov. met. 11, 55: Akk. Lesbon, Ov. met. 2, 591. Lucan. 8, 134: Akk. Lesbum, Vell. 1, 2, 5. Plin. 2, 232. Tac. ann. 2, 54. – Dav.: a) Lesbiacus, a, um, lesbisch, libri, qui Lesbiaci vocantur, drei Bücher Dialoge des Dicäarchus, weil die Unterredung auf Lesbos ist, Cic. Tusc. 1, 77: metrum, Sidon. epist. 9, 13. carm. 1. v. 11. – b) Lesbias, adis, f. (Λεσβίς), lesbisch, subst., die Lesbierin, Ov. – c) Lesbis, idis, Akk. ida, f. (Λεσβίς), lesbisch, subst., die Lesbierin, lyra, des Arion, Ov.: Lesbides, lesbische Mädchen, Lesbierinnen, Ov.: Lesbis puella u. bl. Lesbis, Sappho, Ov. – d) Lesbius, a, um (Λέσβιος), lesbisch, civis, Alcäus, Hor.: plectrum, alcäisches od. lyrisches, Hor.: pes, lyrisches Gedicht, Hor.: vates, Sappho, Ov.: Lesbium vinum, Plaut. u.a., u. bl. Lesbium, Hor. – e) Lesbōus, a, um (Λεσβωος), lesboisch, lesbisch, Hor.
