Navius
From LSJ
ἀγὼν πρόφασιν οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται οὐδὲ φιλία → no excuse is allowed by a contest or by a friendship
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Navĭus: ii, m.,
I a Roman proper name. Especially celebrated is Attus Navius, an augur under Tarquinius Priscus, who cut a stone in two with a razor, Liv. 1, 36; Cic. N. D. 2, 3, 9; id. Div. 1, 17, 31 sq.; Plin. 15, 18, 20, § 77.—Hence, Navĭus, a, um, adj., Navian: Navia ficus, a fig-tree in the Comitium at Rome, on the spot where Navius cut the stone in two with a razor. As long as it flourished Roman liberty was to endure, Plin. 15, 18, 20, § 77; Paul. ex Fest. p. 169 Müll.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Navĭus,¹⁶ ĭī, m., Attius ou Accius Navius, célèbre augure : Cic. Nat. 2, 9 ; Plin. 15, 76 || -vĭus, a, um, de Navius : Plin. 15, 77 ; Fest. 169.
