Ophiuchus
From LSJ
ἐπὶ ξυροῦ γὰρ ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πρήγματα → our affairs are balanced on a razor's edge, our affairs are set upon the razor's edge
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Ŏphĭūchus: i, m., = Ὀφιοῦχος,
I the Serpent-holder, a constellation: quem claro perhibent Ophiuchum nomine Graii, Cic. N. D. 2, 42, 109 ex Arat.; Manil. 1, 331.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Ŏphĭūchus,¹⁶ ī, m. (Ὀφιοῦχος), le Serpentaire [constellation] : Cic. Arat. 34, 78 ; Manil. 1, 331.
Latin > German (Georges)
Ophiūchus, ī, m. (Ὀφιοῦχος), der Schlangenträger, ein Gestirn, rein lat. Anguitenens, Cic. poët. de nat. deor. 2, 109. Manil. 1, 331.
