Orontes
Δύο γὰρ, ἐπιστήμη τε καὶ δόξα, ὧν τὸ μὲν ἐπίστασθαι ποιέει, τὸ δὲ ἀγνοεῖν → Two different things are science and belief: the one brings knowledge, the other ignorance (Hippocrates)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
(River) Ὀρόντης, -ου, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Ŏrontes: is or ae (
I gen. Oronti, Verg. A. 1, 220), m., = Ὀρόντης.
I The principal river of Syria, now Nahr El-Ashy, Mel. 1, 12, 5; Plin. 5, 21, 18, § 79; Prop. 2, 23 (3, 17), 21.—Hence, Ŏrontēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Orontes, Orontian; poet. for Syrian: Orontea myrrha, Prop. 1, 2, 3.—
II A chief of the Lycii and companion of Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 113; 220.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) Ŏrontēs,¹⁴ æ, is ou ī, m. (Ὀρόντης),
1 l’Oronte [fleuve de Syrie : Plin. 5, 79 || -ēus, a, um, de l’Oronte : Prop. 1, 2, 3
2 chef des Lyciens, un des compagnons d’Énée : Virg. En. 1, 220.
(2) Orontēs, ium, m., peuple de la Mésopotamie : Plin. 6, 118.
Latin > German (Georges)
Orontēs, is, m. (Ορόντης), der Hauptstrom Syriens, der durch Antiochia strömte, j. Aasi od. Ahssy, Mela 1, 12, 5 (1. § 69). Prop. 2, 23, 21: Genet. auch Oronti, Verg. Aen. 1, 220 (vgl. Charis. 132, 22), u. Orontae, nach Prisc. 6, 61: Akk. auch Oronten, Verg. Aen. 1, 113. – Dav. Orontēus, a, um, orontëisch, poet. = syrisch, murra, Prop. 1, 2, 3.
