Rhodos
μηδέν' ὀλβίζειν, πρὶν ἂν τέρμα τοῦ βίου περάσῃ μηδὲν ἀλγεινὸν παθών → Count no man blessed 'til he's passed the endpoint of his life without grievous suffering. (Sophocles, King Oedipus 1529f.)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Rhŏdos: (rarely Rhŏdus), i, f., = Ῥόδος.
I An island on the coast of Asia Minor, celebrated for its pure air, for its Colossus, its school of rhetoric, and the skill of its people in navigation; now Rhodes, Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 36, § 132; Cic. Rep. 1, 31, 47; id. de Or. 2, 1, 3; id. Planc. 34, 84; id. Fam. 2, 17, 1; Caes. B. G. 3, 102; Liv. 31, 15; Hor. C. 1, 7, 1; id. Ep. 1, 11, 17; 21; Ov. M. 7, 365 al.—
B Transf., the nymph of this island, Ov. M. 4, 204.—
II Hence,
1 Rhŏdĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Rhodes, Rhodian: classis, Ov. M. 12, 574; Suet. Claud. 21: uva, Verg. G. 2, 102; Col. 3, 2, 1; Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 42: fici, Col. 5, 10, 11: galli, gallinae, id. 8, 2, 12 sq.; 8, 11, 11: marmor, Plin. 37, 10, 62, § 172: opus, i. e. the Colossus, Mart. 1, 71, 8: oratores, Cic. Brut. 13, 51; cf.: genus (eloquentiae), Quint. 12, 10, 18 sq.: talentum, Fest. p. 359 Müll. —Subst.: Rhŏdĭi, ōrum, m., the people of Rhodes, the Rhodians, Cic. Rep. 3, 35, 48; id. Imp. Pomp. 18, 54; id. Verr. 2, 2, 65, § 159; Liv. 31, 15; Juv. 8, 113; Flor. 2, 7, 8; Curt. 4, 22, 9. —
2 Rhŏdĭăcus, a, um, adj., Rhodian: spongiae, Plin. 31, 11, 47, § 131: glutinum, id. 28, 17, 71, § 236: peristylium, Vitr. 6, 10. —
3 Rhŏdĭensis, e, adj., Rhodian: hospes, Suet. Tib. 62: civitas, Gell. 7, 3, 1.—Subst.: Rhŏdĭenses, ĭum, m., the Rhodians: oratio pro Rhodiensibus, Cato ap. Gell. 7, 3 in lemm.; Gell. 13, 24, 13.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Rhŏdŏs¹⁵ (-dus), ī, f. (Ῥόδος), Rhodes [île et ville de la mer Égée, célèbre par son école de rhéteurs et par son colosse] : Plin. 2, 202 ; Cic. Rep. 1, 47 || -dĭus, a, um, de Rhodes : Virg. G. 2, 102 ; Cic. Br. 51 ; Quint. 12, 10, 18 ; -dĭī, ōrum, les Rhodiens : Cic. Rep. 3, 48 ; Pomp. 54 || -ĭăcus, a, um, Plin. 31, 131 || -ĭēnsis, e, Suet. Tib. 62. Rodienses, les Rhodiens : Cat. d. Gell. 7, 3 ; 13, 24, 13.
Latin > German (Georges)
Rhodos u. -us, ī, f. (Ῥόδος), die durch Schifffahrt u. Handel, durch eine Rhetorenschule, sowie durch den Koloß am Eingange des einen der beiden Häfen berühmte Insel im Karpatyischen Meere an der Südwestspitze Kleinasiens mit der Hauptstadt gleiches Namens, j. Rhodis, Form -os, Hor. ep. 1, 11, 17 u. 21. Mela 2, 7, 4 (2. § 89). Plin. 2, 202. Ov. met. 7, 365: Form -us, Cic. Planc. 84; ep. 2, 17, 1. Liv. 31, 15, 8 u.a. Plin. 5, 104 u.a.: Nbf. Rhodia, ae, f., Plaut. Curc. 444: die Insel wegen ihrer milden Luft gerühmt, Plin. 2, 153; vgl. Hor. ep. 1, 11, 17. – Dav.: A) Rhodius, a, um (Ῥόδιος), zu Rhodus gehörig, aus Rhodus, rhodisch, uva, Verg.: opus, der rhodische Koloß, Mart.: vinum, Gell.: galli, Colum.: Pythion Rhodius, Varro: secessu s, nach Rhodus, Tac.: classis, der Rhodier, Ov.; u. eine Flotte von Schiffen, nach Art der rhodischen erbaut, Suet.: oratores Rhodii, die die Mitte zwischen der asiatischen Weitschweifigkeit u. der attischen Kürze hielten, Cic. – subst., Rhodius, iī, m., der Rhodier, S n. ep. 70, 5: Plur. Rhodiī, iōrum, m., die Einw. von Rhodus, die Rhodier, Cic. u.a. – B) Rhodiacus, a, um (Ῥοδιακός), rhodisch, Vitr. u. Plin. – C) Rhodiēnsis, e, zu Rhodus gehörig, rhodiensisch, hospes, Suet.: civitas, Gell. – Plur. subst., Rhodiēnsēs, ium, m., die Einw. von Rhodus, die Rhodiser, Cato origg 5, 2 u.a.
Wikipedia EN
Rhodes, Greek: Ρόδος, romanized: Ródos [ˈroðos]) is the largest of the Dodecanese islands of Greece and is also the island group's historical capital. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the South Aegean administrative region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Rhodes. The city of Rhodes had 50,636 inhabitants in 2011. It is located northeast of Crete, southeast of Athens. Rhodes' nickname is The Island of the Knights, named after the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem, who ruled the island from 1310 to 1522.
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