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Samosata

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Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Samŏsăta: ōrum, n., = τὰ Σαμόσατα,
I the capital of Commagene, on the western shore of the Euphrates, now Samosat, Plin. 2, 104, 108, § 235; 5, 24, 20, § 85; 5, 24, 21, § 86.—Also Samŏsăta, ae, f., Amm. 14, 8, 7; 18, 4, 7.—Hence, Sămŏsătēnus, a, um, of Samosata, a Samosatene: Paulus, Ambros. de Fide, 5, 8, § 105; Incarn. Dom. Sac. 2, § 8.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Sămŏsăta, ōrum, n., Plin. 2, 235 et Sămŏsăta, æ, f., Amm. 14, 8, 7, Samosate [ville de Syrie, près de l’Euphrate, auj. Samsat en Turquie] || -tēnsis, e, de Samosate : Inscr.

Latin > German (Georges)

Samosata, ōrum, n. (τὰ Σαμόσατα), Hauptstadt der syrischen Provinz Kommagene, am westl. Ufer des Euphrats, Geburtsort des Lucian, jetzt Scempsat od. Schemisat, Plin. 2, 235 u.a. – Nbf. Samosata, ae, f., Amm. 14, 8, 7 u.a. – Dav. Samosatēnus, a, um, aus Samosata, der Samosatener, Paulus, Hieron. de vir. ill. 69 extr. Ambros. de fide 5, 8. § 105; de incarn. dom. sacr. 2. § 8.