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Syphax

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Ἀλλ’ ἐσθ’ ὁ θάνατος λοῖσθος ἰατρός κακῶν → But death is the ultimate healer of ills

Sophocles, Fragment 698

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Syphax: ācis (acc. scanned Syphăcēn, Claud. B. Gild. 90), m., = Σύφαξ,>
I a king of Numidia at the time of the second Punic war, Sall. J. 5, 4; Liv. 24, 48 sq.; 29, 23 sq.; 30, 5 sq.; Sil. 17, 62 sq.; Prop. 3, 11 (4, 10), 59; Ov. F. 6, 769; Juv. 6, 169 al.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Syphāx,¹³ ācis, m. (Σύφαξ), roi des Numides : Sall. J. 5, 4 ; Liv. 24, 48.

Latin > German (Georges)

Syphāx, ācis, m. (Σύφαξ), König der Massäsylier in Numidien (zur Zeit des zweiten punischen Krieges), Schwiegersohn des Hasdrubal, Sall. Iug. 5, 4 (wo Dietsch Suphace). Liv. 24, 48 sq. Prop. 3, 11, 59. – / Akk. Sўphăcēm gemessen bei Claud. b. Gild. 91 Jeep.

Wikipedia EN

Syphax (Ancient Greek: Σύφαξ, Sýphax; Punic: 𐤎𐤐𐤒, spq) was a king of the Masaesyli tribe of western Numidia (present-day Algeria) during the last quarter of the 3rd century BC. His story is told in Livy's Ab Urbe Condita (written c. 27–25 BC).

Translations

ar: صيفاقس; ary: سيفاكس; arz: صيفاقس; bg: Сифакс; br: Sifaks; ca: Sifax; cs: Syfax; de: Syphax; en: Syphax; el: Σύφαξ; es: Sifax; fi: Syfax; fr: Syphax; fy: Syffaks; he: סיפאקס; it: Siface; ja: シュファクス; kab: Sifaks; nl: Syphax; no: Syphax; pl: Syfaks; pt: Sífax; ru: Сифакс; shi: Sifaks; sh: Sifaks; sr: Софакс; sv: Syfax; uk: Сіфакс; zh: 西法克斯