Veiovis
καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκία → and peace on earth and good will to men, and peace on earth and good will to all
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Vējŏvis: Vēdiŏvis, or Vēdiiŏvis, is, m. 2. ve and Iov-; cf. Iuppiter; prop. anti-Jove,
I an Etruscan divinity, a god of the under world, whose power to injure corresponded to the power of Jupiter to help; worshipped at Rome, where his temple stood in the hollow between the Arx and the Capitol; he was sometimes identified with Apollo; v. Preller, Röm. Myth. p. 235; form Vejovis, Cic. N. D. 3, 24, 62; Amm. 17, 10, 2; Mart. Cap. 1, § 58; 2, § 167; Macr. S. 3, 9.—Form Vediovis, Ov. F. 3, 430; Varr. L. L. 5, 10, § 74 Müll.; Inscr. Orell. 1287; cf. Kal. Praenest., Mens. Jan. 1 and Mens. Mart. 7 ap. Orell. Inscr. 2, pp. 382, 386.—Form Vediiovis, Gell. 5, 12, 11.—
II With a fanciful comment on the etymology, identified with the infant Jupiter, Ov. F. 3, 447; Paul. ex Fest. p. 379 Müll.; cf. also Vedius.
Latin > German (Georges)
Vēiovis, is, m. (vē u. Iovis), eine altrömische Gottheit mit rächender Gewalt (vgl. Gell. 5, 12, 11), dah. mit dem Jupiter der Unterwelt u. mit Apollo identifiziert, Cic. de nat. deor. 3, 62. Amm. 17, 10, 2. Mart. Cap. 1. § 59 u. 2. § 166. – Nbf. Vēdiovis, is, m., Varro LL. 5, 74 (wo Vediovi Saturnoque zu schreiben ist). Ov. fast. 3, 430. Corp. inscr. Lat. 12, 1439. Fast. ann. Iul. Praen. Ian. (Corp. inscr. Lat. 12. p. 231); Mart. 7 (Corp. inscr. Lat. 12. p. 233). – u. Vēdius, iī, m., Mart. Cap. 2. § 142 u. § 166. – / Nach einer scherzhaften Deutung (vē, klein) = Jupiter als Kind, nach Ov. fast. 3, 447 sq. Paul. ex Fest. 379, 4. – Vgl. übh. Preller in den Berichten der Sächs. Ges. der Wiss. 1855, 202 ff.
