afflictio
From LSJ
ἡ δὲ φύσις φεύγει τὸ ἄπειρον· τὸ μὲν γὰρ ἄπειρον ἀτελές, ἡ δὲ φύσις ἀεὶ ζητεῖ τέλος → nature, however, avoids what is infinite, because the infinite lacks completion and finality, whereas this is what Nature always seeks
Latin > English
afflictio afflictionis N F :: pain, suffering, torment
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
afflictĭo: (adf-), ōnis, f. affligo,
I pain, suffering, torment: irrita, Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 16.
Latin > German (Georges)
afflīctio (adflīctio), ōnis, f. (affligo), I) der Stoß, Schlag gegen etw., afflictiones corporis, Augustin. de genes. ad litt. 7, 19, 15. – II) übtr.: a) die Bedrängung, Demütigung, ecclesiae, Greg. in Iob 16, 67: Plur., Cassiod. in psalt. 16. – b) die Niedergeschlagenheit, Betrübnis, Sen. ad Helv. 17, 5 (Koch afflictationis). Vulg. gen. 16, 11 u.a.
