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buteo

From LSJ

Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil

Plato, Laws, 626e

Latin > English

buteo buteonis N M :: species of hawk (buzzard?); (as a cognomen)

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

būtĕo: ōnis, m.,
I a kind of falcon or hawk, Plin. 10, 8, 9, § 21; 11, 49, 110, § 263; Arn. 7, p. 280; Paul. ex Fest. p. 32 Müll.; giving auguries by its flight, v. ales, II. E.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) būtĕō (-tĭō), ōnis, m., busard, buse (?) [oiseau de proie] Plin. 10, 21 ; P. Fest. 32.

Latin > German (Georges)

(1) būteo1, ōnis, m., eine Falkenart, viell. der Bussard, Plin. 10, 21 u. 135; 11, 263. Arnob. 2, 59 u. 7, 16. Paul ex Fest. 3, 5 u. 32, 7.
(2) būteo2, s. 1. būtio.

Latin > Chinese

buteo, onis. m. :: 惡鳥名豪豹