sarcophagus
Ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλος → Life is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend.
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
Latin > English
sarcophagus sarcophagi N M :: coffin, grave
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sarcŏphăgus: a, um, adj., = σαρκοφἅγος (flesh-devouring, carnivorous): sarcophagus lapis,
I a kind of limestone used for coffins (so called because the corpses were quickly consumed by it), Plin. 2, 96, 98, § 211; 36, 17, 27, § 161.—In medicine, Plin. 28, 9, 37, § 140.—
II Transf., subst.: sarcŏphăgus, i, m. (‡ sarcŏphă-gum, i, n., Inscr. Don. 7, 8), a grave, sepulchre (post-Aug.), Juv. 10, 172; Dig. 11, 7, 37; 34, 1, 18 fin.; Prud. Cath. 3, 203; Inscr. Orell. 194; 4432; 4554 al.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) sarcŏphăgus, a, um, qui consume les chairs : Plin. 28, 140 ; sarcophagus lapis Plin. 2, 211 ; 36, 131, pierre sarcophage [servant de cercueil et consumant les chairs].
(2) sarcŏphăgus,¹⁶ ī, m. (σαρκοφάγος), sarcophage, tombeau : Juv. 10, 172 ; Dig. 11, 7, 37.
Latin > German (Georges)
sarcophagus, a, um (σαρκοφάγος), Fleisch fressend, -verzehrend, lapis, eine Art Kalkstein, am besten zu Assus in Troas gebrochen, zu Särgen gebraucht, worin der Leichnam binnen vierzig Tagen verzehrt u. in Asche verwandelt wurde, auch lapis Assius gen., Plin. 2, 210 u. 36, 131. – subst., sarcophagus, ī, m., die (urspr. aus solchem fleischverzehrenden Kalkstein verfertigte) Totenkiste, der Sarg, Sarkophag, Iuven. 10, 171. Paul. sent. 1, 21. § 8. Prud. cath. 3, 203. Augustin. serm. 102, 2. Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 20033: sarcofag. geschr., Corp. inscr. Lat. 3, 1198; 6, 2120 u. 13, 1974. Not. Tir. 58, 67. – Nbf. sarcofagum, ī, n., Corp. inscr. Lat. 3, 2654 u. 13, 7028 a. Itala Luc. 7, 14. Not. Tir. 58, 67.
