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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>Dāvus</b>: (Davos), i, m.,<br /><b>I</b> a [[name]] given to Roman slaves, freq. in the comedies of Plaut. and Ter.; cf. also Hor. S. 1, 10, 40; 2, 5, 91; id. A. P. 114; Pers. 5, 161; 168 al. —Prov.: [[Davus]] [[sum]], non [[Oedipus]], Ter. Andr. 1, 2, 24.
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{{Georges
|georg=Dāvus (Dāvos), ī, m., [[ein]] röm. Sklavenname, zB. in Ter. Andr., s. [[bes]]. v. 194 u.a.
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{{wkpen
|wketx=[[Daos]] ([[Δᾶος]], Lat. [[Davus]]): A Phrygian slave character in the ancient Greek comedy Aspis (Menander).
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