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|lshtext=<b>sportŭla</b>: ae, f.<br /> [[dim]]. id..<br /><b>I</b> Lit., a [[little]] [[basket]]: sportulam [[cape]] [[atque]] [[argentum]], Plaut. Men. 1, 4, 1; id. Curc. 2, 3, 10; id. Stich. 2, 1, 17; App. M. 1, p. 113, 39; Ascon. ad Cic. Verr. 1, 8.—In [[such]] [[little]] baskets it [[was]] [[customary]] for a [[great]] [[man]] to [[distribute]] presents of [[food]] or [[money]] to the [[mass]] of his clients, Juv. 1, 95; 3, 249; Suet. Ner. 16; Mart. 3, 14, 3; 14, 125, 2; 10, 27, 3.—Hence, the [[emperor]] [[Claudius]] called the [[brief]] games [[which]] he gave to the [[people]] sportulae, acc. to Suet. Claud. 21.— Prov.: sportulam [[furunculus]] captat, i. e. snatches at others' [[little]] [[property]], Tert. adv. Marc. 3, 16.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf., a [[gift]], [[present]], in gen., Plin. Ep. 2, 14, 4; 2, 10, 118; Dig. 30, 1, 117; ib. 50, 2, 6; Cod. Just. 12, 21, 2. | |lshtext=<b>sportŭla</b>: ae, f.<br /> [[dim]]. id..<br /><b>I</b> Lit., a [[little]] [[basket]]: sportulam [[cape]] [[atque]] [[argentum]], Plaut. Men. 1, 4, 1; id. Curc. 2, 3, 10; id. Stich. 2, 1, 17; App. M. 1, p. 113, 39; Ascon. ad Cic. Verr. 1, 8.—In [[such]] [[little]] baskets it [[was]] [[customary]] for a [[great]] [[man]] to [[distribute]] presents of [[food]] or [[money]] to the [[mass]] of his clients, Juv. 1, 95; 3, 249; Suet. Ner. 16; Mart. 3, 14, 3; 14, 125, 2; 10, 27, 3.—Hence, the [[emperor]] [[Claudius]] called the [[brief]] games [[which]] he gave to the [[people]] sportulae, acc. to Suet. Claud. 21.— Prov.: sportulam [[furunculus]] captat, i. e. snatches at others' [[little]] [[property]], Tert. adv. Marc. 3, 16.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf., a [[gift]], [[present]], in gen., Plin. Ep. 2, 14, 4; 2, 10, 118; Dig. 30, 1, 117; ib. 50, 2, 6; Cod. Just. 12, 21, 2. | ||
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|gf=<b>sportŭla</b>,¹² æ, f. ([[sporta]]),<br /><b>1</b> petit panier : Pl. Curc. 289 ; Men. 219<br /><b>2</b> c’[[est]] dans des paniers de [[cette]] sorte que les patrons distribuaient des présents, en nature ou en argent, à leurs clients, sportule : Juv. 1, 95 ; 3, 249 ; Suet. [[Nero]] 16<br /><b>3</b> largesses, libéralités, cadeaux : Plin. Min. Ep. 2, 14, 4. | |||
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Revision as of 07:04, 14 August 2017
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sportŭla: ae, f.
dim. id..
I Lit., a little basket: sportulam cape atque argentum, Plaut. Men. 1, 4, 1; id. Curc. 2, 3, 10; id. Stich. 2, 1, 17; App. M. 1, p. 113, 39; Ascon. ad Cic. Verr. 1, 8.—In such little baskets it was customary for a great man to distribute presents of food or money to the mass of his clients, Juv. 1, 95; 3, 249; Suet. Ner. 16; Mart. 3, 14, 3; 14, 125, 2; 10, 27, 3.—Hence, the emperor Claudius called the brief games which he gave to the people sportulae, acc. to Suet. Claud. 21.— Prov.: sportulam furunculus captat, i. e. snatches at others' little property, Tert. adv. Marc. 3, 16.—
II Transf., a gift, present, in gen., Plin. Ep. 2, 14, 4; 2, 10, 118; Dig. 30, 1, 117; ib. 50, 2, 6; Cod. Just. 12, 21, 2.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
sportŭla,¹² æ, f. (sporta),
1 petit panier : Pl. Curc. 289 ; Men. 219
2 c’est dans des paniers de cette sorte que les patrons distribuaient des présents, en nature ou en argent, à leurs clients, sportule : Juv. 1, 95 ; 3, 249 ; Suet. Nero 16
3 largesses, libéralités, cadeaux : Plin. Min. Ep. 2, 14, 4.
