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Menander, Monostichoi, 387

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pŏpa: ae, m.
I A Roman inferior priest, a priest's assistant or minister, who brought the victim to the altar and felled it with an axe, Suet. Calig. 32 fin.; Prop. 4 (5), 3, 62; Cic. Mil. 24, 65; Serv. Verg. A. 12, 120. Alluding to the corpulence of such priests: popa venter, a fat paunch, glutton, Pers. 6, 74.—*
II In fem.: PHILEMA POPA DE INSVLA, perh. = she who sells animals for sacrifice, Inscr. Orell. 2457. >

(1) pŏpa,¹³ æ, m., victimaire : Cic. Mil. 65

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 |lshtext=<b>pŏpa</b>: ae, m.<br /><b>I</b> A Roman [[inferior]] [[priest]], a [[priest]]'s [[assistant]] or [[minister]], [[who]] brought the [[victim]] to the [[altar]] and felled it [[with]] an [[axe]], Suet. Calig. 32 fin.; Prop. 4 (5), 3, 62; Cic. Mil. 24, 65; Serv. Verg. A. 12, 120. Alluding to the [[corpulence]] of [[such]] priests: [[popa]] [[venter]], a [[fat]] [[paunch]], [[glutton]], Pers. 6, 74.—*<br /><b>II</b> In fem.: PHILEMA POPA DE INSVLA, perh. = she [[who]] sells animals for [[sacrifice]], Inscr. Orell. 2457. >
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+|gf=(1) <b>pŏpa</b>,¹³ æ, m., victimaire : Cic. Mil. 65 || adj<sup>t</sup>, [[popa]] [[venter]] Pers. 6, 74, le ventre gras d’un sacrificateur.<br />(2) <b>pŏpa</b>, æ, f., femme qui tient un restaurant, cabaretière : CIL 6, 9824.
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