gerulus
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
gĕrŭlus: i, m. id..
A A bearer, carrier: nae ille alium gerulum (argenti) quaerat sibi, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 79; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 72; Col. poët. 10, 310; Suet. Calig. 40; Sid. Ep. 8, 13; Inscr. Orell. 575; 874; 976; Schol. Juv. 6, 477.—
B One who does something, a doer: gerulus ὁ πράττων, ὁ πρακτήρ, Gloss. Philox.; cf. gerulifigulus.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
gĕrŭlus,¹⁴ a, um (gero),
1 qui porte, porteur (porteuse) de : m., Pl. Bacch. 1002 || f., Apul. M. 6, 4 ; Plin. 11, 24 || n., Sol. 20 || subst. m., litterarum gerulus Sid. Ep. 8, 13, messager, courrier || porteur, portefaix : Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 72
2 auteur [d’une action] : P. Fest. 65, 10 ; Gloss. Phil.
