harpago
ἐν τυφλῶν πόλεϊ γλαμυρός βασιλεύει → in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
harpăgo: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. ἁρπάζω,
I to rob, plunder (Plautin.): aurum mihi intus harpagatum est, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 24; id. Bacch. 4, 4, 11; id. Ps. 1, 2, 6; 4, 2, 2.
harpăgo: ōnis, m. ἁρπάγη,
I a hook for drawing things to one's self, for tearing down any thing, etc., a grappling-hook, grapple, drag (pure Lat. manica, manus ferrea).
I Lit., Caes. B. G. 7, 81, 1; id. B. C. 1, 57, 2; Liv. 30, 10; Curt. 4, 2; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 209; Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 21.—*
II Transf., a rapacious person: blandiloquentulus harpago, mendax, cuppes, etc., Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 13.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) harpăgō,¹⁵ āvī, ātum, āre (ἁρπάζω), tr., voler : Pl. Bacch. 657 ; Ps. 140.
(2) harpăgō,¹⁴ ōnis, m. (ἁρπάγη), harpon : Cæs. G. 7, 81, 1 ; C. 1, 57, 2 ; Liv. 30, 10, 16 || [fig.] rapace : Pl. Trin. 239.
