bacillum
δυοῖν κακοῖν προκειμένοιν τὸ μὴ χεῖρον βέλτιστον → the lesser of two evils, the less bad thing of a pair of bad things, better the devil you know, better the devil you know than the devil you don't, better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, better the devil you know than the one you don't, better the devil you know than the one you don't know, the devil that you know is better than the devil that you don't know, the devil we know is better than the devil we don't, the devil we know is better than the devil we don't know, the devil you know is better than the devil you don't
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
băcillum: i, n. (băcillus, i, m., Isid. Orig. 20, 13, 1)
dim. baculus,
I a small staff, a wand, Cic. Fin. 2, 11, 33; id. Div. 1, 17, 30 dub.; Varr. R. R. 1, 50, 2; Juv. 3, 28.—
II Esp., the wand or staff of the lictor: anteibant lictores, non cum bacillis, sed cum fascibus, Cic. Agr. 2, 34, 93.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
băcillum,¹⁵ ī, n. (dimin. de baculum ), baguette : Cic. Fin. 2, 33 ; Div. 1, 30 ; Varro R. 1, 50, 2 || verge portée par les licteurs : Cic. Agr. 2, 93.
Latin > German (Georges)
bacillum, ī, n. (Demin. v. baculum), das Stäbchen, Stöckchen, I) im allg.: bacillum corneolum, Afran. fr.: huic (Polyphemo) maius bacillum quam malus (Mastbaum) in corbita maximus ulla, Lucil. fr.: lituus, id est incurvum et leniter a summo inflexum bacillum, Cic.: bacillum aliud est inflexum et incurvatum de industria, aliud ita natum, Cic.: nullo dextram subeunte bacillo, Iuven. – II) insbes.: a) der Stab des Liktors, anteibant lictores, non cum bacillis, sed cum fascibus duobus, Cic. agr. 2, 93: quos (lictores) ego nunc paulisper cum bacillis in turbam conieci, Cic. ad Att. 11, 6, 2: converso bacillo oculos misero tundere vehementissime coepit, Cic. Verr. 5, 142 M. – b) der Schaft eines Geschosses, inversi teli, Apul. met. 1, 4. – / Nbf. bacillus b. Isid. 20, 13, 1.
