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Γυνὴ τὸ σύνολόν ἐστι δαπανηρὸν φύσει → Natura fecit sumptuosas feminas → Es ist die Frau durchaus kostspielig von Natur

Menander, Monostichoi, 97

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

anguĭ-tĕnens: entis, adj. anguis-teneo,
I serpent-holding; hence, subst., the constellation, = anguifer, transl. of the Gr. Ὀφιοῦχος, Serpent-bearer, Cic. N. D. 2, 42; Manil. 5, 384.