forpex

τοῖς πράγμασιν γὰρ οὐχὶ θυμοῦσθαι χρεών· μέλει γὰρ αὐτοῖς οὐδέν· ἀλλ' οὑντυγχάνων τὰ πράγματ' ὀρθῶς ἂν τιθῇ, πράξει καλῶς → It does no good to rage at circumstance; events will take their course with no regard for us. But he who makes the best of those events he lights upon will not fare ill.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

forpex: ĭcis, f. corrupted from forfex,
I fire-tongs, Cato, R. R. 10, 3; 11, 5; Suet. Aug. 75; Sid. Epith. 15, 184.

forpex,¹⁶ ĭcis, f., pinces, pincettes, ciseaux : Cato Agr. 10, 3 ; Suet. Aug. 75. Charisius (94, 21) croit que c’est le même mot que forceps.

forpex, picis, f. (umgestellt aus forceps, w. s.), die Feuerzange, Cato r. r. 10, 3 u. 11, 5. Suet. Aug. 75. Sidon. carm. 15, 184.

forpex forpicis N F :: tongs, pincers; shears