pseudothyrum
ἔγνω δὲ φώρ τε φῶρα καὶ λύκος λύκον → the thief knows the thief and the wolf knows the wolf, and thief knows thief and wolf his fellow wolf, set a thief to catch a thief
Latin > English
pseudothyrum pseudothyri N N :: secret door
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pseudŏthyrum: i, n., = ψευδόθυρον.
I Lit., a backdoor, private entrance, postern-gate: palatii, Amm. 14, 1, 3; Oros. 7, 6 fin.—
II Trop., a secret manner: (nummi) per pseudothyrum revertantur, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 20, § 50: non janua receptis, sed pseudothyro intromissis voluptatibus, id. Red. in Sen. 6, 14.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pseudŏthўrum, ī, n. (ψευδόθυρον), fausse porte, porte de derrière : Amm. 14, 1, 3 || [fig.] échappatoire, moyen détourné : Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 50 ; Sen. 14.
Latin > German (Georges)
pseudothyrum, ī, n. (ψευδόθυρον), die geheime Tür, die Hinterpforte (Ggstz. ianua), a) eig.: palatii, Amm. 14, 1, 3. Oros. 7, 6, 17. – b) bildl.: per pseudothyrum revertantur (nummi), durch die Hintertür, d.i. auf eine geheime Art, Cic. Verr. 2, 50: non ianuā receptis, sed pseudothyro intromissis voluptatibus, von widernatürlicher Unzucht, Cic. post red. in sen. 14.
