scalprum
τὸν αὐτὸν ἔρανον ἀποδοῦναι → pay him back in his own coin, repay him in his own coin, pay someone back in their own coin, pay back in someone's own coin, give tit for tat, pay back in kind
Latin > English
scalprum scalpri N N :: tool for scraping/paring/cutting away/removing parts of bone/sharpening pens
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
scalprum: i, n. (collat. form scalper, ri, m., Cels. 8, 3) scalpo,
I a sharp cutting instrument; a chisel, knife, etc., of sculptors, husbandmen, shoemakers, surgeons, etc., Liv. 27, 49; Col. 4, 25, 1; Hor. S. 2, 3, 106; Cels. 8, 3 sq.; Sen. Ep. 65, 13.—A penknife, Tac. A. 5, 8; Suet. Vit. 2.—Of a pruning-knife, Plin. 17, 16, 26, § 119.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
scalprum,¹⁴ ī, n. (scalpo), outil tranchant : Hor. S. 2, 3, 106, tranchet || Liv. 27, 49, 1, burin, ciseau || Cato Agr. 42 ; Col. Rust. 4, 25, 1 ; Plin. 17, 119, serpette || Cels. Med. 8, 3, lancette, bistouri, scalpel || Tac. Ann. 5, 8 ; Suet. Vitell. 2, canif. scalprus, m., Isid. Orig. 19, 19, 13.
Latin > German (Georges)
scalprum, ī, n. u. (bei Celsus) scalper, prī, m. (scalpo), ein scharfes Schneideinstrument, a) die Schusterahle, der Kneif, Hor. sat. 2, 3, 106: scalprum anglatum (= angulatum), Corp. inscr. Lat. 4, 1712. – b) der Grabstichel, Meißel, Sen. ep. 65, 13 (neben lima): fabrile (wie ihn die Handwerker brauchen), Liv. 27, 49, 1 u. Oros. 4, 18, 2 (Zimmermannsmeißel). – bes. als chirurg. Instrum., ferale scalprum (Lanzette zum Aderlassen), Lampr.: si nigrities (subest), angulo scalpri (mit der Ecke des M.) sinus exiguus fit, Cels.: tum excisorius scalper (Schneidemeißel) ab altero foramine ad alterum malleolo adactus id quod inter utrumque medium est excīdit, Cels.: satis est id quod eminet plano scalpro excīdere, Cels.: ad manum scalprumque veniendum est, Cels. – c) das Federmesser, Tac. ann. 5, 8. Suet. Vit. 2, 3 (wo vollst. sc. librarium). – d) das Gartenmesser, Winzermesser (falx, falx vinitoria), Plin. 17, 119 (b. Colum. 4, 25, 1 vom vordersten Teile des Winzermessers, die vordere gerade Schneide). – / Vulg. Nbf. scalprus, ī, m., Isid. orig. 19, 19, 13.
