popellus
From LSJ
πέτρην κοιλαίνει ρανὶς ὕδατος ἐνδελεχείῃ → constant dropping wears away a stone, constant dripping will wear away the hardest stone, little strokes fell big oaks, constant dripping wears the stone, constant dropping wears the stone, constant dripping will wear away a stone
Latin > English
popellus popelli N M :: common people, rabble
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pŏpellus: i, m.
dim. populus,
I the rabble, mob, populace, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 65; Pers. 4, 15.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pŏpellus,¹⁴ ī, m., dim. de populus, menu peuple, populace : Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 65 ; Pers. 4, 15.
Latin > German (Georges)
popellus, ī, m. (Demin. v. populus), das Völkchen, gemeine Volk, Hor. ep. 1, 7, 65. Pers. 4, 15 u. 6, 50.
