spurius
ἀσκεῖν περὶ τὰ νοσήματα δύο, ὠφελεῖν ἢ μὴ βλάπτειν → strive, with regard to diseases, for two things — to do good, or to do no harm | as to diseases, make a habit of two things — to help, or at least, to do no harm
Latin > English
spurius spuria, spurium ADJ :: spurious, false; of illegimate birth
spurius spurius spurii N M :: bastard, son of an unknown father; illegitimate child, spurious child
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
spŭrĭus: i, m. root spar-; cf. σπείρω, σπορά, and sperno, adj.
I Lit., of illegitimate birth; subst., an illegitimate or spurious child, a bastard (only post-class.; esp. among jurists): si quis nefarias atque incestas nuptias contraxerit, neque uxorem habere videtur neque liberos. Hi enim, qui ex eo coitu nascuntur, matrem quidem habere videntur, patrem vero non utique, etc. ... Unde solent spurii filii appeliari, vel a Graecā voce, quasi σποράδην concepti vel quasi sine patre filii, Gai. Inst. 1, 64; cf. Dig. 1, 5, 23; ib. 49, 15, 26; Cod. Just. 1, 10, 12; 6, 55, 6; App. M. 6, p. 177, 6.—Thus the Parthenians (v. Partheniae) were also called Spurii, acc. to Just. 20, 1, 15.—
II Trop., false, spurious: versus (in Homeri carminibus), Aus. Ep. 18 fin.: vates, id. ap. Sept. Sap. 13 prooem.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) spŭrĭus, a, um, bâtard, illégitime, naturel : Cod. Just. 1, 10, 12 || faux, supposé : Aus. Ep. 18, 30.
Latin > German (Georges)
spurius, a, um, I) als n. appellat., von einem unbekannten Vater mit einer gemeinen Buhldirne erzeugt, unehelich, subst., das uneheliche Kind, das Hurenkind, griech. πορνογενής (hingegen nothus von einem bekannten Vater mit einer Beischläferin gezeugt, Bastard, Kebskind, griech. νόθος), Gaius inst. 1, 64. Modest. dig. 1, 5, 23 u.a. ICt. Iustin. 20, 1, 15. Apul. met. 6, 9. – bildl., unecht, versus, Auson. epist. 18, 30. p. 179 Schenkl: vates, schlechter, Auson. lud. sept. sap. 13 zw. – II) als nom. propr., Spurius, ein röm. Vorname, abgek. Sp., wie Sp. Aelius.
