ψυχῆς ἀγῶνα τὸν προκείμενον πέρι δώσων → to stand the appointed trial for his life, to stand the appointed struggle for life and death
pūpus: i, m. root pu-, to beget; cf.: puer, pubes.
I A boy, a child, Varr. ap. Non. 156, 22; as a term of endearment, puppet, Suet. Calig. 13 fin.—
II The pupil of the eye (post-class. for pupula and pupilla), Paul. Nol. Carm. 20, 179.