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Ξυνετὸς πεφυκὼς φεῦγε τὴν κακουργίαν → Valens sagaci mente, quod pravum est, fuge → Wenn du verständig bist, dann flieh die Schlechtigkeit

Menander, Monostichoi, 398

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

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.