Lentulus
Oἷς ὁ βιος ἀεὶ φόβων καὶ ὑποψίας ἐστὶ πλήρης, τούτοις οὔτε πλοῦτος οὔτε δόξα τέρψιν παρέχει. → To those for whom life is always full of fears and suspicion, neither wealth nor fame offers pleasure.
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Λέντλος, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Lentŭlus: i, m.,
I a surname of a distinguished family in the gens Cornelia.
A Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus, consul 682 A. U. C., Cic. Balb. 8, 19; 14, 33; id. Verr. 2, 2, 39, § 95.—
B Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus, consul 698 A. U. C., Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 1, 2; 2, 6, 5; id. Brut. 70, 247.—
C L. Cornelius Lentulus Crus, consul 705 A. U. C., Cic. Phil. 2, 21, 51; Hirt. B. G. 8, 50.—
D P. Cornelius Lentulus Sura, one of Catiline's fellow-conspirators, Cic. Cat. 3, 3 sq.; Sall. C. 46.—
E P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, the elder, a friend of Cicero, Cic. Fam. 13, 48; id. Brut. 77, 268; Juv. 7, 95.—
F P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, son of the preceding, Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 11; 7, 26, 2; id. Att. 14, 11, 2.—Hence,
II Len-tŭlĭtas, ātis, f., the name or nobility of a Lentulus, qs. Lentulity (a comically formed word of Cicero): Appietas (the nobility of an Appius) aut Lentulitas, Cic. Fam. 3, 7, 5.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(2) Lentŭlus,⁸ ī, m., nom d’une branche de la gens Cornelia ; nott P. Cornélius Lentulus Sura, complice de Catilina ; Lentulus Spinther, consul qui contribua au rappel de Cicéron : Sall. C. 17, 3 ; Cic. Att. 10, 11, 2.
Latin > German (Georges)
(2) Lentulus2, ī, m., ein Familienname der kornelischen gens, unter dem am bekanntesten P. Cornel. Lentulus Spinther, der als Konsul Ciceros Zurückberufung aus dem Exil beförderte, Cic. epist. 1, 1 sqq. (Briefe Ciceros an Lentulus u. umgekehrt). Sall. Cat. 47, 4. – P. Lentulus Sura, ein Mitverschworener Katilinas, Sall. Cat. 17, 3. Cic. Cat. 3, 6. Vell. 2, 34, 3 sq. – Dav.: a) Lentulitās, ātis, f., der alte Adel der lentulischen Familie, gleichs. die Lentulität, scherzh. gebildet von Cic. ep. 3, 7, 5. – b) lentulizo, āre, den Lentulus spielen, Consent. art. 376, 33 K.
