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Τὸ μανθάνειν δ' ἥδιστον εὖ λέγοντος, εἰ κέρδος λέγοι → It is the sweetest thing to learn from one speaking well, if they speak profitably

Sophocles, Antigone, 1031-2

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Gnătho: ōnis, m., = Γνάθων,
I a parasite in the Eunuchus of Terence; hence used to denote a parasite in gen., Cic. Lael. 25, 93 sq.; id. Phil. 2, 6, 15; Sid. Ep. 3, 13.—
II Deriv.: Gnăthōnĭci, ōrum, m., qs. disciples of Gnatho, Gnathonites, i. e. parasites, Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 33.