Harpocrates
τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Harpŏcrătēs: is, m., = Ἁρποκράτης,
I The Egyptian god of silence, represented with his finger on his mouth; acc. to others, a Greek philosopher, who enjoined silence respecting the nature of the gods, Varr. L. L. 5, § 57 Müll. N. cr. (cf. Ov. M. 9, 692).—*
II Transf., a silent person, Cat. 74, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Harpŏcrătēs,¹⁵ is, m. (Ἁρποκράτης), Harpocrate [dieu du silence] : Varro L. 5, 57 ; Catul. 74, 4.
