vespillo

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ἁρμονίη ἀφανὴς φανερῆς κρείττων → the hidden attunement is better than the obvi­ous one, invisible connection is stronger than visi­ble, harmony we can't see is stronger than harmony we can, unseen harmony is stronger than what we can see

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

vespillo: ōnis, m.
dim. 2. vespa,
I a corpse-bearer who carried out the bodies of the poor at night, Suet. Dom. 17 fin.; Mart. 1, 48, 1; cf. vespae.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) vespillō,¹⁶ ōnis, m. (2 vespa),
1 croque- mort des pauvres, qu’on ensevelissait le soir] : Suet. Dom. 17 ; Mart. 1, 47, 2
2 violateur de sépulture : Fulg. Exp. serm. ant. 2, 168 ; Gloss. Vat. 4, 191, 39.