Rabirius
Ἔνιοι κακῶς φρονοῦσι πράττοντες καλῶς → Multi bonis in rebus haud sapiunt bene → Trotz ihres Wohlergehens denken manche schlecht
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Răbīrĭus: i, m.,
I the name of a Roman gens. Thus,
1 C. Rabirius, a tribune of the people; and,
2 C. Rabirius Postumus, a knight; both of them defended by Cicero in orations still extant.—
3 An indifferent philosophical writer, Cic. Ac. 1, 2, 5. —
4 An excellent poet, Ov. P 4, 16, 5; Quint. 10, 1, 90. — Hence,
II Răbīrĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Rabirius, Rabirian: domus, Cic. Att. 1, 6, 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Răbīrĭus,¹¹ ĭī, m., nom de famille rom.; nott C. Rabirius Postumus et C. Rabirius, défendus par Cic. || C. Rabirius, poète contemporain de Virgile : Sen. Ben. 6, 3, 1 ; Quint. 10, 1, 90 ; Ov. P. 4, 16, 5 || -rĭānus, a, um, de Rabirius : Cic. Att. 1, 6, 1.
