spondeus
From LSJ
Χωρὶς γυναικὸς ἀνδρὶ κακὸν οὐ γίγνεται → Non ullum sine muliere fit malum viro → Kein Unglück widerfährt dem Mann, der ledig bleibt
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
spondēus: (spondīus; sometimes incorrectly written spondaeus), i, m., = σπονδεῖος>, of or belonging to libations; hence,
I substt.
A spondēum, i, n., a vessel used in making libations, App. M. 11, p. 266, 26.—
B (Because of its prolonged, solemn character.) A spondee (metrical foot), Cic. Or. 64, 216; Quint. 9, 4, 80 sq.; Hor. A. P. 256; Aus. Ep. 21, 42.
