messor
From LSJ
Αἰτεῖτε καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν, ζητεῖτε καὶ εὑρήσετε, κρούετε καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν → Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you (Matthew 7:7)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
messor: ōris, m. id.,
I a reaper (class.).
I Lit., Cic. de Or. 3, 12, 46: durus, Ov. M. 14, 643: feniseca, a mower, Col. 2, 18: dura messorum ilia, Hor. Epod. 3, 4: parce messoribus illis qui saturant urbem, Juv. 8, 117.—
B Personified: deus Messor, the god of the harvest, Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 21.—*
II Trop., reaper of men: sator scelerum et messor maxume, Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 3; cf. Vulg. Matt. 13, 30 and 39.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) messŏr,¹³ ōris, m. (meto 2), moissonneur : Cic. de Or. 3, 46
