Latro
λύχνον μεθ᾿ ἡμέραν ἅψας περιῄει λέγων “ἄνθρωπον ζητῶ” → He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, “I am looking for a human”
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Lā̆tro: ōnis, m.,
I a Roman surname. So M. Porcius Latro, a famous orator from Spain, a friend of the elder Seneca, Sen. Contr. 1 praef.; Quint. 10, 5, 18; 9, 2, 91; Plin. 20, 14, 57, § 160.—Hence,
II Lătrō-nĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Latro, Latronian: color, Sen. Contr. 1, 7, 16; 1 praef. § 13.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(3) Lătrō, ōnis, m., surnom rom., nott M. Porcius Latro [rhéteur, ami de Sénèque le père] : Sen. Rhet. Contr. 1, præf. 13 ; Quint. 10, 5, 18.
Latin > German (Georges)
(3) Latro3, ōnis, m., röm. Beiname, wie M. Porcius Latro, ein Redner u. Rhetor aus Spanien zur Zeit des Augustus, Quint. 10, 5, 18 u.a. Sen. contr. 1. praef. § 13 u. 1, 7, 16. – Dav. Latrōniānus, a, um, latronianisch, color, des M. Porcius Latro, Sen. contr. 1, 7, 17.
