Popilius
δός μοι πᾷ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινήσω → give me a place to stand and I will move the earth, give me a place to stand and I'll move the earth, give me the place to stand and I shall move the earth, give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world, give me a firm spot to stand and I will move the world, give me a lever and a place to stand and I will move the earth, give me a fulcrum and I shall move the world
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Popĭlĭus: (Popill-), i, m., and Popi-lĭa (Popill-), ae, f.,
I the name of a Roman gens. So esp.,
1 M. Popillius Laenas, a consul A. U.C. 395, Cic. Brut. 14, 56.—
2 C. Popilius Laenas, the assassin of Cicero, Liv. Epit. 120; Sen. Suas. 7.—
3 In fem.: Popilia, the wife of Q. Catulus, Cic. de Or. 2, 11, 44.— Hence,
II Popĭlĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Popilius, Popilian: gens, Cic. Leg. 2, 22, 55.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Pŏpĭlĭus¹¹ (-llĭus), ĭī, m., nom de famille rom.; nott Popilius Lénas [tribun militaire, qui tua Cicéron] : Sen. Rhet. Suas. 6, 20 ; Contr. 7, 2, 2 ; Liv. Per. 120 || -lĭus (-llĭus) a, um, de Popilius : Cic. Leg. 2, 55.
Latin > German (Georges)
Popilius (Popillius), a, um, Name einer röm. gens, aus der am bekanntesten C. Popilius, ein Kriegstribun, der Cicero gefangen nahm u. enthauptete, Sen. suas. 6, 20; contr. 7, 2 (17), 2 sqq. Liv. epit. 120. – Popilia, die Gemahlin des O. Katulus, Cic. de or. 2, 44, – Adi. popilisch, gens, Cic.: familia, Liv.
