libellus
ἀναγκαίως δ' ἔχει βίον θερίζειν ὥστε κάρπιμον στάχυν, καὶ τὸν μὲν εἶναι, τὸν δὲ μή → But it is our inevitable lot to harvest life like a fruitful crop, for one of us to live, one not. (Euripides, Hypsipyle fr. 60.94ff.)
Latin > English
libellus libelli N M :: little/small book; memorial; petition; pamphlet, defamatory publication
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lĭbellus: i, m.
dim. 3. liber. *
I The inner bark of a tree, used for writing-tablets: levis in aridulo malvae descripta libello (carmina), Cinna ap. Isid. Orig. 6, 12. —
II Transf., a little book, pamphlet, esp. a book written in pages, and not in long rolls: epistulae, quas primus videtur ad paginas et formam memorialis libelli convertisse (opp. transversa charta), Suet. Caes. 56.
A In gen.: scripsi etiam illud quodam in libello, Cic. de Or. 1, 21, 94: in quodam joculari libello, Quint. 8, 6, 73; 2, 13, 15: quoi dono lepidum novum libellum, Cat. 1, 1: horribilis et sacer, id. 14, 12: quicquid hoc libelli est, id. 1, 8: libellis eum (Scipionem) palaestraeque operam dare, to books, Liv. 29, 19 fin.: nostri farrago libelli, Juv. 1, 86.—Of a single satire, Hor. S. 1, 10, 92.—
2 In plur., poet., a bookseller's shop: te (quaesivimus) in omnibus libellis, Cat. 55, 4 (dub.; al. labellis); Mart. 5, 20, 8.—
B In partic., a writing of any kind.
1 A memorandumbook, journal, diary: si quid memoriae causā retulit in libellum, Cic. Phil. 1, 8, 19: in commentariolis et chirographis et libellis, id. ib. 1, 7, 16; Quint. 12, 8, 5; cf. id. 10, 7, 31; 11, 3, 142; 6, 2, 5.—
2 A memorial: non illi in libellis laudationum decreta miserunt, Cic. Clu. 69, 197.—
3 A petition: Atticus libellum composuit: eum mihi dedit, ut darem Caesari, Cic. Att. 16, 16, A, 4: libellum alicui porrigere, Suet. Aug. 53: supplices libelli, Mart. 8, 31, 3: vitem posce libello, Juv. 14, 193: libellos signare, subnotare, to answer petitions: libellos signare, Suet. Aug. 50: subnotare libellos, Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 9; so, ad libellum rescribere, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 3, 3, 5: libellos agere, to have the charge of answering petitions, Dig. 20, 5, 12: a libellis, the officer charged with receiving petitions: Epaphroditum a libellis capitali poena condemnavit, Suet. Dom. 14; Inscr. Grut. 587, 9: A LIBELLIS ADIVTOR, ib. 587, 7.—
4 A note of invitation, to hear a lecture, see a play, etc., a notice, programme: gladiatorum libellos venditare, Cic. Phil. 2, 38, 97: domum mutuatur et subsellia conducit et libellos dispergit, Tac. Or. 9: munerarius, the programme of a festival, Treb. Claud. 5.—
5 A public notification, announcement, placard, handbill: edere per libellos, Suet. Caes. 41: libellos Sex. Alfenus, procurator P. Quincti, deicit, tears down the auction handbills, Cic. Quint. 6, 27: suspensum amici bonis libellum, Sen. Ben. 4, 12: vestitur tota libellis porticus, Juv. 12, 100.—
6 A letter: (laetitias) in libello hoc opsignato quas tuli pausillulo, Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 16 (cf. epistulam, id. ib. v. 26): libellum ipsius habeo in quo, etc., Cic. Att. 6, 1, 5: ut ex libellis ejus animadverti, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 11, 1.—
7 A libel, lampoon, pasquinade (post-Aug.): libellos aut carmina ad infamiam cujuspiam edere, Suet. Aug. 55; id. Caes. 80; id. Vit. 14: sparsos de se in Curia famosos libellos, id. Aug. 55: sive quis ad infamiam alicujus libellum aut carmen scripserit, Gai. Inst. 3, 220: injuriam patimur ... famosis libellis, Paul. Sent. 5, 4, 1.—
8 A written accusalion or complaint (post-Aug.): componunt ipsae per se formantque libellos, Juv. 6, 244; Dig. 48, 2, 3.—
9 A lawyer's brief: quid causidicis praestent magno comites in fasce libelli? Juv. 7, 107.—
10 An attestation, certificate: significent id libello manu sua subscripto, Dig. 39, 4, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lĭbellus,⁹ ī, m., dim. de liber, petit livre, opuscule [de toute espèce, soit d’un petit nombre de pages, soit de faible importance]
1 petit traité : Cic. de Or. 1, 94 || [avec idée de mépris] Liv. 29, 19, 12
2 recueil de notes, agenda, cahier, journal : Cic. Phil. 1, 16 ; 1, 19
3 pétition : Cic. Att. 16, 16, 4 ; Suet. Aug. 53 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 1, 10, 9 ; Epaphroditus a libellis Suet. Dom. 14, Épaphrodite chargé des requêtes || supplique, placet : Cic. Arch. 25
4 programme : Cic. Phil. 2, 97 ; Tac. D. 9
5 affiche, placard : libellos proponere Cic. Quinct. 50, exposer des affiches, cf. Cic. Quinct. 27 ; Suet. Cæs. 41 ; Sen. Ben. 4, 12, 3
6 lettre : Cic. Att. 6, 1, 5 ; Brut. d. Cic. Fam. 11, 11, 1
7 libelle : Suet. Aug. 55 ; Vitell. 14 ; etc.
8 certificat : Paul. Dig. 39, 4, 4.
Latin > German (Georges)
libellus, ī, m. (Demin. v. liber), eine kleine Schrift, I) im allg.: scripsi in libello, Cic.: v. Gedichten, lepidus novus libellus, Catull.: v. einer einzelnen Satire, Hor. sat. 1, 10, 92: comes libelli, nette Komödienbücher, Hor. sat. 1, 10, 41. – pro captu lectoris habent sua fata libelli, Ter. Maur. 1286: Plur. meton. = der Buchladen, in libellis, Catull.: libelli, campus, porticus, Mart. – II) insbes.: a) Notizbuch, Heft, Verzeichnis, mandatorum, Cic.: rettulit in libellum, Cic.: ex libello respondere, Plin. ep. – b) Eingabe, Klagschrift, Klage, Anklage, Denunziation, libelli accusatorum, Tac.: componere formareque libellos, Iuven.: libellum alci dare (bei jmd. einreichen), Flor.: libelli coniurationem nuntiantes dati, Vell.: in scrinio eius datus a Caro de me libellus inventus est, Plin. ep. – c) Bittschrift, Gesuch, Petition, libellum composuit, Cic.: libellos signare, Suet., od. subnotare, Plin. ep., unterzeichnen, folglich beantworten: a libellis (homo), ein Hofbedienter, der die Bittschriften annimmt, Suet. u. Inscr. – d) Einladungsschreiben, zu einem Schauspiel, zum Anhören einer Vorlesung usw., gladiatorum libelli, Cic.: u. so libellus munerarius, Festprogramm, Treb. Poll.: libellos dispergere, Tac. – e) die öffentliche Bekanntmachung, der Anschlag, edere per libellos, Suet. Caes. 41, 2: so auch der »Anschlag« an den Gütern eines Verschuldeten usw., daß sie gerichtl. in Beschlag genommen und zu verkaufen sind; dah. deicere libellos, den Versteigerungsanschlag abnehmen, die Beschlagnahme aufheben, Cic. Quinct. 27: u. so suspensis amici bonis libellum, Sen. de ben. 4, 12, 3. – f) Brief, Schreiben, libellum ipsius habeo, in quo est etc., Cic.: ut ex libellis eius animadverti, Brut. in Cic. ep.: libellum u. libellos dare (ausstellen), Augustin. de civ. dei 22, 8, 22. p. 578, 1 u. 7 D.2: libellum repudii (den Scheidebrief) dare, Augustin. de civ. dei 14, 22. Vulg. Matth. 19, 7. – g) Schmähschrift, Spottschrift, sparsos de se in Curia famosos libellos, Suet.: libellos aut carmina ad infamiam alcis sub alieno nomine edere, Suet. – h) Bescheinigung, Zeugnis, significent id libello manu suā subscripto, Paul. dig. 39, 4, 4.
Latin > Chinese
libellus, i. m. :: 小書。書札。告狀本禀帖。書舖。度名。— memorialis 札。牌。檄飭 一切。— manu subscriptus 書押之慿據。— Famosus libellus 駡某人之無名帖。Supplex libellus 禀帖。奏本。A libellis 接文書之吏。