pervetus
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
Latin > English
pervetus (gen.), perveteris ADJ :: very old; most ancient
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
per-vĕtus: ĕris, adj.,
I very old: signum ligneum, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 3, § 7: oppidum, id. ib. 2, 4, 33, § 72: amicitia, id. Fam. 13, 17: epistula sed sero allata, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4, § 14: vinum non pervetus, Cels. 5, 26, 30.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pervĕtus,¹⁴ ĕris, très ancien, très vieux : pervetus epistula, sed sero allata Cic. Q. 3, 1, 14, lettre de très vieille date, mais apportée avec du retard ; pervetus oppidum Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 72, ville très ancienne || [en parl. d’une pers.] qui a vécu il y a très longtemps : Cic. Br. 61.
Latin > German (Georges)
per-vetus, veteris, sehr alt, uralt, rex, Cic.: amicitia, Cic.: oppidum, Cic.: epistula, Cic.: navigium Sen. rhet.: vinum, Cels.
