tressis
χρὴ τῶν ἀγαθῶν διακναιομένων πενθεῖν ὅστις χρηστὸς ἀπ' ἀρχῆς νενόμισται → when a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him | when good men are being dragged down, anyone with worthy credentials must feel their pain | when the noble are afflicted, those who all their lives have been deemed loyal must mourn
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
tressis: is, m. tres-as,
I Three asses, Varr. L. L. 5, § 169; 9, § 81 Müll.—
II To denote a trifle: hic Dama est non tressis agaso, is not worth three coppers, Pers. 5, 76.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
tressis,¹⁶ is, m. (tres et as),
1 trois as : Varro L. 5, 169 ; 9, 81 ||
2 = valeur insignifiante : Pers. 5, 76.
Latin > German (Georges)
trēssis, is, m. (tres u. as), drei Asse, Varro LL. 5, 169 u. 9, 81. Volus. Maecian. descr. § 49 u. 72 (Metrol. scriptt. ed. Hultsch vol. 2. p. 67, 19 u. p. 70, 6): tressis semis, 3½ Asse, ibid. p. 70, 11. – zur Bezeichnung des geringen Wertes, non tressis agaso, nicht drei Heller wert, Pers. 5, 76.
