tympanotriba
διὸ δὴ πᾶς ἀνὴρ σπουδαῖος τῶν ὄντων σπουδαίων πέρι πολλοῦ δεῖ μὴ γράψας ποτὲ ἐν ἀνθρώποις εἰς φθόνον καὶ ἀπορίαν καταβαλεῖ → And this is the reason why every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing, lest thereby he may possibly cast them as a prey to the envy and stupidity of the public | Therefore every man of worth, when dealing with matters of worth, will be far from exposing them to ill feeling and misunderstanding among men by committing them to writing
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
tympănŏtrĭba: ae, m., = τυμπανοτρίβης,
I a taborer, a timbrel-player, a term of reproach for a soft, effeminate person (alluding to the priests of Cybele), Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 49; cf. tympanum.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
tympănŏtrĭba, æ, m. (τυμπανοτρίβης), celui qui joue du tambour phrygien [= efféminé] : Pl. Truc. 611.
Latin > German (Georges)
tympanotriba, ae, n. (τυμπανοτρίβης), der Handpaukenschläger, von den Priestern der Cybele; dah. appell., als Schimpfwort für einen Weichling, Plaut. truc. 611.
