Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, nĕpos

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I.a grandson, son's or daughter's son: primo gradu sunt supra pater, mater; infra filius, filia. Secundo gradu sunt supra avus, avia; “infra nepos, neptis,” Dig. 38, 10, 1; cf.: “nepos quoque dupliciter intellegitur, ex filio vel filia natus,” ib. 38, 10, 10, § 13; Cic. Deiot. 1, 2: Metellum multi filii, filiae, nepotes, neptes in rogum imposuerunt. id. Tusc. 1, 35, 85: “Q. Pompeii ex filiā nepos,” id. Brut. 76, 263: “M. Catonis censorii ex filio nepos,” Gell. 13, 20 (19), 3; Dig. 44, 4, 18: “sororis nepos,” Tac. A. 4, 44.—

2. For neptis, a granddaughter (ante- and post-class.): Ilia dia nepos, Enn. ap. Charis. p. 70 P. (Ann. v. 56 Vahl.); Inscr. Grut. 477, 5; ib. 678, 11.—

B. Transf.

1. A brother's or sister's son, a nephew (post-Aug.): “tres instituit heredes sororum nepotes,” Suet. Caes. 83; Hier. Ep. 60, n. 9; Eutr. 7, 1.—

2. In gen., a descendant (poet.): “filius an aliquis magnā de stirpe nepotum?” Verg. A. 6, 864: “in nepotum Perniciem,” Hor. C. 2, 13, 3: Caesar, ab Aeneā qui tibi fratre nepos (to Cupid), Ov. P. 3, 3, 62: “magnanimos Remi nepotes,” Cat. 58, 5; Luc. 7, 207: “haec tetigit tuos urtica nepotes,” Juv. 2, 128.—

3. A favorite: omnes profecto mulieres te amant ... Py. ... nepos sum Veneris, Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 50. —

4. Of animals (post-Aug.), Col. 6, 37, 4; 7, 2, 5.—

5. Of plants, a sucker, Col. 4, 10, 2; 4, 6, 5.—

C. Fig., a spendthrift, prodigal (syn.: “ganeo, asotus): quis ganeo, quis nepos, quis adulter?” Cic. Cat. 2, 4, 7: “in populi Romani patrimonio nepos,” id. Agr. 1, 1, 2: “profusus nepos,” id. Quint. 12, 40: “quantum simplex hilarisque nepoti Discrepet,” Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 193; 1, 15, 36.

A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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