IX.21.1 (188)
ID | 832 |
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Corpus | Cicero: Ad Familiares |
Reference | IX.21.1 (188) |
Reference 2 | n/a |
Date | ? |
Source | Letter |
Author | Cicero |
Addressee | Papirius Paetus |
Citation Greek Code Switch | ἀπóτευγμα |
Latin Context | qua re nihil tibi opus est illud a Trabea, sed potius ἀπóτευγμα meum. |
Inter/Intra Sentential | Intra |
Function Code Switch | Quotation: Papirius Paetus? |
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Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
Context | Cicero mocks his own talents in response to Papirius Paetus' claims that he, Paetus, has failed to be successful. |
Comments | Shackleton Bailey: Demmel thinks the word may be colloquial and used in connection with games or shooting or fighting. cf.Att.XIII.27.1 (298). |