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Menippus

Menippus · m

A Cynic philosopher famous for his bitter sarcasms, whence Varro gave to his satires the name of

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Where it lives

Academica 1 · 2.05/10k
Brutus 1 · 0.4/10k
Ab urbe condita 14 · 0.27/10k
Argonautica 1 · 0.27/10k
Noctes Atticae 1 · 0.09/10k

What it meant

Mĕnippus — Lewis & Short

Mĕnippus, i, m., = *me/nippos.

I A Cynic philosopher famous for his bitter sarcasms, whence Varro gave to his satires the name of Menippeae, Cic. Ac. 1, 2, 8; Gell. 2, 18, 7; Macr. S. 1, 11, 42; 1, 7, 12; Arn. 6, 207. —

II A great Asiatic orator in the time of Cicero, from Stratonice, Cic. Brut. 91, 315.

In the wild

Menippus Livy, Ab urbe condita 3.36.10.5
Menippus Livy, Ab urbe condita 3.34.59.3
Menippus Cicero, Brutus 315
Menippus Livy, Ab urbe condita 3.34.57.6
Menippum Livy, Ab urbe condita 2.28.5.11
Menippus Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 2.18.7

6 of 18 attestations shown.

Where it came from

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