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noun greek #2457

pīrāta

gen. pīrātae · gender masculine · decl. 1st
= πειρατής (an adventurer, hence)
a sea-robber; corsair; pirate •
a sea-robber, corsair, pirate (syn. praedo): nam pirata non est ex perduellium numero definitus, sed communis hostis omnium, Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 146; id. Off. 3, 29, 107; Vell. 2, 31, 2; Luc. 3, 228; Flor. 3, 6, 11: Capito et Numitor, Piratae Cilicum, Juv. 8, 94 al.
Perseus ID: n36398 Key: pirata