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noun

Zōpўrus

gen. Zōpўri · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
A celebrated physiognomist
A celebrated physiognomist, Cic. Fat. 5, 10; id. Tusc. 4, 37, 80.—
A Persian noble; who mutilated himself and thereby helped to conquer Babylon
A Persian noble, who mutilated himself and thereby helped to conquer Babylon, Just. 1, 10, 15.—
A rhetorician
A rhetorician, Quint. 3, 6, 3.—Hence, perh.,
Zōpўrion, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 210, 28.—
Zōpўrion, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 210, 28.—
in the manner of Zopyrus
Zōpўriātim, adv., in the manner of Zopyrus, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 455, 17.
Perseus ID: n51580 Key: Zopyrus