proper noun
Callīpĭdes
Meaning
- a Grecian runner who made no progress
Callīpĭdes (Callipp-), ae, m., = Καλλιππιδης,
I. a Grecian runner who made no progress:
quem cursitare ac ne cubiti quidem mensuram progredi proverbio Graeco notatum est, Suet. Tib. 38; cf. Cic. Att. 13, 12, 3.