Ĕpĭcūrus, i, m., = Ἐπίκουρος,
I the famous Greek philosopher of Gargettus , in Attica , the author of the Epicurean philosophy , so called after him , which assumed pleasure to be the highest good , Cic. Fin. 1, 9, 29; 2, 2 sq.; id. Ac. 2 ( Luc. ), 42; id. Tusc. 1, 34; 2, 3, 8 et saep.—Deriv.,
II Ĕpĭcūrēus , a, um, adj., of Epicurus , Epicurean : medicamenta doloris, i. e. pleasure , Cic. Fin. 2, 7 fin. : secta, Suet. Gram. 8.—More freq. subst.: Ĕpĭcūrēi , ōrum, m., the adherents of the Epicurean philosophy , Epicureans , Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 25; 2, 25, 81; id. Tusc. 1, 31, 77; Vulg. Act. 17, 18 et saep.—In sing., Quint. 6, 3, 78; Suet. Gram. 6.