Servā mē, servābō tē
This is a short and memorable line from the Satyricon by
Petronius.
servō, servāre [1]: several meanings e.g. protect, maintain,
keep, save
It appears as a quotation often translating as:
Save me, and I’ll save you.
So, there is [i] the command form: servā and [ii] the
future: servābō
Modern interpretation of the phrase can be presented as
supportive or romantic, but here is the extract where the quotation originally
appeared:
Aediles male eveniat, qui cum pistoribus colludunt 'Serva
me, servabo te.'
In context, one English translation is very neat:
“Damn the magistrates, who play 'Scratch my back, and I'll
scratch yours,' in league with the bakers.”
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