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1 Gulf of Corinth
1) Общая лексика: Коринфский залив2) География: Коринфский залив (Ионическое м., побережье Греции), Коринфский (зал.) -
2 Gulf of Corinth
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Corinth ⇒ Towns and cities pr n Corinthe ; Corinth Canal canal m de Corinthe ; Gulf of Corinth golfe m de Corinthe. -
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Κόρινθος, ἡ.Corinthian, adj.: Κορίνθιος.The Corinthian Gulf: ὁ Κορινθιακὸς Κόλπος (Xen., Hell. VI, II. 9).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Corinth
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Cŏrinthus, i (nom. Gr. Corinthos, Ov. M. 6, 416; acc. Gr. Corinthon, id. F. 4, 501; Mart. 9, 60; 10, 68), f. ( masc., Inscr. Fratr. Arval. p. 30 Marin.: CORINTO DELETO), = Korinthos, Corinth, a celebrated commercial city in the Peloponnesus, pillaged and destroyed by Mummius, now the village Corinto or Gereme; it was situated on the Isthmus (hence, bimaris, Hor. C. 1, 7, 2; Ov. M. 5, 407; id. F. 4, 501; and:B.bimaris terra,
Sen. Oedip. 282), Mel. 2, 3, 7; Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 11; Flor. 2, 16; Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 61; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 44 et saep.; Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 27 al.—Prov. of an entrance into the harbor of Corinth, dangerous to ships: non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum (in acc. with the Gr. Ou pantos andros es Korinthon esth ho plous, Gell. 1, 8, 4), Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 36; acc. to others this proverb is supposed to refer to the expense of living at Corinth.—Meton., poet., vessels made of Corinthian brass (cf. infra, II. A. 2.):II.captivum portatur ebur, captiva Corinthus,
an entire Corinth, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 193 (vasa Corinthia, ex aere Corinthio facta, Schol.).—Hence,Adjj.A.Cŏrinthĭus, a, um, Corinthian.1.In gen.:2.ager optimus et fructuosissimus,
Cic. Agr. 1, 2, 5:sinus,
the Gulf of Corinth, Liv. 44, 1, 4; cf.isthmus,
Sen. Thyest. 124:columnae,
of the Corinthian order, Vitr. 4, 1; Plin. 36, 23, 56, § 178; cf. O. Müll. Archaeol. §§ 53, 108, and 275.— Subst.: Cŏrinthĭi, ōrum, m., the Corinthians, Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 262; Nep. Timol. 2, 1; Liv. 32, 17, 3 et saep.; in sing., Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 207.—Esp.: Corinthium aes, an alloy of gold, silver, and copper, very much valued in antiquity, and much used for costly ornaments, etc., Plin. 34, 2, 3, § 6 sq.; Flor. 2, 16, 6 Duker.; Cic. Att. 2, 1, 11; cf.:b.nobilis aere Corinthos,
Ov. M. 6, 416; and poet. for great wealth, Prop. 3 (4), 5, 6.—Hence, vasa, made of it, Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 143; id. Verr. 2, 2, 19, § 46; Suet. Tib. 34 al.:opus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 97:supellex,
id. ib. 2, 2, 34, § 83; and subst.: Cŏrinthĭa, ōrum, n. (sc. vasa), works of art made of it, id. Tusc. 2, 14, 32; Suet. Aug. 70 al.—Hence,Cŏrinthĭārĭus, ii, m.(α).A worker in Corinthian brass; sarcast. appel. of Augustus, on account of his love of splendor, Auct. ap. Suet. Aug. 70.—(β).An inspector of Corinthian vessels, Inscr. Grut. 639, 7 sq. —B.Cŏrinthĭăcus, a, um, adj., Corinthian:C.sinus,
Liv. 26, 26, 2; Plin. 4, 4, 5, §§10 and 11: Corinthiaci ponti litora,
Ov. M. 15, 507.—Cŏrinthĭensis, e, adj., Corinthian (very rare):fons Pirene,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 23:litus,
Tac. A. 5, 10.— Subst.: Cŏrinthĭenses, ium, m., colonists: Corinthienses ex eo dici coeperunt, ex quo coloni Corinthum sunt deducti, qui ante Corinthii sunt dicti, Paul. ex Fest. p. 60, 11 Müll. ad loc. -
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Cŏrinthus, i (nom. Gr. Corinthos, Ov. M. 6, 416; acc. Gr. Corinthon, id. F. 4, 501; Mart. 9, 60; 10, 68), f. ( masc., Inscr. Fratr. Arval. p. 30 Marin.: CORINTO DELETO), = Korinthos, Corinth, a celebrated commercial city in the Peloponnesus, pillaged and destroyed by Mummius, now the village Corinto or Gereme; it was situated on the Isthmus (hence, bimaris, Hor. C. 1, 7, 2; Ov. M. 5, 407; id. F. 4, 501; and:B.bimaris terra,
Sen. Oedip. 282), Mel. 2, 3, 7; Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 11; Flor. 2, 16; Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 61; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 44 et saep.; Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 27 al.—Prov. of an entrance into the harbor of Corinth, dangerous to ships: non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum (in acc. with the Gr. Ou pantos andros es Korinthon esth ho plous, Gell. 1, 8, 4), Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 36; acc. to others this proverb is supposed to refer to the expense of living at Corinth.—Meton., poet., vessels made of Corinthian brass (cf. infra, II. A. 2.):II.captivum portatur ebur, captiva Corinthus,
an entire Corinth, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 193 (vasa Corinthia, ex aere Corinthio facta, Schol.).—Hence,Adjj.A.Cŏrinthĭus, a, um, Corinthian.1.In gen.:2.ager optimus et fructuosissimus,
Cic. Agr. 1, 2, 5:sinus,
the Gulf of Corinth, Liv. 44, 1, 4; cf.isthmus,
Sen. Thyest. 124:columnae,
of the Corinthian order, Vitr. 4, 1; Plin. 36, 23, 56, § 178; cf. O. Müll. Archaeol. §§ 53, 108, and 275.— Subst.: Cŏrinthĭi, ōrum, m., the Corinthians, Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 262; Nep. Timol. 2, 1; Liv. 32, 17, 3 et saep.; in sing., Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 207.—Esp.: Corinthium aes, an alloy of gold, silver, and copper, very much valued in antiquity, and much used for costly ornaments, etc., Plin. 34, 2, 3, § 6 sq.; Flor. 2, 16, 6 Duker.; Cic. Att. 2, 1, 11; cf.:b.nobilis aere Corinthos,
Ov. M. 6, 416; and poet. for great wealth, Prop. 3 (4), 5, 6.—Hence, vasa, made of it, Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 143; id. Verr. 2, 2, 19, § 46; Suet. Tib. 34 al.:opus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 97:supellex,
id. ib. 2, 2, 34, § 83; and subst.: Cŏrinthĭa, ōrum, n. (sc. vasa), works of art made of it, id. Tusc. 2, 14, 32; Suet. Aug. 70 al.—Hence,Cŏrinthĭārĭus, ii, m.(α).A worker in Corinthian brass; sarcast. appel. of Augustus, on account of his love of splendor, Auct. ap. Suet. Aug. 70.—(β).An inspector of Corinthian vessels, Inscr. Grut. 639, 7 sq. —B.Cŏrinthĭăcus, a, um, adj., Corinthian:C.sinus,
Liv. 26, 26, 2; Plin. 4, 4, 5, §§10 and 11: Corinthiaci ponti litora,
Ov. M. 15, 507.—Cŏrinthĭensis, e, adj., Corinthian (very rare):fons Pirene,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 23:litus,
Tac. A. 5, 10.— Subst.: Cŏrinthĭenses, ium, m., colonists: Corinthienses ex eo dici coeperunt, ex quo coloni Corinthum sunt deducti, qui ante Corinthii sunt dicti, Paul. ex Fest. p. 60, 11 Müll. ad loc. -
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Cŏrinthus, i (nom. Gr. Corinthos, Ov. M. 6, 416; acc. Gr. Corinthon, id. F. 4, 501; Mart. 9, 60; 10, 68), f. ( masc., Inscr. Fratr. Arval. p. 30 Marin.: CORINTO DELETO), = Korinthos, Corinth, a celebrated commercial city in the Peloponnesus, pillaged and destroyed by Mummius, now the village Corinto or Gereme; it was situated on the Isthmus (hence, bimaris, Hor. C. 1, 7, 2; Ov. M. 5, 407; id. F. 4, 501; and:B.bimaris terra,
Sen. Oedip. 282), Mel. 2, 3, 7; Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 11; Flor. 2, 16; Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 61; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 44 et saep.; Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 27 al.—Prov. of an entrance into the harbor of Corinth, dangerous to ships: non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum (in acc. with the Gr. Ou pantos andros es Korinthon esth ho plous, Gell. 1, 8, 4), Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 36; acc. to others this proverb is supposed to refer to the expense of living at Corinth.—Meton., poet., vessels made of Corinthian brass (cf. infra, II. A. 2.):II.captivum portatur ebur, captiva Corinthus,
an entire Corinth, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 193 (vasa Corinthia, ex aere Corinthio facta, Schol.).—Hence,Adjj.A.Cŏrinthĭus, a, um, Corinthian.1.In gen.:2.ager optimus et fructuosissimus,
Cic. Agr. 1, 2, 5:sinus,
the Gulf of Corinth, Liv. 44, 1, 4; cf.isthmus,
Sen. Thyest. 124:columnae,
of the Corinthian order, Vitr. 4, 1; Plin. 36, 23, 56, § 178; cf. O. Müll. Archaeol. §§ 53, 108, and 275.— Subst.: Cŏrinthĭi, ōrum, m., the Corinthians, Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 262; Nep. Timol. 2, 1; Liv. 32, 17, 3 et saep.; in sing., Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 207.—Esp.: Corinthium aes, an alloy of gold, silver, and copper, very much valued in antiquity, and much used for costly ornaments, etc., Plin. 34, 2, 3, § 6 sq.; Flor. 2, 16, 6 Duker.; Cic. Att. 2, 1, 11; cf.:b.nobilis aere Corinthos,
Ov. M. 6, 416; and poet. for great wealth, Prop. 3 (4), 5, 6.—Hence, vasa, made of it, Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 143; id. Verr. 2, 2, 19, § 46; Suet. Tib. 34 al.:opus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 97:supellex,
id. ib. 2, 2, 34, § 83; and subst.: Cŏrinthĭa, ōrum, n. (sc. vasa), works of art made of it, id. Tusc. 2, 14, 32; Suet. Aug. 70 al.—Hence,Cŏrinthĭārĭus, ii, m.(α).A worker in Corinthian brass; sarcast. appel. of Augustus, on account of his love of splendor, Auct. ap. Suet. Aug. 70.—(β).An inspector of Corinthian vessels, Inscr. Grut. 639, 7 sq. —B.Cŏrinthĭăcus, a, um, adj., Corinthian:C.sinus,
Liv. 26, 26, 2; Plin. 4, 4, 5, §§10 and 11: Corinthiaci ponti litora,
Ov. M. 15, 507.—Cŏrinthĭensis, e, adj., Corinthian (very rare):fons Pirene,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 23:litus,
Tac. A. 5, 10.— Subst.: Cŏrinthĭenses, ium, m., colonists: Corinthienses ex eo dici coeperunt, ex quo coloni Corinthum sunt deducti, qui ante Corinthii sunt dicti, Paul. ex Fest. p. 60, 11 Müll. ad loc. -
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Cŏrinthus, i (nom. Gr. Corinthos, Ov. M. 6, 416; acc. Gr. Corinthon, id. F. 4, 501; Mart. 9, 60; 10, 68), f. ( masc., Inscr. Fratr. Arval. p. 30 Marin.: CORINTO DELETO), = Korinthos, Corinth, a celebrated commercial city in the Peloponnesus, pillaged and destroyed by Mummius, now the village Corinto or Gereme; it was situated on the Isthmus (hence, bimaris, Hor. C. 1, 7, 2; Ov. M. 5, 407; id. F. 4, 501; and:B.bimaris terra,
Sen. Oedip. 282), Mel. 2, 3, 7; Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 11; Flor. 2, 16; Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 61; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 44 et saep.; Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 27 al.—Prov. of an entrance into the harbor of Corinth, dangerous to ships: non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum (in acc. with the Gr. Ou pantos andros es Korinthon esth ho plous, Gell. 1, 8, 4), Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 36; acc. to others this proverb is supposed to refer to the expense of living at Corinth.—Meton., poet., vessels made of Corinthian brass (cf. infra, II. A. 2.):II.captivum portatur ebur, captiva Corinthus,
an entire Corinth, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 193 (vasa Corinthia, ex aere Corinthio facta, Schol.).—Hence,Adjj.A.Cŏrinthĭus, a, um, Corinthian.1.In gen.:2.ager optimus et fructuosissimus,
Cic. Agr. 1, 2, 5:sinus,
the Gulf of Corinth, Liv. 44, 1, 4; cf.isthmus,
Sen. Thyest. 124:columnae,
of the Corinthian order, Vitr. 4, 1; Plin. 36, 23, 56, § 178; cf. O. Müll. Archaeol. §§ 53, 108, and 275.— Subst.: Cŏrinthĭi, ōrum, m., the Corinthians, Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 262; Nep. Timol. 2, 1; Liv. 32, 17, 3 et saep.; in sing., Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 207.—Esp.: Corinthium aes, an alloy of gold, silver, and copper, very much valued in antiquity, and much used for costly ornaments, etc., Plin. 34, 2, 3, § 6 sq.; Flor. 2, 16, 6 Duker.; Cic. Att. 2, 1, 11; cf.:b.nobilis aere Corinthos,
Ov. M. 6, 416; and poet. for great wealth, Prop. 3 (4), 5, 6.—Hence, vasa, made of it, Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 143; id. Verr. 2, 2, 19, § 46; Suet. Tib. 34 al.:opus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 97:supellex,
id. ib. 2, 2, 34, § 83; and subst.: Cŏrinthĭa, ōrum, n. (sc. vasa), works of art made of it, id. Tusc. 2, 14, 32; Suet. Aug. 70 al.—Hence,Cŏrinthĭārĭus, ii, m.(α).A worker in Corinthian brass; sarcast. appel. of Augustus, on account of his love of splendor, Auct. ap. Suet. Aug. 70.—(β).An inspector of Corinthian vessels, Inscr. Grut. 639, 7 sq. —B.Cŏrinthĭăcus, a, um, adj., Corinthian:C.sinus,
Liv. 26, 26, 2; Plin. 4, 4, 5, §§10 and 11: Corinthiaci ponti litora,
Ov. M. 15, 507.—Cŏrinthĭensis, e, adj., Corinthian (very rare):fons Pirene,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 23:litus,
Tac. A. 5, 10.— Subst.: Cŏrinthĭenses, ium, m., colonists: Corinthienses ex eo dici coeperunt, ex quo coloni Corinthum sunt deducti, qui ante Corinthii sunt dicti, Paul. ex Fest. p. 60, 11 Müll. ad loc. -
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Cŏrinthus, i (nom. Gr. Corinthos, Ov. M. 6, 416; acc. Gr. Corinthon, id. F. 4, 501; Mart. 9, 60; 10, 68), f. ( masc., Inscr. Fratr. Arval. p. 30 Marin.: CORINTO DELETO), = Korinthos, Corinth, a celebrated commercial city in the Peloponnesus, pillaged and destroyed by Mummius, now the village Corinto or Gereme; it was situated on the Isthmus (hence, bimaris, Hor. C. 1, 7, 2; Ov. M. 5, 407; id. F. 4, 501; and:B.bimaris terra,
Sen. Oedip. 282), Mel. 2, 3, 7; Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 11; Flor. 2, 16; Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 61; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 44 et saep.; Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 27 al.—Prov. of an entrance into the harbor of Corinth, dangerous to ships: non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum (in acc. with the Gr. Ou pantos andros es Korinthon esth ho plous, Gell. 1, 8, 4), Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 36; acc. to others this proverb is supposed to refer to the expense of living at Corinth.—Meton., poet., vessels made of Corinthian brass (cf. infra, II. A. 2.):II.captivum portatur ebur, captiva Corinthus,
an entire Corinth, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 193 (vasa Corinthia, ex aere Corinthio facta, Schol.).—Hence,Adjj.A.Cŏrinthĭus, a, um, Corinthian.1.In gen.:2.ager optimus et fructuosissimus,
Cic. Agr. 1, 2, 5:sinus,
the Gulf of Corinth, Liv. 44, 1, 4; cf.isthmus,
Sen. Thyest. 124:columnae,
of the Corinthian order, Vitr. 4, 1; Plin. 36, 23, 56, § 178; cf. O. Müll. Archaeol. §§ 53, 108, and 275.— Subst.: Cŏrinthĭi, ōrum, m., the Corinthians, Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 262; Nep. Timol. 2, 1; Liv. 32, 17, 3 et saep.; in sing., Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 207.—Esp.: Corinthium aes, an alloy of gold, silver, and copper, very much valued in antiquity, and much used for costly ornaments, etc., Plin. 34, 2, 3, § 6 sq.; Flor. 2, 16, 6 Duker.; Cic. Att. 2, 1, 11; cf.:b.nobilis aere Corinthos,
Ov. M. 6, 416; and poet. for great wealth, Prop. 3 (4), 5, 6.—Hence, vasa, made of it, Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 143; id. Verr. 2, 2, 19, § 46; Suet. Tib. 34 al.:opus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 97:supellex,
id. ib. 2, 2, 34, § 83; and subst.: Cŏrinthĭa, ōrum, n. (sc. vasa), works of art made of it, id. Tusc. 2, 14, 32; Suet. Aug. 70 al.—Hence,Cŏrinthĭārĭus, ii, m.(α).A worker in Corinthian brass; sarcast. appel. of Augustus, on account of his love of splendor, Auct. ap. Suet. Aug. 70.—(β).An inspector of Corinthian vessels, Inscr. Grut. 639, 7 sq. —B.Cŏrinthĭăcus, a, um, adj., Corinthian:C.sinus,
Liv. 26, 26, 2; Plin. 4, 4, 5, §§10 and 11: Corinthiaci ponti litora,
Ov. M. 15, 507.—Cŏrinthĭensis, e, adj., Corinthian (very rare):fons Pirene,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 23:litus,
Tac. A. 5, 10.— Subst.: Cŏrinthĭenses, ium, m., colonists: Corinthienses ex eo dici coeperunt, ex quo coloni Corinthum sunt deducti, qui ante Corinthii sunt dicti, Paul. ex Fest. p. 60, 11 Müll. ad loc. -
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1) General subject: Gulf of Corinth2) Geography: Gulf of Corinth (Ионическое м., побережье Греции) -
19 Achaia
I.The province of Achaia, in the northern part of the Peloponnesus, on the Gulf of Corinth, earlier called Aegialea (maritime country), Mel. 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 5, 6.—Hence,B.In gen. (cf. the Homeric Achaioi), for Greece, opposite to Troja:II.et quot Troja tulit, vetus et quot Achaia formas,
Prop. 2, 21, 53; cf. Ov. M. 8, 268; id. Her. 17, 209 al.—After the destruction of Corinth by Mummius, B. C. 146, Greece proper became a Rom. prov. under the name of Achaia. — Hence, Ăchāĭăs, ădis, adj., An Achaean or Greek woman, Ov. H. 3, 71.— Ăchāĭ-cus, a, um, adj., Achaean, Grecian.I.Poet., opp. to Trojan:II.manus,
Verg. A. 5, 623:ignis,
Hor. C. 1, 15, 35.—Belonging to the Roman province Achaia:I. II.homines,
Cic. Att. 1, 13, 1:negotium,
id. Fam. 4, 4, 2:concilium,
Liv. 43, 17, 4.—Hence L. Mummius obtained, for the destruction of Corinth and the complete subjugation of Greece, the honorary title of Achaïcus. Vell. 1, 13, 2; Plin. 35, 4, 8, § 24;and so as surname of one of his descendants: Mummia Achaica,
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I.The province of Achaia, in the northern part of the Peloponnesus, on the Gulf of Corinth, earlier called Aegialea (maritime country), Mel. 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 5, 6.—Hence,B.In gen. (cf. the Homeric Achaioi), for Greece, opposite to Troja:II.et quot Troja tulit, vetus et quot Achaia formas,
Prop. 2, 21, 53; cf. Ov. M. 8, 268; id. Her. 17, 209 al.—After the destruction of Corinth by Mummius, B. C. 146, Greece proper became a Rom. prov. under the name of Achaia. — Hence, Ăchāĭăs, ădis, adj., An Achaean or Greek woman, Ov. H. 3, 71.— Ăchāĭ-cus, a, um, adj., Achaean, Grecian.I.Poet., opp. to Trojan:II.manus,
Verg. A. 5, 623:ignis,
Hor. C. 1, 15, 35.—Belonging to the Roman province Achaia:I. II.homines,
Cic. Att. 1, 13, 1:negotium,
id. Fam. 4, 4, 2:concilium,
Liv. 43, 17, 4.—Hence L. Mummius obtained, for the destruction of Corinth and the complete subjugation of Greece, the honorary title of Achaïcus. Vell. 1, 13, 2; Plin. 35, 4, 8, § 24;and so as surname of one of his descendants: Mummia Achaica,
Suet. Galb. 3.— Ăchāĭs, ĭdis, adj., f.
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