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1 Africus ventus
Afrĭca, ae, f. [the Romans received this name from the Carthaginians as designating their country, and in this sense only the Gr. hê Aphrikê occurs].I.In a restricted sense, designated by the Greeks hê Libuê, Libya, the territory of Carthage:II.Nilus Africam ab Aethiopiā dispescens,
Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53; 5, 4, 3:regio, quae sequitur a promontorio Metagonio ad aras Philaenorum, proprie nomen Africae usurpat,
Mel. 1, 7; cf. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, and id. Lig. 7.—In an extended sense, the whole of that quarter of the globe south of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 4.—By meton. for its inhabitants: Africa, quae procul a mari incultius agebat, Sall. J. 89, 7 (cf. id. ib. 19, 5: alios incultius vagos agitare).—Hence,1.Afrĭcānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Africa, African:A.bellum Africanum,
the war of Cœsar with the partisans of Pompey in Africa, Cic. Deiot. 9:rumores,
of the African war, id. ib.:causa,
id. Fam. 6, 13:possessiones,
in Africa, Nep. Att. 12:gallina,
a guinea-hen, Varr. R. R. 3, 9; cf. Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74.— Subst.: Afrĭcānae, ārum, sc. ferae, panthers, Liv. 44, 18; so Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64; Plin. Ep. 6, 34; Suet. Cat. 18; id. Claud. 21 al.—Esp., Afrĭcā-nus, surname of the two most distinguished Scipios.Of P. Cornelius Scipio major, who defeated Hannibal at Zama (201 B. C.). —B.Of his grandson by adoption, P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus minor, who conducted the third Punic war, destroyed Carthage (146 B.C.), and subjected the whole Carthaginian territory to the Romans.—2.Afrĭcus, a, um, adj., African (mostly poet. for the prose Africanus): terra, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167; so Liv. 29, 23 fin.:bella,
Sil. 17, 11:Vicus,
a place in Rome, on the Esquiline Hill, where the Carthaginian hostages were held in custody, Varr. R. R. 5, 32, 44.—But esp. freq., Afrĭcus ventus, or subst.: Afrĭcus, i, m., the south-west wind, Gr. lips, blowing between Auster and Favonius (libonotos and zephuros), opp. Vulturnus (kaikias), now called, among the Italians, Affrico or gherbino; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119, and Sen. Q. N. 5, 16:creberque procellis Africus,
Verg. A. 1, 86:praeceps,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 12:luctans,
id. ib. 1, 1, 15:pestilens,
id. ib. 3, 23, 5:protervus,
id. Epod. 16, 22.— Adj.: procellae, the waves or storms caused by the Africus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 57.—In Propert., Africus, as the god of this wind, is called pater, 5, 3, 48, but Müll. here reads Aetheris. -
2 Africus
Afrĭca, ae, f. [the Romans received this name from the Carthaginians as designating their country, and in this sense only the Gr. hê Aphrikê occurs].I.In a restricted sense, designated by the Greeks hê Libuê, Libya, the territory of Carthage:II.Nilus Africam ab Aethiopiā dispescens,
Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53; 5, 4, 3:regio, quae sequitur a promontorio Metagonio ad aras Philaenorum, proprie nomen Africae usurpat,
Mel. 1, 7; cf. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, and id. Lig. 7.—In an extended sense, the whole of that quarter of the globe south of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 4.—By meton. for its inhabitants: Africa, quae procul a mari incultius agebat, Sall. J. 89, 7 (cf. id. ib. 19, 5: alios incultius vagos agitare).—Hence,1.Afrĭcānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Africa, African:A.bellum Africanum,
the war of Cœsar with the partisans of Pompey in Africa, Cic. Deiot. 9:rumores,
of the African war, id. ib.:causa,
id. Fam. 6, 13:possessiones,
in Africa, Nep. Att. 12:gallina,
a guinea-hen, Varr. R. R. 3, 9; cf. Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74.— Subst.: Afrĭcānae, ārum, sc. ferae, panthers, Liv. 44, 18; so Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64; Plin. Ep. 6, 34; Suet. Cat. 18; id. Claud. 21 al.—Esp., Afrĭcā-nus, surname of the two most distinguished Scipios.Of P. Cornelius Scipio major, who defeated Hannibal at Zama (201 B. C.). —B.Of his grandson by adoption, P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus minor, who conducted the third Punic war, destroyed Carthage (146 B.C.), and subjected the whole Carthaginian territory to the Romans.—2.Afrĭcus, a, um, adj., African (mostly poet. for the prose Africanus): terra, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167; so Liv. 29, 23 fin.:bella,
Sil. 17, 11:Vicus,
a place in Rome, on the Esquiline Hill, where the Carthaginian hostages were held in custody, Varr. R. R. 5, 32, 44.—But esp. freq., Afrĭcus ventus, or subst.: Afrĭcus, i, m., the south-west wind, Gr. lips, blowing between Auster and Favonius (libonotos and zephuros), opp. Vulturnus (kaikias), now called, among the Italians, Affrico or gherbino; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119, and Sen. Q. N. 5, 16:creberque procellis Africus,
Verg. A. 1, 86:praeceps,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 12:luctans,
id. ib. 1, 1, 15:pestilens,
id. ib. 3, 23, 5:protervus,
id. Epod. 16, 22.— Adj.: procellae, the waves or storms caused by the Africus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 57.—In Propert., Africus, as the god of this wind, is called pater, 5, 3, 48, but Müll. here reads Aetheris. -
3 Africus
[st1]1 [-] Āfrĭcus, a, um: d'Afrique, africain. [st1]2 [-] Āfrĭcus (ventus), m.: l’Africus, vent du sud-ouest. -
4 ventus
ventus, i, m. [Sanscr. vā, blow; vatas, wind; Gr. root aW-, aô, aêmi, to blow; whence aêr, aura, etc.; Goth. vaia, to breathe; vinds, wind], wind (syn.: aura, flamen).I.Lit.:1.ventus est aëris fluens unda cum incerta motus redundantia, etc.,
Vitr. 1, 6; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 67; Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 120; Sen. Q. N. 5, 16 sq.; Isid. Orig. 13, 11: istic est is Juppiter quem dico, quem Graeci vocant Aera, qui ventus est et nubes, imber postea, Atque ex imbre frigus, ventus post fit, aër denuo, Varr. L. L. 5, § 65 Müll.; cf.:(aër) effluens huc et illuc ventos efficit,
Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 101:deturbavit ventus tectum et tegulas,
Plaut. Rud. prol. 78:mare ventorum vi agitari atque turbari,
Cic. Clu. 49, 138:qui (divi) simul Stravere ventos,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 10:remissior,
Caes. B. C. 3, 26:prosper,
Liv. 25, 27, 4:ventum exspectare,
Cic. Phil. 1, 3, 8; id. Att. 10, 15, 2; 16, 7, 1:secundus, adversus, v. h. vv.—In apposition: Africus,
Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:Atabalus,
Quint. 8, 2, 13:Corus,
Caes. B. G. 5, 7:Septentriones,
Cic. Att. 9, 6, 3:turbo,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 47; id. Trin. 4, 1, 16.—Prov.Of labor lost:2.in vento et aquā scribere,
Cat. 70, 4; so,profundere verba ventis,
to talk to the wind, Lucr. 4, 931 (928); cf.:verba dare in ventos,
Ov. Am. 1, 6, 42:ventis loqui,
Amm. 15, 5, 8.—Rem tradere ventis, to oblivion, Hor. C. 1, 26, 3. —3.Ventis verba dare, i. q. not to keep one's word or promise, Ov. H. 2, 25 Ruhnk. —4. 5.Ventis remis facere aliquid, with all one's might; v. remus. —B.Plur., personified as deities, the winds: te, Apollo sancte, fer opem; teque, omnipotens Neptune, invoco; Vosque adeo, Venti! Turpil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 34, 73 (Com. Rel. v. 119 Rib.); Lucr. 5, 1230 (1228); cf. Ov. H. 17 (18), 37.—C.Transf.1.Windiness, flatulence, Col. 6, 30, 8.—2.A light stuff: textilis, Poët. ap. Petr. 55 fin. —II.Trop., the wind, as a symbol of fortune (favorable or unfavorable), fame, applause, etc.: quicumque venti erunt, ars certe nostra non aberit, however the winds may blow, i. e. whatever circumstances may arise, Cic. Fam. 12, 25, 5: alios ego vidi ventos;alias prospexi animo procellas,
id. Pis. 9, 21; cf.:cujus (Caesaris) nunc venti valde sunt secundi,
id. Att. 2, 1, 6; so,secundi,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 102:vento aliquo in optimum quemque excitato,
by raising a storm, Cic. Sull. 14, 41:eorum ventorum, quos proposui, moderator quidam et quasi gubernator (opus est),
i. e. of the plans, designs, id. Fam. 2, 6, 4: loqui est coeptus, quo vento proicitur Appius minor, ut indicet, etc., Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 2; cf.:rumorum et contionum ventos colligere,
Cic. Clu. 28, 77: omnes intellegimus in istis subscriptionibus ventum quendam popularem esse quaesitum, id. ib. 47, 130. -
5 Āfricus
Āfricus adj. [Africa], African: terra: procellae, i. e. from the southwest, H. — As subst, m. (sc. ventus), the southwest wind, V., H.* * *IAfrica, Africum ADJAfrican; from the southwest (e.g. sea between Africa and Sicily, wind)II -
6 Africus
I Āfricus, a, umафриканский (mare Sl, T; ventus C, L)II Āfricus, ī m.африк (юго-зап. ветер) V, H, Cs etc. -
7 Afri
Āfrī, ōrum, m., die Bewohner von Afrika, bes. im engern Sinne als Bewohner des Gebietes von Karthago (s. unten Africano. 2), die Afrikaner, Cic. ad Q. fr. 1, 1, 9. § 27. Sall. Iug. 18, 3. Liv. 29, 3, 13. Eutr. 2, 19 sqq.: A. discincti (als weichlich u. untätig), Verg. Aen. 8, 724: insbes., die Priester des Jupiter Ammon in der Wüste Libyens, Nep. Lys. 3, 2. – Sing. dirus Afer, v. Hannibal, Hor. carm. 4, 4, 42: homo Afer, Augustin. ep. 17, 2: civis noster in quantum Afer, Augustin. conf. 8, 6: Sing. kollekt., Ven. Fort. vit. S. Mart. 2, 74. – Adi. Āfer, fra, frum, afrisch, afrikanisch, pedites, Liv.: campi, Vitr.: aequora, zwischen Afrika u. Sizilien, Ov.: avis (= Africana gallina, s. unten Africanus), Hor.: murex, die gätulische, Hor.: sorores, die Hesperiden, Iuven.: pisa, Pallad.: bitumen, vinum, Pelag.: tapetia, Valer. b. Vopisc. – Davon abgeleitet:
A) Āfrica, ae, f., auch terra Africa ( wie terra Italia u. ähnl., s. Drak. Liv. 25, 7, 4), das Land Afrika, 1) im weitern Sinne, der Erdteil, von den Griechen Λιβύη gen., in frühester Zeit bald zu Asien, bald zu Europa gerechnet, nach der später allgemeinen Annahme durch die Landenge von Suez von Asien geschieden, s. Sall. Iug. 17 sqq. Mel. 1. c. 4 sqq. Apul. de mundo c. 7 extr.: meton. = die Afrikaner, Africa terribilis, Varr. sat. Men. 225: in omni Africa (vom Lande redend u. an die Bewohner denkend), Sall. Iug. 89, 7. – 2) im engern Sinne, Africa propria od. Africa provincia gen., das ganze ehemalige Gebiet von Karthago, sowie das Land zwischen den beiden Syrten umfassend, Mel. 1. c. 7. – obwohl auch im allerengsten Sinne bloß die Landschaft Zeugis od. Zeugitania (regio) mit der Hauptstadt Karthago Africa genannt wurde, Plin. 5, 23; cf. Isid. 14, 5, 8. – / Vulg. Genet. Africaes, Corp. inscr. Lat. 5. 1039.
B) Āfricānus, a, um, zu Afrika (im engern u. weitern Sinne) gehörig, afrikanisch, in Afrika, aus Afrika, bellum, Cäsars Kr. gegen die Pompejaner unter Kato, Scipio u. Juba (König von Numidien), Cic. u.a.; u. von diesem Kriege causae (Händel), Cic., u. rumores, Cic. – possessiones, Nep.: gallinae, Perlhühner (ihrer Seltenheit wegen als Leckerbissen auf den Tafeln der Römer, griech. μελεαγρίδες, auch lat. meleagrides; vgl. Col. 8, 2, 2 [u. dazu Schneider] u. Plin. 10, 74), Varr. u. Col.: mures, afrikanische Mäuse, Plin., scherzhaft für »Panther, Tiger u. Löwen«, Plaut.: fici od. ficus, afrik. Feigen, früher ihrer Seltenheit wegen gesucht, Scriptt. r.r. u. Plin., später gewöhnlicher u. dah. unter die Geschenke von weniger Bedeutung gerechnet b. Mart. – subst., Africanae, ārum, f. (sc. bestiae), afrikanische wilde Tiere = Panther, Löwen, Leoparden u. Tiger (vgl. Varr. LL. 7, 40), bes. gebraucht in den öffentl. Tierhetzen der ludi circenses, Cic., Liv. u.a. – als Beiname, Africanus, der Beiname der zwei berühmtesten Scipionen, s. Cornelius: Africana, Beiname der Ceres in Afrika, wo sie Witwen, die nicht wieder heiraten wollten, als Priesterinnen hatte, Tert. ad uxor. 2.
C) Āfricus, a, um, afrikanisch, bellum, Hannibals gegen die Römer, Liv. 21, 1, 4 u. 21, 2, 1; Cäsars gegen die Pompejaner in Afrika (s. oben Africanus), Caes. b.c. 2, 32, 13. Vell. 2, 129, 4: u. von diesem Kr., triumphus, Vell. 2, 56, 2: bella, des Syphax gegen die Punier, Sil. 17, 11: praesidia, Liv.: ora, Liv.: mare, der südwestl. Teil des Mittelmeers, Sall. u. Tac.: ebenso pelagus, Mel. – insbes., ventus Africus (Cic.) od. Africus ventus (Liv.), u. gew. absol. Africus, ī, m., der (Wind) Afrikus = Südwest od. genauer Westsüdwest, griech. λίψ, bei den Italienern noch j. Affrico od. ghiberno gen., für alle, die diesseit des Mittelländischen Meers wohnen, ein von der Winterabendseite über das Meer kommender stürmischer Regenwind (s. Vell. 2, 79, 3. Sen. nat. qu. 5, 16, 6. Plin. 2, 119: lips sive Africus, Veget. mil. 4, 38); dah. die Epitheta: furibundus et ruens, Sen.: creber procellis, Verg.: praeceps, protervus, Hor.: auster, qui per biduum flaverat, in Africum se vertit, Caes.: qui portus ab Africo tegebatur, ab austro non erat tutus, Caes. – auch adjekt., Africae procellae, Hor. carm. 3, 29, 57.
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8 Afri
Āfrī, ōrum, m., die Bewohner von Afrika, bes. im engern Sinne als Bewohner des Gebietes von Karthago (s. unten Africa no. 2), die Afrikaner, Cic. ad Q. fr. 1, 1, 9. § 27. Sall. Iug. 18, 3. Liv. 29, 3, 13. Eutr. 2, 19 sqq.: A. discincti (als weichlich u. untätig), Verg. Aen. 8, 724: insbes., die Priester des Jupiter Ammon in der Wüste Libyens, Nep. Lys. 3, 2. – Sing. dirus Afer, v. Hannibal, Hor. carm. 4, 4, 42: homo Afer, Augustin. ep. 17, 2: civis noster in quantum Afer, Augustin. conf. 8, 6: Sing. kollekt., Ven. Fort. vit. S. Mart. 2, 74. – Adi. Āfer, fra, frum, afrisch, afrikanisch, pedites, Liv.: campi, Vitr.: aequora, zwischen Afrika u. Sizilien, Ov.: avis (= Africana gallina, s. unten Africanus), Hor.: murex, die gätulische, Hor.: sorores, die Hesperiden, Iuven.: pisa, Pallad.: bitumen, vinum, Pelag.: tapetia, Valer. b. Vopisc. – Davon abgeleitet:A) Āfrica, ae, f., auch terra Africa ( wie terra Italia u. ähnl., s. Drak. Liv. 25, 7, 4), das Land Afrika, 1) im weitern Sinne, der Erdteil, von den Griechen Λιβύη gen., in frühester Zeit bald zu Asien, bald zu Europa gerechnet, nach der später allgemeinen Annahme durch die Landenge von Suez von Asien geschieden, s. Sall. Iug. 17 sqq. Mel. 1. c. 4 sqq. Apul. de mundo c. 7 extr.: meton. = die Afrikaner, Africa terribilis, Varr. sat. Men. 225: in omni Africa (vom————Lande redend u. an die Bewohner denkend), Sall. Iug. 89, 7. – 2) im engern Sinne, Africa propria od. Africa provincia gen., das ganze ehemalige Gebiet von Karthago, sowie das Land zwischen den beiden Syrten umfassend, Mel. 1. c. 7. – obwohl auch im allerengsten Sinne bloß die Landschaft Zeugis od. Zeugitania (regio) mit der Hauptstadt Karthago Africa genannt wurde, Plin. 5, 23; cf. Isid. 14, 5, 8. – ⇒ Vulg. Genet. Africaes, Corp. inscr. Lat. 5. 1039.B) Āfricānus, a, um, zu Afrika (im engern u. weitern Sinne) gehörig, afrikanisch, in Afrika, aus Afrika, bellum, Cäsars Kr. gegen die Pompejaner unter Kato, Scipio u. Juba (König von Numidien), Cic. u.a.; u. von diesem Kriege causae (Händel), Cic., u. rumores, Cic. – possessiones, Nep.: gallinae, Perlhühner (ihrer Seltenheit wegen als Leckerbissen auf den Tafeln der Römer, griech. μελεαγρίδες, auch lat. meleagrides; vgl. Col. 8, 2, 2 [u. dazu Schneider] u. Plin. 10, 74), Varr. u. Col.: mures, afrikanische Mäuse, Plin., scherzhaft für »Panther, Tiger u. Löwen«, Plaut.: fici od. ficus, afrik. Feigen, früher ihrer Seltenheit wegen gesucht, Scriptt. r.r. u. Plin., später gewöhnlicher u. dah. unter die Geschenke von weniger Bedeutung gerechnet b. Mart. – subst., Africanae, ārum, f. (sc. bestiae), afrikanische wilde Tiere = Panther, Löwen, Leoparden u. Tiger (vgl. Varr. LL. 7, 40), bes. gebraucht in den öffentl. Tier-————hetzen der ludi circenses, Cic., Liv. u.a. – als Beiname, Africanus, der Beiname der zwei berühmtesten Scipionen, s. Cornelius: Africana, Beiname der Ceres in Afrika, wo sie Witwen, die nicht wieder heiraten wollten, als Priesterinnen hatte, Tert. ad uxor. 2.C) Āfricus, a, um, afrikanisch, bellum, Hannibals gegen die Römer, Liv. 21, 1, 4 u. 21, 2, 1; Cäsars gegen die Pompejaner in Afrika (s. oben Africanus), Caes. b.c. 2, 32, 13. Vell. 2, 129, 4: u. von diesem Kr., triumphus, Vell. 2, 56, 2: bella, des Syphax gegen die Punier, Sil. 17, 11: praesidia, Liv.: ora, Liv.: mare, der südwestl. Teil des Mittelmeers, Sall. u. Tac.: ebenso pelagus, Mel. – insbes., ventus Africus (Cic.) od. Africus ventus (Liv.), u. gew. absol. Africus, ī, m., der (Wind) Afrikus = Südwest od. genauer Westsüdwest, griech. λίψ, bei den Italienern noch j. Affrico od. ghiberno gen., für alle, die diesseit des Mittelländischen Meers wohnen, ein von der Winterabendseite über das Meer kommender stürmischer Regenwind (s. Vell. 2, 79, 3. Sen. nat. qu. 5, 16, 6. Plin. 2, 119: lips sive Africus, Veget. mil. 4, 38); dah. die Epitheta: furibundus et ruens, Sen.: creber procellis, Verg.: praeceps, protervus, Hor.: auster, qui per biduum flaverat, in Africum se vertit, Caes.: qui portus ab Africo tegebatur, ab austro non erat tutus, Caes. – auch adjekt., Africae procellae, Hor.————carm. 3, 29, 57. -
9 Africa
Afrĭca, ae, f. [the Romans received this name from the Carthaginians as designating their country, and in this sense only the Gr. hê Aphrikê occurs].I.In a restricted sense, designated by the Greeks hê Libuê, Libya, the territory of Carthage:II.Nilus Africam ab Aethiopiā dispescens,
Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53; 5, 4, 3:regio, quae sequitur a promontorio Metagonio ad aras Philaenorum, proprie nomen Africae usurpat,
Mel. 1, 7; cf. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, and id. Lig. 7.—In an extended sense, the whole of that quarter of the globe south of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 4.—By meton. for its inhabitants: Africa, quae procul a mari incultius agebat, Sall. J. 89, 7 (cf. id. ib. 19, 5: alios incultius vagos agitare).—Hence,1.Afrĭcānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Africa, African:A.bellum Africanum,
the war of Cœsar with the partisans of Pompey in Africa, Cic. Deiot. 9:rumores,
of the African war, id. ib.:causa,
id. Fam. 6, 13:possessiones,
in Africa, Nep. Att. 12:gallina,
a guinea-hen, Varr. R. R. 3, 9; cf. Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74.— Subst.: Afrĭcānae, ārum, sc. ferae, panthers, Liv. 44, 18; so Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64; Plin. Ep. 6, 34; Suet. Cat. 18; id. Claud. 21 al.—Esp., Afrĭcā-nus, surname of the two most distinguished Scipios.Of P. Cornelius Scipio major, who defeated Hannibal at Zama (201 B. C.). —B.Of his grandson by adoption, P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus minor, who conducted the third Punic war, destroyed Carthage (146 B.C.), and subjected the whole Carthaginian territory to the Romans.—2.Afrĭcus, a, um, adj., African (mostly poet. for the prose Africanus): terra, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167; so Liv. 29, 23 fin.:bella,
Sil. 17, 11:Vicus,
a place in Rome, on the Esquiline Hill, where the Carthaginian hostages were held in custody, Varr. R. R. 5, 32, 44.—But esp. freq., Afrĭcus ventus, or subst.: Afrĭcus, i, m., the south-west wind, Gr. lips, blowing between Auster and Favonius (libonotos and zephuros), opp. Vulturnus (kaikias), now called, among the Italians, Affrico or gherbino; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119, and Sen. Q. N. 5, 16:creberque procellis Africus,
Verg. A. 1, 86:praeceps,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 12:luctans,
id. ib. 1, 1, 15:pestilens,
id. ib. 3, 23, 5:protervus,
id. Epod. 16, 22.— Adj.: procellae, the waves or storms caused by the Africus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 57.—In Propert., Africus, as the god of this wind, is called pater, 5, 3, 48, but Müll. here reads Aetheris. -
10 Africanae
Afrĭca, ae, f. [the Romans received this name from the Carthaginians as designating their country, and in this sense only the Gr. hê Aphrikê occurs].I.In a restricted sense, designated by the Greeks hê Libuê, Libya, the territory of Carthage:II.Nilus Africam ab Aethiopiā dispescens,
Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53; 5, 4, 3:regio, quae sequitur a promontorio Metagonio ad aras Philaenorum, proprie nomen Africae usurpat,
Mel. 1, 7; cf. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, and id. Lig. 7.—In an extended sense, the whole of that quarter of the globe south of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 4.—By meton. for its inhabitants: Africa, quae procul a mari incultius agebat, Sall. J. 89, 7 (cf. id. ib. 19, 5: alios incultius vagos agitare).—Hence,1.Afrĭcānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Africa, African:A.bellum Africanum,
the war of Cœsar with the partisans of Pompey in Africa, Cic. Deiot. 9:rumores,
of the African war, id. ib.:causa,
id. Fam. 6, 13:possessiones,
in Africa, Nep. Att. 12:gallina,
a guinea-hen, Varr. R. R. 3, 9; cf. Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74.— Subst.: Afrĭcānae, ārum, sc. ferae, panthers, Liv. 44, 18; so Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64; Plin. Ep. 6, 34; Suet. Cat. 18; id. Claud. 21 al.—Esp., Afrĭcā-nus, surname of the two most distinguished Scipios.Of P. Cornelius Scipio major, who defeated Hannibal at Zama (201 B. C.). —B.Of his grandson by adoption, P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus minor, who conducted the third Punic war, destroyed Carthage (146 B.C.), and subjected the whole Carthaginian territory to the Romans.—2.Afrĭcus, a, um, adj., African (mostly poet. for the prose Africanus): terra, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167; so Liv. 29, 23 fin.:bella,
Sil. 17, 11:Vicus,
a place in Rome, on the Esquiline Hill, where the Carthaginian hostages were held in custody, Varr. R. R. 5, 32, 44.—But esp. freq., Afrĭcus ventus, or subst.: Afrĭcus, i, m., the south-west wind, Gr. lips, blowing between Auster and Favonius (libonotos and zephuros), opp. Vulturnus (kaikias), now called, among the Italians, Affrico or gherbino; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119, and Sen. Q. N. 5, 16:creberque procellis Africus,
Verg. A. 1, 86:praeceps,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 12:luctans,
id. ib. 1, 1, 15:pestilens,
id. ib. 3, 23, 5:protervus,
id. Epod. 16, 22.— Adj.: procellae, the waves or storms caused by the Africus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 57.—In Propert., Africus, as the god of this wind, is called pater, 5, 3, 48, but Müll. here reads Aetheris. -
11 Africanus
Afrĭca, ae, f. [the Romans received this name from the Carthaginians as designating their country, and in this sense only the Gr. hê Aphrikê occurs].I.In a restricted sense, designated by the Greeks hê Libuê, Libya, the territory of Carthage:II.Nilus Africam ab Aethiopiā dispescens,
Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53; 5, 4, 3:regio, quae sequitur a promontorio Metagonio ad aras Philaenorum, proprie nomen Africae usurpat,
Mel. 1, 7; cf. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, and id. Lig. 7.—In an extended sense, the whole of that quarter of the globe south of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 4.—By meton. for its inhabitants: Africa, quae procul a mari incultius agebat, Sall. J. 89, 7 (cf. id. ib. 19, 5: alios incultius vagos agitare).—Hence,1.Afrĭcānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Africa, African:A.bellum Africanum,
the war of Cœsar with the partisans of Pompey in Africa, Cic. Deiot. 9:rumores,
of the African war, id. ib.:causa,
id. Fam. 6, 13:possessiones,
in Africa, Nep. Att. 12:gallina,
a guinea-hen, Varr. R. R. 3, 9; cf. Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74.— Subst.: Afrĭcānae, ārum, sc. ferae, panthers, Liv. 44, 18; so Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64; Plin. Ep. 6, 34; Suet. Cat. 18; id. Claud. 21 al.—Esp., Afrĭcā-nus, surname of the two most distinguished Scipios.Of P. Cornelius Scipio major, who defeated Hannibal at Zama (201 B. C.). —B.Of his grandson by adoption, P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus minor, who conducted the third Punic war, destroyed Carthage (146 B.C.), and subjected the whole Carthaginian territory to the Romans.—2.Afrĭcus, a, um, adj., African (mostly poet. for the prose Africanus): terra, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167; so Liv. 29, 23 fin.:bella,
Sil. 17, 11:Vicus,
a place in Rome, on the Esquiline Hill, where the Carthaginian hostages were held in custody, Varr. R. R. 5, 32, 44.—But esp. freq., Afrĭcus ventus, or subst.: Afrĭcus, i, m., the south-west wind, Gr. lips, blowing between Auster and Favonius (libonotos and zephuros), opp. Vulturnus (kaikias), now called, among the Italians, Affrico or gherbino; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119, and Sen. Q. N. 5, 16:creberque procellis Africus,
Verg. A. 1, 86:praeceps,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 12:luctans,
id. ib. 1, 1, 15:pestilens,
id. ib. 3, 23, 5:protervus,
id. Epod. 16, 22.— Adj.: procellae, the waves or storms caused by the Africus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 57.—In Propert., Africus, as the god of this wind, is called pater, 5, 3, 48, but Müll. here reads Aetheris. -
12 Libya
Libya, ae, f. u. Libyē, ēs, f. (Λιβύη), Libyen, der den Alten bekannte nördlichste Küstenstrich Afrikas, der über Ägypten bis zur Einfahrt des Arabischen Meerbusens reicht u. gegen den Atlas sich abspitzt, reich an wilden Tieren, Form Libya, Plaut. Curc. 446. Cic. de nat. deor. 1, 101. Verg. georg. 3, 249: Libya Mareotis, zwischen Ägypten u. den Syrten, Plin. 5, 39: Form Libye, Ov. met. 2, 237. Lucan. 2, 164 u.a. Sil. 1, 194 u.a. Mart. 3, 77, 4 u.a. Colum. 7, 1, 2 (Abl. Libye). – Dav.: 1) Libs, Libis, m. (Λίψ, Λιβός), libysch, subst., a) ein Libyer, Sidon. carm. 9, 94 (für Antaeus). – b) (sc. ventus) = Africus, der Westsüdwestwind, Plin. 2, 119 (wo griech. Akk. Liba). Ven. Fort. vit. S. Mart. 2, 76. Serv. Verg. Aen. 1, 22: auch lips geschr., Sen. nat. qu. 5, 16, 5. Suet. fr. § 151. p. 231 R. Veget. mil. 4, 38. p. 155, 12 L2. – 2) Libycus, a, um (Λιβυκός), libysch, afrikanisch, Sibylla, Lact.: lapilli, Marmorstückchen aus numidischem Marmor, Hor.: mare, das Meer bei Afrika, Plin.: cursus, Befahren des Libyschen Meeres, Verg.: fera, Löwin, Ov.: calores, Calp.: subst. Libycī, ōrum, m., die Karthager, Sil. – 3) Libys, yos, Akk. yn, m. (Λίβυς), libysch, ductor, Hannibal, Sil. – subst., Libys, ein Libyer, Ov.: Plur. Libyes, Sall. u.a.; griech. Abl. Libysin, Symm. orat. 2, 17. – 4) Libyssa, ae, f. (Λίβυσσα), libysch, arenae, Catull.: terra, Lucan.: citrus, Varro fr.: ficus, Colum.: gens, Sil. – 5) Libystīnus, a, um (Λιβυστινος), libystinisch, libysch, montes, Catull. 60, 1. – 6) Libystis, idis, f. (Λιβυστίς), libysch, ursa, Verg. Aen. 5, 37 u. 8, 368. – 7) Libyus, a, um, libysch, citrus, Varro: terra, Tac.
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13 Libya
Libya, ae, f. u. Libyē, ēs, f. (Λιβύη), Libyen, der den Alten bekannte nördlichste Küstenstrich Afrikas, der über Ägypten bis zur Einfahrt des Arabischen Meerbusens reicht u. gegen den Atlas sich abspitzt, reich an wilden Tieren, Form Libya, Plaut. Curc. 446. Cic. de nat. deor. 1, 101. Verg. georg. 3, 249: Libya Mareotis, zwischen Ägypten u. den Syrten, Plin. 5, 39: Form Libye, Ov. met. 2, 237. Lucan. 2, 164 u.a. Sil. 1, 194 u.a. Mart. 3, 77, 4 u.a. Colum. 7, 1, 2 (Abl. Libye). – Dav.: 1) Libs, Libis, m. (Λίψ, Λιβός), libysch, subst., a) ein Libyer, Sidon. carm. 9, 94 (für Antaeus). – b) (sc. ventus) = Africus, der Westsüdwestwind, Plin. 2, 119 (wo griech. Akk. Liba). Ven. Fort. vit. S. Mart. 2, 76. Serv. Verg. Aen. 1, 22: auch lips geschr., Sen. nat. qu. 5, 16, 5. Suet. fr. § 151. p. 231 R. Veget. mil. 4, 38. p. 155, 12 L2. – 2) Libycus, a, um (Λιβυκός), libysch, afrikanisch, Sibylla, Lact.: lapilli, Marmorstückchen aus numidischem Marmor, Hor.: mare, das Meer bei Afrika, Plin.: cursus, Befahren des Libyschen Meeres, Verg.: fera, Löwin, Ov.: calores, Calp.: subst. Libycī, ōrum, m., die Karthager, Sil. – 3) Libys, yos, Akk. yn, m. (Λίβυς), libysch, ductor, Hannibal, Sil. – subst., Libys, ein Libyer, Ov.: Plur. Libyes, Sall. u.a.; griech. Abl. Libysin, Symm. orat. 2, 17. – 4) Libyssa, ae, f. (Λίβυσσα), libysch, arenae, Catull.:————terra, Lucan.: citrus, Varro fr.: ficus, Colum.: gens, Sil. – 5) Libystīnus, a, um (Λιβυστινος), libystinisch, libysch, montes, Catull. 60, 1. – 6) Libystis, idis, f. (Λιβυστίς), libysch, ursa, Verg. Aen. 5, 37 u. 8, 368. – 7) Libyus, a, um, libysch, citrus, Varro: terra, Tac. -
14 Libua
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
15 Libya
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
16 Libyci
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
17 Libycus
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
18 Libye
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
19 Libys
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
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Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.—
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