Libyssa

1. Libyssa, s. Libya.

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2. Libyssa, ae, f. (Λίβυσσα), Stadt in Bithynien, an der Nordküste des sinus Astacenus (s. Astacus), berühmt durch das Grabmal Hannibals, Plin. 5, 148. Eutr. 4, 11. Amm. 22, 9, 3.

Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

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:

Libye torretur,

Sil. 1, 194:

tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,

Juv. 5, 119.—

Hence,

Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:

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:

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:

Libys lectulus,

of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:

mons,

Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.

Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:

Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,

Sall. J. 18 init.:

Cancro (subditus) Libys,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—

Form Libs.

A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—

= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—

Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:

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:

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.—

Lĭby-stis, ĭdis, f., = Libustis, Libyan:

Libystis ursa,

Verg. A. 5, 37.—

Lĭbyus, a, um, adj., Libyan: Libya citrus, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 10:

terra,

Libya, Tac. A. 2, 60.

Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

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:

Libye torretur,

Sil. 1, 194:

tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,

Juv. 5, 119.—

Hence,

Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:

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:

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:

Libys lectulus,

of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:

mons,

Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.

Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:

Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,

Sall. J. 18 init.:

Cancro (subditus) Libys,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—

Form Libs.

A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—

= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—

Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:

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:

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.—

Lĭby-stis, ĭdis, f., = Libustis, Libyan:

Libystis ursa,

Verg. A. 5, 37.—

Lĭbyus, a, um, adj., Libyan: Libya citrus, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 10:

terra,

Libya, Tac. A. 2, 60.

Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

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:

Libye torretur,

Sil. 1, 194:

tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,

Juv. 5, 119.—

Hence,

Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:

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:

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:

Libys lectulus,

of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:

mons,

Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.

Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:

Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,

Sall. J. 18 init.:

Cancro (subditus) Libys,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—

Form Libs.

A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—

= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—

Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:

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:

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.—

Lĭby-stis, ĭdis, f., = Libustis, Libyan:

Libystis ursa,

Verg. A. 5, 37.—

Lĭbyus, a, um, adj., Libyan: Libya citrus, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 10:

terra,

Libya, Tac. A. 2, 60.

Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

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:

Libye torretur,

Sil. 1, 194:

tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,

Juv. 5, 119.—

Hence,

Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:

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:

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:

Libys lectulus,

of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:

mons,

Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.

Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:

Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,

Sall. J. 18 init.:

Cancro (subditus) Libys,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—

Form Libs.

A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—

= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—

Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:

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:

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.—

Lĭby-stis, ĭdis, f., = Libustis, Libyan:

Libystis ursa,

Verg. A. 5, 37.—

Lĭbyus, a, um, adj., Libyan: Libya citrus, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 10:

terra,

Libya, Tac. A. 2, 60.

Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

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:

Libye torretur,

Sil. 1, 194:

tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,

Juv. 5, 119.—

Hence,

Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:

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:

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:

Libys lectulus,

of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:

mons,

Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.

Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:

Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,

Sall. J. 18 init.:

Cancro (subditus) Libys,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—

Form Libs.

A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—

= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—

Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:

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:

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.—

Lĭby-stis, ĭdis, f., = Libustis, Libyan:

Libystis ursa,

Verg. A. 5, 37.—

Lĭbyus, a, um, adj., Libyan: Libya citrus, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 10:

terra,

Libya, Tac. A. 2, 60.

Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

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:

Libye torretur,

Sil. 1, 194:

tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,

Juv. 5, 119.—

Hence,

Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:

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:

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:

Libys lectulus,

of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:

mons,

Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.

Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:

Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,

Sall. J. 18 init.:

Cancro (subditus) Libys,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—

Form Libs.

A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—

= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—

Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:

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:

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.—

Lĭby-stis, ĭdis, f., = Libustis, Libyan:

Libystis ursa,

Verg. A. 5, 37.—

Lĭbyus, a, um, adj., Libyan: Libya citrus, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 10:

terra,

Libya, Tac. A. 2, 60.

Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

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:

Libye torretur,

Sil. 1, 194:

tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,

Juv. 5, 119.—

Hence,

Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:

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:

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:

Libys lectulus,

of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:

mons,

Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.

Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:

Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,

Sall. J. 18 init.:

Cancro (subditus) Libys,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—

Form Libs.

A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—

= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—

Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:

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:

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.—

Lĭby-stis, ĭdis, f., = Libustis, Libyan:

Libystis ursa,

Verg. A. 5, 37.—

Lĭbyus, a, um, adj., Libyan: Libya citrus, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 10:

terra,

Libya, Tac. A. 2, 60.

Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

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:

Libye torretur,

Sil. 1, 194:

tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,

Juv. 5, 119.—

Hence,

Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:

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:

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:

Libys lectulus,

of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:

mons,

Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.

Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:

Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,

Sall. J. 18 init.:

Cancro (subditus) Libys,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—

Form Libs.

A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—

= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—

Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:

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:

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.—

Lĭby-stis, ĭdis, f., = Libustis, Libyan:

Libystis ursa,

Verg. A. 5, 37.—

Lĭbyus, a, um, adj., Libyan: Libya citrus, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 10:

terra,

Libya, Tac. A. 2, 60.

Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

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:

Libye torretur,

Sil. 1, 194:

tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,

Juv. 5, 119.—

Hence,

Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:

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:

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:

Libys lectulus,

of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:

mons,

Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.

Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:

Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,

Sall. J. 18 init.:

Cancro (subditus) Libys,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—

Form Libs.

A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—

= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—

Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:

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:

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.—

Lĭby-stis, ĭdis, f., = Libustis, Libyan:

Libystis ursa,

Verg. A. 5, 37.—

Lĭbyus, a, um, adj., Libyan: Libya citrus, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 10:

terra,

Libya, Tac. A. 2, 60.

Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:

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:

Libye torretur,

Sil. 1, 194:

tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,

Juv. 5, 119.—

Hence,

Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:

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:

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:

Libys lectulus,

of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:

mons,

Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.

Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:

Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,

Sall. J. 18 init.:

Cancro (subditus) Libys,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—

Form Libs.

A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—

= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—

Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:

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:

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.—

Lĭby-stis, ĭdis, f., = Libustis, Libyan:

Libystis ursa,

Verg. A. 5, 37.—

Lĭbyus, a, um, adj., Libyan: Libya citrus, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 10:

terra,

Libya, Tac. A. 2, 60.

citrus, ī, f. (κέδρος), I) der Zitronenbaum (Citrus medica, L.), auch der medische od. assyrische Apfelbaum (malus Medica, Assyria) genannt, dessen Frucht zwischen Kleider gelegt, die Würmer abhielt, auch als Gegengift diente, citri arbor, Pallad. 4, 10. § 11 u. 15. Serv. Verg. georg. 2, 126. – II) ein afrikanischer Baum, von den Griechen θύον oder θυΐα genannt, aus dessen wohlriechendem Holze die prachtliebenden Römer die kostbarsten Möbel verfertigen ließen, die die Stellte unserer Mahagoniarbeiten vertraten, aber nach Umständen noch teurer bezahlt wurden, Thuia orientalis, L., orientalischer Lebensbaum, Sen. de tranq. an. 9, 6. Plin. 13, 91. Lucan. 9, 428: Libyssa citrus, Varr. sat. Men. 182.

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.:

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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.