Nisæan

nīsus, a, um, Part., from nitor.

nīsus, ūs, m. [nitor], a pressing or resting upon or against, a pressure; a striving, exertion, labor, effort (mostly poet.; nixus in good prose, v. h. v.): pedetentim et sedato nisu, a tread, step, Pac. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 21, 48:

pinnarum nisus inanis,

a flight, Lucr. 6, 834; so,

insolitos docuere nisus,

Hor. C. 4, 4, 8:

hic dea se primum rapido pulcherrima nisu Sistit,

Verg. A. 11, 852:

stat gravis Entellus nisuque immotus eodem, etc.,

in the same posture, id. ib. 5, 437: hunc stirps Oceani maturis nisibus Aethra Edidit, pains, throes, labor of parturition (v. 2. nixus), Ov. F. 5, 171.—In prose:

tamquam nisus evomentis adjuvaret,

retchings, Tac. A. 12, 67:

uti prospectus nisusque per saxa facilius foret,

Sall. J. 94, 1 Dietsch:

quae dubia nisu videbantur,

id. ib. 94, 2 Dietsch:

non pervenit nisu sed impetu,

Quint. 8, 4, 9; 1, 12, 10.

Nīsus, i, m., = Nisos

A king of Megara, father of Scylla, who, in order to gain the love of Minos, cut off her father's purple hair, on which the safety of his kingdom depended, whereupon Nisus was changed into a sparrow-hawk, and Scylla into the bird ciris, Verg. G. 1, 404 sq.; Ov. M. 8, 8 sqq.; v. Scylla.—

Hence,

Nī-saeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Nisus, Nisæan:

et vos Nisaei, naufraga monstra, canes,

i. e. Scylla, the daughter of Phorcus, Ov. F. 4, 500; cf. id. A. A. 1, 331.—

Nīsēis, ĭdis, f., the daughter of Nisus, Scylla (q. v.), confounded with the daughter of Phorcus:

praeterita cautus Niseide navita gaudet,

Ov. R. Am. 737.—

Nī-sēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Nisus, Nisæan: per mare caeruleum trahitur Niseia virgo, Verg. Cir. 390; Ov. M. 8, 35.—

Nīsĭas, ădis, f., Nisæan, i. e. Megarian: Nisiades matres Nisiadesque nurus, of Megaris, in Sicily (a colony of Megara, in Greece), Ov. H. 15, 54.—

Son of Hyrtacus and friend of Euryalus, Verg. A. 5, 294; 9, 176 sq.

nīsus, a, um, Part., from nitor.

nīsus, ūs, m. [nitor], a pressing or resting upon or against, a pressure; a striving, exertion, labor, effort (mostly poet.; nixus in good prose, v. h. v.): pedetentim et sedato nisu, a tread, step, Pac. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 21, 48:

pinnarum nisus inanis,

a flight, Lucr. 6, 834; so,

insolitos docuere nisus,

Hor. C. 4, 4, 8:

hic dea se primum rapido pulcherrima nisu Sistit,

Verg. A. 11, 852:

stat gravis Entellus nisuque immotus eodem, etc.,

in the same posture, id. ib. 5, 437: hunc stirps Oceani maturis nisibus Aethra Edidit, pains, throes, labor of parturition (v. 2. nixus), Ov. F. 5, 171.—In prose:

tamquam nisus evomentis adjuvaret,

retchings, Tac. A. 12, 67:

uti prospectus nisusque per saxa facilius foret,

Sall. J. 94, 1 Dietsch:

quae dubia nisu videbantur,

id. ib. 94, 2 Dietsch:

non pervenit nisu sed impetu,

Quint. 8, 4, 9; 1, 12, 10.

Nīsus, i, m., = Nisos

A king of Megara, father of Scylla, who, in order to gain the love of Minos, cut off her father's purple hair, on which the safety of his kingdom depended, whereupon Nisus was changed into a sparrow-hawk, and Scylla into the bird ciris, Verg. G. 1, 404 sq.; Ov. M. 8, 8 sqq.; v. Scylla.—

Hence,

Nī-saeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Nisus, Nisæan:

et vos Nisaei, naufraga monstra, canes,

i. e. Scylla, the daughter of Phorcus, Ov. F. 4, 500; cf. id. A. A. 1, 331.—

Nīsēis, ĭdis, f., the daughter of Nisus, Scylla (q. v.), confounded with the daughter of Phorcus:

praeterita cautus Niseide navita gaudet,

Ov. R. Am. 737.—

Nī-sēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Nisus, Nisæan: per mare caeruleum trahitur Niseia virgo, Verg. Cir. 390; Ov. M. 8, 35.—

Nīsĭas, ădis, f., Nisæan, i. e. Megarian: Nisiades matres Nisiadesque nurus, of Megaris, in Sicily (a colony of Megara, in Greece), Ov. H. 15, 54.—

Son of Hyrtacus and friend of Euryalus, Verg. A. 5, 294; 9, 176 sq.

fīnis, is (abl. regularly fine;

fini,

Lucr. 1, 978;

also fine,

ib. 976;

and adverb. fini, ea fini, qua fini,

Cato, R. R. 21, 3; 28, 2; 154; Gell. 1, 3, 30; 7, 3, 29; Dig. 16, 2, 19), m. (f. mostly ante- and post-class. and poet., and only in sing., Att., Caecil., Varr., Sisenn. ap. Non. 205, 6 sq.; Lucr. 1, 107; 551; 555; 561 sq.; cf. Lachm. p. 43; Verg. A. 2, 554; 5, 328; 384; 12, 793 al.;

rarely in class. prose,

Cic. Leg. 2, 22, 55; id. Fam. 12, 1, 1; id. Att. 9, 10, 4; Liv. 4, 2, 4 Weissenb. ad loc.; 9, 26, 9; 22, 57, 5; Plin. 30, 10, 24, § 82; 33, 1, 1, § 3; 33, 6, 31, § 98 al.; plur. f. only Varr. L. L. 5, 1, 13; v. Neue, Formenl. 1, 703) [for fidnis, root bhid-, fid-, v. findo; for the suffix, cf.: pa-nis, ig-nis, etc.], a boundary, limit, border, = terminus, horos.

Lit.:

accessit propius et jam ingrediens intra finem ejus loci, quem oleae terminabant, etc.,

Cic. Caecin. 8, 22:

fere ad extremum finem provinciae Galliae,

Liv. 40, 16, 5; cf. id. 33, 37, 6:

Philaenōn arae, quem locum Aegyptum vorsus finem imperii habuere Carthaginienses,

Sall. J. 19, 3:

quem ad finem porrecta ac loca aperta pertinebant, cedentes (hostes) insequi,

as far as, Caes. B. G. 2, 19, 5:

quibus venientibus ad finem legatio Veientium obviam fuit,

Liv. 4, 58, 1; cf.:

nulla legatio ad finem praesto fuerat,

id. 38, 15, 10; 10, 35, 1:

haud procul Argivorum fine positis castris,

id. 28, 5, 5; cf. id. 35, 27, 9 Drak.—In plur.:

vicini nostri hic ambigunt de finibus,

Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 93:

nec Mamilia lege singuli, sed ex his tres arbitri fines regemus,

Cic. Leg. 1, 21, 55 (v. rego, I. B.):

in finibus Lycaoniae, mihi litterae redditae sunt,

id. Fam. 15, 1, 2: Q. Fabius Labeo arbiter Nolanis et Neapolitanis de finibus a senatu datus... fines [p. 752] terminare, id. Off. 1, 10, 33; cf.:

SEX. ATILIVS INTER ATESTINOS ET VEICETINOS FINIS TERMINOSQVE STATVI IVSIT,

Inscr. Orell. 3110:

fines proferre, propagare,

Cic. Rep. 3, 12; id. Mur. 9, 22:

inter eos fines, quos feci,

Liv. 1, 18, 9:

atque hominum finem Gades Calpenque secutus,

Sil. 1, 141.—

Transf.

In plur., borders, and hence territory, land, country enclosed within boundaries:

propere de finibus suis exercitus deducerent,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 60:

per agrum Sequanorum iter in Santonum fines facere, qui non longe a Tolosatium finibus absunt,

Caes. B. G. 1, 10, 1; cf.:

si suas copias Aedui in fines Bellovacorum introduxerint,

id. ib. 2, 5, 3:

civitatum fines incolere,

Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8:

ego his finibus ejectus sum, quos, etc.,

Sall. J. 14, 8:

neque flumen neque mons erat, qui fines eorum discerneret,

id. ib. 79, 3:

Multum interest, alienos populare fines an tuos uri exscindive videas,

Liv. 28, 44, 2:

veteres nullum animal sacrum in finibus suis esse patiebantur, sed abigebant ad fines deorum, quibus sacrum esset,

where these gods were worshipped, Macr. S. 3, 7, 6.—

Fine or fini alicujus rei, up to, as far as, a certain point (very rare):

matresfamiliae de muro pectoris fine prominentes passis manibus obtestabantur Romanos, ut, etc.,

Caes. B. G. 7, 47, 5 Oud. N. cr. (al. pectore nudo); so,

fine inguinum ingrediuntur mare,

Sall. H. Fragm. 3, 38 Gerl. (in Arus. Mess. p. 231 ed. Lind.):

fine genūs vestem ritu succincta Dianae,

Ov. M. 10, 536:

per mare umbilici fine ingressi, Auct. B. Afr. 85, 1: amphoras nolito implere nimium ansarum infimarum fini,

Cato, R. R. 113, 2: Asiam orientis fine a Macedonibus perdomitam, Justin. 30, 4.

Trop., a limit, bound:

Crassus mihi visus est oratoris facultatem non illius artis terminis, sed ingenii sui finibus, immensis paene, describere,

Cic. de Or. 1, 49, 214; cf.:

certos mihi fines terminosque constituam, extra quos egredi non possim,

id. Quint. 10, 35:

finem et modum transire,

to go beyond all bounds and measure, id. Off. 1, 29, 102; cf.:

transcendere fines Juris,

Lucr. 3, 60:

modum aliquem et finem orationi facere,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 48, § 118:

est modus in rebus, sunt certi denique fines, Quos ultraque citraque nequit consistere rectum,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 106:

intra Naturae fines vivere,

id. ib. 50:

(dixit) mulierem quinque pueros enixam... eumque esse finem multijugae hominum partionis,

Gell. 10, 2, 1:

consulta, quibus sedecim stipendiorum finem expresserant,

term, limit, Tac. A. 1, 78:

his finibus luxuriam coercere,

Gell. 2, 24, 15.—Hence, the starting-point in a race:

Inde, ubi clara dedit sonitum tuba, finibus omnes Prosiluere suis (of vessels),

Verg. A. 5, 139.—

Transf., like telos.

An end:

in hoc (aequo judicio) uno denique falsae infamiae finis aliquis atque exitus reperiatur,

Cic. Clu. 3, 7:

dicendi finem facere,

id. Sest. 65, 136; cf.:

si placet, in hunc diem hactenus... finem disputandi facere,

id. Rep. 2, 44 fin.:

scribendi,

id. de Or. 2, 55, 224:

maledictis,

Ter. Heaut. prol. 34:

injuriis,

Caes. B. G. 1, 33, 1:

vitae finem afferre alicui,

Cic. Phil. 6, 1, 2; cf.:

quando finem habet motus, vivendi finem habeat necesse est,

id. Rep. 6, 25:

finem judiciariae controversiae constituere,

id. Verr. 2, 1, 2, § 5:

oratio lecta ad eum finem, quem, etc.,

as far as, id. de Or. 1, 34, 154:

ludus repertus, et longorum operum finis,

Hor. A. P. 406:

imperium sine fine,

everlasting, Verg. A. 1, 279:

pigetque actorum sine fine mihi,

Ov. M. 2, 387:

poscens sine fine oscula,

id. ib. 4, 334 al.—Adverb.: ad eum finem, until that:

amor bestiarum in educandis custodiendisque iis, quae procreaverunt, usque ad eum finem, dum possint se ipsa defendere,

Cic. N. D. 2, 51, 129:

mansit in condicione usque ad eum finem, dum judices rejecti sunt,

id. Verr. 1, 6, 16: quem ad finem, till when? how long? quamdiu furor iste tuus eludet? quem ad finem sese effrenata jactabit audacia? id. Cat. 1, 1, 1:

piratam vivum tenuisti: quem ad finem? dum cum imperio fuisti,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 29, § 75; id. Mur. 5, 11; id. Fam. 9, 26, 1; cf.: Lu. Sequere... In. Sequor:

sed finem fore quem dicam nescio (i. e. sequendi),

Plaut. Trin. prol. 2.—

In partic.

The end of life, latter end, death (not till after the Aug. per.):

comperit invidiam supremo fine domari,

i. e. after death, Hor. Ep. 2, 11, 12: tu ne quaesieris, quem mihi, quem tibi Finem di dederint, id. C. 1, 11, 2:

nec quicquam jam de fine, si fata poscerent, recusans,

Vell. 2, 123, 2; Sen. Ep. 30, 3; Val. Max. 3, 3, 4 ext.:

septem a Neronis fine menses sunt,

Tac. H. 1, 37:

Augusti,

id. A. 1, 4; 1, 16; 2, 39:

voluntarius,

id. ib. 4, 19; 15, 63 et saep.—

The end, extremity of an ascending series, i. e. the highest point, greatest degree, summit: sentis credo, me jam diu, quod telos Graeci dicunt, id dicere tum extremum, tum ultimum, tum summum:

licebit etiam finem pro extremo aut ultimo dicere,

Cic. Fin. 3, 7, 26; cf. id. ib. 1, 4, 11; and:

ad finem bonorum, quo referuntur et cujus causa sunt facienda omnia,

the chief good, id. Leg. 1, 20, 52:

fines bonorum et malorum,

id. Fin. 1, 17, 55; hence the title of Cicero's treatise De Finibus, analog. to the Gr. peri telôn; cf. id. Att. 13, 21, 4, with ib. 19, 4:

honorum populi finis est consulatus,

id. Planc. 25, 60:

quemque sperandi sibi, eundem bene dicendi finem proponerent,

id. Tusc. 2, 1, 3:

duodecim tabulae, finis aequi juris,

Tac. A. 3, 27. —

An end, purpose, aim, object (but an end subjectively regarded, as an intention, or design, is propositum, consilium, mens, etc.):

omnes artes habere finem aliquem propositum, ad quem tendunt,

Quint. 2, 17, 22:

laudis et gloriae,

id. 8, 3, 11:

domus finis est usus,

Cic. Off. 1, 39, 138:

officium ejus facultatis videtur esse, dicere apposite ad persuasionem: finis, persuadere dictione,

id. Inv. 1, 5, 6; cf. id. ib. 2, 51, 156; id. Part. Or. 4, 11; id. de Or. 1, 42, 188; 2, 34, 145; Quint. 2, 15, 6:

quem finem vel quid summum et ultimum habeat rhetorice,

id. ib. 38:

volgaris liberalitas referenda est ad illum Ennii finem, Nihilo minus ipsi lucet, etc.,

Cic. Off. 1, 16, 52:

ad finem vitae,

Quint. 2, 17, 41:

medicinae,

id. ib. 25; 2, 21, 3.—

An intention, design, end in view (very rare; cf. g supra):

quod ad eum finem memoravimus, ut, etc.,

Tac. A. 14, 64.—

In rhet. lang., i. q. finitio and definitio, qs. an explanatory limiting, a definition, explanation (perh. not in Cic., but repeatedly in Quint.):

dicuntur argumenta ex finitione seu fine,

Quint. 5, 10, 54:

est frequentissimus finis, rhetoricen esse vim persuadendi,

id. 2, 15, 3; id. ib. 11 sq.; 4, 4, 3 Spald. N. cr. —

In the later jurid. Lat., a measure, amount:

placuit, ut fructus hypothecarum usuris compensaret, fini legitimae usurae,

Dig. 20, 1, 1:

finem pretii, deminuere vel excedere,

ib. 21, 2, 66:

ad finem peculii legata praestare,

ib. 49, 17, 17.

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Ădōnis, nis or nĭdis, m., = Adônis and Adôn (nom. Adon, Venant. Carm. 7, 12 and 18; gen. Adonis, Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 49; dat. Adonidi, Cic. N. D. 3, 23; acc. Adonidem, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 16:

Adonim,

Prop. 3, 5, 37, acc. to Müller, Adonem:

Adonem,

Serv. ad Verg. E. 10, 18; Arnob. 4, p. 184; voc. Adoni, Ov. Met. 10, 542; abl. Adone, App. M. 8, p. 213).

A son of Cinyras, king of Cyprus, beloved by Venus on account of his extraordinary beauty; he was torn in pieces in the chase by a wild boar, which Mars (acc. to some, Diana) sent against him out of jealousy, but was changed by Venus to a flower, which bore the name Adonium, and was yearly bewailed by her on the anniversary of his death, Ov. M. 10, 503 sq.; Macr. S. 1, 21; Serv. ad Verg. E. 8, 37; cf. with 10, 18, and Adonia: Adonis horti, Gr. kêpoi Adônidos, pots of lettuce and other plants, which blossom quick, but wither as soon, Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 49; cf. Böttig. Sab. 1, 264.—

A name of the Sun-god among the Assyrians and Phœnicians, Macr. S. 1, 21.—

A name of a fish, i. q. exocoetus, Plin. 9, 19, 34, § 70.

Ămāzon, ŏnis, f., = Amazôn, plur. Amazones [a Scythian word of dub. signif.; acc. to an etymological fancy, as if from a-mazos, without breast; Just. 2, 4, relates that their right breast was removed in childhood, to enable them to handle the bow more conveniently], an Amazon; and plur., Amazons, warlike women, who dwelt on the river Thermodon.

Lit.:

Threiciae Amazones,

Verg. A. 11, 659:

exsultat Amazon,

id. ib. 11, 648:

Amazon Mavortia,

Val. Fl. 5, 89:

peltata,

Sen. Agam. 218 al. —

Metaph., a heroine of love, Ov. A. A. 2, 743; 3, 1.—Hence,

Ămāzŏnĭ-cus, a, um, Amazonian, Mel.1, 19, 13; Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 43; Suet. Ner. 44.—

Ămāzŏ-nis, ĭdis, f., = Amazon, an Amazon:

Amazonidum agmina,

Verg. A. 1, 490:

Amazonidum gens,

Val. Fl. 4, 602:

Amazonidum turba,

Prop. 4, 13, 13.—Also, title of a poem composed by a poet named Marsus, Mart. 4, 29, 8.—

Ămāzŏnĭus, a, um, poet. for Amazonicus, Amazonian:

securis,

Hor. C. 4, 4, 20, and Ov. P. 3, 1, 95:

genus,

Sen. Hippol. 237: vir Amazonius, i. e. Hippolytus, the son of an Amazon by Theseus, Ov. H. 4, 2.

Ămāzon, ŏnis, f., = Amazôn, plur. Amazones [a Scythian word of dub. signif.; acc. to an etymological fancy, as if from a-mazos, without breast; Just. 2, 4, relates that their right breast was removed in childhood, to enable them to handle the bow more conveniently], an Amazon; and plur., Amazons, warlike women, who dwelt on the river Thermodon.

Lit.:

Threiciae Amazones,

Verg. A. 11, 659:

exsultat Amazon,

id. ib. 11, 648:

Amazon Mavortia,

Val. Fl. 5, 89:

peltata,

Sen. Agam. 218 al. —

Metaph., a heroine of love, Ov. A. A. 2, 743; 3, 1.—Hence,

Ămāzŏnĭ-cus, a, um, Amazonian, Mel.1, 19, 13; Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 43; Suet. Ner. 44.—

Ămāzŏ-nis, ĭdis, f., = Amazon, an Amazon:

Amazonidum agmina,

Verg. A. 1, 490:

Amazonidum gens,

Val. Fl. 4, 602:

Amazonidum turba,

Prop. 4, 13, 13.—Also, title of a poem composed by a poet named Marsus, Mart. 4, 29, 8.—

Ămāzŏnĭus, a, um, poet. for Amazonicus, Amazonian:

securis,

Hor. C. 4, 4, 20, and Ov. P. 3, 1, 95:

genus,

Sen. Hippol. 237: vir Amazonius, i. e. Hippolytus, the son of an Amazon by Theseus, Ov. H. 4, 2.

Ămāzon, ŏnis, f., = Amazôn, plur. Amazones [a Scythian word of dub. signif.; acc. to an etymological fancy, as if from a-mazos, without breast; Just. 2, 4, relates that their right breast was removed in childhood, to enable them to handle the bow more conveniently], an Amazon; and plur., Amazons, warlike women, who dwelt on the river Thermodon.

Lit.:

Threiciae Amazones,

Verg. A. 11, 659:

exsultat Amazon,

id. ib. 11, 648:

Amazon Mavortia,

Val. Fl. 5, 89:

peltata,

Sen. Agam. 218 al. —

Metaph., a heroine of love, Ov. A. A. 2, 743; 3, 1.—Hence,

Ămāzŏnĭ-cus, a, um, Amazonian, Mel.1, 19, 13; Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 43; Suet. Ner. 44.—

Ămāzŏ-nis, ĭdis, f., = Amazon, an Amazon:

Amazonidum agmina,

Verg. A. 1, 490:

Amazonidum gens,

Val. Fl. 4, 602:

Amazonidum turba,

Prop. 4, 13, 13.—Also, title of a poem composed by a poet named Marsus, Mart. 4, 29, 8.—

Ămāzŏnĭus, a, um, poet. for Amazonicus, Amazonian:

securis,

Hor. C. 4, 4, 20, and Ov. P. 3, 1, 95:

genus,

Sen. Hippol. 237: vir Amazonius, i. e. Hippolytus, the son of an Amazon by Theseus, Ov. H. 4, 2.

Ămāzon, ŏnis, f., = Amazôn, plur. Amazones [a Scythian word of dub. signif.; acc. to an etymological fancy, as if from a-mazos, without breast; Just. 2, 4, relates that their right breast was removed in childhood, to enable them to handle the bow more conveniently], an Amazon; and plur., Amazons, warlike women, who dwelt on the river Thermodon.

Lit.:

Threiciae Amazones,

Verg. A. 11, 659:

exsultat Amazon,

id. ib. 11, 648:

Amazon Mavortia,

Val. Fl. 5, 89:

peltata,

Sen. Agam. 218 al. —

Metaph., a heroine of love, Ov. A. A. 2, 743; 3, 1.—Hence,

Ămāzŏnĭ-cus, a, um, Amazonian, Mel.1, 19, 13; Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 43; Suet. Ner. 44.—

Ămāzŏ-nis, ĭdis, f., = Amazon, an Amazon:

Amazonidum agmina,

Verg. A. 1, 490:

Amazonidum gens,

Val. Fl. 4, 602:

Amazonidum turba,

Prop. 4, 13, 13.—Also, title of a poem composed by a poet named Marsus, Mart. 4, 29, 8.—

Ămāzŏnĭus, a, um, poet. for Amazonicus, Amazonian:

securis,

Hor. C. 4, 4, 20, and Ov. P. 3, 1, 95:

genus,

Sen. Hippol. 237: vir Amazonius, i. e. Hippolytus, the son of an Amazon by Theseus, Ov. H. 4, 2.

antĕ-pōno, pŏsui, pŏsĭtum, 3, v. a., to set or place before.

Lit.

In gen.:

equitum locos sedilibus plebis,

Tac. A. 15, 32:

propugnacula anteposita,

id. ib. 12, 56. —

Esp., to set ( food) before one (com., pono, as Hor. S. 1, 3, 92; Juv. 1, 141 al.):

prandium pransoribus,

Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 2; so id. Curc. 1, 1, 73; id. Rud. 2, 6, 25.—

Trop., to prefer, give the preference to:

longe Academiae illi hoc gymnasium anteponam,

Cic. de Or. 1, 21 fin.:

suo generi meum,

id. Sull. 8, 25:

amicitiam omnibus rebus humanis,

id. Am. 5, 17; Nep. Eum. 1, 3; Tac. A. 12, 69.←

With tmesis: pono ante: mala bo nis ponit ante,

Cic. Off. 3, 17, 71.

bĭpennis ( - pinnis), e, adj. [bispenna], having two wings, two-winged (very rare):

insectum,

Plin. 11, 28, 33, § 96 (cf. just before, binis advolat pinnis): plumae, Varr. ap. Non. p. 79, 17.

bĭpennis, e ( acc. sing. reg. bipennem, Varr. ap. Non. p. 79, 19; Verg. A. 5, 307; 11, 651; Petr. 132, 8; Juv. 6, 657; Claud. in Eutr. 1, 333; Sil. 5, 64: bipennim, only in Ov. M. 8, 766, with the var. lect. bipennem.— Abl. sing. reg. bipenni, Verg. A. 2, 479; Ov. M. 12, 611; Petr. 89, 24; Sen. Herc. Oet. 800; Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 345; id. Rapt. Pros. 3, 79; 3, 377; Sil. 16, 264;

and in prose,

Plin. 8, 8, 8, § 26:

bipenne, only once,

Tib. 1, 6, 47) [bis-pinna].

Adj., having two edges, two-edged: securis, Varr. ap. Non. p. 79, 19:

ferrum,

Verg. A. 11, 135.—Far more freq.,

Subst.: bĭpen-nis, is, f. (sc. securis; cf. Prisc. p. 652 P.), an axe with two edges, a battle-axe (mostly poet.; only found in the nom., dat., acc., and abl. sing., and in nom. and abl. plur.):

bipennis dicitur, quod ex utrāque parte habeat acutam aciem, quasi duas pennas. Pennum autem antiqui acutum dicebant,

Isid. Orig. 19, 19, 11; cf. id. ib. 11, 1, 46:

a pinnā (quod est acutum) securis utrinque habens aciem bipennis,

Quint. 1, 4, 12:

correptā dura bipenni Limina perrumpit,

Verg. A. 2, 479; 2, 627; 11, 135; id. G. 4, 331; Ov. M. 5, 79; 12, 611; Phaedr. 4, 6, 7; Tac. Agr. 10:

duris ut ilex tonsa bipennibus,

Hor. C. 4, 4, 57; so Claud. in Eutr. 2, 414; id. Laud. Stil. 1, 231; Plin. 8, 8, 8, § 26; Sil. 16, 264.

Bīthynĭa, ae, f., = Bithunia, a very fruitful province in Asia Minor, between the Propontis and the Black Sea, where the Romans carried on a considerable trade (its inhabitants were, acc. to Herod. 7, 75, Thracians, who had wandered there), now Ejalet Anadoli, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 27; id. Agr. 2, 18, 40; id. Imp. Pomp. 2, 5; id. Fam. 13, 9, 1; 12, 13, 3; Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 148; Tac. A. 1, 74; 16, 18; Flor. 3, 5, 6 and 12; Claud. in Eutr. 2, 247; Vulg. Act. 16, 7.—

Derivv.

Bīthynĭcus, a, um, adj., Bithynian, of Bithynia:

societas,

Cic. Fam. 13, 9, 2:

civitates,

Plin. Ep. 10, 115:

Nicomedes,

Flor. 3, 5, 3:

Volusius,

Juv. 15, 1.—Also an agnomen of Q. Pompeius, as conqueror of Bithynia, Fest. s. v. rutrum, p. 223; Cic. Brut. 68, 240.—And of the son of the same, Cic. Fam. 6, 16; 6, 17; 16, 23, 1.—

Bīthynĭus, a, um, adj., Bithynian:

Diophanes,

Col. 1, 1, 10.—And in plur.: Bīthynĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Bithynia, Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 69.—

Bīthy-nus (once Bithynus, Juv. 7, 15 Jahn), a, um, adj., Bithynian:

carina,

Hor. C. 1, 35, 7:

mare,

Tac. A. 2, 60:

tyrannus,

Juv. 10, 162:

equites,

id. 7, 15:

caseus,

Plin. 11, 42, 97, § 241:

negotia,

Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 33.—And in plur.: Bīthyni, ōrum, m., = Bithunoi, the inhabitants of Bithynia, Mel. 1, 2, 6; 1, 19, 1; 2, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 32, 41, § 145; 5, 32, 43, § 150; Tac. A. 12, 22; 14, 46; Claud. in Eutr. 1, 201; 2, 239 and 467.—

Bīthy-nis, ĭdis, f., = Bithunis.

A Bithynian woman, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 25.—

A town on the island Thynias, in the Pontus Euxinus, Mel. 2, 7, 2.—

An otherwise unknown town in Thrace, Mel. 2, 2, 6.—

Bīthy-nĭon, ii, n., = Bithunion, a town in Bithynia, afterwards called Claudiopolis, Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149.

Bīthynĭa, ae, f., = Bithunia, a very fruitful province in Asia Minor, between the Propontis and the Black Sea, where the Romans carried on a considerable trade (its inhabitants were, acc. to Herod. 7, 75, Thracians, who had wandered there), now Ejalet Anadoli, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 27; id. Agr. 2, 18, 40; id. Imp. Pomp. 2, 5; id. Fam. 13, 9, 1; 12, 13, 3; Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 148; Tac. A. 1, 74; 16, 18; Flor. 3, 5, 6 and 12; Claud. in Eutr. 2, 247; Vulg. Act. 16, 7.—

Derivv.

Bīthynĭcus, a, um, adj., Bithynian, of Bithynia:

societas,

Cic. Fam. 13, 9, 2:

civitates,

Plin. Ep. 10, 115:

Nicomedes,

Flor. 3, 5, 3:

Volusius,

Juv. 15, 1.—Also an agnomen of Q. Pompeius, as conqueror of Bithynia, Fest. s. v. rutrum, p. 223; Cic. Brut. 68, 240.—And of the son of the same, Cic. Fam. 6, 16; 6, 17; 16, 23, 1.—

Bīthynĭus, a, um, adj., Bithynian:

Diophanes,

Col. 1, 1, 10.—And in plur.: Bīthynĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Bithynia, Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 69.—

Bīthy-nus (once Bithynus, Juv. 7, 15 Jahn), a, um, adj., Bithynian:

carina,

Hor. C. 1, 35, 7:

mare,

Tac. A. 2, 60:

tyrannus,

Juv. 10, 162:

equites,

id. 7, 15:

caseus,

Plin. 11, 42, 97, § 241:

negotia,

Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 33.—And in plur.: Bīthyni, ōrum, m., = Bithunoi, the inhabitants of Bithynia, Mel. 1, 2, 6; 1, 19, 1; 2, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 32, 41, § 145; 5, 32, 43, § 150; Tac. A. 12, 22; 14, 46; Claud. in Eutr. 1, 201; 2, 239 and 467.—

Bīthy-nis, ĭdis, f., = Bithunis.

A Bithynian woman, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 25.—

A town on the island Thynias, in the Pontus Euxinus, Mel. 2, 7, 2.—

An otherwise unknown town in Thrace, Mel. 2, 2, 6.—

Bīthy-nĭon, ii, n., = Bithunion, a town in Bithynia, afterwards called Claudiopolis, Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149.

Bīthynĭa, ae, f., = Bithunia, a very fruitful province in Asia Minor, between the Propontis and the Black Sea, where the Romans carried on a considerable trade (its inhabitants were, acc. to Herod. 7, 75, Thracians, who had wandered there), now Ejalet Anadoli, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 27; id. Agr. 2, 18, 40; id. Imp. Pomp. 2, 5; id. Fam. 13, 9, 1; 12, 13, 3; Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 148; Tac. A. 1, 74; 16, 18; Flor. 3, 5, 6 and 12; Claud. in Eutr. 2, 247; Vulg. Act. 16, 7.—

Derivv.

Bīthynĭcus, a, um, adj., Bithynian, of Bithynia:

societas,

Cic. Fam. 13, 9, 2:

civitates,

Plin. Ep. 10, 115:

Nicomedes,

Flor. 3, 5, 3:

Volusius,

Juv. 15, 1.—Also an agnomen of Q. Pompeius, as conqueror of Bithynia, Fest. s. v. rutrum, p. 223; Cic. Brut. 68, 240.—And of the son of the same, Cic. Fam. 6, 16; 6, 17; 16, 23, 1.—

Bīthynĭus, a, um, adj., Bithynian:

Diophanes,

Col. 1, 1, 10.—And in plur.: Bīthynĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Bithynia, Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 69.—

Bīthy-nus (once Bithynus, Juv. 7, 15 Jahn), a, um, adj., Bithynian:

carina,

Hor. C. 1, 35, 7:

mare,

Tac. A. 2, 60:

tyrannus,

Juv. 10, 162:

equites,

id. 7, 15:

caseus,

Plin. 11, 42, 97, § 241:

negotia,

Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 33.—And in plur.: Bīthyni, ōrum, m., = Bithunoi, the inhabitants of Bithynia, Mel. 1, 2, 6; 1, 19, 1; 2, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 32, 41, § 145; 5, 32, 43, § 150; Tac. A. 12, 22; 14, 46; Claud. in Eutr. 1, 201; 2, 239 and 467.—

Bīthy-nis, ĭdis, f., = Bithunis.

A Bithynian woman, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 25.—

A town on the island Thynias, in the Pontus Euxinus, Mel. 2, 7, 2.—

An otherwise unknown town in Thrace, Mel. 2, 2, 6.—

Bīthy-nĭon, ii, n., = Bithunion, a town in Bithynia, afterwards called Claudiopolis, Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149.

Bīthynĭa, ae, f., = Bithunia, a very fruitful province in Asia Minor, between the Propontis and the Black Sea, where the Romans carried on a considerable trade (its inhabitants were, acc. to Herod. 7, 75, Thracians, who had wandered there), now Ejalet Anadoli, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 27; id. Agr. 2, 18, 40; id. Imp. Pomp. 2, 5; id. Fam. 13, 9, 1; 12, 13, 3; Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 148; Tac. A. 1, 74; 16, 18; Flor. 3, 5, 6 and 12; Claud. in Eutr. 2, 247; Vulg. Act. 16, 7.—

Derivv.

Bīthynĭcus, a, um, adj., Bithynian, of Bithynia:

societas,

Cic. Fam. 13, 9, 2:

civitates,

Plin. Ep. 10, 115:

Nicomedes,

Flor. 3, 5, 3:

Volusius,

Juv. 15, 1.—Also an agnomen of Q. Pompeius, as conqueror of Bithynia, Fest. s. v. rutrum, p. 223; Cic. Brut. 68, 240.—And of the son of the same, Cic. Fam. 6, 16; 6, 17; 16, 23, 1.—

Bīthynĭus, a, um, adj., Bithynian:

Diophanes,

Col. 1, 1, 10.—And in plur.: Bīthynĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Bithynia, Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 69.—

Bīthy-nus (once Bithynus, Juv. 7, 15 Jahn), a, um, adj., Bithynian:

carina,

Hor. C. 1, 35, 7:

mare,

Tac. A. 2, 60:

tyrannus,

Juv. 10, 162:

equites,

id. 7, 15:

caseus,

Plin. 11, 42, 97, § 241:

negotia,

Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 33.—And in plur.: Bīthyni, ōrum, m., = Bithunoi, the inhabitants of Bithynia, Mel. 1, 2, 6; 1, 19, 1; 2, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 32, 41, § 145; 5, 32, 43, § 150; Tac. A. 12, 22; 14, 46; Claud. in Eutr. 1, 201; 2, 239 and 467.—

Bīthy-nis, ĭdis, f., = Bithunis.

A Bithynian woman, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 25.—

A town on the island Thynias, in the Pontus Euxinus, Mel. 2, 7, 2.—

An otherwise unknown town in Thrace, Mel. 2, 2, 6.—

Bīthy-nĭon, ii, n., = Bithunion, a town in Bithynia, afterwards called Claudiopolis, Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149.

Bīthynĭa, ae, f., = Bithunia, a very fruitful province in Asia Minor, between the Propontis and the Black Sea, where the Romans carried on a considerable trade (its inhabitants were, acc. to Herod. 7, 75, Thracians, who had wandered there), now Ejalet Anadoli, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 27; id. Agr. 2, 18, 40; id. Imp. Pomp. 2, 5; id. Fam. 13, 9, 1; 12, 13, 3; Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 148; Tac. A. 1, 74; 16, 18; Flor. 3, 5, 6 and 12; Claud. in Eutr. 2, 247; Vulg. Act. 16, 7.—

Derivv.

Bīthynĭcus, a, um, adj., Bithynian, of Bithynia:

societas,

Cic. Fam. 13, 9, 2:

civitates,

Plin. Ep. 10, 115:

Nicomedes,

Flor. 3, 5, 3:

Volusius,

Juv. 15, 1.—Also an agnomen of Q. Pompeius, as conqueror of Bithynia, Fest. s. v. rutrum, p. 223; Cic. Brut. 68, 240.—And of the son of the same, Cic. Fam. 6, 16; 6, 17; 16, 23, 1.—

Bīthynĭus, a, um, adj., Bithynian:

Diophanes,

Col. 1, 1, 10.—And in plur.: Bīthynĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Bithynia, Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 69.—

Bīthy-nus (once Bithynus, Juv. 7, 15 Jahn), a, um, adj., Bithynian:

carina,

Hor. C. 1, 35, 7:

mare,

Tac. A. 2, 60:

tyrannus,

Juv. 10, 162:

equites,

id. 7, 15:

caseus,

Plin. 11, 42, 97, § 241:

negotia,

Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 33.—And in plur.: Bīthyni, ōrum, m., = Bithunoi, the inhabitants of Bithynia, Mel. 1, 2, 6; 1, 19, 1; 2, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 32, 41, § 145; 5, 32, 43, § 150; Tac. A. 12, 22; 14, 46; Claud. in Eutr. 1, 201; 2, 239 and 467.—

Bīthy-nis, ĭdis, f., = Bithunis.

A Bithynian woman, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 25.—

A town on the island Thynias, in the Pontus Euxinus, Mel. 2, 7, 2.—

An otherwise unknown town in Thrace, Mel. 2, 2, 6.—

Bīthy-nĭon, ii, n., = Bithunion, a town in Bithynia, afterwards called Claudiopolis, Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149.

Bīthynĭa, ae, f., = Bithunia, a very fruitful province in Asia Minor, between the Propontis and the Black Sea, where the Romans carried on a considerable trade (its inhabitants were, acc. to Herod. 7, 75, Thracians, who had wandered there), now Ejalet Anadoli, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 27; id. Agr. 2, 18, 40; id. Imp. Pomp. 2, 5; id. Fam. 13, 9, 1; 12, 13, 3; Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 148; Tac. A. 1, 74; 16, 18; Flor. 3, 5, 6 and 12; Claud. in Eutr. 2, 247; Vulg. Act. 16, 7.—

Derivv.

Bīthynĭcus, a, um, adj., Bithynian, of Bithynia:

societas,

Cic. Fam. 13, 9, 2:

civitates,

Plin. Ep. 10, 115:

Nicomedes,

Flor. 3, 5, 3:

Volusius,

Juv. 15, 1.—Also an agnomen of Q. Pompeius, as conqueror of Bithynia, Fest. s. v. rutrum, p. 223; Cic. Brut. 68, 240.—And of the son of the same, Cic. Fam. 6, 16; 6, 17; 16, 23, 1.—

Bīthynĭus, a, um, adj., Bithynian:

Diophanes,

Col. 1, 1, 10.—And in plur.: Bīthynĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Bithynia, Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 69.—

Bīthy-nus (once Bithynus, Juv. 7, 15 Jahn), a, um, adj., Bithynian:

carina,

Hor. C. 1, 35, 7:

mare,

Tac. A. 2, 60:

tyrannus,

Juv. 10, 162:

equites,

id. 7, 15:

caseus,

Plin. 11, 42, 97, § 241:

negotia,

Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 33.—And in plur.: Bīthyni, ōrum, m., = Bithunoi, the inhabitants of Bithynia, Mel. 1, 2, 6; 1, 19, 1; 2, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 32, 41, § 145; 5, 32, 43, § 150; Tac. A. 12, 22; 14, 46; Claud. in Eutr. 1, 201; 2, 239 and 467.—

Bīthy-nis, ĭdis, f., = Bithunis.

A Bithynian woman, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 25.—

A town on the island Thynias, in the Pontus Euxinus, Mel. 2, 7, 2.—

An otherwise unknown town in Thrace, Mel. 2, 2, 6.—

Bīthy-nĭon, ii, n., = Bithunion, a town in Bithynia, afterwards called Claudiopolis, Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149.

Bīthynĭa, ae, f., = Bithunia, a very fruitful province in Asia Minor, between the Propontis and the Black Sea, where the Romans carried on a considerable trade (its inhabitants were, acc. to Herod. 7, 75, Thracians, who had wandered there), now Ejalet Anadoli, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 27; id. Agr. 2, 18, 40; id. Imp. Pomp. 2, 5; id. Fam. 13, 9, 1; 12, 13, 3; Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 148; Tac. A. 1, 74; 16, 18; Flor. 3, 5, 6 and 12; Claud. in Eutr. 2, 247; Vulg. Act. 16, 7.—

Derivv.

Bīthynĭcus, a, um, adj., Bithynian, of Bithynia:

societas,

Cic. Fam. 13, 9, 2:

civitates,

Plin. Ep. 10, 115:

Nicomedes,

Flor. 3, 5, 3:

Volusius,

Juv. 15, 1.—Also an agnomen of Q. Pompeius, as conqueror of Bithynia, Fest. s. v. rutrum, p. 223; Cic. Brut. 68, 240.—And of the son of the same, Cic. Fam. 6, 16; 6, 17; 16, 23, 1.—

Bīthynĭus, a, um, adj., Bithynian:

Diophanes,

Col. 1, 1, 10.—And in plur.: Bīthynĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Bithynia, Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 69.—

Bīthy-nus (once Bithynus, Juv. 7, 15 Jahn), a, um, adj., Bithynian:

carina,

Hor. C. 1, 35, 7:

mare,

Tac. A. 2, 60:

tyrannus,

Juv. 10, 162:

equites,

id. 7, 15:

caseus,

Plin. 11, 42, 97, § 241:

negotia,

Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 33.—And in plur.: Bīthyni, ōrum, m., = Bithunoi, the inhabitants of Bithynia, Mel. 1, 2, 6; 1, 19, 1; 2, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 32, 41, § 145; 5, 32, 43, § 150; Tac. A. 12, 22; 14, 46; Claud. in Eutr. 1, 201; 2, 239 and 467.—

Bīthy-nis, ĭdis, f., = Bithunis.

A Bithynian woman, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 25.—

A town on the island Thynias, in the Pontus Euxinus, Mel. 2, 7, 2.—

An otherwise unknown town in Thrace, Mel. 2, 2, 6.—

Bīthy-nĭon, ii, n., = Bithunion, a town in Bithynia, afterwards called Claudiopolis, Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149.

Bīthynĭa, ae, f., = Bithunia, a very fruitful province in Asia Minor, between the Propontis and the Black Sea, where the Romans carried on a considerable trade (its inhabitants were, acc. to Herod. 7, 75, Thracians, who had wandered there), now Ejalet Anadoli, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 27; id. Agr. 2, 18, 40; id. Imp. Pomp. 2, 5; id. Fam. 13, 9, 1; 12, 13, 3; Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 148; Tac. A. 1, 74; 16, 18; Flor. 3, 5, 6 and 12; Claud. in Eutr. 2, 247; Vulg. Act. 16, 7.—

Derivv.

Bīthynĭcus, a, um, adj., Bithynian, of Bithynia:

societas,

Cic. Fam. 13, 9, 2:

civitates,

Plin. Ep. 10, 115:

Nicomedes,

Flor. 3, 5, 3:

Volusius,

Juv. 15, 1.—Also an agnomen of Q. Pompeius, as conqueror of Bithynia, Fest. s. v. rutrum, p. 223; Cic. Brut. 68, 240.—And of the son of the same, Cic. Fam. 6, 16; 6, 17; 16, 23, 1.—

Bīthynĭus, a, um, adj., Bithynian:

Diophanes,

Col. 1, 1, 10.—And in plur.: Bīthynĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Bithynia, Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 69.—

Bīthy-nus (once Bithynus, Juv. 7, 15 Jahn), a, um, adj., Bithynian:

carina,

Hor. C. 1, 35, 7:

mare,

Tac. A. 2, 60:

tyrannus,

Juv. 10, 162:

equites,

id. 7, 15:

caseus,

Plin. 11, 42, 97, § 241:

negotia,

Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 33.—And in plur.: Bīthyni, ōrum, m., = Bithunoi, the inhabitants of Bithynia, Mel. 1, 2, 6; 1, 19, 1; 2, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 32, 41, § 145; 5, 32, 43, § 150; Tac. A. 12, 22; 14, 46; Claud. in Eutr. 1, 201; 2, 239 and 467.—

Bīthy-nis, ĭdis, f., = Bithunis.

A Bithynian woman, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 25.—

A town on the island Thynias, in the Pontus Euxinus, Mel. 2, 7, 2.—

An otherwise unknown town in Thrace, Mel. 2, 2, 6.—

Bīthy-nĭon, ii, n., = Bithunion, a town in Bithynia, afterwards called Claudiopolis, Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149.