an Egyptian city

no, nāvi, 1, v. n. [neô], to swim, float.

Lit.: alter nare cupit: alter pugnare paratu'st, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 166 Müll. (Ann. v. 258 Vahl.):

pueris, qui nare discunt, scirpea induitur ratis,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 9; cf.

below,

Hor. S. 1, 4, 120:

pinus Dicuntur liquidas Neptuni nāsse per undas,

Cat. 64, 1:

nat lupus,

Ov. M. 1, 304:

nantem delphina per undas,

id. H. 19, 199:

piger ad nandum,

id. ib. 18, 210:

ars nandi,

id. Tr. 2, 486:

nat tibi linter,

Tib. 1, 5, 76; Luc. 8, 374.—Prov.: nare sine cortice, to swim without corks, i. e. to be able to do without a guardian (cf. above the passage in Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 9), Hor. S. 1, 4, 120.—

Poet., transf., to sail, flow, fly, etc.: cum juventus Per medium classi barbara navit Athon, Cat. 66, 45:

(undae) nantes refulgent,

id. 64, 274:

nare per aestatem liquidam suspexeris agmen (apium),

Verg. G. 4, 59.—Of the eyes of drunken persons, to swim:

nant oculi,

Lucr. 3, 480; v. nato.— Hence, nans, antis, P. a., swimming, floating:

nantes scaphae,

Gell. 10, 26, 10; as subst., a swimmer; hence, nantes, ĭum, f., swimming fowls, i. e. geese, ducks, etc.:

greges nantium,

Col. 8, 14, 1.

No, an Egyptian city, perh. Alexandria; acc. to Bochart, Thebes, Hier. ad Ezech. 30, 14.

no, nāvi, 1, v. n. [neô], to swim, float.

Lit.: alter nare cupit: alter pugnare paratu'st, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 166 Müll. (Ann. v. 258 Vahl.):

pueris, qui nare discunt, scirpea induitur ratis,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 9; cf.

below,

Hor. S. 1, 4, 120:

pinus Dicuntur liquidas Neptuni nāsse per undas,

Cat. 64, 1:

nat lupus,

Ov. M. 1, 304:

nantem delphina per undas,

id. H. 19, 199:

piger ad nandum,

id. ib. 18, 210:

ars nandi,

id. Tr. 2, 486:

nat tibi linter,

Tib. 1, 5, 76; Luc. 8, 374.—Prov.: nare sine cortice, to swim without corks, i. e. to be able to do without a guardian (cf. above the passage in Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 9), Hor. S. 1, 4, 120.—

Poet., transf., to sail, flow, fly, etc.: cum juventus Per medium classi barbara navit Athon, Cat. 66, 45:

(undae) nantes refulgent,

id. 64, 274:

nare per aestatem liquidam suspexeris agmen (apium),

Verg. G. 4, 59.—Of the eyes of drunken persons, to swim:

nant oculi,

Lucr. 3, 480; v. nato.— Hence, nans, antis, P. a., swimming, floating:

nantes scaphae,

Gell. 10, 26, 10; as subst., a swimmer; hence, nantes, ĭum, f., swimming fowls, i. e. geese, ducks, etc.:

greges nantium,

Col. 8, 14, 1.

No, an Egyptian city, perh. Alexandria; acc. to Bochart, Thebes, Hier. ad Ezech. 30, 14.

no, nāvi, 1, v. n. [neô], to swim, float.

Lit.: alter nare cupit: alter pugnare paratu'st, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 166 Müll. (Ann. v. 258 Vahl.):

pueris, qui nare discunt, scirpea induitur ratis,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 9; cf.

below,

Hor. S. 1, 4, 120:

pinus Dicuntur liquidas Neptuni nāsse per undas,

Cat. 64, 1:

nat lupus,

Ov. M. 1, 304:

nantem delphina per undas,

id. H. 19, 199:

piger ad nandum,

id. ib. 18, 210:

ars nandi,

id. Tr. 2, 486:

nat tibi linter,

Tib. 1, 5, 76; Luc. 8, 374.—Prov.: nare sine cortice, to swim without corks, i. e. to be able to do without a guardian (cf. above the passage in Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 9), Hor. S. 1, 4, 120.—

Poet., transf., to sail, flow, fly, etc.: cum juventus Per medium classi barbara navit Athon, Cat. 66, 45:

(undae) nantes refulgent,

id. 64, 274:

nare per aestatem liquidam suspexeris agmen (apium),

Verg. G. 4, 59.—Of the eyes of drunken persons, to swim:

nant oculi,

Lucr. 3, 480; v. nato.— Hence, nans, antis, P. a., swimming, floating:

nantes scaphae,

Gell. 10, 26, 10; as subst., a swimmer; hence, nantes, ĭum, f., swimming fowls, i. e. geese, ducks, etc.:

greges nantium,

Col. 8, 14, 1.

No, an Egyptian city, perh. Alexandria; acc. to Bochart, Thebes, Hier. ad Ezech. 30, 14.

Pēlūsĭum, ii, n., = Pêlousion, an Egyptian city at the eastern mouth of the Nile, the modern Castle of Tineh, Mel. 1, 9, 9; Plin. 10, 30, 45, § 87; Caes. B. C. 3, 103; Liv. 44, 19.—Hence,

Pēlūsĭăcus, a, um, adj., Pelusiac:

lens,

Verg. G. 1, 228:

linum, Plin 19, 1, 2, § 14: ostium Nili,

Mel. 1, 9, 9; Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 64: via, leading to Pelusium, id. 6, 29, 33, § 167.—

Pēlū-sĭānus, a, um, adj., Pelusian:

mala,

Col. 5, 10, 19.—

Pēlūsĭōta or Pēlūsĭō-tes, ae, m., a Pelusian:

Pelusiotae caepe non edunt,

Gell. 20, 8, 7.— Acc.:

Pelusioten,

Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, n. 7.—

Pēlūsĭus, a, um, adj., Pelusian:

vada Pelusia,

Luc. 8, 466:

linteum,

Phaedr. 2, 5, 12:

munera,

Mart. 13, 9, 1.

Pēlūsĭum, ii, n., = Pêlousion, an Egyptian city at the eastern mouth of the Nile, the modern Castle of Tineh, Mel. 1, 9, 9; Plin. 10, 30, 45, § 87; Caes. B. C. 3, 103; Liv. 44, 19.—Hence,

Pēlūsĭăcus, a, um, adj., Pelusiac:

lens,

Verg. G. 1, 228:

linum, Plin 19, 1, 2, § 14: ostium Nili,

Mel. 1, 9, 9; Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 64: via, leading to Pelusium, id. 6, 29, 33, § 167.—

Pēlū-sĭānus, a, um, adj., Pelusian:

mala,

Col. 5, 10, 19.—

Pēlūsĭōta or Pēlūsĭō-tes, ae, m., a Pelusian:

Pelusiotae caepe non edunt,

Gell. 20, 8, 7.— Acc.:

Pelusioten,

Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, n. 7.—

Pēlūsĭus, a, um, adj., Pelusian:

vada Pelusia,

Luc. 8, 466:

linteum,

Phaedr. 2, 5, 12:

munera,

Mart. 13, 9, 1.

Pēlūsĭum, ii, n., = Pêlousion, an Egyptian city at the eastern mouth of the Nile, the modern Castle of Tineh, Mel. 1, 9, 9; Plin. 10, 30, 45, § 87; Caes. B. C. 3, 103; Liv. 44, 19.—Hence,

Pēlūsĭăcus, a, um, adj., Pelusiac:

lens,

Verg. G. 1, 228:

linum, Plin 19, 1, 2, § 14: ostium Nili,

Mel. 1, 9, 9; Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 64: via, leading to Pelusium, id. 6, 29, 33, § 167.—

Pēlū-sĭānus, a, um, adj., Pelusian:

mala,

Col. 5, 10, 19.—

Pēlūsĭōta or Pēlūsĭō-tes, ae, m., a Pelusian:

Pelusiotae caepe non edunt,

Gell. 20, 8, 7.— Acc.:

Pelusioten,

Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, n. 7.—

Pēlūsĭus, a, um, adj., Pelusian:

vada Pelusia,

Luc. 8, 466:

linteum,

Phaedr. 2, 5, 12:

munera,

Mart. 13, 9, 1.

Pēlūsĭum, ii, n., = Pêlousion, an Egyptian city at the eastern mouth of the Nile, the modern Castle of Tineh, Mel. 1, 9, 9; Plin. 10, 30, 45, § 87; Caes. B. C. 3, 103; Liv. 44, 19.—Hence,

Pēlūsĭăcus, a, um, adj., Pelusiac:

lens,

Verg. G. 1, 228:

linum, Plin 19, 1, 2, § 14: ostium Nili,

Mel. 1, 9, 9; Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 64: via, leading to Pelusium, id. 6, 29, 33, § 167.—

Pēlū-sĭānus, a, um, adj., Pelusian:

mala,

Col. 5, 10, 19.—

Pēlūsĭōta or Pēlūsĭō-tes, ae, m., a Pelusian:

Pelusiotae caepe non edunt,

Gell. 20, 8, 7.— Acc.:

Pelusioten,

Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, n. 7.—

Pēlūsĭus, a, um, adj., Pelusian:

vada Pelusia,

Luc. 8, 466:

linteum,

Phaedr. 2, 5, 12:

munera,

Mart. 13, 9, 1.

Pēlūsĭum, ii, n., = Pêlousion, an Egyptian city at the eastern mouth of the Nile, the modern Castle of Tineh, Mel. 1, 9, 9; Plin. 10, 30, 45, § 87; Caes. B. C. 3, 103; Liv. 44, 19.—Hence,

Pēlūsĭăcus, a, um, adj., Pelusiac:

lens,

Verg. G. 1, 228:

linum, Plin 19, 1, 2, § 14: ostium Nili,

Mel. 1, 9, 9; Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 64: via, leading to Pelusium, id. 6, 29, 33, § 167.—

Pēlū-sĭānus, a, um, adj., Pelusian:

mala,

Col. 5, 10, 19.—

Pēlūsĭōta or Pēlūsĭō-tes, ae, m., a Pelusian:

Pelusiotae caepe non edunt,

Gell. 20, 8, 7.— Acc.:

Pelusioten,

Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, n. 7.—

Pēlūsĭus, a, um, adj., Pelusian:

vada Pelusia,

Luc. 8, 466:

linteum,

Phaedr. 2, 5, 12:

munera,

Mart. 13, 9, 1.

Pēlūsĭum, ii, n., = Pêlousion, an Egyptian city at the eastern mouth of the Nile, the modern Castle of Tineh, Mel. 1, 9, 9; Plin. 10, 30, 45, § 87; Caes. B. C. 3, 103; Liv. 44, 19.—Hence,

Pēlūsĭăcus, a, um, adj., Pelusiac:

lens,

Verg. G. 1, 228:

linum, Plin 19, 1, 2, § 14: ostium Nili,

Mel. 1, 9, 9; Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 64: via, leading to Pelusium, id. 6, 29, 33, § 167.—

Pēlū-sĭānus, a, um, adj., Pelusian:

mala,

Col. 5, 10, 19.—

Pēlūsĭōta or Pēlūsĭō-tes, ae, m., a Pelusian:

Pelusiotae caepe non edunt,

Gell. 20, 8, 7.— Acc.:

Pelusioten,

Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, n. 7.—

Pēlūsĭus, a, um, adj., Pelusian:

vada Pelusia,

Luc. 8, 466:

linteum,

Phaedr. 2, 5, 12:

munera,

Mart. 13, 9, 1.

Memphis, is and ĭdos, f., = Memphis, a city of Middle Egypt, celebrated as the residence of the Egyptian kings, now Metrahenny (fourteen miles south of Cairo), Mel. 1, 9, 9; Plin. 2, 85, 87, § 201; 5, 9, 9, § 50; Liv. 45, 11 sq.; Hor. C. 3, 26, 10; Tac. H. 4, 84; Prop. 3, 11, 34:

quae colis, et Memphin, palmiferamque Pharon,

Ov. Am. 2, 13, 7.— Hence,

Memphītes, ae, m. adj., Memphite, of or from the city of Memphis, Egyptian:

Memphiten plangere bovem,

i. e. Apis, Tib. 1, 8 (7), 28 lapis, Plin. 36, 7, 11, § 56.—

Memphītĭcus, a, um, adj., Memphitic, Egyptian:

templa,

Ov. A. A. 1, 77:

ensis,

Luc. 10, 5.—

Memphītis, ĭdis, f. adj., Memphite, Egyptian ( poet.):

terrā Memphitide,

Juv. 15, 122:

vacca,

i. e. Io, Ov. A. A. 3, 393:

cymba,

Luc. 4, 136.

Memphis, is and ĭdos, f., = Memphis, a city of Middle Egypt, celebrated as the residence of the Egyptian kings, now Metrahenny (fourteen miles south of Cairo), Mel. 1, 9, 9; Plin. 2, 85, 87, § 201; 5, 9, 9, § 50; Liv. 45, 11 sq.; Hor. C. 3, 26, 10; Tac. H. 4, 84; Prop. 3, 11, 34:

quae colis, et Memphin, palmiferamque Pharon,

Ov. Am. 2, 13, 7.— Hence,

Memphītes, ae, m. adj., Memphite, of or from the city of Memphis, Egyptian:

Memphiten plangere bovem,

i. e. Apis, Tib. 1, 8 (7), 28 lapis, Plin. 36, 7, 11, § 56.—

Memphītĭcus, a, um, adj., Memphitic, Egyptian:

templa,

Ov. A. A. 1, 77:

ensis,

Luc. 10, 5.—

Memphītis, ĭdis, f. adj., Memphite, Egyptian ( poet.):

terrā Memphitide,

Juv. 15, 122:

vacca,

i. e. Io, Ov. A. A. 3, 393:

cymba,

Luc. 4, 136.

Memphis, is and ĭdos, f., = Memphis, a city of Middle Egypt, celebrated as the residence of the Egyptian kings, now Metrahenny (fourteen miles south of Cairo), Mel. 1, 9, 9; Plin. 2, 85, 87, § 201; 5, 9, 9, § 50; Liv. 45, 11 sq.; Hor. C. 3, 26, 10; Tac. H. 4, 84; Prop. 3, 11, 34:

quae colis, et Memphin, palmiferamque Pharon,

Ov. Am. 2, 13, 7.— Hence,

Memphītes, ae, m. adj., Memphite, of or from the city of Memphis, Egyptian:

Memphiten plangere bovem,

i. e. Apis, Tib. 1, 8 (7), 28 lapis, Plin. 36, 7, 11, § 56.—

Memphītĭcus, a, um, adj., Memphitic, Egyptian:

templa,

Ov. A. A. 1, 77:

ensis,

Luc. 10, 5.—

Memphītis, ĭdis, f. adj., Memphite, Egyptian ( poet.):

terrā Memphitide,

Juv. 15, 122:

vacca,

i. e. Io, Ov. A. A. 3, 393:

cymba,

Luc. 4, 136.

Memphis, is and ĭdos, f., = Memphis, a city of Middle Egypt, celebrated as the residence of the Egyptian kings, now Metrahenny (fourteen miles south of Cairo), Mel. 1, 9, 9; Plin. 2, 85, 87, § 201; 5, 9, 9, § 50; Liv. 45, 11 sq.; Hor. C. 3, 26, 10; Tac. H. 4, 84; Prop. 3, 11, 34:

quae colis, et Memphin, palmiferamque Pharon,

Ov. Am. 2, 13, 7.— Hence,

Memphītes, ae, m. adj., Memphite, of or from the city of Memphis, Egyptian:

Memphiten plangere bovem,

i. e. Apis, Tib. 1, 8 (7), 28 lapis, Plin. 36, 7, 11, § 56.—

Memphītĭcus, a, um, adj., Memphitic, Egyptian:

templa,

Ov. A. A. 1, 77:

ensis,

Luc. 10, 5.—

Memphītis, ĭdis, f. adj., Memphite, Egyptian ( poet.):

terrā Memphitide,

Juv. 15, 122:

vacca,

i. e. Io, Ov. A. A. 3, 393:

cymba,

Luc. 4, 136.

Mărĕa and Mărĕōta, ae, f., a lake [p. 1114] and city of Lower Egypt, not far from Alexandria (called in Gr. Marea), Edict. Just. 13, 1; 9; 17 sq.—

Hence,

Mărĕō-tĭcus, a, um, adj., Mareotic:

(vinum),

Hor. C. 1, 37, 14:

vites,

Col. 3, 2.— Transf.: Egyptian:

arva,

Ov. M. 9, 733:

cortex,

the papyrus plant, Mart. 14, 209:

labor,

the Egyptian pyramids, id. 8, 36, 3:

arbiter,

i. e. Busiris, Stat. S. 4, 6, 103.—

Mărĕ-ōtis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Mareôtis, Mareotic: Mareotis Libya, a part of Libya bordering on Egypt, whose inhabitants are called Mă-rĕōtae, Mareôtai, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39:

palus,

the Mareotic lake, Lake Mareotis, id. 5, 10, 11, § 62; or absol.: Mărĕōtis, Luc. 9, 354:

puppis, i. e. navis Alexandrina,

Stat. S. 3, 2, 103:

uva,

Luc. 10, 160:

vites,

Verg. G. 2, 91; Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 39.

Mărĕa and Mărĕōta, ae, f., a lake [p. 1114] and city of Lower Egypt, not far from Alexandria (called in Gr. Marea), Edict. Just. 13, 1; 9; 17 sq.—

Hence,

Mărĕō-tĭcus, a, um, adj., Mareotic:

(vinum),

Hor. C. 1, 37, 14:

vites,

Col. 3, 2.— Transf.: Egyptian:

arva,

Ov. M. 9, 733:

cortex,

the papyrus plant, Mart. 14, 209:

labor,

the Egyptian pyramids, id. 8, 36, 3:

arbiter,

i. e. Busiris, Stat. S. 4, 6, 103.—

Mărĕ-ōtis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Mareôtis, Mareotic: Mareotis Libya, a part of Libya bordering on Egypt, whose inhabitants are called Mă-rĕōtae, Mareôtai, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39:

palus,

the Mareotic lake, Lake Mareotis, id. 5, 10, 11, § 62; or absol.: Mărĕōtis, Luc. 9, 354:

puppis, i. e. navis Alexandrina,

Stat. S. 3, 2, 103:

uva,

Luc. 10, 160:

vites,

Verg. G. 2, 91; Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 39.

Mărĕa and Mărĕōta, ae, f., a lake [p. 1114] and city of Lower Egypt, not far from Alexandria (called in Gr. Marea), Edict. Just. 13, 1; 9; 17 sq.—

Hence,

Mărĕō-tĭcus, a, um, adj., Mareotic:

(vinum),

Hor. C. 1, 37, 14:

vites,

Col. 3, 2.— Transf.: Egyptian:

arva,

Ov. M. 9, 733:

cortex,

the papyrus plant, Mart. 14, 209:

labor,

the Egyptian pyramids, id. 8, 36, 3:

arbiter,

i. e. Busiris, Stat. S. 4, 6, 103.—

Mărĕ-ōtis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Mareôtis, Mareotic: Mareotis Libya, a part of Libya bordering on Egypt, whose inhabitants are called Mă-rĕōtae, Mareôtai, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39:

palus,

the Mareotic lake, Lake Mareotis, id. 5, 10, 11, § 62; or absol.: Mărĕōtis, Luc. 9, 354:

puppis, i. e. navis Alexandrina,

Stat. S. 3, 2, 103:

uva,

Luc. 10, 160:

vites,

Verg. G. 2, 91; Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 39.

Mărĕa and Mărĕōta, ae, f., a lake [p. 1114] and city of Lower Egypt, not far from Alexandria (called in Gr. Marea), Edict. Just. 13, 1; 9; 17 sq.—

Hence,

Mărĕō-tĭcus, a, um, adj., Mareotic:

(vinum),

Hor. C. 1, 37, 14:

vites,

Col. 3, 2.— Transf.: Egyptian:

arva,

Ov. M. 9, 733:

cortex,

the papyrus plant, Mart. 14, 209:

labor,

the Egyptian pyramids, id. 8, 36, 3:

arbiter,

i. e. Busiris, Stat. S. 4, 6, 103.—

Mărĕ-ōtis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Mareôtis, Mareotic: Mareotis Libya, a part of Libya bordering on Egypt, whose inhabitants are called Mă-rĕōtae, Mareôtai, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39:

palus,

the Mareotic lake, Lake Mareotis, id. 5, 10, 11, § 62; or absol.: Mărĕōtis, Luc. 9, 354:

puppis, i. e. navis Alexandrina,

Stat. S. 3, 2, 103:

uva,

Luc. 10, 160:

vites,

Verg. G. 2, 91; Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 39.

Mărĕa and Mărĕōta, ae, f., a lake [p. 1114] and city of Lower Egypt, not far from Alexandria (called in Gr. Marea), Edict. Just. 13, 1; 9; 17 sq.—

Hence,

Mărĕō-tĭcus, a, um, adj., Mareotic:

(vinum),

Hor. C. 1, 37, 14:

vites,

Col. 3, 2.— Transf.: Egyptian:

arva,

Ov. M. 9, 733:

cortex,

the papyrus plant, Mart. 14, 209:

labor,

the Egyptian pyramids, id. 8, 36, 3:

arbiter,

i. e. Busiris, Stat. S. 4, 6, 103.—

Mărĕ-ōtis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Mareôtis, Mareotic: Mareotis Libya, a part of Libya bordering on Egypt, whose inhabitants are called Mă-rĕōtae, Mareôtai, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39:

palus,

the Mareotic lake, Lake Mareotis, id. 5, 10, 11, § 62; or absol.: Mărĕōtis, Luc. 9, 354:

puppis, i. e. navis Alexandrina,

Stat. S. 3, 2, 103:

uva,

Luc. 10, 160:

vites,

Verg. G. 2, 91; Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 39.

Pella, ae, and Pellē, ēs, f., = Pella, a city of remote antiquity in Macedonia, the birthplace of Alexander the Great, now Alaklisi, or Apostolus, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 34; Liv. 44, 46; 36, 7; 42, 51; Cic. Att. 3, 8, 2.— Hence,

Pellaeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pella, Pellœan.

Lit.:

unus Pellaeo juveni non sufficit orbis,

i.e. for Alexander, Juv. 10, 168;

also: ductor,

Luc. 3, 233:

tyrannus,

Mart. 9, 44, 7:

Pellaeus Eoum qui domuit Porum,

Claud. II. Cons. Honor. 373:

Pellaeo ponte Niphaten adstrinxit,

Sil. 13, 765:

Pellaei proles vesana Philippi,

Luc. 10, 20.—

Transf.

Macedonian:

gladius,

Luc. 9, 1073:

sarissae,

id. 8, 298:

aula,

Claud. II. Cons. Stil. 32. —

Alexandrian (because Alexander founded Alexandria, in Egypt):

Pellaeae arces,

Luc. 9, 153:

muri,

id. 10, 511:

gula (because the Alexandrians were famous gourmands),

Mart. 13, 85.—

In a gen. sense, Egyptian:

Pellaei gens fortunata Canopi,

Verg. G. 4, 287:

puer,

i.e. Ptolemy, Luc. 8, 607;

also: rex,

id. 9, 1016; cf.

diadema,

id. 5, 60:

sceptra,

Sil. 11, 383:

domus,

the palace of the Ptolemies, Luc. 8, 475.

Pella, ae, and Pellē, ēs, f., = Pella, a city of remote antiquity in Macedonia, the birthplace of Alexander the Great, now Alaklisi, or Apostolus, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 34; Liv. 44, 46; 36, 7; 42, 51; Cic. Att. 3, 8, 2.— Hence,

Pellaeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pella, Pellœan.

Lit.:

unus Pellaeo juveni non sufficit orbis,

i.e. for Alexander, Juv. 10, 168;

also: ductor,

Luc. 3, 233:

tyrannus,

Mart. 9, 44, 7:

Pellaeus Eoum qui domuit Porum,

Claud. II. Cons. Honor. 373:

Pellaeo ponte Niphaten adstrinxit,

Sil. 13, 765:

Pellaei proles vesana Philippi,

Luc. 10, 20.—

Transf.

Macedonian:

gladius,

Luc. 9, 1073:

sarissae,

id. 8, 298:

aula,

Claud. II. Cons. Stil. 32. —

Alexandrian (because Alexander founded Alexandria, in Egypt):

Pellaeae arces,

Luc. 9, 153:

muri,

id. 10, 511:

gula (because the Alexandrians were famous gourmands),

Mart. 13, 85.—

In a gen. sense, Egyptian:

Pellaei gens fortunata Canopi,

Verg. G. 4, 287:

puer,

i.e. Ptolemy, Luc. 8, 607;

also: rex,

id. 9, 1016; cf.

diadema,

id. 5, 60:

sceptra,

Sil. 11, 383:

domus,

the palace of the Ptolemies, Luc. 8, 475.