cecropis

Cēcrops, ŏpis, m., = Kekrops, the most ancient king of Attica, who went there from the Egyptian Sais, and was founder of the citadel of Athens (which is hence called Cecropia; v. infra), Hyg. Fab. 48 and 158; Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; acc. to the fable, half man and half serpent;

hence, geminus,

Ov. M. 2, 555.—

Hence,

Cēcrŏpĭus, a, um, adj.

Of or pertaining to Cecrops, Cecropian; and subst.: Cēcrŏpĭa, ae, f., the citadel of Athens, built by Cecrops, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194:

arx,

Ov. M. 6, 70; 15, 427.—Hence, meton. for Athens, Cat. 64, 79.—Far more freq.,

Pertaining to Athens or Attica, Athenian, Attic:

fines,

the Attic territory, Lucr. 6, 1139 Lachm.:

coloni,

Prop. 2 (3), 33, 29:

Eumolpus (born at Athens),

Ov. M. 11, 93:

thymus,

Verg. G. 4, 270:

apes,

id. ib. 4, 177; Mart. 9, 14:

mel,

id. 13, 24:

cothurnus,

tragedy, which was native to Athens, Hor. C. 2, 1, 12: domūs opprobrium (on account of Procne, the daughter of the Athenian king Pandion; cf.

Atthis),

id. ib. 4, 12, 6:

fides,

i. e. the fidelity of the friends Theseus and Pirithous, Stat. S. 2, 6, 55:

dote madent pectora,

full of Athenian wisdom, Mart. 7, 69, 2; cf. id. 1, 40.—

Cēcrŏpĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Cecrops; voc. Cecropidā (i. e. Theseus), Ov. M. 8, 550.—Appel. for one of noble descent, Juv. 8, 46 sq.— Plur.: Cē-crŏpĭdae, ārum, Athenians, Ov. M. 7, 486; 7, 502; Mart. Cap. 4, § 424; 9, § 888.—

Cēcrŏpĭs, ĭdis ( dat. plur. Cecropidis, Lact. 1, 17, 14; voc. Cecropĭ, Ov. H. 10, 100), f., a female descendant of Cecrops; so his daughter Aglauros, Ov. M. 2, 806; cf. id. ib. 2, 797.— Adj.:

ales,

i. e. Procne, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 32:

virgines,

Lact. 1, 17, 14.—In plur., Procne and Philomele, daughters of Pandion, Ov. M. 6, 667.—Also,

An Athenian woman, Juv. 6, 187; and adj. for Attic, of Attica:

terra,

Ov. H. 10, 100.

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Cēcrops, ŏpis, m., = Kekrops, the most ancient king of Attica, who went there from the Egyptian Sais, and was founder of the citadel of Athens (which is hence called Cecropia; v. infra), Hyg. Fab. 48 and 158; Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; acc. to the fable, half man and half serpent;

hence, geminus,

Ov. M. 2, 555.—

Hence,

Cēcrŏpĭus, a, um, adj.

Of or pertaining to Cecrops, Cecropian; and subst.: Cēcrŏpĭa, ae, f., the citadel of Athens, built by Cecrops, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194:

arx,

Ov. M. 6, 70; 15, 427.—Hence, meton. for Athens, Cat. 64, 79.—Far more freq.,

Pertaining to Athens or Attica, Athenian, Attic:

fines,

the Attic territory, Lucr. 6, 1139 Lachm.:

coloni,

Prop. 2 (3), 33, 29:

Eumolpus (born at Athens),

Ov. M. 11, 93:

thymus,

Verg. G. 4, 270:

apes,

id. ib. 4, 177; Mart. 9, 14:

mel,

id. 13, 24:

cothurnus,

tragedy, which was native to Athens, Hor. C. 2, 1, 12: domūs opprobrium (on account of Procne, the daughter of the Athenian king Pandion; cf.

Atthis),

id. ib. 4, 12, 6:

fides,

i. e. the fidelity of the friends Theseus and Pirithous, Stat. S. 2, 6, 55:

dote madent pectora,

full of Athenian wisdom, Mart. 7, 69, 2; cf. id. 1, 40.—

Cēcrŏpĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Cecrops; voc. Cecropidā (i. e. Theseus), Ov. M. 8, 550.—Appel. for one of noble descent, Juv. 8, 46 sq.— Plur.: Cē-crŏpĭdae, ārum, Athenians, Ov. M. 7, 486; 7, 502; Mart. Cap. 4, § 424; 9, § 888.—

Cēcrŏpĭs, ĭdis ( dat. plur. Cecropidis, Lact. 1, 17, 14; voc. Cecropĭ, Ov. H. 10, 100), f., a female descendant of Cecrops; so his daughter Aglauros, Ov. M. 2, 806; cf. id. ib. 2, 797.— Adj.:

ales,

i. e. Procne, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 32:

virgines,

Lact. 1, 17, 14.—In plur., Procne and Philomele, daughters of Pandion, Ov. M. 6, 667.—Also,

An Athenian woman, Juv. 6, 187; and adj. for Attic, of Attica:

terra,

Ov. H. 10, 100.

Cēcrops, ŏpis, m., = Kekrops, the most ancient king of Attica, who went there from the Egyptian Sais, and was founder of the citadel of Athens (which is hence called Cecropia; v. infra), Hyg. Fab. 48 and 158; Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; acc. to the fable, half man and half serpent;

hence, geminus,

Ov. M. 2, 555.—

Hence,

Cēcrŏpĭus, a, um, adj.

Of or pertaining to Cecrops, Cecropian; and subst.: Cēcrŏpĭa, ae, f., the citadel of Athens, built by Cecrops, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194:

arx,

Ov. M. 6, 70; 15, 427.—Hence, meton. for Athens, Cat. 64, 79.—Far more freq.,

Pertaining to Athens or Attica, Athenian, Attic:

fines,

the Attic territory, Lucr. 6, 1139 Lachm.:

coloni,

Prop. 2 (3), 33, 29:

Eumolpus (born at Athens),

Ov. M. 11, 93:

thymus,

Verg. G. 4, 270:

apes,

id. ib. 4, 177; Mart. 9, 14:

mel,

id. 13, 24:

cothurnus,

tragedy, which was native to Athens, Hor. C. 2, 1, 12: domūs opprobrium (on account of Procne, the daughter of the Athenian king Pandion; cf.

Atthis),

id. ib. 4, 12, 6:

fides,

i. e. the fidelity of the friends Theseus and Pirithous, Stat. S. 2, 6, 55:

dote madent pectora,

full of Athenian wisdom, Mart. 7, 69, 2; cf. id. 1, 40.—

Cēcrŏpĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Cecrops; voc. Cecropidā (i. e. Theseus), Ov. M. 8, 550.—Appel. for one of noble descent, Juv. 8, 46 sq.— Plur.: Cē-crŏpĭdae, ārum, Athenians, Ov. M. 7, 486; 7, 502; Mart. Cap. 4, § 424; 9, § 888.—

Cēcrŏpĭs, ĭdis ( dat. plur. Cecropidis, Lact. 1, 17, 14; voc. Cecropĭ, Ov. H. 10, 100), f., a female descendant of Cecrops; so his daughter Aglauros, Ov. M. 2, 806; cf. id. ib. 2, 797.— Adj.:

ales,

i. e. Procne, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 32:

virgines,

Lact. 1, 17, 14.—In plur., Procne and Philomele, daughters of Pandion, Ov. M. 6, 667.—Also,

An Athenian woman, Juv. 6, 187; and adj. for Attic, of Attica:

terra,

Ov. H. 10, 100.

Cēcrops, ŏpis, m., = Kekrops, the most ancient king of Attica, who went there from the Egyptian Sais, and was founder of the citadel of Athens (which is hence called Cecropia; v. infra), Hyg. Fab. 48 and 158; Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; acc. to the fable, half man and half serpent;

hence, geminus,

Ov. M. 2, 555.—

Hence,

Cēcrŏpĭus, a, um, adj.

Of or pertaining to Cecrops, Cecropian; and subst.: Cēcrŏpĭa, ae, f., the citadel of Athens, built by Cecrops, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194:

arx,

Ov. M. 6, 70; 15, 427.—Hence, meton. for Athens, Cat. 64, 79.—Far more freq.,

Pertaining to Athens or Attica, Athenian, Attic:

fines,

the Attic territory, Lucr. 6, 1139 Lachm.:

coloni,

Prop. 2 (3), 33, 29:

Eumolpus (born at Athens),

Ov. M. 11, 93:

thymus,

Verg. G. 4, 270:

apes,

id. ib. 4, 177; Mart. 9, 14:

mel,

id. 13, 24:

cothurnus,

tragedy, which was native to Athens, Hor. C. 2, 1, 12: domūs opprobrium (on account of Procne, the daughter of the Athenian king Pandion; cf.

Atthis),

id. ib. 4, 12, 6:

fides,

i. e. the fidelity of the friends Theseus and Pirithous, Stat. S. 2, 6, 55:

dote madent pectora,

full of Athenian wisdom, Mart. 7, 69, 2; cf. id. 1, 40.—

Cēcrŏpĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Cecrops; voc. Cecropidā (i. e. Theseus), Ov. M. 8, 550.—Appel. for one of noble descent, Juv. 8, 46 sq.— Plur.: Cē-crŏpĭdae, ārum, Athenians, Ov. M. 7, 486; 7, 502; Mart. Cap. 4, § 424; 9, § 888.—

Cēcrŏpĭs, ĭdis ( dat. plur. Cecropidis, Lact. 1, 17, 14; voc. Cecropĭ, Ov. H. 10, 100), f., a female descendant of Cecrops; so his daughter Aglauros, Ov. M. 2, 806; cf. id. ib. 2, 797.— Adj.:

ales,

i. e. Procne, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 32:

virgines,

Lact. 1, 17, 14.—In plur., Procne and Philomele, daughters of Pandion, Ov. M. 6, 667.—Also,

An Athenian woman, Juv. 6, 187; and adj. for Attic, of Attica:

terra,

Ov. H. 10, 100.

Cēcrops, ŏpis, m., = Kekrops, the most ancient king of Attica, who went there from the Egyptian Sais, and was founder of the citadel of Athens (which is hence called Cecropia; v. infra), Hyg. Fab. 48 and 158; Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; acc. to the fable, half man and half serpent;

hence, geminus,

Ov. M. 2, 555.—

Hence,

Cēcrŏpĭus, a, um, adj.

Of or pertaining to Cecrops, Cecropian; and subst.: Cēcrŏpĭa, ae, f., the citadel of Athens, built by Cecrops, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194:

arx,

Ov. M. 6, 70; 15, 427.—Hence, meton. for Athens, Cat. 64, 79.—Far more freq.,

Pertaining to Athens or Attica, Athenian, Attic:

fines,

the Attic territory, Lucr. 6, 1139 Lachm.:

coloni,

Prop. 2 (3), 33, 29:

Eumolpus (born at Athens),

Ov. M. 11, 93:

thymus,

Verg. G. 4, 270:

apes,

id. ib. 4, 177; Mart. 9, 14:

mel,

id. 13, 24:

cothurnus,

tragedy, which was native to Athens, Hor. C. 2, 1, 12: domūs opprobrium (on account of Procne, the daughter of the Athenian king Pandion; cf.

Atthis),

id. ib. 4, 12, 6:

fides,

i. e. the fidelity of the friends Theseus and Pirithous, Stat. S. 2, 6, 55:

dote madent pectora,

full of Athenian wisdom, Mart. 7, 69, 2; cf. id. 1, 40.—

Cēcrŏpĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Cecrops; voc. Cecropidā (i. e. Theseus), Ov. M. 8, 550.—Appel. for one of noble descent, Juv. 8, 46 sq.— Plur.: Cē-crŏpĭdae, ārum, Athenians, Ov. M. 7, 486; 7, 502; Mart. Cap. 4, § 424; 9, § 888.—

Cēcrŏpĭs, ĭdis ( dat. plur. Cecropidis, Lact. 1, 17, 14; voc. Cecropĭ, Ov. H. 10, 100), f., a female descendant of Cecrops; so his daughter Aglauros, Ov. M. 2, 806; cf. id. ib. 2, 797.— Adj.:

ales,

i. e. Procne, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 32:

virgines,

Lact. 1, 17, 14.—In plur., Procne and Philomele, daughters of Pandion, Ov. M. 6, 667.—Also,

An Athenian woman, Juv. 6, 187; and adj. for Attic, of Attica:

terra,

Ov. H. 10, 100.

Cēcrops, ŏpis, m., = Kekrops, the most ancient king of Attica, who went there from the Egyptian Sais, and was founder of the citadel of Athens (which is hence called Cecropia; v. infra), Hyg. Fab. 48 and 158; Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; acc. to the fable, half man and half serpent;

hence, geminus,

Ov. M. 2, 555.—

Hence,

Cēcrŏpĭus, a, um, adj.

Of or pertaining to Cecrops, Cecropian; and subst.: Cēcrŏpĭa, ae, f., the citadel of Athens, built by Cecrops, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194:

arx,

Ov. M. 6, 70; 15, 427.—Hence, meton. for Athens, Cat. 64, 79.—Far more freq.,

Pertaining to Athens or Attica, Athenian, Attic:

fines,

the Attic territory, Lucr. 6, 1139 Lachm.:

coloni,

Prop. 2 (3), 33, 29:

Eumolpus (born at Athens),

Ov. M. 11, 93:

thymus,

Verg. G. 4, 270:

apes,

id. ib. 4, 177; Mart. 9, 14:

mel,

id. 13, 24:

cothurnus,

tragedy, which was native to Athens, Hor. C. 2, 1, 12: domūs opprobrium (on account of Procne, the daughter of the Athenian king Pandion; cf.

Atthis),

id. ib. 4, 12, 6:

fides,

i. e. the fidelity of the friends Theseus and Pirithous, Stat. S. 2, 6, 55:

dote madent pectora,

full of Athenian wisdom, Mart. 7, 69, 2; cf. id. 1, 40.—

Cēcrŏpĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Cecrops; voc. Cecropidā (i. e. Theseus), Ov. M. 8, 550.—Appel. for one of noble descent, Juv. 8, 46 sq.— Plur.: Cē-crŏpĭdae, ārum, Athenians, Ov. M. 7, 486; 7, 502; Mart. Cap. 4, § 424; 9, § 888.—

Cēcrŏpĭs, ĭdis ( dat. plur. Cecropidis, Lact. 1, 17, 14; voc. Cecropĭ, Ov. H. 10, 100), f., a female descendant of Cecrops; so his daughter Aglauros, Ov. M. 2, 806; cf. id. ib. 2, 797.— Adj.:

ales,

i. e. Procne, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 32:

virgines,

Lact. 1, 17, 14.—In plur., Procne and Philomele, daughters of Pandion, Ov. M. 6, 667.—Also,

An Athenian woman, Juv. 6, 187; and adj. for Attic, of Attica:

terra,

Ov. H. 10, 100.

mĕrus, a, um, adj. [root mar-, to gleam; cf.: marmaros, marmor, mare; hence, bright, pure], pure, unmixed, unadulterated, esp. of wine not mixed with water: merum antiqui dicebant solum: at nunc merum purum appellamus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 124 Müll.

Lit.: vinum merum, Varr. ap. Non. 4, 295:

vina,

Ov. M. 15, 331.—Of other things:

argentum merum,

Plaut. As. 1, 3, 3:

undae,

Ov. M. 15, 323:

lac,

id. F. 4, 369:

gustus,

Col. 3, 21:

claror,

clear, unclouded, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 111:

mero meridie,

Petr. 37.—Hence,

Subst.: mĕrum, i, n., pure, unmixed wine, wine not mixed with water ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

ingurgitare se in merum,

Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 35; Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 11; id. C. 1, 36, 13:

objecturus Antonio Cicero merum et vomitum,

Quint. 8, 4, 16:

meri veteris torrens,

Juv. 6, 319; 3, 283; Val. Fl. 5, 595:

ad merum pronior,

Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 145; 23, 1, 23, § 43.—

Transf.

Bare, naked, uncovered ( poet.):

pes,

Juv. 6, 158: stabat calce merā, Prud. steph. 6, 91.—

In gen., bare, nothing but, only, mere (class.):

meri bellatores gignuntur,

Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 85:

in medio (foro) ostentatores meri (ambulant),

id. Curc. 4, 1, 15: Diogenem postea pallium solum habuisse, et habere Ulixem meram tunicam, nothing but, only, Varr. ap. Non. 344, 10:

nihil, nisi spem meram,

Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 95:

mera monstra nuntiare,

Cic. Att. 4, 7, 1:

proscriptiones, meri Sullae,

id. ib. 9, 11, 3:

scelera loquuntur,

id. ib. 9, 13, 1:

bellum,

id. ib. 9, 13, 8:

nugae,

id. ib. 6, 3, 5:

adfectus,

Quint. 11, 1, 52.—

Trop., pure, true, real, genuine, unadulterated:

meri principes,

Cic. de Or. 2, 22, 94: velut ex diutinā siti nimis avide meram haurientes libertatem, immoderate, excessive, Liv. [p. 1138] 39, 26; cf. Cic. Rep. 1, 43, 66; but mera libertas, in Horace, signifies true, genuine freedom, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 8:

Achaia, illa vera et mera Graecia,

Plin. Ep. 8, 24, 2:

Cecropis,

a real Athenian, Juv. 6, 187.—Hence, adv.: mĕrē, purely, without mixture, wholly, entirely (ante-class. and post-Aug.):

si semel amoris poculum accepit mere,

Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 22.

praedor, ātus, 1 (active collat. form, v. infra fin.), v. n. and a. [2. praedo].

Neutr., to make booty, to plunder, spoil, rob (in war and otherwise; class.;

syn.: spolio, diripio): spes rapiendi atque praedandi,

Cic. Phil. 4, 4, 9:

licentia praedandi,

Liv. 22, 3:

praedantes milites,

Caes. B. G. 7, 46 fin.:

ex hereditate,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 18, § 45; 2, 3, 3, § 6; 2, 3, 20, § 51:

praedatum exire,

Liv. 4, 55:

necessitate inpositā ex alieno praedandi,

id. 5, 5, 3:

ex alienis fortunis,

id. 6, 41, 11:

ex necessitate alicujus,

Lact. 6, 18, 8:

ex agris finitimorum praedari,

Just. 23, 1, 10:

classis pluribus locis praedata,

Tac. Agr. 29:

de aratorum bonis praedari,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 78, § 182:

praedari in re frumentariā et in bonis aratorum,

id. ib. 2, 3, 62, § 146;

2, 3, 88, § 204: in bonis alienis,

id. ib. 2, 2, 19, §

46: omnibus in rebus,

upon every opportunity, id. ib. 2, 1, 50, §

130: in insulis cultorum egentibus,

Liv. 22, 31, 3:

ex alterius inscientiā praedari,

to make use of another's ignorance to defraud him, Cic. Off. 3, 17, 72:

cum apud tuos Mamertinos inveniare improbissimā ratione esse praedatus,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 1, § 3.—

Transf.: praedātus, a, um, that has made booty; hence, well furnished with booty (Plautinian):

bene ego ab hoc praedatus ibo,

Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 39; id. Rud. 5, 2, 29; id. Pers. 4, 4, 115.—

Act., to plunder, pillage, rob any thing (rare before the Aug. period).

Lit.:

pastorum stabula,

Cic. Sest. 5, 13 Halm N. cr.; B. and K.;

dub. (al. praeclara cepisset): dum socios magis quam hostes praedatur,

Tac. A. 12, 49:

arces Cecropis,

Val. Fl. 5, 647:

maria,

Lact. 5, 9 med.; 7, 17, 9:

bona vivorum et mortuorum,

Suet. Dom. 12 (but cf. Roth ad loc.):

Hylam Nympha praedata,

Petr. 83.—

Transf., to take or catch animals, birds, etc.:

alia dentibus praedantur, alia unguibus,

Plin. 10, 71, 91, § 196:

ovem,

Ov. A. A. 3, 419:

pisces calamo praedabor,

Prop. 4 (5), 2, 37.—

Trop., to rob, ravish, take ( poet.):

amores alicujus,

to rob one of his mistress, Ov. Am. 3, 8, 59; cf.:

quae me nuper praedata puella est,

has caught me, id. Am. 1, 3, 1:

singula de nobis anni praedantur euntes,

Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 55:

dapes,

to consume, Val. Fl. 4, 429.

► Act. collat. form praedo, āre:

praedavit omnes filios Tharsis,

Vulg. Jud. 2, 13; 16; Prisc. p. 799 P.—Hence, prae-dor, āri, in a pass. signif. (ante- and post-class.):

mihi istaec videtur praeda praedatum irier,

Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 16:

terra direptione praedabitur,

Vulg. Isa. 24, 3:

pecuniae praedatae,

Gell. 4, 18, 12.—As subst.: praedātum, i, n., that which has been obtained by plunder, booty, Vop. Prob. 8, 3.