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1 congius
congius ī, m a measure for liquids, six sextarii (nearly six pints English): olei, L.* * *liquid measure (about 3 quarts); (6 sextarri, 1/4 urna); abb. cong. -
2 congius
congĭus, ii, m., a Roman measure for liquids, containing the eighth part of an amphora, six sextarii, or twelve heminae;= about 206 cubic inches or nearly six pints English,
Cato, R. R. 57; Liv. 25, 2, 8; Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 85; 14, 22, 28, §§ 144 and 146 al.; cf. Fest. p. 246, 4 Müll.; Isid. Orig. 16, 26, 6 sq.; Rein in Becker, Gallus, 3, p. 219 sq., and Dict. of Antiq. s. v. -
3 congiarius
I.As adj. rare: vinum, given by measure, Cato ap. Fronto Ep. ad Antonin. 1, 2, p. 149 Mai: cadi, Varr. ap. Plin. 14, 14, 17, § 96.—But very freq. subst.,II.congĭārĭum, ii, n.A.(Sc. vas.) A vessel that holds a congius, Dig. 33, 7, 13; cf. Isid. Orig. 16, 26, 7.—B.(Sc. donum.) A gift divided among the people of the measure of a congius; cf. Quint. 6, 3, 52. Orig. this present was in food;2.as in oil,
Liv. 25, 2, 8 (v. congius);in salt,
Plin. 31, 7, 41, § 89;in wine,
id. 14, 14, 17, § 96. Afterwards congiarium was also used for a largess in money of undefined amount; divided among the soldiers, Cic. Att. 16, 8, 2; 10, 7, 3; id. Phil. 2, 45, 116; Curt. 6, 2, 10; among the people, Monum. Ancyr. 3, 10 sq.; Suet. Aug. 41 sq.; id. Tib. 20; 54; id. Calig. 17; id. Claud. 21; Plin. Pan. 51 fin., in which sense post-Aug. authors contrast it with the donativum of the soldiers, Suet. Ner. 7; Plin. Pan. 25, 2; Tac. A. 12, 41; 14, 11; or among private friends, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 4; Sen. Brev. Vit. 8, 2; id. Ben. 2, 16, 2; Quint. l. l.; Suet. Caes. 27; id. Vesp. 18; id. Rhet. 5; cf.Dict. of Antiq.: in hunc maxime quod multa congiaria habuerat, favor populi se inclinabat,
because he had made many distributions, Liv. 37, 57, 11 (v. Drak. ad h. l.); so Tac. Or. 17.—Transf., in gen., a gift, present, Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 22, 4; cf. id. Tranq. 7, 2. -
4 congiārium
congiārium ī, n [congius], a largess to the poor of a congius to each man (of oil, etc.): congiariis multitudinem delenire.—A largess in money, gift, distribution: ab Antonio: plebi, Ta.: molitum, Cu.: multa, L.* * *largess for soldiers/poor; gift in grain/oil/wine/salt/money; 1 congius vessel -
5 sextārius
sextārius ī, m [sextus], the sixth part.—A liquid measure, the sixth part of a congius, a pint: aquae: vini, H.* * *pint (about); 1/6 congius (liquid); 1/16 modius (dry); cup of that size -
6 congialis
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7 bisextialis
Ibisextialis, bisextiale ADJcontaining an intercalary day (bisextum) (Julian calendar); leap (year)IIbisextialis, bisextiale ADJof two sextarii (about two pints); 1/3 congius (liquid); 1/8 modius (dry) -
8 chus
cos/is N Mliquid measure; (equal to congius/3 quarts) -
9 congialis
congialis, congiale ADJholding a congius (3 quarts); (liquid measure) -
10 congiarius
congiaria, congiarium ADJof/pertaining to/holding the (liquid) measure of one congius (about 3 quarts) -
11 sextarium
sextarius measure (pint); 1/6 congius (liquid); 1/16 modius (dry) -
12 chus
chūs, ŏos, m., = chous, a measure for liquids, = congius, Rhemn. Fann. Pond. 7, 70. -
13 dolium
dōlĭum, ii, (plur. written DOLEA, Calend. ap. Orell. Inscr. II. p. 381), n. [cf. Gr. daidalos, daidaleos, skilfully wrought; Lat. dolo], a very large jar of globular form, with a wide mouth (cf.: vas, arpa, seria, cadus, lagena, culeus, amphora, urna, congius, cyathus, urceus, testa, etc.): dolium aut seria, Varr. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 6, 31; Cato R. R. 69, 1; Juv. 14, 308; Varr. R. R. 3, 15, 2; Col. 11, 2, 70; Plaut. Cist. 2, 2, 7; Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 51; Hor. C. 3, 11, 27; id. Epod. 2, 47 et saep.: de dolio haurire, wine from the jar, i. e. new, not yet drawn off, Cic. Brut. 83, 288.—Prov.: in pertusum ingerimus dicta dolium, for to talk in vain, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 135; cf. cribrum.—B.A meteor having the form of a dolium, Manil. 1, 847. -
14 sextarius
sextārĭus, ii, m. [sextus].I.In gen., the sixth part of a measure, weight, etc., Rhemn. Fann. Pond. 71; Fest. s. v. publica pondera, p. 246 Müll.—II.In partic.A.As a liquid measure, the sixth part of a congius, = a pint, Cato, R. R. 13, 3; Varr. ap. Gell. 3, 14, 2; Cic. Off. 2, 16, 56; Hor. S. 1, 1, 74; Plin. 28, 6, 17, § 64 al.—B.As a dry measure, the sixteenth part of a modius, Col. 2, 9 fin.; 2, 10, 24; 12, 5, 1; Plin. 18, 13, 35, § 131; 24, 14, 79, § 129; Dig. 47, 2, 21, § 5.
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Congius — Con gi*us, n. [L.] 1. (Roman Antiq.) A liquid measure containing about three quarts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A gallon, or four quarts. [Often abbreviated to {cong.}] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Congius — (röm. Ant.), Maß für Flüssigkeiten, faßte 6 Sextarii od. 72 Cyathi u. war = 33/5 Dresdner Kannen; 8 Congii = 1 Amphora … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Congĭus — (lat.), altröm. Flüssigkeitsmaß, = 3,283 Lit., wurde eingeteilt in 6 Sextarii oder 72 Cyathi; 8 Congii = 1 Amphora … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Congius — Congĭus, altröm. Hohlmaß = 1/8 Amphora = 3,28 l … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
congius — [kän′jē əs] n. pl. congii [kän′jēī΄] [ME < L < Gr konchos, a measure, orig., CONCH] an ancient Roman unit of liquid measure equal to a little less than seven pints … English World dictionary
Congius — In Ancient Roman measurement, congius (from Greek konkhion, diminutive of konkhē, konkhos, shellful [1]) was a liquid measure, which contained six sextarii, or the eighth part of the amphora; that is about 3.25 litres (0.86 U.S. gallons). It was… … Wikipedia
congius — a historic unit of liquid volume. The Roman congius was equal to about 3.2 liters (3.4 U.S. quarts or 2.8 British Imperial quarts); it was divided into 6 sextarii (sixths) which corresponded closely to modern pints. In the nineteenth century,… … Dictionary of units of measurement
Congius — Cọngius der, / , antikes römisches Volumenmaß; 1 Congius = 3,28 l = 1/8 Amphora. … Universal-Lexikon
Congius — Con|gi|us der; , <aus gleichbed. lat. congius> antikes röm. Hohlmaß (3, 275 l) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
congius — /kon jee euhs/, n., pl. congii / jee uy /. 1. (in prescriptions) a gallon (3.7853 liters). 2. an ancient Roman unit of liquid measure equal to about 0.8 U.S. gallon (3.2 liters). [1350 1400; ME < L, alter. of Gk konchíon, equiv. to kónch(e) CONCH … Universalium
congius — noun An ancient Roman liquid measure, being six sextarii or one eighth of an amphora; also used as a weight measure during the reign of , being the weight of that volume of water … Wiktionary
