libycus

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.

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dens, dentis ( gen. plur. usually dentium, but dentum is approved by Varr. L. L. 7, 38, 67), m. [root in Sanscr. dantas, Gr. odous, Goth. tunthus, Germ. Zahn, and Engl. tooth; cf. edo, Engl. eat], a tooth.

Prop.: cui auro dentes juncti escunt, XII. Tab. 10, 9; Plin. 11, 37, 61, § 160 sq.; Cels. 8, 1; Cic. N. D. 2, 54; Isid. 11, 1, 52:

primores,

the front teeth, Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 68;

also called adversi acuti,

Cic. N. D. 2, 54:

praecisores,

Isid. 11, 1, 52;

and in beasts: rapaces,

Veg. Vet. 6, 1, 1:

canini,

the canine teeth, eye-teeth, Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 3; Cels. 8, 1; Plin. 11, 37, 61, § 160;

in horses: columellares,

Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 2; Plin. 11, 37, 61, § 160:

maxillares,

the jaw-teeth, grinders, Cels. 8, 1; called also genuini, Cic. l. l.;

and molares, Isid. l. l. et saep.: dentes scalpere,

Plin. 30, 4, 9, § 27:

fricare,

id. ib.:

scariphare,

id. 28, 11, 49, § 179; cf. id. 30, 3, 8, § 21:

mobiles confirmare,

id. 28, 11, 49, § 178; cf.:

mobiles stabilire,

id. 32, 7, 26, § 80:

eximere,

to extract, Cels. 6, 9; so,

evellere,

Plin. 30, 3, 8, § 25:

extrahere,

id. 32, 7, 26, § 79:

excutere,

Juv. 16, 10 et saep.:

dens Indus,

i. e. the elephant's, Ov. M. 8, 288; hence for ivory, id. ib. 11, 167;

also called dens Libycus,

Prop. 2, 31, 12 (3, 29, 12 M.):

Numida,

Ov. P. 4, 9, 28;

and Erythraeus,

Mart. 13, 100.—

Prov.

Albis dentibus deridere aliquem, i. e. to laugh heartily at a person (so as to show one's teeth), Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 48.—

Venire sub dentem, to fall into the jaws, under the clutches of, Petr. 58, 6.—

Dentem pro dente, tooth for tooth, Vulg. Matt. 5, 38.—

Meton. of things resembling a tooth, a tooth, point, spike, prong, tine, fluke, etc.:

aratri,

Col. 2, 4, 6; Verg. G. 2, 423 al.; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 135 Müll.: (irpicis) acc. to id. ib.:

pectinis,

id. ib.; Tib. 1, 9, 68: (clavi) id. 1, 2, 18:

serrae,

Plin. 16, 43, 83, § 227; Vitr. 1, 5; cf. Ov. M. 8, 246, and 6, 58;

hence, in architecture, the walls indentated like the teeth of a saw, which connected the two main walls,

Vitr. 6, 11:

forcipis,

id. 10, 2: (ancorae) Verg. A. 6, 3;

for falx (vinitorum),

the pruning-hook, id. G. 2, 406 et saep.—

Trop., the tooth of envy, envy, ill-will:

more hominum invident, in conviviis rodunt, in circulis vellicant: non illo inimico sed hoc maledico dente carpunt,

Cic. Balb. 26:

invidus,

Hor. Od. 4, 3, 16:

ater,

id. Epod. 6, 15.—

Of a destroying power:

leti sub dentibus ipsis,

Lucr. 1, 852; cf.

of time: vitiataque dentibus aevi consumere omnia,

Ov. M. 15, 235;

and of water: aqua dentes habet,

Petr. 42;

of malice: malignitatis dentes vitare,

Val. Max. 4, 7, extr. 2.