minister

inter-nuntĭus ( internunc-), a, um, that serves as a messenger or mediator between two parties or persons; only subst., a mediator, messenger, go-between.

in-ternuntĭus, i, m. (class.):

egone ut ad te ab libertina esse auderem internuntius?

Plaut. Mil. 4, 1, 16:

internuntiis ultro citroque missis,

Caes. B. C. 1, 20:

totius internuntius et minister rei,

Liv. 33, 28:

pacis,

Curt. 8, 2, 14; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 6:

inter absentes negotia contrahuntur, veluti per epistulam aut per internuntium,

Gai. Inst. 3, 136.—

The augurs are called Jovis interpretes internuntiique,

Cic. Phil. 13, 5.—

internuntĭa, ae, f.:

aves internuntiae Jovis,

Cic. Div. 2, 34; Plaut. Mil. 4, 1, 39:

columbae internuntiae fuere,

Plin. 10, 37, 53, § 110:

Judaea, summi fida internuntia caeli,

Juv. 6, 545.—

internuntĭum, i, n., a medium, means:

ea, quae sunt internuntia sentiendi,

the organs of sense, App. Dogm. Plat. 1, p. 10, 34.

Longīnus, i, m. [longus], a Roman surname in the gens Cassia.—So, Cassius Longinus, v. Cassius.—

A Grecian philosopher, minister of Zenobia, who was put to death by Aurelian, Vop. Aur. 30; Hier. Ep. 95.

măgister, tri (old orthog., ‡ magester, like ‡ leber, ‡ Menerva, for liber, Minerva, acc. to Quint. 1, 4, 17), m. [a double comparative in form, from magis, and comparative ending -ter; cf.: minister, sinister], a master, chief, head, superior, director, president, leader, commander, conductor, etc.:

quibus praecipua cura rerum incumbit, et qui magis quam ceteri diligentiam et sollicitudinem rebus, quibus praesunt, debent, hi magistri appellantur,

Dig. 50, 16, 57.

Lit.

In gen., the dictator in the earliest times was called magister populi, the chief of the people:

in Magistro populi faciendo, qui vulgo dictator appellatur... qui primus Magister a populo creatus est, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. optima lex, p. 198 Müll.: (sapiens) rectius appellabitur rex quam Tarquinius, qui nec se nec suos regere potuit: rectius magister populi (is enim dictator est) quam Sulla, qui trium pestiferorum vitiorum, luxuriae, avaritiae, crudelitatis magister fuit,

Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 75; cf.

also below the passage,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 82 Müll.; Cic. Leg. 3, 3, 9:

dictator quidem ab eo appellatur, quia dicitur: sed in nostris libris (sc. auguralibus) vides eum magistrum populi appellari,

id. Rep. 1, 40, 63 Creuz.; cf.

, with reference to this passage,

Sen. Ep. 108, 31:

Larcum moderatorem et magistrum consulibus appositum,

Liv. 2, 18, 5.—Magister equitum, the chief of the cavalry, appointed by the dictator:

magister equitum, quod summa potestas hujus in equites et accensos, ut est summa populi dictator, a quo is quoque magister populi appellatus,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 82 Müll.:

dictator magistrum equitum dicit L. Tarquitium,

Liv. 3, 27; 7, 21 fin.;

23, 11: fumosi equitum magistri,

in a family tree, Juv. 8, 8.—So, magister peditum (analogous to magister equitum), chief of the infantry, Amm. 21, 12, 16. —The censor is called magister morum, master of morals, Cic. Fam. 3, 13, 2:

magister sacrorum,

the chief priest, Liv. 39, 18 fin.; v. Drak. ad loc.; so,

PVBLICVS SACRORVM (or SACERDOTVM),

Inscr. Orell. 2351:

FRATRVM ARVALIVM,

ib. 2426:

SALIORVM,

ib. 2247; 2419:

LARVM AVGVSTI,

ib. 1661 et saep.:

curiae,

the overseer of a curia, Plaut. Aul. 1, 2, 29: vici, the overseer of a quarter or ward, Suet. Aug. 30:

chori canentium,

a head-chorister, leader of a choir, Col. 12, 2:

officiorum and operarum,

a superintendent, bailiff, id. 1, 18:

scripturae and in scripturā,

a director of a company of farmers-general, Cic. Att. 5, 15, 3; id. Verr. 2, 2, 70, § 169; cf.: P. Terentius operas in portu et scripturā Asiae pro magistro dedit, i. e. has performed the functions of a magister, was vice-director, id. Att. 11, 10, 1:

quaesivi, qui per eos annos magistri illius societatis fuissent,

id. Verr. 2, 2, 74, § 182:

P. Rupilius, qui est magister in ea societate,

id. Fam. 13, 9, 2:

maximarum societatum auctor, plurimarum magister,

id. Planc. 13, 32:

pecoris,

a chief herdsman, Varr. R. R. 2, 10; cf. Verg. G. 3, 445:

elephanti,

conductor, Sil. 4, 616:

auctionis,

the director, superintendent, conductor of an auction, Cic. Quint. 15, 50; cf.:

is quem putabant magistrum fore, si bona venirent,

id. Att. 1, 1, 3; 6, 1, 15; an officer charged with distributing money among the people, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 3.—Law t. t., an agent or assignee to dispose of a debtor's goods:

praetor jubet convenire creditores, et ex eo numero magistrum creari, id est eum per quem bona veneant,

Gai. Inst. 3, 79: convivii, the master or president of a feast, Varr. L. L. 5, § 122 Müll.; App. Mag. p. 336, 11: navis, the master or captain of a ship, Dig. 14, 1, 1; Gai. Inst. 4, 71;

so without navis,

Juv. 12, 79:

gubernatores et magistri navium,

Liv. 29, 25, 7; 45, 42, 3; the steersman, pilot:

ipse gubernaclo rector subit, ipse magister,

Verg. A. 5, 176; 1, 115; 6, 353; Val. Fl. 1, 18; 1, 382; Luc. 2, 696; Sil. 4, 719:

samnitium,

i. e. of the gladiators, a fencing-master, Cic. de Or. 3, 23, 86:

magistri tabernae,

innkeepers, Paul. Sent. 2, 8, 3.—In inscrr. are found also: fani, horreorum, collegii, memoriae, munerum, Augustalis, admissionum, epistolarum, libellorum, etc.; likewise: a bibliothecā, ab marmoribus, etc.—

In partic.

A teacher, instructor, Cic. Phil. 2, 4, 8:

pueri apud magistros exercentur,

id. de Or. 1, 57, 244:

artium lberalium magistri,

id. Inv. 1, 25, 35; cf.:

virtutis magistri,

id. Mur. 31, 65; id. N. D. 1, 26, 72:

rarum ac memorabile magni Gutturis exemplum conducendusque magister,

Juv. 2, 114.— Transf., of inanim. things:

magister mihi exercitor animus nunc est,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 4; id. Curc. 2, 2, 8:

stilus optimus dicendi effector ac magister,

Cic. de Or. 1, 33, 150; Pers. prol. 10:

timor, non diuturnus magister officii,

Cic. Phil. 2, 36, 90.—

An educator of children, a tutor, pedagogue:

senes me filiis relinquunt quasi magistrum,

Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 21:

docendis publice juvenibus magister,

Gell. 19, 9, 2. —

A master, owner, keeper:

trepidumque magistrum In cavea magno fremitu leo tollet alumnus,

Juv. 14, 246.—

A master of his art, professor:

a tonsore magistro Pecteris,

Juv. 6, 26.—

Trop., an adviser, instigator, author of any thing (very rare):

si quis magistrum cepit ad eam rem improbum,

Ter. And. 1, 2, 21:

magister ad despoliandum Dianae templum,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 21, § 54.—As adj.:

rituque magistro Plurima Niliacis tradant mendacia biblis,

Sedul. 1, 15.

mĭnistro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [minister], to attend, wait upon, serve, esp. at table, to serve up, pour out, hand food or drink (syn.: servio, appareo, praebeo, suggero; class.).

Lit.

With dat.:

Acastum retine, quo commodius tibi ministretur,

Cic. Fam. 16, 14, 2:

cui matronam ministrasse compererat,

Suet. Aug. 45.—

With acc.:

nosmet inter nos ministremus,

Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 7.—

Absol.:

hic ministrabit dum ego edam,

Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 90.—

Transf., to take care of, manage, govern, direct; and, in gen., to provide, furnish, supply, give, afford:

ministrare (naves) velis, of the steersman,

Verg. A. 6, 302:

naves nec velis ministrantur, nec, etc.,

Tac. G. 44:

ministrare victum alicui,

Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 6:

viros et arma alicui,

Tac. H. 4, 12:

prolem,

to give, present, produce, Tib. 2, 2, 21:

ministrabant ei de facultatibus suis,

Vulg. Luc. 8, 3:

faces furiis Clodianis,

Cic. Pis. 11, 26:

equus terga ministrat (for mounting),

Val. Fl. 6, 216:

jussa medicorum,

to execute, Ov. H. 20, 133.—Also of inanim. subjects:

sarmentum colibus sucum ministrat,

Varr. R. R. 1, 31, 2: (vinum) verba ministrat, Hor. [p. 1147] Ep. 1, 15, 20:

luna ministrat equis,

serves them, lights them on their way, Prop. 3, 14, 15:

reges ministrabunt tibi,

Vulg. Isa. 60, 10; id. Act. 20, 34.

pastor (PAASTOR, Inscr. Orell. 3308), ōris, m. [pasco], a herdsman, esp. a shepherd (syn. opilio):

Mars pater... pastores pecuaque salva servassis,

Cato, R. R. 141, 3:

servos pastores armat,

Caes. B. C. 1, 24:

jam pastor umbras... quaerit,

Hor. C. 3, 29, 21:

pastor durus,

Juv. 11, 151:

boni pastoris esse tondere pecus, non deglubere,

Suet. Tib. 32.—

Trop., a shepherd: populi (transl. of the Gr. poimena laôn, Hom. Il. 2, 243), Quint. 8, 6, 18.—

Transf.

A keeper:

pavonum, Varr R. R. 3, 6, 5: columbarius,

id. ib. 3, 7, 5:

gallinarum,

Col. 8, 2, 7: anserum, Dlg. 32, 1, 66.—

The minister or superintendent of a church or congregation (eccl. Lat.):

pastores Israel,

Vulg. Ezech. 34. 2:

pastores et doctores,

id. Eph. 4, 11.—Esp., of Christ:

Ego sum pastor bonus,

Vulg. Johan. 10, 11:

eduxit de mortuis Pastorem magnum,

id. Heb. 13, 20; cf. 1 Pet. 2, 25; 5, 4.

Phryges, um, m., = Phruges, the Phrygians, a people of Asia Minor, noted among the ancients for their indolence and stupidity, and also for their skill in embroidering in gold, Mel. 1, 2, 5; Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 196; Cic. Div. 1, 41, 92; id. Leg. 2, 13, 33.—In sing.:

Phryx Aesopus,

the Phrygian, Phaedr. 3 prooem. 52.—In partic., of Æneas, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 2; Ov. F. 4, 274; of Marsyas, Stat. Th. 1, 709; of a priest of Cybele (v. Gallus), Prop. 2, 22 (3, 15), 16;

and with a contemptuous allusion, semivir Phryx,

Verg. A. 12, 99.—Prov.: sero sapiunt Phryges (alluding to the obstinate refusal of the Trojans to deliver up Helen), Liv. Andron. or Naev. ap. Fest. p. 342 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 199 Rib.); cf. Cic. Fam. 7, 16, 1:

utrum igitur nostrum est an vestrum hoc proverbium, Phrygem plagis fieri solere meliorem?

Cic. Fl. 27, 65.—

Poet., Romans (as descendants from Æneas), Sil. 1, 106.—Hence,

Phrygĭa, ae, f., = Phrugia, the country of Phrygia, in Asia Minor, divided into Phrygia Major and Phrygia Minor, Plin. 5, 32, 41, § 145; Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 7; 2, 1, 5; 2, 11, 12; Liv. 37, 56.—

Transf., poet., Troy:

Phrygiae fatum componere,

Prop. 4, 12, 63.—

Phrygĭānus, a, um (various read. for Phrixianus), Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 195; Sen. Ben. 1, 3, 7.—

phrygĭo, ōnis, m., an embroiderer in gold, an embroiderer (because the Phrygians were remarkably skilful in this art), Titin. ap. Non. 3, 20:

phrygio, qui pulvinar poterat pingere,

Varr. ib. 3, 25:

stat fullo, phrygio, aurifex, lanarius,

Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 34; id. Men. 2, 3, 72; 4, 3, 7.—

phrygĭōnĭus, a, um, adj., embroidered:

vestes,

Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 196.—

Phrygiscus, a, um, adj., Phrygian:

equi,

Veg. Vet. 4, 6.—

Phrygĭus, a, um, adj., = Phrugios.

Lit., Phrygian:

vulneratus ferro Phrygio,

of Sylla's Phrygian slaves, Cic. Rosc. Am. 32, 90:

maritus,

i. e. Pelops, the son of Tantalus, king of Phrygia, Prop. 1, 2, 19:

columnae,

of Phrygian marble, Tib. 3, 3, 13:

lapis,

Hor. C. 3, 1, 41; also, for yellow ochre, Plin. 36, 19, 36, § 143:

vestes,

embroidered garments, Verg. A. 3, 483:

mater,

Cybele, id. ib. 7, 139; Ov. F. 2, 55:

leones,

who draw her chariot, Verg. A. 10, 157:

buxum,

the Phrygian flute, Ov. P. 1, 1, 45; so,

lotos,

Col. 10, 258:

aes,

cymbals, Luc. 9, 288:

modi,

a vehement, stirring, passionate kind of music, which was used at the festivals of Cybele, Ov. Ib. 456; cf. Tib. 1, 4, 64 (70); Prop. 2, 18 (3, 15), 15:

mos,

Juv. 2, 115; Mart. 11, 84, 4.—

Transf., poet., because Troy belonged to Phrygia, Trojan, of or belonging to Troy:

inuri,

Ov. M. 12, 148:

hymenaei,

between Æneas and Lavinia, Verg. A. 7, 358; also, for Æneas:

maritus,

Ov. M. 14, 79:

Minerva,

the statue of Pallas in Troy, Ov. M. 13, 337:

senex,

i. e. Antenor, id. P. 4, 16, 18:

vates,

i. e. Helenus, id. M. 13, 721:

pastor,

i. e. Paris, Verg. A. 7, 363:

tyrannus,

i. e. Æneas, id. ib. 12, 75; also, for Laomedon, Ov. M. 11, 203:

minister,

i. e. Ganymede, Val. Fl. 2, 417;

called, also, venator,

Stat. Th. 3, 1, 548:

monstra,

the seamonster sent by Neptune against Hesione, Val. Fl. 3, 512:

magister,

Palinurus, Æneas's pilot, Luc. 9. 44:

matrem Idaeam e Phrygiis sedibus excipere,

Val. Max. 7, 5, 2. — Subst.: Phrygĭae, ārum, f., Phrygian women:

o verae Phrygiae neque enim Phryges,

Verg. A. 9, 617; 6, 518.—

Phrygius amnis, v. 1. Phryx.—

Phryx, ygis, adj., Phrygian:

ager,

Claud. in Eutr. 2, 154:

luci,

Stat. Achill. 2, 345:

augur,

Juv. 6, 585.—

( Phrygĭcus, a false read. for Phrygius, Val. Max. 7, 5, 2; v. F. 2. fin. supra).