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1 oraculum
ōrācŭlum (sync. oraclum: ex oraclo, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 21, 42, or Trag. v. 65 Vahl.; plur, oracla, Att. ap. Non. 488, 2, or Trag. Rel. p. 185 Rib.; Ov. M. 1, 321), i, n. [oro], a divine announcement, an oracle (class.).I.Lit.:II.oracula ex eo ipso appellata sunt, quod inest in his deorum oratio,
Cic. Top. 20, 77:quid est enim oraculum? nempe voluntas divina hominis ore enuntiata,
Sen. Contr. 1 praef.:edere,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 48, 116:petere a Dodonā,
id. Div. 1, 43, 95:quaerere,
Verg. G. 4, 449:poscere,
id. A. 3, 456:consulere,
Ov. M. 3, 8:Delphis oracula cessant,
Juv. 6, 555.—Transf.A.In gen., a prophetic declaration, a prophecy:B.exposui somnii et furoris oracula,
Cic. Div. 1, 32, 70; 1, 50, 115.—A place where oracular responses were given, an oracle:2.illud oraculum Delphis tam celebre,
Cic. Div. 1, 19, 37:Hammonis,
Plin. 12, 23, 49, § 107:Delphicum,
Macr. S. 1, 18, 4.—Esp. (eccl. Lat.), the mercy-seat, the place in the tabernacle in which the presence of God was manifest, Vulg. Exod. 25, 18; 40, 18:C.oraculum templi, sanctum sanctorum,
id. 3 Reg. 8, 6.—An oracular saying, oracle pronounced by a man:D.haec ego nunc physicorum oracula fundo,
Cic. N. D. 1, 24, 66:inde illa reliqua oracula: nequam agricolam esse, etc.,
Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 40.—An imperial rescript, Just. Inst. 1, 11, 11. -
2 oraculum
oracle (place/agency/mouthpiece); prophecy; oracular saying/precept/maxim -
3 oraculum
a solemn statement, oracle, prophecy, words of a god -
4 ōrāculum or ōrāclum
ōrāculum or ōrāclum ī, n [oro], a divine announcement, oracle: oracla edere: quaerere, V.: consulere, O.: Delphis oracula cessant, Iu.—A prophetic declaration, prophecy: somnii et furoris oracula: nullum nefas oracula suadent, O.—A place where oracular responses were given, oracle: illud Delphis: angustae reserabo oracula mentis, O.—An oracular saying, oracle: physicorum oracula. -
5 Pythicus
1.Pytho, ūs, f., = Puthô, the former name of Delphi and its environs, Tib. 2, 3, 27 (Python, Müll.); Luc. 5, 134.—Hence,I.Pythĭcus, a, um, adj., = Puthikos, another form for Pythius, Pythian:II.Apollo,
Liv. 5, 21:oraculum,
id. 5, 15:sortes,
id. 5, 23:divinatio,
Val. Max. 1, 8, 10:agon,
Tert. adv. Gnost. 6.—Pythĭus, a, um, adj., = Puthios, Pythian, Delphic, Apollonian: Delphis prognatus Pythius Apollo, Naev B. P. 2, 20; so,B.Apollo,
Cic. Off. 2, 22, 77;also incola,
Hor. C. 1, 16, 6;and deus,
Prop. 2, 31 (3, 29), 16:oraculum,
Cic. Div. 1, 1, 3:regna,
i. e. Delphi, Prop. 3, 13 (4, 12), 52:antra,
Luc. 6, 425: vates, i. e. the Pythoness, [p. 1498] Pythia, Juv. 13, 199; cf. in the foll. —Substt.1.Pythĭa, ae, f., = hê Puthia, the priestess who uttered the responses of the Delphic Apollo, the Pythoness, Pythia, Cic. Div. 1, 19, 38; Nep. Milt. 1, 3. —2.Pythĭa, ōrum, n., = ta Puthia (hiera), the Pythian games, celebrated at Delphi every fourth year in honor of Appollo, Ov. M. 1, 447:2.qui Pythia cantat Tibicen,
Hor. A. P. 414:Thessalicae veniunt ad Pythia laurus,
Luc. 6, 409; Plin. 35, 9, 35, § 58.Pytho, ōnis, m., a masculine proper name, Liv. 44, 12.3.Pytho, ōnis, m., a familiar spirit, the demon possessing a soothsayer (late Lat.), Vulg. Deut. 18, 11:puella habens spiritum pythonem,
id. Act. 16, 16:fecit pythonas, et aruspices multiplicavit,
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6 Pytho
1.Pytho, ūs, f., = Puthô, the former name of Delphi and its environs, Tib. 2, 3, 27 (Python, Müll.); Luc. 5, 134.—Hence,I.Pythĭcus, a, um, adj., = Puthikos, another form for Pythius, Pythian:II.Apollo,
Liv. 5, 21:oraculum,
id. 5, 15:sortes,
id. 5, 23:divinatio,
Val. Max. 1, 8, 10:agon,
Tert. adv. Gnost. 6.—Pythĭus, a, um, adj., = Puthios, Pythian, Delphic, Apollonian: Delphis prognatus Pythius Apollo, Naev B. P. 2, 20; so,B.Apollo,
Cic. Off. 2, 22, 77;also incola,
Hor. C. 1, 16, 6;and deus,
Prop. 2, 31 (3, 29), 16:oraculum,
Cic. Div. 1, 1, 3:regna,
i. e. Delphi, Prop. 3, 13 (4, 12), 52:antra,
Luc. 6, 425: vates, i. e. the Pythoness, [p. 1498] Pythia, Juv. 13, 199; cf. in the foll. —Substt.1.Pythĭa, ae, f., = hê Puthia, the priestess who uttered the responses of the Delphic Apollo, the Pythoness, Pythia, Cic. Div. 1, 19, 38; Nep. Milt. 1, 3. —2.Pythĭa, ōrum, n., = ta Puthia (hiera), the Pythian games, celebrated at Delphi every fourth year in honor of Appollo, Ov. M. 1, 447:2.qui Pythia cantat Tibicen,
Hor. A. P. 414:Thessalicae veniunt ad Pythia laurus,
Luc. 6, 409; Plin. 35, 9, 35, § 58.Pytho, ōnis, m., a masculine proper name, Liv. 44, 12.3.Pytho, ōnis, m., a familiar spirit, the demon possessing a soothsayer (late Lat.), Vulg. Deut. 18, 11:puella habens spiritum pythonem,
id. Act. 16, 16:fecit pythonas, et aruspices multiplicavit,
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7 anceps
anceps cipitis, abl. cipitī, adj. [an- (for ambi-) + CAP-], that has two heads, two-headed: Ianus, O.: acumen, two-peaked, O.—Meton., double, twosided: securis, two-edged, O.: bestiae quasi ancipites in utrāque sede viventes, amphibious: ancipiti contentione districti, on both sides: ancipiti proelio pugnatum est, i. e. both in front and in the rear, Cs.: ancipiti premi periculo, N.: periculum anceps (erat), S.: ancipitem pugnam hostibus facere, i. e. by horse and foot, Ta.: metus, et ab cive et ab hoste, twofold, L.: munimenta, facing both ways, L.—Fig., double, twofold propter ancipitem faciendi dicendique sapientiam: ius, the uncertainty of the law, H.—Wavering, doubtful, uncertain, unfixed, ambiguous, undecided: fortuna belli: oraculum, L.: proelium, L.: Mars, indecisive, L.: bellum ancipiti Marte gestum, L.: fides, Cu.— Ellipt.: sequor hunc, Lucanus an Apulus, anceps (sc. ego), i. e. of uncertain origin, H.—Dangerous, hazardous, perilous, critical: locus: viae, O.: periculum, Ta.: quia revocare eos anceps erat, L.—As subst n., danger, hazard, peril: facilius inter ancipitia clarescunt, Ta.* * *(gen.), ancipitis ADJtwo headed/fold/edged/meanings; faces two directions/fronts; doubtful; double -
8 ē-dō
ē-dō didī, ditus, ere, to give out, put forth, bring forth, raise, set up: animam, i. e. die: vitam, to end: spiritum: clamorem, utter: voces: questūs, O.: Maeander in sinum maris editur, discharges, L.: ordo editus in altum.—To bring forth, give birth to, bear, produce, beget: partum: quem partu edidit, V.: geminos, O.: Electram Atlas Edidit, V.—P. pass.: in lucem, C. poët.: partu, O.: de flumine, O.: Maecenas atavis regibus, H. —To produce: (tellus) Edidit species, O.: utrum alios terra ediderit, L.—To put forth, publish: de re p. libros: delere licebit Quod non edideris, H. —To set forth, publish, relate, tell, utter, announce, declare, disclose: quid in magistratu gesserint: carmen post rem actam editum, L.: hominis nomen, H.: veros ortūs, O.: mea fata tibi, O.: oraculum: haec ex oraculo edita tibi: illum iactum per inane, O.: auctorem doctrinae falso Pythagoran, L.: (hunc) filium ediderim, am inclined to call him, L.: opinio in volgus edita, spread abroad, Cs.: in volgus edit, profectum, etc., N.: editis hostium consiliis, divulged, L.—To give out, promulgate, proclaim, ordain: verba: iudicium: mandata edita, L.: quid fieri vellet, L.—To designate, name: hostiae, quibus editum est diis, caesae, L.: iudices editi (cf. editicii): sibi eum edidit socium. —To bring forth, show, display, produce, perform, bring about, cause, inflict: oves nullum fructum edere possent: contemptus hostis cruentum certamen edidit, L.: ingentem caedem, L.: trepidationis aliquantum, L.: facinus, perpetrate: (scelus) in me: munus gladiatorium, exhibit, L.: exemplum severitatis: in te exempla, make an example of you, T.: in eos omnia exempla cruciatūsque, Cs. -
9 pandō
pandō pandī, passus, ere [2 PAT-], to spread out, extend, unfold, expand: ad solem pennas, V.: pictā spectacula caudā, H.: sinūs (i. e. vela), Iu.: panditur planities, extends, L.: dum se cornua latius pandunt, open out, L.: si panditur ultra (gremium), i. e. is not yet full, Iu.— To throw open, open, lay open: moenia urbis, V.: hederae pandunt vestigia nigrae, disclose, V.: rupem ferro, split, L.: panduntur inter ordines viae, open, L.— Fig., to spread, extend: alia divina (bona) longe lateque se pandunt, i. e. extend their influence: vela orationis.— To open: cuiquam ad dominationem pandere viam, L.—Of speech, to unfold, make known, publish, reveal, explain: res caligine mersas, V.: oraculum, Ct.: quae nunc panduntur fatis, L. (oracle): Pandite, Musae, Unde, etc., O.* * *pandere, pandi, passus V -
10 vērāx
vērāx ācis, adj. with comp. [cf. verus], speaking truly, truthful, true, veracious: oraculum: Herodotum cur veraciorem ducum Ennio?: Liber, H.: veraces cecinisse Parcae, H.: saga, Tb.* * *veracis (gen.), veracior -or -us, veracissimus -a -um ADJspeaking the truth, truthful (people); conveying the truth (things) -
11 aliqui
ălĭqui, aliqua, aliquod; plur. aliqui, aliquae, aliqua [alius-qui; v. aliquis] (the nom. fem. sing. and neutr. plur. were originally aliquae, analogous to the simple quae, from qui:I.tam quam aliquae res Verberet,
Lucr. 4, 263, and Cic. Fam. 6, 20, 2 MS.; but the adj. signif. of the word caused the change into aliqua; on the other hand, a change of the gen. and dat. fem. sing. alicujus and alicui into aliquae, Charis. 133 P., seems to have been little imitated.—Alicui, trisyl., Ov. Tr. 4, 7, 7.— Dat. and abl. plur. aliquibus, Mel. 2, 5;oftener aliquis,
Liv. 24, 42; 45, 32; Plin. 2, 12, 9, § 55; cf. aliquis), indef. adj., some, any (designating an object acc. to its properties or attributes; while by aliquis, aliquid, as subst. pron., an object is designated individually by name; cf. Jahn in his Jahrb. 1831, III. 73, and the commentators on the passages below).In opp. to a definite object:II.quod certe, si est aliqui sensus in morte praeclarorum virorum, etc.,
Cic. Sest. 62, 131 B. and K.:nisi qui deusvel casus aliqui subvenerit,
id. Fam. 16, 12, 1 iid.:si forte aliqui inter dicendum effulserit extemporalis color,
Quint. 10, 6, 5 Halm:ex hoc enim populo deligitur aliqui dux,
Cic. Rep. 1, 44, 68 B. and K.:si ab eā deus aliqui requirat,
id. Ac. Pr. 2, 7, 19 iid.:an tibi erit quaerendus anularius aliqui?
id. ib. 2, 26, 86 iid.:tertia (persona) adjungitur, quam casus aliqui aut tempus imponit,
id. Off. 1, 32, 115 iid.; so id. ib. 3, 7, 33 iid.:lapis aliqui,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 56, § 147 Zumpt:harum sententiarum quae vera sit, deus aliqui viderit,
id. Tusc. 1, 11, 23 B. and K.:aliqui talis terror,
id. ib. 4, 16, 35, and 5, 21, 62 iid.:si te dolor aliqui corporis, etc.,
id. Fam. 7, 1 iid.; and many other passages, where transcribers or editors have ignorantly substituted aliquis; cf. also Heind. ad Cic. N. D. 3, 38, 91:Ut aliqua pars laboris minuatur mihi,
Ter. Heaut. prol. 42 Fleck.:in quo aliqua significatio virtutis adpareat,
Cic. Off. 1, 15, 46 B. and K.:Cum repetes a proximo tuo rem aliquam,
Vulg. Deut. 24, 10:numquam id sine aliquā justā causā existimarem te fecisse,
Cic. Fam. 11, 27, 7:aliquae laudes, aliqua pars,
id. ib. 9, 14:aliquae mulieres,
Vulg. Luc. 8, 2: aliquod rasum argenteum, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 33:rasum aënum aliquod,
id. ib. 1, 1, 34:evadet in aliquod magnum malum,
Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 64:qui appropinquans aliquod malum metuit,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 16, 35:esse in mentibus hominum tamquam oraculum aliquod,
id. Div. 2, 48, 100:si habuerit aliquod juramentum,
Vulg. 3 Reg. 8, 31: sive plura sunt, sive aliquod unum, or some one only, Cic. de Or, 2, 72, 292:ne aliquas suscipiam molestias,
id. Am. 13, 48; id. Off. 1, 36:necubi aut motus alicujus aut fulgor armorum fraudem detegeret,
Liv. 22, 28, 8:ne illa peregrinatio detrimentum aliquod afferret,
Nep. Att. 2, 3:me credit aliquam sibi fallaciam portare,
Ter. And. 2, 6, 1:qui alicui rei est (sc. aptus),
who is fitted for something, id. Ad. 3, 3, 4: demonstrativum genus est, quod tribuitur in alicujus certae personae laudem aut vituperationem, to the praise or blame of some particular person, Cic. Inv. 1, 7:alicui Graeculo otioso,
id. de Or. 1, 22, 102:totiens alicui chartae sua vincula dempsi,
Ov. Tr. 4, 7, 7:invenies aliquo cum percussore jacentem,
Juv. 8, 173 al. —In opp. to no, none, some:III.exorabo aliquo modo,
Plaut. Stich. 4, 2, 41:ut huic malo aliquam producam moram,
Ter. And. 3, 5, 9:olim quom ita animum induxti tuum, Quod cuperes, aliquo pacto efficiundum tibi,
id. ib. 5, 3, 13 (= quoquo modo, Don.):haec enim ille aliquā ex parte habebat,
in some degree, Cic. Clu. 24 fin.; so id. Fin. 5, 14, 38, and id. Lael. 23, 86:nihil (te habere), quod aut hoc aut aliquo rei publicae statu timeas,
in any condition whatever, id. Fam. 6, 2: nec dubitare, quin aut aliquā re publicā sis futurus, qui esse debes;aut perditā, non afflictiore conditione quam ceteri,
id. ib. 6, 1 fin.:gesta res exspectatur, quam quidem aut jam esse aliquam aut appropinquare confido,
id. Fam. 12, 10, 2: intelleges te aliquid habere, quod speres;nihil quod timeas,
id. ib. 6, 2:Morbus est animi, in magno pretio habere in aliquo habenda vel in nullo,
Sen. Ep. 75, 10:quin ejus facti si non bonam, at aliquam rationem afferre soleant,
Cic. Verr. 3, 85, 195; so id. Off. 1, 11, 35:si liberos bonā aut denique aliquā re publicā perdidissent,
id. Fam. 5, 16, 3.—Pregn., some considerable:aliquod nomenque decusque,
no mean, Verg. A. 2, 89; cf. aliquis, II. C.—With non, neque, and non.. sed:IV.si non fecero ei male aliquo pacto,
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 23:si haec non ad aliquos amicos conqueri vellem,
Cic. Verr. 5, 71:non vidistis aliquam similitudinem,
Vulg. Deut. 4, 15; ib. Luc. 11, 36; ib. Col. 2, 23:quod tu neque negare posses nec cum defensione aliquā confiteri,
Cic. Verr. 1, 55, 154; 4, 7, 14; id. Tusc. 1, 3, 6; Caes. B. C. 1, 85, 5:neque figuras aliquas facietis vobis,
Vulg. Lev. 19, 28; ib. 2 Par. 22, 9:sceleri tuo non mentem aliquam tuam, sed fortunam populi Romani obstitisse,
Cic. Cat. 1, 6; so id. Balb. 28, 64; Tac. Or. 6.—With numerals, as in Gr. tis, and Engl. some, to express an indefinite sum or number:V.aliquos viginti dies,
some twenty days, Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 47: quadringentos aliquos milites, Cato, Orig. ap. Gell. 3, 7, 6, and Non. 187, 24:aliqua quinque folia,
Cato, R. R. 156, quoted in Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 28:introductis quibusdam septem testibus,
App. Miles. 2:tres aliqui aut quattuor,
Cic. Fin. 2, 19, 62 (cf. in Gr. es diakosious men tinas autôn apekteinan, Thuc. 3, 111; v. Sturtz, Lex. Xen. s. v. tis, and Shäfer, Appar. ad Demosth. III. p. 269).—A.. Sometimes with alius, any other (cf. aliquis, II. A.):B.quae non habent caput aut aliquam aliam partem,
Varr. L. L. 9, 46, 147:dum aliud aliquid flagiti conficiat,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 2, 5:hoc alienum est aut cum aliā aliquā arte est commune,
Cic. de Or. 2, 9:aliusne est aliquis improbis civibus peculiaris populus,
id. Sest. 58, 125 B. and K.; id. Inv. 1, 11, 15.—With alius implied (cf. aliquis, II. B.):dubitas ire in aliquas terras,
some other lands, Cic. Cat. 1, 8:judicant aut spe aut timore aut aliquā permotione mentis,
id. de Or. 2, 42; id. Tusc. 3, 14, 30; id. Tim. 5:cum mercaturas facerent aut aliquam ob causam navigarent,
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12 anceps
anceps (once ancipes, Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 114; cf. Charis, pp. 67 and 96 P.; Prisc. p. 754 P.; with this form cf. procapis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 225 Müll., and Corss. Ausspr. II. pp. 398, 591; abl. sing. always ancipiti), cĭpĭtis, adj. [an-caput; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 19 Müll.].I.Lit., that has two heads, twoheaded (cf.: biceps, praeceps, etc.;II.so only in the poets): Janus,
Ov. M. 14, 334; so id. F. 1, 95 (cf.:Janus bifrons,
Verg. A. 7, 180). —Hence also of a mountain which has two summits, two-peaked:acumen,
Ov. M. 12, 337.—In gen.A.1.. Of an object whose qualities have significance in two respects, double, that extends on two opposite sides (while duplex is an object that exists in separate forms, twice. Thus anceps sententia is an opinion which wavers, fluctuates between two decisions, while duplex sententia is a twofold opinion):2.Post altrinsecus ancipes securiculast,
the axe cuts on two sides, is two-edged, Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 114; so, ferrum, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 245, 17, and Lucr. 6, 168:securis,
Ov. M. 8, 397 al. —Also, poet., of the contrast between great heat and cold: Ancipiti quoniam mucroni utrimque notantur, since things are marked by double point, i. e. one at one, another at the other end, Lucr. 2, 520:bestiae quasi ancipites in utrāque sede viventes,
amphibious animals, Cic. N. D. 1, 37;so in the histt. freq. of an attack, a contest, etc., on two different sides,
Caes. B. G. 7, 76: ita ancipiti proelio diu atque acriter pugnatum est, double, because contending with enemies both in front and in the rear, id. ib. 1, 26 Herz.; so id. B. C. 3, 63; Nep. Them. 3, 3:periculum,
Sall. J. 38, 5: ancipitem pugnam hostibus facere, double, as given by horse and foot, Tac. A. 6, 35:ancipiti metu et ab cive et ab hoste,
twofold, Liv. 2, 24; so,anceps terror,
id. 34, 21; Tac. Agr. 26:tumultus,
Liv. 32, 30: tela, shot or hurled from both sides, id. 37, 11:ancipitia munimenta,
on two sides, id. 5, 1 al. —Trop., twofold:B.propter ancipitem faciendi dicendique sapientiam,
Cic. de Or. 3, 16:ancipites viae rationesque et pro omnibus et contra omnia disputandi,
id. ib. 3, 36:adferre ancipitem curam cogitandi,
a twofold care of thought, id. Off. 1, 3, 9; so Tac. A. 2, 40:jus anceps,
the uncertainties of law, Hor. S. 2, 5, 34 al. —Wavering, doubtful, uncertain, unfixed, undecided (the prevalent signif. in Cic.):C.anceps fatorum via,
Cic. Somn. Scip. 2:incertus exitus et anceps fortuna belli,
id. Marcell. 5:anceps proelii fortuna,
Tac. H. 3, 18:oraculum,
Liv. 9, 3:proelium,
id. 2, 62, and Tac. H. 3, 22;so esp. freq.: ancipiti Marte pugnare,
to contend without deciding the contest, Liv. 7, 29; 21, 1 al.:causa anceps,
Cic. de Or. 2, 44:genus causarum anceps,
id. Inv. 1, 15, 20 (cf.: genus causarum dubium, Auct. ad Her. 1, 3:dubium vel anceps,
Quint. 4, 1, 10):fides,
uncertain, wavering, fidelity, Curt. 3, 8;so also, ancipites animi,
Luc. 9, 46.—Also ellipt.: Lucanus an Apulus, anceps, doubtful whether, etc., * Hor. S. 2, 1, 34.—Dangerous, hazaraous, perilous, critical (post-Aug.; esp. freq. in Tac.;never in Cic.): viae,
Ov. M. 14, 438:loca,
Nep. Dat. 7, 3:dubiā et interdum ancipiti fortunā,
Vell. 2, 79:anceps periculum,
Tac. A. 4, 59:ancipites morbi corporis,
Plin. 7, 45, 46, § 149:cujus (Antonii) operā ex ancipiti morbo convaluerat,
Suet. Aug. 59:Ideo et purgationibus (labruscum) ancipitem putant,
Plin. 23, 1, 14, § 20:vox pro re publicā honesta, ipsi anceps,
pernicious, Tac. H. 1, 5:adulatio anceps si nulla et ubi nimia est,
id. A. 4, 17.—So subst., danger, hazard, peril, = periculum, discrimen:dubiā suorum re in anceps tractus vim legionum implorabat,
Tac. A. 4, 73:seu nihil militi seu omnia concederentur, in ancipiti res publica,
id. ib. 1, 36:scelus inter ancipitia probatum,
id. ib. 11, 26;14, 22: facilius inter ancipitia clarescunt,
id. G. 14:nova ambigua ancipitia malebat,
id. H. 2, 86:inter ancipitia deterrimum est media sequi,
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13 Apollo
Ăpollo, ĭnis (earlier Ăpello, like hemo for homo, Paul. ex Fest. p. 22 Müll.; gen. APOLONES, Inscr. Orell. 1433, like salutes, v. salus; dat. APOLLONI, Corp. Inscr. III. 567, APOLENEI, ib. I. 167, APOLONE, Inscr. Ritschl, Epigr. Suppl. 3, p. 3; abl. APOLONE; the gen. Apollōnis etc., is often found in MSS., as in Cic. Tusc. 1, 47, 114, and even Apollŏnis is found in Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 119; Neue, Formenl. I. p. 165), m., = Apollôn, Apollo, son of Jupiter and Latona, twinbrother of Diana, and god of the sun. On account of his omniscience, god of divination; on account of his lightnings (belê), god of archery (hence represented with quiver and dart), and of the pestilence caused by heat; but, since his priests were the first physicians, also god of the healing art; and since he communicated oracles in verse, god of poetry and music, presiding over the Muses, etc.; cf. Hor. C. S. 61 sq. In more ancient times, represented as a protecting deity, by a conical pillar in the streets and highways (Apollo Agyieus, v. Agyieus and Müll. Denkm. 2). In the class. period of the arts, represented with weapons, the cithara, a crown of laurel, etc., with hair commonly flowing down upon his neck, but sometimes collected together and fastened up (akersekomês), as a blooming youth (meirakion); cf.II.Müll. Archaeol. §§ 359 and 360. The laurel-tree was sacred to him,
Phaedr. 3, 17, 3; Ov. F. 6, 91;hence, arbor Phoebi,
the laurel-tree, id. ib. 3, 139; cf. arbor.—After the battle at Actium, Augustus there consecrated a temple to Apollo;hence, Apollo Actiacus,
Ov. M. 13, 715, and Actius Phoebus, Prop. 5, 6, 67 (cf. Strabo, 10, 451, and v. Actium and Actius): [p. 139] Pythius Apollo, Naev. ap. Macr. S. 6, 5: crinitus Apollo, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 89:dignos et Apolline crines,
Ov. M. 3, 421:flavus Apollo,
id. Am. 1, 15, 35:Apollinis nomen est Graecum, quem solem esse volunt,
Cic. N. D. 2, 27, 68:Apollinem Delium,
id. Verr. 1, 18, 48; Verg. A. 4, 162:Apollinem morbos depellere,
Caes. B. G. 6, 17; Verg. E. 6, 73; Hor. C. 1, 7, 28:magnus Apollo,
Verg. E. 3, 104:formosus,
id. ib. 4, 53:pulcher,
id. A. 3, 119:vates Apollo,
Val. Fl. 4, 445:oraculum Apollinis,
Cic. Am. 2, 7.—Hence,Esp.A.Apollinis urbs magna, a town in Upper Egypt, also called Apollonopolis, now the village Edju, Plin. 5, 9, 11, § 60; cf. Mann. Afr. I. 328.—B.Apollinis promontorium.a.In Zeugitana in Africa, a mile east of Utica, now Cape Gobeah or Farina (previously called promontorium pulchrum), Liv. 30, 24, 8; Mel. 1, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 4, 3, § 23; cf. Mann. Afr. II. 293.—b.In Mauretania, Plin. 5, 2, 1, § 20.—C.Apollinis oppidum, a town in the eastern part of Ethiopia, Plin. 6, 30, 35, § 189.—D.Apollinis Phaestii portus, a harbor in the territory of Locri Ozolœ, Plin. 4, 3, 4, § 7.—E.Apollinis Libystini fanum, a place in Sicily, now Fano, Macr. S. 1, 17. -
14 arietinus
ărĭĕtīnus, a, um, adj. [aries].I.Of or from a ram, ram's-:II.ungula,
Plin. 29, 4, 27, § 88:pulmo,
id. 30, 8, 22, § 72:cornua,
Pall. 4, 10, 28.—Similar to a ram's head:III.cicer,
Col. 2, 10, 20; Plin. 18, 12, 32, § 124; Petr. 35.—Arietinum oraculum, an ambiguous oracle (the figure taken from the divergent horns of a ram), Gell. 3, 3, 8 (cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 4, 196). -
15 celeber
cĕlĕber, ēbris, ēbre, adj. ( masc. celebris, Auct. Her. 2, 4, 7; Tac. A. 2, 88 fin.; 13, 47; 14, 19; Curt. 5, 1, 18; Gell. 17, 21, 10; comp. very rare, but sup. freq.) [perh. Sanscr. çru-, audire; Gr. kleos; v. Corss. Beitr. p. 368], that which contains a multitude, numerous; hence,I.Where there is a multitude, or where a multitude comes together; of places, much frequented or resorted to, populous, abounding in, rich in (syn.: plenus, frequens; opp. desertus): celeber poluandros, Gloss. Vet.:II.in locis illa fortuita: culti an inculti, celebres an deserti, etc.,
Cic. Part. Or. 10, 36; id. Sest. 67, 140; id. Verr. 2, 2, 65, § 159; id. Mil. 24, 66; Auct. Her. 2, 4, 7:loco celebri an secreto,
Quint. 11, 1, 47:in foro celeberrimo, tantā frequentiā,
most frequented, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 58, § 133;but: celeberrimo fori,
at the time when the Forum was most frequented, Tac. A. 4, 67 fin.:via,
Cato, R. R. 1, 3:portus celeberrimus atque plenissimus navium,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 33:celeberrimo virorum mulierumque conventu,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107; id. Phil. 14, 6, 16; cf. id. Pis. 15, 34:celebri urbe et copiosā,
id. Arch. 3, 4:celeberrimo loco (urbis) elatus,
Nep. Dion, 10, 3; cf. Plin. Ep. 2, 7, 7; 8, 6, 14:pars oppidi,
Suet. Aug. 1:oraculum,
Cic. Div. 1, 19, 37:convivium,
Tac. A. 14, 48; id. H. 1, 81:celeberrima fontibus Ide,
Ov. M. 2, 218:celeberrimus ilice lucus,
id. Am. 3, 5, 3.—Meton.A.That is celebrated, honored by a great assembly, procession, train, etc.; renowned, distinguished, celebrated, famous (syn.: clarus, notus, nobilis; in prose and poetry, partic. since the Aug. per.).(α).With abl.:(β).gentis Aquitanae celeber Messala triumphis,
Tib. 2, 1, 33:dies omni caerimoniarum genere,
Liv. 25, 12, 15; cf.ludi,
Suet. Aug. 44:Tiresias famā,
Ov. M. 3, 339:Daedalus ingenio artis,
id. ib. 8, 159:vir arte grammaticā,
Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 167:quisque ingenio,
Tac. Agr. 1:tribunus plebis opibus, gratiā, etc.,
Vell. 2, 18, 2:pons Mulvius nocturnis illecebris,
Tac. A. 13, 47.—Absol.:(γ).dies celeberrimi laetissimique,
most solemn, festive, Cic. Lael. 3, 12:res totā Siciliā celeberrima atque notissima,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 61: celebre per Hispaniam responsum, Liv. 21, 19, 8: fama inter barbaros id. 27, 33, 1:nomen ad posteros,
id. 1, 3, 8:viri,
id. 26, 27, 16:duces,
Vell. 2, 17, 2:Arminius,
Tac. A. 2, 88:Diana,
Hor. C. 2, 12, 20:dea,
Ov. M. 1, 747; cf. id. ib. 5, 412:templa,
Quint. 1, 4, 16: Aper et Secundus, celeberrima tum ingema fori nostri. Tac. Or. 2. —With in:B.celeberrimus fuit in hoc genere Sosus,
Plin. 36, 25, 60, § 184.—Often repeated, numerous, frequent (very rare): celebri gradu, with double quick step, Att. ap. Non. p. 89, 25 (Trag. Rel. v. 25 Rib.):verba celeberrima,
often repeated, Ov. A. A. 2, 705:vox,
id. P. 1, 9, 25:lapis celeber trans maria et quondam in Campania,
Plin. 34, 1, 2, § 2:nomina in annalibus,
Gell. 7 (6), 7, 1. -
16 Claros
Clărŏs, i, f., = Klaros, a small town in Ionia, near Colophon, celebrated for a temple and an oracle of Apollo, now the village Zilleh, Ov M. 1, 516; cf. Tac. A. 2, 54.— Hence,II. A.As an epithet of Apollo:B.Clarii Apollinis fanum, specus, oraculum, simulacrum,
Mel. 1, 17, 2; Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 232; Tac. A. 2, 54; 12, 22:deus,
Ov. A. A. 2, 80; id. M. 11, 413; id. F. 1, 20.— Subst.: Clărĭus, ii, m., Apollo, Verg. A. 3, 360 Serv.; Stat. Th. 8, 199.—As an epithet of the poet Antimachus. of Colophon (prob. since claros was near Colophon, and, as devoted to Apollo, it appeared a suitable appel. of a poet), Ov. Tr. 1, 6, 1 Jahn (but in Cic. Brut. 51, 191, the best read. is: Antimachum, clarum poëtam). -
17 decurro
dē-curro, cŭcurri or curri (cf.:I.decucurrit,
Caes. B. G. 2, 21; Tac. A. 2, 7; Suet. Ner. 11:decucurrerunt,
Caes. B. G. 2, 19, 7; Petr. 64, 3:decucurrerat,
Liv. 1, 12:decucurrisse,
id. 25, 17; also,decurrerunt,
id. 26, 51; 38, 8:decurrēre,
Verg. A. 4, 153; 11, 189:decurrisset,
Liv. 33, 26), cursum, 3, v. n. and (with homogeneous objects, viam, spatium, trop. aetatem, etc.) a., to run down from a higher point; to flow, move, sail, swim down; to run over, run through, traverse (class. and very freq.). —Lit.A.In gen.(α).Neutr.:(β).de tribunali decurrit,
Liv. 4, 50: Laocoon ardens [p. 524] summa decurrit ab arcs, Verg. A. 2, 41; cf.:ab agro Lanuvino,
Hor. Od. 3, 27, 3; for which merely with the abl.:altā decurrens arce,
Verg. A. 11, 490; cf.:jugis,
id. ib. 4, 153:Caesar ad cohortandos milites decucurrit,
Caes. B. G. 2, 21; Suet. Ner. 11:ad naves decurrunt,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28, 3; cf.:ad mare,
Liv. 41, 2:ego puto te bellissime cum quaestore Mescinio decursurum (viz., on board ship),
Cic. Fam. 16, 4, 3; cf.:tuto mari,
to sail, Ov. M. 9, 591:celeri cymbā,
id. F. 6, 77:pedibus siccis super summa aequora,
id. M. 14, 50:piscis ad hamum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 74:monte decurrens velut amnis,
id. Od. 4, 2, 5; Liv. 38, 13; Ov. M. 3, 569:uti naves decurrerent,
should sail, Tac. A. 15, 43:in insulam quamdam decurrentes,
sailing to, Vulg. Act. 27, 16:amnis Iomanes in Gangen per Palibothros decurrit,
Plin. 6, 19, 22, § 69:in mare,
Liv. 21, 26.— Pass. impers.:nunc video calcem, ad quam cum sit decursum, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 8, 15:quo decursum prope jam siet,
Lucr. 2, 962.—Act.:2.septingenta milia passuum vis esse decursa biduo?
run through, Cic. Quint. 21, 81:decurso spatio ad carceres,
id. Sen. 23, 83; cf., with the accessory idea of completion: nec vero velim quasi decurso spatio ad carceres a calce revocari,
id. de Sen. 23, 83; and:decursa novissima meta,
Ov. M. 10, 597: vada salsa puppi, Catull. 64, 6.—Transf., of the stars ( poet.), to accomplish their course: stellaeque per vacuum solitae noctis decurrere tempus, Lucan. 1, 531; cf.B.lampas,
id. 10, 501. —Esp., milit. t. t., to go through military exercises or manœuvres, to advance rapidly, to charge, skirmish, etc.:2.pedites decurrendo signa sequi et servare ordines docuit,
while performing evolutions, Liv. 24, 48; cf. id. 23, 35; 26, 51; 40, 6 al.:ex montibus in vallem,
Caes. B. G. 3, 2, 4; cf.:ex omnibus partibus,
id. ib. 3, 4:ex superiore loco,
Liv. 6, 33:ex Capitolio in hostem,
id. 9, 4:ab arce,
id. 1, 12:inde (sc. a Janiculo),
id. 2, 10 et saep.:incredibili celeritate ad flumen,
Caes. B. G. 2, 19, 7.— Pass. impers.:quinto (die) iterum in armis de cursum est,
Liv. 26, 51.—Transf., to walk or run in armor, in celebrating some festival (usually in funeral games):II.(in funere Gracchi tradunt) armatum exercitum decucurrisse cum tripudiis Hispanorum,
Liv. 25, 17:ter circum rogos, cincti fulgentibus armis, decurrēre,
Verg. A. 11, 189; Tac. A. 2, 7; Suet. Claud. 1 (v. decursio). —Trop.A.In gen.(α).Neutr.:(β).quin proclivius hic iras decurrat ad acreis,
Lucr. 3, 312; 4, 706; 5, 1262: quibus generibus per totas quaestiones decurrimus, go over or through, Quint. 9, 2, 48; cf. id. 10, 3, 17; Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 72:omnium eo sententiae decurrerunt, ut, pax, etc.,
come to, Liv. 38, 8:ides se non illuc decurrere, quod,
Tac. A. 4, 40:ad Philotam,
Curt. 7, 1, 28:ad consulendum te,
Plin. Ep. 10, 96.— Pass. impers.:decurritur ad leniorem sententiam,
they come to, Liv. 6, 19; Quint. 6, 1, 2:sermo extra calcem decurrens,
Amm. 21, 1, 14:postremo eo decursum est, ut, etc.,
Liv. 26, 18; so id. 22, 31; 31, 20; Tac. A. 3, 59.—Act., to run or pass through:B.decurso aetatis spatio,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 14;and so of one's course of life,
id. Merc. 3, 2, 4; Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 6; Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 33; cf.:lumen vitae,
Lucr. 3, 1042: noctis iter, Pac. ap. Varr. L. L. 6, p. 6 Müll. (v. 347 Ribb.):vitam,
Prop. 2, 15, 41; Phaedr. 4, 1, 2;aetatem (with agere),
Cic. Quint. 31 fin.: tuque ades inceptumque unā decurre laborem (the fig. is that of sailing in a vessel; cf.soon after: pelagoque volans da vela patenti),
Verg. G. 2, 39 Heyne:ista, quae abs te breviter de arte decursa sunt,
treated, discussed, Cic. de Or. 1, 32, 148; cf.:equos pugnasque virum decurrere versu,
to sing, Stat. Silv. 5, 3, 149: prius... quam mea tot laudes decurrere carmina possint, Auct. Paneg. in Pis. 198.—In partic.1.Pregn.: ad aliquid, to betake one's self to, have recourse to:2.ad haec extrema et inimicissima jura tam cupide decurrebas, ut, etc.,
Cic. Quint. 15; so,ad istam hortationem,
id. Caecin. 33, 65:ad medicamenta,
Cels. 6, 18, 3:ad oraculum,
Just. 16, 3:ad miseras preces,
Hor. Od. 3, 29, 59:Haemonias ad artes,
Ov. A. A. 2, 99; cf.:assuetas ad artes (Circe),
id. Rem. Am. 287. Rarely to persons:ad Alexandri exercitum,
Just. 14, 2.— Pass. impers.:decurritur ad illud extremum atque ultimum S. C.... DENT OPERAM CONSVLES, etc.,
Caes. B. C. 1, 5, 3.—Of the heavenly bodies, to set, move downwards:3.qua sol decurrit meridies nuncupatur,
Mel. 1, 1, 1; Manil. 1, 505.—With acc., to traverse, Tibull. 4, 1, 160.—In the rhetor. lang. of Quint., said of speech, to run on, Quint. 9, 4, 55 sq.; 11, 1, 6; 12, 9, 2 al.—4.Proverb., to run through, i. e. to leave off:quadrigae meae decucurrerunt (sc. ex quo podagricus factus sum),
i. e. my former cheerfulness is at an end, is gone, Petr. 64, 3.—So, haec (vitia) aetate sunt decursa, laid aside, Coel. in Cic. Fam. 8, 13. -
18 Didymaeus
Dĭdymaeus, a, um, adj. of Didyma, a city of Ionia:oraculum Didymaei Apollinis,
Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 112; cf. ib. 6, 16, 18, § 49; Macr. Sat. 1, 17, 64, and v. Didyme, no. III. [p. 573] -
19 dodona
dōdōna, ae ( -ē, es, Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 228; Claud. III. Cons. Hon. 117), f., = Dôdônê, a city in Epirus, famed on account of its very ancient oracle of Jupiter, situated in an oak-grove, Cic. Div. 1, 43, 95; Plin. l. l.; Prop. 2, 21, 3 (3, 14, 3 M.); Ov. Tr. 4, 8, 43; Luc. 6, 426 al.—B.Meton.1.The sacred oak-grove of Dodona, Verg. G. 1, 149 Serv.—2.The Dodonean priests, Nep. Lys. 3, 2.—II.Derivv.A.Dōdō-naeus, a, um, adj., of Dodona, Dodonean:* B. C.quercus,
Cic. Att. 2, 4; cf. Ov. M. 7, 623:oraculum,
Cic. Div. 1, 1 fin.:Juppiter,
id. ib. 1, 34, 76; Mel. 2, 3, 5; Plin. 4, 1, 1, § 2:lebetas,
Verg. A. 3, 466:agmina,
Claud. Bell. Get. 136 al. —Dōdōnis, ĭdis, f. adj., Dodonean:D.terra,
Ov. M. 13, 716:quercus,
Val. Fl. 1, 32:Thyene,
i. e. one of the Hyades, as the nurses of Jupiter, Ov. F. 6, 711;these latter are called Dodonides Nymphae,
Hyg. Fab. 182.— -
20 Dodonaeus
dōdōna, ae ( -ē, es, Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 228; Claud. III. Cons. Hon. 117), f., = Dôdônê, a city in Epirus, famed on account of its very ancient oracle of Jupiter, situated in an oak-grove, Cic. Div. 1, 43, 95; Plin. l. l.; Prop. 2, 21, 3 (3, 14, 3 M.); Ov. Tr. 4, 8, 43; Luc. 6, 426 al.—B.Meton.1.The sacred oak-grove of Dodona, Verg. G. 1, 149 Serv.—2.The Dodonean priests, Nep. Lys. 3, 2.—II.Derivv.A.Dōdō-naeus, a, um, adj., of Dodona, Dodonean:* B. C.quercus,
Cic. Att. 2, 4; cf. Ov. M. 7, 623:oraculum,
Cic. Div. 1, 1 fin.:Juppiter,
id. ib. 1, 34, 76; Mel. 2, 3, 5; Plin. 4, 1, 1, § 2:lebetas,
Verg. A. 3, 466:agmina,
Claud. Bell. Get. 136 al. —Dōdōnis, ĭdis, f. adj., Dodonean:D.terra,
Ov. M. 13, 716:quercus,
Val. Fl. 1, 32:Thyene,
i. e. one of the Hyades, as the nurses of Jupiter, Ov. F. 6, 711;these latter are called Dodonides Nymphae,
Hyg. Fab. 182.—
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