palœstra

pălaestra, ae, f., = palaistra, a wrestling-school, wrestling-place, place of exercise, palœstra, where youths, with their bodies naked and anointed with oil, practised gymnastic exercises. Such palæstrae were also attached to private houses:

in palaestram venire,

Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 20; cf. id. ib. 3, 3, 27:

in palaestrā atque in foro,

id. Am. 4, 1, 3:

statuas in palaestrā ponere,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 14, § 36:

pars in gramineis exercent membra palaestris,

Verg. A. 6, 642. —Of the palæstrae in private houses, Varr. R. R. 3, 13:

(Fibrenus) tantum complectitur quod satis sit modicae palaestrae loci,

Cic. Leg. 2, 3, 6; id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2.—

Transf.

A wrestling in the palæstra, the exercise of wrestling:

non utuntur in ipsā lusione artificio proprio palaestrae, sed indicat ipse motus, didicerintne palaestram an nesciant,

Cic. de Or. 1, 16, 73:

exercent patrias oleo labente palaestras Nudati socii,

Verg. A. 3, 281:

corpora agresti nudant palaestrae,

id. G. 2, 531:

uncta palaestra,

Ov. H. 19, 11:

nitidā palaestrā ludere,

id. ib. 16, 149; cf. Luc. 4, 615.—Mercury was regarded as the founder of wrestling combats, Hor. C. 1, 10, 4; Luc. 9, 661.—

In the lang. of comedy, a brothel, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 34; Ter. Phorm. 3, 1, 20.—

Exercises in the school of rhetoric, rhetorical exercises, a school of rhetoric, a school:

nitidum genus verborum sed palaestrae magis et olei, quam hujus civilis turbae ac fori,

Cic. de Or. 1, 18, 81:

non tam armis institutus, quam palaestrā,

id. Brut. 9, 37:

sic adjuvet, ut palaestra histrionem,

id. Or. 4, 14; 56, 186; cf. id. ib. 68, 228: Antipater habuit (in scribendā historiā) vires agrestes ille quidem atque horridas sine nitore ac palaestrā, [p. 1291] id. Leg. 1, 2, 6.—

An art or skill:

utemur eā palaestrā, quam a te didicimus,

Cic. Att. 5, 13, 1.

pălaestrĭcus, a, um, adj., = palaistrikos, of or belonging to the palœstra, palœstric:

pro exercitu gymnastico et palaestrico hoc habemus,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 7:

palaestrici motūs,

the motions of a dancingmaster, Cic. Off. 1, 36, 130:

magister,

Quint. 2, 8, 7; cf.

doctores,

id. 12, 2, 12:

facies decora et suci palaestrici plena,

App. Mag. p. 315.—Sarcastically of Verres:

palaestricus praetor, because he illegally decided a cause in favor of a company of wrestlers,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 54.—

Subst.

pălaestrĭcus, i, m., a teacher of the art of wrestling, Quint. 1, 11, 15.—

pălae-strĭca, ae, f., the art of wrestling, Quint. 2, 21, 11.—Hence, advv.

pălaestrĭcē, after the manner of the palœstra:

palaestrice spatiari in xysto,

Cic. Opt. Gen. 3.—

In the Greek form pălaestrĭcōs, = palaistrikôs, the same (ante-class.), Afran. ap. Non. 154, 12 (Com. Rel. p. 157, v. 154 Rib.).

pălaestrĭcus, a, um, adj., = palaistrikos, of or belonging to the palœstra, palœstric:

pro exercitu gymnastico et palaestrico hoc habemus,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 7:

palaestrici motūs,

the motions of a dancingmaster, Cic. Off. 1, 36, 130:

magister,

Quint. 2, 8, 7; cf.

doctores,

id. 12, 2, 12:

facies decora et suci palaestrici plena,

App. Mag. p. 315.—Sarcastically of Verres:

palaestricus praetor, because he illegally decided a cause in favor of a company of wrestlers,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 54.—

Subst.

pălaestrĭcus, i, m., a teacher of the art of wrestling, Quint. 1, 11, 15.—

pălae-strĭca, ae, f., the art of wrestling, Quint. 2, 21, 11.—Hence, advv.

pălaestrĭcē, after the manner of the palœstra:

palaestrice spatiari in xysto,

Cic. Opt. Gen. 3.—

In the Greek form pălaestrĭcōs, = palaistrikôs, the same (ante-class.), Afran. ap. Non. 154, 12 (Com. Rel. p. 157, v. 154 Rib.).

cōrycus ( cōrĭ-), i, m., = kôrukos, a leathern sack filled with sand, flour, etc., by means of which the athletae exercised in the palæstra; only fig.:

corycus laterum et vocis meae Bestia,

Cic. Phil. 13, 12, 26 B. and K., Halm; cf. Klotz and Orell. ad loc.

Cōrycus or - ŏs, i, m., = Kôrukos, a promontory in Cilicia, with a town and harbor of the same name, and a cave, very celebrated in ancient times; also famous for its production of saffron; now Khorgos, Mel 1, 13, 2; Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 92; Cic. Fam. 12, 13, 2; Liv. 33, 20, 4 al.:

Corycus mons,

Sen. Q. N. 3, 11, 2.—Hence,

Cōry-cĭus, a, um, adj., Corycian:

specus,

Mel. 1, 13, 3:

antra,

Plin. 31, 2, 20, § 30:

crocus,

Hor. S. 2, 4, 68; cf. Plin. 21, 6, 17, § 31;

in the same sense, nimbus,

Mart. 9, 39;

and, comae,

Stat. S. 5, 1, 214:

senex,

Verg. G. 4, 127.—

Corycus, a promontory and harbor on the coast of Ionia, now Ko/raka, Liv. 37, 12, 10; 36, 43, 13.—

A town in Pamphylia, Eutr. 6, 31.

cōrycus ( cōrĭ-), i, m., = kôrukos, a leathern sack filled with sand, flour, etc., by means of which the athletae exercised in the palæstra; only fig.:

corycus laterum et vocis meae Bestia,

Cic. Phil. 13, 12, 26 B. and K., Halm; cf. Klotz and Orell. ad loc.

Cōrycus or - ŏs, i, m., = Kôrukos, a promontory in Cilicia, with a town and harbor of the same name, and a cave, very celebrated in ancient times; also famous for its production of saffron; now Khorgos, Mel 1, 13, 2; Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 92; Cic. Fam. 12, 13, 2; Liv. 33, 20, 4 al.:

Corycus mons,

Sen. Q. N. 3, 11, 2.—Hence,

Cōry-cĭus, a, um, adj., Corycian:

specus,

Mel. 1, 13, 3:

antra,

Plin. 31, 2, 20, § 30:

crocus,

Hor. S. 2, 4, 68; cf. Plin. 21, 6, 17, § 31;

in the same sense, nimbus,

Mart. 9, 39;

and, comae,

Stat. S. 5, 1, 214:

senex,

Verg. G. 4, 127.—

Corycus, a promontory and harbor on the coast of Ionia, now Ko/raka, Liv. 37, 12, 10; 36, 43, 13.—

A town in Pamphylia, Eutr. 6, 31.

cōrycus ( cōrĭ-), i, m., = kôrukos, a leathern sack filled with sand, flour, etc., by means of which the athletae exercised in the palæstra; only fig.:

corycus laterum et vocis meae Bestia,

Cic. Phil. 13, 12, 26 B. and K., Halm; cf. Klotz and Orell. ad loc.

Cōrycus or - ŏs, i, m., = Kôrukos, a promontory in Cilicia, with a town and harbor of the same name, and a cave, very celebrated in ancient times; also famous for its production of saffron; now Khorgos, Mel 1, 13, 2; Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 92; Cic. Fam. 12, 13, 2; Liv. 33, 20, 4 al.:

Corycus mons,

Sen. Q. N. 3, 11, 2.—Hence,

Cōry-cĭus, a, um, adj., Corycian:

specus,

Mel. 1, 13, 3:

antra,

Plin. 31, 2, 20, § 30:

crocus,

Hor. S. 2, 4, 68; cf. Plin. 21, 6, 17, § 31;

in the same sense, nimbus,

Mart. 9, 39;

and, comae,

Stat. S. 5, 1, 214:

senex,

Verg. G. 4, 127.—

Corycus, a promontory and harbor on the coast of Ionia, now Ko/raka, Liv. 37, 12, 10; 36, 43, 13.—

A town in Pamphylia, Eutr. 6, 31.

cōrycus ( cōrĭ-), i, m., = kôrukos, a leathern sack filled with sand, flour, etc., by means of which the athletae exercised in the palæstra; only fig.:

corycus laterum et vocis meae Bestia,

Cic. Phil. 13, 12, 26 B. and K., Halm; cf. Klotz and Orell. ad loc.

Cōrycus or - ŏs, i, m., = Kôrukos, a promontory in Cilicia, with a town and harbor of the same name, and a cave, very celebrated in ancient times; also famous for its production of saffron; now Khorgos, Mel 1, 13, 2; Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 92; Cic. Fam. 12, 13, 2; Liv. 33, 20, 4 al.:

Corycus mons,

Sen. Q. N. 3, 11, 2.—Hence,

Cōry-cĭus, a, um, adj., Corycian:

specus,

Mel. 1, 13, 3:

antra,

Plin. 31, 2, 20, § 30:

crocus,

Hor. S. 2, 4, 68; cf. Plin. 21, 6, 17, § 31;

in the same sense, nimbus,

Mart. 9, 39;

and, comae,

Stat. S. 5, 1, 214:

senex,

Verg. G. 4, 127.—

Corycus, a promontory and harbor on the coast of Ionia, now Ko/raka, Liv. 37, 12, 10; 36, 43, 13.—

A town in Pamphylia, Eutr. 6, 31.

ŏlĕum, i, n., = elaion, oil, olive-oil.

Lit., Cato, R. R. 64 sq.; Varr. R. R. 1, 55; Col. 12, 50; Plin. 15, 6, 6, § 21;

Lex. Thor. lin. 95 Rudorff. p. 191: instillare oleum lumini,

Cic. Sen. 11, 36:

juventus Nudatos umeros oleo perfusa nitescit,

Verg. A. 5, 135; Ov. Tr. 3, 12, 21:

ungere caules oleo meliore,

Hor. S. 2, 3, 125; Inscr. Orell. 748:

BALNEVM CVM OLEO GRATVITO DEDIT,

ib. 3738. —As a fig. of softness, gentleness:

oleo tranquillior,

quieter, gentler, stiller than oil, Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 66.—Prov.:

oleum et operam perdere (alluding to nocturnal labors),

to lose one's time and trouble, to spend them in vain, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 119; Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 3:

ne et opera et oleum philologiae nostrae perierit,

id. Att. 2, 17, 1; cf.:

ante lucem cum scriberem contra Epicureos, de eodem oleo et operā exaravi nescio quid ad te,

id. ib. 13, 38, 1:

petit hic (labor) plus temporis atque olei plus,

Juv. 7, 99: oleum addere camino, to add oil to the fire, i. e. to aggravate an evil, Hor. S. 2, 3, 321 (cf. the Gr. pittêi kai elaiôi pur katasbennunai).—

Trop.

The palœstra (from the use of oil to anoint the bodies of wrestlers):

ego eram decus olei,

Cat. 63, 65.—

Transf., literary contests or rhetorical exercises:

genus verborum nitidum, sed palaestrae magis et olei, quam hujus civilis turbae ac fori,

more proper for exercises in the school or for disputations, than for use in public, Cic. de Or. 1, 18, 81.—

(In eccl. Lat.) The spirit, inspiration:

unxit te Deus oleo exultationis,

Vulg. Heb. 1, 9; id. Isa. 61, 3.

ŏlīvum or ŏlīvom, i, n. [id.].

Lit.

Oil ( poet. and in post-class. prose for oleum):

eme die caecā hercle olivum, id vendito oculatā die,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67; id. As. 2, 4, 26; id. Ps. 1, 2, 76; Lucr. 2, 392; id. 6, 1073:

inolens,

id. 2, 850:

pingue,

Verg. E. 5, 68; Ov. M. 10, 176:

perfundere pisces olivo,

Hor. S. 2, 4, 50:

si ex olivis meis olivum feceris,

Gai. Inst. 2, 79.—

Trop., the palœstra (from the use of oil to anoint wrestlers):

cur olivum vitat?

Hor. C. 1, 8, 8; cf. oleum.—

Transf., an ointment, unguent:

Syrio fragrans olivo,

Cat. 6. 8; Prop. 4, 16, 31.

ŏlīvum or ŏlīvom, i, n. [id.].

Lit.

Oil ( poet. and in post-class. prose for oleum):

eme die caecā hercle olivum, id vendito oculatā die,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67; id. As. 2, 4, 26; id. Ps. 1, 2, 76; Lucr. 2, 392; id. 6, 1073:

inolens,

id. 2, 850:

pingue,

Verg. E. 5, 68; Ov. M. 10, 176:

perfundere pisces olivo,

Hor. S. 2, 4, 50:

si ex olivis meis olivum feceris,

Gai. Inst. 2, 79.—

Trop., the palœstra (from the use of oil to anoint wrestlers):

cur olivum vitat?

Hor. C. 1, 8, 8; cf. oleum.—

Transf., an ointment, unguent:

Syrio fragrans olivo,

Cat. 6. 8; Prop. 4, 16, 31.

unctĭo, ōnis, f. [ungo], a besmearing. anointing.

Lit.:

sudatoriae,

Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 73:

cottidiana,

Col. 12, 53, 3. philosophorum omnes unctionis causā relinquunt, i. e. to go and anoint themselves for wrestling in the palæstra, Cic. de Or. 2, 5, 21; Quint. 11, 3, 19.—

Transf., an ointment, unguent:

ita ut unctio inarescat,

Plin. 28, 11, 47, § 171.

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