presented

rŏgātĭo, ōnis, f. [id.].

Publicists' t. t., an inquiry of the people as to whether they will decree this or that, a proposal to the people for passing a law or decree, a proposed law or decree, a bill:

quae (rogatio) de Pompeio a Gellio et a Lentulo consulibus lata est,

was proposed, presented, introduced, Cic. Balb. 14, 33:

quibus lege aut rogatione civitas aut libertas erepta sit,

id. Caecin. 84, 100 Halm ad loc.:

rogationem ferre de aliquo,

id. Sull. 23, 65:

in aliquem,

id. Brut. 23, 89:

ad populum,

Caes. B. C. 3, 1:

ad plebem,

Liv. 33, 25:

in dissuasione rogationis ejus, quae contra coloniam Narbonensem ferebatur,

Cic. Clu. 51, 140:

Piso lator rogationis idem erat dissuasor,

id. Att. 1, 14, 5:

rogationem promulgare,

Sall. J. 40, 1; cf.:

promulgantur uno eodemque tempore rogationes ab eodem tribuno de meā pernicie et de provinciis consulum,

Cic. Sest. 10 fin.; Liv. 41, 6:

suasit rogationem,

recommended, spoke in favor of it, Cic. Rep. 3, 18, 28; id. Off. 3, 30, 109:

intercedere rogationi,

to oppose it, id. de Or. 2, 47, 197:

rogationem accipere,

to accept it, id. Att. 1, 14, 5;

for which: rogationes jubere (opp. antiquare),

Liv. 6, 39:

per vim rogationem perferre,

to carry through, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 2, 3:

cum provocatione rogationem pertulit,

Liv. 3, 54, 15:

recitare rogationis carmen,

id. 3, 64, 10. — The formula made use of in such a rogation runs thus, in Gell. 5, 19, 9: velitis jubeatis uti, etc. (here follows the proposed law; at the close): haec ita uti dixi ita vos Quirites rogo.—

Transf., in gen.,

A question, interrogation, only as a figure of speech:

rogatio atque huic finitima quasi percontatio,

Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 203; Quint. 9, 1, 29. —

An asking, demanding; a prayer, entreaty, request (very rare):

ego Curtium non modo rogatione sed etiam testimonio tuo diligo,

Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3, § 10; id. Planc. 10, 25:

injusta amici,

Val. Max. 6, 4, 4; Vulg. Ecclus. 4, 4.

Sĭgillārĭa, ōrum, ibus and iis, n. [sigilla].

The last days of the Saturnalia, in which people made each other presents, especially of little images; the feast of images, Macr. S. 1, 10 fin.; 1, 11; Tiber. ap. Suet. Claud. 5; Spart. Carac. 1 fin. (called by Aus. Eclog. Fer. Rom. 52, festa sigillorum; and by Lucil. ap. Porph. Hor. S. 1, 5, 87, Servorum festus).—

Transf.

The little images presented on the Sigillaria:

alicui sigillaria afferre,

Sen. Ep. 12, 3 (called sigillaricia, Spart. Hadr. 17).—

Images of the gods:

adoratis sigillaribus suis,

Tert. Or. 12; Arn. 6, 197; 6, 199.—

A place in Rome where these little images were sold, the image-market, Suet. Claud. 16 fin.; id. Ner. 28; Gell. 5, 4, 1; abl. Sigillaribus, Dig. 32, 1, 102:

Sigillariis,

Gell. 2, 3, 5.

sĭmŭlācrum, i, n. [simulo], an image formed in the likeness of a thing, a likeness, image, form, representation, semblance (class.; syn.: imago, effigies, signum).

Lit., of images formed by art, reflected in a mirror, or seen in a dream; of apparitions, visions, etc. (the latter mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

Of images formed by art, esp. of statues of the gods, an image, figure, portrait, effigy, statue, etc.:

alicujus effigiem simulacrumque servare,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 65, § 159; cf.:

statuas et imagines, non animorum simulacra sed corporum... relinquere,

id. Arch. 12, 30:

Helenae se pingere simulacrum velle dixit (Zeuxis),

id. Inv. 2, 1, 1; cf. id. Fam. 5, 12, 7:

delubra magnifica humanis consecrata simulacris,

id. Rep. 3, 9, 14;

but cf.: simulacrum deae non effigie humanā,

Tac. H. 2, 3:

deorum simulacra sanctissima,

Cic. Div. in Caecil. 1, 3;

so of the images of the gods,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 72, § 185; Caes. B. G. 6, 16; 6, 17; id. B. C. 2, 5; 3, 105; Tac. H. 2, 3; id. A. 12, 22 al.:

tueri aras simulacraque divom,

Lucr. 5, 75; 5, 308:

et bene facta deum frangit simulacra,

id. 6, 419; Verg. A. 2, 172; Ov. M. 10, 694; 15, 658 al.; cf.:

Herculis simulacrum,

Liv. 9, 44 fin.: simulacra oppidorum, Cic. Pis. 25, 60; cf.

pugnarum,

Liv. 41, 28, 10:

Balbum in triumpho omnium gentium urbiumque nomina ac simulacra duxisse,

Plin. 5, 5, 5, § 36; cf.

also: simulacrum celebrati diei pingere,

Liv. 24, 16 fin.:

montium, fluviorum,

Tac. A. 2, 41.— Poet., of the Trojan horse, Verg. A. 2, 232 (for which, effigies, id. ib. 2, 184).—

Adverb.: ad or per simulacrum (like ad similitudinem, formam), in the form of, after the pattern of:

aurata aedes ad simulacrum templi Veneris collocata,

Suet. Caes. 84:

ad simulacrum ignium ardens Pharus,

id. Flor. 4, 2, 88; cf.:

ad simulacrum caelestium siderum,

id. ib. 1, 2, 3:

digiti per litterarum simulacra ducuntur,

Sen. Ep. 94, 51.—

An image, form, shade, phantom seen in a mirror, in a dream, etc.; analogous to the Gr. eidôlon:

quaecunque apparent nobis simulacra,

Lucr. 4, 99; cf.:

per aquas, quae nunc rerum simulacra videmus,

id. 1, 1060:

quid frustra simulacra fugacia (in aquā visa) captas?

Ov. M. 3, 432. —Of the shades or ghosts of the departed:

quaedam simulacra modis pallentia miris,

Lucr. 1, 123 (cf. Verg. G. 1, 477 infra); cf.:

est via declivis (in Tartarum)... umbrae recentes Descendunt illac simulacraque functa sepulcris,

Ov. M. 4, 435; so id. ib. 10, 14:

simulacra cara parentis,

id. ib. 14, 112; cf. Verg. A. 2, 772:

ut bibere in somnis sitiens cum quaerit... laticum simulacra petit, etc.,

Lucr. 4, 1099; cf.:

(canes) Expergefacti secuntur inania saepe Cervorum simulacra,

id. 4, 995:

simulacra inania somni,

Ov. H. 9, 39:

vana (noctis),

id. Am. 1, 6, 9:

simulacra modis pallentia miris Visa sub obscurum noctis,

Verg. G. 1, 477; Sil. 3, 650 al.; cf.:

ne vacua mens audita simulacra et inanes sibi metus fingeret,

Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 7.—

In the philosoph. lang. of Lucret. (like the Gr. eidôlon and the Lat. spectrum), the form or image of an object of sense or thought presented to the mind; a representation, idea, conception, Lucr. 2, 112; 4, 130; 4, 149 sq.—

Of mnemonic signs, types, or emblems:

ut res ipsas rerum effigies notaret atque ut locis pro cerā, simulacris pro litteris uteremur,

Cic. de Or. 2, 86, 354.—

A description, a portraiture of character:

non inseram simulacrum viri copiosi (Catonis), quae dixerit referendo,

Liv. 45, 25.—

A likeness or similitude:

diu disputavi, Hominem quojus rei Similem esse arbitrarer simulacrumque habere: Id repperi jam exemplum, etc.,

Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 6.—

In partic., with the predominant idea of mere imitation (opp. to that which is original or real), a shadow, semblance, appearance, etc.:

simulacrum aliquod ac vestigium civitatis,

Cic. Fam. 10, 1, 1; cf.:

simulacra virtutis,

id. Off. 1, 15, 46; and:

haec simulacra sunt auspiciorum, auspicia nullo modo,

id. Div. 2, 33, 71:

libertatis,

Tac. A. 1, 77:

belli simulacra cientes,

i.e. mock-fights, sham-fights, Lucr. 2, 41; 2, 324:

pugnaeque cient simulacra sub armis,

Verg. A. 5, 585; 5, 674; Sil. 16, 529; 7, 119; cf.:

simulacrum navalis pugnae,

Liv. 26, 51, 6; 35, 26, 2:

quibusdam pugnae simulacris ad verum discrimen aciemque justam consuescimus,

Quint. 2, 10, 8; so,

ludicrum pugnae,

Liv. 40, 9:

decurrentis exercitūs,

id. 44, 9:

vindemiae,

Tac. A. 11, 31:

civilitatis particulae,

Quint. 2, 15, 25:

inania,

id. 10, 5, 17.

sub-stĭtŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3, v. a. [statuo].

To set, put, place, or lay under, to set or place next to any thing (so rare and mostly post - Aug.).

Lit.:

lapides plantae,

Pall. Mart. 10, 22:

post elephantos armaturas leves,

Hirt. B. Afr. 59, 3.—

Trop.:

substituerat animo speciem corporis amplam ac magnificam,

had presented to his imagination, figured to himself, Liv. 28, 35; cf.:

funera fratrum Debueras oculis substituisse tuis,

Ov. R. Am. 574:

substituebantur crimini,

were subjected to the charge, were accused, Plin. Ep. 6, 31, 8:

aliquem arbitrio,

Dig. 38, 1, 30.—

To put instead or in the place of another, to substitute (class.; syn.: suppono, subrogo).

In gen.:

in eorum locum cives Romanos,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 28, § 72:

pontificem in locum Scipionis,

Suet. Tib. 4; Nep. Alcib. 7, 3; cf. Col. 5, 6, 1:

nunc pro te Verrem substituisti alterum civitati,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 69, § 161; cf. Liv. 38, 42:

aliam tabulam pro eā,

Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 91:

substituta fili persona,

id. 18, 3, 4, § 17: philosophiam nobis pro rei publicae procuratione, Cic. Div. 2, 2, 7.—With dat.:

consulem alicui,

Vell. 2, 58, 3; cf. Suet. Caes. 76:

equites Siculis,

Liv. 29, 1:

alia semina demortuis,

Col. 4, 17, 3:

libros de oratore his,

Quint. 3, 6, 60:

fortunam culpae,

id. 7, 4, 15:

personas,

id. 3, 8, 54:

defuncto altero e consulibus, neminem substituit,

Suet. Ner. 15:

substituitur mutua accusatio,

Quint. 7, 2, 9.—With in and abl. (late Lat.):

in locis suis secunda,

Amm. 15, 5, 23.—

In partic., in jurid. lang.: substituere heredem (alicui), to make second or alternate heir, in case the first should die:

heredes aut instituti dicuntur aut substituti: instituti primo gradu, substituti secundo vel tertio,

Dig. 28, 6, 1 sq.:

heredes invicem,

Suet. Tib. 76; so,

heredem (alicui),

id. Galb. 9; Quint. 7, 6, 9 al.—So with ellipsis of heredem:

inpuberi filio,

Dig. 28, 6, 1 sq.

torquātus, a, um, adj. [torques], adorned with a neck-chain or collar. In gen.:

miles,

presented with a chain for his bravery, Veg. Mil. 2, 7 fin.:

affuit Alecto brevibus torquata colubris,

with snakes coiled about her neck, Ov. H. 2, 119:

palumbus,

the ring-dove, Mart. 13, 67, 1: quid de aliis dicimus, qui calamistratos et torquatos habeant in ministerio, Amhros. Ep. 69, 7.

Torquātus, i, m. [1. torquatus], the surname of T. Manlius, so called because he put on the neck-chain of a Gaul whom he slew in single combat; also, of his descendants, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 19; Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 23; id. Off. 3, 31, 112; Liv. 7, 10; Flor. 1, 13.— Adj.:

Torquata nomina,

Luc. 7, 584.—Hence, Torquātĭānus, a, um, of or belonging to a Torquatus, Torquatian:

horti,

Front. Aquaed. 5.

torquātus, a, um, adj. [torques], adorned with a neck-chain or collar. In gen.:

miles,

presented with a chain for his bravery, Veg. Mil. 2, 7 fin.:

affuit Alecto brevibus torquata colubris,

with snakes coiled about her neck, Ov. H. 2, 119:

palumbus,

the ring-dove, Mart. 13, 67, 1: quid de aliis dicimus, qui calamistratos et torquatos habeant in ministerio, Amhros. Ep. 69, 7.

Torquātus, i, m. [1. torquatus], the surname of T. Manlius, so called because he put on the neck-chain of a Gaul whom he slew in single combat; also, of his descendants, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 19; Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 23; id. Off. 3, 31, 112; Liv. 7, 10; Flor. 1, 13.— Adj.:

Torquata nomina,

Luc. 7, 584.—Hence, Torquātĭānus, a, um, of or belonging to a Torquatus, Torquatian:

horti,

Front. Aquaed. 5.

trĭbūnīcĭus or - tĭus, a, um, adj. [id.], of or belonging to a tribune, tribunitial:

tribunicia potestas,

Cic. de Or. 2, 28, 124; Caes. B. C. 1, 7; Flor. 3, 13, 1; Val. Max. 2, 9, 8:

vis,

Caes. B. C. 1, 7; Sall. H. 3, 61, 12 Dietsch; cf.

seditiones,

id. J. 37, 1:

terrores,

Cic. Fam. 2, 18, 3:

procellae,

Liv. 2, 1. mucro aliqui, Cic. Leg. 3, 9, 21:

comitia,

for the election of tribunes of the people, id. Att. 1, 1. 1; cf.

candidati,

id. Q. Fr. 2, 15. [p. 1897] b, 4:

leges,

proposed by the tribunes of the people, id. Agr. 2, 8, 21:

auxilium,

Val. Max. 6, 1, 7:

furor,

id. 6, 2, 3:

equites Romanos in tribunicium restituit honorem,

i. e. of military tribunes, Caes. B. C. 1, 77. —

Subst.: trĭbūnīcĭus, ii, m., one that has been a tribune, an ex-tribune:

qui aedilicii, qui tribunicii, qui quaestorii,

Cic. Phil. 13, 14, 30; Liv. 3, 35, 5:

INTER TRIBVNICIOS RELATO,

i. e. presented with the title of tribune, Inscr. Orell. 3146.

trĭbūnīcĭus or - tĭus, a, um, adj. [id.], of or belonging to a tribune, tribunitial:

tribunicia potestas,

Cic. de Or. 2, 28, 124; Caes. B. C. 1, 7; Flor. 3, 13, 1; Val. Max. 2, 9, 8:

vis,

Caes. B. C. 1, 7; Sall. H. 3, 61, 12 Dietsch; cf.

seditiones,

id. J. 37, 1:

terrores,

Cic. Fam. 2, 18, 3:

procellae,

Liv. 2, 1. mucro aliqui, Cic. Leg. 3, 9, 21:

comitia,

for the election of tribunes of the people, id. Att. 1, 1. 1; cf.

candidati,

id. Q. Fr. 2, 15. [p. 1897] b, 4:

leges,

proposed by the tribunes of the people, id. Agr. 2, 8, 21:

auxilium,

Val. Max. 6, 1, 7:

furor,

id. 6, 2, 3:

equites Romanos in tribunicium restituit honorem,

i. e. of military tribunes, Caes. B. C. 1, 77. —

Subst.: trĭbūnīcĭus, ii, m., one that has been a tribune, an ex-tribune:

qui aedilicii, qui tribunicii, qui quaestorii,

Cic. Phil. 13, 14, 30; Liv. 3, 35, 5:

INTER TRIBVNICIOS RELATO,

i. e. presented with the title of tribune, Inscr. Orell. 3146.

Vĕnus, ĕris ( gen. sing. VENERVS, Inscr. Orell. 1364), f. [v. veneror], the goddess of Love, the goddess Venus, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 59 sq.; id. Div. 1, 13, 23; id. Or. 2, 5; id. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Lucr. 1, 2; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1:

filius Veneris,

i. e. Cupid, Ov. M. 1, 463; cf.

puerum,

id. Am. 1, 10, 17; also Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 325; and in jest, Venere prognatus, of C. Julius Cœar, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2:

Veneris mensis,

i. e. April, Ov. F. 4, 61.—

Transf.

Love, sexual love, venery (as euphemism freq.):

sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus,

Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 6:

Venus trivio conmissa,

Prop. 4 (5), 7, 19; Verg. G. 3, 97; Ov. M. 10, 80; 10, 434; 11, 306; 12, 198; App. M. 1, p. 106, 13; Quint. 8, 6, 24; Tac. G. 20; Col. 6, 27, 10.—

Like the Engl. love, to denote a beloved object, beloved:

nec veneres nostras hoc fallit,

Lucr. 4, 1185:

mea Venus,

Verg. E. 3, 68; Hor. C. 1, 27, 14; 1, 33, 13.—

Qualities that excite love, loveliness, attractiveness, beauty, grace, elegance, charms (sing. and plur.;

not in Cic.): quo fugit venus? quo color? decens Quo motus?

Hor. C. 4, 13, 17:

ac bene nummatum decorat suadela venusque,

id. Ep. 1, 6, 38; id. A. P. 42; Sen. Ben. 2, 28, 1:

fabula nullius veneris sine pondere et arte,

Hor. A. P. 320:

sermo ipse Romanus non recipere videatur illam solis concessam Atticis venerem,

Quint. 10, 1, 100:

quod cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur,

id. 6, 3, 18; so (with gratia) id. 4, 2, 116.—

Of paintings: deesse iis unam illam suam venerem dicebat, quam Graeci charita vocant,

Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 79.— Plur.:

profecto Amoenitates omnium venerum atque venustatum adfero,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 5:

Isocrates omnes dicendi veneres sectatus est,

Quint. 10, 1, 79.—

The planet Venus, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; id. Rep. 6, 17, 17.—

The highest throw at dice, when each of the dice presented a different number, the Venus throw, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 45; Hor. C. 2, 7, 25; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71; cf. in the foll.—

Derivv.:

Vĕnĕrĕus

or

Vĕnĕrĭus

, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Venus:

sacerdos,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23:

antistita,

id. ib. 3, 2, 10:

nepotulus,

id. Mil. 5, 20; 5, 28:

nutricatus,

id. ib. 3, 1, 54:

servi,

temple-slaves of the Erycinian Venus in Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 50; 2, 5, 54, § 141; v. also infra, B. 2.: res, voluptates, etc., of or belonging to sexual love, venereous, venereal, Cic. Sen. 14, 47; id. Div. 2, 69, 143:

visa,

Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 166; Col. 12, 4, 3; cf. in a pun: homo, belonging to Venus and lascivious (of Verres), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 141:

delphinus,

wanton, Gell. 7, 8, 1:

nostros quoque antiquiores poëtas amasios et Venerios fuisse,

id. 19, 9, 9:

pira,

a kind of pear, Venus-pear, Col. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56.—

Vĕnĕrĕus ( Vĕnĕrĭus), i, m. (i. e. jactus), the Venus-throw at dice (v. supra, I. B. 5.), Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23; 2, 21, 48; 2, 59, 121; also Vĕnĕrĕum, i, n.: hoc Venereum [p. 1971] est, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 55.—

Vĕnĕrĕi ( Vĕnĕrĭi), ōrum, m. (i. e. servi), the templeslaves of the Erycinian Venus (v. supra), Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 92; 2, 3, 25, § 61; id. Clu. 15, 43.—

Vĕnĕrĕae ( Vĕnĕrĭae), ārum, f. (i. e. conchae), a kind of mussels, Venus-shell, Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 103; 32, 11, 53, § 151.

vēnus, ūs, m., or vēnum ( vaen-), i, n. (occurring only in the forms venui, veno, and venum) [Gr. ônos, price; ônê, purchase; cf. Sanscr. vasuas, price; vasuam, wages; and perh. Germ. Gewinn], sale.

Form venui (late Lat.):

rogavit haberetne venui lacte?

App. M. 8, p. 210, 12:

cantherium venui subicere,

id. ib. 8, p. 221, 29.—

Form veno (post-Aug.):

posita veno irritamenta luxus,

Tac. A. 14, 15:

quae veno exercerent,

id. ib. 13, 51.—

Acc. venum (class.):

dare aliquem venum,

to sell, Liv. 24, 47, 6:

venum cuncta dari,

Claud. in Rufin. 1, 179;

hence the compound venumdo, q. v.: ut ejus familia ad aedem Cereris venum iret,

Liv. 3, 55, 7:

pileatos servos venum solitos ire,

Gell. 7, 4, 1:

venum iturum,

Sen. Const. 3, 2:

seque et sua tradita venum Castra videt,

Luc. 4, 206:

venum redibat,

Claud. in Eutr. 1, 37.

Vĕnus, ĕris ( gen. sing. VENERVS, Inscr. Orell. 1364), f. [v. veneror], the goddess of Love, the goddess Venus, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 59 sq.; id. Div. 1, 13, 23; id. Or. 2, 5; id. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Lucr. 1, 2; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1:

filius Veneris,

i. e. Cupid, Ov. M. 1, 463; cf.

puerum,

id. Am. 1, 10, 17; also Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 325; and in jest, Venere prognatus, of C. Julius Cœar, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2:

Veneris mensis,

i. e. April, Ov. F. 4, 61.—

Transf.

Love, sexual love, venery (as euphemism freq.):

sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus,

Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 6:

Venus trivio conmissa,

Prop. 4 (5), 7, 19; Verg. G. 3, 97; Ov. M. 10, 80; 10, 434; 11, 306; 12, 198; App. M. 1, p. 106, 13; Quint. 8, 6, 24; Tac. G. 20; Col. 6, 27, 10.—

Like the Engl. love, to denote a beloved object, beloved:

nec veneres nostras hoc fallit,

Lucr. 4, 1185:

mea Venus,

Verg. E. 3, 68; Hor. C. 1, 27, 14; 1, 33, 13.—

Qualities that excite love, loveliness, attractiveness, beauty, grace, elegance, charms (sing. and plur.;

not in Cic.): quo fugit venus? quo color? decens Quo motus?

Hor. C. 4, 13, 17:

ac bene nummatum decorat suadela venusque,

id. Ep. 1, 6, 38; id. A. P. 42; Sen. Ben. 2, 28, 1:

fabula nullius veneris sine pondere et arte,

Hor. A. P. 320:

sermo ipse Romanus non recipere videatur illam solis concessam Atticis venerem,

Quint. 10, 1, 100:

quod cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur,

id. 6, 3, 18; so (with gratia) id. 4, 2, 116.—

Of paintings: deesse iis unam illam suam venerem dicebat, quam Graeci charita vocant,

Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 79.— Plur.:

profecto Amoenitates omnium venerum atque venustatum adfero,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 5:

Isocrates omnes dicendi veneres sectatus est,

Quint. 10, 1, 79.—

The planet Venus, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; id. Rep. 6, 17, 17.—

The highest throw at dice, when each of the dice presented a different number, the Venus throw, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 45; Hor. C. 2, 7, 25; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71; cf. in the foll.—

Derivv.:

Vĕnĕrĕus

or

Vĕnĕrĭus

, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Venus:

sacerdos,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23:

antistita,

id. ib. 3, 2, 10:

nepotulus,

id. Mil. 5, 20; 5, 28:

nutricatus,

id. ib. 3, 1, 54:

servi,

temple-slaves of the Erycinian Venus in Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 50; 2, 5, 54, § 141; v. also infra, B. 2.: res, voluptates, etc., of or belonging to sexual love, venereous, venereal, Cic. Sen. 14, 47; id. Div. 2, 69, 143:

visa,

Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 166; Col. 12, 4, 3; cf. in a pun: homo, belonging to Venus and lascivious (of Verres), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 141:

delphinus,

wanton, Gell. 7, 8, 1:

nostros quoque antiquiores poëtas amasios et Venerios fuisse,

id. 19, 9, 9:

pira,

a kind of pear, Venus-pear, Col. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56.—

Vĕnĕrĕus ( Vĕnĕrĭus), i, m. (i. e. jactus), the Venus-throw at dice (v. supra, I. B. 5.), Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23; 2, 21, 48; 2, 59, 121; also Vĕnĕrĕum, i, n.: hoc Venereum [p. 1971] est, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 55.—

Vĕnĕrĕi ( Vĕnĕrĭi), ōrum, m. (i. e. servi), the templeslaves of the Erycinian Venus (v. supra), Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 92; 2, 3, 25, § 61; id. Clu. 15, 43.—

Vĕnĕrĕae ( Vĕnĕrĭae), ārum, f. (i. e. conchae), a kind of mussels, Venus-shell, Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 103; 32, 11, 53, § 151.

vēnus, ūs, m., or vēnum ( vaen-), i, n. (occurring only in the forms venui, veno, and venum) [Gr. ônos, price; ônê, purchase; cf. Sanscr. vasuas, price; vasuam, wages; and perh. Germ. Gewinn], sale.

Form venui (late Lat.):

rogavit haberetne venui lacte?

App. M. 8, p. 210, 12:

cantherium venui subicere,

id. ib. 8, p. 221, 29.—

Form veno (post-Aug.):

posita veno irritamenta luxus,

Tac. A. 14, 15:

quae veno exercerent,

id. ib. 13, 51.—

Acc. venum (class.):

dare aliquem venum,

to sell, Liv. 24, 47, 6:

venum cuncta dari,

Claud. in Rufin. 1, 179;

hence the compound venumdo, q. v.: ut ejus familia ad aedem Cereris venum iret,

Liv. 3, 55, 7:

pileatos servos venum solitos ire,

Gell. 7, 4, 1:

venum iturum,

Sen. Const. 3, 2:

seque et sua tradita venum Castra videt,

Luc. 4, 206:

venum redibat,

Claud. in Eutr. 1, 37.

Vĕnus, ĕris ( gen. sing. VENERVS, Inscr. Orell. 1364), f. [v. veneror], the goddess of Love, the goddess Venus, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 59 sq.; id. Div. 1, 13, 23; id. Or. 2, 5; id. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Lucr. 1, 2; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1:

filius Veneris,

i. e. Cupid, Ov. M. 1, 463; cf.

puerum,

id. Am. 1, 10, 17; also Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 325; and in jest, Venere prognatus, of C. Julius Cœar, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2:

Veneris mensis,

i. e. April, Ov. F. 4, 61.—

Transf.

Love, sexual love, venery (as euphemism freq.):

sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus,

Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 6:

Venus trivio conmissa,

Prop. 4 (5), 7, 19; Verg. G. 3, 97; Ov. M. 10, 80; 10, 434; 11, 306; 12, 198; App. M. 1, p. 106, 13; Quint. 8, 6, 24; Tac. G. 20; Col. 6, 27, 10.—

Like the Engl. love, to denote a beloved object, beloved:

nec veneres nostras hoc fallit,

Lucr. 4, 1185:

mea Venus,

Verg. E. 3, 68; Hor. C. 1, 27, 14; 1, 33, 13.—

Qualities that excite love, loveliness, attractiveness, beauty, grace, elegance, charms (sing. and plur.;

not in Cic.): quo fugit venus? quo color? decens Quo motus?

Hor. C. 4, 13, 17:

ac bene nummatum decorat suadela venusque,

id. Ep. 1, 6, 38; id. A. P. 42; Sen. Ben. 2, 28, 1:

fabula nullius veneris sine pondere et arte,

Hor. A. P. 320:

sermo ipse Romanus non recipere videatur illam solis concessam Atticis venerem,

Quint. 10, 1, 100:

quod cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur,

id. 6, 3, 18; so (with gratia) id. 4, 2, 116.—

Of paintings: deesse iis unam illam suam venerem dicebat, quam Graeci charita vocant,

Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 79.— Plur.:

profecto Amoenitates omnium venerum atque venustatum adfero,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 5:

Isocrates omnes dicendi veneres sectatus est,

Quint. 10, 1, 79.—

The planet Venus, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; id. Rep. 6, 17, 17.—

The highest throw at dice, when each of the dice presented a different number, the Venus throw, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 45; Hor. C. 2, 7, 25; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71; cf. in the foll.—

Derivv.:

Vĕnĕrĕus

or

Vĕnĕrĭus

, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Venus:

sacerdos,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23:

antistita,

id. ib. 3, 2, 10:

nepotulus,

id. Mil. 5, 20; 5, 28:

nutricatus,

id. ib. 3, 1, 54:

servi,

temple-slaves of the Erycinian Venus in Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 50; 2, 5, 54, § 141; v. also infra, B. 2.: res, voluptates, etc., of or belonging to sexual love, venereous, venereal, Cic. Sen. 14, 47; id. Div. 2, 69, 143:

visa,

Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 166; Col. 12, 4, 3; cf. in a pun: homo, belonging to Venus and lascivious (of Verres), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 141:

delphinus,

wanton, Gell. 7, 8, 1:

nostros quoque antiquiores poëtas amasios et Venerios fuisse,

id. 19, 9, 9:

pira,

a kind of pear, Venus-pear, Col. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56.—

Vĕnĕrĕus ( Vĕnĕrĭus), i, m. (i. e. jactus), the Venus-throw at dice (v. supra, I. B. 5.), Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23; 2, 21, 48; 2, 59, 121; also Vĕnĕrĕum, i, n.: hoc Venereum [p. 1971] est, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 55.—

Vĕnĕrĕi ( Vĕnĕrĭi), ōrum, m. (i. e. servi), the templeslaves of the Erycinian Venus (v. supra), Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 92; 2, 3, 25, § 61; id. Clu. 15, 43.—

Vĕnĕrĕae ( Vĕnĕrĭae), ārum, f. (i. e. conchae), a kind of mussels, Venus-shell, Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 103; 32, 11, 53, § 151.

vēnus, ūs, m., or vēnum ( vaen-), i, n. (occurring only in the forms venui, veno, and venum) [Gr. ônos, price; ônê, purchase; cf. Sanscr. vasuas, price; vasuam, wages; and perh. Germ. Gewinn], sale.

Form venui (late Lat.):

rogavit haberetne venui lacte?

App. M. 8, p. 210, 12:

cantherium venui subicere,

id. ib. 8, p. 221, 29.—

Form veno (post-Aug.):

posita veno irritamenta luxus,

Tac. A. 14, 15:

quae veno exercerent,

id. ib. 13, 51.—

Acc. venum (class.):

dare aliquem venum,

to sell, Liv. 24, 47, 6:

venum cuncta dari,

Claud. in Rufin. 1, 179;

hence the compound venumdo, q. v.: ut ejus familia ad aedem Cereris venum iret,

Liv. 3, 55, 7:

pileatos servos venum solitos ire,

Gell. 7, 4, 1:

venum iturum,

Sen. Const. 3, 2:

seque et sua tradita venum Castra videt,

Luc. 4, 206:

venum redibat,

Claud. in Eutr. 1, 37.

Vĕnus, ĕris ( gen. sing. VENERVS, Inscr. Orell. 1364), f. [v. veneror], the goddess of Love, the goddess Venus, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 59 sq.; id. Div. 1, 13, 23; id. Or. 2, 5; id. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Lucr. 1, 2; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1:

filius Veneris,

i. e. Cupid, Ov. M. 1, 463; cf.

puerum,

id. Am. 1, 10, 17; also Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 325; and in jest, Venere prognatus, of C. Julius Cœar, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2:

Veneris mensis,

i. e. April, Ov. F. 4, 61.—

Transf.

Love, sexual love, venery (as euphemism freq.):

sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus,

Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 6:

Venus trivio conmissa,

Prop. 4 (5), 7, 19; Verg. G. 3, 97; Ov. M. 10, 80; 10, 434; 11, 306; 12, 198; App. M. 1, p. 106, 13; Quint. 8, 6, 24; Tac. G. 20; Col. 6, 27, 10.—

Like the Engl. love, to denote a beloved object, beloved:

nec veneres nostras hoc fallit,

Lucr. 4, 1185:

mea Venus,

Verg. E. 3, 68; Hor. C. 1, 27, 14; 1, 33, 13.—

Qualities that excite love, loveliness, attractiveness, beauty, grace, elegance, charms (sing. and plur.;

not in Cic.): quo fugit venus? quo color? decens Quo motus?

Hor. C. 4, 13, 17:

ac bene nummatum decorat suadela venusque,

id. Ep. 1, 6, 38; id. A. P. 42; Sen. Ben. 2, 28, 1:

fabula nullius veneris sine pondere et arte,

Hor. A. P. 320:

sermo ipse Romanus non recipere videatur illam solis concessam Atticis venerem,

Quint. 10, 1, 100:

quod cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur,

id. 6, 3, 18; so (with gratia) id. 4, 2, 116.—

Of paintings: deesse iis unam illam suam venerem dicebat, quam Graeci charita vocant,

Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 79.— Plur.:

profecto Amoenitates omnium venerum atque venustatum adfero,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 5:

Isocrates omnes dicendi veneres sectatus est,

Quint. 10, 1, 79.—

The planet Venus, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; id. Rep. 6, 17, 17.—

The highest throw at dice, when each of the dice presented a different number, the Venus throw, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 45; Hor. C. 2, 7, 25; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71; cf. in the foll.—

Derivv.:

Vĕnĕrĕus

or

Vĕnĕrĭus

, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Venus:

sacerdos,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23:

antistita,

id. ib. 3, 2, 10:

nepotulus,

id. Mil. 5, 20; 5, 28:

nutricatus,

id. ib. 3, 1, 54:

servi,

temple-slaves of the Erycinian Venus in Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 50; 2, 5, 54, § 141; v. also infra, B. 2.: res, voluptates, etc., of or belonging to sexual love, venereous, venereal, Cic. Sen. 14, 47; id. Div. 2, 69, 143:

visa,

Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 166; Col. 12, 4, 3; cf. in a pun: homo, belonging to Venus and lascivious (of Verres), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 141:

delphinus,

wanton, Gell. 7, 8, 1:

nostros quoque antiquiores poëtas amasios et Venerios fuisse,

id. 19, 9, 9:

pira,

a kind of pear, Venus-pear, Col. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56.—

Vĕnĕrĕus ( Vĕnĕrĭus), i, m. (i. e. jactus), the Venus-throw at dice (v. supra, I. B. 5.), Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23; 2, 21, 48; 2, 59, 121; also Vĕnĕrĕum, i, n.: hoc Venereum [p. 1971] est, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 55.—

Vĕnĕrĕi ( Vĕnĕrĭi), ōrum, m. (i. e. servi), the templeslaves of the Erycinian Venus (v. supra), Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 92; 2, 3, 25, § 61; id. Clu. 15, 43.—

Vĕnĕrĕae ( Vĕnĕrĭae), ārum, f. (i. e. conchae), a kind of mussels, Venus-shell, Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 103; 32, 11, 53, § 151.

vēnus, ūs, m., or vēnum ( vaen-), i, n. (occurring only in the forms venui, veno, and venum) [Gr. ônos, price; ônê, purchase; cf. Sanscr. vasuas, price; vasuam, wages; and perh. Germ. Gewinn], sale.

Form venui (late Lat.):

rogavit haberetne venui lacte?

App. M. 8, p. 210, 12:

cantherium venui subicere,

id. ib. 8, p. 221, 29.—

Form veno (post-Aug.):

posita veno irritamenta luxus,

Tac. A. 14, 15:

quae veno exercerent,

id. ib. 13, 51.—

Acc. venum (class.):

dare aliquem venum,

to sell, Liv. 24, 47, 6:

venum cuncta dari,

Claud. in Rufin. 1, 179;

hence the compound venumdo, q. v.: ut ejus familia ad aedem Cereris venum iret,

Liv. 3, 55, 7:

pileatos servos venum solitos ire,

Gell. 7, 4, 1:

venum iturum,

Sen. Const. 3, 2:

seque et sua tradita venum Castra videt,

Luc. 4, 206:

venum redibat,

Claud. in Eutr. 1, 37.

Vĕnus, ĕris ( gen. sing. VENERVS, Inscr. Orell. 1364), f. [v. veneror], the goddess of Love, the goddess Venus, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 59 sq.; id. Div. 1, 13, 23; id. Or. 2, 5; id. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Lucr. 1, 2; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1:

filius Veneris,

i. e. Cupid, Ov. M. 1, 463; cf.

puerum,

id. Am. 1, 10, 17; also Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 325; and in jest, Venere prognatus, of C. Julius Cœar, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2:

Veneris mensis,

i. e. April, Ov. F. 4, 61.—

Transf.

Love, sexual love, venery (as euphemism freq.):

sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus,

Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 6:

Venus trivio conmissa,

Prop. 4 (5), 7, 19; Verg. G. 3, 97; Ov. M. 10, 80; 10, 434; 11, 306; 12, 198; App. M. 1, p. 106, 13; Quint. 8, 6, 24; Tac. G. 20; Col. 6, 27, 10.—

Like the Engl. love, to denote a beloved object, beloved:

nec veneres nostras hoc fallit,

Lucr. 4, 1185:

mea Venus,

Verg. E. 3, 68; Hor. C. 1, 27, 14; 1, 33, 13.—

Qualities that excite love, loveliness, attractiveness, beauty, grace, elegance, charms (sing. and plur.;

not in Cic.): quo fugit venus? quo color? decens Quo motus?

Hor. C. 4, 13, 17:

ac bene nummatum decorat suadela venusque,

id. Ep. 1, 6, 38; id. A. P. 42; Sen. Ben. 2, 28, 1:

fabula nullius veneris sine pondere et arte,

Hor. A. P. 320:

sermo ipse Romanus non recipere videatur illam solis concessam Atticis venerem,

Quint. 10, 1, 100:

quod cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur,

id. 6, 3, 18; so (with gratia) id. 4, 2, 116.—

Of paintings: deesse iis unam illam suam venerem dicebat, quam Graeci charita vocant,

Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 79.— Plur.:

profecto Amoenitates omnium venerum atque venustatum adfero,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 5:

Isocrates omnes dicendi veneres sectatus est,

Quint. 10, 1, 79.—

The planet Venus, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; id. Rep. 6, 17, 17.—

The highest throw at dice, when each of the dice presented a different number, the Venus throw, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 45; Hor. C. 2, 7, 25; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71; cf. in the foll.—

Derivv.:

Vĕnĕrĕus

or

Vĕnĕrĭus

, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Venus:

sacerdos,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23:

antistita,

id. ib. 3, 2, 10:

nepotulus,

id. Mil. 5, 20; 5, 28:

nutricatus,

id. ib. 3, 1, 54:

servi,

temple-slaves of the Erycinian Venus in Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 50; 2, 5, 54, § 141; v. also infra, B. 2.: res, voluptates, etc., of or belonging to sexual love, venereous, venereal, Cic. Sen. 14, 47; id. Div. 2, 69, 143:

visa,

Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 166; Col. 12, 4, 3; cf. in a pun: homo, belonging to Venus and lascivious (of Verres), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 141:

delphinus,

wanton, Gell. 7, 8, 1:

nostros quoque antiquiores poëtas amasios et Venerios fuisse,

id. 19, 9, 9:

pira,

a kind of pear, Venus-pear, Col. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56.—

Vĕnĕrĕus ( Vĕnĕrĭus), i, m. (i. e. jactus), the Venus-throw at dice (v. supra, I. B. 5.), Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23; 2, 21, 48; 2, 59, 121; also Vĕnĕrĕum, i, n.: hoc Venereum [p. 1971] est, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 55.—

Vĕnĕrĕi ( Vĕnĕrĭi), ōrum, m. (i. e. servi), the templeslaves of the Erycinian Venus (v. supra), Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 92; 2, 3, 25, § 61; id. Clu. 15, 43.—

Vĕnĕrĕae ( Vĕnĕrĭae), ārum, f. (i. e. conchae), a kind of mussels, Venus-shell, Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 103; 32, 11, 53, § 151.

vēnus, ūs, m., or vēnum ( vaen-), i, n. (occurring only in the forms venui, veno, and venum) [Gr. ônos, price; ônê, purchase; cf. Sanscr. vasuas, price; vasuam, wages; and perh. Germ. Gewinn], sale.

Form venui (late Lat.):

rogavit haberetne venui lacte?

App. M. 8, p. 210, 12:

cantherium venui subicere,

id. ib. 8, p. 221, 29.—

Form veno (post-Aug.):

posita veno irritamenta luxus,

Tac. A. 14, 15:

quae veno exercerent,

id. ib. 13, 51.—

Acc. venum (class.):

dare aliquem venum,

to sell, Liv. 24, 47, 6:

venum cuncta dari,

Claud. in Rufin. 1, 179;

hence the compound venumdo, q. v.: ut ejus familia ad aedem Cereris venum iret,

Liv. 3, 55, 7:

pileatos servos venum solitos ire,

Gell. 7, 4, 1:

venum iturum,

Sen. Const. 3, 2:

seque et sua tradita venum Castra videt,

Luc. 4, 206:

venum redibat,

Claud. in Eutr. 1, 37.

Vĕnus, ĕris ( gen. sing. VENERVS, Inscr. Orell. 1364), f. [v. veneror], the goddess of Love, the goddess Venus, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 59 sq.; id. Div. 1, 13, 23; id. Or. 2, 5; id. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Lucr. 1, 2; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1:

filius Veneris,

i. e. Cupid, Ov. M. 1, 463; cf.

puerum,

id. Am. 1, 10, 17; also Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 325; and in jest, Venere prognatus, of C. Julius Cœar, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2:

Veneris mensis,

i. e. April, Ov. F. 4, 61.—

Transf.

Love, sexual love, venery (as euphemism freq.):

sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus,

Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 6:

Venus trivio conmissa,

Prop. 4 (5), 7, 19; Verg. G. 3, 97; Ov. M. 10, 80; 10, 434; 11, 306; 12, 198; App. M. 1, p. 106, 13; Quint. 8, 6, 24; Tac. G. 20; Col. 6, 27, 10.—

Like the Engl. love, to denote a beloved object, beloved:

nec veneres nostras hoc fallit,

Lucr. 4, 1185:

mea Venus,

Verg. E. 3, 68; Hor. C. 1, 27, 14; 1, 33, 13.—

Qualities that excite love, loveliness, attractiveness, beauty, grace, elegance, charms (sing. and plur.;

not in Cic.): quo fugit venus? quo color? decens Quo motus?

Hor. C. 4, 13, 17:

ac bene nummatum decorat suadela venusque,

id. Ep. 1, 6, 38; id. A. P. 42; Sen. Ben. 2, 28, 1:

fabula nullius veneris sine pondere et arte,

Hor. A. P. 320:

sermo ipse Romanus non recipere videatur illam solis concessam Atticis venerem,

Quint. 10, 1, 100:

quod cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur,

id. 6, 3, 18; so (with gratia) id. 4, 2, 116.—

Of paintings: deesse iis unam illam suam venerem dicebat, quam Graeci charita vocant,

Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 79.— Plur.:

profecto Amoenitates omnium venerum atque venustatum adfero,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 5:

Isocrates omnes dicendi veneres sectatus est,

Quint. 10, 1, 79.—

The planet Venus, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; id. Rep. 6, 17, 17.—

The highest throw at dice, when each of the dice presented a different number, the Venus throw, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 45; Hor. C. 2, 7, 25; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71; cf. in the foll.—

Derivv.:

Vĕnĕrĕus

or

Vĕnĕrĭus

, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Venus:

sacerdos,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23:

antistita,

id. ib. 3, 2, 10:

nepotulus,

id. Mil. 5, 20; 5, 28:

nutricatus,

id. ib. 3, 1, 54:

servi,

temple-slaves of the Erycinian Venus in Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 50; 2, 5, 54, § 141; v. also infra, B. 2.: res, voluptates, etc., of or belonging to sexual love, venereous, venereal, Cic. Sen. 14, 47; id. Div. 2, 69, 143:

visa,

Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 166; Col. 12, 4, 3; cf. in a pun: homo, belonging to Venus and lascivious (of Verres), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 141:

delphinus,

wanton, Gell. 7, 8, 1:

nostros quoque antiquiores poëtas amasios et Venerios fuisse,

id. 19, 9, 9:

pira,

a kind of pear, Venus-pear, Col. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56.—

Vĕnĕrĕus ( Vĕnĕrĭus), i, m. (i. e. jactus), the Venus-throw at dice (v. supra, I. B. 5.), Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23; 2, 21, 48; 2, 59, 121; also Vĕnĕrĕum, i, n.: hoc Venereum [p. 1971] est, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 55.—

Vĕnĕrĕi ( Vĕnĕrĭi), ōrum, m. (i. e. servi), the templeslaves of the Erycinian Venus (v. supra), Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 92; 2, 3, 25, § 61; id. Clu. 15, 43.—

Vĕnĕrĕae ( Vĕnĕrĭae), ārum, f. (i. e. conchae), a kind of mussels, Venus-shell, Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 103; 32, 11, 53, § 151.

vēnus, ūs, m., or vēnum ( vaen-), i, n. (occurring only in the forms venui, veno, and venum) [Gr. ônos, price; ônê, purchase; cf. Sanscr. vasuas, price; vasuam, wages; and perh. Germ. Gewinn], sale.

Form venui (late Lat.):

rogavit haberetne venui lacte?

App. M. 8, p. 210, 12:

cantherium venui subicere,

id. ib. 8, p. 221, 29.—

Form veno (post-Aug.):

posita veno irritamenta luxus,

Tac. A. 14, 15:

quae veno exercerent,

id. ib. 13, 51.—

Acc. venum (class.):

dare aliquem venum,

to sell, Liv. 24, 47, 6:

venum cuncta dari,

Claud. in Rufin. 1, 179;

hence the compound venumdo, q. v.: ut ejus familia ad aedem Cereris venum iret,

Liv. 3, 55, 7:

pileatos servos venum solitos ire,

Gell. 7, 4, 1:

venum iturum,

Sen. Const. 3, 2:

seque et sua tradita venum Castra videt,

Luc. 4, 206:

venum redibat,

Claud. in Eutr. 1, 37.

Vĕnus, ĕris ( gen. sing. VENERVS, Inscr. Orell. 1364), f. [v. veneror], the goddess of Love, the goddess Venus, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 59 sq.; id. Div. 1, 13, 23; id. Or. 2, 5; id. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Lucr. 1, 2; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1:

filius Veneris,

i. e. Cupid, Ov. M. 1, 463; cf.

puerum,

id. Am. 1, 10, 17; also Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 325; and in jest, Venere prognatus, of C. Julius Cœar, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2:

Veneris mensis,

i. e. April, Ov. F. 4, 61.—

Transf.

Love, sexual love, venery (as euphemism freq.):

sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus,

Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 6:

Venus trivio conmissa,

Prop. 4 (5), 7, 19; Verg. G. 3, 97; Ov. M. 10, 80; 10, 434; 11, 306; 12, 198; App. M. 1, p. 106, 13; Quint. 8, 6, 24; Tac. G. 20; Col. 6, 27, 10.—

Like the Engl. love, to denote a beloved object, beloved:

nec veneres nostras hoc fallit,

Lucr. 4, 1185:

mea Venus,

Verg. E. 3, 68; Hor. C. 1, 27, 14; 1, 33, 13.—

Qualities that excite love, loveliness, attractiveness, beauty, grace, elegance, charms (sing. and plur.;

not in Cic.): quo fugit venus? quo color? decens Quo motus?

Hor. C. 4, 13, 17:

ac bene nummatum decorat suadela venusque,

id. Ep. 1, 6, 38; id. A. P. 42; Sen. Ben. 2, 28, 1:

fabula nullius veneris sine pondere et arte,

Hor. A. P. 320:

sermo ipse Romanus non recipere videatur illam solis concessam Atticis venerem,

Quint. 10, 1, 100:

quod cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur,

id. 6, 3, 18; so (with gratia) id. 4, 2, 116.—

Of paintings: deesse iis unam illam suam venerem dicebat, quam Graeci charita vocant,

Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 79.— Plur.:

profecto Amoenitates omnium venerum atque venustatum adfero,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 5:

Isocrates omnes dicendi veneres sectatus est,

Quint. 10, 1, 79.—

The planet Venus, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; id. Rep. 6, 17, 17.—

The highest throw at dice, when each of the dice presented a different number, the Venus throw, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 45; Hor. C. 2, 7, 25; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71; cf. in the foll.—

Derivv.:

Vĕnĕrĕus

or

Vĕnĕrĭus

, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Venus:

sacerdos,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23:

antistita,

id. ib. 3, 2, 10:

nepotulus,

id. Mil. 5, 20; 5, 28:

nutricatus,

id. ib. 3, 1, 54:

servi,

temple-slaves of the Erycinian Venus in Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 50; 2, 5, 54, § 141; v. also infra, B. 2.: res, voluptates, etc., of or belonging to sexual love, venereous, venereal, Cic. Sen. 14, 47; id. Div. 2, 69, 143:

visa,

Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 166; Col. 12, 4, 3; cf. in a pun: homo, belonging to Venus and lascivious (of Verres), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 141:

delphinus,

wanton, Gell. 7, 8, 1:

nostros quoque antiquiores poëtas amasios et Venerios fuisse,

id. 19, 9, 9:

pira,

a kind of pear, Venus-pear, Col. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56.—

Vĕnĕrĕus ( Vĕnĕrĭus), i, m. (i. e. jactus), the Venus-throw at dice (v. supra, I. B. 5.), Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23; 2, 21, 48; 2, 59, 121; also Vĕnĕrĕum, i, n.: hoc Venereum [p. 1971] est, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 55.—

Vĕnĕrĕi ( Vĕnĕrĭi), ōrum, m. (i. e. servi), the templeslaves of the Erycinian Venus (v. supra), Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 92; 2, 3, 25, § 61; id. Clu. 15, 43.—

Vĕnĕrĕae ( Vĕnĕrĭae), ārum, f. (i. e. conchae), a kind of mussels, Venus-shell, Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 103; 32, 11, 53, § 151.

vēnus, ūs, m., or vēnum ( vaen-), i, n. (occurring only in the forms venui, veno, and venum) [Gr. ônos, price; ônê, purchase; cf. Sanscr. vasuas, price; vasuam, wages; and perh. Germ. Gewinn], sale.

Form venui (late Lat.):

rogavit haberetne venui lacte?

App. M. 8, p. 210, 12:

cantherium venui subicere,

id. ib. 8, p. 221, 29.—

Form veno (post-Aug.):

posita veno irritamenta luxus,

Tac. A. 14, 15:

quae veno exercerent,

id. ib. 13, 51.—

Acc. venum (class.):

dare aliquem venum,

to sell, Liv. 24, 47, 6:

venum cuncta dari,

Claud. in Rufin. 1, 179;

hence the compound venumdo, q. v.: ut ejus familia ad aedem Cereris venum iret,

Liv. 3, 55, 7:

pileatos servos venum solitos ire,

Gell. 7, 4, 1:

venum iturum,

Sen. Const. 3, 2:

seque et sua tradita venum Castra videt,

Luc. 4, 206:

venum redibat,

Claud. in Eutr. 1, 37.

vēr, vēris (abl. veri, Col. 10, 129), n. [Gr. ear, êr, i. e. Wêr], the spring.

Lit., Varr. L. L. 6, § 9 Müll.; id. R. R. 1, 28, 1; Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 2; Lucr. 5, 737; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 10, § 27; id. Lael. 19, 70:

vere novo,

Verg. G. 1, 43; Hor. C. 1, 4, 1; 4, 7, 9; 4, 12, 1:

primo vere,

at the beginning of spring, Cato, R. R. 50; Hor. C. 3, 7, 2.—Prov.:

vere prius flores, aestu numerabis aristas,

Ov. Tr. 4, 1, 57.—

Transf., the productions of spring:

cum breve Cecropiae ver populantur apes,

Mart. 9, 14, 2.—So esp. freq., ver sacrum, a special offering presented from the firstlings of spring, which it was customary to vow in critical circumstances:

ver sacrum vovendi mos fuit Italis. Magnis enim periculis adducti vovebant, quaecumque proximo vere nata essent apud se animalia immolaturos, etc.,

Fest. p. 379 Müll.; cf. id. s. v. Mamertini, p. 158; id. s. v Sacrani, p. 321; Sisenn. ap. Non. 522, 17:

ver sacrum vovendum, si bellatum prospere esset, etc.,

Liv. 22, 9, 10; cf.

the votive formula,

id. 22, 10, 2; so id. 33, 44, 1; 34, 44, 1 sqq. Weissenb. ad loc.; Just. 24, 4, 1.—

Trop., the spring-time of life, youth ( poet.):

jucundum cum aetas florida ver ageret,

Cat. 68, 16; Ov. M. 10, 85.

xĕnĭum, ii, n., = xenion, a gift or present made to a guest (pure Lat. lautia).

Lit., Plin. Ep. 6, 31, 14; Vitr. 6, 10.—Hence, Xenia, the title of the thirteenth book of Martial's epigrams, because treating of such things as were usually presented to guests, Mart. 13, 3, 1.—

Transf., in gen., a gift. present, Plin. Ep. 5, 14, 8; Dig. 1, 16, 6; Vulg. Ecclus. 20, 31.