scopuli N M

Sīrēn, ēnis, f., = Seirên, a Siren.

Lit., usu. plur.: Sīrēnes, um, = Seirênes, the Sirens, who, according to the myth, were birds with the faces of virgins. They dwelt on the southern coast of Italy, where, with their sweet voices, they enticed ashore those who were sailing by, and then killed them, Ov. M. 5, 555; Hyg. Fab. 125; 141; Serv. Verg. A. 5, 864; Cic. Fin. 5, 18, 49; Prop. 3, 12 (4, 11), 34; Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 23; Mart. 3, 64, 1; Ov. R. Am. 789; Plin. 10, 49, 70, § 136 al.— Sing.:

Siren,

Sil. 14, 473; cf. infra, 2.: scopuli Sirenum, three small islands of rock on the south-west coast of Campania, between Surrentum and Capreœ; in Gr. Seirênousai, now Galli, Verg. A. 5, 864 Heyne; Ov. M. 14, 88;

also called Sirenum petrae,

Mel. 2, 4, 9.—Hence, strange birds: Sirenes in delubris voluptatum, owls or ostriches, Vulg. lsa. 13, 22.—

Transf.

Of the drones in a hive:

fuei (vocantur) sirenes aut cephenes,

Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48. —

Poet.: Cato Grammaticus, Latina Siren, the Latin Siren (as master of song), Poët. ap. Suet. Gram. 11:

qui gaudet acerbo Plagarum strepitu et nullam Sirena flagellis Comparat,

i. e. thinks no Siren's song equal to the sound of the whip, Juv. 14, 19:

vitanda est improba Siren Desidia,

allurer, seducer, Hor. S. 2, 3, 14.—Hence,

Sīrē-nĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Sirens, Siren-:

scopuli, i. q. Sirenum scopuli (v. supra, I.),

Gell. 16, 8, 17; Amm. 29, 2, 14. —

Sīrēnaeus, a, um, adj., Siren-:

cantus,

Siren-song, Hier. Ep. 82, 5.—

Sī-rēnis, ĭdis, adj. f., of the Sirens, Prisc. Perieg. 354.—

A kind of drones, Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48.

Sīrēn, ēnis, f., = Seirên, a Siren.

Lit., usu. plur.: Sīrēnes, um, = Seirênes, the Sirens, who, according to the myth, were birds with the faces of virgins. They dwelt on the southern coast of Italy, where, with their sweet voices, they enticed ashore those who were sailing by, and then killed them, Ov. M. 5, 555; Hyg. Fab. 125; 141; Serv. Verg. A. 5, 864; Cic. Fin. 5, 18, 49; Prop. 3, 12 (4, 11), 34; Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 23; Mart. 3, 64, 1; Ov. R. Am. 789; Plin. 10, 49, 70, § 136 al.— Sing.:

Siren,

Sil. 14, 473; cf. infra, 2.: scopuli Sirenum, three small islands of rock on the south-west coast of Campania, between Surrentum and Capreœ; in Gr. Seirênousai, now Galli, Verg. A. 5, 864 Heyne; Ov. M. 14, 88;

also called Sirenum petrae,

Mel. 2, 4, 9.—Hence, strange birds: Sirenes in delubris voluptatum, owls or ostriches, Vulg. lsa. 13, 22.—

Transf.

Of the drones in a hive:

fuei (vocantur) sirenes aut cephenes,

Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48. —

Poet.: Cato Grammaticus, Latina Siren, the Latin Siren (as master of song), Poët. ap. Suet. Gram. 11:

qui gaudet acerbo Plagarum strepitu et nullam Sirena flagellis Comparat,

i. e. thinks no Siren's song equal to the sound of the whip, Juv. 14, 19:

vitanda est improba Siren Desidia,

allurer, seducer, Hor. S. 2, 3, 14.—Hence,

Sīrē-nĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Sirens, Siren-:

scopuli, i. q. Sirenum scopuli (v. supra, I.),

Gell. 16, 8, 17; Amm. 29, 2, 14. —

Sīrēnaeus, a, um, adj., Siren-:

cantus,

Siren-song, Hier. Ep. 82, 5.—

Sī-rēnis, ĭdis, adj. f., of the Sirens, Prisc. Perieg. 354.—

A kind of drones, Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48.

Sīrēn, ēnis, f., = Seirên, a Siren.

Lit., usu. plur.: Sīrēnes, um, = Seirênes, the Sirens, who, according to the myth, were birds with the faces of virgins. They dwelt on the southern coast of Italy, where, with their sweet voices, they enticed ashore those who were sailing by, and then killed them, Ov. M. 5, 555; Hyg. Fab. 125; 141; Serv. Verg. A. 5, 864; Cic. Fin. 5, 18, 49; Prop. 3, 12 (4, 11), 34; Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 23; Mart. 3, 64, 1; Ov. R. Am. 789; Plin. 10, 49, 70, § 136 al.— Sing.:

Siren,

Sil. 14, 473; cf. infra, 2.: scopuli Sirenum, three small islands of rock on the south-west coast of Campania, between Surrentum and Capreœ; in Gr. Seirênousai, now Galli, Verg. A. 5, 864 Heyne; Ov. M. 14, 88;

also called Sirenum petrae,

Mel. 2, 4, 9.—Hence, strange birds: Sirenes in delubris voluptatum, owls or ostriches, Vulg. lsa. 13, 22.—

Transf.

Of the drones in a hive:

fuei (vocantur) sirenes aut cephenes,

Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48. —

Poet.: Cato Grammaticus, Latina Siren, the Latin Siren (as master of song), Poët. ap. Suet. Gram. 11:

qui gaudet acerbo Plagarum strepitu et nullam Sirena flagellis Comparat,

i. e. thinks no Siren's song equal to the sound of the whip, Juv. 14, 19:

vitanda est improba Siren Desidia,

allurer, seducer, Hor. S. 2, 3, 14.—Hence,

Sīrē-nĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Sirens, Siren-:

scopuli, i. q. Sirenum scopuli (v. supra, I.),

Gell. 16, 8, 17; Amm. 29, 2, 14. —

Sīrēnaeus, a, um, adj., Siren-:

cantus,

Siren-song, Hier. Ep. 82, 5.—

Sī-rēnis, ĭdis, adj. f., of the Sirens, Prisc. Perieg. 354.—

A kind of drones, Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48.

Sīrēn, ēnis, f., = Seirên, a Siren.

Lit., usu. plur.: Sīrēnes, um, = Seirênes, the Sirens, who, according to the myth, were birds with the faces of virgins. They dwelt on the southern coast of Italy, where, with their sweet voices, they enticed ashore those who were sailing by, and then killed them, Ov. M. 5, 555; Hyg. Fab. 125; 141; Serv. Verg. A. 5, 864; Cic. Fin. 5, 18, 49; Prop. 3, 12 (4, 11), 34; Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 23; Mart. 3, 64, 1; Ov. R. Am. 789; Plin. 10, 49, 70, § 136 al.— Sing.:

Siren,

Sil. 14, 473; cf. infra, 2.: scopuli Sirenum, three small islands of rock on the south-west coast of Campania, between Surrentum and Capreœ; in Gr. Seirênousai, now Galli, Verg. A. 5, 864 Heyne; Ov. M. 14, 88;

also called Sirenum petrae,

Mel. 2, 4, 9.—Hence, strange birds: Sirenes in delubris voluptatum, owls or ostriches, Vulg. lsa. 13, 22.—

Transf.

Of the drones in a hive:

fuei (vocantur) sirenes aut cephenes,

Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48. —

Poet.: Cato Grammaticus, Latina Siren, the Latin Siren (as master of song), Poët. ap. Suet. Gram. 11:

qui gaudet acerbo Plagarum strepitu et nullam Sirena flagellis Comparat,

i. e. thinks no Siren's song equal to the sound of the whip, Juv. 14, 19:

vitanda est improba Siren Desidia,

allurer, seducer, Hor. S. 2, 3, 14.—Hence,

Sīrē-nĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Sirens, Siren-:

scopuli, i. q. Sirenum scopuli (v. supra, I.),

Gell. 16, 8, 17; Amm. 29, 2, 14. —

Sīrēnaeus, a, um, adj., Siren-:

cantus,

Siren-song, Hier. Ep. 82, 5.—

Sī-rēnis, ĭdis, adj. f., of the Sirens, Prisc. Perieg. 354.—

A kind of drones, Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48.

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scŏpŭlus, i, m., = skopelos, a projecting point of rock; a rock, cliff, crag, esp. a rock, shelf, ledge in the sea.

Lit. (mostly poet.; not in Cic., but v. infra, II.; cf.:

rupes, cautes), in the sea: ut pars (remigum) ad scopulos allisa interficeretur,

Caes. B. C. 3, 27 fin.; id. B. G. 3, 13; Poët. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 41, 166; Verg. G. 3, 261; id. A. 1, 145; 5, 270; Ov. M. 4, 524; 9, 592:

frequentes,

Juv. 13, 246:

vomentes aequor,

Luc. 6, 24:

immanes,

Ov. M. 14, 182; cf.

of a promontory,

Hor. C. 1, 3, 20; Ov. F. 4, 419:

scopuli errantes, of the Symplegades,

Val. Fl. 3, 621; 4, 681.—On land:

scopuli rupesque cavae,

Verg. G. 3, 253; id. A. 4, 445; 12, 531; Sil. 10, 263; Stat. Th. 7, 665; Val. Fl. 6, 632;

of the cavern of Cacus,

Verg. A. 8, 192:

scopulus Mavortis, of the Areopagus,

Ov. M. 6, 70:

his inmobilior scopulis, of a man hard to move,

id. ib. 13, 801:

scopulis surdior,

Hor. C. 3, 7, 21; cf.:

ferrum et scopulos gestare in corde,

Ov. M. 7, 33:

natus es e scopulis,

id. Tr. 3, 11, 3.—

Trop., a rock, = a difficulty, danger, harm, evil, etc. (freq. in Cic.; also commended by him as a figure): cum neque Musarum scopulos quisquam superarat, Enn. ap. Cic. Brut. 19, 76 (Ann. v. 223 Vahl.):

qui te ad scopulum e tranquillo inferat,

Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 8:

Syrtim patrimonii scopulum libentius dixerim,

Cic. de Or. 3, 41, 163:

nec tuas umquam rationes ad eos scopulos, appulisses, ad quos Sex. Titii afflictam navem et in quibus C. Deciani naufragium fortunarum videres,

id. Rab. Perd. 9, 25; id. de Or. 2, 37, 154; id. Rosc. Am. 29, 79:

in scopulos vitae incidere,

id. Consol. Fragm. 2, p. 489 Orell.:

(Piso et Gabinius) geminae voragines scopulique rei publicae,

id. Pis. 18, 41; cf. Flor. 4, 9, 1:

(Pompeius) Ille tremor Ponti et piratarum scopulus, Petr. poët. 123, 240: commeatum publicum in scopulos annonae impingere,

Quint. Decl. 12, 22:

cujus tribunal scopulus reorum dicebatur,

Val. Max. 3, 7, 9:

e scopulo cadere,

to be ruined, Amm. 30, 5, 10.

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a-strĕpo ( ads-, Halm), ĕre, v. n. and a.

In gen., to make a noise at or to (only post-Aug.;

freq. in Tac.): totum mare immugit, omnes undique scopuli adstrepunt,

Sen. Hippol. 1027:

adstrepebat volgus diversis incitamentis,

Tac. A. 1, 18:

volgus clamore et vocibus adstrepebat,

id. H. 2, 90.—As verb act. with acc.:

irritis precibus surdas principis aures adstrepebant,

Plin. Pan. 26, 2 (Keil, obstrepebant):

eadem,

Tac. H. 4, 49:

quae pauci incipiant, reliquos adstrepere,

id. A. 2, 12.—

Esp., alicui adstrepere, like acclamo, to shout applause to, to applaud, huzza:

adstrepebat huic alacre vulgus,

Tac. A. 11, 17:

haec atque talia dicenti adstrepere volgus,

id. ib. 12, 34.

a-strĕpo ( ads-, Halm), ĕre, v. n. and a.

In gen., to make a noise at or to (only post-Aug.;

freq. in Tac.): totum mare immugit, omnes undique scopuli adstrepunt,

Sen. Hippol. 1027:

adstrepebat volgus diversis incitamentis,

Tac. A. 1, 18:

volgus clamore et vocibus adstrepebat,

id. H. 2, 90.—As verb act. with acc.:

irritis precibus surdas principis aures adstrepebant,

Plin. Pan. 26, 2 (Keil, obstrepebant):

eadem,

Tac. H. 4, 49:

quae pauci incipiant, reliquos adstrepere,

id. A. 2, 12.—

Esp., alicui adstrepere, like acclamo, to shout applause to, to applaud, huzza:

adstrepebat huic alacre vulgus,

Tac. A. 11, 17:

haec atque talia dicenti adstrepere volgus,

id. ib. 12, 34.

clāmor (old form clāmŏs, like arbos, labos, etc., Quint. 1, 4, 13), ōris, m. [clamo].

A loud call, a shout, cry; of men and ( poet.) of animals (very freq. in all periods and species of composition):

facere clamorem,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 33:

tollere,

id. Curc. 2, 2, 27; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94; id. Q. Fr. 2, 1. 3; Liv. 3, 28, 2; Quint. 5, 10, 46; Verg. A. 3, 672 al.:

tollere in caelum,

id. ib. 11, 745:

ad aethera,

id. ib. 2, 338; cf.:

clamorem mittere ad sidera,

Stat. Th. 12, 521:

edere,

Cic. Div. 2, 23, 50:

profundere,

id. Fl. 6, 15:

compesce,

Hor. C. 2, 20, 23:

clamorem audire,

Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 37:

magno clamore concurritur,

Sall. J. 53, 2:

clamor virūm,

Verg. A. 1, 87:

impium Lenite clamorem,

Hor. C. 1, 27, 7:

ingens clamor,

Verg. A. 12, 268:

laetus,

id. ib. 3, 524:

subitus,

id. ib. 11, 609:

nauticus,

id. ib. 3, 128:

dare clamorem,

id. ib. 3, 566:

it clamor caelo,

id. ib. 5, 451 al. —

In partic., a friendly call, acclamation, applause:

clamor secundus,

Verg. A. 5, 491:

dixi de te tanto clamore consensuque populi,

Cic. Fam. 12, 7, 1:

clamore coronae,

Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 53;

militum gaudentium,

Tac. H. 1, 62 fin. al.—In plur., Cic. de Or. 1, 33, 152; id. Brut. 95, 326; id. Att. 1, 14, 4; Plin. Pan. 73, 1; 2, 6; Phaedr. 5, 5, 28; Quint. 12, 6, 4.—

A hostile call, clamor, shout: clamoribus maximis judices corripuerunt, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 2, 1; so Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 1, 3; id. Verr. 2, 1, 5, § 12 al.—

Poet., of animals, a cry:

gruum,

Lucr. 4, 182; 4, 911:

mergorum,

Verg. G. 1, 362:

apum,

id. ib. 4, 76 al.—Of things, noise, sound, din:

nubis,

Lucr. 6, 147:

ter scopuli clamorem inter cava saxa dedere,

Verg. A. 3, 566:

montium silvaeque,

Hor. C. 3, 29, 39.

clāmor (old form clāmŏs, like arbos, labos, etc., Quint. 1, 4, 13), ōris, m. [clamo].

A loud call, a shout, cry; of men and ( poet.) of animals (very freq. in all periods and species of composition):

facere clamorem,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 33:

tollere,

id. Curc. 2, 2, 27; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94; id. Q. Fr. 2, 1. 3; Liv. 3, 28, 2; Quint. 5, 10, 46; Verg. A. 3, 672 al.:

tollere in caelum,

id. ib. 11, 745:

ad aethera,

id. ib. 2, 338; cf.:

clamorem mittere ad sidera,

Stat. Th. 12, 521:

edere,

Cic. Div. 2, 23, 50:

profundere,

id. Fl. 6, 15:

compesce,

Hor. C. 2, 20, 23:

clamorem audire,

Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 37:

magno clamore concurritur,

Sall. J. 53, 2:

clamor virūm,

Verg. A. 1, 87:

impium Lenite clamorem,

Hor. C. 1, 27, 7:

ingens clamor,

Verg. A. 12, 268:

laetus,

id. ib. 3, 524:

subitus,

id. ib. 11, 609:

nauticus,

id. ib. 3, 128:

dare clamorem,

id. ib. 3, 566:

it clamor caelo,

id. ib. 5, 451 al. —

In partic., a friendly call, acclamation, applause:

clamor secundus,

Verg. A. 5, 491:

dixi de te tanto clamore consensuque populi,

Cic. Fam. 12, 7, 1:

clamore coronae,

Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 53;

militum gaudentium,

Tac. H. 1, 62 fin. al.—In plur., Cic. de Or. 1, 33, 152; id. Brut. 95, 326; id. Att. 1, 14, 4; Plin. Pan. 73, 1; 2, 6; Phaedr. 5, 5, 28; Quint. 12, 6, 4.—

A hostile call, clamor, shout: clamoribus maximis judices corripuerunt, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 2, 1; so Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 1, 3; id. Verr. 2, 1, 5, § 12 al.—

Poet., of animals, a cry:

gruum,

Lucr. 4, 182; 4, 911:

mergorum,

Verg. G. 1, 362:

apum,

id. ib. 4, 76 al.—Of things, noise, sound, din:

nubis,

Lucr. 6, 147:

ter scopuli clamorem inter cava saxa dedere,

Verg. A. 3, 566:

montium silvaeque,

Hor. C. 3, 29, 39.

dē-pasco, pāvi, pastum, 3, v. a., and dē-pascor, ci, 3, v. depon., to feed down, feed off.

Lit.

Of the shepherd:

si d. saepius voles, etc.,

Col. 2, 10, 31:

glandem immisso pecore depasco,

Dig. 10, 4, 9:

saltus,

Ov. F. 5, 283:

luxuriem segetum,

Verg. G. 1, 112.—

Of the cattle, to feed upon, eat up, consume.

Form depasco:

si haedi roscidas herbas depaverint,

Col. 7, 5, 21; Verg. G. 4, 539.—In the part. perf.:

saepes Hyblaeis apibus florem depasta salicti,

id. E. 1, 55;

segetes,

Plin. 18, 17, 45, § 161: altaria, poet. for that which is upon it, Verg. A. 5, 93.—

Form depascor:

papilio ceras depascitur,

Plin. 11, 19, 21, § 65:

miseros morsu depascitur artus (serpens),

Verg. A. 2, 215; Vulg. Exod. 22, 5.—In the part. perf., Claud. VI. Cons. Honor. 239; cf.: depastis juvencis, Auct. Laud. Herc. 77.—

Trop.

Depon.

To cull, select:

omnia nos itidem depascimur aurea dicta,

Lucr. 3, 12.—

To prune away, remove:

in summa ubertate (orationis) inest luxuries quaedam, quae stilo depascenda est,

Cic. de Or. 2, 23, 96.—

To destroy, waste:

veterem possessionem Academiae,

id. Leg. 1, 21, 55;

so of disease: artus depascitur arida febris,

Verg. G. 3, 458; imitated by Claud. in Rufin. 1, 302; id. Idyll. 3, 11.—

Rarely in the act. form:

et potuit Latium longo depascere bello?

Sil. 16, 681: in inferno positi sunt;

mors depascet eos,

Vulg. Psa. 48, 14 (cf. carpo, no. II. B. 2: decerpo, no. II. B. 2 al.).—The part. perf. in a pass. signif.:

ipsaque diris Frons depasta modis,

Sil. 6, 51:

depasti flammis scopuli,

id. 12, 153.