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1 Poeni
Poeni, ōrum, m., the Phœnicians, i. e. the Carthaginians (descended from the Phœnicians): Poeni stipendia pendunt, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 5, § 182 Müll. (Ann. v. 269 Vahl.); id. ap. Fest. p. 249 ib. (Ann. v. 278 Vahl.); Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 9:A.Poeni foedifragi,
id. Off. 1, 12, 38:Poenorum crudelitas,
id. N. D. 3, 32, 80:ponuntque ferocia Poeni Corda,
Verg. A. 1, 302.— Gen. plur.:Poenūm,
Sil. 7, 714; 17, 311.—In sing.: Poenus, i, m., a Carthaginian: Poenus plane est, he is a true Carthaginian, i. e. full of cunning, trickish, Plaut. Poen. prol. 113.—Pregn., for Hannibal, Cic. de Or. 2, 18, 77.—Collectively:si uterque Poenus Serviat uni,
i.e. Carthaginians in Africa and Spain, Hor. C. 2, 2, 11.—Hence,Poenus, a, um, adj., Punic, Carthaginian ( poet.):B.leones,
Verg. E. 5, 27:columnae,
Prop. 2, 23 (3, 29), 3:sermo,
Stat. S. 4, 5, 45:vis saeva,
Sil. 6, 338:miles,
Juv. 10, 155.— Comp.:est nullus me hodie Poenus Poenior,
better versed in the Carthaginian tongue, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 31.—Pūnĭ-cus ( Poen-), a, um, adj., Punic, Carthaginian (the classical form):2.CLASEIS. POENICAS OM(nes devicit), Inscr. Column. Rostr.: regna,
Verg. A. 1, 338:lingua,
Plin. 4, 22, 36, § 120:litterae,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 46, § 103:laterna,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 30: bellum primum, secundum, tertium, Cic. [p. 1391] Off. 1, 13, 39; id. Brut. 14, 57; id. Verr. 2, 4, 33, § 73: fides, i. e. bad faith, perfidy, treachery (because the Romans considered the Carthaginians perfidious), Sall. J. 108, 3; cf. Liv. 21, 4 fin.; 42, 47; Flor. 2, 2, 6 and 17; Val. Max. 7, 4, ext. 4; so,ars,
Liv. 25, 39: Punicum malum, or simply Punicum, i, n., a pomegranate, Plin. 13, 19, 34, § 112; 15, 11, 11, § 39; 15, 28, 34, § 112 et saep.: arbos, i. e. a pomegranate-tree, Col. poët. 10, 243:cera,
exceedingly white, Plin. 21, 14, 49, § 83.—Poet., transf., of the Phœnician color, purple color, purple-red:punicarum rostra columbarum,
Prop. 3, 3 (4, 2), 32:rostra psittaci,
Ov. Am. 2, 6, 22: punico Lugubre mutavit sagum, Hor Epod. 9, 27.—Hence, adv.: Pūnĭcē ( Poen-), in the Punic or Carthaginian manner or language:adibo hosce atque appellabo Punice,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 22:loqui,
in Punic, id. ib. 5, 2, 23:salutare,
id. ib. 5, 2, 40. -
2 Poenī
Poenī ōrum, m the Carthaginians (as of Phoenician origin), C., V.— Sing, the Carthaginian, i. e. Hannibal.—Sing. collect.: Poenus advena, L.: uterque Poenus, i. e. Carthaginians in Africa and Spain, H. -
3 contra
adv.athwart.prep.1 against.un jarabe contra la tos a cough syrupen contra againstestar en contra de algo, estar contra algo to be opposed to somethingeso va contra el reglamento that's against regulations2 versus.f.opposing view, con.* * *1 against2 for3 (enfrente) facing, opposite1 familiar drawback, snag1 gosh!, good grief!\en contra againsten contra de lo que... contrary to...llevar la contra a alguien to contradict somebody, disagree with somebodyopinar en contra to disagree* * *prep.* * *SF* * *I1)a) (indicando posición, dirección) againstlo puso contra la pared/la ventana — he put it against the wall/by the window
b) ( con sentido de oposición) againstuna vacuna contra la gripe — a flu o an anti-flu vaccine
c) (en locs)un gol en contra — (RPl) an own goal
en contra de — ( opuesto a) against; ( contrariamente a) contrary to
2)a) (Fin)b) (Com) ( a cambio de)II1) (esp AmL fam) ( dificultad) snagllevar la contra — contrario I 3)
2) (Col) ( antídoto) antidote3) (Pol, Hist)a) ( grupo)IIIla contra — the Contras (pl)
* * *I1)a) (indicando posición, dirección) againstlo puso contra la pared/la ventana — he put it against the wall/by the window
b) ( con sentido de oposición) againstuna vacuna contra la gripe — a flu o an anti-flu vaccine
c) (en locs)un gol en contra — (RPl) an own goal
en contra de — ( opuesto a) against; ( contrariamente a) contrary to
2)a) (Fin)b) (Com) ( a cambio de)II1) (esp AmL fam) ( dificultad) snagllevar la contra — contrario I 3)
2) (Col) ( antídoto) antidote3) (Pol, Hist)a) ( grupo)IIIla contra — the Contras (pl)
* * *contra1= against, versus (vs - abreviatura), anti.Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.
Ex: I believe that the emphasis on abuse of title entry in the name of speeding up cataloging is not the question of a title entry versus other entries, it is the question of simplification.Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.* acción contra el fuego = fire response.* a favor y en contra = pro and con.* argumento en contra = counter-argument [counterargument].* argumentos a favor o en contra = arguments for (and/or) against.* carrera contra el tiempo = race against time, race against the clock.* carrera contra reloj = race against time, race against the clock.* contra el cáncer = anticancer.* contra el deseo de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.* contra el reumatismo = anti-rheumatism.* contra el viento = upwind.* contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.* contra la ansiedad = anti-anxiety.* contra la pared = up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall, against a/the wall.* contra las cuerdas = against the ropes.* contra la voluntad de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.* contra los dioses = against (all/the) odds.* contra (todo) pronóstico = against (all/the) odds.* contra todo (tipo) de riesgo = against all risks.* contra una pared = against a/the wall.* contra viento y marea = at all costs, against (all/the) odds, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high water.* en contra = counterpoint, against.* en contra de la guerra = antiwar [anti-war].* en contra de la opinión general = contrary to popular belief.* en contra de la raza blanca = anti-white [antiwhite].* en contra de la raza negra = antiblack [anti-black].* en contra de las circunstancias = against circumstances.* estar a favor o en contra = be for or against.* estar en contra de = be against.* hablar en contra de = speak against.* hacer objeciones contra = urge against.* ir a contra reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.* ir en contra de = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, be contrary to, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, run up against, turn against, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* ir en contra del reloj = race against + the clock.* ir en contra del tiempo = race against + the clock.* ir en contra de todos + Posesivo + principios = violate + principle.* luchar contra corriente = labour + against the grain.* luchar contra un fuego = fight + fire.* militar contra = militate against.* no predisponer a Alguien en contra = stay on + the right side of, keep on + the right side of.* no tener nada en contra de Algo = have + no quarrel about + Nombre.* ponerse en contra de = turn against.* por contra = in contrast.* predispuesto en contra de = disposed against.* probabilidades en contra de = odds against.* pronunciarse a favor o en contra de Algo = take + sides.* pros y contras = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], ins and outs, pros and cons.* pros (y/o) contras = merits (and/or) demerits, strengths (and/or) weaknesses, pluses (and/or) minuses.* pruebas en contra = evidence to the contrary.* seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas = electrical security.* tener pros y contras = be a mixed blessing.* utilizar en contra = set against.* viento en contra = headwind.* volverse en contra de = turn against.* * *A1 (indicando posición, dirección) againstlo estrellaron contra la puerta they threw him against the doornos estrellamos contra un árbol we crashed into a treenadar contra la corriente to swim against the currentpuso el escritorio contra la ventana he put the desk under o by o in front of o next to the window2 (con sentido de oposición) againstdos contra uno two against onela lucha contra la tiranía/la ignorancia the struggle against tyranny/ignoranceuna vacuna contra la gripe a flu o an anti-flu vaccineuna política contra la discriminación racial a policy to combat racial discriminationcontra lo que opinan todos contrary to what everyone thinks3 ( en locs):en contra againstyo estoy en contra I'm against it40 votos a favor y 23 en contra 40 votes for and 23 againstun gol en contra ( RPl); an own goalen contra de: está en contra de mis principios it's against my principlesen contra nuestra or de nosotros against usse pronunciaron en contra de estas medidas they announced that they were opposed to these measuresB1 ( Fin):un cheque girado contra el Banco de Pando a check drawn on the Banco de Pando2 ( Com)(a cambio de): contra presentación/entrega de este vale on presentation/surrender of this voucherenvíos contra reembolso parcels sent cash on deliveryllevarle la contra a algn: a ella no le gusta que le lleven la contra she doesn't like to be contradictedsiempre tiene que llevarme la contra she always has to disagreelo hace sólo por llevar la contra he does it just to be difficultB ( Col) (antídoto) antidote12* * *
contra preposición
against;
nos estrellamos contra un árbol we crashed into a tree;
dos contra uno two against one;
yo estoy en contra I'm against it;
40 votos en contra 40 votes against;
en contra de ( opuesto a) against;
( contrariamente a) contrary to
■ sustantivo femenino
◊ llevarle la contra a algn to contradict sb
c) (Pol, Hist) ( grupo):
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( individuo) Contra rebel
■ sustantivo masculino See Also→◊ pro
contra
I preposición
1 (oposición) against
estar en contra de algo, to be against sthg
nadie dijo nada en contra, no one disagreed
2 (apoyado en) against
3 (cuando indica colisión física) into
II f Pol (grupo contrarrevolucionario) contra
♦ Locuciones: los pros y los contras, the pros and cons
' contra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abominar
- animosidad
- apelar
- atentar
- atentado
- azuzar
- blasfemar
- bloque
- cabeza
- cargar
- chocar
- combatir
- conjurarse
- corriente
- cuerda
- darse
- declararse
- defender
- derecha
- despotricar
- efectiva
- efectivo
- eficaz
- embestir
- empotrar
- enfrente
- envío
- estampar
- estamparse
- estrellar
- estrellarse
- exaltada
- exaltado
- impacto
- imponer
- indisponer
- injuria
- inoculación
- interponer
- juventud
- legal
- manifestarse
- mutar
- mutarse
- oponerse
- oposición
- pared
- predisponer
- preservar
- prevenir
English:
accusation
- against
- agitate
- aid
- antihistamine
- antipollution
- argue
- argument
- attack
- attempt
- avoid
- back
- barge into
- belief
- bias
- biased
- blast
- blitz
- bump
- bump into
- campaign
- cannon
- career
- cash
- charge
- charity
- claim
- clamp down
- clash
- clock
- clutch
- combat
- come out
- con
- contra
- contrary
- counter
- crack
- crack down
- crackdown
- crash
- crime
- decide
- demonstrate
- discriminate
- fight
- find
- for
- foul
- from
* * *♦ nfla Contra the Contras♦ nmfContra (rebel)* * *I prp against;en contra de against;en contra againstII f fig:llevar ohacer la contra a alguien contradict s.o.* * *contra nf2)llevar la contra a : to oppose, to contradictcontra nm: conlos pros y los contras: the pros and conscontra prep: against* * *contra1 n drawbackcontra2 prep1. (en general) against2. (con chocar, etc) into3. (con tirar, etc) at4. (con caerse, etc) on5. (tratamiento) for6. (en deportes) versus -
4 Africa
Afrĭca, ae, f. [the Romans received this name from the Carthaginians as designating their country, and in this sense only the Gr. hê Aphrikê occurs].I.In a restricted sense, designated by the Greeks hê Libuê, Libya, the territory of Carthage:II.Nilus Africam ab Aethiopiā dispescens,
Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53; 5, 4, 3:regio, quae sequitur a promontorio Metagonio ad aras Philaenorum, proprie nomen Africae usurpat,
Mel. 1, 7; cf. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, and id. Lig. 7.—In an extended sense, the whole of that quarter of the globe south of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 4.—By meton. for its inhabitants: Africa, quae procul a mari incultius agebat, Sall. J. 89, 7 (cf. id. ib. 19, 5: alios incultius vagos agitare).—Hence,1.Afrĭcānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Africa, African:A.bellum Africanum,
the war of Cœsar with the partisans of Pompey in Africa, Cic. Deiot. 9:rumores,
of the African war, id. ib.:causa,
id. Fam. 6, 13:possessiones,
in Africa, Nep. Att. 12:gallina,
a guinea-hen, Varr. R. R. 3, 9; cf. Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74.— Subst.: Afrĭcānae, ārum, sc. ferae, panthers, Liv. 44, 18; so Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64; Plin. Ep. 6, 34; Suet. Cat. 18; id. Claud. 21 al.—Esp., Afrĭcā-nus, surname of the two most distinguished Scipios.Of P. Cornelius Scipio major, who defeated Hannibal at Zama (201 B. C.). —B.Of his grandson by adoption, P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus minor, who conducted the third Punic war, destroyed Carthage (146 B.C.), and subjected the whole Carthaginian territory to the Romans.—2.Afrĭcus, a, um, adj., African (mostly poet. for the prose Africanus): terra, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167; so Liv. 29, 23 fin.:bella,
Sil. 17, 11:Vicus,
a place in Rome, on the Esquiline Hill, where the Carthaginian hostages were held in custody, Varr. R. R. 5, 32, 44.—But esp. freq., Afrĭcus ventus, or subst.: Afrĭcus, i, m., the south-west wind, Gr. lips, blowing between Auster and Favonius (libonotos and zephuros), opp. Vulturnus (kaikias), now called, among the Italians, Affrico or gherbino; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119, and Sen. Q. N. 5, 16:creberque procellis Africus,
Verg. A. 1, 86:praeceps,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 12:luctans,
id. ib. 1, 1, 15:pestilens,
id. ib. 3, 23, 5:protervus,
id. Epod. 16, 22.— Adj.: procellae, the waves or storms caused by the Africus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 57.—In Propert., Africus, as the god of this wind, is called pater, 5, 3, 48, but Müll. here reads Aetheris. -
5 Africanae
Afrĭca, ae, f. [the Romans received this name from the Carthaginians as designating their country, and in this sense only the Gr. hê Aphrikê occurs].I.In a restricted sense, designated by the Greeks hê Libuê, Libya, the territory of Carthage:II.Nilus Africam ab Aethiopiā dispescens,
Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53; 5, 4, 3:regio, quae sequitur a promontorio Metagonio ad aras Philaenorum, proprie nomen Africae usurpat,
Mel. 1, 7; cf. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, and id. Lig. 7.—In an extended sense, the whole of that quarter of the globe south of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 4.—By meton. for its inhabitants: Africa, quae procul a mari incultius agebat, Sall. J. 89, 7 (cf. id. ib. 19, 5: alios incultius vagos agitare).—Hence,1.Afrĭcānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Africa, African:A.bellum Africanum,
the war of Cœsar with the partisans of Pompey in Africa, Cic. Deiot. 9:rumores,
of the African war, id. ib.:causa,
id. Fam. 6, 13:possessiones,
in Africa, Nep. Att. 12:gallina,
a guinea-hen, Varr. R. R. 3, 9; cf. Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74.— Subst.: Afrĭcānae, ārum, sc. ferae, panthers, Liv. 44, 18; so Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64; Plin. Ep. 6, 34; Suet. Cat. 18; id. Claud. 21 al.—Esp., Afrĭcā-nus, surname of the two most distinguished Scipios.Of P. Cornelius Scipio major, who defeated Hannibal at Zama (201 B. C.). —B.Of his grandson by adoption, P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus minor, who conducted the third Punic war, destroyed Carthage (146 B.C.), and subjected the whole Carthaginian territory to the Romans.—2.Afrĭcus, a, um, adj., African (mostly poet. for the prose Africanus): terra, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167; so Liv. 29, 23 fin.:bella,
Sil. 17, 11:Vicus,
a place in Rome, on the Esquiline Hill, where the Carthaginian hostages were held in custody, Varr. R. R. 5, 32, 44.—But esp. freq., Afrĭcus ventus, or subst.: Afrĭcus, i, m., the south-west wind, Gr. lips, blowing between Auster and Favonius (libonotos and zephuros), opp. Vulturnus (kaikias), now called, among the Italians, Affrico or gherbino; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119, and Sen. Q. N. 5, 16:creberque procellis Africus,
Verg. A. 1, 86:praeceps,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 12:luctans,
id. ib. 1, 1, 15:pestilens,
id. ib. 3, 23, 5:protervus,
id. Epod. 16, 22.— Adj.: procellae, the waves or storms caused by the Africus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 57.—In Propert., Africus, as the god of this wind, is called pater, 5, 3, 48, but Müll. here reads Aetheris. -
6 Africanus
Afrĭca, ae, f. [the Romans received this name from the Carthaginians as designating their country, and in this sense only the Gr. hê Aphrikê occurs].I.In a restricted sense, designated by the Greeks hê Libuê, Libya, the territory of Carthage:II.Nilus Africam ab Aethiopiā dispescens,
Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53; 5, 4, 3:regio, quae sequitur a promontorio Metagonio ad aras Philaenorum, proprie nomen Africae usurpat,
Mel. 1, 7; cf. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, and id. Lig. 7.—In an extended sense, the whole of that quarter of the globe south of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 4.—By meton. for its inhabitants: Africa, quae procul a mari incultius agebat, Sall. J. 89, 7 (cf. id. ib. 19, 5: alios incultius vagos agitare).—Hence,1.Afrĭcānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Africa, African:A.bellum Africanum,
the war of Cœsar with the partisans of Pompey in Africa, Cic. Deiot. 9:rumores,
of the African war, id. ib.:causa,
id. Fam. 6, 13:possessiones,
in Africa, Nep. Att. 12:gallina,
a guinea-hen, Varr. R. R. 3, 9; cf. Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74.— Subst.: Afrĭcānae, ārum, sc. ferae, panthers, Liv. 44, 18; so Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64; Plin. Ep. 6, 34; Suet. Cat. 18; id. Claud. 21 al.—Esp., Afrĭcā-nus, surname of the two most distinguished Scipios.Of P. Cornelius Scipio major, who defeated Hannibal at Zama (201 B. C.). —B.Of his grandson by adoption, P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus minor, who conducted the third Punic war, destroyed Carthage (146 B.C.), and subjected the whole Carthaginian territory to the Romans.—2.Afrĭcus, a, um, adj., African (mostly poet. for the prose Africanus): terra, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167; so Liv. 29, 23 fin.:bella,
Sil. 17, 11:Vicus,
a place in Rome, on the Esquiline Hill, where the Carthaginian hostages were held in custody, Varr. R. R. 5, 32, 44.—But esp. freq., Afrĭcus ventus, or subst.: Afrĭcus, i, m., the south-west wind, Gr. lips, blowing between Auster and Favonius (libonotos and zephuros), opp. Vulturnus (kaikias), now called, among the Italians, Affrico or gherbino; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119, and Sen. Q. N. 5, 16:creberque procellis Africus,
Verg. A. 1, 86:praeceps,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 12:luctans,
id. ib. 1, 1, 15:pestilens,
id. ib. 3, 23, 5:protervus,
id. Epod. 16, 22.— Adj.: procellae, the waves or storms caused by the Africus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 57.—In Propert., Africus, as the god of this wind, is called pater, 5, 3, 48, but Müll. here reads Aetheris. -
7 Africus
Afrĭca, ae, f. [the Romans received this name from the Carthaginians as designating their country, and in this sense only the Gr. hê Aphrikê occurs].I.In a restricted sense, designated by the Greeks hê Libuê, Libya, the territory of Carthage:II.Nilus Africam ab Aethiopiā dispescens,
Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53; 5, 4, 3:regio, quae sequitur a promontorio Metagonio ad aras Philaenorum, proprie nomen Africae usurpat,
Mel. 1, 7; cf. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, and id. Lig. 7.—In an extended sense, the whole of that quarter of the globe south of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 4.—By meton. for its inhabitants: Africa, quae procul a mari incultius agebat, Sall. J. 89, 7 (cf. id. ib. 19, 5: alios incultius vagos agitare).—Hence,1.Afrĭcānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Africa, African:A.bellum Africanum,
the war of Cœsar with the partisans of Pompey in Africa, Cic. Deiot. 9:rumores,
of the African war, id. ib.:causa,
id. Fam. 6, 13:possessiones,
in Africa, Nep. Att. 12:gallina,
a guinea-hen, Varr. R. R. 3, 9; cf. Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74.— Subst.: Afrĭcānae, ārum, sc. ferae, panthers, Liv. 44, 18; so Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64; Plin. Ep. 6, 34; Suet. Cat. 18; id. Claud. 21 al.—Esp., Afrĭcā-nus, surname of the two most distinguished Scipios.Of P. Cornelius Scipio major, who defeated Hannibal at Zama (201 B. C.). —B.Of his grandson by adoption, P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus minor, who conducted the third Punic war, destroyed Carthage (146 B.C.), and subjected the whole Carthaginian territory to the Romans.—2.Afrĭcus, a, um, adj., African (mostly poet. for the prose Africanus): terra, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167; so Liv. 29, 23 fin.:bella,
Sil. 17, 11:Vicus,
a place in Rome, on the Esquiline Hill, where the Carthaginian hostages were held in custody, Varr. R. R. 5, 32, 44.—But esp. freq., Afrĭcus ventus, or subst.: Afrĭcus, i, m., the south-west wind, Gr. lips, blowing between Auster and Favonius (libonotos and zephuros), opp. Vulturnus (kaikias), now called, among the Italians, Affrico or gherbino; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119, and Sen. Q. N. 5, 16:creberque procellis Africus,
Verg. A. 1, 86:praeceps,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 12:luctans,
id. ib. 1, 1, 15:pestilens,
id. ib. 3, 23, 5:protervus,
id. Epod. 16, 22.— Adj.: procellae, the waves or storms caused by the Africus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 57.—In Propert., Africus, as the god of this wind, is called pater, 5, 3, 48, but Müll. here reads Aetheris. -
8 Africus ventus
Afrĭca, ae, f. [the Romans received this name from the Carthaginians as designating their country, and in this sense only the Gr. hê Aphrikê occurs].I.In a restricted sense, designated by the Greeks hê Libuê, Libya, the territory of Carthage:II.Nilus Africam ab Aethiopiā dispescens,
Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53; 5, 4, 3:regio, quae sequitur a promontorio Metagonio ad aras Philaenorum, proprie nomen Africae usurpat,
Mel. 1, 7; cf. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, and id. Lig. 7.—In an extended sense, the whole of that quarter of the globe south of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 4.—By meton. for its inhabitants: Africa, quae procul a mari incultius agebat, Sall. J. 89, 7 (cf. id. ib. 19, 5: alios incultius vagos agitare).—Hence,1.Afrĭcānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Africa, African:A.bellum Africanum,
the war of Cœsar with the partisans of Pompey in Africa, Cic. Deiot. 9:rumores,
of the African war, id. ib.:causa,
id. Fam. 6, 13:possessiones,
in Africa, Nep. Att. 12:gallina,
a guinea-hen, Varr. R. R. 3, 9; cf. Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74.— Subst.: Afrĭcānae, ārum, sc. ferae, panthers, Liv. 44, 18; so Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64; Plin. Ep. 6, 34; Suet. Cat. 18; id. Claud. 21 al.—Esp., Afrĭcā-nus, surname of the two most distinguished Scipios.Of P. Cornelius Scipio major, who defeated Hannibal at Zama (201 B. C.). —B.Of his grandson by adoption, P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus minor, who conducted the third Punic war, destroyed Carthage (146 B.C.), and subjected the whole Carthaginian territory to the Romans.—2.Afrĭcus, a, um, adj., African (mostly poet. for the prose Africanus): terra, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167; so Liv. 29, 23 fin.:bella,
Sil. 17, 11:Vicus,
a place in Rome, on the Esquiline Hill, where the Carthaginian hostages were held in custody, Varr. R. R. 5, 32, 44.—But esp. freq., Afrĭcus ventus, or subst.: Afrĭcus, i, m., the south-west wind, Gr. lips, blowing between Auster and Favonius (libonotos and zephuros), opp. Vulturnus (kaikias), now called, among the Italians, Affrico or gherbino; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119, and Sen. Q. N. 5, 16:creberque procellis Africus,
Verg. A. 1, 86:praeceps,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 12:luctans,
id. ib. 1, 1, 15:pestilens,
id. ib. 3, 23, 5:protervus,
id. Epod. 16, 22.— Adj.: procellae, the waves or storms caused by the Africus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 57.—In Propert., Africus, as the god of this wind, is called pater, 5, 3, 48, but Müll. here reads Aetheris. -
9 Libua
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
10 Libya
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
11 Libyci
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
12 Libycus
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
13 Libye
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
14 Libys
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
15 Libyssus
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
16 Libystinus
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
17 Libystis
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
18 Libyus
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
19 Scipiadas
1.scīpĭo, ōnis, m. [root skap-; Gr. skêptô, to support, skipôn, = skêptron, a staff; cf.: scāpus, scopio, scamnum], a staff (carried by persons of wealth, rank, high official station, etc.):2.unde ornatu hoc advenis? quid fecisti scipione?
Plaut. Cas. 5, 4, 6; id. Am. 1, 3, 22; id. As. 1, 1, 111; id. Men. 5, 2, 103; Cat. 37, 10; Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 15:eburneus, carried by the viri triumphales,
Liv. 5, 41 fin.; cf. Val. Max. 4, 4, 5; in the time of the emperors, also by the consuls, Val. Imp. ap. Vop. Aur. 13 fin.; Amm. 29, 2, 15; given as a present from the Roman nation to friendly princes;so to Masinissa,
Liv. 30, 15; 31, 11;to Eumenes,
id. 42, 14 fin.Scīpĭo, ōnis, m. [1. scipio], the name of a celebrated family in the gens Cornelia, the most famous members of which were the two conquerors of the Carthaginians, P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus major, in the second, and P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus minor, in the third Punic war. —In hexameter verse scanned nom. Scīpĭŏ, Luc. 4, 658; Sil. 8, 548; 10, 427; 13, 386; 13, 449 al.; cf., in the foll., 3. init. —Hence,1.Scīpĭōnĕus, a, um, adj., of the Scipios (late Lat.), Fab. Cl. Gord. Fulg. Act. Mundi, 11, p. 141.—2.Scīpĭŏnārĭus, a, um, adj.:3.a Scipione quidam male dicunt Scipioninos: nam est Scipionarios,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 71 Müll.—Scīpĭădes or - as, ae, m. (cf. Prisc. p. 582 P), one of the Scipio family, a Scipio ( poet. for Scipio, the oblique cases of which could not stand in hexameter verse):Scipiadas, belli fulmen, Carthaginis horror,
Lucr. 3, 1034; v. Lachm. ad h. 1.; Lucil. ap. Fest. s. v. scurrae, p. 294 Müll.; nom. Scipiades, Claud. III. Cons. Stil. praef. 1; gen., dat. Scipiadae, Prop. 3, 11, 59 (4, 10, 67); Hor. S. 2, 1, 72; Claud. B. Get. 141; acc. Scipiadem, Hor. S. 2, 1, 17; v. Heind. and Duntz. ad h. 1.; plur. nom. Scipiadae, Manil. 2, 790; Claud. Laud. Stil. 1, 381; gen. Scipiadum, id. Laud. Seren. 42; acc. Scipiadas, Verg. G. 2, 170; Claud. ap. Prop. et Olybr. 149. -
20 Scipio
1.scīpĭo, ōnis, m. [root skap-; Gr. skêptô, to support, skipôn, = skêptron, a staff; cf.: scāpus, scopio, scamnum], a staff (carried by persons of wealth, rank, high official station, etc.):2.unde ornatu hoc advenis? quid fecisti scipione?
Plaut. Cas. 5, 4, 6; id. Am. 1, 3, 22; id. As. 1, 1, 111; id. Men. 5, 2, 103; Cat. 37, 10; Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 15:eburneus, carried by the viri triumphales,
Liv. 5, 41 fin.; cf. Val. Max. 4, 4, 5; in the time of the emperors, also by the consuls, Val. Imp. ap. Vop. Aur. 13 fin.; Amm. 29, 2, 15; given as a present from the Roman nation to friendly princes;so to Masinissa,
Liv. 30, 15; 31, 11;to Eumenes,
id. 42, 14 fin.Scīpĭo, ōnis, m. [1. scipio], the name of a celebrated family in the gens Cornelia, the most famous members of which were the two conquerors of the Carthaginians, P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus major, in the second, and P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus minor, in the third Punic war. —In hexameter verse scanned nom. Scīpĭŏ, Luc. 4, 658; Sil. 8, 548; 10, 427; 13, 386; 13, 449 al.; cf., in the foll., 3. init. —Hence,1.Scīpĭōnĕus, a, um, adj., of the Scipios (late Lat.), Fab. Cl. Gord. Fulg. Act. Mundi, 11, p. 141.—2.Scīpĭŏnārĭus, a, um, adj.:3.a Scipione quidam male dicunt Scipioninos: nam est Scipionarios,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 71 Müll.—Scīpĭădes or - as, ae, m. (cf. Prisc. p. 582 P), one of the Scipio family, a Scipio ( poet. for Scipio, the oblique cases of which could not stand in hexameter verse):Scipiadas, belli fulmen, Carthaginis horror,
Lucr. 3, 1034; v. Lachm. ad h. 1.; Lucil. ap. Fest. s. v. scurrae, p. 294 Müll.; nom. Scipiades, Claud. III. Cons. Stil. praef. 1; gen., dat. Scipiadae, Prop. 3, 11, 59 (4, 10, 67); Hor. S. 2, 1, 72; Claud. B. Get. 141; acc. Scipiadem, Hor. S. 2, 1, 17; v. Heind. and Duntz. ad h. 1.; plur. nom. Scipiadae, Manil. 2, 790; Claud. Laud. Stil. 1, 381; gen. Scipiadum, id. Laud. Seren. 42; acc. Scipiadas, Verg. G. 2, 170; Claud. ap. Prop. et Olybr. 149.
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