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the Isthmus of Corinth

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1 Isthmus

Isthmus or - os, i, m., = Isthmos, a strip of land between two seas, an isthmus, Mel. 1, 18; 2, 2.—
B.
Esp., the Isthmus of Corinth, where the Isthmian games were celebrated, Caes. B. C. 3, 55, 2; Liv. 45, 28, 2 sq.; Plin. 4, 1, 5, § 12; Cic. Fat. 4, 7; Suet. Ner. 19; Mel. 2, 3; Ov. M. 7, 406. —
C.
Transf., poet., a strait, viz., the Dardanelles, Prop. 3, 21, 1 (4, 22, 2).—
II.
Derivv.
A.
Isthmĭus, a, um, adj., = Isthmios, of or belonging to the Isthmus, Isthmian:
ludi,
Liv. 33, 32:
labor,
Hor. C. 4, 3, 3: Dione, i. e. Venus, who had a temple at Corinth, Stat. S. 2, 7, 2.—Esp. freq. subst.: Isthmĭa, ōrum, n., = ta Isthmia, the Isthmian games, celebrated every five years at the Isthmus of Corinth, the victors in which received a pine garland, Liv. 33, 32; Curt. 4, 5, 8; cf. Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 36.—
B.
Isthmĭăcus ( Isth-mĭcus), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Isthmus, Isthmian:
harena,
Stat. Th. 6, 557:
litus,
Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 463: coloni, i. e. Syracusans (as a colony of Corinth), Sil. 14, 341; cf.
favillae,
Stat. S. 2, 2, 68.—Form Isthmicus, Mel. 2, 3; Val. Max. 4, 8, 5.

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2 Isthmus or -os

Isthmus or -os ī, m, *)ιστημόσ, the Isthmus of Corinth, Cs., C., L., O.

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3 Isthmia

Isthmus or - os, i, m., = Isthmos, a strip of land between two seas, an isthmus, Mel. 1, 18; 2, 2.—
B.
Esp., the Isthmus of Corinth, where the Isthmian games were celebrated, Caes. B. C. 3, 55, 2; Liv. 45, 28, 2 sq.; Plin. 4, 1, 5, § 12; Cic. Fat. 4, 7; Suet. Ner. 19; Mel. 2, 3; Ov. M. 7, 406. —
C.
Transf., poet., a strait, viz., the Dardanelles, Prop. 3, 21, 1 (4, 22, 2).—
II.
Derivv.
A.
Isthmĭus, a, um, adj., = Isthmios, of or belonging to the Isthmus, Isthmian:
ludi,
Liv. 33, 32:
labor,
Hor. C. 4, 3, 3: Dione, i. e. Venus, who had a temple at Corinth, Stat. S. 2, 7, 2.—Esp. freq. subst.: Isthmĭa, ōrum, n., = ta Isthmia, the Isthmian games, celebrated every five years at the Isthmus of Corinth, the victors in which received a pine garland, Liv. 33, 32; Curt. 4, 5, 8; cf. Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 36.—
B.
Isthmĭăcus ( Isth-mĭcus), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Isthmus, Isthmian:
harena,
Stat. Th. 6, 557:
litus,
Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 463: coloni, i. e. Syracusans (as a colony of Corinth), Sil. 14, 341; cf.
favillae,
Stat. S. 2, 2, 68.—Form Isthmicus, Mel. 2, 3; Val. Max. 4, 8, 5.

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4 Isthmiacus

Isthmus or - os, i, m., = Isthmos, a strip of land between two seas, an isthmus, Mel. 1, 18; 2, 2.—
B.
Esp., the Isthmus of Corinth, where the Isthmian games were celebrated, Caes. B. C. 3, 55, 2; Liv. 45, 28, 2 sq.; Plin. 4, 1, 5, § 12; Cic. Fat. 4, 7; Suet. Ner. 19; Mel. 2, 3; Ov. M. 7, 406. —
C.
Transf., poet., a strait, viz., the Dardanelles, Prop. 3, 21, 1 (4, 22, 2).—
II.
Derivv.
A.
Isthmĭus, a, um, adj., = Isthmios, of or belonging to the Isthmus, Isthmian:
ludi,
Liv. 33, 32:
labor,
Hor. C. 4, 3, 3: Dione, i. e. Venus, who had a temple at Corinth, Stat. S. 2, 7, 2.—Esp. freq. subst.: Isthmĭa, ōrum, n., = ta Isthmia, the Isthmian games, celebrated every five years at the Isthmus of Corinth, the victors in which received a pine garland, Liv. 33, 32; Curt. 4, 5, 8; cf. Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 36.—
B.
Isthmĭăcus ( Isth-mĭcus), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Isthmus, Isthmian:
harena,
Stat. Th. 6, 557:
litus,
Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 463: coloni, i. e. Syracusans (as a colony of Corinth), Sil. 14, 341; cf.
favillae,
Stat. S. 2, 2, 68.—Form Isthmicus, Mel. 2, 3; Val. Max. 4, 8, 5.

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5 Isthmicus

Isthmus or - os, i, m., = Isthmos, a strip of land between two seas, an isthmus, Mel. 1, 18; 2, 2.—
B.
Esp., the Isthmus of Corinth, where the Isthmian games were celebrated, Caes. B. C. 3, 55, 2; Liv. 45, 28, 2 sq.; Plin. 4, 1, 5, § 12; Cic. Fat. 4, 7; Suet. Ner. 19; Mel. 2, 3; Ov. M. 7, 406. —
C.
Transf., poet., a strait, viz., the Dardanelles, Prop. 3, 21, 1 (4, 22, 2).—
II.
Derivv.
A.
Isthmĭus, a, um, adj., = Isthmios, of or belonging to the Isthmus, Isthmian:
ludi,
Liv. 33, 32:
labor,
Hor. C. 4, 3, 3: Dione, i. e. Venus, who had a temple at Corinth, Stat. S. 2, 7, 2.—Esp. freq. subst.: Isthmĭa, ōrum, n., = ta Isthmia, the Isthmian games, celebrated every five years at the Isthmus of Corinth, the victors in which received a pine garland, Liv. 33, 32; Curt. 4, 5, 8; cf. Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 36.—
B.
Isthmĭăcus ( Isth-mĭcus), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Isthmus, Isthmian:
harena,
Stat. Th. 6, 557:
litus,
Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 463: coloni, i. e. Syracusans (as a colony of Corinth), Sil. 14, 341; cf.
favillae,
Stat. S. 2, 2, 68.—Form Isthmicus, Mel. 2, 3; Val. Max. 4, 8, 5.

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6 Isthmius

Isthmus or - os, i, m., = Isthmos, a strip of land between two seas, an isthmus, Mel. 1, 18; 2, 2.—
B.
Esp., the Isthmus of Corinth, where the Isthmian games were celebrated, Caes. B. C. 3, 55, 2; Liv. 45, 28, 2 sq.; Plin. 4, 1, 5, § 12; Cic. Fat. 4, 7; Suet. Ner. 19; Mel. 2, 3; Ov. M. 7, 406. —
C.
Transf., poet., a strait, viz., the Dardanelles, Prop. 3, 21, 1 (4, 22, 2).—
II.
Derivv.
A.
Isthmĭus, a, um, adj., = Isthmios, of or belonging to the Isthmus, Isthmian:
ludi,
Liv. 33, 32:
labor,
Hor. C. 4, 3, 3: Dione, i. e. Venus, who had a temple at Corinth, Stat. S. 2, 7, 2.—Esp. freq. subst.: Isthmĭa, ōrum, n., = ta Isthmia, the Isthmian games, celebrated every five years at the Isthmus of Corinth, the victors in which received a pine garland, Liv. 33, 32; Curt. 4, 5, 8; cf. Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 36.—
B.
Isthmĭăcus ( Isth-mĭcus), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Isthmus, Isthmian:
harena,
Stat. Th. 6, 557:
litus,
Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 463: coloni, i. e. Syracusans (as a colony of Corinth), Sil. 14, 341; cf.
favillae,
Stat. S. 2, 2, 68.—Form Isthmicus, Mel. 2, 3; Val. Max. 4, 8, 5.

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7 Isthmos

Isthmus or - os, i, m., = Isthmos, a strip of land between two seas, an isthmus, Mel. 1, 18; 2, 2.—
B.
Esp., the Isthmus of Corinth, where the Isthmian games were celebrated, Caes. B. C. 3, 55, 2; Liv. 45, 28, 2 sq.; Plin. 4, 1, 5, § 12; Cic. Fat. 4, 7; Suet. Ner. 19; Mel. 2, 3; Ov. M. 7, 406. —
C.
Transf., poet., a strait, viz., the Dardanelles, Prop. 3, 21, 1 (4, 22, 2).—
II.
Derivv.
A.
Isthmĭus, a, um, adj., = Isthmios, of or belonging to the Isthmus, Isthmian:
ludi,
Liv. 33, 32:
labor,
Hor. C. 4, 3, 3: Dione, i. e. Venus, who had a temple at Corinth, Stat. S. 2, 7, 2.—Esp. freq. subst.: Isthmĭa, ōrum, n., = ta Isthmia, the Isthmian games, celebrated every five years at the Isthmus of Corinth, the victors in which received a pine garland, Liv. 33, 32; Curt. 4, 5, 8; cf. Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 36.—
B.
Isthmĭăcus ( Isth-mĭcus), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Isthmus, Isthmian:
harena,
Stat. Th. 6, 557:
litus,
Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 463: coloni, i. e. Syracusans (as a colony of Corinth), Sil. 14, 341; cf.
favillae,
Stat. S. 2, 2, 68.—Form Isthmicus, Mel. 2, 3; Val. Max. 4, 8, 5.

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8 Ἰσθμός

Ἰσθμ-ός, οῦ, ὁ (ἡ Inscr.Délos 353A29, 34(iii B.C.), but ὁ 354.29, and v. infr. 11),

A neck, narrow passage, esp. of the body, neck, Emp.100.19; ἰ. καὶ ὅρος τῆς τε κεφαλῆς καὶ τοῦ στήθεος Pl.Ti. 69e
: metaph., βίου βραχὺν ἰσθμόν S.Fr. 568
(lyr.).

2 pharynx, fauces, Gal.18(2).961, Aret.SA1.6.

II neck of land between two seas, isthmus, ὁ ἰ. τῆς Χερσονήσου Hdt.6.36
; of Athos, Id.7.22; Κιμμερικός A.Pr. 729
; ὁ ἰ. τῆς Παλλήνης Th.1.56
; ὁ Λευκαδίων ἰ. Id.3.81.

2 Ἰσθμός (also [full] Ἰθμός SIG507 (Delph., iii B.C.), cf. foreg.) ὁ (ἡ in Pi., as O.7.81, 8.48), the Isthmus of Corinth, Hdt.8.40, etc.; Ἰσθμοῦ δειράς, αὐχὴν Ἰσθμοῦ, Pi.I.1.9, B.2.7; dat. Ἰσθμῷ prob. f.l. for Ἰσθμοῖ (q.v.) in Th.5.18, AP13.15; but ἐν Ἰσθμῷ correctly in Hdt.9.27,81.

3 narrow ridge, of the Caucasus, between Caspian and Euxine, Arist.Mu. 393b25, D.P.20.

4 of the sea, strait, narrow channel, Inscr.Délos Il.cc., App.Hann.34. (Perh.fr. εἶμι ( ibo), cf. ἴθμα, εἰς-ίθμη, and the spellings Ἰθμός (supr.), Ἰθμο-νίκα IG4.951.10
.)

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9 ἴσθμιον

ἴσθμιον, τό, ([etym.] ἰσθμός)

A anything belonging to the neck or throat, necklace, Od.18.300.

2 ἴσθμια, τά, pharynx, fauces, Hp.Dent.21, Nic. Al. 191, 615, unless = παρίσθμια.

II neck of a bottle, ἴσθμιον ἀμφιφορῆος Poet. ap. Suid.; big-bellied bottle with a long neck, Cypr. word in Pamphil. ap. Ath.11.472e; v. ἴσφνιον.

2 curb-stone of a well, Phot., Moer.

3 part of dagger, perh. the guard, Philet. ap. Ath. 15.677c.

III isthmus, Hsch.

IV Ἴσθμια (sc. ἱερά), τά, the Isthmian games, held on the Isthmus of Corinth, Ar. Pax 879, etc.; Ἴσθμι' ἐνίκα Simon.153
, cf. IG12.606; Ἴσθμια.. ἐστεφανώθην Simon. 188
; στέφος Ἴσθμι' ἑλών Id.158
.

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10 Σκίρων

Σκίρων [ῑ], ωνος, ὁ, Attic name for the wind

A which blew from the Scironian rocks in the Isthmus of Corinth, Arist.Vent. 973b19 (written Σκίρρων), Thphr.Vent.62, Str.1.2.20, 9.1.4, CIG 518 (i B.C.); but it is a north-west wind, like Ἀργέστης, in Arist.Mete. 363b25.

II a mythical robber who haunted the rocks between Attica and Megara, killed by Theseus, X.Mem.2.1.14, Pl.Tht. 169a, etc.; Σκίρωνος ἀκτή or ἀκταί the coast near these rocks, S.Fr.24.6, E.Hipp. 1208; the adjacent sea was [full] Σκιρωνικὸν οἶδμα θαλάσσης, Simon.114.3; the rocks themselves [full] Σκιρωνίδες πέτραι, E.Hipp. 979, Heracl. 860, Str.1.2.20, 9.1.4; without πέτραι, Plb.16.16.4; written Σκιρρωνίδες in Arist.Vent. l.c.; Σκιρωνὶς ὁδός the road from Athens to Megara, Hdt.8.71. ( Σκίρων is thus written on vases, Kretschmer Griech. Vaseninschr.p.133; Σκειρ- (codd. Simon., etc.) and Σκιρρ- are misspellings.)

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11 γέφυρα

γέφῡρα ([dialect] Boeot. [full] βέφυρα Stratt.47.5), [dialect] Lacon. [full] δίφουρα Hsch., Cret. [full] δέφυρα GDI5000 ii

A b 6 ([place name] Gortyn), ἡ (used by Hom. only in Il., always in pl.):—dyke, dam, ποταμῷ πλήθοντι ἐοικὼς χειμάρρῳ, ὅς τ' ὦκα ῥέων ἐκέδασσε γεφύρας· τὸν δ' οὔτ' ἄρ τε γέφυραι ἐεργμέναι ἰσχανόωσι Il.5.88
; cf. γεφυρόω: metaph., πολέμοιο γέφυραι, expld. by Sch.Il. as αἱ δίοδοι τῶν φαλάγγων, i. e. the open space between hostile armies, but more prob. limits of the battlefield, Il.4.371, 11.160, etc.; πόντου γ. of the Isthmus of Corinth, causeway through the sea, Pi.N.6.39, cf.I. 4(3).20; so, of the causeway between Athens and Eleusis, Carm.Pop.9; at the Euripus, Str.9.2.2.

II after Hom., in sg., bridge, γέφυραν ζευγνύναι Hdt.4.97
, cf. 1.75 (pl.); γ. γαῖν δυοῖν ζευκτηρίαν A. Pers. 736
; γ. λῦσαι X.An.2.4.17
; πόρον ὑπὲρ γεφυρῶν ἄγοντες Lib. Or.11.243
; also, of a tunnel, ὑποστείχει γ. Philostr.VA1.25
.

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12 ὁλκός

ὁλκ-ός, ή, όν,

A drawing to oneself, attractive, θερμόν τε καὶ ὁ. Arist.Pr. 931a25
; μάθημα ψυχῆς ὁλκὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ γιγνομένου ἐπὶ τὸ ὄν Pl.R. 521d
; ὁλκὸν.. ψυχῆς πρὸς ἀλήθειαν ib. 527b ; ὁλκοτέρας τὰς ῥίζας ποιεῖν Thphr. CP3.17.3
( ἑλκοτέρας cod. A: ἑλκτικωτέρας Wimmer).

II trailing, ὁλκὰ βαίνων Hld.10.30
. Adv. [comp] Comp.
- ότερον
slowly, Id.3.5
.

III possible, ὁλκά· δυνατά, Hsch.

IV [voice] Pass., liable to be attracted, having a propensity, ὁ. διάνοιαι παρθένων πρὸς ἀρετήν Ph.2.229
.

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ὁλκ-ός, ὁ, ([etym.] ἕλκω):

I machine for hauling ships on land, hauling-engine, prob. a fixed capstan, windlass, Hdt.2.154, 159, E.Rh. 146, 673 ; but also of movable engines of like kind, for hauling ships across the Isthmus of Corinth, Th.3.15.

2 strap, rein (cf. ῥυτήρ), τμητοῖς ὁλκοῖς S.El. 863
(lyr.).

II furrow, track, trace, αἵματι δ' ὁλκοὶ.. πλήθοντο A.R.3.1391
; σμίλης ὁλκός the traces of a chisel in the wood, Ar.Th. 779(lyr.) ; ὁ. τοῦ ξύλου the furrow made by the wood, X.Cyn.9.18 ; path, track, or orbit of a star or meteor, A.R.3.141, 4.296, Nonn.D. 24.90 ; ἁμάξης ib.1.96 ; ditch or channel, A.R.1.375 ; οἴδματος ὁλκοί the waves, ib. 1167 ; ὁλκοὶ καλλιρόων ὑδάτων Milet.1(9).343
; body-coils of a serpent, Nic.Th. 266, al., Luc.Herm.79 ; but, coiling movement of a serpent, Nic.Th. 162, al. ; cf. ὁ. γλώσσης Id.Al.79
, 281 ; of hair, coil, ὁλκὸς ἐθείρης, πλοκάμων.. ὁλκοί, Nonn.D.3.413, 32.168 : generally, of anything drawn, αἵματος ὁλκῷ ib.4.329, al. ; draught of wine, Antiph. 237.4(pl.).

2 in periphrases, δάφνης ὁλκοί drawings, i. e. laurelboughs (or brooms made of them) drawn along, E. Ion 145 (lyr.) ; τερπνὸς ἀκούεται ὁ. ἁμάξης a chariot drawn, D.P.191.

3 aqueduct, Cod.Just.1.4.26 ; ὁ. ὑδάτων Lyd.Mens.3.23
.

III a kind of spider, Dsc.2.63.

IV a kind of grass, mouse-barley, Plin.HN 27.90.

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13 Истмийские игры

Religion: Isthmian Games (In ancient Greece, a festival of athletic and musical competitions in honour of the sea god Poseidon, held in the spring of the second and fourth years of each Olympiad at his sanctuary on the Isthmus of Corinth)

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14 Sinis

Sĭnis, is, m., = Sinis, a mythical robber on the Isthmus of Corinth, who bound travellers to the tops of pine-trees which he had bent to the ground, and then, by letting go his hold, hurled them into the air; he was killed at last by Theseus, Prop. 3 (4), 22, 37; Ov. M. 7, 440; id. H. 2, 70; Stat. Th. 12, 576.

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15 δειράς

δειράς (Cret. [full] δηράς GDI5024.19), άδος, ἡ,

A ridge of a chain of hills, h.Ap.281, S.Aj. 697 (lyr.), Limen.22; of the isthmus of Corinth, Pi. O.8.52, I.1.10; of Trachis, S.Ph. 491: in pl., E.Ph. 206 (lyr.): metaph., τέγγει δ' ὑπ' ὀφρύσι δειράδας, of the petrified form of Niobe on Mt. Sipylus, which poured tears under the brow of the hill over its ridges, S.Ant. 832 (lyr.). (δερς-, cf. Skt. drsad- 'rock'.)

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16 umbo

umbo, ōnis, m. [kindr. with ambôn, omphalos, umbilicus; Germ. Nabel; Engl. navel]; prop. any convex elevation; hence,
I.
A boss of a shield, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 3 (Ann. v. 432 Vahl.); Verg. A. 2, 546:
scutis magis quam gladiis geritur res: umbonibus incussāque alā sternuntur hostes,
Liv. 9, 41, 18.—
B.
Transf., a shield (in prose not ante-Aug.;
syn. clipeus),
Verg. A. 7, 633; 9, 810; 10, 884; Sil. 4, 354; Liv. 4, 19, 5; 30, 34, 3; Auct. ap. Quint. 8, 5, 24:
junctae umbone phalanges,
Juv. 2, 46; cf. Luc. 6, 192:
umbone se protegere,
Just. 33, 2.— Trop.:
judicialis,
Val. Max. 8, 5, 4.—
II.
The elbow, Mart. 3, 46, 5; Stat. Th. 2, 670; Suet. Caes. 68 fin. —
III.
A promontory, Stat. Achill. 1, 408.—Hence, transf., Isthmius, the Isthmus of Corinth, Stat. Th. 7, 15. —
IV.
A projecting boundary-stone in fields, Stat. Th. 6, 352.—
V.
A projecting part of a precious stone, a knob, boss, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 88.—
VI.
The full part or swelling of a garment, Tert. Pall. 5.—Hence, transf.:
umbo candidus,
a toga, Pers. 5, 33.

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17 σίνις

σίνις [σῐ], ιδος, ὁ, acc. σίνιν, ([etym.] σίνομαι)

A ravager, plunderer, Αὐτόλυκον πολέων κτεάνων σίνιν Antim.
(?) ap.Sch.S.OC 378; ἔθρεψεν λέοντα σίνιν δόμοις ( λέοντος ἶνιν Conington) A.Ag. 718, cf. Call.Ap.92, Lyc.539: as Adj. destroying, σ. ἀνήρ, as an example of a γλῶσσα, Poet. ap. Arist. Rh. 1406a8.

II pr. n. Σίνις, the Destroyer, a famous robber of the Isthmus of Corinth, E.Hipp. 977, Marm.Par.36, X.Mem.2.1.14, etc.; cf. Πιτυοκάμπτης. (Freq. misspelt σίννις in codd., as Arist. l.c.)

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18 δίολκος

δίολκος, ὁ,

A slipway for passage of ships across the Isthmus of Corinth, Str.7.2.1.

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19 στεῖνος

στεῖνος, εος, τό, a

A narrow, close, or confined space, ἐν ς. Od.22.460; στεῖνος ὁδοῦ κοίλης Il.23.419
; of the Isthmus of Corinth, Call.Sos. vi 5.

II generally, straits, distress, στείνει ἐν αἰνοτάτῳ Il.8.476
; μάχης ἐν σ. τῷδε 15.426
; πόνοι καὶ στείνεα h.Ap. 533
; στένος in A., σωφρονεῖν ὑπὸ στένει to learn wisdom by suffering, Eu.521 (lyr.).

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20 Corinthiacus

Cŏrinthus, i (nom. Gr. Corinthos, Ov. M. 6, 416; acc. Gr. Corinthon, id. F. 4, 501; Mart. 9, 60; 10, 68), f. ( masc., Inscr. Fratr. Arval. p. 30 Marin.: CORINTO DELETO), = Korinthos, Corinth, a celebrated commercial city in the Peloponnesus, pillaged and destroyed by Mummius, now the village Corinto or Gereme; it was situated on the Isthmus (hence, bimaris, Hor. C. 1, 7, 2; Ov. M. 5, 407; id. F. 4, 501; and:
bimaris terra,
Sen. Oedip. 282), Mel. 2, 3, 7; Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 11; Flor. 2, 16; Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 61; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 44 et saep.; Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 27 al.—Prov. of an entrance into the harbor of Corinth, dangerous to ships: non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum (in acc. with the Gr. Ou pantos andros es Korinthon esth ho plous, Gell. 1, 8, 4), Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 36; acc. to others this proverb is supposed to refer to the expense of living at Corinth.—
B.
Meton., poet., vessels made of Corinthian brass (cf. infra, II. A. 2.):
captivum portatur ebur, captiva Corinthus,
an entire Corinth, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 193 (vasa Corinthia, ex aere Corinthio facta, Schol.).—Hence,
II.
Adjj.
A.
Cŏrinthĭus, a, um, Corinthian.
1.
In gen.:
ager optimus et fructuosissimus,
Cic. Agr. 1, 2, 5:
sinus,
the Gulf of Corinth, Liv. 44, 1, 4; cf.
isthmus,
Sen. Thyest. 124:
columnae,
of the Corinthian order, Vitr. 4, 1; Plin. 36, 23, 56, § 178; cf. O. Müll. Archaeol. §§ 53, 108, and 275.— Subst.: Cŏrinthĭi, ōrum, m., the Corinthians, Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 262; Nep. Timol. 2, 1; Liv. 32, 17, 3 et saep.; in sing., Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 207.—
2.
Esp.: Corinthium aes, an alloy of gold, silver, and copper, very much valued in antiquity, and much used for costly ornaments, etc., Plin. 34, 2, 3, § 6 sq.; Flor. 2, 16, 6 Duker.; Cic. Att. 2, 1, 11; cf.:
nobilis aere Corinthos,
Ov. M. 6, 416; and poet. for great wealth, Prop. 3 (4), 5, 6.—Hence, vasa, made of it, Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 143; id. Verr. 2, 2, 19, § 46; Suet. Tib. 34 al.:
opus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 97:
supellex,
id. ib. 2, 2, 34, § 83; and subst.: Cŏrinthĭa, ōrum, n. (sc. vasa), works of art made of it, id. Tusc. 2, 14, 32; Suet. Aug. 70 al.—Hence,
b.
Cŏrinthĭārĭus, ii, m.
(α).
A worker in Corinthian brass; sarcast. appel. of Augustus, on account of his love of splendor, Auct. ap. Suet. Aug. 70.—
(β).
An inspector of Corinthian vessels, Inscr. Grut. 639, 7 sq. —
B.
Cŏrinthĭăcus, a, um, adj., Corinthian:
sinus,
Liv. 26, 26, 2; Plin. 4, 4, 5, §§
10 and 11: Corinthiaci ponti litora,
Ov. M. 15, 507.—
C.
Cŏrinthĭensis, e, adj., Corinthian (very rare):
fons Pirene,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 23:
litus,
Tac. A. 5, 10.— Subst.: Cŏrinthĭenses, ium, m., colonists: Corinthienses ex eo dici coeperunt, ex quo coloni Corinthum sunt deducti, qui ante Corinthii sunt dicti, Paul. ex Fest. p. 60, 11 Müll. ad loc.

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