the priests of Cybele

Cybĕlē or Cybēbē, ēs, and Cybĕ-lă, ae, f., = Kubelê and Kubêbê.

A goddess, originally Phrygian, later worshipped in Rome also as Ops or Mater Magna, whose priests were called Galli.

Form Cybele, Cat. 63, 8; Verg. A. 11, 768; Mart. 1, 71, 10.—

Form Cybela, Tert. adv. Nat. 1, 10.—

Form Cybebe, Verg. A. 10, 220; Prop. 3, 17 (4, 16), 35; Phaedr. 3, 17, 3; Sil. 8, 365; 17, 3; Cat. 63, 9; Phaedr. 3, 17, 4; 4, 1, 4; Luc. 1, 600.—

Hence,

Cybĕ-lēĭus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Cybele:

Attis,

Ov. M. 10, 104; v. Attis: mater, i. q. Cybele, id. A. A. 1, 507;

so also dea,

id. F. 4, 191:

frena,

i. e. of the lions in the chariot of Cybele, id. M. 10, 704:

limina,

i. e. of her temple, Stat. S. 1, 2, 176.—

Cybĕlista, ae, m., = Kubelistês, a priest of Cybele, Verg. Copa, 25 Sillig ex conj. (al. Calybita). —

A mountain in Phrygia.

Form Cybele, Ov. F. 4, 249; 4, 363.—

Form Cybebe, Cat. 63, 9; 63, 84.—Also called Cybĕ-lus, i, m., Verg. A. 3, 111 Rib. (al. Cybelae).

gallus, i, m. [kindr. to Sanscr. grī, cry; Gr. gêrus, speech; Lat. garrio, garrulus; Engl. call], a cock, dunghill-cock, Varr. R. R. 2, 10, 4; 3, 9, 3; Cic. Div. 2, 26, 56 sq.; Juv. 13, 233; Hor. S. 1, 1, 10; Mart. 9, 69, 3; Plin. 10, 21, 25, § 50:

ad cantum galli secundi,

at second cock-crow, Juv. 9, 107; cf. Vulg. Marc. 14, 30; 68; 72.—Prov.:

gallus in sterquilinio suo plurimum potest,

i. e. every man is cock of his own dunghill, Sen. Apocol. 402.

Gallus, i, m., a Gaul; and adj. Gallic; v. Galli, I. and II. D.

Gallus, i, m., = Gallos Strab., a tributary of the Sagaris of Phrygia and Bithynia, whose water, according to the fable, made those who drank it mad, now Kadsha Su or Gökssu, Ov. F. 4, 364; Plin. 5, 32, 42, § 147; 6, 1, 1, § 4; 31, 2, 5, § 9; Claud. ap. Ruf. 2, 263.—

Derivv.

Galli, ōrum, m., the priests of Cybele, so called because of their raving, Ov. F. 4, 361 sq.; Plin. 5, 32, 42, § 146; 11, 49, 109, § 261; 35, 12, 46, § 165; Paul. ex Fest. p. 95 Müll.; Hor. S. 1, 2, 121.—In sing.: Gallus, i, m., a priest of Cybele, Mart. 3, 81; 11, 74; cf. Quint. 7, 9, 2:

resupinati cessantia tympana Galli,

Juv. 8, 176.—And satirically (on account of their emasculated condition), in the fem.: Gallae, ārum, Cat. 63, 12, and 34.—

Gallĭcus, a, um, adj.

Of or belonging to the river Gallus, poet. i. q. Phrygian, Trojan:

miles,

Prop. 2, 13. 48 (3, 5, 32 M.).—

(Acc. to II. A., of or belonging to the priests of Cybele; hence, transf.) Of or belonging to the priests of Isis, Gallic:

turma,

the troop of the priests of Isis, Ov. Am. 2, 13, 18.

Gallus, i, m., a Roman surname in the gens Cornelia, Aquilia, Sulpicia, etc. So in partic. C. Cornelius Gallus, of Forum Julii, a Roman poet, a friend of Virgil, Verg. E. 10; Ov. Am. 3, 9, 64; Asin. Pollio ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 32, 5.

gallus, i, m. [kindr. to Sanscr. grī, cry; Gr. gêrus, speech; Lat. garrio, garrulus; Engl. call], a cock, dunghill-cock, Varr. R. R. 2, 10, 4; 3, 9, 3; Cic. Div. 2, 26, 56 sq.; Juv. 13, 233; Hor. S. 1, 1, 10; Mart. 9, 69, 3; Plin. 10, 21, 25, § 50:

ad cantum galli secundi,

at second cock-crow, Juv. 9, 107; cf. Vulg. Marc. 14, 30; 68; 72.—Prov.:

gallus in sterquilinio suo plurimum potest,

i. e. every man is cock of his own dunghill, Sen. Apocol. 402.

Gallus, i, m., a Gaul; and adj. Gallic; v. Galli, I. and II. D.

Gallus, i, m., = Gallos Strab., a tributary of the Sagaris of Phrygia and Bithynia, whose water, according to the fable, made those who drank it mad, now Kadsha Su or Gökssu, Ov. F. 4, 364; Plin. 5, 32, 42, § 147; 6, 1, 1, § 4; 31, 2, 5, § 9; Claud. ap. Ruf. 2, 263.—

Derivv.

Galli, ōrum, m., the priests of Cybele, so called because of their raving, Ov. F. 4, 361 sq.; Plin. 5, 32, 42, § 146; 11, 49, 109, § 261; 35, 12, 46, § 165; Paul. ex Fest. p. 95 Müll.; Hor. S. 1, 2, 121.—In sing.: Gallus, i, m., a priest of Cybele, Mart. 3, 81; 11, 74; cf. Quint. 7, 9, 2:

resupinati cessantia tympana Galli,

Juv. 8, 176.—And satirically (on account of their emasculated condition), in the fem.: Gallae, ārum, Cat. 63, 12, and 34.—

Gallĭcus, a, um, adj.

Of or belonging to the river Gallus, poet. i. q. Phrygian, Trojan:

miles,

Prop. 2, 13. 48 (3, 5, 32 M.).—

(Acc. to II. A., of or belonging to the priests of Cybele; hence, transf.) Of or belonging to the priests of Isis, Gallic:

turma,

the troop of the priests of Isis, Ov. Am. 2, 13, 18.

Gallus, i, m., a Roman surname in the gens Cornelia, Aquilia, Sulpicia, etc. So in partic. C. Cornelius Gallus, of Forum Julii, a Roman poet, a friend of Virgil, Verg. E. 10; Ov. Am. 3, 9, 64; Asin. Pollio ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 32, 5.

Bĕrĕcyntus, i, m., = Berekuntos, a mountain on the banks of the river Sangarius, in Phrygia, sacred to Cybele, Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 784; 9, 82; Schol. Cruq. ad Hor. C. 4, 1, 22.—

Derivv., the adjj.

Bĕrĕcyntĭus ( Bĕrĕcynth-), a, um, = Berekuntios.

Of or pertaining to the mountain Berecyntus, Berecyntian:

tractus,

Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 108 (acc. to Pliny, in Caria): juga, Claud. ap. Eutr. 2, 300:

mater,

i. e. Cybele, Verg. A. 6, 785; Stat. Th. 4, 782; and subst.: Bĕrĕcyntia, ae, f., Verg. A. 9, 82; Ov. F. 4, 355.—

Of or pertaining to Cybele:

heros,

i. e. Midas, son of Cybele, Ov. M. 11, 106:

Attis,

her favorite, Pers. 1, 93: tibia, a flute of a crooked shape (orig. employed only in her festivals), Ov. F. 4, 181; hence, for a curved Phrygian flute, in gen., Hor. C. 3, 19, 18; 4, 1, 22; Ov M. 11, 16; cf. cornu, Hor. C. 1, 18, 13:

furores,

the madness of the priests of Cybele, Mart. 4, 43, 8.—

Bĕrĕcyntĭădes, ae, m., Berecyntian:

venator, perh. Attis (v. Attis),

Ov. Ib. 506 Heins.—

Bĕrĕcyntĭăcus, a, um, = Berecyntius, 2., of or belonging to Cybele: sacerdos, Prud. c. Sym. 2, 51.

Bĕrĕcyntus, i, m., = Berekuntos, a mountain on the banks of the river Sangarius, in Phrygia, sacred to Cybele, Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 784; 9, 82; Schol. Cruq. ad Hor. C. 4, 1, 22.—

Derivv., the adjj.

Bĕrĕcyntĭus ( Bĕrĕcynth-), a, um, = Berekuntios.

Of or pertaining to the mountain Berecyntus, Berecyntian:

tractus,

Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 108 (acc. to Pliny, in Caria): juga, Claud. ap. Eutr. 2, 300:

mater,

i. e. Cybele, Verg. A. 6, 785; Stat. Th. 4, 782; and subst.: Bĕrĕcyntia, ae, f., Verg. A. 9, 82; Ov. F. 4, 355.—

Of or pertaining to Cybele:

heros,

i. e. Midas, son of Cybele, Ov. M. 11, 106:

Attis,

her favorite, Pers. 1, 93: tibia, a flute of a crooked shape (orig. employed only in her festivals), Ov. F. 4, 181; hence, for a curved Phrygian flute, in gen., Hor. C. 3, 19, 18; 4, 1, 22; Ov M. 11, 16; cf. cornu, Hor. C. 1, 18, 13:

furores,

the madness of the priests of Cybele, Mart. 4, 43, 8.—

Bĕrĕcyntĭădes, ae, m., Berecyntian:

venator, perh. Attis (v. Attis),

Ov. Ib. 506 Heins.—

Bĕrĕcyntĭăcus, a, um, = Berecyntius, 2., of or belonging to Cybele: sacerdos, Prud. c. Sym. 2, 51.

Bĕrĕcyntus, i, m., = Berekuntos, a mountain on the banks of the river Sangarius, in Phrygia, sacred to Cybele, Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 784; 9, 82; Schol. Cruq. ad Hor. C. 4, 1, 22.—

Derivv., the adjj.

Bĕrĕcyntĭus ( Bĕrĕcynth-), a, um, = Berekuntios.

Of or pertaining to the mountain Berecyntus, Berecyntian:

tractus,

Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 108 (acc. to Pliny, in Caria): juga, Claud. ap. Eutr. 2, 300:

mater,

i. e. Cybele, Verg. A. 6, 785; Stat. Th. 4, 782; and subst.: Bĕrĕcyntia, ae, f., Verg. A. 9, 82; Ov. F. 4, 355.—

Of or pertaining to Cybele:

heros,

i. e. Midas, son of Cybele, Ov. M. 11, 106:

Attis,

her favorite, Pers. 1, 93: tibia, a flute of a crooked shape (orig. employed only in her festivals), Ov. F. 4, 181; hence, for a curved Phrygian flute, in gen., Hor. C. 3, 19, 18; 4, 1, 22; Ov M. 11, 16; cf. cornu, Hor. C. 1, 18, 13:

furores,

the madness of the priests of Cybele, Mart. 4, 43, 8.—

Bĕrĕcyntĭădes, ae, m., Berecyntian:

venator, perh. Attis (v. Attis),

Ov. Ib. 506 Heins.—

Bĕrĕcyntĭăcus, a, um, = Berecyntius, 2., of or belonging to Cybele: sacerdos, Prud. c. Sym. 2, 51.

Bĕrĕcyntus, i, m., = Berekuntos, a mountain on the banks of the river Sangarius, in Phrygia, sacred to Cybele, Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 784; 9, 82; Schol. Cruq. ad Hor. C. 4, 1, 22.—

Derivv., the adjj.

Bĕrĕcyntĭus ( Bĕrĕcynth-), a, um, = Berekuntios.

Of or pertaining to the mountain Berecyntus, Berecyntian:

tractus,

Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 108 (acc. to Pliny, in Caria): juga, Claud. ap. Eutr. 2, 300:

mater,

i. e. Cybele, Verg. A. 6, 785; Stat. Th. 4, 782; and subst.: Bĕrĕcyntia, ae, f., Verg. A. 9, 82; Ov. F. 4, 355.—

Of or pertaining to Cybele:

heros,

i. e. Midas, son of Cybele, Ov. M. 11, 106:

Attis,

her favorite, Pers. 1, 93: tibia, a flute of a crooked shape (orig. employed only in her festivals), Ov. F. 4, 181; hence, for a curved Phrygian flute, in gen., Hor. C. 3, 19, 18; 4, 1, 22; Ov M. 11, 16; cf. cornu, Hor. C. 1, 18, 13:

furores,

the madness of the priests of Cybele, Mart. 4, 43, 8.—

Bĕrĕcyntĭădes, ae, m., Berecyntian:

venator, perh. Attis (v. Attis),

Ov. Ib. 506 Heins.—

Bĕrĕcyntĭăcus, a, um, = Berecyntius, 2., of or belonging to Cybele: sacerdos, Prud. c. Sym. 2, 51.

Bĕrĕcyntus, i, m., = Berekuntos, a mountain on the banks of the river Sangarius, in Phrygia, sacred to Cybele, Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 784; 9, 82; Schol. Cruq. ad Hor. C. 4, 1, 22.—

Derivv., the adjj.

Bĕrĕcyntĭus ( Bĕrĕcynth-), a, um, = Berekuntios.

Of or pertaining to the mountain Berecyntus, Berecyntian:

tractus,

Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 108 (acc. to Pliny, in Caria): juga, Claud. ap. Eutr. 2, 300:

mater,

i. e. Cybele, Verg. A. 6, 785; Stat. Th. 4, 782; and subst.: Bĕrĕcyntia, ae, f., Verg. A. 9, 82; Ov. F. 4, 355.—

Of or pertaining to Cybele:

heros,

i. e. Midas, son of Cybele, Ov. M. 11, 106:

Attis,

her favorite, Pers. 1, 93: tibia, a flute of a crooked shape (orig. employed only in her festivals), Ov. F. 4, 181; hence, for a curved Phrygian flute, in gen., Hor. C. 3, 19, 18; 4, 1, 22; Ov M. 11, 16; cf. cornu, Hor. C. 1, 18, 13:

furores,

the madness of the priests of Cybele, Mart. 4, 43, 8.—

Bĕrĕcyntĭădes, ae, m., Berecyntian:

venator, perh. Attis (v. Attis),

Ov. Ib. 506 Heins.—

Bĕrĕcyntĭăcus, a, um, = Berecyntius, 2., of or belonging to Cybele: sacerdos, Prud. c. Sym. 2, 51.

Bĕrĕcyntus, i, m., = Berekuntos, a mountain on the banks of the river Sangarius, in Phrygia, sacred to Cybele, Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 784; 9, 82; Schol. Cruq. ad Hor. C. 4, 1, 22.—

Derivv., the adjj.

Bĕrĕcyntĭus ( Bĕrĕcynth-), a, um, = Berekuntios.

Of or pertaining to the mountain Berecyntus, Berecyntian:

tractus,

Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 108 (acc. to Pliny, in Caria): juga, Claud. ap. Eutr. 2, 300:

mater,

i. e. Cybele, Verg. A. 6, 785; Stat. Th. 4, 782; and subst.: Bĕrĕcyntia, ae, f., Verg. A. 9, 82; Ov. F. 4, 355.—

Of or pertaining to Cybele:

heros,

i. e. Midas, son of Cybele, Ov. M. 11, 106:

Attis,

her favorite, Pers. 1, 93: tibia, a flute of a crooked shape (orig. employed only in her festivals), Ov. F. 4, 181; hence, for a curved Phrygian flute, in gen., Hor. C. 3, 19, 18; 4, 1, 22; Ov M. 11, 16; cf. cornu, Hor. C. 1, 18, 13:

furores,

the madness of the priests of Cybele, Mart. 4, 43, 8.—

Bĕrĕcyntĭădes, ae, m., Berecyntian:

venator, perh. Attis (v. Attis),

Ov. Ib. 506 Heins.—

Bĕrĕcyntĭăcus, a, um, = Berecyntius, 2., of or belonging to Cybele: sacerdos, Prud. c. Sym. 2, 51.

Cŏrybas, antis, m., = Korubas.

Plur.: Cŏrybantes, ium, m. (sing. Corybas, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 148 al.), = Korubantes, the priests of Cybele, whose religious service consisted in noisy music and wild armed dances, later interchanged with Curetes (q. v.), Hor. C. 1, 16, 8; Ov. F. 4, 210; Sen. Herc. Oet. 1877; Lact. 1, 13, 5; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 111; Diom. p. 474 P.— Sing., Juv. 5, 25; Mart. 1, 70, 10; Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 150; id. Rapt. Pros. 1, 208.—Hence, Cŏrybantĭus, a, um, adj., of the Corybantes:

aera,

Verg. A. 3, 111:

sacra,

Arn. 5, p. 169.—

A son of Cybele, and father of the second Apollo, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 57.

Cŏrybas, antis, m., = Korubas.

Plur.: Cŏrybantes, ium, m. (sing. Corybas, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 148 al.), = Korubantes, the priests of Cybele, whose religious service consisted in noisy music and wild armed dances, later interchanged with Curetes (q. v.), Hor. C. 1, 16, 8; Ov. F. 4, 210; Sen. Herc. Oet. 1877; Lact. 1, 13, 5; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 111; Diom. p. 474 P.— Sing., Juv. 5, 25; Mart. 1, 70, 10; Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 150; id. Rapt. Pros. 1, 208.—Hence, Cŏrybantĭus, a, um, adj., of the Corybantes:

aera,

Verg. A. 3, 111:

sacra,

Arn. 5, p. 169.—

A son of Cybele, and father of the second Apollo, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 57.

Cŏrybas, antis, m., = Korubas.

Plur.: Cŏrybantes, ium, m. (sing. Corybas, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 148 al.), = Korubantes, the priests of Cybele, whose religious service consisted in noisy music and wild armed dances, later interchanged with Curetes (q. v.), Hor. C. 1, 16, 8; Ov. F. 4, 210; Sen. Herc. Oet. 1877; Lact. 1, 13, 5; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 111; Diom. p. 474 P.— Sing., Juv. 5, 25; Mart. 1, 70, 10; Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 150; id. Rapt. Pros. 1, 208.—Hence, Cŏrybantĭus, a, um, adj., of the Corybantes:

aera,

Verg. A. 3, 111:

sacra,

Arn. 5, p. 169.—

A son of Cybele, and father of the second Apollo, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 57.

* * *

fānātĭcus, a, um, adj. [1. fanum].

Pertaining to a temple: PECVNIA, Inscr. Veron. ap. Bull. Dell' Inst. 1836, p. 141; cf. Borghesi, ib.—

Inspired by a divinity, enthusiastic.

Lit.:

ut fanaticus, oestro Percussus, Bellona, tuo,

Juv. 4, 123;

so cf the priests of Bellona,

Inscr. Orell. 2316 sq.:

jam subeuntibus armatis muros fanatici Galli... occurrunt,

Liv. 37, 9, 9;

of the priests of Cybele,

Juv. 2, 112; Prud. steph. 10, 1061, cf. also:

Galli vaticinantes fanatico carmine,

Liv. 38, 18, 9:

si servus inter fanaticos non semper caput jactaret, etc. (shortly after: circa fana bacchatus),

Dig. 21, 1, 1, § 9: fanatica dicitur arbor fulmine icta, Paul. ex Fest. p. 92, 19 Müll.—

Transf., frantic, furious, mad:

isti philosophi superstitiosi et paene fanatici,

Cic. Div. 2, 57, 118:

cursus,

Liv. 4, 33, 2:

jactatio corporis,

id. 39, 13, 12:

error,

Hor. A. P. 454:

furor,

Flor. 3, 19, 4 et saep.:

jactare id (caput) et comas excutientem rotare, fanaticum est,

Quint. 11, 3, 71.—

* Adv.: fānātĭce, franticly, madly:

absonis ululatibus constrepentes fanatice pervolant,

App. M. 8, p. 214, 14.

dĭgĭtus, i, m. [Gr. daktulos; cf. Germ. Zehe, Eng. toe; from root dek(dechomai), to grasp, receive; cf.

Germ. Finger, from fangen,

Curt. Gr. Etym. 133. Corssen, however, still refers digitus to root dik-, dico, deiknumi, as the pointer, indicator, Ausspr. 1, 380; cf. dico], a finger.

Prop.:

tot (cyathos bibimus), quot digiti sunt tibi in manu,

Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 24; id. Most. 5, 1, 69; id. Mil. 2, 2, 47; 4, 2, 57 et saep.—The special designations: pollex, the thumb; index or salutaris, the forefinger; medius, also infamis and impudicus, the middle finger; minimo proximus or medicinalis, the ring-finger; minimus, the little finger, v. under those words.—

Special connections:

attingere aliquem digito (uno),

to touch one lightly, gently, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 15; Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 2 Ruhnk.; Licinius ap. Gell. 19, 9, 13; Cic. Tusc. 5, 19, 55; cf.

with tangere,

Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 30; id. Poen. 5, 5, 29:

attingere aliquid extremis digitis (with primoribus labris gustare),

to touch lightly, to enjoy slightly, Cic. Cael. 12:

attingere caelum digito,

to be exceedingly happy, id. Att. 2, 1, 7: colere summis digitis, to adore (to touch the offering or consecrated gift) with the tips of the fingers, Lact. 1, 20; 5, 19 fin.; cf. Ov. F. 2, 573:

computare digitis,

to count on the fingers, to reckon up, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 51; Plin. 34, 8, 19, no. 29, § 88; cf.:

numerare per digitos,

Ov. F. 3, 123:

in digitis suis singulas partis causae constituere,

Cic. Div. in Caec. 14, 45.—Hence, venire ad digitos, to be reckoned, Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 87; and:

si tuos digitos novi,

thy skill in reckoning, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 13; cf.

also: digerere argumenta in digitos,

to count on the fingers, Quint. 11, 3, 114: concrepare digitos or digitis, to snap the fingers, as a signal of command, Petr. 27, 5; Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 53; Cic. Off. 3, 19; v. concrepo; cf.

also: digitus crepans,

Mart. 3, 82, 15:

digitorum crepitus,

id. 14, 119:

digitorum percussio,

Cic. Off. 3, 19, 78:

intendere digitum ad aliquid,

to point the finger at any thing, Cic. de Or. 1, 46 fin.:

liceri digito,

to hold up the finger in bidding at an auction, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 11;

for which also: tollere digitum,

id. ib. 2, 1, 54. The latter phrase also signifies, to raise the finger in token of submission, said of a combatant, Sid. Ep. 5, 7; cf. Mart. Spect. 29, 5;

and Schol,

Pers. 5, 119:

loqui digitis nutuque,

to talk by signs, Ov. Tr. 2, 453;

different is: postquam fuerant digiti cum voce locuti,

i. e. playing as an accompaniment to singing, Tib. 3, 4, 41; cf.:

ad digiti sonum,

id. 1, 2, 31; cf. also Lucr. 4, 587; 5, 1384:

digito compesce labellum,

hold your tongue, Juv. 1, 160.—For the various modes of employing the fingers in oratorical delivery, cf. Quint. 1, 10, 35; 11, 3, 92 sq.; 103; 120 al.: monstrari digito, i. e. to be pointed out, to become distinguished, famous, Hor. C. 4, 3, 22; Pers. 1, 28;

for which: demonstrari digito,

Tac. Or. 7 fin.; Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 266; id. Rep. 6, 24; Nep. Datam. 11, 5; Suet. Aug. 45.—Prov. phrases:

nescit, quot digitos habeat in manu, of one who knows nothing at all,

Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 5:

in digitis hodie percoquam quod ceperit,

i. e. he has caught nothing, id. Rud. 4, 1, 11: ne digitum quidem porrigere, not to stretch out a finger, like the Gr. daktulon mê proteinai, ekteinai, for not to give one's self the least trouble, Cic. Fin. 3, 17, 57; cf.:

exserere digitum,

Pers. 5, 119 Scal.;

and in like manner: proferre digitum,

to move a finger, to make any exertion, Cic. Caecin. 25, 71:

scalpere caput digito, of effeminate men fearful of disarranging their hair,

Juv. 9, 133; cf. Sen. Ep. 52 fin.; a habit of Pompey's, acc. to Calvus ap. Schol. Luc. 7, 726, and Sen. Contr. 3, 19; Amm. 17, 11. (Cf. Echtermeyer's Ueber Namen und symbolische Bedeutung der Finger bei den Griechen und Römern, Progr. d. Hall. Pädagogiums, v. 1835.)

Transf.

A toe (cf. Heb., Gr. daktulos, Fr. doigt), Lucr. 3, 527; Verg. A. 5, 426; Petr. 132, 14; Sen. Ep. 111; Quint. 2, 3, 8 et saep.; also of the toes of animals, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 4; Col. 8, 2, 8; Plin. 10, 42, 59, § 119 al.—

A small bough, a twig, Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 12; 17, 24, 37, § 224.—

As a measure of length, an inch, the sixteenth part of a Roman foot (pes), Front. Aquaed. 24 sq.; Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 6; id. B. C. 2, 10, 4; Juv. 12, 59 al.: digiti primores, finger-ends, as a measure, Cato R. R. 21, 2;

digitus transversus,

a fingerbreadth, id. ib. 45 fin.;

48, 2.—Prov.: digitum transversum non discedere ab aliqua re,

not to swerve a finger's breadth, Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 58; cf.

without transversum: nusquam ab argento digitum discedere,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 15;

and ellipt.: ab honestissima sententia digitum nusquam,

id. Att. 7, 3, 11.

Dĭgĭtus, i, m., a proper name; in plur.: Digiti Idaei = Daktuloi Idaioi, the priests of Cybele, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; cf. Arn. 3, 41 and 43, and v. Dactylus.

dĭgĭtus, i, m. [Gr. daktulos; cf. Germ. Zehe, Eng. toe; from root dek(dechomai), to grasp, receive; cf.

Germ. Finger, from fangen,

Curt. Gr. Etym. 133. Corssen, however, still refers digitus to root dik-, dico, deiknumi, as the pointer, indicator, Ausspr. 1, 380; cf. dico], a finger.

Prop.:

tot (cyathos bibimus), quot digiti sunt tibi in manu,

Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 24; id. Most. 5, 1, 69; id. Mil. 2, 2, 47; 4, 2, 57 et saep.—The special designations: pollex, the thumb; index or salutaris, the forefinger; medius, also infamis and impudicus, the middle finger; minimo proximus or medicinalis, the ring-finger; minimus, the little finger, v. under those words.—

Special connections:

attingere aliquem digito (uno),

to touch one lightly, gently, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 15; Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 2 Ruhnk.; Licinius ap. Gell. 19, 9, 13; Cic. Tusc. 5, 19, 55; cf.

with tangere,

Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 30; id. Poen. 5, 5, 29:

attingere aliquid extremis digitis (with primoribus labris gustare),

to touch lightly, to enjoy slightly, Cic. Cael. 12:

attingere caelum digito,

to be exceedingly happy, id. Att. 2, 1, 7: colere summis digitis, to adore (to touch the offering or consecrated gift) with the tips of the fingers, Lact. 1, 20; 5, 19 fin.; cf. Ov. F. 2, 573:

computare digitis,

to count on the fingers, to reckon up, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 51; Plin. 34, 8, 19, no. 29, § 88; cf.:

numerare per digitos,

Ov. F. 3, 123:

in digitis suis singulas partis causae constituere,

Cic. Div. in Caec. 14, 45.—Hence, venire ad digitos, to be reckoned, Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 87; and:

si tuos digitos novi,

thy skill in reckoning, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 13; cf.

also: digerere argumenta in digitos,

to count on the fingers, Quint. 11, 3, 114: concrepare digitos or digitis, to snap the fingers, as a signal of command, Petr. 27, 5; Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 53; Cic. Off. 3, 19; v. concrepo; cf.

also: digitus crepans,

Mart. 3, 82, 15:

digitorum crepitus,

id. 14, 119:

digitorum percussio,

Cic. Off. 3, 19, 78:

intendere digitum ad aliquid,

to point the finger at any thing, Cic. de Or. 1, 46 fin.:

liceri digito,

to hold up the finger in bidding at an auction, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 11;

for which also: tollere digitum,

id. ib. 2, 1, 54. The latter phrase also signifies, to raise the finger in token of submission, said of a combatant, Sid. Ep. 5, 7; cf. Mart. Spect. 29, 5;

and Schol,

Pers. 5, 119:

loqui digitis nutuque,

to talk by signs, Ov. Tr. 2, 453;

different is: postquam fuerant digiti cum voce locuti,

i. e. playing as an accompaniment to singing, Tib. 3, 4, 41; cf.:

ad digiti sonum,

id. 1, 2, 31; cf. also Lucr. 4, 587; 5, 1384:

digito compesce labellum,

hold your tongue, Juv. 1, 160.—For the various modes of employing the fingers in oratorical delivery, cf. Quint. 1, 10, 35; 11, 3, 92 sq.; 103; 120 al.: monstrari digito, i. e. to be pointed out, to become distinguished, famous, Hor. C. 4, 3, 22; Pers. 1, 28;

for which: demonstrari digito,

Tac. Or. 7 fin.; Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 266; id. Rep. 6, 24; Nep. Datam. 11, 5; Suet. Aug. 45.—Prov. phrases:

nescit, quot digitos habeat in manu, of one who knows nothing at all,

Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 5:

in digitis hodie percoquam quod ceperit,

i. e. he has caught nothing, id. Rud. 4, 1, 11: ne digitum quidem porrigere, not to stretch out a finger, like the Gr. daktulon mê proteinai, ekteinai, for not to give one's self the least trouble, Cic. Fin. 3, 17, 57; cf.:

exserere digitum,

Pers. 5, 119 Scal.;

and in like manner: proferre digitum,

to move a finger, to make any exertion, Cic. Caecin. 25, 71:

scalpere caput digito, of effeminate men fearful of disarranging their hair,

Juv. 9, 133; cf. Sen. Ep. 52 fin.; a habit of Pompey's, acc. to Calvus ap. Schol. Luc. 7, 726, and Sen. Contr. 3, 19; Amm. 17, 11. (Cf. Echtermeyer's Ueber Namen und symbolische Bedeutung der Finger bei den Griechen und Römern, Progr. d. Hall. Pädagogiums, v. 1835.)

Transf.

A toe (cf. Heb., Gr. daktulos, Fr. doigt), Lucr. 3, 527; Verg. A. 5, 426; Petr. 132, 14; Sen. Ep. 111; Quint. 2, 3, 8 et saep.; also of the toes of animals, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 4; Col. 8, 2, 8; Plin. 10, 42, 59, § 119 al.—

A small bough, a twig, Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 12; 17, 24, 37, § 224.—

As a measure of length, an inch, the sixteenth part of a Roman foot (pes), Front. Aquaed. 24 sq.; Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 6; id. B. C. 2, 10, 4; Juv. 12, 59 al.: digiti primores, finger-ends, as a measure, Cato R. R. 21, 2;

digitus transversus,

a fingerbreadth, id. ib. 45 fin.;

48, 2.—Prov.: digitum transversum non discedere ab aliqua re,

not to swerve a finger's breadth, Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 58; cf.

without transversum: nusquam ab argento digitum discedere,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 15;

and ellipt.: ab honestissima sententia digitum nusquam,

id. Att. 7, 3, 11.

Dĭgĭtus, i, m., a proper name; in plur.: Digiti Idaei = Daktuloi Idaioi, the priests of Cybele, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; cf. Arn. 3, 41 and 43, and v. Dactylus.

tympănum, i (collat. form typă-num, Cat. 63, 8 sq.), n., = tumpanon, a drum, timbrel, tambour, tambourine.

Lit.

Esp., as beaten by the priests of Cybele, Lucr. 2, 618; Cat. 63, 8 sq.; Verg. A. 9, 619; Ov. M. 3, 537; 4, 29; 4, 391; id. F. 4, 213; Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 38; Caes. B. C. 3, 105; Curt. 8, 11, 20; 8, 14, 10; Tac. H. 5, 5, —Also by the Bacchantine females, Ov. M. 11, 17.—Beaten by the Parthians as a signal in battle in place of the tuba, Just. 41, 2, 8.—

Trop., a timbrel, etc., as a figure of something effeminate, enervating:

tympana eloquentiae,

Quint. 5, 12, 21:

in manu tympanum est,

Sen. Vit. Beat. 13, 3.—

Transf., of things of a like shape.

A drum or wheel, in machines for raising weights, in water-organs, etc., Lucr. 4, 905; Verg. G. 2, 444; Vitr. 10, 4; Plin. 18, 34, 77, § 332; Dig. 19, 2, 19.—

In archit.

The triangular area of a pediment, Vitr. 3, 3 med. —

A panel of a door, Vitr. 4, 6 med. —

A part of the clepsydra, called also phellos, Vitr. 9, 9.

tympănum, i (collat. form typă-num, Cat. 63, 8 sq.), n., = tumpanon, a drum, timbrel, tambour, tambourine.

Lit.

Esp., as beaten by the priests of Cybele, Lucr. 2, 618; Cat. 63, 8 sq.; Verg. A. 9, 619; Ov. M. 3, 537; 4, 29; 4, 391; id. F. 4, 213; Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 38; Caes. B. C. 3, 105; Curt. 8, 11, 20; 8, 14, 10; Tac. H. 5, 5, —Also by the Bacchantine females, Ov. M. 11, 17.—Beaten by the Parthians as a signal in battle in place of the tuba, Just. 41, 2, 8.—

Trop., a timbrel, etc., as a figure of something effeminate, enervating:

tympana eloquentiae,

Quint. 5, 12, 21:

in manu tympanum est,

Sen. Vit. Beat. 13, 3.—

Transf., of things of a like shape.

A drum or wheel, in machines for raising weights, in water-organs, etc., Lucr. 4, 905; Verg. G. 2, 444; Vitr. 10, 4; Plin. 18, 34, 77, § 332; Dig. 19, 2, 19.—

In archit.

The triangular area of a pediment, Vitr. 3, 3 med. —

A panel of a door, Vitr. 4, 6 med. —

A part of the clepsydra, called also phellos, Vitr. 9, 9.

Gallĭcus, a, um, adj.

Of or belonging to the Gauls; v. 1. Galli, II. B.—

Of the river Gallus; v. 3. Gallus, II. B. 1.—

Of the priests of Cybele; v. 3. Gallus, II. B. 2.