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used for a weight in a balance

  • 1 sacomarium

    sācōmārĭus, a, um, adj. [sacoma], serving for a counterpoise, used for a weight in a balance:

    cucurbitae,

    Hier. in Jon. 4, 6.—Hence, substt.
    A.
    sācōmārĭus, ii, m., one who makes counterpoises or weights in gen.;

    called also PONDERARIVS,

    Inscr. Orell. 4274.—
    B.
    sācōmārĭum, ii, n., the public balance or weighing place, Inscr. Orell. 4109; 7194.

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  • 2 sacomarius

    sācōmārĭus, a, um, adj. [sacoma], serving for a counterpoise, used for a weight in a balance:

    cucurbitae,

    Hier. in Jon. 4, 6.—Hence, substt.
    A.
    sācōmārĭus, ii, m., one who makes counterpoises or weights in gen.;

    called also PONDERARIVS,

    Inscr. Orell. 4274.—
    B.
    sācōmārĭum, ii, n., the public balance or weighing place, Inscr. Orell. 4109; 7194.

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  • 3 pondus

    pondus, ĕris, n. [pendo], a weight.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen., a weight used in a scale, Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 69:

    pondera ab Gallis allata iniqua,

    Liv. 5, 48 fin.:

    utuntur taleis ferreis ad certum pondus examinatis pro numo,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 12; Dig. 19, 1, 32: pondera publica, Paul. ex Fest. p. 246 Müll.—
    2.
    In partic., the weight of a pound, a pound (very rare for the usual pondo):

    dupondius a duobus ponderibus, quod unum pondus assipondium dicebatur. Id ideo, quod as erat libra pondus,

    Varr. L. L. 5, § 169 Müll.:

    argenti pondera quinque,

    Mart. 7, 53, 12.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    In abstr.
    a.
    Heaviness, weight of a body:

    moveri gravitate et pondere,

    Cic. Fat. 11, 24; 10, 22; 20, 46; id. Tusc. 1, 17, 40:

    magni ponderis saxa,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 29; 7, 22:

    emere aliquid pondere,

    by weight, Plin. 12, 7, 14, § 29; 35, 17, 57, § 197; Tac. A. 6, 26; cf.:

    in his quae pondere constant,

    Dig. 18, 1, 35 med.; Gai. Inst. 2, 196:

    id, quod pondere continetur,

    Dig. 30, 1, 47.—
    b.
    In plur.: pondera, balance, equipoise, equilibrium:

    pendebat in aëre tellus Ponderibus librata suis,

    Ov. M. 1, 13; so Luc. 1, 57; cf. Lucr. 2, 218 and 6, 574:

    trans pondera (corporis) dextram Porrigere (= ultra libramentum sive aequilibrium corporis),

    out of balance, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 51; cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. II. p. 380 sq.; cf.

    also: quis libravit in pondere montes et colles in staterā?

    Vulg. Isa. 40, 12.—
    2.
    In concr.
    a.
    A heavy body, a weight, mass, load, burden:

    in terram feruntur omnia suo nutu pondera,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 17, 17:

    grande auri pondus,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 17, § 45; so,

    innumerabile pondus auri,

    id. Sest. 43, 93:

    magnum argenti pondus expositum,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 96:

    aeris magnum pondus,

    id. ib. 3, 103; Stat. Th. 6, 648:

    immania pondera baltei,

    Verg. A. 10, 496:

    Spartani pondera disci,

    Mart. 14, 164, 1.— Poet., of the fruit of the womb, Ov. M. 9, 684; id. Am. 2, 14, 14; Prop. 4, 1, 96 (5, 1, 100); Mart. 14, 151;

    of the privy parts,

    Cat. 63, 5; Stat. S. 3, 4, 77.—
    b.
    A quantity, number, multitude (anteclass. and very rare): magnum pondus omnium artificum, Varr. ap. Non. 466, 5.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Weight, consequence, importance, consideration, influence, authority, etc. (class.; cf.

    momentum): persona non qualiscumque testimonii pondus habet,

    Cic. Top. 19, 73:

    grave ipsius conscientiae pondus est,

    id. N. D. 3, 35, 85; cf.:

    (honestas) aut sola expetenda est... aut certe omni pondere gravior habenda quam reliqua omnia,

    id. Off. 3, 8, 35:

    id est maximi momenti et ponderis,

    id. Vatin. 4, 9:

    qui pondus habent,

    id. Att. 11, 6, 1: habet vim in ingenio [p. 1396] et pondus in vitā, id. de Or. 2, 74, 302:

    magnum pondus accessit ad tollendum dubitationem, judicium et consilium tuum,

    id. Fam. 11, 29, 1:

    ut is intellegat, hanc meam commendationem magnum apud te pondus habuisse,

    id. ib. 13, 25; cf.:

    ut is intellegat meas apud te litteras maximum pondus habuisse,

    id. Fam. 12, 27; 13, 35, 2:

    tuae litterae maximi sunt apud me ponderis,

    id. ib. 2, 19, 2:

    ejus filius eodem est apud me pondere, quo fuit ille,

    id. Att. 10, 1. 1.—Of style:

    omnium verborum ponderibus est utendum,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 17, 72:

    fabula sine pondere et arte,

    Hor. A. P. 320; cf.:

    nugis addere pondus,

    id. Ep. 1, 19, 42.—
    B.
    Oppressive weight, burden ( poet. for onus):

    curarum,

    Luc. 9, 951; Stat. Th. 4, 39:

    rerum,

    Ov. Tr. 2, 237; Mart. 6, 64, 14:

    tauri ruentis In Venerem tolerare pondus,

    Hor. C. 2, 5, 4:

    amara senectae Pondera,

    Ov. M. 9, 438:

    Constantius, insolentiae pondera gravius librans,

    Amm. 14, 5, 1.—
    C.
    Weight of character, i. e. firmness, constancy ( poet.):

    nulla diu femina pondus habet,

    Prop. 2, 25 (3, 20), 22:

    nostri reverentia ponderis obstat,

    Stat. Th. 1, 289:

    hilaris, tamen cum pondere, virtus,

    id. S. 2, 3, 65; cf. id. ib. 5, 3, 246.

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