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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=arca arcae N F :: ark (Noah's); Ark of the Covenant<br />arca arca arcae N F :: quadrangular landmark for surveyors<br />arca arca arcae N F :: box, chest; strong-box, coffer; wealth, money; coffin, bier; cell, cage; ark
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>arca</b>: ae, f. [[arceo]]: [[arca]] et arx [[quasi]] res secretae, a quibus omnes arceantur, Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 262; v. [[arceo]],<br /><b>I</b> a [[place]] for [[keeping]] [[any]] [[thing]], a [[chest]], [[box]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> In gen.: [[arca]] vestiaria, [[Cato]], R. R. 11, 3: ex illā oleā arcam esse factam eoque conditas sortes, Cic. Div. 2, 41, 86; Suet. Tib. 63: [[arca]] [[ingens]] variorum venenorum plena, id. Calig. 59 al.—Very freq.,<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Esp.,<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A [[box]] for [[money]], a [[safe]], a [[coffer]], and [[particularly]] of the [[rich]], and loculi [[was]] [[their]] [[purse]], porte-monnaie, [[while]] [[sacculus]] [[was]] the [[pouch]] of the [[poor]], Juv. 1, 89 sq.; 11, 26; cf. id. 10, 25; 14, 259 Ruperti, and Cat. 13, 8; Varr. L. L. 5, § 182 Müll.: [[populus]] me sibilat: at mihi [[plaudo]] Ipse domi, [[simul]] ac nummos [[contemplor]] in arcā, Hor. S. 1, 1, 67.—Hence, meton., [[like]] [[our]] [[purse]], for the [[money]] in it: arcae nostrae confidito, rely [[upon]] my [[purse]], Cic. Att. 1, 9; id. ad Q. Fr. 2, 12; id. Par. 6, 1; Cat. 23, 1; Col. 3, 3, 5; 8, 8, 9; Plin. Ep. 3, 19, 8; Sen. Ep. 26 fin.— Hence, ex arcā absolvere aliquem, to [[pay]] in [[cash]] [[upon]] the [[spot]] (opp. de mensae scripturā absolvere), Ter. Ad. 2, 4, 13 [[Don]].; cf. id. Phorm. 5, 7, 29 [[Don]]., and [[arcarius]].—And of [[public]] [[money]], [[state]] [[treasure]], revenues ([[late]] Lat.): frumentaria, Dig. 50, 4, 1, § 2: vinaria, Symm. Ep. 10, 42 al.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A [[coffin]] (cf. Smith, Dict. Antiq.), Liv. 40, 29; cf. Plin. 13, 13, 27, § 85; Val. Max. 1, 1: cadavera Conservus vili portanda locabat in arcā, Hor. S. 1, 8, 9; Luc. 8, 736; Dig. 11, 7; Inscr. Orell. 3560; 4429.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf. Of [[any]] [[thing]] in the form of a [[box]] or [[chest]].<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Noah's [[ark]] (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Gen. 6, 14 sqq.; ib. Matt. 24, 38; ib. Heb. 11, 7 al.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> In Jewish antiq., the Ark of the Covenant (eccl. Lat.): [[arca]] foederis, Vulg. Deut. 10, 8: [[arca]] foederis Domini, ib. Num. 10, 33: [[arca]] testimonii, ib. Exod. 26, 34: [[arca]] testamenti, ib. Heb. 9, 4: [[arca]] testamenti Dei, ib. Jer. 3, 16: [[arca]] Domini, ib. Jos. 4, 4: [[arca]] Dei, ib. 1 Reg. 11, 17; and absol.: [[arca]], ib. Exod. 30, 6; ib. Deut. 10, 5.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> A [[small]], [[close]] [[prison]], a [[cell]]: (Servi) in arcas coniciuntur, ne [[quis]] cum iis colloqui possit, Cic. Mil. 22 fin.; cf. Fest. p. 264 Müll. —<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>D</b> In mechanics, the [[water]]-[[box]] of a hydraulic [[machine]], Vitr. 10, 13.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>E</b> A watercistern, a [[reservoir]], Vitr. 6, 3.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>F</b> A [[quadrangular]] [[landmark]]; cf. Scriptt. Agrim. pp. 119, 222, 223, 271 Goes.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=(1) [[arca]],¹¹ æ, f.<br /><b>1</b> coffre, armoire : [[Cato]] Agr. 11, 3 ; Cic. Div. 2, 86 &#124;&#124; [en part.] cassette : Cic. Att. 1, 9, 2<br /><b>2</b> cercueil : Hor. S. 1, 8, 9<br /><b>3</b> prison étroite, cellule : Cic. Mil. 60<br /><b>4</b> citerne, réservoir : Vitr. Arch. 6, 3<br /><b>5</b> borne de délimitation : Grom. 227, 14.||[en part.] cassette : Cic. Att. 1, 9, 2<br /><b>2</b> cercueil : Hor. S. 1, 8, 9<br /><b>3</b> prison étroite, cellule : Cic. Mil. 60<br /><b>4</b> citerne, réservoir : Vitr. Arch. 6, 3<br /><b>5</b> borne de délimitation : Grom. 227, 14.
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{{Georges
|georg=arca, ae, f. ([[Stamm]] ARC, wov. [[auch]] [[arceo]]), I) [[ein]] Behältnis zum Verschließen, der [[Kasten]], die [[Kiste]], [[Lade]], 1) im allg.: vestiaria, [[Cato]]: ex [[illa]] [[olea]] arcam [[esse]] factam eoque conditas sortes, Cic.: [[arca]] [[ingens]] variorum venenorum plena, Suet. – 2) insbes.: a) die Totenlade, der [[Sarg]], [[operculum]] arcae, Liv.: [[arca]] lapidea, Liv.: angustis eiecta cadavera cellis [[conservus]] portanda locabat in [[arca]], Hor. – b) der große, [[mit]] [[Metall]] beschlagene [[Geldkasten]], [[worin]] die Reichen [[ihr]] [[Geld]] verwahrten u. den [[sie]] [[sich]] [[von]] Sklaven [[auf]] das [[Forum]] od. zu Spielbanken [[nachtragen]] ließen, um Geschäfte zu [[machen]], od. die [[Kasse]] beim [[Wechsler]] ([[auf]] dem [[Forum]]) zu [[deponieren]], die [[Kasse]], [[Schatulle]] ([[hingegen]] sind loculi, [[crumena]] kleinere Geldkassen, [[wie]] [[sacculus]] das Geldsäckchen der Armen; vgl. die Auslgg. zu Iuven. 10, 25 u. 14, 259), [[arca]] aerata, ferrata, Iuven.: alienā arcā, [[auf]] fremde [[Unkosten]], Iuven.: [[multum]] differt, in arcane positum sit [[argentum]], an in tabulis debeatur, Cic.: [[mihi]] [[plaudo]] [[ipse]] [[domi]], [[simulac]] nummos [[contemplor]] in [[arca]], Hor. – meton., die [[Kasse]] = das [[Geld]] im [[Kasten]], arcae nostrae confidito, Cic.: ex [[arca]] domoque od. [[domo]] ex [[arca]] numerare pecuniam, [[auf]] der [[Stelle]] [[bar]] [[bezahlen]] (Ggstz. de mensae [[scriptura]] absolvere), Donat. ad Ter.: [[später]] [[bes]]. [[auch]] die kaiserliche [[Kasse]], [[arca]] fisci, Lampr.: die [[Staatseinkünfte]], kaiserl. Revenüen, frumentaria, ICt.: vinaria, Symm. – II) [[von]] allem, [[was]] die [[Form]] eines Kastens hat: 1) die [[Arche]] Noahs, Lact. 2, 13, 2. Sulp. Sev. chron. 1, 3, 2. Vulg. genes. 6, 14 sqq. u.a., vollst. [[arca]] Noë, Gromat. vet. 373, 6. – 2) die Bundeslade, Sulp. Sev. chron. 1, 30, 4; 1, 31, 3. Vulg. exod. 25, 10 sqq. u.a.: vollst. [[arca]] foederis, Vulg. deut. 10, 8; 31, 9 u.a., u. testamenti, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 12. Gromat. vet. 373, 4. Vulg. 4. Esdr. 10, 22, u. [[arca]] domini, Vulg. [[Ios]]. 4, 4 u.a., u. [[arca]] dei, Sulp. Sev. 1, 37, 4. Vulg. 1. Sam. 3, 3 u.a. – 3) eine kleine, enge Gefangenenzelle, der [[Kasten]], Cic. Mil. 61: arcae robustae, Paul. ex [[Fest]]. 264, 12. – 4) die Wasserlade in der [[Wasserorgel]], Vitr. 10, 8 (13), 1 sqq. – 5) Sammelkasten [[des]] Wassers, [[Wasserfang]], Vitr. 6, 3, 2. – 6) [[ein]] viereckiges [[Grenzzeichen]], Gromat. vet. 227, 14 u.a.
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{{esel
|sltx=[[βοεργάζ]], [[γλωσσόκομον]], [[γλωττόκομον]], [[γρυμέα]], [[ἀαρών]], [[ἀγγεῖον]], [[ἄρκα]], [[κιβωτός]]
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