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ἔχεις δὲ τῶν κάτωθεν ἐνθάδ᾽ αὖ θεῶν ἄμοιρον, ἀκτέριστον, ἀνόσιον νέκυν → and you have kept here something belonging to the gods below, a corpse deprived, unburied, unholy | but keepest in this world one who belongs to the gods infernal, a corpse unburied, unhonoured, all unhallowed
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
crātēra: (acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 53, 10, and Non. p. 547, 25 sq., sometimes crē-terra; cf. Naev. Trag. Rel. v. 45 Rib.), ae, f., and (mostly poet.) crātēr, ēris, m., = κρατήρ>, Ion. κρητήρ>,
I a vessel in which wine was mingled with water, a mixing-vessel or bowl (mostly poet.).
I Prop.
(a) Cratera, ae, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 59, § 131 Zumpt N. cr.; id. Fam. 7, 1, 2 Orell. N. cr.; id. Arat. 387; Liv. 5, 25, 10; 5, 28, 2; Curt. 4, 8, 16; Hor. C. 3, 18, 7; id. S. 2, 4, 80; Pers. 2, 52; Hyg. Astr. 2, 30; Inscr. Orell 1541 al.—Abl. plur. crateris, Enn. ap. Censor. p. 2727 P. (Ann. v. 604 Vahl.; al. crateribus).—
(b) Crater, ēris, Ov. M. 8, 669; 12, 236; id. F. 5, 522; Prop. 3 (4), 17, 37 al.—Acc. Gr. cratēra, Verg. A. 3, 525; Ov. M. 5, 82; 8, 679; Juv. 12, 44.—Plur. crateras, Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 9, 165; Verg. A. 1, 724; 9, 165.—
II Meton.
A A vessel for drawing water, a bucket, water-pail: cratera, Naev. ap. Non. p. 547, 30.—
B An oil-vessel: crater, Verg. A. 6, 225; Mart. 12, 32.—
C A water-basin: crater, Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 32.—
D The aperture of a volcanic mountain, the crater: crater, Lucr. 6, 701; Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 88.—
E A volcanic opening of the earth: crater, Plin. 2, 106, 110, § 238; Ov. M. 5, 424.—
F A bay near Baiæ, Cic. Att. 2, 8, 2.—
A constellation, the Bowl.
(a) Cratera, Cic. Arat. 219 (also id. N. D. 2, 44, 114).—
(b) Crater, Ov. F. 2, 266.—Acc. craterem, Vitr. 9, 5, 1.
