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καλῶς γέ μου τὸν υἱὸν ὦ Στιλβωνίδη εὑρὼν ἀπιόντ' ἀπὸ γυμνασίου λελουμένον οὐκ ἔκυσας, οὐ προσεῖπας, οὐ προσηγάγου, οὐκ ὠρχιπέδισας, ὢν ἐμοὶ πατρικὸς φίλος → Ah! Is this well done, Stilbonides? You met my son coming from the bath after the gymnasium and you neither spoke to him, nor kissed him, nor took him with you, nor ever once felt his balls. Would anyone call you an old friend of mine?
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|lshtext=<b>cymbălum</b>: i, n. (<br /><b>I</b> gen. plur. [[cymbalum]], Cat. 63, 21), = [[κύμβαλον]]>, a [[cymbal]].<br /><b>I</b> Prop., an [[instrument]] consisting of [[two]] [[hollow]] plates of [[brass]], [[which]] [[emit]] a [[ringing]] [[sound]] [[when]] struck [[together]]. They were used in the festivals of [[Cybele]] and [[Bacchus]], and on [[other]] [[festive]] occasions; also to [[hinder]] the [[flight]] of bees, etc. (usu. in | |lshtext=<b>cymbălum</b>: i, n. (<br /><b>I</b> gen. plur. [[cymbalum]], Cat. 63, 21), = [[κύμβαλον]]>, a [[cymbal]].<br /><b>I</b> Prop., an [[instrument]] consisting of [[two]] [[hollow]] plates of [[brass]], [[which]] [[emit]] a [[ringing]] [[sound]] [[when]] struck [[together]]. They were used in the festivals of [[Cybele]] and [[Bacchus]], and on [[other]] [[festive]] occasions; also to [[hinder]] the [[flight]] of bees, etc. (usu. in plur.), Lucr. 2, 619; Cat. 63, 21; 63, 29; Ov. F. 4, 213; Verg. G. 4, 64; Liv. 39, 8; Cic. Pis. 9, 20 sq.; Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 7; Quint. 11, 3, 59; Plin. Ep. 2, 14, 13.—<br /> <b>B</b> Transf., in hydraulics, a [[sounding]] [[basin]] of [[similar]] form, a [[bell]], Vitr. 10, 8, 5.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop.: Apion Grammaticus, hic quem [[Tiberius]] [[Caesar]] [[cymbalum]] mundi vocabat, i. e. as [[making]] the [[world]] [[ring]] [[with]] his [[ostentatious]] disputations, Plin. H. N. praef. § 25; cf. Verg. Cat. 7, 5 Wagn.; App. Orth. § 8 p. 129 Mai. | ||
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Revision as of 09:24, 13 August 2017
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cymbălum: i, n. (
I gen. plur. cymbalum, Cat. 63, 21), = κύμβαλον>, a cymbal.
I Prop., an instrument consisting of two hollow plates of brass, which emit a ringing sound when struck together. They were used in the festivals of Cybele and Bacchus, and on other festive occasions; also to hinder the flight of bees, etc. (usu. in plur.), Lucr. 2, 619; Cat. 63, 21; 63, 29; Ov. F. 4, 213; Verg. G. 4, 64; Liv. 39, 8; Cic. Pis. 9, 20 sq.; Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 7; Quint. 11, 3, 59; Plin. Ep. 2, 14, 13.—
B Transf., in hydraulics, a sounding basin of similar form, a bell, Vitr. 10, 8, 5.—
II Trop.: Apion Grammaticus, hic quem Tiberius Caesar cymbalum mundi vocabat, i. e. as making the world ring with his ostentatious disputations, Plin. H. N. praef. § 25; cf. Verg. Cat. 7, 5 Wagn.; App. Orth. § 8 p. 129 Mai.
