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|lshtext=<b>postis</b>: is (<br /><b>I</b> abl. [[sing]]. posti, Ov. M. 5, 120), m. [[pono]], a [[post]], [[door]]-[[post]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit. ([[class]].), Ov. Am. 2, 1, 27: [[caput]] legis in curiae poste figere, Cic. Att. 3, 15, 6: armis Herculis ad postem fixis, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 5: [[cur]] invidendis postibus moliar [[atrium]], id. C. 3, 1, 45: [[tenere]] postem, said of him [[who]] consecrates a [[temple]], Liv. 2, 8; Cic. Dom. 46, 120.—Also of [[other]] edifices: ambulationis postes [[nemo]] [[umquam]] tenuit in dedicando, Cic. Dom. 46, 121.—<br /> <b>B</b> Poet., transf., a [[door]] ([[usually]] in | |lshtext=<b>postis</b>: is (<br /><b>I</b> abl. [[sing]]. posti, Ov. M. 5, 120), m. [[pono]], a [[post]], [[door]]-[[post]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit. ([[class]].), Ov. Am. 2, 1, 27: [[caput]] legis in curiae poste figere, Cic. Att. 3, 15, 6: armis Herculis ad postem fixis, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 5: [[cur]] invidendis postibus moliar [[atrium]], id. C. 3, 1, 45: [[tenere]] postem, said of him [[who]] consecrates a [[temple]], Liv. 2, 8; Cic. Dom. 46, 120.—Also of [[other]] edifices: ambulationis postes [[nemo]] [[umquam]] tenuit in dedicando, Cic. Dom. 46, 121.—<br /> <b>B</b> Poet., transf., a [[door]] ([[usually]] in plur.): postes a cardine vellit Aeratos, Verg. A. 2, 480: aerati procumbunt cardine postes, id. ib. 493; Val. Fl. 7, 322: perunguere [[postis]], ne [[quid]] mali medicamenti inferretur, Plin. 28, 9, 37, § 142.—In <[[number]] opt="n">[[sing]].</[[number]]>: poste recluso, Luc. 5, 531.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop. ([[poet]].): belli ferratos postes portasque refregit, Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 622 (Ann. v. 271 Vahl.): videtur Cernere res [[animus]], sublatis postibus ipsis, i. e. the eyes, Lucr. 3, 369. | ||
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Revision as of 09:24, 13 August 2017
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
postis: is (
I abl. sing. posti, Ov. M. 5, 120), m. pono, a post, door-post.
I Lit. (class.), Ov. Am. 2, 1, 27: caput legis in curiae poste figere, Cic. Att. 3, 15, 6: armis Herculis ad postem fixis, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 5: cur invidendis postibus moliar atrium, id. C. 3, 1, 45: tenere postem, said of him who consecrates a temple, Liv. 2, 8; Cic. Dom. 46, 120.—Also of other edifices: ambulationis postes nemo umquam tenuit in dedicando, Cic. Dom. 46, 121.—
B Poet., transf., a door (usually in plur.): postes a cardine vellit Aeratos, Verg. A. 2, 480: aerati procumbunt cardine postes, id. ib. 493; Val. Fl. 7, 322: perunguere postis, ne quid mali medicamenti inferretur, Plin. 28, 9, 37, § 142.—In <number opt="n">sing.</number>: poste recluso, Luc. 5, 531.—
II Trop. (poet.): belli ferratos postes portasque refregit, Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 622 (Ann. v. 271 Vahl.): videtur Cernere res animus, sublatis postibus ipsis, i. e. the eyes, Lucr. 3, 369.
