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Κύριε, σῶσον τὸν δοῦλον σου κτλ. → Lord, save your slave ... (mosaic inscription from 4th cent. church in the Negev)
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|lshtext=<b>mĕtella</b>: ae, f. (prob. adj., sc. [[machina]]),<br /><b>I</b> a [[basket]] [[filled]] [[with]] stones, [[which]] the besieged threw [[down]] on the heads of the besiegers ( | |lshtext=<b>mĕtella</b>: ae, f. (prob. adj., sc. [[machina]]),<br /><b>I</b> a [[basket]] [[filled]] [[with]] stones, [[which]] the besieged threw [[down]] on the heads of the besiegers (post-class.): ut de ligno [[crates]] facerent, quas metellas vocaverunt, lapidibusque complerent, etc. (al. metilas, medullas, metulas), Veg. Mil. 4, 6. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:00, 13 February 2024
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mĕtella: ae, f. (prob. adj., sc. machina),
I a basket filled with stones, which the besieged threw down on the heads of the besiegers (post-class.): ut de ligno crates facerent, quas metellas vocaverunt, lapidibusque complerent, etc. (al. metilas, medullas, metulas), Veg. Mil. 4, 6.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) mĕtella, æ, f., panier rempli de pierres qu’on jetait sur la tête des assiégeants : Veg. Mil. 4, 6.
Latin > German (Georges)
metella, ae, f., ein mit Steinen gefüllter Korb, den die Belagerten auf die Köpfe der Stürmenden ausschütteten, Veget. mil. 4, 6 zw. (Oudend. will matellas; cod. Pal. u. Guelf. haben metellas, cod. Monac. u. Dresd. metallas, und so schreibt Lang in seiner Ausgabe).
