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|lshtext=<b>Pella</b>: ae, and Pellē, ēs, f., = Πέλλα,<br /><b>I</b> a [[city]] of [[remote]] [[antiquity]] in [[Macedonia]], the birthplace of [[Alexander]] the Great, [[now]] Alaklisi, or Apostolus, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 34; Liv. 44, 46; 36, 7; 42, 51; Cic. Att. 3, 8, 2.— Hence,<br /><b>II</b> [[Pellaeus]], a, um, adj., of or belonging to [[Pella]], Pellœan.<br /> <b>A</b> Lit.: [[unus]] Pellaeo juveni non sufficit [[orbis]], i.e. for [[Alexander]], Juv. 10, 168; also: [[ductor]], Luc. 3, 233: [[tyrannus]], Mart. 9, 44, 7: [[Pellaeus]] Eoum qui domuit Porum, Claud. II. Cons. Honor. 373: Pellaeo ponte Niphaten adstrinxit, Sil. 13, 765: Pellaei [[proles]] vesana [[Philippi]], Luc. 10, 20.—<br /> <b>B</b> Transf.<br /> <b>1</b> Macedonian: [[gladius]], Luc. 9, 1073: sarissae, id. 8, 298: [[aula]], Claud. II. Cons. Stil. 32. —<br /> <b>2</b> Alexandrian ([[because]] [[Alexander]] founded [[Alexandria]], in [[Egypt]]): Pellaeae arces, Luc. 9, 153: muri, id. 10, 511: [[gula]] ([[because]] the Alexandrians were [[famous]] gourmands), Mart. 13, 85.—<br /> <b>3</b> In a gen. [[sense]], Egyptian: Pellaei [[gens]] fortunata Canopi, Verg. G. 4, 287: [[puer]], i.e. [[Ptolemy]], Luc. 8, 607; also: rex, id. 9, 1016; cf. [[diadema]], id. 5, 60: sceptra, Sil. 11, 383: [[domus]], the [[palace]] of the Ptolemies, Luc. 8, 475. | |||
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Revision as of 08:14, 13 August 2017
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Πέλλα, ἡ.
Of Pella, adj.: Πελλαῖος.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Pella: ae, and Pellē, ēs, f., = Πέλλα,
I a city of remote antiquity in Macedonia, the birthplace of Alexander the Great, now Alaklisi, or Apostolus, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 34; Liv. 44, 46; 36, 7; 42, 51; Cic. Att. 3, 8, 2.— Hence,
II Pellaeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pella, Pellœan.
A Lit.: unus Pellaeo juveni non sufficit orbis, i.e. for Alexander, Juv. 10, 168; also: ductor, Luc. 3, 233: tyrannus, Mart. 9, 44, 7: Pellaeus Eoum qui domuit Porum, Claud. II. Cons. Honor. 373: Pellaeo ponte Niphaten adstrinxit, Sil. 13, 765: Pellaei proles vesana Philippi, Luc. 10, 20.—
B Transf.
1 Macedonian: gladius, Luc. 9, 1073: sarissae, id. 8, 298: aula, Claud. II. Cons. Stil. 32. —
2 Alexandrian (because Alexander founded Alexandria, in Egypt): Pellaeae arces, Luc. 9, 153: muri, id. 10, 511: gula (because the Alexandrians were famous gourmands), Mart. 13, 85.—
3 In a gen. sense, Egyptian: Pellaei gens fortunata Canopi, Verg. G. 4, 287: puer, i.e. Ptolemy, Luc. 8, 607; also: rex, id. 9, 1016; cf. diadema, id. 5, 60: sceptra, Sil. 11, 383: domus, the palace of the Ptolemies, Luc. 8, 475.
