pronubus: Difference between revisions
μηδένα πρὸ τοῦ τέλους μακάριζε → call no man happy until he dies, call no man happy till he dies, it ain't over till the fat lady sings, the opera ain't over till the fat lady sings, count no man happy until he is dead, it's not over till it's over, count no man blessed before his end
(6_13) |
m (Text replacement - "]]>" to "]]") |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Lewis | {{Lewis | ||
|lshtext=<b>prōnŭbus</b>: a, um, adj. pro-[[nubo]],<br /><b>I</b> of or belonging to [[marriage]], [[bridal]], promoting [[marriage]]: [[canes]], pimps, Tert. ad Nat. 1, 2: [[anulus]], [[wedding]]-[[ring]], id. Apol. 6: nox, the [[bridal]] [[night]], Claud. Cons. Honor. 642: [[flamma]], a [[bridal]] [[torch]], id. Rapt. Pros. 1, 131: [[dextra]], id. Epigr. 2, 53.—Hence, as subst.<br /><b>I</b> prōnŭbus, i, m., = [[παράνυμφος]] | |lshtext=<b>prōnŭbus</b>: a, um, adj. pro-[[nubo]],<br /><b>I</b> of or belonging to [[marriage]], [[bridal]], promoting [[marriage]]: [[canes]], pimps, Tert. ad Nat. 1, 2: [[anulus]], [[wedding]]-[[ring]], id. Apol. 6: nox, the [[bridal]] [[night]], Claud. Cons. Honor. 642: [[flamma]], a [[bridal]] [[torch]], id. Rapt. Pros. 1, 131: [[dextra]], id. Epigr. 2, 53.—Hence, as subst.<br /><b>I</b> prōnŭbus, i, m., = [[παράνυμφος]], [[auspex]] (2. b.), the promoter of a [[marriage]], a groomsman, Anthol. Lat. 6, 50, 2: accepit maritum suum de amicis ejus et pronubis, Vulg. Judic. 14, 20.—<br /><b>II</b> prōnŭ-ba, ae, f., a [[woman]] [[who]] attended to the [[necessary]] arrangements of a [[wedding]] on the [[part]] of the [[bride]], a bridewoman (corresp. to the [[auspex]] on the [[part]] of the [[bridegroom]]), Varr ap. Serv. Verg. A. 4, 166; Fest. p. 242 Müll., Paul. ex Fest. p. 244 ib.; Tert. Exhort. ad Cast. 13; Cat. 61, 186; Stat. S. 1, 2, 11.—Hence, Pronuba, an epithet of [[Juno]], the [[patron]] [[goddess]] of [[marriage]], Verg. A. 4, 166; Ov. H. 6, 43.—Transf., of [[Bellona]], as the presider [[over]] a [[marriage]] in [[which]] the [[bride]] is obtained by [[war]], Verg. A. 7, 319; also, of one of the Furies, Ov. H. 2, 117; Luc. 8, 90; App. M. 8, p. 207, 3. | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 09:34, 13 August 2017
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prōnŭbus: a, um, adj. pro-nubo,
I of or belonging to marriage, bridal, promoting marriage: canes, pimps, Tert. ad Nat. 1, 2: anulus, wedding-ring, id. Apol. 6: nox, the bridal night, Claud. Cons. Honor. 642: flamma, a bridal torch, id. Rapt. Pros. 1, 131: dextra, id. Epigr. 2, 53.—Hence, as subst.
I prōnŭbus, i, m., = παράνυμφος, auspex (2. b.), the promoter of a marriage, a groomsman, Anthol. Lat. 6, 50, 2: accepit maritum suum de amicis ejus et pronubis, Vulg. Judic. 14, 20.—
II prōnŭ-ba, ae, f., a woman who attended to the necessary arrangements of a wedding on the part of the bride, a bridewoman (corresp. to the auspex on the part of the bridegroom), Varr ap. Serv. Verg. A. 4, 166; Fest. p. 242 Müll., Paul. ex Fest. p. 244 ib.; Tert. Exhort. ad Cast. 13; Cat. 61, 186; Stat. S. 1, 2, 11.—Hence, Pronuba, an epithet of Juno, the patron goddess of marriage, Verg. A. 4, 166; Ov. H. 6, 43.—Transf., of Bellona, as the presider over a marriage in which the bride is obtained by war, Verg. A. 7, 319; also, of one of the Furies, Ov. H. 2, 117; Luc. 8, 90; App. M. 8, p. 207, 3.
