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|lshtext=<b>thēta</b>: indecl. n., = [[θῆτα]],><br /><b>I</b> the Greek [[letter]] θ;> as the [[initial]] [[letter]] of the [[word]] [[θάνατος]] | |lshtext=<b>thēta</b>: indecl. n., = [[θῆτα]],><br /><b>I</b> the Greek [[letter]] θ;> as the [[initial]] [[letter]] of the [[word]] [[θάνατος]] ([[death]]), written by the Greeks [[upon]] [[their]] voting-tablets in [[sign]] of condemnation, Mart. 7, 37, 2; Aus. Epigr. 128 (cf. Pers. 4, 13).—Upon Latin epitaphs, = OBIIT, MORTVVS EST, Inscr. Orell. 4472 sq.; cf. Marin. Fratr. Arv. p. 610.—Appended to a [[passage]] as a [[critical]] [[mark]] of [[censure]], Sid. Carm. 9, 335. | ||
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Revision as of 09:34, 13 August 2017
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
thēta: indecl. n., = θῆτα,>
I the Greek letter θ;> as the initial letter of the word θάνατος (death), written by the Greeks upon their voting-tablets in sign of condemnation, Mart. 7, 37, 2; Aus. Epigr. 128 (cf. Pers. 4, 13).—Upon Latin epitaphs, = OBIIT, MORTVVS EST, Inscr. Orell. 4472 sq.; cf. Marin. Fratr. Arv. p. 610.—Appended to a passage as a critical mark of censure, Sid. Carm. 9, 335.
