saccus

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

saccus: i, m., = σάκκος,>
I a sack, bag.
I Cum iste civitatibus frumentum, coria, cilicia, saccos imperaret, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 38, § 95: (mulus ferebat) tumentes multo saccos hordeo, Phaedr. 2, 7, 3.—Esp., a moneybag: mensam poni jubet atque Effundi saccos nummorum, Hor. S. 2, 3, 149; 1, 1, 70; Mart. 10, 74, 6.—Of a bag for straining, filtering wine, Col. 9, 15, 12; Mart. 12, 60, 9; Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 138; 19, 4, 19, § 53; hence, vinarii, id. 24, 1, 1, § 3: nivarius, for straining snow-water, Mart. 14, 104 in lemm.; for purifying fat: adeps saccatus lineis saccis, Plin. 29, 6, 39, § 134; for laying on a diseased part of the body: nervorum dolores, in saccis aquā ferventi crebro candefactus levat, id. 31, 9, 44, § 102; Veg. 5, 57, 2 et saep. —Of a beggar's wallet or scrip; prov.: ad saccum ire, to go beg, Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 22.—
II Transf. (eccl. Lat.; like the Heb. ), a garment of sackcloth or hair-cloth, Vulg. 2 Reg. 3, 31; id. Joel, 1, 8; id. Jona, 3, 5 et saep.; Hier. Ep. 44; Aug. Narrat. in Psa. 2, 29 fin.; Paul. Nol. Carm. 35, 451.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

saccus,¹³ ī, m. (σάκκος),
1 sac : Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 95 ; nummorum Hor. S. 2, 3, 149, sac plein d’écus, ou saccus seul Hor. S. 1, 1, 70 || sac à filtrer, chausse : Plin. 14, 138 ; 19, 53 ; vinarius Plin. 24, 3, filtre à vin ; nivarius Mart. 14, 104 (in lemmate), filtre pour l’eau de neige || besace : ad saccum ire Pl. Capt. 90, aller prendre la besace, aller mendier
2 vêtement de crin grossier : Eccl.