sagittarius
ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
săgittārĭus: a, um, adj. sagitta.
I Of or belonging to an arrow, arrow-: calamus, good for making arrows, Plin. 16, 36, 66, § 166: certamen, with arrows, Dict. Cret. 4, 19.—
II Subst.: săgittārĭus, ii, m.
A An archer, bowman, a sort of light-armed troops, both foot and horse; usually in the plur., Caes. B. G. 2, 7; 2, 10; 2, 19; 7, 31; Sall. J. 46, 7; Cic. Phil. 5, 6, 18; id. Att. 5, 20, 5; id. Fam. 15, 4, 10; Amm. 29, 5, 22.—In <number opt="n">sing.</number>, collect.: levis armatura cum equite sagittario, Tac. A. 2, 16 fin.; 13, 40.—
B săgittārii, ōrum, m., arrow-makers, arrow-smiths, Dig. 50, 6, 7.—
C The constellation Sagittarius, or the Archer (otherwise called Arcitenens, Cic. Arat. 525; Hyg. Fab. 124; id. Astr. 2, 27; 3, 26; Plin. 17, 24, 36, § 215; 30, 11, 29, § 97.
