lignarius

Ὑπὸ γὰρ λόγων ὁ νοῦς μετεωρίζεται ἐπαίρεταί τ' ἄνθρωπος → Borne up by words, the mind soars aloft, and we reach the heights (Aristophanes, Birds 1447f.)

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

lignārĭus: a, um, adj. lignum,
I of or belonging to wood, wood-: negotiatio, timbertrade, Capitol. Pert. 1: lima, Scrib. Comp. 141: artifex, a worker in wood, Vulg. Isa. 44, 13.—
II Subst.: lignārĭus, i, m.
   A A worker in wood, a carpenter, joiner, Pall. 1, 6, 2.—Perh. hence,
   2    Inter lignarios, a place in Rome before the Porta Trigemina, perh. Joiners'-street, Timber-street, Liv. 35, 41 fin. (acc. to others, timber-market).—
   B A slave whose office it was to carry wood (to a temple), a wood-carrier: Josue Gabionitas in aquarios lignariosque damnavit, Hier. Ep. 108, 8.—
   C A wood-cutter, woodman: lignarius ξυλοκόπος, ὁ κόπτων ξύλα, Gloss. Lat. Gr.