Chalcis

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

Χαλκίς, -ίδος, ἡ.

Man of Chalcis: Χαλκιδεύς, -έως, ὁ.

Of Chalcis, adj.: Χαλκιδικός.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Chalcis: ĭdis or ĭdŏs, f., = Χαλκίς.
I Chief town of the island Eubœa, opposite to Aulis, connected by a bridge with the main land, now Egribo or Negroponte; also called Chalcis Euboica, or Chalcis Eubœœ, Col. 1, 4, 9; Luc. 5, 227; Mel. 2, 7, 9; Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64; 11, 37, 74, § 191; Nep. Timoth. 3, 5; Vell. 1, 4, 1; gen. Gr. Chalcidos, Luc. 5, 227; acc. Gr. Chalcida, id. 2, 710.—
   B Hence, the adjj.,
   1    Chalcĭ-dĭcus, a, um, of Chalcis, in Eubœa, Chalcidian: Euripus, Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 24: creta, Varr. R. R. 1, 57, 1: galli, id. ib. 3, 9, 6: gallinae, Col. 8, 2, 4 and 13: ficus, Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 6; Col. 5, 10, 11; 5, 10, 414: harenae, Val. Fl. 1, 454: versus, of the poet Euphorion, a native of Chalcis, Verg. E. 10, 50; cf. Quint. 10, 1, 56: Nola, founded by the Chalcidians, Sil. 12, 161.—
   (b)    Since Cumæ was a colony of Chalcis, Cumœan: arx, Cumœ, Verg. A. 6, 17: turres, Stat. S. 2, 2, 94- litora, id. ib. 4, 4, 78: carmen, of the Cumœan Sibyl, id. ib. 5, 3, 182.—
   b Subst.: Chalcĭdĭcum, i, n., a chamber at the corner of a basuica, on each side of the tribunal, Aug. Mon. Ancyr. 4, 1; Vitr. 5, 1; Hyg. Fab. 184; Inscr. Orell. 1303; 3287; 3290 sq.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 52 Müll.— Also a spacious chamber in Grecian houses, Aus. Per. Odyss. 1; 23; Arn. 4, p. 149; 3, p. 105.—
   2    Chalcĭdensis, e, adj., Chalcidian: Timagoras, of Chalcis, Χαλκιδεύς, Plin. 35, 9, 35, § 58; Liv. 35, 49, 6.—In plur. subst., the inhabitants of Chalcis, Liv. 35, 38, 10 al.—
   3    Chalcĭdĭcensis, e, adj., of Chalcis: colonia, i. e. Cumœ (cf. supra), Gell. 10, 16, 8.—
II A town in Arabia, Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 159.—
III A town in Syria, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 81.