patibulum
Θέλομεν καλῶς ζῆν πάντες, ἀλλ' οὐ δυνάμεθα → Bene vivere omnes volumus, at non possumus → Gut leben wollen wir alle, doch wir können es nicht
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pătĭbŭlum: i, n. (
I masc. collat. form pătĭbŭlus, i, Varr. ap. Non. 221, 12;
v. in the foll.) pateo, a fork-shaped yoke, placed on the necks of criminals, and to which their hands were tied; also, a fork-shaped gibbet (syn. furca).
I Lit.: dispessis manibus patibulum quom habebis, Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 7: patibulo eminens adfigebatur, Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. 4, 355 (Hist. 4, 40 Dietsch): caedes, patibula, ignes, cruces, Tac. A. 14, 33; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 41, § 90.—Masc.: deligat ad patibulos, Varr. ap. Non. 221, 12: suspende eos contra solem in patibulis, Vulg. Num 25, 4.—
II A forked prop for vines, Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 212; Cato, R. R. 26.—
B A wooden bar for fastening a door, Titin. ap. Non. 366, 16.
