meridies

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καὶ ὑποθέμενος κατὰ τῆς κεφαλῆς φέρειν τὰς πληγάς, ὡς ἐν ἐκείνῃ τοῦ τε κακοῦ τοῦ πρὸς ἀνθρώπους → and having instructed them to bring their blows against the head, seeing that the harm to humans ... (Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 1.50)

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Latin > English

meridies meridiei N M :: noon; midday; south

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

mĕrīdĭes: ēi, m. (f. ap. Amm. 26, 1, 9) [for medidies from medius-dies,
I mid-day, noon.
I Lit.: meridies ab eo, quod medius dies, Varr. L. L. 6, § 4 Müll.: ipsum meridiem cur non medidiem? credo, quod erat insuavius, Cic. Or. 47, 158; Quint. 1, 6, 30; Prisc. p. 551 P.: circiter meridiem, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 52: ante meridiem, post meridiem, Cic. Tusc. 2, 3, 9: diem diffindere insiticio somno meridie, to take a nap at noon, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 5: inclamare horam esse tertiam, itemque meridiem, Varr. L. L. 6, § 89 Müll.—
II Transf.
   A The south: inflectens sol cursum tum ad septentriones, tum ad meridiem, Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 49: a meridie Aegyptus objacet, ab occasu Phoenices, Tac. H. 5, 6.—
   B In gen., the middle of a given time (ante- and postclass.): noctis circiter meridiem, Varr. ap. Non. 451, 9: actatis, Non. ib. 14.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

mĕrīdĭēs,¹¹ ēī, m. (medius, dies),
1 midi : Varro L. 6, 4 ; Cic. Or. 158 ; Quint. 1, 6, 39
2 sud : Cic. Nat. 2, 49
3 [en gén.] moitié : Varr. d. Non. 451, 9. f. d. Amm. 26, 1, 9.

Latin > German (Georges)

merīdiēs, ēī, m. (aus *medīdiē, Lokativ von medius dies), der Mittag, I) eig.: 1) im allg. = die Mittagszeit, Cic. u.a.: meridie, zur Mittagszeit, Suet.: post meridiem, nachmittags, Cael. in Cic. ep. u. Plin. ep.: diem diffindere insiticio somno meridie, Mittagsruhe halten, Varro: mero meridie (am hellen M.) si dixerit illi tenebras esse, credet, Petron. 37, 5. – 2) prägn., der Mittag = die Mittagsgegend, die Südgegend, der Süden, Asia iacet ad meridiem et austrum, Europa ad septemtriones et aquilonem, Varro LL.: inflectens sol cursum tum ad septemtriones, tum ad meridiem, Cic.: a meridie Aegyptus obiacet, ab occasu Phoenices, Tac. – II) übtr., die Mitte der Zeit, noctis, Varro sat. Men. 269: v. Mittag des Lebens, Non. 451, 14. – / meridies als fem., Amm. 26, 1, 9.

Latin > Chinese

meridies, ei. f. :: 晌午。Noctis meridies 半夜。