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Corinthus
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Lewis Short
Cŏrinthus | Cŏrinthĭus, a, um | Cŏrinthĭi, ōrum | Cŏrinthĭa, ōrum | Cŏrinthĭārĭus, ii | Cŏrinthĭăcus, a, um | Cŏrinthĭensis, e | Cŏrinthĭenses, ium (noun F.m.n.m.m) : (nom. Gr. Corinthos, Ov. M. 6, 416; acc. Gr. Corinthon, id. F. 4, 501; Mart. 9, 60; 10, 68), (
* Masc., Inscr. Fratr. Arval. p. 30 Marin.: CORINTO DELETO), = Κόρινθος, Corinth, a celebrated commercial city in the Peloponnesus, pillaged and destroyed by Mummius, now the village Corinto or Gereme; it was situated on the Isthmus (hence, bimaris, Hor. C. 1, 7, 2; Ov. M. 5, 407; id. F. 4, 501; and: bimaris terra,Sen. Oedip. 282), Mel. 2, 3, 7; Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 11; Flor. 2, 16; Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 61; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 44 et saep.; Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 27 al.—Prov. of an entrance into the harbor of Corinth, dangerous to ships: non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum (in acc. with the Gr. Οὐ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐς Κόρινθον ἐσθ̓ ὁ πλοῦς, Gell. 1, 8, 4), Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 36; acc. to others this proverb is supposed to refer to the expense of living at Corinth.
* Meton., poet., vessels made of Corinthian brass (cf. infra, II. A. 2.): captivum portatur ebur, captiva Corinthus,an entire Corinth,Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 193 (vasa Corinthia, ex aere Corinthio facta, Schol.).—Hence
* Adjj.
* Corinthian.
* In gen.: ager optimus et fructuosissimus,Cic. Agr. 1, 2, 5: sinus,the Gulf of Corinth,Liv. 44, 1, 4; cf. isthmus,Sen. Thyest. 124: columnae,of the Corinthian order,Vitr. 4, 1; Plin. 36, 23, 56, § 178; cf. O. Müll. Archaeol. §§ 53, 108, and 275.—Subst.: , , , the Corinthians, Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 262; Nep. Timol. 2, 1; Liv. 32, 17, 3 et saep.; in sing., Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 207.
* Adj., Corinthian: sinus,Liv. 26, 26, 2; Plin. 4, 4, 5, §§ 10 and 11: Corinthiaci ponti litora,Ov. M. 15, 507.
* Adj., Corinthian (very rare): fons Pirene,Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 23: litus,Tac. A. 5, 10.—Subst.: , , , colonists: Corinthienses ex eo dici coeperunt, ex quo coloni Corinthum sunt deducti, qui ante Corinthii sunt dicti, Paul. ex Fest. p. 60, 11 Müll. ad loc.
* An inspector of Corinthian vessels, Inscr. Grut. 639, 7 sq.
* Masc., Inscr. Fratr. Arval. p. 30 Marin.: CORINTO DELETO), = Κόρινθος, Corinth, a celebrated commercial city in the Peloponnesus, pillaged and destroyed by Mummius, now the village Corinto or Gereme; it was situated on the Isthmus (hence, bimaris, Hor. C. 1, 7, 2; Ov. M. 5, 407; id. F. 4, 501; and: bimaris terra,Sen. Oedip. 282), Mel. 2, 3, 7; Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 11; Flor. 2, 16; Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 61; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 44 et saep.; Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 27 al.—Prov. of an entrance into the harbor of Corinth, dangerous to ships: non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum (in acc. with the Gr. Οὐ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐς Κόρινθον ἐσθ̓ ὁ πλοῦς, Gell. 1, 8, 4), Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 36; acc. to others this proverb is supposed to refer to the expense of living at Corinth.
* Meton., poet., vessels made of Corinthian brass (cf. infra, II. A. 2.): captivum portatur ebur, captiva Corinthus,an entire Corinth,Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 193 (vasa Corinthia, ex aere Corinthio facta, Schol.).—Hence
* Adjj.
* Corinthian.
* In gen.: ager optimus et fructuosissimus,Cic. Agr. 1, 2, 5: sinus,the Gulf of Corinth,Liv. 44, 1, 4; cf. isthmus,Sen. Thyest. 124: columnae,of the Corinthian order,Vitr. 4, 1; Plin. 36, 23, 56, § 178; cf. O. Müll. Archaeol. §§ 53, 108, and 275.—Subst.: , , , the Corinthians, Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 262; Nep. Timol. 2, 1; Liv. 32, 17, 3 et saep.; in sing., Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 207.
* Adj., Corinthian: sinus,Liv. 26, 26, 2; Plin. 4, 4, 5, §§ 10 and 11: Corinthiaci ponti litora,Ov. M. 15, 507.
* Adj., Corinthian (very rare): fons Pirene,Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 23: litus,Tac. A. 5, 10.—Subst.: , , , colonists: Corinthienses ex eo dici coeperunt, ex quo coloni Corinthum sunt deducti, qui ante Corinthii sunt dicti, Paul. ex Fest. p. 60, 11 Müll. ad loc.
* An inspector of Corinthian vessels, Inscr. Grut. 639, 7 sq.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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Confirmed occurences in the Roman Empire:
Confirmed occurences in the Roman Empire:
- Corinthus (Masc), ref: PIR C 1298 | PIR ID4774
Prosopographia Imperii Romani
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