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Gnidus
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Lewis Short
(adjective) : Gnĭdus or Gnĭdos (also Cnĭd-), i, f., = Κνίδος
* A Doric city in Caria, celebrated for its statue of Venus, the workmanship of Praxiteles; now Cnido, Mel. 1, 16, 2; Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 104; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1; 3, 28, 13; Ov. M. 10, 531; Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 33; Liv. 37, 16.
* Deriv. Gnĭdĭus (Cn-), a um, , of or belonging to Gnidus, Gnidian: Venus,Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 23: Gyges,Hor. C. 2, 5, 20: granum,i. e. the seed of the mezereon,Plin. 13, 21, 35, § 114: arundo,i. e. Gnidian writingreed,Aus. Ep. 7, 50; also called nodi,id. ib. 4, 74.—In plur. subst.: Gnĭdii (Cn-), ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gnidus, Gnidians, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 20.
* A Doric city in Caria, celebrated for its statue of Venus, the workmanship of Praxiteles; now Cnido, Mel. 1, 16, 2; Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 104; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1; 3, 28, 13; Ov. M. 10, 531; Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 33; Liv. 37, 16.
* Deriv. Gnĭdĭus (Cn-), a um, , of or belonging to Gnidus, Gnidian: Venus,Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 23: Gyges,Hor. C. 2, 5, 20: granum,i. e. the seed of the mezereon,Plin. 13, 21, 35, § 114: arundo,i. e. Gnidian writingreed,Aus. Ep. 7, 50; also called nodi,id. ib. 4, 74.—In plur. subst.: Gnĭdii (Cn-), ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gnidus, Gnidians, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 20.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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