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messis (noun F) : (
* Acc. sing. messim, Cato, R. R. 134; Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 5; id. Ep. 5, 2, 53; Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 6; v. Neue, Formenl. 1, p. 200), f. (masc.: non magno messe, Lucil. ap. Non. 213 fin.) [id.], a reaping and ingathering of the fruits of the earth, a harvest (class.).
* Lit.: messis proprio nomine dicitur in iis, quae metuntur, maxime in frumento,Varr. R. R. 1, 50, 1; Quint. 5, 9, 5; 8, 3, 8; Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 249; Verg. G. 1, 219 al.: seges matura messi,Liv. 2, 5: messem hordaceam facere, aream in messem creta praeparare,to get in the harvest,Plin. 18, 30, 71, § 295: messe amissā,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 54, § 125: messis feria, Cod. 3, 10, 2.—Of the gathering of honey,Verg. G. 4, 231.
* Transf., concr., harvest.
* Trop.: pro benefactis mali messem metere,to receive evil for good, to reap ingratitude,Plaut. Ep. 5, 2, 53: uberem messem mali,id. Rud. 3, 2, 23: (morum malorum) metere messem maxumam,id. Trin. 1, 1, 11: si attigeris ostium, jam tibi hercle in ore fiet messis mergis pugneis,id. Rud. 3, 4, 58: Sullani temporis messem, the harvest of the time of Sylla, when so many were killed, Cic. Par. 6, 2, 46; (in eccl. Lat.) the time for winning souls to the truth: transiit messis, finita est aestas, et nos salvati non sumus,Vulg. Jer. 8, 20.—Of the persons to be gathered into the church: messis quidem multa,Vulg. Luc. 10, 2; cf. id. Johan. 4, 35. —Of the end of the world: sinite utraque crescere usque ad messem,Vulg. Matt. 13, 30; cf. v. 39.
* The crops that are to be harvested, the standing crops, the harvest: messium incensores, vel vinearum olivarumve,Paul. Sent. 5, 20, 5: messes suas urere, prov., like vineta sua caedere, i. e. to destroy one's own work (e. g. one's own pupils), Tib. 1, 2, 98: adhuc tua messis in herba est, your wheat is still in the blade, i. e. you are premature in your expectations, Ov. H. 17, 263.
* The time of harvest, harvest-time: si frigus erit, si messis,Verg. E. 5, 70.—Poet. transf. for a year: sexagesima messis,Mart. 4, 79, 1.
* Acc. sing. messim, Cato, R. R. 134; Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 5; id. Ep. 5, 2, 53; Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 6; v. Neue, Formenl. 1, p. 200), f. (masc.: non magno messe, Lucil. ap. Non. 213 fin.) [id.], a reaping and ingathering of the fruits of the earth, a harvest (class.).
* Lit.: messis proprio nomine dicitur in iis, quae metuntur, maxime in frumento,Varr. R. R. 1, 50, 1; Quint. 5, 9, 5; 8, 3, 8; Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 249; Verg. G. 1, 219 al.: seges matura messi,Liv. 2, 5: messem hordaceam facere, aream in messem creta praeparare,to get in the harvest,Plin. 18, 30, 71, § 295: messe amissā,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 54, § 125: messis feria, Cod. 3, 10, 2.—Of the gathering of honey,Verg. G. 4, 231.
* Transf., concr., harvest.
* Trop.: pro benefactis mali messem metere,to receive evil for good, to reap ingratitude,Plaut. Ep. 5, 2, 53: uberem messem mali,id. Rud. 3, 2, 23: (morum malorum) metere messem maxumam,id. Trin. 1, 1, 11: si attigeris ostium, jam tibi hercle in ore fiet messis mergis pugneis,id. Rud. 3, 4, 58: Sullani temporis messem, the harvest of the time of Sylla, when so many were killed, Cic. Par. 6, 2, 46; (in eccl. Lat.) the time for winning souls to the truth: transiit messis, finita est aestas, et nos salvati non sumus,Vulg. Jer. 8, 20.—Of the persons to be gathered into the church: messis quidem multa,Vulg. Luc. 10, 2; cf. id. Johan. 4, 35. —Of the end of the world: sinite utraque crescere usque ad messem,Vulg. Matt. 13, 30; cf. v. 39.
* The crops that are to be harvested, the standing crops, the harvest: messium incensores, vel vinearum olivarumve,Paul. Sent. 5, 20, 5: messes suas urere, prov., like vineta sua caedere, i. e. to destroy one's own work (e. g. one's own pupils), Tib. 1, 2, 98: adhuc tua messis in herba est, your wheat is still in the blade, i. e. you are premature in your expectations, Ov. H. 17, 263.
* The time of harvest, harvest-time: si frigus erit, si messis,Verg. E. 5, 70.—Poet. transf. for a year: sexagesima messis,Mart. 4, 79, 1.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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