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(v. a.P. a.adv.) : porrĭgo, rexi, rectum, 3 (contr. form porgo, porgite, Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 26, and Verg. A. 8, 274:
* Porge,Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 18; Aus. Idyll. 4, 37: porgebat, Sil 9, 458: porgens,Val. Fl. 2, 656: porgi,Stat. Th. 8, 755: porxit,id. S. 2, 1, 204; cf.: antiqui etiam porgam dixerunt pro porrigam,Fest. p. 218 Müll.—Acc. to Lachmann, Hor. S. 2, 6, 59, instead of perditur, we should read porgitur; v. perdo init.), v. a. por, = pro, and rego, to stretch or spread out before one's self, to put forth, reach out, extend (class.; syn. extendo).
* Lit.
* In gen.: jam dudum, si des, porrexi manum,Plaut. Ps. 4. 7, 49: animal membra porrigit, contrahit,Cic. Div. 1, 53, 120: manum ad tradendam pyxidem,id. Cael. 26, 63: crus,Liv. 8, 8: caelo bracchia,Ov. M. 1, 767: aciem latius,Sall. J. 52, 6.— Pass., to stretch or spread one's self out, to be stretched out, extended: (Tityos) per tota novem cui jugera corpus Porrigitur,extends,Verg. A. 6. 596: porrectus somno,Stat. Achill. 2, 75: serpens in longam porrigi alvum,Ov. M. 4, 574; cf.: serpens centum porrectus in ulnas,Sil. 6, 153; Trogus ap. Plin. 11, 52, 114, § 275.—So freq. of localities, to stretch out, extend, to lie (mostly post-Aug.): cubiculum porrigitur in solem,Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 23: cujus (loci) pars colles erant, pars in planitiem porrigebatur,Tac. A. 13, 38: Creta inter ortum occasumque porrigitur,Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Just. 42, 2.
* Trop.
* To lay at full length, to stretch on the ground (rare): in plenos resolutum carmine somnos, Exanimi similem, stratis porrexit in herbis,Ov. M. 7, 254: utrumque ab equis ingenti porrigit arvo,Val. Fl. 6, 553: in spatium ingens ruentem porrexit hostem,Liv. 7, 10 fin.; Mart. Spect. 15.
* To hold forth, reach out, to offer, present: dexteram alicui,Cic. Deiot. 3, 8: dextram,Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 250: bona alicui,Cic. N. D. 3, 34, 84; cf.: munera,Ov. M. 8, 95: pocula,Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 92: gladium alicui ad occidendum hominem,Cic. Mil. 3, 9; Ov. P. 3, 1, 13: manum sani medicis porrigunt, Sen. Tranq. 2, 1.—Prov.: maritali porrigere ora capistro,to present his head to the marriage halter,Juv. 6, 43.
* Porrigere manum, in voting, to put forth or hold up the hand, Cic. Fl. 6, 15.—Hence, transf., i. q. to express one's assent or approval: quare si tu quoque huic sententiae manum porrigis,Symm. Ep. 7, 15.
* To protract, prolong (syn. prolato): iter,App. M. 2, 14; 6, 3; so of the quantity of a syllable: syllabam,Quint. 1, 6, 32; cf.: ut aliquis impetum morbi trahendo effugiat, porrigaturque in id tempus, etc.,i. e. be kept alive, supported,Cels. 2, 5.
* (Acc. to I. B. 2.) To offer, to grant a thing: praesidium clientibus porrigere atque tendere,Cic. de Or. 1, 40, 184: et mihi forsan, tibi quod negarit, Porriget hora,Hor. C. 2, 16, 32.
* Manus ad (in) aliquid porrigere, to reach after, strive for, seek to obtain (mostly post-Aug.): Lydiam cepisti ... jam etiam ad pecora nostra avaras et insatiabiles manus porrigis,Curt. 7, 8, 19: fames me appellat, ad proxima quaeque porrigatur manus,Sen. Ep. 119, 4; id. Ben. 5, 14, 2; id. Cons. Polyb. 17, 1; Val. Max. 9, 1, 2; Lact. 7, 15, 5: manus suas in orientem occidentemque porrexit,id. Mort. Pers. 3 fin.; cf.: pecunia deesse coepit, neque quo manus porrigeret suppetebat, nisi, etc.,Nep. Dion, 7, 2.
* Se porrigere, to extend, reach, spread itself: jam fortuna Romana se ad orientalia regna porrigere coeperat,Just. 39, 5, 3: quis gradus ulterior, quo se tua porrigat ira, restat?Ov. Tr. 3, 11, 5.—porrectus, a, um, P. a., stretched out, extended, long.
* Lit.: porrecta ac aperta loca,Caes. B. G. 2, 19: locus,Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 41: syllaba,long,Quint. 1, 7, 14; cf. mora,long, protracted,Ov. P. 4, 12, 14: senex, stretched out, i. e. dead, Cat. 67, 6; cf. in double sense: tuam amicam video. Ca. Ubi ea'st? Ps. Eccam in tabellis porrectam, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 34.—Comp.: porrectior acies,Tac. Agr. 35 fin.: porrectior frons, i. e. more cheerful (opp. contractior), Plaut. Cas. 2, 4, 3.
* Subst.: porrectum, i, n.
* Trop., widespread, extended: famaque et imperī Porrecta majestas ad ortum Solis ab Hesperio cubili,Hor. C. 4, 15, 15.— Hence, adv.: porrectē, widely, extensively, far (post-class.).—Comp.: porrectius ire,farther,Amm. 21, 9, 1; 29, 5, 48.
* A straight line, Vitr. 10, 8.
* A plain, Dig. 8, 3, 8.—Plur., Min. Fel. 17, 10.
* Porge,Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 18; Aus. Idyll. 4, 37: porgebat, Sil 9, 458: porgens,Val. Fl. 2, 656: porgi,Stat. Th. 8, 755: porxit,id. S. 2, 1, 204; cf.: antiqui etiam porgam dixerunt pro porrigam,Fest. p. 218 Müll.—Acc. to Lachmann, Hor. S. 2, 6, 59, instead of perditur, we should read porgitur; v. perdo init.), v. a. por, = pro, and rego, to stretch or spread out before one's self, to put forth, reach out, extend (class.; syn. extendo).
* Lit.
* In gen.: jam dudum, si des, porrexi manum,Plaut. Ps. 4. 7, 49: animal membra porrigit, contrahit,Cic. Div. 1, 53, 120: manum ad tradendam pyxidem,id. Cael. 26, 63: crus,Liv. 8, 8: caelo bracchia,Ov. M. 1, 767: aciem latius,Sall. J. 52, 6.— Pass., to stretch or spread one's self out, to be stretched out, extended: (Tityos) per tota novem cui jugera corpus Porrigitur,extends,Verg. A. 6. 596: porrectus somno,Stat. Achill. 2, 75: serpens in longam porrigi alvum,Ov. M. 4, 574; cf.: serpens centum porrectus in ulnas,Sil. 6, 153; Trogus ap. Plin. 11, 52, 114, § 275.—So freq. of localities, to stretch out, extend, to lie (mostly post-Aug.): cubiculum porrigitur in solem,Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 23: cujus (loci) pars colles erant, pars in planitiem porrigebatur,Tac. A. 13, 38: Creta inter ortum occasumque porrigitur,Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Just. 42, 2.
* Trop.
* To lay at full length, to stretch on the ground (rare): in plenos resolutum carmine somnos, Exanimi similem, stratis porrexit in herbis,Ov. M. 7, 254: utrumque ab equis ingenti porrigit arvo,Val. Fl. 6, 553: in spatium ingens ruentem porrexit hostem,Liv. 7, 10 fin.; Mart. Spect. 15.
* To hold forth, reach out, to offer, present: dexteram alicui,Cic. Deiot. 3, 8: dextram,Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 250: bona alicui,Cic. N. D. 3, 34, 84; cf.: munera,Ov. M. 8, 95: pocula,Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 92: gladium alicui ad occidendum hominem,Cic. Mil. 3, 9; Ov. P. 3, 1, 13: manum sani medicis porrigunt, Sen. Tranq. 2, 1.—Prov.: maritali porrigere ora capistro,to present his head to the marriage halter,Juv. 6, 43.
* Porrigere manum, in voting, to put forth or hold up the hand, Cic. Fl. 6, 15.—Hence, transf., i. q. to express one's assent or approval: quare si tu quoque huic sententiae manum porrigis,Symm. Ep. 7, 15.
* To protract, prolong (syn. prolato): iter,App. M. 2, 14; 6, 3; so of the quantity of a syllable: syllabam,Quint. 1, 6, 32; cf.: ut aliquis impetum morbi trahendo effugiat, porrigaturque in id tempus, etc.,i. e. be kept alive, supported,Cels. 2, 5.
* (Acc. to I. B. 2.) To offer, to grant a thing: praesidium clientibus porrigere atque tendere,Cic. de Or. 1, 40, 184: et mihi forsan, tibi quod negarit, Porriget hora,Hor. C. 2, 16, 32.
* Manus ad (in) aliquid porrigere, to reach after, strive for, seek to obtain (mostly post-Aug.): Lydiam cepisti ... jam etiam ad pecora nostra avaras et insatiabiles manus porrigis,Curt. 7, 8, 19: fames me appellat, ad proxima quaeque porrigatur manus,Sen. Ep. 119, 4; id. Ben. 5, 14, 2; id. Cons. Polyb. 17, 1; Val. Max. 9, 1, 2; Lact. 7, 15, 5: manus suas in orientem occidentemque porrexit,id. Mort. Pers. 3 fin.; cf.: pecunia deesse coepit, neque quo manus porrigeret suppetebat, nisi, etc.,Nep. Dion, 7, 2.
* Se porrigere, to extend, reach, spread itself: jam fortuna Romana se ad orientalia regna porrigere coeperat,Just. 39, 5, 3: quis gradus ulterior, quo se tua porrigat ira, restat?Ov. Tr. 3, 11, 5.—porrectus, a, um, P. a., stretched out, extended, long.
* Lit.: porrecta ac aperta loca,Caes. B. G. 2, 19: locus,Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 41: syllaba,long,Quint. 1, 7, 14; cf. mora,long, protracted,Ov. P. 4, 12, 14: senex, stretched out, i. e. dead, Cat. 67, 6; cf. in double sense: tuam amicam video. Ca. Ubi ea'st? Ps. Eccam in tabellis porrectam, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 34.—Comp.: porrectior acies,Tac. Agr. 35 fin.: porrectior frons, i. e. more cheerful (opp. contractior), Plaut. Cas. 2, 4, 3.
* Subst.: porrectum, i, n.
* Trop., widespread, extended: famaque et imperī Porrecta majestas ad ortum Solis ab Hesperio cubili,Hor. C. 4, 15, 15.— Hence, adv.: porrectē, widely, extensively, far (post-class.).—Comp.: porrectius ire,farther,Amm. 21, 9, 1; 29, 5, 48.
* A straight line, Vitr. 10, 8.
* A plain, Dig. 8, 3, 8.—Plur., Min. Fel. 17, 10.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
Lewis Short
porrīgo (noun F) :
* The scurf, dandruff on the head, Cels. 6, 2; Plin. 20, 6, 23, § 53; 20, 6, 27, § 69; 28, 11, 46, § 163; 32, 4, 14, § 35; Hor. S. 2, 3, 126.—Also of other hairy parts of the body, Scrib. Larg. 243.—Of animals, perhaps the mange: porci,Juv. 2, 80.
* The scurf, dandruff on the head, Cels. 6, 2; Plin. 20, 6, 23, § 53; 20, 6, 27, § 69; 28, 11, 46, § 163; 32, 4, 14, § 35; Hor. S. 2, 3, 126.—Also of other hairy parts of the body, Scrib. Larg. 243.—Of animals, perhaps the mange: porci,Juv. 2, 80.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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