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rif, a kind of resinous earth , like bitumen, 
with which the vines were besmeared to kill 
worms. Plin. 
AMP£L3DeSM5S (apreXoSeogbs), i, a 
_ plant with which vines were tied. Plin. 
aMP£L5LEUCe (aptreXos and Xcvk!i, 
white), es, f. a wild vine; white vine, 
briony or wild nep, apneXoXevKri, vitis 
_ alba. Plin. 
AMP2L5PRXS0N (apneXos and irpdaov, 
garlic ), i, n. a plant which grows in vine- 
_ yards, probably field-garlic. Plin. 
aMPKLOS agria, wild vine, apreXos aypia, 
_ Latine labrusca, et uva tamkiia. Plin. 
aMP£:L( 3S Chironia, an herb, so called 
from Chiron, who discovered it; otherwise 
called vitis nigra, or bryonia. Plin. 
aMPHeM£RIN6X (dpif) t and ygepa), a 
3 quotidian fever, genus febrium, apcpqpe- 
ptvds irvperds, febris quotidiana, qu® 
_ nunquam intermitt.it. Plin. 
aMPHIXRaOS, i, m. ’ Apiptapaos , a fa¬ 
mous Grecian soothsayer, father of Alc- 
wunon and Amphilochus : he foresaw that 
he should perish in the Theban war, and 
therefore concealed himself; but, being be¬ 
trayed by his wife, Eriphylc, he was com¬ 
pelled to go to the war, and was swallow¬ 
ed up with his chariot by the earth. Af¬ 
ter his death, on account of his knowledge 
of futurity, he was worshipped by the 
Greeks, as a god. Cic. and Ovid. - 
IT Hence, AmphiaraSus [six syllables], 
a, urn, adj. of or pertaining to Amphia- 
raus. Propert -IT Amp'hiaraldes, ®, 
m. a descendant, more particularly the 
son, of the same, as Alcmceon. Ovid. 
aMPHIBXLOS (d/<0(/?dAA«), i, or aM- 
PHIBXLUM, i, or aMPHIBOLe, es, 
an upper or outer garment. Sulpic. 
_ Scv. 
aMPHIBIUM ( ap<pi6iov tjwov), sc. ani- 
3 mal, properly, 'living a twofold life; 
lienee, that which lives equally on water 
and land, an amphibious animal. Varr. 
AMPHIB5LIX ( dp<j)tl3uXia ), ®, f. amphi- 
1 bology, discourse of dubious meaning ; 
equivocation, where a sentence may be un¬ 
derstood in a twofold sense. Cic. _ 
IT Later writers use also amphibologia. 
Isidor. 
A.MPHIB6L0S (dp<pi6oXos), a, um, adj. 
3 amphibolous, ambiguous, uncertain, doubt¬ 
ful. Martian. Capel. 
aMPHTBKXCIIyS (du<pi/3paxbs), yos, m. 
or AMPIIIBRXCHtfS, i, properly short 
on both sides; hence, sc. pes, afoot con¬ 
sisting of a short, a Iona and a short, as 
timbre. Quintil -f To this foot is 
opposed amphimacrus, oftener called 
_ creticus, as cardinSs. Quintil. 
•AMPHTBR2VIS, same as awphibra- 
3 chys. 
aMPHICTy5N£S (’Ap&iKTvovcs), uni, m. 
the deputies of the Grecian states, who met 
twice a year, to deliberate on the common 
concerns of Greece, and to settle differences 
between individual states. Cic. — In Livy, 
_ they are called conventus Pylaicus. ’ 
aMPHIOyRTOS (dp0t/aiprof), curved on 
both sides ; applied to the moon, when 
more than half full. Macrob. 
aMPHIG£NIX {’ Apdiyiveia), as, f. a city 
of Messcnia, in Peloponnesus. Stat 
aMPHILOCHIX (Amphilochus), as, f. a 
region in Acamania, with a city of the 
same name, but which was also called 
Argos Amphilochicum,/rom its founder. 
Cic. -IT Amphilochi, orum, m. the 
inhabitants of this region. Liv. 
aMPHILSCHOS, i, m. ’AptpiXoxos, a 
soothsayer, the son of Amphiaraus, who 
founded Argos Amphilochicum. Liv. 
-IT There was another of the same 
name, the son of Alcmceon and Manto. 
Liv. - IT Another was an Athenian 
writer on htsbandry. Varr. and Colu- 
mel. 
AMPHIMXCROS pes. See Amphibra¬ 
chys. 
aMPHLMaLLUM (dpipipaXXov), i, n. a 
garment friezed, or shagged, on both sides. 
Plin. 
AMPHT5N, onis, m. ’Ap<j>Uov, a Theban 
king, son of Jupiter and Antiope, accord¬ 
ing to some the^son of Mercury, from 
whom having received a lyre, he played 
so sweetly upon it, that he is said to have 
attracted the stones themselves to the build¬ 
ing of the walls of Thebes. On account 
of the pride of Amphion and his roife 
JViobc, they and their children were slain 
by Apollo and Diana. According to some, 
Amphion killed himself. Ovid. -IT Am- 
phionlus, a, um, adj. of or pertaining to 
_ Amphion. Propert. 
aMPIIIPSLIS, is, f. ’Apcp'nroXis, a city 
of Macedonia. Plin. -1i Amphipoli- 
tanus, a, um, adj. Amphipolitan, of or 
belonging to Amphipolis. Justin. - 
IT Amphipolltes, te, m. an Amphipolitan. 
Varr 
aMPHTPROSTyLOS ( apipnrpdorvXos ), 
sc. tedes, a building with columns both be- 
_ fore and behind. Vitruv. 
aMPHISBADNA (a/i0ij and Saivco), ®, f. 
a serpent which, from having the power of 
moving with either end foremost, was sup¬ 
posed to have two heads, the amphisbatna, 
_ dptpigffatva. Plin. 
aMPHISSa, as, f. ,( A ptpiatra, a city of 
Phocis, on the limits of the Locri Ozoli. 
Lucan. -IT Amphisslus, a, um, adj, 
pertaining to Amphissa, which was, per¬ 
haps, a city in Lower Italy. Ovid. 
aMPHITANe, es, f. a precious stone, which 
seems to have been of a magnetic nature. 
_ Plin. 
aMPIIITaPOS (dpeftiranos), a, um, shag¬ 
gy or hairy on both sides. Varr. Am- 
phitapa, sc. vestis, a coverlet shaggy on 
both sides. Ulpian. Amphitapa, pi. sc. 
vestimenta. 
aMPHITHXLXMOS (dpcpAdXagos), i, 
m. an antechamber in a Grecian house, 
which adjoined the chamber of the master 
of a family. Vitruv. 
aMPHITH£aTRaLIS (amphitheatrum), 
e, adject, relating to an amphitheatre. 
_ Plin. and Martial. 
aMPHITHEaTRICCS (Id.), a, um, adj. 
3 the same as amphitheatralis. Sym- 
mach. -—- IT Amphitheatrica charta, 
Plin. 1. 13. c. 12. a kind of cheap paper, 
so called because first made in or near the 
amphitheatre in Alexandria. 
aMPHITI-ISaTRUM (dptpidsurpov),}, n. 
a building in a circular, or rather oval 
form, having its area encompassed with 
rows of seats one above another, where 
spectators might behold spectacles , as stage 
plays, shows of gladiators, fights of wild 
beasts, &c., an amphitheatre. Sucton. and 
Martial. 
aMPHITRITe, es, f. ’ Agfiirpirri, the 
daughter of Oceanus or Nercus and Do¬ 
ris, wife of Neptune, and goddess of the 
sea. Claudian. -If By metonymy, 
the sea, main. Ovid, nec brachia longo 
Margine terrarum porrexerat Amphi- 
trite. Catull. Ilia rudem cursu prima 
imbuit Amphitriten, h. e. first sailed 
over the deep. 
aMPHTTRyS, or aMPHTTRyoN, and 
aMPKITROS, onis, m. 1 Apdnrpvcou, a 
king in Thebes, husband of Alcmena, who 
was the mother of Hercules by Jupiter. 
Ovid, and Plant. - IT Amphitryoni- 
ades, as, m. a descendant or son of the 
same. This patronymic is applied to 
_ Hercules. Catull., Ovid, and Virg. 
aMPHORX (a/i0t and <btpco), te, f. a ves¬ 
sel, usually made of clay, furnished with 
ears or handles; used especially for wine, 
but also employed for other purposes; 
a flask, bottle, flagon, jar, firkin, &c. 
Horat. Bacchus in amphora. Cato. 
olearia, h. e. an olive-jar. Horat. De- 
ripere horreo Bibuli consulis amphorarn, 
h. e. a cask of wine laid in while Bibulus 
was consul. -IT Fuit etiam earum usus 
Rom® in angiportis, ubi constitueban- 
tur amphorce curt® ad exonerandas 
vesicas populi Romani Quiritium. (Tale 
sepulcrum pro olla sepulcrali impreca- 
tur len® Propert. 1. 4. eleg. 5. v.73.) 
- IT Amphora is also a measure of 
liquids, called also quadrantal, contain¬ 
ing eight congii and forty-eight sextarii. 
Perhaps, in different passages, it signi- 
_ fies different quantities. Cic. 
aMPIIQRaLIS (amphora), e, adject. 
Plin. Amphorale vas, a vessel of the 
capacity of an amphora, holding an am¬ 
phora. 
aMPHSRaRIOS (Id.), a, um, adject, be¬ 
longing to an amphora. Pandect. 
aMPHRySOS, and AMPHRISOS, and 
aMPIIRySOS, i, m.” Apdpvoos, a small 
river of Thessaly, flowing into the Sper- 
chius. It is celebrated among the poets, 
who say , that near it were the fruitful pas- 
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tures of Admetus, king of Thessaly, whose 
flocks Apollo tended for nine years, when 
deprived of his rights as a god by Jupiter. 
Ovid, and Virg. - IT Hence, Aro- 
phrysiacus, a, um, adj. of or pertaining 
to Amphrysus. Stat. -IT Amphrysius, 
a, um, adj. of or pertaining to Amphrysus 
_ and Apollo. Virg. 
aMPLe (amplus), adverb, amply, largely , 
1 profusely, evpetcs, peyaXeiws, cvtrifpus, 
late, magno numero. Cels. Ample va- 
letudinarios nutrire.-IT Figur. copi¬ 
ously, bountifully , sumptuously, niagnifi. 
cently. Cic. Sublate ampleque dicere, 
with richness of style. Id. Exornare am¬ 
ple, magnifieeque triclinium. Id. Am- 
piissime dare agrum militibus. Id. 
Efferre aliquem supremo die suo quam 
amplissime. Flor. Satis ample sona- 
bant in Pompeiani nominis locum Ca¬ 
to, et Scipio, nobly enough. -IT Com- 
_ parative, amplius, which see. 
aMPLeCTOR (am & plecto), eris, exus 
sum, dep. 3. to embrace, encircle, sur¬ 
round , clasp, enclose, ircpi/3aXXoj, circum 
necto, complector, comprehendo, cin- 
go, quod brachiis extensis homines 
facere solunt. Plant. Amplecti genua 
alicui. Id. Compedes amplectuntur cru¬ 
ra. Tacit. Aram amplecti. Liv. Quan¬ 
tum munimento amplecteretur loci. 
Plin. Amplecti locum exhedra. Virg. 
Et molli circum est ansas amplexus 
acantho-IT Figur. Cic. Me amicissi- 
me quotidie magis C®sar amplectitur, 
h. e. loves, cherishes. Id. Amplecti ali- 
quem amore. Id. Amplecti plebern, 
h. e. to court the favor of. Horat. hoc 
se amplectitur uno, h. e. lie hugs him¬ 
self, or is pleased with this one considera¬ 
tion. Cic. Amplecti virtutem alicujus. 
Id. libenter animum alicujus. Id. Te 
vehementer rogo, ut hanc cogitationem 
toto pectore amplectare, h. c. that you 
weigh or consider this matter with the ut¬ 
most attention. Id. Dignitates liomi- 
num amplectitur. Id. Amplecti officiis 
amplitudinem alicujus. Id. jus civile. 
Id. Neque ita amplecti artem, ut, &c. 
neque earn totam repudiare. Tacit. 
rempublicam. Id. amicitiam alicujus. 
Justin, spe regnum. Cic. aliquid plu- 
ribus verbis, h. e. to say, to explain. 
Virg. cuncta meis amplecti versibus, 
h. e. comprehend, include, take in, com¬ 
prise. So, absol. Plin. Totius ponti 
forma breviter amplectenda. Tacit. 
duos lex majestatis amplectitur.- 
IT Amplecto, is, act. and amplector, 
pass, and amplector, aris, dep. 1 . are 
_ read by some. 
aMPLeX 5R (amplector), aris, atus sum, 
1 depon. 1. to cnibrace, same as amplec¬ 
tor. Cic. Amplexari aliquem familia- 
riter. Plant. Amplexari, atque osculari 
inter se. Id. Facere modum amplex- 
andi. Id. Aram amplexantes. - 
IT Figur. Cic. Appius totum me am- 
plexatur, h. e. dearly loves, cherishes. 
Id. Amplexari judicium suum. Id. 
otium. Id. Amplexari voluptatem. 
Id. Auctoritatem censorum amplexator. 
—— IT Amplexo, act. and amplexor, 
pass, are read by some. 
aMPLeXOS (amplector), us, m. the ac 
1 of embracing, a surrounding, encircling 
encompassing. Cic. Serpentis amplex 
us, grasp, hug, embrace. Plin. Infe 
riorern XEgypti partem Nilus, dex 
tra l®vaque divisus, amplexu suo de 
terminat. Stat. Collibus incitrvis, vi- 
ridique obsessa corona Valiis in am 
plexu nemorum sedet. -IT It is of¬ 
tener used of man, an embrace, clasping. 
Virg. Cum dabit amplexus. Tacit. 
Amplexu tenere aliquem. Vellci. Cir- 
cumfundi amplexibus alicujus. Senec. 
Ruere in amplexus. Ovid. Ire in am¬ 
plexus. -IT It is used absol. in a bad 
sense. Sil., Petron., Juvenal., Ovid, and 
_ Martial. 
aMPLIaTIS (amplio), onis, f. an ampli¬ 
fying, increasing, enlarging, extending, 
amplificatio, auginentum. Tertull. -- 
IT Also, a suspension of judgment, defer¬ 
ring to pass sentence, adjourning of a trial. 
Ascon. and Senec. 
aMPLIFICaTIS (amplifico), onis, f. an 
amplifying, increasing, enlarging, extend¬ 
ing, av^ycris, auginentum. Cic. Am¬ 
plificatio rei familiaris. Id. pecuni® 
