AGN 
AGO 
AGO 
quam acies. Cic. Ut inde agmine 
quadrato ad urbem accederet, h. e. an 
army marching in the form of a square, or 
prepared for battle. Liu. Primum ag- 
men, the van-guard. Id. Extremum ag- 
men. and Id. Novissimum agmen, the 
rear-guard, rear. Sallust. Constituere 
agmen, to keep the troops in order while 
marching. Cies. Nonnullas cohortes in 
agmen Cssaris, aliae in equites inci- 
dunt. Liv. Frequent! agmine equitum 
fugere. Curt. Jam equestre agmen 
movebatur. -IT Tacit, lib. 2. Jinn. 
cap. 5. Agmen impedimentorum, the 
baggage which follows an army on its 
march. So, Liv. Agmine rerum capta- 
rum, train of booty.- —- IT Sometimes, 
the act of marching, a march. Sallust. 
Ne miles gregarius in castris, neve in 
agmine servum, aut jumentum haberet. 
Liv. Agminibus magis,quam acie pug- 
natum est. Id. Effuso agmine abire, 
to march in disorder, in a careless manner. 
-IT Sometimes, an army, or part of an 
army, halting or engaged in battle; 
frequent in the poets. Flor. In turres 
vihratae faces tota hostium agmina ar- 
dentibus ruinis operuere. Ilorat. ltudis 
agminum, h. e. in commanding an army. 
-IT Also, a troop, multitude, body, 
band, number, either in motion or not. 
Cic. Agmen perpetuum totius Italics 
viderem. Liv. Ingens mulierum ag¬ 
men. Ovid. Agmina comitum. Ovid. 
Graniferum agmen, h. e. a large body 
of ants. - TT Also, of other 'things, 
• as of animals, water, oars, &c., motion, 
speed, course, aim. Virg. Illi ( duo dra- 
concs ) agmine certo Laocoonta petunt, 
with a sure, steady motion. Id. extrem® 
agmina caud®, the movement of the ex¬ 
tremity of the tail, as it were, the rear of 
an army. Id. Agmine remorum celeri, 
with the quick motion. Virg. leni fluit ag¬ 
mine Tibris. Id. agmen aquarum, a 
shower -IT Agmina fati,et volumina, 
in Gell. lib. 6. cap. 2 . the order and course 
of fate. ■ —- IT Agmen occupationum 
in Plin. 1. 2. ep. 8. a long series of 
business. - IT Terna agmina dentis, 
in Stat. 5. Theb. v. 509. three rows of 
teeth. 
*GMINaTIM (agmen), adverb, by multi- 
3 tudes, in troops, herds, or flocks. Solin. 
- IT Figur. Apulei. Poculis agmina- 
tim ingestis. 
aGNA (agnus), so, f. a ewe lamb, dyvij. 
Ilorat. seu poscat agna, sive malit 
hsdo. 
aGNaFIA, um, n. same as Agonalia. 
Ovid. 
AGNASCOR. See JIdnascor. 
aGNaTIS, aDGNaTIS, or aDNaTIS 
(adnascor), onis, f. the growing upon 
or to any thing, irposcpmns. Apulei. 
Thyrsum, cum adnationibus secundum 
genicula, h. e. with small shoots growing 
near the joints or knots. -IT Also, ag¬ 
nation, kindred by the father’s side, descent 
from the same father in a direct male line. 
Cic. Jura agnationum.-IT The birth 
(of a child ) after the father’s will has been 
made. Pandect. 
aGNaTOS, aDGNaTOS, or ADNATOS 
(Id.), a, um, adject, growing upon or 
to any thing, as hair, nails, &c., upoc- 
(bviis, rrpns(j)v6iievns, in re aliqua natus. 
Plin. Agnata petris gemma_TT Also, 
a relation by the male side, avyyevfis. 
Cic. -TT Varr. Ad agnatos et gen¬ 
tiles est deducendus, should be committed 
to the custody of his kinsmen, as madmen 
were by the civil law. 
aGNeLLOS (agntis), i, m. dimin. a little 
■I lamb, lambkin. Plaut. 
AGNINOS (Id.), a, um, adject, relating or 
belonging to a lamb. Plin. and Plaut. 
- TT Agnlna, .t,, absol. the flesh of 
lambs. Plaut. —— TT Agnina dupla, li. c. 
the flesh of lamb as if twice as old as it 
should be. Plaut. 
AGNITIS (agnitus), onis, f. an acknoiol- 
edgment or recognizance. Pandect. - 
TT Recognition, cognizance. Cic. Ad ag- 
nitionem anirai, h. e. for the mind to in¬ 
vestigate or take cognizance of. 
fGNITOS, and ADGNITdS (agnosco), 
a, um, owned, acknowledged, recognized, 
avowed. Tacit. Agrippina silens, eoque 
minus agnita. Sallust. Super omnes 
mortales gloria agnita. - TT Also, 
known. Sallust. - TT Agniti natales, 
acknowledged as legitimate. Pompon. 
Digest. 
AGNOMEN, and ADNoMEN (ad & no- 
3 men), inis, n. a name or title bestowed for 
some particular action, signal service, 
Sec., a surname, eiroivvpia. Cic. - 
TT Cognomen sometimes stands for agno- 
_ men. Cic. 
aGNOMINaTIS, and aNNOMINaTIS 
2 (ad & nomination onis, f. allusion of 
one word to another by resemblance of 
sound, agnomination; a pun, napavopa- 
aia; a figure of words among rhetori¬ 
cians. Auct. ad Heroin. Guos homines 
vincit, eos ferro statim vincit. 
aGNOS (ayvos), i, a kind of willow, com¬ 
monly called Agnus Castus ; the Chastc- 
trec, Park-leaves, or Abraham’s balm. 
Plin. 
aGNOSCS, aDGNoSCS, and aDNoSCS 
(ad & nosco), oscis, ovi, agnltum, a. 3. 
to acknowledge, recognize, own, avayi- 
vdjcrKM. Agnosco differs from cognosco : 
the former is used of tilings and per¬ 
sons before seen or known, the latter 
of those not seen or known. Virg. 
Parvam Trojam agnosco. Sueton. Ag- 
noscere percussorem. But this distinc¬ 
tion is not always observed, and ag¬ 
nosco signifies, also, to know, compre¬ 
hend, see, acknowledge, admit, approve, 
subscribe to, agnize, avow, confess. Cic. 
Deum agnoscere ex operibus ejus. Id. 
Cum totius Itaii® concursus facti illius 
gloriam libens agnovisset. Paul. Di¬ 
gest. Agnoscere judicium alicujus.- 
TT Agnoscere filium, or parentem, &c., 
to acknowledge nr adopt as a son, See. 
Sueton. - TT With jurists, agnoscere 
bonorum possessionem, to' lay claim to 
an estate, to take possession. Caius Di¬ 
gest. —— TT Agnoscere canturn auribus, 
_ to hear. Cic. 
AGNCS (byvds, pure), i, m. a lamb, 
apnos, fetus est ovis, qui annum non- 
dum egressus est. Horat. Serpentes 
avibus geminentur, tigribus agni. Cic. 
Villa abundat porco, hsedo, agno, h. e. 
the flesh of lambs, Sec. Plaut. Jam ego 
te hie agnum faciam, et medium dis- 
truncabo, h. e. tanquam agnum te dis- 
truncabo. 
XG5 (ayw), is, egi, actum, a. 3. to set in 
motion ; to conduct, drive, lead, as cattle, 
&c. Virg. Capellas, potum pastas age. 
Liv. Jumenta agebat. Horat. pecus 
egit altos Visere montes. - TT It is 
used also of the chase and war, to pur¬ 
sue, chase. Virg. Cervumagere. Justin. 
Ilostem in fugam agere.-TT Also of 
vessels, chariots. Sec., to guide, direct, 
steer, drive. Tacit. Agere naves in am- 
nem adversum. Ovid. Agere currum. 
-TT Also of men. Nepos. Vinctum 
ante se Thyum agebat, drove before him. 
Tacit. Agere aliquem in exsilium, to 
banish. Horat. Agere aliquem Oreo, to 
send to Hades, cut off. Id. Si quis ad 
ilia deus subito te agat, impels. Virg. 
diversas q lucre re terras Auguriis agi- 
mur divum. Tcrcnt. Guo hinc te agis ? 
whither go you ? Horat. Ilium aget 
penna metuente solvi Fama superstes, 
raise, bear up. - TT Also of other 
things. Cic. Agere cuniculos ad ;era- 
rium, to drive or dig a mine. Cces. 
Agere vineas, to push forward. - 
TT Also, to emit, cast forth, shoot out. 
Cic. Agere spumas. Lur.rct. scintil¬ 
las. - TT Also, to drive in. Sil. agit 
costis penetrabile telum_TT Also, to 
do, perform, act, execute, npaTTCiv. Cic. 
Mihi enim, qui nihil agit, esse omnino 
non videtur. Colum. Nihil agendo ho¬ 
mines male agere discere.-TT Also, 
as life consists in action, to live. Tacit. 
Apud illos homines, qui tunc agebant. 
-TTAlso, to abide, tarry, remain. Virg. 
Giotulis agerem si syrtibus icvum. 
Tacit. Agere inter homines desinere, 
h. e. mori.-TT Also, to pass, spend, 
consume. Liv. Agere vitam ruri. Cic. 
jEtatem agere in litteris. Id. Agere 
annum octogesimmn, to be at the age 
of eighty. - TT Very often, to pro¬ 
cure, contrive, manage. Cic. Ut ad 
te scriberem, mecum egerunt. Id. Id 
agunt, ut viri boni esse videantur. - 
/TT To treat, to discuss. Cic. De quo prse- 
sens teemn egi diligenter. Id. Non du- 
bito, quin mirere, quod tecum de eadem 
re again s®pius. Id. Aguntur injuria; so ¬ 
ciorum, agitur vis legum, agitur existi- 
inatio, veritasque judiciorum, the wrongs 
of our allies are called in question, Sc c. 
Ilorat. Nam tua res agitur, paries, &c., 
it is your concern, your business, that is at 
stake. - TT Agere cum popuio, to ad¬ 
dress the people on the passing of a law. 
Gell. - TT Also, to manage, conduct, 
direct. Ovid. Agere censurain. Sucto-n. 
fiscum. Paul. Digest, rempublicam 
Nqws. helium. -—- TT Also, to plead a 
cause in a court of judicature. Pl.in. Si 
agendi necessitas instat_T! Oftener, 
to do all the things pertaining to the forum 
and courts of justice; hence, Plin. Agen- 
tur res, the court shall be held. Cic. Agere 
forum Tharsi, h. e. to hold the court and 
administer justice. -TT Very often, to go 
to law. Cic. Agere cum aliquo ex syn- 
grapha. Id. Agere furti, h. e. to bring 
an action for theft. J\Iartian. Digest. 
Agere adversus aliquem de inofficioso 
testamento. Vcllci. Agere aliquem 
reum incestus, to accuse, arraign. - 
TT Used also of oratory! Cic. Deformi- 
tas agendi, of delivery. - TT Also of 
sacred rites, to sacrifice, perform a sac¬ 
rifice. Ovid. Semper, agone ? rogat; 
nec nisi jussus agit. Varr. Agumen- 
tum, quod ex immolata hostiadesectum 
in jecore imponendo, agendi causa, h. e. 
sacrificii peragendi.-TT Also of the 
stage, to act, play a part on the stage, 
represent theatrically. Cic. Ballionem 
ilium cum agit, agit Chseream. - 
TT Hence, figur. Tacit. Agere amicum, 
to act the part of a friend. Sueton. Non 
principem se,sedministrum agere, toad 
the part not of a prince, but of an attend¬ 
ant. Id. Agere se pro equite, put him¬ 
self off for a knight. - TT With the 
adv. bene, male, and the like (and in this 
sense it is often used as a pass, imper- 
son.), to treat, use, well or ill, Sec. Valor. 
Max. Bene egissent Athenienses cum 
Miltiade, si, &c., would have behaved well 
to. Cic. Agitur pr.-eclare, si, &c., zee do 
well, provided that, Sc c. Id. Intelliget 
secum actum esse pessime, he will find 
his condition to be but indifferent. - 
TT Agere an imam, to give up the ghost, 
breathe one’s last, die. Martial. - 
TT Agere et ferre, ayeiv xai <j>epuv, to 
destroy with fire and sword, destroy utter¬ 
ly, ravage. Liv. Turn demura fracta 
pertinacia est, ut ferri, agique res suas 
viderunt. Figur. Auct. Dial, de Orato- 
rib. Nunc principes in Catsaris amicitia 
agunt, feruntque cuncta, h. e. dispose of 
at their pleasure. - TT Aliud agere, or 
alias res agere, not to mind what one 
says; to be attending to something else. 
Cic. Animadverti, judices, eum jocari, 
atque alias res agere. Id. Oppianicum 
aliud agentem.-TT Hoc age, and hoc 
agite, mind what you are about; be atten¬ 
tive, on your guard ; properly of sacred 
rites, but applied to other things. Te- 
rent. Hoc agite, amabo, attend, I pray 
you. - Tf Actum agere. See Actus. 
Actum est, Age, Agedum. See Actum 
est, Sc c. 
XGoG-cF ( dycoyai ), arum, f. ditches to con¬ 
vey away the water from mines. Plin. 
AGON (aycov, coves), onis, m. a contest, 
2 game; match at any exercise, as justing, 
wrestling, boxing, Sec. Plin. Gymhi- 
cus agon, an exhibition of gymnastic 
games, as running, wrestling, Sec. Sue¬ 
ton. Agon musicus, a contest about skill 
in music. Id. Nunc demttm agon est, 
h. e. now you must exert yourself—the 
time is come to act. 
XGoNaLIX (unc.), ium, or iorum, ibus, 
n. festivals celebrated yedrly among the 
Romans. Ovid. -TT Agonal is, e, adj. 
pertaining to these festivals. Varr. 
AGoNeNSIS (unc.) porta, a gate of Rome, 
called, also, Collina or Quirinalis. Fcstus. 
XGGNIX, orum, n. same as Agonalia; 
also, cattle sacrificed at that festival. 
Ovid. 
AGoNOTHETA, and XGONSTHETeS 
(aycovoSrnjs), ffi, m. the overseer and di¬ 
rector of games or contests. Spartian. 
AGSRaNOMOS (dyopav6pos), i,m. an offi¬ 
cer among the Greeks, who had the direc¬ 
tion of the market, like the JEdilis plebu 
among the Romans. Plaut. 
