jETO 
AFF 
AFF 
Virg. /Eternum latrans. Id. gleba 
ffiternum frangenda. 
tflTHXLIX, and /ETHXLe {AiOaXn), ffi 
& es, f. now Elba. Plin. -- IT JEthaha 
was also an ancient name of Chios, now 
Scio'. Plin. , 
ETHER (aidtip), eris & eros, m. the 
ether, the upper air, in which the sun ana 
stars move, the sky, firmament, the wliole 
region of the air; the heavens. Cic. 
Aerem amplectitnr immensus ffither, 
qui constat ex altissimis ignibus. Id. 
llestat ultimus, omnia cingens, ."ether. 
Horat. Ferar per liquidum tethera. 
Vircr. Sub ®theris axe. Id. Apes trans 
sthera vect®. Id. fama super ffithe- 
ra notus. Id. rex ffitheris altus Jupiter. 
-IT Sometimes, light, splendor, bright¬ 
ness, sheen. Vulcr. Flacc. simul ^the¬ 
re plena corusco Pallas. -- '■ in 
fabulous narrative, /Ether is the high¬ 
est god, or Jupiter. Lucret. Pater 
/Ether. Virg. Pater omnipotens/Ether. 
--IT So, in general, for all the gods. 
Claudian. -IT Also, the upper world, 
Ji. e. the earth, in opposition to the re¬ 
gions of the dead. Virg. JEn. 6, 436. 
_IT iEther is never used in the pi. 
except by later writers. 
ETHERIUS, and zETHEREOS (ffither), 
a, um, ethereal, ethereous, relating to the 
ether, aiScpio;, ad ffitherem pertinens, 
quaignem elementarem, vel ejus locum 
supremurn in ccelo significat. Cic. Al- 
tissima, ®thereaque natura, id est ignea, 
qu®, &c., the ether. Horat. Post ignem 
Ktheria domo Subductum. - -IT Also, 
aerial, belonging to the air. Lucret. 
zEtheri® nubes. Virg. vesci aura 
EStheria, to breathe the vital air, to live. 
Ovid, stheria aqua, h. e. rain. —— 
IT Also, celestial, heavenly. Martial. 
zEtherius pater, li. e. Jupiter. Cic. 
Haustus ®therei, h. e. a sagacity derived 
from heaven. Tibull. Taurus mons 
®therio vertice, h. e. reaching to heaven. 
Catull. Isque per ®therias me tollens 
advolat umbras, ft. e. scattered through 
the heavens. Martial. Imputat ®theri 
os ortus h®c prima parenti, h. e. h®c 
dies in lucem edidit parentein, et wthe 
ria aura vesci dedit. Virg. zEtheriam 
servate deam, h. e. Pallas, or her image, 
the Palladium. - TT Luna, the moon, 
was formerly called attheria terra, when 
compared with the earth. Macrob. 
/ETHIOPIA (zEthiops), ®, f. JEtliiopia, 
now Abyssinia, A-i^ioma, a country of 
Africa, divided into Orientalis, East¬ 
ern, and Occidentalis, Western. Plin. 
_IT Hence, zEthiopicus, a, um, adj. 
JEthiopian, belonging to JEthiopia. Plin. 
_ IT Also, zEthiopis, idis, f. a plant 
growing in JEthiopia. Plin. 
/ETHIoPS ( aidot & Sip. birds), opis, m. 
an JEthiopian, negro, blackamoor. Plm. 
_IT Used also as an adj. Cic. Cum 
stipite zEthiope, an Ethiopian blockhead. 
/ETHRX {aid pa), ®, f. the clear, serene sky, 
2 the pure ether. Virg. lucidus ffithra Si- 
derea polus.-IT Also, the air, sky , 
heavens. Virg. volans rubra fulvus Jo- 
vis ales in ®thra. Stat. /Ethrffi rector. 
/ETIOLOGIX {airioXoyia), $, f. (a fig- 
2 ure of speech), a showing of a cause or 
XETITES (d£To;) LAPIS, or XETITES, 
e m. tlieietites, or rather aetites, the eagle 
stone, found in the nest of the eagle, 
deriTris. Plin. _ 
XETITIS (Id.), f. aeriris, a gem resem¬ 
bling an eagle in color. Plin. Others 
read Aetites. . 
lETNX, ®, and zETNE (Airvni, es > f - a 
volcanic mountain of Sicily, in which is 
said to have been the forge of Vulcan and 
the Cyclops . Beneath it is said to lie the 
<riant Typhceus or Typhon, or, according to 
b Severus, Enceladus, and to belch out fire. 
Ovid. - IT Hence, zEtnaeus, a, um, 
and zEtnensis, e, pertaining to JEtna. 
Vircr. zEtnsi fratres, h. e. Cyclopes. 
Val. Flacc. zEtn®us deus, h. e. Vulcan. 
Sil. triumphus, h. e. Sicilian. Cic. zEt¬ 
nensis ager. , 
jEToLIX (AiVwAta), ®, f. a country of 
Greece, on the confines of Epirus. Cic. 
_IT Hence, zEtolIcus, zEtolius, and 
zEtolus, a, um, adj. of or pertaining to 
JEtolia, JEtolian. Plant. Aper /Etolicus, 
h. e. quern Hercules occidit. Ovid. 
iEtolius heros, h. e. Diomedes, who for¬ 
merly reigned in JEtolia. Ovid. Anna 
zEtola, li. e. of Diomedes. So S'd. zEtol® 
umbr®. Virg. zEtola urbs, h. e. Arpi, 
founded by Diumed, in Apulia. Sil. ,/Eto- 
li campi, h. e. region of Camus, in Apu¬ 
lia. Horat. zEtol® plag®, h. c. in allusion 
to Meleager. 
zEVITXS (ffivum), atis, f. an age; age. 
3 [Same as ®tas, which is the contracted 
form.] Cic. - IT Also, eternal dura¬ 
tion. Apul. and Varr. 
zEVITERNOS (Id.), a, um, adject, eternal, 
3 everlasting. [Same as a; tern us, which 
is a contracted form.] Varr. 
zEVUM (ai'wa, v being inserted), i, n. 
1 length of time, duration, eternity. Lu- 
cret. Innumerabilibus plagis vexata per 
mr A __ it 
®vum. - IT Among philosophers, 
means duration, with a beginning, but 
without end. - IT Also, time or period 
of life, life, age. Cic. zEvo sempiterno 
frui. Sallust. zEvi brevis. Horat. 
Crescit occulto, velut arbor, ®vo Fa¬ 
ma Marcelli, li. c. by a hidden growth, 
imperceptibly. Id. Traducere leniter 
®vum, to pass away life agreeably. Id. 
Agere ®vum, to live. Ennius. Agitare 
ffivum. Lucret.. degere. Id. consu- 
mere in curis inanibus, to consume or 
waste away life. Claudian. transigere 
in arvis patriis. Vellei. Impendere 
omne spatium sui ®vi in rem aliquam. 
Horat. ineum si quis te percontabitur 
®vum, shall inquire my age; how old I 
am. Virg. Confectus ®vo, worn down 
with age. Ovid. Flos ®vi, the flower or 
prime of youth. Valer. Flacc. Primuin 
®vum, early life. Virg. Integer ffivi, 
in the vigor of life. Tacit. Grand is 
®vo parens, advanced in years. Lucret. 
Expeili ®vo, to die. - IT Also, an age, 
generation. Plin. Nostro ®vo. Vellei. 
Jngenia nostri ®vi, times. Ovid, nulli 
datus omnibus ®vis, in any age. Plin. 
Simulacrum tot ®vis incorruptum, for 
so many ages. Id. Durant ®vis tecta, 
for ages. "llorat. Ter ®vo functus, hav¬ 
ing lived three ages. - IT Also, men 
living at the same time. Plin. - IT Also, 
time° Tacit. Extinguere sequentis ®vi 
memoriam. Id. Pertantum ®vi,/or so 
long a time. Plin. Ad hoc ®yi, down to 
the present time. Id. In omni ®vo. Id. 
Per omne ®vum. Id. A condito ®vo, 
from the beginning of time. Id. zEviejus 
rex, at that time king. Horat. In ffivum 
veniens, for the time to come. Id. Nobilis 
in omne ffivum, forever; for aye. - 
IT In aivum is the same as in omne 
cevum. Id. zEternare virtutes alicujus 
in ffivum. Plin. Prorogare figuras in 
ffivum, to transmit to posterity. 
zEVOS, i, m. time, age, life; an ancient 
form, the same as ®vum. Lucret. om- 
nem possit durare per ffivum. 
aFER (unc.), Afra, Afrum, relating to Af¬ 
rica, African. Martial. Afra Nomas, 
h. e. Numidia. Hor. Afra avis, h. e. 
gallinaNumidica. Horat. Afro murice, 
li. e. Getulian. Horat. Dirus Afer, li. e. 
Annibal. 
aFFaBILIS, and aDFaBTLIS (affari), 
1 e, adject, affable, accessible, easy of ac¬ 
cess, easy to be spoken to, of easy address, 
courteous, complaisant, humane, gentle. 
Cic. Cum in omni sermone omnibus 
affabilem se esse vellet. Virg. Nec 
visu facilis, nec dictu affabilis ulli. 
Others read effabilis. Senec. Alius erit 
affabilior, alius expeditior. 
aFFaBILITaS, and aDFaBIIATaS 
1 (affabilis), atis, f. affability, courtesy, 
kindness, gentleness, complaisance, easi¬ 
ness of address, emposyyopia, comitas, 
et facilitas in sermonibus. Cic. 
aFFaBILITER, and ADFaBILITER 
3 (Id.), adverb, affably, courteously, kind¬ 
ly, cum affabilitate, comiter, bpiXyri- 
j«os. Spartian. Affabiliter est allocu- 
tus. Gell. Hffic turn Favorinus affabi 
lissime dicebat. 
aFFXBRe, and aDFXBRe (ad & fabre), 
1 adverb, skilfully, ingeniously, exquisitely, 
cunningly, curiously, in a workmanlike or 
masterly way, artificiose, eleganter, scite, 
SaiSaXews. Cic. 
aFFaMEN, and aDFaMEN (affari), Inis, 
3 n. discourse, language, address, speech. 
Apulei. 
aFFaNI/E (unc.), arum, f. trifles, toys, 
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gimcracks, idle discout se, stuff, nonsense. 
Apulei. 3 
aFFaRi, and aDFaRI (ad & fari), atu‘ 
sum, depon. 1. defect, to address, accost, 
speak to, commune with, same as alloqui, 
irposeboivelv. irposXeyeoQai. _ Cic. Licet 
enirri versibus iisdem mihi affari te, 
Attice, quibus affatur Flaminium ille 
vir. Id. Cum hunc nomine esset affa- 
tus, called or addressed him by name. Id. 
Liber ille, quo hie me affatus. quasi 
jacentem excitavit, introduced himself 
as addressing me. Stat. Blande affari 
aliquem. Id. blandis verbis. Virg. 
Hos ego affabar. Id. liostem affare. 
Id. Sic positum affati discedite corpus, 
h. e. having said a last farewell, as was 
customary at funerals. —— IT Aflatus, 
used pass, by Apul. 
aFFXTIM, and aDFXTIM (ad & fatim, 
1 abundantly), adverb, abundantly, super¬ 
abundantly, largely, copiously, sufficiently, 
aSir/o, abunde, large, satis, et plus 
etiam aliquanto quam satis. Cic. Affa- 
tim satiatus. Sallust. Parare comme- 
atum affatim. Plaut. Affatim est, His 
quite enough as it is. Id. usque aflatim, 
as much as ever you like. Id. Affatim 
est hominum. 
aFFaTOS, and aDFaTOS (affari), us, 
3 m. a speaking to, talking or conversing 
with, accosting, addressing; talk, parley, 
discourse, irpogriyopLa, 7rpof0(ovr//za,, al- 
loquium, allocutio. Generally used by 
the poets. Virg. -IT Also used of 
familiar intercourse by letter. Claudian. 
Hence, an imperial rescript. Imp. Leo. 
Cod. 
aFFeCTaTIS, and aDFkCTaTIS (af- 
3 fecto), onis, f. an ardent desire to obtain 
or accomplish any thing. Scnec. -IT It 
is oftener used in a bad sense, unhappy 
imitation ; mistaken zeal; affectation, xa- 
KogyXia. QjuintU. -IT Also, in a bad 
sense, a strong or ardent desire. Tacit. 
aFFeCTaTOR, and aDFeCTaTOR 
2 (Id.), oris, m. one who has a vehement 
desire for any thing; generally used in 
a bad sense. Quintil . 
aFFeCTaR’OS, and aDFeCTaTOS (Id.), 
2 a, um, affected, affected zealously ; strong¬ 
ly wished for or aimed at, ardently desired, 
earnestly endeavored after, generally in 
a bad sense. Sueton. Infamiam affec- 
tati regii nominis discutere. Tacit. Af- 
fectatum imperium. Quintil. Nitidius 
aliquid, atque affectatius, ft. e. refined 
with greater care and study. 
aFFeCTIS, and ADFeCTIS (afficio), 
onis, f. a condition or affection of the 
mind ; passion, disposition, desire, motive ; 
affection, love, nddog, same as affec- . 
tus. Cic. Commotio, et affectio animi. 
Id. Animi talis affectio, neminem ut 
violem commodi mei gratia, such a dis¬ 
position. Plin. Erga fetum affectio. — 
IT Also, by jurists, inclination, will. 
Paul. Digest. Affectionem tenendi non 
habent. ^-IT Also, any state or affec¬ 
tion of the body; sickness, ailing. Cic. 
Corporis firma affectio.-IT Also, of 
things in general, natural state, dispo¬ 
sition, constitution. Cic. Affectio as- 
trorum valet ad quasdam res, ft. c. with 
reference to men. Cic. Quajdam ad res 
aliquas affectio, relation, connection. 
AFFECTS, and- aDFeCTS (afficio), as, 
avi, atum, a. 1. to seek after with anxiety, 
aim at studiously, solicit, try to gain, 
anxie, et cum affectu exquiro, appeto, 
arcesso, et generatim pronum animura 
ad faciendumhabeo, mrovdageo. JVcpos. 
Munditiam non affluentem affectabat. 
Auct. ad Herenn. Hie est in quibus- 
dam verbis qutedam similitude, non 
tam affectanda, quam ill® superio- 
res, sed lamen adhibenda nonnun- 
quam. Plin. Affectare diligentiam, 
to exert diligence, zeal. - IT Also, 
in a bad sense, to covet or desire 
madly ; to aspire _ to. Plin. Uniones 
affectant et pauperes feminae. Curt. 
Affectare immortalitatem. -— IT Also, 
studiously to imitate, to strive after, to 
affect. Quintil. Affectare crebrum an- 
lielitum. Tacit. Affectare famam de¬ 
menti®. Id. studium carminum. -- 
IT Also, to try to gain over, to solicit, 
compass. Tacit. Studia militum spe 
successionis, to try to gain the favor of, 
Sec. Sallust. Civitates formidine, aut 
