LATIN-ENGLISH LEXICON. 
A 
A (a), first letter of the alphabet. -- 
If As a numeral letter, it denotes 500 ; 
with a dash over it, a, 5,000.-II A. 
with a period after it, signifies the 
pramomen, as A. Carina, Aulus Carina. 
-II A. sometimes stands for an entire 
word, as A. A. A. Auro, Argento, JEre. 
-IT A., on the tablets used by judg¬ 
es on trials, stood for Absolve, 1 acquit, 
as C- for Condem.no, I condemn, and -V. L. 
for Non liquet, It doth not appear. Hence 
A is called by Cicero littcra salutaris, 
and C, tristjs. A., on the tablets used 
by the people in assemblies for passing 
laws, stood for Antiquo, I reject, as U. 
II. for Uti rogas, As you. propose, h. e. 
I approve. 
X, XB, aBS (and, an’), from. A is used 
only before words beginning with a 
consonant; ahs generally before those 
beginning with t and q; ab for the 
most part before vowels, and some¬ 
times before consonants.-IT A and 
ab, by, with passive and neuter pas¬ 
sive verbs, and names of living beings. 
Cic. Eratosthenes a Serapione et ab Hip- 
parcho reprehenditur. But after verbs 
passive, they may sometimes be render¬ 
ed from. -- IT From, implying exemp¬ 
tion or removal. Cic. Vacatio a causis. 
-IT Contrary to, Liv. Ab re, foreign 
fromthepuipose. -IT Also in the sense 
of the prep. per. Plant. Ab se cantat 
cuja sit, h. e.perse, suasponte ; but a se 
sometimes implies de suo. Suet. Num- 
mos a se dividere.-IT Joined with 
sto, sum, dico, facio, ago, and similar 
words, in the sense of favere, to take 
one’s part, stand by, profess the same 
principles as, persist in. Cic. Stareamen- 
dacio. Cic. Critolaus erat ab Aristotele. 
-IT From, expressing the nearness 
and distance of places. Cas. Passus 
sexcentos ab his castris idoneum locum 
delegit.-IT In point of. Cic. Su¬ 
nnis imparati cum a militibus, turn a 
pecunia.-IT On, in the sense of rela¬ 
tive position. Liv. Ab occasu et ortu 
solis, on the east and west. -IT Joined 
with verbs, they sometimes imply the 
efficient cause, as also the moving cause. 
Cic. Ab amore scribere, out of love, for 
very love. -IT Of, in the sense of 
country or relation. Liv. Turnus ab 
Aricia, h. e. Aricinus rivis. -IT From, 
as the commencement of a period. 
Cic. A puero. Cic. A principio, from the 
very first. So Cic. A primo, for primum or 
a principio. -IT After, at, as regards 
time and place. Liv. Ab his pneceptis 
concionem dimisit, after, or with, these in¬ 
junctions. Hirt. Secundus a rege, h. e. 
primus post regem. —— IT Ab aliquo 
solvere, dare, numerate, reprasentare, 
suppeditare, imply payment by an agent. 
Cic. Ut, tibi quod debet, ab Egnatio 
solvat, by the hands of Egnatius. But 
ab aliquo possidere: itinere, actu, re 
quapiam ab aliquo uti; ab aliquoaquam 
ducere, bear quite a difierent sense, to 
possess a thing, to go through one’s 
ground, &c. against the will, &e.- 
IT Sometimes habitation. Ter. A vobis, 
h. e. a domo vestra.-IT Sometimes 
they denote union or connection. Lucret. 
Ceres est ipsa ab Iaccho, h. e. Iacchi 
arnica.-IT They are also joined with 
certain nouns, denoting offices, and 
signify the person who holds the office; 
ABA 
thus, A commentariis, i. e. qui in com- 
mentarium refert, et veluti diarium 
conficit, a registrar. Ab epistolis, a 
secretary. A rationibus, an accountant, 
an auditor of accounts. A studiis, a tu¬ 
tor, a preceptor. A pedibus, or servus 
a pedibus, a lackey, a footman. - 
IT They also sometimes signify in com¬ 
parison with. Oell. Ab illo friget.- 
IT Also for tenus, up to. Plin. Cadus a 
summo plenus, full to the top. - 
IT Used also as a circumlocution of an 
adj. or a gen. Ter. A nobis crepuere 
fores, h. e. nostra, our doors. - 
IT They are elegantly joined with prope 
and usque. -IT In composition, they 
signify generally privation, sometimes 
separation. A is only joined with m 
and v; ab with a, d, e, f, i, j, l, n, 
o, r, u. Two words compounded with 
ab change the b into u for the sake of 
euphony, viz. aufero and aufugio. - 
IT Abs is prefixed, in composition, to 
words beginning with c, t, and q. Signifi- 
cat autem retractionem in partem pos- 
teriorem, sicutin abstralio, et aliquando 
privationem, ut in abstemius quasi sine 
temeto. 
A, interject. See Ah. 
XXRoN (Hebr.), m. 3. ’Aapwv, brother 
of Moses, high priest of the Hebrews. 
Aron is also found, the second syllable 
being taken out, whence Aroneus. 
XB. See A & Ab. 
XBX (’-'A 6a), m. 1. a mountain of Arme¬ 
nia. —— IT Aba (Syr.), ’A/?/?a, or ’Anrpa, 
h. e. frater. 
XBXBiJS,for Abavus, which see. 
XBXCAENX, se, f. a city of Media. Ptol. 
XBXCA3NUM (’A/3aicaTvov), i. n. a town 
of Sicily. Suid. 
XBXCI5N('' , A/^a0, ii, n. same as Abaculus. 
ABACTOR (abigo), oris, m. iXariip (ioriv, 
3 a stealer, or driver away, particularly of 
cattle. Minuc. Fel. Abactor bourn. 
XBACTOS (Id.), us, m. 4. a driving away 
%by theft, or by force, actus abigendi. Plin. 
XBACTOS (Id.), a, um, driven away, furto, 
3 aut per vim abductus. Cic. Abacti greges. 
-IT In the sense of exactus, expulsus, 
driven off, turned adrift. Proport. Stabu- 
lis mater abacta suis, li. e. prohibita, 
non admissa. Ilorat. Abacta nulla 
Yeia conscientia, h. c. non deterrita. 
•--IT Abactanox,\.e.spent, gone, exacta. 
Virg. -IT Abacti oculi, l. e. enecti, 
et intus recedentes, hollow, sunken 
eyes. Stat. -IT Abactus venter apud 
Paul, est fetus medicamentis ejectus, 
an abortion. 
XBXC0L0S (abacus), i, m. a square piece 
2 of glass in mosaic work. Plin. 
XBXC0S (!l/3a%), i, m. a bench, counter, 
table, sideboard. Juven. Lectus erat 
Codro Procula minor, urcecoli sex, or- 
namentum abaci.-IT A writing-table, 
a board on which geometrical figures were 
delineated, table of arithmetic, arithmeti¬ 
cal chart. Pers. - IT A dice-board, 
chess-board. Sueton. Cum inter initia 
imperii eburneis quadrigis in ahaco 
luderet, h.e. parvis quadrigis ex ebore 
factis in alveolo lusorio Circensia certa- 
mina ludehdo reprasentaret.-IT Al¬ 
so, a geometrical or geographical chart. 
Martian. Capcll. -IT Also, square tab¬ 
lets of marble, glass, fyc. used as orna¬ 
ments of the walls of a room ; often called 
compartments, or compartitions. Vitruv. 
ABA 
-IT In architecture, a square table , 
cube, or stone, on the > chapiter of pillars. 
Vitruv. -IT Abacus solis, the disk of 
the sun. Ccel. 
XBALSTOS (ab <i aestuo), as, n. same as 
3 JEstuo. TcrtuU. 
aBaGIS (ab & ago), onis, f. aproverb, 
saying, adage. An obsolete word, same 
as Adagium. Varro. 
XBALIeNaTIS (abalieno), onis, f. an 
1 alienating, making over to another by sale, 
cession or contract, dnoXXorploiais. Cic. 
XBXLTkNaTOS (Id.), a, um, partic. 
estranged, alienated, dirqWorpuoucvos, 
alteri traditus, venditus. Cic. Vecti- 
galibus abalienatis, sociis vexatis, regi¬ 
bus, atque omnibus gentibus exinanitis. 
-IT Also in the sense of disjunctus, 
severed, separated. Liv. Sero nunc de- 
sideratis ( patriam ) diminuti capite, aba- 
lienati jure civium, servi Carthaginien- 
sium facti.-IT Figur. estranged, as 
regards the mind. Cic. Esse animo 
abalienato. 
XBXLIeNO (ab& alienus), as, avi,atum, 
a. 1. in law, to alienate, sell away, 
dnaWorpido), quod meum erat, alie- 
num facio, vendo. Paul. Dig. - 
IT Also to sell in any way and make over to 
another. Cic. Hujuscemodi res com- 
missa est nemini, ut idem agros populi 
Rom. abalienaret.-IT Figur. to alien¬ 
ate one’s affections, set one at variance 
Cic. Alicujus voluntatem a se abali- 
enare. JYepos. Totam Africam abali- 
enarunt.- With the abl. without 
a prep. Nepos. Quod Tissaphernes 
perjurio suo et homines suis rebus 
abalienaret, et Deos sibi iratos redderet. 
-IT For separare, disjungere, to sepa¬ 
rate.. Plant. Nisi mors meum ani- 
mum abs te abalienaverit.-IT Abali- 
cnare sensus apud Scribon. est soporare, 
to deprive of one's senses, take away one’s 
reason. 
XBaMBOLaNTeS, going away, absce- 
3 dentes, drrepxduevoi. Paul, ex Festo. 
XBXMITa (ab & amita), se, f. the sister 
3 of one’s great grandfather’s or great 
grandmother’s father, that is, of one’s 
third grandfather, by the father’s side. 
Cains. 
XBaNTE (ab & ante), before, same as 
3 Ante. 
XBANTeOS (Abas), a, um, adject, per¬ 
taining or belonging to Abas. Ovid. Nu- 
per Abnnteis templo Jtinonisin Argis. 
ABaNTI'XDeS fJd.), ai, patronymic 
mascul. Ovid. Torquet in hunc has- 
tam calido de vulnere raptam TJltor 
Abantiades, h. e. Perseus pronepos 
Abantis. Fuit enim filius Danaes filiaD 
Acrisii filii Abantis. 
XBANTIAS (Id.), Adis, f. a patronymic, 
denoting the daughter or granddaughter 
of Abas. Among the poets, it generally 
stands for Danae, the granddaughter 
of Abas through Acrisius, or for Ata- 
lanla, the granddaughter of the same 
through Jasius, king of the Argives. 
-IT By the same name Eubaa is 
denoted, now called Ncgropont. Plin. 
ABANTIOS (Abantias), a, um, Eubcean, 
3 Euboicus. Stat. quos auguriis super 
aequora magnis Litus ad Ausonium 
devexit Abantiaclassis. h. c. ab Euboea 
veniens. 
XBXRITANOS (Abaris), a, um, adject. 
belonging to Abaris, a city in Africa. 
