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cable. Plaut. Amicus multum benevo- 
lens. Cic. Benevolentior esse non 
possum. Id. Fungi officio benevolen- 
tissimi.-IT Absol. Plaut. Mulierem 
suatn benevolentem convenire. See 
Benevolus. 
BENEV5LENTIX, and BENTVSLENTIX 
(benevolens), <e, f. beuecoleace, good¬ 
will, kindness. Cic. Habere benevolen- 
tiam erga aliquem. Id. Priest arc alicui 
benevolentiain. Id. Esse benevolentia 
singulari in aliquem. Id. Conferre be- 
nevolentiam erga aliquem. Id. Con- 
ciliare benevolentiain. Id. Bonain be- 
nevolentiam et fidem perspicere. Ar- 
nob. Individuas cunctis benevolentias 
exhibere. - IT Also, mildness, indul¬ 
gence, beniernity. Pandect. 
J1ENEVSL0S, and BENIV5L0S (bene & 
volo), a, um, adj. benevolent, well-mean¬ 
ing, kind, friendly. Cic. Benevolum no¬ 
bis. Id. Benevolo animo facere aliquid. 
Fiaut. Benevolum esse erga aliquem. 
BENIGNE (benignus), adv. kindly, amica¬ 
bly, courteously, liberally, freely, willingly. 
Cic. Benigne ac liberaliter facere ali¬ 
quid. Id. Benignissime communicare 
aliquid cum aliquo. Id. Benigne polli- 
ceri. Id. Benigne facere alicui, to act 
kindly towards. Terent. Benigne prtc- 
bere quod opus est. Id. Benigne salu- 
tare. Id. Benigne audire. Sallust. Be¬ 
nigne respondere. Herat. Benignius 
tractare se. Plin. Benigne vivere inter 
se, to live on good terms with each other. 
Liv. Plebs benigne anna cepit, readily, 
willingly. Ilorat. Si benigne vepres pru- 
na ferant, plentifully. -IT Benigne is 
also used in acknowledging a favor or 
courtesy, equivalent to thanks, I am 
much obliged to you. Terent. Q.uaj voles, 
faciamque, et dicam. Ph. benigne dicis. 
— Also, in declining an oiler. Hurat. At 
tuquantumvis tolle: benigne, no, I thank 
you. -IT Also, indulgently, mercifully. 
Pandect. 
BENIGNITAS (Id.), atis, f. kindness, 
liberality, bounty, benignity. Cic. Vi- 
dendum ne major benignitas sit, quam 
facultates. Id. Amicorurn benignitas 
exhausta. Plural, Plaut. Benign itates 
hominum periere.-IT Also, kind at¬ 
tention, courtesy, politeness. Cic. Me 
summa cum benignitate audit is. 
BENIGNITER (Id.), adverb, kindly, be¬ 
ll nignly. Titinn. apud JVon. 
BENIGNOS (for benigenus, from bonus & 
genus), a, um, adj. kind, liberal, obliging , 
generous, amicable. Cic. Homines be- 
liefici et benigni. Id. (lui benigni- 
ores volunt esse, &c. Id. Benignus 
ad coinmodandum. Plaut. Benignum 
esse erga aliquem. Horat. Benignum 
esse alicui. Terent. Benigno animo 
esse in aliquem. Plin. Benignissimum 
inventum, h. e. beneficeutissimum.- 
IT Also, plentiful, abundant, copious. Ho¬ 
rat. Benigno opulenta cornu. Id. In¬ 
genii benigna vena.-IT Also, fertile, 
fruitful. Tibull. Terra benigna. Ovid. 
Benignus ager. Pompon. Mela. Mate¬ 
ria benigna, a fruitful subject. -IT Al¬ 
so, propitious, favorable. Horat. Quas 
et benigno numine Jupiter defendit. 
Id. vultum servat fortuna benignum. 
-IT Also, courteous, gracious. Liv. 
Benigno vultu excipere aliquem. Cic. 
Oratio benigna. -IT Also, pleasing, 
agreeable. Horat. Sermone benigno 
tendere noctem.-IT Also, easy, good- 
humored. Plin. Apelles et in asmulis 
benignus. - IT Also, lucky, of good 
omen, favorable. Slat. Benignus dies. 
Id. Benigna nox.-IT With the geni¬ 
tive, Horat. vini, somnique benignus, 
indulging freely in. 
BENNX (Gallic), a;, f. asortof two-wliceled 
3 vehicle. Cato. • 
BE5 (unc.), as, avi, Stum, a. 1. to make 
happy, bless. Horat. Cielo (virum) Musa 
beat. Id. Beare ali?iuem munere. Te- 
re.nt. O factum bene ! beasti, h. e. I am 
rejoiced to hear it. -IT Also, to comfort, 
do good to. Plaut. Hoc me beat saltern. 
Id* Foris aliquantillum etiam quod 
gusto, id beat. - IT Also, to enrich. 
See Beat.us. — Figurat. Horat. Latiuin 
beabit divite lingua. 
BERECyNTOS (BspsxDi/rof), i, m. a moun¬ 
tain of Phrygia, sacred to Cybele. —■ 
Hence, BerecvntiScus, and Berecyntius, 
a, um, adj. Berccynthian. Plin. Berecyn- 
tius tractus. Claudian. Berecyntia ju- 
ga.-U Also, relating to Cybele or her 
worship. Ilorat. Berecyntia tibia, used 
in the rites of Cybele. Id. sieva tene 
cum Berecyntio cornu tympana. Pars. 
Berecyntius Attim, beloved by Cybele. 
Ovid. Berecyntius heros, h. e. Midas, 
son of Cybele. Virg. Berecyntia mater, 
and, absol. Ovid. Berecyntia, Cybele. 
BERENICE, es, f. B epeviKy, Berenice, wife 
of Ptolemy Euergetes: her hair was 
placed among the stars. — Hence, Bereni- 
ceus, a, um, adj. of Berenice. Catull. E 
Bereniceo vertice ciesariein.-IT Be¬ 
renice is also the name of several towns .— 
Whence, Berenlcis, Idis, f. (sc. regio), 
the country about Berenice, Cyrenaica. 
BERG5MUM, i, n. a town of Cisalpine 
Gaul, now Bergamo. —Hence, Bergoina- 
tes, iuin, m. the inhabitants of Bcrgomurn. 
Plin. 
BER5E, es, f. B epoij, nurse of Semclc. 
Ovid. —— IT Also, a Trojan woman. 
Virg. -IT Also, a sea-nymph. Virg. 
BERONES, um, ill. Btjpioi/e;, a people of 
Spain, mentioned by Strabo. The bodrj- 
guard called berones by Hirt. (B. Alex. 
53.) is supposed to have consisted of 
men of this tribe. 
BEROLX, oe, f. an herb. 3 Marcell. Empir. 
EeRyLLOS (ISfipvXXo; ), i, m. a beryl. 
Plin. — The ancients comprised the 
aquamarine and all blue-colored crystals 
under this term. 
BeRyTOS, i, f. Brjpvro;, a town of Phoeni¬ 
cia, now Bayreuth, or Beyroot _Hence, 
BerytTus, a, um, and Berytensis, e, adj. 
of Barytas. Plin. Berytium vinum. 
Pandect. Berytensis colonia. 
BES (unc.), bessis, m. eight ounces, or two 
thirds of an as ; eight inches, or two thirds 
of a foot; eight twelfths, or two thirds of 
any whole ; eight parts of an as, whether 
of weight, measure, or of the coin. See 
As. Thus, Plin. In binos semodios 
farina satis esse besses fermenti, eight 
unciie or ounces. Colum. Bes jugeri, 
two thirds of an acre. Cic. Fenus bessi- 
bus, interest at eight per cent. Plin. Jan. 
Ileres ex besse, to two thirds of the estate. 
-IT Also, eight, or the number eight. 
Martial. Bessem bibamus, eight cups. 
-IT By the mathematicians it is used 
for two thirds of six, that is, four. Vi- 
truv. 
BESSaLIS (bes), e, adject, of eight ounces, 
3 or eight inches. Vilruv. Laterculi bes- 
sales. Martial. Bessalis scutula, hold¬ 
ing eight uncia. 
BESSl,orum,m. Btoem, apeople of Thrace. 
— Hence, Bessicus, a, um, adj. of or be¬ 
longing to the Bcssi. Cic. Bessica gens. 
BESTIA (unc.),a, f. any wild animal, awild 
beast, Sripiuv. Cic. In bestiis volucribus, 
nantibus, agrestibus. cicuribus feris. 
See Pecus. Id. Ad bestias mittere, h.e. 
to send one to fight with the wild beasts in 
the circus. —— IT Also, a term of reproach. 
Plaut. Mala tu es bestia.-IT Also, 
masc. a Roman family name (cognomen). 
Sallust. 
BESTIaLIS (bestia), e, adject, of a beast. 
3 Prudent. Villi bestiaies.-IT Fig. wild, 
barbarous. Sidon. Bestiaiium nationum. 
BEST!aRTOS (Id.), a, Um, adject, relating 
to beasts. Sencc. Eudus bestiarius, the 
contest of wild beasts, or of wild beasts 
with men in the public shows. - 
IT Bestiarius, ii, m. absol. one who fought 
with wild beasts a t the public games. Cic. 
BESTI5LX (diminut. from bestia), a, f. 
1 a little animal. Cic. 
BETA, a, f. the beet, -cvr\ov. Plin. 1 
BETA, indeclinab. the second letter of the 
Greek alphabet, Brjra. Juvenal. Hoc 
discunt omnes ante alpha, et beta 
puella. -IT Figur. second. Martial. 
Beta togatorum. - IT Beta, a, f. is 
also found. Auson. 
BETaCEOS (beta), a, um, adj. of the beet. 
Varr. Pedes betaceos seri oporteat, 
roots of the beet. 
BETHLEEM, f. indeclinab. BySXccp, a 
town of Judaea. Hence, BethlSus, a, 
um, adj. of Bethlehem. Paul. JVol. 
BETTS, is, f. the same as Beta. Seren. 
3 Summon. 
BETISS5, or BETiZS (beta), as, n. 1. to 
flag, a cant term used by Augustus for 
langueo. Sucton. 
102 
BET5, and BITS (0rjui), is, n. 3. to go, 
3 walk, an old word. Varr. Multos foraa 
betere jussit. Plaut. Ad portum no 
bitas. 
BET5XICX, or VETT5NICA, a, f. tht 
3 herb betony. Plin. 
BETRIACUM. See Bebriacum. .3 
BETuLLX, or BETOLA, a, f. the birch■ 
tree. Plin. 
BETOLOS, i, a sort of precious stone, sup¬ 
posed to possess magical virtues. Plin. 
BIaS, antis, m. one of the seven wise men 
of Greece. Cic. 
BIBAX (bibo), acis, adj. given to drink- 
3 ing ; a drunkard. Gell. 
BIBILIS (Id.), e, adj. potable, drinkable, 
3 Casl. Aurelian. 
BIJIIToR (Id.), oris, m. a drinker. 
3 Sidon. 
BTBLINOS (biblus), a, um, adj. made of 
3 the byblus or papyrus. Hieronym. 
BYBLI5P5LX (/?i/?Aio7rcoAi)s), ffi, m. a 
2 bookseller. Plin. 
BIBLIOTHECA (/?i/?Aio3ipcr,), a, f. a 
library or hall containing books. Cic. 
Abdere se in bibliothecam.-IT Also, 
a library or collection of books. Cic. 
BIBLIOTHECaLIS (bibliotheca), e, adj. 
of a library. Sidon. Apoll. 
BIBLIOTHECOLX (diminut. from biblio¬ 
theca), a, f. a small library. Symmach. 
BIBLOS (/?T/?Xoj), i, f. an Egyptian plant 
3 or reed, called also papyrus, of the bark 
of which paper was first made. Lucan. 
BIBS (unc.), is, blbi, bib!turn, a. 3. to drink, 
2 quaff, 7r ii/co. See Poto. Terent. Dare 
alicui bibere. Cic. Aquarn bibere. Id. 
Bibere jucunde. Propert. ex aqua. 
Martial, ab amne. Propert. ex fonte. 
Juvenal, fictilibus. Virg. gemma, out 
of a cup set with gems. Propert. e gem¬ 
ma. Macrob. ex auro. Sencc. in auro, 
h. e. from a golden vessel. - IT Cic. 
Fit invitatio, ut Graco more biberetur, 
&.c. h. e. to pass from smaller to larger 
cups. - If Martial. Bibere nomen 
alicujus, to toast one, which was done 
by drinking as many cups as there were 
letters in his name. —— IT Poetic. Bibere 
flumen, to live on or near its banks. Virg. 
Q.ui Tiberim, Fabarimque bibunt.- 
IT Also, to imbibe, drink in; suck, suck in. 
Virg. Sat prata biberunt. Ovid. Hor- 
tus aquas bibit. Plin. Lanarum nigra 
nullum colorem bibunt, take. Horat. 
Amphora fumum bibere instituta. 
Virg. Bibit ingens arcus, draws up the 
water. Id. Hasta alte bibit acta cru- 
orem, drinks the blood. -IT Figur. 
Horat. Pugnas bibit aure vulgus, hears 
greedily, swallows. Propert. Suspensis 
auribus ista bibam. Virg. Didolongum 
bibebat amorem, imbibed. 
BIBS (bibo), onis, m. a drunkard, sot. 
3 Jul. Firmic. 
BIBoSOS (Id.), a, um, adj. given to drink 
3 ing, sottish. Laber. apud Gell. 
BIBREVIS (bis & brevis), e, adj. Dio 
3 med. pes, a metrical foot, the same as 
dibracliys. 
BIBOLi)S(bibo), a, um, adj. that draws m 
3 sucks in moisture; drinking in, soaking 
up. Virg. Favilla bibula. Id. Arena 
bibula. Id. Lapis bibulus, h. e. sand¬ 
stone. Plin. Charta bibula, blotting-pa¬ 
per, that sucks in the ink, blotting. Lucan■ 
Bibula papyrus, because it grows in the 
water. Ovid. Lana bibula. Id. Bibhls 
nubes.-IT Also, drinking deep. Ho¬ 
rat. Potores bibuli. Id. Bibulus Falerni. | 
-IT Hence, the Roman cognomen Bi¬ 
bulus. Liv. M. Calpurnius Bibulus, col¬ 
league of Julius Ciesar.- IT Figur. 
Pers. Bibul® aures, h. e. greedy to hear. 
BICEPS (bis & caput), clpitls, adject. 
1 two-headed, having two tops or heads. 
Cic. Puella biceps. Liv. Biceps puer. 
Pers. In bicipiti somniasse Parnasso. 
-IT Figur. Flor. Civitas biceps, di¬ 
vided into two parts or factions. Apulei. 
Argumentum biceps, a dilemma. 
BICLINIUM (bis & kAiV/), ii, n. a dining- 
3 room with two couches in it; or a dining- 
couch for two persons. Plaut. and 
Quintil. 
BICSLSR (bis & color), oris, adj. of two 
9 colors, particolored. Ovid. Bicolor bac- 
ca. Vim. Equus bicolor albis maculis. 
BIC5L0RD8 (Id.), a, um, adj. the same 
3 as Bicolor. Vopisc. 
RICSMIS (bis & coma), e, adj. having < 
