JAM 
JAN 
JAN 
tenliis. - IT Transitively, to hurl, 
throw, cast, dart, fling, (ia.\\o). Virg. 
Hector Danaum Pnrygios jaculalus 
puppibus ignes. Tacit, missilem ignem 
in obsesses. Ovid, silicein in liostes. 
PUn. fulmina. Id. Panthera jaculando 
se deficit, by frislcing, bounding. Flor. 
In confertissima se nostium tela jacula- 
tus, rushing, precipitating hiniself. Ptin. 
In quas partes se jaculetur cometes, h. e. 
feratur, runs, is borne, shoots. — Also, to 
throw down, hurl down, send down. Co- 
lum. duros imbres. — Also, to throw out, 
send forth, dart, shed , emit. Plin. Oculi 
lucem jaculantur, dart. Id. umbrara. 
Lucret. verba. Q uintil. Sententias vi- 
bratis digitis.-IT Also, to throw at, to 
shoot, hit, strike. Horat. cervos. Id. 
arces rubente dextra. Ovid, sera disco. 
-IT Also, to aim, throw or shoot at a 
mark, hence, figur. to strive or struggle 
after, aim at. Horat. Quid jaculamur 
mult a ?-U Jaculatus is found in a 
passive signification in Lucan ., Tcrtull. 
and Arnob. 
IXCOLUM, i, n. See Jaculus. 
IXCOLuS (jacio), a, uni, adj. that is or 
may be thrown. Plant. Rete jaculum ; 
also, Ovid. Jaculum, sc. rete, a casting 
net (called also funda). -IT Hence, 
Jaculum, i, n. (sc. telum), a javelin, dart, 
dsovriov. Cces. -IT Also, Jaculus, i, 
m. (sc. anguis), a kind of serpent which 
darts on passengers from trees, aKOurias. 
Lucan. -IT Also, Jaculus, i, ni. (sc. 
funis, laqueus, or nodus), a noose or loop 
thrown over the horns of oxen. Colum • 
IaLySOS, i, m. a celebrated painting at 
Rome, executed by Protogenes; so called 
either because painted at lalysus, a city 
of Rhodes, or because it represented 
lalysus, the grandson of Phoebus.- 
IT lalyslus or-os, a, um, adj. of lalysus, 
a city of Rhodes, which was afterwards 
taken into the city Rhodes. Ovid. 
JAM (unc.), adv. now, ySq (but usually 
implying more than nunc, which proper¬ 
ly signifies simply vow, at this time, at 
this moment; this difference will appear 
more clearly from the examples below). 
Terent. Postulo, ut redeat jam in viam, 
now (not merely at this instant, but with 
a reference to his having before been 
out of the way). Id. Abi, ut uxorem 
arcessas. ( JEsch.) quid? jam uxorem . 
(Mi.) jam. (JEsch.) jam ? (h. e. now ? 
so soon I) (Mi.) jam quantum potest 
Ih. e. yes, now, instantly, as soon as possi¬ 
ble, right off). Cic. Quo autem pacto 
deceat, jam videbimus ; nuncdicendum 
est (where jam signifies, presently, short¬ 
ly ; but nunc siguifies now, just now). — 
Hence, Jam — jam, now — now, at one 
time — at another, one while — another 
while. Liv. Jam secundre, jam adverse 
res. Virg. Jamhoscursu,jam prreterit 
illos. — Jamjam, now, just now, instant¬ 
ly forthwith, without delay ; or, now now, 
or already. Terent. (Mi.) Ah, pergis- 
ne ? ( He.) jamjam desino, I stop imme¬ 
diately, or already. Ovid. Jamjam tac 
turos sidera summa, putes. Cic. Jam 
jam intelligo, quid dicas. Virg. Jam 
jam nec maxima Juno, nec Saturnius 
h®c oculis pater aspicit requis, now, 
now indeed (where it is expressive of in¬ 
dignation). Sallust. Jam jam, frater, 
lretandum rnagis quam dolendum, puto 
casum tuum, now indeed, my brother. 
Also, Jam jamque, immediately, forth¬ 
with, immediately now, as soon as possible. 
Cic. Cogitandum est, jam jamque esse 
moriendum. Id. Jam jamque adero. 
_ IT Very frequently now, in the 
sense of already; either of present, past, 
or future time ; and may sometimes be 
rendered already; or, even; or, immedi¬ 
ately, directly; or, then, now, accordingly, 
as a matter of course, thereupon. Terent. 
Cur non accersitur ? jam advesperascit. 
Id. Sperantes, jam amoto metu. Cces. 
Jam per fines Sequanorum copiastrans- 
duxerant. Cic. Sunt duo menses jam 
dices, it is now two months. Terent. Ac¬ 
cede ad ignem liunc; jam calesces plus 
satis, immediately, or then, or even. Cic. 
Aliquid perspicere jam ab illo tempore 
cum, &c. even. Id. Jam a prima ado 
lescentia. Ncpos. .Tam tertium diem 
sic teneri, now the third day. Tibull. 
Vidi ego jam juvenem moerentem, be¬ 
fore this, before now, before. Nepos. Jam 
turn illis temporibus, even in those times, 
as far back as those times. Cic. Jam turn, 
cum aderas. Liv. Jam turn, dum pecu- 
nia deferretur. Cic. Jam inde ab ortu 
naturie, from the very beginning of nature. 
Id. Exercitatio jam inde ab Aristotele 
constituta. Terent. Amicus jam inde a 
puero, ever since. Cic. Tibi jam inde 
prrescribo,/roni hence. Terent. Jam in¬ 
de usque a pueritia. Virg. Ac jam 
olim cum vinea posuit frondes, jam turn 
acer rusticus, &c. when at length — even 
or already then. Terent. Jam primum, 
even first of all, in the very first place. 
So, Liv. Jam primum omnium constat. 
Virg. Jam tandem prendimus oras, 
now at length, after ail. Liv. Minus jam 
tandem fortunre pamitere, now at length, 
at length. Cic. Jam ante and antea, al¬ 
ready before. Nepos. Cum admiraren- 
tur, non jam sumptum esse supplicium, 
not yet, as yet not. Phcedr. Abire jam 
non potest, no longer, not now. (But 
see below.) Cic. Jam pridem cupio 
Alexandriam visere, I have long desired. 
Terent. Jampridem equidem audivi, 
long since, for a long while. (So, Jam 
din and Jam dudum). Cic. Heriruc tui 
jam nunc me admodum delectant, al¬ 
ready now, even now, as soon as this. 
Phcedr. Quern volo refelli jam nunc re- 
sponso meo, already now, with my answer 
and no more, without more ado. Terent. 
Sat est: eamus jam nunc intro (as if he 
had said, we have talked enough; it is 
therefore already or even now lime for us to 
go in). Cic. Venio nunc, non jam ad 
furtum, sed facinus, &c. Id. Dequibus 
jam dicendi locus erit, cum de Seniori- 
bus pauca dixero (where., it may be ren 
dered then; or taking jam and cum to 
gether, as soon as, when). Id. Tollatur 
hrec e civitate discordia: jam omnes is- 
ti, qui portenduntur metus, exstinguen- 
tur, and already, as an immediate conse¬ 
quence, forthwith. Id. Remove pertur- 
liationes: jam videbuntur monstra di- 
cere, and immediately, the direct conse¬ 
quence will be, that, &c. Terent. Omit- 
te: jam adero, straightway, right away. 
Plant. Jamut me collocaverat, already 
when, as soon as. - IT With a nega¬ 
tion it has also the sense of more, long¬ 
er, beside. Cic. Non est jam in lege mo¬ 
dus, there is no longer. Liv. Non jam, ut 
ante. Varr. Neque jam, and no more. 
Cic. Jam nemo, no one beside, not anoth¬ 
er. -IT In transitions, it stands for 
deinde, preeterca, or nunc, and may be 
rendered further, furthermore, moreover, 
in the next place, now, then, accordingly, 
but, &c.; sometimes first in the sen¬ 
tence, sometimes after a word. Cic. 
Jam vero quod jubent, &c. recte admo- 
nent. Id. Jam vero ilia Allobrogum sol- 
licitatio, and now, and furthermore, indeed. 
Id. Jam vero virtuti Cn. Pompeii qua; 
potest par oratio inveniri? but now. Id. 
Videte jam porro cetera, but moreover, 
noio further. Id. Jam illud cujus est, 
non dico audacire, sed stultiti® ? — As a 
corrective particle. Cic. C. Licinius 
probabilis orator; jam vero etiam pro 
batus, even I may say. — Tacit. Germ. 
45. Ergo jam gentes alluuntur (where 
with ergo it seems to mark the intro- 
duction°of a new topic). 
IaMBeOS (iambus), a, um, adj. iambic. 
3 Horat. 
IaMBICINKS (Id.), a, um, adj. iambic. 
3 Martian. Capcll. 
I aMBICCS (Id.), a, um, adj. iambic. Dio- 
3 mcd. 
IaMBOS (’iapBos), i, m. an iambus, poetic 
foot, consisting of a short and long sylla¬ 
ble. Horat. -IT Also, an iambicverse, 
iambic poem. Cic. 
JAM DIU, or JAMDUJ. See Jam. 
JAM DuDUM, or J AMDuDUM. See Jam 
and Dudum. 
JAM JAM, or JAMJAM. See Jam. 
JAM PRIDEM, or JAMPRIDEM. See 
Jam and Pridem.. 
JaNa, ®, f. same as Diana, the moon. 
3 Varro. 
JaNaLIS (Janus), e, adj. of or pertaining 
3 to Janus, received from Janus. Ovid. 
JaNICOLUM, i, n. one of the seven hills of 
Rome, upon which, in earlier times, there 
was a town of the same name, said to have 
384 
been built by Janus, whence Ac name 
Ovid. 
JXNIGfiNX (Janus & gigno), ®, m. and 
3 f. child of Janus. Ovid. 
JANITOR (janua), oris, m. a janitor, door 
keeper, porter, Svpwpos. Cic. Huncves- 
tri janitores, liunc cubicularii jdiligunt. 
Plant. Ileus, ecquis hie est janitor ? 
aperite. Cic. Janitor carceris, a jailer. 
Ovid, ccelestis aul®, li. c. creli, porter of 
heaven, namely, Janus (as Cerberus is 
called by Virg. the janitor of the lower 
world). —■ The Romans used to chain 
the slaves who were stationed at their 
doors ; and of course they were reckon¬ 
ed among the lowest of the slaves. 
Ovid. Janitor religate catena. 
JANITRIX (janitor), lcis,f. afemalcdoor 
keeper, portress, Svpiopds. Plant. Anus 
hie solet cubitare, janitrix. Figur. 
Plin. Lauras janitrix C®sarum, h. e. 
wont to be planted before their doors. - 
IT Janitrlces (from the Greek dvaript;), 
the wives of two brothers. Pandect. — 
Scaliger thinks they are so called, be¬ 
cause they both have their beds oppo¬ 
site to the door (janua), and are thus, 
as it xvere, its keepers. 
IaNTIIINOS (iavStvos), a, um, adj. vio- 
2 let-colored, violet. PUn. vestis, color. 
- IT Absol. Plur. Ianthina, violrt- ■ 
colored garments. Martial. 
IaNTHIS (iuj/SIj), idis, f. a plant or 
3 flower of a purple color ; others explain 
it, a violet-colored garment. Manell. 
Empir. 
JANOX (perhaps from Janus, as pre 
siding over it), re, f. a door, house-door, 
Bvpa, primus ingressus ad interiora do- 
mus. Cic. Fores in liminibus pro- 
fanarum tedium janure nominantur. 
Ovid. Reserare januam. Plant, oc- 
cludere. Id. pultare, to knock at the 
door. Ovid, aperire, to open. But 
Pandect, aperire, to open a door, make a 
door-way, cut a door-way. -IT Figur. 
door, entrance, passage. Virg. Noc- 
tes atque dies pgtet atri janua Ditis. 
Ovid. Prreclusa janua leti luctus ex- 
tendit in revum. Id. Januam pulsare 
sepulchri. Id. maris gemini, h. e.. Bos¬ 
porus. Also, Cic. Qua nolui janua 
sum ingressus in causam. Plin. Ep. 
Ilia actio mihi januam fam® patefecit. 
Q. Cic. Janua animi frons est. 
JaNOaLIS (Janus), e, adj. pertaining ti 
Janus, named from Janus, &c. Vurro. 
porta. — Hence, Janual, for Januale 
(sc. libum). Fest. -IT Porta Jamlis 
is also read. 
JANuARIuS (Id.), a, um, adj. named 
from Janus. Cic. Januarius mensis, 
and Cces. Januarius (sc. mensis), m 
month of January, at first the eleventh 
and afterwards the first month ot the 
Roman year. , „ 
JaNOS (perhaps from 7av, h. e. iev s,as 
Jupiter from Levs naryp), i, m- a* an¬ 
cient Italian divinity, who, as god of M 
sun, marked the course of the V ear ' 
his statues he was represented as Hav¬ 
ing two faces growing together < 
looking in opposite directions, the 
with and the other without a beam. 
These appear to have been ancient!; 
symbolical of the sun and moon, though 
the true interpretation of the 
was afterwards lost, and both 
represented with a beard. ( See ®°f . 
ger’s Ideas on the Mytboiogy of Ah, 
first series.) He is said to ha ^ 
ed in Latium, and to have ft ” d f 
the city Janiculum. The t 10 " 1 
January was sacred to him (h 
Odd. Jam mensis, h. e. Januar D 
and in general,.not only the b f, ’ 
of the year and day, but also all beP". 
nings: thus in solemn rite y ^ 
ficed first to him. He tod the ^ 
pater (as Z tvs naryo). , direct- 
temple or chapel with two doowd.re^ 
ly opposite to each other, during 
closed in time of peace an P mst0 
war. This temple or c n 
have been nothing moreth^a ^ J# . 
passage with doois. , a 3 
nus, any passage-way, thorough ^ 
an arch vault or arcade Cm. * 
Dear. 2, 27. Sue on. Aug. ^ ^ 
41 27. — Hence, the passa„ e ./ , 
or, a gate. Liv. Dextro Jano port*. 
