SIS 
SIT 
SM.A 
vultis, hear, or do you heart Plant. 
Adeste, sultis. 
HISAP5, onis, f. a town of Hispania Bse- 
tica, now Guadalcanal. Cic. 
STSXRX, a, f. same as Erice. Plin. 
SISeNNA, ;e, m. an orator and historian. 
Cic. 
SIS2R ( otcapov ), eris, n. a plant with a 
root fit for eating-, the slcirret or skirwort 
(Sium sisarum, L.), or, the carrot (Dau- 
cus carota,L.). Plin. — Also, mascul. or 
fcmin. Plin. Ties siseres. 
SiSICHTHSN (o-eiuixOuiu), onis, m. a 
3 shaker of the earth, an epithet of Nep¬ 
tune. Ammian. 
STSTeNTS, as, n. 1. perhaps for se ostcn- 
ture. Plaut. 
SIST5 (from laraco, loroi, "arypt), is, 
stlti and steti, statum, a. and n. 3. Tran¬ 
sitive, to place, put, set, cause any thing 
to stand. Virg. aciem in lit ore. Id. alicui 
jaculum in ore, h. c. to hit in the mouth .— 
Hence, to bring or lead to a place. Plaut. 
aliquem in vfam. Virg. Hue siste so- 
rorem. — Hence, Sistere se, or aliquem, 
to appear or cause another to appear in 
court; as, Liv. puellam. Cic. Vas factus 
est alter ejus sistendi, h. e. he became 
surety for his appearance. Pandect. Si 
reus dolo actoris non stiterit. Cic. Va- 
dimonium sistere, li. e. to appear to his 
recognizance, or on the day when the ac¬ 
tion is to be tried. Hence, in general, 
whether in a court of justice or not, to 
appear, show one’s self, be forthcoming, be 
to be found, be in the way. Cic. se vegetu in 
alicui. Id. Ante Calendas Jan., ubi- 
cunque erimus, abs te peto, ut te sistas. 
-11 Also, to cause any thing to stand 
or stand still, to check, stop, stay, arrest, 
detain, keep back. Liv. legiones. Id. 
impetum. Virg. equos. Liv. ftigam. 
Odd. lacrimas, li. e. to repress. Id. pe- 
dem, or, Liv. gradum, h. e. to standstill, to 
halt. Ovid, sitim, h. e. to allay or quench, 
Plin. sanguinem, li. e. to stanch. Id. al- 
vum, h c. to stop a flux. Ovid, certamina, 
h. e. to end. Id. opus, h. e. to end. Id. la- 
bores, h. e. to give over. Id. metum, h. e. to 
cease. -IT Also, to make firm, fix. Plin. 
dentes. Virg. rem Romanam, li. e. to 
prop, stay. - IT Intransitive, to 
stand, to be made to stand on. Plaut. 
Quin capite sistat in via de semita, 
ft. e. to fall on his head. Id. Qui ob- 
stiterit, ore sistet, h. e. shall be made to 
kiss the ground. -IT Also, to stand 
still, stop, take firm footing, settle, rest. 
Virg. Ubi sistere detur. Id. Sistunt 
amnes, li. c. stand still. Liv. Ab Ephe- 
so profectus primo ad Myonnesum ste- 
tit. — Hence, to continue, endure, Iasi, 
remain in a good condition. Cic. Rem- 
publicam sistere negat posse. Hence the 
forms, Sisti potest, oik can subsist, endure 
any thing; Non sisti potest, one cannot 
subsist, it cannot be endured-, as, Liv. Vix 
Concordia ( abl .) sisti posse videatur. Id. 
Nec sisti posse, ni omnibus consulatur, 
h. c. the state could not last, &c. ; or, nor 
can the mischief be stopped. - IT Also, 
to appear, come. Cic. Testificator, 
Quintium non stitisse.- IT Also, to 
show one’s self as, &c. or to be. Manil. 
Judex sistet, li. e. will become nr be a 
judge. -IT Partic. Status, a, urn, pul, 
presented, brought before a court of jus¬ 
tice. Pandect. — Also, fixed, appointed, 
agreed upon. Cic. dies cum hoste. — 
Also, set, fixed, stated, certain, Liv. dies. 
Cic. catrimoniae. Id. sacrificium. Plin. 
cursus sideruin. Id. Stato tempore, 
h. e. at a certain, appointed time. Ccnso- 
rin. Stella, li. e. a fixed star. — Also, hold¬ 
ing a mean, middling. Enn. forma, h. c. 
when one is neither very beautiful nor very 
utrly, of middling beauty. 
SiSTRaTuS (sistrum), a, urn, adj. having 
•’or bearing a clapper. Martial. 
SISTRUM (auarpov), i, n. a sort of clap¬ 
per, particularly such a one as was used in 
Egypt at the religious ceremonies in the sa¬ 
cred rites of Isis. Ovid. It was made of 
metal, and consisted chiefly of some 
small rods, put through a plate of metal, 
which, when shaken, made a rattling 
noise. It was also used by the Egyp¬ 
tians instead of a trumpet, as in war. 
Virg. 
SISuRNX (oiovpa, or aiavpva), ae, f. a kind 
3 of coarse coverlet or mattress. Ammian. 
SISf MBRIUM (eicrvpftptov), ii, n. a kind 
.f kerb, perhaps water-cresses. Ovid. 
S'SyPHeIOS, same as Sisyphius. 3 Avien. 
SISyPHIDeS ( 'Ziov<j>iSys), m. a son of 
3 Sisyphus. Ovid, tllysses is called so, 
because he is said to have been begot¬ 
ten by Sisyphus before the marriage of 
his mother Anticlea with Laertes. 
SiSyPHIuS (Sisyphus), a, um, adj. relat¬ 
ing to Sisyphus. Propert. labor. Ovid. 
Sanguine cretus Sisypliio, ft. e, Ulysses 
(because Sisyphus is said to have been his 
true father). (See Sisyphides.) -IT Also, 
Sisyphian, Corinthian, because Sisyphus 
had been king of Corinth. Ovid. opes. 
SISyPIIOS, or SISyPHOS (Tiovipos), i, 
m. a son of JEolus, brother of Salmoneus, 
and king of Corinth. As a punishment for 
his depredations in Attica, he was compelled 
to roll a large stone up a mountain in the 
infernal regions, which, however, always 
rolled down again. 
SISYRINCHI6N (etcvptyx'ov), ii, n. a 
sort of large onion. Plin. 
SITANroS, or SeTANIOS (ayraveius, or 
eyravios), a, um, adj. of this year. Plin. 
triticum, h. e. summer-wheat. Id. panis, 
h. e. bread made of it. 
STTARCHIX, or, more correctly, SITaR- 
3 CIA (airapida), <e, {.provisions for avoy- 
age or journey. Hieron. -IT Also, that 
which contains these provisions Vulgut. 
SITeLLX (dimin. of situla), fe, f. a vessel 
2 which was filled with water, and into which 
afterwards wooden ballots were thrown, a 
ballot-box, saXiriSiov. Plaut. and Cic. 
SITIISN Ckidcou), onis, in. in or of Thrace, 
3 a Thracian. Ovid. Properly, of Sitho- 
nia, a country of Thrace, — Hence, Si- 
‘ thonis, idis, f. of or belonging to Sillionia 
or Thrace, Sithonian, Thracian. Ovid. 
Subst. a Thracian woman. —Slthonlus, a, 
um, adj. Sitlionian, Thracian, Virg. and 
Ovid. — Sithonii, the Thracians. Ilorat. 
SITICEN (situs & cano), inis, m. a musi¬ 
cian at a funeral. Cato, 
SITICOLoSOS (sitis), a, um, adj. thirsty, 
thirsting. Sidon. — Hence, without mois¬ 
ture, dry, arid, parched, barren, Mipios- 
Ilorat. Apulia. Vitruv. calx. - 
IT Also, causing thirst, iitpyriKbs. Plin. 
SITIeNTER (sitiens), adv. thirstily. — 
Hence, eagerly, greedily. Cic. expetere. 
SITI5 (sitis), is, Ivi,Itum, n. and a. 4. In- 
transitiv. to thirst, be thirsty, bixpaoi. 
Plaut. Ego esurio, et sitio. Also, with a 
genit. following. Symmach. Sitiunt aeris. 
-IT Also, figur. of plants, trees, fields, 
to thirst, be parched or dry, leant moisture. 
Ovid. Sitit tellus. Virg. herba. Plin. 
arbor. Cic. Sitire agros. Plin, Ep. Co- 
lonia sitiens, h. c. that has no water. Plin. 
Sitientia, sc. loca, h. e. dry places. - 
IT Also, of countries and nations, to have 
great heat, be in a hot climate. Virg. 
Afri sitientes. So, also, Ovid. Canicula 
sitiens, h. e. hot. -IT Also, to thirst af¬ 
ter, desire earnestly or eagerly, covet, Cic. 
Aures sitientes. — Sitiens is also used 
with a genit. following. Cic. virtutis. 
— Plin. Luna sitiens, It. e. when the moon 
has no light, new moon. Others explain 
it clear. - IT Transitiv. to thirst 
after. Martial. Tagum. Hence, pas- 
sively. Ovid. Aqua; sitiuntur, h. e. they 
thirst for water. -IT Also, to be desi¬ 
rous of or covet any thing, thirst after. 
Cic. sanguinem. Id. honores. 
SITIS (unc.), is, f. thirst, bixpa, Sixpos- 
Cic. Sitim explere, or, Ovid, exstingue- 
re, or, Virg. restinguere, or, Ovid, seda- 
re, or, Cic. depellere, ft. c. to quench. 
Plin. Sitim faeere. Ovid, colligere, h. c, 
to become thirsty. Virg. colligere, It. e. 
to occasion or create thirst ;-IT Figur. 
of plants, the earth, &c. thirst, dryness, 
aridity, drought, sultriness, great heat, 
Colum. icstat'is, h. e. plantarum. Virg. 
Siti findit Canis arva. Id. Deserta siti 
regio.-IT Also, figur. thirst, strong 
or eager desire, covetousness, greediness. 
Cic. cupiditatis. Ilorat. argenti. Quin- 
til. Alicui faeere sitiin audiendi. 
SITiSTX ova (oxtioto. uii), h e ova tota 
lutea, quuin triduo incubita tolluntur. 
Plin. 
SITITeS (axrlrys), ffi, m. a kind of precious 
stone. Plin. 37,25. Ed. Hard. 
SITITiiR (sitio), 5ris, m. one who thirsts, 
3 bixpyriKOS, iixpwv. Figur. thirsting af¬ 
ter, desirous of. Apul. novitatis. 
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SITIVe (sitivus, not used, from situs), 
adv. with regard to situation, Tcrtull. 
SITONA (ox rebuys), *, m. one who pur- 
3 chases corn, as, for an army, a purveyor, 
quarter-master. Pandect. — The office oi 
such a person is called Sitonia (mruivia), 
_®, f. Id. 
SiTTACe {eir-asy), es, f. a parrot, with 
the Indians. Plin. 
SITTyBOS Icxttv/3os), i, m. same as Sil- 
lybus. Cic. All, 4, 5. Ed. Em. (Others 
read silly bis.) 
SITOLX (uric.), a;, f. a vessel for holding 
3 water, a bucket, pail, waterpot, vbpia, 
KaXius- Plaut. -IT Also, a vessel from 
which lots were drawn, a ballot-box, 
Plaut. 
SITuLOS, i, ni. same as Situla. Cato 
3 and Vitruv. 
SITOS (sino), us, m. site, situation, local 
position , roiroSeaia, Seats. Cic. loci 
Ctes. oppidorum. Cic. rerum. Id. 
membroruin. — Hence, a structure. He¬ 
rat. pyramiduin. — Also, a region, coun¬ 
try, tract. Plin. ineridktnus.-IT Al¬ 
so, a lying or remaining long in oneplace. 
Apul, Gladius situ rubiginat, h. c. want 
of use. Virg. Situ durescere cainpum, 
li. e. by lying fallow. — Also, want of cul¬ 
tivation or care, neglect. Ovid. Cessat 
terra situ. So, also, Virg. Loca senta 
situ. — Also, are, especially old age. 
Ovid. Demptos TEsonis esse situs. Virg. 
Senectus situ victa.-11 Also, mould, 
mustiness, rust, dirt, filth which a thing ac¬ 
quires from lying too long in oneplace, 
from not being worked, used, cleansed, &c. 
Tibull. Occupat arma situs, h. e. rust, 
dirt. Ovid. Canescunt tecta situ. Plin. 
Crocum quod redolet situm. — Hence, 
of dirt or filthiness of the body. Cic. 
Tusc. 3,12. c pocta. — Also, of the mind, 
getting mouldy or rusty, as it were, from 
inactivity and idleness. Ovid. Ne pe- 
reant pectora situ, h. e. inactivity. Quin- 
til. Velut situm ducere, h. e. to moulder 
away, ns it were. Id. Situ secreti con- 
sumi, A. e. to get rusty as it were, in soli¬ 
tude. — Also, of things which are for¬ 
gotten by posterity. Propert. In leter- 
no jacere situ, h. e. oblivion. — Also, of 
things that grow out of use. Vellei. 
Sepulta ac situ obsita justitia. 
SITOS, a, um, situated, &c. See Sino. 
SiVE (for ve si, or vel si), conj. or?/. Tc- 
rent. Postulo, sive sequum est, oro. Ilo¬ 
rat. Venias augur Apollo, sive tu mavis 
Erycina. Particularly, after si. Plaut, 
Si media nox est, sive est prima vespe 
ra. Cic. Nam si omnes atomi declina- 
lmnt, null ib unquam cohieiescent: sive 
alise declinabunt, alia' suo nutu recte 
ferentur, &c. — More frequently it is 
repeated, in which case the former is 
rendered if, or if either, or, simply, 
either, or whether; and the latter, or if, 
or simply or. With a separate verb 
to each sive. Cic. Sive enim illud 
animo fecisset — explesset odiurn 
suum: sive patriam liberare voluisset, 
non, &c. With one verb in common. 
Cic. Sive deus sive natura ademerat. 
Cats. Sive casu sive consilio deonim. 
- IT An is sometimes used instead 
of the latter sive. Tacit, Sive vecordia, 
an, &c. Or vel. Vegct. Loco circumfuso 
mari sive paludibus vel fluminibus. — 
Sen is frequently used instead of the first 
or second sive. (See Seu.) -IT Fre¬ 
quently it is used only once, in which 
case it is to be rendered or. Justin. 
Prcelio sive naufragio. Cic. Regis Phi¬ 
lippi sive Persie. Virg. Parthus sive 
Cydon. Hence, in explanations. Quin- 
til. Vocabulum sive appellationem. 
SIUM, ii, n. See Sion. 
SMXRAGDINEOS (smaragdus), a, um, 
3 adj. of or pertaining to an emerald. 
Marc. Cap. 
SMXRaGDINOS (opapdySiuos), a, um, 
adj. of or pertaining to an emerald, green 
like an emerald. Cels, emplastrum, h. c. 
green like an emerald. 
SMXRAGDOS, and ZMXRaGDOS (epa- 
paySos), i, m. an emerald, by which the 
ancients understood any precious stone 
and semi-gems of green color. Plin, — 
Hence, figur. the color of an emerald. 
Phmdr. and Auct. Carm. de Pham. - 
IT The penult of smaragdus is used 
short by Martial. 
