SPE 
SPE 
SPH 
Pic 
tial. 
Plin Also, hot-house windows. Mar¬ 
tial. 8, 14. — So, also, in the singular, 
Specular, for spccularc. Tcrtull. —— 
11 Fenestra, properly any aperture in the 
wall for the admission of air or light to 
an apartment, denotes also a kind of 
lattice, which was often attached to a 
house ; Virg. seems to refer to this, JEn. 
3, 151. Qua se plena per insertas fun- 
debat luna fenestras. Specularia, win¬ 
dows of lapis specularis, probably talc. 
Vitrr.ce, glass windows which are first 
mentioned in the 4th century (but they 
are said to have been found at Pom¬ 
peii). See Hteronym. in Eiecli. 40, 10. 
The ancients also made windows and a 
kind of mirror of a mineral substance, 
called phengites (probably mica). See 
Suelon. Domit. 14. 
SPECOLaRIOS (Id.), ii, in. one who makes 
3 panes, a glazier. Pandect. (It may also 
mean one who makes mirrors.) 
BPECOLaTIQ (speculor), onis, f. an ex- 
3 pluration, observation or discovery. Am- 
mian. 
SPECOLaTOR (Id.), oris, m. a spy, scout, 
messenger, Mourns, CKOTrilims, r.poauo- 
t roj. Os. and Cic. — Hence, in general, 
a searcher, investigator, explorer, examin¬ 
er, observer. Cic. naturae. — Also, of bees, 
harbingers. -11 Speculatores are also 
a kind of officers about the persons of 
generals ( Auct. B. Afric. 31 and 37), and 
afterwards about the emperors ( Sueton. 
Calig. 44), for quick conveyance of 
public despatches, and sometimes for a 
body-guard, with us, aids-de-camp, ad¬ 
jutants, guards, life-guards, body-guards, 
GwparotpvXaKCS. They were also em¬ 
ployed to behead soldiers. Sencc. — 
(Some Edd. read spiculatores.) 
SPECOLaTGRTOS (speculator), a, urn 
2 adj. belonging to espial. Cccs. navigia, 
or, Liv. naves, h. c. spy-sloops, vessels of 
observation. - U Sueton. caliga, h. e. 
such as were worn by the Speculatores or 
body-guard of the emperor. 
SPECOLaTRIX (Id.), icis, f. she that 
1 spies, watches or observes. Cic. - 
IT Also, she that looks at. Stat. 
SPECOLaTOS (speculor), us, m. a watch¬ 
ing or lying in wait. Plin. 10, 94. (Ed. 
Hard, reads speculates.) 
SPECOLaTuS (speculum), a, um, adj. 
3 adorned with looking-glasses. Sueton. 
SPECOLaTOS, a, um, particip. from spe¬ 
culor. 
SPECOLSR (specula), aris, atus sum, 
dep. 1. to see, to look around, to look at a 
place. Ovid, in omnes partes. — IT Al¬ 
so, to espy, reconnoitre, explore, pry into, 
Watch, observe, wait for, lie in wait for. 
Plaut. Speculabor, lie quis adsit. Liv. 
Specularetur, qua: fortuna esset. Cic. 
omnia. Id. rostra. Sallust, alicujuscon- 
silia. Cic. aliquem. Virg. columbam, 
h. e. to look at, aim at. -if Also, to view, 
contemplate, behold. - Justin, incendia 
villarum de muris. 
8PEC0LUM (specio), i, n. a looking-glass, 
mirror, Karonrpov. Cic. Imagines, qus 
finguntur et redduntur in speculis. 
Plin. concavum, h. e. a concave mirror. 
Ovid. Speculo pracere, h. e. to be well 
adorned. — The mirrors of the ancients 
were for the most part of silver, tin, 
smaragdus, &c.- : 11 Also, figur. a mir¬ 
ror, an image or likeness of any one. 
Plaut. Speculum video. Cic. Infantes 
et bestias esse speculum natures, h. e. a 
mirror of nature, nature could be observed 
in them. -U Also, figur. mirror, smooth¬ 
ness as of a mirror. Pluedr. lympharum 
-U Also, figur. of imitation. Macrob. 
Opus Virgilianum de quodam Homerici 
operis speculo formatum est. 
SPECOS (atreos), us, m., f. and n. a den, 
cave, cavern, grotto, avrpov. It is most 
frequently used as a masculine. Horat., 
Ovid, and Liv. As a feminine it occurs 
in Varr. and Oell. As a neuter in 
Virg. Specus horrendum. — Also 
cave or cavity made by art. Virg. In 
defossis spec'ulms. Varr. Perducere 
specus e piscina in mare, h. e. ditches.— 
So, also, in mines, a pit. Vitruv. — Al¬ 
so, a covered water-course. Cic., Hirt. 
and Vitruv. -H Also, figur. cavity, 
hollow. Phwdr. alvi. Virg. vulneris. 
_ 11 It is also used as a noun of the 
second declension. Acc. In specis. 
SPEGMX, ktis, n. Plin. See Pscgma. 
SPELA3UM (onfiXaiov), i, n. a cave, cav¬ 
il cm, den. Virg. 
SI’eLTa (unc.), te, f. spelt. Rhcmn. Fann. 
3 Totidem speltas. h. e. grains of spelt. 
SPeLuNCA (<rnrjXvy{), te, f. a cavern, 
cave, grot, oneos. Cic. - H Also, 
the name of a country-seat of the emperor 
Tiberius near Terracina. Tacit. 
SPELONCoSOS (spelunca), a, um, adj. 
3 full of caverns. Cal. Aurel. 
Sl’ERX, te, f. for Spluvra. Prudent. 3 
SPERaBILIS (spero), e, adj. that may be 
3 hoped for, eXuiarbs- Plaut. 
SPeRCHeIS, idis, f. relating to the river 
3 Sperclieos. Ovid, undte, ft. c. its waters. 
SPeRCIIeOS, or SPERCHECS, or SPeR- 
CHIOS, or SPeRCHIOS CZirepxttbs), 1 
m. a river of Thessaly. 
SPERCIIIONIDES, te, in. perhaps, a son 
3 or descendant of the river Sperclieos, or, 
dwelling on its banks. 
SPERCHIOS, or -OS, ii, m. See Sperclieos. 
SPERES (allied lo spero), is, f. hope. It 
is found in the plural only. Emi. spe- 
res. Varr. speribus. 
SPERG8, is, a. 3. same as Spargo. Co- 
lum. 12, 39, 3. Ed. Schneid. 
SPERMS, (aneppa), SLtis, n. seed, sperm 
3 Sulpic. Sever. 
SPERMXTICOS (a-neppariKOi), a, um, 
3 adj. relating to seed, spermatic. Call. 
Aurel._ pori. 
SPERNaX (sperno), acis, adj. despising, 
3 slighting, contemning, showing contempt. 
Sil. mortis. 
SPERNO (erneipw), is, sprevi, spretum, a. 
3. to separate, sever, remove, dibopVjw. 
Plaut. ab aliquo. -— IT Also, to reject 
spurn, disdain, despise, slight, scorn, con¬ 
temn, drigai. Virg., Terent. and Cic. 
aliquem or aliquid. Liv. Nequaquam 
spernendus aactor, A. e. not to be reject¬ 
ed; credible. Tacit. Spernendus morum, 
ft. e. with regard to, &c. Apul. Spernens 
dotis, for dotem. Also, with an infinit. 
following. Ovid. Spernit deferri, A. e 
non vult. — Hence, Spretus, a, um 
despised,-contemned, &c. Cic. and Liv 
Also, contemptible. Plin. -IT Prud. 
Sprerunt, for spreverunt. 
SPERNOR, aris, dep. 1. to despise. Ju- 
3 venal. 4,4, Ed. Ruperti. Spernatur. (Oth¬ 
er Edd. read aspernatur). Pronto. Pie 
tatem spernabere ? 
SPERO (unc.), as, avi, Slum, a. 1. to hope 
entertain hopes, trust, eXni^co. Cic. be¬ 
ne or recte, A. e. to entertain good hopes - 
JVep. de aliquo. Cic. aliquid. Also 
with an accusat. and infinit. following 
most commonly an infinit. of the fut 
Terent. Spero, teternam inter nos gra 
tiam fore. But, also, with an infinit. of 
the present tense. Cic. Spero, ex hoc 
ipso non esse obscurum. Also, with 
nomin. particip. following. Propert. 
Visura speraret, for se visuram esse. 
Also, with fore ut following. Cic. Spe¬ 
ro, fore, ut contingat, &c. Also, sim¬ 
ply with ut. Q. Cic. Qui abs te aliquod 
beneficium aut habeant, aut, ut habe- 
ant, sperant. — Hence, Speratus, a, um, 
hoped for. Cic. gloria. Particularly of 
betrothed persons, a betrothed bride, a 
lover, suitor. Afran. and Plaut. Also, 
of married persons. Plaut. Amphitruo 
uxorem salutat speratam suarn. — Spe¬ 
ro is sometimes used for ut spero. Te¬ 
rent. Fiet aliquid, spero. — Also, ali¬ 
quem, for de aliquo, to hope in any one 
Plaut. deos teque.-U Also, in gen¬ 
eral, to expect or to fear, apprehend. Cic 
Id quod non spero. Id. Hrec spero vo- 
bis molesta vidieri. Flor. bellum. Virg. 
deoq, ft. e. to fear. Id. Hunc si potui 
sperare dolorem, et perferre potero.- 
11 Also, to intend doing any tiling, to pur¬ 
pose, undertake. Virg. abscondere fugam. 
Colum. Quod sapienter speravimus. 
SPES (probably contr. from speres), ei, f. 
hope. Liv. lentior or sera, A. e. late in 
fulfilment. Cic. vera, A. e. well-ground¬ 
ed. Terent. falsa. Cic. Spes est in 
vobis, A. e. rests, depends upon. Id. 
Spem ponere in re, ft. c. to put. So, 
also, Id. in aliquem, or, Id. collocare in 
aliquo. Id. habere. Also, Spes rei, 
for de re. Cic. emptionis, ft. c. that, the \ 
purchase is unchangeable. Id. peccato-j 
rum. Tacit. Egregite spei filia, A. e. a\ 
hopeful daughter, “in spem venire, or, 
840 
ingredi, or adduci, A. e. lo begin to hope. 
Cic. Spes tne tenet, A. e. I hope. Id. 
Esse in magna spe, or. Id. magna spe. 
Id. Spe niti, or, Id. duci, or, Id. teneri, 
ft. e. to hope, entertain hopes. Ovid. Spem 
agitare, A. e. to have hope. In spe esse de¬ 
notes, also, to be hoped for; as, Cic. Pax 
fuit in spe. Id. Quod nulla habeo in 
spe, ft. e. that I do not hope, that does not 
make me hope. Id. Id in optima spe po¬ 
tto, A. e. that raises a good hope in me. 
Id. Prater spem, or, Liv. Contra spem, 
A. e. contrary to expectation. Cic. Spent 
alicui facere, or, Id. dare, or, Id. osten- 
dere, or, Id. afferre, A. e. to give hope. 
Liv. incidere, or, Cic. praecidere, or, 
Liv. destituere, or, Cic. fallere, or, Id. 
eripere, or, Terent. adimere, A. e lo de¬ 
prive of. Brut, in Cic. Ep. abjicere, A. e. 
to give up. Cic. perdere, ft. e. to lose. Ho¬ 
rat. deponere, ft. e. to give up. Terent. 
De spe decedere, ft. e. to lose hope. Liv. 
Partim spe, partim metu, A. e. promises. 
— Tacit. In secundam spem, A. e. to 
appoint one his heir in case of the death of 
the first heir. — Terent., Cic. and Liv. 
Spes ( plur.). Sidon. Spebus. Eumcn 
Sperum. — Also, Hope, as a goddess. 
Liv. — Spes is sometimes followed by ut, 
instead of an accusat. and infill. Anson 
Consul ut ipse foret, spes mihi certa 
fuit.-H Also, in a higher style of 
writing, hope, that in which one places 
hope. Thus, of young goats ; Virg. gre- 
gis. So, also, of a woman. Ovid. 
Spes invidiosa procorum.-IT Also, 
expectation, apprehension, fear. Lucan. 
naufragii. Liv. Spe serius. — Also, 
thouirht. Tacit, part® victoria:. 
SPETlLE, is, n. See Spectile. 3 
SPEUSTICOS (aircvcTiKOs), a, um, adj 
2 hastily made. Plin. panis. 
SPHACOS (oifiaKos), i, m. same as Sphag- 
nos. Plin. -11 Also, same as elcli- 
sphacos. Plin. 
SPHrERX (cipaTpa), te, f. a globe, sphere, 
ball. Cic. — Also, a ball for playing 
with. Ccel. Aurel. — Also, a celestial 
body, sphere. Plin. — Also, an orbit in 
which a celestial body moves. Cic. — Al¬ 
so, a globe of glass, in which the revo¬ 
lution of the planets could be observed, 
and which was first made by Archi¬ 
medes. Cic. Tusc. 1,25. 
SPILERaLIS (sphtera), e, adj. of or re- 
3 lating to a ball or sphere. Macrob. ex- 
tremitas.-IT Also, spherical, globular, 
otpacptKds. Macrob. 
SPHrERICOS (cQaipixos), a, um, adj. 
3 round, spherical. Macrob. 
SPHiERION (cjiaipiov), ii, n. a little ball. 
2 Cels. A 
SPHiERISTA (mliaipiarlis), ffi, m. aten- 
3 nis-player. Sidon. 
SHrERISTERIUM (<y<l>aipiaTVpiov),n, n. 
a place where people exercised themselves 
at ball or the like ; a tennis-court, bowling- 
green. Plin. Ep. 
SPILERITX, te, f. See Spwrita. 
SPHrEROIDES (atpaipoeiSns), is, adj. 
2 round like a sphere, spherical. Vitruv. 
schema. 
SPHrEROMXCHIX. ( cnpatpopaxi a), ’■ 
2 a manner of fighting in which the persons 
fighting, instead of the ctestus, made use 
of leaden balls in a leathern tliovg which 
they tied around their hands. Stat. 
SPHaGNOS (oifidyvos), i, m. a kind oj 
odoriferous moss. Plin. , 
SPHINGION, or SPHINGrUM (mlnyyiov), 
ii, n. akind of ape, perhaps the hare-lipped 
monkey (Simia Cynocephalus, L.). Pm. 
SPHINX (20iy(), gis, f. the Sphinx, a 
kind of monster near Thebes, that useu 
to propose a riddle to travellers, ana 
tore to pieces those who could not solve 
it. Anson. - 11 Also, a kind of ape. 
Plin. . ,. , 
SPHoNDyLOS (o<l>6vSv\os) i, m- « 
of shellfish or oyster, otherwise called 
spondylus. Colum. . 
SPHRaGIS (aippay'ii), idis, f. a seal, sig¬ 
net. — Hence, a kind of precious stone, 
especially used for seals. I kin. - 
11 Also, Lcmnian earth, so called k «- 
cause it was not sold otherwise than 
siimata, h. e. marked with a seal. 
It” Cctsus gives the name of spliragides 
to a kind of pastilli. . 
SPHRAGITIS (ojipaylTif), idis, f. a mam 
3 impressed by a seal. Prudent 
