poison

poison
subs.
P. and V. φάρμᾰκον, τὸ, V. ἰ̄ός, ὁ.

poison
v. trans.
P. and V. φαρμᾰκεύειν.
Cause to rot: P. and V. σήπειν.
Met., see corrupt.
Some even say he poisoned himself: P. λέγουσί τινες καὶ ἑκούσιον φαρμάκῳ ἀποθανεῖν αὐτόν (Thuc. 1.138).

POISON

s. venenum (any poison from animals plants minerals Greek ἰός; by metonymy for a poisonous potion; and figuratively of anything injurious): virus (vegetable poison φάρμακον): toxicum (PROP. in which the points of arrows were dipped τοξικόν; called also by Plin. venenum cervarium; poetical for any poison): cicuta (hemlock κώνιον Vid: Persius 4 2): pestis (figuratively a pernicious thing). Prepared with poison dipped in poison venenatus; veneno illitus (rubbed over with poison): veneno infectus tinctus (dipped in poison): poison that works or kills quickly venenum praesens velox or repentinum (opposed to venenum lentum): to mix poison venenum parare or coquere; for anyone alicujus occidendi causa venenum parare; or simply alicui venenum parare; venenum in aliquem comparare: to take or drink poison venenum sumere haurire bibere or potare (general term); veneno mortem sibi consciscere (to kill one’s self with poison): to give or administer poison alicui dare venenum: a cup of poison poculum or scyphus veneni (in Cic. poculum illud mortis pro Cluent. 11 31: or poculum illud mortiferum as Tusc. 1 31 71): cicuta (a drink of hemlock κώνιον): to drain a cup of poison exhaurire illud mortis poculum; cicutam sorbere: a thing is poison to anybody aliquid venenum est alicujus.

poison (subs.):

1. vĕnēnum (in older Lat., with epith. malum, as it denotes strictly any potent drug): to murder any one by p., veneno aliquem necare, Cic. Clu. 10, extr.: tollere (to make away with), ib. 60, 165: intercipere (to cut off), Tac. Agr. 44: to give any one p. in bread, v. dare (alicui) in pane, Cic. Clu. 62, 173: to eat or drink p.: v. comedere, epotare, ib.: to employ slow p.s, lenibus uti v., id. Att. 2, 21, init.; a very rapid, deadly p., v. velocissimum ac praesentaneum, Suet. Ner. 33: v. praesens, Plin. 16, 10, 20 (but praesens has usually a good sense, cf. Virg. G. 2, 127): also, v. peremptorium, praesentarium, Apul.: to brew p.s, venena coquere, Liv. 8, 19, med.: indications and traces of p., indicia et vestigia veneni, Cic. Clu. 10, extr. Fig.: of discord, Liv. 3, 67, med. (venenum hujus urbis): Hor.

2. toxĭcum (Gr. τοξικόν strictly, for arrows: also, in gen. sense, late): Ov. Pont. 4, 7, 11 (in proper sense): Suet. Ner. 35, fin. (= venenum).

3. vīrus, i, n. (any strong or venomous fluid): Virg. G. 1, 129 (malum virus, of serpents): Ov.

4. mĕdĭcāmentum: to compound p.s, m. coquere, Liv. 8, 18 (= venena): Plin. Also, mĕdĭcāmen, ĭnis, n.: Tac. To impregnate with p., venēno, 1 (= veneno imbuere, tingere): v. TO POISON. (N.B.--In fig. sense, use rather pestis: v. PLAGUE, SCOURGE.)

poison (v.):

I. To impregnate with poison:

1. vĕnēno, 1: rare except in p. part., venenatus: e. g., v. telum, a p.'d arrow, Cic. Quint. 2, 8: Ov.

2. expr. by vĕnēnum, toxĭcum, with a verb: p.'d arrows, imbuta tela veneno, Ov. Tr. 4, 1, 77: to p. arrows, sagittas toxico tingere, Plin. 16, 10, 20. Phr.: a p.'d cup, poculum cui infusum est venenum, cf. Cic. Ph. 11, 6, 13: to administer a p.'d cup, venenum in poculo dare, cf. id. Clu. 60, 166.

II. To kill by poison: Phr.: veneno tollere, necare, etc.; venenum alicui dare: v. POISON, subs. (init.): to try to p. any one, aliquem veneno aggredi, Suet. Ner. 33, med.: see also POISONING.