sprinkle
sprinkle
v. trans.
V. ῥαίνειν, πᾰλύ̄νειν, Ar. πάσσειν, προσραίνειν.
Wet: P. and V. τέγγειν (Plat.), ὑγραίνειν (Plat.), βρέχειν (Plat.), νοτίζειν (Plat. and Aesch. Frag.), V. ὑδραίνειν, ὑγρώσσειν.
Sprinkle in: P. ἐμπάσσειν.
Sprinkle over: P. ἐπιπάσσειν, V. κᾰταστάζειν.
Sprinkle with blood: P. and V. κᾰθαιμάσσειν (Plat.); see under blood.
Sprinkling with your hand the waters of Achelous from golden vessels: V. ἐκ χρυσηλάτων τευχέων χερὶ σπείρουσαν Ἀχελῴου δρόσον (Eur. And. 166).
Sprinkling the altars with the same lustral water: Ar. μιᾶς ἐκ χέρνιβος βωμοὺς περιρραίνοντες (Lys. 1129).
v. trans.
V. ῥαίνειν, πᾰλύ̄νειν, Ar. πάσσειν, προσραίνειν.
Wet: P. and V. τέγγειν (Plat.), ὑγραίνειν (Plat.), βρέχειν (Plat.), νοτίζειν (Plat. and Aesch. Frag.), V. ὑδραίνειν, ὑγρώσσειν.
Sprinkle in: P. ἐμπάσσειν.
Sprinkle over: P. ἐπιπάσσειν, V. κᾰταστάζειν.
Sprinkle with blood: P. and V. κᾰθαιμάσσειν (Plat.); see under blood.
Sprinkling with your hand the waters of Achelous from golden vessels: V. ἐκ χρυσηλάτων τευχέων χερὶ σπείρουσαν Ἀχελῴου δρόσον (Eur. And. 166).
Sprinkling the altars with the same lustral water: Ar. μιᾶς ἐκ χέρνιβος βωμοὺς περιρραίνοντες (Lys. 1129).
SPRINKLE
To scatter water by drops spargere: aspergere (e.g. water on the ground). To sprinkle on anything aspergere aliquid alicui rei: conspergere aliquid aliqua re: to sprinkle the ground before the door spargere or conspergere humum (ante aedes). To sprinkle the roads in order to lay the dust vias conspergere propter pulverem.
To spot maculis variare (☞ not maculare): sprinkled maculosus: coloris maculosi. Sprinkled with while maculis albis: sprinkled with black maculis nigris: sprinkled with gold ex aureolo varius; aureis maculis sparsus: sprinkled with blue and yellow ex caeruleo fulvoque varius. ☞ Sparsus alone can never mean “sprinkled. “
To scatter water by drops spargere: aspergere (e.g. water on the ground). To sprinkle on anything aspergere aliquid alicui rei: conspergere aliquid aliqua re: to sprinkle the ground before the door spargere or conspergere humum (ante aedes). To sprinkle the roads in order to lay the dust vias conspergere propter pulverem.
To spot maculis variare (☞ not maculare): sprinkled maculosus: coloris maculosi. Sprinkled with while maculis albis: sprinkled with black maculis nigris: sprinkled with gold ex aureolo varius; aureis maculis sparsus: sprinkled with blue and yellow ex caeruleo fulvoque varius. ☞ Sparsus alone can never mean “sprinkled. “
sprinkle:
I. Trans.: spargo, si, sum, 3: to s. (people) with light dew, levi rore s., Virg. Aen. 6, 230: Ov. Fig.: having the temples s.d with gray, sparsus tempora canis, Ov. M. 8, 567. Comps.: (1.) conspergo, 3 (strengthened from simple verb, and like it used with acc. of that which is s.d): to s. the earth with dew, terram rore c., Plin.: to s. roads on account of dust, vias propter pulverem c., Suet. Cal. 43. (2.) aspergo, 3 (to s. on: with acc. and abl., also dat. and acc.): to s. an altar with blood, aram sanguine a., Cic. N. D. 3, 36, 88: but also with acc. and dat. (guttam bulbo a.), id. Clu. 26, 71 (there is some difference in the two ways of expression, the latter constr. being more suitable to denote dropping one thing on to another; the former to denote bedewing or wetting one substance with some fluid). (3.) inspergo, 3 (to s. upon: like aspergo, with twofold constr.): to s. olives with salt, oleam sale i., Cato: to s. salt cake and wine, molam et vinum i. [sc. hostiae], Cic. Div. 2, 16, 37: Plin. (aspergo to s. with a liquid only: inspergo, with anything that may rest on the surface). See alsoTO SCATTER , STREW .
II. Intrans.: to rain gently, and in scattered drops: rōro, 1: it s.s before it rains, rorat antequam pluit, Varr. L. L. 7, 3, 58: Suet.
I. Trans.: spargo, si, sum, 3: to s. (people) with light dew, levi rore s., Virg. Aen. 6, 230: Ov. Fig.: having the temples s.d with gray, sparsus tempora canis, Ov. M. 8, 567. Comps.: (1.) conspergo, 3 (strengthened from simple verb, and like it used with acc. of that which is s.d): to s. the earth with dew, terram rore c., Plin.: to s. roads on account of dust, vias propter pulverem c., Suet. Cal. 43. (2.) aspergo, 3 (to s. on: with acc. and abl., also dat. and acc.): to s. an altar with blood, aram sanguine a., Cic. N. D. 3, 36, 88: but also with acc. and dat. (guttam bulbo a.), id. Clu. 26, 71 (there is some difference in the two ways of expression, the latter constr. being more suitable to denote dropping one thing on to another; the former to denote bedewing or wetting one substance with some fluid). (3.) inspergo, 3 (to s. upon: like aspergo, with twofold constr.): to s. olives with salt, oleam sale i., Cato: to s. salt cake and wine, molam et vinum i. [sc. hostiae], Cic. Div. 2, 16, 37: Plin. (aspergo to s. with a liquid only: inspergo, with anything that may rest on the surface). See also
II. Intrans.: to rain gently, and in scattered drops: rōro, 1: it s.s before it rains, rorat antequam pluit, Varr. L. L. 7, 3, 58: Suet.
appearing fewer than 50 times
διαπάσσωto sprinkle
διαρραίνω
sprinkle
καθαιμάσσω
to make bloody, sprinkle
πάσσω
to sprinkle
παραρραίνω
sprinkle in passing
παρεμπάσσω
sprinkle
ἐνδιασπείρω
sprinkle
ἐπικαταπάσσω
sprinkle
ἐπινοτίζω
sprinkle on the surface
ῥαίνω
to sprinkle, besprinkle
ῥαντίζω
to sprinkle, spatter; to purify by sprinkling