Logeion | scopulus

scopulus , ī, m.: a projecting ledge of rock; a high cliff or rock, 1.180; crag, 1.45; ledge, reef, 1.145; detached rock, fragment of rock, 12.531.

scŏpŭlus, i, m., = σκόπελος, a projecting point of rock; a rock, cliff, crag, esp. a rock, shelf, ledge in the sea.

I Lit. (mostly poet.; not in Cic., but v. infra, II.; cf.: rupes, cautes), in the sea: ut pars (remigum) ad scopulos allisa interficeretur, Caes. B. C. 3, 27 fin.; id. B. G. 3, 13; Poët. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 41, 166; Verg. G. 3, 261; id. A. 1, 145; 5, 270; Ov. M. 4, 524; 9, 592: frequentes, Juv. 13, 246: vomentes aequor, Luc. 6, 24: immanes, Ov. M. 14, 182; cf. of a promontory, Hor. C. 1, 3, 20; Ov. F. 4, 419: scopuli errantes, of the Symplegades, Val. Fl. 3, 621; 4, 681.—On land: scopuli rupesque cavae, Verg. G. 3, 253; id. A. 4, 445; 12, 531; Sil. 10, 263; Stat. Th. 7, 665; Val. Fl. 6, 632; of the cavern of Cacus, Verg. A. 8, 192: scopulus Mavortis, of the Areopagus, Ov. M. 6, 70: his inmobilior scopulis, of a man hard to move, id. ib. 13, 801: scopulis surdior, Hor. C. 3, 7, 21; cf.: ferrum et scopulos gestare in corde, Ov. M. 7, 33: natus es e scopulis, id. Tr. 3, 11, 3.—
II Trop., a rock, = a difficulty, danger, harm, evil, etc. (freq. in Cic.; also commended by him as a figure): cum neque Musarum scopulos quisquam superarat, Enn. ap. Cic. Brut. 19, 76 (Ann. v. 223 Vahl.): qui te ad scopulum e tranquillo inferat, Ter. Phorm. 689: Syrtim patrimonii scopulum libentius dixerim, Cic. de Or. 3, 41, 163: nec tuas umquam rationes ad eos scopulos, appulisses, ad quos Sex. Titii afflictam navem et in quibus C. Deciani naufragium fortunarum videres, id. Rab. Perd. 9, 25; id. de Or. 2, 37, 154; id. Rosc. Am. 29, 79: in scopulos vitae incidere, id. Consol. Fragm. 2 (9.9 PHI), p. 489 Orell.: (Piso et Gabinius) geminae voragines scopulique rei publicae, id. Pis. 18, 41; cf. Flor. 4, 9, 1: (Pompeius) Ille tremor Ponti et piratarum scopulus, Petr. poët. 123, 240: commeatum publicum in scopulos annonae impingere, Quint. Decl. 12, 22: cujus tribunal scopulus reorum dicebatur, Val. Max. 3, 7, 9: e scopulo cadere, to be ruined, Amm.30, 5, 10.

scopulus, ī, m. (σκόπελος), jeder hohe, hervorragende Ort, von dem herab man weit in die Ferne sehen (σκοπειν) kann, die Bergspitze, der Felsen, I) eig.: A) im allg., Verg. u.a.: scopulus Mavortis, d.i. der Areshügel neben der Burg von Athen, Ov. met. 6, 70. – bei Dicht übh. der große Stein, der auf die Mauern herabgeschossen wird usw., Val. Flacc.: imber agens scopulos, Val. Flacc. – B) insbes., der Felsen im oder am Meere, die Klippe, ad scopulos allidi, Caes., affligi, Cic.: ubi (Nilus) scopulos cautium verberavit, Sen. – scopuli errantes = symplegades (s. symplēgas), Val. Flacc. – poet. v. einem Vorgebirge, infames scopuli, Acroceraunia, Hor.: terra tribus scopulis procurrit in aequor, Ov. – im Gleichnis, zur Bezeichnung des Trotzes und der daraus entstehenden Schwerhörigkeit, o scopulis undāque ferocior, Ov.: scopulis surdior Icari voces audit, Hor. – II) bildl.: A) im allg.: scopulos et ferrum gestare in corde, von einem harten, unbarmherzigen Menschen, Ov.: ad scopulum ire, zugrunde gehen, Lucr.: ipso quoque praeturam, ut e celsiore scopulo caderet, affectante, um von einer desto gefährlicheren steilen Höhe herabzustürzen, Amm. 30, 5, 10. – B) insbes., wie unser Klippe, als Sinnbild des Gefährlichen, Unheilbringenden, rationes ad scopulos appellere, Cic.: in hos scopulos incīdere vitae, Cic.: ubi scopulum offendis eius modi, ut non modo ab hoc crimen resilire videas, verum etc., Cic. – v. Pers., Klippe = Zugrunderichter, vos, geminae voragines scopulique rei publicae, v. Piso u. Gabinius, Cic.: scopulus et nodus et mora publicae securitatis, v. Antonius, Flor.: piratarum scopulus, v. Pompejus, Petron. poët. – III) das Ziel, nach dem man schießt, Suet. Dom. 19 Roth u. Ihm. Vgl. scopus.

scopulus [CL], ~a 1 projecting rock, cliff: a (in the sea or on a coast); b (in a river); c (as hazard to shipping); d (inland); e (fig. or in fig. context). a teretes ‥ ~orum [gl.: i. ~a saxa eminentia in mari, stanrocca] glareas et rotundos scruporum lapillulos de arenosis litorum sablonibus ‥ in rubicundas gemmarum congeries ‥ convertit Aldh. VirgP 23; ~um concavatum [v. l. ~us concavatus] fluctibus de mare erumpens V. Cuthb. III 4; quiddam videntes ad modum ~i paulisper a ponte erecti (Brendanus 42) VSH II 285. b celerem irruptionem situs oppidi [Danfronti] denegabat omni robore ‥ ; cum ~orum asperitas pedites etiam deturbaret W. Poit. I 17; Pentybersrok maximus ~us in aqua Severn W. Worc. Itin. 110. c puppes jactantur turbinibus et inter fluctuosos ~os ac infernos gurgites pendula prora subitam minatur voraginem Gosc. Transl. Mild. 11; absentia gubernaculi impellit navem in ~os Anselm (Casus Diab. 26) I 274; compellente ventorum violentia ‥ modo ad ~os allidere, nunc ad infima opprimendo dimergere festinabant R. Cold. Cuthb. 33 p. 75; 1160 se tamquam ~um ita fugere insolens atque infrequens verbum Arnulf Ep. 27. d Ausoniae parrochias quam glaciales Alpium saltus praeruptis ~orum [gl.: i. petrarum, i. saxorum eminentium, stanrocca, torra] cautibus cingunt Aldh. VirgP 25; civitas [Antiochia] est maximo muro circumdata, montem etiam menibus complexa. ‥ sexaginta milia in arcem urbis per ~os ascendere W. Malm. GR IV 364. e inter Scillam ‥ et barathrum voraginis navigantes ad portum coenubialis vitae ‥. sine discrimine ~orum sanctae conversationis habitum patentes Aldh. VirgP 10; si ‥ divinus favor arriserit et me preter ~os confragosi sermonis evexerit W. Malm. GR I prol.; coarctor ‥ undique et quasi de ~o ad ~um impulsu rationis allidor Ailr. Spec. Car. II 17. 564; de ‥ Jude proditoris in ~o marino positione Gir. TH II 43; ne ‥ ad Sille ~as ratis nostre proram confringamus Siccav. PN 56. 2 detached piece of rock, boulder or stone; b (as part of building). Naboth / ‥ occubuit scopulorum grandine vasta [cf. III Reg. xxi 15: lapidatus est Naboth] Aldh. VirgV 2601; petra, lapis, saxum, populus [l. scopulus], silicesque, lapillas Garl. Syn. 1586A. b nec glus lentescens murorum moenia pangit / nec durus scopulus calcis compage quadratur Aldh. VirgV 1388.

scŏpŭlus, (10) ī, m. (σκόπελος), ¶ 1 rocher, roc, roche : Virg. G. 3, 253 ; En. 4, 445 ; 8, 192 ; scopulis surdior Hor. O. 3, 7, 21, plus insensible que les rochers ; Musarum scopulos [superare] Enn. Ann. 215, triompher des rochers des Muses = parvenir au sommet de lʼHélicon ; [fig.] scopulos in corde gestare Ov. M. 7, 33, avoir un cœur de rocher || quartier de roc, grosse pierre : Stat. Th. 7, 665 ; Val. Flacc. 6, 632 ¶ 2 écueil : C. 3, 27, 2 ; Virg. En. 1, 145 || [fig.] Cic. de Or. 2, 154, etc. || [en parl. dʼune pers.] destructeur de, fléau : Cic. Pis. 41.

scopulus², ī m (Suet.) klein doel.

scopulus¹, ī m (Gr. leenw.)

1. (poët.) rots, bergtop [Mavortis = de Areopagus in Athene];
2. klip, rif; ➤ ad -os allidi, affligi; -i errantes;
3. (metaf., in een vergelijking) (a) (poët.) ter aanduiding v. hardvochtigheid: ➤ -os et ferrum in corde gestare; e -is natus gevoelloos, hardvochtig; (b) (poët.) ter aanduiding v. trots: ➤ -is ferocior; (c) als symbool v. iets gevaarlijks, rampzaligs of moeilijks;
4. (meton., v. personen) vernietiger [rei publicae; piratarum (v. Pompeius)].

scopulus , i. m.
海中石。沙灘。危險。Scopulos in corde gestare 石硬心腸。

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, Cippus. Willel. de Podio Laurentii cap. 37 : Cognita factione, Præceptor eos cepit, ponens in Scopulis, et constringens, quia omnia sunt confessi.

, f. pro Copulus vel Copula, Pars scilicet forcipis, qua ambæ illius partes simul copulantur seu junguntur. Vide supra Copula 1. Acta B. Joan. Firm. tom. 2. Aug. pag. 463. col. 1 : Accepit illud instrumentum ferreum, quo ignem aptamus, quod usitato vocabulo molles vocamus, et ipsum primum ad rectitudinem reduxit, et postea... sibi cinxit, et per illos Scopulos, quos molles in summitate consueverunt habere, unam extremitatem alteri sic immisit, ut circulus ipse ferreus circa corpus immobilis perduraret.

scopulus ī, m

, σκόπελος, a projecting point of rock, rock, cliff, crag, shelf, ledge: pars (remigum) ad scopulos adlisa, Cs.: detrudunt navīs scopulo, V.: Imminet aequoribus scopulus, O.: Qui vidit Infamīs scopulos Acroceraunia, promontory, H.: scopuli ruina, i. e. fallen roof (of the cave of Cacus), V.: Mavortis, the Areopagus, O.: His inmobilior scopulis, harder to move, O.: scopulis surdior, H.—Fig., a rock, cliff, ledge, stumbling-block, danger, difficulty: cum neque Musarum scopulos quisquam superarat: qui te ad scopulum e tranquillo auferat, T.: (Piso et Gabinius) geminae voragines scopulique rei p.

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