Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, lĭbrārĭus

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I.of or belonging to books: “scriba librarius,” a copyist, transcriber of books, Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 14; Cic. Agr. 2, 13, 32: “libraria taberna,” a bookseller's shop, Cic. Phil. 2, 9, 21: “scriptor,” a transcriber of books, Hor. A. P. 354: “atramentum,” ink for writing books, Plin. 27, 7, 28, § 52.—Hence,

II. Subst.

A. lĭ-brārĭus , i, m.

1. A transcriber of books, a copyist, scribe, secretary, Cic. Agr. 2, 5, 13: “librum ut tuis librariis daret,” id. Att. 12, 40, 1: “librarii mendum,” Liv. 38, 55, 8: legionis, the secretary of the legion, Inscr. ap. Grut. 365, 1; cf. Sen. Contr. 1, 7, 18; Juv. 9, 109.—

2. A bookseller, Sen. Ben. 7, 6, 1; Gell. 5, 4, 2; 18, 4, 1; Sulp. Sev. Dial. 1, 23, 4. —

3. (Sc. doctor.) An elementary teacher, Hier. Ep. 107, 4.—

B. lĭbrārĭa , ae, f.

1. A female scribe: “(Parcae) utpote librariae Superum archivumque custodes,” Mart. Cap. 1, § 65 (perh. also Juv. 6, 476; cf. sub 1. librarius).—

2. A bookseller's shop; in libraria, ego et Julius Paulus poëta consederamus, Gell. 5, 4, 1: “quispiam in libraria sedens,” id. 13, 30, 1.—

C. lĭbrārĭum , ii, n., a place to keep books in, a bookcase, bookchest: “exhibe librarium illud legum vestrarum,” Cic. Mil. 12, 33: “libraria omnia exurerent,” Amm. 29, 2, 4.

A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (14):
- Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 12.40.1
- Cicero, Philippics, 2.9.21
- Cicero, On the Agrarian Law, 2.13.32
- Cicero, On the Agrarian Law, 2.5.13
- Cicero, For Milo, 12.33
- Horace, Ars Poetica, 354
- Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 27.52
- Livy, The History of Rome, Book 38, 55
- Seneca, de Beneficiis, 7.6.1
- Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 18.4.1
- Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 5.4.2
- Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 13.30.1
- Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 5.4.1
- Seneca the Elder, Controversiae, 1.7.18

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