blow (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A stroke1. plāga2. ictūs, ūs3. cŏlăphus (a b. with the fist)4. ălăpa (a flat-handed blowII. An act of hostilityIII. A sudden event or act involving loss or evil1. plāga2. ictus, ūs3. vulnus • blow (subs.): I. A stroke: 1. plāga: to endure b.s, plagas pati, Ter.; p. perferre, Cic.: the sound of b.s, crepitus plagarum, Cic.: to inflict a mortal blow, p. mortiferam infligere, Cic. 2. ictūs, ūs: esp. of a blow which penetrates and wounds: v. stroke. 3. cŏlăphus (a b. with the fist): Pl.: I will give you a b., colaphum tibi ducam, Quint. 4. ălăpa (a flat-handed blow: so called from the noise produced): v. slap. Phr.: to aim a b. at any one with a javelin, aliquem spiculo petere, Liv.: he aims a b. at his breast with a sword, pectora gladio petit, Ov. II. An act of hostility: plāga: a b. from a friend is more bearable than one from a debtor, levior est p. ab amico quam a debitore, Cic. Phr.: the matter has come to b.s and fighting, res venit ad manus et ad pugnam, Cic. III. A sudden event or act involving loss or evil: 1. plāga: a b. was given to your candidateship, p. est injecta petitioni tuae, Cic.: to give a death-b. to the constitution, plagam mortiferam rei publicae imponere, Cic. Phr.: to deal a heavier blow on the state, graviorem rei publicae infligere securim, Cic. 2. ictus, ūs: the b. of a new calamity, ic. novae calamitatis, Cic.: v. stroke. 3. vulnus: v. wound.