plāga Copy link Outline I. Lit.A. In gen., Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 51, § 134 ...B. In partic., a blow which wounds or injures; ...1. Absol.2. With gen.C. Transf., a welt, scar, stripeII. Trop.A. A blow, stroke; an injury, misfortune ...B. A plague, pestilence, infectionC. An affliction, annoyance , ...D. Slaughter, destruction ⓘplāga | ve: fem nom/voc sgplāgā | ve: fem abl sg • plāga, ae, f. [cf. plango], = πληγή, a blow, stroke, wound, stripe (class.; syn.: ictus, verbera, vulnus). I. Lit. A. In gen., Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 51, § 134: (pueris) dant animos plagae, Verg. A. 7, 382; Ov. M. 12, 487; 13, 119; Gell. 5, 15, 7: plagae et vulnera, Tac. G. 7.—Of the shock of atoms striking together, Cic. Fat. 20, 48; cf. id. ib. 10, 22.— B. In partic., a blow which wounds or injures; a stroke, cut, thrust; a wound (class.). 1. Absol.: plagis costae callent, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 4: quem irrigatum plagis pistori dabo, refreshed by a flogging, id. Ep. 1, 2, 18: plagas pati, Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 13: plagas perferre, to bear, receive blows, Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 41: plagam accipere, id. Sest. 19, 44: plagam mortiferam infligere, to inflict a mortal wound, id. Vatin. 8, 20: plaga mediocris pestifera, id. Off. 1, 24, 84: verbera et plagas repraesentare, stripes and blows, Suet. Vit. 10: plagis confectus, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 140: flagelli plaga livorem facit, Vulg. Ecclus. 28, 21: plagam curare, Cels. 5, 26, 24: suere, id. 5, 26, 23.— 2. With gen.: scorpionum et canum plagas sanare, Plin. H. N. 23 prooem. 3, § 6.— C. Transf., a welt, scar, stripe: etiam de tergo ducentas plagas praegnatis dabo, swollen welts, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 10.— II. Trop. A. A blow, stroke; an injury, misfortune (class.): illa plaga est injecta petitioni tuae maxima, that great blow was given, that great obstacle was presented, Cic. Mur. 23, 48: sic nec oratio plagam gravem facit, nisi, etc., makes a deep impression, id. Or. 68, 228: levior est plaga ab amico, quam a debitore, loss, injury, id. Fam. 9, 16, 7: hac ille perculsus plaga non succubuit, blow, disaster, Nep. Eum. 5.— B. A plague, pestilence, infection (late Lat.): leprae, Vulg. Lev. 13, 2; id. 2 Reg. 24, 25.— C. An affliction, annoyance (late Lat.), Vulg. Deut. 7, 19: caecitatis, id. Tob. 2, 13.— D. Slaughter, destruction (late Lat.): percussit eos plagā magnā, Vulg. 1 Reg. 23, 5; id. 2 Reg. 17, 9.
plăga Copy link Outline A. A region, quarter, tractB. In partic., a region, district, canton ... ⓘplăga | ve: fem nom/voc sgplăgā | ve: fem abl sg • plăga, ae, f. [root πλακ- of Gr. πλακοῦς; cf. planca, plancus, plānus]. A. A region, quarter, tract (mostly poet.; v. Madv. ad Cic. Fin. 2, 4, 12, where de plagis omnibus is the reading of the best MSS., but pagis of the edd.; but cf. Mütz. ad Georg Curtius p. 516 sq.; and Krebs, Antibarb. p. 869; syn.: regio, tractus, terra): aetheria, the ethereal regions, the air, Verg. A. 1, 394: caeli scrutantur plagas, Poët. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 13, 30: et si quem extenta plagarum Quattuor in medio dirimit plaga solis iniqui, zones, Verg. A. 7, 226: ardens, the torrid zone, Sen. Herc. Oet. 67; also called fervida, id ib. 1219: septentrionalis, Plin. 16, 32, 59, § 136: ea plaga caeli, Just. 42, 3, 2: ad orientis plagam, Curt. 4, 37, 16: ad orientalem plagam, on the east, in the eastern quarter, Vulg. Deut. 4, 41: contra orientalem plagam urbis, id. Josue, 4, 19: ad septentrionalem plagam collis, side, id. Judic. 7, 1 et saep.— B. In partic., a region, district, canton (only in Liv.), Liv. 9, 41, 15.
plăga Copy link Outline I. a hunting-net, snare, gin . ...A. Lit.B. Trop., a snare, trap, toilII. A bedcurtain, a curtain , Varr. ap. ... ⓘplăga | ve: fem nom/voc sgplăgā | ve: fem abl sg • plăga, ae, f. [root plek-; Gr. πλέκω, weave, entwine; cf. plecto, plico, du-plex], I. a hunting-net, snare, gin (class.; syn.: retia, casses). A. Lit.: canes compellunt in plagas lupum, Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 35: tendere plagas, Cic. Off. 3, 17, 68: extricata densis Cerva plagis, Hor. C. 3, 5, 32; Ov. M. 7, 768: nodosae, id. F. 6, 110: inque plagam nullo cervus agente cadit (al. plagas), id. A. A. 3, 428: aut trudit ... Apros in obstantes plagas, Hor. Epod. 2, 32.—Of the spider's web: illa difficile cernuntur, atque ut in plagis liniae offensae praecipitant in sinum, Plin. 11, 24, 28, § 82.—Sing. (very rare): sic tu ... tabulam tamquam plagam ponas, Cic. Off. 3, 17, 68.— B. Trop., a snare, trap, toil (class.; syn. pedica): se impedire in plagas, Plaut. Mil. 4, 9, 11: se in plagas conicere, id. Trin. 2, 1, 11: quas plagas ipsi contra se Stoici texuerunt, Cic. Ac. 2, 48, 147: in illas tibi majores plagas incidendum est, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 58, § 151: Antonium conjeci in Caesaris Octaviani plagas, id. Fam. 12, 25, 4: speculabor, ne quis nostro consilio venator assit cum auritis plagis, i. e. arrectis attentisque auribus, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 14.—Sing. (rare) hanc ergo plagam effugi, Cic. Att. 7, 1, 5.— II. A bedcurtain, a curtain (ante-class.; v. plagula), Varr. ap. Non. 162, 28: eburneis lectis et plagis sigillatis, id. ib. 378, 9: chlamydes, plagae, vela aurea, id. ib. 537, 23.
plāgo Copy link ⓘplāgā | ve: pres imperat act 2nd sg • plāgo, āvi, āre, v. a. [1. plaga], to strike, wound (eccl. Lat.): aliquem, Aug. Civ. Dei, 21, 11; Vulg. Zach. 13, 6; Juv. Schol. 6, 655; 13, 133.
plāga Copy link ⓘplāga | ve: fem nom/voc sgplāgā | ve: fem abl sgplăga | ve: fem nom/voc sgplăgā | ve: fem abl sg • 1 plāga, æ, f. (plango, cf. πληγή), coup, blessure [pr. et fig.] : verbera et plagas repræsentare Suet. Vitell. 10, montrer les coups de fouet et de bâton dont on est meurtri ; plagis confectus Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 140, roué, déchiré de coups ; hæc Lacedæmoniis plaga mediocris Cic. Off. 1, 84, ce fut pour les Lacédémoniens un coup (un échec) médiocre ; mortifera Cic. Sest. 44, coup mortel ; alicui ou alicui rei plagam imponere Cic. Sest. 44 ; injicere Cic. Mur. 48 ; infligere Cic. Vat. 20, porter un coup à qqn, à qqch. ; plagam gravem facere Cic. Or. 228, porter un coup efficace ; plagam accipere Cic. Sest. 44, recevoir un coup, une blessure.
plăga Copy link ⓘplāga | ve: fem nom/voc sgplāgā | ve: fem abl sgplăga | ve: fem nom/voc sgplăgā | ve: fem abl sg • 2 plăga, æ, f. (πλάξ), étendue, région : cæli plagas scrutari Enn. d. Cic. Div. 2, 30 ; Rep. 1, 30, scruter les régions célestes, cf. Virg. En. 1, 394 ; quattuor plagæ Virg. En. 7, 226, les quatre zones ; plaga solis iniqui Virg. En. 7, 226, la zone torride || canton : Liv. 9, 41, 15.
plăga Copy link Outline 1 filet, piège [pr. et fig.] : [au sing.] [mais surtout au pl.] ...2 couverture de lit ou rideau de lit : Varr. d. . ⓘplāga | ve: fem nom/voc sgplāgā | ve: fem abl sgplăga | ve: fem nom/voc sgplăgā | ve: fem abl sg • 3 plăga, æ, f., 1. filet, piège [pr. et fig.] : [au sing.] Cic. Off. 3, 68 ; Att. 7, 1, 5 ; Plin. 11, 83 ; [mais surtout au pl.] Cic. Off. 3, 68 ; Ac. 2, 147 ; Verr. 2, 5, 151 ; Fam. 12, 25, 4 2. couverture de lit ou rideau de lit : Varr. d. Non. 162, 28 ; 378, 9 ; 537, 23.
plāgō Copy link ⓘplāgā | ve: pres imperat act 2nd sg • plāgō, āvī, ātum, āre (plāga), tr., frapper, battre : Aug. Civ. 21, 11.