pīlum Copy link Outline I. Lit.II. Transf., the heavy javelin of the Roman infantry ...B. Vis certe pila, i. e. to be primipilus ... ⓘpīle: neut voc sg • pīlum, i, n. [for pis-lum, cf. piso, 1. pila, etc.], a pounder, pestle of a mortar. I. Lit.: pilum fabarium, Cato, R. R. 10; 18: quasi tollenonem aut pilum Graecum reciproces planā viā, a pounder, in using which, one side was raised while the other was depressed, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Fest. s v. reciprocare, p. 274 Müll.: pinsente pilo praeferrato, Plin. 18, 10, 23, § 97: pilo contusum, Vulg. Exod. 27, 20.— II. Transf., the heavy javelin of the Roman infantry, which they hurled at the enemy at the commencement of the action, and then took to their swords: (caput) adfixum gestari jussit in pilo, Cic. Phil. 11, 2, 5: pilum, haud paulo quam hasta, vehementius ictu missuque telum, Liv. 9, 19; cf. Veg. Mil. 2, 15: milites e loco superiore pilis missis facile hostium phalangem perfregerunt, Caes. B. G. 1, 25: pilorum hastarumque honore circumdatus, Plin. Pan. 56, 5: in imperatorem suum legiones pila torserunt, Sen. Ira, 3, 2, 4; cf. Tac. A. 15, 7: pilum praepilatum, having a blunt or rounded end, Auct. B. Afr. 72. They were also used in sieges, being hurled at the enemy from the walls; these were called pila muralia, Caes. B. G. 5, 40; Tac. A. 4, 51.—Prov.: pilum inicere alicui, to make an attack on one, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 43.— B. Vis certe pila, i. e. to be primipilus of the triarii or veterans who carried two javelins each, Juv. 10, 94; v. Dict. of Antiq. p. 104.
pĭlus Copy link Outline I. Lit.II. Transf.A. Collect., hair, the hairB. As a designation of insignificance, ... ⓘpĭle: masc voc sg • pĭlus, i, m., a hair (syn.: villus, seta). I. Lit.: capra pilos ministrat ad usum nauticum, Varr. R. R. 2, 11: munitae sunt palpebrae vallo pilorum, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 143: caudae pilos equinae vellere, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 45: duris aspera crura pilis, Ov. A. A. 3, 194: contra pilum equum fricare, Pelag. Vet. 26: in capite homini plurimus pilus, Plin. 11, 37, 47, § 130.—Prov.: non minus molestum est calvis quam comatis pilos velli, Sen. Tranq. An. 8, 2, 3: propius quidem est a sole mons quam campus aut valles, sed sic, quomodo est pilus pilo crassior, Sen. Q. N. 4, 11, 4.— II. Transf. A. Collect., hair, the hair: fruticante pilo neglecta et squalida crura, Juv. 9, 15.— B. As a designation of insignificance, a hair, a trifle; usually joined with a negative, not a hair, not a bit, not a whit (class.): ego ne pilo quidem minus me amabo, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 16, 5: interea e Cappadociā ne pilum quidem, id. Att. 5, 20, 6: ne ullum pilum viri boni habere dicatur, has not a hair of a good man about him, id. Rosc. Com. 7, 20: non facit pili cohortem, does not value it a straw, Cat. 10, 13; cf.: nec pili facit uni, cares not a pin about it, id. 17, 16.—In plur., a garment or fabric made of hair: vestitus pilis cameli, Vulg. Marc. 1, 6.
Philus Copy link ⓘpīle: masc voc sgPile: masc voc sg (orth) • Philus (in MSS. also Pilus), i, m., a Roman surname: L. Furius Philus, a consul A. U. C. 618, Cic. Rep. 1, 11, 17; 1, 13, 19; id. Lael. 4, 14; 6, 21; 7, 25 sq.
pīlus Copy link Outline I. primusII. Transf. ⓘpīle: masc voc sg • pīlus, i, m. [pilum], regularly joined with I. primus: primus pilus (in the gen. written also as one word, primipili), the division of the triarii in the Roman army: P. Sextius Baculus, primi pili centurio, Caes. B. G. 3, 5; id. B. C. 1, 13: T. Balventius, qui superiore anno primum pilum duxerat, had been leader, captain of the triarii, id. B. G. 5, 35; Liv. 42, 34, 11: aliquem ad primum pilum transducere, to transfer, advance to the triarii, Caes. B. C. 3, 53, 5: primos pilos ademit, took the command of the triarii, of the primipili, Suet. Calig. 44: vetus consuetudo tenuit, ut ex primo principe legionis promeretur centurio primi pili, qui non solum aquilae praeerat, verum etiam quatuor centurias in primā acie gubernabat, Veg. Mil. 2, 8.—Without primus: referes pili praemia, Mart. 6, 58, 10; 1, 32, 3.— II. Transf.: primipilus (in inscrr. also written PRIMOPIL, and abbrev. P. P.), the chief centurion of the triarii (the transf. arose from the circumstance that the chief centurion of this division was originally designated by the term primi pili, with the omission of the easily supplied centurio, as is shown by the following citation from Liv. 7, 41, 5; soon, however, from primi pili, a new word, primipilus or primopilus, was formed): primus centurio erat, quem nunc primi pili appellant, Liv. 7, 41, 5; 8, 8, 16: primipilo P. Sext. Baculo vulneribus confecto, Caes. B. G. 2, 25: aquilarum altera vix convelli a primipilo potuit, Val. Max. 1, 6, 11; Inscr. (of the time of Trajan) Orell. 799: SEX. AVLIENO SEX. F. PRIMOPIL. II., Inscr. (of the time of Tiberius or Caligula) Orell. 3426 M. P.; cf. Becker, Antiq. 3, 3, p. 264.
phĭlus Copy link ⓘPile: masc voc sg (orth) • phĭlus, a, um, adj., = φίλος, beloved (post-Aug. and very rare): quam cito (mulieres) philorum obliviscerentur! Petr. 110.
pīlum Copy link ⓘpīle: neut voc sg • 2 pīlum, ī, n., pilum, javelot [des soldats romains] : Cic. Phil. 11, 5 ; Cæs. G. 1, 25, etc. || [fig.] pilum injicere alicui Pl. Most. 570, porter une botte à qqn || [en part.] muralia pila Cæs. G. 5, 40, 6 ; pila muralia Cæs. G. 7, 82, 1, javelots de siège.
pĭlus Copy link ⓘpĭle: masc voc sgpīle: masc voc sg • 1 pĭlus, ī, m., poil : Cic. Nat. 2, 143 || [fig.] un cheveu, un rien : e Cappadocia ne pilum quidem Cic. Att. 5, 20, 6, de Cappadoce, pas l'ombre de nouvelles ; ne pilo quidem minus me amabo Cic. Q. 2, 15, 5, la satisfaction que j'ai de moi n'en sera pas diminuée de l'épaisseur d'un cheveu ; non facere aliquid pili Catul. 10, 13, ne faire aucun cas de qqch. || le poil, la partie velue, l'extérieur : Gloss. Lat.-Gr.
pīlus Copy link ⓘpĭle: masc voc sgpīle: masc voc sg • 2 pīlus, ī, m., compagnie des pilaires ou triaires [armés de javelots] : Cæs. G. 3, 5, 2 ; primum pilum ducere Cæs. G. 5, 35, 6, commander la première compagnie des triaires, être primipilaire ou primipile ; ad primum pilum transducere Cæs. C. 3, 53, 3, faire monter au grade de primipile || v. primipilus.
Phĭlus Copy link ⓘPile: masc voc sg (orth) • Phĭlus, ī, m., surnom dans la gens Furia ; nott L. Furius Philus [ami de Lælius et de Scipion, interlocuteur du de Republica] : Cic. Rep. 1, 13 ; Læl. 14 ; 21.
pilum Copy link ⓘpīle: neut voc sg PILVM i. n. ὑσσὸς, Ῥωμαϊκὸν δόρυ Gloss. Lat. Gr.] Armorum genus, hastile pedum quinque et semis, ferro triangulo vnciarum novem: ad cuius ictum praecipue exercebantur milites: quod arte et virtute directum, et scutatos pedites, et loricatos equites saepe transverberat. […] 🗁 Page Scan
pilus Copy link ⓘpĭle: masc voc sgpīle: masc voc sg PILVS [1] i. m. Idem videtur, qui Pilanus s. Triarius, certe in iis locis, vbi primus pilus, i. centurio primus Triariorum legionis alicuius appellatur, vt Caes. B. Gall. 2, 25 […] 🗁 Page Scan
pilus Copy link ⓘpĭle: masc voc sgpīle: masc voc sg PILVS [2] i. m. [θρὶξ] Nomen generale est, tenuium filamentorum, quibus natura vestiuit animalia. […] 🗁 Page Scan
philus Copy link ⓘPile: masc voc sg (orth) PHILVS i. m. [φίλος] Amans, amator. Petron. c. 110 Quam eito etiam philorum obliuiscerentur. al. Filiorum.
pile (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A heap or massII. Funeral pile1. rŏgus to raise a funeral p., r. exstruere, Cic. Fin. 3, extr.2. py̆ra (Gk. πυρά rare and only poet.)III. A massive edificeIV. A timber driven into the ground, to form a support for buildingV. Only in pl., pilesVI. The nap of cloth • pile (subs.): I. A heap or mass: ăcervus, cŭmŭlus, strues: v. heap. A p. of arms, congĕries armorum, Tac. A 2, 22. II. Funeral pile: 1. rŏgus to raise a funeral p., r. exstruere, Cic. Fin. 3, extr.: to place any one's corps on the funeral p., aliquem in rogum imponere, id. Tusc. 1. 35, 85; inferre, id N. D. 3, 35, init.: to mount the p. ascendere in r., id. Div. 1, 23., 47. 2. py̆ra (Gk. πυρά rare and only poet.): Virg. Aen. 6, 215. Ov. III. A massive edifice: mōles, is, f.: princely p.s, regiae m., Hor. Od. 2, 15, init.: Cic. IV. A timber driven into the ground, to form a support for building: sublĭca: Caes. B. G. 4, 17 (of a bridge) Liv. 23, 37. Hence, pons sublicius the pile bridge, Liv. 1, 33: Plin. V. Only in pl., piles: v. hemorrhoids. VI. The nap of cloth: perh. villus v. nap (I.).
pile (v.) Copy link Outline 1. congĕro, ssi, stum, 32. exstruo, xi, ctum, 3 (esp. with ref. to funeral piles)3. ăcervo, cŏăcervo; cŭmŭlo, 1 • pile (v.): 1. congĕro, ssi, stum, 3: their shields were p.d upon her, scuta illi congesta (sunt), Liv. 1, 11, fin.: to p. on dry sticks, arida virgulta c., Suet. Caes. 84: to p. up towns with the hand, oppida manu c., Virg. G. 2, 156. 2. exstruo, xi, ctum, 3 (esp. with ref. to funeral piles): Cic. Fin. 3, extr.: Suet. 3. ăcervo, cŏăcervo; cŭmŭlo, 1: v. to heap. Phr.: to p. arms, *arma in unum locum conferre to p. the logs upon the fire, ligna super foco [in focum] large reponere, Hor. Od. 1, 9, init.: to p. up the agony, *rei atrocitatem omnibus modis augere atque amplificare.
PILE Copy link • PILE 1. s. A stake driven into the ground, palus; sublica (driven into the earth, to support; e.g., a bridge): ☞ pila pontis was the column to the spring of an arch, fornix. To drive in piles (for a bridge), sublicas machinis adigere. A heap, acervus; strues; cumulus: a funeral pile, rogus (☞ we find pyra only in the poets and later prose writers; it is PROP. = rogus ardens): to construct a funeral pile, rogum exstruere: to lay upon a funeral pile, in rogum imponere or inferre: to mount a funeral pile, in rogum ascendere: to light a funeral pile, rogum accendere. An edifice, aedificium. Piles (a kind of disease), haemorrhois, -idis, feminine (Cels.). 2. v. construere: coacervare: accumulare: cumulare atque adaugere: aggerare: in acervum cumulare, exstruere.