ancipite
Dictionary entries
- Entry →anceps, (gen.), ancipitis:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
two headed/fold/edged/meanings; faces two/opposite directions/fronts; twofold;; on two sides/fronts (war/attack); undecided/drawn/hanging in balance (battle);; double; w/two meanings; uncertain; dangerous/perilous; ambiguous; unsettled;; doubtful/undecided/wavering; untrustworthy/unreliable/unpredictable;
abl. sg. (all)
Examples
Liber X
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...iura querentisinferri Romana suis discordia sensitpectora et ancipites animos, Magnumque perissenon sibi. tum uoltu semper celante pauoremintrepidus superum..."Liber IX
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...magistro), cum procul ex alto tendentes uela carinae ancipites tenuere animos, sociosne malorum an ueherent hostes: praeceps facit..."Liber V
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...65casibus incertis et caeca sorte pararent,solus in ancipites metuit descendere MartisAppius euentus, finemque expromere rerumsollicitat superos multosque..."Liber II
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...ciuemque uideri. tunc urbes Latii dubiae uarioque fauore ancipites, quamquam primo terrore ruentis cessurae belli, denso tamen aggere..."Satura V
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...rogatum, ad mensam quotiens parasitus uenerit infans. uilibus ancipites fungi ponentur amicis, boletus domino, sed quales Claudius edit..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...conabor opus versibus pandere: Iam decuma maestos inter ancipites metus Phrygas obsidebat messis, et vatis fides Calchantis atro..."XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...poterat accidere inopinatum, tamen inter metus tempestatium et ancipites incerti maris casus, confiteor, ne frumentum salva classe perderemus..."Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...Anchisae inferret honores.' haec effata. at matres primo ancipites oculisque malignis ambiguae spectare rates miserum inter amorem praesentis..."