bigis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →bigus, biga, bigum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
yoked two together; (contraction of biiugus);
abl. pl. (all)dat. pl. (all) - Entry →biga, bigae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
two-horsed chariot (pl.); span/pair of horses; pair harnessed to an open car;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl.
Examples
Liber Tertius
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...ignea cedunt astra loco, lentis haeret nox conscia bigis. Perge age Tartareae mecum simul omnia noctis, Musa, sequi..."Liber Secundus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...limine tigres. regina ut roseis Auroram surgere bigis vidit et insomni lassatas turbine tandem conticuisse domos, stabilem quando..."
Liber Duodecimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...respexit ab axe, indoluit uisu, et lunaribus obuia bigis aduertit uultum placidaque ita uoce locuta est: 'da mihi..."Aeneid XII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...radii fulgentia cingunt, Solis avi specimen), bigis it Turnus in albis, bina manu lato crispans hastilia ferro. hinc..."Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...aethere ab alto Aurora in roseis fulgebat lutea bigis, cum venti posuere omnisque repente resedit flatus..."Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...curas animo diducitur omnis; et Nox atra polum bigis subvecta tenebat. visa dehinc caelo facies delapsa parentis Anchisae..."Liber I
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...soli] Fidei sollemne instituit. Ad id sacrarium flamines bigis curru arcuato vehi iussit manuque ad digitos usque inuoluta..."