vigilibus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →vigil, (gen.), vigilis:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
awake, wakeful; watchful; alert, vigilant, paying attention;
abl. pl. (all)dat. pl. (all) - Entry →vigil, vigilis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
sentry, guard; fireman, member of Roman fire/police brigade; watchman;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl.
Examples
- T
Liber XXI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...milia peditum et ducenti equites vigilibus ad portas trucidatis ad Hannibalem transfugiunt; quos Poenus benigne adlocutus..." - P
Liber II
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...proferrent. Nocte coepta egressus augurali per occulta et vigilibus ignara, comite uno, contectus umeros ferina pelle, adit castrorum..." - P
Liber I
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...Antonius Naso, ex urbanis cohortibus Aemilius Pacensis, e vigilibus Iulius Fronto. nec remedium in ceteros fuit, sed metus..." - P
Agricola
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from Minor Works
"...invalidam nocte adgressi, inter somnum ac trepidationem caesis vigilibus inrupere. Iamque in ipsis castris pugnabatur, cum Agricola iter..."
