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
Liber XXI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...milia peditum et ducenti equites vigilibus ad portas trucidatis ad Hannibalem transfugiunt; quos Poenus benigne adlocutus..."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..."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..."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..."
