Ĕlĕphantīne
Ĕlĕphantīne, ēs, f., = Ἐλεφαντίνη, a small but very fertile island of the Nile, in the Thebaid, with a city of the same name, now Jezyret-Assuan, Mel. 1, 9, 2; 9; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Tac. A. 2, 61; Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 163.—Also called Elĕphantis, ĭdis, f., Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 59; Vitr. 8, 2, 6.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
ĕlĕphantīne
Headword (normalized/stripped):
elephantine
Intro Text:
Ĕlĕphantīne, ēs, f., = Ἐλεφαντίνη, a small but very fertile island of the Nile, in the Thebaid, with a city of the same name, now Jezyret-Assuan, Mel. 1, 9, 2; 9; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Tac. A. 2, 61; Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 163.—Also called Elĕphantis, ĭdis, f., Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 59; Vitr. 8, 2, 6.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n15456
No citations.
{
"content": "Ĕlĕphantīne, ēs, f., = Ἐλεφαντίνη, a small but very fertile island of the Nile, in the Thebaid, with a city of the same name, now Jezyret-Assuan, Mel. 1, 9, 2; 9; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Tac. A. 2, 61; Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 163.—Also called Elĕphantis, ĭdis, f., Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 59; Vitr. 8, 2, 6.\n",
"key": "Elephantine",
"type": "main"
}