sēmĭ-axĭus
sēmĭ-axĭus, ii, m. axis, an appellation of the early Christians, derived from the manner of their martyrdom: licet nunc sarmentitios et semiaxios appelletis, quia ad stipitem dimidii axis revincti, sarmentorum ambitu uriemur, Tert. Apol. 50.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
sēmĭ-axĭus
Headword (normalized/stripped):
semi-axius
Intro Text:
sēmĭ-axĭus, ii, m. axis, an appellation of the early Christians, derived from the manner of their martyrdom: licet nunc sarmentitios et semiaxios appelletis, quia ad stipitem dimidii axis revincti, sarmentorum ambitu uriemur, Tert. Apol. 50.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n43439
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