Meaning of Iovem lapidem iurare | Babel Free

Definitions

to swear by the Jupiter Stone (Iuppiter Lapis), to make the most sacred of oaths

Examples

“Quōmodo autem tibi placēbit Iovem lapidem iūrāre, cum sciās Iovem īrātum esse nēminī posse?”

Again, how will it please you to swear by the Jupiter Stone, when you know that Jupiter cannot be angry with anyone?

““Iovem lapidem,” inquit “quod sānctissimum iūsiūrandum habitum est, parātus egō iūrāre sum Vergilium hoc numquam scrīpsisse, sed Hygīnum egō vērum dīcere arbitror.””

He said, “I am ready to swear by the Jupiter Stone, which is considered the most sacred of oaths, that Virgil never wrote that, but (instead) I judge that Hyginus speaks the truth.”

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