Meaning of lapis | Babel Free

Definitions

1. stone
   declension-3, masculine
2. milestone
   declension-3, masculine
3. boundary stone
   declension-3, masculine
4. gravestone, tombstone
   declension-3, masculine
5. lapis manalis (“stone of manes”), which covers the gate of Hades or underworld
   declension-3, masculine
6. stone platform at a slave auction
   declension-3, masculine
7. statue
   declension-3, masculine
8. jewel, precious stone
   declension-3, masculine, poetic

Equivalents

Examples

“Quod superest, quaecumque premes virgulta per agros, Sparge fimo pingui et multa memor occule terra, Aut lapidem bibulum aut squalentis infode conchas; Inter enim labentur aquae tenuisque subibit Halitus atque animos tollent sata; iamque reperti, Qui saxo super atque ingentis pondere testae Urgerent; hoc effusos munimen ad imbris,”

Translation by James B. Greenough For the rest, whate'er The sets thou plantest in thy fields, thereon Strew refuse rich, and with abundant earth Take heed to hide them, and dig in withal Rough shells or porous stone, for therebetween Will water trickle and fine vapour creep, And so the plants their drooping spirits raise. Aye, and there have been, who with weight of stone Or heavy potsherd press them from above; This serves for shield in pelting showers, and this When the hot dog-star chaps the fields with drought.

“et lapis iste quem erexi in titulum vocabitur Domus Dei”

And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house

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