capulus

capulus , ī, m.: the handle; hilt, 2.553. (capiō),

căpŭlus, i, m. (acc. to Gramm. also că-pŭlum, i, n., Paul. ex Fest. p. 61 Müll.; Non. p. 4, 21 sq.; Isid. Orig. 20, 16, 5) [capio; prop. the holder].

• A sarcophagus, bier, sepulchre, tomb: capulum... vocatur et id, quo mortuo efferatur, Paul. l. l.: capulum dicitur quicquid aliquam rem intra se capit: nam sarcophagum, id est sepulchrum, capulum dici veteres volunt, quod corpora capiat... Novius... Prius in capulo quam in curuli sellā. Lucilius Satyrarum libro secundo, quem illi quom vidissent... in capulo hunc non esse, aliumque cubare. Var. Cosmotorque, Propter cunam capulum positum nutrix tradit pollictori, Non. p. 4, 21 sqq.; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 222: (feretrum) Latine capulus dicitur, id. ib. 11, 64: dum funera portant, Dum capulo nondum manus excidit, Stat. Th. 3, 362: monumentum quoddam conspicamur. Ibi capulos carie et vetustate semitectos, quis inhabitabant pulverei et jam cinerosi mortui, Ap. Met. 4, 18, 4; capuli lecti funerei vel rogi in modum arae constructi, Placid. Gloss. tom. III. p. 451.—Hence: ire ad capulum, to go to the grave, Lucr. 2, 1174; and sarcastically: capuli decus, one who deserves a bier = capularis, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 42 (892).—
• II That by which any thing is seized or held, the handle: aratri, Ov. P. 1, 8, 57: sceptri, id. M. 7, 506.—Esp., the hilt of a sword, Cic. Fat. 3, 5; Verg. A. 2, 553; 10, 536; Ov. M. 7, 422; 12, 133; 12, 491; Petr. 82, 2; Tac. A. 2, 21; Ap. Met. 1, 13, 11 al.; cf.: capulum manubrium gladii vocatur, Paul. l. l. —Hence,
• III = membrum virile, Plaut. Cas. 5, 2, 29 (903); with the addition of coleorum, Auct. Priap. 24, 7.—
• IV Capulum, a halter for catching or fastening cattle, a lasso, Isid. Orig. 20, 16, 5; cf. capulo.

capulus, ī, m. (capio, s. Serv. Verg. Aen. 6, 222), I) der Sarg, cooperculum capuli, Apul.: capuli decus, v. einem Greise, Plaut.: capulo vicinus od. proximus (v. Greise), dem Sarge (Grabe) nahe, Serv. u. Non.: ire ad capulum, zu Grabe gehen, Lucr. – II) = λαβή, der Griff, die Handhabe, A) im allg.: falcis, Col.: sceptri, Ov.: aratri, die Pflugsterze, Ov. – B) insbes.: 1) der Griff des Schwertes, Dolches, das Gefäß, Cic. u.a.: c. gladii, pugionis, Suet.: ensium capuli, Solin.: manum ad capulum referre (legen), Tac. u. Petr.: Nbf. capulum, ī, n., Paul. ex Fest. 61, 12. – übtr., vom männl. Glied, cap. coleorum, der Hodengriff, Priap. 25, 7: u. absol., Plaut. Cas. 909. – 2) (Nbf. capulum, ī, n.) das Fangseil, der Lasso, Isid. 20, 16, 5.

capulus [CL], ~um, ~eum 1 sword-hilt; b (fig.). c handle (of plough or tool). ~us, helt GlC C 47 (cf. ib. 236: ~um, helt); evaginato ense ~o tenus per utraque latera adacto Aldh. VirgP 52; civiles ‥ dextras / senserat et rigidum capulo tenus inguine ferrum Frith. 787; s1040 quorum [militum] unusquisque habebat ‥ gladium deauratis ~is [M. Par. Maj. I 514: aureis scapulis] renibus accinctum Fl. Worc. I 195; in ~o [Knighton I 20: in ‥ †capello] [ensis Constantini] ‥ clavum ferreum ‥ cerneres, unum ex quatuor quos Judaica factio Dominici corporis aptarat supplicio W. Malm. GR II 135; admonet eas [ancillas] mucronum †copulas [? l. capulos] in ignem fervere Lib. Eli. II 56; erat cujusque ensis †~eum aureum mira varietate celatum R. Cold. Godr. 346; dum in galeam descendit fortiter ensis in ~o fractus est Map NC III 2 p. 119; dextera sua manu ~um mucronis ‥ tenebat G. Hen. V 15.  b armet sed dextram [scriptoris] capulus ceu parma sinistram Aldh. VirgV 2853.  c ecce jacent rastri, sic sarcula sicque ligones, / buris, trabs, †crapulus [v. l. ~us] sunt neque restis eis Gower VC I 280. 2 bier. †caltulum, ubi mortui feruntur GlC C 165; tres ~i tribus cum corporibus Boece 177.

căpŭlus, (12) ī, m. (capio), ¶ 1 bière, cercueil : Serv. En. 6, 222 ; Non. 4, 17 ; Pl. As. 892 ; Apul. M. 4, 18 ¶ 2 manche [de charrue] : Ov. P. 1, 8, 67 || poignée, garde [dʼune épée] : Pl. Cas. 909 ; Cic. Fato 5 ; Virg. En. 2, 553.

➳ capulum, n. , P. Fest. 61 ; Non. 4, 16.

capulus , i. m.
棺材。刀杷。犁把子。

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capulus ī, m

• capio, that which is grasped, a handle, holder: aratri, O.—The hilt of a sword, C.: capulo tenus, V.: insidens capulo manus, Ta.

CAPULUS

CAP´ULUS(κώπη, λαβή).

1. The hilt of a sword, which was frequently much ornamented. (Verg. A. 2.553; Ov. Met. 7.442, &c.) [GLADIUS] The handles of knives were also elaborately carved; and of the beautiful work-manship sometimes bestowed on them, a judgment may be formed from the three specimens here introduced. (Montfaucon, Ant. Expliquée, iii.. 122, pl. 61.)

2. The handle of a plough (Ov. Pont. 1.8, 57), of which the usual name was stiva. [ARATRUMp. 160 a.]

3. A bier or coffin. [FUNUS]

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Capŭlus

(κώπη, λαβή). (1) The hilt of a sword, which was frequently much ornamented. (See Gladius.) The handles of knives were also elaborately carved; and of the beautiful workmanship sometimes bestowed on them, a judgment may be formed from the three specimens here introduced.

(2) The handle of a plough (Ovid, Pont. i. 8, 57), of which the usual name was stiva. See aratrum.

(3) A bier or coffin. See funus.