culleus

cullĕus (cūl-, and in the signif. II. B., cōl-), i (nom. plur. cullea, neutr., Cato ap. Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 7; Non. p. 197; gen. plur. culleūm, Cato R. R. 11, 1), m., = κολεός, Ion. κουλεός (a sheath; hence), a leather bag, a sack for holding liquids.

• I Prop.: Te ipsam culleo ego cras faciam ut deportere in pergulam, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 78 (209); Nep. Eum. 8, 7; Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 82.—Parricides were sewed up in bags and drowned, Cic. Rosc. Am. 25, 70; id. Inv. 2, 50, 149; Sen. Clem. 1, 15; Dig. 48, 9, 9; Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2, § 5; Quint. 7, 8, 6; Suet. Aug. 33; Juv. 8, 214.— Comp.: culleus ligneus, of a ship without rigging, Sen. Contr. 3 (7), 15, 9.—
• II Transf.
• • A A large measure for liquids, holding 20 amphorae, Cato R. R. 148, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 7.—
  • B The scrotum, Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 4; Mart. 12, 84; Auct. Priap. 13, 8; hence, coleos habere, i. q. virum esse, Petr. 44, 14.

culleus (cūleus), ī, m. (κολεός), der lederne Sack, Ledersack, der größere Schlauch, zur Aufbewahrung und zum Fortschaffen von Flüssigkeiten, Früchten, Getreide usw. (während uter = der kleine Schlauch für Flüssigkeiten), vehicula cum culleis onusta, Plin.: quam plurimos utres atque etiam culleos comparare, Nep.: oleum culleis deportare, Plaut. – zum Einsäcken u. Ersäufen der Elternmörder (dah. c. parricidalis, Augustin. c. Faust. 22, 22), alqm insuere in culleum, Cic., od. bl. culleo (Dat.), Sen. rhet. u. Quint.: insui in culleo, Plaut. fr.: alqm in culleum insuere vivum, Cic.: conicere alqm in culleum, Cic.: in culleo mori, Sen. rhet.: pessimo loco pietas (kindliche Liebe) est, postquam saepius culleos (für Elternmörder) vidimus, quam cruces (für andere Verbrecher), Sen. – culleus ligneus scherzh. v. einem Schiffe ohne Takelwerk, Sen. contr. 7. praef. § 9. – II) übtr., das größte Maß für Flüssigkeiten, 20 amphorae enthaltend, der Kulleus, Cato r. r. 148, 1. Varro r. r. 1, 2, 7. Auct. de ponder. 87. Metrol. scriptt. p. 142, 10 H. (wo chulleus). – ➳ Nbf. culleum, Isid. 5, 27, 66. Fulgent. serm. ant. 53. Not. Tir. 110, 16: Plur. cullea Cato orig. 2. fr. 10 (bei Varro r. r. 1, 2, 7): Genet. Plur. synk. culleûm, Cato r. r. 11, 1.

culleus [CL] , leather sack; b (w. ref. to drowning of parricides). ~eum, vas pice oblitum GlC C 926; ~eum, folle[m] bubul[in]um Ib. 956; ~ei plures e fluviis extracti, quos ‥ infoderat plenos auro molito W. Malm. GR III 277.  b ~eum, ælces cynnes witnung Ælf. Gl.; s945 si quid ‥ veneranda patrum memoria ~eo dignum parricidali perpetratum agnoverit Diceto YH 363; multa parri[ci]dia multi ~ei docuere Gir. PI I 7 p. 25; omne scelus poterat redimi, nec erat păricide / culleus exceptus A. Meaux Susanna 98; sustineant laici seculare judicium ut ‥ insuti ~eis enatent ad Neptunum R. Bury Phil. 4. 56.

culleus, (16) ī, m. , v. culeum.

culleus . v. culeus.


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culleus (cūleus), ī, m

• , κολεός(Ion. κουλεός), a leather bag, sack for liquids, N. — Parricides were sewed up in bags and drowned: insutus in culeum, C., Iu.

CULLEUS

CU´LLEUSor CU´LEUS, a sack used in the punishment of parricides. [LEX CORNELIA DE SICARIIS.

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CULLEUS

CU´LLEUSor CU´LEUS, a Roman measure, which was used for estimating the produce of vineyards. It was the largest liquid measure used by the Romans, containing 20 amphorae, or 160 congii, that is, almost 119 gallons. (Carm. de Pond. et Mens. 88, 87; Plin. Nat.14.52; Cat. Agr. 148; Varr. R. R. 1. 2.7; Colum. 3.3; Hultsch, Metrol. p. 90.)

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