epulo
epulo, a guest at a feast, feaster, carouser
ĕpŭlo, ōnis (also EPOLONUS, i, acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 78, 11 Müll.), m. [epulum], a guest at a feast or banquet, a feaster, carouser.
- I In gen. (mostly post-class.), Cic. Att. 2, 7, 3; Ap. Met. 2, 19, 1; 9, 38, 26; Firm. Math. 5, 4 fin.—Far more freq.,
- II In partic.: Tresviri or Septemviri Epulones (in inscrr. also SEPTEMVIR and SEPTEMVIRI [VII. VIR.] EPVLONVM), a t. t. of relig. lang., a college of priests, composed at first of three and afterwards of seven persons, who superintended the sacrificial banquets to the gods, Cic. de Or. 3, 19 fin.; Gell. 1, 12, 6; cf. Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 12; Luc. 1, 602; Inscr. Orell. 590; 773; 2259 sq.; Calend. Praenest. Jan. (Orell. Inscr. 2, p. 382).—In sing.: Epulo, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 6, § 82 Müll. N. cr.: Triumvir Epulo, Liv. 40, 42: tres viri epulones, id. 33, 42, 1: VII. VIRO. EPVLONI, Inscr. Orell. 2365.
1. epulo, ōnis, m. (epulum), I) tresviri u. septemviri (gew. IIIviri u. VIIviri) epulones, ein aus drei, später aus sieben (ja aus zehn) Personen zusammengesetztes Priesterkollegium, das die feierlichen öffentlichen Mahlzeiten bei Götterfesten zu besorgen hatte, tresviri epulones, Cic. de or. 3, 73. Liv. 33, 42, 1: Sing. tresvir epulo, Liv. 40, 42, 7. – septemviri epulones, Gell. 1, 12, 6: Sing. VII vir epulo, Corp. inscr. Lat. 3, 1741: septemvir epulonum, Plin. ep. 2, 11, 12. Corp. inscr. Lat. 10, 6087 u. 11, 5210: poet. septemvir epulis festis, Lucan. 1, 602. – bl. epulones, Cic. de har. resp. 21: Sing. epulo, Enn. b. Varro LL. 6, 82 Muell. not. cr. – II) der gern an Gastereien Teilnehmende, der Schmauser, Fresser, Schmausbruder, Cic. ad Att. 2, 7, 3. Apul. met. 2, 19: epulones et bibones, Schmaus- u. Zechbrüder, Firm. math. 5, 4 extr. – ➳ Nbf. epulōnus, arch. epolōnus, Paul. ex Fest. 78, 11; vgl. coëpulōnus, Plaut. Pers. 100.
2. epulo s. epulor ➳ .
~o, gluto, quod et epulonus dicitur
ad purgandam avaritie labem ~ones convocant et parasitos et collegium nugatorum
questio ‥ / que novitas adjecta cibis epulonis acutum / commendet studium
haustum glutones ducunt, pausant epulones [gl.: comestores, Dives ~o fuit ]
1 ĕpŭlō, āre, tr., c. epulor : Fort. Carm. 10, 11, 24.
2 ĕpŭlō, (16) ōnis, m. (epulum), ¶ 1 épulon [prêtre qui présidait aux festins des sacrifices] : Cic. de Or. 3, 73 ; Liv. 33, 42 ¶ 2 beau mangeur, banqueteur : Cic. Att. 2, 7, 3 ; Apul. M. 2, 19.
- 1. iem. die toezicht houdt op een feestmaal: college v. priesters, sinds 198 v. Chr. drie (tresviri), later zeven (septemviri), ttv. Caesar tien leden (decemviri epulones), die de bij de publieke spelen horende maaltijden verzorgden;
- 2. veelvraat, smulpaap.
epulō ōnis, m
- epulum, a guest at a feast, feaster, carouser, C.—A boon companion: Valerius.—Esp.: Tresviri or Septemviri Epulones, a college of priests to conduct sacrificial banquets, C., L.: Manlius, triumvir epulo, L.