grex

grex , gregis, m.: a herd, 6.38; flock; litter; the young, 8.85.

grex, grĕgis, m. (fem., Lucil. ap. Charis. p. 72 P.; Lucr. 2, 662; Inscr. ap. Maff. Mus. Veron. 127, 4) [Sanscr. root jar-, come together; Gr. ἀγείρω, ἀγορά], a flock, herd, drove, swarm (cf.: armentum, jumentum, pecus).

• I Lit., of animals: pecudes dispulsae sui generis sequuntur greges, Cic. Att. 7, 7, 7; cf.: greges armentorum reliquique pecoris, id. Phil. 3, 12, 31: nobilissimarum equarum, id. Verr. 2, 2, 7, § 20: asinorum, Varr. R. R. 2, 6, 2: lanigeri, Verg. G. 3, 287: vir gregis ipse caper, id. E. 7, 7; cf.: dux gregis, i. e. a bull, Ov. A. A. 1, 326: elephantorum, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 5: porcorum, Juv. 2, 80: pavonum, Varr. R. R. 3, 6, 2: anserum, id. ib. 3, 10, 1: anatum, id. ib. 3, 11, 1: avium, Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 19.—Opp. to armenta, of small cattle: non ego sum pastor, non hic armenta gregesve, Ov. M. 1, 513; 4, 635; Tib. 1, 5, 28.—Prov.: grex totus in agris Unius scabie cadit, Juv. 2, 79. —
• II Transf.
• • A Of a number of persons, in a good or bad sense, a company, society, troop, band, crowd.
  • • 1 In gen.: in hunc igitur gregem P. Sullam ex his honestissimorum hominum gregibus reicietis? Cic. Sull. 28, 77: amicorum, id. Att. 1, 18, 1; cf.: scribe tui gregis hunc, i. e. receive him into the number of your friends, Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 13: philosophorum, Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42: ille virorum (of the Fabians), Sil. 7, 58: Cethegus libertos suos orabat, uti grege facto cum telis ad se irrumperent, i. e. in a body, Sall. C. 50, 2; id. J. 58, 3: quos respexit rex grege facto venientes, Liv. 8, 24, 13: ne servi quidem uno grege profugiunt dominos, i. e. all together, Curt. 10, 2, 12: ego forsitan propter multitudinem patronorum in grege annumerer, Cic. Rosc. Am. 32, 89: Epicuri de grege porcus, Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 16: grex contaminatus turpium virorum, id. C. 1, 37, 9: venalium, Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 67 (737): indocilis, Hor. Epod. 16, 37: cum populum gregibus comitum premit spoliator, Juv. 1, 46.—
    • 2 In partic., of players or charioteers, a company, troop, band: si voltis adplaudere hunc gregem et fabulam, Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 33 (1317); id. Cas. prol. 22; Ter. Heaut. 45; id. Phorm. 32; Petr. 80; Inscr. Grut. 1024, 5; Inscr. ap. Marin. Frat. Arv. p. 257.—
  • B Of things (very rare): virgarum, a bundle of rods, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 99 (328).

grex, gregis, m. (zu griech. ἀφείρω, ich sammle), I) die Herde, dux gregis, vom Stier, Ov.: grex suillus, ovillus, caprinus, bovillus, alte Formel bei Liv.: greges lanigeri, Verg.: gr. asinorum, Varro: greges armentorum reliquique pecoris, Cic.: greges nobilissimarum equarum, Cic.: gr. elephantorum, Sen. u. Plin.: cervorum, Rudel, Iustin. u. Amm.: porcorum, Iuven.: avium, Hor.: pavonum, anserum, anatum, Varro. – II) übtr.: A) v. Menschen, die Schar, der Schwarm, Kreis, die Gesellschaft, im üblen Sinne auch die Sippschaft, Clique, der gemeine-, große Haufe, 1) im allg.: gr. hominum honestissimorum, Cic.: amicorum, Cic.: iuvenum, Liv.: feminarum nobilium, Curt.: venalium, Plaut.: servorum, Petron.: rabularum, Varro fr.: spadonum, Curt.: praedonum, Cic.: me in vestrum gregem recipiatis, Ter.: in grege annumeror, Cic.: ne servi quidem uno grege (alle miteinander) profugiunt dominos, Curt. – 2) insbes.: a) v. Schauspielern u. Wagenkämpfern im Zirkus, die Gesellschaft, Truppe, Bande, Komik. u.a.: grex ryssata (= russata), Inscr.: gregem ducere, Suet. – b) v. Priestern, die Schar, Chaldaeus, Iuven.: liniger, die Isisdiener, -priester, Iuven. – c) v. Philosophen, die Sekte, philosophorum, Cic.: Epicuri, Hor. – d) v. Soldaten, die Schar, Rotte, der Trupp, cum toto cecĭdit grege, Sil.: oft grege facto, nachdem man sich eng zusammengeschlossen, in geschlossenem Zuge, Sall. u. Liv. – B) v. Lebl., die Schar, virgarum ulmearum, Plaut.: hyadum, Ov.: Pleïadum, Sen. poët. – ➳ grex gen. fem., Suet. fr. 309, 19 u. 20 Roth. Lucr. 2, 663. Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 2787; 6, 10069 u. 10092; vgl. Charis. 92, 30. Prisc. 8, 42.

grex [CL] 1 flock, herd (of sheep or other animal); b (of birds). c shoal (offish). d swarm (of bees). e litter, brood. c795 pastor providus ~gi suo optima praevidere pascua curat Alcuin Ep. 31; ibi habet Gislebertus ~gem ovium DB I 354v; œhtesþane (id est servo porcario) qui dominicum ~gem curie custodit pertinet habere stiferh (id est porcellum de sude) (Quad.) GAS 449; Sarraceni ‥ per agros armentorum pecorumque ~ges passim demittebant Ord. Vit. XIII 6 p. 13; Jacob videt tres ~ges accubantes juxta puteum Ad. Dore Pictor 156; ~x totus in agris cadit solius unius scabie prurigine porci Quaest. Salern. C 22; Gerv. Tilb. I 20 (v. agniculus a); 1274 (v. 2 bercarius a); quando lupus ‥ [fecit] insultus se congregat totus ~x [ME: floc] AncrR 93; 1440 unum ~gem ovium FormA 432; hic ~x, a floke WW.  b ut uno in ~ge centum [grues] ‥ invenias Gir. TH I 14; Ib. 23 (v. bisia); pavonumque gregi non timet ire comes Walt. Angl. Fab. 34. 4; greges avium Gower VC III 1695.  c cum grege piscoso scrutor maris aequora squamis Aldh. Aen. 16 (Luligo) 2.  d bochero (id est apum custodi) pertinet gafolheorde (id est ~gem ad censum) (Quad., Rect.) GAS 448; 1323 ~x apium MFG (Gt. Waltham, Essex) .  e ~x catulorum Gildas EB 23 (v. erumpere 1a). 2 group, horde (of people). emergunt ‥ tetri Scottorum ‥ ~ges Gildas EB 19; c800 quare ‥ junxisti [v. l. juncxisti] te scortorum ~gibus Alcuin Ep. 295; ~x, multitudo GlC G 150; circumstat principem grex adulancium Walt. Wimb. Palpo 93. 3 the Lord’s flock, congregation of Christians; b (of monks). electi sacerdotes ~gis Domini cum innocentibus ovibus trucidati Gildas EB 9; ovem perditam ‥ pastor ‥ Christus inventam revehit ad ~gem V. Greg. 107; numquam ‥ commissum sibi ~gem ‥ docere praetermittebat Bede HE IV 21 p. 256; ostendens gregibus pabula pulchra Dei Bonif. Carm. 7.22; pater ‥ greges et ovilia cara revisens / ingemit, et precibus Domino commendat Frith. 1122; ad regendum me ipsum et ~gem mihi commissum Anselm (Or. 17) III 70; Hugo ‥ baptizatorum ~gem formidans inter allophilos diutius exulavit Ord. Vit. IX 15 p. 598; R. Bury Phil. 4. 49 (v. dominicus 6a); 1549 haereses in ~ges Dominicos ‥ grassari Conc. Scot. II 81.  b congregavit ‥ sibi ‥ ~gem monachorum Wulf. Æthelwold 11; tam sancto monachorum ~gi rectorem ‥ fieri Anselm (Ep. 165) IV 39; Uticensis ~x ‥ in pace quievit Ord. Vit. III 3 p. 63; invenit ‥ abbatias complures in quibus ~x Domini rectum ordinem tenebat G. Mon. XI 1; pro tenella [sic] ~ge [sc. abbatie de Revesby] W. Dan. Ailred 20.

grex, (8) grĕgis, m. (cf. ἀγείρω), ¶ 1 troupeau : Cic. Att. 7, 7, 7 ; greges armentorum reliquique pecoris Cic. Phil. 3, 31, des troupeaux de gros et petit bétail ; [fig.] Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 16 ¶ 2 troupe, bande [dʼoiseaux] : Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 19 ¶ 3 troupe [dʼhommes] bande : Cic. Sulla 77 ; Att. 1, 18, 1 ; de Or. 1, 42 || scribe tui gregis hunc Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 13, inscris-le dans ta bande || troupe [dʼacteurs] : Pl. Cas. 22, etc. ; Ter. Haut. 45 ; Phorm. 32 ¶ 4 [en parl. des choses] : grex virgarum Pl. Ps. 333, poignée de verges.

➳ fém., Lucil. Sat. 4, 32 Müller [non noté par Marx (168) et Bahrens (137) ] ; Lucr. 2, 663.

grex , gregis. m. f.
羣。卑人之夥。Virgarum grex. —綑棍。Avium grex 一羣鳥。 Scribere eum sui gregis 收之爲友。

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grex gregis, m

• a flock, herd, drove, swarm: pecudes dispulsae sui generis sequuntur greges: greges armentorum: lanigeri, V.: Dux gregis, ram, O.: balantūm, V.: avium, H.: armenta gregesve, O.—Prov.: grex totus in agris Unius scabie cadit, Iu.—A company, society, troop, band, crowd, throng, set, clique: ancillarum, T.: honestissimorum hominum greges: Scribe tui gregis hunc, i. e. your intimates, H.: grege facto inrumpere, in a body, S.: ego forsitan propter multitudinem patronorum in grege adnumerer: indocilis, H.— A company of actors: alius, T.