Logeion | rivus

propter aquae rivum
on account of the stream of water

rīvus, ī, m.: a small stream; a rill, brook, rivulet, stream, 3.350.

rīvus, i, m. [root ri- (li-), to flow, drop; Gr. λίμνη; cf. liris; Sanscr. rīna, flowing; cf. ripa], a small stream of water, a brook (cf.: fluvius, amnis).

I Lit.: rivus est locus per longitudinem depressus, quo aqua decurrat, cui nomen est ἀπὸ τοῦ ῥεῖν, Dig. 43, 21 (de rivis), 1: rivorum a fonte deductio, Cic. Top. 8, 33: prostrati in gramine molli Propter aquae rivum, by a waterbrook, Lucr. 2, 30; so, aquae, id. 5, 1392; Hor. C. 3, 16, 29; cf. Inscr. Orell. 51: omnia flumina atque omnes rivos, qui ad mare pertinebant, etc., Caes. B. C. 3, 49; 3, 37; cf. 3, 88 fin.; Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 7: pronus, id. ib. 1, 10, 21; id. C. 1, 29, 11: mobiles, id. ib. 1, 7, 14; cf. celeres, id. ib. 3, 11, 14: gelidi, id. ib. 3, 13, 7; id. Ep. 1, 18, 104: claudite jam rivos, Verg. E. 3, 111: tenuis fugiens per gramina rivus, id. G. 4, 19.—Prov.: e rivo flumina magna facere, to magnify an insignificant object; or, as we say, to make a mountain of a mole-hill, Ov. P. 2, 5, 22.—
- B Transf.
- - 1 An artificial water-course, channel, canal, Dig. 7, 1, 61; 8, 3, 15; 8, 4, 11.—
  - - b A gutter, Vitr. 8, 6 (7), 1 al.—
  - 2 Of other liquids, a stream, etc. (mostly poet.): manabat venis ferventibus argenti rivus et auri, Lucr. 5, 1256: lactis uberes, Hor. C. 2, 19, 11: sanguinis, Verg. A. 11, 668; Liv. 26, 23; Curt. 4, 9, 13: sudoris, Verg. A. 5, 200: lacrimarum, Ov. M. 9, 655: ignium, Plin. 2, 106, 110, § 236: rivis currentia vina, Verg. G. 1, 132.—
II Trop., a stream (very rare; v. rivulus, II.): liquidus fortunae rivus, Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 9: facundiae rivus, Lact. Opif. Dei, 20 fin.

rīvus, ī, m. (zu Wz. *rei - fließen in altind. riṇá̄ti, läßt fließen, läßt laufen), das Gerinne, I) eig. u. übtr.: 1) eig.: a) der Bach, sowohl das Bett, propter aquae rivum, Lucr.: purae rivus aquae, Hor. – als das Wasser, rivi aquarum, Liv. u. Vulg.: rivorum a fonte deductio, Cic.: omnia flumina atque omnes rivos averterat, Caes. – Sprichw., e rivo flumina magna facere, eine unbedeutende Sache vergrößern, aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen, Ov. ex Pont. 2, 5, 22. – b) der Wassergang, -graben, die Wasserrinne, der Kanal, durch ein Ackerstück u. dgl. Pompon. dig. 8, 4, 11 pr. u.a. ICt.: als Bewässerungsrinne, rivos ducere, Ov. rem. 194, deducere, Verg. georg. 1, 269: rivos claudere, Verg. ecl. 3, 111. – c) das Gerinne einer Wasserleitung (durch gemauerte Wassergänge, per canales structiles), Vitr. 8, 6, 1. Frontin. aqu. 5 u.a.: solum (die Sohle) rivi, Vitr. 8, 6, 1. – d) der Stollen zur Ableitung des Grubenwassers, effodere rivos, Tac. ann. 11, 20. – 2) übtr., der Bach, Strom, die Masse, von anderen Flüssigkeiten, wie Blut, Milch usw., rivi sanguinis profluentes, Hieron.: lacrimarum, Ov.: argenti et auri, Lucr.: rivis currentia vina, in Bächen, stromweise fließende, Verg.: sudor fluit undique rivis, Verg.: rivi ignium, Plin. – II) bildl., die Strömung, der Gang, Verlauf, fortunae, Hor. ep. 1, 12, 9: quia tenuis in nobis facundiae rivus est, Lact. de opif. dei 20, 8.

1 rivus [CL], ~a 1 stream, watercourse, river. b (as tributary); c (as fulling stream); d (as source of drinking water); e (fig.). ~is leni murmure serpentibus Gildas EB 3; in loco qui lingua Anglorum Deniseburna, id est ~us Denisi, vocatur Bede HE III 1 p. 128; quemadmodum cum fons fluit in ~um et ~us colligitur in lacum Anselm (Proc. Sp. 9) II 203; ad locum ‥ qui a ~o illic mananti Beccus appellatur G. Crispin Herl. 44; 1448 aquas et piscarias in ~a Thames’ ChartR 190 m. 47; hic ~us, A. syke ‥ hic ~us, a revyre WW. b unde potest Ahanna non incongrue ~us aliquis fluminis Eufratis intellegi Bede Ezra 868. c c1178 terram que est juxta ~um fullonum Act. Hen. II II 151. d nec lavant sua corpora, quia inmundis contractibus non sordescunt, sitim ~o sedant Gros. Hexaem. proem. 33. e a705 transmitte sermunculos ‥ labiae tuae, de cujus fonte ‥ dulces dirivati ~i multorum possint reficere mentes (Cellanus) Ep. Aldh. 3 (9) p. 499; fontis designat salvator jure figuram, / de quo quadrifluis decurrunt flumina rivis Aldh. CE 4. 10. 8; ad pedes Adriani qui esset fons litterarum, ~us artium W. Malm. GP V 189. 2 flow or current of water or other liquid: a (water from vessel); b (tears); c (blood); d (lava). a manibus ‥ donetur mappula, limpha; / mappula sit nivea, rivo sit limpha decoro D. Bec. 2541. b si cor meum contritum fuerit ‥ si ~i diu fluent ab oculis meis Anselm (Or. 14) III 57. c machera ‥ percussus et rubicundo cruoris ~o [gl.: ripe] perfusus ‥ occubuit Aldh. VirgP 36; per utramque narem ~us sanguinis erupit emanantis Gir. SD 14; sanguinis ~um de pane in terram concurrere fratres viderunt (Mochoemog 25) VSH II 177. d fervescens ignibus Aetna / torrida flammivomis trudebat sulphura rivis Aldh. VirgV 1772. 3 channel or duct in human body along which liquid flows (in quot. w. ref. to epididymis). dindimus est rimus [l. rivus] per quem natura mittit materiam spermatis ad testiculos SB 18.

2 rivus [AN rive < CL ripa], shore, bank. Tamisia ‥ fuit congelata ‥ de ~o in ~um Leg. Ant. Lond. 51.

3 rivus [ME reve+-us], reeve. 1485 de exitibus ‥ dominii nostri de Berkiswell’ infra com’ nostrum Warr’ per manus ~i ibidem pro tempore existentis Pat 558 m. 22; 1486 officium ballivi et ~i ville et domini nostri de Flamested’ infra com’ Hertford Ib. 563 m. 7/21; 1489 commisimus Petro Maynwaryng ‥ officium ballivi et ~i dominii de Flampstode ‥ in comitatu Hortford’ FineR m. 11/9.

rīvus, (10) ī, m. (ῥέω), ¶ 1 ruisseau, petit cours dʼeau : Cic. Top. 33 ; Cæs. C. 3, 37, 3 ; 3, 49, 3 ; propter aquæ rivum Lucr. 1, 30, au bord dʼune eau courante ¶ 2 conduite dʼeau, canal : Vitr. Arch. 8, 6, 1 || tranchée : Tac. Ann. 11, 20 ¶ 3 [fig.] ruisseau : [dʼargent et dʼor] Lucr. 5, 1256 ; [de sang] Virg. En. 11, 668 ; [de larmes] Ov. M. 9, 655 ; [torrent de feu] Plin. 2, 236.

rīvus, ī m

1. beek, stroom; metaf. (Hor.) loop [Fortunae]; ➤ (sprw.) e -o flumina facere (Ov.) = van een mug een olifant maken;
2. (poët.; postklass.) stroom, metaf. hoeveelheid [sanguinis; lacrimarum; argenti]; ➤ -is currentia vina; sudor fluit undique -is;
3. (poët.; postklass.) kanaal, waterleiding; tunnel voor het afvoeren v. mijnwater; ➤ -os effodere, ducere.

rivus , i. m.
小溪。小水。E rivo flumen facere 以溪爲河。言太過。

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rīvus ī, m

RI-, a small stream, brook: Purae aquae, H.: rivis, qui ad mare pertinebant, etc., Cs.: laudo ruris amoeni Rivos, H.: celeres, H.— Prov.: e rivo flumma magna facis, i. e. make a mountain of a mole-hill, O.—An artificial watercourse, canal, ditch, conduit: rivos deducere (for irrigation), V.: rivos ducere lenis aquae, O.—A stream: lactis uberes, H.: sanguinis rivi, L.: sudoris, V.: lacrimarum, O.—Fig., a stream, course: liquidus fortunae rivus, H.

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