noun · masculinesecond declension
cistophorus
cistophorus m (genitive cistophorī)
Meaning
- masculinebearer of the sacred casket
- masculinecistophorus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cistophorus | cistophorī |
| genitive | cistophorī | cistophorōrum |
| dative | cistophorō | cistophorīs |
| accusative | cistophorum | cistophorōs |
| ablative | cistophorō | cistophorīs |
| vocative | cistophore | cistophorī |
cistŏphŏrus or -ŏs, i, m., = κιστοφόρος.
I. The bearer of the sacred box, Inscr. Orell. 2318.—
II. An Asiatic coin of the value of about four drachms, on which a cista was stamped, Cic. Att. 2, 6, 2; 2, 16, 4; 11, 1, 2; id. Dom. 20, 52.—Gen. plur. cistophorūm, Liv. 37, 46, 3; 39, 7, 1; Paul. ex Fest. p. 78.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cistophorus (-os) ī (gen plur. ūm, L.), m
, κιστοφόρος, an Asiatic coin stamped with a cista, worth about four drachmas.
Origins
From κιστοφόρος (kistophóros). See also cista.