adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
dibaphus1
dibaphus (feminine dibapha, neuter dibaphum)
Classical[ˈdɪ.ba.pʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈdiː.ba.fus]
Meaning
- adjectivedyed twice
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dibaphus | dibapha | dibaphum |
| genitive | dibaphī | dibaphae | dibaphī |
| dative | dibaphō | dibaphae | dibaphō |
| accusative | dibaphum | dibapham | dibaphum |
| ablative | dibaphō | dibaphā | dibaphō |
| vocative | dibaphe | dibapha | dibaphum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dibaphī | dibaphae | dibapha |
| genitive | dibaphōrum | dibaphārum | dibaphōrum |
| dative | dibaphīs | dibaphīs | dibaphīs |
| accusative | dibaphōs | dibaphās | dibapha |
| ablative | dibaphīs | dibaphīs | dibaphīs |
| vocative | dibaphī | dibaphae | dibapha |
dĭbăphus, a, um, or us, um, adj., = δίβαφος,
I. double dyed (once with scarlet and then with purple):
purpura, Plin. 9, 39, 63, § 137; 21, 8, 22, § 45.—Because the Roman magistrates wore garments striped with purple, II. Trop.: dibaphus, i, f. ( = ἡ δίβαφος, sc. ἐσθής), the purple staterobe of a high magistrate:
Curtius noster dibaphum cogitat, sed eum infector moratur, Cic. Fam. 2, 16 fin. (id. Att. 2, 9, 2, written as Greek).Origins
From Ancient Greek δίβαφος (díbaphos, “double-dyed”)m from δί- (dí-, “double-”) + βᾰφή (băphḗ, “dye”).