proper noun · masculinethird declension
Phāsis1
Phāsis m sg (genitive Phāsis or Phāsidis or Phāsidos)
Classical[ˈpʰaː.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfaː.s̬is]
Meaning
- An important river of Colchis, now called Rioni
Phāsis, ĭdis or ĭdos (acc. also Phasin, Prop. 3, 22, 11; Sen. Cons. Helv. 10, 3:
A. A river in Colchis, which empties into the Euxine Sea, now Rion, Mel. 1, 19, 12; Plin. 6, 4, 4, § 12:
limosi Phasidos undae, Ov. M. 7, 6: sua jura cruentum Phasin habent, Stat. Th. 5, 457: Phasidis ales, a pheasant (v. in the foll. Phasiacus), id. S. 4, 6, 8; cf.: ultra Phasin capi volunt, quod ambitiosam popinam instruat, Sen. Cons. Helv. 10, 3.—B. Transf., a town and its harbor lying at the mouth of the Phasis, a colony of the Milesians, now Poti, Mel. 1, 19, 12; Plin. 6, 4, 4, § 13.—Hence,
A. Phāsis, ĭdis, adj. f., Phasian; poet. Colchian:
volucres, i. e. pheasants, Mart. 13, 45, 1.—Subst.: Phāsis, ĭdis, f., the Colchian, a term applied to Medea; acc. Phasida, Ov. F. 2, 42.—B. Phā-sĭăcus, a, um, adj., = Φασιακός, of or belonging to the Phasis, Phasian; also poet. Colchian:
angulus, Mel. 2, 2, 5: unda, Ov. Tr. 2, 439: terra, id. R. Am. 261: corona, which Medea presented to Creusa, id. Ib. 605: ales Phasiacis petita Colchis, i. e. the pheasant, Petr. 93.—C. Phāsĭānus, a, um, adj., = Φασιανός, of or belonging to the Phasis, Phasian:
Phasianae aves, pheasants, Plin. 10, 48, 67, § 132.—As subst.: phāsĭāna, ae, f., a pheasant, Plin. 11, 33, 39, § 114.— More freq., phāsĭānus (fāsĭān-), i, m., Suet. Vit. 13; Pall. 1, 29; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 41 fin.; Edict. Diocl. p. 14.—According to the myth, it is the metamorphosed Itys, daughter of Tereus; v. Itys.—D. Phā-sĭas, ădis, adj. f., = Φασιάς, of or belonging to the Phasis, Phasian; poet. Colchian:
Phasias Aeetine, Ov. H. 6, 103: puella, i. e. Medea, id. P. 3, 3, 80.—Subst.: Phāsĭas. ădis, f., Medea, Ov. A. A. 2, 382.Phāsis, ĭdis, adj., v. 1. Phasis, A.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Φᾶσις (Phâsis).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
AntiquitiesPhasisPhasis (φάσις) was often used in a general sense to denote any kind of information (Pollux, 8.47, κοινῶς δὲ φ. ἐκαλοῦντο πᾶσαι αἱ μηνύσεις τῶν λανθανό…GeographyPhasisPhasis (Φᾶσις), a navigable river in Colchis, on the east of the Euxine, which was regarded in ancient times as forming the boundary between Europe an…GeographyPhasisPhasis (Φᾶσις), the easternmost town on the coast of the Euxine, on the southern bank, and near the mouth of the river Phasis, which is said to have r…