LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

sēmĭ-axĭus

Meaning

  1. an appellation of the early Christians

sēmĭ-axĭus, ii, m. axis,
I. an appellation of the early Christians, derived from the manner of their martyrdom: licet nunc sarmentitios et semiaxios appelletis, quia ad stipitem dimidii axis revincti, sarmentorum ambitu uriemur, Tert. Apol. 50.

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What does sēmĭ-axĭus mean in Latin?
sēmĭ-axĭus, a noun, means “an appellation of the early Christians”.