I.Gr. acc. Macedonas, Auct. Her. 4, 32, 43; Liv. 26, 24, 5 et saep.; Sen. Ben. 5, 6, 1; Flor. 2, 8, 5; v. Neue, Formenl. 1, 328), m., = Μακεδόνες, the Macedonians, Mel. 2, 3, 1; Cic. Off. 2, 22, 76; Auct. Her. 4, 25, 34; 32; Liv. 7, 26; 30, 33 sq. et saep.—Hyrcani Macedones, v. Hyrcani.— In sing.: Măcĕdo (Macedon, Luc. 8, 694), ŏnis, m., a Macedonian: “quid Macedo Alexander?” i. e. Alexander the Great, Cic. Phil. 5, 17, 48; so Luc. 8, 694: “diffidit urbium Portas vir Macedo,” i. e. Philip of Macedon, Hor. C. 3, 16, 14: “hostis,” Liv. 9, 19, 14.—
B. Transf.: “Macedonum robur,” a body of men armed in the Macedonian manner in the army of Antiochus, Liv. 36, 18, 2; 4 and 5.—Hence,
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A. Măcĕdŏnĭa , ae, f., = Μακεδονία, Macedonia, Macedon, a country between Thessaly and Thrace, Mel. 1, 3, 4; 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 33; Cic. Leg. Agr. 1, 2, 5; Liv. 9, 18; 27, 33; Vell. 1, 6, 5 et saep.—
B. Măcĕdŏnĭcus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Macedonia, Macedonic, Macedonian: “miles,” Plaut. Rud. 1, 1, 49: “mare,” Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 51: “legiones,” Cic. Fam. 12, 23, 2: “legio,” Tac. H. 3, 22: “cerasa,” Plin. 15, 25, 30, § 104.—Subst.: Măcĕdŏnĭcus , i, m., a surname of Q. Cæcilius Metellus, who made Macedonia a Roman province, Vell. 1, 11; Plin. 7, 44, 45, § 144; Val. Max. 4, 1, 12.—
D. Măcē^dŏnĭus , a, um, adj., = Μακεδόνιος, Macedonian: Macedonia sarissa (with sec. syl. long, acc. to the Gr. Μακηδόνιος), Ov. M. 12, 466: “militi Macedonio,” Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 112: “colonia,” Just. 11, 11 fin.
