I.neutr. collat. form pāne , is, Plaut. ap. Non. 218, 12, and Charis. p. 69 and 114 P.; v. infra; cf. “also: non item apud vos est positum hoc pane et hic panis? etc.,” Arn. 1, 36.—In gen. plur., panium, acc. to Caes. ap. Charis. p. 69 and 114 P.; panuin, acc. to Prisc. p. 771 P.) [from the root pa, to feed; whence also πάομαι, pabulum, and pasco], bread, a loaf.
I. Lit.: “tunc farinam aquā sparsit et assiduā tractatione perdomuit finxitque panem, etc.,” Sen. Ep. 90, 23: “a pistore panem petimus, vinum ex oenopolio,” Plaut. As. 1, 3, 48: “haec sunt ventris stabilimenta: pane et arsā bubulā, etc.,” id. Curc. 2, 3, 88: “quin tu rogas, Purpureum panem an puniceum soleam ego esse,” id. Men. 5, 5, 19: “sordidus,” id. As. 1, 2, 16: “panis rubidus,” id. Cas. 2, 5, 1: cibarius panis, coarse bread (v. cibarius), Cic. Tusc. 5, 34, 97: “secundus,” black bread, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 123: “ater,” Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 17: “durus ac sordidus,” Sen. Ep. 119, 3: “siccus,” dry bread, id. ib. 83, 6: “panis plebeius, siligneus,” id. ib. 119, 3; cf.: “panis tener et niveus mollique siligine factus,” Juv. 5, 70: “vetus aut nauticus,” Plin. 22, 25, 68, § 138: “lapidosus,” Hor. S. 1, 5, 91: “fermentatus,” Vulg. Lev 7, 13: “azymus,” id. Exod. 29, 2: “subcinericus,” id. ib. 12, 39: “oleatus,” id. Num. 11, 8: mollia panis, the crumb, Plin. 13, 12, 26, § “82: panis crusta,” the crust, id. 29, 4, 23, § 75: “bucella panis,” a mouthful, Vulg. Gen. 18, 5: “mucida caerulei panis consumere frusta,” Juv. 14, 128.—
B. In partic., a loaf: “comesse panem tres pedes latum potes,” Plaut. Bacch. 4, 1, 8: “bini panes,” id. Pers. 4, 3, 2: “ex hoc effectos panes, jaciebant, etc.,” Caes. B. C. 3, 48, 2: “panes et opsonia,” Suet. Calig. 37: “panes quos coxerat tradidit,” Vulg. Gen. 27, 17: “tortam panis unius,” id. Exod. 29, 23: “quinque panes,” id. Johan. 6, 9: “cum esuriente panem suum dividere,” Sen. Ep. 95, 51: “frange esurienti panem tuum,” Vulg. Isa. 58, 7.—Hence,
II. Transf.
1. Food in general: “non in solo pane vivit homo,” Vulg. Luc. 4, 4; id. 2 Thess. 3, 12; and trop. of food for the soul, spiritual nourishment: “ego sum panis vitae,” the food which gives life, id. Johan. 6, 48; 6, 51, etc.—
2. A mass in the shape of a loaf, a loaf: “panes aeris,” Plin. 34, 11, 24, § 107: “aut panes viridantis aphronitri,” Stat. S. 4, 9, 37.
