I. Lit., a rowing: “homines remigio sequi,” Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 55: “olli remigio noctemque diemque fatigant,” Verg. A. 8, 94: “portus decem dierum remigio ab oppido distans (just before: abest a Ptolemaide quinque dierum navigatione),” Plin. 6, 29, 34, § 174; 9, 3, 2, § 6.—
II. Meton. (abstr. pro concreto).
A. The parts of a vessel that belong to the rowing of it, the oars, Cat. 64, 13; Verg. G. 1, 202; Hor C. 1, 14, 4; Tac. A. 2, 24; id. H. 3, 47; id. G. 44.—Prov.: “remigio veloque festinare,” i. e. with all possible speed, Plaut. As. 1, 3, 5 (cf.: remis velisque; “v. 1. remus, I. A.): meo remigio rem gero,” i. e. I steer my own course, do just as I please, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 152 (v. l. meo remigio remigo; cf. Brix ad loc.).—
2. Poet., of wings: “remigi oblitae (aves),” Lucr. 6, 743: “volat ille per aëra magnum Remigio alarum,” Verg. A. 1, 301; 6, 19 (mentioned in Quint. 8, 6, 18); Ov. M. 8, 228; id. A. A. 2, 45: “(aquila) remigium dextrā laevāque porrigens,” App. M. 6, p. 179 al. (cf. in the Gr. Aesch. Agam. 52: πτερύγων ἐρετμοῖσιν ἐρεσσόμενοι).—
B. Those that perform the rowing, the oarsmen, rowers, Cic. Tusc. 5, 39, 114: “remigium classicique milites, tranquillo in altum evecti,” Liv. 26, 51; 21, 22; 26, 39; 33, 48; 37, 11; Tac. A. 3, 1, 14, 39; Verg. A. 3, 471: “remigium vitiosum Ulixei,” Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 63.
