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Sĕrāpis (a short, Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 531; Mart. Cap. 2, § 191; Paul. Nol. Carm. 26, 100), is and ĭdis, m., = Σάρᾶπις,
I.a chief divinity of the Egyptians, subsequently worshipped also in Greece and Rome, Varr. L. L. 5, § 57 Müll.; id. ap. Aug. Civ. Dei, 18, 5; Macr. S. 1, 20 fin.; Cic. Div. 2, 59, 123; id. N. D. 3, 19, 47; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 66, § 160; Varr. ap. Charis. p. 69 P.; Plin. 37, 5, 19, § 75; Tac. H. 4, 81; 4, 84; Suet. Vesp. 7; Spart. Sev. 17; Mart. 9, 30, 6; Inscr. Orell. 931; 950; 987; 1887 sq.—Hence,
A. Sĕ-rāpēum , i, n., a temple of Serapis, the most celebrated in Alexandria, Tert. Apol. 18 fin.; id. Spect. 8 fin.; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 27; Amm. 22, 16, 12; cf. Tac. H. 4, 84.—
B. Sĕrāpĭcus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Serapis, Serapian; transf., splendid, sumptuous: “cenae,” Tert. Apol. 39 med.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.2.160
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