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pānis , is, m. (
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.—
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.
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