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pōne , adv. and prep. for posine, posne; cf. Gr. πύματος, the last, and v. post.
I. Adv., after, behind, back, = post, a tergo (opp. ante, before; rare and mostly poet.; by Quint., 8, 3, 25, considered as archaic; cf. “also: pone gravi sono antiqui utebantur pro loci significatione,” Fest. p. 249 Müll.; Plaut. Cas. 5, 1, 16): “(moveri) et ante et pone, ad laevam et ad dextram,” Cic. Univ. 13 fin.: “(remiges) Pone petunt, exim referunt ad pectora tonsas, Enn. ap. Fest. s. v. tonsam, p. 356 Müll. (Ann. v. 236 Vahl.): pone venire,” Prop. 3, 15, 30 (4, 14, 28): “pars cetera pontum Pone legit,” Verg. A. 2, 208: “pone subit conjux,” id. ib. 2, 725: “pone sequens,” id. ib. 10, 226; Sil. 8, 561: “respicere,” Val. Max. 1, 7, ext. 1.—With vorsum, behind, backwards: pone vorsum illac mare est, Cato ap. Charis. p. 191 P.; cf. infra fin.—
II. Prep. with acc., behind (mostly anteclass. and post-Aug.): “pone quos aut ante labantur,” Cic. Univ. 10 fin.: “pone me,” Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 1; cf.: “pone nos recede,” id. Poen. 3, 2, 34: “pone aedem Castoris,” id. Curc. 4, 1, 20; id. Trin. 3, 2, 37: “pone castra,” Liv. 40, 30 fin.: “aedes Africani pone Veteres,” id. 44, 16, 10: “vinctae pone tergum manus,” Tac. H. 3, 85; so, “pone tergum insurgebat silva,” id. A. 2, 16; id. H. 2, 83; 3, 60; 4, 82: “comam pone verticem submittere,” Suet. Ner. 51; id. Tib 68; Val. Max. 1, 7, ext. 1; Sen. ad Marc. 9, 3; Just. 2, 7, 8.—With vorsus: postquam auspicaviatque exercitum adduxi pone vorsus castra hostium, Cato ap. Charis. p. 191 P.
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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    • Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, 1.7
    • Cicero, Timaeus, 10
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