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rhomphaea , ae (pure Latin form, rumpīa , Gell. 10, 25, 2; with
I.i short, rumpĭa, Val. Fl. 6, 98), f., = ῥομφαία, a long missile weapon of barbarous nations: “rumpia genus teli est Thracae nationis,Gell. 10, 25, 4; Liv. 31, 39, 11: “bis acuta,Vulg. Ecclus. 21, 4; id. Apoc. 2, 12; Val. Fl. l. l.; Claud. Epigr. 27; Ascon. Argum. Milon.— Hence, rhomphaeālis , e, adj., of or belonging to the rhomphaea: “incendium,Prud. Cath. 7, 93.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • New Testament, Revelation, 2.12
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 31, 39
    • C. Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, 6.98
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 10.25.2
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 10.25.4
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