Hērāclītus, i, m., = Ἡράκλειτος.
I A celebrated Greek philosopher of Ephesus , who wrote in an obscure style (hence called ὁ σκοτεινός, the Obscure), Cic. Div. 2, 64, 133; id. Fin. 2, 5, 15; id. N. D. 3, 14, 35; id. Tusc. 5, 36, 105; Lucr. 1, 639: nec consulto dicis occulte tamquam Heraclitus, Cic. N. D. 1, 26, 74.—
B Deriv.: Hēraclītĕi , ōrum, m., the disciples of Heraclitus , Ap. Dogm. Plat. 1, p. 2, 41.—
II A pupil of Clitomachus and Philo , Cic. Ac. 2 ( Luc. ), 4, 12.—
III An ambassador sent by king Philip to Hannibal , with the surname Scotinus, Liv. 23, 39.