Prĭēnē, ēs, f., = Πριήνη,
I a maritime town of lonia , the birthplace of Bias , the mod. Samsoon , Cic. Par. 1, 1, 8: plures esse, Bias, pravos, quem clara Priene, etc., Aus. VII. Sap. Lud. 11, and Biant. 1.—Hence,
A Prĭēnaeus , a, um, adj., = Πριηναῖος, of or belonging to Priene , Prienian : Bias, Sid. Carm. 2, 161.—
B Prĭēnensis , e, adj., of or belonging to Priene : scammonium, Plin. 26, 8, 38, § 60.—In plur. subst. : Prĭ-ēnenses , ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Priene , the Prienians , Val. Max. 1, 5, 1.—
C Prĭēneus ( trisyl ), i, adj. m. , = Πριηνεύς, of Priene , Prienian; subst. , a Prienian : Bias Prieneus dixit, οἱ πλεῖστοι κακοί, Aus. VII. Sap. Lud. 11, and Biant. 1.