Sinope

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Sĭnōpē, ēs (or -a, ae; cf. Zumpt ad Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 34, § 87, p. 166), f., = Σινώπη.

I A famous Greek colony in Paphlagonia , on the Euxine , the birthplace of Diogenes the Cynic and residence of Mithridates , now Sinoub , Mel. 1, 19, 9; Plin. 6, 2, 2, § 6; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 34, § 87; id. Imp. Pomp. 8, 21; Tac. H. 4, 83 sq. al.: Sinopae, Cic. Agr. 2, 20, 53.—Hence,

1 Sĭnōpensis , e, adj., of or belonging to Sinope : colonia, Dig. 50, 15, 1 fin.—Plur. subst. : Sĭnōpenses , ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Sinope , Liv. 40, 2; Tac. H. 4, 83 fin.

2 Sĭnōpeus , a, um, adj., = Σινωπεύς, of Sinope , Plaut. Curc. 3, 72: Cynicus, i. e. Diogenes , Ov. P. 1, 3, 67.—

3 Sĭnōpĭcus , a, um, adj., of Sinope : minium, Cels. 5, 6; 6, 6, 19.—

4 Sĭnōpis , ĭdis, f. (sc. terra), a kind of red ochre found in Sinope, and used for coloring, Plin. 35, 6, 13, § 31; Vitr. 7, 7; Veg. 2, 16, 3 and 5.—

II An earlier name for the town of Sinuessa, Liv. 10, 21, 8.

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