bellĭpŏtens, entis, adj. [bellum - potens],
mighty or valiant in war (poet. and rare): bellipotentes sunt magis quam sapientipotentes, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 56, 116 (Ann. v. 188 Vahl.).—Subst.: Bellipotens, i. e. Mars , Verg. A. 11, 8: diva, i. e. Pallas , Stat. Th. 2, 715; so Val. Fl. 1, 529; Claud. III. Cons. Hon. 144; id. Laus Seren. 40; Tert. cont. Jud. 9; Firm. p. 27.