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noun greek

arctūrus

gen. arctūri · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
= ἀρκτοῦρος.
As a star.
As a star.
The brightest star in Bootes; whose rising and setting was supposed to portend tempestuous weather by extension •
The brightest star in Bootes,, whose rising and setting was supposed to portend tempestuous weather (Plaut. Rud. prol. 71): stella micans radiis, Arcturus, Cic. Arat. 99; id. N. D. 2, 42, 110 (as a transl. of Arat. 95); cf. Hyg. Fab. 130; id. Astr. 2, 4; Verg. A. 1, 744; Vulg. Job, 9, 6; 37, 9; ib. Amos, 5, 8; introduced in Plaut. Rud. as Prologus.—Transf.
The whole constellation •
The whole constellation (syn.: Bootes, Arctophylax), Verg. G. 1, 204 Voss.—
The rising of Arcturus
The rising of Arcturus, Verg. G. 1, 68.—
A plant
A plant, v. arction.
Perseus ID: n3467 Key: arcturus