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noun greek

ŏbĕliscus

gen. ŏbĕlisci · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
= ὀβελίσκος (a small spit; hence)
An obelisk •
An obelisk: trabes ex Syenite marmore fecere reges, obeliscos vocantes Solis numini sacratos, Plin. 36, 8, 14, § 64 sq.; cf. Amm. 17, 4, 17; Isid. Orig. 18, 31; Tac. A. 3, 60.—
A rose-bud
A rose-bud (postclass.), Aus. Idyll. 14, 27.—
A mark in books placed against suspected passages, an obelisk
A mark in books placed against suspected passages, an obelisk (†), Aug. Ep. 10, 2 (cf. obelus).
Perseus ID: n31611 Key: obeliscus