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ĕlĕphans, antis, v. elephas.

ĕlĕphantĭa and ĕlĕphantĭăcus, v. elephantiasis.

† ĕlĕphantĭăsis (-tĭōsis, Veg. A. V. 4, 3, 4; August. de Gen. ad Lit. 9, 10), is, f., = ἐλεφαντίασις, a very virulent kind of leprosy, elephantiasis, Plin. 26, 1, 5, § 7 sq.; 20, 10, 42, § 109; 20, 14, 52, § 144; Veg. A. V. 1, 9; 1, 16; 4, 3, 4 (in Cels. 3, 25, written as Greek). Also called ĕlĕphas, q. v., and ĕlĕphantĭa, ae, Scrib. Comp. 250; and ĕlĕphantĭcus morbus, Isid. Orig. 4, 8, 12. One who labors under it is called ĕlĕphantĭăcus, Firm. Math. 8, 19 fin.; Hier. in Ezech. 6, 18, 6; and ĕlĕphantĭ-cus, id. ib. 8, 28; and ĕlĕphantĭōsus, August. de Gen. ad Lit. 9, 10; App. Herb. 84, 3.

elephanticus, i, v. preced. art. fin.

Ĕlĕphantīne, ēs, f., = Ἐλεφαντίνη, a small but very fertile island of the Nile, in the Thebaid, with a city of the same name, now Jezyret-Assuan, Mel. 1, 9, 2; 9; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Tac. A. 2, 61; Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 163.
Also called Elĕphantis, ĭdis, f., Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 59; Vitr. 8, 2, 6.

† ĕlĕphantĭnus, a, um, adj. [elephas].

  1. I. Belonging to the elephant: tergum, Mel. 1, 5, 2.
  2. II. = ἐλεφάντινος, pure Lat. eburnĕus, of ivory: liber, consisting of ivory tablets, Vop. Tacit. 8: atramentum, ivoryblack, Plin. 35, 6, 25, § 42: compositio (emplastri), Cels. 5, 19, 24 Daremb.

ĕlĕphantĭōsis, v. elephantiasis init.

Ĕlĕphantis, ĭdis (Gr. gen. ĭdos, Mart. 12, 43, 4), f., = Ἐλεφαντίς.

  1. I. An island of the Nile, v. Elephantine.
  2. II. The name of a licentious Greek poetess, Suet. Tib. 43; Mart. 12, 43, 4; Plin. 28, 7, 24, § 81.

ĕlĕphantus, i, and ĕlĕphās, antis (rarely ĕlĕphans, antis, Plin. 8, 1, 1, § 1; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 196; of the second form the

  1. I. nom. sing., and of the first the oblique cases are most freq.), m. (fem., Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 14), = ἐλέφας, an elephant.
    Form elephantus, Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 25; 30; id. Stich. 1, 3, 14; Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 23; Cic. N. D. 1, 35; 2, 47 fin.; id. de Sen. 9, 27; Liv. 44, 41; Plin. 6, 19, 22, § 66 et saep. Its tough hide suggests the expression: elephanti corio circumtentus, i. e. thickheaded, stupid, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 80.
    Form elephas, Mart. Spect. 17, 1; Luc. 6, 208; 9, 732; acc. elephantem, Sen. Ep. 85, 41; Gr. acc. elephanta, Manil. 5, 706; Mart. Spect. 19, 4; acc. plur. elephantas, Manil. 4, 667; 740.
  2. II. Transf., like the Gr. ἐλέφας.
    1. A. Form elephantus, ivory, Verg. G. 3, 26; id. A. 3, 464; 6, 896.
    2. B. Form elephas, the elephantiasis, Lucr. 6, 1114; Seren. Samm. 10.
    3. C. Form elephantus, a sea-fish, Plin. 9, 5, 4, § 10; 32, 11, 53, § 144; 148.