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scĕlĕrātē, adv., v. scelero, P. a. fin.

scĕlĕro, no perf., ātum, 1, v. a. [scelus], to pollute, defile, contaminate, desecrate (in the verb. finit. rare, and only poet.; syn.: temero, polluo): impia non verita est divos scelerare parentes, Cat. 64, 405; cf. Stat. Th. 2, 663: sanguine fauces, id. ib. 8, 761: parce pias scelerare manus, Verg. A. 3, 42: Cererem, Juv. 9, 25: animum, Sil. 16, 122; cf.: dextram sanguine, Stat. Th. 9, 666.
Hence, scĕlĕrātus, a, um, P. a., polluted, profaned by crime.

  1. A. Lit. (appellatively; only in the poets): terra, Verg. A. 3, 60: terrae, Ov. P. 1, 6, 29: limina Thracum, id. M. 13, 628.
    1. 2. In partic., as an adj. prop., denoting places where crimes had been committed or criminals punished. So,
      1. a. Sceleratus Vicus, that part of the Vicus Cyprius, on the Esquiline, in which Tullia, daughter of Servius Tullius, drove over her father’s corpse, Liv. 1, 48; Varr. L. L. 5, § 159 Müll.; Ov. F. 6, 609; Fest. pp. 332 and 333 Müll.
      2. b. Sceleratus Campus, under the city will hard by the porta Collina, where unchaste Vestals were buried alive, Liv. 8, 15; Fest. l. l.; Serv. Verg. A. 11, 206.
      3. c. Scelerata sedes, the place of punishment for the wicked in Tartarus, Tib. 1, 3, 67; Ov. M. 4, 455; also called Sceleratum limen, Verg. A. 6, 563.
        For Scelerata Porta and Castra, v. infra, B. 2. b.
  2. B. Transf.
    1. 1. Subjectively, bad, impious, wicked, ac-cursed, infamous, vicious, flagitious; in the masc. subst., a bad, impious, or vicious person ; a wretch, miscreant (the predom. signif.; freq. with nefarius, impious, etc.; cf. consceleratus); of persons: virum sceleratum, facinorosum, nefarium, Cic. Rep. 3, 17, 27: deliberantium genus totum sceleratum et impium, id. Off. 3, 8, 37; id. Mur. 30, 62 (with nefarius); id. Att. 9, 15, 5 (with impurus); Caes. B. G. 6, 13 (with impius); Plaut. Pers. 2, 4, 4; Ter. And. 1, 1, 132; id. Ad. 4, 2, 14; Cic. Cat. 1, 9, 23; Caes. B. G. 6, 34; Sall. C. 52, 36: facto plus et sceleratus eodem, Ov. M. 3, 5: puella, id. R. Am. 299; Liv. 1, 59; 31, 31; Suet. Ner. 46; Hor. S. 2, 3, 71; 2, 3, 221 al.
      Comp.: homo sceleratior, Ov. M. 11, 781.
      Sup.: refertam esse Graeciam sceleratissimorum hominum, Cic. Planc. 41, 98; Sall. J. 14, 2; 31, 12; Liv. 4, 32 et saep.
      Of things: sceleratas ejus preces et nefaria vota cognovimus, Cic. Clu. 68, 194: contra patriam scelerata arma capere, id. Phil. 11, 1, 1; Ov. M. 5, 102: conjuratio, Liv. 2, 6: insania belli, Verg. A. 7, 461: caput, Plaut. Ep. 3, 2, 33: vox (with inhumana), Cic. Fin. 3, 19, 64: consilia, Vell. 2, 130, 3: amor habendi, Ov. M. 1, 131: munera, id. ib. 8, 94: ignes, id. F. 6, 439.
      Comp.: a sceleratiore hastā, Cic. Off. 2, 8, 29: causa parricidii, Just. 10, 2, 1.
      Sup.: res, Quint. 3, 8, 45: fraus humani ingenii, Plin. 34, 14, 39, § 138.
      Poet.: subit ira sceleratas sumere poenas, i.e. to take satisfaction for her crimes, Verg. A. 2, 576.
    2. 2. (As a result of viciousness or criminality; cf. scelus, II. C.) Hurtful, harmful, noxious, pernicious, unhappy, unfortunate, calamitous, etc. (only poet. and in postAug. prose): teritur sinapis scelerata: qui terunt, oculi ut exstillent, facit, Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 28: herba, App. Herb. 8.
      Sup.: sceleratissimis serpentium haemorrhoidi et presteri, Plin. 24, 13, 73, § 117: frigus, Verg. G. 2, 256: lues, Mart. 1, 102, 6: poëmata, id. 3, 50, 9 et saep.: MATER, Inscr. Rein. cl. 12, 122; so Inscr. Fabr. p. 237, 631: PARENTES, Inscr. Murat. 1187, 2.
      1. b. Made hurtful, i. e. poisoned: scelerata sucis spicula, Sil. 3, 272.
      2. c. As an adj. prop.
        1. (α) Scelerata Porta, the gate (also called Porta Carmentalis) through which the three hundred Fabii marched on their fatal expedition, Fest. pp. 334 and 335 Müll.; Serv. Verg. A. 8, 337; Flor. 1, 12, 2.
        2. (β) Scelerata Castra, the camp in which D. Drusus died, Suet. Claud. 1.
          Hence, adv.: scĕlĕrātē (acc. to B. 1.), impiously, wickedly, nefariously (Ciceronian): peccavi scelerateque feci, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 2: facere (with audacter), id. Sull. 24, 67: dicere (opp. pie), id. Mil. 38, 103: susceptum bellum, id. Cat. 1, 10, 27.
          Comp.: sceleratius, Vulg. Ezech. 16, 52.
          Sup.: sceleratissime machinatus omnes insidias, Cic. Sest. 64, 133.

scĕlĕrātor, is, m. [scelero], an evil doer, a wretch (late Lat.), Adaman. Columb. 3, 7.

scĕlĕrātus, a, um, Part. and P. a. of scelero.

scĕlĕrĭtas, ātis, f. [scelus], guilt, wickedness, criminality (late Lat.): facti, Dig. 48, 21, 3.

scĕlĕrōsus, a, um, adj. [scelus], full of wickedness, vicious, abominable, accursed (ante- and post-class.): ubi ego illum scelerosum et impium inveniam? Ter. Eun. 4, 3, 1: scelerosa et polluta mulier, App. M. 10, p. 253, 2: scelerosa atque impia facta, Lucr. 1, 82: o diem scelerosum et indignum, Afr. ap. Non. 174, 29.
As subst.: scĕlĕrōsus, i, m., a wicked or vicious person, a wretch, Lucil. ap. Non. 174, 27.

scĕlĕrus, a, um, adj. [scelus], wicked, abominable: sinapis, Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 28: caput, id. ib. 5, 1, 3; cf. Serv Verg. A. 9, 486.

scĕlestē, adv., v. scelestus fin.

scĕlestus, a, um, adj. [scelus; like funestus, from funus], wicked, villanous, infamous, accursed, abominable; knavish, roguish; and subst., a wicked person, a knave, rogue, scoundrel, miscreant (freq. ante-class. in Plaut. and Ter.; after the class. per. sceleratus is more freq.; by Cic. not used of persons).

  1. I. Lit., of persons: ego sum malus, Ego sum sacer, scelestus, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 6, 14: eheu, scelestus galeam in navi perdidi, id. Rud. 3, 5, 22: perjuravisti, sceleste, id. Ps. 1, 3, 120 sq.: o scelestum atque audacem hominem! Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 41; Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 36; id. Merc. 1, 90; id. Ps. 3, 2, 103 et saep.; Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 17; id. Ad. 2, 1, 5; id. Eun. 1, 1, 26 al.; Sall. C. 51, 32; 52, 15; Quint. 2, 16, 2; Hor. C. 2, 4, 17; 3, 2, 31; 3, 11, 39; id. Epod. 7, 1.
    Comp., Plaut. Aul. 3, 2, 5; id. Cist. 4, 1, 8; id. Bacch. 2, 3, 22 al.
    Sup., Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 2.
    As a term of reproach or abuse: sceleste, scelesta, etc., you knave! you wretch! sceleste. Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 120; 1, 3. 126; Ter. And. 4, 4, 51; id Eun. 4, 4, 1; id. Heaut. 2, 3, 71: scelesta, Plaut. As. 1, 2, 23; id. Most. 1, 3, 26; Ter. Eun. 5, 1, 1; 5, 1, 16: scelesti, Plaut. Men. 5, 7, 28; cf. sup.: scelestissime, audes mihi praedicare id? you arrant rogue! id. Am. 2, 1, 11.
    Of things: scelestum ac nefarium facinus, Cic. Rosc. Am. 13, 37: res scelesta, atrox, nefaria, id. ib. 22, 62: numquam quidquam facinus feci pejus neque scelestius, Plaut. Men. 3, 1, 2: scelesto facinori scelestiorem sermonem addidit, Liv. 5, 27: scelestae hae sunt aedes, impia est habitatio, Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 73: scelestior cena, id. Rud. 2, 6, 24: lingua, id. Am. 2, 1, 7: facta, id. Mil. 3, 1, 139: ser-vitus, id. Curc. 1, 1, 40: vacuam domum scelestis nuptiis fecisse, Sall. C. 15, 2: servitium, id. H. Fragm. 3, 61, 9 Dietsch: malitia, Phaedr. 2, 4, 5.
  2. II. Transf., in Plaut. for sceleratus (B. 2.), baleful, calamitous, unlucky, unfortunate: scelestiorem ego annum argento faenori Numquam ullum vidi, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 1: me (vidisti) adeo scelestum, qui, etc., id. Rud. 4, 4, 123; id. Cas. 3, 5, 34: ne ego sum miser, Scelestus, id. Most. 3, 1, 36; id. Capt. 3, 5, 104; id. As. 5, 2, 6; id. Rud. 3, 5, 22; id. Men. 3, 1, 2; id. Cist. 4, 2, 17; cf. scelesta, vae te! Cat. 8, 15 Ellis ad loc.
    Adv.: scĕlestē (acc. to. I.), wickedly, viciously, impiously, abominably, detestably: sceleste atque impie facere, Liv. 24, 25: parta bona, Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 22: insimulare, Vell. 2, 60, 3: exercere arma, Val. Max. 5, 1, 3.
    Comp.: interit pudor, Aug. Ep. 202.
    Humorously: tu sceleste suspi-caris, ego ἀφελῶς scripsi, roguishly, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 8.

† scĕlĕtus, i, m., = σκελετός, a skeleton: eviscerata forma diri cadaveris, App. Mag. pp. 313, 35, and 315, 9 sq.

* scĕlĭo, ōnis, m. [scelus], a wicked man, scoundrel: magnus scelio, Petr. 50, 5.

scĕlŏtyrbē, ēs, f., = σκελοτύρβη, a lameness in the ankles or in the knees, Plin. 25, 3, 6, § 20.

scĕlus, ĕris, n. [Sanscr. root skhal, to fall, akin to khal-, to deceive; cf. Goth. skal, to owe], an evil deed; a wicked, heinous, or impious action; a crime, sin, enormity, wickedness (the strongest general term for a morally bad act or quality; very freq. both in sing. and plur.; cf. nefas).

  1. I. Lit.
      1. 1. Absol.: facinus est vincire civem Romanum, scelus verberare, prope parricidium necare, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 66, § 170; cf. so (opp. to flagitia and delicta) Tac. G. 12: majus in sese scelus concipere nefariis sceleribus coöpertus, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 9; id. Rosc. Am. 13, 37: detestabile scelus, id. Lael. 8, 27: scelus atque perfidia, id. Rosc. Am. 38, 109; so (with perfidia) id. Phil. 11, 2, 5; id. Att. 2, 22, 2; 3, 13, 2; Sall. J. 107, 2; Liv. 40, 39 al.; cf. (with audacia) Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 66, § 170; (with furor) id. ib. 2, 5, 62, § 161; (with avaritia) id. ib. 2, 5, 9, § 24; id. Clu. 8, 23: documentum Persarum sceleris, id. Rep. 3, 9, 15: ex hac parte pudor pugnat, illinc petulantia … hinc pietas, illinc scelus, id. Cat. 2, 11, 25: scelus est igitur, nocere bestiae, quod scelus qui velit, etc., id. Rep. 3, 11, 19: quid mali aut sceleris fingi aut excogitari potest, quod, etc., id. Cat. 2, 4, 7: nefario scelere concepto, id. Verr. 2, 4, 32, § 72: concipere in se, id. ib. 2, 1, 4, § 9 (v. supra): tantum sceleris admittere, id. Att. 9, 10, 3: scelus nefarium facere, id. de Or. 1, 51, 221; cf. id. Rosc. Am. 9, 25: perficere, id. Clu. 68, 194: scelus an-helare, id. Cat. 2, 1, 1: moliri, id. Att. 7, 11, 1: edere, id. Phil. 13, 9, 21; cf.: edere in aliquem, id. Sest. 27, 58: suscipere, id. Phil. 11, 1, 2: scelere se alligare, id. Fl. 17, 41: scelere astringi, id. Sest. 50, 108: scelere obstringi, id. Verr. 2, 4, 32, § 71: obrui, Liv. 3, 19 et saep.
      2. 2. With gen. obj.: scelus legatorum contra jus gentium interfectorum, the crime of murdering their deputies, Liv. 4, 32.
        Prov.: vulgo dicitur: Scelera non habere consilium, Quint. 7, 2, 44.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. Of animals or inanimate things (post-Aug.; perh. only in Plin.), a bad quality, vicious nature, a vice, fault: nec bestiarum solum ad nocendum scelera sunt, sed interim aquarum quoque et locorum, Plin. 25, 3, 6, § 20: maximum salamandrae, id. 29, 4, 23, § 74: Scythae sagittas tingunt viperină sanie … inremediabile id scelus, id. 11, 53, 115, § 279.
    2. B. Concr., in vulgar lang. as a term of reproach, rascal, scoundrel, villain, rogue; and of women, drab, baggage, etc.: minime miror, navis si fracta tibi, Scelus te et sceleste parta quae vexit bona, Plant. Rud. 2, 6, 22; id. Am. 2, 1, 7; id. Bacch. 5, 1, 9; id. Mil. 3, 2, 14; 3, 2, 27; id. Pers. 4, 9, 6; Ter. And. 2, 1, 17; 4, 1, 42; id. Eun. 5, 4, 19; id. Ad. 5, 1, 6; 5, 1, 12 al.; cf.: scelus viri, you scoundrel of a man, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 60.
      With a masc. pron.: is me scelus attondit, etc., Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 9: ubi illic est scelus, quid me perdidit? Ter. And. 3, 5, 1; cf.: scelus, quemnam hic laudat? id. ib. 5, 2, 3.
    3. C. In Plaut., Ter., and Mart., a mishap (qs. arising from wickedness), a misfortune, calamity (cf. sceleratus, B. 2., and scelestus, II.): perdidi unum filium puerum quadrimum … Major potitus hostium est: quod hoc est scelus! Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 104: Pa. Quid hoc est sceleris? Ch. Perii, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 34 Ruhnk.; Mart. 7, 14, 1.
    4. D. A natural catastrophe: scelera naturae, i. e. earthquakes, inundations, etc., Plin. 2, 93, 95, § 206.

scaena, ae (falsely scēna, v. Prol. in Verg. p. 387 Rib.), f., = σκηνή.

  1. I. Lit., the stage, boards, scene of a theatre: dum histrio in scaenă siet, Plaut. Poen. prol. 20: in scaenă esse Roscium intellegat, Cic. Brut. 84, 290: foris hic extra scaenam fient proelia, Plaut. Capt. prol. 60: cum scaena croco Cilici perfusa recens est, Lucr. 2, 416: scaenaique simul varios splendere decores, id. 4, 983: scaenae magnificentia, Cic. Mur. 19, 38: nec vero scaena solum referta est his sceleribus, id. N. D. 3, 27, 69: vel scaena ut versis discedat frontibus, Verg. G. 3, 24; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 205 et saep.
    Plur.: columnas excidunt, scaenis decora alta futuris, a theatre, Verg. A. 1, 429: aut Agamemnonius scaenis agitatus Orestes, on the stage, i. e. in tragedies, Verg. A. 4, 471: aut agitur res in scaenis, Hor. A. P. 179.
    1. B. Transf.
      1. 1. Of a place like a scene of a theatre, Verg. A. 1, 164.
      2. 2. (Post-Aug.) Of the schools of rhetoric, as scenes for the display of eloquence: at nunc adulescentuli deducuntur in scaenas scholasticorum, qui rhetores vocantur, Tac. Or. 35; cf. Plin Ep. 7, 17, 9.
  2. II. Trop.
      1. 1. The public stage, the public: quia maxima quasi oratori scaena videatur contionis, Cic. de Or. 2, 83, 338; id. Planc. 12, 29: ubi se a vulgo et scaena in secreta remorant Virtus Scipiadae et mitis sapientia Laeli, Hor. S. 2, 1, 71.
        Prov.: scaenae servire, to show one’s self, live in the public eye, Cic. Ep. ad Brut. 8, 2.
      2. 2. Outward show, parade, pretext: scaena rei totius haec: Pompeius, tamquam Caesarem non impugnet, etc., Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 11, 3; cf.: ne quid scaenae deesset, Petr. 117, 10; Suet. Calig. 15: scaenam ultro criminis parat, Tac. A. 14, 7 fin.
      3. 3. Appearance, character: scaenam quam sponte sumpserat cum animă retinens, App. M. 4, 20, p. 151, 29.

1. scēna, v. scaena. ††

      1. 2. scēna ab aliis, a quibusdam sacena appellatur, dolabra pontificalis, Fest. pp. 330 and 319 Müll.

scēnārĭus, scēnĭcus, etc., v. scaenarius, scaenicus, etc.

† scaenĭcus (scen-), a, um, adj., = σκηνικός, of or belonging to the stage, scenic, dramatic, theatrical (class.).

  1. I. Lit.: poëtae, dramatic poets, Varr. L. L. 9, § 17 Müll.: artifices, players, actors, Cic. Arch. 5, 10; Suet. Caes. 84: actores, Quint. 6, 1, 26; 11, 3, 4: ludi, stage-plays, theatrical representations, in a gen. sense (opp. to games of wrestling, racing, etc.), Liv. 7, 2; 31, 4; 34, 54; Ter. Hec. prol. alt. 37; Suet. Calig. 26; id. Ner. 11; cf. operae (with gladiatoriae), id. Aug. 43: fabula, a drama, Amm. 28, 1, 4: organa, Suet. Ner. 44: coronae, id. ib. 53: habitus, id. ib. 38: gestus, Cic. de Or. 3, 59, 220: modulatio, Quint. 11, 3, 57: venustas, Cic. de Or. 3, 8, 30: decor quidam, Quint. 2, 10, 13: dicacitas (with scurrilis), id. 6, 3, 29: fortuna dubia, Ter. Hec. prol. alt. 8: adulteria, represented on the stage, Ov. Tr. 2, 514.
    In the neutr.: quin etiam, quod est inprimis frivolum ac scaenicum, verbum petant (declamatores), quo incipiant, Quint. 10, 7, 21: nihil scaenicum apud Graecos pudori est, Liv. 24, 24; cf., with a subject-clause: complodere manus scaenicum est et pectus caedere, Quint. 11, 3, 123.
    1. B. Substt.
      1. 1. scaē-nĭcus, i, m., a player, actor, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 114: orator plurimum aberit a scaenico (with comoedi), Quint. 1, 11, 3; Suet. Ner. 42 fin.
        Plur., Cic. Planc. 12, 30; id. Verr. 2, 3, 79, § 184; Quint. 11, 3, 158; Suet. Tib. 34; id. Ner. 11; 21 et saep.
        As a term of reproach applied to Nero (on account of his passion for the stage), a stage-hero, Tac. A. 15, 59.
      2. 2. scaenĭca, ae, f., a female player, an actress, Cod. Just. 5, 27, 1; Ambros. Obit. Valent. § 17.
  2. * II. Transf. (opp. to real, true, actual), fictitious, pretended: populus Romanus, invictus a veris regibus, ab illo imaginario et scaenico rege (sc. Andrisco) superatur, by that theatrical king, Flor. 2, 14, 4.
    * Adv.: scaenĭcē, theatrically, after the manner of players: cum aliqua velut scaenice fiunt, Quint. 6, 1, 38.

† scēnītes, ae, m., = σκηνίτης, one who dwells in a tent, one of a nomadic race: Nomades, Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 143: Sabaei, id. 6, 28, 32, § 151: Arabes, id. 5, 24, 21, § 87.

scēnŏfactōrĭus, a, um, adj. [σκῆνος -facio], of or belonging to the making of tents: ars, the business of tent-making, Vulg. Act. 18, 3.

scēnŏpēgĭa, ae, f., = σκηνοπηγία, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. 1 Macc. 10, 21; id. 2 Macc. 1, 18; id. Johan. 7, 2.

Scēpsis, is, f., = Σκῆψις, a town in Mysia, Plin. 5, 30, 32, § 122.
Hence, Scēp-sĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Scepsis: Metrodorus, of Scepsis, Cic. Tusc. 1, 24, 59; Plin. 34, 7, 16, § 34; also called simply Scepsius, Ov. P. 4, 14, 38.

Sceptĭci, ōrum, m., = Σκεπτικοί, the Sceptics, the disciples of Pyrrho, Quint. 10, 1, 124.

† scēptos, i, m., = σκηπτός, a gust, squall, storm, that rushes from above, App. de Mundo, p. 64, 5.

scēptrĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. [sceptrum-fero], sceptre-bearing (poet.): manus Servi, Ov. F. 6, 480: Tonantes, i.e. Jupiter and Juno, Sen. Med. 59.

scēptrĭger, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. [sceptrumgero], sceptre-bearing (poet. and post-Aug.): Laii, Stat. Th. 11, 636: rex, Sil. 16, 245.

† scēptrum, i (less correctly scaep-trum), n., = σκῆπτρον, a royal staff, a sceptre.

  1. I. Lit.: (rex Ptolemaeus) sedens cum purpurā et sceptro et illis insignibus regiis, Cic. Sest. 26, 57; Quint. 9, 3, 57; 11, 3, 158; Suet. Aug. 94: Augusti, id. Galb. 1; Verg. A. 7, 247: dextrā sceptrum gerebat, id. ib. 12, 206; Ov. M. 7, 103; 1, 178; 2, 847; 5, 422. Also borne by a king’s daughter, Verg. A. 1, 653 Heyne: exitiale, Stat. Th. 1, 34; of a triumphant general, Liv. 5, 41; Juv. 10, 43.
    Poet., in the plur., by way of amplification, of a single sceptre, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 12, 21; cf.: celsā sedet Aeolus arce Sceptra tenens, Verg. A. 1, 57; and of Juno, Ov. M. 3, 265; 1, 596; 11, 560; Verg. A. 7, 173; 7, 252 al.
    1. B. Transf.
      1. * 1. A teacher’s rod (humorously): ferulae tristes, sceptra paedagogorum, Mart. 10, 62, 10.
      2. * 2. A name of the plant aspalathus, Plin. 12, 24, 52, § 110.
      3. 3. = membrum virile, Auct. Priap. 25.
  2. II. Trop., as a symbol of authority, also used by the poets, in the plur., for kingdom, rule, dominion, authority: en impero Argis, sceptra mihi liquit Pelops, Poët. ap. Quint. 9, 4, 140: tu mihi quodcumque hoc regni, tu sceptra Jovemque Concilias, Verg. A. 1, 78: sic nos in sceptra reponis? id. ib. 1, 253; 7, 422; 9, 9: pulsus solio sceptrisque paternis, id. ib. 10, 852: sceptra Asiae tenere, Ov. H. 16, 175: potiri perenni sceptro, id. M. 15, 585; id. F. 4, 198; id. M. 6, 677: Heliconiadum comites, quorum unus Homerus Sceptra potitus, etc., Lucr. 3, 1038.

† scēptūchus, i, m., = σκηπτοῦχος, a sceptre-bearer, a high officer of state in the East, Tac. A. 6, 33.