Ēmăthĭa
ae, f.
I.
a district of Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 33; Liv. 44, 44, 5; Justin. 7, 1, 1.—
B.
In poet. meton.
1.
Macedonia, Verg. G. 4, 390.—
2.
Thessaly, and esp. for Pharsalia, Verg. G. 1, 492 Serv. and Heyne; v. the foll.—
II.
Derivv.
A.
ēmăthĭus, a, um, adj., Emathian, i. e. in poet. meton.,
1.
Macedonian: Perses, Corn. Sever. ap. Sen. Suas. 7: campi, Ov. M. 5, 313: dux, id. Tr. 3, 5, 39; of the same: manes, Stat. S. 3, 2, 117; cf. tecta, Luc. 10, 58.—
2.
Thessalian: vertex, Verg. Cir. 34: acies, Luc. 8, 531; of the same: clades, id. 9, 950: ruina, id. 9, 33; cf. also: ferrum, id. 9, 245; and: campi, id. 1, 1.—
3.
Thracian: ventus, Lucil. ap. Jul. Rufin. de Fig. § 26 Ruhnk.—
B.
ēmăthis, ĭdis, f. adj., Emathian, i. e.
1.
Macedonian; as a subst.: ēmăthĭdes, the daughters of the Macedonian king Pierus, the Pierides, Ov. M. 5, 669.—
2.
Thessalian: tellus, Luc. 6, 580; cf. as a subst., Emathis, i. q. Emathia, id. 6, 350.