ēmăthĭa, ae, f., = *)hmaqi/a,
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,
i. e. Alexander, id. Tr. 3, 5, 39; of the same: manes,
Stat. S. 3, 2, 117; cf. tecta,
i. e. of Alexandria, Luc. 10, 58.—
2 Thessalian: vertex,
i. e. Pelion, Verg. Cir. 34: acies,
i. e. in Pharsalia, 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.