1. stătĭo — Lewis & Short
stătĭo, ōnis, f.sto,
I a standing, a standing still.
I Lit. (so very rare;
not in Cic.): navis, quae manet in statione,remains standing, stands still, does not move, Lucr. 4, 388; so,
manere in statione,id. 4, 396; 5, 478; 5, 518:
in statione locata nubila,id. 6, 193: varas In statione manus et pugnae membra paravi, in a firm posture (for fighting), Ov. M. 9, 34:
numquam id (sidus) stationem facere,stands still, Plin. 2, 17, 15, § 77:
stationes matutinas facere,id. 2, 15, 12, § 59:
solus immobilem stationis gradum retinens,Val. Max. 3, 2, 23:
terrae,Manil. 2, 70.—*
B Trop., that which is established by custom or prescription, a transl. of the Gr. qematismo/s, Vitr. 1, 2, 5.—
II Transf., in concr., a place where persons or things stay or abide, a station, post, an abode, residence.
A In gen. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
Athenis statio mea nunc placet,Cic. Att. 6, 9, 5:
quā positus fueris in statione, mane,Ov. F. 2, 674; cf. id. ib. 5, 719:
principio sedes apibus statioque petenda,Verg. G. 4, 8:
apricis statio gratissima mergis,id. A. 5, 128:
equorum,i. e. a stall, Pall. 1, 21, 2; so,
jumentorum,Dig. 7, 1, 13 fin.:
plerique in stationibus sedent tempusque audiendis fabulis conterunt,in public places, Plin. Ep. 1, 13, 2:
stationes circumeo,id. ib. 2, 9, 5:
quod tabernas tris de domo suo circa forum civitatibus ad stationem locasset,Suet. Ner. 37:
thermae, stationes, omne theatrum,Juv. 11, 4; Gell. 13, 13, 1:
stationes municipiorum,Plin. 16, 44, 86, § 236:
si ad stationem vel tabernam ventum sit,Dig. 47, 10, 15, § 7:
stationes hibernae,winter-quarters, Amm. 14, 1, 1.—
b Poet., of things, place, position:
pone recompositas in statione comas,in their place, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 68; id. A. A. 3, 434:
permutata rerum statione, Petr. poët. 120, 99: umoris,Pall. 1, 43.—
B In partic.
1 In milit. lang., a post, station (v. custodiae, vigilia):
cohortes ex statione et praesidio emissae,Caes. B. G. 6, 42:
ii, qui pro portis castrorum in statione erant ... Cohortes quae in stationibus erant, etc.,id. ib. 4, 32; 5, 15; 6, 37;
6, 38: in stationem succedere,to relieve, id. ib. 4, 32:
stationem inire,Tac. A. 13, 35:
relinquere,Verg. A. 9, 222:
deserere,Suet. Aug. 24:
habere,Liv. 35, 29:
quique primi transierant, in statione erant, dum traicerent ceteri,on guard, Curt. 7, 5, 18.—Transf.: suis vicibus capiebant bina (lumina Argi) quietem;
Cetera servabant atque in statione manebant,kept at their posts, Ov. M. 1, 627; 2, 115.—Trop.:
de praesidio et statione vitae decedere,Cic. Sen. 20, 73:
functo longissimā statione mortali,Vell. 2, 131, 2:
imperii statione relictā,Ov. Tr. 2, 219; Vell. 2, 124, 2; Tac. Or. 17; Suet. Claud. 38.—
b Transf., like our post, watch, guard, for those who are stationed to watch, who stand guard, sentries, sentinels, outposts, pickets:
ut stationes dispositas haberent,Caes. B. G. 5, 16; 7, 69 fin.:
ut minus intentae diurnae stationes ac nocturnae vigiliae essent,Liv. 9, 24, 5; 25, 38, 16; cf. in sing.:
ad stationem Romanam in portā segniter agentem vigilias perveniunt,id. 10, 32, 7:
dispositā statione per ripas Tiberis,Suet. Tib. 72:
crebrae,Caes. B. C. 1, 73:
custodiae stationesque equitum,id. ib. 1, 59:
statione militum assumptā,i. e. body-guard, lifeguard, Suet. Tib. 24; so,
militum,id. Ner. 21; 34; 47.—
2 Transf., in gen., a station, office, position, in government, etc. (post-class.):
in hac statione, i. e. the imperial office,Spart. Ael. Verr. 4:
statio imperatoria,Lampr. Comm. 1:
Augusta,Capitol. Clod. Alb. 2: regia, Vulc. 7; Capitol. Verr. 8.—
3 Naut. t. t., an anchorage, roadstead, road, bay, inlet (syn. portus), Lentul. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 15, 2:
quietam nactus stationem,Caes. B. C. 3, 6; 3, 8; 1, 56 fin.; Liv. 10, 2, 6; 28, 6, 9; 31, 33, 3; Verg. G. 4, 421; id. A. 2, 23 al.—
4 A place of residence, a post, station of the fiscal officers of a province; also, for the officers themselves, Cod. Th. 12, 6, 19; Cod. Just. 4, 31, 1; 10, 5, 1; Inscr. Orell. 3207; 4107.—
5 A post-station, post-house, Inscr. Murat. 1015; Morcell. Stil. Inscr. Lat. 1, p. 421.—
6 A religious meeting, assembly of the Christians:
die stationis, nocte vigiliae meminerimus,Tert. Or. 29:
stationes in vesperam producere,id. adv. Psych. 1; so id. ib. 10; id. ad Ux. 2, 4.