Statio, Verbale, onis f. g. Plaur. A place where men of warre or shippes ahide for a certaine time.Statio nauium. Vir. An hauen or rode for shippes to rest in.Statio militum. Cæsar. A warde or watch in a campe or citie in time of war. The place where such watch or warde is kept.Pro portis castrorum in statione erant. Cæs. They keepe warde at the entraunce of, &c.Comitiaria statio.Liu.Malè sida carinis statio.Virg.No safe rode, &c.Gratissima statio mergis Virg.Tutissima statio nautis.Virg.Stationem vitæ peregisse.To haue passed the walke of this life.Agere stationem.Tacit.To be in watch or watde.Manere in statione. Lucret. To tarry in the place of watch.Tuta statione recepi eiectum fluctibus.Ouid.After shypwracke I receiued him into a safe hauen out of daunger.Portæ statione relicta.Stat.Vigili muros statione tueri Claud. Statio. Gell. A common place whether much people do resoite to heare matters decided.Publica statio mihi clausa est Ourd.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
stătĭo, ōnis, f. [sto], 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, 69fin.: 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, 56fin.; 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.