Funis, huius funis, tam masculini, qum fœminini generis est, Teste Gellio A rope or corde.Aurea funis. Lucre. Canabinus funis, Vide CANABIS.Ductarius funis, Vide Ductarius in DVCO.Laxi funes.Virg. Tortos incidere funes. Virg.Conuellere funem terra, Vide CONVELLO.Reducere funem. Pers. To drawe the corde to him againe.Religare. Lucan. Traiectus funis. Virg A corde put through.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
fūnis, is, m. (fem., Lucr. 2, 1154; ap. Gell. 13, 20, 21, and Non. 205, 22; cf. Quint. 1, 6, 6) [perh. for fudnis, root in Sanscr. bandh-, bind; cf. Gr. pei=sma, rope; kindr. with sxoi=nos], a rope, sheet, line, cord (syn.: restis, rudens): funes dicti, quod antea in usum luminis circumdati cera, unde et funalia, Isid. Orig. 19, 4; Cato, R. R. 135, 4; Varr. R. R. 1, 22; Caes. B. G. 3, 13, 5; 3, 14, 6; 4, 29, 3 al.; Plin. 16, 1, 1, 4; Verg. A. 2, 262; Ov. M. 8, 777 et saep.: patiatur necesse est illam per funes ingredientium tarditatem, i. e.
of the rope-dancers
, Quint. 2, 14, 16.—2. Prov. a. Funem ducere or sequi, to lead or follow the rope, i. e. to command or serve (the fig. being most probably that of an animal led by a rope): imperat aut servit collecta pecunia cuique, Tortum digna sequi potius quam ducere funem, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 48.—b. Funem reducere, to pull back the rope, i. e. to change one's mind, Pers. 5, 118.—c. Funem in diversa distendere, to dispute pro and con, Tert. Pudic. 2; adv. Marc. 4.—d. Ut, quod aiunt Graeci, ex incomprehensibili parvitate arenae funise effici non possit (Gr. e)ca)/mmou sxoini/on ple/kein), to make a rope of sand, i. e. to perform the impossible, Col. 10 praef. 4 fin.
