bi-
praep insep. DVA-, twice, double.

bibliotheca
ae (rarely Gr. acc. -ēcēn, C.), f, βιβλιοτηήκη, a library, room for books: abdo me in bibliothecam.
A library, collection of books.

bibo
bibī, —, ere BI-, to drink: vinum, T.: mella diluta, H.: lac, to suck, O.: gemmā, from a jewelled cup, V.: caelato (sc. poculo), Iu.: Quod iussi ei dari bibere, to be given her to drink, T.: ut bibere sibi iuberet dari, L.: Iovi bibere ministrare: sitis exstincta bibendo, O.: ab tertiā horā bibebatur: Graeco more (i. e. propinando): Xanthum, i. e. water from, V.: Caecubam uvam (i. e. vinum), H.
Prov.: aut bibat aut abeat (at a feast).
With the name of a river, to visit, reach, frequent, dwell in the region of: si Hebrum bibamus, V.: Ararim Parthus bibet, i. e. the Parthians will come to Germany, V.: Extremum Tanain si biberes, Lyce, H.
Bibere aquas, i. e. to be drowned, O.
Meton., to take in, absorb, imbibe: sat prata biberunt, have been watered, V.: (terra) bibit umorem, absorbs moisture, V.: Amphora fumum bibere instituta, H.
Of the rainbow: bibit ingens arcus, V.
Fig., to receive, take in, drink in: longum amorem, V.: Pugnas bibit aure, H.: animo sanguinem, thirst for: Hasta bibit cruorem, drew, V.

bibulus
adj. bibo, given to drink, drinking freely: potores, H.: Falerni, H.
Of things, absorbent, thirsty: harena, V.: lapis, V.: talaria, moistened, O.: bibulas tinguebat murice lanas, O.

biceps
cipitis, adj. bi- + caput, with two heads, two-headed: puella: Ianus, O.: partus, Ta.: Parnasus, with two summits. O.

bicolor
ōris, adj. bi-+color, of two colors, two-colored: equus, V.: baca, O.

Bicorniger
gerī, m bi-+corniger, the twohorned, i. e. Bacchus, O.

bicornis
e, adj. bi-+cornu, with two horns, two - horned: caper, O.: fauni, O.: furcae, twopronged, V.: luna, i. e. the new moon, H.: Rhenus, with two mouths, V.

bicorpor
oris, adj. bis- + corpus, of two bodies: manus, of a centaur, C. poët.

bidens
entis （abl. entī or ente; gen plur. entium or entum), adj. bi-+dens, with two teeth: forfex, two - bladed, V.
As subst m., a heavy hoe, mattock with two iron teeth: glaebam frangere bidentibus, V.: bidentis amans, i. e. agriculture, Iu.
Fem., an animal for sacrifice: intonsa, V.: mactant bidentīs Cereri, V.: caede bidentium, H.
A sheep, Ph.

bidental
ālis, n bidens, a place struck by lightning (consecrated by a sacrifice): triste, H.

biduum
ī, n bi-+dies, a period of two days, two days: concedere, T.: biduist Haec sollicitudo, is a matter of, T.: omnino biduum supererat, remained, Cs.: eximere biduum ex mense: biduum cibo se abstinere, N.: supplicationes in biduum decretae, L.: uno die longior mensis aut biduo: eo biduo, during those two days; eo biduo, after those two days, Cs.: biduo ante: biduo post, two days later, Cs.: biduo quo haec gesta sunt, Cs.: bidui viā abesse, two days' march, Cs.: biduum aut triduum abesse, two or three days.

biennium
ī, n bi-+annus, a period of two years, two years: per biennium: ad alqd biennium sibi satis esse, Cs.: provinciam obtinere, for two years: comitia biennio habita, in the last two years, L.: post biennium, after two years' delay: biennio prope: biennio ante: eo biennio, Cs.

bifariam
adv. bi-+1 FA-, on two sides, i. e. twofold, double, in two ways, in two parts, in two places, severally: divisis copiis, L.: aequaliter distributa: ingressi hostium fines, L.: gemina victoria duobus bifariam proeliis parta, L.

bifer
era, erum, adj. bi-+1 FER-, bearing twice: biferi rosaria Paesti, blooming twice a year, V.

bifidus
adj. bi-+2 FID-, cleft, parted, split: pedes, O.

biforis
e, adj. bi- + foris, with two doors, folding: valvae, O.: cantus (tibiae), i. e. of the double tibia, V.

biformatus
adj., of two forms, double: impetus, C. (poet.).

biformis
e, adj. bi-+forma, of double form, two-formed, two-shaped: Minotaurus, V.: Ianus, O.: pater, i. e. Chiron, O.
Fig., of a poet.: vates, H.

bifrons
ontis, adj., with two foreheads, with two faces: Ianus, V.

bifurcus
adj. bi-+furca, having two prongs, two-pronged: ramus, two-forked, O.: valli, L.

biga
ae (very rare), and

bigae
ārum, f for biiugae, a span of horses, pair, two horses harnessed to an open car: raptatus bigis, V.: bigis in albis, with white horses, V.: citae, Ct.
Sing: habenae bigae, Ta.

bigatus
adj. bigae, bearing the figure of a two-horse car: argentum, L.
Hence, as subst, a silver coin stamped with a harnessed span of horses: quingenti, L., Ta.

biiugis
e, adj. bi- + iugum, yoked two together: equi, V.: biiugūm Colla lyncūm, O.

biiugus
adj. bi-+iugum, yoked two together: leones, V.: certamen, a chariot-race, V.
Plur. as subst m. (sc. equi), two horses yoked abreast: telo Admonuit biiugos, V.: desiluit biiugis, i. e. from his chariot, V.

bilibra
ae, f two pounds: bilibris farris emisse, for two pounds of corn each, L.

bilibris
e, adj. bilibra, of two pounds; hence, cornu, holding two pints, H.

bilinguis
e, adj. bi-+lingua, two - tongued, speaking a jumble of languages: Canusini more, H.
Fig., double-tongued, hypocritical, false: Tyrii, V.

bilis
is, abl. lī or le, f bile: aut pituita aut bilis: purgor bilem, H.
Fig., anger, wrath, choler, indignation: bilem commovere: mihi Bilem movere, H.: bile tumet iecur, H.: splendida, H.: bilem effundere, to vent, Iu.
Atra, black bile, i. e. melancholy, dejection: nigra.

bilix
īcis, adj. bi-+LAC-, LIC-, with a double thread: lorica, V.

bilustris
e, adj. bi-+lustrum, that lasts ten years: bellum, O.

bimaris
e, adj., between two seas: Corinthus, H.: Isthmos, O.

bimaritus
ī, m the husband of two wives, a bigamist (once).

bimater
tris), adj., having two mothers (only acc sing.), of Bacchus, O.

bimembris
e, adj. bi- + membrum, with double members: puer, half man, half beast, Iu.
Of the Centaurs: forma, O.
Plur m. as subst, the Centaurs: nubigenae, V.: germani, O.

bimestris
e, adj. bi-+mensis, of two months: stipendium, L.: porcus, two months old, H.

bimulus
adj. dim. bimus, only two years old: puer, Ct.

bimus
adj. bi-+hiems, of two winters, of two years, two years old: merum, H.: honos, O.: sententia, a commission for two years, Planc. ap. C.

bini
ae, a （gen. bīnūm), num distr. DVA-, two by two, two to each, two each, two at a time: ex praediis talenta bina, every year two talents, T.: censores binos in singulas civitates: si unicuique bini pedes adsignentur, two to each: turres binorum tabulatorum, Cs.: binos imperatores sibi fecere, S.: Carthagine quot annis annui bini reges creabantur, N.: inermes cum binis vestimentis exire, L.: reges, two at a time, Ta.: Bina die siccant ovis ubera, i. e. twice, V.
For duo, double, two, in pairs (usu. with plur tantum): binae (litterae), two: bina castra: binae hostium copiae: inter binos ludos: binis centesimis faeneratus est: binos (scyphos) habebam, a pair, two of like form: bina hastilia, V.: arae, O.: fetus, V.: si bis bina quot essent didicisset, twice two.

binoctium
ī, n bi- + nox, a space of two nights, Ta.

binominis
e),adj. bi-+nomen, bearing two names, only gen sing.: Ascanius, O.

Bioneus
adj. Bio, of Bion (a Greek philosopher), i. e. witty, satirical: sermones, H.

bipalmis
e, adj. bi-+palmus, two spans long: spiculum, L.

bipartito
adv. bipartitus, in two parts, in two divisions, in two ways: classem distribuere: signa inferre, to attack in two divisions, Cs.: equites emissi, L.: ita bipartito fuerunt ut Tiberis interesset.

bipartitus
adj., divided: genus.

bipatens
adj., with double opening: portae, folding, V.: tecta, with doors on both sides, V.

bipedalis
is, adj., of two feet, measuring two feet: trabes, two feet thick, Cs.: modulus, two feet long, H.

bipennifer
era, erum, adj. bipennis + 1 FER-, bearing a two-edged axe: Lycurgus, O.

bipennis
e, adj. bi-+penna, with two edges, two-edged: ferrum, V.
As subst f. (sc. securis), with acc. em (once -im, O.), abl. ī (once e, Tb.), a two-edged axe, double axe, battle-axe: correptā bipenni, V.: lata, O.: ilex tonsa bipennibus, H.: formam bipenni adsimulare, Ta.

bipes
pedis, adj., two-footed, biped: equi, V.: asellus, Iu.
Plur m. as subst, bipeds, men.

biremis
e, adj. bi-+remus, with two oars, two-oared: scapha, H.
With two banks of oars: lembi, L.
As subst f., a galley with two banks of oars: biremes impulsae vectibus, Cs.: Phrygiae, V.

bis
adv. num. DVA-, DVI-, twice, at two times, on two occasions: non semel sed bis: bis ac saepius, N.: bis mori, H.: bis consul, twice a consul: a te bis terve (litteras) accepi, two or three times: Quem bis terve bonum miror, H.
Meton., doubly, twofold, in two ways, in a twofold manner: bis facere stulte, T.: bis improbus: Tartarus Bis patet in praeceps tantum, quantus, etc., twice as much as, etc., V.
With expressions of time: bis in die, twice a day: bis die, V.
With cardinal numbers, twice: bis mille equi, H.: bis sex loci, V.: bis duo, O.
With distributives: bis bina, twice two: sestertium bis miliens: quot annis Bis senos dies, V.: bis octoni anni, O.: bis denis navibus, V.: bis quinos silet dies, V.

bisulcus
adj., having two furrows, forked, cloven: lingua, O.: pes, O.

bitumen
inis, n mineral pitch, bitumen: nigrum, V., H.: tenax, O.

bitumineus
adj. bitumen, of bitumen: vires, O.

bivius
adj. bi-+via, of two ways, having two approaches: fauces, V.
As subst n., a place where two roads meet: portae, the fork at the gate, V.: ad bivia consistere, L.