pone

pōne, adv. and prep. [for posine, posne; cf. Gr. pumatos, the last, and v. post].

I.

Adv., after, behind, back, = post, a tergo (opp. ante, before; rare and mostly poet.; by Quint., 8, 3, 25, considered as archaic; cf.

also: pone gravi sono antiqui utebantur pro loci significatione,

Fest. p. 249 Müll.; Plaut. Cas. 5, 1, 16):

(moveri) et ante et pone, ad laevam et ad dextram,

Cic. Univ. 13 fin.:

(remiges) Pone petunt, exim referunt ad pectora tonsas, Enn. ap. Fest. s. v. tonsam, p. 356 Müll. (Ann. v. 236 Vahl.): pone venire,

Prop. 3, 15, 30 (4, 14, 28):

pars cetera pontum Pone legit,

Verg. A. 2, 208:

pone subit conjux,

id. ib. 2, 725:

pone sequens,

id. ib. 10, 226; Sil. 8, 561:

respicere,

Val. Max. 1, 7, ext. 1.—With vorsum, behind, backwards: pone vorsum illac mare est, Cato ap. Charis. p. 191 P.; cf. infra fin. —

II.

Prep. with acc., behind (mostly anteclass. and post-Aug.):

pone quos aut ante labantur,

Cic. Univ. 10 fin.:

pone me,

Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 1; cf.:

pone nos recede,

id. Poen. 3, 2, 34:

pone aedem Castoris,

id. Curc. 4, 1, 20; id. Trin. 3, 2, 37:

pone castra,

Liv. 40, 30 fin.:

aedes Africani pone Veteres,

id. 44, 16, 10:

vinctae pone tergum manus,

Tac. H. 3, 85; so,

pone tergum insurgebat silva,

id. A. 2, 16; id. H. 2, 83; 3, 60; 4, 82:

comam pone verticem submittere,

Suet. Ner. 51; id. Tib 68; Val. Max. 1, 7, ext. 1; Sen. ad Marc. 9, 3; Just. 2, 7, 8.—With vorsus: postquam auspicaviatque exercitum adduxi pone vorsus castra hostium, Cato ap. Charis. p. 191 P.