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orbem

orbem is a Latin form of orbis, meaning “circle, ring; (orbis terrarum) the world”. It is the accusative singular masculine noun.

Found 505 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Caesar, De Bello Gallico 5.33.3: Cum propter longitudinem agminis minus facile omnia per se obire et, quid quoque loco faciendum esset, providere possent, iusserunt pronuntiare, ut impedimenta relinquerent atque in orbem consisterent.

Petronius, Satyricon 119: “ Orbem iam totum victor Romanus habebat, qua mare, qua terrae, qua sidus currit utrumque. Nec satiatus erat. Gravidi …

All forms of orbis (declension table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.