Перевод: с латинского на английский

с английского на латинский

С английского на:
Латинский
С латинского на:
Все языки
Английский
Немецкий
Русский
Французский

Līvĭus

Толкование Перевод

1 Livius

Līvĭus, i, m. ( -a, ae, f.), name of a Roman gens.—So, M. Livius Andronicus, the first Roman tragic poet, Cic. Brut. 18, 72; Liv. 7, 2, 8:
T. Livius,
the celebrated historian, Quint. 10, 1, 32 al.: C. Livius Salinator, consul with L. Valerius Messala, A. U. C. 584; Liv. 29, 37, 1; Cic. de Or. 2, 67, 273; and many others.—In fem.: Līvĭa, ae, Drusilla, the second wife of Augustus, Suet. Aug. 29; 63; id. Tib. 4; id. Claud. 1; Ov. F. 5, 157:
Livia Orestilla,
wife of Caligula, Suet. Calig. 25.—Hence,
A.
Līvĭus, a, um, adj., Livian:
Liviae leges,
Cic. Leg. 2, 6, 11:
familia,
Tac. A. 6, 51:
arbos,
Col. 10, 413.—
B.
Līvĭānus, a, um, adj., Livian: modi, i. e. of Livius Andronicus, Cic. Leg. 2, 15, 39: exercitus, the army of the consul M. Livius, Liv. 28, 9:
aes,
from mines belonging to Livia, Plin. 34, 2, 2, § 3:
charta,
named after Livia, id. 13, 12, 23, § 80; cf. § 74.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Livius
2 Drusianus

Drūsus, i, m., a well-known Roman surname in the Livian family, first assumed by the Livius who slew the Gallic general Drausus, Suet. Tib. 3.—Esp.
1.
M. Livius Drusus, uncle of Cato Uticensis, murdered by Q. Varius, Cic. Arch. 3, 6; Vell. 2, 13.—
2.
Claudius Drusus Nero, son of Tib. Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla, father of Germanicus, the theme of Hor. C. 4, 4; Suet. Claud. 1; Tac. A. 1, 33.— Hence, Drūsĭānus, a, um, adj.:
fossa,
Tac. A. 2, 8, or Drūsīnus, a, um, adj.:
fossae,
a canal on the Lower Rhine, constructed by Drusus, the son of Livia, Suet. Claud. 1.— Drūsilla, ae, f., the name of [p. 613] several females of the Livian family. — Esp.
1.
Livia Drusilla, the second wife of Augustus, v. Livius.—
2.
Drusilla, daughter of Drusus Germanicus, Tac. A. 6, 15; Suet. Calig. 7; 24 al.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Drusianus
3 Drusilla

Drūsus, i, m., a well-known Roman surname in the Livian family, first assumed by the Livius who slew the Gallic general Drausus, Suet. Tib. 3.—Esp.
1.
M. Livius Drusus, uncle of Cato Uticensis, murdered by Q. Varius, Cic. Arch. 3, 6; Vell. 2, 13.—
2.
Claudius Drusus Nero, son of Tib. Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla, father of Germanicus, the theme of Hor. C. 4, 4; Suet. Claud. 1; Tac. A. 1, 33.— Hence, Drūsĭānus, a, um, adj.:
fossa,
Tac. A. 2, 8, or Drūsīnus, a, um, adj.:
fossae,
a canal on the Lower Rhine, constructed by Drusus, the son of Livia, Suet. Claud. 1.— Drūsilla, ae, f., the name of [p. 613] several females of the Livian family. — Esp.
1.
Livia Drusilla, the second wife of Augustus, v. Livius.—
2.
Drusilla, daughter of Drusus Germanicus, Tac. A. 6, 15; Suet. Calig. 7; 24 al.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Drusilla
4 Drusinus

Drūsus, i, m., a well-known Roman surname in the Livian family, first assumed by the Livius who slew the Gallic general Drausus, Suet. Tib. 3.—Esp.
1.
M. Livius Drusus, uncle of Cato Uticensis, murdered by Q. Varius, Cic. Arch. 3, 6; Vell. 2, 13.—
2.
Claudius Drusus Nero, son of Tib. Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla, father of Germanicus, the theme of Hor. C. 4, 4; Suet. Claud. 1; Tac. A. 1, 33.— Hence, Drūsĭānus, a, um, adj.:
fossa,
Tac. A. 2, 8, or Drūsīnus, a, um, adj.:
fossae,
a canal on the Lower Rhine, constructed by Drusus, the son of Livia, Suet. Claud. 1.— Drūsilla, ae, f., the name of [p. 613] several females of the Livian family. — Esp.
1.
Livia Drusilla, the second wife of Augustus, v. Livius.—
2.
Drusilla, daughter of Drusus Germanicus, Tac. A. 6, 15; Suet. Calig. 7; 24 al.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Drusinus
5 Drusus

Drūsus, i, m., a well-known Roman surname in the Livian family, first assumed by the Livius who slew the Gallic general Drausus, Suet. Tib. 3.—Esp.
1.
M. Livius Drusus, uncle of Cato Uticensis, murdered by Q. Varius, Cic. Arch. 3, 6; Vell. 2, 13.—
2.
Claudius Drusus Nero, son of Tib. Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla, father of Germanicus, the theme of Hor. C. 4, 4; Suet. Claud. 1; Tac. A. 1, 33.— Hence, Drūsĭānus, a, um, adj.:
fossa,
Tac. A. 2, 8, or Drūsīnus, a, um, adj.:
fossae,
a canal on the Lower Rhine, constructed by Drusus, the son of Livia, Suet. Claud. 1.— Drūsilla, ae, f., the name of [p. 613] several females of the Livian family. — Esp.
1.
Livia Drusilla, the second wife of Augustus, v. Livius.—
2.
Drusilla, daughter of Drusus Germanicus, Tac. A. 6, 15; Suet. Calig. 7; 24 al.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Drusus
6 quei

1.
qui, quae, quod (old forms: nom. quei; gen. quojus; dat. quoi, and in inscrr. QVOEI, QVOIEI, and QVEI; abl. qui; plur. ques or queis; fem. QVAI; neutr. qua; dat. and abl. queis and quĭs.—Joined with cum: quocum, quācum, quicum, quibuscum;
rarely cum quo,
Liv. 7, 33:
cum quibus,
id. 4, 5. — Placed also before other prepositions: quas contra, quem propter, etc.; v. h. praepp.), pron.
I.
Interrog., who? which? what? what kind or sort of a? (adjectively; while quis, quid is used substantively; qui, of persons, asks for the character, quis usu. for the name).
A.
In direct questions: quae haec daps est? qui festus dies? what sort of a feast? what kind of a festival? Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 752 P. (a transl. of Hom. Od. 1, 225: tis daïs, tis de homilos hod epleto; cf. Herm. Doctr. Metr. p. 619): Th. Quis fuit igitur? Py. Iste Chaerea. Th. Qui Chaerea? what Chærea? Ter. Eun. 5, 1, 8:
qui color, nitor, vestitus?
id. ib. 2, 2, 11:
qui cantus dulcior inveniri potest? quod carmen aptius? qui actor in imitandā veritate jucundior?
Cic. de Or. 2, 8, 34:
virgo, quae patria est tua?
Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 88:
occiso Sex. Roscio, qui primus Ameriam nuntiat?
what sort of a person? Cic. Rosc. Am. 34, 96.—
B.
In indirect discourse:
scribis te velle scire, qui sit rei publicae status,
what is the state of the country, Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 10:
quae cura boum, qui cultus habendo Sit pecori... Hinc canere incipiam,
Verg. G. 1, 3:
iste deus qui sit da, Tityre, nobis,
id. E. 1, 18; 2, 19; 3, 8; id. A. 3, 608:
nescimus qui sis,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 6, 20:
qui sit, qui socium fraudarit, consideremus,
id. Rosc. Com. 6, 17.—
II.
Rel., who, which, what, that, referring to a substantive or pronoun as antecedent.
A.
As a simple rel.
1.
With antecedent expressed:
habebat ducem Gabinium, quīcum quidvis rectissime facere posset,
Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:
ille vir, cui patriae salus dulcior fuit,
id. Balb. 5, 11:
vir acer, cui, etc.,
id. Brut. 35, 135:
vir optimus, qui, etc.,
id. Fam. 14, 4, 2:
Priscus, vir cujus, etc.,
Liv. 4, 46, 10; 23, 7, 4:
quod ego fui ad Trasimenum, id tu hodie es,
id. 30, 30, 12:
collaria, quae vocantur maelium,
Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 15:
coloniam, quam Fregellas appellent,
Liv. 8, 23:
sucus, quem opobalsamum vocant,
Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 116:
sidere, quod Caniculam appellavimus,
id. 18, 28, 68, § 272. —
2.
With pronom. antecedent understood: QVI IN IVS VOCABIT, IVMENTVM DATO, Lex XII. Tabularum: SI ADORAT FVRTO, QVOD NEC MANIFESTVM ESCIT, ib. tab. 2, 1. 8:
novistine hominem? ridicule rogitas, quīcum una cibum capere soleo,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 60:
beati, quīs contigit, etc.,
Verg. A. 1, 95:
fac, qui ego sum, esse te,
Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 1. —
3.
The rel. freq. agrees with the foll. word:
est locus in carcere, quod Tullianum appellatur,
Sall. C. 55, 3:
ealoca, quae Numidia appellatur,
id. J. 18, 11:
exstat ejus peroratio, qui epilogus dicitur,
Cic. Brut. 33, 127:
justa gloria, qui est fructus virtutis,
id. Pis. 24, 57:
domicilia conjuncta, quas urbes dicimus,
id. Sest. 42, 91. —
4.
Sometimes it agrees with the logical, not the grammatical antecedent:
ne tu me arbitrare beluam, qui non novisse possim, quīcum aetatem exegerim,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 112:
ubi est scelus qui me perdidit?
Ter. And. 3, 5, 1:
hoc libro circumcisis rebus, quae non arbitror pertinere ad agriculturam,
Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 11:
abundantia earum rerum, quae prima mortales ducunt,
Sall. J. 41, 1; Cic. Fam. 2, 8, 2:
illa furia muliebrium relligionum, qui, etc.,
id. ib. 1, 9, 15: alteram alam mittit, qui satagentibus occurrerent, Auct. B. Afr. 78. —
5.
Relating to a remote subject:
annis ferme DX post Romam conditam Livius fabulam dedit... anno ante natum Ennium: qui (sc. Livius) fuit major natu quam Plautus et Naevius,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 1, 3; v. the commentators ad loc.; Liv. 21, 26, 2; 31, 38, 10; 37, 14, 2; cf. Krehl ad Prisc. 2, 9, § 48, p. 91.—
6.
The antecedent is sometimes repeated after the rel.:
erant itinera duo, quibus itineribus, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 6. —
7.
In a question, with ne affixed: sed ubi Artotrogus hic est? Art. Stat propter virum fortem... Mil. Quemne ego servavi in campis Curculioniis? whom I saved? Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 9:
quemne ego vidi?
whom I saw? Ter. And. 4, 4, 29.—
B.
With an accessory signif., causal or final, joined to the subj.
1.
As, because, seeing that, since:
Actio maluimus iter facere pedibus, qui incommodissime navigassemus,
Cic. Att. 5, 9, 1:
hospes, qui nihil suspicaretur,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 25, § 64;
ingrata es, ore quae caput nostro Incolume abstuleris,
Phaedr. 1, 8, 11.—
2.
Qui, with the subj., also follows dignus, indignus, aptus, idoneus, etc., answering the question, to or for what? dignus est, qui imperet, i. e. to, Cic. Leg. 3, 2, 5:
dignum esse dicunt, quīcum in tenebris mices,
id. Off. 3, 19, 77:
socios haud indignos judicas, quos in fidem receptos tuearis,
Liv. 23, 43:
idoneus nemo fuit quem imitarere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 16, § 41.—
3.
Also after demonstrr. or clauses expressing or implying a quality or degree which is defined or explained in the rel.-clause:
qui potest temperantiam laudare is, qui ponat summum bonum in voluptate?
Cic. Off. 3, 33, 117:
nullo modo videre potest quicquam esse utile, quod non honestum sit,
id. ib. 3, 19, 77:
non sumus ii, quibus nihil verum esse videatur,
id. N. D. 1, 5, 12:
nunc dicis aliquid quod ad rem pertineat,
id. Rosc. Am. 18, 52:
quis potest esse tam mente captus, qui neget?
as that, that, to, id. Cat. 3, 9.—
4.
To express a purpose, design, in order that, to:
sunt autem multi, qui eripiunt aliis, quod aliis largiantur,
Cic. Off. 1, 14, 43:
Caesar equitatum praemisit, qui viderent,
Caes. B. G. 1, 15:
domi creant decem praetores, qui exercitui praeessent,
Nep. Milt. 1, 4. —
C.
The rel. serves as a connective, instead of is, ea, id, with a conj.:
res loquitur ipsa, quae semper valet plurimum,
and this, Cic. Mil. 20, 53:
ratio docet esse deos, quo concesso, confitendum est, etc.,
id. N. D. 2, 30, 75.—
D.
The rel. sometimes means, by virtue of, according to, such:
quae tua natura est,
according to your disposition, Cic. Fam. 13, 78, 2:
qui meus amor in te est,
such is my love, id. ib. 7, 2, 1.—
E.
In neutr. sing.
a.
Quod signifies,
1.
As much as, as far as, what, = quantum:
adjutabo quod potero,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 7:
cura, quod potes, ut valeas,
Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 6:
quae tibi mandavi, velim ut cures, quod sine molestiā tuā facere poteris,
id. Att. 1, 5, 7:
tu tamen, quod poteris, nos consiliis juvabis,
id. ib. 10, 2, 2; 11, 2, 2; 11, 12, 4; id. Fam. 3, 2, 2:
nihil cuiquam, quod suum dici vellet,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 36:
(Epicurus) se unus, quod sciam, sapientem profiteri est ausus,
id. Fin. 2, 3, 7:
quod tuo commodo fiat,
id. Fam 4, 2, 4: quod litteris exstet, [p. 1511] id. Tusc. 1, 16, 38:
quod sciam,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 6, 14:
quod ad me attinet,
as far as depends on me, for my part, Cic. Rosc. Am. 42, 122.— With ellips. of attinet: quod ad Caesarem crebri et non belli de eo rumores, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 4; Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3, § 7; Varr. L. L. 5, § 57 Müll.—With gen.:
quod operae,
so much trouble, Cic. Off. 1, 6, 19:
quod aeris,
Liv. 8, 20. —
2.
Wherein:
si quid est, Quod mea opera opus sit vobis,
Ter. And. 4, 3, 23.—
b.
Quo, abl. neutr., with compp. (with or without hoc, eo, or tanto): quo... eo, by how much, by so much, the... the:
quo difficilius, hoc praeclarius,
Cic. Off. 1, 19, 64.—
III.
Indef., any one, any; with si, num, ne, v. quis:
quaeritur, num quod officium aliud alio majus sit,
Cic. Off. 1, 3, 7:
si qui graviore vulnere accepto equo deciderat,
Caes. B. G. 1, 48:
nisi si qui publice ad eam rem constitutus esset,
Cic. Leg. 2, 26, 65:
(BACANALIA) SEI QVA SVNT, S. C. de Bacchan.: ne qui forte putet,
Cic. de Or. 1, 2, 8.
2.
quī, adv. interrog., rel. and indef. [old abl. of 1. qui].
I.
Interrog., in what manner? how? whereby? by what means? why?
A.
In direct questions:
quī minus eadem histrioni sit lex quae summo viro?
Plaut. Am. prol. 76:
Quī, amabo?
id. Bacch. 1, 1, 19:
quī scire possum?
id. ib. 2, 2, 13:
Quī in mentem venit tibi istuc facinus facere?
id. ib. 4, 4, 31:
Quī non?
id. ib. 5, 2, 44:
quī vero dupliciter?
id. Mil. 2, 3, 25:
quī vero?
id. Merc. 2, 3, 60:
quī scis?
Ter. And. 2, 1, 2:
quī istuc facere potuit?
id. Eun. 4, 3, 15:
quī potui melius?
id. Ad. 2, 2, 7:
sed nos deum nisi sempiternum intellegere quī possumus?
Cic. N. D. 1, 10, 25:
quī potest esse in ejusmodi trunco sapientia?
id. ib. 1, 30, 84:
quī potest?
id. Ac. 2, 31, 100:
quī ego minus in Africam traicerem,
Liv. 28, 43, 18.—
B.
In indirect questions:
nimis demiror, quī illaec me donatum esse aureā paterā sciat,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 133:
quī istuc credam ita esse, mihi dici velim,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 15:
nec quī hoc mihi eveniat scio,
id. Hec. 2, 3, 6:
neque videre, quī conveniat,
Liv. 42, 50. —
C.
In curses (cf. Gr. pôs, and Lat. utinam), how, would that, if but: quī illum di deaeque magno mactassint malo, Enn. ap. Non. 342, 14 (Trag. Rel. v. 377 Vahl.):
quī te Juppiter dique omnes perduint!
Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 31:
quī istum di perdant!
id. Trin. 4, 2, 78:
quī te di omnes perdant!
id. ib. 4, 2, 155; Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 73.—Ellipt.:
quī illi di irati!
Cic. Att. 4, 7, 1.—
II.
Rel., wherewith, whereby, wherefrom, how (referring to all genders and both numbers).
1.
In gen.: date ferrum, quī me animā privem, Enn. ap. Non. p. 474, 30 (Trag. Rel. v. 233 Vahl.):
patera, quī Pterela potitare rex est solitus,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 104; 1, 3, 37:
sucophantia, quī admutiletur miles,
id. Mil. 3, 1, 172; id. Capt. 1, 1, 33; 3, 4, 24:
mihi dari... vehicla quī vehar,
id. Aul. 3, 5, 28:
multa concurrunt simul, Quī conjecturam hanc facio,
Ter. And. 3, 2, 32:
in tantā paupertate decessit, ut quī efferretur, vix reliquerit,
Nep. Arist. 3, 2.—
2.
Esp., of price, at what price, for how much, = quanti:
indica minumo daturus quī sis, quī duci queat,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 41:
quī datur, tanti indica,
id. ib. 4, 4, 109:
ut quantum possit quīque liceat veneant,
id. Men. 3, 3, 25.—
B.
Transf., that, in order that: Ca. Restim volo mihi emere. Ps. Quam ob rem? Ca. Quī me faciam pensilem, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 87:
ut det, quī fiamus liberi,
id. Aul. 2, 4, 31:
facite, fingite, invenite, efficite, quī detur tibi: Ego id agam, mihi quī ne detur,
Ter. And. 2, 1, 34 sq. —
C.
Indef. (only with particles of emphasis and assurance; cf. Gr. pôs, and v. Fleck. Krit. Misc. p. 28; Lorenz ad Plaut. Most. 811; Brix ad Plaut. Capt. 550), in some way, somehow, surely (ante-class.); with hercle:
hercle quī, ut tu praedicas, Cavendumst me aps te irato,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 58:
hercle quī multo improbiores sunt, quam a primo credidi,
id. Most. 3, 2, 139:
hercle quī aequom postulabat senex,
id. Stich. 4, 1, 53; id. Men. 2, 3, 74.—With edepol:
edepol quī te de isto multi cupiunt nunc mentirier,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 184:
edepol quī quom hanc magis contemplo, magis placet,
id. Pers. 4, 4, 15; id. Am. 2, 2, 144.—With at (cf. atquī), and yet, but somehow: Gr. Non audio. Tr. At pol quī audies, Plaut. Rud. 4, 3, 9; id. Am. 2, 2, 73.— With quippe: horum tibi istic nihil eveniet, quippe quī ubi quod subripias nihil est, Plaut. Aul. 2, 5, 22:
ea nimiast ratio, quippe quī certo scio, etc.,
id. Truc. 1, 1, 49:
quippe quī Magnarum saepe id remedium aegritudinumst,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 27.—With ut:
an id est sapere, ut quī beneficium a benevolente repudies?
Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 11:
et eum morbum mi esse, ut quī med opus sit insputarier?
id. Capt. 3, 4, 21; id. Bacch. 2, 3, 49.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > quei
7 qui

1.
qui, quae, quod (old forms: nom. quei; gen. quojus; dat. quoi, and in inscrr. QVOEI, QVOIEI, and QVEI; abl. qui; plur. ques or queis; fem. QVAI; neutr. qua; dat. and abl. queis and quĭs.—Joined with cum: quocum, quācum, quicum, quibuscum;
rarely cum quo,
Liv. 7, 33:
cum quibus,
id. 4, 5. — Placed also before other prepositions: quas contra, quem propter, etc.; v. h. praepp.), pron.
I.
Interrog., who? which? what? what kind or sort of a? (adjectively; while quis, quid is used substantively; qui, of persons, asks for the character, quis usu. for the name).
A.
In direct questions: quae haec daps est? qui festus dies? what sort of a feast? what kind of a festival? Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 752 P. (a transl. of Hom. Od. 1, 225: tis daïs, tis de homilos hod epleto; cf. Herm. Doctr. Metr. p. 619): Th. Quis fuit igitur? Py. Iste Chaerea. Th. Qui Chaerea? what Chærea? Ter. Eun. 5, 1, 8:
qui color, nitor, vestitus?
id. ib. 2, 2, 11:
qui cantus dulcior inveniri potest? quod carmen aptius? qui actor in imitandā veritate jucundior?
Cic. de Or. 2, 8, 34:
virgo, quae patria est tua?
Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 88:
occiso Sex. Roscio, qui primus Ameriam nuntiat?
what sort of a person? Cic. Rosc. Am. 34, 96.—
B.
In indirect discourse:
scribis te velle scire, qui sit rei publicae status,
what is the state of the country, Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 10:
quae cura boum, qui cultus habendo Sit pecori... Hinc canere incipiam,
Verg. G. 1, 3:
iste deus qui sit da, Tityre, nobis,
id. E. 1, 18; 2, 19; 3, 8; id. A. 3, 608:
nescimus qui sis,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 6, 20:
qui sit, qui socium fraudarit, consideremus,
id. Rosc. Com. 6, 17.—
II.
Rel., who, which, what, that, referring to a substantive or pronoun as antecedent.
A.
As a simple rel.
1.
With antecedent expressed:
habebat ducem Gabinium, quīcum quidvis rectissime facere posset,
Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:
ille vir, cui patriae salus dulcior fuit,
id. Balb. 5, 11:
vir acer, cui, etc.,
id. Brut. 35, 135:
vir optimus, qui, etc.,
id. Fam. 14, 4, 2:
Priscus, vir cujus, etc.,
Liv. 4, 46, 10; 23, 7, 4:
quod ego fui ad Trasimenum, id tu hodie es,
id. 30, 30, 12:
collaria, quae vocantur maelium,
Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 15:
coloniam, quam Fregellas appellent,
Liv. 8, 23:
sucus, quem opobalsamum vocant,
Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 116:
sidere, quod Caniculam appellavimus,
id. 18, 28, 68, § 272. —
2.
With pronom. antecedent understood: QVI IN IVS VOCABIT, IVMENTVM DATO, Lex XII. Tabularum: SI ADORAT FVRTO, QVOD NEC MANIFESTVM ESCIT, ib. tab. 2, 1. 8:
novistine hominem? ridicule rogitas, quīcum una cibum capere soleo,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 60:
beati, quīs contigit, etc.,
Verg. A. 1, 95:
fac, qui ego sum, esse te,
Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 1. —
3.
The rel. freq. agrees with the foll. word:
est locus in carcere, quod Tullianum appellatur,
Sall. C. 55, 3:
ealoca, quae Numidia appellatur,
id. J. 18, 11:
exstat ejus peroratio, qui epilogus dicitur,
Cic. Brut. 33, 127:
justa gloria, qui est fructus virtutis,
id. Pis. 24, 57:
domicilia conjuncta, quas urbes dicimus,
id. Sest. 42, 91. —
4.
Sometimes it agrees with the logical, not the grammatical antecedent:
ne tu me arbitrare beluam, qui non novisse possim, quīcum aetatem exegerim,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 112:
ubi est scelus qui me perdidit?
Ter. And. 3, 5, 1:
hoc libro circumcisis rebus, quae non arbitror pertinere ad agriculturam,
Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 11:
abundantia earum rerum, quae prima mortales ducunt,
Sall. J. 41, 1; Cic. Fam. 2, 8, 2:
illa furia muliebrium relligionum, qui, etc.,
id. ib. 1, 9, 15: alteram alam mittit, qui satagentibus occurrerent, Auct. B. Afr. 78. —
5.
Relating to a remote subject:
annis ferme DX post Romam conditam Livius fabulam dedit... anno ante natum Ennium: qui (sc. Livius) fuit major natu quam Plautus et Naevius,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 1, 3; v. the commentators ad loc.; Liv. 21, 26, 2; 31, 38, 10; 37, 14, 2; cf. Krehl ad Prisc. 2, 9, § 48, p. 91.—
6.
The antecedent is sometimes repeated after the rel.:
erant itinera duo, quibus itineribus, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 6. —
7.
In a question, with ne affixed: sed ubi Artotrogus hic est? Art. Stat propter virum fortem... Mil. Quemne ego servavi in campis Curculioniis? whom I saved? Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 9:
quemne ego vidi?
whom I saw? Ter. And. 4, 4, 29.—
B.
With an accessory signif., causal or final, joined to the subj.
1.
As, because, seeing that, since:
Actio maluimus iter facere pedibus, qui incommodissime navigassemus,
Cic. Att. 5, 9, 1:
hospes, qui nihil suspicaretur,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 25, § 64;
ingrata es, ore quae caput nostro Incolume abstuleris,
Phaedr. 1, 8, 11.—
2.
Qui, with the subj., also follows dignus, indignus, aptus, idoneus, etc., answering the question, to or for what? dignus est, qui imperet, i. e. to, Cic. Leg. 3, 2, 5:
dignum esse dicunt, quīcum in tenebris mices,
id. Off. 3, 19, 77:
socios haud indignos judicas, quos in fidem receptos tuearis,
Liv. 23, 43:
idoneus nemo fuit quem imitarere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 16, § 41.—
3.
Also after demonstrr. or clauses expressing or implying a quality or degree which is defined or explained in the rel.-clause:
qui potest temperantiam laudare is, qui ponat summum bonum in voluptate?
Cic. Off. 3, 33, 117:
nullo modo videre potest quicquam esse utile, quod non honestum sit,
id. ib. 3, 19, 77:
non sumus ii, quibus nihil verum esse videatur,
id. N. D. 1, 5, 12:
nunc dicis aliquid quod ad rem pertineat,
id. Rosc. Am. 18, 52:
quis potest esse tam mente captus, qui neget?
as that, that, to, id. Cat. 3, 9.—
4.
To express a purpose, design, in order that, to:
sunt autem multi, qui eripiunt aliis, quod aliis largiantur,
Cic. Off. 1, 14, 43:
Caesar equitatum praemisit, qui viderent,
Caes. B. G. 1, 15:
domi creant decem praetores, qui exercitui praeessent,
Nep. Milt. 1, 4. —
C.
The rel. serves as a connective, instead of is, ea, id, with a conj.:
res loquitur ipsa, quae semper valet plurimum,
and this, Cic. Mil. 20, 53:
ratio docet esse deos, quo concesso, confitendum est, etc.,
id. N. D. 2, 30, 75.—
D.
The rel. sometimes means, by virtue of, according to, such:
quae tua natura est,
according to your disposition, Cic. Fam. 13, 78, 2:
qui meus amor in te est,
such is my love, id. ib. 7, 2, 1.—
E.
In neutr. sing.
a.
Quod signifies,
1.
As much as, as far as, what, = quantum:
adjutabo quod potero,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 7:
cura, quod potes, ut valeas,
Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 6:
quae tibi mandavi, velim ut cures, quod sine molestiā tuā facere poteris,
id. Att. 1, 5, 7:
tu tamen, quod poteris, nos consiliis juvabis,
id. ib. 10, 2, 2; 11, 2, 2; 11, 12, 4; id. Fam. 3, 2, 2:
nihil cuiquam, quod suum dici vellet,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 36:
(Epicurus) se unus, quod sciam, sapientem profiteri est ausus,
id. Fin. 2, 3, 7:
quod tuo commodo fiat,
id. Fam 4, 2, 4: quod litteris exstet, [p. 1511] id. Tusc. 1, 16, 38:
quod sciam,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 6, 14:
quod ad me attinet,
as far as depends on me, for my part, Cic. Rosc. Am. 42, 122.— With ellips. of attinet: quod ad Caesarem crebri et non belli de eo rumores, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 4; Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3, § 7; Varr. L. L. 5, § 57 Müll.—With gen.:
quod operae,
so much trouble, Cic. Off. 1, 6, 19:
quod aeris,
Liv. 8, 20. —
2.
Wherein:
si quid est, Quod mea opera opus sit vobis,
Ter. And. 4, 3, 23.—
b.
Quo, abl. neutr., with compp. (with or without hoc, eo, or tanto): quo... eo, by how much, by so much, the... the:
quo difficilius, hoc praeclarius,
Cic. Off. 1, 19, 64.—
III.
Indef., any one, any; with si, num, ne, v. quis:
quaeritur, num quod officium aliud alio majus sit,
Cic. Off. 1, 3, 7:
si qui graviore vulnere accepto equo deciderat,
Caes. B. G. 1, 48:
nisi si qui publice ad eam rem constitutus esset,
Cic. Leg. 2, 26, 65:
(BACANALIA) SEI QVA SVNT, S. C. de Bacchan.: ne qui forte putet,
Cic. de Or. 1, 2, 8.
2.
quī, adv. interrog., rel. and indef. [old abl. of 1. qui].
I.
Interrog., in what manner? how? whereby? by what means? why?
A.
In direct questions:
quī minus eadem histrioni sit lex quae summo viro?
Plaut. Am. prol. 76:
Quī, amabo?
id. Bacch. 1, 1, 19:
quī scire possum?
id. ib. 2, 2, 13:
Quī in mentem venit tibi istuc facinus facere?
id. ib. 4, 4, 31:
Quī non?
id. ib. 5, 2, 44:
quī vero dupliciter?
id. Mil. 2, 3, 25:
quī vero?
id. Merc. 2, 3, 60:
quī scis?
Ter. And. 2, 1, 2:
quī istuc facere potuit?
id. Eun. 4, 3, 15:
quī potui melius?
id. Ad. 2, 2, 7:
sed nos deum nisi sempiternum intellegere quī possumus?
Cic. N. D. 1, 10, 25:
quī potest esse in ejusmodi trunco sapientia?
id. ib. 1, 30, 84:
quī potest?
id. Ac. 2, 31, 100:
quī ego minus in Africam traicerem,
Liv. 28, 43, 18.—
B.
In indirect questions:
nimis demiror, quī illaec me donatum esse aureā paterā sciat,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 133:
quī istuc credam ita esse, mihi dici velim,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 15:
nec quī hoc mihi eveniat scio,
id. Hec. 2, 3, 6:
neque videre, quī conveniat,
Liv. 42, 50. —
C.
In curses (cf. Gr. pôs, and Lat. utinam), how, would that, if but: quī illum di deaeque magno mactassint malo, Enn. ap. Non. 342, 14 (Trag. Rel. v. 377 Vahl.):
quī te Juppiter dique omnes perduint!
Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 31:
quī istum di perdant!
id. Trin. 4, 2, 78:
quī te di omnes perdant!
id. ib. 4, 2, 155; Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 73.—Ellipt.:
quī illi di irati!
Cic. Att. 4, 7, 1.—
II.
Rel., wherewith, whereby, wherefrom, how (referring to all genders and both numbers).
1.
In gen.: date ferrum, quī me animā privem, Enn. ap. Non. p. 474, 30 (Trag. Rel. v. 233 Vahl.):
patera, quī Pterela potitare rex est solitus,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 104; 1, 3, 37:
sucophantia, quī admutiletur miles,
id. Mil. 3, 1, 172; id. Capt. 1, 1, 33; 3, 4, 24:
mihi dari... vehicla quī vehar,
id. Aul. 3, 5, 28:
multa concurrunt simul, Quī conjecturam hanc facio,
Ter. And. 3, 2, 32:
in tantā paupertate decessit, ut quī efferretur, vix reliquerit,
Nep. Arist. 3, 2.—
2.
Esp., of price, at what price, for how much, = quanti:
indica minumo daturus quī sis, quī duci queat,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 41:
quī datur, tanti indica,
id. ib. 4, 4, 109:
ut quantum possit quīque liceat veneant,
id. Men. 3, 3, 25.—
B.
Transf., that, in order that: Ca. Restim volo mihi emere. Ps. Quam ob rem? Ca. Quī me faciam pensilem, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 87:
ut det, quī fiamus liberi,
id. Aul. 2, 4, 31:
facite, fingite, invenite, efficite, quī detur tibi: Ego id agam, mihi quī ne detur,
Ter. And. 2, 1, 34 sq. —
C.
Indef. (only with particles of emphasis and assurance; cf. Gr. pôs, and v. Fleck. Krit. Misc. p. 28; Lorenz ad Plaut. Most. 811; Brix ad Plaut. Capt. 550), in some way, somehow, surely (ante-class.); with hercle:
hercle quī, ut tu praedicas, Cavendumst me aps te irato,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 58:
hercle quī multo improbiores sunt, quam a primo credidi,
id. Most. 3, 2, 139:
hercle quī aequom postulabat senex,
id. Stich. 4, 1, 53; id. Men. 2, 3, 74.—With edepol:
edepol quī te de isto multi cupiunt nunc mentirier,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 184:
edepol quī quom hanc magis contemplo, magis placet,
id. Pers. 4, 4, 15; id. Am. 2, 2, 144.—With at (cf. atquī), and yet, but somehow: Gr. Non audio. Tr. At pol quī audies, Plaut. Rud. 4, 3, 9; id. Am. 2, 2, 73.— With quippe: horum tibi istic nihil eveniet, quippe quī ubi quod subripias nihil est, Plaut. Aul. 2, 5, 22:
ea nimiast ratio, quippe quī certo scio, etc.,
id. Truc. 1, 1, 49:
quippe quī Magnarum saepe id remedium aegritudinumst,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 27.—With ut:
an id est sapere, ut quī beneficium a benevolente repudies?
Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 11:
et eum morbum mi esse, ut quī med opus sit insputarier?
id. Capt. 3, 4, 21; id. Bacch. 2, 3, 49.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > qui
8 struix

struix, ĭcis, f. [struo], a heap, pile of things put together (ante- and post-class. for the class. strues).
I.
Lit.:
struices antiqui dicebant exstructiones omnium rerum,
Fest. p. 310 Müll.:
tantas struices concinnat patinarias,
Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 26: et Livius:
per struices saxeas lapsu accidit, Livius ap. Fest. l. l.: lignorum struicibus incensis,
Arn. 7, 222:
caementiciae,
Sol. 28. —
* II.
Trop.: struix malorum, Naev. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 4, 267 (Trag. Rel. v. 64 Rib.).

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > struix
9 equus or ecus

equus or ecus ī （ gen plur. equōm or equūm, V.), m [3 AC-], a horse, steed, charger: fortis: equis uti: cadere de equo: inanis, without a rider: in equo, mounted: ex equo pugnare, L.— Fig.: conrigam tarditatem cum equis, tum quadrigis, i. e. will use extreme diligence: equis, viris subvenire, with horse and foot, i. e. with might and main: equis virisque, i. e. with their whole force, L.— Plur, a chariot (poet.): Semper equos canebat, V.: conscendit equos, O.— A sea-horse: bipedum currus equorum, V.— The Trojan Horse: Troianus: trabibus contextus, V.: Equus Troianus, a play of Livius Andronicus.—Fig.: intus est equus Troianus, i. e. treason.—The constellation Pegasus.

Latin-English dictionary > equus or ecus
10 re-vocō

re-vocō āvī, ātus, āre, to call again, call back, recall: Exclusit; revocat; redeam? H.: de medi<*> cursu rei p. voce revocatus: revocatus de exsilio, L.: Caesar in Italiam revocabatur, Cs.—Of troops, to call back, recall, call off, withdraw: legiones revocari atque itinere resistere iubet, Cs.: quae receptui canunt, ut eos etiam revocent: tardius revocati proelio excesserant, S.: equites, Cs.: ab opere legiones, Cs.: consul ab revocando ad incitandos versus milites, L.; cf. fluctūs et flumina signo dato, O.—Of a player or declaimer, to call back, recall, encore: Livius saepius revocatus, L.: hunc vidi revocatum eandem rem dicere: primos trīs versūs, to encore: miliens revocatum est.—To recall to life, revive, bring back: revocatus a morte, V.: gelidos artūs in vivum calorem, O.—To summon again: hominem populus revocat, i. e. prosecute anew: si revocemur in suffragium, are called to vote again, L.—To summon in turn: unde tu me vocasti, inde ibi ego te revoco, i. e. I answer by demanding that you leave (the estate).—To ask again, invite in return: domum suam istum vocabat qui neque revocaturus esset: volpem, Ph.— To draw back, withdraw, turn back: revocata (Lumina) rursus eodem Retuleram, O.: cupidas manūs, O.: pedem ab alto, V.—Fig., to call back, recall, resume, renew, regain, recover: dies revocandae libertatis: et virīs et corpus amisi: sed, facile illa revocabo, will recover: (studia) remissa temporibus: quod, utcunque praetermissum, revocari non posset, L.: veteres artīs, H.: exordia pugnae, i. e. recall to mind, V.: ductores, revocato a sanguine Teucri, i. e. the restored race, V.—To recall, check, control: in vitibus revocantur ea, quae, etc., i. e. are pruned: vinolenti revocant se interdum, bethink themselves.—To recall, withdraw, divert, turn away: revocare se non poterat familiaritate implicatus, could not withdraw: quos spes praedandi ab agriculturā revocabat, Cs.: te a turpitudine: animum ab irā, O.: me ad pristina studia: se ad industriam.—To recall, divert, turn, bring: disceptationem ab rege ad Romanos, L.: ad quae me exempla revocas: comitiis tot civitatum unam in domum revocatis, i. e. crowded: ad spem consulatūs in partem revocandam aspirare, to bring over to themselves (of the plebs), L.—To apply, reduce, refer, subject, submit: omnia ad suam potentiam revocantis esse sententiam: revocata res ad populum est, L.: illa de urbis situ ad rationem: rem ad illam rationem.—To recall, revoke, retract, cancel, undo: libertatem, i. e. to enslave again, Ta.: si facta mihi revocare liceret, O.

Latin-English dictionary > re-vocō
11 Virum mihi, Camena, insece versutum

• Tell me, O Muse, of the skillful man. (Livius Andronicus)

Latin Quotes (Latin to English) > Virum mihi, Camena, insece versutum
12 aequalis

aequālis, e, adj. [aequo], that can be put on an equality with; conseq., equal, like; constr. with dat., absol. and as subst. with gen. (syn.: aequus, aequabilis, planus, par, similis).
I.
Lit.:
partem pedis esse aequalom alteri parti,
Cic. Or. 56, 188:
paupertatem divitiis etiam inter homines aequalem esse,
id. Leg. 2, 10, 24:
aequalem se faciens Deo,
Vulg. Joan. 5, 18:
aequales angelis sunt,
like, ib. Luc. 20, 36:
nec enim aut linguā aut moribus aequales abhorrere (Bastarnas a Scordiscis),
Liv. 40, 57, 7:
ut sententiae sint membris aequalibus,
Quint. 9, 3, 80:
aequalis ponderis erunt omnes,
Vulg. Exod. 30, 34; ib. Deut. 19, 7; ib. Apoc. 21, 16.—As subst. with gen.:
Creticus et ejus aequalis Paeon,
Cic. Or. 64, 215. (Another constr., v. II.)—Hence,
II.
Transf.
A.
That can be compared in respect to age, of the same age, equally old.
1.
Of persons.
a.
Of the same age, equal in years: cum neque me aspicere aequales dignarent meae. Pac. ap. Non. 470, 20 (Trag. Rel. p. 97 Rib.): patris cognatum atque aequalem, Archidemidem, nostine? Ter Eun. 2, 3, 35:
adulescens ita dilexi senem, ut aequalem,
Cic. Sen. 4, 10:
P. Orbius, meus fere aequalis,
id. Brut. 48 init.:
Aristides aequalis fere ruit Themistocli,
Nep. Arist. 1 al. —
b.
In gen., contemporary, coeval; and subst., a contemporary, without definite reference to equality in age;
Livius (Andronicus) Ennio aequalis fuit,
Cic. Brut. 18:
Philistus aequalis illorum temporum,
id. Div 1, 20; Liv. 8, 40.—
c.
In the comic poets, esp. in connection with amicus, of the same age:
O amice salve mi atque aequalis, ut vales?
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 10; 2, 2, 50; Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 8; so id. Ad. 3, 4, 26:
ne cuiquam suorum aequalium supplex siet,
id. Phorm. 5, 6, 47.—
2.
Of things, coexal, coexistent, etc.:
Deiotari benevolentia in populum Romanum est ipsius aequalis aetati,
is as old as himself, has grown up with him, Cic. Phil. 11, 13:
in memoriam notam et aequalem incurro,
i. e. which belongs to our time, id. Brut. 69; id. Leg. 1, 2: ne istud Juppiter sierit urbem in aeternum conditam fragili huic et mortali corpori aequalem esse, i. e. should exist for an equally short time, Liv 28, 28.—Rarely with cum:
aequali tecum pubesceret aevo,
Verg. A. 3, 491:
fuit cum ea cupressus aequalis,
Plin. 16, 44, 86, § 236.—
B.
That can be compared in respect to size or form; of equal size, looking alike, resembling, similar:
florentes aequali corpore Nymphae,
Verg. Cir. 435:
chorus aequalis Dryadum,
a chorus of Dryads alike, id. G. 4, 460.—
C.
Uniform, equable, unvarying; virtutes sunt inter se aequales et pares, Cic. de Or, 1, 18;
3, 14, 55: nil aequale homini fuit illi,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 9:
imber lentior aequaliorque,
and more uniform, Liv. 24, 46:
aequali ictu freta scindere, Ov M. 11, 463: Euphranor in quocumque genere excellens ac sibi aequalis,
always equal to himself, Plin. 35, 11, 37, § 128:
opus aequali quadam mediocritate,
Quint. 10, 1, 54.—Hence, but rarely, = aequus, of place, equal, uniform, level, smooth, even, plain, both in a horizontal and ascending direction:
loca,
Sall. J. 79:
terra,
Ov. M. 1, 34:
gentes esse sine naribus aequali totius oris planitie,
Plin. 6, 30, 35, § 187:
mons aequali dorso continuus,
Tac. A. 4, 47.— Comp. prob. not used.—

* Sup.:
aequalissima porticus,
Tert. Anim. 17.— Adv.: aequālĭter, equally, uniformly, in the same manner, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 70; id. Ac. 2, 11; id. Lael. 16, 58; Caes. B. G. 2, 18; Vulg. Deut. 19, 3; ib. 1 Par. 24, 31; ib. Sap. 6, 8.— Comp., Tac. A. 15, 21.— Sup. not used.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > aequalis
13 Andronicus

Andrŏnīcus, i, m., the cognomen of several Romans, among whom the most distinguished, L. Livius Andronicus, the first dramatic and epic poet of the Romans, lived in the middle of the third century B.C., Cic. Brut. 18; Gell. 17, 21 al.; cf. Bähr, Lit. Gesch. p. 41 sq.; 78; Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 82.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Andronicus
14 argumentum

argūmentum, i, n. [arguo].
I.
A.. The means by which an assertion or assumption may be made clear, proved, an argument, evidence, proof (and in particular, that which rests upon facts, while ratio is that which depends upon reasoning):
argumentum est ratio, quae rei dubiae facit fidem,
Cic. Top. 2, 7: quid est argumentum? Probabile inventum ad faciendam fidem, id. Part. Or. 2:
argumentum est ratio probationem praestans, quā colligitur aliquid per aliud, et quae, quod est dubium, per id quod dubium non est, confirmat,
Quint. 5, 10, 11:
de eā re signa atque argumenta paucis verbis eloquar,
Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 35; 1, 1, 267; id. Rud. 4, 3, 84; id. Truc. 2, 6, 26 al.:
commemorando Argumenta fidem dictis conradere,
Lucr. 1, 401; so id. 1, 417:
argumenta multa et firma ad probandum,
Cic. Brut. 78, 272:
aliquid exemplis magis quam argumentis refellere,
id. de Or. 1, 19, 88:
argumento esse,
Liv. 5, 44; 39, 51:
litterae ad senatum missae argumentum fuere, etc.,
id. 8, 30:
In argumentum fidei retentum pallium ostendit marito,
Vulg. Gen. 39, 16; ib. Act. 1, 3:
inopia fecerat eam (rem parvam) argumentum ingens caritatis,
Liv. 5, 47:
libertatis argumentum,
Tac. G. 25:
Est fides argumentum non apparentium,
Vulg. Heb. 11, 22:
addit pro argumento,
Suet. Calig. 8:
velut argumentum rursus conditae urbis,
id. ib. 16:
levibus utrimque argumentis,
id. Galb. 7 et saep.—
B.
A sign by which any thing is known, a mark, token, evidence:
animi laeti Argumenta,
signs, indications, Ov. M. 4, 762:
voti potentis,
id. ib. 8, 745: unguentarii myrrham digerunt haud difficulter odoris atque pinguetudinis argumentis, according to the indications of smell, etc., Plin. 12, 15, 35, § 68:
caelum quidem haud dubie caelati argumenti dicimus,
id. 2, 4, 3, § 8:
amoris hoc est argumentum, non malignitatis,
Petr. 137, 8:
argumenta viri, i. e. indicia,
Juv. 9, 85 al. —
II.
The matter which lies at the basis of any written or artistic representation, contents, subject, theme, argument, hupothesis:
Argumentum plura significat. Nam et fabulae ad actum scaenicarum compositae argumenta dicuntur: et orationum Ciceronis velut thema ipse exponens Pedianus, argumentum, inquit, tale est: quo apparet omnem ad scribendum destinatam materiam ita appellari,
Quint. 5, 10, 9 and 10.
A.
Of every kind of representation in writing.
1.
Lit.:
argumentum est ficta res, quae tamen fieri potuit,
Cic. Inv. 1, 19; id. Att. 15, 4, 3:
tabulae novae, quid habent argumenti, nisi ut, etc.,
what is their drift? what do they mean? id. Off. 2, 23, 84:
epistulae,
id. Att. 10, 13; 9, 10; 1, 19.
a.
But esp. freq., the subject-matter of a poem or fictitious writing, the subject, contents:
post argumentum hujus eloquar tragoediae,
Plaut. Am. prol. 51; cf. id. ib. 96; so id. Trin. 3, 2, 81:
argumentum narrare,
Ter. And. prol. 6:
fabulae,
id. Ad. prol. 22:
Livius Andronicus ab saturis ausus est primus argumento fabulam serere,
i. e. a scenic representation of a subject in its connection, Liv. 7, 2:
spectaculum, quo argumenta inferorum explicarentur,
Suet. Calig. 57.—Hence,
b.
Meton. ( part for the whole), a poem in gen.:
explicare argumenti exitum,
Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 53:
hoc argumento se describi sentiat,
Phaedr. 4, 8; so id. 4, 16; 5, 3; cf. Enn. ap. Gell. 2, 29 fin.:
sumque argumenti conditor ipse mei,
I am myself the subject of my poem, Ov. Tr. 5, 1, 10.—
2.
Trop., intrinsic worth, reality, truth:
haec tota fabella... quam est sine argumento,
without value, reality, Cic. Cael. 27:
non sine argumento maledicere,
not without some reason, id. ib. 3 fin. —
B.
The subject of artistic representations ( sculpture, painting, embroidery. etc.):
ex ebore diligentissime perfecta argumenta erant in valvis,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 56:
(cratera) fabricaverat Alcon Hyleus, et longo caelaverat argumento,
Ov. M. 13, 684; cf. id. ib. 2, 5 sq.:
vetus in telā deducitur argumentum,
id. ib. 6, 69; Verg. A. 7, 791:
Parrhasii tabulae,
Suet. Tib. 44.— In philos. lang., a conclusion, a syllogism:
Nam concludi non potest nisi iis, quae ad concludendum sumpta erunt, ita probatis ut falsa ejusdem modi nulla possint esse,
Cic. Ac. 2, 14, 44 al.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > argumentum
15 arx

arx, arcis, f. [arx ab arcendo, quod is locus munitissimus rubis, a quo facillime possit hostis prohiberi, Varr. L. L. 5, § 151 Müll; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 20; Isid. Orig. 15, 2, 32; Doed. Syn. IV. p. 428; v. arceo], a stronghold, castle, citadel, fortress, akropolis; in Rome, the Capitolium.
I.
A.. Lit.: arce et urbe orba sum, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 114 Müll.): optumates, Corinthum quae arcem altam habetis, id. ap. ejusd. Fam. 7, 6: edicite per urbem ut omnes qui arcem astuque accolunt, cives, etc.; Att. ap. Non. p. 357, 14:
Illa autem in arcem [hinc] abiit,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 59; so id. Ps. 4, 6, 2:
In arcem transcurso opus est,
Ter. Hec. 3, 4, 17:
Condere coeperunt urbīs arcemque locare,
Lucr. 5, 1107:
arcis servator, candidus anser,
id. 4, 683:
munire arcem,
Cic. Pis. 34 fin.:
cum Tarento amisso arcem tamen Livius retinuisset,
id. de Or. 2, 67, 273: arx intra moenia in immanem altitudinem edita; Liv. 45, 28:
arx Sion,
Vulg. 2 Reg. 5, 7:
arx Jerusalem,
ib. 1 Macc. 13, 49:
Romana,
Liv. 1, 12:
Capitolina,
id. 6, 20; cf. id. 3, 18:
Sabinus arcem Capitolii insedit mixto milite,
Tac. H. 3, 69; Suet. Claud. 44 et saep. As the place on which auguries were received (cf. auguraculum):
ut cum in arce augurium augures acturi essent,
Cic. Off. 3, 16, 66; so Liv. 1, 18 and 24.—Hence,
B.
Trop., defence, prolection, refuge, bulwark, etc.:
Castoris templum fuit te consule arx civium perditorum, receptaculum veterum Catilinae militum, castellum forensis latrocinii,
Cic. Pis. 5, 11:
haec urbs, lux orbis terrarum atque arx omnium gentium,
id. Cat. 4, 6; cf. id. Agr. 1, 6, 18:
Africa arx omnium provinciarum,
id. Lig. 7, 22:
Stoicorum,
id. Div. 1, 6, 10:
arx finitimorum, Campani,
Liv. 7, 29; 37, 18:
tribunicium auxilium et provocationem, duas arces libertatis tuendae,
id. 3, 45:
arx ad aliquid faciendum,
id. 28, 3:
eam urbem pro arce habiturus Philippus adversus Graeciae civitates,
id. 33, 14; Flor. 3, 6, 5:
quasi arx aeternae dominationis,
Tac. A. 14, 31.—
C.
As the abode of tyrants, a poet. designation of tyranny (cf. Ascon. ad Cic. Div. in Caecil. 5), Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 293 Heins.:
cupidi arcium,
Sen. Thyest. 342; cf. id. Contr. 4, 27:
non dum attigit arcem, Juris et humani culmen,
Luc. 7, 593 Corte; cf. id. 8, 490, and 4, 800; Tert. Apol. 4.—
D.
Prov.:
arcem facere e cloacā,
to make a mountain of a mole-hill, Cic. Planc. 40.—
II.
Since castles were generally on a height, meton., a height, summit, pinnacle, top, peak (usu. poet. and in Aug. and postAug. prose), lit. and trop.
A.
Lit.:
summā locum sibi legit in arce,
upon the extreme height, Ov. M. 1, 27; cf. id. ib. 12, 43. —So,
2.
In partic.
a.
Of mountains:
Parnasi constitit arce,
Ov. M. 1, 467:
arce loci summā,
id. ib. 11, 393:
Rhipaeae arces,
Verg. G. 1, 240:
flērunt Rhodopeïae arces,
id. ib. 4, 461:
septemque unā sibi muro circumdedit arces,
id. ib. 2, 535:
primus inexpertas adiit Tirynthius arces, i. e. Alpes,
Sil. 3, 496; cf. Drak. ad id. 15, 305; Val. Fl. 3, 565:
impositum arce sublimi oppidum cernimus,
Petr. 116; cf. id. 123, 205, and 209.—
b.
Of houses built on an eminence, Petr. 121, 107, and 293.—
c.
Of the citadel of heaven:
quae pater ut summā vidit Saturnius arce,
Ov. M. 1, 163:
summam petit arduus arcem,
id. ib. 2, 306:
sideream mundi qui temperat arcem,
id. Am. 3, 10, 21.—
d.
Of the heavens themselves: aetheriae [p. 170] arces, Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 19:
arces igneae,
Hor. C. 3, 3, 10:
caeli quibus adnuis arcem,
Verg. A. 1, 250; cf. id. ib. 1, 259.—
e.
Of temples erected on an eminence:
dexterā sacras jaculatus arces,
Hor. C. 1, 2, 3.—
f.
Of the head:
arx corporis,
Sen. Oedip. 185; Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 235.—
B.
Trop., height, head, summit, etc. (rare):
celsā mentis ab arce,
Stat. S. 2, 2, 131:
summae laudum arces,
Sil. 13, 771; Sid. Carm. 2, 173:
ubi Hannibal sit, ibi caput atque arcem totius belli esse,
head and front, Liv. 28, 42:
arx eloquentiae,
Tac. Or. 10.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > arx
16 candor

candor, ōris, m. [candeo, as algor from algeo, etc.].
I.
A dazzling, glossy whiteness, a clear lustre, clearness, radiance, brightness, brilliancy, splendor, glitter, etc. (class.):
aetherius sol irrigat adsidue caelum candore recenti,
Lucr. 5, 283; 4, 232; cf. id. 2, 322:
solis candor illustrior est quam ullius ignis,
Cic. N. D. 2, 15, 40:
Lacteus hic nimio fulgons candore notatur,
id. Arat. 249 (493):
splendidissimus,
id. Rep. 6, 16, 16; cf.:
candore notabilis ipso (via lactea),
Ov. M. 1, 169:
caeli,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 68:
marmoreus,
Lucr. 2, 765:
nivalis,
Verg. A. 3, 538:
equi Qui candore nives anteirent,
id. ib. 12, 84:
equi candore eximio,
Suet. Aug. 64:
niveus,
Ov. M. 3, 423; and so absol. of the snow: solis aestu candor quom liquesceret, Naev. ap. Non. p. 334, 32:
simplex lanarum,
Quint. 1, 1, 5:
candore tunicarum fulgens acies,
Liv. 10, 39, 12:
milites candidā veste et paribus candore armis insignes,
id. 9, 40, 9.—
2.
Of resplendent beauty of person, fairness, beauty:
fusus ille et candore mixtus rubor (in Venere Coa),
Cic. N. D. 1, 27, 75; cf. Ov. M. 3, 491; 10, 594:
candor hujus te et proceritas, voltus oculique pepulerunt,
Cic. Cael. 15, 36; Tib. 3, 4, 29; Prop. 1, 20, 45; 2 (3), 25, 41; 3 (4), 24, 8 al.; Plin. 34, 18, 54, § 176:
dentium,
id. 22, 25, 65, § 134.—In plur.:
hujus corporis,
Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 67:
ulnarum nivei marmoreique candores,
Arn. 4, 22; cf. id. 7, 20.—
B.
Trop.
1.
Of discourse.
a.
Brilliancy, splendor:
fucatus,
Cic. Or. 23, 79.—
b.
In opp. to an artificial manner, affectation (cf. candidus, II. B.), simplicity, naturalness:
T. Livius, in narrando mirae jucunditatis clarissimique candoris,
Quint. 10, 1, 101 Frotsch.; cf. Spald. ad 2, 5, 19.—
2.
Of mind or character, candor, purity, integrity, sincerity, openness, frankness ( poet. or in post-Aug. prose):
Si vestrum merui candore favorem,
Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 53:
animi,
id. ib. 3, 6, 7; 2, 467; id. H. 4, 32; id. P. 2, 5, 5; 3, 4, 13; Phaedr. 3, prol. 63:
justus sine mendacio,
Vell. 2, 116, 5:
tua simplicitas, tua veritas, tuus candor!
Plin. Pan. 84.—
II.
(After candeo, II.) Glow, heat (very rare):
aestivus, Claud. Cons. Prob. et Olyb. 219: flammae,
Hyg. Astr. 2, 35.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > candor
17 capio

1.
căpĭo, cepi, captum (old fut. perf. capso, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 61: capsit, Enn. ap. Non. p. 66, 27, or Ann. v. 324 Vahl.; Plaut. Ps. 4, 3, 6; Att. ap. Non. p. 483, 12, or Trag. Rel. v. 454 Rib.; Paul. ex. Fest. p. 57 Mull.:
capsimus,
Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 15: capsis, acc. to Cic. Or. 45, 154, = cape si vis, but this is an error; cf. Quint. 1, 5, 66; old perf. cepet, Col. Rostr. 5; v. Wordsworth, Fragm. and Spec. p. 170), 3, v. a. [cf. kôpê, handle; Lat. capulum; Engl. haft; Germ. Heft; Sanscr. root hri-, take; cf. Gr. cheir, Engl. and Germ. hand, and Goth. hinthan, seize].
I.
Lit.
A.
In gen., to take in hand, take hold of, lay hold of, take, seize, grasp (cf.:
sumo, prehendo): si hodie hercule fustem cepero aut stimulum in manum,
Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 9:
cape hoc flabellum,
Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 47:
cepit manibus tympanum,
Cat. 6, 3, 8:
tu, genitor, cape sacra manu patriosque Penatis,
Verg. A. 2, 717:
cape saxa manu, cape robora, pastor,
id. G. 3, 420:
flammeum,
Cat. 61, 8:
acria pocula,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 69:
lora,
Prop. 3 (4), 9, 57:
baculum,
Ov. M. 2, 789:
colum cum calathis,
id. ib. 12, 475:
florem ternis digitis,
Plin. 24, 10, 48, § 81:
pignera,
Liv. 3, 38, 12; Dig. 48, 13, 9, § 6; Gai Inst. 4, 29:
ut is in cavea pignus capiatur togae,
Plaut. Am. prol. 68: rem manu, Gai Inst. 1, 121:
rem pignori,
Dig. 42, 1, 15, § 7; cf. ib. 42, 1, 15, § 4:
scutum laeva,
Plin. 33, 1, 4, § 13:
capias tu illius vestem,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 79: cape vorsoriam, seize the sheet, i. e. take a tack, turn about, Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 19.—Very freq. of arms (cf. sumo); so in gen.: arma, to take up arms, i. e. engage in war or battle, Cic. Rab. Perd. 7, 20 sq.; 9, 27; 11, 31; id. Planc. 36, 88; id. Phil. 4, 3, 7; Caes. B.G. 5, 26; 7, 4; Sall. C. 27, 4; 30, 1; 33, 2; 52, 27; id. J. 38, 5; 102, 12; Ov. M. 3, 115 sq.; 12, 91; 13, 221;
and of particular weapons: ensem,
Ov. M. 13, 435:
tela,
id. ib. 3, 307; 5, 366 et saep.—Of food, to take, partake of:
quicum una cibum Capere soleo,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 61; Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 77; Sall. J. 91, 2:
lauti cibum capiunt,
Tac. G. 22.—
B.
In partic.
1.
Of living objects.
a.
To take into possession, take captive, seize, make prisoner.
(α).
Of persons:
oppidum expugnavimus, et legiones Teleboarum vi pugnando cepimus,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 258: summus ibi capitur meddix, occiditur alter, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 123 Mull. (Ann. v. 296 Vahl.):
quoniam belli nefarios duces captos jam et comprehensos tenetis,
Cic. Cat. 3, 7, 16:
ibi Orgetorigis filia atque unus e filiis captus est,
Caes. B. G. 1, 26:
reges capiuntur,
Lucr. 4, 1013; Tac. A. 4, 33:
capta eo proelio tria milia peditum dicuntur,
Liv. 22, 49, 18:
quos Byzantii ceperat,
Nep. Paus. 2, 3; id. Alcib. 9, 2; id. Dat. 2, 5; Quint. 6, 3, 61:
captos ostendere civibus hostes,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 33:
captus Tarento Livius,
Cic. Brut. 18, 72:
servus ex hoste captus,
Quint. 5, 10, 67.—Hence, P. a. as subst.: captus, i, m., = captivus, a prisoner, captive:
in captos clementia uti,
Nep. Alcib. 5, 7:
inludere capto,
Verg. A. 2, 64:
quae sit fiducia capto,
id. ib. 2, 75:
ex captorum numero,
Liv. 28, 39, 10; Tac. A. 6, 1; 12, 37; 15, 1.—Also, capta, ae, f., a female captive:
dicam hanc esse captam ex Caria, Ditem ac nobilem,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 47.—
(β).
Of animals, birds, fish, etc., to catch, hunt down, take: quid hic venatu non cepit? Varr. ap. Non. p. 253, 31:
si ab avibus capiundis auceps dicatur, debuisse ajunt ex piscibus capiundis, ut aucupem, sic piscicupem dici,
id. L. L. 8, § 61 Mull.:
hic jaculo pisces, illa capiuntur ab hamis,
Ov. A. A. 1, 763:
neque quicquam captum'st piscium,
Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 12; cf.:
nisi quid concharum capsimus,
id. ib. v. 18; Cic. Off. 3, 14, 58; Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 27: acipenserem, Cic. ap. Macr. S. 2, 12:
cervum,
Phaedr. 1, 5, 5; cf.:
hic (Nereus) tibi prius vinclis capiendus,
Verg. G. 4, 396.—
b.
To win, captivate, charm, allure, enchain, enslave, fascinate; mostly with abl. of means: Ph. Amore ardeo. Pa. Quid agas? nisi ut te redimas captum quam queas Minumo, Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 29:
quod insit in iis aliquid probi, quod capiat ignaros,
Cic. Off. 3, 3, 15: [p. 284] animum adulescentis... pellexit eis omnibus rebus, quibus illa aetas capi ac deleniri potest, id. Clu. 5, 13:
quamvis voluptate capiatur,
id. Off. 1, 30, 105; Quint. 5, 11, 19:
quem quidem adeo sua cepit humanitate,
Nep. Alcib. 9, 3:
secum habuit Pomponium, captus adulescentis et humanitate et doctrina,
id. Att. 4, 1:
nec bene promeritis capitur (deus), nec tangitur ira,
Lucr. 2, 651: ut pictura poesis;
erit quae si propius stes Te capiat magis, et quaedam si longius abstes,
Hor. A. P. 362:
hunc capit argenti splendor,
id. S. 1, 4, 28:
te conjux aliena capit,
id. ib. 2, 7, 46:
Cynthia prima suis miserum me cepit ocellis,
Prop. 1, 1, 1:
carmine formosae, pretio capiuntur avarae,
Tib. 3, 1, 7:
munditiis capimur,
Ov. A. A. 3, 133; id. M. 4, 170; 6, 465; 7, 802; 8, 124; 8, 435; 9, 511; 10, 529;
14, 373: amore captivae victor captus,
Liv. 30, 12, 18:
dulcedine vocis,
Ov. M. 1, 709; 11, 170:
voce nova,
id. ib. 1, 678:
temperie aquarum,
id. ib. 4, 344:
(bos) herba captus viridi,
Verg. E. 6, 59:
amoenitate loci,
Tac. A. 18, 52:
auro,
Hor. C. 2, 18, 36:
neque honoris neque pecuniae dulcedine sum captus,
Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 2:
splendore hominis,
id. Fin. 1, 13, 42: ne oculis quidem captis in hanc fraudem decidisti;
nam id concupisti quod numquam videras,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 45, § 102.—
c.
To cheat, seduce, deceive, mislead, betray, delude, catch:
sapientis hanc vim esse maximam, cavere ne capiatur, ne fallatur videre,
Cic. Ac. 2, 20, 66:
injurium autem'st ulcisci advorsarios? Aut qua via te captent eadem ipsos capi?
Ter. Hec. 1, 1, 16: uti ne propter te fidemque tuam captus fraudatusque sim, form. ap. Cic. Off. 3, 17, 70:
eodem captus errore quo nos,
involved in the same error, Cic. Phil. 12, 2, 6; id. ap. Non. p. 253, 25; cf.:
ne quo errore milites caperentur,
Liv. 8, 6, 16:
capere ante dolis Reginam,
Verg. A. 1, 673:
captique dolis lacrimisque coactis (Sinonis),
id. ib. 2, 196:
ubi me eisdem dolis non quit capere,
Sall. J. 14, 11:
adulescentium animi molles et aetate fluxi dolis haud difficulter capiebantur,
id. C. 14, 5:
capi alicujus dolo,
Nep. Dat. 10, 1:
dolum ad capiendos eos conparant,
Liv. 23, 35, 2:
quas callida Colchis (i.e. Medea) amicitiae mendacis imagine cepit,
Ov. M. 7, 301.—
d.
To defeat, convict, overcome in a suit or dispute (rare):
tu si me impudicitiae captas, non potes capere,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 189:
tu caves ne tui consultores, ille ne urbes aut castra capiantur (cf. B. 2. b. infra),
Cic. Mur. 9, 22:
callidus et in capiendo adversario versutus (orator),
id. Brut. 48, 178.—
e.
To deprive one of his powers or faculties, to harm.
(α).
Of the physical powers, to lame, mutilate, maim, impair or weaken in the limbs, senses, etc. (only pass. capi, and esp. in part. perf. captus):
mancus et membris omnibus captus ac debilis,
Cic. Rab. Perd. 7, 21:
ipse Hannibal... altero oculo capitur,
loses an eye, Liv. 22, 2, 11:
captus omnibus membris,
id. 2, 36, 8:
capti auribus et oculis metu omnes torpere,
id. 21, 58, 5:
oculis membrisque captus,
Plin. 33, 4, 24, § 83:
congerantur in unum omnia, ut idem oculis et auribus captus sit,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 40, 117:
si captus oculis sit, ut Tiresias fuit,
id. Div. 2, 3, 9; Verg. G. 1, 183:
habuit filium captum altero oculo,
Suet. Vit. 6:
censorem Appium deum ira post aliquot annos luminibus captum,
Liv. 9, 29, 11; Val. Max. 1, 1, 17:
lumine,
Ov. F. 6, 204:
princeps pedibus captus,
Liv. 43, 7, 5; cf.:
captum leto posuit caput,
Verg. A. 11, 830;
and of the mole: aut oculis capti fodere cubilia talpae,
id. G. 1, 183.—
(β).
Of the mental powers, to deprive of sense or intellect; only in part. perf. captus, usu. agreeing with pers. subj., and with abl. mente, silly, insane, crazy, crazed, lunatic, mad:
labi, decipi tam dedecet quam delirare et mente esse captum,
Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94:
vino aut somno oppressi aut mente capti,
id. Ac. 2, 17, 53; Quint. 8, 3, 4;
rarely mentibu' capti,
Lucr. 4, 1022; so,
animo,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 107; very rarely with gen.:
captus animi,
Tac. H. 3, 73.— Absol.:
virgines captae furore,
Liv. 24, 26, 12.—Less freq. agreeing with mens or animus:
viros velut mente capta cum jactatione fanatica corporis vaticinari,
Liv. 39, 13, 12:
captis magis mentibus, quam consceleratis similis visa,
id. 8, 18, 11; cf.:
capti et stupentes animi,
id. 6, 36, 8.—
f.
To choose, select, elect, take, pick out, adopt, accept a person for a particular purpose or to sustain a particular office or relation:
de istac sum judex captus,
Plaut. Merc. 4, 3, 33:
Aricini atque Ardeates de ambiguo agro... judicem populum Romanum cepere,
Liv. 3, 71, 2:
me cepere arbitrum,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 91:
te mihi patronam capio, Thais,
id. Eun. 5, 2, 48:
quom illum generum cepimus,
id. Hec. 4, 1, 22; cf.:
non, si capiundos mihi sciam esse inimicos omnis homines,
make them enemies thereby, id. And. 4, 2, 12:
si quis magistrum cepit ad eam rem inprobum,
id. ib. 1, 2, 21.—So the formula of the Pontifex Maximus, in the consecration of a vestal virgin: sacerdotem Vestalem, quae sacra faciat... ita te, Amata, capio, Fab. Pict. ap. Gell. 1, 12, 14; cf.:
plerique autem capi virginem solam debere dici putant, sed flamines quoque Diales, item pontifices et augures capi dicebantur,
Gell. 1, 12, 15:
jam ne ea causa pontifex capiar?... ecquis me augurem capiat? Cat. ib. § 17: Amata inter capiendum a pontifice maximo appellatur, quoniam, quae prima capta est, hoc fuisse nomen traditum est, Gell. ib. § 19: rettulit Caesar capiendam virginem in locum Occiae,
Tac. A. 2, 86; 4, 16; 15, 22:
religio, quae in annos singulos Jovis sacerdotem sortito capi jubeat,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 51, § 127:
C. Flaccus flamen captus a P. Licinio pontifice maximo erat,
Liv. 27, 8, 5 Weissenb. ad loc.—
2.
Of places.
a.
To occupy, choose, select, take possession of, enter into; mostly milit. t. t., to take up a position, select a place for a camp, etc.:
loca capere, castra munire,
Caes. B. G. 3, 23:
castris locum capere,
Liv. 9, 17, 15; Suet. Aug. 94 fin.:
locum capere castris,
Quint. 12, 2, 5:
ut non fugiendi hostis, sed capiendi loci causa cessisse videar,
Cic. de Or. 2, 72, 294:
ad Thebanos transfugere velle, et locum extra urbem editum capere,
Nep. Ages. 6, 2:
nocte media profectus, ut locum quem vellet, priusquam hostes sentirent, caperet,
Liv. 34, 14, 1:
neminem elegantius loca cepisse, praesidia disposuisse,
id. 35, 14, 9:
erat autem Philopoemen praecipuae in ducendo agmine locisque capiendis solertiae atque usus,
id. 35, 28, 1:
locum cepere paulo quam alii editiorem,
Sall. J. 58, 3:
duces, ut quisque locum ceperat, cedere singulos,
Dict. Cret. 2, 46; so,
of position on the battle-field: quod mons suberat, eo se recipere coeperunt. Capto monte, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 25:
tenuit non solum ales captam semelsedem, sed, etc.,
Liv. 7, 26, 5:
quem quis in pugnando ceperat locum, eum amissa anima corpore tegebat,
Flor. 4, 1; Sall. C. 61, 2; rarely with dat. of pers.:
tumulum suis cepit,
Liv. 31, 41, 9, for a tomb: LOCVM SIBI MONVMENTO CEPIT. Inscr. Grut. 346, 6;
for taking the auspices' se (Gracchum) cum legeret libros, recordatum esse, vitio sibi tabernaculum captum fuisse,
Cic. N. D. 2, 4, 11; cf.:
Palatium Romulus, Remus Aventinum ad inaugurandum templa capiunt,
Liv. 1, 6, 4;
for refuge: omnes Samnitium copiae montes proximos fuga capiunt,
id. 9, 43, 20:
Anchises natum Conventus trahit in medios... Et tumulum capit,
Verg. A. 6, 753; 12, 562:
ante locum capies oculis ( = eliges),
Verg. G. 2, 230 Serv. ad loc.: nunc terras ordine longo Aut capere aut captas jam despectare videntur (cycni), to select places on which to light, or to be just settling down on places already selected, id. A. 1, 396 Forbig. ad loc.—
b.
To take by force, capture, storm, reduce, conquer, seize:
invadam extemplo in oppidum antiquom: Si id capso, etc.,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 61: oppidum vi, Cat. ap. Charis. 2, p. 191 P.:
MACELLAM OPPVGNANDO,
Col. Rostr. Inscr. Orell. 549:
CORSICAM,
Inscr. Orell. 551: oppida, Enn. ap. Prisc. 9, p. 868 P. (Ann. v. 487 Vahl.):
ad alia oppida pergit, pauca repugnantibus Numidis capit,
Sall. J. 92, 3; Prop. 3, 4 (4, 3), 16:
Troja capta,
Liv. 1, 1, 1; Hor. S. 2, 3, 191: Coriolos. Liv. 3, 71, 7:
urbem opulentissimam,
id. 5, 20, 1:
ante oppidum Nolam fortissuma Samnitium castra cepit,
Cic. Div. 1, 33, 72:
castra hostium,
Nep. Dat. 6, 7:
concursu oppidanorum facto scalis vacua defensoribus moenia capi possent,
Liv. 42, 63, 6:
plurimas hostium vestrorum in Hispania urbes,
id. 28, 39, 10:
sedem belli,
Vell. 2, 74, 3; cf. Cic. Mur. 9, 22 (B. 1. d. supra).— Trop.:
oppressa captaque re publica,
Cic. Dom. 10, 26: qui, bello averso ab hostibus, patriam suam cepissent, Liv. 3, 50, 15.—
c.
To reach, attain, arrive at, betake one ' s self to (mostly by ships, etc.):
insulam capere non potuerant,
Caes. B. G. 4, 26 fin.:
onerariae duae eosdem quos reliqui portus capere non potuerunt,
id. ib. 4, 36:
accidit uti, ex iis (navibus) perpaucae locum caperent,
id. ib. 5, 23:
nostrae naves, cum ignorarent, quem locum reliquae cepissent,
id. B. C. 3, 28: praemiis magnis propositis, qui primus insulam cepisset, Auct. B. Alex. 17.— Trop.:
qui... tenere cursum possint et capere otii illum portum et dignitatis,
Cic. Sest. 46, 99.—
3.
Of things of value, property, money, etc.
a.
In gen., to take, seize, wrest, receive, obtain, acquire, get, etc.:
AVRVM, ARGENTVM,
Col. Rostr. Inscr. Orell. 549:
de praedonibus praedam capere,
Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 14:
agros de hostibus,
Cic. Dom. 49, 128:
ut ager ex hostibus captus viritim divideretur,
Liv. 4, 48, 2:
quinqueremem una cum defensoribus remigibusque, Auct. B. Alex. 16, 7: naves,
Nep. Con. 4, 4:
classem,
id. Cim. 2, 2:
magnas praedas,
id. Dat. 10, 2:
ex hostibus pecuniam,
Liv. 5, 20, 5; cf.:
e nostris spolia cepit laudibus, Cic. poet. Tusc. 2, 9, 22: signum ex Macedonia,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 58, § 149:
signum pulcherrimum Carthagine captum,
id. ib. 2, 4, 38, §
82: sed eccam ipsa egreditur, nostri fundi calamitas: nam quod nos capere oportet, haec intercipit,
Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 35:
cape cedo,
id. Phorm. 5, 8, 57:
ut reliqui fures, earum rerum quas ceperunt, signa commutant,
Cic. Fin. 5, 25, 74:
majores nostri non solum id, quod de Campanis (agri) ceperant, non imminuerunt, etc.,
id. Agr. 2, 29, 81:
te duce ut insigni capiam cum laude coronam,
Lucr. 6, 95.—With abstr. objects:
paupertatem adeo facile perpessus est, ut de republica nihil praeter gloriam ceperit,
Nep. Epam. 3, 4:
ut ceteri, qui per eum aut honores aut divitias ceperant,
id. Att. 7, 2:
quoniam formam hujus cepi in me et statum,
assumed, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 110:
quare non committeret, ut is locus ex calamitate populi Romani nomen caperet,
Caes. B. G. 1, 13:
regnum Tiberinus ab illis Cepit,
succeeded to, Ov. M. 14, 615.—
b.
In particular connections.
(α).
With pecuniam (freq. joined with concilio; v. infra), to take illegally, exact, extort, accept a bribe. take blackmail, etc., esp. of magistrates who were accused de pecuniis repetundis:
his ego judicibus non probabo C. Verrem contra leges pecuniam cepisse?
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 10:
HS. quadringentiens cepisse te arguo contra leges,
id. ib. 2, 2, 10, § 26; cf.:
quicquid ab horum quopiam captum est,
id. ib. §
27: tamen hae pecuniae per vim atque injuriam tuam captae et conciliatae tibi fraudi et damnationi esse deberent,
id. ib. 2, 3, 40, §
91: utrum (potestis), cum judices sitis de pecunia capta conciliata, tantam pecuniam captam neglegere?
id. ib. 2, 3, 94, §
218: quid est aliud capere conciliare pecunias. si hoc non est vi atque imperio cogere invitos lucrum dare alteri?
id. ib. 2, 3, 30, §
71: sequitur de captis pecuniis et de ambitu,
id. Leg. 3, 20, 46:
ita aperte cepit pecunias ob rem judicandam, ut, etc.,
id. Fin. 2, 16, 54:
quos censores furti et captarum pecuniarum nomine notaverunt,
id. Clu. 42, 120:
nondum commemoro rapinas, non exactas pecunias, non captas, non imperatas,
id. Pis. 16, 38:
si quis ob rem judicandam pecuniam cepisset... neque solum hoc genus pecuniae capiendae turpe, sed etiam nefarium esse arbitrabantur,
id. Rab. Post. 7, 16; id. N. D. 3, 30, 70; Sall. J. 32, 1:
ab regibus Illyriorum,
Liv. 42, 45, 8:
saevitiae captarumque pecuniarum teneri reum,
Tac. A. 3, 67; 4, 31.—
(β).
Of inheritance and bequest, to take, inherit, obtain, acquire, get, accept:
si ex hereditate nihil ceperit,
Cic. Off, 3, 24, 93:
qui morte testamentove ejus tantundem capiat quantum omnes heredes,
id. Leg. 2, 19, 48:
abdicatus ne quid de bonis patris capiat,
Quint. 3, 6, 96:
aut non justum testamentum est, aut capere non potes,
id. 5, 14, 16:
si capiendi Jus nullum uxori,
Juv. 1, 55:
qui testamentum faciebat, ei, qui usque ad certum modum capere potuerat, legavit, etc.,
Dig. 22, 3, 27: quod ille plus capere non poterat, ib. fin.:
qui ex bonis testatoris solidum capere non possit,
ib. 28, 6, 6; 39, 6, 30.—
(γ).
Of regular income, revenue, etc., rents, tolls, profits, etc., to collect, receive, obtain: nam ex [p. 285] eis praediis talenta argenti bina Capiebat statim, Ter. Phorm. 5, 3, 7:
capit ille ex suis praediis sexcenta sestertia, ego centena ex meis,
Cic. Par. 6, 3, 49:
stipendium jure belli,
Caes. B. G. 1, 28:
quinquagena talenta vectigalis ex castro,
Nep. Alcib. 9, 4:
vectigal ex agro eorum capimus,
Liv. 28, 39, 13:
quadragena annua ex schola,
Suet. Gram. 23:
si recte habitaveris... fundus melior erit... fructus plus capies,
Cato, R. R. 4, 2.—
C.
Trop.
1.
Of profit, benefit, advantage, to take, seize, obtain, get, enjoy, reap (mostly in phrase fructum capere):
metuit semper, quem ipsa nunc capit Fructum, nequando iratus tu alio conferas,
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 59:
honeste acta superior aetas fructus capit auctoritatis extremos,
Cic. Sen. 18, 62:
ex iis etiam fructum capio laboris mei,
id. Div. 2, 5:
ex quibus (litteris) cepi fructum duplicem,
id. Fam. 10, 5, 1:
multo majorem fructum ex populi existimatione illo damnato cepimus, quam ex ipsius, si absolutus esset, gratia cepissemus,
id. Att. 1, 4, 2:
fructum immortalem vestri in me et amoris et judicii,
id. Pis. 14, 31:
aliquem fructum dulcedinis almae,
Lucr. 2, 971; 5, 1410; Luc. 7, 32.—In other connections:
quid ex ea re tandem ut caperes commodi?
Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 25:
utilitates ex amicitia maximas,
Cic. Lael. 9, 32:
usuram alicujus corporis,
Plaut. Am. prol. 108.—
2.
Of external characteristics, form, figure, appearance, etc., to take, assume, acquire, put on:
gestum atque voltum novom,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 50 ' faciem aliquam cepere morando, Ov. M. 1, 421; 13, 605:
figuras Datque capitque novas,
id. ib. 15, 309:
formam capit quam lilia,
id. ib. 10, 212; cf.:
duritiam ab aere,
id. ib. 4, 751.— Transf., of plants, etc.:
radicem capere,
to take root, Cato, R. R. 51:
cum pali defixi radices cepissent,
Plin. 17, 17, 27, § 123:
siliculam capere,
Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 3:
maturitatem capere,
Col. 4, 23, 1:
radix libere capit viris,
Plin. 17, 21, 35, § 161:
vires cepisse nocendi,
Ov. M. 7, 417:
(telinum) rursus refrigeratum odorem suum capit,
Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 13.—
3.
Of mental characteristics, habits, etc., to take, assume, adopt, cultivate, cherish, possess:
cape sis virtutem animo et corde expelle desidiam tuo,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 24:
qua re si Glabrionis patris vim et acrimoniam ceperis ad resistendum hominibus audacissimis, si avi prudentiam ad prospiciendas insidias, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 1, 17, 52:
aliquando, patres conscripti, patrium animum virtutemque capiamus,
id. Phil. 3, 11, 29:
consuetudinem exercitationemque,
id. Off. 1, 18, 59:
misericordiam,
id. Quint. 31, 97:
quam (adsuetudinem) tu dum capias, taedia nulla fuge,
Ov. A. A. 2, 346:
disciplinam principum,
Plin. Pan. 46. —With dat.:
quorum animis avidis... neque lex neque tutor capere est qui possit modum,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 14 Wagn. ad loc.—
4.
Of offices, employments, duties, etc., = suscipio, to undertake, assume, enter upon, accept, take upon one ' s self, etc.:
nam olim populi prius honorem capiebat suffragio, Quam magistro desinebat esse dicto oboediens,
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 34:
o Geta, provinciam Cepisti duram,
Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 23:
in te cepi Capuam, non quo munus illud defugerem,
took command at Capua, Cic. Att. 8. 3, 4:
consulatum,
id. Pis. 2, 3; Sall. J. 63, 2:
honores,
Nep. Att. 7, 2; Suet. Aug. 26:
imperium,
id. Claud. 10:
magistratum,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 21, 62; Liv. 2, 33, 1; Suet. Aug. 2:
magistratus,
Sall. H. 1, 41, 21 Dietsch; Nep. Phoc. 1, 1; Suet. Caes. 75:
capiatque aliquis moderamina (navis),
Ov. M. 3, 644:
rerum moderamen,
id. ib. 6, 677:
pontificatum maximum,
Suet. Vit. 11:
rem publicam,
Sall. C. 5, 6:
neve cui patrum capere eum magistratum liceret,
Liv. 2, 33, 1:
ut ceperat haud tumultuose magistratum majore gaudio plebis, etc.,
id. 5, 13, 2.—Rarely with dat. of pers., to obtain for, secure for:
patres praeturam Sp. Furio Camillo gratia campestri ceperunt,
Liv. 7, 1, 2.—
5.
In gen., of any occupation, work, or undertaking, to begin, enter upon, take, undertake, etc.:
augurium ex arce,
Liv. 10, 7, 10:
augurium capienti duodecim se vultures ostenderunt,
Suet. Aug. 95; id. Vesp. 11:
omen,
Cic. Div. 1, 46, 104:
in castris Romanis cum frustra multi conatus ad erumpendum capti essent,
Liv. 9, 4, 1:
rursus impetu capto enituntur,
id. 2, 65, 5; Quint. 6, 1, 28; Suet. Aug. 42; id. Calig. 43: cursum, id. Oth. 6:
a quibus temporibus scribendi capiatur exordium,
Cic. Leg. 1, 3, 8:
experimentum eorum inversa manu capitur,
Plin. 13, 2, 3, § 19 ( poet.):
nec vestra capit discordia finem,
Verg. A. 10, 106:
fugam,
to take to flight, flee, Caes. B. G. 7, 26; so, capere impetum, to take a start, gather momentum:
ad impetum capiundum modicum erat spatium,
Liv. 10, 5, 6; cf.:
expeditionis Germanicae impetum cepit,
suddenly resolved to make, Suet. Calig. 43: capere initium, to begin:
ea pars artis, ex qua capere initium solent,
Quint. 2, 11, 1.— Transf., of place:
eorum (finium) una pars, quam Gallos optinere dictum est, initium capit a flumine Rhodano,
Caes. B. G. 1, 1:
a dis inmortalibus sunt nobis agendi capienda primordia,
Cic. Leg. 2, 3, 7.—
6.
Of an opportunity or occasion, to seize, embrace, take:
si occassionem capsit,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 3, 6:
si lubitum fuerit, causam ceperit,
Ter. And. 1, 3, 8:
quod tempus conveniundi patris me capere suadeat,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 4, 9:
si satis commode tempus ad te cepit adeundi,
Cic. Fam. 11, 16, 1.—
7.
Of operations of the mind, resolutions, purposes, plans, thoughts, etc., to form, conceive, entertain, come to, reach:
quantum ex ipsa re conjecturam cepimus,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 25 MSS. (Fleck. al. ex conj. fecimus); Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 32:
cum jam ex diei tempore conjecturam ceperat,
Caes. B. G. 7, 35:
hujusce rei conjecturam de tuo ipsius studio, Servi, facillime ceperis,
Cic. Mur. 4, 9.— Absol.:
conjecturam capere,
Cic. Div. 1, 57, 130:
nec quid corde nunc consili capere possim, Scio,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 12:
capti consili memorem mones,
id. Stich 4, 1, 72:
quo pacto porro possim Potiri consilium volo capere una tecum,
Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 66; 5, 2, 28:
temerarium consilium,
Liv. 25, 34, 7:
tale capit consilium,
Nep. Eum. 9, 3.— With inf.:
confitendum... eadem te hora consilium cepisse hominis propinqui fortunas funditus evertere,
Cic. Quint. 16, 53; Caes. B. G. 7, 71 init. —With ut:
subito consilium cepi, ut exirem,
Cic. Att. 7, 10 init. —With gen. gerund. (freq.):
legionis opprimendae consilium capere,
Caes. B. G. 3, 2:
obprimundae reipublicae consilium cepit,
Sall. C. 16, 4.—With sibi:
si id non fecisset, sibi consilium facturos,
Caes. B. C. 2, 20:
ut ego rationem oculis capio,
Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 2:
cepi rationem ut, etc.,
Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 11.—
8.
Of examples, instances, proofs, etc., to take, derive, draw, obtain:
ex quo documentum nos capere fortuna voluit quid esset victis extimescendum,
Cic. Phil. 11, 2, 5:
quid istuc tam mirum'st, de te si exemplum capit? Ter And. 4, 1, 26: exemplum ex aliqua re,
Cic. Lael. 10, 33:
praesagia a sole,
Plin. 18, 35, 78, § 341:
illud num dubitas quin specimen naturae capi debeat ex optima quaque natura?
Cic. Tusc. 1, 14, 32.—
9.
Of impressions, feelings, etc., to take, entertain, conceive, receive, be subjected to, suffer, experience, etc.:
tantum laborem capere ob talem filium?
Ter. And. 5, 2, 29:
omnes mihi labores fuere quos cepi leves,
id. Heaut. 2, 4, 19:
laborem inanem ipsus capit,
id. Hec. 3, 2, 9:
ex eo nunc misera quem capit Laborem!
id. And. 4, 3, 4: miseriam omnem ego capio;
hic potitur gaudia,
id. Ad. 5, 4, 22:
satietatem dum capiet pater Illius quam amat,
Plaut. Am. 1, 2, 10:
plus aegri ex abitu viri quam ex adventu voluptatis cepi,
id. ib. 2, 2, 9:
cum illa quacum volt voluptatem capit,
id. ib. prol. 114:
angor iste, qui pro amico saepe capiendus est,
Cic. Lael. 13, 48:
quae (benevolentia) quidem capitur beneficiis maxime,
id. Off. 2, 9, 32:
laetitiam quam capiebam memoria rationum inventorumque nostrorum,
id. Fin. 2, 30, 96:
lenire desiderium quod capiebat e filio,
id. Sen. 15, 54:
opinione omnium majorem animo cepi dolorem,
id. Brut. 1, 1:
itaque cepi voluptatem, tam ornatum virum fuisse in re publica,
id. ib. 40, 147:
ex civibus victis gaudium meritum capiam,
Liv. 27, 40, 9:
ne quam... invidiam apud patres ex prodiga largitione caperet,
id. 5, 20, 2:
ad summam laetitiam meam, quam ex tuo reditu capio, magnus illius adventu cumulus accedet,
id. Att. 4, 19, 2 (4, 18, 3):
laetitia, quam oculis cepi justo interitu tyranni,
id. ib. 14, 14, 4:
ex praealto tecto lapsus matris et adfinium cepit oblivionem,
lost his memory, Plin. 7, 24, 24, § 90: virtutis opinionem, Auct. B. G. 8, 8: somnum, Cic. Tusc. 4, 19, 44: taedium vitae, Nep. ap. Gell. 6 (7), 18, 11:
maria aspera juro Non ullum pro me tantum (me) cepisse timorem, Quam, etc.,
Verg. A. 6, 352 Forbig. ad loc.:
et in futurum etiam metum ceperunt,
Liv. 33, 27, 10:
voluptatem animi,
Cic. Planc. 1, 1:
malis alienis voluptatem capere laetitiae (cum sit),
id. Tusc. 4, 31, 66:
quaeque mihi sola capitur nunc mente voluptas,
Ov. P. 4, 9, 37.—
10.
Transf., with the feelings, experience, etc., as subj., to seize, overcome, possess, occupy, affect, take possession of, move, etc. (cf. lambanô, in this sense and like 9. supra): nutrix: Cupido cepit miseram nunc me, proloqui Caelo atque terrae Medeai miserias, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 26, 63 (Trag. Rel. v. 291 Vahl.):
edepol te desiderium Athenarum arbitror cepisse saepe,
Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 14:
numquam commerui merito ut caperet odium illam mei,
id. ib. 4, 2, 4:
sicubi eum satietas Hominum aut negoti odium ceperat,
id. Eun. 3, 1, 14:
nos post reges exactos servitutis oblivio ceperat,
Cic. Phil. 3, 4, 9:
te cepisse odium regni videbatur,
id. ib. 2, 36, 91:
Romulum Remumque cupido cepit urbis condendae,
Liv. 1, 6, 3:
cupido eum ceperat in verticem montis ascendendi,
id. 40, 21, 2:
etiam victores sanguinis caedisque ceperat satietas,
id. 27, 49, 8; Mel. 3, 5, 2:
qui pavor hic, qui terror, quae repente oblivio animos cepit?
Liv. 27, 13, 2:
oblivio deorum capiat pectora vestra,
id. 38, 46, 12:
tantane te cepere oblivia nostri?
Ov. Tr. 1, 8, 11:
ut animum ejus cura sacrorum cepit,
Liv. 27, 8, 6:
hostis primum admiratio cepit, quidnam, etc.,
id. 44, 12, 1:
tanta meae si te ceperunt taedia laudis,
Verg. G. 4, 332; cf. Anthol. Lat. I. p. 178;
I. p. 196 Burm.: ignarosque loci passim et formidine captos Sternimus,
Verg. A. 2, 384:
infelix, quae tanta animum dementia cepit!
id. ib. 5, 465; id. E. 6, 47:
cum subita incautum dementia cepit amantem,
id. G. 4, 488; cf. Anthol. Lat. I. p. 170, 15;
I. p. 168, 14 Burm.: Tarquinium mala libido Lucretiae stuprandae cepit,
Liv. 1, 57, 10:
ingens quidem et luctus et pavor civitatem cepit,
id. 25, 22, 1:
tantus repente maeror pavorque senatum eorum cepit,
id. 23, 20, 7:
senatum metus cepit,
id. 23, 14, 8: si me... misericordia capsit. Att. ap. Non. p. 483, 11 (Trag. Rel. v. 454 Rib.): nec tuendi capere satietas potest, Pac. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 14, 24 (Trag. Rel. v. 410 ib.):
quantus timor socios populi Romani cepisset,
Liv. 43, 11, 9.—
11.
Of injury, damage, loss, etc., to suffer, take, be subjected to:
calamitatem,
Cic. Div. 1, 16, 29:
detrimenti aliquid in aliqua re,
Col. 1, 8, 2.—Esp., in the legal formula, by which dictatorial powers were conferred by the senate upon the consuls or the entire magistracy in times of extreme danger to the state;
videant ne quid res publica detrimenti capiat: decrevit quondam senatus, ut L. Opimius consul videret ne quid res publica detrimenti caperet,
Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 4:
Hernici tantum terrorem incussere patribus, ut, quae forma senatus consulti ultimae semper necessitatis habita est, Postumio, alteri consulum, negotium daretur, videret, ne, etc.,
Liv. 3, 4, 9; cf. id. 6, 19, 2 sqq.:
quod plerumque in atroci negotio solet, senatus decrevit, darent operam consules, ne quid, etc.... Ea potestas per senatum more Romano magistratui maxuma permittitur, exercitum parare, bellum gerere, coercere omnibus modis socios atque civis, domi militiaeque inperium atque judicium summum habere,
Sall. C. 29, 2 sq.
II.
To take in, receive, hold, contain, be large enough for.
A.
Lit.
1.
In gen.: Ph. Sitit haec anus. Pa. Quantillum sitit? Ph. Modica'st, capit quadrantal, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 8:
parte quod ex una spatium vacat et capit in se (ferrum),
Lucr. 6, 1030:
jam mare litus habet, plenos capit alveus amnes,
Ov. M. 1, 344; cf.:
terra feras cepit, volucres agitabilis aer,
id. ib. 1, 75:
dum tenues capiat suus alveus undas,
id. ib. 8, 558:
cunctosque (deos) dedisse Terga fugae, donec fessos Aegyptia tellus Ceperit,
id. ib. 5, 324.—
2.
Esp., with negatives, not to hold, to be too small for, etc.; cf.:
di boni, quid turba est! Aedes nostrae vix capient, scio,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 13:
qui cum una domo jam capi non possunt, in alias domos exeunt,
Cic. Off. 1, 17, 54: nec jam se capit [p. 286] unda;
volat vapor ater ad auras,
Verg. A. 7, 466:
non tuus hoc capiet venter plus ac meus,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 46:
non capit se mare,
Sen. Agam. 487:
neque enim capiebant funera portae,
Ov. M. 7, 607:
officium populi vix capiente domo,
id. P. 4, 4, 42:
si di habitum corporis tui aviditati animi parem esse voluissent, orbis te non caperet,
Curt. 7, 8, 12:
ut non immerito proditum sit... Graeciam omnem vix capere exercitum ejus (Xerxis) potuisse,
Just. 2, 10, 19.—
B.
Trop.
1.
To swallow up, ingulf, take in (rare):
tot domus locupletissimas istius domus una capiet?
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 7.—
2.
To contain, hold, be large or strong enough for, bear.
a.
Affirmatively (rare):
quidquid mortalitas capere poterat, implevimus,
Curt. 9, 3, 7:
si puer omni cura et summo, quantum illa aetas capit, labore, scripserit,
Quint. 2, 4, 17:
dummodo ejus aetatis sit, ut dolum capiat,
Dig. 40, 12, 15.—
b.
With negatives:
non capiunt angustiae pectoris tui (tantam personam),
Cic. Pis. 11, 24:
leones, qui... nec capere irarum fluctus in pectore possunt,
Lucr. 3, 298:
nec capiunt inclusas pectora flammas,
Ov. M. 6, 466:
vix spes ipse suas animo capit,
id. ib. 11, 118:
ardet et iram Non capit ipsa suam Progne,
id. ib. 6, 610; cf.:
sic quoque concupiscis quae non capis,
Curt. 7, 8, 13:
majora quam capit spirat,
id. 6, 9, 11:
ad ultimum magnitudinem ejus (fortunae) non capit,
id. 3, 12, 20:
infirma aetas majora non capiet,
Quint. 1, 11, 13.—
3.
Transf., of things, to admit of, be capable of, undergo (post-Aug. and rare):
rimam fissuramque non capit sponte cedrus,
Plin. 16, 40, 78, § 212:
molluscum... si magnitudinem mensarum caperet,
id. 16, 16, 27, § 68:
res non capit restitutionem, cum statum mutat,
Dig. 4, 4, 19.—
4.
With inf., to be susceptible of, to be of a nature to, etc., = endechetai (late Lat.):
nec capit humanis angoribus excruciari (Deus),
Prud. Apoth. 154:
crimina, quae non capiunt indulgeri,
Tert. Pud. 1 fin.; id. Apol. 17; id. adv. Haer. 44 fin.; Paul. Nol. Carm. 9, 22.—
5.
Of the mind, to take, receive into the mind, comprehend, grasp, embrace (cf. intellego, to penetrate mentally, have insight into):
sitque nonnumquam summittenda et contrahenda oratio, ne judex eam vel intellegere vel capere non possit,
Quint. 11, 1, 45:
nullam esse gratiam tantam, quam non vel capere animus meus in accipiendo... posset,
id. 2, 6, 2:
quae quidem ego nisi tam magna esse fatear, ut ea vix cujusquam mens aut cogitatio capere possit,
Cic. Marcell. 2, 6; id. N. D. 1, 19, 49:
senatus ille, quem qui ex regibus constare dixit, unus veram speciem Romani senatus cepit,
Liv. 9, 17, 14:
somnium laetius, quam quod mentes eorum capere possent,
id. 9, 9, 14.—P. a. as subst.: Capta, ae, f., a surname of Minerva, as worshipped on the Coelian Mount, but for what reason is not known, Ov. F. 3, 837 sq.
2.
căpĭo, ōnis, f. [1. capio]; in the Lat. of the jurists,
I.
A taking:
dominii,
Dig. 39, 2, 18; Gell. 6 (7), 10, 3.—
II.
= usu capio or usucapio, the right of property acquired by prescription, Dig. 41, 1, 48, § 1; 41, 3, 21; 41, 5, 4; v. 1. usucapio.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > capio
18 Capta

1.
căpĭo, cepi, captum (old fut. perf. capso, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 61: capsit, Enn. ap. Non. p. 66, 27, or Ann. v. 324 Vahl.; Plaut. Ps. 4, 3, 6; Att. ap. Non. p. 483, 12, or Trag. Rel. v. 454 Rib.; Paul. ex. Fest. p. 57 Mull.:
capsimus,
Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 15: capsis, acc. to Cic. Or. 45, 154, = cape si vis, but this is an error; cf. Quint. 1, 5, 66; old perf. cepet, Col. Rostr. 5; v. Wordsworth, Fragm. and Spec. p. 170), 3, v. a. [cf. kôpê, handle; Lat. capulum; Engl. haft; Germ. Heft; Sanscr. root hri-, take; cf. Gr. cheir, Engl. and Germ. hand, and Goth. hinthan, seize].
I.
Lit.
A.
In gen., to take in hand, take hold of, lay hold of, take, seize, grasp (cf.:
sumo, prehendo): si hodie hercule fustem cepero aut stimulum in manum,
Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 9:
cape hoc flabellum,
Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 47:
cepit manibus tympanum,
Cat. 6, 3, 8:
tu, genitor, cape sacra manu patriosque Penatis,
Verg. A. 2, 717:
cape saxa manu, cape robora, pastor,
id. G. 3, 420:
flammeum,
Cat. 61, 8:
acria pocula,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 69:
lora,
Prop. 3 (4), 9, 57:
baculum,
Ov. M. 2, 789:
colum cum calathis,
id. ib. 12, 475:
florem ternis digitis,
Plin. 24, 10, 48, § 81:
pignera,
Liv. 3, 38, 12; Dig. 48, 13, 9, § 6; Gai Inst. 4, 29:
ut is in cavea pignus capiatur togae,
Plaut. Am. prol. 68: rem manu, Gai Inst. 1, 121:
rem pignori,
Dig. 42, 1, 15, § 7; cf. ib. 42, 1, 15, § 4:
scutum laeva,
Plin. 33, 1, 4, § 13:
capias tu illius vestem,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 79: cape vorsoriam, seize the sheet, i. e. take a tack, turn about, Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 19.—Very freq. of arms (cf. sumo); so in gen.: arma, to take up arms, i. e. engage in war or battle, Cic. Rab. Perd. 7, 20 sq.; 9, 27; 11, 31; id. Planc. 36, 88; id. Phil. 4, 3, 7; Caes. B.G. 5, 26; 7, 4; Sall. C. 27, 4; 30, 1; 33, 2; 52, 27; id. J. 38, 5; 102, 12; Ov. M. 3, 115 sq.; 12, 91; 13, 221;
and of particular weapons: ensem,
Ov. M. 13, 435:
tela,
id. ib. 3, 307; 5, 366 et saep.—Of food, to take, partake of:
quicum una cibum Capere soleo,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 61; Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 77; Sall. J. 91, 2:
lauti cibum capiunt,
Tac. G. 22.—
B.
In partic.
1.
Of living objects.
a.
To take into possession, take captive, seize, make prisoner.
(α).
Of persons:
oppidum expugnavimus, et legiones Teleboarum vi pugnando cepimus,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 258: summus ibi capitur meddix, occiditur alter, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 123 Mull. (Ann. v. 296 Vahl.):
quoniam belli nefarios duces captos jam et comprehensos tenetis,
Cic. Cat. 3, 7, 16:
ibi Orgetorigis filia atque unus e filiis captus est,
Caes. B. G. 1, 26:
reges capiuntur,
Lucr. 4, 1013; Tac. A. 4, 33:
capta eo proelio tria milia peditum dicuntur,
Liv. 22, 49, 18:
quos Byzantii ceperat,
Nep. Paus. 2, 3; id. Alcib. 9, 2; id. Dat. 2, 5; Quint. 6, 3, 61:
captos ostendere civibus hostes,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 33:
captus Tarento Livius,
Cic. Brut. 18, 72:
servus ex hoste captus,
Quint. 5, 10, 67.—Hence, P. a. as subst.: captus, i, m., = captivus, a prisoner, captive:
in captos clementia uti,
Nep. Alcib. 5, 7:
inludere capto,
Verg. A. 2, 64:
quae sit fiducia capto,
id. ib. 2, 75:
ex captorum numero,
Liv. 28, 39, 10; Tac. A. 6, 1; 12, 37; 15, 1.—Also, capta, ae, f., a female captive:
dicam hanc esse captam ex Caria, Ditem ac nobilem,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 47.—
(β).
Of animals, birds, fish, etc., to catch, hunt down, take: quid hic venatu non cepit? Varr. ap. Non. p. 253, 31:
si ab avibus capiundis auceps dicatur, debuisse ajunt ex piscibus capiundis, ut aucupem, sic piscicupem dici,
id. L. L. 8, § 61 Mull.:
hic jaculo pisces, illa capiuntur ab hamis,
Ov. A. A. 1, 763:
neque quicquam captum'st piscium,
Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 12; cf.:
nisi quid concharum capsimus,
id. ib. v. 18; Cic. Off. 3, 14, 58; Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 27: acipenserem, Cic. ap. Macr. S. 2, 12:
cervum,
Phaedr. 1, 5, 5; cf.:
hic (Nereus) tibi prius vinclis capiendus,
Verg. G. 4, 396.—
b.
To win, captivate, charm, allure, enchain, enslave, fascinate; mostly with abl. of means: Ph. Amore ardeo. Pa. Quid agas? nisi ut te redimas captum quam queas Minumo, Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 29:
quod insit in iis aliquid probi, quod capiat ignaros,
Cic. Off. 3, 3, 15: [p. 284] animum adulescentis... pellexit eis omnibus rebus, quibus illa aetas capi ac deleniri potest, id. Clu. 5, 13:
quamvis voluptate capiatur,
id. Off. 1, 30, 105; Quint. 5, 11, 19:
quem quidem adeo sua cepit humanitate,
Nep. Alcib. 9, 3:
secum habuit Pomponium, captus adulescentis et humanitate et doctrina,
id. Att. 4, 1:
nec bene promeritis capitur (deus), nec tangitur ira,
Lucr. 2, 651: ut pictura poesis;
erit quae si propius stes Te capiat magis, et quaedam si longius abstes,
Hor. A. P. 362:
hunc capit argenti splendor,
id. S. 1, 4, 28:
te conjux aliena capit,
id. ib. 2, 7, 46:
Cynthia prima suis miserum me cepit ocellis,
Prop. 1, 1, 1:
carmine formosae, pretio capiuntur avarae,
Tib. 3, 1, 7:
munditiis capimur,
Ov. A. A. 3, 133; id. M. 4, 170; 6, 465; 7, 802; 8, 124; 8, 435; 9, 511; 10, 529;
14, 373: amore captivae victor captus,
Liv. 30, 12, 18:
dulcedine vocis,
Ov. M. 1, 709; 11, 170:
voce nova,
id. ib. 1, 678:
temperie aquarum,
id. ib. 4, 344:
(bos) herba captus viridi,
Verg. E. 6, 59:
amoenitate loci,
Tac. A. 18, 52:
auro,
Hor. C. 2, 18, 36:
neque honoris neque pecuniae dulcedine sum captus,
Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 2:
splendore hominis,
id. Fin. 1, 13, 42: ne oculis quidem captis in hanc fraudem decidisti;
nam id concupisti quod numquam videras,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 45, § 102.—
c.
To cheat, seduce, deceive, mislead, betray, delude, catch:
sapientis hanc vim esse maximam, cavere ne capiatur, ne fallatur videre,
Cic. Ac. 2, 20, 66:
injurium autem'st ulcisci advorsarios? Aut qua via te captent eadem ipsos capi?
Ter. Hec. 1, 1, 16: uti ne propter te fidemque tuam captus fraudatusque sim, form. ap. Cic. Off. 3, 17, 70:
eodem captus errore quo nos,
involved in the same error, Cic. Phil. 12, 2, 6; id. ap. Non. p. 253, 25; cf.:
ne quo errore milites caperentur,
Liv. 8, 6, 16:
capere ante dolis Reginam,
Verg. A. 1, 673:
captique dolis lacrimisque coactis (Sinonis),
id. ib. 2, 196:
ubi me eisdem dolis non quit capere,
Sall. J. 14, 11:
adulescentium animi molles et aetate fluxi dolis haud difficulter capiebantur,
id. C. 14, 5:
capi alicujus dolo,
Nep. Dat. 10, 1:
dolum ad capiendos eos conparant,
Liv. 23, 35, 2:
quas callida Colchis (i.e. Medea) amicitiae mendacis imagine cepit,
Ov. M. 7, 301.—
d.
To defeat, convict, overcome in a suit or dispute (rare):
tu si me impudicitiae captas, non potes capere,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 189:
tu caves ne tui consultores, ille ne urbes aut castra capiantur (cf. B. 2. b. infra),
Cic. Mur. 9, 22:
callidus et in capiendo adversario versutus (orator),
id. Brut. 48, 178.—
e.
To deprive one of his powers or faculties, to harm.
(α).
Of the physical powers, to lame, mutilate, maim, impair or weaken in the limbs, senses, etc. (only pass. capi, and esp. in part. perf. captus):
mancus et membris omnibus captus ac debilis,
Cic. Rab. Perd. 7, 21:
ipse Hannibal... altero oculo capitur,
loses an eye, Liv. 22, 2, 11:
captus omnibus membris,
id. 2, 36, 8:
capti auribus et oculis metu omnes torpere,
id. 21, 58, 5:
oculis membrisque captus,
Plin. 33, 4, 24, § 83:
congerantur in unum omnia, ut idem oculis et auribus captus sit,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 40, 117:
si captus oculis sit, ut Tiresias fuit,
id. Div. 2, 3, 9; Verg. G. 1, 183:
habuit filium captum altero oculo,
Suet. Vit. 6:
censorem Appium deum ira post aliquot annos luminibus captum,
Liv. 9, 29, 11; Val. Max. 1, 1, 17:
lumine,
Ov. F. 6, 204:
princeps pedibus captus,
Liv. 43, 7, 5; cf.:
captum leto posuit caput,
Verg. A. 11, 830;
and of the mole: aut oculis capti fodere cubilia talpae,
id. G. 1, 183.—
(β).
Of the mental powers, to deprive of sense or intellect; only in part. perf. captus, usu. agreeing with pers. subj., and with abl. mente, silly, insane, crazy, crazed, lunatic, mad:
labi, decipi tam dedecet quam delirare et mente esse captum,
Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94:
vino aut somno oppressi aut mente capti,
id. Ac. 2, 17, 53; Quint. 8, 3, 4;
rarely mentibu' capti,
Lucr. 4, 1022; so,
animo,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 107; very rarely with gen.:
captus animi,
Tac. H. 3, 73.— Absol.:
virgines captae furore,
Liv. 24, 26, 12.—Less freq. agreeing with mens or animus:
viros velut mente capta cum jactatione fanatica corporis vaticinari,
Liv. 39, 13, 12:
captis magis mentibus, quam consceleratis similis visa,
id. 8, 18, 11; cf.:
capti et stupentes animi,
id. 6, 36, 8.—
f.
To choose, select, elect, take, pick out, adopt, accept a person for a particular purpose or to sustain a particular office or relation:
de istac sum judex captus,
Plaut. Merc. 4, 3, 33:
Aricini atque Ardeates de ambiguo agro... judicem populum Romanum cepere,
Liv. 3, 71, 2:
me cepere arbitrum,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 91:
te mihi patronam capio, Thais,
id. Eun. 5, 2, 48:
quom illum generum cepimus,
id. Hec. 4, 1, 22; cf.:
non, si capiundos mihi sciam esse inimicos omnis homines,
make them enemies thereby, id. And. 4, 2, 12:
si quis magistrum cepit ad eam rem inprobum,
id. ib. 1, 2, 21.—So the formula of the Pontifex Maximus, in the consecration of a vestal virgin: sacerdotem Vestalem, quae sacra faciat... ita te, Amata, capio, Fab. Pict. ap. Gell. 1, 12, 14; cf.:
plerique autem capi virginem solam debere dici putant, sed flamines quoque Diales, item pontifices et augures capi dicebantur,
Gell. 1, 12, 15:
jam ne ea causa pontifex capiar?... ecquis me augurem capiat? Cat. ib. § 17: Amata inter capiendum a pontifice maximo appellatur, quoniam, quae prima capta est, hoc fuisse nomen traditum est, Gell. ib. § 19: rettulit Caesar capiendam virginem in locum Occiae,
Tac. A. 2, 86; 4, 16; 15, 22:
religio, quae in annos singulos Jovis sacerdotem sortito capi jubeat,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 51, § 127:
C. Flaccus flamen captus a P. Licinio pontifice maximo erat,
Liv. 27, 8, 5 Weissenb. ad loc.—
2.
Of places.
a.
To occupy, choose, select, take possession of, enter into; mostly milit. t. t., to take up a position, select a place for a camp, etc.:
loca capere, castra munire,
Caes. B. G. 3, 23:
castris locum capere,
Liv. 9, 17, 15; Suet. Aug. 94 fin.:
locum capere castris,
Quint. 12, 2, 5:
ut non fugiendi hostis, sed capiendi loci causa cessisse videar,
Cic. de Or. 2, 72, 294:
ad Thebanos transfugere velle, et locum extra urbem editum capere,
Nep. Ages. 6, 2:
nocte media profectus, ut locum quem vellet, priusquam hostes sentirent, caperet,
Liv. 34, 14, 1:
neminem elegantius loca cepisse, praesidia disposuisse,
id. 35, 14, 9:
erat autem Philopoemen praecipuae in ducendo agmine locisque capiendis solertiae atque usus,
id. 35, 28, 1:
locum cepere paulo quam alii editiorem,
Sall. J. 58, 3:
duces, ut quisque locum ceperat, cedere singulos,
Dict. Cret. 2, 46; so,
of position on the battle-field: quod mons suberat, eo se recipere coeperunt. Capto monte, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 25:
tenuit non solum ales captam semelsedem, sed, etc.,
Liv. 7, 26, 5:
quem quis in pugnando ceperat locum, eum amissa anima corpore tegebat,
Flor. 4, 1; Sall. C. 61, 2; rarely with dat. of pers.:
tumulum suis cepit,
Liv. 31, 41, 9, for a tomb: LOCVM SIBI MONVMENTO CEPIT. Inscr. Grut. 346, 6;
for taking the auspices' se (Gracchum) cum legeret libros, recordatum esse, vitio sibi tabernaculum captum fuisse,
Cic. N. D. 2, 4, 11; cf.:
Palatium Romulus, Remus Aventinum ad inaugurandum templa capiunt,
Liv. 1, 6, 4;
for refuge: omnes Samnitium copiae montes proximos fuga capiunt,
id. 9, 43, 20:
Anchises natum Conventus trahit in medios... Et tumulum capit,
Verg. A. 6, 753; 12, 562:
ante locum capies oculis ( = eliges),
Verg. G. 2, 230 Serv. ad loc.: nunc terras ordine longo Aut capere aut captas jam despectare videntur (cycni), to select places on which to light, or to be just settling down on places already selected, id. A. 1, 396 Forbig. ad loc.—
b.
To take by force, capture, storm, reduce, conquer, seize:
invadam extemplo in oppidum antiquom: Si id capso, etc.,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 61: oppidum vi, Cat. ap. Charis. 2, p. 191 P.:
MACELLAM OPPVGNANDO,
Col. Rostr. Inscr. Orell. 549:
CORSICAM,
Inscr. Orell. 551: oppida, Enn. ap. Prisc. 9, p. 868 P. (Ann. v. 487 Vahl.):
ad alia oppida pergit, pauca repugnantibus Numidis capit,
Sall. J. 92, 3; Prop. 3, 4 (4, 3), 16:
Troja capta,
Liv. 1, 1, 1; Hor. S. 2, 3, 191: Coriolos. Liv. 3, 71, 7:
urbem opulentissimam,
id. 5, 20, 1:
ante oppidum Nolam fortissuma Samnitium castra cepit,
Cic. Div. 1, 33, 72:
castra hostium,
Nep. Dat. 6, 7:
concursu oppidanorum facto scalis vacua defensoribus moenia capi possent,
Liv. 42, 63, 6:
plurimas hostium vestrorum in Hispania urbes,
id. 28, 39, 10:
sedem belli,
Vell. 2, 74, 3; cf. Cic. Mur. 9, 22 (B. 1. d. supra).— Trop.:
oppressa captaque re publica,
Cic. Dom. 10, 26: qui, bello averso ab hostibus, patriam suam cepissent, Liv. 3, 50, 15.—
c.
To reach, attain, arrive at, betake one ' s self to (mostly by ships, etc.):
insulam capere non potuerant,
Caes. B. G. 4, 26 fin.:
onerariae duae eosdem quos reliqui portus capere non potuerunt,
id. ib. 4, 36:
accidit uti, ex iis (navibus) perpaucae locum caperent,
id. ib. 5, 23:
nostrae naves, cum ignorarent, quem locum reliquae cepissent,
id. B. C. 3, 28: praemiis magnis propositis, qui primus insulam cepisset, Auct. B. Alex. 17.— Trop.:
qui... tenere cursum possint et capere otii illum portum et dignitatis,
Cic. Sest. 46, 99.—
3.
Of things of value, property, money, etc.
a.
In gen., to take, seize, wrest, receive, obtain, acquire, get, etc.:
AVRVM, ARGENTVM,
Col. Rostr. Inscr. Orell. 549:
de praedonibus praedam capere,
Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 14:
agros de hostibus,
Cic. Dom. 49, 128:
ut ager ex hostibus captus viritim divideretur,
Liv. 4, 48, 2:
quinqueremem una cum defensoribus remigibusque, Auct. B. Alex. 16, 7: naves,
Nep. Con. 4, 4:
classem,
id. Cim. 2, 2:
magnas praedas,
id. Dat. 10, 2:
ex hostibus pecuniam,
Liv. 5, 20, 5; cf.:
e nostris spolia cepit laudibus, Cic. poet. Tusc. 2, 9, 22: signum ex Macedonia,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 58, § 149:
signum pulcherrimum Carthagine captum,
id. ib. 2, 4, 38, §
82: sed eccam ipsa egreditur, nostri fundi calamitas: nam quod nos capere oportet, haec intercipit,
Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 35:
cape cedo,
id. Phorm. 5, 8, 57:
ut reliqui fures, earum rerum quas ceperunt, signa commutant,
Cic. Fin. 5, 25, 74:
majores nostri non solum id, quod de Campanis (agri) ceperant, non imminuerunt, etc.,
id. Agr. 2, 29, 81:
te duce ut insigni capiam cum laude coronam,
Lucr. 6, 95.—With abstr. objects:
paupertatem adeo facile perpessus est, ut de republica nihil praeter gloriam ceperit,
Nep. Epam. 3, 4:
ut ceteri, qui per eum aut honores aut divitias ceperant,
id. Att. 7, 2:
quoniam formam hujus cepi in me et statum,
assumed, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 110:
quare non committeret, ut is locus ex calamitate populi Romani nomen caperet,
Caes. B. G. 1, 13:
regnum Tiberinus ab illis Cepit,
succeeded to, Ov. M. 14, 615.—
b.
In particular connections.
(α).
With pecuniam (freq. joined with concilio; v. infra), to take illegally, exact, extort, accept a bribe. take blackmail, etc., esp. of magistrates who were accused de pecuniis repetundis:
his ego judicibus non probabo C. Verrem contra leges pecuniam cepisse?
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 10:
HS. quadringentiens cepisse te arguo contra leges,
id. ib. 2, 2, 10, § 26; cf.:
quicquid ab horum quopiam captum est,
id. ib. §
27: tamen hae pecuniae per vim atque injuriam tuam captae et conciliatae tibi fraudi et damnationi esse deberent,
id. ib. 2, 3, 40, §
91: utrum (potestis), cum judices sitis de pecunia capta conciliata, tantam pecuniam captam neglegere?
id. ib. 2, 3, 94, §
218: quid est aliud capere conciliare pecunias. si hoc non est vi atque imperio cogere invitos lucrum dare alteri?
id. ib. 2, 3, 30, §
71: sequitur de captis pecuniis et de ambitu,
id. Leg. 3, 20, 46:
ita aperte cepit pecunias ob rem judicandam, ut, etc.,
id. Fin. 2, 16, 54:
quos censores furti et captarum pecuniarum nomine notaverunt,
id. Clu. 42, 120:
nondum commemoro rapinas, non exactas pecunias, non captas, non imperatas,
id. Pis. 16, 38:
si quis ob rem judicandam pecuniam cepisset... neque solum hoc genus pecuniae capiendae turpe, sed etiam nefarium esse arbitrabantur,
id. Rab. Post. 7, 16; id. N. D. 3, 30, 70; Sall. J. 32, 1:
ab regibus Illyriorum,
Liv. 42, 45, 8:
saevitiae captarumque pecuniarum teneri reum,
Tac. A. 3, 67; 4, 31.—
(β).
Of inheritance and bequest, to take, inherit, obtain, acquire, get, accept:
si ex hereditate nihil ceperit,
Cic. Off, 3, 24, 93:
qui morte testamentove ejus tantundem capiat quantum omnes heredes,
id. Leg. 2, 19, 48:
abdicatus ne quid de bonis patris capiat,
Quint. 3, 6, 96:
aut non justum testamentum est, aut capere non potes,
id. 5, 14, 16:
si capiendi Jus nullum uxori,
Juv. 1, 55:
qui testamentum faciebat, ei, qui usque ad certum modum capere potuerat, legavit, etc.,
Dig. 22, 3, 27: quod ille plus capere non poterat, ib. fin.:
qui ex bonis testatoris solidum capere non possit,
ib. 28, 6, 6; 39, 6, 30.—
(γ).
Of regular income, revenue, etc., rents, tolls, profits, etc., to collect, receive, obtain: nam ex [p. 285] eis praediis talenta argenti bina Capiebat statim, Ter. Phorm. 5, 3, 7:
capit ille ex suis praediis sexcenta sestertia, ego centena ex meis,
Cic. Par. 6, 3, 49:
stipendium jure belli,
Caes. B. G. 1, 28:
quinquagena talenta vectigalis ex castro,
Nep. Alcib. 9, 4:
vectigal ex agro eorum capimus,
Liv. 28, 39, 13:
quadragena annua ex schola,
Suet. Gram. 23:
si recte habitaveris... fundus melior erit... fructus plus capies,
Cato, R. R. 4, 2.—
C.
Trop.
1.
Of profit, benefit, advantage, to take, seize, obtain, get, enjoy, reap (mostly in phrase fructum capere):
metuit semper, quem ipsa nunc capit Fructum, nequando iratus tu alio conferas,
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 59:
honeste acta superior aetas fructus capit auctoritatis extremos,
Cic. Sen. 18, 62:
ex iis etiam fructum capio laboris mei,
id. Div. 2, 5:
ex quibus (litteris) cepi fructum duplicem,
id. Fam. 10, 5, 1:
multo majorem fructum ex populi existimatione illo damnato cepimus, quam ex ipsius, si absolutus esset, gratia cepissemus,
id. Att. 1, 4, 2:
fructum immortalem vestri in me et amoris et judicii,
id. Pis. 14, 31:
aliquem fructum dulcedinis almae,
Lucr. 2, 971; 5, 1410; Luc. 7, 32.—In other connections:
quid ex ea re tandem ut caperes commodi?
Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 25:
utilitates ex amicitia maximas,
Cic. Lael. 9, 32:
usuram alicujus corporis,
Plaut. Am. prol. 108.—
2.
Of external characteristics, form, figure, appearance, etc., to take, assume, acquire, put on:
gestum atque voltum novom,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 50 ' faciem aliquam cepere morando, Ov. M. 1, 421; 13, 605:
figuras Datque capitque novas,
id. ib. 15, 309:
formam capit quam lilia,
id. ib. 10, 212; cf.:
duritiam ab aere,
id. ib. 4, 751.— Transf., of plants, etc.:
radicem capere,
to take root, Cato, R. R. 51:
cum pali defixi radices cepissent,
Plin. 17, 17, 27, § 123:
siliculam capere,
Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 3:
maturitatem capere,
Col. 4, 23, 1:
radix libere capit viris,
Plin. 17, 21, 35, § 161:
vires cepisse nocendi,
Ov. M. 7, 417:
(telinum) rursus refrigeratum odorem suum capit,
Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 13.—
3.
Of mental characteristics, habits, etc., to take, assume, adopt, cultivate, cherish, possess:
cape sis virtutem animo et corde expelle desidiam tuo,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 24:
qua re si Glabrionis patris vim et acrimoniam ceperis ad resistendum hominibus audacissimis, si avi prudentiam ad prospiciendas insidias, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 1, 17, 52:
aliquando, patres conscripti, patrium animum virtutemque capiamus,
id. Phil. 3, 11, 29:
consuetudinem exercitationemque,
id. Off. 1, 18, 59:
misericordiam,
id. Quint. 31, 97:
quam (adsuetudinem) tu dum capias, taedia nulla fuge,
Ov. A. A. 2, 346:
disciplinam principum,
Plin. Pan. 46. —With dat.:
quorum animis avidis... neque lex neque tutor capere est qui possit modum,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 14 Wagn. ad loc.—
4.
Of offices, employments, duties, etc., = suscipio, to undertake, assume, enter upon, accept, take upon one ' s self, etc.:
nam olim populi prius honorem capiebat suffragio, Quam magistro desinebat esse dicto oboediens,
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 34:
o Geta, provinciam Cepisti duram,
Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 23:
in te cepi Capuam, non quo munus illud defugerem,
took command at Capua, Cic. Att. 8. 3, 4:
consulatum,
id. Pis. 2, 3; Sall. J. 63, 2:
honores,
Nep. Att. 7, 2; Suet. Aug. 26:
imperium,
id. Claud. 10:
magistratum,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 21, 62; Liv. 2, 33, 1; Suet. Aug. 2:
magistratus,
Sall. H. 1, 41, 21 Dietsch; Nep. Phoc. 1, 1; Suet. Caes. 75:
capiatque aliquis moderamina (navis),
Ov. M. 3, 644:
rerum moderamen,
id. ib. 6, 677:
pontificatum maximum,
Suet. Vit. 11:
rem publicam,
Sall. C. 5, 6:
neve cui patrum capere eum magistratum liceret,
Liv. 2, 33, 1:
ut ceperat haud tumultuose magistratum majore gaudio plebis, etc.,
id. 5, 13, 2.—Rarely with dat. of pers., to obtain for, secure for:
patres praeturam Sp. Furio Camillo gratia campestri ceperunt,
Liv. 7, 1, 2.—
5.
In gen., of any occupation, work, or undertaking, to begin, enter upon, take, undertake, etc.:
augurium ex arce,
Liv. 10, 7, 10:
augurium capienti duodecim se vultures ostenderunt,
Suet. Aug. 95; id. Vesp. 11:
omen,
Cic. Div. 1, 46, 104:
in castris Romanis cum frustra multi conatus ad erumpendum capti essent,
Liv. 9, 4, 1:
rursus impetu capto enituntur,
id. 2, 65, 5; Quint. 6, 1, 28; Suet. Aug. 42; id. Calig. 43: cursum, id. Oth. 6:
a quibus temporibus scribendi capiatur exordium,
Cic. Leg. 1, 3, 8:
experimentum eorum inversa manu capitur,
Plin. 13, 2, 3, § 19 ( poet.):
nec vestra capit discordia finem,
Verg. A. 10, 106:
fugam,
to take to flight, flee, Caes. B. G. 7, 26; so, capere impetum, to take a start, gather momentum:
ad impetum capiundum modicum erat spatium,
Liv. 10, 5, 6; cf.:
expeditionis Germanicae impetum cepit,
suddenly resolved to make, Suet. Calig. 43: capere initium, to begin:
ea pars artis, ex qua capere initium solent,
Quint. 2, 11, 1.— Transf., of place:
eorum (finium) una pars, quam Gallos optinere dictum est, initium capit a flumine Rhodano,
Caes. B. G. 1, 1:
a dis inmortalibus sunt nobis agendi capienda primordia,
Cic. Leg. 2, 3, 7.—
6.
Of an opportunity or occasion, to seize, embrace, take:
si occassionem capsit,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 3, 6:
si lubitum fuerit, causam ceperit,
Ter. And. 1, 3, 8:
quod tempus conveniundi patris me capere suadeat,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 4, 9:
si satis commode tempus ad te cepit adeundi,
Cic. Fam. 11, 16, 1.—
7.
Of operations of the mind, resolutions, purposes, plans, thoughts, etc., to form, conceive, entertain, come to, reach:
quantum ex ipsa re conjecturam cepimus,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 25 MSS. (Fleck. al. ex conj. fecimus); Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 32:
cum jam ex diei tempore conjecturam ceperat,
Caes. B. G. 7, 35:
hujusce rei conjecturam de tuo ipsius studio, Servi, facillime ceperis,
Cic. Mur. 4, 9.— Absol.:
conjecturam capere,
Cic. Div. 1, 57, 130:
nec quid corde nunc consili capere possim, Scio,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 12:
capti consili memorem mones,
id. Stich 4, 1, 72:
quo pacto porro possim Potiri consilium volo capere una tecum,
Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 66; 5, 2, 28:
temerarium consilium,
Liv. 25, 34, 7:
tale capit consilium,
Nep. Eum. 9, 3.— With inf.:
confitendum... eadem te hora consilium cepisse hominis propinqui fortunas funditus evertere,
Cic. Quint. 16, 53; Caes. B. G. 7, 71 init. —With ut:
subito consilium cepi, ut exirem,
Cic. Att. 7, 10 init. —With gen. gerund. (freq.):
legionis opprimendae consilium capere,
Caes. B. G. 3, 2:
obprimundae reipublicae consilium cepit,
Sall. C. 16, 4.—With sibi:
si id non fecisset, sibi consilium facturos,
Caes. B. C. 2, 20:
ut ego rationem oculis capio,
Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 2:
cepi rationem ut, etc.,
Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 11.—
8.
Of examples, instances, proofs, etc., to take, derive, draw, obtain:
ex quo documentum nos capere fortuna voluit quid esset victis extimescendum,
Cic. Phil. 11, 2, 5:
quid istuc tam mirum'st, de te si exemplum capit? Ter And. 4, 1, 26: exemplum ex aliqua re,
Cic. Lael. 10, 33:
praesagia a sole,
Plin. 18, 35, 78, § 341:
illud num dubitas quin specimen naturae capi debeat ex optima quaque natura?
Cic. Tusc. 1, 14, 32.—
9.
Of impressions, feelings, etc., to take, entertain, conceive, receive, be subjected to, suffer, experience, etc.:
tantum laborem capere ob talem filium?
Ter. And. 5, 2, 29:
omnes mihi labores fuere quos cepi leves,
id. Heaut. 2, 4, 19:
laborem inanem ipsus capit,
id. Hec. 3, 2, 9:
ex eo nunc misera quem capit Laborem!
id. And. 4, 3, 4: miseriam omnem ego capio;
hic potitur gaudia,
id. Ad. 5, 4, 22:
satietatem dum capiet pater Illius quam amat,
Plaut. Am. 1, 2, 10:
plus aegri ex abitu viri quam ex adventu voluptatis cepi,
id. ib. 2, 2, 9:
cum illa quacum volt voluptatem capit,
id. ib. prol. 114:
angor iste, qui pro amico saepe capiendus est,
Cic. Lael. 13, 48:
quae (benevolentia) quidem capitur beneficiis maxime,
id. Off. 2, 9, 32:
laetitiam quam capiebam memoria rationum inventorumque nostrorum,
id. Fin. 2, 30, 96:
lenire desiderium quod capiebat e filio,
id. Sen. 15, 54:
opinione omnium majorem animo cepi dolorem,
id. Brut. 1, 1:
itaque cepi voluptatem, tam ornatum virum fuisse in re publica,
id. ib. 40, 147:
ex civibus victis gaudium meritum capiam,
Liv. 27, 40, 9:
ne quam... invidiam apud patres ex prodiga largitione caperet,
id. 5, 20, 2:
ad summam laetitiam meam, quam ex tuo reditu capio, magnus illius adventu cumulus accedet,
id. Att. 4, 19, 2 (4, 18, 3):
laetitia, quam oculis cepi justo interitu tyranni,
id. ib. 14, 14, 4:
ex praealto tecto lapsus matris et adfinium cepit oblivionem,
lost his memory, Plin. 7, 24, 24, § 90: virtutis opinionem, Auct. B. G. 8, 8: somnum, Cic. Tusc. 4, 19, 44: taedium vitae, Nep. ap. Gell. 6 (7), 18, 11:
maria aspera juro Non ullum pro me tantum (me) cepisse timorem, Quam, etc.,
Verg. A. 6, 352 Forbig. ad loc.:
et in futurum etiam metum ceperunt,
Liv. 33, 27, 10:
voluptatem animi,
Cic. Planc. 1, 1:
malis alienis voluptatem capere laetitiae (cum sit),
id. Tusc. 4, 31, 66:
quaeque mihi sola capitur nunc mente voluptas,
Ov. P. 4, 9, 37.—
10.
Transf., with the feelings, experience, etc., as subj., to seize, overcome, possess, occupy, affect, take possession of, move, etc. (cf. lambanô, in this sense and like 9. supra): nutrix: Cupido cepit miseram nunc me, proloqui Caelo atque terrae Medeai miserias, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 26, 63 (Trag. Rel. v. 291 Vahl.):
edepol te desiderium Athenarum arbitror cepisse saepe,
Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 14:
numquam commerui merito ut caperet odium illam mei,
id. ib. 4, 2, 4:
sicubi eum satietas Hominum aut negoti odium ceperat,
id. Eun. 3, 1, 14:
nos post reges exactos servitutis oblivio ceperat,
Cic. Phil. 3, 4, 9:
te cepisse odium regni videbatur,
id. ib. 2, 36, 91:
Romulum Remumque cupido cepit urbis condendae,
Liv. 1, 6, 3:
cupido eum ceperat in verticem montis ascendendi,
id. 40, 21, 2:
etiam victores sanguinis caedisque ceperat satietas,
id. 27, 49, 8; Mel. 3, 5, 2:
qui pavor hic, qui terror, quae repente oblivio animos cepit?
Liv. 27, 13, 2:
oblivio deorum capiat pectora vestra,
id. 38, 46, 12:
tantane te cepere oblivia nostri?
Ov. Tr. 1, 8, 11:
ut animum ejus cura sacrorum cepit,
Liv. 27, 8, 6:
hostis primum admiratio cepit, quidnam, etc.,
id. 44, 12, 1:
tanta meae si te ceperunt taedia laudis,
Verg. G. 4, 332; cf. Anthol. Lat. I. p. 178;
I. p. 196 Burm.: ignarosque loci passim et formidine captos Sternimus,
Verg. A. 2, 384:
infelix, quae tanta animum dementia cepit!
id. ib. 5, 465; id. E. 6, 47:
cum subita incautum dementia cepit amantem,
id. G. 4, 488; cf. Anthol. Lat. I. p. 170, 15;
I. p. 168, 14 Burm.: Tarquinium mala libido Lucretiae stuprandae cepit,
Liv. 1, 57, 10:
ingens quidem et luctus et pavor civitatem cepit,
id. 25, 22, 1:
tantus repente maeror pavorque senatum eorum cepit,
id. 23, 20, 7:
senatum metus cepit,
id. 23, 14, 8: si me... misericordia capsit. Att. ap. Non. p. 483, 11 (Trag. Rel. v. 454 Rib.): nec tuendi capere satietas potest, Pac. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 14, 24 (Trag. Rel. v. 410 ib.):
quantus timor socios populi Romani cepisset,
Liv. 43, 11, 9.—
11.
Of injury, damage, loss, etc., to suffer, take, be subjected to:
calamitatem,
Cic. Div. 1, 16, 29:
detrimenti aliquid in aliqua re,
Col. 1, 8, 2.—Esp., in the legal formula, by which dictatorial powers were conferred by the senate upon the consuls or the entire magistracy in times of extreme danger to the state;
videant ne quid res publica detrimenti capiat: decrevit quondam senatus, ut L. Opimius consul videret ne quid res publica detrimenti caperet,
Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 4:
Hernici tantum terrorem incussere patribus, ut, quae forma senatus consulti ultimae semper necessitatis habita est, Postumio, alteri consulum, negotium daretur, videret, ne, etc.,
Liv. 3, 4, 9; cf. id. 6, 19, 2 sqq.:
quod plerumque in atroci negotio solet, senatus decrevit, darent operam consules, ne quid, etc.... Ea potestas per senatum more Romano magistratui maxuma permittitur, exercitum parare, bellum gerere, coercere omnibus modis socios atque civis, domi militiaeque inperium atque judicium summum habere,
Sall. C. 29, 2 sq.
II.
To take in, receive, hold, contain, be large enough for.
A.
Lit.
1.
In gen.: Ph. Sitit haec anus. Pa. Quantillum sitit? Ph. Modica'st, capit quadrantal, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 8:
parte quod ex una spatium vacat et capit in se (ferrum),
Lucr. 6, 1030:
jam mare litus habet, plenos capit alveus amnes,
Ov. M. 1, 344; cf.:
terra feras cepit, volucres agitabilis aer,
id. ib. 1, 75:
dum tenues capiat suus alveus undas,
id. ib. 8, 558:
cunctosque (deos) dedisse Terga fugae, donec fessos Aegyptia tellus Ceperit,
id. ib. 5, 324.—
2.
Esp., with negatives, not to hold, to be too small for, etc.; cf.:
di boni, quid turba est! Aedes nostrae vix capient, scio,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 13:
qui cum una domo jam capi non possunt, in alias domos exeunt,
Cic. Off. 1, 17, 54: nec jam se capit [p. 286] unda;
volat vapor ater ad auras,
Verg. A. 7, 466:
non tuus hoc capiet venter plus ac meus,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 46:
non capit se mare,
Sen. Agam. 487:
neque enim capiebant funera portae,
Ov. M. 7, 607:
officium populi vix capiente domo,
id. P. 4, 4, 42:
si di habitum corporis tui aviditati animi parem esse voluissent, orbis te non caperet,
Curt. 7, 8, 12:
ut non immerito proditum sit... Graeciam omnem vix capere exercitum ejus (Xerxis) potuisse,
Just. 2, 10, 19.—
B.
Trop.
1.
To swallow up, ingulf, take in (rare):
tot domus locupletissimas istius domus una capiet?
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 7.—
2.
To contain, hold, be large or strong enough for, bear.
a.
Affirmatively (rare):
quidquid mortalitas capere poterat, implevimus,
Curt. 9, 3, 7:
si puer omni cura et summo, quantum illa aetas capit, labore, scripserit,
Quint. 2, 4, 17:
dummodo ejus aetatis sit, ut dolum capiat,
Dig. 40, 12, 15.—
b.
With negatives:
non capiunt angustiae pectoris tui (tantam personam),
Cic. Pis. 11, 24:
leones, qui... nec capere irarum fluctus in pectore possunt,
Lucr. 3, 298:
nec capiunt inclusas pectora flammas,
Ov. M. 6, 466:
vix spes ipse suas animo capit,
id. ib. 11, 118:
ardet et iram Non capit ipsa suam Progne,
id. ib. 6, 610; cf.:
sic quoque concupiscis quae non capis,
Curt. 7, 8, 13:
majora quam capit spirat,
id. 6, 9, 11:
ad ultimum magnitudinem ejus (fortunae) non capit,
id. 3, 12, 20:
infirma aetas majora non capiet,
Quint. 1, 11, 13.—
3.
Transf., of things, to admit of, be capable of, undergo (post-Aug. and rare):
rimam fissuramque non capit sponte cedrus,
Plin. 16, 40, 78, § 212:
molluscum... si magnitudinem mensarum caperet,
id. 16, 16, 27, § 68:
res non capit restitutionem, cum statum mutat,
Dig. 4, 4, 19.—
4.
With inf., to be susceptible of, to be of a nature to, etc., = endechetai (late Lat.):
nec capit humanis angoribus excruciari (Deus),
Prud. Apoth. 154:
crimina, quae non capiunt indulgeri,
Tert. Pud. 1 fin.; id. Apol. 17; id. adv. Haer. 44 fin.; Paul. Nol. Carm. 9, 22.—
5.
Of the mind, to take, receive into the mind, comprehend, grasp, embrace (cf. intellego, to penetrate mentally, have insight into):
sitque nonnumquam summittenda et contrahenda oratio, ne judex eam vel intellegere vel capere non possit,
Quint. 11, 1, 45:
nullam esse gratiam tantam, quam non vel capere animus meus in accipiendo... posset,
id. 2, 6, 2:
quae quidem ego nisi tam magna esse fatear, ut ea vix cujusquam mens aut cogitatio capere possit,
Cic. Marcell. 2, 6; id. N. D. 1, 19, 49:
senatus ille, quem qui ex regibus constare dixit, unus veram speciem Romani senatus cepit,
Liv. 9, 17, 14:
somnium laetius, quam quod mentes eorum capere possent,
id. 9, 9, 14.—P. a. as subst.: Capta, ae, f., a surname of Minerva, as worshipped on the Coelian Mount, but for what reason is not known, Ov. F. 3, 837 sq.
2.
căpĭo, ōnis, f. [1. capio]; in the Lat. of the jurists,
I.
A taking:
dominii,
Dig. 39, 2, 18; Gell. 6 (7), 10, 3.—
II.
= usu capio or usucapio, the right of property acquired by prescription, Dig. 41, 1, 48, § 1; 41, 3, 21; 41, 5, 4; v. 1. usucapio.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Capta
19 clarus

clārus, a, um, adj. [kindr. with Germ. klar; Engl. clear; cf. clamo], clear, bright (opp. obscurus, caecus; very freq. in all periods, and in all kinds of composition).
I.
Lit.
A.
Relating to the sight, clear, bright, shining, brilliant, etc.
(α).
Absol.:
luce clarā et candidā,
Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 49:
ut mulierum famam multorum oculis lux clara custodiat,
open day, Cic. Leg. 2, 15, 37; cf.:
frequentissimā celebritate et clarissimā luce laetari,
id. Cael. 20, 47:
lumen,
Lucr. 3, 1:
oculorum lumina,
id. 4, 825; cf.:
mundi lumina (i.e. sol et luna),
Verg. G. 1, 5:
oculi,
Cato, R. R. 157, 10:
incendia,
Verg. A. 2, 569:
lucerna,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 48:
scintillae ignis,
Lucr. 6, 163:
fulmina,
id. 6, 84:
vestis splendor,
id. 2, 52:
color,
id. 5, 1258; cf.:
color clarissimus,
id. 2, 830:
candor,
id. 4, 232:
loca,
id. 5, 779 al.:
caelum,
Tac. A. 1, 28:
nox,
id. Agr. 12:
pater omnipotens clarus intonat,
in the clear sky, Verg. A. 7, 141 Serv.; cf. Cic. Arat. 4:
sidus,
Hor. C. 4, 8, 31:
clarissimae gemmae,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 27, § 62; cf.
lapides,
Hor. C. 4, 13, 14:
vitrum,
Ov. M. 4, 355:
purpurarum sidere clarior usus,
Hor. C. 3, 1, 42.—
(β).
With abl.:
speculo,
Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 112 dub.:
argento clari delphines,
Verg. A. 8, 673:
rutilis squamis,
id. G. 4, 93:
ferrugine,
id. A. 9, 582; cf. id. ib. 11, 772 Wagn.:
auro gemmisque corona,
Ov. M. 13, 704; 2, 2; 11, 359:
albo Lucifer exit Clarus equo,
id. ib. 15, 190:
claraeque coruscis Fulguribus taedae,
Lucr. 5, 295 al. —
* 2.
Poet., of the wind (cf.: albus, candidus, and in Gr. lampros anemos; v. Lidd. and Scott under lampros), making clear, i. e. bringing fair weather:
aquilo,
Verg. G. 1, 460 Forbig. ad loc.—
B.
Relating to the hearing, clear, loud, distinct:
clarā voce vocare,
Lucr. 4, 711; Cic. Clu. 48, 134; id. Caecin. 8, 22; Liv. 7, 31, 12; 42, 25, 12; Ov. M. 3, 703:
lectio,
Cels. 1, 2:
clariore voce,
Caes. B. G. 5, 30; cf. Cic. Tusc. 5, 7, 19:
sonor,
Lucr. 4, 567:
clamor,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 27:
plausus,
id. As. Grex. 6:
plangor,
Ov. M. 4, 138:
latratus,
id. ib. 13, 806:
ictus,
id. ib. 2, 625:
strepitus, Suet. Vit. Luc.: vox (opp. obtusa),
Quint. 11, 3, 15; 9, 4, 136 Spald.:
spiritus,
id. 11, 3, 55; cf. id. 11, 3, 41 and 82:
syllabae clariores,
id. 8, 3, 16.—
II.
Trop.
A.
Clear, manifest, plain, evident, intelligible (syn.:
planus, apertus, perspicuus, dilucidus, etc.): vide ut mi haec certa et clara attuleris,
Ter. Hec. 5, 4, 1 Ruhnk.; cf.:
omnia non properanti clara certaque erunt,
Liv. 22, 39, 22:
clara res est, quam dicturus sum, totā Siciliā celeberrima atque notissima,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 61; 2, 5, 38, § 101; id. Tusc. 1, 32, 78:
luce sunt clariora nobis tua consilia,
id. Cat. 1, 3, 6:
id quod est luce clarius,
id. Tusc. 1, 37, 90:
si ea, quae dixi, sole ipso inlustriora et clariora sunt,
id. Fin. 1, 21, 71; id. Div. 1, 3, 6:
caecis hoc satis clarum est,
Quint. 12, 7, 9:
lumen eloquentiae,
id. 3, 8, 65; cf. id. 12, 10, 15; 11, 1, 75:
in narrando (T. Livius) clarissimi candoris,
id. 10, 1, 101 Spald. and Frotsch.:
Massinissam regem post LXXXVI. annum generasse filium clarum est,
Plin. 7, 14, 12, § 61:
somno clarius,
Ov. F. 3, 28:
exempla,
Tac. Or. 8; id. A. 4, 11:
documenta,
id. ib. 6, 22.—
B.
Brilliant, celebrated, renowned, illustrious, honorable, famous, glorious, etc. (cf.: illustris, insignis, eximius, egregius, praestans, nobilis; a favorite epithet, esp. in the sup., like fortissimus, designating the highest praise of the honor-loving Roman; hence, a standing title, at all times, of distinguished public characters, as consuls, proconsuls, pontifices, senators, etc.):
nobilitas,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 28;
opp. to obscurus,
Lucr. 1, 639; so Quint. 5, 10, 26: clari viri atque magni, Cato ap. Cic. Planc. 27, 66; Cic. Sest. 69, 144:
certe non tulit ullos haec civitas aut gloriā clariores, aut auctoritate graviores,
Cic. de Or. 2, 37, 154:
vir fortissimus et clarissimus,
id. Verr. 1, 15, 44; cf. id. ib. 2, 5, 58, § 153; id. de Or. 1, 45, 198; id. Clu. 48, 134:
exempla clara et inlustria,
id. Div. 2, 3, 8:
pugna clara et commemorabilis,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 111:
pax clarior majorque quam bellum fuerat,
Liv. 10, 37, 4:
animus abunde pollens potensque et clarus,
Sall. J. 1, 3; so,
facundia clara pollensque,
id. ib. 30, 4:
clara et magnifica,
id. ib. 4, 8:
clari potentesque fieri,
id. C. 38, 1:
familia,
Tac. A. 2, 37; 3, 76:
majores,
id. ib. 4, 61: pater si in Equestri gradu clarus, clarior vitricus, Plin. [p. 350] Ep. 2, 13, 4:
clarissimi consules,
id. ib. 7, 33, 8:
generis clarissimus auctor,
Ov. P. 2, 9, 19:
clarissima civitas,
Nep. Thras. 2, 1:
apud Germanicos quoque (Titus),
Tac. H. 2, 77:
scriptores,
id. A. 1, 1.—
(β).
With abl.:
clariores gloriā,
Cic. de Or. 2, 37, 154; v. supra:
arte medicinae,
Quint. 3, 6, 64:
eloquendi suavitate,
id. 10, 1, 83:
sententiis,
id. 10, 1, 90:
Juppiter giganteo triumpho,
Hor. C. 3, 1, 7:
agendis causis,
id. Ep. 1, 7, 47:
Ajax toties servatis Achivis,
id. S. 2, 3, 194:
bello,
Tac. Agr. 29; id. H. 3, 44:
gens memoriā nominis,
id. ib. 1, 67:
Cluvius Rufus eloquentiā,
id. ib. 4, 43.—
(γ).
With in:
in arte tibiarum,
Quint. 2, 3, 3; cf.:
clarissimi in eā scientiā,
Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 11:
in litteris,
Quint. 1, 6, 35:
in agendo,
id. 12, 10, 49:
in foro,
id. 10, 5, 14:
in contionibus,
id. 12, 2, 7; 12, 10, 49.—
* (δ).
With ex:
ex doctrinā nobilis et clarus,
Cic. Rab. Post. 9, 23.—
(ε).
With ob:
ob obscuram linguam,
Lucr. 1, 639:
ob id factum,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 32; cf.:
urbs clara ob insignem munimento naturali locum,
Liv. 24, 39, 8.—
(ζ).
With ab:
Trojanoque a sanguine clarus Acestes,
Verg. A. 1, 550.—
(η).
With gen.:
artis ejus,
Plin. 37, 1, 4, § 8.—
2.
As a title:
clarissimus vir,
Cic. Att. 15, 20, 2; cf. id. ib. 14, 11, 1:
clarissimi consules,
Plin. Ep. 7, 33, 8; cf. Dig. 49, 14, 18; Lampr. Elag. 4;
Alex. Sev. 21 al.: permitto tibi vir clarissime Veiento (a senator), dicere,
Plin. Ep. 9, 13, 19; so,
ordo = senatorius,
Vop. Aur. 18 fin.; cf. also Isid. Orig. 9, 4, 12.—
b.
Meton., of the wives of such distinguished public characters:
clarissimae feminae,
Dig. 1, 9, 8.—
c.
In a bad sense, notorious:
minus clarum putavit fore quod de armario quam quod de sacrario esset ablatum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 12, § 27; 2, 1, 19, § 50; 2, 4, 12, § 29:
ecquid hoc totā Siciliā clarius, ecquid indignius? etc.,
id. ib. 2, 5, 7, §
16: populus (sc. Campanus), luxuriā superbiāque clarus,
Liv. 7, 31, 6.—Hence, adv.: clārē (freq. and class.).
I.
Lit.
1.
Of sight (acc. to I. A.), brightly, clearly:
clare oculis video,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 35:
clare fulgens caesaries,
Cat. 66, 9:
occidere,
of a star, Col. 11, 2, 52.— Comp.:
clarius micare,
Plin. 10, 20, 22, § 43:
nitere,
Stat. S. 4, 1, 4. — Sup.:
clarissime lucere,
Vitr. 9, 4.—
2.
Of hearing (acc. to I. B.), clearly, distinctly, plainly, aloud:
clare recitare,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 30: plaudite, id. Am. fin.; cf. id. Bacch. fin.:
dic,
Ter. And. 4, 4, 15 Ruhnk.:
gemere,
Cic. Att. 2, 20, 3:
res clare enuntiare,
Quint. 8, 3, 62:
sonare,
id. 11, 3, 55:
exscreare,
id. 11, 3, 160:
maledicere,
Suet. Vit. 14 et saep.:
palam et clare,
id. Claud. 3; cf. Mart. 7, 92, 5.— Comp.:
clarius fabulari,
Suet. Calig. 22.— Sup.:
pisces clarissime audiunt,
Plin. 10, 70, 89, § 193; Vitr. 5, 3.—
II.
Trop.
1.
Mentally (acc. to II. A.), distinctly, intelligibly, clearly:
clare atque evidenter ostendere,
Quint. 8, 3, 86; cf. id. 4, 1, 1:
aliquid intellegere,
Plin. 37, 2, 6, § 16. — Comp.: eo clarius id periculum apparet, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 14, 2; so,
clarius intellegi,
Quint. 2, 5, 7:
clarius elucebit,
id. 12, 1, 26:
clarius ostendemus,
id. 2, 17, 25 al. — Sup., Quint. 9, 1, 19.—
2.
Morally (acc. to II. B.), illustriously, honorably (very rare):
clarius exsplendescebat,
Nep. Att. 1, 3.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > clarus
20 coepio

coepĭo, coepi, coeptum, 3 (the tempp. press. only a few times in the ante-class. period, and coepturus, Liv. 30, 5, 6; 42, 47, 3; Quint. 10, 1, 46; Plin. 16, 25, 41, § 98; Suet. Calig. 46; the tempp. perff., both in act. and pass. form, very freq.;
a trisyl. coëpit,
Lucr. 4, 619 Lachm. N. cr.), v. a. and n. [contr. from co-ăpio = apo; hence coapias for coepias in Cod. Ambros.; Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 46; v. in the foll., and cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. 2, p. 248], lit. to lay hold of something on different sides, to lay hold of; hence of an action, to begin, commence, undertake ( = incipio, which is the class. pres.).
I.
Act.
1.
Tempp. press.: coepiam seditiosa verba loqui, Cato ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 59, 10 Müll. lubido extemplo coepere est convivium, Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 41:
mage si exigere coepias,
id. Trin. 4, 3, 46 Ritschl N. cr.:
neque pugnas neque ego lites coepio,
id. Men. 5, 5, 57:
ubi nihil habeat, alium quaestum coepiat,
id. Truc. 2, 1, 23: mane coepiam, Caecil. ap. Non. p. 89, 17: non Prius olfecissem, quam ille quicquam coeperet, Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 43 Fleck.; cf.
Neue, Formenl. 2, 616: se Hasdrubalem adgressurum, ceterum non ante coepturum, quam, etc.,
Liv. 30, 5, 6:
nos rite coepturi ab Homero videmur,
Quint. 10, 1, 46:
nemine opinante quidnam coepturus esset,
Suet. Calig. 46.—
2.
Tempp. perff. act.; the object usu. an inf.; so always in Cic. and Cæs.; mostly an inf. act.; rarely pass.; sometimes the acc. of a noun or pronoun.
(α).
With inf. act.:
cum ver esse coeperat,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 10, § 27; Ov. A. A. 1, 615 sq.:
discere coepit, Enn. Ann. ap. Fest. s. v. sam, p. 325, 24 Müll. (v. 228 Vahl.): amare coepi,
Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 20:
oppugnare,
Caes. B. G. 2, 6:
ire foras coeperunt,
Lucr. 4, 531:
coeperit inter se vesci, etc.,
id. 5, 72 et saep.—
(β).
With inf. pass. (in the poets and histt.):
per terrarum orbem fruges coepisse creari,
Lucr. 2, 614:
alia hujuscemodi fieri coepere,
Sall. C. 51, 40:
cum Lacedaemoniis pugnari coepit,
Nep. Epam. 10, 3; so,
urbanus haberi,
Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 27:
verti,
id. ib. 2, 1, 149:
institui,
id. A. P. 21:
moveri,
Ov. M. 3, 106; Suet. Tib. 75:
expleri,
id. Caes. 26:
eligi,
Tac. H. 1, 16:
occidi,
id. ib. 3, 34:
prohiberi,
Just. 14, 5, 9: coeptum est fieri, Auct. B. Afr. 69; 78; Liv. 24, 49, 4; 25, 34, 13; 27, 42, 5.—
(γ).
With acc. (rare in prose; cf. B. infra): coepit cursum, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 45:
novam mapalibus urbem,
Sil. 15, 420:
cur non ego id perpetrem, quod coepi?
Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 57:
si quicquam hodie hic turbae coeperis,
Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 30:
quae coeperamus,
Quint. 6, prooem. 15:
hujuscemodi orationem,
Tac. A. 4. 37:
(Sabinus) obsidium coepit per praesidia,
id. ib. 4, 39.—
(δ).
Absol.:
nam primum... Non coepisse fuit: coepta expugnare secundum est,
Ov. M. 9, 619:
dimidium facti, qui coepit, habet,
Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 40:
Titus Livius hexametri exordio coepit,
Quint. 9, 4, 74; cf. id. 9, 4, 117:
si coepisset a toto corpore,
id. 9, 4, 23; cf. id. 7, 1, 2; 8, 6, 50:
pro vallo castrorum ita coepit (sc. dicere),
Tac. H. 1, 36:
Civilis ita coepit,
id. ib. 5, 26; id. A. 1, 41; 2, 37.—
(ε).
With an ellipsis for dicere coepi, to begin to speak:
ita coepit tyrannus,
Liv. 34, 31, 1; 39, 15, 2:
coram data copia fandi, Maximus Ilioneus placido sic pectore coepit,
Verg. A. 1, 521; 6, 372:
tum ita coepit: numquam mihi, etc.,
Liv. 28, 27, 1; Tac. A. 1, 41 fin.:
ad hunc modum coepit,
id. ib. 2, 37; id. H. 1, 36 fin.; Phaedr. 4, 23, 2.—
B.
Pass. in the tempp. perff. and with the inf. pass. (cf. Zumpt, Gram, §
221): jure coepta appellari est Canis,
Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 18:
ante petitam esse pecuniam, quam esset coepta deberi,
Cic. de Or. 1, 37, 168; id. Div. 2, 2, 7; id. Brut. 67, 236; 88, 301; id. Verr. 2, 3, 90, § 209; 2, 5, 4, § 9; id. Fam. 13, 29, 1; id. Att. 3, 15, 5; 6, 1, 3; Liv. 1, 57, 3; 2, 1, 4; 3, 38, 2;
9, 7, 7: quae (res) inter eos agi coeptae, neque perfectae essent,
Caes. B. G. 1, 47; 4, 18:
bello premi sunt coepti,
Nep. Timoth. 3, 1; Cat. 95, 2.—With inf. act.:
mitescere discordiae intestinae coeptae,
Liv. 5, 17, 10; cf. Weissenb. ad loc.— Hence, coeptus, a, um, Part., begun, commenced, undertaken. consilium fraude coeptum, Liv. 35, 36, 5:
coeptum atque patratum bellum foret,
Sall. J. 21, 2:
jussis Carmina coepta tuis,
Verg. E. 8, 12; so,
coepti fiducia belli,
id. A. 2, 162; Liv. 35, 23, 1:
amor,
Ov. H. 17, 189:
iter,
id. F. 1, 188:
arma,
Tac. H. 2, 6; 4, 61:
coeptam deinde omissam actionem repetere,
id. ib. 4,44:
dies,
id. A. 4, 25 (cf. infra II.):
luce,
id. ib. 1, 65;
15, 55: nocte,
id. ib. 2, 13:
hieme,
id. ib. 12, 31. —Hence, subst.: coeptum, i, n., a work begun, a beginning, undertaking (most freq. after the Aug. per. and in the plur.; perh. never in Cic.;
also not in Hor.): ut repetam coeptum pertexere dictis,
Lucr. 1, 418:
nec taedia coepti Ulla mei capiam,
Ov. M. 9, 616:
coepti paenitentia,
Quint. 12, 5, 3; Suet. Oth. 5:
manus ultima coepto Defuit,
Ov. Tr. 2, 555: ne audaci coepto deessent; Liv. 42, 59, 7; cf. Verg. G. 1, 40:
feroci,
Sil. 11, 202.—With adv.:
bene coepto,
Liv. 45, 15, 7:
bene coepta,
Vell. 2, 14; and:
temere coepta,
Liv. 36, 15, 2.— Plur.:
coeptis meis,
Ov. M. 1, 2:
nostris,
id. ib. 9, 486:
immanibus,
Verg. A. 4, 642 al. —Without adj., Ov. M. 8, 67; 8, 463; Liv. 23, 35, 16; 23, 41, 4; 24, 13, 4; Tac. H. 2, 85; 3, 52; Suet. Ner. 34; id. Vesp. 6 et saep.—
II.
Neutr., to begin, take a beginning, commence, originate, arise (most freq. since the Aug. per.; not in Cic.): neve inde navis incohandae exordium coepisset, Enn. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 22, 34 (Trag. Rel. v. 282 Vahl.):
sic odium coepit glandis,
Lucr. 5, 1416:
post, ubi silentium coepit... verba facit, etc.,
Sall. J. 33, 4:
cum primum deditio coepit,
id. ib. 62, 7:
ubi dies coepit,
id. ib. 91, 4 (cf. supra, I. 2. d):
vere coepturo,
Plin. 16, 25, 41, § 98:
postquam apud Cadmiam pugna coepit,
Nep. Epam. 10, 3; so,
pugna,
Liv. 2, 6, 10; Quint. 2, 4, 42; 9, 4, 50; cf. id. 9, 4, 55:
quando coeperit haec ars,
id. 2, 17, 8:
obsidium coepit per praesidia,
Tac. A. 4, 49:
a quo jurgium coepit,
Quint. 5, 10, 72; so with ab, Tac. H. 2, 47; and with ex, id. A. 15, 54 and 68; cf.:
quibus, uti mihi, ex virtute nobilitas coepit,
Sall. J. 85, 17.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > coepio

Страницы

См. также в других словарях:

Livius — Livius, Titus, römischer Geschichtsschreiber, * Patavium (heute Padua) 59 (?) v. Chr., ✝ ebenda 17 n. Chr.; lebte lange Zeit in Rom und war dort u. a. Lehrer des späteren Kaisers Claudius. Livius hat in den 142 Büchern seines Werks »Ab urbe… … Universal-Lexikon
Livĭus [2] — Livĭus, Titus, berühmter röm. Geschichtschreiber, geb. 59 v. Chr. in Patavium (jetzt Padua), gest. daselbst 17 n. Chr., lebte zumeist in Rom, fern von öffentlicher Tätigkeit, aber im Verkehr mit den angesehensten Männern und trotz unverhohlener… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
LIVIUS — praenomine Caius, accusator Libonis, apud Tac. Ann. l. 2. c. 30. Cum tamen deinceps non recurrat Livius iste et recenseat Tac. inter Pisonis istius accusatores C. Vibium Serenum Ann. l. 4. c. 29. suspicatur Ianus Gruterus, scribendum Vibius,… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Livĭus — Livĭus. Die Livia gens war ein plebejisches Geschlecht, zu welchem die Familien Drusus, Pacatus, Salinator (s.d. a.) etc. gehörten. Nicht zu diesem Geschlechte gehörende Livier sind: 1) Liv. Andronicus, der Dichter, s. Andronicus. 2) Titus L.,… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Livĭus [1] — Livĭus, berühmtes plebejisches Geschlecht in Rom, von dem ein Zweig den Beinamen Drusus (s. d.) führte. Unter den ältern Angehörigen des Geschlechts ist der bekannteste Marcus L., der, weil er als Zensor (204 v. Chr.) den Salzpreis erhöhte, den… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Livius — Livĭus, Titus, röm. Geschichtschreiber, geb. 59 v. Chr. zu Padua, gest. das. 17 n. Chr., verfaßte eine durch kunstvolle Darstellung ausgezeichnete röm. Geschichte von der Erbauung Roms bis zum Tode des Drusus (9 v. Chr.) in 142 in Dekaden… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Livius — Livius, (1. Aug.), ein Martyrer der mine deren Brüder. S. Livinus4 … Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon
Livius [1] — Livius, plebejisches röm. Geschlecht, dem die Familien der Drusus, Pacatus, Salinator etc. angehörten, ohne Männer ersten Rangs … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Livius [2] — Livius, Titus, Patavinus, weil aus Patavium (Padua) gebürtig, röm. Geschichtschreiber, geb. 59 v. Chr., schrieb in 142 Büchern die röm. Geschichte bis 10 v. Chr., von denen wir leider nur die 10 ersten. 21–45 ganz, vom 33. und 91. Bruch stücke,… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Livius — Titus Livius (* wohl 59 v. Chr. in Patavium, dem heutigen Padua; † um 17 n. Chr. ebenda) war ein römischer Geschichtsschreiber zur Zeit des Augustus. Bei Quellenangaben wird sein Geschichtswerk mit der Angabe Liv. zitiert. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Livius — For the Livius spider, see the genus Amaurobiidae Livius (plural Livii) was the name of a gens of Ancient Rome. The female form of the name is Livia, the adjective Livian. The family was of plebeian origin, but was of great prominence in the… … Wikipedia

Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

Перевод: с латинского на английский

Līvĭus

См. также в других словарях:

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

Перевод: с латинского на английский

Līvĭus

См. также в других словарях:

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка: