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  • 1 opus

        opus eris, n    [2 AP-], work, labor, toil: Quod in opere faciundo operae consumis tuae, in doing your work, T.: grave Martis, military service, V.: (Graeci) opus quaerunt, seek (literary) employment: Sunt quibus unum opus est urbem celebrare, H.: magnum: dies Longa videtur opus debentibus, H.: naturā et opere munitus, art, Cs.—A product of labor, work, structure, public building, fortification: opere castrorum perfecto, Cs.: opus fieri (of a wall), N.: Mutinam operibus munitionibusque saepsit: Regis opus (of a harbor), H.—A work, book, composition, essay: habeo opus magnum in manibus: Fac opus appareat: ultra Legem tendere opus, H.—Artistic work, workmanship, art: quarum iste non opere delectabatur, sed pondere: haec omnia antiquo opere.—A deed, action, achievement: Hoc virtutis opus, V.—Abl. in adverb. phrases, māgnō opere, tantō opere, quantō opere, see māgnōpere, tantōpere, quantōpere.—Rarely with nimio: haec opera Graecos homines nimio opere delectant, excessively.—A working, effect: opus meae bis sensit Telephus hastae, O.—The subject of work, stuff, material: Seu digitis subigebat opus, O.—Fig., in nom. and acc. in phrases with the verb sum, work, business, need, want, necessity: longius, quam quoad opus est, procedetur, than the occasion requires: Sic opus est, O.: quae bello opus erant, S.: dux nobis et auctor opus est, we need a leader: omnia, quae tibi essent opus: quod ipsi opus esse videretur, censere, expedient: quorsum est opus? what for? H.: quae curando volneri opus sunt, L.: magistratibus opus est, there is need of: Cognati, quīs te salvo est opus, to whom your safety is important, H.: haud mihi vitā Est opus hac, I have no business with, etc., H.: Plus scis quid facto opus est, what must be done, T.: tantum modo incepto opus est, to make a beginning, S.: maturato opus est, haste is necessary, L.: ita dictu opus est, I must say, T.: quanti argenti opus fuit, L.: quid opus est de Dionysio adfirmare?: dixit id consilium sciri non opus esse, inexpedient: nil opus est te Circumagi, H.
    * * *
    need; work; fortifications (pl.), works

    opus est -- is useful, beneficial

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  • 2 Opuntii

    1.
    ŏpus, ĕris, n. [Sanscr. ap-as, work; whence apuas, gain; v. ops; cf. also Germ. üben].
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen., work, labor (cf.:

    labor, ars, opera): quod in opere faciundo operae consumis tuae,

    in doing your work, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 21:

    menses octo continuos opus hic non defuit, cum vas nullum fieret, nisi aureum,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 24, § 54:

    oratio in causarum contentionibus magnum est quoddam opus, atque haud sciam, an de humanisoperibus longe maximum,

    id. de Or. 2, 17, 71.—
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    Work, art, workmanship:

    naturā et opere munitus,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 21.—
    2.
    Of agricultural labor:

    opus faciam, ut defatiger usque,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 1, 14; Cic. Sen. 7, 24:

    grave Martis opus,

    Verg. A. 8, 515.—
    3.
    Of honey-making: foris [p. 1274] pascuntur (apes), intus opus faciunt, Varr. R. R. 3, 16.—
    4.
    Of literary labor:

    (Graeci) opus quaerunt,

    seek employment, Cic. Tusc. 3, 34, 81; cf. Liv. 5, 3.—
    5.
    In mal. part., Plaut. As. 5, 2, 23.—
    II.
    Transf., a work that has been done or made.
    A.
    A military work, either a defensive work, fortification, or a work of besiegers, a siege-engine, machine, etc.:

    nondum opere castrorum perfecto,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 26; so,

    opere perfecto,

    id. B. G. 1, 8; Nep. Them. 7, 1:

    Mutinam operibus munitionibusque saepsit,

    Cic. Phil. 13, 9, 20:

    operibus Toletum cepit,

    Liv. 35, 22; 37, 5.—
    B.
    Any result of labor.
    1.
    Of public works, esp. buildings:

    aedium sacrarum, publicorumque operum depopulatio,

    Cic. Verr. 1, 4, 12; Liv. 1, 56, 2; 1, 57, 1; Quint. 3, 11, 13:

    de exstruendis reficiendisve operibus,

    Suet. Tib. 30:

    opera, templum theatrumque,

    id. Calig. 21; cf.

    of an aqueduct, etc.,

    id. Claud. 20:

    in titulis operum,

    in public inscriptions, id. ib. 41 fin. —
    2.
    Of writings, a work, book:

    habeo opus magnum in manibus,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 1, 3:

    an pangis aliquid Sophocleum? Fac opus appareat,

    id. Fam. 16, 18, 3:

    quod Homerus atque Vergilius operum suorum principiis faciunt,

    Quint. 4, 1, 34; 3, 6, 64; 10, 1, 83.—
    3.
    Of a work of art:

    quorum iste non opere delectabatur, sed pondere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 56, § 124:

    hydria Boëthi manu facta praeclaro opere,

    of admirable workmanship, id. ib. 2, 4, 14, §

    32: haec omnia antiquo opere,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 21, § 46.—
    C.
    In gen., a deed, action, performance, business:

    miserum'st opus,

    Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 2:

    ut si mures corroserint aliquid, quorum est opus hoc unum, monstrum putemus,

    Cic. Div. 2, 27, 59:

    opus meae hastae,

    Ov. M. 12, 112.—For magno opere, tanto opere, quanto opere (and, joined in one word, magnopere, tantopere, quantopere), lit., with great, such, or what labor, v. h. vv.—
    D.
    Esp. (eccl. Lat.).
    1.
    A work of superhuman power, a miracle, Vulg. Joh. 5, 36; 7, 21; 14, 10.—
    2.
    Bona opera, = kala erga, good works, deeds wrought by grace, Cypr. Ep. 18, 2; Lact. 3, 9, 15; 6, 18, 9; Vulg. Matt. 5, 16.—
    III.
    Transf., abstr. in nom. and acc., need, necessity; hence,
    A.
    Opus est, it is needful, wanting; there is need of, use for: opus est mihi, tibi, etc., I ( thou, etc.) have need of, need, want. It is contrasted with necesse est: emas non quod opus est, sed quod necesse est. Quod non opus est, asse carum est, Cato ap. Sen. Ep. 94, 28. Also with indigere:

    ait (Chrysippus) sapien. tem nullā re indigere, et tamen multis illi rebus opus esse, contra stulto nullā re opus est, nullā re enim uti scit, sed omnibus eget,

    Sen. Ep. 9, 12. The person who needs any thing is put in the dat., and the thing needed in the nom. or abl. (prop. abl. instrum.: opus est mihi, I have work with, i. e. I need), rarely in the gen., acc., inf., acc. and inf., or with ut.
    (α).
    With the nom. of the thing needed as subject:

    materiem, et quae opus sunt, dominus praebebit,

    Cato, R. R. 14, 3:

    minus multi opus sunt boves,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 18, 4:

    maritumi milites opus sunt tibi,

    Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 61:

    dux nobis et auctor opus est,

    Cic. Fam. 2, 6, 1:

    hujus nobis exempla permulta opus sunt,

    id. Inv. 2, 19, 57:

    ullā in re, quod ad valetudinem opus sit,

    id. Fam. 16, 4, 2:

    si quid opus erit in sumptum,

    id. Att. 5, 8, 2:

    parari, quae ad transitum Hellesponti opus essent,

    Liv. 37, 18, 10:

    quae curando vulneri opus sunt,

    id. 1, 41, 1; cf.:

    ferociora utraque quam quietis opus est consiliis,

    id. 30, 30, 11; cf. with esse: nil sibi divitias opus esse, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 17, 2, 15.—
    (β).
    With abl.:

    magistratibus opus est,

    there is need of, they are needed, Cic. Leg. 3, 2, 5:

    viro et gubernatore opus est,

    Liv. 24, 8:

    opus est auctoritate tuā,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 25, 3:

    non longis opus est ambagibus,

    Ov. M. 4, 475:

    nunc opus est leviore lyrā,

    id. ib. 10, 152.—With pers. subj. (very rare):

    responderunt regem discordiis opus esse,

    Just. 11, 7, 10.— So with abl. of the part. perf.:

    maturato opus est,

    there is need of haste, it is necessary to act speedily, Liv. 8, 13; cf.:

    erat nihil cur properato opus esset,

    of haste, Cic. Mil. 19, 49 (cf. Zumpt, Gram. § 464, A, 1).— With abl. of the sup.:

    ita dictu opus est,

    it is necessary to say, I must say. Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 68:

    quod scitu opus est,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 20, 28.—
    (γ).
    With gen.:

    ad consilium pensandum temporis opus esse,

    Liv. 22, 51:

    quanti argenti opus fuit,

    id. 23, 31.—
    (δ).
    With acc. (ante-class.):

    puero opus est cibum,

    Plaut. Truc. 5, 10; 1, 1, 71: opus est modium unum (calcis), Cato, R. R. 15.—
    (ε).
    With inf.:

    quid opus est de Dionysio tam valde affirmare?

    Cic. Att. 7, 8, 1.—Ellipt.:

    quid opus est plura? (sc. proferre),

    Cic. Sen. 1, 3.—
    (ζ).
    With acc. and inf.:

    nunc opus est te animo valere,

    Cic. Fam. 16, 4, 2.—
    (η).
    With ut:

    opus nutrici autem, utrem ut habeat veteris vini largiter,

    Plaut. Truc. 5, 11; Tac. Dial. 31 init.; Vulg. Johan. 2, 25; 16, 30.—
    (θ).
    With subj. alone:

    non est opus affingas aliquid,

    Plin. Ep. 9, 33, 11.—
    (ι).
    Absol.:

    sic opus est,

    Ov. M. 1, 279.—
    2.
    Sometimes opus est is employed without the notion of strict necessity, as i. q. expedit, juvat, conducit, it is good, useful, serviceable, beneficial:

    atque haud sciam, an ne opus sit quidem, nihil umquam omnino deesse amicis,

    Cic. Lael. 14, 51; id. Off. 3, 11, 49; id. ib. 3, 32, 114; Hor. S. 1, 9, 27; 2, 6, 116.—
    B.
    Opus habere, to have need of (very rare); with abl., Col. 9, 1, 5: opus habere ut, Ambros. de Fide, 5, 17, 213; cf.:

    non dicimus opus habeo, sed opus est mihi,

    Diom. 301 P.
    2.
    Ŏpūs, ūntis, f., = Opous, a town of Locris, in Greece, now Kardhenitza, Liv. 28, 7; Ov. P. 1, 3, 73.—Hence,
    II.
    Ŏpūn-tĭus, a, um, adj., Opuntian:

    sinus,

    Mel. 2, 3, 6; Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 27:

    Philodamus,

    of Opus, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 44, § 109.—In plur.: Ŏpūntĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Opus, the Opuntians, Liv. 28, 6 fin.

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  • 3 Opus

    1.
    ŏpus, ĕris, n. [Sanscr. ap-as, work; whence apuas, gain; v. ops; cf. also Germ. üben].
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen., work, labor (cf.:

    labor, ars, opera): quod in opere faciundo operae consumis tuae,

    in doing your work, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 21:

    menses octo continuos opus hic non defuit, cum vas nullum fieret, nisi aureum,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 24, § 54:

    oratio in causarum contentionibus magnum est quoddam opus, atque haud sciam, an de humanisoperibus longe maximum,

    id. de Or. 2, 17, 71.—
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    Work, art, workmanship:

    naturā et opere munitus,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 21.—
    2.
    Of agricultural labor:

    opus faciam, ut defatiger usque,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 1, 14; Cic. Sen. 7, 24:

    grave Martis opus,

    Verg. A. 8, 515.—
    3.
    Of honey-making: foris [p. 1274] pascuntur (apes), intus opus faciunt, Varr. R. R. 3, 16.—
    4.
    Of literary labor:

    (Graeci) opus quaerunt,

    seek employment, Cic. Tusc. 3, 34, 81; cf. Liv. 5, 3.—
    5.
    In mal. part., Plaut. As. 5, 2, 23.—
    II.
    Transf., a work that has been done or made.
    A.
    A military work, either a defensive work, fortification, or a work of besiegers, a siege-engine, machine, etc.:

    nondum opere castrorum perfecto,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 26; so,

    opere perfecto,

    id. B. G. 1, 8; Nep. Them. 7, 1:

    Mutinam operibus munitionibusque saepsit,

    Cic. Phil. 13, 9, 20:

    operibus Toletum cepit,

    Liv. 35, 22; 37, 5.—
    B.
    Any result of labor.
    1.
    Of public works, esp. buildings:

    aedium sacrarum, publicorumque operum depopulatio,

    Cic. Verr. 1, 4, 12; Liv. 1, 56, 2; 1, 57, 1; Quint. 3, 11, 13:

    de exstruendis reficiendisve operibus,

    Suet. Tib. 30:

    opera, templum theatrumque,

    id. Calig. 21; cf.

    of an aqueduct, etc.,

    id. Claud. 20:

    in titulis operum,

    in public inscriptions, id. ib. 41 fin. —
    2.
    Of writings, a work, book:

    habeo opus magnum in manibus,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 1, 3:

    an pangis aliquid Sophocleum? Fac opus appareat,

    id. Fam. 16, 18, 3:

    quod Homerus atque Vergilius operum suorum principiis faciunt,

    Quint. 4, 1, 34; 3, 6, 64; 10, 1, 83.—
    3.
    Of a work of art:

    quorum iste non opere delectabatur, sed pondere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 56, § 124:

    hydria Boëthi manu facta praeclaro opere,

    of admirable workmanship, id. ib. 2, 4, 14, §

    32: haec omnia antiquo opere,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 21, § 46.—
    C.
    In gen., a deed, action, performance, business:

    miserum'st opus,

    Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 2:

    ut si mures corroserint aliquid, quorum est opus hoc unum, monstrum putemus,

    Cic. Div. 2, 27, 59:

    opus meae hastae,

    Ov. M. 12, 112.—For magno opere, tanto opere, quanto opere (and, joined in one word, magnopere, tantopere, quantopere), lit., with great, such, or what labor, v. h. vv.—
    D.
    Esp. (eccl. Lat.).
    1.
    A work of superhuman power, a miracle, Vulg. Joh. 5, 36; 7, 21; 14, 10.—
    2.
    Bona opera, = kala erga, good works, deeds wrought by grace, Cypr. Ep. 18, 2; Lact. 3, 9, 15; 6, 18, 9; Vulg. Matt. 5, 16.—
    III.
    Transf., abstr. in nom. and acc., need, necessity; hence,
    A.
    Opus est, it is needful, wanting; there is need of, use for: opus est mihi, tibi, etc., I ( thou, etc.) have need of, need, want. It is contrasted with necesse est: emas non quod opus est, sed quod necesse est. Quod non opus est, asse carum est, Cato ap. Sen. Ep. 94, 28. Also with indigere:

    ait (Chrysippus) sapien. tem nullā re indigere, et tamen multis illi rebus opus esse, contra stulto nullā re opus est, nullā re enim uti scit, sed omnibus eget,

    Sen. Ep. 9, 12. The person who needs any thing is put in the dat., and the thing needed in the nom. or abl. (prop. abl. instrum.: opus est mihi, I have work with, i. e. I need), rarely in the gen., acc., inf., acc. and inf., or with ut.
    (α).
    With the nom. of the thing needed as subject:

    materiem, et quae opus sunt, dominus praebebit,

    Cato, R. R. 14, 3:

    minus multi opus sunt boves,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 18, 4:

    maritumi milites opus sunt tibi,

    Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 61:

    dux nobis et auctor opus est,

    Cic. Fam. 2, 6, 1:

    hujus nobis exempla permulta opus sunt,

    id. Inv. 2, 19, 57:

    ullā in re, quod ad valetudinem opus sit,

    id. Fam. 16, 4, 2:

    si quid opus erit in sumptum,

    id. Att. 5, 8, 2:

    parari, quae ad transitum Hellesponti opus essent,

    Liv. 37, 18, 10:

    quae curando vulneri opus sunt,

    id. 1, 41, 1; cf.:

    ferociora utraque quam quietis opus est consiliis,

    id. 30, 30, 11; cf. with esse: nil sibi divitias opus esse, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 17, 2, 15.—
    (β).
    With abl.:

    magistratibus opus est,

    there is need of, they are needed, Cic. Leg. 3, 2, 5:

    viro et gubernatore opus est,

    Liv. 24, 8:

    opus est auctoritate tuā,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 25, 3:

    non longis opus est ambagibus,

    Ov. M. 4, 475:

    nunc opus est leviore lyrā,

    id. ib. 10, 152.—With pers. subj. (very rare):

    responderunt regem discordiis opus esse,

    Just. 11, 7, 10.— So with abl. of the part. perf.:

    maturato opus est,

    there is need of haste, it is necessary to act speedily, Liv. 8, 13; cf.:

    erat nihil cur properato opus esset,

    of haste, Cic. Mil. 19, 49 (cf. Zumpt, Gram. § 464, A, 1).— With abl. of the sup.:

    ita dictu opus est,

    it is necessary to say, I must say. Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 68:

    quod scitu opus est,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 20, 28.—
    (γ).
    With gen.:

    ad consilium pensandum temporis opus esse,

    Liv. 22, 51:

    quanti argenti opus fuit,

    id. 23, 31.—
    (δ).
    With acc. (ante-class.):

    puero opus est cibum,

    Plaut. Truc. 5, 10; 1, 1, 71: opus est modium unum (calcis), Cato, R. R. 15.—
    (ε).
    With inf.:

    quid opus est de Dionysio tam valde affirmare?

    Cic. Att. 7, 8, 1.—Ellipt.:

    quid opus est plura? (sc. proferre),

    Cic. Sen. 1, 3.—
    (ζ).
    With acc. and inf.:

    nunc opus est te animo valere,

    Cic. Fam. 16, 4, 2.—
    (η).
    With ut:

    opus nutrici autem, utrem ut habeat veteris vini largiter,

    Plaut. Truc. 5, 11; Tac. Dial. 31 init.; Vulg. Johan. 2, 25; 16, 30.—
    (θ).
    With subj. alone:

    non est opus affingas aliquid,

    Plin. Ep. 9, 33, 11.—
    (ι).
    Absol.:

    sic opus est,

    Ov. M. 1, 279.—
    2.
    Sometimes opus est is employed without the notion of strict necessity, as i. q. expedit, juvat, conducit, it is good, useful, serviceable, beneficial:

    atque haud sciam, an ne opus sit quidem, nihil umquam omnino deesse amicis,

    Cic. Lael. 14, 51; id. Off. 3, 11, 49; id. ib. 3, 32, 114; Hor. S. 1, 9, 27; 2, 6, 116.—
    B.
    Opus habere, to have need of (very rare); with abl., Col. 9, 1, 5: opus habere ut, Ambros. de Fide, 5, 17, 213; cf.:

    non dicimus opus habeo, sed opus est mihi,

    Diom. 301 P.
    2.
    Ŏpūs, ūntis, f., = Opous, a town of Locris, in Greece, now Kardhenitza, Liv. 28, 7; Ov. P. 1, 3, 73.—Hence,
    II.
    Ŏpūn-tĭus, a, um, adj., Opuntian:

    sinus,

    Mel. 2, 3, 6; Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 27:

    Philodamus,

    of Opus, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 44, § 109.—In plur.: Ŏpūntĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Opus, the Opuntians, Liv. 28, 6 fin.

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  • 4 opus

    1.
    ŏpus, ĕris, n. [Sanscr. ap-as, work; whence apuas, gain; v. ops; cf. also Germ. üben].
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen., work, labor (cf.:

    labor, ars, opera): quod in opere faciundo operae consumis tuae,

    in doing your work, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 21:

    menses octo continuos opus hic non defuit, cum vas nullum fieret, nisi aureum,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 24, § 54:

    oratio in causarum contentionibus magnum est quoddam opus, atque haud sciam, an de humanisoperibus longe maximum,

    id. de Or. 2, 17, 71.—
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    Work, art, workmanship:

    naturā et opere munitus,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 21.—
    2.
    Of agricultural labor:

    opus faciam, ut defatiger usque,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 1, 14; Cic. Sen. 7, 24:

    grave Martis opus,

    Verg. A. 8, 515.—
    3.
    Of honey-making: foris [p. 1274] pascuntur (apes), intus opus faciunt, Varr. R. R. 3, 16.—
    4.
    Of literary labor:

    (Graeci) opus quaerunt,

    seek employment, Cic. Tusc. 3, 34, 81; cf. Liv. 5, 3.—
    5.
    In mal. part., Plaut. As. 5, 2, 23.—
    II.
    Transf., a work that has been done or made.
    A.
    A military work, either a defensive work, fortification, or a work of besiegers, a siege-engine, machine, etc.:

    nondum opere castrorum perfecto,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 26; so,

    opere perfecto,

    id. B. G. 1, 8; Nep. Them. 7, 1:

    Mutinam operibus munitionibusque saepsit,

    Cic. Phil. 13, 9, 20:

    operibus Toletum cepit,

    Liv. 35, 22; 37, 5.—
    B.
    Any result of labor.
    1.
    Of public works, esp. buildings:

    aedium sacrarum, publicorumque operum depopulatio,

    Cic. Verr. 1, 4, 12; Liv. 1, 56, 2; 1, 57, 1; Quint. 3, 11, 13:

    de exstruendis reficiendisve operibus,

    Suet. Tib. 30:

    opera, templum theatrumque,

    id. Calig. 21; cf.

    of an aqueduct, etc.,

    id. Claud. 20:

    in titulis operum,

    in public inscriptions, id. ib. 41 fin. —
    2.
    Of writings, a work, book:

    habeo opus magnum in manibus,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 1, 3:

    an pangis aliquid Sophocleum? Fac opus appareat,

    id. Fam. 16, 18, 3:

    quod Homerus atque Vergilius operum suorum principiis faciunt,

    Quint. 4, 1, 34; 3, 6, 64; 10, 1, 83.—
    3.
    Of a work of art:

    quorum iste non opere delectabatur, sed pondere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 56, § 124:

    hydria Boëthi manu facta praeclaro opere,

    of admirable workmanship, id. ib. 2, 4, 14, §

    32: haec omnia antiquo opere,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 21, § 46.—
    C.
    In gen., a deed, action, performance, business:

    miserum'st opus,

    Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 2:

    ut si mures corroserint aliquid, quorum est opus hoc unum, monstrum putemus,

    Cic. Div. 2, 27, 59:

    opus meae hastae,

    Ov. M. 12, 112.—For magno opere, tanto opere, quanto opere (and, joined in one word, magnopere, tantopere, quantopere), lit., with great, such, or what labor, v. h. vv.—
    D.
    Esp. (eccl. Lat.).
    1.
    A work of superhuman power, a miracle, Vulg. Joh. 5, 36; 7, 21; 14, 10.—
    2.
    Bona opera, = kala erga, good works, deeds wrought by grace, Cypr. Ep. 18, 2; Lact. 3, 9, 15; 6, 18, 9; Vulg. Matt. 5, 16.—
    III.
    Transf., abstr. in nom. and acc., need, necessity; hence,
    A.
    Opus est, it is needful, wanting; there is need of, use for: opus est mihi, tibi, etc., I ( thou, etc.) have need of, need, want. It is contrasted with necesse est: emas non quod opus est, sed quod necesse est. Quod non opus est, asse carum est, Cato ap. Sen. Ep. 94, 28. Also with indigere:

    ait (Chrysippus) sapien. tem nullā re indigere, et tamen multis illi rebus opus esse, contra stulto nullā re opus est, nullā re enim uti scit, sed omnibus eget,

    Sen. Ep. 9, 12. The person who needs any thing is put in the dat., and the thing needed in the nom. or abl. (prop. abl. instrum.: opus est mihi, I have work with, i. e. I need), rarely in the gen., acc., inf., acc. and inf., or with ut.
    (α).
    With the nom. of the thing needed as subject:

    materiem, et quae opus sunt, dominus praebebit,

    Cato, R. R. 14, 3:

    minus multi opus sunt boves,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 18, 4:

    maritumi milites opus sunt tibi,

    Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 61:

    dux nobis et auctor opus est,

    Cic. Fam. 2, 6, 1:

    hujus nobis exempla permulta opus sunt,

    id. Inv. 2, 19, 57:

    ullā in re, quod ad valetudinem opus sit,

    id. Fam. 16, 4, 2:

    si quid opus erit in sumptum,

    id. Att. 5, 8, 2:

    parari, quae ad transitum Hellesponti opus essent,

    Liv. 37, 18, 10:

    quae curando vulneri opus sunt,

    id. 1, 41, 1; cf.:

    ferociora utraque quam quietis opus est consiliis,

    id. 30, 30, 11; cf. with esse: nil sibi divitias opus esse, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 17, 2, 15.—
    (β).
    With abl.:

    magistratibus opus est,

    there is need of, they are needed, Cic. Leg. 3, 2, 5:

    viro et gubernatore opus est,

    Liv. 24, 8:

    opus est auctoritate tuā,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 25, 3:

    non longis opus est ambagibus,

    Ov. M. 4, 475:

    nunc opus est leviore lyrā,

    id. ib. 10, 152.—With pers. subj. (very rare):

    responderunt regem discordiis opus esse,

    Just. 11, 7, 10.— So with abl. of the part. perf.:

    maturato opus est,

    there is need of haste, it is necessary to act speedily, Liv. 8, 13; cf.:

    erat nihil cur properato opus esset,

    of haste, Cic. Mil. 19, 49 (cf. Zumpt, Gram. § 464, A, 1).— With abl. of the sup.:

    ita dictu opus est,

    it is necessary to say, I must say. Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 68:

    quod scitu opus est,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 20, 28.—
    (γ).
    With gen.:

    ad consilium pensandum temporis opus esse,

    Liv. 22, 51:

    quanti argenti opus fuit,

    id. 23, 31.—
    (δ).
    With acc. (ante-class.):

    puero opus est cibum,

    Plaut. Truc. 5, 10; 1, 1, 71: opus est modium unum (calcis), Cato, R. R. 15.—
    (ε).
    With inf.:

    quid opus est de Dionysio tam valde affirmare?

    Cic. Att. 7, 8, 1.—Ellipt.:

    quid opus est plura? (sc. proferre),

    Cic. Sen. 1, 3.—
    (ζ).
    With acc. and inf.:

    nunc opus est te animo valere,

    Cic. Fam. 16, 4, 2.—
    (η).
    With ut:

    opus nutrici autem, utrem ut habeat veteris vini largiter,

    Plaut. Truc. 5, 11; Tac. Dial. 31 init.; Vulg. Johan. 2, 25; 16, 30.—
    (θ).
    With subj. alone:

    non est opus affingas aliquid,

    Plin. Ep. 9, 33, 11.—
    (ι).
    Absol.:

    sic opus est,

    Ov. M. 1, 279.—
    2.
    Sometimes opus est is employed without the notion of strict necessity, as i. q. expedit, juvat, conducit, it is good, useful, serviceable, beneficial:

    atque haud sciam, an ne opus sit quidem, nihil umquam omnino deesse amicis,

    Cic. Lael. 14, 51; id. Off. 3, 11, 49; id. ib. 3, 32, 114; Hor. S. 1, 9, 27; 2, 6, 116.—
    B.
    Opus habere, to have need of (very rare); with abl., Col. 9, 1, 5: opus habere ut, Ambros. de Fide, 5, 17, 213; cf.:

    non dicimus opus habeo, sed opus est mihi,

    Diom. 301 P.
    2.
    Ŏpūs, ūntis, f., = Opous, a town of Locris, in Greece, now Kardhenitza, Liv. 28, 7; Ov. P. 1, 3, 73.—Hence,
    II.
    Ŏpūn-tĭus, a, um, adj., Opuntian:

    sinus,

    Mel. 2, 3, 6; Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 27:

    Philodamus,

    of Opus, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 44, § 109.—In plur.: Ŏpūntĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Opus, the Opuntians, Liv. 28, 6 fin.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > opus

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