kind

hĕlix, ĭcis, f., = helix (wound, twisted).

A kind of ivy, Cic. Univ. 9, 27; Plin. 16, 34, 62, § 145 sqq.—

A kind of willow, Plin. 16, 37, 69, § 177.—

In archit., a whorl, a small ornament on the capital of Corinthian columns, Vitr. 4, 1, 12.

indulgĕo, si, tum, 2, v. n. and a. [etym. dub.; cf. dulcis], to be courteous or complaisant; to be kind, tender, indulgent to; to be pleased with or inclined to, to give one ' s self up to, yield to, indulge in a thing (as joy or grief); to concede, grant, allow.

V. n. (class.); constr. with the dat.

In gen.:

Aeduorum civitati Caesar praecipue indulserat,

Caes. B. G. 1, 10; 7, 40:

sic sibi indulsit, ut, etc.,

indulged himself so, took such liberties, Nep. Lys. 1, 3:

indulgebat sibi liberalius, quam, ut, etc.,

id. Chabr. 3:

irae,

Liv. 3, 53, 7:

indulgent sibi latius ipsi,

Juv. 14, 234:

ipsa sibi imbecillitas indulget,

Cic. Tusc. 4, 18, 42:

indulgent consules legionum ardori,

Liv. 9, 43, 19:

dolori,

Nep. Reg. 1:

genio,

Pers. 5, 151:

amori,

Plin. Ep. 1, 14, 10:

precibus,

id. ib. 4, 15, 11:

gaudio,

id. ib. 5, 15, 1:

desiderio alicujus,

id. ib. 10, 34, 1:

odio,

Liv. 40, 5, 5:

lacrimis,

Ov. M. 9, 142: animo, to give way to passion or to anger, id. ib. 12, 598:

regno,

to delight in, Luc. 7, 54:

ordinibus,

give room to, set apart, Verg. G. 2, 277.—

With acc. of the person (ante-class. and poet.): eri, qui nos tantopere indulgent, Afran. ap. Non. 502, 11 (Fragm. Com. v. 390 Rib.):

te indulgebant,

Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 34; id. Eun. 2, 1, 16.— Pass.: animus indulgeri potuisset, be pleased, Gell. praef. 1.—

Esp., to give one ' s self up to, to be given or addicted to, to indulge in:

veteres amicitias spernere, indulgere novis,

Cic. Lael. 15, 54:

labori,

Verg. A. 6, 135:

theatris,

Ov. R. Am. 751:

eloquentiae,

Quint. 10, 1, 84:

somno,

Tac. A. 16, 19.— Pass. impers.:

nihil relicturus, si aviditati indulgeretur, quod in aerarium referret,

Liv. 45, 35, 6:

sero petentibus non indulgebitur,

Gai. Inst. 4, 164.—

V. a., to concede, allow, grant, permit, give, bestow as a favor, confer (post- Aug.):

alicui usum pecuniae,

Suet. Aug. 41:

ornamenta consularia procuratoribus,

id. Claud. 24:

damnatis arbitrium mortis,

id. Dom. 11:

insignia triumphi indulsit Caesar,

Tac. A. 11, 20:

patientiam flagello,

i. e. to submit to patiently, Mart. 1, 105, 3:

nil animis in corpora juris natura indulget,

grants no power, Juv. 2, 140:

basia plectro,

id. 6, 384:

si forte indulsit cura soporem,

id. 13, 217:

veniam pueris,

to make allowance for, id. 8, 168.—

With inf. ( poet.):

incolere templa,

Sil. 14, 672.— Pass.:

qui jam nunc sanguinem meum sibi indulgeri aequum censet,

Liv. 40, 15, 16:

rerum ipsa natura in eo quod indulsisse homini videtur, etc.,

Quint. 12, 1, 2:

abolitio reorum, quae publice indulgetur,

is granted, Dig. 48, 16, 17. —

Se alicui, in mal. part., Juv. 2, 165 al.—Hence, indulgens, entis, P. a.

Indulgent, kind, or tender to one, fond of one; constr. with dat., or in with acc. (class.).

With dat.:

obsequium peccatis indulgens praecipitem amicum ferri sinit,

Cic. Lael. 24, 89.—

With in and acc.:

civitas minime in captivos indulgens,

Liv. 22, 61, 1. —

Absol.:

quo ipsum nomen amantius, indulgentiusque maternum, hoc illius matris singulare scelus,

Cic. Clu. 5, 12:

ministri irarum,

Liv. 24, 25, 9. —

Addicted to:

aleae indulgens,

addicted to dicing, Suet. Aug. 70.—

In pass., fondly loved: fili, indulgentissime adulescens, Ps.-Quint. Decl. 10, 13.— Adv.: indulgenter, indulgently, kindly, tenderly:

nimis indulgenter loqui,

Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2:

bestiae multa faciunt indulgenter,

id. Fin. 2, 33, 109. — Comp.:

dii alios indulgentius tractant,

Sen. Ben. 4, 32.— Sup.:

indulgentissime,

Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 5.

ĭta, adv. [pronom. stem i-; cf. is; Sanscr. itthā; Zend, itha], in the manner specified, in this manner, in this wise, in such a way, so, thus.

In gen.

Referring to what precedes, as has been said, thus, so:

des operam ut investiges sitne ita,

Cic. Att. 12, 17: vidi ego nequam homines, verum te nullum deteriorem. Phil. Ita sum, Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 60:

ita aiunt,

Ter. And. 1, 2, 21; 3, 3, 18; id. Ad. 5, 5, 7:

et hercule ita fecit,

Cic. Cael. 11, 37:

factum est ita,

id. Att. 7, 8, 4:

aiunt enim te ita dictitare,

id. Verr. 2, 3, 64, § 151;

frequent in phrase: quae cum ita sint,

since what has been said is true, id. Rosc. Com. 6, 17 init.; so,

quod cum ita sit,

id. Caecin. 12, 33:

quae cum ita essent,

id. Clu. 34, 94 fin. —

To introduce the thought which follows, thus, in the following manner, as follows, in this way:

in tertio de oratore ita scriptum est, in perpetua, etc.,

Quint. 9, 1, 25:

haec ita digerunt: primum... secundum, etc.,

id. 11, 2, 20:

ita sciunt procuratores... nullius apud te auctoritatem valere plus quam meam,

Cic. Fam. 13, 42, 4; id. Tusc. 3, 18, 41:

ita constitui, fortiter esse agendum,

id. Clu. 19, 51. —

In affirmations, esp. in replies, yes, it is so, just so, true: quid istic tibi negoti est? Dav. Mihin'? Si. Ita, Ter. And. 5, 2, 8:

an laudationes? ita, inquit Antonius,

Cic. de Or. 2, 11, 44:

Davusne? ita,

Hor. S. 2, 7, 2; so in solemn affirmation: est ita: est, judices, ita, ut dicitur, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 52, § 117:

et certe ita est,

id. Att. 9, 13, 2:

ita est,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 51; Ter. And. 1, 1, 27;

and in negations: non est ita,

Cic. Off. 1, 44, § 158; strengthened by other particles of affirmation: as vero, profecto, prorsus, plane;

ita vero,

Plaut. Men. 5, 9, 37:

ita profecto,

id. Am. 1, 1, 214:

non est profecto ita, judices,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 121:

ita prorsus,

id. Tusc. 2, 27, 67:

prorsus ita,

id. Leg. 3, 12, 26:

ita plane,

id. Tusc. 1, 7, 13; id. Ac. 2, 35, 113.—

In interrogations, esp.

Jeeringly, implying an affirmative, = alêthes: itane? really? truly? is it so? itane credis? Ter. And. 2, 3, 25; id. Eun. 5, 8, 28; Cic. Div. 2, 40, 83:

itane est?

id. Rosc. Am. 39, 113;

so with vero or tandem: itane vero? ego non justus?

Cic. N. D. 2, 4, 11; id. Verr. 2, 5, 30, § 77; id. Div. 1, 13, 23:

itane tandem?

id. Clu. 65, 182. —

Where surprise or reproach is implied: quid ita? (Gr. ti dai), why so? how is that? what do you mean? accusatis Sex. Roscium. Quid ita? Cic. Rosc. Am. 12, 34; id. N. D. 1, 35, 99; id. Off. 2, 23, 83:

quid ita passus est Eretriam capi? quid ita tot Thessaliae urbes? Quid ita, etc.,

Liv. 32, 21, 13; 27, 34, 13; Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 42.

In partic.

In comparisons, so.

To point out the resemblance, usually corresponding to ut; sometimes to quasi, quomodo, quemadmodum, quam, tamquam, veluti, qualis, etc., as, like, in the same way as:

non ita amo ut sani solent homines,

Plaut. Merc. 2, 1, 38:

ita ut res sese habet,

Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 24:

ita vero, Quirites, ut precamini, eveniat,

Cic. Phil. 4, 4, 10:

omnis enim pecunia ita tractatur, ut praeda, a praefectis,

id. Fam. 2, 17, 7:

an ita tu's animata, ut qui expers matris imperiis sies?

Plaut. As. 3, 1, 2:

ut homost, ita morem geras,

Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 77:

ut hirundines... ita falsi amici, etc.,

Auct. Her. 4, 48, 61:

tametsi ita de meo facto loquor, quasi ego illud mea voluntate fecerim,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 11, § 29:

sed prorsus ita, quasi aut reus numquam esset futurus, aut, etc.,

id. ib. 2, 4, 22, § 49; Quint. 9, 4, 87:

me consulem ita fecistis, quomodo pauci facti sunt,

Cic. Agr. 2, 1, 3; Quint. 11, 1, 92:

quemadmodum dicimus non feci furtum, ita, non est hoc furtum,

Quint. 7, 3, 1:

non ita variant undae... quam facile mutantur amantes,

Prop. 3, 5, 11:

castra in hostico incuriose ita posita, tamquam procul abesset hostis,

Liv. 8, 38, 2:

neque enim ita se gessit tamquam rationem aliquando esset redditurus,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 22, § 49:

Alexander ita cupide profectus fuerat, veluti, etc.,

Just. 12, 2, 1:

sane ita se habet sacrum, quale apud Homerum quoque est,

Quint. 1, 5, 67.—

Following or followed by ut, to denote that two things are in the same condition or category.

Ut... ita, as... so, just as... so also, alike... and, as well... as: Dolabellam ut Tarsenses, ita Laodiceni multo amentiores ultro arcessierunt, Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 13, 10:

Hercules cum ut Eurysthei filios, ita suos configebat sagittis,

Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 89; id. Leg. 2, 2, 5. —

Ut... ita, although... yet:

ut errare potuisti, sic decipi te non potuisse quis non videt?

Cic. Fam. 10, 20, 2:

haec omnia ut invitis, ita non adversantibus patriciis transacta,

Liv. 3, 55, 15; cf.;

pleraque Alpium sicut breviora ita arrectiora sunt,

id. 21, 35, 11. —

Ita ut, just as:

ita ut occoepi dicere,

Plaut. Poen. 2, 24; id. Trin. 4, 2, 52:

ita ut antea demonstravimus,

Caes. B. G. 7, 76; Cato, R. R. 144, 2.—

In oaths, emphatic wishes, solemn assertions, etc., expressed by a comparison:

ita ille faxit Juppiter,

Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 51: ita me di ament, non nil timeo, i.e. may they so love me as it is true that, etc., Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 1; 3, 2, 21:

ita sim felix,

Prop. 1, 7, 3:

sollicitat, ita vivam, me tua valetudo,

Cic. Fam. 16, 20, 1; Verg. A. 9, 208; so, followed by ut, with indic.:

ita mihi salvā re publicā vobiscum perfrui liceat, ut ego non moveor, etc.,

Cic. Cat. 4, 6, 11:

ita me Venus amet, ut ego te numquam sinam, etc.,

Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 52:

ita me amabit sancta Saturitas, itaque suo me condecoret cognomine, ut ego vidi,

id. Capt. 4, 2, 97; by ut, with subj., adding a second wish:

nam tecum esse, ita mihi omnia quae opto contingant, ut vehementer velim,

Cic. Fam. 5, 21, 1; for which the abl. absol.: ita incolumi Caesare moriar, Balb. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 7, B, 3; for the subj. with ita, the fut. indic.:

ita te amabit Juppiter, ut tu nescis?

Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 31; id. Merc. 4, 4, 22.—

To denote a kind or quality, so, such, of this nature, of this kind:

nam ita est ingenium muliebre,

Plaut. Stich. 5, 5, 3:

ita est amor: balista ut jacitur,

id. Trin. 3, 2, 42:

ita sunt res nostrae,

Cic. Att. 4, 1, 8:

ita sunt Persarum mores,

Plaut. Pers. 4, 2, 25:

si ita sum, non tam est admirandum regem esse me,

Cic. Sull. 7, 22; id. Dom. 27, 71:

ita inquam = hoc dico,

id. Phil. 14, 5, 12.—

To denote an expected or natural consequence, so, thus, accordingly, under these circumstances, in this manner, therefore:

ita praetorium missum,

Liv. 21, 54, 3:

ita Jovis illud sacerdotium per hanc rationem Theomnasto datur,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 51 fin.; esp.: ita fit, thus it comes to pass, hence it follows:

ita fit ut animus de se ipse tum judicet, cum id ipsum, quo judicatur, aegrotet,

Cic. Tusc. 3, 1, 1; id. Off. 1, 28, 101; 1, 45, 160:

ita fit ut deus ille nusquam prorsus appareat,

id. N. D. 1, 14, 37; id. Leg. 1, 15, 42; so in an inference, therefore: et deus vester nihil agens; expers virtutis igitur;

ita ne beatus quidem,

id. N. D. 1, 40, 110; Suet. Caes. 60; so,

itaque (= et ita), crassum (caelum) Thebis, itaque pingues Thebani,

Cic. Fat. 4, 7; id. N. D. 3, 17, 44.—

Introducing a limitation or restriction, on the condition, on the assumption, in so far, to such an extent, only in so far, etc., commonly followed by ut:

et tamen ita probanda est mansuetudo, ut adhibeatur rei publicae causa severitas,

Cic. Off. 1, 25, 88:

pax ita convenerat, ut Etruscis Latinisque fluvius Albula finis esset,

Liv. 1, 3; 24, 29 fin.:

sed ante omnia ita vos irae indulgere oportet, ut potiorem irā salutem habeatis,

id. 23, 3; so with tamen:

longiorem dicturis periodum colligendus est spiritus, ita tamen ut id neque diu neque cum sono faciamus,

Quint. 11, 3, 53:

haec ita praetereamus, ut tamen intuentes ac respectantes relinquamus,

Cic. Sest. 5, 13. —

To denote degree, so, to such a degree, so very, so much:

quod quid ita placuerit iis, non video,

Quint. 9, 4, 10:

hoc tibi ita mando, ut dubitem an etiam te rogem, ut pugnes ne intercaletur,

Cic. Att. 5, 9, 2:

ita fugavit Samnites, ut, etc.,

Liv. 8, 36; esp. with adjj.:

judices ita fortes tamen fuerunt, ut... vel perire maluerint, quam,

Cic. Att. 1, 16, 5:

ita sordidus ut se Non umquam servo melius vestiret,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 96:

ita sunt omnia debilitata,

Cic. Fam. 2, 5, 2; so with negatives: non (haud, nec, etc.) ita, not very, not especially:

non ita magna mercede,

Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 3:

non ita lato interjecto mari,

id. Or. 8, 25:

non ita antiqua,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 109:

accessione utuntur non ita probabili,

id. Fin. 2, 13, 42:

haec nunc enucleare non ita necesse est,

id. Tusc. 5, 8, 23:

non ita multum provectus,

id. Phil. 1, 3, 7:

post, neque ita multo,

Nep. Cim. 3, 4; id. Pel. 2, 4; id. Phoc. 2, 5.

Leucāta, ae, and Leucātē, ēs, f. ( Leucāte, is, n., Serv. Verg. A. 3, 279.— Leucātes, ae, m., Claud. B. G. 185.— Leucas, ădis, f., Ov. H. 15, 172; Sen. Herc. Oet. 732), a promontory in the island of Leucadia, now Capo Ducato, Cic. Tusc. 4, 18, 41; Liv. 26, 26; 44, 1:

Leucatae nimbosa cacumina montis,

Verg. A. 3, 274; Liv. 36, 15; Plin. 4, 1, 2, § 5.

† leucē, ēs, f., = leukê.

The spotted dead-nettle: Lamium maculatum, Linn.; Plin. 27, 11, 77, § 102.—

The white poplar, into which Leuce, the daughter of Oceanus, whom Pluto fell in love with and carried off to the infernal regions, was changed after her death, Serv. Verg. E. 7, 61.—

A kind of wild radish, horseradish, Plin. 19, 5, 26, § 82.—

A kind of white spots on the skin, Cels. 5, 28, 19 (shortly before written as Greek).

Leucāta, ae, and Leucātē, ēs, f. ( Leucāte, is, n., Serv. Verg. A. 3, 279.— Leucātes, ae, m., Claud. B. G. 185.— Leucas, ădis, f., Ov. H. 15, 172; Sen. Herc. Oet. 732), a promontory in the island of Leucadia, now Capo Ducato, Cic. Tusc. 4, 18, 41; Liv. 26, 26; 44, 1:

Leucatae nimbosa cacumina montis,

Verg. A. 3, 274; Liv. 36, 15; Plin. 4, 1, 2, § 5.

† leucē, ēs, f., = leukê.

The spotted dead-nettle: Lamium maculatum, Linn.; Plin. 27, 11, 77, § 102.—

The white poplar, into which Leuce, the daughter of Oceanus, whom Pluto fell in love with and carried off to the infernal regions, was changed after her death, Serv. Verg. E. 7, 61.—

A kind of wild radish, horseradish, Plin. 19, 5, 26, § 82.—

A kind of white spots on the skin, Cels. 5, 28, 19 (shortly before written as Greek).

Leucāta, ae, and Leucātē, ēs, f. ( Leucāte, is, n., Serv. Verg. A. 3, 279.— Leucātes, ae, m., Claud. B. G. 185.— Leucas, ădis, f., Ov. H. 15, 172; Sen. Herc. Oet. 732), a promontory in the island of Leucadia, now Capo Ducato, Cic. Tusc. 4, 18, 41; Liv. 26, 26; 44, 1:

Leucatae nimbosa cacumina montis,

Verg. A. 3, 274; Liv. 36, 15; Plin. 4, 1, 2, § 5.

† leucē, ēs, f., = leukê.

The spotted dead-nettle: Lamium maculatum, Linn.; Plin. 27, 11, 77, § 102.—

The white poplar, into which Leuce, the daughter of Oceanus, whom Pluto fell in love with and carried off to the infernal regions, was changed after her death, Serv. Verg. E. 7, 61.—

A kind of wild radish, horseradish, Plin. 19, 5, 26, § 82.—

A kind of white spots on the skin, Cels. 5, 28, 19 (shortly before written as Greek).

Leucāta, ae, and Leucātē, ēs, f. ( Leucāte, is, n., Serv. Verg. A. 3, 279.— Leucātes, ae, m., Claud. B. G. 185.— Leucas, ădis, f., Ov. H. 15, 172; Sen. Herc. Oet. 732), a promontory in the island of Leucadia, now Capo Ducato, Cic. Tusc. 4, 18, 41; Liv. 26, 26; 44, 1:

Leucatae nimbosa cacumina montis,

Verg. A. 3, 274; Liv. 36, 15; Plin. 4, 1, 2, § 5.

† leucē, ēs, f., = leukê.

The spotted dead-nettle: Lamium maculatum, Linn.; Plin. 27, 11, 77, § 102.—

The white poplar, into which Leuce, the daughter of Oceanus, whom Pluto fell in love with and carried off to the infernal regions, was changed after her death, Serv. Verg. E. 7, 61.—

A kind of wild radish, horseradish, Plin. 19, 5, 26, § 82.—

A kind of white spots on the skin, Cels. 5, 28, 19 (shortly before written as Greek).

lībĕrālis, e, adj. [1. liber], of or belonging to freedom, relating to the freeborn condition of a man.

Lit.: liberalis causa or liberale judicium, a suit concerning a person's freedom, v. Dig. 40, 12, 1 sqq.; Paul. Sent. 5, 1, 1 sqq.:

si quisquam hanc liberali caussa manu adsereret,

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

5, 2, 68: manu eas adserat liberali causa,

id. Poen. 4, 2, 84:

nam ego liberali illam assero causa manu,

I formally assert that she is freeborn, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 40:

judicium,

Quint. 6, 3, 32:

liberale conjugium,

a marriage between persons of free condition, Ter. And. 3, 3, 29.—Pleon.:

ego te hoc triduom numquam sinam in domo esse, quin ego te liberalem liberem,

Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 53.—

Transf., befitting a freeman, gentlemanly, noble, noble-minded, honorable, ingenuous, gracious, kind (syn.: generosus, ingenuus).

In gen.:

ingenium,

Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 59; id. Ep. 1, 1, 41:

artes liberales,

befitting a freeman, Cic. Inv. 1, 25, 35; cf.: liberalia studia accipimus, quae Graeci eleutheria mathêmata appellant;

rhetores continebuntur, grammatici, geometrae,

Dig. 50, 13, 1:

hae artes, quibus liberales doctrinae atque ingenuae continerentur, geometria, musica, litterarum cognitio et poëtarum, etc.,

Cic. de Or. 3, 32, 127; cf.:

omnis liberalis et digna homine nobili doctrina,

id. Ac. 2, 1, 1:

de artificiis et quaestibus, qui liberales habendi, qui sordidi sint,

id. Off. 1, 42, 150:

liberalissima studia,

id. Arch. 3, 4; id. Cael. 21 52; id. Rep. 1, 5, 9:

spes liberalioris fortunae,

of a higher, more respectable station, Liv. 22, 26:

responsum,

kind, gracious, Cic. Att. 3, 15, 4; so, liberalibus verbis permulceri, Sall. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 871 P.—

In partic.

Bountiful, generous, munificent, liberal (syn. munificus):

liberales (sunt), qui suis facultatibus aut captos a praedonibus redimunt, aut aes alienum suscipiunt amicorum, etc.,

Cic. Off. 2, 16, 56:

benefici liberalesque,

id. Lael. 9, 31; cf.:

liberalissimi et beneficentissimi,

id. ib. 14, 51:

liberalissimus munificentissimusque,

id. Rosc. Com. 8, 22:

virtus munifica et liberalis,

id. Rep. 3, 8, 12:

largus, beneficus, liberalis,

id. Deiot. 9, 26.—

With gen.:

laudis avidi, pecuniae liberales erant,

Sall. C. 7, 6.—

With in and acc.:

in omne genus hominum liberalissimus,

Suet. Vesp. 7. —

Of things, plentiful, copious, abundant:

largum et liberale viaticum,

Cic. Fl. 6, 14:

potio,

Cels. 3, 6:

liberalius alimentum,

id. 8, 10, 7.—

Noble, engaging, beautiful (ante-class.):

illarum altera pulcer est et liberalis,

Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 60:

lepidā et liberali formast,

id. ib. 4, 1, 20; id. Ep. 5, 1, 41; id. Pers. 1, 3, 50:

species,

id. ib. 4, 3, 76; cf.: liberales dicuntur non solum benigni, sed etiam ingenuae formae homines, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.—Hence, adv.: lībĕrālĭter, in a manner befitting a freeman, nobly, ingenuously, kindly, courteously, graciously.

In gen.:

homo liberaliter educatus,

Cic. Fin. 3, 17, 57:

eruditi,

id. Tusc. 2, 2, 6:

vivere,

id. Lael. 23, 86:

servire,

i. e. properly, Ter. And. 1, 1, 11:

respondere,

kindly, courteously, Caes. B. G. 4, 18:

oratione aliquem prosequi,

id. ib. 2, 5.—

In partic., bountifully, profusely, generously, liberally:

benigne ac liberaliter,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 85, § 196:

large et liberaliter,

id. ib. 2, 3, 88, §

204: instructus,

Caes. B. C. 3, 61.— Comp.:

vivo paulo liberalius,

Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 6, 3:

nec potui accipi liberalius,

id. Att. 16, 6, 1:

ille (sal) in cibis paulo liberalius aspersus,

Quint. 6, 3, 19:

ubi liberalius malos odimus,

more abundantly, more heartily, Plin. Pan. 68, 7.— Sup.:

dotem largiri liberalissime,

App. M. 10, p. 250, 13:

liberalissime polliceri,

Cic. Att. 5, 13, 2.

Lībĕrālis, e, adj., of or belonging to Liber or Bacchus: ludi, a festival in honor of Bacchus, = Liberalia (v. infra), Naev. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll.—Hence, subst.: Lībĕrālĭa, ĭum, n., a festival in honor of Liber, celebrated on the 17 th of March, the day on which youths received the manly toga, Ov. F. 3, 713:

Liberalium dies, a pontificibus agonium martiale appellatur,

Macr. S. 1, 4, § 15:

sacra,

id. ib. 1, 18, § 22; Calend. Maff. ap. Inscr. Orell. II. p. 411:

Liberalia tu accusas,

Cic. Att. 14, 10, 1:

Liberalibus litteras accepi tuas,

id. Fam. 12, 25, 1.—Called also: ludi Liberales: Liberalia Liberi festa, quae apud Graecos dicuntur Dionusia. Libera lingua loquemur ludis Liberalibus, Naev. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll.; Com. Rel. v. 113 Rib.

lībĕrālis, e, adj. [1. liber], of or belonging to freedom, relating to the freeborn condition of a man.

Lit.: liberalis causa or liberale judicium, a suit concerning a person's freedom, v. Dig. 40, 12, 1 sqq.; Paul. Sent. 5, 1, 1 sqq.:

si quisquam hanc liberali caussa manu adsereret,

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

5, 2, 68: manu eas adserat liberali causa,

id. Poen. 4, 2, 84:

nam ego liberali illam assero causa manu,

I formally assert that she is freeborn, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 40:

judicium,

Quint. 6, 3, 32:

liberale conjugium,

a marriage between persons of free condition, Ter. And. 3, 3, 29.—Pleon.:

ego te hoc triduom numquam sinam in domo esse, quin ego te liberalem liberem,

Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 53.—

Transf., befitting a freeman, gentlemanly, noble, noble-minded, honorable, ingenuous, gracious, kind (syn.: generosus, ingenuus).

In gen.:

ingenium,

Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 59; id. Ep. 1, 1, 41:

artes liberales,

befitting a freeman, Cic. Inv. 1, 25, 35; cf.: liberalia studia accipimus, quae Graeci eleutheria mathêmata appellant;

rhetores continebuntur, grammatici, geometrae,

Dig. 50, 13, 1:

hae artes, quibus liberales doctrinae atque ingenuae continerentur, geometria, musica, litterarum cognitio et poëtarum, etc.,

Cic. de Or. 3, 32, 127; cf.:

omnis liberalis et digna homine nobili doctrina,

id. Ac. 2, 1, 1:

de artificiis et quaestibus, qui liberales habendi, qui sordidi sint,

id. Off. 1, 42, 150:

liberalissima studia,

id. Arch. 3, 4; id. Cael. 21 52; id. Rep. 1, 5, 9:

spes liberalioris fortunae,

of a higher, more respectable station, Liv. 22, 26:

responsum,

kind, gracious, Cic. Att. 3, 15, 4; so, liberalibus verbis permulceri, Sall. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 871 P.—

In partic.

Bountiful, generous, munificent, liberal (syn. munificus):

liberales (sunt), qui suis facultatibus aut captos a praedonibus redimunt, aut aes alienum suscipiunt amicorum, etc.,

Cic. Off. 2, 16, 56:

benefici liberalesque,

id. Lael. 9, 31; cf.:

liberalissimi et beneficentissimi,

id. ib. 14, 51:

liberalissimus munificentissimusque,

id. Rosc. Com. 8, 22:

virtus munifica et liberalis,

id. Rep. 3, 8, 12:

largus, beneficus, liberalis,

id. Deiot. 9, 26.—

With gen.:

laudis avidi, pecuniae liberales erant,

Sall. C. 7, 6.—

With in and acc.:

in omne genus hominum liberalissimus,

Suet. Vesp. 7. —

Of things, plentiful, copious, abundant:

largum et liberale viaticum,

Cic. Fl. 6, 14:

potio,

Cels. 3, 6:

liberalius alimentum,

id. 8, 10, 7.—

Noble, engaging, beautiful (ante-class.):

illarum altera pulcer est et liberalis,

Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 60:

lepidā et liberali formast,

id. ib. 4, 1, 20; id. Ep. 5, 1, 41; id. Pers. 1, 3, 50:

species,

id. ib. 4, 3, 76; cf.: liberales dicuntur non solum benigni, sed etiam ingenuae formae homines, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.—Hence, adv.: lībĕrālĭter, in a manner befitting a freeman, nobly, ingenuously, kindly, courteously, graciously.

In gen.:

homo liberaliter educatus,

Cic. Fin. 3, 17, 57:

eruditi,

id. Tusc. 2, 2, 6:

vivere,

id. Lael. 23, 86:

servire,

i. e. properly, Ter. And. 1, 1, 11:

respondere,

kindly, courteously, Caes. B. G. 4, 18:

oratione aliquem prosequi,

id. ib. 2, 5.—

In partic., bountifully, profusely, generously, liberally:

benigne ac liberaliter,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 85, § 196:

large et liberaliter,

id. ib. 2, 3, 88, §

204: instructus,

Caes. B. C. 3, 61.— Comp.:

vivo paulo liberalius,

Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 6, 3:

nec potui accipi liberalius,

id. Att. 16, 6, 1:

ille (sal) in cibis paulo liberalius aspersus,

Quint. 6, 3, 19:

ubi liberalius malos odimus,

more abundantly, more heartily, Plin. Pan. 68, 7.— Sup.:

dotem largiri liberalissime,

App. M. 10, p. 250, 13:

liberalissime polliceri,

Cic. Att. 5, 13, 2.

Lībĕrālis, e, adj., of or belonging to Liber or Bacchus: ludi, a festival in honor of Bacchus, = Liberalia (v. infra), Naev. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll.—Hence, subst.: Lībĕrālĭa, ĭum, n., a festival in honor of Liber, celebrated on the 17 th of March, the day on which youths received the manly toga, Ov. F. 3, 713:

Liberalium dies, a pontificibus agonium martiale appellatur,

Macr. S. 1, 4, § 15:

sacra,

id. ib. 1, 18, § 22; Calend. Maff. ap. Inscr. Orell. II. p. 411:

Liberalia tu accusas,

Cic. Att. 14, 10, 1:

Liberalibus litteras accepi tuas,

id. Fam. 12, 25, 1.—Called also: ludi Liberales: Liberalia Liberi festa, quae apud Graecos dicuntur Dionusia. Libera lingua loquemur ludis Liberalibus, Naev. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll.; Com. Rel. v. 113 Rib.

lībĕrālis, e, adj. [1. liber], of or belonging to freedom, relating to the freeborn condition of a man.

Lit.: liberalis causa or liberale judicium, a suit concerning a person's freedom, v. Dig. 40, 12, 1 sqq.; Paul. Sent. 5, 1, 1 sqq.:

si quisquam hanc liberali caussa manu adsereret,

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

5, 2, 68: manu eas adserat liberali causa,

id. Poen. 4, 2, 84:

nam ego liberali illam assero causa manu,

I formally assert that she is freeborn, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 40:

judicium,

Quint. 6, 3, 32:

liberale conjugium,

a marriage between persons of free condition, Ter. And. 3, 3, 29.—Pleon.:

ego te hoc triduom numquam sinam in domo esse, quin ego te liberalem liberem,

Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 53.—

Transf., befitting a freeman, gentlemanly, noble, noble-minded, honorable, ingenuous, gracious, kind (syn.: generosus, ingenuus).

In gen.:

ingenium,

Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 59; id. Ep. 1, 1, 41:

artes liberales,

befitting a freeman, Cic. Inv. 1, 25, 35; cf.: liberalia studia accipimus, quae Graeci eleutheria mathêmata appellant;

rhetores continebuntur, grammatici, geometrae,

Dig. 50, 13, 1:

hae artes, quibus liberales doctrinae atque ingenuae continerentur, geometria, musica, litterarum cognitio et poëtarum, etc.,

Cic. de Or. 3, 32, 127; cf.:

omnis liberalis et digna homine nobili doctrina,

id. Ac. 2, 1, 1:

de artificiis et quaestibus, qui liberales habendi, qui sordidi sint,

id. Off. 1, 42, 150:

liberalissima studia,

id. Arch. 3, 4; id. Cael. 21 52; id. Rep. 1, 5, 9:

spes liberalioris fortunae,

of a higher, more respectable station, Liv. 22, 26:

responsum,

kind, gracious, Cic. Att. 3, 15, 4; so, liberalibus verbis permulceri, Sall. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 871 P.—

In partic.

Bountiful, generous, munificent, liberal (syn. munificus):

liberales (sunt), qui suis facultatibus aut captos a praedonibus redimunt, aut aes alienum suscipiunt amicorum, etc.,

Cic. Off. 2, 16, 56:

benefici liberalesque,

id. Lael. 9, 31; cf.:

liberalissimi et beneficentissimi,

id. ib. 14, 51:

liberalissimus munificentissimusque,

id. Rosc. Com. 8, 22:

virtus munifica et liberalis,

id. Rep. 3, 8, 12:

largus, beneficus, liberalis,

id. Deiot. 9, 26.—

With gen.:

laudis avidi, pecuniae liberales erant,

Sall. C. 7, 6.—

With in and acc.:

in omne genus hominum liberalissimus,

Suet. Vesp. 7. —

Of things, plentiful, copious, abundant:

largum et liberale viaticum,

Cic. Fl. 6, 14:

potio,

Cels. 3, 6:

liberalius alimentum,

id. 8, 10, 7.—

Noble, engaging, beautiful (ante-class.):

illarum altera pulcer est et liberalis,

Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 60:

lepidā et liberali formast,

id. ib. 4, 1, 20; id. Ep. 5, 1, 41; id. Pers. 1, 3, 50:

species,

id. ib. 4, 3, 76; cf.: liberales dicuntur non solum benigni, sed etiam ingenuae formae homines, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.—Hence, adv.: lībĕrālĭter, in a manner befitting a freeman, nobly, ingenuously, kindly, courteously, graciously.

In gen.:

homo liberaliter educatus,

Cic. Fin. 3, 17, 57:

eruditi,

id. Tusc. 2, 2, 6:

vivere,

id. Lael. 23, 86:

servire,

i. e. properly, Ter. And. 1, 1, 11:

respondere,

kindly, courteously, Caes. B. G. 4, 18:

oratione aliquem prosequi,

id. ib. 2, 5.—

In partic., bountifully, profusely, generously, liberally:

benigne ac liberaliter,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 85, § 196:

large et liberaliter,

id. ib. 2, 3, 88, §

204: instructus,

Caes. B. C. 3, 61.— Comp.:

vivo paulo liberalius,

Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 6, 3:

nec potui accipi liberalius,

id. Att. 16, 6, 1:

ille (sal) in cibis paulo liberalius aspersus,

Quint. 6, 3, 19:

ubi liberalius malos odimus,

more abundantly, more heartily, Plin. Pan. 68, 7.— Sup.:

dotem largiri liberalissime,

App. M. 10, p. 250, 13:

liberalissime polliceri,

Cic. Att. 5, 13, 2.

Lībĕrālis, e, adj., of or belonging to Liber or Bacchus: ludi, a festival in honor of Bacchus, = Liberalia (v. infra), Naev. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll.—Hence, subst.: Lībĕrālĭa, ĭum, n., a festival in honor of Liber, celebrated on the 17 th of March, the day on which youths received the manly toga, Ov. F. 3, 713:

Liberalium dies, a pontificibus agonium martiale appellatur,

Macr. S. 1, 4, § 15:

sacra,

id. ib. 1, 18, § 22; Calend. Maff. ap. Inscr. Orell. II. p. 411:

Liberalia tu accusas,

Cic. Att. 14, 10, 1:

Liberalibus litteras accepi tuas,

id. Fam. 12, 25, 1.—Called also: ludi Liberales: Liberalia Liberi festa, quae apud Graecos dicuntur Dionusia. Libera lingua loquemur ludis Liberalibus, Naev. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll.; Com. Rel. v. 113 Rib.

maltha, ae, f., = maltha, a kind of thick, fatty petroleum from Samosata, fossil tar, the flame of which could be extinguished only with earth, Plin. 2, 104, 108, § 235.—

Transf., a kind of varnish or cement made of slaked lime and hog's fat: maltha e calce fit recenti; gleba vino restinguitur: mox tunditur cum adipe suillo et ficu, Plin. 36, 24, 38, § 181; Pall. 1, 41.—

Trop., an effeminate person, Lucil. ap. Non. 37, 9.

myrtātus or murtātus, a, um, adj. [myrtus], seasoned with myrtle or myrtleberries.— Subst.: murtātum, i, n. (sc. farcimen), a kind of pudding:

murtatum a murtā, quod ea large fartum,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 110 Müll.—

A kind of seasoning:

form myrtatum,

Plin. 15, 29, 35, § 118.

myrmēcĭum ( myrmēcĭon), ii, n., = murmêkion.

A kind of wart, Cels. 5, 20, 14.—

A kind of spider, Plin. 29, 4, 27, § 87.

myrmēcĭum ( myrmēcĭon), ii, n., = murmêkion.

A kind of wart, Cels. 5, 20, 14.—

A kind of spider, Plin. 29, 4, 27, § 87.

myrtātus or murtātus, a, um, adj. [myrtus], seasoned with myrtle or myrtleberries.— Subst.: murtātum, i, n. (sc. farcimen), a kind of pudding:

murtatum a murtā, quod ea large fartum,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 110 Müll.—

A kind of seasoning:

form myrtatum,

Plin. 15, 29, 35, § 118.

nātĭo, ōnis, f. [nascor], a being born, birth; hence, transf.

Personified, Natio, the goddess of birth:

Natio quoque dea putanda est, quae, quia partus matronarum tueatur, a nascentibus Natio nominata est,

Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 47 (al. Nascio).—

A breed, stock, kind, species, race (rare but class.;

syn.: genus, stirps, familia): in hominibus emendis si natione alter est melior, emimus pluris, etc.,

Varr. L. L. 9, § 93 Müll.;

Auct. B. Alex. 7, 3: natio optimatium,

Cic. Sest. 44, 96:

officiosissima candidatorum,

id. Pis. 23, 55.—Also in a contemptuous sense, a race, tribe, set:

salvete, fures maritimi, Famelica hominum natio, quid agitis?

Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 6:

vestra natio (Epicureorum),

Cic. N. D. 2, 29, 74:

ardelionum,

Phaedr. 2, 5, 1.—Of animals:

praegnantes opere levant: venter enim labore nationem reddit deteriorem,

Varr. R. R. 2, 6, 4; cf. id. L. L. 9, § 92 Müll.; and: in pecoribus quoque bonus proventus feturae bona natio dicitur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 167 Müll.— Transf., of things, a sort, kind (post-Aug.):

nationes in apium naturā diximus,

Plin. 22, 24, 50, § 109:

cera natione Pontica,

id. 21, 14, 49, § 83; cf. id. 12, 25, 55, § 125.—

In a more restricted sense, a race of people, nation, people (used commonly in a more limited sense than gens, and sometimes as identical with it; cf.: gens, populus; usually applied by Cicero to distant and barbarous people): nam itast haec hominum natio;

in Epidamniis Voluptarii, etc.,

Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 34:

omnes nationes servitutem ferre possunt: nostra civitas non potest,

Cic. Phil. 10, 10, 20; cf.:

exteris nationibus ac gentibus ostendere, etc.,

id. Font. 11, 25:

ne nationes quidem et gentes,

id. N. D. 3, 39, 93; cf.

, in the reverse order: omnes exterae gentes ac nationes,

id. Imp. Pomp. 11, 31:

per omnes gentes nationesque,

Quint. 11, 3, 87:

eruditissima Graecorum natio,

Cic. de Or. 2, 4, 18:

Judaei et Syri, nationes natae servituti,

id. Prov. Cons. 5, 10:

immanes ac barbarae nationes,

id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 9, § 27:

quod eas quoque nationes adire volebat,

Caes. B. G. 3, 7:

Suevi majorem Germaniae partem obtinent, propriis adhuc nationibus nominibusque discreti,

Tac. G. 38:

Gannascus, natione Canninefas,

id. A. 11, 18:

patre Camissare, natione Care, matre Scythissā natus,

Nep. Dat. 1, 1:

NATIONE CILIX,

Inscr. Fabr. p. 495, n. 189; so in connection with names of cities: NATIONE ARRETIO, Inscr. Don. cl. 6, n. 181.—

Ad Nationes, the name of a portico in Rome, built by Augustus, where the images of all known nations were set up:

ante aditum porticūs Ad Nationes,

Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 39; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 8, 721.—

In eccl. Lat., like gens, and the Gr. ethnos, opp. to Christians, the heathen:

per deos nationum,

Tert. de Idol. 22.

pecten, ĭnis, m. [pecto], a comb.

Prop., for the hair, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 18; Ov. Am. 1, 14, 15:

deducit pectine crines,

id. M. 4, 311; 12, 409; Petr. 126; Spart. Hadr. 26.—

Transf., of things resembling a comb.

The reed or sley of a weaver's loom:

arguto tenues percurrens pectine telas,

Verg. A. 7, 14; Ov. F. 3, 819; cf. id. M. 6, 58; Varr. L. L. 5, 23, § 113.—

The weaver's art, weaving:

victa est Pectine Niliaco jam Babylonis acus,

Mart. 14, 150, 2.—

An instrument for heckling flax or combing wool, a comb, card, heckle, Juv. 9, 30; Plin. 11, 23, 27, § 77; Claud. Eutr. 2, 382.—

A rake:

tonsam raro pectine verrit humum,

Ov. R. Am. 191; Plin. 18, 30, 72, § 297; Col. 2, 20.—

A clasping of the hands in distress, Ov. M. 9, 299.—Of the mingling of the oars of two vessels:

mixtis obliquo pectine remis,

Luc. 3, 609 dub. (al. pectore).—

Pecten dentium, a row of teeth, Prud. steph. 10, 934.—

A stripe or vein in wood, Plin. 16, 38, 73, § 185.—

The hair of the pubes, Juv. 6, 370; Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 26.—Also, the sharebone, Cels. 8, 1.—

A kind of dance:

Amazonius,

Stat. Achill. 2, 156.—

An instrument with which the strings of the lyre were struck:

jamque eadem digitis, jam pectine pulsat eburno,

Verg. A. 6, 647 Serv.; Juv. 6, 382.—

Transf.

A lyre, Val. Fl. 3, 159.—

A poem or song:

dum canimus sacras alterno pectine Nonas,

i. e. in distichs, Ov. F. 2, 121.—

A kind of shell-fish, a scallop:

pectinibus patulis jactat se molle Tarentum,

Hor. S. 2, 4, 34; Plin. 9, 33, 51, § 101; 9, 51, 74, § 160; 11, 37, 52, § 139; 11, 51, 112, § 267; 32, 11, 53, § 150.—

Pecten Veneris, a plant, perh. Venus's comb, needle-weed, Plin. 24, 19, 114, § 175.

pĭus (written PIIVS, Inscr. Viscont. Monum. Degli Scip. tab. 6, n. 1; cf. Cic. Quint. 1, 4, 11), a, um (voc. pie:

o crucifer bone, lucisator Omnipotens pie,

Prud. Cath. 3, 1.— Comp. only magis pius; cf. Charis. pp. 88 and 130 P.— Sup.:

piissimus, used by Antonius, and condemned by Cicero, as: verbum omnino nullum in linguā Latinā,

Cic. Phil. 13, 19, 43; but freq. in the post-Aug. per., e. g. Sen. Contr. 4, 27 med.; id. Consol. ad Polyb. 26 med.; Tac. Agr. 43; Curt. 9, 6, 17; Flor. 4, 7, 15; Inscr. Orell. 418 et saep. From rare form PIENS, found in inscriptions, Murat. 1624, 4; Mus. Ver. 129, 3 Maff., is derived another form of the sup., PIENTISSIMVS, Inscr. Orell. 200; 203; 3592), adj. [etym. dub.; often referred to tiô, timaô], that acts according to duty, dutiful; esp. that performs what is due to the gods and religion in general, to parrents, kindred, teachers, country; pious, devout, conscientious, affectionate, tender, kind, good, grateful, respectful, loyal, patriotic, etc. (of persons and things):

si quis pius est,

Plaut. Rud. prol. 26:

uxor pia et pudica,

id. Am. 5, 1, 33: Capus... pium ex se Anchisen generat, Enn. ap. Philarg. ad Verg. G. 3, 35 (Ann. v. 31 Vahl.):

(deos) piorum et impiorum habere rationem,

Cic. Leg. 2, 7, 15; id. Rep. 6, 15, 15:

di meliora piis,

Verg. G. 3, 513:

poëta,

Cat. 16, 5: pii vates. Verg. A. 6, 662; cf.:

pio vatis ab ore,

Ov. F. 3, 326.—So as subst. freq. pĭi, of the departed, the blessed:

piorum sedes,

Cic. Phil. 14, 12:

arva piorum,

Ov. M. 11, 62: cf. Bentley on Hor. C. 3, 4, 6.—Of things having reference to religion:

far,

Hor. C. 3, 23, 20:

tura,

Ov. H. 7, 24; 21, 7:

luci,

sacred, holy, Hor. C. 3, 4, 6:

pia et aeterna pax,

a conscientiously kept and eternal peace, Cic. Balb. 16, 35:

Poeni homines immolare pium esse duxerunt,

id. Rep. 3, 9; cf. Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 96:

ore pio,

id. M. 7, 172; so,

quosque pium est adhibere deos,

id. F. 4, 829.— As subst.: pĭum, i, n.:

stabit pro signis jusque piumque tuis,

justice and equity, Ov. A. A. 1, 200; id. H. 8, 4.—Of respectful, affectionate conduct towards parents, etc.:

pius in parentes,

Cic. Off. 3, 23, 90:

pius Aeneas, on account of his filial love for Anchises,

Verg. A. 1, 220; 305; 378; 4, 393; 5, 26 et saep.; cf.:

seniorque parens, pia sarcina nati,

Ov. H. 7, 107; id. M. 7, 482:

pius dolor,

Cic. Sest. 2: impietate pia est, she is affectionate (towards her brothers) through want of affection (for her son), her sisterly triumphed over her maternal love, Ov. M. 8, 477:

quo pius affectu Castora frater amat,

id. Tr. 4, 5, 30:

metus,

of a wife for her husband, id. M. 11, 389: bellum, waged for one's country or allies, Liv. 30, 31; 39, 36; Sil. 15, 162.—

Transf., in gen.

Honest, upright, honorable (very rare): pius quaestus, Cato, R. R. praef.—

Benevolent, kind, gentle, gracious (postAug.): clementia patrem tuum in primis Pii nomine ornavit, M. Aurel. ap. Vulcat. Gallic. in Avid. Cass. 11:

pius enim et clemens es, Dominus Deus,

Vulg. 2 Par. 30, 9; id. Ecclus. 2, 13.— Pĭus, a title of the emperors after M. Antoninus, on coins and inscrr.; v. Eckh. D. N. 7, p. 36; 8, p. 453; Inscr. Orell. 840 sq.— Poet., of a wine-jar: testa, my kindly jar, = benigna, Hor. C. 3, 21, 4.—Hence, adv.: pĭē, piously, religiously, dutifully, affectionately:

pie sancteque colere deos,

Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56; 1, 17, 45; id. Att. 6, 7, 1:

memoriam nostri pie inviolateque servabitis,

id. Sen. 22, 81:

metuo ne scelerate dicam in te, quod pro Milone dicam pie,

id. Mil. 38, 103:

pie lugere,

id. de Or. 2, 40, 167; Ov. H. 15, 153.— Sup.:

quod utrumque piissime tulit,

Sen. Cons. ad Polyb. 34, 4.

pĭus (written PIIVS, Inscr. Viscont. Monum. Degli Scip. tab. 6, n. 1; cf. Cic. Quint. 1, 4, 11), a, um (voc. pie:

o crucifer bone, lucisator Omnipotens pie,

Prud. Cath. 3, 1.— Comp. only magis pius; cf. Charis. pp. 88 and 130 P.— Sup.:

piissimus, used by Antonius, and condemned by Cicero, as: verbum omnino nullum in linguā Latinā,

Cic. Phil. 13, 19, 43; but freq. in the post-Aug. per., e. g. Sen. Contr. 4, 27 med.; id. Consol. ad Polyb. 26 med.; Tac. Agr. 43; Curt. 9, 6, 17; Flor. 4, 7, 15; Inscr. Orell. 418 et saep. From rare form PIENS, found in inscriptions, Murat. 1624, 4; Mus. Ver. 129, 3 Maff., is derived another form of the sup., PIENTISSIMVS, Inscr. Orell. 200; 203; 3592), adj. [etym. dub.; often referred to tiô, timaô], that acts according to duty, dutiful; esp. that performs what is due to the gods and religion in general, to parrents, kindred, teachers, country; pious, devout, conscientious, affectionate, tender, kind, good, grateful, respectful, loyal, patriotic, etc. (of persons and things):

si quis pius est,

Plaut. Rud. prol. 26:

uxor pia et pudica,

id. Am. 5, 1, 33: Capus... pium ex se Anchisen generat, Enn. ap. Philarg. ad Verg. G. 3, 35 (Ann. v. 31 Vahl.):

(deos) piorum et impiorum habere rationem,

Cic. Leg. 2, 7, 15; id. Rep. 6, 15, 15:

di meliora piis,

Verg. G. 3, 513:

poëta,

Cat. 16, 5: pii vates. Verg. A. 6, 662; cf.:

pio vatis ab ore,

Ov. F. 3, 326.—So as subst. freq. pĭi, of the departed, the blessed:

piorum sedes,

Cic. Phil. 14, 12:

arva piorum,

Ov. M. 11, 62: cf. Bentley on Hor. C. 3, 4, 6.—Of things having reference to religion:

far,

Hor. C. 3, 23, 20:

tura,

Ov. H. 7, 24; 21, 7:

luci,

sacred, holy, Hor. C. 3, 4, 6:

pia et aeterna pax,

a conscientiously kept and eternal peace, Cic. Balb. 16, 35:

Poeni homines immolare pium esse duxerunt,

id. Rep. 3, 9; cf. Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 96:

ore pio,

id. M. 7, 172; so,

quosque pium est adhibere deos,

id. F. 4, 829.— As subst.: pĭum, i, n.:

stabit pro signis jusque piumque tuis,

justice and equity, Ov. A. A. 1, 200; id. H. 8, 4.—Of respectful, affectionate conduct towards parents, etc.:

pius in parentes,

Cic. Off. 3, 23, 90:

pius Aeneas, on account of his filial love for Anchises,

Verg. A. 1, 220; 305; 378; 4, 393; 5, 26 et saep.; cf.:

seniorque parens, pia sarcina nati,

Ov. H. 7, 107; id. M. 7, 482:

pius dolor,

Cic. Sest. 2: impietate pia est, she is affectionate (towards her brothers) through want of affection (for her son), her sisterly triumphed over her maternal love, Ov. M. 8, 477:

quo pius affectu Castora frater amat,

id. Tr. 4, 5, 30:

metus,

of a wife for her husband, id. M. 11, 389: bellum, waged for one's country or allies, Liv. 30, 31; 39, 36; Sil. 15, 162.—

Transf., in gen.

Honest, upright, honorable (very rare): pius quaestus, Cato, R. R. praef.—

Benevolent, kind, gentle, gracious (postAug.): clementia patrem tuum in primis Pii nomine ornavit, M. Aurel. ap. Vulcat. Gallic. in Avid. Cass. 11:

pius enim et clemens es, Dominus Deus,

Vulg. 2 Par. 30, 9; id. Ecclus. 2, 13.— Pĭus, a title of the emperors after M. Antoninus, on coins and inscrr.; v. Eckh. D. N. 7, p. 36; 8, p. 453; Inscr. Orell. 840 sq.— Poet., of a wine-jar: testa, my kindly jar, = benigna, Hor. C. 3, 21, 4.—Hence, adv.: pĭē, piously, religiously, dutifully, affectionately:

pie sancteque colere deos,

Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56; 1, 17, 45; id. Att. 6, 7, 1:

memoriam nostri pie inviolateque servabitis,

id. Sen. 22, 81:

metuo ne scelerate dicam in te, quod pro Milone dicam pie,

id. Mil. 38, 103:

pie lugere,

id. de Or. 2, 40, 167; Ov. H. 15, 153.— Sup.:

quod utrumque piissime tulit,

Sen. Cons. ad Polyb. 34, 4.

pĭus (written PIIVS, Inscr. Viscont. Monum. Degli Scip. tab. 6, n. 1; cf. Cic. Quint. 1, 4, 11), a, um (voc. pie:

o crucifer bone, lucisator Omnipotens pie,

Prud. Cath. 3, 1.— Comp. only magis pius; cf. Charis. pp. 88 and 130 P.— Sup.:

piissimus, used by Antonius, and condemned by Cicero, as: verbum omnino nullum in linguā Latinā,

Cic. Phil. 13, 19, 43; but freq. in the post-Aug. per., e. g. Sen. Contr. 4, 27 med.; id. Consol. ad Polyb. 26 med.; Tac. Agr. 43; Curt. 9, 6, 17; Flor. 4, 7, 15; Inscr. Orell. 418 et saep. From rare form PIENS, found in inscriptions, Murat. 1624, 4; Mus. Ver. 129, 3 Maff., is derived another form of the sup., PIENTISSIMVS, Inscr. Orell. 200; 203; 3592), adj. [etym. dub.; often referred to tiô, timaô], that acts according to duty, dutiful; esp. that performs what is due to the gods and religion in general, to parrents, kindred, teachers, country; pious, devout, conscientious, affectionate, tender, kind, good, grateful, respectful, loyal, patriotic, etc. (of persons and things):

si quis pius est,

Plaut. Rud. prol. 26:

uxor pia et pudica,

id. Am. 5, 1, 33: Capus... pium ex se Anchisen generat, Enn. ap. Philarg. ad Verg. G. 3, 35 (Ann. v. 31 Vahl.):

(deos) piorum et impiorum habere rationem,

Cic. Leg. 2, 7, 15; id. Rep. 6, 15, 15:

di meliora piis,

Verg. G. 3, 513:

poëta,

Cat. 16, 5: pii vates. Verg. A. 6, 662; cf.:

pio vatis ab ore,

Ov. F. 3, 326.—So as subst. freq. pĭi, of the departed, the blessed:

piorum sedes,

Cic. Phil. 14, 12:

arva piorum,

Ov. M. 11, 62: cf. Bentley on Hor. C. 3, 4, 6.—Of things having reference to religion:

far,

Hor. C. 3, 23, 20:

tura,

Ov. H. 7, 24; 21, 7:

luci,

sacred, holy, Hor. C. 3, 4, 6:

pia et aeterna pax,

a conscientiously kept and eternal peace, Cic. Balb. 16, 35:

Poeni homines immolare pium esse duxerunt,

id. Rep. 3, 9; cf. Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 96:

ore pio,

id. M. 7, 172; so,

quosque pium est adhibere deos,

id. F. 4, 829.— As subst.: pĭum, i, n.:

stabit pro signis jusque piumque tuis,

justice and equity, Ov. A. A. 1, 200; id. H. 8, 4.—Of respectful, affectionate conduct towards parents, etc.:

pius in parentes,

Cic. Off. 3, 23, 90:

pius Aeneas, on account of his filial love for Anchises,

Verg. A. 1, 220; 305; 378; 4, 393; 5, 26 et saep.; cf.:

seniorque parens, pia sarcina nati,

Ov. H. 7, 107; id. M. 7, 482:

pius dolor,

Cic. Sest. 2: impietate pia est, she is affectionate (towards her brothers) through want of affection (for her son), her sisterly triumphed over her maternal love, Ov. M. 8, 477:

quo pius affectu Castora frater amat,

id. Tr. 4, 5, 30:

metus,

of a wife for her husband, id. M. 11, 389: bellum, waged for one's country or allies, Liv. 30, 31; 39, 36; Sil. 15, 162.—

Transf., in gen.

Honest, upright, honorable (very rare): pius quaestus, Cato, R. R. praef.—

Benevolent, kind, gentle, gracious (postAug.): clementia patrem tuum in primis Pii nomine ornavit, M. Aurel. ap. Vulcat. Gallic. in Avid. Cass. 11:

pius enim et clemens es, Dominus Deus,

Vulg. 2 Par. 30, 9; id. Ecclus. 2, 13.— Pĭus, a title of the emperors after M. Antoninus, on coins and inscrr.; v. Eckh. D. N. 7, p. 36; 8, p. 453; Inscr. Orell. 840 sq.— Poet., of a wine-jar: testa, my kindly jar, = benigna, Hor. C. 3, 21, 4.—Hence, adv.: pĭē, piously, religiously, dutifully, affectionately:

pie sancteque colere deos,

Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56; 1, 17, 45; id. Att. 6, 7, 1:

memoriam nostri pie inviolateque servabitis,

id. Sen. 22, 81:

metuo ne scelerate dicam in te, quod pro Milone dicam pie,

id. Mil. 38, 103:

pie lugere,

id. de Or. 2, 40, 167; Ov. H. 15, 153.— Sup.:

quod utrumque piissime tulit,

Sen. Cons. ad Polyb. 34, 4.