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1 multum [2]
multum, Compar. plūs, Superl. plūrimum, viel, ein großer Teil, I) subst.: A) im Nom. od. Acc., m. Genet., iam multum viae praeceperat rex, ein großes Stück (eine große Strecke) Weges, Curt.: a quibus cum audisset non multum superesse munitionis, nur noch ein kleiner Teil der Befestigungsarbeit, Nep.: multum diei processerat, Sall.: in multum vini processerat, war ziemlich angetrunken, Liv.: ab sole orto in multum diei (bis weit in den Tag) stetere in acie, Liv.: u. so ad multum diei in acie stare, Liv.: nebula erat ad multum diei densa adeo, ut etc., Liv. (vgl. Drak. Liv. 27, 2, 9): post multum vulnerum, nach vielen W., Tac.: multum habet iucunditatis, Plin.: ut multum (sc. est), höchstens, Mart.: in multum (bei weitem) velociores, Plin. 10, 108. – Compar., plus mihi deberet, Cic.: plus posse, Caes.: plus facere, Cic.: ne plus reddat, quam acceperit, Cic.: non plus quam etc., ebensowenig, Cic.: quod plus est, was mehr ist, mehr sagen will, Liv.: plus minusve, mehr od. weniger, m. folg. quam (als), Komik., Quint. u.a.: ne quid faciam plus, quod post me minus fecisse satius sit, zu viel... zu wenig, Ter.: ne quid plus minusve faxit, zu viel od. zu wenig, Ter.: quam molestum est uno digito plus habere, einen Finger mehr, Cic.: so auch uno plus Etruscorum cecĭdisse, ein Mann mehr, Liv.: m. Genet. part., plus pecuniae, Cic.: hostium, Liv.: detrimenti, Cic.: non plus animi quam fidei erat, Liv.: ex his alius alio plus virium habet, Cic.: nec quemquam ex eo plus quam se doloris capere, Caes. – Superl., plurimum posse, Cic.: ut haberet quam plurimum, so viel als möglich, Cic.: ubi plurimum (possidebat), das meiste, Eutr.: qui plurimum minimumque tradunt, die Durchschnittszahl, Eutr.: ellipt., cum plurimum, ubi plurimum, ut plurimum, hochgerechnet, höchstens, Liv., Suet. u. Plin. – m. Genet. part., noctis plurimum, ein sehr großer Teil der N., Amm.: plurimum mali, Sen.: gravitatis, Cic.: studii, Nep.: virtutum, Quint.: ut laboris sic utilitatis etiam longe plurimum, Quint.: plurimum quantum favoris, recht sehr viel an G., Flor.
B) im Genet. zur Bezeichnung des Wertes und Preises, hoch, multi facere, hoch schätzen, Plaut. – Compar., pluris, höher, teurer, ager multo pluris est, gilt viel mehr, Cic.: conscientia mihi pluris est, Cic.: pluris putare, facere, habere, aestimare, höher schätzen, achten, Cic.: vendere, emere, teurer, Cic.: aedificare, Colum. – Superl., plurimi, sehr hoch, sehr teuer, facere, Nep.: pendĕre, Plaut.: esse, Cic. – Selten steht st. des Genet. der Abl., plure altero tanto quanto eius fundus est velim, Plaut. fr. b. Charis. 211, 28: plure vendunt, Lucil. 1253 (b. Charis. 211, 30): plure venit, Cic. fr. b. Charis. 211, 29: quam plurimo vendere, möglichst teuer, Cic. de off. 3, 50.
II) adv.: A) multo, um vieles, viel, a) einfach, neben Komparativen u. Wörtern aller Art, die den Begriff einer Steigerung enthalten, zur Bezeichnung des Maßes, mit dem der Unterschied gemessen wird, multo plura, Nep.: m. pauciores, Cic.: m. minus, Cic.: m. magis, Cic.: m. ceteros gloriā antecesserunt, Nep.: so bei antevenire, Ter.: bei anteponere, Cic.: bei praestat, es ist besser, Sall.: bei malle, Cic.: bei Partikeln, die den Begriff einer Verschiedenheit enthalten, multo secus, viel anders, Cic.: m. aliter, Nep.: bei infra, Plin.: beim Komparativ u. Superlativ = bei weitem, maior multo res, Liv.: m. difficillimus, m. difficillime, Cornif. rhet.: purissimus multo, Varro fr.: m. maximus, Komik. u. Cic.: m. maxime, Ter. u. Augustin.: m. antiquissimus, Cic.: multo formosissimus, Nep.: m. maximā parte, Cic.: bei post u. ante, non multo post, nicht lange nachher, Cic.: multo ante, Nep., od. ante multo, Cic., lange vorher. – b) doppelt, multo multoque, um gar vieles, gar viel, beim Komparativ usw., multo multoque longior, Fronto ad M. Caes. 2, 2 (5). p. 28, 1 N.: multo multoque operosius est, Val. Max. 4, 1, 2: multo multoque magis, Fronto laud. negl. p. 214, 15 N. – c) multo tanto, um so viel mehr, ne ille hercle mihi sit multo tanto carior, si etc., Plaut. Bacch. 310: u. so Plaut. Men. 800; rud. 521; Stich. 339. Gell. 12, 2, 14. Apul. met. 7, 15 u.a. (s. Hildebr. Apul. met. 6, 1. p. 396, b): multo tanto propius, Varro LL. 7, 3.
B) multum, 1) vom Grade, sehr, weit, vielmals, a) neben Verben, salve m., sei vielmals, sei herzlich gegrüßt, Plaut.: vale m., leb recht wohl, Plaut.: non m. confidere, nicht sehr, nicht sonderlich, Caes.: m. desiderare, Nep.: non ita m. uti sorore, nicht so sehr, Cic.: longe multumque superare, Cic.: ebenso auch poet. Acc. Plur. multa adverb. neben Verben, multa reluctari, Verg.: multa gemens, Verg. – b) neben Adjektiven, m. dispar, Cic.: vir m. bonus, Cic.: m. familiaris, Fronto: m. loquaces, Plaut.: m. inepti labores, Plin. ep. – c) neben Komparativen = multo, zB. non multum est maius, Cic.: m. improbiores, Plaut.: m. robustior, Iuven.: selten bei Superlativen, m. carissimus ac desiderantissimus filius, Augustin. epist. 139 lemm. – 2) v. der Zeit, Vielmals, oft, viel, multum mecum sunt, Cic.: multum mecum loquuntur, Cic.: multum et saepe quaesita, Cic.: multum et diu cogitans, Cic.: diu multumque scriptitare, Cic.
C) plus, 1) v. der Menge, mehr, a) m. folg. quam, wie: non pl. quam semel, Cic.: plus quam satis (erat), Ter.: non pl. quam in tres partes posse distribui, in nicht mehr als, Cic.: nulla (navis) pl. quam triginta remis agatur, mit mehr als, Liv.: plus quam decem dies abesse, weiter als, Cic. – b) ohne quam, zB. pl. semel, Varro fr.: plus satis, Ter.: pl. millies audivi, Ter.: pl. mille capti, Liv.: plus quingentos colaphos infregit, Ter.: plus pars dimidia caesa est, Liv.: plus parte tertiā interfectā, Caes.: plus dimidiati mensis cibaria ferebant, Cic.: ut plus biennium in his tricis moremur, Cic.: cum pl. annum aeger fuisset, Liv.: plus aut minus, plus minus, plus minusve, plusve minusve, mehr oder weniger, ungefähr, auf und ab, septingenti sunt paulo plus aut minus anni, Enn.: abesse plus minus octo milibus, Hirt. b. G.: ne quid plus minusve faxit, quod nos pigeat, Ter.: ne plus minusve loqueretur ex tempore, Suet.: venerunt plusve minusve duae, Mart. – c) m. Abl., zB. ut pl. unā vera sit, Cic.: nec esse pl. uno, mehr als einer, Cic.: annos sexaginta natus est aut pl. eo, oder mehr als soviel, oder darüber, Ter. – 2) v. Grade, mehr, confiteor eos plus quam sicarios, plus quam homicidas, plus etiam quam parricidas esse, Cic.: plus cruciari, Balb. in Cic. ep.: multo plus, Anton. in Cic. ep.: paulo plus, Liv.: plus aequo, mehr als billig, Cic.: plus iusto, Liv.: plus nimio, allzusehr, Hor.: plus plusque, immer mehr u. mehr, quem plus plusque in dies diligo, Cic.: dah. auch neben Adii. = magis, plus formosus, Calp. ecl. 11, 72: u. plus quam beim Komparativ, vilior fiam plus quam factus sum, Vulg. 2. regg. 6, 22: plus erat quam palea levior, Commodian. apol. 5: u. ohne quam, oculi domini multo plus lucidiores sunt super solem, Vulg. Sirach 23, 28: u. plus quam beim Superlativ, plus quam benignissimus, Corp. inscr. Lat. 9, 1876. – so auch plura zuw. adverb., ne te in promissis plura moremur, weiter, länger, Lucr. 5, 91.
D) plurimum, 1) v. Grade, am meisten, pl. intererat, Cic.: ut te pl. diligam, Cic.: plurimum quantum favoris, Flor. 4, 2, 74: pl. quantum nocere, recht sehr, überaus, Min. Fel. 23, 1; vgl. ibid.40, 1. – 2) von der Menge, a) recht viel, ut plurimum tussiat, Petron. 117, 9. – b) höchstens, pl. drachma, modice quattuor obolis, Plin.: diebus plurimum novem, Plin. – 3) v. Umfange der Zeit, größtenteils, meistenteils, domum ire pergam; ibi plurimum est, Ter. Phorm. 194: pl. Cypri vixit, Nep. Chabr. 3, 4.
/ Im Vulgärlat. gesteigerter Kompar. plurior, Fulg. myth. 1. praef. p. 16 M. Itala Ioann. 7, 31. Hilar. in ep. ad Philem. 3 (Pitra spicil. 1, 150 [b]). Gloss. II, 409, 12 (pluriora). – Archaist. Superl. ploirimus, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 32, wo ploirume = plurime: plisimus od. plusimus, Fest. 205 (a), 17. Varro LL. 7, 27. Vgl. Georges Lexik. der lat. Wortf. S. 437.
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2 multum
multum, Compar. plūs, Superl. plūrimum, viel, ein großer Teil, I) subst.: A) im Nom. od. Acc., m. Genet., iam multum viae praeceperat rex, ein großes Stück (eine große Strecke) Weges, Curt.: a quibus cum audisset non multum superesse munitionis, nur noch ein kleiner Teil der Befestigungsarbeit, Nep.: multum diei processerat, Sall.: in multum vini processerat, war ziemlich angetrunken, Liv.: ab sole orto in multum diei (bis weit in den Tag) stetere in acie, Liv.: u. so ad multum diei in acie stare, Liv.: nebula erat ad multum diei densa adeo, ut etc., Liv. (vgl. Drak. Liv. 27, 2, 9): post multum vulnerum, nach vielen W., Tac.: multum habet iucunditatis, Plin.: ut multum (sc. est), höchstens, Mart.: in multum (bei weitem) velociores, Plin. 10, 108. – Compar., plus mihi deberet, Cic.: plus posse, Caes.: plus facere, Cic.: ne plus reddat, quam acceperit, Cic.: non plus quam etc., ebensowenig, Cic.: quod plus est, was mehr ist, mehr sagen will, Liv.: plus minusve, mehr od. weniger, m. folg. quam (als), Komik., Quint. u.a.: ne quid faciam plus, quod post me minus fecisse satius sit, zu viel... zu wenig, Ter.: ne quid plus minusve faxit, zu viel od. zu wenig, Ter.: quam molestum est uno digito plus habere, einen Finger mehr, Cic.: so auch uno plus Etruscorum cecĭdisse, ein Mann mehr, Liv.: m. Genet. part., plus pecuniae,————Cic.: hostium, Liv.: detrimenti, Cic.: non plus animi quam fidei erat, Liv.: ex his alius alio plus virium habet, Cic.: nec quemquam ex eo plus quam se doloris capere, Caes. – Superl., plurimum posse, Cic.: ut haberet quam plurimum, so viel als möglich, Cic.: ubi plurimum (possidebat), das meiste, Eutr.: qui plurimum minimumque tradunt, die Durchschnittszahl, Eutr.: ellipt., cum plurimum, ubi plurimum, ut plurimum, hochgerechnet, höchstens, Liv., Suet. u. Plin. – m. Genet. part., noctis plurimum, ein sehr großer Teil der N., Amm.: plurimum mali, Sen.: gravitatis, Cic.: studii, Nep.: virtutum, Quint.: ut laboris sic utilitatis etiam longe plurimum, Quint.: plurimum quantum favoris, recht sehr viel an G., Flor.B) im Genet. zur Bezeichnung des Wertes und Preises, hoch, multi facere, hoch schätzen, Plaut. – Compar., pluris, höher, teurer, ager multo pluris est, gilt viel mehr, Cic.: conscientia mihi pluris est, Cic.: pluris putare, facere, habere, aestimare, höher schätzen, achten, Cic.: vendere, emere, teurer, Cic.: aedificare, Colum. – Superl., plurimi, sehr hoch, sehr teuer, facere, Nep.: pendĕre, Plaut.: esse, Cic. – Selten steht st. des Genet. der Abl., plure altero tanto quanto eius fundus est velim, Plaut. fr. b. Charis. 211, 28: plure vendunt, Lucil. 1253 (b. Charis. 211, 30): plure venit, Cic. fr. b. Charis. 211, 29: quam plurimo vendere, möglichst teuer, Cic. de off. 3, 50.————II) adv.: A) multo, um vieles, viel, a) einfach, neben Komparativen u. Wörtern aller Art, die den Begriff einer Steigerung enthalten, zur Bezeichnung des Maßes, mit dem der Unterschied gemessen wird, multo plura, Nep.: m. pauciores, Cic.: m. minus, Cic.: m. magis, Cic.: m. ceteros gloriā antecesserunt, Nep.: so bei antevenire, Ter.: bei anteponere, Cic.: bei praestat, es ist besser, Sall.: bei malle, Cic.: bei Partikeln, die den Begriff einer Verschiedenheit enthalten, multo secus, viel anders, Cic.: m. aliter, Nep.: bei infra, Plin.: beim Komparativ u. Superlativ = bei weitem, maior multo res, Liv.: m. difficillimus, m. difficillime, Cornif. rhet.: purissimus multo, Varro fr.: m. maximus, Komik. u. Cic.: m. maxime, Ter. u. Augustin.: m. antiquissimus, Cic.: multo formosissimus, Nep.: m. maximā parte, Cic.: bei post u. ante, non multo post, nicht lange nachher, Cic.: multo ante, Nep., od. ante multo, Cic., lange vorher. – b) doppelt, multo multoque, um gar vieles, gar viel, beim Komparativ usw., multo multoque longior, Fronto ad M. Caes. 2, 2 (5). p. 28, 1 N.: multo multoque operosius est, Val. Max. 4, 1, 2: multo multoque magis, Fronto laud. negl. p. 214, 15 N. – c) multo tanto, um so viel mehr, ne ille hercle mihi sit multo tanto carior, si etc., Plaut. Bacch. 310: u. so Plaut. Men. 800; rud. 521; Stich. 339. Gell. 12, 2, 14. Apul. met. 7, 15 u.a. (s. Hildebr. Apul. met. 6, 1. p. 396, b): multo tanto————propius, Varro LL. 7, 3.B) multum, 1) vom Grade, sehr, weit, vielmals, a) neben Verben, salve m., sei vielmals, sei herzlich gegrüßt, Plaut.: vale m., leb recht wohl, Plaut.: non m. confidere, nicht sehr, nicht sonderlich, Caes.: m. desiderare, Nep.: non ita m. uti sorore, nicht so sehr, Cic.: longe multumque superare, Cic.: ebenso auch poet. Acc. Plur. multa adverb. neben Verben, multa reluctari, Verg.: multa gemens, Verg. – b) neben Adjektiven, m. dispar, Cic.: vir m. bonus, Cic.: m. familiaris, Fronto: m. loquaces, Plaut.: m. inepti labores, Plin. ep. – c) neben Komparativen = multo, zB. non multum est maius, Cic.: m. improbiores, Plaut.: m. robustior, Iuven.: selten bei Superlativen, m. carissimus ac desiderantissimus filius, Augustin. epist. 139 lemm. – 2) v. der Zeit, Vielmals, oft, viel, multum mecum sunt, Cic.: multum mecum loquuntur, Cic.: multum et saepe quaesita, Cic.: multum et diu cogitans, Cic.: diu multumque scriptitare, Cic.C) plus, 1) v. der Menge, mehr, a) m. folg. quam, wie: non pl. quam semel, Cic.: plus quam satis (erat), Ter.: non pl. quam in tres partes posse distribui, in nicht mehr als, Cic.: nulla (navis) pl. quam triginta remis agatur, mit mehr als, Liv.: plus quam decem dies abesse, weiter als, Cic. – b) ohne quam, zB. pl. semel, Varro fr.: plus satis, Ter.: pl. millies audivi, Ter.: pl. mille capti, Liv.: plus quingentos colaphos————infregit, Ter.: plus pars dimidia caesa est, Liv.: plus parte tertiā interfectā, Caes.: plus dimidiati mensis cibaria ferebant, Cic.: ut plus biennium in his tricis moremur, Cic.: cum pl. annum aeger fuisset, Liv.: plus aut minus, plus minus, plus minusve, plusve minusve, mehr oder weniger, ungefähr, auf und ab, septingenti sunt paulo plus aut minus anni, Enn.: abesse plus minus octo milibus, Hirt. b. G.: ne quid plus minusve faxit, quod nos pigeat, Ter.: ne plus minusve loqueretur ex tempore, Suet.: venerunt plusve minusve duae, Mart. – c) m. Abl., zB. ut pl. unā vera sit, Cic.: nec esse pl. uno, mehr als einer, Cic.: annos sexaginta natus est aut pl. eo, oder mehr als soviel, oder darüber, Ter. – 2) v. Grade, mehr, confiteor eos plus quam sicarios, plus quam homicidas, plus etiam quam parricidas esse, Cic.: plus cruciari, Balb. in Cic. ep.: multo plus, Anton. in Cic. ep.: paulo plus, Liv.: plus aequo, mehr als billig, Cic.: plus iusto, Liv.: plus nimio, allzusehr, Hor.: plus plusque, immer mehr u. mehr, quem plus plusque in dies diligo, Cic.: dah. auch neben Adii. = magis, plus formosus, Calp. ecl. 11, 72: u. plus quam beim Komparativ, vilior fiam plus quam factus sum, Vulg. 2. regg. 6, 22: plus erat quam palea levior, Commodian. apol. 5: u. ohne quam, oculi domini multo plus lucidiores sunt super solem, Vulg. Sirach 23, 28: u. plus quam beim Superlativ, plus quam benignissimus, Corp.————inscr. Lat. 9, 1876. – so auch plura zuw. adverb., ne te in promissis plura moremur, weiter, länger, Lucr. 5, 91.D) plurimum, 1) v. Grade, am meisten, pl. intererat, Cic.: ut te pl. diligam, Cic.: plurimum quantum favoris, Flor. 4, 2, 74: pl. quantum nocere, recht sehr, überaus, Min. Fel. 23, 1; vgl. ibid.40, 1. – 2) von der Menge, a) recht viel, ut plurimum tussiat, Petron. 117, 9. – b) höchstens, pl. drachma, modice quattuor obolis, Plin.: diebus plurimum novem, Plin. – 3) v. Umfange der Zeit, größtenteils, meistenteils, domum ire pergam; ibi plurimum est, Ter. Phorm. 194: pl. Cypri vixit, Nep. Chabr. 3, 4.⇒ Im Vulgärlat. gesteigerter Kompar. plurior, Fulg. myth. 1. praef. p. 16 M. Itala Ioann. 7, 31. Hilar. in ep. ad Philem. 3 (Pitra spicil. 1, 150 ). Gloss. II, 409, 12 (pluriora). – Archaist. Superl. ploirimus, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 32, wo ploirume = plurime: plisimus od. plusimus, Fest. 205 (a), 17. Varro LL. 7, 27. Vgl. Georges Lexik. der lat. Wortf. S. 437.————————[b]multum, Subst. u. Adv., s. nach multus. -
3 possum
possum, pŏtŭi, posse, v. n. irreg. (old forms, potis sum, for possum, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 26; id. Curc. 5, 3, 23; so,I.potis est,
id. Ps. 1, 1, 41:potis sunt, for possunt,
id. Poen. 1, 2, 17: POTISIT, S. C. de Bacchan.: potisset, for posset, and potisse, for posse, Lucil. ap. Non. 484, 32, and 445, 29:potesse, for posse, very freq.,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 30; id. Cist. 1, 1, 32; id. Truc. 1, 1, 73; id. Ep. 2, 2, 43; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 30 al.; Lucr. 1, 665; 2, 225; 1010:possiem,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 5, 2; id. Stich. 3, 2, 25:potis sis,
id. Poen. 4, 2, 53:potis siem,
id. Merc. 2, 2, 59: possies, Enn. ap. Gell. 2, 29 fin., or Sat. v. 38 Vahl.; Plaut. As. 4, 2, 10; id. Aul. 4, 10, 17; id. Most. 2, 2, 34; 3, 2, 147; id. Men. 5, 9, 45:possiet,
id. Cist. 1, 3, 37; id. Bacch. 3, 1, 3; id. Most. 1, 1, 13 al.; cf. Brix ad Plaut. Mil. 884; Fleck. Krit. Misc. p. 45 sq.—In pass.: potestur, Enn. ap. Diom. p. 380 P. (Ann. [p. 1404] v. 594 Vahl.): Pac. ap. Non. 508, 29; Quadrig. ap. id. 508, 30; Lucr. 3, 1010: poteratur, Cael. ap. Non. 508, 27: possitur, Lex. Servil. p. 59 Haubold; Scaurus ap. Diom. p. 381 P.: possetur, Quadrig. ap. Non. 508, 18) [potis-sum].In gen., to be able, have power; I ( thou, he, etc.) can (syn. queo):II.quantum valeam, quantumque possim,
Cic. Fam. 6, 5, 1:consilio, quantum potero, labore plus paene quam potero exeubabo,
id. Phil. 6, 7, 18:ut, quoad possem et liceret, a senis latere nunquam discederem,
id. Lael. 1, 1:timor igitur ab iis aegritudinem potuit repellere, ratio non poterit?
id. Tuse. 3, 27, 66.—With sup.:Caesari te commendavi et tradidi, ut gravissime diligentissimeque potui,
as earnestly and warmly as I possibly could, Cic. Fam. 7, 17, 2: potest fieri, it may be, is possible:potest fieri, ut fallar,
id. ib. 13, 73, 2: non possum quin, I can not but: non possum quin exclamem, ut ait ille in Trinummo (Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 79; cf. id. Mil. 2, 2, 107); Cic. de Or. 2, 10, 39:ut nihil ad te dem litterarum, facere non possum,
I cannot help writing to you, id. Att. 8, 14, 1:facere non potui quin tibi sententiam declararem meam,
id. Fam. 6, 13, 1; cf.:non possum non: aequitatem tuam non potui non probare,
id. ib. 1, 9, 26:non possum te non accusare,
id. ib. 5, 14, 2:is non potest eam (mortem) non timere,
id. Fin. 3, 8, 29.— Absol.: potest (sc. fieri), it may be, is possible:potest, ut alii ita arbitrentur,
Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 38: non, non sic futurum est;non potest,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 73; Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 100 Brix; cf. id. Trin. 3, 3, 3:quae (mala) si potest singula consolando levare, etc.,
Cic. Fin. 5, 28, 84:nos dignitatem, ut potest, retinebimus,
id. Fam. 1, 2, 4.—Quantum or ut potest, as much or as far as possible:ibo atque arcessam medicum, quantum potest,
Plaut. Men. 5, 2; id. Most. 3, 2, 71; Ter. Eun. 5, 1, 20:nos in senatu dignitatem nostram, ut potest in tantā hominum perfidiā, retinebimus,
Cic. Fam. 1, 2, 4.—In urgent questions:possum scire, quo profectus, cujus sis, aut quid veneris?
may I know? can I learn? pray, will you tell me? Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 190:possumne ego hodie ex te exsculpere Verum?
Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 44.—In partic.A. 1.With neutr. acc. used adverbially (class.; cf.2.polleo): vocat me, quae in me plus potest,
Plaut. Truc. 4, 2, 42:plus potest qui plus valet,
id. ib. 4, 3, 38:qui tum et poterant per vim et scelus plurimum, et quod poterant, id audebant,
Cic. Quint. 21, 69:quid ergo? hoc pueri possunt, viri non poterunt?
id. Tusc. 2, 14, 34:qui apud me et amicitiā, et beneficiis, et dignitate plurimum possunt,
id. Rosc. Am. 1, 4:plus aliquanto apud te pecuniae cupiditas, quam judicii metus potuit,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 57, § 131; id. de Or. 2, 42, 180:quid aristolochia ad morsus serpentum possit,
id. Div. 1, 10, 16:quoniam multum potest provisio animi ad minuendum dolorem,
id. Tusc. 3, 14, 30:ad beate vivendum satis posse virtutem,
id. ib. 5, 5, 12: multum posse ad salutem alterius... parum potuisse ad exitium, Cic. Opp. ap. Amm. 30, 8, 7.—In gen., and without neutr. acc. (late Lat.):B.posse litteras ejus ad perniciem, non posse ad salutem,
App. Mag. 79, p. 324.—Posse aliquem, to be able to embrace one ( poet.), Mart. 3, 32.—C.Posse as subst. ( poet.):D.posse loqui,
the power of speech, Ov. M. 2, 483:posse moveri = facultatem se movendi,
id. ib. 11, 177.—Freq. in elliptical sentences:E.quod vi non poterant, fraude assequi temptant,
Curt. 5, 10, 8:Ismenias, etsi publicis non poterat, privatis tamen viribus adjuvabat,
Just. 5, 9, 8:ut auxilium quod misericordiā non poterat, jure cognationis obtineret,
id. 28, 1, 9:ut collegam vi, si aliter non possent, de foro abducerent,
Liv. 2, 56.—In apodosis of conditional sentences, analogous to the auxiliaries of the Engl. potential mood (v. Roby, § 1520; Zumpt, § 519).1.Indic.:2.ille potuit exspectatior venire, qui te nuntiaret mortuom (= si quis nuntiaret, etc.),
Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 12:nec vero ipsam amicitiam tueri possumus, nisi aeque amicos et nosmet ipsos diligamus,
Cic. Fin. 1, 20, 67:Pompeius munitiones Caesaris prohibere non poterat, nisi praelio decertare vellet,
Caes. B. C. 3, 44: consul esse qui potui, nisi eum vitae cursum tenuissem, Cic. Rep. 1, 6, 10:(res publica) poterat esse perpetua, si patriis viveretur institutis,
id. ib. 3, 29, 41:deleri totus exercitus potuit, si fugientis persecuti victores essent,
Liv. 32, 12, 6:nisi felicitas in socordiam vertisset exuere jugum potuerunt,
Tac. Agr. 31.—Subj.:A.qui denique ex bestiis fructus, nisi homines adjuvarent, percipi posset,
Cic. Off. 2, 4, 14; cf.:ventum quidem erat eo, ut, si hostem similem antiquis Macedonum regibus habuisset consul, magna clades accipi potuerit,
Liv. 44, 4, 9.—So when the condition is implied, or is contained in an adverbial clause:quae res egestati et aeri alieno tuo praeter mortem Caesaris subvenire potuisset?
Cic. Phil. 2, 14, 36:quis opifex praeter naturam... tantam sollertiam persequi potuisset in sensibus?
id. N. D. 2, 57, 142; id. Tusc. 4, 19, 44:plurima proferre possemus, sed modus adhibendus est,
Nep. Epam. 4, 6:possem hic Ciceronis respondere verbis, sed, etc.,
Quint. 2, 21, 14.—Hence, pŏtens, entis ( gen. plur. potentum, Verg. A. 12, 519; Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 114), P. a.In gen., able, mighty, powerful, potent (class.):(β).amplae atque potentes civitates,
Cic. Inv. 2, 56, 169:familiae clarae ac potentes,
Liv. 23, 4:amici magni et potentes,
Suet. Aug. 56:ne quis ex plebe contra potentiorem auxilii egeret,
Caes. B. G. 6, 10:duo potentissimi reges,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 2, 4:potentissimus et clarissimus civis,
id. Planc. 21, 51.—With gen.:(γ).quanta sit humani ingenii vis, quam potens efficiendi quae velit,
Quint. 12, 11, 10.—With abl.:(δ).Roma potens opibus,
Ov. F. 4, 255:pecuniā et orbitate,
Tac. H. 1, 73.—With inf.:B.compensare potens,
Dig. 16, 2, 10.—In partic.1.Having power over, ruling over, master of a thing; with gen.:2.dum liber, dum mei potens sum,
as long as I am my own master, Liv. 26, 13, 14:sanus mentisque potens,
in his right mind, Ov. Tr. 2, 139:potens mei non eram,
Curt. 4, 13, 23:potentes rerum suarum atque urbis,
having made themselves masters of, Liv. 23, 16, 6; so, facere aliquem potentem alicujus rei, to make one master of any thing, to give one the power over a thing:consilii,
id. 8, 13, 14:imperii,
id. 22, 42, 12: diva potens Cypri, that reigns over Cyprus, i.e. Venus, Hor. C. 1, 3, 1:Naïadum potens (Bacchus),
id. ib. 3, 25, 14:silvarum potens Diana,
id. C. S. 1:diva potens uteri,
i.e. Lucina, Ov. M. 9, 315:rerum omnium potens Juppiter,
Tac. H. 4, 84:lyrae Musa potens,
that presides over lyric poetry, Hor. C. 1, 6, 10:irae,
master of his anger, Curt. 4, 2, 5:mariti,
ruling her husband, Tac. A. 14, 60:animal potens leti,
that can kill, deadly, Luc. 6, 485; cf. id. 5, 199 Corte ad loc.—Fit for, capable of any thing; with gen.:3.potens regni,
Liv. 24, 2: hostes neque pugnae, neque fugae satis potentes caeduntur, unable either to fight or flee, id. 8, 39.—Partaking of, having attained a thing; with gen. ( poet.):4.pacis potentes,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 9:voti,
Ov. M. 8, 80:jussi,
having fulfilled the command, id. ib. 4, 509.—Strong, mighty, powerful, efficacious, potent (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):B.fortuna in res bellicas potens,
Liv. 9, 17:herba potens ad opem,
Ov. H. 5, 147:verba,
id. Am. 3, 11, 31:herba potens adversus ranas,
Plin. 25, 10, 81, § 130:passum ex uvis contra haemorrhoida potens,
id. 23, 1, 12, § 15.— Comp.:nihil esse potentius auro,
Ov. Am. 3, 8, 29:quaedam ad efficiendum potentiora,
Quint. 6, 1, 26.— Sup.:potentissimae cantharides,
Plin. 29, 4, 30, § 94:argumenta,
Quint. 6, 4, 22.—Hence, adv.: pŏtenter, strongly, mightily, powerfully, effectually ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):se ipsam potenter atque efficaciter defendere,
Val. Max. 1, 1, 1:dicere,
Quint. 12, 10, 72. — Comp.:aurum... perrumpere amat saxa potentius Ictu fulmineo,
Hor. C. 3, 16, 9; Quint. 6, 4, 18.— -
4 possum
possum, posse, pŏtŭi [potis + sum] pouvoir, être capable de. - la conjugaison - multum posse: être puissant, être influent. - non possum facere quin, non possum quin: je ne peux pas m’empêcher de. - quantum (quoad) possum: dans la mesure où je le peux. - potest, impers.: il est possible. - fieri potest ut + subj.: il peut arriver que. - potest imitatus esse: il peut avoir imité. - possum hoc facere: je pourrais le faire (mais je ne le veux pas). - poteram hoc facere: j’aurais pu le faire (mais je ne le fais pas). - potui hoc facere: j’aurais pu le faire (mais je ne l’ai pas fait). - tyrannicida jure occidi potuit, Sen. Contr. 4, 7, 1: on aurait pu mettre à mort le meurtrier d'un tyran, selon la loi. - potueram hoc facere: j’aurais pu le faire (mais je ne l’avais pas fait). - hanc mecum poteras requiescere noctem: tu aurais bien pu te reposer cette nuit chez moi. - credo te potuisse requiescere: je crois que tu aurais pu te reposer. - Pompeius munitiones Caesaris prohibere non poterat, nisi praelio decertare vellet, Caes. B. C. 3, 44: Pompée ne pouvait empêcher les travaux de fortification de César sauf s'il voulait en finir par un combat.* * *possum, posse, pŏtŭi [potis + sum] pouvoir, être capable de. - la conjugaison - multum posse: être puissant, être influent. - non possum facere quin, non possum quin: je ne peux pas m’empêcher de. - quantum (quoad) possum: dans la mesure où je le peux. - potest, impers.: il est possible. - fieri potest ut + subj.: il peut arriver que. - potest imitatus esse: il peut avoir imité. - possum hoc facere: je pourrais le faire (mais je ne le veux pas). - poteram hoc facere: j’aurais pu le faire (mais je ne le fais pas). - potui hoc facere: j’aurais pu le faire (mais je ne l’ai pas fait). - tyrannicida jure occidi potuit, Sen. Contr. 4, 7, 1: on aurait pu mettre à mort le meurtrier d'un tyran, selon la loi. - potueram hoc facere: j’aurais pu le faire (mais je ne l’avais pas fait). - hanc mecum poteras requiescere noctem: tu aurais bien pu te reposer cette nuit chez moi. - credo te potuisse requiescere: je crois que tu aurais pu te reposer. - Pompeius munitiones Caesaris prohibere non poterat, nisi praelio decertare vellet, Caes. B. C. 3, 44: Pompée ne pouvait empêcher les travaux de fortification de César sauf s'il voulait en finir par un combat.* * *Possum, potes, potui, posse. Povoir.\Quid scamoniae radix ad purgandum possit. Cic. Quelle puissance et vertu elle ha à purger.\Posse plurimum apud aliquem. Cicero. Avoir grand credit envers aucun.\Trecentos nummos, credo, corradi potest. Plautus. On pourroit, etc.\Fieri potest vt fallar. Cicero. Il se peult faire, ou Il peult estre que, etc.\Non potuit quin suo sermone aliquem familiarium participauerit. Plaut. Il ne s'est peu garder ou tenir.\Non sic futurum est: non potest. Terent. Il n'est pas possible.\Potest per se. Cic. Il peult de soymesme.\Quam maxime potero, dabo operam vt breue id faciam. Cic. Le plus qu'il me sera possible.\Incende hominem amabo te, quoad potes. Cicero. Autant qu'il t'est possible.\Possum scire quo profectus, cuius sis, aut quid veneris? Plaut. Ne pourroy je scavoir, etc.\Huc face, ad me vt venias, siquid poteris. Terent. S'il t'est possible.\Gratia et largitione apud Sequanos plurimum poterat. Caes. Il avoit grande authorité envers ce peuple, tant par le moyen des plaisirs qu'il avoit faict à plusieurs, que pour ses liberalitez.\Ingenio parum possum. Ci. Je n'ay pas grand esprit, Je ne peulx pas grandement de mon esprit.\Potest vt alii ita arbitrentur, ego vt ne credam tibi. Plau. Il se peult faire que, etc.\Poterat vtrunque praeclare. Cic. Touts deux se povoyent faire.\Possunt oculi, potest caput, latera, pulmones, possunt omnia. Cic. Se portent bien, Ne sont point malades.\Potin'es vt desinas? Terent. Ne te scaurois tu deporter? -
5 possum
possum (possiem, possiet, T.), potuī, posse (old potesse), irreg. [potis+sum], to be able, have power, can: quantum valeam, quantumque possim: ut, quoad possem numquam discederem: Caesari te commendavi, ut gravissime potui, as earnestly as I possibly could: potest fieri, ut fallar, it may be: non possum quin exclamem, I cannot but: ut nihil ad te dem litterarum, facere non possum, I cannot help writing to you: aequitatem tuam non potui non probare, I could not avoid approving: non potest, it is impossible, T.: nos dignitatem, ut potest, retinebimus, as far as possible: comprendi iube (eum), quantum potest, T.: posse loqui, the power of speech, O.: posse moveri, O.—Esp., as an auxiliary, represented in English by the potential mood, to have power, be able: plurima proferre possumus, I might adduce many more, N.: munitiones Caesaris prohibere non poterat, nisi, etc., he could not have hindered, Cs.: quamquam et illud dicere poteram, might have said, L.: consul esse qui potui, nisi tenuissem, etc., might have been consul: ut, si hostem habuisset consul, magna clades accipi potuerit, L.— To be able, be strong, be powerful, have influence, be efficacious, avail, accomplish: non dubium, quin totius Galliae plurimum Helvetii possent, Cs.: quod poterant, id audebant: apud me plurimum: quoniam multum potest provisio animi ad minuendum dolorem: ad beate vivendum satis posse virtutem: non omnia possumus omnes, V. —Ellipt.: quod vi non poterant, fraude adsequi temptant, Cu.: ut collegam vi, si aliter non possent, de foro abducerent, L.* * *posse, potui, - Vbe able, canmultum posse -- have much/more/most influence/power
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6 vermögen
vermögen, posse (sich in der Lage befinden, zu können). – valere (die Fähigkeit haben, etwas auszurichten). – pollēre (bedeutende Macht u. Gewalt haben, andern an Mitteln u. Kräften überlegen sein, etwas ausrichten zu können). – viel v., multum valere od. pollere; multum od. largiter posse; auctoritate florere od. vigere. magnā auctoritate esse. magnam auctoritatem habere (großes Ansehen haben, viel gelten u. dah. auch viel vermögen): viel durch etwas v., alqā re pollere od. praepollere (z.B. divitiis, gratiā): viel bei jmdm. v., multum posse apud alqm (z.B. auctoritate, gratiā): ich vermag alles. über jmd., totus est alqs in potestate mea. – ich vermag zu etc., possum mit Infin. – soviel ich (zu tun) vermag, quantum possum; pro viribus (nach Kräften). – jmd. zu etwas vermögen oder zu vermögen suchen, movere (bewegen) od. impellere (antreiben) alqm ad alqd (z.B. zum Krieg); alqm adducere ad alqd od. mit ut [2507] u. Konj. (zu etw. od. es dazu bringen, daß etc.); alqm pel licere ad alqd (verlocken od. zu verlocken suchen, z.B. condicionibus ad societatem armorum): er ließ sich nicht zu einem Eide vermögen, adduci non potuit, ut iuraret. – es über sich vermögen, zu etc., s. »es über sich gewinnen« unter »gewinnen«.
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7 gelten
gelten, I) im allg., gültig sein: valere (übh. in Kraft sein, von Gesetzen, von Wörtern). – vigere (im Schwange sein, fort und fort bestehen, von Gesetzen, Aussprüchen, Meinungen, Gebräuchen, an denen man fortwährend festhält). – in usu esse od. versari (im Gebrauche sein, v. Gelde). – ratum esse (fest begründet sein, von Gesetzen, Beschlüssen, Verträgen). – exerceri (gehandhabt werden, v. Gesetzen). – esse (statthaben, in Anwendung kommen etc., z.B. non provocatio erat). – etw. gilt an einem Orte, alqd versatur in alqo loco od. m. folg. Genet. od. Ablat. der Städtenamen (z.B. Romae in foro). – etw. gilt bei jmd., alqs utitur alqā re (z.B. leges, quibus hodie quoque utuntur). – etw. gilt bei etw. (in betreff einer Sache), alqd valet in alqa re (v. Abstr.). – für beide Begriffe, in beiden Beziehungen g., valere in utramque partem: allgemein g., in omnes od. in omnia valere; auch ad omnes pertinere (auf alle Bezug haben); in omnium usu esse od. versari (allgemein im Gebrauche sein, von einer Geldsorte etc.). – nicht mehr g., valere desinere od. desisse (in Kraft zu sein aufhören oder aufgehört haben, v. Gesetzen etc.); non exerceri (nicht gehandhabt werden, v. Gesetzen); in usu esse od. versari desisse (aufgehört haben im Gebrauche zu sein, von einer Geldsorte etc.): es gilt etw. bei jmd. nicht mehr, alqs alqā re uti desiit (jmd. gebraucht, übt etw. nicht mehr, z.B. his legibus uti desierunt). – von jmd. od. etw. gelten, pertinere ad m. Akk. (Bezug haben auf etc.); cadere in m. Akk. (Anwendung finden auf etc.); dici debere od. posse de etc. (gesagt werden müssen od. können über etc.). – etwas g. lassen, alqd ratum habere od. ducere (genehmigen, w. s.); alqd probare, approbare, comprobare (es billigen); alqd accipere, admittere (annehmen, [1052] zulassen, z.B. excusationem acc.); alqdtolerare (etwas ertragen, hinnehmen, z.B. alcisdefensionem). – es nicht g. lassen wollen, daß etc., nolle m. Infin. Pass. (z.B. qui dicia nobis Attico more nolunt). – hier gilt kein Zaudern, kein Säumen u. Zögern, nonest locus ad tergiversandum; hic nihil estloci segnitiae atque socordiae.
II) insbes.: A) einen Wert haben; z.B. etwas g., in pretio esse; pretium habere. – so u. so viel g., valere m. Akk. od. m. pro u. Abl. (den u. den Geldwert haben, v. Münzen); pretii esse, in Verbindung mit den Genet. magni,parvi, pluris usw. (den u. den Preis haben, v. Waren). – emi, venire m. Genet. des allgem. od. mit Ablat. des bestimmten Preises (um einen gewissen Preis gekauft, verkauft werden, v. Waren, z.B. ova pavonum quinis assibus emuntur od. veneunt). – weniger g., minorisvalere; minoris od. vilius venire: sehr wenig g., minimo valere; minimi venire: nichts g., pretium non habere: nichts mehr g., in pretio esse od. pretium habere desisse;iacet pretium alcis roi. – es gilt gleichviel, idem est (es ist dasselbe); nihil refert (es macht nichts aus): es gilt mir gleichviel, perinde est mihi: das gilt mir alles gleich, hoc nihil meā interest: Kato gilt mir für sich allein soviel als viele Tausende, Cato illenoster mihi unus est pro centum milibus. – Daher a) in Ansehen stehen, Einfluß haben (vgl. »Ansehen, Einfluß«): valere. pollere.posse (vermögen, s. das. die Synonyma). – etwas g., aliquid esse oder valere; aliquoesse numero atque honore (in einigem Rang u. in einigen Ehren stehen): viel g., multumvalere (z.B. in Fabia tribu): mehr g., plusvalere: viel bei jmd. g., auctoritate od. gratiā multum posse od. valere apud alqm (durch sein Ansehen, seinen Einfluß viel über ihn vermögen); gratiosum esse apud alqm (bei ihm wegen guter Eigenschaften sehr wohl gelitten sein): bei jmd. etwas g., numerumhabere od. obtinere, aliquo loco ac numeroesse apud alqm (bes. bei einer Menge, z.B. bei od. unter den Rednern etc.): er gilt viel bei mir, multum valet alcis auctoritas apudme: jmds. Rat gilt viel bei mir, multummoveor alcis auctoritate. – wenig g., tenuiesse auctoritate: nichts od. nichts mehr g., nullum esse (so gut wie nichts sein); nulliusmomenti esse, bei jmd., apud alqm (ohne allen Einfluß sein); iacēre (in Ungunst daniederliegen); frigēre. refrixisse (kalt, ohne Beifall im Publikum aufgenommen werden; alle diese v. Pers. u. Dingen); nullo numeroesse (in keinem Range u. Ansehen, in keiner Geltung stehen, v. Pers.). – alles gelten, omniaesse, bei jmd., alci (z.B. Demetrius iis unus omnia erat). – Roms Rechte galten weit und breit, iura Romana late pollebant. – b) es gilt jmd. od. etw. für einen od. etw., als jmd. od. etw., α) in der Wirklichkeit: alqs od. alqdhabetur pro alqo (er wird gehalten, angesehen ganz wie etc., z.B. alqs pro hoste: u. audacia pro muro). – est alqs od. alqd proetc. (er ist od. dient als etc., z.B. alqs estpro victo). – alqs habetur loco mit Genet. Singul. od. (v. mehreren) Plur. alqs habetur [1053] numero od. in numero mit Genet. Plur. (jmd. wird gehalten an der Stelle, unter der Zahl, im Range wie etc., z.B. plebes servorum habetur loco: u. alqs habetur hostium numero od. in hostium numero). – alqs refertur in numero m. Genet. Plur. (jmd. wird gezählt, gerechnet unter etc., z.B. in numero deorum). – alqs numeratur m. Prädik. – Nomin. (jmd. wird gezählt als etc., z.B. Thucydides numquam est numeratus orator). – alqd numeratur in m. Abl. Plur. od. inter m. Akk. Plur. (z.B. alqd num. in bonis: u. haec iactura inter damna numerata non est). – es gilt jmd. od. etw. in meinen Augen für etc., ich lasse jmd. od. etw. gelten für etc., habeo alqm od. alqd pro etc. od. loco od. in numero m. Genet. (s. oben); alqs mihi est pro etc. (z.B. Cato ille noster mihi unus est pro centum milibus); alqs mihi est loco od. numero alcis (z.B. parentis); alqm refero in numero m. Genet. Plur. (s. oben); alqm numero in m. Abl. od. inter m. Akk. Plur. (s. oben). – β) in der Meinung: alqs od. alqd habetur mit Prädik.-Nomin. (wird gehalten in der Meinung u. Idee für etc., z.B. ille probus vir od. ille clarus et magnus habetur). – od. alqd habetur m. Dat. wofür? (z.B. paupertas probro haberi coepit). – alqs od. alqd putatur m. Prädik. – Nominat. mit u. ohne – esse (wird gleichs. veranschlagt, wird aus wahrscheinlichen Gründen mit voller Überzeugung angesehen für etc., z.B. ille prudens esse in iure civili putatur: u. huic pauci pares putantur). – alqs existimatur m. Infin. (er wird angesehen nach sorgfältiger Erwägung, z.B. er gilt für ungelehrt, ille nescire litteras existimatur). – alqd censetur esse m. Genet. (etw. wird jmdm. angehörig erachtet nach Abwägung aller Umstände, z.B. haec fabula omnium consensuPlauti esse censetur, dieses Lustspiel gilt allgemein als ein Stück des Plautus). – es gilt jmd. od. etw. bei mir, in meinen Augen für od. als etc., ich lasse jmd. od. etw. gelten für od. als etc., habeo m. dopp. Akk. (ich halte für etc., z.B. alqm parentem: u. aliquid non dubium). – alqd puto (esse) m. Prädik. – Akk. (z.B. eas divitias). – arbitror m. dopp. Akk. u. Infin. (z.B. eum homines successorem potentiae eius arbitrabantur futurum, er galt bei den Leuten für den zukünftigen Erben seiner Macht).
B) unpersönl.: a) es gilt jmdm. od. einer Sache, d. i. es betrifft etc.: pertinet ad alqm od. ad alqd. – petitur alqs (man zieht auf ihn los). – alqd alci dicitur. alqs oratione designatur (die Worte etc. gehen auf jmd.). – dies gilt den Vätern, haec dicta sint patribus. – b) es gilt etw., es gilt su etc. = es handelt sich um etw., es handelt sich darum, zu etc., s. handeln no. II, b. – prägn., wenn es gilt (d. i. wenn der entscheidende Augenblick da ist), cum res agatur in discrimenque ventum sit.
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8 vielvermögend
vielvermögend, pollens. praepollens. pollens potensque (mächtig). – opulentus (reich an Mitteln, wie Reichtümern, Truppen etc.). – summus (im hohen Grade vorhanden u. dah. vielv., z.B. auctoritas). – v. sein, multum od. largiter posse (mächtig sein, s. »vermögen [viel]« die Synon.); opibus abundare (reich an Mitteln sein): bei jmd. v. sein. multum posse apud alqm auctoritate (durch Ansehen) od. gratiā (durch Beliebtheit).
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9 bedeuten
bedeuten, I) belehren etc.: docere. edocere. – monere (erinnernd, warnend belehren). – revocare. corrigere (zurechtweisen, u. zwar rev., indem man jmd. vom verkehrten Wege zurückruft, corr., indem man ihn auf den geraden Weg-, indem man ihn zur Ordnung bringt). – einen Zornigen b., iratum mitigare, placare, sedare: sich b. lassen, audire monentem. – II) jmdm. bed. = jmd. von seiner Willensmeinung unterrichten: ostendere mit Akk. u. Infin. (an den Tag legen, zu verstehen geben). – demonstrare alci mit Akk. u. Infin. (durch Zeichen, Rede od. Schrift darauf hinwei sen, die Weisung geben). – denuntiare alci mit Akk. u. Infin. (od. wenn ein Gebot od. Verbot darin liegt) mit folg. ut od. ne u. Konj. (ankündigend, meldend die Weisung geben). – iubere m. Akk. u. Infin. (heißen). – praecipere alci, ut m. Konj. (die Vorschrift, den Befehl zukommen lassen, vorschreibend die [344] Weisung geben). – praedicere alci, ut od. ne mit Konj. (belehrend, ratend, warnend die Weisung geben). – dicere m. Akk. u. Infin. (sagen = melden übh.). – III) ein Zeichen sein von etwas: sibi velle. – was bedeutet das? quid hoc sibi vult? quid hoc rei est?: was soll das b.? quid hoc putamus (od. putemus) esse? – Dah. insbes.: a) ein Zeichen sein für einen Begriff: significare. – ostendere (gleichsam vor Augen halten). – declarare (bezeichnen). – sonare (so u. so klingen). – valere (das u. das gelten, den u. den Sinn enthalten). – was bedeutet dieses Wort (dieser Ausdruck)? quid sonat haec vox? quae vis est huius vocis?: einerlei b., idem significare od. declarare od. valere; idem significare ac tantumdem valere; unum sonare. – b) ein Zeichen sein für eine zukünftige Begebenheit: significare; portendere. – das bedeutet uns nichts Gutes, id nobis triste futurum est; in omen ea res vertitur: der Traum bedeutet unumschränkte Herrschaft über die Erde, somno portenditur orbis terrarum arbitrium. – IV) wichtig sein, gelten: valere. – etwas (viel) b., etwas zu bedeuten haben (Bedeutung haben, von Bedeutung, bedeutend sein), aliquid esse (etwas nicht Unbedeutendes sein, von Pers. u. Lebl.); in aliquo esse numero (mitgezählt werden, in Geltung stehen, v. Pers.); multum posse od. valere (viel können, vermögen, v. Pers.); aliquā auctoritate esse. auctoritatem habere (Gültigkeit haben, v. Lebl. u. v. Pers.); magnam vim oder auctoritatem habere. auctoritate florere (großen Einfluß, großes Ansehen haben, v. Pers.); magni momenti esse (ein großes Gewicht in der Wagschale haben, v. Pers. u. v. Lebl.); gravem esse (schwer ins Gewicht fallen, v. Lebl.). – nichts b., zu b. haben (keine Bedeutung haben, von keiner Bedeutung, nicht bedeutend sein), nihil esse (nichts sein, v. Pers. = nichts gelten, vermögen, z. B. in hac prolusione; v. Lebl. = nicht schlimm sein, z. B. von einer Wunde); in nullo esse numero. nullum numerum obtinere (nicht mitgezählt werden, keine Geltung haben, von Pers.); nihil posse od. valere (nichts können od. vermögen, von Pers.); nullius momenti esse (kein Gewicht in der Wagschale haben, von Pers. u. Lebl., auch bei jmd., z. B. apud exercitum, v. Pers.); levem esse (leicht ins Gewicht fallen, v. Lebl.).
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10 Einfluß
Einfluß, I) Mündung eines Flusses etc.: os; ostium. – II) Einwirkung: a) einer Sache: vis (einwirkende Kraft, Macht, z.B. solis, stellarum ac lunae). – effectus (bewirkende Kraft, z.B. lunae). – efficientia (Wirksamkeit, z.B. solis). – tactus (wirksame Berührung, z.B. solis, lunae). – appulsus (wirksame Annäherung, z.B. appulsum solis [Sonnenwärme] et frigoris sentire). – impetus (innerer Drang, Trieb, z.B. animi). – auctoritas (Geltung u. Kraft von Verhältnissen, Einrichtungen, Vornahmen, Eigenschaften). – ein wohltätiger, heilsamer Ei., vis et utilitas; auch bl. utilitas. – ein schädlicher Ei., vis noxia: äußere Einflüsse, res externae; u. bl. externa(n. pl.). – Ei. haben, von Ei. sein, ad rem pertinere (sich auf die Sache erstrecken); aliquid momenti od. ponderis habere (eine entscheidende Wirkung, einiges Gewicht haben, z.B. von einer Empfehlung); aliquid conferre (etw. beitragen, nützen): mit Ei. haben, incurrere (mit einwirken, konkurrieren, z.B. nam etsi incurrunt tempora et personae). – auf jmd. od. etw. Ei. haben (üben, ausüben, äußern), von Ei. sein, pertinere ad alqm od. ad alqd (sich erstrecken); valere ad alqd (Bedeutung, Geltung [676] haben); conducere alci, alci rei od. ad alqd (jmdm. od. einer Sache zuträglich sein); movere alqm od. alcis corpus u. alqm od. alcis animum. commovere alqm od. alcis animum (auf jmd. physisch oder geistig einwirken; comm. bl. geistig); aliquid conferre ad alqd (etwas beitragen, nützen). – großen (wesentlichen) Ei. haben, von großem (wesentlichem) Ei. sein, ad multos od. plurimos pertinere; magni (maximi) esse momenti od. momenti et ponderis; multum conferre. – auf jmd. od. etwas großen (wesentlichen) Ei. haben (äußern, üben, ausüben), vehementer pertinere ad alqd od. ad alqd faciendum; magnam (maiorem, maximam) vim habere od. afferre ad alqd od. ad alqd faciendum;multum (plus, plurimum) valere ad alqd faciendum (vermögen); multum (plus, plurimum) posse ad alqd faciendum od. apud alqm (zu bewirken imstande sein); multum (plus, plurimum) conferre ad alqd (beitragen zu etc.); validissimum esse in alqa re (sehr stark sein, sehr viel zum Gedeihen beitragen, z.B. in novis coeptis, vom Ruf [fama]); magnum momentum (plus momenti, maximum momentum) habere oder afferre ad alqd. magni (maximi) momenti od. magno (maximo) momento esse ad alqd (große Entscheidung = einen überwiegenden Einfluß bei etw. haben); multum (plurimum) interesse ad alqd (einen bedeutendenUnterschied machen bei etwas). – einigen Ei. haben auf etw., pertinere aliquid ad alqd; aliquid momenti habere ad alqd; aliquid conferre ad alqd. – einen wohltätigen, heilsamen Ei. haben (äußern, üben, ausüben), von wohltätigem Ei. sein, absol. od. auf jmd. od. etwas, iuvare,adiuvare alqm od. alqd (wesentlich unterstützen); prodesse, absol. od. auf jmd., auf etw., alci, alci rei od. ad alqd (nützen); proficere alci rei (anschlagen, bes. von Heilmitteln); conducere, absol. od. auf etc., alci, alci rei od. ad alqd (zuträglich sein). – einen nachteiligen, schädlichen Ei. haben (äußern, üben, ausüben), von nachteil., schädl. Ei. sein, nocere, absol. od. auf etc., alci, alci rei (schaden); damnosum esse alci rei (nachteilig sein, z.B. famae); movere alqd (krankhaft erregen, z.B. corpora, z.B. von der Hitze): einen verderblichen Ei. haben (äußern, üben, ausüben), pestiferum, perniciosum esse (bei oder in etwas, in alqa re); depravare, abs. (z.B. domestici solent depravare non numquam): keinen schädlichen Ei. haben, vi noxiā carere. – einen schwächenden Ei. auf etw. haben (äußern, üben, ausüben), alqd infirmare: einen verführenden Ei. haben, alqd corrumpere (s. Cic. Sull. 78: illa tormenta... corrumpit spes, infirmat metus): keinen geringen Ei. haben, von keinem geringen Ei. sein auf etwas, non minimo momento ad alqd esse: bei jmd., non minimum auctoritatis habere apud alqm (z.B. von jmds. Bitten): keinen Ei. haben, nihil ad rem pertinere; nullius momenti esse: auf jmd. od. etwas, nihil pertinere ad alqm od. ad alqd; nullius momenti esse ad alqd; nihil valere in alqa re: unter dem Ei. von etwas stehen, alqā re regi, duci et regi (durch etwas gelenkt. geleitet [677] und gelenkt werden, von menschlichen Angelegenheiten etc.). – b) einer Person oder personif. Sache: vis (einwirkende Kraft, Macht, z.B. deorum). – auctoritas (Geltung durch Geburt, Rang, Staatswürden u. Ansehen). – gratia (Gunst, in der man steht). – opes (Mittel, etwas auszurichten, Einfluß durch Reichtum etc., bes. in politischer Beziehung). – potentia (Vielvermögenheit, politische Macht). – arbitrium (unbeschränkter Wille, unbeschränkte Verfügung, Macht über jmd.). – validae propinquitates (vielvermögende Verwandtschaften). – amicitiae eorum, qui apud aliquem potentem potentes sunt (Freundschaft mit solchen, die bei einem Mächtigen viel vermögen). – durch od. unter jmds. Ei., alqo auctore: operā alcis (durch jmds. Bemühung, im guten u. üblen Sinne, z.B. consulem fieri):beneficio alcis (durch jmds. od. einer personif. Sache gütige Vermittelung, z.B. Gyges anuli beneficio rex exortus est). – von großem Ei., s. einflußreich: von geringem Ei., s. einflußlos. – Ei. haben, gratiā, opibus validum esse; opibus potentem esse; auctoritatem habere; auctoritate od. gratiā od. opibus florere. – bei jmd. Ei. haben, apud alqm potentem esse, auctoritatem habere: durch etwas Ei. beim Volke haben, popularem esse alqā re (z.B. malis artibus, beneimperando). – großen Ei. haben, magnam auctoritatem,magnas opes habere; summā gratiā praeditum esse; in magna auctoritate od. potentia esse; apud plurimosplurimum posse; apud potentes potentem esse; multum valere (z.B. in tribu Fabia): bei jmd., multum (plus, plurimum) auctoritate od. gratiā valere od. posse apud alqm (od. domi [in der Heimat] – od. totā Galliā); largiter posse apud alqm. – zu großen, überwiegenden Ei. haben, nimis od. nimium valere (absol. od. bei jmd., apud alqm: so auch in tribu Fabia u. dgl.): einen unberechenbaren Ei. haben, nimium quantum valere (z.B. in dicendo). – einigen Ei. haben bei jmd., modicae esse auctoritatis apud alqm; nonnulla est alcis apud alqm gratia: weniger Ei. haben, minus valere. – einen geringen Ei. haben, tenui auctoritate od. potentiā esse: einen sehr geringen Ei. bei jmd. haben, minimum auctoritate od. gratiā valere apud alqm. – keinen Ei. haben, sine auctoritate od. sine gratia od. sine potentia esse: bei jmd., nihil auctoritate od. gratiā valere od. posse apud alqm; nullius momenti esse apud alqm (z.B. apud exercitum). – Ei. erlangen, gewinnen, gratiam, opes, potentiam consequi; auctoritate od. gratiā od. opibus fiorere coepisse: bei jmd. Ei. erlangen, gewinnen, gratiam inire ad od. apud alqm (bei mehreren, gratias inire plures); apud alqm potentem esse coepisse: bei jmd. großen, apud alqm multum (plus, plurimum) auctoritate od. gratiāvalere od. posse coepisse. – unter jmds. Ei. stehen, alcis voluntati od. arbitrio parēre (jmds. Willen gehorchen); alcis numini parēre (dem Wink und Geheiß einer Gottheit gehorchen); ab alqo od. bl. alcis arbitrio regi,duci et regi (von jmd. gelenkt. gelenkt und geleitet werden); alcis numine regi (von einer [678] Gottheit gelenkt werden, von der Natur etc.). – seinen Ei. (bei Schlichtung einer Sache etc.) geltend machen oder zu machen suchen, auctoritatem interponere: jmds. Ei. erschüttern, untergraben, alcis auctoritatem od. gratiam convellere; alcis opes evertere: jmds. Ei. nimmt zu, alqs potentior esse coepit; alcis auctoritas od. gratia od. potentia augetur; alcis opes augentur: jmds. Ei. nimmt ab, alcis auctoritas levatur od. imminuitur; alcis opes imminuuntur.
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11 possum
possum, potuī, posse (v. potis u. sum), können, vermögen, mit u. ohne Infin., I) im allg.: possum scire? Plaut.: facere ut possem, Cic.: ne possis infitiari dixisse, Curt.: tu (eos) securi ferire potuisti (hast es über dich gewonnen, hast dich dazu verstanden), Cic. Verr. 5, 136: plus quam potero, Cic. – fieri potest (es ist möglich), ut fallar, Cic.: non potest fieri ut non od. quin, es ist schlechterdings nötig, es muß usw., Cic.: so auch non facere possum, ut non etc., es ist nicht möglich, daß ich nicht usw. = ich muß (schlechterdings) usw., ich sehe mich durchaus genötigt, zu usw., neque facere possum, ut non sim popularis, Cic.: ut nihil ad te dem litterarum, facere non possum, Cic.: so auch non possum, quin exclamem, Plaut.: aber nullo modo potest fieri prorsus (es ist ganz unmöglich), guin dos detur virgini, Plaut.: non possum non mit folg. Infin., ich kann nicht umhin, ich muß, Cic.: nihil possum nescisse, ich muß es gewußt haben, Ov. – si potes (absol.), wenn es dir möglich ist, womöglich, perfice, si potes, ut etc., Cic. – potest (absol.) = es ist möglich, es kann geschehen od. sein, vielleicht daß usw. (s. Madvig Cic. de fin. 5, 84), nos dignitatem, ut potest, retinebimus, Cic.: potest, ut commiseris, Cic.: si potest, wenn es möglich ist, Cornif. rhet., si posset, wenn es möglich wäre, Cic.: quī potest? wie ist es möglich? Cic.: quia nihil aliter possit, Cic.: non potest, es ist unmöglich, Plaut.: so auch non potest, quin obsit, Plaut. – quoad potes od. poteris, soweit es sich (von deiner Seite) tun läßt, Cic.: so auch quoad eius facere poteris, Cic.: quod (soweit) sine molestia tua facere poteris, Cic.: quod eius fieri possit, soweit es möglich ist, Cic.: quod eius sine bello posset, soweit es sich ohne Kr. tun lasse, Liv. – quantum potest, soviel-, sosehr-, sobald als möglich, Komik., Auct. b. Afr. u.a. (s. Bünem. Lact. 1, 1, 6 u. 6, 11, 13): ebenso quantum potes, Cic. ad Att. 4, 13, 1 W (Müller quantum pote): ut... potui beim Superl. des Adv., möglichst, Caesari te commendavi, ut gravissime potui, Cic. – bei drängenden Fragen, possum scire, quo profectus (sis)? kann ich von dir wohl erfahren = wirst du mir wohl sagen? Plaut. – II) insbes.: A) vermögen = ausrichten, gelten, a) v. Pers.: multum in senatu, Liv. epit.: apud cives suos multum, Hirt. b. G.: gratiā et largitione apud Sequanos plurimum, Caes.: apud finitimas civitates largiter, Caes.: equitatu nihil posse, Caes.: cum omnia se posse censebat, als er sich für allmächtig hielt, Cic.: omnia quidem ut posses in (über) nobis, di dederunt, Liv.: deos putas pro Romanis posse, hätten Macht zum Schutz der R., Cypr. de idol. vanit. 4: qui non potest, der nichts zu leisten vermag, der Unfähige, Cic. de or. 1, 130 u. 131. – b) v. Lebl.: plus potest apud te pecuniae cupiditas, Cic.: multum potest fortuna, Caes.: exposuit, quid iniquitas loci posset, wieviel abhänge von usw., Caes.: multum fortuna potest in re militari, in bello, Caes. u. Auct. b. Alex. – u. multum (plus, plurimum), satis p. ad alqd, wirksam-, kräftig sein, wirken, Cic. u.a. – B) obszön p. alqam, Mart. 3, 32, 1 u. 3, 76, 4. – / Nicht zsgz. Formen: potesse, Plaut. Bacch. 559; most. 1015; rud. prol. 55; truc. 73. Ter. eun. 666. Lucil. 1046 u. 1327. Cic. Arat. 106. Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 1019. lin. 9. Lucr. 1, 665 u.a. Prud. perist. 10, 803: Imper. potesto, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 603, 10. – Archaist. Formen: possiem, Plaut. Bacch. 762 u.a. Ter. adelph. 877 u.a.: possies, Plaut. asin. 819 u.a.: possiet, Plaut. capt. 996 u.a. Ter. Andr. 874 u.a. – potisset = posset, Plaut. mil. 884 G. Lucil. 5. 26. 203. 1050: potissit = possit, Lucr. 5, 778: potissint = possint, Lucil. 8*: potisse = potuisse, Lucil. 205. Vgl. Lachm. Lucr. p. 136. Fleckeisens Misc. S. 44 ff. (der sogar Cic. Rosc. Am. 65 u. 75 u. de imp. Pomp. 9 potissit schreiben will). – Pass. potestur = potest, mit folg. Infin. Pass., Pacuv. tr. 100. Enn. ann. 611. Scip. Afric. nach Fest. 241 (a), 26. Cl. Quadrig. ann. 3. fr. 47 ( bei Non. 508, 30). Lucr. 3, 1008: possitur, Scaur. nach Diom. 385, 30. Cato r. r. 154. Lex Acil. de repetund. im Corp. inscr. Lat. 12, 683, 16: poteratur, Cael. Antip. hist. 1. fr. 7 (v. Non. 508, 27). C. Gracch. nach Fest. 241 (a), 27. Scaur. nach Diom. 385, 30: possetur, Cl. Quadrig. ann. 1. fr. 33 (b. Non. 508, 13). – potens adi., s. bes.
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12 possum
possum, potuī, posse (v. potis u. sum), können, vermögen, mit u. ohne Infin., I) im allg.: possum scire? Plaut.: facere ut possem, Cic.: ne possis infitiari dixisse, Curt.: tu (eos) securi ferire potuisti (hast es über dich gewonnen, hast dich dazu verstanden), Cic. Verr. 5, 136: plus quam potero, Cic. – fieri potest (es ist möglich), ut fallar, Cic.: non potest fieri ut non od. quin, es ist schlechterdings nötig, es muß usw., Cic.: so auch non facere possum, ut non etc., es ist nicht möglich, daß ich nicht usw. = ich muß (schlechterdings) usw., ich sehe mich durchaus genötigt, zu usw., neque facere possum, ut non sim popularis, Cic.: ut nihil ad te dem litterarum, facere non possum, Cic.: so auch non possum, quin exclamem, Plaut.: aber nullo modo potest fieri prorsus (es ist ganz unmöglich), guin dos detur virgini, Plaut.: non possum non mit folg. Infin., ich kann nicht umhin, ich muß, Cic.: nihil possum nescisse, ich muß es gewußt haben, Ov. – si potes (absol.), wenn es dir möglich ist, womöglich, perfice, si potes, ut etc., Cic. – potest (absol.) = es ist möglich, es kann geschehen od. sein, vielleicht daß usw. (s. Madvig Cic. de fin. 5, 84), nos dignitatem, ut potest, retinebimus, Cic.: potest, ut commiseris, Cic.: si potest, wenn es möglich ist, Cornif. rhet., si posset, wenn es möglich wäre, Cic.: quī potest? wie ist es möglich? Cic.: quia————nihil aliter possit, Cic.: non potest, es ist unmöglich, Plaut.: so auch non potest, quin obsit, Plaut. – quoad potes od. poteris, soweit es sich (von deiner Seite) tun läßt, Cic.: so auch quoad eius facere poteris, Cic.: quod (soweit) sine molestia tua facere poteris, Cic.: quod eius fieri possit, soweit es möglich ist, Cic.: quod eius sine bello posset, soweit es sich ohne Kr. tun lasse, Liv. – quantum potest, soviel-, sosehr-, sobald als möglich, Komik., Auct. b. Afr. u.a. (s. Bünem. Lact. 1, 1, 6 u. 6, 11, 13): ebenso quantum potes, Cic. ad Att. 4, 13, 1 W (Müller quantum pote): ut... potui beim Superl. des Adv., möglichst, Caesari te commendavi, ut gravissime potui, Cic. – bei drängenden Fragen, possum scire, quo profectus (sis)? kann ich von dir wohl erfahren = wirst du mir wohl sagen? Plaut. – II) insbes.: A) vermögen = ausrichten, gelten, a) v. Pers.: multum in senatu, Liv. epit.: apud cives suos multum, Hirt. b. G.: gratiā et largitione apud Sequanos plurimum, Caes.: apud finitimas civitates largiter, Caes.: equitatu nihil posse, Caes.: cum omnia se posse censebat, als er sich für allmächtig hielt, Cic.: omnia quidem ut posses in (über) nobis, di dederunt, Liv.: deos putas pro Romanis posse, hätten Macht zum Schutz der R., Cypr. de idol. vanit. 4: qui non potest, der nichts zu leisten vermag, der Unfähige, Cic. de or. 1, 130 u. 131. – b) v. Lebl.: plus potest apud te pecuniae cupiditas, Cic.:————multum potest fortuna, Caes.: exposuit, quid iniquitas loci posset, wieviel abhänge von usw., Caes.: multum fortuna potest in re militari, in bello, Caes. u. Auct. b. Alex. – u. multum (plus, plurimum), satis p. ad alqd, wirksam-, kräftig sein, wirken, Cic. u.a. – B) obszön p. alqam, Mart. 3, 32, 1 u. 3, 76, 4. – ⇒ Nicht zsgz. Formen: potesse, Plaut. Bacch. 559; most. 1015; rud. prol. 55; truc. 73. Ter. eun. 666. Lucil. 1046 u. 1327. Cic. Arat. 106. Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 1019. lin. 9. Lucr. 1, 665 u.a. Prud. perist. 10, 803: Imper. potesto, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 603, 10. – Archaist. Formen: possiem, Plaut. Bacch. 762 u.a. Ter. adelph. 877 u.a.: possies, Plaut. asin. 819 u.a.: possiet, Plaut. capt. 996 u.a. Ter. Andr. 874 u.a. – potisset = posset, Plaut. mil. 884 G. Lucil. 5. 26. 203. 1050: potissit = possit, Lucr. 5, 778: potissint = possint, Lucil. 8*: potisse = potuisse, Lucil. 205. Vgl. Lachm. Lucr. p. 136. Fleckeisens Misc. S. 44 ff. (der sogar Cic. Rosc. Am. 65 u. 75 u. de imp. Pomp. 9 potissit schreiben will). – Pass. potestur = potest, mit folg. Infin. Pass., Pacuv. tr. 100. Enn. ann. 611. Scip. Afric. nach Fest. 241 (a), 26. Cl. Quadrig. ann. 3. fr. 47 ( bei Non. 508, 30). Lucr. 3, 1008: possitur, Scaur. nach Diom. 385, 30. Cato r. r. 154. Lex Acil. de repetund. im Corp. inscr. Lat. 12, 683, 16: poteratur, Cael. Antip. hist. 1. fr. 7 (v. Non. 508, 27). C. Gracch. nach Fest. 241 (a), 27. Scaur. nach Diom.————385, 30: possetur, Cl. Quadrig. ann. 1. fr. 33 (b. Non. 508, 13). – potens adi., s. bes. -
13 moltus
multus (old form moltus), a, um; comp. plus; sup. plurimus (v. at the end of this art.), adj. [etym. dub.], much, great, many, of things corporeal and incorporeal.I.Posit.A.In gen.: multi mortales, Cato ap. Gell. 10, 3, 17: multi suam rem [p. 1173] bene gessere: multi qui, etc., Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6, 1 (Trag. v. 295 sq. Vahl.):B.multi fortissimi viri,
Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 3:rationes,
id. de Or. 1, 51, 222. tam multis verbis scribere, at such length, id. Fam. 3, 8, 1:beneficia. Cato ap. Fest. s. v. ratissima, p. 286 Mull.: multi alii,
Ter. And. 5, 4, 28.—When used with another adjective it is usually connected with it by a conjunction:multae et magnae contentiones,
many great conlests, Cic. Phil. 2, 3, 7; 3, 10, 26:O multas et graves offensiones,
id. Att. 11, 7, 3:multi et graves dolores,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 45, § 119:multi et varii timores,
Liv. 3, 16, 3:multae bonaeque artes animi,
Sall. J. 28, 5:multa et clara facinora,
Tac. A. 12, 31.—But when the second adjective is used substantively the conjunction is omitted:multi improbi,
Cic. Off. 2, 8, 28; 2, 19, 65:multi boni, docti, prudentes,
id. Fl. 4, 8:multi nobiles,
id. Planc. 20, 50:multa acerba habuit ille annus,
id. Sest. 27, 58; 66, 139:multa infanda,
Liv. 28, 12, 5:multa falsa,
id. 35, 23, 2.—Also, when the second adjective forms with its substantive a single conception:multa secunda proelia,
victories, Liv. 9, 42, 5; 35, 1, 3; 41, 17, 1:multa libera capita,
freemen, id. 42, 41, 11:multae liberae civitates,
republics, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 30, § 68:multos fortes viros,
id. Cat. 3, 2, 7; id. Mur. 8, 17:multi clari viri,
noblemen, id. Leg. 1, 5, 17:multi primarii viri,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 61, § 149.—Similarly, et is omitted between multi and adjectives which form with their substantives familiar phrases:multi clarissimi viri,
Cic. Phil. 11, 10, 24:multi amplissimi viri,
id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Deiot. 14, 39; id. Fam. 10, 25, 2; id. Att. 10, 8, 7; 16, 16, 11; id. Verr. 1, 7, 19:multi honestissimi homines,
id. Fam. 15, 15, 3:multi peritissimi homines,
id. Caecin. 24, 69:multi summi homines,
id. Arch. 12, 30; id. Har. Resp. 26, 56:multi clarissimi et sapientissimi viri,
id. Planc. 4, 11; id. Cael. 18, 43.—Et is also omitted when the substantive stands between the two adjectives:in veteribus patronis multis,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 1, 2:multa praeterea bella gravia,
id. Agr. 2, 33, 90:multis suppliciis justis,
id. Cat. 1, 8, 20:multa majores nostri magna et gravia bella gesserunt,
id. Imp. Pomp. 2, 6:plurima signa pulcherrima,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 23, § 61.—When both adjectives follow the substantive, et is sometimes inserted:virtutes animi multae et magnae,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 64:causas ille multas et graves habuit,
id. Clu. 30, 82;and is sometimes omitted, the emphasis then falling on the second adjective: utebatur hominibus improbis, multis,
id. Cael. 5, 12:prodigia multa, foeda,
Liv. 40, 29, 1.—With a partitive gen.:multi hominum,
Plin. 16, 25, 40, § 96:multae silvestrium arborum,
id. 16, 31, 56, § 128.—In neutr. plur.: multa, orum, many things, much:nimium multa,
Cic. Fam. 4, 14, 3:nimis multa,
id. Fin. 2, 18, 57:insulae non ita multae,
not so many, not so very many, Plin. 5, 7, 7, § 41:parum multa scire,
too few, Auct. Her. 1, 1, 1: bene multi, a good many, Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 4:quam minime multa vestigia servitutis,
as few as possible, Nep. Tim. 3, 3:minime multi remiges,
exceedingly few, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 88:in multas pecunias alienissimorum hominum invasit,
id. Phil. 2, 16, 41; id. Verr. 2, 5, 19, § 48:multae pecuniae variis ex causis a privatis detinentur,
Plin. Ep. 10, 17, 3.—Sometimes multi stands for multi alii, many others:nam certe Pompeio, et a Curionibus patre et filio, et a multis exprobratum est,
Suet. Caes. 50.—The sing. also is used poet. for the plur., many a:aut trudit acres hinc et hinc multa cane Apros in obstantes plagas,
with many dogs, Hor. Epod. 2, 31:multa prece prosequi,
id. C. 4, 5, 33:multa victima,
Verg. E. 1, 34: agna. Ov. F. 4, 772:avis,
id. Am. 3, 5, 4:tabella,
Tib. 1, 3, 28; so of persons: multus sua vulnera puppi Affixit moriens, many a one, for multi affixerunt, Luc. 3, 707.—In sing., to denote quantity, much, great, abundant: multum aurum et argentum. Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 8; 22:exstructa mensa multa carne rancida,
Cic. Pis. 27, 67:multo labore quaerere aliquid,
with much labor, great exertion, Cic. Sull. 26, 73:cura,
Sall. J. 7, 4:sol,
much sun, Plin. 31, 7, 39, § 81: sermo, much conversalion, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 20, 1: stilus tuus multi sudoris est. Cic. de Or. 1, 60, 257: multo cibo et potione completi, id. Tusc. 5, 35, 100:multo sanguine ea Poenis victoria stetit,
Liv. 23, 30, 2:multum sanguinem haurire,
Curt. 4, 14, 17; 8, 14, 32:multam harenam mare evomit,
id. 4, 6, 8:arbor,
id. 7, 4, 26:silva,
id. 8, 10, 14:multae vestis injectu opprimi,
Tac. A. 6, 50:multa et lauta supellex,
Cic. Phil. 2, 27, 66:aurum,
Sall. J. 13, 6; Tac. A. 6, 33; Liv. 26, 11, 9; Curt. 3, 3, 12:libertas,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 5:multam salutem dicere alicui,
to greet heartily, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 194:cum auro et argento multo,
Sall. J. 13, 6.—Of time:Itaque multum diei processerat,
a great part of the day, Sall. J. 51, 2:ad multum diem,
till far in the day, Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1:multo adhuc die,
when much of the day was still remaining, when it was still high day, Tac. H. 2, 44:multo denique die,
when the day was far spent, Caes. B. G. 1, 22:multa nocte,
late at night, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 9, 2:multo mane,
very early, id. Att. 5, 4, 1:multa opinio, for multorum,
the general opinion, Gell. 3, 16, 1:velut multa pace,
as in a general peace, as if there were peace everywhere, Tac. H. 4, 35:multus homo,
one who gives himself up to the lusts of many, Cat. 112, 1.— multi, orum, m., the many, the common mass, the multitude: probis probatus potius, quam multis forem, Att. ap. Non. 519, 9:video ego te, mulier, more multarum utier,
id. ib. —Esp.: unus e (or de) multis, one of the multitude, a man of no distinction:tenuis L. Virginius unusque e multis,
Cic. Fin. 2, 20, 62:unus de multis esse,
id. Off. 1, 30, 109: M. Calidius non fuit orator unus e multis;potius inter multos prope singularis fuit,
id. Brut. 79, 274:numerarer in multis,
among the herd of orators, id. ib. 97, 333:e multis una sit tibi,
no better than others, Ov. R. Am. 682:multum est,
it is of importance, Verg. G. 2, 272.—In neutr. absol.: ne multa, or ne multis, not to be prolix, in short:ne multa: perquiritur a coactoribus,
Cic. Clu. 64, 181:ne multis: Diogenes emitur,
id. ib. 16, 47:quid multis moror?
Ter. And. 1, 1, 87.—Sometimes multa is used (particularly by the poets) adverbially, much, greatly, very:multa reluctari,
Verg. G. 4, 301:gemens,
id. ib. 3, 226; id. A. 5, 869:deos testatus,
id. ib. 7, 593:invehi,
Nep. Ep. 6, 1 (cf. nonnulla invehi, id. Tim. 5, 3):haud multa moratus,
Verg. A. 3, 610.—Rarely in multum:in multum velociores,
by far, Plin. 10, 36, 52, § 108.—In partic.1.Too much, overmuch, excessive:2.supellex modica, non multa,
Nep. Att. 13, 5.—In speech, much-speaking, diffuse, prolix:3.qui in aliquo genere aut inconcinnus aut multus est,
Cic. de Or. 2, 4, 17:ne in re nota et pervulgata multus et insolens sim,
id. ib. 2, 87, 358:nolo in stellarum ratione multus vobis videri,
id. N. D. 2, 46, 119.—Frequent, frequently present:A.in operibus, in agmine, atque ad vigilias multus adesse,
Sall. J. 96, 3:multus in eo proelio Caesar fuit,
was in many places, Flor. 4, 2, 50:hen hercle hominem multum et odiosum mihi!
troublesome, tedious, Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 41:instare,
Sall. J. 84, 1.—Hence, adv., in two forms.multum, much, very much, greatly, very, often, frequently, far, etc. (class.):B.salve multum, gnate mi,
Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 56:multum vale,
farewell, id. Stich. 3, 2, 40:hominem ineptum multum et odiosum mihi,
id. Men. 2, 2, 42:opinor, Cassium uti non ita multum sorore,
not very much, Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 3:multum mecum municipales homines loquuntur,
often, id. Att. 8, 13, 2:non multum ille quidem nec saepe dicebat,
id. Brut. 34, 128:non multum confidere,
not very much, not particularly, Caes. B. G. 3, 25:sunt in venationibus,
often, frequently, id. ib. 4, 1:in eodem genere causarum multum erat T. Juventius,
Cic. Brut. 48, 178:multum fuisse cum aliquo,
to have had much intercourse with, id. Rep. 1, 10, 16:sum multum equidem cum Phaedro in Epicuri hortis,
id. Fin. 5, 1, 3:gratia valere,
to be in great favor, Nep. Con. 2, 1:res multum et saepe quaesita,
Cic. Leg. 3, 15, 33:longe omnes multumque superabit,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 44, § 115:multum et diu cogitans,
id. Div. 2, 1, 1:diu multumque scriptitare,
id. de Or. 1, 33, 152.—With an adj.:multum loquaces,
very talkative, Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 5:mepti labores,
very, Plin. Ep. 1, 9.— Poet. also with comp.:multum improbiores sunt quam a primo credidi,
much, far, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 139:multum robustior illo,
Juv. 19, 197:majora,
Sil. 13, 708.— So with infra, post:haud multum infra viam,
Liv. 5, 37, 7; Plin. 98, 7, § 20:haud multum post mortem ejus,
Tac. A. 5, 3:ut multum,
at most, Mart. 10, 11, 6; Vop. Aur. 46.—multō by much, much, a great deal, far, by far (class.).1.With comparatives and verbs which imply comparison:2.multo tanto carior,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 76:pauciores oratores,
Cic. de Or. 1, 3, 11:facilius atque expeditius iter,
Caes. B. G. 1, 6.—With verbs:virtutem omnibus rebus multo anteponentes,
Cic. Fin. 4, 18, 49:multo ceteros anteibant,
Tac. H. 4, 13:multo praestat beneficii, quam maleficii immemorem esse,
Sall. J. 31, 28.—With malle:multo mavolo,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 88; id. Ps. 2, 4, 38:meo judicio multo stare malo, quam, etc.,
Cic. Att. 12, 21, 1.—With sup. (rare but class.), by far, by much:3.quae tibi mulier videtur multo sapientissuma,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 66; id. Am. 2, 2, 150: multo optimus hostis, by far, Lucil. ap. Non. 4, 413:simulacrum multo antiquissimum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 109; 2, 4, 23, § 50; id. Cat. 4, 8, 17:maxima pars,
id. Imp. Pomp. 18, 54; cf. Hor. S. 2, 3, 82:multo id bellum maximum fuit,
Liv. 1, 11, 5:pars multo maxima,
id. 30, 18, 14: multo molestissima, Cic. Div. in. Caecil. 11, 36:multo gratissima lux,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 39:foedissimum,
Quint. 9, 4, 72:optimum,
id. ib. 26:pulcherrimum,
id. 1, 2, 24:utilissima,
id. 2, 10, 1:maxime,
Auct. Her. 4, 44, 58:multo maxime miserabile,
Sall. C. 36, 4:multo maxime ingenio validus,
id. J. 6, 1.—With particles denoting a difference, far, greatly, very:4.multo aliter,
Ter. And. prol. 4:multo aliter ac sperabat,
far otherwise than, Nep. Ham. 2:quod non multo secus fieret, si,
not far otherwise, not very different, Cic. Fam. 4, 9, 1: multo infra Cyrenaicum. Plin. 19, 3, 15, § 40. —In specifications of time, before ante and post, long, much:5.non multo ante urbem captam,
Cic. Div. 1, 45, 101:non multo ante,
not long before, Nep. Eum. 3, 3:multo ante,
Cic. Fam. 4, 1, 1:non multo post, quam, etc.,
not long after, id. Att. 12, 49, 9:haud multo ante solis occasum,
Liv. 5, 39, 2:multo ante noctem,
id. 27, 42, 13.—Very rarely with the positive for multum:6.maligna multo,
very, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 83 Umpf.—Doubled, multo multoque, with comparatives:II.multo multoque longior,
far, very much, Front. ad M. Caes. 2, 5:multo multoque operosius est,
Val. Max. 4, 1, 2: multo multoque magis, Front. Laud. Negl. § 3.Comp.: plūs, pluris; in the plur., plures, plura (in sing. anciently written plous; three times in the S. C. de Bacch. Here perh. belongs, in the plur., pleores and pleoris, for plures, in the Song of the Arval Brothers.—For the class. neuter of the plur., plura, the form pluria was used in ante-class. Latinity. Gellius cites M. Cato, Q. Claudius, Valerius Antias, L. AElius, P. Nigidius, and M. Varro as authorities for this form, Gell. 5, 21, 6; yet Plautus and Terence have only plura; and the earlier reading pluria, in Lucr. 1, 877; 2, 1135; 4, 1085, is now supplanted by the critically certain plura and plurima.—The gen. plur. plurium, however, has remained the predominant form, e. g. Quint. 7, 1, 1; 8, 4, 27; 9, 4, 66 et saep.) [from the root ple; Gr. pleon, pimplêmi; cf. plenus, plera, compleo, etc.; also locu-ples, plebes, populus, etc.], more.A.In the sing. (used both substantively and adverbially): LIBRAS FARRIS ENDO DIES DATO. SI VOLET PLVS DATO, Fragm. XII. Tab. in Gell. 20, 1, 45: SI PLVS MINVSVE SECVERVNT, SE FRAVDE ESTO, ib.;(β).so (perh. in imitation of this legal phrase): ebeu, cur ego plus minusve feci quam aequom fuit!
Plaut. Capt. 5, 3, 18; Ter. Phorm. 3, 3, 21:ne plus minusve loqueretur,
Suet. Aug. 84; cf. Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 27; and in the signif. of circiter, about: septingenti sunt paulo plus aut minus anni... postquam, etc., Enn. ap. Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 2 (Ann. v. 493 Vahl.);so. non longius abesse plus minus octo milibus,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 20, 1 Oud.; cf.:speranti plures... venerunt plusve minusve duae,
Mart. 8, 71, 4:aut ne quid faciam plus, quod post me minus fecisse satius sit,
too much... too little, Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 4:tantum et plus etiam ipse mihi deberet,
Cic. Att. 7, 3, 7:vos et decem numero, et, quod plus est, Romani estis,
and what is more, Liv. 9, 24, 8:verbane plus an sententia valere debeat,
Cic. Top. 25, 96: [p. 1174] cf.:apud me argumenta plus quam testes valent,
id. Rep. 1, 38, 59:valet enim salus plus quam libido,
id. ib. 1, 40, 63.—With a partitive gen.:(γ).vultis pecuniae plus habere,
Cic. Inv. 1, 47, 88; cf.:nostri casus plus honoris habuerunt quam laboris,
id. Rep. 1, 4, 7; so,plus virium,
id. Leg. 1, 2, 6:plus hostium,
Liv. 2, 42:plus dapis et rixae multo minus invidiaeque,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 51:in hac causa eo plus auctoritatis habent, quia, etc.,
Cic. Rep. 3, 16, 26; cf.:plus ingenii,
id. ib. 1, 14, 22:Albano non plus animi erat quam fidei,
as little courage as fidelity, Liv. 1, 27, 5.—With quam (some examples of which have already been given above):(δ).non plus quam semel,
Cic. Off. 3, 15, 61:confiteor eos... plus quam sicarios esse,
id. Phil. 2, 13, 31:ne plus reddat quam acceperit,
id. Lael. 16, 58 et saep.:non plus quam in tres partis posse distribui putaverunt,
into not more than, id. Inv. 1, 34, 57:plus quam decem dies abesse,
id. Phil. 2, 13, 31:nulla (navis) plus quam triginta remis agatur,
with more than, Liv. 38, 38, 8.—Without quam:(ε).HOMINES PLOVS V. OINVORSEI VIREI ATQVE MVLIERES, S. C. de Bacch. 19 (Wordsw. Fragm. and Spec. p. 173): plus mille capti,
Liv. 24, 44:plus milies audivi,
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 32: plus semel, Varr. ap. Plin. 14, 14, 17, § 96:plus quingentos colaphos infregit mihi,
Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 46:ferre plus dimidiati mensis cibaria,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 16, 37:non plus mille quingentos aeris,
id. Rep. 2, 22, 40:paulo plus ducentos passus a castris,
Liv. 31, 34:cum plus annum aeger fuisset,
id. 40, 2:parte plus dimidia rem auctam,
id. 29, 25.—With a compar. or adverbial abl., or with an abl. of measure:2.VIREI PLOVS DVOBVS, S. C. de Bacch. 20 (Wordsw. Fragm. and Spec. p. 173): de paupertate tacentes Plus poscente ferent,
more than the importunate, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 44:ex his alius alio plus habet virium,
Cic. Leg. 1, 2, 6: cave putes hoc tempore plus me quemquam cruciari, Balb. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 15, A, 2:alterum certe non potest, ut plus una vera sit,
Cic. N. D. 1, 2, 5; cf.:in columba plures videri colores, nec esse plus uno,
id. Ac. 2, 25, 79: HOC PLVS NE FACITO, more than this, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Cic. Leg. 2, 23, 59:annos sexaginta natus es Aut plus eo,
or more than that, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 11:plus aequo,
Cic. Lael. 16, 58:plus paulo,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 1, 8:paulo plus,
Liv. 31, 34: multo plus, Anton. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 8, A, 1:plus nimio,
overmuch, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 30: quam molestum est uno digito plus habere, too much by a finger, i. e. a finger too much, Cic. N. D. 1, 35, 99:uno plus Etruscorum cecidisse in acie,
one man more, Liv. 2, 7, 2.—In the gen. pretii, pluris, of more value, of a higher price, for more, higher, dearer:3.ut plus reddant musti et olei, et pretii pluris,
of greater value, Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 4:ager multo pluris est,
is worth much more, Cic. Rosc. Com. 12, 33; cf.:quo pluris sint nostra oliveta,
id. Rep. 3, 9, 16:pluris emere,
dearer, id. Fam. 7, 2, 1; so,vendere,
id. Off. 3, 12, 51; id. Verr. 2, 3, 19, § 48; Hor. S. 2, 3, 300:aedificare,
Col. 1, 4, 7:pluris est oculatus testis quam auriti decem,
of more value, Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 8:mea mihi conscientia pluris est, quam omnium sermo,
Cic. Att. 12, 28, 2:facio pluris omnium hominem neminem,
id. ib. 8, 2, 4:facere aliquem pluris,
make more of one, esteem him more highly, id. Fam. 3, 4, 2:pluris habere,
id. Phil. 6, 4, 10:aestimare,
id. Par. 6, 2, 48:ducere,
id. Att. 7, 3, 5:putare,
id. Off. 3, 4, 18 et saep.—Rarely, instead of the genitive, in the abl. pretii: plure vendunt, Lucil. ap. Charis. 2, p. 189 P.: plure altero tanto, quanto ejus fundus est, velim, Plaut. ib.: plure venit, Cic. ib.—4.Plus plusque, more and more: quem mehercule plus plusque in dies diligo. Cic. Att. 6, 2, 10.—* 5.Like magis, with an adj.:B.plus formosus, for formosior,
Nemes. Ecl. 4, 72.—In the plur.1.Comparatively, more in number:2.omnes qui aere alieno premantur, quos plures esse intellego quam putaram,
Cic. Att. 7, 3, 5; id. Rep. 2, 22, 40:nemini ego plura acerba esse credo ex amore homini umquam oblata quam mihi,
Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 1:ne plura insignia essent imperii in libero populo quam in regno fuissent,
Cic. Rep. 2, 31, 55:multo plura,
many more things, Quint. 3, 6, 28.—In gen., of a great number, many: qui plus fore dicant in pluribus consilii quam in uno. Cic. Rep. 1, 35, 55: cf.: quid quaeso interest inter unum et plures, si justitia est in pluribus? id. ib. 1, 39, 61;b.1, 34, 52: non possunt una in civitate multi rem ac fortunas amittere, ut non plures secum in eandem trahant calamitatem,
id. Imp. Pomp. 7, 19:quod pluribus praesentibus eas res jactari nolebat,
Caes. B. G. 1, 18:plura castella Pompeius tentaverat,
id. B. C. 3, 52:summus dolor plures dies manere non potest,
Cic. Fin. 2, 28, 93:pluribus diebus, Quint. prooem. § 7: illic plurium rerum est congeries,
id. 8, 4, 27:quae consuetudo sit, pluribus verbis docere,
Cic. Clu. 41, 115:eum pluribus verbis rogat, ut, etc.,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 28, § 64;without verba: quid ego plura dicam?
id. de Or. 1, 5, 18:pluribus haec exsecutus sum,
Phaedr. 3, 10, 59;also elliptically, quid plura? and, ne plura, like quid multa? and ne multa: hic sacra, hic genus, hic majorum multa vestigia. Quid plura? hanc vides villam, etc.,
what need of many words? in short, Cic. Leg. 2, 1, 3:sed—ne plura—dicendum enim aliquando est—Pomponium Atticum sic amo, ut alterum fratrem,
id. Fam. 13, 1, 5.—Esp.: plures.(α).The mass, the multitude, opp. pauciores, = hoi oligoi, Plaut. Trin. 1, 1, 13.—(β).Euphemistically, acc. to the Gr. hoi pleiones, the dead:(γ).quin prius Me ad plures penetravi?
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 14.—The greater number, the majority:III.plures nesciebant qua ex causa convenissent,
Vulg. Act. 19, 32.Sup.: plūrĭmus (archaic form, plisima plurima, Paul. ex Fest. p. 204 and 205 Mull.: PLIOIRVME (I), Epit. of Scipio), a, um [from root ple; whence also plus, q. v., ploirumus for ploisumus; and thence the predominant form plurimus], most, very much, or many (as an adj. in good prose mostly in the plur., except the standing formula of greeting: salutem plurimam dicere alicui; v. infra):(β).hujus sunt plurima simulacra,
Caes. B. G. 6, 17:nos plurimis ignotissimi gentibus,
Cic. Rep. 1, 17, 26:plurimae et maximae partes,
id. ib. 1, 4, 8:plurimorum seculorum memoria,
id. ib. 3, 9, 14:haec plurimis a me verbis dicta sunt,
id. ib. 1, 7, 12 et saep.—In sing.:me plurima praeda onustum,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 4:sermo,
Quint. 2, 2, 5:risus,
id. 6, 3, 85:res,
id. 6, 1, 51:exercitatio,
id. 8 prooem. §28: mons,
very large, Verg. A. 1, 419:cervix,
id. G. 3, 52:Aetna,
Ov. Ib. 600.—Of a greeting: impertit salutem plurimam, Lucil. ap. Non. 472. 16; and esp. freq.: salutem plurimam dicit (commonly abbrev. S. P. D.) at the beginning of letters; v. salus.— Poet.:medio cum plurimus orbe Sol erat,
very powerful, oppressive, Ov. M. 14, 53: plurima qua silva est. thickest, id. ib. 14, 361:coma plurima,
very thick, id. ib. 13, 844:sed plurima nantis in ore Alcyone conjux,
mostly, chiefly, id. ib. 11, 562.—And collect.:plurimus in Junonis honorem Aptum dicet equis Argos,
many a one, very many, Hor. C. 1, 7, 8; so,oleaster plurimus,
Verg. G. 2, 183:qua plurima mittitur ales,
Mart. 9, 56, 1:plurima lecta rosa est,
Ov. F. 4, 441.— In neutr. absol. (substant. or adverb.):ut haberet quam plurimum,
as much as possible, Cic. Rab. Post. 14, 39:caput autem est, quam plurimum scribere,
id. de Or. 1, 33, 150:ut in quoque oratore plurimum esset,
id. Rep. 1, 27, 123.— Adv.: plūrĭmum:et is valebat in suffragio plurimum, cujus plurimum intererat, esse in optimo statu civitatem,
Cic. Rep. 2, 22, 40:auspiciis plurimum obsecutus est Romulus,
id. ib. 2, 9, 16:si vero populus plurimum potest,
id. ib. 3, 14, 23; cf.:qui apud me dignitate plurimum possunt,
id. Rosc. Am. 1, 4:plurimum aliis praestare,
id. Inv. 2, 1, 1:ut te plurimum diligam,
id. Fam. 1, 7, 1; id. Tusc. 5, 27, 78:hoc ego utor uno omnium plurimum,
id. Fam. 11, 16, 2:quantum (al. quanto) plurimum possunt,
Quint. 11, 3, 120: plurimum quantum also signifies very much indeed, exceedingly (post-class.):plurimum quantum veritati nocuere,
Min. Fel. Oct. 22:gratulor,
id. ib. 40:(elleborum) ex aqua datur plurimum drachma,
at the most, Plin. 25, 5, 22, § 54; 9, 36, 60, § 125; 30, 6, 16, § 48; so,cum plurimum,
id. 2, 17, 15, § 78 (opp. to cum minimum); 18, 7, 10, § 60: nec tam numerosa differentia; tribus ut plurimum bonitatibus distat, for the most part, commonly, usually, = plerumque, Plin. 15, 3, 4, § 18.—In neutr. with a partit. gen.: sententiarum et gravitatis plurimum, Cic. Inv. 1, 18, 25:(γ).artis,
Quint. 10, 5, 3:auctoritatis et ponderis,
id. 9, 4, 91:ut laboris sic utilitatis etiam longe plurimum,
id. 10, 3, 1:virtutum,
id. 12, 1, 20 plurimum quantum favoris partibus dabat fratermtas ducum, Flor. 4, 2, 74.—In the gen. pretii:plurimi: immo unice unum plurimi pendit,
values very highly, esteems very much, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 29:quem unum Alexander plurimi fecerat,
Nep. Eum. 2, 2:ut quisque quod plurimi est possidet,
Cic. Par. 6, 2, 48. -
14 multi
multus (old form moltus), a, um; comp. plus; sup. plurimus (v. at the end of this art.), adj. [etym. dub.], much, great, many, of things corporeal and incorporeal.I.Posit.A.In gen.: multi mortales, Cato ap. Gell. 10, 3, 17: multi suam rem [p. 1173] bene gessere: multi qui, etc., Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6, 1 (Trag. v. 295 sq. Vahl.):B.multi fortissimi viri,
Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 3:rationes,
id. de Or. 1, 51, 222. tam multis verbis scribere, at such length, id. Fam. 3, 8, 1:beneficia. Cato ap. Fest. s. v. ratissima, p. 286 Mull.: multi alii,
Ter. And. 5, 4, 28.—When used with another adjective it is usually connected with it by a conjunction:multae et magnae contentiones,
many great conlests, Cic. Phil. 2, 3, 7; 3, 10, 26:O multas et graves offensiones,
id. Att. 11, 7, 3:multi et graves dolores,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 45, § 119:multi et varii timores,
Liv. 3, 16, 3:multae bonaeque artes animi,
Sall. J. 28, 5:multa et clara facinora,
Tac. A. 12, 31.—But when the second adjective is used substantively the conjunction is omitted:multi improbi,
Cic. Off. 2, 8, 28; 2, 19, 65:multi boni, docti, prudentes,
id. Fl. 4, 8:multi nobiles,
id. Planc. 20, 50:multa acerba habuit ille annus,
id. Sest. 27, 58; 66, 139:multa infanda,
Liv. 28, 12, 5:multa falsa,
id. 35, 23, 2.—Also, when the second adjective forms with its substantive a single conception:multa secunda proelia,
victories, Liv. 9, 42, 5; 35, 1, 3; 41, 17, 1:multa libera capita,
freemen, id. 42, 41, 11:multae liberae civitates,
republics, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 30, § 68:multos fortes viros,
id. Cat. 3, 2, 7; id. Mur. 8, 17:multi clari viri,
noblemen, id. Leg. 1, 5, 17:multi primarii viri,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 61, § 149.—Similarly, et is omitted between multi and adjectives which form with their substantives familiar phrases:multi clarissimi viri,
Cic. Phil. 11, 10, 24:multi amplissimi viri,
id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Deiot. 14, 39; id. Fam. 10, 25, 2; id. Att. 10, 8, 7; 16, 16, 11; id. Verr. 1, 7, 19:multi honestissimi homines,
id. Fam. 15, 15, 3:multi peritissimi homines,
id. Caecin. 24, 69:multi summi homines,
id. Arch. 12, 30; id. Har. Resp. 26, 56:multi clarissimi et sapientissimi viri,
id. Planc. 4, 11; id. Cael. 18, 43.—Et is also omitted when the substantive stands between the two adjectives:in veteribus patronis multis,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 1, 2:multa praeterea bella gravia,
id. Agr. 2, 33, 90:multis suppliciis justis,
id. Cat. 1, 8, 20:multa majores nostri magna et gravia bella gesserunt,
id. Imp. Pomp. 2, 6:plurima signa pulcherrima,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 23, § 61.—When both adjectives follow the substantive, et is sometimes inserted:virtutes animi multae et magnae,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 64:causas ille multas et graves habuit,
id. Clu. 30, 82;and is sometimes omitted, the emphasis then falling on the second adjective: utebatur hominibus improbis, multis,
id. Cael. 5, 12:prodigia multa, foeda,
Liv. 40, 29, 1.—With a partitive gen.:multi hominum,
Plin. 16, 25, 40, § 96:multae silvestrium arborum,
id. 16, 31, 56, § 128.—In neutr. plur.: multa, orum, many things, much:nimium multa,
Cic. Fam. 4, 14, 3:nimis multa,
id. Fin. 2, 18, 57:insulae non ita multae,
not so many, not so very many, Plin. 5, 7, 7, § 41:parum multa scire,
too few, Auct. Her. 1, 1, 1: bene multi, a good many, Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 4:quam minime multa vestigia servitutis,
as few as possible, Nep. Tim. 3, 3:minime multi remiges,
exceedingly few, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 88:in multas pecunias alienissimorum hominum invasit,
id. Phil. 2, 16, 41; id. Verr. 2, 5, 19, § 48:multae pecuniae variis ex causis a privatis detinentur,
Plin. Ep. 10, 17, 3.—Sometimes multi stands for multi alii, many others:nam certe Pompeio, et a Curionibus patre et filio, et a multis exprobratum est,
Suet. Caes. 50.—The sing. also is used poet. for the plur., many a:aut trudit acres hinc et hinc multa cane Apros in obstantes plagas,
with many dogs, Hor. Epod. 2, 31:multa prece prosequi,
id. C. 4, 5, 33:multa victima,
Verg. E. 1, 34: agna. Ov. F. 4, 772:avis,
id. Am. 3, 5, 4:tabella,
Tib. 1, 3, 28; so of persons: multus sua vulnera puppi Affixit moriens, many a one, for multi affixerunt, Luc. 3, 707.—In sing., to denote quantity, much, great, abundant: multum aurum et argentum. Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 8; 22:exstructa mensa multa carne rancida,
Cic. Pis. 27, 67:multo labore quaerere aliquid,
with much labor, great exertion, Cic. Sull. 26, 73:cura,
Sall. J. 7, 4:sol,
much sun, Plin. 31, 7, 39, § 81: sermo, much conversalion, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 20, 1: stilus tuus multi sudoris est. Cic. de Or. 1, 60, 257: multo cibo et potione completi, id. Tusc. 5, 35, 100:multo sanguine ea Poenis victoria stetit,
Liv. 23, 30, 2:multum sanguinem haurire,
Curt. 4, 14, 17; 8, 14, 32:multam harenam mare evomit,
id. 4, 6, 8:arbor,
id. 7, 4, 26:silva,
id. 8, 10, 14:multae vestis injectu opprimi,
Tac. A. 6, 50:multa et lauta supellex,
Cic. Phil. 2, 27, 66:aurum,
Sall. J. 13, 6; Tac. A. 6, 33; Liv. 26, 11, 9; Curt. 3, 3, 12:libertas,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 5:multam salutem dicere alicui,
to greet heartily, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 194:cum auro et argento multo,
Sall. J. 13, 6.—Of time:Itaque multum diei processerat,
a great part of the day, Sall. J. 51, 2:ad multum diem,
till far in the day, Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1:multo adhuc die,
when much of the day was still remaining, when it was still high day, Tac. H. 2, 44:multo denique die,
when the day was far spent, Caes. B. G. 1, 22:multa nocte,
late at night, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 9, 2:multo mane,
very early, id. Att. 5, 4, 1:multa opinio, for multorum,
the general opinion, Gell. 3, 16, 1:velut multa pace,
as in a general peace, as if there were peace everywhere, Tac. H. 4, 35:multus homo,
one who gives himself up to the lusts of many, Cat. 112, 1.— multi, orum, m., the many, the common mass, the multitude: probis probatus potius, quam multis forem, Att. ap. Non. 519, 9:video ego te, mulier, more multarum utier,
id. ib. —Esp.: unus e (or de) multis, one of the multitude, a man of no distinction:tenuis L. Virginius unusque e multis,
Cic. Fin. 2, 20, 62:unus de multis esse,
id. Off. 1, 30, 109: M. Calidius non fuit orator unus e multis;potius inter multos prope singularis fuit,
id. Brut. 79, 274:numerarer in multis,
among the herd of orators, id. ib. 97, 333:e multis una sit tibi,
no better than others, Ov. R. Am. 682:multum est,
it is of importance, Verg. G. 2, 272.—In neutr. absol.: ne multa, or ne multis, not to be prolix, in short:ne multa: perquiritur a coactoribus,
Cic. Clu. 64, 181:ne multis: Diogenes emitur,
id. ib. 16, 47:quid multis moror?
Ter. And. 1, 1, 87.—Sometimes multa is used (particularly by the poets) adverbially, much, greatly, very:multa reluctari,
Verg. G. 4, 301:gemens,
id. ib. 3, 226; id. A. 5, 869:deos testatus,
id. ib. 7, 593:invehi,
Nep. Ep. 6, 1 (cf. nonnulla invehi, id. Tim. 5, 3):haud multa moratus,
Verg. A. 3, 610.—Rarely in multum:in multum velociores,
by far, Plin. 10, 36, 52, § 108.—In partic.1.Too much, overmuch, excessive:2.supellex modica, non multa,
Nep. Att. 13, 5.—In speech, much-speaking, diffuse, prolix:3.qui in aliquo genere aut inconcinnus aut multus est,
Cic. de Or. 2, 4, 17:ne in re nota et pervulgata multus et insolens sim,
id. ib. 2, 87, 358:nolo in stellarum ratione multus vobis videri,
id. N. D. 2, 46, 119.—Frequent, frequently present:A.in operibus, in agmine, atque ad vigilias multus adesse,
Sall. J. 96, 3:multus in eo proelio Caesar fuit,
was in many places, Flor. 4, 2, 50:hen hercle hominem multum et odiosum mihi!
troublesome, tedious, Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 41:instare,
Sall. J. 84, 1.—Hence, adv., in two forms.multum, much, very much, greatly, very, often, frequently, far, etc. (class.):B.salve multum, gnate mi,
Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 56:multum vale,
farewell, id. Stich. 3, 2, 40:hominem ineptum multum et odiosum mihi,
id. Men. 2, 2, 42:opinor, Cassium uti non ita multum sorore,
not very much, Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 3:multum mecum municipales homines loquuntur,
often, id. Att. 8, 13, 2:non multum ille quidem nec saepe dicebat,
id. Brut. 34, 128:non multum confidere,
not very much, not particularly, Caes. B. G. 3, 25:sunt in venationibus,
often, frequently, id. ib. 4, 1:in eodem genere causarum multum erat T. Juventius,
Cic. Brut. 48, 178:multum fuisse cum aliquo,
to have had much intercourse with, id. Rep. 1, 10, 16:sum multum equidem cum Phaedro in Epicuri hortis,
id. Fin. 5, 1, 3:gratia valere,
to be in great favor, Nep. Con. 2, 1:res multum et saepe quaesita,
Cic. Leg. 3, 15, 33:longe omnes multumque superabit,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 44, § 115:multum et diu cogitans,
id. Div. 2, 1, 1:diu multumque scriptitare,
id. de Or. 1, 33, 152.—With an adj.:multum loquaces,
very talkative, Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 5:mepti labores,
very, Plin. Ep. 1, 9.— Poet. also with comp.:multum improbiores sunt quam a primo credidi,
much, far, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 139:multum robustior illo,
Juv. 19, 197:majora,
Sil. 13, 708.— So with infra, post:haud multum infra viam,
Liv. 5, 37, 7; Plin. 98, 7, § 20:haud multum post mortem ejus,
Tac. A. 5, 3:ut multum,
at most, Mart. 10, 11, 6; Vop. Aur. 46.—multō by much, much, a great deal, far, by far (class.).1.With comparatives and verbs which imply comparison:2.multo tanto carior,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 76:pauciores oratores,
Cic. de Or. 1, 3, 11:facilius atque expeditius iter,
Caes. B. G. 1, 6.—With verbs:virtutem omnibus rebus multo anteponentes,
Cic. Fin. 4, 18, 49:multo ceteros anteibant,
Tac. H. 4, 13:multo praestat beneficii, quam maleficii immemorem esse,
Sall. J. 31, 28.—With malle:multo mavolo,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 88; id. Ps. 2, 4, 38:meo judicio multo stare malo, quam, etc.,
Cic. Att. 12, 21, 1.—With sup. (rare but class.), by far, by much:3.quae tibi mulier videtur multo sapientissuma,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 66; id. Am. 2, 2, 150: multo optimus hostis, by far, Lucil. ap. Non. 4, 413:simulacrum multo antiquissimum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 109; 2, 4, 23, § 50; id. Cat. 4, 8, 17:maxima pars,
id. Imp. Pomp. 18, 54; cf. Hor. S. 2, 3, 82:multo id bellum maximum fuit,
Liv. 1, 11, 5:pars multo maxima,
id. 30, 18, 14: multo molestissima, Cic. Div. in. Caecil. 11, 36:multo gratissima lux,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 39:foedissimum,
Quint. 9, 4, 72:optimum,
id. ib. 26:pulcherrimum,
id. 1, 2, 24:utilissima,
id. 2, 10, 1:maxime,
Auct. Her. 4, 44, 58:multo maxime miserabile,
Sall. C. 36, 4:multo maxime ingenio validus,
id. J. 6, 1.—With particles denoting a difference, far, greatly, very:4.multo aliter,
Ter. And. prol. 4:multo aliter ac sperabat,
far otherwise than, Nep. Ham. 2:quod non multo secus fieret, si,
not far otherwise, not very different, Cic. Fam. 4, 9, 1: multo infra Cyrenaicum. Plin. 19, 3, 15, § 40. —In specifications of time, before ante and post, long, much:5.non multo ante urbem captam,
Cic. Div. 1, 45, 101:non multo ante,
not long before, Nep. Eum. 3, 3:multo ante,
Cic. Fam. 4, 1, 1:non multo post, quam, etc.,
not long after, id. Att. 12, 49, 9:haud multo ante solis occasum,
Liv. 5, 39, 2:multo ante noctem,
id. 27, 42, 13.—Very rarely with the positive for multum:6.maligna multo,
very, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 83 Umpf.—Doubled, multo multoque, with comparatives:II.multo multoque longior,
far, very much, Front. ad M. Caes. 2, 5:multo multoque operosius est,
Val. Max. 4, 1, 2: multo multoque magis, Front. Laud. Negl. § 3.Comp.: plūs, pluris; in the plur., plures, plura (in sing. anciently written plous; three times in the S. C. de Bacch. Here perh. belongs, in the plur., pleores and pleoris, for plures, in the Song of the Arval Brothers.—For the class. neuter of the plur., plura, the form pluria was used in ante-class. Latinity. Gellius cites M. Cato, Q. Claudius, Valerius Antias, L. AElius, P. Nigidius, and M. Varro as authorities for this form, Gell. 5, 21, 6; yet Plautus and Terence have only plura; and the earlier reading pluria, in Lucr. 1, 877; 2, 1135; 4, 1085, is now supplanted by the critically certain plura and plurima.—The gen. plur. plurium, however, has remained the predominant form, e. g. Quint. 7, 1, 1; 8, 4, 27; 9, 4, 66 et saep.) [from the root ple; Gr. pleon, pimplêmi; cf. plenus, plera, compleo, etc.; also locu-ples, plebes, populus, etc.], more.A.In the sing. (used both substantively and adverbially): LIBRAS FARRIS ENDO DIES DATO. SI VOLET PLVS DATO, Fragm. XII. Tab. in Gell. 20, 1, 45: SI PLVS MINVSVE SECVERVNT, SE FRAVDE ESTO, ib.;(β).so (perh. in imitation of this legal phrase): ebeu, cur ego plus minusve feci quam aequom fuit!
Plaut. Capt. 5, 3, 18; Ter. Phorm. 3, 3, 21:ne plus minusve loqueretur,
Suet. Aug. 84; cf. Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 27; and in the signif. of circiter, about: septingenti sunt paulo plus aut minus anni... postquam, etc., Enn. ap. Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 2 (Ann. v. 493 Vahl.);so. non longius abesse plus minus octo milibus,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 20, 1 Oud.; cf.:speranti plures... venerunt plusve minusve duae,
Mart. 8, 71, 4:aut ne quid faciam plus, quod post me minus fecisse satius sit,
too much... too little, Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 4:tantum et plus etiam ipse mihi deberet,
Cic. Att. 7, 3, 7:vos et decem numero, et, quod plus est, Romani estis,
and what is more, Liv. 9, 24, 8:verbane plus an sententia valere debeat,
Cic. Top. 25, 96: [p. 1174] cf.:apud me argumenta plus quam testes valent,
id. Rep. 1, 38, 59:valet enim salus plus quam libido,
id. ib. 1, 40, 63.—With a partitive gen.:(γ).vultis pecuniae plus habere,
Cic. Inv. 1, 47, 88; cf.:nostri casus plus honoris habuerunt quam laboris,
id. Rep. 1, 4, 7; so,plus virium,
id. Leg. 1, 2, 6:plus hostium,
Liv. 2, 42:plus dapis et rixae multo minus invidiaeque,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 51:in hac causa eo plus auctoritatis habent, quia, etc.,
Cic. Rep. 3, 16, 26; cf.:plus ingenii,
id. ib. 1, 14, 22:Albano non plus animi erat quam fidei,
as little courage as fidelity, Liv. 1, 27, 5.—With quam (some examples of which have already been given above):(δ).non plus quam semel,
Cic. Off. 3, 15, 61:confiteor eos... plus quam sicarios esse,
id. Phil. 2, 13, 31:ne plus reddat quam acceperit,
id. Lael. 16, 58 et saep.:non plus quam in tres partis posse distribui putaverunt,
into not more than, id. Inv. 1, 34, 57:plus quam decem dies abesse,
id. Phil. 2, 13, 31:nulla (navis) plus quam triginta remis agatur,
with more than, Liv. 38, 38, 8.—Without quam:(ε).HOMINES PLOVS V. OINVORSEI VIREI ATQVE MVLIERES, S. C. de Bacch. 19 (Wordsw. Fragm. and Spec. p. 173): plus mille capti,
Liv. 24, 44:plus milies audivi,
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 32: plus semel, Varr. ap. Plin. 14, 14, 17, § 96:plus quingentos colaphos infregit mihi,
Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 46:ferre plus dimidiati mensis cibaria,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 16, 37:non plus mille quingentos aeris,
id. Rep. 2, 22, 40:paulo plus ducentos passus a castris,
Liv. 31, 34:cum plus annum aeger fuisset,
id. 40, 2:parte plus dimidia rem auctam,
id. 29, 25.—With a compar. or adverbial abl., or with an abl. of measure:2.VIREI PLOVS DVOBVS, S. C. de Bacch. 20 (Wordsw. Fragm. and Spec. p. 173): de paupertate tacentes Plus poscente ferent,
more than the importunate, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 44:ex his alius alio plus habet virium,
Cic. Leg. 1, 2, 6: cave putes hoc tempore plus me quemquam cruciari, Balb. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 15, A, 2:alterum certe non potest, ut plus una vera sit,
Cic. N. D. 1, 2, 5; cf.:in columba plures videri colores, nec esse plus uno,
id. Ac. 2, 25, 79: HOC PLVS NE FACITO, more than this, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Cic. Leg. 2, 23, 59:annos sexaginta natus es Aut plus eo,
or more than that, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 11:plus aequo,
Cic. Lael. 16, 58:plus paulo,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 1, 8:paulo plus,
Liv. 31, 34: multo plus, Anton. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 8, A, 1:plus nimio,
overmuch, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 30: quam molestum est uno digito plus habere, too much by a finger, i. e. a finger too much, Cic. N. D. 1, 35, 99:uno plus Etruscorum cecidisse in acie,
one man more, Liv. 2, 7, 2.—In the gen. pretii, pluris, of more value, of a higher price, for more, higher, dearer:3.ut plus reddant musti et olei, et pretii pluris,
of greater value, Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 4:ager multo pluris est,
is worth much more, Cic. Rosc. Com. 12, 33; cf.:quo pluris sint nostra oliveta,
id. Rep. 3, 9, 16:pluris emere,
dearer, id. Fam. 7, 2, 1; so,vendere,
id. Off. 3, 12, 51; id. Verr. 2, 3, 19, § 48; Hor. S. 2, 3, 300:aedificare,
Col. 1, 4, 7:pluris est oculatus testis quam auriti decem,
of more value, Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 8:mea mihi conscientia pluris est, quam omnium sermo,
Cic. Att. 12, 28, 2:facio pluris omnium hominem neminem,
id. ib. 8, 2, 4:facere aliquem pluris,
make more of one, esteem him more highly, id. Fam. 3, 4, 2:pluris habere,
id. Phil. 6, 4, 10:aestimare,
id. Par. 6, 2, 48:ducere,
id. Att. 7, 3, 5:putare,
id. Off. 3, 4, 18 et saep.—Rarely, instead of the genitive, in the abl. pretii: plure vendunt, Lucil. ap. Charis. 2, p. 189 P.: plure altero tanto, quanto ejus fundus est, velim, Plaut. ib.: plure venit, Cic. ib.—4.Plus plusque, more and more: quem mehercule plus plusque in dies diligo. Cic. Att. 6, 2, 10.—* 5.Like magis, with an adj.:B.plus formosus, for formosior,
Nemes. Ecl. 4, 72.—In the plur.1.Comparatively, more in number:2.omnes qui aere alieno premantur, quos plures esse intellego quam putaram,
Cic. Att. 7, 3, 5; id. Rep. 2, 22, 40:nemini ego plura acerba esse credo ex amore homini umquam oblata quam mihi,
Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 1:ne plura insignia essent imperii in libero populo quam in regno fuissent,
Cic. Rep. 2, 31, 55:multo plura,
many more things, Quint. 3, 6, 28.—In gen., of a great number, many: qui plus fore dicant in pluribus consilii quam in uno. Cic. Rep. 1, 35, 55: cf.: quid quaeso interest inter unum et plures, si justitia est in pluribus? id. ib. 1, 39, 61;b.1, 34, 52: non possunt una in civitate multi rem ac fortunas amittere, ut non plures secum in eandem trahant calamitatem,
id. Imp. Pomp. 7, 19:quod pluribus praesentibus eas res jactari nolebat,
Caes. B. G. 1, 18:plura castella Pompeius tentaverat,
id. B. C. 3, 52:summus dolor plures dies manere non potest,
Cic. Fin. 2, 28, 93:pluribus diebus, Quint. prooem. § 7: illic plurium rerum est congeries,
id. 8, 4, 27:quae consuetudo sit, pluribus verbis docere,
Cic. Clu. 41, 115:eum pluribus verbis rogat, ut, etc.,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 28, § 64;without verba: quid ego plura dicam?
id. de Or. 1, 5, 18:pluribus haec exsecutus sum,
Phaedr. 3, 10, 59;also elliptically, quid plura? and, ne plura, like quid multa? and ne multa: hic sacra, hic genus, hic majorum multa vestigia. Quid plura? hanc vides villam, etc.,
what need of many words? in short, Cic. Leg. 2, 1, 3:sed—ne plura—dicendum enim aliquando est—Pomponium Atticum sic amo, ut alterum fratrem,
id. Fam. 13, 1, 5.—Esp.: plures.(α).The mass, the multitude, opp. pauciores, = hoi oligoi, Plaut. Trin. 1, 1, 13.—(β).Euphemistically, acc. to the Gr. hoi pleiones, the dead:(γ).quin prius Me ad plures penetravi?
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 14.—The greater number, the majority:III.plures nesciebant qua ex causa convenissent,
Vulg. Act. 19, 32.Sup.: plūrĭmus (archaic form, plisima plurima, Paul. ex Fest. p. 204 and 205 Mull.: PLIOIRVME (I), Epit. of Scipio), a, um [from root ple; whence also plus, q. v., ploirumus for ploisumus; and thence the predominant form plurimus], most, very much, or many (as an adj. in good prose mostly in the plur., except the standing formula of greeting: salutem plurimam dicere alicui; v. infra):(β).hujus sunt plurima simulacra,
Caes. B. G. 6, 17:nos plurimis ignotissimi gentibus,
Cic. Rep. 1, 17, 26:plurimae et maximae partes,
id. ib. 1, 4, 8:plurimorum seculorum memoria,
id. ib. 3, 9, 14:haec plurimis a me verbis dicta sunt,
id. ib. 1, 7, 12 et saep.—In sing.:me plurima praeda onustum,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 4:sermo,
Quint. 2, 2, 5:risus,
id. 6, 3, 85:res,
id. 6, 1, 51:exercitatio,
id. 8 prooem. §28: mons,
very large, Verg. A. 1, 419:cervix,
id. G. 3, 52:Aetna,
Ov. Ib. 600.—Of a greeting: impertit salutem plurimam, Lucil. ap. Non. 472. 16; and esp. freq.: salutem plurimam dicit (commonly abbrev. S. P. D.) at the beginning of letters; v. salus.— Poet.:medio cum plurimus orbe Sol erat,
very powerful, oppressive, Ov. M. 14, 53: plurima qua silva est. thickest, id. ib. 14, 361:coma plurima,
very thick, id. ib. 13, 844:sed plurima nantis in ore Alcyone conjux,
mostly, chiefly, id. ib. 11, 562.—And collect.:plurimus in Junonis honorem Aptum dicet equis Argos,
many a one, very many, Hor. C. 1, 7, 8; so,oleaster plurimus,
Verg. G. 2, 183:qua plurima mittitur ales,
Mart. 9, 56, 1:plurima lecta rosa est,
Ov. F. 4, 441.— In neutr. absol. (substant. or adverb.):ut haberet quam plurimum,
as much as possible, Cic. Rab. Post. 14, 39:caput autem est, quam plurimum scribere,
id. de Or. 1, 33, 150:ut in quoque oratore plurimum esset,
id. Rep. 1, 27, 123.— Adv.: plūrĭmum:et is valebat in suffragio plurimum, cujus plurimum intererat, esse in optimo statu civitatem,
Cic. Rep. 2, 22, 40:auspiciis plurimum obsecutus est Romulus,
id. ib. 2, 9, 16:si vero populus plurimum potest,
id. ib. 3, 14, 23; cf.:qui apud me dignitate plurimum possunt,
id. Rosc. Am. 1, 4:plurimum aliis praestare,
id. Inv. 2, 1, 1:ut te plurimum diligam,
id. Fam. 1, 7, 1; id. Tusc. 5, 27, 78:hoc ego utor uno omnium plurimum,
id. Fam. 11, 16, 2:quantum (al. quanto) plurimum possunt,
Quint. 11, 3, 120: plurimum quantum also signifies very much indeed, exceedingly (post-class.):plurimum quantum veritati nocuere,
Min. Fel. Oct. 22:gratulor,
id. ib. 40:(elleborum) ex aqua datur plurimum drachma,
at the most, Plin. 25, 5, 22, § 54; 9, 36, 60, § 125; 30, 6, 16, § 48; so,cum plurimum,
id. 2, 17, 15, § 78 (opp. to cum minimum); 18, 7, 10, § 60: nec tam numerosa differentia; tribus ut plurimum bonitatibus distat, for the most part, commonly, usually, = plerumque, Plin. 15, 3, 4, § 18.—In neutr. with a partit. gen.: sententiarum et gravitatis plurimum, Cic. Inv. 1, 18, 25:(γ).artis,
Quint. 10, 5, 3:auctoritatis et ponderis,
id. 9, 4, 91:ut laboris sic utilitatis etiam longe plurimum,
id. 10, 3, 1:virtutum,
id. 12, 1, 20 plurimum quantum favoris partibus dabat fratermtas ducum, Flor. 4, 2, 74.—In the gen. pretii:plurimi: immo unice unum plurimi pendit,
values very highly, esteems very much, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 29:quem unum Alexander plurimi fecerat,
Nep. Eum. 2, 2:ut quisque quod plurimi est possidet,
Cic. Par. 6, 2, 48. -
15 multus
multus (old form moltus), a, um; comp. plus; sup. plurimus (v. at the end of this art.), adj. [etym. dub.], much, great, many, of things corporeal and incorporeal.I.Posit.A.In gen.: multi mortales, Cato ap. Gell. 10, 3, 17: multi suam rem [p. 1173] bene gessere: multi qui, etc., Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6, 1 (Trag. v. 295 sq. Vahl.):B.multi fortissimi viri,
Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 3:rationes,
id. de Or. 1, 51, 222. tam multis verbis scribere, at such length, id. Fam. 3, 8, 1:beneficia. Cato ap. Fest. s. v. ratissima, p. 286 Mull.: multi alii,
Ter. And. 5, 4, 28.—When used with another adjective it is usually connected with it by a conjunction:multae et magnae contentiones,
many great conlests, Cic. Phil. 2, 3, 7; 3, 10, 26:O multas et graves offensiones,
id. Att. 11, 7, 3:multi et graves dolores,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 45, § 119:multi et varii timores,
Liv. 3, 16, 3:multae bonaeque artes animi,
Sall. J. 28, 5:multa et clara facinora,
Tac. A. 12, 31.—But when the second adjective is used substantively the conjunction is omitted:multi improbi,
Cic. Off. 2, 8, 28; 2, 19, 65:multi boni, docti, prudentes,
id. Fl. 4, 8:multi nobiles,
id. Planc. 20, 50:multa acerba habuit ille annus,
id. Sest. 27, 58; 66, 139:multa infanda,
Liv. 28, 12, 5:multa falsa,
id. 35, 23, 2.—Also, when the second adjective forms with its substantive a single conception:multa secunda proelia,
victories, Liv. 9, 42, 5; 35, 1, 3; 41, 17, 1:multa libera capita,
freemen, id. 42, 41, 11:multae liberae civitates,
republics, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 30, § 68:multos fortes viros,
id. Cat. 3, 2, 7; id. Mur. 8, 17:multi clari viri,
noblemen, id. Leg. 1, 5, 17:multi primarii viri,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 61, § 149.—Similarly, et is omitted between multi and adjectives which form with their substantives familiar phrases:multi clarissimi viri,
Cic. Phil. 11, 10, 24:multi amplissimi viri,
id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Deiot. 14, 39; id. Fam. 10, 25, 2; id. Att. 10, 8, 7; 16, 16, 11; id. Verr. 1, 7, 19:multi honestissimi homines,
id. Fam. 15, 15, 3:multi peritissimi homines,
id. Caecin. 24, 69:multi summi homines,
id. Arch. 12, 30; id. Har. Resp. 26, 56:multi clarissimi et sapientissimi viri,
id. Planc. 4, 11; id. Cael. 18, 43.—Et is also omitted when the substantive stands between the two adjectives:in veteribus patronis multis,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 1, 2:multa praeterea bella gravia,
id. Agr. 2, 33, 90:multis suppliciis justis,
id. Cat. 1, 8, 20:multa majores nostri magna et gravia bella gesserunt,
id. Imp. Pomp. 2, 6:plurima signa pulcherrima,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 23, § 61.—When both adjectives follow the substantive, et is sometimes inserted:virtutes animi multae et magnae,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 64:causas ille multas et graves habuit,
id. Clu. 30, 82;and is sometimes omitted, the emphasis then falling on the second adjective: utebatur hominibus improbis, multis,
id. Cael. 5, 12:prodigia multa, foeda,
Liv. 40, 29, 1.—With a partitive gen.:multi hominum,
Plin. 16, 25, 40, § 96:multae silvestrium arborum,
id. 16, 31, 56, § 128.—In neutr. plur.: multa, orum, many things, much:nimium multa,
Cic. Fam. 4, 14, 3:nimis multa,
id. Fin. 2, 18, 57:insulae non ita multae,
not so many, not so very many, Plin. 5, 7, 7, § 41:parum multa scire,
too few, Auct. Her. 1, 1, 1: bene multi, a good many, Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 4:quam minime multa vestigia servitutis,
as few as possible, Nep. Tim. 3, 3:minime multi remiges,
exceedingly few, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 88:in multas pecunias alienissimorum hominum invasit,
id. Phil. 2, 16, 41; id. Verr. 2, 5, 19, § 48:multae pecuniae variis ex causis a privatis detinentur,
Plin. Ep. 10, 17, 3.—Sometimes multi stands for multi alii, many others:nam certe Pompeio, et a Curionibus patre et filio, et a multis exprobratum est,
Suet. Caes. 50.—The sing. also is used poet. for the plur., many a:aut trudit acres hinc et hinc multa cane Apros in obstantes plagas,
with many dogs, Hor. Epod. 2, 31:multa prece prosequi,
id. C. 4, 5, 33:multa victima,
Verg. E. 1, 34: agna. Ov. F. 4, 772:avis,
id. Am. 3, 5, 4:tabella,
Tib. 1, 3, 28; so of persons: multus sua vulnera puppi Affixit moriens, many a one, for multi affixerunt, Luc. 3, 707.—In sing., to denote quantity, much, great, abundant: multum aurum et argentum. Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 8; 22:exstructa mensa multa carne rancida,
Cic. Pis. 27, 67:multo labore quaerere aliquid,
with much labor, great exertion, Cic. Sull. 26, 73:cura,
Sall. J. 7, 4:sol,
much sun, Plin. 31, 7, 39, § 81: sermo, much conversalion, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 20, 1: stilus tuus multi sudoris est. Cic. de Or. 1, 60, 257: multo cibo et potione completi, id. Tusc. 5, 35, 100:multo sanguine ea Poenis victoria stetit,
Liv. 23, 30, 2:multum sanguinem haurire,
Curt. 4, 14, 17; 8, 14, 32:multam harenam mare evomit,
id. 4, 6, 8:arbor,
id. 7, 4, 26:silva,
id. 8, 10, 14:multae vestis injectu opprimi,
Tac. A. 6, 50:multa et lauta supellex,
Cic. Phil. 2, 27, 66:aurum,
Sall. J. 13, 6; Tac. A. 6, 33; Liv. 26, 11, 9; Curt. 3, 3, 12:libertas,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 5:multam salutem dicere alicui,
to greet heartily, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 194:cum auro et argento multo,
Sall. J. 13, 6.—Of time:Itaque multum diei processerat,
a great part of the day, Sall. J. 51, 2:ad multum diem,
till far in the day, Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1:multo adhuc die,
when much of the day was still remaining, when it was still high day, Tac. H. 2, 44:multo denique die,
when the day was far spent, Caes. B. G. 1, 22:multa nocte,
late at night, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 9, 2:multo mane,
very early, id. Att. 5, 4, 1:multa opinio, for multorum,
the general opinion, Gell. 3, 16, 1:velut multa pace,
as in a general peace, as if there were peace everywhere, Tac. H. 4, 35:multus homo,
one who gives himself up to the lusts of many, Cat. 112, 1.— multi, orum, m., the many, the common mass, the multitude: probis probatus potius, quam multis forem, Att. ap. Non. 519, 9:video ego te, mulier, more multarum utier,
id. ib. —Esp.: unus e (or de) multis, one of the multitude, a man of no distinction:tenuis L. Virginius unusque e multis,
Cic. Fin. 2, 20, 62:unus de multis esse,
id. Off. 1, 30, 109: M. Calidius non fuit orator unus e multis;potius inter multos prope singularis fuit,
id. Brut. 79, 274:numerarer in multis,
among the herd of orators, id. ib. 97, 333:e multis una sit tibi,
no better than others, Ov. R. Am. 682:multum est,
it is of importance, Verg. G. 2, 272.—In neutr. absol.: ne multa, or ne multis, not to be prolix, in short:ne multa: perquiritur a coactoribus,
Cic. Clu. 64, 181:ne multis: Diogenes emitur,
id. ib. 16, 47:quid multis moror?
Ter. And. 1, 1, 87.—Sometimes multa is used (particularly by the poets) adverbially, much, greatly, very:multa reluctari,
Verg. G. 4, 301:gemens,
id. ib. 3, 226; id. A. 5, 869:deos testatus,
id. ib. 7, 593:invehi,
Nep. Ep. 6, 1 (cf. nonnulla invehi, id. Tim. 5, 3):haud multa moratus,
Verg. A. 3, 610.—Rarely in multum:in multum velociores,
by far, Plin. 10, 36, 52, § 108.—In partic.1.Too much, overmuch, excessive:2.supellex modica, non multa,
Nep. Att. 13, 5.—In speech, much-speaking, diffuse, prolix:3.qui in aliquo genere aut inconcinnus aut multus est,
Cic. de Or. 2, 4, 17:ne in re nota et pervulgata multus et insolens sim,
id. ib. 2, 87, 358:nolo in stellarum ratione multus vobis videri,
id. N. D. 2, 46, 119.—Frequent, frequently present:A.in operibus, in agmine, atque ad vigilias multus adesse,
Sall. J. 96, 3:multus in eo proelio Caesar fuit,
was in many places, Flor. 4, 2, 50:hen hercle hominem multum et odiosum mihi!
troublesome, tedious, Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 41:instare,
Sall. J. 84, 1.—Hence, adv., in two forms.multum, much, very much, greatly, very, often, frequently, far, etc. (class.):B.salve multum, gnate mi,
Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 56:multum vale,
farewell, id. Stich. 3, 2, 40:hominem ineptum multum et odiosum mihi,
id. Men. 2, 2, 42:opinor, Cassium uti non ita multum sorore,
not very much, Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 3:multum mecum municipales homines loquuntur,
often, id. Att. 8, 13, 2:non multum ille quidem nec saepe dicebat,
id. Brut. 34, 128:non multum confidere,
not very much, not particularly, Caes. B. G. 3, 25:sunt in venationibus,
often, frequently, id. ib. 4, 1:in eodem genere causarum multum erat T. Juventius,
Cic. Brut. 48, 178:multum fuisse cum aliquo,
to have had much intercourse with, id. Rep. 1, 10, 16:sum multum equidem cum Phaedro in Epicuri hortis,
id. Fin. 5, 1, 3:gratia valere,
to be in great favor, Nep. Con. 2, 1:res multum et saepe quaesita,
Cic. Leg. 3, 15, 33:longe omnes multumque superabit,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 44, § 115:multum et diu cogitans,
id. Div. 2, 1, 1:diu multumque scriptitare,
id. de Or. 1, 33, 152.—With an adj.:multum loquaces,
very talkative, Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 5:mepti labores,
very, Plin. Ep. 1, 9.— Poet. also with comp.:multum improbiores sunt quam a primo credidi,
much, far, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 139:multum robustior illo,
Juv. 19, 197:majora,
Sil. 13, 708.— So with infra, post:haud multum infra viam,
Liv. 5, 37, 7; Plin. 98, 7, § 20:haud multum post mortem ejus,
Tac. A. 5, 3:ut multum,
at most, Mart. 10, 11, 6; Vop. Aur. 46.—multō by much, much, a great deal, far, by far (class.).1.With comparatives and verbs which imply comparison:2.multo tanto carior,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 76:pauciores oratores,
Cic. de Or. 1, 3, 11:facilius atque expeditius iter,
Caes. B. G. 1, 6.—With verbs:virtutem omnibus rebus multo anteponentes,
Cic. Fin. 4, 18, 49:multo ceteros anteibant,
Tac. H. 4, 13:multo praestat beneficii, quam maleficii immemorem esse,
Sall. J. 31, 28.—With malle:multo mavolo,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 88; id. Ps. 2, 4, 38:meo judicio multo stare malo, quam, etc.,
Cic. Att. 12, 21, 1.—With sup. (rare but class.), by far, by much:3.quae tibi mulier videtur multo sapientissuma,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 66; id. Am. 2, 2, 150: multo optimus hostis, by far, Lucil. ap. Non. 4, 413:simulacrum multo antiquissimum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 109; 2, 4, 23, § 50; id. Cat. 4, 8, 17:maxima pars,
id. Imp. Pomp. 18, 54; cf. Hor. S. 2, 3, 82:multo id bellum maximum fuit,
Liv. 1, 11, 5:pars multo maxima,
id. 30, 18, 14: multo molestissima, Cic. Div. in. Caecil. 11, 36:multo gratissima lux,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 39:foedissimum,
Quint. 9, 4, 72:optimum,
id. ib. 26:pulcherrimum,
id. 1, 2, 24:utilissima,
id. 2, 10, 1:maxime,
Auct. Her. 4, 44, 58:multo maxime miserabile,
Sall. C. 36, 4:multo maxime ingenio validus,
id. J. 6, 1.—With particles denoting a difference, far, greatly, very:4.multo aliter,
Ter. And. prol. 4:multo aliter ac sperabat,
far otherwise than, Nep. Ham. 2:quod non multo secus fieret, si,
not far otherwise, not very different, Cic. Fam. 4, 9, 1: multo infra Cyrenaicum. Plin. 19, 3, 15, § 40. —In specifications of time, before ante and post, long, much:5.non multo ante urbem captam,
Cic. Div. 1, 45, 101:non multo ante,
not long before, Nep. Eum. 3, 3:multo ante,
Cic. Fam. 4, 1, 1:non multo post, quam, etc.,
not long after, id. Att. 12, 49, 9:haud multo ante solis occasum,
Liv. 5, 39, 2:multo ante noctem,
id. 27, 42, 13.—Very rarely with the positive for multum:6.maligna multo,
very, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 83 Umpf.—Doubled, multo multoque, with comparatives:II.multo multoque longior,
far, very much, Front. ad M. Caes. 2, 5:multo multoque operosius est,
Val. Max. 4, 1, 2: multo multoque magis, Front. Laud. Negl. § 3.Comp.: plūs, pluris; in the plur., plures, plura (in sing. anciently written plous; three times in the S. C. de Bacch. Here perh. belongs, in the plur., pleores and pleoris, for plures, in the Song of the Arval Brothers.—For the class. neuter of the plur., plura, the form pluria was used in ante-class. Latinity. Gellius cites M. Cato, Q. Claudius, Valerius Antias, L. AElius, P. Nigidius, and M. Varro as authorities for this form, Gell. 5, 21, 6; yet Plautus and Terence have only plura; and the earlier reading pluria, in Lucr. 1, 877; 2, 1135; 4, 1085, is now supplanted by the critically certain plura and plurima.—The gen. plur. plurium, however, has remained the predominant form, e. g. Quint. 7, 1, 1; 8, 4, 27; 9, 4, 66 et saep.) [from the root ple; Gr. pleon, pimplêmi; cf. plenus, plera, compleo, etc.; also locu-ples, plebes, populus, etc.], more.A.In the sing. (used both substantively and adverbially): LIBRAS FARRIS ENDO DIES DATO. SI VOLET PLVS DATO, Fragm. XII. Tab. in Gell. 20, 1, 45: SI PLVS MINVSVE SECVERVNT, SE FRAVDE ESTO, ib.;(β).so (perh. in imitation of this legal phrase): ebeu, cur ego plus minusve feci quam aequom fuit!
Plaut. Capt. 5, 3, 18; Ter. Phorm. 3, 3, 21:ne plus minusve loqueretur,
Suet. Aug. 84; cf. Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 27; and in the signif. of circiter, about: septingenti sunt paulo plus aut minus anni... postquam, etc., Enn. ap. Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 2 (Ann. v. 493 Vahl.);so. non longius abesse plus minus octo milibus,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 20, 1 Oud.; cf.:speranti plures... venerunt plusve minusve duae,
Mart. 8, 71, 4:aut ne quid faciam plus, quod post me minus fecisse satius sit,
too much... too little, Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 4:tantum et plus etiam ipse mihi deberet,
Cic. Att. 7, 3, 7:vos et decem numero, et, quod plus est, Romani estis,
and what is more, Liv. 9, 24, 8:verbane plus an sententia valere debeat,
Cic. Top. 25, 96: [p. 1174] cf.:apud me argumenta plus quam testes valent,
id. Rep. 1, 38, 59:valet enim salus plus quam libido,
id. ib. 1, 40, 63.—With a partitive gen.:(γ).vultis pecuniae plus habere,
Cic. Inv. 1, 47, 88; cf.:nostri casus plus honoris habuerunt quam laboris,
id. Rep. 1, 4, 7; so,plus virium,
id. Leg. 1, 2, 6:plus hostium,
Liv. 2, 42:plus dapis et rixae multo minus invidiaeque,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 51:in hac causa eo plus auctoritatis habent, quia, etc.,
Cic. Rep. 3, 16, 26; cf.:plus ingenii,
id. ib. 1, 14, 22:Albano non plus animi erat quam fidei,
as little courage as fidelity, Liv. 1, 27, 5.—With quam (some examples of which have already been given above):(δ).non plus quam semel,
Cic. Off. 3, 15, 61:confiteor eos... plus quam sicarios esse,
id. Phil. 2, 13, 31:ne plus reddat quam acceperit,
id. Lael. 16, 58 et saep.:non plus quam in tres partis posse distribui putaverunt,
into not more than, id. Inv. 1, 34, 57:plus quam decem dies abesse,
id. Phil. 2, 13, 31:nulla (navis) plus quam triginta remis agatur,
with more than, Liv. 38, 38, 8.—Without quam:(ε).HOMINES PLOVS V. OINVORSEI VIREI ATQVE MVLIERES, S. C. de Bacch. 19 (Wordsw. Fragm. and Spec. p. 173): plus mille capti,
Liv. 24, 44:plus milies audivi,
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 32: plus semel, Varr. ap. Plin. 14, 14, 17, § 96:plus quingentos colaphos infregit mihi,
Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 46:ferre plus dimidiati mensis cibaria,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 16, 37:non plus mille quingentos aeris,
id. Rep. 2, 22, 40:paulo plus ducentos passus a castris,
Liv. 31, 34:cum plus annum aeger fuisset,
id. 40, 2:parte plus dimidia rem auctam,
id. 29, 25.—With a compar. or adverbial abl., or with an abl. of measure:2.VIREI PLOVS DVOBVS, S. C. de Bacch. 20 (Wordsw. Fragm. and Spec. p. 173): de paupertate tacentes Plus poscente ferent,
more than the importunate, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 44:ex his alius alio plus habet virium,
Cic. Leg. 1, 2, 6: cave putes hoc tempore plus me quemquam cruciari, Balb. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 15, A, 2:alterum certe non potest, ut plus una vera sit,
Cic. N. D. 1, 2, 5; cf.:in columba plures videri colores, nec esse plus uno,
id. Ac. 2, 25, 79: HOC PLVS NE FACITO, more than this, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Cic. Leg. 2, 23, 59:annos sexaginta natus es Aut plus eo,
or more than that, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 11:plus aequo,
Cic. Lael. 16, 58:plus paulo,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 1, 8:paulo plus,
Liv. 31, 34: multo plus, Anton. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 8, A, 1:plus nimio,
overmuch, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 30: quam molestum est uno digito plus habere, too much by a finger, i. e. a finger too much, Cic. N. D. 1, 35, 99:uno plus Etruscorum cecidisse in acie,
one man more, Liv. 2, 7, 2.—In the gen. pretii, pluris, of more value, of a higher price, for more, higher, dearer:3.ut plus reddant musti et olei, et pretii pluris,
of greater value, Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 4:ager multo pluris est,
is worth much more, Cic. Rosc. Com. 12, 33; cf.:quo pluris sint nostra oliveta,
id. Rep. 3, 9, 16:pluris emere,
dearer, id. Fam. 7, 2, 1; so,vendere,
id. Off. 3, 12, 51; id. Verr. 2, 3, 19, § 48; Hor. S. 2, 3, 300:aedificare,
Col. 1, 4, 7:pluris est oculatus testis quam auriti decem,
of more value, Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 8:mea mihi conscientia pluris est, quam omnium sermo,
Cic. Att. 12, 28, 2:facio pluris omnium hominem neminem,
id. ib. 8, 2, 4:facere aliquem pluris,
make more of one, esteem him more highly, id. Fam. 3, 4, 2:pluris habere,
id. Phil. 6, 4, 10:aestimare,
id. Par. 6, 2, 48:ducere,
id. Att. 7, 3, 5:putare,
id. Off. 3, 4, 18 et saep.—Rarely, instead of the genitive, in the abl. pretii: plure vendunt, Lucil. ap. Charis. 2, p. 189 P.: plure altero tanto, quanto ejus fundus est, velim, Plaut. ib.: plure venit, Cic. ib.—4.Plus plusque, more and more: quem mehercule plus plusque in dies diligo. Cic. Att. 6, 2, 10.—* 5.Like magis, with an adj.:B.plus formosus, for formosior,
Nemes. Ecl. 4, 72.—In the plur.1.Comparatively, more in number:2.omnes qui aere alieno premantur, quos plures esse intellego quam putaram,
Cic. Att. 7, 3, 5; id. Rep. 2, 22, 40:nemini ego plura acerba esse credo ex amore homini umquam oblata quam mihi,
Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 1:ne plura insignia essent imperii in libero populo quam in regno fuissent,
Cic. Rep. 2, 31, 55:multo plura,
many more things, Quint. 3, 6, 28.—In gen., of a great number, many: qui plus fore dicant in pluribus consilii quam in uno. Cic. Rep. 1, 35, 55: cf.: quid quaeso interest inter unum et plures, si justitia est in pluribus? id. ib. 1, 39, 61;b.1, 34, 52: non possunt una in civitate multi rem ac fortunas amittere, ut non plures secum in eandem trahant calamitatem,
id. Imp. Pomp. 7, 19:quod pluribus praesentibus eas res jactari nolebat,
Caes. B. G. 1, 18:plura castella Pompeius tentaverat,
id. B. C. 3, 52:summus dolor plures dies manere non potest,
Cic. Fin. 2, 28, 93:pluribus diebus, Quint. prooem. § 7: illic plurium rerum est congeries,
id. 8, 4, 27:quae consuetudo sit, pluribus verbis docere,
Cic. Clu. 41, 115:eum pluribus verbis rogat, ut, etc.,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 28, § 64;without verba: quid ego plura dicam?
id. de Or. 1, 5, 18:pluribus haec exsecutus sum,
Phaedr. 3, 10, 59;also elliptically, quid plura? and, ne plura, like quid multa? and ne multa: hic sacra, hic genus, hic majorum multa vestigia. Quid plura? hanc vides villam, etc.,
what need of many words? in short, Cic. Leg. 2, 1, 3:sed—ne plura—dicendum enim aliquando est—Pomponium Atticum sic amo, ut alterum fratrem,
id. Fam. 13, 1, 5.—Esp.: plures.(α).The mass, the multitude, opp. pauciores, = hoi oligoi, Plaut. Trin. 1, 1, 13.—(β).Euphemistically, acc. to the Gr. hoi pleiones, the dead:(γ).quin prius Me ad plures penetravi?
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 14.—The greater number, the majority:III.plures nesciebant qua ex causa convenissent,
Vulg. Act. 19, 32.Sup.: plūrĭmus (archaic form, plisima plurima, Paul. ex Fest. p. 204 and 205 Mull.: PLIOIRVME (I), Epit. of Scipio), a, um [from root ple; whence also plus, q. v., ploirumus for ploisumus; and thence the predominant form plurimus], most, very much, or many (as an adj. in good prose mostly in the plur., except the standing formula of greeting: salutem plurimam dicere alicui; v. infra):(β).hujus sunt plurima simulacra,
Caes. B. G. 6, 17:nos plurimis ignotissimi gentibus,
Cic. Rep. 1, 17, 26:plurimae et maximae partes,
id. ib. 1, 4, 8:plurimorum seculorum memoria,
id. ib. 3, 9, 14:haec plurimis a me verbis dicta sunt,
id. ib. 1, 7, 12 et saep.—In sing.:me plurima praeda onustum,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 4:sermo,
Quint. 2, 2, 5:risus,
id. 6, 3, 85:res,
id. 6, 1, 51:exercitatio,
id. 8 prooem. §28: mons,
very large, Verg. A. 1, 419:cervix,
id. G. 3, 52:Aetna,
Ov. Ib. 600.—Of a greeting: impertit salutem plurimam, Lucil. ap. Non. 472. 16; and esp. freq.: salutem plurimam dicit (commonly abbrev. S. P. D.) at the beginning of letters; v. salus.— Poet.:medio cum plurimus orbe Sol erat,
very powerful, oppressive, Ov. M. 14, 53: plurima qua silva est. thickest, id. ib. 14, 361:coma plurima,
very thick, id. ib. 13, 844:sed plurima nantis in ore Alcyone conjux,
mostly, chiefly, id. ib. 11, 562.—And collect.:plurimus in Junonis honorem Aptum dicet equis Argos,
many a one, very many, Hor. C. 1, 7, 8; so,oleaster plurimus,
Verg. G. 2, 183:qua plurima mittitur ales,
Mart. 9, 56, 1:plurima lecta rosa est,
Ov. F. 4, 441.— In neutr. absol. (substant. or adverb.):ut haberet quam plurimum,
as much as possible, Cic. Rab. Post. 14, 39:caput autem est, quam plurimum scribere,
id. de Or. 1, 33, 150:ut in quoque oratore plurimum esset,
id. Rep. 1, 27, 123.— Adv.: plūrĭmum:et is valebat in suffragio plurimum, cujus plurimum intererat, esse in optimo statu civitatem,
Cic. Rep. 2, 22, 40:auspiciis plurimum obsecutus est Romulus,
id. ib. 2, 9, 16:si vero populus plurimum potest,
id. ib. 3, 14, 23; cf.:qui apud me dignitate plurimum possunt,
id. Rosc. Am. 1, 4:plurimum aliis praestare,
id. Inv. 2, 1, 1:ut te plurimum diligam,
id. Fam. 1, 7, 1; id. Tusc. 5, 27, 78:hoc ego utor uno omnium plurimum,
id. Fam. 11, 16, 2:quantum (al. quanto) plurimum possunt,
Quint. 11, 3, 120: plurimum quantum also signifies very much indeed, exceedingly (post-class.):plurimum quantum veritati nocuere,
Min. Fel. Oct. 22:gratulor,
id. ib. 40:(elleborum) ex aqua datur plurimum drachma,
at the most, Plin. 25, 5, 22, § 54; 9, 36, 60, § 125; 30, 6, 16, § 48; so,cum plurimum,
id. 2, 17, 15, § 78 (opp. to cum minimum); 18, 7, 10, § 60: nec tam numerosa differentia; tribus ut plurimum bonitatibus distat, for the most part, commonly, usually, = plerumque, Plin. 15, 3, 4, § 18.—In neutr. with a partit. gen.: sententiarum et gravitatis plurimum, Cic. Inv. 1, 18, 25:(γ).artis,
Quint. 10, 5, 3:auctoritatis et ponderis,
id. 9, 4, 91:ut laboris sic utilitatis etiam longe plurimum,
id. 10, 3, 1:virtutum,
id. 12, 1, 20 plurimum quantum favoris partibus dabat fratermtas ducum, Flor. 4, 2, 74.—In the gen. pretii:plurimi: immo unice unum plurimi pendit,
values very highly, esteems very much, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 29:quem unum Alexander plurimi fecerat,
Nep. Eum. 2, 2:ut quisque quod plurimi est possidet,
Cic. Par. 6, 2, 48. -
16 plurimum
multus (old form moltus), a, um; comp. plus; sup. plurimus (v. at the end of this art.), adj. [etym. dub.], much, great, many, of things corporeal and incorporeal.I.Posit.A.In gen.: multi mortales, Cato ap. Gell. 10, 3, 17: multi suam rem [p. 1173] bene gessere: multi qui, etc., Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6, 1 (Trag. v. 295 sq. Vahl.):B.multi fortissimi viri,
Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 3:rationes,
id. de Or. 1, 51, 222. tam multis verbis scribere, at such length, id. Fam. 3, 8, 1:beneficia. Cato ap. Fest. s. v. ratissima, p. 286 Mull.: multi alii,
Ter. And. 5, 4, 28.—When used with another adjective it is usually connected with it by a conjunction:multae et magnae contentiones,
many great conlests, Cic. Phil. 2, 3, 7; 3, 10, 26:O multas et graves offensiones,
id. Att. 11, 7, 3:multi et graves dolores,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 45, § 119:multi et varii timores,
Liv. 3, 16, 3:multae bonaeque artes animi,
Sall. J. 28, 5:multa et clara facinora,
Tac. A. 12, 31.—But when the second adjective is used substantively the conjunction is omitted:multi improbi,
Cic. Off. 2, 8, 28; 2, 19, 65:multi boni, docti, prudentes,
id. Fl. 4, 8:multi nobiles,
id. Planc. 20, 50:multa acerba habuit ille annus,
id. Sest. 27, 58; 66, 139:multa infanda,
Liv. 28, 12, 5:multa falsa,
id. 35, 23, 2.—Also, when the second adjective forms with its substantive a single conception:multa secunda proelia,
victories, Liv. 9, 42, 5; 35, 1, 3; 41, 17, 1:multa libera capita,
freemen, id. 42, 41, 11:multae liberae civitates,
republics, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 30, § 68:multos fortes viros,
id. Cat. 3, 2, 7; id. Mur. 8, 17:multi clari viri,
noblemen, id. Leg. 1, 5, 17:multi primarii viri,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 61, § 149.—Similarly, et is omitted between multi and adjectives which form with their substantives familiar phrases:multi clarissimi viri,
Cic. Phil. 11, 10, 24:multi amplissimi viri,
id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Deiot. 14, 39; id. Fam. 10, 25, 2; id. Att. 10, 8, 7; 16, 16, 11; id. Verr. 1, 7, 19:multi honestissimi homines,
id. Fam. 15, 15, 3:multi peritissimi homines,
id. Caecin. 24, 69:multi summi homines,
id. Arch. 12, 30; id. Har. Resp. 26, 56:multi clarissimi et sapientissimi viri,
id. Planc. 4, 11; id. Cael. 18, 43.—Et is also omitted when the substantive stands between the two adjectives:in veteribus patronis multis,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 1, 2:multa praeterea bella gravia,
id. Agr. 2, 33, 90:multis suppliciis justis,
id. Cat. 1, 8, 20:multa majores nostri magna et gravia bella gesserunt,
id. Imp. Pomp. 2, 6:plurima signa pulcherrima,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 23, § 61.—When both adjectives follow the substantive, et is sometimes inserted:virtutes animi multae et magnae,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 64:causas ille multas et graves habuit,
id. Clu. 30, 82;and is sometimes omitted, the emphasis then falling on the second adjective: utebatur hominibus improbis, multis,
id. Cael. 5, 12:prodigia multa, foeda,
Liv. 40, 29, 1.—With a partitive gen.:multi hominum,
Plin. 16, 25, 40, § 96:multae silvestrium arborum,
id. 16, 31, 56, § 128.—In neutr. plur.: multa, orum, many things, much:nimium multa,
Cic. Fam. 4, 14, 3:nimis multa,
id. Fin. 2, 18, 57:insulae non ita multae,
not so many, not so very many, Plin. 5, 7, 7, § 41:parum multa scire,
too few, Auct. Her. 1, 1, 1: bene multi, a good many, Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 4:quam minime multa vestigia servitutis,
as few as possible, Nep. Tim. 3, 3:minime multi remiges,
exceedingly few, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 88:in multas pecunias alienissimorum hominum invasit,
id. Phil. 2, 16, 41; id. Verr. 2, 5, 19, § 48:multae pecuniae variis ex causis a privatis detinentur,
Plin. Ep. 10, 17, 3.—Sometimes multi stands for multi alii, many others:nam certe Pompeio, et a Curionibus patre et filio, et a multis exprobratum est,
Suet. Caes. 50.—The sing. also is used poet. for the plur., many a:aut trudit acres hinc et hinc multa cane Apros in obstantes plagas,
with many dogs, Hor. Epod. 2, 31:multa prece prosequi,
id. C. 4, 5, 33:multa victima,
Verg. E. 1, 34: agna. Ov. F. 4, 772:avis,
id. Am. 3, 5, 4:tabella,
Tib. 1, 3, 28; so of persons: multus sua vulnera puppi Affixit moriens, many a one, for multi affixerunt, Luc. 3, 707.—In sing., to denote quantity, much, great, abundant: multum aurum et argentum. Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 8; 22:exstructa mensa multa carne rancida,
Cic. Pis. 27, 67:multo labore quaerere aliquid,
with much labor, great exertion, Cic. Sull. 26, 73:cura,
Sall. J. 7, 4:sol,
much sun, Plin. 31, 7, 39, § 81: sermo, much conversalion, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 20, 1: stilus tuus multi sudoris est. Cic. de Or. 1, 60, 257: multo cibo et potione completi, id. Tusc. 5, 35, 100:multo sanguine ea Poenis victoria stetit,
Liv. 23, 30, 2:multum sanguinem haurire,
Curt. 4, 14, 17; 8, 14, 32:multam harenam mare evomit,
id. 4, 6, 8:arbor,
id. 7, 4, 26:silva,
id. 8, 10, 14:multae vestis injectu opprimi,
Tac. A. 6, 50:multa et lauta supellex,
Cic. Phil. 2, 27, 66:aurum,
Sall. J. 13, 6; Tac. A. 6, 33; Liv. 26, 11, 9; Curt. 3, 3, 12:libertas,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 5:multam salutem dicere alicui,
to greet heartily, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 194:cum auro et argento multo,
Sall. J. 13, 6.—Of time:Itaque multum diei processerat,
a great part of the day, Sall. J. 51, 2:ad multum diem,
till far in the day, Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1:multo adhuc die,
when much of the day was still remaining, when it was still high day, Tac. H. 2, 44:multo denique die,
when the day was far spent, Caes. B. G. 1, 22:multa nocte,
late at night, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 9, 2:multo mane,
very early, id. Att. 5, 4, 1:multa opinio, for multorum,
the general opinion, Gell. 3, 16, 1:velut multa pace,
as in a general peace, as if there were peace everywhere, Tac. H. 4, 35:multus homo,
one who gives himself up to the lusts of many, Cat. 112, 1.— multi, orum, m., the many, the common mass, the multitude: probis probatus potius, quam multis forem, Att. ap. Non. 519, 9:video ego te, mulier, more multarum utier,
id. ib. —Esp.: unus e (or de) multis, one of the multitude, a man of no distinction:tenuis L. Virginius unusque e multis,
Cic. Fin. 2, 20, 62:unus de multis esse,
id. Off. 1, 30, 109: M. Calidius non fuit orator unus e multis;potius inter multos prope singularis fuit,
id. Brut. 79, 274:numerarer in multis,
among the herd of orators, id. ib. 97, 333:e multis una sit tibi,
no better than others, Ov. R. Am. 682:multum est,
it is of importance, Verg. G. 2, 272.—In neutr. absol.: ne multa, or ne multis, not to be prolix, in short:ne multa: perquiritur a coactoribus,
Cic. Clu. 64, 181:ne multis: Diogenes emitur,
id. ib. 16, 47:quid multis moror?
Ter. And. 1, 1, 87.—Sometimes multa is used (particularly by the poets) adverbially, much, greatly, very:multa reluctari,
Verg. G. 4, 301:gemens,
id. ib. 3, 226; id. A. 5, 869:deos testatus,
id. ib. 7, 593:invehi,
Nep. Ep. 6, 1 (cf. nonnulla invehi, id. Tim. 5, 3):haud multa moratus,
Verg. A. 3, 610.—Rarely in multum:in multum velociores,
by far, Plin. 10, 36, 52, § 108.—In partic.1.Too much, overmuch, excessive:2.supellex modica, non multa,
Nep. Att. 13, 5.—In speech, much-speaking, diffuse, prolix:3.qui in aliquo genere aut inconcinnus aut multus est,
Cic. de Or. 2, 4, 17:ne in re nota et pervulgata multus et insolens sim,
id. ib. 2, 87, 358:nolo in stellarum ratione multus vobis videri,
id. N. D. 2, 46, 119.—Frequent, frequently present:A.in operibus, in agmine, atque ad vigilias multus adesse,
Sall. J. 96, 3:multus in eo proelio Caesar fuit,
was in many places, Flor. 4, 2, 50:hen hercle hominem multum et odiosum mihi!
troublesome, tedious, Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 41:instare,
Sall. J. 84, 1.—Hence, adv., in two forms.multum, much, very much, greatly, very, often, frequently, far, etc. (class.):B.salve multum, gnate mi,
Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 56:multum vale,
farewell, id. Stich. 3, 2, 40:hominem ineptum multum et odiosum mihi,
id. Men. 2, 2, 42:opinor, Cassium uti non ita multum sorore,
not very much, Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 3:multum mecum municipales homines loquuntur,
often, id. Att. 8, 13, 2:non multum ille quidem nec saepe dicebat,
id. Brut. 34, 128:non multum confidere,
not very much, not particularly, Caes. B. G. 3, 25:sunt in venationibus,
often, frequently, id. ib. 4, 1:in eodem genere causarum multum erat T. Juventius,
Cic. Brut. 48, 178:multum fuisse cum aliquo,
to have had much intercourse with, id. Rep. 1, 10, 16:sum multum equidem cum Phaedro in Epicuri hortis,
id. Fin. 5, 1, 3:gratia valere,
to be in great favor, Nep. Con. 2, 1:res multum et saepe quaesita,
Cic. Leg. 3, 15, 33:longe omnes multumque superabit,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 44, § 115:multum et diu cogitans,
id. Div. 2, 1, 1:diu multumque scriptitare,
id. de Or. 1, 33, 152.—With an adj.:multum loquaces,
very talkative, Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 5:mepti labores,
very, Plin. Ep. 1, 9.— Poet. also with comp.:multum improbiores sunt quam a primo credidi,
much, far, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 139:multum robustior illo,
Juv. 19, 197:majora,
Sil. 13, 708.— So with infra, post:haud multum infra viam,
Liv. 5, 37, 7; Plin. 98, 7, § 20:haud multum post mortem ejus,
Tac. A. 5, 3:ut multum,
at most, Mart. 10, 11, 6; Vop. Aur. 46.—multō by much, much, a great deal, far, by far (class.).1.With comparatives and verbs which imply comparison:2.multo tanto carior,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 76:pauciores oratores,
Cic. de Or. 1, 3, 11:facilius atque expeditius iter,
Caes. B. G. 1, 6.—With verbs:virtutem omnibus rebus multo anteponentes,
Cic. Fin. 4, 18, 49:multo ceteros anteibant,
Tac. H. 4, 13:multo praestat beneficii, quam maleficii immemorem esse,
Sall. J. 31, 28.—With malle:multo mavolo,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 88; id. Ps. 2, 4, 38:meo judicio multo stare malo, quam, etc.,
Cic. Att. 12, 21, 1.—With sup. (rare but class.), by far, by much:3.quae tibi mulier videtur multo sapientissuma,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 66; id. Am. 2, 2, 150: multo optimus hostis, by far, Lucil. ap. Non. 4, 413:simulacrum multo antiquissimum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 109; 2, 4, 23, § 50; id. Cat. 4, 8, 17:maxima pars,
id. Imp. Pomp. 18, 54; cf. Hor. S. 2, 3, 82:multo id bellum maximum fuit,
Liv. 1, 11, 5:pars multo maxima,
id. 30, 18, 14: multo molestissima, Cic. Div. in. Caecil. 11, 36:multo gratissima lux,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 39:foedissimum,
Quint. 9, 4, 72:optimum,
id. ib. 26:pulcherrimum,
id. 1, 2, 24:utilissima,
id. 2, 10, 1:maxime,
Auct. Her. 4, 44, 58:multo maxime miserabile,
Sall. C. 36, 4:multo maxime ingenio validus,
id. J. 6, 1.—With particles denoting a difference, far, greatly, very:4.multo aliter,
Ter. And. prol. 4:multo aliter ac sperabat,
far otherwise than, Nep. Ham. 2:quod non multo secus fieret, si,
not far otherwise, not very different, Cic. Fam. 4, 9, 1: multo infra Cyrenaicum. Plin. 19, 3, 15, § 40. —In specifications of time, before ante and post, long, much:5.non multo ante urbem captam,
Cic. Div. 1, 45, 101:non multo ante,
not long before, Nep. Eum. 3, 3:multo ante,
Cic. Fam. 4, 1, 1:non multo post, quam, etc.,
not long after, id. Att. 12, 49, 9:haud multo ante solis occasum,
Liv. 5, 39, 2:multo ante noctem,
id. 27, 42, 13.—Very rarely with the positive for multum:6.maligna multo,
very, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 83 Umpf.—Doubled, multo multoque, with comparatives:II.multo multoque longior,
far, very much, Front. ad M. Caes. 2, 5:multo multoque operosius est,
Val. Max. 4, 1, 2: multo multoque magis, Front. Laud. Negl. § 3.Comp.: plūs, pluris; in the plur., plures, plura (in sing. anciently written plous; three times in the S. C. de Bacch. Here perh. belongs, in the plur., pleores and pleoris, for plures, in the Song of the Arval Brothers.—For the class. neuter of the plur., plura, the form pluria was used in ante-class. Latinity. Gellius cites M. Cato, Q. Claudius, Valerius Antias, L. AElius, P. Nigidius, and M. Varro as authorities for this form, Gell. 5, 21, 6; yet Plautus and Terence have only plura; and the earlier reading pluria, in Lucr. 1, 877; 2, 1135; 4, 1085, is now supplanted by the critically certain plura and plurima.—The gen. plur. plurium, however, has remained the predominant form, e. g. Quint. 7, 1, 1; 8, 4, 27; 9, 4, 66 et saep.) [from the root ple; Gr. pleon, pimplêmi; cf. plenus, plera, compleo, etc.; also locu-ples, plebes, populus, etc.], more.A.In the sing. (used both substantively and adverbially): LIBRAS FARRIS ENDO DIES DATO. SI VOLET PLVS DATO, Fragm. XII. Tab. in Gell. 20, 1, 45: SI PLVS MINVSVE SECVERVNT, SE FRAVDE ESTO, ib.;(β).so (perh. in imitation of this legal phrase): ebeu, cur ego plus minusve feci quam aequom fuit!
Plaut. Capt. 5, 3, 18; Ter. Phorm. 3, 3, 21:ne plus minusve loqueretur,
Suet. Aug. 84; cf. Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 27; and in the signif. of circiter, about: septingenti sunt paulo plus aut minus anni... postquam, etc., Enn. ap. Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 2 (Ann. v. 493 Vahl.);so. non longius abesse plus minus octo milibus,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 20, 1 Oud.; cf.:speranti plures... venerunt plusve minusve duae,
Mart. 8, 71, 4:aut ne quid faciam plus, quod post me minus fecisse satius sit,
too much... too little, Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 4:tantum et plus etiam ipse mihi deberet,
Cic. Att. 7, 3, 7:vos et decem numero, et, quod plus est, Romani estis,
and what is more, Liv. 9, 24, 8:verbane plus an sententia valere debeat,
Cic. Top. 25, 96: [p. 1174] cf.:apud me argumenta plus quam testes valent,
id. Rep. 1, 38, 59:valet enim salus plus quam libido,
id. ib. 1, 40, 63.—With a partitive gen.:(γ).vultis pecuniae plus habere,
Cic. Inv. 1, 47, 88; cf.:nostri casus plus honoris habuerunt quam laboris,
id. Rep. 1, 4, 7; so,plus virium,
id. Leg. 1, 2, 6:plus hostium,
Liv. 2, 42:plus dapis et rixae multo minus invidiaeque,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 51:in hac causa eo plus auctoritatis habent, quia, etc.,
Cic. Rep. 3, 16, 26; cf.:plus ingenii,
id. ib. 1, 14, 22:Albano non plus animi erat quam fidei,
as little courage as fidelity, Liv. 1, 27, 5.—With quam (some examples of which have already been given above):(δ).non plus quam semel,
Cic. Off. 3, 15, 61:confiteor eos... plus quam sicarios esse,
id. Phil. 2, 13, 31:ne plus reddat quam acceperit,
id. Lael. 16, 58 et saep.:non plus quam in tres partis posse distribui putaverunt,
into not more than, id. Inv. 1, 34, 57:plus quam decem dies abesse,
id. Phil. 2, 13, 31:nulla (navis) plus quam triginta remis agatur,
with more than, Liv. 38, 38, 8.—Without quam:(ε).HOMINES PLOVS V. OINVORSEI VIREI ATQVE MVLIERES, S. C. de Bacch. 19 (Wordsw. Fragm. and Spec. p. 173): plus mille capti,
Liv. 24, 44:plus milies audivi,
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 32: plus semel, Varr. ap. Plin. 14, 14, 17, § 96:plus quingentos colaphos infregit mihi,
Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 46:ferre plus dimidiati mensis cibaria,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 16, 37:non plus mille quingentos aeris,
id. Rep. 2, 22, 40:paulo plus ducentos passus a castris,
Liv. 31, 34:cum plus annum aeger fuisset,
id. 40, 2:parte plus dimidia rem auctam,
id. 29, 25.—With a compar. or adverbial abl., or with an abl. of measure:2.VIREI PLOVS DVOBVS, S. C. de Bacch. 20 (Wordsw. Fragm. and Spec. p. 173): de paupertate tacentes Plus poscente ferent,
more than the importunate, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 44:ex his alius alio plus habet virium,
Cic. Leg. 1, 2, 6: cave putes hoc tempore plus me quemquam cruciari, Balb. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 15, A, 2:alterum certe non potest, ut plus una vera sit,
Cic. N. D. 1, 2, 5; cf.:in columba plures videri colores, nec esse plus uno,
id. Ac. 2, 25, 79: HOC PLVS NE FACITO, more than this, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Cic. Leg. 2, 23, 59:annos sexaginta natus es Aut plus eo,
or more than that, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 11:plus aequo,
Cic. Lael. 16, 58:plus paulo,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 1, 8:paulo plus,
Liv. 31, 34: multo plus, Anton. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 8, A, 1:plus nimio,
overmuch, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 30: quam molestum est uno digito plus habere, too much by a finger, i. e. a finger too much, Cic. N. D. 1, 35, 99:uno plus Etruscorum cecidisse in acie,
one man more, Liv. 2, 7, 2.—In the gen. pretii, pluris, of more value, of a higher price, for more, higher, dearer:3.ut plus reddant musti et olei, et pretii pluris,
of greater value, Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 4:ager multo pluris est,
is worth much more, Cic. Rosc. Com. 12, 33; cf.:quo pluris sint nostra oliveta,
id. Rep. 3, 9, 16:pluris emere,
dearer, id. Fam. 7, 2, 1; so,vendere,
id. Off. 3, 12, 51; id. Verr. 2, 3, 19, § 48; Hor. S. 2, 3, 300:aedificare,
Col. 1, 4, 7:pluris est oculatus testis quam auriti decem,
of more value, Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 8:mea mihi conscientia pluris est, quam omnium sermo,
Cic. Att. 12, 28, 2:facio pluris omnium hominem neminem,
id. ib. 8, 2, 4:facere aliquem pluris,
make more of one, esteem him more highly, id. Fam. 3, 4, 2:pluris habere,
id. Phil. 6, 4, 10:aestimare,
id. Par. 6, 2, 48:ducere,
id. Att. 7, 3, 5:putare,
id. Off. 3, 4, 18 et saep.—Rarely, instead of the genitive, in the abl. pretii: plure vendunt, Lucil. ap. Charis. 2, p. 189 P.: plure altero tanto, quanto ejus fundus est, velim, Plaut. ib.: plure venit, Cic. ib.—4.Plus plusque, more and more: quem mehercule plus plusque in dies diligo. Cic. Att. 6, 2, 10.—* 5.Like magis, with an adj.:B.plus formosus, for formosior,
Nemes. Ecl. 4, 72.—In the plur.1.Comparatively, more in number:2.omnes qui aere alieno premantur, quos plures esse intellego quam putaram,
Cic. Att. 7, 3, 5; id. Rep. 2, 22, 40:nemini ego plura acerba esse credo ex amore homini umquam oblata quam mihi,
Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 1:ne plura insignia essent imperii in libero populo quam in regno fuissent,
Cic. Rep. 2, 31, 55:multo plura,
many more things, Quint. 3, 6, 28.—In gen., of a great number, many: qui plus fore dicant in pluribus consilii quam in uno. Cic. Rep. 1, 35, 55: cf.: quid quaeso interest inter unum et plures, si justitia est in pluribus? id. ib. 1, 39, 61;b.1, 34, 52: non possunt una in civitate multi rem ac fortunas amittere, ut non plures secum in eandem trahant calamitatem,
id. Imp. Pomp. 7, 19:quod pluribus praesentibus eas res jactari nolebat,
Caes. B. G. 1, 18:plura castella Pompeius tentaverat,
id. B. C. 3, 52:summus dolor plures dies manere non potest,
Cic. Fin. 2, 28, 93:pluribus diebus, Quint. prooem. § 7: illic plurium rerum est congeries,
id. 8, 4, 27:quae consuetudo sit, pluribus verbis docere,
Cic. Clu. 41, 115:eum pluribus verbis rogat, ut, etc.,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 28, § 64;without verba: quid ego plura dicam?
id. de Or. 1, 5, 18:pluribus haec exsecutus sum,
Phaedr. 3, 10, 59;also elliptically, quid plura? and, ne plura, like quid multa? and ne multa: hic sacra, hic genus, hic majorum multa vestigia. Quid plura? hanc vides villam, etc.,
what need of many words? in short, Cic. Leg. 2, 1, 3:sed—ne plura—dicendum enim aliquando est—Pomponium Atticum sic amo, ut alterum fratrem,
id. Fam. 13, 1, 5.—Esp.: plures.(α).The mass, the multitude, opp. pauciores, = hoi oligoi, Plaut. Trin. 1, 1, 13.—(β).Euphemistically, acc. to the Gr. hoi pleiones, the dead:(γ).quin prius Me ad plures penetravi?
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 14.—The greater number, the majority:III.plures nesciebant qua ex causa convenissent,
Vulg. Act. 19, 32.Sup.: plūrĭmus (archaic form, plisima plurima, Paul. ex Fest. p. 204 and 205 Mull.: PLIOIRVME (I), Epit. of Scipio), a, um [from root ple; whence also plus, q. v., ploirumus for ploisumus; and thence the predominant form plurimus], most, very much, or many (as an adj. in good prose mostly in the plur., except the standing formula of greeting: salutem plurimam dicere alicui; v. infra):(β).hujus sunt plurima simulacra,
Caes. B. G. 6, 17:nos plurimis ignotissimi gentibus,
Cic. Rep. 1, 17, 26:plurimae et maximae partes,
id. ib. 1, 4, 8:plurimorum seculorum memoria,
id. ib. 3, 9, 14:haec plurimis a me verbis dicta sunt,
id. ib. 1, 7, 12 et saep.—In sing.:me plurima praeda onustum,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 4:sermo,
Quint. 2, 2, 5:risus,
id. 6, 3, 85:res,
id. 6, 1, 51:exercitatio,
id. 8 prooem. §28: mons,
very large, Verg. A. 1, 419:cervix,
id. G. 3, 52:Aetna,
Ov. Ib. 600.—Of a greeting: impertit salutem plurimam, Lucil. ap. Non. 472. 16; and esp. freq.: salutem plurimam dicit (commonly abbrev. S. P. D.) at the beginning of letters; v. salus.— Poet.:medio cum plurimus orbe Sol erat,
very powerful, oppressive, Ov. M. 14, 53: plurima qua silva est. thickest, id. ib. 14, 361:coma plurima,
very thick, id. ib. 13, 844:sed plurima nantis in ore Alcyone conjux,
mostly, chiefly, id. ib. 11, 562.—And collect.:plurimus in Junonis honorem Aptum dicet equis Argos,
many a one, very many, Hor. C. 1, 7, 8; so,oleaster plurimus,
Verg. G. 2, 183:qua plurima mittitur ales,
Mart. 9, 56, 1:plurima lecta rosa est,
Ov. F. 4, 441.— In neutr. absol. (substant. or adverb.):ut haberet quam plurimum,
as much as possible, Cic. Rab. Post. 14, 39:caput autem est, quam plurimum scribere,
id. de Or. 1, 33, 150:ut in quoque oratore plurimum esset,
id. Rep. 1, 27, 123.— Adv.: plūrĭmum:et is valebat in suffragio plurimum, cujus plurimum intererat, esse in optimo statu civitatem,
Cic. Rep. 2, 22, 40:auspiciis plurimum obsecutus est Romulus,
id. ib. 2, 9, 16:si vero populus plurimum potest,
id. ib. 3, 14, 23; cf.:qui apud me dignitate plurimum possunt,
id. Rosc. Am. 1, 4:plurimum aliis praestare,
id. Inv. 2, 1, 1:ut te plurimum diligam,
id. Fam. 1, 7, 1; id. Tusc. 5, 27, 78:hoc ego utor uno omnium plurimum,
id. Fam. 11, 16, 2:quantum (al. quanto) plurimum possunt,
Quint. 11, 3, 120: plurimum quantum also signifies very much indeed, exceedingly (post-class.):plurimum quantum veritati nocuere,
Min. Fel. Oct. 22:gratulor,
id. ib. 40:(elleborum) ex aqua datur plurimum drachma,
at the most, Plin. 25, 5, 22, § 54; 9, 36, 60, § 125; 30, 6, 16, § 48; so,cum plurimum,
id. 2, 17, 15, § 78 (opp. to cum minimum); 18, 7, 10, § 60: nec tam numerosa differentia; tribus ut plurimum bonitatibus distat, for the most part, commonly, usually, = plerumque, Plin. 15, 3, 4, § 18.—In neutr. with a partit. gen.: sententiarum et gravitatis plurimum, Cic. Inv. 1, 18, 25:(γ).artis,
Quint. 10, 5, 3:auctoritatis et ponderis,
id. 9, 4, 91:ut laboris sic utilitatis etiam longe plurimum,
id. 10, 3, 1:virtutum,
id. 12, 1, 20 plurimum quantum favoris partibus dabat fratermtas ducum, Flor. 4, 2, 74.—In the gen. pretii:plurimi: immo unice unum plurimi pendit,
values very highly, esteems very much, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 29:quem unum Alexander plurimi fecerat,
Nep. Eum. 2, 2:ut quisque quod plurimi est possidet,
Cic. Par. 6, 2, 48. -
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[ABCU]A - ădĕō, adv.: [st1]1 [-] Cet adverbe exprime la limite de lieu et de temps: à ce point, jusque-là. - surculum artito usque adeo quo... Cato.: enfonce la baguette aussi avant que... - adeo res rediit... Ter.: la chose en est venue à ce point... - adeo dum, Plaut. (usque adeo donec, Ter.; usque adeo quoad, Cic.): jusqu'à ce que, tant que. [st1]2 [-] Cet adverbe exprime la limite d'état ou d'action: autant, ainsi; tellement, tant. - adeo non (adeo nihil): si peu. - haec dicta adeo non moverunt ut: ces paroles émurent si peu que. - non adeo: pas beaucoup, guère. - orthographiam non adeo custodivit, Suet.: il n'observait guère l'orthographe. - adeo ut + ind., Plaut.: autant que. - adeo ut + subj.: tellement que, à tel point que (adv. corrélatif de ut consécutif) - adeo fessus ut: si fatigué que. - adeone ignarus es, ut...? Cic.: es-tu si ignorant que...? - adeo quasi (adeo tamquam): autant que si. - gaudere adeo occepit quasi qui... Ter.: il se montra joyeux comme un homme qui... - adeo astutus quin... Ter.: assez fin pour ne pas... - quorum adeo Syllam non paenitet, ut... Sall.: choses que Sylla regrette si peu que... - eos adeo non sustinuerunt, ut contra pedem referrent, Liv.: au lieu de les soutenir, ils lâchèrent pied. - adeo multum est...! = tant il est important...! - adeo me sermonis pertaesum est, Plaut.: tellement la conversation m'a ennuyé! - adeo, quanto rerum minus, tanto minus cupiditatis erat! Liv.: tant il est vrai que moins on possédait, moins on désirait! [st1]3 [-] Cet adverbe marque la gradation: et, et même, bien plus, surtout, ou plutôt. - atque adeo: et même, et on peut même dire, ou plutôt. - intra moenia atque adeo in Senatu: à l'intérieur de nos murs et même jusqu'au Sénat. - hoc consilio atque adeo hac amentia impulsi: conduits par ce dessein, ou plutôt poussés par cette folie. - tuque adeo: toi surtout, et toi en particulier. - adeo etiam, Plaut.: en outre. - adolescens tuus atque adeo noster, Treb. ap. Cic.: ton jeune homme ou plutôt le nôtre. - hoc consilium atque adeo haec amentia, Cic.: ce dessein, que dis-je? cette folie. - adeo + négation: encore bien moins. - aequalium quoque, adeo superiorum intolerans, Tac.: ne pouvant supporter d'égaux, encore moins de supérieurs. [st1]4 [-] Cet adverbe exprime l'affirmation: oui, certes, justement. - teque adeo consule: et justement c'est sous ton consulat que. - id adeo: principalement, surtout. - id adeo facile scitu est: cela, il est facile de le savoir. - tres adeo dies erravi: j'ai erré pendant au moins trois jours. - et merito adeo, Ter.: et c'est à bon droit, il y a bien de quoi. - adeo nuper, Gell.: tout récemment. - id adeo hodie expertus sum, Plaut.: c'est là justement ce que j'ai éprouvé aujourd'hui. - adeo est assez souvent employé pour mettre en relief, comme le montrent les derniers exemples; à la période postclassique adeo peut signifier à plus forte raison. [ABCU]B - ădĕo, īre, īvī (ĭī), ĭtum, tr. et intr.: [st1]1 [-] aller trouver, aller dans, aller vers, se rendre à, approcher de, accoster, aborder. - urbem adire: aller dans une ville. - ad (in) urbem adire: aller dans une ville. - ad aliquem adire: aller trouver qqn. - adibam ad istum fundum, Cic. Caec. 29: je me rendais à cette propriété. - adire in jus: aller en instance, comparaître en justice. - adire in conspectum alicujus, Cic.: se présenter devant qqn. - adire vias castrorum, Tac.: traverser les rues du camp. - quum adiri non possent, Cic.: comme ils étaient inabordables (invisibles). - adiri non posse, Curt.: être inaccessible. [st1]2 [-] visiter, inspecter un lieu, parcourir. - adire provincias, Suet.: parcourir les provinces. - adire hiberna, Tac.: visiter les quartiers d'hiver. [st1]3 [-] s'adresser à qqn, avoir recours, invoquer. - adire magos, Cic.: consulter les mages. - libros Sibyllinos adire: aller consulter les livres sibyllins. - divûm pacem votis adire, Lucr.: implorer la clémence des dieux. [st1]4 [-] aborder pour attaquer, attaquer. - in arcem Romanos ad omnem adeundam simul fortunam persecuti fuerant, Liv. 25, 10: ils avaient suivi les Romains dans la citadelle, disposés à affronter jusqu'au bout leur fortune. [st1]5 [-] commencer, entreprendre, se charger de, affronter, accepter. - ad rem publicam adire: aborder les affaires publiques. - adire honores, Plin.-jn.: entrer dans les honneurs. - adire iter, Tac.: se mettre en route. - adire periculum: s’exposer à un péril. - periculum capitis adire, Cic. Rosc. Am. 38: exposer sa vie. - adire inimicitias, Cic.: encourir des inimitiés. - ad extremum vitae periculum adire, Caes. B. C. 2, 7: [aller jusqu'à l’extrême péril de leur vie] = aller jusqu'à exposer leur vie (courir le plus grand risque pour leur vie). - adire alicujus hereditatem: *entrer dans l'héritage de qqn* = accepter d’être l'héritier de qqn. - adire manum alicui, Plaut. Poen.: *tendre la main à qqn (pour le tromper)* = tromper qqn.* * *[ABCU]A - ădĕō, adv.: [st1]1 [-] Cet adverbe exprime la limite de lieu et de temps: à ce point, jusque-là. - surculum artito usque adeo quo... Cato.: enfonce la baguette aussi avant que... - adeo res rediit... Ter.: la chose en est venue à ce point... - adeo dum, Plaut. (usque adeo donec, Ter.; usque adeo quoad, Cic.): jusqu'à ce que, tant que. [st1]2 [-] Cet adverbe exprime la limite d'état ou d'action: autant, ainsi; tellement, tant. - adeo non (adeo nihil): si peu. - haec dicta adeo non moverunt ut: ces paroles émurent si peu que. - non adeo: pas beaucoup, guère. - orthographiam non adeo custodivit, Suet.: il n'observait guère l'orthographe. - adeo ut + ind., Plaut.: autant que. - adeo ut + subj.: tellement que, à tel point que (adv. corrélatif de ut consécutif) - adeo fessus ut: si fatigué que. - adeone ignarus es, ut...? Cic.: es-tu si ignorant que...? - adeo quasi (adeo tamquam): autant que si. - gaudere adeo occepit quasi qui... Ter.: il se montra joyeux comme un homme qui... - adeo astutus quin... Ter.: assez fin pour ne pas... - quorum adeo Syllam non paenitet, ut... Sall.: choses que Sylla regrette si peu que... - eos adeo non sustinuerunt, ut contra pedem referrent, Liv.: au lieu de les soutenir, ils lâchèrent pied. - adeo multum est...! = tant il est important...! - adeo me sermonis pertaesum est, Plaut.: tellement la conversation m'a ennuyé! - adeo, quanto rerum minus, tanto minus cupiditatis erat! Liv.: tant il est vrai que moins on possédait, moins on désirait! [st1]3 [-] Cet adverbe marque la gradation: et, et même, bien plus, surtout, ou plutôt. - atque adeo: et même, et on peut même dire, ou plutôt. - intra moenia atque adeo in Senatu: à l'intérieur de nos murs et même jusqu'au Sénat. - hoc consilio atque adeo hac amentia impulsi: conduits par ce dessein, ou plutôt poussés par cette folie. - tuque adeo: toi surtout, et toi en particulier. - adeo etiam, Plaut.: en outre. - adolescens tuus atque adeo noster, Treb. ap. Cic.: ton jeune homme ou plutôt le nôtre. - hoc consilium atque adeo haec amentia, Cic.: ce dessein, que dis-je? cette folie. - adeo + négation: encore bien moins. - aequalium quoque, adeo superiorum intolerans, Tac.: ne pouvant supporter d'égaux, encore moins de supérieurs. [st1]4 [-] Cet adverbe exprime l'affirmation: oui, certes, justement. - teque adeo consule: et justement c'est sous ton consulat que. - id adeo: principalement, surtout. - id adeo facile scitu est: cela, il est facile de le savoir. - tres adeo dies erravi: j'ai erré pendant au moins trois jours. - et merito adeo, Ter.: et c'est à bon droit, il y a bien de quoi. - adeo nuper, Gell.: tout récemment. - id adeo hodie expertus sum, Plaut.: c'est là justement ce que j'ai éprouvé aujourd'hui. - adeo est assez souvent employé pour mettre en relief, comme le montrent les derniers exemples; à la période postclassique adeo peut signifier à plus forte raison. [ABCU]B - ădĕo, īre, īvī (ĭī), ĭtum, tr. et intr.: [st1]1 [-] aller trouver, aller dans, aller vers, se rendre à, approcher de, accoster, aborder. - urbem adire: aller dans une ville. - ad (in) urbem adire: aller dans une ville. - ad aliquem adire: aller trouver qqn. - adibam ad istum fundum, Cic. Caec. 29: je me rendais à cette propriété. - adire in jus: aller en instance, comparaître en justice. - adire in conspectum alicujus, Cic.: se présenter devant qqn. - adire vias castrorum, Tac.: traverser les rues du camp. - quum adiri non possent, Cic.: comme ils étaient inabordables (invisibles). - adiri non posse, Curt.: être inaccessible. [st1]2 [-] visiter, inspecter un lieu, parcourir. - adire provincias, Suet.: parcourir les provinces. - adire hiberna, Tac.: visiter les quartiers d'hiver. [st1]3 [-] s'adresser à qqn, avoir recours, invoquer. - adire magos, Cic.: consulter les mages. - libros Sibyllinos adire: aller consulter les livres sibyllins. - divûm pacem votis adire, Lucr.: implorer la clémence des dieux. [st1]4 [-] aborder pour attaquer, attaquer. - in arcem Romanos ad omnem adeundam simul fortunam persecuti fuerant, Liv. 25, 10: ils avaient suivi les Romains dans la citadelle, disposés à affronter jusqu'au bout leur fortune. [st1]5 [-] commencer, entreprendre, se charger de, affronter, accepter. - ad rem publicam adire: aborder les affaires publiques. - adire honores, Plin.-jn.: entrer dans les honneurs. - adire iter, Tac.: se mettre en route. - adire periculum: s’exposer à un péril. - periculum capitis adire, Cic. Rosc. Am. 38: exposer sa vie. - adire inimicitias, Cic.: encourir des inimitiés. - ad extremum vitae periculum adire, Caes. B. C. 2, 7: [aller jusqu'à l’extrême péril de leur vie] = aller jusqu'à exposer leur vie (courir le plus grand risque pour leur vie). - adire alicujus hereditatem: *entrer dans l'héritage de qqn* = accepter d’être l'héritier de qqn. - adire manum alicui, Plaut. Poen.: *tendre la main à qqn (pour le tromper)* = tromper qqn.* * *I.Vultu adeo venusto, vt nihil supra. Terent. Tant beau, Si beau que rien plus.\Adeo, pro Eo aduerbio. Terent. Adeo res rediit. La chose est venue jusques là.\Adeo si. Plin. Par plus forte raison si, etc.\Memini, atque adeo longum est, nos illum expectare. Terent. Et aussi.\Siue adeo digna res est, vbi tu neruos intendas tuos. Terent. Ou si aussi la chose, etc.\Adolescentem adeo nobilem. Terent. Fort noble.\Is adeo dissimili studio est. Terent. Cestuy est de fort contraire maniere de faire.\Neque adeo iniuria. Plautus. Et certes non sans cause, Non à tort.\Nihil hercle: aut si adeo, bidui, aut tridui est, etc. Terent. Ou certes s'il en est fasché, cela n'est que pour deux ou trois jours.\Intra moenia, atque adeo in senatu videtis. Cic. Voire et dedens la court, qui plus est.\Adeo non, etc. vt, pro Tantum abest vt. Colum. Adeo non infestatur herbis, vt ipsa herbas perimat. Tant peu s'en fault que, etc.\Adeo a teneris consuescere multum est. Virg. Tant est grand chose, etc.\Adeo summa erat obseruatio in bello mouendo. Cicero. Tant avoyent ils grand esgard à, etc.\Adeone erat stultus, vt, etc. Cic. Estoit il si sot que, etc.\Adeo vt spectare postea omnes oderit. Plau. Tellement que.\Non obtusa adeo gestamus pectora Poeni. Virgil. Nous ne sommes point si lourds.II.Adeo, adis, adiui, pen. prod. vel adii, aditum, pen. cor. adire, Ex ad, et verbo eo, is, compositum. Aller vers aucun, ou Venir.\Adire aliquem, siquid velit. Cic. Luy aller demander s'il veult rien.\Adire aliquos cum cura. Tacit. Soingneusement et diligemment.\Adire aliquem legatione. Tacit. Luy envoyer un ambassade, ou des ambassadeurs.\Adire aliquem per epistolam. Plaut. Luy escrire des missives.\Adire aliquem scripto. Tacit. Moris quippe tum erat, quanquam praesentem, scripto adire. Parler à quelcun par escript.\Adire quempiam de re aliqua. Terent. Aller parler à luy pour quelque affaire.\Adii te heri de filia. Terent. J'allay hier vers toy pour te parler de ta fille.\Adire aliquem postulatum. Plaut. Luy aller demander quelque chose.\Adi huc. Plaut. Vien ca, Vien t'en ici.\Adire contra. Plaut. Aller au devant.\Adire ad aliquem. Cic. Aller vers aucun.\Adire ad me quosdam memini, qui dicerent, etc. Cic. J'ay memoire qu'aucuns sont venus vers moy, etc.\Adire ad fores, aedes, etc. Plaut. Aller à la porte.\Adire ad arbitrum de aliquo nomine. Cic. Faire demande par devant un arbitre pour raison d'une debte.\Adire ad causas orandas. Cic. S'entremettre de plaider en jugement, Venir à plaider, etc.\Adire ad pactionem. Plaut. S'accorder, ou consentir à quelque paction et convention.\Adire ad Rempub. Cic. Venir au gouvernement de la republique, S'entremettre du gouvernement, etc.\Adire in ius. Cic. Quum ad praetorem in ius adissemus. Aller en jugement devant le preteur.\Adire in ius de re aliqua. Cic. Venir ou Aller en jugement pour quelque affaire.\Adire aliquem. Terent. Virgil. Aborder, Affronter hardiement un homme, Se presenter en barbe.\Adire blandis verbis aliquem. Plaut. Parler à luy gratieusement et doulcement.\Adire discrimen. Plin. iunior. Venir, ou Tomber en dangier.\Fortunam. Liu. Se mettre au hasard, et à l'adventure.\Gaudia. Tibul. Commencer à se resjouir, ou Prendre plaisir.\Haereditatem. Cic. Se porter pour heritier.\Inimicitias. Cic. Se mettre en la haine.\Labores. Virgil. Porter, souffrir, endurer peines et travauls.\Periculum. Terent. Cic. Se mettre en dangier, ou Tomber en dangier.\Sydera fama. Virg. Avoir grand bruit, Estendre sa renommee jusques au ciel. -
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Vt, Coniunctio causatiua. Cic. A fin, A celle fin.\Syracusana ciuitas (vt eam potissimum nominem) dedit ipsi statuam. Cic. A fin que, etc.\Quam sis audax (vt alia obliuiscar) hinc omnes intelligere potuerunt. Cic. Sans faire recit du demourant.\Et (vere vt dicam) de te futurum est. Cic. Pour dire vray.\Vt ad pauca redeam, vxorem deduxi domum. Terent. Pour le faire brief ou court.\Vt ita dicam. Quintil. Par maniere de parler, ou de dire.\Mihi suasit vt ad te irem. Plaut. Que j'allasse à toy.\Vt, eleantiae causa aliquando ponitur. Cicero, Inuitus feci, vt L. Flaminium e Senatu eiicerem. Je l'ay mis hors bien envi et contre ma volunté.\Impuratus me ille vt etiam irrideat? Terent. Que ce meschant homme là se mocque de moy? Dict par grand courroux.\Vt non, pro Quin. Cicero, Fieri nullo pacto potest, vt non dicas quid non probes eius a quo dissentias. Que tu ne dies, etc.\Vereor vt non iam ferat quisquam. Quintil. Je crains que personne ne l'endure.\- vt abii abs te, fit forte obuiam Mihi Phormio. Terent. Apres que je m'en fuz parti de toy.\Est annus vt repulsam tulit. Cic. Il y a un an que, etc.\Vt illos de Republica libros edidisti, nihil a te sane postea accepimus. Cic. Depuis que.\Vt regem aequaeuum vidi. Virgil. Incontinent que.\- omnes profecto mulieres Te amant, vt quaeque aspexit. Plaut. Soubdain que chascune t'a regardé.\- vt quisque venerat, Accedebam, Adolescens dicdum quaeso, etc. Terent. A autant, ou A chascun qui venoit, A mesure qu'ils venoyent, ou Selon qu'ils venoyent.\Vt et confestim. Liuius, Vt Hostius cecidit, confestim Romana inclinatur acies. Apres que, etc.\Vt haec audiuit, sic exarsit ad id, etc. Cic. Incontinent qu'il eut ouy ceci, etc.\Vt primum fletu represso loqui posse coepi. Cicero. Tout incontinent que.\Misi cum Tirone plures, quibus singulis, vt quidque accidisset, dares literas. Hirt. Selon qu'il surviendroit, ou à mesure que, etc.\Vt quisque me viderat. Cic. Incontinent que aucun m'avoit veu.\Vt tute es, item censes omnes esse. Plaut. Il te semble que chascun te resemble.\Vt illud incredibile est mortem oblatam esse patri a filio, sic hoc verisimile non est, etc. Cic. Comme c'est chose incroyable, etc.\Vt operum fastigia spectantur, latent fundamenta. Quintil. Tout ainsi comme on, etc.\Vt et Ita, cum superlatiuo, pro Tanto et Quanto. Cicero, Vt quisque optime dicit, ita maxime dicendi difficultatem pertimescit. D'autant plus qu'un chascun parle bien, d'autant plus, etc.\Vt voles esse me, ita ero. Plaut. Je seray tel, que tu vouldras que je soye.\Ita sunt deinde dulces, vt non legantur modo, sed etiam ediscantur. Cic. Si doulces, que non seulement, etc.\Vt res dant sese, ita magni atque humiles sumus. Terent. Selon que les choses s'addonnent, nous, etc.\Vt optime possumus. Quintil. Tout le mieulx que nous povons.\Ei te commendaui, vt diligentissime potui. Cic. Tout le plus diligemment que j'ay peu.\Nec vtique damno, vt qui dixerim esse in omnibus vtilitatis aliquid. Quintil. Veu que j'ay dict, ou Attendu que j'ay dict que, etc.\Vt cum verbis Metuo, vereor, et timeo iunctum, pro NENON sumitur: Metuo vt substet hospes. Terent. Qu'il ne puisse, etc.\Firmae hae vereor vt sint nuptiae. Terent. Qu'elles ne soyent point assez fermes et asseurees.\Timeo vt sustineas. Cic. Que tu ne puisses soustenir.\Scis mea consilia vt tibi credam omnia. Terent. Comment ne t'ay communiqué touts mes secrets.\Credo te audisse vt me circunsteterint. Cic. Comment ils m'ont environné.\Vt apparet. Cic. Comme il semble.\Multum (vt dixi) et diu cogitaui. Cic. Comme j'ay dict.\Eludensque artem (vt ferunt) Agedum, inquit, etc. Liuius. Comme on dict.\Pecunia (vt fama est) ab rege accepta. Liu. Comme le bruit est.\Verum (vt fit) multa saepe imprudentibus imperatoribus vis belli, ac turba molitur. Cic. Comme il advient.\Vt saepe venit. Columel. Comme il advient souvent.\Vt perhibent. Virgil. Comme on dict.\Horum authoritate finitimi adducti (vt sunt Gallorum subita et repentina consilia) eadem de causa, etc. Caesar. Selon le naturel des Gaulois qui sont soubdains à deliberer et prendre conseil et advis des affaires.\Vt mihi rem narras Callicles, nullo modo potest fieri. Plautus. Veu, ou A ce, ou Entendu ce que tu dis.\Vt est hominum genus nimis acutum et suspiciosum. Cic. D'autant que c'est une nation grandement fine et souspeconneuse, ou Comme c'est une, etc.\Vt par est. Cic. Comme il appartient.\Vt potest. Cic. Selon qu'il est possible.\Multae etiam vt in homine Romano literae. Cic. Selon que les Romains ont accoustumé de scavoir.\Erat cum literis Latinis, tum etiam Graecis, vt temporibus illis, satis eruditus. Cic. Selon qu'en ce temps là les gents estoyent scavants, Pour ce temps là.\Orationem salutarem, vt in tali tempore, habuit. Liu. Selon le temps, Eu regard au temps.\Vt populi Romani aetas est, senes: vt Atheniensium secula numerantur, adolescentes debent videri. Cic. Selon le compte, etc.\Nonnihil, vt in tantis malis, est profectum. Cic. Eu esgard aux grands mauls.\Vt nunc est, mansurae videntur. Cic. Selon que les affaires se portent pour le present, ou Selon qu'on ne peult juger pour le present.\Eius negotium sic velim suscipias, vt si esset res mea. Cic. Comme si c'estoit mon propre affaire.\Vt diei tempus est. Terentius. Veu l'heure du jour, Veu l'heure qu'il est.\- rus vt ibat, vt multum forte pluerat, Ingressum fluuium rapidum. Plaut. Ayant beaucoup pleu, Comme il avoit beaucoup pleu.\Vt numerabatur forte argentum. Terent. Ainsi qu'on, ou A l'heure qu'on, ou Lors d'adventure qu'on comptoit l'argent.\Vt mea memoria est. Cic. Selon qu'il m'en peult souvenir.\Vt Dicaearcho visum est. Cic. Selon l'opinion de Dicearchus.\Vt in quoque erat authoritatis plurimum. Cic. Selon qu'ils avoyent credit et estoyent estimez.\Vt vales? Plaut. Comment te portes tu?\Vt, pro Quam, vel O quam, admiratiue. Cic. Vt ille tum humilis, vt demissus erat! vt ipse etiam sibi, non iis solum qui aderant, displicebat! O que, etc.\Vt praeter spem euenit! Terent. O que la chose est bien advenue autrement que je ne pensoye!\Vt falsus animi est! Terent. O qu'il est abusé!\Vt omnia contra opinionem acciderent, tamen multo se plurimum nauibus posse prospiciebant. Caes. Ja soit que, ou Encore que, ou Posé que tout veint au rebours, et tout autrement qu'on n'espere, toutesfois, etc.\Vt enim quaeras omnia, quomodo Graeci ineptum appellent, non reperies. Cic. Ja soit que, etc.\Verum vt ita sit, tamen, etc. Cic. Pren le cas qu'ainsi soit, toutesfois, etc.\Vt alia non sint, certe ne lassescat fortuna, metus est. Plin. Prenez encore qu'il n'y en ait point d'autres, Certes si est il à craindre que, etc.\Vt pro Vtinam. Terentius, Vt te omnes equidem di, deaeque perdiunt. Que je prie à Dieu qu'il, etc.\Quod plerique omnes faciunt adolescentuli, Vt animum ad aliquod studium adiungant. Terent. A scavoir d'appliquer, ou C'est à scavoir d'appliquer leur esprit, etc.\Iam vt in limine, iam vt intra limen auditur. Plin. iun. Comme s'il estoit à l'entree, etc.\Tum illa, vt consuetum facile amorem cerneres, Reiecit se in eum flens, quam familiariter! Terent. Tellement qu'il estoit facile à veoir et congnoistre, etc.\Est autem oratio scripta elegantissime sententiis, verbis, vt nihil possit vltra. Cic. Tellement qu'il n'est possible de mieulx.\Operam vt det. PA. dabit. Plaut. Pourveu qu'il m'aide.\Verum, vt omnes dii adiuuent, cum decimo. Cic. A tout rompre, Au plus hault, Au mieulx faire, Au mieulx aller, Au mieulx venir.\Vt maxime. Columel. Pour le plus.\Domus celebratur ita vt quum maxime. Cic. Autant que jamais, Aussi fort qu'elle estoit du temps qu'elle estoit la plus hantee.\Vt multum. Martial. Pour le plus.\Tribus vt plurimum bonitatibus distat. Plin. Pour le plus.\Vt qui. Comme estants tels qui, etc. Colum. Concepta diutius in partum adolescunt, vt quae peracto anno mense tertiodecimo vix eduntur.\Vt ne addam quod sine sumptu ingenuam, liberalem nactus es. Terent. Sans ce qu'il soit besoing de dire, etc.\Vt ne. Plaut. A fin que ne.\Licet laudem fortunam, tamen vt ne Salutem culpem. Plaut. Toutesfois c'est sans blasmer Salus.\Vt ne id videam, misera huc effugi foras. Terent. A fin que je ne voye, etc.\Ita velim, vt nequid properes. Cic. Je vouldroye bien que tu ne te hastasses point en rien.\Vt ne longius abeam, declarat ista ascriptio esse aliquid. Cic. Sans aller plus loing.\Vt iis quae habeant, modice et scienter vtantur, et vt ne dedeceat. Cic. A fin qu'il ne messiece.\Vt quid? Liu. Cic. Pourquoy?\Vtvt. Plaut. Comment qu'il en soit.\- iam istuc gaudeo, Vtvt erga me merita. Plaut. Quelque mal qu'elle m'ait faict.\Vtvt est, non ibo tamen. Plaut. Comment qu'il en soit.\Vtvt erat, mansum tamen oportuit. Terent. Comment qu'il en fust.\Vtvt erant alia, illi certe, quae nunc domi tuae est, consuleres. Terent. Quoy qu'il en fust des autres.\Vtvt haec sunt facta. Terent. En quelque maniere que ces choses soyent faictes.\Rem patri, vtvt erat gesta, indicauit. Terent. Tout en la sorte et maniere que la chose avoit esté faicte. -
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ausrichten, I) veranstalten und die Kosten dazu hergeben: instruere (gehörig einrichten, mit dem Nötigen versehen, epulas). – apparare (zu etw. Anstalt machen, das Erforderliche herbeischaffen, z. B. prandium, convivium, nuptias). – adornare. exornare (mit dem gehörigen Aufwand ausstatten, z. B. nuptias). – facere. conficere (ins Werk setzen, z. B. nuptias). – II) etwas Übertragenes verrichten: exsequi. persequi. – efficere. conficere (zustande bringen). – curare (besorgen). – einen Auftrag au., mandatum efficere, conficere, exsequi, persequi, exhaurire (exh. = aufs vollständige au.): einen Befehl, imperium exsequi; imperio defungi; quod alqs imperavit, facere: ein Geschäft au., negotium conficere: einen Gruß, ein Kompliment vonjmd. (an einen) au., dicere alci salutem ab alqo; nuntiare alci salutem od. salutare alqm alcis verbis. – III) die verlangte Wirkung hervorbringen, seinen Zweck erreichen: proficere (vorwärts kommen, vor sich bringen). – facere. efficere [280]( bewirken). – agere (ausführen). – nicht viel an, non multum proficere; parum proficere: nichts au., nihil proficere: non operae pretium facere; nihil movere; nihil agere (auch durch Worte, verbis): viel (sehr viel) au. können, multum (plurimum) posse, valere, pollere (u. zwar posse – wirklich imstande sein, leisten; valere, die Kraft haben zu leisten; poll. die Macht u. die Mittel haben zu leisten; alle auch bei jmd., apud alqm [u. plurimum pollere inter homines]: u. durch etw., z. B. gratiā): nichts au. können, nihil posse od. valere: durch Bitten etwas au., precibus aliquid movere: durch Bitten nicht viel (soviel wie nichts), precibus parum proficere: durch Beredsamkeit viel au. können, facundiā esse pollentem: gegen jmd. nichts au., nihil agere contra alqm: wenn du etwas (gegen mich) au. willst, si quid es facturus: ohne etwas ausgerichtet zu haben, s. »unverrichteter Sache« unter »unverrichtet«. – Ausrichtung, I) Veranstaltung: apparatio; apparatus. – Au. eines Gastmahls, celebratio epuli das feierliche Begehen eines G. in großer Anzahl). – II) Verrichtung: cura. curatio (Besorgung).
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nahe oder näher bringen, prope od. propius admovere, auch bl. admovere, an etwas, ad alqd (auch übtr.). – wenn man die Hand n. bringt, appropinquante manu. – einander nahe od. näher bringen, zwei etc. Personen, conciliare inter se. – die getrennten Völker, gentes dissipatas locis miscere (von der Schiffahrt): die Länder, terras admovere (v. Seefahrern): Gleichheit der Gesinnung brachte sie einander bald näher, contraxit celeriter similitudo eos. – nahe gehen, bildl., es geht mir etwas n., ich nehme mir etwas n., alqd graviter fero. – nahe kommen, a) eig.: prope accedere. – appropinquare (sich nähern, auch v. Lebl., z.B. appropinquante manu, wenn die Hand, d. i. wenn man mit der Hand n. kommt). – komm mir nicht zu n., noli me attingere. – b) übtr.: prope (propius, proxime) accedere ad alqd (z.B. ad veritatem). – non multum abesse ab alqa re (nicht weit entfernt sein von etwas, z.B. a veritate). – prope od. (näher) propius accedere ad similitudinem alcis rei (der Ähnlichkeit nach nahe oder näher kommen). – alcis rei similem esse (einer Sache ähnlich sein, z.B. veri). – alqd imitari videri (etwas nachzuahmen scheinen, z.B. virtutem). – simulacrum esse alcis rei (gleichs. ein Abbild von etwas sein, z.B. der sittlichen Vollkommenheit, virtutis). – der Wahrheit noch nicht ganz nahe kommen, nondum satis ad veritatem adduci: einem Ziele näher kommen, proficere ad alqd (s. Caes. b. G. 7, 66, 4 [wo parum prof. = gar nicht n. k.]; Flor. 4, 9, 1): etwas der Kunst od. Wissenschaft nahe Kommendes. quasi ars. – jmdm. etwas nahe legen, subicere alci alqd (an die Hand geben). – alqm monere oder admonere (warnend raten) mit folg. ut u. Konj. (wenn etwas getan) od. mit folg. ne u. Konj. (wenn etwas unterlassen werden soll). – nahe liegen, prope od. in propinquo iacēre od. situm esse. prope esse. non longe abesse. subesse (eig.). – facile inveniri posse (uneig., leicht aufgefunden werden können, von Gründen etc.). – facile intellegi od. intellegi posse (uneig., leicht eingesehen werden oder eingesehen werden können). – naheliegend, propinquus (auch übtr., z.B. exemplum): ganz naheliegend an einem Orte, alci loco proximus (z.B. vicus proximus itineri: u. villae ei urbi proximae). – nahe sein, prope esse (im allg.). – propinquum od. vicinum esse (dem Ort, der Zeit, der Ähnlichkeit nach). – non longe abesse. in propinquo adesse. subesse (dem Ort und der Zeit nach: näher sein, propius abesse). – appetere (herannahen, der Zeit nach, v. Tag, Nacht, den Jahreszeiten [1758] etc.). – impendēre (herüberragen, von Orten, z.B. Bergen; dann = nahe bevorstehen, von Zeitereignissen). – näher sein (der Zeit nach), propioribus temporibus natum esse (v. Pers.): sehr n. sein, supra caput esse. in cervicibus esse. in capite et in cervicibus esse (auf dem Nackensein, dem Ort oder der Zeit nach, v. Pers. u. Ereignissen); imminere. instare (der Zeit nach): der Zeitpunkt ist n., wo etc., prope adest, cum etc.: die Sache war einer Empörung sehr n., haud procul seditione res erat. – es war nahe daran, daß ich etc., oder ich war nahe daran, zu etc., in eo erat, ut etc. (es war auf dem Punkte, man war im Begriff etc.); prope erat oder fuit, ut etc. propius nihil factum est, quam ut etc. non multum od. non longe od. paulum aberat, quin etc. (alle = es fehlte wenig, es geschah beinahe, daß etc.). – nahe stehen, in vicino stare (eig.). – jmdm., non longe abesse ab alqo (eig.); alci propinquum esse genere. propinquā cognatione alqm contingere (der Verwandtschaft nach); familiariter od. intime uti alqo (als Freund); usu cum alqo coniunctissimum esse (übh. der Verbindung nach, als Kollege, Geschäftsmann etc): jmdm. näherstehen, propiore amicitiae gradu alqm contingere (der Freundschaft nach); alci potiorem esse (der Zuneigung nach, z.B. vetustate necessitudinis). – jmdm. zu nahe treten, alqm offendere (bei jmd. anstoßen, ihn beleidigen); alci iniuriam facere od. inferre (jmdm. ein Unrecht antun). – jmds. Ehre zu nahe treten, alcis existimationem offendere. – ohne einer Sache zu n. zu treten, salvā alqā re (unbeschadet einer Sache, z.B. salvā lege, salvā religione): ohne dir zu nahe zu treten oder treten zu wollen, pace quod fiat tuā (bei einer Vornahme); pace tuādixerim (beim Aussprechen eines Urteils).
nahe an od. bei, a) dem Orte nach: prope mit folg. ab mit Abl. od. auch bloß mit folg. Akk. – propter (in der Nähe von etc.). – ad (bei; alle drei zur Bezeichnung der Nähe übh.). – iuxta (ganz nahe bei, dicht neben, zur Bezeichnung der unmittelbaren Nähe). – secundum (längs... hin, zur Bezeichnung der Richtung an einem Orte etc. hin). – näher an od. zu etc., propius ad alqm od. ad alqd od. bl. propius alqm od. alqd; od. propius ab alqa re. – sehr nahe an oder bei, proxime ab mit Abl. od. proxime mit folg. Akk. – b) der Zeit nach: prope ad mit Akk. od. prope mit bl. Akk., z.B. bis nahe an das achtzigste Jahr war er gelangt, prope ad annum octogesimum pervenerat. – c) der Anzahl nach: ad mit folg. Akk. od. (bei den Histor.) adverb. (beinahe, zur Angabe der höchsten Zahl, z.B. ad ducentos homines: u. occisis ad hominum milibus quattuor). – circiter (gegen, ungefähr, zur Angabe der ungefähren Zahl).
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