vigor

antīquus, a, um, adj. [a diff. orthog. for anticus, from ante] (of that which is before in time, while anticus denotes that which is before in space; cf. Vel. Long. p. 2223 P.), that has been or has been done before, old, ancient, former (opp. novus, that has not previously existed, new; while vetus, that has existed a long time, is opp. recens, that has not been long in existence, recent; cf. Manut. ad Cic. Fam. 11, 21; Lind. ad Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 154, and id. Capt. 1, 2, 29; Doed. Syn. IV. p. 82 sq.).

Lit.:

Juppiter Alcumenam rediget in antiquam concordiam conjugis,

to her former harmony with her husband, Plaut. Am. 1, 2, 13:

hoc timet, Ne tua duritia antiqua illa etiam adaucta sit,

thy former severity, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 26; so id. Hec. 1, 2, 17; Lucr. 2, 900:

causam suscepisti antiquiorem memoriā tuā,

Cic. Rab. Perd. 9, 25:

tres epistulas tuas accepi: igitur antiquissimae cuique respondeo,

id. Att. 9, 9: antiquior dies in tuis erat adscripta litteris, quam in Caesaris, an earlier or older date, id. ad Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3; Liv. 3, 58:

Nilus antiquo sua flumina reddidit alveo,

Ov. M. 1, 423 et saep.— Hence, subst.

antīqui, ōrum, m., the ancients, esp. the ancient writers (i. e. those whose age has been long past; while veteres denotes those who have lived and acted for a long time):

antiquorum auctoritas,

Cic. Am. 4, 13; so Hor. S. 1, 4, 117; 2, 2, 89 et saep.:

quod decus antiqui summum bonum esse dixerunt,

Cic. Leg. 1, 21, 55:

habemus Scaurum in antiquis,

id. Brut. 30, 116; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 78 et saep.—And so in gen.:

in antiquis est sapientia,

Vulg. Job, 12, 12:

sapientia omnium antiquorum,

ib. Eccli. 39, 1:

dictum est antiquis,

ib. Matt. 5, 21 al.:

facere in antiquum,

to restore a thing to its former condition, to place on its old footing, Liv. 33, 40 dub.—Antiquus and vetus are often conjoined: veterem atque antiquam rem ( old and antiquated) novam ad vos proferam, Plaut. Am. prol. 118; id. Mil. 3, 1, 154; id. Most. 2, 2, 45; id. Poen. 5, 2, 18; id. Pers. 1, 2, 1; id. Trin. 2, 2, 106; Plin. Ep. 3, 6:

vetera tantum et antiqua mirari,

Tac. Or. 15:

simultas vetus et antiqua,

Juv. 15, 53; so id. 6, 21 al.—

an-tīquum, i, n., antiquity, the things of olden times:

Nec quicquam antiqui Pico, nisi nomina, restat,

Ov. M. 14, 396:

novissima et antiqua,

Vulg. Psa. 138, 5:

antiqua ne intueamini,

ib. Isa. 43, 18.—

Transf.

Poet., = praeteritus, past, gone by, former:

vulnus,

Ov. P. 1, 5, 38:

vigor,

id. Tr. 5, 12, 32:

carcer,

Luc. 6, 721; Val. Fl. 2, 394.—So often in eccl. Lat.:

dies antiqui,

Vulg. Deut. 4, 32; ib. Act. 15, 7:

anni,

ib. Mal. 3, 4:

tempora,

ib. Act. 15, 21.—

In comp. and sup., that is before or first in rank or importance, more or most celebrated, famous, preferable, or better (antiquior:

melior,

Non. p. 425, 32): genere antiquior, Att. ap. Non. p. 426, 3: quanto antiquius quam etc., Lucil. ib.; Varr. ib.: quod honestius, id mihi est antiquius, Cic. Att. 7, 3:

antiquior ei fuit laus et gloria quam regnum,

id. Div. 2, 37: antiquiorem mortem turpitudine habere, Auct. ad Her. 3, 3:

neque habui quicquam antiquius quam ut, etc.,

Cic. Fam. 11, 5:

ne quid existimem antiquius,

id. Phil. 13, 3: neque prius neque antiquius quicquam habuit, quam ut, etc., Vel. 2, 52; Suet. Claud. 11:

judiciorum causam antiquissimam se habiturum dixit,

Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 1:

navalis apparatus ei antiquissima cura fuit,

id. Att. 10, 8; 12, 5; Liv. 1, 32; cf. id. 9, 31 al.—

With the access. idea of simplicity, purity, innocence, of the old fashion, good, simple, honest, etc. (cf. antiquitas, II. A., and our phrase the good old times):

antiquis est adulescens moribus,

Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 37; cf. id. Trin. 2, 2, 20:

homo antiquā virtute et fide,

Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 88:

homines antiqui, qui ex suā naturā ceteros fingerent,

people of the old stamp, Cic. Rosc. Am. 9, 26:

vestigia antiqui officii,

id. ib. 10, 27:

vide quam sim antiquorum hominum,

id. Att. 9, 15:

vir sanctus, antiquus,

Plin. Ep. 2, 9.—

With the access. idea of veneration, honor, old, venerable, illustrious: antiquum veteres etiam pro nobili posuere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 22 Müll.:

terra antiqua potens armis,

Verg. A. 1, 531; 3, 164:

urbs,

id. ib. 11, 540:

Longior antiquis visa Maeotis hiems,

Ov. Tr. 3, 12, 2:

Sabinae,

id. Med. 11:

Amyclae,

id. M. 8, 314. —So, in eccl. Lat., after the Heb., of God:

Antiquus Dierum,

the Ancient of Days, Vulg. Dan. 7, 9; 7, 13; 7, 22.—

Sometimes = vetus, that has been in existence a long time, old: Athenae, antiquum opulentum oppidum, Enn. ap. Non. p. 470, 5:

mos,

id. ib. p. 506, 1: amnis, Att. ap. Non. p. 192, 6:

hospes,

Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 17 (cf. Verg. A. 3, 82: veterem Anchisen agnoscit amicum); so,

amicus,

Vulg. Eccli. 9, 14:

discipulus,

ib. Act. 21, 16:

artificium,

Cic. Verr. 1, 2, 5:

genus,

Nep. Dat. 2, 2:

templa,

Hor. S. 2, 2, 104:

antiquissima scripta,

id. Ep. 2, 1, 28: saxum antiquum (i. e. which for a long time had lain in this place), ingens, etc., Verg. A. 12, 897:

ne transfer terminos antiquos,

Vulg. Prov. 22, 28 et saep.—Hence, subst.: antīquum, i, n., an old custom or habit.

In mal. part.:

antiquum hoc obtines tuum, tardus ut sis,

Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 102. —

In bon. part.:

O optume hospes, pol Crito antiquum obtines!

Ter. And. 4, 5, 22:

Ac tu ecastor morem antiquum atque ingenium obtines,

id. Hec. 5, 4, 20.—

Aged: antiqua erilis fida custos corporis, Enn. Medea, ap. Non. p. 39, 2 (as a transl. of the Gr. IIalaion oikôn ktêma despoinês emês): Cives antiqui, amici majorum meūm, Pac. ap. Cic. Or. 46, 155:

Butes,

Verg. A. 9, 647:

antiqui Neleïa Nestoris arva,

Ov. H. 1, 63; Dig. 50, 3, 1.—Hence, adv.: antīquē and an-tīquĭtŭs (formed from antiquus, as humanitus, divinitus, from humanus, divinus; cf. Prisc. p. 1015).

In former times, of old, anciently (only in prose; most freq. in the histt.; never in Cic.). Form antīquĭ-tŭs:

Belgas Rhenum antiquitus transductos,

Caes. B. G. 2, 4; 7, 32:

tectum antiquitus constitutum,

Nep. Att. 13, 2; Suet. Caes. 42; id. Aug. 60; 94; Vulg. Jos. 11, 10; ib. 1 Reg. 27, 8.— Sup.:

Titanas in eā antiquissime regnāsse,

Sol. 11.—

From ancient times; form antīquĭtŭs; sometimes with inde or ab... ad, Plin. Pan. 31:

cum Pythagoras acceptam sine dubio antiquitus opinionem vulgaverit,

Quint. 1, 10, 12:

jam inde antiquitus insita pertinacia,

Liv. 9, 29:

hi sunt jam inde antiquitus castellani, etc.,

id. 34, 27; Plin. Pan. 82, 7:

cum (hoc studium) antiquitus usque a Chirone ad nostra tempora apud omnes duraverit,

Quint. 1, 10, 30.—

In the old way, style, or fashion; form antīquē:

nimis antique dicere,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 66.— Comp.:

simplicius et antiquius permutatione mercium uti,

in the simpler and more ancient manner, Tac. G. 5.—Esp., in the good old style, the way or fashion of former times: quanto antiquius, quam facere hoc, fecisse videatis, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 426, 3.

antīquus, a, um, adj. [a diff. orthog. for anticus, from ante] (of that which is before in time, while anticus denotes that which is before in space; cf. Vel. Long. p. 2223 P.), that has been or has been done before, old, ancient, former (opp. novus, that has not previously existed, new; while vetus, that has existed a long time, is opp. recens, that has not been long in existence, recent; cf. Manut. ad Cic. Fam. 11, 21; Lind. ad Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 154, and id. Capt. 1, 2, 29; Doed. Syn. IV. p. 82 sq.).

Lit.:

Juppiter Alcumenam rediget in antiquam concordiam conjugis,

to her former harmony with her husband, Plaut. Am. 1, 2, 13:

hoc timet, Ne tua duritia antiqua illa etiam adaucta sit,

thy former severity, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 26; so id. Hec. 1, 2, 17; Lucr. 2, 900:

causam suscepisti antiquiorem memoriā tuā,

Cic. Rab. Perd. 9, 25:

tres epistulas tuas accepi: igitur antiquissimae cuique respondeo,

id. Att. 9, 9: antiquior dies in tuis erat adscripta litteris, quam in Caesaris, an earlier or older date, id. ad Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3; Liv. 3, 58:

Nilus antiquo sua flumina reddidit alveo,

Ov. M. 1, 423 et saep.— Hence, subst.

antīqui, ōrum, m., the ancients, esp. the ancient writers (i. e. those whose age has been long past; while veteres denotes those who have lived and acted for a long time):

antiquorum auctoritas,

Cic. Am. 4, 13; so Hor. S. 1, 4, 117; 2, 2, 89 et saep.:

quod decus antiqui summum bonum esse dixerunt,

Cic. Leg. 1, 21, 55:

habemus Scaurum in antiquis,

id. Brut. 30, 116; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 78 et saep.—And so in gen.:

in antiquis est sapientia,

Vulg. Job, 12, 12:

sapientia omnium antiquorum,

ib. Eccli. 39, 1:

dictum est antiquis,

ib. Matt. 5, 21 al.:

facere in antiquum,

to restore a thing to its former condition, to place on its old footing, Liv. 33, 40 dub.—Antiquus and vetus are often conjoined: veterem atque antiquam rem ( old and antiquated) novam ad vos proferam, Plaut. Am. prol. 118; id. Mil. 3, 1, 154; id. Most. 2, 2, 45; id. Poen. 5, 2, 18; id. Pers. 1, 2, 1; id. Trin. 2, 2, 106; Plin. Ep. 3, 6:

vetera tantum et antiqua mirari,

Tac. Or. 15:

simultas vetus et antiqua,

Juv. 15, 53; so id. 6, 21 al.—

an-tīquum, i, n., antiquity, the things of olden times:

Nec quicquam antiqui Pico, nisi nomina, restat,

Ov. M. 14, 396:

novissima et antiqua,

Vulg. Psa. 138, 5:

antiqua ne intueamini,

ib. Isa. 43, 18.—

Transf.

Poet., = praeteritus, past, gone by, former:

vulnus,

Ov. P. 1, 5, 38:

vigor,

id. Tr. 5, 12, 32:

carcer,

Luc. 6, 721; Val. Fl. 2, 394.—So often in eccl. Lat.:

dies antiqui,

Vulg. Deut. 4, 32; ib. Act. 15, 7:

anni,

ib. Mal. 3, 4:

tempora,

ib. Act. 15, 21.—

In comp. and sup., that is before or first in rank or importance, more or most celebrated, famous, preferable, or better (antiquior:

melior,

Non. p. 425, 32): genere antiquior, Att. ap. Non. p. 426, 3: quanto antiquius quam etc., Lucil. ib.; Varr. ib.: quod honestius, id mihi est antiquius, Cic. Att. 7, 3:

antiquior ei fuit laus et gloria quam regnum,

id. Div. 2, 37: antiquiorem mortem turpitudine habere, Auct. ad Her. 3, 3:

neque habui quicquam antiquius quam ut, etc.,

Cic. Fam. 11, 5:

ne quid existimem antiquius,

id. Phil. 13, 3: neque prius neque antiquius quicquam habuit, quam ut, etc., Vel. 2, 52; Suet. Claud. 11:

judiciorum causam antiquissimam se habiturum dixit,

Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 1:

navalis apparatus ei antiquissima cura fuit,

id. Att. 10, 8; 12, 5; Liv. 1, 32; cf. id. 9, 31 al.—

With the access. idea of simplicity, purity, innocence, of the old fashion, good, simple, honest, etc. (cf. antiquitas, II. A., and our phrase the good old times):

antiquis est adulescens moribus,

Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 37; cf. id. Trin. 2, 2, 20:

homo antiquā virtute et fide,

Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 88:

homines antiqui, qui ex suā naturā ceteros fingerent,

people of the old stamp, Cic. Rosc. Am. 9, 26:

vestigia antiqui officii,

id. ib. 10, 27:

vide quam sim antiquorum hominum,

id. Att. 9, 15:

vir sanctus, antiquus,

Plin. Ep. 2, 9.—

With the access. idea of veneration, honor, old, venerable, illustrious: antiquum veteres etiam pro nobili posuere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 22 Müll.:

terra antiqua potens armis,

Verg. A. 1, 531; 3, 164:

urbs,

id. ib. 11, 540:

Longior antiquis visa Maeotis hiems,

Ov. Tr. 3, 12, 2:

Sabinae,

id. Med. 11:

Amyclae,

id. M. 8, 314. —So, in eccl. Lat., after the Heb., of God:

Antiquus Dierum,

the Ancient of Days, Vulg. Dan. 7, 9; 7, 13; 7, 22.—

Sometimes = vetus, that has been in existence a long time, old: Athenae, antiquum opulentum oppidum, Enn. ap. Non. p. 470, 5:

mos,

id. ib. p. 506, 1: amnis, Att. ap. Non. p. 192, 6:

hospes,

Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 17 (cf. Verg. A. 3, 82: veterem Anchisen agnoscit amicum); so,

amicus,

Vulg. Eccli. 9, 14:

discipulus,

ib. Act. 21, 16:

artificium,

Cic. Verr. 1, 2, 5:

genus,

Nep. Dat. 2, 2:

templa,

Hor. S. 2, 2, 104:

antiquissima scripta,

id. Ep. 2, 1, 28: saxum antiquum (i. e. which for a long time had lain in this place), ingens, etc., Verg. A. 12, 897:

ne transfer terminos antiquos,

Vulg. Prov. 22, 28 et saep.—Hence, subst.: antīquum, i, n., an old custom or habit.

In mal. part.:

antiquum hoc obtines tuum, tardus ut sis,

Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 102. —

In bon. part.:

O optume hospes, pol Crito antiquum obtines!

Ter. And. 4, 5, 22:

Ac tu ecastor morem antiquum atque ingenium obtines,

id. Hec. 5, 4, 20.—

Aged: antiqua erilis fida custos corporis, Enn. Medea, ap. Non. p. 39, 2 (as a transl. of the Gr. IIalaion oikôn ktêma despoinês emês): Cives antiqui, amici majorum meūm, Pac. ap. Cic. Or. 46, 155:

Butes,

Verg. A. 9, 647:

antiqui Neleïa Nestoris arva,

Ov. H. 1, 63; Dig. 50, 3, 1.—Hence, adv.: antīquē and an-tīquĭtŭs (formed from antiquus, as humanitus, divinitus, from humanus, divinus; cf. Prisc. p. 1015).

In former times, of old, anciently (only in prose; most freq. in the histt.; never in Cic.). Form antīquĭ-tŭs:

Belgas Rhenum antiquitus transductos,

Caes. B. G. 2, 4; 7, 32:

tectum antiquitus constitutum,

Nep. Att. 13, 2; Suet. Caes. 42; id. Aug. 60; 94; Vulg. Jos. 11, 10; ib. 1 Reg. 27, 8.— Sup.:

Titanas in eā antiquissime regnāsse,

Sol. 11.—

From ancient times; form antīquĭtŭs; sometimes with inde or ab... ad, Plin. Pan. 31:

cum Pythagoras acceptam sine dubio antiquitus opinionem vulgaverit,

Quint. 1, 10, 12:

jam inde antiquitus insita pertinacia,

Liv. 9, 29:

hi sunt jam inde antiquitus castellani, etc.,

id. 34, 27; Plin. Pan. 82, 7:

cum (hoc studium) antiquitus usque a Chirone ad nostra tempora apud omnes duraverit,

Quint. 1, 10, 30.—

In the old way, style, or fashion; form antīquē:

nimis antique dicere,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 66.— Comp.:

simplicius et antiquius permutatione mercium uti,

in the simpler and more ancient manner, Tac. G. 5.—Esp., in the good old style, the way or fashion of former times: quanto antiquius, quam facere hoc, fecisse videatis, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 426, 3.

argūtĭae, ārum (the sing. argutia, ae, is rare and only among later writers; cf. Charis. p. 20, and Phocae Ars, p. 1708 P.), f. [argutus].

That which is clear to the senses, vigor of expression, liveliness, animation; of works of art: Parrhasius primus symmetriam picturae dedit, primus argutias vultūs, elegantiam capilli, etc., Plin. 35, 10, 36, §

37: argutiae operum,

id. 34, 18, 19, § 65.—Of the quick motion of the fingers (cf. argutus):

nulla mollitia cervicum, nullae argutiae digitorum,

Cic. Or. 18, 59.—Of the chattering notes of the nightingale, Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 85.—Of chattering discourse, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 19; id. Most. 1, 1, 2.—

Transf. to mental qualities.

Brightness, acuteness, wit, genius:

hujus (C. Titii) orationes tantum argutiarum, tantum urbanitatis habent, ut paene Attico stilo scriptae esse videantur. Easdem argutias in tragoedias transtulit,

Cic. Brut. 45, 167:

Demosthenes nihil Lysiae subtilitate cedit, nihil argutiis et acumine Hyperidi,

id. Or. 31, 110. —

Slyness, subtlety, cunning, shrewdness in speech or action:

sed nihil est quod illi (Graeci) non persequantur suis argutiis,

Cic. Lael. 13, 45:

cujus loquacitas habet aliquid argutiarum,

id. Leg. 1, 2, 7.—In this signif. also in the sing.:

importuna atque audax argutia,

Gell. 3, 1, 6:

levis et quasi dicax argutia,

id. 12, 2 (cf. argutiola); Pall. Insit. prooem. 1; so App. M. 1, 1.

arma, ōrum, n. ( gen. plur. armūm, Pac. ap. Cic. Or. 46, 155; Att. ap. Non. p. 495, 23, considered by Cic. in the connection armūm judicium as less correct than armorum) [cf. ARÔ, arariskô = to fit; arthron = joint; harmos = armus = joint, shoulder; artaô = artio, arto = to fit, to fit in closely; artios = fit, exact; artus = close, narrow; ars (artis) = the craft of fitting things; artifex, artificium; Goth. arms = O. H. Germ. aram = Engl. arm; Sanscr. ar = to hit upon, attain; aram = fit, fast; īrmas = arm. Curt.].

Lit.

1.. What is fitted to the body for its protection, defensive armor, as the shield, coat of mail, helmet, etc.:

tot milia armorum, detracta corporibus hostium,

Liv. 45, 39:

induere arma,

id. 30, 31:

arma his imperata, galea, clipeum, ocreae, lorica, omnia ex aere,

id. 1, 43:

pictis et auro caelatis refulgens armis,

id. 7, 10. —

Specifically, a shield:

at Lausum socii exanimem super arma ferebant,

on a shield, Verg. A. 10, 841:

caelestia arma, quae ancilia appellantur,

Liv. 1, 20 (v. ancile); id. 8, 30; 1, 37; cf. Verg. A. 1, 119 Heyne; Tac. G. 11 Rup.; Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 43:

Aeneas se collegit in arma,

gathered himself under his shield, Verg. A. 12, 491.—Hence, in a more extended sense,

Implements of war, arms, both of defence and offence (but of the latter only those which are used in close contest, such as the sword, axe, club; in distinction from tela, which are used in contest at a distance; hence, arma and tela are often contrasted; v. the foll., and cf. Bremi and Dähne ad Nep. Dat. 11, 3): arma rigent, horrescunt tela, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4; id. ap. Non. p. 469, 26:

arma alia ad tegendum, alia ad nocendum,

Cic. Caec. 21:

armis condicione positis aut defetigatione abjectis aut victoriā detractis,

id. Fam. 6, 2:

illum dicis cum armis aureis, Quoius etc.,

Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 16:

ibi Simul rem et gloriam armis belli repperi,

Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 60:

arma antiqua manus, ungues dentesque fuerunt Et lapides, et item, silvarum fragmina, ramei,

Lucr. 5, 1283; so,

Mutum et turpe pecus (i. e. primeval man), glandem et cubilia propter Unguibus et pugnis, dein fustibus, atque ita porro Pugnabant armis, quae post fabricaverat usus,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 100 sqq.:

capere,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 53, 153; id. Phil. 4, 3, 7; id. Rab. Perd. 6 and 7:

sumere,

id. Planc. 36, 88 Wund.; id. Tusc. 2, 24, 58; Vulg. Gen. 27, 3; ib. 3 Reg. 22, 30:

accipere, ib. Judith, 14, 2: adprehendere,

ib. Psa. 34, 2:

resumere,

Suet. Calig. 48:

aptare,

Liv. 5, 49:

induere,

id. 30, 31; Ov. M. 14, 798; id. F. 1, 521; Verg. A. 11, 83; Luc. 1, 126:

accingi armis,

Verg. A. 6, 184, and Vulg. Jud. 18, 11:

armis instructus,

ib. Deut. 1, 41; ib. 1 Par. 12, 13:

concitare ad arma,

Caes. B. G. 7, 42:

descendere ad arma,

id. ib. 7, 33:

vocare ad arma,

Cic. Rab. Perd. 7, 21:

vocare in arma,

Verg. A. 9, 22:

ferre contra aliquem,

Vell. 2, 56:

decernere armis,

Cic. Att. 7, 3:

armis cum hoste certare,

id. Off. 3, 22, 87; so,

saevis armis,

Verg. A. 12, 890:

dimicare armis cum aliquo,

Nep. Milt. 1, 2:

esse in armis,

Caes. B. G. 1, 49; Suet. Caes. 69:

ponere, abicere,

Cic. Fam. 6, 2:

relinquere,

Liv. 2, 10:

tradere,

Nep. Ham. 1, 5; Suet. Vit. 10:

amittere,

Verg. A. 1, 474:

proicere,

Vulg. 1 Macc. 5, 43;

7, 44: deripere militibus,

Hor. C. 3, 5, 19:

dirimere,

Luc. 1, 104 et saep.—Hence, arma virosque, per arma, per viros, etc., Liv. 8, 25; 8, 30 al.; v. Burm. ad Verg. A. 1, 1, and cf. Liv. 9, 24:

tela et arma: armorum atque telorum portationes,

Sall. C. 42, 2; Liv. 1, 25; Col. 12, 3; Tac. G. 29 and 33:

armis et castris, prov. (like remis velisque, viris equisque),

with vigor, with might and main, Cic. Off. 2, 24, 84.—

Trop., means of protection, defence, weapons:

tenere semper arma (sc. eloquentiae), quibus vel tectus ipse esse possis, vel, etc.,

Cic. de Or. 1, 8, 32:

prudentiae,

id. ib. 1, 38, 172:

senectutis,

id. Lael. 4. 9:

tectus Vulcaniis armis, id est fortitudine,

id. Tusc. 2, 14, 33:

eloquentiae,

Quint. 5, 12, 21:

facundiae,

id. 2, 16, 10:

justitiae,

Vulg. Rom. 6, 13; ib. 2 Cor. 6, 7:

arma lucis,

ib. Rom. 13, 12:

horriferum contra Borean ovis arma ministret, i. e. lanas,

Ov. M. 15, 471:

haec mihi Stertinius arma (i. e. praecepta) dedit,

Hor. S. 2, 3, 297; cf. id. Ep. 1, 16, 67:

arma militiae nostrae non carnalia sunt,

Vulg. 2 Cor. 10, 4.

War (once in opp. to pax, v. infra):

silent leges inter arma,

Cic. Mil. 4, 10; id. Att. 7, 3, 5:

arma civilia,

civil war, id. Fam. 2, 16, and Tac. A. 1, 9:

civilia arma,

id. Agr. 16; id. G. 37 (otherwise, bella civilia, Cic. Off. 1, 25, 86, and Tac. Agr. 13):

ab externis armis otium erat,

Liv. 3, 14; 9, 1; 3, 69 Drak.; 9, 32; 42, 2; Tac. H. 2, 1 al.:

a Rubro Mari arma conatus sit inferre Italiae,

Nep. Hann. 2, 1 (for which more freq. bellum inferre alicui, v. infero):

ad horrida promptior arma,

Ov. M. 1, 126:

qui fera nuntiet arma,

id. ib. 5, 4;

14, 479: compositis venerantur armis,

Hor. C. 4, 14, 52. So the beginning of the Æneid: Arma virumque cano; cf. Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 7:

melius visum Gallos novam gentem pace potius cognosci quam armis,

Liv. 5, 35 fin.; cf.:

cedant arma togae,

Cic. Off. 1, 22, 76.—Also for battle, contest:

in arma feror,

Verg. A. 2, 337; so id. ib. 2, 655.—

(Abstr. for concr.) The warriors themselves, soldiers, troops:

nulla usquam apparuerunt arma,

Liv. 41, 12:

nostro supplicio liberemus Romana arma, i. e. Romanum exercitum,

id. 9, 9; 21, 26:

Hispanias armis non ita redundare,

Tac. H. 2, 32:

expertem frustra belli et neutra arma secutum,

neither party, Ov. M. 5, 91: auxiliaria arma, auxiliaries, auxiliary troops = auxiliares (v. auxiliaris, I.), id. ib. 6, 424; cf. id. ib. 14, 528.—

Transf., poet. (like hoplon and entea in Gr.), implements, instruments, tools, utensils, in gen. Of implements for grinding and baking:

Cerealia arma,

the arms of Ceres, Verg. A. 1, 177 (cf. Hom. Od. 7, 232: entea daitos). —Of implements of agriculture, Ov. M. 11, 35:

dicendum est, quae sint duris agrestibus arma, Quīs sine nec potuere seri nec surgere messes,

Verg. G. 1, 160.—Of the equipments, tackle of a ship ( mast, sails, rudder, etc.):

colligere arma jubet validisque incumbere remis,

Verg. A. 5, 15; 6, 353.—Hence used by Ovid for wings:

haec umeris arma parata suis, A. A. 2, 50 (cf. in the foll. verse: his patria est adeunda carinis).—And so of other instruments,

Mart. 14, 36.

augĕo, auxi, auctum, 2, v. a. and n. ( perf subj. auxitis = auxeritis, Liv. 29, 27: auceta: saepe aucta, Paul. ex Fest. p. 25 Müll.; v. Müll. ad h. l.) [Gr. auxô auxanô; Lith. augu, and augmu = growth; Sanscr. vaksh; Goth. vahsjan, and auka = growth; Germ. wachsen; Engl. wax; also allied to vegeo vegetus, vigeo vigor, vigil [p. 204] v. Curt. pp. 67, 186 sq., and Bopp, Gloss. p. 304 b].

Act., to increase, to nourish (orig., to produce, bring forth that not already in existence; in which signification only the derivative auctor is now found).

1.. To increase, enlarge, augment, strengthen, advance that which is already in existence (class. in prose and poetry; syn.: adaugeo, amplio, amplifico): Quicquid est hoc, omnia animat, format, alit, auget, Pac. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 57, 131:

cibus auget corpus alitque,

Lucr. 1, 859:

redductum (animale genus) daedala tellus alit atque auget generatim pabula praebens,

id. 1, 229; 5, 220; 5, 322;

6, 946: virīs,

id. 6, 342:

in augendā re,

Cic. Rab. Post. 2; 14; so,

in augendā obruitur re,

Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 68:

rem strenuus auge,

increase your gains, id. ib. 1, 7, 71:

opes,

Nep. Thras. 2, 4:

possessiones,

id. Att. 12, 2:

divitias,

Vulg. Prov 22, 16:

dotem et munera,

ib. Gen. 34, 12:

rem publicam agris,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 18; so Tac. H 1, 79:

aerarium,

id. A. 3, 25:

vallum et turres,

id. H. 4, 35:

classem,

Suet. Ner. 3:

tributa,

id. Vesp. 16:

pretium,

Vulg. Ezech. 16, 31:

numerum,

Suet. Aug. 37, and Vulg. Deut. 20, 19 al.:

morbum,

Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 54:

suspitionem,

id. Eun. 3, 1, 46; Suet. Tit. 5:

industriam,

Ter. Ad. prol. 25:

molestiam,

Cic. Fl. 12:

dolorem alicui,

id. Att. 11, 22 vitium ventris, id. Cael. 19:

peccatum,

Vulg. Exod. 9, 34:

furorem,

ib. Num. 32, 14:

benevolentiam,

Cic. Lael. 9, 30: animum alicujus, to increase one ' s courage, id. Att. 10, 14; so,

animos,

Stat. Th. 10, 23:

vocem,

to strengthen, raise, Suet. Claud. 33; id. Ner. 20' hostias, to increase, multiply, id. Aug. 96:

ego te augebo et multiplicabo,

Vulg. Gen. 48, 4 al. — Poet.:

nuper et istae Auxerunt volucrum victae certamine turbam,

i. e. have been changed into birds, Ov. M. 5, 301.—

Trop., to magnify, to exalt, to extol, embellish, to praise (syn.:

laudo, laude afficere, verbis extollere, orno): homo tenuis non verbis auget suum munus, sed etiam extenuat,

Cic. Off. 2, 20, 70:

aliquid augere atque ornare,

id. de Or. 1, 21, 94; so,

rem laudando,

id. Brut. 12, 47:

munus principis,

Plin. Pan. 38 al. —

Aliquem (aliquid) aliquā re, to furaish abundantly with something, to heap upon, give to, to enrich, endow, bless, load with: lunae pars ignibus aucta, the part that is entirely filled with fire, Lucr 5, 722: 3. 630: Tantā laetitiā auctus sum, ut nil constet, poët, ap. Cic. Fin. 2, 4, 14 oaque vos omnia bene juvetis, bonis auctibus auxitis, old form of prayer in Liv. 29, 27:

alter te scientia augere potest, altera exemplis,

the one can enrich you with learning, the other furnish you with examples, Cic. Off. 1, 1, 1:

aliquid divitiis,

id. Agr. 2, 26, 69:

commodis,

id. Phil. 11, 14 fin.:

senectus augeri solet consilio, auctoritate, sententiā,

id. Sen. 6, 17:

gratulatione,

id. Phil. 14, 6:

honore,

id. ib. 9, 6:

honoribus,

Hor. S. 1, 6, 11; so Tac. A. 6, 8:

honoribus praemiisque,

Suet. Caes. 52; id. Vit. 5: augeri damno, to be enriched with a loss (said comically), Ter. Heaut. 4, 1, 15:

liberalitate,

Tac. A. 3, 8:

largitione,

id. ib. 13, 18:

nomine imperatorio,

id. ib. 1, 3:

cognomento Augustae,

id. ib. 12, 26 et saep.—Also without abl.:

Di me equidem omnes adjuvant, augent, amant,

Plaut. Men. 3, 3, 27, and id. Ep. 2, 2, 8:

aliquem augere atque ornare,

to advance, Cic. Fam. 7, 17:

aut augendi alterius aut minuendi sui causā aliquid dicere,

id. Part. Or. 6, 22 solum te commendat augetque temporis spatium, honors, Plin. Pan. 24; so id. ib. 26; Suet. Claud. 12.—

In the lang. of religion, t. t. (like mactare, adolere, etc.), to honor, reverence, worship by offerings:

Aliquid cedo, Qui vicini hanc nostram augeam aram [Apoliinis],

Plaut. Merc. 4, 1, 10:

si quā ipse meis venatibus auxi, etc.,

Verg. A. 9, 407.—

Neutr., to grow, increase, become greater (rare; syn.: augesco, cresco, incresco; on this use of vbs. com. act., v. Ellis ad Cat. 22, 11): eo res eorum auxit, Cato ap. Gell. 18, 12, 7:

usque adeo parcunt fetus augentque labore,

Lucr. 2, 1163:

ignoscendo populi Romani magnitudinem auxisse,

Sall. H. 1 (Fragm. Orat. Philipp. contra Lepid. §

6): O decus eximium magnis virtutibus augens,

Cat. 64, 323:

balnea Romae ad infinitum auxere numerum,

Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 122; 2, 16, 13, § 71:

veram potentiam augere,

Tac. A. 4, 41 (Halm, augeri).—Hence, auctus, a, um, P. a., enlarged, increased, great, abundant; in posit. only as subst.:

auctum vocabatur spatium, quod super definitum modum victoriae adjungitur,

Paul. Ex Fest. p. 14 Müll. — Comp.:

tanto mi aegritudo auctior est in animo,

Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 2:

auctior est animi vis,

Lucr. 3, 450:

auctior et amplior majestas,

Liv. 4, 2; 3, 68; 25, 16:

auctius atque Di melius fecere,

Hor. S. 2, 6, 3.—

* Sup.: auctissima basis, Treb. Gall. 18.— Adv. probably not in use, for in App. Met. 4, p. 290 Oud., altius is the correct reading.

blandĭor, ītus, 4, v. dep. [blandus].

Prop., lit., to cling caressingly to one, to fawn upon, to flatter, soothe, caress, fondle, coax (class.).

With dat.:

matri interfectae infante miserabiliter blandiente,

Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 88.—

With inter se, Plin. 10, 37, 52, § 109.—

With ut and subj.:

Hannibalem pueriliter blandientem patri ut duceretur in Hispaniam,

Liv. 21, 1, 4.—

Absol.:

cessit immanis tibi blandienti Janitor aulae Cerberus,

Hor. C. 3, 11, 15:

tantusque in eo vigor, et dulcis quidam blandientis risus apparuit, ut, etc.,

Just. 1, 4, 12:

et modo blanditur, modo... Terret,

Ov. M. 10, 416.—

Transf.

In gen., to flatter, make flattering, courteous speeches, be complaisant to.

With dat.:

nostro ordini palam blandiuntur,

Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 37:

blandiri eis subtiliter a quibus est petendum,

Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90:

cur matri praeterea blanditur?

id. Fl. 37, 92:

durae supplex blandire puellae,

Ov. A. A. 2, 527:

sic (Venus) patruo blandita suo est,

id. M. 4, 532; 6, 440; 14, 705.—

Absol.:

quippe qui litigare se simulans blandiatur,

Cic. Lael. 26, 99:

lingua juvet, mentemque tegat. Blandire, noceque,

Ov. Am. 1, 8, 103:

in blandiendo (vox) lenis et summissa,

Quint. 11, 3, 63:

pavidum blandita,

timidly coaxing, Ov. M. 9, 569: qui cum dolet blanditur, post tempus sapit, Publ. Syr. v. 506 Rib.—

With per:

de Commageno mirifice mihi et per se et per Pomponium blanditur Appius,

Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 10 (12), 2.—

With abl.:

torrenti ac meditatā cotidie oratione blandiens,

Plin. 26, 3, 7, § 12.—

In partic.

Blandiri sibi, etc., to flatter one ' s self with something, to fancy something, delude one ' s self:

blandiuntur enim sibi, qui putant, etc.,

Dig. 26, 7, 3, § 2.—So often in Dig. et Codd.; cf.:

ne nobis blandiar,

not to flatter ourselves, to tell the whole truth, Juv. 3, 126.—

Pregn., to persuade or impel by flattery ( = blandiendo persuadeo or compello—very rare).

With subj.:

(ipsa voluptas) res per Veneris blanditur saecla propagent ( = sic blanditur ut propagent),

Lucr. 2, 173 Lachm.—

With ab and ad:

cum etiam saepe blandiatur gratia conviviorum a veris indiciis ad falsam probationem,

Vitr. 3 praef. —

Trop.

Of inanim. things as subjects, to flatter, please, be agreeable or favorable to; to allure by pleasure, to attract, entice, invite.

With dat.:

video quam suaviter voluptas sensibus nostris blandiatur,

Cic. Ac. 2, 45, 139:

blandiebatur coeptis fortuna,

Tac. H. 2, 10. —

Absol.:

fortuna cum blanditur captatum venit, Publ. Syr. v. 167 Rib: blandiente inertiā,

Tac. H. 4, 4:

ignoscere vitiis blandientibus,

id. Agr. 16; Suet. Ner. 20; Plin. 13, 9, 17, § 60.—

With abl.: opportuna suā blanditur populus umbrā, Ov M. 10, 555.—

Of things as objects:

cur ego non votis blandiar ipse meis?

i. e. believe what I wish, Ov. Am. 2, 11, 54:

nisi tamen auribus nostris bibliopolae blandiuntur,

tickle with flattery, Plin. Ep. 1, 2, 6.—Hence,

Subst.: blandĭens, entis, m., a flatterer:

adversus blandientes incorruptus,

Tac. H. 1, 35.—

blandītus, a, um, P. a., pleasant, agreeable, charming (rare):

rosae,

Prop. 4 (5), 6, 72:

peregrinatio,

Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 67.

blandĭor, ītus, 4, v. dep. [blandus].

Prop., lit., to cling caressingly to one, to fawn upon, to flatter, soothe, caress, fondle, coax (class.).

With dat.:

matri interfectae infante miserabiliter blandiente,

Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 88.—

With inter se, Plin. 10, 37, 52, § 109.—

With ut and subj.:

Hannibalem pueriliter blandientem patri ut duceretur in Hispaniam,

Liv. 21, 1, 4.—

Absol.:

cessit immanis tibi blandienti Janitor aulae Cerberus,

Hor. C. 3, 11, 15:

tantusque in eo vigor, et dulcis quidam blandientis risus apparuit, ut, etc.,

Just. 1, 4, 12:

et modo blanditur, modo... Terret,

Ov. M. 10, 416.—

Transf.

In gen., to flatter, make flattering, courteous speeches, be complaisant to.

With dat.:

nostro ordini palam blandiuntur,

Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 37:

blandiri eis subtiliter a quibus est petendum,

Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90:

cur matri praeterea blanditur?

id. Fl. 37, 92:

durae supplex blandire puellae,

Ov. A. A. 2, 527:

sic (Venus) patruo blandita suo est,

id. M. 4, 532; 6, 440; 14, 705.—

Absol.:

quippe qui litigare se simulans blandiatur,

Cic. Lael. 26, 99:

lingua juvet, mentemque tegat. Blandire, noceque,

Ov. Am. 1, 8, 103:

in blandiendo (vox) lenis et summissa,

Quint. 11, 3, 63:

pavidum blandita,

timidly coaxing, Ov. M. 9, 569: qui cum dolet blanditur, post tempus sapit, Publ. Syr. v. 506 Rib.—

With per:

de Commageno mirifice mihi et per se et per Pomponium blanditur Appius,

Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 10 (12), 2.—

With abl.:

torrenti ac meditatā cotidie oratione blandiens,

Plin. 26, 3, 7, § 12.—

In partic.

Blandiri sibi, etc., to flatter one ' s self with something, to fancy something, delude one ' s self:

blandiuntur enim sibi, qui putant, etc.,

Dig. 26, 7, 3, § 2.—So often in Dig. et Codd.; cf.:

ne nobis blandiar,

not to flatter ourselves, to tell the whole truth, Juv. 3, 126.—

Pregn., to persuade or impel by flattery ( = blandiendo persuadeo or compello—very rare).

With subj.:

(ipsa voluptas) res per Veneris blanditur saecla propagent ( = sic blanditur ut propagent),

Lucr. 2, 173 Lachm.—

With ab and ad:

cum etiam saepe blandiatur gratia conviviorum a veris indiciis ad falsam probationem,

Vitr. 3 praef. —

Trop.

Of inanim. things as subjects, to flatter, please, be agreeable or favorable to; to allure by pleasure, to attract, entice, invite.

With dat.:

video quam suaviter voluptas sensibus nostris blandiatur,

Cic. Ac. 2, 45, 139:

blandiebatur coeptis fortuna,

Tac. H. 2, 10. —

Absol.:

fortuna cum blanditur captatum venit, Publ. Syr. v. 167 Rib: blandiente inertiā,

Tac. H. 4, 4:

ignoscere vitiis blandientibus,

id. Agr. 16; Suet. Ner. 20; Plin. 13, 9, 17, § 60.—

With abl.: opportuna suā blanditur populus umbrā, Ov M. 10, 555.—

Of things as objects:

cur ego non votis blandiar ipse meis?

i. e. believe what I wish, Ov. Am. 2, 11, 54:

nisi tamen auribus nostris bibliopolae blandiuntur,

tickle with flattery, Plin. Ep. 1, 2, 6.—Hence,

Subst.: blandĭens, entis, m., a flatterer:

adversus blandientes incorruptus,

Tac. H. 1, 35.—

blandītus, a, um, P. a., pleasant, agreeable, charming (rare):

rosae,

Prop. 4 (5), 6, 72:

peregrinatio,

Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 67.

flōs, ōris, m. [root fla-; Gr. ek-phlainô, to stream forth; cf. phlasmos; Lat. flare, flamen, etc., v. flo], a blossom, flower.

Lit.:

suaves flores,

Lucr. 1, 8:

juvat novos decerpere flores,

id. 1, 928:

novi,

Hor. C. 4, 1, 32:

recentes,

id. ib. 3, 27, 44:

verni,

id. ib. 2, 11, 9:

florum omnium varietas,

Cic. de Sen. 15, 54:

suavitas odorum, qui afflarentur e floribus,

id. ib. 17, 59:

laetissimi flores,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107:

ninguntque rosarum Floribus,

Lucr. 2, 628:

flores rosae, rosarum,

Hor. C. 2, 3, 14; 3, 29, 3; 4, 10, 4:

piabunt floribus et vino Genium,

id. Ep. 2, 1, 144; cf.:

fons Bandusiae, dulci digne mero non sine floribus,

id. C. 3, 13, 2:

nitidum caput impedire myrto Aut flore,

id. ib. 1, 4, 10:

recte necne crocum floresque perambulet Attae Fabula, si dubitem, etc.,

the stage strewed with flowers, id. Ep. 2, 1, 79:

carduus florem purpureum mittit inter medios aculeos,

puts forth, Plin. 20, 23, 99, § 262; cf. id. 21, 6, 17, § 31:

legere,

Ov. M. 4, 315.—

Transf.

The honey of flowers sucked out by the bees:

rure levis verno flores apis ingerit alveo, Conpleat ut dulci sedula melle favos,

Tib. 2, 1, 49; Verg. G. 4, 39; Plin. 11, 7, 7, § 17.—

In gen., like the Gr. anthos, for whatever forms either the best part or the highest part of a thing (mostly poet. and in postAug. prose).—

The flower of any thing, i. e. the prime or best part, also the best kind of any thing: postquam est honoratus frugum et floris Liberi, the bouquet or flavor of wine, Pac. ap. Non. 498, 12; so,

vini (Bacchi),

Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 1; id. Cas. 3, 5, 16; Lucr. 3, 221.— The best kind of oil, Plin. 15, 6, 6, § 23; of wax, id. 21, 14, 49, § 84; of rosin, id. 14, 20, 25, § 124; of salt, id. 13, 1, 2, § 14; Cato, R. R. 88, 2; of meal, Plin. 18, 9, 20, § 86 et saep.; of cream, Vitr. 8, 3; of the finest dish: cenae, Favorin. ap. Gell. 15, 8, 2.—

The highest part, the top, crown, head of a thing.—Of the froth of wine, Cato, R. R. 11, 2; Col. 12, 30; Plin. 14, 21, 27, § 136.—The blisters, scales that are formed in smelting metals, id. 34, 11, 24, § 107; the upper dust of marble or gypsum, Col. 12, 20, 8.— Poet. of the first downy hairs of the beard: nunc primum opacat flore lanugo genas, Pac. ap. Paul. ex Fest. s. v. genas, p. 94 Müll. N. cr.; Verg. A. 8, 160; Luc. 6, 562:

ante genas dulces quam flos juvenilis inumbret,

Claud. in Prob. Cons. Pan. 69.—Donec flammai fulserunt flore coorto, a tip or flash of flame, Lucr. 1, 900.—

In archit., carved flowers placed as ornaments on a Corinthian capital, Vitr. 4, 1, 12; on a cupola, id. 4, 8.

Trop., the flower, crown, ornament of any thing (class.; a favorite flg. of Cic.).

In gen.:

ea tempestate flos poëtarum fuit (Plautus),

Plaut. Cas. prol. 18:

sic omnis fetus repressus, exustusque siti flos veteris ubertatis exaruit,

Cic. Brut. 4, 16:

(Ennius) flos delibatus populi... qua (eloquentia) virum excellentem praeclare tum illi homines florem populi esse dixerunt,

id. ib. 15, 58 sq. (cf. Enn. Ann. v. 309 ed. Vahl.):

flos nobilitatis ac juventutis,

id. Phil. 2, 15, 37; so, legatorum, id. Fl. 26, 61:

versaris in optimorum civium vel flore vel robore,

id. Or. 10, 34; cf.:

quod floris, quod roboris in juventute fuerat, amiserant,

Liv. 37, 12, 7:

ex morbo velut renovatus flos juventae,

id. 28, 35, 7; 26, 2, 6; Curt. 3, 5, 8:

provincia Galliae... ille flos Italiae, illud firmamentum imperii populi Romani, illud ornamentum dignitatis,

Cic. Phil. 3, 5, 13:

flos dignitatis,

id. Balb. 6, 15; cf.:

ego te, Crasse, cum vitae flore, tum mortis opportunitate, divino consilio et ortum et exstinctum esse arbitror,

splendor, glory, id. de Or. 3, 3, 12:

in ipso Graeciae flore,

in the very flower, the most flourishing condition, id. N. D. 3, 33, 82:

flos aetatis,

the flower of one's age, the prime of life, Lucr. 3, 770; 5, 847; cf.:

non venirem contra gratiam, non virtutis spe, sed aetatis flore collectam,

Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 3.— Without aetas: Pa. Anni? Ch. Anni? Sedecim. Pa. Flos ipse, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 28:

viridissimo flore puella,

Cat. 17, 14:

in flore primo tantae indolis juvenis exstinctus est,

Plin. Ep. 5, 9, 5:

in flore virium se credens esse,

Liv. 42, 15, 2:

primus flos animi,

youthful vigor, Stat. Ach. 1, 625;

but also: flos animi,

ripe age, Sen. Ep. 26:

videmus Vergilium ea de causa hortorum dotes fugisse, et e tantis, quae retulit, flores modo rerum decerpsisse,

i. e. the choicest, best, Plin. H. N. 14 praef. § 7.—

Transf.: flos aetatis, maidenly or youthful innocence (of girls or boys), virginity:

(virgo) cum castum amisit polluto corpore florem,

Cat. 62, 46:

Hasdrubal flore aetatis, uti ferunt, primo Hamilcari conciliatus,

Liv. 21, 2, 3; cf. id. 21, 3, 4:

florem aetatis (Caesaris) in Bithynia contaminatum,

Suet. Caes. 49.—

In partic., of speech, a flower, embellishment, ornament:

ut porro conspersa sit (oratio) quasi verborum sententiarumque floribus, etc.,

Cic. de Or. 3, 25, 96:

flos aut lumen eloquentiae,

id. Brut. 17, 66; cf.:

nullus flos tamen neque lumen ullum (in M. Crassi oratione),

id. ib. 66, 233:

florem et colorem defuisse,

id. ib. 87, 298:

alia copia locuples, alia floribus laeta,

Quint. 8, 3, 87:

male audire... nimiis floribus et ingenii affluentia,

id. 12, 10, 13.

fortis (archaic form FORCTIS, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Fest. s. v. sanates, p. 348 Müll.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 84; and perh. also in the form FORCTUS; v. id. s. v. horctum, p. 102; cf. Müll. ad Fest. p. 320, b), e, adj. [Sanscr. dhar-; v. forma, firmus], strong, powerful.

Physically (rare;

syn.: firmus, strenuus, incolumis, animosus): ecquid fortis visa est (mulier),

powerful, Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 13:

set Bacchis etiam fortis tibi vissast?

id. Bacch. 2, 2, 38: sicut fortis equus, spatio qui saepe supremo Vicit Olympia, nunc senio confectus quiescit, a powerful horse, Enn. ap. Cic. de Sen. 5, 14 (Ann. v. 441 ed. Vahl.); so,

equus,

Lucr. 3, 8; 764; 4, 987; Verg. A. 11, 705.— Poet. transf.:

aquarum,

Lucr. 6, 530:

terrae pingue solum... Fortes invortant tauri,

Verg. G. 1, 65:

contingat modo te filiamque tuam fortes invenire,

i. e. hearty, well, Plin. Ep. 4, 1 fin.; 4, 21, 4; 6, 4, 3:

antecedebat testudo pedum LX., facta item ex fortissimis lignis,

Caes. B. C. 2, 2, 4; so,

ligna fortissima,

Veg. 1, 24 fin.:

invalidissimum urso caput, quod leoni fortissimum,

Plin. 8, 36, 54, § 130:

fortiores stomachi,

id. 32, 7, 26, § 80:

plantae fortiores fient,

Pall. Febr. 24, 7:

fortiorem illum (pontem) tueri, Auct. B. Alex. 19, 2: castra,

Cic. Div. 1, 33, 72:

aratra,

Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 10:

fortiora remedia,

Tac. A. 1, 29:

humeri,

Val. Fl. 1, 434:

vincula,

Sen. Hippol. 34: sol (with medius), powerful, i. e. fierce, hot, id. Med. 588:

fortiora ad hiemes frumenta, legumina in cibo,

Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 60:

(vites) contra pruinas fortissimae,

id. 14, 2, 4, § 23.—

Mentally, strong, powerful, vigorous, firm, steadfast, stout, courageous, brave, manly, etc., answering to the Gr. andreios (very freq. in all periods and sorts of composition).

Of human beings: fortis et constantis est, non perturbari in rebus asperis nec tumultuantem de gradu deici, ut dicitur;

sed praesenti animo uti et consilio, nec a ratione discedere,

Cic. Off. 1, 23, 80:

temperantia libidinem (aspernatur), ignaviam fortitudo: itaque videas rebus injustis justos maxime dolere, imbellibus fortes,

id. Lael. 13, 47:

gladiatores fortes et animosos et se acriter ipsos morti offerentes servare cupimus,

id. Mil. 34, 92:

rebus angustis animosus atque Fortis appare,

Hor. C. 2, 10, 22:

viri fortes et magnanimi,

Cic. Off. 1, 19, 63:

vir fortis et acris animi magnique,

id. Sest. 20, 45:

boni et fortes et magno animo praediti,

id. Rep. 1, 5; 1, 3:

sapientissimi et fortissimi,

id. ib. 2, 34:

vir liber ac fortis,

id. ib. 2, 19:

horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae,

Caes. B. G. 1, 1, 3:

fortissimus vir,

id. ib. 2, 25, 1; 2, 33, 4;

3, 20, 2: hunc liberta securi Divisit medium, fortissima Tyndaridarum,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 100:

vis recte vivere? quis non? Si virtus hoc una potest dare, fortis omissis Hoc age deliciis,

id. Ep 1, 6, 30:

seu quis capit acria fortis Pocula,

id. S. 2, 6, 69: cavit, ne umquam infamiae ea res sibi esset, ut virum fortem decet, an honorable or worthy man, Ter. And. 2, 6, 13; cf.: FORCTIS frugi et bonus, sive validus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 84 Müll.; and:

HORCTUM et FORCTUM pro bono dicebant,

id. p. 102:

ego hoc nequeo mirari satis, Eum sororem despondisse suam in tam fortem familiam... Familiam optimam occupavit,

so respectable, honorable a family, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 9;

(cf. bonus): vir ad pericula fortis,

Cic. Font. 15, 33:

nondum erant tam fortes ad sanguinem civilem,

Liv. 7, 40, 2:

vir contra audaciam fortissimus,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 30, 85: vidi in dolore podagrae hospitem meum fortiorem, id. Fragm. ap. Non. 527, 33:

imperator in proeliis strenuus et fortis,

Quint. 12, 3, 5:

virum fortem ac strenuum scio dixisse, etc.,

Sall. C. 51, 16:

si fortes fueritis in eo, quem nemo sit ausus defendere,

if you had proceeded with vigor, energy, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 1, § 3.— Poet., with dat.:

fugacibus,

Ov. M. 10, 543; and with inf.:

fortis et asperas Tractare serpentes,

Hor. C. 1, 37, 26:

contemnere honores,

id. S. 2, 7, 86:

aurum spernere fortior Quam cogere,

id. C. 3, 3, 50; Stat. Th. 10, 906.—Prov.:

fortes fortuna adjuvat,

fortune favors the brave, Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 26; cf.:

fortes enim non modo fortuna adjuvat, ut est in vetere proverbio, sed multo magis ratio,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 11: audendum est;

fortes adjuvat ipsa Venus,

Tib. 1, 2, 16: fortibus est fortuna viris data, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 262 ed. Vahl.;

for which: audentes fortuna iuvat,

Verg. A. 10, 284; and:

audentes deus ipse juvat,

Ov. M. 10, 586); cf. also elliptically: sedulo, inquam, faciam: sed fortuna fortes;

quare conare, quaeso,

Cic. Fin. 3, 4, 16; id. Fam. 7, 25.—

Of animals (rare):

fortes ad opera boves,

Col. 6, 1, 2:

bestiae et fortiora animalia,

Lact. 6, 10, 13.—

Of inanim. and abstr. things:

ex quo fit, ut animosior senectus sit quam adolescentia et fortior,

Cic. de Sen. 22, 72:

fortibus oculis,

with eyes sparkling with courage, id. Att. 15, 11, 1:

fortissimo et maximo animo ferre,

id. Fam. 6, 13 fin.:

animus,

Hor. S. 2, 5, 20:

pectus,

id. Epod. 1, 14; id. S. 2, 2, 136:

fortissimo quodam animi impetu,

Cic. de Or. 3, 8, 31:

acerrima et fortissima populi Romani libertatis recuperandae cupiditas,

id. Phil. 12, 3, 7:

in re publica forte factum,

id. Att. 8, 14, 2:

ut nullum paulo fortius factum latere posset,

Caes. B. G. 3, 14, 8:

fortia facta,

Sall. C. 59, 6; id. J. 53, 8; Liv. 26, 39, 3; Curt. 7, 2, 38:

opera,

service, Liv. 40, 36, 11:

consilia,

id. 9, 11, 4; 25, 31, 6; Cic. Sest. 23, 57; Tac. H. 3, 67:

solatia,

id. A. 4, 8:

nulla poterat esse fortior contra dolorem et mortem disciplina,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 41:

acerrimae ac fortissimae sententiae,

id. Cat. 3, 6, 13:

oratio fortis et virilis,

id. de Or. 1, 54, 231; cf.:

genus dicendi forte, vehemens,

id. ib. 3, 9, 32:

non semper fortis oratio quaeritur, sed saepe placida, summissa, lenis,

id. ib. 2, 43, 183:

placidis miscentem fortia dictis,

Ov. M. 4, 652:

verba,

Prop. 1, 5, 14.—Hence, adv.: fortĭter.

(Acc. to I.) Strongly, powerfully, vigorously (rare):

astringere,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 7, 25:

verberare virgis uvas,

Pall. Oct. 19.— Comp.:

sublatis fortius manibus,

Petr. 9:

fortius attrahere lora,

Ov. R. Am. 398:

ardere,

id. M. 6, 708.— Sup.:

fortissime urgentes,

Plin. 9, 8, 9, § 32:

rigorem fortissime servat ulmus,

id. 16, 40, 77, § 210. —

(Acc. to II.) Strongly, powerfully, boldly, intrepidly, valiantly, bravely, manfully (very freq. in all periods and kinds of composition):

quae (vincla, verbera, etc.) tulisse illum fortiter et patienter ferunt,

Cic. Phil. 11, 3, 7; cf.:

fortiter et sapienter ferre,

id. Att. 14, 13, 3:

fortiter excellenterque gesta,

id. Off. 1, 18, 61:

facere quippiam (with animose),

id. Phil. 4, 2, 6:

repudiare aliquid (with constanter),

id. Prov. Cons. 17, 41:

bellum gerere,

id. Fl. 39, 98; cf.:

sustinere impetum hostium,

Caes. B. G. 2, 11, 4:

perire,

Hor. S. 2, 3, 42:

absumptis rebus maternis atque paternis,

manfully made away with, id. Ep. 1, 15, 27.— Comp.:

pugnare,

Caes. B. G. 2, 26, 2:

evellere spinas animo an agro,

Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 4:

et melius secat res,

id. S. 1, 10, 15.— Sup.:

Dolabella injuriam facere fortissime perseverat,

Cic. Quint. 8, 31:

restitit hosti,

Caes. B. G. 4, 12, 5.

hăbĭlis, e, adj. [habeo, II. B. 2.], that may be easily handled or managed, manageable, suitable, fit, proper, apt, expert, light, nimble, swift (class.).

Lit.:

(calcei) habiles et apti ad pedem,

Cic. de Or. 1, 54, 231; cf.:

(natura homini) figuram corporis habilem et aptam ingenio humano dedit,

id. Leg. 1, 9, 26;

res aptae, habiles et ad naturam accommodatae,

id. Fin. 4, 20, 56:

brevitate habiles gladii,

Liv. 22, 46, 5:

ensis,

Verg. A. 9, 305:

arcus,

id. ib. 1, 318:

pharetra ad tela,

Val. Fl. 3, 607:

frameae,

Tac. G. 6:

currus,

Ov. M. 2, 531:

aratrum,

Tib. 1, 9, 7:

naves velis,

Tac. A. 2, 6:

corpus habilissimum quadratum est, neque gracile neque obesum,

the most convenient for managing, treating, Cels. 2, 1; cf.:

materia levis est et ad hoc habilis,

Sen. Q. N. 1, 7:

atque habilis membris venit vigor,

i. e. making supple, Verg. G. 4, 418:

(bos) nec feturae habilis nec fortis aratris,

fit, proper for, id. ib. 3, 62:

terra frumentis,

Col. 2, 2, 20; cf.:

Aegyptum ut feraciorem habilioremque annonae urbicae redderet,

Suet. Aug. 18:

pinguibus hae (vites) terris habiles, levioribus illae,

Verg. G. 2, 92:

rudem ad pedestria bella Numidarum gentem esse, equis tantum habilem,

Liv. 24, 48, 5; cf.:

ducenta fere milia peditum, armis habilia,

able to bear arms, Vell. 2, 110, 3:

nondum portandis habiles gravioribus armis,

Sil. 11, 588.—

Trop.: sunt quidam ita in iisdem rebus habiles, ita naturae muneribus ornati, ut, etc., apt, expert, skilful (= capax), Cic. de Or. 1, 25, 115:

acutior atque habilior ad inveniendum,

Quint. 6, 3, 12:

numquam ingenium idem ad res diversissimas habilius fuit,

Liv. 21, 4, 3:

exercitus non habilis gubernaculo,

not easy to govern, Vell. 2, 113, 2: negotia expedita et habilia sequuntur actorem, Sen. de Ira, 3, 7: et vicina seni non habilis Lyco, not suited (on account of her age), Hor. C. 3, 19, 24:

non habiles Colchi,

i. e. uncivilized, rude, Val. Fl. 7, 231.—

Poet., with inf.:

plaudentique habiles Caryae resonare Dianae,

Stat. Th. 4, 225; Luc. 3, 553.—Hence, adv.: hăbĭlĭter, handily, aptly, expertly, skilfully, easily (very rare):

scutum parvum habiliter ferens,

Liv. Epit. 57:

ut elephantis, sicut nos equis, facile atque habiliter utantur,

Mel. 3, 7; Dig. 34, 2, 20.

ignĕus, a, um, adj. [id.], of fire, fiery, on fire, burning, burning-hot (cf.: fervidus, calidus).

Lit.:

sidera tota esse ignea,

Cic. N. D. 2, 15, 40; cf.

sol,

Verg. G. 4, 426:

arces (i. e. caelum),

Hor. C. 3, 3, 10:

ignea vis caeli,

ether, Ov. M. 1, 26: ignea vis, fire, as one of the primary elements, acc. to Heraclitus, Cic. N. D. 3, 14, 35:

Aetne,

Ov. M. 15, 341:

Chimaera,

Hor. C. 2, 17, 13:

aestas,

id. ib. 1, 17, 2:

ardor,

of fire, Auct. Her. 4, 33, 44:

celeritas, motus,

Cic. N. D. 2, 9, 24.—

Transf., of color, fiery, flaming, resplendent:

gemmae igneo colore fulgentes,

Plin. 8, 38, 57, § 137:

purpura,

Val. Fl. 1, 427:

cingula gemmis,

Stat. Th. 12, 527.—

Trop., fiery, glowing, burning, fervid, ardent, vehement ( poet.):

furor,

Ov. M. 9, 541:

vigor,

Verg. A. 6, 730:

virtus,

Luc. 9, 7:

volat igneus aequore Tarchon,

Verg. A. 11, 746; cf.: igneus in pugnas, in Martem et proelia et hostem, burning for the strife, etc., Sil. 6, 209.

impĕtus ( inp-), ūs (dat. impetu, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 3; no gen. plur.; abl. impetibus, Lucr. 1, 293; v. also impes), m. [impeto], an attack, assault, onset (freq. and class.; in sing. and plur. equally common).

Lit.

In gen.:

incursio atque impetus armatorum,

Cic. Caecin. 15, 44:

gladiis destrictis in eos impetum fecerunt,

Caes. B. G. 1, 25, 2:

impetum facere in aliquem,

id. ib. 1, 46 fin.; Hirt. B. G. 8, 18, 4:

in agros,

Liv. 1, 5, 4:

ad regem,

id. 1, 5, 7; cf.:

in hostes,

Caes. B. G. 1, 22, 3:

dare impetum in aliquem,

Liv. 4, 28, 1; 2, 19, 7:

capere impetum in aliquem,

Plin. 9, 30, 48, § 91:

hostes impetu facto celeriter nostros perturbaverunt,

Caes. B. G. 4, 12, 1:

oppidum magno impetu oppugnare,

id. ib. 2, 6:

primo hostium impetu pulsi,

id. ib. 2, 24, 1:

impetus gladiorum excipere,

id. ib. 1, 52, 4:

impetum sustinere,

id. ib. 3, 2, 4:

ferre impetum,

id. ib. 3, 19, 3:

fracto impetu levissimi hominis,

Cic. Fam. 1, 5, b, 2:

impetum propulsare,

id. Mur. 1, 2:

nec primum quidem impetum, nec secundum, nec tertium, sustinere potuerunt,

Flor. 3, 3, 4; Liv. 33, 36, 11:

uno impetu,

Curt. 8, 14, 18; Lact. 3, 26, 10; 5, 4, 1:

coërcere,

Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 180:

aquarum domare,

id. 31, 6, 31, § 58:

nec tantum (cupiditates) in alios caeco impetu incurrunt, etc.,

Cic. Fin. 1, 13, 44.— Poet.: biformato impetu Centaurus, with double - shaped attack, Cic. poët. Tusc. 2, 8 fin.; v. biformatus.—

In partic.

In medic. lang., an attack of a disease, a fit, paroxysm:

febris,

Cels. 2, 15:

pituitae,

Plin. 28, 12, 50, § 183:

coeliacorum,

id. 20, 14, 53, § 148: oculorum, i. e. inflammation, id. 20, 3, 8, § 16:

thymum e vino tumores et impetus tollit,

id. 21, 21, 89, § 157; so absol., id. 22, 25, 58, § 122. —

In mechanics, the pressure of a load, Vitr. 6, 3.—

Transf., in gen. (without reference to an object), violent impulse, violent or rapid motion, impetus, impetuosity, violence, fury, vehemence, vigor, force.

Physical: labitur uncta carina, volat super impetus undas, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 379 Vahl.):

in magno impetu maris atque aperto,

Caes. B. G. 3, 8, 1:

Hebri,

Phaedr. 3, prol. 59:

impetus caeli,

i. e. rapid motion, Cic. N. D. 2, 38, 97; Lucr. 5, 200. — Hence also poet.: quieti corpus nocturno impetu Dedi, in the nocturnal revolution, i. e. in the night, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44:

impetus ipse animaï Et fera vis venti,

Lucr. 6, 591; cf.:

tantos impetus ventorum sustinere,

Caes. B. G. 3, 13, 6.—

Mental, impulse, vehemence, ardor, passion, etc.

Sing.:

repentino quodam impetu animi incitatus,

internal pressure, impulse, Cic. Off. 1, 15, 49; cf.:

ut tota mente omnique animi impetu in rem publicam incumbas,

id. Fam. 10, 5, 2; id. Att. 11, 5, 1:

impetu magis quam consilio,

Liv. 42, 29, 11:

aliter in oratione nec impetus ullus nec vis esse potest,

Cic. Or. 68, 229; cf.:

ad omnem impetum dicendi,

id. Deiot. 2, 5:

actiones quae recitantur impetum omnem caloremque perdunt,

Plin. Ep. 2, 19, 2:

resumere impetum fractum omissumque,

id. ib. 7, 9, 6:

adulescens impetus ad bella maximi,

Vell. 2, 55, 2:

est prudentis, sustinere ut currum sic impetum benevolentiae,

Cic. Lael. 17, 63:

divinus impetus,

id. Div. 1, 49, 111:

si ex hoc impetu rerum nihil prolatando remittitur,

Liv. 37, 19, 5:

donec impetus famae et favor exercitus languesceret,

Tac. Agr. 39 fin.:

est mihi per saevas impetus ire feras,

I feel an impulse, Ov. H. 4, 38:

Bessus occidendi protinus regis impetum ceperat,

had formed a sudden purpose, Curt. 5, 12, 1:

statim moriendi impetum cepit,

Suet. Oth. 9.—

Prov.: Da spatium tenuemque moram, male cuncta ministrat impetus,

haste makes waste, Stat. Th. 10, 704 sq. —

Plur.:

animalia, quae habent suos impetus et rerum appetitus,

impulses, instincts, Cic. Off. 2, 3, 11:

an fortitudo, nisi insanire coeperit, impetus suos non habebit?

id. Tusc. 4, 22, 50:

temperantia est rationis in libidinem atque in alios non rectos impetus animi firma et moderata dominatio,

id. Inv. 2, 54, 164:

insanos atque indomitos impetus vulgi cohibere,

id. Rep. 1, 5.

in-firmus, a, um (post-class. infir-mis, e, Amm. 20, 6), adj., not strong, weak, feeble.

Lit.:

viribus infirmis,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 95:

valetudo,

id. Brut. 48, 180:

classis inops et infirma,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 33, § 86:

valetudo infirmissima,

id. de Or. 1, 45. —Hence, infirm, indisposed, sick:

sum admodum infirmus,

Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 14; Plin. Ep. 7, 26:

pecus,

i. e. sheep, Ov. Ib. 44:

lumen solis,

weak, feeble, Luc. 5, 545:

infirmior est panis ex polline,

less nourishing, Cels. 2, 18:

infirmissimus cibarius panis,

id. ib.:

saporis vinum,

Col. 3, 7:

infirmissimae arbores,

Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 217:

nervi,

weak, id. 23, 2, 28, § 59:

civitas exigua et infirma,

Caes. B. G. 7, 17.—With ad:

infirmi ad resistendum,

Caes. B. C. 3, 9, 3:

infirmior ad haec omnia,

Plin. 36, 20, 37, § 145.—With adversus:

fama, infirmissimum adversus viros fortes telum,

Curt. 4, 14.— In neutr. pl. subst.: infirma, ōrum, the weak parts:

lineae,

Plin. 9, 43, 67, § 145.—

Trop., weak in mind or character, superstitious, pusillanimous, inconstant, light-minded:

tenuis atque infirmi haec animi videri,

Caes. B. C. 1, 32:

quippe minuti Semper et infirmi est animi voluptas ultio,

Juv. 13, 190:

sum paulo infirmior,

Hor. S. 1, 9, 71:

quorum concursu terrentur infirmiores,

Caes. B. C. 1, 3, 5:

homines infirmissimi,

very uncertain, not to be depended on, Col. 3, 10, 6.—Of things, of no weight or consequence, weak, trivial, inconclusive:

omnino ad probandum utraque res infirma et nugatoria est,

Cic. Caecin. 23, 64:

quod apud omnes leve et infirmum est,

id. Rosc. Com. 2, 6:

cautiones,

id. Fam. 7, 18:

infirmiore vinculo (amicitiae) contrahi,

Liv. 7, 30, 2. —Hence, advv.

Form infirmē.

Weakly, faintly, not strongly, not very:

infirme animatus,

Cic. Fam. 15, 1, 3. — Of speech, feebly, without vigor of expression:

jejune et infirme,

Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 21.—

Weak-mindedly, superstitiously:

tonitrua et fulgura paulo infirmius expavescebat,

Suet. Aug. 9. —

Form infirmĭter, weakly, feebly, without energy:

infirmiter invalideque dicere,

Arn. 7, 250.

in-firmus, a, um (post-class. infir-mis, e, Amm. 20, 6), adj., not strong, weak, feeble.

Lit.:

viribus infirmis,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 95:

valetudo,

id. Brut. 48, 180:

classis inops et infirma,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 33, § 86:

valetudo infirmissima,

id. de Or. 1, 45. —Hence, infirm, indisposed, sick:

sum admodum infirmus,

Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 14; Plin. Ep. 7, 26:

pecus,

i. e. sheep, Ov. Ib. 44:

lumen solis,

weak, feeble, Luc. 5, 545:

infirmior est panis ex polline,

less nourishing, Cels. 2, 18:

infirmissimus cibarius panis,

id. ib.:

saporis vinum,

Col. 3, 7:

infirmissimae arbores,

Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 217:

nervi,

weak, id. 23, 2, 28, § 59:

civitas exigua et infirma,

Caes. B. G. 7, 17.—With ad:

infirmi ad resistendum,

Caes. B. C. 3, 9, 3:

infirmior ad haec omnia,

Plin. 36, 20, 37, § 145.—With adversus:

fama, infirmissimum adversus viros fortes telum,

Curt. 4, 14.— In neutr. pl. subst.: infirma, ōrum, the weak parts:

lineae,

Plin. 9, 43, 67, § 145.—

Trop., weak in mind or character, superstitious, pusillanimous, inconstant, light-minded:

tenuis atque infirmi haec animi videri,

Caes. B. C. 1, 32:

quippe minuti Semper et infirmi est animi voluptas ultio,

Juv. 13, 190:

sum paulo infirmior,

Hor. S. 1, 9, 71:

quorum concursu terrentur infirmiores,

Caes. B. C. 1, 3, 5:

homines infirmissimi,

very uncertain, not to be depended on, Col. 3, 10, 6.—Of things, of no weight or consequence, weak, trivial, inconclusive:

omnino ad probandum utraque res infirma et nugatoria est,

Cic. Caecin. 23, 64:

quod apud omnes leve et infirmum est,

id. Rosc. Com. 2, 6:

cautiones,

id. Fam. 7, 18:

infirmiore vinculo (amicitiae) contrahi,

Liv. 7, 30, 2. —Hence, advv.

Form infirmē.

Weakly, faintly, not strongly, not very:

infirme animatus,

Cic. Fam. 15, 1, 3. — Of speech, feebly, without vigor of expression:

jejune et infirme,

Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 21.—

Weak-mindedly, superstitiously:

tonitrua et fulgura paulo infirmius expavescebat,

Suet. Aug. 9. —

Form infirmĭter, weakly, feebly, without energy:

infirmiter invalideque dicere,

Arn. 7, 250.

ingĕnĭum, ii, n. [in-geno, from gigno], innate or natural quality, nature.

In gen. (so mostly poet.; in Sall. and in postAug. prose;

not in Cic. or Cæs.): pro ingenio ego me liberum esse ratus sum, pro imperio tuo tibi servire aequom censeo,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 22: ite in frundiferos locos Ingenio arbusta ubi nata sunt, non obsita, by their own nature, Naev. ap. Non. 323, 1 (Trag. Rel. v. 28 Rib.); so,

loci,

Sall. H. 3, 18 Dietsch:

locorum hominumque ingenia,

Liv. 28, 12, 11; Tac. A. 6, 41; id. H. 1, 51; Flor. 2, 6, 16 al.:

terrae,

Liv. 37, 54, 21:

montis,

Tac. H. 2, 4; cf.:

campi suopte ingenio humentes,

id. ib. 5, 14:

arvorum,

Verg. G. 2, 177;

and, portūs,

Sil. 14, 283:

arbores sui cujusque ingenii poma ferunt,

Col. 3, 1, 2:

lactis ingenia et proprietates,

Gell. 12, 1, 14:

ingenium velox igni, Sev. Aetn. 214: crines ingenio suo flexi,

naturally, Petr. 126:

ut magistratus imperio suo vehemens mansueto permitteretur ingenio,

Liv. 2, 30, 4; cf.:

cum honesta suopte ingenio peterentur,

in consequence of its own nature, Tac. A. 3, 26:

mitis ingenio,

id. ib. 6, 15:

cunctator ingenio,

id. ib. 15, 1:

ingenio trux,

id. H. 1, 21.—

Rarely of beasts: mitior ad feras bestias, praecipitia ingenia sortitas,

Curt. 8, 1, 35.—

In partic., of persons.

Natural disposition, temper, mode of thinking, character, bent, inclination:

feci ego ingenium meum,

have acted out, Plaut. Merc. 4, 1, 2:

ita ingenium meumst,

id. Am. 3, 2, 18:

ut ingenium est omnium hominum ab labore proclive ad lubidinem,

Ter. And. 1, 1, 50:

liberale,

id. ib. 4, 5, 59:

pium ac pudicum,

id. Hec. 1, 2, 77:

durum atque inexorabile,

id. Phorm. 3, 2, 12:

inhumanum,

id. Eun. 5, 2, 41:

lene in liberos,

id. Heaut. 1, 1, 99:

utinam nunc matrescam ingenio,

Pac. Con. Rel. v. 139 Rib. (1 Rib., maturescam):

mobile,

Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 22:

cicur et mansuetum,

Varr. L. L. 7, § 91 Müll.:

inverecundum animi,

Cic. Inv. 1, 45, 83: vera loqui etsi meum ingenium non moneret. Liv. 3, 68, 9:

ingenio suo vivere,

id. 3, 36, 1: redire ad ingenium, to return to one ' s natural bent, to one ' s old courses, Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 46:

Volscis levatis metu suum rediit ingenium,

Liv. 2, 22, 3: quae maxime ad muliebre ingenium efficaces preces sunt, id. 1, 9, 16:

vanum dictatoris,

id. 1, 27, 1:

mitis ingenii juvenem,

id. 1, 46, 4:

Turni ferox,

id. 1, 51, 7:

temperare suum,

to control his temper, id. 8, 36, 5:

horrida,

Curt. 4, 6, 3:

molliora,

id. 5, 6, 18:

humana,

id. 5, 10, 13:

felix,

Sen. Ep. 95, 36:

rapax,

id. ad Helv. 17, 4:

atrox,

Tac. A. 4, 50:

procax,

id. H. 3, 32: ingenium ingeni, in Plautus, signifies peculiarity of disposition, Stich. 1, 2, 69.—

Concr. collect.:

tanto corruptius iter immixtis histrionibus et spadonum gregibus et cetero Neronianae aulae ingenio,

the people who gave character to the court, Tac. H. 2, 71.—

With respect to intelligence.

Natural capacity, talents, parts, abilities, genius:

docilitas, memoria, quae fere appellantur uno ingenii nomine,

Cic. Fin. 5, 13, 36:

ingenium ad fingendum,

id. Font. 14, 30:

excellens ac singulare,

id. de Or. 2, 74, 298:

vir acerrimo ingenio,

id. Or. 5, 18:

cujus tanta vis ingenii est, ut, etc.,

id. de Or. 2, 74, 299:

tardum,

id. ib. 2, 27, 117:

acutum aut retusum,

id. de Div. 1, 36, 72:

eximium,

id. Tusc. 5, 24, 68:

praestantissimum,

id. Fin. 2, 16, 51:

magnum,

id. Ac. 2, 1, 1:

illustre,

id. Cael. 1, 1:

oratorium,

Tac. Dial. 10:

pulcherrimum et maximum,

Plin. Ep. 8, 12, 4:

hebetatum, fractum, contusum,

id. ib. 8, 14, 9:

celeres ingenii motus,

Cic. de Or. 1, 25, 113:

ingenii acies,

id. ib. 3, 5, 20:

ingenii lumen,

id. Brut. 15, 59:

ingenii vis,

id. Phil. 5, 18, 49:

ingenii vena,

Hor. C. 2, 18, 9:

ingenii vigor,

Ov. M. 8, 254:

ingenii celeritas,

Nep. Eum. 1:

ingenii docilitas,

id. Att. 1:

ingenio abundare,

Cic. Fam. 4, 8, 1:

ingenio valere,

Quint. 1, 8, 8:

ingenio divino esse,

Cic. Ac. 2, 36, 117:

ingenio hebeti esse,

id. Phil. 10, 8, 17:

in eo ingenium ejus elucere videbatis,

id. Cael. 19, 45:

colere et imbuere ingenium artibus,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 16:

acuere,

Quint. 1, 4, 7:

alere,

id. 1, 8, 8:

exercere multiplici variāque materiā,

id. 2, 4, 20:

versabatur in hoc nostro studio cum ingenio,

with cleverness, Cic. Fam. 13, 10, 2; so,

cum ingenio,

Dig. 1, 16, 9:

ingenii memoria immortalis est,

Sen. Polyb. 18, 2.— Plur.:

acutiora ingenia et ad intellegendum aptiora eorum, qui, etc.,

Cic. N. D. 2, 16, 42:

aliae (partes agrorum) quae acuta ingenia gignant, aliae quae retusa,

intellects, id. Div. 1, 36, 79 fin. —

Transf.

A genius, i. e. a man of genius, a clever, ingenious person:

excepi voluntatem tam excellens ingenium fuisse in civitate,

Cic. Brut. 40, 147; id. Rep. 2, 1, 2; Liv. 41, 4, 3:

nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit,

Sen. Tranq. An. 17, 10. — Plur.:

ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent,

Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 62:

decora,

Tac. A. 1, 1:

magna,

id. H. 1, 1:

nostra (i. e. oratores,

id. Dial. 1; id. Agr. 2; Sen. Ep. 2, 1; id. ad Polyb. 27, 1:

candidissimus omnium magnorum ingeniorum aestimator Livius,

id. Suas. 6, 22:

ingenia et artes vel maxime fovit,

Suet. Vesp. 18; id. Aug. 89:

id in magnis animis ingeniisque plerumque contingit,

Cic. Off. 1, 22, 74.—

Of things, an invention, a clever thought:

exquisita ingenia cenarum,

Plin. Pan. 49, 7; cf. Tac. H. 3, 28:

noctium suarum ingenia (= flagitiosae libidinis inventiones),

voluptuous inventions, id. A. 16, 20.