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A natural catastrophe

  • 1 scelus

    scĕlus, ĕris, n. [Sanscr. root skhal, to fall, akin to khal-, to deceive; cf. Goth. skal, to owe], an evil deed; a wicked, heinous, or impious action; a crime, sin, enormity, wickedness (the strongest general term for a morally bad act or quality; very freq. both in sing. and plur.; cf. nefas).
    I.
    Lit.
    1.
    Absol.:

    facinus est vincire civem Romanum, scelus verberare, prope parricidium necare,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 66, § 170; cf. so (opp. to flagitia and delicta) Tac. G. 12:

    majus in sese scelus concipere nefariis sceleribus coöpertus,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 9; id. Rosc. Am. 13, 37:

    detestabile scelus,

    id. Lael. 8, 27:

    scelus atque perfidia,

    id. Rosc. Am. 38, 109; so (with perfidia) id. Phil. 11, 2, 5; id. Att. 2, 22, 2; 3, 13, 2; Sall. J. 107, 2; Liv. 40, 39 al.; cf. (with audacia) Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 66, § 170; (with furor) id. ib. 2, 5, 62, § 161; (with avaritia) id. ib. 2, 5, 9, § 24; id. Clu. 8, 23:

    documentum Persarum sceleris,

    id. Rep. 3, 9, 15:

    ex hac parte pudor pugnat, illinc petulantia... hinc pietas, illinc scelus,

    id. Cat. 2, 11, 25:

    scelus est igitur, nocere bestiae, quod scelus qui velit, etc.,

    id. Rep. 3, 11, 19:

    quid mali aut sceleris fingi aut excogitari potest, quod, etc.,

    id. Cat. 2, 4, 7:

    nefario scelere concepto,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 32, § 72:

    concipere in se,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 4, §

    9 (v. supra): tantum sceleris admittere,

    id. Att. 9, 10, 3:

    scelus nefarium facere,

    id. de Or. 1, 51, 221; cf. id. Rosc. Am. 9, 25:

    perficere,

    id. Clu. 68, 194:

    scelus an-helare,

    id. Cat. 2, 1, 1:

    moliri,

    id. Att. 7, 11, 1:

    edere,

    id. Phil. 13, 9, 21; cf.:

    edere in aliquem,

    id. Sest. 27, 58:

    suscipere,

    id. Phil. 11, 1, 2:

    scelere se alligare,

    id. Fl. 17, 41:

    scelere astringi,

    id. Sest. 50, 108:

    scelere obstringi,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 32, § 71:

    obrui,

    Liv. 3, 19 et saep.—
    2.
    With gen. obj.:

    scelus legatorum contra jus gentium interfectorum,

    the crime of murdering their deputies, Liv. 4, 32.—Prov.:

    vulgo dicitur: Scelera non habere consilium,

    Quint. 7, 2, 44.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Of animals or inanimate things (post-Aug.; perh. only in Plin.), a bad quality, vicious nature, a vice, fault: nec bestiarum solum ad nocendum scelera [p. 1641] sunt, sed interim aquarum quoque et locorum, Plin. 25, 3, 6, § 20:

    maximum salamandrae,

    id. 29, 4, 23, § 74:

    Scythae sagittas tingunt viperină sanie... inremediabile id scelus,

    id. 11, 53, 115, § 279.—
    B.
    Concr., in vulgar lang. as a term of reproach, rascal, scoundrel, villain, rogue; and of women, drab, baggage, etc.: minime miror, navis si fracta tibi, Scelus te et sceleste parta quae vexit bona, Plant. Rud. 2, 6, 22; id. Am. 2, 1, 7; id. Bacch. 5, 1, 9; id. Mil. 3, 2, 14; 3, 2, 27; id. Pers. 4, 9, 6; Ter. And. 2, 1, 17; 4, 1, 42; id. Eun. 5, 4, 19; id. Ad. 5, 1, 6; 5, 1, 12 al.; cf.:

    scelus viri,

    you scoundrel of a man, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 60.— With a masc. pron.:

    is me scelus attondit, etc.,

    Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 9:

    ubi illic est scelus, quid me perdidit?

    Ter. And. 3, 5, 1; cf.:

    scelus, quemnam hic laudat?

    id. ib. 5, 2, 3.—
    C.
    In Plaut., Ter., and Mart., a mishap (qs. arising from wickedness), a misfortune, calamity (cf. sceleratus, B. 2., and scelestus, II.):

    perdidi unum filium puerum quadrimum... Major potitus hostium est: quod hoc est scelus!

    Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 104: Pa. Quid hoc est sceleris? Ch. Perii, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 34 Ruhnk.; Mart. 7, 14, 1.—
    D.
    A natural catastrophe: scelera naturae, i. e. earthquakes, inundations, etc., Plin. 2, 93, 95, § 206.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > scelus

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