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7 Alexander
Alexander, drī, m. (Ἀλέξανδρος), im Altertum häufig vorkommender Männername, unter dem am bekanntesten sind: I) Paris, Sohn des Priamus, der den Namen Alexander (Ἀλέξανδρος = Männer beschützend, v. ἀνήρ u. ἀλέξομαι) später erhielt, weil er die Räuber vertrieb u. die Hirten beschützte (vgl. Varr. LL. 7, 82), Enn. tr. 74. Cornif. rhet. 4, 41. Cic. fat. 34: dah. A. Paris, Plin. 34, 77. – II) Alexander von Pherä (dh. Pheraeus), durch seine Grausamkeit berüchtigter Tyrann in Thessalien (reg. v. 370–357 v. Chr.), der durch seine Gemahlin Thebe u. deren Brüder ermordet wurde, Cic. de off. 2, 25. Nep. Pelop. 5, 1 sqq. – III) Alexander I., Sohn des Molosserfürsten Neoptolemus, Bruder der Olympias u. so Oheim Alex. des Gr., gelangte durch Hilfe Philipps, an dessen Hofe er erzogen worden war, zur Herrschaft über die Molosser in Epirus (332 v. Chr.; dah. Molossus gen.), kam durch Verrat um (326 v. Chr.), Iustin. 8, 6; 9, 6 sq.; 12, 2. Liv. 8, 3 u. 1724. – IV) Alexander der Große, Sohn Philipps von der Olympias, geb. 356, gest. 323 v. Chr., reg. seit 336 v. Chr., führte, nachdem er seine abtrünnigen Nachbarn gezüchtigt hatte, den schon von seinem Vater vorbereiteten Heereszug gegen das schon verfallene Perserreich aus u. dehnte als glücklicher Eroberer das mazedonische Reich bis zum Indus aus; sein Leben von Curtius beschr.; vgl. Iustin. lib. 11 u. 12. Liv. 6, 16 sqq. Droysen, Gesch. Alexanders des Gr., 5. Aufl. Gotha 1898. – V) Cornelius Alexander, s. polyhistōr. – / Form Alexandrus, Privil. vet. im Corp. inscr. Lat. 3. p. 848. col. 5. lin. 25: Schreibung Alexanter auf ältern Monumenten zu Rom nach Quint. 1, 4, 16; ebenso Alixenter, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 1501 (vgl. Ritschl opusc. 2, 496 sq.) u. Akk. Alixentrom, Corp. inscr. Lat. 14, 4099.
Davon abgeleitet: A) Alexandrīa od. -ēa, ae, f. (Ἀλεξάνδρεια; über die im klass. Latein wahrsch. gew. Form -ea s. Madvig Cic. de fin. 5, 54. Drak. Liv. 31, 43, 5; vgl. Prisc. 2, 47), Name vieler von Alexander dem Gr. auf seinen Zügen gegründeter Städte (dah. Plur. cognominibus Alexandriis, Auct. itin. Alex. 36), von denen die bekanntesten sind: 1) Alexandria in Ägypten, auch mit dem Bein. Magna, im Westen der kanopischen Nilmündung (332 v. Chr.) erbaut, unter den Ptolemäern Hauptstadt des Reichs u. Residenz prachtliebender u. kunstsinniger Könige, Hauptsitz der von diesen Fürsten ungemein begünstigten Wissenschaften, unter den Römern Mittelpunkt des Welthandels, wegen des dort herrschenden Luxus u. des damit verbundenen ausschweifenden Lebens der Bewohner berüchtigt, noch j. Alexandria u. türk. Skanderia, Plin. 5, 62. Curt. 4, 8 (33), 1 sqq. Amm. 22, 16, 7 sqq. Cic. de fin. 5, 54. Hor. carm. 4, 14, 35. – 2) Alexandria Troas, auch bl. Troas gen., Stadt südl. von Troja an der Küste, zur Zeit der Römer von diesen wegen ihrer Anhänglichkeit sehr begünstigt u. gehoben, Liv. 35, 42; 37, 35. Cic. Acad. 2, 11, aber später bl. Kolonie, Plin. 5, 124. – 3) Alexandria in Syrien, u. zwar in Pieria zwischen Issus u. Antiochien, j. Alexandrette od. Scanderone, Plin. 5, 91. – 4) Alexandria Ariôn, d.h. im Lande der Arier, am Flusse Arius (Ferah) u. an der großen Karawanenstraße nach Indien, j. Herat, Plin. 6, 61 u. 6, 93. Amm. 23, 6, 69. – 5) Alexandria in Arachosia, auch Alexandropolis gen., j. Kandahar, Amm. 23, 6, 72. – 6) Alexandria ad Caucasum, am Kreuzwege zwischen Ariana, Indien u. Baktrien, am Westabhang des Schneegebirges, das gegen NW. die indischen Länder begrenzt, in der Nähe des heutigen »Kabul«, Plin., 46. Curt. 7, 3 (14), 23. – 7) Stadt an der Vereinigung des Acesines und Indus, an der Stelle des heutigen Mittun Kot, Curt. 9, 8 (31), 8. – 8) Alexandria ultima (Ἀλ. εσχάτη), Alexanders des Großen äußerste Gründung am Jaxartes in Sogdiana, wahrsch. das jetzige Khodjend, Plin. 6, 49. Curt. 7, 6 (28), 25. Amm. 23, 6, 59.
B) Alexandrēus, a, um (Ἀλεξάνδρειος), alexandrinisch, von Alexandrien, qui istas Alexandreas litteras attulit, Cic. ad Att. 11, 6, 7 ed. Hofm. (mit cod. M.), wo Baiter u.C.F.W. Müller (mit Boot) qui istas Alexandreā (von Alexandrien) litteras attulit.
C) Alexandriānus, a, um, alexandrinisch, Alexanders, purpura, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 40, 6: ficus, ibid. 60, 5: sodales, ibid. 63, 4.
D) Alexandrīnus, a, um, 1) alexandrinisch = Alexanders, a) Alexanders d. Gr., historia, Treb. Poll. XXX tyr. 30, 22. – b) des Alexander Severus. opus. Lamor. Alex. Sev. 25, 7: basilica, ibid. 26, 7: sagittarii, dem Alexander ergeben, ibid. 32, 3. – 2) alexandrinisch = von Alerandrien, a) in Ägypten, rex, König von Ägypten (Ptolemäus Auletes), Cic.: vita et licentia, ausschweifendes Leben, wie es in Alexandrien herrschte, Caes.: panis, Plin.: pueri, Petr., od. deliciae, Quint., alex. (od. ägypt., also Mohren-) Sklaven, ein Luxusartikel der Römer: navis, ein Schiff der von Augustus errichteten ägypt. Handelsflotte, Suet. u. Sen.: bellum, Cäsars Kr. in Ägypten nach der pharsal. Schlacht, Cic.: marmora, Sen. – subst., der Alexandriner, Alexandrinus quidam u. idem Alexandrinus, Augustin. de civ. dei 22, 8, 3: gew. Plur., Alexandrīnī, ōrum, m., die Einw. von Alexandria, die Alexandriner, Cic. u.a. – b) von Alex. Troas (oben no. A, 2), laurus, Plin.
E) Alexandrus, a, um, alexandrisch, Ven. Fort. app. 1, 98.
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8 Alexander
Alexander, drī, m. (Ἀλέξανδρος), im Altertum häufig vorkommender Männername, unter dem am bekanntesten sind: I) Paris, Sohn des Priamus, der den Namen Alexander (Ἀλέξανδρος = Männer beschützend, v. ἀνήρ u. ἀλέξομαι) später erhielt, weil er die Räuber vertrieb u. die Hirten beschützte (vgl. Varr. LL. 7, 82), Enn. tr. 74. Cornif. rhet. 4, 41. Cic. fat. 34: dah. A. Paris, Plin. 34, 77. – II) Alexander von Pherä (dh. Pheraeus), durch seine Grausamkeit berüchtigter Tyrann in Thessalien (reg. v. 370-357 v. Chr.), der durch seine Gemahlin Thebe u. deren Brüder ermordet wurde, Cic. de off. 2, 25. Nep. Pelop. 5, 1 sqq. – III) Alexander I., Sohn des Molosserfürsten Neoptolemus, Bruder der Olympias u. so Oheim Alex. des Gr., gelangte durch Hilfe Philipps, an dessen Hofe er erzogen worden war, zur Herrschaft über die Molosser in Epirus (332 v. Chr.; dah. Molossus gen.), kam durch Verrat um (326 v. Chr.), Iustin. 8, 6; 9, 6 sq.; 12, 2. Liv. 8, 3 u. 1724. – IV) Alexander der Große, Sohn Philipps von der Olympias, geb. 356, gest. 323 v. Chr., reg. seit 336 v. Chr., führte, nachdem er seine abtrünnigen Nachbarn gezüchtigt hatte, den schon von seinem Vater vorbereiteten Heereszug gegen das schon verfallene Perserreich aus u. dehnte als glücklicher Eroberer das mazedonische Reich bis zum Indus aus; sein————Leben von Curtius beschr.; vgl. Iustin. lib. 11 u. 12. Liv. 6, 16 sqq. Droysen, Gesch. Alexanders des Gr., 5. Aufl. Gotha 1898. – V) Cornelius Alexander, s. polyhistor. – ⇒ Form Alexandrus, Privil. vet. im Corp. inscr. Lat. 3. p. 848. col. 5. lin. 25: Schreibung Alexanter auf ältern Monumenten zu Rom nach Quint. 1, 4, 16; ebenso Alixenter, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 1501 (vgl. Ritschl opusc. 2, 496 sq.) u. Akk. Alixentrom, Corp. inscr. Lat. 14, 4099.Davon abgeleitet: A) Alexandrīa od. -ēa, ae, f. (Ἀλεξάνδρεια; über die im klass. Latein wahrsch. gew. Form -ea s. Madvig Cic. de fin. 5, 54. Drak. Liv. 31, 43, 5; vgl. Prisc. 2, 47), Name vieler von Alexander dem Gr. auf seinen Zügen gegründeter Städte (dah. Plur. cognominibus Alexandriis, Auct. itin. Alex. 36), von denen die bekanntesten sind: 1) Alexandria in Ägypten, auch mit dem Bein. Magna, im Westen der kanopischen Nilmündung (332 v. Chr.) erbaut, unter den Ptolemäern Hauptstadt des Reichs u. Residenz prachtliebender u. kunstsinniger Könige, Hauptsitz der von diesen Fürsten ungemein begünstigten Wissenschaften, unter den Römern Mittelpunkt des Welthandels, wegen des dort herrschenden Luxus u. des damit verbundenen ausschweifenden Lebens der Bewohner berüchtigt, noch j. Alexandria u. türk. Skanderia, Plin. 5, 62. Curt. 4, 8 (33), 1 sqq. Amm. 22, 16, 7 sqq. Cic. de fin. 5, 54.————Hor. carm. 4, 14, 35. – 2) Alexandria Troas, auch bl. Troas gen., Stadt südl. von Troja an der Küste, zur Zeit der Römer von diesen wegen ihrer Anhänglichkeit sehr begünstigt u. gehoben, Liv. 35, 42; 37, 35. Cic. Acad. 2, 11, aber später bl. Kolonie, Plin. 5, 124. – 3) Alexandria in Syrien, u. zwar in Pieria zwischen Issus u. Antiochien, j. Alexandrette od. Scanderone, Plin. 5, 91. – 4) Alexandria Ariôn, d.h. im Lande der Arier, am Flusse Arius (Ferah) u. an der großen Karawanenstraße nach Indien, j. Herat, Plin. 6, 61 u. 6, 93. Amm. 23, 6, 69. – 5) Alexandria in Arachosia, auch Alexandropolis gen., j. Kandahar, Amm. 23, 6, 72. – 6) Alexandria ad Caucasum, am Kreuzwege zwischen Ariana, Indien u. Baktrien, am Westabhang des Schneegebirges, das gegen NW. die indischen Länder begrenzt, in der Nähe des heutigen »Kabul«, Plin., 46. Curt. 7, 3 (14), 23. – 7) Stadt an der Vereinigung des Acesines und Indus, an der Stelle des heutigen Mittun Kot, Curt. 9, 8 (31), 8. – 8) Alexandria ultima (Ἀλ. εσχάτη), Alexanders des Großen äußerste Gründung am Jaxartes in Sogdiana, wahrsch. das jetzige Khodjend, Plin. 6, 49. Curt. 7, 6 (28), 25. Amm. 23, 6, 59.B) Alexandrēus, a, um (Ἀλεξάνδρειος), alexandrinisch, von Alexandrien, qui istas Alexandreas litteras attulit, Cic. ad Att. 11, 6, 7 ed. Hofm. (mit cod. M.), wo Baiter u.C.F.W. Müller (mit Boot) qui istas————Alexandreā (von Alexandrien) litteras attulit.C) Alexandriānus, a, um, alexandrinisch, Alexanders, purpura, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 40, 6: ficus, ibid. 60, 5: sodales, ibid. 63, 4.D) Alexandrīnus, a, um, 1) alexandrinisch = Alexanders, a) Alexanders d. Gr., historia, Treb. Poll. XXX tyr. 30, 22. – b) des Alexander Severus. opus. Lamor. Alex. Sev. 25, 7: basilica, ibid. 26, 7: sagittarii, dem Alexander ergeben, ibid. 32, 3. – 2) alexandrinisch = von Alerandrien, a) in Ägypten, rex, König von Ägypten (Ptolemäus Auletes), Cic.: vita et licentia, ausschweifendes Leben, wie es in Alexandrien herrschte, Caes.: panis, Plin.: pueri, Petr., od. deliciae, Quint., alex. (od. ägypt., also Mohren-) Sklaven, ein Luxusartikel der Römer: navis, ein Schiff der von Augustus errichteten ägypt. Handelsflotte, Suet. u. Sen.: bellum, Cäsars Kr. in Ägypten nach der pharsal. Schlacht, Cic.: marmora, Sen. – subst., der Alexandriner, Alexandrinus quidam u. idem Alexandrinus, Augustin. de civ. dei 22, 8, 3: gew. Plur., Alexandrīnī, ōrum, m., die Einw. von Alexandria, die Alexandriner, Cic. u.a. – b) von Alex. Troas (oben no. A, 2), laurus, Plin.E) Alexandrus, a, um, alexandrisch, Ven. Fort. app. 1, 98.Ausführliches Lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch > Alexander
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9 colloco
col-loco, āvī, ātum, āre (con u. loco), einem Ggstde. seinen Platz geben, seinen Platz anweisen, I) im allg., wo Platz nehmen lassen, wo ausstellen, niederstellen, niedersetzen, niederlegen, wo hinstellen, hinsetzen, hinlegen, im Zshg. auch bl. stellen, jetzen, legen, 1) eig.: a) übh.: α) lebl. Objj.: saxa atque materiam disponere collocareque, Quint. 7. praef. § 1: armamenta, an den Mastbaum hängen, Liv. 33, 48, 8: sidera (am Himmel), Cic. Tim. 30: lecticas, Cic. Phil. 5, 18. – m. dopp. Acc., eam materiam conversam ad hostem collocabat, Caes. b. G. 3, 29, 1. – m. Advv. wie? columnas neque recte neque e regione, Cic. ad Q. fr. 3, 1, 1. § 2: tabulas et signa propalam, Cic. de or. 1, 160: sellam curulem perverse, Suet. Galb. 18, 3. – m. Advv. wo? ubi tigna collocentur, Caes. b. c. 2, 10, 3. – m. in u. Akk.: in tabernam vasa et servos, Plaut. Men. 986. – m. in u. Abl., suo quidque in loco, Cic. de or. 1, 162: magni ponderis saxa et praeacutas trabes in muro, Caes. b. G. 2, 29, 3: trabes directas in solo, ibid. 7, 23, 1: tabulas bene pictas in bono lumine, Cic. Brut. 261: u. (im Bilde) benefacta in luce, nicht unter den Scheffel stellen, Cic. Tusc. 2, 64: alqd in conspectu quodam modo, Quint. 7, 1, 4. – m. a. Praepp., alqd ad ignem, Vitr. 1, 6, 2: onerarias naves ordine duplice ad ancoras, Suet. Cal. 19, 1: simulacrum Victoriae ante ipsam Minervam, Caes. b. c. 3, 105, 2: fasces stramentorum ac virgultorum ante aciem, Hirt. b. G. 8, 15, 5: epistulam inter tuniculam ac strofium, Turpil. com. 197: lecticam pro tribunali, Suet. Aug. 33, 1: alqd iuxta sedentem hominem, Cels. 6, 9: super genua sua coxas alcis, Cels. 7, 26. no. 2: totas tunicas extra scrotum, Cels. 7, 21. no. 2: testiculum super ventrem cum duabus suis tunicis, Cels. 7, 19. – m. bl. Abl., oculos pennis, auf das Gefieder fetzen, Ov. met. 1, 723: similes notas quinto quoque loco, Cornif. rhet. 3, 31. – β) leb. Objj., sowohl aufstellen, eos (sie = ihre Statuen) in illo loco atque in rostris, Cic. Sest. 83. – als setzen, stellen, legen, sich setzen (legen, lagern) lassen, sitzen (liegen) lassen, puellulam, Catull. 61, 188: iubeo hominem tolli et conlocari et confoveri, Afran. com. 143 sq. – m. dopp. Acc., alqm aut pronum aut supinum, Cels. 8, 20. § 20. – m. in u. Akk. od. Abl., se in arborem, Plaut. aul. 706: alqm in ventrem, in latus, Cels. 7, 27; 8, 20: se in locum celsum, Acc. tr. 437: se in sedes regias, Liv. Andr. tr. 10: alqm in lectum, Ter. eun. 593 (gegen cod. B mit den übrigen Hdschrn.): alqm in lecto, Cels. 5, 26. no. 25: alqm in lecto suo, Cic. de rep. 1, 17: alqm in medio lecto, in imo lecto, Sen. de const. sap. 10, 2: alqm in conclavi, Cels. 7, 29: alqm in cubili, Cic. Tusc. 2, 39: hominem od. corpus in sedili, Cels. 8, 12 u. 15: alqm in loco tepido, Cels. 8, 4: alqm suis manibus in curru, Cic. Rosc. Am. 98: cuius et parentis sui manibus in navi tuta ac fideli collocatus (gebracht), Cic. Planc. 97: corpus (Augusti) in vestibulo domus, niedersetzen (ausstellen), Suet. Aug. 100, 2: u. so reliquias eius in hortis Domitiae, Capit. Anton. Pius 5, 1. – m. a. Praepp., alqm super se, Suet. Aug. 43, 4: alqm super pulpitum, Suet. Cal. 54, 2: alqm infra se, Suet. Cal. 24, 1: alqm iuxta se latere dextro, Suet. Ner. 13, 2: alqm iuxta se in sella, Eutr. 4, 7: alqos circa se, Suet. Tit. 9, 2: u. (zugl. m. dopp. Acc.) alqm resupinum super subsellium aut lectum, Cels. 7, 26: alqm super id scamnum aut pronum aut supinum aut in latus, Cels. 8, 20. – m. bl. Abl. wo? hominem loco calido, Cels. 5, 27. no. 3: homo collocatur alto sedili, medicus autem humiliore adversus, Cels. 8, 10, 2. – m. Abl. wie? corpus alio quo modo collocatum est, Cels. 7, 18: tum is super duorum genua eodem modo collocatur, Cels. 7, 26. no. 2: collocari quoque membrum quod ictum est ratione certā debet, Cels. 5, 26. no. 28. – b) als milit. t. t., aufstellen, α) lebl. Objj.: impedimenta, Liv. 44, 37, 1: currus ita, ut etc., Caes. b. G. 4, 33, 2: impedimenta in tumulo quodam, Caes. b. G. 6, 8, 3: post eas (legiones) totius exercitus impedimenta, Caes. b. G. 2, 19, 3: naves Rhodias in dextro cornu, Auct. b. Alex. 14, 1: tormenta quibusdam locis contra facillimos descensus, aufpflanzen, Hirt. b. G. 8, 40, 4: u. so ballistas scorpionesque ante frontem castrorum contra oppidum, Auct. b. Afr. 56, 2. – β) leb. Objj.: certa subsidia, Caes. b. G. 2, 22, 1: praesidia, Sall. Cat. 45, 2: aciem triplicem, Auct. b. Afr. 81, 1. – m. in u. Abl., praesidia in litore, Nep. Hann. 11, 4, od. in angustiis, Caes. b. c. 1, 65, 4: duas legiones et omnia auxilia in summo iugo, Caes. b. G. 1, 24, 2: equitem in utroque cornu, Frontin. 2, 3, 20: milites in muro custodiae causā, Caes. b. c. 1, 28, 3: insidias bipertito in silvis, Caes. b. G. 5, 32, 1: pedestres copias in convalle in insidiis, Caes. b. G. 3, 20, 4: in cella Concordiae armatos, latrones, sicarios, Cic. Phil. 5, 18. – m. a. Praepp., equitatum omnem ab lateribus extra fossam, Auct. b. Alex. 38, 3: alci insidias ante fundum suum, Cic. Mil. 27: in prima acie ante signa elephantos, Liv. 27, 48, 5: certos apud latera, Sall. hist. fr. inc. 53 (19): legionem in occulto citra flumen, Frontin. 1, 6, 2: copias in statione pro castris, Caes. b. G. 5, 15, 3: pro vallo legiones instructas, Hirt. b. G. 8, 15, 3: post terga peditum equitatum, Frontin. 2, 5, 37: legiones propius Armeniam, Tac. ann. 13, 7. – m. bl. Abl., eos eodem loco in acie (in Schl.), Caes. b. c. 2, 33, 4: armatos in praesidiis (auf milit. Posten) multis locis (an v. O.), Cic. Phil. 1, 25: certis locis cum ferro homines, Cic. Caecin. 41: quod quo loco collocati fuerant, non potuissent videre, Cic. Cael. 65. – m. Ang. gegen wen? cohortes legionarias quattuor advorsum pedites hostium, Sall. Iug. 51, 3. – m. Ang. wozu? alqm ad hanc rem, Cic. Cael. 64: alqm ad Cn. Pompeium interimendum, Cic. Pis. 28; vgl. Cic. Mil. 18.
2) übtr.: a) übh. wohin stellen, setzen, legen, multa in pectore suo conlocare oportet, er muß viele Dinge im Kopfe haben, Plaut. Pers. 8: vide, causam illorum superiore collocarit ne loco, Lucil. sat. 16, 97: res eae, quae agentur aut dicentur, suo loco collocandae, Cic. de off. 1, 142: in animis ego vestris omnes triumphos meos, omnia ornamenta honoris condi et collocari volo, wünsche ich treu bewahrt zu wissen, Cic. Cat. 3, 26: omnium longitudinum et brevitatum in sonis sicut acutarum graviumque vocum iudicium ipsa natura in auribus nostris collocavit, Cic. or. 173. – b) in einen Zustand, Verhältnis, in eine Lage bringen, versetzen, se in opus, Plaut. Vid. fr. 2, 20 St.: in otium, Plaut. merc. 553: alqm in soporem (in den Todesschlaf), Plaut. Amph. 304: rem alcis in tuto, sicher stellen, Ter. heaut. 689 u. 695: famam in tuto, Quint. 12, 11, 7: alqm in tuto, Cic. har. resp. 53. – c) etw. in etw. od. jmd. setzen, auf etw. od. jmd. bauen, beruhen lassen, non modo in causa, verum in aliquo honesto praesidio aut in alicuius eloquentia aut gratia spem aliquam, Cic. I. Verr. 9: in alqo magnam spem dignitatis suae, Cic. de or. 1, 25: spem salutis in fuga, Auct. b. Alex. 29, 5: omnes bene vivendi rationes in virtute, Cornif. rhet. 4, 24: omnia sunt collocata in usu cotidiano, in congressione hominum atque in foro, alles beruht auf usw., Cic. de or. 1, 192. – d) eine Zeit od. eine Tätigkeit auf etwas verwenden, gerichtet sein lassen, adulescentiam suam in amore atque in voluptatibus, Cic. Cael. 39: omne suum studium in doctrina et sapientia, Cic. ad Q. fr. 1, 1, 10. § 29. – refl. se coll. in alqa re, sich auf etw. legen, einer Sache sich hingeben, totum se coll. in alqa re, sich in etw. vertiefen, palam sese in meretricia vita, Cic. Cael. 49: totum se in cognitione et scientia, Cic. de off. 1, 158: totum se in optimo vitae statu exquirendo, Cic. Tusc. 5, 2. – e) schriftl. anbringen, beibringen, de cuius moderatione atque sapientia in prioribus libris satis collocavi, Tac. ann. 6, 27.
II) insbes.: 1) eig.: a) lebl. Objj.: α) in einer gewissen Ordnung aufstellen, aufrichten, errichten, anlegen, aufschlagen, statuam, Quint. 7. pr. § 2: signum (lovis), Cic. Cat. 3, 21: tu (Libertam deam) domi meae conlocasti, Cic. de domo 102: aedificia, Hermog. dig. 1, 1, 5: moenia, Vitr. 1, 5, 1: sedes ac domicilium, Cic. Verr. 2, 6. – m. Adv. (wo?), illa pars litoris, ubi iste castra luxuriae collocarat, Cic. Verr. 5, 96. – m. in u. Abl., tabernaculum sibi in campo Martio, Cic. Pis. 61: in ipso aditu atque ore portus tabernacula carbaseis velis intenta, Cic. Verr. 5, 30 u. (im Bilde) in una philosophia quasi tabernaculum vitae suae, Cic. de or. 3, 77. – m. a. Praepp., oppidum ad eius regionem et partem castrorum collocatum (gelegen), Auct. b. Afr. 68, 1: tribunal suum iuxta C. Trebonii, praetoris urbani, sellam, Caes. b. c. 3, 20, 1. – m. bl. Abl., castella locis idoneis, Auct. b. Alex. 61, 5. – β) eine Kleidung zurechtlegen, ordnen, chlamydem, ut pendeat apte, Ov. met. 2, 734. – γ) ein Glied einrichten, coxam parum apte, Plin. ep. 2, 1, 5: maxillam in sedem suam, Cels. 8, 7. – b) leb. Wesen: α) eine Pers. irgendwo einsetzen, einlegen, unterbringen, einquartieren, ihren Sitz (Wohnsitz) nehmen lassen od. anweisen, ansiedeln, wohin verlegen, versetzen, stationieren, comites eius apud ceteros hospites, Cic. II. Verr. 1, 63: se Athenis, sich niederlassen, Cic. de fin. 5, 2, 4: regem Ptolemaide aut aliquo propinquo loco, Cic. ep. 1, 7, 4: in eius tetrarchia unum ex Graecis comitibus suis, Cic. Phil. 2, 94: Herculem in concilio caelestium, Cic. de off. 3, 5, 25: alqm inter astra, Schol. Bern. ad Verg. georg. 1, 33. p. 848: inter sidera, Hyg. astr. 2, 4 u. 2, 13. Serv. Verg. Aen. 1, 28: inter astra caprae figurā memoriae causā, Hyg. astr. 2, 13: scherzh., strumae ab ore improbo demigrarunt et aliis iam se locis collocarunt (haben sich einlogiert, festgesetzt), Cic. Vat. 39. – Boios ibi, Caes. b. G. 7, 9, 6: Boios in finibus suis, Caes. b. G. 1, 28, 5: gentem Allobrogum in vestigiis huius urbis atque in cinere deflagrati imperii, Cic. Cat. 4, 12: Suebos in proximis Rheno agris, Suet. Aug. 21: colonias idoneis in locis, Cic. agr. 2, 73: multitudinem in agris, Nep. Milt. 2, 1: Ubios super ipsam Rheni ripam, Tac. Germ. 28 extr.: quo bello XL captivorum milia ex Germania transtulit et supra Rhenum in Gallia collocavit, Eutr. 7, 9: veteranos municipalibus agris, Suet. Aug. 13, 3: im Bilde, Socrates philosophiam devocavit e caelo et in urbibus collocavit, Cic. Tusc. 5, 10. – als milit. t. t., wo stationieren, hinlegen, einquartieren, Quartier nehmen lassen, ibi praesidium, Caes. b. G. 1, 38, 7: ibi legiones XIV et VI, Hirt. b. G. 8, 4, 3: exercitum in provinciam, quae proxima est Numidiae hiemandi causā, Sall. Iug. 61, 2: quattuor legiones in Belgio, Hirt. b. G. 8, 46, 4: exercitum in hibernis, Caes. b. G. 5, 24, 1: exercitum in (bei) Aulercis Lexoviisque in hibernis, Caes. b. G. 3, 29, 3: legionem non longe a finibus Aeduorum in finibus Biturigum, Hirt. b. G. 8, 2, 1: Gaium Fabium legatum et L. Minucium Basilum cum legionibus duabus in Remis, Caes. b. G. 7, 70, 5: singulas cohortes Puteolis et Ostiae, Suet. Claud. 25, 2: classem Miseni, Suet. Aug. 49, 1. – β) jmd. in ein Besitztum einsetzen, einweisen, alqm in aedibus suis, Cic. de dom. 100: alqm in patrimonio suo, Cic. Phil. 13, 12: familiam suam in possessione praediorum eius, seine F. von ihren Gütern Besitz ergreifen lassen, Cic. Flacc. 72: alqm in maiorum suorum regno, Cic. de or. 3, 126. – 2) übtr.: a) in irgend eine Stellung einsetzen, setzen, unter eine Klasse u. dgl. versetzen, alqm in amplissimo statu, Cornif. rhet. 4, 23: alqm hoc in gradu (dignitatis), Cic. Acad. 2, 16: alqm in amplissimo consilio et in altissimo gradu dignitatis, Cic. post red. in sen. 2: alqm in sede ac domo atque in re publica, jmdm. Haus u. Hof u. eine Stellung im Staate geben, Cic. parad. 3, 25: in quibus tuas virtutes consecratas et in deorum numero collocatas vides, in denen du deine Verdienste ganz vergöttert siehst, Cic. ad Q. fr. 1, 1, 10. § 31: m. dopp. Acc., quos centuriones pugnaces et lacer tosos (als streitsüchtige u. handfeste Z.) inter militorum et mimarum greges collocavit, Cic. Phil. 8, 26. – b) ein Mädchen als Frau, in den Ehestand einsetzen, anbringen, verheiraten, alqam in matrimonium, Cic. de div. 1, 104. Marc. dig. 23, 2, 19: alqam alci in matrimonium, Gaius inst. 2. § 235 u. 238: alqam in matrimonio, Scaevol. dig. 26, 1, 77 (79). § 1: alqam in matrimonio stabili et certo, Cic. Phil. 2, 44: virgines in amplissimarum familiarum matrimoniis, Cic. de rep. 1, 12: alqam nuptui, Hyg. fab. 257: alqam in dignam se condicionem, Plaut. trin. 159: alqam sine dote nuptum, Plaut. trin. 735: alqam nuptum intra legitimum tempus, Ulp. dig. 3, 2, 11. § 1: alqam alci nuptum, Paul. dig. 23, 2, 59: sororem ex matre et propinquas suas nuptum in alias civitates, Caes. b. G. 1, 18, 7: filiam minorem nuptum (al. nuptui) in dimidia parte reliqui agri, Col. 4, 3, 6: u. bl. coll. alcis filio filiam suam, Cic. Brut. 98: alci virginem filiam, Nep. Att. 19, 4: alci filiam, Tac. Agr. 9: alci uxorem suam, Suet. Caes. 21: matrem in Biturigibus homini nobilissimo, Caes. b. G. 1, 18, 6: u. bl. coll. filiam, Tac. ann. 4, 39. Iustin. 9, 6, 2; u. im Passiv, cum virgo amici nubilis propter paupertatem collocari non posset, Nep. Epam. 3, 5: ut filiae eius de communi aerario dotibus datis collocarentur, Nep. Arist. 3, 3. – c) lebl. Objj.: α) ( als t. t., der Geschäftsspr.) Geld usw. auf etw. (bes. auf Ländereien) anlegen, anbringen, unterbringen, in etw. stecken, dotem in eo fundo, Cic. Caecin. 11: duas patrimonii partes in solo, Suet. Tib. 48, 1: duas fenoris partes in agris per Italiam, Tac. ann. 6, 17: pecuniam in praediis c., Cic. Caecin. 16: pecunias levioribus usuris mutuatum graviore fenore c., Suet. Aug. 39: pecunias suas in emptiones praediorum, Gaius dig. 17, 1, 2. § 6: pecuniam idoneis nominibus, Marc. dig. 35, 2, 89: pecunias magnas collocatas habere in ea provincia (in dieser Pr.), Cic. de imp. Pomp. 18: nusquam posse eam (pecuniam) melius collocari, Cic. Caecin. 5, 15: u. bl. coll. pecuniam, Cic. de off. 2, 87: pecunias, Cic. de off. 2, 12, 42: pecunias publicas, Trai. in Plin. ep. 10, 55 (63). – dah. im weitern Sinne übh. auf etw. anlegen, verwenden, für etw. verbrauchen, miliens sestertium in munificentia (zu freigebigen Zwecken), Tac. ann. 6, 45: patrimonium in rei publicae salute, Cic. Phil. 3, 2, 3: bene apud alqm tam multa pretia ac munera, Cic. Verr. 5, 56: melius apud bonos quam apud fortunatos beneficium collocari puto, Cic. de off. 2, 70: male c. bonas horas, Mart. 1, 113, 3: in me recipio, te ea, quae fecisti Mescinii causā quaeque feceris, ita bene collocaturum, ut ipse iudices etc., Cic. ep. 13, 28, 3: aedilitas recte collocata, an den rechten Mann gebracht, Cic. Verr. 5, 37. – β) in die gehörige Stellung, Verbindung bringen, so u. so stellen, zusammenstellen, verbinden, anordnen, αα) als rhet. t. t. Worte, verba apte, Quint. 8. prooem. § 26: verba opportune proprieque aut secus, Quint. 10, 2, 13: fortius vero quî incompositum potest esse quam vinctum et bene collocatum? Quint. 9, 4, 6: male collocatum κακοσύνθετον vocant, Quint. 8, 3, 59: propria verba et ordine collocata, Quint. 9, 1, 7: verba diligenter collocata, Cic. or. 227: non modo ut sint ordine collocati (census), sed ut inter se iuncti etc., Quint. 7, 10, 16: est et in nominibus ex diverso collocatis sua gratia, Quint. 9, 3, 86: verba et eligendi et collocandi ratio, Quint. 10, 1, 4: ratio collocandi, Cic. part. or. 11: varii sunt ordines collocandi, Cic. part. or. 12: C. F. Quid sequitur igitur? CP. Cum inveneris, collocare, Cic. part. or. 9: verba collocata, die Worte in ihrer Verbindung zu Sätzen (Ggstz. verba singula), Cic. or. 81 u. 134. – ββ) bürgerl. u. polit. Zustände einrich ten, anordnen, Anordnungen treffen für usw., nuptias, Poëta com. bei Cic. de or. 3, 319: res, Caes. b. G. 3, 4, 1. Auct. b. Alex. 33, 6: rem militarem, Cic. ep. 2, 13, 3: civitatis statum, Cic. ep. ad Brut. 1, 15, 12.
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cōn-fero, contulī, collātum (conlātum), cōnferre, I) zusammentragen, -bringen, 1) übh. von allen Seiten herbeitragend zusammenbringen, zusammenschaffen, von allen Seiten beischaffen, aufhäufen, auf einen Punkt (Haufen) vereinigen, a) eig.: materiam, Caes.: aggerem, Auct. b. Alex.: frumentum, Caes.: arma, einliefern, Caes.: u. so militaria signa, Caes.: cibos ore suo (v. Vögeln), Quint.: membra undique, Hor.: omnia arma ex oppido, Caes. – uvas in fiscellam, Col.: sarcinas, impedimenta, signa in unum locum, Caes.: ligna circa casam, Nep.: dentes in corpore, Ov. – b) übtr., zusammenstellen, zusammenfassen, malend, plura in unam tabulam opera, Quint. – schriftlich, ex immensa diffusaque legum copia optima quaeque et necessaria in paucissimos libros, Suet.: res Romanas Graeco peregrinoque sermone in historiam, Iustin. – im Ausdruck, rem in pauca, Plaut.: in versus sic verba sua duos, Ov. – u. (mit zu ergänzendem Objekt) conferamus igitur in pauca, Cic.: ut in pauca conferam, testamento facto mulier moritur, Cic.: quam potero in verba conferam paucissima, Plaut.
2) beisteuernd zusammenbringen, zusammenschießen, aufbringen, entrichten, beitragen, beisteuern, a) eig. (s. Arntzen Aur. Vict. de vir. ill. 19, 7), aes (v. Volke), Ov.: aes certatim (v. Volke), Val. Max.: so bes. collato aere (durch eine Beisteuer an Geld), zB. alqm funerare, Sen., statuam statuere, Suet.: u. so collatis quadrantibus alqm sepelire, Aur. Vict. – c. pecuniam, pecunias, Cic.: tributi minus, Liv.: ex censu quotannis tributa, Cic.: sextantes in capita (auf den Kopf = à Person), Liv.: quadragena talenta quotannis Delum, Nep.: pecunias ad honores alcis, Cic.: aurum ad redimendam civitatem a Gallis, Liv.: aurum argentumque in publicum (für den Staat); Liv.: pecuniam in (zu) statuas, Cic.: tributum in militare stipendium, Liv.: pecuniam pro parte in commune Siciliae, Cic.: ex nostro nonnihil in commune, Cic.: stipem Apollini, Liv.: Agrippae Menenio sextantes aeris in funus, Plin. – absol. (ohne Ang. was?), nos dabimus, nos conferemus, nostro sumptu, non tuo, Plaut.: date stipes, indulgete, conferte, Ps. Quint. decl.: c. alci ad victum, Quint.: c. in funus, ICt. – b) übtr., pater Tiberi plurimum ad victoriam contulit, Suet. Tib. 4, 1.
3) zu einem Ganzen vereinigend zusammenbringen, zusammenziehen, vereinigen, a) eig.: vires in unum, Liv.: collatis viribus proelium capessere, Iustin.: u. (bildl.) utrumne sententiae duae collatis viribus novissimam periment? Plin. ep.: e quibus (fontibus) collatae aquae per prona montis flumen emittunt, Curt.: dissimiles et dispares res in unam potestatem (durch chemische Bindung), Vitr. – b) übtr.: α) übh.: post hoc proelium collatum omne bellum est circa Corinthum, zog sich zusammen, Nep.: quae utraque, si in unum conferantur (zusammengezogen [addiert] werden), facile saeculi modum expleverint, Val. Max.: hunc collatis precibus adoramus, mit vereinten B., Arnob. 1, 27. – β) prägn., schaffend zusammensetzen, e singulis non membris, sed frustis collata oratio, Quint.: hominis ortus ex utroque gignentium confertur, Quint.
4) annähernd, nahe hinbringend zusammenbringen, zusammenstecken, zusammenfügen, ganz nahe bringen, a) eig.: α) in friedlicher Absicht: capita (um heimlich zu sprechen), Cic. Verr. 3, 31. Liv. 2, 45, 7: ora, Apul.: membra (bei der Umarmung), Lucr.: gradom, sich nähern, näher herangehen, Plaut. u. Verg.: palma cum palma collata plausum facit, Sen. – β) (bes. als milit. t. t.) in feindlicher Absicht, castra propius, Liv.: castra in propinquum, castra oppido, Auct. b. Alex.: castra cum hoste, Liv.: u. castra castris (hostis), Cic., Caes. u.a. (s. Held Caes. b. c. 3, 79, 2. Fabri Liv. 23, 28, 9). – bes. c. arma, manum, gradum, pedem, signa, v. Nahgefecht, Handgemenge, v. der förmlichen Schlacht, zB. c. arma cum alqo od. inter se, handgemein werden, Caes. u. Liv.: u. so ferrum et manus cum alqo, Cic.: u. manum cum hoste, Liv., u. bl. manum, Liv. – c. gradum cum alqo, Liv.: collato gradu (Fuß an Fuß, Mann gegen Mann) certare, s. Heräus zu Tac. hist. 2, 42, 11. – c. pedem cum pede, u. bl. c. pedem, einander zu Leibe rücken, Liv. (pedem c. auch sprichw. v. streitenden Parteien vor Gericht, Cic.): u. collato pede, Fuß an Fuß, Mann gegen Mann, zB. ut non missilibus tantum, sed gladiis etiam prope collato pede gereretur res, Liv.: collato pede, quasi singuli inter se decertarent, in eodem vestigio stabant, Curt. – conferre signa, handgemein werden, Cic. (auch bildl., im Wortstreit): c. signa cum Alexandrinis, Cic.: aliquoties comminus c. signa cum Romanis, Liv.: signis collatis (in förmlicher Schlacht) superare exercitus regios, Cic.: u. so signis collatis certare, dimicare, inter se concurrere, Liv.: signis collatis cum hostium legionibus pugnare, Cato fr. – c. arto luctantia nexu pectora pectoribus, Ov.: se viro vir contulit, Mann stellte sich dem Mann (= Mann focht gegen Mann), Verg.: u. absol., mecum confer, ait, mit mir kämpfe, Ov. met. 10, 603. -prägn., collato Marte alqm leto dare, im Handgemenge, Ov.: c. certamina belli inter se, sich miteinander einlassen, Verg.: c. lites, miteinander anbinden, Hor. – b) übtr., mittelst der Rede jmdm. mitteilen, mit jmd. austauschen, wechseln, sermonem, Plaut.: sermonem cum alqo u. in via cum alqo, Cic.: sermones familiares cum alqo, Cic.: sermonem cum alqo de modo et forma sacrae arae, Val. Max.: quadam de re sermonem inter se, Val. Max. – c. omnia sua consilia, Ter.: u. consilia de Romano bello, Liv.: cum ullo aut sermones aut consilia contulit saepius? Cic. – c. iniurias, Tac.: c. haec od. sollicitudines inter se, Cic.: seria cum alqo, Ov.: hoc coram c., Cic.: tum, si quid res feret, coram conferemus, Cic. – m. folg. Relotiv- od. indir. Fragesatz, ideo sum brevior, quod, ut spero, coram brevi tempore conferre quae volumus licebit, Cic.: ibi conferentibus, quid in cuiusque provinciae regione animorom Hispanis esset, Liv. – absol. = sich besprechen, omnes sapientes decet conferre et fabulari, Plaut. rud. 338: c. cum alqo, Augustin. ep. 33, 2: u. nisi contulerimus inter nos, quid finis sit etc., wenn wir nicht untereinander besprochen haben, was usw., Cic. de fin. 2, 4: u. diligentius inter se, Vulg. 2. Mach. 11, 36.
5) gegenüberstellend zusammenbringen, a) im Kampfe, messen, vires, Liv.: ex propinquo vires, Liv. – b) zur Beurteilung zusammenstellen, zusammenhalten, zum Vergleich herbeiziehen, vergleichen, tesseram hospitalem, Plaut.: exemplum, Komik.: utrorumque facta, Nep.: faciem moresque duarum, Ov.: rationes, die Rechnung vergleichen, Abrechnung halten, Cic. u. (bildl.) Sen.: ebenso accepta et expensa, Sen.: haec omnia summā curā et diligentiā recognita et collata sunt, kollationiert (v. Abschriften), Cic. – Gallicum cum Germanorum agro, Caes.: fortunam Metropolitum cum casu Gomphensium, Caes.: cum illius vita P. Sullae vobis notissimam, Cic.: volumina cum recitatis, Vitr.: conferte Verrem, non ut hominem cum homine comparetis, sed ut pacem cum bello, leges cum vi conferatis, Cic.: quem cum eo conferre possumus non modo ingenii magnitudine, sed etiam animi? Cic. – parva magnis, Cic.: minora maioribus, Auct. b. Alex.: se laudibus alterius, Phaedr.: vitam inter se utriusque, Cic.: bos ad bovem collatus, Varr.
II) nach einem Punkte hintragen, 1) übh. hinbringen, hinschaffen, hinführen, hinwenden, hinkehren, etw. wohin verlegen, versetzen, setzen, stellen, flüchten, a) eig.: parentes et coniuges illuc, Tac.: nihil domum suam, Nep.: pecunias monimentaque ex fano Herculis in privatam domum, Caes. – suas rationes et copias (seine Spekulationen u. Fonds) in illam provinciam, Cic. – Deiotari legiones in mediam aciem, Auct. b. Alex.: u. so tertiam aciem in sinistrum cornu, Auct. b. Afr.: eodem suum omnem equitatum, Auct. b. Afr. – c. signa ad alqm (zu jmd. stoßen), Liv.: aber (feindl.) signa in laevum cornu, sich mit dem Angriffe gegen den l. Fl. wenden, Liv. – c. iter eo, den Weg dahin nehmen, Brut. in Cic. ep.: ebenso iter Brundisium versus, Cic. – c. propere pedes in curriculum, Varr. fr. – u. bes. c. se, sich begeben, sich flüchten, se alio, Cic.: se continuo c. protinam in pedes, Plaut.: se suaque in naves, Nep.: se in astu, Cic.: se suaque omnia in oppidum, Caes.: se ad hostes, Cic.: se Rhodum, Cic.: se in fanum Veneris, Val. Max.: se ad hospitem (Ggstz. in meritoriam tabernam devertere), Val. Max.: urbs ipsa, quo se fusa contulerat acies, sich geflüchtet hatte, Liv. – m. 1. Supin., se dormitum c., Cic. ep. 9, 26, 1: se eo (dahin) cubitum, Suet. Aug. 6. – v. Lebl., si pituita eo se confert, Cels.: spiritus eodem se contulit, Sen.: c. se in angustum (v. Atomen), Sen. – u. im Passiv, navium pars ex errore eodem conferebatur, wurde ebendahin geführt, Auct. b. Afr.: absol., bene navis agitatur, pulchre haec confertur ratis, wird dahingetragen, Plaut. Bacch. 797. – b) übtr.: α) se conf. m. Ang. wohin? durch ad od. in u. Akk. = sich zu jmd. od. einer Sache in irgend ein Verhältnis begeben, sich an jmd. od. etw. anschließen, sich ihm zuwenden, hingeben, widmen, c. se ad pontificem Scaevolam, Cic.: c. se ad senatus auctoritatem, Cic.: c. se ad amicitiam alcis, Cic.: c. se in amicitiam et fidem (Schutz) alcis, Cic.: c. se in alcis fidem et clientelam, Cic.: c. se ad studium scribendi, ad philosophiae studium, Cic.: ad scribendum se contulit, er wurde Schriftsteller, Hieron.: c. se ad studia litterarum, Cic. – β) etwas schriftlich od. mündlich irgendwohin bringen, aufnehmen, eintragen, irgendwo anbringen, vorbringen, ab utrisque ea, quae commode dici videntur, in suas artes c., Cic.: lamentationes suas etiam in testamentum, Tac.: spes votaque non prius ad deos quam ad principum aures, Tac. – cur non confertis (nehmt ihr nicht [in den Antrag] auf, warum tragt ihr nicht zugleich darauf an), ne sit conubium divitibus ac pauperibus? Liv. 4, 4, 9. – γ) ein Vorhaben, ein Amt u. dgl. auf eine gewisse Zeit legen, ansetzen, verlegen, omnia in mensem Martium, Cic.: iter suum in posterum diem, Brut. in Cic. ep.: alqd in longiorem diem (Ggstz. alqd repraesentare), Caes.: eo (verst. in Caesaris adventum) omnem belli rationem, Caes.: alcis tertium consulatum eundem in annum, Plin. pan. – u. ein geschichtl. Ereignis chronologisch in od. auf eine Zeit setzen, verlegen, Carthaginis expugnationem in hunc annum, Liv. 27, 7, 5. – δ) in eine gewisse Abteilung, wissensch. Form bringen, totam Academiam ex duobus libris contuli in quattuor, Cic.: ex immensa diffusaque legum copia optima quaeque in paucissimos libros, Suet.: reliquam rusticarum rerum partem in carmen, Col.: res Romanas Graeco peregrinoque sermone in historiam, Iustin. – ε) in einen Zustand bringen, übergehen lassen, seditionem in tranquillum, Plaut.: verba ad rem, Ter. – dah. poet. = verwandeln, alqm in saxum, Ov.: corpus in volucrem, Ov.
2) zuwendend, a) eig., eine Gabe, Kosten u. dgl. zuwenden, darbringen, hergeben, verwenden, bestimmen, pecuniam florenti parti (Partei), Nep.: munera alci, Nep.: praemia alci, Suet.: u. puellae L milia nummum, Plin. ep. – fructum alio, Ter.: eam pecuniam in rei publicae magnum aliquod tempus, Cic.: pecuniam ad beneficentiam liberalitatemque, Cic.: impendia in educationem, Cic.: praedas ac manubias in urbis ornamenta, Cic. – b) übtr.: α) Gedanken, Neigung, Gesinnung, eine Tätigkeit, Zeit u. dgl. wohin wenden, richten, zuwenden, angedeihen lassen, erweisen, anwenden, verwenden, alio animum suum (sein Gelüst), Ter.: animum huc, Ter.: animum ad fodiendos puteos, Auct. b. Alex.: omnes suas curas cogitationesque in rem publicam, Cic.: curam ad philosophiam, Cic.: laudem in commune, jedem für alle Ruhm erwerben (Ggstz. laudem ex communi ad se trahere), Liv.: benignitatis plurimum in alqm, Cic.: benevolentiam erga alqm a pueritia, Cic.: fructum virtutis et ingenii in proximum quemque, Cic.: plurimum ad victoriam, Suet.: plurimum operae, studii, diligentiae, laboris ad conficiendum reditum alcis, Cic.: omne reliquum tempus non ad oblivionem veteris belli, sed ad comparationem novi, Cic. – selten schlimme Dinge, maledicta in alqm, Cic.: legem ad perniciem civitatis, in Anwendung kommen lassen, mißbrauchen, Nep. – β) etw. zur Ausführung in jmds. Hand legen, jmdm. übertragen, überlassen, rem ad alqm, Cic.: omnem spem salutis ad clementiam victoris, Cic.: de re publica disputationem in Africani personam et Phili et Laelii, Cic.: curam restituendi Capitolii in L. Vestinum, Tac. – γ) etw. auf jmd. od. etw. übertragen = jmdm. beilegen, als Besitzer, quis non videt species istas hominum collatas in deos aut consilio quodam sapientium... aut superstitione, Cic. de nat. deor. 1, 77. – od. als Urheber jmdm., als Ursache einer Sache beilegen, beimessen, zur Last legen, auf jmd. od. etw. schieben, verbum falso in alqm, Cic.: permulta in Plancium, quae ab eo dicta non sunt, Cic.: suum timorem in rei frumentariae simulationem angustiasque itineris, Caes. – c. culpam od. causam in alqm, Cic.: crimina in alqm, Cic.: falsum crimen in purissimam et castissimam vitam, Cic.: suspicionem in alqm, Cic.: vitia in senectutem, Cic. – δ) confert (v. mehreren conferunt), wie συμφέρει, es ist etw. od. jmdm. zuträglich, förderlich, trägt mit bei, wirkt mit, gew. m. Ang. wieviel? durch aliquid, nihil, multum, plus, plurimum u. dgl., zB. quin etiam aliquid confert et aetas et corpus, Cels.: senecta nihil confert, Plin.: multum veteres Latini (auctores) conferunt, Quint.: non plus contulerunt lecti Cicero aut Demosthenes? Quint.: plurimum oratori confert lectio poëtarum, Quint.: quod contulisse plurimum videtur, Cels.: m. Infin. als Subj., incipiente incremento confert alterna folia circumobruere, Plin. 19, 83. – zugl. m. Ang. wozu? durch Adv. eo (dazu), od. durch ad od. (selten) in u. Akk., od. durch bl. Dat. (s. Herbst Quint. 10, 1, 95. Sillig Plin. 35, 67), multum autem eo confert et corporis et nervorum habitus, Cels.: confert etiam aliquid ad somnum silanus iuxta cadens, Cels.: rursus in alia plus prior confert (exercitatio), Quint.: plus scientiae collaturus quam eloquentiae, Quint.: plurimum coeptis contulerunt iactatum exemplar epistulae;... simul rumor dissipatus etc., Suet.: allium voci confert, Plin. – m. Ang. worin? wobei? durch in u. Abl., in morbis cum multum fortuna conferat, Cels. 7. praef. § 4. – / Perf. contulĕrunt gemessen, Prop. 2, 3, 25.
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col-loco, āvī, ātum, āre (con u. loco), einem Ggstde. seinen Platz geben, seinen Platz anweisen, I) im allg., wo Platz nehmen lassen, wo ausstellen, niederstellen, niedersetzen, niederlegen, wo hinstellen, hinsetzen, hinlegen, im Zshg. auch bl. stellen, jetzen, legen, 1) eig.: a) übh.: α) lebl. Objj.: saxa atque materiam disponere collocareque, Quint. 7. praef. § 1: armamenta, an den Mastbaum hängen, Liv. 33, 48, 8: sidera (am Himmel), Cic. Tim. 30: lecticas, Cic. Phil. 5, 18. – m. dopp. Acc., eam materiam conversam ad hostem collocabat, Caes. b. G. 3, 29, 1. – m. Advv. wie? columnas neque recte neque e regione, Cic. ad Q. fr. 3, 1, 1. § 2: tabulas et signa propalam, Cic. de or. 1, 160: sellam curulem perverse, Suet. Galb. 18, 3. – m. Advv. wo? ubi tigna collocentur, Caes. b. c. 2, 10, 3. – m. in u. Akk.: in tabernam vasa et servos, Plaut. Men. 986. – m. in u. Abl., suo quidque in loco, Cic. de or. 1, 162: magni ponderis saxa et praeacutas trabes in muro, Caes. b. G. 2, 29, 3: trabes directas in solo, ibid. 7, 23, 1: tabulas bene pictas in bono lumine, Cic. Brut. 261: u. (im Bilde) benefacta in luce, nicht unter den Scheffel stellen, Cic. Tusc. 2, 64: alqd in conspectu quodam modo, Quint. 7, 1, 4. – m. a. Praepp., alqd ad ignem, Vitr. 1, 6, 2: onerarias naves ordine duplice ad ancoras, Suet. Cal. 19, 1: simulacrum Victoriae ante ipsam Minervam, Caes.————b. c. 3, 105, 2: fasces stramentorum ac virgultorum ante aciem, Hirt. b. G. 8, 15, 5: epistulam inter tuniculam ac strofium, Turpil. com. 197: lecticam pro tribunali, Suet. Aug. 33, 1: alqd iuxta sedentem hominem, Cels. 6, 9: super genua sua coxas alcis, Cels. 7, 26. no. 2: totas tunicas extra scrotum, Cels. 7, 21. no. 2: testiculum super ventrem cum duabus suis tunicis, Cels. 7, 19. – m. bl. Abl., oculos pennis, auf das Gefieder fetzen, Ov. met. 1, 723: similes notas quinto quoque loco, Cornif. rhet. 3, 31. – β) leb. Objj., sowohl aufstellen, eos (sie = ihre Statuen) in illo loco atque in rostris, Cic. Sest. 83. – als setzen, stellen, legen, sich setzen (legen, lagern) lassen, sitzen (liegen) lassen, puellulam, Catull. 61, 188: iubeo hominem tolli et conlocari et confoveri, Afran. com. 143 sq. – m. dopp. Acc., alqm aut pronum aut supinum, Cels. 8, 20. § 20. – m. in u. Akk. od. Abl., se in arborem, Plaut. aul. 706: alqm in ventrem, in latus, Cels. 7, 27; 8, 20: se in locum celsum, Acc. tr. 437: se in sedes regias, Liv. Andr. tr. 10: alqm in lectum, Ter. eun. 593 (gegen cod. B mit den übrigen Hdschrn.): alqm in lecto, Cels. 5, 26. no. 25: alqm in lecto suo, Cic. de rep. 1, 17: alqm in medio lecto, in imo lecto, Sen. de const. sap. 10, 2: alqm in conclavi, Cels. 7, 29: alqm in cubili, Cic. Tusc. 2, 39: hominem od. corpus in sedili, Cels. 8, 12 u. 15: alqm in loco tepido, Cels. 8, 4: alqm suis manibus in curru, Cic. Rosc.————Am. 98: cuius et parentis sui manibus in navi tuta ac fideli collocatus (gebracht), Cic. Planc. 97: corpus (Augusti) in vestibulo domus, niedersetzen (ausstellen), Suet. Aug. 100, 2: u. so reliquias eius in hortis Domitiae, Capit. Anton. Pius 5, 1. – m. a. Praepp., alqm super se, Suet. Aug. 43, 4: alqm super pulpitum, Suet. Cal. 54, 2: alqm infra se, Suet. Cal. 24, 1: alqm iuxta se latere dextro, Suet. Ner. 13, 2: alqm iuxta se in sella, Eutr. 4, 7: alqos circa se, Suet. Tit. 9, 2: u. (zugl. m. dopp. Acc.) alqm resupinum super subsellium aut lectum, Cels. 7, 26: alqm super id scamnum aut pronum aut supinum aut in latus, Cels. 8, 20. – m. bl. Abl. wo? hominem loco calido, Cels. 5, 27. no. 3: homo collocatur alto sedili, medicus autem humiliore adversus, Cels. 8, 10, 2. – m. Abl. wie? corpus alio quo modo collocatum est, Cels. 7, 18: tum is super duorum genua eodem modo collocatur, Cels. 7, 26. no. 2: collocari quoque membrum quod ictum est ratione certā debet, Cels. 5, 26. no. 28. – b) als milit. t. t., aufstellen, α) lebl. Objj.: impedimenta, Liv. 44, 37, 1: currus ita, ut etc., Caes. b. G. 4, 33, 2: impedimenta in tumulo quodam, Caes. b. G. 6, 8, 3: post eas (legiones) totius exercitus impedimenta, Caes. b. G. 2, 19, 3: naves Rhodias in dextro cornu, Auct. b. Alex. 14, 1: tormenta quibusdam locis contra facillimos descensus, aufpflanzen, Hirt. b. G. 8, 40, 4: u. so ballistas scorpionesque ante frontem————castrorum contra oppidum, Auct. b. Afr. 56, 2. – β) leb. Objj.: certa subsidia, Caes. b. G. 2, 22, 1: praesidia, Sall. Cat. 45, 2: aciem triplicem, Auct. b. Afr. 81, 1. – m. in u. Abl., praesidia in litore, Nep. Hann. 11, 4, od. in angustiis, Caes. b. c. 1, 65, 4: duas legiones et omnia auxilia in summo iugo, Caes. b. G. 1, 24, 2: equitem in utroque cornu, Frontin. 2, 3, 20: milites in muro custodiae causā, Caes. b. c. 1, 28, 3: insidias bipertito in silvis, Caes. b. G. 5, 32, 1: pedestres copias in convalle in insidiis, Caes. b. G. 3, 20, 4: in cella Concordiae armatos, latrones, sicarios, Cic. Phil. 5, 18. – m. a. Praepp., equitatum omnem ab lateribus extra fossam, Auct. b. Alex. 38, 3: alci insidias ante fundum suum, Cic. Mil. 27: in prima acie ante signa elephantos, Liv. 27, 48, 5: certos apud latera, Sall. hist. fr. inc. 53 (19): legionem in occulto citra flumen, Frontin. 1, 6, 2: copias in statione pro castris, Caes. b. G. 5, 15, 3: pro vallo legiones instructas, Hirt. b. G. 8, 15, 3: post terga peditum equitatum, Frontin. 2, 5, 37: legiones propius Armeniam, Tac. ann. 13, 7. – m. bl. Abl., eos eodem loco in acie (in Schl.), Caes. b. c. 2, 33, 4: armatos in praesidiis (auf milit. Posten) multis locis (an v. O.), Cic. Phil. 1, 25: certis locis cum ferro homines, Cic. Caecin. 41: quod quo loco collocati fuerant, non potuissent videre, Cic. Cael. 65. – m. Ang. gegen wen? cohortes legionarias quattuor advorsum pedites hostium, Sall.————Iug. 51, 3. – m. Ang. wozu? alqm ad hanc rem, Cic. Cael. 64: alqm ad Cn. Pompeium interimendum, Cic. Pis. 28; vgl. Cic. Mil. 18.2) übtr.: a) übh. wohin stellen, setzen, legen, multa in pectore suo conlocare oportet, er muß viele Dinge im Kopfe haben, Plaut. Pers. 8: vide, causam illorum superiore collocarit ne loco, Lucil. sat. 16, 97: res eae, quae agentur aut dicentur, suo loco collocandae, Cic. de off. 1, 142: in animis ego vestris omnes triumphos meos, omnia ornamenta honoris condi et collocari volo, wünsche ich treu bewahrt zu wissen, Cic. Cat. 3, 26: omnium longitudinum et brevitatum in sonis sicut acutarum graviumque vocum iudicium ipsa natura in auribus nostris collocavit, Cic. or. 173. – b) in einen Zustand, Verhältnis, in eine Lage bringen, versetzen, se in opus, Plaut. Vid. fr. 2, 20 St.: in otium, Plaut. merc. 553: alqm in soporem (in den Todesschlaf), Plaut. Amph. 304: rem alcis in tuto, sicher stellen, Ter. heaut. 689 u. 695: famam in tuto, Quint. 12, 11, 7: alqm in tuto, Cic. har. resp. 53. – c) etw. in etw. od. jmd. setzen, auf etw. od. jmd. bauen, beruhen lassen, non modo in causa, verum in aliquo honesto praesidio aut in alicuius eloquentia aut gratia spem aliquam, Cic. I. Verr. 9: in alqo magnam spem dignitatis suae, Cic. de or. 1, 25: spem salutis in fuga, Auct. b. Alex. 29, 5: omnes bene vivendi rationes in virtute, Cornif. rhet. 4, 24: omnia sunt colloca-————ta in usu cotidiano, in congressione hominum atque in foro, alles beruht auf usw., Cic. de or. 1, 192. – d) eine Zeit od. eine Tätigkeit auf etwas verwenden, gerichtet sein lassen, adulescentiam suam in amore atque in voluptatibus, Cic. Cael. 39: omne suum studium in doctrina et sapientia, Cic. ad Q. fr. 1, 1, 10. § 29. – refl. se coll. in alqa re, sich auf etw. legen, einer Sache sich hingeben, totum se coll. in alqa re, sich in etw. vertiefen, palam sese in meretricia vita, Cic. Cael. 49: totum se in cognitione et scientia, Cic. de off. 1, 158: totum se in optimo vitae statu exquirendo, Cic. Tusc. 5, 2. – e) schriftl. anbringen, beibringen, de cuius moderatione atque sapientia in prioribus libris satis collocavi, Tac. ann. 6, 27.II) insbes.: 1) eig.: a) lebl. Objj.: α) in einer gewissen Ordnung aufstellen, aufrichten, errichten, anlegen, aufschlagen, statuam, Quint. 7. pr. § 2: signum (lovis), Cic. Cat. 3, 21: tu (Libertam deam) domi meae conlocasti, Cic. de domo 102: aedificia, Hermog. dig. 1, 1, 5: moenia, Vitr. 1, 5, 1: sedes ac domicilium, Cic. Verr. 2, 6. – m. Adv. (wo?), illa pars litoris, ubi iste castra luxuriae collocarat, Cic. Verr. 5, 96. – m. in u. Abl., tabernaculum sibi in campo Martio, Cic. Pis. 61: in ipso aditu atque ore portus tabernacula carbaseis velis intenta, Cic. Verr. 5, 30 u. (im Bilde) in una philosophia quasi tabernaculum vitae suae, Cic. de or. 3, 77. – m. a. Praepp.,————oppidum ad eius regionem et partem castrorum collocatum (gelegen), Auct. b. Afr. 68, 1: tribunal suum iuxta C. Trebonii, praetoris urbani, sellam, Caes. b. c. 3, 20, 1. – m. bl. Abl., castella locis idoneis, Auct. b. Alex. 61, 5. – β) eine Kleidung zurechtlegen, ordnen, chlamydem, ut pendeat apte, Ov. met. 2, 734. – γ) ein Glied einrichten, coxam parum apte, Plin. ep. 2, 1, 5: maxillam in sedem suam, Cels. 8, 7. – b) leb. Wesen: α) eine Pers. irgendwo einsetzen, einlegen, unterbringen, einquartieren, ihren Sitz (Wohnsitz) nehmen lassen od. anweisen, ansiedeln, wohin verlegen, versetzen, stationieren, comites eius apud ceteros hospites, Cic. II. Verr. 1, 63: se Athenis, sich niederlassen, Cic. de fin. 5, 2, 4: regem Ptolemaide aut aliquo propinquo loco, Cic. ep. 1, 7, 4: in eius tetrarchia unum ex Graecis comitibus suis, Cic. Phil. 2, 94: Herculem in concilio caelestium, Cic. de off. 3, 5, 25: alqm inter astra, Schol. Bern. ad Verg. georg. 1, 33. p. 848: inter sidera, Hyg. astr. 2, 4 u. 2, 13. Serv. Verg. Aen. 1, 28: inter astra caprae figurā memoriae causā, Hyg. astr. 2, 13: scherzh., strumae ab ore improbo demigrarunt et aliis iam se locis collocarunt (haben sich einlogiert, festgesetzt), Cic. Vat. 39. – Boios ibi, Caes. b. G. 7, 9, 6: Boios in finibus suis, Caes. b. G. 1, 28, 5: gentem Allobrogum in vestigiis huius urbis atque in cinere deflagrati imperii, Cic. Cat. 4, 12: Suebos in proximis Rheno agris, Suet.————Aug. 21: colonias idoneis in locis, Cic. agr. 2, 73: multitudinem in agris, Nep. Milt. 2, 1: Ubios super ipsam Rheni ripam, Tac. Germ. 28 extr.: quo bello XL captivorum milia ex Germania transtulit et supra Rhenum in Gallia collocavit, Eutr. 7, 9: veteranos municipalibus agris, Suet. Aug. 13, 3: im Bilde, Socrates philosophiam devocavit e caelo et in urbibus collocavit, Cic. Tusc. 5, 10. – als milit. t. t., wo stationieren, hinlegen, einquartieren, Quartier nehmen lassen, ibi praesidium, Caes. b. G. 1, 38, 7: ibi legiones XIV et VI, Hirt. b. G. 8, 4, 3: exercitum in provinciam, quae proxima est Numidiae hiemandi causā, Sall. Iug. 61, 2: quattuor legiones in Belgio, Hirt. b. G. 8, 46, 4: exercitum in hibernis, Caes. b. G. 5, 24, 1: exercitum in (bei) Aulercis Lexoviisque in hibernis, Caes. b. G. 3, 29, 3: legionem non longe a finibus Aeduorum in finibus Biturigum, Hirt. b. G. 8, 2, 1: Gaium Fabium legatum et L. Minucium Basilum cum legionibus duabus in Remis, Caes. b. G. 7, 70, 5: singulas cohortes Puteolis et Ostiae, Suet. Claud. 25, 2: classem Miseni, Suet. Aug. 49, 1. – β) jmd. in ein Besitztum einsetzen, einweisen, alqm in aedibus suis, Cic. de dom. 100: alqm in patrimonio suo, Cic. Phil. 13, 12: familiam suam in possessione praediorum eius, seine F. von ihren Gütern Besitz ergreifen lassen, Cic. Flacc. 72: alqm in maiorum suorum regno, Cic. de or. 3, 126. – 2) übtr.: a) in irgend eine————Stellung einsetzen, setzen, unter eine Klasse u. dgl. versetzen, alqm in amplissimo statu, Cornif. rhet. 4, 23: alqm hoc in gradu (dignitatis), Cic. Acad. 2, 16: alqm in amplissimo consilio et in altissimo gradu dignitatis, Cic. post red. in sen. 2: alqm in sede ac domo atque in re publica, jmdm. Haus u. Hof u. eine Stellung im Staate geben, Cic. parad. 3, 25: in quibus tuas virtutes consecratas et in deorum numero collocatas vides, in denen du deine Verdienste ganz vergöttert siehst, Cic. ad Q. fr. 1, 1, 10. § 31: m. dopp. Acc., quos centuriones pugnaces et lacer tosos (als streitsüchtige u. handfeste Z.) inter militorum et mimarum greges collocavit, Cic. Phil. 8, 26. – b) ein Mädchen als Frau, in den Ehestand einsetzen, anbringen, verheiraten, alqam in matrimonium, Cic. de div. 1, 104. Marc. dig. 23, 2, 19: alqam alci in matrimonium, Gaius inst. 2. § 235 u. 238: alqam in matrimonio, Scaevol. dig. 26, 1, 77 (79). § 1: alqam in matrimonio stabili et certo, Cic. Phil. 2, 44: virgines in amplissimarum familiarum matrimoniis, Cic. de rep. 1, 12: alqam nuptui, Hyg. fab. 257: alqam in dignam se condicionem, Plaut. trin. 159: alqam sine dote nuptum, Plaut. trin. 735: alqam nuptum intra legitimum tempus, Ulp. dig. 3, 2, 11. § 1: alqam alci nuptum, Paul. dig. 23, 2, 59: sororem ex matre et propinquas suas nuptum in alias civitates, Caes. b. G. 1, 18, 7: filiam minorem nuptum (al. nuptui) in dimidia parte re-————liqui agri, Col. 4, 3, 6: u. bl. coll. alcis filio filiam suam, Cic. Brut. 98: alci virginem filiam, Nep. Att. 19, 4: alci filiam, Tac. Agr. 9: alci uxorem suam, Suet. Caes. 21: matrem in Biturigibus homini nobilissimo, Caes. b. G. 1, 18, 6: u. bl. coll. filiam, Tac. ann. 4, 39. Iustin. 9, 6, 2; u. im Passiv, cum virgo amici nubilis propter paupertatem collocari non posset, Nep. Epam. 3, 5: ut filiae eius de communi aerario dotibus datis collocarentur, Nep. Arist. 3, 3. – c) lebl. Objj.: α) ( als t. t., der Geschäftsspr.) Geld usw. auf etw. (bes. auf Ländereien) anlegen, anbringen, unterbringen, in etw. stecken, dotem in eo fundo, Cic. Caecin. 11: duas patrimonii partes in solo, Suet. Tib. 48, 1: duas fenoris partes in agris per Italiam, Tac. ann. 6, 17: pecuniam in praediis c., Cic. Caecin. 16: pecunias levioribus usuris mutuatum graviore fenore c., Suet. Aug. 39: pecunias suas in emptiones praediorum, Gaius dig. 17, 1, 2. § 6: pecuniam idoneis nominibus, Marc. dig. 35, 2, 89: pecunias magnas collocatas habere in ea provincia (in dieser Pr.), Cic. de imp. Pomp. 18: nusquam posse eam (pecuniam) melius collocari, Cic. Caecin. 5, 15: u. bl. coll. pecuniam, Cic. de off. 2, 87: pecunias, Cic. de off. 2, 12, 42: pecunias publicas, Trai. in Plin. ep. 10, 55 (63). – dah. im weitern Sinne übh. auf etw. anlegen, verwenden, für etw. verbrauchen, miliens sestertium in munificentia (zu freigebigen Zwecken), Tac. ann. 6,————45: patrimonium in rei publicae salute, Cic. Phil. 3, 2, 3: bene apud alqm tam multa pretia ac munera, Cic. Verr. 5, 56: melius apud bonos quam apud fortunatos beneficium collocari puto, Cic. de off. 2, 70: male c. bonas horas, Mart. 1, 113, 3: in me recipio, te ea, quae fecisti Mescinii causā quaeque feceris, ita bene collocaturum, ut ipse iudices etc., Cic. ep. 13, 28, 3: aedilitas recte collocata, an den rechten Mann gebracht, Cic. Verr. 5, 37. – β) in die gehörige Stellung, Verbindung bringen, so u. so stellen, zusammenstellen, verbinden, anordnen, αα) als rhet. t. t. Worte, verba apte, Quint. 8. prooem. § 26: verba opportune proprieque aut secus, Quint. 10, 2, 13: fortius vero quî incompositum potest esse quam vinctum et bene collocatum? Quint. 9, 4, 6: male collocatum κακοσύνθετον vocant, Quint. 8, 3, 59: propria verba et ordine collocata, Quint. 9, 1, 7: verba diligenter collocata, Cic. or. 227: non modo ut sint ordine collocati (census), sed ut inter se iuncti etc., Quint. 7, 10, 16: est et in nominibus ex diverso collocatis sua gratia, Quint. 9, 3, 86: verba et eligendi et collocandi ratio, Quint. 10, 1, 4: ratio collocandi, Cic. part. or. 11: varii sunt ordines collocandi, Cic. part. or. 12: C. F. Quid sequitur igitur? CP. Cum inveneris, collocare, Cic. part. or. 9: verba collocata, die Worte in ihrer Verbindung zu Sätzen (Ggstz. verba singula), Cic. or. 81 u. 134. – ββ) bürgerl. u. polit. Zustände einrich-————ten, anordnen, Anordnungen treffen für usw., nuptias, Poëta com. bei Cic. de or. 3, 319: res, Caes. b. G. 3, 4, 1. Auct. b. Alex. 33, 6: rem militarem, Cic. ep. 2, 13, 3: civitatis statum, Cic. ep. ad Brut. 1, 15, 12. -
12 confero
cōn-fero, contulī, collātum (conlātum), cōnferre, I) zusammentragen, -bringen, 1) übh. von allen Seiten herbeitragend zusammenbringen, zusammenschaffen, von allen Seiten beischaffen, aufhäufen, auf einen Punkt (Haufen) vereinigen, a) eig.: materiam, Caes.: aggerem, Auct. b. Alex.: frumentum, Caes.: arma, einliefern, Caes.: u. so militaria signa, Caes.: cibos ore suo (v. Vögeln), Quint.: membra undique, Hor.: omnia arma ex oppido, Caes. – uvas in fiscellam, Col.: sarcinas, impedimenta, signa in unum locum, Caes.: ligna circa casam, Nep.: dentes in corpore, Ov. – b) übtr., zusammenstellen, zusammenfassen, malend, plura in unam tabulam opera, Quint. – schriftlich, ex immensa diffusaque legum copia optima quaeque et necessaria in paucissimos libros, Suet.: res Romanas Graeco peregrinoque sermone in historiam, Iustin. – im Ausdruck, rem in pauca, Plaut.: in versus sic verba sua duos, Ov. – u. (mit zu ergänzendem Objekt) conferamus igitur in pauca, Cic.: ut in pauca conferam, testamento facto mulier moritur, Cic.: quam potero in verba conferam paucissima, Plaut.2) beisteuernd zusammenbringen, zusammenschießen, aufbringen, entrichten, beitragen, beisteuern, a) eig. (s. Arntzen Aur. Vict. de vir. ill. 19, 7), aes (v. Volke), Ov.: aes certatim (v. Volke), Val.————Max.: so bes. collato aere (durch eine Beisteuer an Geld), zB. alqm funerare, Sen., statuam statuere, Suet.: u. so collatis quadrantibus alqm sepelire, Aur. Vict. – c. pecuniam, pecunias, Cic.: tributi minus, Liv.: ex censu quotannis tributa, Cic.: sextantes in capita (auf den Kopf = à Person), Liv.: quadragena talenta quotannis Delum, Nep.: pecunias ad honores alcis, Cic.: aurum ad redimendam civitatem a Gallis, Liv.: aurum argentumque in publicum (für den Staat); Liv.: pecuniam in (zu) statuas, Cic.: tributum in militare stipendium, Liv.: pecuniam pro parte in commune Siciliae, Cic.: ex nostro nonnihil in commune, Cic.: stipem Apollini, Liv.: Agrippae Menenio sextantes aeris in funus, Plin. – absol. (ohne Ang. was?), nos dabimus, nos conferemus, nostro sumptu, non tuo, Plaut.: date stipes, indulgete, conferte, Ps. Quint. decl.: c. alci ad victum, Quint.: c. in funus, ICt. – b) übtr., pater Tiberi plurimum ad victoriam contulit, Suet. Tib. 4, 1.3) zu einem Ganzen vereinigend zusammenbringen, zusammenziehen, vereinigen, a) eig.: vires in unum, Liv.: collatis viribus proelium capessere, Iustin.: u. (bildl.) utrumne sententiae duae collatis viribus novissimam periment? Plin. ep.: e quibus (fontibus) collatae aquae per prona montis flumen emittunt, Curt.: dissimiles et dispares res in unam potestatem (durch chemische Bindung), Vitr. – b) übtr.: α)————übh.: post hoc proelium collatum omne bellum est circa Corinthum, zog sich zusammen, Nep.: quae utraque, si in unum conferantur (zusammengezogen [addiert] werden), facile saeculi modum expleverint, Val. Max.: hunc collatis precibus adoramus, mit vereinten B., Arnob. 1, 27. – β) prägn., schaffend zusammensetzen, e singulis non membris, sed frustis collata oratio, Quint.: hominis ortus ex utroque gignentium confertur, Quint.4) annähernd, nahe hinbringend zusammenbringen, zusammenstecken, zusammenfügen, ganz nahe bringen, a) eig.: α) in friedlicher Absicht: capita (um heimlich zu sprechen), Cic. Verr. 3, 31. Liv. 2, 45, 7: ora, Apul.: membra (bei der Umarmung), Lucr.: gradom, sich nähern, näher herangehen, Plaut. u. Verg.: palma cum palma collata plausum facit, Sen. – β) (bes. als milit. t. t.) in feindlicher Absicht, castra propius, Liv.: castra in propinquum, castra oppido, Auct. b. Alex.: castra cum hoste, Liv.: u. castra castris (hostis), Cic., Caes. u.a. (s. Held Caes. b. c. 3, 79, 2. Fabri Liv. 23, 28, 9). – bes. c. arma, manum, gradum, pedem, signa, v. Nahgefecht, Handgemenge, v. der förmlichen Schlacht, zB. c. arma cum alqo od. inter se, handgemein werden, Caes. u. Liv.: u. so ferrum et manus cum alqo, Cic.: u. manum cum hoste, Liv., u. bl. manum, Liv. – c. gradum cum alqo, Liv.: collato gradu (Fuß an Fuß, Mann gegen————Mann) certare, s. Heräus zu Tac. hist. 2, 42, 11. – c. pedem cum pede, u. bl. c. pedem, einander zu Leibe rücken, Liv. (pedem c. auch sprichw. v. streitenden Parteien vor Gericht, Cic.): u. collato pede, Fuß an Fuß, Mann gegen Mann, zB. ut non missilibus tantum, sed gladiis etiam prope collato pede gereretur res, Liv.: collato pede, quasi singuli inter se decertarent, in eodem vestigio stabant, Curt. – conferre signa, handgemein werden, Cic. (auch bildl., im Wortstreit): c. signa cum Alexandrinis, Cic.: aliquoties comminus c. signa cum Romanis, Liv.: signis collatis (in förmlicher Schlacht) superare exercitus regios, Cic.: u. so signis collatis certare, dimicare, inter se concurrere, Liv.: signis collatis cum hostium legionibus pugnare, Cato fr. – c. arto luctantia nexu pectora pectoribus, Ov.: se viro vir contulit, Mann stellte sich dem Mann (= Mann focht gegen Mann), Verg.: u. absol., mecum confer, ait, mit mir kämpfe, Ov. met. 10, 603. -prägn., collato Marte alqm leto dare, im Handgemenge, Ov.: c. certamina belli inter se, sich miteinander einlassen, Verg.: c. lites, miteinander anbinden, Hor. – b) übtr., mittelst der Rede jmdm. mitteilen, mit jmd. austauschen, wechseln, sermonem, Plaut.: sermonem cum alqo u. in via cum alqo, Cic.: sermones familiares cum alqo, Cic.: sermonem cum alqo de modo et forma sacrae arae, Val. Max.: quadam de re sermonem inter se, Val. Max. – c.————omnia sua consilia, Ter.: u. consilia de Romano bello, Liv.: cum ullo aut sermones aut consilia contulit saepius? Cic. – c. iniurias, Tac.: c. haec od. sollicitudines inter se, Cic.: seria cum alqo, Ov.: hoc coram c., Cic.: tum, si quid res feret, coram conferemus, Cic. – m. folg. Relotiv- od. indir. Fragesatz, ideo sum brevior, quod, ut spero, coram brevi tempore conferre quae volumus licebit, Cic.: ibi conferentibus, quid in cuiusque provinciae regione animorom Hispanis esset, Liv. – absol. = sich besprechen, omnes sapientes decet conferre et fabulari, Plaut. rud. 338: c. cum alqo, Augustin. ep. 33, 2: u. nisi contulerimus inter nos, quid finis sit etc., wenn wir nicht untereinander besprochen haben, was usw., Cic. de fin. 2, 4: u. diligentius inter se, Vulg. 2. Mach. 11, 36.5) gegenüberstellend zusammenbringen, a) im Kampfe, messen, vires, Liv.: ex propinquo vires, Liv. – b) zur Beurteilung zusammenstellen, zusammenhalten, zum Vergleich herbeiziehen, vergleichen, tesseram hospitalem, Plaut.: exemplum, Komik.: utrorumque facta, Nep.: faciem moresque duarum, Ov.: rationes, die Rechnung vergleichen, Abrechnung halten, Cic. u. (bildl.) Sen.: ebenso accepta et expensa, Sen.: haec omnia summā curā et diligentiā recognita et collata sunt, kollationiert (v. Abschriften), Cic. – Gallicum cum Germanorum agro, Caes.: fortunam Metropolitum cum casu Gomphensium,————Caes.: cum illius vita P. Sullae vobis notissimam, Cic.: volumina cum recitatis, Vitr.: conferte Verrem, non ut hominem cum homine comparetis, sed ut pacem cum bello, leges cum vi conferatis, Cic.: quem cum eo conferre possumus non modo ingenii magnitudine, sed etiam animi? Cic. – parva magnis, Cic.: minora maioribus, Auct. b. Alex.: se laudibus alterius, Phaedr.: vitam inter se utriusque, Cic.: bos ad bovem collatus, Varr.II) nach einem Punkte hintragen, 1) übh. hinbringen, hinschaffen, hinführen, hinwenden, hinkehren, etw. wohin verlegen, versetzen, setzen, stellen, flüchten, a) eig.: parentes et coniuges illuc, Tac.: nihil domum suam, Nep.: pecunias monimentaque ex fano Herculis in privatam domum, Caes. – suas rationes et copias (seine Spekulationen u. Fonds) in illam provinciam, Cic. – Deiotari legiones in mediam aciem, Auct. b. Alex.: u. so tertiam aciem in sinistrum cornu, Auct. b. Afr.: eodem suum omnem equitatum, Auct. b. Afr. – c. signa ad alqm (zu jmd. stoßen), Liv.: aber (feindl.) signa in laevum cornu, sich mit dem Angriffe gegen den l. Fl. wenden, Liv. – c. iter eo, den Weg dahin nehmen, Brut. in Cic. ep.: ebenso iter Brundisium versus, Cic. – c. propere pedes in curriculum, Varr. fr. – u. bes. c. se, sich begeben, sich flüchten, se alio, Cic.: se continuo c. protinam in pedes, Plaut.: se suaque in naves, Nep.: se in astu,————Cic.: se suaque omnia in oppidum, Caes.: se ad hostes, Cic.: se Rhodum, Cic.: se in fanum Veneris, Val. Max.: se ad hospitem (Ggstz. in meritoriam tabernam devertere), Val. Max.: urbs ipsa, quo se fusa contulerat acies, sich geflüchtet hatte, Liv. – m. 1. Supin., se dormitum c., Cic. ep. 9, 26, 1: se eo (dahin) cubitum, Suet. Aug. 6. – v. Lebl., si pituita eo se confert, Cels.: spiritus eodem se contulit, Sen.: c. se in angustum (v. Atomen), Sen. – u. im Passiv, navium pars ex errore eodem conferebatur, wurde ebendahin geführt, Auct. b. Afr.: absol., bene navis agitatur, pulchre haec confertur ratis, wird dahingetragen, Plaut. Bacch. 797. – b) übtr.: α) se conf. m. Ang. wohin? durch ad od. in u. Akk. = sich zu jmd. od. einer Sache in irgend ein Verhältnis begeben, sich an jmd. od. etw. anschließen, sich ihm zuwenden, hingeben, widmen, c. se ad pontificem Scaevolam, Cic.: c. se ad senatus auctoritatem, Cic.: c. se ad amicitiam alcis, Cic.: c. se in amicitiam et fidem (Schutz) alcis, Cic.: c. se in alcis fidem et clientelam, Cic.: c. se ad studium scribendi, ad philosophiae studium, Cic.: ad scribendum se contulit, er wurde Schriftsteller, Hieron.: c. se ad studia litterarum, Cic. – β) etwas schriftlich od. mündlich irgendwohin bringen, aufnehmen, eintragen, irgendwo anbringen, vorbringen, ab utrisque ea, quae commode dici videntur, in suas artes c., Cic.: lamentationes suas etiam in testamentum, Tac.: spes vota-————que non prius ad deos quam ad principum aures, Tac. – cur non confertis (nehmt ihr nicht [in den Antrag] auf, warum tragt ihr nicht zugleich darauf an), ne sit conubium divitibus ac pauperibus? Liv. 4, 4, 9. – γ) ein Vorhaben, ein Amt u. dgl. auf eine gewisse Zeit legen, ansetzen, verlegen, omnia in mensem Martium, Cic.: iter suum in posterum diem, Brut. in Cic. ep.: alqd in longiorem diem (Ggstz. alqd repraesentare), Caes.: eo (verst. in Caesaris adventum) omnem belli rationem, Caes.: alcis tertium consulatum eundem in annum, Plin. pan. – u. ein geschichtl. Ereignis chronologisch in od. auf eine Zeit setzen, verlegen, Carthaginis expugnationem in hunc annum, Liv. 27, 7, 5. – δ) in eine gewisse Abteilung, wissensch. Form bringen, totam Academiam ex duobus libris contuli in quattuor, Cic.: ex immensa diffusaque legum copia optima quaeque in paucissimos libros, Suet.: reliquam rusticarum rerum partem in carmen, Col.: res Romanas Graeco peregrinoque sermone in historiam, Iustin. – ε) in einen Zustand bringen, übergehen lassen, seditionem in tranquillum, Plaut.: verba ad rem, Ter. – dah. poet. = verwandeln, alqm in saxum, Ov.: corpus in volucrem, Ov.2) zuwendend, a) eig., eine Gabe, Kosten u. dgl. zuwenden, darbringen, hergeben, verwenden, bestimmen, pecuniam florenti parti (Partei), Nep.: munera alci, Nep.: praemia alci, Suet.: u. puellae L milia————nummum, Plin. ep. – fructum alio, Ter.: eam pecuniam in rei publicae magnum aliquod tempus, Cic.: pecuniam ad beneficentiam liberalitatemque, Cic.: impendia in educationem, Cic.: praedas ac manubias in urbis ornamenta, Cic. – b) übtr.: α) Gedanken, Neigung, Gesinnung, eine Tätigkeit, Zeit u. dgl. wohin wenden, richten, zuwenden, angedeihen lassen, erweisen, anwenden, verwenden, alio animum suum (sein Gelüst), Ter.: animum huc, Ter.: animum ad fodiendos puteos, Auct. b. Alex.: omnes suas curas cogitationesque in rem publicam, Cic.: curam ad philosophiam, Cic.: laudem in commune, jedem für alle Ruhm erwerben (Ggstz. laudem ex communi ad se trahere), Liv.: benignitatis plurimum in alqm, Cic.: benevolentiam erga alqm a pueritia, Cic.: fructum virtutis et ingenii in proximum quemque, Cic.: plurimum ad victoriam, Suet.: plurimum operae, studii, diligentiae, laboris ad conficiendum reditum alcis, Cic.: omne reliquum tempus non ad oblivionem veteris belli, sed ad comparationem novi, Cic. – selten schlimme Dinge, maledicta in alqm, Cic.: legem ad perniciem civitatis, in Anwendung kommen lassen, mißbrauchen, Nep. – β) etw. zur Ausführung in jmds. Hand legen, jmdm. übertragen, überlassen, rem ad alqm, Cic.: omnem spem salutis ad clementiam victoris, Cic.: de re publica disputationem in Africani personam et Phili et Laelii, Cic.: curam resti-————tuendi Capitolii in L. Vestinum, Tac. – γ) etw. auf jmd. od. etw. übertragen = jmdm. beilegen, als Besitzer, quis non videt species istas hominum collatas in deos aut consilio quodam sapientium... aut superstitione, Cic. de nat. deor. 1, 77. – od. als Urheber jmdm., als Ursache einer Sache beilegen, beimessen, zur Last legen, auf jmd. od. etw. schieben, verbum falso in alqm, Cic.: permulta in Plancium, quae ab eo dicta non sunt, Cic.: suum timorem in rei frumentariae simulationem angustiasque itineris, Caes. – c. culpam od. causam in alqm, Cic.: crimina in alqm, Cic.: falsum crimen in purissimam et castissimam vitam, Cic.: suspicionem in alqm, Cic.: vitia in senectutem, Cic. – δ) confert (v. mehreren conferunt), wie συμφέρει, es ist etw. od. jmdm. zuträglich, förderlich, trägt mit bei, wirkt mit, gew. m. Ang. wieviel? durch aliquid, nihil, multum, plus, plurimum u. dgl., zB. quin etiam aliquid confert et aetas et corpus, Cels.: senecta nihil confert, Plin.: multum veteres Latini (auctores) conferunt, Quint.: non plus contulerunt lecti Cicero aut Demosthenes? Quint.: plurimum oratori confert lectio poëtarum, Quint.: quod contulisse plurimum videtur, Cels.: m. Infin. als Subj., incipiente incremento confert alterna folia circumobruere, Plin. 19, 83. – zugl. m. Ang. wozu? durch Adv. eo (dazu), od. durch ad od. (selten) in u. Akk., od. durch bl. Dat. (s. Herbst Quint. 10, 1, 95. Sillig Plin.————35, 67), multum autem eo confert et corporis et nervorum habitus, Cels.: confert etiam aliquid ad somnum silanus iuxta cadens, Cels.: rursus in alia plus prior confert (exercitatio), Quint.: plus scientiae collaturus quam eloquentiae, Quint.: plurimum coeptis contulerunt iactatum exemplar epistulae;... simul rumor dissipatus etc., Suet.: allium voci confert, Plin. – m. Ang. worin? wobei? durch in u. Abl., in morbis cum multum fortuna conferat, Cels. 7. praef. § 4. – ⇒ Perf. contulĕrunt gemessen, Prop. 2, 3, 25. -
13 contra
contrā, adv. and prep. [stem con, i. e. cum, through a comparative form conter; cf.: alter, uter, inter, praeter, etc.; in abl. fem. form like the locative adverbs ea, qua, etc.; cf.: ultra, intra, extra, citra], orig., in comparison with; hence, over against, fronting, in front, opposite, in opposition to, against, contrary to, opposed to, etc.I.Adv. (referring to an opposed object often with the force of a preposition with ellipsis of a pronoun, = against it, against him, etc.).A.Local.1.Lit., of position in front of a person, place, or thing.a.With verb of being or position expressed or understood.(α).Referring to living beings, opposite, in face of, face to face, facing, in front of, fronting, confronting (not in Cic., Caes., or Sall.):(β).feminam scelestam te, adstans contra, contuor,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 26:ut confidenter mihi contra adstitit,
id. Capt. 3, 5, 6; Lucr. 4, 223; 6, 929:signum contra, quoad longissume oculi ferebant, animo finivit,
Liv. 1, 18, 8:stat contra starique jubet,
Juv. 3, 290:stat contra dicitque tibi tua pagina Fures!
Mart. 1, 55, 12:ulmus erat contra,
in front of her, Ov. M. 14, 661:templa vides contra,
in front (of us), id. ib. 7, 587.—Of position in front of the enemy:contra conserta manu,
Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 3: contra consistere, to make front against them, Caes. B. G. 2, 17.—Referring to things and places, over against (it), opposite (to it), on the opposite side (mostly post-Aug.):b.contra jacet Cancer patulam distentus in alvum,
Manil. 2, 253:posita contra Hispania,
Tac. Agr. 11:promuntorium quod contra procedit,
Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6: relinquendae autem contra erunt vacuae tabellae, on the opposite side, i. e. of the leaf, Quint. 10, 3, 32: illo quaerente cur non decidant contra siti, the antipodes (cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123; v. II. A. 1. c. a), Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161.—With the governing verb understood:arguam hanc vidisse apud te contra conservum meum,
face to face, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 91:jam omnia contra circaque hostium plena erant, Liv 5, 37, 8: eadem verba contra (i. e. ponuntur),
side by side, Quint. 9, 3, 36; Verg. A. 6, 23.—With verbs of motion, so as to be opposite to an object or face to face with a person, variously rendered.(α).Referring to persons:(β).accede ad me atque adi contra,
come right up to me, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 23; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 6: hostes crebri cadunt; nostri contra ingruunt, advance to their front (in Plaut. hostility is not implied in contra), id. Am. 1, 1, 84: quis nos pater aut cognatu' volet contra tueri, face to face, eye to eye, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 12 Mull. (Trag. Rel. v. 444 Rib.); Att. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1, 55 (Trag. Rel. v. 538 ib.):adspicedum contra me = contra adspice me,
Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 56 Lorenz ad lec.:contra adspicere,
id. Mil. 2, 1, 45:contra intueri,
Liv. 1, 16, 6; 9, 6, 8; Sen. Q. N. 1, 3, 6:cum veniret contra Marcianus,
Quint. 6, 3, 95; Plin. 9, 46, 70, § 152.—Of things:2.hic ubi sol radiis... Adversa fulsit nimborum aspergine contra,
Lucr. 6, 525; Cels. 8, 8, 1:quam (turrim) promoti contra validi asseres... perfregere,
Tac. H. 4, 30.—Reciprocally: oscula non pervenientia contra, not coming through (the wall) so as to meet, Ov. M. 4, 80.—Transf. to equivalents of weight, value, and price; so,(α).In Plaut. only in the colloq. phrases auro contra, aurichalco contra, and contra auro (sc. posito); lit., for gold placed against; cf.:(β).aes contrarium, s. v. contrarius: (servus) non carus'st auro contra,
at his weight in gold, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 30: jam auro contra constat filius, id. Truc. 2, 6, 57 (Speng. aurichalco): auro contra cedo modestum amatorem! A me aurum accipe. Pa. Cedo mihi contra aurichalco quoi ego sano serviam, id. Curc. 1, 3, 45 sq.; id. Mil. 3, 1, 63; 4, 2, 85; id. Ps. 2, 3, 23.—In post-Aug. prose (very rare):3.at si aquae et ejus rei quam contra pensabis par pondus erit, nec pessum ibit, nec exstabit, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—Of reciprocal actions, = vicissim, in turn, in return, back, on my, his, etc., part, likewise, counter-.(α).In gen.:(β).te ut deludam contra, lusorem meum,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 71:quae me amat, quam ego contra amo,
id. Merc. 5. 2, 77; id. Cist. 1, 1, 96; id. Trin. 4, 2, 55; id. As. 2, 2, 110:qui arguat se, eum contra vincat jurejurando suo,
make a victorious counter-charge, id. Mil. 2, 2, 37:si laudabit haec Illius formam, tu hujus contra (i. e. lauda),
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 54:audi nunc contra jam,
listen in turn, id. Phorm. 4, 4, 18; id. Ad. 5, 4, 23:at tu mihi contra nunc videre fortunatus, Phaedria, Cui, etc.,
you likewise seem fortunate to me, id. Phorm. 1, 3, 21:Mettius Tullo gratulatur, contra Tullus Mettium benigne alloquitur,
Liv. 1, 28, 1:contra ut me diligat illa,
Cat. 76. 23; Hor. S. 1, 3, 27 Orell. ad loc.—Hence, with ellipsis of inquit, = respondit:cui latrans contra senex,
Phaedr. 5, 10, 7:scietis, inquam, etc., contra Nigrinus: ad quem missi sunt? ego, etc.,
Plin. Ep. 7, 6, 4.—Rarely with inquit, etc., expressed: at ille contra, renidens, Audi, inquit, discipule, etc.,
Gell. 15, 9, 9; cf.:contra talia reddit,
Claud. B. Gild. 379.—With dat. pers.:(γ).consulo quem dolum doloso contra conservo parem,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 45:facere contra huic aegre,
Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 10:hiscine contra insidiabere?
id. Hec. 1. 1, 13:tibi contra gratiam Referre,
id. ib. 4, 2, 7.—With item:(δ).item a me contra factum est,
Plaut. Aul. prol. 20:puellam senex Amat et item contra filius,
id. Cas. prol. 49; id. Pers. 5, 2, 36; id. Am. 1, 1, 67; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 25.—Combining a reciprocal with a local relation (A. 1. a. a, and b. a): contra carinantes verba, exchanging abusive words ( face to face), Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 361 (Ann. v. 181 Vahl.): tubae utrimque contra canunt;(ε).Consonat terra,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 73; 1, 1, 86:confer gradum Contra pariter,
id. Ps. 2, 4, 18; id. Truc. 1, 2, 28:video amicam... Ubi contra adspexit me, etc.,
id. Mil. 2, 1, 45; Verg. E. 7, 8; cf. Lucr. 4, 243:vesper adest, juvenes consurgite!... Cernitis, innuptae, juvenes? consurgite contra!
Cat. 62, 6.—Implying also opposition: Pe. Conpellabo. Ph. Orationis aciem contra conferam, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 20:B.si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet,
what counter gift, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 63: quod Scipio postulavit... ut, etc. Et quod contra collega postulavit ne, etc., Annal. Trib. Pleb. ap. Gell. 7 (6), 19, 5:si vobis aequa et honesta postulatio videtur, ego contra brevem postulationem adfero,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 7; Nep. Epam. 6, 1;Auct. B. Alex. 24: illo licente contra liceri audeat nemo,
to bid in opposition, Caes. B. G. 1, 18; Liv. 4, 53, 6:agedum pauca accipe contra,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 38.—So in battle:Numidae... Romanorum ordines conturbare... neque contra feriundi copia erat,
Sall. J. 50, 4; and in law: et ab eo is qui adoptat vindicat... et illo contra non vindicante, etc., Gai Inst. 1, 134; 2, 24.—Esp. in replies:oratio contra a Demosthene pro Ctesiphonte edita,
Cic. de Or. 3, 56, 213:dicit accusator haec: primum, etc.... quid contra reus?
id. Clu. 30, 81; id. Fin. 5, 22, 63; Curt. 4, 1, 10; 7, 9, 1.Of opposition, strife, etc., against; constr. absol., with dat., and ne, quominus or quin.1.Of physical exertion.(α).Lit.:(β).concurrunt... aetheriae nubes contra pugnantibu' ventis,
struggling against each other, Lucr. 6. 98:nec nos obniti contra... Sufficimus,
bear up, battle against, Verg. A. 5, 21; Ov. M. 9, 50; 2, 434:at ille contra nititur,
resists, Plin. 2, 38, 38, § 103; 7, 20, 19, § 82:pars remigum, tamquam imperitia... officia nautarum impediebant. Mox contra tendere,
rowed in an opposite direction, Tac. H. 4, 16.—Trop.:2.te rogo ne contrahas ac demittas animum, neque te obrui tamquam fluctu... sinas, contraque erigas ac resistas,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 4:et torrens judicem vel nitentem contra feret, cogatque ire qua rapiet,
Quint. 12, 10, 61.— With ne: vi contra niti, ne advorsus eum fiat, Cato ap. Gell. 7 (6), 3, 16.—With quominus, Lucr. 1, 780.—Of mental exertion:3.si tibi vera videntur, Dede manus, aut, si falsum est, accingere contra,
arm yourself against them, Lucr. 2, 1043; 2, 280. —With dat.:siti contra... pugnandum,
Cels. 4, 2 fin. —Of hostile opposition in gen.(α).Lit.:(β).quod animadversum est in eo qui contra omni ratione pugnarunt, non debeo reprehendere,
who made opposition in every way, Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 137; id. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107:contra etiam aliquid abs te profectum ex multis audivi,
something inimical, id. Fam. 5, 5, 2.—Trop.:4.aut alio quovis (sc. colore) qui contra pugnet et obstet,
Lucr. 2, 794; 2, 868.—Of warfare.(α).Lit.:(β).ut eos adversarios existimemus qui arma contra ferant,
Cic. Off. 1, 25, 87; 1, 12, 37; Vell. 2, 28, 4; cf.:quid quod exercitum contra duxit?
Auct. Her. 4, 16, 23:ut si qua ex parte obviam contra veniretur, acie instructa depugnarent,
if they should be attacked by an open charge, Caes. B. G. 7, 28:issentque confestim ad urbem ni venire contra exercitum... audissent,
Liv. 7, 39, 17:cum Romanae legiones contra direxerint,
would oppose their march, Tac. H. 4, 58; id. A. 6, 44.—With dat.:et huic contra itum ad amnem Erinden,
Tac. A. 11, 10.—Trop.:5.quod ubi viderunt corvi, contra auxiliantur, velut adversus communem hostem,
Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 205.—Of legal contests.(α).With verbs of saying; v. 9. a.—(β).Venire contra, of any legal act with the intention to hurt the adversary:(γ).quid? si omnium mortalium Sthenio nemo inimicior quam hic C. Claudius... fuit? si de litteris corruptis contra venit, etc.?
if he made a charge of forgery against him? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; cf. II. B. c. b.—On the part of the adversary:(δ).inveniendum contra est, quo distet haec causa a ceteris,
Quint. 5, 10, 114; 9, 2, 35; 12, 8, 10.—Of judgments against the parties or against opinions:6.ne spoliaret fama probatum hominem si contra judicasset,
given an adverse decision, Cic. Off. 3, 19, 77; cf. Val. Max. 7, 2, 4; Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—Of literary opposition.(α).Mostly with verbs of saying; v. 9. a. g.—(β).With other verbs:7.astrologorum artem contra convincere tendit,
Lucr. 5, 728:contra nunc illud pone, etc.,
Sen. Ben. 7, 14, 6:habeat (liber meus) etiam quosdam qui contra sentiant et adversentur,
some dissentients and opponents, Quint. 3, 1, 5; 2, 17, 40; 3, 8, 69.—Of public and political opposition.(α).With verbs of saying; v. 9. a. d.—(β).With petere, to be a candidate for office in opposition to another:8.nihil enim supererat de quo certarent, nihil quod contra peterent,
no office was left for which to canvass against each other, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91:honores contra petere,
Quint. 6, 1, 17.—With ire, with dat., of an opposing vote in the senate (cf.:pedibus ire): sententia Cassii ut nemo unus contra ire ausus est, ita dissonae voces respondebant,
Tac. A. 14, 45.—Of violation of law, contracts, etc.: contra facere, or contra committere, to violate, transgress a law, etc.: leges esse non ex ejus qui contra commiserit utilitate, spectari oportere, not in the interest of the transgressor, Cic. Inv. 2, 48, 153:9.si quis sub hoc pacto vendiderit ancillam ne prostitueretur, et si contra factum esset,
and if the contract was violated, Dig. 18, 1, 56.—With verbs of saying, etc., contra dicere; less freq. disputare, disserere, pugnare, in the sense of dicere, and contra scribere (often contradico, in one word, in post-Aug. writers; esp. with dat.).a.Absol.(α).Contra dicere, to speak as counsel of the adversary, to plead his cause, in legal proceedings:(β).cum contra dicturus Hortensius esset,
would speak on the other side, Cic. Quint. 24, 77:hoc... contra dicente Cotta judicatum est,
id. Caecin. 33, 97:dixisse ut contra nemo videretur,
id. Brut. 53, 198: ut contra Crassus... exorsus est, began on the other side, id. ib. § 197.—Hence: qui contra dicit, the adversary or counsel of the adversary:contra autem qui dicet, similitudinem infirmare debebit,
Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 151; id. Part. Or. 21, 108.—In the same sense: agens contra: si nos... impares agentium contra ingeniis dixerimus, that we are unequal to the talents of our adversary's counsel, [p. 453] Quint. 4, 1, 8.—To make charges against (rare):(γ).si qui contra vellet dicere, usurum esse eum suo testimonio,
Cic. Clu. 48, 134:qua ratione nemo neque tum item fecerit, neque nunc contra dicat,
id. Quint. 29, 88; so,contra disputare, of objections to or against a witness: nihil contra disputabo priusquam dixerit,
id. Fl. 21, 51.—In gen., to speak on the other side of a question:(δ).fiebat autem ita, ut cum is qui audire vellet dixisset quid sibi videretur, tum ego contra dicerem,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; id. Fin. 2, 1, 2; so,contra disputare and contra scribere,
id. Or. 1, 19, 85; Vitr. 3, 1, 6; Quint. 2, 17, 13; Dig. 9, 2, 21, § 1.—Hence: qui contra dicunt or disputant, the opponents:nec qui contra dicunt causam difficilem repellunt,
Cic. Fin. 3, 1, 2:ad coarguendos qui contra disputant,
to refule his opponents, Quint. 2, 15, 26.—To oppose or object to a proposition, motion, or petition:(ε). (ζ).quam palam principes dixerunt contra!
protested against it, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 41; Caes. B. C. 1, 32; Cic. Clu. 47, 130.—With pugnare:cum decerneretur frequenti senatu, contra pugnante Pisone, etc.,
Cic. Att. 1, 14, 5:filius ejus incolumitatem optat: contradicit pater,
the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 85; 9, 2, 83; Plin. ap. Gell. 9, 16, 5; Cic. Dom. 33, 87:contradicente nullo,
Suet. Caes. 20; Dig. 3, 3, 15.—Abl. absol. impers.:b.explorandum videtur an etiam contradicto aliquando judicio consuetudo firmata sit,
whether the custom has been confirmed by judgment upon a judicial contest, Dig. 1, 3, 34.—With acc. neutr. pron., to object, to make or raise an objection, to reply; esp. in legal proceedings:c.ego enim, te disputante, quid contra dicerem meditabar,
Cic. N. D. 3, 1, 1:ut contra si quid dicere velit non audiatur,
id. Fin. 5, 10, 27:aiebat illum primo sane diu multa contra (i. e. dixisse), ad extremum autem, etc.,
id. Att. 2, 22, 2.— Hence: quod contra dicitur, or quae contra dicuntur, the objections:ut et id quod intenderemus confirmare, et id quod contra diceretur refellere (possemus),
refute the objections, Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90:quia neque reprehendi quae contra dicuntur possunt, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 81, 331; id. Inv. 2, 44, 127; Quint. 1, 2, 17.—In the same sense, as subst.: contrā dicta, orum, n. plur.:seu proposita confirmamus, sive contra dicta dissolvimus,
or refute the objections, Quint. 4, prooem. 6.—With acc. and inf.:dicitur contra, nullum esse testamentum,
the objection is made that there is no testament, Cic. Agr. 2, 6, 42.—With dat., written in one word (post-Aug.).(α).To oppose a person by speaking against his views:(β).solitum se etiam Thraseae contradicere,
to oppose even Thrasea, Tac. H. 2, 91:tibi,
Suet. Aug. 54:Curioni...,
id. Rhet. 1. —Hence of answers and replies in law: quid si filium testatoris heres ejus prohibuit? Huic contradici potest: ergo pietatis, etc., he may be answered by this plea, etc., Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 13.—And of advisory answers opposed to one's legal views:volenti mihi ream adulterii postulare eam, etc., contradictum est,
my views were disapproved, rejected, Dig. 48, 5, 11, § 10.—To oppose an opinion, with dat. of the thing:(γ).cum plures tantum sententiis aliorum contradicerent,
opposed the opinions, Tac. H. 1, 39.—To object to a motion or petition, with dat. of the petitioner:(δ).patrem qui damnavit optat ne is torqueatur: pater ei contradicit,
the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 81:cum ambienti ut legibus solveretur multi contradicerent,
Suet. Caes. 18; Dig. 40, 5, 14; 40, 12, 33.—With dat. of the petition:(ε).preces erant, sed quibus contradici non posset,
which could not be denied, Tac. H. 4, 46 fin.; Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 2.—To contest the validity of a law (rare):(ζ).quibus (legibus) contradici potest,
Quint. 7, 7, 4.—To contradict an assertion (very rare):d.pro certis autem habemus... cuicunque adversarius non contradicit,
Quint. 5, 10, 13.—With quin, to object:C.praetor Samnitibus respondit... nec contra dici quin amicitia de integro reconcilietur,
there was no objection to a reconciliation, Liv. 8, 2, 2.To one's disadvantage; mostly predic. with esse, unfavorable, adverse, damaging (post-Aug.;D.but cf. II. B. 2.): ut eum qui responsurus est vel tacere, vel etiam invitum id quod sit contra cogat fateri,
Quint. 7, 3, 14:cum verba (legis) contra sint,
id. 7, 1, 49:sed experimentum contra fuit,
unsuccessful, Tac. H. 2, 97 fin.:ubi fortuna contra fuit,
id. ib. 3, 18:si fortuna contra daret,
should be unfavorable, id. ib. 1, 65 fin.; id. A. 15, 13.Of logical opposition, with negative force.1.Of a direct contrast.a.Predicatively, with esse, fieri, etc., the contrary, the opposite:b.quod fieri totum contra manifesta docet res,
but experience teaches that just the contrary is true, Lucr. 3, 686; 4, 1088:in stultitia contra est,
with fools the reverse is true, Cic. Clu. 31, 84:in hac quidem re vereor ne etiam contra (i. e. sit),
id. Att. 12, 46; id. Off. 1, 15, 49:quod contra est,
Sall. J. 85, 21:quis non credat, etc.? Contra autem est,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 12; id. Ep. 7, 3; Dig. 37, 4, 4:contra fore si, etc.,
ib. 34, 2, 39, § 2:immo forsitan et contra (i. e. erit),
ib. 41, 3, 49:ego contra puto (i. e. esse),
Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 7; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 25.—With evenire, accidere, sentire, scribere, habere, etc.:c.utrumque contra accidit: istic enim bellum est exortum, hic pax consecuta,
of both the contrary has happened, Cic. Fam. 12, 18, 2; so Dig. 38, 2, 51:id ego contra puto (sc.: faciendum esse),
id. Att. 10, 8, 2:contra evenit in iis morbis,
Sen. Ep. 52, 7; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 163:ego contra sentio,
Sen. Clem. 1, 15, 5; Sedig. ap. Gell. 15, 24, 4; Dig. 40, 2, 25:Proculus contra (sc. sentit),
ib. 35, 2, 1, § 14; 33, 7, 25:licet Celsus contra scribat,
ib. 9, 2, 21, § 1: contra probatur, Gai Inst. 2, 78; Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 34.—Very rarely referring to a term in the same clause:cujus disparem mitioremque naturam contra interpretabatur,
interpreted in an opposite sense, misinterpreted, misunderstood, Tac. H. 4, 86 fin. —Referring to a word or phrase in the same predicate.(α).To an adverb, in an opposite manner, otherwise, differently, not, etc.:(β).nam ad summam totius rei pertinet, caute an contra demonstrata res sit,
Cic. de Or. 2, 81, 330: quod viriliter animoque fit, id, etc.;quod contra, id turpe,
id. Off. 1, 27, 94:sit sapienter usus aut contra,
Quint. 2, 5, 15:lactuca locis apricis optume autumno ponitur, mediterraneis aut frigidis contra ( = pessime),
Col. 11, 3, 25.—To a predicative adjective, not, the opposite, the reverse, etc.:(γ).ut aliae (res) probabiles videantur aliae contra,
improbable, Cic. Ac. 2, 32, 103; id. Off. 2, 2, 7:quid est quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare,
id. ib. 2, 2, 8; id. Or. 2, 31, 135; Quint. 4, 2, 52.—To a verbal predicate:(δ).an frater fratri exsistat heres, an contra ( = annon),
Dig. 34, 5, 19.—To a subject infinitive:(ε).laudare testem vel contra pertinet ad momentum judiciorum,
praising or censuring a witness, Quint. 3, 7, 2.—To a clause, translated by not or by a repetition of the clause with a negative:(ζ).quae secundum naturam essent, ea sumenda et quadam aestimatione dignanda docebat, contraque contraria,
those that were not, not, Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 36: quod cuidam aut sapiens videor quod una non jerim, aut felix fuisse;mihi contra,
id. Att. 9, 12, 4: an credibile est, incestum cum filia commissum? Et contra, veneficum in noverca, adulterum in luxurioso? and incredible, etc., Quint. 5, 10, 19; so Dig. 9, 1, 2, § 1.—To an attributive genitive:2.Marius cognoscere quid boni utrisque or contra esset (i. e. mali),
Sall. J. 88, 2:verum de origine laudis contraque perspiciemus suo tempore (i. e. vituperationis),
Quint. 2, 4, 21:alii a propositione accusatoris contraque loci oriuntur,
the accuser and the accused, id. 7, 2, 31;so in several titles of the Digests, as Depositi vel contra, = actio depositi, vel contraria actio depositarii,
Dig. 16, 3 tit.; so ib. 16, 17, 1; 16, 13, 6; 16, 13, 7.—Reversing the relation of terms in the preceding sentence, the reverse, conversely, vice versa, etc.a.With its own predicate: saepe... corpus aegret, Cum tamen ex alia laetamur parte latenti;b.Et retro fit uti contra sit saepe vicissim, Cum miser ex animo laetatur corpore toto,
Lucr. 3, 108: illa altera argumentatio, quasi retro et contra, prius sumit, etc., ( proceeding), so to speak, backward and in inverted order, Cic. Part. Or. 13, 46: neque illud ignoro, etc.; sed non idem accidit contra, but the converse is not true, Quint. 8, 6, 3; Gell. 4, 2, 5: ut vocabula verbis, verba rursus adverbiis, nomina appositis et pronominibus essent priora. Nam fit contra quoque frequenter non indecore. for often, not inelegantly, the order is reversed, Quint. 9, 4, 24:quae etiam contra valent,
i. e. if the terms are reversed, id. 3, 7, 25; 9, 2, 49; 8, 6, 25; 9, 4, 72.—Belonging to the same predicate:E.ut quidque erit dicendum ita dicet, nec satura jejune, nec grandia minute, nec item contra,
Cic. Or. 36, 123:cum emtor venditori, vel contra, heres exstitit,
Dig. 35, 2, 48:in quibus patrium pro possessivo dicitur, vel contra,
Quint. 1, 5, 45; 5, 10, 71:junguntur autem aut ex nostro et peregrino, ut biclinium, aut contra, ut epitogium et Anticato,
id. 1, 5, 68:ut capras in montosis potius locis quam in herbidis (pascar), equas contra,
but with mares the reverse is the case, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 16:itaque ille dicere melius quam praecipere, nos contra fortasse possumus,
Cic. Or. 42, 143:qua collegi solent ex his quae faciunt ea quae faciuntur, aut contra,
or vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 80; Dig. 14, 1, 1, § 12; 48, 5, 23, § 4.In logical antithesis of clauses with a merely rhet. force, on the contrary, on the other hand, vice versa; sometimes almost = sed or autem (freq.).1.In independent clauses.a.Opposing persons or parties: fortunam insanam esse... perhibent philosophi... Sunt autem alii philosophi qui contra Fortunam negant ullam exstare, Pac. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 23, 36 (Trag. Rel. v. 372 Rib.); Caecil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 68; Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 1:b.ego etiam quae tu sine Verre commisisti Verri crimini daturus sum... Tu, contra, ne quae ille quidem fecit, obicies,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 11, 35:ego contra ostendo, non modo nihil fecisse Sex. Roscium, sed, etc.,
id. Rosc. Am. 29, 79; id. Phil. 8, 3, 8; id. Off. 1, 30, 108; id. Fin. 5, 22, 62:in Italia bellum gerimus, in sede ac solo nostro... Hannibal contra in aliena, in hostili est terra,
Liv. 22, 39, 13; 21, 50, 2; 3, 15, 2; 6, 7, 4; 9, 35, 4 et saep.; Nep. Alcib. 8, 1; Vell. 2, 31, 4; Sen. Ep. 9, 14; id. Ira, 2, 33, 6; Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 113; Tac. H. 3, 84; 3, 57; Suet. Tib. 2; id. Vit. 2; Just. 2, 1, 10; 8, 4, 11:contra mercator, navim jactantibus austris Militia est potior?
Hor. S. 1, 1, 6; 1, 2, 30; 1, 3, 27; Prop. 2, 1, 45; 2, 23, 13 (3, 17, 3); Sen. Hippol. 214;so with versa vice: barbarae gentes (Alexandrum) non ut hostem, sed ut parentem luxerunt... Contra Macedones versa vice non ut civem, sed ut hostem amissum gaudebant,
Just. 13, 1, 7.—Introducing a secondary or parallel opposition of thought: in loco umidiore far potius serunt quam triticum;2.contra in aridiore hordeum potius quam far,
Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 4; 1, 1, 47: si nihil esset quod inane vocaret, Omne foret solidum;nisi contra corpora certe Essent, etc., Omne quod est spatium vacuum constaret inane,
Lucr. 1, 521; 4, 348; cf.:justa omnia decora sunt, injusta contra, ut turpia, sic indecora,
Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94; id. N. D. 2, 15, 41; id. de Or. 3, 33, 136; id. Quint. 30, 93: id. Off. 3, 21, 84; id. Leg. 2, 1, 2: facilem esse rem... si modo unum omnes sentiant; contra in dissensione nullam se salutem perspicere, Caes. B. G, 5, 31; Liv. 25, 30, 3; Sen. Ben. 1, 5, 2; Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 92; 11, 14, 14, § 35; Suet. Caes. 73; Gell. 1, 4, 5:si male rem gerere insani est, contra bene, sani,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 74.—In opposition to a dependent clause:3.ut hi miseri, sic contra illi beati quos, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16; so id. de Or. 1, 45, 198; Quint. 9, 3, 39:cui ego rei tantum abest ut impedimento sim, ut contra te M. Manli adhorter, etc.,
Liv. 6, 15, 5; 6, 31, 4:cum virtus adeo neminem spe ac pollicitatione corrumpat, ut contra in se inpendere jubeat, ac, etc.,
Sen. Ben. 4, 1, 2: aut igitur negemus quidquam ratione confici, cum contra nihil sine ratione recte fieri possit, aut, etc., whereas on the contrary, etc., Cic. Tusc. 4, 38, 84; cf.:at contra,
Lucr. 2, 392.—With co-ordinate conjunctions.a.Copulative, et contra or contraque (never with ac or atque); also nec contra (rare), and on the other hand.(α).With reference to a reason or conclusion, after nam, enim, cum, or itaque: nam et ratione uti... omnique in re quid sit veri videre et tueri decet, contraque falli [p. 454]... tam dedecet quam, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94:(β).malus est enim custos... metus, contraque benevolentia fidelis,
id. ib. 2, 7, 23:cum reficiat animos varietas ipsa, contraque sit aliquanto difficilius in labore uno perseverare,
Quint. 1, 12, 4; 3, 8, 32; 8, 6, 20:itaque in probris maxime in promptu est, si quid tale dici potest, etc. Contraque in laudibus, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; cf. Suet. Calig. 51; so with nec:nam nec comoedia cothurnis assurgit, nec contra tragoedia socculo ingreditur,
Quint. 10, 2, 22.—With contrasted examples or illustrations, often after ut or sic:(γ).audivi ex majoribus natu, hoc idem fuisse in P. Scipione Nasica, contraque patrem ejus... nullam comitatem habuisse sermonis,
Cic. Off. 1, 30, 109:ut suspitionibus credi oportere, et contra suspitionibus credi non oportere,
id. Inv. 2, 15, 48; Quint. 8, 4, 1; 5, 10, 48; 9, 3, 7; 9, 4, 52; 11, 1, 14; Sen. Ep. 82, 14; Dig. 17, 1, 22, § 4.—With contrasted actions, assumptions, etc.:(δ).atque utinam qui ubique sunt propugnatores hujus imperii possent in hanc civitatem venire, et contra oppugnatores rei publicae de civitate exterminari!
Cic. Balb. 22, 51:domo pignori data, et area ejus tenebitur... et contra jus soli sequitur aedificium,
Dig. 13, 7, 21:equo et asina genitos mares, hinnos antiqui vocabant: contraque mulos quos asini et equae generassent,
Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 17: ceterum potest ex lege quidem esse judicium, sed legitimum non esse, et contra ex lege non esse, sed legitimum esse, Gai Inst. 4, 109; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161; 35, 15, 5, § 183.—After a negative clause, affirming the opposite idea, et contra or contraque, but on the contrary:b.in quo (consulatu) ego imperavi nihil, et contra patribus conscriptis et bonis omnibus parui,
Cic. Sull. 7, 21:nunc vero cum ne pulsus quidem ita sim ut superare non possim, contraque a populo Romano semper sim defensus, etc.,
id. Dom. 33, 88; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Marcell. 6, 20; so,et contra,
Suet. Tit. 7.—With adversative conjunctions, at contra, sed contra, contra autem, contra vero (not verum contra, nor contra tamen).(α).At contra (freq.), merely a strengthened contra (v. 1. supra): huc accedit uti mellis lactisque liquores Jucundo sensu linguae tractentur in ore;(β).At contra taetri absinthi natura... foedo pertorqueat ora sapore,
Lucr. 2, 400:cogunt,
id. 2, 74; 1, 366; 2, 235 et saep.: nos qui domi sumus, tibi beati videmur;at contra nobis tu quidem... prae nobis beatus,
Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 2; id. Tusc. 1, 3, 5; id. Rosc. Am. 45, 131; id. Verr. 2, 5, 26, § 66; Sall. J. 36, 2; 4, 7; 15, 3; id. C. 12, 5:ideo siccas aiunt Aethiopiae solitudines... At contra constat Germaniam abundare rivis,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 6, 2; 1, 3, 1; id. Ep. 100, 7; Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 186; Suet. Galb. 15; Tac. A. 4, 28.—Sed contra, after a negative sentence (class.):(γ).non quo acui ingenia adulescentium nollem, sed contra ingenia obtundi nolui,
Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 93; id. Att. 9, 15, 3; id. Ac. 1, 10, 35; id. Fl. 11, 26:arma populi Romani non liberis servitutem, sed contra servientibus libertatem adferre,
Liv. 45, 18, 1:tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito,
Verg. A. 6, 95; Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 12.—PostAug. also without a preceding negation:obiisse nostro Laium scelere autumant superi inferique: sed animus contra innocens... negat,
Sen. Oedip. 765; Symm. Ep. 6, 81.—Contra autem (rare;(δ).in Cic. only where different subjects have contrasted predicates in dependent clauses): quia pacis est insigne toga, contra autem arma tumultus atque belli,
Cic. Pis. 30, 73.—In later writers = contra alone:sub septemtrione aedificia... conversa ad calidas partes oportere fieri videntur. Contra autem sub impetu solis meridiani regionibus conversa ad septemtrionem... sunt facienda,
Vitr. 6, 1, 2; Gell. 14, 2, 19; Dig. 7, 1, 25, § 3; 34, 3, 25.—Contra vero (very rare;(ε).not in Cic.), used for contra: contra vero quercus infinitam habet aeternitatem,
Vitr. 2, 9, 8; 6, 1, 3; Cels. 3, 6 fin. —Atqui contra, App. Mag. p. 287, 24.—c.With disjunctive conjunctions, aut contra, vel contra, seu contra, or on the contrary, or conversely (always without change of subject).(α).Aut contra:(β).num aut scriptum neget, aut contra factum infitietur?
Cic. Part. Or. 38, 133: quae (mens) aut languescit... aut contra tumescit, etc., Quint. 1, 2, 18:si imbres defuere, aut contra abundavere,
Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 228.—Vel contra:(γ).hinc enim quaestiones oriuntur: Injuriam fecisti, sed quia magistratus, majestatis actio est? Vel contra: Licuit... quia magistratus?
Quint. 5, 10, 40; 9, 4, 96; Suet. Galb. 3; Dig. 35, 2, 56, § 4; 8, 4, 6.—Seu contra:d.seu tristis veniam, seu contra laetus amicis,
Prop. 1, 11, 25.—With causal conjunctions, nam contra (very rare;4.never contra enim): falso queritur de natura sua genus humanum quod, etc. Nam contra, reputando, neque majus aliud, neque praestabilius invenies,
Sall. J. 1, 1; Quint. 1, 1, 1; 9, 2, 23. —In late Lat., e contra (also one word, ēcontrā) = contra,(α).In the meaning, the contrary (D. 1.):(β).aliis vero econtra videtur,
Hier. Ep. 12.—Et econtra = et contra (E. 3. a.):5.honestiorum provectu et econtra suppliciis,
Aur. Vict. Caes. 39, 45.—For quod contra, v. II. E. 1. c.—With emphatic particles.a.Quin contra, nay on the contrary, opposing an affirmative sentence to a preceding negative statement (quin etiam amplifies without opposition; sed contra opposes without amplification; quin contra both opposes and amplifies);b.not before Livy: num qui enim socordius rempublicam administrari post Calvi tribunatum... quam? etc. Quin contra patricios aliquot damnatos... neminem plebeium,
Liv. 6, 37, 8; 31, 31, 9; 35, 26, 10; 37, 15, 3.—Immo contra (post-Aug.).(α).= no, on the contrary, refuting opinions, after questions and in the form of a dialogue:(β).existimas nunc me detrahere tibi multas voluptates?... Immo contra, nolo tibi umquam deesse laetitiam,
Sen. Ep. 23, 3; Dig. 33, 7, 5; 33, 7, 29.—= sed contra, but on the contrary:c.proinde ne submiseris te, immo contra fige stabilem gradum,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 5, 6; id. Cons. Polyb. 15, 2; cf. prep.:immo contra ea,
Liv. 41, 24, 8; cf. II. E. 1. b. infra.—Item contra = an emphatic et contra (very rare):F.quoniam... beate vivere alii in alio, vos in voluptate ponitis, item contra miseriam in dolore, etc.,
Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 86; cf. I. A. 3. g supra.With a comparative clause introduced by ac, atque, or quam, representing a logical or moral opposition (contra atque debuit = non ita ut debuit; cf. Cic. Or. 3, 19, 70); cf. prep., II. C. 3. g, and II. E. 2. infra.1.Of logical opposition, contrary to, different from, otherwise than; in the best prose only with atque or ac.(α).With atque:(β).item, contra atque apud nos, fieri ad Elephantinem ut neque ficus neque vites amittant folia,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6:simulacrum Jovis, contra atque ante fuerat, ad orientem convertere,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Sull. 24, 69:judicium suscepturos contra atque omnis Italia populusque Romanus judicavisset,
Caes. B. C. 3, 12; id. B. G. 4, 13; Plin. 12, 19, 43, § 95.—With ac:(γ).itaque contra est ac dicitis,
Cic. Fin. 4, 15, 41:vides, omnia fere contra ac dicta sint evenisse,
id. Div. 2, 24, 53; so id. Verr. 2, 4, 6, § 11; id. Or. 40, 137:cum contra ac Deiotarus sensit victoria belli judicaret,
id. Phil. 11, 13, 34:Petreius ubi videt, Catilinam, contra ac ratus erat, magna vi tendere, etc.,
Sall. C. 60, 5.—With ac and atque:(δ).si denique aliquid non contra ac liceret factum diceretur, sed contra atque oporteret,
Cic. Balb. 3, 7.—With quam (post-Aug.):2.cui contra quam proposuerat aliqua cesserunt,
Sen. Ira, 3, 6, 5; Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 149; 11, 21, 24, § 72; Gell. 6 (7), 8, 6:contra quam licet,
id. 1, 3, 19; Sil. 15, 107.—Of moral opposition of acts contrary to rules and principles (cf. II. 3. g infra); so always with quam:II.mater Aviti, generi sui, contra quam fas erat, amore capta,
contrary to the divine law, Cic. Clu. 5, 12:ut senatus, contra quam ipse censuisset, ad vestitum rediret,
contrary to its own resolution, id. Pis. 8, 18:contra quam ista causa postulasset,
id. Caecin. 24, 67:contra quam sanctum legibus est,
Liv. 30, 19, 9; Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 11; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 2; id. Dom. 46, 122:contraque faciunt quam polliceri videntur,
Auct. Her. 4, 3, 6; Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 86.Prep. with acc., before, against, facing, towards, opposite to, contrary to (acc. to many scholars not ante-class.; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 108; but found Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 24 Fleck., a line omitted by Lorenz as a gloss; id. Pers. 1, 1, 13 Ritschl; Att. ap. Non. p. 469, 15, or Trag. Rel. v. 476 Rib.; cf. also Plaut. Poen. 5, 6, 18; Cato, R. R. 18, 1, and v. I. A. 1. a. b, and I. A. 1. b. a supra).A.Local uses.1.Opposite, over against, facing.a.Of countries and places (mostly of those separated by water;b.adversus and e regione mostly of places opposite by land): insulae natura triquetra, cujus unum latus est contra Galliam,
Caes. B. G. 5, 13; 3, 9; 4, 20:ad insulam quae est contra Massiliam,
id. B. C. 1, 56; 3, 23:Rhodios, pacatis contra insulam suam terris, etc.,
Liv. 37, 15, 7; 3, 26, 8:Carthago Italiam contra,
Verg. A. 1, 13; 5, 124; Ov. M. 14, 17:insulae quae contra Tauri promuntorium inopportune navigantibus objacent, Chelidoniae nominantur,
Mel. 2, 7; Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 151; 6, 28, 32, § 152; 5, 7, 7, § 41; Tac. A. 3, 1; id. H. 2, 17.—Of the heavenly bodies:c.donique (luna) eum (sc. solem) contra pleno bene lumine fulsit,
Lucr. 5, 708:contra Volucris rostrum posita est Lyra,
Vitr. 9, 4, 5; Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 9; 1, 8, 3; Plin. 2, 31, 31, § 99; 5, 10, 10, § 56.—So, tertium (latus Britanniae) est contra septem triones, opposite ( facing); hence, contra meridiem and contra ortus (instead of ad or adversus meridiem, etc.), facing the south and east, Plin. 6, 24, 24, § 85; 17, 2, 2, § 22. —So of a person standing in the sunlight:cum minima umbra (i. e. a sole) contra medium fiet hominem,
Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 327; cf.:contra mediam faciem meridies erit,
id. 18, 33, 76, § 326.—Of opposite ends of a line.(α).Of the diameter of the earth: esse e regione nobis e contraria parte terrae qui adversis vestigiis stent contra nostra vestigia, quos antipodas vocatis, Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123.—(β).Of a line drawn:d.contra autem E littera I erit ubi secat circinationem linea,
opposite the point E will be the letter I, Vitr. 9, 7, 4.—Of buildings, etc.:e.contra hoc aviarium est aliud minus in quo quae mortuae sunt aves curator servare solet,
Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 5; Vitr. 5, 6, 3; 3, 5, 15:(statuam) quae fuerit contra Jovis Statoris aedem in vestibulo Superbi domus,
Plin. 34, 6, 13, § 29:contra medium fere porticum diaeta paulum recedit,
Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 20; 2, 17, 5; Suet. Aug. 44.—Of places on the human body:2.id quod contra stomachum est,
Cels. 4, 5 (4, 12 med.); 7, 7;4, 20 (13).—Of the direction of the intestines, etc.: ea... contra medium alvum orsa,
Cels. 4, 1 fin. —Of actions, opposite, towards, against, facing (syn.:a.adversus, ad, e regione,
Caes. B. G. 7, 61).In gen.:b.quamvis subito... quamque Rem contra speculum ponas, apparet imago,
Lucr. 4, 156: Democritus... clipeum constituit contra exortum Hyperionis, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17, 4:et contra magnum potes hos (i.e. oculos) attollere solem, Nec tremis...?
Prop. 1, 15, 37; Col. 7, 3, 8:rex constiterat contra pedites,
Curt. 10, 9, 13; 9, 5, 1:ne contra septentrionem paveris,
Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 330; 28, 6, 19, § 69:contra solem varie refulgens,
placed in the sun, id. 37, 10, 63, § 173; 10, 54, 75, § 151; 37, 6, 22, § 83;37, 7, 25, § 95: cum terrestres volucres contra aquam clangores dabunt,
id. 18, 35, 87, § 363; 19, 8, 39, § 131.—Dependent on verbs of motion (very rare without the idea of hostility):c.(Dinocrates) incessit contra tribunal regis jus dicentis,
towards, Vitr. 2, praef. 1.—So trop., of actions done for a purpose:lege Cornelia de sicariis tenetur qui, cum in magistratu esset, eorum quid fecerit contra hominis necem quod legibus permissum non sit,
Dig. 48, 8, 4.—Appositively, with the predicate: (elephanti) tanta narratur clementia contra minus validos, ut, etc., if fronting weaker animals, if brought in contact with them (not to be connected with clementia), Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 23.—Similarly: dum... fidens non est contra feram, if fronting the animal (not dependent on fidens), Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 57.—d.Against an opposing action, etc.:e.contra vim atque impetum fluminis conversa,
Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 5:cum plateae contra directos ventos erunt conformatae,
Vitr. 1, 6, 8:ut contra ventum gregem pascamus,
Col. 7, 3, 12; Sen. Q. N. 2, 31, 2; Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 52; 17, 2, 2, § 21; 8, 16, 21, § 54:contra fluminum impetus aggeribus,
id. 35, 14, 48, § 169:capite in sole contra pilum peruncto,
id. 27, 4, 5, § 17; 18, 35, 88, § 364; Varr. ap. Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83; Sil. 14, 352; Dig. 9, 2, 29, § 4. [p. 455] — Trop.:contra fortunam tenendus est cursus,
Sen. Prov. 5, 9.—Prov.:contra stimulum calces,
kick against the pricks, Isid. Orig. 1, 36, 28 (al. calcitres); cf. Amm. 18, 5, 1.—Of local actions with hostile intent.(α).Lit.:(β).quae vis Coclitem contra omnes hostium copias tenuit?
Cic. Par. 1, 2, 12:Pompeium Cartejae receptum scribis: jam igitur contra hunc exercitum (sc. constitit),
id. Att. 15, 20, 3:pertimescam, credo, ne mihi non liceat contra vos in contione consistere,
to face you, id. Agr. 1, 8, 25; Lepidus ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 26:a fronte contra hostem pedum quindecim fossam fieri jussit,
id. ib. 1, 41; 1, 42; id. B. G. 7, 62:Tullus adversus Veientem hostem derigit suos: Albanos contra legionem Fidenatium collocat,
Liv. 1, 27, 5; 24, 41, 5; 38, 4, 5; Verg. A. 12, 279; Front. Strat. 2, 2, 13; 2, 3, 17.—Appositively, with a local verb understood:terribilis haec contra fugientes belua est, fugax contra insequentes,
i. e. if fronting, if placed opposite, Plin. 8, 25, 38, § 92.—Trop.:f.castra sunt in Italia contra populum Romanum in Etruriae faucibus collocata,
Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 5; id. Mil. 1, 2; Quint. 7, 7, 5:tum contra hanc Romam illa altera Roma quaeretur,
will be as a rival against this Rome, Cic. Agr. 2, 22, 86:cui rationi contra homines barbaros atque imperitos locus fuisset, hac ne ipsum quidem sperare, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 40:(Cicero) plerumque contra inimicos atque obtrectatores plus vindicat sibi,
when fronting adversaries, Quint. 11, 1, 23.—In partic.(α).Stare contra aliquem (opp. stare ab aliquo); usu. implying hostility; mostly trop., to stand against, to be arrayed against, to face, oppose:(β).quod contra hoc exemplum nulla staret eorum ratio,
Auct. Her. 4, 5, 7:contra populi studium,
Cic. Brut. 34, 126:contra civium perditorum... dementiam a senatu et a bonorum causa,
id. ib. 79, 273; so,a mendacio contra veritatem,
id. Inv. 1, 3, 4:contra cives in acie,
id. Att. 16, 11, 2:et adversi contra stetit ora juvenci,
opposite, Verg. A. 5, 477; 5, 414:haec enim (ratio) sola... stat contra fortunam,
Sen. Ep. 14, 4, 2: contra leonem etiam stetit, fronted, i. e. hunted, Spart. Carac. 5 fin. —Contra aliquem ire:3.aut saevos Libyae contra ire leones,
Stat. Th. 9, 16.— Trop.:uti contra injurias armati eatis,
Sall. J. 31, 6:interritus (sapiens) et contra illa (mala) ibit et inter illa,
Sen. Ep. 59, 8; cf.: contra venire, II. B. 1. c. b infra, and v. also II. B. 2. b. and II. B. 1. b. infra.—Transf.,a.To persons placed together for comparison:b.C. vero Caesar, si foro tantum vacasset, non alius ex nostris contra Ciceronem nominaretur,
Quint. 10, 1, 114:CORONATO CONTRA OMNES SCAENICOS,
Inscr. Grut. p. 331, n. 4.—To things compared, as if weighed against each other as to their value, strength, etc.(α).Lit. (very rare):(β).quamcunque vis rem expende, et contra aquam statue... Si gravior est, leviorem rem... feret, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—Prop.:c.cujus (i. e. generis humani) causa videtur cuncta alia genuisse natura, magna saeva mercede contra tanta sua munera,
Plin. 7, 1, 1, § 1:qui amicus esse coepit quia expedit, placebit ei aliquod pretium contra amicitiam,
Sen. Ep. 9, 9:numquam ulli fortiores cives fuerunt quam qui ausi sunt eum contra tantas opes ejus... condemnare,
Cic. Fam. 7, 2, 3:tantum studium bonorum in me exstitisse, contra incredibilem contentionem clarissimi et potentissimi viri,
id. ib. 7, 2, 2; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 3:nomen prorogans nostrum et memoriam extendens contra brevitatem aevi,
as a compensation for, Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 154.—So esp., valere contra, to weigh against, counterbalance, avail or prevail against: non vereor ne meae vitae modestia parum valitura sit contra falsos rumores, Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8:(illa facta) pro periculo potius quam contra salutem valere debere,
Cic. Part. Or. 35, 120; id. Off. 3, 29, 104:contrane lucrum nil valere Pauperis ingenium?
Hor. Epod. 11, 11; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 1; id. Cons. Helv. 5, 5; so,robur habere contra: si contra unamquamlibet partem fortunae satis tibi roboris est,
id. ib. 13, 2;so of counterchecks: in Creta decem qui cosmoe vocantur, ut contra consulare imperium tribuni plebis, sic illi contra vim regiam constituti,
Cic. Rep. 2, 33, 58.—Of antidotes: cimicum natura contra serpentium morsus valere dicitur, item contra venena omnia, Plin. 29, 4, 17, § 61.—Hence,Colloq., aliquid contra aurum est, something is worth gold, is superb, both predicatively and attributively (cf.: auro contra, I. A. 2. supra): hujusce pomaria in summa Sacra Via ubi poma veneunt, contra aurum imago, a spectacle for gold, i. e. a magnificent sight, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10 MSS. (al. aliter):d.numcubi hic vides citrum... num quod emblema aut lithostratum? quae illic omnia contra aurum,
superb, id. ib. 3, 2, 4 MSS. (Schneid. omits aurum, ex conj.):oneravi vinum, et tunc erat contra aurum,
Petr. 7, 6.—Transf., of replies, with aiebat, inquit, etc.; both in friendly and inimical sense; esp., contra ea, contra haec, = the adv. contra:B.contra ea Titurius sero facturos clamitabat, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 5, 29:contra ea Verginius unum Ap. Claudium et legum expertem et, etc., aiebat,
Liv. 3, 57, 1; 24, 45, 4:quae contra breviter fata est vates,
Verg. A. 6, 398:contra quod disertus Tu impie fecisti inquit, etc.,
Quint. 7, 1, 53 (cf.: contra ea, II. E. 1. infra).Denoting hostility or disadvantage.1.With verbs of hostile action.a.Of physical exertion:b.pugnavere et tertio consulatu ejus viginti (elephanti) contra pedites quingentos,
Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 22:proelium Afri contra Aegyptios primi fecere fustibus,
id. 7, 56, 57, § 200; 8, 40, 61, § 142. —Referring to warfare (usu. adversus), bellum gerere (rarely for cum or adversus; but contra patriam, contra aras, etc., not cum patria, etc.; cf.c.bellum, II. A. 1. e.): a quo prohibitos esse vos contra Caesarem gerere bellum (opp. pro),
Cic. Lig. 8, 25; id. Phil. 5, 10, 27; Liv. Ep. 129.—With bellum suscipere:contra Antonium,
Cic. Phil. 8, 2, 5; so,contra patriam,
id. Sull. 20, 58:pugnare contra patriam,
id. ib. 25, 70:contra conjuges et liberos,
Sen. Ben. 5, 15, 5:armatum esse contra populum Romanum,
Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32.—With arma ferre (freq.), Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 72; 13, 21, 47; Liv. 28, 28, 15; Nep. Att. 4, 2; Tib. 1, 6, 30; Ov. M. 4, 609; 13, 269; id. P. 1, 1, 26.—With arma sumere or capere, Cic. Rab. Perd. 6, 19; id. Phil. 4, 1, 2; 4, 3, 7:armis contendere contra,
Caes. B. G. 2, 13:arma alicui dare (trop.),
Cic. Phil. 2, 21, 53:aciem instruere (trop.),
Liv. 25, 4, 4:exercitum comparare,
Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 14; 4, 1, 2:exercitum instruere,
id. Cat. 2, 11, 24:exercitum ducere and adducere,
id. Phil. 4, 2, 5; 3, 4, 11:exercitum contra Philippum mittere,
id. Inv. 1, 12, 17:naves ducere contra,
Hor. Epod. 4, 19:ducere contra hostes,
Liv. 1, 27, 4:florem Italiae educere contra,
Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24:proficisci contra,
to march against, Liv. 1, 11, 3; 8, 2, 5:auxilium ferre Rutulis contra Latinos,
Plin. 14, 12, 14, § 88:juvare aliquem contra,
Caes. B. C. 1, 35:consilium inire contra Sequanos,
to take hostile measures against, id. B. G. 6, 12.—Of legal contention (more freq. adversus, except with verbs of saying).(α).In gen., with agere or causam agere, to act as counsel against a party or his attorney:(β).cum agerem contra hominem disertissimum nostrae civitatis,
Cic. Caecin. 33, 97; id. Brut. 63, 226; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 3; Quint. 11, 1, 59.—Causam recipere or suscipere contra, to accept a retainer against:(causam) quam receperam contra pueros Octavios,
Cic. Att. 13, 49, 1; Quint. 6, 1, 12; Plin. Ep. 4, 17, 1.—Adesse alicui contra, to appear, act as one's counsel against:rogavit me Caecilius ut adessem contra Satrium,
Cic. Att. 1, 1, 3; Plin. Ep. 1, 7, 5 al.; cf.:esse contra,
id. ib. 1, 18, 3.— Trop.: conquesturus venit;at contra se adfuit et satisfacienti satisfecit,
Sen. Fragm. Amic. 14, 1, 89:causam defendere contra,
against the accuser, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 178:statuere contra aliquem (sc. causam),
to establish a case against an adversary, id. Or. 10, 34:actio competit contra,
Dig. 49, 14, 41:querelam instituere contra,
ib. 5, 2, 21, § 1:bonorum possessionem petere contra,
ib. 5, 2, 23:jus obtinere contra,
Cic. Quint. 9, 34:pugnare contra,
to struggle against the accuser, id. Sull. 17, 49; id. Verr. 1, 11, 33:id quod mihi contra illos datum est,
i. e. a local advantage over, id. Tull. 14, 33:judicare contra aliquem,
id. Fl. 20, 48; Dig. 21, 2, 55; 5, 2, 14; Just. Inst. 4, 17, 2:pronuntiare contra,
Paul. Sent. 5, 34, 2: dare sententiam contra, Dig. 21, 2, 56, § 1:decernere contra,
Cic. Fl. 31, 76:appellare contra aliquem,
Dig. 49, 1, 3; 49, 5, 6; cf.:contra sententiam,
Cod. Just. 7, 62, 32, § 2.—Sentire contra aliquem, to have an opinion unfavorable to:cur vos (cum) aliquid contra me sentire dicatis, etc.,
Cic. Caecin. 27, 79.—Venire contra aliquem, to appear as counsel for one's adversary:(γ).quid tu, Saturi, qui contra hunc venis, existimas aliter?
Cic. Rosc. Com. 6, 18; id. Mur. 4, 9; id. Phil. 8, 6, 18.—Venire contra rem alicujus, to give advice damaging one's interests:contra rem suam me venisse questus est,
Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 3.—With dicere and other verbs of saying. (aa) Of a lawyer pleading against a lawyer:d.ipse ille Mucius, quid in illa causa cum contra te diceret, attulit quod? etc.,
Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 244:cum ille contra me pro Sex. Naevio diceret,
id. Brut. 60, 2, 7; id. de Or. 2, 7, 30; id. Rosc. Am. 15, 45; id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 44; id. Planc. 2, 5; id. Brut. 26, 102; so,causam dicere,
id. Or. 2, 23, 98:causam perorare,
id. Quint. 24, 77.—(bb) Of a lawyer's pleading against the parties: dic mihi, M. Pinari, num si contra te dixero mihi male dicturus es? Servil. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 261; 3, 34, 138; 1, 14, 60; id. Or. 35, 123; Quint. 11, 1, 57; cf. with ellipsis of acc.:quorum alter pro Aufldia, contra dixit alter,
id. 10, 1, 22.—(ng) Of a party against a lawyer:si Gaditani contra me dicerent,
if the Gaditani were my adversaries, Cic. Balb. 17, 38.—(dd) Of witnesses and experts, and the pleadings against them:si decressent legationem quae contra istum diceret,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 12: contra testes dicere (opp. a testibus or pro testibus). Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118 (cf.:testimonium in aliquem dicere,
id. Sull. 17, 48; Quint. 7, 4, 36):contra juris consultos dicere,
against their legal opinions, Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—So of witnesses in scientific questions:contra testes dicendum est,
Sen. Q. N. 7, 16, 1.—(ee) Dicere or contendere aliquid contra aliquem, to maintain a point against:cum interrogamus adversarios... quid contra nos dici possit,
Auct. Her. 4, 23, 33:tamenne vereris ut possis hoc contra Hortensium contendere?
Cic. Quint. 25, 78. —Of literary adversaries, mostly with verbs of saying and writing:e.cum scriberem contra Epicurios,
Cic. Att. 13, 38, 1:contra Epicurum satis superque dictum est,
id. N. D. 2, 1, 2:contra Brutum,
id. Tusc. 5, 8, 21:contra Academiam,
id. Ac. 2, 19, 63; id. Fin. 1, 1, 2; 5, 8, 22; id. Tusc. 5, 11, 32; 5, 30, 84; id. Ac. 2, 4, 17:contra autem omnia disputatur a nostris,
id. Off. 2, 2, 8.—Of public and political adversaries (syn. adversus and in).(α).In gen.:(β).sentire contra,
Cic. Mil. 2, 5:pugnare contra bonos,
id. Sull. 25, 71:contra eos summa ope nitebatur nobilitas,
Sall. C. 38, 2; Cic. Sest. 19, 42; 52, 112:(tribuni) qui aut contra consulem, aut pro studio ejus pugnabant,
Liv. 39, 32, 12.—Of political speaking:f.cum (Cato) eo ipso anno contra Serv. Galbam ad populum summa contentione dixisset,
Cic. Brut. 20, 80; so id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 53; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 9, 1.—Of hostile or criminal acts in gen. (syn.:2.adversus, in): inire consilia contra,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 110; id. Cat. 1, 7, 18:manum comparare contra aliquem,
id. Sull. 24, 68:conjurationem facere,
id. ib. 4, 12:congredi,
id. Lig. 3, 9; Sall. J. 64, 4:aliquid contra imperatorem moliri,
Just. Inst. 4, 18, 3:nec dolor armasset contra sua viscera matrem,
against her own offspring Ov. R. Am. 59.—Facere contra (more freq. with abstr. objects; cf. II. C. 1. f. b infra): nunc te contra Caesarem facere summae stultitiae est, to take parts against, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 16, 2:eae (res) contra nos ambae faciunt,
operate against us, id. Quint. 1, 1.—With verbs of saying, etc.:homo disertus non intellegit, eum quem contra dicit laudari a se?
Cic. Phil. 2, 8, 18; 2, 1, 2; 2, 21, 51; Sen. Ep. 15, 3, 70:epigramma quod contra quamdam Gelliam scripsit,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 38:disputare contra deos, in two signif.: contra deum licet disputare liberius,
to accuse, reproach a god, Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76; but: mala et impia consuetudo est contra deos disputandi, to reason against the gods, i. e. against their existence, id. ib. 2, 67, 168.—Predicatively, with esse (videri, etc.), against, injurious to, unfavorable, prejudicial, to one's disadvantage: ut [p. 456] ex senatusconsulto neque cujus intersit, neque contra quem sit intellegi possit, Cic. Mur. 32, 68; id. de Or. 3, 20, 75; 2, 74, 299; 2, 81, 330; id. Sull. 13, 39; Sen. Ben. 6, 31, 6:3.licentiam malis dare certe contra bonos est,
injurious to, Quint. 4, 2, 75:res contra nos est, of unfavorable chances in a lawsuit,
id. 4, 66, 1; 4, 2, 75; 5, 13, 32.—Often, contra aliquem = quod est contra aliquem, referring to indef. pronouns or adjectives:nihil contra me fecit odio mei = nihil quod esset contra me,
Cic. Har. Resp. 3, 5; id. Off. 3, 31, 112:quibus (temporibus) aliquid contra Caesarem Pompeio suaserim,
id. Phil. 2, 10, 24.—Added adverb. to the predicate, mostly referring to purpose, with hostile intent, for the purpose of some hostile act, in order to oppose, in opposition:4.Caesarine eam (provinciam) tradituri fuistis, an contra Caesarem retenturi?
or keep it against Caesar, Cic. Lig. 7, 23:sero enim resistimus ei quem per annos decem aluimus contra nos,
id. Att. 7, 5, 5:judicium illud pecunia esse temptatum non pro Cluentio, sed contra Cluentium,
id. Clu. 4, 9; id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 52; id. Ac. 2, 28, 92:cum quae facitis ejusmodi sint ut ea contra vosmet ipsos facere videamini,
id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104; Sen. Ep. 3, 7, 3: Curio se contra eum totum parat, i. e. to speak against him, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 10; Caes. B. C. 1, 85 ter; Sen. Q. N. 1, 7, 1; Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 192; Plin. Pan. 41.—So with the force of a temporal clause:fidem meam quam essent contra Massam Baebium experti,
in the suit against, Plin. Ep. 3, 4, 4.—Dependent on adjectives (rare):5.contra se ipse misericors,
to his own injury, Phaedr. 4, 18, 3:severissimus judex contra fures,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.—With nouns.a.Acc. to 1. b.:b.ut quam maximae contra Hannibalem copiae sint,
Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17; cf. Vell. 2, 76, 3.—Acc. to 1. c. and 1. e.; so esp., oratio contra (cf.: oratio in).(α).Oratio contra (never in), of an address against the counsel of a party or against the prosecutor:(β).quid in omni oratione Crassus vel apud centumviros contra Scaevolam, vel contra accusatorem Brutum, cum pro Cn. Plancio diceret?
Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 220; cf.:Cato pro se contra Cassium = in oratione contra,
Gell. 10, 15, 3; so,haec perpetua defensio contra Scaevolam,
Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 221:orationem illam egregiam quam (Aeschines) in Ctesiphontem contra Demosthenem dixerat,
id. ib. 3, 56, 213.—Of an address against the party, either in judicial or political affairs:c.unam orationem contra Gracchum reliquit,
Cic. Brut. 26, 99:(Demosthenis) oratio contra Leptinem... contra Aeschinem falsae legationis,
id. Or. 31, 111; Gell. 10, 24, 10; 10, 18, 91; Cic. Brut. 46, 169; Quint. 12, 10, 61; Cic. de Or. 2, 11, 45; id. Brut. 44, 164; Gell. 13, 25 (24), 15; cf. Quint. 4, 3, 13; 11, 2, 25.—Acc. to 1. f.:C.contra patres concitatio et seditio,
Cic. Brut. 14, 56.—Of animals:contra volpium genus communibus inimicitiis,
Plin. 10, 76, 96, § 207.With inanimate and abstract objects.1.Directly dependent on verbs (cf. B. 1.).a.Of physical or moral exertion:b.cum fulmina contra Tot paribus streperet clipeis,
Verg. A. 10, 567:pugnandum tamquam contra morbum, sic contra senectutem,
Cic. Sen. 11, 35:contra verum niti,
Sall. J. 35, 8:contra fortunam luctari,
Sen. Ben. 7, 15, 2; id. Brev. Vit. 10, 1; id. Ep. 78, 15; 99, 32; cf. Cic. Off. 1, 31, 110.—Of warfare (lit. and trop.):c.bellum contra aras, focos, vitam fortunasque gerere,
Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1:bellum gerimus... contra arma verbis,
id. Fam. 12, 22, 1.—So of logical contradictions:artificis autem est invenire in actione adversarii quae semet ipsa pugnent,
Quint. 5, 13, 30.—Of legal contention.(α).Of the actions of the counsel or prosecutor: dicere, or perorare, agere contra aliquid, to plead against, contest something:(β).contra argumenta, rumores, tabulas, quaestiones (opp. ab argumentis, etc.),
Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9 sqq.; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118:contra ratiocinationem,
id. Inv. 2, 50, 153: contra scriptum dicere, to contest, controvert a written law or a document, id. ib. 2, 47, 138; 2, 48, 143; id. Brut. 39, 145; Quint. 7, 7, 1:contra caput dicere,
to plead against life, Cic. Quint. 13, 44 (cf.:servum in caput domini interrogare,
Paul. Sent. 1, 1, 34; 5, 16, 5 and 8; 5, 46, 3): contra libertatem agere, Dig. 40, 12, 26.—Pregn.:contra rerum naturam, contraque consuetudinem hominum dicere (opp. contra nos dicere),
Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 45.—Of judicial decisions contradicting documents, etc.:(γ).contra tabulas judicare,
Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 281:contra testamentum,
Dig. 2, 17, § 1:contra sententiam dicere,
ib. 49, 8, 1, § 2.—Admittere aliquem contra bona, to admit a petition for bonorum possessio (cf.:d.inmittere in bona),
Dig. 38, 2, 3, § 6.—Of antagonism in literary and ethical questions.(α).To contend that something is false:(β).dicere, disputare, disserere contra opinionem or sententiam,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; 5, 19, 55; id. de Or. 3, 18, 67; id. Fin. 5, 4, 10; id. Ac. 2, 18, 60; Sen. Ira, 1, 3, 3; id. Ep. 87, 5; 102, 5 (cf.:in sententiam dicere,
in support of an opinion, Caes. B. G. 1, 45):contra sensus dicere,
Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 101:contra rhetoricen dicere,
Quint. 2, 17, 40.—Of criticism, hostility to principles, etc.:(γ).contra Iliadem et Odysseam scribere,
Vitr. 7, praef. 8:contra quorum disciplinam ingenium ejus exarserat,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 29, 83.—Ethically:e.contra voluptatem dicere,
that pleasure is a moral evil, Cic. Fin. 5, 8, 21:contra mortem loqui,
that death is no evil, Sen. Ep. 82, 7;in both senses: contra vitia, pericula, fortunam, ambitionem,
id. ib. 100, 10:contra fortunam gloriari,
that fortune has no power over him, Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 26; Sen. Ep. 26, 5.—Of public and political acts and speeches:f.contra potentiam accusatorum dicere,
Cic. Brut. 44, 164:contra legem dicere or verba facere,
id. Imp. Pomp. 15, 53; Liv. 34, 8, 1:rogationem ferre contra coloniam ( = contra legem de colonia deducenda),
Cic. Clu. 51, 140; Auct. Her. 1, 17, 21; Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64.—Of hostility, injury, wrongs, etc.(α).In gen.:(β).senatusconsulto quod contra dignitatem tuam fieret,
directed against, Cic. Fam. 12, 29, 2:contra rem publicam se commovere,
id. Cat. 1, 26; 1, 3, 7:incitari,
id. Sest. 47, 100:consilia inire,
id. Agr. 2, 3, 8:conjurationem facere,
Sall. C. 30, 6:contra salutem urbis incitari,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20:cogitare aliquid contra salutem,
id. ib. 3, 9, 21: contra voluntatem or studium dicere, to oppose one's will in a speech:esse aliquem in civitate qui contra ejus (Chrysogoni) voluntatem dicere auderet,
id. Rosc. Am. 22, 60; id. Phil. 1, 11, 28; id. de Or. 3, 34, 138; id. Mur. 4, 10; Tac. H. 2, 91:ne quid contra aequitatem contendas, ne quid pro injuria,
do not array yourself against equity, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71.— Trop.:quis non contra Marii arma, contra Suliae proscriptionem irascitur? ( = Mario propter arma, Sullae propter proscriptionem),
Sen. Ira, 2, 2, 3.—In partic.: facere contra aliquid (syn. adversus), to commit an offence against, to transgress, etc.:2.si quis ad Antonium profectus esset... senatus existimaturum eum contra rem publicam fecisse,
Cic. Phil. 8, 11, 33; id. Mil. 5, 13; 6, 14; id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 3, 25, 95; S. C. ap. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 6; Liv. 25, 4, 7; so,contra salutem rei publicae facere,
Cic. Dom. 38, 102:contra majestatem,
against the emperor, Dig. 48, 4, 5:contra leges,
Cic. Dom. 18, 48; id. Vatin. 7, 18; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Mur. 32, 67; id. de Or. 3, 19, 70; cf. id. Clu. 34, 92; id. Mur. 32, 68; id. Dom. 14, 38; id. Phil. 10, 6, 13; Gai Inst. 4, 121:contra edictum (praetoris),
Cic. Verr 2, 3, 10, § 25; Dig. 39, 1, 20, § 1:contra foedus,
Cic. Balb. 6, 16:contra jusjurandum ac fidem,
id. Off. 3, 10, 43; id. Lael. 3, 30, 74; id. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 7; Prop. 3, 30, 44 (2, 32, 44).—And ironically:tune contra Caesaris nutum (sc. facies)?
Cic. Att. 14, 10, 1.—Rarely contra ea facere = contra facere, adverb. (cf. I. B. 8. and II. E. 1. b.):corpus in civitatem inferri non licet... et qui contra ea fecerit, extra ordinem punitur,
Paul. Sent. 1, 21, 2; 1, 21, 12.—Predicatively with esse (usu. impers.), in violation of, in conflict with, contrary to (cf. 3. g).(α).With esse expressed as the predicate:(β).hominem hominis incommodo suum augere commodum magis est contra naturam quam mors,
Cic. Off. 3, 5, 21; id. Fin. 3, 9, 31; id. N. D. 3, 13, 33; Sen. Ep. 5, 4; Plin. 7, 8, 6, § 45:contra leges or legem est,
Cic. Pis. 13, 30; id. Mur. 32, 67:contra officium est,
id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 1, 10, 32; 1, 6, 19; cf. id. Lael. 11, 39; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Liv. 6, 40, 5; Sen. Q. N. 2, 37, 2; Gai Inst. 3, 157; Dig. 30, 1, 112, § 3; 16, 3, 1, § 7.—With ellipsis of object (naturam), Cic. Fin. 5, 29, 89; cf.:adeo res ista non habet ullam moram quae contra causas ignium sit,
unfavorable to the formation of fire, Sen. Q. N. 2, 26, 7.—With verbal predicate, referring to an indef. pron. or adj., with esse understood:(γ).scis hunc... nihil umquam contra rem tuam cogitasse ( = nihil quod contra rem tuam esset),
Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 147; id. Mil. 5, 13:aliquid contra animum audiendi,
something against our liking, Sen. Const. 19, 2.—So mostly with facere:si quid Socrates aut Aristippus contra morem consuetudinemque fecerint,
Cic. Off. 1, 41, 148; id. Att. 3, 23, 2; 2, 22, 2; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Sall. C. 15, 1; Dig. 8, 2, 11; 8, 2, 17; 35, 1, 79, § 2. —Contra officium, substantively, = id quod contra officium est:3.Sic inter recte factum atque peccatum, officium et contra officium, media locabat quaedam,
Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37.—Adverbially with the predicate.(α).In order to oppose, in opposition to, with hostile intent (cf. B. 3.):(β).eidem illam proscriptionem capitis mei contra salutem rei publicae rogatam esse dicebant,
that the proposal of the law was an attack on the republic, Cic. Prov. Cons. 19, 45; id. Rab. Perd. 12, 35; id. Phil. 10, 10, 22:imperator contra postulata Bocchi nuntios mittit,
to reply to the demands, Sall. J. 83, 3; 25, 6; so,advocare contra,
Sen. Cons. Polyb. 12, 4; id. Ep. 15, 2, 52:si contra mortem te praeparaveris,
to meet death, id. ib. 11, 3, 8.—With the force of a clause of manner, injuriously to, etc.:(γ).quibus contra valetudinis commodum laborandum est,
Cic. Mur. 23, 47; Suet. Aug. 78:contra hominis salutem,
with danger to a man's life, Cod. Just. 7, 62, 29.—In gen., of conflict with some rule or principle, contrary to, in violation of, without regard to ( = ita ut contra sit; cf. 2. supra; very freq. from the class. period;4.syn. adversus): ceperitne pecunias contra leges P. Decius,
Cic. de Or. 2, 31, 136; id. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 10; id. Fl. 34, 86:pecuniam contra leges auferre,
id. Verr. 1, 18, 56; 2, 1, 10, § 27; 2, 5, 18, § 46; id. Har. Resp. 26, 56:contra legem,
id. Rab. Perd. 3, 8; id. Dom. 16, 41:contra jus fasque,
id. Har. Resp. 16, 34; id. Quint. 6, 28:contra jus,
Liv. 5, 4, 14; id. Dom. 13, 55; id. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 34:contra jus gentium,
Liv. 4, 32, 5; 9, 10, 10; 21, 25, 7; 5, 36, 6;6, 1, 6: contra juris rigorem,
Dig. 40, 5, 24, § 10 et saep.:contra testimonium aliquid judicare,
without regard to, Cic. Brut. 31, 117:aliquid contra verecundiam disputare,
contrary to the rules of decency, id. Off. 1, 35, 128:aliquid contra fidem constituere,
Quint. 5, 13, 34:quae majores nostri contra lubidinem animi sui recte atque ordine fecere,
contrary to the dictates of passion, Sall. C. 51, 4; id. J. 33, 1; cf. of logical opposition, II. E. 2. infra.—Dependent on substt.a.Of physical strife:b.scit ille imparem sibi luctatum contra nexus (draconis),
Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33. —Of warfare:c.imperatorum copia contra tuum furorem,
Cic. Mur. 39, 83:Parthorum gloria contra nomen Romanum,
Liv. 9, 18, 6: in castris perditorum contra patriam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 6.—Of legal contention:d.causa contra scriptum,
Cic. Inv. 2, 46, 135.—Of political speaking:e.divina M. Tullii eloquentia contra leges agrarias,
Quint. 2, 16, 7; 9, 3, 50; Gell. 18, 7, 7.—Of literary opposition:f.Caesaris vituperatio contra laudationem meam,
Cic. Att. 12, 40, 1.—Of hostility, etc.:g.cujus factum, inceptum, conatumve contra patriam,
Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:ullum factum dictumve nostrum contra utilitatem vestram,
Liv. 6, 40, 5.—Of injury:h.vitae cupiditas contra rem publicam,
Cic. Planc. 37, 90: contra serpentes venenum, fatal to serpents, or as a defence against serpents, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 15.—Of violation, disregard, etc. (cf. 3. g):5.iter contra senatus auctoritatem,
Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:contra consuetudinem somnium,
Plin. 10, 77, 98, § 211:bonorum possessio contra tabulas,
Dig. 37, 4, 3, § 13; Gai Inst. 3, 41.—Dependent on adjectives (very rare; cf.D.II. D. 2. c. infra): contraque patris impii regnum impotens, avum resolvam,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 966.Of defence, protection, and resistance (syn.: adversus, ab).1.Against persons.a.Dependent on verbs:b.cum populus Romanus suam auctoritatem vel contra omnes qui dissentiunt possit defendere,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 63: si ego consul rem publicam [p. 457] contra te et gregales tuos defendissem, id. Sest. 52, 111; 22, 49; 8, 20; id. Fam. 11, 27, 7; id. Phil. 2, 18, 45:contra quem multum omnes boni providerunt,
provided a great defence, id. Mur. 38, 81: formula qua utitur patronus contra libertum qui eum in jus vocat, as a defence against, Gai Inst. 4, 46. —And of protection of plants against injurious animals:contra haec animalia proderit, si, etc.,
Pall. 10, 3, 2.—Dependent on adjectives, mostly participial:2.paratus contra,
Cic. Mil. 21, 56:nihil satis firmum contra Metellum,
Sall. J. 80, 1:contra potentes nemo est munitus satis,
Phaedr. 2, 6, 1.—Against inanimate and abstract things.a.Dependent on verbs:b.contra avium morsus munitur vallo aristarum,
Cic. Sen. 15, 51:propugnaculum, quo contra omnes meos impetus usurum se putat,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 16, § 40; 2, 5, 39, § 102:publicam causam contra vim armatam suscipere,
id. Dom. 34, 91; id. Quint. 30, 94; id. Leg. 3, 3, 9:contra tantas difficultates providere,
Sall. J. 90, 1; 76, 4; so,contra ea,
id. ib. 57, 5:patricii vi contra vim resistunt,
Liv. 3, 13, 4; Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 28; Tac. Agr. 45; Sen. Prov. 4, 12; id. Const. 5, 4.—Dependent on substt.:c.suffragia contra oppugnationem vestrae majestatis,
Cic. Rab. Perd. 12, 35:defensio contra vim,
id. Mil. 5, 14:patronus justitiae fuit contra orationem Phili,
id. Lael. 7, 25; Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 30; 14, 3, 4, § 40:contra labores patientia,
id. 23, 1, 22, § 37.—Dependent on adjectives (in Cic. freq. with P. a. predicatively used; otherwise very rare;3.in later prose freq.): nec est quidquam Cilicia contra Syriam munitius,
against an attack from the side of Syria, Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 4:ut nullius res tuta, nullius domus clausa, nullius vita saepta, nullius pudicitia munita contra tuam cupiditatem posset esse,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 15, § 39; id. Fin. 1, 16, 51; id. Mil. 25, 67; id. Tusc. 5, 8, 19; 5, 27, 76:vir contra audaciam firmissimus,
id. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Sall. J. 33, 2; 28, 5:fortis contra dolorem,
Sen. Ep. 98, 18; Quint. 12, 1, 10:callosus,
Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 147; 14, 2, 4, § 23:far contra hiemes firmissimum,
id. 18, 8, 19, § 83:equus tenax contra vincula,
Ov. Am. 3, 4, 13:contraque minantia fata pervigil,
Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 1, 284.—Of remedies against sickness and its causes, poison, etc.; so only in Plin.; in Pall. only of preventives and of protection against hurtful animals, and against mental perturbations in gen.; cf. infra (syn. ad in Cat., Cic., Cels., Col.; adversus only in Celsus, who also has in with abl.).(α).Dependent on verbs:(β).cujus et vinum et uva contra serpentium ictus medetur,
Plin. 14, 18, 22, § 117; 7, 2, 2, § 13:prodest et contra suspiria et tussim,
id. 20, 13, 50, § 128:valet potum contra venena,
id. 28, 7, 21, § 74; 29, 4, 22, § 71; 29, 4, 26, § 81; 28, 8, 27, § 98; 16, 37, 71, § 180; 35, 6, 14, § 34; 28, 6, 18, §§ 65-67.—Dependent on substt.:(γ).remedium contra morsus,
Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 118; 10, 59, 79, § 163:contra venena esse omnia remedio,
id. 16, 44, 95, § 251; 17, 24, 37, § 240; 7, 1, 1, § 4.—Dependent on adjectives:(δ).vinum quod salutare contra pestilentiam sit,
Pall. 11, 14, 17.—Appositively, as a remedy:E.cujus lacteum succum miris laudibus celebrat... contra serpentes et venena,
Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 16; 29, 4, 26, § 83. —So of remedies against affections:Tiberium tonante caelo coronari ea (lauro) solitum ferunt contra fulminum metus,
Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 135; cf. Sen. Ira, 2, 21, 1; id. Tranq. 5. 1.Of logical opposition.1.With a neuter demonstrative (contra ea, contra haec, contra quae, quod contra = contra, adv.).a.The contrary, the reverse (very rare; cf.b.I. D. 1.): sed mihi contra ea videtur,
but to me the contrary seems true, Sall. J. 85, 1:omnia quae contra haec sunt, omnia quae contra sunt,
and vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 90. —Contra ea, on the contrary, in logical antithesis (not in Cic. and Sall.; once in Caes. and Quint.; several times in Liv. and Nep.; cf.: contra ea, in other uses, II. A. 2. e. a, II. D. 2. a., II. A. 3. d., II. C. 1. f.):c.omnes arderent cupiditate pugnandi... contra ea Caesar... spatiumque interponendum... putabat ( = at contra),
but Caesar on the contrary, Caes. B. C. 3, 74: superbe ab Samnitibus... legati prohibiti commercio sunt;contra ea benigne ab Siculorum tyrannis adjuti,
Liv. 4, 52, 6; 2, 60, 1; 21, 20, 6;44, 43, 5: pater... Thracem me genuit, contra ea mater Atheniensem,
Nep. Iphicr. 3, 4; id. praef. 6; id. Alcib. 8, 1.—And after a question, with immo (cf. I. E. 5. b.):an infirmissimi omnium... (sumus)? Immo contra ea vel viribus nostris, vel, etc., tuti (sumus),
Liv. 41, 24, 8.—Quod contra, by anastrophe (v. F. 1.), contrary to which, whereas, while on the contrary (only once in Lucr. and three times in Cic.):2.illud in his rebus vereor ne forte rearis, Inpia te rationis inire elementa viamque indugredi sceleris: quod contra saepius illa Religio peperit scelerosa atque impia facta,
whereas on the contrary, Lucr. 1, 81:cujus a me corpus crematum est, quod contra decuit ab illo meum (sc. cremari),
Cic. Sen. 23, 84:quod contra oportebat delicto dolere, correctione gaudere,
id. Lael. 24, 90 (B. and K. place a comma after oportebat; cf.Nauck ad loc.): reliquum est ut eum nemo judicio defenderit: quod contra copiosissime defensum esse contendi,
id. Quint. 28, 87 (many consider contra in all these passages as an adverb; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 121 sq.; some explain quod as an ancient ablative, = qua re;v. Ritschl,
Plaut. Exc. p. 57, Munro ad Lucr. 1, 82).—With an abstract noun, with the force of the adverb contra with ac or atque (I. F. 1.), contrary to, contrary to what, etc. (esp. in Sall., not in Cic.; cf. praeter): celeriter contraque omnium opinionem confecto itinere, contrary to the opinion ( = contra ac rati erant), Caes. B. G. 6, 30:F.contra opinionem Jugurthae ad Thalam perveniunt,
Sall. J. 75, 9; Hirt. B. G. 8, 40.—Contra spem either contrary to the opinion, or against the hope:Metellus contra spem suam laetissume excipitur ( = contra ac ratus, veritus est),
Sall. J. 88, 1; so,cetera contra spem salva invenit,
Liv. 9, 23, 17:contra spem omnium L. Furium optavit,
id. 6, 25, 5; Curt. 8, 4, 45;but: at Jugurtha contra spem nuntio accepto ( = contra ac speraverat),
Sall. J. 28, 1; Liv. 24, 45, 3:postquam... Jugurtha contra timorem animi praemia sceleris adeptum sese videt,
Sall. J. 20, 1:ipse in Numidiam procedit, ubi contra belli faciem tuguria plena hominumque... erant ( = contra ac in bello evenire solet),
id. ib. 46, 5:contra famam,
Plin. 13, 22, 43, § 126; 7, 53, 54, § 180:segniterque et contra industriam absconditae formicae,
slowly, and in a manner different from their usual activity, id. 18, 35, 88, § 364.—Of persons:frigidam potionem esse debere, contra priores auctores, Asclepiades confirmavit,
contrary to the opinion of the former physicians, Cels. 4, 26 (19).Sometimes by anastrophe after its noun.1.In prose, after relatives, esp. in Cic.:2.quos contra disputant,
Cic. Ac. 2, 15, 47:quem contra dicit,
id. Phil. 2, 8, 18 (v. II. B. 1. f.):quem contra veneris,
id. Mur. 4, 9:quas contra, praeter te, etc.,
id. Vatin. 7, 18:eos ipsos quos contra statuas,
id. Or. 10, 34:quos contra me senatus armavit,
id. Att. 10, 8, 8:quam contra multa locutus est,
Sen. Ep. 82, 7, Plin. Ep. 1, 23, 3; Claud. in Rufin. 1, 332; v. also E. 1. c. supra.—After other words ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):hunc igitur contra mittam contendere causam,
Lucr. 4, 471:dicere eos contra,
id. 4, 484:donique eum contra,
id. 5, 708:agmina contra,
Verg. A. 12, 279:magnum Alciden contra,
id. ib. 5, 414:Paridem contra,
id. ib. 5, 370:Italiam contra,
id. ib. 1, 13:deos contra,
Ov. P. 1, 1, 26:Messania moenia contra,
id. M. 14, 17:litora Calabriae contra,
Tac. A. 3, 1. -
14 contra dicta
contrā, adv. and prep. [stem con, i. e. cum, through a comparative form conter; cf.: alter, uter, inter, praeter, etc.; in abl. fem. form like the locative adverbs ea, qua, etc.; cf.: ultra, intra, extra, citra], orig., in comparison with; hence, over against, fronting, in front, opposite, in opposition to, against, contrary to, opposed to, etc.I.Adv. (referring to an opposed object often with the force of a preposition with ellipsis of a pronoun, = against it, against him, etc.).A.Local.1.Lit., of position in front of a person, place, or thing.a.With verb of being or position expressed or understood.(α).Referring to living beings, opposite, in face of, face to face, facing, in front of, fronting, confronting (not in Cic., Caes., or Sall.):(β).feminam scelestam te, adstans contra, contuor,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 26:ut confidenter mihi contra adstitit,
id. Capt. 3, 5, 6; Lucr. 4, 223; 6, 929:signum contra, quoad longissume oculi ferebant, animo finivit,
Liv. 1, 18, 8:stat contra starique jubet,
Juv. 3, 290:stat contra dicitque tibi tua pagina Fures!
Mart. 1, 55, 12:ulmus erat contra,
in front of her, Ov. M. 14, 661:templa vides contra,
in front (of us), id. ib. 7, 587.—Of position in front of the enemy:contra conserta manu,
Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 3: contra consistere, to make front against them, Caes. B. G. 2, 17.—Referring to things and places, over against (it), opposite (to it), on the opposite side (mostly post-Aug.):b.contra jacet Cancer patulam distentus in alvum,
Manil. 2, 253:posita contra Hispania,
Tac. Agr. 11:promuntorium quod contra procedit,
Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6: relinquendae autem contra erunt vacuae tabellae, on the opposite side, i. e. of the leaf, Quint. 10, 3, 32: illo quaerente cur non decidant contra siti, the antipodes (cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123; v. II. A. 1. c. a), Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161.—With the governing verb understood:arguam hanc vidisse apud te contra conservum meum,
face to face, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 91:jam omnia contra circaque hostium plena erant, Liv 5, 37, 8: eadem verba contra (i. e. ponuntur),
side by side, Quint. 9, 3, 36; Verg. A. 6, 23.—With verbs of motion, so as to be opposite to an object or face to face with a person, variously rendered.(α).Referring to persons:(β).accede ad me atque adi contra,
come right up to me, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 23; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 6: hostes crebri cadunt; nostri contra ingruunt, advance to their front (in Plaut. hostility is not implied in contra), id. Am. 1, 1, 84: quis nos pater aut cognatu' volet contra tueri, face to face, eye to eye, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 12 Mull. (Trag. Rel. v. 444 Rib.); Att. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1, 55 (Trag. Rel. v. 538 ib.):adspicedum contra me = contra adspice me,
Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 56 Lorenz ad lec.:contra adspicere,
id. Mil. 2, 1, 45:contra intueri,
Liv. 1, 16, 6; 9, 6, 8; Sen. Q. N. 1, 3, 6:cum veniret contra Marcianus,
Quint. 6, 3, 95; Plin. 9, 46, 70, § 152.—Of things:2.hic ubi sol radiis... Adversa fulsit nimborum aspergine contra,
Lucr. 6, 525; Cels. 8, 8, 1:quam (turrim) promoti contra validi asseres... perfregere,
Tac. H. 4, 30.—Reciprocally: oscula non pervenientia contra, not coming through (the wall) so as to meet, Ov. M. 4, 80.—Transf. to equivalents of weight, value, and price; so,(α).In Plaut. only in the colloq. phrases auro contra, aurichalco contra, and contra auro (sc. posito); lit., for gold placed against; cf.:(β).aes contrarium, s. v. contrarius: (servus) non carus'st auro contra,
at his weight in gold, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 30: jam auro contra constat filius, id. Truc. 2, 6, 57 (Speng. aurichalco): auro contra cedo modestum amatorem! A me aurum accipe. Pa. Cedo mihi contra aurichalco quoi ego sano serviam, id. Curc. 1, 3, 45 sq.; id. Mil. 3, 1, 63; 4, 2, 85; id. Ps. 2, 3, 23.—In post-Aug. prose (very rare):3.at si aquae et ejus rei quam contra pensabis par pondus erit, nec pessum ibit, nec exstabit, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—Of reciprocal actions, = vicissim, in turn, in return, back, on my, his, etc., part, likewise, counter-.(α).In gen.:(β).te ut deludam contra, lusorem meum,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 71:quae me amat, quam ego contra amo,
id. Merc. 5. 2, 77; id. Cist. 1, 1, 96; id. Trin. 4, 2, 55; id. As. 2, 2, 110:qui arguat se, eum contra vincat jurejurando suo,
make a victorious counter-charge, id. Mil. 2, 2, 37:si laudabit haec Illius formam, tu hujus contra (i. e. lauda),
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 54:audi nunc contra jam,
listen in turn, id. Phorm. 4, 4, 18; id. Ad. 5, 4, 23:at tu mihi contra nunc videre fortunatus, Phaedria, Cui, etc.,
you likewise seem fortunate to me, id. Phorm. 1, 3, 21:Mettius Tullo gratulatur, contra Tullus Mettium benigne alloquitur,
Liv. 1, 28, 1:contra ut me diligat illa,
Cat. 76. 23; Hor. S. 1, 3, 27 Orell. ad loc.—Hence, with ellipsis of inquit, = respondit:cui latrans contra senex,
Phaedr. 5, 10, 7:scietis, inquam, etc., contra Nigrinus: ad quem missi sunt? ego, etc.,
Plin. Ep. 7, 6, 4.—Rarely with inquit, etc., expressed: at ille contra, renidens, Audi, inquit, discipule, etc.,
Gell. 15, 9, 9; cf.:contra talia reddit,
Claud. B. Gild. 379.—With dat. pers.:(γ).consulo quem dolum doloso contra conservo parem,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 45:facere contra huic aegre,
Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 10:hiscine contra insidiabere?
id. Hec. 1. 1, 13:tibi contra gratiam Referre,
id. ib. 4, 2, 7.—With item:(δ).item a me contra factum est,
Plaut. Aul. prol. 20:puellam senex Amat et item contra filius,
id. Cas. prol. 49; id. Pers. 5, 2, 36; id. Am. 1, 1, 67; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 25.—Combining a reciprocal with a local relation (A. 1. a. a, and b. a): contra carinantes verba, exchanging abusive words ( face to face), Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 361 (Ann. v. 181 Vahl.): tubae utrimque contra canunt;(ε).Consonat terra,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 73; 1, 1, 86:confer gradum Contra pariter,
id. Ps. 2, 4, 18; id. Truc. 1, 2, 28:video amicam... Ubi contra adspexit me, etc.,
id. Mil. 2, 1, 45; Verg. E. 7, 8; cf. Lucr. 4, 243:vesper adest, juvenes consurgite!... Cernitis, innuptae, juvenes? consurgite contra!
Cat. 62, 6.—Implying also opposition: Pe. Conpellabo. Ph. Orationis aciem contra conferam, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 20:B.si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet,
what counter gift, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 63: quod Scipio postulavit... ut, etc. Et quod contra collega postulavit ne, etc., Annal. Trib. Pleb. ap. Gell. 7 (6), 19, 5:si vobis aequa et honesta postulatio videtur, ego contra brevem postulationem adfero,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 7; Nep. Epam. 6, 1;Auct. B. Alex. 24: illo licente contra liceri audeat nemo,
to bid in opposition, Caes. B. G. 1, 18; Liv. 4, 53, 6:agedum pauca accipe contra,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 38.—So in battle:Numidae... Romanorum ordines conturbare... neque contra feriundi copia erat,
Sall. J. 50, 4; and in law: et ab eo is qui adoptat vindicat... et illo contra non vindicante, etc., Gai Inst. 1, 134; 2, 24.—Esp. in replies:oratio contra a Demosthene pro Ctesiphonte edita,
Cic. de Or. 3, 56, 213:dicit accusator haec: primum, etc.... quid contra reus?
id. Clu. 30, 81; id. Fin. 5, 22, 63; Curt. 4, 1, 10; 7, 9, 1.Of opposition, strife, etc., against; constr. absol., with dat., and ne, quominus or quin.1.Of physical exertion.(α).Lit.:(β).concurrunt... aetheriae nubes contra pugnantibu' ventis,
struggling against each other, Lucr. 6. 98:nec nos obniti contra... Sufficimus,
bear up, battle against, Verg. A. 5, 21; Ov. M. 9, 50; 2, 434:at ille contra nititur,
resists, Plin. 2, 38, 38, § 103; 7, 20, 19, § 82:pars remigum, tamquam imperitia... officia nautarum impediebant. Mox contra tendere,
rowed in an opposite direction, Tac. H. 4, 16.—Trop.:2.te rogo ne contrahas ac demittas animum, neque te obrui tamquam fluctu... sinas, contraque erigas ac resistas,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 4:et torrens judicem vel nitentem contra feret, cogatque ire qua rapiet,
Quint. 12, 10, 61.— With ne: vi contra niti, ne advorsus eum fiat, Cato ap. Gell. 7 (6), 3, 16.—With quominus, Lucr. 1, 780.—Of mental exertion:3.si tibi vera videntur, Dede manus, aut, si falsum est, accingere contra,
arm yourself against them, Lucr. 2, 1043; 2, 280. —With dat.:siti contra... pugnandum,
Cels. 4, 2 fin. —Of hostile opposition in gen.(α).Lit.:(β).quod animadversum est in eo qui contra omni ratione pugnarunt, non debeo reprehendere,
who made opposition in every way, Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 137; id. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107:contra etiam aliquid abs te profectum ex multis audivi,
something inimical, id. Fam. 5, 5, 2.—Trop.:4.aut alio quovis (sc. colore) qui contra pugnet et obstet,
Lucr. 2, 794; 2, 868.—Of warfare.(α).Lit.:(β).ut eos adversarios existimemus qui arma contra ferant,
Cic. Off. 1, 25, 87; 1, 12, 37; Vell. 2, 28, 4; cf.:quid quod exercitum contra duxit?
Auct. Her. 4, 16, 23:ut si qua ex parte obviam contra veniretur, acie instructa depugnarent,
if they should be attacked by an open charge, Caes. B. G. 7, 28:issentque confestim ad urbem ni venire contra exercitum... audissent,
Liv. 7, 39, 17:cum Romanae legiones contra direxerint,
would oppose their march, Tac. H. 4, 58; id. A. 6, 44.—With dat.:et huic contra itum ad amnem Erinden,
Tac. A. 11, 10.—Trop.:5.quod ubi viderunt corvi, contra auxiliantur, velut adversus communem hostem,
Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 205.—Of legal contests.(α).With verbs of saying; v. 9. a.—(β).Venire contra, of any legal act with the intention to hurt the adversary:(γ).quid? si omnium mortalium Sthenio nemo inimicior quam hic C. Claudius... fuit? si de litteris corruptis contra venit, etc.?
if he made a charge of forgery against him? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; cf. II. B. c. b.—On the part of the adversary:(δ).inveniendum contra est, quo distet haec causa a ceteris,
Quint. 5, 10, 114; 9, 2, 35; 12, 8, 10.—Of judgments against the parties or against opinions:6.ne spoliaret fama probatum hominem si contra judicasset,
given an adverse decision, Cic. Off. 3, 19, 77; cf. Val. Max. 7, 2, 4; Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—Of literary opposition.(α).Mostly with verbs of saying; v. 9. a. g.—(β).With other verbs:7.astrologorum artem contra convincere tendit,
Lucr. 5, 728:contra nunc illud pone, etc.,
Sen. Ben. 7, 14, 6:habeat (liber meus) etiam quosdam qui contra sentiant et adversentur,
some dissentients and opponents, Quint. 3, 1, 5; 2, 17, 40; 3, 8, 69.—Of public and political opposition.(α).With verbs of saying; v. 9. a. d.—(β).With petere, to be a candidate for office in opposition to another:8.nihil enim supererat de quo certarent, nihil quod contra peterent,
no office was left for which to canvass against each other, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91:honores contra petere,
Quint. 6, 1, 17.—With ire, with dat., of an opposing vote in the senate (cf.:pedibus ire): sententia Cassii ut nemo unus contra ire ausus est, ita dissonae voces respondebant,
Tac. A. 14, 45.—Of violation of law, contracts, etc.: contra facere, or contra committere, to violate, transgress a law, etc.: leges esse non ex ejus qui contra commiserit utilitate, spectari oportere, not in the interest of the transgressor, Cic. Inv. 2, 48, 153:9.si quis sub hoc pacto vendiderit ancillam ne prostitueretur, et si contra factum esset,
and if the contract was violated, Dig. 18, 1, 56.—With verbs of saying, etc., contra dicere; less freq. disputare, disserere, pugnare, in the sense of dicere, and contra scribere (often contradico, in one word, in post-Aug. writers; esp. with dat.).a.Absol.(α).Contra dicere, to speak as counsel of the adversary, to plead his cause, in legal proceedings:(β).cum contra dicturus Hortensius esset,
would speak on the other side, Cic. Quint. 24, 77:hoc... contra dicente Cotta judicatum est,
id. Caecin. 33, 97:dixisse ut contra nemo videretur,
id. Brut. 53, 198: ut contra Crassus... exorsus est, began on the other side, id. ib. § 197.—Hence: qui contra dicit, the adversary or counsel of the adversary:contra autem qui dicet, similitudinem infirmare debebit,
Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 151; id. Part. Or. 21, 108.—In the same sense: agens contra: si nos... impares agentium contra ingeniis dixerimus, that we are unequal to the talents of our adversary's counsel, [p. 453] Quint. 4, 1, 8.—To make charges against (rare):(γ).si qui contra vellet dicere, usurum esse eum suo testimonio,
Cic. Clu. 48, 134:qua ratione nemo neque tum item fecerit, neque nunc contra dicat,
id. Quint. 29, 88; so,contra disputare, of objections to or against a witness: nihil contra disputabo priusquam dixerit,
id. Fl. 21, 51.—In gen., to speak on the other side of a question:(δ).fiebat autem ita, ut cum is qui audire vellet dixisset quid sibi videretur, tum ego contra dicerem,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; id. Fin. 2, 1, 2; so,contra disputare and contra scribere,
id. Or. 1, 19, 85; Vitr. 3, 1, 6; Quint. 2, 17, 13; Dig. 9, 2, 21, § 1.—Hence: qui contra dicunt or disputant, the opponents:nec qui contra dicunt causam difficilem repellunt,
Cic. Fin. 3, 1, 2:ad coarguendos qui contra disputant,
to refule his opponents, Quint. 2, 15, 26.—To oppose or object to a proposition, motion, or petition:(ε). (ζ).quam palam principes dixerunt contra!
protested against it, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 41; Caes. B. C. 1, 32; Cic. Clu. 47, 130.—With pugnare:cum decerneretur frequenti senatu, contra pugnante Pisone, etc.,
Cic. Att. 1, 14, 5:filius ejus incolumitatem optat: contradicit pater,
the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 85; 9, 2, 83; Plin. ap. Gell. 9, 16, 5; Cic. Dom. 33, 87:contradicente nullo,
Suet. Caes. 20; Dig. 3, 3, 15.—Abl. absol. impers.:b.explorandum videtur an etiam contradicto aliquando judicio consuetudo firmata sit,
whether the custom has been confirmed by judgment upon a judicial contest, Dig. 1, 3, 34.—With acc. neutr. pron., to object, to make or raise an objection, to reply; esp. in legal proceedings:c.ego enim, te disputante, quid contra dicerem meditabar,
Cic. N. D. 3, 1, 1:ut contra si quid dicere velit non audiatur,
id. Fin. 5, 10, 27:aiebat illum primo sane diu multa contra (i. e. dixisse), ad extremum autem, etc.,
id. Att. 2, 22, 2.— Hence: quod contra dicitur, or quae contra dicuntur, the objections:ut et id quod intenderemus confirmare, et id quod contra diceretur refellere (possemus),
refute the objections, Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90:quia neque reprehendi quae contra dicuntur possunt, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 81, 331; id. Inv. 2, 44, 127; Quint. 1, 2, 17.—In the same sense, as subst.: contrā dicta, orum, n. plur.:seu proposita confirmamus, sive contra dicta dissolvimus,
or refute the objections, Quint. 4, prooem. 6.—With acc. and inf.:dicitur contra, nullum esse testamentum,
the objection is made that there is no testament, Cic. Agr. 2, 6, 42.—With dat., written in one word (post-Aug.).(α).To oppose a person by speaking against his views:(β).solitum se etiam Thraseae contradicere,
to oppose even Thrasea, Tac. H. 2, 91:tibi,
Suet. Aug. 54:Curioni...,
id. Rhet. 1. —Hence of answers and replies in law: quid si filium testatoris heres ejus prohibuit? Huic contradici potest: ergo pietatis, etc., he may be answered by this plea, etc., Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 13.—And of advisory answers opposed to one's legal views:volenti mihi ream adulterii postulare eam, etc., contradictum est,
my views were disapproved, rejected, Dig. 48, 5, 11, § 10.—To oppose an opinion, with dat. of the thing:(γ).cum plures tantum sententiis aliorum contradicerent,
opposed the opinions, Tac. H. 1, 39.—To object to a motion or petition, with dat. of the petitioner:(δ).patrem qui damnavit optat ne is torqueatur: pater ei contradicit,
the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 81:cum ambienti ut legibus solveretur multi contradicerent,
Suet. Caes. 18; Dig. 40, 5, 14; 40, 12, 33.—With dat. of the petition:(ε).preces erant, sed quibus contradici non posset,
which could not be denied, Tac. H. 4, 46 fin.; Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 2.—To contest the validity of a law (rare):(ζ).quibus (legibus) contradici potest,
Quint. 7, 7, 4.—To contradict an assertion (very rare):d.pro certis autem habemus... cuicunque adversarius non contradicit,
Quint. 5, 10, 13.—With quin, to object:C.praetor Samnitibus respondit... nec contra dici quin amicitia de integro reconcilietur,
there was no objection to a reconciliation, Liv. 8, 2, 2.To one's disadvantage; mostly predic. with esse, unfavorable, adverse, damaging (post-Aug.;D.but cf. II. B. 2.): ut eum qui responsurus est vel tacere, vel etiam invitum id quod sit contra cogat fateri,
Quint. 7, 3, 14:cum verba (legis) contra sint,
id. 7, 1, 49:sed experimentum contra fuit,
unsuccessful, Tac. H. 2, 97 fin.:ubi fortuna contra fuit,
id. ib. 3, 18:si fortuna contra daret,
should be unfavorable, id. ib. 1, 65 fin.; id. A. 15, 13.Of logical opposition, with negative force.1.Of a direct contrast.a.Predicatively, with esse, fieri, etc., the contrary, the opposite:b.quod fieri totum contra manifesta docet res,
but experience teaches that just the contrary is true, Lucr. 3, 686; 4, 1088:in stultitia contra est,
with fools the reverse is true, Cic. Clu. 31, 84:in hac quidem re vereor ne etiam contra (i. e. sit),
id. Att. 12, 46; id. Off. 1, 15, 49:quod contra est,
Sall. J. 85, 21:quis non credat, etc.? Contra autem est,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 12; id. Ep. 7, 3; Dig. 37, 4, 4:contra fore si, etc.,
ib. 34, 2, 39, § 2:immo forsitan et contra (i. e. erit),
ib. 41, 3, 49:ego contra puto (i. e. esse),
Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 7; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 25.—With evenire, accidere, sentire, scribere, habere, etc.:c.utrumque contra accidit: istic enim bellum est exortum, hic pax consecuta,
of both the contrary has happened, Cic. Fam. 12, 18, 2; so Dig. 38, 2, 51:id ego contra puto (sc.: faciendum esse),
id. Att. 10, 8, 2:contra evenit in iis morbis,
Sen. Ep. 52, 7; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 163:ego contra sentio,
Sen. Clem. 1, 15, 5; Sedig. ap. Gell. 15, 24, 4; Dig. 40, 2, 25:Proculus contra (sc. sentit),
ib. 35, 2, 1, § 14; 33, 7, 25:licet Celsus contra scribat,
ib. 9, 2, 21, § 1: contra probatur, Gai Inst. 2, 78; Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 34.—Very rarely referring to a term in the same clause:cujus disparem mitioremque naturam contra interpretabatur,
interpreted in an opposite sense, misinterpreted, misunderstood, Tac. H. 4, 86 fin. —Referring to a word or phrase in the same predicate.(α).To an adverb, in an opposite manner, otherwise, differently, not, etc.:(β).nam ad summam totius rei pertinet, caute an contra demonstrata res sit,
Cic. de Or. 2, 81, 330: quod viriliter animoque fit, id, etc.;quod contra, id turpe,
id. Off. 1, 27, 94:sit sapienter usus aut contra,
Quint. 2, 5, 15:lactuca locis apricis optume autumno ponitur, mediterraneis aut frigidis contra ( = pessime),
Col. 11, 3, 25.—To a predicative adjective, not, the opposite, the reverse, etc.:(γ).ut aliae (res) probabiles videantur aliae contra,
improbable, Cic. Ac. 2, 32, 103; id. Off. 2, 2, 7:quid est quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare,
id. ib. 2, 2, 8; id. Or. 2, 31, 135; Quint. 4, 2, 52.—To a verbal predicate:(δ).an frater fratri exsistat heres, an contra ( = annon),
Dig. 34, 5, 19.—To a subject infinitive:(ε).laudare testem vel contra pertinet ad momentum judiciorum,
praising or censuring a witness, Quint. 3, 7, 2.—To a clause, translated by not or by a repetition of the clause with a negative:(ζ).quae secundum naturam essent, ea sumenda et quadam aestimatione dignanda docebat, contraque contraria,
those that were not, not, Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 36: quod cuidam aut sapiens videor quod una non jerim, aut felix fuisse;mihi contra,
id. Att. 9, 12, 4: an credibile est, incestum cum filia commissum? Et contra, veneficum in noverca, adulterum in luxurioso? and incredible, etc., Quint. 5, 10, 19; so Dig. 9, 1, 2, § 1.—To an attributive genitive:2.Marius cognoscere quid boni utrisque or contra esset (i. e. mali),
Sall. J. 88, 2:verum de origine laudis contraque perspiciemus suo tempore (i. e. vituperationis),
Quint. 2, 4, 21:alii a propositione accusatoris contraque loci oriuntur,
the accuser and the accused, id. 7, 2, 31;so in several titles of the Digests, as Depositi vel contra, = actio depositi, vel contraria actio depositarii,
Dig. 16, 3 tit.; so ib. 16, 17, 1; 16, 13, 6; 16, 13, 7.—Reversing the relation of terms in the preceding sentence, the reverse, conversely, vice versa, etc.a.With its own predicate: saepe... corpus aegret, Cum tamen ex alia laetamur parte latenti;b.Et retro fit uti contra sit saepe vicissim, Cum miser ex animo laetatur corpore toto,
Lucr. 3, 108: illa altera argumentatio, quasi retro et contra, prius sumit, etc., ( proceeding), so to speak, backward and in inverted order, Cic. Part. Or. 13, 46: neque illud ignoro, etc.; sed non idem accidit contra, but the converse is not true, Quint. 8, 6, 3; Gell. 4, 2, 5: ut vocabula verbis, verba rursus adverbiis, nomina appositis et pronominibus essent priora. Nam fit contra quoque frequenter non indecore. for often, not inelegantly, the order is reversed, Quint. 9, 4, 24:quae etiam contra valent,
i. e. if the terms are reversed, id. 3, 7, 25; 9, 2, 49; 8, 6, 25; 9, 4, 72.—Belonging to the same predicate:E.ut quidque erit dicendum ita dicet, nec satura jejune, nec grandia minute, nec item contra,
Cic. Or. 36, 123:cum emtor venditori, vel contra, heres exstitit,
Dig. 35, 2, 48:in quibus patrium pro possessivo dicitur, vel contra,
Quint. 1, 5, 45; 5, 10, 71:junguntur autem aut ex nostro et peregrino, ut biclinium, aut contra, ut epitogium et Anticato,
id. 1, 5, 68:ut capras in montosis potius locis quam in herbidis (pascar), equas contra,
but with mares the reverse is the case, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 16:itaque ille dicere melius quam praecipere, nos contra fortasse possumus,
Cic. Or. 42, 143:qua collegi solent ex his quae faciunt ea quae faciuntur, aut contra,
or vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 80; Dig. 14, 1, 1, § 12; 48, 5, 23, § 4.In logical antithesis of clauses with a merely rhet. force, on the contrary, on the other hand, vice versa; sometimes almost = sed or autem (freq.).1.In independent clauses.a.Opposing persons or parties: fortunam insanam esse... perhibent philosophi... Sunt autem alii philosophi qui contra Fortunam negant ullam exstare, Pac. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 23, 36 (Trag. Rel. v. 372 Rib.); Caecil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 68; Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 1:b.ego etiam quae tu sine Verre commisisti Verri crimini daturus sum... Tu, contra, ne quae ille quidem fecit, obicies,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 11, 35:ego contra ostendo, non modo nihil fecisse Sex. Roscium, sed, etc.,
id. Rosc. Am. 29, 79; id. Phil. 8, 3, 8; id. Off. 1, 30, 108; id. Fin. 5, 22, 62:in Italia bellum gerimus, in sede ac solo nostro... Hannibal contra in aliena, in hostili est terra,
Liv. 22, 39, 13; 21, 50, 2; 3, 15, 2; 6, 7, 4; 9, 35, 4 et saep.; Nep. Alcib. 8, 1; Vell. 2, 31, 4; Sen. Ep. 9, 14; id. Ira, 2, 33, 6; Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 113; Tac. H. 3, 84; 3, 57; Suet. Tib. 2; id. Vit. 2; Just. 2, 1, 10; 8, 4, 11:contra mercator, navim jactantibus austris Militia est potior?
Hor. S. 1, 1, 6; 1, 2, 30; 1, 3, 27; Prop. 2, 1, 45; 2, 23, 13 (3, 17, 3); Sen. Hippol. 214;so with versa vice: barbarae gentes (Alexandrum) non ut hostem, sed ut parentem luxerunt... Contra Macedones versa vice non ut civem, sed ut hostem amissum gaudebant,
Just. 13, 1, 7.—Introducing a secondary or parallel opposition of thought: in loco umidiore far potius serunt quam triticum;2.contra in aridiore hordeum potius quam far,
Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 4; 1, 1, 47: si nihil esset quod inane vocaret, Omne foret solidum;nisi contra corpora certe Essent, etc., Omne quod est spatium vacuum constaret inane,
Lucr. 1, 521; 4, 348; cf.:justa omnia decora sunt, injusta contra, ut turpia, sic indecora,
Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94; id. N. D. 2, 15, 41; id. de Or. 3, 33, 136; id. Quint. 30, 93: id. Off. 3, 21, 84; id. Leg. 2, 1, 2: facilem esse rem... si modo unum omnes sentiant; contra in dissensione nullam se salutem perspicere, Caes. B. G, 5, 31; Liv. 25, 30, 3; Sen. Ben. 1, 5, 2; Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 92; 11, 14, 14, § 35; Suet. Caes. 73; Gell. 1, 4, 5:si male rem gerere insani est, contra bene, sani,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 74.—In opposition to a dependent clause:3.ut hi miseri, sic contra illi beati quos, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16; so id. de Or. 1, 45, 198; Quint. 9, 3, 39:cui ego rei tantum abest ut impedimento sim, ut contra te M. Manli adhorter, etc.,
Liv. 6, 15, 5; 6, 31, 4:cum virtus adeo neminem spe ac pollicitatione corrumpat, ut contra in se inpendere jubeat, ac, etc.,
Sen. Ben. 4, 1, 2: aut igitur negemus quidquam ratione confici, cum contra nihil sine ratione recte fieri possit, aut, etc., whereas on the contrary, etc., Cic. Tusc. 4, 38, 84; cf.:at contra,
Lucr. 2, 392.—With co-ordinate conjunctions.a.Copulative, et contra or contraque (never with ac or atque); also nec contra (rare), and on the other hand.(α).With reference to a reason or conclusion, after nam, enim, cum, or itaque: nam et ratione uti... omnique in re quid sit veri videre et tueri decet, contraque falli [p. 454]... tam dedecet quam, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94:(β).malus est enim custos... metus, contraque benevolentia fidelis,
id. ib. 2, 7, 23:cum reficiat animos varietas ipsa, contraque sit aliquanto difficilius in labore uno perseverare,
Quint. 1, 12, 4; 3, 8, 32; 8, 6, 20:itaque in probris maxime in promptu est, si quid tale dici potest, etc. Contraque in laudibus, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; cf. Suet. Calig. 51; so with nec:nam nec comoedia cothurnis assurgit, nec contra tragoedia socculo ingreditur,
Quint. 10, 2, 22.—With contrasted examples or illustrations, often after ut or sic:(γ).audivi ex majoribus natu, hoc idem fuisse in P. Scipione Nasica, contraque patrem ejus... nullam comitatem habuisse sermonis,
Cic. Off. 1, 30, 109:ut suspitionibus credi oportere, et contra suspitionibus credi non oportere,
id. Inv. 2, 15, 48; Quint. 8, 4, 1; 5, 10, 48; 9, 3, 7; 9, 4, 52; 11, 1, 14; Sen. Ep. 82, 14; Dig. 17, 1, 22, § 4.—With contrasted actions, assumptions, etc.:(δ).atque utinam qui ubique sunt propugnatores hujus imperii possent in hanc civitatem venire, et contra oppugnatores rei publicae de civitate exterminari!
Cic. Balb. 22, 51:domo pignori data, et area ejus tenebitur... et contra jus soli sequitur aedificium,
Dig. 13, 7, 21:equo et asina genitos mares, hinnos antiqui vocabant: contraque mulos quos asini et equae generassent,
Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 17: ceterum potest ex lege quidem esse judicium, sed legitimum non esse, et contra ex lege non esse, sed legitimum esse, Gai Inst. 4, 109; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161; 35, 15, 5, § 183.—After a negative clause, affirming the opposite idea, et contra or contraque, but on the contrary:b.in quo (consulatu) ego imperavi nihil, et contra patribus conscriptis et bonis omnibus parui,
Cic. Sull. 7, 21:nunc vero cum ne pulsus quidem ita sim ut superare non possim, contraque a populo Romano semper sim defensus, etc.,
id. Dom. 33, 88; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Marcell. 6, 20; so,et contra,
Suet. Tit. 7.—With adversative conjunctions, at contra, sed contra, contra autem, contra vero (not verum contra, nor contra tamen).(α).At contra (freq.), merely a strengthened contra (v. 1. supra): huc accedit uti mellis lactisque liquores Jucundo sensu linguae tractentur in ore;(β).At contra taetri absinthi natura... foedo pertorqueat ora sapore,
Lucr. 2, 400:cogunt,
id. 2, 74; 1, 366; 2, 235 et saep.: nos qui domi sumus, tibi beati videmur;at contra nobis tu quidem... prae nobis beatus,
Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 2; id. Tusc. 1, 3, 5; id. Rosc. Am. 45, 131; id. Verr. 2, 5, 26, § 66; Sall. J. 36, 2; 4, 7; 15, 3; id. C. 12, 5:ideo siccas aiunt Aethiopiae solitudines... At contra constat Germaniam abundare rivis,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 6, 2; 1, 3, 1; id. Ep. 100, 7; Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 186; Suet. Galb. 15; Tac. A. 4, 28.—Sed contra, after a negative sentence (class.):(γ).non quo acui ingenia adulescentium nollem, sed contra ingenia obtundi nolui,
Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 93; id. Att. 9, 15, 3; id. Ac. 1, 10, 35; id. Fl. 11, 26:arma populi Romani non liberis servitutem, sed contra servientibus libertatem adferre,
Liv. 45, 18, 1:tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito,
Verg. A. 6, 95; Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 12.—PostAug. also without a preceding negation:obiisse nostro Laium scelere autumant superi inferique: sed animus contra innocens... negat,
Sen. Oedip. 765; Symm. Ep. 6, 81.—Contra autem (rare;(δ).in Cic. only where different subjects have contrasted predicates in dependent clauses): quia pacis est insigne toga, contra autem arma tumultus atque belli,
Cic. Pis. 30, 73.—In later writers = contra alone:sub septemtrione aedificia... conversa ad calidas partes oportere fieri videntur. Contra autem sub impetu solis meridiani regionibus conversa ad septemtrionem... sunt facienda,
Vitr. 6, 1, 2; Gell. 14, 2, 19; Dig. 7, 1, 25, § 3; 34, 3, 25.—Contra vero (very rare;(ε).not in Cic.), used for contra: contra vero quercus infinitam habet aeternitatem,
Vitr. 2, 9, 8; 6, 1, 3; Cels. 3, 6 fin. —Atqui contra, App. Mag. p. 287, 24.—c.With disjunctive conjunctions, aut contra, vel contra, seu contra, or on the contrary, or conversely (always without change of subject).(α).Aut contra:(β).num aut scriptum neget, aut contra factum infitietur?
Cic. Part. Or. 38, 133: quae (mens) aut languescit... aut contra tumescit, etc., Quint. 1, 2, 18:si imbres defuere, aut contra abundavere,
Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 228.—Vel contra:(γ).hinc enim quaestiones oriuntur: Injuriam fecisti, sed quia magistratus, majestatis actio est? Vel contra: Licuit... quia magistratus?
Quint. 5, 10, 40; 9, 4, 96; Suet. Galb. 3; Dig. 35, 2, 56, § 4; 8, 4, 6.—Seu contra:d.seu tristis veniam, seu contra laetus amicis,
Prop. 1, 11, 25.—With causal conjunctions, nam contra (very rare;4.never contra enim): falso queritur de natura sua genus humanum quod, etc. Nam contra, reputando, neque majus aliud, neque praestabilius invenies,
Sall. J. 1, 1; Quint. 1, 1, 1; 9, 2, 23. —In late Lat., e contra (also one word, ēcontrā) = contra,(α).In the meaning, the contrary (D. 1.):(β).aliis vero econtra videtur,
Hier. Ep. 12.—Et econtra = et contra (E. 3. a.):5.honestiorum provectu et econtra suppliciis,
Aur. Vict. Caes. 39, 45.—For quod contra, v. II. E. 1. c.—With emphatic particles.a.Quin contra, nay on the contrary, opposing an affirmative sentence to a preceding negative statement (quin etiam amplifies without opposition; sed contra opposes without amplification; quin contra both opposes and amplifies);b.not before Livy: num qui enim socordius rempublicam administrari post Calvi tribunatum... quam? etc. Quin contra patricios aliquot damnatos... neminem plebeium,
Liv. 6, 37, 8; 31, 31, 9; 35, 26, 10; 37, 15, 3.—Immo contra (post-Aug.).(α).= no, on the contrary, refuting opinions, after questions and in the form of a dialogue:(β).existimas nunc me detrahere tibi multas voluptates?... Immo contra, nolo tibi umquam deesse laetitiam,
Sen. Ep. 23, 3; Dig. 33, 7, 5; 33, 7, 29.—= sed contra, but on the contrary:c.proinde ne submiseris te, immo contra fige stabilem gradum,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 5, 6; id. Cons. Polyb. 15, 2; cf. prep.:immo contra ea,
Liv. 41, 24, 8; cf. II. E. 1. b. infra.—Item contra = an emphatic et contra (very rare):F.quoniam... beate vivere alii in alio, vos in voluptate ponitis, item contra miseriam in dolore, etc.,
Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 86; cf. I. A. 3. g supra.With a comparative clause introduced by ac, atque, or quam, representing a logical or moral opposition (contra atque debuit = non ita ut debuit; cf. Cic. Or. 3, 19, 70); cf. prep., II. C. 3. g, and II. E. 2. infra.1.Of logical opposition, contrary to, different from, otherwise than; in the best prose only with atque or ac.(α).With atque:(β).item, contra atque apud nos, fieri ad Elephantinem ut neque ficus neque vites amittant folia,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6:simulacrum Jovis, contra atque ante fuerat, ad orientem convertere,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Sull. 24, 69:judicium suscepturos contra atque omnis Italia populusque Romanus judicavisset,
Caes. B. C. 3, 12; id. B. G. 4, 13; Plin. 12, 19, 43, § 95.—With ac:(γ).itaque contra est ac dicitis,
Cic. Fin. 4, 15, 41:vides, omnia fere contra ac dicta sint evenisse,
id. Div. 2, 24, 53; so id. Verr. 2, 4, 6, § 11; id. Or. 40, 137:cum contra ac Deiotarus sensit victoria belli judicaret,
id. Phil. 11, 13, 34:Petreius ubi videt, Catilinam, contra ac ratus erat, magna vi tendere, etc.,
Sall. C. 60, 5.—With ac and atque:(δ).si denique aliquid non contra ac liceret factum diceretur, sed contra atque oporteret,
Cic. Balb. 3, 7.—With quam (post-Aug.):2.cui contra quam proposuerat aliqua cesserunt,
Sen. Ira, 3, 6, 5; Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 149; 11, 21, 24, § 72; Gell. 6 (7), 8, 6:contra quam licet,
id. 1, 3, 19; Sil. 15, 107.—Of moral opposition of acts contrary to rules and principles (cf. II. 3. g infra); so always with quam:II.mater Aviti, generi sui, contra quam fas erat, amore capta,
contrary to the divine law, Cic. Clu. 5, 12:ut senatus, contra quam ipse censuisset, ad vestitum rediret,
contrary to its own resolution, id. Pis. 8, 18:contra quam ista causa postulasset,
id. Caecin. 24, 67:contra quam sanctum legibus est,
Liv. 30, 19, 9; Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 11; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 2; id. Dom. 46, 122:contraque faciunt quam polliceri videntur,
Auct. Her. 4, 3, 6; Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 86.Prep. with acc., before, against, facing, towards, opposite to, contrary to (acc. to many scholars not ante-class.; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 108; but found Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 24 Fleck., a line omitted by Lorenz as a gloss; id. Pers. 1, 1, 13 Ritschl; Att. ap. Non. p. 469, 15, or Trag. Rel. v. 476 Rib.; cf. also Plaut. Poen. 5, 6, 18; Cato, R. R. 18, 1, and v. I. A. 1. a. b, and I. A. 1. b. a supra).A.Local uses.1.Opposite, over against, facing.a.Of countries and places (mostly of those separated by water;b.adversus and e regione mostly of places opposite by land): insulae natura triquetra, cujus unum latus est contra Galliam,
Caes. B. G. 5, 13; 3, 9; 4, 20:ad insulam quae est contra Massiliam,
id. B. C. 1, 56; 3, 23:Rhodios, pacatis contra insulam suam terris, etc.,
Liv. 37, 15, 7; 3, 26, 8:Carthago Italiam contra,
Verg. A. 1, 13; 5, 124; Ov. M. 14, 17:insulae quae contra Tauri promuntorium inopportune navigantibus objacent, Chelidoniae nominantur,
Mel. 2, 7; Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 151; 6, 28, 32, § 152; 5, 7, 7, § 41; Tac. A. 3, 1; id. H. 2, 17.—Of the heavenly bodies:c.donique (luna) eum (sc. solem) contra pleno bene lumine fulsit,
Lucr. 5, 708:contra Volucris rostrum posita est Lyra,
Vitr. 9, 4, 5; Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 9; 1, 8, 3; Plin. 2, 31, 31, § 99; 5, 10, 10, § 56.—So, tertium (latus Britanniae) est contra septem triones, opposite ( facing); hence, contra meridiem and contra ortus (instead of ad or adversus meridiem, etc.), facing the south and east, Plin. 6, 24, 24, § 85; 17, 2, 2, § 22. —So of a person standing in the sunlight:cum minima umbra (i. e. a sole) contra medium fiet hominem,
Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 327; cf.:contra mediam faciem meridies erit,
id. 18, 33, 76, § 326.—Of opposite ends of a line.(α).Of the diameter of the earth: esse e regione nobis e contraria parte terrae qui adversis vestigiis stent contra nostra vestigia, quos antipodas vocatis, Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123.—(β).Of a line drawn:d.contra autem E littera I erit ubi secat circinationem linea,
opposite the point E will be the letter I, Vitr. 9, 7, 4.—Of buildings, etc.:e.contra hoc aviarium est aliud minus in quo quae mortuae sunt aves curator servare solet,
Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 5; Vitr. 5, 6, 3; 3, 5, 15:(statuam) quae fuerit contra Jovis Statoris aedem in vestibulo Superbi domus,
Plin. 34, 6, 13, § 29:contra medium fere porticum diaeta paulum recedit,
Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 20; 2, 17, 5; Suet. Aug. 44.—Of places on the human body:2.id quod contra stomachum est,
Cels. 4, 5 (4, 12 med.); 7, 7;4, 20 (13).—Of the direction of the intestines, etc.: ea... contra medium alvum orsa,
Cels. 4, 1 fin. —Of actions, opposite, towards, against, facing (syn.:a.adversus, ad, e regione,
Caes. B. G. 7, 61).In gen.:b.quamvis subito... quamque Rem contra speculum ponas, apparet imago,
Lucr. 4, 156: Democritus... clipeum constituit contra exortum Hyperionis, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17, 4:et contra magnum potes hos (i.e. oculos) attollere solem, Nec tremis...?
Prop. 1, 15, 37; Col. 7, 3, 8:rex constiterat contra pedites,
Curt. 10, 9, 13; 9, 5, 1:ne contra septentrionem paveris,
Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 330; 28, 6, 19, § 69:contra solem varie refulgens,
placed in the sun, id. 37, 10, 63, § 173; 10, 54, 75, § 151; 37, 6, 22, § 83;37, 7, 25, § 95: cum terrestres volucres contra aquam clangores dabunt,
id. 18, 35, 87, § 363; 19, 8, 39, § 131.—Dependent on verbs of motion (very rare without the idea of hostility):c.(Dinocrates) incessit contra tribunal regis jus dicentis,
towards, Vitr. 2, praef. 1.—So trop., of actions done for a purpose:lege Cornelia de sicariis tenetur qui, cum in magistratu esset, eorum quid fecerit contra hominis necem quod legibus permissum non sit,
Dig. 48, 8, 4.—Appositively, with the predicate: (elephanti) tanta narratur clementia contra minus validos, ut, etc., if fronting weaker animals, if brought in contact with them (not to be connected with clementia), Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 23.—Similarly: dum... fidens non est contra feram, if fronting the animal (not dependent on fidens), Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 57.—d.Against an opposing action, etc.:e.contra vim atque impetum fluminis conversa,
Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 5:cum plateae contra directos ventos erunt conformatae,
Vitr. 1, 6, 8:ut contra ventum gregem pascamus,
Col. 7, 3, 12; Sen. Q. N. 2, 31, 2; Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 52; 17, 2, 2, § 21; 8, 16, 21, § 54:contra fluminum impetus aggeribus,
id. 35, 14, 48, § 169:capite in sole contra pilum peruncto,
id. 27, 4, 5, § 17; 18, 35, 88, § 364; Varr. ap. Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83; Sil. 14, 352; Dig. 9, 2, 29, § 4. [p. 455] — Trop.:contra fortunam tenendus est cursus,
Sen. Prov. 5, 9.—Prov.:contra stimulum calces,
kick against the pricks, Isid. Orig. 1, 36, 28 (al. calcitres); cf. Amm. 18, 5, 1.—Of local actions with hostile intent.(α).Lit.:(β).quae vis Coclitem contra omnes hostium copias tenuit?
Cic. Par. 1, 2, 12:Pompeium Cartejae receptum scribis: jam igitur contra hunc exercitum (sc. constitit),
id. Att. 15, 20, 3:pertimescam, credo, ne mihi non liceat contra vos in contione consistere,
to face you, id. Agr. 1, 8, 25; Lepidus ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 26:a fronte contra hostem pedum quindecim fossam fieri jussit,
id. ib. 1, 41; 1, 42; id. B. G. 7, 62:Tullus adversus Veientem hostem derigit suos: Albanos contra legionem Fidenatium collocat,
Liv. 1, 27, 5; 24, 41, 5; 38, 4, 5; Verg. A. 12, 279; Front. Strat. 2, 2, 13; 2, 3, 17.—Appositively, with a local verb understood:terribilis haec contra fugientes belua est, fugax contra insequentes,
i. e. if fronting, if placed opposite, Plin. 8, 25, 38, § 92.—Trop.:f.castra sunt in Italia contra populum Romanum in Etruriae faucibus collocata,
Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 5; id. Mil. 1, 2; Quint. 7, 7, 5:tum contra hanc Romam illa altera Roma quaeretur,
will be as a rival against this Rome, Cic. Agr. 2, 22, 86:cui rationi contra homines barbaros atque imperitos locus fuisset, hac ne ipsum quidem sperare, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 40:(Cicero) plerumque contra inimicos atque obtrectatores plus vindicat sibi,
when fronting adversaries, Quint. 11, 1, 23.—In partic.(α).Stare contra aliquem (opp. stare ab aliquo); usu. implying hostility; mostly trop., to stand against, to be arrayed against, to face, oppose:(β).quod contra hoc exemplum nulla staret eorum ratio,
Auct. Her. 4, 5, 7:contra populi studium,
Cic. Brut. 34, 126:contra civium perditorum... dementiam a senatu et a bonorum causa,
id. ib. 79, 273; so,a mendacio contra veritatem,
id. Inv. 1, 3, 4:contra cives in acie,
id. Att. 16, 11, 2:et adversi contra stetit ora juvenci,
opposite, Verg. A. 5, 477; 5, 414:haec enim (ratio) sola... stat contra fortunam,
Sen. Ep. 14, 4, 2: contra leonem etiam stetit, fronted, i. e. hunted, Spart. Carac. 5 fin. —Contra aliquem ire:3.aut saevos Libyae contra ire leones,
Stat. Th. 9, 16.— Trop.:uti contra injurias armati eatis,
Sall. J. 31, 6:interritus (sapiens) et contra illa (mala) ibit et inter illa,
Sen. Ep. 59, 8; cf.: contra venire, II. B. 1. c. b infra, and v. also II. B. 2. b. and II. B. 1. b. infra.—Transf.,a.To persons placed together for comparison:b.C. vero Caesar, si foro tantum vacasset, non alius ex nostris contra Ciceronem nominaretur,
Quint. 10, 1, 114:CORONATO CONTRA OMNES SCAENICOS,
Inscr. Grut. p. 331, n. 4.—To things compared, as if weighed against each other as to their value, strength, etc.(α).Lit. (very rare):(β).quamcunque vis rem expende, et contra aquam statue... Si gravior est, leviorem rem... feret, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—Prop.:c.cujus (i. e. generis humani) causa videtur cuncta alia genuisse natura, magna saeva mercede contra tanta sua munera,
Plin. 7, 1, 1, § 1:qui amicus esse coepit quia expedit, placebit ei aliquod pretium contra amicitiam,
Sen. Ep. 9, 9:numquam ulli fortiores cives fuerunt quam qui ausi sunt eum contra tantas opes ejus... condemnare,
Cic. Fam. 7, 2, 3:tantum studium bonorum in me exstitisse, contra incredibilem contentionem clarissimi et potentissimi viri,
id. ib. 7, 2, 2; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 3:nomen prorogans nostrum et memoriam extendens contra brevitatem aevi,
as a compensation for, Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 154.—So esp., valere contra, to weigh against, counterbalance, avail or prevail against: non vereor ne meae vitae modestia parum valitura sit contra falsos rumores, Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8:(illa facta) pro periculo potius quam contra salutem valere debere,
Cic. Part. Or. 35, 120; id. Off. 3, 29, 104:contrane lucrum nil valere Pauperis ingenium?
Hor. Epod. 11, 11; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 1; id. Cons. Helv. 5, 5; so,robur habere contra: si contra unamquamlibet partem fortunae satis tibi roboris est,
id. ib. 13, 2;so of counterchecks: in Creta decem qui cosmoe vocantur, ut contra consulare imperium tribuni plebis, sic illi contra vim regiam constituti,
Cic. Rep. 2, 33, 58.—Of antidotes: cimicum natura contra serpentium morsus valere dicitur, item contra venena omnia, Plin. 29, 4, 17, § 61.—Hence,Colloq., aliquid contra aurum est, something is worth gold, is superb, both predicatively and attributively (cf.: auro contra, I. A. 2. supra): hujusce pomaria in summa Sacra Via ubi poma veneunt, contra aurum imago, a spectacle for gold, i. e. a magnificent sight, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10 MSS. (al. aliter):d.numcubi hic vides citrum... num quod emblema aut lithostratum? quae illic omnia contra aurum,
superb, id. ib. 3, 2, 4 MSS. (Schneid. omits aurum, ex conj.):oneravi vinum, et tunc erat contra aurum,
Petr. 7, 6.—Transf., of replies, with aiebat, inquit, etc.; both in friendly and inimical sense; esp., contra ea, contra haec, = the adv. contra:B.contra ea Titurius sero facturos clamitabat, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 5, 29:contra ea Verginius unum Ap. Claudium et legum expertem et, etc., aiebat,
Liv. 3, 57, 1; 24, 45, 4:quae contra breviter fata est vates,
Verg. A. 6, 398:contra quod disertus Tu impie fecisti inquit, etc.,
Quint. 7, 1, 53 (cf.: contra ea, II. E. 1. infra).Denoting hostility or disadvantage.1.With verbs of hostile action.a.Of physical exertion:b.pugnavere et tertio consulatu ejus viginti (elephanti) contra pedites quingentos,
Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 22:proelium Afri contra Aegyptios primi fecere fustibus,
id. 7, 56, 57, § 200; 8, 40, 61, § 142. —Referring to warfare (usu. adversus), bellum gerere (rarely for cum or adversus; but contra patriam, contra aras, etc., not cum patria, etc.; cf.c.bellum, II. A. 1. e.): a quo prohibitos esse vos contra Caesarem gerere bellum (opp. pro),
Cic. Lig. 8, 25; id. Phil. 5, 10, 27; Liv. Ep. 129.—With bellum suscipere:contra Antonium,
Cic. Phil. 8, 2, 5; so,contra patriam,
id. Sull. 20, 58:pugnare contra patriam,
id. ib. 25, 70:contra conjuges et liberos,
Sen. Ben. 5, 15, 5:armatum esse contra populum Romanum,
Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32.—With arma ferre (freq.), Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 72; 13, 21, 47; Liv. 28, 28, 15; Nep. Att. 4, 2; Tib. 1, 6, 30; Ov. M. 4, 609; 13, 269; id. P. 1, 1, 26.—With arma sumere or capere, Cic. Rab. Perd. 6, 19; id. Phil. 4, 1, 2; 4, 3, 7:armis contendere contra,
Caes. B. G. 2, 13:arma alicui dare (trop.),
Cic. Phil. 2, 21, 53:aciem instruere (trop.),
Liv. 25, 4, 4:exercitum comparare,
Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 14; 4, 1, 2:exercitum instruere,
id. Cat. 2, 11, 24:exercitum ducere and adducere,
id. Phil. 4, 2, 5; 3, 4, 11:exercitum contra Philippum mittere,
id. Inv. 1, 12, 17:naves ducere contra,
Hor. Epod. 4, 19:ducere contra hostes,
Liv. 1, 27, 4:florem Italiae educere contra,
Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24:proficisci contra,
to march against, Liv. 1, 11, 3; 8, 2, 5:auxilium ferre Rutulis contra Latinos,
Plin. 14, 12, 14, § 88:juvare aliquem contra,
Caes. B. C. 1, 35:consilium inire contra Sequanos,
to take hostile measures against, id. B. G. 6, 12.—Of legal contention (more freq. adversus, except with verbs of saying).(α).In gen., with agere or causam agere, to act as counsel against a party or his attorney:(β).cum agerem contra hominem disertissimum nostrae civitatis,
Cic. Caecin. 33, 97; id. Brut. 63, 226; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 3; Quint. 11, 1, 59.—Causam recipere or suscipere contra, to accept a retainer against:(causam) quam receperam contra pueros Octavios,
Cic. Att. 13, 49, 1; Quint. 6, 1, 12; Plin. Ep. 4, 17, 1.—Adesse alicui contra, to appear, act as one's counsel against:rogavit me Caecilius ut adessem contra Satrium,
Cic. Att. 1, 1, 3; Plin. Ep. 1, 7, 5 al.; cf.:esse contra,
id. ib. 1, 18, 3.— Trop.: conquesturus venit;at contra se adfuit et satisfacienti satisfecit,
Sen. Fragm. Amic. 14, 1, 89:causam defendere contra,
against the accuser, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 178:statuere contra aliquem (sc. causam),
to establish a case against an adversary, id. Or. 10, 34:actio competit contra,
Dig. 49, 14, 41:querelam instituere contra,
ib. 5, 2, 21, § 1:bonorum possessionem petere contra,
ib. 5, 2, 23:jus obtinere contra,
Cic. Quint. 9, 34:pugnare contra,
to struggle against the accuser, id. Sull. 17, 49; id. Verr. 1, 11, 33:id quod mihi contra illos datum est,
i. e. a local advantage over, id. Tull. 14, 33:judicare contra aliquem,
id. Fl. 20, 48; Dig. 21, 2, 55; 5, 2, 14; Just. Inst. 4, 17, 2:pronuntiare contra,
Paul. Sent. 5, 34, 2: dare sententiam contra, Dig. 21, 2, 56, § 1:decernere contra,
Cic. Fl. 31, 76:appellare contra aliquem,
Dig. 49, 1, 3; 49, 5, 6; cf.:contra sententiam,
Cod. Just. 7, 62, 32, § 2.—Sentire contra aliquem, to have an opinion unfavorable to:cur vos (cum) aliquid contra me sentire dicatis, etc.,
Cic. Caecin. 27, 79.—Venire contra aliquem, to appear as counsel for one's adversary:(γ).quid tu, Saturi, qui contra hunc venis, existimas aliter?
Cic. Rosc. Com. 6, 18; id. Mur. 4, 9; id. Phil. 8, 6, 18.—Venire contra rem alicujus, to give advice damaging one's interests:contra rem suam me venisse questus est,
Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 3.—With dicere and other verbs of saying. (aa) Of a lawyer pleading against a lawyer:d.ipse ille Mucius, quid in illa causa cum contra te diceret, attulit quod? etc.,
Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 244:cum ille contra me pro Sex. Naevio diceret,
id. Brut. 60, 2, 7; id. de Or. 2, 7, 30; id. Rosc. Am. 15, 45; id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 44; id. Planc. 2, 5; id. Brut. 26, 102; so,causam dicere,
id. Or. 2, 23, 98:causam perorare,
id. Quint. 24, 77.—(bb) Of a lawyer's pleading against the parties: dic mihi, M. Pinari, num si contra te dixero mihi male dicturus es? Servil. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 261; 3, 34, 138; 1, 14, 60; id. Or. 35, 123; Quint. 11, 1, 57; cf. with ellipsis of acc.:quorum alter pro Aufldia, contra dixit alter,
id. 10, 1, 22.—(ng) Of a party against a lawyer:si Gaditani contra me dicerent,
if the Gaditani were my adversaries, Cic. Balb. 17, 38.—(dd) Of witnesses and experts, and the pleadings against them:si decressent legationem quae contra istum diceret,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 12: contra testes dicere (opp. a testibus or pro testibus). Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118 (cf.:testimonium in aliquem dicere,
id. Sull. 17, 48; Quint. 7, 4, 36):contra juris consultos dicere,
against their legal opinions, Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—So of witnesses in scientific questions:contra testes dicendum est,
Sen. Q. N. 7, 16, 1.—(ee) Dicere or contendere aliquid contra aliquem, to maintain a point against:cum interrogamus adversarios... quid contra nos dici possit,
Auct. Her. 4, 23, 33:tamenne vereris ut possis hoc contra Hortensium contendere?
Cic. Quint. 25, 78. —Of literary adversaries, mostly with verbs of saying and writing:e.cum scriberem contra Epicurios,
Cic. Att. 13, 38, 1:contra Epicurum satis superque dictum est,
id. N. D. 2, 1, 2:contra Brutum,
id. Tusc. 5, 8, 21:contra Academiam,
id. Ac. 2, 19, 63; id. Fin. 1, 1, 2; 5, 8, 22; id. Tusc. 5, 11, 32; 5, 30, 84; id. Ac. 2, 4, 17:contra autem omnia disputatur a nostris,
id. Off. 2, 2, 8.—Of public and political adversaries (syn. adversus and in).(α).In gen.:(β).sentire contra,
Cic. Mil. 2, 5:pugnare contra bonos,
id. Sull. 25, 71:contra eos summa ope nitebatur nobilitas,
Sall. C. 38, 2; Cic. Sest. 19, 42; 52, 112:(tribuni) qui aut contra consulem, aut pro studio ejus pugnabant,
Liv. 39, 32, 12.—Of political speaking:f.cum (Cato) eo ipso anno contra Serv. Galbam ad populum summa contentione dixisset,
Cic. Brut. 20, 80; so id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 53; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 9, 1.—Of hostile or criminal acts in gen. (syn.:2.adversus, in): inire consilia contra,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 110; id. Cat. 1, 7, 18:manum comparare contra aliquem,
id. Sull. 24, 68:conjurationem facere,
id. ib. 4, 12:congredi,
id. Lig. 3, 9; Sall. J. 64, 4:aliquid contra imperatorem moliri,
Just. Inst. 4, 18, 3:nec dolor armasset contra sua viscera matrem,
against her own offspring Ov. R. Am. 59.—Facere contra (more freq. with abstr. objects; cf. II. C. 1. f. b infra): nunc te contra Caesarem facere summae stultitiae est, to take parts against, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 16, 2:eae (res) contra nos ambae faciunt,
operate against us, id. Quint. 1, 1.—With verbs of saying, etc.:homo disertus non intellegit, eum quem contra dicit laudari a se?
Cic. Phil. 2, 8, 18; 2, 1, 2; 2, 21, 51; Sen. Ep. 15, 3, 70:epigramma quod contra quamdam Gelliam scripsit,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 38:disputare contra deos, in two signif.: contra deum licet disputare liberius,
to accuse, reproach a god, Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76; but: mala et impia consuetudo est contra deos disputandi, to reason against the gods, i. e. against their existence, id. ib. 2, 67, 168.—Predicatively, with esse (videri, etc.), against, injurious to, unfavorable, prejudicial, to one's disadvantage: ut [p. 456] ex senatusconsulto neque cujus intersit, neque contra quem sit intellegi possit, Cic. Mur. 32, 68; id. de Or. 3, 20, 75; 2, 74, 299; 2, 81, 330; id. Sull. 13, 39; Sen. Ben. 6, 31, 6:3.licentiam malis dare certe contra bonos est,
injurious to, Quint. 4, 2, 75:res contra nos est, of unfavorable chances in a lawsuit,
id. 4, 66, 1; 4, 2, 75; 5, 13, 32.—Often, contra aliquem = quod est contra aliquem, referring to indef. pronouns or adjectives:nihil contra me fecit odio mei = nihil quod esset contra me,
Cic. Har. Resp. 3, 5; id. Off. 3, 31, 112:quibus (temporibus) aliquid contra Caesarem Pompeio suaserim,
id. Phil. 2, 10, 24.—Added adverb. to the predicate, mostly referring to purpose, with hostile intent, for the purpose of some hostile act, in order to oppose, in opposition:4.Caesarine eam (provinciam) tradituri fuistis, an contra Caesarem retenturi?
or keep it against Caesar, Cic. Lig. 7, 23:sero enim resistimus ei quem per annos decem aluimus contra nos,
id. Att. 7, 5, 5:judicium illud pecunia esse temptatum non pro Cluentio, sed contra Cluentium,
id. Clu. 4, 9; id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 52; id. Ac. 2, 28, 92:cum quae facitis ejusmodi sint ut ea contra vosmet ipsos facere videamini,
id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104; Sen. Ep. 3, 7, 3: Curio se contra eum totum parat, i. e. to speak against him, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 10; Caes. B. C. 1, 85 ter; Sen. Q. N. 1, 7, 1; Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 192; Plin. Pan. 41.—So with the force of a temporal clause:fidem meam quam essent contra Massam Baebium experti,
in the suit against, Plin. Ep. 3, 4, 4.—Dependent on adjectives (rare):5.contra se ipse misericors,
to his own injury, Phaedr. 4, 18, 3:severissimus judex contra fures,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.—With nouns.a.Acc. to 1. b.:b.ut quam maximae contra Hannibalem copiae sint,
Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17; cf. Vell. 2, 76, 3.—Acc. to 1. c. and 1. e.; so esp., oratio contra (cf.: oratio in).(α).Oratio contra (never in), of an address against the counsel of a party or against the prosecutor:(β).quid in omni oratione Crassus vel apud centumviros contra Scaevolam, vel contra accusatorem Brutum, cum pro Cn. Plancio diceret?
Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 220; cf.:Cato pro se contra Cassium = in oratione contra,
Gell. 10, 15, 3; so,haec perpetua defensio contra Scaevolam,
Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 221:orationem illam egregiam quam (Aeschines) in Ctesiphontem contra Demosthenem dixerat,
id. ib. 3, 56, 213.—Of an address against the party, either in judicial or political affairs:c.unam orationem contra Gracchum reliquit,
Cic. Brut. 26, 99:(Demosthenis) oratio contra Leptinem... contra Aeschinem falsae legationis,
id. Or. 31, 111; Gell. 10, 24, 10; 10, 18, 91; Cic. Brut. 46, 169; Quint. 12, 10, 61; Cic. de Or. 2, 11, 45; id. Brut. 44, 164; Gell. 13, 25 (24), 15; cf. Quint. 4, 3, 13; 11, 2, 25.—Acc. to 1. f.:C.contra patres concitatio et seditio,
Cic. Brut. 14, 56.—Of animals:contra volpium genus communibus inimicitiis,
Plin. 10, 76, 96, § 207.With inanimate and abstract objects.1.Directly dependent on verbs (cf. B. 1.).a.Of physical or moral exertion:b.cum fulmina contra Tot paribus streperet clipeis,
Verg. A. 10, 567:pugnandum tamquam contra morbum, sic contra senectutem,
Cic. Sen. 11, 35:contra verum niti,
Sall. J. 35, 8:contra fortunam luctari,
Sen. Ben. 7, 15, 2; id. Brev. Vit. 10, 1; id. Ep. 78, 15; 99, 32; cf. Cic. Off. 1, 31, 110.—Of warfare (lit. and trop.):c.bellum contra aras, focos, vitam fortunasque gerere,
Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1:bellum gerimus... contra arma verbis,
id. Fam. 12, 22, 1.—So of logical contradictions:artificis autem est invenire in actione adversarii quae semet ipsa pugnent,
Quint. 5, 13, 30.—Of legal contention.(α).Of the actions of the counsel or prosecutor: dicere, or perorare, agere contra aliquid, to plead against, contest something:(β).contra argumenta, rumores, tabulas, quaestiones (opp. ab argumentis, etc.),
Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9 sqq.; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118:contra ratiocinationem,
id. Inv. 2, 50, 153: contra scriptum dicere, to contest, controvert a written law or a document, id. ib. 2, 47, 138; 2, 48, 143; id. Brut. 39, 145; Quint. 7, 7, 1:contra caput dicere,
to plead against life, Cic. Quint. 13, 44 (cf.:servum in caput domini interrogare,
Paul. Sent. 1, 1, 34; 5, 16, 5 and 8; 5, 46, 3): contra libertatem agere, Dig. 40, 12, 26.—Pregn.:contra rerum naturam, contraque consuetudinem hominum dicere (opp. contra nos dicere),
Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 45.—Of judicial decisions contradicting documents, etc.:(γ).contra tabulas judicare,
Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 281:contra testamentum,
Dig. 2, 17, § 1:contra sententiam dicere,
ib. 49, 8, 1, § 2.—Admittere aliquem contra bona, to admit a petition for bonorum possessio (cf.:d.inmittere in bona),
Dig. 38, 2, 3, § 6.—Of antagonism in literary and ethical questions.(α).To contend that something is false:(β).dicere, disputare, disserere contra opinionem or sententiam,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; 5, 19, 55; id. de Or. 3, 18, 67; id. Fin. 5, 4, 10; id. Ac. 2, 18, 60; Sen. Ira, 1, 3, 3; id. Ep. 87, 5; 102, 5 (cf.:in sententiam dicere,
in support of an opinion, Caes. B. G. 1, 45):contra sensus dicere,
Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 101:contra rhetoricen dicere,
Quint. 2, 17, 40.—Of criticism, hostility to principles, etc.:(γ).contra Iliadem et Odysseam scribere,
Vitr. 7, praef. 8:contra quorum disciplinam ingenium ejus exarserat,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 29, 83.—Ethically:e.contra voluptatem dicere,
that pleasure is a moral evil, Cic. Fin. 5, 8, 21:contra mortem loqui,
that death is no evil, Sen. Ep. 82, 7;in both senses: contra vitia, pericula, fortunam, ambitionem,
id. ib. 100, 10:contra fortunam gloriari,
that fortune has no power over him, Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 26; Sen. Ep. 26, 5.—Of public and political acts and speeches:f.contra potentiam accusatorum dicere,
Cic. Brut. 44, 164:contra legem dicere or verba facere,
id. Imp. Pomp. 15, 53; Liv. 34, 8, 1:rogationem ferre contra coloniam ( = contra legem de colonia deducenda),
Cic. Clu. 51, 140; Auct. Her. 1, 17, 21; Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64.—Of hostility, injury, wrongs, etc.(α).In gen.:(β).senatusconsulto quod contra dignitatem tuam fieret,
directed against, Cic. Fam. 12, 29, 2:contra rem publicam se commovere,
id. Cat. 1, 26; 1, 3, 7:incitari,
id. Sest. 47, 100:consilia inire,
id. Agr. 2, 3, 8:conjurationem facere,
Sall. C. 30, 6:contra salutem urbis incitari,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20:cogitare aliquid contra salutem,
id. ib. 3, 9, 21: contra voluntatem or studium dicere, to oppose one's will in a speech:esse aliquem in civitate qui contra ejus (Chrysogoni) voluntatem dicere auderet,
id. Rosc. Am. 22, 60; id. Phil. 1, 11, 28; id. de Or. 3, 34, 138; id. Mur. 4, 10; Tac. H. 2, 91:ne quid contra aequitatem contendas, ne quid pro injuria,
do not array yourself against equity, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71.— Trop.:quis non contra Marii arma, contra Suliae proscriptionem irascitur? ( = Mario propter arma, Sullae propter proscriptionem),
Sen. Ira, 2, 2, 3.—In partic.: facere contra aliquid (syn. adversus), to commit an offence against, to transgress, etc.:2.si quis ad Antonium profectus esset... senatus existimaturum eum contra rem publicam fecisse,
Cic. Phil. 8, 11, 33; id. Mil. 5, 13; 6, 14; id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 3, 25, 95; S. C. ap. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 6; Liv. 25, 4, 7; so,contra salutem rei publicae facere,
Cic. Dom. 38, 102:contra majestatem,
against the emperor, Dig. 48, 4, 5:contra leges,
Cic. Dom. 18, 48; id. Vatin. 7, 18; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Mur. 32, 67; id. de Or. 3, 19, 70; cf. id. Clu. 34, 92; id. Mur. 32, 68; id. Dom. 14, 38; id. Phil. 10, 6, 13; Gai Inst. 4, 121:contra edictum (praetoris),
Cic. Verr 2, 3, 10, § 25; Dig. 39, 1, 20, § 1:contra foedus,
Cic. Balb. 6, 16:contra jusjurandum ac fidem,
id. Off. 3, 10, 43; id. Lael. 3, 30, 74; id. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 7; Prop. 3, 30, 44 (2, 32, 44).—And ironically:tune contra Caesaris nutum (sc. facies)?
Cic. Att. 14, 10, 1.—Rarely contra ea facere = contra facere, adverb. (cf. I. B. 8. and II. E. 1. b.):corpus in civitatem inferri non licet... et qui contra ea fecerit, extra ordinem punitur,
Paul. Sent. 1, 21, 2; 1, 21, 12.—Predicatively with esse (usu. impers.), in violation of, in conflict with, contrary to (cf. 3. g).(α).With esse expressed as the predicate:(β).hominem hominis incommodo suum augere commodum magis est contra naturam quam mors,
Cic. Off. 3, 5, 21; id. Fin. 3, 9, 31; id. N. D. 3, 13, 33; Sen. Ep. 5, 4; Plin. 7, 8, 6, § 45:contra leges or legem est,
Cic. Pis. 13, 30; id. Mur. 32, 67:contra officium est,
id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 1, 10, 32; 1, 6, 19; cf. id. Lael. 11, 39; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Liv. 6, 40, 5; Sen. Q. N. 2, 37, 2; Gai Inst. 3, 157; Dig. 30, 1, 112, § 3; 16, 3, 1, § 7.—With ellipsis of object (naturam), Cic. Fin. 5, 29, 89; cf.:adeo res ista non habet ullam moram quae contra causas ignium sit,
unfavorable to the formation of fire, Sen. Q. N. 2, 26, 7.—With verbal predicate, referring to an indef. pron. or adj., with esse understood:(γ).scis hunc... nihil umquam contra rem tuam cogitasse ( = nihil quod contra rem tuam esset),
Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 147; id. Mil. 5, 13:aliquid contra animum audiendi,
something against our liking, Sen. Const. 19, 2.—So mostly with facere:si quid Socrates aut Aristippus contra morem consuetudinemque fecerint,
Cic. Off. 1, 41, 148; id. Att. 3, 23, 2; 2, 22, 2; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Sall. C. 15, 1; Dig. 8, 2, 11; 8, 2, 17; 35, 1, 79, § 2. —Contra officium, substantively, = id quod contra officium est:3.Sic inter recte factum atque peccatum, officium et contra officium, media locabat quaedam,
Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37.—Adverbially with the predicate.(α).In order to oppose, in opposition to, with hostile intent (cf. B. 3.):(β).eidem illam proscriptionem capitis mei contra salutem rei publicae rogatam esse dicebant,
that the proposal of the law was an attack on the republic, Cic. Prov. Cons. 19, 45; id. Rab. Perd. 12, 35; id. Phil. 10, 10, 22:imperator contra postulata Bocchi nuntios mittit,
to reply to the demands, Sall. J. 83, 3; 25, 6; so,advocare contra,
Sen. Cons. Polyb. 12, 4; id. Ep. 15, 2, 52:si contra mortem te praeparaveris,
to meet death, id. ib. 11, 3, 8.—With the force of a clause of manner, injuriously to, etc.:(γ).quibus contra valetudinis commodum laborandum est,
Cic. Mur. 23, 47; Suet. Aug. 78:contra hominis salutem,
with danger to a man's life, Cod. Just. 7, 62, 29.—In gen., of conflict with some rule or principle, contrary to, in violation of, without regard to ( = ita ut contra sit; cf. 2. supra; very freq. from the class. period;4.syn. adversus): ceperitne pecunias contra leges P. Decius,
Cic. de Or. 2, 31, 136; id. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 10; id. Fl. 34, 86:pecuniam contra leges auferre,
id. Verr. 1, 18, 56; 2, 1, 10, § 27; 2, 5, 18, § 46; id. Har. Resp. 26, 56:contra legem,
id. Rab. Perd. 3, 8; id. Dom. 16, 41:contra jus fasque,
id. Har. Resp. 16, 34; id. Quint. 6, 28:contra jus,
Liv. 5, 4, 14; id. Dom. 13, 55; id. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 34:contra jus gentium,
Liv. 4, 32, 5; 9, 10, 10; 21, 25, 7; 5, 36, 6;6, 1, 6: contra juris rigorem,
Dig. 40, 5, 24, § 10 et saep.:contra testimonium aliquid judicare,
without regard to, Cic. Brut. 31, 117:aliquid contra verecundiam disputare,
contrary to the rules of decency, id. Off. 1, 35, 128:aliquid contra fidem constituere,
Quint. 5, 13, 34:quae majores nostri contra lubidinem animi sui recte atque ordine fecere,
contrary to the dictates of passion, Sall. C. 51, 4; id. J. 33, 1; cf. of logical opposition, II. E. 2. infra.—Dependent on substt.a.Of physical strife:b.scit ille imparem sibi luctatum contra nexus (draconis),
Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33. —Of warfare:c.imperatorum copia contra tuum furorem,
Cic. Mur. 39, 83:Parthorum gloria contra nomen Romanum,
Liv. 9, 18, 6: in castris perditorum contra patriam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 6.—Of legal contention:d.causa contra scriptum,
Cic. Inv. 2, 46, 135.—Of political speaking:e.divina M. Tullii eloquentia contra leges agrarias,
Quint. 2, 16, 7; 9, 3, 50; Gell. 18, 7, 7.—Of literary opposition:f.Caesaris vituperatio contra laudationem meam,
Cic. Att. 12, 40, 1.—Of hostility, etc.:g.cujus factum, inceptum, conatumve contra patriam,
Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:ullum factum dictumve nostrum contra utilitatem vestram,
Liv. 6, 40, 5.—Of injury:h.vitae cupiditas contra rem publicam,
Cic. Planc. 37, 90: contra serpentes venenum, fatal to serpents, or as a defence against serpents, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 15.—Of violation, disregard, etc. (cf. 3. g):5.iter contra senatus auctoritatem,
Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:contra consuetudinem somnium,
Plin. 10, 77, 98, § 211:bonorum possessio contra tabulas,
Dig. 37, 4, 3, § 13; Gai Inst. 3, 41.—Dependent on adjectives (very rare; cf.D.II. D. 2. c. infra): contraque patris impii regnum impotens, avum resolvam,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 966.Of defence, protection, and resistance (syn.: adversus, ab).1.Against persons.a.Dependent on verbs:b.cum populus Romanus suam auctoritatem vel contra omnes qui dissentiunt possit defendere,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 63: si ego consul rem publicam [p. 457] contra te et gregales tuos defendissem, id. Sest. 52, 111; 22, 49; 8, 20; id. Fam. 11, 27, 7; id. Phil. 2, 18, 45:contra quem multum omnes boni providerunt,
provided a great defence, id. Mur. 38, 81: formula qua utitur patronus contra libertum qui eum in jus vocat, as a defence against, Gai Inst. 4, 46. —And of protection of plants against injurious animals:contra haec animalia proderit, si, etc.,
Pall. 10, 3, 2.—Dependent on adjectives, mostly participial:2.paratus contra,
Cic. Mil. 21, 56:nihil satis firmum contra Metellum,
Sall. J. 80, 1:contra potentes nemo est munitus satis,
Phaedr. 2, 6, 1.—Against inanimate and abstract things.a.Dependent on verbs:b.contra avium morsus munitur vallo aristarum,
Cic. Sen. 15, 51:propugnaculum, quo contra omnes meos impetus usurum se putat,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 16, § 40; 2, 5, 39, § 102:publicam causam contra vim armatam suscipere,
id. Dom. 34, 91; id. Quint. 30, 94; id. Leg. 3, 3, 9:contra tantas difficultates providere,
Sall. J. 90, 1; 76, 4; so,contra ea,
id. ib. 57, 5:patricii vi contra vim resistunt,
Liv. 3, 13, 4; Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 28; Tac. Agr. 45; Sen. Prov. 4, 12; id. Const. 5, 4.—Dependent on substt.:c.suffragia contra oppugnationem vestrae majestatis,
Cic. Rab. Perd. 12, 35:defensio contra vim,
id. Mil. 5, 14:patronus justitiae fuit contra orationem Phili,
id. Lael. 7, 25; Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 30; 14, 3, 4, § 40:contra labores patientia,
id. 23, 1, 22, § 37.—Dependent on adjectives (in Cic. freq. with P. a. predicatively used; otherwise very rare;3.in later prose freq.): nec est quidquam Cilicia contra Syriam munitius,
against an attack from the side of Syria, Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 4:ut nullius res tuta, nullius domus clausa, nullius vita saepta, nullius pudicitia munita contra tuam cupiditatem posset esse,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 15, § 39; id. Fin. 1, 16, 51; id. Mil. 25, 67; id. Tusc. 5, 8, 19; 5, 27, 76:vir contra audaciam firmissimus,
id. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Sall. J. 33, 2; 28, 5:fortis contra dolorem,
Sen. Ep. 98, 18; Quint. 12, 1, 10:callosus,
Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 147; 14, 2, 4, § 23:far contra hiemes firmissimum,
id. 18, 8, 19, § 83:equus tenax contra vincula,
Ov. Am. 3, 4, 13:contraque minantia fata pervigil,
Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 1, 284.—Of remedies against sickness and its causes, poison, etc.; so only in Plin.; in Pall. only of preventives and of protection against hurtful animals, and against mental perturbations in gen.; cf. infra (syn. ad in Cat., Cic., Cels., Col.; adversus only in Celsus, who also has in with abl.).(α).Dependent on verbs:(β).cujus et vinum et uva contra serpentium ictus medetur,
Plin. 14, 18, 22, § 117; 7, 2, 2, § 13:prodest et contra suspiria et tussim,
id. 20, 13, 50, § 128:valet potum contra venena,
id. 28, 7, 21, § 74; 29, 4, 22, § 71; 29, 4, 26, § 81; 28, 8, 27, § 98; 16, 37, 71, § 180; 35, 6, 14, § 34; 28, 6, 18, §§ 65-67.—Dependent on substt.:(γ).remedium contra morsus,
Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 118; 10, 59, 79, § 163:contra venena esse omnia remedio,
id. 16, 44, 95, § 251; 17, 24, 37, § 240; 7, 1, 1, § 4.—Dependent on adjectives:(δ).vinum quod salutare contra pestilentiam sit,
Pall. 11, 14, 17.—Appositively, as a remedy:E.cujus lacteum succum miris laudibus celebrat... contra serpentes et venena,
Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 16; 29, 4, 26, § 83. —So of remedies against affections:Tiberium tonante caelo coronari ea (lauro) solitum ferunt contra fulminum metus,
Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 135; cf. Sen. Ira, 2, 21, 1; id. Tranq. 5. 1.Of logical opposition.1.With a neuter demonstrative (contra ea, contra haec, contra quae, quod contra = contra, adv.).a.The contrary, the reverse (very rare; cf.b.I. D. 1.): sed mihi contra ea videtur,
but to me the contrary seems true, Sall. J. 85, 1:omnia quae contra haec sunt, omnia quae contra sunt,
and vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 90. —Contra ea, on the contrary, in logical antithesis (not in Cic. and Sall.; once in Caes. and Quint.; several times in Liv. and Nep.; cf.: contra ea, in other uses, II. A. 2. e. a, II. D. 2. a., II. A. 3. d., II. C. 1. f.):c.omnes arderent cupiditate pugnandi... contra ea Caesar... spatiumque interponendum... putabat ( = at contra),
but Caesar on the contrary, Caes. B. C. 3, 74: superbe ab Samnitibus... legati prohibiti commercio sunt;contra ea benigne ab Siculorum tyrannis adjuti,
Liv. 4, 52, 6; 2, 60, 1; 21, 20, 6;44, 43, 5: pater... Thracem me genuit, contra ea mater Atheniensem,
Nep. Iphicr. 3, 4; id. praef. 6; id. Alcib. 8, 1.—And after a question, with immo (cf. I. E. 5. b.):an infirmissimi omnium... (sumus)? Immo contra ea vel viribus nostris, vel, etc., tuti (sumus),
Liv. 41, 24, 8.—Quod contra, by anastrophe (v. F. 1.), contrary to which, whereas, while on the contrary (only once in Lucr. and three times in Cic.):2.illud in his rebus vereor ne forte rearis, Inpia te rationis inire elementa viamque indugredi sceleris: quod contra saepius illa Religio peperit scelerosa atque impia facta,
whereas on the contrary, Lucr. 1, 81:cujus a me corpus crematum est, quod contra decuit ab illo meum (sc. cremari),
Cic. Sen. 23, 84:quod contra oportebat delicto dolere, correctione gaudere,
id. Lael. 24, 90 (B. and K. place a comma after oportebat; cf.Nauck ad loc.): reliquum est ut eum nemo judicio defenderit: quod contra copiosissime defensum esse contendi,
id. Quint. 28, 87 (many consider contra in all these passages as an adverb; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 121 sq.; some explain quod as an ancient ablative, = qua re;v. Ritschl,
Plaut. Exc. p. 57, Munro ad Lucr. 1, 82).—With an abstract noun, with the force of the adverb contra with ac or atque (I. F. 1.), contrary to, contrary to what, etc. (esp. in Sall., not in Cic.; cf. praeter): celeriter contraque omnium opinionem confecto itinere, contrary to the opinion ( = contra ac rati erant), Caes. B. G. 6, 30:F.contra opinionem Jugurthae ad Thalam perveniunt,
Sall. J. 75, 9; Hirt. B. G. 8, 40.—Contra spem either contrary to the opinion, or against the hope:Metellus contra spem suam laetissume excipitur ( = contra ac ratus, veritus est),
Sall. J. 88, 1; so,cetera contra spem salva invenit,
Liv. 9, 23, 17:contra spem omnium L. Furium optavit,
id. 6, 25, 5; Curt. 8, 4, 45;but: at Jugurtha contra spem nuntio accepto ( = contra ac speraverat),
Sall. J. 28, 1; Liv. 24, 45, 3:postquam... Jugurtha contra timorem animi praemia sceleris adeptum sese videt,
Sall. J. 20, 1:ipse in Numidiam procedit, ubi contra belli faciem tuguria plena hominumque... erant ( = contra ac in bello evenire solet),
id. ib. 46, 5:contra famam,
Plin. 13, 22, 43, § 126; 7, 53, 54, § 180:segniterque et contra industriam absconditae formicae,
slowly, and in a manner different from their usual activity, id. 18, 35, 88, § 364.—Of persons:frigidam potionem esse debere, contra priores auctores, Asclepiades confirmavit,
contrary to the opinion of the former physicians, Cels. 4, 26 (19).Sometimes by anastrophe after its noun.1.In prose, after relatives, esp. in Cic.:2.quos contra disputant,
Cic. Ac. 2, 15, 47:quem contra dicit,
id. Phil. 2, 8, 18 (v. II. B. 1. f.):quem contra veneris,
id. Mur. 4, 9:quas contra, praeter te, etc.,
id. Vatin. 7, 18:eos ipsos quos contra statuas,
id. Or. 10, 34:quos contra me senatus armavit,
id. Att. 10, 8, 8:quam contra multa locutus est,
Sen. Ep. 82, 7, Plin. Ep. 1, 23, 3; Claud. in Rufin. 1, 332; v. also E. 1. c. supra.—After other words ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):hunc igitur contra mittam contendere causam,
Lucr. 4, 471:dicere eos contra,
id. 4, 484:donique eum contra,
id. 5, 708:agmina contra,
Verg. A. 12, 279:magnum Alciden contra,
id. ib. 5, 414:Paridem contra,
id. ib. 5, 370:Italiam contra,
id. ib. 1, 13:deos contra,
Ov. P. 1, 1, 26:Messania moenia contra,
id. M. 14, 17:litora Calabriae contra,
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15 Caesarea
Caesarēa, ae, f. (Καισάρεια), I) früher Stratonis turris gen., kleine See- u. Hafenstadt in Palästina an der Grenze von Galiläa u. Samaria, noch j. Kaisarieh, Tac. hist. 2, 78. Eutr. 7, 10. Amm. 14, 8, 11: viell. auch Treb. Poll. trig. tyr. 2. § 2 gemeint, wov. dort der Beiname Caesareanus. – Deren Einw. Caesariēnsēs, ium, m., die Cäsarienser, Plin. 5, 120. Ulp. dig. 50, 15, 8. § 7. – II) Stadt in Mauritanien, früher Iol gen., später Hauptstadt von Mauritania Caesariensis, j. Tenez (zwischen Mostagan u. Scherschel), Mela 1, 6, 1 (1. § 30). Eutr. 7, 10. – III) Hauptst. v. Kappadozien, j. Ruinen bei Kaisarieh, Eutr. 7, 6, früher Mazaca gen., Auct. b. Alex. 66, 4. – IV) die früher Arca (Arcena urbs) gen., von den Römern kolonisierte u. dann Caesarea gen. Stadt in Phönizien, Geburtsort des Kaisers Alex. Severus, Aur. Vict. Caes. 24, 1. Lampr. Alex. Sev. 1. § 2. – V) Caesarēa Augusta, s. Caesaraugusta.
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16 credo
crēdo, didī, ditum, ere (vgl. altind. çrad-dhā, das Vertrauen), vertrauen, I) jmd. oder einer Sache vertrauen, trauen, sein Vertrauen (Zutrauen) schenken, a) in Beziehung auf die Zuverlässigkeit, Treue usw.: post amicitiam credendum est, ante amicitiam iudicandum, Sen.: perditissimi hominis est fallere eum, qui laesus non esset, nisi credidisset, Sen. – m. Dat. einer Pers., cr. eorum nemini, Cic.: utrumque vitium est, et omnibus credere et nemini, Sen.: neque quisquam credit nisi ei, quem fidelem putat, Cic.: alci parum od. nimium cr., Caes. u. Cornif. rhet.: alci tantum cr., ut etc., Auct. b. Alex.: consules magis non confidere quam non credere suis militibus, mißtrauten mehr dem Mute als der Treue ihrer Soldaten, Liv. – mit Dat. einer Sache, ante actis veluti male (nicht recht) crederet, Ov. met. 12, 115 (dagegen male creditis hosti, zu seinem Unglück, Ov. fast. 2, 225): non cr. caelo adventantibus Euris, Verg.: o formose puer, nimium ne crede colori, Verg.: equo ne credite, Teucri, Verg.: cr. alcis fidei, Curt.: cr. non amicorum fidei, non liberorum pietati, Sen.: praesenti fortunae non cr., Liv.: neque loco neque homini cuiquam satis cr., Sall.: neque mortali cuiquam neque tempori satis cr., Sall.: virtuti suorum magis cr., Sall.: credere desine ventis, Ov.: dubitare, virtuti an fide (Dat.) popularium minus crederet, Sall. – m. de u. Abl., nec de te credam nostris ingrata serenis, Val. Flacc. 1, 332.
b) in Beziehung auf die Aufrichtigkeit, Wahrhaftigkeit, Glaubwürdigkeit, jmdm. od. einer Sache trauen, Glauben beimessen oder schenken, glauben, α) einer andern Pers. oder Sache, m. Dat. einer Pers., meliori (einem Weiseren) credere non vis? Hor.: ego potissimum Thucydidi credo, Nep.: si Vergilio quidem credimus, Plin.: si tradenti Caecilio credimus, Quint.: ei negabit credi oportere, cui ipse crediderit, Cic.: his auctoribus temere credens, Caes.: si diceret iuratus, crederes (verst. ei), Cic.: ubi quis semel peieraverit, ei credi postea, etiam si per plures deos iuret, non potest, Cic.: u. so oft parenth. mihi crede od. crede mihi, glaube mir, glaube meinem Worte, folge meinem Rate, auf meine Versicherung hin, griech. εμοὶ πιθοῦ u. πιθοῦ μοι (ein eingeschalteter Ausdruck der Beteuerung), zB. illustrabit, mihi crede, tuam amplitudinem hominum iniuria, Cic.: venies, mihi crede, exspectatus, Cic.: mihi crede, non audebis, Cic.: crede mihi, est properandum, Cael. in Cic. ep.: sed, crede mihi, perire satius est, quam hos videre, Cael. in Cic. ep.: sed, crede mihi, nihil minus putaram ego, Cic.: muta iam istam mentem, mihi crede, Cic.: carpe viam, mihi crede, comes, Hor.: u. so im Plur., haec est una via, mihi credite, et laudis et dignitatis et honoris, a bonis viris laudari et diligi, Cic.: sed, mihi credite, inchoata vestra gloria nondum perfecta est, Liv.: credite mihi, non est turpe misereri, Sen. rhet.: so auch iurato mihi crede, Cic.: crede experto, Sil.: experto credite, Verg. u. Ov.: crede fidei meae, Sen. rhet. (vgl. Stürenb. Cic. Arch. 1. p. 19 ed. 2. Benecke Cic. Cat. 1, 3, 6. Kühner Tusc. 1, 75. Beier Cic. de off. 3, 75. p. 324. Ochsner Cic. ecl. p. 294. Mützell Curt. 6, 11, 35. p. 590 und bes. die reichhaltige Stellensammlung in Mahne Miscell. Latinit. 1. p. 41 sqq.). – m. Dat. einer Sache, cr. carunculae vitulinae (sarkastisch = extis), Cic.: chirographis eius, Planc. in Cic. ep.: fabulis, Cic.: lacrimis, Ov.: Q. Fufium ut cogerem mihi potius credere quam litteris tuis, Cic.: nos non minimo potissimum numero credidimus, haben nicht der kl. Z. Glauben geschenkt (= nicht die kl. Z. für die richtige gehalten), Liv.: cr. oculis magis quam auribus, Liv.: cr. oculis amplius (mehr noch) quam auribus, Sen.; vgl. pro se quisque, nisi ipse oculis suis credidisset, vix pro comperta tantam rem habiturus videretur, Liv.: cr. talia suadentibus oraculis, Curt.: cr. u. non cr. famae, Curt. u. Ov.: quasi minus tali rumori crederent, Suet.: cr. blandis verbis, Ov.: falsis visis non cr., Cic.: somniantium visis cr., Cic.: cr. somniis, Cic.: quam vim habeat offensus crede ei quam in amore habet, davon überzeuge dich durch die, welche er usw., Plin. ep. – archaist. m. Genet. der Sache od. des Grundes, nam mihi divini numquam quisquam creduat, Plaut. Bacch. 504; vgl. Plaut. Amph. 672; truc. 307. – m. in u. Abl., tibi vero, Piso, diu deliberandum et concoquendum est, utrum potius Chaereae iniurato in sua lite an Manilio et Luscio iuratis in alieno iudicio credas, Cic. Q. Rosc. 45 (vgl. unten Passiv unpers.). – m. de u. Abl., maluit avunculo et Caesari de se quam vitrico credere, Vell.: cr. oratori maximo de nomine suae artis, Quint.: Dinon historicus, cui nos plurimum de Persicis rebus credimus, Nep.: de his famae cr., Curt.: leniter te accusans in eo, quod de me cito credidisses, den Gerüchten über mich Glauben geschenkt, Cic.: u. so recte non credis de numero militum, Cic. – Passiv unpers., in quo scelere etiam cum multae causae convenisse unum in locum atque inter se congruere videntur, tamen non temere creditur, Cic. Rosc. Am. 62. – pers. credor = mihi creditur, zB. certe credemur, ait, si verba sequatur exitus, Ov.: creditus accepit cantatas protinus herbas, Ov. – β) sich selbst, sibi cr., sich selbst (seiner eigenen Überzeugung) glauben, bei sich selbst überzeugt sein, crede nobis, crede tibi, Plin. pan. 74, 2: fieri malunt alieni erroris accessio, quam sibi credere, Min. Fel. 24, 2: non satis sibi ipsi credebant, Auct. b. Alex. 6, 3.
II) in bezug auf etwas vertrauen, 1) = etwas anvertrauen, auf Treu und Glauben übergeben, -überlassen, gew. m. Ang. wem? durch Dat., a) übh.: α) lebl. Objj.: cr. arma militi, Liv.: alci id aurum, Plaut.: aurum terrae, Iustin.; vgl. ea (den Samen), quae terrae credimus, Col.: alci caput suum cr., Curt.: alci illam custodiam (pontis), Nep.: alci custodiam corporis, Iustin.: loco potius quam homini cuiquam custodiam alcis, Liv.: filiarum dotes Iunoni Samiae, Cic.: alci omnem exercitum, Ter.: suas fortunas alcis fidei, Nep.: sibi illum honorem non solum datum, sed etiam creditum et commissum putare, Cic.: alci imperium cr., bene cr., Liv.: latus suum omnibus, Plin. pan.: puero muros, Verg.: alci omnes res od. res tantas, Cic.: alci salutem suam, Curt.: alci tutelam, Plaut.: vela Ionio mari, Claud. – ß) leb. Wesen: cr. alci aegrum, Ps. Quint. decl.: aciem campo, Verg.: alqos alcis fidei potestatique, Cic.: cuinam praesidio pecua credemus? Cornif. rhet.: poet., alqm solo oder terrae, zu Boden strecken, Lucan. – bes. oft cr. se, sich anvertrauen, teils mit Ang. wem? durch Dat., sowohl einer Pers., se suaque omnia alienissimis, Caes.: simpliciter se amicis, Plin. ep.: se perfidis hostibus, Ov.: se Neptuno (poet. = mari), Plaut.: se victori, Cic.: alci venienti se sine dubitatione cr. atque offere, Auct. b. Alex. – als einer Sache, se caelo Iovique, Ov.: se caelo praepetibus pennis (mit usw.), Verg.: temere se colloquio, Vell.: se fidei medici, Iustin.: se publico (der offenen Straße), Sen.: se nocti, Ov.: se pedibus (von Fliehenden), Sil.: se ponto, Ov.: se templi religioni, Vell.: se alcis tectis, Cic.: se ventis, Quint. – teils mit Ang. wohin? durch in m. Akk., in novos soles audent se germina tuto credere, Verg. georg. 2, 332 sq.
b) der Verschwiegenheit anvertrauen (Ggstz. celare alqm de alqa re), mit Ang. wem? durch Dat., sowohl einer Pers., id tibi non credidit, Cic.: alci cr. consilia sua omnia, Ter.: alci arcanos sensus, Verg.: alci tantundem quam sibi, Sen.: alci verba, Ter. – als einer Sache, quid igitur, postquam recitasti quod erat cerae creditum, iam mihi credis? Plaut.: cr. libris arcana, Hor.: facinus magnum timido pectori, Plaut. c) der Ehrlichkeit im Zurückzahlen ein Darlehn anvertrauen, etwas darleihen (Ggstz. bald debere = etwas schulden, bald exigere = etwas einkassieren), gew. mit Dat. (wem?), quod credidisti reddo, Plaut.: exegit quod crediderat, Cic.: ne quod crediderat perderet, Cic.: cr. alci nummûm mille Philippûm, Plaut.: alci nummum numquam plumbeum, Plaut.: cr. alci pecuniam, grandem pecuniam, Cic.: alci aut pecuniam aut beneficia, Sen.: im Bilde, quam bonā fide (terra) creditum fenus reddit, Plin. – pecuniam sine fenore sineque ulla stipulatione, Nep.: alci numquam quicquam, nisi si accepto pignore, Plaut.: per chirographum et cautionem, Porphyr. Hor.: alci alqd per syngrapham, Cic.: pecuniam alcis fide (auf jmds. Wort), Cic. – si rex amicis suis, qui per provinciam atque imperium tuum pecunias ei credidissent, fidem suam praestitisset, Cic. – cr. nemini, Cato: alci male cr., Plaut.: cr. populis, Cic. – ganz absol., emam, aedificabo, credam, exigam, honores geram, Sen.: cum credebat inductus usuris, Cic.: credendi modum constituere, Cic.: in dando et credendo procedere longius, Cic. – oft im Partic. Perf., pecunia credita, pecuniae creditae, argentum creditum, zB. pecuniam creditam od. argentum creditum solvere, Liv.: pecunias creditas non solvere, Caes.: pecuniae male creditae exactio, Sen. – res creditae, anvertrautes, geliehenes Gut = Geld, zB. solutio rerum creditarum, Cic.: iustitia in rebus creditis fides nominatur, Cic.: u. ellipt. certa credita (verst. pecunia), Quint. 4, 2, 61 u.a. – und subst., crēditum, ī, n., das leihweise Anvertraute, das Dargeliehene, das Darlehn, cr. insolubile, Sen.: cr. iustum, Liv.: cr. publicum, Quint.: crediti et depositi quaestiones, Quint.: abiurare creditum, Sall.: exigere creditum, Quint. u. Suet. (u. crediti exactio, Mela): u. (im Bilde) ex beneficio creditum u. beneficium creditum (zum D.) facere, Sen.: pensatum est creditum damno, Sen.: etiam maso (einem Schurken) reddere creditum, Sen.: solvere creditum sorte (mit dem Kapital nach Abzug der Zinsen), Liv., od. fide incolumi ex thesauris Gallicis, Liv.: iusti debiti solutionem in decem annorum pensiones distribuere, Liv.
2) etwas glauben, a) = für wahr halten, von etwas (= von der Wahrheit einer Sache) überzeugt sein, gew., mit Ang. wem? durch Dat., α) mit Acc., quid iam credas? aut cui credas? Ter.: ille lacrimans orare, ne ea crederet, Sall.: non impulit me, haec nunc omnino ut crederem, Ter.: primus est deorum cultus deos credere, Sen.: falsum est, quod vulgo creditur, testamenta hominum speculum esse morum, Plin. ep.: saepe, quod falso creditum est, veri vicem obtinuit, Curt.: cr. haec cupidius, Liv.: quod fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt, Caes. – hoc nolo mihi credas, sed fideli Vergilio, Sen. – u. die (meist parenthet.) Formeln, quod quidem magis credo (und dies ist mir das Glaublichere, Wahrscheinlichere), Cic.: quod equidem non temere crediderim, Suet.: quod nisi expertus vix credat, Vell.: crede hoc meae fidei (meinem Worte), Ter.: quod et non praedicanti facile equidem crediderim, Cic.: quod mihi credas velim, Cic.: od. hoc mihi velim credas, Cic., od. bl. credas mihi velim, Cic., od. velim mihi credas, Cic. (s. Stürenberg Cic. Arch. 1. p. 23 ed. 2. Mahne Miscell. Lat. 1. p. 54). – m. de u. Abl., voce supplici postulare a patribus coepit, ne quid de se temere crederent, Sall.: licet Thrasymachus quoque idem de actione crediderit, Quint. – m. pro u. Abl., potest alio tempore... falsum aliquid pro vero credi, Sall. Cat. 51, 31. – Im Partic. Perf., Euander venerabilior divinitate creditā Carmentae matris, Liv. 1, 7, 8. – β) mit Acc. u. Infin., mit vorhergeh. allg. Pron., credone tibi hoc nunc, peperisse hanc e Pamphilo? Ter. – unmittelbar, utinam Indi quoque deum esse me credant, Curt.: ego ut credam esse (phantasmata) eo ducor, quod etc., Plin. ep.: ita prius coruscare caelum creditur, tum tonare, Apul.: quod vix credendum sit (zu glauben sein sollte) tantas res tam breviter potuisse declarari, Nep.: quod civitatem ignobilem atque humilem Eburonum suā sponte populo Romano bellum facere ausam vix erat credendum, Caes.: imperii hoc verbum, non adulationis esse, obsequio crede tuo, davon überzeuge dich durch deinen Gehorsam, Plin. pan.: illi non amari se credebant sibi, waren bei sich selbst überzeugt, Plin. pan. – und in der Formel credas mihi velim, zB. credas mihi velim magis me iudicio hoc, quam morte amici laetatum, Cic.: mihi affirmanti credas velim me huic mancipio debere plurimum, Cic. (vgl. oben no. α). – γ) mit folg. (indir.) Fragesatz: credis huic quod dicit? Ter.: tarde quae credita laedunt credimus, Ov.: de quibus quod inimici detulerunt neque credendum neque neglegendum putavit, Nep. – vix credere possis, quam sibi non sit amicus, Hor.: quam trepide anxieque certaverit, quantā adversariorum aemulatione, quo metu iudicum, vix credi potest, Suet.: in obsequium funeris credi non potest (es ist unglaublich), quanta hominum multitudo convenerit, Sulp. Sev.: creditum famā obiectumque mox in senatu Caecilio Simplici, quod eum honorem pecuniā mercari voluisset, Tac. – δ) bl. mit de (in betreff = an) u. Abl.: Vitellius credidit de perfidia, Tac.: sanctius ac reverentius visum de actis deorum credere quam scire, Tac.: facilius de odio creditur, Tac. – ε) absol., bei aus dem Zshg. zu ergänzendem Objekt, audivi et credo (als Antwort), Ter.: credo, satis credo, glaub's schon, glaub's schon hinlänglich (als Antwort auf jmds. Wunsch für uns u. dgl.), Ter. (so bes. nach gaudeo, s. Spengel Ter. Andr. 939. p. 140, a): credas mihi velim (parenth.), Cic. (s. oben no. α): vidit, si quo esset iter facturus palam pronuntiasset, hostes non credituros, Nep.: neque caede vulgatā statim creditum est, Suet.: ita me ad credendum ducit tua oratio, solche Überzeugung flößt mir deine R. ein, Cic.: neque id mirandum, si non facile ad credendum adducebatur, Nep.: imperiti facile ad credendum impelluntur, Cic.: me non solum ratio ac disputatio impulit, ut ita crederem, sed etiam etc., Cic.: audivi equidem de maioribus natu, sed numquam sum adductus, ut crederem, Cic.
b) glauben = des Glaubens leben, dafür halten, der Meinung sein, meinen, sich einbilden, α) m. Acc.: at ego haud credo, sed certo scio, Plaut.: timeo ne aliud credam, atque aliud nunties, Ter. – zugl. mit Präd.-Acc. = etwas halten für usw., cr. se Iovis filium, Curt.: Scipionem Hannibal eo ipso quod adversus se dux potissimum lectus esset praestantem virum credebat, Liv.: quoscunque moribus aut fortunā novis rebus idoneos credebat, Sall.: quid eam credis? was hältst du von ihr? Plaut. – im Pass. mit Prädik.-Nom., et male credebar sanguinis auctor ego, Ov.: origo animi caelestis creditur, Quint.: u. so Partic. Perf. im Vocat. mit Prädik.-Vocat., Rufe, mihi frustra ac nequicquam credite amice, Catull. 77, 1 (al. credite amico). – β) m. Infin. od. Acc. u. Infin. (im Pass. auch m. Nom. u. Infin.): credit de suo adventu esse auditum, Nep.: in rem fore credens universos appellare et cohortari, Sall.: credas pluisse (lapidibus), adeo multi passim et late iacent, Mela. – credo ego vos, iudices, mirari, quod ego potissimum surrexerim, Cic.: fratrem credo a te esse conventum, Cic.: cum reliquum exercitum subsequi crederet, Caes.: ceterum credere illum nihil palam ausurum, Sall.: Poeno cepisse iam se urbem credente, Liv.: illa deditionis signa ostentui (esse) cr., seien nur zum Scheine, Sall.: fabulam ab eo casu, quem supra diximus, ortam esse crediderim, Curt.: iurando gratiam Scythas sancire ne credideris, glaube ja nicht, Curt. – u. die Formel crederes, du würdest oder man würde (wärest du oder man zugegen gewesen) geglaubt haben, oder du würdest (wenn du es zufällig sähest) glauben (s. Mützell Curt. 4, 10 [43], 23), zB. crederes Alexandrum inter suas necessitudines flere, Curt.: maesti (crederes victos) redeunt in castra, Liv. – im Pass. m. Nom. u. Infin. (s. Nipperd. Tac. ann. 6, 50 u. Dräger Histor. Synt.2 2, 426), quae manet in statione, ea praeter creditur ire, Lucr. 4, 386: causa mortis fuisse ei per Cn. Pisonem creditur, Suet.: pro certo creditur necato filio vacuam domum scelestis nuptiis fecisse, Sall.: in Graecia primum humanitas, litterae, etiam fruges inventae creduntur, Plin. ep.: illic voluntariā morte interisse creditus, Tac.: aries creditus vexisse Phrixum, Tac.: aliquando creditae dictaeque concurrere (Symplegades), Mela: fontes salubritatem aegris corporibus afferre credentur, Frontin. – im Pass. m. Acc. u. Infin. (s. Fabri Liv. 21, 22, 4, Nipperd. Tac. ann. 2, 69), creditur Pythagorae auditorem fuisse Numam, Liv.: satis credebatur obsidione domitos hostes in fidem venisse, Liv.: quorum neminem nisi iuvante deo talem fuisse credendum est, Cic.: creditum est ceteros veneno aut fame exstinctos (esse), Tac. – u. Abl. absol. m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., numquam satis credito sine fraude Germanicum interisse, Tac. ann. 3, 14. – γ) mit folg. Konj. st. des Akk. u. Infin., credebam... fluxisset oratio spiris intertexta, Ven. Fort. 3, 4, 3. – δ) mit folg. Kausalsatz m. quod, quia, quoniam od. m. folg. Finalsatz m. ut od. ne u. Konj., nam is post consulatum (credo quod videret ex consularibus neminem esse secum comparandum, neglegeret autem eos, qui consules non fuissent) summum illud suum studium remisit, Cic.: et quod ad te de decem legatis scripsi, parum intellexti, credo, quia διὰ σημείων scripseram, Cic.: credo, quoniam ita exterorum honestissimi intellegebantur, Plin.: credo, ut in eodem homine duplicis ac diversissimi animi conspiceretur exemplum, Vell.: attigit quoque poëticen, credimus, ne eius expers esset suavitatis, Nep. – ε) absol.: ut Athenaeus credit (parenth.), Quint.: oppidum adiacet Cherronesus, a Diana (sic creditur) conditum, Mela. – credin? glaubst du? meinst du? (zweifelnd), zB. GN. Quin redimus iam haec tibi aderit supplicans. THR. Credin? GN. Immo certe, Ter. – credo, bes. parenth., um die subjektive Meinung des Sprechenden anzudeuten, wie οιμαι, meist ironisch, wie ὡς εοικεν, ich glaube, glaub' ich, ich denke, denk' ich, sollt' ich glauben od. meinen, vermutlich, doch wohl (s. Prix Plaut. trin. 115 u. mil. 368. Lorenz Plaut. mil. 309. Ruhnken Ter. Andr. 2, 13. Benecke Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 5. Drak. Liv. 4, 17, 7. Schwarz Plin. pan. 53, 4), credo, misericors est, Plaut.: credo iam, ut solet, iurgabit, Ter.: credo, falsa existimans ea, quae de inferis memorantur, Sall.: credo, aut illos mortis timor terret aut hos religionis, Cic. – parenth., ille quidem aut iam aderit, credo hercle, aut iam adest, Plaut.: male, credo, mererer de meis civibus, si etc., Cic.: erit, credo, periculum, ne improbum negotiatorem comprimere non possis, Cic.: amoenitas eum, credo, locorum retinet, Cic.: an illius vicem, credo, doles? Cic. – / Vulg. credent = credunt, Commod. instr. 1, 25 lemm. – Archaist. Coni. Praes. creduam, as, at, Plaut. Poen. 747. Bacch. 476 u. 504; od. creduis, it, Plaut. Amph. 672; capt. 605; truc. 307. – Parag. Infin. credier, Plaut. Pseud. 631. Lucr. 4, 849. – credin = credisne, Plaut. capt. 962; Poen. 441.
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17 demergo
dē-mergo, mersī, mersum, ere, herab- od. hinabsenken, herab-, hinabtauchen, versenken, im Passiv demergi auch = versinken, bei Ang. wohin? m. in u. Akk. od. (poet. u. nachaug.) m. bl. Dat.; im Passiv bei Ang. wo? m. in u. Abl., I) eig.: 1) im engern Sinne, in eine Flüssigkeit (in ein Gewässer), a) übh.: candens ferrum in gelidum propere imbrem, Lucr.: candens ferrum in aquam Plin.: lapsu equi in profundum demergi, Aur. Vict.: alia in caenum demersa eruebantur, Curt.: cum lapides in Tiberim demersi essent naufragio, ICt.: repugnantes vulnerare et cloacis (in die Kl.) dem., Suet.: dem. obscenam ponto puppim (Schiff), Ov.: udo (sc. solo) ungulas (v. Tieren), Col.: pullos mari, Suet.: demergi in aqua (Ggstz. emergere), Cic.: C. Marius in palude demersus, Cic.: u. (im Bilde) in profundo veritatem esse demersam, Cic.: u. veritatem demersam esse in alto quodam puteo od. in profundo quodam puteo, Lact. – ohne Ang. wohin? od. wo? se dem., Cic. fr.: equos innatantes (v. einem Fische), Plin.: cornix demersit caput et fluctum cervice recepit, Cic. poët.: equus, in quo vehebar, mecum unā demersus rursus apparuit, Cic.: C. Marius senile corpus paludibus occultasse demersum, Cic.: delphinûm modo demersis aequora rostris ima petunt (v. Schiffen), Verg.: quibus (venenis) mox a Claudio demersis infecta maria traduntur, Suet. – b) insbes.: α) ein Schiff versenken, in den Wellen begraben, navigia (v. Fischen durch ihre Menge), Plin.: demersā nave periit (beim Sturm), Auct. b. Alex.: ebenso parte Liburnicarum demersā, Suet.: regem multitudine eorum, qui ad proximas naves adnatabant, demerso navigio perisse, Auct. b. Alex.: u. prägn. eine Pers., inde profectum eum ad capita quae vocant Sari fluminis foeda tempestas adorta prope cum omni classe demersit, Liv. 33, 41, 7: vehementi circio bis paene demersus est, Suet. Claud. 17, 2. – als milit. t. t., im Kampf in den Grund bohren, vollst. triremem hostium perforare et dem., Auct. b. Alex. 25, 5: oft bl. dem., zB. tredecim capere naves, decem dem., Liv.: omnes fere naves aut dem. aut capere, Curt.: centum et quattuor naves hostium dem., Eutr. – β) (nach dem Glauben der Alten, daß die Sonne beim Untergange ins Meer sinkt) ins Meer hinabsinken lassen, v. Sonnengott, sex ubi sustulerit, totidem demerserit orbes (Scheiben), purpureum rapido qui vehit axe diem, Ov. fast. 3, 517 sq.: Titan... igniferi tantum demerserat orbis, quantum deesse solet lunae, Lucan. 3, 41 sq. – u. intr. dem., v. der Sonne = hinabsinken, untergehen, sol demergit et nascitur, Min. Fel. 34, 11.
2) im weitern Sinne, übh. in eine Tiefe versenken, tief hinabstecken, a) übh.: origani manipulum in vasculum rubri aeris, Cael. Aur.: dapes avidam in alvum, hinabschlingen, Ov.: per iugulum sinistrum capulo tenus gladium totum alci, hinabstoßen, Apul.: plebs in fossas cloacasque exhauriendas demersa, hinabgesteckt, Liv.: dem. colla umeris, hinabstecken, verbergen, Stat. – b) als t. t. der Landwirtschaft, Schößlinge einsenken, setzen, stirpem, Col.: surculos, Pallad.: salicis ramum terrae (in die E.) utroque capite, Pallad.
II) übtr., herabsenken, -drücken, Passiv demergi auch = sinken, est enim animus caelestis ex altissimo domicilio depressus et quasi demersus in terram, Cic.: quem paulo ante extulerat (fortuna), demergere (tief zu stürzen) adorta est, Nep.: patriam demersam extuli, Cic.: quamvis enim sint demersae (zu Boden gedrückt) leges alicuius opibus... emergunt tamen haec aliquando, Cic. – dem. alcis filiam in perpetuam virginitatem, zu best. J. verdammen, Iustin.: in mortem paene demersus, fast in des Todes Schlund versunken, Ps. Quint. decl.: concĭdit auguris Argivi domus ob lucrum demersa exitio, tief ins V. gesunken, Hor. – aere alieno demersum esse, tief in Sch. versunken sein, tief in Sch. stecken, Liv. 2, 29, 8; vgl. 6, 27, 6.
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18 littera
littera, ae, f. (lino), der Buchstabe, I) eig.: A littera, Cic., u. littera A, Vitr.: U et O litterae, Quint.: verba ac litterae legis, der B. des G. (Ggstz. sententia voluntasque), Cic. – nescius litterarum, der nicht schreiben kann, Varro: ignarus litterarum et carminum, Tac.: lenis appellatio litterarum, Cic.: litterarum ductus, Züge der B., Quint.: prima litterarum elementa, das ABC, Alphabet, Quint.: litterae figura, Plin.: litterarum formae, Cic., Quint. u. Tac.: Graecae litterae imago, quae delta dicitur, Mela (vgl. Delta, quod nomen a similitudine litterae accepit, Auct. b. Alex.): litterarum inventores, Tac.: miraculum litterarum (der B. = der Schreibkunst), Liv.: litterarum u. priscarum litterarum notae (Schriftzeichen), Cic.: litterarum nomina, Vib. Sequ.: litterarum nomina et contextus, Quint.: litterarum ordo, Plin. u. Suet.: series litterarum, Amm.: scientia litterarum, Schreibkunst, Paul. dig. 29, 2, 93. § 1 (vesch. von unten no. II, B, 2, c): litterarum simulacra, Sen.: homo trium litterarum, d.i. FUR, der Dieb, Plaut.: is (magister pastorum) sine litteris (ohne lesen u. schreiben zu können) idoneus non est, Varro. – litterae argenteae, Cic., aureae, Tac.: unius et viginti litterarum formae aureae, Cic.: littera (die Schriftzüge AI) communis pueroque viroque, Ov.: litterae cruentae, Cic.: eburneae litterarum formae, Quint.: littera finalis, Endbuchstabe, Macr.: funesta (die Schriftzüge der Totenklage AI), Ov.: litterae grandes, Unzial-, Versalbuchstaben, Cic.: littera Graeca, Cic. u.a.: quattuor atque viginti Graecae litterae, Aur. Vict.: litterae inanes (tote), Liv. 3, 56, 13 u. 33, 31, 2 (versch. von unten no. II, B, 2, b): lapidariae, Steinschrift, Lapidarschrift, Petron.: Latinae, Cic. u. Tac.: lepidae, Plaut.: littera longa, Plaut.: litterae maximae, Unzialbuchstaben, Cic.: minutae, Plaut. u. Cic.: minutulae, Vopisc., minutissimae, Suet.: littera quadrata, Unzialschrift, Petron.: litterae oblitteratae, Tac.: priscae, Cic. u. Liv.: littera salutaris (das A als Abkürzung von absolvo), Ggstz. littera tristis (das C als Abkürzung von condemno), Cic. Mil. 15: littera sanguinolenta, Ov.: litterae veterrimae Graecorum, Tac. – tres litteras adicere (sc. Latinis litteris), Tac.: obscenius concurrunt litterae, Cic.: Helvetiorum tabulae litteris Graecis confectae, Caes.: epistula Graecis conscripta litteris, Caes.: tabula conscripta litteris verbisque Graecis, Suet.: alqd litteris consignare od. custodire, etw. schriftlich aufzeichnen, Cic.: hinc liber non parum continet litterarum, ist schon ausführlich genug geworden, Cic.: eos versus in litteras dare, niederschreiben, Macr.: digerere in litteram, alphabetisch ordnen, Sen.: litteras discere, das Alphabet lernen, Plaut.: litterarum nomina et contextum prius quam formas discere, Quint.: apud alqm litteras discere, bei jmd. lesen lernen, Cic.: littera pro verbis, quam pes in pulvere duxit, Schriftzeichen, die der Fuß im St. zog, Ov.: reliquas gemmas per litterarum ordinem (in alphabetischer Ordnung) explicare, Plin.: nulla quae possit exstat littera Nasonis sanguinolenta legi, Ov.: ne illi sit cera, ubi facere possit litteras (schreiben könne), Plaut.: ne litteram quidem ullam focimus (habe geschrieben) nisi forensem, Cic.: ex se facere litteram longam (ein I), sich aufhängen, Plaut.: eius diei senatus consulta aureis litteris figere in curia, in goldener Schrift an der Kurie anbringen, Tac.: littera fundit se (zerfließt auf dem Papier), Plin.: haerere circa litterarum formas, noch beim Buchstabieren stehen, Quint.: rostro humi A litteram imprimere (v. Schwein), Cic.: litteras incīdere in lignum, Gell.: grandibus litteris nomen incīdere, Cic.: foedus litteris incīdere, Liv.: in basi statuarum maximis litteris incisum esse, Cic.: de alqa re littera nulla in eorum scriptis invenitur, Cic.: legere (lesen können) litteras minutulas, Vopisc.: alqd litteris mandare, niederschreiben, Cic. u. Caes.: ad me litteram numquam misit, Cic. (u. so ellipt., neque ullam litteram ad me, verst. misit, Cic.): alqm (= alcis vitam) in litteras mittere, jmds. Leben niederschreiben, Vopisc.: vellem nescirem litteras! u. quam vellem nescire litteras! o daß ich doch nicht schreiben könnte! Sen. de clem. 2, 1, 2 u. Suet. Ner. 10, 2 (versch. von unten no. II, B, 2, c): litteris parcere, das Papier schonen, Cic.: nullam litteram pupillo, nullam matri eius, nullam tutoribus reddidit, gab dafür keinen B., Cic.: vitam alcis in litteras referre, niederschreiben, Vopisc.: sedecim litterarum formas repperisse, Tac.: litteram nullam reliquisse (hinterlassen haben), Cic.: littera alia aliam scandit, Plaut.: scire litteras, die B. kennen = lesen od. schreiben können, Plaut. truc. 735. Cornif. rhet. 3, 30. Vitr. 1, 1, 4; dah. auch = die Buchführung verstehen, Cic. de rep. 5, 5 (versch. von unten no. II, B, 2, c): si unam litteram Graecam scisset (verstanden hätte), Cic. Verr. 4, 127: lapidarias litteras scire, die Lapidarschrift kennen, Petron. 58, 7: nullam litteram scripsisse (schriftlich aufgezeichnet haben, v. einem Dichter), Cic.: has (litteras) gallina scripsit, Plaut.: super (oben über der Tür) quadratā litterā scriptum CAVE CANEM, Petron.: lex vetusta est, priscis litteris verbisque scripta, Liv.: litterarum ductus sequi, Quint.: sonos vocis paucis litterarum notis terminare, auf nur w. B. beschränken = mit nur w. B. bezeichnen, Cic.: locum (eine Stelle aus einem Buche) ad litteras subicere, buchstäblich unten anführen, Ouint.: ut plerique in litteras tradunt, schriftlich überliefern, Spart.: in reliquis rebus Graecis litteris uti, Caes.: suis litteris perverse uti, von der Rechten zur Linken schreiben (von den Ägyptern), Mela.
II) meton.: A) Sing. littera, 1) die Schriftzüge, die Handschrift jmds., Alexidis manum amabam, quod tam prope accedebat ad similitudinem tuae litterae, weil sie deinen Schriftzügen so ganz ähnlich war, Cic. ad Att. 7, 2, 3.
2) poet. statt Plur. litterae, das Geschriebene, die Aufzeichnung, a) das Schreiben, der Brief, Ov. her. 3, 1; 5, 2; 6, 9; 12, 114; amor. 1, 12, 2; met. 9, 515 u.a. Tibull. 3, 2, 27. Mart. 10, 73, 1. Vgl. Neue-Wagener Formenl.3 1, 685. – b) eine Handschrift = eine Schuldverschreibung, ein Schuldschein, littera poscetur, Ov. art. am. 1, 428. – c) eine Grabschrift, in sepulchro si non urna, tamen iunget nos littera, Ov. met. 11, 706. – d) die Literaturrichtung, Ov. trist. 5, 3, 54.
B) Plur. litterae, das Geschriebene, 1) im allg., die schriftliche Aufzeichnung, quod parvae et rarae per eadem tempora litterae fuere, Liv. 6, 1, 2: rarae per ea tempora litterae erant, Liv. 7, 3, 6: eos, qui discunt, litteris confisos minus memoriae studere, Caes. b. G. 6, 14, 4 (versch. litteris confidere unten no. II, B, 2, c aus Vitr. 1, 1, 2): sed, quod litteris exstet (soweit die schr. Aufz. reicht), Pherecydes Syrius primus dixit animos esse hominum sempiternos, Cic. Tusc. 1, 38: sed propria legis et ea, quae scripta sunt, et ea, quae sine litteris (ohne geschrieben zu sein) aut gentium iure aut maiorum more retinentur, Cic. part. or. 130.
2) insbes.: a) die Schrift, das Schriftstück, der Aufsatz, das Dokument, die Urkunde, die Verfügung, der Kontrakt, meae litterae, Cic.: litterae divinae, sanctae, heilige Schrift, Bibel, Lact.: dass. litterae sacrae, Augustin.: Graecae de philosophia litterae, Cic.: priscae Graecorum litterae, Cic.: litterae ad sacra pertinentes, Ritualbücher, Lact.: litterae publicae (Urkunden), Cic.: litterae imperatorum, Schriftstücke, Dokumente, Tac.: hanc scientiam pluribus et illustrioribus litteris (Werke) explicare, Cic.: cedo mihi eiusdem praetoris litteras (Schriften, Protokolle) et rerum decretarum et frumenti imperati, Cic.: eos libros omnes litterasque deferre, Bücher u. Schriften (Weissagebücher, Gebetsformeln, Ritualbücher), Liv.: heres eius venit eo, ubi non modo res (das Vermögen) erat, sed ratio (Rechnungen) quoque omnis et omnes litterae (alle darauf bezüglichen Schriftstücke), Cic.: litteras (schriftliche Beweise) conquirere, Cic.: sanctae litterae docent (in der Bibel steht), m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Lact.: quas ego litteras (Urkunden) obsignandas publico signo et deportandas (hierher bringen) curavi, Cic.: cum ab omnibus (civitatibus Siciliae) mandata, legatos, litteras (Urkunden) testimoniaque sumpsissem (angenommen hatte), Cic.: hic propter magnitudinem furti sunt, ut opinor, litterae factae, ist ein Kaufbrief (Kaufkontrakt) angefertigt worden, Cic.: litteras (das Ernennungsschreiben, Diplom) revocavit, Suet.
b) der Brief, das Schreiben, auch ein amtliches, der Bericht, der Erlaß, die Botschaft, Depesche, der Auftrag (vgl. epistula), litterae ab alqo, Caes.: litterae ad alqm, Cic.: litterae in (gegen) alqm, Tac. ann. 6, 9: ecce tuae litterae de Varrone, Cic. – nuntii litteraeque, litterae nuntiique, Caes. – litterae regis, Liv.: litterae Caesaris, Caes.: litterae grates agentes, Danksagungsschreiben, Tac.: litterae commendantium, Empfehlungsschreiben, Fronto: litterae paucorum versuum (Zeilen), Liv. – res dignae litteris nostris, die verdienen, daß ich sie dir mitteile, Cic.: ad litteras scribendas pigerrimus, Cael. in Cic. ep.: tempus mutum a litteris, Cic. – fasciculus litterarum, Cic.: libri (Faszikel) allatarum (angekommener) u. missarum (abgegangener) litterarum, Cic.: vicissitudo litterarum, Briefwechsel, Hieron. epist. 8 in. – tanta auctoritas litterarum, so wichtige Briefe, Cic.: brevitas tuarum litterarum, Cic.: tanta erat crebritas litterarum, Cic.: nullus delectus litterarum, Cic.: litterarum tuarum accuratissima diligentia, Cic.: exemplum (Abschrift) Caesaris litterarum, Cic.: humanitas litterarum tuarum, Cic.: inconstantia mearum litterarum, Cic.: inopia testium ac litterarum, Cic.: intermissio litterarum tuarum, Cic.: si intervallum longius erit mearum litterarum, Cic.: litterarum multitudine alci molestiorem esse, Cic.: litterarum neglegentia, Saumseligkeit im Briefschreiben, Cic.: prudentia litterarum tuarum valde mihi grata est, Cic.: iucundus est mihi sermo litterarum tuarum, Cic. – litterae acerbae, acerbissimae, Cic.: satis aculeatae, Cic.: amabiles, Cic.: antemeridianae, am Vormittag eingetroffene od. empfangene (Ggstz. postmeridianae od. vespertinae), Cic.: antiquiores litterae, von früherem Datum, Cic.: ardentes in alqm litterae, Cic.: litterae argutissimae, Cic.: atrocissimae (entsetzlicher), Cic.: breves, Cic.: commendaticiae, Empfehlungsschreiben, Cic. u. ICt.: binae continuae, Cic.: commendatoriae, Empfehlungsschreiben, Sidon.: consolatoriae, Trostschreiben, Cic.: contrariae, Erlasse, die Widersprüche enthalten, Cic.: crebrae, Cic.: crebrae Pompei, Caes.: crebriores litterae nuntiique, Caes.: litterae dignae Ap. Claudio, Cic.: disertae, mit rednerischer Kunst geschriebener, Cic.: domesticae, Familienbriefe, Cic. ep. ad Brut.: exitiales, Liv.: exspectatissimae, Cic.: falsae, Cic. u. Liv.: frigidae et inconstantes Lepidi, Cic.: gratissimae, Cic.: gratulatoriae, Glückwunsch, Augustin.: litterae tuae mirabiliter gratae sunt senatui, Cic.: litterae humanissimae, Cic.: litterae illitteratissimae, Cic.: improbissimae, Cic.: Bibuli impudentissimae, Cic.: inanes (inhaltleere), Cic. ep. 6, 22, 1 (versch. von oben no. I): incorruptae, Cic.: iniquae, Unbilligkeiten enthaltende Erlasse, Cic.: inusitatae, etwas Ungewöhnliches enthaltende Erlasse, Cic.: iucundae mihi tuae de Britannia litterae, Cic.: laureatae litterae, Siegesnachrichten, Liv. (vgl. laureatus): litterae in Antonium admodum lenes, Cic. ep. ad Brut.: litterae paulo liberiores, Cic.: matutinae, am Morgen eingetroffene od. empfangene, Cic.: minaces et acerbae, Cic.: mordacissimae, Hieron.: novae, Cic.: odiosae, Cic.: Annali pergratae litterae tuae fuerunt, Cic.: litterae plenae amoris et officii, Cic.: plenae humanitatis, officii, dignitatis, Cic.: litterae alcis plenissimae amoris, humanitatis, officii, diligentiae, Cic.: litterae pomeridianae (postmeridianae), am Nachmittag eingetroffene od. empfangene, Cic.: litterae proximae (der letzte), Cic.: rarae, Cic.: publicae (amtliches), Cic.: recentissimae, Cic.: litterae Caesaris refertae omni officio, diligentiā, suavitate, Cic.: litterae superiores (vorige), Cic.: stomachosiores, Cic.: suaves, Cic.: tumultuosiores (beunruhigendes), Suet.: tristes, Cic.: tuae et unae et alterae litterae, Cic.: litterae uberiores, uberrimae, Cic.: litterae magnificis verbis, rerum vacuae, Tac.: litterae vehementes, Cic.: verbosiores alcis litterae, Nep.: litterae vespertinae, am Abend eingetroffene od. erhaltene (Ggstz. antemeridianae), Cic.: tuae litterae iam nimis veteres sunt, Cic.: Cassii litterae victrices, Siegesberichte, Siegesbotschaften, Cic.: litterae a scriba vitiatae, Liv. – ab alqo litteras accipere, Cic.: litteras Romae accipere, Cic.: accepisse alcis litteras a. d. quintum Terminalia Laodiceae, Cic.: litterae, quas proxime acceperam, Cic.: litteras adiungere (beischließen), Cic.: litteras afferre (überbringen), zB. is qui litteras attulit, der Überbringer des Br., Cic.: litterae afferuntur, treffen ein, zB. nimium raro nobis abs te litterae afferuntur, Cic.: alci afferuntur ex Asia cotidie litterae, Cic.: litterae allatae ab urbe, Liv.: libri (Faszikel) allatarum litterarum (Ggstz. libri missarum litterarum), Cic.: litterae tuae mihi somnum attulerunt, Cic.: litteras aperire, Cic.: alqm crebris litteris appellare, Cic.: litteras approbare (als den seinigen anerkennen), Cic. ep. ad Brut.: quod antiquior dies (älteres Datum) in tuis fuisset ascripta litteris quam in Caesaris, Cic.: assentiri litteris regis, Cic.: crebro illius litterae ab aliis ad nos commeant, Cic.; vgl. cum litterae per milites commearent (übermittelt wurden), Tac.: litteris Labieni certiorem fieri m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Caes.: cognoscere ex litteris, Cic., ex nuntiis litterisque, Caes.: per litteras tecum quam saepissime colloquor, Cic.: committere alqd litteris, Cic.: litteras temere committere non audere, Cic.: alci paulo liberiores litteras committere non audere, Cic.: litteras componere ad alqm, Tac. (vgl. litterae a Graccho compositae, Tac.): si sciant, quid litterarum et cuius generis conficiam, Cic.: hae litterae vehementer confirmabant (ermutigte) mentes oppidanorum, Auct. b. Hisp.: conquiescent litterae, nisi quid novi exstiterit, Cic.: dare litteras alci, einhändigen, zur Bestellung mitgeben, Cic.: ebenso dare alci litteras ad alqm (an jmd.), Cic.: aber dare litteras ad alqm, an jmd. ausfertigen, mit jmd. korrespondieren, an jmd. schreiben, Cic.: ebenso ad alqm accuratissimas litteras dare, Cic.: satis aculeatas ad Dolabellam litteras dedi, Cic.: u. nihil ad alqm dare litterarum, Cic.: inde has litteras postridie ante lucem dedi, Cic.: binas a te accepi litteras Corcyrae datas, Cic.: litterae datae Idibus Nov., mit dem Datum vom 13. Nov., Cic.: dedere alci litteras, einhändigen, zur Bestellung mitgeben, Cic.: litteras deferre ad alqm, Cic.: Leonidae litterae me non satis delectarunt, Cic.: vehementer delector tuis litteris, Cic.: describere alqd litteris, Cael. in Cic. ep.: desiderare alcis litteras, Cic.: elicere alcis litteras, Cic., alcis verbosiores litteras, Nep.: elicere alias ab alqo litteras, Cic.: exanimatus tuis litteris, Cic.: exarare litteras inter cenam, Cic. fr., ad alqm harum litterarum exemplum in codicillis, Cic.: litteras excĭdisse in via, seien unterwegs verloren gegangen, Cic.: alcis litteras exspectare, avide od. vehementer exspectare, cotidie exspectare, Cic.: statim extrudere (hinausjagen = in aller Eile abschicken) tabellarios litterasque ad Ciceronem, Cic. ep. ad Brut.: flagitare ab alqo promissa per litteras, Cic.: inde ad Antonium fratrem litteras facere (ausfertigen), Iustin. 27, 2, 6 (vgl. heri effeci epistulam ad Caesarem, Cic. ad Att. 13, 26, 2): gratulari alci litteris, Cic.: abs te proximas (letzten) litteras habebam Epheso a. d. V. Idus Sextil. datas, Cic.: impetrare alqd litteris paucorum versuum, Liv.: in ipsum discessum senatus incĭdisse credo meas litteras, Cic.: litterae incĭdunt in alienum, fallen in fremde Hand, Cic.: quantum ex tuis litteris intellegere potui, Cic.: litteras alcis intercipere, Cic. u.a.: litterae intereunt (gehen verloren), Cic.: invito eum per litteras, ut apud me deversetur, Cic.: alcis litteras legere, Cic., legisse libentissime, Cic.: aber legere (vorlesen) alci litteras, Tac.: tuae litterae planius loquebantur et uberius quam volgi sermo, Cic.: alci per litteras magnopere mandare, ne etc., Caes.: alci minari in litteris, Cic.: mittere alcis litteras ad alqm, Cic.: mittere ad alqm litteras, an jmd. einen Brief abgehen lassen = an jmd. schreiben, zB. confestim ad Caesarem, Caes.: domum ad se, Cic.: ad senatum populumque Rom. de rebus a se gestis, Liv.: Cn. Pompei litterae ad Hvpsaeum et Hypsaei ad Pompeium missae, Cic.: so auch litteras mittere (einen Brief schicken mit der Meldung, brieflich melden) m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Auct. b. Hisp. 28, 2: litteras mittere ad alqm (den Auftrag schicken) mit folg. ut u. Konj., Hirt. b. G. 8, 6, 3 u.a. Caes. b. c. 1, 9, 3. Auct. b. Alex. 42, 5 u. 44, 2: ebenso litteras mittere alci, ut etc., Auct. b. Hisp. 4. § 4: u. litteras mittere ad alqm mit folg. bl. Konj., Caes. b. c. 3, 23, 3. Auct. b. Alex. 59, 3: litteras (schriftliche Aufforderung) nuntiosque ad alqm mittere mit folg. ne u. Konj., Caes. b. G. 1, 26, 6: queri apud alqm per litteras mit folg. Acc. u. Infin., Cic.: lex litteras iudicum signis obsignari iubet, Cic.: obstrepere alcis litteris, Cic.: litteras perferre, richtig bestellen, Caes.: ad me mihi exspectatissimae litterae perferuntur, Cic.: unis litteris totius aestatis res gestas perscribere, Cic.: praemisit mihi odiosas litteras hoc exemplo, Cic.: recitare alcis litteras, Cic.: recitatis litteris per (von) Xenarchum praetorem, Liv.: reddere alci litteras, einhändigen, Cic. u.a.: crebro regustare alcis litteras, Cic.: litteras Caesari remittit (er berichtet an C. zurück) m. folg. indir. Fragesatz, Caes. b. G. 5, 47, 5: requirere alcis litteras, einen Br. von jmd. verlangen, Cic. ep. ad Brut.: litteras resignare, Cic.: rescribere ad eas litteras, ad eas ei litteras nihil, Cic.: alcis litteris respondere, brevi respondere, Cic.: litterae eorum decretis decumanorum remotae sunt, sind beiseite geschafft worden, Cic.: litteras alcis scindere (zerreißen), Cic.: litterae falsae, signo adulterino T. Quinctii signatae, Liv.: non nihil significabant (enthielt leise Andeutungen) tuae litterae m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Cic. ep. 2, 13, 2: scribere litteras, Caes., ad alqm, Cic.: extemplo scribere litteras Romam, Liv.: de alqo ad alqm humanissimas litteras scribere, Cic.: litterae tam accurate scriptae, Cic. ep. ad Brut.: moderate et benigne scriptas esse censentes litteras, Liv.: ita sunt litterae humaniter scriptae, Cic. fr.: litterae scriptae humanissime, Cic.: Vettius testatur litteris tuum impudentissimum furtum, Cic.: ad tuas venio litteras, ich komme nun auf deinen Br., Cic.: a te litterae non venerunt (sind angekommen), Cael. in Cic. ep.: dum tibi litterae meae veniant, Cic.: litterae Capuam ad Pompeium volare dicebantur, es hieß, ein Kurier mit einer Depesche sei nach K. zu P. geeilt, Cic. c) wissenschaftliche Kenntnisse od. Bildung, Wissenschaften, Gelehrsamkeit, wissenschaftliche Beschäftigung, wissenschaftliche Studien, Sprachstudium, Sprachwissenschaft, Literatur, litterarum cognitio et poëtarum, Cic.: litterarum scientia, Cic.: litterarum studium, Cic.: Graecarum litterarum doctor, Nep.: gymnasium litterarum, Sidon. epist. 1, 6, 2: civitas litterarum, Cassiod. var. 5, 22, 1. – litterae altiores, Plin.: communes (gewöhnliche w. K.), Cic.: domesticae, theoretische, wissensch. Bestrebungen (Ggstz. forenses artes, die praktischen auf dem Forum), Cic.: elementariae, Elementarkenntnisse, Capit.: Graecae, Latinae, Cic.: interiores, Cael. in Cic. ep.: interiores et reconditae, Cic.: oratoriae, Lact.: Graecorum penitissimae, Macr.: serviles, Sen.: vulgares, Cic. – cupidissimus litterarum, Nep.: litteris omnibus a pueritia deditus, Cic.: doctus Graecis litteris, Cic.: Graecis litteris eruditus, Cic.: eruditissimus et Graecis litteris et Latinis, Cic.: Graecarum litterarum expers od. rudis, Nep.: communium litterarum et politioris humanitatis expers, Cic.: ignarus etiam servilium litterarum, der nicht einmal so viel Wissenschaften kennt wie ein Sklave, Sen.: litteris elementariis et calculo imbutus, im Lesen u. Schreiben u. im Rechnen unterrichtet, Capit.: perfectus in litteris, wissenschaftlich ausgebildet, Cic.: in primis studiosus litterarum, Nep.: litteris tinctus, einen Anstrich von wissensch. Bildung besitzend, Cic.: alter litterator fuit, alter litteras sciens, ein wissensch. gebildeter Mann, ein wirklicher Gelehrter, Gell. – abdere se litteris od. in litteras, Cic.: abest historia litteris nostris (unserer Literatur), Cic.: abhorrere a litteris, ab humanitate, für einen wirklich durchgebildeten Menschen sich nicht ziemen, Cic.: litteras amare, Nep.: litterarum studium arripere, sich auf die Beschäftigung mit den Wissenschaften werfen, Nep.: litteris confidere, sich bloß auf wissensch. Studien stützen, Vitr. 1, 1, 2 (vgl. oben no. II, B, 1): se per litteras consolari, Cic.: sine litteris contendere, ohne wissensch. Studium sich bemühen, Vitr.: illae scilicet litterae conticuerunt forenses et senatoriae, Cic.: dare se huic etiam generi litterarum, Cic.: huic studio litterarum penitus se dedere, Cic.: dedere se litteris, Cic.: dedere se litteris sermonique Persarum, Nep.: dedere se ad litteras memoriasque veteres, Gell.: delectari in litteris, Cic.: Graecas litteras (das Griechische) in senectute didicisse, Cic.: in Bithynia oratorias litteras docere, Lact.: id litterae docent, das lernen wir durch die Sprachwissenschaft, Cic.: de Graecorum penitissimis litteris hanc historiam eruisse, Macr.: explicare alcis litteras, jmds. Studium betreiben, Cic.: philosophiam Latinis litteris illustrare, Cic.: litteris se involvere, Cic.: alqd Latinis litteris mandare, in die lat. Sprache od. Literatur übertragen, Cic. de fin. 1, 1. – nescire litteras, ohne gelehrte Kenntnisse (wissenschaftliche Bildung) sein, Cic. Brut. 259 (versch. von oben no. I): non eā re litteras quoque alias nescio, so bin ich doch deshalb sonst nicht ohne wissenschaftliche Bildung, Gell. 4, 1, 13: neque ullos versus neque ullas litteras nosse, irgend etwas Wissenschaftliches verstehen, Cic.: nunc mihi nihil libri, nihil litterae, nihil doctrina (Philosophie) prodest, Cic.: scire litteras, wissenschaftliche Kenntnisse besitzen, Cic. de fin. 2, 12 (versch. von oben no. I): u. so litterarum admodum nihil sciebat, wissenschaftl. Bildung besaß er gar nicht, Cic. Brut. 210: studere litteris, Cic.: aut litteris Graecis aut sermoni studere, Iustin.: erant in eo plurimae litterae nec eae vulgares, sed interiores quaedam et reconditae, Cic.: litteris sustentari et recreari, Cic.: omnia reliqua tempora litteris tribuere, Nep.: non nihil temporis tribuere litteris, Nep.: aut possem vivere, nisi in litteris viverem? Cic.: litteras vorare cum alqo, Cic. – / Die Schreibung littera gew. in den besten Hdschrn. u. in Inschrn. (zB. Corp. inscr. Lat. 4, 1891; 5, 532, 2, 1; 6, 1751. Edict. Diocl. 7, 66; vgl. Brambach Hilfsb. S. 46); doch auch litera, s. Fleckeisen im Rhein. Mus. 8, 229.
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19 odium [1]
1. odium, iī, n. (v. odio, s. ōdī), I) subj. = der Haß, der Widerwille, die Abneigung, Feindschaft (Ggstz. amor, benevolentia, gratia, favor), Plur. odia, auch = Äußerungen-, Regungen des Hasses, m. Ang. gegen wen? durch in od. erga od. adversus m. Akk., odium in omnes, Cic.: in Romanos, Römerhaß Vell.: alcis odium in mulieres, Weiberhaß, Gell.: nota in eum Seiani odia, Tac.: odium erga Romanos, Römerhaß, Nep.: adversus Persea, Liv.: adversus hostes, Val. Max.: adversus iustos, Lact.: durch inter, zB. intestinum inter patres plebemque odium, Liv.: procerum odia inter se, Iustin.: durch obj. Genet., odium Autronii, gegen A., Cic.: vestri, gegen euch, Cic.: odium regis, gegen den König, Iustin.: odium mulierum, gegen die W., Cic.: defectionis, wegen des A., Caes. (vgl. Drak. Liv. 41, 23, II): durch Adi., odium decemvirale, gegen die Dezemvirn, Liv.: bes. durch das Pronom. poss., odium tuum, gegen dich, Ter.: odium nostrum, gegen uns, Ov.: vestrum, gegen euch, Liv. – odium acerbum, acerbissimum, Cic.; anceps, bei beiden Parteien, Liv.: capitale, Cic.: compressum (verhaltener) atque tacitum, Cic.: diuturnum, Cic.: hereditarium in alqm odium, Vell. (vgl. velut hereditate relictum paternum odium erga Romanos, Nep.): odium hostile, Iustin.: implacabile, Nep.: inexorabile, Ov.: inexpiabile, Liv.: iuiustum, Cic.: odium penitus insitum, Cic.: odium omnium iustum et iam diu tibi debitum, Cic.: odia iusta, Quint.: illius nefarium in omnes odium, Cic.: odium novercale, Aur. Vict.: odia novercalia, Tac. u. Iustin.: odium paternum, Iustin.; odium in Romanos perenne, Aur. Vict.: huius perpetuum odium erga Romanos, Nep.: odia pertinacia, Tac.: odium privatum, Vell.: odia privata, Cic.: odium recens, Liv. – accensus odio, Liv.: agitare odium adversus alqm, Tac.: ardere odio alcis, Cic.: tantum cepisse odium regni, ut etc., Cic.: audivi cepisse odium tui Philumenam, Ter.: colligere alci odium (vom Unglück), Caes.: conciliare alci odium, Quint.: concitare odium, Quint., magnum odium, Cic.: concoquere odia, Cic.: non consentire in odio Crassi (gegen Kr.), Auct. b. Alex.: odium in rem publicam et in omnes bonos conceptum iam diu continere (in sich tragen), Cic.: omnium in se gentium non solum odia, sed etiam arma convertere, Cic.: in odium se ira convertit, Petron.: creare odium, Cic.: demovere odium a nobis ac nostris (Ggstz. struere odium in alios), Cic.: deponere odium, Nep., omnia privata odia, Cic.: differre odium regis (gegen den K.) in vindictae occasionem, Iustin.: capitali odio ab alqo dissidere, Cic.: difficulter odia dissimulare, Auct. b. Alex. – odio esse alci, von jmd. gehaßt werden, jmdm. lästig, unausstehlich sein, viro odio esse, Plaut.: odio es mihi, ich kann dich nicht ausstehen, Plaut.: odi odioque sum Romanis, ich hasse die R. u. werde von ihnen gehaßt, Liv.: numquam tanto odio civitati Antonius fuit, quanto est Lepidus, Cic.: cui Tubuli nomen odio non est? Cic.: ei summo esse odio nomen populi Romani, Hirt. b. G. – in odio esse, gehaßt werden, Cic.: in odio esse alci od. in odio esse apud alqm, von jmd. gehaßt werden, Cic. – quod mihi cum P. Clodio odium fuit, nisi quod etc.? warum habe ich den P. Clodius gehaßt? Cic. – efferati odio irāque, Liv.: quod adversus Persea odium Romanorum ut maturius erumperet, Liv.: effundere omne odium, Cic.: exercere (auslassen) inexorabile odium, Ov.: exercere hereditarium in alqm odium, Vell.: exercere odium in prole paternum, den H. gegen den V. an dem Sohne auslassen, Ov.: explere odium factis simul dictisque, Liv.: explere odium sanguine inimici, Cic.: deinde suum, Memmii, Metelli odium exprompsit, ließ sich darüber aus, wie er, wie M. usw. (den Cäsar) haßte, Cic.: exstinguere odium (Ggstz. incendere odium, im Bilde), Cic.: magnum odium video cum crudelissimo excidio exstitisse, Cic.: odium turpitudo iudici facit, Quint.: tanto odio ferebatur in Caesarem, ut etc., Nep.: flagrare odio, von H. entbrannt sein, Cic.: flagrant odio tua pectora nostro (gegen mich), Ov.: civitas intestino inter patres plebemque odio flagrabat, Liv.: cameli odium gerunt adversus equos naturale, haben eine angeborene Abneigung gegen die Pf., Plin.: odium habere, gehaßt werden, Sen.: odii nihil habet, gehaßt wird er gar nicht, Cic.: propter morum differentiam odium habet, Petron.: aber gemitu et maestitia declaravit, quantum haberet odium servitutis, wie sehr er die Kn. haßte, Cic.: odium illud, quod habuit (hegte) in equestrem ordinem, Cic.: alqm sibi odio habere, jmd. hassen, Plaut.: inflammare odium suum (Ggstz. lenire), Cic.: odia improborum, quae iam exstincta erant, rursus in nos incendamus, Cic.: ex petitione pontificatus odio incensus, Sall.: incurrere in odia hominum, Cic.: inest hoc tempore haud obscurum odium atque id insitum penitus et inustum animis hominum amplissimorum, Cic.: insigne adversus Persea odium Romanomm fecit, er gab deutlich zu erkennen, Liv.: intendere odium, noch mehr hassen, Tac.: irritare iram et odium, Liv.: irruere in odium offensionemque rei publicae, Cic.: laborare odio apud hostes, Liv.: odium precibus mitigari potest, Cic.: mittere (fahren lassen) ac finire odium, Liv.: asperitas odium saevaque bella movet, Ov.: patefecit odium suum in me, Cic.: pervenire magnum od. maximum in odium alcis, Nep.: non ut odio permotus videar, Cic.: placavi odia improborum, Cic.: ponere decemvirale odium, Liv.: omne odium in me profudistis, habt an mir ausgelassen, Cic.: odium, quod in ipsum attulerunt, id in eius imaginem et simulacrum profuderunt, Cic.: quaerere causam odii, Liv.: remittere privata odia publicis utilitatibus, Tac.: restinguere odium alcis, Cic.: odium diuturnum saturare cupere, Cic.: Flacci sanguine illius nefarium in omnes odium saturare, Cic.: sedare odium, Cic.: eius ista odia non solum sorbere (verschlucken), sed etiam concoquere (verdauen), Cic.: struere in alios odium (Ggstz. a nobis ac nostris demovere), Cic.: subire odium alcis, Cic.: suscipere odium in alqm, Auct. b. Alex., implacabile odium in alqm, Nep.: aber in eo magnum odium Pompei suscepistis, damit habt ihr euch bei P. sehr verhaßt gemacht (sehr schlecht empfohlen), Cic.: a Tyria collectum paelice (den gegen das tyr. K. gefaßten) transfert in generis socios odium, Ov.: quid opus est armis, inter quos odia sublata sunt, Curt.: venire in odium, verhaßt werden, Cic.: venire alci in acerbissimum odium, sich bei jmd. aufs bitterste verhaßt machen, Cic.: si iudicium posterorum in odium vertit (umschlägt), Tac.: vincere odium, Cic.: vitare odium neminem lacessendo, Sen.: omnium odio vivere, allen verhaßt leben, Eutr.: nomen imperii in commune odium orbis terrae vocabatur, wurde dem gemeinsamen H. des E. bloßgestellt, Cic.: cum is non suo crimine, sed multorum vitio sit in quoddam odium iniustum vocatus, manches Gehässige ungerechterweise aufgebürdet worden ist, Cic. – dah. a) übtr., die Abneigung, der Widerwille eines lebl. Ggstds., odium raphanis cum vite, Plin.: quercus et olea pervicaci odio dissident, Plin. – b) meton., der Gegenstand des Hasses, der Haß, der Verdruß, der Abscheu, eine unausstehliche Person, ein hassenswerter Mensch (s. Brix Plaut. mil. 923), deorum odium atque hominum, Plaut. rud. 319: populi odium, Plaut. mil. 923: L. Antonius, insigne odium (ein besonderer Gegenstand des Hasses) omnium hominum vel, si etiam di oderunt quos oportet, deorum, Cic. Phil. 14, 8: quam ob rem odium eos omnium populorum esse, Iustin. 11, 3, 10: cum tua religione, odium, nodum in scirpo quaeris, Ter. Andr. 941. – II) objekt. = das Verdrießliche, Unangenehme bei einer Person od. Sache, die Unannehmlichkeit, der Ekel, a) übh.: neque agri neque urbis odium me percipit, ich werde überdrüssig, Ter.: ne novi verbi assiduitas odium pariat, Cornif. rhet. – b) insbes., v. Pers., gehässiges, lästiges, widerwärtiges (unausstehliches) Wesen, -Benehmen, Unwille, Grimm, actor mihi cor odio sauciat, Plaut.: cum tuo istoc odio, Ter.: odio et strepitu senatus coactus est perorare, Cic.: tundendo atque odio effecit, durch das verdrießliche, unaufhörliche Vorpredigen, Ter.: odio tuo me vinces, Ter.: odio qui posset vincere regem, Hor.: quod erat odium! quae superbia! Cic.
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20 pecunia
pecūnia, ae, f. (v. pecus, weil der Reichtum der Alten in Vieh bestand), I) das (zeitliche) Vermögen, pec. aliena, Cic.: ampla atque praeclara, Cic.: magna, maxima, Cic.: pecuniae magnitudo, Cic.: pecuniam facere, V. erwerben, Cic.: u. so ex nummis pecuniam maximam facere, Cic.: magnam pecuniam secum portare (mitbringen), Nep.: cum magna pecunia venire, Nep.: magna pecunia alci relicta est (erblich hinterlassen), Cic.: in pecore tum consistebat pecunia pastoribus, Varro LL.: in alienam pecuniam tam amplam atque praeclaram nullo iure invasit, Cic. – II) insbes., das Geld, die Geldmasse, Geldsumme, Plur. Gelder, Geldmengen, Geldsummen, a) übh.: pec. aerea, argentea, aurea, Augustin. de civ. dei 4, 21 u. 28: non adesa iam, sed abundans etiam pec., Cic.: pec. amplior, Auct. b. Alex.: captiva (erbeutetes), Liv.: cruenta, Blutgeld, Cic. u. Val. Max.: fenebris, Suet.: grandis, Cic.: immanis, infinita, ingens, Cic.: innumerabilis, Cic.: multaticia, Liv.: numerata od. praesens, bares Geld, Cic.: pecunia parvula, Cic.: pec. publica, Staatseinkünfte, Staatskasse, Cic., Kriegskasse, Caes.: pec. reliqua, der Rest des G., Cic.: pec. venditorum hominum, Erlös aus usw., Eutr.: pec. ludiaria, Spielgeld, Inscr. – pecuniae extraordinariae, Cic.: familiares, das Privatvermögen, Tac.: magnae, Cic.: multae, Cic.: tantae et tam infinitae pecuniae, Cic. – cupidus pecuniae, Cic.: inops pecuniae, Val. Max. – tanta pecuniae accessio, Nep.: cupiditas pecuniae, Nep.: dissipatio pecuniae publicae, Cic.: effusiones pecuniarum, Cic.: pecuniae reditus, Geldeinkünfte, Nep.: summa pecuniae, Liv.: incredibilis pecuniae summa, Curt.: pecuniae quinquaginta talenta, Nep.: pecuniae usura, Cic.: pecuniae usus, Nep. – abiurare in iure pecuniam, Plaut.: accipere pecuniam, übh. »Geld empfangen« u. »Geld nehmen, sich bestechen lassen«, Cic.: ob innocentes condemnandos pecunias accipere, Iustin.: accipere pecuniam numeratam ab alqo, Nep.: accipere pecuniam fenore (gegen Zinsen), Liv.: accipere (erheben) ex aerario pecuniam alcis nomine, Cic.: aedificatur pecuniā publicā classis centum navium, Nep.: amittere pecuniam grandem, Cic.: attribuere (anweisen) pecuniam publicam ex vectigalibus populi Romani ad emendum frumentum, Cic.: auferre pecuniam ab alqo, Cic.: augere summam pecuniae, zum Gebot zulegen, Liv.: avertere pecuniam domum, unterschlagen, Cic.: capere (nehmen, sich zueignen) pecunias, pecunias magnas hoc nomine, Cic.: capere (sich geben lassen) aperte pecunias ob rem iudicandam, Cic.: cogere pecuniam, pecunias u. dgl., s. cōgono. I, 1, c (Bd. 1. S. 1246): coacervare pecuniam, pecunias, Cic.: pecunias levioribus usuris mutuatum graviore fenore collocare, Suet.: in ea provincia magnas pecunias collocatas habere (angelegt haben), Cic.: conciliare (sich erwerben) pecuniam, Cic.: conferre pecuniam, pecunias, zusammenschießen, Nep., pecuniam simul cum ceteris, Nep., alci pecuniam ad statuam, Cic.: conficere pecuniam, s. cōn-ficiono. I, 2, a (Bd. 1. S. 1444): flare et conflare pecuniam, Münzen und Geld (sich) machen, Cic.: chirographis venalibus innumerabilem pecuniam congerere in illam domum, Cic.: conicere (stecken, verwenden) tantam pecuniam in praeclara illa propylaea, Cic.: consumptam esse omnen istam pecuniam in statuis, Cic.: corripere (an sich reißen, in Beschlag nehmen) pecuniam innumerabilem, Cic., pecunias, Cic.: corrogare pecuniam ad necessarios sumptus, Caes.: corrumpere alqm pecuniā, Nep.: curare pecuniam, s. cūrono. II, 3, b (Bd. 1. S. 1837 oben): dare pecuniam ad alqd, Nep.: eam pecuniam datam esse statuarum nomine, Cic.: dare pro pecunia aliquid, quod est tantumdem, Ps. Quint. decl.: debere (alci) pecuniam, s. dēbeono. I: celeriter pecunia deesse coepit, Nep.: deponere pecuniam apud alqm, Cic., ad Phacum (in Phakus), Liv., in Cilicia apud Solos in delubro, Cic.: devorare (durch die Gurgel jagen, verprassen) pecuniam, omnem pecuniam publicam, Cic.: dilapidare (verschwenden) pecuniam, Ps. Cic. ep. ad Octav. § 3 u. ICt.: dispensare pecuniam, die Kriegskasse verwalten, Kriegszahlmeister sein, Nep.: dissipare frustra pecuniam ex aerario acceptam, Cic.: dissipare atque effundere pecuniam publicam, Cic.: dissolvere pecuniam, Cic.: dissolvere alci pecuniam pro alqa re, etw. mit Geld ablösen, Caes.: donare pecuniae quinquaginta talenta civibus suis, Nep.: donari magnā pecuniā, Nep.: eripere ab alqo pecuniam grandem, Cic.: erogare (anweisen, auszahlen) ex aerario pecuniam publicam, Cic.: erogare quaestoribus pecuniam in classem, Cic., multas pecunias in operum locationes, Cic.: unde in eos sumptus pecunia erogaretur, Liv.: exhaurire omnem pecuniam ex aerario, Cic.: exigere pecuniam, pecunias, Cic., pecunias raptim, Liv.: facere (sich machen, erwerben) magnas pecunias ex metallis, Nep.: fenerare pecuniam, s. fēnero: fenerari pecuniam, pecunias, Cic.: fenori dare alci pecunias, Cic.: pecunias alci ferre acceptas, gutschreiben, Cic.: pecunias alci ferre expensas, in Rechnung bringen, als mir schuldig eintragen, Cic.: pecunias alci sine fenore expensas ferre, vorschießen, Liv.: pecuniā fidere, Nep.: pecuniam habere, non habere, Cic.: pecuniam tantam habere, ut etc., Cic.: imperare civitatibus pecuniam classis nomine, Cic.: imperare civitatibus tyrannisque magnas pecunias, Caes.: imperare iis ampliorem pecuniam, Auct. b. Alex.: imperare pecuniam, Cic.: indigere pecuniae, Cic., pecuniā, Nep.: pecunia publica largitione magistratuum quotannis interit (geht Null für Null auf), Nep.: legare alci pecuniam, Cic., alci testamento pecuniam, Ps. Quint. decl., alci testamento grandem pecuniam, Cic.: locupletare pecuniā totam Africam, Nep.: mercari praesenti pecuniā, Plaut.: multari pecuniā, Nep.: mutuari pecuniam, Ps. Quint. decl., pecunias, Cic., pecunias levioribus usuris, Suet.: pecunias mutuas sumere, Cic., ab alqo, Caes.: pecuniam mutuam sumere ab alqo, Cic.: insequentis anni pecuniam mutuam praecipere, als Anleihe vorausnehmen, Caes.: pecuniam dare mutuam, Cic.: quaerere pecunias mutuas fenore, Liv.: numerare alci pecuniam, Cic.: nescire pecuniam, das G. nicht kennen, Solin.: pecuniam occupare grandi fenore, Cic., graviore fenore, Suet.: parare (anschaffen) pecuniā alqd (zB. equos, vasa pretiosa), Cic.: parĕre (erwerben) pecuniam in operis artificum scaenicorum, Gell.: pecunia non modo non contra leges, sed legibus (gesetzlich) parta, Cic.: pendĕre pecuniam, s. pendono. I, B, 1: perdere pecuniam, Gell.: tantam pecuniam populi Romani tam brevi tempore perire potuisse, Cic.: permutare (in Wechsel umsetzen) pecuniam, Cic.: perscribere pecuniam, s. per-scrībo: persolvere alci pecuniam ab alqo, Cic.: petere pecuniam ab alqo, Cic.: polliceri alci pecuniam, Cic.: ponere (niederlegen) pecuniam apud alqm, Cic.: promere pecuniam ex aerario contra legem, Liv.: profundere pecuniam, Cic., tantam pecuniam, Plin. pan.: pecunia publica, quae ex metallis redibat, Nep.: redigere pecuniam ex etc. od. in etc., s. redigono. II, A: redigere omnia in pecuniam, zu G. machen, Ps. Quint. decl.: referre (buchen, verrechnen) pecunias acceptas u. dgl., s. re-ferono. II, 2: repetere pecunias statuarum nomine, der Bildsäulen halber wegen Erpressung klagen, Cic.: reponere pecuniam in aerario, Nep.: repraesentare pecuniam ab alqo, durch Anweisung an jmd. bar zahlen, Cic.: retribuere populo pecuniam pro Siculo frumento acceptam, Liv.: seponere captivam pecuniam in aedificationem templi, Liv.: solvere pecuniam, s. solvono. I, B, 1, a, α: sublevare pecuniā alcis fugam, Nep.: subministrare alci pecuniam, Cic.: sumere pecuniam alcis fide (auf jmds. Kredit) ab alqo, Cic.: ut pecunia superesset, quae in aerario reponeretur, Nep.: suppeditare alci pecuniam, Nep.: transferre omnem pecuniam Athenas, Nep.: cum privatis non potuerat transigi minore pecuniā, Cic.: venire (gelangen) paucis annis ad magnas pecunias, Cic. – b) in spät. Kaiserzt. = nummus, die Münze, das Geldstück, Geldmünze, vitiare pecunias, Eutr. 9, 14. – bes. die Kupfermünze, scaenicis numquam aurum, numquam argentum, vix pecuniam donavit, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 33. § 3. – c) personif., dea Pecunia, Arnob. 4, 9. Augustin. de civ. dei 4, 21: als Beiname Jupiters, ibid. 7, 11. – / Archaist. pequnia oft in Inschr., zB. Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 577 colum. 3, 13; 1, 604 u. ö.
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