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1 Tantalus
Tantălus ( - los), i (Greek collat. form of dat. Tantaleo, after the form Tantaleus), m., = Tantalos, a king of Phrygia, son of Jupiter, and father of Pelops and Niobe. He was admitted by Jupiter to the feasts of the gods;A.but, having disclosed their secrets, he was sent for punishment to the infernal regions, where he stood up to his chin in water under an overhanging fruittree, both of which retreated whenever he attempted to satisfy the hunger and thirst that tormented him. A rock also hung over him ever threatening to fall,
Hyg. Fab. 82; Ov. Am. 2, 2, 44; id. M. 4, 457; 6, 172; 10, 41; Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10; Cic. Tusc. 4, 16, 35; id. Fin. 1, 18, 60; Hor. Epod. 17, 66; id. S. 1, 1, 68; Tib. 1, 3, 77 al.—Hence,Tantălĕus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tantalus:B.sors,
Prop. 2, 17 (3, 9), 5:manus,
id. 2, 1, 66:mensa,
Stat. Th. 11, 128. —Tantălĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Tantalus; of Pelops, Ov. Tr. 2, 385; of the grandsons of Tantalus ( Atreus and Thyestes): Tantalidarum internecio, Poët. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 38, 90; so,C.Tantalidae fratres,
Ov. F. 2, 627; of his great-grandson, Agamemnon, id. M. 12, 626; id. H. 8, 45; id. Am. 2, 8, 13; id. F. 5, 307 al.—Tan-tălis, ĭdis, f., a female descendant of Tantalus; of Niobe, Ov. M. 6, 211; Stat. Th. 3, 193; Sen. Herc. Oet. 197; of Hermione, daughter of Menelaus, Ov. H. 8, 122:matres,
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2 Cercopithecus aethiops tantalus
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3 Tantalos
Tantălus ( - los), i (Greek collat. form of dat. Tantaleo, after the form Tantaleus), m., = Tantalos, a king of Phrygia, son of Jupiter, and father of Pelops and Niobe. He was admitted by Jupiter to the feasts of the gods;A.but, having disclosed their secrets, he was sent for punishment to the infernal regions, where he stood up to his chin in water under an overhanging fruittree, both of which retreated whenever he attempted to satisfy the hunger and thirst that tormented him. A rock also hung over him ever threatening to fall,
Hyg. Fab. 82; Ov. Am. 2, 2, 44; id. M. 4, 457; 6, 172; 10, 41; Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10; Cic. Tusc. 4, 16, 35; id. Fin. 1, 18, 60; Hor. Epod. 17, 66; id. S. 1, 1, 68; Tib. 1, 3, 77 al.—Hence,Tantălĕus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tantalus:B.sors,
Prop. 2, 17 (3, 9), 5:manus,
id. 2, 1, 66:mensa,
Stat. Th. 11, 128. —Tantălĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Tantalus; of Pelops, Ov. Tr. 2, 385; of the grandsons of Tantalus ( Atreus and Thyestes): Tantalidarum internecio, Poët. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 38, 90; so,C.Tantalidae fratres,
Ov. F. 2, 627; of his great-grandson, Agamemnon, id. M. 12, 626; id. H. 8, 45; id. Am. 2, 8, 13; id. F. 5, 307 al.—Tan-tălis, ĭdis, f., a female descendant of Tantalus; of Niobe, Ov. M. 6, 211; Stat. Th. 3, 193; Sen. Herc. Oet. 197; of Hermione, daughter of Menelaus, Ov. H. 8, 122:matres,
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4 Pelopeia
Pĕlops, ŏpis, m., = Pelops.I.Son of Tantalus, king of Phrygia, father of Atreus and Thyestes, grandfather of Agamemnon and Menelaus; in his childhood he was served up to the gods by his father for food (truncatus Pelops, Stat. Th. 4, 590), but was recalled to life by Jupiter, who gave him an ivory shoulder in place of the one eaten by Ceres (umeroque Pelops insignis eburno, Verg. G. 3, 7). Being afterwards driven out of Phrygia, he went to Elis, and by artifice obtained the hand of Hippodamia, daughter [p. 1327] of king Œnomaus, to whose throne he succeeded. By means of the wealth which he brought with him, he acquired so great an influence that the entire peninsula was called, after him, the island of Pelops (Peloponnesus), Hyg. Fab. 83, 84; Serv. Verg. G. 3, 7; Cic. N. D. 3, 21, 53; id. Tusc. 1, 44, 107; 2, 27, 67: Pelope natus, i. e. Thyestes, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 26 (Trag. v. 397 Vahl.):1. 2.ex Tantalo Pelops, ex Pelope autem satus Atreus, Trag. Rel. Inc. Fab. v. 102 Rib.: Pelopis genitor,
i. e. Tantalus, Hor. C. 1, 28, 7.Pĕlŏpēïs, ĭdis, f. adj., Pelopian, Peloponnesian:3.Pelopeides undae,
the sea that surrounds the Peloponnesus, Ov. F. 4, 285.—Hence, Pĕlŏpēĭdes, um, f., the Argive women, Stat. Th. 10, 50; 12, 540.—Pĕlŏpēïus, a, um, adj., = Pelopêios.a.Pelopian:b.Pelopeius Atreus,
Ov. H. 8, 27:virgo,
i. e. Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, id. Tr. 4, 4, 67:arva,
i. e. Phrygia, the native country of Pelops, id. M. 8, 622.— Subst.: Pĕlŏpēia, ae, f., a female descendant of Pelops, Ov. H. 8, 81.—Peloponnesian:4.Pelopeia sedes,
i. e. the seat of Creon, king of Corinth, Sen. Med. 891:oppida,
Claud. in Rufin. 2, 188:regna,
the Peloponnesus, Stat. Th. 1, 117. —Pĕlŏpēus, a, um, adj.a.Pelopian:b.Agamemnon,
Prop. 4 (5), 6, 33:domus,
the race of the Pelopides, id. 3, 17, 20 (4, 18, 20):P. Orestes,
Luc. 7, 778.— Subst.: Pĕlŏpēa, ae, f., the daughter of Pelops, Ov. Ib. 361; Claud. in Eutr. 1, 291; the name of a tragedy, Juv. 7, 92.—Peloponnesian:5.Pelopea phalanx,
the Argive army, Stat. Th. 7, 422.— Poet., in a more extended sense, for Grecian:Pelopea ad moenia,
i. e. to Greece, Verg. A. 2, 193.—Pĕlŏpĭdae, ārum, m., the descendants of Pelops (notorious for their crimes), the Pelopides, Hyg. Fab. 86; an old poet in Cic. Fam. 7, 28, 2; 7, 30, 1; id. Att. 14, 12, 2; 15, 11, 3 (applied by Cicero to the adherents of Cæsar).—6. II.A slave's name, Cic. Att. 14, 8, 1. -
5 Pelopeides
Pĕlops, ŏpis, m., = Pelops.I.Son of Tantalus, king of Phrygia, father of Atreus and Thyestes, grandfather of Agamemnon and Menelaus; in his childhood he was served up to the gods by his father for food (truncatus Pelops, Stat. Th. 4, 590), but was recalled to life by Jupiter, who gave him an ivory shoulder in place of the one eaten by Ceres (umeroque Pelops insignis eburno, Verg. G. 3, 7). Being afterwards driven out of Phrygia, he went to Elis, and by artifice obtained the hand of Hippodamia, daughter [p. 1327] of king Œnomaus, to whose throne he succeeded. By means of the wealth which he brought with him, he acquired so great an influence that the entire peninsula was called, after him, the island of Pelops (Peloponnesus), Hyg. Fab. 83, 84; Serv. Verg. G. 3, 7; Cic. N. D. 3, 21, 53; id. Tusc. 1, 44, 107; 2, 27, 67: Pelope natus, i. e. Thyestes, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 26 (Trag. v. 397 Vahl.):1. 2.ex Tantalo Pelops, ex Pelope autem satus Atreus, Trag. Rel. Inc. Fab. v. 102 Rib.: Pelopis genitor,
i. e. Tantalus, Hor. C. 1, 28, 7.Pĕlŏpēïs, ĭdis, f. adj., Pelopian, Peloponnesian:3.Pelopeides undae,
the sea that surrounds the Peloponnesus, Ov. F. 4, 285.—Hence, Pĕlŏpēĭdes, um, f., the Argive women, Stat. Th. 10, 50; 12, 540.—Pĕlŏpēïus, a, um, adj., = Pelopêios.a.Pelopian:b.Pelopeius Atreus,
Ov. H. 8, 27:virgo,
i. e. Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, id. Tr. 4, 4, 67:arva,
i. e. Phrygia, the native country of Pelops, id. M. 8, 622.— Subst.: Pĕlŏpēia, ae, f., a female descendant of Pelops, Ov. H. 8, 81.—Peloponnesian:4.Pelopeia sedes,
i. e. the seat of Creon, king of Corinth, Sen. Med. 891:oppida,
Claud. in Rufin. 2, 188:regna,
the Peloponnesus, Stat. Th. 1, 117. —Pĕlŏpēus, a, um, adj.a.Pelopian:b.Agamemnon,
Prop. 4 (5), 6, 33:domus,
the race of the Pelopides, id. 3, 17, 20 (4, 18, 20):P. Orestes,
Luc. 7, 778.— Subst.: Pĕlŏpēa, ae, f., the daughter of Pelops, Ov. Ib. 361; Claud. in Eutr. 1, 291; the name of a tragedy, Juv. 7, 92.—Peloponnesian:5.Pelopea phalanx,
the Argive army, Stat. Th. 7, 422.— Poet., in a more extended sense, for Grecian:Pelopea ad moenia,
i. e. to Greece, Verg. A. 2, 193.—Pĕlŏpĭdae, ārum, m., the descendants of Pelops (notorious for their crimes), the Pelopides, Hyg. Fab. 86; an old poet in Cic. Fam. 7, 28, 2; 7, 30, 1; id. Att. 14, 12, 2; 15, 11, 3 (applied by Cicero to the adherents of Cæsar).—6. II.A slave's name, Cic. Att. 14, 8, 1. -
6 Pelops
Pĕlops, ŏpis, m., = Pelops.I.Son of Tantalus, king of Phrygia, father of Atreus and Thyestes, grandfather of Agamemnon and Menelaus; in his childhood he was served up to the gods by his father for food (truncatus Pelops, Stat. Th. 4, 590), but was recalled to life by Jupiter, who gave him an ivory shoulder in place of the one eaten by Ceres (umeroque Pelops insignis eburno, Verg. G. 3, 7). Being afterwards driven out of Phrygia, he went to Elis, and by artifice obtained the hand of Hippodamia, daughter [p. 1327] of king Œnomaus, to whose throne he succeeded. By means of the wealth which he brought with him, he acquired so great an influence that the entire peninsula was called, after him, the island of Pelops (Peloponnesus), Hyg. Fab. 83, 84; Serv. Verg. G. 3, 7; Cic. N. D. 3, 21, 53; id. Tusc. 1, 44, 107; 2, 27, 67: Pelope natus, i. e. Thyestes, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 26 (Trag. v. 397 Vahl.):1. 2.ex Tantalo Pelops, ex Pelope autem satus Atreus, Trag. Rel. Inc. Fab. v. 102 Rib.: Pelopis genitor,
i. e. Tantalus, Hor. C. 1, 28, 7.Pĕlŏpēïs, ĭdis, f. adj., Pelopian, Peloponnesian:3.Pelopeides undae,
the sea that surrounds the Peloponnesus, Ov. F. 4, 285.—Hence, Pĕlŏpēĭdes, um, f., the Argive women, Stat. Th. 10, 50; 12, 540.—Pĕlŏpēïus, a, um, adj., = Pelopêios.a.Pelopian:b.Pelopeius Atreus,
Ov. H. 8, 27:virgo,
i. e. Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, id. Tr. 4, 4, 67:arva,
i. e. Phrygia, the native country of Pelops, id. M. 8, 622.— Subst.: Pĕlŏpēia, ae, f., a female descendant of Pelops, Ov. H. 8, 81.—Peloponnesian:4.Pelopeia sedes,
i. e. the seat of Creon, king of Corinth, Sen. Med. 891:oppida,
Claud. in Rufin. 2, 188:regna,
the Peloponnesus, Stat. Th. 1, 117. —Pĕlŏpēus, a, um, adj.a.Pelopian:b.Agamemnon,
Prop. 4 (5), 6, 33:domus,
the race of the Pelopides, id. 3, 17, 20 (4, 18, 20):P. Orestes,
Luc. 7, 778.— Subst.: Pĕlŏpēa, ae, f., the daughter of Pelops, Ov. Ib. 361; Claud. in Eutr. 1, 291; the name of a tragedy, Juv. 7, 92.—Peloponnesian:5.Pelopea phalanx,
the Argive army, Stat. Th. 7, 422.— Poet., in a more extended sense, for Grecian:Pelopea ad moenia,
i. e. to Greece, Verg. A. 2, 193.—Pĕlŏpĭdae, ārum, m., the descendants of Pelops (notorious for their crimes), the Pelopides, Hyg. Fab. 86; an old poet in Cic. Fam. 7, 28, 2; 7, 30, 1; id. Att. 14, 12, 2; 15, 11, 3 (applied by Cicero to the adherents of Cæsar).—6. II.A slave's name, Cic. Att. 14, 8, 1. -
7 auctor
auctor ōris, m, rarely f [AVG-], a promoter, producer, father, progenitor: auctores generis: mihi Tantalus auctor, O.: auctore ab illo ducit originem, H.: sanguinis, V.—A builder, founder: Troiae, V.: auctor posuisset in oris Moenia, O.— A trustworthy writer, authority: satis certus, L.: valde bonus: iudicia proferre Herodoto auctore: carminis, H.: rerum Romanarum, an historian: auctores citare, L.: sunt qui male pugnatum ab his auctores sint, i. e. who assert, L.—An originator, performer, doer, cause: iniuriae: auctorem odimus, acta defendimus: culpam auctores ad negotia transferunt, S.: nec auctor facinori deerat, L.: volneris, O.: muneris, the giver, O.: quis elegos emiserit auctor, who was the first to produce, H. — A responsible person, authority, narrator, teacher: in philosophiā, Cratippo auctore, versaris, as your teacher: hominibus auctoribus uti, cite as authorities: criminis ficti, O.: auctorem rumorem habere: non sordidus Naturae, H.: de cuius morte Thucydidem auctorem probamus, N.—A voucher, guarantor, security: gravis magnae rei (i. e. testis), L.: non si mihi Iuppiter auctor Spondeat, V.: auctores sumus, tutam ibi maiestatem fore, etc., we vouch for it, L: nubit nullis auctoribus, with no attesting witnesses: quod a malo auctore emisset, i. e. a seller without title: auctor benefici esse, i. e. hold himself responsible for: mulier sine tutore auctore, a guardian as voucher. — An example, model: Latinitatis: dicendi Plato: tui facti, precedent: habeo auctorem, quo facias hoc, H.—A counsellor, adviser, promoter: publici consili, i. e. a statesman: mei reditūs: audendi, who advise boldness, V.: meritorum auctore relictā, deserting the prompter of your exploits, O.: auctor est, ut agere incipiat, advises: mihi ut absim, auctor est: te auctore quod fecisset, under your influence, T.: me duce et auctore, by my influence and advice: idne estis auctores mihi? Do you advise it? T.: Ille populis fuit auctor transferre, etc., O.: regem populus iussit, patres auctores facti, i. e. ratified it, L.: id sic ratum esset, si patres auctores fierent, L.* * *seller, vendor; originator; historian; authority; proposer, supporter; founder -
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9 prō-gnātus
prō-gnātus adj., born, descended, sprung: ex Cimbris, Cs.: ab Dite patre, Cs.: Bona bonis, T.: docere semet prognatos, his own children, H.: Romulus deo, L.: Tantalo prognatus, i. e. Atreus, grandson of Tantalus.—Of plants: Peliaco prognatae vertice pinūs, Ct. -
10 sitiēns
sitiēns entis, adj. [P. of sitio], thirsting, thirsty, dry, athirst: ut ipse ad portam sitiens pervenerim: (pocula) arenti sitientes hausimus ore, O.: Tantalus, H.— Dry, parched, arid, without moisture: hortus, O.: Afri, V.: Canicula, parching, O.—Fig., thirsting for, desiring eagerly, greedy: amator, O.: venire ad sitientīs aurīs, eager (for news) virtutis.* * *(gen.), sitientis ADJthirsting, producing thirst, arid, dry, parched, thirsty (for) -
11 sitiō
sitiō īvī, —, īre [sitis], to thirst, be thirsty.— Prov.: mediis in undis (in allusion to Tantalus), O.— Pass: Quo plus sunt potae, plus sitiuntur aquae, are thirsted for, O.— To be dried up, be parched, want moisture: sitire agros: tosta sitit tellus, O.: ipsi fontes iam sitiunt.—Fig., to thirst after, long for, desire eagerly, covet: sanguinem nostrum: honores.* * *sitire, sitivi, - V -
12 Tantalidēs
Tantalidēs ae, m, Τανταλίδησ, a descendant of Tantalus, Tantalide, i. e. Pelops, O.; Agamemnon, O.: Tantalidarum internicio, i. e. of Atreus and Thyestes, C. poët., O. -
13 Tantalis
Tantalis idis, f, Τανταλίσ, a descendant of Tantalus, i. e. Niobe, O.; Hermione, O. -
14 volgātor (vulg-)
volgātor (vulg-) ōris, m [2 volgo], a publisher, divulger, blabber: taciti, i. e. Tantalus, O. -
15 areo
I.Lit.:II.ubi (amurca) arebit,
Cato, R. R. 76; 69:uti, quom exivissem ex aquā, arerem tamen,
Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 50; 2, 7, 18:(tellus) sucis aret ademtis,
Ov. M. 2, 211; so id. ib. 15, 268.—Trop. of things, to be dried up or withered:I.arentibus siti faucibus,
Liv. 44, 38; so Sen. Ben. 3, 8:fauces arent,
Ov. M. 6, 355:aret ager,
Verg. E. 7, 57:pars, super quam non plui, aruit,
Vulg. Amos, 4, 7: omnia ligna agri aruerunt, ib. Joel, 1, 12; ib. Marc. 11, 21; ib. Apoc. 14, 15.—Rarely of persons, to languish from thirst:in mediā Tantalus aret aquā,
Ov. A. A. 2, 606; so,Sic aret mediis taciti vulgator in undis,
id. Am. 3, 7, 51. —Hence, ārens, entis, P. a.Lit., dry, arid, parched:II.saxa,
Ov. M. 13, 691:arens alveus (fluminis),
Vulg. Jos. 3, 17:arva,
Verg. G. 1, 110:rosae,
id. ib. 4, 268; id. A. 3, 350:harenae,
Hor. C. 3, 4, 31: cetera (loca) abrupta aut arentia, * Tac. A. 15, 42. —Trop., languishing or fainting from thirst, thirsty:trepidisque arentia venis Ora patent,
Ov. M. 7, 556; 14, 277:faux,
Hor. Epod. 14, 4.— Poet. as an epithet of thirst itself:sitis,
Ov. H. 4, 174; Sen. Thyest. 5 (cf.:sitis arida,
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16 auctor
auctor (incorrectly written autor or author), ōris, comm. [id.], he that brings about the existence of any object, or promotes the increase or prosperity of it, whether he first originates it, or by his efforts gives greater permanence or continuance to it; to be differently translated according to the object, creator, maker, author, inventor, producer, father, founder, teacher, composer, cause, voucher, supporter, leader, head, etc. (syn.: conditor, origo, consiliarius, lator, suasor, princeps, dux).I.Lit.A.Of persons, a progenitor, father, ancestor:B.L. Brutus, praeclarus auctor nobilitatis tuae,
the founder, progenitor of your nobility, Cic. Tusc. 4, 1, 2:generis,
Verg. A. 4, 365; so Ov. M. 4, 640, and Suet. Vit. 2:tu sanguinis ultimus auctor,
Verg. A. 7, 49; so Ov. M. 12, 558, and 13, 142:tantae propaginis,
id. F. 3, 157:originis,
Suet. Ner. 1:gentis,
id. Claud. 25:auctores parentes animarum,
Vulg. Sap. 12, 6:auctore ab illo ducit originem,
Hor. C. 3, 17, 5:Sive neglectum genus et nepotes Respicis auctor,
id. ib. 1, 2, 36:mihi Tantalus auctor,
Ov. M. 6, 172:auctores saxa fretumque tui,
id. H. 10, 132:Juppiter e terrā genitam mentitur, ut auctor Desinat inquiri,
id. M. 1, 615.—Of animals, Col. 6, 27, 1.—Of buildings, etc., founder, builder:C.Trojae Cynthius auctor,
Verg. G. 3, 36:murorum Romulus auctor,
Prop. 5, 6, 43 ( augur, Müll.):auctor posuisset in oris Moenia,
Ov. M. 15, 9:porticus auctoris Livia nomen habet,
id. A. A. 1, 72:amphitheatri,
Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 118:omnia sub titulo tantum suo ac sine ullā pristini auctoris memoriā,
Suet. Dom. 5.—Of works of art, a maker, artist:II.statua auctoris incerti,
Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 93: apparuit summam artis securitatem auctori placaisse, id. praef. § 27.—Transf.A.In gen., the originator, executor, performer, doer, cause, occasion of other things (freq. interchanged with actor):B.tametsi haud quaquam par gloriá sequitur scriptorem et auctorem rerum, tamen etc.,
Sall. C. 3, 2 Kritz (cf. without rerum: Suam quisque culpam auctores ad negotia transferunt, id. J. 1, 4):praeclari facinoris,
Vell. 2, 120, 6:facti,
Ov. M. 9, 206; Vell. 1, 8:cum perquirerent auctorem facti,
Vulg. Jud. 6, 29:optimi statūs auctor,
Suet. Aug. 28:honoris,
Ov. M. 10, 214:vitae,
Vulg. Act. 3, 15:salutis,
ib. Heb. 2, 10:fidei,
ib. ib. 12, 2:funeris,
Ov. M. 10, 199:necis,
id. ib. 8, 449;9, 214: mortis,
id. ib. 8, 493:vulneris,
id. ib. 5, 133;8, 418: plagae,
id. ib. 3, 329:seditionis sectae,
Vulg. Act. 24, 5.—Also, in gen., one from whom any thing proceeds or comes:auctor in incerto est: jaculum de parte sinistrā Venit,
i. e. the sender, Ov. M. 12, 419; so,teli,
id. ib. 8, 349:muneris,
the giver, id. ib. 2, 88;5, 657, 7, 157 al.: meritorum,
id. ib. 8, 108 al.—An author of scientific or literary productions.1.An investigator:2.non sordidus auctor Naturae verique,
Hor. C. 1, 28, 14.—And as imparting learning, a teacher:quamquam in antiquissimā philosophiā Cratippo auctore versaris,
Cic. Off. 2, 2, 8:dicendi gravissimus auctor et magister Plato,
id. Or. 3, 10:divini humanique juris auctor celeberrimus,
Vell. 2, 26, 2:Servius Sulpicius, juris civilis auctor,
Gell. 2, 10; Dig. 19, 1, 39; 40, 7, 36.—The author of a writing, a writer:C.ii quos nunc lectito auctores,
Cic. Att. 12, 18:ingeniosus poëta et auctor valde bonus,
id. Mur. 14:scripta auctori perniciosa suo,
Ov. Tr. 5, 1, 68:Belli Alexandrini Africique et Hispaniensis incertus auctor est,
Suet. Caes. 56; id. Aug. 31:sine auctore notissimi versus,
i. e. anonymous verses, id. ib. 70; so id. Calig. 8; id. Dom. 8 al.— Meton. of cause for effect, for a literary production, writing, work:in evolvendis utriusque linguae auctoribus, etc.,
Suet. Aug. 89. —In partic., the author of historical works, an historian (with and without rerum):ego cautius posthac historiam attingam, te audiente, quem rerum Romanarum auctorem laudare possum religiosissimum,
Cic. Brut. 11, 44; so,Matrem Antoniam non apud auctores rerum, non diurnā actorum scripturā reperio ullo insigni officio functam,
Tac. A. 3, 3; 3, 30 (diff. from auctor rerum in II. A.):Polybius bonus auctor in primis,
Cic. Off. 3, 32, 113; so Nep. Them. 10, 4; Liv. 4, 20; Tac. A. 5, 9; 14, 64 al.—With historiae (eccl. Lat.):historiae congruit auctori,
Vulg. 2 Macc. 2, 31.—Hence, in gen., one that gives an account of something, a narrator, reporter, informant (orally or in writing):sibi insidias fieri: se id certis auctoribus comperisse,
Cic. Att. 14, 8:celeberrimos auctores habeo tantam victoribus irreverentiam fuisse, ut, etc.,
Tac. H. 3, 51:criminis ficti auctor, i. e. nuntius,
Ov. M. 7, 824:Non haec tibi nuntiat auctor Ambiguus,
id. ib. 11, 666; 12, 58; 12, 61; 12, 532.—Hence, auctorem esse, with acc. and inf., to relate, recount:Auctores sunt ter novenis punctis interfici hominem,
Plin. 11, 21, 24, § 73:Fabius Rustiçus auctor est scriptos esse ad Caecinam Tuscum codicillos,
Tac. A. 13, 20:Auctor est Julius Marathus ante paucos quam nasceretur menses prodigium Romae factum (esse) publice, etc.,
Suet. Aug. 94 et saep.—One by whose influence, advice, command, etc., any thing is done, the cause, occasion, contriver, instigator, counsellor, adviser, promoter; constr. sometimes with ut, acc. and inf., or gen. gerund.: quid mihi es auctor ( what do you counsel me?) huic ut mittam? Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 2; 4, 7, 70; id. Poen. 1, 3, 1:2.idne estis auctores mihi?
Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 16:mihique ut absim, vehementer auctor est,
Cic. Att. 15, 5:Gellium ipsis (philosophis) magno opere auctorem fuisse, ut controversiarum facerent modum,
id. Leg. 1, 20, 53:ut propinqui de communi sententiā coërcerent, auctor fuit,
Suet. Tib. 35; id. Claud. 25; id. Calig. 15:a me consilium petis, qui sim tibi auctor in Siciliāne subsidas, an proficiscare,
Cic. Fam. 6, 8: ego quidem tibi non sim auctor, si Pompeius Italiam reliquit, te quoque profugere, Att. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 10:ne auctor armorum duxque deesset, Auct. B. G. 8, 47: auctor facinori non deerat,
Liv. 2, 54:auctores Bibulo fuere tantundem pollicendi,
Suet. Caes. 19:auctores restituendae tribuniciae potestatis,
id. ib. 5; so id. Dom. 8:auctor singulis universisque conspirandi simul et ut... communem causam juvarent,
id. Galb. 10 al. —So freq. in the abl. absol.: me, te, eo auctore, at my, your, his instance, by my [p. 199] advice, command, etc.:non me quidem Faciet auctore, hodie ut illum decipiat,
Plaut. Stich. 4, 2, 23:an paenitebat flagiti, te auctore quod fecisset Adulescens?
Ter. Eun. 5, 6, 12:quare omnes istos me auctore deridete atque contemnite,
Cic. de Or. 3, 14, 54:quia calida fomenta non proderant, frigidis curari coactus auctore Antonio Musā,
Suet. Aug. 81; 96; id. Galb. 19; id. Vit. 2 al.: agis Carminibus grates et dis auctoribus horum, the promoters or authors of spells, Ov. M. 7, 148.—Esp., in political lang., t. t.a.Auctor legis.(α).One who proposes a law, a mover, proposer (very rare):(β).quarum legum auctor fuerat, earum suasorem se haud dubium ferebat,
Liv. 6, 36:Quid desperatius, qui ne ementiendo quidem potueris auctorem adumbrare meliorem,
Cic. Dom. 30, 80.—One who advises the proposal of a law, and exerts all his influence to have it passed, a supporter (stronger than suasor; cf. Suet. Tib. 27:(γ).alium dicente, auctore eo Senatum se adīsse, verba mutare et pro auctore suasorem dicere coegit): isti rationi neque lator quisquam est inventus neque auctor umquam bonus,
Cic. Leg. 3, 15, 34:cum ostenderem, si lex utilis plebi Romanae mihi videretur, auctorem me atque adjutorem futurum (esse),
id. Agr. 2, 5; id. Att. 1, 19:quo auctore societatem cum Perseo junxerunt,
Liv. 45, 31; Suet. Oth. 8; id. Vesp. 11 al.—Sometimes in connection with suasor:atque hujus deditionis ipse Postumius suasor et auctor fuit,
Cic. Off. 3, 30, 109:Nisi quis retinet, idem suasor auctorque consilii ero,
Tac. H. 3, 2 al. —Of a senate which accepts or adopts a proposition for a law, a confirmer, ratifier:b.nunc cum loquar apud senatores populi Romani, legum et judiciorum et juris auctores,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 67.— Poet., in gen., a law-giver:animum ad civilia vertet Jura suum, legesque feret justissimus auctor,
Ov. M. 15, 833;and of one who establishes conditions of peace: leges captis justissimus auctor imposuit,
id. ib. 8, 101. —Hence, auctores fieri, to approve, accept, confirm a law:cum de plebe consulem non accipiebat, patres ante auctores fieri coëgerit,
Cic. Brut. 14, 55:Decreverunt ut, cum populus regem jussisset, id sic ratum esset, si patres auctores fierent,
Liv. 1, 17; 1, 22; 2, 54; 2, 56; 6, 42; 8, 12 al.—Auctor consilii publici, he who has the chief voice in the senate, a leader:D.hunc rei publicae rectorem et consilii publici auctorem esse habendum,
Cic. de Or. 1, 48, 211; 3, 17, 63. —Also absol.:regem Ariobarzanem, cujus salutem a senatu te auctore, commendatam habebam,
by your influence, and the decree of the senate occasioned by it, Cic. Fam. 15, 4, 6; cf. Gron. ad Liv. 24, 43.—One who is an exemplar, a model, pattern, type of any thing:E.Caecilius, malus auctor Latinitatis,
Cic. Att. 7, 3, 10:nec litterarum Graecarum, nec philosophiae jam ullum auctorem requiro,
id. Ac. 2, 2, 5; cf.Wopk. Lect. Tull. p. 34: unum cedo auctorem tui facti, unius profer exemplum,
i. e. who has done a similar thing, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 26:Cato omnium virtutum auctor,
id. Fin. 4, 16, 44 al. —One that becomes security for something, a voucher, bail, surety, witness:F.id ita esse ut credas, rem tibi auctorem dabo,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 70:auctorem rumorem habere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 19: fama nuntiabat te esse in Syriā;auctor erat nemo,
id. Fam. 12, 4:non si mihi Juppiter auctor Spondeat,
Verg. A. 5, 17:gravis quamvis magnae rei auctor,
Liv. 1, 16:auctorem levem, nec satis fidum super tantā re Patres rati,
id. 5, 15 fin.:urbs auspicato deis auctoribus in aeternum condita,
under the guaranty of the gods, id. 28, 28.—Also with acc. and inf.:auctores sumus tutam ibi majestatem Romani nominis fore,
Liv. 2, 48.—In judic. lang., t. t.1.A seller, vender (inasmuch as he warrants the right of possession of the thing to be sold, and transfers it to the purchaser; sometimes the jurists make a distinction between auctor primus and auctor secundus; the former is the seller himself, the latter the bail or security whom the former brings, Dig. 21, 2, 4; cf.2.Salmas. Mod. Usur. pp. 728 and 733): quod a malo auctore emīssent,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 22:auctor fundi,
id. Caecin. 10; Dig. 19, 1, 52: Inpero (auctor ego sum), ut tu me quoivis castrandum loces, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 73 Wagn.; id. Ep. 3, 2, 21; id. Curc. 4, 2, 12.— Trop.:auctor beneficii populi Romani,
Cic. Mur. 2.—A guardian, trustee (of women and minors):3.dos quam mulier nullo auctore dixisset,
Cic. Caecin. 25:majores nostri nullam ne privatam quidem rem agere feminas sine auctore voluerunt,
Liv. 34, 2:pupillus obligari tutori eo auctore non potest,
Dig. 26, 8, 5.—In espousals, auctores are the witnesses of the marriage contract (parents, brothers, guardians, relatives, etc.):G.nubit genero socrus, nullis auspicibus, nullis auctoribus,
Cic. Clu. 5.—An agent, factor, spokesman, intercessor, champion:► In class.praeclarus iste auctor suae civitatis,
Cic. Fl. 22:(Plancius) princeps inter suos... maximarum societatum auctor, plurimarum magister,
id. Planc. 13, 22:meae salutis,
id. Sest. 50, 107:doloris sui, querelarum, etc.,
id. Fl. 22 fin.Lat. auctor is also used as fem.:eas aves, quibus auctoribus etc.,
Cic. Div. 1, 15, 27:Et hostes aderant et (Theoxena) auctor mortis instabat,
Liv. 40, 4, 15:auctor ego (Juno) audendi,
Verg. A. 12, 159; Ov. M. 8, 108; id. F. 5, 192; 6, 709; id. H. 14, 110; 15, 3; Sen. Med. 968; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 29 Müll. The distinction which the grammarians, Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 159, Prob. p. 1452 sq. P., and others make between auctor fem. and auctrix, that auctrix would refer more to the lit. signif. of the verb, augeo, while auctor fem. has more direct relation to the prevailing signif. of its noun, auctoritas, is unfounded. -
17 benignus
bĕnignus, a, um, adj. [as if benigenus, from bonus genus, anal. with malignus and privignus], of a good kind or nature, beneficent, kind.I.Of feeling or deportment towards others, kind, good, friendly, pleasing, favorable, benignant:B.nam generi lenonio, Numquam ullus deus tam benignus fuit qui fuerit propitius,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 34:benignus et lepidus et comis,
Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 39:boni et benigni,
id. Phorm. 5, 2, 2:comes, benigni, faciles, suaves homines esse dicuntur,
Cic. Balb. 16, 36:Apelles in aemulis benignus,
Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 88;id. praef. § 21: divi,
Hor. C. 4, 2, 52:numen,
id. ib. 4, 4, 74; cf. Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 34 al.—Of things, friendly, favorable, pleasant, mild:C. II.animus,
Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 22:oratio,
Cic. Off. 2, 14, 48:sociorum comitas vultusque benigni,
Liv. 9, 6, 8; 30, 14, 3; Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 20:verba,
Prop. 1, 10, 24:benigniora verba,
Liv. 21, 19, 11.—In the jurists, interpretatio, a mild, favorable interpretation (opp. dura, which follows the strictness of the letter; cf. Cic. Off. 1, 10, 31 sq.), Dig. 39, 5, 16:semper in dubiis benigniora praeferenda sunt,
ib. 50, 17, 56:benignior sententia,
ib. 37, 6, 8.—More freq. of action, beneficent, obliging, that gives or imparts freely, liberal, bounteous, etc.:B.erga te benignus fui, atque opera mea Haec tibi sunt servata,
Plaut. Rud. 5, 3, 33; id. Trin. 3, 3, 12; 2, 4, 58:fortuna... Nunc mihi, nunc alii benigna,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 52:qui benigniores volunt esse, quam res patitur, peccant,
Cic. Off. 1, 14, 44:qui liberalis benignusque dicitur,
id. Leg. 1, 18, 48:facilius in timore benigni quam in victoriā grati reperiuntur,
id. ad Brut. 1, 15, 8.— Poet., with gen.:vini somnique benignus,
a hard drinker and a lover of sleep, Hor. S. 2, 3, 3.—Opp. to bonae frugi = prodigus, prodigal, lavish:est benignus potius quam bonae frugi,
Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 20.—Of things (mostly poet. or in post-Aug. prose; cf. malignus), yielding liberally, abundant, fruitful, fertile, copious, rich: et magnas messes terra benigna daret, Tib [p. 233] 3, 3, 6:1.ager,
Ov. Am. 1, 10, 56:tellus,
Plin. 18, 1, 1, § 1:vepres,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 8:cornu,
id. C. 1, 17, 15:egens benignae Tantalus semper dapis,
id. Epod. 17, 66:ingenī Benigna vena est,
id. C. 2, 18, 10:praeda,
Ov. F. 5, 174:benigna materia gratias agendi Romanis,
Liv. 42, 38, 6: quem (ordinem) persequi longa est magis quam benigna materia, fruitful, or suitable for exhibition, Mel. prooem. § 1;so Seneca: primus liber.. benigniorem habuit materiem,
Sen. Ira, 2, 1, 1:ipse materiā risūs benignissima,
id. Const. 18, 1 (cf. also in Gr. aphthonos):aestivam sermone benigno tendere noctem,
Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 11 (sermone multo et liberali et largo, Lamb.):benignissimum inventum, i. e. beneficentissimum,
Plin. 35, 2, 2, § 11. —Hence, adv.: bĕnignē (ante-class. collat. form bĕnignĭter).In a friendly manner, kindly, benevolently, courteously, benignly:b.benigne et amice facere,
Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 109:me benignius Omnes salutant quam salutabant prius,
id. Aul. 1, 2, 36:ecquid ego possiem Blande dicere aut benigne facere,
Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 24:viam monstrare,
courteously, politely, Cic. Balb. 16, 36:salutare,
id. Phil. 13, 2, 4:audire,
id. Clu. 3, 8:polliceri,
id. Fam. 4, 13, 3:servire alicui,
Cat. 76, 3:respondere,
Sall. J. 11, 1; Liv. 27, 4, 7:milites adpellare,
Sall. J. 96, 2:habere,
id. ib. 113, 2:alloqui,
Liv. 1, 28, 1:audire aliquem,
id. 1, 9, 4:excipere aliquem,
id. 2, 35, 6; 21, 19, 7; Tac. A. 1, 57:arma capere,
readily, willingly, Liv. 3, 26, 1:audire,
Suet. Aug. 89.—In the ante-class. form benigniter, Titin. ap. Non. p. 510, 13, and Prisc. p 1010 P.—Mildly, indulgently (in jurid. Lat.):c.in poenalibus causis benignius interpretandum est,
Dig. 50, 17, 155; ib. 44, 7, 1, § 13:benignissime rescripserunt,
ib. 37, 14, 4.—Benigne dicis, or absol. benigne, used in colloquial lang. in thanking one for something, both when it is taken and when it is refused (the latter a courtly formula like the Gr. ainô se, zêlô se, kalôs, kallista; cf. recte), you are very kind, I thank you very much, am under great obligation; no, I thank you.(α).In receiving: As. Peregre cum advenis, cena detur. Di. Benigne dicis, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 27; Ter. Phorm. 5, 9, 62.—(β).In declining:2.frumentum, inquit, me abs te emere oportet. Optime. Modium denario. Benigne ac liberaliter: nam ego ternis HS non possum vendere, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 85, § 196:dic Ad cenam veniat.. Benigne Respondet. Neget ille mihi? etc.,
Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 62; id. ib. 1, 7, 16 Schmid.—Abundantly, liberally, freely, generously:b.pecuniam praebere,
Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 37; id. Aul. 4, 4, 20; Ter. Hec. 5, 2, 1; Cic. Off. 2, 15, 52 and 53; Sall. J. 68, 3; Liv. 9, 31, 5; 9, 32. 2:benignius Deprome quadrimum,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 6:paulo benignius ipsum Te tractare voles,
id. Ep. 1, 17, 11. —Benigne facere alicui = bene facere, to do a favor, to show favor, Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 24 Ruhnk.; Cat. 73, 3:qui plurimis in istā provinciā benigne fecisti,
Cic. Fam. 13, 67, 1; id. Off. 1, 14, 42; id. Inv. 1, 55, 109; Liv. 4, 14, 5; 28, 39, 18; Gell. 17, 5, 10 al.; cf. Rutil. Lup. p. 127 Ruhnk. (175 Frotscher). -
18 capto
capto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. act. [capio].I.Prop., to strive to seize, lay hold of a thing with zeal, longing, etc., to catch at, snatch, chase, etc.:II.(syn. aucupor, venor): Tantalus a labris sitiens fugientia captat Flumina,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 68; so id. ib. 1, 2, 108; Ov. M. 3, 432; 10, 42; cf.:aquam hianti ore,
Curt. 4, 16, 12; and:imbrem ore hianti,
id. 4, 7, 14:laqueo volucres, harundine pisces,
Tib. 2, 6, 23; Verg. G. 1, 139; Hor. Epod. 2, 36; Ov. M. 8, 217; cf.:(meretrices) occurrebant amatoribus: Eos captabant,
Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 31:muscas,
Suet. Dom. 3:modo cervicem, modo crura,
Ov. M. 9, 37:collum,
id. ib. 3, 428:patulis naribus auras,
Verg. G. 1, 376; Ov. M. 7, 557; 4, 72:plumas ore,
id. ib. 8, 198:umbras et frigora,
Verg. E. 2, 8; cf. id. ib. 1, 53:auribus aëra,
to catch the breeze, id. A. 3, 514:captata Hesperie,
watched, sought for, Ov. M. 11, 768.—Figuratively.A.In gen., to strive after, long for, desire earnestly, try or seek to obtain (syn.: consector, appeto, aucupor;B.class.): sermonem,
to watch, listen to, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 8; cf. Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 29:sonitum aure admota,
Liv. 38, 7, 8;solitudines,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 26, 63:quid consili,
to adopt, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 91; Ter. And. 1, 1, 143; 2, 4, 1:assensiones alicujus,
Cic. Inv. 1, 31, 51:plausus,
to covet, id. Pis. 25, 60:misericordiam,
id. Phil. 2, 34, 86; id. Inv. 1, 55, 106:voluptatem,
id. Fin. 1, 7, 24 (opp. praeterire):risus,
to provoke, strive to excite, id. Tusc. 2, 7, 17; Quint. 6, 3, 26; Phaedr. 1, 29, 1:favorem,
Quint. 6, 1, 25; Suet. Tib. 57: nomen imperatorium, D. Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 4:incerta pro certis,
Sall. C. 20, 2; cf.:nubes et inania,
Hor. A. P. 230:libertatis auram,
Liv. 3, 37, 1; cf.:auram incertae famae,
Curt. 4, 5, 8:occasionem,
to watch for, Liv. 38, 44, 3; Suet. Caes. 7:tempus rei,
Quint. 4, 2, 70; Liv. 4, 36, 3:tempestates,
id. 5, 6, 4:brevitatem,
Quint. 10, 1, 32:elegantiam actoris,
id. 11, 3, 184:leporem propositionum ac partitionum,
id. 11, 1, 53:solas sententias multas,
id. 8, 5, 30:auctoritatem contemptu ceterorum,
id. 12, 3, 12; 9, 2, 98; cf. id. 11, 3, 142:vox non captata, sed velut oblata,
id. 9, 3, 73. —With inf. as object:prendique et prendere captans,
Ov. M. 10, 58:laedere aliquem,
Phaedr. 4, 8, 6:opprimere,
id. 5, 3, 2:acquirere voluptates,
Col. 8, 11, 1.—With a clause as object: cum, an marem editura esset variis captaret (i. e. magno studio quaereret) ominibus,
Suet. Tib. 14.—In partic.1.(Acc. to capio, II. 2.) To seek to catch or take one in a crafty manner, to lie in wait for, seek to entrap, to entice, allure (constr. quem, quod, quem cujus rei, cum quo, inter se, or absol.):2.magnum hoc vitium vino'st: Pedes captat primum, luctator dolosu'st,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 6; cf.captatio: quā viā te captent, eādem ipsos capi?
Ter. Hec. 1, 1, 16:tu si me impudicitiae captas, capere non potes,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 189; 1, 1, 266; 2, 2, 163; id. Men. 4, 2, 83:astutemihi captandum'st cum illoc,
id. Most. 5, 1, 21:quid ad illum qui te captare vult, utrum tacentem irretiat te an loquentem?
Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 94:est quiddam quod suā vi nos adliciat ad sese, non emolumento captans aliquo, sed trahens suā dignitate,
id. Inv. 2, 52, 157:hostem insidiis,
Liv. 2, 50, 3:inter se,
id. 44, 24, 8; 44, 25, 12: verba ( to interpret sophistically; cf. captio), Dig. 10, 4, 19.— Absol.: contra est eundum cautim et captandum mihi, Att. ap. Non. p. 512, 12; p. 512, 50: in colloquiis insidiari [p. 289] et captare, Liv. 32, 33, 11 ( = captionibus uti, studere fallere).—Hence,A standing expression, to practise legacy - hunting, to hunt for legacies (aliquem or aliquod):3.testamenta senum,
Hor. S. 2, 5, 23; cf.hereditatem,
Dig. 29, 6, 1:homines,
Petr. 116, 6; Mart. 6, 63; Plin. Ep. 2, 20, 7; 4, 2, 2; Juv. 16, 56 al.; cf. captator and captatorius.—To take up, begin, of discourse:ubi captato sermone diuque loquendo ad nomen venere Jovis,
Ov. M. 3, 279. -
19 conviva
con-vīva, ae, comm. [vivo] (lit., one who lives with another; hence), one who feasts with another, a table companion, guest (freq. and class.).(α).Masc., Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 50; Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 17; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 120; Afran. ap. Non. p. 235, 25; Cic. Tusc. 1, 2, 3; id. Brut. 19, 75; Cat. 44, 10; Prop. 3 (4), 7, 45; Hor. S. 1, 1, 119 et saep.:(β).deorum (Tantalus),
id. C. 1, 28, 7.—Fem.: postquam conveni omnes convivas meas, Pompon. ap. Charis. p. 37 P. (Com. Rel. v. 16 Rib.). -
20 eneco
ē-nĕco or ēnĭco, cŭi (enicavit, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 71), ctum (less freq. enecatum; in the part. enecatus, Plin. 18, 13, 34, § 127; 30, 12, 34, § 108;I.and, enectus,
id. 7, 9, 7, § 47; 26, 15, 90, § 159), 1 (old form of the fut. perf. enicasso, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 55 and 66), v. a., to kill off, kill completely, to kill, [p. 646] stay (freq. and class., esp. in the transf. signif.; syn.: neco, interficio, interimo, conficio, caedo, occido, concido, trucido, jugulo, obtrunco, etc.).Lit.:II.puer ambo anguis enicat,
Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 67; id. Most. 1, 3, 62; id. Aul. 5, 22; id. Rud. 2, 5, 19; Varr. ap. Non. 81, 12; Plin. 23, 2, 31, § 63 et saep.:cicer, ervum,
i. e. to stifle in growth, to destroy, Plin. 18, 17, 44, § 155; cf.Bacchum (i. e. vinum),
Luc. 9, 434 (with exurere messes).—Transf., in gen., to exhaust utterly, to wear out, destroy: enectus Tantalus siti, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10 Fischer N. cr.; cf. fame, Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 17; Cic. Div. 2, 35; Liv. 21, 40 al.:2.bos est enectus arando,
Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 87.—In colloq. lang., to torment, torture, plague to death:B.aliquem amando,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 41:aliquem jurgio,
id. ib. 3, 2, 14:aliquem odio,
id. As. 5, 2, 71; id. Pers. 1, 1, 49; id. Rud. 4, 3, 7:aliquem rogitando,
Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 6;and simply aliquem,
Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 120; id. Am. 5, 1, 4.—Esp. freq.:enicas or enicas me,
you kill me, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 45; 2, 4, 25; id. Poen. 5, 4, 98; id. Truc. 1, 2, 21; Ter. Ph. 2, 3, 37; 5, 6, 16. —Trop.:ea pars animi, quae voluptate alitur, nec inopia enecta nec satietate affluenti,
Cic. Div. 1, 29, 61; cf. id. Att. 6, 1, 2.
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Tantalus — Gk. Tantalos, king of Phrygia, perhaps lit. the Bearer or the Sufferer, by dissimilation from *tal talos, a reduplication of PIE root *tel , *tol to bear, carry, support (see EXTOL (Cf. extol)). Cf. TANTALIZE (Cf. tantalize) … Etymology dictionary
Tantalus — [tan′tə ləs] n. [L < Gr Tantalos] Gr. Myth. a king, son of Zeus, doomed in the lower world to stand in water that always recedes when he tries to drink it and under branches of fruit that always remain just out of reach … English World dictionary
Tantalus — In Greek mythology Tantalus (Greek Τάνταλος) was a son of Zeus [Euripides, Orestes .] and the nymph Plouto. Thus he was a king in the primordial world, the father of a son Broteas whose very name signifies mortals ( brotoi ). [Noted by Kerenyi… … Wikipedia
TANTALUS — I. TANTALUS Iovis et Nymphae Plotae filiteste Eusebiô, l. 2. Praep. Euang. cum tamen Io. Diaconus et Didymus Iovis et Plutus Nymphae filium fuisse arbitrantur: quem Tzetzes hist. 10. chil. 5. praedictâ quidem matre genitum, ac patre Imolo Lydiae… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
tantalus — noun /ˈtæntələs/ a) A stork of the genus Mycteria (formerly Tantalus), especially the American wood ibis, Mycteria americana. ,1904: Yes, there was a tantalus containing brandy and whisky on the sea chest. Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Adventure of… … Wiktionary
