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To consult an oracle

  • 1 dē-līberō

        dē-līberō āvī, ātum, āre    [de + libra], to weigh well, consider maturely, deliberate, ponder, meditate, take counsel, consult, advise upon: re deliberatā, Cs.: hoc, T.: de summā rerum, Cs.: de bello: quid intersit suā: amplius deliberandum censeo, T.: diem ad deliberandum sumere, Cs.: cum cupiditate, take counsel of: deliberant, dum fingere nesciunt, Ta.: deliberatur, incendi placeret an defendi, Cs.: neque maneatis aut abeatis deliberari potest, i. e. there can be no hesitation, L.— To consult (an oracle): Delphos deliberatum missi, N.: deliberantibus Pythia respondit, N.— To resolve, determine: certe statuerat ac deliberaverat non adesse: si iam tibi deliberatum est quibus, etc.: sic habuisti cum animo deliberatum, reicere, etc.

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  • 2 delibero

    dē-lībĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [de and libro, libra; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 74, 1 Müll.: deliberare a libella, qua quid perpenditur dictum], to weigh well in one's mind, to consider maturely, deliberate respecting a thing; to take counsel, consult, advise upon (freq. and class.; for syn. cf. cogito, agito, volvo, reputo, perpendo, meditor, commentor, consulo).
    I.
    Prop.
    A.
    In gen.:

    re deliberata, post diem tertium ad Caesarem reversuros,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 9; so,

    re deliberata,

    id. B. C. 1, 10:

    delibera hoc, dum ego redeo,

    Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 42:

    de summa rerum deliberare,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 30:

    de geographia etiam atque etiam,

    Cic. Att. 2, 7:

    de necanda filia,

    Suet. Aug. 65:

    de singulis articulis temporum,

    id. Claud. 4 al.:

    deliberare Velitne an non,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 58:

    utrum... an (with concoquere),

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 15, 45:

    an recipiat,

    Quint. 7, 1, 24; cf.:

    quando incipiendum sit,

    id. 12, 6, 3:

    ego amplius deliberandum censeo,

    Ter. Ph. 2, 4, 17; so absol., Caes. B. G. 1, 7 fin.; Cic. Off. 1, 3, 9; Quint. 3, 8, 35 sq.; Vulg. 2 Reg. 21, 13 al.:

    cum aliquo de salute fortunisque alicujus,

    Cic. Att. 11, 3; Liv. 32, 34; cf.:

    cum judicibus quasi deliberamus,

    Quint. 9, 2, 21:

    cum cupiditate id est cum animi levissima parte deliberat,

    takes counsel of, Cic. Fin. 2, 34, 115:

    cum materia,

    Quint. 3, 7, 16:

    cum causis,

    id. 7, 10, 10:

    cum re praesenti,

    id. 9, 4, 117.— Pass. impers.:

    deliberatur de Avarico in communi concilio, incendi placeret an defendi,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 15, 3:

    ut utri potissimum consulendum sit deliberetur,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 58, 174 al. — Prov.:

    deliberando saepe perit occasio,

    Pub. Syr. 140 (Rib.):

    deliberandum est saepe, statuendum est semel,

    id. 132.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    (Like consulo, no. I. B. 1.) To consult an oracle (only in Nepos):

    ex his delecti Delphos deliberatum missi sunt... his consulentibus, etc.,

    Nep. Milt. 1, 2:

    so with consulere,

    id. Them. 2, 6.—
    2.
    Pass. impers.: deliberari, to be maturely discussed, hence to be in doubt, usually with potest, non potest, etc.:

    ex eo deliberari poterit, ducenda necne alvus sit,

    Cels. 3, 13, § 12:

    neque maneatis aut abeatis deliberari potest,

    i. e. you must certainly go away, Liv. 7, 35, 8:

    M. Aemilius, qui pejor an ignavior sit, deliberari non potest,

    Sall. Hist. Fr. 1, 48, 3. Cf.: nemo deliberat, no one doubts, etc., Min. Fel. 35, 4. —
    II.
    Meton. (causa pro effectu), to resolve, determine, after deliberation (rare in the verb. finit.; usually in the part. perf., with inf. or acc. and inf.):

    quod iste certe statuerat ac deliberaverat non adesse,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 1: (Cleopatra) deliberata morte ferocior, * Hor. Od. 1, 37, 29: certum ac deliberatum est me illis obsequi, Turpil. ap. Non. 282, 11, and 429, 21;

    so with certum,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 11, 31:

    cum mihi deliberatum et constitutum sit ita gerere consulatum, etc.,

    id. Agr. 1, 8, 25:

    sic habuisti statutum cum animo ac deliberatum, omnes judices reicere,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 41: deliberatum est non tacere amplius, Afran. ap. Interpr. Verg. A. 10, 564.—Hence, dēlībĕrātus, a, um, P. a., resolved upon, determined, certain (rare):

    neque illi quicquam deliberatius fuit quam me... evertere,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 8:

    instructius deliberatiusque,

    Gell. 1, 13, 9.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > delibero

  • 3 consulo

    consŭlo, lŭi, ltum, 3, v. n. and a. [from con and root sal-; cf. consul and consilium].
    I.
    To consider, reflect, deliberate, take counsel, reflect upon, consult.
    A. 1.
    In gen.
    (α).
    Absol.: quid nunc? etiam consulis? do you still deliberate, i. e. hesitate? Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 171; cf. id. Truc. 2, 4, 75 Speng.: ne quid in consulendo adversi eveniat, Cato ap. Gell. 7, 3, 14:

    consulto opus est,

    there is need of deliberation, Sall. C. 1, 6:

    dum tempus consulendi est,

    Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 19:

    satis facere consulentibus,

    Cic. Or. 42, 143:

    ut omnium rerum vobis ad consulendum potestas esset,

    Liv. 8, 13, 18:

    ut tot uno tempore motibus animi turbati trepidarent magis quam consulerent,

    id. 21, 16, 2:

    praesidium consulenti curiae,

    Hor. C. 2, 1, 14 et saep.—
    (β).
    With in and acc.:

    consulere in longitudinem,

    to take thought for the future, Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 10:

    in commune,

    for the common good, id. And. 3, 3, 16; Liv. 32, 21, 1; Tac. A. 12, 5; id. Agr. 12; Curt. 5, 9, 14;

    and in the same sense: in medium,

    Verg. A. 11, 335; Liv. 24, 22, 15; Tac. H. 2, 5; Luc. 5, 46:

    in unum,

    Tac. H. 1, 68; 4, 70:

    in publicum (opp. suscipere proprias simultates),

    Plin. Ep. 9, 13, 21; Tac. A. 1, 24.—
    (γ).
    With de and abl.:

    bello confecto de Rhodiis consultum est,

    Sall. C. 51, 5; so,

    de communibus negotiis,

    id. J. 105, 1:

    de salute suorum,

    Cic. Sull. 22, 63:

    omnibus de rebus,

    Tac. A. 4, 40.—
    (δ).
    With ut or ne:

    consulere vivi ac prospicere debemus, ut illorum (liberorum) solitudo munita sit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 58, § 153:

    tu ne qua manus se attollere nobis A tergo possit, custodi et consule longe,

    Verg. A. 9, 322.— Impers.:

    ut urbi... satis esset praesidii, consultum atque provisum est,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 26:

    ne deficerent, consulendum esse,

    Cels. 3, 4, 31.—
    2.
    Esp., consulere alicui or alicui rei, to take care for some person or thing, to be mindful of, take care of, look to, have regard for, to counsel or consult for:

    tuae rei bene consulere cupio,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 9:

    quid me fiat, parvi pendis, dum illi consulas,

    Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 37:

    qui parti civium consulunt, partem neglegunt,

    Cic. Off. 1, 25, 85: consulere eorum commodis et utilitati salutique [p. 442] servire, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 9, § 27; so,

    famae, pudicitiae tuae,

    id. Phil. 2, 2, 3:

    dignitati meae,

    id. Fam. 11, 29, 1:

    suae vitae,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 12:

    receptui sibi,

    id. B. C. 3, 69:

    reipublicae juxta ac sibi,

    Sall. C. 37, 8; id. J. 58, 2; Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 1:

    timori magis quam religioni,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 67; cf.:

    magis irae quam famae,

    Sall. C. 51, 7:

    qui mi consultum optime velit esse,

    Ter. Phorm. 1, 3, 1: mi ires consultum male? to counsel evil or badly, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 36; so,

    male patriae,

    Nep. Epam. 10, 1; id. Phoc. 2, 2.—With si:

    melius consulet (sibi), si, etc.,

    Cels. 1, 3, 55.—
    B.
    Act.
    1.
    Consulere aliquem (or aliquid), to consult with one, to ask his opinion or advice, to ask counsel of, to consult, question (for the sake of advice).
    a.
    In gen.:

    cum te consuluissem, quid mihi faciendum esse censeres,

    Cic. Fam. 11, 29, 1:

    te, qui philosophum audis,

    id. ib. 9, 26, 1:

    Apellem tragoedum, uter, etc.,

    Suet. Calig. 33 al. —Of inanim. objects:

    speculum suum,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 136; cf.:

    spectatas undas, quid se deceat,

    id. M. 4, 312:

    nares, an olerent aera Corinthōn,

    Mart. 9, 60, 11:

    diem de gemmis, etc.,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 251 sq.:

    animum nostrum,

    Quint. 4, 2, 52:

    aures meas,

    id. 9, 4, 93:

    suas vires,

    id. 10, 2, 18 al. —With two accs.:

    ibo et consulam hanc rem amicos, quid faciundum censeant,

    Plaut. Men. 4, 3, 26:

    nec te id consulo,

    Cic. Att. 7, 20, 2:

    consulere prudentiorem coepi aetates tabularum,

    Petr. 88.—Freq.,
    b.
    Esp. as t. t.
    (α).
    In the lang. of religion, to consult a deity, an oracle, omens, etc.:

    Apollinem de re,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 16, 40:

    deum consuluit auguriis, quae suscipienda essent,

    Liv. 1, 20, 7:

    deos hominum fibris,

    Tac. A. 14, 30 fin.:

    Phoebi oracula,

    Ov. M. 3, 9; Suet. Vesp. 5:

    Tiresiam conjectorem,

    Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 76:

    haruspicem,

    Cic. Div. 2, 4, 11; Suet. Tib. 63; Cato, R. R. 5, 4:

    vates nunc extis, nunc per aves,

    Liv. 2, 42, 10:

    Cumaeam anum,

    Ov. F. 4, 158:

    avem primum visam augur,

    id. ib. 1, 180:

    spirantia exta,

    Verg. A. 4, 64; so,

    trepidantia exta,

    Ov. M. 15, 576:

    sacras sortes,

    id. ib. 11, 412:

    Etrusci haruspices male consulentes,

    Gell. 4, 5, 5.— Pass. impers.:

    si publice consuletur... sin privatim,

    Tac. G. 10. —With dependent question:

    senatus pontificum collegium consuli jussit, num omne id aurum in ludos consumi necessum esset,

    Liv. 39, 5, 9:

    consulti per ludibrium pontifices, an concepto necdum edito partu rite nuberet,

    Tac. A. 1, 10.—
    (β).
    In judic. lang., to ask advice of a lawyer, to consult, etc.:

    quam inanes domus eorum omnium, qui de jure civili consuli solent,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 46, § 120:

    consuli quidem te a Caesare scribis: sed ego tibi ab illo consuli mallem,

    id. Fam. 7, 11, 2:

    si jus consuleres, peritissimus,

    Liv. 39, 40, 6:

    munus hoc eorum qui consuluntur,

    i. e. who are skilled in the law, Cic. Leg. 1, 4, 14; so id. Quint. 16, 53.—

    With dependent question: consulens eum, an seni jam testato suaderet ordinare suprema judicia,

    Quint. 6, 3, 92.—The formula usual in asking advice was, licet consulere? Cic. Mur. 13, 28; cf. Hor. S. 2, 3, 192.—
    (γ).
    In publicists' lang., to take counsel with the competent authorities, to consult:

    Quirites, utrum, etc.,

    Liv. 31, 7, 2; so,

    senatum,

    Sall. J. 28, 2:

    senatum de foedere,

    id. ib. 39, 2;

    62, 10: populum de ejus morte,

    Cic. Mil. 7, 16:

    plebem in omnia (tribuni),

    Liv. 6, 39, 2 al. —
    2.
    Aliquid.
    a.
    To take counsel or deliberate upon something, to consider:

    est consulere quiddam quod tecum volo,

    Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 53; id. Pers. 5, 2, 63:

    rem delatam consulere ordine non licuit,

    Liv. 2, 28, 2; so,

    consulere et explorare rem,

    Cic. Att. 2, 16, 4:

    consulis rem nulli obscuram,

    Verg. A. 11, 344 al.:

    bis repulsi Galli quid agant consulunt,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 83.—
    b.
    To advise something, to give advice:

    tun' consulis quicquam?

    Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 47; id. Phorm. 1, 3, 22.— Absol.:

    ab re consulit blandiloquentulus,

    advises to his hurt, Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 17.
    II.
    Sometimes meton. (causa pro effectu).
    A.
    To take a resolution, resolve, conclude, determine.
    1.
    Neutr.; constr. absol. or with de aliquo or in aliquem:

    de nullis quam de vobis infestius aut inimicius consuluerunt,

    Liv. 28, 29, 8; so,

    de perfugis gravius quam de fugitivis,

    id. 30, 43, 13:

    in humiliores libidinose crudeliterque consulebatur,

    id. 3, 36, 7; so,

    crudeliter in deditos victosque,

    id. 8, 13, 15; cf. Tac. Agr. 16. —
    2.
    Act.:

    quid in concilio consuluistis?

    Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 6:

    animum ego inducam tamen, ut illud, quod tuam in rem bene conducat, consulam,

    id. Cist. 3, 4: ne quid gravius de salute tuā consulas, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 16, 1:

    pessime istuc in te atque in illum consulis,

    Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 28:

    quae reges irā inpulsi male consuluerint,

    Sall. C. 51, 4:

    nisi quod de uxore potuit honestius consuli,

    id. J. 95, 3.— Pass. impers.:

    aliter mihi de illis ac de me ipso consulendum est,

    Cic. Att. 7, 13, 3.—
    B.
    With the access. idea of judging, in the connection boni, optimi aliquid consulere, to excuse, take in good part, interpret favorably; be contented, pleased, or satisfied with:

    sit consul a consulendo vel a judicando: nam et hoc consulere veteres vocaverunt, unde adhuc remanet illud Rogat boni consulas, id est bonum judices,

    Quint. 1, 6, 32; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 41, 8 Müll.: nemo hoc rex ausus est facere, eane fieri bonis, bono genere gnatis boni consulitis? Cato ap. Gell. 10, 3, 17:

    boni consulendum,

    Varr. L. L. 7, § 40 Müll.:

    tu haec quaeso consule missa boni,

    Ov. P. 3, 8, 24; cf. id. Tr. 4, 1, 106; so,

    nostrum laborem,

    Quint. 6, prooem. § 16; Plin. Ep. 7, 12, 3:

    hoc munus,

    Sen. Ben. 1, 1, 8; id. Prov. 2, 4; id. Ep. 9, 20; 17, 9; 88, 17:

    quaerebat argentum avaritia: boni consuluit interim invenisse minium,

    Plin. 33, prooem. 2, § 4;

    8, 16, 17, § 44: boni et optimi consulere,

    App. M. 8, p. 205, 28.— Hence,
    1.
    consultus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    Well considered or weighed, deliberated upon, maturely pondered:

    bene consultum consilium surripitur saepissume, si minus, etc.,

    Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 5 sq.:

    ipsi omnia, quorum negotium est, consulta ad nos et exquisita deferunt,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 250: neque eam usquam invenio, neque quo eam, neque quā quaeram consultum'st, I know neither, etc., Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 6:

    operā consultā,

    with mature reflection, Gell. 7 (6), 17, 3;

    in the same sense, consulto consilio,

    Paul. Sent. 1, 9, 6:

    consultius est huic poenalem quoque stipulationem subjungere,

    it is better. more advantageous, Dig. 2, 15, 15.—
    B.
    (Acc. to I. B. 1.) Knowing, skilful, experienced, practised, esp. in law; skilled or learned in the law:

    non ille magis juris consultus quam justitiae fuit,

    Cic. Phil. 9, 5, 10:

    juris atque eloquentiae,

    Liv. 10, 22, 7:

    consultissimus vir omnis divini atque humani juris,

    id. 1, 18, 1; cf. Gell. 1, 13, 10:

    insanientis sapientiae,

    Hor. C. 1, 34, 3:

    universae disciplinae,

    Col. 11, 1, 12.—Hence, subst.: consultus, i, m., a lawyer:

    tu consultus modo rusticus,

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 17; id. Ep 2, 2, 87; 2, 2, 159; Ov. A. A. 1, 83.— Esp. with juris, often written as one word, jūrisconsultus, i, m., v. h. v.— Absol.:

    ut natura non disciplinā consultus esse videatur,

    Cic. Caecin. 27, 78:

    consultorum alterum disertissimum, disertorum alterum consultissimum fuisse,

    id. Brut. 40, 148:

    consultiores sibimet videntur Deo,

    Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 2.—
    2.
    Subst.: consultum, i, n.
    A.
    (Acc. to I. B. 1. b.) A consultation, inquiry of a deity:

    Sostratus (sacerdos) ubi laeta et congruentia exta magnisque consultis annuere deam videt, etc.,

    Tac. H. 2, 4.—
    B.
    (Acc. to II.) A decree, decision, resolution, plan; so first, Senatus consultum, or in one word, Senatusconsul-tum, a decree of the Senate (most freq. in all periods; the senatus consulta were not, like the plebiscita, the supreme law of the republic; but under the emperors, all new laws took this form, v. esp. Sandars, Introd., Just. Inst. § 15;

    1, 2, 5),

    Sall. C. 42, 3; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 66, § 149:

    senatus consultum est quod senatus jubet atque constituit, nam cum auctus esset populus Romanus... aequum visum est senatum vice populi consuli,

    Just. Inst. 1, 2, 5;

    for which, consulta Patrum,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 41. —Of a decree of the Sicilian council:

    ne senatus consultum Siculi homines facere possent,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 65, § 146.—Also in other connections:

    facta et consulta fortium et sapientium,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 24, 62; cf.:

    facta consultaque Alexandri,

    Sall. H. 3, 7 Dietsch:

    consulta et decreta,

    id. J. 11, 5:

    consulta sese omnia cum illo integra habere,

    all objects of consultation, plans, id. ib. 108, 2; cf.:

    ab occultis cavendum hominibus consultisque,

    plans, Liv. 25, 16, 4; and:

    approbare collegam consulta,

    id. 10, 39, 10:

    dum consulta petis,

    responses, oracles, divinations, Verg. A. 6, 151:

    tua magna,

    decisions, id. ib. 11, 410; so,

    mollia,

    Tac. A. 1, 40:

    mala,

    id. ib. 6, 6:

    ex consulto factum,

    purposely, voluntarily, Auct. Her. 2, 30, 49.—Hence, adv., considerately, deliberately, designedly, on purpose.
    (α).
    Form consultō (class. in prose and poetry):

    utrum perturbatione aliquā animi an consulto et cogitata fiat injuria,

    Cic. Off. 1, 8, 27; Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 43; Cic. N. D. 1, 31, 85; id. Leg. 1, 8, 25; Caes. B. G. 5, 16; 5, 37; Sall. J. 60, 5; 64, 5; Quint. 8, 4, 19; Tac. A. 4, 16; Suet. Caes. 56; * Hor. S. 1, 10, 14 al. —
    (β).
    Form consultē (mostly ante- and post-class.):

    qui consulte, docte atque astute cavet,

    Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 14:

    caute atque consulte gesta,

    Liv. 22, 38, 11; Spart. Had. 2.— Comp., Liv. 22, 24, 3; Tac. H. 2, 24. — Sup., Capitol. Pert. 7.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > consulo

  • 4 Senatusconsultum

    consŭlo, lŭi, ltum, 3, v. n. and a. [from con and root sal-; cf. consul and consilium].
    I.
    To consider, reflect, deliberate, take counsel, reflect upon, consult.
    A. 1.
    In gen.
    (α).
    Absol.: quid nunc? etiam consulis? do you still deliberate, i. e. hesitate? Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 171; cf. id. Truc. 2, 4, 75 Speng.: ne quid in consulendo adversi eveniat, Cato ap. Gell. 7, 3, 14:

    consulto opus est,

    there is need of deliberation, Sall. C. 1, 6:

    dum tempus consulendi est,

    Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 19:

    satis facere consulentibus,

    Cic. Or. 42, 143:

    ut omnium rerum vobis ad consulendum potestas esset,

    Liv. 8, 13, 18:

    ut tot uno tempore motibus animi turbati trepidarent magis quam consulerent,

    id. 21, 16, 2:

    praesidium consulenti curiae,

    Hor. C. 2, 1, 14 et saep.—
    (β).
    With in and acc.:

    consulere in longitudinem,

    to take thought for the future, Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 10:

    in commune,

    for the common good, id. And. 3, 3, 16; Liv. 32, 21, 1; Tac. A. 12, 5; id. Agr. 12; Curt. 5, 9, 14;

    and in the same sense: in medium,

    Verg. A. 11, 335; Liv. 24, 22, 15; Tac. H. 2, 5; Luc. 5, 46:

    in unum,

    Tac. H. 1, 68; 4, 70:

    in publicum (opp. suscipere proprias simultates),

    Plin. Ep. 9, 13, 21; Tac. A. 1, 24.—
    (γ).
    With de and abl.:

    bello confecto de Rhodiis consultum est,

    Sall. C. 51, 5; so,

    de communibus negotiis,

    id. J. 105, 1:

    de salute suorum,

    Cic. Sull. 22, 63:

    omnibus de rebus,

    Tac. A. 4, 40.—
    (δ).
    With ut or ne:

    consulere vivi ac prospicere debemus, ut illorum (liberorum) solitudo munita sit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 58, § 153:

    tu ne qua manus se attollere nobis A tergo possit, custodi et consule longe,

    Verg. A. 9, 322.— Impers.:

    ut urbi... satis esset praesidii, consultum atque provisum est,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 26:

    ne deficerent, consulendum esse,

    Cels. 3, 4, 31.—
    2.
    Esp., consulere alicui or alicui rei, to take care for some person or thing, to be mindful of, take care of, look to, have regard for, to counsel or consult for:

    tuae rei bene consulere cupio,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 9:

    quid me fiat, parvi pendis, dum illi consulas,

    Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 37:

    qui parti civium consulunt, partem neglegunt,

    Cic. Off. 1, 25, 85: consulere eorum commodis et utilitati salutique [p. 442] servire, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 9, § 27; so,

    famae, pudicitiae tuae,

    id. Phil. 2, 2, 3:

    dignitati meae,

    id. Fam. 11, 29, 1:

    suae vitae,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 12:

    receptui sibi,

    id. B. C. 3, 69:

    reipublicae juxta ac sibi,

    Sall. C. 37, 8; id. J. 58, 2; Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 1:

    timori magis quam religioni,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 67; cf.:

    magis irae quam famae,

    Sall. C. 51, 7:

    qui mi consultum optime velit esse,

    Ter. Phorm. 1, 3, 1: mi ires consultum male? to counsel evil or badly, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 36; so,

    male patriae,

    Nep. Epam. 10, 1; id. Phoc. 2, 2.—With si:

    melius consulet (sibi), si, etc.,

    Cels. 1, 3, 55.—
    B.
    Act.
    1.
    Consulere aliquem (or aliquid), to consult with one, to ask his opinion or advice, to ask counsel of, to consult, question (for the sake of advice).
    a.
    In gen.:

    cum te consuluissem, quid mihi faciendum esse censeres,

    Cic. Fam. 11, 29, 1:

    te, qui philosophum audis,

    id. ib. 9, 26, 1:

    Apellem tragoedum, uter, etc.,

    Suet. Calig. 33 al. —Of inanim. objects:

    speculum suum,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 136; cf.:

    spectatas undas, quid se deceat,

    id. M. 4, 312:

    nares, an olerent aera Corinthōn,

    Mart. 9, 60, 11:

    diem de gemmis, etc.,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 251 sq.:

    animum nostrum,

    Quint. 4, 2, 52:

    aures meas,

    id. 9, 4, 93:

    suas vires,

    id. 10, 2, 18 al. —With two accs.:

    ibo et consulam hanc rem amicos, quid faciundum censeant,

    Plaut. Men. 4, 3, 26:

    nec te id consulo,

    Cic. Att. 7, 20, 2:

    consulere prudentiorem coepi aetates tabularum,

    Petr. 88.—Freq.,
    b.
    Esp. as t. t.
    (α).
    In the lang. of religion, to consult a deity, an oracle, omens, etc.:

    Apollinem de re,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 16, 40:

    deum consuluit auguriis, quae suscipienda essent,

    Liv. 1, 20, 7:

    deos hominum fibris,

    Tac. A. 14, 30 fin.:

    Phoebi oracula,

    Ov. M. 3, 9; Suet. Vesp. 5:

    Tiresiam conjectorem,

    Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 76:

    haruspicem,

    Cic. Div. 2, 4, 11; Suet. Tib. 63; Cato, R. R. 5, 4:

    vates nunc extis, nunc per aves,

    Liv. 2, 42, 10:

    Cumaeam anum,

    Ov. F. 4, 158:

    avem primum visam augur,

    id. ib. 1, 180:

    spirantia exta,

    Verg. A. 4, 64; so,

    trepidantia exta,

    Ov. M. 15, 576:

    sacras sortes,

    id. ib. 11, 412:

    Etrusci haruspices male consulentes,

    Gell. 4, 5, 5.— Pass. impers.:

    si publice consuletur... sin privatim,

    Tac. G. 10. —With dependent question:

    senatus pontificum collegium consuli jussit, num omne id aurum in ludos consumi necessum esset,

    Liv. 39, 5, 9:

    consulti per ludibrium pontifices, an concepto necdum edito partu rite nuberet,

    Tac. A. 1, 10.—
    (β).
    In judic. lang., to ask advice of a lawyer, to consult, etc.:

    quam inanes domus eorum omnium, qui de jure civili consuli solent,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 46, § 120:

    consuli quidem te a Caesare scribis: sed ego tibi ab illo consuli mallem,

    id. Fam. 7, 11, 2:

    si jus consuleres, peritissimus,

    Liv. 39, 40, 6:

    munus hoc eorum qui consuluntur,

    i. e. who are skilled in the law, Cic. Leg. 1, 4, 14; so id. Quint. 16, 53.—

    With dependent question: consulens eum, an seni jam testato suaderet ordinare suprema judicia,

    Quint. 6, 3, 92.—The formula usual in asking advice was, licet consulere? Cic. Mur. 13, 28; cf. Hor. S. 2, 3, 192.—
    (γ).
    In publicists' lang., to take counsel with the competent authorities, to consult:

    Quirites, utrum, etc.,

    Liv. 31, 7, 2; so,

    senatum,

    Sall. J. 28, 2:

    senatum de foedere,

    id. ib. 39, 2;

    62, 10: populum de ejus morte,

    Cic. Mil. 7, 16:

    plebem in omnia (tribuni),

    Liv. 6, 39, 2 al. —
    2.
    Aliquid.
    a.
    To take counsel or deliberate upon something, to consider:

    est consulere quiddam quod tecum volo,

    Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 53; id. Pers. 5, 2, 63:

    rem delatam consulere ordine non licuit,

    Liv. 2, 28, 2; so,

    consulere et explorare rem,

    Cic. Att. 2, 16, 4:

    consulis rem nulli obscuram,

    Verg. A. 11, 344 al.:

    bis repulsi Galli quid agant consulunt,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 83.—
    b.
    To advise something, to give advice:

    tun' consulis quicquam?

    Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 47; id. Phorm. 1, 3, 22.— Absol.:

    ab re consulit blandiloquentulus,

    advises to his hurt, Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 17.
    II.
    Sometimes meton. (causa pro effectu).
    A.
    To take a resolution, resolve, conclude, determine.
    1.
    Neutr.; constr. absol. or with de aliquo or in aliquem:

    de nullis quam de vobis infestius aut inimicius consuluerunt,

    Liv. 28, 29, 8; so,

    de perfugis gravius quam de fugitivis,

    id. 30, 43, 13:

    in humiliores libidinose crudeliterque consulebatur,

    id. 3, 36, 7; so,

    crudeliter in deditos victosque,

    id. 8, 13, 15; cf. Tac. Agr. 16. —
    2.
    Act.:

    quid in concilio consuluistis?

    Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 6:

    animum ego inducam tamen, ut illud, quod tuam in rem bene conducat, consulam,

    id. Cist. 3, 4: ne quid gravius de salute tuā consulas, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 16, 1:

    pessime istuc in te atque in illum consulis,

    Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 28:

    quae reges irā inpulsi male consuluerint,

    Sall. C. 51, 4:

    nisi quod de uxore potuit honestius consuli,

    id. J. 95, 3.— Pass. impers.:

    aliter mihi de illis ac de me ipso consulendum est,

    Cic. Att. 7, 13, 3.—
    B.
    With the access. idea of judging, in the connection boni, optimi aliquid consulere, to excuse, take in good part, interpret favorably; be contented, pleased, or satisfied with:

    sit consul a consulendo vel a judicando: nam et hoc consulere veteres vocaverunt, unde adhuc remanet illud Rogat boni consulas, id est bonum judices,

    Quint. 1, 6, 32; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 41, 8 Müll.: nemo hoc rex ausus est facere, eane fieri bonis, bono genere gnatis boni consulitis? Cato ap. Gell. 10, 3, 17:

    boni consulendum,

    Varr. L. L. 7, § 40 Müll.:

    tu haec quaeso consule missa boni,

    Ov. P. 3, 8, 24; cf. id. Tr. 4, 1, 106; so,

    nostrum laborem,

    Quint. 6, prooem. § 16; Plin. Ep. 7, 12, 3:

    hoc munus,

    Sen. Ben. 1, 1, 8; id. Prov. 2, 4; id. Ep. 9, 20; 17, 9; 88, 17:

    quaerebat argentum avaritia: boni consuluit interim invenisse minium,

    Plin. 33, prooem. 2, § 4;

    8, 16, 17, § 44: boni et optimi consulere,

    App. M. 8, p. 205, 28.— Hence,
    1.
    consultus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    Well considered or weighed, deliberated upon, maturely pondered:

    bene consultum consilium surripitur saepissume, si minus, etc.,

    Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 5 sq.:

    ipsi omnia, quorum negotium est, consulta ad nos et exquisita deferunt,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 250: neque eam usquam invenio, neque quo eam, neque quā quaeram consultum'st, I know neither, etc., Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 6:

    operā consultā,

    with mature reflection, Gell. 7 (6), 17, 3;

    in the same sense, consulto consilio,

    Paul. Sent. 1, 9, 6:

    consultius est huic poenalem quoque stipulationem subjungere,

    it is better. more advantageous, Dig. 2, 15, 15.—
    B.
    (Acc. to I. B. 1.) Knowing, skilful, experienced, practised, esp. in law; skilled or learned in the law:

    non ille magis juris consultus quam justitiae fuit,

    Cic. Phil. 9, 5, 10:

    juris atque eloquentiae,

    Liv. 10, 22, 7:

    consultissimus vir omnis divini atque humani juris,

    id. 1, 18, 1; cf. Gell. 1, 13, 10:

    insanientis sapientiae,

    Hor. C. 1, 34, 3:

    universae disciplinae,

    Col. 11, 1, 12.—Hence, subst.: consultus, i, m., a lawyer:

    tu consultus modo rusticus,

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 17; id. Ep 2, 2, 87; 2, 2, 159; Ov. A. A. 1, 83.— Esp. with juris, often written as one word, jūrisconsultus, i, m., v. h. v.— Absol.:

    ut natura non disciplinā consultus esse videatur,

    Cic. Caecin. 27, 78:

    consultorum alterum disertissimum, disertorum alterum consultissimum fuisse,

    id. Brut. 40, 148:

    consultiores sibimet videntur Deo,

    Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 2.—
    2.
    Subst.: consultum, i, n.
    A.
    (Acc. to I. B. 1. b.) A consultation, inquiry of a deity:

    Sostratus (sacerdos) ubi laeta et congruentia exta magnisque consultis annuere deam videt, etc.,

    Tac. H. 2, 4.—
    B.
    (Acc. to II.) A decree, decision, resolution, plan; so first, Senatus consultum, or in one word, Senatusconsul-tum, a decree of the Senate (most freq. in all periods; the senatus consulta were not, like the plebiscita, the supreme law of the republic; but under the emperors, all new laws took this form, v. esp. Sandars, Introd., Just. Inst. § 15;

    1, 2, 5),

    Sall. C. 42, 3; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 66, § 149:

    senatus consultum est quod senatus jubet atque constituit, nam cum auctus esset populus Romanus... aequum visum est senatum vice populi consuli,

    Just. Inst. 1, 2, 5;

    for which, consulta Patrum,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 41. —Of a decree of the Sicilian council:

    ne senatus consultum Siculi homines facere possent,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 65, § 146.—Also in other connections:

    facta et consulta fortium et sapientium,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 24, 62; cf.:

    facta consultaque Alexandri,

    Sall. H. 3, 7 Dietsch:

    consulta et decreta,

    id. J. 11, 5:

    consulta sese omnia cum illo integra habere,

    all objects of consultation, plans, id. ib. 108, 2; cf.:

    ab occultis cavendum hominibus consultisque,

    plans, Liv. 25, 16, 4; and:

    approbare collegam consulta,

    id. 10, 39, 10:

    dum consulta petis,

    responses, oracles, divinations, Verg. A. 6, 151:

    tua magna,

    decisions, id. ib. 11, 410; so,

    mollia,

    Tac. A. 1, 40:

    mala,

    id. ib. 6, 6:

    ex consulto factum,

    purposely, voluntarily, Auct. Her. 2, 30, 49.—Hence, adv., considerately, deliberately, designedly, on purpose.
    (α).
    Form consultō (class. in prose and poetry):

    utrum perturbatione aliquā animi an consulto et cogitata fiat injuria,

    Cic. Off. 1, 8, 27; Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 43; Cic. N. D. 1, 31, 85; id. Leg. 1, 8, 25; Caes. B. G. 5, 16; 5, 37; Sall. J. 60, 5; 64, 5; Quint. 8, 4, 19; Tac. A. 4, 16; Suet. Caes. 56; * Hor. S. 1, 10, 14 al. —
    (β).
    Form consultē (mostly ante- and post-class.):

    qui consulte, docte atque astute cavet,

    Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 14:

    caute atque consulte gesta,

    Liv. 22, 38, 11; Spart. Had. 2.— Comp., Liv. 22, 24, 3; Tac. H. 2, 24. — Sup., Capitol. Pert. 7.

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  • 5 cōnsulō

        cōnsulō luī, ltum, ere    [com-+2 SAL-], to meet and consider, reflect, deliberate, take counsel, consult, take care, have regard, look out, be mindful: tempus consulendi, T.: ad consulendum potestas, L.: ut animi trepidarent magis quam consulerent, L.: praesidium consulenti curiae, H.: inpensius, V.: in longitudinem, to take thought for the future, T.: in commune, for the common good, T.: in medium, V.: de salute suorum: ut illorum solitudo munita sit: custodi et consule longe (with ne), V.: ut urbi satis esset praesidii, consultum est: famae tuae: receptui suo, Cs.: rei p., S.: timori magis quam religioni, Cs.: mi consultum optime esse, T.: rerum summae, O.: male patriae, N. — To take a resolution, resolve, conclude, determine: de uxore, S.: de nullis quam vobis infestius, L.: gravius in eum, S.: in humiliores libidinose, L.: in deditos durius, Ta.—To consult, inquire of, ask for advice, counsel with, apply to, question: spectatas undas, quid se deceat, O.: pro te hos: si publice consuletur, Ta.: collegium consuli iussit, num, etc., L.: consulta, qualem Optet habere virum, asked, O.: te id, ask your opinion of it. — Supin. acc.: ut esset, quo consultum plebes veniret, L.— To consult (a god, an oracle, etc.): Apollinem de re: deum auguriis, L.: Phoebi oracula, O.: de se ter sortibus consultum, utrum, etc., Cs.: spirantia exta, V.: numen nunc extis nunc per aves, L.: consultus vates, V.— To take counsel (of a lawyer), ask advice: de iure civili consuli: qui consuluntur, i. e. skilled in the law: licet consulere? (a formula of asking advice): consulere licebit? Consule, H.— To refer to (an authority, a legislative body, etc.), consult: senatum, S.: senatum de foedere, Cs.: populum de eius morte: plebem in omnia (tribuni), L. — To deliberate upon, consider: rem ordine, L.: consulere et explorare rem: quid agant, Cs. — To advise, counsel, recommend: tun consulis quicquam? T. — To resolve upon, determine, decide: potestas consulendi quid velis, T.: pessime istuc in te, T.: suae vitae durius, i. e. commit suicide, Cs.: quae reges male consuluerint, S. —In the phrase, boni consulere, to regard favorably, take in good part: tu haec consule missa boni, O.
    * * *
    consulere, consului, consultus V
    ask information/advice of; consult, take counsel; deliberate/consider; advise; decide upon, adopt; look after/out for (DAT), pay attention to; refer to

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  • 6 cōnsultor

        cōnsultor ōris, m    [consulo], one who gives counsel, a counsellor, adviser: in proelio, S.: cupidine atque irā, pessumis consultoribus, grassari, S. — He who asks counsel, a consulter, client: sui: consultor ubi ostia pulsat, H.
    * * *
    I
    consultari, consultatus sum V DEP
    consult, go for/ask/take counsel; consult oracle/astrologer
    II
    adviser, counselor, one who gives counsel; client/one who asks (lawyer/oracle)

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  • 7 cōnsultō

        cōnsultō āvī, ātus, āre, freq.    [consulo], to reflect, consider maturely, consult, take counsel, deliberate: de officio: inter paucos de summā rerum, L.: de bello in conviviis, Ta.: cum aliquibus, Cu.: super re magnā, Ta.: tempus consultando absumere, L.: ad eam rem consultandam, L.: conducat id necne: quid in illis statuamus, S.: quid opus facto sit, L.—With dat, to take care, have a care: rei p., S.—To consult, advise with, ask counsel of: senes ad consultandum arcessunt, L.: alqm, Tb.
    * * *
    I
    purposely, deliberately, on purpose, by design; of set purpose
    II
    consultare, consultavi, consultatus V
    consult, take counsel; form plans, provide; consult oracle/astrologer; deliberate, debate, discuss; consider carefully, weigh, ponder

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  • 8 cōnsultō

        cōnsultō adv.    [abl. of consultum], deliberately, purposely, designedly: nihil consulto fuisse: multa praetereo: bellum trahere, S.: longior instituitur oratio, Cs.: vires extenuare, H.
    * * *
    I
    purposely, deliberately, on purpose, by design; of set purpose
    II
    consultare, consultavi, consultatus V
    consult, take counsel; form plans, provide; consult oracle/astrologer; deliberate, debate, discuss; consider carefully, weigh, ponder

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  • 9 consultantes

    1.
    consultō, adv., v. consulo, P. a. fin.
    2.
    consulto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. [consulo].
    I.
    To reflect, consider maturely, to consult, take counsel, deliberate.
    A.
    In gen. (class.).
    (α).
    With acc.:

    quid illaec illic in consilio duae secreto consultant?

    Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 38:

    ad haec consultanda procurandaque,

    Liv. 1, 21, 1:

    ad eam rem consultandam,

    id. 1, 55, 6; 28, 26, 1; 5, 25, 8 al.:

    cum in senatu res major quaepiam consultata est,

    Gell. 1, 23, 5.—
    (β).
    With a rel.-clause:

    anquirunt aut consultant, conducat id necne de quo deliberant,

    Cic. Off. 1, 3, 9; so with utrum, an, etc., id. Att. 16, 8, 2:

    quid in illis statuamus consultare,

    Sall. C. 52, 3:

    decemviri consultant quid opus facto sit,

    Liv. 3, 38, 4; 4, 31, 8; 6, 19, 4; 36, 8, 6 al.—
    (γ).
    With de or super, in, etc.:

    deliberare et consultare de officio,

    Cic. Off. 3, 2, 7;

    de summā rerum,

    Liv. 10, 25, 11; Suet. Ner. 2 al.:

    de exitu fortunarum suarum consultabant,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 77:

    de bello,

    id. ib. 5, 53; id. B. C. 1, 71:

    de rebus dubiis,

    Sall. C. 51, 1; Liv. 22, 53, 4; 23, 25, 4; 36, 14, 6;

    44, 35, 6: consultandum super re magnā et atroci,

    Tac. A. 2, 28 fin.:

    in medium,

    Sall. H. 4, 12 Dietsch; Tac. H. 2, 37:

    in commune,

    Plin. Ep. 6, 16, 15:

    propter ipsam rem, de quā sententiae rogantur, consultabitur,

    Quint. 3, 8, 18.—
    (δ).
    Absol.: [p. 443] male corde consultare, to meditate evil in the heart, Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 15:

    nimium consultas diu,

    id. Curc. 1, 3, 51:

    si ex re consultas tuā,

    for your own good, id. As. 3, 1, 35; Sall. H. 4, 12; Liv. 2, 4, 3; 2, 57, 2; 9, 3, 1; 24, 22, 10; Quint. 3, 8, 15; 3, 8, 37; Suet. Ner. 15 al.—
    2.
    Transf., of language used in counsel:

    pars deliberativa de tempore futuro consultat, quaerit etiam de praeterito,

    Quint. 3, 8, 6.—
    B.
    Esp.: consultare alicui, to take care of one, have a care for (rare):

    delecti (sc. Patres) reipublicae consultabant,

    Sall. C. 6, 6; Aur. Vict. Caes. 15 fin. —
    2.
    Meton., to take a resolution, resolve: Phron. Abi, abi. Strab. Consultavi istuc mihi,. Plaut. Truc. 5, 50 Weise ( loc. corrupt.; alii aliter).—
    II.
    Consultare aliquem, to consult one, to go to for counsel, to ask counsel of, etc. (rare):

    quid me consultas, quid agas?

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 4; cf.:

    senes ab domo ad consultandum arcessunt,

    Liv. 9, 9, 12:

    me (amantes),

    Tib. 1, 4, 78:

    aves,

    Plin. Pan. 76, 7:

    astrologos,

    Tert. Apol. 35. In this sense also in the form consultor, āri, 1, v. dep. a., Tert. adv. Herm. 18, acc. to Isa. 40, 14 (in Heb. the Niph.).—P. a. as subst.
    A.
    consultātum, i, n., a resolution, decision, = consultum ( poet. and late Lat.) senatus consultata, Sil. 6, 455:

    Christi,

    Tert. Pudic. 18.—
    B.
    consultantes, ium, m., they who seek advice; of a lawyer, etc., clients, Liv. Epit. 54;

    of an oracle,

    Plin. 32, 2, 8, § 17.

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  • 10 consultatum

    1.
    consultō, adv., v. consulo, P. a. fin.
    2.
    consulto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. [consulo].
    I.
    To reflect, consider maturely, to consult, take counsel, deliberate.
    A.
    In gen. (class.).
    (α).
    With acc.:

    quid illaec illic in consilio duae secreto consultant?

    Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 38:

    ad haec consultanda procurandaque,

    Liv. 1, 21, 1:

    ad eam rem consultandam,

    id. 1, 55, 6; 28, 26, 1; 5, 25, 8 al.:

    cum in senatu res major quaepiam consultata est,

    Gell. 1, 23, 5.—
    (β).
    With a rel.-clause:

    anquirunt aut consultant, conducat id necne de quo deliberant,

    Cic. Off. 1, 3, 9; so with utrum, an, etc., id. Att. 16, 8, 2:

    quid in illis statuamus consultare,

    Sall. C. 52, 3:

    decemviri consultant quid opus facto sit,

    Liv. 3, 38, 4; 4, 31, 8; 6, 19, 4; 36, 8, 6 al.—
    (γ).
    With de or super, in, etc.:

    deliberare et consultare de officio,

    Cic. Off. 3, 2, 7;

    de summā rerum,

    Liv. 10, 25, 11; Suet. Ner. 2 al.:

    de exitu fortunarum suarum consultabant,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 77:

    de bello,

    id. ib. 5, 53; id. B. C. 1, 71:

    de rebus dubiis,

    Sall. C. 51, 1; Liv. 22, 53, 4; 23, 25, 4; 36, 14, 6;

    44, 35, 6: consultandum super re magnā et atroci,

    Tac. A. 2, 28 fin.:

    in medium,

    Sall. H. 4, 12 Dietsch; Tac. H. 2, 37:

    in commune,

    Plin. Ep. 6, 16, 15:

    propter ipsam rem, de quā sententiae rogantur, consultabitur,

    Quint. 3, 8, 18.—
    (δ).
    Absol.: [p. 443] male corde consultare, to meditate evil in the heart, Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 15:

    nimium consultas diu,

    id. Curc. 1, 3, 51:

    si ex re consultas tuā,

    for your own good, id. As. 3, 1, 35; Sall. H. 4, 12; Liv. 2, 4, 3; 2, 57, 2; 9, 3, 1; 24, 22, 10; Quint. 3, 8, 15; 3, 8, 37; Suet. Ner. 15 al.—
    2.
    Transf., of language used in counsel:

    pars deliberativa de tempore futuro consultat, quaerit etiam de praeterito,

    Quint. 3, 8, 6.—
    B.
    Esp.: consultare alicui, to take care of one, have a care for (rare):

    delecti (sc. Patres) reipublicae consultabant,

    Sall. C. 6, 6; Aur. Vict. Caes. 15 fin. —
    2.
    Meton., to take a resolution, resolve: Phron. Abi, abi. Strab. Consultavi istuc mihi,. Plaut. Truc. 5, 50 Weise ( loc. corrupt.; alii aliter).—
    II.
    Consultare aliquem, to consult one, to go to for counsel, to ask counsel of, etc. (rare):

    quid me consultas, quid agas?

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 4; cf.:

    senes ab domo ad consultandum arcessunt,

    Liv. 9, 9, 12:

    me (amantes),

    Tib. 1, 4, 78:

    aves,

    Plin. Pan. 76, 7:

    astrologos,

    Tert. Apol. 35. In this sense also in the form consultor, āri, 1, v. dep. a., Tert. adv. Herm. 18, acc. to Isa. 40, 14 (in Heb. the Niph.).—P. a. as subst.
    A.
    consultātum, i, n., a resolution, decision, = consultum ( poet. and late Lat.) senatus consultata, Sil. 6, 455:

    Christi,

    Tert. Pudic. 18.—
    B.
    consultantes, ium, m., they who seek advice; of a lawyer, etc., clients, Liv. Epit. 54;

    of an oracle,

    Plin. 32, 2, 8, § 17.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > consultatum

  • 11 consulto

    1.
    consultō, adv., v. consulo, P. a. fin.
    2.
    consulto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. [consulo].
    I.
    To reflect, consider maturely, to consult, take counsel, deliberate.
    A.
    In gen. (class.).
    (α).
    With acc.:

    quid illaec illic in consilio duae secreto consultant?

    Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 38:

    ad haec consultanda procurandaque,

    Liv. 1, 21, 1:

    ad eam rem consultandam,

    id. 1, 55, 6; 28, 26, 1; 5, 25, 8 al.:

    cum in senatu res major quaepiam consultata est,

    Gell. 1, 23, 5.—
    (β).
    With a rel.-clause:

    anquirunt aut consultant, conducat id necne de quo deliberant,

    Cic. Off. 1, 3, 9; so with utrum, an, etc., id. Att. 16, 8, 2:

    quid in illis statuamus consultare,

    Sall. C. 52, 3:

    decemviri consultant quid opus facto sit,

    Liv. 3, 38, 4; 4, 31, 8; 6, 19, 4; 36, 8, 6 al.—
    (γ).
    With de or super, in, etc.:

    deliberare et consultare de officio,

    Cic. Off. 3, 2, 7;

    de summā rerum,

    Liv. 10, 25, 11; Suet. Ner. 2 al.:

    de exitu fortunarum suarum consultabant,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 77:

    de bello,

    id. ib. 5, 53; id. B. C. 1, 71:

    de rebus dubiis,

    Sall. C. 51, 1; Liv. 22, 53, 4; 23, 25, 4; 36, 14, 6;

    44, 35, 6: consultandum super re magnā et atroci,

    Tac. A. 2, 28 fin.:

    in medium,

    Sall. H. 4, 12 Dietsch; Tac. H. 2, 37:

    in commune,

    Plin. Ep. 6, 16, 15:

    propter ipsam rem, de quā sententiae rogantur, consultabitur,

    Quint. 3, 8, 18.—
    (δ).
    Absol.: [p. 443] male corde consultare, to meditate evil in the heart, Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 15:

    nimium consultas diu,

    id. Curc. 1, 3, 51:

    si ex re consultas tuā,

    for your own good, id. As. 3, 1, 35; Sall. H. 4, 12; Liv. 2, 4, 3; 2, 57, 2; 9, 3, 1; 24, 22, 10; Quint. 3, 8, 15; 3, 8, 37; Suet. Ner. 15 al.—
    2.
    Transf., of language used in counsel:

    pars deliberativa de tempore futuro consultat, quaerit etiam de praeterito,

    Quint. 3, 8, 6.—
    B.
    Esp.: consultare alicui, to take care of one, have a care for (rare):

    delecti (sc. Patres) reipublicae consultabant,

    Sall. C. 6, 6; Aur. Vict. Caes. 15 fin. —
    2.
    Meton., to take a resolution, resolve: Phron. Abi, abi. Strab. Consultavi istuc mihi,. Plaut. Truc. 5, 50 Weise ( loc. corrupt.; alii aliter).—
    II.
    Consultare aliquem, to consult one, to go to for counsel, to ask counsel of, etc. (rare):

    quid me consultas, quid agas?

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 4; cf.:

    senes ab domo ad consultandum arcessunt,

    Liv. 9, 9, 12:

    me (amantes),

    Tib. 1, 4, 78:

    aves,

    Plin. Pan. 76, 7:

    astrologos,

    Tert. Apol. 35. In this sense also in the form consultor, āri, 1, v. dep. a., Tert. adv. Herm. 18, acc. to Isa. 40, 14 (in Heb. the Niph.).—P. a. as subst.
    A.
    consultātum, i, n., a resolution, decision, = consultum ( poet. and late Lat.) senatus consultata, Sil. 6, 455:

    Christi,

    Tert. Pudic. 18.—
    B.
    consultantes, ium, m., they who seek advice; of a lawyer, etc., clients, Liv. Epit. 54;

    of an oracle,

    Plin. 32, 2, 8, § 17.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > consulto

  • 12 delibero

    deliberare, deliberavi, deliberatus V
    weigh/consider/deliberate/consult (oracle); ponder/think over; resolve/decide on

    Latin-English dictionary > delibero

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