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1 momentum
mōmentum, i, n. [for movimentum, from moveo], a movement, motion (as an indwelling force; cf.: motio, motus; class.).I.Lit.:II.astra forma ipsa figuraque sua momenta sustentant,
Cic. N. D. 2, 46, 117:pisces levi caudae in utrumque momento velocitatem suam flectunt,
Sen. Ep. 90, 24:utque leves tactus momentaque parva sequantur,
Ov. M. 4, 180.—Transf.A.An alteration, change, disturbance, movement, revolution:B.cetera populi Romani vectigalia, perlevi saepe momento fortunae, inclinatione temporis pendere,
Cic. Agr. 2, 29, 80:nullum momentum annonae facere,
to effect no alteration in the price of corn, Liv. 4, 12:animi,
id. 39, 5:provincias magnis momentis concusserat,
Vell. 2, 78, 1:sine momento rerum, partisque ruinā cadere,
Luc. 7, 118.—A particle sufficient to turn the scales:b.momentum staterae,
Vulg. Isa. 40, 15; id. Sap. 11, 23; hence, a particle, a part, a point:myrrhae momentum,
Plin. 30, 10, 27, § 87:quibus (regnis) pro ignobili momento erat accessura Macedonia,
a make-weight, Just. 7, 3, 1:sol cotidie ex alio caeli momento, quam pridie, oritur,
a point, part, Plin. 18, 34, 77, § 333:corpus orationis in parva momenta diducendo consumere,
Quint. 3, 11, 23; to lose the main subject in minute divisions:ordo rerum tribus momentis consertus est,
id. 5, 10, 71:officiorum,
parts, Cic. Mur. 2, 3. —In partic.(α).Of time, a short time, brief space, moment (syn. punctum):(β).parvis momentis multa natura affingit,
instants, moments, Cic. Div. 1, 52, 118:momentis certis dimensis,
at certain fixed times, Plin. Ep. 4, 30, 3:non cunctandum ratus Hannibal, totis viribus adgressus urbem momento cepit,
Liv. 21, 14, 3:momento temporis,
in a moment, id. 21, 33; 35, 11, 13:momento horae,
in quick lapse of time, Hor. S. 1, 1, 7; cf.:momento unius horae,
Curt. 9, 6, 21:horae momento,
Liv. 5, 7, 3; 9, 16:Maecenati triennio supremo nullo horae momento contigit somnus,
could not sleep a single hour, Plin. 7, 51, 52, § 172:brevi horarum momento,
in a few hours, Just. 2, 14, 9:ut momentum horae pereat,
that a short hour be lost, Phaedr. 3 prol. 5:momento fit cinis diu silva,
in a moment, Sen. Q. N. 3, 27, 3:in momento, in ictu oculi,
Vulg. 1 Cor. 15, 52:in momento indignationis,
id. Isa. 54, 8:pruna stomacho non utilissima, sed brevi momento,
are hurtful, but only for a short time, Plin. 23, 7, 66, § 132:quantum quoquo momento temporis adiciatur,
Gai. Inst. 2, 70:hoc fit dicis gratia uno momento,
id. ib. 1, 141.—Transf., of space, distance, a little way:2.parvo momento antecedere,
Caes. B. C. 2, 6:visūs nostri tarditas non subsequitur momenta currentis (sc. stellae), sed videt simul et unde exsilierit et quo pervenerit,
does not trace the successive points of its course, but sees the whole at once, Sen. Q. N. 1, 14, 4.—Trop., a cause, a circumstance; weight, influence, importance, moment:minimis momentis maximae inclinationes temporum fiunt,
from the slightest causes spring the greatest changes, Cic. Phil. 5, 10, 26:momenta omnia observare,
all the circumstances, id. Fam. 6, 10, 5:unamquamque rem momento suo ponderare,
according to its importance, id. Font. 6, 21; cf.:ut omnia verborum momentis, non rerum ponderibus examinet,
id. Rep. 3, 8, 12:ita parvae res magnum in utramque partem momentum habuerunt,
influence, Caes. B. C. 3, 70:quorum adventus hoc tamen momenti fecit, ut Scipio abscederet inde, etc.,
Liv. 29, 35:nullum momentum in dando adimendoque regno habere,
no decisive influence, id. 1, 47, 6:momenti aliquid apud Magnetas ad repetendam societatem Romanam facere,
id. 35, 39, 3:cave quidquam habeat momenti gratia,
weight, influence, Cic. Mur. 30, 62:magno ad persuadendum momento esse,
id. Inv. 2, 26, 77:potentia,
motives, Ov. M. 11, 285:Leonis (sideris),
influence, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 16:praebe nostrae momenta saluti,
promote, Ov. P. 4, 13, 49:erant octo cohortes... tum discordiā temporum a legione digressae, prout inclinassent, grande momentum sociae aut adversae,
Tac. H. 1, 59:levi momento aestimare aliquid,
to consider of little moment, to prize lightly, Caes. B. G. 7, 39:nullius momenti aliquid putare,
of no moment, unimportant, Cic. Vatin. 1, 1: nullius momenti apud exercitum futurum, Nep. Alcib. 8, 4:quod (oppidum) per se parvum magni momenti locum obtinuit,
Tac. H. 3, 8:id est maximi momenti et ponderis,
of the greatest moment, Cic. Vatin. 4, 19:exponunt, se tentāsse etiam haud magni momenti finitimarum gentium auxilia,
Liv. 10, 16, 5:sed in bello nihil tam leve est, quod non magnae interdum rei momentum faciat,
id. 25, 18, 3; 28, 17, 10; 27, 45, 5:inpensam in rem maximi ad omnia momenti facere,
id. 43, 23, 8:nullā in re nisi in virtute propensionem ne minimi quidem momenti esse ad, etc.,
Cic. Fin. 4, 17, 47:omnino nihil habere momenti,
id. ib. 2, 12, 38. -
2 iam
iam adj. I. Of time, at the moment, at the present moment, now, at this time, just now, at present: iam satis credis sobrium esse me, T.: saltūs reficit iam roscida luna, V.: Iam melior, iam, diva, precor, V.: iura ipsa iam certa propter vetustatem: iam iam intellego quid dicas, now, precisely now: Iam iam nulla mora est, V.—At the moment, just, at the time spoken of, then, now: iam ut limen exirem, T.: iam invesperascebat, L.: Helvetii iam traduxerant, etc., Cs.—Just, but now, a moment ago, a little while ago: primum iam de amore hoc comperit, T.: hiems iam praecipitaverat, Cs.: domum quam tu iam exaedificatum habebas.—Just now, forthwith, immediately, presently, straightway, directly: iam adero, T.: cum iam te adventare arbitraremur: iam faciam quod voltis, H.: Accede ad ignem... iam calesces, T.: iam hic conticescet furor, L.: Iam te premet nox, H.: Sed iam age, carpe viam, V.: Iam iam futurus rusticus, H.: iam inde a principio, from the very beginning: iam inde a consulatu meo, ever since.—Already, by this time, ere now, so soon: (animi) aut iam exhausti aut mox exhauriendi, L.: quia luserat Iam olim ille ludum, T.: vos, quem ad modum iam antea, defendite: antea iam, S.—At last, now, only now: iamque eum ad sanitatem reverti arbitrabatur, Cs.: iam tandem, L., V.—Already, by this time, ere now, till now, hitherto: amisso iam tempore: quos iam aetas a proeliis avocabat.—Until now, ever, all the time: dederas enim iam ab adulescentiā documenta: iam ab illo tempore, cum, etc., from the very time when, etc.: iam inde a puero, T.: iam ex quo, ever since, L.—With a neg, no longer: si iam principatum obtinere non possint, Cs.: si iam non potestis: cum iam defenderet nemo, Cs.: cum nulla iam proscriptionis mentio fieret: Nullane iam Troiae dicentur moenia? never more, V.— With comp, from time to time, gradually: inferiora habent rivos et iam humano cultu digniora loca, L.—In phrases, iam iamque, once and again, continually, every moment: iam iamque esse moriendum, that death is always impending: Caesar adventare iam iamque nuntiabatur, Cs.: iam iamque tenere Sperat, O.: iam iamque magis, more and more, V.: iam nunc, just now, at this very moment, even at this time: quae cum cogito, iam nunc timeo quidnam, etc.: dux, iam nunc togatus in urbe, L.: iam pridem (iampridem), long ago, long since, a long time ago: ad mortem te duci iam pridem oportebat: erat Iam pridem apud me, etc., T.: cupio equidem, et iam pridem cupio, etc., this long time: veritus ne traderetur Philippo, iam pridem hosti, L.—With dudum (iamdudum, iandudum), long since, long before, a long time ago, this long time: Iam dudum dixi idemque nunc dico, T.: quem iam dudum exspectat: iam dudum flebam, had long been weeping, O.—Forthwith, immediately, at once, directly (poet.): iam dudum sumite poenas, V.: expulsi iam dudum monte iuvenci petunt, etc., O.—With tum, at that very time, even then, then already: iam tum erat suspitio, etc., T.: se iam tum gessisse pro cive: iam tum dicione tenebat Sarrastīs populos, V.—With tunc, at that very time, even then: nisi iam tunc omnia negotia confecissem.—With diu, this long time, see diu. II. Of assurance, in a conclusion, now, then surely, then, at once, no doubt: si cogites, remittas iam me onerare iniuriis, T.: si iubeat eo dirigi, iam in portu fore classem, L.: iam hoc scitis: quae cum ita sint, ego iam hinc praedico, L.—In transitions, now, moreover, again, once more, then, besides: iam de artificiis... haec fere accepimus: iam illud senatus consultum, quod, etc.: at enim iam dicetis virtutem non posse constitui, si, etc. —In enumerations, besides, too: et aures... itemque nares... iam gustatus... tactus autem.— Repeated: iam... iam, at one time... at another, now... now, at this time... at that, once... again: Qui iam contento, iam laxo fune laborat, H.: iam secundae, iam adversae res, L.—For emphasis, now, precisely, indeed: quem iam cur Peripateticum appellem, nescio: cetera iam fabulosa, Ta.—With et: et iam, and indeed, and in fact: et iam artifex, ut ita dicam, stilus: et orare et iam liberius accusare.—Rarely with ergo: iam ergo aliquis Condemnavit, in very truth.—After non modo... sed, now, even, I may say: non cum senatu modo, sed iam cum diis bellum gerere, L. —In climax, now, even, indeed, really: iam in opere quis par Romano miles? L.: iam illa perfugia minime sunt audienda. -
3 mōmentum
mōmentum ī, n [1 MV-], a movement, motion: astra figurā suā momenta sustentant: momenta parva sequi, O.: animus momenta sumit utroque, i. e. fluctuates, O.— An alteration, change, disturbance, movement, revolution: perleve fortunae: annonae, alteration in the price of corn, L. — A make-weight, over-weight, that which turns the scales: eo (bello) quantumcumque virium momentum addiderint, rem omnem inclinaturos, L.— An expenditure of strength, decisive effort, exertion: haud maiore momento fusi Galli sunt, quam, etc., L.— A short time, brief space, moment, instant: parvis momentis multa natura adfingit: momento temporis, in a moment, L.: horae momento, on the instant, H.: momento unius horae, L.: momentum ut horae pereat, that a short hour be lost, Ph.— A little way: parvo momento antecedere, Cs.—Fig., a cause, circumstance, weight, influence, importance, moment: saepe in bello parvis momentis magni casūs intercederent, by trifling circumstances, Cs.: momenta omnia observare, all the circumstances: unam quamque rem momento suo ponderare, according to its importance: magnum in utramque partem momentum habere, influence, Cs.: nullum momentum in dando regno facere, decisive influence, L.: magnum attulit nostris ad salutem momentum, contributed largely, Cs.: cave quicquam habeat momenti gratia, influence: perpendens momenta officiorum, motives: parva momenta in spem metumque inpellere animos, trifling occasions, L.: momenta potentia, motives, O.: praebe nostrae momenta saluti, promote, O.: levi momento aestimare, prize lightly, Cs.: nullius momenti apud exercitum futurum, N.: levioris momenti consultatio, unimportant, L.: res maximi ad omnia momenti, L.: iuvenis, maximum momentum rerum civitatis, a power in the state, L.* * *moment, importance, influence; motion, movement; impulse, effort -
4 discrīmen
discrīmen inis, n [dis- + 2 CER-], that which parts, an intervening space, interval, distance, division, separation: cum (maria) pertenui discrimine separarentur: discrimina costis spina dabat, parted, V.: finem atque initium lucis exiguo discrimine internoscas, Ta. — Poet.: Fossarumque morae, leti discrimina parva, i. e. the brink of death, V.: tenue leti, V.—Fig., a distinction, difference, discrimination: hoc inter gratiosos civīs atque fortīs: sine discrimine armatos inermīs caedunt, L.: Discrimen obscurum solutis Crinibus, i. e. of sex, H.: sui alienique, L.: divinarum humanarumque rerum, L.—Poet.: septem discrimina vocum, the seven intervals (of the scale), V.: parvi discriminis umbrae, slightly varying (of color), O.— A decisive point, turning - point, critical moment, determination, decision: res in id discrimen adducta est: in discrimine est humanum genus, utrum, etc., L.: belli, Cu.: haec haud in magno ponam discrimine, regard as of great moment, L.—Poet.: discrimine aperto, the test, O.— A decisive moment, crisis, peril, risk, danger, hazard: in ipso discrimine periculi, L.: in summo rem esse discrimine, Cs.: salus sociorum summum in discrimen vocatur: in veteris fortunae discrimen adducitur: patriae: res p. in discrimen committenda, L.: quae multa vides discrimine tali, V.: discrimine vitae Coniugium pe tere, O.: ire obviam discrimini, Ta.— A decisive battle: vehemens, Cu.* * *crisis, separating line, division; distinction, difference -
5 modo
modo (modō, C. poët.), adv. (sometimes passing into a conj.) [abl. of modus]. I. In gen., by a measure, with a limit ; hence, only, merely, solely, simply, but, no more than: unum modo: oppido modo potiti, the bare town, S.: parvam modo causam timoris adferre, Cs.: delectationem modo habere, nunc vero etiam salutem: circi modo spectaculum fuerat, L.: modo ut haec nobis loca tenere liceat; see also dum, solum, tantum.—In urgent commands or wishes, only: modo facito ut illam serves, only be sure to, T.: modo fac, ne quid aliud cures: tu modo... impende laborem, V.: vos modo animos mihi adhibete, Cu.—In the phrase, modo non, only not, almost: modo non montīs auri pollicens, T.—In the phrase, non modo, much less: quos clientīs nemo habere velit, non modo illorum cliens esse.—Usu. followed by sed or verum, not only... but: non modo ceteri, sed tu ipse: ne non modo intrare, verum aspicere possim: non modo non credibiliter, sed ne suspi<*> ciose quidem: non modo honeste, verum etiam communi luce.—But non modo usu. stands for non modo non, before ne... quidem, when both clauses have the same predicate: non modo proditori, sed ne perfugae quidem locus fuit: ut id non modo neglegentiae meae, sed ne occupation<*> quidem tribuas.— II. In conditions, with ut and subj, if but, provided only, on condition that: scies Modo ut tacere possis, T.: concede, ut impune emerit, modo ut bonā ratione emerit.—As conj, if only, provided that, on condition that: manent ingenia senibus, modo permaneat industria: ea mihi probantur, modo ne illa exceptio incurrat, etc.—Elliptic, but, but yet, if only, however: decerne, modo recte: bonis viris faciendum est modo pro facultatibus: veniam quo vocas, modo adiutore te.—With relatives, in any degree, at all, only, merely, even: servus, qui modo tolerabili condicione sit servitutis: philosophus, in quo modo esset auctoritas: primi, quā modo praeirent duces, tamen signa sequebantur, wherever, L.—With si, if only, if but: tu si modo es Romae: scis, si modo meministi, etc.: Persequar inferius, modo si licet ordine ferre, O.— III. Of time, just now, just: La. advenis modo? Pa. admodum, T.: modo nunc, V.: modo iam, Tb.— Just now, but this moment, a little while ago, lately, recently: quid dico nuper?: immo vero modo ac plane paulo ante: quae modo consulem osculata filium suum, nunc cruciatur: si hodie bella sint, quale Gallicum modo, L.— Presently, immediately, directly, in a moment: domum modo ibo, T.: modo prohiberi etiam se senatūs consulto diceret, L.—In correlation, with modo repeated, or with another adv.: modo... modo, now... now, at one moment... at another, sometimes... sometimes: modo ait, modo negat, at times he says yes, at times no, T.: Cotta meus modo hoc, modo illud: citus modo, modo tardus incessus, S.: nunc... modo, L.: modo... Nunc, O.: nobilitas perculsa modo per socios, interdum per equites, S.: saepe cum anellis, modo laevā inani, H.: modo... modo... saepe, S.—With tum or deinde, at first... then, at one time... at another: sol modo accedens, tum autem recedens: dicere modo unum, tum autem plurīs deos: ilex, paulum modo prona, deinde flexa, S.* * *Ionly, merely; just now/recently, lately; presentlyIIbut, if only; but only -
6 articulus
artĭcŭlus, i, m. dim. [2. artus], a small member connecting various parts of the body, a joint, knot, knuckle.I.A.. Lit.:B.nodi corporum, qui vocantur articuli,
Plin. 11, 37, 88, § 217:hominis digiti articulos habent ternos, pollex binos,
id. 11, 43, 99, § 244:summus caudae articulus,
id. 8, 41, 63, § 153 al.:crura sine nodis articulisque,
Caes. B. G. 6, 27:ipso in articulo, quo jungitur capiti cervix,
Liv. 27, 49:auxerat articulos macies,
i. e. had made more joints, had made the bones visible, Ov. M. 8, 807:articulorum dolores habere,
i. e. gouty pains, Cic. Att. 1, 5 fin.; cf. Cels. 5, 18: postquam illi justa cheragra Contudit articulos, * Hor. S. 2, 7, 16; cf. Pers. 5, 58:gladiatorem vehementis impetus excipit adversarii mollis articulus,
Quint. 2, 12, 2.—Hence, molli articulo tractare aliquem, to touch one gently, softly, Quint. 11, 2, 70.—Of plants:ineunte vere in iis (vitibus), quae relicta sunt, exsistit, tamquam ad articulos sarmentorum, ea quae gemma dicitur,
Cic. Sen. 15, 53; Plin. 16, 24, 36, § 88:ante quam seges in articulum eat,
Col. 2, 11, 9; so Plin. 18, 17, 45, § 159. —Of mountains, a hill connecting several larger mountains:montium articuli,
Plin. 37, 13, 77, § 201.—With an extension of the idea, a limb, member, in gen. (cf. 2. artus), * Lucr. 3, 697.—Hence also for a finger, Prop. 2, 34, 80; so Ov. H. 10, 140; id. P. 2, 3, 18:II.quot manus atteruntur, ut unus niteat articulus!
Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 158:ab eo missus est articulus manūs,
Vulg. Dan. 5, 24:aspiciebat articulos manūs,
ib. ib. 5, 5: erexit me super articulos manuum mearum, on the fingers or palms of my hands, ib. ib. 10, 10. —Trop.A.Of discourse, a member, part, division: articulus dicitur, cum singula verba intervallis distinguuntur caesā oratione, hoc modo: acrimoniā, voce, vultu adversarios perterruisti, Auct. ad Her. 4, 19: continuatio verborum soluta multo est aptior atque jucundior, si est articulis membrisque (kommasi kai kôlois) distincta, quam si continuata ac producta, Cic. de Or. 3, 48, 186: (genus orationis) fluctuans et dissolutum eo quod sine nervis et articulis fluctuat huc et illuc, Auct. ad Her. 4, 11.—B.Hence,
a short clause, Dig. 36, 1, 27;also,
a single word, ib. 35, 1, 4:articulus Est praesentis temporis demonstrationem continet,
ib. 34, 2, 35:hoc articulo Quisque omnes significantur,
ib. 28, 5, 29.—In gram. the pronn. hic and quis, Varr. L. L. 8, § 45 Müll.; the article, Quint. 1, 4, 19.—Of time.1.A point of time, a moment:2.commoditatis omnes articulos scio,
Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 31.—With tempus:qui hunc in summas angustias adductum putaret, ut eum suis conditionibus in ipso articulo temporis astringeret,
at the most critical moment, Cic. Quinct. 5, 19:in ipsis quos dixi temporum articulis,
Plin. 2, 97, 99, § 216: si de singulis articulis [p. 168] temporum deliberabimus, August. ap. Suet. Claud. 4;also without tempus: in ipso articulo,
at the fit moment, at the nick of time, Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 21.—With dies:in articulo diei illius ingressus est,
on that very day, Vulg. Gen. 7, 13.—And with res:in articulo rerum,
Curt. 3, 5; also in articulo, instantly, immediately, = statim, Cod. Just. 1, 33, 3.—Hence with the idea extended,A space, division of time:C.hi cardines singulis articulis dividuntur,
Plin. 18, 25, 59, § 222:octo articuli lunae,
id. 18, 35, 79, § 350: articulus austrinus, i. e. in which auster blows, id. 17, 2, 2, § 11.—Of other abstract things, part, division, point: per eosdem articulos (i.e. per easdem honorum partes) et gradus producere, August. ap. Suet. Claud. 4:stationes in mediis latitudinum articulis, quae vocant ecliptica,
Plin. 2, 15, 13, § 68; Dig. 1, 3, 12:ventum est ergo ad ipsum articulum causae, i. e. ventum ad rei cardinem,
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7 discrimen
discrīmen, ĭnis, n. [contr. from discerimen à discerno; cf. crimen from cerno], lit., that which separates or divides two things from each other (for syn. cf.: differentia, discrepantia, diversitas, distantia); hence,I.Lit., an intervening space, interval, distance, division, separation:II.cum (duo maria) pertenui discrimine separarentur,
Cic. Agr. 2, 32, 87:minimum quos inter et hostem Discrimen murus clausaque porta facit,
Ov. Pont. 1, 8, 62:aequo discrimine,
Lucr. 5, 690; Verg. A. 5, 154:parvum leti,
Ov. M. 7, 426; Verg. A. 9, 143:dare discrimina costis,
i. e. to separate them, id. ib. 10, 382:quae (sc. littera F) inter discrimina dentium efflanda est,
Quint. 12, 10, 29:agminum,
Curt. 4, 12 fin.:ungulae,
Col. 6, 15 fin.:comae,
Ov. A. A. 2, 302; and in like manner poet.: telluris pectitae, i. e. furrow, Col. Poët. 10, 94; Claud. Nupt. Honor. 103:medium luci,
Grat. Cyneg. 486.—Hence, med. t. t., the dividing membrane, the midriff, diaphragm, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 11, 127; 5, 10, 124 al.—Trop. (so most frequent).A.In gen., a distinction, difference: amabat omnes, nam discrimen non facit, Lucil. ap. Non. 282, 27:B.iste, qui omnia jura pretio exaequasset omniumque rerum delectum atque discrimen pecunia sustulisset,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 50; cf.:officia tollebantur delectu omni et discrimine remoto,
id. Fin. 4, 25, 69:sit hoc discrimen inter gratiosos cives atque fortes, ut illi, etc.,
id. Balb. 21 fin.:sine ullo sexus discrimine,
Suet. Calig. 8; cf.:rapti per agros viatores sine discrimine liberi servique,
id. Aug. 32:omisso sui alicuique discrimine,
Liv. 5, 55:divinarum humanarumque rerum,
id. 5, 40:recti pravique,
Quint. 12, 3, 7:vocum,
id. 1, 5, 25; cf.so of the different tones of the strings: septem discrimina vocum,
Verg. A. 6, 646 et saep.— Poet.:tenues parvi discriminis umbrae,
i. e. of easy gradation, Ov. M. 6, 62. —In partic.1.With respect to disputed matters, which are to be distinguished between, and thus decided upon, the decisive point, turning-point, critical moment, determination, decision:2.quoniam res in id discrimen adducta est, utrum ille poenas rei publicae luat, an nos serviamus,
to this point, Cic. Phil. 3, 11, 29; cf.:ea res nunc in discrimine versatur, utrum... an, etc.,
id. Quint. 30, 92; Liv. 29, 17:vicit disciplina militaris, vicit imperii majestas, quae in discrimine fuerunt, an ulla post hanc diem essent,
id. 8, 35, 4: haec et his similia haud in magno equidem ponam discrimine, shall not regard as of great moment, id. praef. §8: postquam adesse discrimen ultimum belli animadvertit,
id. 44, 23:instant enim (adversarii) et saepe discrimen omne committunt,
abandon the most decisive points, Quint. 6, 4, 17 et saep.— Poet.:experiar, deus hic, discrimine aperto, An sit mortalis,
the test, Ov. M. 1, 222.—Transf., a dangerous, decisive moment, crisis, dangerous condition; risk, danger, hazard:in ipso discrimine periculi aliquem destituere,
Liv. 6, 17; so,periculi,
id. 8, 24: in summo rem esse discrimine, * Caes. B. G. 6, 38, 2; cf.:adducta est res in maximum periculum et extremum pene discrimen,
Cic. Phil. 7, 1:salus sociorum summum in periculum ac discrimen vocatur,
id. de Imp. Pomp. 5, 12:in extremo discrimine ac dimicatione fortunae,
id. Sull. 28:in veteris fortunae discrimen adducitur,
id. Mur. 27, 55; cf.:aliquem in discrimen capitis adducere,
id. Deiot. 1, 2; so,capitis,
Quint. 11, 1, 49:si ei subito sit allatum periculum discrimenque patriae,
Cic. Off. 1, 43, 154:rem publicam in discrimen committere,
Liv. 8, 32; 33, 7; cf.:fuitque dies illa tenebrarum et discriminis,
Vulg. Esth. 11, 8. -
8 modo
mŏdŏ (scanned mŏdō, Plaut. Ps. 2, 3, 23; Lucr. 2, 11, 35; Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 42, 107; v. Corss. Ausspr. 2, p. 480; Lachm. ad Lucr. 2, p. 140), adv. [orig. abl. of modus, q. v.].I.Qs., by measure, expressing, like tantum, a restriction of the idea, only, merely, but.A.In gen.1.Affirmatively: ter sub armis malim vitam cernere, Quam semel modo parere, even once, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 6, § 81 Müll. (Trag. v. 298 Vahl.):2.semel modo,
only once, Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 30:uni modo gessi morem,
id. Most. 1, 3, 43:hoc autem si ita sit, ut unum modo sensibus falsum videatur, etc.,
Cic. Ac. 2, 32, 101; cf.:quorum genera plura sunt: hi unum modo quale sit suspicantur,
id. Or. 9, 28:nec audiendi quidam, qui tres modo primas esse partes volunt,
Quint. 3, 3, 4:paulum modo,
Cic. Fam. 1, 5, b, 2; Varr. ap. Gell. 13, 15:perpauxillum modo,
Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 74; cf.:manus erat nulla, quae parvam modo causam timoris afferret,
Caes. B. G. 6, 35, 3:quae pacisci modo scis, sed quod pacta es, non scis solvere,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 88:ad ornandam modo, non augendam orationem assumuntur,
Quint. 8, 6, 39; cf. Cic. Inv. 2, 23, 69:solere modo non etiam oportere,
id. Off. 3, 4, 18:doctrina ac litterae secundis rebus delectationem modo habere videbantur, nunc vero etiam salutem,
id. Fam. 6, 12, 5:circi modo spectaculum fuerat,
Liv. 7, 2: modo facito ut illam serves, only see that, etc., Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 59:modo fac, ne quid aliud cures, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 16, 11, 1:aetatem velim servire, Libanum ut conveniam modo,
if I can only, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 8:modo ut tacere possis,
Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 9; cf.:concede, ut impune emerit, modo ut bonā ratione emerit,
if but. provided that, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 5, § 10:modo ut haec nobis loca tenere liceat,
id. Fam. 14, 14, 1.— For the expressions dummodo, solummodo, and tantummodo, v. dum, solum, and tantum.—Negatively: non modo... sed (verum) etiam (et, or simply sed), not only... but also:B.ut non modo secunda sperare debeas, sed etiam adversa fortissimo animo ferre,
Cic. Fam. 6, 13, 5:non modo agendo, verum etiam cogitando,
id. Cael. 19, 45:illum non modo favisse, sed et, etc.,
id. Att. 11, 9, 2:non modo falsum id esse, sed hoc verissimum,
id. Rep. 2, 44, 71.— As to these expressions, and also respecting the omission of a second non in the latter clause, v. under sed and non.—In partic., in restrictive clauses, for ullo or aliquo modo, in any way or degree, at all, only, even:b.servus est nemo, qui modo tolerabili conditione sit servitutis, qui, etc.,
who is in any tolerable condition, Cic. Cat. 4, 8, 16; cf.:quamquam quis ignorat, qui modo umquam mediocriter res istas scire curavit, quin, etc.,
id. Fl. 27, 64; and:quis est omnium, qui modo cum Musis habeat aliquod commercium, qui? etc.,
id. Tusc. 5, 23, 66:nemo aliter philosophus sensit, in quo modo esset auctoritas,
id. Div. 1, 39, 86; cf.: servitus, honorifica modo, Brut. ap. Cic. ad Brut. 1, 17, 4:tum quam plurimis modo dignis, se utilem praebent,
be they but worthy, Cic. Off. 1, 26, 92:bonis viris... faciendum est, modo pro facultatibus,
id. ib. 2, 17, 58:decerne, modo recte,
id. Rosc. Am. 48, 138:itaque veniam, quo vocas, modo adjutore te,
id. Att. 16, 13, a, 1:atque utinam posset aliquā ratione hoc crimen quamvis falsa, modo humana atque usitata defendere,
if only, id. Verr. 2, 3, 97, § 224.—Si modo, if only (freq.):c.tu si modo es Romae: vix enim puto, sin es, hoc vehementer animadvertas velim,
Cic. Att. 5, 8, 2:tute scis (si modo meministi) me tibi tum dixisse, etc.,
id. ib. 12, 18, 2:fortasse vici, si modo permansero,
id. ib. 12, 44, 3.— Poet. with subj.:si modo sola queant saxa tenere fidem,
Prop. 1, 18, 4.—Poet. and in jurid. Latin, modo si, for dummodo, if only, provided that:d.persequar inferius, modo si licet ordine ferri,
Ov. Tr. 2, 263:modo si ejus nomine opus fiat,
Dig. 39, 1, 18; 26, 2, 28; 19, 2, 19, § 10.—As a conjunction with subj., for dummodo, if only, provided that (freq. and class.):2.quos valetudo modo bona sit, tenuitas ipsa delectat,
Cic. Brut. 16, 64; id. Or. 9, 28:manent ingenia senibus, modo permaneat studium et industria,
id. Sen. 7, 22; Quint. 10, 1, 131:modo Juppiter adsit, Tertia lux classem Cretaeis sistet in oris,
Verg. A. 3, 116.—So, modo ne for dummodo ne, if only not, provided that not:quae de Sicinio audīsti, ea mihi probantur: modo ne illa exceptio in aliquem incurrat bene de nobis meritum,
Cic. Att. 5, 4, 3:si quis est paulo ad voluptates propensior, modo ne sit ex pecudum genere, etc.,
id. Off. 1, 30, 105; id. Ac. 2, 43, 132.—Modo non, like the Gr. monon ouchi, all but, almost, nearly, = propemodum (ante- and post-class.):3.modo non montes auri pollicens,
Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 17 Don.:favet Fabi gloriae, quae modo non suā contumeliā splendeat,
Liv. 10, 24, 11:pictor equum venientem, modo non vivum, comprehenderat,
Val. Max. 8, 11, ext. 7:modo non reclamante publico vigore,
Amm. 14, 7, 1; 16, 12, 16; 21, 14, 1; 22, 6, 2 al.—In colloq. lang. with imperatives, just, now, only:II.sequere hac modo,
Plaut. Men. 4, 1, 4:sedete hic modo,
id. Rud. 3, 3, 29:propera modo,
id. Men. 1, 4, 32:vide modo,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 46:ignem scrutare modo, inquam,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 276.—Indignantly:quin tu i modo,
begone now, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 182; so,i modo,
id. Stich. 3, 2, 23:tace modo,
be still now, id. As. 5, 2, 19.—With tu or vos ( poet. and post-class.):tu modo, dum licet, hunc fructum ne desere vitae,
Prop. 2, 15, 49; Verg. G. 3, 73:tu modo posce deos veniam,
id. A. 4, 50:vos modo, inquit, parcite,
Phaedr. 2, 8, 8; Curt. 9, 6, 24; 9, 2, 25.With specifications of time, like Gr. arti (reaching to the full measure of the time, fully).A.In gen.1.Of the pressent time, just now, just (ante-class. and poet.):2.quid? ego modo huic frater factus, dum intro eo atque exeo?
just now? Plaut. Ep. 5, 1, 43:modo dolores, meatu, occipiunt,
Ter. Ad. 3, 1, 2 (evidenter hic modo temporis praesentis adverbium est, Don.):advenis modo,
id. Hec. 3, 5, 8 Don.:devoravi nomen imprudens modo,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 63:jam modo nunc possum contentus vivere parvo,
Tib. 1, 1, 25; cf.:peccare fuisset Ante satis, penitus modo nunc genus omne perosos Femineum,
Verg. A. 9, 141.—Of time just passed, just now, but this moment, a little while ago, lately (class.):3.nuper homines nobiles hujusmodi, judices, et quid dico nuper? immo vero modo ac plane paulo ante vidimus, qui, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 3, § 7: Al. Ita uti dudum dixeras? Am. Dudum? quam dudum istuc factum est? Al. Temptas:jam dudum, pridem, modo,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 60: Ph. Quando? Do. Hodie. Ph. Quamdudum? Do. Modo, Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 30:sum illi villae amicior modo factus,
Cic. Leg. 2, 2, 4:quaeras putemne talem esse deorum naturam, qualis modo a te sit exposita,
id. N. D. 1, 21, 57:declaravit id modo temeritas C. Caesaris,
id. Off. 1, 8, 26:modo hoc malum in rem publicam invasit,
id. ib. 2, 21, 75:si hodie bella sint, quale Gallicum modo (i. e. twenty-two years earlier),
Liv. 6, 40, 17; cf. id. 22, 14, 13; Cic. Div. 1, 44, 99.—Opp. to nunc: qui nunc primum te advenisse dicas, [p. 1156] modo qui hinc abieris, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 63:in quā urbe modo gratiā, auctoritate, gloriā floruimus, in eā nunc iis quidem omnibus caremus,
Cic. Fam. 4, 13, 2; id. Mur. 40, 86; 41, 88; Prop. 1, 18, 7.—With tunc, Tac. A. 2, 75.—Of time just to come, immediately, directly, in a moment (rare, and perh. not in Cic.):B.domum modo ibo,
Ter. And. 3, 4, 15; Liv. 26, 15:Artabanus tardari metu, modo cupidine vindictae inardescere,
Tac. A. 6, 32; 4, 50.—In partic.1.Modo... modo, now... now, at one moment... at another, sometimes... sometimes (class.):2.modo ait, modo negat,
sometimes he says Yes, and sometimes No, Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 46:Cotta meus modo hoc, modo illud,
Cic. N. D. 1, 18, 47; id. Div. 2, 44, 93:modo his, modo illis ex partibus,
id. N. D. 2, 19, 49:o Academiam volaticam et sui similem, modo huc, modo illuc!
id. Att. 13, 25, 3:citus modo, modo tardus incessus,
Sall. C. 15, 5:laetos modo, modo pavidos animadverteres,
id. J. 60, 4:nebulonem modo, modo nugatorem appellat,
Liv. 38, 56.—Instead of modo... modo, we sometimes find:nunc... modo: nunc quereretur eundem accusatorem ac judicem esse, modo vitam sibi eripi, etc.,
Liv. 8, 32, 9.—Again, instead of the second modo (esp. in poets and in post-Aug. prose writers), we find:nunc aliquando, interdum, nonnumquam, saepe, rursus.—So, modo... nunc,
Ov. M. 13, 922; id. F. 4, 643; id. Tr. 1, 2, 27:modo ut reciperet imperium, nunc ut legatione fungeretur,
Tac. H. 2, 51:modo... aliquando,
id. A. 1, 81; 6, 35; 11, 34; 16, 10; id. H. 2, 74:modo... interdum,
Sall. J. 42, 1; 55, 9; 62, 9 Kritz.; 74, 1; Hor. S. 1, 9, 9 et saep.:modo... nonnumquam,
Suet. Tib. 66; id. Claud. 15; id. Calig. 52:modo... saepe,
Hor. S. 1, 10, 11:modo... modo... saepe,
Sall. J. 45, 2; Tac. H. 4, 84:modo... rursus,
Prop. 1, 3, 41.—Modo... tum (deinde, postea, etc.), at first... then, at one time... at another:sol modo accedens, tum autem recedens,
Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 102:(Xenophon) facit Socratem disputantem... et modo unum, tum autem plures deos,
id. ib. 1, 12, 31:et modo mundum, tum mentem divinam esse putat,
id. ib. 1, 13, 34; cf.:modo (Theophrastus) menti divinum tribuit principatum, modo caelo, tum autem signis sideribusque caelestibus,
id. ib. 1, 13, 35:et forte in eo loco grandis ilex coaluerat inter saxa paulum modo prona, deinde flexa, etc.,
Sall. J. 93, 4:modo... paulo post,
Val. Max. 7, 4, 5:modo... modo... postremum,
Tac. H. 4, 46:quid agerent, modo timentes, vicissim contemnentes religiones,
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9 momen
mōmen, ĭnis, n. [for movimen, from moveo].I.Movement, motion:II.e salso consurgere momine ponti,
i. e. from the salt billows, Lucr. 6, 474; so also id. 2, 632, and 4, 179; v. Lachm. (where others read numine); cf. id. 3, 144.—Weight, momentum; importance, moment (ante- and postclass.):* III.momine parvo moveri,
Lucr. 3, 188:nullius mominis esse,
to be of no consequence, of no moment, Arn. 2, 77.—A moment of time, Manil. 3, 675. -
10 pungo
pungo, pŭpŭgi, punctum, 3 (old fut. perf. pepugero, Att. ap. Gell. 7, 9, 10; perf. punxi, acc. to Diom. p. 369 P.:I.pupungi, in pungit, punxit, pupungit,
Not. Tir. p. 131; scanned pŭpūgi, Prud. steph. 9, 59), v. a. [root pug-, to thrust, strike, whence also pugil, pugnus; Gr. pux, etc.], to prick, puncture (class.).Lit.:B.aliquem,
Cic. Sest. 10, 24:acu comatoriā mihi malas pungebat,
Petr. 21:vulnus quod acu punctum videretur,
Cic. Mil. 24, 65.—Transf.* 1. 2.To affect sensibly, to sting, bite: ut pungat colubram: cum pupugerit, etc., Varr. ap. Prisc. p. 894 P.:3. II.pungunt sensum,
Lucr. 4, 625:aliquem manu,
to pinch, Petr. 87 fin.:nitrum adulteratum pungit,
has a pungent taste, Plin. 31, 10, 46, § 114.—Trop., to prick, sting, vex, grieve, trouble, disturb, afflict, mortify, annoy, etc.:I. A.scrupulus aliquem stimulat ac pungit,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 6:epistula illa ita me pupugit, ut somnum mihi ademerit,
id. Att. 2, 16, 1:jamdudum meum ille pectus pungit aculeus,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 158:pungit me, quod scribis, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 7, 15, 1:si paupertas momordit, si ignominia pupugit,
id. Tusc. 3, 34, 82:quos tamen pungit aliquid,
id. ib. 5, 35, 102:odi ego, quos numquam pungunt suspiria somnos,
Prop. 3, 8 (4, 7), 27. —Hence, punctus, a, um, P. a., pricked in, like a point; hence, of time: puncto tempore (cf.: puncto temporis; v. infra), in an instant, in a moment (only in Lucr.), Lucr. 2, 263; 456; 1006; 4, 216; 6, 230.—Hence, subst. in two forms.Lit. (very rare), Mart. 11, 45, 6.—B.Transf.1.A point, small spot (as if made by pricking):b.ova punctis distincta,
Plin. 10, 52, 74, § 144:gemma sanguineis punctis,
id. 37, 8, 34, § 113:puncta quae terebrantur acu,
Mart. 11, 46, 2:ferream frontem convulnerandam praebeant punctis,
i. e. with the marks of slavery, Plin. Pan. 35.—In partic.(α).A point made in writing, Aus. Epigr. 35, 1; 145, 5;(β).as a punctuation mark,
Diom. p. 432 P.—A mathematical point. Cic. Ac. 2, 36, 116.—(γ).A point or spot on dice: quadringenis in punctum sestertiis aleam lusit, Suet. Ner. [p. 1492] 30; Aus. Prof. 1, 29.—(δ).A point or dot as the sign of a vote, made in a waxen tablet, before the introduction of separate ballots;(ε).hence, transf.,
a vote, suffrage, ballot, Cic. Planc. 22, 53; id. Mur. 34, 72; id. Tusc. 2, 26, 62.—Hence, poet., applause, approbation:omne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci,
Hor. A. P. 343:discedo Alcaeus puncto illius,
id. Ep. 2, 2, 99; Aus. Grat. Act. ad Grat. 5.—A point on the bar of a steelyard, indicating the weight:2.diluis helleborum, certo compescere puncto nescius examen,
Pers. 5, 100.—A small part of any thing divided or measured off, e.g.,a.A small weight, Pers. 5, 100.—b.A small liquid measure, Front. Aquaed. 25.—c.A small portion of time, an instant, a moment (cf. momentum):d.puncto temporis eodem,
in the same moment, Cic. Sest. 24, 53; cf.:ne punctum quidem temporis,
id. Phil. 8, 7, 20; Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 7:nullo puncto temporis intermisso,
id. N. D. 1, 20, 52; Caes. B. C. 2, 14.—In plur.:omnibus minimis temporum punctis,
Cic. N. D. 1, 24, 67:animi discessus a corpore fit ad punctum temporis,
id. Tusc. 1, 34, 82:temporis puncto omnes Uticam relinquunt,
Caes. B. C. 2, 25 fin.; Plin. Pan. 56:horae,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 172:diei,
Lucr. 4, 201.—Rarely absol.:punctum est quod vivimus et adhuc puncto minus,
Sen. Ep. 49, 14, 3:puncto brevissimo dilapsa domus,
App. M. 9, p. 235, 30; cf.:quod momentum, quod immo temporis punctum, aut beneficio sterile aut vacuum laude,
Plin. Pan. 56, 2; Vulg. Isa. 54, 7.—In space, a point:e.ipsa terra ita mihi parva visa est, ut me imperii nostri, quo quasi punctum ejus attingimus, poeniteret,
Cic. Rep. 6, 16, 16.—In discourse, a small portion, brief clause, short section, Cic. Par. prooem. § 2; id. de Or. 2, 41, 177; Aus. Idyll. 12 prooem.—II. -
11 vestigium
I.Lit.:B.currentium pes vestigium facit,
Quint. 9, 4, 67:hac socci video vestigium in pulvere,
Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 29:hominis,
Plin. 8, 4, 5, § 9:in foro vestigium facere,
i. e. to set foot in the market, Cic. Rab. Post. 17, 48:ponere vestigia,
id. Phil. 3, 12, 31:facere vestigium in possessione,
id. Caecin. 14, 39:vestigiis persequi aliquem,
id. Brut. 90, 307:vestigiis sequi hostem,
Liv. 9, 45, 16: eodem remanere vestigio, to stay in the same spot or place, Caes. B. G. 4, 2:negans e republicā esse, vestigium abscedi ab Hannibale,
the distance of a step, Liv. 27, 4, 1:deus ille, quem mente noscimus, atque in animi notione tamquam in vestigio volumus reponere,
Cic. N. D. 1, 14, 37.—Transf.1.The part of the foot which makes a print, the sole of the foot: qui adversis vestigiis stent contra nostra vestigia, quos antipodas vocatis, Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123; Cat. 64, 162; Verg. A. 5, 566.—2.A horseshoe:3.vestigium equi excussum ungulā,
Plin. 28, 20, 81, § 263.—In gen., a trace, mark, sign, token, vestige:II.praesertim cum in lectulo decumanae mulieris vestigia viderent recentia,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 34, § 79; id. de Or. 3, 2, 6; Caes. B. G. 6, 27:in vestigiis hujus urbis,
ruins, Cic. Cat. 4, 6, 12:semiruta murorum vestigia,
Amm. 24, 2, 6.—Trop., of manners, cha racter, etc., a footprint, trace:B.a pueritiā vestigiis ingressus patriis et tuis,
Cic. Rep. 6, 24, 26:amoris vestigia,
Quint. 11, 1, 59:imprimi quaedam vestigia animo,
id. 11, 2, 4:patris patruique vestigia premere,
Tac. A. 2, 14 fin.—Transf., of time, a point, moment, instant:b.eodem et loci vestigio et temporis,
Cic. Pis. 9, 21:in illo vestigio temporis,
Caes. B. G. 7, 25:vestigio temporis,
at the moment, instantly, forthwith, id. B. C. 2, 26:ut urbs ab hostibus capta eodem vestigio videretur,
at that very moment, id. ib. 2, 7.— -
12 in
in [old indu], prep. with acc. or abl. I. With acc., in space, with verbs implying entrance, into, to: in Epirum venire: in flumen deicere: in Ubios legatos mittere, Cs.: Thalam pervenit, in oppidum magnum, S.—Fig.: in memoriam reducere: in animum inducere, L.: dicam quod mi in mentemst, T.—With verbs of motion, up to, to, into, down to: in caelum ascendere: in aram confugitis ad deum, up to the altar: vas in manūs sumere, into his hands: se in manūs Romanis tradidisse, L.—With verbs of rest or placing, in: adesse in senatum iussit: Minucius in custodiam habitus, thrown into prison and kept there, L.: propinquas suas nuptum in alias civitates conlocasse, Cs.—Of direction or local relation, towards, in front of, over against: in orientem Germaniae obtenditur, Ta.: coram in os te laudare, T.: castra movet in Arvernos versus, towards, Cs.: in Galliam versus movere, S.—In time, into, till, for: dormiet in lucem, till broad day, H.: in multum diei, L.: e somno, quem in diem extrahunt, Ta.: indutias in triginta annos impetraverunt, for thirty years, L.: in omne tempus, forever: hominem invitavit in posterum diem, for the following day.— In adverbial expressions with words of time: sancit in posterum, ne quis, etc., hereafter: res dilata est in posterum, to a later day: et in praesentia hi et in futurum metum ceperunt, L.: in perpetuum fore: non in tempus aliquod, sed in aeternum, L.: ex raptis in diem commeatibus, for immediate use, L.: fundum emere in diem, i. e. a fixed day of payment, N.: in dies singulos, each succeeding day: in dies, day by day, L.: nos in diem vivimus, for the moment: in diem et horam, every day, H.: in horas, hourly, H.—Of reference, in relation to, about, respecting, towards, against: id, quod est in philosophos dictum, concerning: carmen, quod in eum scripsisset: in liberos nostros indulgentia: impietates in deos, against: in dominum quaeri, as a witness against: invehi in Thebanos, N.: hominis definitio una in omnīs valet, applies to: in obsequium pronus, H.: in utrumque paratus, V.: in incertum, ne, etc., in view of the uncertainty, whether, L.—Of purpose, for, with a view to: haec civitas mulieri in redimiculum praebeat: Regium in praesidium missa legio, as a garrison, L.: in gratiam sociorum, to gratify, L.: Quos audere in proelia vidi, V.: praemia, in quorum spem pugnarent, L.: in spem pacis solutis animis, L.: Ingrata misero vita ducenda est in hoc, ut, etc., H.: satis in usum, for immediate wants, L. —Of result, to, unto, so as to produce: in familiae luctum nupsit: Excisum Euboicae latus ingens rupis in antrum, V.: commutari ex veris in falsa. —In the phrases, in tantum, so far, so greatly: nec In tantum spe tollet avos, V.: in tantum suam felicitatem enituisse, L.—In rem esse, to be useful, avail: si in rem est Bacchidis, T.: imperat, quae in rem sunt, L.: in rem fore credens universos adpellare, S.—Of manner, according to, after: ille in eam sententiam versus, to this effect: in utramque partem disputat, on both sides: cives servilem in modum cruciati, like slaves: vaticinantis in modum canere, L.: virtutem in maius celebrare, S.: in hanc formulam iudicia: sc. in haec verba factum, L.: in universum, in general, L.: in universum aestimanti, upon a general view, Ta.—Of distribution, into, for, according to: Gallia divisa est in partīs trīs, Cs.: describebat censores binos in singulas civitates, i. e. for each state: sextantibus conlatis in capita, a head, L.—Praegn.: in eorum potestatem portum futurum intellegebant. would fall: in potestatem Locrensium esse, L. II. With abl., of space, in, within: in cerebro animi esse sedem: quae res in nostris castris gererentur, Cs.: in foro palam Syracusis: (caedes) in viā facta: nupta in domo, L.: copias in castris continent, Cs.: in tuā sedeculā sedere: Heri coīmus in Piraeo, T.: navis et in Caietā parata.—Of position, on, upon, over, among, before, in, under: in equo sedens, on horseback: in eo flumine pons erat, over, Cs.: multā te in rosā urget, H.: Caesaris in barbaris erat nomen obscurius, among, Cs.: in Brutiis praeesse, L.: in manu poculum tenens: est in manibus oratio: gloria in oculis sita, S.: populari in oculis eius agros, under, L.—In, with, wearing, under, clad, covered: in veste candidā, L.: in lugubri veste, Cu.: homines in catenis Romam mittere, L.: in violā aut in rosā, garlanded: legiones in armis, Cs.—Of a multitude or number, in, among, of: In his poëta hic nomen profitetur suom, T.: sapientissimus in septem: eum in tuis habere: iustissimus unus in Teucris, V.—Of writings, in: in populorum institutis aut legibus: in Timaeo dicit: perscribit in litteris, hostīs ab se discessisse, Cs.: in Thucydide orbem modo orationis desidero, in the style of.—Fig., of mind or character, in: in animo habere: quanta auctoritas fuit in Metello!: in omni animante est summum aliquid.—In phrases, with manibus or manu, at hand, under control, within reach: quamcunque rem habent in manibus: neque mihi in manu fuit Iugurtha qualis foret, in my power, S.: cum tantum belli in manibus esset, on their hands, L.: quorum epistulas in manu teneo.—With loco: in eo loco, in that state, in such a condition: in eo enim loco res sunt nostrae, ut, etc., L.: quo in loco res esset, cognoscere, Cs.: quod ipse, si in eodem loco esset, facturus fuerit, L.—In eo esse ut, etc., to be in such a condition, etc.: cum in eo esset, ut, etc., the situation was such, L.—Of time, in, during, in the course of, within: in tempore hoc, T.: in tali tempore, L.: in diebus paucis, T.: Tam in brevi spatio, T.: in omni aetate: in totā vitā inconstans.—In, while, during: fit, ut distrahatur in deliberando animus: in dividendo partem in genere numerare: in agris vastandis, in laying waste, Cs.: cum in immolandā Iphigeniā tristis Calchas esset.—In phrases, in tempore, in time, at the right time, seasonably: ipsum video in tempore huc se recipere, T.: spreta in tempore gloria interdum cumulatior redit, L.—In praesentiā, at present, now, for the moment, under existing circumstances: sic enim mihi in praesentiā occurrit: id quod unum maxime in praesentiā desiderabatur, L.—In praesenti, for the present: haec ad te in praesenti scripsi, ut, etc.: talenta centum in praesenti, down, L.—Of condition or occupation, in, subject to, affected by, experiencing, engaged in, involved in: magno in aere alieno: torpescentne dextrae in amentiā illā? L.: diem in laetitiā degere, T.: civitas, quae tibi in amore fuit, beloved: in invidiā esse, L.: quod in summis tuis occupationibus voluisti, etc., when engrossed by: in eo magistratu pari diligentiā se praebuit, N.: esse in vitio, in the wrong: hoc est in vitio, perhorrescere, etc., is wrong.—In the case of, in relation to: numcubi meam Benignitatem sensisti in te claudier? in your case (i. e. towards you), T.: facere in eo, cuius, etc., in the case of the man, Cs.: in furibus aerari, S.: Achilles talis in hoste fuit, V.: in hoc homine saepe a me quaeris, etc., in the case of.— In phrases, with summā, in all, in a word, in fine: in omni summā me ad pacem converto.—With neut. sing. of an adj. (expressing more abstractly the quality): cum exitūs haud in facili essent (i. e. haud faciles), L.: in obscuro vitam habere, S.: in dubio esse, L.: in integro esse: in tuto esse, L.: in aequo esse, L.: in aperto esse, S.: in promisco esse, L.: in incerto haberi, S. III. In composition, in retains its n before vowels, and before h, c, d, f, g, consonant i, n, q, s, t, v, usually also before l and r, and very frequently before m, b, p. But the n is usually assimilated before m, b, p, and often before l, r.* * *Iin, on, at (space); in accordance with/regard to/the case of; within (time)IIinto; about, in the mist of; according to, after (manner); for; to, among -
13 tempus
tempus ōris, n a portion of time, time, period, season, interval: tempus diei, daytime, T.: extremum diei: omni tempore anni: maturius paulo, quam tempus anni postulabat, Cs.: abiit illud tempus: tempus duorum mensum petere, L.: longo post tempore, interval, V.: tempus pacis an belli: matutina tempora, morning hours.—A time, point of time, occasion, opportunity, leisure: neque ut celari posset, tempus spatium ullum dabat, T.: nisi tempus et spatium datum sit: egeo tempore: eo tempore, quo, etc., L.: id temporis, at that time: alienum tempus est mihi tecum expostulandi: edendi, H.: datum ad consultandum, L.: certis temporibus: superioribus temporibus.—Time, duration: tempus est... pars quaedam aeternitatis, etc.: Tempore ruricolae patiens fit taurus aratri, i. e. gradually, O.—The time, fit season, appointed time, right occasion, proper period, opportunity: tempus habes tale, quale nemo habuit umquam: addubitavit, an consurgendi iam triariis tempus esset, L.: moriendi: tempore igitur ipso se ostenderunt, cum, etc., at the nick of time: tempus est, ad id quod instituimus accedere, it is the right time: nunc corpora curare tempus est, L. Tempus abire tibist, H.: suo tempore, at a fitting time.—A time, position, state, condition, times, circumstances: in hoc tempore, under present circumstances: in tali tempore, L.: incidunt saepe tempora, cum ea, etc.: libri de temporibus meis: cedere tempori, to yield to circumstances: secundis Temporibus dubiisque, H.: haud sane temporum homo, Cu.—In the phrase, temporis causā, with regard to circumstances, under momentary influence, out of courtesy, insincerely: temporis causā nobis adsentiri: nec dico temporis causā.—A time, need, emergency, extremity: quid a me cuiusque tempus poscat: neque poëtae tempori meo defuerunt: summo rei p. tempore: pro tempore atque periculo exercitum conparare, S.: O saepe mecum tempus in ultimum Deducte, to the last extremity, H.: temporis gratiā, to meet the emergency, Cu.—In rhythm or metre, time, measure, quantity: qui (trochaeus) temporibus et intervallis est par iambo: Tempora certa modique, H.—Esp., in phrases with praepp.—Ad tempus, at the right time, in time, punctually: ad tempus redire: ad tempus venire, L.—For some time, for the time being, for a while, for the moment: quae (perturbatio animi) plerumque brevis est et ad tempus: dux ad tempus lectus, L.—Ante tempus, before the right time, prematurely, too soon: ante tempus mori: ante tempus domo digressus, S.—Ex tempore, instantaneously, off hand, on the spur of the moment, extempore: versūs fundere ex tempore.—According to circumstances: consilium ex tempore capere: haec melius ex re et ex tempore constitues.—In tempore, at the right time, opportunely, in time: in ipso tempore eccum ipsum, in the nick of time, T.—In tempus, for a time, temporarily: scena in tempus structa, Ta.—Pro tempore, as the time permits, according to circumstances: consilium pro tempore capere, Cs.: te marmoreum pro tempore fecimus, V.* * *I IItime, condition, right time; season, occasion; necessity -
14 vestīgium
vestīgium ī, n [cf. vestigo], the bottom of the foot, sole: adversis vestigiis stare contra nostra vestigia.— The foot: equus vestigia primi Alba pedis ostentans, V.; cf. Summa pedum vestigia tinguit, O.—A footstep, step, footprint, foot-track, track: in foro vestigium facere, i. e. to set foot: te tuis vestigiis persequi: eodem remanere vestigio, Cs.: vestigium abscedi ab Hannibale, one step, L.—In the phrase, e vestigio, on the spot, without moving, instantly, forthwith: repente evestigio ex homine factus est Verres: e vestigio ad Castra traducere, Cs.—A trace, mark, track, vestige: in lecto mulieris vestigia recentia: quarum (alcium) ex vestigiis cum est animadversum, quo, etc., Cs.: in vestigiis huius urbis, ruins: tergum foedum recentibus vestigiis verberum, L.—Fig., a footprint, trace, sign, token: a pueritiā vestigiis ingressus patriis et tuis.—Of time, a point, moment, instant: eodem loci vestigio et temporis: vestigio temporis, instantly, Cs.: ut urbs ab hostibus capta eodem vestigio videretur, at that very moment, Cs.* * *step, track; trace; footstep -
15 Commodus
1. I.Object., complete, perfect, of full weight or measure, fit, suitable, due, proper, etc. (mostly poet. or in post-Aug. prose;II.most freq. in Plaut.): statura,
a tall stature, Plaut. As. 2, 3, 21:capillus,
id. Most. 1, 3, 98:viginti argenti minae,
full twenty, id. As. 3, 3, 134 (cf. id. ib. 3, 3, 144: minae bonae); id. Merc. 2, 3, 101:talentum argenti,
id. Rud. 5, 2, 31; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 266, 27:novem cyathis commodis miscentur pocula,
Hor. C. 3, 19, 12:alimenta,
Dig. 34, 1, 16, § 1:capitis valetudo commodior,
more firm, Cels. 8, 1; Quint. 6, 3, 77;and transf. to the person: vivere filium atque etiam commodiorem esse,
to be better, Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 4.—Subject., suitable, fit, convenient, opportune, commodious, easy, appropriate for some one or something, favorable, friendly to (in every period and species of composition); constr. with dat. or absol., rarely with ad (v. the foll.).A.Of things.1.With dat.a.Of the purpose or use:b.curationi omnia commodiora,
Liv. 30, 19, 5:nec pecori opportuna seges nec commoda Baccho,
Verg. G. 4, 129.—Of the person:2.hoc et vobis et meae commodum famae arbitror,
Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 9:quod erit mihi bonum et commodum,
id. Phorm. 1, 2, 81:nulla lex satis commoda omnibus est (corresp. with prodesse),
Liv. 34, 3, 5:primordia eloquentiae mortalibus,
Tac. Or. 12:hanc sibi commodissimam belli rationem judicavit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 85:quae sit stella homini commoda, quaeque mala,
Prop. 2 (3), 27, 4.—Absol.:3.hiberna,
Liv. 42, 67, 8:longius ceterum commodius iter,
id. 22, 2, 2; cf.:commodissimus in Britanniam transjectus,
Caes. B. G. 5, 2:commodius anni tempus,
Cic. Att. 9, 3, 1; cf. Ter. And. 5, 2, 3:faciliore ac commodiore judicio,
Cic. Caecin. 3, 8:litterae satis commodae de Britannicis rebus,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 7, § 25:mores,
id. Lael. 15, 54:commodissimum esse statuit, omnes naves subduci, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 5, 11.—With or without dat. pers. in the phrase commodum est, it pleases, is agreeable, = libet:4.proinde ut commodum est,
Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 8; 3, 1, 2: dum erit commodum, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 38:si id non commodum est,
id. Eun. 3, 2, 49; id. Phorm. 5, 8, 37; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 13, § 33 Ascon.; 2, 2, 16, § 39; 2, 1, 26, § 65; 2, 3, 70, § 165; id. Div. 1, 49, 111; id. de Or. 3, 23, 87; Plin. Pan. 48, 1:id si tibi erit commodum, cures velim,
Cic. Att. 13, 48, 2; Cels. 4, 4; 4, 22.—With ad and acc. of purpose (very rare):5.nec satis ad cursus commoda vestis Erat,
Ov. F. 2, 288.—With sup. in u (rare):B.hoc exornationis genus... commodum est auditu,
Auct. Her. 4, 18, 26.—Of persons, serving a neighbor or (more freq.) accommodating one ' s self to his wishes, useful, serviceable, pleasant, agreeable, obliging, neighborly, friendly, polite, affable, gentle, etc.:III.mihi commodus uni,
Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 9; cf. id. ib. 2, 1, 227:quemquamne existimas Catone commodiorem, communiorem, moderatiorem fuisse ad omnem rationem humanitatis?
Cic. Mur. 31, 66:commodior mitiorque,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13, § 39:Apronius, qui aliis inhumanus ac barbarus, isti uni commodus ac disertus,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 9, § 23:convivae,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 2; cf.:commodus comissator,
Ter. Ad. 5, 2, 8; and:commodus meis sodalibus,
Hor. C. 4, 8, 1:homines,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 28:mulier commoda, Faceta,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 10; cf. id. And. 5, 2, 3.—In a double sense with I. supra:ubi tu commoda's, capillum commodum esse credito,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 98.— Poet., of the measure of iambic verse:spondeos in jura paterna recepit Commodus et patiens,
sharing the paternal rights with them, in a fraternal manner, Hor. A. P. 257.—Hence,Subst.: commŏdum, i, n.1.A convenient opportunity, favorable condition, convenience (rare, but in good prose):b.nostrum exspectare,
Cic. Att. 16, 2, 1:cum tamdiu sedens meum commodum exspectet,
id. ib. 14, 2, 3;12, 38, 1: velim aliquando, cum erit tuum commodum, Lentulum puerum visas,
when it shall be convenient for you, id. ib. 12, 28, 3.—More freq.,In the connection commodo meo, tuo, etc., per commodum, ex commodo, at, or according to my, thy, etc., convenience, conveniently, at one ' s leisure:2.etiamsi spatium ad dicendum nostro commodo vacuosque dies habuissemus,
according to our convenience, Cic. Verr. 1, 18, 56:quod commodo tuo fiat,
id. Fam. 4, 2, 4; 1, 1, 3; id. Att. 13, 48, 1: suo commodo me convenire, Caes. ap. Cic. ib. 14, 1, 2:ubi consul copias per commodum exponere posset,
Liv. 42, 18, 3:tamquam lecturus ex commodo,
Sen. Ep. 46, 1; Col. 12, 19, 3;so opp. festinanter,
id. 6, 2, 14.—Advantage, profit (very freq. in all periods and species of composition):b.commodum est, quod plus usus habet quam molestiae: bonum sincerum debet esse et ab omni parte innoxium,
Sen. Ep. 87, 36 sq.:ut malis gaudeant atque ex incommodis Alterius sua ut comparent commoda,
Ter. And. 4, 1, 4:ut ex illius commodo meum compararem commodum,
id. Heaut. 2, 4, 17; cf. id. Hec. 5, 3, 42; Cic. N. D. 1, 9, 23:cui tam subito tot congruerint commoda,
Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 3:(honestatem) ipsam suo splendore ad se animos ducere, nullo prorsus commodo extrinsecus posito, Cic. Ac. Fragm. ap. Aug. contr. Ac. 3, 7, 15 (IV. 2, p. 470 Orell.): sequi matris commodum,
Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 31:pacis,
Cic. de Or. 2, 82, 335:contra valetudinis commodum laborare,
to the injury of health, id. Mur. 23, 47:mea,
Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 37:in publica peccem,
id. ib. 2, 1, 3; cf.:populi commoda,
Nep. Phoc. 4, 1.—Specif., a reward, pay, stipend, salary, wages for public service: veteranorum, Brut. et Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 2, 3:c. d.omnibus provincialibus ornamentis commodisque depositis,
emoluments, id. Red. in Sen. 14, 35; Suet. Ner. 32; cf.:emeritae militiae,
id. Calig. 44; id. Aug. 49; cf. also id. Vit. 15; id. Galb. 12:militibus commoda dare,
Ov. A. A. 1, 131 sq.:tribunatus,
Cic. Fam. 7, 8, 1:missionum,
Suet. Aug. 49.—A useful thing, a good:e.commoda vitae,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 87; Lucr. 3, 2; cf.:cetera opinione bona sunt... proprietas in illis boni non est. Itaque commoda vocentur,
Sen. Ep. 74, 17:inter commoda illas (divitias) numeratis: atqui eādem ratione ne commodum quidem erunt,
id. ib. 87, 29. —Sometimes commodo or per commodum, adverb. antith. to that which is [p. 382] injurious, without injury or detriment:3.ut regem reducas, quod commodo rei publicae facere possis,
Cic. Fam. 1, 1, 3:si per commodum reipublicae posset, Romam venisset,
Liv. 10, 25, 17.—Concr., = commodatum, that which is lent, a loan:B.qui forum et basilicas commodis hospitum, non furtis nocentium ornarent,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 3, § 6; cf. Isid. Orig. 5, 25, 16.—Advv.:1.commŏdum, adv. temp. (only in colloquial lang. and post-class. prose writers).a.At a fit time, just in time, at the very nick, at the very moment, opportunely, seasonably ( = opportune, eukairôs):b.ecce autem commodum aperitur foris,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 61:commodum adveni domum,
id. Am. 2, 2, 37:orditur loqui,
id. Trin. 5, 2, 12:ipse exit Lesbonicus,
id. ib. 2, 3, 9: eukairôs ad me venit, cum haberem Dolabellam, Torquatus... commodum egeram diligentissime, Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1; Symm. Ep. 2, 47. —To designate a point of time that corresponds with another, or that just precedes it, just, just then, just now.(α).Absol.:(β).ad te hercle ibam commodum,
Plaut. Cas. 3, 4, 3; Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 9:Taurus, sectatoribus commodum dimissis, sedebat, etc.,
Gell. 2, 2, 2:si istac ibis, commodum obviam venies patri,
just meet, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 107. —With postquam or (more freq.) with cum in a parallel clause:2.postquam me misisti ad portum cum luci simul, Commodum radiosus ecce sol superabat ex mari,
Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 41:quom huc respicio ad virginem, Illa sese interea commodum huc advorterat,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 52:commodum discesseras heri, cum Trebatius venit,
Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1:emerseram commodum ex Antiati in Appiam, cum in me incurrit Curio,
id. ib. 2, 12, 2 B. and K. (al. commode); so with the pluperf. and a foll. cum, id. ib. 13, 19, 1; 13, 30, 2; 10, 16, 1; App. M. 1, p. 107, 15:adducitur a Veneriis Lollius commodum cum Apronius e palaestrā redisset,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 61 B. and K. (Zumpt, commode):cum jam filiae nostrae dies natalis appeteret, commodum aderant, quae muneri miseratis,
Symm. Ep. 3, 50. —commŏdŏ, adv. temp., = commodum, a., just in time, seasonably, just at this time (ante-class. and very rare): commodo eccum exit, Titin. ap. Charis. p. 177 P. (i. e. in tempore, Charis.): commodo de parte superiore descendebat, Sisenn. ib.: commodo dictitemus, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Charis. p. 174; cf. id. ib. p. 177.—3.commŏdē, adv.a.(Acc. to commodus, I.) Duly, properly, completely, rightly, well, skilfully, neatly, etc. (class.):b.suo quique loco viden' capillus satis compositu'st commode?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97: commode amictus non sum, id. Fragm. ap. Gell. 18, 12, 3:saltare, Nep. praef. § 1: legere,
Plin. Ep. 5, 19, 3; cf. in comp., id. ib. 9, 34, 1:multa breviter et commode dicta,
Cic. Lael. 1, 1; cf. id. de Or. 1, 53, 227; id. Rosc. Am. 4, 9; Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 20; 1, 2, 33 al.:cogitare,
id. Heaut. prol. 14:audire,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 58, § 134:valere,
Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 11:feceris commode mihique gratum, si, etc.,
Cic. Att. 10, 3 fin.:commode facere, quod, etc.,
id. ib. 11, 7, 7; in comp.:commodius fecissent tribuni plebis, si, etc.,
id. Agr. 3, 1, 1.—In medic.:commode facere,
to do well, be beneficial, Cels. 4, 12.—(Acc. to commodus, II.)(α).Conveniently, suitably, opportunely, fitly, aptly, appropriately:(β).magis commode quam strenue navigavi,
Cic. Att. 16, 6, 1:ille satis scite et commode tempus ad te cepit adeundi,
id. Fam. 11, 16, 1:vos istic commodissime sperem esse,
id. ib. 14, 7, 2:explorat, quo commodissime itinere valles transiri possit,
Caes. B. G. 5, 49 fin.:hoc ego commodius quam tu vivo,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 110; cf.:consumere vitiatum commodius quam integrum,
id. ib. 2, 2, 91; Quint. 6, 3, 54:cui commodissime subjungitur,
id. 9, 3, 82; cf. id. 4, 1, 76.—In a friendly manner, pleasantly, gently, kindly:c.acceptae bene et commode eximus,
Plaut. Cas. 5, 1, 1; id. Poen. 1, 2, 190; Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 48.—(Equiv. to commodum, adv. b.) Just, just at the moment when, etc.; only v.l. in the doubtful passages cited supra, commodum, b. fin.2.Commŏdus, i, m., a Roman cognomen; so L. Aelius Aurelius Commodus, Roman emperor, Lampr. Commod. 1 sq.; Eutr. 8, 15 al.—Hence,1.Commŏdĭā-nus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Commodus: horti, Lampr. Commod. 8:2.thermae,
Spart. Nigid. 6 al. —Commŏ-dĭus, a, um, adj., the same:3.Nonae,
Lampr. Commod. 12; cf. id. ib. 11.— -
16 commodus
1. I.Object., complete, perfect, of full weight or measure, fit, suitable, due, proper, etc. (mostly poet. or in post-Aug. prose;II.most freq. in Plaut.): statura,
a tall stature, Plaut. As. 2, 3, 21:capillus,
id. Most. 1, 3, 98:viginti argenti minae,
full twenty, id. As. 3, 3, 134 (cf. id. ib. 3, 3, 144: minae bonae); id. Merc. 2, 3, 101:talentum argenti,
id. Rud. 5, 2, 31; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 266, 27:novem cyathis commodis miscentur pocula,
Hor. C. 3, 19, 12:alimenta,
Dig. 34, 1, 16, § 1:capitis valetudo commodior,
more firm, Cels. 8, 1; Quint. 6, 3, 77;and transf. to the person: vivere filium atque etiam commodiorem esse,
to be better, Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 4.—Subject., suitable, fit, convenient, opportune, commodious, easy, appropriate for some one or something, favorable, friendly to (in every period and species of composition); constr. with dat. or absol., rarely with ad (v. the foll.).A.Of things.1.With dat.a.Of the purpose or use:b.curationi omnia commodiora,
Liv. 30, 19, 5:nec pecori opportuna seges nec commoda Baccho,
Verg. G. 4, 129.—Of the person:2.hoc et vobis et meae commodum famae arbitror,
Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 9:quod erit mihi bonum et commodum,
id. Phorm. 1, 2, 81:nulla lex satis commoda omnibus est (corresp. with prodesse),
Liv. 34, 3, 5:primordia eloquentiae mortalibus,
Tac. Or. 12:hanc sibi commodissimam belli rationem judicavit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 85:quae sit stella homini commoda, quaeque mala,
Prop. 2 (3), 27, 4.—Absol.:3.hiberna,
Liv. 42, 67, 8:longius ceterum commodius iter,
id. 22, 2, 2; cf.:commodissimus in Britanniam transjectus,
Caes. B. G. 5, 2:commodius anni tempus,
Cic. Att. 9, 3, 1; cf. Ter. And. 5, 2, 3:faciliore ac commodiore judicio,
Cic. Caecin. 3, 8:litterae satis commodae de Britannicis rebus,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 7, § 25:mores,
id. Lael. 15, 54:commodissimum esse statuit, omnes naves subduci, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 5, 11.—With or without dat. pers. in the phrase commodum est, it pleases, is agreeable, = libet:4.proinde ut commodum est,
Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 8; 3, 1, 2: dum erit commodum, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 38:si id non commodum est,
id. Eun. 3, 2, 49; id. Phorm. 5, 8, 37; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 13, § 33 Ascon.; 2, 2, 16, § 39; 2, 1, 26, § 65; 2, 3, 70, § 165; id. Div. 1, 49, 111; id. de Or. 3, 23, 87; Plin. Pan. 48, 1:id si tibi erit commodum, cures velim,
Cic. Att. 13, 48, 2; Cels. 4, 4; 4, 22.—With ad and acc. of purpose (very rare):5.nec satis ad cursus commoda vestis Erat,
Ov. F. 2, 288.—With sup. in u (rare):B.hoc exornationis genus... commodum est auditu,
Auct. Her. 4, 18, 26.—Of persons, serving a neighbor or (more freq.) accommodating one ' s self to his wishes, useful, serviceable, pleasant, agreeable, obliging, neighborly, friendly, polite, affable, gentle, etc.:III.mihi commodus uni,
Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 9; cf. id. ib. 2, 1, 227:quemquamne existimas Catone commodiorem, communiorem, moderatiorem fuisse ad omnem rationem humanitatis?
Cic. Mur. 31, 66:commodior mitiorque,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13, § 39:Apronius, qui aliis inhumanus ac barbarus, isti uni commodus ac disertus,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 9, § 23:convivae,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 2; cf.:commodus comissator,
Ter. Ad. 5, 2, 8; and:commodus meis sodalibus,
Hor. C. 4, 8, 1:homines,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 28:mulier commoda, Faceta,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 10; cf. id. And. 5, 2, 3.—In a double sense with I. supra:ubi tu commoda's, capillum commodum esse credito,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 98.— Poet., of the measure of iambic verse:spondeos in jura paterna recepit Commodus et patiens,
sharing the paternal rights with them, in a fraternal manner, Hor. A. P. 257.—Hence,Subst.: commŏdum, i, n.1.A convenient opportunity, favorable condition, convenience (rare, but in good prose):b.nostrum exspectare,
Cic. Att. 16, 2, 1:cum tamdiu sedens meum commodum exspectet,
id. ib. 14, 2, 3;12, 38, 1: velim aliquando, cum erit tuum commodum, Lentulum puerum visas,
when it shall be convenient for you, id. ib. 12, 28, 3.—More freq.,In the connection commodo meo, tuo, etc., per commodum, ex commodo, at, or according to my, thy, etc., convenience, conveniently, at one ' s leisure:2.etiamsi spatium ad dicendum nostro commodo vacuosque dies habuissemus,
according to our convenience, Cic. Verr. 1, 18, 56:quod commodo tuo fiat,
id. Fam. 4, 2, 4; 1, 1, 3; id. Att. 13, 48, 1: suo commodo me convenire, Caes. ap. Cic. ib. 14, 1, 2:ubi consul copias per commodum exponere posset,
Liv. 42, 18, 3:tamquam lecturus ex commodo,
Sen. Ep. 46, 1; Col. 12, 19, 3;so opp. festinanter,
id. 6, 2, 14.—Advantage, profit (very freq. in all periods and species of composition):b.commodum est, quod plus usus habet quam molestiae: bonum sincerum debet esse et ab omni parte innoxium,
Sen. Ep. 87, 36 sq.:ut malis gaudeant atque ex incommodis Alterius sua ut comparent commoda,
Ter. And. 4, 1, 4:ut ex illius commodo meum compararem commodum,
id. Heaut. 2, 4, 17; cf. id. Hec. 5, 3, 42; Cic. N. D. 1, 9, 23:cui tam subito tot congruerint commoda,
Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 3:(honestatem) ipsam suo splendore ad se animos ducere, nullo prorsus commodo extrinsecus posito, Cic. Ac. Fragm. ap. Aug. contr. Ac. 3, 7, 15 (IV. 2, p. 470 Orell.): sequi matris commodum,
Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 31:pacis,
Cic. de Or. 2, 82, 335:contra valetudinis commodum laborare,
to the injury of health, id. Mur. 23, 47:mea,
Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 37:in publica peccem,
id. ib. 2, 1, 3; cf.:populi commoda,
Nep. Phoc. 4, 1.—Specif., a reward, pay, stipend, salary, wages for public service: veteranorum, Brut. et Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 2, 3:c. d.omnibus provincialibus ornamentis commodisque depositis,
emoluments, id. Red. in Sen. 14, 35; Suet. Ner. 32; cf.:emeritae militiae,
id. Calig. 44; id. Aug. 49; cf. also id. Vit. 15; id. Galb. 12:militibus commoda dare,
Ov. A. A. 1, 131 sq.:tribunatus,
Cic. Fam. 7, 8, 1:missionum,
Suet. Aug. 49.—A useful thing, a good:e.commoda vitae,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 87; Lucr. 3, 2; cf.:cetera opinione bona sunt... proprietas in illis boni non est. Itaque commoda vocentur,
Sen. Ep. 74, 17:inter commoda illas (divitias) numeratis: atqui eādem ratione ne commodum quidem erunt,
id. ib. 87, 29. —Sometimes commodo or per commodum, adverb. antith. to that which is [p. 382] injurious, without injury or detriment:3.ut regem reducas, quod commodo rei publicae facere possis,
Cic. Fam. 1, 1, 3:si per commodum reipublicae posset, Romam venisset,
Liv. 10, 25, 17.—Concr., = commodatum, that which is lent, a loan:B.qui forum et basilicas commodis hospitum, non furtis nocentium ornarent,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 3, § 6; cf. Isid. Orig. 5, 25, 16.—Advv.:1.commŏdum, adv. temp. (only in colloquial lang. and post-class. prose writers).a.At a fit time, just in time, at the very nick, at the very moment, opportunely, seasonably ( = opportune, eukairôs):b.ecce autem commodum aperitur foris,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 61:commodum adveni domum,
id. Am. 2, 2, 37:orditur loqui,
id. Trin. 5, 2, 12:ipse exit Lesbonicus,
id. ib. 2, 3, 9: eukairôs ad me venit, cum haberem Dolabellam, Torquatus... commodum egeram diligentissime, Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1; Symm. Ep. 2, 47. —To designate a point of time that corresponds with another, or that just precedes it, just, just then, just now.(α).Absol.:(β).ad te hercle ibam commodum,
Plaut. Cas. 3, 4, 3; Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 9:Taurus, sectatoribus commodum dimissis, sedebat, etc.,
Gell. 2, 2, 2:si istac ibis, commodum obviam venies patri,
just meet, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 107. —With postquam or (more freq.) with cum in a parallel clause:2.postquam me misisti ad portum cum luci simul, Commodum radiosus ecce sol superabat ex mari,
Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 41:quom huc respicio ad virginem, Illa sese interea commodum huc advorterat,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 52:commodum discesseras heri, cum Trebatius venit,
Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1:emerseram commodum ex Antiati in Appiam, cum in me incurrit Curio,
id. ib. 2, 12, 2 B. and K. (al. commode); so with the pluperf. and a foll. cum, id. ib. 13, 19, 1; 13, 30, 2; 10, 16, 1; App. M. 1, p. 107, 15:adducitur a Veneriis Lollius commodum cum Apronius e palaestrā redisset,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 61 B. and K. (Zumpt, commode):cum jam filiae nostrae dies natalis appeteret, commodum aderant, quae muneri miseratis,
Symm. Ep. 3, 50. —commŏdŏ, adv. temp., = commodum, a., just in time, seasonably, just at this time (ante-class. and very rare): commodo eccum exit, Titin. ap. Charis. p. 177 P. (i. e. in tempore, Charis.): commodo de parte superiore descendebat, Sisenn. ib.: commodo dictitemus, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Charis. p. 174; cf. id. ib. p. 177.—3.commŏdē, adv.a.(Acc. to commodus, I.) Duly, properly, completely, rightly, well, skilfully, neatly, etc. (class.):b.suo quique loco viden' capillus satis compositu'st commode?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97: commode amictus non sum, id. Fragm. ap. Gell. 18, 12, 3:saltare, Nep. praef. § 1: legere,
Plin. Ep. 5, 19, 3; cf. in comp., id. ib. 9, 34, 1:multa breviter et commode dicta,
Cic. Lael. 1, 1; cf. id. de Or. 1, 53, 227; id. Rosc. Am. 4, 9; Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 20; 1, 2, 33 al.:cogitare,
id. Heaut. prol. 14:audire,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 58, § 134:valere,
Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 11:feceris commode mihique gratum, si, etc.,
Cic. Att. 10, 3 fin.:commode facere, quod, etc.,
id. ib. 11, 7, 7; in comp.:commodius fecissent tribuni plebis, si, etc.,
id. Agr. 3, 1, 1.—In medic.:commode facere,
to do well, be beneficial, Cels. 4, 12.—(Acc. to commodus, II.)(α).Conveniently, suitably, opportunely, fitly, aptly, appropriately:(β).magis commode quam strenue navigavi,
Cic. Att. 16, 6, 1:ille satis scite et commode tempus ad te cepit adeundi,
id. Fam. 11, 16, 1:vos istic commodissime sperem esse,
id. ib. 14, 7, 2:explorat, quo commodissime itinere valles transiri possit,
Caes. B. G. 5, 49 fin.:hoc ego commodius quam tu vivo,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 110; cf.:consumere vitiatum commodius quam integrum,
id. ib. 2, 2, 91; Quint. 6, 3, 54:cui commodissime subjungitur,
id. 9, 3, 82; cf. id. 4, 1, 76.—In a friendly manner, pleasantly, gently, kindly:c.acceptae bene et commode eximus,
Plaut. Cas. 5, 1, 1; id. Poen. 1, 2, 190; Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 48.—(Equiv. to commodum, adv. b.) Just, just at the moment when, etc.; only v.l. in the doubtful passages cited supra, commodum, b. fin.2.Commŏdus, i, m., a Roman cognomen; so L. Aelius Aurelius Commodus, Roman emperor, Lampr. Commod. 1 sq.; Eutr. 8, 15 al.—Hence,1.Commŏdĭā-nus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Commodus: horti, Lampr. Commod. 8:2.thermae,
Spart. Nigid. 6 al. —Commŏ-dĭus, a, um, adj., the same:3.Nonae,
Lampr. Commod. 12; cf. id. ib. 11.— -
17 extemporalis
extempŏrālis, e, adj. [ex tempore, v. tempus, C.], on the spur of the moment, without preparation, extempore, extemporary, extemporaneous (post-Aug.;in Cic.: subitus, fortuitus): oratio,
Quint. 4, 1, 54; 11, 2, 3:dictiones,
id. 2, 4, 27:actio,
id. 10, 7, 16:garrulitas,
id. 2, 4, 15:facilitas,
id. 10, 7, 18:temeritas,
id. 10, 6, 6:audacia,
Tac. Or. 6:facultas,
Suet. Aug. 84:color,
Quint. 10, 6, 5:figurae,
Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 10:fortuna,
Quint. 10, 6, 1:successus,
id. 10, 7, 13:rhetor,
Mart. 5, 54:contenti extemporali cibo,
i. e. that easily provided, Lact. 1, 4, 6.— Adv.: extempŏrālĭter, extemporaneously, on the moment:scribere,
Sid. Ep. 9, 14. -
18 jam
jam, adv. [for diam, collat. form of diem, cf. pri-dem, du-dum, Corss. Ausspr. I. p. 213; II. p. 850; but acc. to Curt. Gr. Etym. 398, 620; locat. form from pronom. stem ja].I.Of time, denoting a point or moment of time as coinciding with that of the action, etc., described.A.Of present time.1.As opp. to past or future, at this time, now, just now, at present, i. e. while I speak or write this.a.Jam alone:b.jamne autem, ut soles, deludis?
Plaut. Aul. 5, 11:jam satis credis sobrium esse me,
Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 36:saltus reficit jam roscida luna,
Verg. G. 3, 337:jam tenebris et sole cadente,
id. ib. 3, 401:jamque dies, ni fallor, adest,
id. A. 5, 49:jam advesperascit,
Ter. And. 3, 4, 2:reddere qui voces jam scit puer,
Hor. A. P. 158: stabat modo consularis, modo septemvir epulonum;jam neutrum,
Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 12:jam melior, jam, diva, precor,
Verg. A. 12, 179:Hem, scio jam quod vis dicere,
Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 36:in ea (consuetudine) quaedam sunt jura ipsa jam certa propter vetustatem,
Cic. Inv. 2, 22, 67:jam tempus agi,
Verg. A. 5, 638:surgere jam tempus,
Cat. 62, 3.—Strengthened.(α).By repetition: jam jam, jam jamque (nearly = nunc), at this very time, precisely now:(β).jam jam intellego, Crasse, quod dicas,
Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 90:jam jam minime miror te otium perturbare,
id. Phil. 2, 34, 87:jam jam dolet quod egi, jam jamque paenitet,
Cat. 63, 73:jam jam linquo acies,
Verg. A. 12, 875:jam jamque video bellum,
Cic. Att. 16, 9 fin.:at illum ruere nuntiant et jam jamque adesse,
id. ib. 7, 20, 1; cf.:jam mihi, jam possim contentus vivere parvo,
Tib. 1, 1, 25 (7).—By nunc: jam nunc, just now, at this very time, as things now are:(γ).jam nunc irata non es,
Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 65:dux, jam nunc locatus in urbe,
Liv. 22, 38, 9; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 127:quae cum cogito, jam nunc timeo quidnam, etc.,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 13, 42:deliberationis ejus tempus ita jam nunc statui posse, etc.,
Liv. 31, 32, 3:ipsa Venus laetos jam nunc migravit in agros,
Tib. 2, 3, 3:nec jam nunc regina loquor,
Val. Fl. 8, 47; so,nunc jam (nunciam): secede huc nunciam,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 23:audi nunciam,
Ter. And. 2, 1, 29:i nunciam,
id. Ad. 2, 1, 21: nunc jam sum expeditus, Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 12, 5:nunc jam nobis vobisque consulatus patet,
Liv. 7, 32, 14.—By tum:(δ).jam tum opifices funguntur munere,
Plin. 11, 21, 24, § 74; Verg. G. 2, 405; id. A. 1, 18.—By pridem, v. jampridem.—2.In contrast with the time at which something was expected.a.Of that which occurs sooner, already, so soon:b.quies (animos) aut jam exhaustos aut mox exhauriendos, renovavit,
Liv. 21, 21, 7:gravitate valetudinis, qua tamen jam paululum videor levari,
Cic. Fam. 6, 2, 1; 3, 8, 16:jamne ibis,
are you going so soon, Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 86; id. Rud. 2, 7, 26.—Of that which occurs later, at last, now, only now:3.ohe jam desine deos uxor gratulando obtundere,
Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 8:postulo, Dave, ut redeat jam in viam,
id. And. 1, 2, 19:jamque sero diei subducit ex acie legionem faciendis castris,
Tac. A. 2, 21:jam sanguinis alti vis sibi fecit iter,
Luc. 2, 214.—Tandem or aliquando is often added:jam tandem ades ilico,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 39:putamus enim utile esse te aliquando jam rem transigere,
Cic. Att. 1, 4, 1:jam tandem Italiae fugientis prendimus oras,
Verg. A. 6, 61; Liv. 22, 12, 10.—As continued from the past, already, by this time, ere now, till now, hitherto:4.et apud Graecos quidem jam anni prope quadrigenti sunt, etc.,
Cic. Or. 51, 171:obsolevit jam ista oratio,
id. de Imp. Pomp. 17, 52:nondum feminam aequavimus gloriā, et jam nos laudis satietas cepit?
Curt. 9, 6, 23.—With numerals and words specifying time:jam biennium est, cum mecum coepit rem gerere,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 35; so,plus jam anno,
id. Curc. 1, 1, 14:sunt duo menses jam,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 3, 8:qui septingentos jam annos vivunt, etc.,
id. Fl. 26, 63:annum jam tertium et vicesimum regnat,
id. de Imp. Pomp. 3, 7; id. Fin. 2, 29, 94.—With imperatives, to express haste or impatience, like Engl. now, now, straightway, at once:5.quid miserum, Aenea, laceras? Jam parce sepulto,
Verg. A. 3, 41:sed jam age, carpe viam,
id. ib. 6, 629:et jam tu... illum adspice contra,
id. ib. 11, 373.—So in impetuous or passionate questions (freq. in Plaut.):Jam tu autem nobis praeturam geris?
Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 23; cf. id. Aul. 5, 11; id. Bacch. 2, 2, 25.—Jam... jam, at one time... at another, now... now, at this time... at that:B.jamque eadem digitis jam pectine pulsat eburno,
Verg. A. 647:jamque hos cursu, jam praeterit illos,
id. ib. 4, 157:qui jam contento, jam laxo fune laborat,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 20:jam vino quaerens, jam somno fallere curas,
id. ib. 2, 7, 114:jam secundae, jam adversae res, ita erudierant, etc.,
Liv. 30, 30; Tib. 1, 2, 49; Ov. M. 1, 111.—Of past time.1.In the time just past, but now, a moment ago, a little while ago, just:2.videamus nunc quam sint praeclare illa his, quae jam posui, consequentia,
Cic. Fin. 3, 7, 26:Arsinoë et jam dicta Memphis,
Plin. 5, 9, 11, § 61:insulae praeter jam dictas,
id. 3, 26, 30, § 151:hiems jam praecipitaverat,
Caes. B. C. 3, 25, 1:domum quam tu jam exaedificatam habebas,
Cic. Att. 1, 6, 1.—Like English now, by this time, already.a.Alone:b.jam advesperascebat,
Liv. 39, 50:Hannibalem movisse ex hibernis, et jam Alpes transire,
id. 27, 39:et jam fama volans... domos et moenia complet,
Verg. A. 11, 139; 12, 582; Caes. B. G. 1, 11; 6, 6:jamque rubescebat Aurora,
Verg. A. 3, 521; 10, 260:ut semel inclinavit pugna, jam intolerabilis Romana vis erat,
Liv. 6, 32:cum decimum jam diem graviter ex intestinis laborarem,
Cic. Fam. 7, 26, 1.—Strengthened.(α).Jam jamque, Verg. A. 8, 708.—(β).By tum, as early as that:(γ).se jam tum gessisse pro cive,
Cic. Arch. 5, 11; Liv. 29, 1; Verg. 7, 738; Tac. Agr. 45.—By tunc (post-Aug.;3.once in Cic.),
Suet. Aug. 89; id. Ner. 7; Tac. H. 4, 50; Cic. Fam. 3, 12, 3 dub.—Of a time succeeding another time referred to, from that time, thenceforth, thereafter (esp. with a or ab, when it is often = Eng. even, very):C.qui aequom esse censent nos jam a pueris nasci senes,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 1, 2:quae me maxime sicuti jam a prima adolescentia delectarunt,
Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 67:benevolentia quae mihi jam a pueritia tua cognita est,
id. ib. 4, 7, 1:dederas enim jam ab adolescentia documenta,
id. Mil. 8, 22: jam ab illo tempore, cum, etc., from the very time when, etc., id. Fam. 2, 16, 9; cf.:urgerent philosophorum greges jam ab illo fonte et capite Socrate,
id. de Or. 1, 10, 42. —So with ex:jam ex quo ipse accepisset regnum,
ever since, Liv. 42, 11, 8.—Of future time.1.In the time immediately approaching, forthwith, straightway, directly, presently:2.occlude sis fores ambobus pessulis: jam ego hic ero,
Plaut. Aul. 1, 2, 25:ille jam hic aderit,
id. Ep. 2, 2, 72: omitte;jam adero,
Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 26; cf. id. ib. 4, 6, 1; id. And. 1, 2, 9; 4, 4, 38: bono animo es;jam argentum ad eam deferes, quod ei es pollicitus,
id. Heaut. 4, 6, 18:facere id ut paratum jam sit,
Plaut. As. 1, 1, 76:jam fuerit, neque post unquam revocare licebit,
Lucr. 3, 927:jam faciam quod voltis,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 16:jam enim aderunt consules ad suas Nonas,
Cic. Att. 7, 20, 2.—In the time immediately succeeding another time referred to, forthwith, at once, straightway, then:3.nunc ubi me illic non videbit, jam huc recurret,
Ter. Ad. 4, 1, 10:accede ad ignem... jam calesces,
id. Eun. 1, 2, 5:nisi puerum tollis, jam ego hunc in mediam viam provolvam,
id. And. 4, 4, 38:de quibus jam dicendi locus erit, cum de senioribus pauca dixero,
Cic. Brut. 25, 96:agedum, dictatorem creemus. Jam hic centicescet furor,
Liv. 2, 29, 11:aperi, inquit, jam scies,
Petr. 16, 2; cf. Verg. A. 1, 272.—Representing as present an impending event, now, already, presently (mostly poet.):D.jam te premet nox,
Hor. C. 1, 4, 16:jam veniet mors, jam subrepet iners aetas,
Tib. 1, 1, 70:jam mare turbari trabibus videbis, jam fervere litora flammis,
Verg. A. 4, 566; 6, 676:alius Latio jam partus Achilles,
id. ib. 6, 89:hic magnae jam locus urbis erit,
Tib. 2, 5, 55.—With negatives, denoting cessation of previous condition: jam non, no more, no longer:E.quem odisse jam non potestis,
Cic. Clu. 10, 29; Ov. M. 4, 382:non jam,
not any more, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 1, 3:nihil jam,
Caes. B. G. 2, 21.—With comparatives:II.ad mitiora jam ingenia,
which had become milder, Liv. 27. 39:ad ferociores jam gentes,
which then were less civilized, id. 21, 60:una jam potior sententia,
Stat. Th. 2, 368.In other relations.A.To denote that something will certainly, properly, or easily occur, under certain circumstances.1.In a conclusion, to emphasize its relation to the condition, then surely, then:2.si cogites, remittas jam me onerare injuriis,
Ter. And. 5, 1, 6: si quis voluerit animi sui [p. 1012] notionem evolvere, jam se ipse doceat, eum virum bonum esse, Cic. Off. 3, 19, 76:si hoc dixissem, jam mihi consuli jure optimo senatus vim intulisset,
id. Cat. 1, 8, 21; id. Leg. 1, 12, 34; id. Brut. 17, 68:si jubeat eo dirigi, jam in portu fore omnem classem,
Liv. 29, 27, 8.—In a consequence, to show that it is conceived as immediate, now, then, therefore: satis est tibi in te, satis in legibus;B.jam contemni non poteris,
Cic. Fin. 2, 26, 84:jam hoc non potest in te non honorifice esse dictum,
id. Fam. 5, 2, 2; id. Leg. 2, 24, 60; id. Clu. 16, 46:nec hanc solam Romani meretricem colunt... Jam quanta ista immortalitas putanda est,
Lact. 1, 20, 5:Quae cum ita sint, ego jam hinc praedico,
Liv. 40, 36, 14: conspecta et ex muris ea multitudo erat;jamque etiam legionariae cohortes sequebantur,
id. 10, 43, 1.—In transitions.1.To a new subject, now, moreover, again, once more then:2.jam de artificiis et quaestibus... haec fere accepimus,
Cic. Off. 1, 42, 150; Verg. G. 2, 57:jam jura legitima ex legibus cognosci oportebit,
Cic. Inv. 2, 22, 68:jam illud senatus consultum, quod eo die factum est, etc.,
id. Fam. 5, 2, 4:jam Saliare Numae carmen qui laudat,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 86. —So with vero:jam vero motus animi, sollicitudines aegritudinesque oblivione leniuntur,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 110:jam vero virtuti Cn. Pompei quae potest par oratio inveniri?
id. de Imp. Pomp. 11, 29; 14, 41; id. Off. 3, 13 init. —With at enim:at enim jam dicetis virtutem non posse constitui, si ea, etc.,
Cic. Fin. 4, 15, 40 init. —In enumerations:C.et aures... itemque nares... jam gustatus... tactus autem,
Cic. N. D. 2, 56, 141.—So sometimes repeatedly, at one time... at another... at another, jam... jam... jam:jam medici, jam apparatus cibi, jam in hoc solum importatum instrumentum balinei nullius non succurrit valetudini,
Vell. 2, 114, 2; cf. Flor. 2, 17, 8, and I. A. 5. supra.—For emphasis.1.After non modo... sed ( = adeo), now, even, I may say:2.non cum senatu modo, sed jam cum diis bellum gerere,
Liv. 21, 63, 6.—Pressing the strict sense of a word or clause, now, precisely, indeed:3.(Hieronymum) quem jam cur Peripateticum appellem, nescio,
Cic. Fin. 5, 5, 14:hoc quidem haud molestum est jam, quod collus collari caret,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 107:loquor enim jam non de sapientium, sed de communibus amicitiis,
Cic. Lael. 21, 77:te quoque jam, Thais, ita me di bene ament, amo,
Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 43:imitatio morum alienorum... jam inter leniores affectus numerari potest,
Quint. 9, 2, 58:reliqua jam aequitatis sunt,
id. 7, 1, 62:cetera jam fabulosa,
Tac. G. 46:desine: jam venio moriturus,
Verg. A. 10, 881.—So esp. with et: et jam (cf. etiam), and indeed, and in fact, et lenitas illa Graecorum et verborum comprehensio, et jam artifex, ut ita dicam, stilus, Cic. Brut. 25, 96:pulchriora etiam Polycleti et jam plane perfecta,
id. ib. 18, 70:Pompeium et hortari et orare et jam liberius accusare non desistimus,
id. Fam. 1, 1, 3; Quint. Decl. 5, 3; Luc. 8, 659; cf.jamque,
Cic. Fam. 4, 6, 9; so,jam et: nec deerat Ptolemaeus, jam et sceleris instinctor,
Tac. H. 1, 23; 1, 22;and, ac jam: ac jam, ut omnia contra opinionem acciderent, tamen se plurimum navibus posse,
Caes. B. G. 3, 9: jam ergo, in very fact:jam ergo aliquis condemnavit,
Cic. Clu. 41, 113.—In climax, even, indeed, really:opus Paniceis, opus Placentinis quoque... jam maritumi omnes milites opus sunt mihi,
Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 59:jam illa quae natura, non litteris, assecuti sunt, neque cum Graecia neque ulla cum gente sunt conferenda,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 1, 2:jam in opere quis par Romano miles?
Liv. 9, 19, 8; Quint. 12, 1, 45; Cic. Rep. 1, 5; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 83. -
19 summum
sŭpĕrus, a, um (ante-class. collat. form of the nom. sing. sŭpĕr in two passages:I.super inferque vicinus,
Cato, R. R. 149, 1:totus super ignis,
Lucr. 1, 649; gen. plur. in signif. I. B. 1. infra, superum, Verg. A. 1, 4; Ov. M. 1, 251 et saep.), adj. [super].Posit.A.Adj.1.In gen., that is above, upper, higher: inferus an superus tibi fert deus funera, Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 606 P.:2.at ita me di deaeque superi atque inferi et medioxumi,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 36:omnes di deaeque superi, inferi,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 6:ad superos deos potius quam ad inferos pervenisse,
Cic. Lael. 3, 12:limen superum inferumque salve,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 1, 1:portae Phrygiae limen,
id. Bacch. 4, 9, 31; 4, 9, 63; Novat. ap. Non. p. 336, 13 (Com. Rel. v. 49 Rib.):carmine di superi placantur, carmine manes,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 138:di,
id. C. 1, 1, 30; 4, 7, 18:superis deorum Gratus et imis,
id. ib. 1, 10, 19:ut omnia supera, infera, prima, ultima, media videremus,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 26, 64:spectatores superarum rerum atque caelestium,
id. N. D. 2, 56, 140:omnes caelicolas, omnes supera alta tenentes,
Verg. A. 6, 788:supera ad convexa,
to heaven, id. ib. 6, 241 (Rib. super); 6, 750; 10, 251: cum superum lumen nox intempesta teneret, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1, 14 (Ann. v. 106 Vahl.):lumen,
Lucr. 6, 856: templum superi Jovis, i. e. of the Capitoline Jupiter (opp. Juppiter inferus, i. e. Pluto), Cat. 55, 5; Sen. Herc. Fur. 48:domus deorum,
Ov. M. 4, 735: mare superum, the upper, i. e. the Adriatic and Ionian Sea (opp. mare inferum, the lower or Etruscan Sea), Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 11; Cic. de Or. 3, 19, 69; id. Att. 9, 3, 1; Liv. 41, 1, 3; Mel. 2, 4, 1; Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 44; Suet. Caes. 34; 44;so without mare (colloq.): iter ad superum,
Cic. Att. 9, 5, 1.—Adverb.:de supero, quom huc accesserit,
from above, Plaut. Am. 3, 4, 18; so,ex supero,
Lucr. 2, 227; 2, 241; 2, 248. —In partic., upper, i. e. of the upper regions or upper world (opp. the lower regions):B.supera de parte,
i. e. of the earth, Lucr. 6, 855:superas evadere ad auras,
Verg. A. 6, 128:superum ad lumen ire,
id. ib. 6, 680:aurae,
Ov. M. 5, 641:orae,
Verg. A. 2, 91:limen,
id. ib. 6, 680.—Substt.1.Sŭpĕri, orum, m.(α).They who are above (opp. inferi, those in the dungeon), Plaut. Aul. 2, 7, 6:(β).multum fleti ad superos,
i. e. those living on earth, Verg. A. 6, 481:(Pompeius) Quam apud superos habuerat magnitudinem, illibatam detulisset ad Inferos,
the inhabitants of the upper world, Vell. 2, 48, 2; cf.:ut oblitos superum paterere dolores,
Val. Fl. 1, 792: si nunc redire posset ad superos pater, Poet. ap. Charis. 5, p. 252:epistula ad superos scripta,
i. e. to the survivors, Plin. 2, 109, 112, § 248.—(Sc. di.) The gods above, the celestial deities:2.quae Superi Manesque dabant,
Verg. A. 10, 34:aspiciunt Superi mortalia,
Ov. M. 13, 70:o Superi!
id. ib. 1, 196; 14, 729;pro Superi,
id. Tr. 1, 2, 59:terris jactatus et alto Vi Superum,
Verg. A. 1, 4:illa propago Contemptrix Superum,
Ov. M. 1, 161:exemplo Superorum,
id. Tr. 4, 4, 19; so,Superorum,
id. P. 1, 1, 43:postquam res Asiae Priamique evertere gentem Immeritam visum Superis,
Verg. A. 3, 2:scilicet is Superis labor est,
id. ib. 4, 379; Hor. C. 1, 6, 16:superis deorum Gratus et imis,
id. ib. 1, 10, 19:flectere Superos,
Verg. A. 7, 312:te per Superos... oro,
id. ib. 2, 141 et saep.—sŭpĕra, orum, n.(α).The heavenly bodies:(β).Hicetas caelum, solem, lunam, stellas, supera denique omnia stare censet,
Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123; cf.:cogitantes supera atque caelestia, haec nostra contemnimus,
id. ib. 2, 41, 127: di, quibus est potestas motus superum atque inferum, Enn. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 25, 38 (Trag. Rel. v. 163 Vahl.).—Higher places (sc. loca):II.supera semper petunt,
tend upwards, Cic. Tusc. 1, 18, 42:(Alecto) Cocyti petit sedem, supera ardua relinquens,
the upper world, Verg. A. 7, 562.Comp.: sŭpĕrĭor, ius.A.Lit., of place, higher, upper:B.inferiore omni spatio vacuo relicto, superiorem partem collis castris compleverant,
Caes. B. G. 7, 46:dejectus qui potest esse quisquam, nisi in inferiorem locum de superiore motus?
Cic. Caecin. 18, 50:in superiore qui habito cenaculo,
Plaut. Am. 3, 1, 3:tota domus superior vacat,
the upper part of, Cic. Att. 12, 10:superior accumbere,
Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 42:de loco superiore dicere,
i. e. from the tribunal, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 42, § 102:agere,
i. e. from the rostra, id. ib. 2, 1, 5, § 14;and in gen. of the position of the speaker: multos et ex superiore et ex aequo loco sermones habitos,
id. Fam. 3, 8, 2:sive ex inferiore loco sive ex aequo sive ex superiore loquitur,
id. de Or. 3, 6, 23: ex loco superiore in ipsis fluminis ripis praeliabantur, from a height or eminence, Caes. B. G. 2, 23; so,ex loco superiore,
id. ib. 3, 4:loca,
id. ib. 1, 10, 4;3, 3, 2: ex superioribus locis in planitiem descendere,
id. B. C. 3, 98:qui in superiore acie constiterant,
id. B. G. 1, 24:ex superiore et ex inferiore scriptura docendum,
i. e. what goes before and after, the context, Cic. Inv. 2, 40, 117; cf.:posteriori superius non jungitur,
id. Ac. 2, 14, 44.—Trop.1.Of time or order of succession, former, past, previous, preceding:b.superiores solis defectiones,
Cic. Rep. 1, 16, 25:quid proxima, quid superiore nocte egeris,
id. Cat. 1, 1, 1:refecto ponte, quem superioribus diebus hostes resciderant,
Caes. B. G. 7, 58:superioribus aestivis,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 46:superioribus temporibus,
Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 1:tempus (opp. posterius),
id. Dom. 37, 99:tempora (opp. inferiora),
Suet. Claud. 41:annus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 18, § 47:anno superiore,
id. Har. Resp. 8, 15:superioris anni acta,
Suet. Caes. 23:in superiore vita,
Cic. Sen. 8, 26: milites superioribus proeliis exercitati, [p. 1811] Caes. B. G. 2, 20:testimonium conveniens superiori facto,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 53:superius facinus novo scelere vincere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 44, § 116:superioris more crudelitatis uti,
Nep. Thras. 3, 1:superius genus,
mentioned previously, Plin. 13, 25, 48, § 146:nuptiae,
former marriage, Cic. Clu. 6, 15:vir,
first husband, id. Caecin. 6, 17.—Esp., of age, time of life, etc., older, elder, senior, more advanced, former:2.omnis juventus omnesque superioris aetatis,
Caes. B. C. 2, 5:aetate superiores,
Varr. R. R. 2, 10, 1:superior Africanus,
the Elder, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 10, § 25; id. Off. 1, 33, 121:Dionysius,
id. ib. 2, 7, 25; Nep. Dion, 1, 1; cf.:quid est aetas hominis, nisi memoria rerum veterum cum superiorum aetate contexitur,
Cic. Or. 34, 120.—Of strength or success in battle or any contest, victorious, conquering, stronger, superior:3. (α).Caesar quod hostes equitatu superiores esse intellegebat,
Caes. B. G. 7, 65:numero superiores,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 12:hoc ipso fiunt superiores, quod nullum acceperant detrimentum,
id. ib. 8, 19:se quo impudentius egerit, hoc superiorem discessurum,
Cic. Caecin. 1, 2:semper discessit superior,
Nep. Hann. 1, 2:si primo proelio Catilina superior discessisset,
Sall. C. 39, 4:ut nostri omnibus partibus superiores fuerint,
Caes. B. G. 5, 15:multo superiores bello esse,
Nep. Alcib. 4, 7:superiorem Appium in causa fecit,
Liv. 5, 7, 1.—With abl. respect.:(β).pecuniis superiores,
Cic. Rep. 2, 34, 59:loco, fortuna, fama superiores,
id. Lael. 25, 94:habes neminem honoris gradu superiorem,
id. Fam. 2, 18, 2:ordine,
id. ib. 13, 5, 2:facilitate et humanitate superior,
id. Off. 1, 26, 90:si superior ceteris rebus esses,
id. Div. in Caecil. 19, 61.—Absol.:III.ut ii, qui superiores sunt, submittere se debent in amicitia, sic quodam modo inferiores extollere,
Cic. Lael. 20, 72; cf. id. ib. 20, 71:ut quanto superiores sumus, tanto nos geramus summissius,
id. Off. 1, 26, 90:invident homines maxime paribus aut inferioribus... sed etiam superioribus invidetur,
id. de Or. 2, 52, 209:premendoque superiorem sese extollebat,
Liv. 22, 12, 12:cui omnem honorem, ut superiori habuit,
Vell. 2, 101, 1.Sup., in three forms, ‡ superrimus, supremus, and summus.A.‡ sŭperrĭmus, assumed as orig. form of supremus by Varr. L. L. 7, § 51 Mull.; Charis. p. 130 P.—B. 1.Lit. (only poet.; cf.2.summus, C. 1.): montesque supremos Silvifragis vexat flabris,
the highest points, the tops, summits, Lucr. 1, 274; so,montes,
Verg. G. 4, 460; Hor. Epod. 17, 68:rupes,
Sen. Oedip. 95:arx,
Claud. III. Cons. Hon. 167; cf.:supremae Tethyos unda,
Mart. Spect. 3, 6.—Trop.a. (α).In gen.: SOL OCCASVS SVPREMA TEMPESTAS ESTO, XII. Tab. ap. Gell. 17, 2, 10.—Hence, as subst.: suprēma, ae, f. (sc. tempestas), the last part of the day, the hour of sunset: suprema summum diei; hoc tempus duodecim Tabulae dicunt occasum esse solis;(β).sed postea lex praetoria id quoque tempus jubet esse supremum, quo praeco in comitio supremam pronuntiavit populo,
Varr. L. L. 6, § 5 Mull.; cf. Censor. de Die Nat. 24; Plin. 7, 60, 60, § 212:quae (urbs), quia postrema coaedificata est, Neapolis nominatur,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53, § 119:supremo te sole domi manebo,
at sunset, Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 3:jubare exorto jam nocte suprema, Col. poet. 10, 294: in te suprema salus,
last hope, Verg. A. 12, 653: supremam bellis imposuisse manum, the last or finishing hand, Ov. R. Am. 114. — suprēmum, adverb., for the last time:quae mihi tunc primum, tunc est conspecta supremum,
Ov. M. 12, 526.—In partic., with regard to the close of life, last, closing, dying:1. 2.supremo vitae die,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 29, 71; id. Sen. 21, 78; id. Mur. 36, 75:dies,
id. Phil. 1, 14, 34; Hor. C. 1, 13, 20; id. Ep. 1, 4, 13:hora,
Tib. 1, 1, 59:tempus,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 98; Cat. 64, 151:incestum pontifices supremo supplicio sanciunto,
i. e. the penalty of death, Cic. Leg. 2, 9, 22:mors,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 173:finis,
id. ib. 2, 1, 12:iter,
id. C. 2, 17, 11:lumen,
Verg. A. 6, 735: sociamque tori vocat ore supremo, with his dying mouth, dying breath, Ov. M. 8, 521; so,ore,
id. Tr. 3, 3, 87:haec digressu dicta supremo Fundebat,
Verg. A. 8, 583:Nero in suprema ira duos calices crystallinos fregit,
in his last agony, Plin. 37, 2, 10, § 29;supremis suis annis,
in his last years, id. 23, 1, 27, § 58:suprema ejus cura,
id. 7, 45, 46, § 150:spoliatus illius supremi diei celebritate,
Cic. Mil. 32, 86: honor, the last honors, i. e. funeral rites or ceremonies, Verg. A. 11, 61:funera,
Ov. M. 3, 137:oscula,
id. ib. 6, 278:tori,
i. e. biers, id. F. 6, 668:ignis,
id. Am. 1, 15, 41:ignes,
id. M. 2, 620; 13, 583:officia,
Tac. A. 5, 2; Petr. 112, 1: judicia hominum, a last will or testament, Quint. 6, 3, 92; Plin. Ep. 7, 20, 7; 7, 31, 5; so,tabulae,
Mart. 5, 33, 1; 5, 41, 1:tituli,
i. e. an epitaph, id. ib. 9, 19, 3.—So of cities, etc.:Troiae sorte suprema,
Verg. A. 5, 190:dies regnis,
Ov. F. 2, 852. — suprēmum and suprēmō, adverb.:animam sepulcro Condimus, et magna supremum voce ciemus,
for the last time, for a last farewell, Verg. A. 3, 68; Plin. 11, 37, 55, § 150; Tac. H. 4, 14; Ov. M. 12, 526:anima exitura supremo,
Plin. 11, 53, 115, § 277.— Substt.suprēma, orum, n.(α).The last moments, the close of life, death:(β).ut me in supremis consolatus est!
Quint. 6, prooem. § 11; Tac. A. 6, 50; 12, 66; cf.:statua Herculis sentiens suprema tunicae,
the last agonies caused by it, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 93:circa suprema Neronis,
the time of his death, id. 16, 44, 86, § 236; 7, 3, 3, § 33.—The last honors paid to the dead, funeral rites or ceremonies, a funeral:(γ).supremis divi Augusti,
Plin. 7, 3, 3, § 33; 16, 44, 86, § 236; Tac. A. 1, 61; 3, 49; 4, 44; id. H. 4, 59; 4, 45:suprema ferre (sc. munera),
Verg. A. 6, 213; cf. id. ib. 11, 25 al.—A last will, testament:(δ). b.nihil primo senatus die agi passus, nisi de supremis Augusti,
Tac. A. 1, 8:miles in supremis ordinandis ignarus uxorem esse praegnantem, etc.,
Dig. 29, 1, 36, § 2.—Of degree or rank, the highest, greatest, most exalted, supreme:C.multa, quae appellatur suprema, instituta in singulos duarum ovium, triginta boum... ultra quam (numerum) multam dicere in singulos jus non est, et propterea suprema appellatur, id est, summa et maxima,
Gell. 11, 1, 2 sq.:macies,
Verg. A. 3, 590:Juppiter supreme,
Plaut. Men. 5, 9, 55; id. Capt. 2, 3, 66; 5, 2, 23; id. Ps. 2, 2, 33; Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 42: Junonis supremus conjunx, Poet. ap. Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 115:med antidhac Supremum habuisti com item consiliis tuis,
most intimate, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 15.—summus, a, um [from sup-imus, sup-mus], uppermost, highest, topmost; the top of, highest part of (cf. Roby, Gram. 2, § 1295).1.Lit. (class., while supremus is mostly poet.):b.summum oportet olfactare vestimentum muliebre,
the top, outside of, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 56: Galli summa arcis adorti Moenia, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 1, 4 (Ann. v. 169 Vahl.): Thyestes summis saxis fixus, id. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 107 (Trag. v. 413 ib.): montibus summis, id. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, 71 Mull. (Epigr. v. 43 ib.):summum jugum montis,
Caes. B. G. 1, 21:summus mons,
the top of, id. ib. 1, 22:feriunt summos fulmina montes,
the mountain tops, Hor. C. 2, 10, 11; cf.: in summo montis vertice, Poet. ap. Quint. 8, 3, 48:locus castrorum,
Caes. B. G. 2, 23:in summa sacra via,
on the highest part of, Cic. Planc. 7, 17; cf. id. Verr. 2, 4, 53, § 119:in summa columna conlocare,
id. Div. 1, 24, 48:quam (urbem) ad summum theatrum,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 53, § 119:Janus summus ab imo,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 54:ad aquam summam appropinquare,
Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 64: mento summam aquam attingens enectus siti, Poet. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10:in aqua summa natare,
the top, surface of, Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 33:apud summum puteum,
id. Mil. 4, 4, 16:per summa volare aequora,
Verg. A. 5, 819:summa cacumina linquunt,
id. ib. 6, 678:mari summo,
id. ib. 1, 110:prospexi Italiam summa ab unda,
id. ib. 6, 357:summaque per galeam delibans oscula,
id. ib. 12, 434:amphoras complures complet plumbo, summas operit auro,
Nep. Hann. 9, 3: summa procul villarum culmina fumant, Verg. E. 1, 83:summam cutem novacula decerpito,
Col. 12, 56, 1.—Of position, place, at table:summus ego (in triclinio) et prope me Viscus Thurinus et infra Varius, etc.,
I was highest, I reclined at the top, Hor. S. 2, 8, 20.—Hence, subst.: summus, i, m., he who sits in the highest place, at the head of the table:standum est in lecto, si quid de summo petas,
Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 27: is sermo, qui more majorum a summo adhibetur in poculis, by the head of the table, i. e. by the president of the feast, Cic. Sen. 14, 46; so,a summo dare (bibere),
Plaut. As. 5, 2, 41; Pers. 5, 1, 19.—summum, i, n., the top, surface; the highest place, the head of the table, etc.:2.ab ejus (frontis) summo, sicut palmae, rami quam late diffunduntur,
Caes. B. G. 6, 26:qui demersi sunt in aqua... si non longe absunt a summo,
Cic. Fin. 3, 14, 48:leviter a summo inflexum bacillum,
id. Div. 1, 17, 30:igitur discubuere... in summo Antonius,
Sall. H. 3, 4 Dietsch:puteos ac potius fontes habet: sunt enim in summo,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 25:nuces mersit in vinum et sive in summum redierant, sive subsederant, etc.,
Petr. 137 fin.: oratori summa riguerunt, the extremities of his body, Sen. Ira, 2, 3, 3.—In mal. part.:summa petere,
Mart. 11, 46, 6; Auct. Priap. 76.—Transf., of the voice:2.jubeo te salvere voce summa,
Plaut. As. 2, 2, 30; cf.:citaret Io Bacche! modo summa Voce, modo, etc.,
at the top of his voice, Hor. S. 1, 3, 7:vox (opp. ima),
Quint. 11, 3, 15:summa voce versus multos uno spiritu pronuntiare,
Cic. de Or. 1, 61, 261; cf.:summo haec clamore,
Plaut. Merc. prol. 59. —Adverb.: summum, at the utmost or farthest:exspectabam hodie, aut summum cras,
Cic. Att. 13, 21, 2:bis, terve summum,
id. Fam. 2, 1, 1:triduo aut summum quatriduo,
id. Mil. 9, 26; cf. Liv. 21, 35, and 31, 42 Drak.—Trop.a.Of time or order of succession, last, latest, final (rare but class.):b.haec est praestituta summa argento dies,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 140; so,venit summa dies,
Verg. A. 2, 324:ad summam senectutem jactari, quam, etc.,
Cic. Rep. 1, 1, 1: vixit ad summam senectutem, to extreme old age, id. Fragm. ap. Non. 401, 31:cum esset summa senectute,
id. Phil. 8, 10, 31:in fluvium primi cecidere, in corpora summi,
Luc. 2, 211:summo carmine,
at the end, Hor. C. 3, 28, 13:eadem in argumentis ratio est, ut potentissima prima et summa ponantur,
the first and the last, at the beginning and the end, Quint. 6, 4, 22; cf. neutr. absol.: Celsus putat, primo firmum aliquod (argumentum) esse ponendum, summo firmissimum, imbecilliora medio;quia et initio movendus sit judex et summo impellendus,
at the last, at the close, id. 7, 1, 10.— Adverb.: summum, for the last time:nunc ego te infelix summum teneoque tuorque,
Albin. 1, 137. —Of rank, etc., highest, greatest, first, supreme, best, utmost, extreme; most distinguished, excellent, or noble; most important, weighty, or critical, etc. (so most freq. in prose and poetry): summa nituntur vi, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 168 Vahl.): bellum gerentes summum summa industria, id. ap. Non. p. 402, 3 (Trag. v. 104 ib.):summi puerorum amores,
Cic. Lael. 10, 33:spes civium,
id. ib. 3, 11:fides, constantia justitiaque,
id. ib. 7, 25: in amore summo summaque inopia, Caec. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 29, 72:qui in virtute summum bonum ponunt,
id. ib. 6, 20:non agam summo jure tecum,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 2, § 4:tres fratres summo loco nati,
id. Fam. 2, 18, 2:qui summo magistratui praeerat,
Caes. B. G. 1, 16:concedunt in uno Cn. Pompeio summa esse omnia,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 17, 51:quae (vitia) summo opere vitare oportebit,
id. Inv. 1, 18, 26:turpitudo,
id. Lael. 17, 61:summum in cruciatum se venire,
Caes. B. G. 1, 31:scelus,
Sall. C. 12, 5:hiems,
the depth of winter, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 40, § 86; id. Fam. 13, 60, 2:cum aestas summa esse coeperat,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 12, § 29; 2, 5, 31, § 80:ut summi virtute et animo praeessent imbecillioribus,
id. Rep. 1, 34, 51:summi ex Graecia sapientissimique homines,
id. ib. 1, 22, 36; cf.:summi homines ac summis ingeniis praediti,
id. de Or. 1, 2, 6:optimi et summi viri diligentia,
id. Rep. 1, 35, 54: cum par habetur honos summis et infimis [p. 1812] id. ib. 1, 34, 53: He. Quo honore'st illic? Ph. Summo atque ab summis viris, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 29:summus Juppiter,
id. Cist. 2, 1, 40:ubi summus imperator non adest ad exercitum,
id. Am. 1, 2, 6:miles summi inperatoris,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28: deum qui non summum putet (amorem), Caecil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 68:amicus summus,
the best friend, Ter. Phorm. 5, 8 (9), 60; 1, 1, 1; id. And. 5, 6, 6; cf. absol.:nam is nostro Simulo fuit summus,
id. Ad. 3, 2, 54; so id. Eun. 2, 2, 40.— Poet. in neutr. plur.:summa ducum Atrides,
the chief, Ov. Am. 1, 9, 37; cf. Lucr. 1, 86:summo rei publicae tempore,
at a most important period, most critical juncture, Cic. Phil. 5, 17, 46:in summo et periculosissimo rei publicae tempore,
id. Fl. 3, 6; cf.:summa salus rei publicae,
id. Cat. 1, 5, 11: quod summa res publica in hujus periculo tentatur, the highest welfare of the State, the common welfare, the good of the State, the whole State or commonwealth, id. Rosc. Am. 51, 148; so,res publica,
id. Planc. 27, 66; id. Verr. 2, 2, 10, § 28; id. Cat. 1, 6, 14; 3, 6, 13; id. Inv. 1, 16, 23; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 14, 2:ad summam rem publicam,
Liv. 33, 45, 4 al.:quo res summa loco, Panthu?
the general cause, Verg. A. 2, 322: mene igitur socium summis adjungere rebus, Nise, fugis? in these enterprises of highest moment, etc., id. ib. 9, 199; esp.: summum jus, a right pushed to an extreme:non agam summo jure tecum,
deal exactingly, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 2, § 4; cf.: exsistunt etiam saepe injuriae calumnia quadam et nimis callida juris interpretatione;ex quo illud summum jus summa injuria factum est, jam tritum sermone proverbium,
id. Off. 1, 10, 33. — Hence, summē, adv., in the highest degree, most highly or greatly, extremely:quod me sollicitare summe solet,
Cic. de Or. 2, 72, 295:cupere aliquid,
id. Quint. 21, 69; Caes. B. C. 3, 15:contendere,
Cic. Quint. 24, 77: studere, Mat. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 2:diffidere,
Cic. Fam. 4, 7, 2:admirari,
Quint. 10, 1, 70:summe jucundum,
Cic. Fam. 13, 18, 2:officiosi,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 24, § 63:summe disertus vir,
Quint. 12, 1, 23:summe munitus locus,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 31:summe haec omnia mihi videntur esse laudanda,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 17, 57:mei summe observantissimus,
Plin. Ep. 10, 26 (11), 1. -
20 Superi
sŭpĕrus, a, um (ante-class. collat. form of the nom. sing. sŭpĕr in two passages:I.super inferque vicinus,
Cato, R. R. 149, 1:totus super ignis,
Lucr. 1, 649; gen. plur. in signif. I. B. 1. infra, superum, Verg. A. 1, 4; Ov. M. 1, 251 et saep.), adj. [super].Posit.A.Adj.1.In gen., that is above, upper, higher: inferus an superus tibi fert deus funera, Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 606 P.:2.at ita me di deaeque superi atque inferi et medioxumi,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 36:omnes di deaeque superi, inferi,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 6:ad superos deos potius quam ad inferos pervenisse,
Cic. Lael. 3, 12:limen superum inferumque salve,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 1, 1:portae Phrygiae limen,
id. Bacch. 4, 9, 31; 4, 9, 63; Novat. ap. Non. p. 336, 13 (Com. Rel. v. 49 Rib.):carmine di superi placantur, carmine manes,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 138:di,
id. C. 1, 1, 30; 4, 7, 18:superis deorum Gratus et imis,
id. ib. 1, 10, 19:ut omnia supera, infera, prima, ultima, media videremus,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 26, 64:spectatores superarum rerum atque caelestium,
id. N. D. 2, 56, 140:omnes caelicolas, omnes supera alta tenentes,
Verg. A. 6, 788:supera ad convexa,
to heaven, id. ib. 6, 241 (Rib. super); 6, 750; 10, 251: cum superum lumen nox intempesta teneret, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1, 14 (Ann. v. 106 Vahl.):lumen,
Lucr. 6, 856: templum superi Jovis, i. e. of the Capitoline Jupiter (opp. Juppiter inferus, i. e. Pluto), Cat. 55, 5; Sen. Herc. Fur. 48:domus deorum,
Ov. M. 4, 735: mare superum, the upper, i. e. the Adriatic and Ionian Sea (opp. mare inferum, the lower or Etruscan Sea), Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 11; Cic. de Or. 3, 19, 69; id. Att. 9, 3, 1; Liv. 41, 1, 3; Mel. 2, 4, 1; Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 44; Suet. Caes. 34; 44;so without mare (colloq.): iter ad superum,
Cic. Att. 9, 5, 1.—Adverb.:de supero, quom huc accesserit,
from above, Plaut. Am. 3, 4, 18; so,ex supero,
Lucr. 2, 227; 2, 241; 2, 248. —In partic., upper, i. e. of the upper regions or upper world (opp. the lower regions):B.supera de parte,
i. e. of the earth, Lucr. 6, 855:superas evadere ad auras,
Verg. A. 6, 128:superum ad lumen ire,
id. ib. 6, 680:aurae,
Ov. M. 5, 641:orae,
Verg. A. 2, 91:limen,
id. ib. 6, 680.—Substt.1.Sŭpĕri, orum, m.(α).They who are above (opp. inferi, those in the dungeon), Plaut. Aul. 2, 7, 6:(β).multum fleti ad superos,
i. e. those living on earth, Verg. A. 6, 481:(Pompeius) Quam apud superos habuerat magnitudinem, illibatam detulisset ad Inferos,
the inhabitants of the upper world, Vell. 2, 48, 2; cf.:ut oblitos superum paterere dolores,
Val. Fl. 1, 792: si nunc redire posset ad superos pater, Poet. ap. Charis. 5, p. 252:epistula ad superos scripta,
i. e. to the survivors, Plin. 2, 109, 112, § 248.—(Sc. di.) The gods above, the celestial deities:2.quae Superi Manesque dabant,
Verg. A. 10, 34:aspiciunt Superi mortalia,
Ov. M. 13, 70:o Superi!
id. ib. 1, 196; 14, 729;pro Superi,
id. Tr. 1, 2, 59:terris jactatus et alto Vi Superum,
Verg. A. 1, 4:illa propago Contemptrix Superum,
Ov. M. 1, 161:exemplo Superorum,
id. Tr. 4, 4, 19; so,Superorum,
id. P. 1, 1, 43:postquam res Asiae Priamique evertere gentem Immeritam visum Superis,
Verg. A. 3, 2:scilicet is Superis labor est,
id. ib. 4, 379; Hor. C. 1, 6, 16:superis deorum Gratus et imis,
id. ib. 1, 10, 19:flectere Superos,
Verg. A. 7, 312:te per Superos... oro,
id. ib. 2, 141 et saep.—sŭpĕra, orum, n.(α).The heavenly bodies:(β).Hicetas caelum, solem, lunam, stellas, supera denique omnia stare censet,
Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123; cf.:cogitantes supera atque caelestia, haec nostra contemnimus,
id. ib. 2, 41, 127: di, quibus est potestas motus superum atque inferum, Enn. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 25, 38 (Trag. Rel. v. 163 Vahl.).—Higher places (sc. loca):II.supera semper petunt,
tend upwards, Cic. Tusc. 1, 18, 42:(Alecto) Cocyti petit sedem, supera ardua relinquens,
the upper world, Verg. A. 7, 562.Comp.: sŭpĕrĭor, ius.A.Lit., of place, higher, upper:B.inferiore omni spatio vacuo relicto, superiorem partem collis castris compleverant,
Caes. B. G. 7, 46:dejectus qui potest esse quisquam, nisi in inferiorem locum de superiore motus?
Cic. Caecin. 18, 50:in superiore qui habito cenaculo,
Plaut. Am. 3, 1, 3:tota domus superior vacat,
the upper part of, Cic. Att. 12, 10:superior accumbere,
Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 42:de loco superiore dicere,
i. e. from the tribunal, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 42, § 102:agere,
i. e. from the rostra, id. ib. 2, 1, 5, § 14;and in gen. of the position of the speaker: multos et ex superiore et ex aequo loco sermones habitos,
id. Fam. 3, 8, 2:sive ex inferiore loco sive ex aequo sive ex superiore loquitur,
id. de Or. 3, 6, 23: ex loco superiore in ipsis fluminis ripis praeliabantur, from a height or eminence, Caes. B. G. 2, 23; so,ex loco superiore,
id. ib. 3, 4:loca,
id. ib. 1, 10, 4;3, 3, 2: ex superioribus locis in planitiem descendere,
id. B. C. 3, 98:qui in superiore acie constiterant,
id. B. G. 1, 24:ex superiore et ex inferiore scriptura docendum,
i. e. what goes before and after, the context, Cic. Inv. 2, 40, 117; cf.:posteriori superius non jungitur,
id. Ac. 2, 14, 44.—Trop.1.Of time or order of succession, former, past, previous, preceding:b.superiores solis defectiones,
Cic. Rep. 1, 16, 25:quid proxima, quid superiore nocte egeris,
id. Cat. 1, 1, 1:refecto ponte, quem superioribus diebus hostes resciderant,
Caes. B. G. 7, 58:superioribus aestivis,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 46:superioribus temporibus,
Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 1:tempus (opp. posterius),
id. Dom. 37, 99:tempora (opp. inferiora),
Suet. Claud. 41:annus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 18, § 47:anno superiore,
id. Har. Resp. 8, 15:superioris anni acta,
Suet. Caes. 23:in superiore vita,
Cic. Sen. 8, 26: milites superioribus proeliis exercitati, [p. 1811] Caes. B. G. 2, 20:testimonium conveniens superiori facto,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 53:superius facinus novo scelere vincere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 44, § 116:superioris more crudelitatis uti,
Nep. Thras. 3, 1:superius genus,
mentioned previously, Plin. 13, 25, 48, § 146:nuptiae,
former marriage, Cic. Clu. 6, 15:vir,
first husband, id. Caecin. 6, 17.—Esp., of age, time of life, etc., older, elder, senior, more advanced, former:2.omnis juventus omnesque superioris aetatis,
Caes. B. C. 2, 5:aetate superiores,
Varr. R. R. 2, 10, 1:superior Africanus,
the Elder, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 10, § 25; id. Off. 1, 33, 121:Dionysius,
id. ib. 2, 7, 25; Nep. Dion, 1, 1; cf.:quid est aetas hominis, nisi memoria rerum veterum cum superiorum aetate contexitur,
Cic. Or. 34, 120.—Of strength or success in battle or any contest, victorious, conquering, stronger, superior:3. (α).Caesar quod hostes equitatu superiores esse intellegebat,
Caes. B. G. 7, 65:numero superiores,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 12:hoc ipso fiunt superiores, quod nullum acceperant detrimentum,
id. ib. 8, 19:se quo impudentius egerit, hoc superiorem discessurum,
Cic. Caecin. 1, 2:semper discessit superior,
Nep. Hann. 1, 2:si primo proelio Catilina superior discessisset,
Sall. C. 39, 4:ut nostri omnibus partibus superiores fuerint,
Caes. B. G. 5, 15:multo superiores bello esse,
Nep. Alcib. 4, 7:superiorem Appium in causa fecit,
Liv. 5, 7, 1.—With abl. respect.:(β).pecuniis superiores,
Cic. Rep. 2, 34, 59:loco, fortuna, fama superiores,
id. Lael. 25, 94:habes neminem honoris gradu superiorem,
id. Fam. 2, 18, 2:ordine,
id. ib. 13, 5, 2:facilitate et humanitate superior,
id. Off. 1, 26, 90:si superior ceteris rebus esses,
id. Div. in Caecil. 19, 61.—Absol.:III.ut ii, qui superiores sunt, submittere se debent in amicitia, sic quodam modo inferiores extollere,
Cic. Lael. 20, 72; cf. id. ib. 20, 71:ut quanto superiores sumus, tanto nos geramus summissius,
id. Off. 1, 26, 90:invident homines maxime paribus aut inferioribus... sed etiam superioribus invidetur,
id. de Or. 2, 52, 209:premendoque superiorem sese extollebat,
Liv. 22, 12, 12:cui omnem honorem, ut superiori habuit,
Vell. 2, 101, 1.Sup., in three forms, ‡ superrimus, supremus, and summus.A.‡ sŭperrĭmus, assumed as orig. form of supremus by Varr. L. L. 7, § 51 Mull.; Charis. p. 130 P.—B. 1.Lit. (only poet.; cf.2.summus, C. 1.): montesque supremos Silvifragis vexat flabris,
the highest points, the tops, summits, Lucr. 1, 274; so,montes,
Verg. G. 4, 460; Hor. Epod. 17, 68:rupes,
Sen. Oedip. 95:arx,
Claud. III. Cons. Hon. 167; cf.:supremae Tethyos unda,
Mart. Spect. 3, 6.—Trop.a. (α).In gen.: SOL OCCASVS SVPREMA TEMPESTAS ESTO, XII. Tab. ap. Gell. 17, 2, 10.—Hence, as subst.: suprēma, ae, f. (sc. tempestas), the last part of the day, the hour of sunset: suprema summum diei; hoc tempus duodecim Tabulae dicunt occasum esse solis;(β).sed postea lex praetoria id quoque tempus jubet esse supremum, quo praeco in comitio supremam pronuntiavit populo,
Varr. L. L. 6, § 5 Mull.; cf. Censor. de Die Nat. 24; Plin. 7, 60, 60, § 212:quae (urbs), quia postrema coaedificata est, Neapolis nominatur,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53, § 119:supremo te sole domi manebo,
at sunset, Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 3:jubare exorto jam nocte suprema, Col. poet. 10, 294: in te suprema salus,
last hope, Verg. A. 12, 653: supremam bellis imposuisse manum, the last or finishing hand, Ov. R. Am. 114. — suprēmum, adverb., for the last time:quae mihi tunc primum, tunc est conspecta supremum,
Ov. M. 12, 526.—In partic., with regard to the close of life, last, closing, dying:1. 2.supremo vitae die,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 29, 71; id. Sen. 21, 78; id. Mur. 36, 75:dies,
id. Phil. 1, 14, 34; Hor. C. 1, 13, 20; id. Ep. 1, 4, 13:hora,
Tib. 1, 1, 59:tempus,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 98; Cat. 64, 151:incestum pontifices supremo supplicio sanciunto,
i. e. the penalty of death, Cic. Leg. 2, 9, 22:mors,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 173:finis,
id. ib. 2, 1, 12:iter,
id. C. 2, 17, 11:lumen,
Verg. A. 6, 735: sociamque tori vocat ore supremo, with his dying mouth, dying breath, Ov. M. 8, 521; so,ore,
id. Tr. 3, 3, 87:haec digressu dicta supremo Fundebat,
Verg. A. 8, 583:Nero in suprema ira duos calices crystallinos fregit,
in his last agony, Plin. 37, 2, 10, § 29;supremis suis annis,
in his last years, id. 23, 1, 27, § 58:suprema ejus cura,
id. 7, 45, 46, § 150:spoliatus illius supremi diei celebritate,
Cic. Mil. 32, 86: honor, the last honors, i. e. funeral rites or ceremonies, Verg. A. 11, 61:funera,
Ov. M. 3, 137:oscula,
id. ib. 6, 278:tori,
i. e. biers, id. F. 6, 668:ignis,
id. Am. 1, 15, 41:ignes,
id. M. 2, 620; 13, 583:officia,
Tac. A. 5, 2; Petr. 112, 1: judicia hominum, a last will or testament, Quint. 6, 3, 92; Plin. Ep. 7, 20, 7; 7, 31, 5; so,tabulae,
Mart. 5, 33, 1; 5, 41, 1:tituli,
i. e. an epitaph, id. ib. 9, 19, 3.—So of cities, etc.:Troiae sorte suprema,
Verg. A. 5, 190:dies regnis,
Ov. F. 2, 852. — suprēmum and suprēmō, adverb.:animam sepulcro Condimus, et magna supremum voce ciemus,
for the last time, for a last farewell, Verg. A. 3, 68; Plin. 11, 37, 55, § 150; Tac. H. 4, 14; Ov. M. 12, 526:anima exitura supremo,
Plin. 11, 53, 115, § 277.— Substt.suprēma, orum, n.(α).The last moments, the close of life, death:(β).ut me in supremis consolatus est!
Quint. 6, prooem. § 11; Tac. A. 6, 50; 12, 66; cf.:statua Herculis sentiens suprema tunicae,
the last agonies caused by it, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 93:circa suprema Neronis,
the time of his death, id. 16, 44, 86, § 236; 7, 3, 3, § 33.—The last honors paid to the dead, funeral rites or ceremonies, a funeral:(γ).supremis divi Augusti,
Plin. 7, 3, 3, § 33; 16, 44, 86, § 236; Tac. A. 1, 61; 3, 49; 4, 44; id. H. 4, 59; 4, 45:suprema ferre (sc. munera),
Verg. A. 6, 213; cf. id. ib. 11, 25 al.—A last will, testament:(δ). b.nihil primo senatus die agi passus, nisi de supremis Augusti,
Tac. A. 1, 8:miles in supremis ordinandis ignarus uxorem esse praegnantem, etc.,
Dig. 29, 1, 36, § 2.—Of degree or rank, the highest, greatest, most exalted, supreme:C.multa, quae appellatur suprema, instituta in singulos duarum ovium, triginta boum... ultra quam (numerum) multam dicere in singulos jus non est, et propterea suprema appellatur, id est, summa et maxima,
Gell. 11, 1, 2 sq.:macies,
Verg. A. 3, 590:Juppiter supreme,
Plaut. Men. 5, 9, 55; id. Capt. 2, 3, 66; 5, 2, 23; id. Ps. 2, 2, 33; Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 42: Junonis supremus conjunx, Poet. ap. Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 115:med antidhac Supremum habuisti com item consiliis tuis,
most intimate, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 15.—summus, a, um [from sup-imus, sup-mus], uppermost, highest, topmost; the top of, highest part of (cf. Roby, Gram. 2, § 1295).1.Lit. (class., while supremus is mostly poet.):b.summum oportet olfactare vestimentum muliebre,
the top, outside of, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 56: Galli summa arcis adorti Moenia, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 1, 4 (Ann. v. 169 Vahl.): Thyestes summis saxis fixus, id. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 107 (Trag. v. 413 ib.): montibus summis, id. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, 71 Mull. (Epigr. v. 43 ib.):summum jugum montis,
Caes. B. G. 1, 21:summus mons,
the top of, id. ib. 1, 22:feriunt summos fulmina montes,
the mountain tops, Hor. C. 2, 10, 11; cf.: in summo montis vertice, Poet. ap. Quint. 8, 3, 48:locus castrorum,
Caes. B. G. 2, 23:in summa sacra via,
on the highest part of, Cic. Planc. 7, 17; cf. id. Verr. 2, 4, 53, § 119:in summa columna conlocare,
id. Div. 1, 24, 48:quam (urbem) ad summum theatrum,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 53, § 119:Janus summus ab imo,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 54:ad aquam summam appropinquare,
Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 64: mento summam aquam attingens enectus siti, Poet. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10:in aqua summa natare,
the top, surface of, Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 33:apud summum puteum,
id. Mil. 4, 4, 16:per summa volare aequora,
Verg. A. 5, 819:summa cacumina linquunt,
id. ib. 6, 678:mari summo,
id. ib. 1, 110:prospexi Italiam summa ab unda,
id. ib. 6, 357:summaque per galeam delibans oscula,
id. ib. 12, 434:amphoras complures complet plumbo, summas operit auro,
Nep. Hann. 9, 3: summa procul villarum culmina fumant, Verg. E. 1, 83:summam cutem novacula decerpito,
Col. 12, 56, 1.—Of position, place, at table:summus ego (in triclinio) et prope me Viscus Thurinus et infra Varius, etc.,
I was highest, I reclined at the top, Hor. S. 2, 8, 20.—Hence, subst.: summus, i, m., he who sits in the highest place, at the head of the table:standum est in lecto, si quid de summo petas,
Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 27: is sermo, qui more majorum a summo adhibetur in poculis, by the head of the table, i. e. by the president of the feast, Cic. Sen. 14, 46; so,a summo dare (bibere),
Plaut. As. 5, 2, 41; Pers. 5, 1, 19.—summum, i, n., the top, surface; the highest place, the head of the table, etc.:2.ab ejus (frontis) summo, sicut palmae, rami quam late diffunduntur,
Caes. B. G. 6, 26:qui demersi sunt in aqua... si non longe absunt a summo,
Cic. Fin. 3, 14, 48:leviter a summo inflexum bacillum,
id. Div. 1, 17, 30:igitur discubuere... in summo Antonius,
Sall. H. 3, 4 Dietsch:puteos ac potius fontes habet: sunt enim in summo,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 25:nuces mersit in vinum et sive in summum redierant, sive subsederant, etc.,
Petr. 137 fin.: oratori summa riguerunt, the extremities of his body, Sen. Ira, 2, 3, 3.—In mal. part.:summa petere,
Mart. 11, 46, 6; Auct. Priap. 76.—Transf., of the voice:2.jubeo te salvere voce summa,
Plaut. As. 2, 2, 30; cf.:citaret Io Bacche! modo summa Voce, modo, etc.,
at the top of his voice, Hor. S. 1, 3, 7:vox (opp. ima),
Quint. 11, 3, 15:summa voce versus multos uno spiritu pronuntiare,
Cic. de Or. 1, 61, 261; cf.:summo haec clamore,
Plaut. Merc. prol. 59. —Adverb.: summum, at the utmost or farthest:exspectabam hodie, aut summum cras,
Cic. Att. 13, 21, 2:bis, terve summum,
id. Fam. 2, 1, 1:triduo aut summum quatriduo,
id. Mil. 9, 26; cf. Liv. 21, 35, and 31, 42 Drak.—Trop.a.Of time or order of succession, last, latest, final (rare but class.):b.haec est praestituta summa argento dies,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 140; so,venit summa dies,
Verg. A. 2, 324:ad summam senectutem jactari, quam, etc.,
Cic. Rep. 1, 1, 1: vixit ad summam senectutem, to extreme old age, id. Fragm. ap. Non. 401, 31:cum esset summa senectute,
id. Phil. 8, 10, 31:in fluvium primi cecidere, in corpora summi,
Luc. 2, 211:summo carmine,
at the end, Hor. C. 3, 28, 13:eadem in argumentis ratio est, ut potentissima prima et summa ponantur,
the first and the last, at the beginning and the end, Quint. 6, 4, 22; cf. neutr. absol.: Celsus putat, primo firmum aliquod (argumentum) esse ponendum, summo firmissimum, imbecilliora medio;quia et initio movendus sit judex et summo impellendus,
at the last, at the close, id. 7, 1, 10.— Adverb.: summum, for the last time:nunc ego te infelix summum teneoque tuorque,
Albin. 1, 137. —Of rank, etc., highest, greatest, first, supreme, best, utmost, extreme; most distinguished, excellent, or noble; most important, weighty, or critical, etc. (so most freq. in prose and poetry): summa nituntur vi, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 168 Vahl.): bellum gerentes summum summa industria, id. ap. Non. p. 402, 3 (Trag. v. 104 ib.):summi puerorum amores,
Cic. Lael. 10, 33:spes civium,
id. ib. 3, 11:fides, constantia justitiaque,
id. ib. 7, 25: in amore summo summaque inopia, Caec. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 29, 72:qui in virtute summum bonum ponunt,
id. ib. 6, 20:non agam summo jure tecum,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 2, § 4:tres fratres summo loco nati,
id. Fam. 2, 18, 2:qui summo magistratui praeerat,
Caes. B. G. 1, 16:concedunt in uno Cn. Pompeio summa esse omnia,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 17, 51:quae (vitia) summo opere vitare oportebit,
id. Inv. 1, 18, 26:turpitudo,
id. Lael. 17, 61:summum in cruciatum se venire,
Caes. B. G. 1, 31:scelus,
Sall. C. 12, 5:hiems,
the depth of winter, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 40, § 86; id. Fam. 13, 60, 2:cum aestas summa esse coeperat,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 12, § 29; 2, 5, 31, § 80:ut summi virtute et animo praeessent imbecillioribus,
id. Rep. 1, 34, 51:summi ex Graecia sapientissimique homines,
id. ib. 1, 22, 36; cf.:summi homines ac summis ingeniis praediti,
id. de Or. 1, 2, 6:optimi et summi viri diligentia,
id. Rep. 1, 35, 54: cum par habetur honos summis et infimis [p. 1812] id. ib. 1, 34, 53: He. Quo honore'st illic? Ph. Summo atque ab summis viris, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 29:summus Juppiter,
id. Cist. 2, 1, 40:ubi summus imperator non adest ad exercitum,
id. Am. 1, 2, 6:miles summi inperatoris,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28: deum qui non summum putet (amorem), Caecil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 68:amicus summus,
the best friend, Ter. Phorm. 5, 8 (9), 60; 1, 1, 1; id. And. 5, 6, 6; cf. absol.:nam is nostro Simulo fuit summus,
id. Ad. 3, 2, 54; so id. Eun. 2, 2, 40.— Poet. in neutr. plur.:summa ducum Atrides,
the chief, Ov. Am. 1, 9, 37; cf. Lucr. 1, 86:summo rei publicae tempore,
at a most important period, most critical juncture, Cic. Phil. 5, 17, 46:in summo et periculosissimo rei publicae tempore,
id. Fl. 3, 6; cf.:summa salus rei publicae,
id. Cat. 1, 5, 11: quod summa res publica in hujus periculo tentatur, the highest welfare of the State, the common welfare, the good of the State, the whole State or commonwealth, id. Rosc. Am. 51, 148; so,res publica,
id. Planc. 27, 66; id. Verr. 2, 2, 10, § 28; id. Cat. 1, 6, 14; 3, 6, 13; id. Inv. 1, 16, 23; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 14, 2:ad summam rem publicam,
Liv. 33, 45, 4 al.:quo res summa loco, Panthu?
the general cause, Verg. A. 2, 322: mene igitur socium summis adjungere rebus, Nise, fugis? in these enterprises of highest moment, etc., id. ib. 9, 199; esp.: summum jus, a right pushed to an extreme:non agam summo jure tecum,
deal exactingly, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 2, § 4; cf.: exsistunt etiam saepe injuriae calumnia quadam et nimis callida juris interpretatione;ex quo illud summum jus summa injuria factum est, jam tritum sermone proverbium,
id. Off. 1, 10, 33. — Hence, summē, adv., in the highest degree, most highly or greatly, extremely:quod me sollicitare summe solet,
Cic. de Or. 2, 72, 295:cupere aliquid,
id. Quint. 21, 69; Caes. B. C. 3, 15:contendere,
Cic. Quint. 24, 77: studere, Mat. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 2:diffidere,
Cic. Fam. 4, 7, 2:admirari,
Quint. 10, 1, 70:summe jucundum,
Cic. Fam. 13, 18, 2:officiosi,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 24, § 63:summe disertus vir,
Quint. 12, 1, 23:summe munitus locus,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 31:summe haec omnia mihi videntur esse laudanda,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 17, 57:mei summe observantissimus,
Plin. Ep. 10, 26 (11), 1.
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