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1 frons [2]
2. frōns, frontis, f., die Stirn, I) eig.: a) übh. (Ggstz. occipitium), oculi, supercilia, frons, vultus denique totus, Cic.: bovis, Caes.: taurina, Ov. (u. so taurus torvā fronte, Plin.): adversā fronte (vorn an der Stirn), Ov.: aber adversis frontibus (Stirn gegen Stirn) concurrere, Lucr., pugnare secum, Hor. – alcis attractior frons, Sen.: frontem contrahere, runzeln, Cic.: so auch frontem adducere, astringere, Sen., corrugare, Amm.: hingegen frontem exporgere (= exporrigere), Komik., od. explicare (entfalten), Hor., od. remittere, Plin. ep., aufheitern: frontem ferire od. percutere, sich vor die Stirn schlagen, als Zeichen des Unwillens, Cic.: so auch frontem caedere, Quint. – Sprichw., frons occipitio prior, die St. geht vor das H., d.i. die Gegenwart des Herrn nützt mehr als die des Verwalters, unser »selbst ist der Mann«, Cato r. r. 4. – b) die Stirn als Ausdruck der Gemütsstimmung und des Charakters, s. Flach Mart. 1, 24, 4: fr. laeta, Verg.: sollicita, Hor.: tristis, Tibull.: verissimā fronte alqd dicere, mit der aufrichtigsten Miene, Cic.: haec ipsa fero fronte et vultu, ut puto, bellissime (d.i. mit heiterer Stirn u. Miene), sed angor intimis sensibus, Cic.: fronte occultare sententiam, Cic.: tabella, quae frontes aperit (d.i. mit heiterer Stirn stimmen läßt), mentes tegit, Cic.: fr. pristina, alte Ernsthaftigkeit, Cic.: proterva, freche Stirn, Frechheit, Hor. u. Augustin.: impudens, Augustin.: fr. durior, schamlose, Iuven.: salvā fronte (ohne Scham), Iuven.: homo frontis integrae, sittsam, ICt.: perisse frontem de rebus, die Zucht, Pers. – II) übtr., die Stirn als der hervorragendste, vortretende Teil eines Gegenstandes, A) die Außenseite, der äußere Umfang, Rand, 1) im allg.: a) eig.: fr. anuli, Lucr.: tabernae, Catull.: tympani, Vitr.: collem turritā cingere fronte, mit einem mit Türmen besetzten Außenwall, Sil. – b) bildl., die Außenseite, das Äußere, das äußere Ansehen, der Anschein, fronte politus, Pers.: intra nihil habentia fronti suae simile, Sen.: minime blanda frons, das sehr wenig angenehme Äußere, Val. Max.: ubi frons causae non satis honesta est, Quint.: bes. oft prima frons, der erste Anschein, decipit frons prima multos, Phaedr.: dura primā fronte quaestio, Quint.: ex prima statim fronte diiudicare, Quint. – 2) insbes.: a) der Rand einer Bücherrolle, frontes geminae, die beiden äußern Flächen od. Basen einer Bücherrolle (gew. beschnitten, mit Bimsstein poliert u. gefärbt), Tibull. 3, 1, 13. Ov. trist. 1, 1, 11: fr. pumicata, Mart. 1, 66, 10: fr. nigra, Ov. trist. 1, 1, 8: voluminum frontes titulique, Sen. de tranqu. anim. 9, 6. – b) als t. t. der Baukunst, frontes, die zwei Mauern, die die Fülle enthalten, die Futtermauern, Vitr. 2, 8. § 4 u. §7. – B) die vordere Seite, Vorderseite, Fassade, 1) im allg.: lecti, Val. Max.: saeptorum, Frontin. aqu.: vehiculi, Amm.: fr. adversa (montis), Verg.: prima fr. libelli, die erste Seite, Ov.: atque haec in celebri carmina fronte (des Grabmals) notet, Tibull.: hos a fronte (vorn an der Straße) suos ponere penates, Ov. – 2) insbes.: a) als t. t. der Baukunst, die Vorderseite, Stirnseite, Fassade eines Gebäudes, aedis (des Tempels), Vitr. 3, 2, 2: aedium (der Tempel), Vell. 1, 11, 3. – b) als geogr. t. t., die einer Gegend zugekehrte Vorderseite, Front einer Örtlichkeit, haec est quasi Germaniae frons, Tac.: Italiae, Plin.: litorum, Mela u. Plin.: fr. Caucasi solibus opposita, Plin.: Arabia angustā fronte sequentia litora attingit, Mela: scopulus frontem in apertum porrigit aequor, Ov.: cum Germaniam ad laevam et in fronte, Pannoniam ad dextram, a tergo sedium suarum haberet Noricos, Vell. – c) als milit. t. t.: α) übh. die Vorderseite, Front (Ggstz. latus, tergum), frons (munimentorum) in Etruriam spectans, Liv.: frons (castrorum) naturā tuta erat, Liv.: unā fronte contra hostem munire castra, Caes. – et a fronte et a tergo circumire hostem, Caes.: a fronte instare (Ggstz. ab latere urgere), Liv.: a tergo, fronte, lateribus tenebitur (wird man ihn fassen), si in Galliam venerit, Cic.: silvas evasisse, transisse aestuaria pulchrum ac decorum in frontem (für eine Bewegung nach vorn, für die Offensive), Tac. Agr. 33. – β) die vordere Linie, Front des in Schlachtordnung aufgestellten Hauptheeres od. seiner Flügel, fr. recta, Ggstz. laevum od. dextrum cornu, Liv.: frons laevi cornus, Curt.: dextra frons, Tac.: prima frons, das Vordertreffen, Liv.: aequā od. aequatā fronte, Liv.: frontem primam tenere, im Vordertreffen stehen, Sen.: frontem aequare, Liv.: frontem dirigere, Quint.: in frontem dirigere (intr.) od. dirigi, eine Frontaufstellung nehmen, Liv. – C) die vordere, breite Seite, die Breite, in fronte, in der Breite (Ggstz. in agrum, in die Tiefe), Hor. sat. 1, 8, 12. Petron. 71, 6: u. so in frontem (Ggstz. in terga, in latera), Plin. 17, 202. – / frons als masc. im archaist. Latein (s. Brix Plaut. mil. 202. Neue-Wagener Formenl.3 1, 982 u. Georges Lexik. der lat. Wortf. S. 289) u. bei Vitr. 10, 11, 7 (wo frons transversarius, Querseite).
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2 frons
1. frōns, frondis, f., das Laub, der belaubte Zweig, das Laubwerk, I) eig.: quernea, Cato: nigra, Hor.: nudi sine fronde, sine arbore campi, Ov. – Plur., via interclusa frondibus et virgultis, Cic.: frondibus laeti colles, Curt. – II) meton., ein Kranz aus belaubten Zweigen, ein Laubkranz, eine Laubkrone, Hor. u. Ov. – ⇒ Archaist. Nbf. a) frondis, Ser. Samm. 189 u. 572. – b) frōs, Varro fr. u. Varro r. r. 1, 24, 3 bei Charis. 130, 34. Gloss. V, 641, 66. – c) frūs, frundis, f., Enn. ann. 577: Plur. frundes, Enn. ann. 261. Vgl. Charis. 130, 29. Prisc. 1, 35.————————2. frōns, frontis, f., die Stirn, I) eig.: a) übh. (Ggstz. occipitium), oculi, supercilia, frons, vultus denique totus, Cic.: bovis, Caes.: taurina, Ov. (u. so taurus torvā fronte, Plin.): adversā fronte (vorn an der Stirn), Ov.: aber adversis frontibus (Stirn gegen Stirn) concurrere, Lucr., pugnare secum, Hor. – alcis attractior frons, Sen.: frontem contrahere, runzeln, Cic.: so auch frontem adducere, astringere, Sen., corrugare, Amm.: hingegen frontem exporgere (= exporrigere), Komik., od. explicare (entfalten), Hor., od. remittere, Plin. ep., aufheitern: frontem ferire od. percutere, sich vor die Stirn schlagen, als Zeichen des Unwillens, Cic.: so auch frontem caedere, Quint. – Sprichw., frons occipitio prior, die St. geht vor das H., d.i. die Gegenwart des Herrn nützt mehr als die des Verwalters, unser »selbst ist der Mann«, Cato r. r. 4. – b) die Stirn als Ausdruck der Gemütsstimmung und des Charakters, s. Flach Mart. 1, 24, 4: fr. laeta, Verg.: sollicita, Hor.: tristis, Tibull.: verissimā fronte alqd dicere, mit der aufrichtigsten Miene, Cic.: haec ipsa fero fronte et vultu, ut puto, bellissime (d.i. mit heiterer Stirn u. Miene), sed angor intimis sensibus, Cic.: fronte occultare sententiam, Cic.: tabella, quae frontes aperit (d.i. mit heiterer Stirn stimmen läßt), mentes tegit, Cic.: fr. pristina, alte Ernsthaftigkeit, Cic.: proterva, freche Stirn, Frechheit, Hor. u.————Augustin.: impudens, Augustin.: fr. durior, schamlose, Iuven.: salvā fronte (ohne Scham), Iuven.: homo frontis integrae, sittsam, ICt.: perisse frontem de rebus, die Zucht, Pers. – II) übtr., die Stirn als der hervorragendste, vortretende Teil eines Gegenstandes, A) die Außenseite, der äußere Umfang, Rand, 1) im allg.: a) eig.: fr. anuli, Lucr.: tabernae, Catull.: tympani, Vitr.: collem turritā cingere fronte, mit einem mit Türmen besetzten Außenwall, Sil. – b) bildl., die Außenseite, das Äußere, das äußere Ansehen, der Anschein, fronte politus, Pers.: intra nihil habentia fronti suae simile, Sen.: minime blanda frons, das sehr wenig angenehme Äußere, Val. Max.: ubi frons causae non satis honesta est, Quint.: bes. oft prima frons, der erste Anschein, decipit frons prima multos, Phaedr.: dura primā fronte quaestio, Quint.: ex prima statim fronte diiudicare, Quint. – 2) insbes.: a) der Rand einer Bücherrolle, frontes geminae, die beiden äußern Flächen od. Basen einer Bücherrolle (gew. beschnitten, mit Bimsstein poliert u. gefärbt), Tibull. 3, 1, 13. Ov. trist. 1, 1, 11: fr. pumicata, Mart. 1, 66, 10: fr. nigra, Ov. trist. 1, 1, 8: voluminum frontes titulique, Sen. de tranqu. anim. 9, 6. – b) als t. t. der Baukunst, frontes, die zwei Mauern, die die Fülle enthalten, die Futtermauern, Vitr. 2, 8. § 4 u. §7. – B) die vordere Seite, Vorderseite, Fassade, 1) im allg.: lecti, Val. Max.: saeptorum, Fron-————tin. aqu.: vehiculi, Amm.: fr. adversa (montis), Verg.: prima fr. libelli, die erste Seite, Ov.: atque haec in celebri carmina fronte (des Grabmals) notet, Tibull.: hos a fronte (vorn an der Straße) suos ponere penates, Ov. – 2) insbes.: a) als t. t. der Baukunst, die Vorderseite, Stirnseite, Fassade eines Gebäudes, aedis (des Tempels), Vitr. 3, 2, 2: aedium (der Tempel), Vell. 1, 11, 3. – b) als geogr. t. t., die einer Gegend zugekehrte Vorderseite, Front einer Örtlichkeit, haec est quasi Germaniae frons, Tac.: Italiae, Plin.: litorum, Mela u. Plin.: fr. Caucasi solibus opposita, Plin.: Arabia angustā fronte sequentia litora attingit, Mela: scopulus frontem in apertum porrigit aequor, Ov.: cum Germaniam ad laevam et in fronte, Pannoniam ad dextram, a tergo sedium suarum haberet Noricos, Vell. – c) als milit. t. t.: α) übh. die Vorderseite, Front (Ggstz. latus, tergum), frons (munimentorum) in Etruriam spectans, Liv.: frons (castrorum) naturā tuta erat, Liv.: unā fronte contra hostem munire castra, Caes. – et a fronte et a tergo circumire hostem, Caes.: a fronte instare (Ggstz. ab latere urgere), Liv.: a tergo, fronte, lateribus tenebitur (wird man ihn fassen), si in Galliam venerit, Cic.: silvas evasisse, transisse aestuaria pulchrum ac decorum in frontem (für eine Bewegung nach vorn, für die Offensive), Tac. Agr. 33. – β) die vordere Linie, Front des in Schlachtordnung aufgestellten Hauptheeres od.————seiner Flügel, fr. recta, Ggstz. laevum od. dextrum cornu, Liv.: frons laevi cornus, Curt.: dextra frons, Tac.: prima frons, das Vordertreffen, Liv.: aequā od. aequatā fronte, Liv.: frontem primam tenere, im Vordertreffen stehen, Sen.: frontem aequare, Liv.: frontem dirigere, Quint.: in frontem dirigere (intr.) od. dirigi, eine Frontaufstellung nehmen, Liv. – C) die vordere, breite Seite, die Breite, in fronte, in der Breite (Ggstz. in agrum, in die Tiefe), Hor. sat. 1, 8, 12. Petron. 71, 6: u. so in frontem (Ggstz. in terga, in latera), Plin. 17, 202. – ⇒ frons als masc. im archaist. Latein (s. Brix Plaut. mil. 202. Neue-Wagener Formenl.3 1, 982 u. Georges Lexik. der lat. Wortf. S. 289) u. bei Vitr. 10, 11, 7 (wo frons transversarius, Querseite). -
3 frons
I frōns, frondis f. часто в pl.листва, листья, зелень (nudi, sine fronde, campi O)II frōns, frontis f. (у Pl тж. m.)1) лоб, челоcontrahere C (adducere, astringere Sen) frontem — морщить лоб, хмуритьсяremittere PJ (exporgĕre Ter, explicare H) frontem — развеселитьсяf. occipitio prior est погов. C — лоб впереди затылка, т. е. работа должна совершаться на глазах у хозяина, а не за глазаf. proterva H, тж. f. libertasque J — развязность или наглость, дерзостьsalvā fronte J — бесстыдно, без зазрения совести2) выражение лица, лицо (fronte occultare sententiam C; f. laeta V, sollicĭta H, serēna C, tristis Tib)verissimā fronte aliquid dicere C — высказать что-л. с полной откровенностью3) передняя, лицевая сторона, фронт, фасад (f. aedium VP; castrorum Cs)4) внешняя сторона, край (f. anuli Lcr, tabernae Ctl, voluminis Sen)5) ширина6) внешность, наружность, видin frontem T etc. — по виду, до-видимому(ex) primā fronte Q — с виду, на первый взглядferre aliquid fronte et vultu bellissime C — с невозмутимым видом переносить что-л. -
4 dirigo
dī-rigo (dē-rigo), rēxī, rēctum, ere (dis u. rego), I) etw. in allen seinen Teilen gerade richten, gerade machen, einer Sache eine gerade Richtung geben, etw. geradeaus (horizontal) laufen lassen, Passiv dirigi = eine gerade Richtung bekommen, in gerader Richtung laufen, gerade werden, gerade auslaufen, a) übh.: coronam (Hof des Mondes) si diviseris, arcus erit, si direxeris, virga (eine Regengalle), Sen. nat. qu. 1, 10: arboribus adminicula, quibus dirigantur, applicare, Sen. de clem. 2, 7, 4: cum radii per angusta foramina diriguntur, Sen. nat. qu. 1, 11, 1: utrimque a iugo ternos direxerant gladios, Curt. 4, 9 (35), 5: cum neque flectere navim propter vim fluminis neque directam tantis fluctibus tenere posset, geradeaus fahren konnte, Auct. b. Alex. 64, 5: Maeander direxit aquas, nahm einen geraden Lauf, Lucan. 6, 475. – übtr., dirigitur (sc. argumentatio), cum proposuit aliquid, quod probaret, es (das Beweisverfahren) schreitet in gerader Richtung ohne Einbiegung vorwärts, wenn es usw., Cic. part. or. 46. – b) insbes., α) als t.t. der Baukunst, gerade machen = abputzen, verputzen, imum caelum camerarum arenā, Vitr. 7, 3, 3; vgl. 7, 4, 1. – u. etw. als Abputz anwerfen, alterum corium mediocre (eine andere Schicht aus mittelfeinem Mörtel), Vitr. 7, 6, 3. – β) eine Fläche mit geraden Linien beziehen, liniie ren, membrana directa plumbo, Catull. 22, 8.
II) eine bestimmte Richtung geben, richten, A) eig.: 1) der Bewegung nach, a) Segel, Fahrzeuge, leb. Wesen und deren Lauf (Weg) richten, lenken, vela in medio freto, Ov.: ad castra Corneliana vela, Caes.: ratem ad od. in ripam, Curt.: currum in hostem, Ov.: equum in alqm, Liv. – cursum direxit, quo tendebat, Nep.: cursum eo (quo), Cic.: cursum in Africam, Vell.: cursum Gades (nach G.), Curt.: cursum per auras in lucos, Verg.: cursum ad nocturnos ignes, Suet.: huius classis cursum esse directum columbae antecedentis volatu ferunt, Vell. – timidae navis iter, Ov.: iter ad Mutinam, Cic.: iter secundum eas (naves, ihrem Laufe folgend) terrā direxerant, Caes. – ut, quā primum viam direxisset (wo er zuerst seinen Weg genommen), eā demum ire agere deberet, Cels. dig. 8, 1, 9. – huc dirige gressum, Verg. Aen. 5, 162: ex eo dirigite gressus vestros, Vulg. Tob. 14, 12. – u. intr. im Bilde, dir. ad duas metas, nach zwei Zielen hinlenken = zweierlei im Auge haben, Varro r.r. 1, 4, 1 u. 1, 18, 1. – dah. α) v. Pers., se dir. od. bl. dir. m. in u. Akk. u. dgl., wohin seinen Weg nehmen, sich wohin begeben, dir. se in Pomponii domum, Val. Max. 5, 4, 3: usque ad inferos et ipsius Orci ferales penates se der., Apul. met. 6, 16: u. bl. dir. per altum ad Nesida, Sen. ep. 53, 1: hinc dir. Mediam, Auct. itin. Alex. 30 in. – β) v. Lebl., bl. dir.,die Richtung nehmen, ut cadat e regione loci, quā dirigit aestus, sich hinzieht, Lucr. 6, 823. – b) Waffen u. dgl. auf od. gegen Jmd. richten, mit etw. nach jmd. od. etw. zielen, etw. nach od. auf etw. od. jmd. zielend abschleudern, abschießen, hastam in alqm, Ov.: hastam in os od. in guttur, mucrones in ora, Curt.: in alcis corpus tela manusque, Verg.: virgam in alcis oculum, Val. Max. – poet. m. Dat., procul validam hastam Ilo (auf den J.), Verg. Aen. 10, 401. – ohne Ang. der Richtung, m. Ang. womit? durch Abl., tela Cydonio arcu, Hor.: hastile certo ictu, Verg.: cetera letifera spicula dextrā, Ov.: sagittas tantā arte, ut etc., Suet.: per auras aligero letalia vulnera ferro, tödlich verwunden, Sil. – m. bl. Acc., sagittas, Vulg. paral. 12, 2: Athamantheae spicula dextrae, Claud. in Rufin. 1, 81: vulnera, verwundende Pfeile, Verg. Aen. 10, 140, u. danach e ripa vulnera (verwundende Hiebe), Tac. hist. 2, 35. – u. intr., zielen, schießen nach usw., in cuius caudam contento dirigit arcu, Manil. 1, 269. – c) eine Sendung od. Pers. wohin richten = senden, schicken, direxi duas litteras, Cic. fr. (?) bei Serv. Verg. Aen. 1, 168. – m. ad u. Akk.: indumenta regia ad alqm per alqm, Aur. Vict. epit. 34, 2: illos oportere eum ad sese dirigere, Iul. Val. 1, 39 (41). p. 51, 20 K. – m. Dat. (wem?), frumenta laborantibus, Iul. Val. 2, 3. p. 74, 27 K.: alci orationem, Sidon. epist. 7, 9, 1: affatus non alci ullos (brieflich), Claud. epist. 3, 1. – d) das Gesicht, den Blick, die Augen auf od. nach jmd. richten, hinwenden, qui nostri voltus derigis (dirigis) inferieis (= inferiis), das Antlitz unserer Grabstätte zuwendest, Corp. inscr. Lat. 9, 1837: os atque oculos eundum in locum, Gell. 2, 2. § 2: aciem ad alqm (v. der Pupille), Catull. 63, 56: oculorum aciem illuc, ubi etc., Cassian. coenob. inst. 5, 15: oculos eo, quo etc., Lact. 2, 17, 9: oculos suos ad alqm, Vulg. 2. par. 20, 12 u. Tob. 3, 14: oculos in domum alcis, Sen. contr. 7, 6 (21), 19: oculos in villam, Sen. ep. 55, 3: oculos in alqm, Sen. ad Polyb. 12 (31), 3: in me omnium diriguntur oculi, Sen. contr. 1, 8, 6: in te omnium oculi diriguntur, Hieron. epist. 60, 14.
2) der Stellung od. Lage nach: a) der Stellung nach richten, stellen, aufstellen, ordnen, α) übh.: ordines paribus spatiis, Col. 3, 15, 2: in quincuncem ordines (arborum), Cic. de sen. 59: ad hunc quadruplicem fontem ordines diriguntur bini, uni transversi, alteri directi (gerade), Varro LL. 10, 22: ita formandi sunt rami arborum vitiferarum, ne alter sub alterius linea dirigatur (zu stehen kommt), Pallad. 3, 13, 2. – β) als milit. t.t., richten, aufstellen, formieren, αα) m. Acc.: aciem (die Schlachtreihe), sich in Schlachtordnung aufstellen, in Schl. aufmarschieren, Caes. u.a. Histor.: aciem contra, gegenüber in Schl. aufmarschieren, sich zur Wehr setzen, Plin. 11, 58: aciem ex adverso, Vulg. 1. par. 19, 17: aciem iuxta portam civitatis, ibid. 1, 19, 9: Romanorum aciem laevam, formieren, dah. befehligen, Amm.: frontem, die Front formieren, Liv.: directā fronte pugnare, den Kampf in gerader Frontaufstellung führen, Quint.: equitatum dextrā sinistrā ab oppidi lateribus, Auct. b. Afr.: Numidas ita in longitudinem, ut etc., Auct. b. Afr.: naves in pugnam, Liv.: in frontem dirigi, eine Frontaufstellung nehmen (v. Schiffen), Liv.: dir. suos in Veientem hostem, Liv. – ββ) absol., sich aufstellen, aufmarschieren, dir. contra (gegenüber), Tac. hist. 4, 58: dir. comminus in aspectum, Apul. met. 2, 17: dir. in frontem (in Front), v. Schiffen, Liv. 37, 23, 10: occisi sunt multi leones, qui dirigere (sich zur Wehr setzen) nolebant, sagittis, Vopisc. Prob. 19, 1. – b) der Lage nach, richten, leiten, α) übh.: littera
Θ, per quam duae lineae dirigantur, gezogen werden, Chalcid. Tim. 78. – β) insbes.: αα) einem Flusse, einer Wasserleitung eine Richtung geben, ihn od. sie leiten, flumina arcemus, dirigimus, avertimus, Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 152: sin autem valles erunt perpetuae, in declinato loco cursus dirigentur, wird man die Leitung an einem Abhange herabführen, Vitr. 8, 6 (7), 5. – ββ) als t.t. der Baukunst, etw. in einer gewissen Richtung legen, stylobatam ad libellam (wagerecht), Vitr. 3, 4, 5. – γγ) als t.t. der Auguralspr., die Richtung einer Himmelsgegend bestimmen, eine Himmelsgegend bezeichnen, dir. regiones, Cic. de div. 1, 30. – δδ) die Richtung einer Grenze bestimmen, eine Grenze bestimmen, ziehen, per alias regionem (anderswo) fines dir., Ulp. dig. 10, 1, 2. § 1: m. dopp. Acc., dir. finem (als Gr.) Philippo viam regiam, Liv. 39, 27, 10. – im Bilde, dir. fines (das Ziel) bonorum utilitate aut voluptate (nach dem N. od. V.), Cic. de fin. 5, 57. – εε) die Richtung bestimmen, abstecken, absteckend anlegen, aufführen, ascensus scalasque, Vitr. 5, 6 (7), 2: opera, Caes. b.G. 7, 27, 1: vicos, Liv. 5, 55, 4: aggerem in Appiae viae formam, Suet. Cal. 19, 1: novi operis molem in adversum ventum non latere (mit der breiten Seite), sed adversā fronte, Curt. 4, 3 (13), 8: in Rheni ripa quinquaginta amplius castella, Flor. 4, 12, 26. – m. Adv., dirigentur autem haec (plateae et angiportus) recte, si etc., sie erhalten aber die geeignete Richtung, wenn usw., Vitr. 1, 6, 1. – ζζ) intr. bl. dir., sowohl die Richtung wohin nehmen, sich wohin erstrecken, Cancer in adversum Capricorni dirigit astrum, Manil. 4, 324: bes. als t.t. der Landmesser, quo dirigant fines, Gromat. vet. 303, 4 u. so (v.d. limites) dir. in meridianum, Gromat. 29, 10: dir. ab oriente in occidentem, Gromat. 167, 5. – als die Richtung nach etw. angeben, nach etw. zeigen, cuius cacumen dirigat ad punctorum regiones, Vitr. 9, 9 (8), 12.
B) übtr.: a) übh. richten, lenken, dirige vatis opus, Ov. fast. 6, 484: si direxerit cor ad eum, Vulg. Iob 34, 14. – u. intr., hinlenken, ea (divinatio) fallit fortasse non numquam, sed tamen ad veritatem saepissime dirigit, führt zur W., Cic. de div. 1, 25: quorum (medicorum) cum ad unam potionem sententiae direxissent, sich entschieden hatten für usw., Val. Max. 3, 8. ext. 6. – b) den Geist, die Gedanken auf etw. od. jmd. richten, m. Adv. od. mit ad od. in u. Acc., dies noctesque oculos mentemque ad mare dispositos directosque habere, Auct. b. Afr. 26, 4. – dir. animum ad alqm, Val. Max. 8, 14, 4, od. in alqm, Sen. de ben. 6, 16, 3 u. 6, 19, 3: dir. suas cogitationes ad alqd, Cic. Acad. 2, 66: contemplationem suam ad alqd, Col. 3, 12, 4: totā mente in opus ipsum intentionem, Quint. 10, 3, 28. – dah. dir. se ad alqd, sich (seinen Sinn) auf etw. richten, se ad imitationem Labeonis, Sen. contr. 10. praef. § 11: se ad id, Quint. 12, 3, 8: se ad ea efficienda, Quint. 10, 1, 127. – c) die Rede an od. gegen jmd. richten, einen Vortrag an od. gegen jmd. halten, m. ad od. in od. adversus u. Akk., ad iudicem omnem sermonem, Quint. 2, 13, 5: ad Ciceronem principium (einen Eingang), Quint. 4, 1, 68: orationem in alqm, Curt. 8, 5 (18), 13, od. ad alqd, Cic. top. 89: communes locos (Sätze) in vitia, Quint. 2, 1, 11: actionem (den Vortrag) adversus singulos, Quint. 5, 7, 6. – d) etw. nach etw. wie nach einem Maßstabe richten, einer Sache nach etw. die u. die Richtung geben, bei etw. den u. den Maßstab anlegen, etw. nach etw. bemessen, bestimmen, beurteilen, etw. von etw. abhängig machen, etw. einer Sache anbequemen, dah. Passiv dirigi auch = nach etw. sich richten, seine Richtung erhalten, m. ad u. Akk., ad libram opus (v. der Hausfrau), Ambros. in Luc. 8. § 11: spatium mensium ad hunc lunae modum (nach diesen Mondphasen), Curt. 8, 9 (33), 37: omnia ad exactam regulam (v. Beurteiler), Sen. contr. 10. praef. § 10: vitam ad certam rationis normam, sein Verhalten nach der festen Richtschnur eines philos. Systems (näml. des stoischen) bestimmen, Cic. Mur. 3: nihil non ad rationem tamquam ad artem, Cic.: haec omnia ad rationem civitatis, Cic.: ad illius similitudinem artem et manum, Cic.: ut ad ea iudicium dirigatur, danach sich richtet, seine Richtung erhält, Quint.: ad exemplum omnium mens dirigenda, muß seine Richtung erhalten nach usw., Quint.: ad voluntatis alcis interpretationem sententiam suam, Liv. 8, 32, 5: deliberationes omnes ad utilitatem eorum, qui etc., Cic.: ad positionem controversiae colorem actionis, Sen. contr. 10, 1 (30), 12: ad utilitatem vitae omnia consilia factaque nostra, Tac. dial.: invidiam rerum non ad causam, sed ad voluntatem personasque, Vell.: ad alcis arbitrium fugam, Vell.: principia rerum ad famam, Tac. – m. Abl. des Maßstabes, nec haec sunt rhythmicorum aut musicorum acerrimā normā dirigenda, Cic.: utilitate officium magis quam humanitate, Cic.: ne in maximis quidem rebus quicquam adhuc inveni firmius, quod tenerem aut quo iudicium meum dirigerem, quam id etc., habe ich keinen festern Stützpunkt, keine zuverlässigere Richtschnur für mein Urteil gefunden, als das usw., Cic.: ut tandem propius discas, quo fine beatum dirigitur, nach welcher Gr. das selige Leben bemessen wird = des seligen Lebens Ziel, Claud. Mall. Theod. cons. 96. – m. Adv., iudex officium suum ita diriget, ut etc., so bemessen, einrichten, Ulp. dig. 10, 3, 7. § 10: et ita dirigantur angiportorum divisiones, ist die Einteilung der Gassen anzuordnen, Vitr. 1, 6, 13. – / Synk. Perf. direxti, Verg. Aen. 5, 57. – dirigo wechselt in den Handschriften mit derigo, das zB. Ribbeck im Vergil, Halm u. Heräus im Tacitus aufgenommen haben, s. Halm Praefat. ad Tac. ann. ed. 3. p. XXV. Heräus zu Tac. hist. 4, 16, 8; auch inschr., zB. Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 1220.
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5 dirigo
dī-rigo (dē-rigo), rēxī, rēctum, ere (dis u. rego), I) etw. in allen seinen Teilen gerade richten, gerade machen, einer Sache eine gerade Richtung geben, etw. geradeaus (horizontal) laufen lassen, Passiv dirigi = eine gerade Richtung bekommen, in gerader Richtung laufen, gerade werden, gerade auslaufen, a) übh.: coronam (Hof des Mondes) si diviseris, arcus erit, si direxeris, virga (eine Regengalle), Sen. nat. qu. 1, 10: arboribus adminicula, quibus dirigantur, applicare, Sen. de clem. 2, 7, 4: cum radii per angusta foramina diriguntur, Sen. nat. qu. 1, 11, 1: utrimque a iugo ternos direxerant gladios, Curt. 4, 9 (35), 5: cum neque flectere navim propter vim fluminis neque directam tantis fluctibus tenere posset, geradeaus fahren konnte, Auct. b. Alex. 64, 5: Maeander direxit aquas, nahm einen geraden Lauf, Lucan. 6, 475. – übtr., dirigitur (sc. argumentatio), cum proposuit aliquid, quod probaret, es (das Beweisverfahren) schreitet in gerader Richtung ohne Einbiegung vorwärts, wenn es usw., Cic. part. or. 46. – b) insbes., α) als t.t. der Baukunst, gerade machen = abputzen, verputzen, imum caelum camerarum arenā, Vitr. 7, 3, 3; vgl. 7, 4, 1. – u. etw. als Abputz anwerfen, alterum corium mediocre (eine andere Schicht aus mittelfeinem Mörtel), Vitr. 7, 6, 3. – β) eine Fläche mit geraden Linien beziehen, liniie-————ren, membrana directa plumbo, Catull. 22, 8.II) eine bestimmte Richtung geben, richten, A) eig.: 1) der Bewegung nach, a) Segel, Fahrzeuge, leb. Wesen und deren Lauf (Weg) richten, lenken, vela in medio freto, Ov.: ad castra Corneliana vela, Caes.: ratem ad od. in ripam, Curt.: currum in hostem, Ov.: equum in alqm, Liv. – cursum direxit, quo tendebat, Nep.: cursum eo (quo), Cic.: cursum in Africam, Vell.: cursum Gades (nach G.), Curt.: cursum per auras in lucos, Verg.: cursum ad nocturnos ignes, Suet.: huius classis cursum esse directum columbae antecedentis volatu ferunt, Vell. – timidae navis iter, Ov.: iter ad Mutinam, Cic.: iter secundum eas (naves, ihrem Laufe folgend) terrā direxerant, Caes. – ut, quā primum viam direxisset (wo er zuerst seinen Weg genommen), eā demum ire agere deberet, Cels. dig. 8, 1, 9. – huc dirige gressum, Verg. Aen. 5, 162: ex eo dirigite gressus vestros, Vulg. Tob. 14, 12. – u. intr. im Bilde, dir. ad duas metas, nach zwei Zielen hinlenken = zweierlei im Auge haben, Varro r.r. 1, 4, 1 u. 1, 18, 1. – dah. α) v. Pers., se dir. od. bl. dir. m. in u. Akk. u. dgl., wohin seinen Weg nehmen, sich wohin begeben, dir. se in Pomponii domum, Val. Max. 5, 4, 3: usque ad inferos et ipsius Orci ferales penates se der., Apul. met. 6, 16: u. bl. dir. per altum ad Nesida, Sen. ep. 53, 1: hinc dir. Mediam, Auct. itin. Alex. 30 in. – β) v. Lebl., bl. dir.,————die Richtung nehmen, ut cadat e regione loci, quā dirigit aestus, sich hinzieht, Lucr. 6, 823. – b) Waffen u. dgl. auf od. gegen Jmd. richten, mit etw. nach jmd. od. etw. zielen, etw. nach od. auf etw. od. jmd. zielend abschleudern, abschießen, hastam in alqm, Ov.: hastam in os od. in guttur, mucrones in ora, Curt.: in alcis corpus tela manusque, Verg.: virgam in alcis oculum, Val. Max. – poet. m. Dat., procul validam hastam Ilo (auf den J.), Verg. Aen. 10, 401. – ohne Ang. der Richtung, m. Ang. womit? durch Abl., tela Cydonio arcu, Hor.: hastile certo ictu, Verg.: cetera letifera spicula dextrā, Ov.: sagittas tantā arte, ut etc., Suet.: per auras aligero letalia vulnera ferro, tödlich verwunden, Sil. – m. bl. Acc., sagittas, Vulg. paral. 12, 2: Athamantheae spicula dextrae, Claud. in Rufin. 1, 81: vulnera, verwundende Pfeile, Verg. Aen. 10, 140, u. danach e ripa vulnera (verwundende Hiebe), Tac. hist. 2, 35. – u. intr., zielen, schießen nach usw., in cuius caudam contento dirigit arcu, Manil. 1, 269. – c) eine Sendung od. Pers. wohin richten = senden, schicken, direxi duas litteras, Cic. fr. (?) bei Serv. Verg. Aen. 1, 168. – m. ad u. Akk.: indumenta regia ad alqm per alqm, Aur. Vict. epit. 34, 2: illos oportere eum ad sese dirigere, Iul. Val. 1, 39 (41). p. 51, 20 K. – m. Dat. (wem?), frumenta laborantibus, Iul. Val. 2, 3. p. 74, 27 K.: alci orationem, Sidon. epist. 7, 9, 1: affatus non alci————ullos (brieflich), Claud. epist. 3, 1. – d) das Gesicht, den Blick, die Augen auf od. nach jmd. richten, hinwenden, qui nostri voltus derigis (dirigis) inferieis (= inferiis), das Antlitz unserer Grabstätte zuwendest, Corp. inscr. Lat. 9, 1837: os atque oculos eundum in locum, Gell. 2, 2. § 2: aciem ad alqm (v. der Pupille), Catull. 63, 56: oculorum aciem illuc, ubi etc., Cassian. coenob. inst. 5, 15: oculos eo, quo etc., Lact. 2, 17, 9: oculos suos ad alqm, Vulg. 2. par. 20, 12 u. Tob. 3, 14: oculos in domum alcis, Sen. contr. 7, 6 (21), 19: oculos in villam, Sen. ep. 55, 3: oculos in alqm, Sen. ad Polyb. 12 (31), 3: in me omnium diriguntur oculi, Sen. contr. 1, 8, 6: in te omnium oculi diriguntur, Hieron. epist. 60, 14.2) der Stellung od. Lage nach: a) der Stellung nach richten, stellen, aufstellen, ordnen, α) übh.: ordines paribus spatiis, Col. 3, 15, 2: in quincuncem ordines (arborum), Cic. de sen. 59: ad hunc quadruplicem fontem ordines diriguntur bini, uni transversi, alteri directi (gerade), Varro LL. 10, 22: ita formandi sunt rami arborum vitiferarum, ne alter sub alterius linea dirigatur (zu stehen kommt), Pallad. 3, 13, 2. – β) als milit. t.t., richten, aufstellen, formieren, αα) m. Acc.: aciem (die Schlachtreihe), sich in Schlachtordnung aufstellen, in Schl. aufmarschieren, Caes. u.a. Histor.: aciem contra, gegenüber in Schl. aufmarschieren, sich zur Wehr setzen, Plin. 11, 58:————aciem ex adverso, Vulg. 1. par. 19, 17: aciem iuxta portam civitatis, ibid. 1, 19, 9: Romanorum aciem laevam, formieren, dah. befehligen, Amm.: frontem, die Front formieren, Liv.: directā fronte pugnare, den Kampf in gerader Frontaufstellung führen, Quint.: equitatum dextrā sinistrā ab oppidi lateribus, Auct. b. Afr.: Numidas ita in longitudinem, ut etc., Auct. b. Afr.: naves in pugnam, Liv.: in frontem dirigi, eine Frontaufstellung nehmen (v. Schiffen), Liv.: dir. suos in Veientem hostem, Liv. – ββ) absol., sich aufstellen, aufmarschieren, dir. contra (gegenüber), Tac. hist. 4, 58: dir. comminus in aspectum, Apul. met. 2, 17: dir. in frontem (in Front), v. Schiffen, Liv. 37, 23, 10: occisi sunt multi leones, qui dirigere (sich zur Wehr setzen) nolebant, sagittis, Vopisc. Prob. 19, 1. – b) der Lage nach, richten, leiten, α) übh.: litteraΘ, per quam duae lineae dirigantur, gezogen werden, Chalcid. Tim. 78. – β) insbes.: αα) einem Flusse, einer Wasserleitung eine Richtung geben, ihn od. sie leiten, flumina arcemus, dirigimus, avertimus, Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 152: sin autem valles erunt perpetuae, in declinato loco cursus dirigentur, wird man die Leitung an einem Abhange herabführen, Vitr. 8, 6 (7), 5. – ββ) als t.t. der Baukunst, etw. in einer gewissen Richtung legen, stylobatam ad libellam (wagerecht), Vitr. 3, 4, 5. – γγ) als t.t. der Auguralspr.,————die Richtung einer Himmelsgegend bestimmen, eine Himmelsgegend bezeichnen, dir. regiones, Cic. de div. 1, 30. – δδ) die Richtung einer Grenze bestimmen, eine Grenze bestimmen, ziehen, per alias regionem (anderswo) fines dir., Ulp. dig. 10, 1, 2. § 1: m. dopp. Acc., dir. finem (als Gr.) Philippo viam regiam, Liv. 39, 27, 10. – im Bilde, dir. fines (das Ziel) bonorum utilitate aut voluptate (nach dem N. od. V.), Cic. de fin. 5, 57. – εε) die Richtung bestimmen, abstecken, absteckend anlegen, aufführen, ascensus scalasque, Vitr. 5, 6 (7), 2: opera, Caes. b.G. 7, 27, 1: vicos, Liv. 5, 55, 4: aggerem in Appiae viae formam, Suet. Cal. 19, 1: novi operis molem in adversum ventum non latere (mit der breiten Seite), sed adversā fronte, Curt. 4, 3 (13), 8: in Rheni ripa quinquaginta amplius castella, Flor. 4, 12, 26. – m. Adv., dirigentur autem haec (plateae et angiportus) recte, si etc., sie erhalten aber die geeignete Richtung, wenn usw., Vitr. 1, 6, 1. – ζζ) intr. bl. dir., sowohl die Richtung wohin nehmen, sich wohin erstrecken, Cancer in adversum Capricorni dirigit astrum, Manil. 4, 324: bes. als t.t. der Landmesser, quo dirigant fines, Gromat. vet. 303, 4 u. so (v.d. limites) dir. in meridianum, Gromat. 29, 10: dir. ab oriente in occidentem, Gromat. 167, 5. – als die Richtung nach etw. angeben, nach etw. zeigen, cuius cacumen dirigat ad punctorum regiones, Vitr. 9, 9 (8), 12.————B) übtr.: a) übh. richten, lenken, dirige vatis opus, Ov. fast. 6, 484: si direxerit cor ad eum, Vulg. Iob 34, 14. – u. intr., hinlenken, ea (divinatio) fallit fortasse non numquam, sed tamen ad veritatem saepissime dirigit, führt zur W., Cic. de div. 1, 25: quorum (medicorum) cum ad unam potionem sententiae direxissent, sich entschieden hatten für usw., Val. Max. 3, 8. ext. 6. – b) den Geist, die Gedanken auf etw. od. jmd. richten, m. Adv. od. mit ad od. in u. Acc., dies noctesque oculos mentemque ad mare dispositos directosque habere, Auct. b. Afr. 26, 4. – dir. animum ad alqm, Val. Max. 8, 14, 4, od. in alqm, Sen. de ben. 6, 16, 3 u. 6, 19, 3: dir. suas cogitationes ad alqd, Cic. Acad. 2, 66: contemplationem suam ad alqd, Col. 3, 12, 4: totā mente in opus ipsum intentionem, Quint. 10, 3, 28. – dah. dir. se ad alqd, sich (seinen Sinn) auf etw. richten, se ad imitationem Labeonis, Sen. contr. 10. praef. § 11: se ad id, Quint. 12, 3, 8: se ad ea efficienda, Quint. 10, 1, 127. – c) die Rede an od. gegen jmd. richten, einen Vortrag an od. gegen jmd. halten, m. ad od. in od. adversus u. Akk., ad iudicem omnem sermonem, Quint. 2, 13, 5: ad Ciceronem principium (einen Eingang), Quint. 4, 1, 68: orationem in alqm, Curt. 8, 5 (18), 13, od. ad alqd, Cic. top. 89: communes locos (Sätze) in vitia, Quint. 2, 1, 11: actionem (den Vortrag) adversus singulos, Quint. 5, 7, 6. – d) etw. nach etw. wie————nach einem Maßstabe richten, einer Sache nach etw. die u. die Richtung geben, bei etw. den u. den Maßstab anlegen, etw. nach etw. bemessen, bestimmen, beurteilen, etw. von etw. abhängig machen, etw. einer Sache anbequemen, dah. Passiv dirigi auch = nach etw. sich richten, seine Richtung erhalten, m. ad u. Akk., ad libram opus (v. der Hausfrau), Ambros. in Luc. 8. § 11: spatium mensium ad hunc lunae modum (nach diesen Mondphasen), Curt. 8, 9 (33), 37: omnia ad exactam regulam (v. Beurteiler), Sen. contr. 10. praef. § 10: vitam ad certam rationis normam, sein Verhalten nach der festen Richtschnur eines philos. Systems (näml. des stoischen) bestimmen, Cic. Mur. 3: nihil non ad rationem tamquam ad artem, Cic.: haec omnia ad rationem civitatis, Cic.: ad illius similitudinem artem et manum, Cic.: ut ad ea iudicium dirigatur, danach sich richtet, seine Richtung erhält, Quint.: ad exemplum omnium mens dirigenda, muß seine Richtung erhalten nach usw., Quint.: ad voluntatis alcis interpretationem sententiam suam, Liv. 8, 32, 5: deliberationes omnes ad utilitatem eorum, qui etc., Cic.: ad positionem controversiae colorem actionis, Sen. contr. 10, 1 (30), 12: ad utilitatem vitae omnia consilia factaque nostra, Tac. dial.: invidiam rerum non ad causam, sed ad voluntatem personasque, Vell.: ad alcis arbitrium fugam, Vell.: principia rerum ad famam, Tac. – m.————Abl. des Maßstabes, nec haec sunt rhythmicorum aut musicorum acerrimā normā dirigenda, Cic.: utilitate officium magis quam humanitate, Cic.: ne in maximis quidem rebus quicquam adhuc inveni firmius, quod tenerem aut quo iudicium meum dirigerem, quam id etc., habe ich keinen festern Stützpunkt, keine zuverlässigere Richtschnur für mein Urteil gefunden, als das usw., Cic.: ut tandem propius discas, quo fine beatum dirigitur, nach welcher Gr. das selige Leben bemessen wird = des seligen Lebens Ziel, Claud. Mall. Theod. cons. 96. – m. Adv., iudex officium suum ita diriget, ut etc., so bemessen, einrichten, Ulp. dig. 10, 3, 7. § 10: et ita dirigantur angiportorum divisiones, ist die Einteilung der Gassen anzuordnen, Vitr. 1, 6, 13. – ⇒ Synk. Perf. direxti, Verg. Aen. 5, 57. – dirigo wechselt in den Handschriften mit derigo, das zB. Ribbeck im Vergil, Halm u. Heräus im Tacitus aufgenommen haben, s. Halm Praefat. ad Tac. ann. ed. 3. p. XXV. Heräus zu Tac. hist. 4, 16, 8; auch inschr., zB. Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 1220. -
6 frons
1.frons (also anciently fruns; plur. frundes, Enn. Ann. 266 Vahl.; cf. Charis. p. 105 P.—Also in nom. fros or frus, Varr. ib.; Enn. v in the foll.; cf. Prisc. p. 554 P.; and FRONDIS, acc. to Serv. Verg. G. 2, 372), dis, f. [etym. dub.], a leafy branch, green bough, foliage.I.Lit. (class.; in sing. and plur.; syn. folium).(α).Sing.: populea frus, Enn. ap. Aus. Technop. (Edyll. 5) 158 sq. (id. Ann. v. 562 Vahl.):(β).ilignea, quernea,
Cato, R. R. 37, 2:in nemoribus, ubi virgulta et frons multa,
Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 11:bobus praestabit vilicus frondem,
Col. 11, 3, 101: alta frons decidit, Varr. ap. Non. 486, 13:ne caules allii in frondem luxurient,
Plin. 19, 6, 34, § 113:perenni frunde corona,
Lucr. 1, 119:nigrae feraci frondis in Algido,
Hor. C. 4, 4, 58:sine fronde,
Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 75:immaturam destringere,
Quint. 12, 6, 2.—Plur.: russescunt frundes, Enn. ap. Charis. p. 105 P. (Ann. v. 266 Vahl.):II.deserta via et inculta atque interclusa jam frondibus et virgultis relinquatur,
Cic. Cael. 18, 42:viminibus salices fecundi, frondibus ulmi,
Verg. G. 2, 446:frondibus teneris non adhibendam esse falcem,
Quint. 2, 4, 11:bovemque Disjunctum curas et strictis frondibus exples,
Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 28; id. C. 3, 18, 14.—Poet. transf., a garland made of leafy boughs, a garland of leaves, leafy chaplet: donec Alterutrum velox victoria fronde coronet, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 64; so in sing., id. C. 4, 2, 36; id. Ep. 2, 1, 110:2.nos delubra deum festa velamus fronde,
Verg. A. 2, 249; 5, 661; Ov. M. 1, 449; 565; id. A. A. 1, 108.—In plur., Ov. F. 1, 711; 3, 482.frons, frontis, f. ( masc., Cato ap. Gell. 15, 9, 5; and ap. Fest. s. v. recto, p. 286, b, Müll.; Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 46 Ritschl, N. cr.; id. ap. Non. 205, 4; Caecil. ap. Gell. 15, 9, 3; Vitr. 10, 17) [cf. Sanscr. brhū; Gr. ophrus; Germ. Braue; Engl. brow; v. Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 296], the forehead, brow, front (syn.: vultus, os, facies).I.Lit.:2.frons et aliis (animalibus), sed homini tantum tristitiae, hilaritatis, clementiae, severitatis index: in adsensu ejus supercilia homini et pariter et alterna mobilia,
Plin. 11, 37, 51, § 138:tanta erat gravitas in oculo, tanta contractio frontis, ut illo supercilio res publica, tamquam Atlante caelum, niti videretur,
Cic. Sest. 8, 19: frontem contrahere, to contract or knit the brows, id. Clu. 26, 72; Hor. S. 2, 2, 125;for which, adducere,
Sen. Ben. 1, 1:attrahere,
id. ib. 6, 7: remittere frontem, to smooth the brow, i. e. to cheer up, Plin. Ep. 2, 5, 5;for which: exporge frontem,
Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 53; cf.:primum ego te porrectiore fronte volo mecum loqui,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 4, 3:explicare,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 16;solvere,
Mart. 14, 183: ut frontem ferias, smitest thy forehead (as a sign of vexation), Cic. Att. 1, 1, 1; cf.:nulla perturbatio animi, nulla corporis, frons non percussa, non femur,
id. Brut. 80, 278:femur, pectus, frontem caedere,
Quint. 2, 12, 10:frontem sudario tergere,
id. 6, 3, 60;for which: siccare frontem sudario,
id. 11, 3, 148:capillos a fronte retroagere,
id. ib. 160:mediam ferro gemina inter tempora frontem Dividit,
Verg. A. 9, 750:quorundam capita per medium frontis et verticis mucrone distincta, in utrumque humerum pendebant,
Amm. 31, 7, 14:insignem tenui fronte Lycorida (a small forehead was regarded as a beauty by the ancients),
Hor. C. 1, 33, 5; cf. id. Ep. 1, 7, 26; Petr. 126; Mart. 4, 42, 9; Arn. 2, 72.—Of the forehead of animals:est bos cervi figura: cujus a media fronte, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 6, 26, 1:tauri torva fronte,
Plin. 8, 45, 70, § 181:equi,
Ov. Tr. 5, 9, 30:ovis,
id. F. 4, 102:cui (haedo) frons turgida cornibus Primis,
Hor. C. 3, 13, 4:(vitulus) Fronte curvatos imitatus ignes lunae,
id. ib. 4, 2, 57.—In plur., Lucr. 5, 1034. —The brow as a mirror of the feelings:3.non solum ex oratione, sed etiam ex vultu et oculis et fronte, ut aiunt, meum erga te amorem perspicere potuisses,
Cic. Att. 14, 13, B, 1; cf. Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 11, 44; and:homines fronte et oratione magis, quam ipso beneficio reque capiuntur,
expression of countenance, id. ib. 12, 46:si verum tum, cum verissima fronte, dixerunt, nunc mentiuntur,
Cic. Rab. Post. 12, 35:haec ipsa fero equidem fronte et vultu bellissime, sed angor intimis sensibus,
id. Att. 5, 10, 3: frons, oculi, vultus persaepe mentiuntur;oratio vero saepissime,
id. Q. F. 1, 1, 5, § 15; cf.:oculi, supercilia, frons, vultus denique totus, qui sermo quidam tacitus mentis est, hic in fraudem homines impulit,
id. Pis. 1, 1; id. Fam. 1, 9, 17:fronte occultare sententiam,
id. Lael. 18, 65:tranquilla et serena,
id. Tusc. 3, 15, 31; cf.:reliquiae pristinae frontis,
id. Fam. 9, 10, 2:laeta,
Verg. A. 6, 862:sollicita,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 16:tristis,
Tib. 2, 3, 33:gravis,
Plin. Pan. 41, 3:humana, lenis, placida,
Sen. Ben. 2, 13:inverecunda,
Quint. 2, 4, 16:proterva,
Hor. C. 2, 5, 16:urbana (i. e. impudens),
id. Ep. 1, 9, 11:impudens, proterva, Aug. Op. imperf. c. Jul. 6, 21: impudentissima,
id. ib. 26; cf.:impudentia frontis,
Hier. adv. Rufin. 1, 7:fronte inverecunda nummos captare,
Val. Max. 8, 2, 2.—In plur.:si populo grata est tabella, quae frontes aperit hominum, mentes tegat,
Cic. Planc. 6, 16.—Prov.:B.frons occipitio prior est,
i. e. better work before the master's face than behind his back, Cato, R. R. 4; Plin. 18, 5, 6, § 31.—Transf1.The forepart of any thing, the front, façade, van (opp. tergum and latus):2.copias ante frontem castrorum struit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 37, 1:aedium,
Vitr. 3, 2:parietum,
id. 2, 8:januae,
Ov. F. 1, 135:scena,
Verg. G. 3, 24:(navium),
id. A. 5, 158:pontis,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 9, 4:collis ex utraque parte lateris dejectus habebat, et in frontem leniter fastigatus, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 2, 8; 7, 23: intervallum justum arborum quadrageni pedes in terga frontemque, in latera viceni, Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 202; cf. Quint. 1, 10, 43:octo cohortes in fronte constituit,
Sall. C. 59, 2:quatuor legionum aquilae per frontem,
Tac. H. 2, 89:una fronte contra hostem castra muniunt,
only in front, Caes. B. C. 1, 80, 2 Herz.:aequa fronte ad pugnam procedebat,
Liv. 36, 44, 1:nec tamen aequari frontes poterant, cum extenuando infirmam mediam aciem haberent,
id. 5, 38, 2:recta fronte concurrere hosti (opp. in dextrum cornu),
Curt. 4, 13 med.; cf.:directa fronte pugnandum est,
Quint. 5, 13, 11:veritus ne simul in frontem simul et latera suorum pugnaretur,
Tac. Agr. 35:transisse aestuaria pulchrum ac decorum in frontem (i. e. fronti),
for the front, the van, id. ib. 33: dextra fronte prima legio incessit, on the right front, i. e. on the right wing, id. H. 2, 24 fin.:laeva,
Claud. in Ruf. 2, 174; cf.:frons laevi cornu haec erat,
Curt. 4, 13 fin. — Poet. transf., of clouds:ut non tam concurrere nubes Frontibus adversis possint quam de latere ire,
Lucr. 6, 117;of a precipice: Fronte sub adversa scopulis pendentibus antrum,
Verg. A. 1, 166.—Esp. freq.: a fronte, in front, before (opp. a tergo and a latere):a tergo, a fronte, a lateribus tenebitur, si in Galliam venerit,
Cic. Phil. 3, 13, 32:a fronte atque ab utroque latere cratibus ac pluteis protegebat,
Caes. B. C. 1, 25 fin.:totis fere a fronte et ab sinistra parte nudatis castris,
id. B. G. 2, 23, 4. —The outer end of a book-roll or volume, Tib. 3, 1, 13; Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 11.—3.The circumference of a wheel, Vitr. 10, 4.—4.In measuring land = latitudo, the breadth:II.mille pedes in fronte, trecentos cippus in agrum Hic dabat,
Hor. S. 1, 8, 12; Inscr. Orell. 4558; 4560.—Trop.A.The outside, exterior, external quality, appearance (cf. species and facies;B.mostly post-Aug.): Pompeius Scauro studet: sed utrum fronte an mente, dubitatur,
Cic. Att. 4, 15, 7:plus habet in recessu, quam fronte promittat,
Quint. 1, 4, 2; 11, 1, 61; cf.:frons causae non satis honesta,
id. 4, 1, 42 Spald.:decipit Frons prima multos,
the first appearance, Phaedr. 4, 2, 6; cf.:dura primā fronte quaestio,
Quint. 7, 1, 56:ex prima statim fronte dijudicare imprudentium est,
id. 12, 7, 8.—The character or feelings expressed by the brow.1.Poet. in partic., shame:2.exclamet perisse Frontem de rebus,
Pers. 5, 104 (for which:clament periisse pudorem,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 80).— -
7 frōns
frōns frontis, f the forehead, brow, front: frontem contrahere, to knit: Exporge frontem, T.: explicare, H.: ut frontem ferias, smile: ferro inter tempora frontem Dividit, V.: tenuis, a low forehead, H.: (bovis) a mediā fronte, etc., Cs.: ovis, O.: frons turgida cornibus, H.—The brow, front, countenance, expression, face, look: ex voltu et fronte amorem perspicere: verissimā fronte dicere, truthful: reliquiae pristinae frontis: laeta, V.: urbana, H.: durior, shameless, Iu.: salvā fronte, without shame, Iu.: tabella quae frontīs aperit hominum, mentīs tegit.—The forepart, front, façade, van, face: castrorum, Cs.: ianuae, O.: tabernae, Ct.: scaena ut versis discedat frontibus, V.: cohortīs, S.: unā fronte castra muniunt, only in front, Cs.: recta, the centre (of an army), L.: prima, L.: dextra, Ta.: aequā fronte ad pugnam procedebat, L.: Mille pedes in fronte, breadth, H.: inpulsa frons prima, vanguard, L.: superasse tantum itineris pulchrum ac decorum in frontem, i. e. favorable for an advance, Ta.: Fronte sub adversā scopulis pendentibus antrum, V.: a tergo, fronte, lateribus tenebitur, in front: a fronte atque ab utroque latere, Cs.: frontes geminae, i. e. the ends (of a rolled manuscript), Tb., O.: nigra, O.—Fig., the outside, exterior, external quality, appearance: Scauro studet, sed utrum fronte an mente, dubitatur: decipit Frons prima multos, Ph.* * *Ifoliage, leaves, leafy branch, green bough, frondIIforehead, brow; face; look; front; fore part of anything -
8 converto
con-verto (vorto), vertī (vortī), versum (vorsum), ere, umkehren, umwenden, umdrehen, od. m. Bezug auf das Ziel, hinkehren, hinwenden, hindrehen, refl. se convertere od. bl. convertere u. Passiv converti medial = sich um- od. hinkehren usw., I) eig.: 1) nach der andern Seite (nach vorn od. nach hinten, nach oben od. nach unten) od. nach irgend einer Seite um- od. hinkehren, a) übh.: aculeum (im Bilde, aculeum testimonii sui), Cic.: arcum, Verg.: baculum (zB. converso baculo alci oculos tundere), Cic.: cardinem, Verg.: cuspidem, Verg.: manum, Quint.: fenum, umwenden, wenden, Col.: vulvas conversas corrigere, die Umstülpung der Gebärmutter, Plin. – u. refl., cum se convertit (v. Pers.), Suet. – u. Passiv medial, si facile convertitur (aeger), Cels.: in delubris deûm suā sponte signa conversa, Val. Max. – m. Ang. wohin? durch Advv. od. Praepp., corpus huc illucve, Cels.: uncos deorsum, Cels.: corpus in nullam partem, Cels.: gladium in se, Val. Max.: infantem in caput, in pedes, Cels.: naves in eam partem, quo ventus fert, Caes.: colla ad freta, Ov.: palam anuli ad palmam, Cic.: poet. m. Dat., luna potest... id lumen convertere nobis (nach uns), Lucr. 5, 704. – tigna duo contra vim atque impetum fluminis conversa, Caes.: omnem eam materiam, quae erat caesa, conversam ad hostem collocabat, Caes.: calix ad latus praetereuntis aquae conversus, Frontin. – refl., simulacrum Victoriae, quod ante ad simulacrum Minervae spectavisset, ad valvas se templi limenque convertisse, Caes. – Passiv medial, ima pars pedis in exteriorem partem convertitur (dreht sich), Cels.: manus ad pollicem aut minimum digitum convertitur (neigt sich), Cels.: ore conversus in terram (v. einem Tiere), Mela: conversi oculos inter se atque ora tenebant, Verg.: poet. m. Dat., zephyro (nach Westen) convertitur ales, Lucan. 9, 689. – So nun bes. α) in den milit. t. t.: c. signa, mit den Feldzeichen kehrt machen, eine Schwenkung machen, schwenken (s. Schneider Caes. b. G. 2, 26, 1. Drak. Liv. 3, 54, 10), zB. conversis signis retro in urbem reditur, Liv.: Romani conversa signa bipertito intulerunt, machten eine Frontveränderung und drangen in zwei Kolonnen vor, Caes.: signa ad hostem converti (dem F. die Spitze bieten) aciemque dirigi iubet, Caes. – so auch nostri rursus conversi, kehrt-, Front machend, dem Feinde die Stirn bietend, Caes. – c. terga, c. se, kehrtmachen = fliehen, Caes. – c. aciem, die (feindl.) (Schlachtordnung werfen, Liv.: u. so paucos nostros c. et insequi (v. Feinde), Hirt. b. G.: fugatae alae, conversae cohortes sunt, Vell.: cum hostium acies a sinistro cornu (auf dem l. Fl.) pulsa atque in fugam conversa esset, Caes. – β) als rhet. t. t., die Worte umstellen, versetzen, non modo mutare quaedam verba, sed extendere, corripere, convertere, dividere cogitur (poësis), Quint. 10, 1, 29. – γ) refl., convertere se od. b1. convertere od. Passiv medial converti ad alqm, in der Unterhaltung, in der Rede sich zu od. an jmd. wenden, rursus ad illum te converte et quaere etc., Cic.: ad eum convertit et... inquit, Gell.: itaque modo ad eum conversus quaerebat etc., Liv.: conversus ad suos... inquit, Val. Max.: deinde conversus ad nos, ›επιστήσατε quid facere debeamus‹, Plin. ep.
b) in der Bewegung, im Gange umkehren, umwenden, hinkehren, hinwenden, c. iter, Val. Max. (vgl. unten no. α): vias, Verg.: fugam, von der Fl. umkehren (= die Fl. einstellen), Verg. – vox boum Herculem convertit, bewog den H. umzukehren, Liv. – refl., c. se, umkehren, umwenden, Plin. ep. u. Suet.: se in porticu, Cic. – m. Ang. von wo? u. wohin: ex hoc cursu sceleris iter c. ad fugam atque in exsilium, Cic.: cursum ad septentrionem (v. einem Flusse), Mela. – refl., se convertere u. Passiv converti medial, sich hinwenden, c. se od. converti domum, Komik.; vgl. conversa domum lintea dare, Hor.: imago convertitur eodem, Lucr.: hinc se in Asiam c., Cic. – So nun bes.: α) als milit. t. t.: c. iter, umwenden, Caes. – c. iter in provinciam, Caes.: iter ad urbem, Lucan.: iter ad depopulandam Acarnaniam, Liv.: omnem multitudinem ad alqm, Caes.: hostem in se ab alqo, Curt. – u. refl., teils conv. se, zB. c. se in Phrygiam, Nep.: c. se ad montes, Caes.: subito se c. ad Cassium in Thessaliam, Caes.: ad hunc se a Pulione omnis multitudo (hostium) convertit, Caes. – teils ohne se, zB. convertit cum paucis ad equites, Sall.: convertit cum omni multitudine in regnum suum, Sall. – u. medial, omnis vis Romana Veios conversa est, Liv.: omnis Volscorum in se conversus impetus, Val. Max. – β) als t. t. der Wasserbaukunst, hinleiten, inchoabat piscinam a Miseno ad Avernum lacum, quo quidquid totis Baiis calidarum esset converteretur, Suet.: ut ex totis regionibus in quam (regionem) necessitas incubuerit converti possit praesidium aquarum abundantius, Frontin. – γ) etw. heimlich wo hinwenden, c. pecuniam publicam domum suam, unterschlagen, Cic. Verr. 3, 176.
c) (bes. als geogr. t. t.) Passiv converti medial od. conversum esse, der örtl. Richtung od. Lage nach sich hinwenden, sich hinziehen, hinliegen, hingehen, m. Ang. wohin? durch ad od. in u. Akk. auch zugl. m. Ang. von wo? durch ab u. Abl., inde ad meridiem iter convertitur usque ad Megaram, Mela: deinde ad septentriones toto latere terra convertitur a Celtico promunturio ad Scythicum usque, Mela. – spelunca conversa ad aquilonem, Cic.: stabula ad medium conversa diem, Verg.: alter conversus in contrariam partem erat vallus, Caes.: Pyrenaeus in terras fronte conversus, Mela: conversis inter se pedibus stare, Gegenfüßler sein, Plin.
2) im Kreise umdrehen, herumdrehen, refl. se convertere u. Passiv converti medial = sich umdrehen, sich herumdrehen, a) übh.: is (modiolus) habenā quasi terebra convertitur, Cels.: axes ut in torcularibus conversi, Cels. – b) einen Weltkörper, quae (terra) circum axem se summā celeritate convertit et torquet, Cic.: in infimo orbe luna solis radiis accensa convertitur, Cic.: invenies supero convertier orbe quinque (sidera) pari spatio, Cic. poët. – einen Kreisumlauf der Zeit umdrehen = erfüllen, vollenden, cum aetas tua septenos octiens solis anfractus reditusque converterit, Cic.: huius quidem anni nondum vigesimam partem scito esse conversam, Cic. – c) die Haare kräuseln, crines calamistro, Petron. 102, 15.
II) übtr.: 1) im allg., nach od. zu einem Ggstde., gegen einen Ggstd. hinkehren, hinwenden, hinrichten, ihm zuwenden, auf einen Ggstd. übertragen u. dgl., refl. se convertere od. bl. convertere u. Passiv converti medial = sich hinwenden, sich zuwenden, m. Ang. wohin? durch in od. ad u. Akk., a) übh.: quas (duas legiones) ab itinere Asiae Syriaeque ad suam potestatem dominatumque converterat, Caes.: c. in se unum omnium vires, Liv.: ad equestrem ordinem atque in ceteros ordines easdem vitae condiciones, übertragen auf usw., Cic.: Iovem O. M. precatus sum, ut, si quid adversi populo Romano immineret, totum in domum meam converteretur, Val. Max. – c. orationem ad Aeschinem in prooemio, an Ä. richten, Quint.: tum omnem orationem traduxi et converti in increpandam Caepionis fugam, in deplorandum interitum exercitus, habe gerichtet auf usw., Cic. – refl. ( ohne se) od. Passiv medial, ad uxorem Liviam convertere, sich wenden an usw., Tac. ann. 4, 3: sine advocatis in amicitiam atque in gratiam convortimus, Plaut.: (v. Redner, Schriftsteller) ab ea sententia, quam proposuimus, convertimus (wenden wir uns) ad aliquam personam aut rem, Rutil. Lup.; vgl. medial gratulabor tibi prius, deinde ad me convertar, will ich mich zu mir (zur Besprechung meiner Angelegenheiten) wenden, Cic. – omnis est risus in iudicem conversus, wendete sich gegen den R., Cic.
b) den Blick, die Aufmerksamkeit, die Gedanken hinwenden, hinrichten, hinlenken, gew. m. Ang. wohin? durch Advv. od. durch ad od. in u. Akk., α) den eigenen Blick usw., omnes convertere oculos Itali, wendeten dahin den Blick, Verg.: ut (oculi) aspectum quo vellent facile converterent, Cic.: c. ad tribunum militum centurionesque ora (v. den Soldaten), Caes.: video in me omnium vestrûm ora atque oculos esse conversos, Cic.: illud intellego omnium ora in me conversa esse, Sall. – β) eines andern Blick usw. od. jmd. mit seinem Blicke usw. auf sich hinlenken, αα) jmds. Blick usw., teils m. ad od. in se, zB. finitimis ad se gentibus ora, Lucr.: omnium oculos ad od. in se, Nep. u. Curt.: omnium oculos animosque in semet, Curt.: certamine ac studiis in se animum adulescentis, Liv. – teils ohne ad od. in se, zB. oculos hominum, Liv.: vulgi ora, Hor.: animos, Liv.: hominum oculos fulgore purpureae abollae, Suet. – ββ) jmd. mit seinem Blicke, teils mit in se, zB. omnem exercitum in se, Liv.: totum terrarum orbem in se, Verg.: omnium mentes in se, Flor. – teils ohne in se, zB. civitatem (v. fremden Gesandten), Liv.: omnes, Liv.
c) Geist, Sinn, Gemüt, Neigung, Eifer, Sorge, Hoffnung auf einen Ggstd. hinwenden, hinrichten, ihm zuwenden, m. Ang. wohin? worauf? durch ad od. in u. Akk.; m. Ang. von wo? durch Advv. od. durch ab u. Abl. od. durch bl. Abl., α) den eigenen Geist usw.: omne ingenium ac studium suum ad causas agendas, Tac.: animum ad urbana negotia, Liv.: animos ad agrum colendum, Liv.: animum ad publicam a privata curam, Liv. – omne studium curamque ad hanc scribendi operam, Cic.: omnem spem melioris status ad eorum fidem, Cic.: omnia in bellum consilia, Curt. – refl. se convertere od. bl. convertere u. Passiv converti medial, sich hinwenden, sich hinrichten, sich zuwenden, c. se ad philosophos, Cic.: se ad otium pacemque, Cic.: totum se ad alcis voluntatem nutumque, Cic.; vgl. (medial) animus alcis ad alterius non modo sensum ac voluntatem, sed etiam vultum atque nutum convertitur, Cic.: ceteri ad sapientiora convertere, Tac. ann. 3, 55. – omni civitate in eam curam conversā, Liv.: ad haec consultanda a vi atque armis converti (v. Volke), Liv.: conversus hinc ad ordinandum rei publicae statum, Suet.: quo facilius virginum mulierumque mens a libidine ad pudicitiam converteretur, Val. Max. – convertere ad nostros (amicos), wende dich nun zu unsern Fr. (= gedenke nun bei Beförderungen unserer Fr.), Plin. ep. 2, 13, 3. – u. so bes. conv. se od. bl. conv. ad od. in alqm, als Verehrer od. Anhänger im Staate jmdm. sich zuwenden, zufallen, conv. se ad alqm, Nep. Att. 8, 1: bl. conv. ad alqm, Cic. Planc. 50. Tac. ann. 12, 18: conv. se in alqm, Cic. de rep. 6, 12. Sen. de clem. 1, 4, 3: ebenso Passiv medial, cuncta ad victoris opes conversa, Tac. hist. 3, 44. – β) jmds. Geist (geistige Aufmerksamkeit) usw. od. jmd.: ut ab eo, quod agitur, avertat animos; ut saepe in hilaritatem risumque convertat, Cic.: c. animos imperitorum ad deorum cultum a vitae pravitate, Cic.: alqm ad fidem Christi, zum christlichen Glauben bekehren, Hier. in Philem. 5, 10 u. 11: in bellum Etruscum intentam civitatem c. ad Volscos, Liv.: homines a consuetudine subito c. et ad diversas rationes vitae traducere, Cic. – bl. c. alqm, jmd. auf andere Gedanken bringen, Suet. Dom. 16, 2. – v. lebl. Subjj., (res) totos ad se convertit et rapit, Cic. de off. 2, 37. – u. insbes., jmd. einem als polit. Anhänger zuwenden, fama huius rei convertit ad Masinissam Numidas, Liv. 29, 30, 7.
d) etw. einer Bestimmung, einem Zwecke zuwenden, zu etw. verwenden, α) lebl. Objj.: in suam rem aliena, Cic.: reditum in Domitiani loculos (Schatulle), Frontin.: pecuniam ad usus suos, ICt.: rationem in fraudem malitiamque, Cic.: tempora ad quietem refectionemque data in acerrimum laborem, Quint.: mandatum ad suum commodum, Cic.: copias eas ad patriae periculum, Brut. in Cic. ep.: scribendi facultatem ad alia opera, Quint. – β) leb. Wesen: ad continendas custodias plures commilitones, Traian. in Plin. ep. 10, 20 (31) in.
e) etw. nach der u. der Seite wenden, verkehren, m. Ang. wohin? durch in od. ad m. Akk., α) in der Beurteilung: si quid per iocum dixi, nolito in serium convertere, Plaut.: nolite fortunam convertere in culpam (zur Sch. anrechnen), neque regis iniuriam huius crimen putare, Cic. – β) in der Ausführung, quod ad perniciem suam fuerat cogitatum, id ad salutem convertit (v. Datames), Nep.: alterum (auxilium) ad perniciem meam erat a vobis consulibus conversum, Cic.: non posse iam ad salutem converti hoc malum, Ter. – oft refl. convertere od. Passiv converti medial, sich verkehren, sich wenden, ausschlagen, umschlagen, sed hoc vitium huic in bonum convertebat, Cic.: ne ista vobis mansuetudo et misericordia, si illi arma ceperint, in miseriam convortat, Sall. – in quartanam conversa vis est morbi, Cic.: quod crimen esse voluisti, id totum vides in laudem conversum esse, Cic.: istius poena omnis oculorum ad caecitatem mentis est conversa, Cic.
2) prägn., etw. so wenden, daß ein Wechsel, eine Änderung eintritt, etw. umkehren, umändern, umwandeln, bei Ang. wohin? m. in u. Akk., a) übh.: α) physisch, si antequam tumor discutiatur in suppurationem convertitur, in Eiter umgesetzt wird, übergeht, Col. 6, 17, 6. – β) jmds. Gemüt, umwandeln, umstimmen, animos permovere et c., Cic.: v. lebl. Subjj., nova religio iurandi mentes militum convertit, Caes. – Pass., umgestimmt werden, umschlagen, einen Umschlag erleiden, animus aeger avaritiā facile conversus est, Sall.: hāc oratione habitā mirum in modum conversae sunt omnium mentes, Caes.: quid est tam potens tamque magnificum, populi motus, iudicum religiones, senatus gravitatem unius oratione converti? Cic. de or. 1, 31: conversi animum vultumque, Tac. hist. 1, 85. – γ) Zustände, rem publicam, Cic.: hunc ordinem, Quint.: praemia Metelli in pestem, Sall.: omne beneficium in iniuriam, Sen.: v. lebl. Subjj., non fas nefasque, non humanam vicem convertere valere (v. einem Zaubertrank), Hor.: tot opes, tot gaudia dies unus in adversa convertit, Plin. ep.: odium c. in amorem (v. der Freundschaft), Val. Max.: possitne eloquentia commutatione aliquā converti in infantiam, Cic. – refl., se conv. u. bl. conv., sich verkehren, sich umändern, umschlagen, (s. Piderit Cic. Brut. 141), cavendum, ne in graves inimicitias convertant se amicitiae, Cic.: ubi regium imperium in superbiam dominationemque se convertit, Sall.: num virtus in vitium possit convertere, Cic.: hoc vitium huic uni in bonum convertebat, Cic.: nec in falsum e vero praeterita possunt convertere, Cic. – ebenso Passiv converti medial, vide, quam conversa res sit, Cic.: conversa subito fortuna est, Nep.: non posse iam ad salutem converti hoc malum, Ter.: indigne ferunt illam clementiam mansuetudinemque nostri imperii tantam in crudelitatem inhumanitatemque esse conversam, Cic. – δ) als rhet. t. t., den Ausdruck mit einem andern vertauschend künstlich umwandeln, conversa oratio atque mutata, Cic.: convertendi genus, Cic. – ε) als gramm. t. t., casus conversi = casus obliqui, die abgewandelten Kasusformen, Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 64. – ζ) als milit. t. t., castra castris c., Lager mit Lager vertauschen = fortrückend immer neue Lager aufschlagen, Caes. b. c. 1, 81, 3.
b) seinem ganzen Wesen, seiner Gestalt nach verwandeln, umgestalten, refl. se convertere od. Passiv converti medial = sich verwandeln, tellus induit ignotas hominum conversa figuras, Ov. met. 1, 86 sq. – gew. m. in u. Akk., terras in freti formam, Ov.: in bovem Io, Inachi filiam, Lact.: Hecubam putant propter animi acerbitatem fingi in canem esse conversam, Cic.: figura canis, in quam Hecuba conversa traditur, Mela: mater in ursae speciem conversa, Hyg.: mugitu bovis in sermonem humanum converso, Val. Max.: hominum simulacra ferarumque in silicem ex ipsis visā conversa Medusā, Ov.: in cinerem favillasque converti, Firm. math. – refl., teils conv. se, zB. se in hominem (v. einer Gottheit), Ter.: se in anum (alte Frau), Hyg.: se in taurum, Hyg.: se ex homine in beluam, Cic.: si omnium pecudum exta eodem tempore in eundem habitum se coloremque converterent, Cic. – teils bl. conv., zB. c. in mulierem, Rutil. Lup. – u. Passiv medial, deo converso in pretium (v. Jupiter), Hor.
c) aus einer Sprache in eine andere umwandeln = übertragen, übersetzen, verdolmetschen, gew. m. de od. ex u. Abl. u. m. in u. Akk., aliqua de Graecis, Cic.: orationes e Graeco, Cic.: ex Atticis duorum eloquentissimorum nobilissimas orationes, Cic.: illa in Latinum, Cic.: librum e Graeco in Latinum, Cic. – im Zshg. auch ohne Angabe woraus od. wohin? Electra (Sophoclis) male conversa, Cic.: carmina Arati ea, quae a te admodum adulescentulo conversa ita me delectant, quia Latina sunt, ut etc., Cic. – / Parag. Infin. convertier, Lucr. 1, 796. Cic. Arat. 269 (515).
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9 decurro
dē-curro, currī u. (selten) cucurrī, cursum, ere, von einem höhern od. obern Punkte nach einem niedern od. untern Punkte herab- (od. herunter- od. hinab-) laufen, -rennen (-stürmen), -eilen, hinlaufen, -rennen, -eilen, u. Passiv decurritur unpers. = man läuft (rennt) herab usw., I) eig., m. de od. ab u. Abl. od. m. bl. Abl. von wo? de tribunali, Liv.: summa ab arce, Verg.: ab agro Lanuvino (v. einer Wölfin), Hor.: clivo Capitolino (v. Pers.), Vell.: iugis (v. Ziegen), Verg.: cito (Adv.) tramite, herabschweben (v. der Isis), Verg. – m. Adv. wohin? sursum deorsum cum sono haedi (v. einem Käfer), Plin.: od. m. Acc. loc. wohin? decurro rus (ich mache einen Ausflug aufs Land), Cic.: od. m. ad u. Akk. wohin? pauci armati, maior pars inermes ad mare decurrunt, Liv.: dec. ad hamum (v. Fische), Ov.: notis itineribus (auf b. W.) ad naves, Caes.: Baccharum habitu crinibus sparsis cum ardentibus facibus ad Tiberim (v. röm. Matronen), Liv. – m. per od. super od. inter u. Akk., cerva fugiens lupum e montibus exacta per campos inter duas acies decurrit, Liv.: eques Romanus elephanto supersedens per catadromum decucurrit, lief auf dem schräg gespannten Seil herab, Suet.: u. (im Bilde) dec. per vestigia paternae virtutis, in die F. der vät. T. treten, Iustin.: pedibus siccis super aequora, einherwallen, Ov. – m. ad u. Akk. des Zweckes, Caesar ad cohortandos milites, quam in partem fors obtulit, decucurrit, Caes. b. G. 2, 21, 1.
So nun bes.: a) als milit. t. t., nach einem niederen Punkte eine Evolution machen, sowohl α) zur Übung od. zu einer Feier, manövrieren, defilieren, einen Waffenlauf halten (s. Fabri Liv. 23, 35, 6), simulacrum decurrentis exercitus, Liv.: miles sine gladio decurrens, Quint.: pedites ordinatos instruendo et decurrendo signa sequi et servare ordines docuit, Liv.: crebro milites decurrere cogebat, Liv.: primo die legiones in armis quattuor milium spatio decurrerunt, Liv.: quinto die iterum in armis decursum est, Liv. – zu einer Feier (bes. zu einer Totenfeier), mos erat lustrationis sacro peracto decurrere exercitum, Liv.: armatum exercitum decurrisse cum tripudiis Hispanorum motibusque armorum et corporum suae cuique genti assuetis, Liv.: ter circa accensos cincti fulgentibus armis decurrēre rogos, Verg.: circa quem (honorarium tumulum) deinceps stato die quotannis miles decurreret, Suet.: honori patris princeps ipse cum legionibus decucurrit, Tac. – β) feindl. herabstürmen, im eiligen Lauf herabrücken, -sich herabziehen, decurrunt omnes, Frontin.: barbari catervis (in Schwadronen) decurrentes, Tac. – m. Advv. od. m. ab od. ex u. Abl. od. m. bl. Abl. von wo herab? inde dec. ab arce, Liv.: ex superiore loco, Liv.; u. bl. loco superiore, Hirt. b. G.: ex omnibus partibus, Caes.: ex arce Capitolioque clivo Publicio in equis, aus der B. usw. am publ. H. herabsprengen, Liv. – m. in od. ad u. Akk. wohin? od. gegen wen? in eum locum, Auct. b. Alex.: ad flumen, Caes.: ad conspecta procul a Cremera pecora, Liv.: ex montibus in vallem, Caes.: in hostes, Quint.: ex colle in terga hostium, Frontin.: ex Capitolio in hostem, Liv. – m. pro u. Abl. wo? pro fronte aciei, Frontin. 2, 2, 12.
b) v. Herablaufen, -rennen auf einer bestimmten Bahn (Rennbahn usw.), iam quadrigae meae decucurrerunt, ex quo podagricus factus sum (sprichw. wie unser »bei mir ist Spiel u. Tanz vorbei« = mein früherer Frohsinn ist dahin), Petron. 64, 3. – m. in u. Abl. wo? in spatio (Rennbahn), v. Pferden, Nep.: in spatio trium milium (sc. passuum) equo (zu Pf.) od. curru biiugo (auf einem Zweigespann), Aur. Vict.: in extremis spatiis subsultim dec., in kleinen Sprüngen einherhüpfen, Suet. – m. ad u. Akk., nunc video calcem, ad quam cum sit decursum, nihil sit praeterea extimescendum (im Bilde), Cic. Tusc. 1, 15. – m. extra u. Akk., ne extra calcem, quod dicitur, sermo decurrens (übel das Ziel hinausschießend) lecturo fastidium ferat, ad explicanda prospecta revertamur, Amm. 21, 1, 14. – m. Acc. u. beim Passiv m. Nom. der Bahn, quasi decurso spatio ad carceres a calce revocari (im Bilde), Cic. de sen. 83: u. so im Bilde dec. aetatis od. vitae spatium, Plaut. u. Ov.: spatium amoris, Lucr.: decursā novissimā metā, ist das letzte Ziel im Wettlauf erreicht, Ov.: exorto iubare, noctis decurso itinere, Pacuv. tr. 347.
c) v. der Schiffahrt, herab od. hinabfahren (-segeln), hinfahren, wohin (wo) einlaufen, uti naves, quae frumentum Tiberi subvectassent, onustae rudere decurrerent, hinab-, stromabwärts fahren sollten, Tac.: ego puto te bellissime cum quaestore Mescinio decursurum, hinüberfahren (von Griechenland nach Italien), Cic. – dec. celeri cymbā, Ov.: pelago aperto, Verg.: tuto mari, auf sicherem Meere dem Ziele zusteuern (im Bilde), Ov. – eo (dahin) classis decurrit, Liv.: nullum portum terrae Africae, quo (wohin) classes decurrerent, pro certo tutum ab hostium praesidio fore suspicabatur, Auct. b. Afr.: naves longae LV Carthaginiensium cum Bomilcare classis praefecto in magnum portum Syracusas ex alto decurrēre, Liv. – m. Acc. (welche Bahn?), vada salsa citā puppi, Catull. 64, 6.
d) v. Laufe einer Flüssigkeit, α) des Wassers, bes. eines Flusses, herab- od. hinablaufen (-rinnen, -strömen), hinlaufen (-rinnen, -strömen), Tanais incitatus semper decurrit, Mela: Baetis uno amne decurrit, Mela: lenius aut modico strepitu (v. einem Gießbache), Ov. – m. ab od. ex u. Abl. od. m. bl. Abl. von wo? e summo monte (v. einem Flusse), Stat.: monte decurrens velut amnis, Hor.: m. in od. ad u. Akk. wohin? rivi decurrentes in prata et hortos et salicta, Col.: dec. pluribus ostiis (in m. M.) in mare (v. einem Flusse), Liv.: in diversa (v. einem Flusse), Mela: a te decurrit ad meos haustus liquor, Phaedr.: quidam salubri temperamento ad nos quoque velut rivi ex benignissimo fonte decurrunt (im Bilde), Plin. ep. – m. Advv. od. m. per od. inter u. Akk. od. m. bl. Abl. auf welchem Wege od. wo? quā (wo) omisso alveo Euphrates decurrit, Frontin.: per saxa (v. einer Quelle), Plin. ep.: inter Elaeam et Pitanen (v. einem Flusse), Mela: saxosas inter valles (v. einem Flusse), Verg.: inter oppida (v. einem Flusse), Plin. – m. Abl. wo? mediā urbe (v. einem Flusse), Liv. – β) v. Flüssigkeiten des Körpers, herabrinnen, -fließen, multa pituita decurrit, Cels. – m. in u. Akk., pituita in oculos decurrens, Cels.
e) v. der Sonne u.a. Gestirnen, quā (wo) sol decurrit meridies (nuncupatur), ab adversa parte septentrio, Mela 1. § 3: toto semper decurrere mundo, Manil. 1, 505 (512). – m. Acc. (welche Bahn?), seu celer (sol) hibernas properat decurrere luces, Tibull. 4, 1, 160.
f) v. Ländern u. Völkerschaften, der geogr. Lage nach sich herabziehen, laufen, a quibus (montibus) India tota decurrit in planitiem immensam, Plin.: Moesia ad Pontum usque cum Danuvio decurrens, Plin.: populi cum Indo flumine decurrentes, Plin.: gens Isaurica decurrit ad mare, Plin.
g) v. Ggstdn., die rasch über eine Fläche herabgleiten, rasch dahingleiten, est usus quidam irrationalis, quem Graeci ἄλογον τριβήν (regellose Routine) vocant, quā manus in scribendo decurrit, Quint. 10, 7, 11; vgl. decurrere per materiam stilo quam velocissimo volunt, mit möglichst rascher Feder über den Stoff hinwegeilen, Quint. 10, 3, 17.
II) übtr., m. ad od. in u. Akk., quin proclivius hic iras decurrat ad acres, Lucr. 3, 311: posse haec liquefacta calore quamlibet in formam et faciem decurrere rerum, Lucr. 5, 1260 sq. So nun bes.: a) zu etw. übergehen, schreiten, bes. als Auskunftsmittel, zu etw. od. jmd. seine Zuflucht nehmen, die und die Auskunft treffen, α) zu etw., m. Advv. od. m. ad u. Akk., omnium eo sententiae decurrerunt, ut pax, si posset, aequis, si minus, tolerandis condicionibus peteretur, Liv.: postremum eo decursum est, ut populus proconsuli creando in Hispaniam comitia haberet, Liv.: ideo se non illuc decurrere, quod promptum rescriptu, Tac.: decurritur ad leniorem verbis sententiam, vim tamen eandem habentem, Liv.: dec. ad istam cohortationem, Cic.: ad medicamenta, Cels.: ad tacita suffragia quasi ad remedium, Plin. ep.: alcis rei taedio ad mortem irrevocabili constantiā, Plin. ep.: ad oraculum, Iustin.: ad miseras preces, Hor.: ad duo ultima auxilia, summum imperium summumque ad civem, Liv.: decurritur ad illud extremum atque ultimum senatus consultum ›dent operam consules etc.‹, Caes. – β) zu einer Pers., m. ad u. Akk., dec. ad Philotam, Curt. 7, 1 (4), 28: ad Alexandri exercitum, Iustin. 14, 2, 6: ad Ptolemaeum hostem, Iustin. 27, 3, 9: ad regem Macedoniae Demetrium, Iustin. 28, 1, 2: ad consulendum te, Plin. ep. 10, 96 (97).
b) in der Rede, Darstellung fortschreiten, sich fortbewegen, sed mox plura de hoc, cum membratim historia decurret, Plin.: quibus generibus per totas quaestiones decurrimus, Quint.: in hac (rerum repetitione) decurrendum per capita, Quint. – bes. v. der rhythmischen Bewegung des Verses, versus semper similis est sibi et unā ratione decurrit, Quint.: rhythmi, quā coeperunt sublatione ac positione, ad finem usque decurrunt, Quint.
c) in der Zeit fortlaufen, origo domini decurrens ab Abraham usque ad Mariam, Tert. de carne Chr. 20.
d) etw. wie eine Bahn ablaufen, durchlaufen, durchmachen, α) übh.: inceptum unā decurre laborem, Verg.: rursus mihi videor omnium (alles dessen = aller Ehren), quae decucurri, candidatus, Plin. ep. – β) eine Zeit (vgl. oben no. I, b a. E.): decurso iam gravissimo tempore, Cels.: prope actā iam aetate decursāque, Cic.: decurso lumine vitae, Lucr.: talem (qualem) vitam, Prop.: tristem vitam, Phaedr.: decursam vitam resignasse, Lact. – γ) einen Ggstd. der Rede = abhandeln, ista, quae abs te breviter de arte decursa sunt, audire cupimus, Cic. de or. 1, 148: equos pugnasque virûm decurrere versu, besingen, Stat. silv. 5, 3, 149: sed prius emenso Titan versetur Olympo, quam mea tot laudes decurrere carmina possint, Auct. pan. in Pis. 197 (209) sq. – / Über die Perf.-Form decucurri s. Neue-Wagener Formenl.3. Bd. 3 S. 360 u. 361.
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10 Front
Front, frons. – die dem Feinde zugekehrte Fr., frons adversa: vor der Fr. des Lagers, pro castris: die Soldaten in Fr. aufstellen, copias in fronte statuere, constituere; copias explicare (sich formieren lassen): Fr. machen gegen den Feind, in hostem obverti: die Fr. ändern, signa convertere: den Feind in der Fr. angreifen, hostes adversos aggredi: den Feind hinter der Fr. angreifen, hosti averso instare.
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11 vorn
vorn, I) auf der vordersten Seite: in fronte (Ggstz. ad dextram, ad laevam, a tergo od. a lateribus). – ante pectus. in pectore (vorn auf der Brust, Ggstz. in tergo). – adversus (uns zugekehrt, Ggstz. aversus, a tergo od. a lateribus, z.B. vulnus adversum, cicatrix adversa: u. adversum femur). – ante me. ante nos. ante eos (vor mir, vor uns, vor ihnen, Ggstz. post me, post nos, post eos, in averso). – ianuā. per ianuam (durch die Vordertür, Ggstz. pseudothyro, per pseudothyrum, z.B. intromitti). – ganz vorn im Hause, in prima aedium parte; in primo aedium loco. – den Feind von vorn angreifen, in adversos hostes impetum facere: von vorn u. von hinten angegriffen werden, ancipiti proelio opprimi. – II) zu Anfang: von vorn, a principio. ab initio (vom Anfang); de integro. denuo (von neuem): einen Brief von vornlesen, epistulam a primo legere: von vorn anfangen, ad integrum redire: etwas von vorn anfangen, s. erneuern.
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12 converto
con-verto (vorto), vertī (vortī), versum (vorsum), ere, umkehren, umwenden, umdrehen, od. m. Bezug auf das Ziel, hinkehren, hinwenden, hindrehen, refl. se convertere od. bl. convertere u. Passiv converti medial = sich um- od. hinkehren usw., I) eig.: 1) nach der andern Seite (nach vorn od. nach hinten, nach oben od. nach unten) od. nach irgend einer Seite um- od. hinkehren, a) übh.: aculeum (im Bilde, aculeum testimonii sui), Cic.: arcum, Verg.: baculum (zB. converso baculo alci oculos tundere), Cic.: cardinem, Verg.: cuspidem, Verg.: manum, Quint.: fenum, umwenden, wenden, Col.: vulvas conversas corrigere, die Umstülpung der Gebärmutter, Plin. – u. refl., cum se convertit (v. Pers.), Suet. – u. Passiv medial, si facile convertitur (aeger), Cels.: in delubris deûm suā sponte signa conversa, Val. Max. – m. Ang. wohin? durch Advv. od. Praepp., corpus huc illucve, Cels.: uncos deorsum, Cels.: corpus in nullam partem, Cels.: gladium in se, Val. Max.: infantem in caput, in pedes, Cels.: naves in eam partem, quo ventus fert, Caes.: colla ad freta, Ov.: palam anuli ad palmam, Cic.: poet. m. Dat., luna potest... id lumen convertere nobis (nach uns), Lucr. 5, 704. – tigna duo contra vim atque impetum fluminis conversa, Caes.: omnem eam materiam, quae erat caesa, conversam ad hostem collocabat, Caes.: calix ad latus praetereuntis aquae————conversus, Frontin. – refl., simulacrum Victoriae, quod ante ad simulacrum Minervae spectavisset, ad valvas se templi limenque convertisse, Caes. – Passiv medial, ima pars pedis in exteriorem partem convertitur (dreht sich), Cels.: manus ad pollicem aut minimum digitum convertitur (neigt sich), Cels.: ore conversus in terram (v. einem Tiere), Mela: conversi oculos inter se atque ora tenebant, Verg.: poet. m. Dat., zephyro (nach Westen) convertitur ales, Lucan. 9, 689. – So nun bes. α) in den milit. t. t.: c. signa, mit den Feldzeichen kehrt machen, eine Schwenkung machen, schwenken (s. Schneider Caes. b. G. 2, 26, 1. Drak. Liv. 3, 54, 10), zB. conversis signis retro in urbem reditur, Liv.: Romani conversa signa bipertito intulerunt, machten eine Frontveränderung und drangen in zwei Kolonnen vor, Caes.: signa ad hostem converti (dem F. die Spitze bieten) aciemque dirigi iubet, Caes. – so auch nostri rursus conversi, kehrt-, Front machend, dem Feinde die Stirn bietend, Caes. – c. terga, c. se, kehrtmachen = fliehen, Caes. – c. aciem, die (feindl.) (Schlachtordnung werfen, Liv.: u. so paucos nostros c. et insequi (v. Feinde), Hirt. b. G.: fugatae alae, conversae cohortes sunt, Vell.: cum hostium acies a sinistro cornu (auf dem l. Fl.) pulsa atque in fugam conversa esset, Caes. – β) als rhet. t. t., die Worte umstellen, versetzen, non modo mutare quaedam verba, sed extendere, corripe-————re, convertere, dividere cogitur (poësis), Quint. 10, 1, 29. – γ) refl., convertere se od. b1. convertere od. Passiv medial converti ad alqm, in der Unterhaltung, in der Rede sich zu od. an jmd. wenden, rursus ad illum te converte et quaere etc., Cic.: ad eum convertit et... inquit, Gell.: itaque modo ad eum conversus quaerebat etc., Liv.: conversus ad suos... inquit, Val. Max.: deinde conversus ad nos, ›επιστήσατε quid facere debeamus‹, Plin. ep.b) in der Bewegung, im Gange umkehren, umwenden, hinkehren, hinwenden, c. iter, Val. Max. (vgl. unten no. α): vias, Verg.: fugam, von der Fl. umkehren (= die Fl. einstellen), Verg. – vox boum Herculem convertit, bewog den H. umzukehren, Liv. – refl., c. se, umkehren, umwenden, Plin. ep. u. Suet.: se in porticu, Cic. – m. Ang. von wo? u. wohin: ex hoc cursu sceleris iter c. ad fugam atque in exsilium, Cic.: cursum ad septentrionem (v. einem Flusse), Mela. – refl., se convertere u. Passiv converti medial, sich hinwenden, c. se od. converti domum, Komik.; vgl. conversa domum lintea dare, Hor.: imago convertitur eodem, Lucr.: hinc se in Asiam c., Cic. – So nun bes.: α) als milit. t. t.: c. iter, umwenden, Caes. – c. iter in provinciam, Caes.: iter ad urbem, Lucan.: iter ad depopulandam Acarnaniam, Liv.: omnem multitudinem ad alqm, Caes.: hostem in se ab alqo, Curt. – u. refl., teils conv. se, zB. c. se in————Phrygiam, Nep.: c. se ad montes, Caes.: subito se c. ad Cassium in Thessaliam, Caes.: ad hunc se a Pulione omnis multitudo (hostium) convertit, Caes. – teils ohne se, zB. convertit cum paucis ad equites, Sall.: convertit cum omni multitudine in regnum suum, Sall. – u. medial, omnis vis Romana Veios conversa est, Liv.: omnis Volscorum in se conversus impetus, Val. Max. – β) als t. t. der Wasserbaukunst, hinleiten, inchoabat piscinam a Miseno ad Avernum lacum, quo quidquid totis Baiis calidarum esset converteretur, Suet.: ut ex totis regionibus in quam (regionem) necessitas incubuerit converti possit praesidium aquarum abundantius, Frontin. – γ) etw. heimlich wo hinwenden, c. pecuniam publicam domum suam, unterschlagen, Cic. Verr. 3, 176.c) (bes. als geogr. t. t.) Passiv converti medial od. conversum esse, der örtl. Richtung od. Lage nach sich hinwenden, sich hinziehen, hinliegen, hingehen, m. Ang. wohin? durch ad od. in u. Akk. auch zugl. m. Ang. von wo? durch ab u. Abl., inde ad meridiem iter convertitur usque ad Megaram, Mela: deinde ad septentriones toto latere terra convertitur a Celtico promunturio ad Scythicum usque, Mela. – spelunca conversa ad aquilonem, Cic.: stabula ad medium conversa diem, Verg.: alter conversus in contrariam partem erat vallus, Caes.: Pyrenaeus in terras fronte conversus, Mela: conversis inter se pedibus————stare, Gegenfüßler sein, Plin.2) im Kreise umdrehen, herumdrehen, refl. se convertere u. Passiv converti medial = sich umdrehen, sich herumdrehen, a) übh.: is (modiolus) habenā quasi terebra convertitur, Cels.: axes ut in torcularibus conversi, Cels. – b) einen Weltkörper, quae (terra) circum axem se summā celeritate convertit et torquet, Cic.: in infimo orbe luna solis radiis accensa convertitur, Cic.: invenies supero convertier orbe quinque (sidera) pari spatio, Cic. poët. – einen Kreisumlauf der Zeit umdrehen = erfüllen, vollenden, cum aetas tua septenos octiens solis anfractus reditusque converterit, Cic.: huius quidem anni nondum vigesimam partem scito esse conversam, Cic. – c) die Haare kräuseln, crines calamistro, Petron. 102, 15.II) übtr.: 1) im allg., nach od. zu einem Ggstde., gegen einen Ggstd. hinkehren, hinwenden, hinrichten, ihm zuwenden, auf einen Ggstd. übertragen u. dgl., refl. se convertere od. bl. convertere u. Passiv converti medial = sich hinwenden, sich zuwenden, m. Ang. wohin? durch in od. ad u. Akk., a) übh.: quas (duas legiones) ab itinere Asiae Syriaeque ad suam potestatem dominatumque converterat, Caes.: c. in se unum omnium vires, Liv.: ad equestrem ordinem atque in ceteros ordines easdem vitae condiciones, übertragen auf usw., Cic.: Iovem O. M. precatus sum, ut, si quid adversi populo Romano immineret,————totum in domum meam converteretur, Val. Max. – c. orationem ad Aeschinem in prooemio, an Ä. richten, Quint.: tum omnem orationem traduxi et converti in increpandam Caepionis fugam, in deplorandum interitum exercitus, habe gerichtet auf usw., Cic. – refl. ( ohne se) od. Passiv medial, ad uxorem Liviam convertere, sich wenden an usw., Tac. ann. 4, 3: sine advocatis in amicitiam atque in gratiam convortimus, Plaut.: (v. Redner, Schriftsteller) ab ea sententia, quam proposuimus, convertimus (wenden wir uns) ad aliquam personam aut rem, Rutil. Lup.; vgl. medial gratulabor tibi prius, deinde ad me convertar, will ich mich zu mir (zur Besprechung meiner Angelegenheiten) wenden, Cic. – omnis est risus in iudicem conversus, wendete sich gegen den R., Cic.b) den Blick, die Aufmerksamkeit, die Gedanken hinwenden, hinrichten, hinlenken, gew. m. Ang. wohin? durch Advv. od. durch ad od. in u. Akk., α) den eigenen Blick usw., omnes convertere oculos Itali, wendeten dahin den Blick, Verg.: ut (oculi) aspectum quo vellent facile converterent, Cic.: c. ad tribunum militum centurionesque ora (v. den Soldaten), Caes.: video in me omnium vestrûm ora atque oculos esse conversos, Cic.: illud intellego omnium ora in me conversa esse, Sall. – β) eines andern Blick usw. od. jmd. mit seinem Blicke usw. auf sich hinlenken, αα) jmds. Blick usw., teils m. ad od. in se, zB. finitimis ad————se gentibus ora, Lucr.: omnium oculos ad od. in se, Nep. u. Curt.: omnium oculos animosque in semet, Curt.: certamine ac studiis in se animum adulescentis, Liv. – teils ohne ad od. in se, zB. oculos hominum, Liv.: vulgi ora, Hor.: animos, Liv.: hominum oculos fulgore purpureae abollae, Suet. – ββ) jmd. mit seinem Blicke, teils mit in se, zB. omnem exercitum in se, Liv.: totum terrarum orbem in se, Verg.: omnium mentes in se, Flor. – teils ohne in se, zB. civitatem (v. fremden Gesandten), Liv.: omnes, Liv.c) Geist, Sinn, Gemüt, Neigung, Eifer, Sorge, Hoffnung auf einen Ggstd. hinwenden, hinrichten, ihm zuwenden, m. Ang. wohin? worauf? durch ad od. in u. Akk.; m. Ang. von wo? durch Advv. od. durch ab u. Abl. od. durch bl. Abl., α) den eigenen Geist usw.: omne ingenium ac studium suum ad causas agendas, Tac.: animum ad urbana negotia, Liv.: animos ad agrum colendum, Liv.: animum ad publicam a privata curam, Liv. – omne studium curamque ad hanc scribendi operam, Cic.: omnem spem melioris status ad eorum fidem, Cic.: omnia in bellum consilia, Curt. – refl. se convertere od. bl. convertere u. Passiv converti medial, sich hinwenden, sich hinrichten, sich zuwenden, c. se ad philosophos, Cic.: se ad otium pacemque, Cic.: totum se ad alcis voluntatem nutumque, Cic.; vgl. (medial) animus alcis ad alterius non modo sensum ac voluntatem, sed etiam————vultum atque nutum convertitur, Cic.: ceteri ad sapientiora convertere, Tac. ann. 3, 55. – omni civitate in eam curam conversā, Liv.: ad haec consultanda a vi atque armis converti (v. Volke), Liv.: conversus hinc ad ordinandum rei publicae statum, Suet.: quo facilius virginum mulierumque mens a libidine ad pudicitiam converteretur, Val. Max. – convertere ad nostros (amicos), wende dich nun zu unsern Fr. (= gedenke nun bei Beförderungen unserer Fr.), Plin. ep. 2, 13, 3. – u. so bes. conv. se od. bl. conv. ad od. in alqm, als Verehrer od. Anhänger im Staate jmdm. sich zuwenden, zufallen, conv. se ad alqm, Nep. Att. 8, 1: bl. conv. ad alqm, Cic. Planc. 50. Tac. ann. 12, 18: conv. se in alqm, Cic. de rep. 6, 12. Sen. de clem. 1, 4, 3: ebenso Passiv medial, cuncta ad victoris opes conversa, Tac. hist. 3, 44. – β) jmds. Geist (geistige Aufmerksamkeit) usw. od. jmd.: ut ab eo, quod agitur, avertat animos; ut saepe in hilaritatem risumque convertat, Cic.: c. animos imperitorum ad deorum cultum a vitae pravitate, Cic.: alqm ad fidem Christi, zum christlichen Glauben bekehren, Hier. in Philem. 5, 10 u. 11: in bellum Etruscum intentam civitatem c. ad Volscos, Liv.: homines a consuetudine subito c. et ad diversas rationes vitae traducere, Cic. – bl. c. alqm, jmd. auf andere Gedanken bringen, Suet. Dom. 16, 2. – v. lebl. Subjj., (res) totos ad se convertit et rapit, Cic. de off. 2, 37. – u. insbes., jmd. einem————als polit. Anhänger zuwenden, fama huius rei convertit ad Masinissam Numidas, Liv. 29, 30, 7.d) etw. einer Bestimmung, einem Zwecke zuwenden, zu etw. verwenden, α) lebl. Objj.: in suam rem aliena, Cic.: reditum in Domitiani loculos (Schatulle), Frontin.: pecuniam ad usus suos, ICt.: rationem in fraudem malitiamque, Cic.: tempora ad quietem refectionemque data in acerrimum laborem, Quint.: mandatum ad suum commodum, Cic.: copias eas ad patriae periculum, Brut. in Cic. ep.: scribendi facultatem ad alia opera, Quint. – β) leb. Wesen: ad continendas custodias plures commilitones, Traian. in Plin. ep. 10, 20 (31) in.e) etw. nach der u. der Seite wenden, verkehren, m. Ang. wohin? durch in od. ad m. Akk., α) in der Beurteilung: si quid per iocum dixi, nolito in serium convertere, Plaut.: nolite fortunam convertere in culpam (zur Sch. anrechnen), neque regis iniuriam huius crimen putare, Cic. – β) in der Ausführung, quod ad perniciem suam fuerat cogitatum, id ad salutem convertit (v. Datames), Nep.: alterum (auxilium) ad perniciem meam erat a vobis consulibus conversum, Cic.: non posse iam ad salutem converti hoc malum, Ter. – oft refl. convertere od. Passiv converti medial, sich verkehren, sich wenden, ausschlagen, umschlagen, sed hoc vitium huic in bonum convertebat, Cic.: ne ista vobis mansuetudo et misericordia, si————illi arma ceperint, in miseriam convortat, Sall. – in quartanam conversa vis est morbi, Cic.: quod crimen esse voluisti, id totum vides in laudem conversum esse, Cic.: istius poena omnis oculorum ad caecitatem mentis est conversa, Cic.2) prägn., etw. so wenden, daß ein Wechsel, eine Änderung eintritt, etw. umkehren, umändern, umwandeln, bei Ang. wohin? m. in u. Akk., a) übh.: α) physisch, si antequam tumor discutiatur in suppurationem convertitur, in Eiter umgesetzt wird, übergeht, Col. 6, 17, 6. – β) jmds. Gemüt, umwandeln, umstimmen, animos permovere et c., Cic.: v. lebl. Subjj., nova religio iurandi mentes militum convertit, Caes. – Pass., umgestimmt werden, umschlagen, einen Umschlag erleiden, animus aeger avaritiā facile conversus est, Sall.: hāc oratione habitā mirum in modum conversae sunt omnium mentes, Caes.: quid est tam potens tamque magnificum, populi motus, iudicum religiones, senatus gravitatem unius oratione converti? Cic. de or. 1, 31: conversi animum vultumque, Tac. hist. 1, 85. – γ) Zustände, rem publicam, Cic.: hunc ordinem, Quint.: praemia Metelli in pestem, Sall.: omne beneficium in iniuriam, Sen.: v. lebl. Subjj., non fas nefasque, non humanam vicem convertere valere (v. einem Zaubertrank), Hor.: tot opes, tot gaudia dies unus in adversa convertit, Plin. ep.: odium c. in amorem (v. der Freundschaft), Val. Max.: possitne————eloquentia commutatione aliquā converti in infantiam, Cic. – refl., se conv. u. bl. conv., sich verkehren, sich umändern, umschlagen, (s. Piderit Cic. Brut. 141), cavendum, ne in graves inimicitias convertant se amicitiae, Cic.: ubi regium imperium in superbiam dominationemque se convertit, Sall.: num virtus in vitium possit convertere, Cic.: hoc vitium huic uni in bonum convertebat, Cic.: nec in falsum e vero praeterita possunt convertere, Cic. – ebenso Passiv converti medial, vide, quam conversa res sit, Cic.: conversa subito fortuna est, Nep.: non posse iam ad salutem converti hoc malum, Ter.: indigne ferunt illam clementiam mansuetudinemque nostri imperii tantam in crudelitatem inhumanitatemque esse conversam, Cic. – δ) als rhet. t. t., den Ausdruck mit einem andern vertauschend künstlich umwandeln, conversa oratio atque mutata, Cic.: convertendi genus, Cic. – ε) als gramm. t. t., casus conversi = casus obliqui, die abgewandelten Kasusformen, Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 64. – ζ) als milit. t. t., castra castris c., Lager mit Lager vertauschen = fortrückend immer neue Lager aufschlagen, Caes. b. c. 1, 81, 3.b) seinem ganzen Wesen, seiner Gestalt nach verwandeln, umgestalten, refl. se convertere od. Passiv converti medial = sich verwandeln, tellus induit ignotas hominum conversa figuras, Ov. met. 1, 86 sq. – gew. m. in u. Akk., terras in freti formam, Ov.:————in bovem Io, Inachi filiam, Lact.: Hecubam putant propter animi acerbitatem fingi in canem esse conversam, Cic.: figura canis, in quam Hecuba conversa traditur, Mela: mater in ursae speciem conversa, Hyg.: mugitu bovis in sermonem humanum converso, Val. Max.: hominum simulacra ferarumque in silicem ex ipsis visā conversa Medusā, Ov.: in cinerem favillasque converti, Firm. math. – refl., teils conv. se, zB. se in hominem (v. einer Gottheit), Ter.: se in anum (alte Frau), Hyg.: se in taurum, Hyg.: se ex homine in beluam, Cic.: si omnium pecudum exta eodem tempore in eundem habitum se coloremque converterent, Cic. – teils bl. conv., zB. c. in mulierem, Rutil. Lup. – u. Passiv medial, deo converso in pretium (v. Jupiter), Hor.c) aus einer Sprache in eine andere umwandeln = übertragen, übersetzen, verdolmetschen, gew. m. de od. ex u. Abl. u. m. in u. Akk., aliqua de Graecis, Cic.: orationes e Graeco, Cic.: ex Atticis duorum eloquentissimorum nobilissimas orationes, Cic.: illa in Latinum, Cic.: librum e Graeco in Latinum, Cic. – im Zshg. auch ohne Angabe woraus od. wohin? Electra (Sophoclis) male conversa, Cic.: carmina Arati ea, quae a te admodum adulescentulo conversa ita me delectant, quia Latina sunt, ut etc., Cic. – ⇒ Parag. Infin. convertier, Lucr. 1, 796. Cic. Arat. 269 (515).Ausführliches Lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch > converto
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dē-curro, currī u. (selten) cucurrī, cursum, ere, von einem höhern od. obern Punkte nach einem niedern od. untern Punkte herab- (od. herunter- od. hinab-) laufen, -rennen (-stürmen), -eilen, hinlaufen, -rennen, -eilen, u. Passiv decurritur unpers. = man läuft (rennt) herab usw., I) eig., m. de od. ab u. Abl. od. m. bl. Abl. von wo? de tribunali, Liv.: summa ab arce, Verg.: ab agro Lanuvino (v. einer Wölfin), Hor.: clivo Capitolino (v. Pers.), Vell.: iugis (v. Ziegen), Verg.: cito (Adv.) tramite, herabschweben (v. der Isis), Verg. – m. Adv. wohin? sursum deorsum cum sono haedi (v. einem Käfer), Plin.: od. m. Acc. loc. wohin? decurro rus (ich mache einen Ausflug aufs Land), Cic.: od. m. ad u. Akk. wohin? pauci armati, maior pars inermes ad mare decurrunt, Liv.: dec. ad hamum (v. Fische), Ov.: notis itineribus (auf b. W.) ad naves, Caes.: Baccharum habitu crinibus sparsis cum ardentibus facibus ad Tiberim (v. röm. Matronen), Liv. – m. per od. super od. inter u. Akk., cerva fugiens lupum e montibus exacta per campos inter duas acies decurrit, Liv.: eques Romanus elephanto supersedens per catadromum decucurrit, lief auf dem schräg gespannten Seil herab, Suet.: u. (im Bilde) dec. per vestigia paternae virtutis, in die F. der vät. T. treten, Iustin.: pedibus siccis super aequora, einherwallen, Ov. – m. ad u. Akk. des Zweckes, Caesar ad————cohortandos milites, quam in partem fors obtulit, decucurrit, Caes. b. G. 2, 21, 1.So nun bes.: a) als milit. t. t., nach einem niederen Punkte eine Evolution machen, sowohl α) zur Übung od. zu einer Feier, manövrieren, defilieren, einen Waffenlauf halten (s. Fabri Liv. 23, 35, 6), simulacrum decurrentis exercitus, Liv.: miles sine gladio decurrens, Quint.: pedites ordinatos instruendo et decurrendo signa sequi et servare ordines docuit, Liv.: crebro milites decurrere cogebat, Liv.: primo die legiones in armis quattuor milium spatio decurrerunt, Liv.: quinto die iterum in armis decursum est, Liv. – zu einer Feier (bes. zu einer Totenfeier), mos erat lustrationis sacro peracto decurrere exercitum, Liv.: armatum exercitum decurrisse cum tripudiis Hispanorum motibusque armorum et corporum suae cuique genti assuetis, Liv.: ter circa accensos cincti fulgentibus armis decurrēre rogos, Verg.: circa quem (honorarium tumulum) deinceps stato die quotannis miles decurreret, Suet.: honori patris princeps ipse cum legionibus decucurrit, Tac. – β) feindl. herabstürmen, im eiligen Lauf herabrücken, -sich herabziehen, decurrunt omnes, Frontin.: barbari catervis (in Schwadronen) decurrentes, Tac. – m. Advv. od. m. ab od. ex u. Abl. od. m. bl. Abl. von wo herab? inde dec. ab arce, Liv.: ex superiore loco, Liv.; u. bl. loco superiore, Hirt. b. G.: ex omnibus partibus, Caes.: ex arce Capi-————tolioque clivo Publicio in equis, aus der B. usw. am publ. H. herabsprengen, Liv. – m. in od. ad u. Akk. wohin? od. gegen wen? in eum locum, Auct. b. Alex.: ad flumen, Caes.: ad conspecta procul a Cremera pecora, Liv.: ex montibus in vallem, Caes.: in hostes, Quint.: ex colle in terga hostium, Frontin.: ex Capitolio in hostem, Liv. – m. pro u. Abl. wo? pro fronte aciei, Frontin. 2, 2, 12.b) v. Herablaufen, -rennen auf einer bestimmten Bahn (Rennbahn usw.), iam quadrigae meae decucurrerunt, ex quo podagricus factus sum (sprichw. wie unser »bei mir ist Spiel u. Tanz vorbei« = mein früherer Frohsinn ist dahin), Petron. 64, 3. – m. in u. Abl. wo? in spatio (Rennbahn), v. Pferden, Nep.: in spatio trium milium (sc. passuum) equo (zu Pf.) od. curru biiugo (auf einem Zweigespann), Aur. Vict.: in extremis spatiis subsultim dec., in kleinen Sprüngen einherhüpfen, Suet. – m. ad u. Akk., nunc video calcem, ad quam cum sit decursum, nihil sit praeterea extimescendum (im Bilde), Cic. Tusc. 1, 15. – m. extra u. Akk., ne extra calcem, quod dicitur, sermo decurrens (übel das Ziel hinausschießend) lecturo fastidium ferat, ad explicanda prospecta revertamur, Amm. 21, 1, 14. – m. Acc. u. beim Passiv m. Nom. der Bahn, quasi decurso spatio ad carceres a calce revocari (im Bilde), Cic. de sen. 83: u. so im Bilde dec. aetatis od. vitae spatium, Plaut. u. Ov.: spatium amo-————ris, Lucr.: decursā novissimā metā, ist das letzte Ziel im Wettlauf erreicht, Ov.: exorto iubare, noctis decurso itinere, Pacuv. tr. 347.c) v. der Schiffahrt, herab od. hinabfahren (-segeln), hinfahren, wohin (wo) einlaufen, uti naves, quae frumentum Tiberi subvectassent, onustae rudere decurrerent, hinab-, stromabwärts fahren sollten, Tac.: ego puto te bellissime cum quaestore Mescinio decursurum, hinüberfahren (von Griechenland nach Italien), Cic. – dec. celeri cymbā, Ov.: pelago aperto, Verg.: tuto mari, auf sicherem Meere dem Ziele zusteuern (im Bilde), Ov. – eo (dahin) classis decurrit, Liv.: nullum portum terrae Africae, quo (wohin) classes decurrerent, pro certo tutum ab hostium praesidio fore suspicabatur, Auct. b. Afr.: naves longae LV Carthaginiensium cum Bomilcare classis praefecto in magnum portum Syracusas ex alto decurrēre, Liv. – m. Acc. (welche Bahn?), vada salsa citā puppi, Catull. 64, 6.d) v. Laufe einer Flüssigkeit, α) des Wassers, bes. eines Flusses, herab- od. hinablaufen (-rinnen, - strömen), hinlaufen (-rinnen, -strömen), Tanais incitatus semper decurrit, Mela: Baetis uno amne decurrit, Mela: lenius aut modico strepitu (v. einem Gießbache), Ov. – m. ab od. ex u. Abl. od. m. bl. Abl. von wo? e summo monte (v. einem Flusse), Stat.: monte decurrens velut amnis, Hor.: m. in od. ad u.————Akk. wohin? rivi decurrentes in prata et hortos et salicta, Col.: dec. pluribus ostiis (in m. M.) in mare (v. einem Flusse), Liv.: in diversa (v. einem Flusse), Mela: a te decurrit ad meos haustus liquor, Phaedr.: quidam salubri temperamento ad nos quoque velut rivi ex benignissimo fonte decurrunt (im Bilde), Plin. ep. – m. Advv. od. m. per od. inter u. Akk. od. m. bl. Abl. auf welchem Wege od. wo? quā (wo) omisso alveo Euphrates decurrit, Frontin.: per saxa (v. einer Quelle), Plin. ep.: inter Elaeam et Pitanen (v. einem Flusse), Mela: saxosas inter valles (v. einem Flusse), Verg.: inter oppida (v. einem Flusse), Plin. – m. Abl. wo? mediā urbe (v. einem Flusse), Liv. – β) v. Flüssigkeiten des Körpers, herabrinnen, -fließen, multa pituita decurrit, Cels. – m. in u. Akk., pituita in oculos decurrens, Cels.e) v. der Sonne u.a. Gestirnen, quā (wo) sol decurrit meridies (nuncupatur), ab adversa parte septentrio, Mela 1. § 3: toto semper decurrere mundo, Manil. 1, 505 (512). – m. Acc. (welche Bahn?), seu celer (sol) hibernas properat decurrere luces, Tibull. 4, 1, 160.f) v. Ländern u. Völkerschaften, der geogr. Lage nach sich herabziehen, laufen, a quibus (montibus) India tota decurrit in planitiem immensam, Plin.: Moesia ad Pontum usque cum Danuvio decurrens, Plin.: populi cum Indo flumine decurrentes, Plin.: gens Isaurica decurrit ad mare, Plin.————g) v. Ggstdn., die rasch über eine Fläche herabgleiten, rasch dahingleiten, est usus quidam irrationalis, quem Graeci ἄλογον τριβήν (regellose Routine) vocant, quā manus in scribendo decurrit, Quint. 10, 7, 11; vgl. decurrere per materiam stilo quam velocissimo volunt, mit möglichst rascher Feder über den Stoff hinwegeilen, Quint. 10, 3, 17.II) übtr., m. ad od. in u. Akk., quin proclivius hic iras decurrat ad acres, Lucr. 3, 311: posse haec liquefacta calore quamlibet in formam et faciem decurrere rerum, Lucr. 5, 1260 sq. So nun bes.: a) zu etw. übergehen, schreiten, bes. als Auskunftsmittel, zu etw. od. jmd. seine Zuflucht nehmen, die und die Auskunft treffen, α) zu etw., m. Advv. od. m. ad u. Akk., omnium eo sententiae decurrerunt, ut pax, si posset, aequis, si minus, tolerandis condicionibus peteretur, Liv.: postremum eo decursum est, ut populus proconsuli creando in Hispaniam comitia haberet, Liv.: ideo se non illuc decurrere, quod promptum rescriptu, Tac.: decurritur ad leniorem verbis sententiam, vim tamen eandem habentem, Liv.: dec. ad istam cohortationem, Cic.: ad medicamenta, Cels.: ad tacita suffragia quasi ad remedium, Plin. ep.: alcis rei taedio ad mortem irrevocabili constantiā, Plin. ep.: ad oraculum, Iustin.: ad miseras preces, Hor.: ad duo ultima auxilia, summum imperium summumque ad civem, Liv.: decurritur ad illud extremum atque ulti-————mum senatus consultum ›dent operam consules etc.‹, Caes. – β) zu einer Pers., m. ad u. Akk., dec. ad Philotam, Curt. 7, 1 (4), 28: ad Alexandri exercitum, Iustin. 14, 2, 6: ad Ptolemaeum hostem, Iustin. 27, 3, 9: ad regem Macedoniae Demetrium, Iustin. 28, 1, 2: ad consulendum te, Plin. ep. 10, 96 (97).b) in der Rede, Darstellung fortschreiten, sich fortbewegen, sed mox plura de hoc, cum membratim historia decurret, Plin.: quibus generibus per totas quaestiones decurrimus, Quint.: in hac (rerum repetitione) decurrendum per capita, Quint. – bes. v. der rhythmischen Bewegung des Verses, versus semper similis est sibi et unā ratione decurrit, Quint.: rhythmi, quā coeperunt sublatione ac positione, ad finem usque decurrunt, Quint.c) in der Zeit fortlaufen, origo domini decurrens ab Abraham usque ad Mariam, Tert. de carne Chr. 20.d) etw. wie eine Bahn ablaufen, durchlaufen, durchmachen, α) übh.: inceptum unā decurre laborem, Verg.: rursus mihi videor omnium (alles dessen = aller Ehren), quae decucurri, candidatus, Plin. ep. – β) eine Zeit (vgl. oben no. I, b a. E.): decurso iam gravissimo tempore, Cels.: prope actā iam aetate decursāque, Cic.: decurso lumine vitae, Lucr.: talem (qualem) vitam, Prop.: tristem vitam, Phaedr.: decursam vitam resignasse, Lact. – γ) einen Ggstd. der————Rede = abhandeln, ista, quae abs te breviter de arte decursa sunt, audire cupimus, Cic. de or. 1, 148: equos pugnasque virûm decurrere versu, besingen, Stat. silv. 5, 3, 149: sed prius emenso Titan versetur Olympo, quam mea tot laudes decurrere carmina possint, Auct. pan. in Pis. 197 (209) sq. – ⇒ Über die Perf.-Form decucurri s. Neue-Wagener Formenl.3. Bd. 3 S. 360 u. 361. -
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contrā, adv. and prep. [stem con, i. e. cum, through a comparative form conter; cf.: alter, uter, inter, praeter, etc.; in abl. fem. form like the locative adverbs ea, qua, etc.; cf.: ultra, intra, extra, citra], orig., in comparison with; hence, over against, fronting, in front, opposite, in opposition to, against, contrary to, opposed to, etc.I.Adv. (referring to an opposed object often with the force of a preposition with ellipsis of a pronoun, = against it, against him, etc.).A.Local.1.Lit., of position in front of a person, place, or thing.a.With verb of being or position expressed or understood.(α).Referring to living beings, opposite, in face of, face to face, facing, in front of, fronting, confronting (not in Cic., Caes., or Sall.):(β).feminam scelestam te, adstans contra, contuor,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 26:ut confidenter mihi contra adstitit,
id. Capt. 3, 5, 6; Lucr. 4, 223; 6, 929:signum contra, quoad longissume oculi ferebant, animo finivit,
Liv. 1, 18, 8:stat contra starique jubet,
Juv. 3, 290:stat contra dicitque tibi tua pagina Fures!
Mart. 1, 55, 12:ulmus erat contra,
in front of her, Ov. M. 14, 661:templa vides contra,
in front (of us), id. ib. 7, 587.—Of position in front of the enemy:contra conserta manu,
Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 3: contra consistere, to make front against them, Caes. B. G. 2, 17.—Referring to things and places, over against (it), opposite (to it), on the opposite side (mostly post-Aug.):b.contra jacet Cancer patulam distentus in alvum,
Manil. 2, 253:posita contra Hispania,
Tac. Agr. 11:promuntorium quod contra procedit,
Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6: relinquendae autem contra erunt vacuae tabellae, on the opposite side, i. e. of the leaf, Quint. 10, 3, 32: illo quaerente cur non decidant contra siti, the antipodes (cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123; v. II. A. 1. c. a), Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161.—With the governing verb understood:arguam hanc vidisse apud te contra conservum meum,
face to face, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 91:jam omnia contra circaque hostium plena erant, Liv 5, 37, 8: eadem verba contra (i. e. ponuntur),
side by side, Quint. 9, 3, 36; Verg. A. 6, 23.—With verbs of motion, so as to be opposite to an object or face to face with a person, variously rendered.(α).Referring to persons:(β).accede ad me atque adi contra,
come right up to me, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 23; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 6: hostes crebri cadunt; nostri contra ingruunt, advance to their front (in Plaut. hostility is not implied in contra), id. Am. 1, 1, 84: quis nos pater aut cognatu' volet contra tueri, face to face, eye to eye, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 12 Mull. (Trag. Rel. v. 444 Rib.); Att. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1, 55 (Trag. Rel. v. 538 ib.):adspicedum contra me = contra adspice me,
Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 56 Lorenz ad lec.:contra adspicere,
id. Mil. 2, 1, 45:contra intueri,
Liv. 1, 16, 6; 9, 6, 8; Sen. Q. N. 1, 3, 6:cum veniret contra Marcianus,
Quint. 6, 3, 95; Plin. 9, 46, 70, § 152.—Of things:2.hic ubi sol radiis... Adversa fulsit nimborum aspergine contra,
Lucr. 6, 525; Cels. 8, 8, 1:quam (turrim) promoti contra validi asseres... perfregere,
Tac. H. 4, 30.—Reciprocally: oscula non pervenientia contra, not coming through (the wall) so as to meet, Ov. M. 4, 80.—Transf. to equivalents of weight, value, and price; so,(α).In Plaut. only in the colloq. phrases auro contra, aurichalco contra, and contra auro (sc. posito); lit., for gold placed against; cf.:(β).aes contrarium, s. v. contrarius: (servus) non carus'st auro contra,
at his weight in gold, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 30: jam auro contra constat filius, id. Truc. 2, 6, 57 (Speng. aurichalco): auro contra cedo modestum amatorem! A me aurum accipe. Pa. Cedo mihi contra aurichalco quoi ego sano serviam, id. Curc. 1, 3, 45 sq.; id. Mil. 3, 1, 63; 4, 2, 85; id. Ps. 2, 3, 23.—In post-Aug. prose (very rare):3.at si aquae et ejus rei quam contra pensabis par pondus erit, nec pessum ibit, nec exstabit, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—Of reciprocal actions, = vicissim, in turn, in return, back, on my, his, etc., part, likewise, counter-.(α).In gen.:(β).te ut deludam contra, lusorem meum,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 71:quae me amat, quam ego contra amo,
id. Merc. 5. 2, 77; id. Cist. 1, 1, 96; id. Trin. 4, 2, 55; id. As. 2, 2, 110:qui arguat se, eum contra vincat jurejurando suo,
make a victorious counter-charge, id. Mil. 2, 2, 37:si laudabit haec Illius formam, tu hujus contra (i. e. lauda),
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 54:audi nunc contra jam,
listen in turn, id. Phorm. 4, 4, 18; id. Ad. 5, 4, 23:at tu mihi contra nunc videre fortunatus, Phaedria, Cui, etc.,
you likewise seem fortunate to me, id. Phorm. 1, 3, 21:Mettius Tullo gratulatur, contra Tullus Mettium benigne alloquitur,
Liv. 1, 28, 1:contra ut me diligat illa,
Cat. 76. 23; Hor. S. 1, 3, 27 Orell. ad loc.—Hence, with ellipsis of inquit, = respondit:cui latrans contra senex,
Phaedr. 5, 10, 7:scietis, inquam, etc., contra Nigrinus: ad quem missi sunt? ego, etc.,
Plin. Ep. 7, 6, 4.—Rarely with inquit, etc., expressed: at ille contra, renidens, Audi, inquit, discipule, etc.,
Gell. 15, 9, 9; cf.:contra talia reddit,
Claud. B. Gild. 379.—With dat. pers.:(γ).consulo quem dolum doloso contra conservo parem,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 45:facere contra huic aegre,
Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 10:hiscine contra insidiabere?
id. Hec. 1. 1, 13:tibi contra gratiam Referre,
id. ib. 4, 2, 7.—With item:(δ).item a me contra factum est,
Plaut. Aul. prol. 20:puellam senex Amat et item contra filius,
id. Cas. prol. 49; id. Pers. 5, 2, 36; id. Am. 1, 1, 67; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 25.—Combining a reciprocal with a local relation (A. 1. a. a, and b. a): contra carinantes verba, exchanging abusive words ( face to face), Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 361 (Ann. v. 181 Vahl.): tubae utrimque contra canunt;(ε).Consonat terra,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 73; 1, 1, 86:confer gradum Contra pariter,
id. Ps. 2, 4, 18; id. Truc. 1, 2, 28:video amicam... Ubi contra adspexit me, etc.,
id. Mil. 2, 1, 45; Verg. E. 7, 8; cf. Lucr. 4, 243:vesper adest, juvenes consurgite!... Cernitis, innuptae, juvenes? consurgite contra!
Cat. 62, 6.—Implying also opposition: Pe. Conpellabo. Ph. Orationis aciem contra conferam, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 20:B.si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet,
what counter gift, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 63: quod Scipio postulavit... ut, etc. Et quod contra collega postulavit ne, etc., Annal. Trib. Pleb. ap. Gell. 7 (6), 19, 5:si vobis aequa et honesta postulatio videtur, ego contra brevem postulationem adfero,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 7; Nep. Epam. 6, 1;Auct. B. Alex. 24: illo licente contra liceri audeat nemo,
to bid in opposition, Caes. B. G. 1, 18; Liv. 4, 53, 6:agedum pauca accipe contra,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 38.—So in battle:Numidae... Romanorum ordines conturbare... neque contra feriundi copia erat,
Sall. J. 50, 4; and in law: et ab eo is qui adoptat vindicat... et illo contra non vindicante, etc., Gai Inst. 1, 134; 2, 24.—Esp. in replies:oratio contra a Demosthene pro Ctesiphonte edita,
Cic. de Or. 3, 56, 213:dicit accusator haec: primum, etc.... quid contra reus?
id. Clu. 30, 81; id. Fin. 5, 22, 63; Curt. 4, 1, 10; 7, 9, 1.Of opposition, strife, etc., against; constr. absol., with dat., and ne, quominus or quin.1.Of physical exertion.(α).Lit.:(β).concurrunt... aetheriae nubes contra pugnantibu' ventis,
struggling against each other, Lucr. 6. 98:nec nos obniti contra... Sufficimus,
bear up, battle against, Verg. A. 5, 21; Ov. M. 9, 50; 2, 434:at ille contra nititur,
resists, Plin. 2, 38, 38, § 103; 7, 20, 19, § 82:pars remigum, tamquam imperitia... officia nautarum impediebant. Mox contra tendere,
rowed in an opposite direction, Tac. H. 4, 16.—Trop.:2.te rogo ne contrahas ac demittas animum, neque te obrui tamquam fluctu... sinas, contraque erigas ac resistas,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 4:et torrens judicem vel nitentem contra feret, cogatque ire qua rapiet,
Quint. 12, 10, 61.— With ne: vi contra niti, ne advorsus eum fiat, Cato ap. Gell. 7 (6), 3, 16.—With quominus, Lucr. 1, 780.—Of mental exertion:3.si tibi vera videntur, Dede manus, aut, si falsum est, accingere contra,
arm yourself against them, Lucr. 2, 1043; 2, 280. —With dat.:siti contra... pugnandum,
Cels. 4, 2 fin. —Of hostile opposition in gen.(α).Lit.:(β).quod animadversum est in eo qui contra omni ratione pugnarunt, non debeo reprehendere,
who made opposition in every way, Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 137; id. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107:contra etiam aliquid abs te profectum ex multis audivi,
something inimical, id. Fam. 5, 5, 2.—Trop.:4.aut alio quovis (sc. colore) qui contra pugnet et obstet,
Lucr. 2, 794; 2, 868.—Of warfare.(α).Lit.:(β).ut eos adversarios existimemus qui arma contra ferant,
Cic. Off. 1, 25, 87; 1, 12, 37; Vell. 2, 28, 4; cf.:quid quod exercitum contra duxit?
Auct. Her. 4, 16, 23:ut si qua ex parte obviam contra veniretur, acie instructa depugnarent,
if they should be attacked by an open charge, Caes. B. G. 7, 28:issentque confestim ad urbem ni venire contra exercitum... audissent,
Liv. 7, 39, 17:cum Romanae legiones contra direxerint,
would oppose their march, Tac. H. 4, 58; id. A. 6, 44.—With dat.:et huic contra itum ad amnem Erinden,
Tac. A. 11, 10.—Trop.:5.quod ubi viderunt corvi, contra auxiliantur, velut adversus communem hostem,
Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 205.—Of legal contests.(α).With verbs of saying; v. 9. a.—(β).Venire contra, of any legal act with the intention to hurt the adversary:(γ).quid? si omnium mortalium Sthenio nemo inimicior quam hic C. Claudius... fuit? si de litteris corruptis contra venit, etc.?
if he made a charge of forgery against him? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; cf. II. B. c. b.—On the part of the adversary:(δ).inveniendum contra est, quo distet haec causa a ceteris,
Quint. 5, 10, 114; 9, 2, 35; 12, 8, 10.—Of judgments against the parties or against opinions:6.ne spoliaret fama probatum hominem si contra judicasset,
given an adverse decision, Cic. Off. 3, 19, 77; cf. Val. Max. 7, 2, 4; Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—Of literary opposition.(α).Mostly with verbs of saying; v. 9. a. g.—(β).With other verbs:7.astrologorum artem contra convincere tendit,
Lucr. 5, 728:contra nunc illud pone, etc.,
Sen. Ben. 7, 14, 6:habeat (liber meus) etiam quosdam qui contra sentiant et adversentur,
some dissentients and opponents, Quint. 3, 1, 5; 2, 17, 40; 3, 8, 69.—Of public and political opposition.(α).With verbs of saying; v. 9. a. d.—(β).With petere, to be a candidate for office in opposition to another:8.nihil enim supererat de quo certarent, nihil quod contra peterent,
no office was left for which to canvass against each other, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91:honores contra petere,
Quint. 6, 1, 17.—With ire, with dat., of an opposing vote in the senate (cf.:pedibus ire): sententia Cassii ut nemo unus contra ire ausus est, ita dissonae voces respondebant,
Tac. A. 14, 45.—Of violation of law, contracts, etc.: contra facere, or contra committere, to violate, transgress a law, etc.: leges esse non ex ejus qui contra commiserit utilitate, spectari oportere, not in the interest of the transgressor, Cic. Inv. 2, 48, 153:9.si quis sub hoc pacto vendiderit ancillam ne prostitueretur, et si contra factum esset,
and if the contract was violated, Dig. 18, 1, 56.—With verbs of saying, etc., contra dicere; less freq. disputare, disserere, pugnare, in the sense of dicere, and contra scribere (often contradico, in one word, in post-Aug. writers; esp. with dat.).a.Absol.(α).Contra dicere, to speak as counsel of the adversary, to plead his cause, in legal proceedings:(β).cum contra dicturus Hortensius esset,
would speak on the other side, Cic. Quint. 24, 77:hoc... contra dicente Cotta judicatum est,
id. Caecin. 33, 97:dixisse ut contra nemo videretur,
id. Brut. 53, 198: ut contra Crassus... exorsus est, began on the other side, id. ib. § 197.—Hence: qui contra dicit, the adversary or counsel of the adversary:contra autem qui dicet, similitudinem infirmare debebit,
Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 151; id. Part. Or. 21, 108.—In the same sense: agens contra: si nos... impares agentium contra ingeniis dixerimus, that we are unequal to the talents of our adversary's counsel, [p. 453] Quint. 4, 1, 8.—To make charges against (rare):(γ).si qui contra vellet dicere, usurum esse eum suo testimonio,
Cic. Clu. 48, 134:qua ratione nemo neque tum item fecerit, neque nunc contra dicat,
id. Quint. 29, 88; so,contra disputare, of objections to or against a witness: nihil contra disputabo priusquam dixerit,
id. Fl. 21, 51.—In gen., to speak on the other side of a question:(δ).fiebat autem ita, ut cum is qui audire vellet dixisset quid sibi videretur, tum ego contra dicerem,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; id. Fin. 2, 1, 2; so,contra disputare and contra scribere,
id. Or. 1, 19, 85; Vitr. 3, 1, 6; Quint. 2, 17, 13; Dig. 9, 2, 21, § 1.—Hence: qui contra dicunt or disputant, the opponents:nec qui contra dicunt causam difficilem repellunt,
Cic. Fin. 3, 1, 2:ad coarguendos qui contra disputant,
to refule his opponents, Quint. 2, 15, 26.—To oppose or object to a proposition, motion, or petition:(ε). (ζ).quam palam principes dixerunt contra!
protested against it, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 41; Caes. B. C. 1, 32; Cic. Clu. 47, 130.—With pugnare:cum decerneretur frequenti senatu, contra pugnante Pisone, etc.,
Cic. Att. 1, 14, 5:filius ejus incolumitatem optat: contradicit pater,
the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 85; 9, 2, 83; Plin. ap. Gell. 9, 16, 5; Cic. Dom. 33, 87:contradicente nullo,
Suet. Caes. 20; Dig. 3, 3, 15.—Abl. absol. impers.:b.explorandum videtur an etiam contradicto aliquando judicio consuetudo firmata sit,
whether the custom has been confirmed by judgment upon a judicial contest, Dig. 1, 3, 34.—With acc. neutr. pron., to object, to make or raise an objection, to reply; esp. in legal proceedings:c.ego enim, te disputante, quid contra dicerem meditabar,
Cic. N. D. 3, 1, 1:ut contra si quid dicere velit non audiatur,
id. Fin. 5, 10, 27:aiebat illum primo sane diu multa contra (i. e. dixisse), ad extremum autem, etc.,
id. Att. 2, 22, 2.— Hence: quod contra dicitur, or quae contra dicuntur, the objections:ut et id quod intenderemus confirmare, et id quod contra diceretur refellere (possemus),
refute the objections, Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90:quia neque reprehendi quae contra dicuntur possunt, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 81, 331; id. Inv. 2, 44, 127; Quint. 1, 2, 17.—In the same sense, as subst.: contrā dicta, orum, n. plur.:seu proposita confirmamus, sive contra dicta dissolvimus,
or refute the objections, Quint. 4, prooem. 6.—With acc. and inf.:dicitur contra, nullum esse testamentum,
the objection is made that there is no testament, Cic. Agr. 2, 6, 42.—With dat., written in one word (post-Aug.).(α).To oppose a person by speaking against his views:(β).solitum se etiam Thraseae contradicere,
to oppose even Thrasea, Tac. H. 2, 91:tibi,
Suet. Aug. 54:Curioni...,
id. Rhet. 1. —Hence of answers and replies in law: quid si filium testatoris heres ejus prohibuit? Huic contradici potest: ergo pietatis, etc., he may be answered by this plea, etc., Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 13.—And of advisory answers opposed to one's legal views:volenti mihi ream adulterii postulare eam, etc., contradictum est,
my views were disapproved, rejected, Dig. 48, 5, 11, § 10.—To oppose an opinion, with dat. of the thing:(γ).cum plures tantum sententiis aliorum contradicerent,
opposed the opinions, Tac. H. 1, 39.—To object to a motion or petition, with dat. of the petitioner:(δ).patrem qui damnavit optat ne is torqueatur: pater ei contradicit,
the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 81:cum ambienti ut legibus solveretur multi contradicerent,
Suet. Caes. 18; Dig. 40, 5, 14; 40, 12, 33.—With dat. of the petition:(ε).preces erant, sed quibus contradici non posset,
which could not be denied, Tac. H. 4, 46 fin.; Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 2.—To contest the validity of a law (rare):(ζ).quibus (legibus) contradici potest,
Quint. 7, 7, 4.—To contradict an assertion (very rare):d.pro certis autem habemus... cuicunque adversarius non contradicit,
Quint. 5, 10, 13.—With quin, to object:C.praetor Samnitibus respondit... nec contra dici quin amicitia de integro reconcilietur,
there was no objection to a reconciliation, Liv. 8, 2, 2.To one's disadvantage; mostly predic. with esse, unfavorable, adverse, damaging (post-Aug.;D.but cf. II. B. 2.): ut eum qui responsurus est vel tacere, vel etiam invitum id quod sit contra cogat fateri,
Quint. 7, 3, 14:cum verba (legis) contra sint,
id. 7, 1, 49:sed experimentum contra fuit,
unsuccessful, Tac. H. 2, 97 fin.:ubi fortuna contra fuit,
id. ib. 3, 18:si fortuna contra daret,
should be unfavorable, id. ib. 1, 65 fin.; id. A. 15, 13.Of logical opposition, with negative force.1.Of a direct contrast.a.Predicatively, with esse, fieri, etc., the contrary, the opposite:b.quod fieri totum contra manifesta docet res,
but experience teaches that just the contrary is true, Lucr. 3, 686; 4, 1088:in stultitia contra est,
with fools the reverse is true, Cic. Clu. 31, 84:in hac quidem re vereor ne etiam contra (i. e. sit),
id. Att. 12, 46; id. Off. 1, 15, 49:quod contra est,
Sall. J. 85, 21:quis non credat, etc.? Contra autem est,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 12; id. Ep. 7, 3; Dig. 37, 4, 4:contra fore si, etc.,
ib. 34, 2, 39, § 2:immo forsitan et contra (i. e. erit),
ib. 41, 3, 49:ego contra puto (i. e. esse),
Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 7; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 25.—With evenire, accidere, sentire, scribere, habere, etc.:c.utrumque contra accidit: istic enim bellum est exortum, hic pax consecuta,
of both the contrary has happened, Cic. Fam. 12, 18, 2; so Dig. 38, 2, 51:id ego contra puto (sc.: faciendum esse),
id. Att. 10, 8, 2:contra evenit in iis morbis,
Sen. Ep. 52, 7; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 163:ego contra sentio,
Sen. Clem. 1, 15, 5; Sedig. ap. Gell. 15, 24, 4; Dig. 40, 2, 25:Proculus contra (sc. sentit),
ib. 35, 2, 1, § 14; 33, 7, 25:licet Celsus contra scribat,
ib. 9, 2, 21, § 1: contra probatur, Gai Inst. 2, 78; Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 34.—Very rarely referring to a term in the same clause:cujus disparem mitioremque naturam contra interpretabatur,
interpreted in an opposite sense, misinterpreted, misunderstood, Tac. H. 4, 86 fin. —Referring to a word or phrase in the same predicate.(α).To an adverb, in an opposite manner, otherwise, differently, not, etc.:(β).nam ad summam totius rei pertinet, caute an contra demonstrata res sit,
Cic. de Or. 2, 81, 330: quod viriliter animoque fit, id, etc.;quod contra, id turpe,
id. Off. 1, 27, 94:sit sapienter usus aut contra,
Quint. 2, 5, 15:lactuca locis apricis optume autumno ponitur, mediterraneis aut frigidis contra ( = pessime),
Col. 11, 3, 25.—To a predicative adjective, not, the opposite, the reverse, etc.:(γ).ut aliae (res) probabiles videantur aliae contra,
improbable, Cic. Ac. 2, 32, 103; id. Off. 2, 2, 7:quid est quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare,
id. ib. 2, 2, 8; id. Or. 2, 31, 135; Quint. 4, 2, 52.—To a verbal predicate:(δ).an frater fratri exsistat heres, an contra ( = annon),
Dig. 34, 5, 19.—To a subject infinitive:(ε).laudare testem vel contra pertinet ad momentum judiciorum,
praising or censuring a witness, Quint. 3, 7, 2.—To a clause, translated by not or by a repetition of the clause with a negative:(ζ).quae secundum naturam essent, ea sumenda et quadam aestimatione dignanda docebat, contraque contraria,
those that were not, not, Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 36: quod cuidam aut sapiens videor quod una non jerim, aut felix fuisse;mihi contra,
id. Att. 9, 12, 4: an credibile est, incestum cum filia commissum? Et contra, veneficum in noverca, adulterum in luxurioso? and incredible, etc., Quint. 5, 10, 19; so Dig. 9, 1, 2, § 1.—To an attributive genitive:2.Marius cognoscere quid boni utrisque or contra esset (i. e. mali),
Sall. J. 88, 2:verum de origine laudis contraque perspiciemus suo tempore (i. e. vituperationis),
Quint. 2, 4, 21:alii a propositione accusatoris contraque loci oriuntur,
the accuser and the accused, id. 7, 2, 31;so in several titles of the Digests, as Depositi vel contra, = actio depositi, vel contraria actio depositarii,
Dig. 16, 3 tit.; so ib. 16, 17, 1; 16, 13, 6; 16, 13, 7.—Reversing the relation of terms in the preceding sentence, the reverse, conversely, vice versa, etc.a.With its own predicate: saepe... corpus aegret, Cum tamen ex alia laetamur parte latenti;b.Et retro fit uti contra sit saepe vicissim, Cum miser ex animo laetatur corpore toto,
Lucr. 3, 108: illa altera argumentatio, quasi retro et contra, prius sumit, etc., ( proceeding), so to speak, backward and in inverted order, Cic. Part. Or. 13, 46: neque illud ignoro, etc.; sed non idem accidit contra, but the converse is not true, Quint. 8, 6, 3; Gell. 4, 2, 5: ut vocabula verbis, verba rursus adverbiis, nomina appositis et pronominibus essent priora. Nam fit contra quoque frequenter non indecore. for often, not inelegantly, the order is reversed, Quint. 9, 4, 24:quae etiam contra valent,
i. e. if the terms are reversed, id. 3, 7, 25; 9, 2, 49; 8, 6, 25; 9, 4, 72.—Belonging to the same predicate:E.ut quidque erit dicendum ita dicet, nec satura jejune, nec grandia minute, nec item contra,
Cic. Or. 36, 123:cum emtor venditori, vel contra, heres exstitit,
Dig. 35, 2, 48:in quibus patrium pro possessivo dicitur, vel contra,
Quint. 1, 5, 45; 5, 10, 71:junguntur autem aut ex nostro et peregrino, ut biclinium, aut contra, ut epitogium et Anticato,
id. 1, 5, 68:ut capras in montosis potius locis quam in herbidis (pascar), equas contra,
but with mares the reverse is the case, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 16:itaque ille dicere melius quam praecipere, nos contra fortasse possumus,
Cic. Or. 42, 143:qua collegi solent ex his quae faciunt ea quae faciuntur, aut contra,
or vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 80; Dig. 14, 1, 1, § 12; 48, 5, 23, § 4.In logical antithesis of clauses with a merely rhet. force, on the contrary, on the other hand, vice versa; sometimes almost = sed or autem (freq.).1.In independent clauses.a.Opposing persons or parties: fortunam insanam esse... perhibent philosophi... Sunt autem alii philosophi qui contra Fortunam negant ullam exstare, Pac. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 23, 36 (Trag. Rel. v. 372 Rib.); Caecil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 68; Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 1:b.ego etiam quae tu sine Verre commisisti Verri crimini daturus sum... Tu, contra, ne quae ille quidem fecit, obicies,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 11, 35:ego contra ostendo, non modo nihil fecisse Sex. Roscium, sed, etc.,
id. Rosc. Am. 29, 79; id. Phil. 8, 3, 8; id. Off. 1, 30, 108; id. Fin. 5, 22, 62:in Italia bellum gerimus, in sede ac solo nostro... Hannibal contra in aliena, in hostili est terra,
Liv. 22, 39, 13; 21, 50, 2; 3, 15, 2; 6, 7, 4; 9, 35, 4 et saep.; Nep. Alcib. 8, 1; Vell. 2, 31, 4; Sen. Ep. 9, 14; id. Ira, 2, 33, 6; Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 113; Tac. H. 3, 84; 3, 57; Suet. Tib. 2; id. Vit. 2; Just. 2, 1, 10; 8, 4, 11:contra mercator, navim jactantibus austris Militia est potior?
Hor. S. 1, 1, 6; 1, 2, 30; 1, 3, 27; Prop. 2, 1, 45; 2, 23, 13 (3, 17, 3); Sen. Hippol. 214;so with versa vice: barbarae gentes (Alexandrum) non ut hostem, sed ut parentem luxerunt... Contra Macedones versa vice non ut civem, sed ut hostem amissum gaudebant,
Just. 13, 1, 7.—Introducing a secondary or parallel opposition of thought: in loco umidiore far potius serunt quam triticum;2.contra in aridiore hordeum potius quam far,
Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 4; 1, 1, 47: si nihil esset quod inane vocaret, Omne foret solidum;nisi contra corpora certe Essent, etc., Omne quod est spatium vacuum constaret inane,
Lucr. 1, 521; 4, 348; cf.:justa omnia decora sunt, injusta contra, ut turpia, sic indecora,
Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94; id. N. D. 2, 15, 41; id. de Or. 3, 33, 136; id. Quint. 30, 93: id. Off. 3, 21, 84; id. Leg. 2, 1, 2: facilem esse rem... si modo unum omnes sentiant; contra in dissensione nullam se salutem perspicere, Caes. B. G, 5, 31; Liv. 25, 30, 3; Sen. Ben. 1, 5, 2; Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 92; 11, 14, 14, § 35; Suet. Caes. 73; Gell. 1, 4, 5:si male rem gerere insani est, contra bene, sani,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 74.—In opposition to a dependent clause:3.ut hi miseri, sic contra illi beati quos, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16; so id. de Or. 1, 45, 198; Quint. 9, 3, 39:cui ego rei tantum abest ut impedimento sim, ut contra te M. Manli adhorter, etc.,
Liv. 6, 15, 5; 6, 31, 4:cum virtus adeo neminem spe ac pollicitatione corrumpat, ut contra in se inpendere jubeat, ac, etc.,
Sen. Ben. 4, 1, 2: aut igitur negemus quidquam ratione confici, cum contra nihil sine ratione recte fieri possit, aut, etc., whereas on the contrary, etc., Cic. Tusc. 4, 38, 84; cf.:at contra,
Lucr. 2, 392.—With co-ordinate conjunctions.a.Copulative, et contra or contraque (never with ac or atque); also nec contra (rare), and on the other hand.(α).With reference to a reason or conclusion, after nam, enim, cum, or itaque: nam et ratione uti... omnique in re quid sit veri videre et tueri decet, contraque falli [p. 454]... tam dedecet quam, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94:(β).malus est enim custos... metus, contraque benevolentia fidelis,
id. ib. 2, 7, 23:cum reficiat animos varietas ipsa, contraque sit aliquanto difficilius in labore uno perseverare,
Quint. 1, 12, 4; 3, 8, 32; 8, 6, 20:itaque in probris maxime in promptu est, si quid tale dici potest, etc. Contraque in laudibus, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; cf. Suet. Calig. 51; so with nec:nam nec comoedia cothurnis assurgit, nec contra tragoedia socculo ingreditur,
Quint. 10, 2, 22.—With contrasted examples or illustrations, often after ut or sic:(γ).audivi ex majoribus natu, hoc idem fuisse in P. Scipione Nasica, contraque patrem ejus... nullam comitatem habuisse sermonis,
Cic. Off. 1, 30, 109:ut suspitionibus credi oportere, et contra suspitionibus credi non oportere,
id. Inv. 2, 15, 48; Quint. 8, 4, 1; 5, 10, 48; 9, 3, 7; 9, 4, 52; 11, 1, 14; Sen. Ep. 82, 14; Dig. 17, 1, 22, § 4.—With contrasted actions, assumptions, etc.:(δ).atque utinam qui ubique sunt propugnatores hujus imperii possent in hanc civitatem venire, et contra oppugnatores rei publicae de civitate exterminari!
Cic. Balb. 22, 51:domo pignori data, et area ejus tenebitur... et contra jus soli sequitur aedificium,
Dig. 13, 7, 21:equo et asina genitos mares, hinnos antiqui vocabant: contraque mulos quos asini et equae generassent,
Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 17: ceterum potest ex lege quidem esse judicium, sed legitimum non esse, et contra ex lege non esse, sed legitimum esse, Gai Inst. 4, 109; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161; 35, 15, 5, § 183.—After a negative clause, affirming the opposite idea, et contra or contraque, but on the contrary:b.in quo (consulatu) ego imperavi nihil, et contra patribus conscriptis et bonis omnibus parui,
Cic. Sull. 7, 21:nunc vero cum ne pulsus quidem ita sim ut superare non possim, contraque a populo Romano semper sim defensus, etc.,
id. Dom. 33, 88; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Marcell. 6, 20; so,et contra,
Suet. Tit. 7.—With adversative conjunctions, at contra, sed contra, contra autem, contra vero (not verum contra, nor contra tamen).(α).At contra (freq.), merely a strengthened contra (v. 1. supra): huc accedit uti mellis lactisque liquores Jucundo sensu linguae tractentur in ore;(β).At contra taetri absinthi natura... foedo pertorqueat ora sapore,
Lucr. 2, 400:cogunt,
id. 2, 74; 1, 366; 2, 235 et saep.: nos qui domi sumus, tibi beati videmur;at contra nobis tu quidem... prae nobis beatus,
Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 2; id. Tusc. 1, 3, 5; id. Rosc. Am. 45, 131; id. Verr. 2, 5, 26, § 66; Sall. J. 36, 2; 4, 7; 15, 3; id. C. 12, 5:ideo siccas aiunt Aethiopiae solitudines... At contra constat Germaniam abundare rivis,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 6, 2; 1, 3, 1; id. Ep. 100, 7; Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 186; Suet. Galb. 15; Tac. A. 4, 28.—Sed contra, after a negative sentence (class.):(γ).non quo acui ingenia adulescentium nollem, sed contra ingenia obtundi nolui,
Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 93; id. Att. 9, 15, 3; id. Ac. 1, 10, 35; id. Fl. 11, 26:arma populi Romani non liberis servitutem, sed contra servientibus libertatem adferre,
Liv. 45, 18, 1:tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito,
Verg. A. 6, 95; Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 12.—PostAug. also without a preceding negation:obiisse nostro Laium scelere autumant superi inferique: sed animus contra innocens... negat,
Sen. Oedip. 765; Symm. Ep. 6, 81.—Contra autem (rare;(δ).in Cic. only where different subjects have contrasted predicates in dependent clauses): quia pacis est insigne toga, contra autem arma tumultus atque belli,
Cic. Pis. 30, 73.—In later writers = contra alone:sub septemtrione aedificia... conversa ad calidas partes oportere fieri videntur. Contra autem sub impetu solis meridiani regionibus conversa ad septemtrionem... sunt facienda,
Vitr. 6, 1, 2; Gell. 14, 2, 19; Dig. 7, 1, 25, § 3; 34, 3, 25.—Contra vero (very rare;(ε).not in Cic.), used for contra: contra vero quercus infinitam habet aeternitatem,
Vitr. 2, 9, 8; 6, 1, 3; Cels. 3, 6 fin. —Atqui contra, App. Mag. p. 287, 24.—c.With disjunctive conjunctions, aut contra, vel contra, seu contra, or on the contrary, or conversely (always without change of subject).(α).Aut contra:(β).num aut scriptum neget, aut contra factum infitietur?
Cic. Part. Or. 38, 133: quae (mens) aut languescit... aut contra tumescit, etc., Quint. 1, 2, 18:si imbres defuere, aut contra abundavere,
Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 228.—Vel contra:(γ).hinc enim quaestiones oriuntur: Injuriam fecisti, sed quia magistratus, majestatis actio est? Vel contra: Licuit... quia magistratus?
Quint. 5, 10, 40; 9, 4, 96; Suet. Galb. 3; Dig. 35, 2, 56, § 4; 8, 4, 6.—Seu contra:d.seu tristis veniam, seu contra laetus amicis,
Prop. 1, 11, 25.—With causal conjunctions, nam contra (very rare;4.never contra enim): falso queritur de natura sua genus humanum quod, etc. Nam contra, reputando, neque majus aliud, neque praestabilius invenies,
Sall. J. 1, 1; Quint. 1, 1, 1; 9, 2, 23. —In late Lat., e contra (also one word, ēcontrā) = contra,(α).In the meaning, the contrary (D. 1.):(β).aliis vero econtra videtur,
Hier. Ep. 12.—Et econtra = et contra (E. 3. a.):5.honestiorum provectu et econtra suppliciis,
Aur. Vict. Caes. 39, 45.—For quod contra, v. II. E. 1. c.—With emphatic particles.a.Quin contra, nay on the contrary, opposing an affirmative sentence to a preceding negative statement (quin etiam amplifies without opposition; sed contra opposes without amplification; quin contra both opposes and amplifies);b.not before Livy: num qui enim socordius rempublicam administrari post Calvi tribunatum... quam? etc. Quin contra patricios aliquot damnatos... neminem plebeium,
Liv. 6, 37, 8; 31, 31, 9; 35, 26, 10; 37, 15, 3.—Immo contra (post-Aug.).(α).= no, on the contrary, refuting opinions, after questions and in the form of a dialogue:(β).existimas nunc me detrahere tibi multas voluptates?... Immo contra, nolo tibi umquam deesse laetitiam,
Sen. Ep. 23, 3; Dig. 33, 7, 5; 33, 7, 29.—= sed contra, but on the contrary:c.proinde ne submiseris te, immo contra fige stabilem gradum,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 5, 6; id. Cons. Polyb. 15, 2; cf. prep.:immo contra ea,
Liv. 41, 24, 8; cf. II. E. 1. b. infra.—Item contra = an emphatic et contra (very rare):F.quoniam... beate vivere alii in alio, vos in voluptate ponitis, item contra miseriam in dolore, etc.,
Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 86; cf. I. A. 3. g supra.With a comparative clause introduced by ac, atque, or quam, representing a logical or moral opposition (contra atque debuit = non ita ut debuit; cf. Cic. Or. 3, 19, 70); cf. prep., II. C. 3. g, and II. E. 2. infra.1.Of logical opposition, contrary to, different from, otherwise than; in the best prose only with atque or ac.(α).With atque:(β).item, contra atque apud nos, fieri ad Elephantinem ut neque ficus neque vites amittant folia,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6:simulacrum Jovis, contra atque ante fuerat, ad orientem convertere,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Sull. 24, 69:judicium suscepturos contra atque omnis Italia populusque Romanus judicavisset,
Caes. B. C. 3, 12; id. B. G. 4, 13; Plin. 12, 19, 43, § 95.—With ac:(γ).itaque contra est ac dicitis,
Cic. Fin. 4, 15, 41:vides, omnia fere contra ac dicta sint evenisse,
id. Div. 2, 24, 53; so id. Verr. 2, 4, 6, § 11; id. Or. 40, 137:cum contra ac Deiotarus sensit victoria belli judicaret,
id. Phil. 11, 13, 34:Petreius ubi videt, Catilinam, contra ac ratus erat, magna vi tendere, etc.,
Sall. C. 60, 5.—With ac and atque:(δ).si denique aliquid non contra ac liceret factum diceretur, sed contra atque oporteret,
Cic. Balb. 3, 7.—With quam (post-Aug.):2.cui contra quam proposuerat aliqua cesserunt,
Sen. Ira, 3, 6, 5; Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 149; 11, 21, 24, § 72; Gell. 6 (7), 8, 6:contra quam licet,
id. 1, 3, 19; Sil. 15, 107.—Of moral opposition of acts contrary to rules and principles (cf. II. 3. g infra); so always with quam:II.mater Aviti, generi sui, contra quam fas erat, amore capta,
contrary to the divine law, Cic. Clu. 5, 12:ut senatus, contra quam ipse censuisset, ad vestitum rediret,
contrary to its own resolution, id. Pis. 8, 18:contra quam ista causa postulasset,
id. Caecin. 24, 67:contra quam sanctum legibus est,
Liv. 30, 19, 9; Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 11; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 2; id. Dom. 46, 122:contraque faciunt quam polliceri videntur,
Auct. Her. 4, 3, 6; Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 86.Prep. with acc., before, against, facing, towards, opposite to, contrary to (acc. to many scholars not ante-class.; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 108; but found Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 24 Fleck., a line omitted by Lorenz as a gloss; id. Pers. 1, 1, 13 Ritschl; Att. ap. Non. p. 469, 15, or Trag. Rel. v. 476 Rib.; cf. also Plaut. Poen. 5, 6, 18; Cato, R. R. 18, 1, and v. I. A. 1. a. b, and I. A. 1. b. a supra).A.Local uses.1.Opposite, over against, facing.a.Of countries and places (mostly of those separated by water;b.adversus and e regione mostly of places opposite by land): insulae natura triquetra, cujus unum latus est contra Galliam,
Caes. B. G. 5, 13; 3, 9; 4, 20:ad insulam quae est contra Massiliam,
id. B. C. 1, 56; 3, 23:Rhodios, pacatis contra insulam suam terris, etc.,
Liv. 37, 15, 7; 3, 26, 8:Carthago Italiam contra,
Verg. A. 1, 13; 5, 124; Ov. M. 14, 17:insulae quae contra Tauri promuntorium inopportune navigantibus objacent, Chelidoniae nominantur,
Mel. 2, 7; Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 151; 6, 28, 32, § 152; 5, 7, 7, § 41; Tac. A. 3, 1; id. H. 2, 17.—Of the heavenly bodies:c.donique (luna) eum (sc. solem) contra pleno bene lumine fulsit,
Lucr. 5, 708:contra Volucris rostrum posita est Lyra,
Vitr. 9, 4, 5; Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 9; 1, 8, 3; Plin. 2, 31, 31, § 99; 5, 10, 10, § 56.—So, tertium (latus Britanniae) est contra septem triones, opposite ( facing); hence, contra meridiem and contra ortus (instead of ad or adversus meridiem, etc.), facing the south and east, Plin. 6, 24, 24, § 85; 17, 2, 2, § 22. —So of a person standing in the sunlight:cum minima umbra (i. e. a sole) contra medium fiet hominem,
Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 327; cf.:contra mediam faciem meridies erit,
id. 18, 33, 76, § 326.—Of opposite ends of a line.(α).Of the diameter of the earth: esse e regione nobis e contraria parte terrae qui adversis vestigiis stent contra nostra vestigia, quos antipodas vocatis, Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123.—(β).Of a line drawn:d.contra autem E littera I erit ubi secat circinationem linea,
opposite the point E will be the letter I, Vitr. 9, 7, 4.—Of buildings, etc.:e.contra hoc aviarium est aliud minus in quo quae mortuae sunt aves curator servare solet,
Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 5; Vitr. 5, 6, 3; 3, 5, 15:(statuam) quae fuerit contra Jovis Statoris aedem in vestibulo Superbi domus,
Plin. 34, 6, 13, § 29:contra medium fere porticum diaeta paulum recedit,
Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 20; 2, 17, 5; Suet. Aug. 44.—Of places on the human body:2.id quod contra stomachum est,
Cels. 4, 5 (4, 12 med.); 7, 7;4, 20 (13).—Of the direction of the intestines, etc.: ea... contra medium alvum orsa,
Cels. 4, 1 fin. —Of actions, opposite, towards, against, facing (syn.:a.adversus, ad, e regione,
Caes. B. G. 7, 61).In gen.:b.quamvis subito... quamque Rem contra speculum ponas, apparet imago,
Lucr. 4, 156: Democritus... clipeum constituit contra exortum Hyperionis, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17, 4:et contra magnum potes hos (i.e. oculos) attollere solem, Nec tremis...?
Prop. 1, 15, 37; Col. 7, 3, 8:rex constiterat contra pedites,
Curt. 10, 9, 13; 9, 5, 1:ne contra septentrionem paveris,
Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 330; 28, 6, 19, § 69:contra solem varie refulgens,
placed in the sun, id. 37, 10, 63, § 173; 10, 54, 75, § 151; 37, 6, 22, § 83;37, 7, 25, § 95: cum terrestres volucres contra aquam clangores dabunt,
id. 18, 35, 87, § 363; 19, 8, 39, § 131.—Dependent on verbs of motion (very rare without the idea of hostility):c.(Dinocrates) incessit contra tribunal regis jus dicentis,
towards, Vitr. 2, praef. 1.—So trop., of actions done for a purpose:lege Cornelia de sicariis tenetur qui, cum in magistratu esset, eorum quid fecerit contra hominis necem quod legibus permissum non sit,
Dig. 48, 8, 4.—Appositively, with the predicate: (elephanti) tanta narratur clementia contra minus validos, ut, etc., if fronting weaker animals, if brought in contact with them (not to be connected with clementia), Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 23.—Similarly: dum... fidens non est contra feram, if fronting the animal (not dependent on fidens), Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 57.—d.Against an opposing action, etc.:e.contra vim atque impetum fluminis conversa,
Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 5:cum plateae contra directos ventos erunt conformatae,
Vitr. 1, 6, 8:ut contra ventum gregem pascamus,
Col. 7, 3, 12; Sen. Q. N. 2, 31, 2; Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 52; 17, 2, 2, § 21; 8, 16, 21, § 54:contra fluminum impetus aggeribus,
id. 35, 14, 48, § 169:capite in sole contra pilum peruncto,
id. 27, 4, 5, § 17; 18, 35, 88, § 364; Varr. ap. Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83; Sil. 14, 352; Dig. 9, 2, 29, § 4. [p. 455] — Trop.:contra fortunam tenendus est cursus,
Sen. Prov. 5, 9.—Prov.:contra stimulum calces,
kick against the pricks, Isid. Orig. 1, 36, 28 (al. calcitres); cf. Amm. 18, 5, 1.—Of local actions with hostile intent.(α).Lit.:(β).quae vis Coclitem contra omnes hostium copias tenuit?
Cic. Par. 1, 2, 12:Pompeium Cartejae receptum scribis: jam igitur contra hunc exercitum (sc. constitit),
id. Att. 15, 20, 3:pertimescam, credo, ne mihi non liceat contra vos in contione consistere,
to face you, id. Agr. 1, 8, 25; Lepidus ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 26:a fronte contra hostem pedum quindecim fossam fieri jussit,
id. ib. 1, 41; 1, 42; id. B. G. 7, 62:Tullus adversus Veientem hostem derigit suos: Albanos contra legionem Fidenatium collocat,
Liv. 1, 27, 5; 24, 41, 5; 38, 4, 5; Verg. A. 12, 279; Front. Strat. 2, 2, 13; 2, 3, 17.—Appositively, with a local verb understood:terribilis haec contra fugientes belua est, fugax contra insequentes,
i. e. if fronting, if placed opposite, Plin. 8, 25, 38, § 92.—Trop.:f.castra sunt in Italia contra populum Romanum in Etruriae faucibus collocata,
Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 5; id. Mil. 1, 2; Quint. 7, 7, 5:tum contra hanc Romam illa altera Roma quaeretur,
will be as a rival against this Rome, Cic. Agr. 2, 22, 86:cui rationi contra homines barbaros atque imperitos locus fuisset, hac ne ipsum quidem sperare, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 40:(Cicero) plerumque contra inimicos atque obtrectatores plus vindicat sibi,
when fronting adversaries, Quint. 11, 1, 23.—In partic.(α).Stare contra aliquem (opp. stare ab aliquo); usu. implying hostility; mostly trop., to stand against, to be arrayed against, to face, oppose:(β).quod contra hoc exemplum nulla staret eorum ratio,
Auct. Her. 4, 5, 7:contra populi studium,
Cic. Brut. 34, 126:contra civium perditorum... dementiam a senatu et a bonorum causa,
id. ib. 79, 273; so,a mendacio contra veritatem,
id. Inv. 1, 3, 4:contra cives in acie,
id. Att. 16, 11, 2:et adversi contra stetit ora juvenci,
opposite, Verg. A. 5, 477; 5, 414:haec enim (ratio) sola... stat contra fortunam,
Sen. Ep. 14, 4, 2: contra leonem etiam stetit, fronted, i. e. hunted, Spart. Carac. 5 fin. —Contra aliquem ire:3.aut saevos Libyae contra ire leones,
Stat. Th. 9, 16.— Trop.:uti contra injurias armati eatis,
Sall. J. 31, 6:interritus (sapiens) et contra illa (mala) ibit et inter illa,
Sen. Ep. 59, 8; cf.: contra venire, II. B. 1. c. b infra, and v. also II. B. 2. b. and II. B. 1. b. infra.—Transf.,a.To persons placed together for comparison:b.C. vero Caesar, si foro tantum vacasset, non alius ex nostris contra Ciceronem nominaretur,
Quint. 10, 1, 114:CORONATO CONTRA OMNES SCAENICOS,
Inscr. Grut. p. 331, n. 4.—To things compared, as if weighed against each other as to their value, strength, etc.(α).Lit. (very rare):(β).quamcunque vis rem expende, et contra aquam statue... Si gravior est, leviorem rem... feret, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—Prop.:c.cujus (i. e. generis humani) causa videtur cuncta alia genuisse natura, magna saeva mercede contra tanta sua munera,
Plin. 7, 1, 1, § 1:qui amicus esse coepit quia expedit, placebit ei aliquod pretium contra amicitiam,
Sen. Ep. 9, 9:numquam ulli fortiores cives fuerunt quam qui ausi sunt eum contra tantas opes ejus... condemnare,
Cic. Fam. 7, 2, 3:tantum studium bonorum in me exstitisse, contra incredibilem contentionem clarissimi et potentissimi viri,
id. ib. 7, 2, 2; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 3:nomen prorogans nostrum et memoriam extendens contra brevitatem aevi,
as a compensation for, Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 154.—So esp., valere contra, to weigh against, counterbalance, avail or prevail against: non vereor ne meae vitae modestia parum valitura sit contra falsos rumores, Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8:(illa facta) pro periculo potius quam contra salutem valere debere,
Cic. Part. Or. 35, 120; id. Off. 3, 29, 104:contrane lucrum nil valere Pauperis ingenium?
Hor. Epod. 11, 11; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 1; id. Cons. Helv. 5, 5; so,robur habere contra: si contra unamquamlibet partem fortunae satis tibi roboris est,
id. ib. 13, 2;so of counterchecks: in Creta decem qui cosmoe vocantur, ut contra consulare imperium tribuni plebis, sic illi contra vim regiam constituti,
Cic. Rep. 2, 33, 58.—Of antidotes: cimicum natura contra serpentium morsus valere dicitur, item contra venena omnia, Plin. 29, 4, 17, § 61.—Hence,Colloq., aliquid contra aurum est, something is worth gold, is superb, both predicatively and attributively (cf.: auro contra, I. A. 2. supra): hujusce pomaria in summa Sacra Via ubi poma veneunt, contra aurum imago, a spectacle for gold, i. e. a magnificent sight, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10 MSS. (al. aliter):d.numcubi hic vides citrum... num quod emblema aut lithostratum? quae illic omnia contra aurum,
superb, id. ib. 3, 2, 4 MSS. (Schneid. omits aurum, ex conj.):oneravi vinum, et tunc erat contra aurum,
Petr. 7, 6.—Transf., of replies, with aiebat, inquit, etc.; both in friendly and inimical sense; esp., contra ea, contra haec, = the adv. contra:B.contra ea Titurius sero facturos clamitabat, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 5, 29:contra ea Verginius unum Ap. Claudium et legum expertem et, etc., aiebat,
Liv. 3, 57, 1; 24, 45, 4:quae contra breviter fata est vates,
Verg. A. 6, 398:contra quod disertus Tu impie fecisti inquit, etc.,
Quint. 7, 1, 53 (cf.: contra ea, II. E. 1. infra).Denoting hostility or disadvantage.1.With verbs of hostile action.a.Of physical exertion:b.pugnavere et tertio consulatu ejus viginti (elephanti) contra pedites quingentos,
Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 22:proelium Afri contra Aegyptios primi fecere fustibus,
id. 7, 56, 57, § 200; 8, 40, 61, § 142. —Referring to warfare (usu. adversus), bellum gerere (rarely for cum or adversus; but contra patriam, contra aras, etc., not cum patria, etc.; cf.c.bellum, II. A. 1. e.): a quo prohibitos esse vos contra Caesarem gerere bellum (opp. pro),
Cic. Lig. 8, 25; id. Phil. 5, 10, 27; Liv. Ep. 129.—With bellum suscipere:contra Antonium,
Cic. Phil. 8, 2, 5; so,contra patriam,
id. Sull. 20, 58:pugnare contra patriam,
id. ib. 25, 70:contra conjuges et liberos,
Sen. Ben. 5, 15, 5:armatum esse contra populum Romanum,
Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32.—With arma ferre (freq.), Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 72; 13, 21, 47; Liv. 28, 28, 15; Nep. Att. 4, 2; Tib. 1, 6, 30; Ov. M. 4, 609; 13, 269; id. P. 1, 1, 26.—With arma sumere or capere, Cic. Rab. Perd. 6, 19; id. Phil. 4, 1, 2; 4, 3, 7:armis contendere contra,
Caes. B. G. 2, 13:arma alicui dare (trop.),
Cic. Phil. 2, 21, 53:aciem instruere (trop.),
Liv. 25, 4, 4:exercitum comparare,
Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 14; 4, 1, 2:exercitum instruere,
id. Cat. 2, 11, 24:exercitum ducere and adducere,
id. Phil. 4, 2, 5; 3, 4, 11:exercitum contra Philippum mittere,
id. Inv. 1, 12, 17:naves ducere contra,
Hor. Epod. 4, 19:ducere contra hostes,
Liv. 1, 27, 4:florem Italiae educere contra,
Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24:proficisci contra,
to march against, Liv. 1, 11, 3; 8, 2, 5:auxilium ferre Rutulis contra Latinos,
Plin. 14, 12, 14, § 88:juvare aliquem contra,
Caes. B. C. 1, 35:consilium inire contra Sequanos,
to take hostile measures against, id. B. G. 6, 12.—Of legal contention (more freq. adversus, except with verbs of saying).(α).In gen., with agere or causam agere, to act as counsel against a party or his attorney:(β).cum agerem contra hominem disertissimum nostrae civitatis,
Cic. Caecin. 33, 97; id. Brut. 63, 226; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 3; Quint. 11, 1, 59.—Causam recipere or suscipere contra, to accept a retainer against:(causam) quam receperam contra pueros Octavios,
Cic. Att. 13, 49, 1; Quint. 6, 1, 12; Plin. Ep. 4, 17, 1.—Adesse alicui contra, to appear, act as one's counsel against:rogavit me Caecilius ut adessem contra Satrium,
Cic. Att. 1, 1, 3; Plin. Ep. 1, 7, 5 al.; cf.:esse contra,
id. ib. 1, 18, 3.— Trop.: conquesturus venit;at contra se adfuit et satisfacienti satisfecit,
Sen. Fragm. Amic. 14, 1, 89:causam defendere contra,
against the accuser, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 178:statuere contra aliquem (sc. causam),
to establish a case against an adversary, id. Or. 10, 34:actio competit contra,
Dig. 49, 14, 41:querelam instituere contra,
ib. 5, 2, 21, § 1:bonorum possessionem petere contra,
ib. 5, 2, 23:jus obtinere contra,
Cic. Quint. 9, 34:pugnare contra,
to struggle against the accuser, id. Sull. 17, 49; id. Verr. 1, 11, 33:id quod mihi contra illos datum est,
i. e. a local advantage over, id. Tull. 14, 33:judicare contra aliquem,
id. Fl. 20, 48; Dig. 21, 2, 55; 5, 2, 14; Just. Inst. 4, 17, 2:pronuntiare contra,
Paul. Sent. 5, 34, 2: dare sententiam contra, Dig. 21, 2, 56, § 1:decernere contra,
Cic. Fl. 31, 76:appellare contra aliquem,
Dig. 49, 1, 3; 49, 5, 6; cf.:contra sententiam,
Cod. Just. 7, 62, 32, § 2.—Sentire contra aliquem, to have an opinion unfavorable to:cur vos (cum) aliquid contra me sentire dicatis, etc.,
Cic. Caecin. 27, 79.—Venire contra aliquem, to appear as counsel for one's adversary:(γ).quid tu, Saturi, qui contra hunc venis, existimas aliter?
Cic. Rosc. Com. 6, 18; id. Mur. 4, 9; id. Phil. 8, 6, 18.—Venire contra rem alicujus, to give advice damaging one's interests:contra rem suam me venisse questus est,
Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 3.—With dicere and other verbs of saying. (aa) Of a lawyer pleading against a lawyer:d.ipse ille Mucius, quid in illa causa cum contra te diceret, attulit quod? etc.,
Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 244:cum ille contra me pro Sex. Naevio diceret,
id. Brut. 60, 2, 7; id. de Or. 2, 7, 30; id. Rosc. Am. 15, 45; id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 44; id. Planc. 2, 5; id. Brut. 26, 102; so,causam dicere,
id. Or. 2, 23, 98:causam perorare,
id. Quint. 24, 77.—(bb) Of a lawyer's pleading against the parties: dic mihi, M. Pinari, num si contra te dixero mihi male dicturus es? Servil. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 261; 3, 34, 138; 1, 14, 60; id. Or. 35, 123; Quint. 11, 1, 57; cf. with ellipsis of acc.:quorum alter pro Aufldia, contra dixit alter,
id. 10, 1, 22.—(ng) Of a party against a lawyer:si Gaditani contra me dicerent,
if the Gaditani were my adversaries, Cic. Balb. 17, 38.—(dd) Of witnesses and experts, and the pleadings against them:si decressent legationem quae contra istum diceret,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 12: contra testes dicere (opp. a testibus or pro testibus). Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118 (cf.:testimonium in aliquem dicere,
id. Sull. 17, 48; Quint. 7, 4, 36):contra juris consultos dicere,
against their legal opinions, Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—So of witnesses in scientific questions:contra testes dicendum est,
Sen. Q. N. 7, 16, 1.—(ee) Dicere or contendere aliquid contra aliquem, to maintain a point against:cum interrogamus adversarios... quid contra nos dici possit,
Auct. Her. 4, 23, 33:tamenne vereris ut possis hoc contra Hortensium contendere?
Cic. Quint. 25, 78. —Of literary adversaries, mostly with verbs of saying and writing:e.cum scriberem contra Epicurios,
Cic. Att. 13, 38, 1:contra Epicurum satis superque dictum est,
id. N. D. 2, 1, 2:contra Brutum,
id. Tusc. 5, 8, 21:contra Academiam,
id. Ac. 2, 19, 63; id. Fin. 1, 1, 2; 5, 8, 22; id. Tusc. 5, 11, 32; 5, 30, 84; id. Ac. 2, 4, 17:contra autem omnia disputatur a nostris,
id. Off. 2, 2, 8.—Of public and political adversaries (syn. adversus and in).(α).In gen.:(β).sentire contra,
Cic. Mil. 2, 5:pugnare contra bonos,
id. Sull. 25, 71:contra eos summa ope nitebatur nobilitas,
Sall. C. 38, 2; Cic. Sest. 19, 42; 52, 112:(tribuni) qui aut contra consulem, aut pro studio ejus pugnabant,
Liv. 39, 32, 12.—Of political speaking:f.cum (Cato) eo ipso anno contra Serv. Galbam ad populum summa contentione dixisset,
Cic. Brut. 20, 80; so id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 53; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 9, 1.—Of hostile or criminal acts in gen. (syn.:2.adversus, in): inire consilia contra,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 110; id. Cat. 1, 7, 18:manum comparare contra aliquem,
id. Sull. 24, 68:conjurationem facere,
id. ib. 4, 12:congredi,
id. Lig. 3, 9; Sall. J. 64, 4:aliquid contra imperatorem moliri,
Just. Inst. 4, 18, 3:nec dolor armasset contra sua viscera matrem,
against her own offspring Ov. R. Am. 59.—Facere contra (more freq. with abstr. objects; cf. II. C. 1. f. b infra): nunc te contra Caesarem facere summae stultitiae est, to take parts against, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 16, 2:eae (res) contra nos ambae faciunt,
operate against us, id. Quint. 1, 1.—With verbs of saying, etc.:homo disertus non intellegit, eum quem contra dicit laudari a se?
Cic. Phil. 2, 8, 18; 2, 1, 2; 2, 21, 51; Sen. Ep. 15, 3, 70:epigramma quod contra quamdam Gelliam scripsit,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 38:disputare contra deos, in two signif.: contra deum licet disputare liberius,
to accuse, reproach a god, Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76; but: mala et impia consuetudo est contra deos disputandi, to reason against the gods, i. e. against their existence, id. ib. 2, 67, 168.—Predicatively, with esse (videri, etc.), against, injurious to, unfavorable, prejudicial, to one's disadvantage: ut [p. 456] ex senatusconsulto neque cujus intersit, neque contra quem sit intellegi possit, Cic. Mur. 32, 68; id. de Or. 3, 20, 75; 2, 74, 299; 2, 81, 330; id. Sull. 13, 39; Sen. Ben. 6, 31, 6:3.licentiam malis dare certe contra bonos est,
injurious to, Quint. 4, 2, 75:res contra nos est, of unfavorable chances in a lawsuit,
id. 4, 66, 1; 4, 2, 75; 5, 13, 32.—Often, contra aliquem = quod est contra aliquem, referring to indef. pronouns or adjectives:nihil contra me fecit odio mei = nihil quod esset contra me,
Cic. Har. Resp. 3, 5; id. Off. 3, 31, 112:quibus (temporibus) aliquid contra Caesarem Pompeio suaserim,
id. Phil. 2, 10, 24.—Added adverb. to the predicate, mostly referring to purpose, with hostile intent, for the purpose of some hostile act, in order to oppose, in opposition:4.Caesarine eam (provinciam) tradituri fuistis, an contra Caesarem retenturi?
or keep it against Caesar, Cic. Lig. 7, 23:sero enim resistimus ei quem per annos decem aluimus contra nos,
id. Att. 7, 5, 5:judicium illud pecunia esse temptatum non pro Cluentio, sed contra Cluentium,
id. Clu. 4, 9; id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 52; id. Ac. 2, 28, 92:cum quae facitis ejusmodi sint ut ea contra vosmet ipsos facere videamini,
id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104; Sen. Ep. 3, 7, 3: Curio se contra eum totum parat, i. e. to speak against him, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 10; Caes. B. C. 1, 85 ter; Sen. Q. N. 1, 7, 1; Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 192; Plin. Pan. 41.—So with the force of a temporal clause:fidem meam quam essent contra Massam Baebium experti,
in the suit against, Plin. Ep. 3, 4, 4.—Dependent on adjectives (rare):5.contra se ipse misericors,
to his own injury, Phaedr. 4, 18, 3:severissimus judex contra fures,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.—With nouns.a.Acc. to 1. b.:b.ut quam maximae contra Hannibalem copiae sint,
Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17; cf. Vell. 2, 76, 3.—Acc. to 1. c. and 1. e.; so esp., oratio contra (cf.: oratio in).(α).Oratio contra (never in), of an address against the counsel of a party or against the prosecutor:(β).quid in omni oratione Crassus vel apud centumviros contra Scaevolam, vel contra accusatorem Brutum, cum pro Cn. Plancio diceret?
Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 220; cf.:Cato pro se contra Cassium = in oratione contra,
Gell. 10, 15, 3; so,haec perpetua defensio contra Scaevolam,
Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 221:orationem illam egregiam quam (Aeschines) in Ctesiphontem contra Demosthenem dixerat,
id. ib. 3, 56, 213.—Of an address against the party, either in judicial or political affairs:c.unam orationem contra Gracchum reliquit,
Cic. Brut. 26, 99:(Demosthenis) oratio contra Leptinem... contra Aeschinem falsae legationis,
id. Or. 31, 111; Gell. 10, 24, 10; 10, 18, 91; Cic. Brut. 46, 169; Quint. 12, 10, 61; Cic. de Or. 2, 11, 45; id. Brut. 44, 164; Gell. 13, 25 (24), 15; cf. Quint. 4, 3, 13; 11, 2, 25.—Acc. to 1. f.:C.contra patres concitatio et seditio,
Cic. Brut. 14, 56.—Of animals:contra volpium genus communibus inimicitiis,
Plin. 10, 76, 96, § 207.With inanimate and abstract objects.1.Directly dependent on verbs (cf. B. 1.).a.Of physical or moral exertion:b.cum fulmina contra Tot paribus streperet clipeis,
Verg. A. 10, 567:pugnandum tamquam contra morbum, sic contra senectutem,
Cic. Sen. 11, 35:contra verum niti,
Sall. J. 35, 8:contra fortunam luctari,
Sen. Ben. 7, 15, 2; id. Brev. Vit. 10, 1; id. Ep. 78, 15; 99, 32; cf. Cic. Off. 1, 31, 110.—Of warfare (lit. and trop.):c.bellum contra aras, focos, vitam fortunasque gerere,
Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1:bellum gerimus... contra arma verbis,
id. Fam. 12, 22, 1.—So of logical contradictions:artificis autem est invenire in actione adversarii quae semet ipsa pugnent,
Quint. 5, 13, 30.—Of legal contention.(α).Of the actions of the counsel or prosecutor: dicere, or perorare, agere contra aliquid, to plead against, contest something:(β).contra argumenta, rumores, tabulas, quaestiones (opp. ab argumentis, etc.),
Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9 sqq.; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118:contra ratiocinationem,
id. Inv. 2, 50, 153: contra scriptum dicere, to contest, controvert a written law or a document, id. ib. 2, 47, 138; 2, 48, 143; id. Brut. 39, 145; Quint. 7, 7, 1:contra caput dicere,
to plead against life, Cic. Quint. 13, 44 (cf.:servum in caput domini interrogare,
Paul. Sent. 1, 1, 34; 5, 16, 5 and 8; 5, 46, 3): contra libertatem agere, Dig. 40, 12, 26.—Pregn.:contra rerum naturam, contraque consuetudinem hominum dicere (opp. contra nos dicere),
Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 45.—Of judicial decisions contradicting documents, etc.:(γ).contra tabulas judicare,
Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 281:contra testamentum,
Dig. 2, 17, § 1:contra sententiam dicere,
ib. 49, 8, 1, § 2.—Admittere aliquem contra bona, to admit a petition for bonorum possessio (cf.:d.inmittere in bona),
Dig. 38, 2, 3, § 6.—Of antagonism in literary and ethical questions.(α).To contend that something is false:(β).dicere, disputare, disserere contra opinionem or sententiam,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; 5, 19, 55; id. de Or. 3, 18, 67; id. Fin. 5, 4, 10; id. Ac. 2, 18, 60; Sen. Ira, 1, 3, 3; id. Ep. 87, 5; 102, 5 (cf.:in sententiam dicere,
in support of an opinion, Caes. B. G. 1, 45):contra sensus dicere,
Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 101:contra rhetoricen dicere,
Quint. 2, 17, 40.—Of criticism, hostility to principles, etc.:(γ).contra Iliadem et Odysseam scribere,
Vitr. 7, praef. 8:contra quorum disciplinam ingenium ejus exarserat,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 29, 83.—Ethically:e.contra voluptatem dicere,
that pleasure is a moral evil, Cic. Fin. 5, 8, 21:contra mortem loqui,
that death is no evil, Sen. Ep. 82, 7;in both senses: contra vitia, pericula, fortunam, ambitionem,
id. ib. 100, 10:contra fortunam gloriari,
that fortune has no power over him, Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 26; Sen. Ep. 26, 5.—Of public and political acts and speeches:f.contra potentiam accusatorum dicere,
Cic. Brut. 44, 164:contra legem dicere or verba facere,
id. Imp. Pomp. 15, 53; Liv. 34, 8, 1:rogationem ferre contra coloniam ( = contra legem de colonia deducenda),
Cic. Clu. 51, 140; Auct. Her. 1, 17, 21; Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64.—Of hostility, injury, wrongs, etc.(α).In gen.:(β).senatusconsulto quod contra dignitatem tuam fieret,
directed against, Cic. Fam. 12, 29, 2:contra rem publicam se commovere,
id. Cat. 1, 26; 1, 3, 7:incitari,
id. Sest. 47, 100:consilia inire,
id. Agr. 2, 3, 8:conjurationem facere,
Sall. C. 30, 6:contra salutem urbis incitari,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20:cogitare aliquid contra salutem,
id. ib. 3, 9, 21: contra voluntatem or studium dicere, to oppose one's will in a speech:esse aliquem in civitate qui contra ejus (Chrysogoni) voluntatem dicere auderet,
id. Rosc. Am. 22, 60; id. Phil. 1, 11, 28; id. de Or. 3, 34, 138; id. Mur. 4, 10; Tac. H. 2, 91:ne quid contra aequitatem contendas, ne quid pro injuria,
do not array yourself against equity, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71.— Trop.:quis non contra Marii arma, contra Suliae proscriptionem irascitur? ( = Mario propter arma, Sullae propter proscriptionem),
Sen. Ira, 2, 2, 3.—In partic.: facere contra aliquid (syn. adversus), to commit an offence against, to transgress, etc.:2.si quis ad Antonium profectus esset... senatus existimaturum eum contra rem publicam fecisse,
Cic. Phil. 8, 11, 33; id. Mil. 5, 13; 6, 14; id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 3, 25, 95; S. C. ap. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 6; Liv. 25, 4, 7; so,contra salutem rei publicae facere,
Cic. Dom. 38, 102:contra majestatem,
against the emperor, Dig. 48, 4, 5:contra leges,
Cic. Dom. 18, 48; id. Vatin. 7, 18; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Mur. 32, 67; id. de Or. 3, 19, 70; cf. id. Clu. 34, 92; id. Mur. 32, 68; id. Dom. 14, 38; id. Phil. 10, 6, 13; Gai Inst. 4, 121:contra edictum (praetoris),
Cic. Verr 2, 3, 10, § 25; Dig. 39, 1, 20, § 1:contra foedus,
Cic. Balb. 6, 16:contra jusjurandum ac fidem,
id. Off. 3, 10, 43; id. Lael. 3, 30, 74; id. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 7; Prop. 3, 30, 44 (2, 32, 44).—And ironically:tune contra Caesaris nutum (sc. facies)?
Cic. Att. 14, 10, 1.—Rarely contra ea facere = contra facere, adverb. (cf. I. B. 8. and II. E. 1. b.):corpus in civitatem inferri non licet... et qui contra ea fecerit, extra ordinem punitur,
Paul. Sent. 1, 21, 2; 1, 21, 12.—Predicatively with esse (usu. impers.), in violation of, in conflict with, contrary to (cf. 3. g).(α).With esse expressed as the predicate:(β).hominem hominis incommodo suum augere commodum magis est contra naturam quam mors,
Cic. Off. 3, 5, 21; id. Fin. 3, 9, 31; id. N. D. 3, 13, 33; Sen. Ep. 5, 4; Plin. 7, 8, 6, § 45:contra leges or legem est,
Cic. Pis. 13, 30; id. Mur. 32, 67:contra officium est,
id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 1, 10, 32; 1, 6, 19; cf. id. Lael. 11, 39; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Liv. 6, 40, 5; Sen. Q. N. 2, 37, 2; Gai Inst. 3, 157; Dig. 30, 1, 112, § 3; 16, 3, 1, § 7.—With ellipsis of object (naturam), Cic. Fin. 5, 29, 89; cf.:adeo res ista non habet ullam moram quae contra causas ignium sit,
unfavorable to the formation of fire, Sen. Q. N. 2, 26, 7.—With verbal predicate, referring to an indef. pron. or adj., with esse understood:(γ).scis hunc... nihil umquam contra rem tuam cogitasse ( = nihil quod contra rem tuam esset),
Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 147; id. Mil. 5, 13:aliquid contra animum audiendi,
something against our liking, Sen. Const. 19, 2.—So mostly with facere:si quid Socrates aut Aristippus contra morem consuetudinemque fecerint,
Cic. Off. 1, 41, 148; id. Att. 3, 23, 2; 2, 22, 2; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Sall. C. 15, 1; Dig. 8, 2, 11; 8, 2, 17; 35, 1, 79, § 2. —Contra officium, substantively, = id quod contra officium est:3.Sic inter recte factum atque peccatum, officium et contra officium, media locabat quaedam,
Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37.—Adverbially with the predicate.(α).In order to oppose, in opposition to, with hostile intent (cf. B. 3.):(β).eidem illam proscriptionem capitis mei contra salutem rei publicae rogatam esse dicebant,
that the proposal of the law was an attack on the republic, Cic. Prov. Cons. 19, 45; id. Rab. Perd. 12, 35; id. Phil. 10, 10, 22:imperator contra postulata Bocchi nuntios mittit,
to reply to the demands, Sall. J. 83, 3; 25, 6; so,advocare contra,
Sen. Cons. Polyb. 12, 4; id. Ep. 15, 2, 52:si contra mortem te praeparaveris,
to meet death, id. ib. 11, 3, 8.—With the force of a clause of manner, injuriously to, etc.:(γ).quibus contra valetudinis commodum laborandum est,
Cic. Mur. 23, 47; Suet. Aug. 78:contra hominis salutem,
with danger to a man's life, Cod. Just. 7, 62, 29.—In gen., of conflict with some rule or principle, contrary to, in violation of, without regard to ( = ita ut contra sit; cf. 2. supra; very freq. from the class. period;4.syn. adversus): ceperitne pecunias contra leges P. Decius,
Cic. de Or. 2, 31, 136; id. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 10; id. Fl. 34, 86:pecuniam contra leges auferre,
id. Verr. 1, 18, 56; 2, 1, 10, § 27; 2, 5, 18, § 46; id. Har. Resp. 26, 56:contra legem,
id. Rab. Perd. 3, 8; id. Dom. 16, 41:contra jus fasque,
id. Har. Resp. 16, 34; id. Quint. 6, 28:contra jus,
Liv. 5, 4, 14; id. Dom. 13, 55; id. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 34:contra jus gentium,
Liv. 4, 32, 5; 9, 10, 10; 21, 25, 7; 5, 36, 6;6, 1, 6: contra juris rigorem,
Dig. 40, 5, 24, § 10 et saep.:contra testimonium aliquid judicare,
without regard to, Cic. Brut. 31, 117:aliquid contra verecundiam disputare,
contrary to the rules of decency, id. Off. 1, 35, 128:aliquid contra fidem constituere,
Quint. 5, 13, 34:quae majores nostri contra lubidinem animi sui recte atque ordine fecere,
contrary to the dictates of passion, Sall. C. 51, 4; id. J. 33, 1; cf. of logical opposition, II. E. 2. infra.—Dependent on substt.a.Of physical strife:b.scit ille imparem sibi luctatum contra nexus (draconis),
Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33. —Of warfare:c.imperatorum copia contra tuum furorem,
Cic. Mur. 39, 83:Parthorum gloria contra nomen Romanum,
Liv. 9, 18, 6: in castris perditorum contra patriam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 6.—Of legal contention:d.causa contra scriptum,
Cic. Inv. 2, 46, 135.—Of political speaking:e.divina M. Tullii eloquentia contra leges agrarias,
Quint. 2, 16, 7; 9, 3, 50; Gell. 18, 7, 7.—Of literary opposition:f.Caesaris vituperatio contra laudationem meam,
Cic. Att. 12, 40, 1.—Of hostility, etc.:g.cujus factum, inceptum, conatumve contra patriam,
Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:ullum factum dictumve nostrum contra utilitatem vestram,
Liv. 6, 40, 5.—Of injury:h.vitae cupiditas contra rem publicam,
Cic. Planc. 37, 90: contra serpentes venenum, fatal to serpents, or as a defence against serpents, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 15.—Of violation, disregard, etc. (cf. 3. g):5.iter contra senatus auctoritatem,
Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:contra consuetudinem somnium,
Plin. 10, 77, 98, § 211:bonorum possessio contra tabulas,
Dig. 37, 4, 3, § 13; Gai Inst. 3, 41.—Dependent on adjectives (very rare; cf.D.II. D. 2. c. infra): contraque patris impii regnum impotens, avum resolvam,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 966.Of defence, protection, and resistance (syn.: adversus, ab).1.Against persons.a.Dependent on verbs:b.cum populus Romanus suam auctoritatem vel contra omnes qui dissentiunt possit defendere,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 63: si ego consul rem publicam [p. 457] contra te et gregales tuos defendissem, id. Sest. 52, 111; 22, 49; 8, 20; id. Fam. 11, 27, 7; id. Phil. 2, 18, 45:contra quem multum omnes boni providerunt,
provided a great defence, id. Mur. 38, 81: formula qua utitur patronus contra libertum qui eum in jus vocat, as a defence against, Gai Inst. 4, 46. —And of protection of plants against injurious animals:contra haec animalia proderit, si, etc.,
Pall. 10, 3, 2.—Dependent on adjectives, mostly participial:2.paratus contra,
Cic. Mil. 21, 56:nihil satis firmum contra Metellum,
Sall. J. 80, 1:contra potentes nemo est munitus satis,
Phaedr. 2, 6, 1.—Against inanimate and abstract things.a.Dependent on verbs:b.contra avium morsus munitur vallo aristarum,
Cic. Sen. 15, 51:propugnaculum, quo contra omnes meos impetus usurum se putat,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 16, § 40; 2, 5, 39, § 102:publicam causam contra vim armatam suscipere,
id. Dom. 34, 91; id. Quint. 30, 94; id. Leg. 3, 3, 9:contra tantas difficultates providere,
Sall. J. 90, 1; 76, 4; so,contra ea,
id. ib. 57, 5:patricii vi contra vim resistunt,
Liv. 3, 13, 4; Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 28; Tac. Agr. 45; Sen. Prov. 4, 12; id. Const. 5, 4.—Dependent on substt.:c.suffragia contra oppugnationem vestrae majestatis,
Cic. Rab. Perd. 12, 35:defensio contra vim,
id. Mil. 5, 14:patronus justitiae fuit contra orationem Phili,
id. Lael. 7, 25; Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 30; 14, 3, 4, § 40:contra labores patientia,
id. 23, 1, 22, § 37.—Dependent on adjectives (in Cic. freq. with P. a. predicatively used; otherwise very rare;3.in later prose freq.): nec est quidquam Cilicia contra Syriam munitius,
against an attack from the side of Syria, Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 4:ut nullius res tuta, nullius domus clausa, nullius vita saepta, nullius pudicitia munita contra tuam cupiditatem posset esse,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 15, § 39; id. Fin. 1, 16, 51; id. Mil. 25, 67; id. Tusc. 5, 8, 19; 5, 27, 76:vir contra audaciam firmissimus,
id. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Sall. J. 33, 2; 28, 5:fortis contra dolorem,
Sen. Ep. 98, 18; Quint. 12, 1, 10:callosus,
Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 147; 14, 2, 4, § 23:far contra hiemes firmissimum,
id. 18, 8, 19, § 83:equus tenax contra vincula,
Ov. Am. 3, 4, 13:contraque minantia fata pervigil,
Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 1, 284.—Of remedies against sickness and its causes, poison, etc.; so only in Plin.; in Pall. only of preventives and of protection against hurtful animals, and against mental perturbations in gen.; cf. infra (syn. ad in Cat., Cic., Cels., Col.; adversus only in Celsus, who also has in with abl.).(α).Dependent on verbs:(β).cujus et vinum et uva contra serpentium ictus medetur,
Plin. 14, 18, 22, § 117; 7, 2, 2, § 13:prodest et contra suspiria et tussim,
id. 20, 13, 50, § 128:valet potum contra venena,
id. 28, 7, 21, § 74; 29, 4, 22, § 71; 29, 4, 26, § 81; 28, 8, 27, § 98; 16, 37, 71, § 180; 35, 6, 14, § 34; 28, 6, 18, §§ 65-67.—Dependent on substt.:(γ).remedium contra morsus,
Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 118; 10, 59, 79, § 163:contra venena esse omnia remedio,
id. 16, 44, 95, § 251; 17, 24, 37, § 240; 7, 1, 1, § 4.—Dependent on adjectives:(δ).vinum quod salutare contra pestilentiam sit,
Pall. 11, 14, 17.—Appositively, as a remedy:E.cujus lacteum succum miris laudibus celebrat... contra serpentes et venena,
Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 16; 29, 4, 26, § 83. —So of remedies against affections:Tiberium tonante caelo coronari ea (lauro) solitum ferunt contra fulminum metus,
Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 135; cf. Sen. Ira, 2, 21, 1; id. Tranq. 5. 1.Of logical opposition.1.With a neuter demonstrative (contra ea, contra haec, contra quae, quod contra = contra, adv.).a.The contrary, the reverse (very rare; cf.b.I. D. 1.): sed mihi contra ea videtur,
but to me the contrary seems true, Sall. J. 85, 1:omnia quae contra haec sunt, omnia quae contra sunt,
and vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 90. —Contra ea, on the contrary, in logical antithesis (not in Cic. and Sall.; once in Caes. and Quint.; several times in Liv. and Nep.; cf.: contra ea, in other uses, II. A. 2. e. a, II. D. 2. a., II. A. 3. d., II. C. 1. f.):c.omnes arderent cupiditate pugnandi... contra ea Caesar... spatiumque interponendum... putabat ( = at contra),
but Caesar on the contrary, Caes. B. C. 3, 74: superbe ab Samnitibus... legati prohibiti commercio sunt;contra ea benigne ab Siculorum tyrannis adjuti,
Liv. 4, 52, 6; 2, 60, 1; 21, 20, 6;44, 43, 5: pater... Thracem me genuit, contra ea mater Atheniensem,
Nep. Iphicr. 3, 4; id. praef. 6; id. Alcib. 8, 1.—And after a question, with immo (cf. I. E. 5. b.):an infirmissimi omnium... (sumus)? Immo contra ea vel viribus nostris, vel, etc., tuti (sumus),
Liv. 41, 24, 8.—Quod contra, by anastrophe (v. F. 1.), contrary to which, whereas, while on the contrary (only once in Lucr. and three times in Cic.):2.illud in his rebus vereor ne forte rearis, Inpia te rationis inire elementa viamque indugredi sceleris: quod contra saepius illa Religio peperit scelerosa atque impia facta,
whereas on the contrary, Lucr. 1, 81:cujus a me corpus crematum est, quod contra decuit ab illo meum (sc. cremari),
Cic. Sen. 23, 84:quod contra oportebat delicto dolere, correctione gaudere,
id. Lael. 24, 90 (B. and K. place a comma after oportebat; cf.Nauck ad loc.): reliquum est ut eum nemo judicio defenderit: quod contra copiosissime defensum esse contendi,
id. Quint. 28, 87 (many consider contra in all these passages as an adverb; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 121 sq.; some explain quod as an ancient ablative, = qua re;v. Ritschl,
Plaut. Exc. p. 57, Munro ad Lucr. 1, 82).—With an abstract noun, with the force of the adverb contra with ac or atque (I. F. 1.), contrary to, contrary to what, etc. (esp. in Sall., not in Cic.; cf. praeter): celeriter contraque omnium opinionem confecto itinere, contrary to the opinion ( = contra ac rati erant), Caes. B. G. 6, 30:F.contra opinionem Jugurthae ad Thalam perveniunt,
Sall. J. 75, 9; Hirt. B. G. 8, 40.—Contra spem either contrary to the opinion, or against the hope:Metellus contra spem suam laetissume excipitur ( = contra ac ratus, veritus est),
Sall. J. 88, 1; so,cetera contra spem salva invenit,
Liv. 9, 23, 17:contra spem omnium L. Furium optavit,
id. 6, 25, 5; Curt. 8, 4, 45;but: at Jugurtha contra spem nuntio accepto ( = contra ac speraverat),
Sall. J. 28, 1; Liv. 24, 45, 3:postquam... Jugurtha contra timorem animi praemia sceleris adeptum sese videt,
Sall. J. 20, 1:ipse in Numidiam procedit, ubi contra belli faciem tuguria plena hominumque... erant ( = contra ac in bello evenire solet),
id. ib. 46, 5:contra famam,
Plin. 13, 22, 43, § 126; 7, 53, 54, § 180:segniterque et contra industriam absconditae formicae,
slowly, and in a manner different from their usual activity, id. 18, 35, 88, § 364.—Of persons:frigidam potionem esse debere, contra priores auctores, Asclepiades confirmavit,
contrary to the opinion of the former physicians, Cels. 4, 26 (19).Sometimes by anastrophe after its noun.1.In prose, after relatives, esp. in Cic.:2.quos contra disputant,
Cic. Ac. 2, 15, 47:quem contra dicit,
id. Phil. 2, 8, 18 (v. II. B. 1. f.):quem contra veneris,
id. Mur. 4, 9:quas contra, praeter te, etc.,
id. Vatin. 7, 18:eos ipsos quos contra statuas,
id. Or. 10, 34:quos contra me senatus armavit,
id. Att. 10, 8, 8:quam contra multa locutus est,
Sen. Ep. 82, 7, Plin. Ep. 1, 23, 3; Claud. in Rufin. 1, 332; v. also E. 1. c. supra.—After other words ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):hunc igitur contra mittam contendere causam,
Lucr. 4, 471:dicere eos contra,
id. 4, 484:donique eum contra,
id. 5, 708:agmina contra,
Verg. A. 12, 279:magnum Alciden contra,
id. ib. 5, 414:Paridem contra,
id. ib. 5, 370:Italiam contra,
id. ib. 1, 13:deos contra,
Ov. P. 1, 1, 26:Messania moenia contra,
id. M. 14, 17:litora Calabriae contra,
Tac. A. 3, 1. -
15 contra dicta
contrā, adv. and prep. [stem con, i. e. cum, through a comparative form conter; cf.: alter, uter, inter, praeter, etc.; in abl. fem. form like the locative adverbs ea, qua, etc.; cf.: ultra, intra, extra, citra], orig., in comparison with; hence, over against, fronting, in front, opposite, in opposition to, against, contrary to, opposed to, etc.I.Adv. (referring to an opposed object often with the force of a preposition with ellipsis of a pronoun, = against it, against him, etc.).A.Local.1.Lit., of position in front of a person, place, or thing.a.With verb of being or position expressed or understood.(α).Referring to living beings, opposite, in face of, face to face, facing, in front of, fronting, confronting (not in Cic., Caes., or Sall.):(β).feminam scelestam te, adstans contra, contuor,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 26:ut confidenter mihi contra adstitit,
id. Capt. 3, 5, 6; Lucr. 4, 223; 6, 929:signum contra, quoad longissume oculi ferebant, animo finivit,
Liv. 1, 18, 8:stat contra starique jubet,
Juv. 3, 290:stat contra dicitque tibi tua pagina Fures!
Mart. 1, 55, 12:ulmus erat contra,
in front of her, Ov. M. 14, 661:templa vides contra,
in front (of us), id. ib. 7, 587.—Of position in front of the enemy:contra conserta manu,
Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 3: contra consistere, to make front against them, Caes. B. G. 2, 17.—Referring to things and places, over against (it), opposite (to it), on the opposite side (mostly post-Aug.):b.contra jacet Cancer patulam distentus in alvum,
Manil. 2, 253:posita contra Hispania,
Tac. Agr. 11:promuntorium quod contra procedit,
Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6: relinquendae autem contra erunt vacuae tabellae, on the opposite side, i. e. of the leaf, Quint. 10, 3, 32: illo quaerente cur non decidant contra siti, the antipodes (cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123; v. II. A. 1. c. a), Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161.—With the governing verb understood:arguam hanc vidisse apud te contra conservum meum,
face to face, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 91:jam omnia contra circaque hostium plena erant, Liv 5, 37, 8: eadem verba contra (i. e. ponuntur),
side by side, Quint. 9, 3, 36; Verg. A. 6, 23.—With verbs of motion, so as to be opposite to an object or face to face with a person, variously rendered.(α).Referring to persons:(β).accede ad me atque adi contra,
come right up to me, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 23; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 6: hostes crebri cadunt; nostri contra ingruunt, advance to their front (in Plaut. hostility is not implied in contra), id. Am. 1, 1, 84: quis nos pater aut cognatu' volet contra tueri, face to face, eye to eye, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 12 Mull. (Trag. Rel. v. 444 Rib.); Att. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1, 55 (Trag. Rel. v. 538 ib.):adspicedum contra me = contra adspice me,
Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 56 Lorenz ad lec.:contra adspicere,
id. Mil. 2, 1, 45:contra intueri,
Liv. 1, 16, 6; 9, 6, 8; Sen. Q. N. 1, 3, 6:cum veniret contra Marcianus,
Quint. 6, 3, 95; Plin. 9, 46, 70, § 152.—Of things:2.hic ubi sol radiis... Adversa fulsit nimborum aspergine contra,
Lucr. 6, 525; Cels. 8, 8, 1:quam (turrim) promoti contra validi asseres... perfregere,
Tac. H. 4, 30.—Reciprocally: oscula non pervenientia contra, not coming through (the wall) so as to meet, Ov. M. 4, 80.—Transf. to equivalents of weight, value, and price; so,(α).In Plaut. only in the colloq. phrases auro contra, aurichalco contra, and contra auro (sc. posito); lit., for gold placed against; cf.:(β).aes contrarium, s. v. contrarius: (servus) non carus'st auro contra,
at his weight in gold, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 30: jam auro contra constat filius, id. Truc. 2, 6, 57 (Speng. aurichalco): auro contra cedo modestum amatorem! A me aurum accipe. Pa. Cedo mihi contra aurichalco quoi ego sano serviam, id. Curc. 1, 3, 45 sq.; id. Mil. 3, 1, 63; 4, 2, 85; id. Ps. 2, 3, 23.—In post-Aug. prose (very rare):3.at si aquae et ejus rei quam contra pensabis par pondus erit, nec pessum ibit, nec exstabit, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—Of reciprocal actions, = vicissim, in turn, in return, back, on my, his, etc., part, likewise, counter-.(α).In gen.:(β).te ut deludam contra, lusorem meum,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 71:quae me amat, quam ego contra amo,
id. Merc. 5. 2, 77; id. Cist. 1, 1, 96; id. Trin. 4, 2, 55; id. As. 2, 2, 110:qui arguat se, eum contra vincat jurejurando suo,
make a victorious counter-charge, id. Mil. 2, 2, 37:si laudabit haec Illius formam, tu hujus contra (i. e. lauda),
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 54:audi nunc contra jam,
listen in turn, id. Phorm. 4, 4, 18; id. Ad. 5, 4, 23:at tu mihi contra nunc videre fortunatus, Phaedria, Cui, etc.,
you likewise seem fortunate to me, id. Phorm. 1, 3, 21:Mettius Tullo gratulatur, contra Tullus Mettium benigne alloquitur,
Liv. 1, 28, 1:contra ut me diligat illa,
Cat. 76. 23; Hor. S. 1, 3, 27 Orell. ad loc.—Hence, with ellipsis of inquit, = respondit:cui latrans contra senex,
Phaedr. 5, 10, 7:scietis, inquam, etc., contra Nigrinus: ad quem missi sunt? ego, etc.,
Plin. Ep. 7, 6, 4.—Rarely with inquit, etc., expressed: at ille contra, renidens, Audi, inquit, discipule, etc.,
Gell. 15, 9, 9; cf.:contra talia reddit,
Claud. B. Gild. 379.—With dat. pers.:(γ).consulo quem dolum doloso contra conservo parem,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 45:facere contra huic aegre,
Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 10:hiscine contra insidiabere?
id. Hec. 1. 1, 13:tibi contra gratiam Referre,
id. ib. 4, 2, 7.—With item:(δ).item a me contra factum est,
Plaut. Aul. prol. 20:puellam senex Amat et item contra filius,
id. Cas. prol. 49; id. Pers. 5, 2, 36; id. Am. 1, 1, 67; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 25.—Combining a reciprocal with a local relation (A. 1. a. a, and b. a): contra carinantes verba, exchanging abusive words ( face to face), Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 361 (Ann. v. 181 Vahl.): tubae utrimque contra canunt;(ε).Consonat terra,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 73; 1, 1, 86:confer gradum Contra pariter,
id. Ps. 2, 4, 18; id. Truc. 1, 2, 28:video amicam... Ubi contra adspexit me, etc.,
id. Mil. 2, 1, 45; Verg. E. 7, 8; cf. Lucr. 4, 243:vesper adest, juvenes consurgite!... Cernitis, innuptae, juvenes? consurgite contra!
Cat. 62, 6.—Implying also opposition: Pe. Conpellabo. Ph. Orationis aciem contra conferam, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 20:B.si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet,
what counter gift, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 63: quod Scipio postulavit... ut, etc. Et quod contra collega postulavit ne, etc., Annal. Trib. Pleb. ap. Gell. 7 (6), 19, 5:si vobis aequa et honesta postulatio videtur, ego contra brevem postulationem adfero,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 7; Nep. Epam. 6, 1;Auct. B. Alex. 24: illo licente contra liceri audeat nemo,
to bid in opposition, Caes. B. G. 1, 18; Liv. 4, 53, 6:agedum pauca accipe contra,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 38.—So in battle:Numidae... Romanorum ordines conturbare... neque contra feriundi copia erat,
Sall. J. 50, 4; and in law: et ab eo is qui adoptat vindicat... et illo contra non vindicante, etc., Gai Inst. 1, 134; 2, 24.—Esp. in replies:oratio contra a Demosthene pro Ctesiphonte edita,
Cic. de Or. 3, 56, 213:dicit accusator haec: primum, etc.... quid contra reus?
id. Clu. 30, 81; id. Fin. 5, 22, 63; Curt. 4, 1, 10; 7, 9, 1.Of opposition, strife, etc., against; constr. absol., with dat., and ne, quominus or quin.1.Of physical exertion.(α).Lit.:(β).concurrunt... aetheriae nubes contra pugnantibu' ventis,
struggling against each other, Lucr. 6. 98:nec nos obniti contra... Sufficimus,
bear up, battle against, Verg. A. 5, 21; Ov. M. 9, 50; 2, 434:at ille contra nititur,
resists, Plin. 2, 38, 38, § 103; 7, 20, 19, § 82:pars remigum, tamquam imperitia... officia nautarum impediebant. Mox contra tendere,
rowed in an opposite direction, Tac. H. 4, 16.—Trop.:2.te rogo ne contrahas ac demittas animum, neque te obrui tamquam fluctu... sinas, contraque erigas ac resistas,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 4:et torrens judicem vel nitentem contra feret, cogatque ire qua rapiet,
Quint. 12, 10, 61.— With ne: vi contra niti, ne advorsus eum fiat, Cato ap. Gell. 7 (6), 3, 16.—With quominus, Lucr. 1, 780.—Of mental exertion:3.si tibi vera videntur, Dede manus, aut, si falsum est, accingere contra,
arm yourself against them, Lucr. 2, 1043; 2, 280. —With dat.:siti contra... pugnandum,
Cels. 4, 2 fin. —Of hostile opposition in gen.(α).Lit.:(β).quod animadversum est in eo qui contra omni ratione pugnarunt, non debeo reprehendere,
who made opposition in every way, Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 137; id. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107:contra etiam aliquid abs te profectum ex multis audivi,
something inimical, id. Fam. 5, 5, 2.—Trop.:4.aut alio quovis (sc. colore) qui contra pugnet et obstet,
Lucr. 2, 794; 2, 868.—Of warfare.(α).Lit.:(β).ut eos adversarios existimemus qui arma contra ferant,
Cic. Off. 1, 25, 87; 1, 12, 37; Vell. 2, 28, 4; cf.:quid quod exercitum contra duxit?
Auct. Her. 4, 16, 23:ut si qua ex parte obviam contra veniretur, acie instructa depugnarent,
if they should be attacked by an open charge, Caes. B. G. 7, 28:issentque confestim ad urbem ni venire contra exercitum... audissent,
Liv. 7, 39, 17:cum Romanae legiones contra direxerint,
would oppose their march, Tac. H. 4, 58; id. A. 6, 44.—With dat.:et huic contra itum ad amnem Erinden,
Tac. A. 11, 10.—Trop.:5.quod ubi viderunt corvi, contra auxiliantur, velut adversus communem hostem,
Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 205.—Of legal contests.(α).With verbs of saying; v. 9. a.—(β).Venire contra, of any legal act with the intention to hurt the adversary:(γ).quid? si omnium mortalium Sthenio nemo inimicior quam hic C. Claudius... fuit? si de litteris corruptis contra venit, etc.?
if he made a charge of forgery against him? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; cf. II. B. c. b.—On the part of the adversary:(δ).inveniendum contra est, quo distet haec causa a ceteris,
Quint. 5, 10, 114; 9, 2, 35; 12, 8, 10.—Of judgments against the parties or against opinions:6.ne spoliaret fama probatum hominem si contra judicasset,
given an adverse decision, Cic. Off. 3, 19, 77; cf. Val. Max. 7, 2, 4; Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—Of literary opposition.(α).Mostly with verbs of saying; v. 9. a. g.—(β).With other verbs:7.astrologorum artem contra convincere tendit,
Lucr. 5, 728:contra nunc illud pone, etc.,
Sen. Ben. 7, 14, 6:habeat (liber meus) etiam quosdam qui contra sentiant et adversentur,
some dissentients and opponents, Quint. 3, 1, 5; 2, 17, 40; 3, 8, 69.—Of public and political opposition.(α).With verbs of saying; v. 9. a. d.—(β).With petere, to be a candidate for office in opposition to another:8.nihil enim supererat de quo certarent, nihil quod contra peterent,
no office was left for which to canvass against each other, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91:honores contra petere,
Quint. 6, 1, 17.—With ire, with dat., of an opposing vote in the senate (cf.:pedibus ire): sententia Cassii ut nemo unus contra ire ausus est, ita dissonae voces respondebant,
Tac. A. 14, 45.—Of violation of law, contracts, etc.: contra facere, or contra committere, to violate, transgress a law, etc.: leges esse non ex ejus qui contra commiserit utilitate, spectari oportere, not in the interest of the transgressor, Cic. Inv. 2, 48, 153:9.si quis sub hoc pacto vendiderit ancillam ne prostitueretur, et si contra factum esset,
and if the contract was violated, Dig. 18, 1, 56.—With verbs of saying, etc., contra dicere; less freq. disputare, disserere, pugnare, in the sense of dicere, and contra scribere (often contradico, in one word, in post-Aug. writers; esp. with dat.).a.Absol.(α).Contra dicere, to speak as counsel of the adversary, to plead his cause, in legal proceedings:(β).cum contra dicturus Hortensius esset,
would speak on the other side, Cic. Quint. 24, 77:hoc... contra dicente Cotta judicatum est,
id. Caecin. 33, 97:dixisse ut contra nemo videretur,
id. Brut. 53, 198: ut contra Crassus... exorsus est, began on the other side, id. ib. § 197.—Hence: qui contra dicit, the adversary or counsel of the adversary:contra autem qui dicet, similitudinem infirmare debebit,
Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 151; id. Part. Or. 21, 108.—In the same sense: agens contra: si nos... impares agentium contra ingeniis dixerimus, that we are unequal to the talents of our adversary's counsel, [p. 453] Quint. 4, 1, 8.—To make charges against (rare):(γ).si qui contra vellet dicere, usurum esse eum suo testimonio,
Cic. Clu. 48, 134:qua ratione nemo neque tum item fecerit, neque nunc contra dicat,
id. Quint. 29, 88; so,contra disputare, of objections to or against a witness: nihil contra disputabo priusquam dixerit,
id. Fl. 21, 51.—In gen., to speak on the other side of a question:(δ).fiebat autem ita, ut cum is qui audire vellet dixisset quid sibi videretur, tum ego contra dicerem,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; id. Fin. 2, 1, 2; so,contra disputare and contra scribere,
id. Or. 1, 19, 85; Vitr. 3, 1, 6; Quint. 2, 17, 13; Dig. 9, 2, 21, § 1.—Hence: qui contra dicunt or disputant, the opponents:nec qui contra dicunt causam difficilem repellunt,
Cic. Fin. 3, 1, 2:ad coarguendos qui contra disputant,
to refule his opponents, Quint. 2, 15, 26.—To oppose or object to a proposition, motion, or petition:(ε). (ζ).quam palam principes dixerunt contra!
protested against it, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 41; Caes. B. C. 1, 32; Cic. Clu. 47, 130.—With pugnare:cum decerneretur frequenti senatu, contra pugnante Pisone, etc.,
Cic. Att. 1, 14, 5:filius ejus incolumitatem optat: contradicit pater,
the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 85; 9, 2, 83; Plin. ap. Gell. 9, 16, 5; Cic. Dom. 33, 87:contradicente nullo,
Suet. Caes. 20; Dig. 3, 3, 15.—Abl. absol. impers.:b.explorandum videtur an etiam contradicto aliquando judicio consuetudo firmata sit,
whether the custom has been confirmed by judgment upon a judicial contest, Dig. 1, 3, 34.—With acc. neutr. pron., to object, to make or raise an objection, to reply; esp. in legal proceedings:c.ego enim, te disputante, quid contra dicerem meditabar,
Cic. N. D. 3, 1, 1:ut contra si quid dicere velit non audiatur,
id. Fin. 5, 10, 27:aiebat illum primo sane diu multa contra (i. e. dixisse), ad extremum autem, etc.,
id. Att. 2, 22, 2.— Hence: quod contra dicitur, or quae contra dicuntur, the objections:ut et id quod intenderemus confirmare, et id quod contra diceretur refellere (possemus),
refute the objections, Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90:quia neque reprehendi quae contra dicuntur possunt, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 81, 331; id. Inv. 2, 44, 127; Quint. 1, 2, 17.—In the same sense, as subst.: contrā dicta, orum, n. plur.:seu proposita confirmamus, sive contra dicta dissolvimus,
or refute the objections, Quint. 4, prooem. 6.—With acc. and inf.:dicitur contra, nullum esse testamentum,
the objection is made that there is no testament, Cic. Agr. 2, 6, 42.—With dat., written in one word (post-Aug.).(α).To oppose a person by speaking against his views:(β).solitum se etiam Thraseae contradicere,
to oppose even Thrasea, Tac. H. 2, 91:tibi,
Suet. Aug. 54:Curioni...,
id. Rhet. 1. —Hence of answers and replies in law: quid si filium testatoris heres ejus prohibuit? Huic contradici potest: ergo pietatis, etc., he may be answered by this plea, etc., Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 13.—And of advisory answers opposed to one's legal views:volenti mihi ream adulterii postulare eam, etc., contradictum est,
my views were disapproved, rejected, Dig. 48, 5, 11, § 10.—To oppose an opinion, with dat. of the thing:(γ).cum plures tantum sententiis aliorum contradicerent,
opposed the opinions, Tac. H. 1, 39.—To object to a motion or petition, with dat. of the petitioner:(δ).patrem qui damnavit optat ne is torqueatur: pater ei contradicit,
the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 81:cum ambienti ut legibus solveretur multi contradicerent,
Suet. Caes. 18; Dig. 40, 5, 14; 40, 12, 33.—With dat. of the petition:(ε).preces erant, sed quibus contradici non posset,
which could not be denied, Tac. H. 4, 46 fin.; Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 2.—To contest the validity of a law (rare):(ζ).quibus (legibus) contradici potest,
Quint. 7, 7, 4.—To contradict an assertion (very rare):d.pro certis autem habemus... cuicunque adversarius non contradicit,
Quint. 5, 10, 13.—With quin, to object:C.praetor Samnitibus respondit... nec contra dici quin amicitia de integro reconcilietur,
there was no objection to a reconciliation, Liv. 8, 2, 2.To one's disadvantage; mostly predic. with esse, unfavorable, adverse, damaging (post-Aug.;D.but cf. II. B. 2.): ut eum qui responsurus est vel tacere, vel etiam invitum id quod sit contra cogat fateri,
Quint. 7, 3, 14:cum verba (legis) contra sint,
id. 7, 1, 49:sed experimentum contra fuit,
unsuccessful, Tac. H. 2, 97 fin.:ubi fortuna contra fuit,
id. ib. 3, 18:si fortuna contra daret,
should be unfavorable, id. ib. 1, 65 fin.; id. A. 15, 13.Of logical opposition, with negative force.1.Of a direct contrast.a.Predicatively, with esse, fieri, etc., the contrary, the opposite:b.quod fieri totum contra manifesta docet res,
but experience teaches that just the contrary is true, Lucr. 3, 686; 4, 1088:in stultitia contra est,
with fools the reverse is true, Cic. Clu. 31, 84:in hac quidem re vereor ne etiam contra (i. e. sit),
id. Att. 12, 46; id. Off. 1, 15, 49:quod contra est,
Sall. J. 85, 21:quis non credat, etc.? Contra autem est,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 12; id. Ep. 7, 3; Dig. 37, 4, 4:contra fore si, etc.,
ib. 34, 2, 39, § 2:immo forsitan et contra (i. e. erit),
ib. 41, 3, 49:ego contra puto (i. e. esse),
Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 7; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 25.—With evenire, accidere, sentire, scribere, habere, etc.:c.utrumque contra accidit: istic enim bellum est exortum, hic pax consecuta,
of both the contrary has happened, Cic. Fam. 12, 18, 2; so Dig. 38, 2, 51:id ego contra puto (sc.: faciendum esse),
id. Att. 10, 8, 2:contra evenit in iis morbis,
Sen. Ep. 52, 7; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 163:ego contra sentio,
Sen. Clem. 1, 15, 5; Sedig. ap. Gell. 15, 24, 4; Dig. 40, 2, 25:Proculus contra (sc. sentit),
ib. 35, 2, 1, § 14; 33, 7, 25:licet Celsus contra scribat,
ib. 9, 2, 21, § 1: contra probatur, Gai Inst. 2, 78; Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 34.—Very rarely referring to a term in the same clause:cujus disparem mitioremque naturam contra interpretabatur,
interpreted in an opposite sense, misinterpreted, misunderstood, Tac. H. 4, 86 fin. —Referring to a word or phrase in the same predicate.(α).To an adverb, in an opposite manner, otherwise, differently, not, etc.:(β).nam ad summam totius rei pertinet, caute an contra demonstrata res sit,
Cic. de Or. 2, 81, 330: quod viriliter animoque fit, id, etc.;quod contra, id turpe,
id. Off. 1, 27, 94:sit sapienter usus aut contra,
Quint. 2, 5, 15:lactuca locis apricis optume autumno ponitur, mediterraneis aut frigidis contra ( = pessime),
Col. 11, 3, 25.—To a predicative adjective, not, the opposite, the reverse, etc.:(γ).ut aliae (res) probabiles videantur aliae contra,
improbable, Cic. Ac. 2, 32, 103; id. Off. 2, 2, 7:quid est quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare,
id. ib. 2, 2, 8; id. Or. 2, 31, 135; Quint. 4, 2, 52.—To a verbal predicate:(δ).an frater fratri exsistat heres, an contra ( = annon),
Dig. 34, 5, 19.—To a subject infinitive:(ε).laudare testem vel contra pertinet ad momentum judiciorum,
praising or censuring a witness, Quint. 3, 7, 2.—To a clause, translated by not or by a repetition of the clause with a negative:(ζ).quae secundum naturam essent, ea sumenda et quadam aestimatione dignanda docebat, contraque contraria,
those that were not, not, Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 36: quod cuidam aut sapiens videor quod una non jerim, aut felix fuisse;mihi contra,
id. Att. 9, 12, 4: an credibile est, incestum cum filia commissum? Et contra, veneficum in noverca, adulterum in luxurioso? and incredible, etc., Quint. 5, 10, 19; so Dig. 9, 1, 2, § 1.—To an attributive genitive:2.Marius cognoscere quid boni utrisque or contra esset (i. e. mali),
Sall. J. 88, 2:verum de origine laudis contraque perspiciemus suo tempore (i. e. vituperationis),
Quint. 2, 4, 21:alii a propositione accusatoris contraque loci oriuntur,
the accuser and the accused, id. 7, 2, 31;so in several titles of the Digests, as Depositi vel contra, = actio depositi, vel contraria actio depositarii,
Dig. 16, 3 tit.; so ib. 16, 17, 1; 16, 13, 6; 16, 13, 7.—Reversing the relation of terms in the preceding sentence, the reverse, conversely, vice versa, etc.a.With its own predicate: saepe... corpus aegret, Cum tamen ex alia laetamur parte latenti;b.Et retro fit uti contra sit saepe vicissim, Cum miser ex animo laetatur corpore toto,
Lucr. 3, 108: illa altera argumentatio, quasi retro et contra, prius sumit, etc., ( proceeding), so to speak, backward and in inverted order, Cic. Part. Or. 13, 46: neque illud ignoro, etc.; sed non idem accidit contra, but the converse is not true, Quint. 8, 6, 3; Gell. 4, 2, 5: ut vocabula verbis, verba rursus adverbiis, nomina appositis et pronominibus essent priora. Nam fit contra quoque frequenter non indecore. for often, not inelegantly, the order is reversed, Quint. 9, 4, 24:quae etiam contra valent,
i. e. if the terms are reversed, id. 3, 7, 25; 9, 2, 49; 8, 6, 25; 9, 4, 72.—Belonging to the same predicate:E.ut quidque erit dicendum ita dicet, nec satura jejune, nec grandia minute, nec item contra,
Cic. Or. 36, 123:cum emtor venditori, vel contra, heres exstitit,
Dig. 35, 2, 48:in quibus patrium pro possessivo dicitur, vel contra,
Quint. 1, 5, 45; 5, 10, 71:junguntur autem aut ex nostro et peregrino, ut biclinium, aut contra, ut epitogium et Anticato,
id. 1, 5, 68:ut capras in montosis potius locis quam in herbidis (pascar), equas contra,
but with mares the reverse is the case, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 16:itaque ille dicere melius quam praecipere, nos contra fortasse possumus,
Cic. Or. 42, 143:qua collegi solent ex his quae faciunt ea quae faciuntur, aut contra,
or vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 80; Dig. 14, 1, 1, § 12; 48, 5, 23, § 4.In logical antithesis of clauses with a merely rhet. force, on the contrary, on the other hand, vice versa; sometimes almost = sed or autem (freq.).1.In independent clauses.a.Opposing persons or parties: fortunam insanam esse... perhibent philosophi... Sunt autem alii philosophi qui contra Fortunam negant ullam exstare, Pac. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 23, 36 (Trag. Rel. v. 372 Rib.); Caecil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 68; Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 1:b.ego etiam quae tu sine Verre commisisti Verri crimini daturus sum... Tu, contra, ne quae ille quidem fecit, obicies,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 11, 35:ego contra ostendo, non modo nihil fecisse Sex. Roscium, sed, etc.,
id. Rosc. Am. 29, 79; id. Phil. 8, 3, 8; id. Off. 1, 30, 108; id. Fin. 5, 22, 62:in Italia bellum gerimus, in sede ac solo nostro... Hannibal contra in aliena, in hostili est terra,
Liv. 22, 39, 13; 21, 50, 2; 3, 15, 2; 6, 7, 4; 9, 35, 4 et saep.; Nep. Alcib. 8, 1; Vell. 2, 31, 4; Sen. Ep. 9, 14; id. Ira, 2, 33, 6; Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 113; Tac. H. 3, 84; 3, 57; Suet. Tib. 2; id. Vit. 2; Just. 2, 1, 10; 8, 4, 11:contra mercator, navim jactantibus austris Militia est potior?
Hor. S. 1, 1, 6; 1, 2, 30; 1, 3, 27; Prop. 2, 1, 45; 2, 23, 13 (3, 17, 3); Sen. Hippol. 214;so with versa vice: barbarae gentes (Alexandrum) non ut hostem, sed ut parentem luxerunt... Contra Macedones versa vice non ut civem, sed ut hostem amissum gaudebant,
Just. 13, 1, 7.—Introducing a secondary or parallel opposition of thought: in loco umidiore far potius serunt quam triticum;2.contra in aridiore hordeum potius quam far,
Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 4; 1, 1, 47: si nihil esset quod inane vocaret, Omne foret solidum;nisi contra corpora certe Essent, etc., Omne quod est spatium vacuum constaret inane,
Lucr. 1, 521; 4, 348; cf.:justa omnia decora sunt, injusta contra, ut turpia, sic indecora,
Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94; id. N. D. 2, 15, 41; id. de Or. 3, 33, 136; id. Quint. 30, 93: id. Off. 3, 21, 84; id. Leg. 2, 1, 2: facilem esse rem... si modo unum omnes sentiant; contra in dissensione nullam se salutem perspicere, Caes. B. G, 5, 31; Liv. 25, 30, 3; Sen. Ben. 1, 5, 2; Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 92; 11, 14, 14, § 35; Suet. Caes. 73; Gell. 1, 4, 5:si male rem gerere insani est, contra bene, sani,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 74.—In opposition to a dependent clause:3.ut hi miseri, sic contra illi beati quos, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16; so id. de Or. 1, 45, 198; Quint. 9, 3, 39:cui ego rei tantum abest ut impedimento sim, ut contra te M. Manli adhorter, etc.,
Liv. 6, 15, 5; 6, 31, 4:cum virtus adeo neminem spe ac pollicitatione corrumpat, ut contra in se inpendere jubeat, ac, etc.,
Sen. Ben. 4, 1, 2: aut igitur negemus quidquam ratione confici, cum contra nihil sine ratione recte fieri possit, aut, etc., whereas on the contrary, etc., Cic. Tusc. 4, 38, 84; cf.:at contra,
Lucr. 2, 392.—With co-ordinate conjunctions.a.Copulative, et contra or contraque (never with ac or atque); also nec contra (rare), and on the other hand.(α).With reference to a reason or conclusion, after nam, enim, cum, or itaque: nam et ratione uti... omnique in re quid sit veri videre et tueri decet, contraque falli [p. 454]... tam dedecet quam, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94:(β).malus est enim custos... metus, contraque benevolentia fidelis,
id. ib. 2, 7, 23:cum reficiat animos varietas ipsa, contraque sit aliquanto difficilius in labore uno perseverare,
Quint. 1, 12, 4; 3, 8, 32; 8, 6, 20:itaque in probris maxime in promptu est, si quid tale dici potest, etc. Contraque in laudibus, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; cf. Suet. Calig. 51; so with nec:nam nec comoedia cothurnis assurgit, nec contra tragoedia socculo ingreditur,
Quint. 10, 2, 22.—With contrasted examples or illustrations, often after ut or sic:(γ).audivi ex majoribus natu, hoc idem fuisse in P. Scipione Nasica, contraque patrem ejus... nullam comitatem habuisse sermonis,
Cic. Off. 1, 30, 109:ut suspitionibus credi oportere, et contra suspitionibus credi non oportere,
id. Inv. 2, 15, 48; Quint. 8, 4, 1; 5, 10, 48; 9, 3, 7; 9, 4, 52; 11, 1, 14; Sen. Ep. 82, 14; Dig. 17, 1, 22, § 4.—With contrasted actions, assumptions, etc.:(δ).atque utinam qui ubique sunt propugnatores hujus imperii possent in hanc civitatem venire, et contra oppugnatores rei publicae de civitate exterminari!
Cic. Balb. 22, 51:domo pignori data, et area ejus tenebitur... et contra jus soli sequitur aedificium,
Dig. 13, 7, 21:equo et asina genitos mares, hinnos antiqui vocabant: contraque mulos quos asini et equae generassent,
Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 17: ceterum potest ex lege quidem esse judicium, sed legitimum non esse, et contra ex lege non esse, sed legitimum esse, Gai Inst. 4, 109; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161; 35, 15, 5, § 183.—After a negative clause, affirming the opposite idea, et contra or contraque, but on the contrary:b.in quo (consulatu) ego imperavi nihil, et contra patribus conscriptis et bonis omnibus parui,
Cic. Sull. 7, 21:nunc vero cum ne pulsus quidem ita sim ut superare non possim, contraque a populo Romano semper sim defensus, etc.,
id. Dom. 33, 88; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Marcell. 6, 20; so,et contra,
Suet. Tit. 7.—With adversative conjunctions, at contra, sed contra, contra autem, contra vero (not verum contra, nor contra tamen).(α).At contra (freq.), merely a strengthened contra (v. 1. supra): huc accedit uti mellis lactisque liquores Jucundo sensu linguae tractentur in ore;(β).At contra taetri absinthi natura... foedo pertorqueat ora sapore,
Lucr. 2, 400:cogunt,
id. 2, 74; 1, 366; 2, 235 et saep.: nos qui domi sumus, tibi beati videmur;at contra nobis tu quidem... prae nobis beatus,
Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 2; id. Tusc. 1, 3, 5; id. Rosc. Am. 45, 131; id. Verr. 2, 5, 26, § 66; Sall. J. 36, 2; 4, 7; 15, 3; id. C. 12, 5:ideo siccas aiunt Aethiopiae solitudines... At contra constat Germaniam abundare rivis,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 6, 2; 1, 3, 1; id. Ep. 100, 7; Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 186; Suet. Galb. 15; Tac. A. 4, 28.—Sed contra, after a negative sentence (class.):(γ).non quo acui ingenia adulescentium nollem, sed contra ingenia obtundi nolui,
Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 93; id. Att. 9, 15, 3; id. Ac. 1, 10, 35; id. Fl. 11, 26:arma populi Romani non liberis servitutem, sed contra servientibus libertatem adferre,
Liv. 45, 18, 1:tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito,
Verg. A. 6, 95; Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 12.—PostAug. also without a preceding negation:obiisse nostro Laium scelere autumant superi inferique: sed animus contra innocens... negat,
Sen. Oedip. 765; Symm. Ep. 6, 81.—Contra autem (rare;(δ).in Cic. only where different subjects have contrasted predicates in dependent clauses): quia pacis est insigne toga, contra autem arma tumultus atque belli,
Cic. Pis. 30, 73.—In later writers = contra alone:sub septemtrione aedificia... conversa ad calidas partes oportere fieri videntur. Contra autem sub impetu solis meridiani regionibus conversa ad septemtrionem... sunt facienda,
Vitr. 6, 1, 2; Gell. 14, 2, 19; Dig. 7, 1, 25, § 3; 34, 3, 25.—Contra vero (very rare;(ε).not in Cic.), used for contra: contra vero quercus infinitam habet aeternitatem,
Vitr. 2, 9, 8; 6, 1, 3; Cels. 3, 6 fin. —Atqui contra, App. Mag. p. 287, 24.—c.With disjunctive conjunctions, aut contra, vel contra, seu contra, or on the contrary, or conversely (always without change of subject).(α).Aut contra:(β).num aut scriptum neget, aut contra factum infitietur?
Cic. Part. Or. 38, 133: quae (mens) aut languescit... aut contra tumescit, etc., Quint. 1, 2, 18:si imbres defuere, aut contra abundavere,
Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 228.—Vel contra:(γ).hinc enim quaestiones oriuntur: Injuriam fecisti, sed quia magistratus, majestatis actio est? Vel contra: Licuit... quia magistratus?
Quint. 5, 10, 40; 9, 4, 96; Suet. Galb. 3; Dig. 35, 2, 56, § 4; 8, 4, 6.—Seu contra:d.seu tristis veniam, seu contra laetus amicis,
Prop. 1, 11, 25.—With causal conjunctions, nam contra (very rare;4.never contra enim): falso queritur de natura sua genus humanum quod, etc. Nam contra, reputando, neque majus aliud, neque praestabilius invenies,
Sall. J. 1, 1; Quint. 1, 1, 1; 9, 2, 23. —In late Lat., e contra (also one word, ēcontrā) = contra,(α).In the meaning, the contrary (D. 1.):(β).aliis vero econtra videtur,
Hier. Ep. 12.—Et econtra = et contra (E. 3. a.):5.honestiorum provectu et econtra suppliciis,
Aur. Vict. Caes. 39, 45.—For quod contra, v. II. E. 1. c.—With emphatic particles.a.Quin contra, nay on the contrary, opposing an affirmative sentence to a preceding negative statement (quin etiam amplifies without opposition; sed contra opposes without amplification; quin contra both opposes and amplifies);b.not before Livy: num qui enim socordius rempublicam administrari post Calvi tribunatum... quam? etc. Quin contra patricios aliquot damnatos... neminem plebeium,
Liv. 6, 37, 8; 31, 31, 9; 35, 26, 10; 37, 15, 3.—Immo contra (post-Aug.).(α).= no, on the contrary, refuting opinions, after questions and in the form of a dialogue:(β).existimas nunc me detrahere tibi multas voluptates?... Immo contra, nolo tibi umquam deesse laetitiam,
Sen. Ep. 23, 3; Dig. 33, 7, 5; 33, 7, 29.—= sed contra, but on the contrary:c.proinde ne submiseris te, immo contra fige stabilem gradum,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 5, 6; id. Cons. Polyb. 15, 2; cf. prep.:immo contra ea,
Liv. 41, 24, 8; cf. II. E. 1. b. infra.—Item contra = an emphatic et contra (very rare):F.quoniam... beate vivere alii in alio, vos in voluptate ponitis, item contra miseriam in dolore, etc.,
Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 86; cf. I. A. 3. g supra.With a comparative clause introduced by ac, atque, or quam, representing a logical or moral opposition (contra atque debuit = non ita ut debuit; cf. Cic. Or. 3, 19, 70); cf. prep., II. C. 3. g, and II. E. 2. infra.1.Of logical opposition, contrary to, different from, otherwise than; in the best prose only with atque or ac.(α).With atque:(β).item, contra atque apud nos, fieri ad Elephantinem ut neque ficus neque vites amittant folia,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6:simulacrum Jovis, contra atque ante fuerat, ad orientem convertere,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Sull. 24, 69:judicium suscepturos contra atque omnis Italia populusque Romanus judicavisset,
Caes. B. C. 3, 12; id. B. G. 4, 13; Plin. 12, 19, 43, § 95.—With ac:(γ).itaque contra est ac dicitis,
Cic. Fin. 4, 15, 41:vides, omnia fere contra ac dicta sint evenisse,
id. Div. 2, 24, 53; so id. Verr. 2, 4, 6, § 11; id. Or. 40, 137:cum contra ac Deiotarus sensit victoria belli judicaret,
id. Phil. 11, 13, 34:Petreius ubi videt, Catilinam, contra ac ratus erat, magna vi tendere, etc.,
Sall. C. 60, 5.—With ac and atque:(δ).si denique aliquid non contra ac liceret factum diceretur, sed contra atque oporteret,
Cic. Balb. 3, 7.—With quam (post-Aug.):2.cui contra quam proposuerat aliqua cesserunt,
Sen. Ira, 3, 6, 5; Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 149; 11, 21, 24, § 72; Gell. 6 (7), 8, 6:contra quam licet,
id. 1, 3, 19; Sil. 15, 107.—Of moral opposition of acts contrary to rules and principles (cf. II. 3. g infra); so always with quam:II.mater Aviti, generi sui, contra quam fas erat, amore capta,
contrary to the divine law, Cic. Clu. 5, 12:ut senatus, contra quam ipse censuisset, ad vestitum rediret,
contrary to its own resolution, id. Pis. 8, 18:contra quam ista causa postulasset,
id. Caecin. 24, 67:contra quam sanctum legibus est,
Liv. 30, 19, 9; Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 11; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 2; id. Dom. 46, 122:contraque faciunt quam polliceri videntur,
Auct. Her. 4, 3, 6; Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 86.Prep. with acc., before, against, facing, towards, opposite to, contrary to (acc. to many scholars not ante-class.; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 108; but found Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 24 Fleck., a line omitted by Lorenz as a gloss; id. Pers. 1, 1, 13 Ritschl; Att. ap. Non. p. 469, 15, or Trag. Rel. v. 476 Rib.; cf. also Plaut. Poen. 5, 6, 18; Cato, R. R. 18, 1, and v. I. A. 1. a. b, and I. A. 1. b. a supra).A.Local uses.1.Opposite, over against, facing.a.Of countries and places (mostly of those separated by water;b.adversus and e regione mostly of places opposite by land): insulae natura triquetra, cujus unum latus est contra Galliam,
Caes. B. G. 5, 13; 3, 9; 4, 20:ad insulam quae est contra Massiliam,
id. B. C. 1, 56; 3, 23:Rhodios, pacatis contra insulam suam terris, etc.,
Liv. 37, 15, 7; 3, 26, 8:Carthago Italiam contra,
Verg. A. 1, 13; 5, 124; Ov. M. 14, 17:insulae quae contra Tauri promuntorium inopportune navigantibus objacent, Chelidoniae nominantur,
Mel. 2, 7; Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 151; 6, 28, 32, § 152; 5, 7, 7, § 41; Tac. A. 3, 1; id. H. 2, 17.—Of the heavenly bodies:c.donique (luna) eum (sc. solem) contra pleno bene lumine fulsit,
Lucr. 5, 708:contra Volucris rostrum posita est Lyra,
Vitr. 9, 4, 5; Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 9; 1, 8, 3; Plin. 2, 31, 31, § 99; 5, 10, 10, § 56.—So, tertium (latus Britanniae) est contra septem triones, opposite ( facing); hence, contra meridiem and contra ortus (instead of ad or adversus meridiem, etc.), facing the south and east, Plin. 6, 24, 24, § 85; 17, 2, 2, § 22. —So of a person standing in the sunlight:cum minima umbra (i. e. a sole) contra medium fiet hominem,
Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 327; cf.:contra mediam faciem meridies erit,
id. 18, 33, 76, § 326.—Of opposite ends of a line.(α).Of the diameter of the earth: esse e regione nobis e contraria parte terrae qui adversis vestigiis stent contra nostra vestigia, quos antipodas vocatis, Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123.—(β).Of a line drawn:d.contra autem E littera I erit ubi secat circinationem linea,
opposite the point E will be the letter I, Vitr. 9, 7, 4.—Of buildings, etc.:e.contra hoc aviarium est aliud minus in quo quae mortuae sunt aves curator servare solet,
Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 5; Vitr. 5, 6, 3; 3, 5, 15:(statuam) quae fuerit contra Jovis Statoris aedem in vestibulo Superbi domus,
Plin. 34, 6, 13, § 29:contra medium fere porticum diaeta paulum recedit,
Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 20; 2, 17, 5; Suet. Aug. 44.—Of places on the human body:2.id quod contra stomachum est,
Cels. 4, 5 (4, 12 med.); 7, 7;4, 20 (13).—Of the direction of the intestines, etc.: ea... contra medium alvum orsa,
Cels. 4, 1 fin. —Of actions, opposite, towards, against, facing (syn.:a.adversus, ad, e regione,
Caes. B. G. 7, 61).In gen.:b.quamvis subito... quamque Rem contra speculum ponas, apparet imago,
Lucr. 4, 156: Democritus... clipeum constituit contra exortum Hyperionis, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17, 4:et contra magnum potes hos (i.e. oculos) attollere solem, Nec tremis...?
Prop. 1, 15, 37; Col. 7, 3, 8:rex constiterat contra pedites,
Curt. 10, 9, 13; 9, 5, 1:ne contra septentrionem paveris,
Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 330; 28, 6, 19, § 69:contra solem varie refulgens,
placed in the sun, id. 37, 10, 63, § 173; 10, 54, 75, § 151; 37, 6, 22, § 83;37, 7, 25, § 95: cum terrestres volucres contra aquam clangores dabunt,
id. 18, 35, 87, § 363; 19, 8, 39, § 131.—Dependent on verbs of motion (very rare without the idea of hostility):c.(Dinocrates) incessit contra tribunal regis jus dicentis,
towards, Vitr. 2, praef. 1.—So trop., of actions done for a purpose:lege Cornelia de sicariis tenetur qui, cum in magistratu esset, eorum quid fecerit contra hominis necem quod legibus permissum non sit,
Dig. 48, 8, 4.—Appositively, with the predicate: (elephanti) tanta narratur clementia contra minus validos, ut, etc., if fronting weaker animals, if brought in contact with them (not to be connected with clementia), Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 23.—Similarly: dum... fidens non est contra feram, if fronting the animal (not dependent on fidens), Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 57.—d.Against an opposing action, etc.:e.contra vim atque impetum fluminis conversa,
Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 5:cum plateae contra directos ventos erunt conformatae,
Vitr. 1, 6, 8:ut contra ventum gregem pascamus,
Col. 7, 3, 12; Sen. Q. N. 2, 31, 2; Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 52; 17, 2, 2, § 21; 8, 16, 21, § 54:contra fluminum impetus aggeribus,
id. 35, 14, 48, § 169:capite in sole contra pilum peruncto,
id. 27, 4, 5, § 17; 18, 35, 88, § 364; Varr. ap. Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83; Sil. 14, 352; Dig. 9, 2, 29, § 4. [p. 455] — Trop.:contra fortunam tenendus est cursus,
Sen. Prov. 5, 9.—Prov.:contra stimulum calces,
kick against the pricks, Isid. Orig. 1, 36, 28 (al. calcitres); cf. Amm. 18, 5, 1.—Of local actions with hostile intent.(α).Lit.:(β).quae vis Coclitem contra omnes hostium copias tenuit?
Cic. Par. 1, 2, 12:Pompeium Cartejae receptum scribis: jam igitur contra hunc exercitum (sc. constitit),
id. Att. 15, 20, 3:pertimescam, credo, ne mihi non liceat contra vos in contione consistere,
to face you, id. Agr. 1, 8, 25; Lepidus ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 26:a fronte contra hostem pedum quindecim fossam fieri jussit,
id. ib. 1, 41; 1, 42; id. B. G. 7, 62:Tullus adversus Veientem hostem derigit suos: Albanos contra legionem Fidenatium collocat,
Liv. 1, 27, 5; 24, 41, 5; 38, 4, 5; Verg. A. 12, 279; Front. Strat. 2, 2, 13; 2, 3, 17.—Appositively, with a local verb understood:terribilis haec contra fugientes belua est, fugax contra insequentes,
i. e. if fronting, if placed opposite, Plin. 8, 25, 38, § 92.—Trop.:f.castra sunt in Italia contra populum Romanum in Etruriae faucibus collocata,
Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 5; id. Mil. 1, 2; Quint. 7, 7, 5:tum contra hanc Romam illa altera Roma quaeretur,
will be as a rival against this Rome, Cic. Agr. 2, 22, 86:cui rationi contra homines barbaros atque imperitos locus fuisset, hac ne ipsum quidem sperare, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 40:(Cicero) plerumque contra inimicos atque obtrectatores plus vindicat sibi,
when fronting adversaries, Quint. 11, 1, 23.—In partic.(α).Stare contra aliquem (opp. stare ab aliquo); usu. implying hostility; mostly trop., to stand against, to be arrayed against, to face, oppose:(β).quod contra hoc exemplum nulla staret eorum ratio,
Auct. Her. 4, 5, 7:contra populi studium,
Cic. Brut. 34, 126:contra civium perditorum... dementiam a senatu et a bonorum causa,
id. ib. 79, 273; so,a mendacio contra veritatem,
id. Inv. 1, 3, 4:contra cives in acie,
id. Att. 16, 11, 2:et adversi contra stetit ora juvenci,
opposite, Verg. A. 5, 477; 5, 414:haec enim (ratio) sola... stat contra fortunam,
Sen. Ep. 14, 4, 2: contra leonem etiam stetit, fronted, i. e. hunted, Spart. Carac. 5 fin. —Contra aliquem ire:3.aut saevos Libyae contra ire leones,
Stat. Th. 9, 16.— Trop.:uti contra injurias armati eatis,
Sall. J. 31, 6:interritus (sapiens) et contra illa (mala) ibit et inter illa,
Sen. Ep. 59, 8; cf.: contra venire, II. B. 1. c. b infra, and v. also II. B. 2. b. and II. B. 1. b. infra.—Transf.,a.To persons placed together for comparison:b.C. vero Caesar, si foro tantum vacasset, non alius ex nostris contra Ciceronem nominaretur,
Quint. 10, 1, 114:CORONATO CONTRA OMNES SCAENICOS,
Inscr. Grut. p. 331, n. 4.—To things compared, as if weighed against each other as to their value, strength, etc.(α).Lit. (very rare):(β).quamcunque vis rem expende, et contra aquam statue... Si gravior est, leviorem rem... feret, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—Prop.:c.cujus (i. e. generis humani) causa videtur cuncta alia genuisse natura, magna saeva mercede contra tanta sua munera,
Plin. 7, 1, 1, § 1:qui amicus esse coepit quia expedit, placebit ei aliquod pretium contra amicitiam,
Sen. Ep. 9, 9:numquam ulli fortiores cives fuerunt quam qui ausi sunt eum contra tantas opes ejus... condemnare,
Cic. Fam. 7, 2, 3:tantum studium bonorum in me exstitisse, contra incredibilem contentionem clarissimi et potentissimi viri,
id. ib. 7, 2, 2; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 3:nomen prorogans nostrum et memoriam extendens contra brevitatem aevi,
as a compensation for, Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 154.—So esp., valere contra, to weigh against, counterbalance, avail or prevail against: non vereor ne meae vitae modestia parum valitura sit contra falsos rumores, Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8:(illa facta) pro periculo potius quam contra salutem valere debere,
Cic. Part. Or. 35, 120; id. Off. 3, 29, 104:contrane lucrum nil valere Pauperis ingenium?
Hor. Epod. 11, 11; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 1; id. Cons. Helv. 5, 5; so,robur habere contra: si contra unamquamlibet partem fortunae satis tibi roboris est,
id. ib. 13, 2;so of counterchecks: in Creta decem qui cosmoe vocantur, ut contra consulare imperium tribuni plebis, sic illi contra vim regiam constituti,
Cic. Rep. 2, 33, 58.—Of antidotes: cimicum natura contra serpentium morsus valere dicitur, item contra venena omnia, Plin. 29, 4, 17, § 61.—Hence,Colloq., aliquid contra aurum est, something is worth gold, is superb, both predicatively and attributively (cf.: auro contra, I. A. 2. supra): hujusce pomaria in summa Sacra Via ubi poma veneunt, contra aurum imago, a spectacle for gold, i. e. a magnificent sight, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10 MSS. (al. aliter):d.numcubi hic vides citrum... num quod emblema aut lithostratum? quae illic omnia contra aurum,
superb, id. ib. 3, 2, 4 MSS. (Schneid. omits aurum, ex conj.):oneravi vinum, et tunc erat contra aurum,
Petr. 7, 6.—Transf., of replies, with aiebat, inquit, etc.; both in friendly and inimical sense; esp., contra ea, contra haec, = the adv. contra:B.contra ea Titurius sero facturos clamitabat, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 5, 29:contra ea Verginius unum Ap. Claudium et legum expertem et, etc., aiebat,
Liv. 3, 57, 1; 24, 45, 4:quae contra breviter fata est vates,
Verg. A. 6, 398:contra quod disertus Tu impie fecisti inquit, etc.,
Quint. 7, 1, 53 (cf.: contra ea, II. E. 1. infra).Denoting hostility or disadvantage.1.With verbs of hostile action.a.Of physical exertion:b.pugnavere et tertio consulatu ejus viginti (elephanti) contra pedites quingentos,
Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 22:proelium Afri contra Aegyptios primi fecere fustibus,
id. 7, 56, 57, § 200; 8, 40, 61, § 142. —Referring to warfare (usu. adversus), bellum gerere (rarely for cum or adversus; but contra patriam, contra aras, etc., not cum patria, etc.; cf.c.bellum, II. A. 1. e.): a quo prohibitos esse vos contra Caesarem gerere bellum (opp. pro),
Cic. Lig. 8, 25; id. Phil. 5, 10, 27; Liv. Ep. 129.—With bellum suscipere:contra Antonium,
Cic. Phil. 8, 2, 5; so,contra patriam,
id. Sull. 20, 58:pugnare contra patriam,
id. ib. 25, 70:contra conjuges et liberos,
Sen. Ben. 5, 15, 5:armatum esse contra populum Romanum,
Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32.—With arma ferre (freq.), Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 72; 13, 21, 47; Liv. 28, 28, 15; Nep. Att. 4, 2; Tib. 1, 6, 30; Ov. M. 4, 609; 13, 269; id. P. 1, 1, 26.—With arma sumere or capere, Cic. Rab. Perd. 6, 19; id. Phil. 4, 1, 2; 4, 3, 7:armis contendere contra,
Caes. B. G. 2, 13:arma alicui dare (trop.),
Cic. Phil. 2, 21, 53:aciem instruere (trop.),
Liv. 25, 4, 4:exercitum comparare,
Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 14; 4, 1, 2:exercitum instruere,
id. Cat. 2, 11, 24:exercitum ducere and adducere,
id. Phil. 4, 2, 5; 3, 4, 11:exercitum contra Philippum mittere,
id. Inv. 1, 12, 17:naves ducere contra,
Hor. Epod. 4, 19:ducere contra hostes,
Liv. 1, 27, 4:florem Italiae educere contra,
Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24:proficisci contra,
to march against, Liv. 1, 11, 3; 8, 2, 5:auxilium ferre Rutulis contra Latinos,
Plin. 14, 12, 14, § 88:juvare aliquem contra,
Caes. B. C. 1, 35:consilium inire contra Sequanos,
to take hostile measures against, id. B. G. 6, 12.—Of legal contention (more freq. adversus, except with verbs of saying).(α).In gen., with agere or causam agere, to act as counsel against a party or his attorney:(β).cum agerem contra hominem disertissimum nostrae civitatis,
Cic. Caecin. 33, 97; id. Brut. 63, 226; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 3; Quint. 11, 1, 59.—Causam recipere or suscipere contra, to accept a retainer against:(causam) quam receperam contra pueros Octavios,
Cic. Att. 13, 49, 1; Quint. 6, 1, 12; Plin. Ep. 4, 17, 1.—Adesse alicui contra, to appear, act as one's counsel against:rogavit me Caecilius ut adessem contra Satrium,
Cic. Att. 1, 1, 3; Plin. Ep. 1, 7, 5 al.; cf.:esse contra,
id. ib. 1, 18, 3.— Trop.: conquesturus venit;at contra se adfuit et satisfacienti satisfecit,
Sen. Fragm. Amic. 14, 1, 89:causam defendere contra,
against the accuser, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 178:statuere contra aliquem (sc. causam),
to establish a case against an adversary, id. Or. 10, 34:actio competit contra,
Dig. 49, 14, 41:querelam instituere contra,
ib. 5, 2, 21, § 1:bonorum possessionem petere contra,
ib. 5, 2, 23:jus obtinere contra,
Cic. Quint. 9, 34:pugnare contra,
to struggle against the accuser, id. Sull. 17, 49; id. Verr. 1, 11, 33:id quod mihi contra illos datum est,
i. e. a local advantage over, id. Tull. 14, 33:judicare contra aliquem,
id. Fl. 20, 48; Dig. 21, 2, 55; 5, 2, 14; Just. Inst. 4, 17, 2:pronuntiare contra,
Paul. Sent. 5, 34, 2: dare sententiam contra, Dig. 21, 2, 56, § 1:decernere contra,
Cic. Fl. 31, 76:appellare contra aliquem,
Dig. 49, 1, 3; 49, 5, 6; cf.:contra sententiam,
Cod. Just. 7, 62, 32, § 2.—Sentire contra aliquem, to have an opinion unfavorable to:cur vos (cum) aliquid contra me sentire dicatis, etc.,
Cic. Caecin. 27, 79.—Venire contra aliquem, to appear as counsel for one's adversary:(γ).quid tu, Saturi, qui contra hunc venis, existimas aliter?
Cic. Rosc. Com. 6, 18; id. Mur. 4, 9; id. Phil. 8, 6, 18.—Venire contra rem alicujus, to give advice damaging one's interests:contra rem suam me venisse questus est,
Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 3.—With dicere and other verbs of saying. (aa) Of a lawyer pleading against a lawyer:d.ipse ille Mucius, quid in illa causa cum contra te diceret, attulit quod? etc.,
Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 244:cum ille contra me pro Sex. Naevio diceret,
id. Brut. 60, 2, 7; id. de Or. 2, 7, 30; id. Rosc. Am. 15, 45; id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 44; id. Planc. 2, 5; id. Brut. 26, 102; so,causam dicere,
id. Or. 2, 23, 98:causam perorare,
id. Quint. 24, 77.—(bb) Of a lawyer's pleading against the parties: dic mihi, M. Pinari, num si contra te dixero mihi male dicturus es? Servil. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 261; 3, 34, 138; 1, 14, 60; id. Or. 35, 123; Quint. 11, 1, 57; cf. with ellipsis of acc.:quorum alter pro Aufldia, contra dixit alter,
id. 10, 1, 22.—(ng) Of a party against a lawyer:si Gaditani contra me dicerent,
if the Gaditani were my adversaries, Cic. Balb. 17, 38.—(dd) Of witnesses and experts, and the pleadings against them:si decressent legationem quae contra istum diceret,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 12: contra testes dicere (opp. a testibus or pro testibus). Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118 (cf.:testimonium in aliquem dicere,
id. Sull. 17, 48; Quint. 7, 4, 36):contra juris consultos dicere,
against their legal opinions, Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—So of witnesses in scientific questions:contra testes dicendum est,
Sen. Q. N. 7, 16, 1.—(ee) Dicere or contendere aliquid contra aliquem, to maintain a point against:cum interrogamus adversarios... quid contra nos dici possit,
Auct. Her. 4, 23, 33:tamenne vereris ut possis hoc contra Hortensium contendere?
Cic. Quint. 25, 78. —Of literary adversaries, mostly with verbs of saying and writing:e.cum scriberem contra Epicurios,
Cic. Att. 13, 38, 1:contra Epicurum satis superque dictum est,
id. N. D. 2, 1, 2:contra Brutum,
id. Tusc. 5, 8, 21:contra Academiam,
id. Ac. 2, 19, 63; id. Fin. 1, 1, 2; 5, 8, 22; id. Tusc. 5, 11, 32; 5, 30, 84; id. Ac. 2, 4, 17:contra autem omnia disputatur a nostris,
id. Off. 2, 2, 8.—Of public and political adversaries (syn. adversus and in).(α).In gen.:(β).sentire contra,
Cic. Mil. 2, 5:pugnare contra bonos,
id. Sull. 25, 71:contra eos summa ope nitebatur nobilitas,
Sall. C. 38, 2; Cic. Sest. 19, 42; 52, 112:(tribuni) qui aut contra consulem, aut pro studio ejus pugnabant,
Liv. 39, 32, 12.—Of political speaking:f.cum (Cato) eo ipso anno contra Serv. Galbam ad populum summa contentione dixisset,
Cic. Brut. 20, 80; so id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 53; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 9, 1.—Of hostile or criminal acts in gen. (syn.:2.adversus, in): inire consilia contra,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 110; id. Cat. 1, 7, 18:manum comparare contra aliquem,
id. Sull. 24, 68:conjurationem facere,
id. ib. 4, 12:congredi,
id. Lig. 3, 9; Sall. J. 64, 4:aliquid contra imperatorem moliri,
Just. Inst. 4, 18, 3:nec dolor armasset contra sua viscera matrem,
against her own offspring Ov. R. Am. 59.—Facere contra (more freq. with abstr. objects; cf. II. C. 1. f. b infra): nunc te contra Caesarem facere summae stultitiae est, to take parts against, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 16, 2:eae (res) contra nos ambae faciunt,
operate against us, id. Quint. 1, 1.—With verbs of saying, etc.:homo disertus non intellegit, eum quem contra dicit laudari a se?
Cic. Phil. 2, 8, 18; 2, 1, 2; 2, 21, 51; Sen. Ep. 15, 3, 70:epigramma quod contra quamdam Gelliam scripsit,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 38:disputare contra deos, in two signif.: contra deum licet disputare liberius,
to accuse, reproach a god, Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76; but: mala et impia consuetudo est contra deos disputandi, to reason against the gods, i. e. against their existence, id. ib. 2, 67, 168.—Predicatively, with esse (videri, etc.), against, injurious to, unfavorable, prejudicial, to one's disadvantage: ut [p. 456] ex senatusconsulto neque cujus intersit, neque contra quem sit intellegi possit, Cic. Mur. 32, 68; id. de Or. 3, 20, 75; 2, 74, 299; 2, 81, 330; id. Sull. 13, 39; Sen. Ben. 6, 31, 6:3.licentiam malis dare certe contra bonos est,
injurious to, Quint. 4, 2, 75:res contra nos est, of unfavorable chances in a lawsuit,
id. 4, 66, 1; 4, 2, 75; 5, 13, 32.—Often, contra aliquem = quod est contra aliquem, referring to indef. pronouns or adjectives:nihil contra me fecit odio mei = nihil quod esset contra me,
Cic. Har. Resp. 3, 5; id. Off. 3, 31, 112:quibus (temporibus) aliquid contra Caesarem Pompeio suaserim,
id. Phil. 2, 10, 24.—Added adverb. to the predicate, mostly referring to purpose, with hostile intent, for the purpose of some hostile act, in order to oppose, in opposition:4.Caesarine eam (provinciam) tradituri fuistis, an contra Caesarem retenturi?
or keep it against Caesar, Cic. Lig. 7, 23:sero enim resistimus ei quem per annos decem aluimus contra nos,
id. Att. 7, 5, 5:judicium illud pecunia esse temptatum non pro Cluentio, sed contra Cluentium,
id. Clu. 4, 9; id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 52; id. Ac. 2, 28, 92:cum quae facitis ejusmodi sint ut ea contra vosmet ipsos facere videamini,
id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104; Sen. Ep. 3, 7, 3: Curio se contra eum totum parat, i. e. to speak against him, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 10; Caes. B. C. 1, 85 ter; Sen. Q. N. 1, 7, 1; Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 192; Plin. Pan. 41.—So with the force of a temporal clause:fidem meam quam essent contra Massam Baebium experti,
in the suit against, Plin. Ep. 3, 4, 4.—Dependent on adjectives (rare):5.contra se ipse misericors,
to his own injury, Phaedr. 4, 18, 3:severissimus judex contra fures,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.—With nouns.a.Acc. to 1. b.:b.ut quam maximae contra Hannibalem copiae sint,
Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17; cf. Vell. 2, 76, 3.—Acc. to 1. c. and 1. e.; so esp., oratio contra (cf.: oratio in).(α).Oratio contra (never in), of an address against the counsel of a party or against the prosecutor:(β).quid in omni oratione Crassus vel apud centumviros contra Scaevolam, vel contra accusatorem Brutum, cum pro Cn. Plancio diceret?
Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 220; cf.:Cato pro se contra Cassium = in oratione contra,
Gell. 10, 15, 3; so,haec perpetua defensio contra Scaevolam,
Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 221:orationem illam egregiam quam (Aeschines) in Ctesiphontem contra Demosthenem dixerat,
id. ib. 3, 56, 213.—Of an address against the party, either in judicial or political affairs:c.unam orationem contra Gracchum reliquit,
Cic. Brut. 26, 99:(Demosthenis) oratio contra Leptinem... contra Aeschinem falsae legationis,
id. Or. 31, 111; Gell. 10, 24, 10; 10, 18, 91; Cic. Brut. 46, 169; Quint. 12, 10, 61; Cic. de Or. 2, 11, 45; id. Brut. 44, 164; Gell. 13, 25 (24), 15; cf. Quint. 4, 3, 13; 11, 2, 25.—Acc. to 1. f.:C.contra patres concitatio et seditio,
Cic. Brut. 14, 56.—Of animals:contra volpium genus communibus inimicitiis,
Plin. 10, 76, 96, § 207.With inanimate and abstract objects.1.Directly dependent on verbs (cf. B. 1.).a.Of physical or moral exertion:b.cum fulmina contra Tot paribus streperet clipeis,
Verg. A. 10, 567:pugnandum tamquam contra morbum, sic contra senectutem,
Cic. Sen. 11, 35:contra verum niti,
Sall. J. 35, 8:contra fortunam luctari,
Sen. Ben. 7, 15, 2; id. Brev. Vit. 10, 1; id. Ep. 78, 15; 99, 32; cf. Cic. Off. 1, 31, 110.—Of warfare (lit. and trop.):c.bellum contra aras, focos, vitam fortunasque gerere,
Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1:bellum gerimus... contra arma verbis,
id. Fam. 12, 22, 1.—So of logical contradictions:artificis autem est invenire in actione adversarii quae semet ipsa pugnent,
Quint. 5, 13, 30.—Of legal contention.(α).Of the actions of the counsel or prosecutor: dicere, or perorare, agere contra aliquid, to plead against, contest something:(β).contra argumenta, rumores, tabulas, quaestiones (opp. ab argumentis, etc.),
Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9 sqq.; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118:contra ratiocinationem,
id. Inv. 2, 50, 153: contra scriptum dicere, to contest, controvert a written law or a document, id. ib. 2, 47, 138; 2, 48, 143; id. Brut. 39, 145; Quint. 7, 7, 1:contra caput dicere,
to plead against life, Cic. Quint. 13, 44 (cf.:servum in caput domini interrogare,
Paul. Sent. 1, 1, 34; 5, 16, 5 and 8; 5, 46, 3): contra libertatem agere, Dig. 40, 12, 26.—Pregn.:contra rerum naturam, contraque consuetudinem hominum dicere (opp. contra nos dicere),
Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 45.—Of judicial decisions contradicting documents, etc.:(γ).contra tabulas judicare,
Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 281:contra testamentum,
Dig. 2, 17, § 1:contra sententiam dicere,
ib. 49, 8, 1, § 2.—Admittere aliquem contra bona, to admit a petition for bonorum possessio (cf.:d.inmittere in bona),
Dig. 38, 2, 3, § 6.—Of antagonism in literary and ethical questions.(α).To contend that something is false:(β).dicere, disputare, disserere contra opinionem or sententiam,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; 5, 19, 55; id. de Or. 3, 18, 67; id. Fin. 5, 4, 10; id. Ac. 2, 18, 60; Sen. Ira, 1, 3, 3; id. Ep. 87, 5; 102, 5 (cf.:in sententiam dicere,
in support of an opinion, Caes. B. G. 1, 45):contra sensus dicere,
Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 101:contra rhetoricen dicere,
Quint. 2, 17, 40.—Of criticism, hostility to principles, etc.:(γ).contra Iliadem et Odysseam scribere,
Vitr. 7, praef. 8:contra quorum disciplinam ingenium ejus exarserat,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 29, 83.—Ethically:e.contra voluptatem dicere,
that pleasure is a moral evil, Cic. Fin. 5, 8, 21:contra mortem loqui,
that death is no evil, Sen. Ep. 82, 7;in both senses: contra vitia, pericula, fortunam, ambitionem,
id. ib. 100, 10:contra fortunam gloriari,
that fortune has no power over him, Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 26; Sen. Ep. 26, 5.—Of public and political acts and speeches:f.contra potentiam accusatorum dicere,
Cic. Brut. 44, 164:contra legem dicere or verba facere,
id. Imp. Pomp. 15, 53; Liv. 34, 8, 1:rogationem ferre contra coloniam ( = contra legem de colonia deducenda),
Cic. Clu. 51, 140; Auct. Her. 1, 17, 21; Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64.—Of hostility, injury, wrongs, etc.(α).In gen.:(β).senatusconsulto quod contra dignitatem tuam fieret,
directed against, Cic. Fam. 12, 29, 2:contra rem publicam se commovere,
id. Cat. 1, 26; 1, 3, 7:incitari,
id. Sest. 47, 100:consilia inire,
id. Agr. 2, 3, 8:conjurationem facere,
Sall. C. 30, 6:contra salutem urbis incitari,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20:cogitare aliquid contra salutem,
id. ib. 3, 9, 21: contra voluntatem or studium dicere, to oppose one's will in a speech:esse aliquem in civitate qui contra ejus (Chrysogoni) voluntatem dicere auderet,
id. Rosc. Am. 22, 60; id. Phil. 1, 11, 28; id. de Or. 3, 34, 138; id. Mur. 4, 10; Tac. H. 2, 91:ne quid contra aequitatem contendas, ne quid pro injuria,
do not array yourself against equity, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71.— Trop.:quis non contra Marii arma, contra Suliae proscriptionem irascitur? ( = Mario propter arma, Sullae propter proscriptionem),
Sen. Ira, 2, 2, 3.—In partic.: facere contra aliquid (syn. adversus), to commit an offence against, to transgress, etc.:2.si quis ad Antonium profectus esset... senatus existimaturum eum contra rem publicam fecisse,
Cic. Phil. 8, 11, 33; id. Mil. 5, 13; 6, 14; id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 3, 25, 95; S. C. ap. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 6; Liv. 25, 4, 7; so,contra salutem rei publicae facere,
Cic. Dom. 38, 102:contra majestatem,
against the emperor, Dig. 48, 4, 5:contra leges,
Cic. Dom. 18, 48; id. Vatin. 7, 18; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Mur. 32, 67; id. de Or. 3, 19, 70; cf. id. Clu. 34, 92; id. Mur. 32, 68; id. Dom. 14, 38; id. Phil. 10, 6, 13; Gai Inst. 4, 121:contra edictum (praetoris),
Cic. Verr 2, 3, 10, § 25; Dig. 39, 1, 20, § 1:contra foedus,
Cic. Balb. 6, 16:contra jusjurandum ac fidem,
id. Off. 3, 10, 43; id. Lael. 3, 30, 74; id. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 7; Prop. 3, 30, 44 (2, 32, 44).—And ironically:tune contra Caesaris nutum (sc. facies)?
Cic. Att. 14, 10, 1.—Rarely contra ea facere = contra facere, adverb. (cf. I. B. 8. and II. E. 1. b.):corpus in civitatem inferri non licet... et qui contra ea fecerit, extra ordinem punitur,
Paul. Sent. 1, 21, 2; 1, 21, 12.—Predicatively with esse (usu. impers.), in violation of, in conflict with, contrary to (cf. 3. g).(α).With esse expressed as the predicate:(β).hominem hominis incommodo suum augere commodum magis est contra naturam quam mors,
Cic. Off. 3, 5, 21; id. Fin. 3, 9, 31; id. N. D. 3, 13, 33; Sen. Ep. 5, 4; Plin. 7, 8, 6, § 45:contra leges or legem est,
Cic. Pis. 13, 30; id. Mur. 32, 67:contra officium est,
id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 1, 10, 32; 1, 6, 19; cf. id. Lael. 11, 39; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Liv. 6, 40, 5; Sen. Q. N. 2, 37, 2; Gai Inst. 3, 157; Dig. 30, 1, 112, § 3; 16, 3, 1, § 7.—With ellipsis of object (naturam), Cic. Fin. 5, 29, 89; cf.:adeo res ista non habet ullam moram quae contra causas ignium sit,
unfavorable to the formation of fire, Sen. Q. N. 2, 26, 7.—With verbal predicate, referring to an indef. pron. or adj., with esse understood:(γ).scis hunc... nihil umquam contra rem tuam cogitasse ( = nihil quod contra rem tuam esset),
Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 147; id. Mil. 5, 13:aliquid contra animum audiendi,
something against our liking, Sen. Const. 19, 2.—So mostly with facere:si quid Socrates aut Aristippus contra morem consuetudinemque fecerint,
Cic. Off. 1, 41, 148; id. Att. 3, 23, 2; 2, 22, 2; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Sall. C. 15, 1; Dig. 8, 2, 11; 8, 2, 17; 35, 1, 79, § 2. —Contra officium, substantively, = id quod contra officium est:3.Sic inter recte factum atque peccatum, officium et contra officium, media locabat quaedam,
Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37.—Adverbially with the predicate.(α).In order to oppose, in opposition to, with hostile intent (cf. B. 3.):(β).eidem illam proscriptionem capitis mei contra salutem rei publicae rogatam esse dicebant,
that the proposal of the law was an attack on the republic, Cic. Prov. Cons. 19, 45; id. Rab. Perd. 12, 35; id. Phil. 10, 10, 22:imperator contra postulata Bocchi nuntios mittit,
to reply to the demands, Sall. J. 83, 3; 25, 6; so,advocare contra,
Sen. Cons. Polyb. 12, 4; id. Ep. 15, 2, 52:si contra mortem te praeparaveris,
to meet death, id. ib. 11, 3, 8.—With the force of a clause of manner, injuriously to, etc.:(γ).quibus contra valetudinis commodum laborandum est,
Cic. Mur. 23, 47; Suet. Aug. 78:contra hominis salutem,
with danger to a man's life, Cod. Just. 7, 62, 29.—In gen., of conflict with some rule or principle, contrary to, in violation of, without regard to ( = ita ut contra sit; cf. 2. supra; very freq. from the class. period;4.syn. adversus): ceperitne pecunias contra leges P. Decius,
Cic. de Or. 2, 31, 136; id. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 10; id. Fl. 34, 86:pecuniam contra leges auferre,
id. Verr. 1, 18, 56; 2, 1, 10, § 27; 2, 5, 18, § 46; id. Har. Resp. 26, 56:contra legem,
id. Rab. Perd. 3, 8; id. Dom. 16, 41:contra jus fasque,
id. Har. Resp. 16, 34; id. Quint. 6, 28:contra jus,
Liv. 5, 4, 14; id. Dom. 13, 55; id. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 34:contra jus gentium,
Liv. 4, 32, 5; 9, 10, 10; 21, 25, 7; 5, 36, 6;6, 1, 6: contra juris rigorem,
Dig. 40, 5, 24, § 10 et saep.:contra testimonium aliquid judicare,
without regard to, Cic. Brut. 31, 117:aliquid contra verecundiam disputare,
contrary to the rules of decency, id. Off. 1, 35, 128:aliquid contra fidem constituere,
Quint. 5, 13, 34:quae majores nostri contra lubidinem animi sui recte atque ordine fecere,
contrary to the dictates of passion, Sall. C. 51, 4; id. J. 33, 1; cf. of logical opposition, II. E. 2. infra.—Dependent on substt.a.Of physical strife:b.scit ille imparem sibi luctatum contra nexus (draconis),
Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33. —Of warfare:c.imperatorum copia contra tuum furorem,
Cic. Mur. 39, 83:Parthorum gloria contra nomen Romanum,
Liv. 9, 18, 6: in castris perditorum contra patriam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 6.—Of legal contention:d.causa contra scriptum,
Cic. Inv. 2, 46, 135.—Of political speaking:e.divina M. Tullii eloquentia contra leges agrarias,
Quint. 2, 16, 7; 9, 3, 50; Gell. 18, 7, 7.—Of literary opposition:f.Caesaris vituperatio contra laudationem meam,
Cic. Att. 12, 40, 1.—Of hostility, etc.:g.cujus factum, inceptum, conatumve contra patriam,
Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:ullum factum dictumve nostrum contra utilitatem vestram,
Liv. 6, 40, 5.—Of injury:h.vitae cupiditas contra rem publicam,
Cic. Planc. 37, 90: contra serpentes venenum, fatal to serpents, or as a defence against serpents, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 15.—Of violation, disregard, etc. (cf. 3. g):5.iter contra senatus auctoritatem,
Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:contra consuetudinem somnium,
Plin. 10, 77, 98, § 211:bonorum possessio contra tabulas,
Dig. 37, 4, 3, § 13; Gai Inst. 3, 41.—Dependent on adjectives (very rare; cf.D.II. D. 2. c. infra): contraque patris impii regnum impotens, avum resolvam,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 966.Of defence, protection, and resistance (syn.: adversus, ab).1.Against persons.a.Dependent on verbs:b.cum populus Romanus suam auctoritatem vel contra omnes qui dissentiunt possit defendere,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 63: si ego consul rem publicam [p. 457] contra te et gregales tuos defendissem, id. Sest. 52, 111; 22, 49; 8, 20; id. Fam. 11, 27, 7; id. Phil. 2, 18, 45:contra quem multum omnes boni providerunt,
provided a great defence, id. Mur. 38, 81: formula qua utitur patronus contra libertum qui eum in jus vocat, as a defence against, Gai Inst. 4, 46. —And of protection of plants against injurious animals:contra haec animalia proderit, si, etc.,
Pall. 10, 3, 2.—Dependent on adjectives, mostly participial:2.paratus contra,
Cic. Mil. 21, 56:nihil satis firmum contra Metellum,
Sall. J. 80, 1:contra potentes nemo est munitus satis,
Phaedr. 2, 6, 1.—Against inanimate and abstract things.a.Dependent on verbs:b.contra avium morsus munitur vallo aristarum,
Cic. Sen. 15, 51:propugnaculum, quo contra omnes meos impetus usurum se putat,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 16, § 40; 2, 5, 39, § 102:publicam causam contra vim armatam suscipere,
id. Dom. 34, 91; id. Quint. 30, 94; id. Leg. 3, 3, 9:contra tantas difficultates providere,
Sall. J. 90, 1; 76, 4; so,contra ea,
id. ib. 57, 5:patricii vi contra vim resistunt,
Liv. 3, 13, 4; Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 28; Tac. Agr. 45; Sen. Prov. 4, 12; id. Const. 5, 4.—Dependent on substt.:c.suffragia contra oppugnationem vestrae majestatis,
Cic. Rab. Perd. 12, 35:defensio contra vim,
id. Mil. 5, 14:patronus justitiae fuit contra orationem Phili,
id. Lael. 7, 25; Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 30; 14, 3, 4, § 40:contra labores patientia,
id. 23, 1, 22, § 37.—Dependent on adjectives (in Cic. freq. with P. a. predicatively used; otherwise very rare;3.in later prose freq.): nec est quidquam Cilicia contra Syriam munitius,
against an attack from the side of Syria, Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 4:ut nullius res tuta, nullius domus clausa, nullius vita saepta, nullius pudicitia munita contra tuam cupiditatem posset esse,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 15, § 39; id. Fin. 1, 16, 51; id. Mil. 25, 67; id. Tusc. 5, 8, 19; 5, 27, 76:vir contra audaciam firmissimus,
id. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Sall. J. 33, 2; 28, 5:fortis contra dolorem,
Sen. Ep. 98, 18; Quint. 12, 1, 10:callosus,
Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 147; 14, 2, 4, § 23:far contra hiemes firmissimum,
id. 18, 8, 19, § 83:equus tenax contra vincula,
Ov. Am. 3, 4, 13:contraque minantia fata pervigil,
Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 1, 284.—Of remedies against sickness and its causes, poison, etc.; so only in Plin.; in Pall. only of preventives and of protection against hurtful animals, and against mental perturbations in gen.; cf. infra (syn. ad in Cat., Cic., Cels., Col.; adversus only in Celsus, who also has in with abl.).(α).Dependent on verbs:(β).cujus et vinum et uva contra serpentium ictus medetur,
Plin. 14, 18, 22, § 117; 7, 2, 2, § 13:prodest et contra suspiria et tussim,
id. 20, 13, 50, § 128:valet potum contra venena,
id. 28, 7, 21, § 74; 29, 4, 22, § 71; 29, 4, 26, § 81; 28, 8, 27, § 98; 16, 37, 71, § 180; 35, 6, 14, § 34; 28, 6, 18, §§ 65-67.—Dependent on substt.:(γ).remedium contra morsus,
Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 118; 10, 59, 79, § 163:contra venena esse omnia remedio,
id. 16, 44, 95, § 251; 17, 24, 37, § 240; 7, 1, 1, § 4.—Dependent on adjectives:(δ).vinum quod salutare contra pestilentiam sit,
Pall. 11, 14, 17.—Appositively, as a remedy:E.cujus lacteum succum miris laudibus celebrat... contra serpentes et venena,
Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 16; 29, 4, 26, § 83. —So of remedies against affections:Tiberium tonante caelo coronari ea (lauro) solitum ferunt contra fulminum metus,
Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 135; cf. Sen. Ira, 2, 21, 1; id. Tranq. 5. 1.Of logical opposition.1.With a neuter demonstrative (contra ea, contra haec, contra quae, quod contra = contra, adv.).a.The contrary, the reverse (very rare; cf.b.I. D. 1.): sed mihi contra ea videtur,
but to me the contrary seems true, Sall. J. 85, 1:omnia quae contra haec sunt, omnia quae contra sunt,
and vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 90. —Contra ea, on the contrary, in logical antithesis (not in Cic. and Sall.; once in Caes. and Quint.; several times in Liv. and Nep.; cf.: contra ea, in other uses, II. A. 2. e. a, II. D. 2. a., II. A. 3. d., II. C. 1. f.):c.omnes arderent cupiditate pugnandi... contra ea Caesar... spatiumque interponendum... putabat ( = at contra),
but Caesar on the contrary, Caes. B. C. 3, 74: superbe ab Samnitibus... legati prohibiti commercio sunt;contra ea benigne ab Siculorum tyrannis adjuti,
Liv. 4, 52, 6; 2, 60, 1; 21, 20, 6;44, 43, 5: pater... Thracem me genuit, contra ea mater Atheniensem,
Nep. Iphicr. 3, 4; id. praef. 6; id. Alcib. 8, 1.—And after a question, with immo (cf. I. E. 5. b.):an infirmissimi omnium... (sumus)? Immo contra ea vel viribus nostris, vel, etc., tuti (sumus),
Liv. 41, 24, 8.—Quod contra, by anastrophe (v. F. 1.), contrary to which, whereas, while on the contrary (only once in Lucr. and three times in Cic.):2.illud in his rebus vereor ne forte rearis, Inpia te rationis inire elementa viamque indugredi sceleris: quod contra saepius illa Religio peperit scelerosa atque impia facta,
whereas on the contrary, Lucr. 1, 81:cujus a me corpus crematum est, quod contra decuit ab illo meum (sc. cremari),
Cic. Sen. 23, 84:quod contra oportebat delicto dolere, correctione gaudere,
id. Lael. 24, 90 (B. and K. place a comma after oportebat; cf.Nauck ad loc.): reliquum est ut eum nemo judicio defenderit: quod contra copiosissime defensum esse contendi,
id. Quint. 28, 87 (many consider contra in all these passages as an adverb; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 121 sq.; some explain quod as an ancient ablative, = qua re;v. Ritschl,
Plaut. Exc. p. 57, Munro ad Lucr. 1, 82).—With an abstract noun, with the force of the adverb contra with ac or atque (I. F. 1.), contrary to, contrary to what, etc. (esp. in Sall., not in Cic.; cf. praeter): celeriter contraque omnium opinionem confecto itinere, contrary to the opinion ( = contra ac rati erant), Caes. B. G. 6, 30:F.contra opinionem Jugurthae ad Thalam perveniunt,
Sall. J. 75, 9; Hirt. B. G. 8, 40.—Contra spem either contrary to the opinion, or against the hope:Metellus contra spem suam laetissume excipitur ( = contra ac ratus, veritus est),
Sall. J. 88, 1; so,cetera contra spem salva invenit,
Liv. 9, 23, 17:contra spem omnium L. Furium optavit,
id. 6, 25, 5; Curt. 8, 4, 45;but: at Jugurtha contra spem nuntio accepto ( = contra ac speraverat),
Sall. J. 28, 1; Liv. 24, 45, 3:postquam... Jugurtha contra timorem animi praemia sceleris adeptum sese videt,
Sall. J. 20, 1:ipse in Numidiam procedit, ubi contra belli faciem tuguria plena hominumque... erant ( = contra ac in bello evenire solet),
id. ib. 46, 5:contra famam,
Plin. 13, 22, 43, § 126; 7, 53, 54, § 180:segniterque et contra industriam absconditae formicae,
slowly, and in a manner different from their usual activity, id. 18, 35, 88, § 364.—Of persons:frigidam potionem esse debere, contra priores auctores, Asclepiades confirmavit,
contrary to the opinion of the former physicians, Cels. 4, 26 (19).Sometimes by anastrophe after its noun.1.In prose, after relatives, esp. in Cic.:2.quos contra disputant,
Cic. Ac. 2, 15, 47:quem contra dicit,
id. Phil. 2, 8, 18 (v. II. B. 1. f.):quem contra veneris,
id. Mur. 4, 9:quas contra, praeter te, etc.,
id. Vatin. 7, 18:eos ipsos quos contra statuas,
id. Or. 10, 34:quos contra me senatus armavit,
id. Att. 10, 8, 8:quam contra multa locutus est,
Sen. Ep. 82, 7, Plin. Ep. 1, 23, 3; Claud. in Rufin. 1, 332; v. also E. 1. c. supra.—After other words ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):hunc igitur contra mittam contendere causam,
Lucr. 4, 471:dicere eos contra,
id. 4, 484:donique eum contra,
id. 5, 708:agmina contra,
Verg. A. 12, 279:magnum Alciden contra,
id. ib. 5, 414:Paridem contra,
id. ib. 5, 370:Italiam contra,
id. ib. 1, 13:deos contra,
Ov. P. 1, 1, 26:Messania moenia contra,
id. M. 14, 17:litora Calabriae contra,
Tac. A. 3, 1. -
16 fere
fĕrē and fermē ( fĕrĕ, Aus. Epigr. 10, 5, 5), adv. [Sanscr. dhar-, dhar-ami, to bear, support; Gr. root, thra-, in thrênus, stool, thronos, seat; Lat. firmus; cf.: forma, forum. Ferme is perh. a sup. form for ferime, v. Rib. Lat. Part. p. 6 sq. Erroneously, Varr.: ferme dicitur quod nunc fere: utrumque dictum a ferendo, quod id quod fertur est in motu atque adventat, L. L. 7, § 92 Müll.], approximately, closely, in two senses.I.With the idea of approach predominant, nearly, almost, well-nigh, within a little, for the most part, about (esp. with words of number, quantity, multitude; cf.: plerumque, vulgo).a.Form fere:b.fere sexennis,
Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 80:abhinc menses decem fere,
Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 24; cf.:fere abhinc annos quindecim,
id. Phorm. 5, 8, 28:fere in diebus paucis, quibus haec acta sunt, Chrysis vicina haec moritur,
soon, only a few days after, id. And. 1, 1, 77:quinta fere hora,
about the fifth hour, Cic. Pis. 6, 13:hora fere tertia,
id. Att. 14, 20, 1:tertia fere vigilia,
Caes. B. G. 4, 23, 1:sexcentos fere annos,
Cic. Rep. 1, 48:sexto decimo fere anno,
id. ib. 2, 33:anno fere ante, quam consul est declaratus,
id. ib. 1, 5:anno fere centesimo et quadragesimo post mortem Numae,
id. ib. 2, 15; cf.:anno trecentesimo et quinquagesimo fere post Romam conditam,
id. ib. 1, 16:decem fere annis post primos consules,
id. ib. 2, 32; cf.also: decessit fere post annum quartum quam, etc.,
Nep. Arist. 3 fin.:meus fere aequalis,
Cic. Brut. 48, 179; cf. id. Off. 3, 1, 1:ipsa Peloponnesus fere tota in mari est,
id. Rep. 2, 4, 8; cf.:totius fere Galliae legati ad Caesarem gratulatum convenerunt,
Caes. B. G. 1, 30, 1:totis fere a fronte et ab sinistra parte nudatis castris,
id. ib. 2, 23, 4:rerum omnium fere modus,
Cic. Rep. 6, 18; cf.:quam fere omnium constans et moderata ratio vitae,
id. Clu. 16, 46:ex omnibus fere partibus,
Caes. B. G. 7, 19:in reliquis fere rebus,
id. ib. 6, 13, 3:omnes fere,
Cic. Fam. 6, 10, 3; Caes. B. G. 2, 25, 1; 4, 20, 1; Nep. Arist. 2, 3; id. Chabr. 3, 4; Liv. 21, 60, 9; Suet. Caes. 87;and in the order fere omnes,
Caes. B. G. 5, 13, 1; 5, 23, 4:cujus disputationis fuit extremum fere de immortalitate animorum,
Cic. Lael. 4, 14; cf.: Phalereus ille Demetrius ultimus est fere ex Atticis. Quint. 10, 1, 80: cum fere e regione castris castra poneret, Caes. B. G. 7, 35, 1; id. ib. 3, 12, 1:plus fere,
Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 45:semper fere,
Cic. de Or. 2, 6, 22:satis fere diximus,
id. Off. 1, 18, 60:tantum fere,
almost only, id. Rep. 2, 18 fin.:Lycurgus eadem vidit fere,
id. ib. 2, 23:haec fere,
id. ib. 1, 34 fin.; cf.:hoc fere ab reliquis differunt, quod,
in this chiefly, Caes. B. G. 6, 18, 3:haec fere dicere habui,
Cic. N. D. 3, 39, 93:haec erant fere, quae, etc.,
id. Fam. 12, 5 fin.; 12, 30 fin.; id. Att. 2, 16, 1; id. Or. 54, 182; id. Ac. 2, 32, 102:exposui fere non philosophorum judicia, sed, etc.,
id. N. D. 1, 16, 42; cf.:sic fere componendum, quomodo pronuntiandum erit,
Quint. 9, 4, 138:fere eodem pacto, quo,
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 10:et fere apparet, quid in invidiam, etc.... dicendum sit,
Quint. 5, 12, 16.—Form ferme:II. a.hoc factum est ferme abhinc biennium,
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 4; so,abhinc annos ferme L.,
Vell. 2, 90 fin.:nam ferme ante annos DCCCCL. floruit,
id. 1, 5, 3:intra XII. ferme annos,
id. 2, 11 fin.:duodequadragesimo ferme anno, ex quo regnare coeperat Tarquinius,
Liv. 1, 40:mille ferme delecti propugnatores onerariis imponuntur,
id. 30, 10; cf.:pars ferme dimidia,
id. 42, 51:a quo (flumine) aberat mons ferme milia viginti,
Sall. J. 48, 3; cf.:in tumulo quatuor ferme milia distante ab castris regiis consedit,
Liv. 30, 8:abest ab Carthagine quindecim milia ferme passuum locus,
id. 30, 9:ferme eadem omnia, quae, etc.,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 21:cum ferme cunctos proceres cum honore nominavisset,
Tac. A. 3, 76:mihi quidem aetas acta est ferme,
for the most part, about, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 38.Form fere:b.domum revortor maestus atque animo fere conturbato,
quite distracted, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 69:quod statuas quoque videmus ornatu fere militari,
quite military, Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61:paria esse fere peccata,
quite equal, Hor. S. 1, 3, 96:etsi nobis, qui id aetatis sumus, evigilatum fere est, tamen, etc.,
entirely, sufficiently, Cic. Rep. 3, 29:cum circa hanc fere consultationem disceptatio omnis verteretur,
just on this debated point, Liv. 36, 7, 1: jamque fere, just now, Enn. ap. Non. 217, 11; and ap. Charis. p. 114 P. (Ann. v. 286 and 580 ed. Vahl.); Verg. A. 3, 135; 5, 327; 835; cf.: jam fere, Enn. ap. Non. 355, 17 (Trag. v. 201 ed. Vahl.); and: jam... fere, id. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 46 Müll. (Ann. v. 447 ed. Vahl.):sermo qui tum fere multis erat in ore,
just then, Cic. Lael. 1, 2.—Form ferme: circumvenire video ferme injuria, altogether wrong, Naev. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 92 Müll. (Rib. Trag. Fragm. p. 12); cf.: ferme aderant ratibus, just, Enn. ib. § 23 Müll. (Ann. v. 602 ed. Vahl.); so, quod ferme dirum in tempus cecidere Latinae, Cic. Poët. Div. 1, 11, 18; and:B.sed eum constabat virum esse ferme bonum,
Gell. 14, 2, 5:ferme ut quisque rem accurat suam, Sic ei procedunt post principia denique,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 1, 4; so,ferme ut pueri,
Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 32:jam ferme moriens me vocat,
just dying, id. And. 1, 5, 49.—In partic.1.With negatives, scarcely, hardly.a.(= vix, non facile.) Form fere:b.nihil aut non fere multum differre,
Cic. Brut. 40, 150:nemo fere saltat sobrius,
id. Mur. 6; id. de Or. 1, 25, 116:nihil fere intelligit,
id. Off. 3, 3, 15:non fere labitur,
id. Fin. 1, 6, 18:quod non fere ante auctumnum Elaver vado transiri solet,
Caes. B. G. 7, 35, 1:duo spondei non fere jungi patiuntur,
Quint. 9, 4, 101:in se dicere non est fere nisi scurrarum,
id. 6, 3, 82:denique ex bellica victoria non fere quemquam est invidia civium consecuta,
hardly any one, Cic. Sest. 23, 51:rationem sententiae suae non fere reddere,
id. Tusc. 1, 17, 38:nec adhuc fere inveni, qui, etc.,
id. Att. 7, 6, 1; cf.:quod non fere contingit, nisi, etc.,
id. Lael. 20, 72:nec rei fere sane amplius quicquam fuit,
Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 3:in qua (disputatione) nihil fere, quod magno opere ad rationes omnium rerum pertineret, praetermissum puto,
Cic. Rep. 1, 8 fin.: tum est Cato locutus;quo erat nemo fere senior temporibus illis, nemo prudentior,
id. Lael. 1, 5:dixit, hunc ne in convivio quidem ullo fere interfuisse,
id. Rosc. Am. 14:neque ullum fere totius hiemis tempus sine sollicitudine Caesaris intercessit,
Caes. B. G. 5, 53, 5: neque enim [p. 736] fere iam est ullus dies occupatus, ut nihil, etc., Quint. 10, 7, 27.—With a neg. interrog.:nam quid fere undique placet?
Quint. 1, 2, 15.—Form ferme:2.hoc non ferme sine magnis principum vitiis evenit,
Cic. Rep. 1, 45 fin.; id. Tusc. 5, 38, 111:quod non ferme decernitur, nisi, etc.,
Liv. 22, 9, 8; 24, 25, 9:voluptatibus erant inferiores, nec pecuniis ferme superiores,
Cic. Rep. 2, 34 fin.; so,nec ferme res antiqua alia est nobilior,
Liv. 1, 24:facio, quod manifesto moechi haud ferme solent,
Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 40; so Ter. And. 3, 1, 2:haud ferme,
Liv. 21, 7, 9; 27, 28, 14:ut eo nihil ferme quisquam addere posset,
Cic. Brut. 43, 161:quia nemo ferme huc sine damno devortitur,
Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 39:non ferme facilius aliquid tenere,
Cic. Rep. 2, 5 fin.; 1, 45, 69.—Of time (in the usual course of things; opp. to sometimes, now and then), in general, generally, usually, commonly.a.Form fere:b.Fit fere, ut, etc.,
Cic. Rep. 6, 10; cf.:jam hoc fere sic fieri solere accepimus,
id. de Imp. Pomp. 9, 24:quod fere solet fieri,
id. Inv. 1, 29, 46; cf.also: ut fere fit,
id. ib. 2, 4, 14:nam fere maxima pars morem hunc homines habent,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 36:quod fere libenter homines id, quod volunt, credunt,
Caes. B. G. 3, 18, 6:aedificio circumdato silva (ut sunt fere domicilia Gallorum, etc.),
id. ib. 6, 30, 3:ruri fere se continebat,
Ter. Ph. 2, 3, 16:nam fere non difficile est invenire, quid, etc.,
Auct. Her. 2, 18, 27:in eum fere est voluntas nostra propensior,
Cic. Off. 2, 20, 69:sic omnia nimia in contraria fere convertuntur,
id. Rep. 1, 44:quod in illis singuli fuissent fere, qui, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 1:nominatim fere referri, quid, etc.,
id. de Or. 2, 33, 142:nigra fere terra,
commonly black, Verg. G. 2, 203:qui timet his adversa, fere miratur eodem quo cupiens pacto,
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 9.—Strengthened by plerumque or plerique:hic solebamus fere Plerumque eam operiri,
Ter. Ph. 1, 2, 39; cf.corresp. to plerumque: fortuna eos plerumque efficit caecos, quos complexa est: itaque efferuntur fere fastidio et contumacia,
Cic. Lael. 15, 54:adducto fere vultu, plerumque tacitus,
Suet. Tib. 68:non sunt vitiosiores, quam fere plerique, qui avari avaros... reprehendunt,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 30, 73.—Opp. raro, interdum, saepe:fere praedicta aetas laeto solo truncoque tres materias, raro quatuor desiderat,
Col. 4, 17, 5; cf.:fereque id in capillo fit, rarius in barba,
Cels. 6, 2:ipse Circenses ex amicorum fere libertinorumque cenaculis spectabat, interdum e pulvinari,
Suet. Aug. 15:in consulatu pedibus fere, extra consulatum saepe adaperta sella per publicum incessit,
id. ib. 53.—Form ferme:quod ferme evenit,
Cic. Rep. 1, 42:nam ferme apud Numidas in omnibus proeliis magis pedes quam arma tuta sunt,
Sall. J. 74 fin.:inculta ferme vestiuntur virgultis vepribusque,
Liv. 21, 54:intacta invidia media sunt: ad summa ferme tendit,
id. 45, 35; cf.:mobilis et varia est ferme natura malorum,
Juv. 13, 236:ceterum parva quoque (ut ferme principia omnia),
Liv. 7, 2:ut ferme ad nova imperia,
Tac. A. 2, 2:quae antea dictatorum et consulum ferme fuerant beneficia,
Liv. 9, 30, 3:nocte ferme proficiscebantur,
id. 34, 13, 3. -
17 sterno
sterno, strāvi, strātum, 3 ( pluperf. sync. strarat, Manil. 1, 774: strasset, Varr. ap. Non. 86, 8), v. a. [Gr. root STOR, storennumi, to spread; stratos, camp; Sanscr. star- strnāmi = sterno; cf.: strages, struo, torus, and lātus, adj., old Lat. stlatus], to spread out, spread abroad; to stretch out, extend.I.Lit. (mostly poet. and in postAug. prose; in Cic. only in the part. perf.; cf.:2.effundo, extendo, subicio, subdo): vestes,
Ov. M. 8, 658:in duro vellus solo,
id. F. 4, 654:bubulos utres ponte,
Plin. 6, 29, 34, § 176:hic glarea dura Sternitur,
Tib. 1, 7, 60:natas sub aequore virgas Sternit,
i. e. scatters, strews, Ov. M. 4, 743:harenam,
id. F. 3, 813; id. Am. 2, 14, 8:herbas,
id. M. 7, 254:poma passim,
Verg. E. 7, 54:spongeas ad lunam et pruinas,
Plin. 31, 11. [p. 1758] 47, §123: arma per flores,
Grat. Cyneg. 487:fessi sternunt corpora,
stretch out their bodies, lie down, Liv. 27, 47, 9; cf.:sternunt se somno diversae in litore phocae,
Verg. G. 4, 432.—Mid.:sternimur optatae gremio telluris,
Verg. A. 3, 509; and:in Capitolinas certatim scanditur arces Sternunturque Jovi,
Sil. 12, 340.— Part. perf.: strātus, a, um, stretched out, lying down, prostrate (syn. prostratus): strata terrae, Enn. ap. Non. 172, 20 (Trag. v. 370 Vahl.):nos humi strati,
Cic. de Or. 3, 6, 22:quidam somno etiam strati,
Liv. 37, 20, 5:ad pedes strati,
Cic. Att. 10, 4, 3:stratum jacere et genua complecti,
Quint. 6, 1, 34:nunc viridi membra sub arbuto Stratus,
Hor. C. 1, 1, 21.—Of places, to extend:B.insulae Frisiorum, Chaucorum, etc.... sternuntur inter Helium ac Flevum,
stretch out, extend, Plin. 4, 15, 29, § 101; 3, 5, 9, § 60;hence, vites stratae,
spreading, Col. 5, 4, 2 (for Nep. Milt. 5, 3, v. under rarus, II. A.).—In partic., to spread a thing out flat, i. e. to smooth, level (mostly poet.):* 2.sternere aequor aquis,
Verg. A. 8, 89; cf.:placidi straverunt aequora venti,
id. ib. 5, 763:nunc omne tibi stratum silet aequor,
id. E. 9, 57:pontum,
Ov. M. 11, 501:mare,
Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 125:stratoque super discumbitur ostro,
Verg. A. 1, 700:viam per mare,
smoothed, levelled, Lucr. 3, 1030 (acc. to the Gr. hodon storennumi):stratum militari labore iter,
Quint. 2, 13, 16; so,hoc iter Alpes, Hoc Cannae stravere tibi,
Sil. 12, 514;and trop.: praesens tibi fama benignum Stravit iter,
Stat. Th. 12, 813.—Trop. (the figure borrowed from the sea), to calm, still, moderate:II.odia militum,
Tac. H. 1, 58 (cf.:constrata ira,
Stat. S. 2, 5, 1).—Transf.A.To cover, cover over (by spreading something out; the predom. class. signif. of the word; cf. obtendo).1.Of a couch, bed, etc., to spread, prepare, arrange, make:2.lectus vestimentis stratus est,
Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 30; cf.:strata cubilia sunt herbis,
Lucr. 5, 1417:rogatus est a Maximo, ut triclinium sterneret... Atque ille stravit pelliculis haedinis lectulos Punicanos,
Cic. Mur. 36, 75; so,lectum, lectos, biclinium, triclinia, etc.,
Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 33; id. Most. 1, 4, 14; id. Men. 2, 3, 3; id. Bacch. 4, 4, 70; id. Ps. 1, 2, 31; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 73; id. Ad. 2, 4, 21; Cic. Clu. 5, 14; id. Tusc. 5, 21, 61; Hirt. B. G. 8, 51:his foliis cubitus sternere,
Plin. 24, 9, 38, § 59:torum frondibus,
Juv. 6, 5:strata cathedra,
cushioned, id. 9, 52; cf. also, ARCERAM NE STERNITO, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Gell. 20, 1, 25; and absol.:jubet sterni sibi in primā domus parte (sc. lectum),
Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 7.—Esp., places, to cover; of a way, road, path, etc., to pave:3. 4.aspreta erant strata saxis,
Liv. 9, 35, 2:via strata,
id. 8, 15, 8:semitam saxo quadrato straverunt,
id. 10, 23 fin.; so,vias silice... clivum Capitolinum silice... emporium lapide,
id. 41, 27, 5 sq.; and absol.:locum illum sternendum locare,
Cic. Att. 14, 15, 2:pavimentum stratum lapide,
Vulg. Ezech. 40, 17:viam lapide,
Dig. 43, 11, 1.—In gen., to cover, spread:B.argento sternunt iter omne viarum,
Lucr. 2, 626:foliis nemus Multis et algā litus inutili tempestas Sternet,
will strew over, bestrew, Hor. C. 3, 17, 12:congeriem silvae vellere summam,
Ov. M. 9, 236:litora nive,
Val. Fl. 5, 175:harenam Circi chrysocolla,
Plin. 33, 5, 27, § 90:solum telis,
Verg. A. 9, 666:Tyrrhenas valles caedibus,
Sil. 6, 602:strati bacis silvestribus agri,
Verg. G. 2, 183:ante aras terram caesi stravere juvenci,
covered, id. A. 8, 719.—To stretch out by flinging down, to throw down, stretch on the ground, throw to the ground, overthrow, prostrate (mostly poet., esp. in Verg.; in prose not before the Aug. period; in Cic. only once in the trop. sense; v. the foll.; cf.2.profligo): cujus casus prolapsi cum proximos sterneret,
Liv. 5, 47:circa jacentem ducem sterne Gallorum catervas,
id. 7, 26, 8:turbam invadite ac sternite omnia ferro,
id. 24, 38, 7:alius sit fortis in armis, Sternat et adversos Marte favente duces,
Tib. 1, 10, 30:caede viros,
Verg. A. 10, 119:aliquem leto,
id. ib. 8, 566:morte,
id. ib. 11, 796; Liv. 31, 21, 15; Ov. M. 12, 604:adversā prensis a fronte capillis Stravit humi pronam,
id. ib. 2, 477: primosque et extremos Stravit humum, Hor. C. 4, 14, 32:sternitur volnere,
Verg. A. 10, 781:impetus per stratos caede hostes,
Liv. 4, 29, 1:aliquem morti,
Verg. A. 12, 464:irae Thyesten exitio gravi Stravere,
Hor. C. 1, 16, 18:corpore toto Sternitur in vultus,
Stat. Th. 12, 318:sternitur, et toto projectus corpore terrae,
Verg. A. 11, 87:toto praecipitem sternit,
Sil. 4, 182:hostes,
Just. 2, 11, 13:Ajax stravit ferro pecus,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 202:sternitur et procumbit humi bos,
Verg. A. 5, 481:strata belua texit humum,
Ov. H. 10, 106:rapidus torrens Sternit agros, sternit sata laeta,
Verg. A. 2, 306:moenia,
to overthrow, demolish, Ov. M. 12, 550; cf.:stratis ariete muris,
Liv. 1, 29, 2:sternit a culmine Trojam,
Verg. A. 2, 603; so,(elephanti) stabula Indorum dentibus sternunt,
Plin. 8, 9, 9, § 27.—Trop. (rare):A.deorum plagā perculsi, afflictos se et stratos esse fatentur,
cast down, prostrated, Cic. Tusc. 3, 29, 72:mortalia corda Per gentes humiles stravit pavor,
Verg. G. 1, 331:virtus populi Romani haec omnia strata humi erexit ac sustulit,
Liv. 26, 41, 12:stratā Germaniā,
subdued, Amm. 16, 1, 5.—Hence, strātus, a, um, P. a.; as substt.strāta, ae, f. (sc. via), a paved road or way (post-class.), Eutr. 9, 15:B.amplas sternite jam stratas,
Juvenc. 1, 315:in margine stratae,
id. 3, 656.—strātum, i, n. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic.; acc. to II. A.).—1.A bed-covering, a coverlet, quilt, blanket; a pillow, bolster:b.lecti mollia strata,
Lucr. 4, 849:proripere se e strato,
Suet. Calig. 51; Ov. M. 5, 34; 10, 267.—Meton. (pars pro toto), a bed, couch:2.haud segnis strato surgit Palinurus,
Verg. A. 3, 513; cf. id. ib. 8, 415;3, 176: tale,
Nep. Ages. 8:quies neque molli strato neque silentio arcessita,
Liv. 21, 4, 7.— Plur.:strataque quae membris intepuere tuis,
Ov. H. 10, 54:dura,
id. Am. 1, 2, 2; Luc. 1, 239.—Once also (sc. lectus) in the masc., Favorin. ap. Gell. 15, 8, 2.—A horsecloth, housing, a saddle, Ov. M. 8, 33; Liv. 7, 14, 7; Sen. Ep. 80, 9; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 202. —Prov.:3.qui asinum non potest, stratum caedit (v. asinum),
Petr. 45, 8.—A pavement:saxea viarum,
Lucr. 1, 315; 4, 415: extraneum, Petr. poët. 55, 6, 11.
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