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lābor, lapsus ( inf. parag. labier, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 94; part. labundus, Att. ap. Non. 504, 31; Trag. Fragm. v. 570 Rib.), 3, v. dep. n. [cf. lăbo; Sanscr. lamb- (ramb-), to glide, fall], to move gently along a smooth surface, to fall, slide; to slide, slip, or glide down, to fall down, to sink as the beginning of a fall; constr. absol., or with ad, in, inter, per, sub, super, ab, de, ex, or with abl. alone.

Lit.

In gen.

Of living beings:

non squamoso labuntur ventre cerastae,

Prop. 3 (4), 22, 27:

per sinus crebros et magna volumina labens,

Ov. M. 15, 721:

pigraque labatur circa donaria serpens,

Ov. Am. 2, 13, 13:

ille inter vestes et levia pectora lapsus volvitur,

Verg. A. 7, 349: (angues) in diversum lapsi, Jul. Obseq. 119.—Of floating:

ut rate felice pacata per aequora labar,

Ov. H. 10, 65:

dum Stygio gurgite labor,

id. M. 5, 504:

tua labens navita aqua,

Prop. 2, 26 (3, 21), 8.—Of flying:

tollunt se celeres, liquidumque per aera lapsae,

Verg. A. 6, 202:

vade, age, nate, voca Zephyros et labere pennis,

id. ib. 4, 223:

pennis lapsa per auras,

Ov. M. 8, 51:

labere, nympha, polo,

Verg. A. 11, 588.—Of sinking, slipping down:

labor, io! cara lumina conde manu,

Ov. A. A. 7, 342:

labitur infelix (equus),

Verg. G. 3, 498; cf. Luc. 5, 799:

labitur exsanguis,

Verg. A. 11, 818; 5, 181:

super terram,

Ov. M. 13, 477:

equo,

Hor. S. 2, 1, 15:

temone,

Verg. A. 12, 470 [p. 1024] limite, Luc. 9, 712:

in vulnera,

id. 7, 604:

in colla mariti,

Val. Fl. 2, 425:

alieno vulnere,

Luc. 2, 265:

in rivo,

Cic. Fat. 3, 5:

pondere lapsi pectoris arma sonant,

Luc. 7, 572.—

Of gliding upwards: celeri fuga sub sidera,

Verg. A. 3, 243.—

Of things:

splendida signa videntur labier,

Lucr. 4, 445; Cic. Tusc. 4, 18, 42:

umor in genas Furtim labitur,

Hor. C. 1, 13, 7:

stellas Praecipites caelo labi,

Verg. G. 1, 366:

perque genas lacrimae labuntur,

Ov. H. 7, 185; id. M. 2, 656:

lapsi de fontibus amnes,

id. ib. 13, 954; cf.:

catenae lapsae lacertis sponte sua,

id. ib. 3, 699:

lapsuram domum subire,

about to tumble down, id. Ib. 511; Luc. 1, 25; cf.

with cado: multa in silvis Lapsa cadunt folia,

Verg. A. 6, 310:

ipsaque in Oceanum sidera lapsa cadunt,

Prop. 4 (5), 4, 64:

lapsis repente saxis,

Tac. A. 4, 59:

ab arbore ramus,

Ov. M. 3, 410.—Of the eyes, to fall, close:

labentes, oculos condere,

Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 44:

lumina,

Verg. A. 11, 818; Prop. 1, 10, 7; 2, 5, 17.—

Transf.

To glide away, glide along, slip or haste away: labitur uncta carina: volat super impetus undas, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 379 Vahl.); so id. ap. Isid. Orig. 19, 1 (Ann. v. 476 Vahl.); cf.:

labitur uncta vadis abies,

Verg. A. 8, 91; Cic. Ac. 1, 8, 31:

sidera, quae vaga et mutabili ratione labuntur,

id. Univ. 10.—Esp., of a transition in discourse, to pass:

a dispositione ad elocutionis praecepta labor,

Quint. 7, 10, 17.—

To slip away, escape:

lapsus custodiā,

Tac. A. 5, 10; 11, 31:

e manibus custodientium lapsus,

Curt. 3, 13, 3; Prop. 1, 11, 5; Amm. 26, 3, 3.—

Trop.

In gen., to come or go gently or insensibly, to glide, glide or pass away:

ilico res foras labitur,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 21:

brevitate et celeritate syllabarum labi putat verba proclivius,

Cic. Or. 57; 56:

sed labor longius, ad propositum revertor,

id. Div. 2, 37, 79; id. Leg. 1, 19, 52:

labitur occulte fallitque volubilis aetas,

Ov. Am. 1, 8, 49:

labi somnum sensit in artus,

id. M. 11, 631:

nostro illius labatur pectore vultus,

Verg. E. 1, 64.—

In partic.

Of speech, to die away, be lost, not be heard (very rare):

ne adjectae voces laberentur atque errarent,

Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 114; cf. Sil. 7, 745.—

Of time, to glide, pass away, elapse:

eheu fugaces labuntur anni,

Hor. C. 2, 14, 2:

anni tacite labentis origo,

Ov. F. 1, 65:

labentia tempora,

id. Tr. 3, 11; id. F. 6, 771; id. Tr. 4, 10, 27:

aetas labitur,

Tib. 1, 8, 48; cf.: labente officio, when the attendance or service is ended, Juv. 6, 203.—

Pregn., to sink, incline, begin to fall, go to ruin, perish: quantis opibus, quibus de rebus lapsa fortuna accidat, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 396 Vahl.); cf.:

cetera nasci, occidere, fluere, labi,

Cic. Or. 3, 10:

labentem et prope cadentem rem publicam fulcire,

id. Phil. 2, 21, 51:

equitem Romanum labentem excepit, fulsit, sustinuit,

id. Rab. Post. 16, 43; id. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 18, 2:

sustinuit labentem aciem Antonius,

Tac. H. 3, 23:

vidi labentes acies,

Prop. 4 (5), 2, 53:

eo citius lapsa res est,

Liv. 3, 33: mores lapsi sunt, id. praef.; Tac. A. 6, 50:

fides lapsa,

Ov. H. 2, 102:

labentur opes,

will be lost, Tib. 1, 6, 53:

res,

Lucr. 4, 1117:

hereditas lapsa est,

Dig. 4, 4, 11, § 5.—

To slip or fall away from a thing, to lose it: hac spe lapsus, deceived or disappointed in this hope, Caes. B. G. 5, 55, 3:

hoc munere,

Sil. 7, 740:

facultatibus,

to lose one's property, become poor, Dig. 27, 8, 2, § 11; 26, 7, 9, § 1:

mente,

to lose one's senses, go mad, Cels. 5, 26, 13; Suet. Aug. 48; cf.:

lapsae mentis error,

Val. Max. 5, 3, 2.—Hence, lapsus, a, um, ruined, unfortunate, Prop. 1, 1, 25. —

To fall into or upon, to come or turn to:

labor eo, ut assentiar Epicuro,

Cic. Ac. 2, 45, 139; id. Att. 4, 5, 2:

ad opinionem,

id. Ac. 2, 45, 138:

in adulationem,

Tac. A. 4, 6:

in gaudia,

Val. Fl. 6, 662:

in vitium,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 94.—

To fall into error, to be mistaken, to err, mistake, commit a fault:

labi, errare, nescire, decipi et malum et turpe ducimus,

Cic. Off. 1, 6, 18:

in aliqua re labi et cadere,

id. Brut. 49, 185:

in minimis tenuissimisque rebus,

id. de Or. 1, 37, 169; id. Fam. 2, 7, 1:

lapsus est per errorem suum,

id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 8:

consilio,... casu,

id. Agr. 2, 3, 6:

propter inprudentiam,

Caes. B. G. 5, 3:

in officio,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 12:

in verbo,

Ov. Am. 2, 8, 7:

ne verbo quidem labi,

Plin. Ep. 2, 3:

it vera ratione,

Lucr. 2, 176.—

Esp., to fall away from the true faith, to become apostate (eccl. Lat.):

lapsorum fratrum petulantia,

Cypr. Ep. 30, 1 al.

lăbor (old form lăbos, like arbos, honos, etc., Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 35; id. Truc. 2, 6, 40; Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 6; Varr. ap. Non. 487, 13; Cat. 55, 13; Sall. C. 7, 5; id. J. 100, 4; cf. Quint. 1, 4, 13), ōris, m. [Sanscr. root rabh, to grasp, ā-rabh, to undertake; Gr. alph- in êlphon, earned, alphêma, wages; Germ. Arbeit], labor, toil, exertion (cf.: contentio, opera).

Lit.:

ut ingenium est omnium Hominum a labore proclive ad libidinem,

Ter. And. 1, 1, 51:

haud existimans quanto labore partum,

id. Phorm. 1, 1, 12:

interest aliquid inter laborem et dolorem: sunt finitima omnino, sed tamen differt aliquid. Labor est functio quaedam vel animi vel corporis, gravioris operis et muneris: dolor autem motus asper in corpore alienus a sensibus,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 15, 35:

corporis,

id. Cael. 17, 39:

res est magni laboris,

id. de Or. 1, 33, 150:

laborem sibi sumere et alteri imponere,

id. Mur. 18, 38:

sumptum et laborem insumere in rem aliquam,

id. Inv. 2, 38, 113; cf. id. Verr. 2, 3, 98, § 227:

multum operae laborisque consumere,

id. de Or. 1, 55, 234:

laborem sustinere,

id. Att. 1, 17, 6:

exantlare,

id. Ac. 2, 34, 108:

suscipere,

id. Opt. Gen. Or. 5, 13:

subire,

id. Att. 3, 15, 7:

capere,

id. Rosc. Com. 16, 49:

labores magnos excipere,

id. Brut. 69, 243:

se in magnis laboribus exercere,

id. Arch. 11, 28:

summi laboris esse,

capable of great exertion, Caes. B. G. 4, 2, 2:

laborem levare alicui,

Cic. Or. 34, 120:

detrahere,

id. Fam. 3, 6, 5:

ex labore se reficere,

Caes. B. G. 3, 5; 5, 11:

victus suppeditabatur sine labore,

Cic. Sest. 48, 103:

non est quod existumes, ullam esse sine labore virtutem,

Sen. Vit. Beat. 25, 5; Suet. Ner. 52; Quint. 2, 12, 12; cf.:

nullo labore,

Cic. Dom. 34, 91; id. Sest. 40, 87; id. Tusc. 2, 22, 51:

quantum meruit labor,

Juv. 7, 216:

reddere sua dona labori,

id. 16, 57:

numerenter labores,

be valued, id. 9, 42.—

In partic.

Pregn., drudgery, hardship, fatigue, distress, trouble, pain, suffering (mostly poet. and late Lat.; syn. aerumna): decet id pati animo aequo;

si id facietis, levior labos erit,

Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 2:

propter meum caput labores homini evenisse optumo,

id. ib. 5, 1, 25:

cum labore magno et misere vivere,

id. Aul. prol. 14; id. Ps. 2, 4, 2:

hoc evenit in labore atque in dolore,

id. ib. 2, 3, 20:

vel in labore meo vel in honore,

Cic. Fam. 15, 18:

Iliacos audire labores,

Verg. A. 4, 78:

mox et frumentis labor additus, ut mala culmos Esset rubigo,

id. G. 1, 150:

belli labores,

id. A. 11, 126; cf. id. ib. 2, 619;

12, 727: labor militiae,

Juv. 16, 52:

castrorum labores,

id. 14, 198:

Lucinae labores,

Verg. G. 4, 340:

cor de labore pectus tundit,

Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 63:

hoc medicamentum sine magno labore cadere cogit haemorrhoidas,

Scrib. 227:

litterarius, = opus,

Aug. Conf. 9, 2;

id. cont. Jul. 6, 21: meos labores legere,

id. de Don. Pers. 68.—Of sickness: valetudo crescit, accrescit labor. Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 4:

sulphurosi fontes labores nervorum reficiunt,

Vitr. 8, 3, 4.—Of danger:

maximus autem earum (apium) labor est initio veris,

Col. 9, 13, 2.—Prov.:

jucundi acti labores,

Cic. Fin. 2, 32, 105:

suavis laborum est praeteritorum memoria,

id. ib. —

Poet.

Labores solis, eclipses of the sun, Verg. A. 1, 742 Forbig. ad loc.; so,

defectus solis varios lunaeque labores,

id. G. 1, 478; Sil. 14, 378. —

Of plants:

hunc laborem perferre,

i. e. growth, Verg. G. 2, 343.—

Personified: Lăbos, toil, in the lower world, Verg. A. 6, 277.—

Meton., of the products of labor.

Work, workmanship of an artist ( poet.):

operum,

Verg. A. 1, 455:

hic labor ille domūs,

id. ib. 6, 27:

nec non Polycleti multus ubique labor,

Juv. 8, 104. —

Of cultivated plants, crops, etc.:

ruit arduus aether et pluvia ingenti sata laeta boumque labores Diluit,

Verg. G. 1, 325; cf.:

haec cum sint hominumque boumque labores,

id. ib. 1, 118: Juppiter Grandine dilapidans hominumque boumque labores, Col. poët. 10, 330; Verg. A. 2, 284; 306.—

Labores uteri, i. e. children, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 193.

lūbrĭcus, a, um, adj. [Gr. litos, lissos, smooth; from root glit; cf. glischros, glittus, and olibros, slippery], slippery.

Lit.:

loculi,

Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 38:

testudini injecta imbris in modum lubrico fastigio innoxia ad imum labebantur,

Liv. 44, 9, 9:

assiduo lubricus imbre lapis,

Mart. 4, 18, 2.— Subst.: lūbrĭcum, i, n., a slippery place, Cels. 8, 3:

in lubrico atque instabili fundamenta,

Plin. 36, 14, 21, § 95.—With gen.: equi lubrico paludum lapsantes, on the slippery [p. 1079] morass, Tac. A. 1, 65.—

Transf.

Slippery, smooth, Mart. 9, 58, 3.—

That easily slips, glides, or moves away, slippery, slimy, lubricous:

natura lubricos oculos fecit,

Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142:

anguis,

Verg. A. 5, 84:

exta,

Tib. 2, 5, 14:

amnis,

Ov. Am. 3, 6, 81:

pisces,

Plin. 9, 20, 37, § 73:

conchylia,

slimy, Hor. S. 2, 4, 30:

corpus,

Plin. 2, 3, 3, § 7:

lubrica prensantes effugit umbra manus,

Ov. F. 5, 476:

amnis,

gliding, id. Am. 3, 6, 81.—

Trop.

Slippery, uncertain, hazardous, dangerous, critical (class.):

via vitae praeceps et lubrica,

Cic. Fl. 42, 105; cf. id. Rep. 1, 28:

viae lubricae adulescentiae,

id. Cael. 17, 41:

aetas puerilis maxime lubrica atque incerta,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 52, § 137:

cupiditas dominandi praeceps et lubrica,

id. Phil. 5, 18, 50:

lubrica defensionis ratio,

id. Planc. 2, 5:

observatio,

Quint. 1, 5, 5:

locus,

Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 35:

geometriam dico... et si qua alia propter subtilitatem lubrica sunt,

Sen. Ben. 3, 5, 1.— Poet., with inf.:

vultus nimium lubricus aspici,

seductive, Hor. C. 1, 19, 8. — Subst.: lūbrĭcum, i, n., a slippery or hazardous state, period, or season:

in lubrico versari,

Cic. Or. 28, 98:

lubricum aetatis,

Plin. Ep. 3, 3, 4:

lubricum linguae,

Dig. 48, 4, 7, § 3.—

Gliding, fleeting:

historia lubrica est hac atque illac fluit, ut homines, qui manibus invicem adprehensis gradum firmant, continent et continentur,

passing from one subject to another, Quint. 9, 4, 129:

annus,

fleeting, Ov. A. A. 3, 364. —

Slippery, deceitful:

nequiquam patrias tentasti lubricus artes,

Verg. A. 11, 716.—

Prone, inclined, ready:

flore capi juvenum lubrica mentem nympha,

Sil. 5, 18: aetas ad vitium, Ambros. de Interp. Job et Dav. 1, 7, 21.—

Unsteady, unsettled, easily going astray:

si qua in parte lubricum adulescentiae nostrae declinat,

Tac. A. 14, 56:

lubricam principis aetatem retinere,

id. ib. 13, 2.

lūbrĭcus, a, um, adj. [Gr. litos, lissos, smooth; from root glit; cf. glischros, glittus, and olibros, slippery], slippery.

Lit.:

loculi,

Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 38:

testudini injecta imbris in modum lubrico fastigio innoxia ad imum labebantur,

Liv. 44, 9, 9:

assiduo lubricus imbre lapis,

Mart. 4, 18, 2.— Subst.: lūbrĭcum, i, n., a slippery place, Cels. 8, 3:

in lubrico atque instabili fundamenta,

Plin. 36, 14, 21, § 95.—With gen.: equi lubrico paludum lapsantes, on the slippery [p. 1079] morass, Tac. A. 1, 65.—

Transf.

Slippery, smooth, Mart. 9, 58, 3.—

That easily slips, glides, or moves away, slippery, slimy, lubricous:

natura lubricos oculos fecit,

Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142:

anguis,

Verg. A. 5, 84:

exta,

Tib. 2, 5, 14:

amnis,

Ov. Am. 3, 6, 81:

pisces,

Plin. 9, 20, 37, § 73:

conchylia,

slimy, Hor. S. 2, 4, 30:

corpus,

Plin. 2, 3, 3, § 7:

lubrica prensantes effugit umbra manus,

Ov. F. 5, 476:

amnis,

gliding, id. Am. 3, 6, 81.—

Trop.

Slippery, uncertain, hazardous, dangerous, critical (class.):

via vitae praeceps et lubrica,

Cic. Fl. 42, 105; cf. id. Rep. 1, 28:

viae lubricae adulescentiae,

id. Cael. 17, 41:

aetas puerilis maxime lubrica atque incerta,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 52, § 137:

cupiditas dominandi praeceps et lubrica,

id. Phil. 5, 18, 50:

lubrica defensionis ratio,

id. Planc. 2, 5:

observatio,

Quint. 1, 5, 5:

locus,

Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 35:

geometriam dico... et si qua alia propter subtilitatem lubrica sunt,

Sen. Ben. 3, 5, 1.— Poet., with inf.:

vultus nimium lubricus aspici,

seductive, Hor. C. 1, 19, 8. — Subst.: lūbrĭcum, i, n., a slippery or hazardous state, period, or season:

in lubrico versari,

Cic. Or. 28, 98:

lubricum aetatis,

Plin. Ep. 3, 3, 4:

lubricum linguae,

Dig. 48, 4, 7, § 3.—

Gliding, fleeting:

historia lubrica est hac atque illac fluit, ut homines, qui manibus invicem adprehensis gradum firmant, continent et continentur,

passing from one subject to another, Quint. 9, 4, 129:

annus,

fleeting, Ov. A. A. 3, 364. —

Slippery, deceitful:

nequiquam patrias tentasti lubricus artes,

Verg. A. 11, 716.—

Prone, inclined, ready:

flore capi juvenum lubrica mentem nympha,

Sil. 5, 18: aetas ad vitium, Ambros. de Interp. Job et Dav. 1, 7, 21.—

Unsteady, unsettled, easily going astray:

si qua in parte lubricum adulescentiae nostrae declinat,

Tac. A. 14, 56:

lubricam principis aetatem retinere,

id. ib. 13, 2.

mātūrus, a, um ( sup. usually maturissimus;

less freq. maturrimus,

Tac. A. 12, 65; cf. the adv.), adj. [root, Sanscr. ma-, measure, time, whence mane, matutinus; cf.: manus, modus; hence, timely, ready in time], ripe, mature (class.).

Lit., of fruits:

poma matura et cocta (opp. cruda),

Cic. Sen. 19, 71:

uva,

Verg. E. 10, 36:

fruges,

id. ib. 3, 80:

maturissimae ficus,

Col. 12, 17, 2.—With dat.:

seges matura messi,

ripe for harvesting, Liv. 2, 5.— Neutr. as subst.:

quod maturi erat (opp. viride),

Liv. 34, 26, 8. —

Transf.

Ripe, mature, of the proper age, proper, fit, seasonable, timely, etc.—With dat.:

filia matura viro,

ripe for marriage, marriageable, Verg. A. 7, 53:

maturus bello,

Juv. 8, 169:

vitulus templis maturus et arae,

old enough for sacrifice, id. 12, 7:

virgo,

Hor. C. 3, 6, 22:

ovis,

fit for bearing, Col. 7, 3, 1:

Roxane matura ex Alexandro,

Just. 13, 2, 5; cf.

venter,

ripe for delivery, ready to bring forth, Ov. M. 11, 311:

infans,

id. ib. 7, 127:

aetas,

mature, fit for action, Verg. A. 12, 438:

progenies matura militiae,

Liv. 42, 52: L. Caesar viris, of the proper age for assuming the toga virilis, Vell. 2, 99.— Piur. subst.: mātūri, adults (opp. pueri), Lact. 5, 13, 3:

omnia matura sunt, victoria, praeda, laus,

ready to be seized, Sall. J. 85, 48.—With ad:

ad arma,

Sil. 16, 657.—Of mental qualities:

ipse enim Thucydides, si posterius fuisset, multo maturior ac mitior fuisset,

Cic. Brut. 83, 288:

annis gravis atque animi maturus Aletes,

mature in judgment, Verg. A. 9, 246:

aevi,

ripe in years, id. ib. 5, 73:

centuriones,

who had served out their time, Suet. Calig. 44:

imperia,

old, antiquated, Just. 11, 5, 7:

scribendi tempus maturius,

more seasonable, more favorable, Cic. Att. 15, 4, 3: mihi vero ad nonas bene maturum videtur fore, just [p. 1121] at the right time, id. Fam. 9, 5, 1:

se maturam oppetere mortem,

in good old age, id. Div. 1, 18, 36:

senex,

Hor. A. P. 115.—

Powerful, vigorous:

glaebasque jacentis Pulverolenter coquat maturis solibus aestas,

Verg. G. 1, 66:

lux,

id. A. 10, 257:

ignes (anni),

Grat. Cyn. 59:

maturae mala nequitiae,

full-grown depravity, Juv. 14, 216.—

That takes place early, early, speedy, quick:

mittam hodie huic suo die natali malam rem magnam et maturam,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 5: matura faba, the early bean (opp. to the late bean), Col. 2, 10:

satio (opp. to late sowing),

id. ib.: fenum, the first hay (opp. to the after-math), id. 7, 3:

hiemes,

early, Caes. B. G. 4, 20:

decessio,

Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1:

honores,

Ov. P. 2, 1, 59:

judicium,

quick, Cic. Caecin. 3, 7:

robur aetatis quam maturrimum precari,

Tac. A. 12, 65:

aetas maturissima,

early life, Auct. Her. 4, 17, 25:

si mora pro culpa est, ego sum maturior illo,

was there earlier, Ov. M. 13, 300.—Hence, adv.: mātūrē ( sup. maturissime and maturrime; v. the foll.).

Seasonably, opportunely, at the proper time (class.):

custodes mature sentiunt,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 96:

satis mature occurrit,

Caes. B. C. 3, 7:

ubi consulueris, mature facto opus est,

Sall. C. 1 fin. —

Betimes, early, speedily, quickly, soon:

mature fieri senem,

Cic. Sen. 10, 32:

proficisci,

id. Fam. 3, 3, 1:

Romam venire,

id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4.— Comp.:

maturius proficiscitur,

Caes. B. G. 4, 6:

maturius pervenire,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 24, § 60:

tempus quam res maturius me deserat,

Sall. J. 42, 5:

maturius ad Epulas ire,

Juv. 11, 88:

voluerunt veteres maturius hereditates adiri,

Gai. Inst. 2, 55.— Sup.: maximos tumultus maturissime disjeci, Cato ap. Charis. p. 184 P.:

res maturissime vindicanda est,

as quickly, as early as possible, Cic. Caecin. 2, 7:

quippe qui omnium maturrime ad publicas causas accesserim,

id. de Or. 3, 20, 74:

perge qua coeptas, ut quam maturrime merita invenias,

Sall. H. 1, 48, 16 Dietsch.:

quibus rebus quam maturrime occurrendum putabat,

Caes. B. G. 1, 33 fin. —

Prematurely, untimely:

pater mature decessit,

Nep. Att. 2, 1.—With a play upon the three meanings of the word (A., B., and C.):

qui homo mature quaesivit pecuniam, Nisi eam mature parsit, mature esurit,

he who has made money at the right time, if he is not soon sparing of it, will too soon suffer hunger, Plaut. Curc. 3, 10.

mātūrus, a, um ( sup. usually maturissimus;

less freq. maturrimus,

Tac. A. 12, 65; cf. the adv.), adj. [root, Sanscr. ma-, measure, time, whence mane, matutinus; cf.: manus, modus; hence, timely, ready in time], ripe, mature (class.).

Lit., of fruits:

poma matura et cocta (opp. cruda),

Cic. Sen. 19, 71:

uva,

Verg. E. 10, 36:

fruges,

id. ib. 3, 80:

maturissimae ficus,

Col. 12, 17, 2.—With dat.:

seges matura messi,

ripe for harvesting, Liv. 2, 5.— Neutr. as subst.:

quod maturi erat (opp. viride),

Liv. 34, 26, 8. —

Transf.

Ripe, mature, of the proper age, proper, fit, seasonable, timely, etc.—With dat.:

filia matura viro,

ripe for marriage, marriageable, Verg. A. 7, 53:

maturus bello,

Juv. 8, 169:

vitulus templis maturus et arae,

old enough for sacrifice, id. 12, 7:

virgo,

Hor. C. 3, 6, 22:

ovis,

fit for bearing, Col. 7, 3, 1:

Roxane matura ex Alexandro,

Just. 13, 2, 5; cf.

venter,

ripe for delivery, ready to bring forth, Ov. M. 11, 311:

infans,

id. ib. 7, 127:

aetas,

mature, fit for action, Verg. A. 12, 438:

progenies matura militiae,

Liv. 42, 52: L. Caesar viris, of the proper age for assuming the toga virilis, Vell. 2, 99.— Piur. subst.: mātūri, adults (opp. pueri), Lact. 5, 13, 3:

omnia matura sunt, victoria, praeda, laus,

ready to be seized, Sall. J. 85, 48.—With ad:

ad arma,

Sil. 16, 657.—Of mental qualities:

ipse enim Thucydides, si posterius fuisset, multo maturior ac mitior fuisset,

Cic. Brut. 83, 288:

annis gravis atque animi maturus Aletes,

mature in judgment, Verg. A. 9, 246:

aevi,

ripe in years, id. ib. 5, 73:

centuriones,

who had served out their time, Suet. Calig. 44:

imperia,

old, antiquated, Just. 11, 5, 7:

scribendi tempus maturius,

more seasonable, more favorable, Cic. Att. 15, 4, 3: mihi vero ad nonas bene maturum videtur fore, just [p. 1121] at the right time, id. Fam. 9, 5, 1:

se maturam oppetere mortem,

in good old age, id. Div. 1, 18, 36:

senex,

Hor. A. P. 115.—

Powerful, vigorous:

glaebasque jacentis Pulverolenter coquat maturis solibus aestas,

Verg. G. 1, 66:

lux,

id. A. 10, 257:

ignes (anni),

Grat. Cyn. 59:

maturae mala nequitiae,

full-grown depravity, Juv. 14, 216.—

That takes place early, early, speedy, quick:

mittam hodie huic suo die natali malam rem magnam et maturam,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 5: matura faba, the early bean (opp. to the late bean), Col. 2, 10:

satio (opp. to late sowing),

id. ib.: fenum, the first hay (opp. to the after-math), id. 7, 3:

hiemes,

early, Caes. B. G. 4, 20:

decessio,

Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1:

honores,

Ov. P. 2, 1, 59:

judicium,

quick, Cic. Caecin. 3, 7:

robur aetatis quam maturrimum precari,

Tac. A. 12, 65:

aetas maturissima,

early life, Auct. Her. 4, 17, 25:

si mora pro culpa est, ego sum maturior illo,

was there earlier, Ov. M. 13, 300.—Hence, adv.: mātūrē ( sup. maturissime and maturrime; v. the foll.).

Seasonably, opportunely, at the proper time (class.):

custodes mature sentiunt,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 96:

satis mature occurrit,

Caes. B. C. 3, 7:

ubi consulueris, mature facto opus est,

Sall. C. 1 fin. —

Betimes, early, speedily, quickly, soon:

mature fieri senem,

Cic. Sen. 10, 32:

proficisci,

id. Fam. 3, 3, 1:

Romam venire,

id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4.— Comp.:

maturius proficiscitur,

Caes. B. G. 4, 6:

maturius pervenire,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 24, § 60:

tempus quam res maturius me deserat,

Sall. J. 42, 5:

maturius ad Epulas ire,

Juv. 11, 88:

voluerunt veteres maturius hereditates adiri,

Gai. Inst. 2, 55.— Sup.: maximos tumultus maturissime disjeci, Cato ap. Charis. p. 184 P.:

res maturissime vindicanda est,

as quickly, as early as possible, Cic. Caecin. 2, 7:

quippe qui omnium maturrime ad publicas causas accesserim,

id. de Or. 3, 20, 74:

perge qua coeptas, ut quam maturrime merita invenias,

Sall. H. 1, 48, 16 Dietsch.:

quibus rebus quam maturrime occurrendum putabat,

Caes. B. G. 1, 33 fin. —

Prematurely, untimely:

pater mature decessit,

Nep. Att. 2, 1.—With a play upon the three meanings of the word (A., B., and C.):

qui homo mature quaesivit pecuniam, Nisi eam mature parsit, mature esurit,

he who has made money at the right time, if he is not soon sparing of it, will too soon suffer hunger, Plaut. Curc. 3, 10.

quĭesco, ēvi, ētum, 3 (the uncontr. Part., QVIESCITA, Inscr. Don. cl. 10, n. 11), v. n. and a. [quies], to rest, repose, keep quiet.

Lit.:

placida compostus pace quiescit,

Verg. A. 1, 249:

felicius ossa quiescant,

Ov. Ib. 305:

patrono meo ossa bene quiescant,

Petr. 39:

numquam hodie quiescet,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 59:

renovat pristina bella, nec potest quiescere,

Cic. Rep. 6, 11, 11:

non somno quiescere,

to get no rest, Curt. 4, 13, 18:

non aure quiescit, Non oculis,

Val. Fl. 2, 43: quoniam in propriā non pelle quiessem, Hor S. 1, 6, 22.— Impers. pass.:

quibus quidem quam facile potuerat quiesci, si hic quiesset,

which we might easily have been spared, Ter. And. 4, 2, 8; Symm. Ep. 1, 8.—

In partic.

In polit. or milit. affairs, to keep quiet, remain neutral, abstain from action, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 10:

pro condicione temporum quieturus,

Suet. Caes. 16:

quieverant per paucos dies,

Liv. 22 4, 1; Curt. 10, 8, 16.—

To rest, sleep:

quievi in navi noctem perpetem,

Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 100; id. Merc. 2, 3, 36; Nep. Alcib. 10, 4:

eo cum venio, praetor quiescebat,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 32:

somnum humanum quievi,

I slept like a human being, App. M. 9, p. 218, 14.—

Of inanim. things, to rest, lie still, be still or quiet:

et prato gravia arma quiescunt,

Verg. A. 10, 836:

flamma,

ceases to burn, id. ib. 6, 226:

quiērunt Aequora,

the waves are at rest, do not rise, id. ib. 7, 6: felicius ossa quiescant, Ov. Ib. 305; Petr. 39:

molliter ossa quiescant,

Verg. E. 10, 33:

quiescentes Nili aquae,

standing waters, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 71:

venti,

id. 17, 22, 35 §

170: quiescit terra,

rests, lies fallow, id. 17, 5, 3, § 39:

humus,

Petr. 123:

quiescunt voces,

are still, silent, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 27.—

To make a pause in speaking: quiescere, id est, hêsuchazein, Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93.—

Trop.

To suffer or allow quietly, to peaceably permit a thing to be done:

quiescere rem adduci ad interregnum,

Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2.—With in and abl., to rest in, be content with:

ne victos quidem in miserā et inopi senectā quiescere,

Just. 14, 3, 10.—

Neutr., to cease, leave off, desist from any thing:

quiesce hanc rem modo petere,

Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 51:

statuere atque ediscere,

Gell. 2, 28, 2: manibus significare coepit utrisque, quiescerent, Claud. Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 8:

indoctus discive trochive,

Hor. A. P. 380.—

Act., to cause to cease, render quiet, stop, etc.:

laudes,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 1584.—Hence, quĭētus, a, um, P. a., at rest, calm, quiet (syn. tranquillus).

Enjoying rest, keeping quiet, quiet:

aliquem quietum reddere,

Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 46:

animus,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 1, 2:

quietus et solutus animus,

id. Rosc. Com. 15, 43:

integri, quieti, otiosi homines,

id. Agr. 2, 28, 77:

homo quietissimus,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 19, § 40:

regnum,

Hor. C. 1, 12, 33:

de istoc quietus esto,

be at ease, rest contented, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 6.—

In partic.

Taking no part in war, peaceful, neutral: ipse acer, bellicosus;

at is quem petebat, quietus, imbellis,

Sall. J. 20, 2:

quoad cum civibus dimicatum est, domi quietus fuit,

Nep. Pelop. 4, 1:

quietos lacessit,

Just. 7, 6, 13:

nihilo quietiores postea res habuit,

Liv. 33, 19.—

Of the mind, calm, tranquil, free from ambition:

ad quam spem (praeturae) quietissimus,

Plin. Ep. 10, 12 (7):

vir rectus, integer, quietus,

Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 1:

vir ingenio mitis, moribus quietus,

Vell. 2, 117, 2; Tac. H. 1, 52.—

Tame, gentle:

equi fiunt quietiores,

Varr. R. R. 2, 7.—

Resting, sleeping:

quos simul vescentes dies, simul quietos nox habuerat,

Tac. A. 1, 49.—Hence, subst.: quĭēti, ōrum, m.:

si sentire datur post fata quietis,

i. e. the dead, Nemes. Ecl. 1, 38.—

Of things, calm, quiet:

amnes,

gently flowing, Hor. C. 3, 29, 40:

quietiore aequore ferri,

id. Epod. 10, 11:

aër,

Verg. A. 5, 216:

baca,

that has lain a while, Col. 12, 50, 19:

res publica (opp. perturbata),

Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 19:

aetas,

id. Sen. 23, 82:

quietus et remissus sermo,

calm, not vehement, id. ib. 9, 28.— Subst.

quĭētum, i, n., the still, tranquil, motionless air, Petr 131, 9. —

Quĭēta, ae, f., a woman ' s name, Inscr. Grut. 754, 2. — Adv.: quĭētē, calmly, quietly:

quod aptissimum est ad quiete vivendum,

Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 52:

quiete acta aetas,

id. Sen. 5, 13.— Comp.:

quietius tranquilliusque,

Liv. 27, 12: quietius edere (opp. avidius vorare), Macr S. 7, 12, 21.— Sup.:

quietissime se receperunt,

Caes. B. C. 3, 46 fin.

quĭesco, ēvi, ētum, 3 (the uncontr. Part., QVIESCITA, Inscr. Don. cl. 10, n. 11), v. n. and a. [quies], to rest, repose, keep quiet.

Lit.:

placida compostus pace quiescit,

Verg. A. 1, 249:

felicius ossa quiescant,

Ov. Ib. 305:

patrono meo ossa bene quiescant,

Petr. 39:

numquam hodie quiescet,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 59:

renovat pristina bella, nec potest quiescere,

Cic. Rep. 6, 11, 11:

non somno quiescere,

to get no rest, Curt. 4, 13, 18:

non aure quiescit, Non oculis,

Val. Fl. 2, 43: quoniam in propriā non pelle quiessem, Hor S. 1, 6, 22.— Impers. pass.:

quibus quidem quam facile potuerat quiesci, si hic quiesset,

which we might easily have been spared, Ter. And. 4, 2, 8; Symm. Ep. 1, 8.—

In partic.

In polit. or milit. affairs, to keep quiet, remain neutral, abstain from action, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 10:

pro condicione temporum quieturus,

Suet. Caes. 16:

quieverant per paucos dies,

Liv. 22 4, 1; Curt. 10, 8, 16.—

To rest, sleep:

quievi in navi noctem perpetem,

Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 100; id. Merc. 2, 3, 36; Nep. Alcib. 10, 4:

eo cum venio, praetor quiescebat,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 32:

somnum humanum quievi,

I slept like a human being, App. M. 9, p. 218, 14.—

Of inanim. things, to rest, lie still, be still or quiet:

et prato gravia arma quiescunt,

Verg. A. 10, 836:

flamma,

ceases to burn, id. ib. 6, 226:

quiērunt Aequora,

the waves are at rest, do not rise, id. ib. 7, 6: felicius ossa quiescant, Ov. Ib. 305; Petr. 39:

molliter ossa quiescant,

Verg. E. 10, 33:

quiescentes Nili aquae,

standing waters, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 71:

venti,

id. 17, 22, 35 §

170: quiescit terra,

rests, lies fallow, id. 17, 5, 3, § 39:

humus,

Petr. 123:

quiescunt voces,

are still, silent, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 27.—

To make a pause in speaking: quiescere, id est, hêsuchazein, Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93.—

Trop.

To suffer or allow quietly, to peaceably permit a thing to be done:

quiescere rem adduci ad interregnum,

Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2.—With in and abl., to rest in, be content with:

ne victos quidem in miserā et inopi senectā quiescere,

Just. 14, 3, 10.—

Neutr., to cease, leave off, desist from any thing:

quiesce hanc rem modo petere,

Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 51:

statuere atque ediscere,

Gell. 2, 28, 2: manibus significare coepit utrisque, quiescerent, Claud. Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 8:

indoctus discive trochive,

Hor. A. P. 380.—

Act., to cause to cease, render quiet, stop, etc.:

laudes,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 1584.—Hence, quĭētus, a, um, P. a., at rest, calm, quiet (syn. tranquillus).

Enjoying rest, keeping quiet, quiet:

aliquem quietum reddere,

Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 46:

animus,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 1, 2:

quietus et solutus animus,

id. Rosc. Com. 15, 43:

integri, quieti, otiosi homines,

id. Agr. 2, 28, 77:

homo quietissimus,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 19, § 40:

regnum,

Hor. C. 1, 12, 33:

de istoc quietus esto,

be at ease, rest contented, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 6.—

In partic.

Taking no part in war, peaceful, neutral: ipse acer, bellicosus;

at is quem petebat, quietus, imbellis,

Sall. J. 20, 2:

quoad cum civibus dimicatum est, domi quietus fuit,

Nep. Pelop. 4, 1:

quietos lacessit,

Just. 7, 6, 13:

nihilo quietiores postea res habuit,

Liv. 33, 19.—

Of the mind, calm, tranquil, free from ambition:

ad quam spem (praeturae) quietissimus,

Plin. Ep. 10, 12 (7):

vir rectus, integer, quietus,

Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 1:

vir ingenio mitis, moribus quietus,

Vell. 2, 117, 2; Tac. H. 1, 52.—

Tame, gentle:

equi fiunt quietiores,

Varr. R. R. 2, 7.—

Resting, sleeping:

quos simul vescentes dies, simul quietos nox habuerat,

Tac. A. 1, 49.—Hence, subst.: quĭēti, ōrum, m.:

si sentire datur post fata quietis,

i. e. the dead, Nemes. Ecl. 1, 38.—

Of things, calm, quiet:

amnes,

gently flowing, Hor. C. 3, 29, 40:

quietiore aequore ferri,

id. Epod. 10, 11:

aër,

Verg. A. 5, 216:

baca,

that has lain a while, Col. 12, 50, 19:

res publica (opp. perturbata),

Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 19:

aetas,

id. Sen. 23, 82:

quietus et remissus sermo,

calm, not vehement, id. ib. 9, 28.— Subst.

quĭētum, i, n., the still, tranquil, motionless air, Petr 131, 9. —

Quĭēta, ae, f., a woman ' s name, Inscr. Grut. 754, 2. — Adv.: quĭētē, calmly, quietly:

quod aptissimum est ad quiete vivendum,

Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 52:

quiete acta aetas,

id. Sen. 5, 13.— Comp.:

quietius tranquilliusque,

Liv. 27, 12: quietius edere (opp. avidius vorare), Macr S. 7, 12, 21.— Sup.:

quietissime se receperunt,

Caes. B. C. 3, 46 fin.

quĭesco, ēvi, ētum, 3 (the uncontr. Part., QVIESCITA, Inscr. Don. cl. 10, n. 11), v. n. and a. [quies], to rest, repose, keep quiet.

Lit.:

placida compostus pace quiescit,

Verg. A. 1, 249:

felicius ossa quiescant,

Ov. Ib. 305:

patrono meo ossa bene quiescant,

Petr. 39:

numquam hodie quiescet,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 59:

renovat pristina bella, nec potest quiescere,

Cic. Rep. 6, 11, 11:

non somno quiescere,

to get no rest, Curt. 4, 13, 18:

non aure quiescit, Non oculis,

Val. Fl. 2, 43: quoniam in propriā non pelle quiessem, Hor S. 1, 6, 22.— Impers. pass.:

quibus quidem quam facile potuerat quiesci, si hic quiesset,

which we might easily have been spared, Ter. And. 4, 2, 8; Symm. Ep. 1, 8.—

In partic.

In polit. or milit. affairs, to keep quiet, remain neutral, abstain from action, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 10:

pro condicione temporum quieturus,

Suet. Caes. 16:

quieverant per paucos dies,

Liv. 22 4, 1; Curt. 10, 8, 16.—

To rest, sleep:

quievi in navi noctem perpetem,

Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 100; id. Merc. 2, 3, 36; Nep. Alcib. 10, 4:

eo cum venio, praetor quiescebat,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 32:

somnum humanum quievi,

I slept like a human being, App. M. 9, p. 218, 14.—

Of inanim. things, to rest, lie still, be still or quiet:

et prato gravia arma quiescunt,

Verg. A. 10, 836:

flamma,

ceases to burn, id. ib. 6, 226:

quiērunt Aequora,

the waves are at rest, do not rise, id. ib. 7, 6: felicius ossa quiescant, Ov. Ib. 305; Petr. 39:

molliter ossa quiescant,

Verg. E. 10, 33:

quiescentes Nili aquae,

standing waters, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 71:

venti,

id. 17, 22, 35 §

170: quiescit terra,

rests, lies fallow, id. 17, 5, 3, § 39:

humus,

Petr. 123:

quiescunt voces,

are still, silent, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 27.—

To make a pause in speaking: quiescere, id est, hêsuchazein, Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93.—

Trop.

To suffer or allow quietly, to peaceably permit a thing to be done:

quiescere rem adduci ad interregnum,

Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2.—With in and abl., to rest in, be content with:

ne victos quidem in miserā et inopi senectā quiescere,

Just. 14, 3, 10.—

Neutr., to cease, leave off, desist from any thing:

quiesce hanc rem modo petere,

Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 51:

statuere atque ediscere,

Gell. 2, 28, 2: manibus significare coepit utrisque, quiescerent, Claud. Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 8:

indoctus discive trochive,

Hor. A. P. 380.—

Act., to cause to cease, render quiet, stop, etc.:

laudes,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 1584.—Hence, quĭētus, a, um, P. a., at rest, calm, quiet (syn. tranquillus).

Enjoying rest, keeping quiet, quiet:

aliquem quietum reddere,

Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 46:

animus,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 1, 2:

quietus et solutus animus,

id. Rosc. Com. 15, 43:

integri, quieti, otiosi homines,

id. Agr. 2, 28, 77:

homo quietissimus,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 19, § 40:

regnum,

Hor. C. 1, 12, 33:

de istoc quietus esto,

be at ease, rest contented, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 6.—

In partic.

Taking no part in war, peaceful, neutral: ipse acer, bellicosus;

at is quem petebat, quietus, imbellis,

Sall. J. 20, 2:

quoad cum civibus dimicatum est, domi quietus fuit,

Nep. Pelop. 4, 1:

quietos lacessit,

Just. 7, 6, 13:

nihilo quietiores postea res habuit,

Liv. 33, 19.—

Of the mind, calm, tranquil, free from ambition:

ad quam spem (praeturae) quietissimus,

Plin. Ep. 10, 12 (7):

vir rectus, integer, quietus,

Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 1:

vir ingenio mitis, moribus quietus,

Vell. 2, 117, 2; Tac. H. 1, 52.—

Tame, gentle:

equi fiunt quietiores,

Varr. R. R. 2, 7.—

Resting, sleeping:

quos simul vescentes dies, simul quietos nox habuerat,

Tac. A. 1, 49.—Hence, subst.: quĭēti, ōrum, m.:

si sentire datur post fata quietis,

i. e. the dead, Nemes. Ecl. 1, 38.—

Of things, calm, quiet:

amnes,

gently flowing, Hor. C. 3, 29, 40:

quietiore aequore ferri,

id. Epod. 10, 11:

aër,

Verg. A. 5, 216:

baca,

that has lain a while, Col. 12, 50, 19:

res publica (opp. perturbata),

Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 19:

aetas,

id. Sen. 23, 82:

quietus et remissus sermo,

calm, not vehement, id. ib. 9, 28.— Subst.

quĭētum, i, n., the still, tranquil, motionless air, Petr 131, 9. —

Quĭēta, ae, f., a woman ' s name, Inscr. Grut. 754, 2. — Adv.: quĭētē, calmly, quietly:

quod aptissimum est ad quiete vivendum,

Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 52:

quiete acta aetas,

id. Sen. 5, 13.— Comp.:

quietius tranquilliusque,

Liv. 27, 12: quietius edere (opp. avidius vorare), Macr S. 7, 12, 21.— Sup.:

quietissime se receperunt,

Caes. B. C. 3, 46 fin.