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con-sto, stĭti, stātum (constātūrus, Sen. Clem. 1, 19, 3; Plin. 18, 5, 6, § 30; Luc. 2, 17; Mart. 10, 41, 5; Lact. Opif. Dei, 7, 11), 1, v. n.

To stand together, stand with some person or thing.

Lit. (very rare):

constant, conserunt sermones inter se drapetae,

Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 11.—

Trop., to stand with, to agree with, be in accord or agreement, to correspond, fit.

With cum and abl. (cf. consisto, II. B. 3.):

considerabit, constetne oratio aut cum re aut ipsa secum,

Cic. Inv. 2, 14, 45:

sententiā non constare cum superioribus et inferioribus sententiis, etc.,

Auct. Her. 2, 10, 14.—

Absol.:

veri similis narratio erit, si spatia temporum, personarum dignitates, consiliorum rationes, locorum opportunitates constabunt,

Auct. Her. 1, 9, 16.—

With dat.:

si humanitati tuae constare voles,

Cic. Att. 1, 11, 1.—And esp. with sibi, to agree, accord with itself, to remain like one's self, be consistent:

in Oppianico sibi constare et superioribus consentire judiciis debuerunt,

Cic. Clu. 22, 60; so,

with consentire,

id. Univ. 3 init.; id. Fin. 2, 11, 35:

ut constare in vitae perpetuitate possimus nobismetipsis nec in ullo officio claudicare,

id. Off. 1, 33, 119; so,

sibi (opp. titubare),

Quint. 5, 7, 11:

sibi et rei judicatae,

Cic. Clu. 38, 106:

sibi,

Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 16; id. A. P. 127; cf.:

constat idem omnibus sermo,

Liv. 9, 2, 3.—

In the phrase ratio constat, mercantile t. t., the account agrees or is correct, is or proves right:

auri ratio constat: aurum in aerario est,

Cic. Fl. 28, 69:

quibus ratio impensarum constaret,

was correct, accurately kept, Suet. Ner. 30.—

In postAug. prose, esp. in the younger Pliny, transf. from the sphere of business:

mirum est, quam singulis diebus in urbe ratio aut constet aut constare videatur,

Plin. Ep. 1, 9, 1; cf. id. ib. 1, 5, 16; 3, 18, 10; 2, 4, 4; 7, 6, 4; id. Pan. 38, 4; Just. praef. § 5: eam condicionem esse imperandi, ut non aliter ratio [p. 439] constet, quam si uni reddatur, Tac. A. 1, 6 fin. —

With the access. idea of firmness, to stand firm, to remain immovable, unchanging, steadfast, to abide, last, endure, persevere, etc. (very freq. in all perr. and styles).

In gen.:

prius quam totis viribus fulta constaret hostium acies,

Liv. 3, 60, 9; cf.:

nec pugna deinde illis constare,

id. 1, 30, 10:

ut non color, non vultus ei constaret,

id. 39, 34, 7; cf.:

valetudo ei neque corporis neque animi constitit,

Suet. Calig. 50; and:

dum sanitas constabit,

Phaedr. 4, 24, 30:

non mentibus solum consipere, sed ne auribus quidem atque oculis satis constare poterant,

Liv. 5, 42, 3; cf.:

in ebrietate lingua non constat,

Sen. Ep. 83, 27:

mente vix constare,

Cic. Tusc. 4, 17, 39; cf. Liv. 8, 19, 6; 44, 20, 7:

quā in sententia si constare voluissent,

Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 14; cf. Caes. B. G. 5, 36 fin.:

numerus legionum constat,

id. ib. 7, 35:

ceteris exercitibus constare fidem,

Tac. H. 2, 96:

utrimque fides constitit,

kept their word, Liv. 37, 32, 13; 2, 13, 9.— Poet.: cum sint huc forsitan illa, Haec translata illuc;

summā tamen omnia constant,

i. e. the principal sum remains always the same, Ov. M. 15, 258:

postquam cuncta videt caelo constare sereno,

every thing continues in unbroken serenity, Verg. A. 3, 518:

constitit in nullā qui fuit ante color,

Ov. A. A. 1, 120.—

In partic.

Milit. t. t., to stop, halt: multitudinem procul hostium constare videtur, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 273, 4.—

Of facts, reports, etc., to be established, settled, certain, manifest, evident, well known:

quae cum constent, perspicuum debet esse, etc.,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 17, 40:

eorum quae constant exempla ponemus, horum quae dubia sunt, exempla adferemus, id. mv 1, 38, 68: quod nihil nobis constat,

Caes. B. G. 7, 5:

cum et factum constet et nomen, qualia sint vocatur in dubium,

Cic. Part. Or. 12, 42; cf.:

cum factum constat, sed a quo sit factum in controversiam venit,

Quint. 7, 2, 8; and impers., with acc. and inf.:

mihi multa agitanti constabat, paucorum civium egregiam virtutem cuncta patravisse,

Sall. C. 53, 4; cf.:

quod omnibus constabat, hiemari in Gallia oportere,

Caes. B. G. 4, 29 fin., and Cic. Clu. 13, 38.—

Constat (constabat, constabit, etc., it is settled, established, undisputed, certain, well known, etc.), Cic. Mil. 6, 14; id. Quint. 29, 89; Caes. B. G. 3, 6; 3, 9 al.; Ov. M. 7, 533; Quint. 4, 2, 90 et saep.—So freq.: constat inter omnes, with acc. and inf., all agree, all are convinced:

sed tum nimis inter omnis constabat neminem esse resalutatum,

Cic. Phil. 2, 41, 106:

quae propositio in se quiddam continet perspicuum et quod constare inter omnis necesse est, hanc velle approbare et firmare nihil attinet,

in which all must agree, id. Inv. 1, 36, 62 dub. (B. and K. stare); Caes. B. G. 7, 44; Nep. Alcib. 1, 1; Quint. 6, 1, 8 et saep.; cf.

also: constare inter homines sapientissimos (for which, just after: omnium consensu sic esse judicatum),

Cic. de Or. 3, 1, 3:

inter suos,

Caes. B. G. 7, 47:

inter augures, Liv 10, 6, 7 et saep.: cum de Magio constet,

Cic. Att. 13, 10, 3; cf.:

de facto constat,

Quint. 7, 2, 7; so with de, id. 7, 2, 11; 4, 2, 5:

etsi non satis mihi constiterat, cum aliquāne animi mei molestiā an potius, etc.,

Cic. Fam. 13, 1, 1:

nec satis certum constare apud animum poterat, utrum, etc.,

Liv. 30, 28, 1:

quid cuique sit opus constare decet,

Quint. 3, 9, 8; so id. 3, 8, 25:

quid porro quaerendum est? Factumne sit? At constat. A quo? At patet,

Cic. Mil. 6, 15; so absol., id. Verr. 2, 3, 21, § 54.—

Of a resolve.

Impers.: mihi (ei) constat, = certum est, it is my ( his) fixed determination, I am determined, I am fully resolved (rare): mihi quidem constat, nec meam contumeliam, nec meorum ferre, Anton. ap. Cic. Phil. 13, 19, 42:

neque satis Bruto neque tribunis militum constabat, quid agerent,

were undecided, Caes. B. G. 3, 14:

ut nihil ei constet quod agat,

Cic. Tusc. 4, 15, 35.—

With the resolve as subject:

animo constat sententia,

Verg. A. 5, 748:

cum constitit consilium,

when my mind was fully made up, Cic. Att. 8, 11, 1.—

In gen., as opp. to that which has no existence, to exist, be, abide (esp. in Lucr.):

(corpora) quoniam fragili naturā praedita constant,

Lucr. 1, 582; 1, 246; 1, 510 et saep.:

antiquissimi fere sunt, quorum quidem scripta constent,

Cic. de Or. 2, 22, 93; id. Verr. 2, 2, 76, § 187: qui sine manibus et pedibus constare deum posse decreverunt, id. N. D. 1, 33, 92:

si ipsa mens constare potest vacans corpore,

id. ib. 1, 10, 25.—

With ex, in, de, or the abl. (in Cic. only with ex; cf. Madv. ad Cic. Fin. 4, 8, 19), to consist in or of, to be composed of, to rest upon something, etc.

With ex (very freq. in prose and poetry):

fulminis ignem e parvis constare figuris,

Lucr. 2, 385:

homo ex animo constat et corpore,

Cic. N. D. 1, 35, 98;

id. Fin. l. l.: simplex (jus) e dulci constat olivo,

Hor. S. 2, 4, 64:

ea virtus, quae constat ex hominibus tuendis,

Cic. Off. 1, 44, 157 et saep.—

With in and abl. (very rare):

victoriam in earum cohortium virtute constare,

Caes. B. C. 3, 89 fin.; Nep. Att. 14 fin. —

With de:

partus duplici de semine,

Lucr. 4, 1229.—

With abl. (freq. in Lucr. and Quint.):

aeterno quia constant semine quaeque,

Lucr. 1, 221; 1, 484; 1, 518 et saep.:

agri campis, vineis, etc.,

Plin. Ep. 3, 19, 5:

constat tota oratio longioribus membris, brevioribus periodis,

Quint. 9, 4, 134; 5, 10, 63 et saep.:

causa constat aut unius rei controversiā aut plurium,

id. 3, 10, 1. omnis disciplina memoriā, id. 11, 2, 1. omne jus aut scripto aut moribus, id. 12, 3, 6 et saep.—

Mercantile t. t., like our phrase, to stand at, i. e. to cost; constr. with abl.. gen., etc., of price (cf. Zumpt, Gr. § 444).

Lit.

With abl.:

ut unae quadrigae Romae constiterint quadringentis milibus,

Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 14; Suet. Vit. 19:

filius auro,

Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 57:

navis gratis,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 19, § 48 (al. stare):

HS. sex milibus tibi constant,

id. ib. 2, 4, 12, §

28: tanto nobis deliciae,

Plin. 12, 18, 41, § 84:

magno tibi,

Plin. Ep. 2, 6, 4:

parvo,

Pall. Febr. 9, 12; cf.

gratis,

Sen. Ep. 104, 34; Aug. Serm. 385, 6.—

With gen.:

(ambulatiuncula) prope dimidio minoris constabit isto loco,

Cic. Att. 13, 29, 2; Suet. Ner. 27 fin.:

quanti funus,

id. Vesp. 19; Juv. 7, 45.—

With adv.: quod mihi constat carius, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 272, 25; so,

vilissime,

Col. 9, 1. 6.—

With sup.:

cujus area super HS. millies constitit,

Suet. Caes. 26.—

Trop.:

edocet, quanto detrimento et quot virorum fortium morte necesse sit constare victoriam,

Caes. B. G. 7, 19:

odia constantia magno,

Ov. H. 7, 47:

imperia pretio quolibet constant bene,

Sen. Phoen. 664.—Hence, constans, antis, P. a. (acc. to II. 1.), standing firm, firm, unchangeable, constant, immovable, uniform, fixed, stable, invariable (freq. and class.).

Lit.:

mellis constantior est natura (sc. quam aquae),

Lucr. 3, 192:

constans uva contra tenorem unum algoris aestusve,

Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 27:

cujus in indomito constantior inguine nervus, Quam nova arbor, etc.,

Hor. Epod. 12, 19:

cursus certi et constantes,

Cic. N. D. 3, 9, 24; cf.:

constans reversio stellarum (with conveniens),

id. ib. 2, 21, 54:

constantissimus motus lunae,

id. Div. 2, 6, 17:

nihil (mundo) motu constantius,

id. N. D. 3, 9, 23; 2, 21, 54:

constanti vultu graduque,

Liv. 5, 46, 3: aetas, the mature age (of an adult), Cic. Sen. 10, 33; cf.:

constans aetas, quae media dicitur,

id. ib. 20, 76:

aetate nondum constanti,

Suet. Galb. 4:

pax,

firm, secure, Liv. 6, 25, 6:

fides,

Hor. C. 3, 7, 4:

an ire comminus et certare pro Italiā constantius foret,

safer, Tac. H. 3, 1. —

Agreeing or accordant with itself, consistent, harmonious:

quemadmodum in oratione constanti, sic in vitā omnia sint apta inter se et convenientia,

Cic. Off. 1, 40, 144:

nihil intellego dici potuisse constantius,

id. Tusc. 5, 9, 25; cf.:

incredibilia an inter se constantia,

Quint. 5, 4, 2:

rumores,

Cic. Fam. 12, 9, 1:

constans parum memoria hujus anni,

Liv. 10, 37, 13:

constans fama erat,

Suet. Caes. 6; so,

opinio,

id. Tib. 39; id. Vesp. 4 al.—

Trop., intellectually or morally certain, sure, steadfast, constant, faithful, steady, unchanging:

firmi et stabiles et constantes amici,

Cic. Lael. 17, 62; cf. Nep. Lys. 2, 2:

quem hominem? Levem? imo gravissimum. Mobilem? imo constantissimum,

Cic. Rosc. Com. 16, 49; cf. opp. varium, id. Fragm. ap. Quint. 6, 3, 48 Spald.:

pater amens at is quidem fuit omnium constantissimus,

a very constant, steadfast man, Cic. Rosc. Am. 14, 41; cf.:

prudens et constans (testis),

Quint. 5, 7, 26; and under adv.:

(Helvidius Priscus) recti pervicax, constans adversus metus,

Tac. H. 4, 5 fin.:

constans Fortuna tantum in levitate suā,

Ov. Tr. 5, 8, 18; cf.: neque fidei constans, neque strenuus in perfidiā, Tac. H. 3, 57:

constantior In vitiis, etc.,

Hor. S. 2, 7, 18.— Adv.: constanter.

(Acc. to A.) Firmly, immovably, steadily, constantly:

manere in suo statu,

Cic. Univ. 13: constanter ac perpetuo placet consilium, Brut. ap. Cic. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 16, 9:

vitiis gaudere constanter,

Hor. S. 2, 7, 6.— Comp.:

ut maneamus in perspicuis firmius et constantius,

Cic. Ac. 2, 14, 45.— Sup.:

impetus caeli constantissime conficiens vicissitudinis anniversarias,

Cic. N. D. 2, 38, 97.—

Harmoniously, evenly, uniformly, consistently:

constanter et aequaliter ingrediens oratio,

Cic. Or. 58, 198:

sibi constanter convenienterque dicere,

id. Tusc. 5, 9, 26; cf. id. ib. 5, 9, 24; in comp., id. ib. 5, 9, 25; in sup., id. ib. 5, 8, 23; id. Ac. 2, 3, 9; so,

hi constanter omnes nuntiaverunt,

with one voice, unanimously, Caes. B. G. 2, 2:

aequabilius atque constantius sese res humanae haberent,

Sall. C. 2, 3:

aequabilius atque constantius regere provincias,

Tac. A. 15, 21 fin. —

(Acc. to B.) Steadily, calmly, tranquilly, sedately:

constanter ac non trepide pugnare,

Caes. B. G. 3, 25; cf.

agere, Auct. B. Afr. 84: proelium inire,

Suet. Vesp. 4; id. Tib. 19:

constanter et sedate ferre dolorem,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 20, 46:

constanter et libere se gerere,

id. Att. 4, 16, 9:

constanter prudenterque fit,

id. Tusc. 4, 6, 12:

constanter delata beneficia (with judicio, considerate, and opp. repentino quodam impetu),

id. Off. 1, 15, 49.— Comp.:

cetera exsequi,

Suet. Aug. 10:

acrius quam constantius proelium inire,

Curt. 4, 6, 14.— Sup.:

amicitias retinere,

Suet. Aug. 66; id. Tib. 45 al.

sū̆prā (orig. form sŭpĕrā, Lucr. 1, 429; 4, 672; 5, 1407; Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 42, 106; cf. Prisc. pp. 980 and 1001 P.), adv. and prep. [superus].

Adv., on the upper side, on the top, above.

Lit., of place:

omnia haec, quae supra et subter, unum esse dixerunt,

Cic. de Or. 3, 5, 20:

partes eae, quae sunt infra quam id, quod devoratur, dilatantur, quae autem supra, contrahuntur,

id. N. D. 2, 54, 135:

magno numero jumentorum in flumine supra atquo infra constituto,

Caes. B. C. 1, 64; and:

et mare, quod supra, teneant, quodque alluit infra,

Verg. A. 8, 149:

oleum supra siet,

Cato, R. R. 119; 101:

cotem illam et novaculam defossam in comitio supraque impositum puteal accepimus,

Cic. Div. 1, 17, 33:

toto vertice supra est,

i. e. is taller, Verg. A. 11, 683: ut letata corpora vidit Victoremque supra hostem, i. e. lying or stretched over them, Ov. M. 3, 56; cf.:

stupet inscia supra,

Verg. A. 7, 381.— Comp.:

alia superius rapiuntur,

upward, on high, Sen. Q. N. 5, 8, 3: piscina superius construenda, Pall. 1, 34, 2 (opp. subterius, Isid. 16, 8, 4).—

Trop.

Of time, before, formerly, previously (esp. of any thing previously said or written):

quae supra scripta est,

Cato, R. R. 157, 2:

quod jam supra tibi ostendimus,

Lucr. 1, 429:

quae supra dixi,

Cic. de Or. 3, 55, 208:

quae supra scripsi,

id. Fam. 6, 10, 2:

quem supra deformavi,

id. Caecin. 5, 14:

uti supra demonstravimus,

Caes. B. G. 2, 1:

ut supra dixi,

Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 9; id. Lael. 4, 15; 14, 48:

ut supra scripsi,

Plin. Ep. 6, 27, 5:

de quo (filio) commemoravi supra,

Nep. Dion, 6, 2:

supra repetere,

farther back, from past times, Sall. C. 5, 9; id. J. 5, 3; Tac. A. 16, 18.— Comp.:

quantum valerent inter homines litterae, Dixi superius,

before, farther back, Phaedr. 4, 23, 2: ut superius demonstravimus, Auct. B. Hisp. 28, 4; 34, 5.—

Of number or measure, beyond, over, more:

supra adjecit Aeschrio,

offered higher, more, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 33, § 77:

amor tantus ut nihil supra possit,

id. Fam. 14, 1, 4:

ita accurate, ut nihil posset supra,

id. Att. 13, 19, 3:

nihil pote supra,

Ter. Ad. 2, 3, 11:

voltu Adeo modesto, ut nihil supra,

id. And. 1, 1, 93; id. Eun. 3, 1, 37:

nihil supra Deos lacesso,

Hor. C. 2, 18, 11.—After et or aut ( poet. and post-class.):

agrum fortasse trecentis Aut etiam supra nummorum milibus emptum,

Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 165:

quot illum putas annos secum tulisse? Septuaginta et supra,

Petr. 43 fin.:

tricena aut supra stipendia numerantes,

Tac. A. 1, 35:

a triginta annis et supra,

Vulg. Num. 4, 23; 4, 30; 4, 35 (cf. II. B. 2. infra).—

With quam, less freq. quod, above or beyond what, more than:

saepe supra feret, quam fieri possit,

Cic. Or. 40, 139:

corpus patiens inediae, algoris, vigiliae, supra quam cuiquam credibile est,

Sall. C. 5, 3; id. J. 24, 5:

dominandi supra quam aestimari potest avidissimus,

Aur. Vict. Epit. 1 med.:

supra quam optari potuit,

Amm. 17, 1, 12:

supra quod capere possum,

Dig. 32, 1, 28.—

Prep. with acc., above, over.

Lit., of place:

si essent, qui sub terrā semper habitavissent... nec exissent umquam supra terram,

Cic. N. D. 2, 37, 95:

ille qui supra nos habitat,

Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 38:

supra tribunal et supra praetoris caput,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 33, § 77:

supra eum locum,

Caes. B. C. 2, 9:

supra se in summo jugo,

id. B. G. 1, 24:

accubueram horā nonā... et quidem supra me Atticus, infra Verrius,

Cic. Fam. 9, 26, 1:

saltu supra venabula fertur,

Verg. A. 9, 553:

supra segetes Navigat,

over the cornfields, Ov. M. 1, 295:

attolli supra ceteros mortales,

Plin. 34, 6, 12, § 27 (dub.;

Jahn, super): supra lignum turba insilit,

Phaedr. 1, 2, 20:

ecce supra caput homo levis ac sordidus,

i. e. burdensome, annoying, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2, § 6; so,

supra caput esse,

to be close at hand, Sall. C. 52, 24; cf. Verg. A. 3, 194; Liv. 3, 17, 4; 4, 22, 6; Tac. H. 4, 69; Sen. Ep 108;

rarely supra capita,

Liv. 42, 42, 6.—

In partic., of geographical position, above, beyond: supra Maeotis paludes, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 5, 17, 49 (Epigr. v. 7, p. 163 Vahl.):

supra Suessulam,

Liv. 23, 32, 2:

Syene oppidum, quod est supra Alexandriam quinque millibus stadiorum,

Plin. 2, 73, 75, § 183;

supra Britanniam,

id. 2, 97, 99, § 217. —

Trop.

Of time, before:

paulo supra hanc memoriam,

Caes. B. G. 6, 19; supra septingentesimum annum, Liv. praef. § 4.—

Of number, degree, or quantity.

With numbers, = plus, amplius (not in Cic. or Cæs.), over, above, beyond, more than:

supra quattuor milia hominum orabunt ut, etc.,

Liv. 43, 3, 2:

caesa eo die supra milia viginti,

id. 30, 35, 3; 3, 31, 4:

supra septem milia hominum domos remisit,

id. 21, 23, 6; 23, 17, 2; 23, 37, 11 sq.; 23, 49, 13; Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 17; 3, 6, 1; 3, 7, 11:

supra duos menses sapor ejus non permanet integer,

Col. 12, 49, 3:

tres (cyathos),

Hor. C. 3, 19, 15.—

In gen.:

quibus solida ungula, nec supra geminos fetus,

Plin. 11, 40, 95, § 233; cf.:

de floribus supra dictus scripsit Theophrastus,

besides, id. 21, 3, 9, § 13:

hominis fortunam,

Cic. Leg. 2, 16, 41:

ratio supra hominem putanda est deoque tribuenda,

id. N. D. 2, 13, 34:

potentia, quae supra leges se esse velit,

id. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 17, 6:

humanam supra fortunam,

Phaedr. 4, 24, 24:

supra Coclites Muciosque id facinus esse,

Liv. 2, 13, 8:

modum,

id. 21, 7, 7; Col. 4, 27, 4:

vires,

Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 22: humanam fidem Plin. 34, 7, 17, § 38: morem, Verg. G. 2, 227; Sall. C. 3, 2:

supra belli Latini metum id quoque accesserat, quod,

besides, Liv. 2, 18, 3.—Prov.:

supra homines, supra ire deos pietate,

i. e. to attain the highest degree, Verg. A. 12, 839 Heyne ad loc.—

Sometimes to indicate that over which one is placed as superintendent (mostly postclass.):

dispositi, quos supra somnum habebat,

watchers, Curt. 6, 11, 3:

qui supra bibliothecam fuerunt,

Vitr. 7, praef. §

5: servus supra rationes positus,

Pseudo Quint. Decl. 353:

SVPRA INSVLAS,

Inscr. Orell. 721 and 2927:

SVPRA IVMENTA,

ib. 2870:

SVPRA VELARIOS,

ib. 2967:

SVPRA COCOS,

ib. 2827; Inscr. Grut. p. 1111, 1.—

Compounds formed with supra are extremely rare. In late Lat. supradictus, suprafatus, suprafundo, suprajacio, supranatans, suprasedeo, etc., are found, but here supra is properly written separately as an adv.; only suprascando (v. h. v.), on account of its signif., is to be written as one word.

tĕnor, ōris, m. [teneo, II. B.], a holding on, holding fast; hence, an uninterrupted course, career, tenor (mostly post-Aug.; cf.: cursus, ordo).

In gen.: hasta fugit servatque cruenta tenorem, keeps its course, Verg. A. 10, 340:

(aulaea) placido educta tenore Tota patent,

by a steady motion, Ov. M. 3, 113:

hic tibi versandus tenor est,

id. A. A. 2, 729:

interrumpere tenorem rerum,

Liv. 41, 15, 7:

pugnae,

id. 8, 38, 11:

tenorem pugnae servabant,

id. 30, 18:

tenor vitae,

Ov. H. 17, 14; Liv. 40, 12, 7:

fati,

Ov. H. 7, 112:

eundem tenorem servare,

Col. Arb. 2, 2:

unus tenor algoris aestūsve,

Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 27:

eodem tenore duo insequentes consulatus gessi,

Liv. 7, 40, 9; cf.:

eodem consiliorum tenore,

id. 22, 15, 1:

uno et perpetuo tenore juris semper usurpato, numquam intermisso,

id. 35, 16;

austeritatis (in smaragdis),

Plin. 37, 5, 18, § 67:

tenorem in narrationibus servant,

connection, Quint. 10, 7, 6:

cum quantum, quale interrogantes gravi, comparantes acuto tenore concludunt,

i. e. tone, accent, id. 1, 5, 26; cf. in plur.:

adhuc difficilior observatio est per tenores vel accentus,

id. 1, 5, 22; cf.

§ 26: vel heroos gressu truncare tenores,

i. e. mingle pentameters with heroic verses, Stat. S. 5, 3, 99.—

Adverb.: uno tenore, in one course or direction, uninterruptedly, uniformly: isque (stilus medius) uno tenore, ut aiunt, in dicendo fluit, * Cic. Or. 6, 21:

brevis profecto res est, si uno tenore peragitur,

Liv. 5, 5, 7:

uno tenore fidem colere,

id. 22, 37, 10:

tenore uno in mediam aciem illati,

id. 22, 47, 6; cf.:

hi mores eaque caritas patriae per omnes ordines velut tenore uno pertinebat,

id. 23, 49, 3: so,

uno velut tenore,

id. 2, 42, 8.—

In partic., in the later jurid. lang., the connection, contents, sense, tenor of a law:

pro tenore legis Aquiliae,

Dig. 9, 2, 56:

pro tenore S C Claudiani,

Paul. Sent. 2, 21, 18:

auctorum verba emendare tenore sententiae perseverante, non est prohibitum,

Dig. 42, 1, 46.