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1 nervus
nervus, i, m. [root snar-; Old Germ. snara, a snare; Gr. neuron; cf. parvus and pauros], a sinew, tendon, nerve.I.Lit.:B.his adde nervos, a quibus artus continentur,
Cic. N. D. 2, 55, 139:hoc nervos confirmari putant,
Caes. B. G. 6, 20:nervus qui platys appellatur,
Plin. 26, 8, 58, § 90:hic primum nervos et venas expressit (of Pythagoras the painter),
id. 34, 8, 19, § 59:nervorum contractio,
Sen. Ep. 66, 40: nervi quos tenontas Graeci appellant, Cels. 8, 1:condamus alter alterum in nervum bracchialem,
let us embrace, Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 99.—Transf.1.I. q. membrum virile, Hor. Epod. 12, 19; Juv. 10, 205; 9, 35; pl. nervi, Petr. 131, §§ 4 and 6.—2.A string of a musical instrument:3.omnes voces, ut nervi in fidibus, ita sonant, ut, etc.,
Cic. de Or. 3, 57, 216:cotidiano cantu vocum et nervorum et tibiarum tota vicinitas personat,
id. Rosc. Am. 46, 134; Verg. A. 9, 776; Hor. C. 3, 11, 4.—A bowstring: reciproca tendens nervo equino concita tela, Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 80 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 176 Rib.): nervoque obversus equino Contendit telum, Verg. A. 9, 622:b.nervo aptare sagittas,
id. ib. 10, 131:erumpit nervo pulsante sagitta,
id. G. 4, 313; so Val. Fl. 6, 376; 1, 437; Luc. 7, 141.—A bow:4.aliquem fallere nervo,
Val. Fl. 3, 182.—The leather with which shields were covered:5.scuta nervo firmata,
Tac. A. 2, 14; Sil. 4, 293.—A thong with which a person was bound, Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 11; Veg. Mil. 4, 9.—6.The cords or wires by which a puppet is moved:7.duceris ut nervis alienis mobile lignum,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 82.—A fetter: nervum appellamus etiam ferreum vinculum, quo pedes impediuntur: quamquam Plautus eo etiam cervices vinciri ait: Perfidiose captus edepol nervo cervices probat, Paul. ex Fest. p. 165 Müll.: VINCITO AVT NERVO, AVT COMPEDIBVS, Lex XII. Tab. ap. Gell. 20, 1: in nervo atque compedibus aetatem agunt, Cato ap. Gell. 11, 18, 18; cf. Plaut. As. 3, 2, 5:b.posuit in nervo pedes meos,
Vulg. Job, 33, 11.—A prison:II.in nervum aliquem rapere,
Plaut. Capt. 5, 3, 45:in nervo jacebis,
id. Curc. 5, 3, 40; cf. id. Capt. 3, 5, 71:vereor ne istaec fortitudo in nervum erumpat denique,
will lay you by the heels, bring you into durance, Ter. Phorm. 2, 2, 10; 4, 4, 15:eximere de nervo aliquem,
Liv. 6, 15, 9:misit in nervum,
Vulg. Jer. 20, 2.—Trop.A.Nerve, vigor, force, power, strength:B.digna res est ubi tu nervos intendas tuos,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 20:onus... dignum, in quo omnes nervos aetatis industriaeque meae contenderem,
Cic. Verr. 1, 12, 35:omnibus nervis mihi contendendum est, ut, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 3, 56, §130: opibus ac nervis ad perniciem suam uti,
Caes. B. G. 1, 20; Cic. Phil. 5, 12, 32:nervi belli pecunia,
id. ib. 5, 2, 5:vectigalia nervos esse rei publicae,
id. Imp. Pomp. 7, 17:legionum nervos incidere,
id. Phil. 12, 3, 8:poëtae molliunt animos, nervos omnes virtutis elidunt,
id. Tusc. 2, 11, 27:video, fore nervis opus sapientiāque tuā,
id. Fam. 3, 10, 1:loci inhaerentes in nervis causarum,
intimately connected with them, id. de Or. 3, 27, 106:nervi conjurationis,
the leaders, Liv. 7, 39, 6.—In partic., of expression, force, energy:horum oratio neque nervos, neque aculeos oratorios ac forenses habet,
Cic. Or. 19, 62; cf. id. de Or. 3, 21, 80:nervi in dicendo,
id. ib. 2, 22, 91:sectantem levia nervi Deficiunt,
Hor. A. P. 26. -
2 nervus
nervus ī, m [cf. νεῦρον], a sinew, tendon, muscle: nervi, a quibus artūs continentur: hoc nervos confirmari putant, Cs.— A cord, string, wire (of a musical instrument): ut nervi in fidibus sonant: cantu vocum et nervorum et tibiarum personare, stringed instruments.—The leather covering of a shield, Ta.— A bow-string: adductus, O.: nervo aptare sagittas, V.— A wire, string (controlling a puppet): Duceris ut nervis alienis mobile lignum, H.— A prison: ne istaec fortitudo in nervom erumpat, bring you into durance, T.: eximere de nervo civīs, L.— The penis, H., Iu.—Fig., a sinew, nerve, vigor, force, power, strength: digna res est ubi tu nervos intendas tuos, T.: omnibus nervis mihi conitendum est, ut, etc.: opibus ac nervis ad perniciem suam uti, Cs.: nervi belli pecunia: vectigalia nervos esse rei p.: loci inhaerentes in nervis causarum, intimately connected with: nervi coniurationis, leaders, L.—Of expression, force, energy: oratio nervos oratorios habet: sectantem levia nervi Deficiunt, H.* * *sinew/muscle/nerve; hamstring; tendon (as material); stringed instrument (pl.); strength; vigor, nerve, force, power; sexual power, virility; penis (rude); string/cord; bowstring; bow; (leather) thong; fetter (for prisoner); prison
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