cōnixus

cō-nītor (less correctly con-nītor; cf.

Ritschl, Opusc. II. 448 sq.), nisus or nix us (conisus,

Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 29; Liv. 1, 33, 5; 3, 63, 4 et saep.; Val. Max. 2, 7, 2; Ser. Ep. 94, 31; Val. Fl. 3, 193; Sil. 2, 629; Tac. A. 11, 31; 15, 42 al.:

conixus,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 21, 47 B. and K.; id. N. D. 2, 43, 110; Lucr. 2, 160; Verg. E. 1, 15; id. A. 5, 264 et saep.; Liv. 3, 70, 5 al.; Plin. 8, 8, 8, § 26; Sil. 9, 379; Tac. H. 4, 53; Gell. 15, 16, 4), 3, v. dep. ( inf. conitier, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44; cf. Trag. Rel. p. 284 Rib.), to put forth all one's strength, strive, struggle, endeavor.

Lit., of physical exertion.

In gen.

Absol. or with abl. of means:

pol si quidem Conisus esses, per corium, per viscera Perque os elephanti transmineret bracchium,

Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 29: dein ejus germanum cornibus conitier, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44 (Trag. Praet. v. 23 Rib.):

corniger est valido conixus corpore taurus,

Cic. N. D. 2, 43, 110; cf.:

atque genu flexo Taurus conititur ingens,

id. Arat. 290 (536):

illam famuli ferebant, conixi umeris,

Verg. A. 5, 264:

dextrā,

id. ib. 5, 642:

fert ingens toto conixus corpore saxum,

id. ib. 10, 127:

adversis Conixi incurrunt hastis,

id. ib. 11, 613:

undique omnes conisi hostem avertunt,

Liv. 3, 63, 4; 35, 5, 12:

omnibus copiis conisus Ancus,

id. 1, 33, 5:

tres juvenes conixi arborem unam evellebant,

id. 33, 5, 7; 41, 4, 2:

Antiochus omnibus regni viribus conixus,

id. 33, 19, 9:

ni equestre proelium conixi omni vi perficerent,

id. 3, 70, 5:

totis conisus viribus,

Val. Fl. 3, 193:

si coniterentur (mulae),

Dig. 9, 2, 52, § 2.—

With inf.:

coniterentur modo uno animo omnes invadere hostem,

Liv. 9, 31, 12 Weissenb. ad loc.:

inligare conisa est,

Tac. A. 15, 51; Dig. 23, 3, 9, § 3.—

With ut:

(parvi) conituntur sese ut erigant,

Cic. Fin. 5, 15, 42.—

With ad and acc.:

ut rursus ad surgendum coniti non possent,

Curt. 7, 3, 13:

ceteris ad convincendum eum conisis,

Tac. A. 15, 66:

omnibus imperii nervis ad revocandam pristinae disciplinam militiae conisus est,

Val. Max. 2, 7, 2.—

Esp.,

To press upon, press toward, struggle toward, strive to reach; with in and acc. of place:

equitatus summum in jugum virtute conititur,

Caes. B. C. 1, 46:

in unum locum,

Liv. 31, 21, 10:

praealtam in arborem,

Tac. A. 11, 31.—So poet., of a weapon:

in hastam,

Sil. 10, 252.—Of things:

in quem coepere locum conixa feruntur (primordia rerum),

Lucr. 2, 160.—

To struggle in giving birth, to labor (cf. enitor):

spem gregis, ah! silice in nudā conixa reliquit,

Verg. E. 1, 15. —

Trop., of mental effort, etc.:

praesto est domina omnium et regina, ratio, quae conixa per se et progressa longius, fit perfecta virtus,

putting forth her own energy, Cic. Tusc. 2, 21, 47:

quantum coniti animo potes,

id. Off. 3, 2, 6.

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