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1 cerno
cerno, crēvi, crētum ( part. pass. cretus is apparently used only once:I.cineris bene creti,
Pall. 12, 22, 3; but freq. in the compounds of cerno; for the simple part., the orig. form certus also is very rarely used:certā deinde sorte senatus consultum factum est,
Liv. 36, 2, 2; v. under II. C., and cf. certus), 3, v. a. [root car- for scar-, to separate; cf. krinô; hence, skôr, stercus, screo; cf. cera].To separate, sift (rare):II.per cribrum, Cato. R. R. 107, 1: farinam cribro,
Plin. 18, 11, 29, § 115; cf. id. 33, 5, 26, § 87; Pall. Jun. 1; Veg. 3, 28, 6:in cribris omnia cerne cavis,
Ov. Med. Fac. 62; cf.:per densa foramina,
id. ib. 89:cineris bene creti,
well sifted, Pall. Nov. 22.—Far more freq.,Trop.A.To separate, distinguish by the senses, mostly by the eyes, i. e. to perceive, see, discern (syn.: video, conspicio; class. in prose and poetry; most freq. probably in Lucretius, where it is used about a hundred times); rarely by the ears; v. infra: lumen jubarve in caelo cerno? [p. 319] Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 6, § 81 Müll.;b.7, § 76 ib.: sed quis illic est, procul quem video? estne hic Hegio? si satis cerno, is hercle'st,
Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 85:tum porro varios rerum sentimus odores, nec tamen ad nareis venienteis cernimus umquam: nec voces cernere suemus,
Lucr. 1, 300; 4, 598:quod nequeunt oculis rerum primordia cerni,
id. 1, 269; v. also id. 2, 314 sq.; 4, 242; cf. id. 2, 837:acute,
id. 4, 811; cf.:cerno acutum,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 26:altaria exhalare vapore,
Lucr. 3, 432; 2, 928 al.—Hence, sometimes opp. to hearing:ut non solum auribus acciperetur, sed etiam oculis cerneretur,
Nep. Timol. 2, 2;or to mental perception: quem ego tam video animo, quam ea, quae oculis cernimus,
Cic. Fam. 6, 3, 2:nos enim ne nunc quidem oculis cernimus ea, quae videmus,
id. Tusc. 1, 20, 46:quae cernere et videre non possumus,
id. de Or. 3, 40, 161; cf. id. Rep. 6, 20, 21 sq.:ego Catuli Cumanum ex hoc loco cerno, Pompeianum non cerno,
id. Ac. 2, 25, 80:ut ea cernimus quae videmus,
id. Mil. 29, 79:omnia sic aperiam, ut ea cernere oculis videamini,
id. Clu. 24, 66:coram aliquid,
to witness, Caes. B. G. 6, 8; Verg. A. 2, 538:aliquem,
Caes. B. G. 6, 21:acies a nostris cernebatur,
id. B. C. 3, 69:in sole sidera ipsa desinunt cerni,
Quint. 8, 5, 29:simile quiddam facientes aves cernimus,
id. 2, 6, 7:me miserum, turbā quod non ego cernar in illā,
Ov. P. 4, 4, 43:Constitit alma Venus, nulli cernenda,
id. M. 15, 844; Curt. 8, 13, 16; Tac. A. 1, 59.—With acc. and inf.: sensumque inesse et motum in membris cerno, Canius ap. Varr. L. L. 6, § 81 Müll.:neque mutari ac misceri omnia cerneres,
Sall. C. 2, 3: quos ad resistendum concucurrisse cernebat, * Suet. Caes. 15 fin.:cernis ut insultent Rutuli?
Verg. A. 10, 20:cerne quam tenui vos parte contingat,
Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:cerneres, quanta audacia fuisset, etc.,
Sall. C. 61, 1.— Impers. with acc. and inf.:cernebatur, novissimos illorum premi vehementer,
Caes. B. C. 1, 64 Herz. N. cr. — So impers. with rel. -clause:ut non solum auribus acciperetur, sed etiam oculis cerneretur quem detulisset,
Nep. Timol. 2, 2. —Ante-class., of the hearing: vox illius certe est: idem omnes cernimus, Att. ap. Non. p. 261, 11, and perh. also, Titin. ap. Prisc. p. 898 P.—Hence,Cerni aliquā re or in aliquā re, to become distinguished or known in something:* c.fortis animus et magnus duabus rebus maxime cernitur,
Cic. Off. 1, 20, 66; so id. Tusc. 5, 8, 22: amicus certus in re incertā cernitur, Enn. ap. Cic. Lael. 17, 64:atque hae quidem virtutes cernuntur in agendo,
Cic. Part. Or. 23, 78; id. Top. 21, 80 (also in Quint. 3, 5, 18).—Have before the mind, have respect to, regard any one:B.ubi gratus, si non eum ipsi cernunt grati, cui referunt gratiam?
Cic. Leg. 1, 18, 49.—Transf. to intellectual objects, to perceive, comprehend, understand (syn.:b.intellego, cognosco, perspicio): neque tanta in rebus obscuritas, ut eas (res) non penitus acri vir ingenio cernat, si modo aspexerit,
Cic. de Or. 3, 31, 124:jam cernam mene an illam potiorem putes, id. poët. Tusc. 2, 9, 20: (antiquitas) hoc melius ea fortasse, quae erant vera, cernebat,
id. ib. 1, 12, 26; id. Fin. 1, 19, 64; id. Top. 5, 27; id. N. D. 1, 19, 49; id. Fam. 5, 12, 2:quae cum ego non solum suspicarer, sed plane cernerem,
id. Agr. 2, 4, 9; id. de Or. 3, 31, 124:ut consuetum facile amorem cerneres,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 108.—Hence,Rarely of future events, to foresee, discern beforehand:C.cerno animo sepultā in patriā miseros atque insepultos acervos civium,
Cic. Cat. 4, 6, 11:cerno jam animo, quanto omnia uberiora atque ornatiora futura sint,
id. Fam. 5, 12, 2.—To decide something that is contested or doubtful (judicially), to decree, determine (more rare than decernere):b.quotcumque senatus creverit populusque jusserit tot sunto,
Cic. Leg. 3, 3, 8:quodcumque senatus creverit agunto,
id. ib. 3, 3, 8, § 6: jurati cernant. Pac. ap. Non. p. 261, 13:illum locum tempusque consilio destinatum quid de Armeniā cernerent,
Tac. A. 15, 14:priusquam id sors cerneret,
Liv. 43, 12, 2:certā sorte,
after the lot was decided, id. 36, 2, 2.—Hence,To decide by contending or fighting (more rare than the freq. certare, and even in Seneca's time out of use; cf. Sen. Ep. 58, 3): ferro non auro vitam ( acc. respect = de vitā) cernamus utrique, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38; id. ap. Non. p. 261, 19, and ap. Varr. L. L. 6, § 81 Müll.; Pac. ap. Non. p. 261, 21: nisi esset qui armis secum vellet cernere, Att. ap. Non. p. 261, 17:D.cernere ferro,
Verg. A. 12, 709 (also ap. Sen. Ep. 58, 3); so,cernere certamen,
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 15; id. Cas. 3, 1, 2; Lucr. 5, 394: pro patriā, pro liberis, pro aris atque focis suis, * Sall. C. 59, 5 Kritz N. cr. (al. certare):seu libeat duplicem sejunctim cernere martem,
Tib. 4, 1, 103.—Humorously, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 77.—In gen., to decide for something, to conclude upon, resolve (syn.: constituo, decerno; also rare): praesidium castris educere, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 261, 5:E.acribus inter se cum armis confligere,
id. ib. p. 261, 6:te mihi amicam esse crevi,
Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 1 (crevi valet constitui, Varr. L. L. 7, § 98 Müll.); Cat. 64, 150.—Hence,In judic. lang. t. t., of inheritances.1.To resolve to enter upon an inheritance, Varr. L. L. 7, § 98 Müll.; cf. Tit. 22, 27, and cretio.—2.To make known this determination, Tit. 22, 28 and 30; Cic. Att. 11, 2, 1.—3.= adire, to enter upon an inheritance, Cic. Agr. 2, 15, 40; Liv. 24, 25, 3; 40, 8, 17; Plin. Ep. 10, 79, 2; Quint. Decl. 261; Fest. p. 41.—b.Trop.:debet etiam fratris Appii amorem erga me cum reliquā hereditate crevisse,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 10; so id. Fam. 9, 14, 4; Val. Max. 5, 3, ext. 3.—P. a. v. certus. -
2 cernō
cernō crēvī, certus, ere [2 CER-], to separate, part, sift: in cribris omnia cavis, O. — Fig., of the sight, to distinguish, discern, make out, perceive, see: si satis cerno, T.: acutum, H.: oculis cerni, N.: quae cernere et videre non possumus: haec coram, to witness, Cs.: coram letum, V.: acies a nostris cernebatur, Cs.: Venus, nulli cernenda, invisible, O.: neque misceri omnia cerneres, S.: cernis ut insultent Rutuli? V.: cernebatur novissimos illorum premi vehementer, Cs.—To see mentally, discern, perceive, comprehend, understand: eas (res) ingenio: ea quae erant vera: amorem, T.: cerno animo acervos civium: fortis animus cernitur, shows itself.—To decide, decree, determine, resolve: quotcumque senatus creverit populusque iusserit: priusquam id sors cerneret, L.: certā sorte, after the lot was decided, L.: Ferro non auro vitam cernamus utrique: cernere ferro, V.: potius germanum amittere crevi quam tibi... deessem, Ct.: pro patriā, S.—In law, with hereditatem, formally to declare oneself heir to, accept, enter upon: quam hereditatem iam crevimus: hereditatem regni, L. — Fig.: fratris amorem cum reliquā hereditate crevisse.* * *cernere, crevi, cretus V TRANSsift, separate, distinguish, discern, resolve, determine; see; examine; decide -
3 decerno
dē-cerno, crēvi, crētum, 3 (the syncop. forms decreram, etc., decrerim, etc., decresse are freq. in Cicero and Liv., also Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 25; Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 73; 2, 1, 15, but not in Caes., where is only decreverat, B. G. 4, 17; 5, 5 fin.; 5, 53, 2), v. a. and n.I.(acc. to cerno, no. II. 3.) To decide, determine any thing disputed or doubtful. For syn. cf.: scisco, jubeo, statuo, constituo, dico, sancio, consilium capio, destino, obstino, definio, determino.A.Prop., of a judge, magistrate, etc., to pronounce a decision respecting something; to decide, judge, determine, decree; to vote for any thing (very freq. and class.).—Const. with acc., with acc. et inf., a relat. clause, with de, or absol.:2.alias (Verres praetor) revocabat eos, inter quos jam decreverat decretumque mutabat, alias, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 46:si quod est admissum facinus, si caedes facta, idem (Druides) decernunt,
Caes. B. G. 6, 13, 5:consules de consilii sententia decreverunt secundum Buthrotios,
Cic. Att. 16, 16, C, § 11: decernere vindicias secundum servitutem, in favor of slavery, i. e. restore the slave to his master, Liv. 3, 47, 5; cf. Caes. B. C. 1, 5, 4:cum senatus triumphum Africano decerneret,
id. Fin. 4, 9, 22; cf.of a single senator: non decrevi solum, sed etiam ut vos decerneretis laboravi,
id. Prov. Cons. 11, 28;so supplicationem decernere,
id. Fam. 15, 4, 11;so also: Crassus tres legatos decernit,
id. ib. 1, 1, 3:D. Junius silanus supplicium sumendum decreverat,
Sall. C. 50, 4:quando id bellum senatus decrevisset, quando id bellum populus R. jussisset?
Liv. 41, 7; 42, 36; id. 5, 36; id. 26, 2:id quod senatus me auctore decrevit,
Cic. Phil. 6, 1, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 2, 2:qui ordo decrevit invitus,
on compulsion, Cic. Phil. 1, 6, 13:Ligures ambobus consulibus decernuntur,
id. Liv. 42, 10; cf.:provinciam desponsam non decretam habere,
Cic. Prov. Cons. 15 (v. the whole passage in connection):provinciae privatis decernuntur,
Caes. B. C. 1, 6, 4 et saep.:ex annuo sumptu, qui mihi decretus esset,
Cic. Att. 7, 1, 6 et saep.:mea virtute atque diligentia perditorum hominum patefactam esse conjurationem decrevistis,
id. Cat. 4, 3: cum pontifices decressent ita;SI, etc.,
id. Att. 4, 2, 3:senatus decrevit populusque jussit, ut, etc.,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 67: in jure dicundo, ita decrevit, ut, etc., Suet. Galb. 7; cf.of individuals: Hortensii et mea et Luculli sententia... tibi decernit, ut regem reducas, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 1, 1, 3.— Impers.:in parricidas rei publicae decretum esse,
Sall. Cat. 51, 25.—Esp. of the emperor, to determine the law by deciding a case:quodcumque imperator cognoscens decrevit, legem esse constat,
Dig. 1, 4, 1, § 1; Just. Inst. 1, 2, 6.Transf., beyond the judicial sphere, to decide, determine, judge: qui nequeas nostrorum uter sit Amphitruo decernere, Plaut. fragm. ap. Non. 285, 26:B.rem dubiam decrevit vox opportune emissa,
Liv. 5, 55; cf.:primus clamor atque impetus rem decrevit,
id. 25, 41; Plin. 17, 27, 46, § 258:de his Catonis praecepta decernent,
id. 17, 22, 35, § 190:duo talenta pro re nostra ego esse decrevi satis,
Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 67; id. Hec. 4, 1, 27:quam decrerim me non posse diutius habere,
id. ib. 1, 2, 73:in quo omnia mea posita esse decrevi,
Cic. Fam. 2, 6, 3; id. Att. 3, 15, 7:illum decrerunt dignum, suos cui liberos committerent,
Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 15:in ejus controversiis quid decernas, non a te peto,
Cic. Fam. 13, 59: aliquem decernere hostem, to proclaim one an enemy by a formal decree, id. Phil. 11, 7, 16.— Absol.:nequeo satis decernere,
Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 5.Milit., to decide by combat; hence (like cernere and certare), in gen., to fight, combat, contend:2.castra castris conferamus, et Samnis Romanusne imperio Italiam regant, decernamus,
Liv. 8, 23, 9; id. 1, 23, 9:in ipso illo gladiatorio vitae certamine, quod ferro decernitur,
Cic. de Or. 2, 78, 317:proelium,
id. Fam. 10, 10:pugnam,
Liv. 28, 14; cf. id. ib. 33: de bello decernere, Auct. B. Hisp. 5 fin. Oud. N. cr.:ne armis decernatur,
Cic. Att. 7, 3, 5; cf.:ferro ancipiti decernunt,
Verg. A. 7, 525:and armis, ferro,
id. ib. 11, 218; 12, 282; 695 (cf. et cernere ferro, id. ib. 709):cursibus et crudo caestu,
id. G. 3, 20:cornibus inter se,
id. ib. 218:lapidibus et subselliorum fragminibus,
Suet. Ner. 26 et saep.:contra magnam vim hostium, artificio magis quam viribus, Auct. B. Afr. 14: acie,
Liv. 2, 14; Nep. Milt. 4, 4:proelio cum proditore,
Just. 13, 8, 4:classe decreturi,
Nep. Hann. 10, 4:integriore exercitu,
id. Eum. 9 fin.—Absol.:decernendi potestatem Pompeio fecit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 41; cf. Liv. 21, 41.Transf., beyond the milit. sphere:II.decernite criminibus, mox ferro decreturi,
Liv. 40, 8 fin. —So of a judicial contest:uno judicio de fortunis omnibus decernit,
Cic. Quint. 2, 6; cf. Quint. 10, 1, 29;and qui judicio decernent,
id. 12, 7, 5:de salute reipublicae,
Cic. Att. 8, 5, 2:pro mea omni fama fortunisque,
id. de Or. 2, 49:utinam meo solum capite decernerem,
id. Att. 10, 9; Caes. B. C. 1, 35, 3.With reference to one's own acts, to decide, determine on doing something; to determine, resolve on something (freq. in all periods and styles).—Constr., with inf. and with acc. and inf.:A.si tu fluctus e gurgite tollere decreris, Lucil. ap. Rufin. § 26 (p. 238 ed. Frotsch.): quicquid peperisset decreverunt tollere,
Ter. Andr. 1, 3, 14:Caesar his de causis Rhenum transire decreverat,
Caes. B. G. 4, 17 et saep.:eos me decretum est persequi mores patris,
Plaut. Asin. 1, 1, 58; id. Stich. 1, 3, 65; Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 56; cf.:certum atque decretum est non dare signum,
Liv. 2, 45:reliquam aetatem a republica procul habendam decrevi,
Sall. C. 4. With ut and subjunct.:hic decernit ut miser sit,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 27, 65.—With accus.:quicquam decernere,
id. ib. —Hence, dē-crētum, i, n.(Acc. to no. I. A.) A decree, decision, ordinance of any political or judicial body (for syn. cf.:B.scitum, edictum, consilium, jus): senatus Caelium ab rep. removendum censuit. Hoc decreto eum consul senatu prohibuit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 21, 3:si qui eorum (sc. Druidum) decreto non stetit, sacrificiis interdicunt,
id. B. G. 6, 13, 5; cf. id. ib. §10: vestra responsa atque decreta evertuntur saepe dicendo,
Cic. Mur. 13 fin.; id. Verr. 2, 2, 48:decurionum,
id. Rosc. Am. 9, 25 et saep.:Caesaris,
Vulg. Act. 17, 7.—Esp. leg. t. t., a decision of the emperor as judge, a precedent (cf. rescriptum), Gai. 1, 5; Just. Inst. 2, 15, 4.—Transf., in philos. lang. as a translation of the Gr. dogma, principle, doctrine, precept, Cic. Ac. 2, 9, 27; id. ib. § 29; cf. Sen. Ep. 94, 2 sq. and 95, 9 sq. (quis philoso, phorum) decretis suis paret? Lact. 3, 15, 3. -
4 āra
āra ae, f [AS-], a structure for sacrifice, altar: ex arā sume verbenas, T.: dicata, L. — Esp., of altars to the Penates, in the impluvia, while the Lares had a focus in the atrium; hence, arae et foci, hearth and home, altars and fires: regis arae focique: de vestris aris ac focis decernite: pro aris atque focis suis cernere, S.—Supplicants fled to the altars for protection: cum in aram confugisset: eo ille confugit in arāque consedit, N. — An oath was confirmed by laying the hand on the altar: qui si aram tenens iuraret, crederet nemo: iurandae tuum per nomen arae, H.: Tango aras, et numina testor, V. — Fig., protection, refuge, shelter: aram tibi parare, T.: ad aram legum tonfugere: ara sepulchri, a funeral pile, V.: sepulchrales arae, O. — The Altar (a constellation): pressa, i. e. low in the south, O. — A monument: ara virtutis.* * *altar, structure for sacrifice, pyre; sanctuary; home; refuge, shelter -
5 ex or (only before consonants) ē
ex or (only before consonants) ē praep. with abl, out of, from within (opp. in). I. In space, out of, from: signa ex urbe tollere: solem e mundo tollere: ex hoc fonticulo tantumdem sumere, H.: ex Aethiopiā Ancillula, T.: ex urbe sicarii: eius ex Africā reditus: ex Hispaniā quidam, Cs.: puer ex aulā, H.—From, down from, from off: ex speluncā saxum in crura eius incidisse: equestribus proeliis saepe ex equis desiliunt, from horseback, Cs.: cecidisse ex equo dicitur.—Up from, above, out of: collis paululum ex planitie editus, Cs.: globum terrae eminentem e mari.—In gen., from, down from, at, in, upon: ex cruce Italiam cernere: ex equo pugnare: ex loco superiore conspicatus, etc., Cs.: ex hoc loco verba fecisti: ex vinculis causam dicere, L.— Esp., in adverbial phrases: ex itinere, on the march, without halting, S.: ex fugā, during the flight, Cs.: portus ex adverso urbi positus, opposite, L.: erat e regione oppidi collis, over against, Cs.: ex omni parte perfectum, entirely: aliquā ex parte incommodis mederi, in some measure: impetūs ex maximā parte servorum: e vestigio, suddenly.— II. In time, of succession, from, immediately after, directly after, after, following: Cotta ex consulatu est profectus in Galliam: tanta vilitas annonae ex inopiā consecuta est: ex magnis rupibus nactus planitem, Cs.: Aliam rem ex aliā cogitare, T.: alia ex aliis iniquiora postulando, L.: diem ex die exspectabam, day after day.—Of duration, from... onward, from, since, beginning at: ex eā die ad hanc diem: ex eo die, quo, etc.: ex certo tempore, after a fixed date: ex aeterno tempore: Motum ex Metello consule (bellum), H.: octavus annus est, ex quo, etc., since, Ta.: Romae vereor ne ex Kal. Ian. magni tumultūs sint, after. —With the notion of escape or relief, from and after, from: se ex labore reficere, Cs.: ex illo metu mortis recreatus: animus ex miseriis requievit, S. — Esp., in phrases: ex tempore effutire, off hand, without reflection: ex meo tempore, for my convenience: in quibus (quaestionibus) ex tempore officium quaeritur, according to circumstances: ex intervallo consequi, after a while: ex tempore aliquo.— III. Fig., of the point of departure, away from, from, out of, of: amicitiam e vitā tollunt: e fundo eiectus, dispossessed of: agro ex hoste capto, L.: ex populo R. bona accipere, S. —Partitive uses, of a whole or class, of, out of, from among, among: alia ex hoc quaestu, i. e. trade, T.: non orator unus e multis, i. e. no common: acerrimus ex omnibus sensibus: ex primo hastato (ordine) legionis, one of the first division, Cs.: multum ex ripā colere, Ta.: altitudo puppium ex navibus, Cs. — Of the means, out of, by means of, with: ex incommodis Alterius sua ut conparent commoda, T.: ex caede vivunt: largiri ex alieno, L.; cf. ex iure hesterno panem vorent, dipped in, T.—Of the origin or source, from, out of, born of, arising from: bellorum causae ex rei p. contentione natae: ex pertinaciā oritur seditio: ex animo amicus, heartily.—Esp. with verbs of sense, intelligence, etc.: quā re negent, ex me non audies: ut ex amicis acceperam: ex quo intellegere posset: ut ex iis quaeratur: video ex litteris.—Of the material, of, out of: statua ex aere facta: (homo) qui ex animo constet et corpore: milites mixti ex conluvione gentium, L. — Of a condition or nature which is changed, from, out of: di ex hominibus facti: ex exsule consul: duas ex unā civitate discordia fecerat, L. — Of the cause, from, through, by, in consequence of, by reason of, on account of: gravida e Pamphilo, T.: infirmus ex morbo: e viā languere: ex gravitate loci volgari morbos, L.: ex illā ipsā re, for that very reason: e quo efficitur, non ut, etc.: ex hac clade atrox ira, L.: ex legato timor, Ta.—From, after, on account of: cui postea Africano cognomen ex virtute fuit, S.: nomen ex vitio positum, O.: urbem e suo nomine Romam iussit nominari. —Of measure or rule, according to, after, in conformity with, in pursuance of, by: ex aliarum ingeniis me iudicet, T.: dies ex praeceptis tuis actus: ex consuetudine suā, Cs.: e virtute vivere: ex senatūs sententiā: ex sententiā, satisfactorily, T.: illum ex artificio comico aestimabat.—Esp., in the phrases, ex re, according to the fact, to the advantage, to profit: oratio ex re et ex causā habita: Non ex re istius, for his good, T.: garrit Ex re fabellas, apt, H.: quid tam e re p. fuit? for the public benefit: ex usu, advantageous: ex usu quod est, id persequar, T.: rem ex usu Galliae accidisse, Cs.: e re natā, according to circumstances, T.—Of manner, mostly in adverb. phrases: res ex libidine magis quam ex vero celebrare, arbitrarily... justly, S.: dicam ex animo, outright: ex composito, by agreement, L.: ex facili, with ease, Ta.— IV. In compounds, ex stands before vowels and h, and before c, p (except epoto, epotus), q, s (except escendere, escensio), t; ef (sometimes ec) before f; ē before b, d, g, i consonant, l (except exlex), m, n, v. For exs-, ex- alone is often written (exanguis for exsanguis, etc.). -
6 ferrum
ferrum ī, n iron, C., Cs., H.—Poet.: gerere ferrum in pectore, i. e. cruelty, O.: durior ferro, O.: de duro est ultima (aetas) ferro, O.: ferro duravit saecula, H.—An iron, tool of iron, iron implement: ferro proscindere campum, ploughshare, O.: ferro scindimus aequor, V.: ferro mitiget agrum, axe, H.: Petita ferro belua, dart, H.: aduncum, arrow-head, O.: hastae brevi ferro, head, Ta.: Dextra tenet ferrum, stylus, O.: longos ferro resecare capillos, shears, O.: foedare crinīs Vibratos calido ferro, curling-irons, V.: stridor ferri tractaeque catenae, iron chain, V.—A sword: ferro iter aperiundum est, S.: aut ferro aut fame interire, Cs.: uri virgis ferroque necari, H.: ferro inter se comminus decertare: cernere ferro, V.: ferro regna lacessere, with war, V.: huic urbi ferro ignique minitantur, i. e. with fire and sword: ferunt ferrumque ignemque In Danaas classes, O.: igni ferroque.—Fig., the age of iron: ad ferrum venistis ab auro, O.* * *iron; any tool of iron; weapon, sword -
7 ipse
ipse (old ipsus, T.), a, um, gen. ipsīus (rarely ipsius, V., disyl. T.), dat. ipsī, pron demonstr. I. In gen., to express eminence or emphasis. A. Self, in person (often rendered by an emphatic he, or by very, just, precisely): adest optume ipse frater, T.: ille ipse Marcellus: ipsa virtus: rex ipse Aeneas, V.: in ipsā arce habitare, L.: naturas quas Iuppiter ipse Addidit, V.: Audentīs deus ipse iuvat, O.: ego enim ipse cum eodem isto non invitus erraverim: eaque ipsa causa belli fuit, the very cause, L.: cui tutor is fuerat ipse, L.: iam id ipsum absurdum: Tullius eos ipsos deduxit, L.: eorum ipsorum facta: quid iuvat quod... si ipsum, quod veni, nihil iuvat? the mere fact.—As subst: atque ipsis, ad quorum commodum pertinebat, durior inventus est Caelius, Cs.: ex ipsā quaeram: agrum dare ipsi, qui accepisset, L.: ipsi omnia, quorum negotium est, ad nos deferunt.— B. To emphasize one of the subjects of a common predicate.—With et, he too, himself in person, even he: deseret eos, cum habeat praesertim et ipse cohortīs triginta?: credo ego vos, soeii, et ipsos cernere, L.—With neque (cf. ne... quidem): pauca, neque ea ipsa enucleate dicta: primis repulsis Maharbal missus nec ipse eruptionem cohortium sustinuit, L.—With etiam: ipse etiam Fufidius in numero fuit.—With quoque: quia plebs SC solvit, ipsi quoque solutum voltis, L.—He for his part, he too, also, as well: litterae adlatae sunt a Clodiā, quae ipsa transiit, also in person: trīs ipse excitavit recitatores, he too: Hoc Rhipeus, hoc ipse Dymas omnisque iuventus Laeta facit, V.— II. Esp. A. As subst., of an eminent person: ipsus tristis, the master, T.: Pythagorei respondere solebant, ipse dixit, i. e. Pythagoras: lectica Mathonis plena ipso, the great man, Iu.: anseris ante ipsum iecur, before the host, Iu.— B. Of oneself, spontaneously: de manibus delapsa arma ipsa ceciderunt: Ipsae lacte domum referent distenta capellae Ubera, V.— C. Excluding others, by oneself, alone, mere, very: haec ipse suo tristi cum corde volutat, V.: ipso terrore ordines perturbant, Cs.: qui ipso nomine ac rumore defenderit: aestimando ipse secum, L.: ipsam aequitatem et ius ipsum amare, for its own sake: nunc ipsum, just now: tum ipsum, just then.— D. With numerals, just, exactly, precisely: triginta dies erant ipsi, cum, etc.: ipsas undecim esse legiones: ipso vigesimo anno.— E. In a reflexive clause.—With the subject emphat. opposed to other agents: non egeo medicinā, me ipse consolor: Artaxerxes se ipse reprehendit, N.: ipsa se virtus satis ostendit, S.: ut non modo populo R., sed etiam sibi ipse condemnatus videretur: qui ipsi sibi bellum indixissent.—With the object: omne animal se ipsum diligit: Lentulum, quem mihi ipsi antepono.—In place of se or suus.—For emphatic distinction: cum omnes se expetendos putent, nec id ob aliam rem, sed propter ipsos: quos, quidquid ipsis expediat, facturos arbitrabimur: pravitas consulum discordiaque inter ipsos, L.—To avoid ambiguity in the use of se or suus: ne aut suae magnopere virtuti tribueret aut ipsos despiceret, Cs.: legatos mittit, qui tantum modo ipsi liberisque vitam peterent, S.: nihil umquam audivi... nihil de re p. gravius, nihil de ipso modestius.—For se or sibi: inexperta remedia haud iniuriā ipsis esse suspecta, Cu.: rex propius ipsum considere amicos iubet, Cu.—With abl absol.: cum dies venit, causā ipse pro se dictā, damnatur (i. e. cum causam ipse pro se dixisset), L.: amisso et ipse Pacoro, Ta.—With abl. of gerund: deponendo tutelam ipse, in se unum virīs convertit, L.: agendo ipse, L.* * *ipsa, ipsum PRONhimself/herself/itself; the very/real/actual one; in person; themselves (pl.) -
8 nōn-ne
nōn-ne adv. interrog.—In a direct question, not? (expecting an affirmative answer): nonne intellegis?: quid? nonne sustulisti? etc.: nonne vobis haec oculis cernere videmini? non illum... videtis? nonne extremam pati fortunam paratos proiecit? nonne sibi clam...? nonne, etc., Cs.—In an indirect question, if not, whether not: quaero a te, nonne putes, etc. -
9 nymphē
nymphē ēs, f, νύμφη, a bride, mistress, young woman, O.— Plur, nymphs, demi-goddesses, who inhabit the sea, rivers, fountains, woods, and mountains, V., H., O.: Libethrides, Muses, V.: vocalis Nymphe, Echo, O. optimē [bonus; for * bone].—Of manner, well, better, best: ager bene cultus: olere, agreeably, V.: succedere, prosperously, T.: optione vendere, dear: emere honorem, cheaply, V.: habitare, in good style, N.: optime video Davum, most opportunely, T.: optime suos nosse, thoroughly, N.: monere, advise well, T.: nuntias, your news is good, T.: putas, aright, T.: partes descriptae, accurately: melius cernere: melius inperatum est, there was better generalship, L.: pugnare, successfully, S.: naturā constituti, well endowed: instituti, educated: de re p. sentiens, patriotic: sentiens, with good intentions: animatus, favorable, N.: quod bene cogitasti, laudo, your good intentions: consulere, to plan well, S.: Si bene quid de te merui, have served you, V.: vivere, correctly: mori, with honor, L.: ea bene parta retinere, honorable acquisitions, S.: iura non bene servare, faithfully, O. — In particular phrases, with verbs: si vales, bene est, i. e. I am glad: optumest, very well, T.: bene est, nil amplius oro, I am satisfied, H.: iurat bene solis esse maritis, are well off, H.: spero tibi melius esse, that you are better: mihi bene erat pullo, i. e. I enjoyed a meal upon, H.: bene habet, it is well: bene dicere haud absurdum est, S.: alcui bene dicere, to praise: vertere Ad bene dicendum, i. e. eulogy, H.: nec bene nec male dicta, cheers nor imprecations, L.: Bene dixti, you are right, T.: bene audire, see audio: bene agere cum aliquo, to treat well, T.: Di tibi Bene faciant, do you good, T.: bene sane facis, sed, etc., many thanks, but, etc.: Bene factum, I am glad of it, T.: bene facit Silius qui transegerit, I am glad that: bene facta male locata male facta arbitror, favors: quid bene facta iuvant, V.: bene factorum recordatio, good deeds: bene gratia facti, V.: bene gesta res p., well administered: occasio rei bene gerendae, a chance of success, Cs.: nec (res) gesturos melius sperare poterant, L.: qui de me optime meriti sunt, have done me excellent service: de re p. bene mereri, to be useful to the state: bene meritus civis: quod bene verteret, turn out well, L.: Di vortant bene Quod agas, bring out well, T.: bene Pericles (sc. dixit): melius hi quam nos (sc. faciebant): quod (imperium) si (ei) sui bene crediderint cives, did well to intrust to him, etc., L.: melius peribimus quam, etc., it will be better for us to perish, L. — Of intensity, very, quite: sermo bene longus: fidum pectus, H.: lubenter, T.: penitus, very intimately: notus, widely, H.: bene plane magnus (dolor) videtur, exceedingly: bene ante lucem venire, some time: mane, very early: tutus a perfidiā, entirely, L.: scelerum si bene paenitet, heartily, H.* * *nymph; (semi-divine female nature/water spirit); water; bride; young maiden -
10 obscūrē
obscūrē adv. with comp. and sup. [obscurus], darkly, obscurely: cernere, dimly.—Fig., covertly, closely, secretly: agere: alqd ferre: obscurius iniqui, more secretly: quam obscurissime. -
11 pars
pars partis （acc. partim or partem), f [2 PAR-], a part, piece, portion, share, division, section: ne expers partis esset de nostris bonis, T.: duabus partibus amplius frumenti, twice as much: inferior fluminis, Cs.: copias in quattuor partīs distribuerat, S.: in partem praedae suae vocatos deos, L.: in partem veniat mea gloria tecum, be shared with thee, O.: multa pars mei, a great part, H.: Scorpios, pars violentior Natalis horae, i. e. influence, H.— Collect., some, part, several, many (out of a greater number): pars levem ducere equitum iacturam; pars, etc., L.: pars triumphos suos ostentantes, S.: maior pars populi, the majority: Maxima pars hominum, most men, H.: minor pars populi, a minority.—Of one person: pars Niliacae plebis, Crispinus, Iu.— Abl sing. adverb., in part, partly: (poma) quae candida parte, Parte rubent, O.: ab semisomnis ac maximā parte inermibus refringi, mostly, L.: exercitus magnā parte pestilentiā absumptus, in large part, L.: nullā parte, by no means, O.: omni parte virium impar, utterly, L.: omni parte laborare, wholly, H.—With pro: ut eidem pro parte conferrent, etc., for their share: pro suā parte, for his own part: pro meā parte adiuvi, ut, etc., with my best efforts: pro virili parte adnitendum, L.: Quisquis adest operi, plus quam pro parte laborat, O.—With ex: onus ex parte adlevare, partly: decemviri ex parte de plebe creandi, L.: ullā ex parte, in any degree: ex parte magnā tibi adsentior, to a large extent: ne minimā quidem ex parte, not in the slightest degree: omnia ex alterā parte conlocata, i. e. in opposition: ex alterā parte cernere, on the other hand, L.—With ab: ab omni parte beatus, in all respects, H.: omnique a parte placebam, wholly, O.— Abl plur., with multis or omnibus: non multis partibus malit, by a great deal: numero multis partibus inferior, far, Cs.: in Hortensi sententiam multis partibus plures ituros, the great majority: omnibus partibus, in all respects.—Acc. sing., with magnam or maximam, in great part, for the most part: magnam partem ex iambis nostra constat oratio: maximam partem lacte vivunt, Cs.— Acc sing., with in: in eam partem accipio, i. e. in that sense, T.: in eam partem peccant, direction: moveor his rebus omnibus, sed in eam partem, ut, etc., in such manner: has litteras scripsi in eam partem, ne, etc., to the end: Rapere in peiorem partem, put the worst construction on, T.: in utramque partem, in both directions: id tuā nullam in partem interesse, in no way: Quodsi pudica mulier in partem iuvet Domum, i. e. filling her place, H.— Acc plur., with in: Brundusi iacere in omnes partīs est molestum, in every way.—Meton., a party, faction, side: nostrae timeo parti, T.: studia partium, S.: nullius partis esse: ut alius in aliam partem mente traheretur, Cs.: erat illarum partium: in duas partīs discedunt Numidae, S.—Plur., on the stage, a part, character, assumed person: primas partīs agere, the principal <*>aracter, T.: partīs seni dare quae sunt adulescentium, a youthful part, T.: secundae, inferior, H.: ad partīs parati, L.— A part, function, office, duty: priores partīs apud me habere, T.: legati partes, Cs.: partīs accusatoris obtinere: Antoni audio esse partīs, ut de totā eloquentiā disserat: haec igitur tibi reliqua pars est... ut rem p. constituas, etc.— A part, place, region, district, country: quālibet In parte regnanto, H.: Orientis partes: in extremis ignoti partibus orbis, O.—In enumeration, a part, fraction: tres iam copiarum partes, fourths, Cs.: agri partes duae, thirds, L.: mulctae novem partes, tenths, N.— A part of the body, member: lingua mali pars pessima servi, Iu. —Esp., the private parts, O., Ph.* * *part, region; share; direction; portion, piece; party, faction, side; role (of actor); office/function/duty (usu. pl.)centesima pars -- 1% monthly
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12 videō
videō vīdī, vīsus, ēre [VID-], to see, discern, perceive: ut oculum, quo bene videret, amitteret: oculis cernere ea, quae videmus, etc.: Considium, quod non vidisset, pro viso sibi renuntiasse, Cs.: serpentes atque videres Infernas errare canes, H.: viden, ut geminae stant vertice cristae? V.: nonne vides ut... Antemnae gemant? H.: iam videnti frontem pingit, i. e. awake, V.: et casūs abies visura marinos, i. e. to experience, V.—To see, look at, observe, note: Illud vide, os ut sibi distorsit carnufex, T.: quin tu me vides? see what I have done! i. e. is not this creditable?: atqui istuc ipsum nil periclist; me vide, look at me, i. e. take courage from me, T.—To perceive, observe, hear: mugire videbis Sub pedibus terram, V.: tum videres Stridere susurros, H.— Pass, to be looked upon, be regarded, seem, appear: numquam periculi fugā committendum est, ut imbelles timidique videamur: multo rem iniquiorem visum iri intellegebant: cetera, quae quibusdam admirabilia videntur, etc.: idonea mihi Laeli persona visa est, quae, etc.: quod idem Scipioni videbatur: de familiare illo tuo videor audisse: ut beate vixisse videar, quia, etc.: ut exstinctae potius amicitiae quam oppressae videantur: quae (sapientia) videtur in hominem cadere posse: sed mihi contra ea videtur, S.: non mihi videtur, ad beate vivendum satis posse virtutem: quia videbatur et Limnaeum eodem tempore oppugnari posse, L.—In formal decisions, to appear, be decided, be adjudged: voluerunt, ut ea non esse facta, sed ut videri pronuntiarent: consul adiecit senatūs consultum, Ambraciam non videri vi captam esse, L.: uti Caesar exercitum dimittat; si non faciat, eum adversus rem p. facturum videri, Cs.—Fig., of the mind, to see, perceive, mark, observe, discern, understand, comprehend, be aware: ad te, ut video, comminus accessit: aperte enim adulantem nemo non videt, sees through: si dormientes aliquid animo videre videamur: plus vidisse videri, to have had more insight: cum me vidisse plus fateretur, that I had seen further: di vatesve eorum in futurum vident, L.: quem virum Crassum vidimus: nonne vides, croceos ut Tmolus odores, India mittit ebur, V.— To look at, attend to, consider, think, reflect upon, take note of: nunc ea videamus, quae contra ab his disputari solent: sed videamus Herculem ipsum: legi Bruti epistulam non prudenter rescriptam; sed ipse viderit, let him see to that. Viderit ipse ad aram Confugiam, O.—To look out for, see to, care for, provide, take care, make sure: antecesserat Statius, ut prandium nobis videret. aliud lenius (vinum), T.: navem idoneam ut habeas, diligenter videbis: ne fortuna mea desit, videte, L.—To see, reach, experience, attain, obtain, enjoy: qui suo toto consulatu somnum non viderit: utinam eum diem videam, cum, etc., may live to see: Duxi uxorem; quam ibi miseriam vidi! T.: multas victorias aetas nostra vidit.—To see patiently, bear, permit: tantum degeneramus a patribus nostris, ut eam (oram) nos nunc plenam hostium iam factam Videamus, L.—To see, go to see, visit: sed Septimium vide et Laenatem: videbis ergo hominem, si voles.— Pass, it seems proper, seems right, seems good: ubi visum est, sub vesperum dispersi discedunt, Cs.: M. num non vis audire, etc.? A. ut videtur, as you will: si videatur, L.: si tibi videbitur, villis iis utere, quae, etc.: si ei videretur, integram rem ad senatum reiceret, if he pleased, L.* * *videre, vidi, visus Vsee, look at; consider; (PASS) seem, seem good, appear, be seen -
13 videō
videō vīdī, vīsus, ēre [VID-], to see, discern, perceive: ut oculum, quo bene videret, amitteret: oculis cernere ea, quae videmus, etc.: Considium, quod non vidisset, pro viso sibi renuntiasse, Cs.: serpentes atque videres Infernas errare canes, H.: viden, ut geminae stant vertice cristae? V.: nonne vides ut... Antemnae gemant? H.: iam videnti frontem pingit, i. e. awake, V.: et casūs abies visura marinos, i. e. to experience, V.—To see, look at, observe, note: Illud vide, os ut sibi distorsit carnufex, T.: quin tu me vides? see what I have done! i. e. is not this creditable?: atqui istuc ipsum nil periclist; me vide, look at me, i. e. take courage from me, T.—To perceive, observe, hear: mugire videbis Sub pedibus terram, V.: tum videres Stridere susurros, H.— Pass, to be looked upon, be regarded, seem, appear: numquam periculi fugā committendum est, ut imbelles timidique videamur: multo rem iniquiorem visum iri intellegebant: cetera, quae quibusdam admirabilia videntur, etc.: idonea mihi Laeli persona visa est, quae, etc.: quod idem Scipioni videbatur: de familiare illo tuo videor audisse: ut beate vixisse videar, quia, etc.: ut exstinctae potius amicitiae quam oppressae videantur: quae (sapientia) videtur in hominem cadere posse: sed mihi contra ea videtur, S.: non mihi videtur, ad beate vivendum satis posse virtutem: quia videbatur et Limnaeum eodem tempore oppugnari posse, L.—In formal decisions, to appear, be decided, be adjudged: voluerunt, ut ea non esse facta, sed ut videri pronuntiarent: consul adiecit senatūs consultum, Ambraciam non videri vi captam esse, L.: uti Caesar exercitum dimittat; si non faciat, eum adversus rem p. facturum videri, Cs.—Fig., of the mind, to see, perceive, mark, observe, discern, understand, comprehend, be aware: ad te, ut video, comminus accessit: aperte enim adulantem nemo non videt, sees through: si dormientes aliquid animo videre videamur: plus vidisse videri, to have had more insight: cum me vidisse plus fateretur, that I had seen further: di vatesve eorum in futurum vident, L.: quem virum Crassum vidimus: nonne vides, croceos ut Tmolus odores, India mittit ebur, V.— To look at, attend to, consider, think, reflect upon, take note of: nunc ea videamus, quae contra ab his disputari solent: sed videamus Herculem ipsum: legi Bruti epistulam non prudenter rescriptam; sed ipse viderit, let him see to that. Viderit ipse ad aram Confugiam, O.—To look out for, see to, care for, provide, take care, make sure: antecesserat Statius, ut prandium nobis videret. aliud lenius (vinum), T.: navem idoneam ut habeas, diligenter videbis: ne fortuna mea desit, videte, L.—To see, reach, experience, attain, obtain, enjoy: qui suo toto consulatu somnum non viderit: utinam eum diem videam, cum, etc., may live to see: Duxi uxorem; quam ibi miseriam vidi! T.: multas victorias aetas nostra vidit.—To see patiently, bear, permit: tantum degeneramus a patribus nostris, ut eam (oram) nos nunc plenam hostium iam factam Videamus, L.—To see, go to see, visit: sed Septimium vide et Laenatem: videbis ergo hominem, si voles.— Pass, it seems proper, seems right, seems good: ubi visum est, sub vesperum dispersi discedunt, Cs.: M. num non vis audire, etc.? A. ut videtur, as you will: si videatur, L.: si tibi videbitur, villis iis utere, quae, etc.: si ei videretur, integram rem ad senatum reiceret, if he pleased, L.* * *videre, vidi, visus Vsee, look at; consider; (PASS) seem, seem good, appear, be seen -
14 acuo
ăcŭo, ui, ūtum, 3, v. a. ( part. fut. acuturus, not used) [cf. 2. acer], to make sharp or pointed, to sharpen, whet.I.Lit.:II.ne stridorem quidem serrae audiunt, cum acuitur,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 40; so,ferrum,
Verg. A. 8, 386; Hor. C. 1, 2, 21:enses,
Ov. M. 15, 776:gladium,
Vulg. Deut. 32, 41:sagittas,
id. Jer. 51, 11.— Poet.:fulmen,
Lucr. 6, 278:dentes,
Hor. C. 3, 20, 10; cf. Tib. 4, 3, 3.—Trop.A.First, of the tongue, qs. to whet, i. e. to sharpen, exercise, improve:B.acuere linguam exercitatione dicendi,
Cic. Brut. 97:linguam causis,
Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 23; so Vulg. Psa. 139, 4; so in gen.: se, to exercise one's self, to make one's self ready:acueram me ad exagitandam hanc ejus legationem,
Cic. Att. 2, 7: mentem, ingenium, prudentiam, etc.; to sharpen:multa, quae acuant mentem, multa quae obtundant,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 33; so id. Brut. 33; id. Phil. 2, 17; id. de Or. 1, 20.—Acuere aliquem (with or without ad aliquid), to spur on, incite, stir up, arouse:C.ad crudelitatem,
Cic. Lig. 4; id. Fam. 15, 21:illos sat aetas acuet,
Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 49; Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 110:ita duae res, quae languorem afferunt ceteris, illum acuebant, otium et solitudo,
id. Off. 3, 1; Liv. 28, 19:curis acuens mortalia corda,
Verg. G. 1, 123:auditisque lupos acuunt balatibus agni,
id. ib. 4, 435:quam Juno his acuit verbis,
id. A. 7, 330.—Aliquid, to rouse up, kindle, excite (mostly poet.):D.saevus in armis Aeneas acuit Martem et se suscitat irā,
Verg. A. 12, 108:iram,
Vulg. Sap. 5, 21:studia,
Val. Max. 2, 2, no. 3.—In gramm.: acuere syllabam, to give an acute accent to (opp. gravem ponere), Quint. 1, 5, 22; cf. Prisc. Op. Min. 159 Lind.: accentus acutus ideo inventus est, quod acuat sive elevet syllabam.—Hence, ăcūtus, a, um, P.a., sharpened, made pointed; hence,A.Lit., sharp, pointed ( acer denotes natural sharpness, etc.: acutus, that produced by exertion, skill, etc.: sermo acer, impassioned, passionate; sermo acutus, pointed, acute discourse):2.vide ut sit acutus culter probe,
Plaut. Mil. 5, 4:ferrum,
Hor. A. P. 304:cuspis,
Verg. A. 5, 208:gladius,
Vulg. Psa. 56, 5:carex,
Verg. G. 3, 231; elementa, i. e. pointed, jagged atoms (opp. to perplexa, connected), Lucr. 2, 463:nasus,
Plaut. Cap. 3, 4, 114:oculi,
of a pointed shape, id. Ps. 4, 7, 121:aures,
pointed, Hor. C. 2, 19, 4:saxa,
id. ib. 3, 27, 61; so Verg. A. 1, 45.—Transf.a.Of the senses themselves, sharp, keen:b.oculos acrīs atque cicutos,
Cic. Planc. 66:nares,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 29; Cels. 2, 6.—Of objects affecting the senses, sharp, acute; of the voice, soprano or treble: inde loci lituus sonitus effudit acutos, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll. (Ann. v. 522 ed. Vahl.):c.hinnitu,
Verg. G. 3, 94:voces,
id. Cir. 107; Ov. M. 3, 224:stridore,
Hor. C. 1, 34, 15:vocem ab acutissimo sono usque ad gravissimum sonum recipiunt,
from the highest treble to the lowest base, Cic. de Or. 1, 59, 251; cf. ib. 3, 57, 216; Somn. Scip. 5; Rep. 6, 18.—In gen., of things affecting the body, of either heat or cold from their similar effects, keen, sharp, violent, severe:B.sol,
Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 17:radii solis,
Ov. H. 4, 159:gelu,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 4; cf. Lucr. 1, 495; Verg. G. 1, 93; so,febris,
Cels. 2, 4:morbus,
id. 3 (opp. longus), rapid.— Subst. with gen.:acuta belli,
violent, severe misfortunes of war, Hor. C. 4, 4, 76 (= graves belli molestias).—Fig.1.Of intellectual qualities, acute, clear-sighted, intelligent, sagacious (very freq.):2.Antisthenes homo acutus magis quam eruditus,
Cic. Att. 12, 37; so id. de Or. 1, 51; id. N. D. 1, 16; Nep. Dion. 8, 1:homo ingenio prudentiāque acutissimus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 39:acutae sententiae,
id. Opt. Gen. Or. 2, 5:motus animorum ad excogitandum acuti,
id. Or. 1, 113:studia,
id. Gen. 50:conclusiones,
Quint. 2, 20, 5.—In gramm.: accentus acutus, the acute accent (opp. gravis), Prisc. p. 159, ed. Lindem.— Comp. Plin. 13, 1, 2.— Adv.: ăcūte, sharply, keenly, acutely:. cernere, Lucr. 4, 804; ib. 811:conlecta,
Cic. Deiot. 33:excogitat,
id. Verr. 4, 147:respondeo,
id. Cael. 17:scribo,
id. Verr. 3, 20; so, ăcūtum:cernis,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 26:resonarent,
ib. 8, 41: and, ăcūta: canis ululat, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 9 Müll. (Ann. 346 Vahl.).— Comp., Cic. Inv. 2, 16.— Sup., Cic. Off. 1, 44; id. Verr. 3, 20. -
15 acuta
ăcŭo, ui, ūtum, 3, v. a. ( part. fut. acuturus, not used) [cf. 2. acer], to make sharp or pointed, to sharpen, whet.I.Lit.:II.ne stridorem quidem serrae audiunt, cum acuitur,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 40; so,ferrum,
Verg. A. 8, 386; Hor. C. 1, 2, 21:enses,
Ov. M. 15, 776:gladium,
Vulg. Deut. 32, 41:sagittas,
id. Jer. 51, 11.— Poet.:fulmen,
Lucr. 6, 278:dentes,
Hor. C. 3, 20, 10; cf. Tib. 4, 3, 3.—Trop.A.First, of the tongue, qs. to whet, i. e. to sharpen, exercise, improve:B.acuere linguam exercitatione dicendi,
Cic. Brut. 97:linguam causis,
Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 23; so Vulg. Psa. 139, 4; so in gen.: se, to exercise one's self, to make one's self ready:acueram me ad exagitandam hanc ejus legationem,
Cic. Att. 2, 7: mentem, ingenium, prudentiam, etc.; to sharpen:multa, quae acuant mentem, multa quae obtundant,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 33; so id. Brut. 33; id. Phil. 2, 17; id. de Or. 1, 20.—Acuere aliquem (with or without ad aliquid), to spur on, incite, stir up, arouse:C.ad crudelitatem,
Cic. Lig. 4; id. Fam. 15, 21:illos sat aetas acuet,
Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 49; Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 110:ita duae res, quae languorem afferunt ceteris, illum acuebant, otium et solitudo,
id. Off. 3, 1; Liv. 28, 19:curis acuens mortalia corda,
Verg. G. 1, 123:auditisque lupos acuunt balatibus agni,
id. ib. 4, 435:quam Juno his acuit verbis,
id. A. 7, 330.—Aliquid, to rouse up, kindle, excite (mostly poet.):D.saevus in armis Aeneas acuit Martem et se suscitat irā,
Verg. A. 12, 108:iram,
Vulg. Sap. 5, 21:studia,
Val. Max. 2, 2, no. 3.—In gramm.: acuere syllabam, to give an acute accent to (opp. gravem ponere), Quint. 1, 5, 22; cf. Prisc. Op. Min. 159 Lind.: accentus acutus ideo inventus est, quod acuat sive elevet syllabam.—Hence, ăcūtus, a, um, P.a., sharpened, made pointed; hence,A.Lit., sharp, pointed ( acer denotes natural sharpness, etc.: acutus, that produced by exertion, skill, etc.: sermo acer, impassioned, passionate; sermo acutus, pointed, acute discourse):2.vide ut sit acutus culter probe,
Plaut. Mil. 5, 4:ferrum,
Hor. A. P. 304:cuspis,
Verg. A. 5, 208:gladius,
Vulg. Psa. 56, 5:carex,
Verg. G. 3, 231; elementa, i. e. pointed, jagged atoms (opp. to perplexa, connected), Lucr. 2, 463:nasus,
Plaut. Cap. 3, 4, 114:oculi,
of a pointed shape, id. Ps. 4, 7, 121:aures,
pointed, Hor. C. 2, 19, 4:saxa,
id. ib. 3, 27, 61; so Verg. A. 1, 45.—Transf.a.Of the senses themselves, sharp, keen:b.oculos acrīs atque cicutos,
Cic. Planc. 66:nares,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 29; Cels. 2, 6.—Of objects affecting the senses, sharp, acute; of the voice, soprano or treble: inde loci lituus sonitus effudit acutos, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll. (Ann. v. 522 ed. Vahl.):c.hinnitu,
Verg. G. 3, 94:voces,
id. Cir. 107; Ov. M. 3, 224:stridore,
Hor. C. 1, 34, 15:vocem ab acutissimo sono usque ad gravissimum sonum recipiunt,
from the highest treble to the lowest base, Cic. de Or. 1, 59, 251; cf. ib. 3, 57, 216; Somn. Scip. 5; Rep. 6, 18.—In gen., of things affecting the body, of either heat or cold from their similar effects, keen, sharp, violent, severe:B.sol,
Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 17:radii solis,
Ov. H. 4, 159:gelu,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 4; cf. Lucr. 1, 495; Verg. G. 1, 93; so,febris,
Cels. 2, 4:morbus,
id. 3 (opp. longus), rapid.— Subst. with gen.:acuta belli,
violent, severe misfortunes of war, Hor. C. 4, 4, 76 (= graves belli molestias).—Fig.1.Of intellectual qualities, acute, clear-sighted, intelligent, sagacious (very freq.):2.Antisthenes homo acutus magis quam eruditus,
Cic. Att. 12, 37; so id. de Or. 1, 51; id. N. D. 1, 16; Nep. Dion. 8, 1:homo ingenio prudentiāque acutissimus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 39:acutae sententiae,
id. Opt. Gen. Or. 2, 5:motus animorum ad excogitandum acuti,
id. Or. 1, 113:studia,
id. Gen. 50:conclusiones,
Quint. 2, 20, 5.—In gramm.: accentus acutus, the acute accent (opp. gravis), Prisc. p. 159, ed. Lindem.— Comp. Plin. 13, 1, 2.— Adv.: ăcūte, sharply, keenly, acutely:. cernere, Lucr. 4, 804; ib. 811:conlecta,
Cic. Deiot. 33:excogitat,
id. Verr. 4, 147:respondeo,
id. Cael. 17:scribo,
id. Verr. 3, 20; so, ăcūtum:cernis,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 26:resonarent,
ib. 8, 41: and, ăcūta: canis ululat, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 9 Müll. (Ann. 346 Vahl.).— Comp., Cic. Inv. 2, 16.— Sup., Cic. Off. 1, 44; id. Verr. 3, 20. -
16 adspectus
1. 2.aspectus ( adsp-), ūs, m. ( gen. aspecti, Att. ap Non. p. 485, 21; cf. Prisc. p. 712 P.; Rudd. I. p. 103, n. 46; dat. sing. aspectu, like jussu, manu, etc., Verg. A. 6, 465; cf. Schneid Gr II. 332) [aspicio].I. a.Absol.: intellegens dicendi existimator uno aspectu et praeteriens de oratore saepe judicat, Cic Brut. 54, 200:b.e quibus (litteris tuis) primo aspectu voluptatem cepi, quod erant a te ipso scriptae,
id. Att. 7, 3, 1 hic primo aspectu inanimum quiddam se putat cernere, id. N. D 2, 35, 90:urbs situ est praeclaro ad aspectum,
id. Verr 2, 4, 52 fin.:voci tamen et aspectui pepercit,
Tac. A. 15, 61 et saep.—With gen. of obj. or adj. for gen.:B.carere aspectu civium,
Cic. Cat. 1, 7, 17:hominum aspectum lucemque vitare,
id. Sull. 26, 74:aspectum civium gravari,
Tac. A. 3, 59:se aspectu alicujus subtrahere,
Verg. A. 6, 465:ab aspectu alicujus auferri,
Vulg. Tob. 12, 21:aspectum alicujus fugere, Sen Hippol. 734: aspectum alicujus rei exuere,
Tac. A. 16, 28:si te aspectus detinet urbis,
Verg. A. 4, 347:in aspectu earum,
Vulg. Gen. 30, 38:violare sacra aspectu virili, i. e. virorum,
Cic. Har Resp. 5, 8. in aspectu tuo gaudebit, Vulg. Tob. 11, 8.—In plur.:sic orsus Apollo Mortales medio aspectus sermone reliquit, i. e. mortalium,
Verg. A. 9, 657.—Physically, the sight, glance:C.lubricos oculos fecit (natura) et mobiles, ut aspectum, quo vellent, facile converterent,
Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142: si contendemus per continuationem, acri aspectu utemur, Auct. ad Her. 3, 15, 27.—The sense of sight: Sed mihi ne utiquam cor consentit cum oculorum aspectu, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 17, 52' quicquid sub aspectum oculorum cadit, Vulg. Lev. 13, 12:II.caelum ita aptum est. ut sub aspectum et tactum cadat,
Cic. Tim. 5:aspectum omnino amittere,
id. Tusc. 1, 30, 73:res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,
id. de Or. 2, 87, 357.—Pass. (i. e. transferred to the object seen).A.The visibility, appearance:B. 1.adspectu siderum,
Plin. 2, 68, 68, § 172:In sedecim partes caelum in eo adspectu divisere Tusci,
id. 2, 54, 55, § 143, where Jan reads spectu. —In gen.: quadrupes aspectu truci, Pac. ap. Cic. Div 2, 64, 133:2.Horribili super aspectu mortalibus instans,
Lucr. 1, 65:erat rotis horribilis aspectus,
Vulg. Ezech. 2, 18: pomorum [p. 174] jucundus aspectus, Cic. N. D. 2, 63, 158; id. Phil. 2, 29:erat aspectus ejus sicut fulgur,
Vulg. Matt. 28, 3:aspectus faciei illius immutatus est super Sidrach etc.,
ib. Dan. 3, 19:fuit (Iphicrates) et animo magno et corpore imperatoriāque formā, ut ipso aspectu cuivis iniceret admirationem sui,
Nep. Iphicr. 3, 1:Canidia et Sagana horrendae aspectu,
Hor. S. 1, 8, 26:apes horridae adspectu,
Plin. 11, 18, 19, § 59:(rex) erat terribilis aspectu,
Vulg. Esth. 15, 9:lignum (erat) aspectu delectabile,
ib. Gen. 3, 6:Bucephalus adspectu torvo,
Plin. 8, 42, 64, § 154:Oceanus cruento aspectu,
Tac. A. 14, 32 al. —Hence,Of shape, the form, appearance:3.herba adspectu roris marini,
Plin. 24, 19, 113, § 173; 10, 39, 56, § 115:super similitudinem throni similitudo quasi aspectus hominis,
Vulg. Ezech. 1, 26: quasi aspectus equorum, ib. Joel, 2, 4.—Of color, the color, appearance, look:carbunculi adspectūs nigrioris,
Plin. 37, 7, 25, § 95:discolor,
id. 31, 2, 20, § 30:Cum color albus in cute fuerit et capillorum mutaverit aspectum,
Vulg. Lev. 13, 10; ib. Ezech. 1, 7; 1, 16. -
17 ara
āra, ae, f. (Osc. form aasa; Umbr. asa: PELLEX. ASAM. IVNONIS. NE. TAGITO., Lex Numae ap. Gell. 4, 3, 3; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 4, 219; Macr. S. 3, 2) [perh. Sanscr. ās, Gr. hêmai, Dor. hêsmai = to sit, as the seat or resting-place of the victim or offering; v. Curt. p. 381 sq.], an altar.I.Lit.: Jovis aram sanguine turpari, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 35, 85 (Trag. v. 125 Vahl.):II.Inde ignem in aram, ut Ephesiae Dianae laeta laudes,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 1:omnīs accedere ad aras... aras sanguine multo Spargere,
Lucr. 5, 1199 sq.; so id. 1, 84:turicremas aras,
id. 2, 353 (adopted by Verg. A. 4, 453);2, 417: multo sanguine maesti Conspergunt aras adolentque altaria donis,
id. 4, 1237 al.:ara Aio Loquenti consecrata,
Cic. Div. 1, 45, 101:ara condita atque dicata,
Liv. 1, 7; cf. Suet. Claud. 2:ara sacrata,
Liv. 40, 22; cf. Suet. Tib. 14:exstruere,
id. Aug. 15; so Vulg. 4 Reg. 21, 4:construere,
ib. 2 Par. 33, 3:facere,
ib. ib. 33, 15:erigere,
ib. Num. 23, 4:aedificare,
ib. 3 Reg. 14, 23:ponere,
ib. ib. 16, 32:destruere,
ib. Exod. 34, 13, and ib. Jud. 6, 25:subvertere,
ib. Deut. 7, 5:dissipare,
ib. ib. 12, 3:suffodere,
ib. Jud. 31, 32:demolire,
ib. Ezech. 6, 4:depopulari, ib. Osee, 10, 2: interibunt arae vestrae,
ib. Ezech. 6, 6 et saep.—Altars were erected not only in the temples, but also in the streets and highways, in the open air, Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 20.—Esp. were altars erected in the courts of houses (impluvia), for the family gods (Penates), while the household gods (Lares) received offerings upon a small hearth (focus) in the family hall (atrium); hence, arae et foci, meton. for home, or hearth and home, and pro aris et focis pugnare, to fight for altars and fires, for one's dearest possessions:urbem, agrum, aras, focos seque dedere,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 71:te amicum Deiotari regis arae focique viderunt,
Cic. Deiot. 3:de vestris conjugibus ac liberis, de aris ac focis, decernite,
id. Cat. 4, 11, 24; id. Sest. 42:nos domicilia, sedesque populi Romani, Penates, aras, focos, sepulcra majorum defendimus,
id. Phil. 8, 3:patriae, parentibus, aris atque focis bellum parare,
Sall. C. 52, 3:pro patriā, pro liberis, pro aris atque focis suis cernere,
id. ib. 59, 5:sibi pro aris focisque et deūm templis ac solo, in quo nati essent, dimicandum fore,
Liv. 5, 30 et saep.—Criminals fled to the altars for protection, Don. ad Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 22:interim hanc aram occupabo,
Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 45:Priamum cum in aram confugisset, hostilis manus interemit,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 35, 85:eo ille confugit in arāque consedit,
Nep. Paus. 4, 4:Veneris sanctae considam vinctus ad aras: haec supplicibus favet,
Tib. 4, 13, 23.—Hence, trop., protection, refuge, shelter:tamquam in aram confugitis ad deum,
Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 25:ad aram legum confugere,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 3:hic portus, haec ara sociorum,
id. ib. 2, 5, 48; Ov. Tr. 4, 5, 2; 5, 6, 14; id. H. 1, 110; id. P. 2, 8, 68.—One who took an oath was accustomed to lay hold of the altar, in confirmation of it, Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 46:qui si aram tenens juraret, crederet nemo,
Cic. Fl. 36, 90; Nep. Hann. 2, 4 (cf. Liv. 21, 1):tango aras, medios ignes et numina testor,
Verg. A. 12, 201; 4, 219: ara sepulcri, a funeral pile, regarded as an altar, Verg. A. 6, 177; Sil. 15, 388.—Meton.A.The Altar, a constellation in the southern sky, Gr. Thutêrion (Arat. 403 al.): Aram, quam flatu permulcet spiritus austri, poët. ap. Cic. N. D. 2, 44, 114; so Cic. Arat. 202; 213 Orell.; Hyg. Astr. 2, 39, and id. ib. 3, 38:B.pressa,
i. e. low in the south, Ov. M. 2, 139. —Arae, The Altars.a.Rocky cliffs in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily Sardinia and Africa, so called from their shape, Varr. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 108;b.Quadrig. Ann. ib.: saxa vocant Itali, mediis quae in fluctibus, Aras,
Verg. A. 1, 109.—Arae Philaenorum, v. Philaeni.—III.Transf., in gen., a monument of stone:ara virtutis,
Cic. Phil. 14, 13:Lunensis ara,
of Lunensian marble, Suet. Ner. 50 fin. —Also [p. 150] a tombstone:ARAM D. S. P. R. (de suā pecuniā restituit),
Inscr. Orell. 4521; so ib. 4522; 4826. -
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1. I.Lit., close, strait, narrow, confined, short, brief:II.exierunt regionibus artis,
Lucr. 6, 120:claustra,
id. 1, 70; so id. 3, 808:nec tamen haec ita sunt arta et astricta, ut ea laxare nequeamus,
Cic. Or. 65, 220:artioribus apud populum Romanum laqueis tenebitur,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 5:nullum vinculum ad astringendam fidem jure jurando majores artius esse voluerunt,
id. Off. 3, 31, 111:compages,
Verg. A. 1, 293:nexus,
Ov. M. 6, 242:arto stipata theatro,
pressed together in a contracted theatre, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 60:toga,
a narrow toga without folds, id. ib. 1, 18, 30 (cf. exigua toga, id. ib. 1, 19, 13):nimis arta convivia,
i. e. with too many guests, who are therefore compelled to sit close together, id. ib. 1, 5, 29 et saep.—Hence, subst.: artum, i, n., a narrow place or passage:ventus cum confercit, franguntur in arto montes nimborum,
Lucr. 6, 158 Lachm.:multiplicatis in arto ordinibus,
Liv. 2, 50; so id. 34, 15:nec desilies imitator in artum,
nor, by imitating, leap into a close place, Hor. A. P. 134.—Trop., strict, severe, scanty, brief, small:I.sponte suā cecidit sub leges artaque jura,
subjected himself to the severity of the laws, Lucr. 5, 1147:Additae leges artae et ideo superbae quasque etc.,
Plin. 16, 4, 5, § 12:vincula amoris artissima,
Cic. Att. 6, 2: artior somnus, a sounder or deeper sleep, id. Rep. 6, 10:arti commeatus,
Liv. 2, 34; Tac. H. 4, 26; cf.:in arto commeatus,
id. ib. 3, 13:artissimae tenebrae,
very thick darkness, Suet. Ner. 46 (for which, in class. Lat., densus, v. Bremi ad h. l., and cf. densus) al.—So, colligere in artum, to compress, abridge:quae (volumina) a me collecta in artum,
Plin. 8, 16, 17, § 44.—Of hope, small, scanty:spes artior aquae manantis,
Col. 1, 5, 2: ne spem sibi ponat in arto, diminish hope, expectation, [p. 169] Ov. M. 9, 683:quia plus quam unum ex patriciis creari non licebat, artior petitio quattuor petentibus erat,
i. e. was harder, had less ground of hope, Liv. 39, 32; and of circumstances in life, etc., straitened, distressing, wretched, needy, indigent (so in and after the Aug. per. for the class. angustus):rebus in artis,
Ov. P. 3, 2, 25:artas res nuntiaret,
Tac. H. 3, 69:tam artis afflictisque rebus,
Flor. 2, 6, 31; so Sil. 7, 310:fortuna artior expensis,
Stat. S. 5, 3, 117:ne in arto res esset,
Liv. 26, 17.— Adv.: artē (not arcte), closely, close, fast, firmly.Lit.:II.arte (manus) conliga,
Plaut. Ep. 5, 2, 29:boves arte ad stipites religare,
Col. 6, 2, 5:arte continere aliquid,
Caes. B. G. 7, 23:aciem arte statuere,
Sall. J. 52, 6:arte accubare,
Plaut. Stich. 4, 2, 39.— Comp.:calorem artius continere,
Cic. N. D. 2, 9, 25:artius astringi,
Hor. Epod. 15, 5:signa artius conlocare,
Sall. C. 59, 2:artius ire,
Curt. 4, 13, 34:artius pressiusque conflictari,
Gell. 10, 6.— Sup.:milites quam artissime ire jubet,
Sall. J. 68, 4:artissime plantas serere,
Plin. 12, 3, 7, § 16.—Trop.:III. 2.arte contenteque aliquem habere,
Plaut. As. 1, 1, 63; id. Merc. prol. 64:arte et graviter dormire,
soundly, Cic. Div. 1, 28, 59:arte appellare aliquem,
briefly, by shortening his name, Ov. P. 4, 12, 10:artius adstringere rationem,
Cic. Fat. 14, 32:abstinentiam artissime constringere,
Val. Max. 2, 2, 8.—artus, ūs, m. [id.], mostly plur. (artua, n., Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 102; quoted in Non. p. 191, 12.—Hence, dat. acc. to Vel. Long. p. 2229 P. and Ter. Scaur. p. 2260 P. artibus; yet the ancient grammarians give their decision in favor of artubus, which form is also supported by the best MSS.; cf. arcus.—The singular is found only in Luc. 6, 754; Val. Fl. 4, 310, and Prisc. p. 1219 P.).I.A.. Lit., a joint:B.molles commissurae et artus (digitorum),
Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 150:suffraginum artus,
Plin. 11, 45, 101, § 248:elapsi in pravum artus,
Tac. H. 4, 81:dolor artuum,
gout, Cic. Brut. 60, 217.—Sometimes connected with membra, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 102:copia materiaï Cogitur interdum flecti per membra, per artus,
in every joint and limb, Lucr. 2, 282; 3, 703 al.; Suet. Calig. 28; cf.Baumg.-Crus., Clavis ad Suet.: cernere laceros artus, truncata membra,
Plin. Pan. 52, 5.—Trop., the muscular strength in the joints; hence, in gen., strength, power: Epicharmeion illud teneto;II.nervos atque artus esse sapientiae, non temere credere,
Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 10.—More freq.,The limbs in gen. (very freq., esp. in the poets; in Lucr. about sixty times): cum tremulis anus attulit artubus lumen, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 20, 40 (Ann. v. 36 Vahl.); so Lucr. 3, 7; cf. id. 3, 488; 6, 1189:artubus omnibus contremiscam,
Cic. de Or. 1, 26, 121: dum nati (sc. Absyrti) dissupatos artus captaret parens, vet. poet. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 26, 67:copia concita per artus Omnīs,
Lucr. 2, 267:moribundi artus,
id. 3, 129 al.:rogumque parari Vidit et arsuros supremis ignibus artus, etc.,
Ov. M. 2, 620 al.:salsusque per artus Sudor iit,
Verg. A. 2, 173; 1, 173 al.:veste strictā et singulos artus exprimente,
and showing each limb, Tac. G. 17:artus in frusta concident,
Vulg. Lev. 1, 6; 8, 20;ib. Job, 16, 8.—Of plants: stat per se vitis sine ullo pedamento, artus suos in se colligens,
its tendrils, Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 13, where Jahn reads arcus. -
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1. I.Lit., close, strait, narrow, confined, short, brief:II.exierunt regionibus artis,
Lucr. 6, 120:claustra,
id. 1, 70; so id. 3, 808:nec tamen haec ita sunt arta et astricta, ut ea laxare nequeamus,
Cic. Or. 65, 220:artioribus apud populum Romanum laqueis tenebitur,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 5:nullum vinculum ad astringendam fidem jure jurando majores artius esse voluerunt,
id. Off. 3, 31, 111:compages,
Verg. A. 1, 293:nexus,
Ov. M. 6, 242:arto stipata theatro,
pressed together in a contracted theatre, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 60:toga,
a narrow toga without folds, id. ib. 1, 18, 30 (cf. exigua toga, id. ib. 1, 19, 13):nimis arta convivia,
i. e. with too many guests, who are therefore compelled to sit close together, id. ib. 1, 5, 29 et saep.—Hence, subst.: artum, i, n., a narrow place or passage:ventus cum confercit, franguntur in arto montes nimborum,
Lucr. 6, 158 Lachm.:multiplicatis in arto ordinibus,
Liv. 2, 50; so id. 34, 15:nec desilies imitator in artum,
nor, by imitating, leap into a close place, Hor. A. P. 134.—Trop., strict, severe, scanty, brief, small:I.sponte suā cecidit sub leges artaque jura,
subjected himself to the severity of the laws, Lucr. 5, 1147:Additae leges artae et ideo superbae quasque etc.,
Plin. 16, 4, 5, § 12:vincula amoris artissima,
Cic. Att. 6, 2: artior somnus, a sounder or deeper sleep, id. Rep. 6, 10:arti commeatus,
Liv. 2, 34; Tac. H. 4, 26; cf.:in arto commeatus,
id. ib. 3, 13:artissimae tenebrae,
very thick darkness, Suet. Ner. 46 (for which, in class. Lat., densus, v. Bremi ad h. l., and cf. densus) al.—So, colligere in artum, to compress, abridge:quae (volumina) a me collecta in artum,
Plin. 8, 16, 17, § 44.—Of hope, small, scanty:spes artior aquae manantis,
Col. 1, 5, 2: ne spem sibi ponat in arto, diminish hope, expectation, [p. 169] Ov. M. 9, 683:quia plus quam unum ex patriciis creari non licebat, artior petitio quattuor petentibus erat,
i. e. was harder, had less ground of hope, Liv. 39, 32; and of circumstances in life, etc., straitened, distressing, wretched, needy, indigent (so in and after the Aug. per. for the class. angustus):rebus in artis,
Ov. P. 3, 2, 25:artas res nuntiaret,
Tac. H. 3, 69:tam artis afflictisque rebus,
Flor. 2, 6, 31; so Sil. 7, 310:fortuna artior expensis,
Stat. S. 5, 3, 117:ne in arto res esset,
Liv. 26, 17.— Adv.: artē (not arcte), closely, close, fast, firmly.Lit.:II.arte (manus) conliga,
Plaut. Ep. 5, 2, 29:boves arte ad stipites religare,
Col. 6, 2, 5:arte continere aliquid,
Caes. B. G. 7, 23:aciem arte statuere,
Sall. J. 52, 6:arte accubare,
Plaut. Stich. 4, 2, 39.— Comp.:calorem artius continere,
Cic. N. D. 2, 9, 25:artius astringi,
Hor. Epod. 15, 5:signa artius conlocare,
Sall. C. 59, 2:artius ire,
Curt. 4, 13, 34:artius pressiusque conflictari,
Gell. 10, 6.— Sup.:milites quam artissime ire jubet,
Sall. J. 68, 4:artissime plantas serere,
Plin. 12, 3, 7, § 16.—Trop.:III. 2.arte contenteque aliquem habere,
Plaut. As. 1, 1, 63; id. Merc. prol. 64:arte et graviter dormire,
soundly, Cic. Div. 1, 28, 59:arte appellare aliquem,
briefly, by shortening his name, Ov. P. 4, 12, 10:artius adstringere rationem,
Cic. Fat. 14, 32:abstinentiam artissime constringere,
Val. Max. 2, 2, 8.—artus, ūs, m. [id.], mostly plur. (artua, n., Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 102; quoted in Non. p. 191, 12.—Hence, dat. acc. to Vel. Long. p. 2229 P. and Ter. Scaur. p. 2260 P. artibus; yet the ancient grammarians give their decision in favor of artubus, which form is also supported by the best MSS.; cf. arcus.—The singular is found only in Luc. 6, 754; Val. Fl. 4, 310, and Prisc. p. 1219 P.).I.A.. Lit., a joint:B.molles commissurae et artus (digitorum),
Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 150:suffraginum artus,
Plin. 11, 45, 101, § 248:elapsi in pravum artus,
Tac. H. 4, 81:dolor artuum,
gout, Cic. Brut. 60, 217.—Sometimes connected with membra, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 102:copia materiaï Cogitur interdum flecti per membra, per artus,
in every joint and limb, Lucr. 2, 282; 3, 703 al.; Suet. Calig. 28; cf.Baumg.-Crus., Clavis ad Suet.: cernere laceros artus, truncata membra,
Plin. Pan. 52, 5.—Trop., the muscular strength in the joints; hence, in gen., strength, power: Epicharmeion illud teneto;II.nervos atque artus esse sapientiae, non temere credere,
Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 10.—More freq.,The limbs in gen. (very freq., esp. in the poets; in Lucr. about sixty times): cum tremulis anus attulit artubus lumen, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 20, 40 (Ann. v. 36 Vahl.); so Lucr. 3, 7; cf. id. 3, 488; 6, 1189:artubus omnibus contremiscam,
Cic. de Or. 1, 26, 121: dum nati (sc. Absyrti) dissupatos artus captaret parens, vet. poet. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 26, 67:copia concita per artus Omnīs,
Lucr. 2, 267:moribundi artus,
id. 3, 129 al.:rogumque parari Vidit et arsuros supremis ignibus artus, etc.,
Ov. M. 2, 620 al.:salsusque per artus Sudor iit,
Verg. A. 2, 173; 1, 173 al.:veste strictā et singulos artus exprimente,
and showing each limb, Tac. G. 17:artus in frusta concident,
Vulg. Lev. 1, 6; 8, 20;ib. Job, 16, 8.—Of plants: stat per se vitis sine ullo pedamento, artus suos in se colligens,
its tendrils, Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 13, where Jahn reads arcus. -
20 aspectus
1. 2.aspectus ( adsp-), ūs, m. ( gen. aspecti, Att. ap Non. p. 485, 21; cf. Prisc. p. 712 P.; Rudd. I. p. 103, n. 46; dat. sing. aspectu, like jussu, manu, etc., Verg. A. 6, 465; cf. Schneid Gr II. 332) [aspicio].I. a.Absol.: intellegens dicendi existimator uno aspectu et praeteriens de oratore saepe judicat, Cic Brut. 54, 200:b.e quibus (litteris tuis) primo aspectu voluptatem cepi, quod erant a te ipso scriptae,
id. Att. 7, 3, 1 hic primo aspectu inanimum quiddam se putat cernere, id. N. D 2, 35, 90:urbs situ est praeclaro ad aspectum,
id. Verr 2, 4, 52 fin.:voci tamen et aspectui pepercit,
Tac. A. 15, 61 et saep.—With gen. of obj. or adj. for gen.:B.carere aspectu civium,
Cic. Cat. 1, 7, 17:hominum aspectum lucemque vitare,
id. Sull. 26, 74:aspectum civium gravari,
Tac. A. 3, 59:se aspectu alicujus subtrahere,
Verg. A. 6, 465:ab aspectu alicujus auferri,
Vulg. Tob. 12, 21:aspectum alicujus fugere, Sen Hippol. 734: aspectum alicujus rei exuere,
Tac. A. 16, 28:si te aspectus detinet urbis,
Verg. A. 4, 347:in aspectu earum,
Vulg. Gen. 30, 38:violare sacra aspectu virili, i. e. virorum,
Cic. Har Resp. 5, 8. in aspectu tuo gaudebit, Vulg. Tob. 11, 8.—In plur.:sic orsus Apollo Mortales medio aspectus sermone reliquit, i. e. mortalium,
Verg. A. 9, 657.—Physically, the sight, glance:C.lubricos oculos fecit (natura) et mobiles, ut aspectum, quo vellent, facile converterent,
Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142: si contendemus per continuationem, acri aspectu utemur, Auct. ad Her. 3, 15, 27.—The sense of sight: Sed mihi ne utiquam cor consentit cum oculorum aspectu, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 17, 52' quicquid sub aspectum oculorum cadit, Vulg. Lev. 13, 12:II.caelum ita aptum est. ut sub aspectum et tactum cadat,
Cic. Tim. 5:aspectum omnino amittere,
id. Tusc. 1, 30, 73:res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,
id. de Or. 2, 87, 357.—Pass. (i. e. transferred to the object seen).A.The visibility, appearance:B. 1.adspectu siderum,
Plin. 2, 68, 68, § 172:In sedecim partes caelum in eo adspectu divisere Tusci,
id. 2, 54, 55, § 143, where Jan reads spectu. —In gen.: quadrupes aspectu truci, Pac. ap. Cic. Div 2, 64, 133:2.Horribili super aspectu mortalibus instans,
Lucr. 1, 65:erat rotis horribilis aspectus,
Vulg. Ezech. 2, 18: pomorum [p. 174] jucundus aspectus, Cic. N. D. 2, 63, 158; id. Phil. 2, 29:erat aspectus ejus sicut fulgur,
Vulg. Matt. 28, 3:aspectus faciei illius immutatus est super Sidrach etc.,
ib. Dan. 3, 19:fuit (Iphicrates) et animo magno et corpore imperatoriāque formā, ut ipso aspectu cuivis iniceret admirationem sui,
Nep. Iphicr. 3, 1:Canidia et Sagana horrendae aspectu,
Hor. S. 1, 8, 26:apes horridae adspectu,
Plin. 11, 18, 19, § 59:(rex) erat terribilis aspectu,
Vulg. Esth. 15, 9:lignum (erat) aspectu delectabile,
ib. Gen. 3, 6:Bucephalus adspectu torvo,
Plin. 8, 42, 64, § 154:Oceanus cruento aspectu,
Tac. A. 14, 32 al. —Hence,Of shape, the form, appearance:3.herba adspectu roris marini,
Plin. 24, 19, 113, § 173; 10, 39, 56, § 115:super similitudinem throni similitudo quasi aspectus hominis,
Vulg. Ezech. 1, 26: quasi aspectus equorum, ib. Joel, 2, 4.—Of color, the color, appearance, look:carbunculi adspectūs nigrioris,
Plin. 37, 7, 25, § 95:discolor,
id. 31, 2, 20, § 30:Cum color albus in cute fuerit et capillorum mutaverit aspectum,
Vulg. Lev. 13, 10; ib. Ezech. 1, 7; 1, 16.
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