constitit+in+nullā+qui+fuit+ante+color

con-sisto, stĭti, stĭtum, 3, v. n., to place one's self anywhere, to stand still, stand, halt, stop, make a stop (very freq. and class. in prose and poetry).

Lit.

In gen.:

jam hunc non ausim praeterire, quin consistam et conloquar,

Plaut. Aul. 3, 4, 14:

otiose nunc jam ilico hic consiste,

Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 2:

ubi ad ipsum veni diverticulum, constiti,

id. Eun. 4, 2, 7; cf. Hor. S. 1, 9, 62:

uti et viatores consistere cogant,

Caes. B. G. 4, 5:

neque is (Demosthenes) consistens in loco, sed inambulans atque ascensu ingrediens arduo,

Cic. de Or. 1, 61, 261:

si ludius constitit aut tibicen repente conticuit,

id. Har. Resp. 11, 23; cf. id. Arch. 8, 19:

plura scribam ad te cum constitero: nunc eram plane in medio mari,

id. Att. 5, 12, 3: constitit nusquam primo quam ad Vada venit, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 13, 2:

in quibus oppidis consistere praetores et conventum agere solebant,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 28:

Romae post praeturam,

id. ib. 2, 1, 39, §

101: ire modo ocius, interdum consistere,

Hor. S. 1, 9, 9:

in muro consistendi potestas erat nulli,

Caes. B. G. 2, 6:

omnes ordines, tota in illā contione Italia constitit,

Cic. Sest. 50, 107:

ad mensam consistere et ministrare,

id. Tusc. 5, 21, 61; so,

ad aras,

Ov. M. 10, 274:

ad ramos,

id. ib. 10, 510:

ante domum,

id. ib. 2, 766:

ante torum,

id. ib. 15, 653:

in aede,

id. ib. 15, 674:

in medio,

id. ib. 10, 601; and with a simple abl.:

limine,

id. ib. 4, 486; 9, 397; Stat. Th. 1, 123; Verg. A. 1, 541:

post eum,

Quint. 1, 10, 27:

in pedes,

Sen. Ep. 121, 9:

calce aliquem super ipsum debere consistere,

trample on, Cels. 8, 14, 19.—

In partic.

To set, become hard or solid:

frigore constitit Ister,

has been frozen, Ov. Tr. 5, 10, 1; cf.

unda,

id. M. 9, 662: sanguis, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 38:

alvus,

Cato, R. R. 126; 156, 4; cf.:

cum jam perfecte mustum deferbuit et constitit,

Col. 12, 21, 3:

album ex ovo, quo facilius consistat,

Cels. 4, 20, 15.—

Cum aliquo, to station or place one's self with some one for conversation, to stand with:

in hoc jam loco cum altero Constitit,

Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 31; id. Curc. 4, 2, 16 sq.:

cum hoc consistit, hunc amplexatur,

Cic. Verr. 1, 7, 19.—

To take one's place, take position, assume a place or attitude for an action, etc.;

of a musician: ut constitit,

Suet. Ner. 21;

of an actor: in scaenā vero postquam solus constitit,

Phaedr. 5, 5, 13;

of an orator: in communibus suggestis,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 59:

Aesopus mediā subito in turbā constitit,

Phaedr. 4, 5, 29;

for shooting: post acer Mnestheus adducto constitit arcu,

Verg. A. 5, 507; cf.

of athletes, etc.,

id. ib. 5, 426; Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83:

inter duas acies,

Liv. 7, 10, 9:

cum aliquo,

Petr. 19, 5.—Hence,

Milit. t. t., to halt, make a halt, take a position, to make a stand (opp. to a march, flight, or disorder):

locus, ubi constitissent,

Caes. B. G. 1, 13:

qui in superiore acie constiterant,

id. ib. 1, 24; cf.:

in sinistrā parte acies,

id. ib. 2, 23:

in fluctibus,

id. ib. 4, 24:

sub muro,

id. ib. 7, 48:

juxta,

id. ib. 2, 26 al.:

pro opere,

Sall. J. 92, 8:

equites Ariovisti pari intervallo constiterunt,

Caes. B. G. 1, 43:

constitit utrumque agmen,

Liv. 21, 46, 4:

sic regii constiterant,

id. 42, 58, 10 et saep.:

ut reliquae (legiones) consistere non auderent,

Caes. B. G. 2, 17:

in locis superioribus consistere,

id. ib. 3, 6:

a fugā,

Liv. 10, 36, 11:

naves eorum nostris adversae constiterunt,

Caes. B. G. 3, 14.—

Jurid. t. t., to appear as accuser before a court of justice:

cum debitoribus,

Dig. 5, 3, 49:

cum matre,

Sen. Ira, 2, 7, 3:

adversus dominos,

Dig. 5, 1, 53.—

Poet.:

fert animus propius consistere,

i. e. take a nearer view, Ov. A. A. 3, 467.—

To have a stand as a dealer, occupy a place of business:

ede ubi consistas,

Juv. 3, 296:

in tabernā,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 5 Müll.:

IN SCHOLA,

Inscr. Orell. 4085; cf.:

locum consistendi Romanis in Galliā non fore,

Caes. B. G. 7, 37; 7, 42.—

Trop.

In gen., to rest, remain, stand, Lucr. 2, 332; cf. id. 2, 322:

patiamini eo transire illius turpitudinis infamiam, ubi cetera maleficia consistunt,

Cic. Clu. 30, 83; cf.:

ut unde orta culpa esset, ibi poena consisteret,

Liv. 28, 26, 3:

ante oculos rectum pietasque pudorque constiterant,

Ov. M. 7, 73. —

In partic.

To pause, to dwell upon, delay, stop:

in uno nomine,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 38, § 95:

ipsa mihi veritas manum inicit et paulisper consistere et commorari cogit,

id. Rosc. Com. 16, 48; cf. id. de Or. 3, 31, 124:

in singulis,

id. Part. Or. 35, 120.— Impers. pass.:

ista quae spectantur, ad quae consistitur,

Sen. Vit. Beat. 2, 4.—

(Acc. to I. B. 2.) To be or remain firm, unshaken, immovable, steadfast, to be at rest, to stand one's ground, to continue, endure, subsist, be, exist:

mente consistere,

Cic. Phil. 2, 28, 68; so,

neque mente nec linguā neque ore,

id. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 2:

praeclare in forensibus causis,

id. Or. 9, 30:

in dicendo,

id. Clu. 39, 108:

verbo quidem superabis me ipso judice, re autem ne consistes quidem ullo judice,

id. Caecin. 21, 59; cf.

of the cause itself: quia magistratus aliquis reperiebatur, apud quem Alfeni causa consisteret,

id. Quint. 22, 71; cf.

also: modo ut tibi constiterit fructus otii tui,

id. Fam. 7, 1, 1:

in quo (viro) non modo culpa nulla, sed ne suspitio quidem potuit consistere,

id. Rosc. Am. 52, 152; cf. id. Clu. 29, 78:

confiteor... me consistere in meo praesidio sic, ut non fugiendi hostis sed capiendi loci causā cessisse videar,

id. de Or. 2, 72, 294:

vitam consistere tutam,

to remain, continue safe, Lucr. 6, 11 Lachm. N. cr.:

constitit in nullā qui fuit ante color,

Ov. A. A. 1, 120:

sunt certi denique fines, Quos ultra citraque nequit consistere rectum,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 107; Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 68:

quales cum vertice celso Aëriae quercus constiterunt,

Verg. A. 3, 679:

nullo in loco, nullā in personā... consistunt (ista quae vires atque opes humanae vocantur),

Val. Max. 6, 9, ext. 7: spes est hunc miserum aliquando tandem posse consistere, to take a firm stand (the figure derived from fleeing soldiers), Cic. Quint. 30, 94:

si prohibent consistere vires,

Ov. M. 7, 573.—

Cum aliquo, to agree with: videsne igitur Zenonem tuum cum Aristone verbis consistere, re dissidere, cum Aristotele et illis re consentire, verbis discrepare, Cic. Fin. 4, 26, 72.—

In gen., to be, exist:

vix binos oratores laudabiles constitisse,

Cic. Brut. 97, 333:

sine agricultoribus nec consistere mortales nec ali posse manifestum est,

Col. 1, praef. § 6; Varr. R. R. 3, 8 fin.:

quadringentis centum Venerios non posse casu consistere,

to occur, lake place, be thrown, Cic. Div. 2, 21, 48: summa studia officii inter nos certatim constiterunt, Lentul. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 3: sed non in te quoque constitit idem Exitus, take or have place, Ov. M. 12, 297.—

With in, ex, or the simple abl. (in Quint. also with circa and inter; v. infra), to consist in or of, to depend upon:

major pars victūs eorum in lacte, caseo, carne consistit,

Caes. B. G. 6, 22:

omnis per se natura duabus Constitit in rebus,

Lucr. 1, 420:

e quibus haec rerum summa consistat,

id. 1, 236; so with ex, id. 1, 839; 1, 873 al.; with abl.:

deveniunt in talis disposturas, Qualibus haec rerum consistit summa,

id. 1, 1028; 5, 61; 5, 66:

vita omnis in venationibus atque in studiis rei militaris consistit,

Caes. B. G. 6, 21:

in eo salus et vita optimi cujusque consistit,

Cic. Phil. 3, 8, 19:

in hoc summa judicii causaque tota consistit,

id. Quint. 9, 32; cf. id. de Or. 1, 40, 182:

causam belli in personā tuā,

id. Phil. 2, 22, 53:

in quibus vita beata,

id. Tusc. 5, 14, 40:

in unā honestate omne bonum,

id. ib. 5, 14, 42:

in nomine controversia,

Quint. 7, 3, 7; 8, 3, 57:

in actu rhetoricen,

id. 2, 18, 2; 6, 3, 42:

spes omnis consistebat Datami in se locique naturā,

Nep. Dat. 8, 3.—With abl., Quint. 12, 10, 59:

omnis quaestio circa res personasque consistere videtur,

id. 3, 5, 7; 6, 3, 19:

quaestio inter utile atque honestum consistet,

id. 3, 8, 24. —

As opp. to progressive motion, to come to a stand, stand still, stop, rest, take rest, cease:

sola Ubi quiesco, omnis familiae causa consistit tibi,

Plaut. As. 3, 1, 9:

omnis administratio belli consistit,

Caes. B. C. 2, 12:

vel concidat omne caelum omnisque terra consistat necesse est,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 23, 54:

forensium rerum labor et ambitionis occupatio constitisset,

id. de Or. 1, 1, 1:

usura,

id. Att. 6, 1, 7: diarroia, id. Fam. 7, 26, 2; cf.:

videndum, morbus an increscat, an consistat, an minuatur,

remains unchanged, Cels. 3, 2; and:

cursus pituitae,

id. 6, 6:

cum ad Trebiam terrestre constitisset bellum,

Liv. 21, 49, 1:

cum bellum Ligustinum ad Pisas constitisset,

id. 35, 4, 1; 22, 32, 4:

infractaque constitit ira,

Ov. M. 6, 627:

Gaius ejusque posteri in equestri ordine constitere usque ad Augusti patrem,

Suet. Aug. 2; cf.:

maledictum, quod intra verba constitit,

stopped at, went no farther than, Quint. Decl. 279.

a. = constituo formerly stood Lucr. 6, 11; Sall. J. 49, 6; but these passages are corrected in recent editions. It is now found only Gell. 5, 10, 9, a doubtful passage, where Hertz reads: cum ad judices coniiciendae [consistendae] causae gratiā venissent.

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.