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  • 1 praeceps

        praeceps cipitis, abl. cipitī, adj.    [prae+ caput], headforemost, headlong: praecipitem (me) in pistrinum dabit, T.: ut Sopatrum praecipitem deiciant: praeceps ad terram datus, dashed to the ground, L.: Desilit, O.: se praecipitem tecto dedit, leaped headlong from the roof, H.—As subst n.: in praeceps deferri, headlong, L.— Headforemost, headlong, in haste, suddenly: ab inimicis circumventus praeceps agor, S.: ab equo praeceps decidit, O.: (apes) praecipites Cadunt, V.: praecipites fugae sese mandabant, Cs.— Downhill, steep, precipitous, abrupt, perpendicular: in declivi ac praecipiti loco, Cs.: saxa, L.: fossae, V.: iter, O.; cf. iter ad malum praeceps ac lubricum.—As subst n., a steep place, precipice: turrim in praecipiti stantem, V.: immane, Iu.— Sinking, declining, falling: sol Praecipitem lavit aequore currum, V.: in occasum sol, L.: senectus, Cu.— Swift, rapid, rushing, violent: Anio, H.: Boreas, O.: nox, fleeting, O.: remedium, Cu.—Fig., headlong, hasty, rash, precipitate: agunt eum praecipitem poenae civium, pursue fiercely: praecipitem amicum ferri sinere, rush into the abyss: Agricola in ipsam gloriam praeceps agebatur, i. e. was hurried to ruinous heights of glory, Ta.— Rash, hasty, inconsiderate: quis potest esse tam praeceps?: cupiditas dominandi.— Inclined, prone, hasty: naturā ad explendam cupidinem, S.: praeceps ingenio in iram, L. — Dangerous, critical: in tam praecipiti tempore, O.—As subst n., great danger, extremity, extreme danger, critical circumstances: se et prope rem p. in praeceps dederat, exposed to extreme danger, L.: levare Aegrum ex praecipiti, H.: Omne in praecipiti vitium stetit, i. e. at its extreme, Iu.
    * * *
    (gen.), praecipitis ADJ
    head first, headlong; steep, precipitous

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  • 2 praeceps

    praeceps, cĭpĭtis (old form praecĭ-pes, cĭpis, Plaut. Rud. 3, 3, 8; id. et Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 725 P. (Ann. v. 391 Vahl.; abl. praecipiti), adj. [prae-caput].
    I.
    Lit., headforemost, headlong (class.):

    praecipitem trahi,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 79:

    aliquem praecipitem deicere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 40, § 86:

    praeceps ad terram datus,

    dashed to the ground, Liv. 31, 37:

    praeceps curru ab alto Desilit,

    Ov. M. 12, 128:

    hic se praecipitem tecto dedit,

    threw himself headlong from the roof, Hor. S. 1, 2, 41:

    aliquem in praeceps jacere,

    headlong, Tac. A. 4, 22; so,

    jacto in praeceps corpore,

    id. ib. 6, 49; cf.:

    in praeceps deferri,

    Liv. 5, 47.—For in praeceps, in late Lat., per praeceps occurs:

    abiit grex per praeceps in mare,

    Vulg. Matt. 8, 32; id. Judic. 5, 22.—Hence, of one going rapidly, headforemost, headlong:

    de ponte Ire praecipitem in lutum per caputque pedesque,

    Cat. 17, 9:

    se jacere praecipitem e vertice,

    id. 63, 244; Verg. A. 5, 860:

    ab equo praeceps decidit,

    Ov. Ib. 259:

    (apes) praecipites Cadunt,

    Verg. G. 4, 80:

    aliquem praecipitem agere,

    to drive headlong, Cic. Caecin. 21, 60; Verg. A. 5, 456:

    praecipites se fugae mandabant,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 24:

    Monoeten In mare praecipitem deturbat,

    Verg. A. 5, 175; cf.:

    praeceps amensque cucurri,

    Ov. M. 7, 844:

    praeceps Fertur,

    is borne headlong, rushes, Hor. S. 1, 4, 30:

    nuntii,

    Tac. H. 2, 6.—
    B.
    Transf., of inanim. things.
    1.
    Of localities, qs. that descend suddenly in front, i. e. downhill, steep, precipitous:

    in declivi ac praecipiti loco,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 33:

    via (opp. plana),

    Cic. Fl. 42, 105:

    saxa,

    Liv. 38, 23:

    fossae,

    Ov. M. 1, 97; Verg. A. 11, 888:

    iter,

    Ov. Tr. 4, 3, 74; cf.

    trop.: iter ad malum praeceps ac lubricum,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 28, 44:

    loci,

    Col. 1, 2:

    mons,

    Plin. Pan. 16.—
    b.
    Subst.: praeceps, cĭpĭtis, n., a steep place, a precipice:

    turrim in praecipiti stantem,

    Verg. A. 2, 460:

    specus vasto in praeceps hiatu,

    Plin. 2, 45, 44, § 115:

    in praeceps pervenitur,

    Vell. 2, 3, 4:

    immane,

    Juv. 10, 107:

    altissimum,

    App. M. 4, p. 144 med. —In plur.:

    in praecipitia cursus iste deducit,

    Sen. Ep. 8, 4.—
    2.
    Sinking, declining:

    (in vitibus) praecipites palmites dicuntur, qui de hornotinis virgis enati in duro alligantur,

    Col. 5, 6, 33:

    sol Praecipitem lavit aequore currum,

    Verg. G. 3, 359:

    jam praeceps in occasum sol erat,

    Liv. 10, 42:

    dies,

    id. 4, 9; cf.:

    senectus,

    Curt. 6, 5, 3. —
    3.
    In gen., swift, rapid, rushing, violent ( poet.;

    syn.: celer, velox): praeceps Anio,

    Hor. C. 1, 7, 13:

    Boreas,

    Ov. M. 2, 185:

    nox,

    fleeting, transient, id. ib. 9, 485:

    procella,

    Stat. Th. 5, 419:

    oceani fragor,

    Val. Fl. 3, 404:

    letum,

    Sen. Hippol. 262:

    remedium,

    Curt. 3, 6, 2.—
    II.
    Trop., headlong, hasty, rash, precipitate.
    A.
    In gen. (class.):

    noster erus, qui scelestus sacerdotem anum praecipes Reppulit,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 3, 10:

    sol jam praecipitans me quoque haec praecipitem paene evolvere coëgit,

    almost headlong, precipitately, Cic. de Or. 3, 55, 209:

    agunt eum praecipitem poenae civium Romanorum,

    chase, pursue, id. Verr. 2, 1, 3, § 7:

    praecipitem amicum ferri sinere,

    to rush into the abyss, id. Lael. 24, 89:

    quoniam ab inimicis praeceps agor,

    am pursued, Sall. C. 31, 9:

    praeceps celeritas dicendi,

    Cic. Fl. 20, 48: profectio, Att. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 10, 6: occumbunt multi letum... praecipe cursu, in rapid destruction, Enn. l. l.—With gen.:

    SI NON FATORVM PRAECEPS HIC MORTIS OBISSET,

    sudden as regards fate, Inscr. Grut. 695, 9, emended by Minervini in Bullet. Arch. Napol. III. 1845, p. 41 (but Minervini's assumption of a new adj., praeceps, from praecipio, anticipating fale, is unnecessary).—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Rash, hasty, inconsiderate:

    homo in omnibus consiliis praeceps,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 13, 37: praeceps et effrenata mens, id. Cael. 15, 35:

    praeceps consilium et immaturum,

    Suet. Aug. 8:

    cogitatio,

    id. Calig. 48:

    audacia,

    Val. Max. 1, 6, 7.—
    2.
    Inclined to any thing:

    praeceps in avaritiam et crudelitatem animus,

    Liv. 26, 38:

    praeceps ingenio in iram,

    id. 23, 7:

    animus ad flagitia praeceps,

    Tac. A. 16, 21.—
    3.
    Dangerous, hazardous, critical:

    in tam praecipiti tempore,

    Ov. F. 2, 400.—Hence,
    b.
    Subst.: praeceps, cĭpĭtis, n.
    (α).
    Great danger, extremity, extreme danger, critical circumstances:

    se et prope rem publicam in praeceps dederat,

    brought into extreme danger, Liv. 27, 27:

    levare Aegrum ex praecipiti,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 292:

    aeger est in praecipiti,

    Cels. 2, 6.—
    (β).
    The highest part, summit, sublimity (postAug.):

    omne in praecipiti vitium stetit,

    at its point of culmination, Juv. 1, 149:

    debet orator erigi, attolli, efferri, ac saepe accedere ad praeceps,

    to verge on the sublime, Plin. Ep. 9, 26, 2.—Hence, adv.: prae-ceps, headlong.
    1.
    Lit.:

    aliquem praeceps trahere,

    Tac. A. 4, 62:

    ex his fulgoribus quaedam praeceps eunt, similia prosilientibus stellis,

    Sen. Q. N. 1, 15, 2:

    moles convulsa dum ruit intus immensam vim mortalium praeceps trahit atque operit,

    Tac. A. 4, 62:

    toto praeceps se corpore ad undas Misit,

    Verg. A. 4, 253.—
    2.
    Trop.:

    eversio rei familiaris dignitatem ac famam praeceps dabat,

    brought into danger, Tac. A. 6, 17:

    praeceps in exsilium acti,

    suddenly, hastily, Amm. 29, 1, 21.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > praeceps

  • 3 prae

    prae, adv., and prep. with abl. [for prai, kindred with Sanscr. prefix pra-, before; Gr. pro, prin, prosô; cf.: pro, prior, porro, primus].
    I.
    Adv., before, in front.
    A.
    Lit. (ante-class.):

    abi prae, Sosia, Jam ego sequar,

    go before, go in advance, Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 45:

    i prae, sequar,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 144; id. Eun. 5, 2, 69: i tu prae, virgo;

    non queo, quod pone me est, servare,

    Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 1:

    age, age nunc tu, i prae,

    id. Pers. 4, 4, 56.—
    B.
    Trop., as a particle of comparison, with ut, quam, or quod (also written in one word, praeut and praequam; cf. Wagner ad Plaut. Aul. 503), in comparison with, compared with (ante- and post-class. and colloq.):

    parum etiam, praeut futurum est praedicas,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 218; id. Bacch. 4, 9, 5:

    immo noster nunc quidem est de verbis, prae ut dudum fuit,

    id. Men. 5, 5, 33; 2, 3, 25:

    nihil hercle quidem hoc, Prae ut alia dicam,

    id. Mil. 1, 1, 20; id. Merc. 2, 4, 2:

    ludum dices fuisse, praeut hujus rabies quae dabit,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 9:

    satin' parva res est voluptatum in vitā atque in aetate agundā, praequam quod molestum'st?

    in comparison with the trouble, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 2:

    nihil hoc est, triginta minae, prae quam alios dapsilis sumptus facit,

    id. Most. 4, 2, 62 Lorenz ad loc.:

    jam minoris omnia facio prae quam quibus modis Me ludificatus est,

    id. ib. 5, 2, 25:

    sed hoc etiam pulcrum'st praequam sumptus ubi petunt,

    id. Aul. 3, 5, 33; id. Merc. prol. 23:

    quae etsi longioribus verbis comprehensa est praequam illud Graecum, etc.,

    Gell. 16, 1, 3:

    immo res omnis relictas habeo prae quod tu velis,

    Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 38.—
    II.
    Prep. with abl. (with acc.:

    prae cornua, prae litteras,

    Petr. 39, 12; 46, 1), before, in front of, in advance of.
    A.
    Lit.:

    cavendum erit, ut (villa) a tergo potius quam prae se flumen habeat,

    before it, Col. 1, 5, 4: limina alia prae aliis erant, App. de Mundo, p. 69, 22.—Esp. freq.: prae se ferre, agere, mittere, to bear, carry, drive, or send before one's self:

    ille qui stillantem prae se pugionem tulit,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 12, 30:

    argenti prae se in aerarium tulit quattuordecim milia pondo,

    Liv. 28, 38, 5:

    prae se ferens Darium puerum,

    Suet. Calig. 19:

    prae se armentum agens,

    Liv. 1, 7, 4:

    singulos prae se inermes mittere,

    Sall. J. 94, 2: prae manu, and, less freq., prae manibus, at hand, on hand (ante- and postclass.):

    patri reddidi omne aurum, quod fuit prae manu,

    Plaut. Bacch. 4, 3, 9; Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 23:

    cum prae manu debitor (pecuniam) non haberet,

    Dig. 13, 7, 27:

    si Caesaris liber prae manibus est, promi jubeas,

    Gell. 19, 8, 6:

    aes si forte prae manu non fuerit,

    App. M. 6, p. 180, 30.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    In gen.: prae se ferre, less freq., prae se gerere, declarare, etc., prop. to carry before one's self. as if to show it; hence, to show, exhibit, manifest, reveal, make known, betray, discover, indicate (freq. and class.), Cic. Agr. 2, 2, 4:

    fortasse ceteri tectiores: ego semper me didicisse, prae me tuli,

    id. Or. 42, 146:

    nec vero cum venit, prae se fert, aut qui sit aut unde veniat,

    id. Rep. 2, 3, 6:

    scelus et facinus prae se ferens et confitens,

    id. Mil. 16, 43:

    ceteris prae se fert et ostentat,

    id. Att. 2, 23, 3:

    beata vita glorianda et praedicanda et prae se ferenda est: nihil est enim aliud quod praedicandum et prae se ferendum sit,

    id. Tusc. 5, 17, 50: conjecturam prae se gerere. id. Inv. 2, 9, 30:

    animum altum et erectum prae se gerebat, Auct. B. Afr. 10: prae se declarant gaudia vultu,

    Cat. 64, 34:

    prae se maximam speciem ostentare,

    App. Flor. p. 342, 10.—
    2.
    In partic., in comparisons, in comparison with, compared with (mostly in comparisons which imply a contrast of kind; while praeter refers to a contrast of degree only: dives prae ceteris, in contrast with the others, who are poor: dives praeter ceteros, richer than the other rich ones; cf. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 894).
    (α).
    With positive adj. (class.; v. infra):

    omnia prae meo commodo,

    Ter. Ad. 2, 3, 9: omnium unguentum odor prae tuo nautea est, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 5; id. Men. 1, 2, 67:

    Gallis prae magnitudine corporum suorum brevitas nostra contemptui est,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 30:

    prae divitiis,

    Liv. 3, 26:

    videbant omnes prae illo parvi futuros,

    Nep. Eum. 10, 4; Cic. Agr. 2, 35, 96:

    veros illos Atticos prae se paene agrestes putat,

    id. Brut. 83, 286:

    ab isto prae lucro praedāque nec vectigalium nec posteritatis habitam esse rationem,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 55, § 128:

    non tu quidem vacuus molestiis, sed prae nobis beatus,

    id. Fam. 4, 4, 2; Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 4:

    (stultitia) prae ceteris parit immensas cupiditates,

    Auct. Her. 2, 22, 34.—
    (β).
    So with comp. for quam (ante- and post-class.):

    atque me minoris facio prae illo,

    Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 85:

    id prae illo, quod honestum nobis est, fit plenius,

    Gell. 1, 3, 25; Front. Ep. ad M. Caes. 1, 2; Hier. in Psa. 44, 3; Aug. c. Acad. 1, 22.—
    3.
    In giving the cause, which, as it were, goes before, for, because of, by reason of, on account of (class. only of a hinderance; with an express or implied negation; or with vix, v. Zumpt, § 310): Ulixi cor frixit prae pavore, Liv. Andron. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 92:

    prae laetitiā lacrumae praesiliunt mihi,

    Plaut. Stich. 3, 2, 13:

    prae lassitudine opus est ut lavem,

    id. Truc. 2, 3, 7; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 71:

    prae gaudio ubi sim nescio,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 67:

    vivere non quit Prae macie,

    Lucr. 4, 1167:

    nec loqui prae maerore potuit,

    Cic. Planc. 41, 99:

    quorum ille nomen prae metu ferre non poterat,

    id. Phil. 13, 9, 20:

    solem prae jaculorum multitudine non videbitis,

    id. Tusc. 1, 42, 101:

    prae irā,

    Liv. 31, 24 fin.:

    vix sibimet ipsi prae nec opinato gaudio credentes,

    id. 39, 49.—In composition, prae usually denotes,
    a.
    Before: praedico, praebibo, praecaveo, etc.; so too, praeceps, headforemost, headlong. —In time: praecanus, gray before one's time. —
    b.
    Enhancing the main idea, qs. in advance of others: praealtus, extremely high: praeclarus, very celebrated; praevalidus, very strong, etc.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > prae

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