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1 firmus
firmus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. dhar-, dharā-mi, hold, support; Gr. thra-, thrê-sasthai, to sit down, thrênus, thronos; cf.: frētus, frēnum], firm (in opp. to frail, destructible), steadfast, stable, strong, powerful (freq. and class.; esp. in the trop. sense; syn.: constans, stabilis, solidus).I.Lit.:II.nos fragili vastum ligno sulcavimus aequor: Quae tulit Aesoniden, firma carina fuit,
Ov. P. 1, 4, 35:robora,
Verg. A. 2, 481:arbor,
Ov. A. A. 2, 652:vincula,
id. F. 1, 370:janua,
i. e. shut fast, id. Am. 2, 12, 3; cf.sera,
id. P. 1, 2, 24:solum,
Curt. 5, 1:firmioris testae murices,
Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 102: sunt et Amineae vites, firmissima vina. Verg. G. 2, 97:firmo cibo pasta pecus,
strengthening, Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 2:firmius est triticum quam milium: id ipsum quam hordeum: ex tritico firmissima siligo,
Cels. 2, 18:effice ut valeas, et ut ad nos firmus ac valens quam primum venias,
Cic. Fam. 16, 8, 1 and 2; cf.:mihi placebat, si firmior esses, etc.,
id. ib. 16, 5, 1:nondum satis firmo corpore,
id. ib. 11, 27, 1:hinc remiges firmissimi, illinc inopia affectissimi,
Vell. 2, 84, 2.—With dat.:area firma templis sustinendis,
Liv. 2, 5, 4:testa in structura oneri ferendo firma,
Vitr. 2, 8, 19:adversis,
Tac. Agr. 35 fin.Trop., firm in strength or durability, also in opinion, affection, etc., fast, constant, steadfast, immovable, powerful, strong, true, faithful:* (β).quae enim domus tam stabilis, quae tam firma civitas est, quae non odiis et discidiis funditus possit everti?
Cic. Lael. 7, 23:res publica firma atque robusta,
id. Rep. 2, 1 fin.; cf.:civitas imprimis firma,
Caes. B. G. 5, 54, 2:Trinobantes prope firmissima earum regionum civitas,
id. ib. 5, 20, 1; cf.also: Mutina firmissima et splendidissima colonia,
Cic. Phil. 5, 9, 24:tres potentissimi ac firmissimi populi,
id. ib. 1, 3 fin.; and:evocatorum firma manus,
id. Fam. 15, 4, 3: Antonius ab equitatu firmus esse dicebatur, strong in cavalry, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 15, 2.— With ad and acc.: satis firmus ad castra facienda, Pomp. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 12, A, 1:Chrysippi consolatio ad veritatem firmissima est,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 33, 79:exercitus satis firmus ad tantum bellum,
Liv. 23, 25, 6; cf.:cohortes minime firmae ad dimicandum,
Caes. B. G. 7, 60, 2; Sall. H. 4, 62, 16.— With contra: Jugurtha nihil satis firmum contra Metellum putat, Sall. J. 80, 1.—With adversus:firmus adversus militarem largitionem,
Tac. H. 2, 82:firmior adversus fortuita,
id. ib. 4, 51:adversus convicia malosque rumores,
Suet. Tib. 28.— Absol.:cum neque magnas copias neque firmas haberet,
Nep. Eum. 3, 3; Caes. B. G. 1, 3, 8; Sall. J. 56, 2:concordi populo nihil esse immutabilius, nihil firmius,
Cic. Rep. 1, 32:praesidia firmissima,
id. Fin. 1, 10, 35:fundamenta defensionis firmissima,
id. Cael. 2, 7:firmior fortuna,
id. Rep. 1, 17:constitutio Romuli,
id. ib. 2, 31 (ap. Non. 526, 10):illud ratum, firmum, fixum fuisse vis,
Cic. Ac. 2, 46, 141:officii praecepta firma, stabilia,
id. Off. 1, 2, 6; cf.:opinio, firma et stabilis,
id. Brut. 30, 114:firma et constans assensio,
id. Ac. 1, 11, 42:ne in maximis quidem rebus quicquam adhuc inveni firmius,
id. Or. 71, 237:spem firmissimam habere,
id. Fam. 6, 5, 4; cf., transf.: firmior candidatus,
i. e. who has stronger, greater hopes of being elected, id. Att. 1, 1, 2:litterae,
i. e. containing news that may be relied upon, id. ib. 7, 25; cf. id. ib. 16, 5:senatum sua sponte bene firmum firmiorem vestra auctoritate fecistis,
id. Phil. 6, 7, 18; cf.:vir in suscepta causa firmissimus,
id. Mil. 33, 91:accusator firmus verusque,
id. Div. in Caecil. 9, 29;with this cf.: vir pro veritate firmissimus,
Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 19:sunt fortasse in sententia firmiores,
id. Balb. 27, 61:firmus in hoc,
Tib. 3, 2, 5:non firmus rectum defendis et haeres,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 26:firmus proposito,
Vell. 2, 63 fin.; so,firmissimus irā,
Ov. M. 7, 457: firmo id constantique animo facias licet, Cic. Fil. ap. Cic. Fam. 16, 21, 2:nunc opus pectore firmo,
Verg. A. 6, 261:firmi amici sunt (opp.: amici collabascunt),
Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 16:firmi et stabiles et constantes (amici),
Cic. Lael. 17, 62:ex infidelissimis sociis firmissimos reddere,
id. Fam. 15, 4, 14:non brevis et suffragatoria, sed firma et perpetua amicitia,
Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 7, 26:firmissimae amicitiae,
Quint. 1, 2, 20:fides firma nobis,
Plaut. Capt. 5, 1, 6.—Poet. with inf.:(α).fundus nec vendibilis nec pascere firmus,
able, capable, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 47. —Hence, adv., firmly, steadily, lastingly, powerfully; in two (equally common) forms: firme and firmĭter.Form firme, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 24; id. Trin. 2, 2, 54:(β).insistere,
Suet. Calig. 26:firme graviterque aliquid comprehendere,
Cic. Fin. 1, 21, 71; cf.:satis firme aliquid concipere animo,
id. ib. 2, 2, 6:continere multa,
Quint. 11, 2, 2:sustinere assensus suos,
Cic. Fin. 3, 9, 31:graviter et firme respondere,
Plin. Ep. 6, 13, 3.—Form firmiter: firmiter hoc tuo sit pectore fixum, Lucil. ap. Non. 512, 20:b.nisi suffulcis firmiter,
Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 77:insistere,
Caes. B. G. 4, 26, 1:in suo gradu collocari,
Cic. Rep. 1, 45 fin.: stabilita matrimonia, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 512, 23 (Rep. 6, 2 ed. Mos.):promisisse,
Plaut. Ps. 3, 2 111:meminisse,
Gell. 13, 8, 2.—Comp.:c.firmius durare,
Plin. 35, 12, 46, § 165:firmius coire,
Ov. H. 19, 67.—Sup.:asseverare,
Cic. Att. 10, 14 fin.:pulvinus quam firmissime statuatur,
Vitr. 5, 12.
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