mălĕfĭcus

mălĕfĭcus (in MSS. also mălĭfĭ-cus), a, um, adj. [malefacio], evil-doing, nefarious, vicious, wicked, criminal.

Lit.

In gen. (class.):

homo natura maleficus, et injustus,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 57:

malefici sceleratique homines,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 55, § 144:

maleficentissimus,

Suet. Galb. 15:

mores malefici,

Plaut. Cas. 4, 2, 4:

malefica vita,

Tac. A. 4, 21.—As subst.: mălĕ-fĭous, i, m., an evil-doer, criminal:

contra istoc detrudi maleficos Aequom videlur,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 150.—

In partic., magical:

artes,

Vulg. 2 Par. 33, 6.—As substt.

mălĕfĭcus, i, m., a magician, enchanter:

de maleficis et mathematicis,

Cod. Just. 9, 18, 5:

magi qui malefici vulgi consuetudine nuncupantur,

ib. 9, 18, 7; Schol. Juv. 6, 594.—

mălĕfĭcum, i, n., a charm, means of enchantment:

semusti cineres aliaque malefica, quis creditur anima numinibus inferis sacrari,

Tac. A. 2, 69 fin. —

Transf., hurtful, injurious, noxious, mischievous (only post-Aug.):

Christiani, genus hominum superstitionis novae atque maleficae,

Suet. Ner. 16:

sidera,

Plin. 7, 49, 50, § 160:

vis,

id. 33, 4, 25, § 84:

bestia piscibus malefica,

id. 9, 15, 20, § 50:

caprae, maleficum frondibus animal,

id. 12, 17, 37, § 73:

natura,

inimical, unpropitious, Nep. Ages. 8, 1:

bestia,

Amm. 28, 3, 4.— Hence, adv.: mălĕfĭcē, mischievously:

aliquid agere,

Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 113.

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mălĕfĭcus (in MSS. also mălĭfĭ-cus), a, um, adj. [malefacio], evil-doing, nefarious, vicious, wicked, criminal.

Lit.

In gen. (class.):

homo natura maleficus, et injustus,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 57:

malefici sceleratique homines,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 55, § 144:

maleficentissimus,

Suet. Galb. 15:

mores malefici,

Plaut. Cas. 4, 2, 4:

malefica vita,

Tac. A. 4, 21.—As subst.: mălĕ-fĭous, i, m., an evil-doer, criminal:

contra istoc detrudi maleficos Aequom videlur,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 150.—

In partic., magical:

artes,

Vulg. 2 Par. 33, 6.—As substt.

mălĕfĭcus, i, m., a magician, enchanter:

de maleficis et mathematicis,

Cod. Just. 9, 18, 5:

magi qui malefici vulgi consuetudine nuncupantur,

ib. 9, 18, 7; Schol. Juv. 6, 594.—

mălĕfĭcum, i, n., a charm, means of enchantment:

semusti cineres aliaque malefica, quis creditur anima numinibus inferis sacrari,

Tac. A. 2, 69 fin. —

Transf., hurtful, injurious, noxious, mischievous (only post-Aug.):

Christiani, genus hominum superstitionis novae atque maleficae,

Suet. Ner. 16:

sidera,

Plin. 7, 49, 50, § 160:

vis,

id. 33, 4, 25, § 84:

bestia piscibus malefica,

id. 9, 15, 20, § 50:

caprae, maleficum frondibus animal,

id. 12, 17, 37, § 73:

natura,

inimical, unpropitious, Nep. Ages. 8, 1:

bestia,

Amm. 28, 3, 4.— Hence, adv.: mălĕfĭcē, mischievously:

aliquid agere,

Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 113.

mălĕfĭcus (in MSS. also mălĭfĭ-cus), a, um, adj. [malefacio], evil-doing, nefarious, vicious, wicked, criminal.

Lit.

In gen. (class.):

homo natura maleficus, et injustus,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 57:

malefici sceleratique homines,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 55, § 144:

maleficentissimus,

Suet. Galb. 15:

mores malefici,

Plaut. Cas. 4, 2, 4:

malefica vita,

Tac. A. 4, 21.—As subst.: mălĕ-fĭous, i, m., an evil-doer, criminal:

contra istoc detrudi maleficos Aequom videlur,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 150.—

In partic., magical:

artes,

Vulg. 2 Par. 33, 6.—As substt.

mălĕfĭcus, i, m., a magician, enchanter:

de maleficis et mathematicis,

Cod. Just. 9, 18, 5:

magi qui malefici vulgi consuetudine nuncupantur,

ib. 9, 18, 7; Schol. Juv. 6, 594.—

mălĕfĭcum, i, n., a charm, means of enchantment:

semusti cineres aliaque malefica, quis creditur anima numinibus inferis sacrari,

Tac. A. 2, 69 fin. —

Transf., hurtful, injurious, noxious, mischievous (only post-Aug.):

Christiani, genus hominum superstitionis novae atque maleficae,

Suet. Ner. 16:

sidera,

Plin. 7, 49, 50, § 160:

vis,

id. 33, 4, 25, § 84:

bestia piscibus malefica,

id. 9, 15, 20, § 50:

caprae, maleficum frondibus animal,

id. 12, 17, 37, § 73:

natura,

inimical, unpropitious, Nep. Ages. 8, 1:

bestia,

Amm. 28, 3, 4.— Hence, adv.: mălĕfĭcē, mischievously:

aliquid agere,

Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 113.

mălĕfĭcĭum, ĭi, n. [maleficus], an evil deed, misdeed, wickedness, offence, crime.

Lit.

In gen. (class.):

ne conscii sint ipsi malefici suis,

Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 21:

conscientia maleficiorum,

Cic. Phil. 5, 6, 15:

committere, admittere,

to commit, id. Rosc. Am. 22, 62:

exsilio multare,

id. Caecin. 34, 100:

supplicia pro maleficiis metuere,

id. Rosc. Am. 3, 8.—

In partic. (mostly post-Aug.).

Fraud, deception, adulteration:

me maleficio vinceres?

Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 20 Speng.; Quint. 7, 4, 36; Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 120.—

Enchantment, sorcery, Tac. A. 2, 69 Orell. N. cr.; App. M. 9, p. 230, 24; 231, 28; cf.

magica,

id. Mag. p. 278, 21; Schol. Juv. 6, 595.—

Transf., mischief, hurt, harm, injury, wrong inflicted (acc. to maleficus, II.):

pro maleficio beneficium reddere,

Ter. Phorm. 2, 2, 22:

ab injuria et maleficio se prohibere,

Caes. B. G. 2, 28:

sine ullo maleficio,

id. ib. 1, 7; id. B. C. 2, 20:

novis corrumperent maleficiis,

Liv. 7, 20:

maleficii occasione omissa,

id. 9, 12 al. —Hence, transf. (abstr. pro concr.), a noxious insect, vermin:

ita non nasci maleficia,

Plin. 18, 30, 73, § 308; 8, 59, 84, § 229; 20, 13, 51, § 133.

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cŏ-ălesco, ălŭi, ălĭtum ( part. perf. only in Tac. and subseq. writers;

contr. form colescat,

Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 2:

colescere,

Lucr. 6, 1068:

coluerunt,

id. 2, 1061 Lachm. N. cr.), v. inch. n. (most freq. since the Aug. per.; never in Cic.).

To grow together with something, to unite.

Prop., Lucr. 2, 1061:

saxa vides solā colescere calce,

id. 6, 1068: ne prius exarescat surculus quam colescat, is united, sc. with the tree into which it is inserted, Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 2:

gramen,

Col. 2, 18, 5:

semen,

id. 3, 5, 2:

triticum,

id. 2, 6 fin.:

sarmentum,

id. 3, 18, 5 and 6; Dig. 41, 1, 9:

arbor cum terra mea coaluit,

ib. 39, 2, 9, § 2:

cilium vulnere aliquo diductum non coalescit,

Plin. 11, 37, 57, § 157; cf.

vulnus,

id. 9, 51, 76, § 166, and v. II. A. infra.—In part. perf.: cujus ex sanguine concretus homo et coalitus sit, is formed or composed, Gell. 12, 1, 11; App. Dogm. Plat. 1, p. 171, 38.—

Trop., to unite, agree together, coalesce (so in the histt., esp. Liv. and Tac., very freq.); absol.:

Trojani et Aborigines facile coaluerunt,

Sall. C. 6, 2; id. J. 87, 3:

solidā fide,

Tac. H. 2, 7:

ut cum Patribus coalescerent animi plebis,

Liv. 2, 48, 1: animi coalescentium in dies magis duorum populorum, id, 1, 2, 5.—With in and acc.:

multitudo coalescere in populi unius corpus poterat,

Liv. 1, 8, 1:

in unum sonum,

Quint. 1, 7, 26:

in bellum atrox,

Tac. A. 3, 38:

in nomen nostrum,

id. ib. 11, 24:

in hunc consensum,

id. H. 2, 37; cf.:

coalesce-re ad obsequium,

id. A. 6, 44:

brevi tantā concordiā coaluerant omnium animi, ut, etc.,

Liv. 23, 35, 9; cf. id. 1, 11, 2; 26, 40, 18:

vixdum coalescens foventis regnum (the figure taken from the growing together of a wound),

id. 29, 31, 4; cf.:

bellis civilibus sepultis coalescentibusque reipublicae membris,

Vell. 2, 90, 1; 4, 8, 5:

(voces) e duobus quasi corporibus coalescunt, ut maleficus,

Quint. 1, 5, 65; id. 2, 9, 3 (v. the passage in connection):

quieti coaliti homines,

i. e. united in a peaceful manner, Amm. 14, 5, 7.—

To grow firmly, strike root, increase, become strong.

Prop.. forte in eo loco grandis ilex coaluerat inter saxa, had sprung up, Sall. J. 93, 4; * Suet. Aug. 92:

dum novus in viridi coalescit cortice ramus,

Ov. A. A. 2, 649.—

Trop., to grow firm, take root, be consolidated:

dum Galbae auctoritas fluxa, Pisonis nondum coaluisset,

Tac. H. 1, 21.—In part. perf.: [p. 357] coalitam libertate irreverentiam eo prorupisse, strengthened, Tac. A. 13, 26; so id. 14, 1:

libertas,

confirmed, id. H. 4, 55:

coalito more asper,

i. e. by inveterate habit, Amm. 14, 10, 4:

pravitas,

id. 15, 3, 8.

in-justus, a, um, adj., that is contrary to right and justice, unjust, wrongful, unreasonable, excessive, oppressive, severe.

In gen., unsuitable, oppressive, excessive (rare):

onus ( = immodicum),

Cic. Or. 10, 35:

faenus,

Liv. 42, 5:

injustis collatum viribus hostem,

unequal, Stat. Th. 6, 774.—

In partic., unjust, wrongful:

vir maleficus naturā et injustus,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 57; id. Fl. 38, 97:

noverca,

harsh, severe, Verg. E. 3, 33:

homine imperito numquam quidquam injustius,

Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 18:

emori, ne aliquid faciat injustum,

Lact. 5, 13, 15:

Samnites Sidicinis injusta arma cum intulissent,

Liv. 7, 29, 4:

injusto carpere dente,

with envious, malicious tooth, Ov. P. 3, 4, 73:

mare,

id. Am. 2, 11, 12:

iracundia,

Cic. de Or. 2, 50, 203:

id quam injustum in patriam... esset, non videbat,

id. Off. 3, 21, 82:

injustissima atque acerbissima incommoda,

id. Fam. 5, 17, 1:

injustaque regna tenebat,

unjustly gotten, Ov. M. 5, 277.— Subst.: injustum, i, n., injustice:

jura inventa metu injusti fateare necesse est,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 111. — Adv.: injustē.

In gen., i. q. injuriā, wrongfully, unfairly:

morbus non injuste terret,

not without cause, Cels. 7, 3.—

In partic., unjustly:

imperare alicui,

Plaut. Capt 2, 2, 58: in aliquem dicere, id. Bacch. 3, 3, 59:

facis injuste si putas, etc.,

Cic. Fl. 17, 41; id. Off. 1, 7, 23; 3, 21, 84 al.:

male et injuste facere,

Nep. Them. 7 fin. — Sup.:

injustissime,

Sall. J. 85, 43.

in-justus, a, um, adj., that is contrary to right and justice, unjust, wrongful, unreasonable, excessive, oppressive, severe.

In gen., unsuitable, oppressive, excessive (rare):

onus ( = immodicum),

Cic. Or. 10, 35:

faenus,

Liv. 42, 5:

injustis collatum viribus hostem,

unequal, Stat. Th. 6, 774.—

In partic., unjust, wrongful:

vir maleficus naturā et injustus,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 57; id. Fl. 38, 97:

noverca,

harsh, severe, Verg. E. 3, 33:

homine imperito numquam quidquam injustius,

Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 18:

emori, ne aliquid faciat injustum,

Lact. 5, 13, 15:

Samnites Sidicinis injusta arma cum intulissent,

Liv. 7, 29, 4:

injusto carpere dente,

with envious, malicious tooth, Ov. P. 3, 4, 73:

mare,

id. Am. 2, 11, 12:

iracundia,

Cic. de Or. 2, 50, 203:

id quam injustum in patriam... esset, non videbat,

id. Off. 3, 21, 82:

injustissima atque acerbissima incommoda,

id. Fam. 5, 17, 1:

injustaque regna tenebat,

unjustly gotten, Ov. M. 5, 277.— Subst.: injustum, i, n., injustice:

jura inventa metu injusti fateare necesse est,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 111. — Adv.: injustē.

In gen., i. q. injuriā, wrongfully, unfairly:

morbus non injuste terret,

not without cause, Cels. 7, 3.—

In partic., unjustly:

imperare alicui,

Plaut. Capt 2, 2, 58: in aliquem dicere, id. Bacch. 3, 3, 59:

facis injuste si putas, etc.,

Cic. Fl. 17, 41; id. Off. 1, 7, 23; 3, 21, 84 al.:

male et injuste facere,

Nep. Them. 7 fin. — Sup.:

injustissime,

Sall. J. 85, 43.