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2 aeneus

made of copper or bronze, brazen.

Latin-English dictionary of medieval > aeneus
3 eneus

made of copper or bronze, brazen.

Latin-English dictionary of medieval > eneus
4 ferreus

made of iron / hard, unfeeliing, cruel, unbending.

Latin-English dictionary of medieval > ferreus
5 iunceus

made of rushes.

Latin-English dictionary of medieval > iunceus
6 harundo

hărundo (better than ărundo, Bramb. s. v.; Wagn. Orthog. Verg. p. 441; Rib. Prol. Verg. p. 422, though the latter is freq. in MSS. and edd.; v. infra), ĭnis, f. [etym. dub.; perh. from root ar-, to set in motion; Sanscr. aras, swift; aranjas, a wood, as that which grows; cf.: ulmus, ulva, alnus, Corss. Ausspr. 1, 530 sq.].
I.
Prop., the reed, cane (taller than canna; cf.
also: culmus, calamus, stipula),
Cato, R. R. 6, 3; Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 156 sqq.:
intus medullam sabuci (habent)... inanitatem harundines,
id. 13, 22, 42, § 122:
longa parvae sub arundine cannae,
Ov. M. 8, 337:
fluvialis,
Verg. G. 2, 414;
used for covering or thatching huts and houses,
Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 156; Vitr. 2, 1, 3;
esp. in encampments: casae ex harundinibus textae,
Liv. 35, 27, 3 Weissenb.:
teneris harundinum radicibus contusis equos alere,
Caes. B. C. 3, 58, 3.—Prov.:
arundo vento agitata,
Vulg. Matt. 11, 7; Luc. 7, 24:
arundinem quassatam non confringet,
ib. Matt. 12, 20. —
II.
Meton. of any thing made of reed or cane.
A.
A fishing-rod:
hisce hami atque haec harundines sunt nobis quaestu,
Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 5:
haec laqueo volucres, hacc captat arundine pisces,
Tib. 2, 6, 23 Müll.:
hos aliquis tremula, dum captat arundine pisces, vidit,
Ov. M. 8, 217 Merk.; 13, 293; 14, 651.—
B.
Limed twigs for catching birds:
parati aucupes cum harundinibus fuerunt,
Petr. 40, 6:
volucres, quas textis harundinibus peritus artifex tetigit,
id. 109, 7:
cantu fallitur ales, callida dum tacita crescit harundo manu,
Mart. 14, 218, 2 Schneidewin:
aut (si) crescente levis traheretur arundine praeda,
id. 9, 54, 3 id.:
ut qui viscatos populatur arundine lucos,
Sil. 7, 674:
harundine sumptā Faunus plumoso sum deus aucupio,
Prop. 4 (5), 2, 33.—
C.
A wreath or crown made of reeds;
as the head of Priapus: ast inportunas volucres in vertice harundo terret fixa,
Hor. S. 1, 8, 6 B. and K.;
v. Orell. ad loc.—Esp. worn by river deities: (Tiberini) crines umbrosa tegebat harundo,
Verg. A. 8, 34 Rib.;
of the river Calydonius: inornatos redimitus arundine crines,
Ov. M. 9, 3:
subita cur pulcher arundine crines velat Hylas,
Val. Fl. 1, 218:
(Glaucus) caputque redimitus arundine,
Vell. Pat. 2, 83;
and of the Tiber: et arundinis altae concolor in viridi fluitabat silva capillo,
Sid. Paneg. Anthem. 333:
velatus harundine glauca Mincius,
Verg. A. 10, 205 Rib.—
D.
The shaft of an arrow:
quod fugat obtusum est, et habet sub arundine plumbum,
Ov. M. 1, 471:
pennaque citatior ibat quae redit in pugnas fugientis arundine Parthi,
Sil. 10, 12; Cels. 7, 5, 2.—Hence (pars pro toto), an arrow:
inque cor hamata percussit arundine Ditem,
Ov. M. 5, 384; 8, 382; 10, 526;
11, 325: haeret lateri letalis harundo,
Verg. A. 4, 73 Rib. (Forbig. and Conington, arundo); id. ib. 7, 499.—
E.
A pen:
neve notet lusus tristis harundo tuos,
Mart. 1, 3, 10:
inque manus chartae, nodosaque venit harundo,
Pers. 3, 11. The best came from Cnidus:
Cnidia,
Aus. Ep. 7, 49; and:
Acidalia,
Mart. 9, 14, 3.—
F.
A reed pipe, shepherd's pipe, Pan-pipes, = surinx (an instrument made of several reeds, fastened together with wax, each successive reed somewhat shorter than the preceding):
junctisque canendo vincere arundinibus servantia lumina temptat,
Ov. M. 1, 684; cf. id. ib. 1, 707 sq.;
11, 154: agrestem tenui meditabor harundine Musam,
Verg. E. 6, 8; cf.:
compacta solitum modulatur harundine carmen,
id. Cul. 100:
nec crepuit fissa me propter harundine custos,
Prop. 4 (5), 7, 25.—
G.
A flute (made of the kalamos aulêtikos, Theophr. 4, 12):
Satyri reminiscitur alter, quem Tritoniaca Latoüs arundine victum affecit poena,
Ov. M. 6, 384.—
H.
A comb made of reed, which brought the threads of the web into their place:
stamen secernit arundo,
Ov. M. 6, 55.—
K.
A reed for brushing down cobwebs:
ecferte huc scopas semulque harundinem,
Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 23.—
L.
A kind of transverse bar along which vines were trained:
jugorum genera fere quatuor,... harundo, ut in Arpino,
Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 2.—
M.
A rod (for beating, punishing):
ac me iterum in cellam perduxit, et harundinem ab ostio rapuit iterumque mulcavit,
Petr. 134.—
N.
Splints for holding together injured parts of the body, Suet. Aug. 80.—
O.
A measuring-rod, Prud. Psych. 826.—
P.
A hobbyhorse, cane-horse, as a child's plaything:
equitare in harundine longa,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 248; cf.:
non erubuit (Socrates) cum, interposita arundine cruribus suis, cum parvulis filiolis ludens, ab Alcibiade risus est,
Val. Max. 8, 8 ext. 1.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > harundo
7 quaerō

quaerō sīvī, sītus, ere [QVAES-], to seek, look for: quaerenti (deae) defuit orbis, O.: te ipsum quaerebam, was looking for, T.: suos notos, Cs.: ab ostio quaerens Ennium, asking for: cum praetor quaereretur: quem quaeritis, adsum, V.: liberi ad necem quaerebantur: escam in sterquilinio, Ph.: per imas Quaerit iter vallīs (Ufens), V.: cauda colubrae... moriens dominae vestigia quaerit, O.— To seek to obtain, look for, strive for, seek: sibi alium imperatorem, S.: in regnum quaeritur heres, V.: milites ducem quaerentes: in eum invidia quaesita est, i. e. prejudice is excited: ad ornatum ludorum aurum: regia potestas hac lege quaeritur: ne quaeratur latebra periurio: voce pericula, provoke, O.: defensorem suae salutis eum.—With inf, to seek, strive, endeavor, ask: ne quaere doceri Quam poenam, etc., V.: Antequam... speciosa quaero Pascere tigrīs, i. e. let me rather, H.: classibus advehebantur, qui mutare sedes quaerebant, Ta.— To strive to gain, earn, win by effort, acquire: Conserva, quaere, parce, T.: Quaerit ac timet uti, H.: victum volgo, T.: confiteri sibi quaesito opus esse, that he must earn something.—To feel the want of, miss, lack: Siciliam in uberrimā Siciliae parte: ne ille saepe Persas et Indos quaesisset, L.: quaerit Boeotia Dircen, O.— To ask, desire, require, demand, need, call for: quid sibi hic vestitus quaerit? i. e. what do you mean by? T.: collis pauca munimenta quaerebat, S.: qui tumultus dictatoriam maiestatem quaesisset, made necessary, L.: nego esse quicquam, quod cuiusquam oratoris eloquentiam quaereret: quaeris ut suscipiam cogitationem, quidnam istis agendum putem.—Fig., to seek mentally, think over, meditate, aim at, plan, devise, find: consilium, T.: quonam modo maxime ulti sanguinem nostrum pereamus, S.: remedium: rationes eas, quae ex coniecturā pendent.— To seek to learn, make inquiry, ask, inquire, interrogate: item alio die Quaerebam, T.: quaerendo cognoveram: vide, quaere, circumspice!: quaesiturus, unum caelum esset an innumerabilia: Naturā fieret laudabile carmen, an arte, Quaesitum est, has been made a question, H.: cum ab iis saepius quaereret, made inquiries, Cs.: quaero abs te nunc, Hortensi, cum, etc.: quaesivit a medicis, quem a modum se haberet, N.: quaero de te, num, etc.: Cura tibi de quo quaerere nulla fuit, O.: in dominos quaeri de servis iniquom est, i. e. to examine under torture: quaerit ex solo ea, quae, etc., Cs.: habes, quod ex me quaesisti.— To examine, inquire into, make inquiry, investigate: coëgit consules circa fora proficisci ibique quaerere, L.: hunc abduce, vinci, quaere rem, T.: scrutatus sum quae potui et quaesivi omnia: rem illam: quorum de naturā Caesar cum quaereret, sic reperiebat, Cs.—Esp., of judicial investigation: de pecuniis repetundis: dum de patris morte quaereretur: ut veteribus legibus, tantum modo extra ordinem, quaereretur, the investigation should be made.—In parenthet. clauses, to inquire, consider: omnino, si quaeris, ludi apparatissimi: noli quaerere: ita mihi pulcher hic dies visus est, in short: si verum quaeritis, to speak the truth: si verum quaerimus.
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quaerere, quaesivi, quaesitus V

search for, seek, strive for; obtain; ask, inquire, demand

Latin-English dictionary > quaerō
8 sisto

sisto, stĭti (Charis. p. 220, and Diom. p. 369, give steti for both sisto and sto, confining stiti to the compounds of both. But steti, as perfect of sisto, is late jurid. Lat., and perh. dub.;
for steterant,
Verg. A. 3, 110;
steterint,
id. ib. 3, 403; Liv. 8, 32, 12, belong to stare; cf. also Gell. 2, 14, 1 sqq.; and v. Neue, Formenl. 2, 461 sq.), stătum [root stă, strengthened by reduplication; cf. histêmi], used in two general senses, I. To cause to stand, place, = colloco, pono; II. To stand, be placed, = sto.
I.
Sistere, in gen., = collocare (in class. prose only in the partic. uses, v. A. 4. C. and D., infra).
A.
Causative, with acc.
1.
To place = facere ut stet; constr. with in and abl., with abl. alone, and with ad, super, etc., and acc.:
O qui me gelidis in vallibus Haemi Sistat,
Verg. G. 2, 489:
tertia lux classem Cretaeis sistet in oris,
id. A. 3, 117 (classis stat;
v. sto): inque tuo celerem litore siste gradum,
Ov. H. 13, 102 (cf. infra, III. 2. A.):
jaculum clamanti (al. clamantis) sistit in ore,
plants the dart in his face, Verg. A. 10, 323:
disponit quas in fronte manus, medio quas robore sistat,
Stat. Th. 7, 393:
(equum ligneum) sacratā sistimus arā,
Verg. A. 2, 245:
aeternis potius me pruinis siste,
Stat. Th. 4, 395: ut stata (est) lux pelago, as soon as light was set ( shone) on the sea, id. ib. 5, 476:
victima Sistitur ante aras,
Ov. M. 15, 132:
quam (suem) Aeneas ubi... sistit ad aram,
Verg. A. 8, 85:
post haec Sistitur crater,
Ov. M. 8, 669: vestigia in altero (monte) sisti (non posse), that no footprints can be placed ( made) on the other mountain, Plin. 2, 96, 98, § 211:
cohortes expeditas super caput hostium sistit,
Tac. H. 3, 77; cf. id. A. 12, 13; Stat. Th. 4, 445; Sil. 4, 612. —
2.
To place, as the result of guidance or conveyance; hence, to convey, to send, lead, take, conduct to, = facere ut veniat; constr. with in and abl., with abl. alone, and with advv. of place: officio meo ripā sistetur in illā Haec, will be carried by me to, etc., Ov. M. 9, 109:
terrā sistēre petitā,
id. ib. 3, 635:
(vos) facili jam tramite sistam,
Verg. A. 6, 676:
ut eum in Syriā aut Aegypto sisterent orabat,
to convey him to, Tac. H. 2, 9.—So with hic (= in with abl.) or huc (= in with acc.):
hic siste patrem,
Sen. Phoen. 121:
Annam huc siste sororem,
Verg. A. 4, 634.—
3.
To place an army in order of battle, draw up, = instruere:
aciem in litore sistit,
Verg. A. 10, 309; cf.:
sistere tertiam decimam legionem in ipso aggere jubet,
Tac. H. 3, 21.—
4.
Se sistere = to betake one's self, to present one's self, to come (so twice in Cicero's letters):
des operam, id quod mihi affirmasti, ut te ante Kal. Jan., ubicumque erimus, sistas,
Cic. Att. 3, 25:
te vegetum nobis in Graeciā sistas,
id. ib. 10, 16, 6 (cf. infra, E.):
hic dea se primum rapido pulcherrima nisu Sistit,
Verg. A. 11, 853.—
5.
With two acc. (cf.: praesto, reddo) = to cause to be in a certain condition, to place, etc.; often with dat. of interest (ante- and post-class., and poet.; cf.
supra, 4.): ego vos salvos sistam,
I will place you in safety, see you to a safe place, Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 5:
omnia salva sistentur tibi,
all will be returned to you in good order, id. ib. 5, 3, 3; so,
suam rem sibi salvam sistam,
id. Poen. 5, 2, 123; cf.:
rectius tacitas tibi res sistam, quam quod dictum est mutae mulieri,
will keep your secrets, id. ib. 4, 2, 54:
neque (dotem) incolumem sistere illi, et detraxe autument,
that you deliver it entire to her, id. Trin. 3, 3, 15:
cum te reducem aetas prospera sistet,
Cat. 64, 238: tu modo servitio vacuum me siste (= praesta) superbo, set me free from, Prop. 4, 16 (3, 17), 42:
tutum patrio te limine sistam,
will see you safe home, Verg. A. 2, 620:
praedā onustos triumphantesque mecum domos reduces sistatis,
Liv. 29, 27, 3 Weissenb. ad loc.:
Pelasgis siste levem campum,
Stat. Th. 8, 328:
modo se isdem in terris victorem sisterent,
Tac. A. 2, 14:
operā tuā sistas hunc nobis sanum atque validum,
give him back to us, safe and sound, Gell. 18, 10, 7: ita mihi salvam ac sospitem rempublicam sistere in suā sede liceat, Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 28.—
b.
Neutr, with double nom., = exsistere, to be, to become: judex extremae sistet vitaeque necisque, he will become a judge, etc., Manil. 4, 548 (dub.):
tempora quod sistant propriis parentia signis,
id. 3, 529 (dub.; al. sic stant; cf. infra, II.).—
B.
As neuter verb, to stand, rest, be placed, lie ( poet.);
constr. like sto: ne quis mihi obstiterit obviam, nam qui obstiterit, ore sistet,
will lie on his face, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 13 Brix ad loc.: (nemo sit) tantā gloriā... quin cadat, quin capite sistat, will be placed or stand on his head, id. Curc. 2, 3, 8:
ibi crebro, credo, capite sistebant cadi,
id. Mil. 3, 2, 36 Lorenz (Brix, hoc illi crebro capite):
ipsum si quicquam posse in se sistere credis,
to rest upon itself, Lucr. 1, 1057:
neque posse in terrā sistere terram,
nor can the earth rest upon itself, id. 2, 603:
at conlectus aquae... qui lapides inter sistit per strata viarum,
id. 4, 415:
incerti quo fata ferant, ubi sistere detur,
to rest, to stay, Verg. A. 3, 7; cf.:
quaesitisque diu terris, ubi sistere detur,
Ov. M. 1, 307. —
C.
As jurid. term.
1.
In both a causative and neuter sense = to produce in court, or to appear in court after being bound over by the judge or by promise to the adversary (vadimonium); constr. either absol. or with the dat. of the adversary to whom the promise is made (alicui sisti), to appear upon somebody's demand; also, in judicio sisti. The present active is either used reflexively (se sistere = to appear), or with a transitive object (sistere aliquem = to produce in court one in whose behalf the promise has been made). The present passive, sisti, sistendus, sistitur, = to appear or to be produced. The perfect act., stiti, stitisse, rarely the perfect passive, status sum, = to have appeared, I appeared. So in all periods of the language:
cum autem in jus vocatus fuerit adversarius, ni eo die finitum fuerit negotium, vadimonium ei faciendum est, id est ut promittat se certo die sisti,
Gai. 4, 184:
fit ut Alfenus promittat, Naevio sisti Quinctium,
that Quinctius would be forthcoming upon Naevius's complaint, Cic. Quint. 21, 67; cf. id. ib. 8, 30 (v. infra, B.):
testificatur, P. Quinctium non stitisse, et se stitisse,
id. ib. 6, 25:
quin puellam sistendam promittat (= fore ut puella sistatur in judicio),
Liv. 3, 45, 3:
interrogavit quisquam, in quem diem locumque vadimonium promitti juberet, et Scipio manum ad ipsam oppidi, quod obsidebatur, arcem protendens: Perendie sese sistant illo in loco,
Gell. 7, 1, 10:
si quis quendam in judicio sisti promiserit, in eādem causā eum debet sistere,
Dig. 2, 11, 11:
si servum in eādem causā sistere promiserit, et liber factus sistatur,... non recte sistitur,
ib. 2, 9, 5:
sed si statu liberum sisti promissum sit, in eādem causā sisti videtur, quamvis liber sistatur,
ib. 2, 9, 6:
cum quis in judicio sisti promiserit, neque adjecerit poenam si status non esset,
ib. 2, 6, 4:
si quis in judicio secundum suam promissionem non stitit,
ib. 2, 11, 2, § 1; cf. ib. 2, 5, 1; 2, 8, 2; 2, 11, 2, § 3.—
2.
Vadimonium sistere, to present one's self in court, thus keeping the solemn engagement (vadimonium) made to that effect; lit., to make the vadimonium stand, i. e. effective, opp. deserere vadimonium = not to appear, to forfeit the vadimonium. The phrase does not occur in the jurists of the Pandects, the institution of the vadimonium being abolished by Marcus Aurelius. It is found in the following three places only: quid si vadimonium capite obvoluto stitisses? Cat. ap. Gell. 2, 14, 1: ut Quinctium sisti Alfenus promitteret. Venit Romam Quinctius;
vadimonium sistit,
Cic. Quint. 8, 30:
ut nullum illa stiterit vadimonium sine Attico,
Nep. Att. 9; Gai. 4, 185; cf. diem sistere under status, P. a. infra.—
D.
Transf., out of judicial usage, in gen., = to appear or present one's self, quasi ex vadimonio; constr. absol. or with dat. of the person entitled to demand the appearance:
ubi tu es qui me vadatus's Veneriis vadimoniis? Sisto ego tibi me, et mihi contra itidem ted ut sistas suadeo (of a lover's appointment),
Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 5; so,
tibi amatorem illum alacrem vadimonio sistam,
produce, App. M. 9, p. 227, 14:
nam promisimus carnufici aut talentum magnum, aut hunc hodie sistere,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 73:
vas factus est alter ejus sistendi, ut si ille non revertisset, moriendum esset sibi,
Cic. Off. 3, 10, 45. —
E.
Fana sistere, acc. to Festus anciently used, either = to place ( secure and fix places for) temples in founding a city, or to place the couches in the lectisternia:
sistere fana, cum in urbe condendā dicitur, significat loca in oppido futurorum fanorum constituere: quamquam Antistius Labeo, in commentario XV. juris pontificii ait fana sistere esse lectisternia certis locis et diebus habere,
Fest. p. 267 Lind. To this usage Plaut. perh. alludes:
apud illas aedis sistendae mihi sunt sycophantiae,
the place about that house I must make the scene of my tricks, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 25.—
F.
Sistere monumenta, etc., or sistere alone, to erect statues, etc. (= statuere; post-class. and rare;
mostly in Tac.): ut apud Palatium effigies eorum sisteret,
Tac. A. 15, 72:
cum Augustus sibi templum sisti non prohibuisset,
id. ib. 4 37:
at Romae tropaea de Parthis arcusque sistebantur,
id. ib. 15, 18:
monuere ut... templum iisdem vestigiis sisteretur,
id. H. 4, 53:
sistere monumenta,
Aus. Ep. 24, 55: Ast ego te... Carthaginis arce Marmoreis sistam templis (cf. histanai tina), Sil. 8, 231; v. statuo.
II.
Sistere = to cause what is tottering or loose to stand firm, to support or fasten; and neutr., to stand firm.
A.
Causative (rare;
perh. not in class. prose) = stabilire: sucus... mobilis (dentes) sistit,
Plin. 20, 3, 8, § 15; and trop.: hic (Marcellus) rem Romanam magno turbante tumultu Sistet (cf.: respublica stat;
v. sto),
Verg. A. 6, 858; cf.:
non ita civitatem aegram esse, ut consuetis remediis sisti posset,
Liv. 3, 20, 8 (where sisti may be impers.; v. infra, III. C.).—
B.
Neutr., to stand firm, to last, = stare:
nec mortale genus, nec divum corpora sancta Exiguom possent horai sistere tempus,
Lucr. 1, 1016: qui rem publicam sistere negat posse, nisi ad equestrem ordinem judicia referantur, Cotta ap. Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 96, § 223.—
2.
Neutr., to stand firm, to resist:
nec quicquam Teucros Sustentare valet telis, aut sistere contra,
Verg. A. 11, 873; so with dat. = resistere:
donec Galba, inruenti turbae neque aetate neque corpore sistens, sella levaretur,
Tac. H. 1, 35; cf. sisti = resistere, III. B. 1. f. infra.
III.
Sistere = to stand still, and to cause to stand still.
A.
Neutr. = stare (rare; in Varr., Tac., and the poets).
a.
To stand still:
solstitium dictum est quod sol eo die sistere videatur,
Varr. L. L. 5, p. 53 (Bip.):
sistunt amnes,
Verg. G. 1, 479:
incurrit, errat, sistit,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 248.—
b.
To remain, stop:
Siste! Quo praeceps ruis?
Sen. Thyest. 77; id. Oedip. 1050:
vis tu quidem istum intra locum sistere?
will you remain in that position? Tac. A. 4, 40.—
c.
Trop., to stop, not to go any farther:
depunge, ubi sistam,
Pers. 6, 79:
nec in Hectore tracto sistere,
to stop at the dragging of Hector, Stat. Achill. 1, 7.—
d.
To cease (dub.):
hactenus sistat nefas' pius est,
if his crime ceases here, he will be pious, Sen. Thyest. 744 (perh. act., to stop, end).—
B.
Causative (not ante-Aug.; freq. in Tac., Plin., and the poets).
1.
To arrest, stop, check an advancing motion.
a.
With gradum:
plano sistit uterque gradum,
arrest their steps, Prop. 5 (4), 10, 36; Verg. A. 6, 465:
siste properantem gradum,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 772:
repente sistunt gradum,
Curt. 4, 6, 14. —With pedem, Ov. R. Am. 80.—
b.
With fugam, to stop, stay, check, stem, arrest the flight:
fugam foedam siste,
Liv. 1, 12, 5:
si periculo suo fugam sistere posset,
id. 30, 12, 1; so Curt. 8, 14, 37; 4, 16, 2; 8, 3, 2; Tac. A. 12, 39.—
c.
Of vehicles, horses, etc.:
esseda siste,
Prop. 2, 1, 76:
equos,
Verg. A. 12, 355:
quadrijugos,
Stat. Achill. 2, 429; so id. Th. 5, 364.—
d.
With iter, to arrest the advance of an army, to halt:
exercitus iter sistit,
Tac. H. 3, 50.—
e.
With bellum, to halt (cf. infra, D.):
Aquilejae sisti bellum expectarique Mucianum jubebat,
Tac. H. 3, [p. 1712] 8.—
f.
Of living objects, in gen.
(α).
To arrest their course, make them halt:
aegre coercitam legionem Bedriaci sistit,
Tac. H. 2, 23:
festinantia sistens Fata,
staying the hurrying Fates, Stat. S. 3, 4, 24.—So, se sistere with ab, to desist from:
non prius se ab effuso cursu sistunt,
Liv. 6, 29, 3; hence, to arrest by wounding, i. e. to wound or kill:
aliquem cuspide,
Sil. 1, 382; 1, 163; so,
cervum vulnere sistere,
id. 2, 78.—
(β).
To stop a hostile attack of persons, to resist them, ward them off:
ut non sisterent modo Sabinas legiones, sed in fugam averterent,
Liv. 1, 37, 3:
ibi integrae vires sistunt invehentem se jam Samnitem,
id. 10, 14, 18:
nec sisti vis hostium poterat,
Curt. 5, 3, 11:
nec sisti poterant scandentes,
Tac. H. 3, 71; 5, 21. —
g.
Trop., to stop the advance of prices:
pretia augeri in dies, nec mediocribus remediis sisti posse,
Tac. A. 3, 52.—
2.
To arrest the motion of fluids.
a.
Of water:
sistere aquam fluviis,
Verg. A. 4, 489:
amnis, siste parumper aquas,
Ov. Am. 3, 6, 2:
quae concita flumina sistunt,
id. M. 7, 154:
sistito infestum mare,
calm, Sen. Agam. 523; cf. Ov. M. 7, 200; id. H. 6, 87; Plin. 28, 8, 29, § 118.—
b.
Of blood and secretions:
(ea) quibus sistitur sanguis parari jubet,
Tac. A. 15, 54:
sanguinem,
Plin. 20, 7, 25, § 59; 28, 18, 73, § 239; 27, 4, 5, § 18:
haemorrhoidum abundantiam,
id. 27, 4, 5, § 19:
fluctiones,
id. 20, 8, 27, § 71, 34, 10, 23, § 105; 35, 17, 57, § 195:
nomas,
id. 30, 13, 39, § 116; 24, 16, 94, § 151:
mensis,
id. 23, 6, 60, § 112:
vomitiones,
id. 20, 20, 81, § 213:
alvum bubus,
id. 18, 16, 42, § 143:
alvum,
stop the bowels, id. 23, 6, 60, § 113; 22, 25, 59, § 126; 20, 5, 18, § 37:
ventrem,
id. 20, 23, 96, § 256; Mart. 13, 116.—
3.
To arrest the motion of life, make rigid:
ille oculos sistit,
Stat. Th. 2, 539.—
4.
To end, put an end to (= finem facere alicui rei); pass., to cease:
querelas,
Ov. M. 7, 711:
fletus,
id. ib. 14, 835:
lacrimas,
id. F. 1, 367; 480; 6, 154:
minas,
id. Tr. 1, 2, 60:
opus,
id. H. 16 (17), 266; id. M. 3, 153:
labores,
id. ib. 5, 490:
furorem,
Stat. Th. 5, 663:
furialem impetum,
Sen. Med. 157; id. Agam. 203:
pace tamen sisti bellum placet,
Ov. M. 14, 803:
antequam summa dies spectacula sistat,
id. F. 4, 387:
sitim sistere,
to allay, id. P. 3, 1, 18:
nec primo in limine sistit conatus scelerum,
suppresses, Stat. S. 5, 2, 86:
ruinas,
to stop destruction, Plin. Pan. 50, 4:
ventum,
to ward off, turn the wind, id. Ep. 2, 17, 17;
(motus terrae) non ante quadraginta dies sistuntur, = desinunt,
Plin. 2, 82, 84, § 198.—
5.
Sistere with intra = to confine, keep within:
transgresso jam Alpes Caecina, quem sisti intra Gallias posse speraverant,
Tac. H. 2, 11:
dum populatio lucem intra sisteretur,
provided the raids were confined to day-time, id. A. 4, 48. —
C.
Impers. and trop., to arrest or avoid an impending misfortune, or to stand, i. e. to endure; generally in the form sisti non potest (more rarely: sisti potest) = it cannot be endured, a disaster cannot be avoided or met (once in Plaut.; freq. in Liv.; sometimes in Tac.; cf., in gen., Brix ad Plaut. Trin. 720; Drak. ad Liv. 3, 16, 4; Weissenb. ad Liv. 2, 29, 8; Gronov. ad Liv. 4, 12, 6; Beneke ad Just. 11, 1, 6).
1.
Without a subject, res or a noun of general import being understood:
quid ego nunc agam, nisi ut clipeum ad dorsum accommodem, etc.? Non sisti potest,
it is intolerable, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 94:
totam plebem aere alieno demersam esse, nec sisti posse nisi omnibus consulatur,
Liv. 2, 29, 8:
si domestica seditio adiciatur, sisti non posse,
the situation will be desperate, id. 45, 19, 3:
si quem similem priore anno dedissent, non potuisse sisti,
id. 3, 9, 8:
vixque concordiā sisti videbatur,
that the crisis could scarcely be met, even by harmonious action, id. 3, 16, 4:
qualicunque urbis statu, manente disciplinā militari sisti potuisse,
these evils were endurable, id. 2, 44, 10: exercitum gravi morbo affectari, nec sisti potuisse ni, etc., it would have ended in disaster, if not, etc., id. 29, 10, 1:
qui omnes populi si pariter deficiant, sisti nullo modo posse,
Just. 11, 1, 6 Gronov. ad loc.; cf. Liv. 3, 20, 8 supra, II. A. 1.— Rarely with a subject-clause understood: nec jam sisti poterat, and it was no longer tolerable, i. e. that Nero should disgrace himself, etc., Tac. A. 14, 14.—
2.
Rarely with quin, to prevent etc. (pregn., implying also the stopping of something; cf.
supra, III. B. 1.): neque sisti potuit quin et palatium et domus et cuncta circum haurirentur (igni),
Tac. A. 15, 39.—Hence, stătus, a, um, P. a., as attribute of nouns, occurs in several conventional phrases, as relics of archaic usage.
A.
Status (condictusve) dies cum hoste, in the XII. Tables, = a day of trial fixed by the judge or agreed upon with the adversary;
esp., a peregrinus (= hostis),
Cic. Off. 1, 12, 37. It presupposes a phrase, diem sistere, prob.=vadimonium sistere (v. supra, I. C. 2.). Such an appointment was an excuse from the most important public duties, even for soldiers from joining the army, Cinc. ap. Gell. 16, 4, 4.—
Hence, transf.: si status condictus cum hoste intercedit dies, tamen est eundum quo imperant,
i. e. under all circumstances we must go, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 5.—
B.
In certain phrases, appointed, fixed, regular (cf. statutus, with which it is often confounded in MSS.):
status dies: tres in anno statos dies habere quibus, etc.,
Liv. 39, 13, 8:
stato loco statisque diebus,
id. 42, 32, 2; so id. 5, 52, 2; 27, 23 fin.:
stato lustri die,
Sen. Troad. 781:
status sacrificii dies,
Flor. 1, 3, 16:
statum tempus, statā vice, etc.: lunae defectio statis temporibus fit,
Liv. 44, 37 init.; so id. 28, 6, 10:
stato tempore,
Tac. A. 12, 13; id. H. 4, 81; Plin. 11, 37, 65, § 173:
stata tempora (partus),
Stat. Achill. 2, 673:
adeo in illā plagā mundus statas vices temporum mutat,
Curt. 8, 19, 13; so id. 9, 9, 9; 5, 1, 23; so, feriae, etc.: feriae statae appellabantur quod certo statutoque die observarentur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 69 Lind.:
stata quinquennia,
Stat. S. 5, 3, 113:
stata sacra or sacrificia: stata sacrificia sunt quae certis diebus fieri debent,
Fest. p. 264 Lind.:
proficiscuntur Aeniam ad statum sacrificium,
Liv. 40, 4, 9; 23, 35, 3; 5, 46, 2; 39, 13, 8; Cic. Mil. 17, 45:
solemne et statum sacrificium (al. statutum),
id. Tusc. 1, 47, 113; so Liv. 23, 35, 3:
stata sacra,
Ov. F. 2, 528; Stat. Th. 1, 666:
stata foedera,
id. ib. 11, 380:
status flatus,
Sen. Ben. 4, 28:
stati cursus siderum,
Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 291 (different: statae stellae = fixed stars, Censor. D. N. 8, belonging to II. 2. supra): statae febres, intermittent fevers, returning regularly, Plin. 28, 27, 28, § 107.—
C.
Moderate, average, normal:
inter enim pulcherrimam feminam et deformissimam media forma quaedam est, quae et a nimio pulcritudinis periculo et a summo deformitatis odio vacat, qualis a Q. Ennio perquam eleganti vocabulo stata dicitur...Ennius autem eas fere feminas ait incolumi pudicitia esse quae statā formā forent,
Gell. 5, 11, 12 -14 (v. Enn. Trag. p. 133 Vahl.).

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > sisto
9 manufactus

manufacta, manufactum ADJ

hand-made; made by hand; made with hands

Latin-English dictionary > manufactus
10 compono

com-pōno ( conp-), posui (COMPOSEIVERVNT, C. I. L. 1, 199, 2), positum (compostus, Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21 Lorenz; Verg. A. 1, 249; Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; Varr ap. Sen. Ep. 56, 6), 3, v. a., to put, place, lay, bring or set together, to unite, join, connect, collect, aggregate, compose, to order, arrange, adjust, etc. (class. and very freq.).
I.
In gen., of different objects.
A.
To bring into union, gather, collect, put together.
1.
Of things in gen.:
aridum lignum,
Hor. C. 3, 17, 14:
composita fronde,
Prop. 1, 20, 22:
uvas in tecto in cratibus,
Cato, R. R. 112, 2:
in quo (loco) erant ea conposita, quibus rex te numerare constituerat,
Cic. Deiot. 6, 17:
(amomum) manipulatim leniter componitur,
Plin. 12, 13, 28, § 48:
amphoras in culleum,
Cato, R. R. 113, 2:
ligna in caminum,
id. ib. 37, 5.—
b.
To bring into contact, fit together, join:
quid... in operibus manu factis tam compositum tamque compactum et coagmentatum inveniri potest?
Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 74: cum poclo bibo eodem, amplector, labra labellis conpono, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 260, 28:
tum latus conponit lateri et cum pectore pectus,
id. ib. p. 260, 30:
conponens manibusque manus atque ori bus ora,
Verg. A. 8, 486:
Mercurio Sais fertur Virgineum conposuisse latus,
Prop. 2, 2, 12; cf.
caput,
Tib. 1, 5, 8.—Hence, of broken limbs, etc., med. t. t., to set:
ossa,
Cels. 8, 10, 2:
jugulum,
id. 8, 8, 8 et saep.—
c.
Esp., to pack up for a journey, etc.:
omnia composta sunt quae donavi,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21:
i ergo intro et compone quae tecum simul Ferantur,
Ter. Hec. 4, 3, 5:
dum tota domus raeda componitur una,
Juv. 3, 10.—
2.
Of persons:
is (Saturnus) genus indocile ac dispersum montibus altis Composuit,
Verg. A. 8, 322:
et tabula una duos poterit componere amantes,
Prop. 2, 26, 33 (3, 22, 13); cf. II. C. 5. infra.—
B.
To set in opposition.
1.
To bring together in hostility, to oppose, to couple, pair, match in combat (cf. compositio, III.); esp. of gladiators, etc.: Samnis, spurcus homo, cum Pacideiano conponitur, optimus multo Post homines natos gladiator qui fuit unus, Lucil. Sat. ap. Non. p. 257, 18; cf. Cic. Opt. Gen. 6, 17:
Rupili et Persi par pugnat, uti non Compositum melius cum Bitho Bacchius,
Hor. S. 1, 7, 20 Orell. ad loc.:
staturam habere Threcis cum Threce conpositi,
Sen. Q. N. 4, praef. 8;
and in gen.: si quis casus duos inter se bonos viros composuerit,
Quint. 2, 17, 34:
cuive virum mallem memet componere,
Sil. 10, 70:
componimur Vecordi Decio,
id. 11, 212:
hunc fatis,
id. 1, 39:
cum ventis, pelagique furentibus undis Composuit mortale genus,
Luc. 3, 196;
and fig.: pergis pugnantia secum Frontibus adversis componere,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 103:
ecce par deo dignum, vir fortis cum fortuna mala conpositus,
Sen. Prov. 1, 2, 9:
non illa (rhetorice) secum ipsa componitur,
Quint. 2, 17, 33;
and of a judicial contest: accita Epicharis et cum indice composita,
confronted, Tac. A. 15, 51; 16, 10.—
2.
To oppose by way of comparison, to compare, contrast.
(α).
With acc. and dat.: quid est, cur componere ausis mihi te aut me tibi? Att. ap. Non. p. 257, 15 (Trag. Rel. v. 147 Rib.):
nec divis homines componier aequom'st,
Cat. 68, 141: composita dicta evolvunt, Quae cum componas, dicta factis discrepant, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 21 (Trag. Rel. v. 48 Rib.):
si parva licet conponere magnis,
Verg. G. 4, 176:
parvis conponere magna solebam,
id. E. 1, 23; Ov. M. 5, [p. 392] 416:
audes cladi componere nostrae, Nympha, tuam?
id. ib. 15, 530:
divinis humana,
Aus. Ecl. 1, 10.—
(β).
With acc. and cum:
ubi Metelli dicta cum factis conposuit,
Sall. J. 48, 1: causam suam cum causa adversarii. Quint. 7, 2, 22.
II.
In partic.
A.
Of the parts of a whole, or of a whole as made up of parts.
1.
To bring together, compose, compound, make up, mix, construct.
(α).
With ex:
exercitus ejus conpositus ex variis gentibus,
Sall. J. 18, 3:
genus humanum ex corpore et anima conpositum,
id. ib. 2, 1:
liber ex alienis orationibus compositus,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 47:
antidoton... ex multis atque interim contrariis quoque inter se effectibus,
Quint. 1, 10, 6:
ex quo (umore) componi debet (medicamentum),
Cels. 6, 7, 1 fin. —
(β).
With abl.:
mensam gramine,
Sil. 15, 51.—
(γ).
With acc. alone:
medicamentum,
Col. 6, 4, 1; Scrib. Comp. 10.—
2.
Esp., of buildings, etc., to construct, build:
qui cuncta conposuit,
i. e. the Creator, Cic. Univ. 13:
urbem,
Verg. A. 3, 387:
illa (templa) deis,
Ov. F. 1, 708 Burm. ad loc.:
aggere conposito tumuli,
Verg. A. 7, 6:
deletas Thebas,
Prop. 2, 6, 5.—
3.
Of words, to compound:
vitilitigatores ex vitiis et litigatoribus, Plin. praef. § 32: verba composita (opp. simplicia),
Quint. 1, 5, 3.—
4.
Of writings, speeches, etc.
a.
To compose, write, construct (very freq.):
leges,
Lucr. 4, 966:
compone hoc, quod postulo, de argento: de reliquo videro,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 36:
quartum librum,
id. de Or. 2, 55, 224:
libros,
id. Fam. 16, 20; Plin. Ep. 9, 9, 1:
libellos,
Quint. 12, 8, 5:
actiones,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 8; Quint. 11, 3, 68:
argumentum,
Cic. Att. 15, 4, 3:
edictum eis verbis,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116:
edictum eorum arbitratu,
id. ib. 2, 1, 46, §
119: artes,
books of instruction, id. Brut. 12, 48; id. Ac. 2, 13, 40:
artificium,
id. de Or. 2, 19, 83:
commentarium consulatus mei,
id. Att. 1, 19, 10; Quint. 1, 8, 19:
quarum (litterarum) exemplum,
Cic. Agr. 2, 20, 53:
quandam disciplinae formulam,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 17:
stipulationum et judiciorum formulas,
id. Leg. 1, 4, 14:
interdictum,
id. Caecin. 21, 59:
poema,
id. ad Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 77; Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 60:
senatus consultum,
Cic. Fam. 10, 22, 2:
testimonium,
id. Att. 15, 15, 1:
verba ad religionem deorum immortalium,
id. Dom. 47, 124:
de judicialibus causis aliqua,
Quint. 3, 6, 104:
aliquid de ratione dicendi, id. prooem. 1: quae de ortu vitaque Scapulae composita erant,
Tac. A. 16, 14:
Apion... inmortalitate donari a se scripsit ad quos aliqua conponebat, Plin. praef. § 25: carmen,
Cic. Mur. 12, 26:
carmina,
Tac. Or. 12; id. A. 3, 49:
epistulas,
id. ib. 2, 70:
litteras nomine Marcelli,
Liv. 27, 28, 4; Tac. A. 11, 20:
orationem habere ad conciliandos plebis animos conpositam,
Liv. 1, 35, 2:
blanditias tremula voce,
Tib. 1, 2, 91:
meditata manu verba trementi,
Ov. M. 9, 521:
versus,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 8:
mollem versum,
Prop. 1, 7, 19:
cantus,
Tib. 1, 2, 53:
in morem annalium,
Tac. Or. 22:
orationes adversus aliquem,
id. ib. 37:
litteras ad aliquem,
id. A. 15, 8; 14, 22:
probra in Gaium,
id. ib. 6, 9;
14, 50: multa et atrocia in Macronem,
id. ib. 6, 44 (38) et saep.—
b.
Transf., of the subjects, etc., treated, to write about, treat, celebrate:
tuas laudes,
Tib. 4, 1, 35:
res gestas,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 251:
tempora Iliaca,
Vell. 1, 3, 2:
bellum Troicum,
id. 1, 5, 3:
Juli Africani vitam componendo, spem hominibus fecisti plurium ejus modi librorum,
Tac. Or. 14:
veteres populi Romani res,
id. A. 4, 32:
Neronis res,
id. ib. 1, 1; 11, 11.—
B.
From the notion of closing.
1.
To put away, put aside, put in place:
armamentis conplicandis, conponendis studuimus,
i. e. folding up the sails and lowering the masts, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 80:
(tempus) ad componenda armamenta expediendumque remigem,
Liv. 26, 39, 8:
vela contrahit malosque inclinat et simul armamenta componens, etc.,
id. 36, 44, 2:
arma,
Hor. C. 4, 14, 52:
tristes istos conpone libellos,
put aside, Prop. 1, 9, 13.—
2.
To store up, put away, collect:
nec... Aut conponere opes norant aut parcere parto,
Verg. A. 8, 317:
ego conposito securus acervo Despiciam dites,
Tib. 1, 1, 77;
so fig.: condo et compono quae mox depromere possim,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 12.— So esp. to preserve, pack, put up fruits, meat, etc., for future use:
pernas,
Cato, R. R. 162, 12:
tergora (suis),
Col. 12, 55, 2: siccatos coliculos, id. 12, 9, 1:
caepam in fidelia,
id. 12, 10, 2:
herbas,
id. 12, 13, 2:
poma,
id. 12, 47, 5:
olivas,
Pall. Nov. 22, 5:
herbam olla nova,
Scrib. Comp. 60:
faenum,
Dig. 19, 2, 11, § 4:
fructus in urceis, capsellis,
ib. 33, 7, 12, §1.—
3.
Of the ashes or remains of the dead, to adjust, lay out, to collect and inurn, inter, bury:
tu mea conpones et dices, ossa, Properti, Haec tua sunt,
Prop. 2, 24, 35 (3, 19, 19):
cinerem,
Ov. F. 3, 547:
cinerem ossaque,
Val. Fl. 7, 203:
sic ego conponi versus in ossa velim,
Tib. 3, 2, 26.—Hence, in gen., of persons, to bury:
quem... prope cognatos conpositum cineres,
Cat. 68, 98:
omnes composui (meos),
Hor. S. 1, 9, 28:
compositi busta avi,
Ov. F. 5, 426:
Pisonem Verania uxor... T. Vinium Crispina filia composuere,
Tac. H. 1, 47:
componi tumulo eodem,
Ov. M. 4, 157:
toro Mortua componar,
id. ib. 9, 504:
alto Conpositus lecto,
Pers. 3, 104:
aliquem terra,
Sil. 9, 95.—
4.
To lay at rest, compose, quiet.
a.
Of things: omnia noctis erant placida composta quiete, Varr. Atac. ap. Sen. Contr. 3, 16:
cum mare compositum est,
Ov. A. A. 3, 259:
aquas,
id. H. 13, 136:
fessum tumentes Composuit pelagus ventis patientibus undas,
Luc. 5, 702.—
b.
Of persons:
nec vigilantibus, sed etiam quiete compositis,
Quint. 11, 2, 5:
ubi jam thalamis se conposuere,
Verg. G. 4, 189:
defessa membra,
id. ib. 4, 438:
si bene conpositus somno vinoque jacebit,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 53.—
5.
To end strife, confusion, etc., to compose, pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, quiet, tranquillize, reconcile, etc., that which is disturbed or at variance.
a.
With personal object:
aversos amicos,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 29:
ceteros clementia,
Tac. A. 12, 55:
comitia praetorum,
id. ib. 14, 28; id. H. 1, 85:
juvenes concitatos,
Quint. 1, 10, 32; cf.:
barbarum animos,
Tac. A. 14, 39:
gentem,
Sil. 17, 356.—Esp. of the mind:
prima (pars philosophiae) conponit animum,
Sen. Ep. 89, 9:
argumentum conpositae mentis,
id. ib. 2, 1; Cels. 3, 18; Sil. 11, 352:
mentem somno,
id. 3, 162:
religio saevas componit mentis,
id. 13, 317.—
b.
Of places, countries, etc.:
C. Caesar componendae Armeniae deligitur,
Tac. A. 2, 4:
Campaniam,
id. H. 4, 3:
Daciam,
id. ib. 3, 53.—
c.
With abstr. or indef. objects:
si possum hoc inter vos conponere,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 23; cf.:
vides, inter nos sic haec potius cum bona Ut componamus gratia quam cum mala?
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 17:
gaudens conponi foedere bellum,
Verg. A. 12, 109; so,
bellum,
Sall. J. 97, 2; Nep. Hann. 6, 2; id. Alcib. 8, 3; Vell. 2, 25, 1; Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 3:
bella,
Tac. A. 3, 56:
cum vellet pro communi amico controversias regum componere,
Caes. B. C. 3, 109:
uti per colloquia omnes controversiae componantur,
id. ib. 1, 9 fin.:
curas,
Verg. A. 4, 341; Sil. 12, 682:
lites,
Verg. E. 3, 108:
seditionem civilem,
Suet. Caes. 4:
statum Orientis,
id. Calig. 1:
Romanus Ardeae turbatas seditione res... composuit,
Liv. 4, 10, 6; 3, 53, 1:
legatorum res et bello turbatas,
id. 45, 16, 2:
res Germanicas,
Suet. Vit. 9:
discordias,
Tac. H. 4, 50:
compositis praesentibus,
id. A. 1, 45:
odia et certamina,
id. ib. 15, 2.—Less freq. transf., with the result as object:
pacem componi volo Meo patri cum matre,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 113:
si pax cum Carthaginiensibus componi nequisset,
Liv. 30, 40, 13:
at me conposita pace fefellit Amor,
Prop. 2, 2, 2:
pax circa Brundusium composita,
Vell. 2, 75, 3:
pacem cum Pyrrho,
Just. 18, 2, 6; cf. D. 2. infra.—
d.
Absol.:
coheredes mei conponere et transigere cupiebant,
Plin. Ep. 5, 1, 7; and so impers. pass.:
posteaquam id quod maxime volui fieri non potuit, ut componeretur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136:
Pompei summam esse... voluntatem, ut componeretur atque ab armis discederetur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 16.—
C.
Hence, to set right, to set in or restore to the proper place or condition, to adjust, etc.
1.
In gen., to arrange, adjust, order, set in order:
aulaeis se superbis Aurea sponda, of one's attitude on a couch,
Verg. A. 1, 697:
ad ictum militaris gladii conposita cervice,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 26, 2:
diductis aedificia angulis vidimus moveri iterumque conponi,
id. Q. N. 6, 30, 4:
si ad rem pertinet, quomodo caelo adfecto conpositisque sideribus quodque animal oriatur,
Cic. Div. 2, 47, 98:
tibi enim gratias agebat, quod signa componenda suscepisses,
id. Att. 4, 9, 1.—
2.
Esp., milit. t. t.:
se ad confligendum, Sisenn. ap. Non p. 257, 13: exercitum in hibernaculis, Sali J. 103, 1: in secunda (acie) cohortis, id. H. inc. Fragm. 44 Dietsch: stabant conpositi suis quisque ordinibus (opp. incompositi),
Liv. 44, 38, 11:
conpositi numero in turmas,
Verg. A. 11, 599:
cunctos licentia vagos compositus invadit = compositis ordinibus,
Tac. H. 4, 35:
agmen,
id. ib. 2, 89; 5, 1; id. A. 12, 16:
ordines,
id. H. 4, 33:
vagos paventesque Vitellianos, sua quemque apud signa, componunt,
id. ib. 3, 35:
pugnae exercitum,
id. A. 13, 40:
auxilia in numerum legionis,
id. ib. 2, 80 Nipp. ad loc.:
equitem per turmas,
id. ib. 15, 29:
insidias in montibus,
Just. 1, 3, 11.—
3.
Of the order of words in language: quam lepide lexeis compostae! ut tesserulae omnes Arte pavimento atque emblemate vermiculato, Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; id. ap. Cic. Or. 44, 149; cf. id. ib. sq.:
ut aptior sit oratio, ipsa verba compone,
id. Brut. 17, 68.—
4.
With reference to orderly appearance, etc., of the clothing, hair; the expression of the countenance, etc., to lay, smooth, adjust:
suon quisque loco'st? Vide capillum, satin compositu'st commode?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97:
composito et delibuto capillo,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 135:
comas,
Ov. R. Am. 679:
crines,
Verg. G. 4, 417:
ne turbarentur comae, quas componi, etc.,
Quint. 11, 3, 148:
togam,
to lay in proper folds, Hor. S. 2, 3, 77; Quint. 11, 3, 156; cf.:
nec tamen ante adiit... Quam se composuit, quam circumspexit amictus,
Ov. M. 4, 318:
pulvinum facili manu,
id. A. A. 1, 160; cf.
torum,
id. F. 3, 484:
jam libet componere voltus,
id. M. 13, 767:
vultu composito, ne laeti excessu principis, etc.,
Tac. A. 1, 7; Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 5; cf.:
(Tiberius) compositus ore,
id. ib. 2, 34:
vultum natura horridum... efferabat, componens ad speculum in omnem terrorem,
distorting, Suet. Calig. 50.—
5.
In gen., to adjust, arrange, regulate, for the expression of something, or to accord with something; usu. ad aliquid:
ad abstinentiam rursus, non secus ac modo ad balineum animum vultumque conposui,
Plin. Ep. 7, 1, 6:
orationis ipsius vultus ad id, quod efficere intendimus, compositus,
Quint. 9, 1, 21:
utraque manu ad modum aliquid portantium composita,
id. 11, 3, 120:
ge. stum oratoris ad similitudinem saltationis,
id. 1, 11, 19:
figuram ad imitationem alterius scripturae,
id. 9, 2, 34:
nec ad votum composita civitas,
Tac. Or. 41:
cuncta ad decorem inperi conposita,
id. H. 1, 71:
cunctis ad tristitiam conpositis,
id. A. 3, 1. —Less freq. with dat.:
voltus conponere famae Taedet,
to adapt, Tib. 4, 7, 9:
venturis carbasa ventis,
Luc. 3, 596:
me quoque mittendis rectum componite telis,
id. 3, 717. —With in:
Nero itinera urbis... veste servili in dissimulationem sui compositus pererrabat,
disguised, made up, Tac. A. 13, 25. —
D.
To bring to a particular form or condition, to dispose, arrange, set in order, contrive, devise, prepare.
(α).
With acc.:
ego itinera sic composueram, ut Nonis Quinctilibus Puteolis essem,
Cic. Att. 15, 26, 3:
quod adest memento Componere aequus,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 33:
conposita atque constituta re publica,
Cic. Leg. 3, 18, 42:
necdum compositis maturisve satis consiliis,
Liv. 4, 13, 5:
(diem) totum in consideranda causa componendaque posuisse,
Cic. Brut. 22, 87:
tempus in cognoscendis componendisque causis consumere,
id. Or. 42, 143:
ex sententia omnibus rebus paratis conpositisque,
Sall. J. 43, 5; 94, 1:
in senatu cuncta longis aliorum principatibus composita statim decernuntur,
Tac. H. 2, 55:
dum quae forent firmando Neronis imperio componuntur,
id. A. 12, 68.—
(β).
With ad or in and acc. of the purpose for which, or the example according to which, etc.:
cum alteri placeat auspicia ista ad utilitatem esse rei publicae conposita,
Cic. Leg. 2, 13, 32:
omnia ad voluptatem multitudinis inperitae,
Quint. 10, 1, 43:
animum ad omnes casus,
id. 12, 9, 20; Val. Fl. 1, 321:
satis igitur in hoc nos componet multa scribendi exercitatio,
Quint. 9, 4, 114:
cultum victumque non ad nova exempla conponere, sed ut majorum mores suadent,
Sen. Tranq. 9, 2. —
2.
To arrange in agreement with others, to agree upon, contrive, devise, invent, conspire to make, etc.
(α).
In gen.: eum allegaverunt, suom qui servom diceret Cum auro esse apud me: conposita est fallacia, [p. 393] Ut, etc., Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 29:
quin jam virginem Despondi: res composita'st,
Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 17:
ita causa componitur, ut item palaestritae Bidini peterent ab Epicrate hereditatem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 54:
societatem praedarum cum latronibus conposuisse,
Sall. H. 4, 11 Dietsch:
crimen ab inimicis Romae conpositum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 61, § 141:
conpositis inter se rebus,
Sall. J. 66, 2:
ita conposito dolo digrediuntur,
id. ib. 111, 4:
conposito jam consilio,
Liv. 3, 53, 3: ceteri proditores ea quae composita erant exspectabant;
convenerat autem, etc.,
id. 25, 9, 8:
sub noctem susurri Composita repetantur hora,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 20:
ictum jam foedus, et omnes Conpositae leges,
Verg. A. 12, 315:
compositis notis,
Tib. 1, 2, 22:
crimen ac dolum ultro,
Tac. H. 1, 34:
proditionem,
id. ib. 2, 100:
seditionem,
id. ib. 4, 14:
insidias,
id. ib. 5, 22; id. A. 12, 54; 13, 47: pacem componere, v. B. 5. supra.—
(β).
With rel.-clause:
cum summa concordia, quos dimitterent, quos retinerent, composuerunt,
Liv. 40, 40, 14.—
(γ).
With inf.:
ii, secretis conloquiis conponunt Gallos concire,
Tac. A. 3, 40.—
(δ).
Pass. impers.:
ut domi compositum cum Marcio erat,
Liv. 2, 37, 1.—
(ε).
With ut and subj.:
compositum inter ipsos ut Latiaris strueret dolum,
Tac. A. 4, 68; cf. P. a. subst. —
3.
In gen., to feign, invent, devise, contrive, in order to deceive or delude, etc.: composita dicta, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 22 (Trag. Rel. v. 47 Rib.):
ne tu istic hodie malo tuo conpositis mendaciis Advenisti,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 211:
nec bene mendaci risus conponitur ore,
Tib. 3, 6, 35 (3, 7, 3):
sed vobis facile'st verba et conponere fraudes,
Prop. 2, 9, 31:
insidias in me conponis inanes,
id. 2, 32 (3, 30), 19:
compositas insidias fatoque evitatas ementitur,
Tac. A. 13, 47:
si haec fabulosa et composita videntur,
id. Or. 12; id. Agr. 40:
quae ut augendae famae composita, sic reliqua non in obscuro habentur,
id. A. 15, 16; cf.:
vetustatem, ut cetera, in majus conponentem altores Jovis celebravisse,
exaggerating, Sall. H. 3, 60 Dietsch.— Part. perf. with in and acc., pretending, assuming the appearance or expression:
(Domitianus) paratus simulatione, in adrogantiam compositus audiit preces,
Tac. Agr. 42:
is in maestitiam compositus,
id. H. 2, 9; 1, 54:
in securitatem,
id. A. 3, 44.—Rarely with ad:
tunc compositus ad maestitiam,
Tac. A. 13, 20.— Hence, P. a.: compŏsĭtus ( - postus), a, um.
A.
Well-arranged, ordered, or constituted, orderly, regular:
quae (injuria) dum foris sunt, nil videtur mundius, Nec magis compositum quicquam nec magis elegans,
Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 13: admiratus sum... sunchusin litterularum, quae solent tuae compositissimae et clarissimae esse, Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1:
acrior impetu atque animis quam compositior ullo ordine pugna fuit,
Liv. 28, 22, 13:
intellegitur, etiamsi non adjecero, conpositum ordinatumque fore talem virum,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 8, 3:
composita et quieta et beata respublica,
Tac. Or. 36. —Of writings:
quare in his quoque libris erant eadem aliqua... omnia vero compositiora et elaborata,
Quint. 1, pr. § 8; cf.:
illa quae curam fatentur et ficta atque composita videri etiam volunt,
elaborate, id. 8, pr. § 23.— Transf., of the orator himself:
si aut compositi oratoris bene structam collocationem dissolvas permutatione verborum,
Cic. Or. 70, 232.—
B.
Fitly disposed for any purpose, prepared, apt, fit, adapted, qualified, suitable, ready:
perficiam ut nemo umquam paratior, vigilantior, compositior ad judicium venisse videatur,
Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 11; so,
equus bene natura compositus,
Auct. Her. 4, 46, 59.— With ad or in and acc., or with dat.:
arte quadam ab juventa in ostentationem (virtutum) compositus,
Liv. 26, 19, 3 Weissenb. ad loc.:
alius historiae magis idoneus, alius compositus ad carmen,
Quint. 2, 8, 7:
aeque in adulationem compositus (sacerdos),
Curt. 4, 7, 26:
(Attici) non maxime ad risum compositi,
Quint. 6, 3, 18:
natura atque arte compositus alliciendis etiam Muciani moribus,
Tac. H. 2, 5.—
C.
Quiet, peaceful, undisturbed, calm, composed, unimpassioned, etc.:
ut peractis quae agenda fuerint salvo jam et composito die possis ibi manere,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 2:
lenis et nitidi et compositi generis amatores,
Quint. 10, 1, 44:
actio,
id. 11, 3, 110:
aetas,
mature, sedate, Tac. A. 13, 1: adfectus mites atque compositi, Quint. 6, 2, 9:
supercilium (opp. erectum),
id. 11, 3, 74:
repetitio eorum (civium) labefactabat compositam civitatem,
Flor. 3, 23, 3.—
D.
Compound, composite, made up of parts (opp. simplex):
verba,
Quint. 1, 5, 3; 1, 6, 38; 7, 9, 5:
voces,
id. 1, 5, 65; cf. id. 1, 5, 9; 2, 12, 3.—Hence, subst.: compŏsĭtum ( conp-), i, n., that which is agreed, an agreement, compact, etc.; only abl. in the phrases,
(α).
Ex composito, according to agreement, by agreement, in concert, Sall. H. 2, 12 Dietsch:
tum ex composito orta vis,
Liv. 1, 9, 10; 5, 14, 2; 36, 25, 1; 40, 48, 4; Suet. Claud. 37; Tac. H. 4, 66.—
(β).
De composito, by agreement, App. Mag. 1, p. 273; and,
(γ).
More rarely in the same sense, composito alone, Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 29; Nep. Dat. 6, 6; Verg. A. 2, 129.—Hence also adv.: compŏsĭtē ( conp-), in an orderly, regular, or skilful manner, orderly, regularly, properly (class. but rare;
not in Quint.): ambulare,
Col. 6, 2, 5:
indutus,
Gell. 1, 5, 2:
composite et apte dicere,
Cic. Or. 71, 236:
composite, ornate, copiose eloqui,
id. De Or. 1, 11, 48:
composite atque magnifice casum reipublicae miserati,
Sall. C. 51, 9:
bene et composite disseruit,
id. Ib. 52.— Comp.:
compositius cuncta quam festinantius agerent,
Tac. A. 15, 3.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > compono
11 compositum

com-pōno ( conp-), posui (COMPOSEIVERVNT, C. I. L. 1, 199, 2), positum (compostus, Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21 Lorenz; Verg. A. 1, 249; Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; Varr ap. Sen. Ep. 56, 6), 3, v. a., to put, place, lay, bring or set together, to unite, join, connect, collect, aggregate, compose, to order, arrange, adjust, etc. (class. and very freq.).
I.
In gen., of different objects.
A.
To bring into union, gather, collect, put together.
1.
Of things in gen.:
aridum lignum,
Hor. C. 3, 17, 14:
composita fronde,
Prop. 1, 20, 22:
uvas in tecto in cratibus,
Cato, R. R. 112, 2:
in quo (loco) erant ea conposita, quibus rex te numerare constituerat,
Cic. Deiot. 6, 17:
(amomum) manipulatim leniter componitur,
Plin. 12, 13, 28, § 48:
amphoras in culleum,
Cato, R. R. 113, 2:
ligna in caminum,
id. ib. 37, 5.—
b.
To bring into contact, fit together, join:
quid... in operibus manu factis tam compositum tamque compactum et coagmentatum inveniri potest?
Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 74: cum poclo bibo eodem, amplector, labra labellis conpono, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 260, 28:
tum latus conponit lateri et cum pectore pectus,
id. ib. p. 260, 30:
conponens manibusque manus atque ori bus ora,
Verg. A. 8, 486:
Mercurio Sais fertur Virgineum conposuisse latus,
Prop. 2, 2, 12; cf.
caput,
Tib. 1, 5, 8.—Hence, of broken limbs, etc., med. t. t., to set:
ossa,
Cels. 8, 10, 2:
jugulum,
id. 8, 8, 8 et saep.—
c.
Esp., to pack up for a journey, etc.:
omnia composta sunt quae donavi,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21:
i ergo intro et compone quae tecum simul Ferantur,
Ter. Hec. 4, 3, 5:
dum tota domus raeda componitur una,
Juv. 3, 10.—
2.
Of persons:
is (Saturnus) genus indocile ac dispersum montibus altis Composuit,
Verg. A. 8, 322:
et tabula una duos poterit componere amantes,
Prop. 2, 26, 33 (3, 22, 13); cf. II. C. 5. infra.—
B.
To set in opposition.
1.
To bring together in hostility, to oppose, to couple, pair, match in combat (cf. compositio, III.); esp. of gladiators, etc.: Samnis, spurcus homo, cum Pacideiano conponitur, optimus multo Post homines natos gladiator qui fuit unus, Lucil. Sat. ap. Non. p. 257, 18; cf. Cic. Opt. Gen. 6, 17:
Rupili et Persi par pugnat, uti non Compositum melius cum Bitho Bacchius,
Hor. S. 1, 7, 20 Orell. ad loc.:
staturam habere Threcis cum Threce conpositi,
Sen. Q. N. 4, praef. 8;
and in gen.: si quis casus duos inter se bonos viros composuerit,
Quint. 2, 17, 34:
cuive virum mallem memet componere,
Sil. 10, 70:
componimur Vecordi Decio,
id. 11, 212:
hunc fatis,
id. 1, 39:
cum ventis, pelagique furentibus undis Composuit mortale genus,
Luc. 3, 196;
and fig.: pergis pugnantia secum Frontibus adversis componere,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 103:
ecce par deo dignum, vir fortis cum fortuna mala conpositus,
Sen. Prov. 1, 2, 9:
non illa (rhetorice) secum ipsa componitur,
Quint. 2, 17, 33;
and of a judicial contest: accita Epicharis et cum indice composita,
confronted, Tac. A. 15, 51; 16, 10.—
2.
To oppose by way of comparison, to compare, contrast.
(α).
With acc. and dat.: quid est, cur componere ausis mihi te aut me tibi? Att. ap. Non. p. 257, 15 (Trag. Rel. v. 147 Rib.):
nec divis homines componier aequom'st,
Cat. 68, 141: composita dicta evolvunt, Quae cum componas, dicta factis discrepant, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 21 (Trag. Rel. v. 48 Rib.):
si parva licet conponere magnis,
Verg. G. 4, 176:
parvis conponere magna solebam,
id. E. 1, 23; Ov. M. 5, [p. 392] 416:
audes cladi componere nostrae, Nympha, tuam?
id. ib. 15, 530:
divinis humana,
Aus. Ecl. 1, 10.—
(β).
With acc. and cum:
ubi Metelli dicta cum factis conposuit,
Sall. J. 48, 1: causam suam cum causa adversarii. Quint. 7, 2, 22.
II.
In partic.
A.
Of the parts of a whole, or of a whole as made up of parts.
1.
To bring together, compose, compound, make up, mix, construct.
(α).
With ex:
exercitus ejus conpositus ex variis gentibus,
Sall. J. 18, 3:
genus humanum ex corpore et anima conpositum,
id. ib. 2, 1:
liber ex alienis orationibus compositus,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 47:
antidoton... ex multis atque interim contrariis quoque inter se effectibus,
Quint. 1, 10, 6:
ex quo (umore) componi debet (medicamentum),
Cels. 6, 7, 1 fin. —
(β).
With abl.:
mensam gramine,
Sil. 15, 51.—
(γ).
With acc. alone:
medicamentum,
Col. 6, 4, 1; Scrib. Comp. 10.—
2.
Esp., of buildings, etc., to construct, build:
qui cuncta conposuit,
i. e. the Creator, Cic. Univ. 13:
urbem,
Verg. A. 3, 387:
illa (templa) deis,
Ov. F. 1, 708 Burm. ad loc.:
aggere conposito tumuli,
Verg. A. 7, 6:
deletas Thebas,
Prop. 2, 6, 5.—
3.
Of words, to compound:
vitilitigatores ex vitiis et litigatoribus, Plin. praef. § 32: verba composita (opp. simplicia),
Quint. 1, 5, 3.—
4.
Of writings, speeches, etc.
a.
To compose, write, construct (very freq.):
leges,
Lucr. 4, 966:
compone hoc, quod postulo, de argento: de reliquo videro,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 36:
quartum librum,
id. de Or. 2, 55, 224:
libros,
id. Fam. 16, 20; Plin. Ep. 9, 9, 1:
libellos,
Quint. 12, 8, 5:
actiones,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 8; Quint. 11, 3, 68:
argumentum,
Cic. Att. 15, 4, 3:
edictum eis verbis,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116:
edictum eorum arbitratu,
id. ib. 2, 1, 46, §
119: artes,
books of instruction, id. Brut. 12, 48; id. Ac. 2, 13, 40:
artificium,
id. de Or. 2, 19, 83:
commentarium consulatus mei,
id. Att. 1, 19, 10; Quint. 1, 8, 19:
quarum (litterarum) exemplum,
Cic. Agr. 2, 20, 53:
quandam disciplinae formulam,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 17:
stipulationum et judiciorum formulas,
id. Leg. 1, 4, 14:
interdictum,
id. Caecin. 21, 59:
poema,
id. ad Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 77; Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 60:
senatus consultum,
Cic. Fam. 10, 22, 2:
testimonium,
id. Att. 15, 15, 1:
verba ad religionem deorum immortalium,
id. Dom. 47, 124:
de judicialibus causis aliqua,
Quint. 3, 6, 104:
aliquid de ratione dicendi, id. prooem. 1: quae de ortu vitaque Scapulae composita erant,
Tac. A. 16, 14:
Apion... inmortalitate donari a se scripsit ad quos aliqua conponebat, Plin. praef. § 25: carmen,
Cic. Mur. 12, 26:
carmina,
Tac. Or. 12; id. A. 3, 49:
epistulas,
id. ib. 2, 70:
litteras nomine Marcelli,
Liv. 27, 28, 4; Tac. A. 11, 20:
orationem habere ad conciliandos plebis animos conpositam,
Liv. 1, 35, 2:
blanditias tremula voce,
Tib. 1, 2, 91:
meditata manu verba trementi,
Ov. M. 9, 521:
versus,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 8:
mollem versum,
Prop. 1, 7, 19:
cantus,
Tib. 1, 2, 53:
in morem annalium,
Tac. Or. 22:
orationes adversus aliquem,
id. ib. 37:
litteras ad aliquem,
id. A. 15, 8; 14, 22:
probra in Gaium,
id. ib. 6, 9;
14, 50: multa et atrocia in Macronem,
id. ib. 6, 44 (38) et saep.—
b.
Transf., of the subjects, etc., treated, to write about, treat, celebrate:
tuas laudes,
Tib. 4, 1, 35:
res gestas,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 251:
tempora Iliaca,
Vell. 1, 3, 2:
bellum Troicum,
id. 1, 5, 3:
Juli Africani vitam componendo, spem hominibus fecisti plurium ejus modi librorum,
Tac. Or. 14:
veteres populi Romani res,
id. A. 4, 32:
Neronis res,
id. ib. 1, 1; 11, 11.—
B.
From the notion of closing.
1.
To put away, put aside, put in place:
armamentis conplicandis, conponendis studuimus,
i. e. folding up the sails and lowering the masts, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 80:
(tempus) ad componenda armamenta expediendumque remigem,
Liv. 26, 39, 8:
vela contrahit malosque inclinat et simul armamenta componens, etc.,
id. 36, 44, 2:
arma,
Hor. C. 4, 14, 52:
tristes istos conpone libellos,
put aside, Prop. 1, 9, 13.—
2.
To store up, put away, collect:
nec... Aut conponere opes norant aut parcere parto,
Verg. A. 8, 317:
ego conposito securus acervo Despiciam dites,
Tib. 1, 1, 77;
so fig.: condo et compono quae mox depromere possim,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 12.— So esp. to preserve, pack, put up fruits, meat, etc., for future use:
pernas,
Cato, R. R. 162, 12:
tergora (suis),
Col. 12, 55, 2: siccatos coliculos, id. 12, 9, 1:
caepam in fidelia,
id. 12, 10, 2:
herbas,
id. 12, 13, 2:
poma,
id. 12, 47, 5:
olivas,
Pall. Nov. 22, 5:
herbam olla nova,
Scrib. Comp. 60:
faenum,
Dig. 19, 2, 11, § 4:
fructus in urceis, capsellis,
ib. 33, 7, 12, §1.—
3.
Of the ashes or remains of the dead, to adjust, lay out, to collect and inurn, inter, bury:
tu mea conpones et dices, ossa, Properti, Haec tua sunt,
Prop. 2, 24, 35 (3, 19, 19):
cinerem,
Ov. F. 3, 547:
cinerem ossaque,
Val. Fl. 7, 203:
sic ego conponi versus in ossa velim,
Tib. 3, 2, 26.—Hence, in gen., of persons, to bury:
quem... prope cognatos conpositum cineres,
Cat. 68, 98:
omnes composui (meos),
Hor. S. 1, 9, 28:
compositi busta avi,
Ov. F. 5, 426:
Pisonem Verania uxor... T. Vinium Crispina filia composuere,
Tac. H. 1, 47:
componi tumulo eodem,
Ov. M. 4, 157:
toro Mortua componar,
id. ib. 9, 504:
alto Conpositus lecto,
Pers. 3, 104:
aliquem terra,
Sil. 9, 95.—
4.
To lay at rest, compose, quiet.
a.
Of things: omnia noctis erant placida composta quiete, Varr. Atac. ap. Sen. Contr. 3, 16:
cum mare compositum est,
Ov. A. A. 3, 259:
aquas,
id. H. 13, 136:
fessum tumentes Composuit pelagus ventis patientibus undas,
Luc. 5, 702.—
b.
Of persons:
nec vigilantibus, sed etiam quiete compositis,
Quint. 11, 2, 5:
ubi jam thalamis se conposuere,
Verg. G. 4, 189:
defessa membra,
id. ib. 4, 438:
si bene conpositus somno vinoque jacebit,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 53.—
5.
To end strife, confusion, etc., to compose, pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, quiet, tranquillize, reconcile, etc., that which is disturbed or at variance.
a.
With personal object:
aversos amicos,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 29:
ceteros clementia,
Tac. A. 12, 55:
comitia praetorum,
id. ib. 14, 28; id. H. 1, 85:
juvenes concitatos,
Quint. 1, 10, 32; cf.:
barbarum animos,
Tac. A. 14, 39:
gentem,
Sil. 17, 356.—Esp. of the mind:
prima (pars philosophiae) conponit animum,
Sen. Ep. 89, 9:
argumentum conpositae mentis,
id. ib. 2, 1; Cels. 3, 18; Sil. 11, 352:
mentem somno,
id. 3, 162:
religio saevas componit mentis,
id. 13, 317.—
b.
Of places, countries, etc.:
C. Caesar componendae Armeniae deligitur,
Tac. A. 2, 4:
Campaniam,
id. H. 4, 3:
Daciam,
id. ib. 3, 53.—
c.
With abstr. or indef. objects:
si possum hoc inter vos conponere,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 23; cf.:
vides, inter nos sic haec potius cum bona Ut componamus gratia quam cum mala?
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 17:
gaudens conponi foedere bellum,
Verg. A. 12, 109; so,
bellum,
Sall. J. 97, 2; Nep. Hann. 6, 2; id. Alcib. 8, 3; Vell. 2, 25, 1; Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 3:
bella,
Tac. A. 3, 56:
cum vellet pro communi amico controversias regum componere,
Caes. B. C. 3, 109:
uti per colloquia omnes controversiae componantur,
id. ib. 1, 9 fin.:
curas,
Verg. A. 4, 341; Sil. 12, 682:
lites,
Verg. E. 3, 108:
seditionem civilem,
Suet. Caes. 4:
statum Orientis,
id. Calig. 1:
Romanus Ardeae turbatas seditione res... composuit,
Liv. 4, 10, 6; 3, 53, 1:
legatorum res et bello turbatas,
id. 45, 16, 2:
res Germanicas,
Suet. Vit. 9:
discordias,
Tac. H. 4, 50:
compositis praesentibus,
id. A. 1, 45:
odia et certamina,
id. ib. 15, 2.—Less freq. transf., with the result as object:
pacem componi volo Meo patri cum matre,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 113:
si pax cum Carthaginiensibus componi nequisset,
Liv. 30, 40, 13:
at me conposita pace fefellit Amor,
Prop. 2, 2, 2:
pax circa Brundusium composita,
Vell. 2, 75, 3:
pacem cum Pyrrho,
Just. 18, 2, 6; cf. D. 2. infra.—
d.
Absol.:
coheredes mei conponere et transigere cupiebant,
Plin. Ep. 5, 1, 7; and so impers. pass.:
posteaquam id quod maxime volui fieri non potuit, ut componeretur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136:
Pompei summam esse... voluntatem, ut componeretur atque ab armis discederetur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 16.—
C.
Hence, to set right, to set in or restore to the proper place or condition, to adjust, etc.
1.
In gen., to arrange, adjust, order, set in order:
aulaeis se superbis Aurea sponda, of one's attitude on a couch,
Verg. A. 1, 697:
ad ictum militaris gladii conposita cervice,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 26, 2:
diductis aedificia angulis vidimus moveri iterumque conponi,
id. Q. N. 6, 30, 4:
si ad rem pertinet, quomodo caelo adfecto conpositisque sideribus quodque animal oriatur,
Cic. Div. 2, 47, 98:
tibi enim gratias agebat, quod signa componenda suscepisses,
id. Att. 4, 9, 1.—
2.
Esp., milit. t. t.:
se ad confligendum, Sisenn. ap. Non p. 257, 13: exercitum in hibernaculis, Sali J. 103, 1: in secunda (acie) cohortis, id. H. inc. Fragm. 44 Dietsch: stabant conpositi suis quisque ordinibus (opp. incompositi),
Liv. 44, 38, 11:
conpositi numero in turmas,
Verg. A. 11, 599:
cunctos licentia vagos compositus invadit = compositis ordinibus,
Tac. H. 4, 35:
agmen,
id. ib. 2, 89; 5, 1; id. A. 12, 16:
ordines,
id. H. 4, 33:
vagos paventesque Vitellianos, sua quemque apud signa, componunt,
id. ib. 3, 35:
pugnae exercitum,
id. A. 13, 40:
auxilia in numerum legionis,
id. ib. 2, 80 Nipp. ad loc.:
equitem per turmas,
id. ib. 15, 29:
insidias in montibus,
Just. 1, 3, 11.—
3.
Of the order of words in language: quam lepide lexeis compostae! ut tesserulae omnes Arte pavimento atque emblemate vermiculato, Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; id. ap. Cic. Or. 44, 149; cf. id. ib. sq.:
ut aptior sit oratio, ipsa verba compone,
id. Brut. 17, 68.—
4.
With reference to orderly appearance, etc., of the clothing, hair; the expression of the countenance, etc., to lay, smooth, adjust:
suon quisque loco'st? Vide capillum, satin compositu'st commode?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97:
composito et delibuto capillo,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 135:
comas,
Ov. R. Am. 679:
crines,
Verg. G. 4, 417:
ne turbarentur comae, quas componi, etc.,
Quint. 11, 3, 148:
togam,
to lay in proper folds, Hor. S. 2, 3, 77; Quint. 11, 3, 156; cf.:
nec tamen ante adiit... Quam se composuit, quam circumspexit amictus,
Ov. M. 4, 318:
pulvinum facili manu,
id. A. A. 1, 160; cf.
torum,
id. F. 3, 484:
jam libet componere voltus,
id. M. 13, 767:
vultu composito, ne laeti excessu principis, etc.,
Tac. A. 1, 7; Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 5; cf.:
(Tiberius) compositus ore,
id. ib. 2, 34:
vultum natura horridum... efferabat, componens ad speculum in omnem terrorem,
distorting, Suet. Calig. 50.—
5.
In gen., to adjust, arrange, regulate, for the expression of something, or to accord with something; usu. ad aliquid:
ad abstinentiam rursus, non secus ac modo ad balineum animum vultumque conposui,
Plin. Ep. 7, 1, 6:
orationis ipsius vultus ad id, quod efficere intendimus, compositus,
Quint. 9, 1, 21:
utraque manu ad modum aliquid portantium composita,
id. 11, 3, 120:
ge. stum oratoris ad similitudinem saltationis,
id. 1, 11, 19:
figuram ad imitationem alterius scripturae,
id. 9, 2, 34:
nec ad votum composita civitas,
Tac. Or. 41:
cuncta ad decorem inperi conposita,
id. H. 1, 71:
cunctis ad tristitiam conpositis,
id. A. 3, 1. —Less freq. with dat.:
voltus conponere famae Taedet,
to adapt, Tib. 4, 7, 9:
venturis carbasa ventis,
Luc. 3, 596:
me quoque mittendis rectum componite telis,
id. 3, 717. —With in:
Nero itinera urbis... veste servili in dissimulationem sui compositus pererrabat,
disguised, made up, Tac. A. 13, 25. —
D.
To bring to a particular form or condition, to dispose, arrange, set in order, contrive, devise, prepare.
(α).
With acc.:
ego itinera sic composueram, ut Nonis Quinctilibus Puteolis essem,
Cic. Att. 15, 26, 3:
quod adest memento Componere aequus,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 33:
conposita atque constituta re publica,
Cic. Leg. 3, 18, 42:
necdum compositis maturisve satis consiliis,
Liv. 4, 13, 5:
(diem) totum in consideranda causa componendaque posuisse,
Cic. Brut. 22, 87:
tempus in cognoscendis componendisque causis consumere,
id. Or. 42, 143:
ex sententia omnibus rebus paratis conpositisque,
Sall. J. 43, 5; 94, 1:
in senatu cuncta longis aliorum principatibus composita statim decernuntur,
Tac. H. 2, 55:
dum quae forent firmando Neronis imperio componuntur,
id. A. 12, 68.—
(β).
With ad or in and acc. of the purpose for which, or the example according to which, etc.:
cum alteri placeat auspicia ista ad utilitatem esse rei publicae conposita,
Cic. Leg. 2, 13, 32:
omnia ad voluptatem multitudinis inperitae,
Quint. 10, 1, 43:
animum ad omnes casus,
id. 12, 9, 20; Val. Fl. 1, 321:
satis igitur in hoc nos componet multa scribendi exercitatio,
Quint. 9, 4, 114:
cultum victumque non ad nova exempla conponere, sed ut majorum mores suadent,
Sen. Tranq. 9, 2. —
2.
To arrange in agreement with others, to agree upon, contrive, devise, invent, conspire to make, etc.
(α).
In gen.: eum allegaverunt, suom qui servom diceret Cum auro esse apud me: conposita est fallacia, [p. 393] Ut, etc., Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 29:
quin jam virginem Despondi: res composita'st,
Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 17:
ita causa componitur, ut item palaestritae Bidini peterent ab Epicrate hereditatem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 54:
societatem praedarum cum latronibus conposuisse,
Sall. H. 4, 11 Dietsch:
crimen ab inimicis Romae conpositum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 61, § 141:
conpositis inter se rebus,
Sall. J. 66, 2:
ita conposito dolo digrediuntur,
id. ib. 111, 4:
conposito jam consilio,
Liv. 3, 53, 3: ceteri proditores ea quae composita erant exspectabant;
convenerat autem, etc.,
id. 25, 9, 8:
sub noctem susurri Composita repetantur hora,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 20:
ictum jam foedus, et omnes Conpositae leges,
Verg. A. 12, 315:
compositis notis,
Tib. 1, 2, 22:
crimen ac dolum ultro,
Tac. H. 1, 34:
proditionem,
id. ib. 2, 100:
seditionem,
id. ib. 4, 14:
insidias,
id. ib. 5, 22; id. A. 12, 54; 13, 47: pacem componere, v. B. 5. supra.—
(β).
With rel.-clause:
cum summa concordia, quos dimitterent, quos retinerent, composuerunt,
Liv. 40, 40, 14.—
(γ).
With inf.:
ii, secretis conloquiis conponunt Gallos concire,
Tac. A. 3, 40.—
(δ).
Pass. impers.:
ut domi compositum cum Marcio erat,
Liv. 2, 37, 1.—
(ε).
With ut and subj.:
compositum inter ipsos ut Latiaris strueret dolum,
Tac. A. 4, 68; cf. P. a. subst. —
3.
In gen., to feign, invent, devise, contrive, in order to deceive or delude, etc.: composita dicta, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 22 (Trag. Rel. v. 47 Rib.):
ne tu istic hodie malo tuo conpositis mendaciis Advenisti,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 211:
nec bene mendaci risus conponitur ore,
Tib. 3, 6, 35 (3, 7, 3):
sed vobis facile'st verba et conponere fraudes,
Prop. 2, 9, 31:
insidias in me conponis inanes,
id. 2, 32 (3, 30), 19:
compositas insidias fatoque evitatas ementitur,
Tac. A. 13, 47:
si haec fabulosa et composita videntur,
id. Or. 12; id. Agr. 40:
quae ut augendae famae composita, sic reliqua non in obscuro habentur,
id. A. 15, 16; cf.:
vetustatem, ut cetera, in majus conponentem altores Jovis celebravisse,
exaggerating, Sall. H. 3, 60 Dietsch.— Part. perf. with in and acc., pretending, assuming the appearance or expression:
(Domitianus) paratus simulatione, in adrogantiam compositus audiit preces,
Tac. Agr. 42:
is in maestitiam compositus,
id. H. 2, 9; 1, 54:
in securitatem,
id. A. 3, 44.—Rarely with ad:
tunc compositus ad maestitiam,
Tac. A. 13, 20.— Hence, P. a.: compŏsĭtus ( - postus), a, um.
A.
Well-arranged, ordered, or constituted, orderly, regular:
quae (injuria) dum foris sunt, nil videtur mundius, Nec magis compositum quicquam nec magis elegans,
Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 13: admiratus sum... sunchusin litterularum, quae solent tuae compositissimae et clarissimae esse, Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1:
acrior impetu atque animis quam compositior ullo ordine pugna fuit,
Liv. 28, 22, 13:
intellegitur, etiamsi non adjecero, conpositum ordinatumque fore talem virum,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 8, 3:
composita et quieta et beata respublica,
Tac. Or. 36. —Of writings:
quare in his quoque libris erant eadem aliqua... omnia vero compositiora et elaborata,
Quint. 1, pr. § 8; cf.:
illa quae curam fatentur et ficta atque composita videri etiam volunt,
elaborate, id. 8, pr. § 23.— Transf., of the orator himself:
si aut compositi oratoris bene structam collocationem dissolvas permutatione verborum,
Cic. Or. 70, 232.—
B.
Fitly disposed for any purpose, prepared, apt, fit, adapted, qualified, suitable, ready:
perficiam ut nemo umquam paratior, vigilantior, compositior ad judicium venisse videatur,
Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 11; so,
equus bene natura compositus,
Auct. Her. 4, 46, 59.— With ad or in and acc., or with dat.:
arte quadam ab juventa in ostentationem (virtutum) compositus,
Liv. 26, 19, 3 Weissenb. ad loc.:
alius historiae magis idoneus, alius compositus ad carmen,
Quint. 2, 8, 7:
aeque in adulationem compositus (sacerdos),
Curt. 4, 7, 26:
(Attici) non maxime ad risum compositi,
Quint. 6, 3, 18:
natura atque arte compositus alliciendis etiam Muciani moribus,
Tac. H. 2, 5.—
C.
Quiet, peaceful, undisturbed, calm, composed, unimpassioned, etc.:
ut peractis quae agenda fuerint salvo jam et composito die possis ibi manere,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 2:
lenis et nitidi et compositi generis amatores,
Quint. 10, 1, 44:
actio,
id. 11, 3, 110:
aetas,
mature, sedate, Tac. A. 13, 1: adfectus mites atque compositi, Quint. 6, 2, 9:
supercilium (opp. erectum),
id. 11, 3, 74:
repetitio eorum (civium) labefactabat compositam civitatem,
Flor. 3, 23, 3.—
D.
Compound, composite, made up of parts (opp. simplex):
verba,
Quint. 1, 5, 3; 1, 6, 38; 7, 9, 5:
voces,
id. 1, 5, 65; cf. id. 1, 5, 9; 2, 12, 3.—Hence, subst.: compŏsĭtum ( conp-), i, n., that which is agreed, an agreement, compact, etc.; only abl. in the phrases,
(α).
Ex composito, according to agreement, by agreement, in concert, Sall. H. 2, 12 Dietsch:
tum ex composito orta vis,
Liv. 1, 9, 10; 5, 14, 2; 36, 25, 1; 40, 48, 4; Suet. Claud. 37; Tac. H. 4, 66.—
(β).
De composito, by agreement, App. Mag. 1, p. 273; and,
(γ).
More rarely in the same sense, composito alone, Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 29; Nep. Dat. 6, 6; Verg. A. 2, 129.—Hence also adv.: compŏsĭtē ( conp-), in an orderly, regular, or skilful manner, orderly, regularly, properly (class. but rare;
not in Quint.): ambulare,
Col. 6, 2, 5:
indutus,
Gell. 1, 5, 2:
composite et apte dicere,
Cic. Or. 71, 236:
composite, ornate, copiose eloqui,
id. De Or. 1, 11, 48:
composite atque magnifice casum reipublicae miserati,
Sall. C. 51, 9:
bene et composite disseruit,
id. Ib. 52.— Comp.:
compositius cuncta quam festinantius agerent,
Tac. A. 15, 3.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > compositum
12 conpono

com-pōno ( conp-), posui (COMPOSEIVERVNT, C. I. L. 1, 199, 2), positum (compostus, Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21 Lorenz; Verg. A. 1, 249; Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; Varr ap. Sen. Ep. 56, 6), 3, v. a., to put, place, lay, bring or set together, to unite, join, connect, collect, aggregate, compose, to order, arrange, adjust, etc. (class. and very freq.).
I.
In gen., of different objects.
A.
To bring into union, gather, collect, put together.
1.
Of things in gen.:
aridum lignum,
Hor. C. 3, 17, 14:
composita fronde,
Prop. 1, 20, 22:
uvas in tecto in cratibus,
Cato, R. R. 112, 2:
in quo (loco) erant ea conposita, quibus rex te numerare constituerat,
Cic. Deiot. 6, 17:
(amomum) manipulatim leniter componitur,
Plin. 12, 13, 28, § 48:
amphoras in culleum,
Cato, R. R. 113, 2:
ligna in caminum,
id. ib. 37, 5.—
b.
To bring into contact, fit together, join:
quid... in operibus manu factis tam compositum tamque compactum et coagmentatum inveniri potest?
Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 74: cum poclo bibo eodem, amplector, labra labellis conpono, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 260, 28:
tum latus conponit lateri et cum pectore pectus,
id. ib. p. 260, 30:
conponens manibusque manus atque ori bus ora,
Verg. A. 8, 486:
Mercurio Sais fertur Virgineum conposuisse latus,
Prop. 2, 2, 12; cf.
caput,
Tib. 1, 5, 8.—Hence, of broken limbs, etc., med. t. t., to set:
ossa,
Cels. 8, 10, 2:
jugulum,
id. 8, 8, 8 et saep.—
c.
Esp., to pack up for a journey, etc.:
omnia composta sunt quae donavi,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21:
i ergo intro et compone quae tecum simul Ferantur,
Ter. Hec. 4, 3, 5:
dum tota domus raeda componitur una,
Juv. 3, 10.—
2.
Of persons:
is (Saturnus) genus indocile ac dispersum montibus altis Composuit,
Verg. A. 8, 322:
et tabula una duos poterit componere amantes,
Prop. 2, 26, 33 (3, 22, 13); cf. II. C. 5. infra.—
B.
To set in opposition.
1.
To bring together in hostility, to oppose, to couple, pair, match in combat (cf. compositio, III.); esp. of gladiators, etc.: Samnis, spurcus homo, cum Pacideiano conponitur, optimus multo Post homines natos gladiator qui fuit unus, Lucil. Sat. ap. Non. p. 257, 18; cf. Cic. Opt. Gen. 6, 17:
Rupili et Persi par pugnat, uti non Compositum melius cum Bitho Bacchius,
Hor. S. 1, 7, 20 Orell. ad loc.:
staturam habere Threcis cum Threce conpositi,
Sen. Q. N. 4, praef. 8;
and in gen.: si quis casus duos inter se bonos viros composuerit,
Quint. 2, 17, 34:
cuive virum mallem memet componere,
Sil. 10, 70:
componimur Vecordi Decio,
id. 11, 212:
hunc fatis,
id. 1, 39:
cum ventis, pelagique furentibus undis Composuit mortale genus,
Luc. 3, 196;
and fig.: pergis pugnantia secum Frontibus adversis componere,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 103:
ecce par deo dignum, vir fortis cum fortuna mala conpositus,
Sen. Prov. 1, 2, 9:
non illa (rhetorice) secum ipsa componitur,
Quint. 2, 17, 33;
and of a judicial contest: accita Epicharis et cum indice composita,
confronted, Tac. A. 15, 51; 16, 10.—
2.
To oppose by way of comparison, to compare, contrast.
(α).
With acc. and dat.: quid est, cur componere ausis mihi te aut me tibi? Att. ap. Non. p. 257, 15 (Trag. Rel. v. 147 Rib.):
nec divis homines componier aequom'st,
Cat. 68, 141: composita dicta evolvunt, Quae cum componas, dicta factis discrepant, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 21 (Trag. Rel. v. 48 Rib.):
si parva licet conponere magnis,
Verg. G. 4, 176:
parvis conponere magna solebam,
id. E. 1, 23; Ov. M. 5, [p. 392] 416:
audes cladi componere nostrae, Nympha, tuam?
id. ib. 15, 530:
divinis humana,
Aus. Ecl. 1, 10.—
(β).
With acc. and cum:
ubi Metelli dicta cum factis conposuit,
Sall. J. 48, 1: causam suam cum causa adversarii. Quint. 7, 2, 22.
II.
In partic.
A.
Of the parts of a whole, or of a whole as made up of parts.
1.
To bring together, compose, compound, make up, mix, construct.
(α).
With ex:
exercitus ejus conpositus ex variis gentibus,
Sall. J. 18, 3:
genus humanum ex corpore et anima conpositum,
id. ib. 2, 1:
liber ex alienis orationibus compositus,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 47:
antidoton... ex multis atque interim contrariis quoque inter se effectibus,
Quint. 1, 10, 6:
ex quo (umore) componi debet (medicamentum),
Cels. 6, 7, 1 fin. —
(β).
With abl.:
mensam gramine,
Sil. 15, 51.—
(γ).
With acc. alone:
medicamentum,
Col. 6, 4, 1; Scrib. Comp. 10.—
2.
Esp., of buildings, etc., to construct, build:
qui cuncta conposuit,
i. e. the Creator, Cic. Univ. 13:
urbem,
Verg. A. 3, 387:
illa (templa) deis,
Ov. F. 1, 708 Burm. ad loc.:
aggere conposito tumuli,
Verg. A. 7, 6:
deletas Thebas,
Prop. 2, 6, 5.—
3.
Of words, to compound:
vitilitigatores ex vitiis et litigatoribus, Plin. praef. § 32: verba composita (opp. simplicia),
Quint. 1, 5, 3.—
4.
Of writings, speeches, etc.
a.
To compose, write, construct (very freq.):
leges,
Lucr. 4, 966:
compone hoc, quod postulo, de argento: de reliquo videro,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 36:
quartum librum,
id. de Or. 2, 55, 224:
libros,
id. Fam. 16, 20; Plin. Ep. 9, 9, 1:
libellos,
Quint. 12, 8, 5:
actiones,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 8; Quint. 11, 3, 68:
argumentum,
Cic. Att. 15, 4, 3:
edictum eis verbis,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116:
edictum eorum arbitratu,
id. ib. 2, 1, 46, §
119: artes,
books of instruction, id. Brut. 12, 48; id. Ac. 2, 13, 40:
artificium,
id. de Or. 2, 19, 83:
commentarium consulatus mei,
id. Att. 1, 19, 10; Quint. 1, 8, 19:
quarum (litterarum) exemplum,
Cic. Agr. 2, 20, 53:
quandam disciplinae formulam,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 17:
stipulationum et judiciorum formulas,
id. Leg. 1, 4, 14:
interdictum,
id. Caecin. 21, 59:
poema,
id. ad Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 77; Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 60:
senatus consultum,
Cic. Fam. 10, 22, 2:
testimonium,
id. Att. 15, 15, 1:
verba ad religionem deorum immortalium,
id. Dom. 47, 124:
de judicialibus causis aliqua,
Quint. 3, 6, 104:
aliquid de ratione dicendi, id. prooem. 1: quae de ortu vitaque Scapulae composita erant,
Tac. A. 16, 14:
Apion... inmortalitate donari a se scripsit ad quos aliqua conponebat, Plin. praef. § 25: carmen,
Cic. Mur. 12, 26:
carmina,
Tac. Or. 12; id. A. 3, 49:
epistulas,
id. ib. 2, 70:
litteras nomine Marcelli,
Liv. 27, 28, 4; Tac. A. 11, 20:
orationem habere ad conciliandos plebis animos conpositam,
Liv. 1, 35, 2:
blanditias tremula voce,
Tib. 1, 2, 91:
meditata manu verba trementi,
Ov. M. 9, 521:
versus,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 8:
mollem versum,
Prop. 1, 7, 19:
cantus,
Tib. 1, 2, 53:
in morem annalium,
Tac. Or. 22:
orationes adversus aliquem,
id. ib. 37:
litteras ad aliquem,
id. A. 15, 8; 14, 22:
probra in Gaium,
id. ib. 6, 9;
14, 50: multa et atrocia in Macronem,
id. ib. 6, 44 (38) et saep.—
b.
Transf., of the subjects, etc., treated, to write about, treat, celebrate:
tuas laudes,
Tib. 4, 1, 35:
res gestas,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 251:
tempora Iliaca,
Vell. 1, 3, 2:
bellum Troicum,
id. 1, 5, 3:
Juli Africani vitam componendo, spem hominibus fecisti plurium ejus modi librorum,
Tac. Or. 14:
veteres populi Romani res,
id. A. 4, 32:
Neronis res,
id. ib. 1, 1; 11, 11.—
B.
From the notion of closing.
1.
To put away, put aside, put in place:
armamentis conplicandis, conponendis studuimus,
i. e. folding up the sails and lowering the masts, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 80:
(tempus) ad componenda armamenta expediendumque remigem,
Liv. 26, 39, 8:
vela contrahit malosque inclinat et simul armamenta componens, etc.,
id. 36, 44, 2:
arma,
Hor. C. 4, 14, 52:
tristes istos conpone libellos,
put aside, Prop. 1, 9, 13.—
2.
To store up, put away, collect:
nec... Aut conponere opes norant aut parcere parto,
Verg. A. 8, 317:
ego conposito securus acervo Despiciam dites,
Tib. 1, 1, 77;
so fig.: condo et compono quae mox depromere possim,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 12.— So esp. to preserve, pack, put up fruits, meat, etc., for future use:
pernas,
Cato, R. R. 162, 12:
tergora (suis),
Col. 12, 55, 2: siccatos coliculos, id. 12, 9, 1:
caepam in fidelia,
id. 12, 10, 2:
herbas,
id. 12, 13, 2:
poma,
id. 12, 47, 5:
olivas,
Pall. Nov. 22, 5:
herbam olla nova,
Scrib. Comp. 60:
faenum,
Dig. 19, 2, 11, § 4:
fructus in urceis, capsellis,
ib. 33, 7, 12, §1.—
3.
Of the ashes or remains of the dead, to adjust, lay out, to collect and inurn, inter, bury:
tu mea conpones et dices, ossa, Properti, Haec tua sunt,
Prop. 2, 24, 35 (3, 19, 19):
cinerem,
Ov. F. 3, 547:
cinerem ossaque,
Val. Fl. 7, 203:
sic ego conponi versus in ossa velim,
Tib. 3, 2, 26.—Hence, in gen., of persons, to bury:
quem... prope cognatos conpositum cineres,
Cat. 68, 98:
omnes composui (meos),
Hor. S. 1, 9, 28:
compositi busta avi,
Ov. F. 5, 426:
Pisonem Verania uxor... T. Vinium Crispina filia composuere,
Tac. H. 1, 47:
componi tumulo eodem,
Ov. M. 4, 157:
toro Mortua componar,
id. ib. 9, 504:
alto Conpositus lecto,
Pers. 3, 104:
aliquem terra,
Sil. 9, 95.—
4.
To lay at rest, compose, quiet.
a.
Of things: omnia noctis erant placida composta quiete, Varr. Atac. ap. Sen. Contr. 3, 16:
cum mare compositum est,
Ov. A. A. 3, 259:
aquas,
id. H. 13, 136:
fessum tumentes Composuit pelagus ventis patientibus undas,
Luc. 5, 702.—
b.
Of persons:
nec vigilantibus, sed etiam quiete compositis,
Quint. 11, 2, 5:
ubi jam thalamis se conposuere,
Verg. G. 4, 189:
defessa membra,
id. ib. 4, 438:
si bene conpositus somno vinoque jacebit,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 53.—
5.
To end strife, confusion, etc., to compose, pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, quiet, tranquillize, reconcile, etc., that which is disturbed or at variance.
a.
With personal object:
aversos amicos,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 29:
ceteros clementia,
Tac. A. 12, 55:
comitia praetorum,
id. ib. 14, 28; id. H. 1, 85:
juvenes concitatos,
Quint. 1, 10, 32; cf.:
barbarum animos,
Tac. A. 14, 39:
gentem,
Sil. 17, 356.—Esp. of the mind:
prima (pars philosophiae) conponit animum,
Sen. Ep. 89, 9:
argumentum conpositae mentis,
id. ib. 2, 1; Cels. 3, 18; Sil. 11, 352:
mentem somno,
id. 3, 162:
religio saevas componit mentis,
id. 13, 317.—
b.
Of places, countries, etc.:
C. Caesar componendae Armeniae deligitur,
Tac. A. 2, 4:
Campaniam,
id. H. 4, 3:
Daciam,
id. ib. 3, 53.—
c.
With abstr. or indef. objects:
si possum hoc inter vos conponere,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 23; cf.:
vides, inter nos sic haec potius cum bona Ut componamus gratia quam cum mala?
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 17:
gaudens conponi foedere bellum,
Verg. A. 12, 109; so,
bellum,
Sall. J. 97, 2; Nep. Hann. 6, 2; id. Alcib. 8, 3; Vell. 2, 25, 1; Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 3:
bella,
Tac. A. 3, 56:
cum vellet pro communi amico controversias regum componere,
Caes. B. C. 3, 109:
uti per colloquia omnes controversiae componantur,
id. ib. 1, 9 fin.:
curas,
Verg. A. 4, 341; Sil. 12, 682:
lites,
Verg. E. 3, 108:
seditionem civilem,
Suet. Caes. 4:
statum Orientis,
id. Calig. 1:
Romanus Ardeae turbatas seditione res... composuit,
Liv. 4, 10, 6; 3, 53, 1:
legatorum res et bello turbatas,
id. 45, 16, 2:
res Germanicas,
Suet. Vit. 9:
discordias,
Tac. H. 4, 50:
compositis praesentibus,
id. A. 1, 45:
odia et certamina,
id. ib. 15, 2.—Less freq. transf., with the result as object:
pacem componi volo Meo patri cum matre,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 113:
si pax cum Carthaginiensibus componi nequisset,
Liv. 30, 40, 13:
at me conposita pace fefellit Amor,
Prop. 2, 2, 2:
pax circa Brundusium composita,
Vell. 2, 75, 3:
pacem cum Pyrrho,
Just. 18, 2, 6; cf. D. 2. infra.—
d.
Absol.:
coheredes mei conponere et transigere cupiebant,
Plin. Ep. 5, 1, 7; and so impers. pass.:
posteaquam id quod maxime volui fieri non potuit, ut componeretur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136:
Pompei summam esse... voluntatem, ut componeretur atque ab armis discederetur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 16.—
C.
Hence, to set right, to set in or restore to the proper place or condition, to adjust, etc.
1.
In gen., to arrange, adjust, order, set in order:
aulaeis se superbis Aurea sponda, of one's attitude on a couch,
Verg. A. 1, 697:
ad ictum militaris gladii conposita cervice,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 26, 2:
diductis aedificia angulis vidimus moveri iterumque conponi,
id. Q. N. 6, 30, 4:
si ad rem pertinet, quomodo caelo adfecto conpositisque sideribus quodque animal oriatur,
Cic. Div. 2, 47, 98:
tibi enim gratias agebat, quod signa componenda suscepisses,
id. Att. 4, 9, 1.—
2.
Esp., milit. t. t.:
se ad confligendum, Sisenn. ap. Non p. 257, 13: exercitum in hibernaculis, Sali J. 103, 1: in secunda (acie) cohortis, id. H. inc. Fragm. 44 Dietsch: stabant conpositi suis quisque ordinibus (opp. incompositi),
Liv. 44, 38, 11:
conpositi numero in turmas,
Verg. A. 11, 599:
cunctos licentia vagos compositus invadit = compositis ordinibus,
Tac. H. 4, 35:
agmen,
id. ib. 2, 89; 5, 1; id. A. 12, 16:
ordines,
id. H. 4, 33:
vagos paventesque Vitellianos, sua quemque apud signa, componunt,
id. ib. 3, 35:
pugnae exercitum,
id. A. 13, 40:
auxilia in numerum legionis,
id. ib. 2, 80 Nipp. ad loc.:
equitem per turmas,
id. ib. 15, 29:
insidias in montibus,
Just. 1, 3, 11.—
3.
Of the order of words in language: quam lepide lexeis compostae! ut tesserulae omnes Arte pavimento atque emblemate vermiculato, Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; id. ap. Cic. Or. 44, 149; cf. id. ib. sq.:
ut aptior sit oratio, ipsa verba compone,
id. Brut. 17, 68.—
4.
With reference to orderly appearance, etc., of the clothing, hair; the expression of the countenance, etc., to lay, smooth, adjust:
suon quisque loco'st? Vide capillum, satin compositu'st commode?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97:
composito et delibuto capillo,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 135:
comas,
Ov. R. Am. 679:
crines,
Verg. G. 4, 417:
ne turbarentur comae, quas componi, etc.,
Quint. 11, 3, 148:
togam,
to lay in proper folds, Hor. S. 2, 3, 77; Quint. 11, 3, 156; cf.:
nec tamen ante adiit... Quam se composuit, quam circumspexit amictus,
Ov. M. 4, 318:
pulvinum facili manu,
id. A. A. 1, 160; cf.
torum,
id. F. 3, 484:
jam libet componere voltus,
id. M. 13, 767:
vultu composito, ne laeti excessu principis, etc.,
Tac. A. 1, 7; Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 5; cf.:
(Tiberius) compositus ore,
id. ib. 2, 34:
vultum natura horridum... efferabat, componens ad speculum in omnem terrorem,
distorting, Suet. Calig. 50.—
5.
In gen., to adjust, arrange, regulate, for the expression of something, or to accord with something; usu. ad aliquid:
ad abstinentiam rursus, non secus ac modo ad balineum animum vultumque conposui,
Plin. Ep. 7, 1, 6:
orationis ipsius vultus ad id, quod efficere intendimus, compositus,
Quint. 9, 1, 21:
utraque manu ad modum aliquid portantium composita,
id. 11, 3, 120:
ge. stum oratoris ad similitudinem saltationis,
id. 1, 11, 19:
figuram ad imitationem alterius scripturae,
id. 9, 2, 34:
nec ad votum composita civitas,
Tac. Or. 41:
cuncta ad decorem inperi conposita,
id. H. 1, 71:
cunctis ad tristitiam conpositis,
id. A. 3, 1. —Less freq. with dat.:
voltus conponere famae Taedet,
to adapt, Tib. 4, 7, 9:
venturis carbasa ventis,
Luc. 3, 596:
me quoque mittendis rectum componite telis,
id. 3, 717. —With in:
Nero itinera urbis... veste servili in dissimulationem sui compositus pererrabat,
disguised, made up, Tac. A. 13, 25. —
D.
To bring to a particular form or condition, to dispose, arrange, set in order, contrive, devise, prepare.
(α).
With acc.:
ego itinera sic composueram, ut Nonis Quinctilibus Puteolis essem,
Cic. Att. 15, 26, 3:
quod adest memento Componere aequus,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 33:
conposita atque constituta re publica,
Cic. Leg. 3, 18, 42:
necdum compositis maturisve satis consiliis,
Liv. 4, 13, 5:
(diem) totum in consideranda causa componendaque posuisse,
Cic. Brut. 22, 87:
tempus in cognoscendis componendisque causis consumere,
id. Or. 42, 143:
ex sententia omnibus rebus paratis conpositisque,
Sall. J. 43, 5; 94, 1:
in senatu cuncta longis aliorum principatibus composita statim decernuntur,
Tac. H. 2, 55:
dum quae forent firmando Neronis imperio componuntur,
id. A. 12, 68.—
(β).
With ad or in and acc. of the purpose for which, or the example according to which, etc.:
cum alteri placeat auspicia ista ad utilitatem esse rei publicae conposita,
Cic. Leg. 2, 13, 32:
omnia ad voluptatem multitudinis inperitae,
Quint. 10, 1, 43:
animum ad omnes casus,
id. 12, 9, 20; Val. Fl. 1, 321:
satis igitur in hoc nos componet multa scribendi exercitatio,
Quint. 9, 4, 114:
cultum victumque non ad nova exempla conponere, sed ut majorum mores suadent,
Sen. Tranq. 9, 2. —
2.
To arrange in agreement with others, to agree upon, contrive, devise, invent, conspire to make, etc.
(α).
In gen.: eum allegaverunt, suom qui servom diceret Cum auro esse apud me: conposita est fallacia, [p. 393] Ut, etc., Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 29:
quin jam virginem Despondi: res composita'st,
Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 17:
ita causa componitur, ut item palaestritae Bidini peterent ab Epicrate hereditatem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 54:
societatem praedarum cum latronibus conposuisse,
Sall. H. 4, 11 Dietsch:
crimen ab inimicis Romae conpositum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 61, § 141:
conpositis inter se rebus,
Sall. J. 66, 2:
ita conposito dolo digrediuntur,
id. ib. 111, 4:
conposito jam consilio,
Liv. 3, 53, 3: ceteri proditores ea quae composita erant exspectabant;
convenerat autem, etc.,
id. 25, 9, 8:
sub noctem susurri Composita repetantur hora,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 20:
ictum jam foedus, et omnes Conpositae leges,
Verg. A. 12, 315:
compositis notis,
Tib. 1, 2, 22:
crimen ac dolum ultro,
Tac. H. 1, 34:
proditionem,
id. ib. 2, 100:
seditionem,
id. ib. 4, 14:
insidias,
id. ib. 5, 22; id. A. 12, 54; 13, 47: pacem componere, v. B. 5. supra.—
(β).
With rel.-clause:
cum summa concordia, quos dimitterent, quos retinerent, composuerunt,
Liv. 40, 40, 14.—
(γ).
With inf.:
ii, secretis conloquiis conponunt Gallos concire,
Tac. A. 3, 40.—
(δ).
Pass. impers.:
ut domi compositum cum Marcio erat,
Liv. 2, 37, 1.—
(ε).
With ut and subj.:
compositum inter ipsos ut Latiaris strueret dolum,
Tac. A. 4, 68; cf. P. a. subst. —
3.
In gen., to feign, invent, devise, contrive, in order to deceive or delude, etc.: composita dicta, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 22 (Trag. Rel. v. 47 Rib.):
ne tu istic hodie malo tuo conpositis mendaciis Advenisti,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 211:
nec bene mendaci risus conponitur ore,
Tib. 3, 6, 35 (3, 7, 3):
sed vobis facile'st verba et conponere fraudes,
Prop. 2, 9, 31:
insidias in me conponis inanes,
id. 2, 32 (3, 30), 19:
compositas insidias fatoque evitatas ementitur,
Tac. A. 13, 47:
si haec fabulosa et composita videntur,
id. Or. 12; id. Agr. 40:
quae ut augendae famae composita, sic reliqua non in obscuro habentur,
id. A. 15, 16; cf.:
vetustatem, ut cetera, in majus conponentem altores Jovis celebravisse,
exaggerating, Sall. H. 3, 60 Dietsch.— Part. perf. with in and acc., pretending, assuming the appearance or expression:
(Domitianus) paratus simulatione, in adrogantiam compositus audiit preces,
Tac. Agr. 42:
is in maestitiam compositus,
id. H. 2, 9; 1, 54:
in securitatem,
id. A. 3, 44.—Rarely with ad:
tunc compositus ad maestitiam,
Tac. A. 13, 20.— Hence, P. a.: compŏsĭtus ( - postus), a, um.
A.
Well-arranged, ordered, or constituted, orderly, regular:
quae (injuria) dum foris sunt, nil videtur mundius, Nec magis compositum quicquam nec magis elegans,
Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 13: admiratus sum... sunchusin litterularum, quae solent tuae compositissimae et clarissimae esse, Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1:
acrior impetu atque animis quam compositior ullo ordine pugna fuit,
Liv. 28, 22, 13:
intellegitur, etiamsi non adjecero, conpositum ordinatumque fore talem virum,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 8, 3:
composita et quieta et beata respublica,
Tac. Or. 36. —Of writings:
quare in his quoque libris erant eadem aliqua... omnia vero compositiora et elaborata,
Quint. 1, pr. § 8; cf.:
illa quae curam fatentur et ficta atque composita videri etiam volunt,
elaborate, id. 8, pr. § 23.— Transf., of the orator himself:
si aut compositi oratoris bene structam collocationem dissolvas permutatione verborum,
Cic. Or. 70, 232.—
B.
Fitly disposed for any purpose, prepared, apt, fit, adapted, qualified, suitable, ready:
perficiam ut nemo umquam paratior, vigilantior, compositior ad judicium venisse videatur,
Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 11; so,
equus bene natura compositus,
Auct. Her. 4, 46, 59.— With ad or in and acc., or with dat.:
arte quadam ab juventa in ostentationem (virtutum) compositus,
Liv. 26, 19, 3 Weissenb. ad loc.:
alius historiae magis idoneus, alius compositus ad carmen,
Quint. 2, 8, 7:
aeque in adulationem compositus (sacerdos),
Curt. 4, 7, 26:
(Attici) non maxime ad risum compositi,
Quint. 6, 3, 18:
natura atque arte compositus alliciendis etiam Muciani moribus,
Tac. H. 2, 5.—
C.
Quiet, peaceful, undisturbed, calm, composed, unimpassioned, etc.:
ut peractis quae agenda fuerint salvo jam et composito die possis ibi manere,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 2:
lenis et nitidi et compositi generis amatores,
Quint. 10, 1, 44:
actio,
id. 11, 3, 110:
aetas,
mature, sedate, Tac. A. 13, 1: adfectus mites atque compositi, Quint. 6, 2, 9:
supercilium (opp. erectum),
id. 11, 3, 74:
repetitio eorum (civium) labefactabat compositam civitatem,
Flor. 3, 23, 3.—
D.
Compound, composite, made up of parts (opp. simplex):
verba,
Quint. 1, 5, 3; 1, 6, 38; 7, 9, 5:
voces,
id. 1, 5, 65; cf. id. 1, 5, 9; 2, 12, 3.—Hence, subst.: compŏsĭtum ( conp-), i, n., that which is agreed, an agreement, compact, etc.; only abl. in the phrases,
(α).
Ex composito, according to agreement, by agreement, in concert, Sall. H. 2, 12 Dietsch:
tum ex composito orta vis,
Liv. 1, 9, 10; 5, 14, 2; 36, 25, 1; 40, 48, 4; Suet. Claud. 37; Tac. H. 4, 66.—
(β).
De composito, by agreement, App. Mag. 1, p. 273; and,
(γ).
More rarely in the same sense, composito alone, Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 29; Nep. Dat. 6, 6; Verg. A. 2, 129.—Hence also adv.: compŏsĭtē ( conp-), in an orderly, regular, or skilful manner, orderly, regularly, properly (class. but rare;
not in Quint.): ambulare,
Col. 6, 2, 5:
indutus,
Gell. 1, 5, 2:
composite et apte dicere,
Cic. Or. 71, 236:
composite, ornate, copiose eloqui,
id. De Or. 1, 11, 48:
composite atque magnifice casum reipublicae miserati,
Sall. C. 51, 9:
bene et composite disseruit,
id. Ib. 52.— Comp.:
compositius cuncta quam festinantius agerent,
Tac. A. 15, 3.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > conpono
13 conposite

com-pōno ( conp-), posui (COMPOSEIVERVNT, C. I. L. 1, 199, 2), positum (compostus, Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21 Lorenz; Verg. A. 1, 249; Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; Varr ap. Sen. Ep. 56, 6), 3, v. a., to put, place, lay, bring or set together, to unite, join, connect, collect, aggregate, compose, to order, arrange, adjust, etc. (class. and very freq.).
I.
In gen., of different objects.
A.
To bring into union, gather, collect, put together.
1.
Of things in gen.:
aridum lignum,
Hor. C. 3, 17, 14:
composita fronde,
Prop. 1, 20, 22:
uvas in tecto in cratibus,
Cato, R. R. 112, 2:
in quo (loco) erant ea conposita, quibus rex te numerare constituerat,
Cic. Deiot. 6, 17:
(amomum) manipulatim leniter componitur,
Plin. 12, 13, 28, § 48:
amphoras in culleum,
Cato, R. R. 113, 2:
ligna in caminum,
id. ib. 37, 5.—
b.
To bring into contact, fit together, join:
quid... in operibus manu factis tam compositum tamque compactum et coagmentatum inveniri potest?
Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 74: cum poclo bibo eodem, amplector, labra labellis conpono, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 260, 28:
tum latus conponit lateri et cum pectore pectus,
id. ib. p. 260, 30:
conponens manibusque manus atque ori bus ora,
Verg. A. 8, 486:
Mercurio Sais fertur Virgineum conposuisse latus,
Prop. 2, 2, 12; cf.
caput,
Tib. 1, 5, 8.—Hence, of broken limbs, etc., med. t. t., to set:
ossa,
Cels. 8, 10, 2:
jugulum,
id. 8, 8, 8 et saep.—
c.
Esp., to pack up for a journey, etc.:
omnia composta sunt quae donavi,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21:
i ergo intro et compone quae tecum simul Ferantur,
Ter. Hec. 4, 3, 5:
dum tota domus raeda componitur una,
Juv. 3, 10.—
2.
Of persons:
is (Saturnus) genus indocile ac dispersum montibus altis Composuit,
Verg. A. 8, 322:
et tabula una duos poterit componere amantes,
Prop. 2, 26, 33 (3, 22, 13); cf. II. C. 5. infra.—
B.
To set in opposition.
1.
To bring together in hostility, to oppose, to couple, pair, match in combat (cf. compositio, III.); esp. of gladiators, etc.: Samnis, spurcus homo, cum Pacideiano conponitur, optimus multo Post homines natos gladiator qui fuit unus, Lucil. Sat. ap. Non. p. 257, 18; cf. Cic. Opt. Gen. 6, 17:
Rupili et Persi par pugnat, uti non Compositum melius cum Bitho Bacchius,
Hor. S. 1, 7, 20 Orell. ad loc.:
staturam habere Threcis cum Threce conpositi,
Sen. Q. N. 4, praef. 8;
and in gen.: si quis casus duos inter se bonos viros composuerit,
Quint. 2, 17, 34:
cuive virum mallem memet componere,
Sil. 10, 70:
componimur Vecordi Decio,
id. 11, 212:
hunc fatis,
id. 1, 39:
cum ventis, pelagique furentibus undis Composuit mortale genus,
Luc. 3, 196;
and fig.: pergis pugnantia secum Frontibus adversis componere,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 103:
ecce par deo dignum, vir fortis cum fortuna mala conpositus,
Sen. Prov. 1, 2, 9:
non illa (rhetorice) secum ipsa componitur,
Quint. 2, 17, 33;
and of a judicial contest: accita Epicharis et cum indice composita,
confronted, Tac. A. 15, 51; 16, 10.—
2.
To oppose by way of comparison, to compare, contrast.
(α).
With acc. and dat.: quid est, cur componere ausis mihi te aut me tibi? Att. ap. Non. p. 257, 15 (Trag. Rel. v. 147 Rib.):
nec divis homines componier aequom'st,
Cat. 68, 141: composita dicta evolvunt, Quae cum componas, dicta factis discrepant, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 21 (Trag. Rel. v. 48 Rib.):
si parva licet conponere magnis,
Verg. G. 4, 176:
parvis conponere magna solebam,
id. E. 1, 23; Ov. M. 5, [p. 392] 416:
audes cladi componere nostrae, Nympha, tuam?
id. ib. 15, 530:
divinis humana,
Aus. Ecl. 1, 10.—
(β).
With acc. and cum:
ubi Metelli dicta cum factis conposuit,
Sall. J. 48, 1: causam suam cum causa adversarii. Quint. 7, 2, 22.
II.
In partic.
A.
Of the parts of a whole, or of a whole as made up of parts.
1.
To bring together, compose, compound, make up, mix, construct.
(α).
With ex:
exercitus ejus conpositus ex variis gentibus,
Sall. J. 18, 3:
genus humanum ex corpore et anima conpositum,
id. ib. 2, 1:
liber ex alienis orationibus compositus,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 47:
antidoton... ex multis atque interim contrariis quoque inter se effectibus,
Quint. 1, 10, 6:
ex quo (umore) componi debet (medicamentum),
Cels. 6, 7, 1 fin. —
(β).
With abl.:
mensam gramine,
Sil. 15, 51.—
(γ).
With acc. alone:
medicamentum,
Col. 6, 4, 1; Scrib. Comp. 10.—
2.
Esp., of buildings, etc., to construct, build:
qui cuncta conposuit,
i. e. the Creator, Cic. Univ. 13:
urbem,
Verg. A. 3, 387:
illa (templa) deis,
Ov. F. 1, 708 Burm. ad loc.:
aggere conposito tumuli,
Verg. A. 7, 6:
deletas Thebas,
Prop. 2, 6, 5.—
3.
Of words, to compound:
vitilitigatores ex vitiis et litigatoribus, Plin. praef. § 32: verba composita (opp. simplicia),
Quint. 1, 5, 3.—
4.
Of writings, speeches, etc.
a.
To compose, write, construct (very freq.):
leges,
Lucr. 4, 966:
compone hoc, quod postulo, de argento: de reliquo videro,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 36:
quartum librum,
id. de Or. 2, 55, 224:
libros,
id. Fam. 16, 20; Plin. Ep. 9, 9, 1:
libellos,
Quint. 12, 8, 5:
actiones,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 8; Quint. 11, 3, 68:
argumentum,
Cic. Att. 15, 4, 3:
edictum eis verbis,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116:
edictum eorum arbitratu,
id. ib. 2, 1, 46, §
119: artes,
books of instruction, id. Brut. 12, 48; id. Ac. 2, 13, 40:
artificium,
id. de Or. 2, 19, 83:
commentarium consulatus mei,
id. Att. 1, 19, 10; Quint. 1, 8, 19:
quarum (litterarum) exemplum,
Cic. Agr. 2, 20, 53:
quandam disciplinae formulam,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 17:
stipulationum et judiciorum formulas,
id. Leg. 1, 4, 14:
interdictum,
id. Caecin. 21, 59:
poema,
id. ad Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 77; Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 60:
senatus consultum,
Cic. Fam. 10, 22, 2:
testimonium,
id. Att. 15, 15, 1:
verba ad religionem deorum immortalium,
id. Dom. 47, 124:
de judicialibus causis aliqua,
Quint. 3, 6, 104:
aliquid de ratione dicendi, id. prooem. 1: quae de ortu vitaque Scapulae composita erant,
Tac. A. 16, 14:
Apion... inmortalitate donari a se scripsit ad quos aliqua conponebat, Plin. praef. § 25: carmen,
Cic. Mur. 12, 26:
carmina,
Tac. Or. 12; id. A. 3, 49:
epistulas,
id. ib. 2, 70:
litteras nomine Marcelli,
Liv. 27, 28, 4; Tac. A. 11, 20:
orationem habere ad conciliandos plebis animos conpositam,
Liv. 1, 35, 2:
blanditias tremula voce,
Tib. 1, 2, 91:
meditata manu verba trementi,
Ov. M. 9, 521:
versus,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 8:
mollem versum,
Prop. 1, 7, 19:
cantus,
Tib. 1, 2, 53:
in morem annalium,
Tac. Or. 22:
orationes adversus aliquem,
id. ib. 37:
litteras ad aliquem,
id. A. 15, 8; 14, 22:
probra in Gaium,
id. ib. 6, 9;
14, 50: multa et atrocia in Macronem,
id. ib. 6, 44 (38) et saep.—
b.
Transf., of the subjects, etc., treated, to write about, treat, celebrate:
tuas laudes,
Tib. 4, 1, 35:
res gestas,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 251:
tempora Iliaca,
Vell. 1, 3, 2:
bellum Troicum,
id. 1, 5, 3:
Juli Africani vitam componendo, spem hominibus fecisti plurium ejus modi librorum,
Tac. Or. 14:
veteres populi Romani res,
id. A. 4, 32:
Neronis res,
id. ib. 1, 1; 11, 11.—
B.
From the notion of closing.
1.
To put away, put aside, put in place:
armamentis conplicandis, conponendis studuimus,
i. e. folding up the sails and lowering the masts, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 80:
(tempus) ad componenda armamenta expediendumque remigem,
Liv. 26, 39, 8:
vela contrahit malosque inclinat et simul armamenta componens, etc.,
id. 36, 44, 2:
arma,
Hor. C. 4, 14, 52:
tristes istos conpone libellos,
put aside, Prop. 1, 9, 13.—
2.
To store up, put away, collect:
nec... Aut conponere opes norant aut parcere parto,
Verg. A. 8, 317:
ego conposito securus acervo Despiciam dites,
Tib. 1, 1, 77;
so fig.: condo et compono quae mox depromere possim,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 12.— So esp. to preserve, pack, put up fruits, meat, etc., for future use:
pernas,
Cato, R. R. 162, 12:
tergora (suis),
Col. 12, 55, 2: siccatos coliculos, id. 12, 9, 1:
caepam in fidelia,
id. 12, 10, 2:
herbas,
id. 12, 13, 2:
poma,
id. 12, 47, 5:
olivas,
Pall. Nov. 22, 5:
herbam olla nova,
Scrib. Comp. 60:
faenum,
Dig. 19, 2, 11, § 4:
fructus in urceis, capsellis,
ib. 33, 7, 12, §1.—
3.
Of the ashes or remains of the dead, to adjust, lay out, to collect and inurn, inter, bury:
tu mea conpones et dices, ossa, Properti, Haec tua sunt,
Prop. 2, 24, 35 (3, 19, 19):
cinerem,
Ov. F. 3, 547:
cinerem ossaque,
Val. Fl. 7, 203:
sic ego conponi versus in ossa velim,
Tib. 3, 2, 26.—Hence, in gen., of persons, to bury:
quem... prope cognatos conpositum cineres,
Cat. 68, 98:
omnes composui (meos),
Hor. S. 1, 9, 28:
compositi busta avi,
Ov. F. 5, 426:
Pisonem Verania uxor... T. Vinium Crispina filia composuere,
Tac. H. 1, 47:
componi tumulo eodem,
Ov. M. 4, 157:
toro Mortua componar,
id. ib. 9, 504:
alto Conpositus lecto,
Pers. 3, 104:
aliquem terra,
Sil. 9, 95.—
4.
To lay at rest, compose, quiet.
a.
Of things: omnia noctis erant placida composta quiete, Varr. Atac. ap. Sen. Contr. 3, 16:
cum mare compositum est,
Ov. A. A. 3, 259:
aquas,
id. H. 13, 136:
fessum tumentes Composuit pelagus ventis patientibus undas,
Luc. 5, 702.—
b.
Of persons:
nec vigilantibus, sed etiam quiete compositis,
Quint. 11, 2, 5:
ubi jam thalamis se conposuere,
Verg. G. 4, 189:
defessa membra,
id. ib. 4, 438:
si bene conpositus somno vinoque jacebit,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 53.—
5.
To end strife, confusion, etc., to compose, pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, quiet, tranquillize, reconcile, etc., that which is disturbed or at variance.
a.
With personal object:
aversos amicos,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 29:
ceteros clementia,
Tac. A. 12, 55:
comitia praetorum,
id. ib. 14, 28; id. H. 1, 85:
juvenes concitatos,
Quint. 1, 10, 32; cf.:
barbarum animos,
Tac. A. 14, 39:
gentem,
Sil. 17, 356.—Esp. of the mind:
prima (pars philosophiae) conponit animum,
Sen. Ep. 89, 9:
argumentum conpositae mentis,
id. ib. 2, 1; Cels. 3, 18; Sil. 11, 352:
mentem somno,
id. 3, 162:
religio saevas componit mentis,
id. 13, 317.—
b.
Of places, countries, etc.:
C. Caesar componendae Armeniae deligitur,
Tac. A. 2, 4:
Campaniam,
id. H. 4, 3:
Daciam,
id. ib. 3, 53.—
c.
With abstr. or indef. objects:
si possum hoc inter vos conponere,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 23; cf.:
vides, inter nos sic haec potius cum bona Ut componamus gratia quam cum mala?
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 17:
gaudens conponi foedere bellum,
Verg. A. 12, 109; so,
bellum,
Sall. J. 97, 2; Nep. Hann. 6, 2; id. Alcib. 8, 3; Vell. 2, 25, 1; Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 3:
bella,
Tac. A. 3, 56:
cum vellet pro communi amico controversias regum componere,
Caes. B. C. 3, 109:
uti per colloquia omnes controversiae componantur,
id. ib. 1, 9 fin.:
curas,
Verg. A. 4, 341; Sil. 12, 682:
lites,
Verg. E. 3, 108:
seditionem civilem,
Suet. Caes. 4:
statum Orientis,
id. Calig. 1:
Romanus Ardeae turbatas seditione res... composuit,
Liv. 4, 10, 6; 3, 53, 1:
legatorum res et bello turbatas,
id. 45, 16, 2:
res Germanicas,
Suet. Vit. 9:
discordias,
Tac. H. 4, 50:
compositis praesentibus,
id. A. 1, 45:
odia et certamina,
id. ib. 15, 2.—Less freq. transf., with the result as object:
pacem componi volo Meo patri cum matre,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 113:
si pax cum Carthaginiensibus componi nequisset,
Liv. 30, 40, 13:
at me conposita pace fefellit Amor,
Prop. 2, 2, 2:
pax circa Brundusium composita,
Vell. 2, 75, 3:
pacem cum Pyrrho,
Just. 18, 2, 6; cf. D. 2. infra.—
d.
Absol.:
coheredes mei conponere et transigere cupiebant,
Plin. Ep. 5, 1, 7; and so impers. pass.:
posteaquam id quod maxime volui fieri non potuit, ut componeretur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136:
Pompei summam esse... voluntatem, ut componeretur atque ab armis discederetur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 16.—
C.
Hence, to set right, to set in or restore to the proper place or condition, to adjust, etc.
1.
In gen., to arrange, adjust, order, set in order:
aulaeis se superbis Aurea sponda, of one's attitude on a couch,
Verg. A. 1, 697:
ad ictum militaris gladii conposita cervice,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 26, 2:
diductis aedificia angulis vidimus moveri iterumque conponi,
id. Q. N. 6, 30, 4:
si ad rem pertinet, quomodo caelo adfecto conpositisque sideribus quodque animal oriatur,
Cic. Div. 2, 47, 98:
tibi enim gratias agebat, quod signa componenda suscepisses,
id. Att. 4, 9, 1.—
2.
Esp., milit. t. t.:
se ad confligendum, Sisenn. ap. Non p. 257, 13: exercitum in hibernaculis, Sali J. 103, 1: in secunda (acie) cohortis, id. H. inc. Fragm. 44 Dietsch: stabant conpositi suis quisque ordinibus (opp. incompositi),
Liv. 44, 38, 11:
conpositi numero in turmas,
Verg. A. 11, 599:
cunctos licentia vagos compositus invadit = compositis ordinibus,
Tac. H. 4, 35:
agmen,
id. ib. 2, 89; 5, 1; id. A. 12, 16:
ordines,
id. H. 4, 33:
vagos paventesque Vitellianos, sua quemque apud signa, componunt,
id. ib. 3, 35:
pugnae exercitum,
id. A. 13, 40:
auxilia in numerum legionis,
id. ib. 2, 80 Nipp. ad loc.:
equitem per turmas,
id. ib. 15, 29:
insidias in montibus,
Just. 1, 3, 11.—
3.
Of the order of words in language: quam lepide lexeis compostae! ut tesserulae omnes Arte pavimento atque emblemate vermiculato, Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; id. ap. Cic. Or. 44, 149; cf. id. ib. sq.:
ut aptior sit oratio, ipsa verba compone,
id. Brut. 17, 68.—
4.
With reference to orderly appearance, etc., of the clothing, hair; the expression of the countenance, etc., to lay, smooth, adjust:
suon quisque loco'st? Vide capillum, satin compositu'st commode?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97:
composito et delibuto capillo,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 135:
comas,
Ov. R. Am. 679:
crines,
Verg. G. 4, 417:
ne turbarentur comae, quas componi, etc.,
Quint. 11, 3, 148:
togam,
to lay in proper folds, Hor. S. 2, 3, 77; Quint. 11, 3, 156; cf.:
nec tamen ante adiit... Quam se composuit, quam circumspexit amictus,
Ov. M. 4, 318:
pulvinum facili manu,
id. A. A. 1, 160; cf.
torum,
id. F. 3, 484:
jam libet componere voltus,
id. M. 13, 767:
vultu composito, ne laeti excessu principis, etc.,
Tac. A. 1, 7; Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 5; cf.:
(Tiberius) compositus ore,
id. ib. 2, 34:
vultum natura horridum... efferabat, componens ad speculum in omnem terrorem,
distorting, Suet. Calig. 50.—
5.
In gen., to adjust, arrange, regulate, for the expression of something, or to accord with something; usu. ad aliquid:
ad abstinentiam rursus, non secus ac modo ad balineum animum vultumque conposui,
Plin. Ep. 7, 1, 6:
orationis ipsius vultus ad id, quod efficere intendimus, compositus,
Quint. 9, 1, 21:
utraque manu ad modum aliquid portantium composita,
id. 11, 3, 120:
ge. stum oratoris ad similitudinem saltationis,
id. 1, 11, 19:
figuram ad imitationem alterius scripturae,
id. 9, 2, 34:
nec ad votum composita civitas,
Tac. Or. 41:
cuncta ad decorem inperi conposita,
id. H. 1, 71:
cunctis ad tristitiam conpositis,
id. A. 3, 1. —Less freq. with dat.:
voltus conponere famae Taedet,
to adapt, Tib. 4, 7, 9:
venturis carbasa ventis,
Luc. 3, 596:
me quoque mittendis rectum componite telis,
id. 3, 717. —With in:
Nero itinera urbis... veste servili in dissimulationem sui compositus pererrabat,
disguised, made up, Tac. A. 13, 25. —
D.
To bring to a particular form or condition, to dispose, arrange, set in order, contrive, devise, prepare.
(α).
With acc.:
ego itinera sic composueram, ut Nonis Quinctilibus Puteolis essem,
Cic. Att. 15, 26, 3:
quod adest memento Componere aequus,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 33:
conposita atque constituta re publica,
Cic. Leg. 3, 18, 42:
necdum compositis maturisve satis consiliis,
Liv. 4, 13, 5:
(diem) totum in consideranda causa componendaque posuisse,
Cic. Brut. 22, 87:
tempus in cognoscendis componendisque causis consumere,
id. Or. 42, 143:
ex sententia omnibus rebus paratis conpositisque,
Sall. J. 43, 5; 94, 1:
in senatu cuncta longis aliorum principatibus composita statim decernuntur,
Tac. H. 2, 55:
dum quae forent firmando Neronis imperio componuntur,
id. A. 12, 68.—
(β).
With ad or in and acc. of the purpose for which, or the example according to which, etc.:
cum alteri placeat auspicia ista ad utilitatem esse rei publicae conposita,
Cic. Leg. 2, 13, 32:
omnia ad voluptatem multitudinis inperitae,
Quint. 10, 1, 43:
animum ad omnes casus,
id. 12, 9, 20; Val. Fl. 1, 321:
satis igitur in hoc nos componet multa scribendi exercitatio,
Quint. 9, 4, 114:
cultum victumque non ad nova exempla conponere, sed ut majorum mores suadent,
Sen. Tranq. 9, 2. —
2.
To arrange in agreement with others, to agree upon, contrive, devise, invent, conspire to make, etc.
(α).
In gen.: eum allegaverunt, suom qui servom diceret Cum auro esse apud me: conposita est fallacia, [p. 393] Ut, etc., Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 29:
quin jam virginem Despondi: res composita'st,
Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 17:
ita causa componitur, ut item palaestritae Bidini peterent ab Epicrate hereditatem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 54:
societatem praedarum cum latronibus conposuisse,
Sall. H. 4, 11 Dietsch:
crimen ab inimicis Romae conpositum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 61, § 141:
conpositis inter se rebus,
Sall. J. 66, 2:
ita conposito dolo digrediuntur,
id. ib. 111, 4:
conposito jam consilio,
Liv. 3, 53, 3: ceteri proditores ea quae composita erant exspectabant;
convenerat autem, etc.,
id. 25, 9, 8:
sub noctem susurri Composita repetantur hora,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 20:
ictum jam foedus, et omnes Conpositae leges,
Verg. A. 12, 315:
compositis notis,
Tib. 1, 2, 22:
crimen ac dolum ultro,
Tac. H. 1, 34:
proditionem,
id. ib. 2, 100:
seditionem,
id. ib. 4, 14:
insidias,
id. ib. 5, 22; id. A. 12, 54; 13, 47: pacem componere, v. B. 5. supra.—
(β).
With rel.-clause:
cum summa concordia, quos dimitterent, quos retinerent, composuerunt,
Liv. 40, 40, 14.—
(γ).
With inf.:
ii, secretis conloquiis conponunt Gallos concire,
Tac. A. 3, 40.—
(δ).
Pass. impers.:
ut domi compositum cum Marcio erat,
Liv. 2, 37, 1.—
(ε).
With ut and subj.:
compositum inter ipsos ut Latiaris strueret dolum,
Tac. A. 4, 68; cf. P. a. subst. —
3.
In gen., to feign, invent, devise, contrive, in order to deceive or delude, etc.: composita dicta, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 22 (Trag. Rel. v. 47 Rib.):
ne tu istic hodie malo tuo conpositis mendaciis Advenisti,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 211:
nec bene mendaci risus conponitur ore,
Tib. 3, 6, 35 (3, 7, 3):
sed vobis facile'st verba et conponere fraudes,
Prop. 2, 9, 31:
insidias in me conponis inanes,
id. 2, 32 (3, 30), 19:
compositas insidias fatoque evitatas ementitur,
Tac. A. 13, 47:
si haec fabulosa et composita videntur,
id. Or. 12; id. Agr. 40:
quae ut augendae famae composita, sic reliqua non in obscuro habentur,
id. A. 15, 16; cf.:
vetustatem, ut cetera, in majus conponentem altores Jovis celebravisse,
exaggerating, Sall. H. 3, 60 Dietsch.— Part. perf. with in and acc., pretending, assuming the appearance or expression:
(Domitianus) paratus simulatione, in adrogantiam compositus audiit preces,
Tac. Agr. 42:
is in maestitiam compositus,
id. H. 2, 9; 1, 54:
in securitatem,
id. A. 3, 44.—Rarely with ad:
tunc compositus ad maestitiam,
Tac. A. 13, 20.— Hence, P. a.: compŏsĭtus ( - postus), a, um.
A.
Well-arranged, ordered, or constituted, orderly, regular:
quae (injuria) dum foris sunt, nil videtur mundius, Nec magis compositum quicquam nec magis elegans,
Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 13: admiratus sum... sunchusin litterularum, quae solent tuae compositissimae et clarissimae esse, Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1:
acrior impetu atque animis quam compositior ullo ordine pugna fuit,
Liv. 28, 22, 13:
intellegitur, etiamsi non adjecero, conpositum ordinatumque fore talem virum,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 8, 3:
composita et quieta et beata respublica,
Tac. Or. 36. —Of writings:
quare in his quoque libris erant eadem aliqua... omnia vero compositiora et elaborata,
Quint. 1, pr. § 8; cf.:
illa quae curam fatentur et ficta atque composita videri etiam volunt,
elaborate, id. 8, pr. § 23.— Transf., of the orator himself:
si aut compositi oratoris bene structam collocationem dissolvas permutatione verborum,
Cic. Or. 70, 232.—
B.
Fitly disposed for any purpose, prepared, apt, fit, adapted, qualified, suitable, ready:
perficiam ut nemo umquam paratior, vigilantior, compositior ad judicium venisse videatur,
Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 11; so,
equus bene natura compositus,
Auct. Her. 4, 46, 59.— With ad or in and acc., or with dat.:
arte quadam ab juventa in ostentationem (virtutum) compositus,
Liv. 26, 19, 3 Weissenb. ad loc.:
alius historiae magis idoneus, alius compositus ad carmen,
Quint. 2, 8, 7:
aeque in adulationem compositus (sacerdos),
Curt. 4, 7, 26:
(Attici) non maxime ad risum compositi,
Quint. 6, 3, 18:
natura atque arte compositus alliciendis etiam Muciani moribus,
Tac. H. 2, 5.—
C.
Quiet, peaceful, undisturbed, calm, composed, unimpassioned, etc.:
ut peractis quae agenda fuerint salvo jam et composito die possis ibi manere,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 2:
lenis et nitidi et compositi generis amatores,
Quint. 10, 1, 44:
actio,
id. 11, 3, 110:
aetas,
mature, sedate, Tac. A. 13, 1: adfectus mites atque compositi, Quint. 6, 2, 9:
supercilium (opp. erectum),
id. 11, 3, 74:
repetitio eorum (civium) labefactabat compositam civitatem,
Flor. 3, 23, 3.—
D.
Compound, composite, made up of parts (opp. simplex):
verba,
Quint. 1, 5, 3; 1, 6, 38; 7, 9, 5:
voces,
id. 1, 5, 65; cf. id. 1, 5, 9; 2, 12, 3.—Hence, subst.: compŏsĭtum ( conp-), i, n., that which is agreed, an agreement, compact, etc.; only abl. in the phrases,
(α).
Ex composito, according to agreement, by agreement, in concert, Sall. H. 2, 12 Dietsch:
tum ex composito orta vis,
Liv. 1, 9, 10; 5, 14, 2; 36, 25, 1; 40, 48, 4; Suet. Claud. 37; Tac. H. 4, 66.—
(β).
De composito, by agreement, App. Mag. 1, p. 273; and,
(γ).
More rarely in the same sense, composito alone, Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 29; Nep. Dat. 6, 6; Verg. A. 2, 129.—Hence also adv.: compŏsĭtē ( conp-), in an orderly, regular, or skilful manner, orderly, regularly, properly (class. but rare;
not in Quint.): ambulare,
Col. 6, 2, 5:
indutus,
Gell. 1, 5, 2:
composite et apte dicere,
Cic. Or. 71, 236:
composite, ornate, copiose eloqui,
id. De Or. 1, 11, 48:
composite atque magnifice casum reipublicae miserati,
Sall. C. 51, 9:
bene et composite disseruit,
id. Ib. 52.— Comp.:
compositius cuncta quam festinantius agerent,
Tac. A. 15, 3.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > conposite
14 conpositum

com-pōno ( conp-), posui (COMPOSEIVERVNT, C. I. L. 1, 199, 2), positum (compostus, Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21 Lorenz; Verg. A. 1, 249; Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; Varr ap. Sen. Ep. 56, 6), 3, v. a., to put, place, lay, bring or set together, to unite, join, connect, collect, aggregate, compose, to order, arrange, adjust, etc. (class. and very freq.).
I.
In gen., of different objects.
A.
To bring into union, gather, collect, put together.
1.
Of things in gen.:
aridum lignum,
Hor. C. 3, 17, 14:
composita fronde,
Prop. 1, 20, 22:
uvas in tecto in cratibus,
Cato, R. R. 112, 2:
in quo (loco) erant ea conposita, quibus rex te numerare constituerat,
Cic. Deiot. 6, 17:
(amomum) manipulatim leniter componitur,
Plin. 12, 13, 28, § 48:
amphoras in culleum,
Cato, R. R. 113, 2:
ligna in caminum,
id. ib. 37, 5.—
b.
To bring into contact, fit together, join:
quid... in operibus manu factis tam compositum tamque compactum et coagmentatum inveniri potest?
Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 74: cum poclo bibo eodem, amplector, labra labellis conpono, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 260, 28:
tum latus conponit lateri et cum pectore pectus,
id. ib. p. 260, 30:
conponens manibusque manus atque ori bus ora,
Verg. A. 8, 486:
Mercurio Sais fertur Virgineum conposuisse latus,
Prop. 2, 2, 12; cf.
caput,
Tib. 1, 5, 8.—Hence, of broken limbs, etc., med. t. t., to set:
ossa,
Cels. 8, 10, 2:
jugulum,
id. 8, 8, 8 et saep.—
c.
Esp., to pack up for a journey, etc.:
omnia composta sunt quae donavi,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21:
i ergo intro et compone quae tecum simul Ferantur,
Ter. Hec. 4, 3, 5:
dum tota domus raeda componitur una,
Juv. 3, 10.—
2.
Of persons:
is (Saturnus) genus indocile ac dispersum montibus altis Composuit,
Verg. A. 8, 322:
et tabula una duos poterit componere amantes,
Prop. 2, 26, 33 (3, 22, 13); cf. II. C. 5. infra.—
B.
To set in opposition.
1.
To bring together in hostility, to oppose, to couple, pair, match in combat (cf. compositio, III.); esp. of gladiators, etc.: Samnis, spurcus homo, cum Pacideiano conponitur, optimus multo Post homines natos gladiator qui fuit unus, Lucil. Sat. ap. Non. p. 257, 18; cf. Cic. Opt. Gen. 6, 17:
Rupili et Persi par pugnat, uti non Compositum melius cum Bitho Bacchius,
Hor. S. 1, 7, 20 Orell. ad loc.:
staturam habere Threcis cum Threce conpositi,
Sen. Q. N. 4, praef. 8;
and in gen.: si quis casus duos inter se bonos viros composuerit,
Quint. 2, 17, 34:
cuive virum mallem memet componere,
Sil. 10, 70:
componimur Vecordi Decio,
id. 11, 212:
hunc fatis,
id. 1, 39:
cum ventis, pelagique furentibus undis Composuit mortale genus,
Luc. 3, 196;
and fig.: pergis pugnantia secum Frontibus adversis componere,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 103:
ecce par deo dignum, vir fortis cum fortuna mala conpositus,
Sen. Prov. 1, 2, 9:
non illa (rhetorice) secum ipsa componitur,
Quint. 2, 17, 33;
and of a judicial contest: accita Epicharis et cum indice composita,
confronted, Tac. A. 15, 51; 16, 10.—
2.
To oppose by way of comparison, to compare, contrast.
(α).
With acc. and dat.: quid est, cur componere ausis mihi te aut me tibi? Att. ap. Non. p. 257, 15 (Trag. Rel. v. 147 Rib.):
nec divis homines componier aequom'st,
Cat. 68, 141: composita dicta evolvunt, Quae cum componas, dicta factis discrepant, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 21 (Trag. Rel. v. 48 Rib.):
si parva licet conponere magnis,
Verg. G. 4, 176:
parvis conponere magna solebam,
id. E. 1, 23; Ov. M. 5, [p. 392] 416:
audes cladi componere nostrae, Nympha, tuam?
id. ib. 15, 530:
divinis humana,
Aus. Ecl. 1, 10.—
(β).
With acc. and cum:
ubi Metelli dicta cum factis conposuit,
Sall. J. 48, 1: causam suam cum causa adversarii. Quint. 7, 2, 22.
II.
In partic.
A.
Of the parts of a whole, or of a whole as made up of parts.
1.
To bring together, compose, compound, make up, mix, construct.
(α).
With ex:
exercitus ejus conpositus ex variis gentibus,
Sall. J. 18, 3:
genus humanum ex corpore et anima conpositum,
id. ib. 2, 1:
liber ex alienis orationibus compositus,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 47:
antidoton... ex multis atque interim contrariis quoque inter se effectibus,
Quint. 1, 10, 6:
ex quo (umore) componi debet (medicamentum),
Cels. 6, 7, 1 fin. —
(β).
With abl.:
mensam gramine,
Sil. 15, 51.—
(γ).
With acc. alone:
medicamentum,
Col. 6, 4, 1; Scrib. Comp. 10.—
2.
Esp., of buildings, etc., to construct, build:
qui cuncta conposuit,
i. e. the Creator, Cic. Univ. 13:
urbem,
Verg. A. 3, 387:
illa (templa) deis,
Ov. F. 1, 708 Burm. ad loc.:
aggere conposito tumuli,
Verg. A. 7, 6:
deletas Thebas,
Prop. 2, 6, 5.—
3.
Of words, to compound:
vitilitigatores ex vitiis et litigatoribus, Plin. praef. § 32: verba composita (opp. simplicia),
Quint. 1, 5, 3.—
4.
Of writings, speeches, etc.
a.
To compose, write, construct (very freq.):
leges,
Lucr. 4, 966:
compone hoc, quod postulo, de argento: de reliquo videro,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 36:
quartum librum,
id. de Or. 2, 55, 224:
libros,
id. Fam. 16, 20; Plin. Ep. 9, 9, 1:
libellos,
Quint. 12, 8, 5:
actiones,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 8; Quint. 11, 3, 68:
argumentum,
Cic. Att. 15, 4, 3:
edictum eis verbis,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116:
edictum eorum arbitratu,
id. ib. 2, 1, 46, §
119: artes,
books of instruction, id. Brut. 12, 48; id. Ac. 2, 13, 40:
artificium,
id. de Or. 2, 19, 83:
commentarium consulatus mei,
id. Att. 1, 19, 10; Quint. 1, 8, 19:
quarum (litterarum) exemplum,
Cic. Agr. 2, 20, 53:
quandam disciplinae formulam,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 17:
stipulationum et judiciorum formulas,
id. Leg. 1, 4, 14:
interdictum,
id. Caecin. 21, 59:
poema,
id. ad Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 77; Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 60:
senatus consultum,
Cic. Fam. 10, 22, 2:
testimonium,
id. Att. 15, 15, 1:
verba ad religionem deorum immortalium,
id. Dom. 47, 124:
de judicialibus causis aliqua,
Quint. 3, 6, 104:
aliquid de ratione dicendi, id. prooem. 1: quae de ortu vitaque Scapulae composita erant,
Tac. A. 16, 14:
Apion... inmortalitate donari a se scripsit ad quos aliqua conponebat, Plin. praef. § 25: carmen,
Cic. Mur. 12, 26:
carmina,
Tac. Or. 12; id. A. 3, 49:
epistulas,
id. ib. 2, 70:
litteras nomine Marcelli,
Liv. 27, 28, 4; Tac. A. 11, 20:
orationem habere ad conciliandos plebis animos conpositam,
Liv. 1, 35, 2:
blanditias tremula voce,
Tib. 1, 2, 91:
meditata manu verba trementi,
Ov. M. 9, 521:
versus,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 8:
mollem versum,
Prop. 1, 7, 19:
cantus,
Tib. 1, 2, 53:
in morem annalium,
Tac. Or. 22:
orationes adversus aliquem,
id. ib. 37:
litteras ad aliquem,
id. A. 15, 8; 14, 22:
probra in Gaium,
id. ib. 6, 9;
14, 50: multa et atrocia in Macronem,
id. ib. 6, 44 (38) et saep.—
b.
Transf., of the subjects, etc., treated, to write about, treat, celebrate:
tuas laudes,
Tib. 4, 1, 35:
res gestas,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 251:
tempora Iliaca,
Vell. 1, 3, 2:
bellum Troicum,
id. 1, 5, 3:
Juli Africani vitam componendo, spem hominibus fecisti plurium ejus modi librorum,
Tac. Or. 14:
veteres populi Romani res,
id. A. 4, 32:
Neronis res,
id. ib. 1, 1; 11, 11.—
B.
From the notion of closing.
1.
To put away, put aside, put in place:
armamentis conplicandis, conponendis studuimus,
i. e. folding up the sails and lowering the masts, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 80:
(tempus) ad componenda armamenta expediendumque remigem,
Liv. 26, 39, 8:
vela contrahit malosque inclinat et simul armamenta componens, etc.,
id. 36, 44, 2:
arma,
Hor. C. 4, 14, 52:
tristes istos conpone libellos,
put aside, Prop. 1, 9, 13.—
2.
To store up, put away, collect:
nec... Aut conponere opes norant aut parcere parto,
Verg. A. 8, 317:
ego conposito securus acervo Despiciam dites,
Tib. 1, 1, 77;
so fig.: condo et compono quae mox depromere possim,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 12.— So esp. to preserve, pack, put up fruits, meat, etc., for future use:
pernas,
Cato, R. R. 162, 12:
tergora (suis),
Col. 12, 55, 2: siccatos coliculos, id. 12, 9, 1:
caepam in fidelia,
id. 12, 10, 2:
herbas,
id. 12, 13, 2:
poma,
id. 12, 47, 5:
olivas,
Pall. Nov. 22, 5:
herbam olla nova,
Scrib. Comp. 60:
faenum,
Dig. 19, 2, 11, § 4:
fructus in urceis, capsellis,
ib. 33, 7, 12, §1.—
3.
Of the ashes or remains of the dead, to adjust, lay out, to collect and inurn, inter, bury:
tu mea conpones et dices, ossa, Properti, Haec tua sunt,
Prop. 2, 24, 35 (3, 19, 19):
cinerem,
Ov. F. 3, 547:
cinerem ossaque,
Val. Fl. 7, 203:
sic ego conponi versus in ossa velim,
Tib. 3, 2, 26.—Hence, in gen., of persons, to bury:
quem... prope cognatos conpositum cineres,
Cat. 68, 98:
omnes composui (meos),
Hor. S. 1, 9, 28:
compositi busta avi,
Ov. F. 5, 426:
Pisonem Verania uxor... T. Vinium Crispina filia composuere,
Tac. H. 1, 47:
componi tumulo eodem,
Ov. M. 4, 157:
toro Mortua componar,
id. ib. 9, 504:
alto Conpositus lecto,
Pers. 3, 104:
aliquem terra,
Sil. 9, 95.—
4.
To lay at rest, compose, quiet.
a.
Of things: omnia noctis erant placida composta quiete, Varr. Atac. ap. Sen. Contr. 3, 16:
cum mare compositum est,
Ov. A. A. 3, 259:
aquas,
id. H. 13, 136:
fessum tumentes Composuit pelagus ventis patientibus undas,
Luc. 5, 702.—
b.
Of persons:
nec vigilantibus, sed etiam quiete compositis,
Quint. 11, 2, 5:
ubi jam thalamis se conposuere,
Verg. G. 4, 189:
defessa membra,
id. ib. 4, 438:
si bene conpositus somno vinoque jacebit,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 53.—
5.
To end strife, confusion, etc., to compose, pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, quiet, tranquillize, reconcile, etc., that which is disturbed or at variance.
a.
With personal object:
aversos amicos,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 29:
ceteros clementia,
Tac. A. 12, 55:
comitia praetorum,
id. ib. 14, 28; id. H. 1, 85:
juvenes concitatos,
Quint. 1, 10, 32; cf.:
barbarum animos,
Tac. A. 14, 39:
gentem,
Sil. 17, 356.—Esp. of the mind:
prima (pars philosophiae) conponit animum,
Sen. Ep. 89, 9:
argumentum conpositae mentis,
id. ib. 2, 1; Cels. 3, 18; Sil. 11, 352:
mentem somno,
id. 3, 162:
religio saevas componit mentis,
id. 13, 317.—
b.
Of places, countries, etc.:
C. Caesar componendae Armeniae deligitur,
Tac. A. 2, 4:
Campaniam,
id. H. 4, 3:
Daciam,
id. ib. 3, 53.—
c.
With abstr. or indef. objects:
si possum hoc inter vos conponere,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 23; cf.:
vides, inter nos sic haec potius cum bona Ut componamus gratia quam cum mala?
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 17:
gaudens conponi foedere bellum,
Verg. A. 12, 109; so,
bellum,
Sall. J. 97, 2; Nep. Hann. 6, 2; id. Alcib. 8, 3; Vell. 2, 25, 1; Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 3:
bella,
Tac. A. 3, 56:
cum vellet pro communi amico controversias regum componere,
Caes. B. C. 3, 109:
uti per colloquia omnes controversiae componantur,
id. ib. 1, 9 fin.:
curas,
Verg. A. 4, 341; Sil. 12, 682:
lites,
Verg. E. 3, 108:
seditionem civilem,
Suet. Caes. 4:
statum Orientis,
id. Calig. 1:
Romanus Ardeae turbatas seditione res... composuit,
Liv. 4, 10, 6; 3, 53, 1:
legatorum res et bello turbatas,
id. 45, 16, 2:
res Germanicas,
Suet. Vit. 9:
discordias,
Tac. H. 4, 50:
compositis praesentibus,
id. A. 1, 45:
odia et certamina,
id. ib. 15, 2.—Less freq. transf., with the result as object:
pacem componi volo Meo patri cum matre,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 113:
si pax cum Carthaginiensibus componi nequisset,
Liv. 30, 40, 13:
at me conposita pace fefellit Amor,
Prop. 2, 2, 2:
pax circa Brundusium composita,
Vell. 2, 75, 3:
pacem cum Pyrrho,
Just. 18, 2, 6; cf. D. 2. infra.—
d.
Absol.:
coheredes mei conponere et transigere cupiebant,
Plin. Ep. 5, 1, 7; and so impers. pass.:
posteaquam id quod maxime volui fieri non potuit, ut componeretur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136:
Pompei summam esse... voluntatem, ut componeretur atque ab armis discederetur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 16.—
C.
Hence, to set right, to set in or restore to the proper place or condition, to adjust, etc.
1.
In gen., to arrange, adjust, order, set in order:
aulaeis se superbis Aurea sponda, of one's attitude on a couch,
Verg. A. 1, 697:
ad ictum militaris gladii conposita cervice,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 26, 2:
diductis aedificia angulis vidimus moveri iterumque conponi,
id. Q. N. 6, 30, 4:
si ad rem pertinet, quomodo caelo adfecto conpositisque sideribus quodque animal oriatur,
Cic. Div. 2, 47, 98:
tibi enim gratias agebat, quod signa componenda suscepisses,
id. Att. 4, 9, 1.—
2.
Esp., milit. t. t.:
se ad confligendum, Sisenn. ap. Non p. 257, 13: exercitum in hibernaculis, Sali J. 103, 1: in secunda (acie) cohortis, id. H. inc. Fragm. 44 Dietsch: stabant conpositi suis quisque ordinibus (opp. incompositi),
Liv. 44, 38, 11:
conpositi numero in turmas,
Verg. A. 11, 599:
cunctos licentia vagos compositus invadit = compositis ordinibus,
Tac. H. 4, 35:
agmen,
id. ib. 2, 89; 5, 1; id. A. 12, 16:
ordines,
id. H. 4, 33:
vagos paventesque Vitellianos, sua quemque apud signa, componunt,
id. ib. 3, 35:
pugnae exercitum,
id. A. 13, 40:
auxilia in numerum legionis,
id. ib. 2, 80 Nipp. ad loc.:
equitem per turmas,
id. ib. 15, 29:
insidias in montibus,
Just. 1, 3, 11.—
3.
Of the order of words in language: quam lepide lexeis compostae! ut tesserulae omnes Arte pavimento atque emblemate vermiculato, Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; id. ap. Cic. Or. 44, 149; cf. id. ib. sq.:
ut aptior sit oratio, ipsa verba compone,
id. Brut. 17, 68.—
4.
With reference to orderly appearance, etc., of the clothing, hair; the expression of the countenance, etc., to lay, smooth, adjust:
suon quisque loco'st? Vide capillum, satin compositu'st commode?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97:
composito et delibuto capillo,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 135:
comas,
Ov. R. Am. 679:
crines,
Verg. G. 4, 417:
ne turbarentur comae, quas componi, etc.,
Quint. 11, 3, 148:
togam,
to lay in proper folds, Hor. S. 2, 3, 77; Quint. 11, 3, 156; cf.:
nec tamen ante adiit... Quam se composuit, quam circumspexit amictus,
Ov. M. 4, 318:
pulvinum facili manu,
id. A. A. 1, 160; cf.
torum,
id. F. 3, 484:
jam libet componere voltus,
id. M. 13, 767:
vultu composito, ne laeti excessu principis, etc.,
Tac. A. 1, 7; Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 5; cf.:
(Tiberius) compositus ore,
id. ib. 2, 34:
vultum natura horridum... efferabat, componens ad speculum in omnem terrorem,
distorting, Suet. Calig. 50.—
5.
In gen., to adjust, arrange, regulate, for the expression of something, or to accord with something; usu. ad aliquid:
ad abstinentiam rursus, non secus ac modo ad balineum animum vultumque conposui,
Plin. Ep. 7, 1, 6:
orationis ipsius vultus ad id, quod efficere intendimus, compositus,
Quint. 9, 1, 21:
utraque manu ad modum aliquid portantium composita,
id. 11, 3, 120:
ge. stum oratoris ad similitudinem saltationis,
id. 1, 11, 19:
figuram ad imitationem alterius scripturae,
id. 9, 2, 34:
nec ad votum composita civitas,
Tac. Or. 41:
cuncta ad decorem inperi conposita,
id. H. 1, 71:
cunctis ad tristitiam conpositis,
id. A. 3, 1. —Less freq. with dat.:
voltus conponere famae Taedet,
to adapt, Tib. 4, 7, 9:
venturis carbasa ventis,
Luc. 3, 596:
me quoque mittendis rectum componite telis,
id. 3, 717. —With in:
Nero itinera urbis... veste servili in dissimulationem sui compositus pererrabat,
disguised, made up, Tac. A. 13, 25. —
D.
To bring to a particular form or condition, to dispose, arrange, set in order, contrive, devise, prepare.
(α).
With acc.:
ego itinera sic composueram, ut Nonis Quinctilibus Puteolis essem,
Cic. Att. 15, 26, 3:
quod adest memento Componere aequus,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 33:
conposita atque constituta re publica,
Cic. Leg. 3, 18, 42:
necdum compositis maturisve satis consiliis,
Liv. 4, 13, 5:
(diem) totum in consideranda causa componendaque posuisse,
Cic. Brut. 22, 87:
tempus in cognoscendis componendisque causis consumere,
id. Or. 42, 143:
ex sententia omnibus rebus paratis conpositisque,
Sall. J. 43, 5; 94, 1:
in senatu cuncta longis aliorum principatibus composita statim decernuntur,
Tac. H. 2, 55:
dum quae forent firmando Neronis imperio componuntur,
id. A. 12, 68.—
(β).
With ad or in and acc. of the purpose for which, or the example according to which, etc.:
cum alteri placeat auspicia ista ad utilitatem esse rei publicae conposita,
Cic. Leg. 2, 13, 32:
omnia ad voluptatem multitudinis inperitae,
Quint. 10, 1, 43:
animum ad omnes casus,
id. 12, 9, 20; Val. Fl. 1, 321:
satis igitur in hoc nos componet multa scribendi exercitatio,
Quint. 9, 4, 114:
cultum victumque non ad nova exempla conponere, sed ut majorum mores suadent,
Sen. Tranq. 9, 2. —
2.
To arrange in agreement with others, to agree upon, contrive, devise, invent, conspire to make, etc.
(α).
In gen.: eum allegaverunt, suom qui servom diceret Cum auro esse apud me: conposita est fallacia, [p. 393] Ut, etc., Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 29:
quin jam virginem Despondi: res composita'st,
Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 17:
ita causa componitur, ut item palaestritae Bidini peterent ab Epicrate hereditatem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 54:
societatem praedarum cum latronibus conposuisse,
Sall. H. 4, 11 Dietsch:
crimen ab inimicis Romae conpositum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 61, § 141:
conpositis inter se rebus,
Sall. J. 66, 2:
ita conposito dolo digrediuntur,
id. ib. 111, 4:
conposito jam consilio,
Liv. 3, 53, 3: ceteri proditores ea quae composita erant exspectabant;
convenerat autem, etc.,
id. 25, 9, 8:
sub noctem susurri Composita repetantur hora,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 20:
ictum jam foedus, et omnes Conpositae leges,
Verg. A. 12, 315:
compositis notis,
Tib. 1, 2, 22:
crimen ac dolum ultro,
Tac. H. 1, 34:
proditionem,
id. ib. 2, 100:
seditionem,
id. ib. 4, 14:
insidias,
id. ib. 5, 22; id. A. 12, 54; 13, 47: pacem componere, v. B. 5. supra.—
(β).
With rel.-clause:
cum summa concordia, quos dimitterent, quos retinerent, composuerunt,
Liv. 40, 40, 14.—
(γ).
With inf.:
ii, secretis conloquiis conponunt Gallos concire,
Tac. A. 3, 40.—
(δ).
Pass. impers.:
ut domi compositum cum Marcio erat,
Liv. 2, 37, 1.—
(ε).
With ut and subj.:
compositum inter ipsos ut Latiaris strueret dolum,
Tac. A. 4, 68; cf. P. a. subst. —
3.
In gen., to feign, invent, devise, contrive, in order to deceive or delude, etc.: composita dicta, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 22 (Trag. Rel. v. 47 Rib.):
ne tu istic hodie malo tuo conpositis mendaciis Advenisti,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 211:
nec bene mendaci risus conponitur ore,
Tib. 3, 6, 35 (3, 7, 3):
sed vobis facile'st verba et conponere fraudes,
Prop. 2, 9, 31:
insidias in me conponis inanes,
id. 2, 32 (3, 30), 19:
compositas insidias fatoque evitatas ementitur,
Tac. A. 13, 47:
si haec fabulosa et composita videntur,
id. Or. 12; id. Agr. 40:
quae ut augendae famae composita, sic reliqua non in obscuro habentur,
id. A. 15, 16; cf.:
vetustatem, ut cetera, in majus conponentem altores Jovis celebravisse,
exaggerating, Sall. H. 3, 60 Dietsch.— Part. perf. with in and acc., pretending, assuming the appearance or expression:
(Domitianus) paratus simulatione, in adrogantiam compositus audiit preces,
Tac. Agr. 42:
is in maestitiam compositus,
id. H. 2, 9; 1, 54:
in securitatem,
id. A. 3, 44.—Rarely with ad:
tunc compositus ad maestitiam,
Tac. A. 13, 20.— Hence, P. a.: compŏsĭtus ( - postus), a, um.
A.
Well-arranged, ordered, or constituted, orderly, regular:
quae (injuria) dum foris sunt, nil videtur mundius, Nec magis compositum quicquam nec magis elegans,
Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 13: admiratus sum... sunchusin litterularum, quae solent tuae compositissimae et clarissimae esse, Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1:
acrior impetu atque animis quam compositior ullo ordine pugna fuit,
Liv. 28, 22, 13:
intellegitur, etiamsi non adjecero, conpositum ordinatumque fore talem virum,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 8, 3:
composita et quieta et beata respublica,
Tac. Or. 36. —Of writings:
quare in his quoque libris erant eadem aliqua... omnia vero compositiora et elaborata,
Quint. 1, pr. § 8; cf.:
illa quae curam fatentur et ficta atque composita videri etiam volunt,
elaborate, id. 8, pr. § 23.— Transf., of the orator himself:
si aut compositi oratoris bene structam collocationem dissolvas permutatione verborum,
Cic. Or. 70, 232.—
B.
Fitly disposed for any purpose, prepared, apt, fit, adapted, qualified, suitable, ready:
perficiam ut nemo umquam paratior, vigilantior, compositior ad judicium venisse videatur,
Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 11; so,
equus bene natura compositus,
Auct. Her. 4, 46, 59.— With ad or in and acc., or with dat.:
arte quadam ab juventa in ostentationem (virtutum) compositus,
Liv. 26, 19, 3 Weissenb. ad loc.:
alius historiae magis idoneus, alius compositus ad carmen,
Quint. 2, 8, 7:
aeque in adulationem compositus (sacerdos),
Curt. 4, 7, 26:
(Attici) non maxime ad risum compositi,
Quint. 6, 3, 18:
natura atque arte compositus alliciendis etiam Muciani moribus,
Tac. H. 2, 5.—
C.
Quiet, peaceful, undisturbed, calm, composed, unimpassioned, etc.:
ut peractis quae agenda fuerint salvo jam et composito die possis ibi manere,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 2:
lenis et nitidi et compositi generis amatores,
Quint. 10, 1, 44:
actio,
id. 11, 3, 110:
aetas,
mature, sedate, Tac. A. 13, 1: adfectus mites atque compositi, Quint. 6, 2, 9:
supercilium (opp. erectum),
id. 11, 3, 74:
repetitio eorum (civium) labefactabat compositam civitatem,
Flor. 3, 23, 3.—
D.
Compound, composite, made up of parts (opp. simplex):
verba,
Quint. 1, 5, 3; 1, 6, 38; 7, 9, 5:
voces,
id. 1, 5, 65; cf. id. 1, 5, 9; 2, 12, 3.—Hence, subst.: compŏsĭtum ( conp-), i, n., that which is agreed, an agreement, compact, etc.; only abl. in the phrases,
(α).
Ex composito, according to agreement, by agreement, in concert, Sall. H. 2, 12 Dietsch:
tum ex composito orta vis,
Liv. 1, 9, 10; 5, 14, 2; 36, 25, 1; 40, 48, 4; Suet. Claud. 37; Tac. H. 4, 66.—
(β).
De composito, by agreement, App. Mag. 1, p. 273; and,
(γ).
More rarely in the same sense, composito alone, Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 29; Nep. Dat. 6, 6; Verg. A. 2, 129.—Hence also adv.: compŏsĭtē ( conp-), in an orderly, regular, or skilful manner, orderly, regularly, properly (class. but rare;
not in Quint.): ambulare,
Col. 6, 2, 5:
indutus,
Gell. 1, 5, 2:
composite et apte dicere,
Cic. Or. 71, 236:
composite, ornate, copiose eloqui,
id. De Or. 1, 11, 48:
composite atque magnifice casum reipublicae miserati,
Sall. C. 51, 9:
bene et composite disseruit,
id. Ib. 52.— Comp.:
compositius cuncta quam festinantius agerent,
Tac. A. 15, 3.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > conpositum
15 contra

contrā, adv. and prep. [stem con, i. e. cum, through a comparative form conter; cf.: alter, uter, inter, praeter, etc.; in abl. fem. form like the locative adverbs ea, qua, etc.; cf.: ultra, intra, extra, citra], orig., in comparison with; hence, over against, fronting, in front, opposite, in opposition to, against, contrary to, opposed to, etc.
I.
Adv. (referring to an opposed object often with the force of a preposition with ellipsis of a pronoun, = against it, against him, etc.).
A.
Local.
1.
Lit., of position in front of a person, place, or thing.
a.
With verb of being or position expressed or understood.
(α).
Referring to living beings, opposite, in face of, face to face, facing, in front of, fronting, confronting (not in Cic., Caes., or Sall.):
feminam scelestam te, adstans contra, contuor,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 26:
ut confidenter mihi contra adstitit,
id. Capt. 3, 5, 6; Lucr. 4, 223; 6, 929:
signum contra, quoad longissume oculi ferebant, animo finivit,
Liv. 1, 18, 8:
stat contra starique jubet,
Juv. 3, 290:
stat contra dicitque tibi tua pagina Fures!
Mart. 1, 55, 12:
ulmus erat contra,
in front of her, Ov. M. 14, 661:
templa vides contra,
in front (of us), id. ib. 7, 587.—Of position in front of the enemy:
contra conserta manu,
Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 3: contra consistere, to make front against them, Caes. B. G. 2, 17.—
(β).
Referring to things and places, over against (it), opposite (to it), on the opposite side (mostly post-Aug.):
contra jacet Cancer patulam distentus in alvum,
Manil. 2, 253:
posita contra Hispania,
Tac. Agr. 11:
promuntorium quod contra procedit,
Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6: relinquendae autem contra erunt vacuae tabellae, on the opposite side, i. e. of the leaf, Quint. 10, 3, 32: illo quaerente cur non decidant contra siti, the antipodes (cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123; v. II. A. 1. c. a), Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161.—With the governing verb understood:
arguam hanc vidisse apud te contra conservum meum,
face to face, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 91:
jam omnia contra circaque hostium plena erant, Liv 5, 37, 8: eadem verba contra (i. e. ponuntur),
side by side, Quint. 9, 3, 36; Verg. A. 6, 23.—
b.
With verbs of motion, so as to be opposite to an object or face to face with a person, variously rendered.
(α).
Referring to persons:
accede ad me atque adi contra,
come right up to me, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 23; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 6: hostes crebri cadunt; nostri contra ingruunt, advance to their front (in Plaut. hostility is not implied in contra), id. Am. 1, 1, 84: quis nos pater aut cognatu' volet contra tueri, face to face, eye to eye, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 12 Mull. (Trag. Rel. v. 444 Rib.); Att. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1, 55 (Trag. Rel. v. 538 ib.):
adspicedum contra me = contra adspice me,
Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 56 Lorenz ad lec.:
contra adspicere,
id. Mil. 2, 1, 45:
contra intueri,
Liv. 1, 16, 6; 9, 6, 8; Sen. Q. N. 1, 3, 6:
cum veniret contra Marcianus,
Quint. 6, 3, 95; Plin. 9, 46, 70, § 152.—
(β).
Of things:
hic ubi sol radiis... Adversa fulsit nimborum aspergine contra,
Lucr. 6, 525; Cels. 8, 8, 1:
quam (turrim) promoti contra validi asseres... perfregere,
Tac. H. 4, 30.—Reciprocally: oscula non pervenientia contra, not coming through (the wall) so as to meet, Ov. M. 4, 80.—
2.
Transf. to equivalents of weight, value, and price; so,
(α).
In Plaut. only in the colloq. phrases auro contra, aurichalco contra, and contra auro (sc. posito); lit., for gold placed against; cf.:
aes contrarium, s. v. contrarius: (servus) non carus'st auro contra,
at his weight in gold, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 30: jam auro contra constat filius, id. Truc. 2, 6, 57 (Speng. aurichalco): auro contra cedo modestum amatorem! A me aurum accipe. Pa. Cedo mihi contra aurichalco quoi ego sano serviam, id. Curc. 1, 3, 45 sq.; id. Mil. 3, 1, 63; 4, 2, 85; id. Ps. 2, 3, 23.—
(β).
In post-Aug. prose (very rare):
at si aquae et ejus rei quam contra pensabis par pondus erit, nec pessum ibit, nec exstabit, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—
3.
Of reciprocal actions, = vicissim, in turn, in return, back, on my, his, etc., part, likewise, counter-.
(α).
In gen.:
te ut deludam contra, lusorem meum,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 71:
quae me amat, quam ego contra amo,
id. Merc. 5. 2, 77; id. Cist. 1, 1, 96; id. Trin. 4, 2, 55; id. As. 2, 2, 110:
qui arguat se, eum contra vincat jurejurando suo,
make a victorious counter-charge, id. Mil. 2, 2, 37:
si laudabit haec Illius formam, tu hujus contra (i. e. lauda),
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 54:
audi nunc contra jam,
listen in turn, id. Phorm. 4, 4, 18; id. Ad. 5, 4, 23:
at tu mihi contra nunc videre fortunatus, Phaedria, Cui, etc.,
you likewise seem fortunate to me, id. Phorm. 1, 3, 21:
Mettius Tullo gratulatur, contra Tullus Mettium benigne alloquitur,
Liv. 1, 28, 1:
contra ut me diligat illa,
Cat. 76. 23; Hor. S. 1, 3, 27 Orell. ad loc.—Hence, with ellipsis of inquit, = respondit:
cui latrans contra senex,
Phaedr. 5, 10, 7:
scietis, inquam, etc., contra Nigrinus: ad quem missi sunt? ego, etc.,
Plin. Ep. 7, 6, 4.—
Rarely with inquit, etc., expressed: at ille contra, renidens, Audi, inquit, discipule, etc.,
Gell. 15, 9, 9; cf.:
contra talia reddit,
Claud. B. Gild. 379.—
(β).
With dat. pers.:
consulo quem dolum doloso contra conservo parem,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 45:
facere contra huic aegre,
Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 10:
hiscine contra insidiabere?
id. Hec. 1. 1, 13:
tibi contra gratiam Referre,
id. ib. 4, 2, 7.—
(γ).
With item:
item a me contra factum est,
Plaut. Aul. prol. 20:
puellam senex Amat et item contra filius,
id. Cas. prol. 49; id. Pers. 5, 2, 36; id. Am. 1, 1, 67; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 25.—
(δ).
Combining a reciprocal with a local relation (A. 1. a. a, and b. a): contra carinantes verba, exchanging abusive words ( face to face), Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 361 (Ann. v. 181 Vahl.): tubae utrimque contra canunt;
Consonat terra,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 73; 1, 1, 86:
confer gradum Contra pariter,
id. Ps. 2, 4, 18; id. Truc. 1, 2, 28:
video amicam... Ubi contra adspexit me, etc.,
id. Mil. 2, 1, 45; Verg. E. 7, 8; cf. Lucr. 4, 243:
vesper adest, juvenes consurgite!... Cernitis, innuptae, juvenes? consurgite contra!
Cat. 62, 6.—
(ε).
Implying also opposition: Pe. Conpellabo. Ph. Orationis aciem contra conferam, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 20:
si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet,
what counter gift, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 63: quod Scipio postulavit... ut, etc. Et quod contra collega postulavit ne, etc., Annal. Trib. Pleb. ap. Gell. 7 (6), 19, 5:
si vobis aequa et honesta postulatio videtur, ego contra brevem postulationem adfero,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 7; Nep. Epam. 6, 1;
Auct. B. Alex. 24: illo licente contra liceri audeat nemo,
to bid in opposition, Caes. B. G. 1, 18; Liv. 4, 53, 6:
agedum pauca accipe contra,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 38.—So in battle:
Numidae... Romanorum ordines conturbare... neque contra feriundi copia erat,
Sall. J. 50, 4; and in law: et ab eo is qui adoptat vindicat... et illo contra non vindicante, etc., Gai Inst. 1, 134; 2, 24.—Esp. in replies:
oratio contra a Demosthene pro Ctesiphonte edita,
Cic. de Or. 3, 56, 213:
dicit accusator haec: primum, etc.... quid contra reus?
id. Clu. 30, 81; id. Fin. 5, 22, 63; Curt. 4, 1, 10; 7, 9, 1.
B.
Of opposition, strife, etc., against; constr. absol., with dat., and ne, quominus or quin.
1.
Of physical exertion.
(α).
Lit.:
concurrunt... aetheriae nubes contra pugnantibu' ventis,
struggling against each other, Lucr. 6. 98:
nec nos obniti contra... Sufficimus,
bear up, battle against, Verg. A. 5, 21; Ov. M. 9, 50; 2, 434:
at ille contra nititur,
resists, Plin. 2, 38, 38, § 103; 7, 20, 19, § 82:
pars remigum, tamquam imperitia... officia nautarum impediebant. Mox contra tendere,
rowed in an opposite direction, Tac. H. 4, 16.—
(β).
Trop.:
te rogo ne contrahas ac demittas animum, neque te obrui tamquam fluctu... sinas, contraque erigas ac resistas,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 4:
et torrens judicem vel nitentem contra feret, cogatque ire qua rapiet,
Quint. 12, 10, 61.— With ne: vi contra niti, ne advorsus eum fiat, Cato ap. Gell. 7 (6), 3, 16.—With quominus, Lucr. 1, 780.—
2.
Of mental exertion:
si tibi vera videntur, Dede manus, aut, si falsum est, accingere contra,
arm yourself against them, Lucr. 2, 1043; 2, 280. —With dat.:
siti contra... pugnandum,
Cels. 4, 2 fin. —
3.
Of hostile opposition in gen.
(α).
Lit.:
quod animadversum est in eo qui contra omni ratione pugnarunt, non debeo reprehendere,
who made opposition in every way, Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 137; id. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107:
contra etiam aliquid abs te profectum ex multis audivi,
something inimical, id. Fam. 5, 5, 2.—
(β).
Trop.:
aut alio quovis (sc. colore) qui contra pugnet et obstet,
Lucr. 2, 794; 2, 868.—
4.
Of warfare.
(α).
Lit.:
ut eos adversarios existimemus qui arma contra ferant,
Cic. Off. 1, 25, 87; 1, 12, 37; Vell. 2, 28, 4; cf.:
quid quod exercitum contra duxit?
Auct. Her. 4, 16, 23:
ut si qua ex parte obviam contra veniretur, acie instructa depugnarent,
if they should be attacked by an open charge, Caes. B. G. 7, 28:
issentque confestim ad urbem ni venire contra exercitum... audissent,
Liv. 7, 39, 17:
cum Romanae legiones contra direxerint,
would oppose their march, Tac. H. 4, 58; id. A. 6, 44.—With dat.:
et huic contra itum ad amnem Erinden,
Tac. A. 11, 10.—
(β).
Trop.:
quod ubi viderunt corvi, contra auxiliantur, velut adversus communem hostem,
Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 205.—
5.
Of legal contests.
(α).
With verbs of saying; v. 9. a.—
(β).
Venire contra, of any legal act with the intention to hurt the adversary:
quid? si omnium mortalium Sthenio nemo inimicior quam hic C. Claudius... fuit? si de litteris corruptis contra venit, etc.?
if he made a charge of forgery against him? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; cf. II. B. c. b.—
(γ).
On the part of the adversary:
inveniendum contra est, quo distet haec causa a ceteris,
Quint. 5, 10, 114; 9, 2, 35; 12, 8, 10.—
(δ).
Of judgments against the parties or against opinions:
ne spoliaret fama probatum hominem si contra judicasset,
given an adverse decision, Cic. Off. 3, 19, 77; cf. Val. Max. 7, 2, 4; Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—
6.
Of literary opposition.
(α).
Mostly with verbs of saying; v. 9. a. g.—
(β).
With other verbs:
astrologorum artem contra convincere tendit,
Lucr. 5, 728:
contra nunc illud pone, etc.,
Sen. Ben. 7, 14, 6:
habeat (liber meus) etiam quosdam qui contra sentiant et adversentur,
some dissentients and opponents, Quint. 3, 1, 5; 2, 17, 40; 3, 8, 69.—
7.
Of public and political opposition.
(α).
With verbs of saying; v. 9. a. d.—
(β).
With petere, to be a candidate for office in opposition to another:
nihil enim supererat de quo certarent, nihil quod contra peterent,
no office was left for which to canvass against each other, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91:
honores contra petere,
Quint. 6, 1, 17.—With ire, with dat., of an opposing vote in the senate (cf.:
pedibus ire): sententia Cassii ut nemo unus contra ire ausus est, ita dissonae voces respondebant,
Tac. A. 14, 45.—
8.
Of violation of law, contracts, etc.: contra facere, or contra committere, to violate, transgress a law, etc.: leges esse non ex ejus qui contra commiserit utilitate, spectari oportere, not in the interest of the transgressor, Cic. Inv. 2, 48, 153:
si quis sub hoc pacto vendiderit ancillam ne prostitueretur, et si contra factum esset,
and if the contract was violated, Dig. 18, 1, 56.—
9.
With verbs of saying, etc., contra dicere; less freq. disputare, disserere, pugnare, in the sense of dicere, and contra scribere (often contradico, in one word, in post-Aug. writers; esp. with dat.).
a.
Absol.
(α).
Contra dicere, to speak as counsel of the adversary, to plead his cause, in legal proceedings:
cum contra dicturus Hortensius esset,
would speak on the other side, Cic. Quint. 24, 77:
hoc... contra dicente Cotta judicatum est,
id. Caecin. 33, 97:
dixisse ut contra nemo videretur,
id. Brut. 53, 198: ut contra Crassus... exorsus est, began on the other side, id. ib. § 197.—Hence: qui contra dicit, the adversary or counsel of the adversary:
contra autem qui dicet, similitudinem infirmare debebit,
Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 151; id. Part. Or. 21, 108.—In the same sense: agens contra: si nos... impares agentium contra ingeniis dixerimus, that we are unequal to the talents of our adversary's counsel, [p. 453] Quint. 4, 1, 8.—
(β).
To make charges against (rare):
si qui contra vellet dicere, usurum esse eum suo testimonio,
Cic. Clu. 48, 134:
qua ratione nemo neque tum item fecerit, neque nunc contra dicat,
id. Quint. 29, 88; so,
contra disputare, of objections to or against a witness: nihil contra disputabo priusquam dixerit,
id. Fl. 21, 51.—
(γ).
In gen., to speak on the other side of a question:
fiebat autem ita, ut cum is qui audire vellet dixisset quid sibi videretur, tum ego contra dicerem,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; id. Fin. 2, 1, 2; so,
contra disputare and contra scribere,
id. Or. 1, 19, 85; Vitr. 3, 1, 6; Quint. 2, 17, 13; Dig. 9, 2, 21, § 1.—Hence: qui contra dicunt or disputant, the opponents:
nec qui contra dicunt causam difficilem repellunt,
Cic. Fin. 3, 1, 2:
ad coarguendos qui contra disputant,
to refule his opponents, Quint. 2, 15, 26.—
(δ).
To oppose or object to a proposition, motion, or petition:
quam palam principes dixerunt contra!
protested against it, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 41; Caes. B. C. 1, 32; Cic. Clu. 47, 130.—With pugnare:
cum decerneretur frequenti senatu, contra pugnante Pisone, etc.,
Cic. Att. 1, 14, 5:
filius ejus incolumitatem optat: contradicit pater,
the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 85; 9, 2, 83; Plin. ap. Gell. 9, 16, 5; Cic. Dom. 33, 87:
contradicente nullo,
Suet. Caes. 20; Dig. 3, 3, 15.—
(ε).
To reply:
contradixit edicto,
answered by an edict, Suet. Aug. 56. —
(ζ).
Abl. absol. impers.:
explorandum videtur an etiam contradicto aliquando judicio consuetudo firmata sit,
whether the custom has been confirmed by judgment upon a judicial contest, Dig. 1, 3, 34.—
b.
With acc. neutr. pron., to object, to make or raise an objection, to reply; esp. in legal proceedings:
ego enim, te disputante, quid contra dicerem meditabar,
Cic. N. D. 3, 1, 1:
ut contra si quid dicere velit non audiatur,
id. Fin. 5, 10, 27:
aiebat illum primo sane diu multa contra (i. e. dixisse), ad extremum autem, etc.,
id. Att. 2, 22, 2.— Hence: quod contra dicitur, or quae contra dicuntur, the objections:
ut et id quod intenderemus confirmare, et id quod contra diceretur refellere (possemus),
refute the objections, Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90:
quia neque reprehendi quae contra dicuntur possunt, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 81, 331; id. Inv. 2, 44, 127; Quint. 1, 2, 17.—In the same sense, as subst.: contrā dicta, orum, n. plur.:
seu proposita confirmamus, sive contra dicta dissolvimus,
or refute the objections, Quint. 4, prooem. 6.—With acc. and inf.:
dicitur contra, nullum esse testamentum,
the objection is made that there is no testament, Cic. Agr. 2, 6, 42.—
c.
With dat., written in one word (post-Aug.).
(α).
To oppose a person by speaking against his views:
solitum se etiam Thraseae contradicere,
to oppose even Thrasea, Tac. H. 2, 91:
tibi,
Suet. Aug. 54:
Curioni...,
id. Rhet. 1. —Hence of answers and replies in law: quid si filium testatoris heres ejus prohibuit? Huic contradici potest: ergo pietatis, etc., he may be answered by this plea, etc., Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 13.—And of advisory answers opposed to one's legal views:
volenti mihi ream adulterii postulare eam, etc., contradictum est,
my views were disapproved, rejected, Dig. 48, 5, 11, § 10.—
(β).
To oppose an opinion, with dat. of the thing:
cum plures tantum sententiis aliorum contradicerent,
opposed the opinions, Tac. H. 1, 39.—
(γ).
To object to a motion or petition, with dat. of the petitioner:
patrem qui damnavit optat ne is torqueatur: pater ei contradicit,
the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 81:
cum ambienti ut legibus solveretur multi contradicerent,
Suet. Caes. 18; Dig. 40, 5, 14; 40, 12, 33.—
(δ).
With dat. of the petition:
preces erant, sed quibus contradici non posset,
which could not be denied, Tac. H. 4, 46 fin.; Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 2.—
(ε).
To contest the validity of a law (rare):
quibus (legibus) contradici potest,
Quint. 7, 7, 4.—
(ζ).
To contradict an assertion (very rare):
pro certis autem habemus... cuicunque adversarius non contradicit,
Quint. 5, 10, 13.—
d.
With quin, to object:
praetor Samnitibus respondit... nec contra dici quin amicitia de integro reconcilietur,
there was no objection to a reconciliation, Liv. 8, 2, 2.
C.
To one's disadvantage; mostly predic. with esse, unfavorable, adverse, damaging (post-Aug.;
but cf. II. B. 2.): ut eum qui responsurus est vel tacere, vel etiam invitum id quod sit contra cogat fateri,
Quint. 7, 3, 14:
cum verba (legis) contra sint,
id. 7, 1, 49:
sed experimentum contra fuit,
unsuccessful, Tac. H. 2, 97 fin.:
ubi fortuna contra fuit,
id. ib. 3, 18:
si fortuna contra daret,
should be unfavorable, id. ib. 1, 65 fin.; id. A. 15, 13.
D.
Of logical opposition, with negative force.
1.
Of a direct contrast.
a.
Predicatively, with esse, fieri, etc., the contrary, the opposite:
quod fieri totum contra manifesta docet res,
but experience teaches that just the contrary is true, Lucr. 3, 686; 4, 1088:
in stultitia contra est,
with fools the reverse is true, Cic. Clu. 31, 84:
in hac quidem re vereor ne etiam contra (i. e. sit),
id. Att. 12, 46; id. Off. 1, 15, 49:
quod contra est,
Sall. J. 85, 21:
quis non credat, etc.? Contra autem est,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 12; id. Ep. 7, 3; Dig. 37, 4, 4:
contra fore si, etc.,
ib. 34, 2, 39, § 2:
immo forsitan et contra (i. e. erit),
ib. 41, 3, 49:
ego contra puto (i. e. esse),
Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 7; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 25.—
b.
With evenire, accidere, sentire, scribere, habere, etc.:
utrumque contra accidit: istic enim bellum est exortum, hic pax consecuta,
of both the contrary has happened, Cic. Fam. 12, 18, 2; so Dig. 38, 2, 51:
id ego contra puto (sc.: faciendum esse),
id. Att. 10, 8, 2:
contra evenit in iis morbis,
Sen. Ep. 52, 7; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 163:
ego contra sentio,
Sen. Clem. 1, 15, 5; Sedig. ap. Gell. 15, 24, 4; Dig. 40, 2, 25:
Proculus contra (sc. sentit),
ib. 35, 2, 1, § 14; 33, 7, 25:
licet Celsus contra scribat,
ib. 9, 2, 21, § 1: contra probatur, Gai Inst. 2, 78; Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 34.—Very rarely referring to a term in the same clause:
cujus disparem mitioremque naturam contra interpretabatur,
interpreted in an opposite sense, misinterpreted, misunderstood, Tac. H. 4, 86 fin. —
c.
Referring to a word or phrase in the same predicate.
(α).
To an adverb, in an opposite manner, otherwise, differently, not, etc.:
nam ad summam totius rei pertinet, caute an contra demonstrata res sit,
Cic. de Or. 2, 81, 330: quod viriliter animoque fit, id, etc.;
quod contra, id turpe,
id. Off. 1, 27, 94:
sit sapienter usus aut contra,
Quint. 2, 5, 15:
lactuca locis apricis optume autumno ponitur, mediterraneis aut frigidis contra ( = pessime),
Col. 11, 3, 25.—
(β).
To a predicative adjective, not, the opposite, the reverse, etc.:
ut aliae (res) probabiles videantur aliae contra,
improbable, Cic. Ac. 2, 32, 103; id. Off. 2, 2, 7:
quid est quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare,
id. ib. 2, 2, 8; id. Or. 2, 31, 135; Quint. 4, 2, 52.—
(γ).
To a verbal predicate:
an frater fratri exsistat heres, an contra ( = annon),
Dig. 34, 5, 19.—
(δ).
To a subject infinitive:
laudare testem vel contra pertinet ad momentum judiciorum,
praising or censuring a witness, Quint. 3, 7, 2.—
(ε).
To a clause, translated by not or by a repetition of the clause with a negative:
quae secundum naturam essent, ea sumenda et quadam aestimatione dignanda docebat, contraque contraria,
those that were not, not, Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 36: quod cuidam aut sapiens videor quod una non jerim, aut felix fuisse;
mihi contra,
id. Att. 9, 12, 4: an credibile est, incestum cum filia commissum? Et contra, veneficum in noverca, adulterum in luxurioso? and incredible, etc., Quint. 5, 10, 19; so Dig. 9, 1, 2, § 1.—
(ζ).
To an attributive genitive:
Marius cognoscere quid boni utrisque or contra esset (i. e. mali),
Sall. J. 88, 2:
verum de origine laudis contraque perspiciemus suo tempore (i. e. vituperationis),
Quint. 2, 4, 21:
alii a propositione accusatoris contraque loci oriuntur,
the accuser and the accused, id. 7, 2, 31;
so in several titles of the Digests, as Depositi vel contra, = actio depositi, vel contraria actio depositarii,
Dig. 16, 3 tit.; so ib. 16, 17, 1; 16, 13, 6; 16, 13, 7.—
2.
Reversing the relation of terms in the preceding sentence, the reverse, conversely, vice versa, etc.
a.
With its own predicate: saepe... corpus aegret, Cum tamen ex alia laetamur parte latenti;
Et retro fit uti contra sit saepe vicissim, Cum miser ex animo laetatur corpore toto,
Lucr. 3, 108: illa altera argumentatio, quasi retro et contra, prius sumit, etc., ( proceeding), so to speak, backward and in inverted order, Cic. Part. Or. 13, 46: neque illud ignoro, etc.; sed non idem accidit contra, but the converse is not true, Quint. 8, 6, 3; Gell. 4, 2, 5: ut vocabula verbis, verba rursus adverbiis, nomina appositis et pronominibus essent priora. Nam fit contra quoque frequenter non indecore. for often, not inelegantly, the order is reversed, Quint. 9, 4, 24:
quae etiam contra valent,
i. e. if the terms are reversed, id. 3, 7, 25; 9, 2, 49; 8, 6, 25; 9, 4, 72.—
b.
Belonging to the same predicate:
ut quidque erit dicendum ita dicet, nec satura jejune, nec grandia minute, nec item contra,
Cic. Or. 36, 123:
cum emtor venditori, vel contra, heres exstitit,
Dig. 35, 2, 48:
in quibus patrium pro possessivo dicitur, vel contra,
Quint. 1, 5, 45; 5, 10, 71:
junguntur autem aut ex nostro et peregrino, ut biclinium, aut contra, ut epitogium et Anticato,
id. 1, 5, 68:
ut capras in montosis potius locis quam in herbidis (pascar), equas contra,
but with mares the reverse is the case, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 16:
itaque ille dicere melius quam praecipere, nos contra fortasse possumus,
Cic. Or. 42, 143:
qua collegi solent ex his quae faciunt ea quae faciuntur, aut contra,
or vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 80; Dig. 14, 1, 1, § 12; 48, 5, 23, § 4.
E.
In logical antithesis of clauses with a merely rhet. force, on the contrary, on the other hand, vice versa; sometimes almost = sed or autem (freq.).
1.
In independent clauses.
a.
Opposing persons or parties: fortunam insanam esse... perhibent philosophi... Sunt autem alii philosophi qui contra Fortunam negant ullam exstare, Pac. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 23, 36 (Trag. Rel. v. 372 Rib.); Caecil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 68; Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 1:
ego etiam quae tu sine Verre commisisti Verri crimini daturus sum... Tu, contra, ne quae ille quidem fecit, obicies,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 11, 35:
ego contra ostendo, non modo nihil fecisse Sex. Roscium, sed, etc.,
id. Rosc. Am. 29, 79; id. Phil. 8, 3, 8; id. Off. 1, 30, 108; id. Fin. 5, 22, 62:
in Italia bellum gerimus, in sede ac solo nostro... Hannibal contra in aliena, in hostili est terra,
Liv. 22, 39, 13; 21, 50, 2; 3, 15, 2; 6, 7, 4; 9, 35, 4 et saep.; Nep. Alcib. 8, 1; Vell. 2, 31, 4; Sen. Ep. 9, 14; id. Ira, 2, 33, 6; Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 113; Tac. H. 3, 84; 3, 57; Suet. Tib. 2; id. Vit. 2; Just. 2, 1, 10; 8, 4, 11:
contra mercator, navim jactantibus austris Militia est potior?
Hor. S. 1, 1, 6; 1, 2, 30; 1, 3, 27; Prop. 2, 1, 45; 2, 23, 13 (3, 17, 3); Sen. Hippol. 214;
so with versa vice: barbarae gentes (Alexandrum) non ut hostem, sed ut parentem luxerunt... Contra Macedones versa vice non ut civem, sed ut hostem amissum gaudebant,
Just. 13, 1, 7.—
b.
Introducing a secondary or parallel opposition of thought: in loco umidiore far potius serunt quam triticum;
contra in aridiore hordeum potius quam far,
Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 4; 1, 1, 47: si nihil esset quod inane vocaret, Omne foret solidum;
nisi contra corpora certe Essent, etc., Omne quod est spatium vacuum constaret inane,
Lucr. 1, 521; 4, 348; cf.:
justa omnia decora sunt, injusta contra, ut turpia, sic indecora,
Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94; id. N. D. 2, 15, 41; id. de Or. 3, 33, 136; id. Quint. 30, 93: id. Off. 3, 21, 84; id. Leg. 2, 1, 2: facilem esse rem... si modo unum omnes sentiant; contra in dissensione nullam se salutem perspicere, Caes. B. G, 5, 31; Liv. 25, 30, 3; Sen. Ben. 1, 5, 2; Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 92; 11, 14, 14, § 35; Suet. Caes. 73; Gell. 1, 4, 5:
si male rem gerere insani est, contra bene, sani,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 74.—
2.
In opposition to a dependent clause:
ut hi miseri, sic contra illi beati quos, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16; so id. de Or. 1, 45, 198; Quint. 9, 3, 39:
cui ego rei tantum abest ut impedimento sim, ut contra te M. Manli adhorter, etc.,
Liv. 6, 15, 5; 6, 31, 4:
cum virtus adeo neminem spe ac pollicitatione corrumpat, ut contra in se inpendere jubeat, ac, etc.,
Sen. Ben. 4, 1, 2: aut igitur negemus quidquam ratione confici, cum contra nihil sine ratione recte fieri possit, aut, etc., whereas on the contrary, etc., Cic. Tusc. 4, 38, 84; cf.:
at contra,
Lucr. 2, 392.—
3.
With co-ordinate conjunctions.
a.
Copulative, et contra or contraque (never with ac or atque); also nec contra (rare), and on the other hand.
(α).
With reference to a reason or conclusion, after nam, enim, cum, or itaque: nam et ratione uti... omnique in re quid sit veri videre et tueri decet, contraque falli [p. 454]... tam dedecet quam, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94:
malus est enim custos... metus, contraque benevolentia fidelis,
id. ib. 2, 7, 23:
cum reficiat animos varietas ipsa, contraque sit aliquanto difficilius in labore uno perseverare,
Quint. 1, 12, 4; 3, 8, 32; 8, 6, 20:
itaque in probris maxime in promptu est, si quid tale dici potest, etc. Contraque in laudibus, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; cf. Suet. Calig. 51; so with nec:
nam nec comoedia cothurnis assurgit, nec contra tragoedia socculo ingreditur,
Quint. 10, 2, 22.—
(β).
With contrasted examples or illustrations, often after ut or sic:
audivi ex majoribus natu, hoc idem fuisse in P. Scipione Nasica, contraque patrem ejus... nullam comitatem habuisse sermonis,
Cic. Off. 1, 30, 109:
ut suspitionibus credi oportere, et contra suspitionibus credi non oportere,
id. Inv. 2, 15, 48; Quint. 8, 4, 1; 5, 10, 48; 9, 3, 7; 9, 4, 52; 11, 1, 14; Sen. Ep. 82, 14; Dig. 17, 1, 22, § 4.—
(γ).
With contrasted actions, assumptions, etc.:
atque utinam qui ubique sunt propugnatores hujus imperii possent in hanc civitatem venire, et contra oppugnatores rei publicae de civitate exterminari!
Cic. Balb. 22, 51:
domo pignori data, et area ejus tenebitur... et contra jus soli sequitur aedificium,
Dig. 13, 7, 21:
equo et asina genitos mares, hinnos antiqui vocabant: contraque mulos quos asini et equae generassent,
Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 17: ceterum potest ex lege quidem esse judicium, sed legitimum non esse, et contra ex lege non esse, sed legitimum esse, Gai Inst. 4, 109; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161; 35, 15, 5, § 183.—
(δ).
After a negative clause, affirming the opposite idea, et contra or contraque, but on the contrary:
in quo (consulatu) ego imperavi nihil, et contra patribus conscriptis et bonis omnibus parui,
Cic. Sull. 7, 21:
nunc vero cum ne pulsus quidem ita sim ut superare non possim, contraque a populo Romano semper sim defensus, etc.,
id. Dom. 33, 88; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Marcell. 6, 20; so,
et contra,
Suet. Tit. 7.—
b.
With adversative conjunctions, at contra, sed contra, contra autem, contra vero (not verum contra, nor contra tamen).
(α).
At contra (freq.), merely a strengthened contra (v. 1. supra): huc accedit uti mellis lactisque liquores Jucundo sensu linguae tractentur in ore;
At contra taetri absinthi natura... foedo pertorqueat ora sapore,
Lucr. 2, 400:
cogunt,
id. 2, 74; 1, 366; 2, 235 et saep.: nos qui domi sumus, tibi beati videmur;
at contra nobis tu quidem... prae nobis beatus,
Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 2; id. Tusc. 1, 3, 5; id. Rosc. Am. 45, 131; id. Verr. 2, 5, 26, § 66; Sall. J. 36, 2; 4, 7; 15, 3; id. C. 12, 5:
ideo siccas aiunt Aethiopiae solitudines... At contra constat Germaniam abundare rivis,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 6, 2; 1, 3, 1; id. Ep. 100, 7; Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 186; Suet. Galb. 15; Tac. A. 4, 28.—
(β).
Sed contra, after a negative sentence (class.):
non quo acui ingenia adulescentium nollem, sed contra ingenia obtundi nolui,
Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 93; id. Att. 9, 15, 3; id. Ac. 1, 10, 35; id. Fl. 11, 26:
arma populi Romani non liberis servitutem, sed contra servientibus libertatem adferre,
Liv. 45, 18, 1:
tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito,
Verg. A. 6, 95; Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 12.—PostAug. also without a preceding negation:
obiisse nostro Laium scelere autumant superi inferique: sed animus contra innocens... negat,
Sen. Oedip. 765; Symm. Ep. 6, 81.—
(γ).
Contra autem (rare;
in Cic. only where different subjects have contrasted predicates in dependent clauses): quia pacis est insigne toga, contra autem arma tumultus atque belli,
Cic. Pis. 30, 73.—In later writers = contra alone:
sub septemtrione aedificia... conversa ad calidas partes oportere fieri videntur. Contra autem sub impetu solis meridiani regionibus conversa ad septemtrionem... sunt facienda,
Vitr. 6, 1, 2; Gell. 14, 2, 19; Dig. 7, 1, 25, § 3; 34, 3, 25.—
(δ).
Contra vero (very rare;
not in Cic.), used for contra: contra vero quercus infinitam habet aeternitatem,
Vitr. 2, 9, 8; 6, 1, 3; Cels. 3, 6 fin. —
(ε).
Atqui contra, App. Mag. p. 287, 24.—
c.
With disjunctive conjunctions, aut contra, vel contra, seu contra, or on the contrary, or conversely (always without change of subject).
(α).
Aut contra:
num aut scriptum neget, aut contra factum infitietur?
Cic. Part. Or. 38, 133: quae (mens) aut languescit... aut contra tumescit, etc., Quint. 1, 2, 18:
si imbres defuere, aut contra abundavere,
Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 228.—
(β).
Vel contra:
hinc enim quaestiones oriuntur: Injuriam fecisti, sed quia magistratus, majestatis actio est? Vel contra: Licuit... quia magistratus?
Quint. 5, 10, 40; 9, 4, 96; Suet. Galb. 3; Dig. 35, 2, 56, § 4; 8, 4, 6.—
(γ).
Seu contra:
seu tristis veniam, seu contra laetus amicis,
Prop. 1, 11, 25.—
d.
With causal conjunctions, nam contra (very rare;
never contra enim): falso queritur de natura sua genus humanum quod, etc. Nam contra, reputando, neque majus aliud, neque praestabilius invenies,
Sall. J. 1, 1; Quint. 1, 1, 1; 9, 2, 23. —
4.
In late Lat., e contra (also one word, ēcontrā) = contra,
(α).
In the meaning, the contrary (D. 1.):
aliis vero econtra videtur,
Hier. Ep. 12.—
(β).
Et econtra = et contra (E. 3. a.):
honestiorum provectu et econtra suppliciis,
Aur. Vict. Caes. 39, 45.—For quod contra, v. II. E. 1. c.—
5.
With emphatic particles.
a.
Quin contra, nay on the contrary, opposing an affirmative sentence to a preceding negative statement (quin etiam amplifies without opposition; sed contra opposes without amplification; quin contra both opposes and amplifies);
not before Livy: num qui enim socordius rempublicam administrari post Calvi tribunatum... quam? etc. Quin contra patricios aliquot damnatos... neminem plebeium,
Liv. 6, 37, 8; 31, 31, 9; 35, 26, 10; 37, 15, 3.—
b.
Immo contra (post-Aug.).
(α).
= no, on the contrary, refuting opinions, after questions and in the form of a dialogue:
existimas nunc me detrahere tibi multas voluptates?... Immo contra, nolo tibi umquam deesse laetitiam,
Sen. Ep. 23, 3; Dig. 33, 7, 5; 33, 7, 29.—
(β).
= sed contra, but on the contrary:
proinde ne submiseris te, immo contra fige stabilem gradum,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 5, 6; id. Cons. Polyb. 15, 2; cf. prep.:
immo contra ea,
Liv. 41, 24, 8; cf. II. E. 1. b. infra.—
c.
Item contra = an emphatic et contra (very rare):
quoniam... beate vivere alii in alio, vos in voluptate ponitis, item contra miseriam in dolore, etc.,
Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 86; cf. I. A. 3. g supra.
F.
With a comparative clause introduced by ac, atque, or quam, representing a logical or moral opposition (contra atque debuit = non ita ut debuit; cf. Cic. Or. 3, 19, 70); cf. prep., II. C. 3. g, and II. E. 2. infra.
1.
Of logical opposition, contrary to, different from, otherwise than; in the best prose only with atque or ac.
(α).
With atque:
item, contra atque apud nos, fieri ad Elephantinem ut neque ficus neque vites amittant folia,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6:
simulacrum Jovis, contra atque ante fuerat, ad orientem convertere,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Sull. 24, 69:
judicium suscepturos contra atque omnis Italia populusque Romanus judicavisset,
Caes. B. C. 3, 12; id. B. G. 4, 13; Plin. 12, 19, 43, § 95.—
(β).
With ac:
itaque contra est ac dicitis,
Cic. Fin. 4, 15, 41:
vides, omnia fere contra ac dicta sint evenisse,
id. Div. 2, 24, 53; so id. Verr. 2, 4, 6, § 11; id. Or. 40, 137:
cum contra ac Deiotarus sensit victoria belli judicaret,
id. Phil. 11, 13, 34:
Petreius ubi videt, Catilinam, contra ac ratus erat, magna vi tendere, etc.,
Sall. C. 60, 5.—
(γ).
With ac and atque:
si denique aliquid non contra ac liceret factum diceretur, sed contra atque oporteret,
Cic. Balb. 3, 7.—
(δ).
With quam (post-Aug.):
cui contra quam proposuerat aliqua cesserunt,
Sen. Ira, 3, 6, 5; Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 149; 11, 21, 24, § 72; Gell. 6 (7), 8, 6:
contra quam licet,
id. 1, 3, 19; Sil. 15, 107.—
2.
Of moral opposition of acts contrary to rules and principles (cf. II. 3. g infra); so always with quam:
mater Aviti, generi sui, contra quam fas erat, amore capta,
contrary to the divine law, Cic. Clu. 5, 12:
ut senatus, contra quam ipse censuisset, ad vestitum rediret,
contrary to its own resolution, id. Pis. 8, 18:
contra quam ista causa postulasset,
id. Caecin. 24, 67:
contra quam sanctum legibus est,
Liv. 30, 19, 9; Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 11; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 2; id. Dom. 46, 122:
contraque faciunt quam polliceri videntur,
Auct. Her. 4, 3, 6; Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 86.
II.
Prep. with acc., before, against, facing, towards, opposite to, contrary to (acc. to many scholars not ante-class.; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 108; but found Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 24 Fleck., a line omitted by Lorenz as a gloss; id. Pers. 1, 1, 13 Ritschl; Att. ap. Non. p. 469, 15, or Trag. Rel. v. 476 Rib.; cf. also Plaut. Poen. 5, 6, 18; Cato, R. R. 18, 1, and v. I. A. 1. a. b, and I. A. 1. b. a supra).
A.
Local uses.
1.
Opposite, over against, facing.
a.
Of countries and places (mostly of those separated by water;
adversus and e regione mostly of places opposite by land): insulae natura triquetra, cujus unum latus est contra Galliam,
Caes. B. G. 5, 13; 3, 9; 4, 20:
ad insulam quae est contra Massiliam,
id. B. C. 1, 56; 3, 23:
Rhodios, pacatis contra insulam suam terris, etc.,
Liv. 37, 15, 7; 3, 26, 8:
Carthago Italiam contra,
Verg. A. 1, 13; 5, 124; Ov. M. 14, 17:
insulae quae contra Tauri promuntorium inopportune navigantibus objacent, Chelidoniae nominantur,
Mel. 2, 7; Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 151; 6, 28, 32, § 152; 5, 7, 7, § 41; Tac. A. 3, 1; id. H. 2, 17.—
b.
Of the heavenly bodies:
donique (luna) eum (sc. solem) contra pleno bene lumine fulsit,
Lucr. 5, 708:
contra Volucris rostrum posita est Lyra,
Vitr. 9, 4, 5; Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 9; 1, 8, 3; Plin. 2, 31, 31, § 99; 5, 10, 10, § 56.—So, tertium (latus Britanniae) est contra septem triones, opposite ( facing); hence, contra meridiem and contra ortus (instead of ad or adversus meridiem, etc.), facing the south and east, Plin. 6, 24, 24, § 85; 17, 2, 2, § 22. —So of a person standing in the sunlight:
cum minima umbra (i. e. a sole) contra medium fiet hominem,
Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 327; cf.:
contra mediam faciem meridies erit,
id. 18, 33, 76, § 326.—
c.
Of opposite ends of a line.
(α).
Of the diameter of the earth: esse e regione nobis e contraria parte terrae qui adversis vestigiis stent contra nostra vestigia, quos antipodas vocatis, Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123.—
(β).
Of a line drawn:
contra autem E littera I erit ubi secat circinationem linea,
opposite the point E will be the letter I, Vitr. 9, 7, 4.—
d.
Of buildings, etc.:
contra hoc aviarium est aliud minus in quo quae mortuae sunt aves curator servare solet,
Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 5; Vitr. 5, 6, 3; 3, 5, 15:
(statuam) quae fuerit contra Jovis Statoris aedem in vestibulo Superbi domus,
Plin. 34, 6, 13, § 29:
contra medium fere porticum diaeta paulum recedit,
Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 20; 2, 17, 5; Suet. Aug. 44.—
e.
Of places on the human body:
id quod contra stomachum est,
Cels. 4, 5 (4, 12 med.); 7, 7;
4, 20 (13).—Of the direction of the intestines, etc.: ea... contra medium alvum orsa,
Cels. 4, 1 fin. —
2.
Of actions, opposite, towards, against, facing (syn.:
adversus, ad, e regione,
Caes. B. G. 7, 61).
a.
In gen.:
quamvis subito... quamque Rem contra speculum ponas, apparet imago,
Lucr. 4, 156: Democritus... clipeum constituit contra exortum Hyperionis, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17, 4:
et contra magnum potes hos (i.e. oculos) attollere solem, Nec tremis...?
Prop. 1, 15, 37; Col. 7, 3, 8:
rex constiterat contra pedites,
Curt. 10, 9, 13; 9, 5, 1:
ne contra septentrionem paveris,
Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 330; 28, 6, 19, § 69:
contra solem varie refulgens,
placed in the sun, id. 37, 10, 63, § 173; 10, 54, 75, § 151; 37, 6, 22, § 83;
37, 7, 25, § 95: cum terrestres volucres contra aquam clangores dabunt,
id. 18, 35, 87, § 363; 19, 8, 39, § 131.—
b.
Dependent on verbs of motion (very rare without the idea of hostility):
(Dinocrates) incessit contra tribunal regis jus dicentis,
towards, Vitr. 2, praef. 1.—So trop., of actions done for a purpose:
lege Cornelia de sicariis tenetur qui, cum in magistratu esset, eorum quid fecerit contra hominis necem quod legibus permissum non sit,
Dig. 48, 8, 4.—
c.
Appositively, with the predicate: (elephanti) tanta narratur clementia contra minus validos, ut, etc., if fronting weaker animals, if brought in contact with them (not to be connected with clementia), Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 23.—Similarly: dum... fidens non est contra feram, if fronting the animal (not dependent on fidens), Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 57.—
d.
Against an opposing action, etc.:
contra vim atque impetum fluminis conversa,
Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 5:
cum plateae contra directos ventos erunt conformatae,
Vitr. 1, 6, 8:
ut contra ventum gregem pascamus,
Col. 7, 3, 12; Sen. Q. N. 2, 31, 2; Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 52; 17, 2, 2, § 21; 8, 16, 21, § 54:
contra fluminum impetus aggeribus,
id. 35, 14, 48, § 169:
capite in sole contra pilum peruncto,
id. 27, 4, 5, § 17; 18, 35, 88, § 364; Varr. ap. Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83; Sil. 14, 352; Dig. 9, 2, 29, § 4. [p. 455] — Trop.:
contra fortunam tenendus est cursus,
Sen. Prov. 5, 9.—Prov.:
contra stimulum calces,
kick against the pricks, Isid. Orig. 1, 36, 28 (al. calcitres); cf. Amm. 18, 5, 1.—
e.
Of local actions with hostile intent.
(α).
Lit.:
quae vis Coclitem contra omnes hostium copias tenuit?
Cic. Par. 1, 2, 12:
Pompeium Cartejae receptum scribis: jam igitur contra hunc exercitum (sc. constitit),
id. Att. 15, 20, 3:
pertimescam, credo, ne mihi non liceat contra vos in contione consistere,
to face you, id. Agr. 1, 8, 25; Lepidus ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 26:
a fronte contra hostem pedum quindecim fossam fieri jussit,
id. ib. 1, 41; 1, 42; id. B. G. 7, 62:
Tullus adversus Veientem hostem derigit suos: Albanos contra legionem Fidenatium collocat,
Liv. 1, 27, 5; 24, 41, 5; 38, 4, 5; Verg. A. 12, 279; Front. Strat. 2, 2, 13; 2, 3, 17.—Appositively, with a local verb understood:
terribilis haec contra fugientes belua est, fugax contra insequentes,
i. e. if fronting, if placed opposite, Plin. 8, 25, 38, § 92.—
(β).
Trop.:
castra sunt in Italia contra populum Romanum in Etruriae faucibus collocata,
Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 5; id. Mil. 1, 2; Quint. 7, 7, 5:
tum contra hanc Romam illa altera Roma quaeretur,
will be as a rival against this Rome, Cic. Agr. 2, 22, 86:
cui rationi contra homines barbaros atque imperitos locus fuisset, hac ne ipsum quidem sperare, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 40:
(Cicero) plerumque contra inimicos atque obtrectatores plus vindicat sibi,
when fronting adversaries, Quint. 11, 1, 23.—
f.
In partic.
(α).
Stare contra aliquem (opp. stare ab aliquo); usu. implying hostility; mostly trop., to stand against, to be arrayed against, to face, oppose:
quod contra hoc exemplum nulla staret eorum ratio,
Auct. Her. 4, 5, 7:
contra populi studium,
Cic. Brut. 34, 126:
contra civium perditorum... dementiam a senatu et a bonorum causa,
id. ib. 79, 273; so,
a mendacio contra veritatem,
id. Inv. 1, 3, 4:
contra cives in acie,
id. Att. 16, 11, 2:
et adversi contra stetit ora juvenci,
opposite, Verg. A. 5, 477; 5, 414:
haec enim (ratio) sola... stat contra fortunam,
Sen. Ep. 14, 4, 2: contra leonem etiam stetit, fronted, i. e. hunted, Spart. Carac. 5 fin. —
(β).
Contra aliquem ire:
aut saevos Libyae contra ire leones,
Stat. Th. 9, 16.— Trop.:
uti contra injurias armati eatis,
Sall. J. 31, 6:
interritus (sapiens) et contra illa (mala) ibit et inter illa,
Sen. Ep. 59, 8; cf.: contra venire, II. B. 1. c. b infra, and v. also II. B. 2. b. and II. B. 1. b. infra.—
3.
Transf.,
a.
To persons placed together for comparison:
C. vero Caesar, si foro tantum vacasset, non alius ex nostris contra Ciceronem nominaretur,
Quint. 10, 1, 114:
CORONATO CONTRA OMNES SCAENICOS,
Inscr. Grut. p. 331, n. 4.—
b.
To things compared, as if weighed against each other as to their value, strength, etc.
(α).
Lit. (very rare):
quamcunque vis rem expende, et contra aquam statue... Si gravior est, leviorem rem... feret, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—
(β).
Prop.:
cujus (i. e. generis humani) causa videtur cuncta alia genuisse natura, magna saeva mercede contra tanta sua munera,
Plin. 7, 1, 1, § 1:
qui amicus esse coepit quia expedit, placebit ei aliquod pretium contra amicitiam,
Sen. Ep. 9, 9:
numquam ulli fortiores cives fuerunt quam qui ausi sunt eum contra tantas opes ejus... condemnare,
Cic. Fam. 7, 2, 3:
tantum studium bonorum in me exstitisse, contra incredibilem contentionem clarissimi et potentissimi viri,
id. ib. 7, 2, 2; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 3:
nomen prorogans nostrum et memoriam extendens contra brevitatem aevi,
as a compensation for, Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 154.—So esp., valere contra, to weigh against, counterbalance, avail or prevail against: non vereor ne meae vitae modestia parum valitura sit contra falsos rumores, Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8:
(illa facta) pro periculo potius quam contra salutem valere debere,
Cic. Part. Or. 35, 120; id. Off. 3, 29, 104:
contrane lucrum nil valere Pauperis ingenium?
Hor. Epod. 11, 11; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 1; id. Cons. Helv. 5, 5; so,
robur habere contra: si contra unamquamlibet partem fortunae satis tibi roboris est,
id. ib. 13, 2;
so of counterchecks: in Creta decem qui cosmoe vocantur, ut contra consulare imperium tribuni plebis, sic illi contra vim regiam constituti,
Cic. Rep. 2, 33, 58.—Of antidotes: cimicum natura contra serpentium morsus valere dicitur, item contra venena omnia, Plin. 29, 4, 17, § 61.—Hence,
c.
Colloq., aliquid contra aurum est, something is worth gold, is superb, both predicatively and attributively (cf.: auro contra, I. A. 2. supra): hujusce pomaria in summa Sacra Via ubi poma veneunt, contra aurum imago, a spectacle for gold, i. e. a magnificent sight, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10 MSS. (al. aliter):
numcubi hic vides citrum... num quod emblema aut lithostratum? quae illic omnia contra aurum,
superb, id. ib. 3, 2, 4 MSS. (Schneid. omits aurum, ex conj.):
oneravi vinum, et tunc erat contra aurum,
Petr. 7, 6.—
d.
Transf., of replies, with aiebat, inquit, etc.; both in friendly and inimical sense; esp., contra ea, contra haec, = the adv. contra:
contra ea Titurius sero facturos clamitabat, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 5, 29:
contra ea Verginius unum Ap. Claudium et legum expertem et, etc., aiebat,
Liv. 3, 57, 1; 24, 45, 4:
quae contra breviter fata est vates,
Verg. A. 6, 398:
contra quod disertus Tu impie fecisti inquit, etc.,
Quint. 7, 1, 53 (cf.: contra ea, II. E. 1. infra).
B.
Denoting hostility or disadvantage.
1.
With verbs of hostile action.
a.
Of physical exertion:
pugnavere et tertio consulatu ejus viginti (elephanti) contra pedites quingentos,
Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 22:
proelium Afri contra Aegyptios primi fecere fustibus,
id. 7, 56, 57, § 200; 8, 40, 61, § 142. —
b.
Referring to warfare (usu. adversus), bellum gerere (rarely for cum or adversus; but contra patriam, contra aras, etc., not cum patria, etc.; cf.
bellum, II. A. 1. e.): a quo prohibitos esse vos contra Caesarem gerere bellum (opp. pro),
Cic. Lig. 8, 25; id. Phil. 5, 10, 27; Liv. Ep. 129.—With bellum suscipere:
contra Antonium,
Cic. Phil. 8, 2, 5; so,
contra patriam,
id. Sull. 20, 58:
pugnare contra patriam,
id. ib. 25, 70:
contra conjuges et liberos,
Sen. Ben. 5, 15, 5:
armatum esse contra populum Romanum,
Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32.—With arma ferre (freq.), Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 72; 13, 21, 47; Liv. 28, 28, 15; Nep. Att. 4, 2; Tib. 1, 6, 30; Ov. M. 4, 609; 13, 269; id. P. 1, 1, 26.—With arma sumere or capere, Cic. Rab. Perd. 6, 19; id. Phil. 4, 1, 2; 4, 3, 7:
armis contendere contra,
Caes. B. G. 2, 13:
arma alicui dare (trop.),
Cic. Phil. 2, 21, 53:
aciem instruere (trop.),
Liv. 25, 4, 4:
exercitum comparare,
Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 14; 4, 1, 2:
exercitum instruere,
id. Cat. 2, 11, 24:
exercitum ducere and adducere,
id. Phil. 4, 2, 5; 3, 4, 11:
exercitum contra Philippum mittere,
id. Inv. 1, 12, 17:
naves ducere contra,
Hor. Epod. 4, 19:
ducere contra hostes,
Liv. 1, 27, 4:
florem Italiae educere contra,
Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24:
proficisci contra,
to march against, Liv. 1, 11, 3; 8, 2, 5:
auxilium ferre Rutulis contra Latinos,
Plin. 14, 12, 14, § 88:
juvare aliquem contra,
Caes. B. C. 1, 35:
consilium inire contra Sequanos,
to take hostile measures against, id. B. G. 6, 12.—
c.
Of legal contention (more freq. adversus, except with verbs of saying).
(α).
In gen., with agere or causam agere, to act as counsel against a party or his attorney:
cum agerem contra hominem disertissimum nostrae civitatis,
Cic. Caecin. 33, 97; id. Brut. 63, 226; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 3; Quint. 11, 1, 59.—Causam recipere or suscipere contra, to accept a retainer against:
(causam) quam receperam contra pueros Octavios,
Cic. Att. 13, 49, 1; Quint. 6, 1, 12; Plin. Ep. 4, 17, 1.—Adesse alicui contra, to appear, act as one's counsel against:
rogavit me Caecilius ut adessem contra Satrium,
Cic. Att. 1, 1, 3; Plin. Ep. 1, 7, 5 al.; cf.:
esse contra,
id. ib. 1, 18, 3.— Trop.: conquesturus venit;
at contra se adfuit et satisfacienti satisfecit,
Sen. Fragm. Amic. 14, 1, 89:
causam defendere contra,
against the accuser, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 178:
statuere contra aliquem (sc. causam),
to establish a case against an adversary, id. Or. 10, 34:
actio competit contra,
Dig. 49, 14, 41:
querelam instituere contra,
ib. 5, 2, 21, § 1:
bonorum possessionem petere contra,
ib. 5, 2, 23:
jus obtinere contra,
Cic. Quint. 9, 34:
pugnare contra,
to struggle against the accuser, id. Sull. 17, 49; id. Verr. 1, 11, 33:
id quod mihi contra illos datum est,
i. e. a local advantage over, id. Tull. 14, 33:
judicare contra aliquem,
id. Fl. 20, 48; Dig. 21, 2, 55; 5, 2, 14; Just. Inst. 4, 17, 2:
pronuntiare contra,
Paul. Sent. 5, 34, 2: dare sententiam contra, Dig. 21, 2, 56, § 1:
decernere contra,
Cic. Fl. 31, 76:
appellare contra aliquem,
Dig. 49, 1, 3; 49, 5, 6; cf.:
contra sententiam,
Cod. Just. 7, 62, 32, § 2.—Sentire contra aliquem, to have an opinion unfavorable to:
cur vos (cum) aliquid contra me sentire dicatis, etc.,
Cic. Caecin. 27, 79.—
(β).
Venire contra aliquem, to appear as counsel for one's adversary:
quid tu, Saturi, qui contra hunc venis, existimas aliter?
Cic. Rosc. Com. 6, 18; id. Mur. 4, 9; id. Phil. 8, 6, 18.—Venire contra rem alicujus, to give advice damaging one's interests:
contra rem suam me venisse questus est,
Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 3.—
(γ).
With dicere and other verbs of saying. (aa) Of a lawyer pleading against a lawyer:
ipse ille Mucius, quid in illa causa cum contra te diceret, attulit quod? etc.,
Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 244:
cum ille contra me pro Sex. Naevio diceret,
id. Brut. 60, 2, 7; id. de Or. 2, 7, 30; id. Rosc. Am. 15, 45; id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 44; id. Planc. 2, 5; id. Brut. 26, 102; so,
causam dicere,
id. Or. 2, 23, 98:
causam perorare,
id. Quint. 24, 77.—(bb) Of a lawyer's pleading against the parties: dic mihi, M. Pinari, num si contra te dixero mihi male dicturus es? Servil. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 261; 3, 34, 138; 1, 14, 60; id. Or. 35, 123; Quint. 11, 1, 57; cf. with ellipsis of acc.:
quorum alter pro Aufldia, contra dixit alter,
id. 10, 1, 22.—(ng) Of a party against a lawyer:
si Gaditani contra me dicerent,
if the Gaditani were my adversaries, Cic. Balb. 17, 38.—(dd) Of witnesses and experts, and the pleadings against them:
si decressent legationem quae contra istum diceret,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 12: contra testes dicere (opp. a testibus or pro testibus). Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118 (cf.:
testimonium in aliquem dicere,
id. Sull. 17, 48; Quint. 7, 4, 36):
contra juris consultos dicere,
against their legal opinions, Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—So of witnesses in scientific questions:
contra testes dicendum est,
Sen. Q. N. 7, 16, 1.—(ee) Dicere or contendere aliquid contra aliquem, to maintain a point against:
cum interrogamus adversarios... quid contra nos dici possit,
Auct. Her. 4, 23, 33:
tamenne vereris ut possis hoc contra Hortensium contendere?
Cic. Quint. 25, 78. —
d.
Of literary adversaries, mostly with verbs of saying and writing:
cum scriberem contra Epicurios,
Cic. Att. 13, 38, 1:
contra Epicurum satis superque dictum est,
id. N. D. 2, 1, 2:
contra Brutum,
id. Tusc. 5, 8, 21:
contra Academiam,
id. Ac. 2, 19, 63; id. Fin. 1, 1, 2; 5, 8, 22; id. Tusc. 5, 11, 32; 5, 30, 84; id. Ac. 2, 4, 17:
contra autem omnia disputatur a nostris,
id. Off. 2, 2, 8.—
e.
Of public and political adversaries (syn. adversus and in).
(α).
In gen.:
sentire contra,
Cic. Mil. 2, 5:
pugnare contra bonos,
id. Sull. 25, 71:
contra eos summa ope nitebatur nobilitas,
Sall. C. 38, 2; Cic. Sest. 19, 42; 52, 112:
(tribuni) qui aut contra consulem, aut pro studio ejus pugnabant,
Liv. 39, 32, 12.—
(β).
Of political speaking:
cum (Cato) eo ipso anno contra Serv. Galbam ad populum summa contentione dixisset,
Cic. Brut. 20, 80; so id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 53; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 9, 1.—
f.
Of hostile or criminal acts in gen. (syn.:
adversus, in): inire consilia contra,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 110; id. Cat. 1, 7, 18:
manum comparare contra aliquem,
id. Sull. 24, 68:
conjurationem facere,
id. ib. 4, 12:
congredi,
id. Lig. 3, 9; Sall. J. 64, 4:
aliquid contra imperatorem moliri,
Just. Inst. 4, 18, 3:
nec dolor armasset contra sua viscera matrem,
against her own offspring Ov. R. Am. 59.—Facere contra (more freq. with abstr. objects; cf. II. C. 1. f. b infra): nunc te contra Caesarem facere summae stultitiae est, to take parts against, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 16, 2:
eae (res) contra nos ambae faciunt,
operate against us, id. Quint. 1, 1.—With verbs of saying, etc.:
homo disertus non intellegit, eum quem contra dicit laudari a se?
Cic. Phil. 2, 8, 18; 2, 1, 2; 2, 21, 51; Sen. Ep. 15, 3, 70:
epigramma quod contra quamdam Gelliam scripsit,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 38:
disputare contra deos, in two signif.: contra deum licet disputare liberius,
to accuse, reproach a god, Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76; but: mala et impia consuetudo est contra deos disputandi, to reason against the gods, i. e. against their existence, id. ib. 2, 67, 168.—
2.
Predicatively, with esse (videri, etc.), against, injurious to, unfavorable, prejudicial, to one's disadvantage: ut [p. 456] ex senatusconsulto neque cujus intersit, neque contra quem sit intellegi possit, Cic. Mur. 32, 68; id. de Or. 3, 20, 75; 2, 74, 299; 2, 81, 330; id. Sull. 13, 39; Sen. Ben. 6, 31, 6:
licentiam malis dare certe contra bonos est,
injurious to, Quint. 4, 2, 75:
res contra nos est, of unfavorable chances in a lawsuit,
id. 4, 66, 1; 4, 2, 75; 5, 13, 32.—Often, contra aliquem = quod est contra aliquem, referring to indef. pronouns or adjectives:
nihil contra me fecit odio mei = nihil quod esset contra me,
Cic. Har. Resp. 3, 5; id. Off. 3, 31, 112:
quibus (temporibus) aliquid contra Caesarem Pompeio suaserim,
id. Phil. 2, 10, 24.—
3.
Added adverb. to the predicate, mostly referring to purpose, with hostile intent, for the purpose of some hostile act, in order to oppose, in opposition:
Caesarine eam (provinciam) tradituri fuistis, an contra Caesarem retenturi?
or keep it against Caesar, Cic. Lig. 7, 23:
sero enim resistimus ei quem per annos decem aluimus contra nos,
id. Att. 7, 5, 5:
judicium illud pecunia esse temptatum non pro Cluentio, sed contra Cluentium,
id. Clu. 4, 9; id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 52; id. Ac. 2, 28, 92:
cum quae facitis ejusmodi sint ut ea contra vosmet ipsos facere videamini,
id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104; Sen. Ep. 3, 7, 3: Curio se contra eum totum parat, i. e. to speak against him, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 10; Caes. B. C. 1, 85 ter; Sen. Q. N. 1, 7, 1; Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 192; Plin. Pan. 41.—So with the force of a temporal clause:
fidem meam quam essent contra Massam Baebium experti,
in the suit against, Plin. Ep. 3, 4, 4.—
4.
Dependent on adjectives (rare):
contra se ipse misericors,
to his own injury, Phaedr. 4, 18, 3:
severissimus judex contra fures,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.—
5.
With nouns.
a.
Acc. to 1. b.:
ut quam maximae contra Hannibalem copiae sint,
Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17; cf. Vell. 2, 76, 3.—
b.
Acc. to 1. c. and 1. e.; so esp., oratio contra (cf.: oratio in).
(α).
Oratio contra (never in), of an address against the counsel of a party or against the prosecutor:
quid in omni oratione Crassus vel apud centumviros contra Scaevolam, vel contra accusatorem Brutum, cum pro Cn. Plancio diceret?
Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 220; cf.:
Cato pro se contra Cassium = in oratione contra,
Gell. 10, 15, 3; so,
haec perpetua defensio contra Scaevolam,
Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 221:
orationem illam egregiam quam (Aeschines) in Ctesiphontem contra Demosthenem dixerat,
id. ib. 3, 56, 213.—
(β).
Of an address against the party, either in judicial or political affairs:
unam orationem contra Gracchum reliquit,
Cic. Brut. 26, 99:
(Demosthenis) oratio contra Leptinem... contra Aeschinem falsae legationis,
id. Or. 31, 111; Gell. 10, 24, 10; 10, 18, 91; Cic. Brut. 46, 169; Quint. 12, 10, 61; Cic. de Or. 2, 11, 45; id. Brut. 44, 164; Gell. 13, 25 (24), 15; cf. Quint. 4, 3, 13; 11, 2, 25.—
c.
Acc. to 1. f.:
contra patres concitatio et seditio,
Cic. Brut. 14, 56.—Of animals:
contra volpium genus communibus inimicitiis,
Plin. 10, 76, 96, § 207.
C.
With inanimate and abstract objects.
1.
Directly dependent on verbs (cf. B. 1.).
a.
Of physical or moral exertion:
cum fulmina contra Tot paribus streperet clipeis,
Verg. A. 10, 567:
pugnandum tamquam contra morbum, sic contra senectutem,
Cic. Sen. 11, 35:
contra verum niti,
Sall. J. 35, 8:
contra fortunam luctari,
Sen. Ben. 7, 15, 2; id. Brev. Vit. 10, 1; id. Ep. 78, 15; 99, 32; cf. Cic. Off. 1, 31, 110.—
b.
Of warfare (lit. and trop.):
bellum contra aras, focos, vitam fortunasque gerere,
Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1:
bellum gerimus... contra arma verbis,
id. Fam. 12, 22, 1.—So of logical contradictions:
artificis autem est invenire in actione adversarii quae semet ipsa pugnent,
Quint. 5, 13, 30.—
c.
Of legal contention.
(α).
Of the actions of the counsel or prosecutor: dicere, or perorare, agere contra aliquid, to plead against, contest something:
contra argumenta, rumores, tabulas, quaestiones (opp. ab argumentis, etc.),
Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9 sqq.; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118:
contra ratiocinationem,
id. Inv. 2, 50, 153: contra scriptum dicere, to contest, controvert a written law or a document, id. ib. 2, 47, 138; 2, 48, 143; id. Brut. 39, 145; Quint. 7, 7, 1:
contra caput dicere,
to plead against life, Cic. Quint. 13, 44 (cf.:
servum in caput domini interrogare,
Paul. Sent. 1, 1, 34; 5, 16, 5 and 8; 5, 46, 3): contra libertatem agere, Dig. 40, 12, 26.—Pregn.:
contra rerum naturam, contraque consuetudinem hominum dicere (opp. contra nos dicere),
Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 45.—
(β).
Of judicial decisions contradicting documents, etc.:
contra tabulas judicare,
Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 281:
contra testamentum,
Dig. 2, 17, § 1:
contra sententiam dicere,
ib. 49, 8, 1, § 2.—
(γ).
Admittere aliquem contra bona, to admit a petition for bonorum possessio (cf.:
inmittere in bona),
Dig. 38, 2, 3, § 6.—
d.
Of antagonism in literary and ethical questions.
(α).
To contend that something is false:
dicere, disputare, disserere contra opinionem or sententiam,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; 5, 19, 55; id. de Or. 3, 18, 67; id. Fin. 5, 4, 10; id. Ac. 2, 18, 60; Sen. Ira, 1, 3, 3; id. Ep. 87, 5; 102, 5 (cf.:
in sententiam dicere,
in support of an opinion, Caes. B. G. 1, 45):
contra sensus dicere,
Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 101:
contra rhetoricen dicere,
Quint. 2, 17, 40.—
(β).
Of criticism, hostility to principles, etc.:
contra Iliadem et Odysseam scribere,
Vitr. 7, praef. 8:
contra quorum disciplinam ingenium ejus exarserat,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 29, 83.—
(γ).
Ethically:
contra voluptatem dicere,
that pleasure is a moral evil, Cic. Fin. 5, 8, 21:
contra mortem loqui,
that death is no evil, Sen. Ep. 82, 7;
in both senses: contra vitia, pericula, fortunam, ambitionem,
id. ib. 100, 10:
contra fortunam gloriari,
that fortune has no power over him, Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 26; Sen. Ep. 26, 5.—
e.
Of public and political acts and speeches:
contra potentiam accusatorum dicere,
Cic. Brut. 44, 164:
contra legem dicere or verba facere,
id. Imp. Pomp. 15, 53; Liv. 34, 8, 1:
rogationem ferre contra coloniam ( = contra legem de colonia deducenda),
Cic. Clu. 51, 140; Auct. Her. 1, 17, 21; Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64.—
f.
Of hostility, injury, wrongs, etc.
(α).
In gen.:
senatusconsulto quod contra dignitatem tuam fieret,
directed against, Cic. Fam. 12, 29, 2:
contra rem publicam se commovere,
id. Cat. 1, 26; 1, 3, 7:
incitari,
id. Sest. 47, 100:
consilia inire,
id. Agr. 2, 3, 8:
conjurationem facere,
Sall. C. 30, 6:
contra salutem urbis incitari,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20:
cogitare aliquid contra salutem,
id. ib. 3, 9, 21: contra voluntatem or studium dicere, to oppose one's will in a speech:
esse aliquem in civitate qui contra ejus (Chrysogoni) voluntatem dicere auderet,
id. Rosc. Am. 22, 60; id. Phil. 1, 11, 28; id. de Or. 3, 34, 138; id. Mur. 4, 10; Tac. H. 2, 91:
ne quid contra aequitatem contendas, ne quid pro injuria,
do not array yourself against equity, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71.— Trop.:
quis non contra Marii arma, contra Suliae proscriptionem irascitur? ( = Mario propter arma, Sullae propter proscriptionem),
Sen. Ira, 2, 2, 3.—
(β).
In partic.: facere contra aliquid (syn. adversus), to commit an offence against, to transgress, etc.:
si quis ad Antonium profectus esset... senatus existimaturum eum contra rem publicam fecisse,
Cic. Phil. 8, 11, 33; id. Mil. 5, 13; 6, 14; id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 3, 25, 95; S. C. ap. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 6; Liv. 25, 4, 7; so,
contra salutem rei publicae facere,
Cic. Dom. 38, 102:
contra majestatem,
against the emperor, Dig. 48, 4, 5:
contra leges,
Cic. Dom. 18, 48; id. Vatin. 7, 18; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Mur. 32, 67; id. de Or. 3, 19, 70; cf. id. Clu. 34, 92; id. Mur. 32, 68; id. Dom. 14, 38; id. Phil. 10, 6, 13; Gai Inst. 4, 121:
contra edictum (praetoris),
Cic. Verr 2, 3, 10, § 25; Dig. 39, 1, 20, § 1:
contra foedus,
Cic. Balb. 6, 16:
contra jusjurandum ac fidem,
id. Off. 3, 10, 43; id. Lael. 3, 30, 74; id. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 7; Prop. 3, 30, 44 (2, 32, 44).—And ironically:
tune contra Caesaris nutum (sc. facies)?
Cic. Att. 14, 10, 1.—Rarely contra ea facere = contra facere, adverb. (cf. I. B. 8. and II. E. 1. b.):
corpus in civitatem inferri non licet... et qui contra ea fecerit, extra ordinem punitur,
Paul. Sent. 1, 21, 2; 1, 21, 12.—
2.
Predicatively with esse (usu. impers.), in violation of, in conflict with, contrary to (cf. 3. g).
(α).
With esse expressed as the predicate:
hominem hominis incommodo suum augere commodum magis est contra naturam quam mors,
Cic. Off. 3, 5, 21; id. Fin. 3, 9, 31; id. N. D. 3, 13, 33; Sen. Ep. 5, 4; Plin. 7, 8, 6, § 45:
contra leges or legem est,
Cic. Pis. 13, 30; id. Mur. 32, 67:
contra officium est,
id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 1, 10, 32; 1, 6, 19; cf. id. Lael. 11, 39; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Liv. 6, 40, 5; Sen. Q. N. 2, 37, 2; Gai Inst. 3, 157; Dig. 30, 1, 112, § 3; 16, 3, 1, § 7.—With ellipsis of object (naturam), Cic. Fin. 5, 29, 89; cf.:
adeo res ista non habet ullam moram quae contra causas ignium sit,
unfavorable to the formation of fire, Sen. Q. N. 2, 26, 7.—
(β).
With verbal predicate, referring to an indef. pron. or adj., with esse understood:
scis hunc... nihil umquam contra rem tuam cogitasse ( = nihil quod contra rem tuam esset),
Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 147; id. Mil. 5, 13:
aliquid contra animum audiendi,
something against our liking, Sen. Const. 19, 2.—So mostly with facere:
si quid Socrates aut Aristippus contra morem consuetudinemque fecerint,
Cic. Off. 1, 41, 148; id. Att. 3, 23, 2; 2, 22, 2; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Sall. C. 15, 1; Dig. 8, 2, 11; 8, 2, 17; 35, 1, 79, § 2. —
(γ).
Contra officium, substantively, = id quod contra officium est:
Sic inter recte factum atque peccatum, officium et contra officium, media locabat quaedam,
Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37.—
3.
Adverbially with the predicate.
(α).
In order to oppose, in opposition to, with hostile intent (cf. B. 3.):
eidem illam proscriptionem capitis mei contra salutem rei publicae rogatam esse dicebant,
that the proposal of the law was an attack on the republic, Cic. Prov. Cons. 19, 45; id. Rab. Perd. 12, 35; id. Phil. 10, 10, 22:
imperator contra postulata Bocchi nuntios mittit,
to reply to the demands, Sall. J. 83, 3; 25, 6; so,
advocare contra,
Sen. Cons. Polyb. 12, 4; id. Ep. 15, 2, 52:
si contra mortem te praeparaveris,
to meet death, id. ib. 11, 3, 8.—
(β).
With the force of a clause of manner, injuriously to, etc.:
quibus contra valetudinis commodum laborandum est,
Cic. Mur. 23, 47; Suet. Aug. 78:
contra hominis salutem,
with danger to a man's life, Cod. Just. 7, 62, 29.—
(γ).
In gen., of conflict with some rule or principle, contrary to, in violation of, without regard to ( = ita ut contra sit; cf. 2. supra; very freq. from the class. period;
syn. adversus): ceperitne pecunias contra leges P. Decius,
Cic. de Or. 2, 31, 136; id. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 10; id. Fl. 34, 86:
pecuniam contra leges auferre,
id. Verr. 1, 18, 56; 2, 1, 10, § 27; 2, 5, 18, § 46; id. Har. Resp. 26, 56:
contra legem,
id. Rab. Perd. 3, 8; id. Dom. 16, 41:
contra jus fasque,
id. Har. Resp. 16, 34; id. Quint. 6, 28:
contra jus,
Liv. 5, 4, 14; id. Dom. 13, 55; id. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 34:
contra jus gentium,
Liv. 4, 32, 5; 9, 10, 10; 21, 25, 7; 5, 36, 6;
6, 1, 6: contra juris rigorem,
Dig. 40, 5, 24, § 10 et saep.:
contra testimonium aliquid judicare,
without regard to, Cic. Brut. 31, 117:
aliquid contra verecundiam disputare,
contrary to the rules of decency, id. Off. 1, 35, 128:
aliquid contra fidem constituere,
Quint. 5, 13, 34:
quae majores nostri contra lubidinem animi sui recte atque ordine fecere,
contrary to the dictates of passion, Sall. C. 51, 4; id. J. 33, 1; cf. of logical opposition, II. E. 2. infra.—
4.
Dependent on substt.
a.
Of physical strife:
scit ille imparem sibi luctatum contra nexus (draconis),
Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33. —
b.
Of warfare:
imperatorum copia contra tuum furorem,
Cic. Mur. 39, 83:
Parthorum gloria contra nomen Romanum,
Liv. 9, 18, 6: in castris perditorum contra patriam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 6.—
c.
Of legal contention:
causa contra scriptum,
Cic. Inv. 2, 46, 135.—
d.
Of political speaking:
divina M. Tullii eloquentia contra leges agrarias,
Quint. 2, 16, 7; 9, 3, 50; Gell. 18, 7, 7.—
e.
Of literary opposition:
Caesaris vituperatio contra laudationem meam,
Cic. Att. 12, 40, 1.—
f.
Of hostility, etc.:
cujus factum, inceptum, conatumve contra patriam,
Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:
ullum factum dictumve nostrum contra utilitatem vestram,
Liv. 6, 40, 5.—
g.
Of injury:
vitae cupiditas contra rem publicam,
Cic. Planc. 37, 90: contra serpentes venenum, fatal to serpents, or as a defence against serpents, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 15.—
h.
Of violation, disregard, etc. (cf. 3. g):
iter contra senatus auctoritatem,
Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:
contra consuetudinem somnium,
Plin. 10, 77, 98, § 211:
bonorum possessio contra tabulas,
Dig. 37, 4, 3, § 13; Gai Inst. 3, 41.—
5.
Dependent on adjectives (very rare; cf.
II. D. 2. c. infra): contraque patris impii regnum impotens, avum resolvam,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 966.
D.
Of defence, protection, and resistance (syn.: adversus, ab).
1.
Against persons.
a.
Dependent on verbs:
cum populus Romanus suam auctoritatem vel contra omnes qui dissentiunt possit defendere,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 63: si ego consul rem publicam [p. 457] contra te et gregales tuos defendissem, id. Sest. 52, 111; 22, 49; 8, 20; id. Fam. 11, 27, 7; id. Phil. 2, 18, 45:
contra quem multum omnes boni providerunt,
provided a great defence, id. Mur. 38, 81: formula qua utitur patronus contra libertum qui eum in jus vocat, as a defence against, Gai Inst. 4, 46. —And of protection of plants against injurious animals:
contra haec animalia proderit, si, etc.,
Pall. 10, 3, 2.—
b.
Dependent on adjectives, mostly participial:
paratus contra,
Cic. Mil. 21, 56:
nihil satis firmum contra Metellum,
Sall. J. 80, 1:
contra potentes nemo est munitus satis,
Phaedr. 2, 6, 1.—
2.
Against inanimate and abstract things.
a.
Dependent on verbs:
contra avium morsus munitur vallo aristarum,
Cic. Sen. 15, 51:
propugnaculum, quo contra omnes meos impetus usurum se putat,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 16, § 40; 2, 5, 39, § 102:
publicam causam contra vim armatam suscipere,
id. Dom. 34, 91; id. Quint. 30, 94; id. Leg. 3, 3, 9:
contra tantas difficultates providere,
Sall. J. 90, 1; 76, 4; so,
contra ea,
id. ib. 57, 5:
patricii vi contra vim resistunt,
Liv. 3, 13, 4; Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 28; Tac. Agr. 45; Sen. Prov. 4, 12; id. Const. 5, 4.—
b.
Dependent on substt.:
suffragia contra oppugnationem vestrae majestatis,
Cic. Rab. Perd. 12, 35:
defensio contra vim,
id. Mil. 5, 14:
patronus justitiae fuit contra orationem Phili,
id. Lael. 7, 25; Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 30; 14, 3, 4, § 40:
contra labores patientia,
id. 23, 1, 22, § 37.—
c.
Dependent on adjectives (in Cic. freq. with P. a. predicatively used; otherwise very rare;
in later prose freq.): nec est quidquam Cilicia contra Syriam munitius,
against an attack from the side of Syria, Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 4:
ut nullius res tuta, nullius domus clausa, nullius vita saepta, nullius pudicitia munita contra tuam cupiditatem posset esse,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 15, § 39; id. Fin. 1, 16, 51; id. Mil. 25, 67; id. Tusc. 5, 8, 19; 5, 27, 76:
vir contra audaciam firmissimus,
id. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Sall. J. 33, 2; 28, 5:
fortis contra dolorem,
Sen. Ep. 98, 18; Quint. 12, 1, 10:
callosus,
Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 147; 14, 2, 4, § 23:
far contra hiemes firmissimum,
id. 18, 8, 19, § 83:
equus tenax contra vincula,
Ov. Am. 3, 4, 13:
contraque minantia fata pervigil,
Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 1, 284.—
3.
Of remedies against sickness and its causes, poison, etc.; so only in Plin.; in Pall. only of preventives and of protection against hurtful animals, and against mental perturbations in gen.; cf. infra (syn. ad in Cat., Cic., Cels., Col.; adversus only in Celsus, who also has in with abl.).
(α).
Dependent on verbs:
cujus et vinum et uva contra serpentium ictus medetur,
Plin. 14, 18, 22, § 117; 7, 2, 2, § 13:
prodest et contra suspiria et tussim,
id. 20, 13, 50, § 128:
valet potum contra venena,
id. 28, 7, 21, § 74; 29, 4, 22, § 71; 29, 4, 26, § 81; 28, 8, 27, § 98; 16, 37, 71, § 180; 35, 6, 14, § 34; 28, 6, 18, §§ 65-67.—
(β).
Dependent on substt.:
remedium contra morsus,
Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 118; 10, 59, 79, § 163:
contra venena esse omnia remedio,
id. 16, 44, 95, § 251; 17, 24, 37, § 240; 7, 1, 1, § 4.—
(γ).
Dependent on adjectives:
vinum quod salutare contra pestilentiam sit,
Pall. 11, 14, 17.—
(δ).
Appositively, as a remedy:
cujus lacteum succum miris laudibus celebrat... contra serpentes et venena,
Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 16; 29, 4, 26, § 83. —So of remedies against affections:
Tiberium tonante caelo coronari ea (lauro) solitum ferunt contra fulminum metus,
Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 135; cf. Sen. Ira, 2, 21, 1; id. Tranq. 5. 1.
E.
Of logical opposition.
1.
With a neuter demonstrative (contra ea, contra haec, contra quae, quod contra = contra, adv.).
a.
The contrary, the reverse (very rare; cf.
I. D. 1.): sed mihi contra ea videtur,
but to me the contrary seems true, Sall. J. 85, 1:
omnia quae contra haec sunt, omnia quae contra sunt,
and vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 90. —
b.
Contra ea, on the contrary, in logical antithesis (not in Cic. and Sall.; once in Caes. and Quint.; several times in Liv. and Nep.; cf.: contra ea, in other uses, II. A. 2. e. a, II. D. 2. a., II. A. 3. d., II. C. 1. f.):
omnes arderent cupiditate pugnandi... contra ea Caesar... spatiumque interponendum... putabat ( = at contra),
but Caesar on the contrary, Caes. B. C. 3, 74: superbe ab Samnitibus... legati prohibiti commercio sunt;
contra ea benigne ab Siculorum tyrannis adjuti,
Liv. 4, 52, 6; 2, 60, 1; 21, 20, 6;
44, 43, 5: pater... Thracem me genuit, contra ea mater Atheniensem,
Nep. Iphicr. 3, 4; id. praef. 6; id. Alcib. 8, 1.—And after a question, with immo (cf. I. E. 5. b.):
an infirmissimi omnium... (sumus)? Immo contra ea vel viribus nostris, vel, etc., tuti (sumus),
Liv. 41, 24, 8.—
c.
Quod contra, by anastrophe (v. F. 1.), contrary to which, whereas, while on the contrary (only once in Lucr. and three times in Cic.):
illud in his rebus vereor ne forte rearis, Inpia te rationis inire elementa viamque indugredi sceleris: quod contra saepius illa Religio peperit scelerosa atque impia facta,
whereas on the contrary, Lucr. 1, 81:
cujus a me corpus crematum est, quod contra decuit ab illo meum (sc. cremari),
Cic. Sen. 23, 84:
quod contra oportebat delicto dolere, correctione gaudere,
id. Lael. 24, 90 (B. and K. place a comma after oportebat; cf.
Nauck ad loc.): reliquum est ut eum nemo judicio defenderit: quod contra copiosissime defensum esse contendi,
id. Quint. 28, 87 (many consider contra in all these passages as an adverb; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 121 sq.; some explain quod as an ancient ablative, = qua re;
v. Ritschl,
Plaut. Exc. p. 57, Munro ad Lucr. 1, 82).—
2.
With an abstract noun, with the force of the adverb contra with ac or atque (I. F. 1.), contrary to, contrary to what, etc. (esp. in Sall., not in Cic.; cf. praeter): celeriter contraque omnium opinionem confecto itinere, contrary to the opinion ( = contra ac rati erant), Caes. B. G. 6, 30:
contra opinionem Jugurthae ad Thalam perveniunt,
Sall. J. 75, 9; Hirt. B. G. 8, 40.—Contra spem either contrary to the opinion, or against the hope:
Metellus contra spem suam laetissume excipitur ( = contra ac ratus, veritus est),
Sall. J. 88, 1; so,
cetera contra spem salva invenit,
Liv. 9, 23, 17:
contra spem omnium L. Furium optavit,
id. 6, 25, 5; Curt. 8, 4, 45;
but: at Jugurtha contra spem nuntio accepto ( = contra ac speraverat),
Sall. J. 28, 1; Liv. 24, 45, 3:
postquam... Jugurtha contra timorem animi praemia sceleris adeptum sese videt,
Sall. J. 20, 1:
ipse in Numidiam procedit, ubi contra belli faciem tuguria plena hominumque... erant ( = contra ac in bello evenire solet),
id. ib. 46, 5:
contra famam,
Plin. 13, 22, 43, § 126; 7, 53, 54, § 180:
segniterque et contra industriam absconditae formicae,
slowly, and in a manner different from their usual activity, id. 18, 35, 88, § 364.—Of persons:
frigidam potionem esse debere, contra priores auctores, Asclepiades confirmavit,
contrary to the opinion of the former physicians, Cels. 4, 26 (19).
F.
Sometimes by anastrophe after its noun.
1.
In prose, after relatives, esp. in Cic.:
quos contra disputant,
Cic. Ac. 2, 15, 47:
quem contra dicit,
id. Phil. 2, 8, 18 (v. II. B. 1. f.):
quem contra veneris,
id. Mur. 4, 9:
quas contra, praeter te, etc.,
id. Vatin. 7, 18:
eos ipsos quos contra statuas,
id. Or. 10, 34:
quos contra me senatus armavit,
id. Att. 10, 8, 8:
quam contra multa locutus est,
Sen. Ep. 82, 7, Plin. Ep. 1, 23, 3; Claud. in Rufin. 1, 332; v. also E. 1. c. supra.—
2.
After other words ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
hunc igitur contra mittam contendere causam,
Lucr. 4, 471:
dicere eos contra,
id. 4, 484:
donique eum contra,
id. 5, 708:
agmina contra,
Verg. A. 12, 279:
magnum Alciden contra,
id. ib. 5, 414:
Paridem contra,
id. ib. 5, 370:
Italiam contra,
id. ib. 1, 13:
deos contra,
Ov. P. 1, 1, 26:
Messania moenia contra,
id. M. 14, 17:
litora Calabriae contra,
Tac. A. 3, 1.

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contrā, adv. and prep. [stem con, i. e. cum, through a comparative form conter; cf.: alter, uter, inter, praeter, etc.; in abl. fem. form like the locative adverbs ea, qua, etc.; cf.: ultra, intra, extra, citra], orig., in comparison with; hence, over against, fronting, in front, opposite, in opposition to, against, contrary to, opposed to, etc.
I.
Adv. (referring to an opposed object often with the force of a preposition with ellipsis of a pronoun, = against it, against him, etc.).
A.
Local.
1.
Lit., of position in front of a person, place, or thing.
a.
With verb of being or position expressed or understood.
(α).
Referring to living beings, opposite, in face of, face to face, facing, in front of, fronting, confronting (not in Cic., Caes., or Sall.):
feminam scelestam te, adstans contra, contuor,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 26:
ut confidenter mihi contra adstitit,
id. Capt. 3, 5, 6; Lucr. 4, 223; 6, 929:
signum contra, quoad longissume oculi ferebant, animo finivit,
Liv. 1, 18, 8:
stat contra starique jubet,
Juv. 3, 290:
stat contra dicitque tibi tua pagina Fures!
Mart. 1, 55, 12:
ulmus erat contra,
in front of her, Ov. M. 14, 661:
templa vides contra,
in front (of us), id. ib. 7, 587.—Of position in front of the enemy:
contra conserta manu,
Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 3: contra consistere, to make front against them, Caes. B. G. 2, 17.—
(β).
Referring to things and places, over against (it), opposite (to it), on the opposite side (mostly post-Aug.):
contra jacet Cancer patulam distentus in alvum,
Manil. 2, 253:
posita contra Hispania,
Tac. Agr. 11:
promuntorium quod contra procedit,
Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6: relinquendae autem contra erunt vacuae tabellae, on the opposite side, i. e. of the leaf, Quint. 10, 3, 32: illo quaerente cur non decidant contra siti, the antipodes (cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123; v. II. A. 1. c. a), Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161.—With the governing verb understood:
arguam hanc vidisse apud te contra conservum meum,
face to face, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 91:
jam omnia contra circaque hostium plena erant, Liv 5, 37, 8: eadem verba contra (i. e. ponuntur),
side by side, Quint. 9, 3, 36; Verg. A. 6, 23.—
b.
With verbs of motion, so as to be opposite to an object or face to face with a person, variously rendered.
(α).
Referring to persons:
accede ad me atque adi contra,
come right up to me, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 23; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 6: hostes crebri cadunt; nostri contra ingruunt, advance to their front (in Plaut. hostility is not implied in contra), id. Am. 1, 1, 84: quis nos pater aut cognatu' volet contra tueri, face to face, eye to eye, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 12 Mull. (Trag. Rel. v. 444 Rib.); Att. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1, 55 (Trag. Rel. v. 538 ib.):
adspicedum contra me = contra adspice me,
Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 56 Lorenz ad lec.:
contra adspicere,
id. Mil. 2, 1, 45:
contra intueri,
Liv. 1, 16, 6; 9, 6, 8; Sen. Q. N. 1, 3, 6:
cum veniret contra Marcianus,
Quint. 6, 3, 95; Plin. 9, 46, 70, § 152.—
(β).
Of things:
hic ubi sol radiis... Adversa fulsit nimborum aspergine contra,
Lucr. 6, 525; Cels. 8, 8, 1:
quam (turrim) promoti contra validi asseres... perfregere,
Tac. H. 4, 30.—Reciprocally: oscula non pervenientia contra, not coming through (the wall) so as to meet, Ov. M. 4, 80.—
2.
Transf. to equivalents of weight, value, and price; so,
(α).
In Plaut. only in the colloq. phrases auro contra, aurichalco contra, and contra auro (sc. posito); lit., for gold placed against; cf.:
aes contrarium, s. v. contrarius: (servus) non carus'st auro contra,
at his weight in gold, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 30: jam auro contra constat filius, id. Truc. 2, 6, 57 (Speng. aurichalco): auro contra cedo modestum amatorem! A me aurum accipe. Pa. Cedo mihi contra aurichalco quoi ego sano serviam, id. Curc. 1, 3, 45 sq.; id. Mil. 3, 1, 63; 4, 2, 85; id. Ps. 2, 3, 23.—
(β).
In post-Aug. prose (very rare):
at si aquae et ejus rei quam contra pensabis par pondus erit, nec pessum ibit, nec exstabit, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—
3.
Of reciprocal actions, = vicissim, in turn, in return, back, on my, his, etc., part, likewise, counter-.
(α).
In gen.:
te ut deludam contra, lusorem meum,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 71:
quae me amat, quam ego contra amo,
id. Merc. 5. 2, 77; id. Cist. 1, 1, 96; id. Trin. 4, 2, 55; id. As. 2, 2, 110:
qui arguat se, eum contra vincat jurejurando suo,
make a victorious counter-charge, id. Mil. 2, 2, 37:
si laudabit haec Illius formam, tu hujus contra (i. e. lauda),
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 54:
audi nunc contra jam,
listen in turn, id. Phorm. 4, 4, 18; id. Ad. 5, 4, 23:
at tu mihi contra nunc videre fortunatus, Phaedria, Cui, etc.,
you likewise seem fortunate to me, id. Phorm. 1, 3, 21:
Mettius Tullo gratulatur, contra Tullus Mettium benigne alloquitur,
Liv. 1, 28, 1:
contra ut me diligat illa,
Cat. 76. 23; Hor. S. 1, 3, 27 Orell. ad loc.—Hence, with ellipsis of inquit, = respondit:
cui latrans contra senex,
Phaedr. 5, 10, 7:
scietis, inquam, etc., contra Nigrinus: ad quem missi sunt? ego, etc.,
Plin. Ep. 7, 6, 4.—
Rarely with inquit, etc., expressed: at ille contra, renidens, Audi, inquit, discipule, etc.,
Gell. 15, 9, 9; cf.:
contra talia reddit,
Claud. B. Gild. 379.—
(β).
With dat. pers.:
consulo quem dolum doloso contra conservo parem,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 45:
facere contra huic aegre,
Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 10:
hiscine contra insidiabere?
id. Hec. 1. 1, 13:
tibi contra gratiam Referre,
id. ib. 4, 2, 7.—
(γ).
With item:
item a me contra factum est,
Plaut. Aul. prol. 20:
puellam senex Amat et item contra filius,
id. Cas. prol. 49; id. Pers. 5, 2, 36; id. Am. 1, 1, 67; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 25.—
(δ).
Combining a reciprocal with a local relation (A. 1. a. a, and b. a): contra carinantes verba, exchanging abusive words ( face to face), Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 361 (Ann. v. 181 Vahl.): tubae utrimque contra canunt;
Consonat terra,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 73; 1, 1, 86:
confer gradum Contra pariter,
id. Ps. 2, 4, 18; id. Truc. 1, 2, 28:
video amicam... Ubi contra adspexit me, etc.,
id. Mil. 2, 1, 45; Verg. E. 7, 8; cf. Lucr. 4, 243:
vesper adest, juvenes consurgite!... Cernitis, innuptae, juvenes? consurgite contra!
Cat. 62, 6.—
(ε).
Implying also opposition: Pe. Conpellabo. Ph. Orationis aciem contra conferam, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 20:
si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet,
what counter gift, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 63: quod Scipio postulavit... ut, etc. Et quod contra collega postulavit ne, etc., Annal. Trib. Pleb. ap. Gell. 7 (6), 19, 5:
si vobis aequa et honesta postulatio videtur, ego contra brevem postulationem adfero,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 7; Nep. Epam. 6, 1;
Auct. B. Alex. 24: illo licente contra liceri audeat nemo,
to bid in opposition, Caes. B. G. 1, 18; Liv. 4, 53, 6:
agedum pauca accipe contra,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 38.—So in battle:
Numidae... Romanorum ordines conturbare... neque contra feriundi copia erat,
Sall. J. 50, 4; and in law: et ab eo is qui adoptat vindicat... et illo contra non vindicante, etc., Gai Inst. 1, 134; 2, 24.—Esp. in replies:
oratio contra a Demosthene pro Ctesiphonte edita,
Cic. de Or. 3, 56, 213:
dicit accusator haec: primum, etc.... quid contra reus?
id. Clu. 30, 81; id. Fin. 5, 22, 63; Curt. 4, 1, 10; 7, 9, 1.
B.
Of opposition, strife, etc., against; constr. absol., with dat., and ne, quominus or quin.
1.
Of physical exertion.
(α).
Lit.:
concurrunt... aetheriae nubes contra pugnantibu' ventis,
struggling against each other, Lucr. 6. 98:
nec nos obniti contra... Sufficimus,
bear up, battle against, Verg. A. 5, 21; Ov. M. 9, 50; 2, 434:
at ille contra nititur,
resists, Plin. 2, 38, 38, § 103; 7, 20, 19, § 82:
pars remigum, tamquam imperitia... officia nautarum impediebant. Mox contra tendere,
rowed in an opposite direction, Tac. H. 4, 16.—
(β).
Trop.:
te rogo ne contrahas ac demittas animum, neque te obrui tamquam fluctu... sinas, contraque erigas ac resistas,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 4:
et torrens judicem vel nitentem contra feret, cogatque ire qua rapiet,
Quint. 12, 10, 61.— With ne: vi contra niti, ne advorsus eum fiat, Cato ap. Gell. 7 (6), 3, 16.—With quominus, Lucr. 1, 780.—
2.
Of mental exertion:
si tibi vera videntur, Dede manus, aut, si falsum est, accingere contra,
arm yourself against them, Lucr. 2, 1043; 2, 280. —With dat.:
siti contra... pugnandum,
Cels. 4, 2 fin. —
3.
Of hostile opposition in gen.
(α).
Lit.:
quod animadversum est in eo qui contra omni ratione pugnarunt, non debeo reprehendere,
who made opposition in every way, Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 137; id. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107:
contra etiam aliquid abs te profectum ex multis audivi,
something inimical, id. Fam. 5, 5, 2.—
(β).
Trop.:
aut alio quovis (sc. colore) qui contra pugnet et obstet,
Lucr. 2, 794; 2, 868.—
4.
Of warfare.
(α).
Lit.:
ut eos adversarios existimemus qui arma contra ferant,
Cic. Off. 1, 25, 87; 1, 12, 37; Vell. 2, 28, 4; cf.:
quid quod exercitum contra duxit?
Auct. Her. 4, 16, 23:
ut si qua ex parte obviam contra veniretur, acie instructa depugnarent,
if they should be attacked by an open charge, Caes. B. G. 7, 28:
issentque confestim ad urbem ni venire contra exercitum... audissent,
Liv. 7, 39, 17:
cum Romanae legiones contra direxerint,
would oppose their march, Tac. H. 4, 58; id. A. 6, 44.—With dat.:
et huic contra itum ad amnem Erinden,
Tac. A. 11, 10.—
(β).
Trop.:
quod ubi viderunt corvi, contra auxiliantur, velut adversus communem hostem,
Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 205.—
5.
Of legal contests.
(α).
With verbs of saying; v. 9. a.—
(β).
Venire contra, of any legal act with the intention to hurt the adversary:
quid? si omnium mortalium Sthenio nemo inimicior quam hic C. Claudius... fuit? si de litteris corruptis contra venit, etc.?
if he made a charge of forgery against him? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; cf. II. B. c. b.—
(γ).
On the part of the adversary:
inveniendum contra est, quo distet haec causa a ceteris,
Quint. 5, 10, 114; 9, 2, 35; 12, 8, 10.—
(δ).
Of judgments against the parties or against opinions:
ne spoliaret fama probatum hominem si contra judicasset,
given an adverse decision, Cic. Off. 3, 19, 77; cf. Val. Max. 7, 2, 4; Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—
6.
Of literary opposition.
(α).
Mostly with verbs of saying; v. 9. a. g.—
(β).
With other verbs:
astrologorum artem contra convincere tendit,
Lucr. 5, 728:
contra nunc illud pone, etc.,
Sen. Ben. 7, 14, 6:
habeat (liber meus) etiam quosdam qui contra sentiant et adversentur,
some dissentients and opponents, Quint. 3, 1, 5; 2, 17, 40; 3, 8, 69.—
7.
Of public and political opposition.
(α).
With verbs of saying; v. 9. a. d.—
(β).
With petere, to be a candidate for office in opposition to another:
nihil enim supererat de quo certarent, nihil quod contra peterent,
no office was left for which to canvass against each other, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91:
honores contra petere,
Quint. 6, 1, 17.—With ire, with dat., of an opposing vote in the senate (cf.:
pedibus ire): sententia Cassii ut nemo unus contra ire ausus est, ita dissonae voces respondebant,
Tac. A. 14, 45.—
8.
Of violation of law, contracts, etc.: contra facere, or contra committere, to violate, transgress a law, etc.: leges esse non ex ejus qui contra commiserit utilitate, spectari oportere, not in the interest of the transgressor, Cic. Inv. 2, 48, 153:
si quis sub hoc pacto vendiderit ancillam ne prostitueretur, et si contra factum esset,
and if the contract was violated, Dig. 18, 1, 56.—
9.
With verbs of saying, etc., contra dicere; less freq. disputare, disserere, pugnare, in the sense of dicere, and contra scribere (often contradico, in one word, in post-Aug. writers; esp. with dat.).
a.
Absol.
(α).
Contra dicere, to speak as counsel of the adversary, to plead his cause, in legal proceedings:
cum contra dicturus Hortensius esset,
would speak on the other side, Cic. Quint. 24, 77:
hoc... contra dicente Cotta judicatum est,
id. Caecin. 33, 97:
dixisse ut contra nemo videretur,
id. Brut. 53, 198: ut contra Crassus... exorsus est, began on the other side, id. ib. § 197.—Hence: qui contra dicit, the adversary or counsel of the adversary:
contra autem qui dicet, similitudinem infirmare debebit,
Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 151; id. Part. Or. 21, 108.—In the same sense: agens contra: si nos... impares agentium contra ingeniis dixerimus, that we are unequal to the talents of our adversary's counsel, [p. 453] Quint. 4, 1, 8.—
(β).
To make charges against (rare):
si qui contra vellet dicere, usurum esse eum suo testimonio,
Cic. Clu. 48, 134:
qua ratione nemo neque tum item fecerit, neque nunc contra dicat,
id. Quint. 29, 88; so,
contra disputare, of objections to or against a witness: nihil contra disputabo priusquam dixerit,
id. Fl. 21, 51.—
(γ).
In gen., to speak on the other side of a question:
fiebat autem ita, ut cum is qui audire vellet dixisset quid sibi videretur, tum ego contra dicerem,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; id. Fin. 2, 1, 2; so,
contra disputare and contra scribere,
id. Or. 1, 19, 85; Vitr. 3, 1, 6; Quint. 2, 17, 13; Dig. 9, 2, 21, § 1.—Hence: qui contra dicunt or disputant, the opponents:
nec qui contra dicunt causam difficilem repellunt,
Cic. Fin. 3, 1, 2:
ad coarguendos qui contra disputant,
to refule his opponents, Quint. 2, 15, 26.—
(δ).
To oppose or object to a proposition, motion, or petition:
quam palam principes dixerunt contra!
protested against it, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 41; Caes. B. C. 1, 32; Cic. Clu. 47, 130.—With pugnare:
cum decerneretur frequenti senatu, contra pugnante Pisone, etc.,
Cic. Att. 1, 14, 5:
filius ejus incolumitatem optat: contradicit pater,
the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 85; 9, 2, 83; Plin. ap. Gell. 9, 16, 5; Cic. Dom. 33, 87:
contradicente nullo,
Suet. Caes. 20; Dig. 3, 3, 15.—
(ε).
To reply:
contradixit edicto,
answered by an edict, Suet. Aug. 56. —
(ζ).
Abl. absol. impers.:
explorandum videtur an etiam contradicto aliquando judicio consuetudo firmata sit,
whether the custom has been confirmed by judgment upon a judicial contest, Dig. 1, 3, 34.—
b.
With acc. neutr. pron., to object, to make or raise an objection, to reply; esp. in legal proceedings:
ego enim, te disputante, quid contra dicerem meditabar,
Cic. N. D. 3, 1, 1:
ut contra si quid dicere velit non audiatur,
id. Fin. 5, 10, 27:
aiebat illum primo sane diu multa contra (i. e. dixisse), ad extremum autem, etc.,
id. Att. 2, 22, 2.— Hence: quod contra dicitur, or quae contra dicuntur, the objections:
ut et id quod intenderemus confirmare, et id quod contra diceretur refellere (possemus),
refute the objections, Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90:
quia neque reprehendi quae contra dicuntur possunt, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 81, 331; id. Inv. 2, 44, 127; Quint. 1, 2, 17.—In the same sense, as subst.: contrā dicta, orum, n. plur.:
seu proposita confirmamus, sive contra dicta dissolvimus,
or refute the objections, Quint. 4, prooem. 6.—With acc. and inf.:
dicitur contra, nullum esse testamentum,
the objection is made that there is no testament, Cic. Agr. 2, 6, 42.—
c.
With dat., written in one word (post-Aug.).
(α).
To oppose a person by speaking against his views:
solitum se etiam Thraseae contradicere,
to oppose even Thrasea, Tac. H. 2, 91:
tibi,
Suet. Aug. 54:
Curioni...,
id. Rhet. 1. —Hence of answers and replies in law: quid si filium testatoris heres ejus prohibuit? Huic contradici potest: ergo pietatis, etc., he may be answered by this plea, etc., Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 13.—And of advisory answers opposed to one's legal views:
volenti mihi ream adulterii postulare eam, etc., contradictum est,
my views were disapproved, rejected, Dig. 48, 5, 11, § 10.—
(β).
To oppose an opinion, with dat. of the thing:
cum plures tantum sententiis aliorum contradicerent,
opposed the opinions, Tac. H. 1, 39.—
(γ).
To object to a motion or petition, with dat. of the petitioner:
patrem qui damnavit optat ne is torqueatur: pater ei contradicit,
the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 81:
cum ambienti ut legibus solveretur multi contradicerent,
Suet. Caes. 18; Dig. 40, 5, 14; 40, 12, 33.—
(δ).
With dat. of the petition:
preces erant, sed quibus contradici non posset,
which could not be denied, Tac. H. 4, 46 fin.; Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 2.—
(ε).
To contest the validity of a law (rare):
quibus (legibus) contradici potest,
Quint. 7, 7, 4.—
(ζ).
To contradict an assertion (very rare):
pro certis autem habemus... cuicunque adversarius non contradicit,
Quint. 5, 10, 13.—
d.
With quin, to object:
praetor Samnitibus respondit... nec contra dici quin amicitia de integro reconcilietur,
there was no objection to a reconciliation, Liv. 8, 2, 2.
C.
To one's disadvantage; mostly predic. with esse, unfavorable, adverse, damaging (post-Aug.;
but cf. II. B. 2.): ut eum qui responsurus est vel tacere, vel etiam invitum id quod sit contra cogat fateri,
Quint. 7, 3, 14:
cum verba (legis) contra sint,
id. 7, 1, 49:
sed experimentum contra fuit,
unsuccessful, Tac. H. 2, 97 fin.:
ubi fortuna contra fuit,
id. ib. 3, 18:
si fortuna contra daret,
should be unfavorable, id. ib. 1, 65 fin.; id. A. 15, 13.
D.
Of logical opposition, with negative force.
1.
Of a direct contrast.
a.
Predicatively, with esse, fieri, etc., the contrary, the opposite:
quod fieri totum contra manifesta docet res,
but experience teaches that just the contrary is true, Lucr. 3, 686; 4, 1088:
in stultitia contra est,
with fools the reverse is true, Cic. Clu. 31, 84:
in hac quidem re vereor ne etiam contra (i. e. sit),
id. Att. 12, 46; id. Off. 1, 15, 49:
quod contra est,
Sall. J. 85, 21:
quis non credat, etc.? Contra autem est,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 12; id. Ep. 7, 3; Dig. 37, 4, 4:
contra fore si, etc.,
ib. 34, 2, 39, § 2:
immo forsitan et contra (i. e. erit),
ib. 41, 3, 49:
ego contra puto (i. e. esse),
Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 7; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 25.—
b.
With evenire, accidere, sentire, scribere, habere, etc.:
utrumque contra accidit: istic enim bellum est exortum, hic pax consecuta,
of both the contrary has happened, Cic. Fam. 12, 18, 2; so Dig. 38, 2, 51:
id ego contra puto (sc.: faciendum esse),
id. Att. 10, 8, 2:
contra evenit in iis morbis,
Sen. Ep. 52, 7; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 163:
ego contra sentio,
Sen. Clem. 1, 15, 5; Sedig. ap. Gell. 15, 24, 4; Dig. 40, 2, 25:
Proculus contra (sc. sentit),
ib. 35, 2, 1, § 14; 33, 7, 25:
licet Celsus contra scribat,
ib. 9, 2, 21, § 1: contra probatur, Gai Inst. 2, 78; Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 34.—Very rarely referring to a term in the same clause:
cujus disparem mitioremque naturam contra interpretabatur,
interpreted in an opposite sense, misinterpreted, misunderstood, Tac. H. 4, 86 fin. —
c.
Referring to a word or phrase in the same predicate.
(α).
To an adverb, in an opposite manner, otherwise, differently, not, etc.:
nam ad summam totius rei pertinet, caute an contra demonstrata res sit,
Cic. de Or. 2, 81, 330: quod viriliter animoque fit, id, etc.;
quod contra, id turpe,
id. Off. 1, 27, 94:
sit sapienter usus aut contra,
Quint. 2, 5, 15:
lactuca locis apricis optume autumno ponitur, mediterraneis aut frigidis contra ( = pessime),
Col. 11, 3, 25.—
(β).
To a predicative adjective, not, the opposite, the reverse, etc.:
ut aliae (res) probabiles videantur aliae contra,
improbable, Cic. Ac. 2, 32, 103; id. Off. 2, 2, 7:
quid est quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare,
id. ib. 2, 2, 8; id. Or. 2, 31, 135; Quint. 4, 2, 52.—
(γ).
To a verbal predicate:
an frater fratri exsistat heres, an contra ( = annon),
Dig. 34, 5, 19.—
(δ).
To a subject infinitive:
laudare testem vel contra pertinet ad momentum judiciorum,
praising or censuring a witness, Quint. 3, 7, 2.—
(ε).
To a clause, translated by not or by a repetition of the clause with a negative:
quae secundum naturam essent, ea sumenda et quadam aestimatione dignanda docebat, contraque contraria,
those that were not, not, Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 36: quod cuidam aut sapiens videor quod una non jerim, aut felix fuisse;
mihi contra,
id. Att. 9, 12, 4: an credibile est, incestum cum filia commissum? Et contra, veneficum in noverca, adulterum in luxurioso? and incredible, etc., Quint. 5, 10, 19; so Dig. 9, 1, 2, § 1.—
(ζ).
To an attributive genitive:
Marius cognoscere quid boni utrisque or contra esset (i. e. mali),
Sall. J. 88, 2:
verum de origine laudis contraque perspiciemus suo tempore (i. e. vituperationis),
Quint. 2, 4, 21:
alii a propositione accusatoris contraque loci oriuntur,
the accuser and the accused, id. 7, 2, 31;
so in several titles of the Digests, as Depositi vel contra, = actio depositi, vel contraria actio depositarii,
Dig. 16, 3 tit.; so ib. 16, 17, 1; 16, 13, 6; 16, 13, 7.—
2.
Reversing the relation of terms in the preceding sentence, the reverse, conversely, vice versa, etc.
a.
With its own predicate: saepe... corpus aegret, Cum tamen ex alia laetamur parte latenti;
Et retro fit uti contra sit saepe vicissim, Cum miser ex animo laetatur corpore toto,
Lucr. 3, 108: illa altera argumentatio, quasi retro et contra, prius sumit, etc., ( proceeding), so to speak, backward and in inverted order, Cic. Part. Or. 13, 46: neque illud ignoro, etc.; sed non idem accidit contra, but the converse is not true, Quint. 8, 6, 3; Gell. 4, 2, 5: ut vocabula verbis, verba rursus adverbiis, nomina appositis et pronominibus essent priora. Nam fit contra quoque frequenter non indecore. for often, not inelegantly, the order is reversed, Quint. 9, 4, 24:
quae etiam contra valent,
i. e. if the terms are reversed, id. 3, 7, 25; 9, 2, 49; 8, 6, 25; 9, 4, 72.—
b.
Belonging to the same predicate:
ut quidque erit dicendum ita dicet, nec satura jejune, nec grandia minute, nec item contra,
Cic. Or. 36, 123:
cum emtor venditori, vel contra, heres exstitit,
Dig. 35, 2, 48:
in quibus patrium pro possessivo dicitur, vel contra,
Quint. 1, 5, 45; 5, 10, 71:
junguntur autem aut ex nostro et peregrino, ut biclinium, aut contra, ut epitogium et Anticato,
id. 1, 5, 68:
ut capras in montosis potius locis quam in herbidis (pascar), equas contra,
but with mares the reverse is the case, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 16:
itaque ille dicere melius quam praecipere, nos contra fortasse possumus,
Cic. Or. 42, 143:
qua collegi solent ex his quae faciunt ea quae faciuntur, aut contra,
or vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 80; Dig. 14, 1, 1, § 12; 48, 5, 23, § 4.
E.
In logical antithesis of clauses with a merely rhet. force, on the contrary, on the other hand, vice versa; sometimes almost = sed or autem (freq.).
1.
In independent clauses.
a.
Opposing persons or parties: fortunam insanam esse... perhibent philosophi... Sunt autem alii philosophi qui contra Fortunam negant ullam exstare, Pac. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 23, 36 (Trag. Rel. v. 372 Rib.); Caecil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 68; Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 1:
ego etiam quae tu sine Verre commisisti Verri crimini daturus sum... Tu, contra, ne quae ille quidem fecit, obicies,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 11, 35:
ego contra ostendo, non modo nihil fecisse Sex. Roscium, sed, etc.,
id. Rosc. Am. 29, 79; id. Phil. 8, 3, 8; id. Off. 1, 30, 108; id. Fin. 5, 22, 62:
in Italia bellum gerimus, in sede ac solo nostro... Hannibal contra in aliena, in hostili est terra,
Liv. 22, 39, 13; 21, 50, 2; 3, 15, 2; 6, 7, 4; 9, 35, 4 et saep.; Nep. Alcib. 8, 1; Vell. 2, 31, 4; Sen. Ep. 9, 14; id. Ira, 2, 33, 6; Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 113; Tac. H. 3, 84; 3, 57; Suet. Tib. 2; id. Vit. 2; Just. 2, 1, 10; 8, 4, 11:
contra mercator, navim jactantibus austris Militia est potior?
Hor. S. 1, 1, 6; 1, 2, 30; 1, 3, 27; Prop. 2, 1, 45; 2, 23, 13 (3, 17, 3); Sen. Hippol. 214;
so with versa vice: barbarae gentes (Alexandrum) non ut hostem, sed ut parentem luxerunt... Contra Macedones versa vice non ut civem, sed ut hostem amissum gaudebant,
Just. 13, 1, 7.—
b.
Introducing a secondary or parallel opposition of thought: in loco umidiore far potius serunt quam triticum;
contra in aridiore hordeum potius quam far,
Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 4; 1, 1, 47: si nihil esset quod inane vocaret, Omne foret solidum;
nisi contra corpora certe Essent, etc., Omne quod est spatium vacuum constaret inane,
Lucr. 1, 521; 4, 348; cf.:
justa omnia decora sunt, injusta contra, ut turpia, sic indecora,
Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94; id. N. D. 2, 15, 41; id. de Or. 3, 33, 136; id. Quint. 30, 93: id. Off. 3, 21, 84; id. Leg. 2, 1, 2: facilem esse rem... si modo unum omnes sentiant; contra in dissensione nullam se salutem perspicere, Caes. B. G, 5, 31; Liv. 25, 30, 3; Sen. Ben. 1, 5, 2; Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 92; 11, 14, 14, § 35; Suet. Caes. 73; Gell. 1, 4, 5:
si male rem gerere insani est, contra bene, sani,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 74.—
2.
In opposition to a dependent clause:
ut hi miseri, sic contra illi beati quos, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16; so id. de Or. 1, 45, 198; Quint. 9, 3, 39:
cui ego rei tantum abest ut impedimento sim, ut contra te M. Manli adhorter, etc.,
Liv. 6, 15, 5; 6, 31, 4:
cum virtus adeo neminem spe ac pollicitatione corrumpat, ut contra in se inpendere jubeat, ac, etc.,
Sen. Ben. 4, 1, 2: aut igitur negemus quidquam ratione confici, cum contra nihil sine ratione recte fieri possit, aut, etc., whereas on the contrary, etc., Cic. Tusc. 4, 38, 84; cf.:
at contra,
Lucr. 2, 392.—
3.
With co-ordinate conjunctions.
a.
Copulative, et contra or contraque (never with ac or atque); also nec contra (rare), and on the other hand.
(α).
With reference to a reason or conclusion, after nam, enim, cum, or itaque: nam et ratione uti... omnique in re quid sit veri videre et tueri decet, contraque falli [p. 454]... tam dedecet quam, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94:
malus est enim custos... metus, contraque benevolentia fidelis,
id. ib. 2, 7, 23:
cum reficiat animos varietas ipsa, contraque sit aliquanto difficilius in labore uno perseverare,
Quint. 1, 12, 4; 3, 8, 32; 8, 6, 20:
itaque in probris maxime in promptu est, si quid tale dici potest, etc. Contraque in laudibus, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; cf. Suet. Calig. 51; so with nec:
nam nec comoedia cothurnis assurgit, nec contra tragoedia socculo ingreditur,
Quint. 10, 2, 22.—
(β).
With contrasted examples or illustrations, often after ut or sic:
audivi ex majoribus natu, hoc idem fuisse in P. Scipione Nasica, contraque patrem ejus... nullam comitatem habuisse sermonis,
Cic. Off. 1, 30, 109:
ut suspitionibus credi oportere, et contra suspitionibus credi non oportere,
id. Inv. 2, 15, 48; Quint. 8, 4, 1; 5, 10, 48; 9, 3, 7; 9, 4, 52; 11, 1, 14; Sen. Ep. 82, 14; Dig. 17, 1, 22, § 4.—
(γ).
With contrasted actions, assumptions, etc.:
atque utinam qui ubique sunt propugnatores hujus imperii possent in hanc civitatem venire, et contra oppugnatores rei publicae de civitate exterminari!
Cic. Balb. 22, 51:
domo pignori data, et area ejus tenebitur... et contra jus soli sequitur aedificium,
Dig. 13, 7, 21:
equo et asina genitos mares, hinnos antiqui vocabant: contraque mulos quos asini et equae generassent,
Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 17: ceterum potest ex lege quidem esse judicium, sed legitimum non esse, et contra ex lege non esse, sed legitimum esse, Gai Inst. 4, 109; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161; 35, 15, 5, § 183.—
(δ).
After a negative clause, affirming the opposite idea, et contra or contraque, but on the contrary:
in quo (consulatu) ego imperavi nihil, et contra patribus conscriptis et bonis omnibus parui,
Cic. Sull. 7, 21:
nunc vero cum ne pulsus quidem ita sim ut superare non possim, contraque a populo Romano semper sim defensus, etc.,
id. Dom. 33, 88; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Marcell. 6, 20; so,
et contra,
Suet. Tit. 7.—
b.
With adversative conjunctions, at contra, sed contra, contra autem, contra vero (not verum contra, nor contra tamen).
(α).
At contra (freq.), merely a strengthened contra (v. 1. supra): huc accedit uti mellis lactisque liquores Jucundo sensu linguae tractentur in ore;
At contra taetri absinthi natura... foedo pertorqueat ora sapore,
Lucr. 2, 400:
cogunt,
id. 2, 74; 1, 366; 2, 235 et saep.: nos qui domi sumus, tibi beati videmur;
at contra nobis tu quidem... prae nobis beatus,
Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 2; id. Tusc. 1, 3, 5; id. Rosc. Am. 45, 131; id. Verr. 2, 5, 26, § 66; Sall. J. 36, 2; 4, 7; 15, 3; id. C. 12, 5:
ideo siccas aiunt Aethiopiae solitudines... At contra constat Germaniam abundare rivis,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 6, 2; 1, 3, 1; id. Ep. 100, 7; Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 186; Suet. Galb. 15; Tac. A. 4, 28.—
(β).
Sed contra, after a negative sentence (class.):
non quo acui ingenia adulescentium nollem, sed contra ingenia obtundi nolui,
Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 93; id. Att. 9, 15, 3; id. Ac. 1, 10, 35; id. Fl. 11, 26:
arma populi Romani non liberis servitutem, sed contra servientibus libertatem adferre,
Liv. 45, 18, 1:
tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito,
Verg. A. 6, 95; Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 12.—PostAug. also without a preceding negation:
obiisse nostro Laium scelere autumant superi inferique: sed animus contra innocens... negat,
Sen. Oedip. 765; Symm. Ep. 6, 81.—
(γ).
Contra autem (rare;
in Cic. only where different subjects have contrasted predicates in dependent clauses): quia pacis est insigne toga, contra autem arma tumultus atque belli,
Cic. Pis. 30, 73.—In later writers = contra alone:
sub septemtrione aedificia... conversa ad calidas partes oportere fieri videntur. Contra autem sub impetu solis meridiani regionibus conversa ad septemtrionem... sunt facienda,
Vitr. 6, 1, 2; Gell. 14, 2, 19; Dig. 7, 1, 25, § 3; 34, 3, 25.—
(δ).
Contra vero (very rare;
not in Cic.), used for contra: contra vero quercus infinitam habet aeternitatem,
Vitr. 2, 9, 8; 6, 1, 3; Cels. 3, 6 fin. —
(ε).
Atqui contra, App. Mag. p. 287, 24.—
c.
With disjunctive conjunctions, aut contra, vel contra, seu contra, or on the contrary, or conversely (always without change of subject).
(α).
Aut contra:
num aut scriptum neget, aut contra factum infitietur?
Cic. Part. Or. 38, 133: quae (mens) aut languescit... aut contra tumescit, etc., Quint. 1, 2, 18:
si imbres defuere, aut contra abundavere,
Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 228.—
(β).
Vel contra:
hinc enim quaestiones oriuntur: Injuriam fecisti, sed quia magistratus, majestatis actio est? Vel contra: Licuit... quia magistratus?
Quint. 5, 10, 40; 9, 4, 96; Suet. Galb. 3; Dig. 35, 2, 56, § 4; 8, 4, 6.—
(γ).
Seu contra:
seu tristis veniam, seu contra laetus amicis,
Prop. 1, 11, 25.—
d.
With causal conjunctions, nam contra (very rare;
never contra enim): falso queritur de natura sua genus humanum quod, etc. Nam contra, reputando, neque majus aliud, neque praestabilius invenies,
Sall. J. 1, 1; Quint. 1, 1, 1; 9, 2, 23. —
4.
In late Lat., e contra (also one word, ēcontrā) = contra,
(α).
In the meaning, the contrary (D. 1.):
aliis vero econtra videtur,
Hier. Ep. 12.—
(β).
Et econtra = et contra (E. 3. a.):
honestiorum provectu et econtra suppliciis,
Aur. Vict. Caes. 39, 45.—For quod contra, v. II. E. 1. c.—
5.
With emphatic particles.
a.
Quin contra, nay on the contrary, opposing an affirmative sentence to a preceding negative statement (quin etiam amplifies without opposition; sed contra opposes without amplification; quin contra both opposes and amplifies);
not before Livy: num qui enim socordius rempublicam administrari post Calvi tribunatum... quam? etc. Quin contra patricios aliquot damnatos... neminem plebeium,
Liv. 6, 37, 8; 31, 31, 9; 35, 26, 10; 37, 15, 3.—
b.
Immo contra (post-Aug.).
(α).
= no, on the contrary, refuting opinions, after questions and in the form of a dialogue:
existimas nunc me detrahere tibi multas voluptates?... Immo contra, nolo tibi umquam deesse laetitiam,
Sen. Ep. 23, 3; Dig. 33, 7, 5; 33, 7, 29.—
(β).
= sed contra, but on the contrary:
proinde ne submiseris te, immo contra fige stabilem gradum,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 5, 6; id. Cons. Polyb. 15, 2; cf. prep.:
immo contra ea,
Liv. 41, 24, 8; cf. II. E. 1. b. infra.—
c.
Item contra = an emphatic et contra (very rare):
quoniam... beate vivere alii in alio, vos in voluptate ponitis, item contra miseriam in dolore, etc.,
Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 86; cf. I. A. 3. g supra.
F.
With a comparative clause introduced by ac, atque, or quam, representing a logical or moral opposition (contra atque debuit = non ita ut debuit; cf. Cic. Or. 3, 19, 70); cf. prep., II. C. 3. g, and II. E. 2. infra.
1.
Of logical opposition, contrary to, different from, otherwise than; in the best prose only with atque or ac.
(α).
With atque:
item, contra atque apud nos, fieri ad Elephantinem ut neque ficus neque vites amittant folia,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6:
simulacrum Jovis, contra atque ante fuerat, ad orientem convertere,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Sull. 24, 69:
judicium suscepturos contra atque omnis Italia populusque Romanus judicavisset,
Caes. B. C. 3, 12; id. B. G. 4, 13; Plin. 12, 19, 43, § 95.—
(β).
With ac:
itaque contra est ac dicitis,
Cic. Fin. 4, 15, 41:
vides, omnia fere contra ac dicta sint evenisse,
id. Div. 2, 24, 53; so id. Verr. 2, 4, 6, § 11; id. Or. 40, 137:
cum contra ac Deiotarus sensit victoria belli judicaret,
id. Phil. 11, 13, 34:
Petreius ubi videt, Catilinam, contra ac ratus erat, magna vi tendere, etc.,
Sall. C. 60, 5.—
(γ).
With ac and atque:
si denique aliquid non contra ac liceret factum diceretur, sed contra atque oporteret,
Cic. Balb. 3, 7.—
(δ).
With quam (post-Aug.):
cui contra quam proposuerat aliqua cesserunt,
Sen. Ira, 3, 6, 5; Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 149; 11, 21, 24, § 72; Gell. 6 (7), 8, 6:
contra quam licet,
id. 1, 3, 19; Sil. 15, 107.—
2.
Of moral opposition of acts contrary to rules and principles (cf. II. 3. g infra); so always with quam:
mater Aviti, generi sui, contra quam fas erat, amore capta,
contrary to the divine law, Cic. Clu. 5, 12:
ut senatus, contra quam ipse censuisset, ad vestitum rediret,
contrary to its own resolution, id. Pis. 8, 18:
contra quam ista causa postulasset,
id. Caecin. 24, 67:
contra quam sanctum legibus est,
Liv. 30, 19, 9; Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 11; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 2; id. Dom. 46, 122:
contraque faciunt quam polliceri videntur,
Auct. Her. 4, 3, 6; Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 86.
II.
Prep. with acc., before, against, facing, towards, opposite to, contrary to (acc. to many scholars not ante-class.; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 108; but found Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 24 Fleck., a line omitted by Lorenz as a gloss; id. Pers. 1, 1, 13 Ritschl; Att. ap. Non. p. 469, 15, or Trag. Rel. v. 476 Rib.; cf. also Plaut. Poen. 5, 6, 18; Cato, R. R. 18, 1, and v. I. A. 1. a. b, and I. A. 1. b. a supra).
A.
Local uses.
1.
Opposite, over against, facing.
a.
Of countries and places (mostly of those separated by water;
adversus and e regione mostly of places opposite by land): insulae natura triquetra, cujus unum latus est contra Galliam,
Caes. B. G. 5, 13; 3, 9; 4, 20:
ad insulam quae est contra Massiliam,
id. B. C. 1, 56; 3, 23:
Rhodios, pacatis contra insulam suam terris, etc.,
Liv. 37, 15, 7; 3, 26, 8:
Carthago Italiam contra,
Verg. A. 1, 13; 5, 124; Ov. M. 14, 17:
insulae quae contra Tauri promuntorium inopportune navigantibus objacent, Chelidoniae nominantur,
Mel. 2, 7; Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 151; 6, 28, 32, § 152; 5, 7, 7, § 41; Tac. A. 3, 1; id. H. 2, 17.—
b.
Of the heavenly bodies:
donique (luna) eum (sc. solem) contra pleno bene lumine fulsit,
Lucr. 5, 708:
contra Volucris rostrum posita est Lyra,
Vitr. 9, 4, 5; Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 9; 1, 8, 3; Plin. 2, 31, 31, § 99; 5, 10, 10, § 56.—So, tertium (latus Britanniae) est contra septem triones, opposite ( facing); hence, contra meridiem and contra ortus (instead of ad or adversus meridiem, etc.), facing the south and east, Plin. 6, 24, 24, § 85; 17, 2, 2, § 22. —So of a person standing in the sunlight:
cum minima umbra (i. e. a sole) contra medium fiet hominem,
Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 327; cf.:
contra mediam faciem meridies erit,
id. 18, 33, 76, § 326.—
c.
Of opposite ends of a line.
(α).
Of the diameter of the earth: esse e regione nobis e contraria parte terrae qui adversis vestigiis stent contra nostra vestigia, quos antipodas vocatis, Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123.—
(β).
Of a line drawn:
contra autem E littera I erit ubi secat circinationem linea,
opposite the point E will be the letter I, Vitr. 9, 7, 4.—
d.
Of buildings, etc.:
contra hoc aviarium est aliud minus in quo quae mortuae sunt aves curator servare solet,
Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 5; Vitr. 5, 6, 3; 3, 5, 15:
(statuam) quae fuerit contra Jovis Statoris aedem in vestibulo Superbi domus,
Plin. 34, 6, 13, § 29:
contra medium fere porticum diaeta paulum recedit,
Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 20; 2, 17, 5; Suet. Aug. 44.—
e.
Of places on the human body:
id quod contra stomachum est,
Cels. 4, 5 (4, 12 med.); 7, 7;
4, 20 (13).—Of the direction of the intestines, etc.: ea... contra medium alvum orsa,
Cels. 4, 1 fin. —
2.
Of actions, opposite, towards, against, facing (syn.:
adversus, ad, e regione,
Caes. B. G. 7, 61).
a.
In gen.:
quamvis subito... quamque Rem contra speculum ponas, apparet imago,
Lucr. 4, 156: Democritus... clipeum constituit contra exortum Hyperionis, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17, 4:
et contra magnum potes hos (i.e. oculos) attollere solem, Nec tremis...?
Prop. 1, 15, 37; Col. 7, 3, 8:
rex constiterat contra pedites,
Curt. 10, 9, 13; 9, 5, 1:
ne contra septentrionem paveris,
Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 330; 28, 6, 19, § 69:
contra solem varie refulgens,
placed in the sun, id. 37, 10, 63, § 173; 10, 54, 75, § 151; 37, 6, 22, § 83;
37, 7, 25, § 95: cum terrestres volucres contra aquam clangores dabunt,
id. 18, 35, 87, § 363; 19, 8, 39, § 131.—
b.
Dependent on verbs of motion (very rare without the idea of hostility):
(Dinocrates) incessit contra tribunal regis jus dicentis,
towards, Vitr. 2, praef. 1.—So trop., of actions done for a purpose:
lege Cornelia de sicariis tenetur qui, cum in magistratu esset, eorum quid fecerit contra hominis necem quod legibus permissum non sit,
Dig. 48, 8, 4.—
c.
Appositively, with the predicate: (elephanti) tanta narratur clementia contra minus validos, ut, etc., if fronting weaker animals, if brought in contact with them (not to be connected with clementia), Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 23.—Similarly: dum... fidens non est contra feram, if fronting the animal (not dependent on fidens), Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 57.—
d.
Against an opposing action, etc.:
contra vim atque impetum fluminis conversa,
Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 5:
cum plateae contra directos ventos erunt conformatae,
Vitr. 1, 6, 8:
ut contra ventum gregem pascamus,
Col. 7, 3, 12; Sen. Q. N. 2, 31, 2; Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 52; 17, 2, 2, § 21; 8, 16, 21, § 54:
contra fluminum impetus aggeribus,
id. 35, 14, 48, § 169:
capite in sole contra pilum peruncto,
id. 27, 4, 5, § 17; 18, 35, 88, § 364; Varr. ap. Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83; Sil. 14, 352; Dig. 9, 2, 29, § 4. [p. 455] — Trop.:
contra fortunam tenendus est cursus,
Sen. Prov. 5, 9.—Prov.:
contra stimulum calces,
kick against the pricks, Isid. Orig. 1, 36, 28 (al. calcitres); cf. Amm. 18, 5, 1.—
e.
Of local actions with hostile intent.
(α).
Lit.:
quae vis Coclitem contra omnes hostium copias tenuit?
Cic. Par. 1, 2, 12:
Pompeium Cartejae receptum scribis: jam igitur contra hunc exercitum (sc. constitit),
id. Att. 15, 20, 3:
pertimescam, credo, ne mihi non liceat contra vos in contione consistere,
to face you, id. Agr. 1, 8, 25; Lepidus ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 26:
a fronte contra hostem pedum quindecim fossam fieri jussit,
id. ib. 1, 41; 1, 42; id. B. G. 7, 62:
Tullus adversus Veientem hostem derigit suos: Albanos contra legionem Fidenatium collocat,
Liv. 1, 27, 5; 24, 41, 5; 38, 4, 5; Verg. A. 12, 279; Front. Strat. 2, 2, 13; 2, 3, 17.—Appositively, with a local verb understood:
terribilis haec contra fugientes belua est, fugax contra insequentes,
i. e. if fronting, if placed opposite, Plin. 8, 25, 38, § 92.—
(β).
Trop.:
castra sunt in Italia contra populum Romanum in Etruriae faucibus collocata,
Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 5; id. Mil. 1, 2; Quint. 7, 7, 5:
tum contra hanc Romam illa altera Roma quaeretur,
will be as a rival against this Rome, Cic. Agr. 2, 22, 86:
cui rationi contra homines barbaros atque imperitos locus fuisset, hac ne ipsum quidem sperare, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 40:
(Cicero) plerumque contra inimicos atque obtrectatores plus vindicat sibi,
when fronting adversaries, Quint. 11, 1, 23.—
f.
In partic.
(α).
Stare contra aliquem (opp. stare ab aliquo); usu. implying hostility; mostly trop., to stand against, to be arrayed against, to face, oppose:
quod contra hoc exemplum nulla staret eorum ratio,
Auct. Her. 4, 5, 7:
contra populi studium,
Cic. Brut. 34, 126:
contra civium perditorum... dementiam a senatu et a bonorum causa,
id. ib. 79, 273; so,
a mendacio contra veritatem,
id. Inv. 1, 3, 4:
contra cives in acie,
id. Att. 16, 11, 2:
et adversi contra stetit ora juvenci,
opposite, Verg. A. 5, 477; 5, 414:
haec enim (ratio) sola... stat contra fortunam,
Sen. Ep. 14, 4, 2: contra leonem etiam stetit, fronted, i. e. hunted, Spart. Carac. 5 fin. —
(β).
Contra aliquem ire:
aut saevos Libyae contra ire leones,
Stat. Th. 9, 16.— Trop.:
uti contra injurias armati eatis,
Sall. J. 31, 6:
interritus (sapiens) et contra illa (mala) ibit et inter illa,
Sen. Ep. 59, 8; cf.: contra venire, II. B. 1. c. b infra, and v. also II. B. 2. b. and II. B. 1. b. infra.—
3.
Transf.,
a.
To persons placed together for comparison:
C. vero Caesar, si foro tantum vacasset, non alius ex nostris contra Ciceronem nominaretur,
Quint. 10, 1, 114:
CORONATO CONTRA OMNES SCAENICOS,
Inscr. Grut. p. 331, n. 4.—
b.
To things compared, as if weighed against each other as to their value, strength, etc.
(α).
Lit. (very rare):
quamcunque vis rem expende, et contra aquam statue... Si gravior est, leviorem rem... feret, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—
(β).
Prop.:
cujus (i. e. generis humani) causa videtur cuncta alia genuisse natura, magna saeva mercede contra tanta sua munera,
Plin. 7, 1, 1, § 1:
qui amicus esse coepit quia expedit, placebit ei aliquod pretium contra amicitiam,
Sen. Ep. 9, 9:
numquam ulli fortiores cives fuerunt quam qui ausi sunt eum contra tantas opes ejus... condemnare,
Cic. Fam. 7, 2, 3:
tantum studium bonorum in me exstitisse, contra incredibilem contentionem clarissimi et potentissimi viri,
id. ib. 7, 2, 2; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 3:
nomen prorogans nostrum et memoriam extendens contra brevitatem aevi,
as a compensation for, Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 154.—So esp., valere contra, to weigh against, counterbalance, avail or prevail against: non vereor ne meae vitae modestia parum valitura sit contra falsos rumores, Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8:
(illa facta) pro periculo potius quam contra salutem valere debere,
Cic. Part. Or. 35, 120; id. Off. 3, 29, 104:
contrane lucrum nil valere Pauperis ingenium?
Hor. Epod. 11, 11; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 1; id. Cons. Helv. 5, 5; so,
robur habere contra: si contra unamquamlibet partem fortunae satis tibi roboris est,
id. ib. 13, 2;
so of counterchecks: in Creta decem qui cosmoe vocantur, ut contra consulare imperium tribuni plebis, sic illi contra vim regiam constituti,
Cic. Rep. 2, 33, 58.—Of antidotes: cimicum natura contra serpentium morsus valere dicitur, item contra venena omnia, Plin. 29, 4, 17, § 61.—Hence,
c.
Colloq., aliquid contra aurum est, something is worth gold, is superb, both predicatively and attributively (cf.: auro contra, I. A. 2. supra): hujusce pomaria in summa Sacra Via ubi poma veneunt, contra aurum imago, a spectacle for gold, i. e. a magnificent sight, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10 MSS. (al. aliter):
numcubi hic vides citrum... num quod emblema aut lithostratum? quae illic omnia contra aurum,
superb, id. ib. 3, 2, 4 MSS. (Schneid. omits aurum, ex conj.):
oneravi vinum, et tunc erat contra aurum,
Petr. 7, 6.—
d.
Transf., of replies, with aiebat, inquit, etc.; both in friendly and inimical sense; esp., contra ea, contra haec, = the adv. contra:
contra ea Titurius sero facturos clamitabat, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 5, 29:
contra ea Verginius unum Ap. Claudium et legum expertem et, etc., aiebat,
Liv. 3, 57, 1; 24, 45, 4:
quae contra breviter fata est vates,
Verg. A. 6, 398:
contra quod disertus Tu impie fecisti inquit, etc.,
Quint. 7, 1, 53 (cf.: contra ea, II. E. 1. infra).
B.
Denoting hostility or disadvantage.
1.
With verbs of hostile action.
a.
Of physical exertion:
pugnavere et tertio consulatu ejus viginti (elephanti) contra pedites quingentos,
Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 22:
proelium Afri contra Aegyptios primi fecere fustibus,
id. 7, 56, 57, § 200; 8, 40, 61, § 142. —
b.
Referring to warfare (usu. adversus), bellum gerere (rarely for cum or adversus; but contra patriam, contra aras, etc., not cum patria, etc.; cf.
bellum, II. A. 1. e.): a quo prohibitos esse vos contra Caesarem gerere bellum (opp. pro),
Cic. Lig. 8, 25; id. Phil. 5, 10, 27; Liv. Ep. 129.—With bellum suscipere:
contra Antonium,
Cic. Phil. 8, 2, 5; so,
contra patriam,
id. Sull. 20, 58:
pugnare contra patriam,
id. ib. 25, 70:
contra conjuges et liberos,
Sen. Ben. 5, 15, 5:
armatum esse contra populum Romanum,
Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32.—With arma ferre (freq.), Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 72; 13, 21, 47; Liv. 28, 28, 15; Nep. Att. 4, 2; Tib. 1, 6, 30; Ov. M. 4, 609; 13, 269; id. P. 1, 1, 26.—With arma sumere or capere, Cic. Rab. Perd. 6, 19; id. Phil. 4, 1, 2; 4, 3, 7:
armis contendere contra,
Caes. B. G. 2, 13:
arma alicui dare (trop.),
Cic. Phil. 2, 21, 53:
aciem instruere (trop.),
Liv. 25, 4, 4:
exercitum comparare,
Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 14; 4, 1, 2:
exercitum instruere,
id. Cat. 2, 11, 24:
exercitum ducere and adducere,
id. Phil. 4, 2, 5; 3, 4, 11:
exercitum contra Philippum mittere,
id. Inv. 1, 12, 17:
naves ducere contra,
Hor. Epod. 4, 19:
ducere contra hostes,
Liv. 1, 27, 4:
florem Italiae educere contra,
Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24:
proficisci contra,
to march against, Liv. 1, 11, 3; 8, 2, 5:
auxilium ferre Rutulis contra Latinos,
Plin. 14, 12, 14, § 88:
juvare aliquem contra,
Caes. B. C. 1, 35:
consilium inire contra Sequanos,
to take hostile measures against, id. B. G. 6, 12.—
c.
Of legal contention (more freq. adversus, except with verbs of saying).
(α).
In gen., with agere or causam agere, to act as counsel against a party or his attorney:
cum agerem contra hominem disertissimum nostrae civitatis,
Cic. Caecin. 33, 97; id. Brut. 63, 226; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 3; Quint. 11, 1, 59.—Causam recipere or suscipere contra, to accept a retainer against:
(causam) quam receperam contra pueros Octavios,
Cic. Att. 13, 49, 1; Quint. 6, 1, 12; Plin. Ep. 4, 17, 1.—Adesse alicui contra, to appear, act as one's counsel against:
rogavit me Caecilius ut adessem contra Satrium,
Cic. Att. 1, 1, 3; Plin. Ep. 1, 7, 5 al.; cf.:
esse contra,
id. ib. 1, 18, 3.— Trop.: conquesturus venit;
at contra se adfuit et satisfacienti satisfecit,
Sen. Fragm. Amic. 14, 1, 89:
causam defendere contra,
against the accuser, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 178:
statuere contra aliquem (sc. causam),
to establish a case against an adversary, id. Or. 10, 34:
actio competit contra,
Dig. 49, 14, 41:
querelam instituere contra,
ib. 5, 2, 21, § 1:
bonorum possessionem petere contra,
ib. 5, 2, 23:
jus obtinere contra,
Cic. Quint. 9, 34:
pugnare contra,
to struggle against the accuser, id. Sull. 17, 49; id. Verr. 1, 11, 33:
id quod mihi contra illos datum est,
i. e. a local advantage over, id. Tull. 14, 33:
judicare contra aliquem,
id. Fl. 20, 48; Dig. 21, 2, 55; 5, 2, 14; Just. Inst. 4, 17, 2:
pronuntiare contra,
Paul. Sent. 5, 34, 2: dare sententiam contra, Dig. 21, 2, 56, § 1:
decernere contra,
Cic. Fl. 31, 76:
appellare contra aliquem,
Dig. 49, 1, 3; 49, 5, 6; cf.:
contra sententiam,
Cod. Just. 7, 62, 32, § 2.—Sentire contra aliquem, to have an opinion unfavorable to:
cur vos (cum) aliquid contra me sentire dicatis, etc.,
Cic. Caecin. 27, 79.—
(β).
Venire contra aliquem, to appear as counsel for one's adversary:
quid tu, Saturi, qui contra hunc venis, existimas aliter?
Cic. Rosc. Com. 6, 18; id. Mur. 4, 9; id. Phil. 8, 6, 18.—Venire contra rem alicujus, to give advice damaging one's interests:
contra rem suam me venisse questus est,
Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 3.—
(γ).
With dicere and other verbs of saying. (aa) Of a lawyer pleading against a lawyer:
ipse ille Mucius, quid in illa causa cum contra te diceret, attulit quod? etc.,
Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 244:
cum ille contra me pro Sex. Naevio diceret,
id. Brut. 60, 2, 7; id. de Or. 2, 7, 30; id. Rosc. Am. 15, 45; id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 44; id. Planc. 2, 5; id. Brut. 26, 102; so,
causam dicere,
id. Or. 2, 23, 98:
causam perorare,
id. Quint. 24, 77.—(bb) Of a lawyer's pleading against the parties: dic mihi, M. Pinari, num si contra te dixero mihi male dicturus es? Servil. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 261; 3, 34, 138; 1, 14, 60; id. Or. 35, 123; Quint. 11, 1, 57; cf. with ellipsis of acc.:
quorum alter pro Aufldia, contra dixit alter,
id. 10, 1, 22.—(ng) Of a party against a lawyer:
si Gaditani contra me dicerent,
if the Gaditani were my adversaries, Cic. Balb. 17, 38.—(dd) Of witnesses and experts, and the pleadings against them:
si decressent legationem quae contra istum diceret,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 12: contra testes dicere (opp. a testibus or pro testibus). Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118 (cf.:
testimonium in aliquem dicere,
id. Sull. 17, 48; Quint. 7, 4, 36):
contra juris consultos dicere,
against their legal opinions, Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—So of witnesses in scientific questions:
contra testes dicendum est,
Sen. Q. N. 7, 16, 1.—(ee) Dicere or contendere aliquid contra aliquem, to maintain a point against:
cum interrogamus adversarios... quid contra nos dici possit,
Auct. Her. 4, 23, 33:
tamenne vereris ut possis hoc contra Hortensium contendere?
Cic. Quint. 25, 78. —
d.
Of literary adversaries, mostly with verbs of saying and writing:
cum scriberem contra Epicurios,
Cic. Att. 13, 38, 1:
contra Epicurum satis superque dictum est,
id. N. D. 2, 1, 2:
contra Brutum,
id. Tusc. 5, 8, 21:
contra Academiam,
id. Ac. 2, 19, 63; id. Fin. 1, 1, 2; 5, 8, 22; id. Tusc. 5, 11, 32; 5, 30, 84; id. Ac. 2, 4, 17:
contra autem omnia disputatur a nostris,
id. Off. 2, 2, 8.—
e.
Of public and political adversaries (syn. adversus and in).
(α).
In gen.:
sentire contra,
Cic. Mil. 2, 5:
pugnare contra bonos,
id. Sull. 25, 71:
contra eos summa ope nitebatur nobilitas,
Sall. C. 38, 2; Cic. Sest. 19, 42; 52, 112:
(tribuni) qui aut contra consulem, aut pro studio ejus pugnabant,
Liv. 39, 32, 12.—
(β).
Of political speaking:
cum (Cato) eo ipso anno contra Serv. Galbam ad populum summa contentione dixisset,
Cic. Brut. 20, 80; so id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 53; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 9, 1.—
f.
Of hostile or criminal acts in gen. (syn.:
adversus, in): inire consilia contra,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 110; id. Cat. 1, 7, 18:
manum comparare contra aliquem,
id. Sull. 24, 68:
conjurationem facere,
id. ib. 4, 12:
congredi,
id. Lig. 3, 9; Sall. J. 64, 4:
aliquid contra imperatorem moliri,
Just. Inst. 4, 18, 3:
nec dolor armasset contra sua viscera matrem,
against her own offspring Ov. R. Am. 59.—Facere contra (more freq. with abstr. objects; cf. II. C. 1. f. b infra): nunc te contra Caesarem facere summae stultitiae est, to take parts against, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 16, 2:
eae (res) contra nos ambae faciunt,
operate against us, id. Quint. 1, 1.—With verbs of saying, etc.:
homo disertus non intellegit, eum quem contra dicit laudari a se?
Cic. Phil. 2, 8, 18; 2, 1, 2; 2, 21, 51; Sen. Ep. 15, 3, 70:
epigramma quod contra quamdam Gelliam scripsit,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 38:
disputare contra deos, in two signif.: contra deum licet disputare liberius,
to accuse, reproach a god, Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76; but: mala et impia consuetudo est contra deos disputandi, to reason against the gods, i. e. against their existence, id. ib. 2, 67, 168.—
2.
Predicatively, with esse (videri, etc.), against, injurious to, unfavorable, prejudicial, to one's disadvantage: ut [p. 456] ex senatusconsulto neque cujus intersit, neque contra quem sit intellegi possit, Cic. Mur. 32, 68; id. de Or. 3, 20, 75; 2, 74, 299; 2, 81, 330; id. Sull. 13, 39; Sen. Ben. 6, 31, 6:
licentiam malis dare certe contra bonos est,
injurious to, Quint. 4, 2, 75:
res contra nos est, of unfavorable chances in a lawsuit,
id. 4, 66, 1; 4, 2, 75; 5, 13, 32.—Often, contra aliquem = quod est contra aliquem, referring to indef. pronouns or adjectives:
nihil contra me fecit odio mei = nihil quod esset contra me,
Cic. Har. Resp. 3, 5; id. Off. 3, 31, 112:
quibus (temporibus) aliquid contra Caesarem Pompeio suaserim,
id. Phil. 2, 10, 24.—
3.
Added adverb. to the predicate, mostly referring to purpose, with hostile intent, for the purpose of some hostile act, in order to oppose, in opposition:
Caesarine eam (provinciam) tradituri fuistis, an contra Caesarem retenturi?
or keep it against Caesar, Cic. Lig. 7, 23:
sero enim resistimus ei quem per annos decem aluimus contra nos,
id. Att. 7, 5, 5:
judicium illud pecunia esse temptatum non pro Cluentio, sed contra Cluentium,
id. Clu. 4, 9; id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 52; id. Ac. 2, 28, 92:
cum quae facitis ejusmodi sint ut ea contra vosmet ipsos facere videamini,
id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104; Sen. Ep. 3, 7, 3: Curio se contra eum totum parat, i. e. to speak against him, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 10; Caes. B. C. 1, 85 ter; Sen. Q. N. 1, 7, 1; Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 192; Plin. Pan. 41.—So with the force of a temporal clause:
fidem meam quam essent contra Massam Baebium experti,
in the suit against, Plin. Ep. 3, 4, 4.—
4.
Dependent on adjectives (rare):
contra se ipse misericors,
to his own injury, Phaedr. 4, 18, 3:
severissimus judex contra fures,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.—
5.
With nouns.
a.
Acc. to 1. b.:
ut quam maximae contra Hannibalem copiae sint,
Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17; cf. Vell. 2, 76, 3.—
b.
Acc. to 1. c. and 1. e.; so esp., oratio contra (cf.: oratio in).
(α).
Oratio contra (never in), of an address against the counsel of a party or against the prosecutor:
quid in omni oratione Crassus vel apud centumviros contra Scaevolam, vel contra accusatorem Brutum, cum pro Cn. Plancio diceret?
Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 220; cf.:
Cato pro se contra Cassium = in oratione contra,
Gell. 10, 15, 3; so,
haec perpetua defensio contra Scaevolam,
Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 221:
orationem illam egregiam quam (Aeschines) in Ctesiphontem contra Demosthenem dixerat,
id. ib. 3, 56, 213.—
(β).
Of an address against the party, either in judicial or political affairs:
unam orationem contra Gracchum reliquit,
Cic. Brut. 26, 99:
(Demosthenis) oratio contra Leptinem... contra Aeschinem falsae legationis,
id. Or. 31, 111; Gell. 10, 24, 10; 10, 18, 91; Cic. Brut. 46, 169; Quint. 12, 10, 61; Cic. de Or. 2, 11, 45; id. Brut. 44, 164; Gell. 13, 25 (24), 15; cf. Quint. 4, 3, 13; 11, 2, 25.—
c.
Acc. to 1. f.:
contra patres concitatio et seditio,
Cic. Brut. 14, 56.—Of animals:
contra volpium genus communibus inimicitiis,
Plin. 10, 76, 96, § 207.
C.
With inanimate and abstract objects.
1.
Directly dependent on verbs (cf. B. 1.).
a.
Of physical or moral exertion:
cum fulmina contra Tot paribus streperet clipeis,
Verg. A. 10, 567:
pugnandum tamquam contra morbum, sic contra senectutem,
Cic. Sen. 11, 35:
contra verum niti,
Sall. J. 35, 8:
contra fortunam luctari,
Sen. Ben. 7, 15, 2; id. Brev. Vit. 10, 1; id. Ep. 78, 15; 99, 32; cf. Cic. Off. 1, 31, 110.—
b.
Of warfare (lit. and trop.):
bellum contra aras, focos, vitam fortunasque gerere,
Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1:
bellum gerimus... contra arma verbis,
id. Fam. 12, 22, 1.—So of logical contradictions:
artificis autem est invenire in actione adversarii quae semet ipsa pugnent,
Quint. 5, 13, 30.—
c.
Of legal contention.
(α).
Of the actions of the counsel or prosecutor: dicere, or perorare, agere contra aliquid, to plead against, contest something:
contra argumenta, rumores, tabulas, quaestiones (opp. ab argumentis, etc.),
Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9 sqq.; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118:
contra ratiocinationem,
id. Inv. 2, 50, 153: contra scriptum dicere, to contest, controvert a written law or a document, id. ib. 2, 47, 138; 2, 48, 143; id. Brut. 39, 145; Quint. 7, 7, 1:
contra caput dicere,
to plead against life, Cic. Quint. 13, 44 (cf.:
servum in caput domini interrogare,
Paul. Sent. 1, 1, 34; 5, 16, 5 and 8; 5, 46, 3): contra libertatem agere, Dig. 40, 12, 26.—Pregn.:
contra rerum naturam, contraque consuetudinem hominum dicere (opp. contra nos dicere),
Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 45.—
(β).
Of judicial decisions contradicting documents, etc.:
contra tabulas judicare,
Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 281:
contra testamentum,
Dig. 2, 17, § 1:
contra sententiam dicere,
ib. 49, 8, 1, § 2.—
(γ).
Admittere aliquem contra bona, to admit a petition for bonorum possessio (cf.:
inmittere in bona),
Dig. 38, 2, 3, § 6.—
d.
Of antagonism in literary and ethical questions.
(α).
To contend that something is false:
dicere, disputare, disserere contra opinionem or sententiam,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; 5, 19, 55; id. de Or. 3, 18, 67; id. Fin. 5, 4, 10; id. Ac. 2, 18, 60; Sen. Ira, 1, 3, 3; id. Ep. 87, 5; 102, 5 (cf.:
in sententiam dicere,
in support of an opinion, Caes. B. G. 1, 45):
contra sensus dicere,
Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 101:
contra rhetoricen dicere,
Quint. 2, 17, 40.—
(β).
Of criticism, hostility to principles, etc.:
contra Iliadem et Odysseam scribere,
Vitr. 7, praef. 8:
contra quorum disciplinam ingenium ejus exarserat,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 29, 83.—
(γ).
Ethically:
contra voluptatem dicere,
that pleasure is a moral evil, Cic. Fin. 5, 8, 21:
contra mortem loqui,
that death is no evil, Sen. Ep. 82, 7;
in both senses: contra vitia, pericula, fortunam, ambitionem,
id. ib. 100, 10:
contra fortunam gloriari,
that fortune has no power over him, Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 26; Sen. Ep. 26, 5.—
e.
Of public and political acts and speeches:
contra potentiam accusatorum dicere,
Cic. Brut. 44, 164:
contra legem dicere or verba facere,
id. Imp. Pomp. 15, 53; Liv. 34, 8, 1:
rogationem ferre contra coloniam ( = contra legem de colonia deducenda),
Cic. Clu. 51, 140; Auct. Her. 1, 17, 21; Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64.—
f.
Of hostility, injury, wrongs, etc.
(α).
In gen.:
senatusconsulto quod contra dignitatem tuam fieret,
directed against, Cic. Fam. 12, 29, 2:
contra rem publicam se commovere,
id. Cat. 1, 26; 1, 3, 7:
incitari,
id. Sest. 47, 100:
consilia inire,
id. Agr. 2, 3, 8:
conjurationem facere,
Sall. C. 30, 6:
contra salutem urbis incitari,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20:
cogitare aliquid contra salutem,
id. ib. 3, 9, 21: contra voluntatem or studium dicere, to oppose one's will in a speech:
esse aliquem in civitate qui contra ejus (Chrysogoni) voluntatem dicere auderet,
id. Rosc. Am. 22, 60; id. Phil. 1, 11, 28; id. de Or. 3, 34, 138; id. Mur. 4, 10; Tac. H. 2, 91:
ne quid contra aequitatem contendas, ne quid pro injuria,
do not array yourself against equity, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71.— Trop.:
quis non contra Marii arma, contra Suliae proscriptionem irascitur? ( = Mario propter arma, Sullae propter proscriptionem),
Sen. Ira, 2, 2, 3.—
(β).
In partic.: facere contra aliquid (syn. adversus), to commit an offence against, to transgress, etc.:
si quis ad Antonium profectus esset... senatus existimaturum eum contra rem publicam fecisse,
Cic. Phil. 8, 11, 33; id. Mil. 5, 13; 6, 14; id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 3, 25, 95; S. C. ap. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 6; Liv. 25, 4, 7; so,
contra salutem rei publicae facere,
Cic. Dom. 38, 102:
contra majestatem,
against the emperor, Dig. 48, 4, 5:
contra leges,
Cic. Dom. 18, 48; id. Vatin. 7, 18; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Mur. 32, 67; id. de Or. 3, 19, 70; cf. id. Clu. 34, 92; id. Mur. 32, 68; id. Dom. 14, 38; id. Phil. 10, 6, 13; Gai Inst. 4, 121:
contra edictum (praetoris),
Cic. Verr 2, 3, 10, § 25; Dig. 39, 1, 20, § 1:
contra foedus,
Cic. Balb. 6, 16:
contra jusjurandum ac fidem,
id. Off. 3, 10, 43; id. Lael. 3, 30, 74; id. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 7; Prop. 3, 30, 44 (2, 32, 44).—And ironically:
tune contra Caesaris nutum (sc. facies)?
Cic. Att. 14, 10, 1.—Rarely contra ea facere = contra facere, adverb. (cf. I. B. 8. and II. E. 1. b.):
corpus in civitatem inferri non licet... et qui contra ea fecerit, extra ordinem punitur,
Paul. Sent. 1, 21, 2; 1, 21, 12.—
2.
Predicatively with esse (usu. impers.), in violation of, in conflict with, contrary to (cf. 3. g).
(α).
With esse expressed as the predicate:
hominem hominis incommodo suum augere commodum magis est contra naturam quam mors,
Cic. Off. 3, 5, 21; id. Fin. 3, 9, 31; id. N. D. 3, 13, 33; Sen. Ep. 5, 4; Plin. 7, 8, 6, § 45:
contra leges or legem est,
Cic. Pis. 13, 30; id. Mur. 32, 67:
contra officium est,
id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 1, 10, 32; 1, 6, 19; cf. id. Lael. 11, 39; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Liv. 6, 40, 5; Sen. Q. N. 2, 37, 2; Gai Inst. 3, 157; Dig. 30, 1, 112, § 3; 16, 3, 1, § 7.—With ellipsis of object (naturam), Cic. Fin. 5, 29, 89; cf.:
adeo res ista non habet ullam moram quae contra causas ignium sit,
unfavorable to the formation of fire, Sen. Q. N. 2, 26, 7.—
(β).
With verbal predicate, referring to an indef. pron. or adj., with esse understood:
scis hunc... nihil umquam contra rem tuam cogitasse ( = nihil quod contra rem tuam esset),
Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 147; id. Mil. 5, 13:
aliquid contra animum audiendi,
something against our liking, Sen. Const. 19, 2.—So mostly with facere:
si quid Socrates aut Aristippus contra morem consuetudinemque fecerint,
Cic. Off. 1, 41, 148; id. Att. 3, 23, 2; 2, 22, 2; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Sall. C. 15, 1; Dig. 8, 2, 11; 8, 2, 17; 35, 1, 79, § 2. —
(γ).
Contra officium, substantively, = id quod contra officium est:
Sic inter recte factum atque peccatum, officium et contra officium, media locabat quaedam,
Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37.—
3.
Adverbially with the predicate.
(α).
In order to oppose, in opposition to, with hostile intent (cf. B. 3.):
eidem illam proscriptionem capitis mei contra salutem rei publicae rogatam esse dicebant,
that the proposal of the law was an attack on the republic, Cic. Prov. Cons. 19, 45; id. Rab. Perd. 12, 35; id. Phil. 10, 10, 22:
imperator contra postulata Bocchi nuntios mittit,
to reply to the demands, Sall. J. 83, 3; 25, 6; so,
advocare contra,
Sen. Cons. Polyb. 12, 4; id. Ep. 15, 2, 52:
si contra mortem te praeparaveris,
to meet death, id. ib. 11, 3, 8.—
(β).
With the force of a clause of manner, injuriously to, etc.:
quibus contra valetudinis commodum laborandum est,
Cic. Mur. 23, 47; Suet. Aug. 78:
contra hominis salutem,
with danger to a man's life, Cod. Just. 7, 62, 29.—
(γ).
In gen., of conflict with some rule or principle, contrary to, in violation of, without regard to ( = ita ut contra sit; cf. 2. supra; very freq. from the class. period;
syn. adversus): ceperitne pecunias contra leges P. Decius,
Cic. de Or. 2, 31, 136; id. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 10; id. Fl. 34, 86:
pecuniam contra leges auferre,
id. Verr. 1, 18, 56; 2, 1, 10, § 27; 2, 5, 18, § 46; id. Har. Resp. 26, 56:
contra legem,
id. Rab. Perd. 3, 8; id. Dom. 16, 41:
contra jus fasque,
id. Har. Resp. 16, 34; id. Quint. 6, 28:
contra jus,
Liv. 5, 4, 14; id. Dom. 13, 55; id. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 34:
contra jus gentium,
Liv. 4, 32, 5; 9, 10, 10; 21, 25, 7; 5, 36, 6;
6, 1, 6: contra juris rigorem,
Dig. 40, 5, 24, § 10 et saep.:
contra testimonium aliquid judicare,
without regard to, Cic. Brut. 31, 117:
aliquid contra verecundiam disputare,
contrary to the rules of decency, id. Off. 1, 35, 128:
aliquid contra fidem constituere,
Quint. 5, 13, 34:
quae majores nostri contra lubidinem animi sui recte atque ordine fecere,
contrary to the dictates of passion, Sall. C. 51, 4; id. J. 33, 1; cf. of logical opposition, II. E. 2. infra.—
4.
Dependent on substt.
a.
Of physical strife:
scit ille imparem sibi luctatum contra nexus (draconis),
Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33. —
b.
Of warfare:
imperatorum copia contra tuum furorem,
Cic. Mur. 39, 83:
Parthorum gloria contra nomen Romanum,
Liv. 9, 18, 6: in castris perditorum contra patriam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 6.—
c.
Of legal contention:
causa contra scriptum,
Cic. Inv. 2, 46, 135.—
d.
Of political speaking:
divina M. Tullii eloquentia contra leges agrarias,
Quint. 2, 16, 7; 9, 3, 50; Gell. 18, 7, 7.—
e.
Of literary opposition:
Caesaris vituperatio contra laudationem meam,
Cic. Att. 12, 40, 1.—
f.
Of hostility, etc.:
cujus factum, inceptum, conatumve contra patriam,
Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:
ullum factum dictumve nostrum contra utilitatem vestram,
Liv. 6, 40, 5.—
g.
Of injury:
vitae cupiditas contra rem publicam,
Cic. Planc. 37, 90: contra serpentes venenum, fatal to serpents, or as a defence against serpents, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 15.—
h.
Of violation, disregard, etc. (cf. 3. g):
iter contra senatus auctoritatem,
Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:
contra consuetudinem somnium,
Plin. 10, 77, 98, § 211:
bonorum possessio contra tabulas,
Dig. 37, 4, 3, § 13; Gai Inst. 3, 41.—
5.
Dependent on adjectives (very rare; cf.
II. D. 2. c. infra): contraque patris impii regnum impotens, avum resolvam,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 966.
D.
Of defence, protection, and resistance (syn.: adversus, ab).
1.
Against persons.
a.
Dependent on verbs:
cum populus Romanus suam auctoritatem vel contra omnes qui dissentiunt possit defendere,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 63: si ego consul rem publicam [p. 457] contra te et gregales tuos defendissem, id. Sest. 52, 111; 22, 49; 8, 20; id. Fam. 11, 27, 7; id. Phil. 2, 18, 45:
contra quem multum omnes boni providerunt,
provided a great defence, id. Mur. 38, 81: formula qua utitur patronus contra libertum qui eum in jus vocat, as a defence against, Gai Inst. 4, 46. —And of protection of plants against injurious animals:
contra haec animalia proderit, si, etc.,
Pall. 10, 3, 2.—
b.
Dependent on adjectives, mostly participial:
paratus contra,
Cic. Mil. 21, 56:
nihil satis firmum contra Metellum,
Sall. J. 80, 1:
contra potentes nemo est munitus satis,
Phaedr. 2, 6, 1.—
2.
Against inanimate and abstract things.
a.
Dependent on verbs:
contra avium morsus munitur vallo aristarum,
Cic. Sen. 15, 51:
propugnaculum, quo contra omnes meos impetus usurum se putat,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 16, § 40; 2, 5, 39, § 102:
publicam causam contra vim armatam suscipere,
id. Dom. 34, 91; id. Quint. 30, 94; id. Leg. 3, 3, 9:
contra tantas difficultates providere,
Sall. J. 90, 1; 76, 4; so,
contra ea,
id. ib. 57, 5:
patricii vi contra vim resistunt,
Liv. 3, 13, 4; Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 28; Tac. Agr. 45; Sen. Prov. 4, 12; id. Const. 5, 4.—
b.
Dependent on substt.:
suffragia contra oppugnationem vestrae majestatis,
Cic. Rab. Perd. 12, 35:
defensio contra vim,
id. Mil. 5, 14:
patronus justitiae fuit contra orationem Phili,
id. Lael. 7, 25; Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 30; 14, 3, 4, § 40:
contra labores patientia,
id. 23, 1, 22, § 37.—
c.
Dependent on adjectives (in Cic. freq. with P. a. predicatively used; otherwise very rare;
in later prose freq.): nec est quidquam Cilicia contra Syriam munitius,
against an attack from the side of Syria, Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 4:
ut nullius res tuta, nullius domus clausa, nullius vita saepta, nullius pudicitia munita contra tuam cupiditatem posset esse,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 15, § 39; id. Fin. 1, 16, 51; id. Mil. 25, 67; id. Tusc. 5, 8, 19; 5, 27, 76:
vir contra audaciam firmissimus,
id. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Sall. J. 33, 2; 28, 5:
fortis contra dolorem,
Sen. Ep. 98, 18; Quint. 12, 1, 10:
callosus,
Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 147; 14, 2, 4, § 23:
far contra hiemes firmissimum,
id. 18, 8, 19, § 83:
equus tenax contra vincula,
Ov. Am. 3, 4, 13:
contraque minantia fata pervigil,
Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 1, 284.—
3.
Of remedies against sickness and its causes, poison, etc.; so only in Plin.; in Pall. only of preventives and of protection against hurtful animals, and against mental perturbations in gen.; cf. infra (syn. ad in Cat., Cic., Cels., Col.; adversus only in Celsus, who also has in with abl.).
(α).
Dependent on verbs:
cujus et vinum et uva contra serpentium ictus medetur,
Plin. 14, 18, 22, § 117; 7, 2, 2, § 13:
prodest et contra suspiria et tussim,
id. 20, 13, 50, § 128:
valet potum contra venena,
id. 28, 7, 21, § 74; 29, 4, 22, § 71; 29, 4, 26, § 81; 28, 8, 27, § 98; 16, 37, 71, § 180; 35, 6, 14, § 34; 28, 6, 18, §§ 65-67.—
(β).
Dependent on substt.:
remedium contra morsus,
Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 118; 10, 59, 79, § 163:
contra venena esse omnia remedio,
id. 16, 44, 95, § 251; 17, 24, 37, § 240; 7, 1, 1, § 4.—
(γ).
Dependent on adjectives:
vinum quod salutare contra pestilentiam sit,
Pall. 11, 14, 17.—
(δ).
Appositively, as a remedy:
cujus lacteum succum miris laudibus celebrat... contra serpentes et venena,
Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 16; 29, 4, 26, § 83. —So of remedies against affections:
Tiberium tonante caelo coronari ea (lauro) solitum ferunt contra fulminum metus,
Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 135; cf. Sen. Ira, 2, 21, 1; id. Tranq. 5. 1.
E.
Of logical opposition.
1.
With a neuter demonstrative (contra ea, contra haec, contra quae, quod contra = contra, adv.).
a.
The contrary, the reverse (very rare; cf.
I. D. 1.): sed mihi contra ea videtur,
but to me the contrary seems true, Sall. J. 85, 1:
omnia quae contra haec sunt, omnia quae contra sunt,
and vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 90. —
b.
Contra ea, on the contrary, in logical antithesis (not in Cic. and Sall.; once in Caes. and Quint.; several times in Liv. and Nep.; cf.: contra ea, in other uses, II. A. 2. e. a, II. D. 2. a., II. A. 3. d., II. C. 1. f.):
omnes arderent cupiditate pugnandi... contra ea Caesar... spatiumque interponendum... putabat ( = at contra),
but Caesar on the contrary, Caes. B. C. 3, 74: superbe ab Samnitibus... legati prohibiti commercio sunt;
contra ea benigne ab Siculorum tyrannis adjuti,
Liv. 4, 52, 6; 2, 60, 1; 21, 20, 6;
44, 43, 5: pater... Thracem me genuit, contra ea mater Atheniensem,
Nep. Iphicr. 3, 4; id. praef. 6; id. Alcib. 8, 1.—And after a question, with immo (cf. I. E. 5. b.):
an infirmissimi omnium... (sumus)? Immo contra ea vel viribus nostris, vel, etc., tuti (sumus),
Liv. 41, 24, 8.—
c.
Quod contra, by anastrophe (v. F. 1.), contrary to which, whereas, while on the contrary (only once in Lucr. and three times in Cic.):
illud in his rebus vereor ne forte rearis, Inpia te rationis inire elementa viamque indugredi sceleris: quod contra saepius illa Religio peperit scelerosa atque impia facta,
whereas on the contrary, Lucr. 1, 81:
cujus a me corpus crematum est, quod contra decuit ab illo meum (sc. cremari),
Cic. Sen. 23, 84:
quod contra oportebat delicto dolere, correctione gaudere,
id. Lael. 24, 90 (B. and K. place a comma after oportebat; cf.
Nauck ad loc.): reliquum est ut eum nemo judicio defenderit: quod contra copiosissime defensum esse contendi,
id. Quint. 28, 87 (many consider contra in all these passages as an adverb; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 121 sq.; some explain quod as an ancient ablative, = qua re;
v. Ritschl,
Plaut. Exc. p. 57, Munro ad Lucr. 1, 82).—
2.
With an abstract noun, with the force of the adverb contra with ac or atque (I. F. 1.), contrary to, contrary to what, etc. (esp. in Sall., not in Cic.; cf. praeter): celeriter contraque omnium opinionem confecto itinere, contrary to the opinion ( = contra ac rati erant), Caes. B. G. 6, 30:
contra opinionem Jugurthae ad Thalam perveniunt,
Sall. J. 75, 9; Hirt. B. G. 8, 40.—Contra spem either contrary to the opinion, or against the hope:
Metellus contra spem suam laetissume excipitur ( = contra ac ratus, veritus est),
Sall. J. 88, 1; so,
cetera contra spem salva invenit,
Liv. 9, 23, 17:
contra spem omnium L. Furium optavit,
id. 6, 25, 5; Curt. 8, 4, 45;
but: at Jugurtha contra spem nuntio accepto ( = contra ac speraverat),
Sall. J. 28, 1; Liv. 24, 45, 3:
postquam... Jugurtha contra timorem animi praemia sceleris adeptum sese videt,
Sall. J. 20, 1:
ipse in Numidiam procedit, ubi contra belli faciem tuguria plena hominumque... erant ( = contra ac in bello evenire solet),
id. ib. 46, 5:
contra famam,
Plin. 13, 22, 43, § 126; 7, 53, 54, § 180:
segniterque et contra industriam absconditae formicae,
slowly, and in a manner different from their usual activity, id. 18, 35, 88, § 364.—Of persons:
frigidam potionem esse debere, contra priores auctores, Asclepiades confirmavit,
contrary to the opinion of the former physicians, Cels. 4, 26 (19).
F.
Sometimes by anastrophe after its noun.
1.
In prose, after relatives, esp. in Cic.:
quos contra disputant,
Cic. Ac. 2, 15, 47:
quem contra dicit,
id. Phil. 2, 8, 18 (v. II. B. 1. f.):
quem contra veneris,
id. Mur. 4, 9:
quas contra, praeter te, etc.,
id. Vatin. 7, 18:
eos ipsos quos contra statuas,
id. Or. 10, 34:
quos contra me senatus armavit,
id. Att. 10, 8, 8:
quam contra multa locutus est,
Sen. Ep. 82, 7, Plin. Ep. 1, 23, 3; Claud. in Rufin. 1, 332; v. also E. 1. c. supra.—
2.
After other words ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
hunc igitur contra mittam contendere causam,
Lucr. 4, 471:
dicere eos contra,
id. 4, 484:
donique eum contra,
id. 5, 708:
agmina contra,
Verg. A. 12, 279:
magnum Alciden contra,
id. ib. 5, 414:
Paridem contra,
id. ib. 5, 370:
Italiam contra,
id. ib. 1, 13:
deos contra,
Ov. P. 1, 1, 26:
Messania moenia contra,
id. M. 14, 17:
litora Calabriae contra,
Tac. A. 3, 1.

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17 Corinthiacus

Cŏrinthus, i (nom. Gr. Corinthos, Ov. M. 6, 416; acc. Gr. Corinthon, id. F. 4, 501; Mart. 9, 60; 10, 68), f. ( masc., Inscr. Fratr. Arval. p. 30 Marin.: CORINTO DELETO), = Korinthos, Corinth, a celebrated commercial city in the Peloponnesus, pillaged and destroyed by Mummius, now the village Corinto or Gereme; it was situated on the Isthmus (hence, bimaris, Hor. C. 1, 7, 2; Ov. M. 5, 407; id. F. 4, 501; and:
bimaris terra,
Sen. Oedip. 282), Mel. 2, 3, 7; Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 11; Flor. 2, 16; Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 61; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 44 et saep.; Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 27 al.—Prov. of an entrance into the harbor of Corinth, dangerous to ships: non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum (in acc. with the Gr. Ou pantos andros es Korinthon esth ho plous, Gell. 1, 8, 4), Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 36; acc. to others this proverb is supposed to refer to the expense of living at Corinth.—
B.
Meton., poet., vessels made of Corinthian brass (cf. infra, II. A. 2.):
captivum portatur ebur, captiva Corinthus,
an entire Corinth, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 193 (vasa Corinthia, ex aere Corinthio facta, Schol.).—Hence,
II.
Adjj.
A.
Cŏrinthĭus, a, um, Corinthian.
1.
In gen.:
ager optimus et fructuosissimus,
Cic. Agr. 1, 2, 5:
sinus,
the Gulf of Corinth, Liv. 44, 1, 4; cf.
isthmus,
Sen. Thyest. 124:
columnae,
of the Corinthian order, Vitr. 4, 1; Plin. 36, 23, 56, § 178; cf. O. Müll. Archaeol. §§ 53, 108, and 275.— Subst.: Cŏrinthĭi, ōrum, m., the Corinthians, Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 262; Nep. Timol. 2, 1; Liv. 32, 17, 3 et saep.; in sing., Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 207.—
2.
Esp.: Corinthium aes, an alloy of gold, silver, and copper, very much valued in antiquity, and much used for costly ornaments, etc., Plin. 34, 2, 3, § 6 sq.; Flor. 2, 16, 6 Duker.; Cic. Att. 2, 1, 11; cf.:
nobilis aere Corinthos,
Ov. M. 6, 416; and poet. for great wealth, Prop. 3 (4), 5, 6.—Hence, vasa, made of it, Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 143; id. Verr. 2, 2, 19, § 46; Suet. Tib. 34 al.:
opus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 97:
supellex,
id. ib. 2, 2, 34, § 83; and subst.: Cŏrinthĭa, ōrum, n. (sc. vasa), works of art made of it, id. Tusc. 2, 14, 32; Suet. Aug. 70 al.—Hence,
b.
Cŏrinthĭārĭus, ii, m.
(α).
A worker in Corinthian brass; sarcast. appel. of Augustus, on account of his love of splendor, Auct. ap. Suet. Aug. 70.—
(β).
An inspector of Corinthian vessels, Inscr. Grut. 639, 7 sq. —
B.
Cŏrinthĭăcus, a, um, adj., Corinthian:
sinus,
Liv. 26, 26, 2; Plin. 4, 4, 5, §§
10 and 11: Corinthiaci ponti litora,
Ov. M. 15, 507.—
C.
Cŏrinthĭensis, e, adj., Corinthian (very rare):
fons Pirene,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 23:
litus,
Tac. A. 5, 10.— Subst.: Cŏrinthĭenses, ium, m., colonists: Corinthienses ex eo dici coeperunt, ex quo coloni Corinthum sunt deducti, qui ante Corinthii sunt dicti, Paul. ex Fest. p. 60, 11 Müll. ad loc.

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18 Corinthiensis

Cŏrinthus, i (nom. Gr. Corinthos, Ov. M. 6, 416; acc. Gr. Corinthon, id. F. 4, 501; Mart. 9, 60; 10, 68), f. ( masc., Inscr. Fratr. Arval. p. 30 Marin.: CORINTO DELETO), = Korinthos, Corinth, a celebrated commercial city in the Peloponnesus, pillaged and destroyed by Mummius, now the village Corinto or Gereme; it was situated on the Isthmus (hence, bimaris, Hor. C. 1, 7, 2; Ov. M. 5, 407; id. F. 4, 501; and:
bimaris terra,
Sen. Oedip. 282), Mel. 2, 3, 7; Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 11; Flor. 2, 16; Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 61; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 44 et saep.; Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 27 al.—Prov. of an entrance into the harbor of Corinth, dangerous to ships: non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum (in acc. with the Gr. Ou pantos andros es Korinthon esth ho plous, Gell. 1, 8, 4), Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 36; acc. to others this proverb is supposed to refer to the expense of living at Corinth.—
B.
Meton., poet., vessels made of Corinthian brass (cf. infra, II. A. 2.):
captivum portatur ebur, captiva Corinthus,
an entire Corinth, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 193 (vasa Corinthia, ex aere Corinthio facta, Schol.).—Hence,
II.
Adjj.
A.
Cŏrinthĭus, a, um, Corinthian.
1.
In gen.:
ager optimus et fructuosissimus,
Cic. Agr. 1, 2, 5:
sinus,
the Gulf of Corinth, Liv. 44, 1, 4; cf.
isthmus,
Sen. Thyest. 124:
columnae,
of the Corinthian order, Vitr. 4, 1; Plin. 36, 23, 56, § 178; cf. O. Müll. Archaeol. §§ 53, 108, and 275.— Subst.: Cŏrinthĭi, ōrum, m., the Corinthians, Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 262; Nep. Timol. 2, 1; Liv. 32, 17, 3 et saep.; in sing., Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 207.—
2.
Esp.: Corinthium aes, an alloy of gold, silver, and copper, very much valued in antiquity, and much used for costly ornaments, etc., Plin. 34, 2, 3, § 6 sq.; Flor. 2, 16, 6 Duker.; Cic. Att. 2, 1, 11; cf.:
nobilis aere Corinthos,
Ov. M. 6, 416; and poet. for great wealth, Prop. 3 (4), 5, 6.—Hence, vasa, made of it, Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 143; id. Verr. 2, 2, 19, § 46; Suet. Tib. 34 al.:
opus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 97:
supellex,
id. ib. 2, 2, 34, § 83; and subst.: Cŏrinthĭa, ōrum, n. (sc. vasa), works of art made of it, id. Tusc. 2, 14, 32; Suet. Aug. 70 al.—Hence,
b.
Cŏrinthĭārĭus, ii, m.
(α).
A worker in Corinthian brass; sarcast. appel. of Augustus, on account of his love of splendor, Auct. ap. Suet. Aug. 70.—
(β).
An inspector of Corinthian vessels, Inscr. Grut. 639, 7 sq. —
B.
Cŏrinthĭăcus, a, um, adj., Corinthian:
sinus,
Liv. 26, 26, 2; Plin. 4, 4, 5, §§
10 and 11: Corinthiaci ponti litora,
Ov. M. 15, 507.—
C.
Cŏrinthĭensis, e, adj., Corinthian (very rare):
fons Pirene,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 23:
litus,
Tac. A. 5, 10.— Subst.: Cŏrinthĭenses, ium, m., colonists: Corinthienses ex eo dici coeperunt, ex quo coloni Corinthum sunt deducti, qui ante Corinthii sunt dicti, Paul. ex Fest. p. 60, 11 Müll. ad loc.

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19 Corinthii

Cŏrinthus, i (nom. Gr. Corinthos, Ov. M. 6, 416; acc. Gr. Corinthon, id. F. 4, 501; Mart. 9, 60; 10, 68), f. ( masc., Inscr. Fratr. Arval. p. 30 Marin.: CORINTO DELETO), = Korinthos, Corinth, a celebrated commercial city in the Peloponnesus, pillaged and destroyed by Mummius, now the village Corinto or Gereme; it was situated on the Isthmus (hence, bimaris, Hor. C. 1, 7, 2; Ov. M. 5, 407; id. F. 4, 501; and:
bimaris terra,
Sen. Oedip. 282), Mel. 2, 3, 7; Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 11; Flor. 2, 16; Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 61; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 44 et saep.; Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 27 al.—Prov. of an entrance into the harbor of Corinth, dangerous to ships: non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum (in acc. with the Gr. Ou pantos andros es Korinthon esth ho plous, Gell. 1, 8, 4), Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 36; acc. to others this proverb is supposed to refer to the expense of living at Corinth.—
B.
Meton., poet., vessels made of Corinthian brass (cf. infra, II. A. 2.):
captivum portatur ebur, captiva Corinthus,
an entire Corinth, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 193 (vasa Corinthia, ex aere Corinthio facta, Schol.).—Hence,
II.
Adjj.
A.
Cŏrinthĭus, a, um, Corinthian.
1.
In gen.:
ager optimus et fructuosissimus,
Cic. Agr. 1, 2, 5:
sinus,
the Gulf of Corinth, Liv. 44, 1, 4; cf.
isthmus,
Sen. Thyest. 124:
columnae,
of the Corinthian order, Vitr. 4, 1; Plin. 36, 23, 56, § 178; cf. O. Müll. Archaeol. §§ 53, 108, and 275.— Subst.: Cŏrinthĭi, ōrum, m., the Corinthians, Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 262; Nep. Timol. 2, 1; Liv. 32, 17, 3 et saep.; in sing., Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 207.—
2.
Esp.: Corinthium aes, an alloy of gold, silver, and copper, very much valued in antiquity, and much used for costly ornaments, etc., Plin. 34, 2, 3, § 6 sq.; Flor. 2, 16, 6 Duker.; Cic. Att. 2, 1, 11; cf.:
nobilis aere Corinthos,
Ov. M. 6, 416; and poet. for great wealth, Prop. 3 (4), 5, 6.—Hence, vasa, made of it, Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 143; id. Verr. 2, 2, 19, § 46; Suet. Tib. 34 al.:
opus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 97:
supellex,
id. ib. 2, 2, 34, § 83; and subst.: Cŏrinthĭa, ōrum, n. (sc. vasa), works of art made of it, id. Tusc. 2, 14, 32; Suet. Aug. 70 al.—Hence,
b.
Cŏrinthĭārĭus, ii, m.
(α).
A worker in Corinthian brass; sarcast. appel. of Augustus, on account of his love of splendor, Auct. ap. Suet. Aug. 70.—
(β).
An inspector of Corinthian vessels, Inscr. Grut. 639, 7 sq. —
B.
Cŏrinthĭăcus, a, um, adj., Corinthian:
sinus,
Liv. 26, 26, 2; Plin. 4, 4, 5, §§
10 and 11: Corinthiaci ponti litora,
Ov. M. 15, 507.—
C.
Cŏrinthĭensis, e, adj., Corinthian (very rare):
fons Pirene,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 23:
litus,
Tac. A. 5, 10.— Subst.: Cŏrinthĭenses, ium, m., colonists: Corinthienses ex eo dici coeperunt, ex quo coloni Corinthum sunt deducti, qui ante Corinthii sunt dicti, Paul. ex Fest. p. 60, 11 Müll. ad loc.

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20 Corinthius

Cŏrinthus, i (nom. Gr. Corinthos, Ov. M. 6, 416; acc. Gr. Corinthon, id. F. 4, 501; Mart. 9, 60; 10, 68), f. ( masc., Inscr. Fratr. Arval. p. 30 Marin.: CORINTO DELETO), = Korinthos, Corinth, a celebrated commercial city in the Peloponnesus, pillaged and destroyed by Mummius, now the village Corinto or Gereme; it was situated on the Isthmus (hence, bimaris, Hor. C. 1, 7, 2; Ov. M. 5, 407; id. F. 4, 501; and:
bimaris terra,
Sen. Oedip. 282), Mel. 2, 3, 7; Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 11; Flor. 2, 16; Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 61; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 44 et saep.; Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 27 al.—Prov. of an entrance into the harbor of Corinth, dangerous to ships: non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum (in acc. with the Gr. Ou pantos andros es Korinthon esth ho plous, Gell. 1, 8, 4), Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 36; acc. to others this proverb is supposed to refer to the expense of living at Corinth.—
B.
Meton., poet., vessels made of Corinthian brass (cf. infra, II. A. 2.):
captivum portatur ebur, captiva Corinthus,
an entire Corinth, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 193 (vasa Corinthia, ex aere Corinthio facta, Schol.).—Hence,
II.
Adjj.
A.
Cŏrinthĭus, a, um, Corinthian.
1.
In gen.:
ager optimus et fructuosissimus,
Cic. Agr. 1, 2, 5:
sinus,
the Gulf of Corinth, Liv. 44, 1, 4; cf.
isthmus,
Sen. Thyest. 124:
columnae,
of the Corinthian order, Vitr. 4, 1; Plin. 36, 23, 56, § 178; cf. O. Müll. Archaeol. §§ 53, 108, and 275.— Subst.: Cŏrinthĭi, ōrum, m., the Corinthians, Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 262; Nep. Timol. 2, 1; Liv. 32, 17, 3 et saep.; in sing., Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 207.—
2.
Esp.: Corinthium aes, an alloy of gold, silver, and copper, very much valued in antiquity, and much used for costly ornaments, etc., Plin. 34, 2, 3, § 6 sq.; Flor. 2, 16, 6 Duker.; Cic. Att. 2, 1, 11; cf.:
nobilis aere Corinthos,
Ov. M. 6, 416; and poet. for great wealth, Prop. 3 (4), 5, 6.—Hence, vasa, made of it, Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 143; id. Verr. 2, 2, 19, § 46; Suet. Tib. 34 al.:
opus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 97:
supellex,
id. ib. 2, 2, 34, § 83; and subst.: Cŏrinthĭa, ōrum, n. (sc. vasa), works of art made of it, id. Tusc. 2, 14, 32; Suet. Aug. 70 al.—Hence,
b.
Cŏrinthĭārĭus, ii, m.
(α).
A worker in Corinthian brass; sarcast. appel. of Augustus, on account of his love of splendor, Auct. ap. Suet. Aug. 70.—
(β).
An inspector of Corinthian vessels, Inscr. Grut. 639, 7 sq. —
B.
Cŏrinthĭăcus, a, um, adj., Corinthian:
sinus,
Liv. 26, 26, 2; Plin. 4, 4, 5, §§
10 and 11: Corinthiaci ponti litora,
Ov. M. 15, 507.—
C.
Cŏrinthĭensis, e, adj., Corinthian (very rare):
fons Pirene,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 23:
litus,
Tac. A. 5, 10.— Subst.: Cŏrinthĭenses, ium, m., colonists: Corinthienses ex eo dici coeperunt, ex quo coloni Corinthum sunt deducti, qui ante Corinthii sunt dicti, Paul. ex Fest. p. 60, 11 Müll. ad loc.

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made — [mād] vt., vi. pt. & pp. of MAKE1 adj. 1. constructed; shaped; formed [a well made play] 2. produced artificially [made ground, from filling in a swamp] 3. invented; contrived [a made word] 4 … English World dictionary
Made in U.S.A. — Made in U.S.A. Compilación de The Beach Boys Publicación 7 de julio de 1986 Grabación Abril de 1962 – mayo de 1986 Género(s) Surf Rock, Rock, Pop … Wikipedia Español
Made in EU — (auch Made in the EU) ist ein Qualitätssiegel, das seit 2003 von der EU Kommission etabliert wird. Made in EU ist als Kennzeichnung für europäische Produkte anstelle der Landeskennzeichnung nicht verpflichtend vorgeschrieben, aber langfristig als … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mäde — ist der Name folgender Personen: Dieter Mäde (* 1939), deutscher Politiker (SPD) und thüringischer Landtagsabgeordneter Hans Dieter Mäde (1930–2009), deutscher Regisseur und SED Funktionär, 1977–1989 Generaldirektor des VEB DEFA Studios für… … Deutsch Wikipedia

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