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1 nihil
nĭhil, or (ante-class. and post-Aug.) contr. nīl, n. indecl.; and nĭhĭlum, or contr. nīlum, i, n. [ne-hilum, not the least; v. hilum].I.nĭhil, nothing:(β).nihil est agriculturā melius, nihil uberius,
Cic. Off. 1, 42, 151:de re publicā nihil loquebantur,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 4.—Nihil agere, to accomplish nothing:(γ).nil agis,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 134:nihil agis dolor! quamvis sis molestus, numquam te esse confitebor malum,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 25, 61:nihil ergo agebat Q. Maximus? nihil L. Paulus? ceteri senes nihil agebant?
id. Sen. 6, 15; id. Rosc. Am. 45, 131; Hor. S. 1, 9, 15; Luc. 7, 809; Vell. 2, 66, 3.—In like manner, nihil per aliquem (sc. agere):nihil per Senatum, multa et magna per populum et absente populo et invito,
Cic. Phil. 1, 2, 6; Tac. Agr. 19.—Of persons:(δ).victor, quo nihil erat moderatius,
Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 2:ita tibi persuadeas, mihi te carius nihil fuisse,
id. ib. 14, 3, 5:nihil est tam miserabile, quam ex beato miser,
id. Part. 17, 57; Tac. H. 1, 79; Nep. Alcib. 1, 1.—Nihil, nec.. nec (without destroying the negation):(ε).nihil me nec subterfugere voluisse reticendo, nec obscurare dicendo,
Cic. Clu. 1, 1; v. neque.—Nihil non, everything:(ζ).nihil non ad rationem dirigebat,
Cic. Brut. 37, 140:nihil non arroget armis,
Hor. A. P. 122; Nep. Att. 19, 3.—Non nihil and haud nihil, something, somewhat:(η).non nihil, ut in tantis malis, est profectum,
Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 2:non nihil me consolatur, cum recordor,
id. ib. 4, 14, 2:haud nihil,
Ter. Eun. 4, 2, 13:haud nihil ambigam,
I may be somewhat in doubt, Liv. 1, 3.—Nihil quidquam or nihil unum, nothing whatever, nothing at all:(θ).nil ego tibi hodie consili quicquam dabo,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 113:sine studio nihil quidquam egregium nemo umquam assequetur,
Cic. de Or. 1, 30, 134:Rhodiis ut nihil unum insigne, ita omnis generis dona dedit,
Liv. 41, 20, 7:si nihil aliud,
if there were nothing else, id. 3, 19, 7; 30, 35, 8.—With gen.:(ι).nihil mali,
Cic. Att. 8, 4, 2:nihil novi,
id. Fam. 2, 14, 1:nihil humanarum rerum,
id. Red. Quir. 5, 1:nihil est lucri quod me hodie facere mavelim, quam,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 18.—Adjectives also, of the second declension as well as of the third, are not unfrequently joined to nihil in the same case, as nihil honestum, lautum, forte, illustre:nihil exspectatione vestrā dignum dico,
Cic. de Or. 1, 31, 137.—Nihil, or mhil aliud, with nisi, quam, praeter, praeterquam, etc., nothing else than, nothing except, nothing but:(κ).tu, quantus quantus, nihil nisi sapientia es,
Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 40:amare nihil aliud est, nisi eum ipsum diligere, quem ames,
Cic. Lael. 27, 100:si nihil aliud fecerunt, nisi rem detulerunt, etc.,
id. Rosc. Am. 37, 108:ut nihil aliud, quam de hoste cogitet,
id. Imp. Pomp. 22, 64:nihil tibi deest praeter voluntatem,
nothing except, id. Fam. 4, 7, 3:puto te existimare, me ex his miseriis nihil aliud quaerere, nisi ut homines intellegant, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 16:qui nihil praeterquam de vitā cogitarent, Auct. B. Alex. 8.—Sometimes, in this connection, elliptically: Herdonius, si nihil aliud, hostem se fatendo prope denuntiavit, ut, etc.,
Liv. 3, 19, 6:si nihil aliud, vulneribus certe ferrum hostile hebetarent,
id. 30, 35, 8:illā quidem nocte nihil praeterquam vigilatum est in urbe,
id. 3, 26; Suet. Aug. 83.—Hence, as adv.: nihil aliud quam, only:nihil aliud quam prendere prohibito,
Liv. 2, 29, 4:is intromissus in castra nihil aliud quam hoc narrāsse fertur,
id. 2, 32, 8:nihil aliud quam in populationibus res fuit,
id. 2, 49, 9 al. —Nihil... quin or quominus, nothing whereby: nihil praetermisi... quin Pompeium a Caesaris conjunctione avocarem, I have omitted nothing that might separate, Cic. Phil. 2, 10, 23:(λ).nihil moror, quominus decemviratu abeam,
Liv. 3, 54:nihil facere oportet, quominus excedat, etc.,
Cels. 3, 27, 4.—Nihil est quod, cur, quamobrem, etc., there is no reason why I ( you, etc.) need not:(μ).nihil est jam, quod tu mihi succenseas,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 46:nihil est, quod adventum nostrum extimescas,
Cic. Fam. 9, 26, 4:sed ego nunc nil est, cur me morer,
Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 102:nihil est, cur advenientibus te offerre gestias,
Cic. Fam. 6, 20, 1:nihil excogitem, quamobrem Oppianico damnari necesse sit?
id. Clu. 26, 70.—Nihil est, ut, there is nothing that:(ν).nihil fuit in Catulis, ut eos exquisito judicio putares uti litterarum,
Cic. Off. 1, 37, 133.—Nihil est, it is of no use, to no purpose, in vain:(ο).at ego ab hac puerum reposcam, ne mox infitias eat. Nihil est. Nam ipsa haec ultro, ut factum est, fecit omnem rem palam,
Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 76: at nihil est, ignotum ad illum mittere: operam luseris. id. Capt. 2, 2, 94; Hor. S. 2, 3, 6.—In a question:usque adeo nihil est, quod nostra infantia caelum hausit Aventini?
Juv. 3, 84.—Nihil ad me (sc. pertinet):(π).recte an secus, nihil ad nos: aut si ad nos, nihil ad hoc tempus,
Cic. Pis. 28, 68; cf. Ter. And. 1, 2, 16; also, nihil ad, nothing to, nothing in comparison with:nihil ad Persium,
Cic. de Or. 2, 6, 25; id. Leg. 1, 2, 6:nihil ad tuum equitatum, Caesar, sed ex eis, quos habuit, electos,
id. Deiot. 8, 24.—Nihil minus, nothing less so, i. e. by no means, not at all:(ρ).cadit ergo in virum bonum mentiri, fallere? nihil minus,
Cic. Off. 3, 20, 81:an Gallos existimatis hic versari animo demisso atque humili? nihil vero minus,
id. Font. 11, 23.—Nihil dum, nothing as yet:(σ).quamquam nihil dum audieramus, nec ubi esses, nec, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 12, 7, 2; id. Att. 7, 12, 4.—Nihil mihi cum illo est, I have nothing to do with him:(τ).tecum nihil rei nobis Demipho est,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 74; Ov. F 2, 308.—Nihil esse, to be nothing or nobody, to have no power, to be of no use, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 47; id. Fam. 7, 27, 2; 7, 33, 1; Ter. And. 2, 1, 14:(υ).aliquem nihil putare,
to esteem meanly, Cic. Sest. 53, 114 (B. and K. nihili):accepimus eum nihil hominis esse,
a worthless fellow, id. Tusc. 3, 32, 77; but de Attio Dionysio nihil puto esse, nothing about him, i. e. no news of him, id. Fam. 12, 30, 5.—Aut nihil aut paulum, little or nothing (Gr. oligon ê ouden):B.aut nihil aut paulo cui tum concedere digna,
Cat. 68, 131.—Adverb.1.Not (as a strengthened non), in nothing, in no respect, not at all:2.me nihil poenitet,
Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 63; id. Mil. 4, 2, 16:conjecturā nihil opus est,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 37, 107; Ter. And. 4, 1, 14:beneficio isto legis nihil utitur,
Cic. Agr. 2, 23, 61:de fratre nihil ego te accusavi,
id. Fam. 14, 1, 4:Thebani nihil moti sunt,
Liv. 42, 46; 3, 65; 6, 38; 49; Sall. C. 16, 5:nihil miror,
Quint. 2, 17, 15; 6, 1, 38.—To no purpose, in vain:3.herele hanc quidem Nihil tu amassis: mihi haec desponsa est,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 16.—For no reason: quorsum tandem aut cur ista quaeris? M Nihil sane, nisi ne nimis diligenter anquiras, Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 4. —II.nĭhĭlum, i (contr. form nīlum, Lucr. 1, 159; Hor. S. 1, 5, 67), n., nothing:(β).erit aliquid, quod aut ex nihilo oriatur, aut in nihilum subito occidat,
Cic. Div. 2, 16, 37:ut de nihilo quippiam fiat,
id. Fat. 9, 18:interire in nihilum,
id. Ac. 1, 7, 27:venire ad nihilum,
id. Fam. 11, 12, 1:ad nihilum recidere,
id. Phil. 7, 8, 27: quam mihi ista pro nihilol id. Att. 14, 9, 1:aliquid pro nihilo putare,
id. Div. in Caecil. 7, 24; cf. id. Verr. 2, 2, 16, § 40.—Nihili, of no value, worthless:(γ).quem putamus esse non hili, dicimus nihili,
Varr. L. L. 10, § 81 Müll.; cf.: nihili, qui nec hili quidem est. Paul. ex Fest. p. 175 Müll.:unde is nihili? ubi fuisti?
Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 29: nihili est autem suum Qui officium facere immemor est. id. Ps. 4, 7, 2:homo nihili factus,
unmanned, id. Mil. 5, 16.—Hence, nihili pendere or facere, to esteem as nothing, Plaut. Men. 5, 7, 4; id. Ps. 4, 7, 1; Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 14.—De nihilo, for nothing, without cause or reason, Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 17:(δ).mali rem exempli esse, de nihilo hospites corripi,
Liv. 34, 61; 30, 29.—Nihilo, with compp., by nothing, no: nihilo pluris, quam si, etc., no more than if, etc., Plaut. Bacch. 3, 4, 21:1.nihilo minus,
id. Men. 5, 5, 49:Phaedriae esse nilo minus amicum quam Antiphoni,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 2, 7 (but minus nihilo, less than nothing, id. ib. 3, 3, 2):nihilo benevolentior,
Cic. Fam. 3, 12, 4:nihilo major,
id. ib. 6, 3, 4:nihilo tamen setius,
Caes. B. G. 5, 4 and 7:nihil segnius,
Liv. 6, 38.—Esp. as adv.: nĭhĭlō mĭnus, or, in one word, nĭhĭlōmĭnus, none the less, no less, nevertheless, notwith standing.In gen.:2.minus dolendum fuit re non perfectā, sed puniendum certe nihilo minus,
Cic. Mil. 7, 19; id. Phil. 5, 9, 26; Quint. 8, 3, 85.—With si, etsi, quamvis, quamquam, ut, etc.:3.in iis rebus, quae nihilo minus, ut ego absim, confici possunt,
Cic. Fam. 10, 2, 2:nihilo minus eloquentiae studendum est, etsi ea quidam perverse abutuntur,
id. Inv. 1, 4, 5; Caes. B. C. 3, 17:alia sunt, quae quamvis nolit accidere, nihilominus laudat,
Sen. Ep. 66, 44:si nihil fiet, nihilominus, etc.,
Cato, R. R. 39, 2.—Strengthened by tamen:(ε).nihilominus ego hoc faciam tamen,
Ter. Heaut. 5, 3, 10; Cic. Fam. 4, 13, 5; Caes. B. C. 3, 17.—Nihilo aliter, no otherwise:B.ego isti nihilo sum aliter ac fui,
Ter. Phorm. 3, 2, 45.—Transf., adverb., for non, not, by no means:III.nihilum metuenda timere,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 53. —nīl, nothing, no (rare and mostly poet.;B.in Cic. not at all): nil intra est oleam, nil extra est in nuce durum,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 31; id. C. 4, 4, 73:nil sanguinis,
no drop of blood, Ov. M. 13, 266:nil sui,
nothing proper, id. ib. 3, 435; Vulg. Prov. 10, 2 (in Caes. B. G. 5, 29, the true reading is nihil):hoc ridere meum, tam nil, nulla tibi vendo Iliade,
such a trifle, Pers. 1, 122.—Transf. as adv., not at all, by no means:IV.nil opus est verbis,
Lucr. 5, 263:ut nil umor abundet,
id. 5, 265; 1, 266:nil pictis timidus navita puppibus Fidit,
Hor. C. 1, 14, 14.— -
2 nihilo minus
nĭhil, or (ante-class. and post-Aug.) contr. nīl, n. indecl.; and nĭhĭlum, or contr. nīlum, i, n. [ne-hilum, not the least; v. hilum].I.nĭhil, nothing:(β).nihil est agriculturā melius, nihil uberius,
Cic. Off. 1, 42, 151:de re publicā nihil loquebantur,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 4.—Nihil agere, to accomplish nothing:(γ).nil agis,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 134:nihil agis dolor! quamvis sis molestus, numquam te esse confitebor malum,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 25, 61:nihil ergo agebat Q. Maximus? nihil L. Paulus? ceteri senes nihil agebant?
id. Sen. 6, 15; id. Rosc. Am. 45, 131; Hor. S. 1, 9, 15; Luc. 7, 809; Vell. 2, 66, 3.—In like manner, nihil per aliquem (sc. agere):nihil per Senatum, multa et magna per populum et absente populo et invito,
Cic. Phil. 1, 2, 6; Tac. Agr. 19.—Of persons:(δ).victor, quo nihil erat moderatius,
Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 2:ita tibi persuadeas, mihi te carius nihil fuisse,
id. ib. 14, 3, 5:nihil est tam miserabile, quam ex beato miser,
id. Part. 17, 57; Tac. H. 1, 79; Nep. Alcib. 1, 1.—Nihil, nec.. nec (without destroying the negation):(ε).nihil me nec subterfugere voluisse reticendo, nec obscurare dicendo,
Cic. Clu. 1, 1; v. neque.—Nihil non, everything:(ζ).nihil non ad rationem dirigebat,
Cic. Brut. 37, 140:nihil non arroget armis,
Hor. A. P. 122; Nep. Att. 19, 3.—Non nihil and haud nihil, something, somewhat:(η).non nihil, ut in tantis malis, est profectum,
Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 2:non nihil me consolatur, cum recordor,
id. ib. 4, 14, 2:haud nihil,
Ter. Eun. 4, 2, 13:haud nihil ambigam,
I may be somewhat in doubt, Liv. 1, 3.—Nihil quidquam or nihil unum, nothing whatever, nothing at all:(θ).nil ego tibi hodie consili quicquam dabo,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 113:sine studio nihil quidquam egregium nemo umquam assequetur,
Cic. de Or. 1, 30, 134:Rhodiis ut nihil unum insigne, ita omnis generis dona dedit,
Liv. 41, 20, 7:si nihil aliud,
if there were nothing else, id. 3, 19, 7; 30, 35, 8.—With gen.:(ι).nihil mali,
Cic. Att. 8, 4, 2:nihil novi,
id. Fam. 2, 14, 1:nihil humanarum rerum,
id. Red. Quir. 5, 1:nihil est lucri quod me hodie facere mavelim, quam,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 18.—Adjectives also, of the second declension as well as of the third, are not unfrequently joined to nihil in the same case, as nihil honestum, lautum, forte, illustre:nihil exspectatione vestrā dignum dico,
Cic. de Or. 1, 31, 137.—Nihil, or mhil aliud, with nisi, quam, praeter, praeterquam, etc., nothing else than, nothing except, nothing but:(κ).tu, quantus quantus, nihil nisi sapientia es,
Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 40:amare nihil aliud est, nisi eum ipsum diligere, quem ames,
Cic. Lael. 27, 100:si nihil aliud fecerunt, nisi rem detulerunt, etc.,
id. Rosc. Am. 37, 108:ut nihil aliud, quam de hoste cogitet,
id. Imp. Pomp. 22, 64:nihil tibi deest praeter voluntatem,
nothing except, id. Fam. 4, 7, 3:puto te existimare, me ex his miseriis nihil aliud quaerere, nisi ut homines intellegant, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 16:qui nihil praeterquam de vitā cogitarent, Auct. B. Alex. 8.—Sometimes, in this connection, elliptically: Herdonius, si nihil aliud, hostem se fatendo prope denuntiavit, ut, etc.,
Liv. 3, 19, 6:si nihil aliud, vulneribus certe ferrum hostile hebetarent,
id. 30, 35, 8:illā quidem nocte nihil praeterquam vigilatum est in urbe,
id. 3, 26; Suet. Aug. 83.—Hence, as adv.: nihil aliud quam, only:nihil aliud quam prendere prohibito,
Liv. 2, 29, 4:is intromissus in castra nihil aliud quam hoc narrāsse fertur,
id. 2, 32, 8:nihil aliud quam in populationibus res fuit,
id. 2, 49, 9 al. —Nihil... quin or quominus, nothing whereby: nihil praetermisi... quin Pompeium a Caesaris conjunctione avocarem, I have omitted nothing that might separate, Cic. Phil. 2, 10, 23:(λ).nihil moror, quominus decemviratu abeam,
Liv. 3, 54:nihil facere oportet, quominus excedat, etc.,
Cels. 3, 27, 4.—Nihil est quod, cur, quamobrem, etc., there is no reason why I ( you, etc.) need not:(μ).nihil est jam, quod tu mihi succenseas,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 46:nihil est, quod adventum nostrum extimescas,
Cic. Fam. 9, 26, 4:sed ego nunc nil est, cur me morer,
Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 102:nihil est, cur advenientibus te offerre gestias,
Cic. Fam. 6, 20, 1:nihil excogitem, quamobrem Oppianico damnari necesse sit?
id. Clu. 26, 70.—Nihil est, ut, there is nothing that:(ν).nihil fuit in Catulis, ut eos exquisito judicio putares uti litterarum,
Cic. Off. 1, 37, 133.—Nihil est, it is of no use, to no purpose, in vain:(ο).at ego ab hac puerum reposcam, ne mox infitias eat. Nihil est. Nam ipsa haec ultro, ut factum est, fecit omnem rem palam,
Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 76: at nihil est, ignotum ad illum mittere: operam luseris. id. Capt. 2, 2, 94; Hor. S. 2, 3, 6.—In a question:usque adeo nihil est, quod nostra infantia caelum hausit Aventini?
Juv. 3, 84.—Nihil ad me (sc. pertinet):(π).recte an secus, nihil ad nos: aut si ad nos, nihil ad hoc tempus,
Cic. Pis. 28, 68; cf. Ter. And. 1, 2, 16; also, nihil ad, nothing to, nothing in comparison with:nihil ad Persium,
Cic. de Or. 2, 6, 25; id. Leg. 1, 2, 6:nihil ad tuum equitatum, Caesar, sed ex eis, quos habuit, electos,
id. Deiot. 8, 24.—Nihil minus, nothing less so, i. e. by no means, not at all:(ρ).cadit ergo in virum bonum mentiri, fallere? nihil minus,
Cic. Off. 3, 20, 81:an Gallos existimatis hic versari animo demisso atque humili? nihil vero minus,
id. Font. 11, 23.—Nihil dum, nothing as yet:(σ).quamquam nihil dum audieramus, nec ubi esses, nec, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 12, 7, 2; id. Att. 7, 12, 4.—Nihil mihi cum illo est, I have nothing to do with him:(τ).tecum nihil rei nobis Demipho est,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 74; Ov. F 2, 308.—Nihil esse, to be nothing or nobody, to have no power, to be of no use, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 47; id. Fam. 7, 27, 2; 7, 33, 1; Ter. And. 2, 1, 14:(υ).aliquem nihil putare,
to esteem meanly, Cic. Sest. 53, 114 (B. and K. nihili):accepimus eum nihil hominis esse,
a worthless fellow, id. Tusc. 3, 32, 77; but de Attio Dionysio nihil puto esse, nothing about him, i. e. no news of him, id. Fam. 12, 30, 5.—Aut nihil aut paulum, little or nothing (Gr. oligon ê ouden):B.aut nihil aut paulo cui tum concedere digna,
Cat. 68, 131.—Adverb.1.Not (as a strengthened non), in nothing, in no respect, not at all:2.me nihil poenitet,
Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 63; id. Mil. 4, 2, 16:conjecturā nihil opus est,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 37, 107; Ter. And. 4, 1, 14:beneficio isto legis nihil utitur,
Cic. Agr. 2, 23, 61:de fratre nihil ego te accusavi,
id. Fam. 14, 1, 4:Thebani nihil moti sunt,
Liv. 42, 46; 3, 65; 6, 38; 49; Sall. C. 16, 5:nihil miror,
Quint. 2, 17, 15; 6, 1, 38.—To no purpose, in vain:3.herele hanc quidem Nihil tu amassis: mihi haec desponsa est,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 16.—For no reason: quorsum tandem aut cur ista quaeris? M Nihil sane, nisi ne nimis diligenter anquiras, Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 4. —II.nĭhĭlum, i (contr. form nīlum, Lucr. 1, 159; Hor. S. 1, 5, 67), n., nothing:(β).erit aliquid, quod aut ex nihilo oriatur, aut in nihilum subito occidat,
Cic. Div. 2, 16, 37:ut de nihilo quippiam fiat,
id. Fat. 9, 18:interire in nihilum,
id. Ac. 1, 7, 27:venire ad nihilum,
id. Fam. 11, 12, 1:ad nihilum recidere,
id. Phil. 7, 8, 27: quam mihi ista pro nihilol id. Att. 14, 9, 1:aliquid pro nihilo putare,
id. Div. in Caecil. 7, 24; cf. id. Verr. 2, 2, 16, § 40.—Nihili, of no value, worthless:(γ).quem putamus esse non hili, dicimus nihili,
Varr. L. L. 10, § 81 Müll.; cf.: nihili, qui nec hili quidem est. Paul. ex Fest. p. 175 Müll.:unde is nihili? ubi fuisti?
Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 29: nihili est autem suum Qui officium facere immemor est. id. Ps. 4, 7, 2:homo nihili factus,
unmanned, id. Mil. 5, 16.—Hence, nihili pendere or facere, to esteem as nothing, Plaut. Men. 5, 7, 4; id. Ps. 4, 7, 1; Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 14.—De nihilo, for nothing, without cause or reason, Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 17:(δ).mali rem exempli esse, de nihilo hospites corripi,
Liv. 34, 61; 30, 29.—Nihilo, with compp., by nothing, no: nihilo pluris, quam si, etc., no more than if, etc., Plaut. Bacch. 3, 4, 21:1.nihilo minus,
id. Men. 5, 5, 49:Phaedriae esse nilo minus amicum quam Antiphoni,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 2, 7 (but minus nihilo, less than nothing, id. ib. 3, 3, 2):nihilo benevolentior,
Cic. Fam. 3, 12, 4:nihilo major,
id. ib. 6, 3, 4:nihilo tamen setius,
Caes. B. G. 5, 4 and 7:nihil segnius,
Liv. 6, 38.—Esp. as adv.: nĭhĭlō mĭnus, or, in one word, nĭhĭlōmĭnus, none the less, no less, nevertheless, notwith standing.In gen.:2.minus dolendum fuit re non perfectā, sed puniendum certe nihilo minus,
Cic. Mil. 7, 19; id. Phil. 5, 9, 26; Quint. 8, 3, 85.—With si, etsi, quamvis, quamquam, ut, etc.:3.in iis rebus, quae nihilo minus, ut ego absim, confici possunt,
Cic. Fam. 10, 2, 2:nihilo minus eloquentiae studendum est, etsi ea quidam perverse abutuntur,
id. Inv. 1, 4, 5; Caes. B. C. 3, 17:alia sunt, quae quamvis nolit accidere, nihilominus laudat,
Sen. Ep. 66, 44:si nihil fiet, nihilominus, etc.,
Cato, R. R. 39, 2.—Strengthened by tamen:(ε).nihilominus ego hoc faciam tamen,
Ter. Heaut. 5, 3, 10; Cic. Fam. 4, 13, 5; Caes. B. C. 3, 17.—Nihilo aliter, no otherwise:B.ego isti nihilo sum aliter ac fui,
Ter. Phorm. 3, 2, 45.—Transf., adverb., for non, not, by no means:III.nihilum metuenda timere,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 53. —nīl, nothing, no (rare and mostly poet.;B.in Cic. not at all): nil intra est oleam, nil extra est in nuce durum,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 31; id. C. 4, 4, 73:nil sanguinis,
no drop of blood, Ov. M. 13, 266:nil sui,
nothing proper, id. ib. 3, 435; Vulg. Prov. 10, 2 (in Caes. B. G. 5, 29, the true reading is nihil):hoc ridere meum, tam nil, nulla tibi vendo Iliade,
such a trifle, Pers. 1, 122.—Transf. as adv., not at all, by no means:IV.nil opus est verbis,
Lucr. 5, 263:ut nil umor abundet,
id. 5, 265; 1, 266:nil pictis timidus navita puppibus Fidit,
Hor. C. 1, 14, 14.— -
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1.lēgo, āvi, ātum (archaic perf. legassit for legaverit, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 148), 1, v. a. [lex; and therefore qs. lege creare], a publicist's and jurid. t. t.I.A publicist's t. t.A.To send with a commission or charge, to send on an embassy, send as ambassador; to depute, despatch:2.ne hoc quidem senatui relinquebas, ut legati ex ejus ordinis auctoritate legarentur,
Cic. Vatin. 15, 35:hominem honestum ac nobilem legarunt ad Apronium,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 48, § 114: eos privatae rei causa legari, id. Fam. 3, 8, 4:juste pieque legatus venio,
Liv. 1, 32:tres adulescentes in Africam legantur, qui reges adeant, etc.,
Sall. J. 21, 4:quos Athenienses Romam ad senatum legaverant impetratum, etc.,
Gell. 7, 14, 8.—Transf. to the commission itself (ante- and post-class.):b.quae verba legaverint Rhodii ad hostium ducem,
what they told him through their deputies, Gell. 15, 31 in lemm. —Beyond the official sphere:B.quin potius, quod legatum est tibi negotium, Id curas?
committed, intrusted, Plaut. Cas. 1, 12.—To appoint or choose as deputy (as the official assistant, lieutenant, of a general or governor):II.eum (Messium) Caesari legarat Appius,
Cic. Att. 4, 15, 9:ego me a Pompeio legari ita sum passus, ut, etc.,
id. ib. 4, 2, 6:istum legatum iri non arbitror,
id. ib. 10, 1, 4:ne legaretur Gabinius Pompeio expetenti,
id. de Imp. Pomp. 19, 57:Dolabella me sibi legavit,
chose me for his lieutenant, id. Att. 15, 11, 4:Calpurnius parato exercitu legat sibi homines nobiles, etc.,
Sall. J. 28.—A jurid. t. t.: aliquid, to appoint by a last will or testament, to leave or bequeath as a legacy (class.):B.Numitori, qui stirpis maximus erat, regnum vetustum Silviae gentis legat,
Liv. 1, 3: legavit quidam uxori mundum omne penumque, Lucil. ap. Gell. 4, 1, 3:usumfructum omnium bonorum Caesenniae legat,
Cic. Caecin. 4, 11:Fabiae pecunia legata est a viro,
id. Top. 3, 14:cui argentum omne legatum est,
Quint. 5, 10, 62:in argento legato,
id. 7, 2, 11.—Aliquid alicui ab aliquo, to leave one a legacy to be paid by the principal heir:1.uxori testamento legat grandem pecuniam a filio, si qui natus esset: ab secundo herede nihil legat,
Cic. Clu. 12, 33:si paterfamilias uxori ancillarum usum fructum legavit a filio, neque a secundo herede legavit,
id. Top. 4, 21; Quint. 7, 9, 5.—Hence,lēgātus, i, m.A.(Acc. to lego, I. A.) An ambassador, legate, Cic. Vatin. 15, 35:B.legatos mittere,
id. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 35:ad senatum legatos de aliqua re mittere,
id. de Or. 2, 37, 155; cf.:missi magnis de rebus uterque Legati,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 29:legatos mittere ad indicendum bellum,
Liv. 31, 8; Ov. M. 14, 527.—(Acc. to lego, I. B.).a.An official assistant given to a general or the governor of a province, a deputy, lieutenant, lieutenant-general:b.quos legatos tute tibi legasti?
Cic. Pis. 14, 33:qui M. Aemilio legati fuerunt,
id. Clu. 36, 99:Quintus frater meus legatus est Caesaris,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 21; id. Off. 3, 20, 79; cf.:Murena summo imperatori legatus L. Lucullo fuit, qua in legatione duxit exercitum, etc.,
id. Mur. 9, 20; 14, 32:neque se ei legatum defuturum,
id. Phil. 11, 7, 17; Val. Max. 5, 5, 1:hiberna cum legato praefectoque tradidisses,
Cic. Pis. 35, 86:(Calvisius) duos legatos Uticae reliquerat,
id. Phil. 3, 10 fin.:quaestorius,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 21, § 56; Caes. B. G. 2, 5 fin.:L. Caesar, cujus pater Caesaris erat legatus,
id. B. C. 1, 8, 2:magnitudo et splendor legati,
Liv. 38, 58, 9:in magna legatum quaere popina,
Juv. 8, 172.—Under the emperors, a governor sent to a province by the emperor, Tac. A. 12, 40; id. Agr. 33; Suet. Vesp. 4; Spart. Hadr. 3 et saep.; cf. legatio, I. B. 2., and Orell. ad Tac. Agr. 9.—(β).Legati legionum, commanders, Suet. Tib. 19; id. Vesp. 4; cf.:2.Caesar singulis legionibus singulos legatos et quaestorem praefecit,
Caes. B. G. 1, 52; Tac. A. 2, 36; id. H. 1, 7.—Also called;legatus praetorius,
Tac. Agr. 7.—lēgātum, i, n. (acc. to lego, II.), a bequest, legacy:2.legatum est delibatio hereditatis, qua testator ex eo, quod universum heredis foret, alicui quid collatum velit,
Dig. 30, 116:Hortensii legata cognovi,
Cic. Att. 7, 3, 9:reliqua legata varie dedit,
Suet. Aug. 101; id. Tib. 48:legatum peto ex testamento,
Quint. 4, 2, 6:jus capiendi legata alicui adimere,
Suet. Dom. 8:cymbala pulsantis legatum amici,
Juv. 9, 62:legatorum genera sunt quattuor,
Gai. Inst. 2, 192; cf. sqq.lĕgo, lēgi, lectum ( gen. plur. part. legentum, Ov. Tr. 1. 7, 25), 3, v. a. [Gr. legô, logos, logas, etc.; Lat. legumen, di-leg-ens, neg-leg-o, etc.; cf. Germ. lesen], to bring together, to gather, collect.I.Lit.A.In gen.:B.oleam,
Cato, R. R. 144:nuces,
Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 265:herbas collibus,
Ov. M. 14, 347: flores et humi nascentia fraga, [p. 1048] Verg. E. 3, 92; cf.:roscida mala,
id. ib. 8, 38:flores in calathos,
Ov. F. 5, 218:spolia caesorum,
Liv. 5, 39:quos (montanos asparagos),
Juv. 11, 69.—Of the dead who have been burned:ossa,
Ov. H. 10, 150:homini mortuo ossa,
Cic. Leg. 2, 24, 60: ossa filii, Sen. de Ira, 2, 33, 6; cf. Quint. 8, 5, 21; Lact. de Mort. Persec. 21, 11:reliquias legerunt primores equestris ordinis,
Suet. Aug. 100. —Esp.1.To take out, pick out, extract, remove:2.quibusdam et radi ossa et legi... quae sine totius pernicie corporis haerere non poterant,
Sen. Prov. 1, 3, 2:ossa vivis,
id. ad Marc. 22, 3:ossa in capite lecta,
id. Ben. 5, 24, 3:ossa e vulneribus,
Quint. 6, 1, 30.—To pluck, strip, gather fruit from (a tree, etc.):3.oleam qui legerit,
Cato, R. R. 144, 1:ficus non erat apta legi,
Ov. F. 2, 254.—Poet.: legere fila, to wind up:4.extrema Lauso Parcae fila legunt,
i. e. spin the last thread of life, Verg. A. 10, 815; cf.:quae dedit ingrato fila legenda viro,
Ov. F. 3, 462:stamen,
Prop. 4 (5), 4, 40 (42).—Naut. t. t.: vela legere, to draw together, furl:5.omnis navita ponto umida vela legit,
Verg. G. 1, 373:vela legunt socii,
id. A. 3, 532:ipse dabit tenera vela, legetque manu,
Ov. H. 15, 215; Val. Fl. 2, 13:prora funem legit Argus ab alta,
draws in, takes in, id. 1, 312:ancoras classis legit,
is weighing anchor, Sen. Troad. 759.—To take to one's self unjustly, to carry off, steal, purloin, plunder, abstract (not in Cic.): omnia viscatis manibus leget, omnia sumet: crede mihi, auferet omnia, Lucil. ap. Non. 332 and 396, 4:6.majus esse maleficium stuprare ingenuam quam sacrum legere,
Auct. Her. 2, 30 fin.:sacra divum,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 117:soceros legere et gremiis abducere pactas,
Verg. A. 10, 79 Serv. ad loc. (but Forbig. renders legere here as = eligere, sumere; cf. 8. infra).—Of places, to go, pass, or wander through ( poet.):7.nec me studiosius altera saltus Legit,
Ov. M. 5, 579:pars cetera pontum Pone legit,
sails through, Verg. A. 2, 207:vada dura lego,
id. ib. 3, 706:freta,
id. ib. 3, 127:aequora Afra,
Ov. F. 4, 289:Ioniumque rapax Icariumque legit,
id. ib. 4, 566: vestigia alicujus, to follow one's footsteps, to track or pursue him:subsequitur pressoque legit vestigia gressu,
id. M. 3, 17; cf.:et vestigia retro Observata legit,
Verg. A. 9, 392:tortos orbes,
to wander through, id. ib. 12, 481.—To pass or sail by, to skirt, to coast along a shore, land, or place (mostly poet.):8.Inarimen Prochytenque legit,
Ov. M. 14, 89; 15, 705; 709: primi litoris oram, coast along, i. e. not enter into details, Verg. G. 2, 44; id. E. 8, 7:navibus oram Italiae,
Liv. 21, 51 fin.:oram Campaniae,
Suet. Tib. 11; cf.terram,
id. Aug. 16. —Pregn., to choose from a number, to pick out, single out, select, elect (class.):* (β).alia esse oportet forma quem tu pugno legeris,
pick out to fight with, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 160:judices,
Cic. Phil. 5, 6, 16:omnia, quae leget quaeque reiciet,
id. Fin. 4, 15, 40:scribam,
to elect, appoint, id. Clu. 45, 126:condiciones nubendi,
id. Cael. 15:cives in patres,
Liv. 23, 22:viros ad bella,
Ov. M. 7, 669:geminasque legit de classe biremes,
Verg. A. 8, 79: legit virum vir, each one singles out his man (of the combatants in a battle), id. ib. 11, 632:senatum ad modum pristinum redegit duabus lectionibus: prima ipsorum arbitratu, quo vir virum legit,
Suet. Aug. 35; Tac. H. 1, 18: neque ejus legendam filiam (sc. virginem Vestalem) qui domicilium in Italia non haberet, At. Cap. ap. Gell. 1, 12, 8.—With inf.:II.fidissima custos Lecta sacrum justae veneri occultare pudorem,
Stat. Th. 1, 530.Trop.* A.To catch up, i. e. overhear a conversation:B.nunc huc concedam, ut horum sermonem legam,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 4, 21 (cf. sublegere, id. Mil. 4, 2. 98).—To catch with the eye, to view, observe, behold, survey, see.* 1.In gen.:2.tumulum capit, unde omnes longo ordine posset Adversos legere,
Verg. A. 6, 755 Heyne ad loc.; and cf. Verg. A. 6, 34.—In partic., to read or peruse a writing:b.ut eos libros per te ipse legeres,
Cic. Top. 1:defensionem causae,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 43, § 112:legi apud Clitomachum, A. Albium jocantem dixisse, etc.,
id. Ac. 2, 45, 137:aliquid studiose intenteque,
Plin. Ep. 9, 13, 1:significas legisse te in quadam epistula mea, jussisse Verginium, etc.,
id. ib. 9, 19, 1: philosophorum consultorumque opiniones, Quint. 12, 11, 17:liber tuus et lectus est et legitur a me diligenter,
Cic. Fam. 6, 5, 1:orationem,
Quint. 1, 1, 6:aiunt multum legendum esse non multa,
Plin. Ep. 7, 9, 15.—With a pers. obj.:antiquos et novos,
Quint. 2, 5, 23:antiquos studiosius,
id. 3, 6, 62:poëtas,
id. 1, 4, 4. —In pass.:Horatius fere solus legi dignus,
Quint. 10, 1, 96:si cum judicio legatur Cassius Severus,
id. 10, 1, 116:dumque legar, mecum pariter tua fama legetur,
Ov. Tr. 5, 14, 5:sepulcra legens,
when reading epitaphs, Cic. de Sen. 7, 21:legentium plerisque,
Liv. 1 praef. §4: opus nescio an minimae legentibus futurum voluptati,
to my readers, Quint. 3, 1, 2; cf. id. 9, 4, 2; 2, 5, 3:nec Cynicos nec Stoica dogmata,
Juv. 13, 121.— Absol.:legendi usus,
Lact. 3, 25, 9:memoriam continuus legendi usus instruit,
Macr. S. 1, 5, 1.—In partic.(α).To read out, read aloud, recite (esp. freq. in post-Aug. authors):(β).convocatis auditoribus volumen legere, etc.,
Cic. Brut. 51, 191: codicem pro contione, id. Fragm. ap. Quint. 4, 4, 8:audio me male legere, dumtaxat versus, orationes enim commodius,
Plin. Ep. 9, 34:obturem impune legentibus aures,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 105:quem vero arripuit tenet occiditque legendo,
with recitation, id. A. P. 475:quis dabit historico quantum daret acta legenti,
to read him the news, Juv. 7, 104.—To find in an author or a writing:C.ut scriptum legimus,
Cic. Deiot. 7, 19:legi etiam scriptum, esse avem quandam, etc.,
id. N. D. 2. 49 init.:ego vero haec scripta legi,
id. Planc. 39, 94:praeterea scriptum legimus, Gallos in venatibus tinguere sagittas,
Gell. 17, 15, 7. relatum legere, Nep. praef. 1.— Pass.:in aliis codicibus non peccato sed peccatis legitur,
Aug. Cont. Jul. Rel. 1, 22; id. Don. Persev. 6 init. al.—A publicist's t. t.: legere senatum, to read over or call off the names of senators (which was done by the censors;v. lectio, II. A. 2.): censores fideli concordia senatum legerunt,
Liv. 40, 51; 9, 29; 9, 30; 9, 46; 43, 15 al.—Hence, lĕgens, entis, Part. as subst. m., a reader ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose for lector), Ov. Tr. 1, 7, 25.— Plur., Liv. praef. 4; Quint. 3, 1, 2; Plin. 8, 16, 17, § 44; Tac. A. 4, 33.—Also, lectus, a, um, P. a., chosen, picked out, selected; choice, excellent (class.): argenti lectae numeratae minae, good, i. e. of full weight, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 50; so,argentum,
Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 3:ut neque vir melior neque lectior femina in terris sit,
Cic. Inv. 1, 31, 52:lectissimi viri atque ornatissimi,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 6, § 15; cf. id. Div. in Caecil. 9, 29:uxor lectissima,
id. Inv. 1, 31, 52:(verbis) lectis atque illustribus uti,
id. de Or. 3, 37, 150:nihil est aliud... pulcre et oratorie dicere nisi optimis sententiis verbisque lectissimis dicere,
id. Or. 68, 227:juvenum lectissime,
Stat. S. 5, 1, 247; cf.:viginti lectis equitum comitatus,
Verg. A. 9, 48.—Hence, adv.: lectē, choicely, selectly (very rare):ab lego lecte ac lectissime,
Varr. L. L. 6, § 36 Müll.— Comp.:lectius,
Varr. R. R. 1, 54, 2 (al. lecta). -
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1.lēgo, āvi, ātum (archaic perf. legassit for legaverit, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 148), 1, v. a. [lex; and therefore qs. lege creare], a publicist's and jurid. t. t.I.A publicist's t. t.A.To send with a commission or charge, to send on an embassy, send as ambassador; to depute, despatch:2.ne hoc quidem senatui relinquebas, ut legati ex ejus ordinis auctoritate legarentur,
Cic. Vatin. 15, 35:hominem honestum ac nobilem legarunt ad Apronium,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 48, § 114: eos privatae rei causa legari, id. Fam. 3, 8, 4:juste pieque legatus venio,
Liv. 1, 32:tres adulescentes in Africam legantur, qui reges adeant, etc.,
Sall. J. 21, 4:quos Athenienses Romam ad senatum legaverant impetratum, etc.,
Gell. 7, 14, 8.—Transf. to the commission itself (ante- and post-class.):b.quae verba legaverint Rhodii ad hostium ducem,
what they told him through their deputies, Gell. 15, 31 in lemm. —Beyond the official sphere:B.quin potius, quod legatum est tibi negotium, Id curas?
committed, intrusted, Plaut. Cas. 1, 12.—To appoint or choose as deputy (as the official assistant, lieutenant, of a general or governor):II.eum (Messium) Caesari legarat Appius,
Cic. Att. 4, 15, 9:ego me a Pompeio legari ita sum passus, ut, etc.,
id. ib. 4, 2, 6:istum legatum iri non arbitror,
id. ib. 10, 1, 4:ne legaretur Gabinius Pompeio expetenti,
id. de Imp. Pomp. 19, 57:Dolabella me sibi legavit,
chose me for his lieutenant, id. Att. 15, 11, 4:Calpurnius parato exercitu legat sibi homines nobiles, etc.,
Sall. J. 28.—A jurid. t. t.: aliquid, to appoint by a last will or testament, to leave or bequeath as a legacy (class.):B.Numitori, qui stirpis maximus erat, regnum vetustum Silviae gentis legat,
Liv. 1, 3: legavit quidam uxori mundum omne penumque, Lucil. ap. Gell. 4, 1, 3:usumfructum omnium bonorum Caesenniae legat,
Cic. Caecin. 4, 11:Fabiae pecunia legata est a viro,
id. Top. 3, 14:cui argentum omne legatum est,
Quint. 5, 10, 62:in argento legato,
id. 7, 2, 11.—Aliquid alicui ab aliquo, to leave one a legacy to be paid by the principal heir:1.uxori testamento legat grandem pecuniam a filio, si qui natus esset: ab secundo herede nihil legat,
Cic. Clu. 12, 33:si paterfamilias uxori ancillarum usum fructum legavit a filio, neque a secundo herede legavit,
id. Top. 4, 21; Quint. 7, 9, 5.—Hence,lēgātus, i, m.A.(Acc. to lego, I. A.) An ambassador, legate, Cic. Vatin. 15, 35:B.legatos mittere,
id. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 35:ad senatum legatos de aliqua re mittere,
id. de Or. 2, 37, 155; cf.:missi magnis de rebus uterque Legati,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 29:legatos mittere ad indicendum bellum,
Liv. 31, 8; Ov. M. 14, 527.—(Acc. to lego, I. B.).a.An official assistant given to a general or the governor of a province, a deputy, lieutenant, lieutenant-general:b.quos legatos tute tibi legasti?
Cic. Pis. 14, 33:qui M. Aemilio legati fuerunt,
id. Clu. 36, 99:Quintus frater meus legatus est Caesaris,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 21; id. Off. 3, 20, 79; cf.:Murena summo imperatori legatus L. Lucullo fuit, qua in legatione duxit exercitum, etc.,
id. Mur. 9, 20; 14, 32:neque se ei legatum defuturum,
id. Phil. 11, 7, 17; Val. Max. 5, 5, 1:hiberna cum legato praefectoque tradidisses,
Cic. Pis. 35, 86:(Calvisius) duos legatos Uticae reliquerat,
id. Phil. 3, 10 fin.:quaestorius,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 21, § 56; Caes. B. G. 2, 5 fin.:L. Caesar, cujus pater Caesaris erat legatus,
id. B. C. 1, 8, 2:magnitudo et splendor legati,
Liv. 38, 58, 9:in magna legatum quaere popina,
Juv. 8, 172.—Under the emperors, a governor sent to a province by the emperor, Tac. A. 12, 40; id. Agr. 33; Suet. Vesp. 4; Spart. Hadr. 3 et saep.; cf. legatio, I. B. 2., and Orell. ad Tac. Agr. 9.—(β).Legati legionum, commanders, Suet. Tib. 19; id. Vesp. 4; cf.:2.Caesar singulis legionibus singulos legatos et quaestorem praefecit,
Caes. B. G. 1, 52; Tac. A. 2, 36; id. H. 1, 7.—Also called;legatus praetorius,
Tac. Agr. 7.—lēgātum, i, n. (acc. to lego, II.), a bequest, legacy:2.legatum est delibatio hereditatis, qua testator ex eo, quod universum heredis foret, alicui quid collatum velit,
Dig. 30, 116:Hortensii legata cognovi,
Cic. Att. 7, 3, 9:reliqua legata varie dedit,
Suet. Aug. 101; id. Tib. 48:legatum peto ex testamento,
Quint. 4, 2, 6:jus capiendi legata alicui adimere,
Suet. Dom. 8:cymbala pulsantis legatum amici,
Juv. 9, 62:legatorum genera sunt quattuor,
Gai. Inst. 2, 192; cf. sqq.lĕgo, lēgi, lectum ( gen. plur. part. legentum, Ov. Tr. 1. 7, 25), 3, v. a. [Gr. legô, logos, logas, etc.; Lat. legumen, di-leg-ens, neg-leg-o, etc.; cf. Germ. lesen], to bring together, to gather, collect.I.Lit.A.In gen.:B.oleam,
Cato, R. R. 144:nuces,
Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 265:herbas collibus,
Ov. M. 14, 347: flores et humi nascentia fraga, [p. 1048] Verg. E. 3, 92; cf.:roscida mala,
id. ib. 8, 38:flores in calathos,
Ov. F. 5, 218:spolia caesorum,
Liv. 5, 39:quos (montanos asparagos),
Juv. 11, 69.—Of the dead who have been burned:ossa,
Ov. H. 10, 150:homini mortuo ossa,
Cic. Leg. 2, 24, 60: ossa filii, Sen. de Ira, 2, 33, 6; cf. Quint. 8, 5, 21; Lact. de Mort. Persec. 21, 11:reliquias legerunt primores equestris ordinis,
Suet. Aug. 100. —Esp.1.To take out, pick out, extract, remove:2.quibusdam et radi ossa et legi... quae sine totius pernicie corporis haerere non poterant,
Sen. Prov. 1, 3, 2:ossa vivis,
id. ad Marc. 22, 3:ossa in capite lecta,
id. Ben. 5, 24, 3:ossa e vulneribus,
Quint. 6, 1, 30.—To pluck, strip, gather fruit from (a tree, etc.):3.oleam qui legerit,
Cato, R. R. 144, 1:ficus non erat apta legi,
Ov. F. 2, 254.—Poet.: legere fila, to wind up:4.extrema Lauso Parcae fila legunt,
i. e. spin the last thread of life, Verg. A. 10, 815; cf.:quae dedit ingrato fila legenda viro,
Ov. F. 3, 462:stamen,
Prop. 4 (5), 4, 40 (42).—Naut. t. t.: vela legere, to draw together, furl:5.omnis navita ponto umida vela legit,
Verg. G. 1, 373:vela legunt socii,
id. A. 3, 532:ipse dabit tenera vela, legetque manu,
Ov. H. 15, 215; Val. Fl. 2, 13:prora funem legit Argus ab alta,
draws in, takes in, id. 1, 312:ancoras classis legit,
is weighing anchor, Sen. Troad. 759.—To take to one's self unjustly, to carry off, steal, purloin, plunder, abstract (not in Cic.): omnia viscatis manibus leget, omnia sumet: crede mihi, auferet omnia, Lucil. ap. Non. 332 and 396, 4:6.majus esse maleficium stuprare ingenuam quam sacrum legere,
Auct. Her. 2, 30 fin.:sacra divum,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 117:soceros legere et gremiis abducere pactas,
Verg. A. 10, 79 Serv. ad loc. (but Forbig. renders legere here as = eligere, sumere; cf. 8. infra).—Of places, to go, pass, or wander through ( poet.):7.nec me studiosius altera saltus Legit,
Ov. M. 5, 579:pars cetera pontum Pone legit,
sails through, Verg. A. 2, 207:vada dura lego,
id. ib. 3, 706:freta,
id. ib. 3, 127:aequora Afra,
Ov. F. 4, 289:Ioniumque rapax Icariumque legit,
id. ib. 4, 566: vestigia alicujus, to follow one's footsteps, to track or pursue him:subsequitur pressoque legit vestigia gressu,
id. M. 3, 17; cf.:et vestigia retro Observata legit,
Verg. A. 9, 392:tortos orbes,
to wander through, id. ib. 12, 481.—To pass or sail by, to skirt, to coast along a shore, land, or place (mostly poet.):8.Inarimen Prochytenque legit,
Ov. M. 14, 89; 15, 705; 709: primi litoris oram, coast along, i. e. not enter into details, Verg. G. 2, 44; id. E. 8, 7:navibus oram Italiae,
Liv. 21, 51 fin.:oram Campaniae,
Suet. Tib. 11; cf.terram,
id. Aug. 16. —Pregn., to choose from a number, to pick out, single out, select, elect (class.):* (β).alia esse oportet forma quem tu pugno legeris,
pick out to fight with, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 160:judices,
Cic. Phil. 5, 6, 16:omnia, quae leget quaeque reiciet,
id. Fin. 4, 15, 40:scribam,
to elect, appoint, id. Clu. 45, 126:condiciones nubendi,
id. Cael. 15:cives in patres,
Liv. 23, 22:viros ad bella,
Ov. M. 7, 669:geminasque legit de classe biremes,
Verg. A. 8, 79: legit virum vir, each one singles out his man (of the combatants in a battle), id. ib. 11, 632:senatum ad modum pristinum redegit duabus lectionibus: prima ipsorum arbitratu, quo vir virum legit,
Suet. Aug. 35; Tac. H. 1, 18: neque ejus legendam filiam (sc. virginem Vestalem) qui domicilium in Italia non haberet, At. Cap. ap. Gell. 1, 12, 8.—With inf.:II.fidissima custos Lecta sacrum justae veneri occultare pudorem,
Stat. Th. 1, 530.Trop.* A.To catch up, i. e. overhear a conversation:B.nunc huc concedam, ut horum sermonem legam,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 4, 21 (cf. sublegere, id. Mil. 4, 2. 98).—To catch with the eye, to view, observe, behold, survey, see.* 1.In gen.:2.tumulum capit, unde omnes longo ordine posset Adversos legere,
Verg. A. 6, 755 Heyne ad loc.; and cf. Verg. A. 6, 34.—In partic., to read or peruse a writing:b.ut eos libros per te ipse legeres,
Cic. Top. 1:defensionem causae,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 43, § 112:legi apud Clitomachum, A. Albium jocantem dixisse, etc.,
id. Ac. 2, 45, 137:aliquid studiose intenteque,
Plin. Ep. 9, 13, 1:significas legisse te in quadam epistula mea, jussisse Verginium, etc.,
id. ib. 9, 19, 1: philosophorum consultorumque opiniones, Quint. 12, 11, 17:liber tuus et lectus est et legitur a me diligenter,
Cic. Fam. 6, 5, 1:orationem,
Quint. 1, 1, 6:aiunt multum legendum esse non multa,
Plin. Ep. 7, 9, 15.—With a pers. obj.:antiquos et novos,
Quint. 2, 5, 23:antiquos studiosius,
id. 3, 6, 62:poëtas,
id. 1, 4, 4. —In pass.:Horatius fere solus legi dignus,
Quint. 10, 1, 96:si cum judicio legatur Cassius Severus,
id. 10, 1, 116:dumque legar, mecum pariter tua fama legetur,
Ov. Tr. 5, 14, 5:sepulcra legens,
when reading epitaphs, Cic. de Sen. 7, 21:legentium plerisque,
Liv. 1 praef. §4: opus nescio an minimae legentibus futurum voluptati,
to my readers, Quint. 3, 1, 2; cf. id. 9, 4, 2; 2, 5, 3:nec Cynicos nec Stoica dogmata,
Juv. 13, 121.— Absol.:legendi usus,
Lact. 3, 25, 9:memoriam continuus legendi usus instruit,
Macr. S. 1, 5, 1.—In partic.(α).To read out, read aloud, recite (esp. freq. in post-Aug. authors):(β).convocatis auditoribus volumen legere, etc.,
Cic. Brut. 51, 191: codicem pro contione, id. Fragm. ap. Quint. 4, 4, 8:audio me male legere, dumtaxat versus, orationes enim commodius,
Plin. Ep. 9, 34:obturem impune legentibus aures,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 105:quem vero arripuit tenet occiditque legendo,
with recitation, id. A. P. 475:quis dabit historico quantum daret acta legenti,
to read him the news, Juv. 7, 104.—To find in an author or a writing:C.ut scriptum legimus,
Cic. Deiot. 7, 19:legi etiam scriptum, esse avem quandam, etc.,
id. N. D. 2. 49 init.:ego vero haec scripta legi,
id. Planc. 39, 94:praeterea scriptum legimus, Gallos in venatibus tinguere sagittas,
Gell. 17, 15, 7. relatum legere, Nep. praef. 1.— Pass.:in aliis codicibus non peccato sed peccatis legitur,
Aug. Cont. Jul. Rel. 1, 22; id. Don. Persev. 6 init. al.—A publicist's t. t.: legere senatum, to read over or call off the names of senators (which was done by the censors;v. lectio, II. A. 2.): censores fideli concordia senatum legerunt,
Liv. 40, 51; 9, 29; 9, 30; 9, 46; 43, 15 al.—Hence, lĕgens, entis, Part. as subst. m., a reader ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose for lector), Ov. Tr. 1, 7, 25.— Plur., Liv. praef. 4; Quint. 3, 1, 2; Plin. 8, 16, 17, § 44; Tac. A. 4, 33.—Also, lectus, a, um, P. a., chosen, picked out, selected; choice, excellent (class.): argenti lectae numeratae minae, good, i. e. of full weight, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 50; so,argentum,
Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 3:ut neque vir melior neque lectior femina in terris sit,
Cic. Inv. 1, 31, 52:lectissimi viri atque ornatissimi,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 6, § 15; cf. id. Div. in Caecil. 9, 29:uxor lectissima,
id. Inv. 1, 31, 52:(verbis) lectis atque illustribus uti,
id. de Or. 3, 37, 150:nihil est aliud... pulcre et oratorie dicere nisi optimis sententiis verbisque lectissimis dicere,
id. Or. 68, 227:juvenum lectissime,
Stat. S. 5, 1, 247; cf.:viginti lectis equitum comitatus,
Verg. A. 9, 48.—Hence, adv.: lectē, choicely, selectly (very rare):ab lego lecte ac lectissime,
Varr. L. L. 6, § 36 Müll.— Comp.:lectius,
Varr. R. R. 1, 54, 2 (al. lecta). -
5 nymphē
nymphē ēs, f, νύμφη, a bride, mistress, young woman, O.— Plur, nymphs, demi-goddesses, who inhabit the sea, rivers, fountains, woods, and mountains, V., H., O.: Libethrides, Muses, V.: vocalis Nymphe, Echo, O. optimē [bonus; for * bone].—Of manner, well, better, best: ager bene cultus: olere, agreeably, V.: succedere, prosperously, T.: optione vendere, dear: emere honorem, cheaply, V.: habitare, in good style, N.: optime video Davum, most opportunely, T.: optime suos nosse, thoroughly, N.: monere, advise well, T.: nuntias, your news is good, T.: putas, aright, T.: partes descriptae, accurately: melius cernere: melius inperatum est, there was better generalship, L.: pugnare, successfully, S.: naturā constituti, well endowed: instituti, educated: de re p. sentiens, patriotic: sentiens, with good intentions: animatus, favorable, N.: quod bene cogitasti, laudo, your good intentions: consulere, to plan well, S.: Si bene quid de te merui, have served you, V.: vivere, correctly: mori, with honor, L.: ea bene parta retinere, honorable acquisitions, S.: iura non bene servare, faithfully, O. — In particular phrases, with verbs: si vales, bene est, i. e. I am glad: optumest, very well, T.: bene est, nil amplius oro, I am satisfied, H.: iurat bene solis esse maritis, are well off, H.: spero tibi melius esse, that you are better: mihi bene erat pullo, i. e. I enjoyed a meal upon, H.: bene habet, it is well: bene dicere haud absurdum est, S.: alcui bene dicere, to praise: vertere Ad bene dicendum, i. e. eulogy, H.: nec bene nec male dicta, cheers nor imprecations, L.: Bene dixti, you are right, T.: bene audire, see audio: bene agere cum aliquo, to treat well, T.: Di tibi Bene faciant, do you good, T.: bene sane facis, sed, etc., many thanks, but, etc.: Bene factum, I am glad of it, T.: bene facit Silius qui transegerit, I am glad that: bene facta male locata male facta arbitror, favors: quid bene facta iuvant, V.: bene factorum recordatio, good deeds: bene gratia facti, V.: bene gesta res p., well administered: occasio rei bene gerendae, a chance of success, Cs.: nec (res) gesturos melius sperare poterant, L.: qui de me optime meriti sunt, have done me excellent service: de re p. bene mereri, to be useful to the state: bene meritus civis: quod bene verteret, turn out well, L.: Di vortant bene Quod agas, bring out well, T.: bene Pericles (sc. dixit): melius hi quam nos (sc. faciebant): quod (imperium) si (ei) sui bene crediderint cives, did well to intrust to him, etc., L.: melius peribimus quam, etc., it will be better for us to perish, L. — Of intensity, very, quite: sermo bene longus: fidum pectus, H.: lubenter, T.: penitus, very intimately: notus, widely, H.: bene plane magnus (dolor) videtur, exceedingly: bene ante lucem venire, some time: mane, very early: tutus a perfidiā, entirely, L.: scelerum si bene paenitet, heartily, H.* * *nymph; (semi-divine female nature/water spirit); water; bride; young maiden -
6 per-ferō
per-ferō tulī, lātus, ferre, to bear through, bring home: lapis nec pertulit ictum, reach the mark, V.—To carry, bring, convey: Caesaris mandata ad Pompeium: epistulam, N.: Pansā mihi hunc nuntium perferente: cum ad eum fama tanti exercitūs perlata esset, had reached him, L.: perfertur circa collem clamor, resounds round the hill, L.: hinc te reginae ad limina perfer, betake yourself, V.—To convey news, announce, report, bring tidings: sermone omnium perfertur ad me, esse, etc., I am informed: nuntius perfert incensas navīs, V.: haec ab Romā in castra perlata movent Romanos, etc., L.—Fig., to bring to an end, bring about, carry through, carry out, complete, accomplish: id quod suscepi: mandata, Ta.: legem pertulit, ut, etc., had a law passed, L.: perficiam, ut possitis: perficite, ut is habeat, etc.—To bear, support, endure to the end: decem annorum poenam, N.: onus, H.: intrepidos ad fata novissima voltūs, kept, O.—To bear, suffer, put up with, brook, submit to, endure: perfer, si me amas: paupertatem, T.: frigore et fame et siti ac vigiliis perferendis: pauperiem, V.: indignitates, Cs.—To permit, suffer: cessare in tectis arma sua, Pr.: urbīs cremari, Ta. -
7 fabula
1. I.In gen. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose;B.syn.: narratio, fasti, annales, res gestae, historia): additur fabulae, quo vulgo Sabini aureas armillas brachio laevo habuerint, pepigisse eam, etc.,
Liv. 1, 11, 8:poëticae (opp. incorrupta rerum gestarum monumenta), id. praef. § 6: Ummidius, qui tam (non longa est fabula) dives, ut, etc.,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 95; id. Ep. 1, 2, 6:mutato nomine de te fabula narratur,
id. S. 1, 1, 70:asinaeque paternum Cognomen vertas in risum et fabula flas,
the common talk, town's talk, id. Ep. 1, 13, 9; cf.:heu me, per urbem Fabula quanta fui!
id. Epod. 11, 8:fabula (nec sentis) tota jactaris in urbe,
you are talked of all over the city, Ov. Am. 8, 1, 21; cf. Suet. Aug. 70; id. Dom. 15; Mart. 3, 14:habes omnes fabulas urbis,
Plin. Ep. 8, 18, 11:nova fabula,
the news, Juv. 1, 145:semper formosis fabula poena fuit,
Prop. 2, 32, 26 (3, 30, 26 M.):a diverticulo repetatur fabula,
let us return to our story, Juv. 15, 72.—Transf., conversation (post-Aug.):2.ut fabulas quoque eorum et disputationes et arcana semotae dictionis penitus exciperem,
conversations, Tac. Or. 2:praeceptores cum auditoribus suis fabulas habent,
id. ib. 29; cf.:cum inter fabulas privatas sermo esset ortus, quanti, etc.,
in private conversation, Lampr. Heliog. 25.—With a dependent clause:ne id accidat, quod cuipiam Thraco venisse usu, fabula est,
is related, Gell. 19, 12, 6.—In vulg. lang. (like the Germ. Geschichte), affair, concern, matter:II.sed quid ego aspicio? quae haec fabula'st?
what sort of an affair is this? Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 11; Ter. And. 4, 4, 8.In partic. (freq. and class.), a fictitious narrative, a tale, story (syn.: apologus, narratio): narrationum tris accepimus species, fabulam, quae versatur in tragoediis atque carminibus non a veritate modo, sed etiam a forma veritatis remota, argumentum... historiam, etc., Quint. 2, 4, 2:B.haec res agetur nobis, vobis fabula,
Plaut. Capt. prol. 52:peregrino narrare fabulas,
id. Men. 5, 1, 24:num igitur me cogis etiam fabulis credere? quae delectationis habeant quantum voles... auctoritatem quidem nullam debemus nec fidem commenticiis rebus adjungere, etc.,
Cic. Div. 2, 55, 113; cf.:fictis fabulis,
id. Mil. 3, 8:antiquitas recepit fabulas, fictas etiam nonnumquam incondite,
id. Rep. 2, 10; cf.:a fabulis ad facta venire,
id. ib. 2, 2 fin.:minor fabulis habetur fides,
id. ib. 2, 10:saepe fabulis fidem firmare (consuerant),
Suet. Rhet. 1 med.;Liv. praef. § 6: non fabula rumor Ille fuit,
Ov. M. 10, 561:fabulam inceptat,
Ter. And. 5, 4, 22:quid tamen ista velit sibi fabula, ede,
Hor. S. 2, 5, 61:fabulae!
mere stories! stuff! nonsense! Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 95; id. And. 1, 3, 19:ne convivialium fabularum simplicitas in crimen duceretur,
Tac. A. 6, 11 fin.:sufficiunt duae fabulae, an tertiam poscis?
Plin. Ep. 2, 20, 9.—In apposition:jam te premet nox fabulaeque Manes (= fabulosi, inanes),
Hor. C. 1, 4, 16:civis et manes et fabula fies,
Pers. 5, 152:nos jam fabula sumus,
Ter. Hec. 4, 3, 14.—So of idle tales:ineptas et aniles fabulas devita,
Vulg. 1 Tim. 4, 7 al.—Of particular kinds of poetry.1.Most freq., a dramatic poem, drama, play (syn.:2.ludus, cantus, actio, etc.): in full, fabula scaenica,
Amm. 28, 1, 4;or, theatralis,
id. 14, 6, 20:fabula ad actum scenarum composita,
Quint. 5, 10, 9; cf. id. 11, 3, 73 sq.:Livianae fabulae non satis dignae, quae iterum legantur. Atque hic Livius primus fabulam, C. Clodio Caeci filio et M. Tuditano Cos. docuit,
produced, Cic. Brut. 18, 72; v. doceo, II. init.; cf.: fabulam dare, under do, II. H.; so,facere,
Varr. L. L. 5, 8:neque histrioni ut placeat, peragenda fabula est,
Cic. de Sen. 19, 70:securus, cadat an recto stet fabula talo,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 176:neve minor neu sit quinto productior actu Fabula,
id. A. P. 190:M. Pacuvii nova fabula,
Cic. Lael. 7, 24:Terentii,
Hor. S. 1, 2, 21:Attae,
id. Ep. 2, 1, 80 et saep.:in fabulis stultissima persona,
Cic. Lael. 26, 100 et saep.— Transf.:non solum unum actum, sed totam fabulam confecissem,
Cic. Phil. 2, 14, 34.—A fable (cf. apologus):2.fabularum cur sit inventum genus Brevi docebo, etc.,
Phaedr. 3, prol. 33:quae (res) vel apologum, vel fabulam vel aliquam contineat irrisionem,
Cic. Inv. 1, 17, 25:nota illa de membris humanis adversus ventrem discordantibus fabula,
Quint. 5, 11, 19 (shortly before, fabella) et saep.—Prov.: Lupus in fabula (like the Engl., talk of the devil, and he will appear), of a person who comes just as we are talking about him, Ter. Ad. 4, 1, 21; Cic. Att. 13, 33, 4; so,lupus in sermone,
Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 71.făbŭla, v. fabulus.
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