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(arch. coira aus *coisa; vgl. pälign. coisatens »curaverunt«), das Sichangelegenseinlassen = die Sorge, I) = επιμέλεια, die Sorge, Fürsorge, 1) im allg., die angelegentliche Bemühung, das angelegentliche Bestreben, die Sorgfalt, das Interesse, die Teilnahme, die Beachtung, Rücksichtnahme, die Aufmerksamkeit, das Augenmerk, die Achtsamkeit (Ggstz. neglegentia; oft verb. cura et diligentia, cura ac diligentia, cura diligentiaque, tutela atque cura, opera curaque, cura atque opera, studium curaque, cura et cogitatio, cogitatio curaque, cura et od. ac labor), cura acris, Quint., acris cura diligentiaque, Cic.: intenta (intentior, intentissima), Liv.: magna (maior, maxima), Quint.: non mediocris, Planc. in Cic. ep.: minor, Quint.: nimia, Quint.: c. publica (die S. für das allgemeine Wohl), Ggstz. c. privata, Liv. – cum cura, zB. saucios reficere, Liv.: omnes milites sepelire, Curt.: omnia speculari, Liv.: so auch cum magna cura, zB. parare omnia, Sall.: magna cum cura atque diligentia, zB. scribere alqd, Cic.: cum maxima cura, zB. ultum ire iniurias, Sall.: summa cum cura, zB. exsequi alqd, Liv.: non sine cura, zB. rem administrant, Sall.: finis vitae extraneis non sine cura fuit, fand Teilnahme bei den Ausw., Tac. – u. sine cura deûm evenire (sich ereignen), Tac. (vgl. Heraei stud. crit. p. 73). – u. bl. magnā curā, zB.————alere equum, Suet.: ea non maiore curā praecepta ab ducibus sunt quam ab militibus observata, Liv. - m. obj. Genet., agrorum nimia c. (allzu großes Interesse am Landbau) et sollicitior rei familiaris diligentia, Quint.: c. sui, für sich, für die Selbsterhaltung, Sen.: cura rei publicae, Interesse am St., Cic. u. Sall.: legum, Beachtung, Beobachtung der G., Quint.: c. rerum, verborum, sorgfältige Wahl, Quint.: c. bonarum rerum, c. humanarum rerum, Interesse, Teilnahme an usw., Sall.: rerum alienarum cura (zB. difficilis est), Cic.: assidua et perpetua c. salutis tuae, Cic. – cura habendi, Habsucht (πλεονεξία), Phaedr.: cura diversa sciscitandi, Tac.: cura colendi, S. in der Pflege, sorgfältige Pflege (des Gartens), Verg.: singularis cura (Schonung) frugum, agrorum, hominum, urbium, Vell. – m. de (in betreff) u. Abl., studium tuum curaque de salute mea nullā me novā voluptate affecit, Brut. in Cic. ep.: gratissima est mihi tua cura de illo meo primo et maximo mandato, Cic. – m. pro u. Abl., divina pro nobis cura, Augustin. conf. 7, 19 in. (vgl. unten curam agere pro etc. u. est cura pro etc.). – m. Verben, abicere curam (Interesse an) rei publicae, Cic., od. omnem suam curam de re publica, Cic. – adhibere curam in capris et ovibus parandis (Ggstz. neglegentem esse in amicis eligendis), Cic.: adhibere magnam curam diligentiamque in valetudine sua tuenda, Nep.: de sacerdotio tuo quantum curam————ad-hibuerim, cognosce ex iis litteris, quas etc., Cic.: non mediocris adhibenda mihi est cura, ut etc., Planc. in Cic. ep. – agere curam alcis rei od. alcis u. de alqa re od. de alqo od. pro alqo, für etw. od. jmd. Sorge od. Fürsorge tragen, an etw, od. jmd. Interesse nehmen, sich um etw. od. jmd. bekümmern, sich etw. angelegen sein lassen (s. Burm. u. Ruhnk. Ov. her. 12, 302), zB. curam corporis diligentissime, Sen.: curam libertatis, Sall.: curam humanarum rerum (v. den Göttern), Plin. u. Quint.: curam sui, Sen.: curam civium, Liv.: curam pro nobis hospitis, uxor, agas, Ov.: curam de Samnitibus, non de se, Liv. – avocare curam alcis, die Aufm. jmds. abziehen, jmd. zerstreuen, Col. – capit alcis animum cura sacrorum et caerimoniarum, Liv. – conferre magnam curam in alcis salutem diligentiamque, Cic.: conferre omnem suam curam atque operam ad philosophiam, Cic. – cosumere in alcis salute omnem suum laborem, omnem operam, curam, studium, Cic.: istorum in dialecticis omnis cura consumitur, Cic. – defungi (loswerden) eā curā, Liv. – desiderare (erfordern) acrem curam diligentiamque, Cic. – curam hanc dimittere, Ov.: non dimittere istam curam, Cic.: dimittere omnem curam suorum, sich um die Seinigen gar nicht weiter bekümmern, Suet. – distendere alcis curam, jmds. Sorgfalt nach allen Seiten in Anspruch nehmen, jmd. gehörig beschäftigen, Col. 8, 2, 7 u. 12, 46, 1 (versch. von————curas distendere, s. no. II, 1). – est cura alcis, m. pro u. Abl., publica cura est pro moenibus istis, Ov.: m. ut u. Konj., medici cura esse debet, ut etc., Cels.: m. ne u. Konj., haec mea cura est, ne quid tu perdas, Hor.: una erat cura, ne inultus occĭderet, nur darauf war sein Augenmerk gerichtet, daß er nicht usw., Curt. – est alqs cura alci od. alcis, cura pii dis sunt (Riese cura deûm di sunt) et qui coluere, coluntur, Ov. met. 8, 724 (715). – est alci cura alcis rei od. alcis, es trägt jmd. Sorge für etw. od. einen, nimmt Interesse an etw., richtet sein Augenmerk auf etw., bekümmert sich um etw. od. jmb., zB. Romanis interim arcis Tarentinae praesidiique, quod ibi obsideretur, cura est, Liv.: quodsi hominibus bonarun rerum tanta cura esset, quanto studio aliena petunt, Sall.: artium ingenuarum tibi maxima cura est, Ov.: cura tibi non est hospitis ulla tui, Ov. – cura est od. alci cura est m. folg. Infin., cura comere capillum fuit, Sen.: cura finitimos vincere maior erat, Ov.: praeverti ad Armenios instantior cura fuit, Tac.: ingens cura est mis cordibus aequiperare, Enn. fr.: nulli cura fuit externos quaerere divos, Prop.: nec sit mihi cura mederi, Verg. – alci cura est m. folg. ne u. Konj., haec mea cura est, ne quid tu perdas neu sis iocus, Hor.: inter quae maxima erat cura duci (war das Hauptaugenmerk des F. darauf gerichtet), ne qua exprobratio cuiquam veteris fortunae discordiam inter ordines se-————reret, Liv.: u. cura est alcis m. folg. indir. Fragesatz, neque senatus in eo cura, an imperii extrema dehonestarentur,Tac. ann. 4, 74. – est alqd intentioris curae, zB. custodiae vigiliaeque et ordo stationum intentioris curae erant, Liv. – est alci alqd od. alqs curae od. est alci curae de alqa re, es ist jmdm. eine Sache od. Pers. zur Sorge, d.i. ein Gegenstand der Sorge, Fürsorge, es läßt sich jmd. eine Sache od. Pers. zur Sorge sein, angelegen sein, zB. tibi erit eidem, cui salus mea fuit, etiam dignitas curae, Cic.: Caesar pollicitus est sibi eam rem curae futuram, Caes.: propinqui, quibus est puella curae, Catull.: rati sese dis immortalibus curae esse, Sall.: ergo illi curae contigit esse tuae, Ov.: de ceteris senatui curae fore, Sall.: de Tirone mihi curae est, Cic. ep.: mihi magnae curae tua vita et dignitas est, Anton. in Cic. ep.: salutem eius regis senatui populoque Romano magnae curae esse, Cic.: ei permagnum et perhonorificum videbatur senatui populoque Romano tantae curae esse salutem suam, Cic.: non enim tibi ea res maiori curae aut est aut erit quam mihi, Cic.: ceterum magis vis morbi ingravescens curae erat terroresque ac prodigia, Liv. 4, 21, 5: ceterum eo tempore minus ea bella quae gerebantur curae patribus erant, quam exspectatio nondum coepti cum Antiocho belli, Liv. 35, 23, 1: in eorum periculis non secus absentes quam praesentes amicos Attico esse curae, Nep. Att. 12, 5: so auch alci curae————est m. folg. ut od. ne u. Konj., zB. velim tibi curae sit, ut aliquid istinc bestiarum habeamus, Cael. in Cic. ep.: magis curae est magisque adformido, ne is pereat aut corrumpatur, Plaut.: in primis tibi curae sit, ne mihi tempus prorogetur, Cic.: patribus aeque curae fuisse, ne qua iniuria in eos oreretur, Liv.: alci curae est m. folg. indir. Fragesatz, zB. quo magis quae agas curae sunt mihi, Ter.: omnibus civitatibus Graeciae et Asiae curae erat, quid Eumenes in senatu egisset, Liv.: mihi maiori curae est, quemadmodum vobis gratiam referam, quam etc., Cic.: mihi non minori curae est, qualis res publica post mortem meam futura sit, quam qualis hodie sit, Cic.: quin id erat curae, quo pacto cuncta tenerem, Hor.: nisi sane curae sit (von Interesse für mich ist), quorsum eventurum hoc siet, Ter. – alci curae est m. Infin., zB. erit mihi curae explorare provinciae voluntatem, Traian. in Plin. ep.: magnae veteribus curae fuit gratiam dicendi et paribus et contrariis acquirere, Quint.: eligere modo curae sit (nur sei man in der Auswahl vorsichtig), Quint. – u. alci curae est m. Acc. u. Infin., tibi curae est sentire cives tuos, quanto per te onere leventur, Liv. 30, 31, 3. – plus exigere (erfordern) laboris et curae, Quint. – habere curam alcis rei od. alcis, für etw. Sorge tragen, auf etw. Sorgfalt verwenden, an etw. od. jmd. Interesse nehmen, sich um jmd. od. etw. bekümmern, sich etw. angelegen sein lassen, zB. liber-————tatis, Sall.: rerum divinarum. Liv.: in primis pacis tuendae, Suet.: serendi (arborem turis), Plin.: Ausoniae gentis, v. den Göttern, Ov.: delectus multo intentiorem quam alias curam habebat, Liv. – so auch habere curam de od. in alqa re, zB. de vita communi omnium curam publicaeque rei constitutione habere, Vitr. 1. praef. § 2: in ea (re publicā) cognoscenda multam magnamque curam habui, Ps. Sall. de rep. 2, 1, 3. – u. habere alqm od. alqd curae od. sibi curae, zB. petitionem alcis c. h., Sall.: nec aliter universos quam membra partesque imperii c. h., Suet.: me ut id mihi habeam curae rogas, Varro: eos tibi et rem, de qua misi, velim curae habeas, Cael. in Cic. ep.: u. so curae sibi habere m. Infin., zB. ut ille ex ultimis terris, quid ageret, curae sibi haberet certiorem facere Atticum, Nep. Att. 20, 4: curae habere m. folg. ut u. Konj., habebo itaque curae, ut te meliorem tibi reddam quam accepi, Sen. de ben. 1, 8, 2: curae habere m. folg. Relativsatz, sapienter habeatis curae, quae imperavi atque impero, Plaut. Men. 991: u. absol. curas habere, alle mögliche Sorgfalt anwenden, nichts vernachlässigen, Iustin. 43, 4, 11. – impendere curam alci rei, zB. rei domesticae, Phaedr.: u. so acrem quam maxime curam spei futuri oratoris, Quint. – incumbere onmi cogitatione curāque in rem publicam, Cic.: dagegen incumbe in eam curam od. totā mente incumbe in hanc curam, laß das deine an-————gelegentliche Sorge sein, Cic. – at mihi cura non mediocris inest, fontes ut adire remotos queam, Hor. sat. 2, 4, 93 sq. – intendere curam alcis, jmds. Aufmerksamkeit spannen, zB. gens bellicosa... curam regis intenderat, ließ den K. auf seiner Hut sein, Curt.; dagegen curam intendere in alqd, die Aufmerksamkeit, sein Augenmerk auf etw. richten, zB. in quem omnes intenderat curas, Curt.: dum omnium cura in Veiens bellum intenta est, Liv.: u. m. folg. indir. Fragesatz, non intenta cuiusquam cura, quae firmitudo (coriorum), quae mensura, ohne daß jemand genau darauf geachtet hätte, Tac. – ne Syphacis quidem reconciliandi curam ex animo mittere, den Gedanken nicht aufgeben, Liv. – ponere curam et aegritudinem, Cic.: ponere curam alcis rei, die S. für etw. beiseite lassen, sich nicht weiter um etw. bekümmern, zB. positis omnium aliarum rerum curis, mit Hintansetzung aller andern Geschäfte, Liv. – aber ponere curam in alqa re, Sorgfalt, Aufmerksamkeit richten, verwenden, zB. omnem curam in siderum cognitione, Cic.: omnis mihi cura et opera posita est in hominum periculis defendendis, Cic. – postulare (erfordern) minorem curam, Quint. – remittere curam diligentiamque, nachlassen in usw., Caes.: omnem curam belli remittere, Liv.: omnes curas referre ad alqm et in eo consumere, Cic. – stimulare curam, zB. ne fames quidem, quae mutas accenderet bestias, curam stimulare pos-————set, Liv. – suscipere curam, es sich eine Sorge sein lassen, darauf sein Augenmerk richten, m. folg. ut od. ne u. Konj. od. folg. indir. Fragesatz, zB. suscipe curam et cogitationem dignissimam tuae virtutis, ut Caesarem et Pompeium perfidiā hominum distractos in pristinam concordiam reducas, Balb. in Cic. ep.: quod magnam curam suscipiebat (weil er sich wohl hütete), ne quo temere progrederetur, Auct. b. Alex.: hanc quoque suscipe curam, quemadmodum experiamur, Cic. – sustinere maximam curam belli, die schweren u. sorgenvollen Kriegslasten zu tragen haben, Cic. – omni mente in ea cogitatione curaque versari, ut etc., Cic.: omnis cura mea solet in hoc versari semper, si possim, ut boni efficiam aliquid dicendo, Cic.: vincere omnes curā, vigilantiā, patientiā, Nep. – So nun insbes.: α) das Interesse für etw. Neues, die Neugierde, cura ingenii humani, die dem Menschen angeborene Neugierde, Liv. 21, 22, 7 (u. dazu Fabri): inerat cura insita mortalibus videndi congredientes nobilem regem et... legatos, Liv. 42, 39, 3. – β) das wissenschaftliche Streben, das Studium, die Forschung, cura et meditatio (Nachdenken), Tac. dial. 16; vgl. Tac. Agr. 10. – Plur., sapientis animus cum his habitans pernoctansque curis, Cic. Tusc. 5, 69. – dah. meton. = die ausstudierte Schrift, die Ausarbeitung, Arbeit, c. recens, Ov., nova et recens, Tac.: ii, quorum in manus cura nostra venerit, Tac.:————essent et iuvenes, quorum inedita cura est, Ov.; dimissā priore curā novae cogitationi toto pectore incumbam, Tac.: Plur.: condere victuras temptem per saecula curas, Mart. 1, 107, 5.2) die Fürsorge = die Besorgung, Behandlung, Abwartung, Wartung, Pflege, Aufsicht, a) die landwirtsch. Pflege, Zucht, Pelusiacae lentis, Verg. georg. 1, 228: quae cura boum, qui cultus habendo sit pecori, Verg. georg. 1, 3. – b) die physiche Pflege des Körpers, bes. auch die verschönernde, das Ordnen, Schmücken, der Putz, wie θεραπεία (s. Broukh. Prop. 2, 12 [14], 28. Gronov Obss. 1, 23 p. 98 Fr.), m. subj. Genet., cura mulierum, Phaedr. – m. obj. Genet., c. corporis, Quint.: formae, Sen.: comae, Prop.: capillorum, Suet.: cura cultusque feminarum, Liv. – c) die Krankenpflege, α) des Wärters usw., die Pflege, saucios sustentare curā, Tac. ann. 4, 63. – β) des Arztes, die Behandlung, Heilung, Kur (griech. θεραπεία) c. morbi, Iustin.: c. aquae, quae inter cutem est, Cels.: si quid cura levarit, Cels.: cum omnem curam fata vincerent, Vell.: Plur., curae aegrescentium, Macr. sat. 7, 4, 6. – übtr., relinquebatur simplex illa iam cura doloris tui, Cic. ep. 5, 16, 5: illa fuit lacrimis ultima cura meis (v. Schlafe), Prop. 1, 3, 46. – d) die Besorgung einer Leiche (griech. κήδευσις), quibus ea (mater) funeris sui curam demandarat, Suet. Tib. 51, 2; vgl. Tac. hist. 5, 5. – e)————die Besorgung der Götter, cura deorum, der Gottesdienst (griech. θεραπεία θεῶν), Liv. 6, 41, 9. Iustin. 41, 3, 6. – f) die Fürsorge für jmd. od. etw. = die Aufsicht über jmd. od. etw., die Hut, Obhut, α) über jmd.: c. dominae, Ov.; vgl. vollst. dominam servandi cura, Ov.: filium regis non sub hospitum modo privatorum custodia, sed publicae etiam curae ac velut tutelae esse velle, Liv. – bes. des Erziehers, der Erzieherin, c. susceptorum semel adulescentium, Quint.: suum sororisque filios in eadem cura habere, Liv.: alci sororis suae nepotum curam delegare, Quint. – β) über etw.: omnes, quibus vivaria, armenta, alvearia, piscinae, aviaria in cura erant, alle Tierwärter, Hirten, Bienen-, Fisch-, Vogelwärter, Plin. 8, 44. – g) meton.: α) der Pfleger, Wärter, Aufseher, immundae cura fidelis harae (v. Schweinehirten Eumäus), Ov. her. 1, 104 (vgl. no. 3, a, β, ββ). – β) der Gegenstand der Fürsorge, der Schützling, Pflegling, Liebling, c. deûm (v. Anchises), Verg.: ipse Veneris iustissima cura, Dardanius puer, Verg.: tua cura, palumbes, Verg.: absunt, mea cura, sodales, Ov.: Roscia te salutat, cura communis, Sidon.: Lydia (ein Gedicht des P. Val. Kato) doctorum maxima cura liber, Ticida poët. bei Suet.3) die Fürsorge = die verwaltende, leitende Besorgung, Pflege, die Verwaltung, Leitung ( das Kommando), die Aufsicht, a) übh.: α) eig.: c. rerum————domesticarum, die Verwaltung des Hauswesens, die Hauswirtschaft (οίκονομία), Quint. 3, 3, 9: patrimonii sui curam mandare alci, Sen. de ben. 4, 27, 5. – bes. als Staatsamt, magistratus et imperia et omnis cura rerum publicarum, Sall.: u. so cura rei publicae, Liv., u. cura rerum, Tac.: u. speziell c. urbis, Liv.: aerarii, annonae, Suet.: tabularum publicarum, die V. des öffentl. Schuldbuchs, V. des Staatsärars, Tac.: operum publicorum, Suet.: c. viarum, aquarum, alvei Tiberis, frumenti populo dividendi, Suet.: c. navium, Flottenverwaltung, Tac.: c. legionis armandae, Tac. – alqm ad curam rei publicae admovere, Suet., Ggstz. alqm curā rerum demovere, Tac.: provincias ad suam curam transferre, Suet.: aspenari curam urbis (Stadtpflege, Leitung der städtischen Angelegenheiten) ut ingratam ignobilemque, Liv.: curam ordinandarum bibliothecarum in porticu Octaviae suscipere, Suet.: alci delegare curam providendae tempestatis, die Gewitterwache übertragen, Sen.: curam atque onus Germanici belli Druso delegare, Vell.: obsidionem demandare in curam collegae, Liv.: alci arcis curam mandare, Curt.: curam peditum Paulinus, equitum Celsus sumpsere, Tac.: Equitius, cui tunc erat cura palatii credita, der damalige Hausmarschall, Amm. – β) meton., αα) die Besorgung = die Mühwaltung, Obliegenheit, das Geschäft, hi (delecti) vel aetate vel similitudine curae patres appellabantur, Sall.: hanc————curam tibi iniungo, Plin. ep.: in bello in aliqua maiuscula cura negotiove versari, Cic.: est minutioris curae m. folg. Infin., es ist ein allzu kleinliches Geschäft, Quint. 8, 6, 28. – bes. im Plur. (Ggstz. remissiones u. dgl.), nondum ad curas intentus, Tac.: cum sumus necessariis negotiis curisque vacui, Cic.: iam vero tempora curarum remissionumque divisa, Tac.: divisae inter Tutorem et Classicum curae, Tac.: tam humiles et sordidas curas alii mandare, Plin. ep. – ββ) der Aufseher, cura praetorii unus, Haushofmeister, Treb. Poll. Claud. 14, 11: Saturninus ex cura palatii, gewesener Hausmarschall, Amm. 22, 3, 7. – b) die Vormundschaft, Kuratel, curam gerere, administrare, ICt.II) wie φροντίς, die Sorge = die Besorgnis, besorgte Teilnahme (Ggstz. gaudium, laetitia; Synon. u. stärkerer Begriff sollicitudo, Kummer, Bekümmernis, s. Plin. ep. 2, 11, 15: dah. oft verb. cura et sollicitudo, sollicitudo et cura, cura et angor, cura et angor animi mei), 1) im allg.: domitor curarum (v. Schlaf), Sen. poët.: curarum milia, Prop. – expers curae od. omnis curae, Liv.: erant illa castra plena curae, Cic. – liber curā et angore animus, Cic.: animus liber sensibus et curis od. omni impeditione curarum (zB. per somnum od. in somnis), Cic.: vacuus hāc curā, Cic.: vacua metu, curā, sollicitudine, periculo vita bonorum virorum est, Cic. – sine cura, ohne————S., sorglos, Sall.: u. so auch sine cura esse, Cic. – m. obj. Genet., curā impensarum populi Romani, aus Bes. für usw., Liv. – m. de u. Abl., cura de minore filio, Liv. 44, 44, 1. – m. pro u. Abl., cura pro alqo, Liv. 27, 30, 5. Verg. Aen. 12, 48. – m. in u. Akk., nullā in posterum curā, Tac. hist. 3, 55. – m. attrib. Adjj., curae amarae, Ov.: curae anxiae (bange), Liv.: curae atrae, Hor.: curae edaces, Hor.: c. gravis, gravior, Liv., gravissima, Cic.: c. ingens, Sall.: curae inanes, Lucr.: c. magna, maior, maxima, Cic.: c. materna, Plin.: c. minor, Cic.: curae mordaces, Lucan.: curae novae, Cic. (vgl. haec nova c., Hernici, diese neue Bes. [= Gegenstand der Bes.], Liv. 6, 6, 13): c. parva, Cic.: c. multiplex, Curt.: curae perpetuae, Ov.: c. cotidiana, Ter.: c. summa (zB. summā curā alcis adventum exspectare), Cic.: curae tristes, Verg.: curae vigilantes, Sorgen bei wachendem Auge (S. am Tage), Cic.: so auch curae vigiles, Val. Max. – m. Verben, abigere curas, die S. verscheuchen (v. Lebl.), Hor.: abstinere curis, sich der S. entschlagen, Cels.: accumulat curas filia parva meas, Ov. – adimere alci curam, Ter. (u. so auch quot curas ademi! Ter.). – afferre (alci) curam, curas, S. verursachen, zB. nonnullas curas et molestias (v. Umständen), Cic.: u. m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Piliam in idem genus morbi delapsam curam tibi afferre maiorem sentio, Cic.: u. m. folg. quod, zB. quod negavit te potuisse ad me scribere,————curam mihi attulit, Cic. – afficere alqm aliquā curā, Cic., magnā curā et sollicitudine, Ter. (sowohl v. Pers. als v. Umständen): u. so auch afficior curā, Plin. ep. – curam de coniuge agere, Sorge tragen um d. G. (Ggstz. intrepidum esse pro se), Ov. met. 9, 107. – agitare alqm dies noctesque curis insomniisque, Liv. – cotidiana cura angit animum, Ter.: angi tot curis vigiliisque, Cic. – quod ipsum curam augebat, Liv. – aegritudines, molestiae, maerores, qui exedunt animos hominum conficiuntque curis, Cic.: u. bes. confici curis, Cic., confectus curis, Iustin.: animus curā confectus, Ter. – ut eorum aspectu omnis quae me angebat de re publica cura consederit, Cic. – cur eam rem tam studiose curas, quae tibi multas dabit curas, Cornif. rhet. 4, 21: at tibi curarum milia quanta dabit, Prop. 1, 5, 10. – decedit alci cura u. alci cura de alqa re (s. Drak. Liv. 4, 52, 8. Burm. Suet. Caes. 24), zB. priusquam ea cura decederet patribus Romanis, Liv.: de domesticarum rerum eventu nec patribus nec plebi cura decesserat, Liv.: donec cura de Antiocho decessisset, Liv. – demere animis curas, Varro. – deducere animo curas, Hor. – curas depellere vino, Tibull. – deponere curam pro alqo, Verg.: deponere tristes animo curas, Verg.: in alcis sermone et suavitate omnes curas doloresque deponere, Cic. – dimittere curam hanc, Ov. met. 1, 209. – velut in duo pariter bella distenderant curas hominum, hatten die————Besorgnisse gleichs. zwischen zwei Kriegen in gleicher Weise geteilt, Liv. 27,40, 1 (versch. v. curam alcis distendere oben no. I, 1). – omnium tamen non tanta pro Aetolis cura erat, quam ne Philippus regnumque eius grave libertati futurum rebus Graeciae immisceretur, Liv. 27, 30, 5. – mihi maximae curae est non de mea quidem vita, sed me patria sollicitat, Cic.: Pompeius de Clodio iubet nos esse sine cura, Cic. – fuit intactis quoque cura condicione super communi, Hor. ep. 2, 1, 152. – parte curae exonerarunt senatum consulis litterae, Liv. – me his exsolvite curis, Verg.: extenuat corpus cura, Cels. – alqd curam facit m. folg. ne u. Konj., läßt besorgen, daß usw., Tac. ann. 3, 52. – fugere curam, Cic. – quam pro me curam geris, hanc precor, optime, pro me deponas, Verg. Aen. 12, 48 sq. – pectus alcis anxiis implere curis (v. einem Ereignis), Liv.: imponere finem curis, Verg.: primo gravis cura patres incessit, Liv.: affirmatio Pori multiplicem animo regis iniecerat curam, Curt.: u. inicere (alci) curam m. folg. ne u. Konj., Ter. adelph. 708. Curt. 3, 1 (2), 17: inicere alci curam metumque, ne etc., Liv. 5, 7, 4. – cum curis laxati sumus, Cic.: saepissime curam et angorem animi mei sermone et consilio levasti tuo, Cic.: levare (abnehmen) alqm curā od. magnā curā, Cic.: liberare alqm curā, istā curā, magnā curā et sollicitudine, Cic.: ut quoquo modo aut liberarem te istā curā aut certe leva-————rem, Cic. – non tamen invictum animum curae obruunt (erdrücken), Curt.: illum ingens cura atque laetitia simul occupavere, Sall. – partiri curas cum alqo, Verg.: pellere curas vino, Hor., curas e pectore, Sil. – illa restabat cura, ne etc., Liv. – ea me cura vehementissime sollicitat, Cic.: me illa cura sollicitat angitque vehementer, quod (daß) etc., Cic. – solvere alqm curis ceteris, Ter.: curas et corpora somnus solverat, Ov. – videris gravem curam suscepisse vehementerque esse de nobis sollicitus, Cass. in Cic. ep.: maximam hic sollicitudinem curamque sustineo, ne m. folg. Konj., Cic. – traducere animos a minore cura ad summum timorem (v. einem Vorfalle), Cic. – et curā vacare et negotio, Cic.: maternā vacare curā, Plin.: vitare curam domesticorum, sich der S. um den Haushalt entschlagen, Cels.: multiplices animo volvere curas, Catull.2) die Liebessorge, Liebesqual, die Liebe (vgl. Lachmann Prop. 1, 11 [10], 17), c. mea, tua, die Liebe zu mir, zu dir, Ov. u. Prop.: iuvenum curae, Hor.: possum alterius curas sanare recentes, Prop. – meton. (wie μέλημα) = die Geliebte, die Flamme, tua cura, Lycoris, Verg.: Lynceu, tune meam potuisti tangere curam? Prop. – ⇒ Arch. Dat. curai, Elog. clar. vir. 24 im Corp. inscr. Lat. 12. p. 285. -
42 ratio
ratio, ōnis, f. (reor, ratus), das Abrechnen, Berechnen, die Rechnung, Berechnung, I) eig. u. übtr.: A) eig.: a) Sing.: magna r., Cic.: auri r. constat, die Rechnung stimmt, Cic.: u. so par est ratio acceptorum et datorum, Cic.: rationem ducere, Cic.: habere rationem, Cic.: rationem referre, Cic.: ratio repeti solet, Cic.: in rationem inducere, in Rechnung bringen, verrechnen, Cic.: rationem inire, eine B. anstellen, Caes. (u. so inibitur ratio quaestus de pecunia tua, es wird der mögliche Gewinn mit deinem Gelde berechnet, Cic.): r. aeraria, die Berechnung u. Verminderung auf Kupfergeld, der verminderte Münzfuß, Cic. Quinct. 17. – b) Plur.: libri rationum, Rechnungsbücher, Aur. Vict.: rationes cum alqo putare, Cic.: rationes subducere, die R. abschließen, Cic. (vgl. no. II, A): rationes accipere, sich Rechnung stellen lassen, Sen.: u. so rationes ab alqo accipere, Cic.: rationes conferre, Cic.: rationes eferre, Cic., deferre, Cic.: falsas rationes inferre, Cic.: rationes familiares componere, Tac.B) übtr.: 1) statistische Übersicht, statistischer Abriß, Verzeichnis, Liste, Protokoll, cedo rationem carceris, quae diligentissime conficitur, Cic. Verr. 5, 147: rationes imperii, Suet. Cal. 16, 1.2) Summe, Zahl, ea nimia est ratio, Plaut.: hem ista ratio maxima est, Plaut.————3) Geschäftsangelegenheit, Geschäftsache, Geschaftsverhältnis, Geschäftsführung, Geschäft, übh. Angelegenheit, Carpinatius, qui iam cum isto summā consuetudine, praeterea re ac ratione coniunctus esset, Cic.: de tota illa ratione atque re Gallicana, Cic.: illa de ratione nummaria non sunt eiusmodi, Cic.: quamquam haec quidem res non solum ex domestica est ratione (innere Politik), attingit etiam bellicam, Cic.: quae domi gerenda sunt, ea per Caecilium transiguntur, fori iudiciique rationem Messala suscepit, seine Angelegenheiten vor der Öffentlichkeit u. vor Gericht, Cic.: ut rationes nostras explicares, unsere Geldgeschäfte abwickelst, Cic.: u. so ut res rationesque vestrorum omnium bene expedire voltis, Plaut.: in publicis privatisque rationibus, im öffentlichen u. Privatverkehr, Caes.: in explicandis rationibus rerum civilium, Cic.: r. civitatis, Cic.: r. comitiorum, Cic.: propter rationem Gallici belli, Cic. – dah. meae (tuae etc.) rationes, mein (dein usw.) Interesse, mein (dein usw.) Vorteil (vgl. unser »bei etw. seine Rechnung finden«), rationes meas vestrae saluti anteposuissem, Cic.: me ad eius rationes adiungo, quem tu in meis rationibus tibi esse adiungendum putasti, Cic.: meis alienissimum rationibus, Cic.II) bildl.: A) Rechnung, Berechnung, Rechenschaft, Aufschluß, Belehrung, (Medea et Atreus) initā subductāque ratione (nach angestellter u. abge-————schlossener B.) nefaria scelera meditantes, Cic.: numquam ita quisquam bene subductā ratione ad vitam fuit, quin etc., Ter.: habere rationem, berechnen, Cic.: exigere rationem, Rechenschaft fordern, Val. Max. u. Plin. ep.: rationem reddere alci, Rechenschaft ablegen, Aufschluß geben, Cic. u.a.: u. so rationem reddere alcis rei, Cic., de alqa re, Cic. u. Vitr.: rationem vitae reposcere, Cic.: negotii rationem exstare oportere, müsse Rechenschaft gegeben werden können, Cic.: ratio alcis rei od. alci rei constat, die R. steht für etw. gleichs. fest, d.i. ich bin mit etwas im reinen, oft bei Plin. ep.; s. Döring Plin. ep. 1, 5, 16.B) übtr.: 1) übh. Rechnung, Berechnung, a) = Verhältnis, Beziehung zu usw., Rücksicht auf usw., Verbindung, Verkehr mit usw., rationem habere, aliquid rationis habere cum alqo, Rechnung haben, in Rechnung, in Verbindung, in Verkehr stehen mit usw., Cic.: quibuscum r. huic est, Cic.: quae r. tibi cum eo intercesserat? Cic.: pacis quae potest esse cum eo ratio, in quo etc.? Cic.: habenda cum M. Latrone pacis r., Cic.: et Graeciae quidem oratorum partus atque fontes vides ad nostrorum annalium rationem veteres, ad ipsorum sane recentes, in Rücksicht auf unsere Annalen, Cic. – b) Berechnung = berechnende, beachtende Rücksicht, Berücksichtigung, Beachtung, Erwägung, Sorge für usw., piorum et impiorum habere rationem, Cic.: vel dignitatis vel com-————modi rationem habere, Cic.: non ullius rationem sui commodi ducere, Rücksicht nehmen auf usw., Cic.: salutis meae rationem ducere, Cic., officii, Cic.: suam rationem ducere, seinen Vorteil bedenken, Cic.: conservare rationem alcis rei, Cic.: omnis hac in re habenda r. et diligentia est, ut etc., Cic.: habeo rationem, quid acceperim, ziehe in Erwägung, erwäge, Cic.: neque illud rationis habuisti, si forte etc., Cic.: hoc rationis habebant, facere eos nullo modo posse, ut etc., Cic. – salva utriusque temporis ratio est, man hat beide Zeiten gut berechnet, berücksichtigt, jeder Zeit ist ihr Recht geschehen, Tac.; vgl. salvā diligentiae tuae ratione, unbeschadet deiner Vorsicht, Plin. ep. – c) die auf Berechnung begründete Vermutung, quantum in ratione esset, soviel sich berechnen, vermuten ließ, Hirt. b. G. 8, 6, 1. – d) das Sichverhalten zu od. bei etw., d.i. subj. = das Verfahren, die Verfahrungsart, das Verhalten, die Maßregel, Methode, Weise, der Plan, obj. = das Verhältnis, die Beschaffenheit, Natur, Art und Weise, Einrichtung, α) subj.: ita fiet, ut tua ista ratio existimetur astuta, meum hoc consilium necessarium, Cic.: scribendi consilium ratioque, Cic.: haec cogitandi pronuntiandique ratio, Cic.: eligendi et collocandi ratio, disponendi ratio, Quint. (s. Herbst Quint. 10, 1, 4): ratio docendi nec una omnibus nec singulis eadem semper fuit, Suet.: eadem defensionis ratio viaque,————Cic.: r. in dicendo, Cic.: ineunda r. est, Cic.: a me inita ratio est (ist ein Verfahren angewandt, ein Weg eingeschlagen worden), quam quidem omnes non solum probant, sed etiam laudant, Cic.: inita tandem ratio est, ut etc., es wurden Mittel u. Wege eingeschlagen usw., Liv.: ad hunc interficiendum talem iniit rationem, Nep.: cuius ratio (Plan) etsi non valuit, tamen etc., Nep.: u. so vicit ratio parcendi, Tac.: sic neque agricultura nec ratio atque usus belli intermittitur, die planmäßige Kriegführung u. die Kriegsübung, Caes.: istam rationem otii tui probo, jenes geschäftslose Leben, wie du es planmäßig führst, Cic. – im Plur., rationes belli gerendi, Maßregeln, Caes.: meae vitae rationes ab ineunte aetate susceptae, Lebensplan, Cic.: rationes rerum publicarum aut constituendarum aut tuendarum, Cic. – β) obj.: tempestatum ratio (Stand) et praedonum et locorum, Cic.: ratio pecuniarum, Geldverhältnisse (in Rom), Cic.: ut ceteri menses in suam rationem reverterentur, in ihr richtiges Verhältnis (durch Einschaltung), Cic.: ita ratio comparata est vitae naturaeque nostrae, Cic.: quae sint in artibus ac rationibus recta ac prava, diiudicant, in den K. u. ihren Verhältnissen, Cic.: disseruerunt de generibus et de rationibus civitatum, Cic.: quod ad rationes omnium rerum pertineret, Cic.: quoniam eadem est r. iuris in utraque, Cic.: quā ratione, Cic.————2) insbes., die Rechnung, Berechnung, als höhere Geistestätigkeit, das Denken, die bewußte, vernünftige Überlegung, konkret = die der Geistestätigkeit zugrunde liegende höhere Geisteskraft, das Denkvermögen, die Vernunft, die Einsicht, Klugheit u. dgl. (bei Cicero oft verb. mens et ratio et consilium, oder ratio, consilium, prudentia u. dgl.), quod facinus aut scelus suscipitur nisi consilio capto, aut sine animi motu et cogitatione, id est ratione, perficitur? Cic.: motus iste celer cogitationis, acumen, sollertia, quam rationem vocamus, Cic.: homo rationis particeps, Cic.: ratio ac disputatio, Vernunft und Nachdenken, Cic. – illa revoces ad rationem, Cic.: moneo, ut agentem te ratio ducat, non fortuna, Liv.: consilio et ratione, Cic.: quod nobis nullā ratione factum a Pompeio videtur, Caes.: magis ratione quam vi persuasit, Vell.: quod domi te inclusisti, ratione fecisti, vernünftig, einsichtsvoll, klug, Cic. – ratio est (es ist vernünftig, erscheint rätlich), od. ratio non est m. Infin., cui acquiescere Cremonae ratio fuit, Tac.: minari divisoribus r. non erat, Cic.: u. so minime est rationis m. folg. Infin., Colum.: u. rationis est m. folg. Infin., Plin. ep. – dah. a) der einen Ggstd. erklärende vernünftige Grund, Vernunftgrund, Beweggrund (vgl. argumentum no. II), α) übh.: est aliqua huiusce rei ratio, dafür gibt es einen vernünftigen Gr., darin liegt noch etwas, was zu rechtfertigen ist, Cic.: no-————stra confirmare argumentis ac rationibus, Cic.: consilii causa ratioque, Cic.: r. quaerenda, Cic.: quam habet rationem, non quaero aequitatis, sed ipsius improbitatis atque impudentiae? Cic.: quod quidem rationem habeat (vernünftigen Grund hat), recte fit, Sen. rhet.: facti aliquam rationem afferre, Cic.: nihil rationis affers, quamobrem etc., Cic.: tertiam rationem affertis, quod etc., Cic.: rationem subicit, Cic.: ad hanc sententiam cum reliquis causis haec quoque ratio eos deduxit, quod etc., Caes.: r. cunctandi, Tac.: liberalitas, cui ratio non constat, zu der kein (edler) Beweggrund vorhanden ist, Plin. pan.: ratio nulla est m. Infin., es ist kein Grund vorhanden, nullam esse rationem amittere eiusmodi occasionem, Cic. – β) rhet. t. t., Grund, Begründung einer Behauptung, s. Cic. de inv. 1, 18. Quint. 3, 11, 4: ad propositum subiecta ratio et item in distributis supposita ratio, Cic. de or. 3, 207. – b) Vernunftmäßigkeit, Vernünftigkeit, das vernünftige Verhältnis, -Maß, Gesetzmäßigkeit, Gesetz, Regel, Ordnung, Methode, ut ratione et viā procedat oratio, methodisch, wissenschaftlich, Cic.: modo et ratione omnia facere, Cic.: ratione et numero moveri, Cic.: intervallis imparibus, sed tamen pro rata parte ratione distinctis, in ungleichen, jedoch gesetzmäßig nach gleichen Verhältnissen getrennten Intervallen, Cic.: moderatā ratione, in gleichmäßigem Verhältnisse, Cic.: in quo defuit fortasse ratio, sed————tamen vincit ipsa rerum publicarum natura saepe rationem, der vernunftmäßige Entwicklungsgang, Cic.: ad vitam usumque vivendi ea descripta r. est, Cic. – c) Denkart = Richtung, Prinzip, das jmd. verfolgt, florens homo in populari ratione, der Hauptvertreter der demokratischen Richtung, Cic.: neminem alterius rationis et partis offendit, Cic.: una in causis ratio quaedam eius orationis, quae etc., hat lediglich eine R., Cic.: bona ratio cum perdita confligit, es kämpft das gute (konservative) Prinzip mit den Grundsätzen der Umsturzpartei (die überall tabula rasa machen will), Cic. – d) Grundsatz, Prinzip, Lehre, Teorie, System, Wissenschaft, subj. = theoretische-, wissenschaftliche Kenntnis, α) obj.: erat enim tunc haec nova et ignota r. solem lunae oppositum solere deficere, Cic.: animum conferre in istam rationem, Cic.: sine ulla arte aut ratione diiudicant, ohne Anwendung theoretischer Kunstregeln, Cic.: laus rationis aut scientiae, Cic.: continet totam hanc quaestionem ea ratio, Cic.: Epicuri r., Lehre, System, Philosophie, Cic.: formula Stoicorum rationi disciplinaeque consentanea, Cic.: Cynicorum r., Cic.: de ratione vivendi, Lebenswissenschaft, Cic.: r. civilis et disciplina populorum, Staatswissenschaft, Cic.: geometrica, die Geometrie (als wissenschaftliche Theorie), Macr. u. Amm. (versch. von unten no. f): vitae r., Cic.: – β) subj.: si qua (est in me) exercitatio dicendi aut si————huius rei ratio aliqua, ab optimarum artium studiis ac disciplina profecta, Cic. Arch. 1. – e) Ansicht, Meinung, mea sic est ratio et sic induco animun meum, Ter.: tuae epistulae perdiligenter in eandem rationem scriptae, Cic.: cum in eam rationem quisque loqueretur, Cic. – f) Beweisführung, Argumentation, der Beweis, summa uniuscuiusque rationis, Cic.: concludatur igitur ratio, Cic.: ratio ipsa coget mit folg. Acc. u. Infin., Cic.: ut nunc ratio cogit, Cic.: geometricis rationibus non credere, Cic.: haec omnia geometricis evidentissimisque rationibus probare, Macr. – ⇒ Genet. Sing. apok. rationi', Lucr. 2, 53: Abl. Sing. rationi, Lucr. 6, 66. -
43 regio
regio, ōnis, f. (rego), I) die Richtung nach irgendeiner Seite hin, Linie, Reihe, 1) im allg.: hāc regione, in dieser Richtung (Gegend), Plaut.: notā excedo regione viarum, Verg.: ingens spatium rectae regionis est, in gerader R., der Länge nach, Curt.: oppidi murus rectā regione, si nullus anfractus intercederet, MCC passus aberat, Caes.: non rectā regione iter instituit, sed ad laevam flexit, Liv.: Hercynia silva rectā fluminis Danubii regione pertinet ad fines Dacorum, in gerader Richtung mit der D., der D. parallel, Caes.: portae regione platearum patentes, die gegen die Straßen der Stadt hin offenen Tore (des Lagers), Liv.: regione occidentis, westwärts, Liv. – ubi iam primos superare regionem castrorum animum adverterunt, Linie, Caes. – si qui tantulum de recta regione deflexerit, nur ein Haar breit von der geraden Richtung, vom rechten Wege (der Pflicht) abgewichen ist, Cic. Verr. 5, 176: haec eadem est nostrae rationis regio et via, dieselbe Richtung u. denselben Weg schlage ich bei unserem Verfahren ein, Cic. Verr. 5, 181. – 2) insbes., e regione, adv., a) in gerader Richtung, gerade, alterum e regione movetur, alterum declinat, Cic.: e regione loci cadere, Lucr. – b) von der entgegengesetzten Seite, gerade gegenüber, α) m. Genet.: e regione solis, Cic.: e regione oppidi, Caes. – β) m. Dat.: esse e regione nobis e contraria parte ter-————rae, Cic. – γ) absol.: acie e regione instructā, Nep. – bildl., im Gegenteil, dagegen, Hieron. epist. 57, 11; adv. Iovin. 2, 7. – II) übtr.: A) die dem Blicke gegenüberliegende begrenzte Linie, Gesichtslinie, Grenzlinie, Grenze, 1) im allg., die Grenzlinie, Grenze, a) eig., selten im Sing., wie Cic. Balb. 64. – gew. im Plur., cuius res gestae atque virtutes isdem, quibus solis cursus, regionibus ac terminis continentur, Cic.: res eae orbis terrae regionibus definiuntur, Cic. – b) bildl.: quibus regionibus vitae spatium circumscriptum est, Cic.: sese regionibus officii continet, Cic. – 2) insbes.: a) als t. t. der Augurspr., die am Himmel gedachte Gesichtslinie, per lituum regionum facta descriptio, Cic.: regionibus ratis, Cic. – b) die Himmels- od. Weltgegend, r. aquilonia, australis, Cic.: r. vespertina, Hor. sat. 1, 4, 30. Vitr. 4, 5, 1. – c) die geographische Lage, eam esse naturam et regionem provinciae tuae, ut etc., Cic. ep. 1, 7, 6. – B) die Gegend, das Gebiet, 1) im allg.: a) eig.: locus in regione pestilenti saluber, Cic.: subter mediam fere regionem, Cic.: regiones inhabitabiles, Cic.: qui innumerabiles mundos infinitasque regiones, quarum nulla esset ora, nulla extremitas, mente peragravisset, Cic. – b) bildl., das Gebiet, der Bereich, das Reich, dum in regionem astutiarum mearum te adduco, ut etc., Plaut.: bene dicere non habet definitam aliquam regionem, cuius terminis saepta teneatur, Cic. – 2)————insbes.: a) der Landstrich, die Landschaft, der Bezirk, das Gebiet, in eiusmodi regione atque provincia, quae mari cincta esset, Cic.: in quattuor regiones dividi Macedoniam, Liv.: Sida, quae extrema regio est provinciae meae, Lentul. in Cic. ep.: principes regionum atque pagorum inter suos ius dicunt, Caes. – die Bewohner miteinbegreifend, tractus ille celeberrimus, Venafranus, Allifanus, tota denique nostra illa aspera et montuosa et felix et fautrix suorum regio, Cic. Planc. 22: quae regio si fida Samnitibus fuisset, Liv. 9, 13, 8. – b) ein Teil der Stadt Rom oder der Ländereien um Rom, Viertel, Bezirk, Kreis (unter Servius Tullius 4 der Stadt und 26 des röm. Gebietes, unter Augustus 14 der Stadt), Lael. Fel. b. Gell. 15, 27, 4. Plin. 3, 66. Suet. Aug. 30, 1. Tac. ann. 15, 40. -
44 sto
1. sto, stetī, statum, stātūrus, āre (Stamm sta, wie in εστη-κα, εστάναι, ahd. stân), stehen, I) im Ggstz. zum Sitzen usw., im weiteren Sinne = stehend verweilen, sich aufhalten, sich befinden, A) eig.: 1) im allg.: a) v. leb. Wesen: stant ambo, non sedent, Plaut.: cum virgo staret et Caecilia in sella sederet, Cic.: stans ac rectus homo (Ggstz. humilis et ad terram more quadrupedum abiectus), Liv.: stantes (im Stehen, sich erhoben habend) plaudebant, Cic. (vgl. stantia in plausum tota theatra, Prop.): Minerva, quae est in Parthenone stans (in stehender Stellung), Plin.: stando (im Stehen) mingens, Amm.: cui standi (sich auf den Füßen zu erhalten) vulnera vires non dederant, Ov.: stans pede in uno, Hor.: stante alqo, in jmds. Gegenwart, Cic. u. Tac.: me stante, Cic.: stantibus legatis, in Gegenwart d.G., Liv. – ad ianuam, ad curiam, Cic.: ad fores, Curt.: ante aedes, Plaut.: post aulaea, Curt.: in atriis, Plaut.: in conspectu exercitus, Curt.: cum gladiis in conspectu senatus, Cic.: circum senatum (v. Bürgern usw.), Cic.: propter in occulto, Cic.: stat super (oben darauf, auf dem Wagen), Ov.: hic foris, Plaut.: hinc procul, Ter.: qui proximi steterant, Caes. – Pass. impers., quid agitur? statur! Plaut. u. Ter. – b) v. lebl. Subjj.: stabat in his (lucis) ingens quercus, Ov.: in cava nullus stet tibi nare pilus, Ov.: stant saxa antro, Ov.: stramenta stantia in segete re-————linquit, ut postea subsecentur, Varro. – v. Altären u. Bildsäulen, stabant sine ignibus arae, Ov.: quorum statuae steterunt in rostris, Cic.: signa stant ad impluvium, Cic.: stabat commune sepulcrum, Hor.: aëneus (als eherne Bildsäule) ut stes, Hor.: levi de marmore tota stabis, wirst dastehen (als Bildsäule) aus M., Verg. – v. Webstuhle und dem Gewebe, aufrecht stehend, stans tela, Ov. met. 4, 275: stantes telae, Ov. fast. 3, 819.2) insbes.: a) als milit. t.t. – stehen, aufgestellt sein, laxius, Curt.: in ulteriore ripa, Curt.: ante signa, Curt.: pro porta (v. Posten), Liv.: extra teli iactum, Liv.: sub armis, Auct. b. Afr.: in acie, Auct. b. Hisp.: haud impari acie, Liv.: pars aciei stetit sub hoste (tiefer als der F.), Auct. b. Afr.: quotā parte virium suarum ibi dimicavit Antiochus? In Asia totius Asiae steterunt vires, Liv.: stetimus tela aspera contra contulimusque manus, Verg.: Bactriani armati stabant, Curt.: Eumenes rex Attalusque cum omni manu sua ab tergo inter postremam aciem ac vallum steterunt, Liv. – b) v. Dienern, dastehen, aufwarten, pueri eximiā facie stabant, C. Gracch. fr.: sto exspectans, si quid mihi imperent, Ter.: ad cyathum et vinum, Suet.: ad pedes, Suet. – c) v. Buhldirnen = prostare, feilstehen, meritoria (sc. scorta) intra urbem stare vetuit, Vopisc. Tac. 10, 2: stat meretrix certo cuivis mercabilis aere, Ov. am. 1, 10, 21: olente in fornice stans,————Hor. sat. 1, 2, 30: quod steterat multis in carcere fornicis annis, Iuven. 10, 239; vgl. 11, 172. – d) von Gebäuden = fertig dastehen, erbaut sein, iam stabant Thebae, Ov.: stet Capitolium fulgens, Hor.: aedificant muros. Stabat opus, Ov.: iam stare ratem, Val. Flacc. – e) v. Schiffen u. Schiffern, wo liegen, vor Anker liegen, stant litore puppes, Verg.: lembi, qui in Strymone stabant, Liv.: stabat classis in salo ad Leptim, Auct. b. Afr.: classe divisā pars in salo ad ostium portus in ancoris stetit, Liv.: intra sexagesimum diem quam caesa silva erat centum sexaginta navium classis in ancoris stetit, Flor.: nox ea, quā propter vim tempestatis stare ad ancoram in salo Romana classis non posset, Liv. – f) starrend stehen, emporstehen, -starren, -ragen, steteruntque comae, Verg. u. Ov.: crines fulti pulvere, Stat.: saetae, cristae, Ov.: stant mammae, Plin. – g) mit Abl. = von etwas starren, strotzen, vollstehen, -sein, cupressi stant rectis foliis, Enn. fr.: stat ager sentibus, Caecil. com. fr.: stat nive candidum Soracte, Hor.: pulvere caelum stare, Verg.: stant lumina flammā, Verg.B) bildl.: 1) im allg.: in fastigio eloquentiae, Quint.: ante oculos stat ille meos, Ov.: pericula stant circum alqm, Verg.2) auf jmds. Seite stehen, -sein, ihm anhangen, beistehen, od. das Gegenteil, gegen jmd. stehen, jmds. Gegner sein, a) mit ab u. Abl.: stare a se potius————quam ab adversariis, Cic.: ab iis stare, Nep.: a senatu et a bonorum causa stare, Cic. – b) mit cum u. Abl.: vobiscum me stetisse dicebat, Cic.: quae (pars) cum Romanis stabat, Liv.: cum di prope cum Hannibale starent, Liv.: capita nominis Latini stare ac sentire cum rege videbant, Liv.: übtr., fortuna cum barbaris stabat, Liv.: victoria stat tecum, Ov. – c) m. pro u. Abl.: pro nobis, Ov.: pro Iuba atque Afris, Quint.: pro Pompei partibus, id est pro re publica, Vell.: pro meliore causa, Curt.: pro isdem partibus, Sen.: ruina partium, pro quibus steterat, Liv. fr.: stabat pro templo, für den T. (als Schützer), er war der Tempelhüter, Verg.: übtr., si pro mea patria ista virtus staret, Liv.: ni pro iure gentium stetisset fortuna, Liv.: stabat pro partibus invicta fortuna, Flor.: stabit pro signis iusque piumque tuis, Ov. – d) m. in u. Abl.: Graeci, qui in Darei partibus steterant, Curt. 3, 11 (28), 18. – e) mit in od. contra od. adversus u. Akk., gew. im Ggstz. zu ab, cum, pro u. Abl.: nec steterunt in te virque paterque meus, Ov.: quod adversus populi commoda in senectute steterat, sich dem V. des V. widersetzt hatte, Nep.: cum saepe a mendacio contra verum stare homines consuescerent, Cic.: qui nobiscum adversus barbaros steterunt, Nep.: Ligarium non pro Cn. Pompeio, sed pro Iuba et Afris inimicissimis populo Romano stetisse, Quint.: Mulciber in Troiam, pro Troia stabat Apollo, Ov.: mox simulatione contra Pompeium et————Caesarem, animo pro Caesare stetit, Vell.: quemadmodum Antiochi Philippique bello pro vobis adversus reges, sic nunc pro rege adversus vos stetimus, Liv.: cum quo ferocissime pro Romana societate adversus Punicum foedus steterat, Liv. – f) mit Advv.: hinc stas, illim causam dicis, Plaut. Men. 799: ut, unde stetisset, eo se victoria transferret, Iustin. 5, 4, 12: prope incondita Thurinorum turba nec satis fido animo, unde pugnabat, stans, Liv. 25, 15, 13: unde ius stabat, ei (populo) victoriam dedit (eventus belli), Liv. 21, 10, 9: aliunde stet semper, aliunde sentiat, Liv. 24, 45, 3.3) auf jmd. od. etwas beruhen, m. in u. Abl. od. m. bl. Abl., omnis in Ascanio cari stat cura parentis, Verg.: stat salus in armis, Val. Flacc.: vigili stant bella magistro, Sil.4) wie unser zu stehen kommen = kosten, centum talentis, Liv.: magno pretio, Hor.: alci gratis, Cic. Verr. 5, 48 (s. Zumpt z. St.). – übtr., multo sanguine ac vulneribus ea Poenis victoria stetit, Liv.: damnavit multo staturum sanguine Martem, Mart.: sanguine quippe, si renuat, blando nimium facilique marito statura obsequia, Sil.: nulla pestis humano generi pluris stetit, Sen.: tunc res immenso placuit statura labore, Lucan.: haud scio an magno detrimento certamen staturum fuerit, Liv.: periculum vitae meae tuo stat periculo, wird erkauft, ist zu haben für usw., Plaut.: Her-————culeo stabunt (logi ridiculi) prandio, cenā tibi, Plaut.II) prägn.: A) eig.: 1) im Ggstz. zur Bewegung = stillstehen, -halten, still-, unbeweglich dastehen, sich nicht rühren, a) eig.: α) v. leb. Wesen, si iste ibit, ito: stabit, astato simul, Plaut.: sed abi intro, noli stare, Plaut.: quid stas lapis? Ter. – equus stare nescit, Verg.: ut taurus vaccā ademptā stare nequit, ruhen und rasten, Ov. – β) v. lebl. Subjj., wie v. Schiffen, videsne navem illam? stare nobis videtur, at iis qui in navi sunt moveri haec villa, Cic. Acad. 2, 81: stetit aequore puppis, Ov.: mea si staret navis in Oceano, still läge, Prop. – von Himmelskörpern, statim stant signa, Plaut. – von Gewässern und anderen Flüssigkeiten, stant aquae, Ov.: placidum ventis stat mare, Verg.: stantia freta, Ov.: stat et fracto dolio vinum, Sen.: gelidus in venis stetit haesitque sanguis, Sen. poët.: cuius ex levi tactu stabant profluvia sanguinis, Arnob. – vom Eis, stat glacies iners, Hor. – b) übtr., von der Zeit – gleichs. stillstehen, verweilen, non segnis stat remeatve dies, Tibull.: veluti stet volucris dies, Hor.2) mit dem Nbbegr. der Festigkeit, a) als milit. t.t. – α) stehen, festen Fuß fassen, standhalten, in gradu (auf der Mensur), Cic.: qui (miles) steterit (Ggstz. abiecto scuto fugiat), Cic.: in acie stare ac pugnare (Ggstz. in castra refugere), Liv.: verb. comminus stare et impetum sustinere, Caes.: contra leonem————etiam stetit, Spart. – β) übtr., v. Kampfe selbst – stehen, auf einer Stelle haften, schweben, anceps dicitur certamen stetisse, soll ohne allen Ausschlag gestanden haben, Liv.: ibi aliquamdiu atrox pugna stetit, Liv.: diu pugna neutro inclinata stetit, Liv. – b) von Felsen, Gebäuden = fest, unerschütterlich stehen, dauern (vgl. Drak. Liv. 31, 31, 15), quam si dura silex aut stet Marpesia cautes, Verg.: nec domus ulla nec urbs stare poterit, Cic.: stantibus Hierosolymis, Cic.: muros stare, Liv.: stantia moenia (Ggstz. ruinae muri), Liv.: aedes sacrae stantes (Ggstz. aedium sacrarum ruinae), Sen. – c) v. Geschossen, fest stecken bleiben, haften, missum stetit inguine ferrum, Ov.: hasta stetit medio tergo, Ov.: ossa inter ferreus ad costas alto stat vulnere mucro, Verg.B) bildl.: 1) im allg., stillstehen, stehenbleiben, utinam res publica stetisset quo coeperat statu, Cic. de off. 2, 3: nihil quo stat loco stabit, omnia sternet abducetque secum vetustas, Sen. ad Marc. 26, 6.2) stare per alqm, durch jmds. Schuld gleichs. hangen bleiben = an jmd. hangen, liegen, jmds. Schuld sein, per me stetisse, Ter.: non per me stetit, Quint. – oft stat od. non (nihil) stat per alqm m. folg. quo minus u. Konj., Caes., Liv. u.a., od. stat per alqm m. folg. quin od. ne u. Konj., Liv., Suet. u.a. (vgl. Drak. Liv. 8, 2, 2. M. Müller Liv. 2, 31, 11. Ruperti Tac. dial. 21 extr.): u. per alqm stat m. folg. ut————u. Konj., Plin. ep. 10, 6 (22), 2. Ps. Quint. decl. 250: per alqm non stat m. folg. Infin., Scaevol. dig. 32, 1, 38. § 6.3) mit dem Nbbegr. der Festigkeit u. Dauer = a) fest-, unerschüttert stehen, sich halten, sich behaupten, bestehen, verbleiben, Bestand haben (Ggstz. titubare, corruere, concĭdere), si stare non possunt, corruant, wenn sie sich nicht halten, sich nicht (bei ihren Vermögensumständen) behaupten können, so mögen sie fallen (bankrott werden), Cic.: qui me stante (solange ich mich in meiner Würde behauptete) stare non poterant, Cic.: per quos homines ordinesque steterim, Cic.: dum stabat regno incolumis, Verg.: stamus animis, sind festen Mutes, Cic.: stas animo, Hor.: quae si valuissent, res publica staret, tu tuis flagitiis concĭdisses, Cic.: res publica stat virtute suā, Liv.: regnum eorum novum fraternā stare concordiā, Liv.: tutelā muliebri res Latina et regnum avitum puero stetit, verblieb dem Kn., Liv.: stat nulla mortalibus umquam, fortunā titubante, fides, Sil.: nullo enim modo posse video stare istum (Caesarem) diutius, quin ipse per se etiam languentibus nobis concĭdat, Cic. ad Att. 10, 8, 6. – b) bei etw. festbleiben, α) = beharren, verharren, ihm nachkommen, an etw. sich halten bei etw. es bewenden lassen, m. in u. Abl., in fide, Cic.: in sententia, Liv.: stare oportet in eo, quod sit iudicatum, Cic. – m. bl. Abl., stant————sententiā, Plaut.: suis stare iudiciis, Cic.: censoris opinione, Cic.: alcis iudicio, Cic.: alcis decreto, Caes.: illis promissis, Cic.: pacto, Liv.: ut palam in senatu diceret, staturus eo esset, quod censuissent, an ad populum laturus, Liv.: impers., eo stabitur consilio, Liv.: statur priore foedere, Liv. – mit Dat., arbitri sententiae, voluntati patris defuncti, ICt.: rei iudicatae, ICt. – β) übtr., feststehen = festgesetzt-, fest bestimmt-, fest beschlossen sein, stat sua cuique dies, Verg.: tempus agendae rei nondum stare, Liv.: u. so stat sententia, Ter.: stat pensata diu belli sententia, vincam servare invitos, Sil. – dah. stat alci sententia m. folg. Infin. = es steht bei jmd. der Entschluß-, der Wille fest, es ist bei jmd. fest beschlossen, zu usw., Liv.: so auch stat pectore fixum mit folg. Infin., Val. Flacc.: u. stat alci od. bl. stat mit folg. Infin., Cic. u.a. – c) v. Schauspielern u. Schauspielen, stehen = sich auf der Bühne halten, gefallen (Ggstz. cadere, exigi), in his, quas primum Caecilii didici novas, partim sum earum exactus, partim vix steti, Ter.: illi, scripta quibus comoedia prisca viris est, hoc stabant, Hor. – cum stetit olim nova (fabula), actoris operā magis stetisse quam suā, Ter.: securus, cadat an recto stet fabula talo, Hor. – ⇒ Perf. stĕtĕrunt gemessen, Verg. Aen. 2, 774; 3, 48. Prop. 2, 8, 10 M. Ov. her. 7, 166. – Das Supinum statum will Prisc. 9, 38 mit langem a, dagegen 10, 27 mit kurzem a gemessen————haben; stātūrus mißt Lucan. 2, 566 u. 719; 3, 381. Sil. 17, 82. Mart. 6, 32, 3. – vulg. Nbf. isto, wov. istat, Augustin. serm. 118, 4 Mai: istamus, Itala (Fuld.) Roman. 5, 2: istatis, Itala (psalt. Veron.) psalm. 133, 1: ista, Itala (Fuld.) Iacob. 2, 3: istare, Isid. de nat. rer. 44, 2 cod. Bamb. A.————————2. stō, s. iste ⇒. -
45 quī
quī quae, quod, gen. cuius (old, quoius), dat. cui (old, quoi), abl. quō, quā (with cum, m. quīcum or quōcum, rarely cum quō; f quācum, rarely quīcum), plur. quibus or quīs (with cum, usu. quibuscum), pron. [2 CA-]. I. Interrog, who? which? what? what kind of a? (mostly adj.; as subst., qui asks the nature or character, quis the name): Ubi alii? Sa. qui malum alii? T.: Th. Quis fuit igitur? Py. Iste Chaerea. Th. Qui Chaerea? what Chaerea? T.: qui locus est: qui tantus fuit labor?: rogitat, qui vir esset, L.: scire, qui sit rei p. status, what is the state of the country: quae cura boum, qui cultus habendo Sit pecori canere, V.: incerti quae pars sequenda esset, which side to take, L.—As subst: nescimus qui sis: nec qui poterentur, satis discerni poterat, L.: qui ille concessus! what an assembly! II. Relat. (with a subst. or pron. as antecedent), who, which: habebat ducem, quīcum quidvis rectissime facere posset: ille vir, cui patriae salus dulcior fuit: haec, quae audistis: quod ego fui, id tu hodie es, L.: coloniam, quam Fregellas appellent, L.—The subst. is often attracted to the relat. clause, esp. when a pron dem. follows: quae res neque consilium... Habet, eam regere non potes, T.: ad quas res aptissimi erimus, in iis potissimum elaborabimus: quae augustissima vestis est, eā vestiti, L.: alii, quorum comoedia prisca virorum est, H.: si id te mordet, sumptum filii Quem faciunt, T.: Urbem quam statuo, vestra est, V.—The antecedent is sometimes repeated with the relat.: erant itinera duo, quibus itineribus, etc., Cs.: si quod tempus accidisset, quo tempore requirerent, etc.—The antecedent is often omitted: quicum res tibist, peregrinus est, T.: fecit quod Siculi non audebant: o beati, Quīs ante ora patrum... Contigit, etc., V.—An antecedent in apposition is regularly attracted to the relat. clause: Tolosatium fines, quae civitas est in provincia, Cs.: Amanus, qui mons erat hostium plenus.—So in relat. clauses giving a personal characteristic as a reason: copiam verborum, quae vestra prudentia est, perspexistis, with your usual intelligence: utrum admonitus, an, quā est ipse sagacitate, sine duce ullo, i. e. by his own peculiar instinct.—A verb of which the relat. is subject takes the person of the antecedent: ego enim is sum, qui nihil fecerim: neque enim tu is es qui, qui sis, nescias: vidistis in vincula duci eum, qui a vobis vincula depuleram, L.: Themistocles veni ad te, qui intuli, etc., N.—With ellips. of verb: et, quem ei visum esset (sc. facere), fecisset heredem: ad haec, quae visum est, Caesar respondit, Cs.: hostiaeque maiores, quibus editum est diis, caesae, L.—In comparative clauses with sup: sit pro praetore eo iure quo qui optimo (i. e. quo is est, qui optimo iure est): legioni ita darent, ut quibus militibus amplissime dati essent: provincia, ut quae maxime omnium, belli avida, L.—By attraction, in the case of the antecedent (Greek constr.): nos tamen hoc confirmamus illo augurio, quo diximus: sexcentae eius generis, cuius supra demonstravimus, naves, Cs.: notante Iudice quo nosti populo, H.: natus est patre, quo diximus, N.: cum quibus ante dictum est copiis, L.—In the gender and number of a subst predic.: Belgae, quam tertiam esse Galliae partem dixeramus, Cs.: carcer ille, quae lautumiae vocantur: leges, quae fons est iuris, L.—In the gender and number of an antecedent not expressed: vicinitas, Quod ego in propinquā parte amicitiae puto, T.: laudare fortunas meas, Qui gnatum haberem, T.: quod monstrum vidimus, qui cum reo transigat?: servitia repudiabat, cuius magnae copiae, etc., S.—One relat. in place of two in different cases: quem neque pudet Quicquam, nec metuit quemquam (i. e. et qui non), T.: omnia quae amisi aut advorsa facta sunt, S.: qui iam fatetur... et non timeo (sc. quem): tyrannus, quem pertulit civitas paretque mortuo.—Implying a restriction, who indeed, as far as, all that: omnium eloquentissimi, quos ego audierim: antiquissimi sunt, quorum quidem scripta constent: Catonem vero quis nostrorum oratorum, qui quidem nunc sunt, legit?— Sing n., what, as far as, as much as, to the extent that: quod potero, adiutabo, T.: cura, quod potes, ut valeas: quod ad me attinet, as far as depends on me: quod ad Pomponiam, scribas velim, etc. (sc. attinet), as respects Pomponia.—Implying a purpose: equitatum praemisit, qui viderent, to see, Cs.: qui eripiunt aliis, quod aliis largiantur, in order to bestow it: sibi urbem delegerat, quam haberet adiutricem: milites conduci, qui in Hispaniam traicerentur, L.—Implying a reason: Miseret tui me, qui hominem facias inimicum tibi, I am sorry for you, that you incur, etc., T.: Tarquinio quid impudentius, qui bellum gereret, etc.: at Cotta, qui cogitasset haec posse accidere... nullā in re deerat, Cs.: barbari dissipati, quibus nec certa imperia... essent, vertunt, etc., L.: Heu me miserum, qui spectavi, etc., T.—Implying a concession: rogitas? qui tam audacis facinoris mihi conscius sis? although you are, T.: hi exercitu luxuriem obiciebant, cui omnia defuissent, Cs.: quis est, qui Fabricii, Curii non memoriam usurpet, quos numquam viderit?: Rogitas? qui adduxti, etc., T.— Implying a result (qui consecutive): sapientia est una, quae maestitiam pellat ex animis, alone has power to drive: secutae sunt tempestates, quae nostros in castris continerent, Cs.: leniore sono uti, et qui illum impetum oratoris non habeat: haud parva res, sed quae patriciis potestatem auferret, L.—Esp., after a demonstr. pron., adj. or adv.: non sum ego is consul, qui arbitrer, etc., such a consul, as to suppose: neque tu is es, qui nescias, etc., no such man, as to be ignorant, etc.: nomen legati eius modi esse debet, quod inter hostium tela incolume versetur.—With quam, after a comp: non longius hostes aberant, quam quo telum adici posset (i. e. quam ut eo), Cs.: maiores arbores caedebant, quam quas ferre miles posset, L.—After an adj. of fitness: (Rufum) idoneum iudicaverat, quem mitteret, a fit person to send, Cs.: nulla videbatur aptior persona, quae loqueretur.—After a verb with indef subj. or obj. (described by the relat. clause): sunt qui mirentur, there are some, who, etc.: erunt qui audaciam eius reprehendant: si quis est, qui putet: ut invenirentur qui proficiscerentur: qui se ultro mo<*>ti offerant, facilius reperiuntur, quam qui dolorem patienter ferant, Cs.: haec habui, de amicitiā quae dicerem, had this to say: te unum habeo, quem dignum regno iudicem, L.: Nemost, quem ego magis cuperem videre, T.: nullum est animal, quod habeat, etc.—Where the relat. clause is conceived as a particular fact, it may take the indic: sunt bestiae quaedam, in quibus inest, etc. (i. e. in quibusdam bestiis inest, etc.): sunt, qui eorum sectam sequuntur, i. e. they have followers: Sunt quos... iuvat, H.: Sunt, qui non habeant, est qui non curat habere, some (in gen.)... one (in particular), H.—In place of a pron demonstr. and conj: res loquitur ipsa, quae semper valet plurimum, and it, etc.: ratio docet esse deos; quo concesso, confitendum est, etc., and if this is granted: centuriones hostīs vocare coeperunt; quorum progredi ausus est nemo, but no one of them, Cs.: perutiles libri sunt; quos legite, quaeso, therefore read them. III. Indef, whoever, any one who, all that, anything that: qui est homo tolerabilis, Scortari nolunt, T.: quae res... post eum quae essent, tuta reddebat, all that was in his rear, Cs.: facilius quod stulte dixeris reprehendere... possunt: virgis caesi, qui ad nomina non respondissent, L.— Any one, any ; with si, num, ne ; see 2 quis.* * *Ihow?; how so; in what way; by what/which means; whereby; at whatever priceIIqua (quae), quod (qua/-quae P N) PRON ADJECTany; anyone/anything, any such; unspecified some; (after si/sin/sive/ne)IIIquae, quod (quae P N) PRON RELwho; that; which, what; of which kind/drgree; person/thing/time/point thatIVquae, quod (quae P N) PRON INTERRwho/what/which?, what/which one/man/person/thing? what kind/type of? -
46 Hora
1.ōra, ae, f. [kindred with Sanscr. avāra, ripa citerior fluminis], the extremity of a thing; the border, brim, edge, margin, end, boundary.I.Lit.A.In gen. (class.; syn.: limbus, fimbria, instita, margo): omnes avidi spectant ad carceris oras, at the barriers, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107 (Ann. v. 88 Vahl.):B.oras pocula circum,
Lucr. 4, 12:(clipei),
Verg. A. 10, 243:vestimentorum,
Fest. p. 182 Müll.; Vulg. Exod. 26, 10; id. Hag. 2, 13:gemmae,
Plin. 37, 10, 66, § 180:vulneris,
Cels. 5, 26, 23:aether, extrema ora et determinatio mundi,
Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 101. cf.:regio nes, quarum nulla esset ora, nulla extremitas,
id. Fin. 2, 31, 102.—In partic., the coast, sea-coast (syn.:C.litus, ripa): Graeciae,
Cic. Fam. 12, 5, 1:Asiae,
Nep. Alc. 5, 6:maritima,
Caes. B. G. 3, 8:Jordanis,
Vulg. 1 Macc. 9, 43;but transf.: ora maritima,
the inhabitants of the coast, people of the maritime districts, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 23, 67. So, jam Misenensem classem et pulcherrimam Campaniam oram descivisse, Tac. H. 3, 60.—Transf.1.A region, clime, country:2.quacumque in orā ac parte terrarum,
Cic. N. D. 2, 66, 164:gelida, Hor C. 1, 26, 4: conexa arbustorum ratio est, quas in oras debeant spectare,
Plin. 17, 2, 2, 19 (al. horas):Trojae qui primus ab oris Italiam... venit,
Verg. A. 1, 1; cf. id. ib. 3, 97; 10, 706.—Poet.: luminis orae, the world, the earth, life, light: tu produxisti nos intra luminis oras, Enn. ap. Cic. Rep. 1, 41, 64 (Ann. v. 118 Vahl.); cf.: sum (i. e. eum) quae dederit in luminis oras, id. Fragm. ap. Fest. s. v. sum, p. 298 Müll. (Ann. v. 165 Vahl.); Lucr. 1, 22:3.inde enascitur atque oras in luminis exit,
id. 1, 170; 1, 179; cf. id. 5, 224; 781:quem Rhea sacerdos Furtivum partu sub luminis edidit oras,
Verg. A. 7, 660:sponte suā quae se tollunt in luminis oras,
id. G. 2, 47: Acherontis orae, the lower regions:animas Acheruntis in oras Ducere,
Lucr. 6, 763.—A zone:4.globum terrae duabus oris distantibus habitabilem,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 68.—A rope or cable by which a ship or boat is fastened to the shore; opp. ancoralia, the anchor-cables:II.cum alii resolutis oris in ancoras evecti tenentur, alii, ne quid teneat, ancoralia incidunt,
Liv. 22, 19, 10 Weissenb. ad loc.:ne hostes cum suis simul inrumperent, trahunt scalas orasque et ancoras praecidunt,
id. 28, 36, 11; cf.:sublatae sunt ancorae, solvimus oram, profecti sumus,
Quint. 4, 2, 41; Ep. ad Tryph. 3.—Trop. (very rare, and only poet.): quis potis ingentes oras evolvere belli? qs. to unroll the edges of the picture of this war, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 178 Vahl.): imitated by Virgil:2.aspirate canenti... Et mecum ingentis oras evolvite belli,
Verg. A. 9, 528; cf.Serv. ad loc.: in luminis oras eruere,
to bring to light, Lucr. 5, 1455. -
47 Ora
1.ōra, ae, f. [kindred with Sanscr. avāra, ripa citerior fluminis], the extremity of a thing; the border, brim, edge, margin, end, boundary.I.Lit.A.In gen. (class.; syn.: limbus, fimbria, instita, margo): omnes avidi spectant ad carceris oras, at the barriers, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107 (Ann. v. 88 Vahl.):B.oras pocula circum,
Lucr. 4, 12:(clipei),
Verg. A. 10, 243:vestimentorum,
Fest. p. 182 Müll.; Vulg. Exod. 26, 10; id. Hag. 2, 13:gemmae,
Plin. 37, 10, 66, § 180:vulneris,
Cels. 5, 26, 23:aether, extrema ora et determinatio mundi,
Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 101. cf.:regio nes, quarum nulla esset ora, nulla extremitas,
id. Fin. 2, 31, 102.—In partic., the coast, sea-coast (syn.:C.litus, ripa): Graeciae,
Cic. Fam. 12, 5, 1:Asiae,
Nep. Alc. 5, 6:maritima,
Caes. B. G. 3, 8:Jordanis,
Vulg. 1 Macc. 9, 43;but transf.: ora maritima,
the inhabitants of the coast, people of the maritime districts, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 23, 67. So, jam Misenensem classem et pulcherrimam Campaniam oram descivisse, Tac. H. 3, 60.—Transf.1.A region, clime, country:2.quacumque in orā ac parte terrarum,
Cic. N. D. 2, 66, 164:gelida, Hor C. 1, 26, 4: conexa arbustorum ratio est, quas in oras debeant spectare,
Plin. 17, 2, 2, 19 (al. horas):Trojae qui primus ab oris Italiam... venit,
Verg. A. 1, 1; cf. id. ib. 3, 97; 10, 706.—Poet.: luminis orae, the world, the earth, life, light: tu produxisti nos intra luminis oras, Enn. ap. Cic. Rep. 1, 41, 64 (Ann. v. 118 Vahl.); cf.: sum (i. e. eum) quae dederit in luminis oras, id. Fragm. ap. Fest. s. v. sum, p. 298 Müll. (Ann. v. 165 Vahl.); Lucr. 1, 22:3.inde enascitur atque oras in luminis exit,
id. 1, 170; 1, 179; cf. id. 5, 224; 781:quem Rhea sacerdos Furtivum partu sub luminis edidit oras,
Verg. A. 7, 660:sponte suā quae se tollunt in luminis oras,
id. G. 2, 47: Acherontis orae, the lower regions:animas Acheruntis in oras Ducere,
Lucr. 6, 763.—A zone:4.globum terrae duabus oris distantibus habitabilem,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 68.—A rope or cable by which a ship or boat is fastened to the shore; opp. ancoralia, the anchor-cables:II.cum alii resolutis oris in ancoras evecti tenentur, alii, ne quid teneat, ancoralia incidunt,
Liv. 22, 19, 10 Weissenb. ad loc.:ne hostes cum suis simul inrumperent, trahunt scalas orasque et ancoras praecidunt,
id. 28, 36, 11; cf.:sublatae sunt ancorae, solvimus oram, profecti sumus,
Quint. 4, 2, 41; Ep. ad Tryph. 3.—Trop. (very rare, and only poet.): quis potis ingentes oras evolvere belli? qs. to unroll the edges of the picture of this war, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 178 Vahl.): imitated by Virgil:2.aspirate canenti... Et mecum ingentis oras evolvite belli,
Verg. A. 9, 528; cf.Serv. ad loc.: in luminis oras eruere,
to bring to light, Lucr. 5, 1455. -
48 ora
1.ōra, ae, f. [kindred with Sanscr. avāra, ripa citerior fluminis], the extremity of a thing; the border, brim, edge, margin, end, boundary.I.Lit.A.In gen. (class.; syn.: limbus, fimbria, instita, margo): omnes avidi spectant ad carceris oras, at the barriers, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107 (Ann. v. 88 Vahl.):B.oras pocula circum,
Lucr. 4, 12:(clipei),
Verg. A. 10, 243:vestimentorum,
Fest. p. 182 Müll.; Vulg. Exod. 26, 10; id. Hag. 2, 13:gemmae,
Plin. 37, 10, 66, § 180:vulneris,
Cels. 5, 26, 23:aether, extrema ora et determinatio mundi,
Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 101. cf.:regio nes, quarum nulla esset ora, nulla extremitas,
id. Fin. 2, 31, 102.—In partic., the coast, sea-coast (syn.:C.litus, ripa): Graeciae,
Cic. Fam. 12, 5, 1:Asiae,
Nep. Alc. 5, 6:maritima,
Caes. B. G. 3, 8:Jordanis,
Vulg. 1 Macc. 9, 43;but transf.: ora maritima,
the inhabitants of the coast, people of the maritime districts, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 23, 67. So, jam Misenensem classem et pulcherrimam Campaniam oram descivisse, Tac. H. 3, 60.—Transf.1.A region, clime, country:2.quacumque in orā ac parte terrarum,
Cic. N. D. 2, 66, 164:gelida, Hor C. 1, 26, 4: conexa arbustorum ratio est, quas in oras debeant spectare,
Plin. 17, 2, 2, 19 (al. horas):Trojae qui primus ab oris Italiam... venit,
Verg. A. 1, 1; cf. id. ib. 3, 97; 10, 706.—Poet.: luminis orae, the world, the earth, life, light: tu produxisti nos intra luminis oras, Enn. ap. Cic. Rep. 1, 41, 64 (Ann. v. 118 Vahl.); cf.: sum (i. e. eum) quae dederit in luminis oras, id. Fragm. ap. Fest. s. v. sum, p. 298 Müll. (Ann. v. 165 Vahl.); Lucr. 1, 22:3.inde enascitur atque oras in luminis exit,
id. 1, 170; 1, 179; cf. id. 5, 224; 781:quem Rhea sacerdos Furtivum partu sub luminis edidit oras,
Verg. A. 7, 660:sponte suā quae se tollunt in luminis oras,
id. G. 2, 47: Acherontis orae, the lower regions:animas Acheruntis in oras Ducere,
Lucr. 6, 763.—A zone:4.globum terrae duabus oris distantibus habitabilem,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 68.—A rope or cable by which a ship or boat is fastened to the shore; opp. ancoralia, the anchor-cables:II.cum alii resolutis oris in ancoras evecti tenentur, alii, ne quid teneat, ancoralia incidunt,
Liv. 22, 19, 10 Weissenb. ad loc.:ne hostes cum suis simul inrumperent, trahunt scalas orasque et ancoras praecidunt,
id. 28, 36, 11; cf.:sublatae sunt ancorae, solvimus oram, profecti sumus,
Quint. 4, 2, 41; Ep. ad Tryph. 3.—Trop. (very rare, and only poet.): quis potis ingentes oras evolvere belli? qs. to unroll the edges of the picture of this war, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 178 Vahl.): imitated by Virgil:2.aspirate canenti... Et mecum ingentis oras evolvite belli,
Verg. A. 9, 528; cf.Serv. ad loc.: in luminis oras eruere,
to bring to light, Lucr. 5, 1455. -
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rē-sto, stĭti, 1 ( perf. subj. restaverit, Prop. 2, 34, 53), v. n.I. A.Lit.: si resto, pergit, ut eam: si ire conor, prohibet betere, Pac. ap. Non. 77, 25. —B.Trop.: impetus haut longe mediis regionibus restat, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 285 Müll. (Ann. v. 475 Vahl.):II. A.nullo dominae teritur molimine amator Restat et immerita sustinet aure minas,
stands firm, holds out, Prop. 2, 25 (3, 20), 18. —Of military resistance, to stand firm, hold out, not yield; constr. usually absol.; rarely with dat. or adversum: Illyrii restant sicis sibinisque fodantes, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 336 Müll. (Ann. v. 496 Vahl.): validam urbem multos dies restantem pugnando vicit, Sall. ap. Non. 526, 12 (id. H. 1, 75 Dietsch):B.quia summā vi restare (milites) nunciabantur,
Liv. 4, 58 Drak.:solā virtute militum restantes caeduntur caeduntque,
id. 6, 30; 32; 8, 39; 23, 45; 26, 3; 29, 2;34, 14: dum restat Hector,
Prop. 3, 8, 31:nunc in restantes mucronem comminus urget,
Sil. 10, 25.— Impers. pass.:ut quā minimā vi restatur, eā parte irrumpat,
Liv. 34, 15. — With dat.:paucis plures vix restatis,
Liv. 23, 45 fin.:restando adversis,
Sil. 10, 125.—With adversum:paulum morae attulere ferrati restantibus laminis adversum pila et gladios,
Tac. A. 3, 46.—Apart from milit. lang., in gen.:III.nunc ratio nulla est restandi, nulla facultas, etc.,
Lucr. 1, 110:is mihi, dum resto, juvenili guttura pugno Rupit,
Ov. M. 3, 626; 7, 411:in quā re nunc tam confidenter restas, stulta?
oppose me, Ter. Heaut. 5, 3, 7; cf. Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 50. —Of things:aera claustris restantia vociferantur,
Lucr. 2, 450:restantia claustra,
Sil. 7, 130.—To be left, remain (syn. remaneo; the predominant signif. of the word;2.most freq. in the third person): hujus generis reliquias Restare video,
Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 91:ego conviviis delector nec cum aequalibus solum qui pauci jam admodum restant, sed cum vestrā etiam aetate,
Cic. Sen. 14, 46:ego vivendo vici mea fata, superstes Restarem ut genitor,
Verg. A. 11, 161:de bonis quod restat reliquiarum,
Plaut. Rud. 5, 1, 7; cf. id. Cist. 1, 3, 40:unam sibi spem reliquam in Etruscis restare,
Liv. 10, 16; Cic. Scaur. Fragm. 45, p. 268 Orell.:quae (studia) sola ei in malis restiterunt,
id. Sull. 26, 74:omnes composui. Felices! Nunc ego resto,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 28; Pers. 3, 97:de viginti Restabam solus,
Ov. M. 3, 687:jam labor exiguus Phoebo restabat,
id. ib. 6, 486:duae restant noctes de mense secundo,
id. F. 2, 857:si e nobis aliquid nisi umbra restat,
id. Am. 3, 9, 60:jam duo restabant fata tum,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 35:qui e divisione tripartitā duas partes absolverit, huic necesse est restare tertiam,
Cic. Off. 3, 2, 9:infinitae caedi,
id. Cat. 3, 10: dona ferens pelago et flammis restantia Trojae, left, remaining from the sea, etc., Verg. A. 1, 679:unum etiam restat amico nostro ad omne dedecus, ut, etc.,
id. Att. 8, 7:hoc unum restabat, ut,
Ov. M. 2, 471; cf.:illud etiam restiterat, ut, etc.,
Cic. Quint. 9, 33.— Impers.:restat, ut aut summa neglegentia tibi obstiterit, aut, etc.,
Cic. Quint. 12, 41; so,restat, ut,
id. N. D. 2, 16, 44; 17 init.; Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 27 al.—With inf. (mostly poet.):nec aliud restabat quam corrigere, etc.,
Liv. 44, 4, 8:restabat aliud nihil, nisi oculos pascere,
Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 35; Ov. M. 1, 700; Stat. S. 4, 1, 40.—In partic., with reference to the future, to remain for, await one (rare and mostly poet.):quid restat, nisi porro ut fiam miser,
Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 20:placet (vobis) socios sic tractari, quod restat, ut per haec tempora tractatos videtis?
i. e. hereafter, for the future, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 89, § 208:nudus humi jacet infans... ut aequom est, cui tantum in vitā restet transire malorum,
Lucr. 5, 227; Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 27:hoc Latio restare canunt,
Verg. A. 7, 270; Ov. F. 2, 749. -
50 sum
1.sum, fui, esse (2d pers. es, but usu. es in Plaut and Ter; old forms, indic. pres. esum for sum, acc. to Varr. L. L. 9, § 100 Mull.: essis for es, Att. ap. Non. 200, 30, or Trag. Rel. p. 283 Rib.: simus for sumus, used by Augustus, acc. to Suet. Aug. 87; fut. escit for erit, XII. Tab. ap. Gell. 20, 1, 25:I.esit, XII. Tab. ap. Fest. s. v. nec, p. 162 Mull.: escunt for erunt,
Cic. Leg. 2, 24, 60, 3, 3, 9; Lucr. 1, 619; perf. fuvimus for fuimus, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 168:FVVEIT, C. I. L. 1, 1051: fuit,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 23; id. Mil. 3, 1, 159:fuerim,
id. ib. 4, 8, 54:fuerit,
id. As. 4, 1, 37; subj. pres. siem, sies, siet, etc., very freq., esp. in Plaut.; e. g. siem, Am. prol. 57; Ter. And. 3, 4, 7:sies,
Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 43; Ter. And. 2, 5, 13:siet,
Plaut. Am. prol. 58; Ter. And. 1, 4, 7; Lucr. 3, 101:sient,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 54; Ter. And. 2, 3, 16; cf. Cic. Or. 47, 157; also,fuam, fuas, etc., regarded by G. Curtius, de Aorist. Lat. Rel. in Studien zur Gr. u. Lat. Gram. 1, 431 sqq., as an aorist: fuam,
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 48; id. Mil. 2, 6, 112: fuas, Liv. Andron. ap. Non 111, 13; Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 71; 2, 3, 83; id. Pers. 1, 1, 52; id. Trin. 2, 1, 32: fuat, Pac. ap. Non. 111, 8; Carm. ap. Liv. 25, 12; Plaut. Am. 3, 4, 2; id. Aul. 2, 2, 56; id. Capt. 2, 2, 10 et saep.; Ter. Hec. 4, 3, 4; Lucr. 4, 639; Verg. A. 10, 108:fuant,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 110; id. Ep. 5, 1, 13; id. Ps. 4, 3, 12: fuvisset, Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4, 4; part. pres. ens, used by Caesar, acc. to Prisc. p. 1140 P.; and by Sergius Flavius, acc. to Quint. 8, 3, 33; fut. inf. fore for futurum esse, very freq., and so always with partt.; cf. Madv. Gram. § 108; whence, subj. imperf. forem fores, etc., for essem; esp. in conditional sentences and in the histt., but very rare in Cic.; v. Neue, Formenl. 2, 597 sqq.), v. n. [root es; Sanscr. as-mi, and the Greek es-mi, whence eimi; perf. fui; root in Sanscr. bhu, to become; bhavas, condition; Gr. phuô, to beget; cf.: fetus, futuo, etc.], to be, as a verb substantive or a copula.As a verb substantive, to be.A.In gen.1.Asserting existence, to be, exist, live:2.definitionum duo sunt genera prima: unum earum rerum quae sunt: alterum earum quae intelleguntur. Esse ea dico, quae cerni tangive possunt, ut fundum, aedes, parietem, cetera. Non esse rursus ea dico, quae tangi demonstrarive non possunt, cerni tamen animo atque intellegi possunt, ut si usucapionem, si tutelam, etc.... definias,
Cic. Top. 5, 26 sq.:si abest, nullus est,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 16:nunc illut est, quom me fuisse quam esse nimio mavelim,
id. Capt. 3, 3, 1:ita paene nulla sibi fuit Phronesium ( = paene mortuus est),
id. Truc. 1, 2, 95:omne quod eloquimur sic, ut id aut esse dicamus aut non esse,
Cic. de Or. 2, 38, 157:non statim, quod esse manifestum est, etiam quid sit apparet,
Quint. 3, 6, 81: est locus, Hesperiam quam mortales perhibebant, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 23 Vahl.):flumen est Arar, quod, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 12:homo nequissimus omnium qui sunt, qui fuerunt, qui futuri sunt!
Cic. Fam. 11, 21, 1; cf. id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 15, § 43:si quos inter societas aut est aut fuit aut futura est,
id. Lael. 22, 83:nec enim, dum ero, angar ulla re, cum omni vacem culpa: et, si non ero, sensu omnino carebo,
id. Fam. 6, 3, 4:si modo futuri sumus, erit mihi res opportuna,
id. Att. 11, 4, 1:si quando erit civitas, erit profecto nobis locus: sin autem non erit, etc.,
id. Fam. 2, 16, 6:nolite arbitrari, me cum a vobis discessero, nusquam aut nullum fore,
id. Sen. 22, 79:si erit ulla res publica... sin autem nulla erit,
id. Fam. 2, 16, 5:fuimus Troes, fuit Ilium,
Verg. A. 2, 325:sive erimus seu nos fata fuisse volunt,
Tib. 3, 5, 32: per quinquennia decem fuimus, Prud. Cath. praef. 2.—Of events, to be, happen, occur, befall, take place:3.illa (solis defectio) quae fuit regnante Romulo,
Cic. Rep. 1, 16, 25:neque enim est periculum, ne, etc.,
id. ib. 1, 23, 37:amabo, quid tibi est?
Ter. Heaut. 2, 4, 24:quid se futurum esset,
Liv. 33, 27. —Of location, to be present, to be at a place.(α).With adv., or other expressions of place:(β).cum non liceret quemquam Romae esse, qui, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 41, § 100:cum Athenis decem ipsos dies fuissem,
id. Fam. 2, 8, 3; id. de Or. 2, 7, 27:cum Africanus constituisset in hortis esse,
id. Rep. 1, 9, 14:cum essemus in castris,
id. ib. 1, 15:nonne mavis sine periculo tuae domi esse quam cum periculo alienae?
id. Fam. 4, 7, 4:vos istic commodissime sperem esse,
id. ib. 14, 7, 2: te hic tutissime puto fore, Pompon. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 11, A.—Of passages in a book or writing, with in and abl., to be, stand, be written, etc.:(γ).deinceps in lege est, ut, etc.,
Cic. Leg. 2, 16, 40:quid enim in illis (litteris) fuit praeter querelam temporum,
id. Fam. 2, 16, 1.—Of personal relations, with ad or apud and acc., or cum and abl. of person:4.cum esset (Sulpicius Gallus) casu apud M. Marcellum,
Cic. Rep. 1, 14, 21:eram cum Stoico Diodoto: qui cum habitavisset apud me mecumque vixisset, etc.,
id. Brut. 90, 309:erat nemo, quicum essem libentius quam tecum et pauci, quibuscum essem aeque libenter,
id. Fam. 5, 21, 1:qui me admodum diligunt multumque mecum sunt,
id. ib. 4, 13, 6; cf. with simul:Smyrnae cum simul essemus complures dies,
id. Rep. 1, 8, 13.—Hence, esp.: esse cum aliquo (aliqua), to be with, i. e. live with, associate with, as husband or wife:cujus soror est cum P. Quintio,
Cic. Quint. 24, 77:ea nocte mecum illa hospitis jussu fuit,
Plaut. Merc. 1, 1, 101; Ov. A. A. 3, 664:cum hac (meretrice) si qui adulescens forte fuerit,
Cic. Cael. 20, 49; Ov. Am. 2, 8, 27: tum ad me fuerunt, qui, etc., Varr. ap. Non. 133, 28:Curio fuit ad me sane diu,
Cic. Att. 10, 4, 8:cum ad me bene mane Dionysius fuit,
id. ib. 10, 16, 1; cf.:esse sub uno tecto atque ad eosdem Penates,
Liv. 28, 18.—Of relations analogous to place, of dress, condition, position, office, etc., to be, live, be found, etc., with in and abl.:5.cum est in sagis civitas,
Cic. Phil. 8, 11, 32:in laxa toga,
Tib. 2, 3, 78: sive erit in Tyriis, Tyrios laudabis amictus;Sive erit in Cois, Coa decere puta,
Ov. A. A. 2, 297: hominem non modo in aere alieno nullo, sed in suis nummis multis esse et semper fuisse, Cic. Verr [p. 1798] 2, 4, 6, §11: in servitute,
id. Clu. 7, 21:in illa opinione populari,
id. ib. 51, 142:in magno nomine et gloria,
id. Div. 1, 17, 31:in spe,
id. Fam. 14, 3, 2:in tanta moestitia,
id. Phil. 2, 15, 37:in odio,
id. Att. 2, 22, 1:in probris, in laudibus,
id. Off. 1, 18, 61:in officio,
id. ib. 1, 15, 49:in injustitia,
id. ib. 1, 14, 42:in vitio,
id. ib. 1, 19, 62; id. Tusc. 3, 9, 19:ne in mora quom opus sit, sies,
Ter. And. 2, 5, 13:ne in mora illi sis,
id. ib. 3, 1, 9:hic in noxia'st,
id. Phorm. 2, 1, 36:quae (civitas) una in amore atque in deliciis fuit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 1, § 3:in ingenti periculo,
Liv. 5, 47:in pace,
id. 31, 29.—So with abl. without in, when qualified by an adj.:(statua) est et fuit tota Graecia summo propter ingenium honore et nomine,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 35, § 87:si quis asperitate ea est et inmanitate naturae,
id. Lael. 23, 87:ne quo periculo proprio existimares esse,
id. Fam. 4, 15, 2 (B. and K. ex conj.:in periculo): ego sum spe bona,
id. ib. 12, 28, 3:res nunc difficili loco mihi videtur esse,
id. ib. 12, 28, 3:incredibili sum sollicitudine de tua valetudine,
id. ib. 16, 15, 1; esp. in phrase periculo alicujus esse, to be at the risk of any one:rem illam suo periculo esse,
id. Att. 6, 1, 6:ut quae in naves inposuissent, ab hostium tempestatisque vi publico periculo essent,
Liv. 23, 49, 2 Weissenb. ad loc.:dare nummos meo periculo,
Dig. 46, 1, 24:communi periculo,
ib. 13, 6, 21, § 1 (cf. II. B. 1. b. infra).—To depend upon, rest with, with in and abl.:B.res erat non in opinione dubia,
Cic. Dom. 5, 11:sed totum est in eo, si, etc.,
id. Att. 2, 22, 5:omnem reliquam spem in impetu esse equitum,
Liv. 10, 14, 12:quoniam totum in eo sit, ne contrectentur pocula,
Col. 12, 4, 3. —In partic.1.Esse (est, sunt, etc.) often stands without a subject expressed, or with an indef. subj., as antecedent of a rel.-clause, whose verb may be in the indic. or subj.; the former only when the subject is conceived as particular or limited, and actually existing; the latter always when it is conceived as indefinite; cf. Zumpt, Gram. § 562 sq.; Roby, Gram. § 1686 sq.; Madv. Gram. § 365; but the distinctions usually drawn by grammarians are not always observed by the best writers; and the subjunctive is always admissible, being the prevailing construction after sunt qui in class. prose, and nearly universal in postAug. writers: sunt, qui (quae), there are those ( people or things) who ( that), or simply some.a.With indic.(α).Without subject expressed:(β).mulier mane: sunt Qui volunt te conventam,
Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 37:sunt hic quos credo inter se dicere,
id. Cas. prol. 67:sunt quae te volumus percontari,
id. Ps. 1, 5, 47:quid est, quod tu gestas tabellas?
id. ib. 1, 1, 10:quid est, quod tu me nunc optuere?
id. Most. 1, 1, 69; cf.:quid hoc est, quod foris concrepuit?
id. ib. 5, 1, 15:tun' is es, Qui in me aerumnam obsevisti?
id. Ep. 4, 1, 34:quid est, quod tuo animo aegre est?
id. Cas. 2, 2, 9; id. Cist. 4, 1, 3:at ego est quod volo loqui,
id. As. 1, 3, 79:est quod te volo secreto,
id. Bacch. 5, 2, 30:sunt quos scio amicos esse, sunt quos suspicor,
id. Trin. 1, 2, 54:ita subitum'st, quod eum conventum volo,
id. ib. 5, 2, 51:sunt quae ego ex te scitari volo,
id. Capt. 2, 2, 13:sed est quod suscenset tibi,
Ter. And. 2, 6, 17:est quod me transire oportet,
id. Hec. 2, 2, 31:quid sit quapropter te jussi, etc.,
id. ib. 5, 1, 7:sunt item quae appellantur alces,
Caes. B. G. 6, 27 init.:(nationes) ex quibus sunt qui ovis vivere existimantur,
id. ib. 4, 10 fin.:sunt qui putant posse te non decedere,
Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 25:sunt autem, qui putant non numquam complexione oportere supersederi,
id. Inv. 1, 40, 72:quamquam sunt, qui propter utilitatem modo petendas putant amicitias,
id. ib. 2, 55, 167:sunt autem quae praeterii,
id. Att. 10, 4, 11:sunt, qui abducunt a malis ad bona, ut Epicurus. Sunt, qui satis putant ostendere, nihil inopinati accidisse... Sunt etiam qui haec omnia genera consolandi colligunt,
id. Tusc. 3, 31, 76 Kuhn. N. cr.:sunt, qui, quod sentiunt, non audent dicere,
id. Off. 1, 24, 84:Argiletum sunt qui scripserunt ab Argola, etc.,
Varr. L. L. 5, § 157 Mull.:sunt qui ita dicunt,
Sall. C. 19, 4:sunt qui spiritum non recipiunt sed resorbent,
Quint. 11, 3, 55:sunt, quos curriculo pulverem Olympicum Collegisse juvat,
Hor. C. 1, 1, 3; cf. id. S. 1, 4, 24: sunt quibus unum opus est, etc., id. C. 1, 7, 5:sunt quibus in satira videor nimis acer,
id. S. 2, 1, 1:sunt quorum ingenium nova tantum crustula promit,
id. ib. 2, 4, 47.—With a subject expressed by an indefinite word or clause:b.sunt alii qui te volturium vocant,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 64:est genus hominum qui se primos omnium esse volunt,
Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 17:multae sunt causae, quam ob rem cupio abducere,
id. ib. 1, 2, 65 Fleck. (Ussing, cupiam):erat quidam eunuchus, quem mercatus fuerat,
id. ib. 3, 5, 21:multaeque res sunt in quibus de suis commodis viri boni multa detrahunt,
Cic. Lael. 16, 57:sunt ejus aliquot orationes, ex quibus lenitas ejus perspici potest,
id. Brut. 48, 177:fuerunt alia genera philosophorum, qui se omnes Socraticos esse dicebant,
id. de Or. 3, 17, 62:nonnulli sunt, qui aluerunt, etc.,
id. Cat. 1, 12, 301:sunt quidam, qui molestas amicitias faciunt, cum ipsi se contemni putant,
id. Lael. 20, 72:sunt vestrum, judices, aliquam multi, qui L. Pisonem cognoverunt,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 25, § 56:multae et pecudes et stirpes sunt, quae sine procuratione hominum salvae esse non possunt,
id. N. D. 2, 52, 130:sunt bestiae quaedam, in quibus inest aliquid simile virtutis, etc.,
id. Fin. 5, 14, 38:permulta sunt, quae dici possunt, quare intellegatur, etc.,
id. Rosc. Am. 33, 94; cf. id. Div. in Caecil. 7, 22; id. Off. 1, 14, 43; 1, 20, 69; id. Div. 1, 54, 123:fuere complures, qui ad Catilinam initio profecti sunt,
Sall. C. 39, 5: haec sunt, quae clamores et admirationes in bonis oratoribus efficiunt. Cic. de Or. 1, 33, 152:alia fuere, quae illos magnos fecere,
Sall. C. 52, 21.—With. subj.: sunt, qui discessum animi a corpore putent esse mortem;(β).sunt qui nullum censeant fieri discessum,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 9, 18:sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent,
id. Off. 1, 21, 71:de impudentia singulari sunt qui mirentur,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 2, § 6:est eisdem de rebus quod dici potest subtilius,
id. Tusc. 3, 15, 32:praesto est qui neget rem ullam percipi esse sensibus,
id. Ac. 2, 32, 101:quicquid est quod deceat, id, etc.,
id. Off. 1, 27, 94:sunt qui nolint tetigisse nisi illas, etc.,
Hor. S. 1, 2, 28:sunt qui Crustis et pomis viduas venentur avaras,
id. Ep. 1, 1, 78:vestes Gaetulo murice tinctas Sunt qui non habeant, est qui non curet habere,
id. ib. 2, 2, 182 et saep.—With a more or less indefinite expression of the subject:* c.sunt quidam e nostris, qui haec subtilius velint tradere et negent satis esse, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 31:rarum est quoddam genus eorum, qui se a corpore avocent,
id. Div. 1, 49, 111:quotus igitur est quisque qui somniis pareat?
id. ib. 2, 60, 125; id. de Or. 2, 50, 196:solus est hic, qui numquam rationes ad aerarium referat,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 38, § 98:quae quibusdam admirabilia videntur, permulti sunt, qui pro nihilo putent,
id. Lael. 23, 86:erat nemo in quem ea suspicio conveniret,
id. Rosc. Am. 23, 65, cf.:quis enim miles fuit, qui Brundisii illam non viderit? quis, qui nescierit, etc.,
id. Phil. 2, 25, 61:sit aliquis, qui nihil mali habeat,
id. Tusc. 1, 35, 85:sunt nonnullae disciplinae, quae officium omne pervertant,
id. Off. 1, 2, 5:est quaedam animi sanitas quae in insipientem quoque cadat,
id. Tusc. 4, 13, 30:Syracusis lex est de religione, quae jubeat,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 51, § 126:unus est qui curet constantia magis quam consilio,
id. Att. 1, 18, 7:si est una ex omnibus quae sese moveat,
id. Rep. 6, 26, 28:multi sunt, qui non acerbum judicent vivere, sed supervacuum,
Sen. Ep. 24, 26:erant sententiae quae castra Vari oppugnanda censerent,
Caes. B. C. 2, 30:fuere cives qui seque remque publicam obstinatis animis perditum irent,
Sall. C. 36, 4:sunt verba et voces, quibus hunc lenire dolorem Possis,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 34:sunt delicta tamen, quibus ignovisse velimus,
id. A. P. 347.—Poet.: est, quibus (acc. to the Gr. estin hois):2.est quibus Eleae concurrit palma quadrigae: est quibus in celeres gloria nata pedes,
Prop. 3, 9 (4, 8), 17.—With dat., to belong or pertain to; or, rendering the dative as the subject of the verb, to have ( possess, = the Fr. etre a used of property, and of permanent conditions or characteristics, not of temporary states, feelings, etc.; cf. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 417 sq.): aliquid reperiret, fingeret fallacias, Unde esset adulescenti, amicae quod daret, Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 23:b.nomen Mercurio'st mihi, Plaut Am. prol. 19: nisi jam tum esset honos elo quentiae,
Cic. Brut. 10, 40:est igitur homini cum deo similitudo,
id. Leg. 1, 8, 25:familiaritas, quae mihi cum eo est,
id. Att. 8. 3, 2:privatus illis census erat brevis,
Hor. C. 2, 15, 13; cf.:Trojae et huic loco nomen est,
Liv. 1, 1, 5:Hecyra est huic nomen fabulae,
Ter. Hec. prol. 1:cui saltationi Titius nomen esset,
Cic. Brut. 62, 225:cui (fonti) nomen Arethusa est,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 53, § 118:Scipio, cui post Africano fuit cognomen,
Liv. 25, 2, 6.—With ellips. of dat. ( poet.):nec rubor est emisse palam (sc. ei),
nor is she ashamed, Ov. A. A. 3, 167:neque testimonii dictio est (sc. servo),
has no right to be a witness, Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 63.—Esse alicui cum aliquo, to have to do with, to be connected with a person:3.tecum nihil rei nobis, Demipho, est,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 74:sibi cum illa mima posthac nihil futurum,
Cic. Phil. 2, 31, 77:jussit bona proscribi ejus, quicum familiaritas fuerat, societas erat,
id. Quint. 6, 25:si mihi tecum minus esset, quam est cum tuis omnibus,
id. Fam. 15, 10, 2.—Esse with certain prepp. and their cases (cf. also I. A. 2. 3. 4. supra).(α).Esse ab aliquo, to be of a person, to be the servant, disciple, adherent, partisan, etc., of:(β).es ne tu an non es ab illo milite e Macedonia?
do you belong to? Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 21:ab Andria est ancilla haec,
Ter. And. 3, 1, 3; 4, 4, 17:erat enim ab isto Aristotele,
Cic. de Or. 2, 38, 160:sed vide ne hoc, Scaevola, totum sit a me,
makes for me, id. de Or 1, 13, 55 (cf. ab, I. B. 3., II. B. 2. o.). —Esse pro aliquo, to be in favor of, make for:(γ).(judicia) partim nihil contra Habitum valere, partim etiam pro hoc esse,
Cic. Clu. 32, 88.—Esse ex aliqua re, to consist of, be made up of:4.(creticus) qui est ex longa et brevi et longa,
Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 183; cf.:duo extremi chorei sunt, id est, e singulis longis et brevibus,
id. Or. 63, 212:etsi temeritas ex tribus brevibus et longa est,
id. ib. 63, 214; 64, 215 (v. also 6. infra). —Euphem., in perf. tempp., of one who has died or a thing that has perished, to be no more, to be gone, departed, dead ( poet.):5.horresco misera, mentio quoties fit partionis: Ita paene tibi fuit Phronesium,
i. e. had almost died, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 92:nunc illud est, cum me fuisse quam esse nimio mavelim,
id. Capt. 3, 3, 1:sive erimus, seu nos fata fuisse velint,
Tib. 3, 5, 32:fuimus Troes, fuit Ilium et ingens Gloria Teucrorum,
Verg. A. 2, 325:certus in hospitibus non est amor: errat ut ipsi, Cumque nihil speres firmius esse, fuit,
Ov. H. 16, (17), 192.—Pregn., to be real or a fact, to be the case; so esp.: est, esto, it is even so, be it so, such is or let such be the case, granted, well, etc.:b.quid tibi vis dicam, nisi quod est?
Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 17:sunt ista, Laeli,
Cic. Lael. 2, 6:ista esse credere,
id. Tusc. 1, 6, 10: est vero, inquit, Africane, id. Fragm. ap. Lact. 1, 18:est ut dicis, inquam,
id. Fin. 3, 5, 19:sit quidem ut sex milia seminum intereant,
Col. 3, 3, 13:esto: ipse nihil est, nihil potest,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 15, 47; cf.:verum esto,
id. Fin. 2, 23, 75:esto,
Verg. A. 7, 313; 10, 67; Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 81; 1, 17, 37 al.—Hence,The connections est ut, ubi, cum, quod, or with a subject-clause, it happens or chances that, it is the case that, there is cause or reason why, there is a time when, it is allowed or permissible that, one may, etc.(α).Est ut, it is the case or fact, that, etc.:(β).sin est, ut velis Manere illam apud te, dos hic maneat,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 7 (8), 32:si est, ut dicat velle se, Redde,
id. Hec. 4, 1, 43:si est, culpam ut Antipho in se admiserit,
id. Phorm. 2, 1, 40:est, ut id maxime deceat,
Cic. Or. 59, 199:quando fuit, ut, quod licet, non liceret?
id. Cael. 20, 48:non est igitur, ut mirandum sit, ea praesentiri, etc.,
id. Div 1, 56, 128:non erat, ut fieri posset, mirarier umquam,
Lucr. 5, 979:futurum esse ut omnes pellerentur,
Caes. B. G. 1, 31:non est, ut copia major Ab Jove donari possit tibi,
Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 2:est ut viro vir latius ordinet Arbusta sulcis,
id. C. 3, 1, 9; Dig. 38, 7, 2.—Cf. esse after a neg., with quin:numquam est enim, quin aliquid memoriae tradere velimus,
Auct. Her. 3, 24, 40.—Also, est ut, there is reason, that, etc.:magis est ut ipse moleste ferat errasse se, quam ut, etc.,
Cic. Cael. 6, 14 fin.: ille erat ut odisset primum defensorem salutis meae, he had good reason for hating [p. 1799] id. Mil. 13, 35; cf.:quid erat cur Milo optaret,
id. ib. 13, 34:neque est ut putemus ignorari ea ab animalibus,
Plin. 18, 1, 1, § 3. —Est ubi, sometime or another, sometimes:(γ).erit, ubi te ulciscar, si vivo,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 26:est, ubi id isto modo valeat,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 8, 23.—Est cum, sometimes:(δ).est cum non est satius, si, etc.,
Auct. Her. 4, 26, 36.—Est quod, there is reason to, I have occasion:(ε).est quod visam domum,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 26:etsi magis est, quod gratuler tibi quam quod te rogem,
I have more reason to, Cic. Att. 16, 5, 2:est quod referam ad consilium: sin, etc.,
Liv. 30, 31, 9:quod timeas non est,
Ov. H. 19, 159:nil est illic quod moremur diutius,
Ter. Heaut. 4, 7, 6:non est quod multa loquamur,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 30.—Cf. with cur:non est cur eorum spes infragatur,
Cic. Or. 2, 6:nihil est cur,
id. Fam. 6, 20, 1.—Est, sit, etc., with infin. in Gr. constr., it is possible, is allowed, permitted, one may, etc. (mostly poet. and post-class.):(ζ).est quadam prodire tenus, si non datur ultra,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 32:Cato, R. R. prooem. § 1: scire est liberum Ingenium atque animum,
Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 42:nec non et Tityon terrae omniparentis alumnum Cernere erat,
Verg. A. 6, 596; 8, 676; Sil. 2, 413:neque est te fallere quicquam,
Verg. G. 4, 447:unde Plus haurire est,
Hor. S. 1, 2, 79:est Gaudia prodentem vultum celare,
id. ib. 2, 5, 103:quod versu dicere non est,
id. ib. 1, 5, 87:quod tangere non est,
Ov. M. 3, 478:quae verbo objecta, verbo negare sit,
Liv. 42, 41, 2 Weissenb. ad loc.:ut conjectare erat intentione vultus,
Tac. A. 16, 34:est videre argentea vasa,
id. G. 5; Val. Max. 2, 6, 8; v. Zumpt, Gram. § 227.— With dat.:ne tibi sit frigida saxa adire,
Prop. 1, 20, 13; Tib. 1, 6, 24 (32):tu procul a patria (nec sit mihi credere tantum!) Alpinas nives Me sine vides,
Verg. E. 10, 46:fuerit mihi eguisse aliquando amicitiae tuae,
Sall. J. 110, 3; Dig. 46, 3, 72, § 4.—In eo ease ut, etc., to be in a condition to reach the point that, to be possible, etc., to be about to, on the point of, etc. ( impers. or with res, etc., as subj.):6.cum jam in eo esset, ut in muros evaderet miles,
Liv. 2, 17, 5:si viderent in eo jam esse ut urbs caperetur,
id. 28, 22, 8:jamque in eo rem fore, ut Romani aut hostes aut domini habendi sint,
id. 8, 27, 3:cum res non in eo essent ut, etc.,
id. 33, 41, 9:non in eo esse Carthaginiensium res, ut, etc.,
id. 30, 19, 3; 34, 41. —With person. subj. (late Lat.):cum ab Ulixe adducta Iphigenia in eo esset, ut immolaretur,
Hyg. Fab. 261. —Like the Engl. to be, for to come, fall, reach, to have arrived, etc. (hence also with in and acc.):7. II.ecquid in mentem est tibi, Patrem tibi esse?
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 54:nam numero mi in mentem fuit,
id. Am. 1, 1, 26:ex eo tempore res esse in vadimonium coepit,
Cic. Quint. 5, 22:portus in praedonum fuisse potestatem sciatis,
id. Imp. Pomp. 12, 33:ut certior fieret, quo die in Tusculanum essem futurus,
id. Att. 15, 4, 2:qui neque in provinciam cum imperio fuerunt,
id. Fam. 8, 8, 8:quae ne in potestatem quidem populi Romani esset,
Liv. 2, 14, 4:nec prius militibus in conspectum fuisse,
Suet. Aug. 16:esse in amicitiam populi Romani dicionemque,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 20, 66; cf.:in eorum potestatem portum futurum,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 38, § 98; v. Gell. 1, 7, 16 sq.; Zumpt, Gram. § 316.—As a copula, to be any thing or in any manner.A.In gen.1.With an adj., subst., or pron.:2.et praeclara res est et sumus otiosi,
Cic. Lael. 5, 17:quod in homine multo est evidentius,
id. ib. 8, 27:sperare videor Scipionis et Laelii amicitiam notam posteritati fore,
id. ib. 4, 15:non sum ita hebes, ut istud dicam,
id. Tusc. 1, 6, 12:cum, ignorante rege, uter esset Orestes, Pylades Orestem se esse diceret, Orestes autem ita ut erat, Orestem se esse perseveraret,
id. Lael. 7, 24:consul autem esse qui potui? etc.,
id. Rep. 1, 6, 10:nos numerus sumus et fruges consumere nati,
are a mere number, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 27:pars non minima triumphi est victimae praecedentes,
Liv. 45, 49:nobile erit Romae pascua vestra forum,
Prop. 4 (5), 9, 20:sanguis erant lacrimae,
Luc. 9, 811:ego tu sum, tu es ego: unanimi sumus,
Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 49:tuos sum,
id. Bacch. 1, 1, 60: domus non ea est, quam parietes nostri cingunt, Cic. Rep. 1, 13, 19:is enim fueram, cui, etc.,
id. ib. 1, 4, 7.—Less freq. with adv. (esp. in colloq. language): Am. Satin' tu sanus es? Sos. Sic sum ut vides, Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 57:B.sic, inquit, est,
Cic. Rep. 1, 38, 60:est, inquit, ut dicis,
id. ib. 1, 40, 63:quod ita cum sit,
id. ib. 1, 45, 69:quia sunt haud procul ab hujus aetatis memoria,
id. ib. 1, 1, 1 B. and K.:nec vero habere virtutem satis est,
id. ib. 1, 2, 2: frustra id inceptum Volscis fuit. Liv. 2, 25:dato qui bene sit: ego, ubi bene sit, tibi locum lepidum dabo,
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 51:apud matrem recte est,
Cic. Att. 1, 7:cum in convivio comiter et jucunde fuisses,
id. Deiot. 7, 19:omnes hanc quaestionem haud remissius sperant futuram,
id. Rosc. Am. 5, 11:dicta impune erant,
Tac. A. 1, 72.—Esp.: facile alicubi (in aliqua re) esse, with pleasure, glad to be:quod in maritimis facillime sum,
Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 2:locum habeo nullum ubi facilius esse possum,
id. Att. 13, 26, 2 (on esse with an adverb, v. Haase ap. Reisig, Vorles. p. 394; cf. also bene under bonus fin.).—In partic.1.With gen. part., to be of, belong to a class, party, etc.:2.in republica ita est versatus, ut semper optimarum partium et esset et existimaretur,
Nep. Att. 6, 1:qui ejusdem civitatis fuit,
id. Them. 9, 1:qui Romanae partis erant, urbe excesserunt,
Liv. 35, 51, 7: ut aut amicorum aut inimicorum Campani simus;si defenditis, vestri, si deseritis, Samnitium erimus,
id. 7, 30, 9 sq. —With gen. or abl. denoting quality.(α).With gen.:(β).nimium me timidum, nullius animi, nullius consilii fuisse confiteor,
Cic. Sest. 16, 36:disputatio non mediocris contentionis est,
id. de Or. 1, 60, 257:magni judicii, summae etiam facultatis esse debebit,
id. Or. 21, 70:(virtus) nec tantarum virium est, ut se ipsa tueatur,
id. Tusc. 5, 1, 2; id. Fin. 5, 12, 36:Sulla gentis patriciae nobilis fuit,
Sall. J. 95, 3:summi ut sint laboris,
Caes. B. G. 4, 2:civitas magnae auctoritatis,
id. ib. 5, 54:refer, Cujus fortunae (sit),
Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 54:se nullius momenti apud exercitum futurum,
Nep. Alcib. 8, 4:qui ejusdem aetatis fuit,
id. ib. 11, 1:invicti ad laborem corporis erat,
Liv. 9, 16:nec magni certaminis ea dimicatio fuit,
id. 21, 60:somni brevissimi erat,
Suet. Claud. 33.—So of extent, number, etc.:classis centum navium,
Nep. Them. 2, 2; 2, 5:annus trecentarum sexaginta quinque dierum,
Suet. Caes. 40.—With abl.:3.bono animo es,
Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 4:jam aetate ea sum, ut, etc.,
id. Hec. 5, 1, 11:bellum varia victoria fuit,
Sall. J. 5, 1:L. Catilina nobili genere natus fuit magna vi et animi et corporis, set ingenio malo,
id. C. 5, 1:Sulla animo ingenti,
id. J. 95, 3:esse magna gratia,
Caes. B. G. 1, 8:tenuissima valetudine esse,
id. ib. 5, 40:si fuerit is injustus, timidus, hebeti ingenio atque nullo,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 15, 45:mira sum alacritate ad litigandum,
id. Att. 2, 7, 2:bono animo sint et tui et mei familiares,
id. Fam. 6, 18, 1:ut bono essent animo,
id. Rep. 1, 17, 29:ut uxores eodem jure sint quo viri,
id. ib. 1, 43, 67:qui capite et superciliis semper est rasis,
id. Rosc. Com. 7, 20:abi, quaere, unde domo quis, Cujus fortunae, quo sit patre quove patrono,
Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 54 (cf. I. A. 4. supra). —With gen. or abl. of price or value.(α).With gen.:(β). 4.pluris est oculatus testis quam auriti decem,
Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 8:videtur esse quantivis pretii,
Ter. And. 5, 2, 15:a me argentum, quanti (servus) est, sumito,
id. Ad. 5, 9, 20:si ullo in loco frumentum tanti fuit, quanti iste aestimavit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 84, § 194:ager nunc multo pluris est, quam tunc fuit,
id. Rosc. Com. 12, 33:ut quisque, quod plurimi sit, possideat, ita, etc.,
id. Par. 6, 2, 48:magni erunt mihi tuae litterae,
id. Fam. 15, 15, 4:parvi sunt foris arma, nisi, etc.,
id. Off. 1, 22, 76:an emat denario quod sit mille denarium,
id. ib. 3, 23, 92:parvi pretii est quod nihili est,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 4:mea mihi conscientia pluris est quam omnium sermo,
is worth more to me, weighs more with me, id. Att. 12, 28, 2:neque pluris pretii cocum quam vilicum habeo,
Sall. J. 85, 39:erat (agellus) centum milium nummum,
Plin. Ep. 6, 3, 1. —With gen. of possession, etc., it belongs, pertains to; or it is the part, property, nature, mark, sign, custom, or duty of, etc.(α).In gen.:(β).audiant eos, quorum summa est auctoritas apud, etc.,
who possess, Cic. Rep. 1, 7, 12:ea ut civitatis Rhodiorum essent,
Liv. 37, 55, 5:teneamus eum cursum, qui semper fuit optimi cujusque,
Cic. Rep. 1, 2, 3:quamobrem neque sapientis esse accipere habenas,
id. ib. 1, 5, 9; id. de Or. 2, 20, 86:sapientis est consilium explicare suum, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 81, 333:temeritas est florentis aetatis, prudentia senescentis,
id. Sen. 6, 20:est adulescentis majores natu vereri,
id. Off. 1, 34, 122:Aemilius, cujus tum fasces erant,
Liv. 8, 12, 13:tota tribuniciae potestatis erat,
id. 3, 48:alterius morientis prope totus exercitus fuit,
id. 22, 50:jam me Pompeii totum esse scis,
Cic. Fam. 2, 13, 2:hominum, non causarum, toti erant,
Liv. 3, 36:plebs novarum, ut solet, rerum atque Hannibalis tota esse,
were devoted to, favored, id. 23, 14:Dolopes numquam Aetolorum fuerant: Philippi erant,
id. 38, 3:Ptolemaeus propter aetatem alieni arbitrii erat,
id. 42, 29:est miserorum ut malevolentes sint,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 51:quod alterum divinitatis mihi cujusdam videtur,
Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 86:negavit moris esse Graecorum, ut, etc.,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 26, § 66:non est gravitatis ac sapientiae tuae, ferre immoderatius casum incommodorum tuorum,
id. Fam. 5, 16, 5:est hoc Gallicae consuetudinis, uti, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 4, 5.—Rarely with pronom. posses.:est tuum, Cato, videre quid agatur,
Cic. Mur. 38, 83:fuit meum quidem jam pridem rem publicam lugere,
id. Att. 12, 28, 2.—Esp., with gerundive, to denote tendency, effect, etc.:5.quae res evertendae rei publicae solerent esse,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 53, § 132:regium inperium, quod initio conservandae libertatis fuerat,
Sall. C. 6, 7:qui utilia ferrent, quaeque aequandae libertatis essent,
Liv. 3, 31, 7:ea prodendi imperii Romani, tradendae Hannibali victoriae esse,
id. 27, 9, 12:nihil tam aequandae libertatis esse quam potentissimum quemque posse dicere causam,
id. 38, 51, 8:frustrationem eam legis tollendae esse,
id. 3, 24, 1 Weissenb. ad loc.; 3, 39, 8; 5, 3, 5; 40, 29, 11.—With dat. of the end, object, purpose, etc.:6.vitam hanc rusticam tu probro et crimini putas esse oportere,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 17, 48:etiam quae esui potuique non sunt, contineri legato,
Dig. 33, 9, 3; Gell. 4, 1, 20:ut divites conferrent, qui essent oneri ferendo,
Liv. 2, 9:magis vis morbi curae esset, maxime quod, etc.,
id. 4, 21, 5:cum solvendo aere (i. e. aeri) alieno res publica non esset,
id. 31, 13:iniciuntur ea, quae umori extrahendo sunt,
Cels. 4, 10 fin. — Esp. in phrase solvendo esse, to be solvent, able to pay:tu nec solvendo eras,
Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 4:cum solvendo civitates non essent,
id. Fam. 3, 8, 2 (v. solvo).—With predicative dat. sing., denoting that which the subject is, becomes, appears to be, etc.(α).Without second dat. of pers.:(β).auxilio is fuit,
Plaut. Am. prol. 94:magis curae'st,
id. Bacch. 4, 10, 3; id. Curc. 4, 2, 15; id. As. 1, 3, 23; id. Capt. 5, 2, 13 sq.:cui bono fuerit,
Cic. Phil. 2, 14, 35:eo natus sum ut Jugurthae scelerum ostentui essem,
Sall. J. 24, 10: cupis me esse nequam;tamen ero frugi bonae,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 51:magnoque esse argumento, homines scire pleraque antequam nati sint, quod, etc.,
Cic. Sen. 21, 78:multi Indicioque sui facti persaepe fuere, Lucr 4, 1019: ejus rei ipsa verba formulae testimonio sunt,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 4, 11:haec res ad levandam annonam impedimento fuit,
Liv. 4, 13:cujus rei Demosthenes atque Aeschines possunt esse documento,
Quint. 7, 1, 2.—With second dat. of pers.:7.obsecro vos ego mi auxilio sitis,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 5; id. Ep. 5, 2, 11; id. Most. 1, 2, 68:ne quid Captioni mihi sit,
id. ib. 3, 3, 19:mihi cordi est,
id. Cist. 1, 1, 110:ubi eris damno molestiae et dedecori saepe fueris,
id. As. 3, 2, 25:metuo illaec mihi res ne malo magno fuat,
id. Mil. 2, 6, 12:nec Salus nobis saluti jam esse potest,
id. Most. 2, 1, 4:bono usui estis nulli,
id. Curc. 4, 2, 15:quae sint nobis morbo mortique,
Lucr. 6, 1095:quo magis quae agis curae sunt mihi,
Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 46:omitto innumerabiles viros, quorum singuli saluti huic civitati fuerunt,
Cic. Rep. 1, 1, 1: ut mihi magnae curae tuam vitam ac dignitatem esse scires, Anton. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 8, A fin.:accusant ei, quibus occidi patrem Sex. Roscii bono fuit,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 5, 13: haec tam parva [p. 1800] civitas praedae tibi et quaestui fuit, id. Verr. 2, 3, 37, § 85:ea dictitare, quae detrimento, maculae, invidiae, infamiae nobis omnibus esse possint,
id. ib. 2, 3, 62, §144: minus ea bella curae patribus erant, quam, etc.,
Liv. 35, 23, 1:sciant patribus aeque curae fuisse, ne, etc.,
id. 4, 7, 6:si hoc perinde curae est tibi quam illud mihi,
Plin. Ep. 6, 8, 9:quantaeque curae tibi fuit, ne quis, etc.,
id. Pan. 25, 3:quantae sit mihi curae,
id. Ep. 6, 8, 2:si judicibus ipsis aut gloriae damnatio rei aut deformitati futura absolutio,
Quint. 6, 1, 12.—Rarely with dat. gerund:nec tamen impedimento id rebus gerundis fuit,
Liv. 26, 24 (for a full account of this dative, v. Roby, Gram. 2, praef. pp. xxv.-lvi., and § 1158 sq.).—Esse ad aliquid, to be of use for, to serve for:8.vinum murteum est ad alvum crudam,
Cato, R. R. 125:completae naves taeda et pice reliquisque rebus quae sunt ad incendia,
Caes. B. C. 3, 101:valvae, quae olim ad ornandum templum erant maxime,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 56, § 124.—Id est or hoc est, with predic.-clause by way of explanatory addition, that is, that is to say; sometimes also with a climax in the sense, which is as much as to say, or which is the same thing:9.sed domum redeamus, id est ad nostros revertamur,
Cic. Brut. 46, 172:quodsi in scena, id est in contione verum valet, etc.,
id. Lael. 26, 97:meos amicos, in quibus est studium, in Graeciam mitto, id est ad Graecos ire jubeo,
id. Ac. 1, 2, 8:si Epicurum, id est si Democritum probarem,
id. ib. 1, 2, 6:ut (sapiens) aegritudine opprimatur, id est miseria,
id. Tusc. 3, 13, 27: a parte negotiali, hoc est pragmatikêi, Quint. 3, 7, 1:cum in bona tua invasero, hoc est, cum te docuero,
id. 8, 3, 89.—Poet., with Greek inf. pleonastically:2.esse dederat monumentum,
Verg. A. 5, 572 (cf.: dôke xeinêion einai, Hom. Il. 10, 269).sum = eum, Enn. ap. Fest., v. is.3.sum- in composition, for sub before m; v. sub fin. -
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māgnus, a, um (altind. mahánt-, griech. μέγας, gotisch mikils, ahd. mihhil), Compar. māior, us, Superl. māximus (māxumus), a, um, groß (Ggstz. parvus, parvulus, exiguus, minutus, minusculus), I) eig.: 1) von räuml. Größe, a) groß = weit, hoch, lang, insula, Cic.: mare (vgl. no. b), Sall.: maximum flumen, Curt. – navis magna (Ggstz. parva), Hor.: m. et pulchra domus, Cic.: oppidum maximum, Caes. – litterae (Buchstaben) maximae, Cic.: epistula maxima (Ggstz. minuscula, Cic. – quercus, hohe, Enn.: mons, Catull.: acervus, Cic. u. Verg. – magni membrorum artus, magna ossa, Verg.: magni crines, Spart.: capillus et barba magna, Varro: capillatior quam ante et barbā maiore, Cic.: maximā barbā et capillo, Cic. – nequam et m. homo, langer Mensch (Kerl), Lucil. 1221; vgl. im Doppelsinne qui scribis Priami proelia, m. homo es, Mart.: magnum me faciam, ich will mich groß machen, mich strecken, Plaut.: elephanti flumen transituri minimos antemittunt, ne maiorum ingressu alveum atterant, Solin. – m. Infin., maior videri, stattlicher anzuschauen (= ein höheres Wesen), Verg. Aen. 6, 49. – subst., incensae urbis in maius restitutio, Wiederaufbau u. Vergrößerung, Iustin.: reficere in melius et in maius, verbessern (verschönern) u. vergrößern, Plin. ep. – b) insbes., von angeschwollenen Gewässern, groß = hoch, hochgehend, aquae magnae bis eo anno fuerunt, Liv.: mare (μεγάλη θάλαττα), Lucr. u. Sall. (vgl. oben no. a). – magnus fluens Nilus, Verg. georg. 3, 28: u. so prout ille (Nilus) magnus influxit aut parcior, Sen. nat. qu. 4, 2, 2 (vgl. Thuc. 2, 5, 2 ὁ Ἀσωπος ποταμος εῤῥύη μέγας).
2) v. numerischer Größe, a) = der Zahl, Menge, numerischen Stärke, dem Gewichte nach groß, bedeutend beträchtlich, bei Kollektiven auch = viel, zahlreich, frumenti magnus, maximus numerus, Caes.u. Cic., quam maximus numerus, Caes.: copia pabuli, Caes.: pecunia, Nep.: maiore pecuniā opus erat, Liv.: pecunia mutua, Cic.: magnas pecunias in provincia collocatas habere, Cic.: maximum pondus auri, magnum numerum frumenti, vim mellis maximam exportasse, Cic. – multitudo peditatus, Caes.: populus, Verg. u. Plin. ep.: magno cum comitatu, Caes.: parato magno potius quam ingenti exercitu, Vopisc.: maior frequentiorque legatio, Liv.: pars, ein großer Teil, d.i. sehr viele, Cic.: magnā parte veterum militum dimissā, Liv.: maior pars, Caes.: maxima pars hominum, Hor.: dah. magnā parte, großenteils, maximā parte, größtenteils, Sall. u. Liv.: so auch magnam u. maximam partem, Cic. u. Caes. – Genet. subst., magni, um vieles, viel, magni refert, Lucr.: magni interest, Cic. – b) v. numerischen Werte = hoch, bedeutend, erheblich, beträchtlich, kostspielig, kostbar, ornatus muliebris pretii maioris, Cic.: operibus pretium maius invenire, Phaedr.: hominem maximi pretii esse, viel Geld wert, d.i. sehr brauchbar, Ter. – quaestus magnus et evidens (Ggstz. qu. minimus et sordidus), Auct. b. Alex.: magna munera et maiora promissa, Sall.: cultus maior censu, Hor.: cultus maximi, Flor. – dah. der Abl. u. Genet. magno u. magni als Bestimmung des Wertes, hoch, teuer (sehr selten maioris, höher, teuerer, maximi, am höchsten, sehr hoch, wofür gew. pluris u. plurimi stehen), magno emere, vendere, conducere, Cic.: magno constare, Plin. ep.: magno (sc. constat) hospitium miserabile, Iuven.: magno illi stetit victoria, übtr. = kam ihm teuer zu stehen, kostete viel Blut, Liv.: multo maioris alapae mecum veneunt, Phaedr. – v. inneren Werte, magni aestimare, α) = hochschätzen, Cic.: häufiger magno aestimare, Cic. u.a. β) = für von hohem Werte-, für wichtig halten, Flor.: so auch magni existimare, Nep.: magni, maximi facere, Komik., Cic. u.a. – magni esse, α) = viel gelten, apud alqm, Cic. β) von hohem Werte-, von Wichtigkeit sein, Nep. 3) v. dynamischer Größe, a) v. Naturkräften, stark, heftig, vis solis, Lucr.: ventus, Plaut.: flatus (ventorum) maiore illati pondere incursuque, Plin. – b) v. Eindrücken auf das Gehör, groß = stark, laut, vox (Ggstz. parva, schwache), Cic.: clamor, Cic.: stridor, murmur, Verg.: maior sonus, Curt. – poet. neutr. Sing. adverb., magnum clamare, laut rufen, Plaut.: magnum sonare, Mela: magna sonare, Acc. fr.: exclamare maius, Cic. Tusc. 2, 56: maximum exclamare, Plaut.
II) übtr.: A) v. der Größe der Zeit: 1) von der Zeitdauer, groß, beträchtlich (an Zahl der Tage; Ggstz. brevis) = lang, annus, Verg.: anni, Lucr.: menses, Verg. – insbes., annus, das große Weltjahr, Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 51 u. Cic. fr. b. Tac. dial. 16. – magno tempore, in langer Zeit, Petron. u. Iustin.: magno post tempore, nach langer Zeit, Iustin.
2) vom früheren, höheren Alter: a) früh, hoch, cum esset magno natu, von hohem Alter, bejahrt, Nep.: magno natu principes, Liv.: filius maximo natu, Nep.- maior patria, das frühere, ältere Vaterland, von Karthago = die Mutterstadt, Curt. 4, 3 (15), 22. – b) insbes., v. Pers., im Compar. u. Superl., mit u. ohne natu od. annis, der ältere, der älteste, α) v. Lebensalter: maior natu (Ggstz. aequalis, gleichalterig), Suet.: natu maior frater, Cic.: maximus natu e filiis, Liv.: una e multis, maxima natu, Pyrgo, Verg.: ebenso maior, maximus aevo, Ov. – virgo minor quam annos sex, maior quam annos decem nata, Gell.: liberi maiores iam quindecim annos nati, Liv.: u. ohne quam annos natus maior quadraginta, Cic.: non maior quinquaginta annis, Liv.: ne sint (feminae equi) minores trimae, maiores decem annorum, Varro: obsides non minores octonum denum annorum, neu maiores quinum quadragenum, Liv. Vgl. Weißenb. Liv. 38, 38, 15. – annos nata est sedecim, non maior, nicht älter, nicht drüber, Ter. – versch. bei Angabe des Unterschieds des Alters, biennio quam nos fortasse maior, Cic. – absol., frater maior, Ter.: ex duobus filiis maior, Caes.: Ser. Sulpicio maior (filia), minor Licinio Stoloni (nupta) erat, Liv.: maior Neronum, Hor.: sororum maxima, Ov.: maior erus, der alte Herr, Hausherr, der Alte (Ggstz. minor e.), Plaut.: Gelo maximus stirpis, Liv.: virgo Vestalis maxima u. virgo maxima, s. Vestālisu. virgo. – subst., maior, f., eine Ältere, ut nubere vellet maior iuniori (einen Jüngeren), Apul. apol. 27. – maiores natu, die älteren Leute, die Alten, Cic. u.a., u. insbes., die Alten = der Senat, Liv. – auch bl. maiores = die Älteren, die Alten, Hor.: u. die Erwachsenen (Ggstz. pueri), Varro LL. 9, 16. – als jurist. t. t., maior, mündig, der Mündige (Ggstz. minor), ICt. – bei Ausdrücken der Verwandtschaft bezeichnet magnus den vierten, maior den fünften u. maximus den sechsten Grad, wie avunculus magnus, maior, maximus, s. avunculus, amita u. dgl. – β) v. Zeitalter: Cyrus maior, Lact. 4, 5, 7: quaerere, uter maior aetate fuerit, Homerus an Hesiodus, non magis ad rem pertinet quam scire, cum minor Hecuba fuerit quam Helena, quare tam male tulerit aetatem, Sen. ep. 88, 6. – bes. subst., maiores, die Vorfahren, Ahnen, Cic. u.a.: u. dass. maiores natu, Nep.: maiores auch von einem Vorfahren, Ahnen, Varro r. r. (v. Stolo) u. Cic. (v. Appius).
B) von Umfang, Bedeutung, Geltung, Wichtigkeit menschlicher Verhältnisse aller Art = groß, bedeutend, beträchtlich, ansehnlich, wichtig, oft wie bedeutend, mit dem Nbbegr. des Schwierigen, Gefahrvollen (Ggstz. parvus), 1) im allg.: magni u. maximi ludi, die großen, die ältesten Spiele in Rom, jährlich am 7. Sept. gefeiert, Cic. – mercatura, ein großer, ausgebreiteter Handel (Ggstz. m. tenuis), Cic.: magna et ampla negotia, Cic.: magnae parvaeque res (Taten), Enn.: magnae res (Angelegenheiten), Tac.: maiores res appetere, nach höheren Dingen streben, Nep. – testimonium, ein ansehnliches, ehrenvolles, Cic.: causa, Cic.: magnae et graves causae, Plin. ep.: iudicium, Cic.: magno casu accĭdit, durch einen wichtigen Umstand, besonderen Glücksfall, Caes.: ebenso magnae fuit fortunae, Caes.: aber saepe parvis momentis magni casus intercedunt, bedeutende Wechselfälle des Glücks, Caes.: ebenso res magnum habet casum (Risiko), Planc. in Cic. ep. – m. dem Nbbgr. des Schwierigen, magnum opus et arduum, Cic.; vgl. id magnum et arduum est, Cic.; u. quod eo maius est illi (schwieriger für ihn), Cic.: magnum quoddam est onus atque munus, Cic.: bellum m. atque difficile, m. et atrox, Cic. u. Sall. – v. wichtigen u. gefahrvollen Zeiten, dringend, rei publicae magnum aliquod tempus, Cic.: maxima rei publicae tempora, die Zeiten der dringendsten Gefahr, griech. μέγιστοι καιροί, Cic. – magnum est (es ist eine große, schwierige Aufgabe, es gehört viel dazu) m. Infin., zB. magnum est efficere, ut quis intellegat, quid sit illud verum, Cic. Acad. 1, 7: eicere nos magnum fuit, excludere facile est, Cic. ep. 14, 3, 2: so auch quod si magnum putarem caducum deicere, Apul. apol. 35. p. 56, 1 Kr. – m. 2. Supin., haud magna memoratu res est, Liv. 38, 29, 3. – parenthet., quod maius est, was noch mehr sagen will, Cic.: ebenso quod maximum est, Plaut. – neutr. pl. subst., magna curant di, parva neglegunt, Cic.: ut alia magna et egregia tua omittam, Sall.: u. im Compar., multo maiora et meliora fecit, Cic.: maiora concupiscere, zu hoch hinauswollen, Nep.: maiora moliri in urbe, Suet.: im Superl., illa maxima atque amplissima, Cic. – poet v. Jahre u. den Jahreszeiten, bedeutend dem Ertrage nach, sehr fruchtbar, annus, Stat. u. Lucan.: maior autumnus, Mart.
2) v. der Größe der menschl. Stellung, a) der Macht, dem Vermögen nach groß, hochstehend, angesehen, mächtig, reich, maior invidiā, über den Neid erhaben, Hor.: maior reprensis, über die Getadelten erhaben, Hor. – v. mächtigen Personen u. Staaten, propter summam nobilitatem et singularem potentiam magnus erat, Cic.: potentior et maior, im Besitz von mehr Macht u. Ansehen, Nep.: m. adiutor, Hor.: Iuppiter, manus Iovis, Hor.: Iuppiter optimus maximus (der allmächtige), Cic.: praetor maximus (in den ältesten Zeiten = Diktator), Liv.: sacerdos, der ehrwürdige, Verg.: tellure marique magnus, Hor.: homo summae potentiae et magnae cognationis, Caes.: civitas magna atque opulenta, oppidum m. atque valens, Sall.: maximam hanc rem (Staat) fecerunt, Liv. – v. Vornehmen u. Reichen, magni pueri magnis e centurionibus orti, Hor.: m. pater, eques, Hor. – subst., nulla aut magno aut parvo fuga leti, Hor.: cum magnis vixisse, Hor.: maiorum fames, Hor.: Ggstz., adversus minores humanitas, adversus maiores reverentia, Sen.: maximi imique, die Höchsten u. Niedrigsten, Sen. – b) dem Talente, der Geschicklichkeit, den Verdiensten nach, α) groß, angesehen, achtungswert, geschickt u. dgl., o magnum hominem! Cic.: nemo vir magnus sine aliquo afflatu divino umquam fuit, Cic.: magnus hoc bello Themistocles fuit, nec minor in pace, Nep.: oft verb. magnus et clarus, clarus et magnus, Cic. u.a. (s. Fabri Sall. Cat. 53, 2). – als Beiname, Pompeius Magnus, Alexander Magnus, Cic. u.a.: Plur., Magnos et Felices et Augustos diximus, wir haben den einen den Großen, den anderen den Glücklichen, den dritten den Erlauchten genannt, Sen. de clem. 1, 14, 2. – β) im üblen Sinne, groß in Verschlagenheit usw., durch trieben, fur, Cic.: nebulo, Ter. – prägn. = zu groß, Alexander orbi (für den Erdkreis) magnus est, Alexandro orbis angustus (zu eng), Sen. suas. 1, 3.
3) von intensiver Stärke: a) menschlicher Lebens-und Gemütszustände, groß, gewaltig, auffallend, schwer, stark, heftig, arg, labor, Hor.: morbus, Cels.: morbus maior, die größere, gewaltigere (v. der Epilepsie), Cels. (vgl. Apul. apol. 50): periculum, Caes.: gratia, Caes. (vgl. gratia). – infamia, Cic.: opprobrium, Hor.: magno sit animo (Mut), Caes.; vgl. corpore maior spiritus (Mut) et incessus, Hor.: virtus, Caes.: multo maior alacritas studiumque pugnandi, Caes.: maiore eloquentiā, gravitate, studio, contentione, Cic. – spes, Nep.: gaudium, Sall.: voluptas, Ter.: dolor, Caes. – vitium, peccatum, Hor.: adulteria, inimicitiae, auffallende, Aufsehen erregende, Tac. (s. Heräus Tac. hist. 1, 2, 11): maius malum est hoc, Sen. – Compar. subst., nihil maius minari posse, quam etc., nichts Schlimmeres, Sen. – bes. in maius, ins zu Große = größer, als es ist, als nötig ist, vergrößernd, übertrieben, übermäßig, bei den Verben extollere (verbis), celebrare, componere u.a., b. Sall., Liv., Hor. u.a. (s. Fabri Sall. Iug. 73, 5 u. Liv. 21, 32, 7): so auch in maius ferri, nuntiari, vergrößert, übertrieben werden, Liv. u. Tac.: in maius credi, für schlimmer, ärger gehalten werden, Tac.: in maius augere desiderium, Iustin. – b) des Ausdrucks, stark, gewaltig, übertrieben, verba magna, quae rei augendae causā conquirantur, Liv.: magnis sermonibus res secundas celebrare, d.i. viel Redens und Aufhebens machen von usw., Liv.: magnae minae, Cic.: magna illa consulum imperia, strenge, Sall.
4) von der Größe der Gesinnung, der Gemüts-und Denkart, a) im guten Sinne, groß, stark, hoch, hochherzig, fuit et animo magno et corpore, Nep.: animo magno fortique sis, Cic.: quemquam stabili et firmo et magno animo (quem fortem virum dicimus) effici posse, Cic.; vgl. mens maior humanā, Sil.: magno pectore praesentit curas, Verg. – u. übtr., von der Person selbst, groß, hochherzig, edel, amice magne, Cur. in Cic. ep.: animo magnus, maior imperio, Plin.: quo quis maior, magis est placabilis irae, et faciles motus mens generosa capit, Ov.: vgl. nihil magno et praeclaro viro dignius placabilitate, Cic. – b) im üblen Sinne, hochfahrend, stolz, omnibus nobis ut dant res sese, ita magni atque humiles sumus, Ter. – u. in bezug auf die Rede, groß = hochfahrend, großprahlerisch, lingua (wie μεγάλη γλῶσσα), Hor.: magna verba (wie μεγάλοι λόγοι), Verg., Sen. u.a.: maxima verba, Prop. – dixerat ille aliquid magnum, hatte große Reden geführt, sehr geprahlt, Verg. – ebenso subst., magna loqui, magna magnifice loqui (wie μέγα εἰπειν, μέγα μυθεισθαι, μεγάλα λέγειν), Ov. u. Tibull.; vgl. Passerat. Prop. 2, 19, 71. Mitscherl. Hor. carm. 4, 6, 2. Broukh. Tibull. 2, 6, 11.
5) von der Größe der Geistesanlagen, groß, hoch, erhaben, ingenium, Cic.: indoles, Hor., Stat. u.a. (s. Markl. Stat. silv. 3, 3, 68. p. 279 ed. Dresd.).
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māgnus, a, um (altind. mahánt-, griech. μέγας, gotisch mikils, ahd. mihhil), Compar. māior, us, Superl. māximus (māxumus), a, um, groß (Ggstz. parvus, parvulus, exiguus, minutus, minusculus), I) eig.: 1) von räuml. Größe, a) groß = weit, hoch, lang, insula, Cic.: mare (vgl. no. b), Sall.: maximum flumen, Curt. – navis magna (Ggstz. parva), Hor.: m. et pulchra domus, Cic.: oppidum maximum, Caes. – litterae (Buchstaben) maximae, Cic.: epistula maxima (Ggstz. minuscula, Cic. – quercus, hohe, Enn.: mons, Catull.: acervus, Cic. u. Verg. – magni membrorum artus, magna ossa, Verg.: magni crines, Spart.: capillus et barba magna, Varro: capillatior quam ante et barbā maiore, Cic.: maximā barbā et capillo, Cic. – nequam et m. homo, langer Mensch (Kerl), Lucil. 1221; vgl. im Doppelsinne qui scribis Priami proelia, m. homo es, Mart.: magnum me faciam, ich will mich groß machen, mich strecken, Plaut.: elephanti flumen transituri minimos antemittunt, ne maiorum ingressu alveum atterant, Solin. – m. Infin., maior videri, stattlicher anzuschauen (= ein höheres Wesen), Verg. Aen. 6, 49. – subst., incensae urbis in maius restitutio, Wiederaufbau u. Vergrößerung, Iustin.: reficere in melius et in maius, verbessern (verschönern) u. vergrößern, Plin. ep. – b) insbes., von angeschwollenen Gewässern, groß = hoch, hochgehend, aquae————magnae bis eo anno fuerunt, Liv.: mare (μεγάλη θάλαττα), Lucr. u. Sall. (vgl. oben no. a). – magnus fluens Nilus, Verg. georg. 3, 28: u. so prout ille (Nilus) magnus influxit aut parcior, Sen. nat. qu. 4, 2, 2 (vgl. Thuc. 2, 5, 2 ὁ Ἀσωπος ποταμος εῤῥύη μέγας).2) v. numerischer Größe, a) = der Zahl, Menge, numerischen Stärke, dem Gewichte nach groß, bedeutend beträchtlich, bei Kollektiven auch = viel, zahlreich, frumenti magnus, maximus numerus, Caes.u. Cic., quam maximus numerus, Caes.: copia pabuli, Caes.: pecunia, Nep.: maiore pecuniā opus erat, Liv.: pecunia mutua, Cic.: magnas pecunias in provincia collocatas habere, Cic.: maximum pondus auri, magnum numerum frumenti, vim mellis maximam exportasse, Cic. – multitudo peditatus, Caes.: populus, Verg. u. Plin. ep.: magno cum comitatu, Caes.: parato magno potius quam ingenti exercitu, Vopisc.: maior frequentiorque legatio, Liv.: pars, ein großer Teil, d.i. sehr viele, Cic.: magnā parte veterum militum dimissā, Liv.: maior pars, Caes.: maxima pars hominum, Hor.: dah. magnā parte, großenteils, maximā parte, größtenteils, Sall. u. Liv.: so auch magnam u. maximam partem, Cic. u. Caes. – Genet. subst., magni, um vieles, viel, magni refert, Lucr.: magni interest, Cic. – b) v. numerischen Werte = hoch, bedeutend, erheblich, beträchtlich, kostspielig, kostbar, ornatus muliebris pretii maioris,————Cic.: operibus pretium maius invenire, Phaedr.: hominem maximi pretii esse, viel Geld wert, d.i. sehr brauchbar, Ter. – quaestus magnus et evidens (Ggstz. qu. minimus et sordidus), Auct. b. Alex.: magna munera et maiora promissa, Sall.: cultus maior censu, Hor.: cultus maximi, Flor. – dah. der Abl. u. Genet. magno u. magni als Bestimmung des Wertes, hoch, teuer (sehr selten maioris, höher, teuerer, maximi, am höchsten, sehr hoch, wofür gew. pluris u. plurimi stehen), magno emere, vendere, conducere, Cic.: magno constare, Plin. ep.: magno (sc. constat) hospitium miserabile, Iuven.: magno illi stetit victoria, übtr. = kam ihm teuer zu stehen, kostete viel Blut, Liv.: multo maioris alapae mecum veneunt, Phaedr. – v. inneren Werte, magni aestimare, α) = hochschätzen, Cic.: häufiger magno aestimare, Cic. u.a. β) = für von hohem Werte-, für wichtig halten, Flor.: so auch magni existimare, Nep.: magni, maximi facere, Komik., Cic. u.a. – magni esse, α) = viel gelten, apud alqm, Cic. β) von hohem Werte-, von Wichtigkeit sein, Nep. 3) v. dynamischer Größe, a) v. Naturkräften, stark, heftig, vis solis, Lucr.: ventus, Plaut.: flatus (ventorum) maiore illati pondere incursuque, Plin. – b) v. Eindrücken auf das Gehör, groß = stark, laut, vox (Ggstz. parva, schwache), Cic.: clamor, Cic.: stridor, murmur, Verg.: maior sonus, Curt. – poet. neutr. Sing. adverb., magnum————clamare, laut rufen, Plaut.: magnum sonare, Mela: magna sonare, Acc. fr.: exclamare maius, Cic. Tusc. 2, 56: maximum exclamare, Plaut.II) übtr.: A) v. der Größe der Zeit: 1) von der Zeitdauer, groß, beträchtlich (an Zahl der Tage; Ggstz. brevis) = lang, annus, Verg.: anni, Lucr.: menses, Verg. – insbes., annus, das große Weltjahr, Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 51 u. Cic. fr. b. Tac. dial. 16. – magno tempore, in langer Zeit, Petron. u. Iustin.: magno post tempore, nach langer Zeit, Iustin.2) vom früheren, höheren Alter: a) früh, hoch, cum esset magno natu, von hohem Alter, bejahrt, Nep.: magno natu principes, Liv.: filius maximo natu, Nep.- maior patria, das frühere, ältere Vaterland, von Karthago = die Mutterstadt, Curt. 4, 3 (15), 22. – b) insbes., v. Pers., im Compar. u. Superl., mit u. ohne natu od. annis, der ältere, der älteste, α) v. Lebensalter: maior natu (Ggstz. aequalis, gleichalterig), Suet.: natu maior frater, Cic.: maximus natu e filiis, Liv.: una e multis, maxima natu, Pyrgo, Verg.: ebenso maior, maximus aevo, Ov. – virgo minor quam annos sex, maior quam annos decem nata, Gell.: liberi maiores iam quindecim annos nati, Liv.: u. ohne quam annos natus maior quadraginta, Cic.: non maior quinquaginta annis, Liv.: ne sint (feminae equi) minores trimae, maiores decem annorum, Varro: obsides non minores octonum denum annorum, neu————maiores quinum quadragenum, Liv. Vgl. Weißenb. Liv. 38, 38, 15. – annos nata est sedecim, non maior, nicht älter, nicht drüber, Ter. – versch. bei Angabe des Unterschieds des Alters, biennio quam nos fortasse maior, Cic. – absol., frater maior, Ter.: ex duobus filiis maior, Caes.: Ser. Sulpicio maior (filia), minor Licinio Stoloni (nupta) erat, Liv.: maior Neronum, Hor.: sororum maxima, Ov.: maior erus, der alte Herr, Hausherr, der Alte (Ggstz. minor e.), Plaut.: Gelo maximus stirpis, Liv.: virgo Vestalis maxima u. virgo maxima, s. Vestalis u. virgo. – subst., maior, f., eine Ältere, ut nubere vellet maior iuniori (einen Jüngeren), Apul. apol. 27. – maiores natu, die älteren Leute, die Alten, Cic. u.a., u. insbes., die Alten = der Senat, Liv. – auch bl. maiores = die Älteren, die Alten, Hor.: u. die Erwachsenen (Ggstz. pueri), Varro LL. 9, 16. – als jurist. t. t., maior, mündig, der Mündige (Ggstz. minor), ICt. – bei Ausdrücken der Verwandtschaft bezeichnet magnus den vierten, maior den fünften u. maximus den sechsten Grad, wie avunculus magnus, maior, maximus, s. avunculus, amita u. dgl. – β) v. Zeitalter: Cyrus maior, Lact. 4, 5, 7: quaerere, uter maior aetate fuerit, Homerus an Hesiodus, non magis ad rem pertinet quam scire, cum minor Hecuba fuerit quam Helena, quare tam male tulerit aetatem, Sen. ep. 88, 6. – bes. subst., maiores, die Vorfahren, Ahnen, Cic. u.a.: u. dass.————maiores natu, Nep.: maiores auch von einem Vorfahren, Ahnen, Varro r. r. (v. Stolo) u. Cic. (v. Appius).B) von Umfang, Bedeutung, Geltung, Wichtigkeit menschlicher Verhältnisse aller Art = groß, bedeutend, beträchtlich, ansehnlich, wichtig, oft wie bedeutend, mit dem Nbbegr. des Schwierigen, Gefahrvollen (Ggstz. parvus), 1) im allg.: magni u. maximi ludi, die großen, die ältesten Spiele in Rom, jährlich am 7. Sept. gefeiert, Cic. – mercatura, ein großer, ausgebreiteter Handel (Ggstz. m. tenuis), Cic.: magna et ampla negotia, Cic.: magnae parvaeque res (Taten), Enn.: magnae res (Angelegenheiten), Tac.: maiores res appetere, nach höheren Dingen streben, Nep. – testimonium, ein ansehnliches, ehrenvolles, Cic.: causa, Cic.: magnae et graves causae, Plin. ep.: iudicium, Cic.: magno casu accĭdit, durch einen wichtigen Umstand, besonderen Glücksfall, Caes.: ebenso magnae fuit fortunae, Caes.: aber saepe parvis momentis magni casus intercedunt, bedeutende Wechselfälle des Glücks, Caes.: ebenso res magnum habet casum (Risiko), Planc. in Cic. ep. – m. dem Nbbgr. des Schwierigen, magnum opus et arduum, Cic.; vgl. id magnum et arduum est, Cic.; u. quod eo maius est illi (schwieriger für ihn), Cic.: magnum quoddam est onus atque munus, Cic.: bellum m. atque difficile, m. et atrox, Cic. u. Sall. – v. wichtigen u. gefahrvollen Zeiten, dringend, rei publicae ma-————gnum aliquod tempus, Cic.: maxima rei publicae tempora, die Zeiten der dringendsten Gefahr, griech. μέγιστοι καιροί, Cic. – magnum est (es ist eine große, schwierige Aufgabe, es gehört viel dazu) m. Infin., zB. magnum est efficere, ut quis intellegat, quid sit illud verum, Cic. Acad. 1, 7: eicere nos magnum fuit, excludere facile est, Cic. ep. 14, 3, 2: so auch quod si magnum putarem caducum deicere, Apul. apol. 35. p. 56, 1 Kr. – m. 2. Supin., haud magna memoratu res est, Liv. 38, 29, 3. – parenthet., quod maius est, was noch mehr sagen will, Cic.: ebenso quod maximum est, Plaut. – neutr. pl. subst., magna curant di, parva neglegunt, Cic.: ut alia magna et egregia tua omittam, Sall.: u. im Compar., multo maiora et meliora fecit, Cic.: maiora concupiscere, zu hoch hinauswollen, Nep.: maiora moliri in urbe, Suet.: im Superl., illa maxima atque amplissima, Cic. – poet v. Jahre u. den Jahreszeiten, bedeutend dem Ertrage nach, sehr fruchtbar, annus, Stat. u. Lucan.: maior autumnus, Mart.2) v. der Größe der menschl. Stellung, a) der Macht, dem Vermögen nach groß, hochstehend, angesehen, mächtig, reich, maior invidiā, über den Neid erhaben, Hor.: maior reprensis, über die Getadelten erhaben, Hor. – v. mächtigen Personen u. Staaten, propter summam nobilitatem et singularem potentiam magnus erat, Cic.: potentior et maior, im————Besitz von mehr Macht u. Ansehen, Nep.: m. adiutor, Hor.: Iuppiter, manus Iovis, Hor.: Iuppiter optimus maximus (der allmächtige), Cic.: praetor maximus (in den ältesten Zeiten = Diktator), Liv.: sacerdos, der ehrwürdige, Verg.: tellure marique magnus, Hor.: homo summae potentiae et magnae cognationis, Caes.: civitas magna atque opulenta, oppidum m. atque valens, Sall.: maximam hanc rem (Staat) fecerunt, Liv. – v. Vornehmen u. Reichen, magni pueri magnis e centurionibus orti, Hor.: m. pater, eques, Hor. – subst., nulla aut magno aut parvo fuga leti, Hor.: cum magnis vixisse, Hor.: maiorum fames, Hor.: Ggstz., adversus minores humanitas, adversus maiores reverentia, Sen.: maximi imique, die Höchsten u. Niedrigsten, Sen. – b) dem Talente, der Geschicklichkeit, den Verdiensten nach, α) groß, angesehen, achtungswert, geschickt u. dgl., o magnum hominem! Cic.: nemo vir magnus sine aliquo afflatu divino umquam fuit, Cic.: magnus hoc bello Themistocles fuit, nec minor in pace, Nep.: oft verb. magnus et clarus, clarus et magnus, Cic. u.a. (s. Fabri Sall. Cat. 53, 2). – als Beiname, Pompeius Magnus, Alexander Magnus, Cic. u.a.: Plur., Magnos et Felices et Augustos diximus, wir haben den einen den Großen, den anderen den Glücklichen, den dritten den Erlauchten genannt, Sen. de clem. 1, 14, 2. – β) im üblen Sinne, groß in Verschlagenheit usw., durch-————trieben, fur, Cic.: nebulo, Ter. – prägn. = zu groß, Alexander orbi (für den Erdkreis) magnus est, Alexandro orbis angustus (zu eng), Sen. suas. 1, 3.3) von intensiver Stärke: a) menschlicher Lebens- und Gemütszustände, groß, gewaltig, auffallend, schwer, stark, heftig, arg, labor, Hor.: morbus, Cels.: morbus maior, die größere, gewaltigere (v. der Epilepsie), Cels. (vgl. Apul. apol. 50): periculum, Caes.: gratia, Caes. (vgl. gratia). – infamia, Cic.: opprobrium, Hor.: magno sit animo (Mut), Caes.; vgl. corpore maior spiritus (Mut) et incessus, Hor.: virtus, Caes.: multo maior alacritas studiumque pugnandi, Caes.: maiore eloquentiā, gravitate, studio, contentione, Cic. – spes, Nep.: gaudium, Sall.: voluptas, Ter.: dolor, Caes. – vitium, peccatum, Hor.: adulteria, inimicitiae, auffallende, Aufsehen erregende, Tac. (s. Heräus Tac. hist. 1, 2, 11): maius malum est hoc, Sen. – Compar. subst., nihil maius minari posse, quam etc., nichts Schlimmeres, Sen. – bes. in maius, ins zu Große = größer, als es ist, als nötig ist, vergrößernd, übertrieben, übermäßig, bei den Verben extollere (verbis), celebrare, componere u.a., b. Sall., Liv., Hor. u.a. (s. Fabri Sall. Iug. 73, 5 u. Liv. 21, 32, 7): so auch in maius ferri, nuntiari, vergrößert, übertrieben werden, Liv. u. Tac.: in maius credi, für schlimmer, ärger gehalten werden, Tac.: in maius augere desiderium, Iustin. – b) des Ausdrucks, stark,————gewaltig, übertrieben, verba magna, quae rei augendae causā conquirantur, Liv.: magnis sermonibus res secundas celebrare, d.i. viel Redens und Aufhebens machen von usw., Liv.: magnae minae, Cic.: magna illa consulum imperia, strenge, Sall.4) von der Größe der Gesinnung, der Gemüts- und Denkart, a) im guten Sinne, groß, stark, hoch, hochherzig, fuit et animo magno et corpore, Nep.: animo magno fortique sis, Cic.: quemquam stabili et firmo et magno animo (quem fortem virum dicimus) effici posse, Cic.; vgl. mens maior humanā, Sil.: magno pectore praesentit curas, Verg. – u. übtr., von der Person selbst, groß, hochherzig, edel, amice magne, Cur. in Cic. ep.: animo magnus, maior imperio, Plin.: quo quis maior, magis est placabilis irae, et faciles motus mens generosa capit, Ov.: vgl. nihil magno et praeclaro viro dignius placabilitate, Cic. – b) im üblen Sinne, hochfahrend, stolz, omnibus nobis ut dant res sese, ita magni atque humiles sumus, Ter. – u. in bezug auf die Rede, groß = hochfahrend, großprahlerisch, lingua (wie μεγάλη γλῶσσα), Hor.: magna verba (wie μεγάλοι λόγοι), Verg., Sen. u.a.: maxima verba, Prop. – dixerat ille aliquid magnum, hatte große Reden geführt, sehr geprahlt, Verg. – ebenso subst., magna loqui, magna magnifice loqui (wie μέγα εἰπειν, μέγα μυθεισθαι, μεγάλα λέγειν), Ov. u. Tibull.; vgl. Passerat. Prop. 2, 19, 71.————Mitscherl. Hor. carm. 4, 6, 2. Broukh. Tibull. 2, 6, 11.5) von der Größe der Geistesanlagen, groß, hoch, erhaben, ingenium, Cic.: indoles, Hor., Stat. u.a. (s. Markl. Stat. silv. 3, 3, 68. p. 279 ed. Dresd.). -
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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.):(β).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.—Referring to things and places, over against (it), opposite (to it), on the opposite side (mostly post-Aug.):b.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.—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:(β).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.—Of things:2.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.—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.:(β).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.—In post-Aug. prose (very rare):3.at si aquae et ejus rei quam contra pensabis par pondus erit, nec pessum ibit, nec exstabit, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—Of reciprocal actions, = vicissim, in turn, in return, back, on my, his, etc., part, likewise, counter-.(α).In gen.:(β).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.—With dat. pers.:(γ).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.—With item:(δ).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.—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;(ε).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.—Implying also opposition: Pe. Conpellabo. Ph. Orationis aciem contra conferam, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 20:B.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.Of opposition, strife, etc., against; constr. absol., with dat., and ne, quominus or quin.1.Of physical exertion.(α).Lit.:(β).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.—Trop.:2.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.—Of mental exertion:3.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. —Of hostile opposition in gen.(α).Lit.:(β).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.—Trop.:4.aut alio quovis (sc. colore) qui contra pugnet et obstet,
Lucr. 2, 794; 2, 868.—Of warfare.(α).Lit.:(β).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.—Trop.:5.quod ubi viderunt corvi, contra auxiliantur, velut adversus communem hostem,
Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 205.—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:(γ).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.—On the part of the adversary:(δ).inveniendum contra est, quo distet haec causa a ceteris,
Quint. 5, 10, 114; 9, 2, 35; 12, 8, 10.—Of judgments against the parties or against opinions:6.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.—Of literary opposition.(α).Mostly with verbs of saying; v. 9. a. g.—(β).With other verbs:7.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.—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:8.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.—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, 153:9.si quis sub hoc pacto vendiderit ancillam ne prostitueretur, et si contra factum esset,
and if the contract was violated, Dig. 18, 1, 56.—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:(β).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.—To make charges against (rare):(γ).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.—In gen., to speak on the other side of a question:(δ).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.—To oppose or object to a proposition, motion, or petition:(ε). (ζ).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.—Abl. absol. impers.:b.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.—With acc. neutr. pron., to object, to make or raise an objection, to reply; esp. in legal proceedings:c.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.—With dat., written in one word (post-Aug.).(α).To oppose a person by speaking against his views:(β).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.—To oppose an opinion, with dat. of the thing:(γ).cum plures tantum sententiis aliorum contradicerent,
opposed the opinions, Tac. H. 1, 39.—To object to a motion or petition, with dat. of the petitioner:(δ).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.—With dat. of the petition:(ε).preces erant, sed quibus contradici non posset,
which could not be denied, Tac. H. 4, 46 fin.; Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 2.—To contest the validity of a law (rare):(ζ).quibus (legibus) contradici potest,
Quint. 7, 7, 4.—To contradict an assertion (very rare):d.pro certis autem habemus... cuicunque adversarius non contradicit,
Quint. 5, 10, 13.—With quin, to object:C.praetor Samnitibus respondit... nec contra dici quin amicitia de integro reconcilietur,
there was no objection to a reconciliation, Liv. 8, 2, 2.To one's disadvantage; mostly predic. with esse, unfavorable, adverse, damaging (post-Aug.;D.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.Of logical opposition, with negative force.1.Of a direct contrast.a.Predicatively, with esse, fieri, etc., the contrary, the opposite:b.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.—With evenire, accidere, sentire, scribere, habere, etc.:c.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. —Referring to a word or phrase in the same predicate.(α).To an adverb, in an opposite manner, otherwise, differently, not, etc.:(β).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.—To a predicative adjective, not, the opposite, the reverse, etc.:(γ).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.—To a verbal predicate:(δ).an frater fratri exsistat heres, an contra ( = annon),
Dig. 34, 5, 19.—To a subject infinitive:(ε).laudare testem vel contra pertinet ad momentum judiciorum,
praising or censuring a witness, Quint. 3, 7, 2.—To a clause, translated by not or by a repetition of the clause with a negative:(ζ).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.—To an attributive genitive:2.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.—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;b.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.—Belonging to the same predicate:E.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.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:b.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.—Introducing a secondary or parallel opposition of thought: in loco umidiore far potius serunt quam triticum;2.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.—In opposition to a dependent clause:3.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.—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:(β).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.—With contrasted examples or illustrations, often after ut or sic:(γ).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.—With contrasted actions, assumptions, etc.:(δ).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.—After a negative clause, affirming the opposite idea, et contra or contraque, but on the contrary:b.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.—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;(β).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.—Sed contra, after a negative sentence (class.):(γ).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.—Contra autem (rare;(δ).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.—Contra vero (very rare;(ε).not in Cic.), used for contra: contra vero quercus infinitam habet aeternitatem,
Vitr. 2, 9, 8; 6, 1, 3; Cels. 3, 6 fin. —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:(β).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.—Vel contra:(γ).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.—Seu contra:d.seu tristis veniam, seu contra laetus amicis,
Prop. 1, 11, 25.—With causal conjunctions, nam contra (very rare;4.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. —In late Lat., e contra (also one word, ēcontrā) = contra,(α).In the meaning, the contrary (D. 1.):(β).aliis vero econtra videtur,
Hier. Ep. 12.—Et econtra = et contra (E. 3. a.):5.honestiorum provectu et econtra suppliciis,
Aur. Vict. Caes. 39, 45.—For quod contra, v. II. E. 1. c.—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);b.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.—Immo contra (post-Aug.).(α).= no, on the contrary, refuting opinions, after questions and in the form of a dialogue:(β).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.—= sed contra, but on the contrary:c.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.—Item contra = an emphatic et contra (very rare):F.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.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:(β).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.—With ac:(γ).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.—With ac and atque:(δ).si denique aliquid non contra ac liceret factum diceretur, sed contra atque oporteret,
Cic. Balb. 3, 7.—With quam (post-Aug.):2.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.—Of moral opposition of acts contrary to rules and principles (cf. II. 3. g infra); so always with quam:II.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.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;b.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.—Of the heavenly bodies:c.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.—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:d.contra autem E littera I erit ubi secat circinationem linea,
opposite the point E will be the letter I, Vitr. 9, 7, 4.—Of buildings, etc.:e.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.—Of places on the human body:2.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. —Of actions, opposite, towards, against, facing (syn.:a.adversus, ad, e regione,
Caes. B. G. 7, 61).In gen.:b.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.—Dependent on verbs of motion (very rare without the idea of hostility):c.(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.—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.:e.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.—Of local actions with hostile intent.(α).Lit.:(β).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.—Trop.:f.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.—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:(β).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. —Contra aliquem ire:3.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.—Transf.,a.To persons placed together for comparison:b.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.—To things compared, as if weighed against each other as to their value, strength, etc.(α).Lit. (very rare):(β).quamcunque vis rem expende, et contra aquam statue... Si gravior est, leviorem rem... feret, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—Prop.:c.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,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):d.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.—Transf., of replies, with aiebat, inquit, etc.; both in friendly and inimical sense; esp., contra ea, contra haec, = the adv. contra:B.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).Denoting hostility or disadvantage.1.With verbs of hostile action.a.Of physical exertion:b.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. —Referring to warfare (usu. adversus), bellum gerere (rarely for cum or adversus; but contra patriam, contra aras, etc., not cum patria, etc.; cf.c.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.—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:(β).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.—Venire contra aliquem, to appear as counsel for one's adversary:(γ).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.—With dicere and other verbs of saying. (aa) Of a lawyer pleading against a lawyer:d.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. —Of literary adversaries, mostly with verbs of saying and writing:e.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.—Of public and political adversaries (syn. adversus and in).(α).In gen.:(β).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.—Of political speaking:f.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.—Of hostile or criminal acts in gen. (syn.:2.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.—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, 6:3.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.—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:4.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.—Dependent on adjectives (rare):5.contra se ipse misericors,
to his own injury, Phaedr. 4, 18, 3:severissimus judex contra fures,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.—With nouns.a.Acc. to 1. b.:b.ut quam maximae contra Hannibalem copiae sint,
Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17; cf. Vell. 2, 76, 3.—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:(β).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.—Of an address against the party, either in judicial or political affairs:c.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.—Acc. to 1. f.:C.contra patres concitatio et seditio,
Cic. Brut. 14, 56.—Of animals:contra volpium genus communibus inimicitiis,
Plin. 10, 76, 96, § 207.With inanimate and abstract objects.1.Directly dependent on verbs (cf. B. 1.).a.Of physical or moral exertion:b.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.—Of warfare (lit. and trop.):c.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.—Of legal contention.(α).Of the actions of the counsel or prosecutor: dicere, or perorare, agere contra aliquid, to plead against, contest something:(β).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.—Of judicial decisions contradicting documents, etc.:(γ).contra tabulas judicare,
Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 281:contra testamentum,
Dig. 2, 17, § 1:contra sententiam dicere,
ib. 49, 8, 1, § 2.—Admittere aliquem contra bona, to admit a petition for bonorum possessio (cf.:d.inmittere in bona),
Dig. 38, 2, 3, § 6.—Of antagonism in literary and ethical questions.(α).To contend that something is false:(β).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.—Of criticism, hostility to principles, etc.:(γ).contra Iliadem et Odysseam scribere,
Vitr. 7, praef. 8:contra quorum disciplinam ingenium ejus exarserat,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 29, 83.—Ethically:e.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.—Of public and political acts and speeches:f.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.—Of hostility, injury, wrongs, etc.(α).In gen.:(β).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.—In partic.: facere contra aliquid (syn. adversus), to commit an offence against, to transgress, etc.:2.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.—Predicatively with esse (usu. impers.), in violation of, in conflict with, contrary to (cf. 3. g).(α).With esse expressed as the predicate:(β).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.—With verbal predicate, referring to an indef. pron. or adj., with esse understood:(γ).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. —Contra officium, substantively, = id quod contra officium est:3.Sic inter recte factum atque peccatum, officium et contra officium, media locabat quaedam,
Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37.—Adverbially with the predicate.(α).In order to oppose, in opposition to, with hostile intent (cf. B. 3.):(β).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.—With the force of a clause of manner, injuriously to, etc.:(γ).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.—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;4.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.—Dependent on substt.a.Of physical strife:b.scit ille imparem sibi luctatum contra nexus (draconis),
Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33. —Of warfare:c.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.—Of legal contention:d.causa contra scriptum,
Cic. Inv. 2, 46, 135.—Of political speaking:e.divina M. Tullii eloquentia contra leges agrarias,
Quint. 2, 16, 7; 9, 3, 50; Gell. 18, 7, 7.—Of literary opposition:f.Caesaris vituperatio contra laudationem meam,
Cic. Att. 12, 40, 1.—Of hostility, etc.:g.cujus factum, inceptum, conatumve contra patriam,
Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:ullum factum dictumve nostrum contra utilitatem vestram,
Liv. 6, 40, 5.—Of injury:h.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.—Of violation, disregard, etc. (cf. 3. g):5.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.—Dependent on adjectives (very rare; cf.D.II. D. 2. c. infra): contraque patris impii regnum impotens, avum resolvam,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 966.Of defence, protection, and resistance (syn.: adversus, ab).1.Against persons.a.Dependent on verbs:b.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.—Dependent on adjectives, mostly participial:2.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.—Against inanimate and abstract things.a.Dependent on verbs:b.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.—Dependent on substt.:c.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.—Dependent on adjectives (in Cic. freq. with P. a. predicatively used; otherwise very rare;3.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.—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:(β).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.—Dependent on substt.:(γ).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.—Dependent on adjectives:(δ).vinum quod salutare contra pestilentiam sit,
Pall. 11, 14, 17.—Appositively, as a remedy:E.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.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.b.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. —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.):c.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.—Quod contra, by anastrophe (v. F. 1.), contrary to which, whereas, while on the contrary (only once in Lucr. and three times in Cic.):2.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).—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:F.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).Sometimes by anastrophe after its noun.1.In prose, after relatives, esp. in Cic.:2.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.—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. -
54 contra dicta
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.):(β).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.—Referring to things and places, over against (it), opposite (to it), on the opposite side (mostly post-Aug.):b.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.—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:(β).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.—Of things:2.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.—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.:(β).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.—In post-Aug. prose (very rare):3.at si aquae et ejus rei quam contra pensabis par pondus erit, nec pessum ibit, nec exstabit, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—Of reciprocal actions, = vicissim, in turn, in return, back, on my, his, etc., part, likewise, counter-.(α).In gen.:(β).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.—With dat. pers.:(γ).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.—With item:(δ).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.—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;(ε).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.—Implying also opposition: Pe. Conpellabo. Ph. Orationis aciem contra conferam, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 20:B.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.Of opposition, strife, etc., against; constr. absol., with dat., and ne, quominus or quin.1.Of physical exertion.(α).Lit.:(β).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.—Trop.:2.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.—Of mental exertion:3.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. —Of hostile opposition in gen.(α).Lit.:(β).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.—Trop.:4.aut alio quovis (sc. colore) qui contra pugnet et obstet,
Lucr. 2, 794; 2, 868.—Of warfare.(α).Lit.:(β).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.—Trop.:5.quod ubi viderunt corvi, contra auxiliantur, velut adversus communem hostem,
Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 205.—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:(γ).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.—On the part of the adversary:(δ).inveniendum contra est, quo distet haec causa a ceteris,
Quint. 5, 10, 114; 9, 2, 35; 12, 8, 10.—Of judgments against the parties or against opinions:6.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.—Of literary opposition.(α).Mostly with verbs of saying; v. 9. a. g.—(β).With other verbs:7.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.—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:8.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.—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, 153:9.si quis sub hoc pacto vendiderit ancillam ne prostitueretur, et si contra factum esset,
and if the contract was violated, Dig. 18, 1, 56.—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:(β).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.—To make charges against (rare):(γ).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.—In gen., to speak on the other side of a question:(δ).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.—To oppose or object to a proposition, motion, or petition:(ε). (ζ).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.—Abl. absol. impers.:b.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.—With acc. neutr. pron., to object, to make or raise an objection, to reply; esp. in legal proceedings:c.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.—With dat., written in one word (post-Aug.).(α).To oppose a person by speaking against his views:(β).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.—To oppose an opinion, with dat. of the thing:(γ).cum plures tantum sententiis aliorum contradicerent,
opposed the opinions, Tac. H. 1, 39.—To object to a motion or petition, with dat. of the petitioner:(δ).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.—With dat. of the petition:(ε).preces erant, sed quibus contradici non posset,
which could not be denied, Tac. H. 4, 46 fin.; Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 2.—To contest the validity of a law (rare):(ζ).quibus (legibus) contradici potest,
Quint. 7, 7, 4.—To contradict an assertion (very rare):d.pro certis autem habemus... cuicunque adversarius non contradicit,
Quint. 5, 10, 13.—With quin, to object:C.praetor Samnitibus respondit... nec contra dici quin amicitia de integro reconcilietur,
there was no objection to a reconciliation, Liv. 8, 2, 2.To one's disadvantage; mostly predic. with esse, unfavorable, adverse, damaging (post-Aug.;D.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.Of logical opposition, with negative force.1.Of a direct contrast.a.Predicatively, with esse, fieri, etc., the contrary, the opposite:b.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.—With evenire, accidere, sentire, scribere, habere, etc.:c.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. —Referring to a word or phrase in the same predicate.(α).To an adverb, in an opposite manner, otherwise, differently, not, etc.:(β).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.—To a predicative adjective, not, the opposite, the reverse, etc.:(γ).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.—To a verbal predicate:(δ).an frater fratri exsistat heres, an contra ( = annon),
Dig. 34, 5, 19.—To a subject infinitive:(ε).laudare testem vel contra pertinet ad momentum judiciorum,
praising or censuring a witness, Quint. 3, 7, 2.—To a clause, translated by not or by a repetition of the clause with a negative:(ζ).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.—To an attributive genitive:2.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.—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;b.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.—Belonging to the same predicate:E.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.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:b.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.—Introducing a secondary or parallel opposition of thought: in loco umidiore far potius serunt quam triticum;2.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.—In opposition to a dependent clause:3.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.—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:(β).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.—With contrasted examples or illustrations, often after ut or sic:(γ).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.—With contrasted actions, assumptions, etc.:(δ).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.—After a negative clause, affirming the opposite idea, et contra or contraque, but on the contrary:b.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.—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;(β).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.—Sed contra, after a negative sentence (class.):(γ).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.—Contra autem (rare;(δ).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.—Contra vero (very rare;(ε).not in Cic.), used for contra: contra vero quercus infinitam habet aeternitatem,
Vitr. 2, 9, 8; 6, 1, 3; Cels. 3, 6 fin. —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:(β).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.—Vel contra:(γ).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.—Seu contra:d.seu tristis veniam, seu contra laetus amicis,
Prop. 1, 11, 25.—With causal conjunctions, nam contra (very rare;4.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. —In late Lat., e contra (also one word, ēcontrā) = contra,(α).In the meaning, the contrary (D. 1.):(β).aliis vero econtra videtur,
Hier. Ep. 12.—Et econtra = et contra (E. 3. a.):5.honestiorum provectu et econtra suppliciis,
Aur. Vict. Caes. 39, 45.—For quod contra, v. II. E. 1. c.—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);b.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.—Immo contra (post-Aug.).(α).= no, on the contrary, refuting opinions, after questions and in the form of a dialogue:(β).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.—= sed contra, but on the contrary:c.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.—Item contra = an emphatic et contra (very rare):F.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.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:(β).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.—With ac:(γ).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.—With ac and atque:(δ).si denique aliquid non contra ac liceret factum diceretur, sed contra atque oporteret,
Cic. Balb. 3, 7.—With quam (post-Aug.):2.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.—Of moral opposition of acts contrary to rules and principles (cf. II. 3. g infra); so always with quam:II.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.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;b.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.—Of the heavenly bodies:c.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.—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:d.contra autem E littera I erit ubi secat circinationem linea,
opposite the point E will be the letter I, Vitr. 9, 7, 4.—Of buildings, etc.:e.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.—Of places on the human body:2.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. —Of actions, opposite, towards, against, facing (syn.:a.adversus, ad, e regione,
Caes. B. G. 7, 61).In gen.:b.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.—Dependent on verbs of motion (very rare without the idea of hostility):c.(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.—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.:e.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.—Of local actions with hostile intent.(α).Lit.:(β).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.—Trop.:f.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.—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:(β).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. —Contra aliquem ire:3.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.—Transf.,a.To persons placed together for comparison:b.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.—To things compared, as if weighed against each other as to their value, strength, etc.(α).Lit. (very rare):(β).quamcunque vis rem expende, et contra aquam statue... Si gravior est, leviorem rem... feret, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—Prop.:c.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,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):d.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.—Transf., of replies, with aiebat, inquit, etc.; both in friendly and inimical sense; esp., contra ea, contra haec, = the adv. contra:B.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).Denoting hostility or disadvantage.1.With verbs of hostile action.a.Of physical exertion:b.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. —Referring to warfare (usu. adversus), bellum gerere (rarely for cum or adversus; but contra patriam, contra aras, etc., not cum patria, etc.; cf.c.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.—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:(β).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.—Venire contra aliquem, to appear as counsel for one's adversary:(γ).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.—With dicere and other verbs of saying. (aa) Of a lawyer pleading against a lawyer:d.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. —Of literary adversaries, mostly with verbs of saying and writing:e.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.—Of public and political adversaries (syn. adversus and in).(α).In gen.:(β).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.—Of political speaking:f.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.—Of hostile or criminal acts in gen. (syn.:2.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.—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, 6:3.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.—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:4.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.—Dependent on adjectives (rare):5.contra se ipse misericors,
to his own injury, Phaedr. 4, 18, 3:severissimus judex contra fures,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.—With nouns.a.Acc. to 1. b.:b.ut quam maximae contra Hannibalem copiae sint,
Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17; cf. Vell. 2, 76, 3.—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:(β).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.—Of an address against the party, either in judicial or political affairs:c.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.—Acc. to 1. f.:C.contra patres concitatio et seditio,
Cic. Brut. 14, 56.—Of animals:contra volpium genus communibus inimicitiis,
Plin. 10, 76, 96, § 207.With inanimate and abstract objects.1.Directly dependent on verbs (cf. B. 1.).a.Of physical or moral exertion:b.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.—Of warfare (lit. and trop.):c.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.—Of legal contention.(α).Of the actions of the counsel or prosecutor: dicere, or perorare, agere contra aliquid, to plead against, contest something:(β).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.—Of judicial decisions contradicting documents, etc.:(γ).contra tabulas judicare,
Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 281:contra testamentum,
Dig. 2, 17, § 1:contra sententiam dicere,
ib. 49, 8, 1, § 2.—Admittere aliquem contra bona, to admit a petition for bonorum possessio (cf.:d.inmittere in bona),
Dig. 38, 2, 3, § 6.—Of antagonism in literary and ethical questions.(α).To contend that something is false:(β).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.—Of criticism, hostility to principles, etc.:(γ).contra Iliadem et Odysseam scribere,
Vitr. 7, praef. 8:contra quorum disciplinam ingenium ejus exarserat,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 29, 83.—Ethically:e.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.—Of public and political acts and speeches:f.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.—Of hostility, injury, wrongs, etc.(α).In gen.:(β).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.—In partic.: facere contra aliquid (syn. adversus), to commit an offence against, to transgress, etc.:2.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.—Predicatively with esse (usu. impers.), in violation of, in conflict with, contrary to (cf. 3. g).(α).With esse expressed as the predicate:(β).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.—With verbal predicate, referring to an indef. pron. or adj., with esse understood:(γ).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. —Contra officium, substantively, = id quod contra officium est:3.Sic inter recte factum atque peccatum, officium et contra officium, media locabat quaedam,
Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37.—Adverbially with the predicate.(α).In order to oppose, in opposition to, with hostile intent (cf. B. 3.):(β).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.—With the force of a clause of manner, injuriously to, etc.:(γ).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.—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;4.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.—Dependent on substt.a.Of physical strife:b.scit ille imparem sibi luctatum contra nexus (draconis),
Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33. —Of warfare:c.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.—Of legal contention:d.causa contra scriptum,
Cic. Inv. 2, 46, 135.—Of political speaking:e.divina M. Tullii eloquentia contra leges agrarias,
Quint. 2, 16, 7; 9, 3, 50; Gell. 18, 7, 7.—Of literary opposition:f.Caesaris vituperatio contra laudationem meam,
Cic. Att. 12, 40, 1.—Of hostility, etc.:g.cujus factum, inceptum, conatumve contra patriam,
Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:ullum factum dictumve nostrum contra utilitatem vestram,
Liv. 6, 40, 5.—Of injury:h.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.—Of violation, disregard, etc. (cf. 3. g):5.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.—Dependent on adjectives (very rare; cf.D.II. D. 2. c. infra): contraque patris impii regnum impotens, avum resolvam,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 966.Of defence, protection, and resistance (syn.: adversus, ab).1.Against persons.a.Dependent on verbs:b.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.—Dependent on adjectives, mostly participial:2.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.—Against inanimate and abstract things.a.Dependent on verbs:b.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.—Dependent on substt.:c.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.—Dependent on adjectives (in Cic. freq. with P. a. predicatively used; otherwise very rare;3.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.—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:(β).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.—Dependent on substt.:(γ).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.—Dependent on adjectives:(δ).vinum quod salutare contra pestilentiam sit,
Pall. 11, 14, 17.—Appositively, as a remedy:E.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.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.b.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. —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.):c.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.—Quod contra, by anastrophe (v. F. 1.), contrary to which, whereas, while on the contrary (only once in Lucr. and three times in Cic.):2.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).—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:F.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).Sometimes by anastrophe after its noun.1.In prose, after relatives, esp. in Cic.:2.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.—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. -
55 tum
tum, adv. demonstr., of time [pronom. demonstr. stems to-, ta-; Gr. to, seen in ita, tam, etc.; cf. quom or cum], then.I.Absol.A.Referring to a time previously specified.1.To a definite past time.(α).To a period of time in which something was or happened (opp. later periods) = illis temporibus:(β).is dictu'st ollis popularibus olim Qui tum vivebant homines,
Enn. Ann. v. 308 Vahl.:quod tum erat res in pecore et locorum possessionibus, i. e. Romuli temporibus,
Cic. Rep. 2, 9, 16:cum illi male dicerent, quod tum fieri licebat, i. e. Periclis temporibus,
id. de Or. 3, 34, 138:erat omnino tum mos ut faciles essent in suum cuique tribuendo,
id. Brut. 21, 85; cf. id. Tusc. 1, 46, 111:vastae tum in his locis solitudines erant,
Liv. 1, 4, 6; 2, 6, 8; 3, 29, 3; 4, 6, 12; 42, 62, 11;44, 9, 4: ut tum erant tempora,
Nep. Att. 1, 2; 12, 3; Liv. 1, 3, 3; 1, 8, 4; 2, 7, 4; 2, 9, 8; 2, 50, 2; 2, 63, 6;39, 6, 7 and 9.—With illis temporibus: nam jam tum illis temporibus fortius... loquebantur quam pugnabant,
Nep. Thras. 2, 4.—Referring to a point of time, then, at that time:(γ).insigneita fere tum milia militum octo Duxit,
Enn. Ann. v. 336 Vahl.: ut jacui exsurgo;ardere censui aedis: ita tum confulgebant,
Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 15:jam duo restabant fata tum,
id. Bacch. 4, 9, 35; id. Cist. 1, 3, 14: quot eras annos gnatus tum, quom, etc.? Me Septuennis, nam tum dentes mihi cadebant primulum, id. Men. 5, 9, 56; id. Merc. prol. 66; id. Most. 1, 2, 49; id. Am. 2, 1, 56; Ter. And. 1, 1, 82: sic igitur tum se levis ac diffusilis aether... undique flexit. Lucr. 5, 467; 5, 837; 5, 911; 5, 432;5, 942: atque huic anno proximus Sulla consule et Pompejo fuit. Tum P. Sulpicii in tribunatu, cottidie contionantis, totum genus dicendi cognovimus,
Cic. Brut. 89, 306; id. Ac. 2, 22, 69:scribit Eudemum Pheras venisse, quae erat urbs in Thessalia tum admodum nobilis,
id. Div. 1, 25, 53; id. Rep. 2, 37, 63:hi tum in Asia rhetorum principes,
id. Brut. 91, 316; id. Sest. 11, 26; id. Planc. 37, 90; id. Quint. 61, 170; id. Fam. 9, 21, 2:hoc tum veritus Caesar Pharum prehendit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 112:eodem anno a Campanis Cumae, quam Graeci tum urbem tenebant, capiuntur,
Liv. 4, 44, 13; 1, 7, 14; 2, 9, 5;2, 37, 7: praetores tum duos Latium habebat,
id. 8, 3, 9:Aemilius, cujus tum fasces erant, dictatorem dixit,
id. 8, 12, 13; 5, 8, 4; 22, 46, 6;1, 7, 12: tum Athenis perpetui archontes esse desierunt,
Vell. 1, 8, 3:tum Cimbri et Teutoni transcendere Rhenum,
id. 2, 8, 3; Val. Max. 1, 5, 3; Tac. H. 4, 49; 3, 57:non timido, non ignavo cessare tum licuit,
Curt. 3, 11, 5:Archiae, qui tum maximum magistratum Thebis obtinebat,
Nep. Pelop. 3, 2; id. Phoc. 3, 3.—With in eo tempore: eum quem virile secus tum in eo tempore habebat, Asell. ap. Gell. 2, 13, 5.—Repeated by anaphora:quae nox omnium temporum conjurationis acerrima fuit. Tum Catilinae dies exeundi, tum ceteris manendi condicio, tum descriptio... constituta est, tum tuus pater, etc.,
Cic. Sull. 18, 52; cf. Lucr. 5, 1377; 5, 1399.—Esp., referring to a former state, implying that it no longer exists:(δ).quaesivit ex lege illa Cornelia quae tum erat,
Cic. Clu. 20, 55:cum sententias Oppianicus, quae tum erat potestas, palam ferri velle dixisset,
id. ib. 27, 75:Caere, opulento tum oppido,
Liv. 1, 2, 3; 3, 52, 3:praetores aerarii (nam tum a praetoribus tractabatur aerarium), etc.,
Tac. H. 4, 9.—Expressly opposed to present time (hodie, nunc, hoc tempore, etc.; class. and very freq.; but in post-Aug. writers tunc is regularly used): prius non is eras qui eras;(ε).nunc is factu's qui tum non eras,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 138:tu nunc tibi Id laudi ducis quod tum fecisti inopia?
Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 25; id. Hec. 3, 3, 48:quae tabula, tum imperio tuo revulsa, nunc a me tamen reportata est,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 46, § 112:tum imperator populi Romani deos patrios reportabat, nunc praetor ejusdem populi eosdem illos deos... auferebat,
id. ib. 2, 4, 35, § 77; cf. id. ib. 2, 4, 35, § 78; 2, 5, 20, § 51; id. Clu. 31, 86; id. Planc. 9, 22; id. Quint. 22, 71; id. Phil. 14, 8, 21; id. Leg. 2, 22, 57; Caes. B. C. 3, 17; Liv. 5, 3, 5; 6, 15, 11; 10, 9, 6.—Opposed to another time specified:(ζ).itaque tum eos exire jussit. Post autem e provincia litteras ad conlegium misit, se, etc.,
Cic. N. D. 2, 4, 11:itaque ut tum carere rege, sic pulso Tarquinio nomen regis audire non poterat,
id. Rep. 2, 30, 53; id. Mil. 21, 55:sicut legatorum antea, ita tum novorum colonorum caede imbutis armis,
Liv. 4, 31, 7; 39, 22, 10; 9, 36, 1; 2, 52, 7; 4, 2, 10; 4, 57, 11;21, 17, 1: et tum sicca, prius celeberrima fontibus, Ide,
Ov. M. 2, 218; Verg. A. 11, 33; Nep. Arist. 2, 3; id. Ham. 11, 7.—In the historians in applying general statements or truths to the state of affairs spoken of: communi enim fit vitio naturae ut invisis atque incognitis rebus... vehementius exterreamur;(η).ut tum accidit,
Caes. B. C. 2, 4; 3, 68; id. B. G. 7, 3; 2, 6; id. B. C. 1, 80:foedera alia aliis legibus, ceterum eodem modo omnia fiunt. Tum ita factum accepimus,
Liv. 1, 24, 4; 1, 32, 14; 21, 31, 12.—Denoting coincidence or inner connection with an action before mentioned = a temporal clause (tum = cum hoc fieret), then, on that occasion:(θ).quis tum non ingemuit?
Cic. Vatin. 13, 31:ne tum quidem hominum venustatem et facetias perspicere potuisti? i. e. cum coronam auream imponebant,
id. Fl. 31, 76: apud imperitos tum illa dicta sunt;nunc agendum est subtilius,
id. Fin. 4, 27, 74:itaque tum Stajenus condemnatus est,
i. e. in that trial, id. Clu. 36, 101; id. Sen. 7, 22:M. Porcius Cato qui, asper ingenio, tum lenem mitemque senatorem egit,
Liv. 45, 25; Val. Max. 8, 3, 3:sed tum supplicia dis... decernuntur,
Tac. A. 3, 64; 3, 72:Graecia tum potuit Priamo quoque flenda videri,
Ov. M. 14, 474.—With the occasion referred to specified in the same clause: Manlius... ex petulanti scurra in discordiis civitatis ad eam columnam tum suffragiis populi pervenerat,
Cic. Clu. 13, 39:emisti tum in naufragio hujus urbis... tum, inquam, emisti ut, etc.,
id. Prov. Cons. 4, 7.—Repeated by anaphora: et Capitolinis injecit sedibus ignes. Tum statua Nattae, tum simulacra deorum, Romulusque et Remus cum altrice belua vi fulminis icti conciderunt, Cic. Div. 2, 20, 45;so repeated seven times,
id. Rep. 1, 40, 62.—Redundant, the time of the action being clear without it (esp. in Cic.):2.atque hoc tum judicio facto... tamen Avitus Oppianicum reum statim non facit,
Cic. Clu. 20, 56:itaque tum ille inopia et necessitate coactus ad Caepasios confugit,
id. ib. 20, 57; id. Brut. 23, 90; 39, 145; 43, 161; cf. id. Sull. 18, 51, where tum redundant occurs six times successively.—In oblique discourse, referring to the time of the speaker, = nunc in direct discourse:3.quando autem se, si tum non sint, pares hostibus fore?
if they were not now so, Liv. 3, 62, 1:(dixit Sempronius)... nec tum agrum plebi, sed sibi invidiam quaeri,
id. 4, 44, 9; 4, 57, 4:moenia eos tum transcendere non Italiae modo, sed etiam urbis Romanae,
id. 21, 35, 9; 5, 21, 7 (in this use nunc is also freq.).—Referring to indefinite time.(α).Then, at such a time of the year, day, etc., at such a season:(β).tum denique tauros in gregem redigo (after Lyra rises),
Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 12; 1, 35 fin.; Col. 11, 2, 87.—With the force of an indefinite temporal clause, at such a time, in such circumstances, i. e. when such a thing happens as has happened:(γ).qui (porci) a partu decimo die habentur puri, ab eo appellantur sacres, quod tum ad sacrificium idonei habentur primum,
Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 16; 2, 7, 13:deinde cibum sequitur somnus... quia plurima tum se corpora conturbant (i. e. cum cibum ceperunt),
Lucr. 4, 957; 3, 599; 4, 892; 4, 919;4, 1030: quam regionem cum superavit animus... finem altius se efferendi facit. Tum enim sui similem et levitatem et calorem adeptus... nullam in partem movetur,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 19, 43; 1, 31, 75; 3, 23, 55; 4, 24, 54; Tac. Dial. 7.—With the force of a conditional clause, then, in this instance, if so: immo res omnis relictas habeo prae quod tu velis. Ph. Tum tu igitur, qua causa missus es ad portum, id expedi (i. e. si ita est), Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 39; id. Most. 5, 1, 55; id. As. 1, 1, 93; 2, 2, 64; 3, 3, 36; id. Aul. 3, 6, 31; id. Capt. 3, 4, 108; 4, 2, 78: non potitus essem;4.fuisset tum illos mi aegre aliquot dies,
Ter. Phorm. 1, 3, 7; id. Eun. 2, 2, 50; 5, 1, 23; id. Hec. 3, 5, 12:ego C. Caesaris laudibus desim, quas, etc.? Tum hercule me confitear non judicium aliquod habuisse,
Cic. Planc. 39, 93: scribant aliquid Isocrateo more...;tum illos existimabo non desperatione formidavisse genus hoc,
id. Or. 70, 235; id. Font. 21, 49 (17, 39); id. Tusc. 1, 35, 85; id. Fam. 9, 8, 2; Ov. H. 18 (19), 81: vellem tam ferax saeculum haberemus...;tum ego te primus hortarer, etc.,
Plin. Ep. 4, 15, 8.—Referring to future time.(α).To a definite time before mentioned:(β).ut sit satius perdere Quam aut nunc manere tam diu, aut tum persequi,
i. e. after my future return, Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 27:jam nunc mente prospicio quae tum studia hominum, qui concursus futuri sint,
Cic. Div. in Caecin. 13, 42; id. Verr. 1, 13, 37; 1, 10, 30; id. Prov. Cons. 7, 17; id. Marcell. 9, 30:tum meae... Vocis accedet bona pars,
Hor. C. 4, 2, 45.—With the force of a conditional clause (cf. 3. b, supra), then, in this instance, if so: specta, tum scies. Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 100; cf.:B.quom videbis, tum scies,
id. ib. 1, 2, 37: tuom incendes genus;Tum igitur aquae erit tibi cupido, etc.,
id. Trin. 3, 2, 50; id. Curc. 2, 3, 17:confer sudantes, ructantes, refertos epulis... tum intelleges, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 34, 100; id. Planc. 18, 45; id. Phil. 2, 45, 115:agedum, dictatorem creemus... Pulset tum mihi lictorem qui sciet, etc.,
Liv. 2, 29, 12; Cic. Phil. 10, 3, 6; id. Or. 23, 78; 71, 235; Liv. 4, 22, 11; 5, 16, 10; 9, 11, 4.—Referring to a time subsequent to a time mentioned, then, thereupon.1.Simple sequence in time.(α).Time proper (only of an immediate sequence;(β).otherwise deinde, postea, etc., are used): tum cum corde suo divum pater atque hominum rex Effatur, etc.,
Enn. Ann. 179:dico ei quo pactod eam viderim erilem nostram filiam sustollere. Extimuit tum illa,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 9; id. Bacch. 3, 3, 29; id. As. 4, 1, 58: tum ille egens forte adplicat Primum ad Chrysidis patrem se. Ter. And. 5, 4, 21; id. Eun. 3, 1, 17; Cato, R. R. 48 (49); 135 (136); so id. ib. 112 (113): equos quinto anno... amittere binos (dentes);tum renascentes eis sexto anno impleri,
Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 2 sq.: collo [p. 1909] cari jussit hominem in aureo lecto, abacosque complures ornavit... Tum ad mensam eximia forma pueros jussit consistere, eosque, etc., Cic. Tusc. 5, 21, 61:dixerat hoc ille, cum puer nuntiavit venire ad eum Laelium... Tum Scipio e cubiculo est egressus, etc.,
id. Rep. 1, 12, 18; id. Div. 2, 66, 135; id. Clu. 14, 40; id. Cat. 3, 5, 10; id. Ac. 2, 5, 13; id. Div. 1, 35, 77:hostes suos ab oppugnatione reduxerunt. Tum suo more conclamaverunt ut, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 5, 26; cf. id. ib. 7, 64; 5, 43 fin.;5, 48: adsurgentem ibi regem cuspide ad terram adfixit. Tum spolia caputque abscisum spiculo gerens... hostes fudit,
Liv. 4, 19, 5; 5, 21, 1; 1, 26, 9; 1, 18, 10; 1, 20, 1; 1, 22, 6; 1, 28, 4; 1, 28, 9; 2, 24, 4;3, 8, 11, etc.: tum Caesar cum exercitu Thessaliam petit,
Vell. 2, 52, 1; Val. Max. 5, 1, 3; Curt. 4, 3, 7; Tac. A. 3, 28; 11, 35; id. H. 4, 84; Ov. M. 2, 122; 4, 80; 7, 121; 10, 481; 14, 386; Flor. 1, 13, 12; Gell. 1, 19, 5; 1, 23, 5.—In partic., foll. by an abl. absol.:(γ).tum, prope jam perculsis aliis tribunis, A. Verginius Caesoni capitis diem dicit,
Liv. 3, 11, 9; 8, 32, 1; 10, 29, 12:tum omni spe perdita, Meherdates dolo ejus vincitur, traditurque victori,
Tac. A. 12, 15; 12, 16:tum, ferro extracto, confestim exanimatus est,
Nep. Epam. 9, 4.—Implying a connection between two events, hence, under these circumstances, accordingly, thereupon:2.at pater omnipotens ira tum percitus acri... Phaethonta... Deturbavit in terram,
Lucr. 5, 399:madefactum iri Graeciam sanguine... tum neque te ipsum non esse commotum, Marcumque Varronem et M. Catonem... vehementer esse perterritos,
Cic. Div. 1, 32, 68; cf. id. ib. 1, 34, 76; Caes. B. G. 4, 25; cf. id. ib. 5, 49; 5, 51;7, 59: quippe quibus nec domi spes prolis, nec cum finitimis conubia essent. Tum ex consilio patrum Romulus legatos circa vicinas gentes misit,
Liv. 1, 9, 2; 3, 26, 1; 3, 31, 7; 4, 45, 7.—Enumeration of a series of events; the co-ordinate clauses introduced by tum... tum, or primum (primo)... deinde... tum, etc.(α).Succession of time proper:(β).ducem Hannibali unum e concilio datum (a Jove), tum ei ducem illum praecepisse ne respiceret, illum autem respexisse, tum visam beluam vastam, etc.,
Cic. Div. 1, 24, 49; 1, 27, 57; 2, 28, 58 sq.:primo... deinde... tum... tum,
id. Fin. 1, 16, 50; 5, 23, 65; id. Tusc. 5, 2, 5:primum... deinde... tum... postremo,
id. N. D. 2, 1, 3; 3, 3, 6: primum colonos inde Romanos expulit: inde in Latinam viam transgressus, etc., inde Lavinium recepit; tum deinceps Corbionem, Vitelliam;postremum, etc.,
Liv. 2, 39, 4:primi consules sub jugum missi, tum ut quisque gradu proximus erat, tum deinceps singulae legiones,
id. 9, 6, 1:primo... deinde... tum... tum,
id. 21, 22, 8; id. praef. 9; 3, 28, 8: 5, 39, 7;23, 23, 6: deinde... deinde... Tum... post quas, etc.,
Curt. 3, 3, 24: primum... deinde... deinde... tum... postea, Masur. Gabin. ap. Gell. 5, 13, 5; Gai. Inst. 4, 60.—So in partic.: tum (also hic, et;(γ).not deinde or postea), to denote the succession of speakers in dialogue: immo duas dabo, inquit adulescens... Tum senex ille: Si vis, inquit, quattuor sane dato,
Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 46 dub.:tum Piso... inquit, etc. Tum Quintus... inquit, etc. Hic ego... inquam, etc. Tum ille... inquit, etc. Tum Piso... inquit, etc. Et ille ridens... inquit, etc. Tum Piso exorsus est, etc.,
Cic. Fin. 5, 1, 2 sqq.:tum Atticus... inquit, etc. Tum ille... inquit, etc. Tum Brutus, etc. Tum ille, etc. Tum Atticus, etc. Tum Pomponius... inquit, etc.,
id. Brut. 3, 11 sqq., and through the whole treatise; cf. id. Ac. 1, 2, 4; 1, 3, 9; 1, 4, 13; 1, 12, 43 and 44; 2, 19, 63; id. N. D. 1, 6, 15 sqq.; id. Rep. 1, 13, 19 sqq.; Liv. 7, 10, 2 sqq.; 23, 12, 8; Tac. Dial. 3; 15; 25; 42; Gell. 3, 1, 11 sqq.; 18, 1, 9 sqq.; Ov. M. 14, 594.—Transf., of sequence or succession of thought, passing into mere co-ordination (v. C. 2. b, g), then... again... furthermore:C.qui mi in cursu obstiterit, faxo vitae is obstiterit suae. Prius edico ne quis, etc. Tum pistores scrofipasci qui, etc. Tum piscatores.... Tum lanii autem qui, etc.,
Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 28; 4, 2, 34; 4, 2, 39: (res familiaris) primum bene parta sit, tum quam plurimis se utilem praebeat, deinde augeatur ratione, diligentia, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 26, 92; id. Ac. 2, 47, 146; id. Tusc. 1, 28, 68 sq.; 5, 40, 117; id. Ac. 2, 10, 30; id. de Or. 1, 42, 190; id. Cat. 4, 3, 5; id. Agr. 1, 2, 5; id. Clu. 2, 6; Liv. 3, 26, 11.—Hence, as co-ordinating conjunction, introducing an additional assertion, or thought.1.Alone, = praeterea, and then, besides, also, moreover, on the other hand (freq. in ante-class. style and in Cic.;2.rare in Livy and post-Aug. prose): argenti aurique advexit multum, lanam purpuramque multam... tum Babylonica peristromata, etc.,
Plaut. Stich. 2, 3, 54; id. Rud. 2, 4, 10; id. Bacch. 4, 3, 71; 4, 8, 17; id. Ps. 3, 2, 78; id. Aul. 1, 2, 6; 1, 3, 16; id. Men. 5, 5, 41; id. Mil. 4, 2, 13; id. Pers. 1, 3, 15; 4, 2, 3; Ter. And. 1, 5, 27; 1, 2, 21; 2, 3, 7; id. Eun. prol. 4; 5, 6, 15; id. Heaut. 2, 1, 16; Lucr. 4, 680; cf. id. 1, 494; 4, 1152:magnum ingenium L. Luculli, magnumque optimarum artium studium, tum omnis ab eo percepta doctrina... caruit omnino rebus urbanis,
Cic. Ac. 2, 1, 1; 2, 14, 43; id. Div. 1, 24, 50; 1, 42, 94; id. de Or. 1, 46, 201; id. Off. 1, 6, 19; id. Fin. 1, 6, 21; 2, 16, 53; id. Leg. 1, 5, 17; 1, 9, 26; id. Rab. Post. 14, 40; id. Phil. 13, 12, 26:altera ex parte Bellovaci instabant, alteram Camulogenus tenebat: tum legiones a praesidio interclusas maximum flumen distinebat,
Caes. B. G. 7, 59; id. B. C. 3, 49: naves convenerunt duae Punicae quinqueremes;duae ab Heraclea triremes... tum quinque Rhodiae quadriremes,
Liv. 42, 56, 6; 1, 40, 4; Sen. Vit. Beat. 3, 4; Just. 5, 10, 3.—Sometimes connecting two terms of the same clause, with the force of cum... tum (v. infra, 3. d.):quot me censes homines jam deverberasse, hospites tum civis?
Ter. Phorm. 2, 2, 14:faciendum est igitur nobis ut... veteranorum, tum legionis Martiae quartaeque consensus... confirmetur,
Cic. Phil. 3, 3, 7; Liv. 28, 43, 1 (in co-ordination often with etiam, autem, and sometimes with praeterea and porro; v. III. infra).—Tum as correlative of a preceding tum.(α).With an added assertion or thought: ita est haec hominum natio: voluptarii atque potatores, Tum sycophantae... plurimi In urbe habitant;(β).tum meretrices mulieres Nusquam perhibentur blandiores gentium,
Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 35; id. Ep. 2, 2, 28; id. Mil. 3, 1, 100; 3, 1, 102.—Tum... tum = nunc... nunc (modo... modo), sometimes... sometimes, now... now, at one time... at another (freq. in Cic., not in Caes., rare in Liv., and very rare in postAug. writers):(γ).tum huc, tum illuc inretitos impedit piscis,
Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 17:tum hoc mihi probabilius, tum illud videtur,
Cic. Ac. 2, 43, 134:mihi... tum hoc tum illud probabilius videtur,
id. Off. 3, 7, 33; so id. Am. 4, 13; id. Sen. 13, 45; id. Top. 7, 31; id. N. D. 2, 19, 49:(alvus) tum restringitur, tum relaxatur,
id. ib. 2, 54, 136; id. Rep. 3, 13 (14), 23; id. Leg. 2, 7, 16; id. Or. 63, 212; id. Sen. 3, 7; id. Inv. 1, 37, 66:dictator tum appellare tum adhortari milites,
Liv. 8, 39, 4; Suet. Ner. 1; Gell. 1, 11, 15.—Tum may be repeated several times:plerique propter voluptatem tum in morbos graves, tum in damna, tum in dedecora incurrunt,
Cic. Fin. 1, 14, 47; 3, 7, 26;so three times,
id. N. D. 1, 12, 29; 1, 14, 37; 1, 15, 39; id. Inv. 1, 52, 98; id. Or. 3, 45, 177; id. Off. 1, 7, 22; id. Leg. 2, 17, 43; id. Top. 25, 96;four times,
id. N. D. 1, 43, 120; 2, 20, 52; 2, 39, 101; id. Verr. 2, 4, 34, § 75;five times,
id. N. D. 2, 5, 14; id. Inv. 1, 13, 17; 1, 41, 76; id. Verr. 2, 5, 36, § 94;six times,
id. ib. 1, 53, 120;seven times,
Quint. 9, 4, 133;nine times,
Cic. N. D. 2, 50, 51.—And in chronological order (to be distinguished from the instances B. 2. a and g):Atheniensium (rem publicam constituerunt) tum Theseus, tum Draco, tum Solo, tum Clisthenes, tum multi alii,
at different times, successively, Cic. Rep. 2, 1, 2.—Preceded or followed by other co-ordinate words (alias, modo, aliquando, aut... aut, nunc... nunc):(δ).ex quo intellegitur qualis ille sit quem tum moderatum, alias modestum, tum temperantem, alias constantem continentemque dicimus,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 16, 36:tum... tum... aliquando,
id. Div. 2, 2, 6:tum... tum... aut... aut,
id. Or. 61, 204:modo... tum autem,
id. N. D. 2, 40, 142:nunc... nunc... tum... tum,
Flor. 1, 17, 5.—Tum... tum = et... et, both... and, not only... but also, partly... partly, without regard to time, the second term being frequently strengthened by etiam (mostly post-Aug.):3.Milo Compsam oppugnans, ictusque lapide tum Clodio, tum patriae, quam armis petebat, poenas dedit,
Vell. 2, 68, 3:Muciam et Fulviam, tum a patre, tum a viro utramque inclitam,
Val. Max. 9, 1, 8:Caesar Pompejo tum proprias, tum etiam filiae lacrimas reddidit,
id. 5, 1, 10; Quint. 7, 3, 18; Sen. Q. N. 4, 2, 28; id. Clem. 1, 19, 2; Front. Aquaed. 1; Tac. A. 12, 33; Suet. Tit. 3; Nep. praef. 8;and with etiam,
Val. Max. 2, 2, 8; 5, 9, 1; 7, 6 prooem.; Nep. Them. 2, 3.—As correlative with a preceding cum, introducing particular after a universal or a stronger or more important assertion after a weaker or less important.a.Connecting complete sentences with different predicates, cum... tum = as... so, while... (tum being not translated; ante-class. cum always with indic.; class. with subj. or indic.):b.quom antehac te amavi, et mihi amicam esse crevi... tum id mihi hodie aperuisti,
Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 2; id. Truc. 4, 1, 6:quom id mihi placebat, tum uno ore omnes omnia Bona dicere,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 69; id. Phorm. 1, 4, 10:quae cum res tota ficta sit pueriliter, tum ne efficit quidem quod vult,
Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 19; id. Tusc. 5, 39, 13; id. Fam. 13, 16, 1; and so with subj., id. N. D. 1, 1, 1; id. Off. 3, 2, 5; id. Lael. 7, 23; id. Brut. 39, 145; 11, 250:cum omnium rerum simulatio est vitiosa, tum amicitiae repugnat maxime,
id. Lael. 25, 91; id. Div. 2, 27, 58; and so with indic., id. Planc. 33, 80; id. Tull. 4, 8; id. Div. in Caecil. 20, 65; id. Sest. 1, 2; id. Fam. 16, 4, 4:haec cum merito ejus fieri intellegebat, tum magni interesse arbitrabatur, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 5, 4; 3, 16; id. B. C. 1, 58; Liv. 3, 34, 1; 4, 53, 4.—Clauses with the same predicate, which is placed after the first clause (always with indic.):c.nam mihi, cum multa eximie divineque videntur Athenae tuae peperisse, tum nihil melius illis mysteriis quibus, etc.,
Cic. Leg. 2, 14, 36; id. Tusc. 4, 18, 42; id. Phil. 2, 5, 12; Liv. 4, 46, 10; 6, 38, 10.—Clauses with a common predicate placed before both co-ordinate terms, cum... tum = not only, but also; as... so especially:d.visa est Arcesilae cum vera sententia, tum honesta et digna sapiente,
Cic. Ac. 2, 24, 77; id. Fin. 1, 16, 51; 2, 35, 119; 3, 1, 3:movit patres conscriptos cum causa tum auctor,
Liv. 9, 10, 1; 4, 57, 2; Suet. Ner. 46 init. —With a common predicate after both co-ordinate terms:e.quom virum tum uxorem, di vos perdant,
Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 103:luxuria cum omni aetati turpis tum senectuti foedissima est,
Cic. Off. 1, 34, 123; id. Clu. 59, 161; id. Verr. 2, 1, 34, § 86; id. N. D. 1, 21, 57; id. Deiot. 9, 26; id. Clu. 16, 46:concitatos animos flecti quam frangi putabat cum tutius tum facilius esse,
Liv. 2, 23, 15; 6, 9, 8; 1, 57, 1; 10, 26, 13; Tac. Dial. 5.—With tum several times repeated:quem pater moriens cum tutoribus et propinquis, tum legibus, tum aequitati magistratuum, tum judiciis vestris commendatum putavit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 58, § 151; cf. esp. id. Planc. 40, 95. —Tum, in this construction, is freq. strengthened,(α).By vero:(β).cum haec sunt videnda, tum vero illud est hominis magni, etc.,
in particular, Cic. Clu. 58, 159; id. Mur. 27, 55; id. Phil. 3, 5, 12; 7, 3, 9; cf. id. Or. 1, 23, 106; 3, 16, 60; Liv. 34, 39, 9; Quint. 12, 1, 25.—By maxime, above all, most of all, especially, chiefly:(γ).cum omnibus in rebus temeritas in adsentando turpis est, tum in eo loco maxime in quo ju dicandum est quantum, etc.,
Cic. Div. 1, 4, 7; id. Tusc. 4, 1, 1; 5, 12, 36; id. Rosc. Am. 25, 69:cum infamia atque indignitas rei impediebat, tum maxime quod, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 7, 56; Sall. J. 43, 5; Liv. 1, 8, 2; Suet. Claud. 30; Quint. 6, 1, 29.—By praecipue, especially, chiefly, above all:(δ).cum omnium sociorum provinciarumque rationem diligenter habere debetis, tum praecipue Siciliae,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 1, § 2; id. Fam. 13, 11, 3:fortuna quae plurimum potest cum in reliquis rebus, tum praecipue in bello,
Caes. B. C. 3, 68; Liv. 22, 43, 11; 1, 40, 3; Quint. 1, 1, 29; 1, 10, 13; 5, 10, 106; Plin. Ep. 4, 3, 2.—By inprimis, chiefly, principally:(ε).cum multa non probo, tum illud inprimis quod, etc.,
Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 18; id. Fam. 12, 22, 3.—By cumprimis, chiefly, principally: quapropter bene cum superis de rebus habenda Nobis est ratio... tum cumprimis Unde anima atque animi constet [p. 1910] natura videndum, Lucr. 1, 131.—(ζ).By certe, especially, at least, assuredly:(η).at cum de plurimis eadem dicit, tum certe de maximis,
Cic. Fin. 4, 5, 13; id. Fam. 7, 4; cf. Quint. 2, 1, 10.—By nimirum, assuredly, undoubtedly:(θ).cum plurimas... commoditates amicitia contineat, tum illa nimirum praestat omnibus quod, etc.,
Cic. Am. 7, 23. —By etiam, besides, as well:(ι).cum omnes omnibus ex terris homines improbos audacesque collegerat, tum etiam multos fortes viros et bonos... tenebat,
Cic. Cael. 6, 14; id. Ac. 2, 10, 31; id. Tusc. 1, 1, 2:quos tu cum memoriter, tum etiam erga nos amice et benevole collegisti,
id. Fin. 1, 10, 34; id. Verr. 2, 3, 23, § 56:cum sua virtute, tum etiam alienis vitiis,
id. Leg. 23, 67; id. Fin. 2, 12, 38; id. N. D. 2, 37, 95; id. de Or. 3, 60, 225; Liv. 1, 21, 2; 7, 23, 6; 7, 32, 10; Val. Max. 7, 2, 3; 3, 2, 10; 9, 6, 3; Quint. 9, 1, 20; 9, 4, 143.—By quoque, also, besides, as well:(κ).cum potestas major, tum vir quoque potestati par hostes trans Anienem submovere,
Liv. 4, 17, 11; 1, 22, 2; cf. Quint. 12, 10, 72.—By et, also, besides, too:(λ).cujus mortem cum luctus civitatis, tum et dictaturae undecim insignem fecere,
Just. 19, 1, 7.—By praeterea, moreover, besides:II.dicimus C. Verrem cum multa libidinose fecerit, tum praeterea quadringentiens sestertium ex Sicilia abstulisse,
Cic. Verr. 1, 18, 56.Tum as correlative of dependent clauses (freq. in ante - class. writings and Cic., rare in post-Aug. writings).A. 1.Referring to definite past time.a.Tum as antecedent of cum:b.jam tum cum primum jussit me ad se arcessier, Roget quis, Quid tibi cum illa?
Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 4; id. Heaut. 2, 3, 21:qui (Hercules) tum dolore frangebatur cum immortalitatem ipsa morte quaerebat,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 8, 20:bene apud majores nostros senatus tum cum florebat imperium decrevit ut, etc.,
id. Div. 1, 41, 91; id. Phil. 2, 44, 114; id. Div. 1, 17, 30; id. Verr. 2, 2, 66, § 160; id. Clu. 33, 89; id. Verr. 1, 2, 5; id. Brut. 2, 7; 23, 89; id. Off. 3, 27, 100; id. Agr. 2, 24, 64; id. Phil. 2, 39, 100; 3, 4, 11:tum mittendos legatos fuisse cum Perseus Graecas urbes obsideret,
Liv. 45, 3, 7:tum cum Vipereos sparsi... dentes,
Ov. M. 4, 572; id. H. 3, 23; Val. Max. 6, 1, 12.—After pluperf.:nam tum cum in Asia res magnas permulti amiserant scimus Romae solutione impedita fidem concidisse,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 7, 19; Val. Max. 3, 6, 1; 2, 8, 15 fin. —Tum inserted in the temporal clause:cum Davo egomet vidi jurgantem ancillam... quom ibi me adesse neuter tum praesenserat,
Ter. And. 5, 1, 20.—Tum, introducing the apodosis of the temporal clause (generally not transl. in Engl.).(α).Of coincident events, cum... tum = while: quom genui tum morituros scivi, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 58, 132 (Trag. Rel. v. 361 Vahl.); Ter. Phorm. 3, 2, 18:(β).cum minime videbamur, tum maxime philosophabamur,
Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 6; id. Agr. 2, 11, 26; id. Cael. 26, 63; id. Phil. 3, 5, 13:cum pavida mulier nullam opem videret, tum Tarquinius fateri amorem, orare, etc.,
Liv. 1, 58, 3; 5, 11, 4. —Tum = deinde, usu. after a pluperf.:2.id cum Sulla fecisset, tum ante oppidum Nolam Samnitium castra cepit,
Cic. Div. 1, 33, 72; id. Brut. 92, 319; id. Ac. 2, 3, 9; 2, 3, 15; id. Fin. 1, 8, 26; id. Tusc. 4, 20, 45; id. Div. 1, 25, 53; 2, 2, 7; id. Rep. 2, 25, 47; Liv. 21, 11, 8; cf. id. 1, 26, 7; 23, 22, 4.—Inserted in the apodosis:cum jam humanae opes egestae a Veis essent, amoliri tum deum dona,
Liv. 5, 22, 3.—Referring to definite present time:3.quem esse negas, eundem esse dicis. Cum enim miserum esse dicis, tum eum qui non sit, dicis esse,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 12.—Referring to indefinite time.a.As antecedent of the clause, = at the time when, at a time when, whenever: hominum inmortalis est infamia;b.etiam tum vivit quom esse credas mortuam,
Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 28; id. As. 1, 3, 55; id. Merc. 3, 2, 7; Cato, R. R. 31:nec sibi enim quisquam tum se vitamque requirit Cum pariter mens et corpus sopita quiescunt,
Lucr. 3, 919; 4, 444; 4, 455;4, 1166: omnis praedictio mali tum probatur cum ad praedictionem cautio adjungitur,
Cic. Div. 2, 25, 54; id. Fin. 2, 32, 104; id. N. D. 2, 3, 9: tum cum sine pondere suci Mobilibus ventis arida facta volant, Ov. H. 5, 109; Cic. Ac. 1, 12, 44; 2, 27, 88; id. Fin. 4, 8, 20; id. Tusc. 3, 9, 20; 5, 26, 73; id. N. D. 1, 4, 9; id. Off. 1, 27, 93.—Tum maxime... cum plurimum = eo magis quo magis:eam (partem animi) tum maxime vigere cum plurimum absit a corpore,
Cic. Div. 1, 32, 70; so, cum maxime... tum maxime; v. b. a foll.—Tum introducing the apodosis.(α).As coincident:(β).quom amamus, tum perimus,
Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 94:ulmus, cum folia cadunt, tum iterum tempestiva est,
Cato, R. R. 17; so id. ib. 155 (156):cum ea quae quasi involuta fuerunt, aperti sunt, tum inventa dicuntur,
Cic. Ac. 2, 8, 26; id. Fin. 5, 10, 29; 1, 17, 57; id. N. D. 2, 52, 129; 1, 19, 49; id. Imp. Pomp. 6, 15.—Cum maxime... tum maxime = quo magis eo magis:nam quom pugnabant maxume, ego tum fugiebam maxume,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 45:quamobrem omnes, cum secundae res sunt maxume, tum maxume Meditari secum oportet, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 14, 30 poet. —As subsequent:4.ad legionem quom itum, adminiculum eis danunt tum jam aliquem cognatum suum,
Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 47:eo cum accessit ratio argumentique conclusio... tum et perceptio eorum omnium apparet,
Cic. Ac. 2, 10, 30; 2, 41, 128; id. Fin. 5, 9, 24; 1, 20, 69; 5, 15, 41; id. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; 1, 24, 58; 3, 2, 3; id. N. D. 2, 48, 123; id. Div. 2, 19, 44.—Referring to future time.(α).Tum as antecedent of cum:(β).quom mi haec dicentur dicta, tum tu, furcifer, quasi mus in medio pariete vorsabere,
Plaut. Cas. 1, 51; id. Bacch. 3, 4, 20:non committam ut tum haec res judicetur cum haec frequentia Roma discesserit,
Cic. Verr. 1, 18, 54; id. Agr. 2, 17, 44; 2, 25, 67; id. Fin. 4, 22, 62; id. Tusc. 1, 20, 46; Liv. 23, 13, 4; 41, 10, 7; Ov. M. 2, 651; id. H. 15, 293; Nep. Them. 6, 5.—Tum introducing the apodosis:B.quom videbis, tum scies,
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 37; 4, 6, 30:de quo cum perpauca dixero, tum ad jus civile veniam,
Cic. Leg. 1, 12, 34; id. Clu. 2, 6; 4, 9; Liv. 3, 56, 10.—With temporal clause, introduced by ubi.1.Tum as antecedent of the clause (very rare):2.vitem novellam resecare tum erit tempus ubi valebit,
Cato, R. R. 33:tum tu igitur demum id adulescenti aurum dabis, ubi erit locata virgo in matrimonium?
Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 52.—Tum introducing the apodosis.(α).Referring to definite past time (tum always = deinde):(β).ubi eorum dolorem majorem quam ceterorum cognovi, tum meum animum in illos, tum mei consilii causam proposui, tum eos hortatus sum, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 63, § 140; Sall. J. 94, 3:ubi illuxit, et Romanis Punica et Gallica arma cognita, tum dubitationem exemere,
Liv. 25, 10, 5; 1, 9, 10; 4, 57, 3; 9, 43, 16; 21, 25, 12; 23, 11, 4.—Referring to indefinite time:(γ).post ubi tempust promissa jam perfici, Tum coacti necessario se aperiunt,
Ter. And. 4, 1, 8: Cato, R. R. 3 init.; 17:ubi jam morbi se flexit causa... Tum quasi vaccillans primum consurgit,
Lucr. 3, 503; 6, 129; 6, 526.—Referring to future time:C.otium ubi erit, tum tibi operam ludo et deliciae dabo,
Plaut. Rud. 2, 4, 13; id. Stich. 4, 2, 14:ubi tu voles, Ubi tempus erit, sat habet si tum recipitur,
Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 32; Plaut. Truc. 4, 4, 18; id. Bacch. 4, 3, 72; id. Pers. 4, 7, 19; id. Cas. 3, 2, 27:ut ubi id interrogando argumentis firmavero, tum testes ad crimen accommodem,
Cic. Verr. 1, 18, 55:ubi haerere jam aciem videris, tum terrorem equestrem infer,
Liv. 6, 12, 10; 22, 55, 8.—With a temporal clause introduced by postquam.1.Tum as antecedent of the clause (very rare):2.Flaminius qui ne quieto quidem hoste ipse quieturus erat, tum vero postquam res sociorum ante oculos prope suos ferri vidit, suum id dedecus ratus, etc.,
Liv. 22, 3, 7; Val. Max. 3, 8, 1 (v. infra, III. A. 2. a. b).—Tum introducing the apodosis (always = deinde).(α).Referring to definite past time:(β).posteaquam e portu piratae exierunt, tum coeperunt quaerere homines, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 38, § 100; Sall. J. 106, 6; 84, 1; id. Cat. 51, 40 (al. tunc):postquam satis virium collectum videbat, tum ex suis unum sciscitatum Romam ad patrem misit,
Liv. 1, 54, 5; 3, 66, 5; 6, 13, 4; 22, 48, 4; 25, 10, 6; Gell. 5, 3, 6.—Referring to indefinite time: postquam vero commoditas quaedam... dicendi copiam consecuta est, tum ingenio freta malitia pervertere urbes adsuevit, Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 3.—D.With a temporal clause introduced by ut.1.Tum as antecedent of the clause (very rare):2.tum vero ingentem gemitum dat Ut spolia, ut currus, utque ipsum corpus amici... conspexit,
Verg. A. 1, 485; cf. id. ib. 12, 218.—Tum introducing the apodosis.(α).Of definite past time:(β).nam ut dudum adcurrimus ad Alcesimarchum... tum mi, puto, prae timore hic excidisse Cistellam,
Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 46:sed ut intellectum est quantam vim haberet accurata... oratio, tum etiam magistri dicendi multi subito exstiterunt,
Cic. Brut. 8, 30; id. Phil. 9, 4, 9; Liv. 24, 44, 10; id. 21, 54, 9; 23, 34, 6.—Referring to future time:E.neque ut quaeque res delata ad nos erit, tum denique scrutari locos debemus,
Cic. de Or. 2, 34, 146:traditum esse ut quando aqua Albana abundasset, tum, si eam Romanus rite emisisset, victoriam de Vejentibus dari (= si quando),
Liv. 5, 15, 11 Weissenb. ad loc.—With a temporal clause introduced by quando.1.Tum as antecedent of the clause.(α).Of definite past time:(β).auctoritatem senatus exstare sentio, tum, quando Alexandro mortuo, legatos Tyrum misimus,
Cic. Agr. 2, 16, 41.—Of future time:2.at scire tum memento quando id quod voles habebis,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 41; id. Mil. 3, 1, 213; id. Most. 3, 1, 136; id. Men. 5, 7, 57:utinam tum essem natus quando Romani dona accipere coepissent,
Cic. Off. 2, 21, 75.—Tum introducing the apodosis.(α).Of indefinite time (quando = whenever):(β).quando esurio tum crepant (intestina),
Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 27; id. Truc. 1, 1, 15; id. Ps. 4, 7, 85:quando mulier dotem marito dabat, tum quae ex suis bonis retinebat reciperare dicebatur,
Gell. 17, 6, 6; 7 (6), 14, 4.—Of future time:F.at tu, quando habebis, tum dato,
Plaut. Men. 3, 3, 23:quando ab eadem parte sol eodemque tempore iterum defecerit, tum signis omnibus ad principium revocatis, expletum annum habeto,
Cic. Rep. 6, 22, 24:quando mihi usus venerit, tum quaeram ex te atque discam,
Gell. 6 (7), 17, 4.—In the apodosis after simul ac:G.an simul ac nubes successere, ipse in eas tum Descendit (Juppiter), prope ut hinc teli determinet ictus?
Lucr. 6, 402.—With a temporal clause introduced by dum.1.Tum as antecedent:2.sanctius visum est nomen Augusti, ut scilicet jam tum dum colit terras, ipso numine ac titulo consecretur,
Flor. 2, 33, 66 (4, 12, 66).—Tum introducing the apodosis:H.dum habeat, tum amet,
Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 23:dum se glomerant... tum pondere turris Procubuit,
Verg. A. 9, 540.—As antecedent of quamdiu:K.qui cum tibi amicus non modo tum fuerit quamdiu tecum in provincia fuerit, verum etiam nunc sit cum, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 24, § 58.—Denoting a logical consequence after quando and cum:L.quando ergo erga te benignus fui... tum te mihi benigne itidem addecet... referre gratiam,
Plaut. Rud. 5, 3, 35:cum magnus numerus deesset, tum iste homo nefarius in eorum locum... substituere coepit cives Romanos,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 28, § 72.—After relative clauses denoting time: qua tempestate Paris Helenam innuptis junxit nuptiis, Ego tum gravida expletis jam fere ad pariendum mensibus, Poet. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 58, 219 (Trag. Rel. p. 246 Rib.).—M.With conditional clauses.1. (α).Tum as antecedent of clause:(β).tum pol ego interii, homo si ille abiit,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 6; id. Men. 2, 2, 71; Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 40:si tenuis causa est, tum etiam argumentandi tenue filum,
Cic. Or. 36, 124; id. Rep. 1, 40, 62; 2, 9, 15; id. Fin. 1, 19, 63; id. N. D. 1, 6, 13; id. Verr. 2, 3, 47, § 112:tum vero ego nequiquam Capitolium servaverim si civem in servitutem duci videam,
Liv. 6, 14, 4; 3, 9, 11; 6, 14, 4; 7, 34, 14; Cato ap. Plin. 29, 1, 7, § 14; Gell. 2, 12, 1 sq.; 4, 13, 1; 14, 2, 21.—Tum introducing the apodosis:2.si triduum hoc hic erimus, tum arbores in te cadent,
Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 30; id. Rud. 5, 2, 59; 3, 4, 49; id. As. 1, 3, 89; id. Rud. 1, 3, 13; id. Ps. 4, 1, 1; 4, 1, 48 (39); Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 64; 3, 1, 17; id. Phorm. 1, 3, 19; Cato, R. R. 26; cf. id. ib. 27:quod si, ut spero, cepero, tum vero litteras publice mittam,
Cic. Fam. 2, 10, 3; id. Div. 1, 44, 100; cf. id. Ac. 2, 10, 32; id. Fin. 2, 4, 79; id. N. D. 3, 36, 87; id. Rep. 1, 43, 66: id. [p. 1911] Rosc. Am. 49, 142:si dimicandum erit, tum tu in novissimos te recipito,
Liv. 7, 40, 13; 8, 10, 12; Hor. S. 1, 2, 97; Ov. M. 7, 32.—Esp., denoting the consequences of perjury in ancient formulas of oaths: si ego injuste illos homines dedier mihi exposco, tum patriae compotem me numquam siris esse,
Liv. 1, 32, 7; 1, 24, 8; 22, 53, 11; hence, quid si falles? Me. Tum Mercurius Sosiae iratus siet, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 239; 3, 2, 52; id. Aul. 4, 10, 50; cf. also Liv. 3, 64, 10.—With a condition contrary to fact.(α).Tum, antecedent of clause:(β).tum esset ostentum, si anguem vectis circumplicavisset,
Cic. Div. 2, 28, 62; id. Verr. 2, 2, 68, § 164:tum id audirem si tibi soli viveres,
id. Marcell. 8, 25; id. Fin. 4, 13, 33; id. Div. 2, 35, 73.—Tum introducing the apodosis:N.si quidem me amaret, tum istuc prodesset,
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 56:quodsi omnia nobis quae ad victum pertinent. suppeditarentur, tum optimo quisque ingenio, totum se in cognitione et scientia collocaret,
Cic. Off. 1, 44, 158. —After an abl. absol.1. (α).Referring to definite past time:(β).ut morte ejus nuntiata tum denique bellum confectum arbitraretur,
Cic. Mur. 16, 34:sed confecto proelio tum vero cerneres quanta vis animi fuisset in exercitu Catilinae,
Sall. C. 61, 1:ita rebus divinis peractis tum de bello deque republica dictator rettulit,
Liv. 22, 11, 1; 2, 29, 1; 2, 29, 3; 3, 56, 1; 5, 50, 8; Plin. 11, 20, 22, § 68.—Referring to indefinite time:(γ).hisce omnibus rebus consideratis, tum denique id quod primum est dicendum, postremum soleo cogitare, quo utar exordio,
Cic. Or. 2, 77, 315.—Referring to future time (the abl. absol. = a fut. perf.):2.ita prope XL. diebus interpositis tum denique se responsuros esse arbitrantur,
Cic. Verr. 1, 10, 31; 1, 18, 54; id. Fin. 4, 13, 32; id. Scaur. Fragm. 10, 22.—With pres. participles (post-class.):III.tacentibus cunctis, tum ipse (dixit), etc.,
Just. 12, 15, 6.Particular connections.A.With other particles of time.1.Jam tum, already at that time, i. e. earlier than might be anticipated:2.jam tum erat suspitio Dolo malo haec fieri,
Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 8; cf. id. ib. 4, 4, 58; id. Phorm. 5, 8, 34:quippe etenim jam tum divom mortalia saecla Egregias animo facies vigilante videbant,
Lucr. 5, 1169; 5, 1037:ut mihi jam tum divinasse ille (Romulus) videatur hanc urbem sedem aliquando summo esse imperio praebituram,
Cic. Rep. 2, 5, 10; 2, 7, 12; id. Div. 2, 57, 118; id. Tusc. 4, 2, 4:jam tum in Palatio monte Lupercal hoc fuisse ludicrum ferunt,
Liv. 1, 5, 1; 1, 7, 16; 1, 41, 7; 10, 21, 14;24, 49, 1: ut jam tum qualis futurus esset ostenderet,
Suet. Dom. 1; Curt. 4, 6, 29.—Tum demum and tum denique, then only, then at length, then at last, not till then, i. e. later than might be expected, implying delayed action.a.Tum demum.(α).In gen.:(β).adversisque in rebus noscere qui sit. Nam verae voces tum demum pectore ab imo Eiciuntur,
Lucr. 3, 58:tum demum Liscus, oratione Caesaris adductus, quod antea tacuerat proponit,
Caes. B. G. 1, 17; 5, 33; Sall. J. 46, 1:nec ante in campum degressi sunt quam, etc. Tum demum castra Etruscorum pro moenibus Fidenarum posita,
Liv. 4, 17, 12; 45, 12, 6; 2, 20, 11; 5, 39, 2; 23, 19, 15 et saep.; Val. Max. 1, 6, 10; 1, 7, 4; Curt. 3, 12, 12; Tac. A. 3, 18; 3, 47.—In partic., referring to clauses introduced by cum, ubi, si, or abl. absol. (v. II. A. B. L. M.), denoting absolute restriction to the terms of the clause:(γ).imo etiam ubi expolivero, magis hoc tum demum dices,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 60:tum demum mihi procax Academia videbitur si aut consenserint omnes, aut, etc.,
Cic. N. D. 1, 6, 13:cum is Casilini eo die mansurum dixisset, tum demum cognitus est error,
Liv. 22, 13, 8; Vell. 2, 115, 4; Val. Max. 3, 8, 1 fin.; 7, 2, 4; Curt. 3, 11, 6; Plin. Ep. 8, 20, 7.—Sometimes = nunc demum (anteclass.): victus es, Chaline. St. Tum nos demum vivere. Olympio. Gaudeo, Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 65.—b.Tum denique.(α).In gen.:(β).tum denique tauros in gregem redigo,
Varr. R. R. 2, 5:injecta glaeba tumulus is (locus) ubi humatus est vocatur, ac tum denique multa religiosa jura complectitur,
Cic. Leg. 2, 22, 57; id. Fin. 3, 22, 76; id. Tusc. 3, 26, 61: nequiquam temptati ut tum denique desisterent impediendo bello, Liv. 4, 55, 5; Ov. M. 4, 519; 7, 857; 10, 664.—Referring to clauses with cum, etc. (v. II. A. B. L. M.):3.tum denique homines nostra intellegimus bona quom quae in potestate habuimus ea amisimus,
Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 33:quo cum venerimus, tum denique vivemus,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 31, 75; 3, 31, 75; id. Leg. 2, 4, 10; id. Rep. 1, 6, 11; so,tum denique si,
id. Fam. 14, 2, 3; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 10, § 29; id. Verr. 2, 2, 1, § 1:indicandum primum fuisse, dein petendum praesidium, postremo ni impetraretur, tum denique querendum,
Liv. 23, 43, 2; Cato ap. Plin. 17, 18, 29, § 126 (for tum vero denique after ut, Cic. Phil. 9, 4, 9, v. II. D. 2. a).—Tum primum (rarely primo), then for the first time:4. a.tum genus humanum primum mollescere coepit,
Lucr. 5, 1014:ludorum gratia quos tum primum anniversarios in circo facere constituisset,
Cic. Rep. 2, 7, 12; id. Sen. 21, 78; Caes. B. G. 7, 11:ponte sublicio tum primum in Tiberi facto,
Liv. 1, 33, 6; 2, 41, 3; 39, 22, 2; 2, 20, 6; 39, 49, 4; Vell. 2, 37, 5; Tac. A. 2, 27; id. H. 4, 57; Curt. 3, 12, 26. —Deinde tum (very rare):b.primum ea quae sumus acturi cogitare debemus, deinde tum dicere ac facere,
Varr. L. L. 6, 6, 62.—Tum deinde.(α).= tum demum or tum denique, then at length, not till then, then only:(β).nonne optime patronus occurrat prius conviciis luxuriae, etc., tum deinde narret de bonis Pallae? etc.,
Quint. 4, 2, 27; 12, 10, 11:emam, aedificabo, credam, exigam, honores geram: tum deinde lassam senectutem in otium referam,
Sen. Ep. 101, 4; Plin. 16, 44, 95, § 251.—So corresp. with cum:quas cum solus pertulisset, tum deinde comitia collegae subrogando habuit,
Liv. 2, 8, 3 (Weissenb. demum, by conj.); Col. R. R. 1, 6, 13. —= an emphatic deinde: nam praetermisit quod in prima parte sumere debuit;c.tum deinde eodem ipso quod omiserat quasi proposito ad confirmandum aliud utitur,
Gell. 2, 8, 3; 13, 24 (23), 1; Just. 2, 1, 19.—With hic:d.hic tum repente Pacilius quidam accedit, ait, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 94:hic ego tum ad respondendum surrexi,
id. Clu. 18, 51; 27, 73:hic tum injectus est hominibus scrupulus,
id. ib. 28, 76; id. Sest. 11, 25.—Tum postea:5.tum postea complorantibus nostris, dies quidem tandem inluxit,
Gell. 19, 1, 3; so id. 14, 3, 10 (for quid tum postea, v. D. 1.).—With interim:B.unum, alterum, tertium annum Sassia quiescebat... Tum interim, Q. Hortensio, Q. Metello coss.... despondet ei filiam suam,
Cic. Clu. 64, 179.—With particles of emphasis.1.Tum vero (sometimes tum enimvero or enimvero tum), then indeed, at that crisis, then if not before, etc., or merely = emphatic then, denoting either coincidence or sequence of action.(α).In gen.:(β).discedit a Melino Cluentia. Tum vero illa egregia mater palam exsultare... coepit,
Cic. Clu. 5, 14; 22, 61; id. Agr. 1, 1, 3; id. Verr. 2, 5, 41, § 107:semper equidem magno cum metu incipio dicere... tum vero ita sum perturbatus ut, etc.,
id. Clu. 18, 51:tum vero dubitandum non existimavit quin ad eos proficisceretur,
Caes. B. G. 2, 8; 5, 37; id. B. C. 1, 82; 2, 42:Aruns Tarquinius et Tullia minor... junguntur nuptiis. Tum vero in dies infestior Tulli senectus... coepit esse,
Liv. 1, 47, 1; 2, 22, 6; 4, 49, 13; 10, 19, 12; 21, 45, 9; 21, 58, 5; Ov. M. 2, 227; 7, 685; Curt. 4, 13, 1; 3, 11, 5; Tac. Agr. 37.—And in enumerations:deinde... post autem... tum vero ipsam veterem Karthaginem vendunt,
Cic. Agr. 1, 2, 5.—As correlative of temporal or conditional clauses, and after abl. absol.:2.quod ubi Romam est nuntiatum, senatui metum injecit ne tum vero sustineri nec in urbe seditio, nec in castris posset,
Liv. 5, 7, 4; Sall. J. 94, 3:tum vero... si,
Cic. Fin. 1, 19, 63; Liv. 6, 14, 4 (v. II. M. 1. a, b).—With cum, Liv. 32, 12, 1:quae postquam frustra temptata rogumque parari... vidit, Tum vero gemitus... Edidit,
Ov. M. 2, 621; Sall. J. 106, 6; 84, 1; id. Cat. 51, 40; v. C. 1. b. (so, tum vero denique after ut, Cic. Phil. 9, 4, 9; v. II. D. 2. and M. 1.).—Tum quidem, at that time, thereupon, then at least (usu. opposed to a later time): dixit sibi in somnis visum esse, etc. Et tum quidem incolumis exercitum liberavit; post triennium autem devovit se, etc., Cic. Div. 1, 24, 51; so,3.actum quidem,
id. Fl. 25, 59; id. Lael. 11, 39:et tum quidem ab Dio Perseus in interiora regni recepit se... post dies paucos, etc.,
Liv. 42, 39, 1; 1, 57, 10; 3, 2, 10;7, 17, 3.—Often in resuming the narrative after a digression: ac tum quidem regem... filium appellat,
Curt. 4, 7, 25.—Merely emphatic:Duillio Cornelioque coss. etiam mari congredi ausus est. Tum quidem ipsa velocitas classis comparatae victoriae auspicium fuit,
Flor. 1, 18 (2, 2), 7; so id. 1, 22 (2, 6), 20; 1, 40 (3, 5), 12.—With cum, Tac. Dial. 11.—Ne tum quidem, not even then:4.num quis horum miser hodie? Ne tum quidem, post spiritum extremum,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 37, 89; id. Div. 1, 26, 55; id. Verr. 2, 2, 40, § 98:ubi ne tum quidem eos prodire intellexit,
Caes. B. G. 1, 50; 7, 53; Tac. H. 5, 21; Curt. 3, 2, 18.—With cum:ille vere ne tum quidem miser cum ab Oroete in crucem actus est,
Cic. Fin. 5, 30, 92; so id. Tusc. 5, 20, 57; id. Verr. 2, 5, 23, § 59; Liv. praef. 12; 39, 39, 11.—Tum maxime (sometimes tum cummaxime).(α).Especially at that time, chiefly then: illi sumposia, nos convivia quod tum maxime simul vivitur, Cic. Fam. 9, 24, 35; id. Leg. 2, 11, 26.—With cum:(β).quae quidem vis tum maxime cognita est cum... M. Cato, legem suadens, in Galbam multa dixit,
Cic. Brut. 23, 89; id. Sest. 21, 47; id. Par. 4, 1, 29.—Just then, just at that moment (not ante-Aug.):(γ).regi, tum maxime captivos ex Illyrico vendenti,
Liv. 43, 20, 3; 1, 10, 1:per totam aciem vulgatum est, castra amissa esse, et tum cummaxime ardere,
id. 40, 32, 1; so,tum cummaxime,
id. 43, 7, 8:corpus enim suum a caupone trucidatum tum maxime plaustro ad portam ferri,
Val. Max. 1, 7, ext. 10; 2, 10, 2; 3, 2, 2 fin.; Curt. 3, 4, 14; 6, 6, 10; Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 154; Quint. 2, 15, 30; 2, 61, 31; Suet. Caes. 65; id. Calig. 53.—So with cum:et quod tum maxime Abydum oppugnaret cum rex ab Attalo et Rhodiis ultro se bello lacessitum diceret,
Liv. 31, 18, 2; Sen. Ira, 1, 15, 2.—Strengthening the co-ordinate tum after cum, so especially; v. I. C. 3. e. b (for cum maxime... tum maxime and tum maxime... cum plurimum, v. II. A. 3. a. b.).—5.Tum potissimum = tum maxime, just then (rare):6.C. Caesar... tum potissimum acie commissa impeditos religione hostes vicit,
Front. Strat. 2, 1, 16.—Etiam tum.(α).Even then:(β).etiam tum vivit cum esse credas mortuam,
Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 28:totum se Servilio etiam tum tradidit,
even then, at so late a time, Cic. Sest. 62, 130:etiam tum cum verisimile erit,
id. Rosc. Am. 20, 57.— So with cum, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 59, § 154; id. Dom. 13, 23; id. Sest. 38, 81.—Still, as yet (also as one word; cf. etiamtum, and v. the foll. additional passages), Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 19, § 41; id. Fin. 3, 14, 48; id. Rep. 2, 12, 24; id. Arch. 3, 5; id. de Or. 2, 3, 12; id. Brut. 20, 80; id. Off. 2, 14, 47; Caes. B. C. 3, 93; Liv. 5, 40, 10; Val. Max. 9, 6, 3; Tac. A. 3, 72; Suet. Claud. 27 fin.; id. Dom. 22.—7.And with a negation, = nondum: ipsa ego non longos etiam tum scissa capillos,
not yet long, Ov. H. 8, 79.—Tum etiam.(α).Followed by si or cum, even if, even when:(β).atque equidem filium Tum etiam si nolit, cogam,
Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 65:qui tum etiam cum... circumfusi erant caligine,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 19, 45.—Then also, then too, besides:8.tum etiam illud cogitatote, sic vivere Cornelium ut, etc.,
Cic. Balb. 28, 65; id. N. D. 1, 16, 43; so id. Leg. 1, 13, 35; id. Fin. 2, 16, 53; Col. 12 praef.—Tum quoque.(α).Also then, then likewise, then as before, then as on another occasion mentioned before: ceu lapidem si Percutiat lapis aut ferrum;(β).nam tum quoque lumen Exsilit,
Lucr. 6, 162:tum quoque homini plus tribui quam nescio cui necessitati,
Cic. Prov. Cons. 11, 28:tum quoque multis milibus Latinorum in civitatem acceptis,
Liv. 1, 33, 5; 2, 52, 2; 21, 22, 4; Caes. B. C. 3, 37; Ov. M. 14, 369.—Even then, = etiam tum (rare):(γ).et tamen tum quoque se absentes triumphare credunt,
Liv. 45, 38, 13; 39, 41, 3; 39, 47, 11; Ov. H. 17 (18), 190.—In orat. obliq. (v. I. A. 2.), even now:(δ).quod si Romani tum quoque aequa aspernarentur,
Liv. 42, 62, 7. —= sic quoque, even under the circumstances, even as it was, etc. (v. sic, V. 3.): ut si effugium patuisset in publicum, impleturae urbem tumultu fuerint. Tum quoque [p. 1912] aliquotiens integro corpore evaserunt, Liv. 24, 26, 13; 40, 16, 6; 43, 4, 1;9.9, 13, 9: tum quoque, amputata dextra, navem sinistra comprehendit,
Just. 2, 9, 18.—Tum ipsum = eo ipso tempore, at the very time, just then, even then (only in Cic. in four passages; cf.:C.nunc ipsum): tota igitur ratio talium largitionum vitiosa est, temporibus necessaria, et tum ipsum... moderanda est,
Cic. Off. 2, 17, 60:quem quidem cum sua voluntate ex patria Karthaginem revertisset, tum ipsum cum vigiliis et fame cruciaretur, clamat virtus beatiorem fuisse quam Thorium,
id. Fin. 2, 20, 65 Madv. ad loc.:tum ipsum cum immolare velis extorum fieri mutatio potest,
id. Div. 1, 52, 118:ita (oratores), non injuria, quotienscunque dicerent, id quod aliquando posset accidere, ne tum ipsum accideret, timere,
id. Or. 1, 27, 123.—Tum with co-ordinating particles.1.Tum autem.(α).= praeterea, and then, besides (v. I. C. 1.): turpilucricupidum te vocant cives tui;(β).tum autem sunt alii qui te volturium vocant,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 64:oves scabrae sunt... Tum autem Surorum nemo exstat qui ibi sex menses vixerit,
id. ib. 2, 4, 141; id. Mil. 4, 2, 13; id. Pers. 4, 2, 3; id. Poen. 5, 5, 34; 5, 7, 22; Ter. And. 1, 5, 34; id. Eun. 5, 9, 7; id. Hec. 2, 1, 14; 3, 2, 10:tum autem qui non ipso honesto movemur... callidi sumus, non boni,
Cic. Leg. 1, 14, 41; id. Or. 1, 58, 247; 2, 19, 80.—= tum... tum:(γ).visne igitur inter hos populos inambulantes, tum autem residentes quaeramus eisdem de rebus?
Cic. Leg. 1, 5, 15.—= eo tempore, with autem as connective:(δ).tum illic autem Lemnius... uxorem duxit, etc.,
Plaut. Cist. 1, 3, 25:tum autem ex omnibus montibus nives proluit,
Caes. B. C. 1, 48.—But in this instance:2.uxori emunda ancilla'st: tum autem pluscula Supellectile opus est,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 60; 5, 7, 25 sq.—For tum etiam, v. B. 7. b.—3.Tum praeterea:4.nam tui similis est probe. Tum praeterea talem, nisi tu, nulla pareret filium,
Ter. Heaut. 5, 3, 20; so id. Ad. 3, 2, 47; id. Phorm. 3, 2, 33; Cic. Verr. 1, 18, 56 (v. I. C. 3. e. l).—Tum porro:D.tum porro venti magnam quoque tollere partem Umoris possunt,
Lucr. 6, 623; 4, 829 (827).—Quid tum?1.In dialogue, what then? what next? what further? novi ego hos pugnos meos. Ca. Quid tum? Th. Quid tum? Rogitas? Hisce ego, si tu me inritaveris, placidum te hodie reddam, Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 49; so id. As. 2, 2, 83; Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 47; 3, 5, 66; id. Phorm. 3, 3, 8.—And strengthened:2.quid tum postea?
Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 41; id. As. 2, 2, 68; 2, 2, 79; Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 78; 4, 2, 9; 4, 7, 23; id. Ad. 4, 5, 15; id. Hec. 4, 1, 36: videsne abundare me otio? A. Quid tum? Cic. Tusc. 2, 11, 26.—In imitation of a dialogue:3.at mulctantur bonis exsules. Quid tum? Parumne multa de toleranda paupertate dicuntur?
Cic. Tusc. 5, 37, 107; so id. Quint. 22, 72; 27, 84; id. Verr. 2, 4, 59, § 132; id. Dom. 47, 123; id. Dejot. 7, 22; id. Phil. 1, 10, 26; Hor. S. 2, 3, 230.—As emphatic co-ordinative in quoting the different items of a document, law, etc.: quive in senatu sententiam dixit, dixerit. Quid tum? Qui eorum coiit, coierit, etc., what next? i. e. and then, listen! Cic. Clu. 54, 148; so id. Agr. 1, 5, 16; 3, 3, 11; id. Mur. 12, 26; id. Fl. 23, 55.—E.Tum temporis = eo tempore (post class. and rare; cf.:tunc temporis): postera die civitas principem suum, ac tum temporis consulem in foro expectabat,
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56 cesso
cesso, āvī, ātum, āre (Frequ. v. cedo), zurückbleiben, I) eig., zurückbleiben = säumen, sich säumig zeigen, länger dableiben od. gew. länger-, über die Zeit ausbleiben, a) übh.: sed cur cessas? so geh doch! Ter.: haud quaquam etiam cessant, sie bleiben bis jetzt noch gar nicht aus, sie können bis jetzt noch gar nicht da sein, Ter.: quodsi cessas aut strenuus anteis, nec tardum opperior nec praecedentibus insto, Hor.: paulum si cessassem, domi non offendissem, Ter.: si tabellarii non cessarint, Cic.: Africanae (die Panther) cessant tempestate detentae (Ggstz. ad praefinitum diem occurrunt), Plin. ep.: rectene omnia, quod iam pridem epistulae tuae cessant? Plin. ep. – cessans Nilus, Plin. pan.: cessans morbus, die säumige, langwierige, Hor. – b) insbes.: α) als gerichtl. t. t., säumig sein, ausbleiben, = nicht zu rechter Zeit vor Gericht erscheinen (Ggstz. adesse), Ulp. dig. 47, 10, 17. § 20. Callistr. dig. 49, 14, 2. § 4: culpāne quis an aliquā necessitate cessasset, Suet. Claud. 15, 2. – β) ausbleiben, v. Einkünften = heuer nicht einkommen, quod cessat ex reditu frugalitate suppletur, Plin. ep. 2, 4, 3. – γ) ausbleiben, bis jetzt noch fehlen, v. geistigen Anlagen, non enim deserendum id bonum, si quod ingenitum est, existimo, sed augendum addendumque quod cessat, Quint. 2, 8, 10.
II) übtr., von od. in einer Tätigkeit zurückbleiben, 1) im Ggstz. zum raschen Handeln = säumen, sich säumig zeigen od. sinden lassen, es an sich kommen laffen, es an sich fehlen lassen, a) übh.: et properare loco et cessare, Hor.: si possessores cessarent, Suet.: non timido, non ignavo cessare licuit, Curt.: strenuus homo et numquam cessans, Curt.: u. in der Frage, cur hic cessat cantharus? laßt uns zum B. greifen! Ter.: quid tua fulmina cessant? Ov.: cessat voluntas? säumt dein Wille? (= willst du nicht recht?) Hor.: quid cessarent, Liv., quid cessarent tergiversarenturque, Liv.: quid cunctaris? quid cessas? nisi occupas (diem), fugit, Sen. – m. Ang. bei wem? durch apud m. Akk., non c. apud rhetorem, beim Rh. nicht aussetzen, Cic. ad Q. fr. 3, 1, 4. § 14. – m. Ang. wodurch? (aus welcher Ursache?) durch Abl., neque adhuc ignaviā quādam et insito torpore cessavimus, Plin. pan. – m. Ang. worin? durch in m. Abl., parate animos dextras, ne quis in eo, quod me viderit facientem, cesset. Qui cunctatus fuerit, sciat etc., Liv.: u. so numquam c. in suo studio atque opere, Cic.: c. in officio (Diensten), Liv.: quam ne nunc quidem aut in ducibus aut in militibus vestris cessat ira deae? bleibt aus, Liv. – m. Ang. woran? durch bl. Abl., c. muliebri audaciā, es an w. K. fehlen lassen, Liv.: se nullo usquam cessaturum officio, Liv. – m. Ang. wozu? durch in m. Akk., in vota precesque, Verg. Aen. 6, 51; od. gew. durch Infin., ego hinc migrare cesso, Plaut.: cessas alloqui? so red ihn doch an, Ter.: quid cessas mori? so stirb doch, Hor.: dona quid cessant mihi conferre? heran mit den G.! Ter.: nihil cessarunt ilico osculari, gleich ging's an ein Küssen, Plaut.: quid cessatis regis inimicum occīdere, Curt. – im Pass. cessatur alqd, es wird etw. versäumt, hintangesetzt, vernachlässigt, v. dem selbst, worin man säumig ist, quicquid (so viel Zeit) apud durae cessatum est moenia Troiae, solange auch der Kampf um die M. Tr. sich hinzog, Verg.: priorum nostrorum benefactorum cumulus hoc, quod nunc cessatum in officio est, expleat, Liv.: neutra in parte cessato officio, Val. Max.: moram cessataque tempora celeri cursu corrigere, Ov.: cessata arva, Ov. – b) insbes. (nicht bei Cic.), es an sich in Erfüllung seiner Pflicht fehlen lassen, zurückbleiben, sic mihi, qui multum cessat, fit Choerilus ille, Hor.: orator perfectus ille, ex nulla parte cessans, Quint. – 2) im Ggstz. zum unablässigen Handeln = aussetzen, nachlassen, rasten, feiern, auf einige Zeit ruhen, a) übh.: intus cessas? Turpil. fr.: ne cessaret per hibernorum tempus, Liv.: v. Lebl., cessantibus luminibus, unterblieben, Frontin.: et quia oculorum cessabat usus, Curt. – m. Ang. wofür? durch Dat., non umquam c. amori, Prop. 1, 6, 21. – m. Ang. wodurch? durch Abl., quod earum (frumentationum publicarum) fiduciā cultura agrorum cessaret, Suet.: repentinā morte consulis cessans honor, frei gewordene, Suet. – m. Ang. wovon? durch ab m. Abl., od. (selten) durch bl. Abl. Gerund., non nocte, non die umquam cessaverunt ab opere, Liv.: ibi aliquamdiu nec cessatum ab armis est neque naviter pugnatum, Liv.: non cessari a sacrilegiis, Liv.: si a privilegiis parentum cessaretur, Tac.: cessare loquendo, aufhören zu reden, Itala Iudith 5, 26. – u. v. der Zeit, nullum tempus, nullus dies cessat ab alqa re, kein Augenblick, kein Tag ist ganz frei von usw., vergeht ohne usw., Liv. u. Suet. – non cessare m. folg. Infin., nicht rasten, nicht ruhen zu usw., ille in Achaia non cessat de nobis detrahere, Cic.: non cessavit criminari, Suet. – u. non cessare m. folg. quoad, nicht ruhen, bis usw., nec cessasse, quoad omnem regiae stirpis subolem deleret, Iustin. 16, 1, 15: u. so non cessatum m. folg. quin u. Konj., Iustin. 3, 7, 12. – b) prägn., feiern = Feierabend halten, sich dem Müßiggang oder Nichtstun ergeben, nichts tun,cur tam multos deos nihil agere et cessare patitur? Cic.: at ipsi tamen pueri, etiam cum cessant, exercitatione aliquā ludicrā delectantur, Cic.: cessabimus unā, wir wollen zusammen feiern (uns dem süßen Nichtstun hingeben), Prop. – v. Lebl., α) übh., cessatum ducere curam, zur Ruhe einwiegen, Hor. ep. 1, 2, 31. – β) insbes., v. Ggstdn., die nicht gebraucht, betrieben werden, feiern, ruhen, quid ita cessarunt pedes? Phaedr.: grave suspenso vomere cesset opus, Tibull.: cessasse Latoidos aras, Ov.: at nunc desertis cessant sacraria lucis, Prop. – v. Acker = unbebaut-, brach liegen, hic ager sive exercetur seu cessat, Col.: alternis cessare novales, Verg.: c. in annum tertium, Plin.: c. anno, ICt. – v. Mündelgeldern = unbenutzt liegen, Gaius dig. 26, 7, 13. § 1. – v. Verhältnissen u. Zuständen = auf sich beruhen, wegfallen, nicht stattfinden od. -haben, keine Anwendung leiden, cessat ergo sacrorum haec ratio (Grund), Arnob. 7, 3: bes. als jurist. t. t., cessat actio, cautio, poena edicti, ICt.: cessat legatum, ICt.: Partiz. subst., cessantium partes, die Vermächtnisanteile wegfallender Legatare, Paul. dig. 35, 3, 7.
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57 decedo
dē-cēdo, cessī, cessum, ere, wegtreten = abgehen, fortgehen, abziehen, fortziehen (Ggstz. accedere, herzugehen, manēre, bleiben), absol., od. m. Ang. von wo? durch Advv., durch de od. ex m. Abl., od. durch bl. Abl., m. Ang. wohin? durch Praepp. od. durch bl. Acc., I) eig.: 1) im allg.: a) übh.: α) v. Pers.: decedamus, Plaut.: postulo ut mihi respondeat, iste Verrutius in Sicilia sit an iam decesserit, Cic. – aut decedere nos alicunde cogit aut prohibet accedere, Cic.: dec. de altera parte tertia (agri), das zweite Drittel des G. räumen, Caes.: dec. ex agris Cn. Pompeii decreto, Cic.: relinquere domos ac sedes suas et dec. ex Sicilia, Cic.: dec. ex urbis aestu, Gell.: ex ingratorum hominum conspectu morte decedere, Nep. – dec. Italiā, Sall. – dec. domum (aus der Kurie in Rom), Liv.: dec. ex Gallia Romam, Cic. – dec. ad somnum, Apul. – mit 1. Supin., decedo cacatum, Pompon. com. 130. – m. cum u. Abl., dec. cum eodem Lucullo ex ea provincia, Cic.: dec. cum parte multitudinis patriā, Vell.: dec. cum alqo Romam cupere, Cic. – mit Abl. binnen wann? voce clarā denuntiasse sibi, ut triduo regni sui finibus decederent, Liv. – β) v. Tieren: dec. e pastu u. e pastu campis, Verg. georg. 1, 381, u. 4, 186. – pantherae constituisse dicuntur in Cariam ex nostra provincia decedere, Cic. ep. 2, 11, 2. – γ) vom Fuhrwerk: non ullo ex aequore cernes plura domum tardis decedere plaustra iuvencis, Verg. georg. 2, 205 sq. – b) v. dem, der vom od. aus dem Wege geht, α) vom Wege abgehen, de via dec., Cic. Clu. 163 (s. unten). – u. bes. unabsichtlich, abkommen, cum luminibus exstinctis decessisset viā, Suet. – v. Tieren, iumenta, quae Dareum vehebant, decesserant militari viā et errore delata per quattuor stadia in quadam valle constiterant, Curt. – von Schiffen, naves imprudentiā aut tempestate paulum suo cursu decesserunt, Caes. – im Bilde, se nullā cupiditate inductum de via decessisse, Cic. Cael. 38: si (Ambivius, copo de via Latina) invitaverit, id quod solet, sic hominem accipiemus, ut moleste ferat se de via decessisse, auf Nebenwege gegangen zu sein (eig. [weil die Wirte auf dem Lande auch auf Seitenstraßen Gäste zu sich einzuladen pflegten] u. bildl. [weil Ambivius sich zu falschem Zeugnis hatte gebrauchen lassen]), Cic. Clu. 163: memoriae id maximum est auxilium viā dicendi non decedere, Quint. 4, 5, 3: poëma... si paulum summo decessit, vergit ad imum, wenn es vom Höchsten abweicht, sinkt sehr tief, Hor. de art. poët. 378. – β) aus dem Wege, sowohl um Platz zu machen, beiseite treten, Platz machen, ausweichen, bes. einer Respektsperson aus Achtung, concedite atque abscedite omnes, de via decedite, beiseite! macht alle Platz! weicht auf der Straße aus! Plaut. Amph. 984: si quispiam viso potentissimi nominis atque auctoritatis viro viā decedat, assurgat, caput revelet vehiculoque desiliat, Arnob. 7, 13. – m. Dat. ( wem = vor wem?), sanctis divis, Platz machen, Catull.: alci de via, Plaut.: alci viā, Suet. – m. in u. Abl., alci in via, Ter. heaut. prol. 32. – u. im Passiv. v. der Pers., salutari, appeti, decedi, daß man uns grüßt, uns aufsucht, uns ausweicht, Cic. de sen. 63. – als auch ausweichend, jmdm. aus dem Wege gehen, ausweichen, m. Dat., dec. canibus de via, Cic. de rep. 1, 67: aus Abscheu, his omnes decedunt, Caes. b. G. 6, 13, 7. – und einer Sache aus dem Wege gehen, ausweichen = sie vermeiden, sich ihr entziehen, dec. serae nocti (der späten Nacht = der nächtlichen Kälte), Varius bei Macr. sat. 6, 2, 20. Verg. ecl. 8, 88 u. georg. 3, 467: ebenso calori, Verg. georg. 4, 23: tribunicio furori (durch das Exil), Ps. Cic. prid. cum iret in exs. 13. – c) als milit. t. t., v. Feldherrn, v. Soldaten, von einem Orte, von einem Posten usw. abziehen, abmarschieren, einen Ort, ein Land räumen, decedere atque exercitum deducere ex his regionibus, Caes.: inde dec., Caes. – dec. de colle, de vallo, Caes.: ex matutina statione, Liv.: ex stationibus, Liv. (im Bilde, de praesidio et statione vitae, Cic,): ex Italia, Liv.: ex Cypro ante certam diem, Cic.: praesidio, Liv., iniussu praesidio, Liv.: pugnā, Liv.: dec. agro sociorum ac deducere exercitum finibus Lucanis, Liv.: armis relictis Siciliā dec., Nep. – m. ad u. Akk., legionem sextam decedere ad praemia atque honores accipiendos in Italiam iubet, Auct. b. Alex. 77, 2. – im üblen Sinne, von seinem Posten gehen, seinen Standort verlassen, desertieren, si quos equites decedentes nactus sum, supplicio affeci, Asin. Poll. in Cic. ep. 10, 32, 5. – d) als publiz. t. t., α) v. Magistraten in der Provinz, nach vollendeter Amtsverwaltung von seinem Posten, aus seiner Provinz abgehen, de od. ex (e) provincia, Cic.: provinciā, Cic.: ex provincia Hispania, Liv.: de Sicilia, Cic.: ex Africa, Nep., ex Asia, Cic.: Macedoniā, Suet. – dec. Romam, Sall.: dec. ad consulatum Romam, Liv., ad triumphum Romam, Liv. – dec. ex provincia non ad triumphum, sed ad iudicium, Cic.: dec. ante tempus, Suet.: dec. eā causā maturius, Suet.: te antea quam tibi successum esset decessurum fuisse, Cic. – β) v. Staatsmännern, sich aus dem öffentl. Leben zurückziehen, dec. de foro (dem Mittelpunkt des öffentl. Lebens), Nep. Att. 10, 2. – e) v. Schauspielern, dec. de scaena, von der Bühne abtreten (= für immer scheiden), Ggstz. in scaenam redire, Cic. ep. 7, 1, 2.
2) prägn.: a) v. Sterbenden, aus dem Leben scheiden, dec. de vita, Cic. Rab. perd. 30: dec. vitā, Papin. dig. 7, 1, 57. § 1 u.a.: cum maritus homine decesserit, aus der Welt schied, Solin. 52, 32. – gew. absol., wie unser mit Tode abgehen, scheiden, verscheiden, pater familiae decessit, Caes.: quidam decedens (bei seinem Tode) tres reliquit filias, Phaedr.: si animal od. fetus decesserit, ICt., v. Tieren, decesserat (war krepiert) autem catellus, quem puella in deliciis habuerat, Val. Max. 1, 5, 3. – m. Ang. wie? durch Particc. od. Adii. (als wer?), is qui regnans decessit, Nep.: maior annos sexaginta natus decessit florente regno, Nep.: in morbum implicitus decessit, Nep.: felix decessit, Quint.: admodum pauper decessit, Suet.: puer (als Kn.) decessit, Sen.: alter adulescens (als J.) decessit, alter senex (als Gr.), Sen.: immemor in testando nepotis decessit, Liv.: intestatus decessit, Quint. – od. durch Praepp., decessit sine liberis, Quint. – m. Ang. in welcher Lage? usw. durch in m. Abl., dec. in summa paupertate, Frontin.: in tanta paupertate, ut etc., Nep.: in ipso apparatu belli, Iustin.: in praetura, Capitol.: in incremento rerum, Liv.: od. durch Abl. absol., gravissime ferens, quod decedebat populo Romano superstite, Sen.: hic decessit relictis duobus filiis, Iustin. – m. Ang. wo? durch Adv., od. durch in m. Abl., od. durch Genet. od. Abl. loc., si infans intus (im Mutterleibe) decessit, Cels.: decessit in publicis vinculis, Nep.: decessit Eboraci admodum senex, Eutr. – m. Ang. wodurch? woran? durch Abl., dec. voluntariā morte, Iustin.: morbo, Eutr.: Pyrgis (zu P.) morbo aquae intercutis, Suet. – m. Ang. infolge wessen? durch ab od. ex m. Abl., utraque a partu decessit, Plin. ep. 4, 21, 1: u. illa ex partu decessit, Ascon. in Cic. Pis. p. 4, 22 K. – m. Ang. wann? durch Advv., durch Praepp. od. durch Abl. temp., pater mature decessit, Nep.: cultello percussus intra paucas horas decessit, Vell.: plures post proelium saucii decesserunt, quam cecĭderant in acie, Liv.: die quinto postquam id consilium inierat pridie kal. Apriles Cn. Domitio C. Sosio consulibus decessit, Nep.: decessit paralysi altero die quam correptus est duobus filiis superstitibus, Nep.: decessit vitio stomachi anno aetatis duodetricesimo, Suet. – m. Ang. wem? durch Dat., pater nobis decessit a. d. III. Kal. Decembres, Cic. – b) v. Lebl.: α) v. Wasser, ablaufen, zurücktreten, sich verlieren, ei nuntiatum est aestum decedere, Liv.: Lyco amne decedente ovis relictis in limo generari pisces, qui etc., Plin.: decedentibus fluviis in cavernis aquam habentibus remanere quosdam pisces, Plin.: Nilus si immodicus superfluxit tardeque decessit, Sen. – cum decessisse inde aquam nuntiatum esset, Liv. – β) v. Sonne, Mond, Gestirnen usw., scheiden, sol decedens, Verg.: cum sol decesserit, Lact.: solis lumine decedente, Lact.: Gnossia ardentis decedat stella coronae, Verg.: te veniente die, te decedente canebat, Verg.: decedentia certis tempora momentis, Hor.: im Passiv pers., necdum decessis pelago permittimur umbris, Rutil. Namat. 1, 313. – u. abnehmen, luna decedens (Ggstz. adolescens), Gell. 20, 8, 7. – γ) als mediz. t. t., v. Krankheiten, Schmerz usw., entweichen, sich verlieren, abnehmen, aufhören (Ggstz. incipere, accedere, reverti), decedentis morbi notae, Cels.: subito febris decessit, Nep.: aliae febres cum decedunt sudorem movent, Cels.: intermissio est, cum febris instet, incipiat, augeatur, consistat, decedat, Cels.: alteram quartanam mihi dixit decessisse, alteram leviorem accedere, Cic.: dolor modo decedit, modo revertitur, Cels.: nec calidae citius decedunt corpore febres, Lucr. – δ) v. Geruche, sich verziehen, verduften, et decedet odor nervis inimicus, Hor. serm. 2, 3, 53. – ε) v. Örtlichk., die allmählich, je weiter man sich von ihnen entfernt, zurücktreten, et longo Scyros decedit ponto, Stat. Ach. 2, 308 ed. Queck.
II) übtr.: 1) im allg.: a) aufgebend, von etw. abgehen, α) von einem Besitze, Rechte = etw. abtreten, aufgeben, auf etw. verzichten, de possessione, Cic.: de suis bonis omnibus, Cic.: de hypothecis, Cic.: de iure suo, Cic.: ex iure suo, Liv. 3, 33, 10. – β) von einer Meinung, einem Beschlusse abgehen, de sententia, Cic.: bl. sententiā, Tac.: instituto suo, Liv.: nihil a superioribus continuorum annorum decretis, Cic. Flacc. 27. – γ) von einer Pflicht usw. abgehen, abweichen, de officio et dignitate, Cic.: propter hominem perditissimum de officio, Cic.: u. (Passiv unpers.), quā stultitiā et temeritate de officio decessum, Liv. – u. bl. officio (Ggstz. in fide atque officio pristino esse), Liv.: fide, Liv.: ne obsidionis quidem metu fide decessisse, Liv. – δ) v. der Art abweichen, de generis nobilitate, ausarten, Pallad. 3, 25, 2. – b) nacheifernd noch abgehen von etw. = zurückbleiben, zurückstehen hinter etw., contendebat, ne a rebus gestis eius et gloriae splendore decederet, Iustin. 6, 3, 8. – c) den Vorrang, Vorzug einräumend weichen = Platz machen, das Feld räumen, m. Dat. wem? vivere si recte nescis, decede peritis, Hor. ep. 2, 2, 213: ubi non Hymetto mella decedunt, Hor. carm. 2, 6, 15.
2) prägn.: a) vermindernd abgehen (Ggstz. accedere alci rei od. ad alqd), decima pars decedet Col.: de summa nihil decedet, Ter.: an ut de causa periculi nihil decederet, ad causam novum crimen accederet, Cic.: m. bl. Abl., quidquid libertati plebis caveretur, id suis decedere opibus credebant, Liv. 3, 55, 2. – m. Dat. wem? quantum virium Antiocho decessisset, suo id accessurum regno ducebat, Liv. – b) nachlassend, aufhörend, α) v. Zuständen, weichen = sich verlieren, vergehen, verschwinden, decedet iam ira haec, Ter.: postquam ira mente decesserat, Curt.: postquam invidia decesserat, Sall.: cum obtrectationis invidia decesserit, Iustin.: donec cura de Antiocho decessisset, Liv.: non ope humanā, non largitionibus principum decedebat infamia, quin iussum incendium crederetur, Tac. – m. Dat. wem? priusquam ea cura decederet patribus, Liv.: nobis opinio decedat (von uns weiche die M. = die M. halte uns nicht mehr befangen), qualis quisque habeatur, alibi in civium iudicio esse, Tac.: nobis prius decedat timor, quam ultro aliis inferatur, Liv.: adeo repente decessit animis pavor, ut etc., Liv.: nec tibi Vespero surgente decedunt amores, Hor.: audieras illi decedere pravam stultitiam, Hor. – γ) v. Stoffe zu etw. = ausgehen, quaestioni Campanae materia decessit, Liv. 9, 26, 8. – c) so u. so abgehend, v. Ereignissen = ablaufen, von statten gehen, den u. den Erfolg haben, prospere decedentibus rebus, Suet. Caes. 24, 3. – / Infin.Perf. act. synkop. decesse, Ter. heaut. prol. 32. Cic. ep. 7, 1, 2 (Wesenberg decessisse). – Partic. Perf. Pass. decessus bei Rutil. Namat. 1, 313 (s. oben no. I, 2, b, β).
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58 multum [2]
multum, Compar. plūs, Superl. plūrimum, viel, ein großer Teil, I) subst.: A) im Nom. od. Acc., m. Genet., iam multum viae praeceperat rex, ein großes Stück (eine große Strecke) Weges, Curt.: a quibus cum audisset non multum superesse munitionis, nur noch ein kleiner Teil der Befestigungsarbeit, Nep.: multum diei processerat, Sall.: in multum vini processerat, war ziemlich angetrunken, Liv.: ab sole orto in multum diei (bis weit in den Tag) stetere in acie, Liv.: u. so ad multum diei in acie stare, Liv.: nebula erat ad multum diei densa adeo, ut etc., Liv. (vgl. Drak. Liv. 27, 2, 9): post multum vulnerum, nach vielen W., Tac.: multum habet iucunditatis, Plin.: ut multum (sc. est), höchstens, Mart.: in multum (bei weitem) velociores, Plin. 10, 108. – Compar., plus mihi deberet, Cic.: plus posse, Caes.: plus facere, Cic.: ne plus reddat, quam acceperit, Cic.: non plus quam etc., ebensowenig, Cic.: quod plus est, was mehr ist, mehr sagen will, Liv.: plus minusve, mehr od. weniger, m. folg. quam (als), Komik., Quint. u.a.: ne quid faciam plus, quod post me minus fecisse satius sit, zu viel... zu wenig, Ter.: ne quid plus minusve faxit, zu viel od. zu wenig, Ter.: quam molestum est uno digito plus habere, einen Finger mehr, Cic.: so auch uno plus Etruscorum cecĭdisse, ein Mann mehr, Liv.: m. Genet. part., plus pecuniae, Cic.: hostium, Liv.: detrimenti, Cic.: non plus animi quam fidei erat, Liv.: ex his alius alio plus virium habet, Cic.: nec quemquam ex eo plus quam se doloris capere, Caes. – Superl., plurimum posse, Cic.: ut haberet quam plurimum, so viel als möglich, Cic.: ubi plurimum (possidebat), das meiste, Eutr.: qui plurimum minimumque tradunt, die Durchschnittszahl, Eutr.: ellipt., cum plurimum, ubi plurimum, ut plurimum, hochgerechnet, höchstens, Liv., Suet. u. Plin. – m. Genet. part., noctis plurimum, ein sehr großer Teil der N., Amm.: plurimum mali, Sen.: gravitatis, Cic.: studii, Nep.: virtutum, Quint.: ut laboris sic utilitatis etiam longe plurimum, Quint.: plurimum quantum favoris, recht sehr viel an G., Flor.
B) im Genet. zur Bezeichnung des Wertes und Preises, hoch, multi facere, hoch schätzen, Plaut. – Compar., pluris, höher, teurer, ager multo pluris est, gilt viel mehr, Cic.: conscientia mihi pluris est, Cic.: pluris putare, facere, habere, aestimare, höher schätzen, achten, Cic.: vendere, emere, teurer, Cic.: aedificare, Colum. – Superl., plurimi, sehr hoch, sehr teuer, facere, Nep.: pendĕre, Plaut.: esse, Cic. – Selten steht st. des Genet. der Abl., plure altero tanto quanto eius fundus est velim, Plaut. fr. b. Charis. 211, 28: plure vendunt, Lucil. 1253 (b. Charis. 211, 30): plure venit, Cic. fr. b. Charis. 211, 29: quam plurimo vendere, möglichst teuer, Cic. de off. 3, 50.
II) adv.: A) multo, um vieles, viel, a) einfach, neben Komparativen u. Wörtern aller Art, die den Begriff einer Steigerung enthalten, zur Bezeichnung des Maßes, mit dem der Unterschied gemessen wird, multo plura, Nep.: m. pauciores, Cic.: m. minus, Cic.: m. magis, Cic.: m. ceteros gloriā antecesserunt, Nep.: so bei antevenire, Ter.: bei anteponere, Cic.: bei praestat, es ist besser, Sall.: bei malle, Cic.: bei Partikeln, die den Begriff einer Verschiedenheit enthalten, multo secus, viel anders, Cic.: m. aliter, Nep.: bei infra, Plin.: beim Komparativ u. Superlativ = bei weitem, maior multo res, Liv.: m. difficillimus, m. difficillime, Cornif. rhet.: purissimus multo, Varro fr.: m. maximus, Komik. u. Cic.: m. maxime, Ter. u. Augustin.: m. antiquissimus, Cic.: multo formosissimus, Nep.: m. maximā parte, Cic.: bei post u. ante, non multo post, nicht lange nachher, Cic.: multo ante, Nep., od. ante multo, Cic., lange vorher. – b) doppelt, multo multoque, um gar vieles, gar viel, beim Komparativ usw., multo multoque longior, Fronto ad M. Caes. 2, 2 (5). p. 28, 1 N.: multo multoque operosius est, Val. Max. 4, 1, 2: multo multoque magis, Fronto laud. negl. p. 214, 15 N. – c) multo tanto, um so viel mehr, ne ille hercle mihi sit multo tanto carior, si etc., Plaut. Bacch. 310: u. so Plaut. Men. 800; rud. 521; Stich. 339. Gell. 12, 2, 14. Apul. met. 7, 15 u.a. (s. Hildebr. Apul. met. 6, 1. p. 396, b): multo tanto propius, Varro LL. 7, 3.
B) multum, 1) vom Grade, sehr, weit, vielmals, a) neben Verben, salve m., sei vielmals, sei herzlich gegrüßt, Plaut.: vale m., leb recht wohl, Plaut.: non m. confidere, nicht sehr, nicht sonderlich, Caes.: m. desiderare, Nep.: non ita m. uti sorore, nicht so sehr, Cic.: longe multumque superare, Cic.: ebenso auch poet. Acc. Plur. multa adverb. neben Verben, multa reluctari, Verg.: multa gemens, Verg. – b) neben Adjektiven, m. dispar, Cic.: vir m. bonus, Cic.: m. familiaris, Fronto: m. loquaces, Plaut.: m. inepti labores, Plin. ep. – c) neben Komparativen = multo, zB. non multum est maius, Cic.: m. improbiores, Plaut.: m. robustior, Iuven.: selten bei Superlativen, m. carissimus ac desiderantissimus filius, Augustin. epist. 139 lemm. – 2) v. der Zeit, Vielmals, oft, viel, multum mecum sunt, Cic.: multum mecum loquuntur, Cic.: multum et saepe quaesita, Cic.: multum et diu cogitans, Cic.: diu multumque scriptitare, Cic.
C) plus, 1) v. der Menge, mehr, a) m. folg. quam, wie: non pl. quam semel, Cic.: plus quam satis (erat), Ter.: non pl. quam in tres partes posse distribui, in nicht mehr als, Cic.: nulla (navis) pl. quam triginta remis agatur, mit mehr als, Liv.: plus quam decem dies abesse, weiter als, Cic. – b) ohne quam, zB. pl. semel, Varro fr.: plus satis, Ter.: pl. millies audivi, Ter.: pl. mille capti, Liv.: plus quingentos colaphos infregit, Ter.: plus pars dimidia caesa est, Liv.: plus parte tertiā interfectā, Caes.: plus dimidiati mensis cibaria ferebant, Cic.: ut plus biennium in his tricis moremur, Cic.: cum pl. annum aeger fuisset, Liv.: plus aut minus, plus minus, plus minusve, plusve minusve, mehr oder weniger, ungefähr, auf und ab, septingenti sunt paulo plus aut minus anni, Enn.: abesse plus minus octo milibus, Hirt. b. G.: ne quid plus minusve faxit, quod nos pigeat, Ter.: ne plus minusve loqueretur ex tempore, Suet.: venerunt plusve minusve duae, Mart. – c) m. Abl., zB. ut pl. unā vera sit, Cic.: nec esse pl. uno, mehr als einer, Cic.: annos sexaginta natus est aut pl. eo, oder mehr als soviel, oder darüber, Ter. – 2) v. Grade, mehr, confiteor eos plus quam sicarios, plus quam homicidas, plus etiam quam parricidas esse, Cic.: plus cruciari, Balb. in Cic. ep.: multo plus, Anton. in Cic. ep.: paulo plus, Liv.: plus aequo, mehr als billig, Cic.: plus iusto, Liv.: plus nimio, allzusehr, Hor.: plus plusque, immer mehr u. mehr, quem plus plusque in dies diligo, Cic.: dah. auch neben Adii. = magis, plus formosus, Calp. ecl. 11, 72: u. plus quam beim Komparativ, vilior fiam plus quam factus sum, Vulg. 2. regg. 6, 22: plus erat quam palea levior, Commodian. apol. 5: u. ohne quam, oculi domini multo plus lucidiores sunt super solem, Vulg. Sirach 23, 28: u. plus quam beim Superlativ, plus quam benignissimus, Corp. inscr. Lat. 9, 1876. – so auch plura zuw. adverb., ne te in promissis plura moremur, weiter, länger, Lucr. 5, 91.
D) plurimum, 1) v. Grade, am meisten, pl. intererat, Cic.: ut te pl. diligam, Cic.: plurimum quantum favoris, Flor. 4, 2, 74: pl. quantum nocere, recht sehr, überaus, Min. Fel. 23, 1; vgl. ibid.40, 1. – 2) von der Menge, a) recht viel, ut plurimum tussiat, Petron. 117, 9. – b) höchstens, pl. drachma, modice quattuor obolis, Plin.: diebus plurimum novem, Plin. – 3) v. Umfange der Zeit, größtenteils, meistenteils, domum ire pergam; ibi plurimum est, Ter. Phorm. 194: pl. Cypri vixit, Nep. Chabr. 3, 4.
/ Im Vulgärlat. gesteigerter Kompar. plurior, Fulg. myth. 1. praef. p. 16 M. Itala Ioann. 7, 31. Hilar. in ep. ad Philem. 3 (Pitra spicil. 1, 150 [b]). Gloss. II, 409, 12 (pluriora). – Archaist. Superl. ploirimus, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 32, wo ploirume = plurime: plisimus od. plusimus, Fest. 205 (a), 17. Varro LL. 7, 27. Vgl. Georges Lexik. der lat. Wortf. S. 437.
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ūnus (altlat. oenus), a, um, Genet. ūnīus, Dat. ūnī, (vgl. griech. οἰνός, οἰνή, die Eins auf dem Würfel, gotisch ains, ahd. ein), ein, eine, einer, ein (eines), I) eig.: A) im allg., als Zahlwort: unus de magistratibus, Cic.: mihi secundis rebus unus ex fortunatis hominibus, adversis unus ex summis viris videbatur, Cic.: unus ex Curiatiis, Liv. (u. so bei Livius oft unus ex, s. Fabri u. Weißenb. Liv. 24, 28, 1): unus eorum pontium, Caes.: principum unus, Liv.: uno et octogesimo anno, Cic.: unum et viginti annos, Cic.: dah. unus de multis, Cic., od. e multis, Cic., od. unus multorum, Hor., einer vom großen Haufen, ein gewöhnlicher Mensch, eine Alltagsseele (aber es unus ex multis, es geht dir nicht besser als den meisten, Plin. ep. 1, 3, 2): uno plus Etruscorum cecĭdisse, um einen Mann mehr, Liv.: in unum locum cogere copias, Caes., res diverse et diffuse dictas, Cic.: mit folg. alter (vgl. auch no. II), seltener mit folg. alius, zB. una ex parte... altera ex parte, Caes.: una species... altera, Varro LL.: unam (partem)... aliam... tertiam, Caes.: unum, alterum, tertium annum, Cic.: unus et alter dies, ein bis zwei Tage, Cic.: dies unus, alter, plures etc., Cic.: unum, alterum mensem, Cic.: unus post alterum, einer nach dem anderen, Aur. Vict.: unus aut summum alter, einer oder höchstens zwei, Cic. ep. 5. 21, 1 (versch. v. unus aut alter unter no. II). – Plur. (bes. bei Plur. tantum), ex unis geminas mihi conficies nuptias, Ter.: unae molae, Cato: unae quadrigae, Varro: manibus ab unis, Val. Flacc.: unae decumae... alterae, Cic.: ad hunc quadruplicem fontem diriguntur bini, uni transversi, alteri derecti, Varro LL. – ad unum (unam) omnes u. omnes ad unum, alle bis auf einen, alle bis auf den letzten, Cic. u.a. (s. Fabri Liv. 21, 42, 2): u. so bl. ad unum, Lucil. fr. u. Cic.: u. omnes cum uno, Gell. 3, 7, 16. – in unum, in eins (griech. εἰς εν) = an einen Ort (Punkt), convocare, Sall.: cogere, Liv.: sarcinas conicere, Liv.: confluere, Cic.: fundere, in eine Masse, Colum. – B) insbes.: 1) von dem, was allein vorhanden ist od. stattfindet, ein, wie nur einer, einzig, alleinig, allein, bloß, nur (s. Brix Plaut. trin. 166. Lorenz Plaut. Pseud. 52), quibus sui nihil est nisi una lingua, Plaut.: nunc unae quinque remorantur minae, Plaut.: ruri dum sum ego unos sex dies, Plaut.: uno verbo, Ter.: Demosthenes unus eminet, Cic.: Pompeius plus potest unus, allein, Cic.: unus ex omnibus, Cic.: uni ex omnibus Sequani, Caes.: sequere me t es unos passus, die einzigen drei Schritte, Plaut.: Ubii, qui uni miserant, allein, Caes.: nobis unis, uns allein, Catull.: uni mihi, Tibull. – verb. m. solus (zur Verstärkung), zB. uno illo solo antistite, Cic.: unam solam esse civitatem, Cic. – m. tantum od. modo (nur), zB. quem tantum unum fortuna reliquum esse voluisset, Cic.: una tantum porta, Liv.: unā tantum perforatā navi, Liv.: Cicero ad haec unum modo respondit, Caes.: aliis unus modo (numerus), aliis plures, aliis omnes iidem videntur, Cic. Vgl. Fabri Liv. 21, 50, 6. Kraner Caes. b.G. 5, 41, 7. – verstärkend b. Superl., mit u. ohne omnium, zB. unus invictissimus, Plaut.: unus ei fuit carissimus, Nep.: summus vir unus omnis Graeciae, der größte od. einzig große Mann, Cic.: cum unus in civitate maxime floreret, er allein vor allen am meisten, Nep.: eam rem unam maxime conciliaturam Romanis principum Hispaniae ami itiam, Liv.: quam omnium Thebis vir unam esse optimam diiudicat, Plaut.: rem unam esse omnium difficillimam, eine Sache, die unter allen die schwerste ist, unter allen die schwerste Sache, Cic. Vgl. Brix u. Lorenz Plaut. mil. 52. Fabri Liv. 22, 22, 8: hoc unum od. unum hoc, id unum, nur dieses, Plaut. (s. Brix Plaut. capt. 744). – 2) von dem, was mehreren gemeinsam ist, ein, einer, eine, ein und derselbe, der nämliche, einerlei (s. Unger Valg. p. 428), una rei publi ae pestis, Cic.: sic ubique una atque continua totius generis humani aut pax fuit aut fatigatio, Flor.: uno tempore, zu einer (gleicher) Zeit, Cic. u. Caes. – verb. mit idem, zB. exitus unus et idem, Cic.: eadem et una res, Cic. – im Plur. (bes. bei Plur. tantum): in unis aedibus, unis moribus, Cic. – II) übtr., indefinitiv, ein, einer, ein, irgend ein, gew. in Verbindung mit quidam, quivis, quisquam, aliquis u.a., una adulescentula, Ter.: unus caprimulgus aut fossor, der nächste beste, Catull.: unus paterfamilias, Cic.: ut iudicem unum, Cic.: nulla res una, Cic.: mit dem Superl.: cum uno gladiatore nequissimo, Cic. – ohne subst., tradidit uni, Ov.: rapta ab uno tuba, Suet. – verb. mit Pronom. u. unbest. Numeral., zB. una quaque (unaquaque) de re, Cic.: unum quodque (unumquodque), Cic.: auch unum quidquid, Lucr. u. Komik.: unus quilibet, quilibet unus, Liv.: quivis unus, Cic., u. unus quivis, Varro LL.: quisquam unus, Liv.: unus aliquis, unum aliquod, irgend ein einzelner, einzelnes, Cic. u.a. (s. Halm Cic: de div. in Caecil. 27. Heräus Tac. hist. 1, 6 extr. Heß Tac. dial. 6. p. 31): nec quisquam unus etc., und kein einziger, Liv.: unus quidam, Cic.: aliquis unus (griech. εἷς τις) pluresve, Cic.: nihil unum, gar nichts, Liv. – nemo unus, nullus unus, Cic. u.a. (s. Kühnast Liv. Synt. S. 273). – unus et (atque, aut, vel) alter, unus alterque, unus et item alter, der eine und (oder) der andere, der und (oder) jener, etliche, wenige, Ter., Cic. u.a. (vgl. Spengel Ter. Andr. 77. Nipperdey Tac. ann. 3, 34. p. 199, 10. Heß Tac. dial. p. 142. Schmidt Iuven. 7, 165. p. 199). – / α) Genet. unius hat das i lang, Verg. Aen. 1, 251. Ov. met. 13, 181, kurz, Lucr. 2, 379. Catull. 5, 3. Verg. Aen. 1, 41. Hor. sat. 1, 6, 13. – β) Genet. uni, Titin. com. 7. Catull. 17, 17. – Dat. uno u. unae, zB. uno operario, Varro r.r. 1, 18, 6: unae fibulae, Cato r.r. 19. – Vocat. une, Plaut. frivol. fr. b. Prisc. 5, 77. Catull. 37, 17. Augustin. conf. 1, 7, 12. – Altlat. oenus, Plaut. truc. 104 Sch. Cic. de legg. 3, 9: oino, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 32.
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60 cesso
cesso, āvī, ātum, āre (Frequ. v. cedo), zurückbleiben, I) eig., zurückbleiben = säumen, sich säumig zeigen, länger dableiben od. gew. länger-, über die Zeit ausbleiben, a) übh.: sed cur cessas? so geh doch! Ter.: haud quaquam etiam cessant, sie bleiben bis jetzt noch gar nicht aus, sie können bis jetzt noch gar nicht da sein, Ter.: quodsi cessas aut strenuus anteis, nec tardum opperior nec praecedentibus insto, Hor.: paulum si cessassem, domi non offendissem, Ter.: si tabellarii non cessarint, Cic.: Africanae (die Panther) cessant tempestate detentae (Ggstz. ad praefinitum diem occurrunt), Plin. ep.: rectene omnia, quod iam pridem epistulae tuae cessant? Plin. ep. – cessans Nilus, Plin. pan.: cessans morbus, die säumige, langwierige, Hor. – b) insbes.: α) als gerichtl. t. t., säumig sein, ausbleiben, = nicht zu rechter Zeit vor Gericht erscheinen (Ggstz. adesse), Ulp. dig. 47, 10, 17. § 20. Callistr. dig. 49, 14, 2. § 4: culpāne quis an aliquā necessitate cessasset, Suet. Claud. 15, 2. – β) ausbleiben, v. Einkünften = heuer nicht einkommen, quod cessat ex reditu frugalitate suppletur, Plin. ep. 2, 4, 3. – γ) ausbleiben, bis jetzt noch fehlen, v. geistigen Anlagen, non enim deserendum id bonum, si quod ingenitum est, existimo, sed augendum addendumque quod cessat, Quint. 2, 8, 10.II) übtr., von od. in einer Tätigkeit zurückbleiben,————1) im Ggstz. zum raschen Handeln = säumen, sich säumig zeigen od. sinden lassen, es an sich kommen laffen, es an sich fehlen lassen, a) übh.: et properare loco et cessare, Hor.: si possessores cessarent, Suet.: non timido, non ignavo cessare licuit, Curt.: strenuus homo et numquam cessans, Curt.: u. in der Frage, cur hic cessat cantharus? laßt uns zum B. greifen! Ter.: quid tua fulmina cessant? Ov.: cessat voluntas? säumt dein Wille? (= willst du nicht recht?) Hor.: quid cessarent, Liv., quid cessarent tergiversarenturque, Liv.: quid cunctaris? quid cessas? nisi occupas (diem), fugit, Sen. – m. Ang. bei wem? durch apud m. Akk., non c. apud rhetorem, beim Rh. nicht aussetzen, Cic. ad Q. fr. 3, 1, 4. § 14. – m. Ang. wodurch? (aus welcher Ursache?) durch Abl., neque adhuc ignaviā quādam et insito torpore cessavimus, Plin. pan. – m. Ang. worin? durch in m. Abl., parate animos dextras, ne quis in eo, quod me viderit facientem, cesset. Qui cunctatus fuerit, sciat etc., Liv.: u. so numquam c. in suo studio atque opere, Cic.: c. in officio (Diensten), Liv.: quam ne nunc quidem aut in ducibus aut in militibus vestris cessat ira deae? bleibt aus, Liv. – m. Ang. woran? durch bl. Abl., c. muliebri audaciā, es an w. K. fehlen lassen, Liv.: se nullo usquam cessaturum officio, Liv. – m. Ang. wozu? durch in m. Akk., in vota precesque, Verg. Aen. 6, 51; od. gew. durch Infin., ego hinc migrare————cesso, Plaut.: cessas alloqui? so red ihn doch an, Ter.: quid cessas mori? so stirb doch, Hor.: dona quid cessant mihi conferre? heran mit den G.! Ter.: nihil cessarunt ilico osculari, gleich ging's an ein Küssen, Plaut.: quid cessatis regis inimicum occīdere, Curt. – im Pass. cessatur alqd, es wird etw. versäumt, hintangesetzt, vernachlässigt, v. dem selbst, worin man säumig ist, quicquid (so viel Zeit) apud durae cessatum est moenia Troiae, solange auch der Kampf um die M. Tr. sich hinzog, Verg.: priorum nostrorum benefactorum cumulus hoc, quod nunc cessatum in officio est, expleat, Liv.: neutra in parte cessato officio, Val. Max.: moram cessataque tempora celeri cursu corrigere, Ov.: cessata arva, Ov. – b) insbes. (nicht bei Cic.), es an sich in Erfüllung seiner Pflicht fehlen lassen, zurückbleiben, sic mihi, qui multum cessat, fit Choerilus ille, Hor.: orator perfectus ille, ex nulla parte cessans, Quint. – 2) im Ggstz. zum unablässigen Handeln = aussetzen, nachlassen, rasten, feiern, auf einige Zeit ruhen, a) übh.: intus cessas? Turpil. fr.: ne cessaret per hibernorum tempus, Liv.: v. Lebl., cessantibus luminibus, unterblieben, Frontin.: et quia oculorum cessabat usus, Curt. – m. Ang. wofür? durch Dat., non umquam c. amori, Prop. 1, 6, 21. – m. Ang. wodurch? durch Abl., quod earum (frumentationum publicarum) fiduciā cultura agrorum cessaret, Suet.: repentinā morte consulis cessans————honor, frei gewordene, Suet. – m. Ang. wovon? durch ab m. Abl., od. (selten) durch bl. Abl. Gerund., non nocte, non die umquam cessaverunt ab opere, Liv.: ibi aliquamdiu nec cessatum ab armis est neque naviter pugnatum, Liv.: non cessari a sacrilegiis, Liv.: si a privilegiis parentum cessaretur, Tac.: cessare loquendo, aufhören zu reden, Itala Iudith 5, 26. – u. v. der Zeit, nullum tempus, nullus dies cessat ab alqa re, kein Augenblick, kein Tag ist ganz frei von usw., vergeht ohne usw., Liv. u. Suet. – non cessare m. folg. Infin., nicht rasten, nicht ruhen zu usw., ille in Achaia non cessat de nobis detrahere, Cic.: non cessavit criminari, Suet. – u. non cessare m. folg. quoad, nicht ruhen, bis usw., nec cessasse, quoad omnem regiae stirpis subolem deleret, Iustin. 16, 1, 15: u. so non cessatum m. folg. quin u. Konj., Iustin. 3, 7, 12. – b) prägn., feiern = Feierabend halten, sich dem Müßiggang oder Nichtstun ergeben, nichts tun,cur tam multos deos nihil agere et cessare patitur? Cic.: at ipsi tamen pueri, etiam cum cessant, exercitatione aliquā ludicrā delectantur, Cic.: cessabimus unā, wir wollen zusammen feiern (uns dem süßen Nichtstun hingeben), Prop. – v. Lebl., α) übh., cessatum ducere curam, zur Ruhe einwiegen, Hor. ep. 1, 2, 31. – β) insbes., v. Ggstdn., die nicht gebraucht, betrieben werden, feiern, ruhen, quid ita cessarunt pedes? Phaedr.: grave suspenso vomere ces-————set opus, Tibull.: cessasse Latoidos aras, Ov.: at nunc desertis cessant sacraria lucis, Prop. – v. Acker = unbebaut-, brach liegen, hic ager sive exercetur seu cessat, Col.: alternis cessare novales, Verg.: c. in annum tertium, Plin.: c. anno, ICt. – v. Mündelgeldern = unbenutzt liegen, Gaius dig. 26, 7, 13. § 1. – v. Verhältnissen u. Zuständen = auf sich beruhen, wegfallen, nicht stattfinden od. -haben, keine Anwendung leiden, cessat ergo sacrorum haec ratio (Grund), Arnob. 7, 3: bes. als jurist. t. t., cessat actio, cautio, poena edicti, ICt.: cessat legatum, ICt.: Partiz. subst., cessantium partes, die Vermächtnisanteile wegfallender Legatare, Paul. dig. 35, 3, 7.
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TUNICA Inconsutilis — ut communiter redditur, Graece ἄῤραφος χιτῶν, Ioh. c. 19. v. 23. ubi de vestibus Domini nostri, ἦν δὲ ὁ χιτὼν ἄῤραφος, εν τῶ ἄνωθεν ὑφαντὸς δἰ ὅλου. Vide quoque v. seq. ubi de consilio militum, sortiendi potius, quam dividendi, eam: nonnullis… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Unglück — 1. Allein vnglück vnd armut ist vor den Neidhard gut. – Gruter, III, 4; Lehmann, II, 33, 21; Simrock, 7478. 2. Alles Vnglück fahet sich in Gottes namen an (in nomine Domini). – Gruter, III, 4; Henisch, 1697, 30; Petri, II, 8; Blum, 2; Eiselein,… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
Trinken — 1. Beim Trinken und Essen wird der Kummer vergessen. 2. Besser trincken von einer fliegen, als von einem weidenblatt, denn das fellt ins Wasser, ein fliege wol in gutem Bier oder Wein ligt. – Henisch, 1146, 50; Petri, II, 39. 3. Bey Trincken vnd… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
MORIBUNDI — Spectatores olim advocare soliti sumendae mortis, necessarios aliosque clarosviros, quorum praesentiâ mors clarior testatiorque redderetur, uti de Pomponio Attico testatur C. Nepos c. 22. et de femina quadam in insul. Co, mori destinatâ, Val Max … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
SEQUANA, SEQUANUS Straboni — vulgo Seyne, fluv. Galliae Celticae Lutetiam Parisiorum mediam intersecans, unave cum Matrona Belgas a Celtis dividens, Ferrar. Sidonius Apoll. in panegyr Maior. Baudrand. oritur in Ducatu Burgundiae, prope castrum Cancellos Chanceaux, in silva… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
TARCHAN — apud Tartaros, dicitur, qui ab omnibus quae a Rege imponuntur, immunis est, eo usque, ut ei, quidquid in bello spoliorum reportaverit, totum cedat, nullâ inde parte Regi decisâ. Abul Faragius, in Histor. Dynastiarum p. 281. apud Car. du Fresne… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
pienamente — /pjena mente/ avv. [der. di pieno, col suff. mente ]. [in modo pieno, completo: sono p. d accordo ; mi ritengo p. soddisfatto ] ▶◀ (ant.) al tutto, appieno, assolutamente, completamente, del tutto, interamente, totalmente. ◀▶ per niente, per… … Enciclopedia Italiana
pieno — / pjɛno/ [lat. plēnus ]. ■ agg. 1. a. [che contiene tutto quello che può contenere, anche con la prep. di : un bicchiere p. di vino ; avere lo stomaco p. ] ▶◀ ↑ colmo, (pieno) zeppo, ricolmo. ◀▶ vuoto. ● Espressioni: fig., fam., avere (o averne) … Enciclopedia Italiana
