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1 precarius
prĕcārĭus, a, um, adj. [id.], obtained by begging, entreaty, or prayer (opp. debitus and pro imperio; not freq. till the Aug. per.; perh. used by Cic. only adverbially; v. infra).I.Lit.:II.non orare solum precariam opem, sed pro debitā petere,
obtained by entreaty, from mere favor, Liv. 3, 47, 2; cf.:tribunicia potestas, precarium, non justum auxilium ferens,
id. 8, 35:vita,
Tac. H. 4, 76:precariam animam inter infensos trahere,
id. A. 1, 42:imperium (quasi precibus concessum, ac propterea, quandocumque lubeat, rursus adimendum, Orell.),
id. H. 1, 52. —Hence, as subst.: prĕcārĭum, ii, n., any thing granted or lent upon request and at the will of the grantor:precarium est, quod precibus petenti utendum conceditur tam diu, quamdiu is qui concessit patitur: quod genus liberalitatis ex jure gentium descendit, et distat a donatione eo, quod qui donat sic dat, ne recipiat: qui precario concedit sic dat, quasi tunc recepturus, cum sibi libuerit precarium solvere,
Dig. 43, 26, 1.—Transf., depending on the will of another, doubtful, uncertain, transient, precarious:forma,
Ov. M. 9, 76:sapiens corpus suum, seque ipsum inter precaria numerat,
precarious, uncertain, transitory things, Sen. Tranq. 11, 1: fulgor, passing quickly by, very transient, Symm. Or. ap. Val. 1, 6.— Hence, adv.: prĕcārĭō, by entreaty or request (class.):hoc petere me precario a vobis jussit,
Plaut. Am. prol. 24:cum aliquo agere precario,
id. Truc. 4, 1, 12:vel vi vel clam vel precario,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 28:si precario essent rogandi,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 23, § 59:exegit,
Suet. Claud. 12:praefuit,
on sufferance, Tac. Agr. 16:precario studeo,
am obliged, as it were, to beg time for study, Plin. Ep. 7, 30, 4:precario possidere,
by sufferance, Paul. Sent. 5, 6, 11:ancillam quis precario rogaverit,
Dig. 43, 26, 10. -
2 precativus
prĕcātīvus, a, um, adj. [precor], prayed for, obtained by entreaty (postclass.):pax,
Amm. 17, 5, 1: precativo modo, by prayer or entreaty, Ulp. Reg. tit. 24.— Adv.: prĕcātīvē, by request, by entreaty (post-class.), Ulp. Reg. tit. 25, 1 al. -
3 inexorabilis
ĭn-exōrābĭlis, e, adj.I.That cannot be moved by entreaty, inexorable (class.).A. (α).With in and acc.:(β).qui inexorabilis in ceteros esse visus sum,
Cic. Sull. 31, 87.—With adversus:(γ).adversus te et rem tuam,
Liv. 34, 4, 18.—With contra:(δ).contra improbos nocentesque,
Gell. 14, 4, 3.—With dat.:(ε).delictis,
Tac. A. 11, 18.—Absol.: ni me inexorabilem faxis, Pac. ap. Non. 184, 4:B.judices,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10:Achilles,
Hor. A. P. 121.—Of inanim. and abstr. things:* II.res,
Liv. 2, 3:disciplina,
inexorably severe, rigorous, Tac. H. 1, 51:odium,
Ov. M. 5, 244:fatum,
Verg. G. 2, 491:claustra,
Val. Max. 4, 8, 2.—That cannot be obtained by entreaty:neque inexorabile certe, Quod petimus,
Val. Fl. 5, 321. -
4 precārius
precārius adj. [precor], obtained by entreaty, granted to prayer: orare precariam opem, as a favor, L.: victus, the bread of charity, Cu.— Dependent on another's will, uncertain, precarious: forma, O.: imperium, Ta.: vita, Ta.* * *precaria, precarium ADJobtained by prayer; doubtful, precarious -
5 impetrativus
impĕtrātīvus ( inp-), a, um, adj. [id.], obtained by entreaty or vows:augurium,
Serv. Verg. A. 6, 190. -
6 inpetrativus
impĕtrātīvus ( inp-), a, um, adj. [id.], obtained by entreaty or vows:augurium,
Serv. Verg. A. 6, 190. -
7 सनिः _saniḥ
सनिः [सन्-इः Uṇ.4.151]1 Worship,, service.-2 A gift, donation.-3 An entreaty, a respectful solicitation (f. also in this sense).-4 Obtaining; तद्वां नरा सनये दंस उग्रमाविष्कृणोमि Bṛi. Up.2.5.16.-5 A quarter or point of the compass (f. also).-Comp. -वन्य a. what is obtained by begging; सनिवनिप्राप्तं सनिवन्यं याञ्चाप्राप्तमित्यर्थः ŚB. on MS.1.2.27; सनिवन्येव भृतिवचनात् MS.1.2.27. -
8 παραιτέομαι
A beg of or from another, ask as a favour of him, , etc.; τι Hdt.1.24,90: with inf. added,ἓν δ' αὐτοὺς παραιτησώμεθα, ἐπίδηλον ἡμῖν.. ποιεῖν, ἢν τοῖς ἔπεσι χαίρωσι Ar.Eq.37
: with inf. for acc., ; Προμηθέα -εῖται Ἐπιμηθεὺς αὐτὸς νεῖμαι asks P. for permission to.., Pl.Prt. 320d, cf. Hdt.4.146: c. acc. cogn.,παραίτησιν π. Pl.Criti. 107a
.2 παραιτησάμενος βασιλέα having obtained the king's leave, Hdt.6.24: generally, intercede with, appeal to a person, Id.3.132, 5.33;κτεῖν', οὐ παραιτοῦμαί σε E.Heracl. 1026
, cf. Ar.V. 1257; π. σφέας, ὡς ἄξουσι .. entreating them and saying that.., Hdt.4.158: c. dupl. acc., beg one's pardon for..,σὲ παραιτοῦμαι τάδε E.IA 685
: abs.,εἴ τις ὑμῶν ἀχθεσθήσεται, παραιτοῦμαι And.3.21
, cf. Plb.39.1.6.3 c. acc. et inf., entreat one to.., Hdt.1.90, 6.86. γ, X.Mem.2.2.14, etc.; παραιτήσομαιδ' ὑμᾶς μηδὲν ἀχθεσθῆναί μοι D.21.58
;π. σε συγγνώμην ἔχειν Men.867
: c. gen. pers. et inf., beg of.., : c. inf. only,π. μηδὲν τούτων δρᾶν Th.5.63
.II c. acc. rei, avert by entreaty, deprecate,τὴν ὀργήν Aeschin.3.198
;τὰς ζημίας ὑπέρ τινος Id.2.19
, cf. D.21.5;αἰκίαν Plb.1.80.8
;τὸν φθόνον Plu.Pomp.56
;τὸ ἀποθανεῖν Act.Ap.25.11
: abs., τοῖς.. παραιτουμένοις [πρᾷοί εἰσιν] Arist.Rh. 1380a28, cf. PCair.Zen.482.14 (iii B. C.).2 decline, deprecate,χάριν Pi.N.10.30
;τὴν διαίρεσιν τῶν ὀνομάτων Pl. Prt. 358a
;τοὺς πότους Plu.Them.3
;τοὺς.. γραώδεις μύθους 1 Ep.Ti. 4.7
; π. [τὰ ὦτα] refuse to hear, Philostr.Her.11; refuse,βρώσεις Id.VA1.8
, cf. Porph.Abst.4.7: c. inf., παλιλλογεῖν παρῄτηται Sch.Il.1.365; in Rev.Phil.32.252; also τοὺς πολλοὺς χαρακτῆρας παρῃτημέναι εἰσὶν αἱ ἀντωνυμίαι do not admit.., A.D.Synt.104.16; reject a theory, interpretation, or MS. reading, Theo Sm.p.200 H., Iamb.VP2.7, Sch.A.R.2.127, Sch.Ar. Pax 854; except, Hdn.Gr.2.929; reject the use of, avoid,τὴν λογικήν S.E.M.7.15
, cf. Ptol.Tetr. 107, etc.3 c. acc. pers., ask him to excuse one, decline his invitation, Plb.5.27.3; παραιτησάμενος Ἔφορον, Lat. pace Ephori, Id.5.33.2: abs., Ev.Luc.14.18:—[voice] Pass., ἔχε με παρῃτημένον ibid.4 π. γυναῖκα divorce her, Plu.2.206a; π. οἰκέτην dismiss him, D.L.6.82;π. τινὰ τῆς οἰκίας Luc.Abd.19
:—[voice] Pass., .5 of medicines, relieve,ναυσίαν Dsc.3.70
; ὀδόντων ἀλγήματα ib.48.III c. acc. pers., intercede for, beg off, esp. from punishment, Hdt.3.119, Plb.4.51.1;π. τινὰ τιμωρίας Plu.Sull.31
; Θεσσαλοὺς τοῦ Μηδισμοῦ π. excuse them from the charge of Medism, Id.2.868d;π. περί τινων X.An.6.6.29
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9 πείθω
A persuade, [tense] impf.ἔπειθον Il.22.91
, etc.; [dialect] Ep. and Lyr.πεῖθον 16.842
, B.8.16 : [tense] fut.πείσω Il.9.345
, etc.; [dialect] Ep. inf.πεισέμεν 5.252
: [tense] aor. 1ἔπεισα Pi.O.2.80
, A.Eu.84, Ar.Pl. 304, etc. (Hom. has only opt.πείσειε Od.14.123
); [dialect] Aeol. part.πείσαις Pi.O.3.16
: [tense] aor. 2ἔπῐθον Id.P.3.65
(poet. πίθον), Corinn.Supp.2.58 (poet. dual πιθέταν), A. Supp. 941, Ar.Pl. 949, Theoc.22.64, used by Hom. only in [dialect] Ep. redupl. formsπεπίθωμεν Il.9.112
,πεπίθοιμι 23.40
, A.R.3.14,πεπῐθεῖν Il.9.184
, A.R.3.536,πεπῐθών Pi.I.4(3).72
(v. infr.),πεπιθοῦσα Il.15.26
(ind. not in Il. or Od.,πέπιθον A.R.1.964
, ): [tense] pf.πέπεικα Lys. 26.7
, Is.8.24, Isoc.14.15 :—[voice] Med. and [voice] Pass. [full] πείθομαι, obey, Il.1.79, etc.: [tense] fut. πείσομαι ib. 289, etc.: [tense] aor. 2 ἐπῐθόμην, [dialect] Ep.πιθόμην 5.201
,ἐπίθετο Ar.Nu.73
,ἐπίθοντο Il.3.260
, IG22.29.14, redupl. ; imper.πίθεο Pi.P.1.59
, , pl. ; subj.πίθωμαι Il.18.273
, etc.; opt.πιθοίμην 4.93
, etc. (redupl.πεπίθοιτο 10.204
); inf.πιθέσθαι 7.293
, etc. (πεπιθέσθαι AP14.75
); part. : [tense] aor. 1 [voice] Med.ἐπεισάμην IG12(5).720.5
(Andros, ii B. C.), Aristid.1.391 J., Sopat. in Rh.8.150 W.: [tense] fut. [voice] Pass.πεισθήσομαι S.Ph. 624
, Pl.Sph. 248e, etc.: [tense] aor. 1 , S.OT 526, Ar.Nu. 866, X.An.7.7.29 : [tense] pf. , E.El. 578, Pl.Prt. 328e; Thess. [tense] pf. inf.πεπεῖστειν IG9(2).517.16
(Larissa, iii B. C.).II intr. tenses of [voice] Act., in pass. sense, [tense] pf. 2πέποιθα Il.4.325
, etc. (not freq. in Prose); imper. codd.; [ per.] 2sg. subj.πεποίθῃς Il.1.524
; [dialect] Ep. [ per.] 1pl. πεποίθομεν (for- ωμεν) Od.10.335 ; opt. : [tense] plpf.ἐπεποίθειν Il. 16.171
; [ per.] 3pl.ἐπεποίθεσαν Hdt.9.88
; [dialect] Ep.πεποίθεα Od.4.434
, 8.181 ; [ per.] 1pl.ἐπέπιθμεν Il.2.341
, 4.159 : Pi. uses [tense] aor. 2 part. πιθών = πιθόμενος, P.3.28, redupl.πεπιθών I.4(3).72
.III as if from [full] πῐθέω, Hom. has [tense] fut.πῐθήσω Od.21.369
( obey): [tense] aor. part.πῐθήσας Il.4.398
( trust), cf. Hes. Op. 359, 671, Pi.P.4.109, A.Ch. 618 (lyr.), Lyc.735 ; redupl. [tense] aor. subj. πεπῐθήσω trans., Il.22.223 :—also [dialect] Aeol. [full] πίθημι, part.πίθεις Alc.Supp. 9.4
.A [voice] Act., prevail upon, persuade, usu. by fair means, τινα Il.9.345, etc.; πεπιθεῖν φρένας Αἰακίδαο ib. 184 ;σοὶ δὲ φρένας ἄφρονι πεῖθε 16.842
; , cf. Od.7.258, 23.337 ;Ἕκτορι θυμὸν ἔπειθε Il.22.78
: c. acc. pers. et inf., persuade one to.., ib. 223, A.Eu. 724, etc.; π. τινὰς ὥστε δοῦναι, etc., Hdt.6.5, cf. Th.3.31, etc.; ὥστε μὴ .. S.Ph. 901 ; later ἵνα .. Ev.Matt. 27.20, Plu.2.181a; π. τινὰς ὡς χρὴ.., ὡς ἔστι .., Pl.R. 327c, 364b;π. τινὰ ἐς τὴν ὁμολογίαν Th.5.76
;κοὐδείς γέ μ' ἂν πείσειεν.. τὸ μὴ ἐλθεῖν Ar.Ra.68
; πείθω ἐμαυτόν I persuade myself, am persuaded, believe, Th.6.33, And.1.70, Pl.Grg. 453b, etc.; alsoπ. τι ὠφέλιμον ὄν Th.4.17
: freq. in part., πείσας by persuasion, by fair means, opp. ἐν δόλῳ, S.Ph. 102, cf. 612; opp. βίᾳ, Trag.Adesp.402 ; πόλιν πείσας having obtained the city's consent, S. OC 1298 ;δᾶμον πείσαις λόγῳ Pi.O.3.16
; μὴ πείσας unless by leave, Pl.Lg. 844e ;οὐ πείσαντες τὸν δῆμον Aeschin.3.41
; πείθοντες, opp. βίᾳ, X.An.5.5.11 ; π. γυναῖκα, opp. βιάζεσθαι, Id.Cyr.6.1.34 ; πέπεικε, opp. ἠνάγκακε, Pl.Hipparch. 232b (butπ. ἀνάγκῃ D.C.62.16
, cf. πειθανάγκη): with neut. pron., persuade one to or of a thing,τοῦτό γε οὐκ ἔπειθε τοὺς Φωκαιέας Hdt.1.163
, cf. A.Pr. 1064 (anap.), Pl.R. 399b, etc.;ἔπειθον οὐδέν' οὐδέν A.Ag. 1212
; μὴ πεῖθ' ἃ μὴ δεῖ do not attempt to persuade me to.., S.OC 1442 ; also τοιάνδ' ἔπειθε ῥῆσιν addressed them thus, A.Supp. 615.2 prevail on by entreaty, Il. 24.219, Od.14.363 ;τότε κέν μιν ἱλασσάμενοι πεπίθοιμεν Il.1.100
; , cf. 181, 386, Hes.Sc. 450 ;Ζηνὸς ἦτορ λιταῖς Pi.O.2.80
, cf. Pl.R. 366a, Ap. 37d : c. dupl. acc.,τὸν φόρον ὑποτελῶ Ἀθηναίοισιν, ὃν ἂν πείθω Ἀθηναίους IG12.39.27
.II in bad sense, talk over, mislead,ἐπεὶ οὐ παρελεύσεαι οὐδέ με πείσεις Il.1.132
, cf. 6.360 ;ἔληθε δόλῳ καὶ ἔπειθεν Ἀχαιούς Od.2.106
, cf. 14.123 ;πεπιθοῦσα θυέλλας Il. 15.26
.2 π. τινὰ χρήμασι bribe, Hdt.8.134, Lys.21.10 ; π. ἐπὶ μισθῷ μισθῷ, Hdt.8.4, 9.33, Th.2.96, etc. ([voice] Pass.,χρήμασι πεισθείς Id.1.137
): prov.,δῶρα θεοὺς πείθει Hes.Fr. 272
; πείθειν τινά alone, Lys. 7.21, X.An.1.3.19, Act.Ap. 12.20.3 offood, tempt, Xenocr. ap. Orib. 2.58.84.B [voice] Pass. and [voice] Med., to be prevailed on, won over, persuaded, abs., Il.5.201, etc. ; imper. freq. in Trag., πείθου be persuaded, S.OC 520, El. 1015, E.Fr. 440 ; but πιθοῦ comply, S.OC 1181, El. 1207 : c. inf., to be persuaded to do, Id.Ph. 624; πείθεσθέ μοι πρύτανιν ἑλέσθαι Pl.Prt. 338a ; also πείθεσθαί τινι ὥστε .. Th. 2.2 ; ὃ.. ὑμεῖς.. ἥκιστ' ἂν ὀξέως πείθοισθε (sc. πρᾶξαι) Id.6.34 ; ἑκὼν καὶ πεπεισμένος of one's own free will, POxy. ivp 203 (iv A.D.), etc. ; τὰ μὲν παρ' ἡμῶν ἴσθι σοι πεπεισμένα we are won over to you, Ar. Th. 1170.2 πείθεσθαί τινι listen to one, obey him, Il. 1.79, etc. ; τοῖς ἐν τέλει βεβῶσι π. S. Ant. 67 ; τοῖς ἄρχουσι, τῷ νόμῳ, X. Cyr. 1.2.8, An. 7.3.39 ;μᾶλλον τῷ θεῷ ἢ ὑμῖν Pl. Ap. 29d
: sts. c. dupl. dat., ἔπεσι, μύθοισι π. τινί, Il.1.150, 23.157 : without dat. pers.,ἐπείθετο μύθῳ 1.33
, cf. Od. 17.177 ; γήραϊ πείθεσθαι yield, succumb to old age, Il.23.645 ; στυγερῇ πειθώμεθα δαιτί let us comply with the custom of eating, sad though the meal be, ib.48 ; νῦν μὲν πειθώμεθα νυκτὶ μελαίνῃ, of leaving off the labours of the day, 8.502 ; ἀδίκοις ἔργμασι π. Sol.4.11, 13.12.b with Adj. neut., σημάντορι πάντα πιθέσθαι obey him in all things, Od. 17.21 ; ἅ τιν' οὐ πείσεσθαι ὀΐω wherein I think some will not obey, Il.1.289, cf. 4.93, 7.48, Hdt. 6.100, etc. ;πάντ' ἔγωγε πείσομαι S.Aj. 529
;πείσομαι δ' ἃ σοὶ δοκεῖ Id.Tr. 1180
;οὐ.. πείθομαι τὸ δρᾶν Id.Ph. 1252
;μύθοις.. πεισθεὶς ἀφανῆ E. Hipp. 1288
(anap.), cf. Lys.22.3 : rarely with Noun in acc., χρήμασι πεισθῆναι [ τὴν ἀναχώρησιν] Th.2.21 (s.v.l.).3 c. gen., four times in Hdt.,πείθεσθαί τινος 1.126
, 5.29, 33,6.12, cf. E. IA 726, Th. 7.73 ;πείσθητί μευ Herod. 1.66
; κείνου.. πιθοίατο vulg. in Il.10.57.II πείθεσθαί τινι believe, trust in,πείθεθ' ἑταίρῳ Od. 20.45
;οἰωνοῖσι Il.12.238
; ;ἐνυπνίῳ Pi.O. 13.79
;λεγομένοισι Hdt. 2.146
, etc.: c. acc. et inf., believe that..,οὐ γάρ πω ἐπείθετο ὃν πατέρ' εἶναι Od. 16.192
, cf. Hdt. 1.8, etc.: c. dat. pers. et inf., π. τινὶ μὴ εἶναι χρήματα, = ὅτι χρήματα οὐκ ἔχει, X.An. 7.8.3 : withὡς, οὐ πείσονται ὡς σὺ αὐτὸς οὐκ ἠθέλησας Pl. Cri. 44c
, cf. R. 391b : with neut. Adj. or Pron., τὰ περὶ Αἴγυπτον τοῖσι λέγουσι αὐτὰ π., οὐκ ἐπείθοντο τὰ ἐσαγγελθέντα, Hdt.2.12, 8.81 ;πείθεσθε τούτῳ ταῦτα Ar. Th. 592
; ταῦτ' ἐγώ σοι οὐ πείθομαι I do not take this on your word, Pl.Ap. 25e, cf. Phdr. 235b : abs.,ὡς ἐγὼ πείθομαι Phld.Po.5.34
.b π. τινὰ ὅπως .. to believe of him, that.., E. Hipp. 1251.III [tense] pf. 2 πέποιθα trust, rely on, c. dat. pers. vel rei, Il.4.325, etc. (not freq. in early Prose, asαὑτῷ πεποιθέναι Pl. Mx. 248a
): c. dat. et inf.,οὔ πω χερσὶ πέποιθα ἄνδρ' ἀπαμύνασθαι Od. 16.71
, cf. Il.13.96, etc.: c. dat.,οἷσι.. μαρναμένοισι πέποιθε Od.16.98
: later c. inf. only, πέποιθα τοῦτ' ἐπισπάσειν κλέος I trust to win this fame, S.Aj. 769 ; αἰχμήν.. μᾶλλον θεοῦ σέβειν πεποιθώς daring to.., A. Th. 530: once in Hdt., : rarely c. acc. et inf.,πέποιθα.. τὸν πυρφόρον ἥξειν κεραυνόν A. Th. 444
;εἴ τις πέποιθεν ἑαυτῷ Χριστοῦ εἶναι 2 Ep.Cor.10.7
; π. εἴς τινας ὅτι .. Ep.Gal.5.10; ἐπί τινας ὅτι .. 2 Ep.Cor. 2.3 ;ἐπὶ χρήμασι Ev.Marc. 10.24
: abs., ὄφρα πεποίθῃς that you may feel confidence, Il.1.524, Od.13.344 ; πεποιθώς in sure confidence, LXXDe. 33.28.IV post-Hom. [tense] pf. [voice] Pass. πέπεισμαι believe, trust, c. dat., ; , etc.: c. acc. et inf., συνοίσειν ταῦτα πέπ. D.4.51, cf. Pl. R. 368a : abs.,νῦν δὲ πέπεισμαι Id.Prt. 328e
; πεπεισμένος ἔκ τινων λογίων persuaded by.., Plu.Rom. 14 ;πεπείσμεθα περὶ ὑμῶν τὰ κρείττονα Ep.Hebr.6.9
. (Cf. Lat. fido, fides.)
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prayer — [prɛ:] noun 1》 a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or another deity. ↘(prayers) a religious service at which people gather to pray together. 2》 an earnest hope or wish. Phrases not have a prayer informal have no … English new terms dictionary
precarious — adjective 1》 not securely held or in position; likely to fall. 2》 dependent on chance; uncertain. Derivatives precariously adverb precariousness noun Origin C17: from L. precarius obtained by entreaty (from prex, prec prayer ) + ous … English new terms dictionary
precarious — /prəˈkɛəriəs / (say pruh kairreeuhs) adjective 1. dependent on circumstances beyond one s control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood. 2. dependent on the will or pleasure of another; liable to be withdrawn or lost at the will …
