paribus+ponderibus

exāmĭno, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a. [examen].

(acc. to examen, I.).— Neut., to form swarms, to swarm:

examinant alvi,

Col. 9, 14, 5.—

(acc. to examen, II.).

Lit.

Act., to weigh (class.):

(aër) tamquam paribus examinatus ponderibus,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 19, 43; cf.: ad certum pondus, * Caes. B. G. 5, 12, 4.—

Neut.: alicui, to be in equilibrium with a thing, to counterbalance, counterpoise, Vitr. 10, 8.—

Trop., act., to weigh, ponder, consider, examine, try, test (class.):

non aurificis statera, sed quadam populari trutina examinari,

Cic. de Or. 2, 38, 159; cf.:

omnia verborum momentis, non rerum ponderibus,

id. Rep. 3, 8; so,

aliquid suis ponderibus,

id. Planc. 32 fin.:

diligenter verborum omnium pondera,

id. Or. 8, 26; Quint. 10, 3, 5:

emendate loquendi regulam,

id. 1, 5, 1;

juncturam syllabarum longarum et brevium aurium mensura,

Gell. 16, 18, 3:

(Parrhasius) examinasse subtilius lineas traditur (shortly after: circumscripsit omnia),

Quint. 12, 10, 4 Spald.: male verum examinat omnis Corruptus judex, * Hor. S. 2, 2, 8; cf.

of judicial examination,

Quint. 12, 3, 6; Dig. 30, 58; 33, 7, 12, § 43. —Hence, exāmĭnātus, a, um, P. a., tried, i. e. careful, thoughtful (late Lat.):

examinatissima diligentia,

Aug. Conf. 7, 6. — Adv.: exāmĭnātē, carefully, considerately:

credere,

Tert. Praescr. 33.— Comp.:

examinatius deliberare,

Amm. 25, 7.

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