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  • 1 rōbur

        rōbur oris, n    hard-wood, oak-wood, oak: naves totae factae ex robore, Cs.: (sapiens) non est e robore dolatus: Illi robur et aes triplex Circa pectus erat, H.—Very hard wood: morsus Roboris, i. e. of the wild olive, V.: solido de robore myrtus, V.—A tree-trunk: annoso validam robore quercum, i. e. old and sturdy, V.: antiquo robore quercus, with ancient trunk, V.—An oak-tree, oak: fixa est pariter cum robore cervix, i. e. was pinned fast to the oak, O.: agitata robora pulsant (delphines), O.—A piece of oak, structure of hard wood: in robore accumbunt, i. e. on hard benches: sacrum, i. e. the wooden horse, V.: ferro praefixum, i. e. lance, V.: nodosum, i. e. club, O.: aratri, i. e. the oaken plough, V.—A stronghold, dungeon: in robore et tenebris exspiret, L.: Italum, H.—Fig., hardness, physical strength, firmness, vigor, power: aeternaque ferri Robora, V.: navium, L.: satis aetatis atque roboris habere: corporum animorumque, L.: solidaeque suo stant robore vires, V. —Enduring strength, force, vigor: virtutis: animi: pectus robore fultum, O.: neque his (gentibus) tantum virium aut roboris fuit, L.—The best part, pith, kernel, strength, flower, choice: totius Italiae: quod fuit roboris, duobus proeliis interiit, Cs.: senatūs robur, L.: haec sunt nostra robora: lecta robora virorum, L.: robora pubis, V.
    * * *
    oak (tree/timber/trunk/club/post/cell); tough core; resolve/purpose; B:tetnus; strength/firmness/solidity; vigor, robustness; potency, force, effectiveness; military strength/might/power; heart, main strength, strongest element; mainstay/bulwark, source of strength; stronghold, position of strength

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  • 2 rōbus

        rōbus adj.    [RVB], red, ruddy: iuvencus, Iu.
    * * *
    I
    roba, robum ADJ
    red (esp. of oxen/domestic animals); red (type of wheat, other contexts)
    II
    oak (tree/timber/trunk/club/post/cell); tough core; resolve/purpose; B:tetnus; strength/firmness/solidity; vigor, robustness; potency, force, effectiveness; military strength/might/power; heart, main strength, strongest element; mainstay/bulwark, source of strength; stronghold, position of strength

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  • 3 vīs

        vīs (gen. vīs, late), —, acc. vim, abl. vī, f plur. vīrēs, ium    [cf. ἴσ], strength, force, vigor, power, energy, virtue: celeritas et vis equorum: plus vis habeat quam sanguinis, Ta.: contra vim atque impetum fluminis, Cs.: veneni.—Plur. (usu. of bodily strength): non viribus corporum res magnae geruntur: me iam sanguis viresque deficiunt, Cs.: corporis viribus excellens, L.: validis viribus hastam Contorsit, V.: agere pro viribus, with all your might: supra vires, H.: seu virium vi seu exercitatione multā cibi vinique capacissimus, L.: Nec mihi sunt vires inimicos pellere tectis, O.— Hostile strength, force, violence, compulsion: vis est haec quidem, T.: cum vi vis inlata defenditur: celeri rumore dilato Dioni vim adlatam, N.: sine vi facere, T.: matribus familias vim adferre: iter per vim tentare, by force, Cs.: civem domum vi et armis compulit: de vi condemnati sunt: quaestiones vel de caede vel de vi.—Energy, virtue, potency: vires habet herba? O.: egregius fons Viribus occultis adiuvat, Iu.—A quantity, number, abundance: mellis maxima: magna auri argentique: pulveris, Cs.— Plur, military forces, troops: praeesse exercitui, ut vires ad coërcendum haberet, Cs.: robur omne virium eius regni, the flower, L.: Concitet et vires Graecia magna suas, O.—Fig., mental strength, power, force, energy, vigor, influence: oratoris: conscientiae: quod ostentum habuit hanc vim, ut, etc., effect: qui indignitate suā vim ac ius magistratui quem gerebat dempsisset, L.—Force, notion, meaning, sense, import, nature, essence: id, in quo est omnis vis amicitiae: verborum, i. e. the signification: quae vis insit in his paucis verbis, si attendes, intelleges.
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    I
    be willing; wish
    II
    strength (bodily) (pl.), force, power, might, violence; resources; large body
    III
    strength (sg. only, not ACC), force, power, might, violence

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  • 4 vis

    vīs, vis, f., plur. vīres, ĭum (class. only in nom., acc. and abl. sing. and in plur.; gen. sing. very rare; Tac. Or. 26; Dig. 4, 2, 1; Paul. Sent. 5, 30; dat. sing. vi, Auct. B. Afr. 69, 2; C. I. L. 5, 837; collat. form of the nom. and acc. plur. vis, Lucr. 3, 265; 2, 586; Sall. ap. Prisc. p. 707, or H. 3, 62 Dietsch; Messala ap. Macr. S. 1, 9, 14) [Gr. is, Wis, sinew, force; iphi, with might], strength, physical or mental; force, vigor, power, energy, virtue (cf. robur).
    I.
    Lit.
    1.
    In gen.
    (α).
    Sing.:

    celeritas et vis equorum,

    Cic. Div. 1, 70, 144:

    magna vis eorum (urorum) et magna velocitas,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 28:

    contra vim atque impetum fluminis,

    id. ib. 4, 17:

    tempestatis,

    id. B. C. 2, 14:

    venti,

    Lucr. 1, 271:

    solis,

    id. 4, 326 (301):

    horrida teli,

    id. 3, 170:

    acris vini,

    id. 3, 476:

    ferri aerisque,

    id. 5, 1286:

    veneni,

    Cic. Cael. 24, 58 et saep.—
    (β).
    Plur. (most freq. of physical strength):

    non viribus aut velocitatibus aut celeritate corporum res magnae geruntur,

    Cic. Sen. 6, 17:

    nec nunc vires desidero adulescentis, non plus quam adulescens tauri aut elephanti desiderabam,

    id. ib. 9, 27:

    hoc ali vires nervosque confirmari putant,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 21:

    me jam sanguis viresque deficiunt,

    id. ib. 7, 50 fin.:

    perpauci viribus confisi transnatare contenderunt,

    id. ib. 1, 53:

    nostri integris viribus fortiter repugnare,

    id. ib. 3, 4:

    lacertis et viribus pugnare,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 7, 2:

    omnibus viribus atque opibus repugnare,

    id. Tusc. 3, 11, 25:

    non animi solum vigore sed etiam corporis viribus excellens,

    Liv. 9, 16, 12:

    validis viribus hastam contorquere,

    Verg. A. 2, 50:

    quicquid agas, decet agere pro viribus,

    with all your might, Cic. Sen. 9, 27; so,

    supra vires,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 22:

    et neglecta solent incendia sumere vires,

    id. ib. 1, 18, 85:

    seu virium vi seu exercitatione multā cibi vinique capacissimus,

    Liv. 9, 16, 13; cf.:

    in proelii concursu abit res a Consilio ad vires vimque pugnantium,

    Nep. Thras. 1, 4 dub. (Siebel. vires usumque).— Poet., with inf.:

    nec mihi sunt vires inimicos pellere tectis,

    Ov. H. 1, 109.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    Energy, virtue, potency (of herbs, drugs, etc.):

    in radices vires oleae abibunt,

    Cato, R. R. 61, 1:

    vires habet herba?

    Ov. M. 13, 942:

    egregius fons Viribus occultis adjuvat,

    Juv. 12, 42. —
    b.
    Vis, personified, the same as Juno, Aus. Idyll. de Deis; cf. Verg. A. 7, 432 Serv. —
    c.
    Hostile strength, force, violence, = bia: EA POENA, QVAE EST DE VI, S. C. ap. Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 5:

    cum vi vis illata defenditur,

    Cic. Mil. 4, 9; cf.:

    celeri rumore dilato Dioni vim allatam,

    Nep. Dion, 10, 1:

    ne vim facias ullam in illam,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 37:

    sine vi facere,

    id. ib. 4, 7, 20:

    vim afferre alicui,

    Cic. Caecin. 21, 61; id. Verr. 2, 1, 24, § 62; 2, 4, 66, § 148:

    adhibere,

    id. Off. 3, 30, 110; id. Cat. 1, 8, 19:

    praesidio tam valido et armato vim adferre,

    Liv. 9, 16, 4:

    iter per vim tentare,

    by force, forcibly, Caes. B. G. 1, 14; so,

    per vim,

    id. B. C. 2, 13; Cic. Att. 7, 9, 4:

    ne id quidem satis est, nisi docet, ita se possedisse nec vi nec clam nec precario possederit,

    id. Caecin. 32, 92; so the jurid. formula in Lex Thoria ap. Grut. 202, 18; Dig. 41, 1, 22; Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 28:

    vis haec quidem hercle est, et trahi et trudi simul,

    Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 92; Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 20:

    naves totae factae ex robore ad quamvis vim et contumeliam perferendam (shortly afterwards: tantas tempestates Oceani tantosque impetus ventorum sustineri),

    violence, shock, Caes. B. G. 3, 13:

    caeli,

    a storm, tempest, Plin. 18, 28, 69, § 278.—To avoid the gen. form (v. supra):

    de vi condemnati sunt,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 4: de vi reus; id. Sest. 35, 75; id. Vatin. 17, 41:

    ei qui de vi itemque ei qui majestatis damnatus sit,

    id. Phil. 1, 9, 23; cf. id. ib. 1, 9, 21 sq. Halm ad loc.; Tac. A. 4, 13.—
    d.
    In mal. part., force, violence: pudicitiam cum eriperet militi tribunus militaris... interfectus ab eo est, cui vim adferebat, Cic. Mil. 4, 9:

    matribus familias vim attulisse,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 24, § 62:

    vis allata sorori,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 679:

    victa nitore dei vim passa est,

    id. M. 4, 233:

    vim passa est Phoebe,

    id. A. A. 1, 679.—
    B.
    Transf., concr.
    1.
    Quantity, number, abundance (cf.: copia, multitudo); with gen.:

    quasi retruderet hominum me vis invitum,

    Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 66:

    innumerabilis servorum,

    Cic. Har. Resp. 11, 22:

    in pompā cum magna vis auri argentique ferretur,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 91:

    vis magna pulveris,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 26:

    vis maxima ranunculorum,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 18, 3:

    argenti,

    id. Prov. Cons. 2, 4:

    vim lacrimarum profudi,

    id. Rep. 6, 14, 14:

    odora canum vis,

    Verg. A. 4, 132; cf. absol.:

    et nescio quomodo is, qui auctoritatem minimam habet, maximam vim, populus cum illis facit,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 14, 44.—
    2.
    Vires, military forces, troops:

    praeesse exercitui, ut praeter auctoritatem vires quoque ad coërcendum haberet,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 57:

    satis virium ad certamen,

    Liv. 3, 60, 4:

    undique contractis viribus signa cum Papirio conferre,

    id. 9, 13, 12:

    robur omne virium ejus regni,

    the flower, id. 33, 4, 4:

    concitet et vires Graecia magna suas,

    Ov. H. 15 (16), 340.—
    3.
    Vires, the virile forces or organs, Arn. 5, 158; 5, 163; Inscr. Orell. 2322; 2332:

    veluti castratis viribus,

    Plin. 11, 18, 19, § 60; cf.:

    vis (= vires) multas possidere in se,

    Lucr. 2, 586.—Rarely sing.:

    vis genitalis,

    Tac. A. 6, 18.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Mental strength, power, force, vigor:

    vis illa divina et virtus oratoris,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 120:

    vis ac facultas oratoris,

    id. ib. 1, 31, 142:

    suavitatem Isocrates... sonitum Aeschines, vim Demosthenes habuit,

    id. ib. 3, 7, 28:

    summa ingenii,

    id. Phil. 5, 18, 49:

    magna vis est conscientiae in utramque partem,

    id. Mil. 23, 61:

    magna vis est in fortunā in utramque partem,

    id. Off. 2, 6, 19:

    patriae,

    id. de Or. 1, 44, 196:

    quod ostentum habuit hanc vim, ut, etc.,

    power, effect, id. Div. 1, 33, 73:

    qui indignitate suā vim ac jus magistratui quem gerebat dempsisset,

    Liv. 26, 12, 8:

    hujus conventionis,

    Dig. 43, 25, 12.— Plur. (post-Aug.):

    eloquentiae,

    Quint. 5, 1, 2:

    facilitatis,

    id. 12, 9, 20:

    ingenii,

    id. 1, 2, 23; 12, 1, 32:

    orationis,

    id. 8, 3, 87.—
    B.
    Transf., of abstr. things, force, notion, meaning, sense, import, nature, essence (cf. significatio):

    id, in quo est omnis vis amicitiae,

    Cic. Lael. 4, 15:

    eloquentiae vis et natura,

    id. Or. 31, 112:

    vis honesti (with natura),

    id. Off. 1, 6, 18; cf. id. Fin. 1, 16, 50:

    virtutis,

    id. Fam. 9, 16, 5:

    quae est alia vis legis?

    id. Dom. 20, 53:

    vis, natura, genera verborum et simplicium et copulatorum,

    i.e. the sense, signification, id. Or. 32, 115:

    vis verbi,

    id. Inv. 1, 13, 17; id. Balb. 8, 21:

    quae vis insit in his paucis verbis, si attendes, si attendes, intelleges,

    id. Fam. 6, 2, 3:

    quae vis subjecta sit vocibus,

    id. Fin. 2, 2, 6:

    nominis,

    id. Top. 8, 35: metônumia, cujus vis est, pro eo, quod dicitur, causam, propter quam dicitur, ponere, Quint. 8, 6, 23.

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