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1 ambitiose
1) из честолюбия, из тщеславия (regnum petere L; insignes amicitias colere T)2) показным образом, притворно (a. tristis M)ambitiosius, quam honestius T — больше для вида, чем по совестиa. vestitus Amm — разодетый напоказ3) из эгоистических соображений, в личных целях ( utramque partem favere L)4) прилагая все усилия, настойчиво, всячески ( provinciam petere O)ambitiosissime petere ab aliquo, ut... Pt — настоятельнейшим образом требовать от кого-л., чтобы...5) лицеприятно, из личных симпатийpetivit a me, ut eam (orationem) non a. corrigerem C — (Брут) просил меня исправить без всякого снисхождения текст этой (его) речи -
2 contendo
con-tendo, tendī, tentum, ere, anspannen, I) eig.: a) übh.: muscipula, aufstellen, Lucil. fr.: tenacia vincla, Verg.: arcum, spannen, Verg. u.a.: ballistas lapidum et reliqua tormenta telorum c. atque adducere vehementer, Cic. – c. oculos, Comic. inc. fr.: sua perpetuo c. ilia risu, ausdehnen, Ov.: u. so membrum in diversa (nach verschiedenen Richtungen hin), Cels. – b) prägn.: α) ein Saiten-instrument anspannend stimmen, ut in fidibus plurimis si nulla earum ita contenta nervis sit, ut concentum servare possit, omnes aeque incontentae sint, sic etc., Cic. de fin. 4, 75. – β) ein Geschoß mit straff angezogenem Bogen od. Arme auf den Gegner hinrichten, zielen, arcu contenta parato tela tenens, Verg.: contenta tela (Ggstz. languida), Lucan.: sagittas c. nervo, Sil.: nervo equino c. telum, Verg. – aërias telum (Pfeil) c. in auras, Verg.: Mago (auf M.) procul infensam c. hastam, Verg. – γ) eine Brücke schlagen, Hellesponto pontem in alto, Enn. ann. 371.
II) übtr.: A) im allg.: seine körperl. od. geistigen Kräfte od. sich anspannen, d.i. anstrengen 1) die Körperkräfte, a) übh.: α) tr.: c. summas vires de palma (um den (Siegespreis, v. Rosse), Lucr.: c. se (v. den Augen), Lucr. – β) intr. contendere = sich anstrengen, seine Kräfte aufbieten, gew. m. Abl. (mit), voce, Cels.: lateribus aut clamore, Cic.: multis funibus, Caes.: vi, Gewalt anwenden, es (den Übergang) erzwingen, Caes.: u. m. allg. Acc., quantum coniti animo potes, quantum labore contendere, si discendi labor (eine körperliche Anstrengung) est potius, quam voluptas, tantum fac ut efficias, Cic. – mit folg. ut u. Konj., qui stadium currit, eniti et contendere debet quam maxime possit, ut vincat, Cic.: quantum potero voce contendam, ut populus hoc Romanus exaudiat, Cic.: remis contendit, ut eam partem insulae caperet, quā etc., Caes. – m. folg. Infin., fugā salutem petere contenderunt, Caes.: hunc (locum) duabus ex partibus oppugnare contendit, Caes.: vide ne, dum ad cacumen pervenire contendis, cum ipsis ramis, quos comprehenderis, decĭdas, Curt.
b) sich anstrengen, einen Weg, Marsch wohin auszuführen, m. allg. Acc. der Wegstrecke, nocte unā tantum itineris, Cic. Rosc. Am. 97: tandem, si operae est, contendite viam, macht euch auf den Weg, Symm. ep. 1, 8 in. – m. Acc. der Tätigkeit, rectā plateā c. cursum huc suom, Plaut. cist. 534. – m. Ang. des Ziels der Tätigkeit im Infin., sich beeilen, Bibracte ire contendit, Caes.: in Britanniam proficisci contendit, Caes.: proxima litora cursu contendunt petere, Verg.: iter a Vibone Brundisium terrā (zu L.) petere contendi, Cic. – m. Ang. des Ortszieles wohin? durch Advv., od. durch Praepp., od. durch bl. Acc. loc., wohin schleunigst aufbrechen, -reisen, -mar schieren, -rücken (vorrücken), wohin eilen, quo contenderat, pervenit, Nep.: u. (im Bilde) si potuissemus, quo contendimus, pervenire, Cic.: huc magno cursu contenderunt, Caes.: in Italiam magnis itineribus, Caes.: ad Rhenum finesque Germanorum, Caes.: inde ad Amanum, Cic.: ad hostes, ad hostium castra, Caes.: per Armeniam in hostes, Aur. Vict.: per fines Haeduorum in Lingones, Caes.: Lacedaemonem, Nep.: equo admisso Teanum, Val. Max.: Tarentum ad Heraclidem Ponticum, Varr. fr.: domum, Caes.
2) die Geisteskräfte usw. anstrengen, a) übh.: α) tr.: quo se contendit dira lubido, Lucr.: c. animum tales in curas, Ov. – m. in u. Abl., onus dignum, in quo omnes nervos aetatis industriaeque meae contenderem, Cic. – mit folg. ut od. ne u. Konj., contendit omnes nervos Chrysippus, ut persuadeat etc., Cic.: ut omnes tuos nervos in eo contendas, ne quid mihi ad hanc provinciam... temporis prorogetur, Cic. – β) intr. contendere, sich anstrengen, Anstrengungen machen, seine Kräfte aufbieten, etw. erstreben, auf etw. hinarbeiten, nach etw. ringen, absol., et illos quidem contendere, eniti; hos quiescere, remitti, Plin. ep.: c. dolis et fallaciis (Ggstz. verā viā niti), Sall. – m. allg. Acc., id sibi contendendum... existimabat, Caes.: quod plurimis locis perorationes nostrae voluisse nos atque animo contendisse declarant, Cic.: tantum contendere in re publica, quantum probare civibus tuis possis, Cic.: eadem c. (gleiche Anstr. machen) in tribunatu, Cic. – m. folg. ut od. ne u. Konj., seine Kräfte aufbieten, dahin streben, darauf hinarbeiten, ob eam causam contendi, ut plura dicerem, Cic.: contende quaeso atque elabora, non modo ut... sed etiam ut etc., Cic.: cupidissime c., ut etc., Cic.: contendebat, ne a rebus gestis eius decederet, Iustin. – durch Infin., omnibus precibus petere contendit, ut etc., Caes. – m. ad u. Akk., losstreben auf usw., eifrig streben, -ringen nach usw., ad salutem, Caes.: ad victoriam, Auct. b. Hisp.: maximis laboribus et periculis ad summam laudem gloriamque, Cic.: ad ultimum animo, Cic.: ad ea rectis studiis, Cic.
b) sich anstrengen, etw. zu erlangen, auf etw. bestehen, auf etw. dringen, etwas dringend verlangen, dringend um etw. anliegen, α) absol.: a quo facile, si contenderis, impetrare possis, ut etc., Q. Cic.: cum illi pertinaciter contenderent (darauf bestanden), Suet. – β) mit Acc.: c. honores, Varr. fr.: neque ego nunc hoc contendo...; sed te illud admoneo, ut etc., Cic. – hoc a te ita contendo, ut in eo fortunas meas positas putem, ich dringe in dieser Beziehung so ernstlich in dich, weil ich glaube, daß usw., Cic.: non erat causa, cur hoc tempore aliquid a te contenderem, Cic.: nihil ab ipso invito contendere, Cic. – propter magnitudinem potestatis hic magistratus a populo summā ambitione contenditur etc., Cic. – γ) mit de u. Abl.: ab alqo valde de reditu in gratiam, Cic.: a magistris de proferendo die, Cic.: unum instare de indutiis vehementissimeque contendere, Caes. – δ) m. folg. ut od. ne u. Konj., m. vorhergeh. allg. Acc. Pron. u. ohne diesen: non minus se id contendere et laborare, ne ea, quae dixissent, enuntiarentur, quam uti ea, quae vellent, impetrarent, Caes.: contendunt, ut ipsis summa imperii tradatur, Caes.: gratiā contendimus et rogando, ut istis te molestiis laxes, Luccei. in Cic. ep.: contendit a Pythio ut venderet, dringt in P., Cic.: vehementer ab alqo c., ut etc., Cic.: plurimis verbis ab alqo c., ut etc., Cic.: omni studio ab aliquo c., ut etc., Cic.: ab alqo petere et summe c., ut etc., Cic.: omni opere c., ut etc., Suet.: a militibus c., ne etc., Caes.: magno opere, ne etc., Suet. – ε) mit folg. Infin. nach vorhergeh. allg. Acc. Pron.: neque ego nunc hoc contendo, quod fortasse... iam in nostra aetate difficile est, mutare animum, sed etc., Cic. ad Q. fr. 1, 1, 13. § 38. – ζ) m. folg. Acc. u. Infin.: qui a Caesare dimittendos (esse) exercitus contendebant, Vell. 2, 48, 1.
c) sich anstrengen, eine Behauptung durchzusetzen, auf etw. bestehen, etw. fest behaupten, fest versichern, fest erklären, m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., bei vorhergeh. allg. Acc. u. ohne diesen, sic ego hoc contendo, me tibi ipsi adversario cuiuscumque tribus rationem poposceris redditurum, Cic.: vociferarer et quantum maxime possem contenderem... totius testimonii fictam audaciam manifesto comprehensam atque oppressam esse, Cic.: contendentes numquam eam urbem fuisse ex Triphylia, Liv.: cum M. Cato moriendum ante, quam ullam condicionem civis accipiendam rei publicae contenderet, Vell.: ausim contendere nullum te melius, aeque bene vix unum aut alterum collocasse, Plin. ep. – m. apud u. Akk., apud eos contendit falsa esse delata, Nep. Them. 7, 2. – m. pro u. Abl., illud alterum pro me maioribusque meis contendere ausim, nihil nos, quod incommodum plebi esset, scientes fecisse, Liv. 6, 40, 5. – in der Parenthese ganz absol., ut Asclepiades contendit, Cels. 1. praef. p. 3, 28 D.
3) (als v. intr.) sich ausdehnen, sich erstrecken, von Ortl. usw., haec patulum vallis contendit in orbem, Calp. ecl. 7, 30 (al. concedit): Cappadocum gens usque ad Cyrresticam eius regionem parte suā, quae vocatur Cataonia, contendit, Plin. 6, 24.
B) insbes., einem andern gegenüber sich anstrengen, 1) intr. od. mit allg. Acc. = als Gegner sich jmdm. gegenüber anstrengen obzusiegen, mit jmd. sich messen, sich in einen Streit (Wettstreit) einlassen, anbinden, streiten (sich herumstreiten), kämpfen, gegen jmd. od. etw. ankämpfen, bei Ang. womit? mit Abl.; bei Ang. mit wem? m. cum u. Abl., od. m. inter u. Akk., od. poet. m. bl. Dat.; bei Ang.gegen wen? mit contra od. adversus u. Akk.; bei Ang. wofür? m. pro u. Abl.; bei Ang. worüber? m. de u. Abl.; bei Ang. weswegen? m. propter u. Akk., a) v. eig. Kampfe, inimicā mente, Nep.: magis virtute quam dolo, Caes.: proelio, Caes. – cum barbaro, Nep.: cum victore, Hor. u. Caes., v. Gladiator, Plin. ep.: proelio uno cum Latino Volscoque, Liv.: parvulis proeliis cum nostris, Caes.: semel atque iterum armis cum alqo, Caes.: summis copiis cum alqo, Caes.: cum magnis legionibus parvā manu, Sall.: cum Sequanis bello, Caes.: u. (unpers.) proelio equestri inter duas acies contendebatur, Caes. – c. contra alcis copias, Auct. b. Afr.: contra Paridem, Verg.: contra populum Rom. armis, Caes.: contra saevum monstrum, Catull. – se didicisse adversus vires hostium, non adversus calamitates contendere, Iustin. – c. pro vitulis contra leones (v. Stieren), Cic. – c. de regno aequo Marte, Curt. – b) v. Wettkampfe im Ringen, Laufen usw., quoad stans complecti posset atque contendere, Nep. – inter coaequales c. aut equo aut cursu aut viribus, Iustin. – c. rapido cursu, Verg.: cum alqo c. pedibus, Ov. – poet. m. Dat. (s. Passerat. Prop. 1, 7, 3), quid enim contendat hirundo cygnis? Lucr.: c. Homero, Prop.: c. Latio, Claud. – c) v. polit. Wettkampf, Kampf, c. cum alqo od. inter se de principatu, Nep. u. Caes.: cum alqo de honore regni, Nep.: de potentatu inter se multos annos, Caes.: gratiā cum libenter pro homine sibi coniunctissimo, tum acriter contra factionem et potentiam paucorum, Hirt. b. G. – d) v. Kampfe mit Worten usw., sich messen, sich streiten, sich herumstreiten, rechten, es durchzusetzen suchen, cum Libone de mittendis legatis contendisse, Caes.: quodsi duriorem te eius miserae et afflictae fortunae praebes, non contendam ego adversus te, Anton. in Cic. ep.: m. allg. Acc. zur Ang. worüber? nec cum Appio, transactā re, quod contenderent (worüber sie Streit anfangen konnten) fuit, Liv. – bes. gerichtlich, c. inimicissime atque infestissime, Cic.: vulgari et pervagatā declamatione, Cic.: u. (unpers.) si contra verbis et litteris et, ut dici solet, summo iure contenditur, Cic. – c. cum alqo iurgio, Cic.: cum alqo interdicto, Cic.: cum alqo sacramento, s. sacrāmentum. – translatio non habet quaestionem, de qua contendit orator, sed propter quam contendit, Quint. – c. de bonis alcis, Val. Max.: u. (unpers.) de his lite contenditur, Quint. – cum improbissimis heredibus de paternis bonis c. apud centum viros, Val. Max. – m. allg. Acc. zur Ang. worin? tamenne vereris, ut possis haec contra Hortensium contendere? dich auch darin mit H. messen? Cic. Quinct. 78. – e) v. Wetteifer im Bieten, wetteifern, um die Wette bieten, is liceri non destitit; illi, quoad videbatur ferri aliquo modo posse, contenderunt, Cic. Verr. 3, 99. – f) von jedem Sich-Messen mit phys. od. geistigen Kräften, neque inter se contendant viribus (animae), Lucr.: c. contra vim gravitatemque morbi, Cic.: patĕre igitur rationem meam cum tua ratione contendere (sich messen), Cic.: quis enim erat qui non videret humilitatem cum dignitate et amplitudine contendere? Cic. – m. allg. Acc., sic enim est faciendum, ut contra universam naturam nihil contendamus, in keiner Sache ankämpfen, Cic.
2) zwei Dinge miteinander od. eine Sache mit einer andern zur Vergleichung sich messen lassen, vergleichen, ipsas causas, quae inter se confligunt, Cic.: leges, Cic.: vetera et praesentia, Tac. – m. cum u. Abl., quicquid tu contra dixeris, id cum defensione nostra contendito; ita facillime causa Sex. Roscii cum tua conferetur, Cic.: vitam suam Atticam cum istac rusticana, Caecil. com. fr.: annales nostros cum scriptura eorum, qui etc., Tac. – mit ad (an, gegen) u. Akk., vim suam ad maiestatem viri, Acc. tr. 648. – poet. m. bl. Dat. (wem? = mit), Aquinatem fucum Sidonio ostro, Hor.: se Frontoni, Auson.
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3 contendo
contendo, ĕre, tendi, tentum - tr. et intr. - - voir contentus. - tr. - [st1]1 [-] tendre (avec force), raidir, bander (un arc). - contendere tormenta telorum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 57: tendre les machines à lancer des traits. - (fides) contenta nervis, Cic. Fin. 4, 75: (lyre) tendue au moyen de ses cordes. - nervos contendere, Varr. L. 8, 63: tendre les muscles (faire effort). --- Cic. Fat. 21 ; Fam. 15, 14, 5. - contendere vires, Lucr. 4, 989: tendre ses forces. - ilia perpetuo risu contendere, Ov. A. A. 3, 285: se presser les côtes à cause d'un rire perpétuel. - contendere animum in tales curas Ov. P. 1, 5, 11: tendre son esprit vers de telles occupations. - qui cursum huc contendit suum, Plaut. Cist. 534: celui qui dirige vivement sa course ici. --- cf. Virg. En. 5, 834. [st1]2 [-] lancer [un trait, un javelot]. - Virg. En. 10, 521 ; Sil. 1, 323. [st1]3 [-] chercher à atteindre, à obtenir qqch, prétendre à. - contendere honores, Varr. Men. 450: solliciter les charges. - hic magistratus a populo summa ambitione contenditur, Cic. Verr. 2, 131: cette magistrature, on la sollicite du peuple avec les plus vives compétitions. - cf. Cic. Lael. 39 ; Att. 1, 8, 10, etc. - absol. contendere ab aliquo: solliciter qqn avec insistance. - cf. Cic. Amer. 4 ; Planc. 12 ; Att. 6, 2, 10, etc. - a me valde contendit de reditu in gratiam, Cic. Q. 3, 1, 15: il m'entreprend vivement pour une réconciliation. - [avec ut, ne]: - contendit ab eo, ut causam cognosceret, Cic. Verr. 1, 73: il le pressa d'instruire la cause. - pro suo jure contendet, ne patiamini... Cic. Verr. 5, 2: comme c'est son droit, il vous demandera avec insistance de ne pas souffrir... Caes. BC. 3, 97, 1. - [avec inf.] - hoc non contendo... mutare animum, Cic. Q. 1, 1, 38: je ne prétends pas modifier un caractère. - [avec prop. inf.] Vell. 2, 48, 1. [st1]4 [-] soutenir énergiquement, affirmer, prétendre. - contendere aliquid: soutenir qqch. --- Cic. Off. 2, 71; Amer. 47, etc. - contendere + prop. inf.: soutenir que. - cf. Verr. 5, 19 ; Font. 1; Arch. 15 ; Sest. 107, etc.; Caes. BG. 6, 37, 7, etc. - apud eos contendit falsa iis esse delata, Nep. Them. 7, 2: devant eux, il affirme qu'on leur a fait de faux rapports. [st1]5 [-] comparer. - contendere leges, Cic. Inv. 2, 145: comparer les lois. - contendere causas, Cic. Cat. 2, 25: comparer les partis en présence. - contendere rem cum re, Cic. Agr. 2, 96 ; Inv. 2, 173: comparer une chose avec une autre. - vetera et praesentia contendere, Tac. An. 13, 3: comparer le présent avec le passé. - poét. avec dat. contendere rem rei, aliquem alicui. --- Lucil. 24 ; 277 ; Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 26; Aus. 160, 9; 419, 33. - intr. - [st1]6 [-] bander les ressorts, tendre son énergie, faire effort, se raidir. - contendere lateribus, Cic. de Or. 1, 255: faire effort des poumons. - contendere voce, Cic. Lig. 6, faire effort de la voix. - contendere ad summam gloriam, Cic. Phil. 14, 32: tendre vers la gloire la plus haute. - contendere ad ultimum animo, Cic. Mur. 65: tendre de toute son énergie vers le point le plus éloigné. - avec inf. tranare contenderunt, Caes. BG. 1, 53, 2: ils s'efforcèrent de traverser à la nage. - hunc locum duabus ex partibus oppugnare contendit, Caes. BG. 5, 21: il essaie d'attaquer ce lieu en deux endroits. --- Caes. BG. 3, 15; Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13, § 38. - fugā salutem petere contenderunt, Caes. BG. 3, 15: ils cherchèrent leur salut dans la fuite. - [avec ut, ne]: - eos vidimus contendere ut... pervenirent, Cic. Verr. 5, 181: nous les avons vus s'efforcer de parvenir... Sest. 5 ; Phil. 9, 15, etc. - remis contendit ut... Caes. BG. 5, 8, 2: il tente à force de rames de... - ea ne fierent, contendit, Cic. Att. 12, 4, 2: il s'est opposé à cela de toutes ses forces. - contende quaeso atque elabora, ut... Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 14, § 42: travaillez, je vous prie, travaillez sans relâche à ce que... - absol. vociferarer et, quantum maxime possem, contenderem, Cic. Fl. 16, 38: j'élèverais la voix, je m'expliquerais avec toute la véhémence dont je serais capable. - non posse oculo quantum contendere Lynceus, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 28: ne pas avoir la vue perçante de Lyncée (*ne pas pouvoir fixer des yeux). [st1]7 [-] marcher vivement, faire diligence, se hâter. - quae res eum nocte una tantum itineris contendere coegit? Cic. Amer. 97: qu'est-ce qui le forçait à fournir une telle course en une seule nuit [faire un si long parcours]? - in Italiam magnis itineribus contendit, Caes. BG. 1, 10, 3: il se porte vivement en Italie par grandes étapes. --- BG. 1, 7, 1; 4, 18, 2. - [avec ad] BG. 2, 7, 3, etc... - statim exanimatus ad aedes contendit, Cic. Verr. 1, 67: aussitôt il se hâte à perdre haleine vers la maison. - avec inf.: Bibracte ire contendit, Caes. BG. 1, 23, 1: il se hâte d'aller à Bibracte. --- Caes. BG. 1, 10; Caes. BG. 4, 20. - in provinciam reverti contendit, Caes. BG. 3, 6: il se hâta de retourner dans la province. --- Cic. Planc. 41, 97; Virg. En. 1, 158; Cic. Planc. 40, 96. [st1]8 [-] se mesurer, lutter, rivaliser. - contendere cum aliquo, cum aliqua re: se mesurer avec qqn, avec qqch. - Cic. Flacc. 5 ; Balb. 59 ; Mil. 68 ; Off. 1, 38 ; Nat. 3, 10, etc. - contendere ingenio cum aliquo, Cic. Verr. 5, 174: rivaliser de talent avec qqn. - contendere de aliqua re cum aliquo, Cic Sull. 83: lutter avec qqn pour qqch. - contendere proelio, Caes. BG. 1, 48, 3: engager le combat (se mesurer dans un combat, combattre). - contendere contra populum Romanum armis, Caes. BG. 2, 13, 3: se mesurer les armes à la main contre le peuple romain. - contendere cum aliquo, Caes. BG. 1, 31, 6, etc.: se mesurer avec qqn. - inter se de potentatu contendebant, Caes. BG. 1, 31, 4: ils luttaient entre eux pour la suprématie. - contendere de honore, de dignitate, etc.: lutter pour les magistratures, pour les honneurs, etc. --- Cic. Mur. 21; Sull. 24, etc. - poét. contendere alicui: rivaliser, lutter avec qqn. - cf. Lucr. 3, 6 ; Prop. 1, 7, 3 ; 1, 14, 7 ; Sen. Nat. 1, 11, 2. [st1]9 [-] discuter. - contendere cum aliquo de mittendis legatis, Caes. BC. 3, 90, 2: discuter avec qqn pour l'envoi d'une ambassade.* * *contendo, ĕre, tendi, tentum - tr. et intr. - - voir contentus. - tr. - [st1]1 [-] tendre (avec force), raidir, bander (un arc). - contendere tormenta telorum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 57: tendre les machines à lancer des traits. - (fides) contenta nervis, Cic. Fin. 4, 75: (lyre) tendue au moyen de ses cordes. - nervos contendere, Varr. L. 8, 63: tendre les muscles (faire effort). --- Cic. Fat. 21 ; Fam. 15, 14, 5. - contendere vires, Lucr. 4, 989: tendre ses forces. - ilia perpetuo risu contendere, Ov. A. A. 3, 285: se presser les côtes à cause d'un rire perpétuel. - contendere animum in tales curas Ov. P. 1, 5, 11: tendre son esprit vers de telles occupations. - qui cursum huc contendit suum, Plaut. Cist. 534: celui qui dirige vivement sa course ici. --- cf. Virg. En. 5, 834. [st1]2 [-] lancer [un trait, un javelot]. - Virg. En. 10, 521 ; Sil. 1, 323. [st1]3 [-] chercher à atteindre, à obtenir qqch, prétendre à. - contendere honores, Varr. Men. 450: solliciter les charges. - hic magistratus a populo summa ambitione contenditur, Cic. Verr. 2, 131: cette magistrature, on la sollicite du peuple avec les plus vives compétitions. - cf. Cic. Lael. 39 ; Att. 1, 8, 10, etc. - absol. contendere ab aliquo: solliciter qqn avec insistance. - cf. Cic. Amer. 4 ; Planc. 12 ; Att. 6, 2, 10, etc. - a me valde contendit de reditu in gratiam, Cic. Q. 3, 1, 15: il m'entreprend vivement pour une réconciliation. - [avec ut, ne]: - contendit ab eo, ut causam cognosceret, Cic. Verr. 1, 73: il le pressa d'instruire la cause. - pro suo jure contendet, ne patiamini... Cic. Verr. 5, 2: comme c'est son droit, il vous demandera avec insistance de ne pas souffrir... Caes. BC. 3, 97, 1. - [avec inf.] - hoc non contendo... mutare animum, Cic. Q. 1, 1, 38: je ne prétends pas modifier un caractère. - [avec prop. inf.] Vell. 2, 48, 1. [st1]4 [-] soutenir énergiquement, affirmer, prétendre. - contendere aliquid: soutenir qqch. --- Cic. Off. 2, 71; Amer. 47, etc. - contendere + prop. inf.: soutenir que. - cf. Verr. 5, 19 ; Font. 1; Arch. 15 ; Sest. 107, etc.; Caes. BG. 6, 37, 7, etc. - apud eos contendit falsa iis esse delata, Nep. Them. 7, 2: devant eux, il affirme qu'on leur a fait de faux rapports. [st1]5 [-] comparer. - contendere leges, Cic. Inv. 2, 145: comparer les lois. - contendere causas, Cic. Cat. 2, 25: comparer les partis en présence. - contendere rem cum re, Cic. Agr. 2, 96 ; Inv. 2, 173: comparer une chose avec une autre. - vetera et praesentia contendere, Tac. An. 13, 3: comparer le présent avec le passé. - poét. avec dat. contendere rem rei, aliquem alicui. --- Lucil. 24 ; 277 ; Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 26; Aus. 160, 9; 419, 33. - intr. - [st1]6 [-] bander les ressorts, tendre son énergie, faire effort, se raidir. - contendere lateribus, Cic. de Or. 1, 255: faire effort des poumons. - contendere voce, Cic. Lig. 6, faire effort de la voix. - contendere ad summam gloriam, Cic. Phil. 14, 32: tendre vers la gloire la plus haute. - contendere ad ultimum animo, Cic. Mur. 65: tendre de toute son énergie vers le point le plus éloigné. - avec inf. tranare contenderunt, Caes. BG. 1, 53, 2: ils s'efforcèrent de traverser à la nage. - hunc locum duabus ex partibus oppugnare contendit, Caes. BG. 5, 21: il essaie d'attaquer ce lieu en deux endroits. --- Caes. BG. 3, 15; Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13, § 38. - fugā salutem petere contenderunt, Caes. BG. 3, 15: ils cherchèrent leur salut dans la fuite. - [avec ut, ne]: - eos vidimus contendere ut... pervenirent, Cic. Verr. 5, 181: nous les avons vus s'efforcer de parvenir... Sest. 5 ; Phil. 9, 15, etc. - remis contendit ut... Caes. BG. 5, 8, 2: il tente à force de rames de... - ea ne fierent, contendit, Cic. Att. 12, 4, 2: il s'est opposé à cela de toutes ses forces. - contende quaeso atque elabora, ut... Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 14, § 42: travaillez, je vous prie, travaillez sans relâche à ce que... - absol. vociferarer et, quantum maxime possem, contenderem, Cic. Fl. 16, 38: j'élèverais la voix, je m'expliquerais avec toute la véhémence dont je serais capable. - non posse oculo quantum contendere Lynceus, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 28: ne pas avoir la vue perçante de Lyncée (*ne pas pouvoir fixer des yeux). [st1]7 [-] marcher vivement, faire diligence, se hâter. - quae res eum nocte una tantum itineris contendere coegit? Cic. Amer. 97: qu'est-ce qui le forçait à fournir une telle course en une seule nuit [faire un si long parcours]? - in Italiam magnis itineribus contendit, Caes. BG. 1, 10, 3: il se porte vivement en Italie par grandes étapes. --- BG. 1, 7, 1; 4, 18, 2. - [avec ad] BG. 2, 7, 3, etc... - statim exanimatus ad aedes contendit, Cic. Verr. 1, 67: aussitôt il se hâte à perdre haleine vers la maison. - avec inf.: Bibracte ire contendit, Caes. BG. 1, 23, 1: il se hâte d'aller à Bibracte. --- Caes. BG. 1, 10; Caes. BG. 4, 20. - in provinciam reverti contendit, Caes. BG. 3, 6: il se hâta de retourner dans la province. --- Cic. Planc. 41, 97; Virg. En. 1, 158; Cic. Planc. 40, 96. [st1]8 [-] se mesurer, lutter, rivaliser. - contendere cum aliquo, cum aliqua re: se mesurer avec qqn, avec qqch. - Cic. Flacc. 5 ; Balb. 59 ; Mil. 68 ; Off. 1, 38 ; Nat. 3, 10, etc. - contendere ingenio cum aliquo, Cic. Verr. 5, 174: rivaliser de talent avec qqn. - contendere de aliqua re cum aliquo, Cic Sull. 83: lutter avec qqn pour qqch. - contendere proelio, Caes. BG. 1, 48, 3: engager le combat (se mesurer dans un combat, combattre). - contendere contra populum Romanum armis, Caes. BG. 2, 13, 3: se mesurer les armes à la main contre le peuple romain. - contendere cum aliquo, Caes. BG. 1, 31, 6, etc.: se mesurer avec qqn. - inter se de potentatu contendebant, Caes. BG. 1, 31, 4: ils luttaient entre eux pour la suprématie. - contendere de honore, de dignitate, etc.: lutter pour les magistratures, pour les honneurs, etc. --- Cic. Mur. 21; Sull. 24, etc. - poét. contendere alicui: rivaliser, lutter avec qqn. - cf. Lucr. 3, 6 ; Prop. 1, 7, 3 ; 1, 14, 7 ; Sen. Nat. 1, 11, 2. [st1]9 [-] discuter. - contendere cum aliquo de mittendis legatis, Caes. BC. 3, 90, 2: discuter avec qqn pour l'envoi d'une ambassade.* * *Contendo, contendis, contendi, contensum et contentum, contendere. Tendre ou Estendre.\Contendere poplitem. Horat. Estendre, ou roidir bien fort le jarret.\Contendere vincla. Virgil. Estraindre, Serrer bien fort.\Contendere tormenta. Cic. Tendre, Bender comme un arc, ou arbaleste, ou semblable.\Contendere animum. Ouid. Employer la force de son esprit.\Contendere, proficisci. Caesar, Ad eos contendit. Il tire et va droict à eulx.\Contendere cursum aliquo. Plaut. Dresser sa course vers quelque lieu.\Contendere iter constitutum. Caesar. Aller le chemin qu'on a entreprins, Poursuyvre son chemin.\Contendit Romam. Sallust. Il va droict à Rome.\Contendere magnis itineribus in Italiam. Caesar. Aller à grandes journees droict en Italie.\In orbem diuersum fama contendere. Ouid. Aller par bruit et renommee jusques aux pais loingtains, Avoir grand bruit et renommee en loingtain pais.\Contendere agmen. Curt. Mener hastivement.\Contendere. Virgil. Tascher de tout son povoir.\Animo contendere. Cic. S'efforcer de tout son esprit.\Contendere omnibus neruis. Cic. S'efforcer de toute sa puissance, S'esvertuer.\Contendere neruos in re aliqua. Cic. Employer toute sa force.\Contendere rectis studiis ad magna. Cic. Tascher de parvenir à grande chose.\Frustra contendere. Virgil. S'efforcer en vain.\Contendere aliquid ab aliquo. Cic. Presser aucun de quelque chose, Luy demander affectueusement, Insister merveilleusement.\Omni studio a te mi Brute contendo, vt Ciceronem meum ne dimittas. Cic. Je te requiers le plus affectueusement que je puis, que, etc.\Quantum potero, voce contendam, vt hoc Pop. Rom. exaudiat. Cic. Je crieray tant que je pourray.\Vt Asclepiades contendit. Cels. Comme Asclepiades dit et afferme, ou Defend et soustient, ou Contend.\Contendere, Certure: vt Contendere aduersus aliquem. Cic. Se debatre contre aucun, Contendre, Estriver.\Contendunt verbis inter se, non pugnis. Cic. Ils estrivent.\Si causa cum causa contenderet. Cic. S'il n'estoit question que de regarder le merite des causes.\Contendere ciuiliter. Cic. Avoir different et contention avec aucun et le desmesler par justice, comme doibvent faire citoyens les uns avec les autres.\Nec cedere vult, nec contendere. Quintil. Il ne veult ne plaider ne payer. Bud.\Contendere de honore. Cic. Estre en debat ou different de l'honneur.\Contendere bello cum aliquo. Virgil. Quand deux s'entrefont la guerre. \ Cursu contendere. Ouid. A qui courra le mieulx.\Contendere summo iure. Cic. Traicter aucun en justice et à la rigueur.\Contendere iurgio cum aliquo. Cic. Tanser à aucun, Estriver contre aucun.\Lite de re aliqua contendere. Quintil. Plaider pour quelque chose.\Ludo contendere cum aliquo. Virgil. Jouer à luy ou contre luy.\Marte contendere. Virgil. Combatre.\Contendere muneribus cum aliquo. Martial. A qui fera plus de dons et de presens.\Pedibus contendere cum aliquo. Ouid. A qui courra le plus viste.\Pignore aliquo contendere. Catul. Gager, Faire gageure.\Sacramento contendere. Cic. Faire gageure judiciaire à l'encontre d'aucun à la facon ancienne.\Verbis contendere. Ouid. Estriver de parolles.\Contendere omnia. Cic. Ne laisser rien passer sur quoy on ne s'arreste et qu'on ne debatte.\Contendere duos. Tacit. Les mettre teste à teste l'un contre l'autre à qui gaignera la victoire.\Contendere rem aliquam cum alia. Apuleius. Comparer une chose à l'autre, Faire comparaison d'une chose à l'autre.\Magistratus a populo summa ambitione contenditur. Cic. L'office est demandé au peuple par grande brigue. -
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con-tendo, tendī, tentum, ere, anspannen, I) eig.: a) übh.: muscipula, aufstellen, Lucil. fr.: tenacia vincla, Verg.: arcum, spannen, Verg. u.a.: ballistas lapidum et reliqua tormenta telorum c. atque adducere vehementer, Cic. – c. oculos, Comic. inc. fr.: sua perpetuo c. ilia risu, ausdehnen, Ov.: u. so membrum in diversa (nach verschiedenen Richtungen hin), Cels. – b) prägn.: α) ein Saiten-instrument anspannend stimmen, ut in fidibus plurimis si nulla earum ita contenta nervis sit, ut concentum servare possit, omnes aeque incontentae sint, sic etc., Cic. de fin. 4, 75. – β) ein Geschoß mit straff angezogenem Bogen od. Arme auf den Gegner hinrichten, zielen, arcu contenta parato tela tenens, Verg.: contenta tela (Ggstz. languida), Lucan.: sagittas c. nervo, Sil.: nervo equino c. telum, Verg. – aërias telum (Pfeil) c. in auras, Verg.: Mago (auf M.) procul infensam c. hastam, Verg. – γ) eine Brücke schlagen, Hellesponto pontem in alto, Enn. ann. 371.II) übtr.: A) im allg.: seine körperl. od. geistigen Kräfte od. sich anspannen, d.i. anstrengen 1) die Körperkräfte, a) übh.: α) tr.: c. summas vires de palma (um den (Siegespreis, v. Rosse), Lucr.: c. se (v. den Augen), Lucr. – β) intr. contendere = sich anstrengen, seine Kräfte aufbieten, gew. m. Abl. (mit), voce, Cels.: lateribus aut clamore, Cic.: multis funi-————bus, Caes.: vi, Gewalt anwenden, es (den Übergang) erzwingen, Caes.: u. m. allg. Acc., quantum coniti animo potes, quantum labore contendere, si discendi labor (eine körperliche Anstrengung) est potius, quam voluptas, tantum fac ut efficias, Cic. – mit folg. ut u. Konj., qui stadium currit, eniti et contendere debet quam maxime possit, ut vincat, Cic.: quantum potero voce contendam, ut populus hoc Romanus exaudiat, Cic.: remis contendit, ut eam partem insulae caperet, quā etc., Caes. – m. folg. Infin., fugā salutem petere contenderunt, Caes.: hunc (locum) duabus ex partibus oppugnare contendit, Caes.: vide ne, dum ad cacumen pervenire contendis, cum ipsis ramis, quos comprehenderis, decĭdas, Curt.b) sich anstrengen, einen Weg, Marsch wohin auszuführen, m. allg. Acc. der Wegstrecke, nocte unā tantum itineris, Cic. Rosc. Am. 97: tandem, si operae est, contendite viam, macht euch auf den Weg, Symm. ep. 1, 8 in. – m. Acc. der Tätigkeit, rectā plateā c. cursum huc suom, Plaut. cist. 534. – m. Ang. des Ziels der Tätigkeit im Infin., sich beeilen, Bibracte ire contendit, Caes.: in Britanniam proficisci contendit, Caes.: proxima litora cursu contendunt petere, Verg.: iter a Vibone Brundisium terrā (zu L.) petere contendi, Cic. – m. Ang. des Ortszieles wohin? durch Advv., od. durch Praepp., od. durch bl. Acc. loc., wohin schleunigst aufbrechen, -reisen, -mar-————schieren, -rücken (vorrücken), wohin eilen, quo contenderat, pervenit, Nep.: u. (im Bilde) si potuissemus, quo contendimus, pervenire, Cic.: huc magno cursu contenderunt, Caes.: in Italiam magnis itineribus, Caes.: ad Rhenum finesque Germanorum, Caes.: inde ad Amanum, Cic.: ad hostes, ad hostium castra, Caes.: per Armeniam in hostes, Aur. Vict.: per fines Haeduorum in Lingones, Caes.: Lacedaemonem, Nep.: equo admisso Teanum, Val. Max.: Tarentum ad Heraclidem Ponticum, Varr. fr.: domum, Caes.2) die Geisteskräfte usw. anstrengen, a) übh.: α) tr.: quo se contendit dira lubido, Lucr.: c. animum tales in curas, Ov. – m. in u. Abl., onus dignum, in quo omnes nervos aetatis industriaeque meae contenderem, Cic. – mit folg. ut od. ne u. Konj., contendit omnes nervos Chrysippus, ut persuadeat etc., Cic.: ut omnes tuos nervos in eo contendas, ne quid mihi ad hanc provinciam... temporis prorogetur, Cic. – β) intr. contendere, sich anstrengen, Anstrengungen machen, seine Kräfte aufbieten, etw. erstreben, auf etw. hinarbeiten, nach etw. ringen, absol., et illos quidem contendere, eniti; hos quiescere, remitti, Plin. ep.: c. dolis et fallaciis (Ggstz. verā viā niti), Sall. – m. allg. Acc., id sibi contendendum... existimabat, Caes.: quod plurimis locis perorationes nostrae voluisse nos atque animo contendisse declarant, Cic.: tantum contendere in re publica, quantum probare civi-————bus tuis possis, Cic.: eadem c. (gleiche Anstr. machen) in tribunatu, Cic. – m. folg. ut od. ne u. Konj., seine Kräfte aufbieten, dahin streben, darauf hinarbeiten, ob eam causam contendi, ut plura dicerem, Cic.: contende quaeso atque elabora, non modo ut... sed etiam ut etc., Cic.: cupidissime c., ut etc., Cic.: contendebat, ne a rebus gestis eius decederet, Iustin. – durch Infin., omnibus precibus petere contendit, ut etc., Caes. – m. ad u. Akk., losstreben auf usw., eifrig streben, -ringen nach usw., ad salutem, Caes.: ad victoriam, Auct. b. Hisp.: maximis laboribus et periculis ad summam laudem gloriamque, Cic.: ad ultimum animo, Cic.: ad ea rectis studiis, Cic.b) sich anstrengen, etw. zu erlangen, auf etw. bestehen, auf etw. dringen, etwas dringend verlangen, dringend um etw. anliegen, α) absol.: a quo facile, si contenderis, impetrare possis, ut etc., Q. Cic.: cum illi pertinaciter contenderent (darauf bestanden), Suet. – β) mit Acc.: c. honores, Varr. fr.: neque ego nunc hoc contendo...; sed te illud admoneo, ut etc., Cic. – hoc a te ita contendo, ut in eo fortunas meas positas putem, ich dringe in dieser Beziehung so ernstlich in dich, weil ich glaube, daß usw., Cic.: non erat causa, cur hoc tempore aliquid a te contenderem, Cic.: nihil ab ipso invito contendere, Cic. – propter magnitudinem potestatis hic magistratus a populo summā ambitione contenditur etc., Cic. – γ) mit————de u. Abl.: ab alqo valde de reditu in gratiam, Cic.: a magistris de proferendo die, Cic.: unum instare de indutiis vehementissimeque contendere, Caes. – δ) m. folg. ut od. ne u. Konj., m. vorhergeh. allg. Acc. Pron. u. ohne diesen: non minus se id contendere et laborare, ne ea, quae dixissent, enuntiarentur, quam uti ea, quae vellent, impetrarent, Caes.: contendunt, ut ipsis summa imperii tradatur, Caes.: gratiā contendimus et rogando, ut istis te molestiis laxes, Luccei. in Cic. ep.: contendit a Pythio ut venderet, dringt in P., Cic.: vehementer ab alqo c., ut etc., Cic.: plurimis verbis ab alqo c., ut etc., Cic.: omni studio ab aliquo c., ut etc., Cic.: ab alqo petere et summe c., ut etc., Cic.: omni opere c., ut etc., Suet.: a militibus c., ne etc., Caes.: magno opere, ne etc., Suet. – ε) mit folg. Infin. nach vorhergeh. allg. Acc. Pron.: neque ego nunc hoc contendo, quod fortasse... iam in nostra aetate difficile est, mutare animum, sed etc., Cic. ad Q. fr. 1, 1, 13. § 38. – ζ) m. folg. Acc. u. Infin.: qui a Caesare dimittendos (esse) exercitus contendebant, Vell. 2, 48, 1.c) sich anstrengen, eine Behauptung durchzusetzen, auf etw. bestehen, etw. fest behaupten, fest versichern, fest erklären, m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., bei vorhergeh. allg. Acc. u. ohne diesen, sic ego hoc contendo, me tibi ipsi adversario cuiuscumque tribus rationem poposceris redditurum, Cic.: vociferarer et————quantum maxime possem contenderem... totius testimonii fictam audaciam manifesto comprehensam atque oppressam esse, Cic.: contendentes numquam eam urbem fuisse ex Triphylia, Liv.: cum M. Cato moriendum ante, quam ullam condicionem civis accipiendam rei publicae contenderet, Vell.: ausim contendere nullum te melius, aeque bene vix unum aut alterum collocasse, Plin. ep. – m. apud u. Akk., apud eos contendit falsa esse delata, Nep. Them. 7, 2. – m. pro u. Abl., illud alterum pro me maioribusque meis contendere ausim, nihil nos, quod incommodum plebi esset, scientes fecisse, Liv. 6, 40, 5. – in der Parenthese ganz absol., ut Asclepiades contendit, Cels. 1. praef. p. 3, 28 D.3) (als v. intr.) sich ausdehnen, sich erstrecken, von Ortl. usw., haec patulum vallis contendit in orbem, Calp. ecl. 7, 30 (al. concedit): Cappadocum gens usque ad Cyrresticam eius regionem parte suā, quae vocatur Cataonia, contendit, Plin. 6, 24.B) insbes., einem andern gegenüber sich anstrengen, 1) intr. od. mit allg. Acc. = als Gegner sich jmdm. gegenüber anstrengen obzusiegen, mit jmd. sich messen, sich in einen Streit (Wettstreit) einlassen, anbinden, streiten (sich herumstreiten), kämpfen, gegen jmd. od. etw. ankämpfen, bei Ang. womit? mit Abl.; bei Ang. mit wem? m. cum u. Abl., od. m. inter u. Akk., od. poet. m. bl. Dat.; bei Ang.————gegen wen? mit contra od. adversus u. Akk.; bei Ang. wofür? m. pro u. Abl.; bei Ang. worüber? m. de u. Abl.; bei Ang. weswegen? m. propter u. Akk., a) v. eig. Kampfe, inimicā mente, Nep.: magis virtute quam dolo, Caes.: proelio, Caes. – cum barbaro, Nep.: cum victore, Hor. u. Caes., v. Gladiator, Plin. ep.: proelio uno cum Latino Volscoque, Liv.: parvulis proeliis cum nostris, Caes.: semel atque iterum armis cum alqo, Caes.: summis copiis cum alqo, Caes.: cum magnis legionibus parvā manu, Sall.: cum Sequanis bello, Caes.: u. (unpers.) proelio equestri inter duas acies contendebatur, Caes. – c. contra alcis copias, Auct. b. Afr.: contra Paridem, Verg.: contra populum Rom. armis, Caes.: contra saevum monstrum, Catull. – se didicisse adversus vires hostium, non adversus calamitates contendere, Iustin. – c. pro vitulis contra leones (v. Stieren), Cic. – c. de regno aequo Marte, Curt. – b) v. Wettkampfe im Ringen, Laufen usw., quoad stans complecti posset atque contendere, Nep. – inter coaequales c. aut equo aut cursu aut viribus, Iustin. – c. rapido cursu, Verg.: cum alqo c. pedibus, Ov. – poet. m. Dat. (s. Passerat. Prop. 1, 7, 3), quid enim contendat hirundo cygnis? Lucr.: c. Homero, Prop.: c. Latio, Claud. – c) v. polit. Wettkampf, Kampf, c. cum alqo od. inter se de principatu, Nep. u. Caes.: cum alqo de honore regni, Nep.: de potentatu inter se multos annos, Caes.: gratiā cum libenter pro————homine sibi coniunctissimo, tum acriter contra factionem et potentiam paucorum, Hirt. b. G. – d) v. Kampfe mit Worten usw., sich messen, sich streiten, sich herumstreiten, rechten, es durchzusetzen suchen, cum Libone de mittendis legatis contendisse, Caes.: quodsi duriorem te eius miserae et afflictae fortunae praebes, non contendam ego adversus te, Anton. in Cic. ep.: m. allg. Acc. zur Ang. worüber? nec cum Appio, transactā re, quod contenderent (worüber sie Streit anfangen konnten) fuit, Liv. – bes. gerichtlich, c. inimicissime atque infestissime, Cic.: vulgari et pervagatā declamatione, Cic.: u. (unpers.) si contra verbis et litteris et, ut dici solet, summo iure contenditur, Cic. – c. cum alqo iurgio, Cic.: cum alqo interdicto, Cic.: cum alqo sacramento, s. sacramentum. – translatio non habet quaestionem, de qua contendit orator, sed propter quam contendit, Quint. – c. de bonis alcis, Val. Max.: u. (unpers.) de his lite contenditur, Quint. – cum improbissimis heredibus de paternis bonis c. apud centum viros, Val. Max. – m. allg. Acc. zur Ang. worin? tamenne vereris, ut possis haec contra Hortensium contendere? dich auch darin mit H. messen? Cic. Quinct. 78. – e) v. Wetteifer im Bieten, wetteifern, um die Wette bieten, is liceri non destitit; illi, quoad videbatur ferri aliquo modo posse, contenderunt, Cic. Verr. 3, 99. – f) von jedem Sich- Messen mit phys. od. geistigen Kräften, neque inter————se contendant viribus (animae), Lucr.: c. contra vim gravitatemque morbi, Cic.: patĕre igitur rationem meam cum tua ratione contendere (sich messen), Cic.: quis enim erat qui non videret humilitatem cum dignitate et amplitudine contendere? Cic. – m. allg. Acc., sic enim est faciendum, ut contra universam naturam nihil contendamus, in keiner Sache ankämpfen, Cic.2) zwei Dinge miteinander od. eine Sache mit einer andern zur Vergleichung sich messen lassen, vergleichen, ipsas causas, quae inter se confligunt, Cic.: leges, Cic.: vetera et praesentia, Tac. – m. cum u. Abl., quicquid tu contra dixeris, id cum defensione nostra contendito; ita facillime causa Sex. Roscii cum tua conferetur, Cic.: vitam suam Atticam cum istac rusticana, Caecil. com. fr.: annales nostros cum scriptura eorum, qui etc., Tac. – mit ad (an, gegen) u. Akk., vim suam ad maiestatem viri, Acc. tr. 648. – poet. m. bl. Dat. 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con-tendo, di, tum, 3, v. a. and n., to stretch, stretch out vigorously, to draw tight, strain.I.Lit. (rare and mostly poet.):B.arcum,
Verg. A. 12, 815; Ov. M. 6, 286; id. R. Am. 435: tormenta, Sisen. ap. Non. p. 258, 27; Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 57: muscipula, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 181, 31:tenacia vincla,
Verg. G. 4, 412:ilia risu,
Ov. A. A. 3, 285: pontem in alto, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 21 Müll. (Ann. v. 358 Vahl.):oculi contendunt se,
Lucr. 4, 810.— Of stringed instruments, to tune by stretching the strings:ut in fidibus pluribus, si nulla earum ita contenta nervis sit, ut concentum servare possit,
Cic. Fin. 4, 27, 75; cf. infra, P. a.—Meton.1.(Causa pro effectu.) Of weapons, to shoot, hurl, dart, throw:2.infensam hastam,
Verg. A. 10, 521:tela,
id. ib. 12, 815:sagittas nervo,
Sil. 1, 323:telum aërias in auras,
Verg. A. 5, 520. —Of places, neutr., to stretch, reach, extend:II.haec patulum vallis contendit in orbem,
Calp. Ecl. 7, 30:Cappadocum gens usque ad Cyrresticam ejus regionem parte suā, quae vocatur Cataonia, contendit,
Plin. 6, 8, 8, § 24.—Trop. (freq. in prose and poetry); act., to strain eagerly, to stretch, exert, to direct one's mental powers to something, to pursue or strive for earnestly; or neutr., to exert one's self, to strive zealously for something, etc.A.In gen.1.Act.(α).With acc.:(β).magnum fortasse onus, verum tamen dignum, in quo omnis nervos aetatis industriaeque meae contenderem,
Cic. Verr. 1, 12, 35; cf.:contendit omnis nervos Chrysippus, ut persuadeat, etc.,
id. Fat. 10, 21:summas vires de palmā,
Lucr. 4, 990:animum in curas,
Ov. P. 1, 5, 11:quo se dira libido,
Lucr. 4, 1043:tamen id sibi contendendum aut aliter non transducendum exercitum existimabat,
Caes. B. G. 4, 17; cf.:id contendere et laborare, ne ea, etc.,
id. ib. 1, 31; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 21, § 52: et petere imperium populi et contendere honores, Varr. ap. Non. p. 259, 32.—With inf., to exert one's self vigorously to do something, to apply one's self with zeal to, to go to:2.hunc locum duabus ex partibus oppugnare contendit,
Caes. B. G. 5, 21:summā vi transcendere in hostium naves,
id. ib. 3, 15:fugā salutem petere,
id. ib. al.; Quint. 10, 1, 125:neque ego nunc hoc contendo... mutare animum, sed, etc.,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13, § 38.—Neutr.:B.quantum coniti animo potes, quantum labore contendere... tantum fac ut efficias,
Cic. Off. 3, 2, 6.— With ut:quántum potero voce contendam, ut populus hoc Romanus exaudiat,
Cic. Lig. 3, 6; so,remis, ut eam partem insulae caperet,
Caes. B. G. 5, 8 et saep.:contende quaeso atque elabora, ut, etc.,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 14, § 42.— Absol.:vociferarer et, quantum maxime possem, contenderem,
Cic. Fl. 16, 38 al.:non possis oculo quantum contendere Lynceus (= collineare),
to aim at, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 28.—In partic.,1.To direct or bend one's course eagerly somewhere; or, neutr., to strive to get to a place, to seek to arrive at, to go, march, or journey hastily to, etc.a.Act.(α).With acc. (very rare):(β).rectā plateā cursum suum,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 58:nocte unā tantum itineris,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 34, 97.—With inf. (freq.):b.Bibracte ire,
Caes. B. G. 1, 23; so,ire cum his legionibus,
id. ib. 1, 10:in Britanniam proficisci,
id. ib. 4, 20:in provinciam reverti,
id. ib. 3, 6 fin.:Dyrrhachium petere,
Cic. Planc. 41, 97; cf.:proxima litora petere cursu,
Verg. A. 1, 158; and:iter a Vibone Brundisium terrā petere,
Cic. Planc. 40, 96 Wund.—Neutr. (so most freq.):2.in Italiam magnis itineribus,
Caes. B. G. 1, 10; cf.:huc magnis itineribus,
id. ib. 1, 38 fin.:huc magno cursu,
id. ib. 3, 19:inde in Italiam,
id. ib. 1, 33:in fines Sigambrorum,
id. ib. 4, 18:in castra,
id. ib. 4, 37:ex eo loco ad flumen,
id. ib. 2, 9:ad Rhenum finesque Germanorum,
id. ib. 1, 27 fin.:ad oppidum Noviodunum,
id. ib. 2, 12:ad castra,
id. ib. 2, 19 fin.; 3, 24 fin.:ad hostes,
id. ib. 5, 9:ad Amanum,
Cic. Att. 5, 20, 3: Tarentum ad Heraclidem Ponticum, Varr. ap. Non. p. 260, 19:Lacedaemonem,
Nep. Cim. 3, 3:domum,
Caes. B. G. 2, 24 fin. et saep.:ad ultimum animo,
Cic. Mur. 31, 65; cf.:magna spectare atque ad ea rectis studiis contendere,
id. Off. 2, 13, 44:ad summam laudem gloriamque maximis laboribus et periculis,
id. Phil. 14, 12, 32:ad salutem,
Caes. B. G. 3, 3 fin. —( Neutr.) To measure or try one's strength with, with weapons, by words, in action, etc.; to strive, dispute, fight, contend against, vie with; constr. with cum aliquo, contra or adversus aliquem, the dat., inter se, or absol.(α).Cum aliquo:(β).neque post id tempus umquam summis nobiscum copiis hostes contenderunt,
Caes. B. G. 5, 17 fin.; 1, 36:cum Sequanis bello,
id. ib. 7, 67 fin.:cum eo armis,
Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2:cum magnis legionibus parvā manu,
Sall. C. 53, 3:cum barbaro,
Nep. Con. 4, 3:cum victore,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 42:mecum ingenio et arte,
Prop. 2 (3), 24, 23 al.:cum eo de principatu,
Nep. Arist. 1, 1; cf. id. Ages. 1, 4 al.:divitiis et sumptibus, non probitate neque industriā cum majoribus suis,
Sall. J. 4, 7:humilitas cum dignitate et amplitudine,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136.—So with acc. of neutr. pron.:tamenne vereris, ut possis haec contra Hortensium contendere?
Cic. Quint. 25, 78.—Contra aliquem:* (γ).contra populum Romanum armis,
Caes. B. G. 2, 13:tauri pro vitulis contra leones summā vi impetuque contendunt,
Cic. Fin. 3, 20, 66:contra vim gravitatemque morbi,
id. Phil. 9, 7, 15:nihil contra naturam universam,
id. Off. 1, 31, 110; Cat. 64, 101.—Adversus aliquem: non contendam ego adversus te, Anton. ap. Cic. Att. 14, 13, A, 2.—(δ).With dat. ( poet.):(ε).hirundo cycnis,
Lucr. 3, 6:Homero,
Prop. 1, 7, 3; 1, 14, 7:Pindaricis plectris,
Stat. S. 1, 3, 101.—Inter se:(ζ).hi cum tantopere de potentatu inter se multos annos contenderent,
Caes. B. G. 1, 31, 4; 1, 5, 3:viribus inter se,
Lucr. 3, 784.— Impers.:interim proelio equestri inter duas acies contendebatur,
the contest was carried on, Caes. B. G. 2, 9.—Absol.:* b.proelio,
Caes. B. G. 1, 48; 1, 50 fin.;3, 28 al.: magis virtute quam dolo,
id. ib. 1, 13; Nep. Epam. 2, 5:translatio non habet quaestionem, de quā contendit orator, sed propter quam contendit,
Quint. 3, 6, 72; cf. id. 6, 1, 50; 7, 9, 3 al.— Impers.:summo jure contenditur,
Cic. Caecin. 23, 65:de his lite contenditur,
Quint. 3, 4, 8:de personis judicatur, sed de rebus contenditur,
id. 10, 5, 13.—In auctions, to vie with in bidding, to bid against: is liceri non destitit;3.illi quoad videbatur ferri aliquo modo posse, contenderunt,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 42, § 99.—( Act.) To place together in comparison, to compare, contrast; constr. with cum, ad, the dat., or acc. only.(α).With cum: tuam iram contra cum ira Liberi, Naev. ap. Non. p. 259, 7; Caecil. ib. p. 259, 1:* (β).id cum defensione nostrā,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 93:rationem meam cum tuā ratione,
id. N. D. 3, 4, 10; Tac. A. 4, 32 al.: suam vitam mecum, Licinius, Macer. ap. Non. p. 259, 3.—With ad: ut vim contendas tuam ad majestatem viri, Att. ap. Non. p. 259, 5 (Trag. Rel. v. 648 Rib.).—(γ).With dat.: Thestiadas Ledae, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 258, 30:(δ).vellera potantia Aquinatem fucum Sidonio ostro,
Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 26; Aus. Grat. Act. 14 al.—With [p. 447] acc. only: anulum, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 258, 29:4.ipsas causas, quae inter se confligunt,
Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 25:leges,
id. Inv. 2, 49, 145:suam quaeque nobilitatem, formam, opes,
Tac. A. 12, 1:vetera et praesentia,
id. ib. 13, 3.—( Act.) To demand, ask, solicit, entreat, beg earnestly, to seek to gain:5.cum a me peteret et summe contenderet, ut suum propinquum defenderem,
Cic. Quint. 24, 77:verecundius a te, si quae magna res mihi petenda esset, contenderem,
id. Fam. 2, 6, 1; so,ab aliquo,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 53, § 131; id. de Or. 1, 36, 166; id. Rosc. Am. 1, 4; id. Fam. 13, 7, 3; cf.:a magistris de proferendo die,
id. ib. 12, 30, 5; id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 5, § 15:ne quid contra aequitatem,
id. Off. 2, 20, 71:omni opere, ut, etc.,
Suet. Dom. 2:magno opere, ne, etc.,
id. Aug. 27; id. Vit. 3:pertinaciter,
id. Caes. 1.—( Act.) To assert, affirm earnestly, to maintain or contend energetically.(α).With acc. and inf.:(β).sic ego hoc contendo, me tibi ipsi adversario cujuscumque tribus rationem poposceris redditurum,
Cic. Planc. 19, 48; id. Sest. 50, 107; id. Arch. 7, 15:apud eos contendit falsa esse delata,
Nep. Them. 7, 2; id. Epam. 8, 1:illud pro me majoribusque meis contendere ausim, nihil nos... scientes fuisse,
Liv. 6, 40, 5; Quint. prooem. § 11; 1, 2, 25; Suet. Calig. 15; id. Dom. 6; Lucr. 5, 1343; Cat. 44, 4; Ov. M. 2, 855; Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 37 al.—Absol. (very rare):A.si manantia corpuscula iter claudunt, ut Asclepiades contendit,
Cels. 1, praef. § 28.—Hence, contentus, a, um, P. a.Lit., stretched, strained, tense, tight:B.qui jam contento, jam laxo fune laborat,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 20:acies oculorum,
Lucr. 1, 325; cf.:contentis oculis prosequi aliquem,
Suet. Tib. 7:contentis corporibus facilius feruntur onera (opp. remissa),
Cic. Tusc. 2, 23, 54; cf.:contentā cervice trahunt plaustra (boves),
Verg. G. 3, 536:Placideiani contento poplite miror Proelia,
with the knee stiffly bent, Hor. S. 2, 7, 97.—Trop., eager, intent:contenta mens fuit in eā ratione,
Lucr. 4, 965; cf. Ov. M. 15, 515:et contentā voce atrociter dicere et summissā leniter,
Cic. Or. 17, 56:ad tribunatum contento studio cursuque veniamus,
id. Sest. 6, 13.— Sup.:contentissimā voce clamitans,
App. M. 4, p. 147.— Adv.: con-tentē, earnestly, with great exertion, vehemently:pro se dicere... mittere contentius,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 57; cf.:acriter atque contente pro suis decretis propugnare,
Gell. 18, 1, 2:contentissime clamitare, App. Flor. n. 8: contentius ambulare,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 34, 97:ornamentis iisdem uti fere licebit, alias contentius, alias summissius,
id. de Or. 3, 55, 212:aliquid curiose atque contente lectitare,
Gell. 3, 3, 1. -
6 contra
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. -
7 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. -
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mitto, mīsī, missum, ere, gehen-, laufen lassen, u. zwar in doppelter Beziehung, sowohl = »gehen-, laufen machen (faire aller)«, als auch »zulassen, daß etw. geht, läuft (laisser aller)«, I) gehen-, laufen lassen = schicken, senden, A) im allg.: 1) eig.: α) lebende Objj.: quo mittis istanc, quaeso? iube maneat, Ter.: mittor ad matrem, Ov.: m. servulum ad eam in urbem, Ter.: legati a rege ad me missi, Cic. – equitatum omnem ante se m., Caes.: ante m. equites, Caes., minimos (v. Elefanten), Solin. – adversus quos mille Aetoli missi, Liv. – m. alqm in od. sub Tartara od. ad umbras ante diem, od. ad Stygias undas, poet. = töten, Ov. – alqm in exsilium, Liv., Sen. rhet. u.a. – alqm sub iugum, Caes. u. Liv. (dagegen sub iugo = unter dem Joche weg entlassen, Liv.). – inermos singulos prae se, Sall. – equum medios per ignes, Hor. – ipse tibi me ab alto mittit, Stat. – alci subsidium, auxilia, Cic. u.a. – m. Auslassung des persönl. Obj., misit circum amicos, schickte (Boten, Sklaven) bei den Freunden umher, Suet. – β) lebl. Objj.: vestem, Ov.: currum in arcem, Ov.: litteras ad alqm od. alci, Cic. u.a.: libellum ad alqm, Catull.: alci carmina, Catull. – alci salutem, einen Gruß senden, sagen lassen, Ov.; vgl. Ba. in epistula nullam salutem mittere adscriptam solet? Sy. Ita militaris disciplina est, Ballio: manu salutem mittunt benevolentibus, eādem malam rem mittunt malevolentibus, Plaut. – m. ausgelass. sächl. Obj., cui tamen de mensa misit, Cic. – γ) lebenbe u. lebl. Obj., zugl. m. Angabe des Zweckes, filium suum foras ad propinquum suum quendam ad cenam, Cic. – alqm ad mortem, Cic., od. morti, Plaut., od. neci, Ov., in den Tod senden. – alqm ad negotium, ad bellum, Sall. u.a. (s. Fabri Sall. Iug. 65, 3). – alqm in negotium, auf den Handel sch., handeln lassen, Cic.: greges in pascua, Verg. – alqm alci auxilio od. subsidio, Cic., Caes. u.a., od. in auxilium, Iustin., ad subsidium, Auct. b. Hisp. 9, 1. – als publiz. t. t., pullarium in auspicium, Liv.: centurias in suffragium, abstimmen lassen, Liv.: iudices in consilium, sich beraten lassen, Cic.; vgl. deos in consilium de te mittis, rufst die G. zu Richtern über dich auf, Plin. pan. – alqm cum exercitu ad obtinendas Hispanias, Sall., od. ad visendas ordinandasque provincias, Vell. – ne mittas quidem visendi causā quemquam, Ter. – me visendae mitte uxori, Ter. – legatos de deditione ad alqm, Caes.: mittere u. obviam mittere alci litteras de etc., Cic. – m. folg. Finalsatz (m. ut u. Konj.), missus sum, te ut requirerem, Ter. – m. folg. Relativsatz, misit ad eum nuntios, qui postularent, Caes.: m. legatos Romam, qui senatum docerent de etc., Sall.: u. ohne pers. Obj., misi pro amicitia qui hoc ei diceret, Cic. – m. folg. 1. Supin., legatos ad Caesarem rogatum auxilium, Caes.: exclusi eos, quos tu ad me salutatum mane miseras, Cic.: u. ohne pers. Objj., mittit rogatum vasa ea, Cic.: non meā culpā saepe ad vos oratum mitto, Sall. – m. folg. Infin. (s. Dräger Hist. Synt.2 2, 369 ff.), parasitum misi nudiusquartus Cariam (nach K.) petere argentum, Plaut.: reddere hoc, non perdere erus me misit, Plaut.: in Oceanum mittit me, quaerere gemmas, Prop.: quo (wohin er) decimam Herculis ferre a Carthaginiensibus missus fuerat, Iustin.: und ohne pers. Obj., misit orare, ut venirem, Ter. – m. folg. Partic. Praes., alium rogantes (= ut rogarent) regem misere ad Iovem, Phaedr. 1, 2, 22 M. – m. folg. Acc. Gerund., mittere librum corrigendum, Fronto ep. ad M. Caes. 3, 13. p. 52, 2 N. – dah. mittere nuntios od. litteras od. (wie επιστέλλειν) bl. mittere, Boten-, einen Brief schicken u. durch sie ansagen, sagen lassen, melden, bestellen, beauftragen, schreiben, auch oft bl. schicken, m. folg. oratio obliqua im Acc. u. Infin., im Finalsatz m. ut u. Konj. od. m. bl. Conjunctiv, im Fragesatz (s. Korte Cic. ep. 2, 8, 1. Manutius Cic. ep. 5, 20 in. die Auslgg. zu Liv. 8, 23, 1; 34, 29, 9. Benecke Iustin. 5, 3, 7), nuntios saepe ad eum miserat, velle se populi Rom. amicitiam, Sall. – L. Cornelio litterae missae, ut dictatorem diceret, Liv. – ad Bocchum nuntios mittit, quam primum copias adduceret, Sall.: litteras ad Iugurtham mittunt, quam ocissime ad provinciam accedat, Sall. – mitte mihi obviam litteras, num quid putes etc., Cic. – Curio misi, ut medico honos haberetur, Cic.: Attico mitteret, quid ageret, Nep.: id cuiusmodi sit, ad me mittas velim, Cic. – δ) Partiz. subst., missus, ī, m., der Gesendete, der Gottgesandte, v. Christus, Arnob. 2, 73. Isid. orig. 7, 2, 35.
2) übtr.: α) lebende Objj.: alqm in vastum scribendi aequor, Prop.: alqm in fabulas sermonesque, in ora populi, ins Gerede bringen, Ps. Quint. decl.: alqm in iambos, hinreißen zu J., Hor. – alqm in possessionem, in den Besitz einsetzen (Ggstz. de possessione deturbare), Cic. – se in foedera, poet. = sich in ein Bündnis einlassen, Verg. – inconsulto se in periculum, sich in G. stürzen, Cornif. rhet.: so auch animas (das Leben) in pericula, Verg. – lares sub titulum, poet. = sein Haus durch einen Anschlag an demselben feilbieten, Ov.: Hesperiam sub iuga, unterjochen, Verg.: orbem sub leges, den Erdkreis in Dienstbarkeit bringen, Verg. – β) lebl. Objj.: alqd in litteras, schriftlich verzeichnen, aufzeichnen, niederschreiben, Vopisc. u. Lampr. – misso in compendium bello, Flor.: in pecuniam aut lucrum tota civitas spem suam misit, Sen. – alci mentem, eingeben, Verg.: funera Teucris, bereiten, Verg.: u. so exitium apibus, Verg.
B) insbes.: 1) Jmdm. eine Schrift zuschicken, übersenden = widmen, dedizieren, librum ad alqm, s. Cic. de nat. deor. 1, 16; de sen. 3.
2) (wie πέμπειν) unter Geleit wegführen, begleiten, geleiten, alias (animas) sub Tartara tristia mittit, von Merkur, Verg. Aen. 4, 243. – fines Italos mittēre (= mitteris), wirst unter dem Schutze der Götter gelangen zu usw., Verg. Aen. 3, 440.
3) feindl. auf jmd. losschicken, hetzen, sues in hostes, Lucr. 5, 1307: se in leonem, sich auf den L. stürzen, Lampr. Anton. Diad. 5, 6.
4) übersenden, zusenden, prägn., a) = etw. als Geschenk übergeben, puer causa erit mittundi (munus), Ter.: hospitibus magna munera, Sall.: ultro muneribus missis, Hor. – b) poet. v. Ländern usw.: α) Menschen als Krieger senden, stellen, quos frigida misit Nursia, Verg. Aen. 7, 715. – β) Erzeugnisse als Handelsartikel senden, liefern, India mittit ebur, Verg.: tura nec Euphrates nec miserat India costum, Ov. – od. als Ertrag, quae tibi dona mittere posset Tomitanus ager, Ov.: rure suburbano poteris tibi dicere missa (rustica dona), Ov.
5) von sich senden, -schicken, -geben, entsenden, von sich ausgehen od. ausströmen lassen, a) v. Körpern, plura sibi assumunt, quam de se corpora mittunt, Lucr.: vapor, quem sol mittit, Lucr.: robora fumum mittunt ignesque vaporem, Lucr. – luna mittit lucem in terras, Cic. – bildl., fruges mittunt signum sanguinis, geben Blut von sich, Lucr.: m. sui timoris signa, Beweise ihrer Mutlosigkeit geben, Caes.: mittit animus mortalia signa, gibt Merkmale sterblicher Abkunft von sich, Lucr. – b) v. Gewächsen, treiben, radices, Colum.: folium, Plin.: florem, Plin. – c) v. leb. Wesen u. übtr. v. lebl. Subjj., einen Laut, einen Ton von sich geben, hören-, sich verlauten lassen, fallen lassen, varios linguae sonitus, Lucr.: quoniam non omnia vocem mittere concedis neque odorem, Lucr.: mittunt venti fremitus, brausen, Lucr. – v. Schlangen, horrenda sibila mittere, Ov. met. 3, 38 (vgl. 15, 670) – v. Hunden, mittere voces, laut anschlagen, Lucr. 4, 990. – v. Fröschen, vocem mittere, quaken, Fest. 258 (b), 28. – v. Menschen, vocem pro alqo, seine Stimme erheben, sprechen für usw., Cic.: vox de quaestura missa nulla est, Cic.: memorem libertatis vocem aut in senatu aut in populo, ein Freiheit atmendes Wort fallen lassen, Liv.: apud dominum vitae necisque vocem supplicem, seine flehende Stimme erheben, Liv. (s. zu vocem m. mehr Beisp. b. Drak. Liv. 3, 50, 4. Duker Flor. 4, 10, 7. Benecke Iustin. 42, 4, 12. Burmann Phaedr. 4, 10, 4): missum verbum ab ore praeconis, Lucr.: oratio ex ore alterius mitti (zu kommen) videtur, Caes.: cantus mittere, Ps. Ver. Ciris 92.
6) wie unser werfen, a) = in irgend eine Lage, irgendwohin in rascher Bewegung bringen, legen, stecken, schütten, mollia mobiliter alternis brachia, gefällig die Arme verschränken, Lucr.: manum ad arma, mit der Hand nach den W. fahren, die H. rasch an die W. legen, Sen.: corpus saltu ad terram, Verg.: arundinem subter lectum, mit dem Stabe unter das Bett fahren, Petron.: post lectum occisum anserem, Petron. – fert missos patella cibos, auf die Schüssel gelegten, geschütteten, Ov.: m. in furnum, in den O. schieben, Apic.: uncias octo mittis in linteo, Pallad.: cui ad medium aqua mittatur, Pallad. – magna vis aquae caelo missa est, strömte vom usw., Sall.: missa est vis venti superne, Lucr. – u. vom Körper abwerfen, ablegen, ponunt tunicas cicadae et vituli membranas de corpore summo mittunt et lubrica serpens exuit vestem, Lucr. 4, 58 sq. – b) gewaltsam, mit Heftigkeit stoßend, schwingend, schleudernd werfen, α) lebende Wesen werfen = stoßen, stürzen, schleudern, pronos qui morbus mittere suevit, Lucr.: alqm de ponte pronum, Catull.: alqm praecipitem ex arce, Ov.: pueros in profluentem aquam, Liv.: se in flumen, in den Fl. springen, Liv. epit.: se in rapidas aquas, Ov.: se in mare (v. Badenden), Sen.: alqm beluarum modo in foveam, Liv.: anum super focum, Petron. – corpus e turribus in castra, Ov.: se saxo ab alto, Ov.: se super pontum, Ov. – β) lebl. Objj., werfen = schleudern, audacius pilam, Sen.: lapides post vestigia (hinter sich), Ov.: clavam et arcus trans ripam, hinüber auf usw., Ov.: tunicam in faciem alcis, Petron.: discum in auras, schwingen, Ov. – panem, hinabwerfen (in die Grube), Phaedr. 3, 2, 6: panem cani, hinwerfen, Phaedr. 1, 23, 3; 2, 3, 2. – rete, auswerfen, Hieron. epist. 71, 1. – im Bilde, malum discordiae inter alqos, Iustin. 12, 15, 11. – u. besonders, um zu treffen, Geschosse nach einem Ziele absenden, werfen, schleudern, schießen, abschießen (bes. als milit. t. t.), manu iaculum, Ov.: tela tormentis, Caes.: pila, Caes.: telum tormentumve, Caes.: glandem, Auct b. Hisp.: fundā lapides, Liv. – telum ex alqo loco, Caes.: hastas e ratibus, Curt.: telum, pinum in alqm, Ov.: lapides in alqm, Petron.: lapillos contra alqm, Auct. b. Afr.: fulmina in alqm, Ov., in mare, Lucr.: procul iacula sagittasque, Curt. – c) als t. t. des Würfelspiels, wie werfen, α) in den Würfelbecher, talos in phimum, Hor. sat. 2, 7, 17. – β) auf das Würfelbrett, ex pyrgo tesseras in tabulam, Schol. Hor.: tesseram, Ov. – u. γ) übtr., einen Wurf werfen, canem aut senionem, Suet.: absol., quoties missurus erat, einen Wurf tun, werfen wollte, Sen.
7) als mediz. t. t., Blut aus jmds. Körper herauslaufen lassen, Blut lassen, abzapfen, jmdm. zur Ader lassen, sanguinem incisā venā mitti novum non est, Cels.: antiqui medici nesciebant sanguinem mittere, Sen.: sanguinem homini mitti non alienum est, Cels.: sanguinem mittere a brachio, Cels., alci a capite, Petron., ex vena, ex brachio, ex crure, Cels., iuxta talos, Cels.: iterum tertioque et cotidie paulum aliquid, Cels.: sanguis recte, male mittitur, Cels. – im Bilde, Appius cum εξ ἀφαιρέσεως provinciam curarit, sanguinem miserit, quicquid potuit, detraxerit, mihi tradiderit enectam, das Blut ausgesaugt, Cic. ad Att. 6, 1, 2: missus est sanguis invidiae sine dolore, es ist ein kleiner Aderlaß, der dem Neide wohltut, Cic. ad Att. 1, 16, 11.
8) als t. t. der Feldm., intr. = sich erstrecken, terminus usque in olivastellum mittit, Gromat. vet. 305, 5; u. so ibid. 321, 11.
II) = laisser aller, gehen-, laufen lassen = eine Pers. von sich lassen, fortlassen, entlassen, lassen, etw. fahren lassen, loslassen, herabsinken-, fallen lassen u. dgl., A) im allg.: 1) eig.: α) lebende Objj.: As. amitte, sine. Di. amitto intro. As. ad te quidem.... Di. uno verbo eloquar: Mittin me intro? As. abi, Plaut.: non ego intro ad vos mittar? Plaut. – maesta virum mittens, Catull.: mitte me, laß mich los, laß mich gehen, Plaut. u. Ter.: u. so me missum face, Ter.: nos missos face, Ter.: quin me mittitis, Plaut.: m. Infin. mitte hunc ire, Plaut.: m. funus alcis non prius ex foro (nicht eher vom F. fortlassen), quam etc., Suet. – leo e cavea missus, Cornif. rhet.: columbas in theatro e sinu missas facere (fliegen lassen), Varro: turdum macrum per fenestram, Macr. – β) lebl. Objj.: m. arma, Caes.: accĭdere in mensas ut rosa missa (die man hat fallen lassen) solet, Ov.: cutem, loslassen, Hor.: brachiolum puellae, Catull.
2) übtr., sein od. aufhören lassen, u. gew. bl. lassen = a) fahren-, schwinden lassen, aufgeben, mittere ac finire odium, Liv.: maestum timorem, Verg.: certamen, Verg.: inanes spes et certamina divitiarum, Hor.: Syphacis reconciliandi curam ex animo, Liv.: missae (aufgegebene) amicitiae, Catull.: hanc curam de pectore, Verg. – u. so missum facere amorem, missam facere iram, Liv. – u. v. Redenden, (sein) lassen, unterlassen, m. maledicta omnia, Ter.: ambages, Plaut., Liv. u. Hor.: m. folg. Infin., iam scrutari mitto, Plaut. aul. 651; (vgl. Pers. 207): mitte male loqui, Ter. Andr. 872 (vgl. 904): mitto illud dicere, Cic. Quinct. 85: mitto quaerere, qua de causa etc., Cic. Rosc. Am. 53: mitte mortalium incommoda tamquam propria deflere, Val. Max. 7, 2. ext. 2: mitte sectari, Hor. carm. 1, 38, 3 (vgl. epod. 13, 7): pro nobis mitte precari, Ov. met. 3, 614. – u. in der Rede aufgeben, etw. weiter zu besprechen, etw. nicht erwähnen wollen, übergehen, lassen, mitto proelia, praetereo oppugnationes oppidorum, Cic.: mitto rem, Ter.: m. folg. quod (daß), mitto quod invidiam, quod pericula subire paratissimus fueris, Cic.: mitto quod amplissimae dignitatis, certe salubritate studio praestantis officii privatim sibi venerandum (virum), Val. Max.: m. de u. Abl., mitto de amissa parte exercitus, Cic. – so auch missum facere, zB. ut haec missa faciam, quae iam facta sunt, Cic.: horum agrorum ego missos faciam quaestus triennii, Cic. – b) sein lassen = nicht weiter beachten, -berücksichtigen, auf etwas Verzicht leisten u. so aufgeben, m. aliena, Lucr.: misso officio, ohne weitere Rücksicht auf Pfl., Cic. – so auch missum facere, zB. missos faciant honores, Cic.: m. f. vadimonium, Cic.: missa istaec face, denk nicht mehr daran, Ter.
B) insbes.: 1) in der Rennbahn die Renner aus den Schranken laufen lassen, ablaufen-, abrennen lassen, quadrigas, Liv.: carcere quadriiuges equos, Ov.: desultorem, Hygin. – im Pass. = ablaufen, abrennen, v. den Wagen u. Pferden, quadrigis missis, Liv.: carceribus missi currus, Hor.: carcere missus equus, Tibull. u. Ov. – vom Wettrenner, quasi quis ad Olympiacum cum venerit campum et steterit, ut mittatur, Cornif. rhet.: semel quadrigis, semel desultore misso, einen Gang machen, Liv.
2) eine Versammlung entlassen, auseinander gehen lassen, aufheben, senatum, Caes.: praetorium, Liv.: principia, Frontin.: convivium, Liv.: auditorium, Apul.: certamen, Verg.
3) aus dem Verhältnis entlassen, a) die Braut entlassen, ihr aufsagen, hanc ut mittam, Ter. Phorm. 675. – u. eine Gattin aus der Ehe entlassen, sich von ihr trennen, Lolliam Paulinam perductam a marito coniunxit sibi brevique missam fecit, Suet. Cal. 25, 2. – b) aus dem Dienste entlassen, abdanken, α) Zivildiener: remotis sive omnino missis lictoribus, Cic.: u. so auch amicos (die in die Provinz mitgenommenen Freunde des Prätors) missos faciamus, Cic. – β) Soldaten: missorum causas cognoscere, Liv. – gew. missum facere, zB. ab exercitu te removeo... te ab exercitu dimitto... vos (centuriones) missos facio, Auct. b. Afr.: nautas missos facere; missorum stipendia lucrari, Cic.: Marcum filium missum factum a consule, Cic.: legiones missas fieri iubere, Cic.: nonam legionem totam cum ignominia missam fecit, Suet.: quaestores, legatos, praefectos, tribunos suos multi missos fecerunt, Cic. – c) einen Angeklagten, gleichviel, ob er im Gefängnisse sitzt oder nicht, entlassen, los-, freigeben, freisprechen, non passurum inter hostes populi Rom. L. Scipionem in carcere et in vinculis esse, mittique eum iubere, Liv. – se statim illum interfecturum, nisi iusiurandum sibi dedisset, se patrem missum facturum esse, Cic. – u. außerhalb der Gerichtssphäre, rogamus, ut mittas, laß ihn ungestraft gehen, Petron. – d) aus der Gefangenschaft entlassen, u. zwar α) aus der Kriegsgefangenschaft: exercitum inermem, Liv.: praefecti a me missi sunt, Caes. b. Cic. – so auch missum facere alqm, Caes. (b. Cic.), Nep. u.a. – β) aus der Sklaverei = einen Sklaven entlassen, freigeben, losgeben, manu m. alqm, s. manūmitto. – so auch neque (eam) duxit (adulescens), neque ille (leno) vult mittere, Plaut. Poen. prol. 100.
/ Synk. Perf. misti, Catull. 14, 14. – Parag. Infin. mittier, Plaut. capt. 438. Lucr. 4, 43. – arch. Inf. Präs. Pass. mittei, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 199, 44 u. 206, 150.
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mitto, mīsī, missum, ere, gehen-, laufen lassen, u. zwar in doppelter Beziehung, sowohl = »gehen-, laufen machen (faire aller)«, als auch »zulassen, daß etw. geht, läuft (laisser aller)«, I) gehen-, laufen lassen = schicken, senden, A) im allg.: 1) eig.: α) lebende Objj.: quo mittis istanc, quaeso? iube maneat, Ter.: mittor ad matrem, Ov.: m. servulum ad eam in urbem, Ter.: legati a rege ad me missi, Cic. – equitatum omnem ante se m., Caes.: ante m. equites, Caes., minimos (v. Elefanten), Solin. – adversus quos mille Aetoli missi, Liv. – m. alqm in od. sub Tartara od. ad umbras ante diem, od. ad Stygias undas, poet. = töten, Ov. – alqm in exsilium, Liv., Sen. rhet. u.a. – alqm sub iugum, Caes. u. Liv. (dagegen sub iugo = unter dem Joche weg entlassen, Liv.). – inermos singulos prae se, Sall. – equum medios per ignes, Hor. – ipse tibi me ab alto mittit, Stat. – alci subsidium, auxilia, Cic. u.a. – m. Auslassung des persönl. Obj., misit circum amicos, schickte (Boten, Sklaven) bei den Freunden umher, Suet. – β) lebl. Objj.: vestem, Ov.: currum in arcem, Ov.: litteras ad alqm od. alci, Cic. u.a.: libellum ad alqm, Catull.: alci carmina, Catull. – alci salutem, einen Gruß senden, sagen lassen, Ov.; vgl. Ba. in epistula nullam salutem mittere adscriptam solet? Sy. Ita militaris disciplina est, Ballio: manu salutem mittunt benevolentibus, eādem————malam rem mittunt malevolentibus, Plaut. – m. ausgelass. sächl. Obj., cui tamen de mensa misit, Cic. – γ) lebenbe u. lebl. Obj., zugl. m. Angabe des Zweckes, filium suum foras ad propinquum suum quendam ad cenam, Cic. – alqm ad mortem, Cic., od. morti, Plaut., od. neci, Ov., in den Tod senden. – alqm ad negotium, ad bellum, Sall. u.a. (s. Fabri Sall. Iug. 65, 3). – alqm in negotium, auf den Handel sch., handeln lassen, Cic.: greges in pascua, Verg. – alqm alci auxilio od. subsidio, Cic., Caes. u.a., od. in auxilium, Iustin., ad subsidium, Auct. b. Hisp. 9, 1. – als publiz. t. t., pullarium in auspicium, Liv.: centurias in suffragium, abstimmen lassen, Liv.: iudices in consilium, sich beraten lassen, Cic.; vgl. deos in consilium de te mittis, rufst die G. zu Richtern über dich auf, Plin. pan. – alqm cum exercitu ad obtinendas Hispanias, Sall., od. ad visendas ordinandasque provincias, Vell. – ne mittas quidem visendi causā quemquam, Ter. – me visendae mitte uxori, Ter. – legatos de deditione ad alqm, Caes.: mittere u. obviam mittere alci litteras de etc., Cic. – m. folg. Finalsatz (m. ut u. Konj.), missus sum, te ut requirerem, Ter. – m. folg. Relativsatz, misit ad eum nuntios, qui postularent, Caes.: m. legatos Romam, qui senatum docerent de etc., Sall.: u. ohne pers. Obj., misi pro amicitia qui hoc ei diceret, Cic. – m. folg. 1. Supin., legatos ad Caesarem rogatum auxilium, Caes.: exclusi eos, quos————tu ad me salutatum mane miseras, Cic.: u. ohne pers. Objj., mittit rogatum vasa ea, Cic.: non meā culpā saepe ad vos oratum mitto, Sall. – m. folg. Infin. (s. Dräger Hist. Synt.2 2, 369 ff.), parasitum misi nudiusquartus Cariam (nach K.) petere argentum, Plaut.: reddere hoc, non perdere erus me misit, Plaut.: in Oceanum mittit me, quaerere gemmas, Prop.: quo (wohin er) decimam Herculis ferre a Carthaginiensibus missus fuerat, Iustin.: und ohne pers. Obj., misit orare, ut venirem, Ter. – m. folg. Partic. Praes., alium rogantes (= ut rogarent) regem misere ad Iovem, Phaedr. 1, 2, 22 M. – m. folg. Acc. Gerund., mittere librum corrigendum, Fronto ep. ad M. Caes. 3, 13. p. 52, 2 N. – dah. mittere nuntios od. litteras od. (wie επιστέλλειν) bl. mittere, Boten-, einen Brief schicken u. durch sie ansagen, sagen lassen, melden, bestellen, beauftragen, schreiben, auch oft bl. schicken, m. folg. oratio obliqua im Acc. u. Infin., im Finalsatz m. ut u. Konj. od. m. bl. Conjunctiv, im Fragesatz (s. Korte Cic. ep. 2, 8, 1. Manutius Cic. ep. 5, 20 in. die Auslgg. zu Liv. 8, 23, 1; 34, 29, 9. Benecke Iustin. 5, 3, 7), nuntios saepe ad eum miserat, velle se populi Rom. amicitiam, Sall. – L. Cornelio litterae missae, ut dictatorem diceret, Liv. – ad Bocchum nuntios mittit, quam primum copias adduceret, Sall.: litteras ad Iugurtham mittunt, quam ocissime ad provinciam accedat, Sall. – mitte mihi obviam litteras, num-————quid putes etc., Cic. – Curio misi, ut medico honos haberetur, Cic.: Attico mitteret, quid ageret, Nep.: id cuiusmodi sit, ad me mittas velim, Cic. – δ) Partiz. subst., missus, ī, m., der Gesendete, der Gottgesandte, v. Christus, Arnob. 2, 73. Isid. orig. 7, 2, 35.2) übtr.: α) lebende Objj.: alqm in vastum scribendi aequor, Prop.: alqm in fabulas sermonesque, in ora populi, ins Gerede bringen, Ps. Quint. decl.: alqm in iambos, hinreißen zu J., Hor. – alqm in possessionem, in den Besitz einsetzen (Ggstz. de possessione deturbare), Cic. – se in foedera, poet. = sich in ein Bündnis einlassen, Verg. – inconsulto se in periculum, sich in G. stürzen, Cornif. rhet.: so auch animas (das Leben) in pericula, Verg. – lares sub titulum, poet. = sein Haus durch einen Anschlag an demselben feilbieten, Ov.: Hesperiam sub iuga, unterjochen, Verg.: orbem sub leges, den Erdkreis in Dienstbarkeit bringen, Verg. – β) lebl. Objj.: alqd in litteras, schriftlich verzeichnen, aufzeichnen, niederschreiben, Vopisc. u. Lampr. – misso in compendium bello, Flor.: in pecuniam aut lucrum tota civitas spem suam misit, Sen. – alci mentem, eingeben, Verg.: funera Teucris, bereiten, Verg.: u. so exitium apibus, Verg.B) insbes.: 1) Jmdm. eine Schrift zuschicken, übersenden = widmen, dedizieren, librum ad alqm, s. Cic. de nat. deor. 1, 16; de sen. 3.————2) (wie πέμπειν) unter Geleit wegführen, begleiten, geleiten, alias (animas) sub Tartara tristia mittit, von Merkur, Verg. Aen. 4, 243. – fines Italos mittēre (= mitteris), wirst unter dem Schutze der Götter gelangen zu usw., Verg. Aen. 3, 440.3) feindl. auf jmd. losschicken, hetzen, sues in hostes, Lucr. 5, 1307: se in leonem, sich auf den L. stürzen, Lampr. Anton. Diad. 5, 6.4) übersenden, zusenden, prägn., a) = etw. als Geschenk übergeben, puer causa erit mittundi (munus), Ter.: hospitibus magna munera, Sall.: ultro muneribus missis, Hor. – b) poet. v. Ländern usw.: α) Menschen als Krieger senden, stellen, quos frigida misit Nursia, Verg. Aen. 7, 715. – β) Erzeugnisse als Handelsartikel senden, liefern, India mittit ebur, Verg.: tura nec Euphrates nec miserat India costum, Ov. – od. als Ertrag, quae tibi dona mittere posset Tomitanus ager, Ov.: rure suburbano poteris tibi dicere missa (rustica dona), Ov.5) von sich senden, -schicken, -geben, entsenden, von sich ausgehen od. ausströmen lassen, a) v. Körpern, plura sibi assumunt, quam de se corpora mittunt, Lucr.: vapor, quem sol mittit, Lucr.: robora fumum mittunt ignesque vaporem, Lucr. – luna mittit lucem in terras, Cic. – bildl., fruges mittunt signum sanguinis, geben Blut von sich, Lucr.: m. sui timoris signa, Beweise ihrer Mutlosigkeit geben, Caes.: mit-————tit animus mortalia signa, gibt Merkmale sterblicher Abkunft von sich, Lucr. – b) v. Gewächsen, treiben, radices, Colum.: folium, Plin.: florem, Plin. – c) v. leb. Wesen u. übtr. v. lebl. Subjj., einen Laut, einen Ton von sich geben, hören-, sich verlauten lassen, fallen lassen, varios linguae sonitus, Lucr.: quoniam non omnia vocem mittere concedis neque odorem, Lucr.: mittunt venti fremitus, brausen, Lucr. – v. Schlangen, horrenda sibila mittere, Ov. met. 3, 38 (vgl. 15, 670) – v. Hunden, mittere voces, laut anschlagen, Lucr. 4, 990. – v. Fröschen, vocem mittere, quaken, Fest. 258 (b), 28. – v. Menschen, vocem pro alqo, seine Stimme erheben, sprechen für usw., Cic.: vox de quaestura missa nulla est, Cic.: memorem libertatis vocem aut in senatu aut in populo, ein Freiheit atmendes Wort fallen lassen, Liv.: apud dominum vitae necisque vocem supplicem, seine flehende Stimme erheben, Liv. (s. zu vocem m. mehr Beisp. b. Drak. Liv. 3, 50, 4. Duker Flor. 4, 10, 7. Benecke Iustin. 42, 4, 12. Burmann Phaedr. 4, 10, 4): missum verbum ab ore praeconis, Lucr.: oratio ex ore alterius mitti (zu kommen) videtur, Caes.: cantus mittere, Ps. Ver. Ciris 92.6) wie unser werfen, a) = in irgend eine Lage, irgendwohin in rascher Bewegung bringen, legen, stecken, schütten, mollia mobiliter alternis brachia, gefällig die Arme verschränken, Lucr.: manum ad————arma, mit der Hand nach den W. fahren, die H. rasch an die W. legen, Sen.: corpus saltu ad terram, Verg.: arundinem subter lectum, mit dem Stabe unter das Bett fahren, Petron.: post lectum occisum anserem, Petron. – fert missos patella cibos, auf die Schüssel gelegten, geschütteten, Ov.: m. in furnum, in den O. schieben, Apic.: uncias octo mittis in linteo, Pallad.: cui ad medium aqua mittatur, Pallad. – magna vis aquae caelo missa est, strömte vom usw., Sall.: missa est vis venti superne, Lucr. – u. vom Körper abwerfen, ablegen, ponunt tunicas cicadae et vituli membranas de corpore summo mittunt et lubrica serpens exuit vestem, Lucr. 4, 58 sq. – b) gewaltsam, mit Heftigkeit stoßend, schwingend, schleudernd werfen, α) lebende Wesen werfen = stoßen, stürzen, schleudern, pronos qui morbus mittere suevit, Lucr.: alqm de ponte pronum, Catull.: alqm praecipitem ex arce, Ov.: pueros in profluentem aquam, Liv.: se in flumen, in den Fl. springen, Liv. epit.: se in rapidas aquas, Ov.: se in mare (v. Badenden), Sen.: alqm beluarum modo in foveam, Liv.: anum super focum, Petron. – corpus e turribus in castra, Ov.: se saxo ab alto, Ov.: se super pontum, Ov. – β) lebl. Objj., werfen = schleudern, audacius pilam, Sen.: lapides post vestigia (hinter sich), Ov.: clavam et arcus trans ripam, hinüber auf usw., Ov.: tunicam in faciem alcis, Petron.: discum in auras, schwingen, Ov. –————panem, hinabwerfen (in die Grube), Phaedr. 3, 2, 6: panem cani, hinwerfen, Phaedr. 1, 23, 3; 2, 3, 2. – rete, auswerfen, Hieron. epist. 71, 1. – im Bilde, malum discordiae inter alqos, Iustin. 12, 15, 11. – u. besonders, um zu treffen, Geschosse nach einem Ziele absenden, werfen, schleudern, schießen, abschießen (bes. als milit. t. t.), manu iaculum, Ov.: tela tormentis, Caes.: pila, Caes.: telum tormentumve, Caes.: glandem, Auct b. Hisp.: fundā lapides, Liv. – telum ex alqo loco, Caes.: hastas e ratibus, Curt.: telum, pinum in alqm, Ov.: lapides in alqm, Petron.: lapillos contra alqm, Auct. b. Afr.: fulmina in alqm, Ov., in mare, Lucr.: procul iacula sagittasque, Curt. – c) als t. t. des Würfelspiels, wie werfen, α) in den Würfelbecher, talos in phimum, Hor. sat. 2, 7, 17. – β) auf das Würfelbrett, ex pyrgo tesseras in tabulam, Schol. Hor.: tesseram, Ov. – u. γ) übtr., einen Wurf werfen, canem aut senionem, Suet.: absol., quoties missurus erat, einen Wurf tun, werfen wollte, Sen.7) als mediz. t. t., Blut aus jmds. Körper herauslaufen lassen, Blut lassen, abzapfen, jmdm. zur Ader lassen, sanguinem incisā venā mitti novum non est, Cels.: antiqui medici nesciebant sanguinem mittere, Sen.: sanguinem homini mitti non alienum est, Cels.: sanguinem mittere a brachio, Cels., alci a capite, Petron., ex vena, ex brachio, ex crure, Cels., iuxta talos, Cels.: iterum tertioque et cotidie paulum ali-————quid, Cels.: sanguis recte, male mittitur, Cels. – im Bilde, Appius cum εξ ἀφαιρέσεως provinciam curarit, sanguinem miserit, quicquid potuit, detraxerit, mihi tradiderit enectam, das Blut ausgesaugt, Cic. ad Att. 6, 1, 2: missus est sanguis invidiae sine dolore, es ist ein kleiner Aderlaß, der dem Neide wohltut, Cic. ad Att. 1, 16, 11.8) als t. t. der Feldm., intr. = sich erstrecken, terminus usque in olivastellum mittit, Gromat. vet. 305, 5; u. so ibid. 321, 11.II) = laisser aller, gehen-, laufen lassen = eine Pers. von sich lassen, fortlassen, entlassen, lassen, etw. fahren lassen, loslassen, herabsinken-, fallen lassen u. dgl., A) im allg.: 1) eig.: α) lebende Objj.: As. amitte, sine. Di. amitto intro. As. ad te quidem.... Di. uno verbo eloquar: Mittin me intro? As. abi, Plaut.: non ego intro ad vos mittar? Plaut. – maesta virum mittens, Catull.: mitte me, laß mich los, laß mich gehen, Plaut. u. Ter.: u. so me missum face, Ter.: nos missos face, Ter.: quin me mittitis, Plaut.: m. Infin. mitte hunc ire, Plaut.: m. funus alcis non prius ex foro (nicht eher vom F. fortlassen), quam etc., Suet. – leo e cavea missus, Cornif. rhet.: columbas in theatro e sinu missas facere (fliegen lassen), Varro: turdum macrum per fenestram, Macr. – β) lebl. Objj.: m. arma, Caes.: accĭdere in mensas ut rosa missa (die man hat fallen lassen) solet, Ov.: cutem,————loslassen, Hor.: brachiolum puellae, Catull.2) übtr., sein od. aufhören lassen, u. gew. bl. lassen = a) fahren-, schwinden lassen, aufgeben, mittere ac finire odium, Liv.: maestum timorem, Verg.: certamen, Verg.: inanes spes et certamina divitiarum, Hor.: Syphacis reconciliandi curam ex animo, Liv.: missae (aufgegebene) amicitiae, Catull.: hanc curam de pectore, Verg. – u. so missum facere amorem, missam facere iram, Liv. – u. v. Redenden, (sein) lassen, unterlassen, m. maledicta omnia, Ter.: ambages, Plaut., Liv. u. Hor.: m. folg. Infin., iam scrutari mitto, Plaut. aul. 651; (vgl. Pers. 207): mitte male loqui, Ter. Andr. 872 (vgl. 904): mitto illud dicere, Cic. Quinct. 85: mitto quaerere, qua de causa etc., Cic. Rosc. Am. 53: mitte mortalium incommoda tamquam propria deflere, Val. Max. 7, 2. ext. 2: mitte sectari, Hor. carm. 1, 38, 3 (vgl. epod. 13, 7): pro nobis mitte precari, Ov. met. 3, 614. – u. in der Rede aufgeben, etw. weiter zu besprechen, etw. nicht erwähnen wollen, übergehen, lassen, mitto proelia, praetereo oppugnationes oppidorum, Cic.: mitto rem, Ter.: m. folg. quod (daß), mitto quod invidiam, quod pericula subire paratissimus fueris, Cic.: mitto quod amplissimae dignitatis, certe salubritate studio praestantis officii privatim sibi venerandum (virum), Val. Max.: m. de u. Abl., mitto de amissa parte exercitus, Cic. – so auch missum facere, zB. ut haec missa faciam, quae————iam facta sunt, Cic.: horum agrorum ego missos faciam quaestus triennii, Cic. – b) sein lassen = nicht weiter beachten, -berücksichtigen, auf etwas Verzicht leisten u. so aufgeben, m. aliena, Lucr.: misso officio, ohne weitere Rücksicht auf Pfl., Cic. – so auch missum facere, zB. missos faciant honores, Cic.: m. f. vadimonium, Cic.: missa istaec face, denk nicht mehr daran, Ter.B) insbes.: 1) in der Rennbahn die Renner aus den Schranken laufen lassen, ablaufen-, abrennen lassen, quadrigas, Liv.: carcere quadriiuges equos, Ov.: desultorem, Hygin. – im Pass. = ablaufen, abrennen, v. den Wagen u. Pferden, quadrigis missis, Liv.: carceribus missi currus, Hor.: carcere missus equus, Tibull. u. Ov. – vom Wettrenner, quasi quis ad Olympiacum cum venerit campum et steterit, ut mittatur, Cornif. rhet.: semel quadrigis, semel desultore misso, einen Gang machen, Liv.2) eine Versammlung entlassen, auseinander gehen lassen, aufheben, senatum, Caes.: praetorium, Liv.: principia, Frontin.: convivium, Liv.: auditorium, Apul.: certamen, Verg.3) aus dem Verhältnis entlassen, a) die Braut entlassen, ihr aufsagen, hanc ut mittam, Ter. Phorm. 675. – u. eine Gattin aus der Ehe entlassen, sich von ihr trennen, Lolliam Paulinam perductam a marito coniunxit sibi brevique missam fecit, Suet. Cal.————25, 2. – b) aus dem Dienste entlassen, abdanken, α) Zivildiener: remotis sive omnino missis lictoribus, Cic.: u. so auch amicos (die in die Provinz mitgenommenen Freunde des Prätors) missos faciamus, Cic. – β) Soldaten: missorum causas cognoscere, Liv. – gew. missum facere, zB. ab exercitu te removeo... te ab exercitu dimitto... vos (centuriones) missos facio, Auct. b. Afr.: nautas missos facere; missorum stipendia lucrari, Cic.: Marcum filium missum factum a consule, Cic.: legiones missas fieri iubere, Cic.: nonam legionem totam cum ignominia missam fecit, Suet.: quaestores, legatos, praefectos, tribunos suos multi missos fecerunt, Cic. – c) einen Angeklagten, gleichviel, ob er im Gefängnisse sitzt oder nicht, entlassen, los-, freigeben, freisprechen, non passurum inter hostes populi Rom. L. Scipionem in carcere et in vinculis esse, mittique eum iubere, Liv. – se statim illum interfecturum, nisi iusiurandum sibi dedisset, se patrem missum facturum esse, Cic. – u. außerhalb der Gerichtssphäre, rogamus, ut mittas, laß ihn ungestraft gehen, Petron. – d) aus der Gefangenschaft entlassen, u. zwar α) aus der Kriegsgefangenschaft: exercitum inermem, Liv.: praefecti a me missi sunt, Caes. b. Cic. – so auch missum facere alqm, Caes. (b. Cic.), Nep. u.a. – β) aus der Sklaverei = einen Sklaven entlassen, freigeben, losgeben, manu m. alqm, s. manumitto. – so auch neque (eam) duxit (ad-————ulescens), neque ille (leno) vult mittere, Plaut. Poen. prol. 100.⇒ Synk. Perf. misti, Catull. 14, 14. – Parag. Infin. mittier, Plaut. capt. 438. Lucr. 4, 43. – arch. Inf. Präs. Pass. mittei, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 199, 44 u. 206, 150. -
10 ambitiose
ambitiōsē, Adv. m. Compar. u. Superl. (ambitiosus), a) ehrgeizig, ehrsüchtig, aus Ehrgeiz, petere regnum, Liv.: colere amicitias, Tac.: ambitiosissime petere provinciam, Quint. 6, 3, 68. – u. aus Sucht zu glänzen, mit Eitelkeit, mit Prunk, eum casum ferre, Tac.: amb. tristis, Mart.: amb. vestitus, prunkhaft gekleidet, Amm. – b) gunstbeflissen, gunst-, gefallsüchtig, aus Gunst-, Gefallsucht, aus od. mit Rücksichtnahme, aus allzu großer Rücksicht, a us selbstsüchtigen Nebenabsichten, parteiisch, aus Parteilichkeit, u. dgl., de triumpho ambitiose et de re publica libere agere, Cic.: satis ambitiose utramque partem fovere, aus selbstsüchtigen Nebenabsichten, Liv.: non vulgariter nec ambitiose (mit Rücksichtnahme) scribere, Cic.: amb. corrigere orationem, mit rücksichtsvoller Schonung, Cic.: cum in isto genere multo etiam ambitiosius facere soleam, quam honos meus aut dignitas postulat, Cic.
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11 iter
iter, itineris, n. (zu ire), I) das Gehen = der Weg, Gang, den man nach einem Orte macht, A) eig. u. übtr.: 1) im allg.: iter hāc habui, ich habe einen Gang hierher, Ter.: iter illi saepius in forum, er ging häufig aufs F., Plin. pan.: dicam in itinere, unterwegs, Ter.: iter pergere, Ter.: in diversum iter equi concitati, Liv.: itinera egressusque (Gänge u. Wege, Tritte u. Schritte) eius explorare Sall. – 2) insbes.: a) die Reise, Fahrt, der Marsch, iter pedestre, Landreise (Ggstz. iter maritimum), Suet., Iustin. u. Apul. (versch. von no. II, A, 1, b): ad iter se parare od. comparare, Liv.: committere se itineri, Cic.: iter ingredi, Cic., od. inire, Curt.: iter habere, s. habeo(no. II, A, 5): iter tenere, s. teneo(no. I, B, 2, b): iter facere, Cic. (versch. v. unten no. II, A, 1, b): iter unā facere, iter pedibus facere, Cic.: iter terrestre (Landreise) facere, Iustin.: a Massilia Gesoriacum usque pedestri itinere confecto, Suet.: iter facere in Apuliam, Cic.: iter per Epirum facere, Cic.: inter Altinum atque Concordiam iter faciens, Aur. Vict. – iter vertere, kehrt machen, umkehren, Tac. – in itinere, auf der R., auf dem M., unterwegs, Caes. u.a.: u. so bl. itinere, Liv.: ex itinere, vom M. aus, unmittelbar auf dem M., unterwegs, Caes. u.a. – b) die Reise, der Marsch als Wegstrecke, Wegmaß, abesse iter unius diei, eine Tagereise, Caes.: iter paucorum dierum, einige Tagereisen, Caes.: latitudo (Hercyniae silvae) novem dierum iter expedito patet, sie erstreckt sich neun Tagereisen, Caes. – magnis itineribus contendere, in starken Märschen (Tagemärschen), Caes.: modicis itineribus agmen exercitus ducere, Curt. – 3) übtr., der Lauf eines Flusses, amnes iter, quod coeperunt, percurrunt, Curt. 5, 1 (2), 13. – 4) meton.: a) das Recht, wo zu gehen, der freie Durchgang (für Personen), Cic. Caecin. 74; vgl. Ulp. dig. 8, 3, 1. § 1. Paul. u. Modestin. dig. 8, 3, 7 u. 12. – b) die Erlaubnis, wo zu gehen, negat se posse iter ulli per provinciam dare, den Durchgang gestatten, Caes. b. G. 1, 8, 3.
B) bildl.: defessus labore atque itinere disputationis, Cic.: pergere iter ambitione ac periculis vacuum, einen von E. und G. freien Wandel verfolgen, Tac.: unum ad potentiam iter, Tac. – iter huius sermonis quod sit, vides, welchen Gang unsere Unterredung nimmt, Cic.
II) konkret = via, der Weg, Gang, der nach einem Orte hingeht, A) eig. u. übtr.: 1) eig.: a) in Häusern = Eingang in ein Zimmer usw., Vitr.: supercilia itinerum, Vitr.: itinera versurarum, Vitr. – b) im Freien = Weg, Straße, iter angustum et difficile, Caes.: iter callium od. per calles, Gebirgspfad, Curt.: iter pedestre, terrestre, Landweg, Caes. u. Liv. (zB. pedestria itinera concisa aestuariis, Caes.: itinere pedestri petere Syriam, Liv.: itinere terrestri petere Thessaliam, Liv.): itinera devia, Cic.: erant omnino itinera duo, Caes.: itinera intercludere, Caes.: iter facere (bahnen), Liv. (versch. v. iter facere oben no. I, A, 2, a). – refertis itineribus (Gassen der Stadt) agrestium turbā, Liv. – v. Weg zu Wasser, iter, quā meant navigia, Curt. – 2) übtr., der Gang für Flüssigkeiten, itinera omni lateri piscinae dare, Colum.: iter urinae, die Harnröhre, Cels.
B) bildl., wie unser Weg, Gang, 1) im allg.: ut (occupatio) interrumpat iter amoris nostri et officii mei, unserer Liebe u. meiner Pflicht gegen dich den Weg versperre, Cic.: secretum iter (verborgener Pfad) et fallentis semita vitae, Hor.: insidiosum iter vitae, Sen.: quod vitae sectabor iter? Auson.: senectae iter declive, Ov.: non instruendum illis iter ad bonam famam, sed non deserendum, Plin. pan.: iter pronum (gebahnten Weg) ad honores... relicturus, Plin. ep.: recto itinere lapsi plerumque divertunt, Quint. – 2) insbes.: a) der Gang, Verlauf, den etw. nimmt, itinera flexusque rerum publicarum (im Verfassungsleben des Staates), Cic. de rep. 2, 45. – b) wie unser Weg, Mittel und Wege, Methode, Verfahrungsweise, Art und Weise u. dgl., duo itinera audendi, Tac.: fortuna salutis (zum Heil) monstrat iter, Verg.: naturam suo quodam itinere ad ultimum pervenire, Cic.: patiamur, illum ire nostris itineribus, unsere Wege einschlage, unsere Art und Weise nachahme, Cic.: novis et exquisitis eloquentiae itineribus opus est, per quae etc., Tac. dial. – / Archaist. Nomin. itiner, Enn. fr. scen. 336. Acc. tr. 457 u. 500. Pacuv. tr. 121 u.a. Plaut. merc. 911. Lucr. 6, 339. Varro sat. Men. 421. Mart. Cap. 9. § 897. Iul. Hyg. bei Charis. 134, 20. Manil. 1, 88: archaist. Genet. iteris, Naev. tr. 38. Acc. tr. 627. Iul. Hyg. bei Charis. 134, 14: Abl. itere, Acc. tr. 499. Lucr. 5, 651. Varro sat. Men. 79. Iul. Hyg. bei Charis. 134, 14. – Genet. auch iteneris u. Dat. iteneri geschr., Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 200. lin. 26 u. 5, 1622.
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12 ambitiose
ambitiōsē, Adv. m. Compar. u. Superl. (ambitiosus), a) ehrgeizig, ehrsüchtig, aus Ehrgeiz, petere regnum, Liv.: colere amicitias, Tac.: ambitiosissime petere provinciam, Quint. 6, 3, 68. – u. aus Sucht zu glänzen, mit Eitelkeit, mit Prunk, eum casum ferre, Tac.: amb. tristis, Mart.: amb. vestitus, prunkhaft gekleidet, Amm. – b) gunstbeflissen, gunst-, gefallsüchtig, aus Gunst-, Gefallsucht, aus od. mit Rücksichtnahme, aus allzu großer Rücksicht, a us selbstsüchtigen Nebenabsichten, parteiisch, aus Parteilichkeit, u. dgl., de triumpho ambitiose et de re publica libere agere, Cic.: satis ambitiose utramque partem fovere, aus selbstsüchtigen Nebenabsichten, Liv.: non vulgariter nec ambitiose (mit Rücksichtnahme) scribere, Cic.: amb. corrigere orationem, mit rücksichtsvoller Schonung, Cic.: cum in isto genere multo etiam ambitiosius facere soleam, quam honos meus aut dignitas postulat, Cic.Ausführliches Lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch > ambitiose
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13 iter
iter, itineris, n. (zu ire), I) das Gehen = der Weg, Gang, den man nach einem Orte macht, A) eig. u. übtr.: 1) im allg.: iter hāc habui, ich habe einen Gang hierher, Ter.: iter illi saepius in forum, er ging häufig aufs F., Plin. pan.: dicam in itinere, unterwegs, Ter.: iter pergere, Ter.: in diversum iter equi concitati, Liv.: itinera egressusque (Gänge u. Wege, Tritte u. Schritte) eius explorare Sall. – 2) insbes.: a) die Reise, Fahrt, der Marsch, iter pedestre, Landreise (Ggstz. iter maritimum), Suet., Iustin. u. Apul. (versch. von no. II, A, 1, b): ad iter se parare od. comparare, Liv.: committere se itineri, Cic.: iter ingredi, Cic., od. inire, Curt.: iter habere, s. habeo (no. II, A, 5): iter tenere, s. teneo (no. I, B, 2, b): iter facere, Cic. (versch. v. unten no. II, A, 1, b): iter unā facere, iter pedibus facere, Cic.: iter terrestre (Landreise) facere, Iustin.: a Massilia Gesoriacum usque pedestri itinere confecto, Suet.: iter facere in Apuliam, Cic.: iter per Epirum facere, Cic.: inter Altinum atque Concordiam iter faciens, Aur. Vict. – iter vertere, kehrt machen, umkehren, Tac. – in itinere, auf der R., auf dem M., unterwegs, Caes. u.a.: u. so bl. itinere, Liv.: ex itinere, vom M. aus, unmittelbar auf dem M., unterwegs, Caes. u.a. – b) die Reise, der Marsch als Wegstrecke, Wegmaß, abesse iter unius diei, eine Tagereise, Caes.: iter paucorum dierum, ei-————nige Tagereisen, Caes.: latitudo (Hercyniae silvae) novem dierum iter expedito patet, sie erstreckt sich neun Tagereisen, Caes. – magnis itineribus contendere, in starken Märschen (Tagemärschen), Caes.: modicis itineribus agmen exercitus ducere, Curt. – 3) übtr., der Lauf eines Flusses, amnes iter, quod coeperunt, percurrunt, Curt. 5, 1 (2), 13. – 4) meton.: a) das Recht, wo zu gehen, der freie Durchgang (für Personen), Cic. Caecin. 74; vgl. Ulp. dig. 8, 3, 1. § 1. Paul. u. Modestin. dig. 8, 3, 7 u. 12. – b) die Erlaubnis, wo zu gehen, negat se posse iter ulli per provinciam dare, den Durchgang gestatten, Caes. b. G. 1, 8, 3.B) bildl.: defessus labore atque itinere disputationis, Cic.: pergere iter ambitione ac periculis vacuum, einen von E. und G. freien Wandel verfolgen, Tac.: unum ad potentiam iter, Tac. – iter huius sermonis quod sit, vides, welchen Gang unsere Unterredung nimmt, Cic.II) konkret = via, der Weg, Gang, der nach einem Orte hingeht, A) eig. u. übtr.: 1) eig.: a) in Häusern = Eingang in ein Zimmer usw., Vitr.: supercilia itinerum, Vitr.: itinera versurarum, Vitr. – b) im Freien = Weg, Straße, iter angustum et difficile, Caes.: iter callium od. per calles, Gebirgspfad, Curt.: iter pedestre, terrestre, Landweg, Caes. u. Liv. (zB. pedestria itinera concisa aestuariis, Caes.: itinere pedestri————petere Syriam, Liv.: itinere terrestri petere Thessaliam, Liv.): itinera devia, Cic.: erant omnino itinera duo, Caes.: itinera intercludere, Caes.: iter facere (bahnen), Liv. (versch. v. iter facere oben no. I, A, 2, a). – refertis itineribus (Gassen der Stadt) agrestium turbā, Liv. – v. Weg zu Wasser, iter, quā meant navigia, Curt. – 2) übtr., der Gang für Flüssigkeiten, itinera omni lateri piscinae dare, Colum.: iter urinae, die Harnröhre, Cels.B) bildl., wie unser Weg, Gang, 1) im allg.: ut (occupatio) interrumpat iter amoris nostri et officii mei, unserer Liebe u. meiner Pflicht gegen dich den Weg versperre, Cic.: secretum iter (verborgener Pfad) et fallentis semita vitae, Hor.: insidiosum iter vitae, Sen.: quod vitae sectabor iter? Auson.: senectae iter declive, Ov.: non instruendum illis iter ad bonam famam, sed non deserendum, Plin. pan.: iter pronum (gebahnten Weg) ad honores... relicturus, Plin. ep.: recto itinere lapsi plerumque divertunt, Quint. – 2) insbes.: a) der Gang, Verlauf, den etw. nimmt, itinera flexusque rerum publicarum (im Verfassungsleben des Staates), Cic. de rep. 2, 45. – b) wie unser Weg, Mittel und Wege, Methode, Verfahrungsweise, Art und Weise u. dgl., duo itinera audendi, Tac.: fortuna salutis (zum Heil) monstrat iter, Verg.: naturam suo quodam itinere ad ultimum pervenire, Cic.: patiamur, illum ire nostris itineribus, unsere Wege einschlage,————unsere Art und Weise nachahme, Cic.: novis et exquisitis eloquentiae itineribus opus est, per quae etc., Tac. dial. – ⇒ Archaist. Nomin. itiner, Enn. fr. scen. 336. Acc. tr. 457 u. 500. Pacuv. tr. 121 u.a. Plaut. merc. 911. Lucr. 6, 339. Varro sat. Men. 421. Mart. Cap. 9. § 897. Iul. Hyg. bei Charis. 134, 20. Manil. 1, 88: archaist. Genet. iteris, Naev. tr. 38. Acc. tr. 627. Iul. Hyg. bei Charis. 134, 14: Abl. itere, Acc. tr. 499. Lucr. 5, 651. Varro sat. Men. 79. Iul. Hyg. bei Charis. 134, 14. – Genet. auch iteneris u. Dat. iteneri geschr., Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 200. lin. 26 u. 5, 1622. -
14 mutuum
mūtŭus, a, um, adj. [1. muto], borrowed, lent (class.).I.Lit.:2.nullus est tibi, quem roges mutuom Argentum,
to lend you money, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 60; id. Pers. 1, 1, 44:mutuum talentum dare,
to lend, advance, id. Trin. 4, 3, 48:mutuum argentum quaerere,
to seek to borrow money, id. Pers. 1, 1, 5:huic drachmarum argenti haec mille dederat mutuom,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 40:nam si mutuas (sc. minas) non potero, certumst sumam faenore,
Plaut. As. 1, 3, 95: mutuas pecunias sumere ab aliquo, to borrow or raise money of any one, Cic. Phil. 10, 11, 26:mutuum frumentum dare,
to lend, id. Agr. 2, 30, 83:si quoi mutuom quid dederis, fit pro proprio perditum,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 44.—Subst.: mūtŭum, i, n., a loan:B.mutui datio,
a lending, Gai. Inst. 3, 90; Dig. 12, 1, 2.—In dat.: mutuo, by or upon a loan:aut sumtum aliunde, ut mutuo, aut factum ab ipso,
Cic. Or. 24, 86:petere mutuo naves, pecuniam,
Just. 17, 2, 13:mutuo sumamus pecunias in tributa regis,
Vulg. 2 Esdr. 5, 4; cf. adv. mutuo, infra; and Krebs, Antibarb. p. 731.—Trop.:II.si pudoris egeas, sumas mutuum,
borrow shame, if you have none, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 187: ego cum illā facere nolo mutuum: Pa. Quid ita? Ph. Quia proprium facio;amo pariter semul,
i. e. I do not want to borrow her love, but to possess it as my own, id. Curc. 1, 1, 47.—Transf., in return, in exchange, reciprocal, mutual:A.olores mutuā carne vescuntur inter se,
eat one another, Plin. 10, 23, 32, § 63:funera,
Verg. A. 10, 755:vulnera,
wounds inflicted by each on the other, Just. 13, 8:officia,
Cic. Fam. 13, 65, 1:aemulatio virtutis,
Just. 22, 4:nox omnia erroris mutui implevit,
on both sides, Liv. 4, 41:odia,
Tac. A. 14, 3:accusatio,
id. ib. 6, 4:mutuum facere,
to do the same, return like for like, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 37: ut amore perdita est haec misera! Pyr. Mutuum fit (sc. a me), I do the same, return like for like, id. Mil. 4, 6, 38: per mutua, mutually, on or from one another:pedibus per mutua nexis,
Verg. A. 7, 66. So, mutua:inter se mortales mutua vivunt,
Lucr. 2, 76:e laevo sit mutua dexter,
again, on the other hand, id. 4, 325 (302):mutuus ut nos Affectus petere auxilium juberet,
Juv. 15, 149: —Hence, adv., in three forms.mū-tŭō, in return, by turns, reciprocally, mutually (class.; cf.: invicem, vicissim): studia officii mutuo inter nos certatim constiterunt, Lepid. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 3: me mutuo diligas, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 15, 4:B.exercere officia cum multis,
Suet. Aug. 53: cum de se mutuo sentire provinciam crederet, that it was disposed towards him as he was towards it, Auct. B. Alex. 48.—mūtŭē, mutually, in return (class.):C.respondere,
Cic. Fam. 5, 7, 2 (al. mutuo):respondisse,
id. ib. 5, 2, 4 (al. mutuo).—mūtŭĭter, mutually, in return (anteclass.): vive, meque ama mutuiter, Varr. ap. Non. 513, 16. -
15 mutuus
mūtŭus, a, um, adj. [1. muto], borrowed, lent (class.).I.Lit.:2.nullus est tibi, quem roges mutuom Argentum,
to lend you money, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 60; id. Pers. 1, 1, 44:mutuum talentum dare,
to lend, advance, id. Trin. 4, 3, 48:mutuum argentum quaerere,
to seek to borrow money, id. Pers. 1, 1, 5:huic drachmarum argenti haec mille dederat mutuom,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 40:nam si mutuas (sc. minas) non potero, certumst sumam faenore,
Plaut. As. 1, 3, 95: mutuas pecunias sumere ab aliquo, to borrow or raise money of any one, Cic. Phil. 10, 11, 26:mutuum frumentum dare,
to lend, id. Agr. 2, 30, 83:si quoi mutuom quid dederis, fit pro proprio perditum,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 44.—Subst.: mūtŭum, i, n., a loan:B.mutui datio,
a lending, Gai. Inst. 3, 90; Dig. 12, 1, 2.—In dat.: mutuo, by or upon a loan:aut sumtum aliunde, ut mutuo, aut factum ab ipso,
Cic. Or. 24, 86:petere mutuo naves, pecuniam,
Just. 17, 2, 13:mutuo sumamus pecunias in tributa regis,
Vulg. 2 Esdr. 5, 4; cf. adv. mutuo, infra; and Krebs, Antibarb. p. 731.—Trop.:II.si pudoris egeas, sumas mutuum,
borrow shame, if you have none, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 187: ego cum illā facere nolo mutuum: Pa. Quid ita? Ph. Quia proprium facio;amo pariter semul,
i. e. I do not want to borrow her love, but to possess it as my own, id. Curc. 1, 1, 47.—Transf., in return, in exchange, reciprocal, mutual:A.olores mutuā carne vescuntur inter se,
eat one another, Plin. 10, 23, 32, § 63:funera,
Verg. A. 10, 755:vulnera,
wounds inflicted by each on the other, Just. 13, 8:officia,
Cic. Fam. 13, 65, 1:aemulatio virtutis,
Just. 22, 4:nox omnia erroris mutui implevit,
on both sides, Liv. 4, 41:odia,
Tac. A. 14, 3:accusatio,
id. ib. 6, 4:mutuum facere,
to do the same, return like for like, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 37: ut amore perdita est haec misera! Pyr. Mutuum fit (sc. a me), I do the same, return like for like, id. Mil. 4, 6, 38: per mutua, mutually, on or from one another:pedibus per mutua nexis,
Verg. A. 7, 66. So, mutua:inter se mortales mutua vivunt,
Lucr. 2, 76:e laevo sit mutua dexter,
again, on the other hand, id. 4, 325 (302):mutuus ut nos Affectus petere auxilium juberet,
Juv. 15, 149: —Hence, adv., in three forms.mū-tŭō, in return, by turns, reciprocally, mutually (class.; cf.: invicem, vicissim): studia officii mutuo inter nos certatim constiterunt, Lepid. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 3: me mutuo diligas, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 15, 4:B.exercere officia cum multis,
Suet. Aug. 53: cum de se mutuo sentire provinciam crederet, that it was disposed towards him as he was towards it, Auct. B. Alex. 48.—mūtŭē, mutually, in return (class.):C.respondere,
Cic. Fam. 5, 7, 2 (al. mutuo):respondisse,
id. ib. 5, 2, 4 (al. mutuo).—mūtŭĭter, mutually, in return (anteclass.): vive, meque ama mutuiter, Varr. ap. Non. 513, 16. -
16 circumeo
circum-eo u. circu-eo, īvī u. gew. iī, circumitum u. circuitum, īre (nach den besten Grammatikern circumeo geschrieben u. circueo gesprochen, in den besten Handschrn. bald circumeo, bald circueo, s. Spengel Ter. Andr. 202. Oudend. Frontin. strat. 2, 3, 3. p. 199 sq. Jordan Cic. Caecin. 94. p. 280. Schneider Caes. b. G. 5, 2. § 2), herum-, umhergehen, umgehen, I) rings um etw. herumgehen, etw. rings umgehen, absol. od. m. Ang. um was? was? durch Acc., A) im allg.: 1) im Kreise: a) v. Pers.: flagrantes aras, Ov.: hostium castra, rings umreiten, Caes.: tantum agri quantum arando uno die circumire posset, rings umpflügen (vgl. circumaro), Sen. – b) v. Lebl., herumgehen, -laufen, sich herumziehen, ut circuit sol, Plin. ep.: utrum mundus terrā stante circumeat, an mundo stante terra vertatur, Sen.: hieme fascia saepius circumire debet, die Tour machen, Cels. – 2) im Bogen: a) übh., absol., schwenken, Curt. 3, 2 (5), 14. – m. Acc., metam ferventi rotā, umfahren, Ov. art. am. 3, 396. – b) insbes., im Bogen um etw. sich herumziehen = um etw. einen Umweg nehmen, etw. umgehen, absol., si rectum limitem rupti torrentibus pontes incīderint, circumire cogemur, Quint. 2, 13, 16. – m. Acc., locum insidiarum, Curt.: saltum, Curt.: brevi spatio eluvies circumiri poterat, Curt. – übtr.: α) einen Begriff umschreiben, res plurimae carent appellationibus, ut eas necesse sit transferre aut circumire, Quint. 12, 10, 34. – β) etw. in der Rede umgehen, Vespasiani nomen suspensi et vitabundi circumibant, Tac. hist. 3, 37. – γ) jmd. hintergehen = täuschen, facinus indignum, sic circumiri! Ter.: puerum tunc arte dolosā circuit, Mart.
B) prägn., im Kreise od. im Bogen herumgehend einen Ggstd. umgeben, a) übh., umgeben = einschließen, einfassen u. dgl., α) v. dem, was das Umgebende bildet, selbst, absol., quae circumibit linea, eiusdem spatii erit, cuius ea, quae centum continet, Quint. 1, 10, 44. – m. Acc., hoc (regium capitis insigne) caerulea fascia albo distincta circumibat, Curt.: cuius non hederae circuiere caput, Prop.: hippodromus platanis circumitur, Plin. ep. – β) v. der Pers.: extremas oleis pacalibus oras (v. der webenden Pallas), Ov. met. 6, 101. – b) insbes., als milit. t. t., umringen, rings einschließen, umzingeln, umflügeln, oppidi moenia (v. einer Flotte), Curt.: sinistrum cornu, Caes.: ad ordines suos se recipientes circuibant, Caes. – aciem a latere aperto, Caes.: hostem a fronte et a tergo, Curt. – im Passiv, timentes, ne circuirentur, Frontin.: circuiri ab hostibus, Nep., ab hoste, Frontin.: circumiri multitudine, Nep.: u. im Bilde, circumiri totius belli fluctibus, Cic.
II) ringsum bei (od. an od. vor od. in) den u. den Örtl. od. Pers. umhergehen, reihum gehen, die Runde machen, m. Ang. bei (an usw.) wem? durch Acc.: a) übh., absol., quare circumirent, sollten sie (bei ihren Truppen) umhergehen, Nep. Eum. 9, 2: ipse equo circumiens (in den Reihen umherreitend) unum quemque nominans appellat, Sall. Cat. 59, 5. – mit Acc., omnes fores aedificii, Nep.: tentoria, Auson.: Graeciam, in Gr. umherreisen, Liv.: urbem, Liv.: plebem, Liv.: u. mit näherer Ang. wie? zB. rex agmen circuibat pedes (zu Fuß), Curt. 7, 3 (13), 17. – m. Ang. zu welchem Zweck? cui orbem terrarum circumire (auf der ganzen Welt herumzureisen) non erit longum meā causā, Plin. ep. 7, 16, 4. – b) als Besucher, Besichtiger, besuchen, bereisen, besichtigen, m. Acc., saucios, der Reihe nach besuchen, Tac.: praedia, bereisen, Cic.: oram maris, bereisen, besichtigen, Cic.: provinciam, Liv.: Marcio et Atilio Epirus, Aetolia et Thessalia circumeundae assignantur, Liv.: c. vigilias (milit. t. t.), die Runde machen, Sall. u. Liv. (s. Fabri Liv. 21, 1, 8). – m. Ang. zu welchem Zweck? durch ad m. Akk. Gerund., quod haud ignarus erat circumitam ab Romanis eam (Hispaniam) legatis ad sollicitandos principum animos, Liv. 21, 22, 1. – c) als Bittsteller, Ermunterer, absol., circumire ibi (auf dem Forum) et prensare homines coepit, et non orare solum precariam opem sed pro debita petere, Liv. – m. Acc., senatum circumirent, senatui supplicarent, Plin. pan.: c. senatum cum veste sordida, Liv.: c. ordines et hortari, Caes. – mit Ang. des Zweckes durch ut m. Konj., c. veteranos, ut acta Caesaris sancirent, Cic. ad Att. 14, 21, 2. – / Parag. Infin. Praes. Pass. circumirier, Plaut. Curc. 451: Fut. Pass. circuietur, Vulg. Amos 3, 11. – In der Vulgärspr. Fut. Akt. circumiet, Itala Isai. 28, 27.
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17 cursus
cursus, ūs, m. (curro), der Lauf, zu Wagen = die Fahrt, zu Pferde = der Ritt, u. die Fahrt durch die Luft = Flug usw., im engern Sinne bes. der rasche, volle Lauf, der Eilschritt ( Sturmschritt), der Eilmarsch, der Eilritt, I) eig.: ingressus, cursus, accubitio, inclinatio, sessio etc., Cic.: c. cervorum, Verg. u. Ambros.: c. equorum, Verg.: vulpeculae, Ambros.: c. longarum navium, Caes.: omnis omnium cursus est ad vos, alle kommen zu euch gelaufen (= alle nehmen ihre Zuflucht zu euch), Cic. – c. aërius, Flug durch die Luft, Ov.: c. celer, Ov.: c. effusus, Liv.: c. nimius, Cels.: praeceps (sich überstürzender), Sturmlauf, Sturm (bildl.), Vell.: vagi per omnes vias cursus, Liv.: c. vehemens, Cels.: c. volucer (v. der personif. Zeit), Phaedr. – Volsci cursu et clamore fessi, Liv.: fessum cursu trahens corpus, Liv. – raptim agmen cursus magis quam itineris modo ducere, Curt. – adaequare cursum equorum od. longarum navium, Caes.: concitare boves in cursum, Col.: flectere cursum ad puerilem vagitum (v. einer Wölfin), Liv.: deflectere cursum ad Gallos, Liv.: descendere (ex lectica) et capere cursum, zu laufen anfangen, den Weg eilig zu Fuß fortsetzen, Suet.: duplicare cursum, noch einmal so weit laufen, eine noch einmal so weite Strecke durchlaufen, Caes.: iungere cursum equis, mit den Pferden gleichen Lauf halten (v. Fußsoldaten), Liv.: inhibere paulisper cursum (v. Reiter), Curt.: cursu et lassitudine exanimari, Caes.: fatigare iaculo cursuque cervos, Verg.: cursu fatigari, Petron.: cursu et spatio pugnae defatigari, Caes.: cursu superare canem, Hor.: vincere cervum cursu, Plaut.: emetiri cursu uno die ingens spatium (v. einem Läufer), Liv.: incerto cursu ferri (v. Pferden), Liv. – cursu ire od. ferri in hostem (im Sturmschritt, griech. δρόμῳ), Curt. u. Liv.: cursu tendere ad alqm od. ad locum, Liv. u. Sall.: lustrare terras disiunctissimas non cursibus (eiligen Durchzügen), sed victoriis (Siegesbahnen), Cic.: ingenti cursu refugere (v. Reiterei), Curt. – vix ab impetu et cursu teneri, sich kaum vom Angriff im Sturmschritt abhalten lassen, Liv. – eo cursu, in solchem Laufe, in solcher Eile, so eilig, zB. vix spatium instruendi (aciem) fuit; eo cursu hostes in proelium venerunt, Liv.: u. m. folg. ut u. Konj., ad fretum eo cursu contendit, ut prope repentino adventu incautos oppresserit, Liv. – in cursu esse, im vollen Laufe sein, v. Pers. = in voller Eile reisen, Cic. ad Att. 5, 16, 1; poet. übtr. von lebl. Ggstdn. = im vollen Gange, im vollen od. im besten Zuge sein, dah. auch = noch fortdauern (s. Heinse u. Bach Ov. met. 10, 401), vox erat in cursu, Ov.: dum furor in cursu est, currenti cede furori, Ov.: sex ubi, quae restant, luces Aprilis habebit, in medio cursu tempora veris erunt, Ov. – im Bilde, v. raschen Gange der Rede, v. Redeflusse, interdum cursus in oratione est incitatior, interdum moderata ingressio, Cic.: tantus cursus verborum fuit et sic evolavit oratio, ut etc., Cic.: dicebat citato et effuso cursu, sed praeparato, Sen. rhet.
So nun bes.: a) der Lauf nach einem bestimmten Ziele zur Übung und um die Wette, der Wettlauf, zu Wagen od. zu Pferde = das Wettrennen, im Gymnasium, im griech. Stadium, im röm. Zirkus, cursus certamen, Ov.: c. bigarum quadrigarumque, Suet.: c. Olympiacus, Cornif. rhet.: c. equester, Pferderennen, Verg. – cursu invictus Echion, Ov.: nobiles equos cursus et spatia probant, Tac. dial.: cursu cum aequalibus certare, Sall.: cursu certare in stadio, Suet.: ibi (in gymnasio) cursu, luctando, hastā, disco se exercere (v. Jünglingen), Plaut.: cursu vincere alqm, Ov.: studere optatam cursu contingere metam, Hor. – im Bilde, der Lauf, das Rennen, Ringen nach dem Ziele, bes. nach dem Ziele der Ehre, Laufbahn, Karriere,illa iactatio cursusque popularis, jenes unruhige Treiben (Drängen) u. Rennen nach der Volksgunst, Cic.: non habet satis magnum campum ille tibi non ignotus cursus animi (meine dir wohlbekannte entschiedene Geistesrichtung), Cic.: honorum tuorum cursus cui suspectus umquam fuit? Cic.: cum numquam sit aut illius a me cursus impeditus aut ab illo meus, Cic.: iam pridem esse in cursu (Ggstz. stadium ingredi), Cic.: in eodem cursu fuisse a Sulla dictatore ad eosdem fere consules, dieselbe Laufbahn gemacht haben vom D. S. anbis zu usw., Cic.: vides in quo cursu simus, in welchem Rennen (nach den höchsten Würden) ich begriffen bin, Cic.: transcurrere cursum suum, rasch, ohne Aufenthalt zu machen, wie mit einem Sprunge seine L. durcheilen (durchmachen), Cic.
b) der Lauf als in bestimmter Richtung unternommener Weg, die Route, der Kurs, der Marsch, die Reise, die Fahrt, bes. zur See, cursus navigationum tuarum, die Routen deiner Fahrten, Cic.: c. diei totius, Mela: insidiosus rector cursus (v. einem Steuermann), Val. Max. – c. brevis, Curt.: c. maritimus, Cic.: c. prosper, Plin.: c. rectus, Plin. ep.: secundus, Caes.: longi non falsa pericula cursus (Fahrt durch die Luft, Flug), Ov.: unde (ab ora Italiae) in Epirum brevis cursus est, Curt.: in hoc medio cursu est insula, quae appellatur Mona, Caes.: in medio Achaico cursu (mitten auf meiner Fahrt nach A.) te vidi Veliae, Cic.: mihi cursus in Graeciam per tuam provinciam est, Cic.: huc rectus ex Africa c. est, direkte Fahrt, Liv.: quo cursus navibus tutus ex Africa esset, Liv. – commutare cursum (Ggstz. tenere cursum, s. unten), Cic.: imprudentiā aut tempestate paulum suo cursu decedere (abweichen), Caes.: im Bilde, quem neque periculi tempestas neque honoris aura potuit umquam de suo cursu aut spe aut metu demovere, kein Sturm der Gefahr, kein lockender Hauch der Ehre von seiner Bahn abbringen, Cic.: c. dirigere, m. Ang. wohin? durch Advv. od. durch Praepp. od. durch bl. Acc. loc., zB. alio (anderswohin), Val. Max.: eo (dahin), Liv.: quo tendo, Nep.: in Africam, Vell.: ad litora Apolloniatium, Caes.: ad Antiochum, Iustin.: Gades (nach G.), Iustin.: cuius classis cursum esse directum columbae antecendentis volatu, Vell.: ad nocturnos ignes cursum dirigere, Suet.: cursum dirigere per auras in lucos (v. Fluge der Tauben), Verg. – cursum exspectare, günstige Fahrt (auch im Bilde), Cic.: cursum secundum habere (v. Schiffen), Caes.: repentina tranquillitas intermittit cursum, Petron.: impedire alcis cursum (v. Winden), Mela: petere alium cursum, eine andere Route, einen andern Kurs nehmen (v. Reisenden zur See), Cic.: unde et quo tenderent cursum, Liv. – cursum tenere, Kurs halten (= den rechten, geraden Weg verfolgen), u. cursum non tenere od. tenere non posse, den Kurs nicht halten od. nicht halten können, v. Seefahrern u. Schiffen, Caes. u.a. (vgl. Schneider Caes. b. G. 4, 26, 4): u. so secundis ventis od. secundissimo vento cursum tenere, Cic.: cursum non tenere et longius deferri, Caes.: rectum cursum, recta gubernacula in periculum tenere, Plin. ep.: im Bilde, e quibus quoniam tamquam e scopulosis cotibus enavigavit oratio, reliquae disputationis cursum teneamus, in der übrigen Erörterung den geraden Lauf halten (unser vulg. »bei der Stange bleiben«), Cic.: ut te ad istum cursum tenendum, quem a prima aetate suscepisti, cohortentur, die Lebensbahn, Cic.: Polycratis felicitas semper plenis velis prosperum cursum tenuit, Val. Max. – im Bilde, der Weg, der Verlauf, die Bahn des Lebens, totus vitae cursus, Hieron.: reliquus vitae cursus, Cic.: vitae brevis est cursus, gloriae sempiternus, Cic.: aliquod certum genus cursusque vivendi, Cic. (vgl. auch oben demovere de cursu u. tenere cursum): omnem vitae suae cursum in labore corporis atque in animi contentione conficere, Cic.: medium agens cursum aetatis (im mittleren Lebensalter) placidā morte decessit, Amm. 23, 6, 4. – u. der Verlauf, Gang der Begebenheiten u. Zeiten, perspicis qui cursus rerum, qui exitus futurus sit, Cic.: di eodem cursu, quo fluxere adhuc res, ire patiantur, denselben Fortgang nehmen, Curt.: ea natura rerum est et is temporum cursus, ut non possit ista aut tibi aut ceteris fortuna esse diuturna, Cic.: cursum irrevocabilem ingressa ex destinato fluunt, was einmal seinen unveränderlichen Gang genommen hat, verläuft nach Vorherbestimmung, Sen.: inveniendum tandem Britanniae terminum continuo proeliorum cursu, durch eine fortlaufende Reihe von Schlachten, Tac.: temporum vices, volumina saeculorum, cursus annorum, Augustin. serm. 29, 1.
c) der Lauf der Flüssigkeiten, α) des Wassers, der Gewässer, c. aquae, Plin. ep.: in hac (terra) cursus amnium non torrentes rapidique, sed lenes et vineis campisque irrigui, Iustin.: ex Oceano amnium fontiumuue cursus initium capiunt, Quint.: spatio alvei segnis cursus (fluminis) est, Curt.: vehementior fluminum cursus est prono alveo, Quint.: quosdam exaruisse amnes aut in alium cursum contortos et deflexos videmus, Cic.: si lacus emissus lapsu et cursu suo ad mare profluxisset, Cic.: nec adire poterat ad iusti cursum amnis, Liv.: licet prospicere maris novos cursus, Sen.: Ggstz., maris cursus alterni et recursus, wechselnde Ebbe u. Flut, Sen. ad Helv. 20, 2. – β) (als mediz. t. t.) die Flüssigkeiten des Körpers, c. materiae, Cels.: c. pituitae (Schleimfluß) acer, acerrimus, c. pituitae tenuis, Cels.: leves pituitae cursus, sed assidui, Cels. – c. menstrui, Plin.: c. sanguinis ex naribus, Cels.: ne in inferiores partes factus cursus pedes repleret, Cels.
d) der Lauf, Umlauf der Himmelskörper, Weltkörper, c. solis, lunae, siderum, stellarum, Cic. u.a.: c. Veneris, Mercurii, Cic.: siderum modus cursusque stellarum (Plur.), Val. Max. – solis cursus annalis, Varro: annui cursus solis, Cic.: stellarum perennes cursus, Cic.: perpetui cursus conversionesque caelestes, Cic.: stellarum cursus sempiterni, Cic.: summus ille caeli stellifer cursus, Cic.: hic lunaris atque infimus c., Cic.: novem lunae cursus, Cic.: illi octo cursus, Cic.: properantis mundi volubilis c., Sen.: solis exortus, cursus, occasus nemo admiratur, Cornif. rhet.: cursus annuos conficere (v. der Sonne), Cic.: cursum suum anno od. XXX fere annis conficere (v. einem Planeten), Cic.: nullum umquam cursus sui vestigium inflectere (v. den Fixsternen), Cic. – annum ad cursum solis accommodare, Suet.: ad cursus lunae in duodecim menses describere annum, Liv.: ad siderum cursum iter dirigere, Curt. – siderum cursus numerosque cognoscere, Quint.: siderum certos constitutosque cursus numeris docere, Quint.: lunae cursu notare tempora, Curt.
e) der Lauf anderer lebl. Ggstde. nach einer bestimmten Richtung, sowohl in der Bewegung als in der Lage, hic per omnes sonos vocis cursus, das Auf-u. Absteigen durch alle Töne, Cic. de or. 3, 227. – cursus hic et sonus rotundae volubilisque sententiae, Gell. 11, 13, 4. – communia his (larici et abieti) pinoque, ut quadripertitos venarum cursus (Aderngänge) bifidosve habeant vel omnino simplices, Plin. 16, 195.
II) meton., cursus publicus, der öffentliche, vom Staate eingerichtete Postenlauf, die stationsweise verteilten Posten, Fahrposten, zur Beförderung von Staatsangelegenheiten u. Staatspersonen, praepositus cursus publici, Oberpostmeister, Inscr.: animalia cursus publici, Inscr. u. Cod. Theod.: publici cursus usu permisso, Amm.: vectus mutatione celeri cursus publici, Amm. – dass. c. vehicularius, Capitol. Antonin. Pius 12, 3, od. c. vehicularis, Arcad. dig. 50, 4, 18. § 4. – c. fiscalis (dem Fiskus obliegender), Spart. Hadr. 7, 5. – Vgl. E. Hudemann Geschichte des röm. Postwesens während der Kaiserzeit. Berlin. 1875.
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anlegen, I) v. tr.: 1) etwas nahe bringen, etwas an etwas legen: a) übh.: apponere. – admovere (hinbewegen). – applicare (anschließend, d. i. nähernd an etwas heranbringen); alle drei alqd alci rei od. ad alqd (z. B. scalas moenibus). – aptare, accommodare alci rei od. ad alqd (anpassen, anmachen, z. B. apt. sibi pennas: u. acc. insignia). – inicere alci od. alci rei (umwerfen, umtun). – induere (anziehen, z. B. arma, loricam, tunicam). – ein Kleid a., vestem induere (anziehen, Ggstz. exuere); (veste) se amicire (umlegen, umwerfen, z. B. einen Mantel, die Toga etc., Ggstz. deponere): ein Trauerkleid a., vestem mutare: einen Hund (an die Kette) a., canem catenā continere: Holz a. (verst. an das Feuer), materiam igni praebere; alimentum igni dare; flammam materiā alere: Feuer a., s. Feuer: das Gewehr auf jmd. a., telo petere alqm: Hand a., s. Hand: das Schiff (ans Land) a., applicare navem ad terram (vgl. »landen«). – 2) zu einem gewissen Gebrauche bestimmen, verwenden: collocare in alqa re. – Geld bei jmd. a., pecuniam collocare apud alqm (übh. unterbringen, auch auf Zinsen); pecuniam occupare apud alqm mit u. ohne fenore (auf Zinsen geben): Geld auf etwas a., pecuniam collocare od. occupare in alqa re: seine Fonds in jener Provinz a., suas copias in illam provinciam conferre. – 3) vorrichten, errichten: instituere (einrichten, ins Werk setzen, z. B. bibliothecam, officinam vasorum Syracusis: u. pontem, fossam, munitionem). – instruere (in Angriff nehmen, vorrichten, z. B. muros, aggerem: u. metalla nova). – construere (zusammenschichtend erbauen [Ggstz. destruere], z. B. aedificium, aggerem, viam). – exstruere (in die Höhe schichtend erbauen, z. B. aggerem, theatrum: u. aedificium in alieno). – facere (machen, z. B. portum: u. pontem in flumine). – aedificare (erbauen, z. B. carcerem: u. muros: u. porticum: u. hortos: u. piscinam: u. domum, villam: u. vicum). – condere (zusammentun = erbauen, gründen, z. B. oppidum, urbem, Romam). – conficere (anfertigen, z. B. ein Einnahme- und Ausgabebuch. tabulas). – disponere (hier u. da, in Zwischenräumen aufstellen, z. B. tabernas deversorias per litora et ripas: dann übtr., etwas in seinen Teilen aufstellen, anordnen, z. B. tragoediam, carmen, orationem). – ein Bühnenstück a., tragoediam disponere; partes fabulae describere: ein Bildnis a., delineare imaginem (z. B. mit Kohle, carbone). – 4) es auf etw. anl., d. i. [131] damit umgeben: id agere od. id moliri ob. id spectare mit folg. ut u. Konj. – es ist auf jmd. angelegt, petitur alqs. – 5) verabreden, z. B. das ist ein angelegter Plan, hoc composito factum est. – II) v. intr. v. Schiffen, s. landen.
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werfen, I) v. tr.: 1) im allg.: iacĕre. – iactare (wiederholt od. beständig werfen). – mittere (aus der Hand lassen, fahren lassen, abschicken, absenden). – iaculari (mit der Hand schwingend u. gewaltsam werfen, schleudern). – excutere (fortschleudern, abschleudern, z.B. fundā lapides). – conicere (hinwerfen; auch = wohin bringen etc., z.B. Soldaten in einen Ort, milites in locum: jmd. in Fesseln, alqm in vincula). – affligere od. al lidere, an etw., alci rei od. ad alqd (anschlagen, z.B. vasa parieti affl.: u. navem affl. od. all. ad scopulos). – eicere, an etwas, in alqd (herauswerfen, z.B. in desertum litus). – inicere, in etw., alci rei oder in alqd (hineinwerfen). – mit dem Speere oder Wurfspieß w. (absol.), hastā vel pilo iacĕre. – etwas nach jmd. w., jmd. mit etwas w., petere alqm alqā re (z.B. alqm malo): an die Küste geworfen werden (vom Sturme), impingi litori: Erde auf jmd. (der tot ist) w., terram alci inicere: jmdm. ein Auge aus dem Kopfe w., alci oculum ictu excutere: jmdm. etwas an den Kopf w., in caput alcis alqd mittere od. iaculari: jmdm. etw. ins Gesicht w., alqd in faciem alcis mittere; mittere alqd in os alcis adversum (gerade vorn ins Gesicht): etwas aus dem Fenster w., alqd per fenestram mittere od. (hinabwärts) demittere (ICt.): aus dem Hause w., s. Haus: etw. in den Ofen w., mittere od. dimittere alqd in furnum (z.B. scripta sua): etw. ins Feuer w., alqd mittere in ignem; alqd inicere flammis (z.B. opus): das Geld in das Meer w. lassen, pecuniam in mare iubere mergi: Geld unter die Leute w., nummos spargere populo oder in plebem: den Man tel um sich [2681] w., pallium circumicere: die Kleider von sich w., vestimenta abicere, proicere: vom Wagen geworfen werden, curru excuti: kopfüber vom Pferde geworfen werden, per caput equi effundi. – die Augen, die Blicke auf jmd. w., oculos conicere in alqm; oculos adicere ad alqm; seine Augen auf die Erbschaft w., oculum adicere hereditati: sein Auge auf ein Mädchen w., animum adicere ad virginem (sie begehrend): seine Augen begierig auf etw. w., cupiditatis oculos adicere ad alqd: wohin man nicht einmal einen zufälligen Blick werfen darf, quo ne imprudentiam quidem oculorum adici fas est: nach allen Seiten hin die Blicke w., circumferre oculos. – jmd. od. sich zu Boden (auf die Erde) w., s. niederwerfen. – 2) insbes.: a) mit Würfeln werfen, iacĕre (z.B. Venerem). – mittere (z.B. canem aut senionem). – öfter w., saepius iactare: sooft er werfen wollte, quotiens missurus erat. – b) von sich geben: mittere (z.B. luna mittit lucem in terram). – c) = gebären, w. s. – d) als milit. t. t.: α) zur Flucht veranlassen: avertere (z.B. primo impetu hostem: u. equitatum). – β) wohin versetzen; z.B. ein Korps in einen Gebirgspaß w., saltum praesidio firmare. – e) mit etwas um sich werfen, bildl.: iactare alqd (mit etw. prahlen). – ebullire alqd (den Mund mit etwas voll nehmen, z.B. mit Redensarten von Tugend und Weisheit, virtutes et sapientias). – II) v. refl.: a) plötzlich, z.B. sich auf etwas od. jmd. werfen, se conicere in alqd od. alqm (fliehend sich auf etwas werfen). – inferri in alqd (auf etwas hingeführt werden, z.B. in dextram alam primo impetu vis hostium ingens illata est). – impressionem facere in alqd (auf etwas eindringen, z.B. in hostes: und in sinistrum cornu). – invadere alqm (eindringen auf jmd., plötzlich und gewaltsam über jmd. herfallen, auch von Krankheiten). – incumbere in alqd (sich auf etw. legen, von Übeln, Krankheiten, z.B. in aliquam partem malum incumbit). – permanare in alqd (in etwas eindringen, v. Krankheiten, z.B. malum permanat in venas). – traici in alqd (übergehen auf etwas, von Schmerzen, z.B. dolor capitis traicitur in cor). – arripere alqd (ein Studium mit aller Macht ergreifen, z.B. studium litterarum: u. avide Graecas litteras; vgl. sich legen no. a, β [S. 1570]). – sie werfen sich auf einen Punkt (v. Soldaten), in unum locum se omnes inclinant. – sich aus etw. werfen, se eicere ex etc. (z.B. aus der Stadt, ex urbe). – sich in einen Ort werfen, se conferre in alqm locum (sich in einen Ort begeben, z.B. in oppidum). – se conicere in alqm locum (sich plötzlich dahin wenden, z.B. in ultimam provinciam). – confugere in alqm locum (sich flüchten in etc.). – raptim intrare alqm locum (rasch in einen Ort treten). – b) krumm werden, vom Holz etc.: pandari (sich aufwärts biegen). – torqueri. se torquere (sich in Windungen krümmen). – was sich geworfen hat, pandus.
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circum-eo u. circu-eo, īvī u. gew. iī, circumitum u. circuitum, īre (nach den besten Grammatikern circumeo geschrieben u. circueo gesprochen, in den besten Handschrn. bald circumeo, bald circueo, s. Spengel Ter. Andr. 202. Oudend. Frontin. strat. 2, 3, 3. p. 199 sq. Jordan Cic. Caecin. 94. p. 280. Schneider Caes. b. G. 5, 2. § 2), herum-, umhergehen, umgehen, I) rings um etw. herumgehen, etw. rings umgehen, absol. od. m. Ang. um was? was? durch Acc., A) im allg.: 1) im Kreise: a) v. Pers.: flagrantes aras, Ov.: hostium castra, rings umreiten, Caes.: tantum agri quantum arando uno die circumire posset, rings umpflügen (vgl. circumaro), Sen. – b) v. Lebl., herumgehen, -laufen, sich herumziehen, ut circuit sol, Plin. ep.: utrum mundus terrā stante circumeat, an mundo stante terra vertatur, Sen.: hieme fascia saepius circumire debet, die Tour machen, Cels. – 2) im Bogen: a) übh., absol., schwenken, Curt. 3, 2 (5), 14. – m. Acc., metam ferventi rotā, umfahren, Ov. art. am. 3, 396. – b) insbes., im Bogen um etw. sich herumziehen = um etw. einen Umweg nehmen, etw. umgehen, absol., si rectum limitem rupti torrentibus pontes incīderint, circumire cogemur, Quint. 2, 13, 16. – m. Acc., locum insidiarum, Curt.: saltum, Curt.: brevi spatio eluvies circumiri poterat, Curt. – übtr.: α) einen Begriff umschreiben, res plurimae carent————appellationibus, ut eas necesse sit transferre aut circumire, Quint. 12, 10, 34. – β) etw. in der Rede umgehen, Vespasiani nomen suspensi et vitabundi circumibant, Tac. hist. 3, 37. – γ) jmd. hintergehen = täuschen, facinus indignum, sic circumiri! Ter.: puerum tunc arte dolosā circuit, Mart.B) prägn., im Kreise od. im Bogen herumgehend einen Ggstd. umgeben, a) übh., umgeben = einschließen, einfassen u. dgl., α) v. dem, was das Umgebende bildet, selbst, absol., quae circumibit linea, eiusdem spatii erit, cuius ea, quae centum continet, Quint. 1, 10, 44. – m. Acc., hoc (regium capitis insigne) caerulea fascia albo distincta circumibat, Curt.: cuius non hederae circuiere caput, Prop.: hippodromus platanis circumitur, Plin. ep. – β) v. der Pers.: extremas oleis pacalibus oras (v. der webenden Pallas), Ov. met. 6, 101. – b) insbes., als milit. t. t., umringen, rings einschließen, umzingeln, umflügeln, oppidi moenia (v. einer Flotte), Curt.: sinistrum cornu, Caes.: ad ordines suos se recipientes circuibant, Caes. – aciem a latere aperto, Caes.: hostem a fronte et a tergo, Curt. – im Passiv, timentes, ne circuirentur, Frontin.: circuiri ab hostibus, Nep., ab hoste, Frontin.: circumiri multitudine, Nep.: u. im Bilde, circumiri totius belli fluctibus, Cic.————Runde machen, m. Ang. bei (an usw.) wem? durch Acc.: a) übh., absol., quare circumirent, sollten sie (bei ihren Truppen) umhergehen, Nep. Eum. 9, 2: ipse equo circumiens (in den Reihen umherreitend) unum quemque nominans appellat, Sall. Cat. 59, 5. – mit Acc., omnes fores aedificii, Nep.: tentoria, Auson.: Graeciam, in Gr. umherreisen, Liv.: urbem, Liv.: plebem, Liv.: u. mit näherer Ang. wie? zB. rex agmen circuibat pedes (zu Fuß), Curt. 7, 3 (13), 17. – m. Ang. zu welchem Zweck? cui orbem terrarum circumire (auf der ganzen Welt herumzureisen) non erit longum meā causā, Plin. ep. 7, 16, 4. – b) als Besucher, Besichtiger, besuchen, bereisen, besichtigen, m. Acc., saucios, der Reihe nach besuchen, Tac.: praedia, bereisen, Cic.: oram maris, bereisen, besichtigen, Cic.: provinciam, Liv.: Marcio et Atilio Epirus, Aetolia et Thessalia circumeundae assignantur, Liv.: c. vigilias (milit. t. t.), die Runde machen, Sall. u. Liv. (s. Fabri Liv. 21, 1, 8). – m. Ang. zu welchem Zweck? durch ad m. Akk. Gerund., quod haud ignarus erat circumitam ab Romanis eam (Hispaniam) legatis ad sollicitandos principum animos, Liv. 21, 22, 1. – c) als Bittsteller, Ermunterer, absol., circumire ibi (auf dem Forum) et prensare homines coepit, et non orare solum precariam opem sed pro debita petere, Liv. – m. Acc., senatum circumirent, senatui supplicarent, Plin. pan.: c. senatum cum veste sordida,————Liv.: c. ordines et hortari, Caes. – mit Ang. des Zweckes durch ut m. Konj., c. veteranos, ut acta Caesaris sancirent, Cic. ad Att. 14, 21, 2. – ⇒ Parag. Infin. Praes. Pass. circumirier, Plaut. Curc. 451: Fut. Pass. circuietur, Vulg. Amos 3, 11. – In der Vulgärspr. Fut. Akt. circumiet, Itala Isai. 28, 27.Ausführliches Lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch > circumeo
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