security is at hand

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portus, ūs ( gen. sing. porti, Turp. ap. Non. 491, 20: dat. plur. portibus, Liv. 27, 30, 7 et saep.; a better form than portubus), m. [por, whence porto, portitor].—Prop., an entrance; hence,

A harbor, haven, port: Lunai portus, Enn. ap. Pers. 6, 9 (Ann. v. 16 Vahl.):

portus Caietae,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 33; id. Rep. 3, 31, 43; cf.:

in Graeciae portus,

id. ib. 1, 3, 5:

e portu solvere,

to sail out of port, id. Mur. 2, 4; so,

e portu proficisci,

Caes. B. G. 3, 14:

ex portu exire,

id. B. C. 2, 4:

ex portu naves educere,

id. ib. 1, 57;

2, 22: portum linquere,

Verg. A. 3, 289:

petere,

to sail into, to enter, Cic. Planc. 39, 94; Verg. A. 1, 194:

capere,

Caes. B. G. 4, 36:

occupare,

Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 32:

in portum venire,

to enter the port, Cic. Sen. 19, 71; so,

in portum ex alto invehi,

id. Mur. 2, 4:

in portum deferri,

Auct. Her. 1, 11, 19:

in portum pervenire,

Caes. B. G. 4, 22:

in portum se recipere,

id. B. C. 2, 22:

in portum navim cogere (al. conicere),

Cic. Inv. 2, 32, 98:

in portum penetrare,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 37, § 96:

portum tenere,

to reach a port, id. Fam. 1, 9, 21:

in portum voluntatis deduci,

Vulg. Psa. 106, 30:

in portu operam dare,

to be an officer of the customs, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 70, § 171; 2, 2, 72, § 176.—With reference to the import-duty to be paid in ports:

ex portu vectigal conservare,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 6, 15; id. Verr. 2, 2, 70, § 171. —Prov.:

in portu navigare,

i. e. to be in safety, out of all danger, Ter. And. 3, 1, 22; so,

in portu esse,

Cic. Fam. 9, 6, 4.—

Poet., transf., the mouth of a river, where it empties into the sea, Ov. H. 14, 107; id. Am. 2, 13, 10.—

Trop., as also the Greek limên, and our haven, a place of refuge, an asylum, retreat (class.; a favorite trope of Cicero): portus corporis, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 107 (Trag. v. 415 Vahl.):

tamquam portum aliquem exspecto illam solitudinem,

Cic. de Or. 1, 60, 255;

so with tamquam,

id. Brut. 2, 8:

se in philosophiae portum conferre,

id. Fam. 7, 30, 2:

regum, populorum, nationum portus erat et refugium senatus,

id. Off. 2, 8, 26:

exsilium non supplicium est, sed perfugium portusque supplicii,

id. Caecin. 34, 100; id. Tusc. 1, 49, 118:

hic portus, haec arx, haec ara sociorum,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 48, § 126; so,

nam mihi parta quies, omnisque in limine portus,

i. e. security is at hand, Verg. A. 7, 598:

venias portus et ara tuis,

Ov. H. 1, 110:

vos eritis nostrae portus et ara fugae,

id. P. 2, 8, 68. —

In the oldest Latinity, a house (as a place which one enters):

portum in XII. pro domo positum omnes fere consentiunt,

Fest. p. 233 Müll.—

A warehouse:

portus appellatus est conclusus locus, quo importantur merces et inde exportantur,

Dig. 50, 16, 59:

Licini,

Cassiod. Var. 1, 25.

praes, praedis, m. [prae and vas, vadis], a surety, bondsman (in money matters; whereas vas denotes a surety in general; class.; cf.: sponsor, vindex).

Lit.:

praedia dicta, item ut praedes, a praestando: quod ea pignore data publice mancupis fidem praestent,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 40 Müll.:

praes, qui a magistratu interrogatus, in publicum ut praes siet, a quo et cum respondet, dicit praes,

id. ib. 6, § 74; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 223 Müll.:

manceps dicitur qui quid a populo emit conducitve: qui idem praes dicitur, quia tam debet, praestare populo quod promisit, quam is, qui pro eo praes factus, Fest. s. v. manceps, p. 151 Müll.: praedes dicuntur satisdatores locupletes pro re, de quā apud judicem lis est, ne interea, qui tenet, diffidens causae, possessionem deteriorem faciat, tecta dissipet, excidat arbores et culta deserat,

Ascon. Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 115:

praedes pecuniae publicae accipere,

id. Fam. 2, 17, 4:

praedem esse pro aliquo,

id. Att. 12, 52, 1:

praedes dare,

id. Rab. Post. 4, 8:

praedem fieri,

id. Att. 13, 3, 1:

per praedem agere,

id. ib. 9, 9, 4:

praedes tenentur,

id. Fam. 5, 20, 3: cavere populo praedibus ae praediis, an old formula, signifying to procure security to the people by bondsmen and their property, id. Verr. 2, 1, 54, § 142:

quis subit in poenam capitali judicio? vas. Quid, si lis fuerit nummaria? quis dabitur? praes,

Aus. Idyll. 12:

praedesque eo nomine praetori dabuntur,

Gai. Inst. 4, 13:

jubebat praedes adversario dare litis,

id. ib. 4, 16.—

Transf., the property of sureties:

praedes vendere,

Cic. Phil. 2, 31, 78.—

Trop.:

cum sex libris, tamquam praedibus, me ipsum obstrinxerim,

Cic. Att. 6, 1, 8.

praes, adv. [prae], at hand, now (ante-class.):

ibi tibi parata praes est,

Plaut. Pers. 2, 4, 17.

sē-cūrus, a, um, adj. [se = sine and cura], i. q. non or nibil curans, free from care, careless, unconcerned, untroubled, fearless, quiet, easy, composed.

Lit.

In a good sense (class.; cf. tutus); constr. absol., with de, ab, gen., or a rel.-clause:

ut, meis ab tergo tutis, securus bellum Nabidi inferam,

Liv. 31, 25:

securus solutusque,

id. 25, 39;

(with otiosus),

Quint. 5, 13, 59:

securus Hermippus Temnum proficiscitur,

Cic. Fl. 20, 46:

sine militis usu Mollia securae peragebant otia gentes,

Ov. M. 1, 100; 11, 423; 12, 129:

non secura quidem, fausto tamen omine laeta Mater abit templo,

id. ib. 9, 784; cf.:

a non securo Eumene,

Liv. 45, 19:

Ceres natā secura receptā,

easy now that she had found, Ov. M. 5, 572; cf. Tib. 1, 1, 77 (v. infra, b.):

de linguā Latinā securi es animi,

Cic. Att. 12, 52 fin.:

de bello Romano,

Liv. 36, 41:

de facilitate credentis,

Tac. A. 16, 2: securos vos ab hac parte reddemus, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 8; Curt. 9, 6, 24; so,

ab hac parte,

Suet. Tib. 11.— Comp.:

securior ab Samnitibus,

Liv. 9, 22:

Romani securi pro salute de gloriā certabant,

Tac. Agr. 26:

aut pro vobis sollicitior, aut pro me securior,

id. H. 4, 58.— With gen. ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

ne sis secura futuri,

Ov. M. 6, 137; so, suis ( gen. of sus), id. ib. 7, 435:

extremi sepulcri,

Stat. Th. 12, 781:

pelagi atque mei,

unconcerned about, Verg. A. 7, 304:

amorum germanae,

id. ib. 1, 350;

10, 326: poenae,

Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 17:

tam parvae observationis (Cicero),

Quint. 8, 3, 51:

odii,

Tac. Agr. 43:

potentiae,

id. A. 3, 28:

nec securam incrementi sui patiebatur esse Italiam,

Vell. 2, 109, 4:

qui (motus) Campaniam numquam securam hujus mali...vastavit,

Sen. Q. N. 6, 1, 2:

quem (rogum) uxoria pietas mortis secura conscendit,

Val. Max. 2, 6, ext. 14:

his persuadet, ut securo fugae suae Eumeni superveniant,

Just. 13, 8, 5:

periculi,

Curt. 5, 10, 15:

discurrunt securi casus ejus, qui supervenit ignaris,

id. 9, 9, 8 (v. infra, b.). —With rel.-clause:

gestit nummum in loculos demittere, post hoc Securus, cadat an recto stet fabula talo,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 176; id. S. 2, 4, 50 (opp. laboret); id. C. 1, 26, 6.— With ne and subj.:

ne quis etiam errore labatur vestrum quoque, non sum securus,

Liv. 39, 16, 6.—

Of inanim. things.

Free from care, untroubled, tranquil, serene, cheerful, bright ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

deos securum agere aevum,

Lucr. 5, 82; 6, 58; Hor. S. 1, 5, 101:

quies (leti),

Lucr. 3, 211; 3, 939:

otia,

Verg. G. 3, 376:

dies,

Tib. 3, 4, 54:

merum,

id. 2, 1, 46:

mensa,

id. 3, 6, 30:

convivia,

Sen. Clem. 1, 26:

artus (Herculis),

Ov. M. 9, 240:

gaudia nato recepto,

id. ib. 7, 455:

summa malorum,

careless, id. ib. 14, 490:

olus,

i.e. of the careless idler, Hor. S. 2, 7, 30 et saep.; Quint. 10, 5, 8:

causae,

id. 11, 3, 151:

vox securae claritatis,

id. 11, 3, 64:

tempus securius,

more free from care, id. 12, 1, 20; cf.:

securior materia,

Tac. H. 1, 1 et saep.:

securos ab eo metu somnos,

Plin. 28, 9, 42, § 149. —With gen.:

vota secura repulsae,

safe against, Ov. M. 12, 199.—

Poet., that frees from care or anxiety:

latices,

Verg. A. 6, 715 (securos ab effectu, Serv. ad l. l.).—

In a bad sense, careless, reckless, heedless, negligent (post-Aug. and very rare):

reus,

Quint. 6, 1, 14; cf. id. 4, 2, 55; 11, 3, 3.—Of abstract things: castrensis jurisdictio, easy, off-hand (shortly after, opp. gravis, intentus), Tac. Agr. 9:

luxus,

id. A. 3, 54.—

Transf., object., of a thing or place, free from danger, safe, secure (not till after the Aug. period, and rare for the class. tutus):

hostis levis et velox et repentinus, qui nullum usquam tempus, nullum locum quietum aut securum esse sineret,

Liv. 39, 1:

domus,

Plin. Pan. 62, 7:

Tripolim securissimam reddidit,

Spart. Sev. 18:

securiorem,

Tac. Or. 3:

quorum (hominum) ea natura est, ut secura velint,

safety, security, id. ib. 37 fin. —With gen.:

subitā inundatione Tiberis non modo jacentia et plana urbis loca sed secura ejusmodi casuum implevit,

secure from such accidents, Tac. H. 1, 86.— Adv., in two forms,

sē-cūrē.

(Acc. to I.) Carelessly, heedlessly, fearlessly, unconcernedly, quietly (not ante-Aug.):

lente ac secure aliquid ferre,

Suet. Ner. 40; Plin. Ep. 1, 4, 3 (with neglegenter); Vell. 2, 129, 3; Val. Max. 4, 7, 1 ext. al.— Comp., Sen. Ep. 18, 8.—

(Acc. to II.) Safely, securely, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 6.—

sēcūrĭter (late Lat.), Aug. in Joan. Ep. ad Parth. Tr. 10, 8.

sē-cūrus, a, um, adj. [se = sine and cura], i. q. non or nibil curans, free from care, careless, unconcerned, untroubled, fearless, quiet, easy, composed.

Lit.

In a good sense (class.; cf. tutus); constr. absol., with de, ab, gen., or a rel.-clause:

ut, meis ab tergo tutis, securus bellum Nabidi inferam,

Liv. 31, 25:

securus solutusque,

id. 25, 39;

(with otiosus),

Quint. 5, 13, 59:

securus Hermippus Temnum proficiscitur,

Cic. Fl. 20, 46:

sine militis usu Mollia securae peragebant otia gentes,

Ov. M. 1, 100; 11, 423; 12, 129:

non secura quidem, fausto tamen omine laeta Mater abit templo,

id. ib. 9, 784; cf.:

a non securo Eumene,

Liv. 45, 19:

Ceres natā secura receptā,

easy now that she had found, Ov. M. 5, 572; cf. Tib. 1, 1, 77 (v. infra, b.):

de linguā Latinā securi es animi,

Cic. Att. 12, 52 fin.:

de bello Romano,

Liv. 36, 41:

de facilitate credentis,

Tac. A. 16, 2: securos vos ab hac parte reddemus, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 8; Curt. 9, 6, 24; so,

ab hac parte,

Suet. Tib. 11.— Comp.:

securior ab Samnitibus,

Liv. 9, 22:

Romani securi pro salute de gloriā certabant,

Tac. Agr. 26:

aut pro vobis sollicitior, aut pro me securior,

id. H. 4, 58.— With gen. ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

ne sis secura futuri,

Ov. M. 6, 137; so, suis ( gen. of sus), id. ib. 7, 435:

extremi sepulcri,

Stat. Th. 12, 781:

pelagi atque mei,

unconcerned about, Verg. A. 7, 304:

amorum germanae,

id. ib. 1, 350;

10, 326: poenae,

Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 17:

tam parvae observationis (Cicero),

Quint. 8, 3, 51:

odii,

Tac. Agr. 43:

potentiae,

id. A. 3, 28:

nec securam incrementi sui patiebatur esse Italiam,

Vell. 2, 109, 4:

qui (motus) Campaniam numquam securam hujus mali...vastavit,

Sen. Q. N. 6, 1, 2:

quem (rogum) uxoria pietas mortis secura conscendit,

Val. Max. 2, 6, ext. 14:

his persuadet, ut securo fugae suae Eumeni superveniant,

Just. 13, 8, 5:

periculi,

Curt. 5, 10, 15:

discurrunt securi casus ejus, qui supervenit ignaris,

id. 9, 9, 8 (v. infra, b.). —With rel.-clause:

gestit nummum in loculos demittere, post hoc Securus, cadat an recto stet fabula talo,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 176; id. S. 2, 4, 50 (opp. laboret); id. C. 1, 26, 6.— With ne and subj.:

ne quis etiam errore labatur vestrum quoque, non sum securus,

Liv. 39, 16, 6.—

Of inanim. things.

Free from care, untroubled, tranquil, serene, cheerful, bright ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

deos securum agere aevum,

Lucr. 5, 82; 6, 58; Hor. S. 1, 5, 101:

quies (leti),

Lucr. 3, 211; 3, 939:

otia,

Verg. G. 3, 376:

dies,

Tib. 3, 4, 54:

merum,

id. 2, 1, 46:

mensa,

id. 3, 6, 30:

convivia,

Sen. Clem. 1, 26:

artus (Herculis),

Ov. M. 9, 240:

gaudia nato recepto,

id. ib. 7, 455:

summa malorum,

careless, id. ib. 14, 490:

olus,

i.e. of the careless idler, Hor. S. 2, 7, 30 et saep.; Quint. 10, 5, 8:

causae,

id. 11, 3, 151:

vox securae claritatis,

id. 11, 3, 64:

tempus securius,

more free from care, id. 12, 1, 20; cf.:

securior materia,

Tac. H. 1, 1 et saep.:

securos ab eo metu somnos,

Plin. 28, 9, 42, § 149. —With gen.:

vota secura repulsae,

safe against, Ov. M. 12, 199.—

Poet., that frees from care or anxiety:

latices,

Verg. A. 6, 715 (securos ab effectu, Serv. ad l. l.).—

In a bad sense, careless, reckless, heedless, negligent (post-Aug. and very rare):

reus,

Quint. 6, 1, 14; cf. id. 4, 2, 55; 11, 3, 3.—Of abstract things: castrensis jurisdictio, easy, off-hand (shortly after, opp. gravis, intentus), Tac. Agr. 9:

luxus,

id. A. 3, 54.—

Transf., object., of a thing or place, free from danger, safe, secure (not till after the Aug. period, and rare for the class. tutus):

hostis levis et velox et repentinus, qui nullum usquam tempus, nullum locum quietum aut securum esse sineret,

Liv. 39, 1:

domus,

Plin. Pan. 62, 7:

Tripolim securissimam reddidit,

Spart. Sev. 18:

securiorem,

Tac. Or. 3:

quorum (hominum) ea natura est, ut secura velint,

safety, security, id. ib. 37 fin. —With gen.:

subitā inundatione Tiberis non modo jacentia et plana urbis loca sed secura ejusmodi casuum implevit,

secure from such accidents, Tac. H. 1, 86.— Adv., in two forms,

sē-cūrē.

(Acc. to I.) Carelessly, heedlessly, fearlessly, unconcernedly, quietly (not ante-Aug.):

lente ac secure aliquid ferre,

Suet. Ner. 40; Plin. Ep. 1, 4, 3 (with neglegenter); Vell. 2, 129, 3; Val. Max. 4, 7, 1 ext. al.— Comp., Sen. Ep. 18, 8.—

(Acc. to II.) Safely, securely, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 6.—

sēcūrĭter (late Lat.), Aug. in Joan. Ep. ad Parth. Tr. 10, 8.