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1 dicere
говорить, вообще а) высказывать, in Senatu sententiam dicere (1. 12 § 1 D. 1, 9. 1, 1 § 3 D. 1, 13. 1. 2 § 1 D. 50, 2);convicium dic. (1. 15 § 11 D. 47, 10);
convicti dictio (1. 11 § 7 eod.);
dic. testimonium, засвидетельствовать (1. 1 § 1. 1. 3 § 5. 1. 4. 5. 8. 16. 18. 21. § 1. 1. 25 D. 22, 5);
dictum, слово, приказ, dicto audiens (1. 19 pr. D. 21, 1. 1. 20 D. 44, 7);
b) утверждать, tractari potest - et recle dicetur (1. 3 D. 14, 5);
quaerebatur - dixi, dicendum est (1. 19 pr. D. 2, 1. 1. 2 D. 36, 1);
quaeris - dico (1. 28 D. 23, 4);
vulgo dicitur (1. 4 D. 14, 6);
solemus dicere;
dici solet (1. 7 § 5. 1. 10 § 2 D. 2, 14. 1. 32 D. 8, 3);
potest dici (1. 9 D. 2, 1. 1. 6 § 1. 1. 22 D. 3, 5); (1. 2 D. 2, 7. 1. 14 D. 2, 11. 1. 2 § 23 D. 47, 8);
c) утверждать перед судом, жаловаться (1. 1 § 2. 5. 10 D. 1, 12. 1. 3 § 6 D. 4, 4. 1. 7 pr. D. 5, 3. 1. 41 D. 10, 2);
dicere et probare (1. 25 D. 3, 3. 1. 67 D. 5, 1);
se liberum dicere;
se ex libertinitate ingenuum dic. = asserere s. 1 (1. 7 § 2 D. 5, 3. 1. 14 D. 22, 3);
inoff ciosum, falsum, irritum, ruptum dicere testamentum;
falsos codicillos esse dic. (1. 3. 6 pr. 1. 8 § 12. 14 D. 5, 2. 1. 5 § 1. 6 - 9. 1. 7. 15. D. 34, 9. 1. 6 § 1. 1. 19 pr. D. 38, 2);
dic. de inofficioso, falso testamento (1. 9 § 2 D. 4, 3. 1. 10 § 5 D. 37, 4. 1, 18 D. 48, 2);
d) приводить, dic. certam causam appellandi (1. 3 § 3 D. 49, 1), causam possessionis (1. 13 pr. D. 5, 3);
e) xoдатайствовать вместо кого, защищать = defendere s. c. напр. in foro causas dicere (1. 1. D. 1, 2);
ex vinculis causam dic. (1. 25 § 1 D. 29, 5);
dictio causae, защита дела (1. 1. C. 8, 5);
f) судить, постановлять, ius dicere (1. 2 § 23. 28 D. 1, 2. 1. 1. 10. 14. 18. 20 D. 2, 1. 1. 1 § 2 D. 2, 2. tit. D. 2, 3);
sententiam dic. (1. 1 § 1 D. 2. 12. 1. 32 § 1. 4. 7. seq. D. 4, 8. 1. 55. 57 D. 42, 1. 1. 9 § 11 D. 48, 19. 1. 1 § 7 D. 49, 4);
vindicias dic. secundum aliquem, sec. libertatem (1. 2 § 24 D. 1, 2): mulctam dic. (1. 6 § 9 D. 1, 18. 1. 32 § 12 D. 4, 8. 1. 2 D. 49, 3. 1. 131 § 1 D. 50, 16);
mulctae dicendae ius (1. 2 § 8 D. 5, 1);
poenam dic. sententia (1. 15 C. 9, 47);
g) в договоре или в завещании что-нб. постановлять, legem dic. (1. 5 D. 18, 3. 1. 126 D. 50, 16);
testamento legem dic. (1. 14 D. 28, 1. 1. 114 § 14 D. 30); (1. 22 pr. D. 32);
n lege dicere (1. 6 § 1. 1. 40 pr. § 1 D. 18, D; (1. 6 § 3 D. 8, 4); (1. 27 D. 19, 1. cf. 1. 40 § 5 D. 18, 1);
dic. conditionem (1. 6 § 2 eod.), modum (1. 2 pr. D. 19, 1); (1. 13 § 2 D. 8, 3. cf. 1. 22 D. 12, 1);
h) обещать, сказать, особ. а) при продаже - известные качества проданной вещи (1. 1 § 1 D. 21, 1. 1. 19 § 2 eod. cf. 1. 14 § 9. 1. 18 § 1. 2. 1. 19. 38 § 10. 1. 47 pr. 1. 52 eod. 1. 37 D. 4, 3);
b) при приданом, dos aut datur aut dicitur, aut promittitur (Ulp. VI, 1. 1. 4 C. Th 3, 13);
i) определять, называть: ex eo, inde dici (1. 31. 49. 59 D. 50, 16);
dici abusive, proprie, improprie (l. 15. 67 pr. 71 pr. 106. 130. 191 eod.);
k) понимать, употреблять, duobus, tribus, modis dici (1. 18. 188. pr. eod.).
Латинско-русский словарь к источникам римского права > dicere
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2 sententia
sententĭa, ae, f. [st1]1 [-] façon de penser, sentiment, avis, opinion, jugement. - manere in sententia, Sall.: persister dans son opinion. - quot homines, tot sententiae, Ter. Phorm.: autant d'hommes, autant d'avis. - decedere de sententia, Cic.: changer d'avis. - eorum sum sententiae qui... Liv.: je pense comme ceux qui... - in hac sum sententia, ut... Cic. Fam. 4: je suis d'avis que... - meā quidem sententiā: à mon sens, selon moi. - de sententiâ alicujus, Cic. Cael. 29: sur la foi de qqn. - ex animi mei sententia: d'après ce que je pense au fond de mon cœur, en mon âme et conscience (formule de serment). [st1]2 [-] projet, intention, détermination, résolution, vues, volonté, désir, voeu. - si tueri sententia est... Cic. Off. 3: si l'on veut défendre... - postquam ipsi sententia stetit... Liv.: quand il fut décidé à... - sic stat sententia, Ov. M. 1: c'est une résolution arrêtée. - ex sententia: à souhait (à mon gré, à ton gré...). [st1]3 [-] avis (émis dans une délibération), motion; vote, suffrage, décision, sentence, arrêt. - consilio, ratione, sententiā, Cic.: par la sagesse, par la raison, par de bons avis. - in meam sententiam, Cic. Att. 4: conformément à mon avis. - sententiâ Planci, Cic.: sur la proposition de Plancus. - sententiam dividere, Sen. Vit. Beat. 3, 2: scinder la motion (diviser la motion en deux parties). - exquirere sententias, Liv. 8: recueillir les voix. - sententiam dicere (ferre, dare): exposer son avis, voter. - pro sententia dixit ut... Tac.: il opina pour que... - pedibus ire in sententiam alicujus: se ranger à l'avis de qqn. - sententias in urnam conjicere: jeter les bulletins dans l'urne. - absolvi omnibus sententiis (paribus sententiis): être acquitté à l'unanimité des suffrages. - sententiam dicere (ferre), Cic.: porter un arrêt, rendre un jugement. - senatûs sententia: décision du sénat, sénatus-consulte. - sententia tristis, Cic. Tac.: sentence fatale, arrêt de mort. [st1]4 [-] sens, signification, le fond (par opposition à la forme, verba) - cujus praecepti tanta sententia est, Cic.: telle est la portée de ce précepte. - sententiam legis sequi, Cic.: s'attacher à l'esprit de la loi. - plures sententias accipi, Auct. Her. 4: avoir plusieurs acceptions. - verbis Graecis in hanc sententiam eum allocutus est, Tac.: il lui adressa en grec une phrase dont voici le sens. - earum (litterarum) sententia haec est, Sall.: voici quelle était le fond de cette lettre. - copia sententiarum atque verborum, Cic. Tusc. 2: la richesse du fond et de la forme. - apte, sine sententiis dicere, Cic.: parler avec élégance, mais sans idées. [st1]5 [-] pensée (formant un sens), idée exprimée, phrase, période. - ut sententia currat, Hor. S. 1, 10, 9: pour que la pensée marche rapidement. - de singulis sententiis breviter disputare, Cic. Phil. 13: commenter brièvement chacune des phrases (d'une lettre). - clausulae sententiarum, Quint. 9, 3, 45: fins de phrases. [st1]6 [-] pensée saillante, maxime, sentence, trait brillant. - honestae voluntates, sententiae, actiones, Cic.: beaux sentiments, belles pensées, belles actions. - creber in reperiendis sententiis, Cic.: riche en grandes pensées. - testis mearum sententiarum, Hor.: témoin des vérités que j'exprime. - selectae Epicuri sententiae, Cic.: maximes choisies d'Epicure. - sensus argutā sententiā effulget, Tac.: l'idée est mise en relief par un trait ingénieux. [st1]7 [-] développement d'une pensée, amplification oratoire.* * *sententĭa, ae, f. [st1]1 [-] façon de penser, sentiment, avis, opinion, jugement. - manere in sententia, Sall.: persister dans son opinion. - quot homines, tot sententiae, Ter. Phorm.: autant d'hommes, autant d'avis. - decedere de sententia, Cic.: changer d'avis. - eorum sum sententiae qui... Liv.: je pense comme ceux qui... - in hac sum sententia, ut... Cic. Fam. 4: je suis d'avis que... - meā quidem sententiā: à mon sens, selon moi. - de sententiâ alicujus, Cic. Cael. 29: sur la foi de qqn. - ex animi mei sententia: d'après ce que je pense au fond de mon cœur, en mon âme et conscience (formule de serment). [st1]2 [-] projet, intention, détermination, résolution, vues, volonté, désir, voeu. - si tueri sententia est... Cic. Off. 3: si l'on veut défendre... - postquam ipsi sententia stetit... Liv.: quand il fut décidé à... - sic stat sententia, Ov. M. 1: c'est une résolution arrêtée. - ex sententia: à souhait (à mon gré, à ton gré...). [st1]3 [-] avis (émis dans une délibération), motion; vote, suffrage, décision, sentence, arrêt. - consilio, ratione, sententiā, Cic.: par la sagesse, par la raison, par de bons avis. - in meam sententiam, Cic. Att. 4: conformément à mon avis. - sententiâ Planci, Cic.: sur la proposition de Plancus. - sententiam dividere, Sen. Vit. Beat. 3, 2: scinder la motion (diviser la motion en deux parties). - exquirere sententias, Liv. 8: recueillir les voix. - sententiam dicere (ferre, dare): exposer son avis, voter. - pro sententia dixit ut... Tac.: il opina pour que... - pedibus ire in sententiam alicujus: se ranger à l'avis de qqn. - sententias in urnam conjicere: jeter les bulletins dans l'urne. - absolvi omnibus sententiis (paribus sententiis): être acquitté à l'unanimité des suffrages. - sententiam dicere (ferre), Cic.: porter un arrêt, rendre un jugement. - senatûs sententia: décision du sénat, sénatus-consulte. - sententia tristis, Cic. Tac.: sentence fatale, arrêt de mort. [st1]4 [-] sens, signification, le fond (par opposition à la forme, verba) - cujus praecepti tanta sententia est, Cic.: telle est la portée de ce précepte. - sententiam legis sequi, Cic.: s'attacher à l'esprit de la loi. - plures sententias accipi, Auct. Her. 4: avoir plusieurs acceptions. - verbis Graecis in hanc sententiam eum allocutus est, Tac.: il lui adressa en grec une phrase dont voici le sens. - earum (litterarum) sententia haec est, Sall.: voici quelle était le fond de cette lettre. - copia sententiarum atque verborum, Cic. Tusc. 2: la richesse du fond et de la forme. - apte, sine sententiis dicere, Cic.: parler avec élégance, mais sans idées. [st1]5 [-] pensée (formant un sens), idée exprimée, phrase, période. - ut sententia currat, Hor. S. 1, 10, 9: pour que la pensée marche rapidement. - de singulis sententiis breviter disputare, Cic. Phil. 13: commenter brièvement chacune des phrases (d'une lettre). - clausulae sententiarum, Quint. 9, 3, 45: fins de phrases. [st1]6 [-] pensée saillante, maxime, sentence, trait brillant. - honestae voluntates, sententiae, actiones, Cic.: beaux sentiments, belles pensées, belles actions. - creber in reperiendis sententiis, Cic.: riche en grandes pensées. - testis mearum sententiarum, Hor.: témoin des vérités que j'exprime. - selectae Epicuri sententiae, Cic.: maximes choisies d'Epicure. - sensus argutā sententiā effulget, Tac.: l'idée est mise en relief par un trait ingénieux. [st1]7 [-] développement d'une pensée, amplification oratoire.* * *Sententia, sententiae. Opinion et advis. Ce que une personne sent en son coeur, Sa fantasie.\Haec mea sententia. Plaut. C'est mon advis.\Si honestatem tueri ac retinere sententia est. Cic. Si tu as proposé de, etc.\Quod ad rem mea sententia maxime pertinet. Cic. Selon ma fantasie et advis, A mon jugement.\Diuina futuri sententia. Horat. Qui devine les choses futures, et les predit.\Dubia est sententia nobis. Ouid. Je ne scay, Je suis en doubte.\Sancta sententia. Lucret. A laquelle il ne fault toucher pour la cuider invalider.\Nec mea iam mutata loco sententia cedit. Virgil. Ma fantasie et volunté ne change point, Je persiste en mon opinion.\Animo sententia constat. Virgil. Cela est deliberé et arresté en moymesme.\Decedere sententia. Tacit. Changer d'opinion.\Ex sententia alicuius dicere. Cic. Selon l'opinion d'aucun.\Pensata sententia. Sil. Pensee et examinee.\Ponere suam sententiam. Quintil. Mettre et coucher par escript son opinion.\Positus in multis sententiis. Plaut. Celuy de qui les uns parlent bien, les autres parlent mal.\Rogatus sententiam. Sallust. A qui on a demandé son opinion.\Scire sententiam alicuius. Terent. Son opinion et advis.\Sic stat sententia. Ouid. Je l'ay ainsi arresté et deliberé.\In ea sum sententia. Cic. Je suis de ceste opinion, Mon advis est tel.\Sic sententia est. Plautus. J'ay ainsi arresté en moymesme et deliberé.\Quae nunc animo sententia surgit? Virg. Quel advis te vient il en l'esprit?\Quae te sententia vertit? Virgil. Quelle chose t'a faict changer de propos et volunté?\- quianam sententia vobis Versa retro? Virg. Pourquoy avez vous changé d'advis et d'opinion?\Ex sententia nauigare. Cic. A son gré, souhait et vouloir.\Sententia. Quintil. La sentence du juge, Le jugé, Le dicton, L'arrest.\Candida sententia. Ouid. Sentence d'absolution.\Ferre sententiam de re aliqua. Quintil. Donner sa sentence.\Tristis sententia lata est. Ouid. Il a esté condamné par sentence.\Omnibus sententiis. Cic. Par l'opinion et deliberation de touts.\Verborum sententia. Lucret. Le sens et signification ou sentence des mots.\Sententia. Author ad Heren. Un dicton de bon enseignement, Mot doré, Une belle sentence.\Reficere sententia stomachum fatigatum. Quintil. Resjouir et resveiller de quelque belle sentence le juge qui desja est fasché de la longueur du plaidoyé. -
3 aussprechen
aussprechen, I) v. tr.: 1) phonetisch (lautlich) ausdrücken: appellare. – enuntiare. efferre (phonetisch hören lassen). – pronuntiare (mit dem Akzent aussprechen, betonen). – dicere (mit der Stimme vorbringen). – legere (lesen, beim Lesen aussprechen). – die Wörter zu breit au., voces distrahere: die Buchstaben zu breit au., litteras valde dilatare: die Buchstaben geziert au., putidius exprimere litteras: deutlich u. mit dem gehörigen Tone die Wörter au., exprimere verba et suis quasque litteras sonis enuntiare: die Wörter, Buchstaben undeutlich au., verba, litteras obscurare: etw. falsch au., alqd perperam enuntiare: etw. bäuerisch au., sono subrustico persequi alqd: kurz au., corripere; correpte dicere: lang au., producere; producte dicere: gedehnt au., protendere, intendere; tractim pronuntiare: mit langem u. au., u litterā longā dicere, legere (z. B. syllabam): mit kurzem o au., o litterā correptā dicere, legere: wie ein Wort au., tamquam unum enuntiare: anders geschrieben als ausgesprochen werden, scribi aliter quam enuntiari: das r nicht au. können, litteram r dicere non posse: ihre Namen kann der Römer kaum (nicht gut) au., eorum nomina vix concipi possunt ore Romano. – 2) dem Sinne nach durch Worte ausdrücken: pronuntiare (mündlich bekannt machen, mit deutlicher u. vernehmlicher Stimme aussprechen). – eloqui. verbis exprimere (in vollkommen entsprechende Worte kleiden). – voce persequi (mit der Stimme ausführen, Ggstz. mente videre, sich denken od. denken können; ebenso versibus persequi, in Versen ausspr.). – enuntiare, auch mit dem Zus. verbis (aussagen, angeben, erklären). – proloqui (heraussagen, laut machen, bes. einen geheim gehaltenen Gedanken). – explicare, explanare, declarare verbis (mit Worten deutlich machen). – aperire (offen an den Tag geben, enthüllen). – edicere (zu vernehmen geben, kundtun). – ein Urteil, eine Meinung au., sententiam dicere (vom Richter); sententiam pronuntiare (nach Abstimmung der Richter das Urteil publizieren): seine Meinung au., sententiam suam dicere (seine Meinung von der Sache sagen); sententiam suam aperire (seine Meinung enthüllen, offen darlegen): seine Gedanken au., cogitata proloqui; [303] cogitata mentis eloqui od. enuntiare; id quod sentio eloquor (gewandt, polite): seine Gefühle au., mentis sensa explicare: sensa exprimere dicendo: seine Gesinnungen au., aperire sensus suos: etw. nicht au. können, complecti oratione od. exprimere verbis non posse: ich kann es nicht genug au., satis proloqui nequeo: es läßt sich nicht au., verbis dici non potest: es ist schwer auszusprechen, haud facile dictu est: hat er es nicht deutlich genug ausgesprochen, daß etc., parumne declaravit ille m. folg. Akk. u. Infin.: eine Eidesformel wörtlich nach einem Formular au., concipere verba iurisiurandi. – II) v. r. sich aussprechen, a) eig., seine Gedanken, seine Gesinnungen u. Gefühle mit Worten ausdrücken: cogitata mentis eloqui od. omnia, quae mente conceperis,promere atque ad audientes perferre (seine Gedanken aussprechen). – sententiam suam dicere (seine Meinung sagen). – aperire sententiam suam (seine Meinung entyüllen, darlegen). – aperire sensus suos. aperire se. aperio, quid sentiam (seine Gesinnungen, Denkweise offen darlegen, enthüllen). – sich au. über etc., dicere, loqui de alqa re (übh. über etwas sprechen); dico, profiteor, quid sentiam de alqa re (ich sage, ich sage frei heraus, was ich von einer Sache denke). – sie sprechen sich gegenseitig offen aus, invicem loquuntur, quae volunt: wie der Mensch ist, so spricht er sich aus, qualis homo ipse est,talis eius est oratio. – sich umständlich, ausführlich über etw. au., uberius dicere od. loqui de alqa re; fusius od. pluribus dicere, disputare de alqa re; fusius exponere alqd; uberius exponere de alqa re: sich gar nicht au., silentium tenere od. obtinere (Stillschweigen beobachten); tacere (schweigen, Ggstz. dicere, loqui): um mich deutlicher auszuspr., ut manifestius atque apertiusdicam: ich will mich deutlicher au., planiuset apertius dicam: hat sich jener nicht deutlich genug ausgesprochen, daß etc., parumnedeclaravit ille m. folg. Akk. u. Infin.: du hast dich nicht deutlich darüber ausgesprochen, ob etc., illud parum expressisti, declarasti,utrum etc.: ich sprach mich dahin aus, daß etc., veni in eum sermonem, ut dicerem m. folg. Akk. u. Infin.: die allgemeine Meinung spricht sich dahin aus, daß etc., omnes censent m. folg. Akk. u. Infin.: sich also au., hāc voceuti. – sich gegen jmd. au., sententiam suamaperire alci (jmdm. seine Meinung eröffnen); sensus suos aperire alci (seine Gesinnungen, Denkweise jmdm. enthüllen); totum se patefacere alci (sein Herz ganz jmdm. offenbaren, gegen jmd. ausschütten). – sich über jmd. au., dico, profiteor, quid sentiam de alqo; sich vorteilhaft, nachteilig über jmd. au., bene,male dicere alci; benigne, maligne iudicare de alqo: sich ehrenvoll, schmeichelhaft (gegen einen dritten) über jmd. au., sermoneuti honorifico erga alqm: ich spreche mich ehrenvoll (schmeichelhaft) in meiner Rede über jmd. aus, oratio mea est honorifica in alqm: sich lobend, tadelnd über jmd. od. etw. au., laudare, vituperare alqm od. alqd: sich verächtlich über jmd. od. etw. au., contemptim [304] loqui de alqo od. de alqa re (Ggstz. magnifice loqui de etc.); despicere alqm od. alqd (Ggstz. laudare). – b) übtr. = sich offenbaren; z. B. in der Rede spricht sich Gefühl aus, oratio sensus habet: in seinen Mienen spricht sich Freude aus, vultus eius prodit gaudia: Grausamkeit, crudelitas ex ore eius eminet: Dummheit, vecordia prorsus inest in eius vultu: wie sehr spricht sich deine Liebe zu mir in diesem Buche aus, liber iste quantam habet declarationem amoris tui. – Aussprechen, das, s. Aussprache.
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4 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. -
5 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,
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6 sententia
sententia, ae, f. (sentio), I) die Meinung, Willensmeinung, 1) im allg., der Wille, Sinn, die Gesinnung, der Gedanke, die Ansicht, die Idee (dem Ausdrucke entgegengesetzt), abundans sententiis, ideenreich, Cic.: sententiam fronte tegere, Cic.: sententiam aperire Cic.: in hac sum sententia, ut etc., Cic.: in sententia manere od. permanere od. perstare, Cic.: alqm de sententia deducere, Cic.: de sententia decedere, Cic.: sententiā od. de sententia desistere, Cic.: sententiam mutare, Cic.: de sententia deici, deterreri, Cic.: si honestatem tueri sententia est, Cic.: sententia stat Hannibali, Liv.: u. bl. stat sententia, Ter.; mit folg. Infin., Liv. u. Ov.: sic stat sententia (als Parenthese), Ov.: sicinest sententia? ist das dein Beschluß? Ter.: quoniam sententiae (Ansicht) atque opinionis (Meinung) meae voluistis esse participes, Cic.: haec sententia vincit, Liv.: ea sententia valuit, Tac. – ex sententia, nach Wunsch, von Herzen, Cic.: de sententia, nach der Meinung, alcis, Cic.: meā sententiā, nach meiner Meinung, Cic. – 2) insbes.: a) die amtliche Meinung, die Stimme, α) der Beschlußantrag, das Votum, der Senatoren in der Kurie usw., sententiam dicere, Cic., ferre, Cic., dare, Liv.: in sententiam alcis discedere, jmds. Meinung beipflichten, Liv.: u. so (pedibus) ire in sententiam, Liv.: sententiam referre, vortragen, Cic.: sententiae loco dicere, in der Reihe der Abstimmung, wenn die Reihe, sein Votum abzugeben, an ihn kommt, Sen., Tac. u. Plin. ep. (s. Nipperd. Tac. ann. 14, 42): so pro sententia dicere (seine Stimme dahin abgeben), ut etc., Tac.: ego pro sententia mea hoc censeo, ich gebe meine Stimme dahin ab, Sen.: ex sententia senatus, Cic. – β) das Votum, der Ausspruch, das Urteil, sententiam dicere, Cic.: sententiam ferre, seine Stimme abgeben, v. Richtern u. v. Volke in den Komitien, Cic.: ubi paris numeri sententiae fuissent, praeponi absolutio damnationi solebat, bei Stimmengleichheit pflegte usw., Augustin. de civ. dei 18, 10: sex sententiis absolutus est, ibid.: mares pro Neptuno, feminae pro Minerva tulere sententias (stimmten für M.), et quia una plus inventa est feminarum, Minerva vicit, ibid. 18, 9. – de eventu fortuna iudicat, cui de me sententiam non do, ich keine Stimme einräume, Sen. ep. 14, 16. – b) als Eidesformel: ex animi mei (tui, sui) sententia, nach meiner wahren Herzensmeinung = nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen, auf mein (dein) Gewissen, iurare, Cic. u.a. (s. Fabri Liv. 22, 53, 10). – dah. jener Doppelsinn des L. Porcius Nasika, als ihn Kato fragte: ex tui animi sententia (auf dein Gewissen) tu uxorem habes? Non hercle, inquit, ex anini mei sententia (= auf mein Gewissen nicht, aber auch = nicht nach Wunsch), Cic. de or. 2, 260; vgl. Quint. 8, 5 in. Gell. 4, 20. § 2 sqq. – als Beteuerungsformel übh., me quidem ex animi mei sententia (nach meiner Herzensmeinung = nach meiner innersten Überzeugung) nulla oratio laedere potest, Sall. Iug. 85, 27. – II) übtr.: 1) abstr.: a) der Verstand, Sinn eines Wortes, der Begriff, den man damit verbinden muß, die Bedeutung, sub voce sententiam subicere, damit verbinden, Cic.: id habet hanc sententiam, Cic. – b) der Inhalt einer Rede, contionis, Cic.: in hanc sententiam, dieses Inhaltes, folgendermaßen, loqui, respondere, Cic. u. Liv. – 2) konkret: a) ein in Worten ausgedrückter Gedanke, Satz, eine Periode, Cic. Phil. 13, 22. Hor. sat. 1, 10, 9. – b) bes. ein Denkspruch, denkwürdiger Gedanke, eine Sentenz, ein Spruch, Kernspruch, acuta, Cic.: gravis, Cic.: Euripides sententiis densus, Quint. – / Abl. Sing. sententiad, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 196, 21.
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7 sententia
sententia, ae, f. (sentio), I) die Meinung, Willensmeinung, 1) im allg., der Wille, Sinn, die Gesinnung, der Gedanke, die Ansicht, die Idee (dem Ausdrucke entgegengesetzt), abundans sententiis, ideenreich, Cic.: sententiam fronte tegere, Cic.: sententiam aperire Cic.: in hac sum sententia, ut etc., Cic.: in sententia manere od. permanere od. perstare, Cic.: alqm de sententia deducere, Cic.: de sententia decedere, Cic.: sententiā od. de sententia desistere, Cic.: sententiam mutare, Cic.: de sententia deici, deterreri, Cic.: si honestatem tueri sententia est, Cic.: sententia stat Hannibali, Liv.: u. bl. stat sententia, Ter.; mit folg. Infin., Liv. u. Ov.: sic stat sententia (als Parenthese), Ov.: sicinest sententia? ist das dein Beschluß? Ter.: quoniam sententiae (Ansicht) atque opinionis (Meinung) meae voluistis esse participes, Cic.: haec sententia vincit, Liv.: ea sententia valuit, Tac. – ex sententia, nach Wunsch, von Herzen, Cic.: de sententia, nach der Meinung, alcis, Cic.: meā sententiā, nach meiner Meinung, Cic. – 2) insbes.: a) die amtliche Meinung, die Stimme, α) der Beschlußantrag, das Votum, der Senatoren in der Kurie usw., sententiam dicere, Cic., ferre, Cic., dare, Liv.: in sententiam alcis discedere, jmds. Meinung beipflichten, Liv.: u. so (pedibus) ire in sententiam, Liv.: sententiam referre, vortragen, Cic.: sententiae loco dicere, in der Reihe————der Abstimmung, wenn die Reihe, sein Votum abzugeben, an ihn kommt, Sen., Tac. u. Plin. ep. (s. Nipperd. Tac. ann. 14, 42): so pro sententia dicere (seine Stimme dahin abgeben), ut etc., Tac.: ego pro sententia mea hoc censeo, ich gebe meine Stimme dahin ab, Sen.: ex sententia senatus, Cic. – β) das Votum, der Ausspruch, das Urteil, sententiam dicere, Cic.: sententiam ferre, seine Stimme abgeben, v. Richtern u. v. Volke in den Komitien, Cic.: ubi paris numeri sententiae fuissent, praeponi absolutio damnationi solebat, bei Stimmengleichheit pflegte usw., Augustin. de civ. dei 18, 10: sex sententiis absolutus est, ibid.: mares pro Neptuno, feminae pro Minerva tulere sententias (stimmten für M.), et quia una plus inventa est feminarum, Minerva vicit, ibid. 18, 9. – de eventu fortuna iudicat, cui de me sententiam non do, ich keine Stimme einräume, Sen. ep. 14, 16. – b) als Eidesformel: ex animi mei (tui, sui) sententia, nach meiner wahren Herzensmeinung = nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen, auf mein (dein) Gewissen, iurare, Cic. u.a. (s. Fabri Liv. 22, 53, 10). – dah. jener Doppelsinn des L. Porcius Nasika, als ihn Kato fragte: ex tui animi sententia (auf dein Gewissen) tu uxorem habes? Non hercle, inquit, ex anini mei sententia (= auf mein Gewissen nicht, aber auch = nicht nach Wunsch), Cic. de or. 2, 260; vgl. Quint. 8, 5 in. Gell. 4, 20. § 2 sqq. – als Beteuerungsformel übh., me————quidem ex animi mei sententia (nach meiner Herzensmeinung = nach meiner innersten Überzeugung) nulla oratio laedere potest, Sall. Iug. 85, 27. – II) übtr.: 1) abstr.: a) der Verstand, Sinn eines Wortes, der Begriff, den man damit verbinden muß, die Bedeutung, sub voce sententiam subicere, damit verbinden, Cic.: id habet hanc sententiam, Cic. – b) der Inhalt einer Rede, contionis, Cic.: in hanc sententiam, dieses Inhaltes, folgendermaßen, loqui, respondere, Cic. u. Liv. – 2) konkret: a) ein in Worten ausgedrückter Gedanke, Satz, eine Periode, Cic. Phil. 13, 22. Hor. sat. 1, 10, 9. – b) bes. ein Denkspruch, denkwürdiger Gedanke, eine Sentenz, ein Spruch, Kernspruch, acuta, Cic.: gravis, Cic.: Euripides sententiis densus, Quint. – ⇒ Abl. Sing. sententiad, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 196, 21.Ausführliches Lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch > sententia
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8 dico
[st1]1 [-] dĭco, āre, āvi, ātum: - tr. - [abcl][b]a - faire connaître, publier, annoncer solennellement. - [abcl]b - dédier, consacrer, vouer (à une divinité). - [abcl]c - employer pour la première fois, inaugurer.[/b] - se alicui in clientelam dicare: se mettre sous le patronage de qqn. - se alicui dicare: se vouer à qqn, se dévouer à qqn, s’attacher à qqn. - dicare se in servitutem alicui, Caes.: être dévoué corps et âme à qqn, se dévouer corps et âme à qqn, se faire l'esclave de qqn. - totum diem alicui dicare, Cic. Leg. 2, 3, 7: consacrer toute une journée à qqn. - dicare librum alicui, Plin. 19, 10, 57, § 177: dédier un livre à qqn. - meae laudi tuum studium dicas, Cic. Fam. 2, 6, 4: tu voues tout ton zèle à me glorifier. - se Remis in clientelam dicabant, Caes. BG. 6, 12: ils se rangeaient dans la clientèle des Rémois. - se dicare in aliam civitatem, Cic. Balb, 30: se faire citoyen d'une autre ville. - nova signa dicare, Tac. H. 5, 16: inaugurer de nouvelles enseignes. [st1]2 [-] dīco, ĕre, dīxi, dictum: - tr. - [abcl][b]a - dire, affirmer, prononcer, exprimer; débiter, réciter. - [abcl]b - dire le nom, nommer, appeler. - [abcl]c - haranguer, plaider. - [abcl]d - célébrer, chanter, raconter, décrire, composer, prédire. - [abcl]e - fixer, assigner, établir, régler. - [abcl]f - avertir, faire savoir, notifier. - [abcl]g - signifier, vouloir dire. - [abcl]h - nommer, élire, proclamer, élever au rang de.[/b] - formes archaïques: - impér. prés. dice = dic. - ind. fut. dicem = dicam. - ind. fut.: dicebo = dicam. - ind. parf.: dixti = dixisti. - subj. parf.: dixis = dixeris. - subj. plus.-q.-parf.: dixem = dixissem. - inf. passé: dixe = dixisse. - inf. prés. passif: dicier = dici. - dic (impératif prés.): dis. - aliquid alicui dicere: dire qqch à qqn. - dictatorem, consulem dicere: désigner un dictateur, un consul. - dicere diem alicui ad colloquium: fixer un jour à qqn pour une entrevue. - dicere sententiam: exposer son avis (au sénat), prononcer un discours (au sénat). - dico, dicis: je veux dire, tu veux dire (présent de tentative). - dicere + prop. inf.: dire que. - dici potest + prop. inf.: [il peut être dit que] = on peut dire que. - dicere ut + subj.: dire de, ordonner de. - dic ei ut veniat: dis-lui de venir. - tibi dico (dans le dialogue): c'est à toi que je parle; je t'en préviens. - ut ita dicam (ut ita dixerim, sic dixerim): pour ainsi dire. - causam dicere: plaider une cause. - jus dicere: rendre la justice. - pro aliquo (causam) dicere: plaider pour qqn. - contra aliquem dicere: plaider contre qqn. - causam nullam dico (causam haud dico): je n'ai pas d'objection à formuler. - de aliqua re ad unum judicem dicere: plaider sur une affaire devant un seul juge. - quod dicunt: comme on dit. - ut plura non dicam: sans en dire plus. - dictum ac factum (dictum factum), Ter. And. 2, 3, 7: aussitôt dit, aussitôt fait; à l'instant même. - vel dicam = vel potius: ou plutôt. - dicere ad aliquam rem: répliquer à qqch. - facilis dictu: facile à dire. - nihil dicere: ne rien dire de bon. - subj. arch. - mihi ne dixis (= dixeris), scire nolo, Plaut. Mil.: ne me dis rien, je ne veux pas le savoir. - inf. prés. passif arch. - nec quis esset umquam audieram dicier, Ter. Eun.: je n'avais jamais entendu dire qui il était.* * *[st1]1 [-] dĭco, āre, āvi, ātum: - tr. - [abcl][b]a - faire connaître, publier, annoncer solennellement. - [abcl]b - dédier, consacrer, vouer (à une divinité). - [abcl]c - employer pour la première fois, inaugurer.[/b] - se alicui in clientelam dicare: se mettre sous le patronage de qqn. - se alicui dicare: se vouer à qqn, se dévouer à qqn, s’attacher à qqn. - dicare se in servitutem alicui, Caes.: être dévoué corps et âme à qqn, se dévouer corps et âme à qqn, se faire l'esclave de qqn. - totum diem alicui dicare, Cic. Leg. 2, 3, 7: consacrer toute une journée à qqn. - dicare librum alicui, Plin. 19, 10, 57, § 177: dédier un livre à qqn. - meae laudi tuum studium dicas, Cic. Fam. 2, 6, 4: tu voues tout ton zèle à me glorifier. - se Remis in clientelam dicabant, Caes. BG. 6, 12: ils se rangeaient dans la clientèle des Rémois. - se dicare in aliam civitatem, Cic. Balb, 30: se faire citoyen d'une autre ville. - nova signa dicare, Tac. H. 5, 16: inaugurer de nouvelles enseignes. [st1]2 [-] dīco, ĕre, dīxi, dictum: - tr. - [abcl][b]a - dire, affirmer, prononcer, exprimer; débiter, réciter. - [abcl]b - dire le nom, nommer, appeler. - [abcl]c - haranguer, plaider. - [abcl]d - célébrer, chanter, raconter, décrire, composer, prédire. - [abcl]e - fixer, assigner, établir, régler. - [abcl]f - avertir, faire savoir, notifier. - [abcl]g - signifier, vouloir dire. - [abcl]h - nommer, élire, proclamer, élever au rang de.[/b] - formes archaïques: - impér. prés. dice = dic. - ind. fut. dicem = dicam. - ind. fut.: dicebo = dicam. - ind. parf.: dixti = dixisti. - subj. parf.: dixis = dixeris. - subj. plus.-q.-parf.: dixem = dixissem. - inf. passé: dixe = dixisse. - inf. prés. passif: dicier = dici. - dic (impératif prés.): dis. - aliquid alicui dicere: dire qqch à qqn. - dictatorem, consulem dicere: désigner un dictateur, un consul. - dicere diem alicui ad colloquium: fixer un jour à qqn pour une entrevue. - dicere sententiam: exposer son avis (au sénat), prononcer un discours (au sénat). - dico, dicis: je veux dire, tu veux dire (présent de tentative). - dicere + prop. inf.: dire que. - dici potest + prop. inf.: [il peut être dit que] = on peut dire que. - dicere ut + subj.: dire de, ordonner de. - dic ei ut veniat: dis-lui de venir. - tibi dico (dans le dialogue): c'est à toi que je parle; je t'en préviens. - ut ita dicam (ut ita dixerim, sic dixerim): pour ainsi dire. - causam dicere: plaider une cause. - jus dicere: rendre la justice. - pro aliquo (causam) dicere: plaider pour qqn. - contra aliquem dicere: plaider contre qqn. - causam nullam dico (causam haud dico): je n'ai pas d'objection à formuler. - de aliqua re ad unum judicem dicere: plaider sur une affaire devant un seul juge. - quod dicunt: comme on dit. - ut plura non dicam: sans en dire plus. - dictum ac factum (dictum factum), Ter. And. 2, 3, 7: aussitôt dit, aussitôt fait; à l'instant même. - vel dicam = vel potius: ou plutôt. - dicere ad aliquam rem: répliquer à qqch. - facilis dictu: facile à dire. - nihil dicere: ne rien dire de bon. - subj. arch. - mihi ne dixis (= dixeris), scire nolo, Plaut. Mil.: ne me dis rien, je ne veux pas le savoir. - inf. prés. passif arch. - nec quis esset umquam audieram dicier, Ter. Eun.: je n'avais jamais entendu dire qui il était.* * *Dico, dicas, prima corr. dicare. Cic. Donner à tousjours et à perpetuité.\Coniugio dicare aliquem alicui. Valer. Flac. Luy destiner et desdier pour estre son mari.\Dicare aliquam operam alteri. Plaut. Prester sa peine à aucun en quelque faict.\Se alicui in clientelam. Caesar. Se donner et desdier à aucun, et se mettre en sa sauvegarde, Devenir son vassal.\Dicare se in aliquam ciuitatem. Cic. Se rendre bourgeois d'aucune ville.\Studium suum laudi alicuius dicare. Cic. Addonner et employer son estude à, etc.\Totum hunc tibi dicamus diem. Cic. Nous te donnons tout ce jour pour faire de nous tout ce que tu vouldras.\Dicare aliquid Deo, pro Consecrare, et Dedicare. Pli. Cic. Desdier et consacrer.\Dicare opus alicui rei. Plin. Luy donner un livre à part, La descrire en un livre à part, et non point parmi les autres choses.\Dico, dicis, dixi, dictum, dicere. Dire.\Quasi tu dicas factum id consilio meo. Terent. Comme si tu disois que, etc.\Dixi venturam. Terent. J'ay dict qu'elle viendra.\Dicitur is venturus nunc peregre. Plaut. On dit qu'il viendra.\Tibi ego dico, an non? Terent. Parle je à toy à ton advis, ou si c'est à un autre?\Dicisne, an non? Interrogantis est et vrgentis. Plaut. Diras tu pas ce que je te demande?\- dic mihi Hoc primum, potin'est hic tacere? Terent. Or me dis tout premierement, ou en premier lieu.\Dicere, proprie est Oratorum. Quintil. Bien parler.\Dicere apud iudices. Cic. Plaider et porter la parolle.\Pro aliquo dicere. Cic. Plaider pour aucun et le defendre.\Dicendum est mihi igitur ad ea quae sunt a te dicta. Cice. Il me fault respondre à ce que tu as dict par ci devant.\Mirum quin te aduorsus dicat. Plaut. Mais dommage qu'il ne parle contre toy, et qu'il ne te desment, C'est merveille qu'il ne dit tout le contraire de ce que tu dis.\Ad aetatem alicuius dicere. Cic. Selon l'aage.\AEqui bonique partem aliquam dicere. Terent. Aller aucunement à la raison, Offrir quelque parti raisonnable.\Aliouorsum dixeram. Plaut. Je l'avoye dict en autre intention, ou autre sens.\Bene atque amice dicis. Plaut. Tu parles bien et en ami.\Animo praesenti dicere. Terent. Parler hardiement et asseureement sans crainte.\Ex animo. Terent. Dire à bon escient, et ainsi qu'on le sent en son cueur, Dire de bonne foy, et ainsi qu'on le pense.\Ei argumenta rei dicam. Plaut. Je luy diray les enseignes.\In aurem. Plaut. Dire tout bas à l'oreille.\Bella dicere. Virgil. Raconter.\Carmina. Virgil. Dire, ou Chanter des chansons.\Carmine aliquem dicere. Virgil. Descrire les gestes d'aucun.\Dicere causam dicitur reus. Cice. Proposer ses defenses, Se defendre en jugement.\Nunquid causam dicis, quin etc. Plaut. Veuls tu empescher que, etc.\Non causam dico, quin quod meritus est ferat. Terent. Je ne veulx pas empescher qu'il ne soit puni selon qu'il a merité.\Dixere causam tunc nescio quam. Terent. Ils dirent je ne scay quelles excuses.\Haec cura, clanculum vt sint dicta. Plaut. Que personne n'en sache rien, Faictes que ces choses soyent dictes en secret.\Coenam dicere. Plaut. Convier, Semondre à souper, Inviter.\Dictum breuiter et commode. Cic. Briefvement, et bien à propos.\In commune dicere. Plin. Dire en general.\Conatu magno nugas dicere. Terent. S'efforcer à mentir.\Contra aliquem dicitur aduocatus dicere. Cic. Plaider contre aucun.\Contumeliam dicere. Plaut. Dire quelque oultrage et parolle de despris, Villener, Laidoyer, Laidanger, Oultrager aucun de parolles.\Dicta. Cic. Dire broquars et parolles de risees, Gaber un homme, Farcer, Gaudir, Mocquer, Rigoler, Railler.\Dictatorem dicere, pro creare. Liu. Le nommer et faire.\Diem alicui. Cic. Adjourner aucun, Bailler jour, ou Assigner.\Diem capitis, vel Rei capitalis. Liu. Adjourner à comparoistre en personne en cas de crime, où il est question de l'honneur ou de la vie.\Diem iuris. Plaut. Adjourner, Assigner jour pour venir en jugement.\Diem nuptiis, vel operi dicere, quod et Praestituere dicitur. Terent. Prendre et arrester jour pour faire nopces, ou autre chose.\Non dicam dolo. Plaut. Sans mentir, Sans fraude et malengin.\Dotem et doti, dicere filio vel filiae omnia sua bona. Terent. Promettre en dot.\Facta alicuius dicere. Virgil. Composer une histoire des gestes et faicts d'aucun.\Falsum dicere. Plaut. Mentir.\Bona fide dicere. Plaut. Dire à la bonne foy et sans mentir, A bon escient et asseureement.\Bonane fide istuc dicis? Plaut. Me le dis tu vrayment? M'en asseure tu?\Nolo in illum grauius dicere. Terent. Je ne veulx point dire contre luy parolle plus picquante pour le present.\Inclementer vel acerbe in aliquem dicere. Plaut. Cic. Blasmer, Injurier, Oultrager de parolles.\Inclementer literis. Plaut. Blasmer les lettres.\Inducias dicere. Plaut. Faire treves.\Iniuste alteri dicere. Plaut. Blasmer à tort.\Ioco, vel per iocum dicere. Plaut. Dire par jeu, Et non à bon escient.\Ius dicere. Cic. Exercer la jurisdiction, Exercer judicature.\Ius dicis. Plaut. Tu parles raisonnablement.\Legem. Liu. Bailler loy à un inferieur et luy ordonner ce qu'on veult qu'il face.\Legem fullonibus, et similibus. Plin. Leur bailler loy de ce qu'ils doibvent faire en leur mestier.\De loco superiore, vel e loco superiore dicere. Ci. Parler d'enhault et du siege judicial, Parler estant assis en siege de judicature.\Ex inferiore loco. Cic. Parler au juge estant assis en son siege.\Mendacium dicere. Plaut. Mentir.\Multam dicere. Liu. C'estoit anciennement une espece de condamnation d'amende prononcee au peuple, de laquelle la confirmation ou infirmation appartenoit au peuple: par devant lequel comparoissoyent le Magistrat d'une part soustenant sa pronontiation, et la partie condamnee debatant au contraire, qu'on disoit Certare multam.\Multam dicere. Cic. Defendre sur peines, ou sur peine de l'amende. B.\Multationem, siue multam pecoris dicere. Plin. Varro. Condamner en amende de certain nombre de brebis ou de boeufs.\Nomen alicui dicere. Liu. Nommer, Bailler ou Imposer nom.\Nugas. Plaut. Jaser.\Nummos. Pompon. Promettre.\Palam dicere. Plaut. Dire en presence de touts.\In vtranque partem. Cic. Soustenir de parolles les deux parties.\Pecuniam dicere. Sallust. Promettre.\Praelia dicere. Horat. Narrer les batailles.\Hoc Netinorum foederata ciuitas publice dicit. Cic. Les Neriniens noz alliez et confederez en dient autant par leurs embassadeurs qu'ils ont ici envoyez au nom de la communaulté.\Dico quod videtur. Terent. Ce qu'il m'ensemble.\Repudium dicere. Tacit. Repudier et rejecter sa femme, Faire divorce et separation de mariage.\Iam id ipsa res dicet tibi. Plaut. La chose t'enseignera.\Rem potius ipsam dic, ac mitte maleloqui. Terent. Venez au poinct, et cessez de mesdire.\Sacramento dicere, dicebantur milites, quum ad iusiurandum adigebantur Rempublicam se non deserturos. Liu. Quand les gens prins et levez pour le faict de la guerre prestoyent le serment accoustumé entre les mains de leur capitaine, ou autre ayant povoir de le recevoir.\Dicere sacramentum. Horat. Prester et faire serment solennel.\Dicere alicui saluere. Sueton. Le saluer, Luy dire Bon jour, Dieu vous gard.\Dicere salutem alicui. Plaut. Saluer aucun, Faire priere à Dieu de le tenir sauf.\De scripto dicere. Cice. Dire et prononcer par escript, par livre, en lisant.\De se, et de suo ingenio. Cic. Parler de soy et de son esprit.\Dicere alicui valere. Sueton. Luy dire A dieu, Bon soir.\Sedulo dicere. Terent. Dire à bon escient et selon qu'on le pense.\Semel. Plin. Dire une fois pour toutes.\Sententiam dicere. Cic. Dire son opinion de quelque chose.\Pro sententia dicere. Liu. Opiner, Dire son opinion.\Dicuntur sententiae. Caesar. On dit les opinions, On opine.\Nonnullae huiusmodi sententiae dicebantur, vt impedimentis relictis, eruptione facta, etc. Aucuns estoyent de cest advis, ou opinion, que, etc.\Ex tempore. Cic. Dire sur le champ et sans y avoir pensé paravant.\Dicere testes dicuntur. Cic. Quand ils deposent par devant le juge ou l'examinateur.\Testimonium et testimonia dicere. Cice. Porter tesmoignage en jugement.\Pro testimonio dicere. Cice. Deposer et porter tesmoignage par devant un juge, ou examinateur.\Dixere vale. Ouid. Ils dirent Adieu.\Multa ad veritatem dicere. Cic. Selon la verité.\Ad voluntatem alicuius dicere. Cic. Parler au gré d'aucun et le flatter.\Nihil dixit tum vt sequerere sese? Terent. Ne te dist il pas lors que tu le suivisses?\Dico vt res est. Plaut. Je dis la chose comme elle va.\Dicitur. Cic. On dit. \ Vt dicitur. Cic. Comme on dit.\Nunquam audiui dici. Terent. Jamais je n'ouy dire.\Diceret, Quid feci? Terent. Il pourroit dire.\Dicere volui. Plaut. J'ay failli, Je vouloye dire autrement.\Nesciebam id dicere illam. Terent. Je ne scavoye pas qu'elle entendist cela.\De prandio dicis, debetur. dabo. Plaut. C'est du disner que tu parles.\Dixi Phormio. Terent. Voyla ce que je te vouloye dire, Je ne te veulx dire autre chose.\Dixine ego in hoc esse vobis Atticam eloquentiam? Terent. Ne vous ay je pas bien dict que, etc.\Dices, Quid postea, si Romae assiduo fui? Cic. Tu me diras.\Dicet aliquis, Quid ergo tu? Cic. Quelqu'un pourra dire.\Ne dixis istuc. Plaut. Ne me dis pas cela, Il n'est pas ainsi que tu me dis, Il n'en est rien.\Est locus, Hesperiam Graii cognomine dicunt. Virgil. Ils le nomment.\Merito dici posset is quoque Dionysius. Plin. Pourroit estre nommé et dict.\Dicor tibi frater ex Iberis. Martial. On me dit ton frere.\Dici vix potest quam multa sint quae, etc. Cic. A peine pourroit on dire.\Dictu nihil facilius. Terent. Il n'est rien plus aisé à dire. Dict par mocquerie d'une chose difficile à faire.\Ratio dicendi. Quintil. La maniere de bien parler. -
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locus, ī, m. (Plur. loci einzelne Orte, u. heterogen. loca Orte im Zusammenhange, Gegend), I) der Ort, Platz, die Stelle, A) im allg.: 1) eig.: qui ea loca incolerent, Caes.: proximos locos occupare, Sall.: ad id loci venire, Sall.: locum facere in turba, Platz machen, Ov.: vincendo locum facere, sich durch Besiegung des Feindes Raum schaffen, Curt.: ex od. de loco superiore dicere, agere, »von einer Erhöhung«, sowohl vom Tribunal als von der Rednerbühne (rostra) aus, Cic.: loco cedere, weichen, seinen Platz verlassen, Sall.: locum dare, Platz machen, zulassen, Cic.: locum dare alci, Platz geben, d.i. weichen, nachgeben, Ter.: loco movere, vom Orte wegtreiben, vertreiben, Ter. u. Cic.: so auch loco deicere, Hor.: ex omnibus locis (Winkeln) protrahi, Liv.
2) bildl.: locum dare, Raum geben, consilio, suspicioni, Cic.: locum habere stattfinden, Cic.: nullum misericordiae locum habuerunt, sie ließen kein Mitleiden mit ihnen aufkommen, Liv.: locus est nemini, niemand kann dazu gelangen, Cic.: ubi negotia fecissent locum otio, Raum gegeben, Vell.: Homero est locus in poëtis, Cic.: maledicto nihil loci est, findet nicht statt, Cic.: locum non relinquere preci, Ter., od. precibus, Cic., od. morti honestae, nicht Raum geben, Cic. – oft als Genet. partitiv., quo loci, Cic.: so auch eo loci, Cic.: eodem loci, Suet.: ubi loci res nostra est? Plaut.: ubicumque locorum, Hor.: ibidem loci, Plaut. – So nun a) prägn., der geeignete, rechte Ort, de cuius laude neque locus hic est, ut multa dicantur, neque etc., Cic. Rosc. Am. 33: nec vero hic locus est, ut de moribus maiorum loquamur, Cic. Tusc. 4, 1: nam nefacere si velim, non est locus, Plaut. truc. 877: loco, am rechten Platze, an rechter Stelle, quaerere, Cic., narrare (eine Erzählung in die Rede einflechten), Cic., lecta poëmata adiungere, Cic.: loco positus, am gehörigen Platze, recht angebracht, Cic.: so auch in loco (am geeigneten Orte, wenn es am Platze ist), zB. obsecundato in loco, Ter.: video eos sapere in loco, Ter.: dulce est desipere in loco, Hor.: in loco positus (s. vorh.), Cic.: vollst. suo loco, zB. de amplificatione dicere, Cic. part. or. 30. – b) die Stelle in der Reihenfolge, secundo loco, zweitens, Cic.: priore loco dicere, zuerst, Cic., Ggstz. posteriore loco dicere, Cic.: tertio et tricesimo loco ab Nino natus, Vell.: post hunc tertio loco regnasse Faunum ferunt, Iustin.: magnum locum facere operi suo inter etc., einen wichtigen Platz anweisen, Vell. – bes. von den Senatoren bei der Abstimmung, antiquior sententiae dicendae locus, vorangehende Stelle, Vortritt, Cic.: loco dicere, an seiner Stelle (d. h wenn die Reihe an ihn kommt), Cic.: suo loco sententiam dicere, Liv.: sententiae loco dicere, in der Reihe der Abstimmung, Plin. ep.: u. so sententiae loco in hunc modum disseruit, Tac.: praetorio loco dicere sententiam, als Prätor, Cic. Vgl. Mommsen Staatsrecht Bd. 3. S. 967. Nipperd. Tac. ann. 14, 42. – c) der Platz, die Stelle = der Rang, das Ansehen, das man jmdm. einräumt, quem locum apud Caesarem obtinuisti? Cic.: tenere oratorum locum, Cic.: eodem apud me loco, quo apud patronum, Cic.: dah. loco u. in loco m. Genet., anstatt, für, wie, filii loco esse, Cic.: alci parentis loco esse, Cic.: alqm diligere in fratris loco, wie einen Bruder, Ter.: alqm patris loco colere, Cic.: sunt qui criminis loco putent esse quod vivam, die es mir zum Vorwurf machen mögen, daß ich lebe, Cic.: dah. habere eo loco, so schätzen, Cic.: nullo loco numerare, nicht schätzen, Cic.: vocari in locum mortui, Cic. – d) der Posten, Rang, Stand, den jmd. im Staate einnimmt (s. Korte Cic. ep. 4, 18, 4 u. Sall. Iug. 63, 6), locus senatorius, equester, Cic.: loca consularia, Liv.: summus locus civitatis, Cic.: maiorum locum ei restituit, Caes.: loco movit signiferos, entsetzte ihrer Stellen, Caes.: non ignobilis inter causidicos loci fuit, Lact. – e) der Stand, Rang, den die Geburt verleiht, die Herkunft, isto loco femina, Cic.: homines inferiore loco, Cic.: honesto loco nati, Plin. ep.: obscuro loco nati, Cic.: summo loco nata, von hoher Geburt, Liv.: tenui loco orti, Liv.
B) insbes.: 1) als t. t. der Fechter- und Militärsprache, die Stellung, der Posten, die oder den man im Kampfe behaupten will, locum tenere, relinquere, Caes.: loco pellere, Auct. b. Afr.: im Bilde, loco movere, aus seiner Stellung (im Staate) vertreiben, Cic.: virtutis locum deseruit, Hor. – 2) loci od. loca, griech. τόποι, die Geburtsglieder, der Mutterleib der Menschen u. Tiere, loci muliebres, Varro LL. 5, 15: semen in locis insedit, Cic. – 3) die Stelle, die Partie, das Stück, der Satz, Abschnitt, Gedanke eines Buches, einer Wissenschaft, locus reprehensus, Ter.: aliquot locis significavit, Cic.: ad locum venias, Cic.: omnes philosophiae loci, das ganze Gebiet der Ph., Cic. – 4) Plur. loci, die Beweismittel, die Beweisquelle, locos nosse, Cic.: loci communes, allgemeine Beweisquellen, Cic. – 5) ein Stück von einem Gute, ICt.: dah. meton., ein Gut, Grundstück, Acker, Cic. u.a. – 6) der Ort zum Bewohnen = a) der Raum, das Gelaß, Gemach, die Wohnung, das Logis, locus oculi, die Augenhöhle, Plaut. Men. 1014: primus locus aedium, Nep. praef. § 6: loca et lautia, Liv.: loci tacentes, Tac.: loca tacentia, in der Unterwelt, Verg.: locum facere (einrichten) sub terra, Nep. – b) der Ort = die Stadt, opportunitas loci, Cic.: locus Pherae, loca Buprasium, Hyrmine, Plin.: is datus erat locus colloquio, Liv.: ubi nunc urbs est, tunc locus urbis erat, Ov. – c) die Gegend, loci fertilitas, Caes.: situs locorum montiumque, Vell.: loca temperatiora, Caes.: ea loca incolere, Caes.: de locis atque urbibus haec memoranda sunt, Mela. – d) die Grabstätte, das Grab, Corp. inscr. Lat. 9, 3107.
II) übtr.: 1) die Zeit, der Raum in der Zeit, a) übh.: ignoscendi dabitur peccati locus, Ter.: inde loci, hierauf, Lucr.: interea loci, Komik.: postidea loci, Plaut.: postea loci, Sall.: post id locorum, hernach, Plaut.: tunc locorum, Tertull.: ad id locorum, bis auf diese Zeit, Sall. u. Liv.: so auch ad hoc locorum, Fronto ad amic. 2, 7. p. 193, 8 N.: u. adhuc locorum, Plaut.: ex hoc loco, Plaut., od. ad locum, auf der Stelle, zur Stelle, alsbald, Liv. – b) prägn., die Gelegenheit, Veranlassung, si est ullus gaudendi locus, Cic.: ne illis quidem ad fugam locus est, Tac.: qui igitur relictus est obiurgandi locus? Ter.: locum dare, Gelegenheit geben, existimandi, Cic.: u. so locum dare nocendi, eine Blöße geben, Nep.: locum dare nobis loquendi, Plaut. capt. 212: locum dare Veientibus ad incendenda opera, Lic.: locum facere (Gel. geben zu) poëtarum mendacio, magnae iacturae, Curt., titulo muneribusque, Ov.: locum aperire suspicioni, dem V. sich aussetzen, Cic.: locum aperire hosti ad occasionem, Gelegenheit geben, einen Handstreich auszuführen, eine Blöße geben, Liv.: locum seditionis quaerere, Liv.: quaerere locum mentioni alcis, Vell. – 2) der Standpunkt, die Lage, die Umstände, der Zustand, die Verfassung, in eum incĭdi locum, Ter.: peiore loco non potest res esse, Ter.: meliore loco erant res nostrae, Cic.: res erat eo loci, Cic.: si (homo) eo loco esset, Cic.: si in istoc sim loco, Plaut.: tuli graviter et acerbe, iudices, in eum me locum adduci (daß mir nur die Alternative bleibt), ut aut... aut etc., Cic. – 3) ein Punkt, eine Sache, ein Stück, alter erat locus cautionis, ne etc., Cic.: cui loco consulite, Cic.: loci, in quos honesti naturam divisimus, Cic. – / Arch. Nbf. stlocus, nach Quint. 1, 4, 16 u. Paul. ex Fest. 312, 6. Über die Plur. loci u. loca s. Neue-Wagener Formenl.3 1, 808 ff.
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locus, ī, m. (Plur. loci einzelne Orte, u. heterogen. loca Orte im Zusammenhange, Gegend), I) der Ort, Platz, die Stelle, A) im allg.: 1) eig.: qui ea loca incolerent, Caes.: proximos locos occupare, Sall.: ad id loci venire, Sall.: locum facere in turba, Platz machen, Ov.: vincendo locum facere, sich durch Besiegung des Feindes Raum schaffen, Curt.: ex od. de loco superiore dicere, agere, »von einer Erhöhung«, sowohl vom Tribunal als von der Rednerbühne (rostra) aus, Cic.: loco cedere, weichen, seinen Platz verlassen, Sall.: locum dare, Platz machen, zulassen, Cic.: locum dare alci, Platz geben, d.i. weichen, nachgeben, Ter.: loco movere, vom Orte wegtreiben, vertreiben, Ter. u. Cic.: so auch loco deicere, Hor.: ex omnibus locis (Winkeln) protrahi, Liv.2) bildl.: locum dare, Raum geben, consilio, suspicioni, Cic.: locum habere stattfinden, Cic.: nullum misericordiae locum habuerunt, sie ließen kein Mitleiden mit ihnen aufkommen, Liv.: locus est nemini, niemand kann dazu gelangen, Cic.: ubi negotia fecissent locum otio, Raum gegeben, Vell.: Homero est locus in poëtis, Cic.: maledicto nihil loci est, findet nicht statt, Cic.: locum non relinquere preci, Ter., od. precibus, Cic., od. morti honestae, nicht Raum geben, Cic. – oft als Genet. partitiv., quo loci, Cic.: so auch eo loci, Cic.: eodem loci, Suet.: ubi loci res nostra————est? Plaut.: ubicumque locorum, Hor.: ibidem loci, Plaut. – So nun a) prägn., der geeignete, rechte Ort, de cuius laude neque locus hic est, ut multa dicantur, neque etc., Cic. Rosc. Am. 33: nec vero hic locus est, ut de moribus maiorum loquamur, Cic. Tusc. 4, 1: nam nefacere si velim, non est locus, Plaut. truc. 877: loco, am rechten Platze, an rechter Stelle, quaerere, Cic., narrare (eine Erzählung in die Rede einflechten), Cic., lecta poëmata adiungere, Cic.: loco positus, am gehörigen Platze, recht angebracht, Cic.: so auch in loco (am geeigneten Orte, wenn es am Platze ist), zB. obsecundato in loco, Ter.: video eos sapere in loco, Ter.: dulce est desipere in loco, Hor.: in loco positus (s. vorh.), Cic.: vollst. suo loco, zB. de amplificatione dicere, Cic. part. or. 30. – b) die Stelle in der Reihenfolge, secundo loco, zweitens, Cic.: priore loco dicere, zuerst, Cic., Ggstz. posteriore loco dicere, Cic.: tertio et tricesimo loco ab Nino natus, Vell.: post hunc tertio loco regnasse Faunum ferunt, Iustin.: magnum locum facere operi suo inter etc., einen wichtigen Platz anweisen, Vell. – bes. von den Senatoren bei der Abstimmung, antiquior sententiae dicendae locus, vorangehende Stelle, Vortritt, Cic.: loco dicere, an seiner Stelle (d. h wenn die Reihe an ihn kommt), Cic.: suo loco sententiam dicere, Liv.: sententiae loco dicere, in der Reihe der Abstimmung, Plin. ep.: u. so sententiae loco in hunc modum disser-————uit, Tac.: praetorio loco dicere sententiam, als Prätor, Cic. Vgl. Mommsen Staatsrecht Bd. 3. S. 967. Nipperd. Tac. ann. 14, 42. – c) der Platz, die Stelle = der Rang, das Ansehen, das man jmdm. einräumt, quem locum apud Caesarem obtinuisti? Cic.: tenere oratorum locum, Cic.: eodem apud me loco, quo apud patronum, Cic.: dah. loco u. in loco m. Genet., anstatt, für, wie, filii loco esse, Cic.: alci parentis loco esse, Cic.: alqm diligere in fratris loco, wie einen Bruder, Ter.: alqm patris loco colere, Cic.: sunt qui criminis loco putent esse quod vivam, die es mir zum Vorwurf machen mögen, daß ich lebe, Cic.: dah. habere eo loco, so schätzen, Cic.: nullo loco numerare, nicht schätzen, Cic.: vocari in locum mortui, Cic. – d) der Posten, Rang, Stand, den jmd. im Staate einnimmt (s. Korte Cic. ep. 4, 18, 4 u. Sall. Iug. 63, 6), locus senatorius, equester, Cic.: loca consularia, Liv.: summus locus civitatis, Cic.: maiorum locum ei restituit, Caes.: loco movit signiferos, entsetzte ihrer Stellen, Caes.: non ignobilis inter causidicos loci fuit, Lact. – e) der Stand, Rang, den die Geburt verleiht, die Herkunft, isto loco femina, Cic.: homines inferiore loco, Cic.: honesto loco nati, Plin. ep.: obscuro loco nati, Cic.: summo loco nata, von hoher Geburt, Liv.: tenui loco orti, Liv.B) insbes.: 1) als t. t. der Fechter- und Militärsprache, die Stellung, der Posten, die oder den man————im Kampfe behaupten will, locum tenere, relinquere, Caes.: loco pellere, Auct. b. Afr.: im Bilde, loco movere, aus seiner Stellung (im Staate) vertreiben, Cic.: virtutis locum deseruit, Hor. – 2) loci od. loca, griech. τόποι, die Geburtsglieder, der Mutterleib der Menschen u. Tiere, loci muliebres, Varro LL. 5, 15: semen in locis insedit, Cic. – 3) die Stelle, die Partie, das Stück, der Satz, Abschnitt, Gedanke eines Buches, einer Wissenschaft, locus reprehensus, Ter.: aliquot locis significavit, Cic.: ad locum venias, Cic.: omnes philosophiae loci, das ganze Gebiet der Ph., Cic. – 4) Plur. loci, die Beweismittel, die Beweisquelle, locos nosse, Cic.: loci communes, allgemeine Beweisquellen, Cic. – 5) ein Stück von einem Gute, ICt.: dah. meton., ein Gut, Grundstück, Acker, Cic. u.a. – 6) der Ort zum Bewohnen = a) der Raum, das Gelaß, Gemach, die Wohnung, das Logis, locus oculi, die Augenhöhle, Plaut. Men. 1014: primus locus aedium, Nep. praef. § 6: loca et lautia, Liv.: loci tacentes, Tac.: loca tacentia, in der Unterwelt, Verg.: locum facere (einrichten) sub terra, Nep. – b) der Ort = die Stadt, opportunitas loci, Cic.: locus Pherae, loca Buprasium, Hyrmine, Plin.: is datus erat locus colloquio, Liv.: ubi nunc urbs est, tunc locus urbis erat, Ov. – c) die Gegend, loci fertilitas, Caes.: situs locorum montiumque, Vell.: loca temperatiora, Caes.: ea loca incolere, Caes.: de locis————II) übtr.: 1) die Zeit, der Raum in der Zeit, a) übh.: ignoscendi dabitur peccati locus, Ter.: inde loci, hierauf, Lucr.: interea loci, Komik.: postidea loci, Plaut.: postea loci, Sall.: post id locorum, hernach, Plaut.: tunc locorum, Tertull.: ad id locorum, bis auf diese Zeit, Sall. u. Liv.: so auch ad hoc locorum, Fronto ad amic. 2, 7. p. 193, 8 N.: u. adhuc locorum, Plaut.: ex hoc loco, Plaut., od. ad locum, auf der Stelle, zur Stelle, alsbald, Liv. – b) prägn., die Gelegenheit, Veranlassung, si est ullus gaudendi locus, Cic.: ne illis quidem ad fugam locus est, Tac.: qui igitur relictus est obiurgandi locus? Ter.: locum dare, Gelegenheit geben, existimandi, Cic.: u. so locum dare nocendi, eine Blöße geben, Nep.: locum dare nobis loquendi, Plaut. capt. 212: locum dare Veientibus ad incendenda opera, Lic.: locum facere (Gel. geben zu) poëtarum mendacio, magnae iacturae, Curt., titulo muneribusque, Ov.: locum aperire suspicioni, dem V. sich aussetzen, Cic.: locum aperire hosti ad occasionem, Gelegenheit geben, einen Handstreich auszuführen, eine Blöße geben, Liv.: locum seditionis quaerere, Liv.: quaerere locum mentioni alcis, Vell. – 2) der Standpunkt, die Lage, die Umstände, der Zustand, die Verfassung, in eum incĭdi locum, Ter.: peiore loco non potest res esse, Ter.: meliore loco————erant res nostrae, Cic.: res erat eo loci, Cic.: si (homo) eo loco esset, Cic.: si in istoc sim loco, Plaut.: tuli graviter et acerbe, iudices, in eum me locum adduci (daß mir nur die Alternative bleibt), ut aut... aut etc., Cic. – 3) ein Punkt, eine Sache, ein Stück, alter erat locus cautionis, ne etc., Cic.: cui loco consulite, Cic.: loci, in quos honesti naturam divisimus, Cic. – ⇒ Arch. 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rēs, rĕi, f. - gén. sing. rēi avec e long, Lucr. 2, 112; 548; 6, 918; dat., id. 1, 688; 2, 236 --- gén. sing. monosyl. à la fin du vers, Lucr. 3, 918; et au milieu du vers, Lucr. 4, 885, et Poët. ap. Lact. 6, 6. - voir l'article res de Gaffiot. [st1]1 [-] chose, objet, affaire (sens vague précisé par un adjectif); chose matérielle, corps, créature, être; res explétif; cela (fonction de pron. de rappel). - res futurae: l'avenir. - in forum vocas, eo vocas unde etiam bonis meis rebus fugiebam, Cic. Att. 12, 21, 5: tu m'invites à fréquenter le forum, tu m'invites dans un lieu que je fuyais même à l'époque où ma maison connaissait le bonheur. - res humanae: la condition humaine, la destinée humaine. - res familiaris: patrimoine. - res frumentaria: l'approvisionnement en blé, le ravitaillement en blé. - res novae: la révolution politique. - res divinae: le sacrifice; le culte des dieux. - res uxoria: - [abcl]a - dot. - [abcl]b - Ter. mariage. - abhorrens ab re uxoria, Ter. And. 5, 1, 10: réfractaire au mariage. - in arbitrio rei uxoriae, Cic. Off. 3: lors d'un arbitrage concernant la dot. - bellicam rem administrari majores nostri nisi auspicato noluerunt, Cic. Div. 2, 36, 76: nos ancêtres ne voulurent pas qu'une action guerrière fût menée sans auspices. - res solida, Lucr.: corps solide. - causae rerum: les causes. - rerum natura: la nature, le monde. - quid agis, dulcissime rerum? Hor.: comment vas-tu, mon très cher? - cujus rei ? = de quoi? - nullius rei: de rien - nulli rei nisi sacris operam dare: ne se consacrer qu'aux cérémonies religieuses. - quid ad rem ? = qu'importe cela? - quid hoc rei est ? = qu'est-ce que cela? - se ad eam rem paratos esse arbitrati sunt: ils estimèrent qu'ils étaient préparés pour cela. [st1]2 [-] ce qui est fait: réalité, chose. - re ipsā (re verā): en réalité. - res… spes: le présent… l'avenir. - qui hos deos non re, sed opinione esse dicunt, Cic. Nat. 3: ceux qui affirment que les dieux n’existent pas dans la réalité mais dans l’imagination. - rem sectari, non verba, Cic.: s'attacher au fond, non aux mots. [st1]3 [-] ce qui concerne qqn ou qqch: art, profession, métier, carrière. - res militaris: la guerre, l'art militaire. - rei militaris laus: gloire militaire. - res navalis: la marine. - res pecuaria: l'élevage. - erat ei pecuaria res ampla, et rustica sane bene culta et fructuosa, Cic.: il avait un immense troupeau et des terres bien cultivées et d'un bon rapport. [st1]4 [-] travail, soin, occupation, peine, difficulté. - res multae operae: entreprise difficile. - quibus rebus perfectis, Caes.: ces préparatifs terminés. [st1]5 [-] fait, événement, affaire, action, entreprise; exécution; combat, opération (militaire); hauts faits, exploits. - ut ipsa res declaravit, Cic.: comme l'événement le prouva. - omina re careant! Ov.: puissent ces présages ne pas s'accomplir! - his rebus gestis, Caes. B. G. 5, 8: après cette affaire. - rem gerere, Ov.: combattre, engager l'action. - gladio comminus rem gerit Vorenus, Caes. B. G. 5: l'épée à la main, Vorénus combat corps à corps. - rem bene gerere, Liv.: avoir du succès, l'emporter, être vainqueur. - ante rem, Liv. 4, 40: avant la bataille. - res gestae: exploits, hauts faits. [st1]6 [-] faits (historiques), histoire; état, puissance, pouvoir. - res populi Romani perscribere, Liv.: écrire l'histoire du peuple romain. - rerum scriptor: l'historien. - Persicae res, Nep.: l'histoire de la Perse. - res publica → respublica. - rerum potiri: s'emparer du pouvoir, être maître du pouvoir. - summa rerum: le commandement suprême, le pouvoir. - res Romana: la puissance romaine, l'empire romain. - res mihi Romanas dederas, Fortuna, regendas, Luc. 7, 108: tu m'avais donné, Fortune, l'empire romain à diriger. [st1]7 [-] circonstance, occasion; situation, cas, condition, position, état des choses, conjoncture, circonstances, affaires. - pro (ex) tempore et pro (ex) re: selon le temps et les circonstances. - in tali re, Sall.: en pareil cas. - res adversae: le malheur, l'adversité; échec(s). - res secundae (prosperae): le bonheur, la prospérité; succès. - res bonae: situation favorable. - si res postulabit: si la situation le réclame. - bene (male) se res habet: la situation se présente bien (mal). - res ita se habet: il en est ainsi. [st1]8 [-] avoir, biens, propriété, fortune, richesses. - rem augere: augmenter sa fortune, faire fortune. - res familiaris: le patrimoine. - publicae res: les domaines de l'Etat. - res tuas tibi habe, Plaut.: reprends ce qui t'appartient (formule de divorce). - res nummaria tenet eum, Cic.: il éprouve un besoin d'argent. - rem male gerere, Hor.: se ruiner. [st1]9 [-] utilité, intérêt, avantage, profit. - in rem (ex re) esse alicui: être utile à qqn, être conforme à son intérêt. - quid (mihi) magis in rem est quam...? Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 1: qu'est-ce qui est plus conforme à mes intérêts que de...? - ad rem avidus, Ter.: âpre au gain. - ab re: contrairement à l'intérêt. - ob rem, Cic.: inutilement. - quoi (cui) rei? Plaut.: à quoi bon? - de communi re dicere: parler de l'intérêt général. - in rem suam convertere: tourner à son avantage. [st1]10 [-] affaire (d'intérêt), rapport, relation, commerce. - res est mihi cum aliquo: j'ai affaire à qqn (avec qqn). - mihi tecum nihil rei est: je n'ai nullement affaire avec toi. - mihi res est cum aliquo: j'ai affaire à qqn. - rem habeo cum aliquo: j'ai affaire à qqn. - cum Thebanis sibi rem esse existimant, Nep. Pel. 1, 3: c'était aux Thébains qu'ils comptaient avoir affaire. [st1]11 [-] ce dont on parle: sujet, débat, point de discussion, question, litige, contestation, procès. - rem agitare: traiter une question. - ad rem redeo: je reviens à mon sujet. - rem dicere: plaider une cause. - rem integram ad senatum referre: porter l'ensemble de l'affaire à l'ordre du jour du sénat. - res capitalis: procès capital. - de re aliqua sententiam dicere in senatu: donner son avis sur quelque sujet au sénat. [st1]12 [-] motif, raison, cause; but, fin. - eā (hāc) re: pour cette raison. - ob eam rem, Plaut.: pour cette raison. - eā re (ob eam rem) quod: pour cette raison que. - his rebus adducti, Caes. BG. 1: poussés par ces motifs. - legatus qui ea de re mittitur: le légat qui est envoyé à cette fin. [st1]13 [-] moyen, manière. - quibuscumque rebus possim (defendere), Cic.: (défendre) par tous les moyens qui sont en mon pouvoir. - rem reperire quo pacto, Plaut.: trouver moyen de.* * *rēs, rĕi, f. - gén. sing. rēi avec e long, Lucr. 2, 112; 548; 6, 918; dat., id. 1, 688; 2, 236 --- gén. sing. monosyl. à la fin du vers, Lucr. 3, 918; et au milieu du vers, Lucr. 4, 885, et Poët. ap. Lact. 6, 6. - voir l'article res de Gaffiot. [st1]1 [-] chose, objet, affaire (sens vague précisé par un adjectif); chose matérielle, corps, créature, être; res explétif; cela (fonction de pron. de rappel). - res futurae: l'avenir. - in forum vocas, eo vocas unde etiam bonis meis rebus fugiebam, Cic. Att. 12, 21, 5: tu m'invites à fréquenter le forum, tu m'invites dans un lieu que je fuyais même à l'époque où ma maison connaissait le bonheur. - res humanae: la condition humaine, la destinée humaine. - res familiaris: patrimoine. - res frumentaria: l'approvisionnement en blé, le ravitaillement en blé. - res novae: la révolution politique. - res divinae: le sacrifice; le culte des dieux. - res uxoria: - [abcl]a - dot. - [abcl]b - Ter. mariage. - abhorrens ab re uxoria, Ter. And. 5, 1, 10: réfractaire au mariage. - in arbitrio rei uxoriae, Cic. Off. 3: lors d'un arbitrage concernant la dot. - bellicam rem administrari majores nostri nisi auspicato noluerunt, Cic. Div. 2, 36, 76: nos ancêtres ne voulurent pas qu'une action guerrière fût menée sans auspices. - res solida, Lucr.: corps solide. - causae rerum: les causes. - rerum natura: la nature, le monde. - quid agis, dulcissime rerum? Hor.: comment vas-tu, mon très cher? - cujus rei ? = de quoi? - nullius rei: de rien - nulli rei nisi sacris operam dare: ne se consacrer qu'aux cérémonies religieuses. - quid ad rem ? = qu'importe cela? - quid hoc rei est ? = qu'est-ce que cela? - se ad eam rem paratos esse arbitrati sunt: ils estimèrent qu'ils étaient préparés pour cela. [st1]2 [-] ce qui est fait: réalité, chose. - re ipsā (re verā): en réalité. - res… spes: le présent… l'avenir. - qui hos deos non re, sed opinione esse dicunt, Cic. Nat. 3: ceux qui affirment que les dieux n’existent pas dans la réalité mais dans l’imagination. - rem sectari, non verba, Cic.: s'attacher au fond, non aux mots. [st1]3 [-] ce qui concerne qqn ou qqch: art, profession, métier, carrière. - res militaris: la guerre, l'art militaire. - rei militaris laus: gloire militaire. - res navalis: la marine. - res pecuaria: l'élevage. - erat ei pecuaria res ampla, et rustica sane bene culta et fructuosa, Cic.: il avait un immense troupeau et des terres bien cultivées et d'un bon rapport. [st1]4 [-] travail, soin, occupation, peine, difficulté. - res multae operae: entreprise difficile. - quibus rebus perfectis, Caes.: ces préparatifs terminés. [st1]5 [-] fait, événement, affaire, action, entreprise; exécution; combat, opération (militaire); hauts faits, exploits. - ut ipsa res declaravit, Cic.: comme l'événement le prouva. - omina re careant! Ov.: puissent ces présages ne pas s'accomplir! - his rebus gestis, Caes. B. G. 5, 8: après cette affaire. - rem gerere, Ov.: combattre, engager l'action. - gladio comminus rem gerit Vorenus, Caes. B. G. 5: l'épée à la main, Vorénus combat corps à corps. - rem bene gerere, Liv.: avoir du succès, l'emporter, être vainqueur. - ante rem, Liv. 4, 40: avant la bataille. - res gestae: exploits, hauts faits. [st1]6 [-] faits (historiques), histoire; état, puissance, pouvoir. - res populi Romani perscribere, Liv.: écrire l'histoire du peuple romain. - rerum scriptor: l'historien. - Persicae res, Nep.: l'histoire de la Perse. - res publica → respublica. - rerum potiri: s'emparer du pouvoir, être maître du pouvoir. - summa rerum: le commandement suprême, le pouvoir. - res Romana: la puissance romaine, l'empire romain. - res mihi Romanas dederas, Fortuna, regendas, Luc. 7, 108: tu m'avais donné, Fortune, l'empire romain à diriger. [st1]7 [-] circonstance, occasion; situation, cas, condition, position, état des choses, conjoncture, circonstances, affaires. - pro (ex) tempore et pro (ex) re: selon le temps et les circonstances. - in tali re, Sall.: en pareil cas. - res adversae: le malheur, l'adversité; échec(s). - res secundae (prosperae): le bonheur, la prospérité; succès. - res bonae: situation favorable. - si res postulabit: si la situation le réclame. - bene (male) se res habet: la situation se présente bien (mal). - res ita se habet: il en est ainsi. [st1]8 [-] avoir, biens, propriété, fortune, richesses. - rem augere: augmenter sa fortune, faire fortune. - res familiaris: le patrimoine. - publicae res: les domaines de l'Etat. - res tuas tibi habe, Plaut.: reprends ce qui t'appartient (formule de divorce). - res nummaria tenet eum, Cic.: il éprouve un besoin d'argent. - rem male gerere, Hor.: se ruiner. [st1]9 [-] utilité, intérêt, avantage, profit. - in rem (ex re) esse alicui: être utile à qqn, être conforme à son intérêt. - quid (mihi) magis in rem est quam...? Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 1: qu'est-ce qui est plus conforme à mes intérêts que de...? - ad rem avidus, Ter.: âpre au gain. - ab re: contrairement à l'intérêt. - ob rem, Cic.: inutilement. - quoi (cui) rei? Plaut.: à quoi bon? - de communi re dicere: parler de l'intérêt général. - in rem suam convertere: tourner à son avantage. [st1]10 [-] affaire (d'intérêt), rapport, relation, commerce. - res est mihi cum aliquo: j'ai affaire à qqn (avec qqn). - mihi tecum nihil rei est: je n'ai nullement affaire avec toi. - mihi res est cum aliquo: j'ai affaire à qqn. - rem habeo cum aliquo: j'ai affaire à qqn. - cum Thebanis sibi rem esse existimant, Nep. Pel. 1, 3: c'était aux Thébains qu'ils comptaient avoir affaire. [st1]11 [-] ce dont on parle: sujet, débat, point de discussion, question, litige, contestation, procès. - rem agitare: traiter une question. - ad rem redeo: je reviens à mon sujet. - rem dicere: plaider une cause. - rem integram ad senatum referre: porter l'ensemble de l'affaire à l'ordre du jour du sénat. - res capitalis: procès capital. - de re aliqua sententiam dicere in senatu: donner son avis sur quelque sujet au sénat. [st1]12 [-] motif, raison, cause; but, fin. - eā (hāc) re: pour cette raison. - ob eam rem, Plaut.: pour cette raison. - eā re (ob eam rem) quod: pour cette raison que. - his rebus adducti, Caes. BG. 1: poussés par ces motifs. - legatus qui ea de re mittitur: le légat qui est envoyé à cette fin. [st1]13 [-] moyen, manière. - quibuscumque rebus possim (defendere), Cic.: (défendre) par tous les moyens qui sont en mon pouvoir. - rem reperire quo pacto, Plaut.: trouver moyen de.* * *Res, rei, foem. gen. Chose, Rien.\Abdita rerum. Horat. Choses cachees ou secrettes et incongneues.\Caput et frons rerum. Horat. Le principal poinct de tout l'affaire.\Concordia rerum discors. Horat. L'accord des quatre elements qui sont de natures discordantes.\Versus inopes rerum. Horat. Qui n'ont point de bonnes et graves sentences.\Negas tantam similitudinem in rerum natura esse. Cicero. En tout le monde.\Opifex rerum. Ouid. Le createur de toutes choses.\Angustae res. Virgil. Qui sont de petite importance.\Res animales. Vlpianus. Qui ont ame et vie.\Diuina. Cic. Sacrifice.\Insolitam rem apportare auribus. Lucret. Raconter une chose dont jamais on n'avoit ouy parler.\Facere rem diuinam alicui deo. Cic. Sacrifier.\Ad rem redi. Terent. Retourne au propos.\Omnem rem scio, vt sit gesta. Plaut. Je scay comment tout l'affaire a esté mené.\Salua res est. Terent. L'affaire va bien.\Res tua agitur. Cic. C'est à toy à faire, L'affaire te touche.\Attinet ad rem. Horat. Cela sert à l'affaire.\Male rem gerere. Horat. Estre mauvais mesnager, Mal gouverner ses biens et ses affaires.\Incipit res melius ire quam putaram. Cic. L'affaire commence à mieulx aller que je ne pensoye, à mieulx se porter.\Bellica res. Horat. Le faict et l'estat de la guerre.\Si inuenta subito, nec domo allata, sed inter dicendum e re ipsa nata videantur. Quintil. Sur le champ, Tout à l'heure.\E re nata melius fieri haud potuit, quam factum est. Terent. Veu ce qui est survenu, Selon la fortune, Veu l'occasion.\Consulere ex re. Tacit. Prendre advis selon les occasions qui se presenteront.\Antonii colloquium cum heroibus nostris pro re nata non incommodum. Cic. Selon la matiere subjecte.\Ab re interregnum appellatum. Liu. Pour raison.\Si non re ipsa tibi istuc dolet. Terent. A la verité, Si tu fains d'en estre marri.\Res ipsa indicat, Vide INDICO, indicas. Le faict le monstre.\Verba ad rem conferre. Terent. Faire ce qu'on dit.\Simulare mortem verbis, re ipsa spem vitae dare. Terent. De faict. \ Re iuuare. Terent. De faict.\Dictu quam re facilius. Liu. Il est plus aisé à dire qu'à faire.\Si in rem est vtrique vt fiant, accersi iube. Terentius. Si c'est le prouffit des deux.\Ita rem illi esse dicito. Plaut. Di que c'est pour son prouffit.\Qui alicui rei est. Terent. Qui fait son prouffit, Qui gaigne aucunement.\Res est mihi cum illo. Terent. J'ay quelque affaire avec luy.\Habere rem cum aliquo. Terentius. Le hanter, Avoir habitude avec luy.\Si talentum rem reliquisset decem. Terent. Heritage.\Illos duos pro re tollebas tua. Terentius, Selon les biens que tu avois.\Aliquantum ad rem est auidior. Terent. Il est un peu trop aspre à l'argent.\Amicos res inuenit. Plaut. Les richesses font les amis.\Res eos iampridem deficere coepit. Cic. Il y a ja long temps qu'ils ont tout despendu leurs biens.\Arctis in rebus absit pudor. Valer. Flac. Quand on est en necessité, il ne fault point estre honteux.\Curtae nescio quid semper abest rei. Horat. Il y a tousjours faulte de je ne scay quoy, L'avaritieux n'ha jamais assez.\Familiaris res. Sallust. Les biens qu'un chascun ha à soy.\Praeclara filius in re sublatus male alitur. Horat. Né parmi grandes richesses.\Quibus re salua profueram. Terent. Ce pendant qu'ils avoyent de quoy.\Augere rem. Cic. S'enrichir.\Nunquam rem facies. Terent. Tu ne gaigneras jamais rien, Jamais tu ne seras riche, Jamais tu ne cueilleras mousse, Jamais tu ne amasseras rien. \ Habere rem. Cic. Avoir bien dequoy.\Patriam rem perdere. Horat. Despendre folement les biens de son pere.\Praeclaram ingrata stringat malus ingluuie rem. Horat. Qu'il mange et despende en gourmandise, etc.\Vir haud magna cum re. Cic. Qui n'ha pas grands biens.\Res, L'estat et condition d'un chascun: vt Res publica. Cice. L'estat commun.\Inuisere res rusticas vel fructus causa, vel delectationis. Cic. Aller veoir les biens et terres qu'on ha aux champs.\Res. Virgil. Empire, Seigneurie, Domination.\Rem, vel res gerere. Liu. Mener la guerre.\Res Romana erat superior. Liu. L'armee des Romains.\Clades rei naualis. Tacit. La deffaicte de l'armee de mer.\Dare rem in casum. Tacit. Mettre à l'adventure.\Rebus suis diffidere. Liu. Se deffier de ses gents de guerre.\Aduersae res, Vide ADVERTO. Adversité, Tribulation.\Angustae res. Horat. Povreté, Necessité, Disette.\Dura res. Virgil. Adversité, Povreté.\Secundae res. Virgil. Prosperité.\Rem miseram, Aduerbium dolentis. Cic. Chose miserable.\Parumne est malae rei? Plaut. N'ont ils pas assez de mal? B.\Iam repperi rem, quo pacto nec fur, nec socius sies. Plaut. J'ay trouvé le moyen.\Res semper aliquid apportat noui. Terent. Experience.\Re vera, Duae dictiones sunt, aut vnica Reuera, vice aduerbii. Plin. iunior. A la verité.\Velut si reuera pugnent. Horat. Reaulment, ou Realement et de faict.\Respublica, reipublicae, penul. corr. ex duobus integris composita dictio, quam nonnulli disiungunt. L'estat commun, La republique, La chose publique.\Conuersiones Rerumpublicarum. Cic. Mutations.\Censere e Repub. Tacit. Au prouffit de la Repub.\Meo vnius funere elata Respublica esset? Liuius. Si j'estoye mort, la chose publique seroit elle perdue pourtant? B.\Trahere Rempublicam funditus. Tacit. Destruire, Ruiner. -
12 censeo
1.cēnseo (on the long e, v. Corss. Ausspr. 1, p. 257 sq.), ui, censum (late Lat. censitum, Cod. Just. 11, 47 tit.; 11, 49 tit.; 11, 47, 4 al.; but not in Monum. Ancyr.; cf. Neue, Formenl. 2, 557), 2, v. a. [etym. dub.; often referred to root cas-, whence carmen, camoenus; but prob. from centum, orig. centere, to hundred or number the people; cf. Fischer, Gram. 1, p. 373].I. A.In reference to the census (v. census).1.Of the censor (v. censor).(α).Rarely act. with acc. of the persons or objects assessed or rated; but usu. pass., with subj. -nom.:(β).censores populi aevitates, suboles, familias, pecuniasque censento,
Cic. Leg. 3, 3, 7:census quom sum, juratori recte rationem dedi,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 30:censor ad quojus censionem, id est arbitrium, populus censeretur,
Varr. L. L. 5, § 81 Mull.:census... indicat eum qui sit census se jam tum gessisse pro cive,
Cic. Arch. 5, 11: absentis censere jubere, P. Scipio ap. Gell. 5, 19, 16: ne absens censeare. Cic. Att. 1, 18, 8:sub lustrum censeri,
id. ib.:milia octoginta eo lustro civium censa dicuntur,
Liv. 1, 44, 2:censa civium capita centum septendecim milia trecenta undeviginti,
id. 3, 24, 10; id. Epit. lib. 11; 13; 14:censebantur ejus aetatis lustris ducena quinquagena milia capitum,
id. 9, 19, 2:cum capitum liberorum censa essent CLII. milia,
Plin. 33, 1, 5, § 16: quid se vivere, quid in parte civium censeri, si... id obtinere universi non possint? Liv 7, 18, 5.—With the amount at which the property was rated, in the acc.: or abl.:(γ).praesertim census equestrem Summam nummorum,
being assessed with the estate necessary to a Roman knight, Hor. A. P. 383:primae classis homines quicentum et viginti quinque milia aeris ampliusve censi erant... Ceterarumque omnium classium qui minore summa aeris censebantur,
Gell. 7 (6), 13, 1 sq.—Hence, capite censi, those who were assessed ac cording to their ability to labor: qui nullo [p. 312] aut perquam parvo aere censebantur capite censi vocabantur. Extremus autem census capite censorum aeris fuit trecentis septuaginta quinque, Jul. Paul. ap. Gell. 16, 10, 10; Sall. J. 86, 2; Gell. 16, 10, 11; 16, 10, 14; Val. Max. 2, 3, 1; 7, 6, 1;and in the finite verb: omnia illius (i. e. sapientis) esse dicimus, cum... capite censebitur,
Sen. Ben. 7, 8, 1. —Absol. in gerund.: censendi, censendo, ad censendum = census agendi, censui agendo, etc.: haec frequentia quae convenit ludorum censendique causa (i.e. census agendi causa, for the sake of the census), Cic. Verr. 1, 18, 54:(δ).mentio inlata apud senatum est, rem operosam... suo proprio magistratu egere... cui arbitrium formulae censendi subiceretur,
the scheme for taking the census, Liv. 4, 8, 4:quia is censendo finis factus est,
id. 1, 44, 2:civis Romanos ad censendum ex provinciis in Italiam revocarunt,
Vell. 2, 15:aetatem in censendo significare necesse est... aetas autem spectatur censendi tempore,
Dig. 50, 15, 3.—Censum censere = censum agere, only in the gerundial dat.:2.illud quaero, sintne illa praedia censui censendo, habeant jus civile,
are they subject to the census, Cic. Fl. 32, 80: censores... edixerunt, legem censui censendo dicturos esse ut, etc., that he would add a rule for the taking of the census, according to which, etc., Liv. 43, 14, 5: censui censendo agri proprie appellantur qui et emi et venire jure civili possunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 58, 5 Mull.—Of the assessment of the provinces under provincial officers (censores, and, under the later emperors, censitores).(α).Pass., with the territory as subject-nom.: quinto quoque anno Sicilia tota censetur;(β).erat censa praetore Paeducaeo... quintus annus cum in te praetorem incidisset, censa denuo est,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 56, § 139:omne territorium censeatur quoties, etc.,
Cod. Just. 11, 58 (57), 4.—The persons assessed as subject:(γ).ubi (coloni) censiti atque educati natique sunt,
Cod. Just. 11, 48 (47), 6:quos in locis eisdem censitos esse constabit,
ib. 11, 48 (47), 4.—With part. as attribute:rusticos censitosque servos vendi,
Cod. Just. 11, 48 (47), 7.—To determine by the census:(δ).cum antea per singulos viros, per binas vero mulieres capitis norma sit censa,
Cod. Just. 11, 48 (47), 10:nisi forte privilegio aliquo materna origo censeatur,
Dig. 50, 1, 1, § 2.—Act. with acc.:3. (α).vos terras vestras levari censitione vultis, ego vero etiam aerem vestrum censere vellem,
Spart. Pescen. Nig. 7.—Act. with acc.:(β).in qua tribu ista praedia censuisti?
Cic. Fl. 32, 80.—Censeri, as dep. with acc.:4.census es praeterea numeratae pecuniae CXXX. Census es mancipia Amyntae... Cum te audisset servos suos esse censum, constabat inter omnes, si aliena censendo Decianus sua facere posset, etc.,
Cic. Fl. 32, 80; cf. Ov. P. 1, 2, 140; v. B. 2. c.—Hence, subst.: cēnsum, i, n.: quorum luxuries fortunata censa peperit, i.e. high estimates of property in the census, Cic. ap. Non. 202, 23 (Fragm. vol. xi. p. 134 B. and K.).B. 1.By a figure directly referring to the Roman census: aequo mendicus atque ille opulentissimus Censetur censu ad Acheruntem mortuus, will be rated by an equal census, i.e. in the same class, without considering their property, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 93: vos qui potestis ope vostra censerier, referring to a part of the audience, you, who may be rated according to your intelligence, analog. to capite censi (v. I. A. 1. b), id. Capt. prol. 15:2.nam argumentum hoc hic censebitur,
will be rated, its census-class will be determined here, id. Poen. prol. 56: id in quoque optimum esse debet cui nascitur, quo censetur, according to which he is rated, i.e. his worth is determined, Sen. Ep. 76, 8.—And with two acc.: quintus Phosphorus, Junonia, immo Veneris stella censetur, is ranked as the fifth, App. de Mundo, p. 710.—With direct reference to the census.a. (α).With gen. of price:(β).dic ergo quanti censes?
Plaut. Rud. 4, 8, 8.—In the pass.: si censenda nobis atque aestimanda res sit, utrum tandem pluris aestimemus pecuniam Pyrrhi? etc., if we have to weigh and estimate a thing, etc., Cic. Par. 6, 2, 48:b.anule... In quo censendum nil nisi dantis amor,
Ov. Am. 2, 15, 2:interim autem facta sola censenda dicit atque in judicium vocanda,
Gell. 7 (6), 3, 47.—= honorari, celebrari, with de aliquo, = for the sake of somebody (in Ovid):c.pro quibus ut maneat, de quo censeris, amicus, Comprecor, etc.,
the friend for the sake of whom you are celebrated, who is the cause of your renown, Ov. P. 2, 5, 73:hoc domui debes de qua censeris,
id. ib. 3, 1, 75.—Censeri, dep., = to distinguish, with acc. only once or twice in Ovid (v. I. A. 3. b):d.hanc semper... Est inter comites Marcia censa suas,
has always distinguished her, Ov. P. 1, 2, 140.—Censeri aliqua re.(α).= to be appreciated, distinguished, celebrated for some quality, as if the quality were a standard determining the census, analog. to capite censeri (v. I. A. 1. b), very freq. in post-class. writings:(β).Democritus cum divitiis censeri posset,
when he might have been celebrated for his wealth, Val. Max. 8, 7, ext. 4:Aristides quo totius Graeciae justitia censetur (quo = cujus justitia),
id. 5, 3, ext. 3 med.: te custode matronalis stola censetur ( = tua, i.e. pudicitiae, custodia), the stola, etc., is appreciated for thy custody, id. 6, 1 prooem.:una adhuc victoria Carius Metius censebatur,
Tac. Agr. 45:ut ipsi quoque qui egerunt non aliis magis orationibus censeantur,
id. Dial. 39 fin.: non vitibus tantum censeri Chium, sed et operibus Anthermi filiorum, is celebrated not only for its grapes, but, etc., Plin. 36, 5, 2, § 12:et Galliae censentur hoc reditu,
id. 19, 1, 2, § 7:quisquis paulo vetustior miles, hic te commilitone censetur,
is distinguished for the fact that you were his fellow-soldier, Plin. Pan. 15 fin.:multiplici variaque doctrina censebatur,
Suet. Gram. 10:felix quae tali censetur munere tellus,
Mart. 9, 16, 5: censetur Apona Livio suo tellus, = for the fact that Livy was born there, id. 1, 61, 3:hi duo longaevo censentur Nestore fundi,
for the fact that Nestor used them, id. 8, 6, 9:nec laude virorum censeri contenta fuit (Iberia),
Claud. Laud. Seren. 67:libri mei non alia laude carius censentur, quam quod judicio vestro comprobantur,
App. Flor. 4, 18, 3.—Hence,= to be known by something (Appuleian):(γ).hoc nomine censebatur jam meus dominus,
App. M. 8, p. 171:nomen quo tu censeris aiebat,
id. ib. 5, p. 106: pro studio bibendi quo solo censetur, either known by, or distinguished for, id. Mag. p. 499:globorum caelestium supremum esse eum qui inerrabili meatu censetur,
which is known by its unerring course, id. Phil. Nat. 1, p. 582.— And,As gram. t. t., to be marked by some peculiarity, according to which a word is classified: neque de armis et moeniis infitias eo quin figura multitudinis perpetua censeantur, that they are marked by the form of constant plurality, i. e. that they are pluralia tantum, Gell. 19, 8, 5; 10, 20, 8; 19, 13, 3.II.Of transactions in and by the Senate, to judge (in the meanings II. and III. the passive voice is not in class. use, while in I. the passive voice is by far the most freq.).A.To be of opinion, to propose, to vote, to move, referring to the votes of the senators when asked for their opinions (sententiam dicere).1.With a (passive) inf.-clause, denoting what should be decreed by the Senate (esse usu. omitted): rex his ferme verbis patres consulebat... Dic, inquit ei, quid censes? tum ille Puro pioque duello quaerendas (res) censeo, I am of the opinion ( I move, propose) that satisfaction should be sought, etc., ancient formula ap. Liv. 1, 32, 11 sq.:2.primum igitur acta Caesaris servanda censeo,
Cic. Phil. 1, 7, 16:hoc autem tempore ita censeo decernendum,
id. ib. 5, 17, 45; 5, 6, 16; 5, 12, 31; 5, 12, 34; 5, 13, 36; 5, 14, 38; 5, 19, 53; 6, 1, 2; 9, 6, 14; 11, 15, 40; 12, 7, 17; 14, 1, 1; 14, 13, 35; cf.Regulus's advice in the Senate, being represented as a vote: captivos in senatu reddendos non censuit,
Cic. Off. 1, 13, 39; 3, 31, 111:quare ita ego censeo... de confessis more majorum supplicium sumendum,
Sall. C. 52, 36; 51, 8; 52, 14:Appius imperio consulari rem agendam censebat,
Liv. 2, 23, 15:ut multi (senatores) delendam urbem censerent,
id. 9, 26, 3; 2, 29, 7; 3, 40, 13; 10, 12, 1; 34, 4, 20; 38, 54, 6: cum ejus diei senatus consulta aureis litteris figenda in curia censuisset, Tac. A. 3, 57:ut nonnulli dedendum eum hostibus censuerint,
Suet. Caes. 24; so id. ib. 14; id. Aug. 100; id. Tib. 4; id. Calig. 60; id. Claud. 26; id. Ner. 2; id. Vesp. 2. Of the emperor's vote in the Senate:commutandam censuit vocem, et pro peregrina nostratem requirendam,
Suet. Tib. 71; so id. ib. 34; id. Aug. 55.—And with the copula expressed (very rare):qui censet eos... morte esse multandos,
Cic. Cat. 4, 4, 7.—Sometimes referring to sententia as subject:sententia quae censebat reddenda bona (inst. of eorum qui censebant),
Liv. 2, 4, 3.—Sometimes with oportere for the gerundial predic. inf.:quibusdam censentibus (eum) Romulum appellari oportere,
Suet. Aug. 7.—With pres. inf., inst. of a gerundial:hac corona civica L. Gellius in senatu Ciceronem consulem donari a re publica censuit,
Gell. 5, 6, 15 (cf. II. B. 1. b.).—If the opinion of the senator does not refer to the chief question, but to incidental points, the predic. inf. may have any form:eas leges quas M. Antonius tulisse dicitur omnes censeo per vim et contra auspicia latas, eisque legibus populum non teneri,
Cic. Phil. 5, 4, 10:cum magna pars senatus... cum tyrannis bellum gerendum fuisse censerent... et urbem recipi, non capi, etc.,
Liv. 26, 32, 2.—With ut, and negatively, ut ne or ne, generally when the clause has an active predicate, but also with passives instead of the gerundial inf.-clause:3.de ea re ita censeo uti consules designati dent operam uti senatus Kal. Jan. tuto haberi possit,
Cic. Phil. 3, 15, 37:censeo ut iis qui in exercitu Antonii sunt, ne sit ea res fraudi, si, etc.,
id. ib. 5, 12, 34:censebant omnes fere (senatores) ut in Italia supplementum meis et Bibuli legionibus scriberetur,
id. Fam. 3, 3, 1:Cn. Pompeius (in senatu) dixit, sese... censere ut ad senatus auctoritatem populi quoque Romani beneficium erga me adjungeretur,
id. Sest. 34, 74:quas ob res ita censeo: eorum qui cum M. Antonio sunt, etc.... iis fraudi ne sit quod cum M. Antonio fuerint,
id. Phil. 8, 11, 33:Calidius, qui censebat ut Pompeius in suas provincias proficisceretur,
Caes. B. C. 1, 2:censuerunt quidam (senatores) ut Pannonicus, alii ut Invictus cognominaretur,
Suet. Tib. 17:iterum censente ut Trebianis... concederetur (of the emperor's vote in the Senate),
id. ib. 31.—And an inf.-clause, with neu or ut:sed ita censeo: publicandas eorum pecunias, etc.: neu quis postea de his ad senatum referat, etc.,
Sall. C. 51, 43:qui partem bonorum publicandam, pars ut liberis relinqueretur, censuerat,
Tac. A. 4, 20.—With a subj.-clause, without ut (rare in this connection;4.v. III. C. 3.): K. Fabius censuit... occuparent patres ipsi suum munus facere, captivum agrum plebi quam maxime aequaliter darent,
Liv. 2, 48, 2.— And ironically with regard to incidental points: vereamini censeo ne... nimis aliquid severe statuisse videamini, I propose you should be afraid of having decreed too severe a punishment = of course, you will not be afraid, etc., Cic. Cat. 4, 6, 13: misereamini censeo—deliquere homines adulescentuli per ambitionem—atque etiam armatos dimittatis, I propose that you pity them, etc., or I advise you to be merciful, Sall. C. 52, 26.—Ellipt., with a gerundial clause understood:5. (α).dic quid censes (i. e. decernendum),
Liv. 1, 32, 11: quod ego mea sententia censebam (i.e. decernendum), Cato ap. Cic. Fam. 15, 5, 2:senati decretum fit, sicut ille censuerat,
Sall. C. 53, 1:quas ob res ita censeo... senatui placere, etc. ( = ita decernendum censeo, etc.),
Cic. Phil. 9, 7, 15, § 17 sq.; 10, 11, 25 sq.; 11, 12, 29 sq.; 14, 14, 36 sq.—Absol.: Priscus Helvidius.. contra studium ejus (sc. Vitellii) censuerat, had voted, or had expressed an opinion against his wishes, Tac. H. 2, 91:(β).cum parum sit, in senatu breviter censere, nisi, etc.,
id. Dial. 36 fin.:sententias... prout libuisset perrogabat... ac si censendum magis quam adsentiendum esset,
Suet. Aug. 35:igitur Cn. Piso, quo, inquit, loco censebis, Caesar? si primus, etc.,
Tac. A. 1, 74.—With adjectives in the neuter, substantively used: nec quoquam reperto (in senatu) qui... referre aut censere aliquid auderet, who dared to express an opinion on any [p. 313] thing, Suet. Caes. 20:(γ).per dissensionem diversa censentium,
of the senators who expressed different opinions, id. Claud. 10.—With interrog. or rel.-clause:B.deinde ageret senatorem et censeret quid corrigi aut mutari vellet,
Tac. A. 16, 28:cum censeat aliquis (in senatu) quod ex parte mihi placeat,
Sen. Ep. 21, 9.Of the decrees or resolutions of the Senate, = decernere, placere, to resolve, decree.1.With inf.-clause.a.With gerund, without copula (v. II. A. 1.):b.eum, cujus supplicio senatus sollennes religiones expiandas saepe censuit,
Cic. Mil. 27, 73:eos senatus non censuit redimendos,
id. Off. 3, 32, 114; so id. N. D. 2, 4, 10; id. Verr. 2, 3, 6, § 15:senatus Caelium ab republica removendum censuit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 21:senatus censuit frequens coloniam Labicos deducendam,
Liv. 4, 47, 6; 5, 24, 4:cum bello persequendos Tusculanos patres censuissent,
id. 6, 25, 5; 3, 42, 6; 3, 49, 8; 7, 19, 7 et saep.—With pres. inf. pass. or act., with the force of a gerundial:2.de bonis regiis quae reddi antea censuerant ( = reddenda),
Liv. 2, 5, 1:munera mitti legatis ex binis milibus aeris censuerunt (i.e. patres),
id. 43, 5, 8; so id. 45, 44, 15 (v. 2. b.):eundem jus dicere Romae... patres censuerant,
id. 45, 12, 13:cum senatus unum consulem, nominatimque Gnaeum Pompeium fieri censuisset,
Suet. Caes. 26.—With both act. and pass. inf.:censuere patres, duas provincias Hispaniam rursus fieri... et Macedoniam Illyricumque eosdem... obtinere,
Liv. 45, 16, 1.—With both pres. pass. and gerund. inff.:haec ita movere senatum, ut non expectanda comitia consuli censerent, sed dictatorem... dici,
Liv. 27, 5, 14.—And with velle: senatus verbis nuntient, velle et censere eos ab armis discedere, etc.,
Sall. J. 21, 4.—With ut or ne.a.In the words of the Senate, according to formula: quod L. Opimius verba fecit de re publica, de ea re ita censuerunt uti L. Opimius consul rem publicam defenderet, etc., ancient S. C. ap. Cic. Phil. 8, 4, 14: quod, etc., de ea re ita censuerunt ut M. Pomponius praetor animadverteret curaretque ut si, etc., S. C. ap. Suet. Rhet. 1; Gell. 15, 4, 1.—And with gerundial inf.-clause: quod C. Julius pontifex... de ea re ita censuerunt, uti M. Antonius consul hostiis majoribus... procuraret... Ibus uti procurasset satis habendum censuerunt, S. C. ap. Gell. 4, 6, 2.—b.As related by the historians, etc.:3.quoniam senatus censuisset, uti quicunque Galliam provinciam obtineret... Aeduos defenderet,
Caes. B. G. 1, 35:patres censuerunt uti consules provincias inter se compararent,
Liv. 30, 40, 12:senatus censuit ut domus ei... publica impensa restitueretur,
Suet. Claud. 6;so with reference to the civil law,
Dig. 49, 14, 15 quater. —With ne:senatum censuisse, ne quis illo anno genitus educaretur,
Suet. Aug. 94.—And with inf -clause:filio regis Nicomedi ex ea summa munera dari censuerunt, et ut victimae... praeberentur,
Liv. 45, 44, 15.—With a subj.-clause (very rare):4.senatus consulto quo censeretur, darent operam consules, etc.,
Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 73, 10.—With neutr. acc. pron. in place of a clause:5.cum vero id senatus frequens censuisset (sc. faciendum),
Cic. Pis. 8, 18:ite in suffragium, et quae patres censuerunt vos jubete,
Liv. 31, 7, 14:quodcunque vos censueritis,
id. 34, 7, 15:quodpatres censuissent,
id. 28, 45, 2.—With accusative of a noun, or a noun as passive subject, to decree or vote a thing (postclass.):6.nec tamen repertum nisi ut effigies principum, aras deum, templa et arcus aliaque solita... censuere,
Tac. A. 3, 57:aram Clementiae, aram Amicitiae, effigiesque... censuere,
id. ib. 4, 74: cum censeretur clipeus auro et magnitudine insignis inter auctores eloquentiae ( to be placed among, etc.), id. ib. 2, 83.—With both acc. and dat.(α).The dat. = against:(β).bellum Samnitibus et patres censuerunt et populus jussit,
Liv. 10, 12, 3.—The dat. = in behalf of:III.censentur Ostorio triumphi insignia,
Tac. A. 12, 38.—And with ut:sententiis eorum qui supplicationes et... vestem Principi triumphalem, utque ovans urbem iniret, effigiesque ejus... censuere,
id. ib. 13, 8.Transf.A.Of the opinions and resolutions of other deliberating bodies, or of their members, to resolve, or to be of opinion.1.With inf.-clause.a.Gerundial:b.erant qui censerent de tertia vigilia in castra Cornelia recedendum (council of war),
Caes. B. C. 2, 30:erant sententiae quae conandum omnibus modis castraque Vari oppugnanda censerent,
id. ib.; so id. ib. 2, 31; id. B. G. 2, 31 fin.; 7, 21; 7, 77:pontifices, consules, patres conscripti mihi... pecunia publica aedificandam domum censuerunt,
Cic. Pis. 22, 52: nunc surgendum censeo, I move we adjourn (in a literary meeting), id. de Or. 2, 90, 367:cum... pontifices solvendum religione populum censerent,
Liv. 5, 23, 9:nunc has ruinas relinquendas non censerem (in an assembly of the people),
id. 5, 53, 3:ego ita censeo, legatos extemplo Romam mittendos (in the Carthaginian Senate),
id. 21, 10, 13:ante omnia Philippum et Macedonas in societatem belli... censeo deducendos esse (Hannibal in a council of war),
id. 36, 7, 3; 5, 36, 8; Curt. 10, 6, 22; 10, 8, 12:cum septem judices cognovissent, duo censuerunt, reum exilio multandum, duo alii pecunia, tres reliqui capite puniendum,
Gell. 9, 15, 7.—And with oportere inst. of a gerundial clause (referring to duty):neque sine gravi causa eum locum quem ceperant, dimitti censuerant oportere,
Caes. B. C. 1, 44.—With opus esse ( = expediency):Parmenio furto, non proelio opus esse censebat,
Curt. 10, 8, 12.—With ordinary pres. inf.(α).In place of a gerundial:(β).Antenor censet belli praecidere = praecidendam causam (in a council of war),
Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 9.—Denoting opinion about an existing state:2.Hasdrubal ultimam Hispaniae oram... ignaram adhuc Romanorum esse, eoque Carthaginiensibus satis fidam censebat,
Liv. 27, 20, 6:Parmenio non alium locum proelio aptiorem esse censebat,
Curt. 3, 7, 8.—With ut or ne:3.censeo ut satis diu te putes requiesse et iter reliquum conficere pergas (in a literary meeting),
Cic. de Or. 2, 71, 290:plerique censebant ut noctu iter facerent (council of war),
Caes. B. C. 1, 67:et nunc magnopere censere, ut unam anum... triginta milibus talentum auri permutet (council of war),
Curt. 4, 11, 12:censeout D. Claudius ex hac die deus fiat (council of the gods),
Sen. Lud. Mort. Claud. 9, 5: antiquos audio censuisse, ne (praenomina) cui ejusdem gentis patricio inderentur, resolved (family council), Gell. 9, 2, 11 (cf. Liv. 6, 20, 14).—With subj.-clause:4.nunc quoque arcessas censeo omnes navalis terrestrisque copias (Hannibal in council of war),
Liv. 36, 7, 17: censeo relinquamus nebulonem hunc, eamus hinc protinus Jovi Optimo Maximo gratulatum (assembly of the people), Scipio Afric. ap. Gell. 4, 18, 3.—With acc. neutr. of a pron. or adj. substantively used:5.ego pro sententia mea hoc censeo: quandoquidem, etc.,
Sen. Lud. Mort. Claud. 11, 4:nec dubitavere quin vera censeret,
that his opinion was correct, Curt. 10, 6, 18.—Ellipt.:B.sententiis quarum pars deditionem, pars eruptionem censebat (i.e. faciendam),
Caes. B. G. 7, 77 init.:ita uti censuerant Italici deditionem facit,
Sall. J. 26, 2; so Caes. B. G. 7, 75.Of the orders of persons in authority (cf. II. B.).1.Of commanders, etc., by courtesy, inst. of velle, imperare, or a direct imperative sentence.(α).With gerundial inf. - clause: non tam imperavi quam censui sumptus legatis quam maxime ad legem Corneliam decernendos, I said, not strictly as an order, but as an opinion that, etc. (Cicero as proconsul), Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 6.—(β).With subj.-clause: arma quae ad me missuri eratis, iis censeo armetis milites quos vobiscum habetis, you had better, etc., Pomp. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 12, A, 4. —2.Of an order by the people (rare;3.gen. populus jubet): ita id (foedus) ratum fore si populus censuisset (i. e. confirmandum esse),
Liv. 21, 19, 3.—Of the later emperors, in their ordinances (censemus = placet nobis, sancimus, imperamus, from the custom of the earlier emperors, who conveyed their commands in the form of an opinion in the senate; v. II. A. 1.).—With inf.clause, ut, ne, and subj.-clause:C.sex mensium spatium censemus debere servari,
Cod. Just. 11, 48 (47), 7:censemus ut, etc.,
ib. 12, 37 (38), 13:censemus ne, etc.,
ib. 12, 44 (45), 1: censemus vindicet, remaneat, ib. 11, 48 (47), 23:in commune jubes si quid censesve tenendum, Primus jussa subi,
Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 296.Of advice, given by one person to another (further development of III. A.).1.Ante-class. formula: faciundum censeo = I advise, with ut-clause, with quid, sic, etc.: censeo faciundum ut quadringentos aliquos milites ad verrucam illam ire jubeas, etc., I advise you to order, etc., Cato ap. Gell. 3, 7, 6:2.ego Tiresiam... consulam, Quid faciundum censeat,
consult Tiresias as to what he advises, for his advice, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 80:consulam hanc rem amicos quid faciundum censeant,
id. Men. 4, 3, 26; id. Most. 3, 1, 23:sic faciundum censeo: Da isti cistellam, etc.,
id. Cist. 4, 2, 104:ego sic faciundum censeo: me honestiu'st Quam te, etc.,
id. As. 4, 2, 11; id. Ep. 2, 2, 91:sane faciundum censeo,
id. Stich. 4, 2, 38.—With ordinary gerundial inf.-clauses:3.narrandum ego istuc militi censebo,
I advise you to let the soldier know that, Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 42:exorando sumendam operam censeo,
id. Stich. 1, 2, 22:quid nunc consili captandum censes?
id. As. 2, 2, 91; id. Mil. 5, 25; id. Most. 1, 3, 115:idem tibi censeo faciendum,
Cic. Off. 10, 1, 3:quos quidem tibi studiose et diligenter tractandos magno opere censeo,
id. Fin. 4, 28, 79; id. Fam. 12, 28, 2.—Sometimes by aequum censere with an inf.-clause (in the comic poets):amicos consulam quo me modo Suspendere aequom censeant potissumum,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 50: qui homo cum animo... depugnat suo, Utrum ita se esse mavelit ut eum animus aequom censeat, An ita potius ut parentes... velint i. e. as his mind prompts him, id. Trin. 2, 2, 29; cf. E. 1. b. 8.—With a subj.clause (so esp. with censeo in 1 st pers.): censen' hominem interrogem? do you advise me to ask the man? etc., Plaut. Poen. 3, 4, 20:4.tu, si videbitur, ita censeo facias ut... supersedeas hoc labore itineris (cf.: faciundum censeo ut, 1. supra),
Cic. Fam. 4, 2, 4:immo plane, inquam, Brute, legas (Gracchum) censeo,
id. Brut. 33, 125:tu, si forte quid erit molestiae te ad Crassum et Calidium conferas censeo,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 7:tu, censeo, tamen adhibeas Vettium,
id. Att. 2, 4, 7:quae disputari de amicitia possunt, ab iis censeo petatis qui ista profitentur,
id. Lael. 5, 17: tu, censeo, Luceriam venias: nusquam eris tutius, Pomp. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 1, 1; 8, 11, A:censeo Via Appia iter facias, et celeriter Brundusium venias,
id. ib. 8, 11, C: ad Caesarem mittas censeo, et ab eo hoc petas, Anton. ib. 10, 10, 2: sed hos tamen numeros censeo videas hodou parergon, Gell. 17, 20, 5:quam scit uterque, libens censebo exerceat artem,
Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 44 (cf. Liv. 36, 7, 17, and Gell. 4, 18, 3, quoted III. A. 3.).—Of an advice given to an adversary, with irony:cetera si qua putes te occultius facere posse... magnopere censeo desistas,
I strongly advise you to give up that idea, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 68, § 174:sed tu, Acci, consideres censeo diligenter, utrum censorum judicium grave esse velis an Egnatii,
id. Clu. 48, 135:postulant ut excipiantur haec inexplicabilia. Tribunum censeant: aliquem adeant: a me... numquam impetrabunt,
id. Ac. 2, 30, 97:ibi quaeratis socios censeo, ubi Saguntina clades ignota est,
Liv. 21, 19, 10:solvas censeo, Sexte, creditori,
Mart. 2, 13, 2.—And in jest:Treviros vites censeo, audio capitalis esse,
Cic. Fam. 7, 13, 2:hi Plebei fuerunt, quos contemnas censeo... qua re ad patres censeo revertare,
id. ib. 9, 21, 3:vites censeo porticum Philippi: si te viderit Hercules, peristi,
Mart. 5, 49, 13; so id. ib. 11, 99, 8; 12, 61, 7.—For ironical senatorial advice, by which the contrary is meant, v. Cic. Cat. 4, 6, 13; Sall. C. 52, 26, quoted II. A. 3.—With an ut-clause (with monere;5.very rare): illud tamen vel tu me monuisse vel censuisse puta... ut tu quoque animum inducas, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 4, 8, 2.—With a clause understood: quo me vortam nescio: Pa. Si deos salutas, dextrovorsum censeo (i.e. id facias or faciundum censeo), Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 70: quo redeam? Pe. Equidem ad phrygionem censeo (i. e. redeas), id. Men. 4, 2, 53:D.quid nunc censes, Chrysale? (i. e. faciundum),
id. Bacch. 4, 8, 112:ita faciam ut frater censuit,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 2, 11:tibi igitur hoc censeo (i. e. faciendum): latendum tantisper ibidem, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 9, 2, 4: tu [p. 314] potes Kalendis spectare gladiatores, et ita censeo, id. ib. 16, 20:quid censes igitur? Ecquidnam est tui consilii ad? etc.,
id. Att. 9, 12, 4: quid igitur censet (sapientia)? What is wisdom ' s advice? id. Phil. 13, 3, 6:scribi quid placeat, quid censeas,
id. Att. 9, 19,4:ibitur igitur, et ita quidem ut censes,
id. ib. 10, 15, 3:disce, docendus adhuc, quae censet amiculus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 3.Of opinions and views on general questions, to be of opinion, think, believe, hold (cf.: statuo, existimo, puto, aio, dico; freq. in class. prose; very rare in post-class. writers except Gellius; never with ut, ne, or subj.-clause).1.With inf.-clause:2.Plato mundum esse factum censet a deo sempiternum,
Cic. Ac. 2, 37, 118:Cyrenaici non omni malo aegritudinem effici censent, sed insperato,
id. Tusc. 3, 13, 28:(Hieronymus) censet summum bonum esse sine ulla molestia vivere,
id. Fin. 2, 5, 16:Aristoteles eos qui valetudinis causa furerent, censebat habere aliquid in animis praesagiens,
id. Div. 1, 38, 81:Pythagoras censuit animum esse per naturam rerum omnem intentum et commeantem,
id. ib. 1, 11, 27; so id. Ac. 1, 11, 40; 2, 42, 131; id. Fin. 1, 6, 20; 3, 15, 49; 3, 19, 64; 3, 21, 70; 4, 7, 17; 5, 7, 17; id. N. D. 1, 2, 3; 1, 2, 4; 1, 12, 29; 1, 13, 35 and 37; 1, 43, 120; 1, 44, 121; 2, 22, 57; 2, 16, 44; id. Sen. 12, 41; id. Leg. 1, 13, 36; id. Tusc. 1, 9, 18; 1, 10, 22; 1, 30, 72; 1, 45, 108; 3, 5, 11; 3, 22, 52; 4, 7, 14; id. Off. 1, 25, 88:Plato in civitate communis esse mulieres censuit,
Gell. 18, 2, 8; 14, 5, 2; 18, 1, 4; 19, 12, 6.—If the opinion refers to what should be observed, oportere or debere is used, or a gerundial predicate with esse (so in Cic., but in Gell. 7, 15, 3, without esse):oportere delubra esse in urbibus censeo,
Cic. Leg. 2, 10, 26:M. Varro aeditumum dici oportere censet,
Gell. 12, 10, 4; 14, 5, 2;so with debere,
id. 17, 5, 5; 13, 8, 4:Cyrenaici... virtutem censuerunt ob eam rem esse laudandam,
Cic. Off. 3, 33, 116:(Ennius) non censet lugendam esse mortem quam immortalitas consequatur,
id. Sen. 20, 73.—An inf.-clause understood:3.(dissensio est), a quibus temporibus scribendi capiatur initium. Ego enim ab ultimis censeo (i. e. exordiendum esse),
Cic. Leg. 1, 3, 8:si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque Nil est jucundum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 65:sic enim censuit,
Cic. Off. 3, 33, 117.—With neutr. acc. of a pron.: hoc amplius censeo, in addition to the opinions mentioned I hold, etc., Sen. Vit. Beat. 3, 2:4.nullo (medico) idem censente,
Plin. 29, 1, 5, § 11.—With a rel.-clause:5.Aesopus quae utilia... erant, non severe neque imperiose praecepit et censuit,
he imparted his teachings and views, Gell. 2, 29, 1.—Absol.:E.non adligo me ad unum aliquem ex Stoicis proceribus. Est et mihi censendi jus,
the right to impart my opinions, Sen. Vit. Beat. 3, 2.In gen., = arbitror, puto, existimo, judico (cf.: idem enim valet censere et arbitrari, Varr. ap. Non. p. 519, 29: censere nunc significat putare, nunc suadere, nunc decernere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 54, 11 Mull.).1.To judge, think, believe, suppose (freq. in ante-class. writings; very rare in Cic. except in the particular meanings, a.—ironically—and d.; always with inf.-clause expressed or understood).a.In gen.:b.atque ego censui abs te posse hoc me impetrare,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 12 sq.:satis jam delusam censeo: rem, ut est, nunc eloquamur,
id. As. 3, 3, 141:nam si honeste censeam te facere posse, suadeam,
id. Mil. 4, 8, 60:neque ego hac noctem longiorem me vidisse censeo,
id. Am. 1, 1, 126:saluti quod tibi esse censeo,
id. Merc. 1, 35; so id. Am. 4, 3, 2; id. Most. 1, 3, 127; id. Pers. 1, 1, 9; 2, 2, 8; 2, 3, 75 sq.; id. Truc. 2, 2, 60; id. As. 2, 2, 33; id. Aul. 2, 4, 30; 2, 4, 36; id. Cas. 2, 8, 38; Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 53; id. Phorm. 2, 2, 13: aut domino, cujum id censebis esse, reddes, Cincius, Re Mil. l. iii., de ap. Gell. 16, 4, 2:eo namque omnem belli molem inclinaturam censebant (consules),
Liv. 7, 32, 3:nec facturum aequa Samnitium populum censebant, si... oppugnarent,
id. 7, 31, 7:quaeso ut ea quae dicam non a militibus imperatori dicta censeas,
id. 7, 13, 8:at illa purgare se, quod quae utilia esse censebat... suasisset,
Curt. 8, 3, 7: Alexander, tam memorabili victoria laetus, qua sibi Orientis fines apertos esse censebat, id. 9, 1, 1; so id. 10, 8, 22.—With reference to an erroneous opinion, to imagine, suppose, falsely believe:c.censebam me effugisse a vita marituma Ne navigarem, etc.,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 108:omnes eum (sc. Jovem) esse (Amphitruonem) censent servi,
id. Am. prol. 122, 134:jam hic ero, quom illic censebis esse me,
id. ib. 3, 3, 14:ardere censui aedes,
id. ib. 5, 1, 15:ego hunc censebam esse te,
id. Men. 5, 9, 13; so id. As. 5, 2, 20; id. Aul. 3, 5, 55; id. Bacch. 1, 2, 14; id. Men. 3, 3, 32; 5, 9, 76; id. Merc. 1, 2, 87; id. Poen. 1, 1, 54; 3, 1, 60; 3, 4, 25; id. Rud. 2, 4, 31; 4, 7, 35; id. Stich. 4, 2, 24; id. Truc. 1, 1, 72 et saep.: censuit se regem Porsenam occidere, Cass. Hem. ap. Non. p. 4, 88:non ipsa saxa magis sensu omni vacabant quam ille... cui se hic cruciatum censet optare,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 107.—And ironically:nisi forte Diagoram aut Theodorum... censes superstitiosos fuisse,
Cic. N. D. 1, 42, 117:nisi forte etiam illi Semproniano senatus consulto me censes adfuisse, qui ne Romae quidem fui,
id. Fam. 12, 29, 2:neminem me fortiorem esse censebam,
Curt. 8, 14, 42.—Referring to what should take place.(α).With gerundial inf.-clause:(β).navis praedatoria, Abs qua cavendum nobis sane censeo,
Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 70:soli gerundum censeo morem,
id. Most. 1, 3, 69:neque vendundam censeo Quae libera est,
Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 39; so id. Eun. 4, 4, 53; 5, 8, 42; id. Hec. 4, 4, 94; id. Phorm. 2, 4, 17:ceterum ei qui consilium adferret opem quoque in eam rem adferendam censebant esse,
Liv. 25, 11, 14.—With oportere, debere, or an ordinary inf.-clause:(γ).solam illi me soli censeo esse oportere obedientem,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 47:quibus declaraveram, quo te animo censerem esse oportere, et quid tibi faciendum arbitrarer,
Cic. Fam. 4, 9, 1:rursus interrogatus quid ipse victorem statuere debere censeret,
Curt. 8, 14, 43: impudens postulatio visa est, censere... ipsos id (bellum) advertere in se, agrosque suos pro alienis populandos obicere, to entertain the idea that they should direct that war against themselves and their own lands, etc., Liv. 21, 20, 4:munere eum fungi prioris censet amici = eum fungi oportere,
Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 5:quae nos quoque sustinere censebat,
App. M. 11, p. 253.—By aequum censere with ordinary inf.clause, expressed or understood, either = it is fair ( right) to do something, or something ought or should be done (so very freq. in the comic poets and Livy; rare in other writers): non ego istunc me potius quam te metuere aequom censeo, I do not think it right to fear him, etc., Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 51: quid me aequom censes pro illa tibi dare? What do you think I should give as a fair price? etc., id. As. 1, 3, 76: meum animum tibi servitutem servire aequom censui, I thought it my duty that my mind should, etc., id. Trin. 2, 2, 27: ecquis est tandem qui vestrorum... aequom censeat poenas dare ob eam rem quod arguatur male facere voluisse? Cato ap. Gell. 6 (7), 3, 36:d.quis aequum censeret... receptos in fidem non defendi?
Liv. 21, 19, 5; so id. 24, 37, 7; 5, 3, 8; 22, 32, 6.—And without emphasis upon the idea of fairness or right:si sunt ita ut ego aequom censeo,
as I think they ought to be, Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 55; so id. Trin. 3, 2, 87; 2, 3, 1; id. Merc. 3, 3, 8; id. Aul. 4, 1, 11; id. Ep. 4, 1, 29; id. Stich. 2, 2, 20; 4, 1, 42:qui aequom esse censeant, nos jam a pueris ilico nasci senes,
who believe that we should be born as old men right from childhood, Ter. Heaut. 2, 1, 2; so id. ib. 5, 5, 11; id. Ad. 4, 3, 10:qui aequom censeant rem perniciosam utili praeponi,
Auct. Her. 2, 14, 22: (tribuni) intercedebant;senatum quaerere de pecunia non relata in publicum... aequum censebant,
Liv. 38, 54, 5:cives civibus parcere aequum censebat,
Nep. Thras. 2, 6.—Very freq., esp. in Cic., when a question, rhetorical or real, is addressed to a second person, often referring to erroneous opinions:e.an fores censebas nobis publicitus praeberier?
Plaut. Am. 4, 2, 7:clanculum istaec te flagitia facere censebas potesse?
id. Men. 4, 2, 47:hicine nos habitare censes?
id. Trin. 4, 3, 72:omnes cinaedos esse censes, tu quia es?
id. Men. 3, 2, 48; so id. As. 2, 4, 78; 5, 2, 37; id. Bacch. 4, 6, 41; 5, 2. 82; id. Capt. 4, 2, 66; 4, 2, 74; 5, 2, 16; id. Cas. 2, 6, 29; id. Men. 5, 5, 25: continuo dari Tibi verba censes? Ter. And. 3, 2, 25; so id. ib. 3, 3, 13; 4, 4, 55; id. Heaut. 4, 3, 38; id. Hec. 4, 1, 32; 4, 4, 53; id. Phorm. 5, 6, 35:adeone me delirare censes ut ista esse credam?
Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 10:nam cum in Graeco sermone haec... non videbantur, quid censes in Latino fore?
id. Fin. 3, 4, 15:quid igitur censes? Apim illum nonne deum videri Aegyptiis?
id. N. D. 1, 29, 82:quis haec neget esse utilia? quem censes?
id. Off. 3, 26, 99:an censes me tantos labores... suscepturum fuisse, si, etc.,
id. Sen. 23, 82:an vos Hirtium pacem velle censetis?
id. Phil. 12, 4, 9; so id. Brut. 50, 186; 85, 294; id. Tusc. 1, 5, 10 fin.; 2, 4, 11; 3, 13, 27; id. Fin. 1, 10, 34; id. N. D. 1, 8, 20; 1, 28, 78; 1, 44, 122; id. Leg. 2, 10, 23; id. Div. in Caecil. 16, 54; id. Phil. 1, 6, 13; 4, 3, 7; 7, 4, 14; 11, 1, 3; 11, 5, 10; 12, 3, 7; 12, 6, 13; 12, 8, 21; 12, 9, 22; 13, 2, 4; 14, 4, 10; id. Att. 10, 11, 4:quid censes munera terrae?... quo spectanda modo, quo sensu credis et ore?
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 5 sqq.; so id. ib. 2, 2, 65; Lucr. 1, 973 (with obj.inf.).—With conditional period inst. of an inf.-clause:num censes faceret, filium nisi sciret eadem haec velle,
Ter. And. 3, 3, 46.—Sometimes censemus? is used in the same way as censes?
Cic. Tusc. 1, 2, 4; id. Off. 2, 7, 25; id. Fam. 4, 9, 2.—With an inf.clause understood: itane tu censes? Pa. Quid ego ni ita censeam? Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 27: quid ergo censes? Tr. Quod rogas, Censeo, id. Rud. 4, 8, 7 sq.: quid illum censes? (i. e. eo loco facere?) Ter. And. 5, 2, 12:2.quid illas censes? (i. e. posse dicere),
id. Ad. 4, 5, 22; so Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 59; Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 9; 5, 3, 21.—So, very freq. in the comic poets, censeo, absol., as an approving answer; also sic censeo, istuc censeo, ita censeo (Cic.) to be variously rendered: ego divinam rem intus faciam... So. Censeo, that will be right! Plaut. Am. 3, 3, 11: auscultemus quid agat: Ph. Sane censeo, so we will, indeed, id. Curc. 2, 2, 29: quid si recenti re aedis pultem? Ad. Censeo, do so! id. Poen. 3, 4, 18: quin eloquamur? Ag. Censeo, hercle, patrue, id. ib. 5, 4, 93: patri etiam gratulabor? Tr. Censeo, I think so (and after answering several questions with censeo): etiamne complectar ejus patrem? Tr. Non censeo. Pl. Nunc non censet quom volo, id. Rud. 4, 8, 6 sqq.; id. Ps. 2, 2, 69; id. Stich. 5, 4, 53; id. Truc. 2, 4, 73; id. Cas. 4, 3, 14; Ter. Eun. 2, 1, 11; id. Heaut. 3, 3, 27: male habeas! Mu. Sic censeo, Plaut. Men. 4, 1, 11: aliquem arripiamus, etc.: Ly. Hem, istuc censeo, id. Merc. 3, 3, 19 (cf.:prorsus ita censeo, referring to general questions, as in D.,
Cic. Leg. 2, 10, 23);once similarly censeas: Quid gravare? censeas!
Say yes, Plaut. Stich. 3, 2, 22.—To resolve, as a merely mental act, with gerundial inf.-clause (rare; cf. II. B.): quibus rebus cognitis, Caesar maturandum sibi censuit, resolved to hasten, lit., thought he must hasten ( = statuit, existimavit), Caes. B. G. 7, 56 init.:3.censuimus igitur amplius quaerendum,
Gell. 12, 14, 7.—To consider, i. e. after carefully weighing the circumstances, with inf.-clause (rare):4. a.sed cum censerem... me et periculum vitare posse, et temperatius dicere... ea causa mihi in Asiam proficiscendi fuit,
Cic. Brut. 91, 314.—With double acc.:b.quom dispicias tristem, frugi censeas (i.e. eum),
you would consider him thrifty, Plaut. Cas. 3, 2. 32:auxilio vos dignos censet senatus,
considers you worthy of help, Liv. 7, 31, 2:has... indagines cuppediarum majore detestatione dignas censebimus si, etc.,
Gell. 7 (6), 16, 6: cum Priscum nobilitas hostem patriae censuisset, judged, declared him the enemy, etc., Aur. Vict. Caes. 29, 4.—In the pass. with nom. and inf., = haberi (in Manil. and Gell.):5.praeter illas unam et viginti (comoedias) quae consensu omnium Plauti esse censebantur,
Gell. 3, 3, 3:quae terrena censentur sidera sorte (i. e. esse),
are considered as being of the terrestrial kind, Manil. 2, 226; so id. 2, 293; 2, 653; 2, 667; 3, 96; so, sub aliquo censeri, to be considered as being under one ' s influence, id. 4, 246; 4, 705; cf. id. 3, 598 (with per).—To wish, with subj.-clause or ne (in App.):2.de coma pretiosi velleris floccum mihi confestim adferas censeo,
App. M. 6. [p. 315] p. 117:censeo ne ulla cura os percolat,
id. Mag. p. 411.censeo, ēre, = succenseo, to be angry: ne vobis censeam, si, etc., Varr. ap. Non. p. 267, 24. -
13 Meinung
Meinung, opinio (jede ungewisse Ansicht oder Vermutung, sie sei begründet oder nicht). – [1662] sententia (bes. die auf Gründe gestützte und auch ausgesprochene Meinung). – existimatio (die Meinung, Ansicht, die man sich nach Abschätzung des Wertes von einer Person od. Sache gebildet hat). – persuasio (die auf Überredung seiner selbst-begründete Ansicht und Überzeugung, der Glaube, die Einbildung). – iudicium (die auf Urteil begründete Ansicht oder Überzeugung). – auctoritas (das Gutachten, das eine Behörde od. im Namen derselben auch ein einzelner abgibt, die Ansicht, die jmd. vertritt; daher das v.pr. von der Meinung des Senats). – ratio (die auf Vernunftgründen beruhende Ansicht). – voluntas (der ausgesprochene Wille). – vox (Äußerung, laut gewordene Meinung). – dogma, ătis,n. (δόγμα), u. rein lat. praeceptum (Meinung, Lehre eines Lehrenden, bes. eines Philosophen, s. »Grundsatz« das Nähere). – Zuw. wird »Meinung« mit einem Pronomen, Adjektiv oder Genet. eines Eigennamens im Latein. bl. durch das Neutrum des Pronomens oder Adjektivs ausgedrückt, z.B. jene M. des Aristipp, illud Aristippeum: diese deine Meinungen (Ansichten), ista tua: ich halte die M. fest, daß etc., hoc od. illud teneo m. Akk. u. Infin. – die allgemeine M., communis hominum opinio; opinio vulgata: die allgemeine M. – in bezug auf etw., omnium opinio de alqa re: die allgemeine, weitverbreitete M., daß etc., opinio vulgata, quā creditur etc.: die öffentliche M., opinio publica: opinio hominum; opinio et fama; existimatio vulgi od. omnium; existimatio communis; iudicium publicum od. populi; iudicium bonorum (die Anerkennung der Guten): voluntas publica (als ausgesprochener Wille): die öffentliche Meinung nicht achten, omnium sermonem atque existimationem contemnere: in der öffentlichen Meinung verlieren, apud populum de existimatione sua deperdere: durch die öffentliche Meinung gerichtet, existimatione damnatus: es steht jmd. schlecht in der öffentlichen Meinung, male de alqo ab hominibus existimatur. – die übereinstimmende M. aller Philosophen, consensus philosophorum. – nach der gewöhnlichen M., ad vulgi opinionem; ex vulgi opinione: nach meiner M., meā quidem opinione; ut mea fert opinio; ut opinio mea od. nostra est; (ex od. de) meā sententiā; ut mihi quidem videtur; ut opinor; ut puto; quantum equidemiudicare possum (soviel ich urteilen kann).
eine falsche M. haben von etw., falsam opinionem de alqa re habere; falsam sibi alcis rei persuasionem induisse; male od. perperam iudicare de alqa re (verkehrt urteilen): eine richtige M. von etwas haben, vere od. recte iudicare de alqa re: eine mutmaßliche M. von etwas haben, de alqa re coniecturā iudicare. – eine gute M. von jmd. haben, bene de alqo existimare: eine hohe (keine geringe) M. von jmd. oder etwas haben, magnam de alqo habere opinionem; magna est alcis de alqa re opinio: eine hohe (keine geringe) M. von sich haben, multum sibi tribuere; se aliquem esse putare; magnifice de se statuere. – die M. haben, der M. sein, opinionem habere; opinione [1663] duci; opinari etc., s. »glauben« u. »behaupten no. I«: einige (im Kriegsrat) waren der M., daß etc., nonnullae huiusmodi sententiae dicebantur, ut etc.: vieler M. ging dahin, viele waren der M., daß etc., multorum eo inclinabant sententiae, ut etc.: ich bin vielmehr der M., derer, die etc., eorum magis sententiae sum, qui etc.: ich bin derselben M., habe dieselbe M., in eadem sum sententia; idem od. unum idemque sentio: ich bin ganz derselben M., das ist ganz meine M., ita prorsus existimo od. sentio: ich bin der M. jmds., bin einerlei M. mit jmd., in eadem sum sententia cum alqo; ganz, prorsus, ut alqs dicit, sentio: ich bin anderer M., habe eine andere M. (Ansicht), aliter od. contra sentio: ich bin ganz anderer M., ich habe eine ganz andere M. (Ansicht), longe mihi alia mens est; totā sententiā dissideo: sie sind verschiedener, geteilter M., in diversas od. in contrarias sententias discedunt: inter se discrepant; inter se dissentiunt: sehr verschiedener M. sein, magnopere dissentire, mit jmd., ab alqo: ganz entgegengesetzter M. sein, in alia omnia ire od. discedere: eine verschiedene M. von etwas haben, non idem sentire de alqa re. – es herrschte die M., daß etc., res erat in ea opinione, ut putarent mit Akk. u. Infin. – seine M. sagen, aussprechen, äußern, mitteilen, sententiam dicere, dare (sein Urteil, seine Stimme über etwas abgeben); sententiam ferre (seine Stimme vor Gericht abgeben durch Stimmtäfelchen); dico quod sentio od. dico quod mihi videtur. sententiam meam promo od. aperio. expono quae mihi videntur (das, was man von einer Sache denkt, seine Ansicht von etwas sagen); quae mens suppetit eloqui (was der Gedanke eingibt, seine Ansichten aussprechen): jmd. um seine M. fragen, quaerere, quid alqs sentiat: jmds. M. wissen wollen, participem esse velle sententiae alcis: jmds. M. beitreten, s. beipflichten: für jmds. M. (Ansicht) sprechen, in alcis sententiam dicere: meine M. neigt sich zu etwas hin, inclinat sententia ad etc.: jmdm. eine M. benehmen, alqm opinione levare; gänzlich, alci od. ex alcis animo opinionem evellere: ich werde in meiner M. bestätigt, opinio mihi confirmatur: (bei andern) die M. erregen, als fürchte man sich, opinionem timoris praebere. – das war nicht meine M. (Absicht), hoc nolui; haec non erat mea mens: in guter M., bono consilio: ich habe es in der M. (Absicht) getan, daß etc., hoc feci eo consilio, ut etc.: in der besten M. raten, fidā mente suadere.
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14 stimmen
stimmen, I) v. tr.tendere (z.B. citharam). – Bildl., jmd. zu etwas stimmen, alqm ad alqd adducere od. deducere od. traducere (zu etwas bringen u. zwar ded. nach langer, vergeblicher Bemühung, trad. von etwas ab- und zu etwas bringen); conficere alcis animum mit Prädik.-Akk. (jmds. Gemüt so und so machen, z.B. zur Milde, alqm mitem): jmd. für seine Meinung st, perducere oder traducere alqm ad od. in suam sententiam: jmd. zum [2221] Mitleid st., alqm ad misericordiam deducere od. adducere; alcis animum misericordem conficere: jmd. freudig, zur Freude st., alqm in laetitiam evocare; animum alcis ad laetitiam excitare; animum alcis a severitate ad hilaritatem traducere (einen Ernsten): fröhlich, freudig gestimmt sein, hilari animo esse: so gestimmt sein, ita (animo) affectum esse: gleich gestimmt sein, eodem esse animo. – II) v. intr.: 1) übereinstimmend sein, harmonieren (vergl. »übereinstimmen«): concentum servare. inter se consonare (eig. von Saiten, von Tönen). – concinere. consonare (eig., von Tönen; dann auch bildl.). – consentire. congruere (bildl.). – die Rechnung stimmt, ratio constat; ratio par est; ratio convenit (z.B. auf den Heller, ad nummum): Ausgabe u. Einnahme stimmen, par est ratio acceptorum et datorum. – 2) seine Stimme geben: sententiam ferre, über etc., de mit Abl. (seine Stimme, sein Votum abgeben, sowohl von einzelnen, z.B. vom Senator, vom Richter, als auch vom Volk in den Komitien). – suffragium ferre, über etc., de mit Abl. (v. Bürger als Wahlmann in den Komitien). – in suffragium ire. suffragium inire (vom Volk in den Komitien). – einfach st. (v. Senator), nihil praeter sententiam dicere: nicht fl., tacere. – für jmds. Meinung st., in sententiam pede oder (von mehreren) pedibus ire: für dieselbe Meinung st., in eandem sententiam ire: für jmd. st. (jmdm. seine Stimme geben), suffragio suo adiuvare alqm in petendis honoribus. suffragari alci ad munus (bei Bewerbung jmds. um ein Amt): für etwas st., suffragari alci rei (auch uneig., einer Sache Beifall geben, beistimmen. z.B. alcis consilio); sententiam ferre ad alqd (eig., z.B. für die Verurteilung, ad condemnandum): es stimmen alle (allegeben ihre Stimme ab), suffragium it per omnes: alle stimmen für seine Wahl zum Feldherrn, constituitur dux omnium suffragio. – stimmen lassen, patres in sententiam discedere od. ire iubere (im Senat); sententiam ferre iubere (vor Gericht); populum in suffragium mittere (das Volk in den Komitien): das Volk über sich st. lassen, se committere suffragiis populi: das Volk noch einmal st. lassen, populum in suffragium revocare.
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15 sententia
ae f. [ sentio ]1) мнение, взгляд ( sententiam mutare C)in sententiā manere (permanere, perseverare) C — оставаться при своём мненииquot homines, tot sententiae погов. C — сколько голов, столько умовde (ex) sententiā alicujus C — в соответствии с чьим-л. мнением или пожеланиемsententiam alicujus sequi C — разделять чьё-л. мнениеex animi mei sententiā C, Sl etc. — по моему глубокому убеждению или (в клятвах) клянусь совестью2) решение, намерение, воляstat (или est) s. Hannibăli L — Ганнибал решилex animi sententiā C — в соответствии с желанием, как того хотелось (хочется)omnia essent ex sententiā, si... C — всё обстояло бы как нельзя лучше, если бы...3) образ мыслей ( Aristippi C)4) ( в голосовании) голосsententiam dicere C (ferre, dare L) — подавать голос, голосоватьin sententiam alicujus discedere или (pedibus) ire L — присоединиться к чьему-л. мнению5) голос судьи, суждение, приговор ( omnibus sententiis absolvi C)in hanc sententiam C, L — в следующем смысле, следующим образом ( loqui C)7) изречение, сентенция ( gravis C); положение, мысль ( philosophorum C)8) (пустая) фраза (sententiarum strepitus Pt) -
16 sententia
sententia ae, f [SENT-], a way of thinking, opinion, judgment, sentiment, thought, notion, purpose, determination, decision, will, desire: de hac re eius sententia, T.: sententiae atque opinionis meae volui esse participes: adhuc in hac sum sententiā, ut, etc.: variis dictis sententiis, quarum pars censebant, etc., Cs.: locos ac sententias huius disputationis tradere, extracts and leading thoughts: si honestatem tueri ac retinere sententia est, if one's purpose be: stat sententia tradere, etc., she is resolved, O.: sic stat sententia, O.: de cognatorum sententiā manu missi, according to the wish: de omnium sententiā pronuntiatum, unanimously: quod quem umquam de suā sententiā facere ausum? on his own responsibility, L.—Prov.: Quot homines, tot sententiae, many men, many minds, T.—Abl. with pron poss. or genit.: errat longe meā quidem sententiā, in my judgment, T.— With ex: Istuc tibi ex sententiā tuā obtigisse laetor, to your satisfaction, T.: ex meā sententiā rem p. gessimus, as I wished: evenisse ex sententiā? satisfactorily, T.: ex sententiā navigasse, prosperously.—Esp., in taking an oath: (maiores) iurare ex sui animi sententiā quemque voluerunt, to the best of his knowledge and belief, i. e. conscientiously: ex mei animi sententiā, inquit, ut non deseram, etc., without mental reservation, L.: Ex tui animi sententiā tu uxorem habes? Non hercule, inquit, ex mei animi sententiā, in all sincerity...? no, not to suit me.—An official determination, decision, sentence, judgment, vote: quos priores sententiam rogabat: factum est senatūs consultum in meam sententiam: decerni cunctis sententiis, unanimously: victos paucis sententiis, by a small majority, L.: meae partes exquirendae magis sententiae quam dandae sunt, i. e. my office is to put the question rather than to vote, L.: in eam sententiam ire, to support the resolution, L.: omnibus sententiis absolvi (in a conference of judges): sententiam dicere, pronounce judgment. —Sense, meaning, intent, signification, idea, notion: oratione quam sententiā lenior, in language than in meaning: quod dicitur habet hanc, ut opinor, sententiam: cuius praecepti tanta vis, tanta sententia est, ut, etc., such depth of meaning.—A thought expressed, sentence, period: dum de singulis sententiis breviter disputo: Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, etc., H.— An aphorism, apophthegm, maxim, axiom, saying: selectae brevesque sententiae: sapientibus sententiis ornata oratio.* * *opinion, feeling, way of thinking; thought, meaning, sentence/period; purpose -
17 persona
persona, ae, f. [st2]1 [-] masque (porté par les acteurs); acteur. [st2]2 [-] masque, fausse apparence. [st2]3 [-] figure (en terre ou en pierre), statue. [st2]4 [-] rôle (au théâtre ou dans la vie réelle), charge, fonction, dignité. [st2]5 [-] personnage, caractère. [st2]6 [-] personne, individu, homme; personnalité. [st2]7 [-] t. de gram. personne. - persona tragica, Phaedr.: masque de tragédie. - personae hiatus, Juv.: bouche d'un masque. - persona adicitur capiti, Plin. 12, 14, 32, § 59: on couvre la tête d'un masque. - personas extremis imbricibus imponere, Plin. 35, 12, 43, § 152: placer des figures au bord des toits. - personam in re publicâ tueri principis, Cic. Phil. 8, 10, 29: remplir la fonction de chef de l'Etat. - tantam personam sustinere, Cic.: jouer un rôle aussi difficile. - hujus Staleni persona, Cic.: ce Stalénus. - in personam, non in rem, sententiam dicere, Sen.: donner son avis sur la personne, et non sur la chose. - tertia persona, Quint.: la troisième personne.* * *persona, ae, f. [st2]1 [-] masque (porté par les acteurs); acteur. [st2]2 [-] masque, fausse apparence. [st2]3 [-] figure (en terre ou en pierre), statue. [st2]4 [-] rôle (au théâtre ou dans la vie réelle), charge, fonction, dignité. [st2]5 [-] personnage, caractère. [st2]6 [-] personne, individu, homme; personnalité. [st2]7 [-] t. de gram. personne. - persona tragica, Phaedr.: masque de tragédie. - personae hiatus, Juv.: bouche d'un masque. - persona adicitur capiti, Plin. 12, 14, 32, § 59: on couvre la tête d'un masque. - personas extremis imbricibus imponere, Plin. 35, 12, 43, § 152: placer des figures au bord des toits. - personam in re publicâ tueri principis, Cic. Phil. 8, 10, 29: remplir la fonction de chef de l'Etat. - tantam personam sustinere, Cic.: jouer un rôle aussi difficile. - hujus Staleni persona, Cic.: ce Stalénus. - in personam, non in rem, sententiam dicere, Sen.: donner son avis sur la personne, et non sur la chose. - tertia persona, Quint.: la troisième personne.* * *Persona, personae, pen. prod. Cicero. La personne ou qualité d'un chascun.\Pacifica persona. Cic. Un homme pacifique.\Medicos nihil tentasse iudico: quia nemo in splendida persona periclitari voluerit coniectura sua: ne, si non seruasset, occidisse videretur. Cels. Experimenter sur un grand et noble personnage, De haulte et noble qualité.\Non alienum fuit personas quasdam a vobis recognosci. Cicero. Aucuns.\Persona. Cic. La qualité en procedure. B.\Persona. Plin. Un faulx visage, Une masque.\Persona. Terent. Un personnage d'une farce.\Cerea persona. Lucret. Image ou statue de cire.\Alienam ferre personam. Liu. Se desguiser, Se contrefaire, Contrefaire de l'homme de bien.\Imponere alicui personam. Cic. Luy bailler quelque charge.\Imponere alicui personam calumniae. Cic. Luy faire jouer le personnage d'un calomniateur.\Imponere personam improbam alicui. Cic. Luy faire jouer le rolle et le personnage d'un meschant, Se servir de luy en quelque meschanceté.\Sustineo vnus tres personas, meam, aduersarii, iudicis. Cicero. Je joue trois personnages ou trois rolles.\Personae. Vlpianus. Marmousets tels qu'on veoit és fontaines jectants l'eaue. -
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erkennen, I) ein deutliches Bild von einer Sache bekommen durch Auffassung mit dem Auge od. mit dem Geiste: cognoscere. agnoscere (sowohl mit dem Auge als mit dem Geiste, und zwar mit dem Untersch., daß cogn. die Erkenntnis im allgemeinen bezeichnet, »kennen lernen«, hingegen agn. diejenige, die einer frühern Erkenntnis od. Vorstellung entspricht, etwas für wahr, bekannt, mir gehörig etc. erkennen, »wiedererkennen«). – percipere (geistig inne-, sich bewußt werden). – sentire (fühlen, merken, z.B. wie man leicht e. kann, quod facilesentias). – intellegere (innewerden, wahrnehmen). – perspicere (genau, deutlich erh.); alle auch aus od. an etw., ex alqa re. – etw. (mit den Augen) e. können, alqd intueri: etw. (mit den Augen) nichte. können, mit den Augen nicht zu e. sein, oculi alqd non possunt consequi; alqd fugit oculos: die Buchstaben nicht e. können, litteras non dignoscere. – ich gebe mich zu e., qui sim detego: jmdm., alci qui sim aperio. – jmdm. (mündlich od. schriftlich) zu e. geben, alci alqd declarare, significare; dicere mit Akk. u. Infin. (mündlich, z.B. seine Unruhe, commotum se esse dicere: seine Bereitwilligkeit, se non nolle dicere). – seine Bestürzung in den Mienen zu e. geben, vultu animi motum praeferre: jmdm. seine Gesinnung zu e. geben, alci animum suum aperire. – leicht od. leichter zu e. sein, sich leicht od. leichter e. lassen, facilem od. faciliorem habere cognitionem (v. Lebl.). – II) aus gewissen Merkmalen einen bekannten Gegenstand für das erklären, was er ist: agnoscere (z.B. errorem: u. iam agnosco Graecum). – ein Kind als das seinige e., infantem agnoscere: jmd. an etw. e, noscitare alqm alqā re (z.B. facie, voce); agnoscere alqā re) z.B. voce): sich (gegenseitig) an etwas e., se noscere alqā re (z.B. occultis signis et insignibus). – für etw. e, habere pro etc. – ich erkenne in ihm einen Feind, hunc video hostem esse. – III) ein Urteil fällen, vom Richter: sententiam dicere od. ferre (seine Meinung abgeben, die. mündlich, ferre durch Stimmtäfelchen). – decernere, in einer Sache, alqd od. de alqa re (entscheiden). – Erkennen, das, s. Erkenntnis.
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Urteil, iudicium. – arbitrium (das gutachtliche Urteil, Gutachten). – sententia (die Meinung, die man übh. und insbes. als Senator, Richter etc. abgibt; oft mit sentire umschrieben, z.B. gleichgültig gegen anderer U. sein, neglegere quid quisque de se sentiat: die Richter geben ihr U. mit Freimütigkeit ab, iudices quod sen tiunt libere iudicant). – existimatio (die Meinung, die man sich nach vorhergehender Würdigung des Werts od. Unwerts einer Sache bildet). – das U. der Menschen, der Menge, das öffentliche U., existimatio hominum oder vulgi. – sein U. sagen, äußern, sententiam dicere; dico quid sentiam: das U. (ineinem Prozeß) fällen, rem iudicare: dieses U. fällen, hoc iudicare: sein U. sällen, facere iudicium, über etwas, alcis rei od. de alqa re, über jmd, de alqo; sententiam ferre, über jmd. od. etwas, de alqo od. de alqa re (sein Votum über etw. abgeben, gew. von den Richtern): ein U. aussprechen, sententiam pronuntiare: das U. über jmd. sprechen, fällen (ihn zum Tode verdammen), alqm damnare od. condemnare capitis: ein Ü. umstoßen, iudicium improbare: ein U. umzustoßen suchen, rem iudicatam labefactare: ein U. fällt unglücklich für mich aus, contra me iudicatur: ohne U. u. Spruch, indemnatus: nach [2453] meinem U., meo iudicio; quantum ego iudico; (ex od. de) meā sententiā: sein eigenes U. haben, sich gebildet haben, suo iudicio uti (Ggstz. aliorum iudicio stare, d. i. von anderer Urteil abhängen).
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20 scribo
scrībo, psi, ptum, 3 ( perf. sync. scripsti, Plaut. As. 4, 1, 57: scripstis, Enn. ap. Non. 153, 28, or Trag. v. 239 Vahl.; inf. scripse, Aus. Sept. Sap. Lud. 1; cf. 2. dico init.), v. a. [root skrabh-, to dig; whence, Gr. graphô; Lat. scrobis, scrofa; cf. Germ. schreiben], prop., to scratch, grave, engrave with a sharp point; hence,I.In gen.A.Lit., to write, draw, or otherwise make lines, letters, figures, etc. (cf. scalpo):B.in libro cum scribuntur calamo litterae,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 131; cf. id. Bacch. 4, 4, 76 sq.:litteras, tabellas,
id. Ps. 1, 1, 28:(littera M) etiamsi scribitur, tamen parum exprimitur,
Quint. 9, 4, 40; cf. id. 1, 7, 28:nostri praeceptores cervum servumque u et o litteris scripserunt,
id. 1, 7, 26; cf. id. 1, 7, 4; 1, 7, 20; 1, 7, 30; 12, 10, 28;12, 10, 30: terra in augurum libris scripta cum r uno,
Varr. L. L. 5, § 21 Müll.:hic carmen mediā scribe columnā,
Prop. 4 (5), 7, 83; cf.:scribitur vestris Cynthia corticibus,
id. 1, 18, 22; Ov. M. 9, 527; Luc. 2, 343:in aquā,
Cat. 68, 4; cf.also: fac lapis his scriptus stet super ossa notis: hic jacet, etc.,
Tib. 1, 3, 54 (but the better reading is inscriptis):scribere decore,
to write a good hand, Amm. 30, 9, 4:erat scriptum ipsius manu,
Cic. Cat. 3, 5, 10:suā manu scripsit,
Liv. 37, 10.—Of drawing, etc.:si quis fugitivo stigmata scripserit,
has branded a runaway, Quint. 7, 4, 14; cf.: charaxat ambas ungulis scribentibus genas, Prud. steph. 10, 557:totius vobis Frontem tabernae scipionibus scribam,
Cat. 37, 10:(Diodotus Stoicus) geometriae munus tuebatur, verbis praecipiens discentibus, unde, quo quamque lineam scriberent,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 39, 113:ut formam (porticus) secundum rationem loci scribas,
draw, design, Plin. Ep. 9, 39, 5; Stat. S. 1, 3, 9:quae Attalicis variata per artem Aulaeis scribuntur acu,
i. e. are embroidered, Sil. 14, 660:scripto radiat Germanicus auro, i. e. sculpto,
Juv. 6, 205; cf. Mart. 11, 5, 3.—Trop.: memor essem? etiam nunc mihi Scripta illa dicta sunt in animo Chrysidis De Glycerio, graven, imprinted (syn.:II.inscripta, insculpta),
Ter. And. 1, 5, 48:arva sanguineo scribit rutilantia gyro,
Stat. Th. 11, 514.—In partic., with the accessory idea of intellectual action, of written composition of every kind, to write, write down, compose, describe, depict; to draw up, communicate, announce in writing (syn.: compono, perscribo).(α).With acc.:(β).quoniam de re publicā multa quaesierint et scripserint,
Cic. Rep. 1, 7, 12:Cn. Aufidius praetorius (caecus) Graecam scribebat historiam,
id. Tusc. 5, 38, 112; so,historiam,
id. de Or. 2, 12, 51; id. Brut. 75, 262:bellum,
Liv. 21, 1:res gestas,
Hor. A. P. 74; id. Ep. 1, 3, 7 al.:librum de rebus rusticis,
Cic. Sen. 15, 54:scripsi etiam versibus tres libros de temporibus meis,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 23:in Catone Majore, qui est scriptus ad te de senectute,
id. Lael. 1, 4:carmen in aliquem,
id. de Or. 2, 86, 352:Furius defensionem causae suae scripsit,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 43, § 112; cf. Quint. 2, 15, 29:libellos,
Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 61; id. P. 4, 13, 19:notas,
id. ib. 3, 2, 90:Diphilus Hanc (fabulam) Graece scripsit,
Plaut. Cas. prol. 33; Ter. Heaut. prol. 43; id. Hec. prol. 6 (cf. also infra, d):versus,
Lucr. 1, 24; Hor. S. 1, 9, 23; 1, 10, 60:carmina,
id. ib. 2, 5, 74; id. Ep. 1, 19, 3:poëmata,
id. ib. 2, 2, 66 et saep.; cf.: scripsere alii rem Versibus, Enn. ap. Cic. Brut. 19, 76 (Ann. v. 221 Vahl.):formam et situm agri alicui,
to describe, Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 4 et saep.—Of written communications, letters, etc.:epistulis tuis perdiligenter scriptis,
Cic. Att. 1, 11, 1; cf. Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 4, 1:haec scripsi properans,
Cic. Att. 2, 19, 5:litteras, quas ad Pompeium scripsi, tibi misi,
id. ib. 3, 9, 3:litterae extemplo Romam scriptae,
Liv. 41, 16:plura ad te scribam, si, etc.,
Cic. Att. 11, 10, 3:scriberem ad te de hoc plura, si Romae esses,
id. ib. 6, 4, 11:haec ad te scripsi verbosius,
id. Fam. 7, 3, 5:scriptā jam epistulā superiore,
id. ib. 1, 9, 26:non quo haberem, quod tibi scriberem,
id. Att. 4, 4, a:epistulam,
Plin. Ep. 7, 9, 8 et saep.:scribere salutem,
to send a greeting, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 77; cf.:laudes atque gratias populo Romano,
Gell. 3, 8, 5.—With a personal object:nullos habeo scriptos (homines), memini tamen,
written down, Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 48:per eum Marium, quem scripsissem,
Cic. Att. 12, 49, 1: quis Martem digne scripserit aut...Merionem aut...Tydiden? who could depict, represent, etc., Hor. C. 1, 6, 14; id. S. 2, 1, 16; cf. in the pass.:scriberis Vario fortis et hostium Victor,
id. C. 1, 6, 1.—With two acc.: cum auctor pugnae se A. Cornelium Cossum consulem scripserit, subscribed himself, declared himself in the inscription to be, Liv. 4, 20, 11.—With object-clause:(γ).in foribus scribat occupatum esse se,
Plaut. As. 4, 1, 15:ut Africanum avum meum scribit Cato solitum esse dicere,
Cic. Rep. 1, 17, 27; id. Att. 1, 8, 1; cf.:Romae quod scribis sileri, ita putabam,
id. ib. 2, 13, 2:quod ad te scripseram me in Epiro futurum,
id. ib. 3, 13, 1:Graeceius ad me scripsit, C. Cassium sibi scripsisse, homines comparari, qui, etc.,
id. ib. 15, 8, 2:Cicero quodam loco scribit, id esse optimum, etc.,
Quint. 11, 1, 92:post paulo scribit, sibi millia quinque Esse domi chlamydum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 43 et saep.—In pass., with nom. or acc.:eadem haec avis scribitur conchis se solere complere, etc.,
Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 125: scribitur nobis, magnam veteranorum multitudinem Romam convenisse jam, etc., Brut. et Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 2, 1:scriptum est item, quaesivisse (Socratem), quid esset,
Cic. Div. 1, 54, 123.—With rel.-clause:(δ).nec scribis, quam ad diem te exspectemus,
Cic. Att. 3, 7, 1:scribe aliquando ad nos, quid agas,
id. Fam. 7, 12, 2:ad me Valerius scripsit... quem ad modum ducta esses, etc.,
id. ib. 14, 2, 2.—Absol.:B.quo (Platone) nemo in scribendo praestantior fuit,
Cic. Rep. 2, 11, 21; cf. id. ib. 3, 8, 13:Demophilus scripsit, Marcus vortit barbare,
Plaut. As. prol. 11; id. Trin. prol. 19:poëta quom primum ad scribendum animum appulit,
Ter. And. prol. 1; id. Heaut. prol. 7:sumite materiem vestris, qui scribitis, aequam Viribus,
Hor. A. P. 38:sic raro scribis, ut toto non quater anno Membranam poscas,
id. S. 2, 3, 1 et saep.:Samiae, ut ibi (i. e. in oratione) scribit Laelius, capedines,
Cic. Rep. 6, 2, 11; cf. id. ib. 1, 16, 25:ut, quemadmodum scribit ille, cottidiano, etc.,
id. ib. 6, 2, 8:denique non video de tot scribentibus unum,
Ov. Tr. 2, 495.—So freq. of written communications, letters; usually with ad aliquem (less freq. alicui) or de aliquā re:tv si, ut scribis, Kal. Jun. Romā profectus es, etc.,
Cic. Att. 3, 9, 3:ego te, ut scribis, cito videbo,
id. ib. 3, 27:nihil habeo, quod ad te scribam, scribo tamen, non ut te delectem, etc.,
id. ib. 14, 12, 3:senatusconsultum si erit factum, scribes ad me,
id. ib. 5, 4, 2; cf.:scripsi etiam ad Camillum, ad Lamiam,
id. ib. 5, 8, 3:in quā (epistulā) de agro Campano scribis,
id. ib. 2, 16, 11:ut nuper me scis scripsisse ad te de Varronis erga me officio, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 25, 1; cf.:Hermae tui Pentelici, de quibus ad me scripsisti,
id. ib. 1, 8, 2; 1, 9, 2 et saep.— With ut, ne, etc.:velim domum ad te scribas, ut mihi tui libri pateant,
Cic. Att. 4, 14, 1:ad me scriberet, ut in Italiam quam primum venirem,
id. ib. 11, 7, 2; 5, 11, 6.— With dat.:consules Fulvio, ut ex Falisco, Postumio, ut ex Vaticano exercitum ad Clusium admoveant, scribunt,
Liv. 10, 27; 42, 27; Tac. A. 1, 29.—With ne:Scipioni scribendum, ne bellum remitteret,
Liv. 30, 23.—With simple subj.:scribit Labieno, si rei publicae commodo facere posset, cum legione ad fines Nerviorum veniat,
Caes. B. G. 5, 46 fin. —In Tac. also, with inf.:scribitur tetrarchis ac regibus, jussis Corbulonis obsequi,
Tac. A. 15, 25 fin. —In eccl. Lat. as a formula of quotation from the Scriptures:scriptum est,
i. e. it is said in Holy Writ, Vulg. Matt. 4, 4; id. Luc. 19, 46; id. Rom. 11, 8 et saep.—Publicists', milit., jurid., and business t. t., of written plans, drafts, and other writings of various import.1.Publicists' t. t., to draw up, draught a law, decree, treaty, etc.:2.quod proditum memoria est, X. viros, qui leges scripserint, etc.,
Cic. Rep. 2, 31, 54; so,leges,
id. ib. 2, 36, 61; 2, 10, 18; id. Rosc. Am. 25, 70; id. de Or. 1, 19, 86; id. Inv. 1, 38, 68 al.; cf.in a transf. signif.: cui non apparet, inopiam et miseriam civitatis istam legem scripsisse, etc.,
Liv. 34, 6 fin.; and:testamentum, quod pietas, fides, pudor scripsit,
Plin. Ep. 8, 18, 7:haec senatusconsulta non ignoro ab amicissimis ejus, cujus de honore agitur, scribi solere,
Cic. Fam. 15, 6, 2.—So very freq.: senatusconsulto scribendo, or simply scribendo adesse, or also, ad scribendum esse, to witness the drawing up of a decree of the Senate; to subscribe it: erat nobis dictum, te existimare, alicui senatusconsulto, quod contra dignitatem tuam fieret, scribendo Lamiam [p. 1648] affuisse, qui omnino consulibus illis numquam fuit ad scribendum, Cic. Fam. 12, 29, 2 Orell. N. cr.; cf.: senatusconsulta scribuntur apud familiarem meum (i. e. Caesarem). Et quidem cum in mentem venit (Caesari), ponor ad scribendum (i. e. he adds my signature to it), id. ib. 9, 15, 4:quod me esse ad scribendum vides,
id. Att. 1, 19, 9; id. Fam. 9, 15, 3: S. C. auctoritas. Pridie Kal. Octob. in aede Apollinis scrib. affuerunt L. Domitius, etc., an official formula ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 5 sq. (v. assum):Boeotorum gentem numquam ad scribendum amicitiae foedus adduci potuisse,
to make, enter into, conclude, Liv. 42, 12.—Milit. t. t.: scribere milites (legiones, supplementum, etc.), to enlist, enroll, levy:b.milites,
Sall. J. 43, 3:legiones,
id. C. 32, 1:exercitui supplementum,
id. J. 39, 2:supplementum legionibus,
Cic. Fam. 3, 3, 1; Liv. 8, 8:exercitum,
id. 4, 43; 9, 8; 9, 19:equites,
id. 10, 25; 21, 40; 35, 20:socios navales,
id. 37, 2; so, too: sex milia colonorum Albam in Aequos, to enroll for the purpose of sending, to send, id. 10, 1:socios scribere in urbem,
id. 4, 11, 4.—Poet., transf.:3.scribe tui gregis hunc,
enroll him among your retinue, Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 13.—Jurid. and business t. t.: dicam scribere (alicui), like dikên graphein tini, to bring an action in writing against any one (v. dica); of a lawyer, to draw up legal instruments (complaints or charges, contracts, wills, etc.):A.Servius hanc urbanam militiam respondendi, scribendi, cavendi secutus est,
Cic. Mur. 9, 19; id. Fam. 7, 14 Manut.; cf. id. Leg. 1, 4, 14:omnia testamenta tu scribes unus,
id. de Or. 2, 6, 24; Dig. 28, 2, 25.—Hence, transf., with a personal object: aliquem heredem, to appoint or designate any one as heir:testamentum palam fecerat et illum heredem et me scripserat,
Cic. Mil. 18, 48; cf.:in testamento Ptolemaei patris heredes erant scripti, etc.,
Caes. B. C. 3, 108:quem Micipsa testamento secundum heredem scripsit,
Sall. J. 65, 1; Auct. B. Alex. 33; Plin. Pan. 43, 1 sq.; Tac. A. 14, 31; Hor. S. 2, 5, 48; Juv. 3, 161; 9, 87:aliquem coheredem,
Tac. Agr. 43 fin.:aliquem exheredem,
to disinherit any one by will, Dig. 37, 4, 8, §§1 and 6: aliquem tutorem liberis suis,
to appoint as guardian by will, Cic. Clu. 14, 41:libertatem servo,
to bequeath to a slave his freedom, Dig. 29, 2, 71.—Of contracts, notes, drafts, etc.:pulchre scripsti: scitum syngraphum!
Plaut. As. 4, 1, 57: nummos, usuras, etc. (alicui), to give a note or bond for:scribit nummos,
id. ib. 2, 4, 34:sibi creditam pecuniam,
Dig. 26, 7, 9, § 7:genero usuras praestandas quasi ex dotis promissione,
ib. 4, 4, 17:lecta est cautio hujusmodi: Lutius Titius scripsi, me accepisse a Publio Maevio quindecim mutua numerata mihi de domo, etc.,
ib. 12, 1, 40: scribe decem (tabulas) a Nerio, give ten notes or bonds drawn up by the usurer Nerius, Hor. S. 2, 3, 69. scriptos expendere nummos, v. l. ap. Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 105 (Hold. cautos); cf. rescribo.—Hence, scriptum, i, n., something written, viz.,(Acc. to I.) A line; so only: duodecim scripta, a game played with colored stones (calculi) on a draught-board marked into spaces by twelve oblique lines: tibi concedo, quod in duodecim scriptis olim, ut calculum reducas, si te alicujus dati poenitet, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 170, 30; cf.:B.in lusu duodecim scriptorum cum prior calculum promovisset essetque victus, etc.,
Quint. 11, 2, 38;v. also scriptula, and Becker, Gall. 3, pp. 261 and 264 sq.: duodecim scriptis ludere,
Cic. de Or. 1, 50, 217.—(Acc. to II.) A written composition, writing, treatise, book, work, etc. (most freq. in plur.):2.ex scripto et sententiā controversia nascitur cum videtur scriptoris voluntas cum scripto ipso dissentire,
the writing, the written expression, Auct. Her. 1, 11, 19:incredibile dictu est, quam multi Graeci de harum valvarum pulchritudine scriptum reliquerunt,
have left something written concerning it, speak of it in their writings, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 56, § 124; so Quint. 6, 1, 7; cf. in plur., Cic. Rep. 1, 22, 36:quod a Democrito et Platone in scriptis relictum esse dicunt,
id. de Or. 2, 46, 194:utinam exstarent illa carmina, quae multis saeculis ante suam aetatem in epulis esse cantata, in Originibus scriptum reliquit Cato!
id. Brut. 19, 75: ut ipsis scriptis non ea mandaremus, id. Off. 2, 1, 3:in quo libro scriptum hoc invenitur,
Quint. 1, 1, 15:Hortensius erat memoriā tantā, ut quae secum commentatus esset, ea sine scripto verbis eisdem redderet, quibus cogitavisset,
without notes, Cic. Brut. 88, 301; cf. on the contrary: de scripto dicere, to speak or read from a written paper:recitetur oratio, quae propter rei magnitudinem dicta de scripto est,
id. Planc. 30, 74; id. Phil. 10, 2, 5; id. Brut. 12, 46; id. Att. 4, 3, 3; id. Fam. 10, 13, 1:laudavit pater scripto meo,
in a speech composed by me, id. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 5:adire aliquem scripto,
Tac. H. 4, 39:cum eorum inventis scriptisque se oblectent,
writings, Cic. Rep. 1, 17, 28:ardeo cupiditate...nomen ut nostrum scriptis illustretur et celebretur tuis,
id. Fam. 5, 12, 1:scripta recitare,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 75:nosmet Lucili scripta legentes,
id. ib. 1, 10, 56:Graecorum Scripta optima,
id. Ep. 2, 1, 29:si non accipiet scriptum,
Ov. A. A. 1, 469:debueram scripto certior esse tuo,
id. H. 6, 4.—(Acc. to II. B. 1.) Scriptum legis, and simply scriptum, a written ordinance, a law:quam tu mihi ex ordine recita de legis scripto populi Romani auctionem,
Cic. Agr. 2, 18, 48:(Crassus) ita multa tum contra scriptum pro aequo et bono dixit, ut, etc.,
id. Brut. 39, 145; cf. id. Inv. 2, 46, 135; 2, 47, 138; cf.:(senatus) scripto illo istius sententiam dicere vetabatur,
rescript, id. Dom. 26, 69.
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