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amplus, a, um, adj. [some regard this as a shortened form of anapleôs, = filled up, full; others, as for ambulus from amb-, rounded out, as superus from super, etc.; v. Doed. Syn. II. p. 113; but perh. it is better to form it from am- and -plus, akin to -pleo, plenus, q. v. Pott], thus pr., full all round; hence, great, large. —In space, of large extent, great, large, wide, ample, spacious (the forms amplus and amplior are very rare in the ante-class. per., and rare in all periods. Amplius is com. in the ante-class., freq. in the class., and very freq. in the post-class. per., the Vulg. rarely using the other forms, but using this 121 times. Amplissimus belongs to prose, and is scarcely used before Cicero, with whom it was a very favorite word. It was also used by Plin. Maj. and Min., but never by Tac., Sall. (in his genuine works), nor the Vulg. Catullus used only the form amplius, and Prop. only amplus, while Tib. and Pers. never used this word in any form. Ampliter is found mostly in Plaut.; and ample and amplissime are used a few times by Cic. and by writers that followed him; syn.: magnus, ingens, latus, late patens, spatiosus, laxus).

Lit.:

amplus et spectu protervo ferox,

Pac. Trag. Rel. p. 94 Rib.:

qui (Pluto) ter amplum Geryonen compescit unda,

Hor. C. 2, 14, 7:

ampla domus dedecori domino fit, si est in ea solitudo,

Cic. Off. 1, 39, 139; so Verg. A. 2, 310:

admodum amplum et excelsum signum,

Cic. Verr. 4, 74:

collis castris parum amplus,

Sall. J. 98, 3:

porticibus in amplis,

Verg. A. 3, 353:

per amplum mittimur Elysium,

id. ib. 6, 743:

vocemque per ampla volutant Atria,

id. ib. 1, 725:

nil vulva pulchrius ampla,

Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 41:

amplae aures,

Plin. 11, 52, 114, § 274:

milium amplum grano,

id. 18, 7, 10, § 55:

cubiculum amplum,

Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 6:

baptisterium amplum atque opacum,

id. ib. 5, 6, 25.— Comp.:

quanto est res amplior,

Lucr. 2, 1133:

Amplior Urgo et Capraria,

Plin. 3, 6, 12, § 81:

avis paulo amplior passere,

id. 10, 32, 47, § 89:

amplior specie mortali,

Suet. Aug. 94; id. Caes. 76 (for the neutr. amplius, v. infra).— Sup.:

amplissima curia... gymnasium amplissimum,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53:

urbs amplissima atque ornatissima,

id. Agr. 2, 76:

amplissimum peristylum,

id. Dom. 116:

(candelabrum) ad amplissimi templi ornatum esse factum,

id. Verr. 4, 65:

mons Italiae amplissimus,

Plin. 3, 5, 7, § 48:

amplissimum flumen,

Plin. Ep. 8, 8, 3:

amplissimus lacus,

id. ib. 10, 41, 2:

amplissima insula,

Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 71:

amplissimi horti,

Plin. Ep. 8, 18, 11:

amplissima arborum,

Plin. 16, 39, 76, § 200:

est (topazon) amplissima gemmarum,

id. 37, 8, 32, § 109:

amplissimum cubiculum,

Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 23.—

Transf., great, abundant, ample, much, long:

bono atque amplo lucro,

Plaut. Am. prol. 6 and Ep. 2, 2, 117:

pabula miseris mortalibus ampla,

Lucr. 5, 944:

ampla civitas,

Cic. Verr. 4, 81; 4, 96:

civitas ampla atque florens,

Caes. B. G. 4, 3:

gens ampla,

Plin. 5, 30, 33, § 125:

amplae copiae,

Caes. B. G. 5, 19:

ampla manus militum,

Liv. Epit. 1, 4, 9:

pecuaria res ampla,

Cic. Quinct. 12:

res familiaris ampla,

id. Phil. 13, 8:

(res) ampla,

Sall. H. Fragm. 3, 82, 20 Kritz:

patrimonium amplum et copiosum,

Cic. Sex. Rosc. 6; id. Dom. 146: id. Phil. 2, 67:

amplae divitiae,

Hor. S. 2, 2, 101:

esse patri ejus amplas facultates,

Plin. Ep. 1, 14, 9:

in amplis opibus heres,

Plin. 9, 36, 59, § 122.— Comp.:

amplior numerus,

Cic. Mil. 57; Sall. J. 105, 3; Tac. A. 14, 53:

ampliores aquae,

Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 58:

amplior exercitus,

Sall. J. 54, 3; Suet. Vesp. 4:

commeatus spe amplior,

Sall. J. 75, 8:

amplior pecunia, Auct. B. Alex. 56: pecunia amplior,

Plin. Ep. 3, 11, 2:

pretia ampliora,

Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 84:

omnia longe ampliora invenire quam etc.,

Plin. Ep. 1, 14, 10:

ampliores noctes,

Plin. 18, 26, 63, § 232:

ut ampliori tempore maneret,

Vulg. Act. 18, 20.— Sup.:

peditatus copiae amplissimae e Gallia,

Cic. Font. 8:

exercitus amplissimus,

Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 2; 9, 13, 11:

amplissima pecunia,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 31:

amplissimae fortunae,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 8; id. Quinct. 49; id. Phil. 10, 4:

amplissimae patrimonii copiae,

id. Fl. 89:

amplissimas summas emptionibus occupare,

Plin. Ep. 8, 2, 3:

opes amplissimae,

id. ib. 8, 18, 4:

amplissima dies horarum quindecim etc.,

the longest day, Plin. 6, 34, 39, § 218.—Also subst. in comp. neutr. (v. amplius, adv. infra), more:

ut quirem exaudire amplius,

Att. Trag. Rel. p. 173 Rib.:

si vis amplius dari, Dabitur,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 18:

jam amplius orat,

id. ib. 2, 1, 19:

daturus non sum amplius,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 29:

non complectar in his libris amplius quam quod etc.,

id. de Or. 1, 6, 22:

tantum adfero quantum ipse optat, atque etiam amplius,

Plaut. Capt. 4, 1, 10:

ni amplius etiam, quod ebibit,

id. Trin. 2, 1, 20: Ph. Etiamne amplius? Th. Nil, Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 63: Tr. Dimidium Volo ut dicas. Gr. Immo hercle etiam amplius, Plaut. Rud. 4, 3, 21: Th. Nempe octoginta debentur huic minae? Tr. Haud nummo amplius, id. Most. 3, 3, 16:

etiam amplius illam adparare condecet,

Turp. Com. Rel. p. 100 Rib.:

hoc onere suscepto amplexus animo sum aliquanto amplius,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1:

si sit opus liquidi non amplius urna,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 54:

omnis numerus amplius octingentis milibus explebat,

Vell. 2, 110, 3:

Segestanis imponebat aliquanto amplius quam etc.,

Cic. Verr. 4, 76:

illa corona contentus Thrasybulus neque amplius requisivit,

Nep. Thras. 4, 3:

amplius possidere,

Plin. 18, 4, 3, § 17:

Ille imperio ei reddito haud amplius, quam ut duo ex tribus filiis secum militarent, exegit,

Curt. 8, 4, 21:

dedit quantum maximum potuit, daturus amplius, si potuisset,

Plin. Ep. 3, 21, 6:

cum hoc amplius praestet, quod etc.,

id. ib. 7, 25, 1.—Also with part. gen., more of, a greater quantity or number of:

gaudeo tibi liberorum esse amplius,

Plaut. Cist. 5, 4:

te amplius bibisse praedicet loti,

Cat. 39, 21:

amplius frumenti auferre,

Cic. Verr. 3, 49:

expensum est auri viginti paulo amplius,

id. Fl. 6, 8:

amplius negotii contrahi,

id. Cat. 4, 9:

si amplius obsidum vellet,

Caes. B. G. 6, 9, ubi v. Herz.:

quanto ejus amplius processerat temporis,

id. B. C. 3, 25.—

Fig.

Of internal power or force, great, strong, violent, impetuous:

pro viribus amplis,

Lucr. 5, 1174:

amplae vires peditum,

Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 75;

ampla nepotum Spes,

Prop. 4, 22, 41:

poena sera, sed ampla,

full, strict, id. 4, 5, 32. — Comp.:

haec irae factae essent multo ampliores,

Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 9:

si forte morbus amplior factus siet, i. e. gravior,

id. ib. 3, 1, 50:

amplior metus,

Cic. Clu. 128:

amplior potentia feris,

Plin. 28, 10, 42, § 153:

ampliorem dicendi facultatem consequi,

Quint. 2, 3, 4:

amplior eoque acrior impetus,

Flor. 4, 2, 66:

spes amplior,

Sall. J. 105, 4:

amplius accipietis judicium,

severer, Vulg. Matt. 23, 14:

amplior auctoritas,

Plin. 37, 3, 12, § 47:

amplior virtus,

higher merit, Quint. 8, 3, 83:

idem aut amplior cultus (dei),

Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 18:

amplior est quaestio,

Quint. 3, 5, 8:

ampliora verba,

of larger meaning, id. 8, 4, 2: scientia intellegentiaque ac sapientia ampliores inventae sunt in te, Vulg. Dan. 5, 14:

quo legatis animus amplior esset,

Sall. C. 40, 6; 59, 1:

spiritus amplior,

Vulg. Dan. 5, 12; 6, 3.— Sup.:

(honos) pro amplissimis meritis redditur,

Cic. Phil. 5, 41:

cujus sideris (Caniculae) effectus amplissimi in terra sentiuntur,

very violent, Plin. 2, 40, 40, § 107:

amplissima spes,

Suet. Caes. 7:

his finis cognitionis amplissimae,

most important trial, Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 23.—

Of external splendor, great, handsome, magnificent, splendid, glorious:

illis ampla satis forma, pudicitia,

great enough, Prop. 1, 2, 24:

haec ampla sunt, haec divina,

Cic. Sest. 102; id. Arch. 23:

res gestae satis amplae,

Sall. C. 8, 2:

cur parum amplis adfecerit praemiis,

Cic. Mil. 57:

ampla quidem, sed pro ingentibus meritis praemia acceperunt,

Tac. A. 14, 53:

amplum in modum praemia ostentare,

Aur. Vict. Caes. 26, 6:

amplis honoribus usi,

Sall. J. 25, 4:

amplis honoribus auctos,

Hor. S. 1, 6, 11.—Sometimes in mal. part. or ironically:

amplam occasionem calumniae nactus,

a fine opportunity, Cic. Verr. 2, 61:

spolia ampla refertis Tuque puerque tuus,

glorious spoils, Verg. A. 4, 93.— Comp.:

ne ullum munus aedilitatis amplius aut gratius populo esse possit,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 5; id. Mur. 37:

praemiis ad perdiscendum amplioribus commoveri,

id. de Or. 1, 4, 13:

alicui ampliorem laudem tribuere,

id. Sest. 27:

in aliqua re esse laudem ampliorem,

id. Marcell. 4:

corporis membris plus dedit, id amplius atque augustius ratus (Zeuxis),

Quint. 12, 10, 5:

ut Augustus vocaretur ampliore cognomine,

Suet. Aug. 7.— Subst.:

in potestatibus eo modo agitabat, ut ampliore, quam gerebat, dignus haberetur,

of something greater, Sall. J. 63, 5.— Sup.:

ut consules monumentum quam amplissimum faciundum curent,

Cic. Phil. 14, 38; 14, 31; id. Verr. 4, 82:

hoc munus aedilitatis amplissimum,

id. ib. 1, 12, 36; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 1, 74:

alicui amplissimas potestates dare,

Cic. Agr. 2, 31:

insignibus amplissimis ornatus,

id. ib. 2, 101:

dona amplissima conferre,

Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 9:

praemia legatis dedistis amplissima,

Cic. Cat. 4, 5; id. Phil. 2, 32:

spe amplissimorum praemiorum adduci,

id. Mil. 5; id. de Or. 1, 5, 16:

velut praemium quoddam amplissimum longi laboris,

Quint. 10, 7, 1:

munera amplissima mittere,

Caes. B. G. 1, 43:

vestris beneficiis amplissimis adfectus,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 51; id. Dom. 98:

laudi amplissimae lauream concedere,

id. Pis. 74:

laudibus amplissimis adficere,

id. Phil. 7, 11:

amplissimam gloriam consequi,

id. Prov. Cons. 39:

ut eum amplissimo regis honore et nomine adfeceris,

id. Deiot. 14:

amplissimis aliquem efferre honoribus,

Aur. Vict. Epit. 17, 3:

amplissimis uti honoribus,

Cic. Fl. 45:

amplissimos honores adipisci,

id. Verr. 5, 181:

honores adsequi amplissimos,

id. Mil. 81:

aliquem ad honores amplissimos perducere,

id. Am. 20, 73:

meus labor fructum est amplissimum consecutus,

id. Imp. Pomp 2:

mihi gratiae verbis amplissimis aguntur,

in the handsomest termis, id. Cat. 3, 14; id. Phil. 2, 13; id. Quir. 15:

ei amplissimis verbis gratias egimus,

id. Phil. 1, 3:

provincia Gallia merito ornatur verbis amplissimis ab senatu,

id. ib. 4, 9:

amplissimis verbis conlaudatus,

Suet. Caes. 16:

amplissimo populi senatusque judicio exercitus habuistis,

Cic. Agr. 1, 12; id. Fl. 5; id. Dom. 86; id. Planc. 93:

de meo consulatu amplissima atque ornatissima decreta fecerunt,

id. Dom. 74:

quam universi populi, illius gentis, amplissimum testimonium (said of Cic.),

Plin. 7, 30, 31, § 116.—

In respect of the opinion of others, esteemed, renowned, etc.:

quicquid est, quamvis amplum sit, id est parum tum cum est aliquid amplius,

Cic. Marcell. 26:

quid hunc hominem magnum aut amplum de re publica cogitare (putare possumus), qui etc.,

great or noble, id. Imp. Pomp. 37:

omnia, quae vobis cara atque ampla sunt,

id. Agr. 2, 9; id. Arch. 23:

convenerunt corrogati et quidem ampli quidam homines,

id. Phil. 3, 20:

hoc studium parvi properemus et ampli,

small and great, Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 28:

amplis doctoribus instructus,

Tac. A. 14, 52:

sin autem sunt amplae et honestae familiae plebeiae,

Cic. Mur. 7, 15.— Comp.:

cum est aliquid amplius,

Cic. Marcell. 26:

ampliores ordines,

Caes. B. C. 1, 77, where Dinter reads priores: quo (ingenio) neque melius neque amplius aliud in natura mortalium est, [p. 112] Sall. J. 2, 4:

nihil amplius potes (tribuere) amicitia tua,

Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 10:

quid amplius facitis?

Vulg. Matt. 5, 47.— Sup.:

ex amplissimo genere nubere,

Cic. Cael. 34:

amplissimo genere natus,

Caes. B. G. 4, 12:

genere copiisque amplissimus, id. ib 6, 15: quam (familiam) vidit amplissimam,

Cic. Phil. 13, 12:

amplissimos patruos habere,

id. Sex. Rosc. 147:

amplissima civitas,

id. Verr. 5, 122:

apud illos Fabiorum nomen est amplissimum,

id. Font. 36; id. Caecin. 104; id. Verr. 3, 96; id. Deiot. 14:

mihi hic locus ad agendum amplissimus est visus,

id. Imp. Pomp. 1:

non adgrediar ad illa maxima atque amplissima prius quam etc.,

id. Sest. 5:

licet tribuas ei quantum amplissimum potes, nihil tamen amplius potes amicitia tua,

Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 10:

amplissimis operibus increscere,

id. ib. 8, 4, 3:

honores in amplissimo consilio collocare,

Cic. Sen. 2:

amplissimi orbis terrae consilii principes,

id. Phil. 3, 34: honoris amplissimi puto esse accusare improbos, I esteem it to be the greatest honor, etc., id. Div. in Caecil. 70:

promotus ad amplissimas procurationes,

Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 3:

praeter honores amplissimos cognomenque etc.,

Plin. 7, 44, 45, § 142:

spes amplissimae dignitatis,

Cic. Agr. 2, 49; id. Sen. 19, 68; Suet. Vit. 2.—

Hence, amplissimus (almost always thus in sup.) as a title for persons holding great and honored offices, as consul, senator, etc., or as an honorable epithet of the office itself or the body of officers, distinguished, very distinguished, honorable, right honorable, most honorable, etc.:

is mihi videtur amplissimus, qui sua virtute in altiorem locum pervenit,

Cic. Sex. Rosc. 83:

homo et suis et populi Romani ornamentis amplissimus,

id. Mur. 8:

P. Africanus rebus gestis amplissimus,

id. Caecin. 69:

ut homines amplissimi testimonium de sua re non dicerent,

id. Sex. Rosc. 102; id. Clu. 197:

Q. Catuli atque ceterorum amplissimorum hominum auctoritas,

id. Imp. Pomp. 63:

vir amplissimus ejus civitatis,

id. Verr. 4, 17; id. Fl. 32:

exercitum Cn. Domitii, amplissimi viri, sustentavit,

id. Deiot. 5, 14:

cum habeas amplissimi viri religionem (of L. Lucullus),

id. Arch. 4, 8; id. Lig. 22:

in quo consilio amplissimi viri judicarent,

id. Mil. 5; id. Balb. 1; id. Dom. 2:

comitatus virorum amplissimorum,

id. Sull. 9:

viros primarios atque amplissimos civitatis in consilium advocare,

id. Verr. 3, 18:

ordinis amplissimi esse,

Aur. Vict. Caes. 13, 1; 37, 6:

cives amplissimos legare,

Cic. Balb. 42:

hoc amplissimum nomen, i. e. senatorium,

id. Verr. 3, 96:

amplissimus honos, i. e. consulatus,

id. Rep. 1, 6; so,

amplissimo praeditus magistratu,

Suet. Aug. 26:

amplissimus ordo, i. e. senatorius,

Plin. Ep. 10, 3; Suet. Calig. 49:

amplissimi ordines, i. e. senatus et equites,

id. Vesp. 9:

amplissimum collegium decemvirale,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49:

an vero vir amplissimus, P. Scipio, pontifex maximus, etc.,

id. Cat. 1, 3:

amplissimum sacerdotium,

id. Verr. 2, 126; id. Phil. 13, 8:

sacerdotium amplissimum,

id. Verr. 2, 127.—

As rhet. epithet:

amplus orator,

one that speaks richly and with dignity, Cic. Or. 9; id. Brut. 68:

herous (pes), qui est idem dactylus Aristoteli amplior, iambus humanior videatur,

grander, more stately, Quint. 9, 4, 88:

amplius compositionis genus,

more copious style, id. 9, 4, 129.— Adv. (on the extent of the use of the different forms of the adverb, v. supra init.), largely, abundantly, copiously.

Lit.

Form amplĭter:

benigne ei largi atque ampliter,

Att. Trag. Rel. p. 173 Rib.:

aptate munde atque ampliter convivium,

Pomp. Com. Rel. p. 234 Rib.:

extructam ampliter mensam,

Lucil. 13, 7 Mull.:

opsonato ampliter,

Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 65:

adpositum est ampliter,

id. Mil. 3, 1, 163:

acceptus hilare atque ampliter,

id. Merc. prol. 98:

modeste melius facere sumptum quam ampliter,

id. Stich. 5, 4, 10:

parum (digitulos) immersisti ampliter,

not deep enough, id. Bacch. 4, 4, 26.—

Form amplē:

exornat ample magnificeque triclinium,

Cic. Verr. 4, 62: qui ample valetudinarios nutriunt, in great numbers (v. the context), Cels. praef. med. —

Trop., fully, handsomely.

Form amplĭter:

ampliter dicere,

fully, particularly, Gell. 10, 3, 4:

laudare ampliter,

id. 2, 6, 11.—

Form amplē: duo genera sunt: unum attenuate presseque, alterum sublate ampleque dicentium, with great fulness, richly (v. amplus, II. E.), Cic. Brut. 55, 201; so,

elate ampleque loqui,

id. Tusc. 5, 9, 24:

satis ample sonabant in Pompeiani nominis locum Cato et Scipio,

full grandly filled the place of, Flor. 4, 2, 65.— Comp.: amplĭus, more, longer, further, besides (syn.: ultra, praeterea); of time, number, and action (while plus denotes more in quantity, measure, etc.; magis, more, in the comparison of quality, and sometimes of action; and potius, rather, the choice between different objects or acts), constr. absol., with comp. abl., and, in the case of numerals, like minus, plus, propius, q. v., without quam with the nom., acc., or gen., or rarely with the abl. comp., or with quam, but chiefly in the post-Aug. per.; cf. Zumpt, § 485; Madv. § 305; Roby, § 1273; Herz. ad Caes. B. G. 4, 12; and Draeger, Hist. Synt. I. p. 521 sq.

In gen.:

deliberatum est non tacere [me] amplius,

Afran. Com. Rel. p. 199 Rib.:

otium ubi erit, de istis rebus tum amplius tecum loquar,

Plaut. Truc. 4, 4, 18:

cui amplius male faxim,

id. Aul. 3, 2, 6: De. Etiam? Li. Amplius, id. As. 1, 1, 29: Ar. Vale. Ph. Aliquanto amplius valerem, si hic maneres, id. ib. 3, 3, 2:

etiam faxo amabit (eam) amplius,

id. Men. 5, 2, 40:

multo tanto illum accusabo, quam te accusavi, amplius,

id. ib. 5, 2, 49:

quo populum servare potissit amplius,

Lucil. 1, 15 Mull.:

At ego amplius dico,

Cic. Verr. 2, 26:

amplius posse,

Sall. J. 69, 2:

armis amplius valere,

id. ib. 111, 1:

si lamentetur miser amplius aequo,

Lucr. 3, 953:

tribus vobis opsonatumst an opsono amplius Tibi et parasito et mulieri?

besides, Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 45:

Quam vellem invitatum, ut nobiscum esset amplius,

Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 11:

in illo exercitu cuncta (probra) fuere et alia amplius,

Sall. J. 44, 5:

felices ter et amplius,

Hor. C. 1, 13, 17:

binas aut amplius domos continuare,

Sall. C. 20, 11:

ter nec amplius,

Suet. Caes. 25:

cum non solum de his scripserit, sed amplius praecepta (reliquerit),

Quint. 12, 11, 24:

multa promi amplius possunt,

Plin. 2, 17, 15, § 77:

si studere amplius possum,

Quint. 6, prooem. 4:

auram communem amplius haurire potui?

id. 6, prooem. 12:

sagum, quod amplius est,

Vulg. Exod. 26, 12.—

And so very often with the pron. quid, etc.; with the negatives nihil, non, neque, nec, ne; and sometimes with nemo and haud.

With quid, etc.:

Quid faciam amplius?

Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 14, and Cic. Har. Resp. 42:

quid dicam amplius?

Quint. 8, 4, 7:

quid a me amplius dicendum putatis?

Cic. Verr. 3, 60:

quid quaeris amplius?

id. Sex. Rosc. 145; id. Dom. 41; id. Verr. 2, 191:

quid vultis amplius?

id. Mil. 35:

quid amplius vis?

Hor. Epod. 17, 30:

quid exspectatis amplius?

Cic. Verr. 2, 174:

quid amplius exspectabo,

Vulg. 4 Reg. 6, 33:

quid loquar amplius de hoc homine?

Cic. Caecin. 25:

quid amplius laboremus?

Quint. 8, prooem. 31:

quid habet amplius homo?

Vulg. Eccl. 1, 3; 6, 8:

quid ego aliud exoptem amplius, nisi etc.,

Plaut. As. 3, 3, 134:

quid amplius debeam optare?

Quint. 4, 1, 51: Lo. Numquid amplius? Ly. Tantum est, Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 11; Ter. And. 2, 1, 25: De. An quid est etiam amplius? He. Vero amplius, id. Ad. 3, 4, 22:

quid est quod tibi mea ars efficere hoc possit amplius?

more than this, id. And. 1, 1, 4:

Etenim quid est, Catilina, quod jam amplius exspectes, si etc.,

Cic. Cat. 1, 3, 6; id. Sull. 90:

si quid amplius scit,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23:

si quid ego addidero amplius,

id. Trin. 4, 2, 13:

si amplius aliquid gloriatus fuero,

Vulg. 2 Cor. 10, 8.—And often hoc amplius, where hoc is commonly an abl., but sometimes may be regarded as a nom. or an acc.:

hoc amplius si quid poteris,

any thing beyond this, Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 44: et hoc amplius (additur), quod etc., and this further, that etc., id. Sull. 44; so Quint. 5, 13, 36:

de paedagogis hoc amplius, ut aut sint etc.,

id. 1, 1, 8:

Mario urbe Italiaque interdicendum, Marciano hoc amplius, Africa,

Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 19; Quint. 1, 5, 50; 1, 5, 55; sometimes in plur., his amplius:

his amplius apud eundem (est) etc.,

Quint. 9, 3, 15;

so rarely eo amplius: inferiasque his annua religione, publice instituit, et eo amplius matri Circenses,

Suet. Calig. 15:

quaeris quid potuerit amplius adsequi,

Cic. Planc. 60: prius quam (hic) turbarum quid faciat amplius, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 93:

quare jam te cur amplius excrucies?

Cat. 76, 10.—

With nihil, etc.:

habet nihil amplius quam lutum,

Lucil. 9, 46 Mull.:

nihil habui amplius, quod praeciperem,

Quint. 7, 1, 64:

nihil enim dixit amplius,

Cic. Deiot. 21:

Nihil dico amplius: causa dicta est,

I say no more; I have done with my case, id. ib. 8:

nihil amplius dico, nisi me etc.,

id. Planc. 96:

nihil amplius dicam quam victoriam etc.,

id. Marcell. 17.—Hence, nihil dico or dicam amplius, when one fears to wound by declaring his opinion, etc., I say no more, have nothing further to say or add:

vetus est, Nihili cocio est. Scis cujus? non dico amplius,

Plaut. As. 1, 3, 51:

si, quod equitis Romani filius est, inferior esse debuit: omnes tecum equitum Romanorum filii petiverunt. Nihil dico amplius,

Cic. Planc. 7 (tacite significat eos dignitate inferiores esse Plancio, Manut. ad h.l.):

Alterius vero partis nihil amplius dicam quam id, quod etc.,

id. Marcell. 6, 17:

amplius nihil respondit,

Vulg. Marc. 15, 5:

nihil amplius addens,

ib. Deut. 5, 22:

nihil noverunt amplius,

ib. Eccl. 9, 5:

nihil amplius optet,

Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 46:

nihil amplius potes,

Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 10:

amplius quod desideres, nihil erit,

this will leave nothing to be desired, Cic. Tusc. 1, 11, 24:

nil amplius oro, nisi ut etc.,

Hor. S. 2, 6, 4:

ipse Augustus nihil amplius quam equestri familia ortum se scribit,

Suet. Aug. 2:

si non amplius, ad lustrum hoc protolleret unum,

Lucil. 1, 33 Mull.:

non luctabor tecum, Crasse, amplius,

Cic. de Or. 1, 17, 74; id. Tusc. 5, 34, 98:

verbum non amplius addam,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 121:

non amplius me objurgabis,

Quint. 5, 10, 47:

non amplius posse,

Sall. Fragm. Hist. 3, 82, 19 Kritz:

non habent amplius quid faciant,

Vulg. Luc. 12, 4: non videbitis amplius faciem meam. ib. Gen. 44, 23; ib. Heb. 10, 17:

amplius illa jam non inveniet,

ib. Apoc. 18, 14:

studium, quo non aliud ad dignitatem amplius excogitari potest,

Tac. Or. 5:

extra me non est alia amplius,

Vulg. Soph. 2, 15:

neque hoc amplius quam quod vides nobis quicquamst,

Plaut. Rud. 1, 5, 21:

neque va dari amplius neque etc.,

Cic. Quinct. 23:

nec jam amplius ullae Adparent terrae,

Verg. A. 3, 192; 3, 260; 5, 8; 9, 426; 9, 519; 11, 807; 12, 680; id. G. 4, 503:

nec irascar amplius,

Vulg. Ezech. 16, 42; ib. Apoc. 7, 16:

ne amplius dona petas,

Cat. 68, 14:

urere ne possit calor amplius aridus artus,

Lucr. 4, 874;

ne quos amplius Rhenum transire pateretur,

Caes. B. G. 1, 43:

ut ne quem amplius posthac discipulum reciperet,

Suet. Gram. 17:

ne amplius morando Scaurum incenderet,

Sall. J. 25, 10; id. Fragm. Hist. 1, 2, 10 Kritz;

3, 82, 17: ne amplius divulgetur,

Vulg. Act. 4, 17:

ut nequaquam amplius per eamdem viam revertamini,

ib. Deut. 17, 16:

nolite amplius accipere pecuniam,

ib. 4 Reg. 12, 7.—

With nemo:

cur non restipulatur neminem amplius petiturum?

Cic. Q. Rosc. 12, 36:

cum amplius nemo occurreret,

nobody further, no one more, Curt. 8, 10, 2; so,

neminem amplius viderunt,

Vulg. Marc. 9, 7:

nemo emet amplius,

no one will buy any longer, any more, ib. Apoc. 18, 11 (for cases of haud with amplius, v. c. a and g).—

With numerals and numeral forms.

Without quam:

amplius horam suffixum in cruce me memini esse,

Cat. 69, 3:

horam amplius jam in demoliendo signo homines moliebantur,

Cic. Verr. 4, 95:

amplius annos triginta tribunus fuerat,

Sall. C. 59, 6:

me non amplius novem annos nato,

Nep. Hann. 2, 3:

per annos amplius quadraginta,

Suet. Aug. 72; 32:

quid si tandem amplius triennium est?

Cic. Q. Rosc. 8:

Tu faciem illius noctem non amplius unam Falle dolo,

Verg. A. 1, 683:

inveniebat Sabim flumen non amplius milia passuum decem abesse,

Caes. B. G. 2, 16; 4, 12:

reliquum spatium, quod est non amplius pedum sexcentorum, mons continet,

id. ib. 1, 28;

2, 29: amplius sestertium ducentiens acceptum hereditatibus rettuli,

Cic. Phil. 2, 40; id. Fl. 68; so Plin. Ep. 10, 39, 1:

huic paulo amplius tertiam partem denegem?

id. ib. 5, 7, 3:

cum eum amplius centum cives Romani cognoscerent,

Cic. Verr. 1, 14; 5, 155:

victi amplius ducenti ceciderunt,

Liv. 21, 29, 3: non amplius quattuordecim cohortes, Pompei. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 12, C:

ex omni multitudine non amplius quadraginta locum cepere,

Sall. J. 58, 3: torrentes amplius centum, [p. 113] Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 103; 9, 5, 4, § 10.—And very rarely placed after the numeral:

qui septingentos jam annos amplius numquam mutatis legibus vivunt,

Cic. Fl. 63:

pugnatum duas amplius horas,

Liv. 25, 19, 15 Weissenb.:

duo haud amplius milia peditum effugerunt,

id. 28, 2:

decem amplius versus perdidimus,

Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 12:

tris pateat caeli spatium non amplius ulnas,

Verg. E. 3, 105.—

With the comp. abl. (rare but class.):

cum jam amplius horis sex continenter pugnaretur,

Caes. B. G. 3, 5; 4, 37:

pugnatum amplius duabus horis est,

Liv. 27, 12:

neque triennio amplius supervixit,

Suet. Caes. 89:

uti non amplius quinis aut senis milibus passuum interesset,

Caes. B. G. 1, 15; 1, 23; 2, 7;

6, 29: non amplius patet milibus quinque et triginta,

Sall. Fragm. Hist. 4, 1, 34 Kritz:

est ab capite paulo amplius mille passibus locus,

Plin. Ep. 10, 90, 1:

ab Capsa non amplius duum milium intervallo,

Sall. J. 91, 3:

(Catilina) cum initio non amplius duobus milibus (militum) habuisset,

id. C. 56, 2; so,

denas alii, alii plures (uxores) habent, set reges eo amplius,

id. J. 80, 7.—

And prob. the following ambiguous cases: cum mille non amplius equitibus,

Sall. J. 105, 3:

oppidum non amplius mille passuum abesse,

id. ib. 68, 3.—

With quam (postAug. and eccl.):

non amplius, cum plurimum, quam septem horas dormiebat,

Suet. Aug. 78:

nec amplius quam septem et viginti dies Brundisii commoratus,

id. ib. 17:

Toto triennio semel omnino eam nec amplius quam uno die paucissimis vidit horis,

id. Tib. 51:

demoratus dies non amplius quam octo aut decem,

Vulg. Act. 25, 6:

ut non amplius apud te quam quarta (pars) remaneret,

Plin. Ep. 5, 19:

ut vexillum veteranorum, non amplius quam quingenti numero, copias fuderint,

Tac. A. 3, 21:

haud amplius quam ducentos misit,

id. ib. 14, 32:

insidiantur ei ex iis viri amplius quam quadraginta,

Vulg. Act. 23, 21.—

Amplius, t. t. of judges when they deferred an important case for future examination:

Amplius adeo prolixum temporis spatium significat, ut judices quotienscunque significarent, adhuc se audire velle, amplius dicebant. Itaque negotium differebant, unde hodieque ampliari judicium differri dicitur,

Charis. 176 P.; so Don. ad Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 39; cf.

also amplio and ampliatio: cum consules re audita amplius de consilii sententia pronuntiavissent,

Cic. Brut. 22, 86:

antea vel judicari primo poterat vel amplius pronuntiari,

id. Verr. 2, 1, 26:

ut de Philodamo amplius pronuntiaretur,

id. ib. 2, 1, 29.—

And metaph.: ego amplius deliberandum censeo,

Ter. Phorm. 2, 4, 17.—

Amplius non petere, judicial t. phr., to bring no further action, to make no further claim:

quid ita satis non dedit, AMPLIVS [A SE] NEMINEM PETITVRVM?

Cic. Rosc. Com. 12, 35:

Tibi ego, Brute, non solvam, nisi prius a te cavero amplius eo nomine neminem, cujus petitio sit, petiturum,

id. Brut. 5, 18:

sunt duo, quae te rogo: primum, ut si quid satis dandum erit, AMPLIVS EO NOMINE NON PETI, cures etc.,

id. Fam. 13, 28 A:

quod ille recusarit satis dare amplius abs te non peti,

id. Att. 1, 8, 1.—

Hoc amplius, beside the general use given above (II. Comp. b. a), as t. phr. of senators when they approved a measure, but amended it by addition:

Servilio adsentior et HOC AMPLIVS CENSEO, magnum Pompeium fecisse etc.,

Cic. Phil. 12, 21, 50:

cui cum essem adsensus, decrevi HOC AMPLIVS, ut etc.,

id. ad Brut. 1, 5, 1;

so Seneca: fortasse et post omnes citatus nihil improbabo ex iis, quae priores decreverint, et dicam HOC AMPLIVS CENSEO, Vit. Beat. 3, 2: Quaedam ex istis sunt, quibus adsentire possumus, sed HOC AMPLIVS CENSEO,

id. Q. N. 3, 15, 1.—

To this may be added the elliptical phrases, nihil amplius and si nihil amplius:

nihil amplius, denoting that there is nothing further than has been declared: sese ipsum abs te repetit. Nihil amplius,

Cic. Verr. 5, 49, 128;

(res publica) ulta suas injurias est per vos interitu tyranni. Nihil amplius,

id. Fam. 12, 1, 2; and, si nihil amplius, marking a limit, if nothing more, at least:

excedam tectis? An, si nihil amplius, obstem?

Ov. M. 9, 148.

word more, which is sometimes an adj., sometimes a subst., and sometimes an adv., and some of the above examples would admit of different classifications; as, non amplius dicere, not to speak further (adv.) or not to say more (subst.), Plaut. As. 1, 3, 51; but some of them would admit of only one explanation;

as, ne quos amplius Rhenum transire pateretur,

Caes. B. G. 1, 43. Sup.: amplissimē.

Lit., very largely, most abundantly:

ut quibus militibus amplissime (agri) dati adsignati essent,

in the largest shares, Cic. Phil. 5, 53:

duumviri (deos) tribus quam amplissume tum apparari poterat stratis lectis placavere,

Liv. 5, 13, 6 Weissenb.—

Fig., most generously, most handsomely:

qui amplissime de salute mea decreverint,

Cic. Dom. 44:

amplissime laudare,

in the handsomest style, Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 11; Suet. Calig. 15:

honores amplissime gessit,

Cic. Verr. 2, 112:

pater cum amplissime ex praetura triumphasset,

with the greatest pomp, id. Mur. 15:

placere eum quam amplissime supremo suo die efferri,

should be carried forth with every possible solemnity, id. Phil. 9, 7, 16. V. on this word, Hand, Turs. I. pp. 287-296.

amplus, a, um, adj. [some regard this as a shortened form of anapleôs, = filled up, full; others, as for ambulus from amb-, rounded out, as superus from super, etc.; v. Doed. Syn. II. p. 113; but perh. it is better to form it from am- and -plus, akin to -pleo, plenus, q. v. Pott], thus pr., full all round; hence, great, large. —In space, of large extent, great, large, wide, ample, spacious (the forms amplus and amplior are very rare in the ante-class. per., and rare in all periods. Amplius is com. in the ante-class., freq. in the class., and very freq. in the post-class. per., the Vulg. rarely using the other forms, but using this 121 times. Amplissimus belongs to prose, and is scarcely used before Cicero, with whom it was a very favorite word. It was also used by Plin. Maj. and Min., but never by Tac., Sall. (in his genuine works), nor the Vulg. Catullus used only the form amplius, and Prop. only amplus, while Tib. and Pers. never used this word in any form. Ampliter is found mostly in Plaut.; and ample and amplissime are used a few times by Cic. and by writers that followed him; syn.: magnus, ingens, latus, late patens, spatiosus, laxus).

Lit.:

amplus et spectu protervo ferox,

Pac. Trag. Rel. p. 94 Rib.:

qui (Pluto) ter amplum Geryonen compescit unda,

Hor. C. 2, 14, 7:

ampla domus dedecori domino fit, si est in ea solitudo,

Cic. Off. 1, 39, 139; so Verg. A. 2, 310:

admodum amplum et excelsum signum,

Cic. Verr. 4, 74:

collis castris parum amplus,

Sall. J. 98, 3:

porticibus in amplis,

Verg. A. 3, 353:

per amplum mittimur Elysium,

id. ib. 6, 743:

vocemque per ampla volutant Atria,

id. ib. 1, 725:

nil vulva pulchrius ampla,

Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 41:

amplae aures,

Plin. 11, 52, 114, § 274:

milium amplum grano,

id. 18, 7, 10, § 55:

cubiculum amplum,

Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 6:

baptisterium amplum atque opacum,

id. ib. 5, 6, 25.— Comp.:

quanto est res amplior,

Lucr. 2, 1133:

Amplior Urgo et Capraria,

Plin. 3, 6, 12, § 81:

avis paulo amplior passere,

id. 10, 32, 47, § 89:

amplior specie mortali,

Suet. Aug. 94; id. Caes. 76 (for the neutr. amplius, v. infra).— Sup.:

amplissima curia... gymnasium amplissimum,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53:

urbs amplissima atque ornatissima,

id. Agr. 2, 76:

amplissimum peristylum,

id. Dom. 116:

(candelabrum) ad amplissimi templi ornatum esse factum,

id. Verr. 4, 65:

mons Italiae amplissimus,

Plin. 3, 5, 7, § 48:

amplissimum flumen,

Plin. Ep. 8, 8, 3:

amplissimus lacus,

id. ib. 10, 41, 2:

amplissima insula,

Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 71:

amplissimi horti,

Plin. Ep. 8, 18, 11:

amplissima arborum,

Plin. 16, 39, 76, § 200:

est (topazon) amplissima gemmarum,

id. 37, 8, 32, § 109:

amplissimum cubiculum,

Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 23.—

Transf., great, abundant, ample, much, long:

bono atque amplo lucro,

Plaut. Am. prol. 6 and Ep. 2, 2, 117:

pabula miseris mortalibus ampla,

Lucr. 5, 944:

ampla civitas,

Cic. Verr. 4, 81; 4, 96:

civitas ampla atque florens,

Caes. B. G. 4, 3:

gens ampla,

Plin. 5, 30, 33, § 125:

amplae copiae,

Caes. B. G. 5, 19:

ampla manus militum,

Liv. Epit. 1, 4, 9:

pecuaria res ampla,

Cic. Quinct. 12:

res familiaris ampla,

id. Phil. 13, 8:

(res) ampla,

Sall. H. Fragm. 3, 82, 20 Kritz:

patrimonium amplum et copiosum,

Cic. Sex. Rosc. 6; id. Dom. 146: id. Phil. 2, 67:

amplae divitiae,

Hor. S. 2, 2, 101:

esse patri ejus amplas facultates,

Plin. Ep. 1, 14, 9:

in amplis opibus heres,

Plin. 9, 36, 59, § 122.— Comp.:

amplior numerus,

Cic. Mil. 57; Sall. J. 105, 3; Tac. A. 14, 53:

ampliores aquae,

Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 58:

amplior exercitus,

Sall. J. 54, 3; Suet. Vesp. 4:

commeatus spe amplior,

Sall. J. 75, 8:

amplior pecunia, Auct. B. Alex. 56: pecunia amplior,

Plin. Ep. 3, 11, 2:

pretia ampliora,

Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 84:

omnia longe ampliora invenire quam etc.,

Plin. Ep. 1, 14, 10:

ampliores noctes,

Plin. 18, 26, 63, § 232:

ut ampliori tempore maneret,

Vulg. Act. 18, 20.— Sup.:

peditatus copiae amplissimae e Gallia,

Cic. Font. 8:

exercitus amplissimus,

Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 2; 9, 13, 11:

amplissima pecunia,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 31:

amplissimae fortunae,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 8; id. Quinct. 49; id. Phil. 10, 4:

amplissimae patrimonii copiae,

id. Fl. 89:

amplissimas summas emptionibus occupare,

Plin. Ep. 8, 2, 3:

opes amplissimae,

id. ib. 8, 18, 4:

amplissima dies horarum quindecim etc.,

the longest day, Plin. 6, 34, 39, § 218.—Also subst. in comp. neutr. (v. amplius, adv. infra), more:

ut quirem exaudire amplius,

Att. Trag. Rel. p. 173 Rib.:

si vis amplius dari, Dabitur,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 18:

jam amplius orat,

id. ib. 2, 1, 19:

daturus non sum amplius,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 29:

non complectar in his libris amplius quam quod etc.,

id. de Or. 1, 6, 22:

tantum adfero quantum ipse optat, atque etiam amplius,

Plaut. Capt. 4, 1, 10:

ni amplius etiam, quod ebibit,

id. Trin. 2, 1, 20: Ph. Etiamne amplius? Th. Nil, Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 63: Tr. Dimidium Volo ut dicas. Gr. Immo hercle etiam amplius, Plaut. Rud. 4, 3, 21: Th. Nempe octoginta debentur huic minae? Tr. Haud nummo amplius, id. Most. 3, 3, 16:

etiam amplius illam adparare condecet,

Turp. Com. Rel. p. 100 Rib.:

hoc onere suscepto amplexus animo sum aliquanto amplius,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1:

si sit opus liquidi non amplius urna,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 54:

omnis numerus amplius octingentis milibus explebat,

Vell. 2, 110, 3:

Segestanis imponebat aliquanto amplius quam etc.,

Cic. Verr. 4, 76:

illa corona contentus Thrasybulus neque amplius requisivit,

Nep. Thras. 4, 3:

amplius possidere,

Plin. 18, 4, 3, § 17:

Ille imperio ei reddito haud amplius, quam ut duo ex tribus filiis secum militarent, exegit,

Curt. 8, 4, 21:

dedit quantum maximum potuit, daturus amplius, si potuisset,

Plin. Ep. 3, 21, 6:

cum hoc amplius praestet, quod etc.,

id. ib. 7, 25, 1.—Also with part. gen., more of, a greater quantity or number of:

gaudeo tibi liberorum esse amplius,

Plaut. Cist. 5, 4:

te amplius bibisse praedicet loti,

Cat. 39, 21:

amplius frumenti auferre,

Cic. Verr. 3, 49:

expensum est auri viginti paulo amplius,

id. Fl. 6, 8:

amplius negotii contrahi,

id. Cat. 4, 9:

si amplius obsidum vellet,

Caes. B. G. 6, 9, ubi v. Herz.:

quanto ejus amplius processerat temporis,

id. B. C. 3, 25.—

Fig.

Of internal power or force, great, strong, violent, impetuous:

pro viribus amplis,

Lucr. 5, 1174:

amplae vires peditum,

Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 75;

ampla nepotum Spes,

Prop. 4, 22, 41:

poena sera, sed ampla,

full, strict, id. 4, 5, 32. — Comp.:

haec irae factae essent multo ampliores,

Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 9:

si forte morbus amplior factus siet, i. e. gravior,

id. ib. 3, 1, 50:

amplior metus,

Cic. Clu. 128:

amplior potentia feris,

Plin. 28, 10, 42, § 153:

ampliorem dicendi facultatem consequi,

Quint. 2, 3, 4:

amplior eoque acrior impetus,

Flor. 4, 2, 66:

spes amplior,

Sall. J. 105, 4:

amplius accipietis judicium,

severer, Vulg. Matt. 23, 14:

amplior auctoritas,

Plin. 37, 3, 12, § 47:

amplior virtus,

higher merit, Quint. 8, 3, 83:

idem aut amplior cultus (dei),

Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 18:

amplior est quaestio,

Quint. 3, 5, 8:

ampliora verba,

of larger meaning, id. 8, 4, 2: scientia intellegentiaque ac sapientia ampliores inventae sunt in te, Vulg. Dan. 5, 14:

quo legatis animus amplior esset,

Sall. C. 40, 6; 59, 1:

spiritus amplior,

Vulg. Dan. 5, 12; 6, 3.— Sup.:

(honos) pro amplissimis meritis redditur,

Cic. Phil. 5, 41:

cujus sideris (Caniculae) effectus amplissimi in terra sentiuntur,

very violent, Plin. 2, 40, 40, § 107:

amplissima spes,

Suet. Caes. 7:

his finis cognitionis amplissimae,

most important trial, Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 23.—

Of external splendor, great, handsome, magnificent, splendid, glorious:

illis ampla satis forma, pudicitia,

great enough, Prop. 1, 2, 24:

haec ampla sunt, haec divina,

Cic. Sest. 102; id. Arch. 23:

res gestae satis amplae,

Sall. C. 8, 2:

cur parum amplis adfecerit praemiis,

Cic. Mil. 57:

ampla quidem, sed pro ingentibus meritis praemia acceperunt,

Tac. A. 14, 53:

amplum in modum praemia ostentare,

Aur. Vict. Caes. 26, 6:

amplis honoribus usi,

Sall. J. 25, 4:

amplis honoribus auctos,

Hor. S. 1, 6, 11.—Sometimes in mal. part. or ironically:

amplam occasionem calumniae nactus,

a fine opportunity, Cic. Verr. 2, 61:

spolia ampla refertis Tuque puerque tuus,

glorious spoils, Verg. A. 4, 93.— Comp.:

ne ullum munus aedilitatis amplius aut gratius populo esse possit,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 5; id. Mur. 37:

praemiis ad perdiscendum amplioribus commoveri,

id. de Or. 1, 4, 13:

alicui ampliorem laudem tribuere,

id. Sest. 27:

in aliqua re esse laudem ampliorem,

id. Marcell. 4:

corporis membris plus dedit, id amplius atque augustius ratus (Zeuxis),

Quint. 12, 10, 5:

ut Augustus vocaretur ampliore cognomine,

Suet. Aug. 7.— Subst.:

in potestatibus eo modo agitabat, ut ampliore, quam gerebat, dignus haberetur,

of something greater, Sall. J. 63, 5.— Sup.:

ut consules monumentum quam amplissimum faciundum curent,

Cic. Phil. 14, 38; 14, 31; id. Verr. 4, 82:

hoc munus aedilitatis amplissimum,

id. ib. 1, 12, 36; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 1, 74:

alicui amplissimas potestates dare,

Cic. Agr. 2, 31:

insignibus amplissimis ornatus,

id. ib. 2, 101:

dona amplissima conferre,

Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 9:

praemia legatis dedistis amplissima,

Cic. Cat. 4, 5; id. Phil. 2, 32:

spe amplissimorum praemiorum adduci,

id. Mil. 5; id. de Or. 1, 5, 16:

velut praemium quoddam amplissimum longi laboris,

Quint. 10, 7, 1:

munera amplissima mittere,

Caes. B. G. 1, 43:

vestris beneficiis amplissimis adfectus,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 51; id. Dom. 98:

laudi amplissimae lauream concedere,

id. Pis. 74:

laudibus amplissimis adficere,

id. Phil. 7, 11:

amplissimam gloriam consequi,

id. Prov. Cons. 39:

ut eum amplissimo regis honore et nomine adfeceris,

id. Deiot. 14:

amplissimis aliquem efferre honoribus,

Aur. Vict. Epit. 17, 3:

amplissimis uti honoribus,

Cic. Fl. 45:

amplissimos honores adipisci,

id. Verr. 5, 181:

honores adsequi amplissimos,

id. Mil. 81:

aliquem ad honores amplissimos perducere,

id. Am. 20, 73:

meus labor fructum est amplissimum consecutus,

id. Imp. Pomp 2:

mihi gratiae verbis amplissimis aguntur,

in the handsomest termis, id. Cat. 3, 14; id. Phil. 2, 13; id. Quir. 15:

ei amplissimis verbis gratias egimus,

id. Phil. 1, 3:

provincia Gallia merito ornatur verbis amplissimis ab senatu,

id. ib. 4, 9:

amplissimis verbis conlaudatus,

Suet. Caes. 16:

amplissimo populi senatusque judicio exercitus habuistis,

Cic. Agr. 1, 12; id. Fl. 5; id. Dom. 86; id. Planc. 93:

de meo consulatu amplissima atque ornatissima decreta fecerunt,

id. Dom. 74:

quam universi populi, illius gentis, amplissimum testimonium (said of Cic.),

Plin. 7, 30, 31, § 116.—

In respect of the opinion of others, esteemed, renowned, etc.:

quicquid est, quamvis amplum sit, id est parum tum cum est aliquid amplius,

Cic. Marcell. 26:

quid hunc hominem magnum aut amplum de re publica cogitare (putare possumus), qui etc.,

great or noble, id. Imp. Pomp. 37:

omnia, quae vobis cara atque ampla sunt,

id. Agr. 2, 9; id. Arch. 23:

convenerunt corrogati et quidem ampli quidam homines,

id. Phil. 3, 20:

hoc studium parvi properemus et ampli,

small and great, Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 28:

amplis doctoribus instructus,

Tac. A. 14, 52:

sin autem sunt amplae et honestae familiae plebeiae,

Cic. Mur. 7, 15.— Comp.:

cum est aliquid amplius,

Cic. Marcell. 26:

ampliores ordines,

Caes. B. C. 1, 77, where Dinter reads priores: quo (ingenio) neque melius neque amplius aliud in natura mortalium est, [p. 112] Sall. J. 2, 4:

nihil amplius potes (tribuere) amicitia tua,

Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 10:

quid amplius facitis?

Vulg. Matt. 5, 47.— Sup.:

ex amplissimo genere nubere,

Cic. Cael. 34:

amplissimo genere natus,

Caes. B. G. 4, 12:

genere copiisque amplissimus, id. ib 6, 15: quam (familiam) vidit amplissimam,

Cic. Phil. 13, 12:

amplissimos patruos habere,

id. Sex. Rosc. 147:

amplissima civitas,

id. Verr. 5, 122:

apud illos Fabiorum nomen est amplissimum,

id. Font. 36; id. Caecin. 104; id. Verr. 3, 96; id. Deiot. 14:

mihi hic locus ad agendum amplissimus est visus,

id. Imp. Pomp. 1:

non adgrediar ad illa maxima atque amplissima prius quam etc.,

id. Sest. 5:

licet tribuas ei quantum amplissimum potes, nihil tamen amplius potes amicitia tua,

Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 10:

amplissimis operibus increscere,

id. ib. 8, 4, 3:

honores in amplissimo consilio collocare,

Cic. Sen. 2:

amplissimi orbis terrae consilii principes,

id. Phil. 3, 34: honoris amplissimi puto esse accusare improbos, I esteem it to be the greatest honor, etc., id. Div. in Caecil. 70:

promotus ad amplissimas procurationes,

Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 3:

praeter honores amplissimos cognomenque etc.,

Plin. 7, 44, 45, § 142:

spes amplissimae dignitatis,

Cic. Agr. 2, 49; id. Sen. 19, 68; Suet. Vit. 2.—

Hence, amplissimus (almost always thus in sup.) as a title for persons holding great and honored offices, as consul, senator, etc., or as an honorable epithet of the office itself or the body of officers, distinguished, very distinguished, honorable, right honorable, most honorable, etc.:

is mihi videtur amplissimus, qui sua virtute in altiorem locum pervenit,

Cic. Sex. Rosc. 83:

homo et suis et populi Romani ornamentis amplissimus,

id. Mur. 8:

P. Africanus rebus gestis amplissimus,

id. Caecin. 69:

ut homines amplissimi testimonium de sua re non dicerent,

id. Sex. Rosc. 102; id. Clu. 197:

Q. Catuli atque ceterorum amplissimorum hominum auctoritas,

id. Imp. Pomp. 63:

vir amplissimus ejus civitatis,

id. Verr. 4, 17; id. Fl. 32:

exercitum Cn. Domitii, amplissimi viri, sustentavit,

id. Deiot. 5, 14:

cum habeas amplissimi viri religionem (of L. Lucullus),

id. Arch. 4, 8; id. Lig. 22:

in quo consilio amplissimi viri judicarent,

id. Mil. 5; id. Balb. 1; id. Dom. 2:

comitatus virorum amplissimorum,

id. Sull. 9:

viros primarios atque amplissimos civitatis in consilium advocare,

id. Verr. 3, 18:

ordinis amplissimi esse,

Aur. Vict. Caes. 13, 1; 37, 6:

cives amplissimos legare,

Cic. Balb. 42:

hoc amplissimum nomen, i. e. senatorium,

id. Verr. 3, 96:

amplissimus honos, i. e. consulatus,

id. Rep. 1, 6; so,

amplissimo praeditus magistratu,

Suet. Aug. 26:

amplissimus ordo, i. e. senatorius,

Plin. Ep. 10, 3; Suet. Calig. 49:

amplissimi ordines, i. e. senatus et equites,

id. Vesp. 9:

amplissimum collegium decemvirale,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49:

an vero vir amplissimus, P. Scipio, pontifex maximus, etc.,

id. Cat. 1, 3:

amplissimum sacerdotium,

id. Verr. 2, 126; id. Phil. 13, 8:

sacerdotium amplissimum,

id. Verr. 2, 127.—

As rhet. epithet:

amplus orator,

one that speaks richly and with dignity, Cic. Or. 9; id. Brut. 68:

herous (pes), qui est idem dactylus Aristoteli amplior, iambus humanior videatur,

grander, more stately, Quint. 9, 4, 88:

amplius compositionis genus,

more copious style, id. 9, 4, 129.— Adv. (on the extent of the use of the different forms of the adverb, v. supra init.), largely, abundantly, copiously.

Lit.

Form amplĭter:

benigne ei largi atque ampliter,

Att. Trag. Rel. p. 173 Rib.:

aptate munde atque ampliter convivium,

Pomp. Com. Rel. p. 234 Rib.:

extructam ampliter mensam,

Lucil. 13, 7 Mull.:

opsonato ampliter,

Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 65:

adpositum est ampliter,

id. Mil. 3, 1, 163:

acceptus hilare atque ampliter,

id. Merc. prol. 98:

modeste melius facere sumptum quam ampliter,

id. Stich. 5, 4, 10:

parum (digitulos) immersisti ampliter,

not deep enough, id. Bacch. 4, 4, 26.—

Form amplē:

exornat ample magnificeque triclinium,

Cic. Verr. 4, 62: qui ample valetudinarios nutriunt, in great numbers (v. the context), Cels. praef. med. —

Trop., fully, handsomely.

Form amplĭter:

ampliter dicere,

fully, particularly, Gell. 10, 3, 4:

laudare ampliter,

id. 2, 6, 11.—

Form amplē: duo genera sunt: unum attenuate presseque, alterum sublate ampleque dicentium, with great fulness, richly (v. amplus, II. E.), Cic. Brut. 55, 201; so,

elate ampleque loqui,

id. Tusc. 5, 9, 24:

satis ample sonabant in Pompeiani nominis locum Cato et Scipio,

full grandly filled the place of, Flor. 4, 2, 65.— Comp.: amplĭus, more, longer, further, besides (syn.: ultra, praeterea); of time, number, and action (while plus denotes more in quantity, measure, etc.; magis, more, in the comparison of quality, and sometimes of action; and potius, rather, the choice between different objects or acts), constr. absol., with comp. abl., and, in the case of numerals, like minus, plus, propius, q. v., without quam with the nom., acc., or gen., or rarely with the abl. comp., or with quam, but chiefly in the post-Aug. per.; cf. Zumpt, § 485; Madv. § 305; Roby, § 1273; Herz. ad Caes. B. G. 4, 12; and Draeger, Hist. Synt. I. p. 521 sq.

In gen.:

deliberatum est non tacere [me] amplius,

Afran. Com. Rel. p. 199 Rib.:

otium ubi erit, de istis rebus tum amplius tecum loquar,

Plaut. Truc. 4, 4, 18:

cui amplius male faxim,

id. Aul. 3, 2, 6: De. Etiam? Li. Amplius, id. As. 1, 1, 29: Ar. Vale. Ph. Aliquanto amplius valerem, si hic maneres, id. ib. 3, 3, 2:

etiam faxo amabit (eam) amplius,

id. Men. 5, 2, 40:

multo tanto illum accusabo, quam te accusavi, amplius,

id. ib. 5, 2, 49:

quo populum servare potissit amplius,

Lucil. 1, 15 Mull.:

At ego amplius dico,

Cic. Verr. 2, 26:

amplius posse,

Sall. J. 69, 2:

armis amplius valere,

id. ib. 111, 1:

si lamentetur miser amplius aequo,

Lucr. 3, 953:

tribus vobis opsonatumst an opsono amplius Tibi et parasito et mulieri?

besides, Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 45:

Quam vellem invitatum, ut nobiscum esset amplius,

Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 11:

in illo exercitu cuncta (probra) fuere et alia amplius,

Sall. J. 44, 5:

felices ter et amplius,

Hor. C. 1, 13, 17:

binas aut amplius domos continuare,

Sall. C. 20, 11:

ter nec amplius,

Suet. Caes. 25:

cum non solum de his scripserit, sed amplius praecepta (reliquerit),

Quint. 12, 11, 24:

multa promi amplius possunt,

Plin. 2, 17, 15, § 77:

si studere amplius possum,

Quint. 6, prooem. 4:

auram communem amplius haurire potui?

id. 6, prooem. 12:

sagum, quod amplius est,

Vulg. Exod. 26, 12.—

And so very often with the pron. quid, etc.; with the negatives nihil, non, neque, nec, ne; and sometimes with nemo and haud.

With quid, etc.:

Quid faciam amplius?

Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 14, and Cic. Har. Resp. 42:

quid dicam amplius?

Quint. 8, 4, 7:

quid a me amplius dicendum putatis?

Cic. Verr. 3, 60:

quid quaeris amplius?

id. Sex. Rosc. 145; id. Dom. 41; id. Verr. 2, 191:

quid vultis amplius?

id. Mil. 35:

quid amplius vis?

Hor. Epod. 17, 30:

quid exspectatis amplius?

Cic. Verr. 2, 174:

quid amplius exspectabo,

Vulg. 4 Reg. 6, 33:

quid loquar amplius de hoc homine?

Cic. Caecin. 25:

quid amplius laboremus?

Quint. 8, prooem. 31:

quid habet amplius homo?

Vulg. Eccl. 1, 3; 6, 8:

quid ego aliud exoptem amplius, nisi etc.,

Plaut. As. 3, 3, 134:

quid amplius debeam optare?

Quint. 4, 1, 51: Lo. Numquid amplius? Ly. Tantum est, Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 11; Ter. And. 2, 1, 25: De. An quid est etiam amplius? He. Vero amplius, id. Ad. 3, 4, 22:

quid est quod tibi mea ars efficere hoc possit amplius?

more than this, id. And. 1, 1, 4:

Etenim quid est, Catilina, quod jam amplius exspectes, si etc.,

Cic. Cat. 1, 3, 6; id. Sull. 90:

si quid amplius scit,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23:

si quid ego addidero amplius,

id. Trin. 4, 2, 13:

si amplius aliquid gloriatus fuero,

Vulg. 2 Cor. 10, 8.—And often hoc amplius, where hoc is commonly an abl., but sometimes may be regarded as a nom. or an acc.:

hoc amplius si quid poteris,

any thing beyond this, Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 44: et hoc amplius (additur), quod etc., and this further, that etc., id. Sull. 44; so Quint. 5, 13, 36:

de paedagogis hoc amplius, ut aut sint etc.,

id. 1, 1, 8:

Mario urbe Italiaque interdicendum, Marciano hoc amplius, Africa,

Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 19; Quint. 1, 5, 50; 1, 5, 55; sometimes in plur., his amplius:

his amplius apud eundem (est) etc.,

Quint. 9, 3, 15;

so rarely eo amplius: inferiasque his annua religione, publice instituit, et eo amplius matri Circenses,

Suet. Calig. 15:

quaeris quid potuerit amplius adsequi,

Cic. Planc. 60: prius quam (hic) turbarum quid faciat amplius, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 93:

quare jam te cur amplius excrucies?

Cat. 76, 10.—

With nihil, etc.:

habet nihil amplius quam lutum,

Lucil. 9, 46 Mull.:

nihil habui amplius, quod praeciperem,

Quint. 7, 1, 64:

nihil enim dixit amplius,

Cic. Deiot. 21:

Nihil dico amplius: causa dicta est,

I say no more; I have done with my case, id. ib. 8:

nihil amplius dico, nisi me etc.,

id. Planc. 96:

nihil amplius dicam quam victoriam etc.,

id. Marcell. 17.—Hence, nihil dico or dicam amplius, when one fears to wound by declaring his opinion, etc., I say no more, have nothing further to say or add:

vetus est, Nihili cocio est. Scis cujus? non dico amplius,

Plaut. As. 1, 3, 51:

si, quod equitis Romani filius est, inferior esse debuit: omnes tecum equitum Romanorum filii petiverunt. Nihil dico amplius,

Cic. Planc. 7 (tacite significat eos dignitate inferiores esse Plancio, Manut. ad h.l.):

Alterius vero partis nihil amplius dicam quam id, quod etc.,

id. Marcell. 6, 17:

amplius nihil respondit,

Vulg. Marc. 15, 5:

nihil amplius addens,

ib. Deut. 5, 22:

nihil noverunt amplius,

ib. Eccl. 9, 5:

nihil amplius optet,

Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 46:

nihil amplius potes,

Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 10:

amplius quod desideres, nihil erit,

this will leave nothing to be desired, Cic. Tusc. 1, 11, 24:

nil amplius oro, nisi ut etc.,

Hor. S. 2, 6, 4:

ipse Augustus nihil amplius quam equestri familia ortum se scribit,

Suet. Aug. 2:

si non amplius, ad lustrum hoc protolleret unum,

Lucil. 1, 33 Mull.:

non luctabor tecum, Crasse, amplius,

Cic. de Or. 1, 17, 74; id. Tusc. 5, 34, 98:

verbum non amplius addam,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 121:

non amplius me objurgabis,

Quint. 5, 10, 47:

non amplius posse,

Sall. Fragm. Hist. 3, 82, 19 Kritz:

non habent amplius quid faciant,

Vulg. Luc. 12, 4: non videbitis amplius faciem meam. ib. Gen. 44, 23; ib. Heb. 10, 17:

amplius illa jam non inveniet,

ib. Apoc. 18, 14:

studium, quo non aliud ad dignitatem amplius excogitari potest,

Tac. Or. 5:

extra me non est alia amplius,

Vulg. Soph. 2, 15:

neque hoc amplius quam quod vides nobis quicquamst,

Plaut. Rud. 1, 5, 21:

neque va dari amplius neque etc.,

Cic. Quinct. 23:

nec jam amplius ullae Adparent terrae,

Verg. A. 3, 192; 3, 260; 5, 8; 9, 426; 9, 519; 11, 807; 12, 680; id. G. 4, 503:

nec irascar amplius,

Vulg. Ezech. 16, 42; ib. Apoc. 7, 16:

ne amplius dona petas,

Cat. 68, 14:

urere ne possit calor amplius aridus artus,

Lucr. 4, 874;

ne quos amplius Rhenum transire pateretur,

Caes. B. G. 1, 43:

ut ne quem amplius posthac discipulum reciperet,

Suet. Gram. 17:

ne amplius morando Scaurum incenderet,

Sall. J. 25, 10; id. Fragm. Hist. 1, 2, 10 Kritz;

3, 82, 17: ne amplius divulgetur,

Vulg. Act. 4, 17:

ut nequaquam amplius per eamdem viam revertamini,

ib. Deut. 17, 16:

nolite amplius accipere pecuniam,

ib. 4 Reg. 12, 7.—

With nemo:

cur non restipulatur neminem amplius petiturum?

Cic. Q. Rosc. 12, 36:

cum amplius nemo occurreret,

nobody further, no one more, Curt. 8, 10, 2; so,

neminem amplius viderunt,

Vulg. Marc. 9, 7:

nemo emet amplius,

no one will buy any longer, any more, ib. Apoc. 18, 11 (for cases of haud with amplius, v. c. a and g).—

With numerals and numeral forms.

Without quam:

amplius horam suffixum in cruce me memini esse,

Cat. 69, 3:

horam amplius jam in demoliendo signo homines moliebantur,

Cic. Verr. 4, 95:

amplius annos triginta tribunus fuerat,

Sall. C. 59, 6:

me non amplius novem annos nato,

Nep. Hann. 2, 3:

per annos amplius quadraginta,

Suet. Aug. 72; 32:

quid si tandem amplius triennium est?

Cic. Q. Rosc. 8:

Tu faciem illius noctem non amplius unam Falle dolo,

Verg. A. 1, 683:

inveniebat Sabim flumen non amplius milia passuum decem abesse,

Caes. B. G. 2, 16; 4, 12:

reliquum spatium, quod est non amplius pedum sexcentorum, mons continet,

id. ib. 1, 28;

2, 29: amplius sestertium ducentiens acceptum hereditatibus rettuli,

Cic. Phil. 2, 40; id. Fl. 68; so Plin. Ep. 10, 39, 1:

huic paulo amplius tertiam partem denegem?

id. ib. 5, 7, 3:

cum eum amplius centum cives Romani cognoscerent,

Cic. Verr. 1, 14; 5, 155:

victi amplius ducenti ceciderunt,

Liv. 21, 29, 3: non amplius quattuordecim cohortes, Pompei. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 12, C:

ex omni multitudine non amplius quadraginta locum cepere,

Sall. J. 58, 3: torrentes amplius centum, [p. 113] Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 103; 9, 5, 4, § 10.—And very rarely placed after the numeral:

qui septingentos jam annos amplius numquam mutatis legibus vivunt,

Cic. Fl. 63:

pugnatum duas amplius horas,

Liv. 25, 19, 15 Weissenb.:

duo haud amplius milia peditum effugerunt,

id. 28, 2:

decem amplius versus perdidimus,

Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 12:

tris pateat caeli spatium non amplius ulnas,

Verg. E. 3, 105.—

With the comp. abl. (rare but class.):

cum jam amplius horis sex continenter pugnaretur,

Caes. B. G. 3, 5; 4, 37:

pugnatum amplius duabus horis est,

Liv. 27, 12:

neque triennio amplius supervixit,

Suet. Caes. 89:

uti non amplius quinis aut senis milibus passuum interesset,

Caes. B. G. 1, 15; 1, 23; 2, 7;

6, 29: non amplius patet milibus quinque et triginta,

Sall. Fragm. Hist. 4, 1, 34 Kritz:

est ab capite paulo amplius mille passibus locus,

Plin. Ep. 10, 90, 1:

ab Capsa non amplius duum milium intervallo,

Sall. J. 91, 3:

(Catilina) cum initio non amplius duobus milibus (militum) habuisset,

id. C. 56, 2; so,

denas alii, alii plures (uxores) habent, set reges eo amplius,

id. J. 80, 7.—

And prob. the following ambiguous cases: cum mille non amplius equitibus,

Sall. J. 105, 3:

oppidum non amplius mille passuum abesse,

id. ib. 68, 3.—

With quam (postAug. and eccl.):

non amplius, cum plurimum, quam septem horas dormiebat,

Suet. Aug. 78:

nec amplius quam septem et viginti dies Brundisii commoratus,

id. ib. 17:

Toto triennio semel omnino eam nec amplius quam uno die paucissimis vidit horis,

id. Tib. 51:

demoratus dies non amplius quam octo aut decem,

Vulg. Act. 25, 6:

ut non amplius apud te quam quarta (pars) remaneret,

Plin. Ep. 5, 19:

ut vexillum veteranorum, non amplius quam quingenti numero, copias fuderint,

Tac. A. 3, 21:

haud amplius quam ducentos misit,

id. ib. 14, 32:

insidiantur ei ex iis viri amplius quam quadraginta,

Vulg. Act. 23, 21.—

Amplius, t. t. of judges when they deferred an important case for future examination:

Amplius adeo prolixum temporis spatium significat, ut judices quotienscunque significarent, adhuc se audire velle, amplius dicebant. Itaque negotium differebant, unde hodieque ampliari judicium differri dicitur,

Charis. 176 P.; so Don. ad Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 39; cf.

also amplio and ampliatio: cum consules re audita amplius de consilii sententia pronuntiavissent,

Cic. Brut. 22, 86:

antea vel judicari primo poterat vel amplius pronuntiari,

id. Verr. 2, 1, 26:

ut de Philodamo amplius pronuntiaretur,

id. ib. 2, 1, 29.—

And metaph.: ego amplius deliberandum censeo,

Ter. Phorm. 2, 4, 17.—

Amplius non petere, judicial t. phr., to bring no further action, to make no further claim:

quid ita satis non dedit, AMPLIVS [A SE] NEMINEM PETITVRVM?

Cic. Rosc. Com. 12, 35:

Tibi ego, Brute, non solvam, nisi prius a te cavero amplius eo nomine neminem, cujus petitio sit, petiturum,

id. Brut. 5, 18:

sunt duo, quae te rogo: primum, ut si quid satis dandum erit, AMPLIVS EO NOMINE NON PETI, cures etc.,

id. Fam. 13, 28 A:

quod ille recusarit satis dare amplius abs te non peti,

id. Att. 1, 8, 1.—

Hoc amplius, beside the general use given above (II. Comp. b. a), as t. phr. of senators when they approved a measure, but amended it by addition:

Servilio adsentior et HOC AMPLIVS CENSEO, magnum Pompeium fecisse etc.,

Cic. Phil. 12, 21, 50:

cui cum essem adsensus, decrevi HOC AMPLIVS, ut etc.,

id. ad Brut. 1, 5, 1;

so Seneca: fortasse et post omnes citatus nihil improbabo ex iis, quae priores decreverint, et dicam HOC AMPLIVS CENSEO, Vit. Beat. 3, 2: Quaedam ex istis sunt, quibus adsentire possumus, sed HOC AMPLIVS CENSEO,

id. Q. N. 3, 15, 1.—

To this may be added the elliptical phrases, nihil amplius and si nihil amplius:

nihil amplius, denoting that there is nothing further than has been declared: sese ipsum abs te repetit. Nihil amplius,

Cic. Verr. 5, 49, 128;

(res publica) ulta suas injurias est per vos interitu tyranni. Nihil amplius,

id. Fam. 12, 1, 2; and, si nihil amplius, marking a limit, if nothing more, at least:

excedam tectis? An, si nihil amplius, obstem?

Ov. M. 9, 148.

word more, which is sometimes an adj., sometimes a subst., and sometimes an adv., and some of the above examples would admit of different classifications; as, non amplius dicere, not to speak further (adv.) or not to say more (subst.), Plaut. As. 1, 3, 51; but some of them would admit of only one explanation;

as, ne quos amplius Rhenum transire pateretur,

Caes. B. G. 1, 43. Sup.: amplissimē.

Lit., very largely, most abundantly:

ut quibus militibus amplissime (agri) dati adsignati essent,

in the largest shares, Cic. Phil. 5, 53:

duumviri (deos) tribus quam amplissume tum apparari poterat stratis lectis placavere,

Liv. 5, 13, 6 Weissenb.—

Fig., most generously, most handsomely:

qui amplissime de salute mea decreverint,

Cic. Dom. 44:

amplissime laudare,

in the handsomest style, Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 11; Suet. Calig. 15:

honores amplissime gessit,

Cic. Verr. 2, 112:

pater cum amplissime ex praetura triumphasset,

with the greatest pomp, id. Mur. 15:

placere eum quam amplissime supremo suo die efferri,

should be carried forth with every possible solemnity, id. Phil. 9, 7, 16. V. on this word, Hand, Turs. I. pp. 287-296.

laxus, a, um, adj. [cf. languidus, languor, lactes], wide, loose, open; spacious, roomy; opp. adstrictus (not freq. till after the Aug. per.).

Lit.: laxius agmen, Sall. ap. Non. 235, 16:

casses,

Verg. G. 4, 247:

circli,

id. ib. 3, 166:

sinus,

Tib. 1, 6, 18:

toga,

id. 1, 6, 40; 2, 3, 78; cf.:

in pede calceus haeret,

wide, loose, Hor. S. 1, 3, 32:

nuces Ferre sinu laxo,

id. ib. 2, 3, 171:

qua satis laxo spatio equi permitti possent,

Liv. 10, 5; so,

spatium,

wide, roomy, Sen. Ep. 88 med.; cf.:

laxior domus,

Vell. 2, 81:

janua,

open, Ov. Am. 1, 8, 77:

compages,

Verg. A. 1, 122:

mulier,

Mart. 11, 21:

habenae,

Cic. Lael. 13 (v. under II.); Verg. A. 1, 63:

frena,

Ov. Am. 3, 4, 16; cf.:

qui jam contento, jam laxo fune laborat,

Hor. S. 2, 7, 20:

arcus,

slackened, unbent, unstrung, Verg. A. 11, 874:

laxo meditantur arcu cedere campis,

Hor. C. 3, 8, 23:

opes,

large, great, Mart. 2, 30, 4.—

Trop.:

laxissimas habenas habere amicitiae,

very wide, loose, Cic. Lael. 13, 45: si bellum cum eo hoste haberemus, in quo neglegentiae laxior locus esset, greater latitude or scope, Liv. 24, 8; cf.:

laxius imperium,

less strict, more indulgent, Sall. J. 64:

annona,

i. e. reduced, cheap, Liv. 2, 52:

caput,

relaxed, disordered from drinking, Pers. 3, 58:

vox,

pronounced broad, Gell. 13, 20, 12:

laxioribus verbis dicere aliquid,

prolix, diffuse, id. 16, 1, 3.—Of time:

diem statuo satis laxam,

sufficiently distant, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 16:

tempus sibi et quidem laxius postulavit,

Plin. Ep. 4, 9 med. —Hence, adv.: laxē, widely, spaciously, loosely.

Lit.:

vis sideris laxe grassantis,

Plin. 2, 97, 99, § 217:

distans,

id. 13, 4, 7, § 33:

aurum laxius dilatatur,

id. 33, 3, 19, § 61:

Mercurii stella laxissime vagatur,

id. 2, 16, 13, § 66:

medio suspendit vincula ponto, Et laxe fluitare sinit,

loosely, freely, Luc. 4, 450:

manus vincire,

loosely, Liv. 9, 10, 7.—

Trop.:

laxius proferre diem,

to put farther off, Cic. Att. 13, 14, 1; cf.:

volo laxius (sc. rem curari),

id. ib. 15, 20, 4:

de munere pastorum alii angustius, alii laxius constituere solent,

a greater number, more, Varr. R. R. 2, 10, 10:

in hostico laxius rapto suetis vivere artiores in pace res erant,

more unrestrictedly, more freely, Liv. 28, 24, 6:

Romanos remoto metu laxius licentiusque futuros,

be more relaxed in discipline, more negligent, disorderly, Sall. J. 85.

mĭnŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3, v. a. and n. [Sanscr. mi, lessen, change; Gr. minuô, minuthô; cf.: meiôn = minor; Germ. minder, vermindern].

Act., to make smaller, to lessen, diminish; lit. and trop.

Lit. (rare and mostly poet.):

ramaliaque arida tecto Detulit, et minuit,

broke in pieces, Ov. M. 8, 645:

ligna,

to chop into small pieces, id. F. 2, 647:

portarum objectus,

to dash in pieces, Stat. Th. 10, 526:

dentes in limine,

id. ib. 10, 47:

sanguinem,

to let blood, Veg. Vet. 1, 16, 2;

in the same signif., simply minuere,

id. ib. 1, 22, 1.—

Trop., to lessen, diminish, lower, reduce, weaken, abate, restrict (very freq. and class.):

imperium matris,

Plaut. As. 3, 1, 6:

sumptus civitatum,

Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 2:

(rem familiarem),

Hor. S. 2, 3, 177:

gradum,

Quint. 2, 3, 7:

gloriam alicujus,

Cic. Fl. 12, 28:

molestias vitae,

id. Fin. 1, 16, 51:

cupiditates,

id. ib.:

invidiam,

id. Agr. 1, 5, 14:

opem,

Caes. B. G. 5, 33:

auctoritatem,

id. B. C. 3, 43:

minuuntur corporis artus,

grow less, diminish in size, Ov. M. 7, 317:

minuuntur corpora siccis,

Plin. 11, 54, 118, § 283:

consul alter proelio uno et vulnere suo minutus,

discouraged, Liv. 21, 52, 2 (al. deminutus):

suspicionem profectionis,

Cic. Att. 10, 16, 4:

controversias,

to settle, put an end to, Caes. B. G. 5, 26:

minuenda est haec opinio,

to be refuted, Cic. Off. 1, 22, 72:

magistratum, censuram,

to restrict the power of, to limit, Liv. 4, 24:

majestatem populi Romani per vim,

to violate, offend against, Cic. Phil. 1, 9, 21:

matris imperium,

Plaut. As. 3, 1, 6:

religionem,

Nep. Ages. 4, 8:

nec tu ea causa minueris Haec quae facis, ne is mutet suam sententiam,

Ter. And. 2, 3, 19:

consilium,

to alter, change, id. Hec. 4, 3, 10:

condemnationem,

to commute, Gai. Inst. 3, 224; 4, 57.—

Neutr., to diminish, grow less:

minuente aestu,

at the ebbing of the tide, Caes. B. G. 3, 12, 1:

minuente lunā,

waning, Pall. 3, 24; Sedul. 1, 243; cf.:

crescentis minuentisque sideris species,

Plin. 37, 10, 67, § 181.—Hence, mĭnūtus, a, um, P. a. (diminished; hence), little, small, minute (class.).

Lit.: pueri minuti (opp. majores), Varr. ap. Non. 141, 18: id [p. 1148] omnes magni minutique, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 45.—Of things:

litterae,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 68:

minuta ac brevia folia,

Plin. 12, 24, 53, § 111:

ossa,

Lucr. 1, 835:

opuscula,

Cic. Ac. 2, 38, 120:

itinera,

Suet. Aug. 82:

aere minuto qualiacumque somnia vendere,

Juv. 6, 546:

facies minutae,

miniature portraits, id. 14, 291.— Comp.:

minutior ac mage pollens,

Lucr. 4, 318.— Sup.:

minutissimis ictibus excarnificatus,

Suet. Vit. 17:

res,

little things, trifles, Cic. Clu. 64, 180:

res minutissimae et contemptibiles,

Aug. Conf. 10, 35, 4:

aves,

Col. 8, 5, 10.—

Trop., petty, paltry, insignificant.

Of persons:

alii minuti et angusti,

Cic. Fin. 1, 18, 61:

philosophi,

id. Div. 1, 30, 62:

imperatores,

id. Brut. 73, 256:

plebes,

Phaedr. 4, 6, 13.—

Of things: canto carmina versibus minutis, Poët. ap. Plin. Ep. 4, 27, 4:

genus orationis,

Cic. de Or. 2, 38, 159:

minuti est animi voluptas ultio,

Juv. 13, 189.— Hence, subst.: mĭnūtum, i, n., the smallest piece of money, a mite, farthing:

novissimum reddere,

Vulg. Luc. 12, 59; cf.:

aes minutum,

id. ib. 21, 2.— Plur.

The little (opp. longa), Calp. Ecl. 5, 7.—

Minutes, points, very small parts, Amm. 20, 3, 2; Gram. Vet. p. 374, 11.—

Comp.:

illa minutiora,

those less important matters, Aur. Vict. Epit. 48, 18.—Hence, adv., in two forms.

mĭnūtē, into small or fine pieces, finely, minutely (class.).

Lit.:

sal minute tritus,

Col. 6, 17, 7:

minutissime commolere,

id. 12, 28, 1:

historia minutissime scripta,

in an extremely small hand, Sen. Ep. 95, 2.—

Trop.

In a petty or paltry manner:

res minutius tractare,

Cic. Fin. 4, 3, 7.—

Minutely, closely, accurately:

minutius et scrupulosius scrutantur omnia,

Quint. 5, 14, 28.—

mĭnūtim, into small pieces, finely, minutely (ante-class. and post-Aug.):

concidere,

Cato, R. R. 123:

scoria minutim fracta,

Plin. 34, 18, 51, § 171; Gell. 17, 8, 2.—

With short steps, trippingly:

equus ambulans,

Veg. Vet. 1, 56, 39:

deambulare,

id. ib. 2, 53, 3.

mĭnŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3, v. a. and n. [Sanscr. mi, lessen, change; Gr. minuô, minuthô; cf.: meiôn = minor; Germ. minder, vermindern].

Act., to make smaller, to lessen, diminish; lit. and trop.

Lit. (rare and mostly poet.):

ramaliaque arida tecto Detulit, et minuit,

broke in pieces, Ov. M. 8, 645:

ligna,

to chop into small pieces, id. F. 2, 647:

portarum objectus,

to dash in pieces, Stat. Th. 10, 526:

dentes in limine,

id. ib. 10, 47:

sanguinem,

to let blood, Veg. Vet. 1, 16, 2;

in the same signif., simply minuere,

id. ib. 1, 22, 1.—

Trop., to lessen, diminish, lower, reduce, weaken, abate, restrict (very freq. and class.):

imperium matris,

Plaut. As. 3, 1, 6:

sumptus civitatum,

Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 2:

(rem familiarem),

Hor. S. 2, 3, 177:

gradum,

Quint. 2, 3, 7:

gloriam alicujus,

Cic. Fl. 12, 28:

molestias vitae,

id. Fin. 1, 16, 51:

cupiditates,

id. ib.:

invidiam,

id. Agr. 1, 5, 14:

opem,

Caes. B. G. 5, 33:

auctoritatem,

id. B. C. 3, 43:

minuuntur corporis artus,

grow less, diminish in size, Ov. M. 7, 317:

minuuntur corpora siccis,

Plin. 11, 54, 118, § 283:

consul alter proelio uno et vulnere suo minutus,

discouraged, Liv. 21, 52, 2 (al. deminutus):

suspicionem profectionis,

Cic. Att. 10, 16, 4:

controversias,

to settle, put an end to, Caes. B. G. 5, 26:

minuenda est haec opinio,

to be refuted, Cic. Off. 1, 22, 72:

magistratum, censuram,

to restrict the power of, to limit, Liv. 4, 24:

majestatem populi Romani per vim,

to violate, offend against, Cic. Phil. 1, 9, 21:

matris imperium,

Plaut. As. 3, 1, 6:

religionem,

Nep. Ages. 4, 8:

nec tu ea causa minueris Haec quae facis, ne is mutet suam sententiam,

Ter. And. 2, 3, 19:

consilium,

to alter, change, id. Hec. 4, 3, 10:

condemnationem,

to commute, Gai. Inst. 3, 224; 4, 57.—

Neutr., to diminish, grow less:

minuente aestu,

at the ebbing of the tide, Caes. B. G. 3, 12, 1:

minuente lunā,

waning, Pall. 3, 24; Sedul. 1, 243; cf.:

crescentis minuentisque sideris species,

Plin. 37, 10, 67, § 181.—Hence, mĭnūtus, a, um, P. a. (diminished; hence), little, small, minute (class.).

Lit.: pueri minuti (opp. majores), Varr. ap. Non. 141, 18: id [p. 1148] omnes magni minutique, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 45.—Of things:

litterae,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 68:

minuta ac brevia folia,

Plin. 12, 24, 53, § 111:

ossa,

Lucr. 1, 835:

opuscula,

Cic. Ac. 2, 38, 120:

itinera,

Suet. Aug. 82:

aere minuto qualiacumque somnia vendere,

Juv. 6, 546:

facies minutae,

miniature portraits, id. 14, 291.— Comp.:

minutior ac mage pollens,

Lucr. 4, 318.— Sup.:

minutissimis ictibus excarnificatus,

Suet. Vit. 17:

res,

little things, trifles, Cic. Clu. 64, 180:

res minutissimae et contemptibiles,

Aug. Conf. 10, 35, 4:

aves,

Col. 8, 5, 10.—

Trop., petty, paltry, insignificant.

Of persons:

alii minuti et angusti,

Cic. Fin. 1, 18, 61:

philosophi,

id. Div. 1, 30, 62:

imperatores,

id. Brut. 73, 256:

plebes,

Phaedr. 4, 6, 13.—

Of things: canto carmina versibus minutis, Poët. ap. Plin. Ep. 4, 27, 4:

genus orationis,

Cic. de Or. 2, 38, 159:

minuti est animi voluptas ultio,

Juv. 13, 189.— Hence, subst.: mĭnūtum, i, n., the smallest piece of money, a mite, farthing:

novissimum reddere,

Vulg. Luc. 12, 59; cf.:

aes minutum,

id. ib. 21, 2.— Plur.

The little (opp. longa), Calp. Ecl. 5, 7.—

Minutes, points, very small parts, Amm. 20, 3, 2; Gram. Vet. p. 374, 11.—

Comp.:

illa minutiora,

those less important matters, Aur. Vict. Epit. 48, 18.—Hence, adv., in two forms.

mĭnūtē, into small or fine pieces, finely, minutely (class.).

Lit.:

sal minute tritus,

Col. 6, 17, 7:

minutissime commolere,

id. 12, 28, 1:

historia minutissime scripta,

in an extremely small hand, Sen. Ep. 95, 2.—

Trop.

In a petty or paltry manner:

res minutius tractare,

Cic. Fin. 4, 3, 7.—

Minutely, closely, accurately:

minutius et scrupulosius scrutantur omnia,

Quint. 5, 14, 28.—

mĭnūtim, into small pieces, finely, minutely (ante-class. and post-Aug.):

concidere,

Cato, R. R. 123:

scoria minutim fracta,

Plin. 34, 18, 51, § 171; Gell. 17, 8, 2.—

With short steps, trippingly:

equus ambulans,

Veg. Vet. 1, 56, 39:

deambulare,

id. ib. 2, 53, 3.

mōmentum, i, n. [for movimentum, from moveo], a movement, motion (as an indwelling force; cf.: motio, motus; class.).

Lit.:

astra forma ipsa figuraque sua momenta sustentant,

Cic. N. D. 2, 46, 117:

pisces levi caudae in utrumque momento velocitatem suam flectunt,

Sen. Ep. 90, 24:

utque leves tactus momentaque parva sequantur,

Ov. M. 4, 180.—

Transf.

An alteration, change, disturbance, movement, revolution:

cetera populi Romani vectigalia, perlevi saepe momento fortunae, inclinatione temporis pendere,

Cic. Agr. 2, 29, 80:

nullum momentum annonae facere,

to effect no alteration in the price of corn, Liv. 4, 12:

animi,

id. 39, 5:

provincias magnis momentis concusserat,

Vell. 2, 78, 1:

sine momento rerum, partisque ruinā cadere,

Luc. 7, 118.—

A particle sufficient to turn the scales:

momentum staterae,

Vulg. Isa. 40, 15; id. Sap. 11, 23; hence, a particle, a part, a point:

myrrhae momentum,

Plin. 30, 10, 27, § 87:

quibus (regnis) pro ignobili momento erat accessura Macedonia,

a make-weight, Just. 7, 3, 1:

sol cotidie ex alio caeli momento, quam pridie, oritur,

a point, part, Plin. 18, 34, 77, § 333:

corpus orationis in parva momenta diducendo consumere,

Quint. 3, 11, 23; to lose the main subject in minute divisions:

ordo rerum tribus momentis consertus est,

id. 5, 10, 71:

officiorum,

parts, Cic. Mur. 2, 3. —

In partic.

Of time, a short time, brief space, moment (syn. punctum):

parvis momentis multa natura affingit,

instants, moments, Cic. Div. 1, 52, 118:

momentis certis dimensis,

at certain fixed times, Plin. Ep. 4, 30, 3:

non cunctandum ratus Hannibal, totis viribus adgressus urbem momento cepit,

Liv. 21, 14, 3:

momento temporis,

in a moment, id. 21, 33; 35, 11, 13:

momento horae,

in quick lapse of time, Hor. S. 1, 1, 7; cf.:

momento unius horae,

Curt. 9, 6, 21:

horae momento,

Liv. 5, 7, 3; 9, 16:

Maecenati triennio supremo nullo horae momento contigit somnus,

could not sleep a single hour, Plin. 7, 51, 52, § 172:

brevi horarum momento,

in a few hours, Just. 2, 14, 9:

ut momentum horae pereat,

that a short hour be lost, Phaedr. 3 prol. 5:

momento fit cinis diu silva,

in a moment, Sen. Q. N. 3, 27, 3:

in momento, in ictu oculi,

Vulg. 1 Cor. 15, 52:

in momento indignationis,

id. Isa. 54, 8:

pruna stomacho non utilissima, sed brevi momento,

are hurtful, but only for a short time, Plin. 23, 7, 66, § 132:

quantum quoquo momento temporis adiciatur,

Gai. Inst. 2, 70:

hoc fit dicis gratia uno momento,

id. ib. 1, 141.—

Transf., of space, distance, a little way:

parvo momento antecedere,

Caes. B. C. 2, 6:

visūs nostri tarditas non subsequitur momenta currentis (sc. stellae), sed videt simul et unde exsilierit et quo pervenerit,

does not trace the successive points of its course, but sees the whole at once, Sen. Q. N. 1, 14, 4.—

Trop., a cause, a circumstance; weight, influence, importance, moment:

minimis momentis maximae inclinationes temporum fiunt,

from the slightest causes spring the greatest changes, Cic. Phil. 5, 10, 26:

momenta omnia observare,

all the circumstances, id. Fam. 6, 10, 5:

unamquamque rem momento suo ponderare,

according to its importance, id. Font. 6, 21; cf.:

ut omnia verborum momentis, non rerum ponderibus examinet,

id. Rep. 3, 8, 12:

ita parvae res magnum in utramque partem momentum habuerunt,

influence, Caes. B. C. 3, 70:

quorum adventus hoc tamen momenti fecit, ut Scipio abscederet inde, etc.,

Liv. 29, 35:

nullum momentum in dando adimendoque regno habere,

no decisive influence, id. 1, 47, 6:

momenti aliquid apud Magnetas ad repetendam societatem Romanam facere,

id. 35, 39, 3:

cave quidquam habeat momenti gratia,

weight, influence, Cic. Mur. 30, 62:

magno ad persuadendum momento esse,

id. Inv. 2, 26, 77:

potentia,

motives, Ov. M. 11, 285:

Leonis (sideris),

influence, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 16:

praebe nostrae momenta saluti,

promote, Ov. P. 4, 13, 49:

erant octo cohortes... tum discordiā temporum a legione digressae, prout inclinassent, grande momentum sociae aut adversae,

Tac. H. 1, 59:

levi momento aestimare aliquid,

to consider of little moment, to prize lightly, Caes. B. G. 7, 39:

nullius momenti aliquid putare,

of no moment, unimportant, Cic. Vatin. 1, 1: nullius momenti apud exercitum futurum, Nep. Alcib. 8, 4:

quod (oppidum) per se parvum magni momenti locum obtinuit,

Tac. H. 3, 8:

id est maximi momenti et ponderis,

of the greatest moment, Cic. Vatin. 4, 19:

exponunt, se tentāsse etiam haud magni momenti finitimarum gentium auxilia,

Liv. 10, 16, 5:

sed in bello nihil tam leve est, quod non magnae interdum rei momentum faciat,

id. 25, 18, 3; 28, 17, 10; 27, 45, 5:

inpensam in rem maximi ad omnia momenti facere,

id. 43, 23, 8:

nullā in re nisi in virtute propensionem ne minimi quidem momenti esse ad, etc.,

Cic. Fin. 4, 17, 47:

omnino nihil habere momenti,

id. ib. 2, 12, 38.

per-cŭtĭo, cussi, cussum, 3 ( perf. contr. percusti for percussisti, Hor. S. 2, 3, 273), v. a. [quatio].

(With the notion of the per predominating.) To strike through and through, to thrust or pierce through (syn.: percello, transfigo).

Lit.:

percussus cultello,

Varr. R. R. 1, 69, 2:

gladio percussus,

Cic. Mil. 24, 65:

Mamilio pectus percussum,

Liv. 2, 19, 8:

coxam Aeneae,

Juv. 15, 66:

vena percutitur,

a vein is opened, blood is let, Sen. Ep. 70, 13:

fossam,

to cut through, dig a trench, Front. Strat. 3, 17; Plin. Ep. 10, 50, 4.—

Transf., to slay, kill (class.; cf.:

neco, perimo, ico, ferio): aliquem securi,

to behead, Cic. Pis. 34, 84; id. Fin. 1, 7, 23:

collum percussa securi Victima,

Ov. Tr. 4, 2, 5; Liv. 39, 43:

aliquem veneno,

App. M. 10, p. 252, 21:

hostem,

Suet. Calig. 3; Ov. H. 4, 94.—Hence, percutere foedus, to make a league, conclude a treaty (because an animal was slaughtered on the occasion;

only post-Aug. for ferio, ico), Auct. B. Alex. 44: cum Albanis foedus percussit,

Just. 42, 3, 4; 43, 5, 10; Vulg. 3 Reg. 5, 12.—

(With the idea of the verb predominating.) To strike, beat, hit, smite, shoot, etc. (cf.: ico, pulso, ferio).

Lit.

In gen. (class.):

ceu lapidem si Percutiat lapis aut ferrum,

Lucr. 6, 162:

cum Cato percussus esset ab eo, qui arcam ferebat,

had been struck, Cic. de Or. 2, 69, 279:

januam manu,

Tib. 1, 5, 68; 1, 6, 3:

turres de caelo percussae,

struck with lightning, Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 19; cf.:

hunc nec Juppiter fulmine percussit,

id. N. D. 3, 35, 84:

percussus ab aspide calcatā,

stung, bitten, Plin. 23, 1, 27, § 56; cf.: PERCVSSVS A VIPERA, Inscr. Vermigl. Iscriz. Perug. p. 319; Plin. 28, 3, 6, § 30; 28, 4, 10, § 44:

color percussus luce refulgit,

struck, Lucr. 2, 799; cf. Ov. M. 6, 63; Val. Fl. 1, 495:

auriculae (voce) percussae,

Prop. 1, 16, 28:

percussus vocibus circus,

Sil. 16, 398.— Neutr.:

sol percussit super caput,

Vulg. Jonae, 4, 8.—

In partic.

To strike, stamp, coin money (post-Aug.):

ut nummum argenteum notā sideris Capricorni percusserit,

Suet. Aug. 94; id. Ner. 25. —

To strike, play a musical instrument ( poet.):

lyram,

Ov. Am. 3, 12, 40; Val. Fl. 5, 100.—

As t. t. in weaving, to throw the shuttle with the woof: (lacernae) male percussae textoris pectine Galli, badly or coarsely woven, Juv. 9, 30.—

Haec meraclo se percussit flore Libyco (=vino Mareotico), to get drunk, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16 (cf.: sauciare se flore Liberi, Enn. ap. Fulg. 562, 25).—

Trop.

To smite, strike, visit with calamity of any kind (class.):

percussus calamitate,

Cic. Mur. 24, 49:

percussus fortunae vulnere,

id. Ac. 1, 3, 11:

ruina,

Vulg. Zach. 14, 18: anathemate. id. Mal. 4, 6:

plaga,

id. 1 Macc. 1, 32:

in stuporem,

id. Zach. 12, 4.—

To strike, shock, make an impression upon, affect deeply, move, astound (class.):

percussisti me de oratione prolatā,

Cic. Att. 3, 12, 3; id. Mil. 29, 79: audivi ex Gavio, Romae esse hominem, et fuisse assiduum: percussit animum, it struck me, made me suspicious, id. Att. 4, 8, b, 3:

animos probabilitate,

id. Tusc. 5, 11, 33:

percussus atrocissimis litteris,

id. Fam. 9, 25, 3:

fragor aurem percutit,

Juv. 11, 98.—

To cheat, deceive, impose upon one (class.):

aliquem probe,

Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 9:

hominem eruditum,

Cic. Fl. 20, 46:

hominem strategemate,

id. Att. 5, 2, 2:

aliquem palpo,

to flatter, Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 28.—

(Acc. to II. A. 2. a.) To strike, stamp (post-Aug.):

facta dictaque tua unā formā percussa sunt,

Sen. Ep. 34, 3.

pristĭnus, a, um, adj. [cf. priscus], former, early, original, primitive, pristine (class.):

tua pristina dignitas et gloria,

Cic. Fam. 1, 5, b, 2:

labor meus pristinus,

id. Sull. 9, 26:

vestra pristina bonitas et misericordia,

id. Rosc. Am. 52, 156:

veterem consuetudinem fori et pristinum morem judiciorum requirere,

id. Mil. 1, 1:

odio pristino incensa mulier,

id. Clu. 7, 18:

pristinum animum erga populum Romanum conservare,

Liv. 31, 2:

pro pristina amicitiā,

Nep. Eum. 4, 4:

reminiscens pristini temporis,

id. Alc. 6, 3:

consuetudo,

Caes. B. C. 1, 32:

pristina omnium confirmatur opinio,

id. ib. 3, 82:

in pristinum statum redire,

id. B. G. 7, 54; so,

gloria,

Verg. A. 10, 143:

conjux,

id. ib. 6, 473:

mens,

Ov. M. 3, 203:

consulatus super pristinum quattuor gessit,

Suet. Claud. 14:

annotationes, Gell. praef.: pristina jura recipere,

Gai. Inst. 1, 129.— Subst.: pristĭ-num, i, n., a former condition:

in pristinum restituere,

Nep. Timol. 1, 1.—

In partic.

Just past, preceding, previous, of yesterday:

diei pristini perfidia,

Caes. B. G. 4, 14:

somnium pristinae noctis,

Suet. Aug. 94.—

= priscus, old-fashioned, old, former, early (ante-class. and postAug.):

in vobis resident mores pristini,

Plaut. Truc. prol. 6:

tribus pristinum nomen possident,

Col. 5, 1, 7:

aetas,

Claud. II. Cons. Stil. 124.

pristīnus or pistrīnus, a, um, adj. [pristis for pistrix], of or belonging to (the constellation of) the Whale (post-Aug.):

ex occasu pristini sideris,

Col. 11, 2, 5; id. 11, 2, 64.

pŏsĭtūra, ae, f. [id.].

Lit., position, posture, situation ( poet. and in post-class. prose):

corporum,

Lucr. 1, 685:

ligni,

Gell. 5, 3, 4:

sideris,

id. 2, 21.—With a subject. gen.:

dei,

i. e. the formation of the world, Prop. 4 (5), 3, 36.—

Trop.

Position, order, etc.:

verborum,

Gell. 1, 7, 19.—

In gram., pointing, interpunction, Don. p. 1742 P. al.

prae-cĭno, cĭnŭi (e. g. praecinuit, Plin. 2, 12, 9, § 54), centum, 3, v. n. and a. [cano].

Neutr., to sing or play before (class.):

et deorum pulvinaribus et epulis magistratuum fides praecinunt,

Cic. Tusc. 4, 2, 4:

praecinere sibi tibias jussit,

Flor. 2, 2, 10:

praecinente citharā,

Gell. 1, 11, 6:

tubā praecinente,

sounding beforehand, Flor. 2, 16, 5.—

In partic., to utter an incantation:

carmine cum magico praecinuisset anus,

Tib. 1, 5, 12.—

Act., to sing to one:

gemitum,

a funeral song, Stat. S. 5, 3, 59.—

To foretell, predict:

magnum aliquid deos populo Romano praemonstrare et praecinere,

Cic. Har. Resp. 10, 20:

lucos praecinuisse fugam,

Tib. 2, 5, 74:

lymphati futura praecinunt,

Plin. 8, 46, 71, § 185:

cursum sideris,

foretell, id. 2, 12, 9, § 54:

responsa,

i. e. to give responses respecting the future, to utter predictions, id. 25, 9, 59, § 106.

pristĭnus, a, um, adj. [cf. priscus], former, early, original, primitive, pristine (class.):

tua pristina dignitas et gloria,

Cic. Fam. 1, 5, b, 2:

labor meus pristinus,

id. Sull. 9, 26:

vestra pristina bonitas et misericordia,

id. Rosc. Am. 52, 156:

veterem consuetudinem fori et pristinum morem judiciorum requirere,

id. Mil. 1, 1:

odio pristino incensa mulier,

id. Clu. 7, 18:

pristinum animum erga populum Romanum conservare,

Liv. 31, 2:

pro pristina amicitiā,

Nep. Eum. 4, 4:

reminiscens pristini temporis,

id. Alc. 6, 3:

consuetudo,

Caes. B. C. 1, 32:

pristina omnium confirmatur opinio,

id. ib. 3, 82:

in pristinum statum redire,

id. B. G. 7, 54; so,

gloria,

Verg. A. 10, 143:

conjux,

id. ib. 6, 473:

mens,

Ov. M. 3, 203:

consulatus super pristinum quattuor gessit,

Suet. Claud. 14:

annotationes, Gell. praef.: pristina jura recipere,

Gai. Inst. 1, 129.— Subst.: pristĭ-num, i, n., a former condition:

in pristinum restituere,

Nep. Timol. 1, 1.—

In partic.

Just past, preceding, previous, of yesterday:

diei pristini perfidia,

Caes. B. G. 4, 14:

somnium pristinae noctis,

Suet. Aug. 94.—

= priscus, old-fashioned, old, former, early (ante-class. and postAug.):

in vobis resident mores pristini,

Plaut. Truc. prol. 6:

tribus pristinum nomen possident,

Col. 5, 1, 7:

aetas,

Claud. II. Cons. Stil. 124.

pristīnus or pistrīnus, a, um, adj. [pristis for pistrix], of or belonging to (the constellation of) the Whale (post-Aug.):

ex occasu pristini sideris,

Col. 11, 2, 5; id. 11, 2, 64.

pristĭnus, a, um, adj. [cf. priscus], former, early, original, primitive, pristine (class.):

tua pristina dignitas et gloria,

Cic. Fam. 1, 5, b, 2:

labor meus pristinus,

id. Sull. 9, 26:

vestra pristina bonitas et misericordia,

id. Rosc. Am. 52, 156:

veterem consuetudinem fori et pristinum morem judiciorum requirere,

id. Mil. 1, 1:

odio pristino incensa mulier,

id. Clu. 7, 18:

pristinum animum erga populum Romanum conservare,

Liv. 31, 2:

pro pristina amicitiā,

Nep. Eum. 4, 4:

reminiscens pristini temporis,

id. Alc. 6, 3:

consuetudo,

Caes. B. C. 1, 32:

pristina omnium confirmatur opinio,

id. ib. 3, 82:

in pristinum statum redire,

id. B. G. 7, 54; so,

gloria,

Verg. A. 10, 143:

conjux,

id. ib. 6, 473:

mens,

Ov. M. 3, 203:

consulatus super pristinum quattuor gessit,

Suet. Claud. 14:

annotationes, Gell. praef.: pristina jura recipere,

Gai. Inst. 1, 129.— Subst.: pristĭ-num, i, n., a former condition:

in pristinum restituere,

Nep. Timol. 1, 1.—

In partic.

Just past, preceding, previous, of yesterday:

diei pristini perfidia,

Caes. B. G. 4, 14:

somnium pristinae noctis,

Suet. Aug. 94.—

= priscus, old-fashioned, old, former, early (ante-class. and postAug.):

in vobis resident mores pristini,

Plaut. Truc. prol. 6:

tribus pristinum nomen possident,

Col. 5, 1, 7:

aetas,

Claud. II. Cons. Stil. 124.

pristīnus or pistrīnus, a, um, adj. [pristis for pistrix], of or belonging to (the constellation of) the Whale (post-Aug.):

ex occasu pristini sideris,

Col. 11, 2, 5; id. 11, 2, 64.

sentĭo, si, sum, 4 ( perf. sync. sensti, Ter. And. 5, 3, 11), v. a.

Physically.

In gen., to discern by the senses; to feel, hear, see, etc.; to perceive, be sensible of (syn. percipio).

With acc.:

calorem et frigus,

Lucr. 1, 496; cf.:

duritiem saxi,

id. 4, 268; 3, 381 sq.: feram nare sagaci (venaticā), Enn. ap. Fest. p. 177 Müll. (Ann. v. 346 Vahl.):

varios rerum odores,

Lucr. 1, 298:

sucum in ore,

id. 4, 617 sq.:

suavitatem cibi,

Cic. Phil. 2, 45, 115:

varios rerum colores,

Lucr. 4, 492:

sonitum,

Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 69:

nil aegri,

Lucr. 3, 832:

utrumque (calorem et frigus) manu,

id. 1, 496:

famem,

Liv. 25, 13:

morbos articularios,

Plin. 32, 4, 14, § 39.—In mal. part.:

sensit delphina Melantho,

Ov. M. 6, 120.— Pass.:

posse prius ad angustias veniri, quam sentirentur,

before they should be observed, Caes. B. C. 1, 67.—

With inf. or an, object-clause:

sei movero me seu secari sensero,

Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 40: sentio aperiri fores. id. Truc. 2, 3, 29:

nec quisquam moriens sentire videtur, Ire foras animam,

Lucr. 3, 607:

sentire sonare,

id. 4, 229 Munro.—

Absol.:

perpetuo quoniam sentimus,

Lucr. 4, 228; 6, 935; Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 77:

qui (homines) corruant, sed ita, ut ne vicini quidem sentiant,

Cic. Cat. 2, 10, 21.—

Of things:

pupula cum sentire colorem dicitur album,

Lucr. 2, 811 sq. — Absol.:

haud igitur aures per se possunt sentire,

Lucr. 3, 633:

si quis corpus sentire refutat,

id. 3, 350; 3, 354; cf. id. 3, 552; 3, 625.—

In partic.

To perceive the effects (esp. the ill effects) of any thing; to feel, experience, suffer, undergo, endure:

sentiet, qui vir siem,

Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 21:

jam curabo sentiat, Quos attentarit,

Phaedr. 5, 2, 6:

quid ipse ad Avaricum sensisset, etc.,

Caes. B. G. 7, 52; cf. Liv. 45, 28, 6:

Centupirini etiam ceterarum civitatum damna ac detrimenta senserunt,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 45, § 108; id. Div. in Caecil. 12, 38; cf. id. Verr. 2, 1, 49, § 127:

tecum Philippos et celerem fugam Sensi,

Hor. C. 2, 7, 10:

(Apollinem) vindicem,

id. ib. 4, 6, 3:

caecos motus orientis austri,

id. ib. 3, 27, 22:

contracta aequora (pisces),

id. ib. 3, 1, 33:

prima arma nostra (Salyi),

Flor. 3, 2, 3:

sentire paulatim belli mala,

Tac. H. 1, 89:

famem,

Liv. 25, 13, 1; Curt. 9, 10, 11:

damnum,

Liv. 2, 64, 6:

cladem belli,

id. 35, 33, 6:

inopiam rerum omnium,

id. 43, 22, 10; 44. 7, 6:

incommoda belli,

id. 44, 14, 10:

lassitudo jam et sitis sentiebatur,

id. 44, 36, 2:

ubi primum dolorem aliquis sentit,

Cels. 6, 7 init.; cf. Lact. 7, 20, 7:

cujus ulceris dolorem sentire etiam spectantes videntur,

Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 59:

corporis aegri vitia sentire,

Curt. 8, 10, 29:

qui in urbe se commoverit... sentiet, in hac urbe esse consules vigilantes, esse egregios magistratus, etc.,

Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27; cf. id. Sest. 28, 69; Ov. M. 13, 864.— Absol.:

iste tuus ipse sentiet Posterius,

Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 59.—Of beasts, etc.:

oves penuriam sentiunt,

Col. 7, 9, 3 sq.:

frigus aut aestum,

id. 7, 4, 7:

praegelidam hiemem omnes pisces sentiunt,

Plin. 9, 16, 24, § 57.—

Of things, to be affected or influenced by:

meae istuc scapulae sentiunt,

Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 25; Liv. 9, 37:

transitum exercitus (ager),

id. 9, 41, 58:

pestilentem Africum (Fecunda vitis),

Hor. C. 3, 23, 5:

lacus et mare amorem Festinantis eri,

id. Ep. 1, 1, 84:

alnos fluvii cavatas,

Verg. G. 1, 136 al.; cf. Plin. Pan. 31, 5:

carbunculi cum ipsi non sentiant ignes,

Plin. 37, 7, 25, § 92:

eadem (gemma) sola nobilium limam sentit,

is affected by, id. 37, 8, 32, § 109:

cum amnis sentit aestatem, et ad minimum deductus est,

Sen. Ira, 3, 21, 1:

miramur quod accessionem fluminum maria non sentiant,

id. Q. N. 3, 4: illa primum saxa auctum fluminis sentiunt, id. ib. 4, 2, 7:

totum mare sentit exortum ejus sideris,

Plin. 9, 16, 25, § 58:

caseus vetustatem,

id. 11, 42, 97, § 242:

herba cariem,

id. 12, 7, 14, § 28:

ferrum robiginem,

id. 34, 14, 41, § 143. —

In the elder Pliny, to be susceptible of, to be subject or liable to a disease:

morbos,

Plin. 9, 49, 73, § 156:

rabiem,

id. 8, 18, 26, § 68:

cariem,

id. 12, 7, 14, § 28.—

Mentally.

Lit., to feel, perceive, observe, notice (syn. intellego).

With acc.:

id jam pridem sensi et subolet mihi,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 7; so,

quid,

id. Truc. 1, 1, 39:

quando Aesculapi ita sentio sententiam,

I observe, understand, id. Curc. 2, 1, 2:

primus sentio mala nostra,

Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 7:

numquam illum ne minimā quidem re offendi, quod quidem senserim,

that I have perceived, Cic. Lael. 27, 103:

ut cui bene quid processerit, multum illum providisse, cui secus, nihil sensisse dicamus,

id. Rab. Post. 1, 1:

praesentia numina sentit,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 134; cf. id. ib. 2, 2, 162; id. C. S. 73 et saep.:

de victoriā atque exitu rerum sentire,

Caes. B. G. 7, 52:

omnia me illa sentire quae dicerem, nec tantum sentire, sed amare,

Sen. Ep. 75, 3:

illum sensisse quae scripsit,

id. ib. 100, 11.— Poet.:

ut vestram sentirent aequora curam,

Ov. M. 5, 557:

nec inania Tartara sentit,

i. e. does not die, id. ib. 12, 619.—

With inf. or an obj.-clause:

quoniam sentio errare (eum),

Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 16:

hoc vir excellenti providentiā sensit ac vidit, non esse, etc.,

Cic. Rep. 2, 3, 5:

suspicionem populi sensit moveri,

id. ib. 2, 31, 54:

quod quid cogitent, me scire sentiunt, etc.,

id. Cat. 2, 3, 5 sq.:

postquam nihil esse pericli Sensimus,

Hor. S. 2, 8, 58:

non nisi oppressae senserunt (civitates), etc.,

Just. 8, 1, 2.—

With rel.- or interrog.-clause:

scio ego et sentio ipse, quid agam,

Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 13:

jam dudum equidem sentio, suspicio Quae te sollicitet,

id. Bacch. 4, 8, 49:

quoniam sentio, Quae res gereretur,

id. ib. 2, 3, 56:

si quid est in me ingenii, quod sentio quam sit exiguum,

Cic. Arch. 1, 1:

ex quo fonte hauriam, sentio,

id. ib. 6, 13:

victrices catervae Sensere, quid mens rite, quid indoles... Posset,

Hor. C. 4, 4, 25.—With the indic., in a rel.clause:

sentio, quam rem agitis,

Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 14.—

With de:

hostes postea quam de profectione eorum senserunt,

became aware of their retreat, Caes. B. G. 5, 32; 7, 52.—

With nom. of part. ( poet.):

sensit terrae sola maculans,

Cat. 63, 6:

sensit medios delapsus in hostis,

Verg. A. 2, 377.—

Absol.:

vehementer mihi est irata: sentio atque intellego,

Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 64; cf. id. Trin. 3, 2, 72; id. Mil. 2, 6, 97:

mentes sapientium cum e corpore excessissent sentire ac vigere (opp. carere sensu),

Cic. Sest. 21, 47; cf. id. Rep. 6, 24, 26:

(Aristoteles) paeana probat eoque ait uti omnes, sed ipsos non sentire cum utantur,

id. Or. 57, 193; cf. Quint. 9, 4, 52:

priusquam hostes sentirent,

Liv. 34, 14; 2, 25; 22, 4.— Impers. pass.:

non ut dictum est, in eo genere intellegitur, sed ut sensum est,

Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 168.—

To feel, experience (with acc. of the feeling;

rare): quidquid est quod sensum habet, id necesse est sentiat et voluptatem et dolorem,

Cic. N. D. 3, 14, 36:

tenesne memoriā quantum senseris gaudium, cum, etc.,

Sen. Ep. 4, 2:

non sentire amisso amico dolorem,

id. ib. 99, 26;

121, 7: victoriae tantae gaudium sentire,

Liv. 44, 44, 3; cf.:

segnius homines bona quam mala sentire,

id. 30, 21, 6.—

Transf. (in consequence of mental perception), to think, deem, judge, opine, imagine, suppose (syn.:

opinor, arbitror): si ita sensit, ut loquitur, est homo impurus,

Cic. Rep. 3, 21, 32; cf.:

jocansne an ita sentiens,

id. Ac. 2, 19, 63; id. Rep. 3, 5, 8:

fleri potest, ut recte quis sentiat, et id quod sentit, polite eloqui non possit,

id. Tusc. 1, 3, 6:

humiliter demisseque sentire,

id. ib. 5, 9, 24:

tecum aperte, quod sentio, loquar,

id. Rep. 1, 10, 15; cf.:

quod sentio scribere,

id. Fam. 15, 16, 3:

causa est haec sola, in quā omnes sentirent unum atque idem,

id. Cat. 4, 7, 14:

idemque et unum sentire,

Suet. Ner. 43:

sapiens de dis immortalibus sine ullo metu vera sentit,

Cic. Fin. 1, 19, 62.—With acc. and inf.:

idem, quod ego, sentit, te esse huic rei caput,

Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 29; cf.:

nos quidem hoc sentimus: si, etc.... non esse cunctandum,

Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 5:

voluptatem hanc esse sentiunt omnes,

id. Fin. 2, [p. 1673] 3, 6 Madv. ad loc.:

sensit in omni disputatione id fieri oportere,

id. ib. 2, 2, 4; 5, 8, 23; id. Tusc. 5, 28, 82; id. Att. 7, 6, 2; id. Fam. 1, 7, 5:

sic decerno, sic sentio, sic affirmo, nullam rerum publicarum conferendam esse cum eā, quam, etc.,

id. Rep. 1, 46, 70.—With two acc. (very rare):

aliquem bonum civem,

Cic. Off. 1, 34, 125 (cf. id. Fin. 2, 3, 0, supra, where Orell. omits esse).—With de and abl.:

cum de illo genere rei publicae quae sentio dixero,

Cic. Rep. 1, 42, 65; so,

quid de re publicā,

id. ib. 1, 21, 34;

1, 38, 60: quid de quo,

id. ib. 1, 11:

quid gravius de vobis,

Caes. B. C. 2, 32, 4; Cic. Rep. 1, 13, 19; cf.:

qui omnia de re publicā praeclara atque egregia sentirent,

were full of the most noble and generous sentiments, id. Cat. 3, 2, 5:

mirabiliter de te et loquuntur et sentiunt,

id. Fam. 4, 13, 5:

male de illo,

Quint. 2, 2, 12: sentire cum aliquo, to agree with one in opinion:

tecum sentio,

Plaut. Most. 3, 3, 24; id. Ps. 4, 2, 3:

cum Caesare sentire,

Cic. Att. 7, 1, 3; id. Rosc. Am. 49, 142; cf.:

nae iste haud mecum sentit,

Ter. And. 2, 1, 24: ab aliquo sentire, to dissent from, disagree with:

abs te seorsum sentio,

judge otherwise, think differently, Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 52: ut abs te seorsus sentiam De uxoriā re, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 195 P.: Gr. Omnia istaec facile patior, dum hic hinc a me sentiat. Tr. Atqui nunc abs te stat, is on my side, Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 56 (cf. ab); cf.

also: qui aliunde stet semper, aliunde sentiat,

Liv. 24, 45, 3.—

In partic., publicists' and jurid. t. t., to give one's opinion concerning any thing; to vote, declare, decide (syn. censeo):

sedens iis assensi, qui mihi lenissime sentire visi sunt,

Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 9; 11, 21, 2; 3, 8, 9:

quae vult Hortensius omnia dicat et sentiat,

id. Verr. 2, 2, 31, § 76:

si judices pro causā meā senserint,

decided in my favor, Gell. 5, 10, 14; cf.: in illam partem ite quā sentitis, Vet. Form. ap. Plin. Ep. 8, 14, 20.—Hence, sensa, ōrum, n. (acc. to II. B.).

Thoughts, notions, ideas, conceptions (class. but very rare):

sententiam veteres, quod animo sensissent, vocaverunt... Non raro tamen et sic locuti sunt, ut sensa sua dicerent: nam sensus corporis videbantur, etc.,

Quint. 8, 5, 1:

exprimere dicendo sensa,

Cic. de Or 1, 8, 32:

sensa mentis et consilia verbis explicare,

id. ib. 3, 14, 55.—

Opinions, doctrines (late Lat.):

sensa et inventa Disarii,

Macr. S. 7, 5, 4.

sīdus, ĕris, n. [cf. Sanscr. svid, to sweat, melt; Gr. sidêros (molten) iron; Lat. sudo].

Stars united in a figure, a group of stars, a constellation (and hence mostly plur.;

only so ap. Cic., Cæs., and Quint.): sunt stellae quidem singulares, ut erraticae quinque et ceterae, quae non admixtae aliis solae feruntur: sidera vero, quae in aliquod signum stellarum plurium compositione formantur, ut Aries, Taurus, Andromeda, Perseus, vel Corona et quaecumque variarum genera formarum in caelum recepta creduntur. Sic et apud Graecos aster et astron diversa significant et aster stella una est, astron signum stellis coactum, quod nos sidus vocamus,

Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 14 med.

Plur.:

illi sempiterni ignes, quae sidera et stellas vocatis,

Cic. Rep. 6, 15, 15:

signis sideribusque caelestibus,

id. N. D. 1, 13, 35:

circuitus solis et lunae reliquorumque siderum,

id. ib. 2, 62, 155; cf.:

solem lunamque praecipua siderum,

Quint. 2, 16, 6; and:

in sole sidera ipsa desinunt cerni,

id. 8, 5, 29:

siderum regina bicornis Luna,

Hor. C. S. 35:

Arcturi sidera,

Verg. G. 1, 204:

solis, i. e. sol,

Ov. M. 14, 172:

sidera, quae vocantur errantia,

Cic. Div. 2, 42, 89; so,

errantia,

Plin. 2, 8, 6, § 32:

siderum motus,

Cic. Rep. 3, 2, 3; id. Lael. 23, 88:

sidera viderit innumerabilia,

id. Tusc. 5, 24, 69; id. Fin. 2, 31, 102; id. N. D. 2, 15, 39 et saep.; * Caes. B. G. 6, 14 fin.; Quint. 1, 4, 4; 2, 17, 38; 12, 11, 10 al.; Lucr. 1, 231; 1, 788; 1, 1065:

candida,

id. 5, 1210:

alta,

Verg. A. 3, 619:

surgentia,

id. ib. 6, 850:

radiantia,

Ov. M. 7, 325:

turbata,

Stat. Th. 12, 406 al.:

lucida,

Hor. C. 1, 3, 2; 3, 1, 32; id. Epod. 3, 15; 5, 45; 17, 5.—

Sing., a heavenly body, a star; and collect., a group of stars, a constellation:

clarum Tyndaridae sidus,

Hor. C. 4, 8, 31:

fervidum,

Sirius, id. Epod. 1, 27;

nivosum sidus Pleiadum,

Stat. S. 1, 1, 95:

insana Caprae sidera,

Hor. C. 3, 7, 6:

Baccho placuisse coronam, Ex Ariadnaeo sidere nosse potes,

Ov. F. 5, 346;

so of the constellation Arcturus,

Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 311 (for which, in the plur.:

Arcturi sidera,

Verg. G. 1, 204); of Capella, Ov. M. 3, 594; of the Vergiliae, Liv. 21, 35, 6; Curt. 5, 6, 12; of Saturn, Plin. 2, 8, 6, § 32 sq.; Juv. 6, 569; of Venus, Plin. 2, 8, 6, § 36; Luc. 1, 661; of the Moon:

sidus lunae,

Plin. 2, 9, 6, § 41; of the Sun:

calidi sideris aestu,

Tib. 2, 1, 47:

aetherium,

Ov. M. 1, 424; Plin. 7, 60, 60, § 212:

solstitiale,

Just. 13, 7 fin.; cf.: sidus utrumque, for the rising and setting sun, Petr. poët. 119, 2; and also for the sun and moon, Plin. 2, 13, 10, §§ 56 and 57.— Poet., collect.:

nec sidus fefellit,

i. e. through ignorance, Verg. A. 7, 215.—

Transf. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

The sky, the heavens, = caelum. (Juppiter) terram, mare, sidera movit, Ov. M. 1, 180: (Hercules) flammis ad sidera missus, Juv.11,63; cf.:

abrupto sidere nimbus It,

Verg. A. 12, 451:

sidera observare,

Curt. 7, 4, 28.—

Like caelum, to denote a very great height:

Pyramidum sumptus ad sidera ducti,

Prop. 3, 2 (4, 1), 17:

evertunt actas ad sidera pinus,

Verg. A. 11, 136; cf. Juv. 11, 63:

ad sidera Erigitur,

Verg. A. 9, 239:

aves, quas naturalis levitas ageret ad sidera,

Curt. 4, 5, 3:

domus quae vertice sidera pulsat,

Mart. 8, 36, 11; 9, 62, 10; Verg. G. 2, 427; id. A. 3, 243; id. E. 5, 62 al.—

Trop. (also like caelum), as the summit or height of fame, fortune, success, etc.:

quodsi me lyricis vatibus inseris, Sublimi feriam sidera vertice,

Hor. C. 1, 1, 36:

vertice sidera tangere,

Ov. M. 7, 61; cf.:

tuum nomen... Cantantes sublime ferent ad sidera cygni,

Verg. E. 9, 29:

usque ad sidera notus,

id. ib. 5, 43: contingere sidera plantis, to walk upon the stars (like the gods) (of one exceedingly fortunate), Prop. 1, 8, 43 (1, 8 b, 17); cf.:

celerique fugā sub sidera lapsae,

Verg. A. 3, 243.—

For night:

exactis sideribus,

Prop. 1, 3, 38:

sidera producere ludo,

Stat. Th. 8, 219; cf.:

sideribus dubiis,

at dawn, Juv. 5, 22.—

A star, as a comparison for any thing bright, brilliant, shining, beautiful, etc. (syn.:

stella, astrum): oculi, geminae, sidera nostra, faces,

Prop. 2, 3, 14;

so of the eyes,

Ov. Am. 2, 16, 44; 3, 3, 9; id. M. 1, 499:

sidere pulchrior Ille,

Hor. C. 3, 9, 21; cf. id. ib. 1, 12, 47;

of form, beauty,

Stat. S. 3, 4, 26; Val. Fl. 5, 468.—

Concr., ornament, pride, glory:

o sidus Fabiae, Maxime, gentis ades,

Ov. P. 3, 3, 2; cf. id. ib. 4, 6, 9;

Col. poët, 10, 96: puerum egregiae praeclarum sidere formae,

Stat. S. 3, 4, 26:

Macedoniae columen ac sidus,

Curt. 9, 6, 8.—As a term of endearment, my star, Suet. Calig. 13 fin.; Hor. Epod. 17, 41.—

Season of the year:

quo sidere terram Vertere Conveniat,

Verg. G. 1, 1; cf.:

hiberno moliris sidere classem?

id. A. 4, 309:

sidere aequinoctii quo maxime tumescit Oceanus,

Tac. A. 1, 70; cf.:

brumale sidus,

Ov. P. 2, 4, 25:

sidere flagrante brumali,

Amm. 27, 12, 12.—

Climate, weather, etc.:

ut patrios fontes patriumque sidus ferre consuevisti,

Plin. Pan. 15, 3; so,

sub nostro sidere,

Juv. 12, 103:

tot inhospita saxa Sideraque emensae,

i.e. regions, Verg. A. 5, 628:

grave sidus et imbrem vitare,

tempest, storm, Ov. M. 5, 281:

triste Minervae (raised by Minerva),

Verg. A. 11, 260.—Colloquially, with confectus: intellegitur sidus confectum, i. e. that the weather ( occasioned by a constellation) is ended, Plin. 16, 23, 36, § 87; 18, 25, 57, § 207:

fertur in abruptum casu, non sidere, puppis,

Claud. in Eutr. 2, 424.—

With allusion to the influence which the ancients believed the constellations to have upon the health or the destiny of men, star, destiny, etc.:

pestifero sidere icti,

Liv. 8, 9, 12: sidere afflari, to be blasted or palsied by a constellation, to be planet-struck or sunstruck, astroboleisthai, Plin. 2, 41, 41, § 108; Petr. 2, 7; cf.:

sidere percussa lingua,

Mart. 11, 85, 1:

subito fias ut sidere mutus,

id. 7, 92, 9;

v. sideror and sideratio: sidera natalicia,

Cic. Div. 2, 43, 91; cf.:

o sidere dextro Edite,

Stat. S. 3, 4, 63:

adveniet fausto cum sidere conjux,

Cat. 64, 330:

vivere duro sidere,

Prop. 1, 6, 36:

grave sidus,

Ov. Tr. 5, 10, 45 Jahn:

per alias civitates ut sidus salutare susciperetur,

as arbiter of their destiny, Amm. 21, 10, 2.

solstĭtĭālis, e, adj. [solstitium].

Lit., of or belonging to the summer solstice, solstitial (opp. brumalis):

(sol) Brumales adeat flexus, atque inde revortens Cancri se ut vortat metas ad solstitiales,

Lucr. 5, 617:

dies,

the day on which the sun enters Cancer, the longest day, Cic. Tusc. 1, 39, 94:

tempus,

Ov. F. 6, 790; Vitr. 9, 5:

nox,

i. e. the shortest, Ov. P. 2, 4, 26:

ortus sideris,

Just. 13, 7, 10:

circulus,

the tropic of Cancer, Varr. L. L. 9, § 24 Müll.; Plin. 2, 11, 8, § 50.—Called also orbis, Cic. N. D. 3, 14, 37:

exortus,

the point where the sun rises at the summer solstice, Plin. 18, 34, 77, § 333.—

Transf.

Of or belonging to midsummer or summer heat: herba, i. e. a summer plant or one that quickly withers, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 36; Aus. Prof. 6, 35; Plin. 26, 5, 14, § 26:

spinae,

Col. 2, 17, 1:

acini,

Plin. 14, 16, 18, § 99:

tempus,

Liv. 35, 49 Drak.:

caput Leonis,

Luc. 6, 338:

morbus,

the midsummer fever, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 143.—

Of or belonging to the sun, solar (for solaris):

annus, qui solstitiali circumagitur orbe,

in a solar revolution, Liv. 1, 19, 6;

for which, annus,

Serv. A. 4, 653:

plaga,

i. e. the south, Sol. 25.