skilful

Phryges, um, m., = Phruges, the Phrygians, a people of Asia Minor, noted among the ancients for their indolence and stupidity, and also for their skill in embroidering in gold, Mel. 1, 2, 5; Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 196; Cic. Div. 1, 41, 92; id. Leg. 2, 13, 33.—In sing.:

Phryx Aesopus,

the Phrygian, Phaedr. 3 prooem. 52.—In partic., of Æneas, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 2; Ov. F. 4, 274; of Marsyas, Stat. Th. 1, 709; of a priest of Cybele (v. Gallus), Prop. 2, 22 (3, 15), 16;

and with a contemptuous allusion, semivir Phryx,

Verg. A. 12, 99.—Prov.: sero sapiunt Phryges (alluding to the obstinate refusal of the Trojans to deliver up Helen), Liv. Andron. or Naev. ap. Fest. p. 342 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 199 Rib.); cf. Cic. Fam. 7, 16, 1:

utrum igitur nostrum est an vestrum hoc proverbium, Phrygem plagis fieri solere meliorem?

Cic. Fl. 27, 65.—

Poet., Romans (as descendants from Æneas), Sil. 1, 106.—Hence,

Phrygĭa, ae, f., = Phrugia, the country of Phrygia, in Asia Minor, divided into Phrygia Major and Phrygia Minor, Plin. 5, 32, 41, § 145; Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 7; 2, 1, 5; 2, 11, 12; Liv. 37, 56.—

Transf., poet., Troy:

Phrygiae fatum componere,

Prop. 4, 12, 63.—

Phrygĭānus, a, um (various read. for Phrixianus), Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 195; Sen. Ben. 1, 3, 7.—

phrygĭo, ōnis, m., an embroiderer in gold, an embroiderer (because the Phrygians were remarkably skilful in this art), Titin. ap. Non. 3, 20:

phrygio, qui pulvinar poterat pingere,

Varr. ib. 3, 25:

stat fullo, phrygio, aurifex, lanarius,

Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 34; id. Men. 2, 3, 72; 4, 3, 7.—

phrygĭōnĭus, a, um, adj., embroidered:

vestes,

Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 196.—

Phrygiscus, a, um, adj., Phrygian:

equi,

Veg. Vet. 4, 6.—

Phrygĭus, a, um, adj., = Phrugios.

Lit., Phrygian:

vulneratus ferro Phrygio,

of Sylla's Phrygian slaves, Cic. Rosc. Am. 32, 90:

maritus,

i. e. Pelops, the son of Tantalus, king of Phrygia, Prop. 1, 2, 19:

columnae,

of Phrygian marble, Tib. 3, 3, 13:

lapis,

Hor. C. 3, 1, 41; also, for yellow ochre, Plin. 36, 19, 36, § 143:

vestes,

embroidered garments, Verg. A. 3, 483:

mater,

Cybele, id. ib. 7, 139; Ov. F. 2, 55:

leones,

who draw her chariot, Verg. A. 10, 157:

buxum,

the Phrygian flute, Ov. P. 1, 1, 45; so,

lotos,

Col. 10, 258:

aes,

cymbals, Luc. 9, 288:

modi,

a vehement, stirring, passionate kind of music, which was used at the festivals of Cybele, Ov. Ib. 456; cf. Tib. 1, 4, 64 (70); Prop. 2, 18 (3, 15), 15:

mos,

Juv. 2, 115; Mart. 11, 84, 4.—

Transf., poet., because Troy belonged to Phrygia, Trojan, of or belonging to Troy:

inuri,

Ov. M. 12, 148:

hymenaei,

between Æneas and Lavinia, Verg. A. 7, 358; also, for Æneas:

maritus,

Ov. M. 14, 79:

Minerva,

the statue of Pallas in Troy, Ov. M. 13, 337:

senex,

i. e. Antenor, id. P. 4, 16, 18:

vates,

i. e. Helenus, id. M. 13, 721:

pastor,

i. e. Paris, Verg. A. 7, 363:

tyrannus,

i. e. Æneas, id. ib. 12, 75; also, for Laomedon, Ov. M. 11, 203:

minister,

i. e. Ganymede, Val. Fl. 2, 417;

called, also, venator,

Stat. Th. 3, 1, 548:

monstra,

the seamonster sent by Neptune against Hesione, Val. Fl. 3, 512:

magister,

Palinurus, Æneas's pilot, Luc. 9. 44:

matrem Idaeam e Phrygiis sedibus excipere,

Val. Max. 7, 5, 2. — Subst.: Phrygĭae, ārum, f., Phrygian women:

o verae Phrygiae neque enim Phryges,

Verg. A. 9, 617; 6, 518.—

Phrygius amnis, v. 1. Phryx.—

Phryx, ygis, adj., Phrygian:

ager,

Claud. in Eutr. 2, 154:

luci,

Stat. Achill. 2, 345:

augur,

Juv. 6, 585.—

( Phrygĭcus, a false read. for Phrygius, Val. Max. 7, 5, 2; v. F. 2. fin. supra).

Phryges, um, m., = Phruges, the Phrygians, a people of Asia Minor, noted among the ancients for their indolence and stupidity, and also for their skill in embroidering in gold, Mel. 1, 2, 5; Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 196; Cic. Div. 1, 41, 92; id. Leg. 2, 13, 33.—In sing.:

Phryx Aesopus,

the Phrygian, Phaedr. 3 prooem. 52.—In partic., of Æneas, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 2; Ov. F. 4, 274; of Marsyas, Stat. Th. 1, 709; of a priest of Cybele (v. Gallus), Prop. 2, 22 (3, 15), 16;

and with a contemptuous allusion, semivir Phryx,

Verg. A. 12, 99.—Prov.: sero sapiunt Phryges (alluding to the obstinate refusal of the Trojans to deliver up Helen), Liv. Andron. or Naev. ap. Fest. p. 342 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 199 Rib.); cf. Cic. Fam. 7, 16, 1:

utrum igitur nostrum est an vestrum hoc proverbium, Phrygem plagis fieri solere meliorem?

Cic. Fl. 27, 65.—

Poet., Romans (as descendants from Æneas), Sil. 1, 106.—Hence,

Phrygĭa, ae, f., = Phrugia, the country of Phrygia, in Asia Minor, divided into Phrygia Major and Phrygia Minor, Plin. 5, 32, 41, § 145; Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 7; 2, 1, 5; 2, 11, 12; Liv. 37, 56.—

Transf., poet., Troy:

Phrygiae fatum componere,

Prop. 4, 12, 63.—

Phrygĭānus, a, um (various read. for Phrixianus), Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 195; Sen. Ben. 1, 3, 7.—

phrygĭo, ōnis, m., an embroiderer in gold, an embroiderer (because the Phrygians were remarkably skilful in this art), Titin. ap. Non. 3, 20:

phrygio, qui pulvinar poterat pingere,

Varr. ib. 3, 25:

stat fullo, phrygio, aurifex, lanarius,

Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 34; id. Men. 2, 3, 72; 4, 3, 7.—

phrygĭōnĭus, a, um, adj., embroidered:

vestes,

Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 196.—

Phrygiscus, a, um, adj., Phrygian:

equi,

Veg. Vet. 4, 6.—

Phrygĭus, a, um, adj., = Phrugios.

Lit., Phrygian:

vulneratus ferro Phrygio,

of Sylla's Phrygian slaves, Cic. Rosc. Am. 32, 90:

maritus,

i. e. Pelops, the son of Tantalus, king of Phrygia, Prop. 1, 2, 19:

columnae,

of Phrygian marble, Tib. 3, 3, 13:

lapis,

Hor. C. 3, 1, 41; also, for yellow ochre, Plin. 36, 19, 36, § 143:

vestes,

embroidered garments, Verg. A. 3, 483:

mater,

Cybele, id. ib. 7, 139; Ov. F. 2, 55:

leones,

who draw her chariot, Verg. A. 10, 157:

buxum,

the Phrygian flute, Ov. P. 1, 1, 45; so,

lotos,

Col. 10, 258:

aes,

cymbals, Luc. 9, 288:

modi,

a vehement, stirring, passionate kind of music, which was used at the festivals of Cybele, Ov. Ib. 456; cf. Tib. 1, 4, 64 (70); Prop. 2, 18 (3, 15), 15:

mos,

Juv. 2, 115; Mart. 11, 84, 4.—

Transf., poet., because Troy belonged to Phrygia, Trojan, of or belonging to Troy:

inuri,

Ov. M. 12, 148:

hymenaei,

between Æneas and Lavinia, Verg. A. 7, 358; also, for Æneas:

maritus,

Ov. M. 14, 79:

Minerva,

the statue of Pallas in Troy, Ov. M. 13, 337:

senex,

i. e. Antenor, id. P. 4, 16, 18:

vates,

i. e. Helenus, id. M. 13, 721:

pastor,

i. e. Paris, Verg. A. 7, 363:

tyrannus,

i. e. Æneas, id. ib. 12, 75; also, for Laomedon, Ov. M. 11, 203:

minister,

i. e. Ganymede, Val. Fl. 2, 417;

called, also, venator,

Stat. Th. 3, 1, 548:

monstra,

the seamonster sent by Neptune against Hesione, Val. Fl. 3, 512:

magister,

Palinurus, Æneas's pilot, Luc. 9. 44:

matrem Idaeam e Phrygiis sedibus excipere,

Val. Max. 7, 5, 2. — Subst.: Phrygĭae, ārum, f., Phrygian women:

o verae Phrygiae neque enim Phryges,

Verg. A. 9, 617; 6, 518.—

Phrygius amnis, v. 1. Phryx.—

Phryx, ygis, adj., Phrygian:

ager,

Claud. in Eutr. 2, 154:

luci,

Stat. Achill. 2, 345:

augur,

Juv. 6, 585.—

( Phrygĭcus, a false read. for Phrygius, Val. Max. 7, 5, 2; v. F. 2. fin. supra).

Phryges, um, m., = Phruges, the Phrygians, a people of Asia Minor, noted among the ancients for their indolence and stupidity, and also for their skill in embroidering in gold, Mel. 1, 2, 5; Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 196; Cic. Div. 1, 41, 92; id. Leg. 2, 13, 33.—In sing.:

Phryx Aesopus,

the Phrygian, Phaedr. 3 prooem. 52.—In partic., of Æneas, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 2; Ov. F. 4, 274; of Marsyas, Stat. Th. 1, 709; of a priest of Cybele (v. Gallus), Prop. 2, 22 (3, 15), 16;

and with a contemptuous allusion, semivir Phryx,

Verg. A. 12, 99.—Prov.: sero sapiunt Phryges (alluding to the obstinate refusal of the Trojans to deliver up Helen), Liv. Andron. or Naev. ap. Fest. p. 342 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 199 Rib.); cf. Cic. Fam. 7, 16, 1:

utrum igitur nostrum est an vestrum hoc proverbium, Phrygem plagis fieri solere meliorem?

Cic. Fl. 27, 65.—

Poet., Romans (as descendants from Æneas), Sil. 1, 106.—Hence,

Phrygĭa, ae, f., = Phrugia, the country of Phrygia, in Asia Minor, divided into Phrygia Major and Phrygia Minor, Plin. 5, 32, 41, § 145; Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 7; 2, 1, 5; 2, 11, 12; Liv. 37, 56.—

Transf., poet., Troy:

Phrygiae fatum componere,

Prop. 4, 12, 63.—

Phrygĭānus, a, um (various read. for Phrixianus), Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 195; Sen. Ben. 1, 3, 7.—

phrygĭo, ōnis, m., an embroiderer in gold, an embroiderer (because the Phrygians were remarkably skilful in this art), Titin. ap. Non. 3, 20:

phrygio, qui pulvinar poterat pingere,

Varr. ib. 3, 25:

stat fullo, phrygio, aurifex, lanarius,

Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 34; id. Men. 2, 3, 72; 4, 3, 7.—

phrygĭōnĭus, a, um, adj., embroidered:

vestes,

Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 196.—

Phrygiscus, a, um, adj., Phrygian:

equi,

Veg. Vet. 4, 6.—

Phrygĭus, a, um, adj., = Phrugios.

Lit., Phrygian:

vulneratus ferro Phrygio,

of Sylla's Phrygian slaves, Cic. Rosc. Am. 32, 90:

maritus,

i. e. Pelops, the son of Tantalus, king of Phrygia, Prop. 1, 2, 19:

columnae,

of Phrygian marble, Tib. 3, 3, 13:

lapis,

Hor. C. 3, 1, 41; also, for yellow ochre, Plin. 36, 19, 36, § 143:

vestes,

embroidered garments, Verg. A. 3, 483:

mater,

Cybele, id. ib. 7, 139; Ov. F. 2, 55:

leones,

who draw her chariot, Verg. A. 10, 157:

buxum,

the Phrygian flute, Ov. P. 1, 1, 45; so,

lotos,

Col. 10, 258:

aes,

cymbals, Luc. 9, 288:

modi,

a vehement, stirring, passionate kind of music, which was used at the festivals of Cybele, Ov. Ib. 456; cf. Tib. 1, 4, 64 (70); Prop. 2, 18 (3, 15), 15:

mos,

Juv. 2, 115; Mart. 11, 84, 4.—

Transf., poet., because Troy belonged to Phrygia, Trojan, of or belonging to Troy:

inuri,

Ov. M. 12, 148:

hymenaei,

between Æneas and Lavinia, Verg. A. 7, 358; also, for Æneas:

maritus,

Ov. M. 14, 79:

Minerva,

the statue of Pallas in Troy, Ov. M. 13, 337:

senex,

i. e. Antenor, id. P. 4, 16, 18:

vates,

i. e. Helenus, id. M. 13, 721:

pastor,

i. e. Paris, Verg. A. 7, 363:

tyrannus,

i. e. Æneas, id. ib. 12, 75; also, for Laomedon, Ov. M. 11, 203:

minister,

i. e. Ganymede, Val. Fl. 2, 417;

called, also, venator,

Stat. Th. 3, 1, 548:

monstra,

the seamonster sent by Neptune against Hesione, Val. Fl. 3, 512:

magister,

Palinurus, Æneas's pilot, Luc. 9. 44:

matrem Idaeam e Phrygiis sedibus excipere,

Val. Max. 7, 5, 2. — Subst.: Phrygĭae, ārum, f., Phrygian women:

o verae Phrygiae neque enim Phryges,

Verg. A. 9, 617; 6, 518.—

Phrygius amnis, v. 1. Phryx.—

Phryx, ygis, adj., Phrygian:

ager,

Claud. in Eutr. 2, 154:

luci,

Stat. Achill. 2, 345:

augur,

Juv. 6, 585.—

( Phrygĭcus, a false read. for Phrygius, Val. Max. 7, 5, 2; v. F. 2. fin. supra).

Phryges, um, m., = Phruges, the Phrygians, a people of Asia Minor, noted among the ancients for their indolence and stupidity, and also for their skill in embroidering in gold, Mel. 1, 2, 5; Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 196; Cic. Div. 1, 41, 92; id. Leg. 2, 13, 33.—In sing.:

Phryx Aesopus,

the Phrygian, Phaedr. 3 prooem. 52.—In partic., of Æneas, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 2; Ov. F. 4, 274; of Marsyas, Stat. Th. 1, 709; of a priest of Cybele (v. Gallus), Prop. 2, 22 (3, 15), 16;

and with a contemptuous allusion, semivir Phryx,

Verg. A. 12, 99.—Prov.: sero sapiunt Phryges (alluding to the obstinate refusal of the Trojans to deliver up Helen), Liv. Andron. or Naev. ap. Fest. p. 342 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 199 Rib.); cf. Cic. Fam. 7, 16, 1:

utrum igitur nostrum est an vestrum hoc proverbium, Phrygem plagis fieri solere meliorem?

Cic. Fl. 27, 65.—

Poet., Romans (as descendants from Æneas), Sil. 1, 106.—Hence,

Phrygĭa, ae, f., = Phrugia, the country of Phrygia, in Asia Minor, divided into Phrygia Major and Phrygia Minor, Plin. 5, 32, 41, § 145; Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 7; 2, 1, 5; 2, 11, 12; Liv. 37, 56.—

Transf., poet., Troy:

Phrygiae fatum componere,

Prop. 4, 12, 63.—

Phrygĭānus, a, um (various read. for Phrixianus), Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 195; Sen. Ben. 1, 3, 7.—

phrygĭo, ōnis, m., an embroiderer in gold, an embroiderer (because the Phrygians were remarkably skilful in this art), Titin. ap. Non. 3, 20:

phrygio, qui pulvinar poterat pingere,

Varr. ib. 3, 25:

stat fullo, phrygio, aurifex, lanarius,

Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 34; id. Men. 2, 3, 72; 4, 3, 7.—

phrygĭōnĭus, a, um, adj., embroidered:

vestes,

Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 196.—

Phrygiscus, a, um, adj., Phrygian:

equi,

Veg. Vet. 4, 6.—

Phrygĭus, a, um, adj., = Phrugios.

Lit., Phrygian:

vulneratus ferro Phrygio,

of Sylla's Phrygian slaves, Cic. Rosc. Am. 32, 90:

maritus,

i. e. Pelops, the son of Tantalus, king of Phrygia, Prop. 1, 2, 19:

columnae,

of Phrygian marble, Tib. 3, 3, 13:

lapis,

Hor. C. 3, 1, 41; also, for yellow ochre, Plin. 36, 19, 36, § 143:

vestes,

embroidered garments, Verg. A. 3, 483:

mater,

Cybele, id. ib. 7, 139; Ov. F. 2, 55:

leones,

who draw her chariot, Verg. A. 10, 157:

buxum,

the Phrygian flute, Ov. P. 1, 1, 45; so,

lotos,

Col. 10, 258:

aes,

cymbals, Luc. 9, 288:

modi,

a vehement, stirring, passionate kind of music, which was used at the festivals of Cybele, Ov. Ib. 456; cf. Tib. 1, 4, 64 (70); Prop. 2, 18 (3, 15), 15:

mos,

Juv. 2, 115; Mart. 11, 84, 4.—

Transf., poet., because Troy belonged to Phrygia, Trojan, of or belonging to Troy:

inuri,

Ov. M. 12, 148:

hymenaei,

between Æneas and Lavinia, Verg. A. 7, 358; also, for Æneas:

maritus,

Ov. M. 14, 79:

Minerva,

the statue of Pallas in Troy, Ov. M. 13, 337:

senex,

i. e. Antenor, id. P. 4, 16, 18:

vates,

i. e. Helenus, id. M. 13, 721:

pastor,

i. e. Paris, Verg. A. 7, 363:

tyrannus,

i. e. Æneas, id. ib. 12, 75; also, for Laomedon, Ov. M. 11, 203:

minister,

i. e. Ganymede, Val. Fl. 2, 417;

called, also, venator,

Stat. Th. 3, 1, 548:

monstra,

the seamonster sent by Neptune against Hesione, Val. Fl. 3, 512:

magister,

Palinurus, Æneas's pilot, Luc. 9. 44:

matrem Idaeam e Phrygiis sedibus excipere,

Val. Max. 7, 5, 2. — Subst.: Phrygĭae, ārum, f., Phrygian women:

o verae Phrygiae neque enim Phryges,

Verg. A. 9, 617; 6, 518.—

Phrygius amnis, v. 1. Phryx.—

Phryx, ygis, adj., Phrygian:

ager,

Claud. in Eutr. 2, 154:

luci,

Stat. Achill. 2, 345:

augur,

Juv. 6, 585.—

( Phrygĭcus, a false read. for Phrygius, Val. Max. 7, 5, 2; v. F. 2. fin. supra).

Phryges, um, m., = Phruges, the Phrygians, a people of Asia Minor, noted among the ancients for their indolence and stupidity, and also for their skill in embroidering in gold, Mel. 1, 2, 5; Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 196; Cic. Div. 1, 41, 92; id. Leg. 2, 13, 33.—In sing.:

Phryx Aesopus,

the Phrygian, Phaedr. 3 prooem. 52.—In partic., of Æneas, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 2; Ov. F. 4, 274; of Marsyas, Stat. Th. 1, 709; of a priest of Cybele (v. Gallus), Prop. 2, 22 (3, 15), 16;

and with a contemptuous allusion, semivir Phryx,

Verg. A. 12, 99.—Prov.: sero sapiunt Phryges (alluding to the obstinate refusal of the Trojans to deliver up Helen), Liv. Andron. or Naev. ap. Fest. p. 342 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 199 Rib.); cf. Cic. Fam. 7, 16, 1:

utrum igitur nostrum est an vestrum hoc proverbium, Phrygem plagis fieri solere meliorem?

Cic. Fl. 27, 65.—

Poet., Romans (as descendants from Æneas), Sil. 1, 106.—Hence,

Phrygĭa, ae, f., = Phrugia, the country of Phrygia, in Asia Minor, divided into Phrygia Major and Phrygia Minor, Plin. 5, 32, 41, § 145; Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 7; 2, 1, 5; 2, 11, 12; Liv. 37, 56.—

Transf., poet., Troy:

Phrygiae fatum componere,

Prop. 4, 12, 63.—

Phrygĭānus, a, um (various read. for Phrixianus), Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 195; Sen. Ben. 1, 3, 7.—

phrygĭo, ōnis, m., an embroiderer in gold, an embroiderer (because the Phrygians were remarkably skilful in this art), Titin. ap. Non. 3, 20:

phrygio, qui pulvinar poterat pingere,

Varr. ib. 3, 25:

stat fullo, phrygio, aurifex, lanarius,

Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 34; id. Men. 2, 3, 72; 4, 3, 7.—

phrygĭōnĭus, a, um, adj., embroidered:

vestes,

Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 196.—

Phrygiscus, a, um, adj., Phrygian:

equi,

Veg. Vet. 4, 6.—

Phrygĭus, a, um, adj., = Phrugios.

Lit., Phrygian:

vulneratus ferro Phrygio,

of Sylla's Phrygian slaves, Cic. Rosc. Am. 32, 90:

maritus,

i. e. Pelops, the son of Tantalus, king of Phrygia, Prop. 1, 2, 19:

columnae,

of Phrygian marble, Tib. 3, 3, 13:

lapis,

Hor. C. 3, 1, 41; also, for yellow ochre, Plin. 36, 19, 36, § 143:

vestes,

embroidered garments, Verg. A. 3, 483:

mater,

Cybele, id. ib. 7, 139; Ov. F. 2, 55:

leones,

who draw her chariot, Verg. A. 10, 157:

buxum,

the Phrygian flute, Ov. P. 1, 1, 45; so,

lotos,

Col. 10, 258:

aes,

cymbals, Luc. 9, 288:

modi,

a vehement, stirring, passionate kind of music, which was used at the festivals of Cybele, Ov. Ib. 456; cf. Tib. 1, 4, 64 (70); Prop. 2, 18 (3, 15), 15:

mos,

Juv. 2, 115; Mart. 11, 84, 4.—

Transf., poet., because Troy belonged to Phrygia, Trojan, of or belonging to Troy:

inuri,

Ov. M. 12, 148:

hymenaei,

between Æneas and Lavinia, Verg. A. 7, 358; also, for Æneas:

maritus,

Ov. M. 14, 79:

Minerva,

the statue of Pallas in Troy, Ov. M. 13, 337:

senex,

i. e. Antenor, id. P. 4, 16, 18:

vates,

i. e. Helenus, id. M. 13, 721:

pastor,

i. e. Paris, Verg. A. 7, 363:

tyrannus,

i. e. Æneas, id. ib. 12, 75; also, for Laomedon, Ov. M. 11, 203:

minister,

i. e. Ganymede, Val. Fl. 2, 417;

called, also, venator,

Stat. Th. 3, 1, 548:

monstra,

the seamonster sent by Neptune against Hesione, Val. Fl. 3, 512:

magister,

Palinurus, Æneas's pilot, Luc. 9. 44:

matrem Idaeam e Phrygiis sedibus excipere,

Val. Max. 7, 5, 2. — Subst.: Phrygĭae, ārum, f., Phrygian women:

o verae Phrygiae neque enim Phryges,

Verg. A. 9, 617; 6, 518.—

Phrygius amnis, v. 1. Phryx.—

Phryx, ygis, adj., Phrygian:

ager,

Claud. in Eutr. 2, 154:

luci,

Stat. Achill. 2, 345:

augur,

Juv. 6, 585.—

( Phrygĭcus, a false read. for Phrygius, Val. Max. 7, 5, 2; v. F. 2. fin. supra).

Phryges, um, m., = Phruges, the Phrygians, a people of Asia Minor, noted among the ancients for their indolence and stupidity, and also for their skill in embroidering in gold, Mel. 1, 2, 5; Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 196; Cic. Div. 1, 41, 92; id. Leg. 2, 13, 33.—In sing.:

Phryx Aesopus,

the Phrygian, Phaedr. 3 prooem. 52.—In partic., of Æneas, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 2; Ov. F. 4, 274; of Marsyas, Stat. Th. 1, 709; of a priest of Cybele (v. Gallus), Prop. 2, 22 (3, 15), 16;

and with a contemptuous allusion, semivir Phryx,

Verg. A. 12, 99.—Prov.: sero sapiunt Phryges (alluding to the obstinate refusal of the Trojans to deliver up Helen), Liv. Andron. or Naev. ap. Fest. p. 342 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 199 Rib.); cf. Cic. Fam. 7, 16, 1:

utrum igitur nostrum est an vestrum hoc proverbium, Phrygem plagis fieri solere meliorem?

Cic. Fl. 27, 65.—

Poet., Romans (as descendants from Æneas), Sil. 1, 106.—Hence,

Phrygĭa, ae, f., = Phrugia, the country of Phrygia, in Asia Minor, divided into Phrygia Major and Phrygia Minor, Plin. 5, 32, 41, § 145; Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 7; 2, 1, 5; 2, 11, 12; Liv. 37, 56.—

Transf., poet., Troy:

Phrygiae fatum componere,

Prop. 4, 12, 63.—

Phrygĭānus, a, um (various read. for Phrixianus), Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 195; Sen. Ben. 1, 3, 7.—

phrygĭo, ōnis, m., an embroiderer in gold, an embroiderer (because the Phrygians were remarkably skilful in this art), Titin. ap. Non. 3, 20:

phrygio, qui pulvinar poterat pingere,

Varr. ib. 3, 25:

stat fullo, phrygio, aurifex, lanarius,

Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 34; id. Men. 2, 3, 72; 4, 3, 7.—

phrygĭōnĭus, a, um, adj., embroidered:

vestes,

Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 196.—

Phrygiscus, a, um, adj., Phrygian:

equi,

Veg. Vet. 4, 6.—

Phrygĭus, a, um, adj., = Phrugios.

Lit., Phrygian:

vulneratus ferro Phrygio,

of Sylla's Phrygian slaves, Cic. Rosc. Am. 32, 90:

maritus,

i. e. Pelops, the son of Tantalus, king of Phrygia, Prop. 1, 2, 19:

columnae,

of Phrygian marble, Tib. 3, 3, 13:

lapis,

Hor. C. 3, 1, 41; also, for yellow ochre, Plin. 36, 19, 36, § 143:

vestes,

embroidered garments, Verg. A. 3, 483:

mater,

Cybele, id. ib. 7, 139; Ov. F. 2, 55:

leones,

who draw her chariot, Verg. A. 10, 157:

buxum,

the Phrygian flute, Ov. P. 1, 1, 45; so,

lotos,

Col. 10, 258:

aes,

cymbals, Luc. 9, 288:

modi,

a vehement, stirring, passionate kind of music, which was used at the festivals of Cybele, Ov. Ib. 456; cf. Tib. 1, 4, 64 (70); Prop. 2, 18 (3, 15), 15:

mos,

Juv. 2, 115; Mart. 11, 84, 4.—

Transf., poet., because Troy belonged to Phrygia, Trojan, of or belonging to Troy:

inuri,

Ov. M. 12, 148:

hymenaei,

between Æneas and Lavinia, Verg. A. 7, 358; also, for Æneas:

maritus,

Ov. M. 14, 79:

Minerva,

the statue of Pallas in Troy, Ov. M. 13, 337:

senex,

i. e. Antenor, id. P. 4, 16, 18:

vates,

i. e. Helenus, id. M. 13, 721:

pastor,

i. e. Paris, Verg. A. 7, 363:

tyrannus,

i. e. Æneas, id. ib. 12, 75; also, for Laomedon, Ov. M. 11, 203:

minister,

i. e. Ganymede, Val. Fl. 2, 417;

called, also, venator,

Stat. Th. 3, 1, 548:

monstra,

the seamonster sent by Neptune against Hesione, Val. Fl. 3, 512:

magister,

Palinurus, Æneas's pilot, Luc. 9. 44:

matrem Idaeam e Phrygiis sedibus excipere,

Val. Max. 7, 5, 2. — Subst.: Phrygĭae, ārum, f., Phrygian women:

o verae Phrygiae neque enim Phryges,

Verg. A. 9, 617; 6, 518.—

Phrygius amnis, v. 1. Phryx.—

Phryx, ygis, adj., Phrygian:

ager,

Claud. in Eutr. 2, 154:

luci,

Stat. Achill. 2, 345:

augur,

Juv. 6, 585.—

( Phrygĭcus, a false read. for Phrygius, Val. Max. 7, 5, 2; v. F. 2. fin. supra).

Phryges, um, m., = Phruges, the Phrygians, a people of Asia Minor, noted among the ancients for their indolence and stupidity, and also for their skill in embroidering in gold, Mel. 1, 2, 5; Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 196; Cic. Div. 1, 41, 92; id. Leg. 2, 13, 33.—In sing.:

Phryx Aesopus,

the Phrygian, Phaedr. 3 prooem. 52.—In partic., of Æneas, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 2; Ov. F. 4, 274; of Marsyas, Stat. Th. 1, 709; of a priest of Cybele (v. Gallus), Prop. 2, 22 (3, 15), 16;

and with a contemptuous allusion, semivir Phryx,

Verg. A. 12, 99.—Prov.: sero sapiunt Phryges (alluding to the obstinate refusal of the Trojans to deliver up Helen), Liv. Andron. or Naev. ap. Fest. p. 342 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 199 Rib.); cf. Cic. Fam. 7, 16, 1:

utrum igitur nostrum est an vestrum hoc proverbium, Phrygem plagis fieri solere meliorem?

Cic. Fl. 27, 65.—

Poet., Romans (as descendants from Æneas), Sil. 1, 106.—Hence,

Phrygĭa, ae, f., = Phrugia, the country of Phrygia, in Asia Minor, divided into Phrygia Major and Phrygia Minor, Plin. 5, 32, 41, § 145; Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 7; 2, 1, 5; 2, 11, 12; Liv. 37, 56.—

Transf., poet., Troy:

Phrygiae fatum componere,

Prop. 4, 12, 63.—

Phrygĭānus, a, um (various read. for Phrixianus), Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 195; Sen. Ben. 1, 3, 7.—

phrygĭo, ōnis, m., an embroiderer in gold, an embroiderer (because the Phrygians were remarkably skilful in this art), Titin. ap. Non. 3, 20:

phrygio, qui pulvinar poterat pingere,

Varr. ib. 3, 25:

stat fullo, phrygio, aurifex, lanarius,

Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 34; id. Men. 2, 3, 72; 4, 3, 7.—

phrygĭōnĭus, a, um, adj., embroidered:

vestes,

Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 196.—

Phrygiscus, a, um, adj., Phrygian:

equi,

Veg. Vet. 4, 6.—

Phrygĭus, a, um, adj., = Phrugios.

Lit., Phrygian:

vulneratus ferro Phrygio,

of Sylla's Phrygian slaves, Cic. Rosc. Am. 32, 90:

maritus,

i. e. Pelops, the son of Tantalus, king of Phrygia, Prop. 1, 2, 19:

columnae,

of Phrygian marble, Tib. 3, 3, 13:

lapis,

Hor. C. 3, 1, 41; also, for yellow ochre, Plin. 36, 19, 36, § 143:

vestes,

embroidered garments, Verg. A. 3, 483:

mater,

Cybele, id. ib. 7, 139; Ov. F. 2, 55:

leones,

who draw her chariot, Verg. A. 10, 157:

buxum,

the Phrygian flute, Ov. P. 1, 1, 45; so,

lotos,

Col. 10, 258:

aes,

cymbals, Luc. 9, 288:

modi,

a vehement, stirring, passionate kind of music, which was used at the festivals of Cybele, Ov. Ib. 456; cf. Tib. 1, 4, 64 (70); Prop. 2, 18 (3, 15), 15:

mos,

Juv. 2, 115; Mart. 11, 84, 4.—

Transf., poet., because Troy belonged to Phrygia, Trojan, of or belonging to Troy:

inuri,

Ov. M. 12, 148:

hymenaei,

between Æneas and Lavinia, Verg. A. 7, 358; also, for Æneas:

maritus,

Ov. M. 14, 79:

Minerva,

the statue of Pallas in Troy, Ov. M. 13, 337:

senex,

i. e. Antenor, id. P. 4, 16, 18:

vates,

i. e. Helenus, id. M. 13, 721:

pastor,

i. e. Paris, Verg. A. 7, 363:

tyrannus,

i. e. Æneas, id. ib. 12, 75; also, for Laomedon, Ov. M. 11, 203:

minister,

i. e. Ganymede, Val. Fl. 2, 417;

called, also, venator,

Stat. Th. 3, 1, 548:

monstra,

the seamonster sent by Neptune against Hesione, Val. Fl. 3, 512:

magister,

Palinurus, Æneas's pilot, Luc. 9. 44:

matrem Idaeam e Phrygiis sedibus excipere,

Val. Max. 7, 5, 2. — Subst.: Phrygĭae, ārum, f., Phrygian women:

o verae Phrygiae neque enim Phryges,

Verg. A. 9, 617; 6, 518.—

Phrygius amnis, v. 1. Phryx.—

Phryx, ygis, adj., Phrygian:

ager,

Claud. in Eutr. 2, 154:

luci,

Stat. Achill. 2, 345:

augur,

Juv. 6, 585.—

( Phrygĭcus, a false read. for Phrygius, Val. Max. 7, 5, 2; v. F. 2. fin. supra).

prŏbus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. prabhus, prominent, strong, from pra (v. pro) and bhu = fio], good, proper, serviceable, excellent, superior, able; esp. in a moral point of view, upright, honest, honorable, excellent, virtuous, etc. (class.).

Of persons:

frugi et probum esse,

Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 53:

probum patrem esse oportet, qui gnatum suom esse probiorem, quam ipsus fuerit, postulat,

id. Ps. 1, 5, 23:

cantores probos,

skilful, excellent, fine, id. ib. 3, 132:

faber,

id. Poen. 4, 2, 93:

architectus,

id. Mil. 3, 3, 40:

artifex,

Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 29:

lena,

Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 14:

amator,

id. ib. 20:

ad aliquam rem,

fit, id. Poen. 3, 3, 67. —

In partic., well-behaved, well-conducted:

quam cives vero rumificant probam,

Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 46:

proba et modesta (mulier),

Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 7.—

Of things abstr. and concr.:

affer huc duas clavas, sed probas,

Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 20:

argentum,

id. Pers. 4, 3, 57:

nummi,

id. ib. 3, 3, 33:

materies,

id. Poen. 4, 2, 93:

occasio,

id. Cas. 5, 4, 2:

navigium,

Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 100:

res,

id. Or. 51, 170:

ager,

Col. Arbor. 3, 6:

sapor,

id. ib. 3, 7?? color, id. ib. 8, 2.—Prov.:

proba merx facile emtorem reperit,

the best goods sell themselves, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 129; cf.: probae fruges suāpte naturā enitent, Acc. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 5, 13.—As subst.: prŏbus, i, a good, worthy, upright man:

poëta peccat, cum probi orationem adfingit improbo stultove sapienti,

Cic. Or. 22, 74.— Adv., in two forms.

Form prŏbē, rightly, well, properly, fitly, opportunely, excellently (class.):

milites armati atque animati probe,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 18:

aedes factae probe,

id. Most. 1, 2, 19?? probe lepideque concinnatus, id. Men. 3, 2, 1:

usque adhuc actum est probe,

id. Mil. 2, 6, 107:

probe curare aliquid,

id. Rud. 2, 3, 50:

satis scite et probe,

id. Trin. 3, 3, 56:

narras,

Ter. And. 5, 6, 6:

intellegere,

id. Eun. 4, 6, 30:

Antipater, quem tu probe meministi,

Cic. de Or. 3, 50, 194:

de aquaeductu probe fecisti,

id. Att. 13, 6, 1:

scire,

id. Fam. 2, 12, 2:

exercitus satis probe ornatus auxiliis,

id. ib. 2, 10, 2:

illud probe judicas,

id. Att. 7, 3, 3:

de Servio probe dicis,

id. Brut. 41, 151; id. Off. 1, 19, 62:

scire,

id. Brut. 2, 12; Liv. 22, 15.—

Transf., in gen., well, fitly, thoroughly, very, very much, greatly, finely, capitally, bravely (syn.:

plane, omnino, sine dubio): appotus probe,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 126:

percutere aliquem,

id. ib. 1, 1, v. 162:

decipere,

id. ib. 1, 1, v. 268:

errare,

id. ib. 3, 3, 20:

vide, ut sit acutus culter probe,

id. Mil. 5, 4:

tui similis est probe,

Ter. Heaut. 5, 3, 18:

perdocta est probe,

id. ib. 2, 3, 120. —In responses, as a token of applause, well done! good! bravo! unde agis te? Ca. Unde homo ebrius. Philo. Probe, Plaut. Most. 1, 4, 28: miles concubinam intro abiit oratum suam, ab se ut abeat. Acr Eu, probe! id. Mil. 4, 4, 9:

probissime,

very well, Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 65; id. Eun. 4, 7, 3.—

Form prŏbĭter, well, fitly, capitally (ante-class.), Varr. ap. Non. 510, 29; cf. Prisc. p. 1010.

Prŏbus, i, m., a Roman surname, Suet. Gram. 24.— Prŏbĭānus, a, um, adj., of or named from a Probus:

purpura,

Lampr. Alex. Sev. 40.

prŏbus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. prabhus, prominent, strong, from pra (v. pro) and bhu = fio], good, proper, serviceable, excellent, superior, able; esp. in a moral point of view, upright, honest, honorable, excellent, virtuous, etc. (class.).

Of persons:

frugi et probum esse,

Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 53:

probum patrem esse oportet, qui gnatum suom esse probiorem, quam ipsus fuerit, postulat,

id. Ps. 1, 5, 23:

cantores probos,

skilful, excellent, fine, id. ib. 3, 132:

faber,

id. Poen. 4, 2, 93:

architectus,

id. Mil. 3, 3, 40:

artifex,

Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 29:

lena,

Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 14:

amator,

id. ib. 20:

ad aliquam rem,

fit, id. Poen. 3, 3, 67. —

In partic., well-behaved, well-conducted:

quam cives vero rumificant probam,

Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 46:

proba et modesta (mulier),

Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 7.—

Of things abstr. and concr.:

affer huc duas clavas, sed probas,

Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 20:

argentum,

id. Pers. 4, 3, 57:

nummi,

id. ib. 3, 3, 33:

materies,

id. Poen. 4, 2, 93:

occasio,

id. Cas. 5, 4, 2:

navigium,

Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 100:

res,

id. Or. 51, 170:

ager,

Col. Arbor. 3, 6:

sapor,

id. ib. 3, 7?? color, id. ib. 8, 2.—Prov.:

proba merx facile emtorem reperit,

the best goods sell themselves, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 129; cf.: probae fruges suāpte naturā enitent, Acc. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 5, 13.—As subst.: prŏbus, i, a good, worthy, upright man:

poëta peccat, cum probi orationem adfingit improbo stultove sapienti,

Cic. Or. 22, 74.— Adv., in two forms.

Form prŏbē, rightly, well, properly, fitly, opportunely, excellently (class.):

milites armati atque animati probe,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 18:

aedes factae probe,

id. Most. 1, 2, 19?? probe lepideque concinnatus, id. Men. 3, 2, 1:

usque adhuc actum est probe,

id. Mil. 2, 6, 107:

probe curare aliquid,

id. Rud. 2, 3, 50:

satis scite et probe,

id. Trin. 3, 3, 56:

narras,

Ter. And. 5, 6, 6:

intellegere,

id. Eun. 4, 6, 30:

Antipater, quem tu probe meministi,

Cic. de Or. 3, 50, 194:

de aquaeductu probe fecisti,

id. Att. 13, 6, 1:

scire,

id. Fam. 2, 12, 2:

exercitus satis probe ornatus auxiliis,

id. ib. 2, 10, 2:

illud probe judicas,

id. Att. 7, 3, 3:

de Servio probe dicis,

id. Brut. 41, 151; id. Off. 1, 19, 62:

scire,

id. Brut. 2, 12; Liv. 22, 15.—

Transf., in gen., well, fitly, thoroughly, very, very much, greatly, finely, capitally, bravely (syn.:

plane, omnino, sine dubio): appotus probe,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 126:

percutere aliquem,

id. ib. 1, 1, v. 162:

decipere,

id. ib. 1, 1, v. 268:

errare,

id. ib. 3, 3, 20:

vide, ut sit acutus culter probe,

id. Mil. 5, 4:

tui similis est probe,

Ter. Heaut. 5, 3, 18:

perdocta est probe,

id. ib. 2, 3, 120. —In responses, as a token of applause, well done! good! bravo! unde agis te? Ca. Unde homo ebrius. Philo. Probe, Plaut. Most. 1, 4, 28: miles concubinam intro abiit oratum suam, ab se ut abeat. Acr Eu, probe! id. Mil. 4, 4, 9:

probissime,

very well, Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 65; id. Eun. 4, 7, 3.—

Form prŏbĭter, well, fitly, capitally (ante-class.), Varr. ap. Non. 510, 29; cf. Prisc. p. 1010.

Prŏbus, i, m., a Roman surname, Suet. Gram. 24.— Prŏbĭānus, a, um, adj., of or named from a Probus:

purpura,

Lampr. Alex. Sev. 40.

Prŏmētheus (trisyl.), ĕi and ĕos, m., =Promêtheus (the Forethinker), a son of Iapetus and Clymene, brother of Epimetheus, and father of Deucalion. He formed men of clay, and animated them by means of fire brought from heaven;

for which he was fastened to Caucasus, where a vulture, or, as some say, an eagle, fed upon his entrails, until, at last, it was slain by Hercules,

Cic. Tusc. 3, 31, 76; Auct. Her. 4, 6, 9; Hor. C. 1, 16, 13; Ov. M. 1, 82; Hyg. Fab. 54; 144; Verg. E. 6, 42; Prop. 3, 3, 29 (4, 4, 7); Mart. 11, 85, 9; Stat. Th. 11, 478; Lact. 2, 10, 5.— Poet., transf., of a skilful potter, Juv. 4, 133.—Hence,

Prŏmēthēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Prometheus, Promethean:

juga,

i. e. the Caucasus, Prop. 1, 12, 10;

also called rupes,

Mart. 9, 46, 3:

fibra,

of Prometheus, Val. Fl. 7, 356:

creta, Col. poët. 10, 59: lutum,

Mart. 10, 39, 4:

cruor,

Ov. Am. 2, 16, 40:

manus,

Stat. Th. 8, 305.—

Prŏmēthĭădes, ae, m. patron., the son of Prometheus, Deucalion, Ov. M. 1, 390.

Prŏmētheus (trisyl.), ĕi and ĕos, m., =Promêtheus (the Forethinker), a son of Iapetus and Clymene, brother of Epimetheus, and father of Deucalion. He formed men of clay, and animated them by means of fire brought from heaven;

for which he was fastened to Caucasus, where a vulture, or, as some say, an eagle, fed upon his entrails, until, at last, it was slain by Hercules,

Cic. Tusc. 3, 31, 76; Auct. Her. 4, 6, 9; Hor. C. 1, 16, 13; Ov. M. 1, 82; Hyg. Fab. 54; 144; Verg. E. 6, 42; Prop. 3, 3, 29 (4, 4, 7); Mart. 11, 85, 9; Stat. Th. 11, 478; Lact. 2, 10, 5.— Poet., transf., of a skilful potter, Juv. 4, 133.—Hence,

Prŏmēthēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Prometheus, Promethean:

juga,

i. e. the Caucasus, Prop. 1, 12, 10;

also called rupes,

Mart. 9, 46, 3:

fibra,

of Prometheus, Val. Fl. 7, 356:

creta, Col. poët. 10, 59: lutum,

Mart. 10, 39, 4:

cruor,

Ov. Am. 2, 16, 40:

manus,

Stat. Th. 8, 305.—

Prŏmēthĭădes, ae, m. patron., the son of Prometheus, Deucalion, Ov. M. 1, 390.

scisco, scīvi, scītum, 3 ( dep. collat. form sciscor, acc. to Prisc. p. 799 P.), v. inch. a. [scio], to seek to know; to search, inquire.

Lit. (ante-class. and very rare; cf., on the other hand, the deriv. sciscitor): praefestinamus, quae sit causa, sciscere, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 186 P.: ibo ad eam, ut sciscam, quid velint, Att. ap. Non. 505, 12; cf. Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 17.—

Transf.

Publicists' t. t., of the people, after inquiry or examination, to accept, approve, assent to something proposed; hence, to appoint, enact, decree, ordain, = rem cognitam jubere (cf. sancio):

nullam illi (majores nostri) vim contionis esse voluerunt: quae scisceret plebes aut quae populus juberet summota contione, distributis partibus... auditis auctoribus, re multos dies promulgatā et cognitā, juberi vetarique voluerunt,

Cic. Fl. 7, 15:

illa legitima: consules populum jure rogaverunt populusque jure scivit,

id. Phil. 1, 10, 26; cf.:

rogationes plurimas propter vos populus scivit,

Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 23:

rogationem Marciam de Liguribus magno consensu plebes scivit jussitque. Ex eo plebiscito, etc.,

Liv. 42, 21 fin.:

adeo id gratum plebi fuit ut id modo sciscerent juberentque, ut senatus decerneret, qui Romae regnaret,

id. 1, 17 fin.:

ad sciscendum plebi,

id. 6, 35:

si Gaditani sciverint nominatim de aliquo cive Romano, ut sit is civis Gaditanus,

Cic. Balb. 11, 27; cf.:

qui (Athenienses) sciverunt, ut, etc.,

id. Off. 3, 11, 46.— Pass.:

multa perniciose sciscuntur in populis (with sancire),

Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 13; cf.:

illud stultissimum, existimare omnia justa esse, quae scita sint in populorum institutis aut legibus,

id. ib. 1, 15, 42 (v. also under P. a.).— Poet., with obj.-clause:

munera Martis Aequent imperio et solem concedere nocti Sciscant,

Sil. 7, 545.—

Transf., in gen. (like decerno), of an individual, to approve, assent to, vote for any thing:

qui ulteriorem (Galliam decernit), ostendit, eam se sciscere legem, quam esse legem neget,

Cic. Prov. Cons. 15, 36:

quod primus scivit legem de publicanis, etc.,

id. Planc. 14, 35. —

To learn, ascertain, know:

ut illi id factum sciscerent,

Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 68: praefestinamus quae sit causa sciscere, quod, etc., Afran. ap. Charis. 2, p. 186 P. (Com. Rel. v. 396 Rib.). —

Trop., of nature, to decree, establish:

confirmat antem illud vel maxime quod ipsa natura, ut ait ille, sciscet et probet,

Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 23.—Hence, scī-tus, a, um, P. a.

(Acc. to I.) Mid. (orig., that has informed himself, obtained knowledge, had experience; hence), knowing, shrewd, wise, acute, experienced, skilful, adroit, etc. (of persons; mostly poet.; not in Cic., but cf. 2.; syn.: callidus, versatus): doctu', fidelis... Scitus, etc., Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4, 4 (Ann. v. 251 Vahl.):

hominem astutum, doctum, scitum et callidum,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 151:

mulier scita atque prudens,

Gell. 13, 4 fin.: scitus agaso, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 330 Müll. (Ann. v. 217 Vahl.):

sycophanta,

Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 8:

homo,

Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 23:

convivator,

a clever, dexterous host, Liv. 35, 49:

scitus bellum (venereum) init,

Plaut. Truc. 5, 42:

ea mulieris scitae comitas,

Gell. 13, 4, 3.— Comp.:

non sum scitior, quae hos rogem, etc.,

Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 12.— Poet. and in post - Aug. prose with gen.:

Nessus scitus vadorum,

acquainted with, Ov. M. 9, 108:

Thalia lyrae,

id. F. 5, 54:

Sthenelus pugnandi,

Quint. 9, 3, 10 Spald. N. cr. —With obj.-clause ( poet.):

scitus accendere corda Laudibus,

Sil. 17, 293:

accendere Martem,

id. 15, 594.—

Of things, fit, suitable, proper, judicious, sensible, witty, etc.:

pulcre scripsti: scitum syngraphum!

Plaut. As. 4, 1, 57:

scito illa quidem (scripsit) sermone et Attico,

Cic. N. D. 1, 33, 93; cf.

interrogationes,

Quint. 5, 7, 28.— Sup.:

oratio optima et scitissima,

Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 30:

si quid (dictum) est, quod mihi scitum esse videatur et homini ingenuo dignum atque docto, non aspernor,

Cic. Planc. 14, 35; cf. id. Or. 16, 51:

oratoris dictum,

Tac. A. 6, 20.—Esp. in the phrase scitum est, it is a witty or acute saying; shrewd, clever: vetus illud Catonis admodum scitum est, qui mirari se aiebat, quod non rideret haruspex, haruspicem cum vidisset, Cic. Div. 2, 24, 51; cf.:

scitum est illud Catonis, ut multa: Melius, etc.,

id. Lael. 24, 90;

Scytharum legati,

Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 148:

scitum est, inter Protogenem et eum (Apellem) quod accidit,

a clever thing, id. 35, 10, 36, § 81:

hoc Scitum est, periculum ex aliis facere, tibi quod ex usu siet,

Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 36; cf. id. Phorm. 5, 4, 2:

scitum est causam conferre in tempus,

Cic. de Or. 3, 61, 228.—

Transf., beautiful, elegant, fine, etc. (mostly ante- and post-class.;

syn.: venustus, bellus): satis scitum filum mulieris,

Plaut. Merc. 4, 4, 15; cf.

Iphis,

Petr. 63, 3:

mulierculae formae scitioris,

Lampr. Commod. 2 fin. (v. perscitus):

vox admodum scita et canora,

Gell. 18, 5, 2:

haec nox scita'st exercendo scorto,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 132; cf. scitamenta.—

(Acc. to II. A.) Subst.: scītum, i. n., an ordinance, statute, decree; esp. in connection with plebis (plebei, v. plebs), or, in one word, plebiscitum, an ordinance or decree of the people or of the citizens (opp. to senatusconsultum, a decree of the Senate):

scita plebei appellantur ea, quae plebs suo suffragio sine patribus jussit, plebeio magistratu rogante,

Fest. p. 293 Müll.; cf. Lael. Felix ap. Gell. 15, 27, 4:

quo plebiscito decreta a senatu est quaestio, etc.,

Cic. Fin. 2, 16, 54:

quae (lex) postea plebiscito Canuleio abrogata est,

id. Rep. 2, 37, 63:

plebiscitis consularem potestatem minuere,

id. de Or. 2, 48, 199 et saep. (v. 2. scitus).—In a lusus verbb. with scitus, A.: Ps. Ecquid is homo scitus est? Ch. Plebiscitum non est scitius, Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 58.—In the order scitum plebis:

de altero aedile scitum plebis est factum rogantibus tribunis,

Liv. 31, 50 fin.; 10, 22 fin.:

scita plebis injuncta patribus,

id. 3, 67; 22, 26;

Populi is used instead of plebis when the decrees of other nations are spoken of: cum lex esset Athenis, ne quis populi scitum faceret, ut quisquam coronā donaretur, etc.,

Cic. Opt. Gen. 7, 19:

Athenienses quibusdam temporibus sublato Areopago nihil nisi populi scitis ac decretis agebant,

id. Rep. 1, 27, 43; so,

in one word, populiscitum,

Nep. Alcib. 5, 4; id. Epam. 7, 4; id. Phoc. 2, 2:

ut nullum de eā re scitum populi fieret aut litteris mandaretur,

Liv. 45, 25. Tacitus is the first who has populi scita for decrees of the Roman people, Tac. A. 3, 58.—Of Roman popular decrees also simply scita:

cum scita ac jussa nostra sua sententia comprobat,

Cic. Balb. 18, 42.—Rarely of other public or official ordinances (cf.:

decreta, edicta, jussa): (Numa) omnia publica privataque sacra Pontificis scitis subjecit,

Liv. 1, 20:

quo minus ferociter aliorum (decemvirorum) scitis adversarentur,

id. 3, 33; Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 146:

regis,

Vulg. Esth. 3, 8.—

Transf. (with decretum and placitum) as a transl. of the Gr. dogma, a maxim, tenet, dogma, Sen. Ep. 95, 10.— Adv.: scītē (acc. to A.), shrewdly, cleverly, skilfully, adroitly, nicely, tastefully, elegantly (class.):

eho, nimium scite scitus es,

Plaut. Cas. 3, 1, 8; cf.:

tondetur nimium scite,

id. Merc. 3, 1, 28:

satis scite et probe,

id. Trin. 3, 3, 56; id. Bacch. 2, 3, 69; id. Mil. 4, 2, 74; id. Trin. 3, 3, 53; Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 7; Cic. Fam. 11, 16, 1 (with commode):

(rationes) ita sunt perscriptae scite et litterate, ut, etc.,

id. Pis. 25, 61; cf.:

scite et venuste facta,

id. Verr. 2, 2, 35, § 87:

illa ex patellis quae evellerat, ita scite in aureis poculis inligabat, etc.,

id. ib. 2, 4, 24, §

54: non scite (dictum),

id. Att. 14, 20, 3; so,

dictum,

Plin. 36, 22, 48, § 166:

scite loqui,

Liv. 10, 19:

parum scite convivium exornare,

Sall. J. 85, 39; cf. Liv. 4, 44 fin. — Comp.:

scitius,

Gell. 4, 11, 10.— Sup.:

scitissime,

Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 116; Gell. 10, 11, 6; App. M. 9, p. 212, 16.

scisco, scīvi, scītum, 3 ( dep. collat. form sciscor, acc. to Prisc. p. 799 P.), v. inch. a. [scio], to seek to know; to search, inquire.

Lit. (ante-class. and very rare; cf., on the other hand, the deriv. sciscitor): praefestinamus, quae sit causa, sciscere, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 186 P.: ibo ad eam, ut sciscam, quid velint, Att. ap. Non. 505, 12; cf. Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 17.—

Transf.

Publicists' t. t., of the people, after inquiry or examination, to accept, approve, assent to something proposed; hence, to appoint, enact, decree, ordain, = rem cognitam jubere (cf. sancio):

nullam illi (majores nostri) vim contionis esse voluerunt: quae scisceret plebes aut quae populus juberet summota contione, distributis partibus... auditis auctoribus, re multos dies promulgatā et cognitā, juberi vetarique voluerunt,

Cic. Fl. 7, 15:

illa legitima: consules populum jure rogaverunt populusque jure scivit,

id. Phil. 1, 10, 26; cf.:

rogationes plurimas propter vos populus scivit,

Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 23:

rogationem Marciam de Liguribus magno consensu plebes scivit jussitque. Ex eo plebiscito, etc.,

Liv. 42, 21 fin.:

adeo id gratum plebi fuit ut id modo sciscerent juberentque, ut senatus decerneret, qui Romae regnaret,

id. 1, 17 fin.:

ad sciscendum plebi,

id. 6, 35:

si Gaditani sciverint nominatim de aliquo cive Romano, ut sit is civis Gaditanus,

Cic. Balb. 11, 27; cf.:

qui (Athenienses) sciverunt, ut, etc.,

id. Off. 3, 11, 46.— Pass.:

multa perniciose sciscuntur in populis (with sancire),

Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 13; cf.:

illud stultissimum, existimare omnia justa esse, quae scita sint in populorum institutis aut legibus,

id. ib. 1, 15, 42 (v. also under P. a.).— Poet., with obj.-clause:

munera Martis Aequent imperio et solem concedere nocti Sciscant,

Sil. 7, 545.—

Transf., in gen. (like decerno), of an individual, to approve, assent to, vote for any thing:

qui ulteriorem (Galliam decernit), ostendit, eam se sciscere legem, quam esse legem neget,

Cic. Prov. Cons. 15, 36:

quod primus scivit legem de publicanis, etc.,

id. Planc. 14, 35. —

To learn, ascertain, know:

ut illi id factum sciscerent,

Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 68: praefestinamus quae sit causa sciscere, quod, etc., Afran. ap. Charis. 2, p. 186 P. (Com. Rel. v. 396 Rib.). —

Trop., of nature, to decree, establish:

confirmat antem illud vel maxime quod ipsa natura, ut ait ille, sciscet et probet,

Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 23.—Hence, scī-tus, a, um, P. a.

(Acc. to I.) Mid. (orig., that has informed himself, obtained knowledge, had experience; hence), knowing, shrewd, wise, acute, experienced, skilful, adroit, etc. (of persons; mostly poet.; not in Cic., but cf. 2.; syn.: callidus, versatus): doctu', fidelis... Scitus, etc., Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4, 4 (Ann. v. 251 Vahl.):

hominem astutum, doctum, scitum et callidum,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 151:

mulier scita atque prudens,

Gell. 13, 4 fin.: scitus agaso, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 330 Müll. (Ann. v. 217 Vahl.):

sycophanta,

Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 8:

homo,

Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 23:

convivator,

a clever, dexterous host, Liv. 35, 49:

scitus bellum (venereum) init,

Plaut. Truc. 5, 42:

ea mulieris scitae comitas,

Gell. 13, 4, 3.— Comp.:

non sum scitior, quae hos rogem, etc.,

Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 12.— Poet. and in post - Aug. prose with gen.:

Nessus scitus vadorum,

acquainted with, Ov. M. 9, 108:

Thalia lyrae,

id. F. 5, 54:

Sthenelus pugnandi,

Quint. 9, 3, 10 Spald. N. cr. —With obj.-clause ( poet.):

scitus accendere corda Laudibus,

Sil. 17, 293:

accendere Martem,

id. 15, 594.—

Of things, fit, suitable, proper, judicious, sensible, witty, etc.:

pulcre scripsti: scitum syngraphum!

Plaut. As. 4, 1, 57:

scito illa quidem (scripsit) sermone et Attico,

Cic. N. D. 1, 33, 93; cf.

interrogationes,

Quint. 5, 7, 28.— Sup.:

oratio optima et scitissima,

Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 30:

si quid (dictum) est, quod mihi scitum esse videatur et homini ingenuo dignum atque docto, non aspernor,

Cic. Planc. 14, 35; cf. id. Or. 16, 51:

oratoris dictum,

Tac. A. 6, 20.—Esp. in the phrase scitum est, it is a witty or acute saying; shrewd, clever: vetus illud Catonis admodum scitum est, qui mirari se aiebat, quod non rideret haruspex, haruspicem cum vidisset, Cic. Div. 2, 24, 51; cf.:

scitum est illud Catonis, ut multa: Melius, etc.,

id. Lael. 24, 90;

Scytharum legati,

Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 148:

scitum est, inter Protogenem et eum (Apellem) quod accidit,

a clever thing, id. 35, 10, 36, § 81:

hoc Scitum est, periculum ex aliis facere, tibi quod ex usu siet,

Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 36; cf. id. Phorm. 5, 4, 2:

scitum est causam conferre in tempus,

Cic. de Or. 3, 61, 228.—

Transf., beautiful, elegant, fine, etc. (mostly ante- and post-class.;

syn.: venustus, bellus): satis scitum filum mulieris,

Plaut. Merc. 4, 4, 15; cf.

Iphis,

Petr. 63, 3:

mulierculae formae scitioris,

Lampr. Commod. 2 fin. (v. perscitus):

vox admodum scita et canora,

Gell. 18, 5, 2:

haec nox scita'st exercendo scorto,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 132; cf. scitamenta.—

(Acc. to II. A.) Subst.: scītum, i. n., an ordinance, statute, decree; esp. in connection with plebis (plebei, v. plebs), or, in one word, plebiscitum, an ordinance or decree of the people or of the citizens (opp. to senatusconsultum, a decree of the Senate):

scita plebei appellantur ea, quae plebs suo suffragio sine patribus jussit, plebeio magistratu rogante,

Fest. p. 293 Müll.; cf. Lael. Felix ap. Gell. 15, 27, 4:

quo plebiscito decreta a senatu est quaestio, etc.,

Cic. Fin. 2, 16, 54:

quae (lex) postea plebiscito Canuleio abrogata est,

id. Rep. 2, 37, 63:

plebiscitis consularem potestatem minuere,

id. de Or. 2, 48, 199 et saep. (v. 2. scitus).—In a lusus verbb. with scitus, A.: Ps. Ecquid is homo scitus est? Ch. Plebiscitum non est scitius, Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 58.—In the order scitum plebis:

de altero aedile scitum plebis est factum rogantibus tribunis,

Liv. 31, 50 fin.; 10, 22 fin.:

scita plebis injuncta patribus,

id. 3, 67; 22, 26;

Populi is used instead of plebis when the decrees of other nations are spoken of: cum lex esset Athenis, ne quis populi scitum faceret, ut quisquam coronā donaretur, etc.,

Cic. Opt. Gen. 7, 19:

Athenienses quibusdam temporibus sublato Areopago nihil nisi populi scitis ac decretis agebant,

id. Rep. 1, 27, 43; so,

in one word, populiscitum,

Nep. Alcib. 5, 4; id. Epam. 7, 4; id. Phoc. 2, 2:

ut nullum de eā re scitum populi fieret aut litteris mandaretur,

Liv. 45, 25. Tacitus is the first who has populi scita for decrees of the Roman people, Tac. A. 3, 58.—Of Roman popular decrees also simply scita:

cum scita ac jussa nostra sua sententia comprobat,

Cic. Balb. 18, 42.—Rarely of other public or official ordinances (cf.:

decreta, edicta, jussa): (Numa) omnia publica privataque sacra Pontificis scitis subjecit,

Liv. 1, 20:

quo minus ferociter aliorum (decemvirorum) scitis adversarentur,

id. 3, 33; Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 146:

regis,

Vulg. Esth. 3, 8.—

Transf. (with decretum and placitum) as a transl. of the Gr. dogma, a maxim, tenet, dogma, Sen. Ep. 95, 10.— Adv.: scītē (acc. to A.), shrewdly, cleverly, skilfully, adroitly, nicely, tastefully, elegantly (class.):

eho, nimium scite scitus es,

Plaut. Cas. 3, 1, 8; cf.:

tondetur nimium scite,

id. Merc. 3, 1, 28:

satis scite et probe,

id. Trin. 3, 3, 56; id. Bacch. 2, 3, 69; id. Mil. 4, 2, 74; id. Trin. 3, 3, 53; Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 7; Cic. Fam. 11, 16, 1 (with commode):

(rationes) ita sunt perscriptae scite et litterate, ut, etc.,

id. Pis. 25, 61; cf.:

scite et venuste facta,

id. Verr. 2, 2, 35, § 87:

illa ex patellis quae evellerat, ita scite in aureis poculis inligabat, etc.,

id. ib. 2, 4, 24, §

54: non scite (dictum),

id. Att. 14, 20, 3; so,

dictum,

Plin. 36, 22, 48, § 166:

scite loqui,

Liv. 10, 19:

parum scite convivium exornare,

Sall. J. 85, 39; cf. Liv. 4, 44 fin. — Comp.:

scitius,

Gell. 4, 11, 10.— Sup.:

scitissime,

Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 116; Gell. 10, 11, 6; App. M. 9, p. 212, 16.

consŭlo, lŭi, ltum, 3, v. n. and a. [from con and root sal-; cf. consul and consilium].

To consider, reflect, deliberate, take counsel, reflect upon, consult.

Neutr.

In gen.

Absol.: quid nunc? etiam consulis? do you still deliberate, i. e. hesitate? Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 171; cf. id. Truc. 2, 4, 75 Speng.: ne quid in consulendo adversi eveniat, Cato ap. Gell. 7, 3, 14:

consulto opus est,

there is need of deliberation, Sall. C. 1, 6:

dum tempus consulendi est,

Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 19:

satis facere consulentibus,

Cic. Or. 42, 143:

ut omnium rerum vobis ad consulendum potestas esset,

Liv. 8, 13, 18:

ut tot uno tempore motibus animi turbati trepidarent magis quam consulerent,

id. 21, 16, 2:

praesidium consulenti curiae,

Hor. C. 2, 1, 14 et saep.—

With in and acc.:

consulere in longitudinem,

to take thought for the future, Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 10:

in commune,

for the common good, id. And. 3, 3, 16; Liv. 32, 21, 1; Tac. A. 12, 5; id. Agr. 12; Curt. 5, 9, 14;

and in the same sense: in medium,

Verg. A. 11, 335; Liv. 24, 22, 15; Tac. H. 2, 5; Luc. 5, 46:

in unum,

Tac. H. 1, 68; 4, 70:

in publicum (opp. suscipere proprias simultates),

Plin. Ep. 9, 13, 21; Tac. A. 1, 24.—

With de and abl.:

bello confecto de Rhodiis consultum est,

Sall. C. 51, 5; so,

de communibus negotiis,

id. J. 105, 1:

de salute suorum,

Cic. Sull. 22, 63:

omnibus de rebus,

Tac. A. 4, 40.—

With ut or ne:

consulere vivi ac prospicere debemus, ut illorum (liberorum) solitudo munita sit,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 58, § 153:

tu ne qua manus se attollere nobis A tergo possit, custodi et consule longe,

Verg. A. 9, 322.— Impers.:

ut urbi... satis esset praesidii, consultum atque provisum est,

Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 26:

ne deficerent, consulendum esse,

Cels. 3, 4, 31.—

Esp., consulere alicui or alicui rei, to take care for some person or thing, to be mindful of, take care of, look to, have regard for, to counsel or consult for:

tuae rei bene consulere cupio,

Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 9:

quid me fiat, parvi pendis, dum illi consulas,

Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 37:

qui parti civium consulunt, partem neglegunt,

Cic. Off. 1, 25, 85: consulere eorum commodis et utilitati salutique [p. 442] servire, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 9, § 27; so,

famae, pudicitiae tuae,

id. Phil. 2, 2, 3:

dignitati meae,

id. Fam. 11, 29, 1:

suae vitae,

Caes. B. G. 7, 12:

receptui sibi,

id. B. C. 3, 69:

reipublicae juxta ac sibi,

Sall. C. 37, 8; id. J. 58, 2; Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 1:

timori magis quam religioni,

Caes. B. C. 1, 67; cf.:

magis irae quam famae,

Sall. C. 51, 7:

qui mi consultum optime velit esse,

Ter. Phorm. 1, 3, 1: mi ires consultum male? to counsel evil or badly, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 36; so,

male patriae,

Nep. Epam. 10, 1; id. Phoc. 2, 2.—With si:

melius consulet (sibi), si, etc.,

Cels. 1, 3, 55.—

Consulere aliquem (or aliquid), to consult with one, to ask his opinion or advice, to ask counsel of, to consult, question (for the sake of advice).

In gen.:

cum te consuluissem, quid mihi faciendum esse censeres,

Cic. Fam. 11, 29, 1:

te, qui philosophum audis,

id. ib. 9, 26, 1:

Apellem tragoedum, uter, etc.,

Suet. Calig. 33 al. —Of inanim. objects:

speculum suum,

Ov. A. A. 3, 136; cf.:

spectatas undas, quid se deceat,

id. M. 4, 312:

nares, an olerent aera Corinthōn,

Mart. 9, 60, 11:

diem de gemmis, etc.,

Ov. A. A. 1, 251 sq.:

animum nostrum,

Quint. 4, 2, 52:

aures meas,

id. 9, 4, 93:

suas vires,

id. 10, 2, 18 al. —With two accs.:

ibo et consulam hanc rem amicos, quid faciundum censeant,

Plaut. Men. 4, 3, 26:

nec te id consulo,

Cic. Att. 7, 20, 2:

consulere prudentiorem coepi aetates tabularum,

Petr. 88.—Freq.,

Esp. as t. t.

In the lang. of religion, to consult a deity, an oracle, omens, etc.:

Apollinem de re,

Cic. Leg. 2, 16, 40:

deum consuluit auguriis, quae suscipienda essent,

Liv. 1, 20, 7:

deos hominum fibris,

Tac. A. 14, 30 fin.:

Phoebi oracula,

Ov. M. 3, 9; Suet. Vesp. 5:

Tiresiam conjectorem,

Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 76:

haruspicem,

Cic. Div. 2, 4, 11; Suet. Tib. 63; Cato, R. R. 5, 4:

vates nunc extis, nunc per aves,

Liv. 2, 42, 10:

Cumaeam anum,

Ov. F. 4, 158:

avem primum visam augur,

id. ib. 1, 180:

spirantia exta,

Verg. A. 4, 64; so,

trepidantia exta,

Ov. M. 15, 576:

sacras sortes,

id. ib. 11, 412:

Etrusci haruspices male consulentes,

Gell. 4, 5, 5.— Pass. impers.:

si publice consuletur... sin privatim,

Tac. G. 10. —With dependent question:

senatus pontificum collegium consuli jussit, num omne id aurum in ludos consumi necessum esset,

Liv. 39, 5, 9:

consulti per ludibrium pontifices, an concepto necdum edito partu rite nuberet,

Tac. A. 1, 10.—

In judic. lang., to ask advice of a lawyer, to consult, etc.:

quam inanes domus eorum omnium, qui de jure civili consuli solent,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 46, § 120:

consuli quidem te a Caesare scribis: sed ego tibi ab illo consuli mallem,

id. Fam. 7, 11, 2:

si jus consuleres, peritissimus,

Liv. 39, 40, 6:

munus hoc eorum qui consuluntur,

i. e. who are skilled in the law, Cic. Leg. 1, 4, 14; so id. Quint. 16, 53.—

With dependent question: consulens eum, an seni jam testato suaderet ordinare suprema judicia,

Quint. 6, 3, 92.—The formula usual in asking advice was, licet consulere? Cic. Mur. 13, 28; cf. Hor. S. 2, 3, 192.—

In publicists' lang., to take counsel with the competent authorities, to consult:

Quirites, utrum, etc.,

Liv. 31, 7, 2; so,

senatum,

Sall. J. 28, 2:

senatum de foedere,

id. ib. 39, 2;

62, 10: populum de ejus morte,

Cic. Mil. 7, 16:

plebem in omnia (tribuni),

Liv. 6, 39, 2 al. —

Aliquid.

To take counsel or deliberate upon something, to consider:

est consulere quiddam quod tecum volo,

Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 53; id. Pers. 5, 2, 63:

rem delatam consulere ordine non licuit,

Liv. 2, 28, 2; so,

consulere et explorare rem,

Cic. Att. 2, 16, 4:

consulis rem nulli obscuram,

Verg. A. 11, 344 al.:

bis repulsi Galli quid agant consulunt,

Caes. B. G. 7, 83.—

To advise something, to give advice:

tun' consulis quicquam?

Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 47; id. Phorm. 1, 3, 22.— Absol.:

ab re consulit blandiloquentulus,

advises to his hurt, Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 17.

Sometimes meton. (causa pro effectu).

To take a resolution, resolve, conclude, determine.

Neutr.; constr. absol. or with de aliquo or in aliquem:

de nullis quam de vobis infestius aut inimicius consuluerunt,

Liv. 28, 29, 8; so,

de perfugis gravius quam de fugitivis,

id. 30, 43, 13:

in humiliores libidinose crudeliterque consulebatur,

id. 3, 36, 7; so,

crudeliter in deditos victosque,

id. 8, 13, 15; cf. Tac. Agr. 16. —

Act.:

quid in concilio consuluistis?

Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 6:

animum ego inducam tamen, ut illud, quod tuam in rem bene conducat, consulam,

id. Cist. 3, 4: ne quid gravius de salute tuā consulas, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 16, 1:

pessime istuc in te atque in illum consulis,

Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 28:

quae reges irā inpulsi male consuluerint,

Sall. C. 51, 4:

nisi quod de uxore potuit honestius consuli,

id. J. 95, 3.— Pass. impers.:

aliter mihi de illis ac de me ipso consulendum est,

Cic. Att. 7, 13, 3.—

With the access. idea of judging, in the connection boni, optimi aliquid consulere, to excuse, take in good part, interpret favorably; be contented, pleased, or satisfied with:

sit consul a consulendo vel a judicando: nam et hoc consulere veteres vocaverunt, unde adhuc remanet illud Rogat boni consulas, id est bonum judices,

Quint. 1, 6, 32; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 41, 8 Müll.: nemo hoc rex ausus est facere, eane fieri bonis, bono genere gnatis boni consulitis? Cato ap. Gell. 10, 3, 17:

boni consulendum,

Varr. L. L. 7, § 40 Müll.:

tu haec quaeso consule missa boni,

Ov. P. 3, 8, 24; cf. id. Tr. 4, 1, 106; so,

nostrum laborem,

Quint. 6, prooem. § 16; Plin. Ep. 7, 12, 3:

hoc munus,

Sen. Ben. 1, 1, 8; id. Prov. 2, 4; id. Ep. 9, 20; 17, 9; 88, 17:

quaerebat argentum avaritia: boni consuluit interim invenisse minium,

Plin. 33, prooem. 2, § 4;

8, 16, 17, § 44: boni et optimi consulere,

App. M. 8, p. 205, 28.— Hence,

consultus, a, um, P. a.

Well considered or weighed, deliberated upon, maturely pondered:

bene consultum consilium surripitur saepissume, si minus, etc.,

Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 5 sq.:

ipsi omnia, quorum negotium est, consulta ad nos et exquisita deferunt,

Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 250: neque eam usquam invenio, neque quo eam, neque quā quaeram consultum'st, I know neither, etc., Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 6:

operā consultā,

with mature reflection, Gell. 7 (6), 17, 3;

in the same sense, consulto consilio,

Paul. Sent. 1, 9, 6:

consultius est huic poenalem quoque stipulationem subjungere,

it is better. more advantageous, Dig. 2, 15, 15.—

(Acc. to I. B. 1.) Knowing, skilful, experienced, practised, esp. in law; skilled or learned in the law:

non ille magis juris consultus quam justitiae fuit,

Cic. Phil. 9, 5, 10:

juris atque eloquentiae,

Liv. 10, 22, 7:

consultissimus vir omnis divini atque humani juris,

id. 1, 18, 1; cf. Gell. 1, 13, 10:

insanientis sapientiae,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 3:

universae disciplinae,

Col. 11, 1, 12.—Hence, subst.: consultus, i, m., a lawyer:

tu consultus modo rusticus,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 17; id. Ep 2, 2, 87; 2, 2, 159; Ov. A. A. 1, 83.— Esp. with juris, often written as one word, jūrisconsultus, i, m., v. h. v.— Absol.:

ut natura non disciplinā consultus esse videatur,

Cic. Caecin. 27, 78:

consultorum alterum disertissimum, disertorum alterum consultissimum fuisse,

id. Brut. 40, 148:

consultiores sibimet videntur Deo,

Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 2.—

Subst.: consultum, i, n.

(Acc. to I. B. 1. b.) A consultation, inquiry of a deity:

Sostratus (sacerdos) ubi laeta et congruentia exta magnisque consultis annuere deam videt, etc.,

Tac. H. 2, 4.—

(Acc. to II.) A decree, decision, resolution, plan; so first, Senatus consultum, or in one word, Senatusconsul-tum, a decree of the Senate (most freq. in all periods; the senatus consulta were not, like the plebiscita, the supreme law of the republic; but under the emperors, all new laws took this form, v. esp. Sandars, Introd., Just. Inst. § 15;

1, 2, 5),

Sall. C. 42, 3; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 66, § 149:

senatus consultum est quod senatus jubet atque constituit, nam cum auctus esset populus Romanus... aequum visum est senatum vice populi consuli,

Just. Inst. 1, 2, 5;

for which, consulta Patrum,

Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 41. —Of a decree of the Sicilian council:

ne senatus consultum Siculi homines facere possent,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 65, § 146.—Also in other connections:

facta et consulta fortium et sapientium,

Cic. Leg. 1, 24, 62; cf.:

facta consultaque Alexandri,

Sall. H. 3, 7 Dietsch:

consulta et decreta,

id. J. 11, 5:

consulta sese omnia cum illo integra habere,

all objects of consultation, plans, id. ib. 108, 2; cf.:

ab occultis cavendum hominibus consultisque,

plans, Liv. 25, 16, 4; and:

approbare collegam consulta,

id. 10, 39, 10:

dum consulta petis,

responses, oracles, divinations, Verg. A. 6, 151:

tua magna,

decisions, id. ib. 11, 410; so,

mollia,

Tac. A. 1, 40:

mala,

id. ib. 6, 6:

ex consulto factum,

purposely, voluntarily, Auct. Her. 2, 30, 49.—Hence, adv., considerately, deliberately, designedly, on purpose.

Form consultō (class. in prose and poetry):

utrum perturbatione aliquā animi an consulto et cogitata fiat injuria,

Cic. Off. 1, 8, 27; Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 43; Cic. N. D. 1, 31, 85; id. Leg. 1, 8, 25; Caes. B. G. 5, 16; 5, 37; Sall. J. 60, 5; 64, 5; Quint. 8, 4, 19; Tac. A. 4, 16; Suet. Caes. 56; * Hor. S. 1, 10, 14 al. —

Form consultē (mostly ante- and post-class.):

qui consulte, docte atque astute cavet,

Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 14:

caute atque consulte gesta,

Liv. 22, 38, 11; Spart. Had. 2.— Comp., Liv. 22, 24, 3; Tac. H. 2, 24. — Sup., Capitol. Pert. 7.

sollers ( sōlers), tis (abl. regularly sollerti;

sollerte,

Ov. P. 4, 14, 35), adj. [sollus, i. e. totus - ars, and therefore qs. all art; hence, in gen.], skilled, skilful, clever, dexterous, adroit, expert (class.; syn.; sagax, subtilis, expertus).

Of persons:

quae liberum Scire aequom est adulescentem, solertem dabo,

to make ready, accomplished, Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 25: vigilans ac sollers, sicca, sana, sobria sum, Afran. ap. Non. 21, 33:

in omni vel officio vel sermone sollers,

Cic. Rep. 2, 21, 37:

pictor sollers in arte,

Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 142:

sollertem tu me facis,

Ov. H. 20, 26:

ancilla,

id. Am. 1, 8, 87:

vir,

id. Ib. 279:

Ulixes,

id. P. 4, 14, 35:

agricola,

Nep. Cat. 3, 1.— Comp.:

sollertior et ingeniosior,

Cic. Rosc. Com. 11, 31.— Sup.:

Sulla, rudis antea et ignarus belli, sollertissimus omnium factus est,

Sall. J. 96, 1:

hostis,

Suet. Caes. 35.— Poet., with inf.:

coloribus Sollers nunc hominem ponere nunc deum,

Hor. C. 4, 8, 8; Ov. Am. 2, 7, 17; Sil. 1, 79; 8, 260.—With gen.:

Musa lyrae sollers,

Hor. A. P. 407:

sollers cunctandi Fabius,

Sil. 7, 126.—With ad and acc.:

cum esset deus ad excogitandum providentissimus, ad faciendum sollertissimus,

Lact. 2, 8, 3.—

Transf., of things, ingenious, sagacious, intelligent, inventive:

opera providae sollertisque naturae,

Cic. N. D. 2, 51, 128: animus, [p. 1721] Liv. 7, 14; cf.:

sollerti corde Prometheus,

Cat. 64, 295:

sollerti astu,

Ov. M. 4, 776:

sollers subtilisque descriptio partium,

Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 121:

frugum et pecudum custodia sollers,

Verg. G. 4, 327:

genus acuminis in reprehendendis verbis versutum et sollers,

Cic. Brut. 67, 236:

ingenium,

Ov. F. 3, 840:

hominum natura,

id. Am. 3, 8, 45:

manus,

Tib. 1, 8, 29.— Comp.:

nihil sollertius,

Cic. Sen. 15, 54:

sollertius est multo genus virile,

Lucr. 5, 1356.— Sup.: fundus sollertissimus, qs. most creative, i. e. most productive, fruitful, Cato, R. R. 8 fin. — Hence, adv.: sollerter ( sōlert-), skilfully, dexterously, shrewdly, sagaciously, ingeniously:

aliquid consequi,

Cic. Leg. 1, 8, 26:

patefacere futura,

Tac. A. 6, 21:

explorans,

Spart. Hadr. 10.— Comp.:

simulata sollertius,

Cic. N. D. 2, 35, 88:

exprimere incessus, vultum, etc.,

Ov. M. 11, 635:

colere hortos,

id. ib. 14, 624: imperare, Treb. Poll. Gall. 13.— Sup.:

aliquid sollertissime perspicere,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 98:

tempora persequi,

Vop. Car. 4.

sollers ( sōlers), tis (abl. regularly sollerti;

sollerte,

Ov. P. 4, 14, 35), adj. [sollus, i. e. totus - ars, and therefore qs. all art; hence, in gen.], skilled, skilful, clever, dexterous, adroit, expert (class.; syn.; sagax, subtilis, expertus).

Of persons:

quae liberum Scire aequom est adulescentem, solertem dabo,

to make ready, accomplished, Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 25: vigilans ac sollers, sicca, sana, sobria sum, Afran. ap. Non. 21, 33:

in omni vel officio vel sermone sollers,

Cic. Rep. 2, 21, 37:

pictor sollers in arte,

Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 142:

sollertem tu me facis,

Ov. H. 20, 26:

ancilla,

id. Am. 1, 8, 87:

vir,

id. Ib. 279:

Ulixes,

id. P. 4, 14, 35:

agricola,

Nep. Cat. 3, 1.— Comp.:

sollertior et ingeniosior,

Cic. Rosc. Com. 11, 31.— Sup.:

Sulla, rudis antea et ignarus belli, sollertissimus omnium factus est,

Sall. J. 96, 1:

hostis,

Suet. Caes. 35.— Poet., with inf.:

coloribus Sollers nunc hominem ponere nunc deum,

Hor. C. 4, 8, 8; Ov. Am. 2, 7, 17; Sil. 1, 79; 8, 260.—With gen.:

Musa lyrae sollers,

Hor. A. P. 407:

sollers cunctandi Fabius,

Sil. 7, 126.—With ad and acc.:

cum esset deus ad excogitandum providentissimus, ad faciendum sollertissimus,

Lact. 2, 8, 3.—

Transf., of things, ingenious, sagacious, intelligent, inventive:

opera providae sollertisque naturae,

Cic. N. D. 2, 51, 128: animus, [p. 1721] Liv. 7, 14; cf.:

sollerti corde Prometheus,

Cat. 64, 295:

sollerti astu,

Ov. M. 4, 776:

sollers subtilisque descriptio partium,

Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 121:

frugum et pecudum custodia sollers,

Verg. G. 4, 327:

genus acuminis in reprehendendis verbis versutum et sollers,

Cic. Brut. 67, 236:

ingenium,

Ov. F. 3, 840:

hominum natura,

id. Am. 3, 8, 45:

manus,

Tib. 1, 8, 29.— Comp.:

nihil sollertius,

Cic. Sen. 15, 54:

sollertius est multo genus virile,

Lucr. 5, 1356.— Sup.: fundus sollertissimus, qs. most creative, i. e. most productive, fruitful, Cato, R. R. 8 fin. — Hence, adv.: sollerter ( sōlert-), skilfully, dexterously, shrewdly, sagaciously, ingeniously:

aliquid consequi,

Cic. Leg. 1, 8, 26:

patefacere futura,

Tac. A. 6, 21:

explorans,

Spart. Hadr. 10.— Comp.:

simulata sollertius,

Cic. N. D. 2, 35, 88:

exprimere incessus, vultum, etc.,

Ov. M. 11, 635:

colere hortos,

id. ib. 14, 624: imperare, Treb. Poll. Gall. 13.— Sup.:

aliquid sollertissime perspicere,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 98:

tempora persequi,

Vop. Car. 4.