snatch+up

dē-rĭpĭo ( - rupio), rĭpŭi, reptum, 3, v. a. [rapio], to tear off, tear away, snatch away, remove violently; to pull down (class., esp. freq. in poets).

Lit. constr., with abl. with or without a prep., or rarely with dat.:

aliquem de ara,

Plaut. Rud. 3, 6, 2; so with de, id. ib. 3, 5, 5; id. Men. 5, 2, 117; Tib. 1, 2, 82 al.; with ab, Plaut. Rud. 3, 3, 10:

vestem a pectore,

Ov. M. 9, 637:

ferrum a latere,

Tac. A. 1, 35; with ex:

velamina ex humeris,

id. ib. 6, 567; cf.:

aurum matronis,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 18:

pellem leoni,

Ov. M. 3, 52:

pignus lacertis,

Hor. Od. 1, 9, 23; 4, 15, 7:

amphoram horreo,

id. ib. 3, 28, 7:

qualos fumosis tectis,

Verg. G. 2, 242:

lunam caelo,

Hor. Epod. 5, 46 et saep.:

ensem vaginā,

Ov. M. 10, 475:

ramos arbore,

id. ib. 11, 29:

tunicam,

id. Am. 1, 5, 13:

derepta acus,

id. ib. 1, 14, 18:

arma templis,

Sil. 10, 600:

ore frena,

id. 10, 319:

plaustro derepta nurus,

Val. Fl. 2, 160; Tac. A. 1, 20; 2, 45 et saep.— Absol.:

facinus indignum, erum meum hic luci derupier in via,

Plaut. Men. 5, 7, 17.—Prov.:

e caelo deripit ille deos, of outrageous impiety,

Tib. 1, 10, 60.—

Trop.:

quantum de mea auctoritate deripuisset,

Cic. Sull. 1, 2.

and edd. often confounded with diripio q. v.

dī-rĭpĭo, ŭi, eptum, 3, v. a. [rapio], to tear asunder, tear in pieces (class.).

In gen. (rarely):

Pentheum diripuisse aiunt Bacchas,

Plaut. Merc. 2, 4, 1:

Hippolytum (equi),

Ov. A. A. 1, 338; id. F. 5, 310:

nec opinantes (leae),

Lucr. 5, 1319:

membra manibus nefandis,

Ov. M. 3, 731 et saep.:

venti diripiunt fretum,

Stat. Th. 5, 367. —

In partic.

Milit. t. t., to lay waste, ravage, spoil, plunder an enemy's territory or possessions (so most freq.):

bona alicujus,

Caes. B. G. 7, 3, 1; 7, 42, 3; 7, 43, 2:

magnum numerum frumenti commeatusque,

id. ib. 7, 38, 9:

impedimenta,

id. ib. 2, 17, 3:

naves more praedonum,

id. B. C. 3, 112, 3:

praedas bellicas,

Sall. J. 41, 7 et saep.:

oppidum,

Caes. B. C. 1, 21, 2; 3, 80 fin.:

urbes,

Liv. 37, 32 fin.:

tecta,

id. 5, 41:

templa hostiliter,

id. 37, 21; cf.:

castra hostiliter,

id. 2, 14; and:

oppida hostiliter,

Suet. Caes. 54:

civitates,

Caes. B. C. 3, 31 fin.:

provincias,

Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 19, 57:

patriam,

id. Att. 8, 2, 3 et saep.—

With personal objects:

Eburones,

Caes. B. G. 6, 34, 8; 6, 35, 4:

Lusitanos,

Nep. Cato, 3, 4:

ab hostibus diripi,

Caes. B. G. 7, 8, 4; cf. id. B. C. 2, 12, 4 al.—

Transf. beyond the milit. sphere, to destroy, to rob:

(Harpyiae) diripiunt dapes,

Verg. A. 3, 227:

supellectilem,

Suet. Ner. 11.—

To struggle, strive, contend for a thing (post-Aug.):

talos jecit in medium, quos pueri diripere coeperant,

Quint. 6, 1, 47: editum librum, to buy up rapidly, Suet. Vita Pers. fin. —Of persons:

diripitur ille toto foro patronus,

Sen. Brev. Vit. 7; so,

Timagenem, id. de Ira, 3, 23: Homerum (urbes),

Stat. Silv. 5, 3, 131:

matrem avidis complexibus ambo,

id. Th. 5, 722:

te potentiores per convivia,

Mart. 7, 76.—

To tear away, snatch away:

direpto ex capite regni insigni et lacerata veste,

Curt. 7, 5, 24:

ferrum a latere,

Tac. A. 1, 35; Hor. C. 3, 5, 21 Stallb. (al. derepta). —

Trop., of the mind and feelings, to distract, distress:

differor, distrahor, diripior,

Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 5.

ē-lūdo, si, sum, 3, v. n. and a. *

Neutr., to finish play, i. e. cease to sport or roll:

ipsum autem mare sic terram appetens litoribus eludit, ut, etc.,

Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 100 (Bait. cludit):

solebat Aquilius litus ita definire, qua fluctus eluderet,

id. Top. 7, 31 (al. alluderet); cf. Quint. 5, 14, 34: eludere proprie gladiatorum est cum vicerint, et eludere est finem ludo imponere, Don. ad Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 10.—

To win from one at play (very rare).—Constr. aliquem or aliquem aliquid:

anulus, Quem parasitus hic te elusit,

Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 31; cf.:

elusi militem in alea,

id. ib. 11.— Poet., with dat.:

tibi victrices... Eludet palmas una puella tuas,

will snatch away from you, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 140.—Far more freq. and class. (esp. in the transf. sense),

A gladiator's t. t., to elude or parry an enemy's blow:

callidus emissas eludere simius hastas,

Mart. 14, 202:

caestus cito motu,

Manil. 5, 163; cf. absol.:

quasi rudibus ejus eludit oratio,

Cic. Opt. Gen. 6, 17. — Poet.:

vulnera,

to make in vain, Ov. M. 12, 104.—

Transf., to delude, deceive, cheat, frustrate.

In gen.:

aliquem,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 109; Ter. Ph. 5, 6, 45; Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14; id. Sest. 43 fin.; * Caes. B. C. 1, 58, 1; Liv. 22, 18; 36, 45; 44, 36; Verg. A. 11, 695; Hor. S. 1, 10, 41; id. Ep. 1, 17, 18; Tib. 2, 1, 19 et saep.; cf. absol., Cic. Pis. 33, 82:

manus scrutantium,

Petr. 97, 4:

bellum quiete, quietem bello,

Liv. 2, 48; cf.

pugnam,

id. 27, 18:

bellum metu,

Tac. A. 2, 52:

fidem miraculis,

Liv. 26, 19:

ultionem praevaricando,

Tac. A. 14, 41:

indicia seditionis,

i. e. to invalidate, id. H. 1, 26 et saep.—

In partic., with the accessory notion of mockery, to mock, jeer, banter, make sport of:

et vos ab illo irridemini et ipsi illum vicissim eluditis,

Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123:

aliquem,

id. Div. in Caecil. 7 fin.; 14; Liv. 7, 13; Tac. A. 6, 46; 16, 28 et saep.; cf. absol.:

eludet, ubi te victum senserit,

Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 10; Cic. Cat. 1, 1, 1; Liv. 1, 48; 2, 45; Tac. A. 2, 79 et saep.:

gloriam alicujus (opp. extollere suam),

Liv. 28, 44 fin.:

aliquid,

id. 1, 36; 6, 41; 9, 2 et saep.

flamma, ae (archaic gen. sing. flammaï, Lucr. 1, 725; 900; 5, 1099), f. [for flagma, v. flagro; cf. Gr. phlegma, from phlegô], a blazing fire, a blaze, flame (cf. ignis).

Lit.: fana flammā deflagrata, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 116 ed. Vahl.); Lucr. 6, 1169:

dicere aiunt Ennium, flammam a sapiente facilius ore in ardente opprimi quam bona dicta teneat,

Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 222:

flammam concipere,

to take fire, Caes. B. C. 2, 14, 2:

flammā torreri,

id. B. G. 5, 43, 4:

flamma ab utroque cornu comprehensa, naves sunt combustae,

id. B. C. 3, 101, 5:

circumventi flammā,

id. B. G. 6, 16, 4:

effusa flamma pluribus locis reluxit,

Liv. 30, 6, 5:

flammam sedare,

Cic. Rep. 1, 42 fin.:

lumina illa non flammae, sed scintillis inter fumum emicantibus similia,

Quint. 8, 5, 29:

solis flammam per caeli caerula pasci,

the blazing light, Lucr. 1, 1090:

erat is splendidissimo candore inter flammas circulus elucens,

i. e. among the blazing stars, Cic. Rep. 6, 16:

polo fixae flammae,

Ov. Tr. 4, 3, 15:

deum genitor rutilas per nubila flammas Spargit,

i. e. flashing lightnings, id. F. 3, 285:

flammam media ipsa tenebat Ingentem,

i. e. a torch, Verg. A. 6, 518; so,

armant picis unguine flammas,

Val. Fl. 8, 302;

for ignis: modum ponere iambis flammā,

Hor. C. 1, 16, 3:

flamma ferroque absumi,

by fire and sword, Liv. 30, 6; Juv. 10, 266.—

Provv.

Flamma fumo est proxima:

Fumo comburi nihil potest, flamma potest,

i. e. the slightest approach to impropriety leads to vice, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 53. —

E flamma cibum petere, to snatch [p. 757] food from the flames, i. e. to be reduced to extremities for want of it, Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 38 (cf. Cat. 59).—

Prius undis flamma (sc. miscebitur), sooner will fire mingle with water, of any thing impossible, Poët. ap. Cic. Phil. 13, 21, 49.—

Unda dabit flammas, Ov. Tr. 1, 8, 4.—

flamma recens parva sparsa resedit aqua, = obsta principiis, Ov. H. 17, 190.—

Transf.

Of color, flame-color:

reddit flammam excellentis purpurae,

Plin. 35, 6, 27, § 46:

stant lumina (i. e. oculi) flammā,

his eyes glare with fire, Verg. A. 6, 300; cf.:

rubrā suffusus lumina flammā,

Ov. M. 11, 368.—

Fever-heat, Ov. M. 7, 554.—

Trop., viz., acc. as the notion of glowing heat or of destructive power predominates (cf. flagro, II.).—

The flame or fire of passion, esp. of love, the flame or glow of love, flame, passion, love:

amoris turpissimi,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 35, § 92:

cuncto concepit pectore flammam Funditus,

Cat. 64, 92; cf.:

excute virgineo conceptas pectore flammas,

Ov. M. 7, 17:

digne puer meliore flammā,

Hor. C. 1, 27, 20:

ira feri mota est: spirat pectore flammas,

Ov. M. 8, 355; Sil. 17, 295:

omnis illa vis et quasi flamma oratoris,

Cic. Brut. 24, 93; cf.:

scilicet non ceram illam neque figuram tantam vim in sese habere, sed memoria rerum gestarum eam flammam egregiis viris in pectore crescere,

Sall. J. 4, 6.—

A devouring flame, destructive fire, suffering, danger:

incidi in ipsam flammam civilis discordiae vel potius belli,

Cic. Fam. 16, 11, 2:

invidiae,

id. de Or. 3, 3, 11:

is se tum eripuit flammā,

id. Brut. 23, 90:

implacatae gulae,

i. e. raging hunger, Ov. M. 8, 849.—

Flamma Jovis, the name of a red flower, Plin. 27, 7, 27, § 44.

Flamma, ae, m., a Roman surname, Tac. H. 4, 45.

flamma, ae (archaic gen. sing. flammaï, Lucr. 1, 725; 900; 5, 1099), f. [for flagma, v. flagro; cf. Gr. phlegma, from phlegô], a blazing fire, a blaze, flame (cf. ignis).

Lit.: fana flammā deflagrata, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 116 ed. Vahl.); Lucr. 6, 1169:

dicere aiunt Ennium, flammam a sapiente facilius ore in ardente opprimi quam bona dicta teneat,

Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 222:

flammam concipere,

to take fire, Caes. B. C. 2, 14, 2:

flammā torreri,

id. B. G. 5, 43, 4:

flamma ab utroque cornu comprehensa, naves sunt combustae,

id. B. C. 3, 101, 5:

circumventi flammā,

id. B. G. 6, 16, 4:

effusa flamma pluribus locis reluxit,

Liv. 30, 6, 5:

flammam sedare,

Cic. Rep. 1, 42 fin.:

lumina illa non flammae, sed scintillis inter fumum emicantibus similia,

Quint. 8, 5, 29:

solis flammam per caeli caerula pasci,

the blazing light, Lucr. 1, 1090:

erat is splendidissimo candore inter flammas circulus elucens,

i. e. among the blazing stars, Cic. Rep. 6, 16:

polo fixae flammae,

Ov. Tr. 4, 3, 15:

deum genitor rutilas per nubila flammas Spargit,

i. e. flashing lightnings, id. F. 3, 285:

flammam media ipsa tenebat Ingentem,

i. e. a torch, Verg. A. 6, 518; so,

armant picis unguine flammas,

Val. Fl. 8, 302;

for ignis: modum ponere iambis flammā,

Hor. C. 1, 16, 3:

flamma ferroque absumi,

by fire and sword, Liv. 30, 6; Juv. 10, 266.—

Provv.

Flamma fumo est proxima:

Fumo comburi nihil potest, flamma potest,

i. e. the slightest approach to impropriety leads to vice, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 53. —

E flamma cibum petere, to snatch [p. 757] food from the flames, i. e. to be reduced to extremities for want of it, Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 38 (cf. Cat. 59).—

Prius undis flamma (sc. miscebitur), sooner will fire mingle with water, of any thing impossible, Poët. ap. Cic. Phil. 13, 21, 49.—

Unda dabit flammas, Ov. Tr. 1, 8, 4.—

flamma recens parva sparsa resedit aqua, = obsta principiis, Ov. H. 17, 190.—

Transf.

Of color, flame-color:

reddit flammam excellentis purpurae,

Plin. 35, 6, 27, § 46:

stant lumina (i. e. oculi) flammā,

his eyes glare with fire, Verg. A. 6, 300; cf.:

rubrā suffusus lumina flammā,

Ov. M. 11, 368.—

Fever-heat, Ov. M. 7, 554.—

Trop., viz., acc. as the notion of glowing heat or of destructive power predominates (cf. flagro, II.).—

The flame or fire of passion, esp. of love, the flame or glow of love, flame, passion, love:

amoris turpissimi,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 35, § 92:

cuncto concepit pectore flammam Funditus,

Cat. 64, 92; cf.:

excute virgineo conceptas pectore flammas,

Ov. M. 7, 17:

digne puer meliore flammā,

Hor. C. 1, 27, 20:

ira feri mota est: spirat pectore flammas,

Ov. M. 8, 355; Sil. 17, 295:

omnis illa vis et quasi flamma oratoris,

Cic. Brut. 24, 93; cf.:

scilicet non ceram illam neque figuram tantam vim in sese habere, sed memoria rerum gestarum eam flammam egregiis viris in pectore crescere,

Sall. J. 4, 6.—

A devouring flame, destructive fire, suffering, danger:

incidi in ipsam flammam civilis discordiae vel potius belli,

Cic. Fam. 16, 11, 2:

invidiae,

id. de Or. 3, 3, 11:

is se tum eripuit flammā,

id. Brut. 23, 90:

implacatae gulae,

i. e. raging hunger, Ov. M. 8, 849.—

Flamma Jovis, the name of a red flower, Plin. 27, 7, 27, § 44.

Flamma, ae, m., a Roman surname, Tac. H. 4, 45.

inter-cĭpĭo, cēpi, ceptum, 3, v. a. [capio], lit., to take away between, i. e. to seize on the passage before arrival at the destined place, to intercept.

Lit.:

tun redimes me, si me hostes interceperint?

Plaut. As. 1, 1, 93:

venenum,

to take the poison intended for another, Cic. Clu. 60:

litteras,

id. Att. 1, 13, 2; cf.:

litterae interceptae,

id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 3; id. Att. 10, 8; Cassiod. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 12, 1; Curt. 4, 10, 6:

epistulam,

id. 6, 9, 13:

magnum numerum jumentorum atque hominum,

Caes. B. C. 1, 55:

commeatus,

Liv. 36, 3:

aliquis ab suis interceptus,

cut off, id. 29, 9:

hostes discretos,

Tac. H. 4, 75: in sublime jactari sagoque intercipi ( be held fast) ne tellurem attingat, Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 52:

interceptae e publico pecuniae,

Tac. A. 4, 45:

terga caput tangunt, colla intercepta videntur,

to be wanting, Ov. M. 6, 379: quam (hastam) medius Rhoeteus intercipit, comes in the way of, i. e. is struck or killed by, Verg. A. 10, 402.—

Transf.

To interrupt, hinder, cut off, preoccupy, preclude:

medium iter,

Liv. 25, 39, 2 (al. intersaepto):

opportuna loca,

id. 9, 43, 3:

hostiles ingressus,

Tac. A. 15, 3:

medios sermones,

Quint. 6, 4, 11:

pedestre iter,

Curt. 4, 2, 9:

usum aurium intercipiente fremitu,

id. 4, 13, 38.—

To take away, rob, steal:

aliquid ab aliquo,

Liv. 3, 71:

aliquid alicui,

Ov. P. 4, 7, 25; Plin. Pan. 75:

veram laudem,

Phaedr. 4, 12, 2:

commentarios, quorum tamen pars maxima intercepta dicitur,

copied from other sources, Suet. Gram. 3.—

Of death, to snatch away, carry off:

si me fata intercepissent, Quint. prooem. 1, 6: apes saepe morbis intercipiuntur,

Col. 9, 3:

rex mortalitate interceptus,

Plin. Ep. 10, 50; 6, 25, 4:

interceptus veneno,

Tac. Agr. 43; id. A. 3, 12; Suet. Caes. 20 fin.:

scelere Pisonis,

id. ib. 2, 71:

a manu gladiatorum,

id. Aug. 14 fin.:

ceterum interceptus quoque magnum sibi vindicat locum,

Quint. 10, 1, 121:

neque ob aliud interceptus, quam, etc.,

Tac. A. 2, 82:

Theophilum atrox interceperat casus,

Amm. 14, 7, 8.

lŭpus, i, m. [kindred with lukos; Sanscr. vrika, and our wolf], a wolf.

Lit.:

torva leaena lupum sequitur, lupus ipse capellam,

Verg. E. 2, 63; Plin. 10, 63, 88, § 173; 8, 22, 34, § 80:

Martialis lupus,

sacred to Mars, Hor. C. 1, 17, 9; so,

Martius,

Verg. A. 9, 566: lupus femina for lupa, a she-wolf, Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 2, 355 (Ann. v. 70 Vahl.); id. ap. Non. 378, 18 (ib. v. 73):

lupus masculinum (est), quamquam Varro... lupum feminam dicit, Ennium Pictoremque Fabium secutus,

Quint. 1, 6, 12.—According to the belief of the Romans, if a wolf saw a man before the latter saw him, the man became dumb: vox quoque Moerim Jam fugit ipsa;

lupi Moerim videre priores,

Verg. E. 9, 53; cf. Plin. 8, 22, 34, § 80.—Prov.: lupus in fabulā or sermone, said of the appearance of a person when he is spoken of; as we say in English, talk of the devil, and he appears:

atque eccum tibi lupum in sermone,

Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 71; Ter. Ad. 4, 1, 21; Serv. Verg. E. 9, 54:

de Varrone loquebamur: lupus in fabulā: venit enim ad me,

Cic. Att. 13, 33, 4.—

Lupum auribus tenere, to have a wolf by the ears, to be unable to hold and afraid to let go, i. e. to be in a situation of doubt and difficulty, Ter. Phorm. 3, 2, 21; Suet. Tib. 25.—

Hac urget lupus, hac canis angit, on this side the wolf, on that the dog, i. e. to be placed between two fires, Hor. S. 2, 2, 64.—

Lupos apud oves custodes relinquere, Plaut. Ps. 1, 28:

ovem lupo committere,

to intrust sheep to a wolf, Ter. Eun. 5, 1, 16; cf.

o praeclarum custodem ovium, ut aiunt, lupum!

Cic. Phil. 3, 11, 27; cf.:

plenum montano credis ovile lupo?

Ov. A. A. 2, 363.—

Lupo agnum eripere, of a difficult undertaking;

as in English,

to snatch the meat from a dog's mouth, Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 31.—

Lupus observavit, dum dormitaret canes, of one who watches his opportunity to be unobserved, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 133.—

Ovīs ultro fugiat lupus, of a very improbable act, Verg. E. 8, 52.—

Tantum curamus frigora, quantum numerum (ovium) lupus, i. e. do not care at all, as the wolf does not care whether the number of the sheep is right or not, Verg. E. 7, 51.—

Transf.

A voracious fish, the wolf-fish or pike, Hor. S. 2, 2, 31; Plin. 9, 54, 79, § 169; 9, 17, 28, § 61; Col. 8, 16; Mart. 13, 89; Macr. S. 2, 12 bis.—

A kind of spider, Plin. 29, 4, 27, § 85; 11, 24, 28, § 80.—

A bit armed with points like wolves' teeth (frena lupata):

et placido duros (equus) accipit ore lupos,

Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 3; Stat. Ach. 1, 281.—

A hook with which things were hoisted:

in alios lupi superne ferrei injecti,

Liv. 28, 3, 7; Isid. Orig. 23, 15.—

A small handsaw, Pall. 1, 43, 2.—

The hop, a plant (Humulus lupulus), Plin. 21, 15, 50, § 86.

Lŭpus, a surname in the gens Rutilia, e. g. P. Lutilius Lupus, a rhetorician in the time of Augustus; v. Rutilius; cf. Cic. N. D. 1, 23, 63.

lŭpus, i, m. [kindred with lukos; Sanscr. vrika, and our wolf], a wolf.

Lit.:

torva leaena lupum sequitur, lupus ipse capellam,

Verg. E. 2, 63; Plin. 10, 63, 88, § 173; 8, 22, 34, § 80:

Martialis lupus,

sacred to Mars, Hor. C. 1, 17, 9; so,

Martius,

Verg. A. 9, 566: lupus femina for lupa, a she-wolf, Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 2, 355 (Ann. v. 70 Vahl.); id. ap. Non. 378, 18 (ib. v. 73):

lupus masculinum (est), quamquam Varro... lupum feminam dicit, Ennium Pictoremque Fabium secutus,

Quint. 1, 6, 12.—According to the belief of the Romans, if a wolf saw a man before the latter saw him, the man became dumb: vox quoque Moerim Jam fugit ipsa;

lupi Moerim videre priores,

Verg. E. 9, 53; cf. Plin. 8, 22, 34, § 80.—Prov.: lupus in fabulā or sermone, said of the appearance of a person when he is spoken of; as we say in English, talk of the devil, and he appears:

atque eccum tibi lupum in sermone,

Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 71; Ter. Ad. 4, 1, 21; Serv. Verg. E. 9, 54:

de Varrone loquebamur: lupus in fabulā: venit enim ad me,

Cic. Att. 13, 33, 4.—

Lupum auribus tenere, to have a wolf by the ears, to be unable to hold and afraid to let go, i. e. to be in a situation of doubt and difficulty, Ter. Phorm. 3, 2, 21; Suet. Tib. 25.—

Hac urget lupus, hac canis angit, on this side the wolf, on that the dog, i. e. to be placed between two fires, Hor. S. 2, 2, 64.—

Lupos apud oves custodes relinquere, Plaut. Ps. 1, 28:

ovem lupo committere,

to intrust sheep to a wolf, Ter. Eun. 5, 1, 16; cf.

o praeclarum custodem ovium, ut aiunt, lupum!

Cic. Phil. 3, 11, 27; cf.:

plenum montano credis ovile lupo?

Ov. A. A. 2, 363.—

Lupo agnum eripere, of a difficult undertaking;

as in English,

to snatch the meat from a dog's mouth, Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 31.—

Lupus observavit, dum dormitaret canes, of one who watches his opportunity to be unobserved, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 133.—

Ovīs ultro fugiat lupus, of a very improbable act, Verg. E. 8, 52.—

Tantum curamus frigora, quantum numerum (ovium) lupus, i. e. do not care at all, as the wolf does not care whether the number of the sheep is right or not, Verg. E. 7, 51.—

Transf.

A voracious fish, the wolf-fish or pike, Hor. S. 2, 2, 31; Plin. 9, 54, 79, § 169; 9, 17, 28, § 61; Col. 8, 16; Mart. 13, 89; Macr. S. 2, 12 bis.—

A kind of spider, Plin. 29, 4, 27, § 85; 11, 24, 28, § 80.—

A bit armed with points like wolves' teeth (frena lupata):

et placido duros (equus) accipit ore lupos,

Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 3; Stat. Ach. 1, 281.—

A hook with which things were hoisted:

in alios lupi superne ferrei injecti,

Liv. 28, 3, 7; Isid. Orig. 23, 15.—

A small handsaw, Pall. 1, 43, 2.—

The hop, a plant (Humulus lupulus), Plin. 21, 15, 50, § 86.

Lŭpus, a surname in the gens Rutilia, e. g. P. Lutilius Lupus, a rhetorician in the time of Augustus; v. Rutilius; cf. Cic. N. D. 1, 23, 63.

oscŭlum ( auscŭlum, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 84; osclum, id. Truc. 1, 2, 8), i, n. dim. [1. os], a little mouth, pretty mouth, sweet mouth (cf.: labium, labellum).

Lit. (only poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

videt oscula, quae, etc.,

Ov. M. 1, 499; 10, 344: delibare, to touch, i. e. to kiss, Verg. A. 12, 434; id. G. 2, 523; Mart. 11, 92, 7; Suet. Aug. 94; Petr. 126; App. M. 3, p. 137, 41.—

Transf., a kiss (freq. and class.;

syn.: basium, suavium): utinam continuo ad osculum Atticae possim currere,

Cic. Att. 12, 1, 1:

oggerere,

to give, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 8:

alicui ferre,

id. Ep. 4, 2, 4;

Cic. Fragm. ap. Non.: capere,

to take, Ov. 11, 13, 120:

figere,

to imprint, Verg. A. 1, 687:

carpere,

Ov. H. 11, 117:

sumere,

id. ib. 13, 141:

eripere,

Tib. 2, 5, 91:

jacere,

Tac. H. 1, 36:

accipere et dare,

Ov. H. 15, 132:

detorquere ad oscula Cervicem,

Hor. C. 2, 12, 25:

rapere,

to snatch, steal, Val. Fl. 1, 264:

breve,

a brief, hasty kiss, Tac. Agr. 4: osculi jus, the right of kissing between relatives of both sexes, Suet. Claud. 26:

in osculo sancto,

Vulg. Rom, 16, 16.

oscŭlum ( auscŭlum, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 84; osclum, id. Truc. 1, 2, 8), i, n. dim. [1. os], a little mouth, pretty mouth, sweet mouth (cf.: labium, labellum).

Lit. (only poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

videt oscula, quae, etc.,

Ov. M. 1, 499; 10, 344: delibare, to touch, i. e. to kiss, Verg. A. 12, 434; id. G. 2, 523; Mart. 11, 92, 7; Suet. Aug. 94; Petr. 126; App. M. 3, p. 137, 41.—

Transf., a kiss (freq. and class.;

syn.: basium, suavium): utinam continuo ad osculum Atticae possim currere,

Cic. Att. 12, 1, 1:

oggerere,

to give, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 8:

alicui ferre,

id. Ep. 4, 2, 4;

Cic. Fragm. ap. Non.: capere,

to take, Ov. 11, 13, 120:

figere,

to imprint, Verg. A. 1, 687:

carpere,

Ov. H. 11, 117:

sumere,

id. ib. 13, 141:

eripere,

Tib. 2, 5, 91:

jacere,

Tac. H. 1, 36:

accipere et dare,

Ov. H. 15, 132:

detorquere ad oscula Cervicem,

Hor. C. 2, 12, 25:

rapere,

to snatch, steal, Val. Fl. 1, 264:

breve,

a brief, hasty kiss, Tac. Agr. 4: osculi jus, the right of kissing between relatives of both sexes, Suet. Claud. 26:

in osculo sancto,

Vulg. Rom, 16, 16.

prĕhendo ( prae-) and sync. pren-do ( praen-), di, sum, 3, v. a. [prae-hendo; cf. Gr. gento, chandanô], to lay hold of, to grasp, snatch, seize, catch, take (class.).

Lit.

In gen.: prehende auriculis, take by the ear-laps, a form of affectionate salutation, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 78:

sine te exorem, sine te prendam auriculis, sine dem savium,

id. Poen. 1, 2, 163; cf. Tib. 2, 5, 92:

fauces alicui,

Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 62:

quis me properantem prehendit pallio?

catches me by the cloak, id. Ep. 1, 1, 1:

dexteram,

id. ib. 2, 3, 65.—Of an embrace' alter ubi alterum bilingui manufesto inter se praehendunt, Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 15; cf.:

aliquem manu,

Cic. de Or. 1, 56, 240:

perdix aucupem jam jam prehensurum effugiens,

Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 103; 30, 5, 12, § 40:

pisces,

Vulg. Johan. 21, 10.—

In partic.

To seize, occupy suddenly, take violent possession of:

Pharum,

Caes. B. C. 3, 112, 3:

quam prendimus arcem,

occupy, take refuge in, Verg. A. 2, 322.—

To lay or catch hold of, to detain one in order to speak with him:

tuos pater modo me prehendit: ait, etc.,

Ter. And. 2, 2, 16:

prendo hominem solum: Cur non, inquam,

id. Phorm. 4, 3, 15:

Syrus est prehendendus, atque exhortandus mihi,

id. Heaut. 3, 1, 89:

dextrā prehensum Continuit,

Verg. A. 2, 592; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 11, 2:

prende C. Septimium,

Cic. Att. 12, 13, 2.—

To seize, take by surprise, catch in the act; constr. with in and abl., the simple abl., or gen.:

in furto ubi sis prehensus,

Plaut. As. 3, 2, 17:

in patenti Prensus Aegaeo,

Hor. C. 2, 16, 1:

prensus manifesto furto,

Gell. 11, 18, 7: eā nocte speculatores prensi servi tres, Auct. B. Hisp. 20, 5: quem mendaci praendit manufestum modo, caught in a lie, Plaut Bacch. 4, 4, 45.—

Of trees, to take root:

quarum stirpes tellus amplexa prehendit,

Cic. Arat. 116:

ut cum (pirorum plantae) prehenderint, inserantur,

Pall. 3, 25:

vites transferre, sine ambiguitate prehendendi,

id. 3, 10.—

To reach, attain, arrive at ( poet.):

tandem Italiae fugientes prendimus oras,

Verg. A. 6, 61.—

Poet., to take in with the eye, to reach with the eye:

prendere aliquid oculorum lumine,

Lucr. 4, 1143:

vix oculo prendente modum,

taking in, embracing, Luc. 4, 20.—

Trop., of the mind, to seize, apprehend, comprehend (very rare):

cum animus ipsum (res omnes) moderantem atque regentem paene praehenderit,

Cic. Leg. 1, 23, 61.

prĕhendo ( prae-) and sync. pren-do ( praen-), di, sum, 3, v. a. [prae-hendo; cf. Gr. gento, chandanô], to lay hold of, to grasp, snatch, seize, catch, take (class.).

Lit.

In gen.: prehende auriculis, take by the ear-laps, a form of affectionate salutation, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 78:

sine te exorem, sine te prendam auriculis, sine dem savium,

id. Poen. 1, 2, 163; cf. Tib. 2, 5, 92:

fauces alicui,

Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 62:

quis me properantem prehendit pallio?

catches me by the cloak, id. Ep. 1, 1, 1:

dexteram,

id. ib. 2, 3, 65.—Of an embrace' alter ubi alterum bilingui manufesto inter se praehendunt, Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 15; cf.:

aliquem manu,

Cic. de Or. 1, 56, 240:

perdix aucupem jam jam prehensurum effugiens,

Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 103; 30, 5, 12, § 40:

pisces,

Vulg. Johan. 21, 10.—

In partic.

To seize, occupy suddenly, take violent possession of:

Pharum,

Caes. B. C. 3, 112, 3:

quam prendimus arcem,

occupy, take refuge in, Verg. A. 2, 322.—

To lay or catch hold of, to detain one in order to speak with him:

tuos pater modo me prehendit: ait, etc.,

Ter. And. 2, 2, 16:

prendo hominem solum: Cur non, inquam,

id. Phorm. 4, 3, 15:

Syrus est prehendendus, atque exhortandus mihi,

id. Heaut. 3, 1, 89:

dextrā prehensum Continuit,

Verg. A. 2, 592; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 11, 2:

prende C. Septimium,

Cic. Att. 12, 13, 2.—

To seize, take by surprise, catch in the act; constr. with in and abl., the simple abl., or gen.:

in furto ubi sis prehensus,

Plaut. As. 3, 2, 17:

in patenti Prensus Aegaeo,

Hor. C. 2, 16, 1:

prensus manifesto furto,

Gell. 11, 18, 7: eā nocte speculatores prensi servi tres, Auct. B. Hisp. 20, 5: quem mendaci praendit manufestum modo, caught in a lie, Plaut Bacch. 4, 4, 45.—

Of trees, to take root:

quarum stirpes tellus amplexa prehendit,

Cic. Arat. 116:

ut cum (pirorum plantae) prehenderint, inserantur,

Pall. 3, 25:

vites transferre, sine ambiguitate prehendendi,

id. 3, 10.—

To reach, attain, arrive at ( poet.):

tandem Italiae fugientes prendimus oras,

Verg. A. 6, 61.—

Poet., to take in with the eye, to reach with the eye:

prendere aliquid oculorum lumine,

Lucr. 4, 1143:

vix oculo prendente modum,

taking in, embracing, Luc. 4, 20.—

Trop., of the mind, to seize, apprehend, comprehend (very rare):

cum animus ipsum (res omnes) moderantem atque regentem paene praehenderit,

Cic. Leg. 1, 23, 61.

prĕhendo ( prae-) and sync. pren-do ( praen-), di, sum, 3, v. a. [prae-hendo; cf. Gr. gento, chandanô], to lay hold of, to grasp, snatch, seize, catch, take (class.).

Lit.

In gen.: prehende auriculis, take by the ear-laps, a form of affectionate salutation, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 78:

sine te exorem, sine te prendam auriculis, sine dem savium,

id. Poen. 1, 2, 163; cf. Tib. 2, 5, 92:

fauces alicui,

Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 62:

quis me properantem prehendit pallio?

catches me by the cloak, id. Ep. 1, 1, 1:

dexteram,

id. ib. 2, 3, 65.—Of an embrace' alter ubi alterum bilingui manufesto inter se praehendunt, Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 15; cf.:

aliquem manu,

Cic. de Or. 1, 56, 240:

perdix aucupem jam jam prehensurum effugiens,

Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 103; 30, 5, 12, § 40:

pisces,

Vulg. Johan. 21, 10.—

In partic.

To seize, occupy suddenly, take violent possession of:

Pharum,

Caes. B. C. 3, 112, 3:

quam prendimus arcem,

occupy, take refuge in, Verg. A. 2, 322.—

To lay or catch hold of, to detain one in order to speak with him:

tuos pater modo me prehendit: ait, etc.,

Ter. And. 2, 2, 16:

prendo hominem solum: Cur non, inquam,

id. Phorm. 4, 3, 15:

Syrus est prehendendus, atque exhortandus mihi,

id. Heaut. 3, 1, 89:

dextrā prehensum Continuit,

Verg. A. 2, 592; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 11, 2:

prende C. Septimium,

Cic. Att. 12, 13, 2.—

To seize, take by surprise, catch in the act; constr. with in and abl., the simple abl., or gen.:

in furto ubi sis prehensus,

Plaut. As. 3, 2, 17:

in patenti Prensus Aegaeo,

Hor. C. 2, 16, 1:

prensus manifesto furto,

Gell. 11, 18, 7: eā nocte speculatores prensi servi tres, Auct. B. Hisp. 20, 5: quem mendaci praendit manufestum modo, caught in a lie, Plaut Bacch. 4, 4, 45.—

Of trees, to take root:

quarum stirpes tellus amplexa prehendit,

Cic. Arat. 116:

ut cum (pirorum plantae) prehenderint, inserantur,

Pall. 3, 25:

vites transferre, sine ambiguitate prehendendi,

id. 3, 10.—

To reach, attain, arrive at ( poet.):

tandem Italiae fugientes prendimus oras,

Verg. A. 6, 61.—

Poet., to take in with the eye, to reach with the eye:

prendere aliquid oculorum lumine,

Lucr. 4, 1143:

vix oculo prendente modum,

taking in, embracing, Luc. 4, 20.—

Trop., of the mind, to seize, apprehend, comprehend (very rare):

cum animus ipsum (res omnes) moderantem atque regentem paene praehenderit,

Cic. Leg. 1, 23, 61.

prō-volvo, volvi, vŏlūtum, 3, v. a.

Lit.

In gen., to roll or tumble forwards, to roll along, roll over and over, roll away (class., but not in Cic.):

aliquem in viam mediam,

Ter. And. 4, 4, 37:

corpora,

Lucr. 6, 1264:

ubi glaeba e terrā provolvitur ingens,

id. 6, 553:

cupas ardentes in opera,

Hirt. B. G. 8, 42:

congestas lapidum moles,

Tac. A. 4, 51:

Galba projectus e sellā ac provolutus est,

id. H. 1, 41; Verg. A. 12, 533; 10, 556.—

In partic., with se or mid., to cast one's self down, fall down, prostrate one's self at another's feet (syn. prosterno):

se alicui ad pedes,

Liv. 6, 3:

flentes ad genua consulis provolvuntur,

id. 34, 11:

provolutae ad pedes,

Curt. 3, 12, 11:

genibus ejus provolutus,

Tac. A. 12, 18; 11, 30; Just. 11, 9, 14.—

Trop., to snatch away, carry away, hurry on (post-Aug.):

multi fortunis provolvebantur,

i. e. are ruined, Tac. A. 6, 17.—

Mid., to humble one's self:

usque ad libita Pallantis provoluta,

submitting to the desires of, Tac. A. 14, 2:

provolutus effususque in iram,

Gell. 1, 26, 7.

rapto, āvi, ātum ( inf. pass. paragog. raptarier, Enn. Trag. 192), 1, v. freq. a. [id.], to seize and carry off, to snatch, drag, or hurry away (mostly poet.).

Lit.

In gen.: vidi Hectorem curru quadrijugo raptarier, dragged along, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 105 (Trag. v. 129 Vahl.): imitated by Verg.: Hector raptatus bigis, A. 2, 272; and:

Hectoracirca muros,

id. ib. 1, 483; cf.:

viscera viri Per silvas,

id. ib. 8, 644:

Phaëthonta rapax vis solis equorum Aethere raptavit toto terrasque per omnes,

Lucr. 5, 398; cf.

of the same: arbitrio volucrum raptatur equorum,

Ov. M. 2, 234; Lucr. 1, 279:

raptatur comis per vim,

Ov. M. 12, 223; cf.:

signa, quae turbine atque unda raptabantur,

Tac. A. 1, 30: pars de divulso raptabant membra juvenco, * Cat. 64, 258:

quid me raptas?

Plaut. Aul. 4, 4, 5; cf.:

dissipati liberi, raptata conjux (sc. ad tabulam Valeriam),

Cic. Sest. 69, 145 (cf. id. Fam. 14, 2, 2):

in fluctu carinas,

Sil. 1, 409.—

Esp., to lead quickly, hurry, hasten:

nos ad ostia Ponti Raptat iter,

Val. Fl. 2, 576:

Hiberos,

Sil. 16, 31:

in agmina turmas,

id. 8, 406; 3, 404:

vexilla huc vel illuc,

Tac. H. 3, 22; cf.: legiones huc atque illuc, Auct. B. Afr. 73, 4. — Poet., with inf.:

raptantur amantes jungere Nymphas,

Nemes. Ecl. 3, 56.—

In partic., to waste, ravage, plunder:

igitur raptare inter se, immittere latronum globos, etc.,

Tac. A. 12, 54:

arces,

Stat. Th. 6, 115: adhuc raptabat Africam Tacfarinas, i. e. devastabat, was laying waste, ravaging, Tac. A. 4, 23. —

Trop.

In gen., to drag along:

nam quid ego heroas, quid raptem in crimina divos?

to accuse, arraign, Prop. 3, 11 (4, 10), 27:

patres raptabat ad aras cura deūm,

Sil. 7, 74 (cf. rapio, I. A.).—

In partic., to hurry along with passion, to agitate, disquiet:

ita me amor lassum animi ludificat, fugat, agit, appetit, Raptat, etc.,

Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 9:

sacer effera raptat Corda pavor,

Val. Fl. 1, 799:

amor raptabat,

Sil. 13, 720.

sur-rĭpĭo ( subr-), rĭpŭi (rŭpŭi, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 46; id. Men. 5, 5, 38;

v. Ritschl, Proleg. p. xcv.), reptum, 3 (sync. forms: surpite,

Hor. S. 2, 3, 283:

surpere,

Lucr. 2, 314:

surpuit,

Plaut. Capt. prol. 8; id. ib. 3, 5, 102;

5, 4, 14: surpuerit,

id. Trin. 4, 3, 16:

surpuerat,

Hor. C. 4, 13, 20; perf. subj. surrepsit for surripuerit, Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 62), v. a. and n. [rapio], to snatch or take away secretly, to withdraw privily, to steal, pilfer, purloin (class.).

Lit.:

qui vasa ex privato sacro surripuerit,

Cic. Inv. 2, 18, 55:

ex ejus custodiā filium,

id. Dom. 25, 66: libros servus. id. Fam. 13, 77, 3:

puerum (servos),

Plaut. Capt. prol. 8; cf.

surreptus (puer),

id. Poen. 4, 2, 80; 5, 2, 98:

filius ex patriā,

id. ib. 5, 4, 77:

sacram coronam Jovis,

id. Men. 5, 5, 38:

de mille fabae modiis unum,

Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 55:

mappam praetori surpuit,

Mart. 12, 29, 10.—Of literary theft:

qui a Naevio vel sumpsisti multa, si fateris, vel, si negas, surripuisti,

Cic. Brut. 19, 76:

Ennium hoc ait Homero surripuisse, Ennio Vergilium,

Sen. Ep. 108, 34:

non surripiendi causā, sed palam imitandi,

id. Suas. 3, 7:

surrupuisti te mihi dudum de foro,

i. e. you have stolen away from me, Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 26; cf. id. Mil. 2, 3, 62:

quae (puella) se surpuerat mihi,

Hor. C. 4, 13, 20:

unum me surpite morti,

id. S. 2, 3, 283.— Absol.:

quare, Si quidvis satis est, perjuras, surripis, aufers Undique?

Hor. S. 2, 3, 127. —

Trop.:

virtus, quae nec eripi nec surripi potest,

Cic. Par. 6, 3, 51:

aut occulte surripi aut impune eripi,

id. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 10:

surripiendum aliquid putavi spatii,

id. Att. 5, 16, 1:

motus quoque surpere debent,

Lucr. 2, 314:

crimina oculis patris,

Ov. H. 11, 66:

diem,

id. P. 4, 2, 40:

tempus quod adhuc subripiebatur, collige et serva,

Sen. Ep. 1, 1.

sur-rĭpĭo ( subr-), rĭpŭi (rŭpŭi, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 46; id. Men. 5, 5, 38;

v. Ritschl, Proleg. p. xcv.), reptum, 3 (sync. forms: surpite,

Hor. S. 2, 3, 283:

surpere,

Lucr. 2, 314:

surpuit,

Plaut. Capt. prol. 8; id. ib. 3, 5, 102;

5, 4, 14: surpuerit,

id. Trin. 4, 3, 16:

surpuerat,

Hor. C. 4, 13, 20; perf. subj. surrepsit for surripuerit, Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 62), v. a. and n. [rapio], to snatch or take away secretly, to withdraw privily, to steal, pilfer, purloin (class.).

Lit.:

qui vasa ex privato sacro surripuerit,

Cic. Inv. 2, 18, 55:

ex ejus custodiā filium,

id. Dom. 25, 66: libros servus. id. Fam. 13, 77, 3:

puerum (servos),

Plaut. Capt. prol. 8; cf.

surreptus (puer),

id. Poen. 4, 2, 80; 5, 2, 98:

filius ex patriā,

id. ib. 5, 4, 77:

sacram coronam Jovis,

id. Men. 5, 5, 38:

de mille fabae modiis unum,

Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 55:

mappam praetori surpuit,

Mart. 12, 29, 10.—Of literary theft:

qui a Naevio vel sumpsisti multa, si fateris, vel, si negas, surripuisti,

Cic. Brut. 19, 76:

Ennium hoc ait Homero surripuisse, Ennio Vergilium,

Sen. Ep. 108, 34:

non surripiendi causā, sed palam imitandi,

id. Suas. 3, 7:

surrupuisti te mihi dudum de foro,

i. e. you have stolen away from me, Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 26; cf. id. Mil. 2, 3, 62:

quae (puella) se surpuerat mihi,

Hor. C. 4, 13, 20:

unum me surpite morti,

id. S. 2, 3, 283.— Absol.:

quare, Si quidvis satis est, perjuras, surripis, aufers Undique?

Hor. S. 2, 3, 127. —

Trop.:

virtus, quae nec eripi nec surripi potest,

Cic. Par. 6, 3, 51:

aut occulte surripi aut impune eripi,

id. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 10:

surripiendum aliquid putavi spatii,

id. Att. 5, 16, 1:

motus quoque surpere debent,

Lucr. 2, 314:

crimina oculis patris,

Ov. H. 11, 66:

diem,

id. P. 4, 2, 40:

tempus quod adhuc subripiebatur, collige et serva,

Sen. Ep. 1, 1.