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  • 21 certo

    1.
    certō, adv., v. certus, adv. A.
    2.
    certo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. [cerno], to decide something by a contest (cf. cerno, II. C. b.); hence, to fight, struggle, contend, combat, implying great exertion, and usually a measuring of strength (class. in prose and poetry; most freq. in a trop. signif.; syn.: decerto, contendo).
    I.
    Of a physical contest of strength;

    mostly of battle: utrum igitur utilius Fabricio... armis cum hoste certare, an venenis?

    Cic. Off. 3, 22, 87:

    adulescentium greges Lacedaemone videmus ipsi incredibili contentione certantis pugnis, calcibus, unguibus, morsu denique,

    id. Tusc. 5, 27, 77:

    manu,

    Sall. H. 2, 41, 6 Dietsch:

    proelio,

    id. J. 81, 3:

    cum Gallis pro salute,

    id. ib. 114, 2; cf. Tac. Agr. 5:

    de ambiguo agro bello,

    Liv. 3, 71, 2:

    de imperio cum populo Romano,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 18, 76:

    de principatu armis,

    Tac. H. 2, 47; cf. Suet. Vesp. 5:

    odiis etiam prope majoribus certarunt quam viribus,

    Liv. 21, 1, 3:

    acie,

    Verg. A. 2, 30 et saep.— Impers.: dignus quicum certetur, Pac. ap. Non. p. 473, 16: certatur limine in ipso Ausoniae, Verg. A. 10, 355; 11, 313:

    die quo Bedriaci certabatur,

    Tac. H. 2, 50:

    quā in parte rex pugnae affuit, ibi aliquamdiu certatum,

    Sall. J. 74, 3:

    in cujus (amnis) transgressu multum certato pervicit Vardanes,

    Tac. A. 11, 10; id. H. 4, 61.—Mostly poet. in pass.:

    certata lite deorum Ambracia (for the possession of which Apollo. Diana, and Hercules contended),

    Ov. M. 13, 713:

    certatus nobis orbis (i. e. de quo certavimus),

    Sil. 17, 342; cf. II. infra.—
    II.
    Out of the sphere of milit. operations, to contend, struggle, strive, emulate, vie with: certabant urbem Romam Remoramne vocarent, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107 (Ann. v. 85 Vahl.): haut doctis dictis certantes sed maledictis, Enn. ap. Gell. 20, 10, 4 (Ann. v. 274 ib.):

    minis mecum, minaciis,

    Plaut. Truc. 5, 56:

    malitiā tecum,

    id. Pers. 2, 2, 56:

    benedictis,

    Ter. Phorm. prol. 20:

    certare ingenio, contendere nobilitate,

    Lucr. 2, 11:

    cum aliquo dicacitate,

    Cic. Brut. 46, 172:

    officiis inter se,

    id. Fam. 7, 31, 1; cf.:

    certatum inter collegas maledictis,

    Liv. 5, 8, 13; and:

    eo modo inter se duo imperatores certabant,

    Sall. J. 52, 1:

    cum civibus de virtute,

    id. C. 9, 2:

    pro sua quisque potentia,

    id. ib. 38, 3:

    contumaciā adversus contemnentes humilitatem suam nobiles certavit (Licinius),

    Liv. 9, 46, 4: cum usuris fructibus praediorum, to contend against interest ( to strive to pay interest) with the produce of estates, Cic. Cat. 2, 8, 18: cum a Cheruscis Longobardisque pro antiquo decore aut recenti libertate;

    et contra, augendae dominationi certaretur,

    Tac. A. 2, 46:

    ob hircum,

    Hor. A. P. 220:

    joco,

    id. C. 2, 12, 18:

    mero,

    id. ib. 4, 1, 31:

    animis iniquis,

    Verg. A. 10, 7:

    parsimoniā et vigiliis et labore cum ultimis militum,

    Liv. 34, 18, 5:

    sententiis,

    Tac. A. 1, 29 al.:

    ut si nautae certarent, quis eorum potissimum gubernaret,

    Cic. Off. 1, 25, 87:

    mos gentis est, equitare jaculari cursu cum aequalibus certare,

    Sall. J. 6, 1:

    dic mecum quo pignore certes,

    Verg. E. 3, 31:

    celeri sagittā,

    id. A. 5, 485:

    certemus, spinas animone ego fortius an tu Evellas agro,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 4.— Poet., with acc.: hanc rem ( = de hac re), Sedigit. ap. Gell. 15, 24; cf. in pass.:

    cui (multae) certandae cum dies advenisset,

    Liv. 25, 3, 14.—With dat. instead of cum:

    solus tibi certat Amyntas,

    Verg. E. 5, 8; Hor. S. 2, 5, 19; id. Epod. 11, 18; 2, 20; id. C. 2, 6, 15; Verg. E. 8, 55; id. G. 2, 138; Ov. M. 14, 794.—
    2.
    Particularly of judicial disputations, to contend at law:

    inter se,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 16, § 39; cf. id. ib. 2, 2, 13, §

    32: in centumvirali judicio,

    id. de Or. 1, 39, 177:

    si a duumviris provocarit, provocatione certato,

    Liv. 1, 26, 6:

    si quid se judice certes,

    Hor. S. 2, 1, 49:

    foro si res certabitur olim,

    id. ib. 2, 5, 27.—
    3.
    With inf. (mostly poet.), to strive to do something, to labor, endeavor, struggle earnestly, to exert one ' s self:

    certantes ad summum succedere honorem,

    Lucr. 5, 1123; so,

    inter se cernere,

    id. 5, 394:

    dimittere se (nubes),

    id. 6, 509:

    populum alium suorum sepelire,

    id. 6, 1247:

    Phoebum superare canendo,

    Verg. E. 5, 9:

    superare,

    Ov. M. 5, 394:

    vincere,

    Verg. A. 5, 194:

    tollere (hunc) tergeminis honoribus,

    Hor. C. 1, 1, 8:

    inter se eruere quercum,

    Verg. A. 4, 443:

    certat quisque evadere,

    Curt. 9, 4, 33:

    frangere fluctus,

    Plin. Pan. 81 fin.; Sil. 13, 222; Stat. S. 5, 3, 191.

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  • 22 convalescentes

    con-vălesco, lŭi, 3, v. inch. n., to recover from a disease, to regain health, to grow strong, gain strength, etc. (very freq., and class.).
    I.
    Lit., with ex, de, ab, or absol.:

    ex morbo,

    Cic. Fat. 12, 28 sq.; so id. Fam. 13, 29, 4; Suet. Aug. 59; cf.:

    de vulnere,

    Ov. H. 21, 211:

    nec omnes, qui curari se passi sunt, continuo etiam convalescant,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 3, 5: eum sustulere (defatigatum vulneribus), isque convaluit, Cat. ap. Gell. 3, 7, 19:

    ne aegri quidem quia non omnes convalescunt, idcirco ars nulla medicina est,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 4, 12:

    a solis ardoribus,

    Plin. 23, 1, 27, § 54; so in part. pres.: con-vălescentes, subst., those who are convalescent, Plin. 20, 5, 17, §§ 34 and 35;

    31, 9, 45, § 102 al.: agni,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 15; Col. 7, 3, 19:

    arbores,

    to thrive, grow, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 6:

    semina,

    Col. 3, 3, 4; 4, 16, 1:

    caulis,

    Pall. Febr. 24, 6:

    planta,

    Sen. Ep. 2, 2; cf.

    , of drooping branches of trees: veterrimae ilicis demissos jam ad terram languentesque ramos convaluisse adventu suo,

    Suet. Aug. 92:

    pestifer ignis,

    Ov. M. 8, 478; cf.:

    flamma magnā congerie,

    Quint. 5, 13, 13.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen.:

    ut convalescere aliquando et sanari civitas posset,

    Cic. Sull. 27, 76; so,

    civitas,

    Just. 3, 4, 1:

    Milo in dies convalescebat,

    gained strength, Cic. Mil. 9, 25:

    Caesar,

    id. Att. 7, 3, 4:

    ut tandem annona convaluit,

    grew better, became cheaper, Suet. Aug. 42:

    mens mea,

    Ov. H. 16, 73:

    mala per longas moras,

    id. R. Am. 92:

    opinio inveterata,

    Col. 3, 7, 2; so,

    opinio vetus,

    Gell. 4, 11, 1:

    fama mortis suae apud barbaros,

    Curt. 9, 6, 1.—
    B.
    Esp. in the jurists, to receive or possess value, become valid:

    testamentum,

    Dig. 29, 1, 33:

    donatio,

    ib. 24, 1, 33:

    libertas servo data,

    ib. 28, 7, 20.

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  • 23 convalesco

    con-vălesco, lŭi, 3, v. inch. n., to recover from a disease, to regain health, to grow strong, gain strength, etc. (very freq., and class.).
    I.
    Lit., with ex, de, ab, or absol.:

    ex morbo,

    Cic. Fat. 12, 28 sq.; so id. Fam. 13, 29, 4; Suet. Aug. 59; cf.:

    de vulnere,

    Ov. H. 21, 211:

    nec omnes, qui curari se passi sunt, continuo etiam convalescant,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 3, 5: eum sustulere (defatigatum vulneribus), isque convaluit, Cat. ap. Gell. 3, 7, 19:

    ne aegri quidem quia non omnes convalescunt, idcirco ars nulla medicina est,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 4, 12:

    a solis ardoribus,

    Plin. 23, 1, 27, § 54; so in part. pres.: con-vălescentes, subst., those who are convalescent, Plin. 20, 5, 17, §§ 34 and 35;

    31, 9, 45, § 102 al.: agni,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 15; Col. 7, 3, 19:

    arbores,

    to thrive, grow, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 6:

    semina,

    Col. 3, 3, 4; 4, 16, 1:

    caulis,

    Pall. Febr. 24, 6:

    planta,

    Sen. Ep. 2, 2; cf.

    , of drooping branches of trees: veterrimae ilicis demissos jam ad terram languentesque ramos convaluisse adventu suo,

    Suet. Aug. 92:

    pestifer ignis,

    Ov. M. 8, 478; cf.:

    flamma magnā congerie,

    Quint. 5, 13, 13.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen.:

    ut convalescere aliquando et sanari civitas posset,

    Cic. Sull. 27, 76; so,

    civitas,

    Just. 3, 4, 1:

    Milo in dies convalescebat,

    gained strength, Cic. Mil. 9, 25:

    Caesar,

    id. Att. 7, 3, 4:

    ut tandem annona convaluit,

    grew better, became cheaper, Suet. Aug. 42:

    mens mea,

    Ov. H. 16, 73:

    mala per longas moras,

    id. R. Am. 92:

    opinio inveterata,

    Col. 3, 7, 2; so,

    opinio vetus,

    Gell. 4, 11, 1:

    fama mortis suae apud barbaros,

    Curt. 9, 6, 1.—
    B.
    Esp. in the jurists, to receive or possess value, become valid:

    testamentum,

    Dig. 29, 1, 33:

    donatio,

    ib. 24, 1, 33:

    libertas servo data,

    ib. 28, 7, 20.

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  • 24 cornu

    cornū, ūs (so Caes. B. C. 3, 68 Dint.; Luc. 7, 217; Plin. 28, 11, 46, § 163 et saep.; Curt. 4, 12, 11 al.; ū in the connection cornu bubuli and cornu cervini; also Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 5, 76; Veg. Art. Vet. 1, 20, 1 al.; cf. esp. Neue, Formenl. 1, p. 355), n. (access. form cornum, i, n., Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 14; Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 5 Fleck.; Lucr. 2, 388; Ov. M. 2, 874; Scrib. Comp. 141; Gell. 14, 6, 2 al.; gen. plur. cornorum, Scrib. Comp. 60. —An access. form cornus, ūs, has been assumed on account of the rel. masc. in the passage:

    nares similes cornibus iis, qui, etc.,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149, if the reading is correct.—The dat. sing. apparently never used;

    for in the connection: laevo cornu Cotys rex praeerat... dextro cornu praepositus C. Licinius Crassus,

    Liv. 42, 58, 6 and 7, the supposition of the abl. is more in acc. with the usage of Livy; cf.:

    Antipatrum in laevo praeposuit,

    id. 37, 41, 1 et saep.) [kindred with keras, and Germ. and Engl. horn; cf. also carina, cervus], a horn.
    I.
    Lit., a hard and generally crooked growth upon the head of many mammiferous animals (very freq. in all periods and species of composition), Plin. 11, 37, 45, § 123 sq.; Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 121;

    of a bullock,

    Lucr. 5, 1033; 5, 1324; Cat. 64, 111; Ov. M. 9, 186; Hor. C. 3, 27, 72; id. S. 1, 5, 58 et saep.;

    also of the constellation Taurus,

    Ov. M. 2, 80;

    of the ram,

    id. ib. 5, 328; and the constellation Aries, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 43, 111;

    of the he-goat,

    Verg. E. 9, 25;

    of kids,

    id. G. 2, 526 al. —Of the antlers of a stag, Ov. M. 3, 194; 10, 111; Verg. A. 10, 725 al.: Cornu Copiae (less correctly, but freq. in late Lat., as one word, Cornūcōpĭae, and twice Cornūcōpĭa, ae, f., Amm. 22, 9, 1; 25, 2, 3), acc. to the fable, the horn of the goat Amalthea placed in heaven, Greek Keras Amaltheias (v. Amalthea), the emblem of fruitfulness and abundance, Plaut. Ps. 2, 3, 5; Gell. 14, 6, 2; cf. Hor. C. 1, 17, 16; id. C. S. 60; id. Ep. 1, 12, 29; Ov. M. 9, 88.—
    B.
    Meton., of things similar to horn in substance or form, or made of horn.
    1.
    That which is similar to horn in substance.
    a.
    A hoof, Cato, R. R. 72; Verg. G. 3, 88; Sil. 13, 327.—
    b.
    Of the bills of birds, Ov. M. 14, 502.—
    c.
    The horny skin covering the eye, Plin. 11, 37, 55, § 148.—
    d.
    A horny excrescence on the head, a wart, Hor. S. 1, 5, 58.— Far more freq.,
    2.
    That which is similar to a horn in form, a projecting extremity, the point or end of any object.
    a.
    The tooth or tusk of an elephant, ivory, Varr. L. L. 7, § 39 Müll.; Plin. 8, 3, 4, § 7; 18, 1, 1, § 2:

    cornu Indicum,

    Mart. 1, 73, 4.—
    b.
    The horns of the moon, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 122, 2; Verg. G. 1, 433; Ov. M. 1, 11; 2, 117 et saep.—
    c.
    The branches of a river, Ov. M. 9, 774.—Hence, the river-gods were represented with horns, Verg. G. 4, 371; Mart. 10, 7 et saep.; cf.: corniger, tauriformis, etc., and v. Lidd. and Scott under keras, V.—
    d.
    The arm of the shore forming a harbor, a tongue of land, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 14, 1; Ov. M. 5, 410; Plin. 4, 21, 35, § 113.—
    e.
    The extremity or end of the sailyards, Verg. A. 3, 549; 5, 832; Ov. M. 11, 476; Hor. Epod. 16, 59; Sil. 14. 389.—
    f.
    The cone of a helmet in which the crest was placed:

    cornua cristae,

    Verg. A. 12, 89:

    alterum cornu galeae,

    Liv. 27, 33, 2.—
    g.
    The end of the stick around which books were rolled, usually ornamented with ivory, Tib. 3, 1, 13; Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 8; Mart. 11, 107. —
    h.
    The side of a bow in the form of a horn, Ov. M. 1, 455; 5, 56; 2, 603.—
    i.
    The horn-shaped side of the cithara (perh. the sounding-board), Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149 fin. —
    k.
    The top or summit of a mountain:

    cornua Parnasi,

    Stat. Th. 5, 532; Curt. 3, 4, 4. —
    1.
    The point, end, extremity, wing of a place, Liv. 25, 3, 17; Tac. A. 1, 75; Plin. 34, 6, 12, § 26 al.—
    m.
    The wing of an army (very freq.), Caes. B. G. 1, 52 (three times); 2, 23; 2, 25; 7, 62 (twice); Liv. 9, 40, 3 sq(seven times).—
    * (β).
    Transf.:

    cornua disputationis tuae commovere,

    i. e. to drive back, Cic. Div. 2, 10, 26 (v. the passage in connection).—
    n.
    The feeler or claw of an insect, Plin. 9, 30, 50, § 95; 9, 31, 51, § 99 al. —
    o.
    The stiff hair of the Germans:

    quis stupuit Germani lumina, flavam Caesariem et madido torquentem cornua cirro?

    Juv. 13, 165.—
    3.
    Of objects made of horn.
    a.
    A bow, Verg. E. 10, 59; Ov. M. 5, 383; Sil. 2, 109 al.—
    b.
    A bugle-horn, a horn, trumpet (cornua, quod ea, quae nunc sunt ex aere, tunc fiebant bubulo e cornu, Varr. L. L. 5, § 117 Müll.), Lucil. ap. Non. p. 265, 5; Lucr. 2, 620; Verg. A. 7, 615; Ov. M. 1, 98; 3, 533; Hor. C. 1, 18, 14; 2, 1, 17; Juv. 2, 90; 6, 315.—Connected with tubae, Cic. Sull. 5, 17; Tac. A. 1, 68; 2, 81, cf. Dict. of Antiq., s. v. cornu.—In a sarcastic double sense with a.: dum tendit citharam noster, dum cornua Parthus, Poët. ap. Suet. Ner. 39 (v. the passage in connection).—
    c.
    The sides of the lyre, originally consisting of two horns, giving resonance to the strings, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 144; 2, 59, 149.—
    d.
    A lantern, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 185; cf. Lucr 2, 388; and Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 49.—
    e.
    An oil cruet, Hor S. 2, 2, 61.—
    f.
    A funnel, Verg. G. 3, 509; Col. 6, 2, 7 al.—
    II.
    Trop., as an emblem of power, courage, strength, might (the figure taken from bullocks. Also in Heb. a very freq. metaph.; cf. Gesen. Lex. s. v., p. 906, 6; poet.):

    ne in re secundā nunc mi obvortat cornua,

    Plaut. Ps. 4, 3, 5:

    venerunt capiti cornua sera meo,

    Ov. Am. 3, 11,:

    tunc pauper cornua sumit,

    gains strength, courage, id. A. A. 1, 239; cf.

    . tu (sc. amphora) addis cornua pauperi, etc.,

    Hor. C. 3, 21, 18.—Hence Bacchus, as a giver of courage, is represented with horns, Tib. 2, 1, 3; Hor. C. 2, 19, 30; v. Bacchus, I.; cf. of a river-god, I. B. 2. c. supra.

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  • 25 Cornucopia

    cornū, ūs (so Caes. B. C. 3, 68 Dint.; Luc. 7, 217; Plin. 28, 11, 46, § 163 et saep.; Curt. 4, 12, 11 al.; ū in the connection cornu bubuli and cornu cervini; also Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 5, 76; Veg. Art. Vet. 1, 20, 1 al.; cf. esp. Neue, Formenl. 1, p. 355), n. (access. form cornum, i, n., Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 14; Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 5 Fleck.; Lucr. 2, 388; Ov. M. 2, 874; Scrib. Comp. 141; Gell. 14, 6, 2 al.; gen. plur. cornorum, Scrib. Comp. 60. —An access. form cornus, ūs, has been assumed on account of the rel. masc. in the passage:

    nares similes cornibus iis, qui, etc.,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149, if the reading is correct.—The dat. sing. apparently never used;

    for in the connection: laevo cornu Cotys rex praeerat... dextro cornu praepositus C. Licinius Crassus,

    Liv. 42, 58, 6 and 7, the supposition of the abl. is more in acc. with the usage of Livy; cf.:

    Antipatrum in laevo praeposuit,

    id. 37, 41, 1 et saep.) [kindred with keras, and Germ. and Engl. horn; cf. also carina, cervus], a horn.
    I.
    Lit., a hard and generally crooked growth upon the head of many mammiferous animals (very freq. in all periods and species of composition), Plin. 11, 37, 45, § 123 sq.; Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 121;

    of a bullock,

    Lucr. 5, 1033; 5, 1324; Cat. 64, 111; Ov. M. 9, 186; Hor. C. 3, 27, 72; id. S. 1, 5, 58 et saep.;

    also of the constellation Taurus,

    Ov. M. 2, 80;

    of the ram,

    id. ib. 5, 328; and the constellation Aries, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 43, 111;

    of the he-goat,

    Verg. E. 9, 25;

    of kids,

    id. G. 2, 526 al. —Of the antlers of a stag, Ov. M. 3, 194; 10, 111; Verg. A. 10, 725 al.: Cornu Copiae (less correctly, but freq. in late Lat., as one word, Cornūcōpĭae, and twice Cornūcōpĭa, ae, f., Amm. 22, 9, 1; 25, 2, 3), acc. to the fable, the horn of the goat Amalthea placed in heaven, Greek Keras Amaltheias (v. Amalthea), the emblem of fruitfulness and abundance, Plaut. Ps. 2, 3, 5; Gell. 14, 6, 2; cf. Hor. C. 1, 17, 16; id. C. S. 60; id. Ep. 1, 12, 29; Ov. M. 9, 88.—
    B.
    Meton., of things similar to horn in substance or form, or made of horn.
    1.
    That which is similar to horn in substance.
    a.
    A hoof, Cato, R. R. 72; Verg. G. 3, 88; Sil. 13, 327.—
    b.
    Of the bills of birds, Ov. M. 14, 502.—
    c.
    The horny skin covering the eye, Plin. 11, 37, 55, § 148.—
    d.
    A horny excrescence on the head, a wart, Hor. S. 1, 5, 58.— Far more freq.,
    2.
    That which is similar to a horn in form, a projecting extremity, the point or end of any object.
    a.
    The tooth or tusk of an elephant, ivory, Varr. L. L. 7, § 39 Müll.; Plin. 8, 3, 4, § 7; 18, 1, 1, § 2:

    cornu Indicum,

    Mart. 1, 73, 4.—
    b.
    The horns of the moon, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 122, 2; Verg. G. 1, 433; Ov. M. 1, 11; 2, 117 et saep.—
    c.
    The branches of a river, Ov. M. 9, 774.—Hence, the river-gods were represented with horns, Verg. G. 4, 371; Mart. 10, 7 et saep.; cf.: corniger, tauriformis, etc., and v. Lidd. and Scott under keras, V.—
    d.
    The arm of the shore forming a harbor, a tongue of land, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 14, 1; Ov. M. 5, 410; Plin. 4, 21, 35, § 113.—
    e.
    The extremity or end of the sailyards, Verg. A. 3, 549; 5, 832; Ov. M. 11, 476; Hor. Epod. 16, 59; Sil. 14. 389.—
    f.
    The cone of a helmet in which the crest was placed:

    cornua cristae,

    Verg. A. 12, 89:

    alterum cornu galeae,

    Liv. 27, 33, 2.—
    g.
    The end of the stick around which books were rolled, usually ornamented with ivory, Tib. 3, 1, 13; Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 8; Mart. 11, 107. —
    h.
    The side of a bow in the form of a horn, Ov. M. 1, 455; 5, 56; 2, 603.—
    i.
    The horn-shaped side of the cithara (perh. the sounding-board), Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149 fin. —
    k.
    The top or summit of a mountain:

    cornua Parnasi,

    Stat. Th. 5, 532; Curt. 3, 4, 4. —
    1.
    The point, end, extremity, wing of a place, Liv. 25, 3, 17; Tac. A. 1, 75; Plin. 34, 6, 12, § 26 al.—
    m.
    The wing of an army (very freq.), Caes. B. G. 1, 52 (three times); 2, 23; 2, 25; 7, 62 (twice); Liv. 9, 40, 3 sq(seven times).—
    * (β).
    Transf.:

    cornua disputationis tuae commovere,

    i. e. to drive back, Cic. Div. 2, 10, 26 (v. the passage in connection).—
    n.
    The feeler or claw of an insect, Plin. 9, 30, 50, § 95; 9, 31, 51, § 99 al. —
    o.
    The stiff hair of the Germans:

    quis stupuit Germani lumina, flavam Caesariem et madido torquentem cornua cirro?

    Juv. 13, 165.—
    3.
    Of objects made of horn.
    a.
    A bow, Verg. E. 10, 59; Ov. M. 5, 383; Sil. 2, 109 al.—
    b.
    A bugle-horn, a horn, trumpet (cornua, quod ea, quae nunc sunt ex aere, tunc fiebant bubulo e cornu, Varr. L. L. 5, § 117 Müll.), Lucil. ap. Non. p. 265, 5; Lucr. 2, 620; Verg. A. 7, 615; Ov. M. 1, 98; 3, 533; Hor. C. 1, 18, 14; 2, 1, 17; Juv. 2, 90; 6, 315.—Connected with tubae, Cic. Sull. 5, 17; Tac. A. 1, 68; 2, 81, cf. Dict. of Antiq., s. v. cornu.—In a sarcastic double sense with a.: dum tendit citharam noster, dum cornua Parthus, Poët. ap. Suet. Ner. 39 (v. the passage in connection).—
    c.
    The sides of the lyre, originally consisting of two horns, giving resonance to the strings, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 144; 2, 59, 149.—
    d.
    A lantern, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 185; cf. Lucr 2, 388; and Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 49.—
    e.
    An oil cruet, Hor S. 2, 2, 61.—
    f.
    A funnel, Verg. G. 3, 509; Col. 6, 2, 7 al.—
    II.
    Trop., as an emblem of power, courage, strength, might (the figure taken from bullocks. Also in Heb. a very freq. metaph.; cf. Gesen. Lex. s. v., p. 906, 6; poet.):

    ne in re secundā nunc mi obvortat cornua,

    Plaut. Ps. 4, 3, 5:

    venerunt capiti cornua sera meo,

    Ov. Am. 3, 11,:

    tunc pauper cornua sumit,

    gains strength, courage, id. A. A. 1, 239; cf.

    . tu (sc. amphora) addis cornua pauperi, etc.,

    Hor. C. 3, 21, 18.—Hence Bacchus, as a giver of courage, is represented with horns, Tib. 2, 1, 3; Hor. C. 2, 19, 30; v. Bacchus, I.; cf. of a river-god, I. B. 2. c. supra.

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  • 26 firmitudo

    firmĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. [firmus], firmness, durability, strength (less freq. than firmitas, but class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    tanta in eis (navibus) erat firmitudo,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 13, 8; cf.:

    tanta erat operis (i. e. pontis) firmitudo,

    id. ib. 4, 17, 7:

    vocis,

    Auct. Her. 3, 11, 20. —
    II.
    Trop., firmness, constancy, stability, strength of mind:

    animi,

    Plaut. As. 2, 2, 54; cf.:

    quod firmitudinem gravitatemque animi tui perspexi,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 13, 3:

    quantum esset hominibus praesidii in animi firmitudine,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 28, 4:

    animi,

    Tac. A. 4, 8:

    in patientia firmitudinem simulans,

    id. ib. 6, 46 fin.; cf. ib. 15, 62:

    non quod salus ab isto data quicquam habitura sit firmitudinis,

    Cic. Att. 11, 14, 2:

    haec constitutio habet firmitudinem,

    id. Rep. 1, 45:

    (translationes) per se minus habeant firmitudinis,

    id. Inv. 2, 19, 58.

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  • 27 fortitudo

    fortĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. [fortis], strength.
    I.
    Physically (very rare).
    A.
    In gen.: haec feminalia de bysso retorta ob fortitudinem solent contexi, firmness, durability, Hier. Ep. 64, 10:

    galeae,

    Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Al. 2, 25; cf.

    vini,

    Macr. S. 7, 6, 17.—
    B.
    Bodily strength in men and animals:

    hircorum,

    Phaedr. 4, 16, 6:

    corporis,

    Macr. S. 7, 9, 5:

    nervorum,

    id. ib. 7, 11, 8.— Absol. (opp. imbecillitas), Lact. 2, 2, 28; 2, 2, 67. —Far more freq. and class.,
    II.
    Mentally, firmness, manliness shown in enduring or undertaking hardship; fortitude, resolution, bravery, courage, intrepidity (cf. virtus):

    fortitudo est considerata periculorum susceptio et laborum perpessio,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 54, 163:

    fortitudo est, inquit (Chrysippus), scientia rerum perferendarum vel affectio animi in patiendo ac perferendo summae legi parens sine timore,

    id. Tusc. 4, 24, 53; cf.:

    fortitudo est animi affectio, cum in adeundo periculo et in labore ac dolore patiens, tum procul ab omni metu,

    id. ib. 5, 14, 41:

    quae (fortitudo) est dolorum laborumque contemptio... Fortitudinem quoque aliquo modo expediunt, cum tradunt rationem neglegendae mortis, perpetiendi doloris,

    id. Off. 3, 33, 117:

    fortitudo est rerum magnarum appetitio et rerum humilium contemptio et laboris cum utilitatis ratione perpessio,

    Auct. Her. 3, 2, 3; cf. ib. 4, 25, 35:

    probe definitur a Stoicis fortitudo, cum eam virtutem esse dicunt propugnantem pro aequitate,

    Cic. Off. 1, 19, 62 sq.:

    magnitudinis animi et fortitudinis est, nihil extimescere, omnia humana despicere, nihil quod homini accidere possit intolerandum putare,

    id. ib. 3, 27, 100:

    unde in laboribus et periculis fortitudo?

    id. Rep. 1, 2:

    illae sunt solae virtutes imperatoriae, labor in negotiis, fortitudo in periculis, industria in agendo, etc.,

    id. de Imp. Pomp. 11, 29:

    hoc sentire prudentiae est: facere fortitudinis,

    id. Sest. 40, 86: pro multitudine hominum et pro gloria belli atque fortitudinis, angustos se fines habere arbitrabantur (Helvetii), * Caes. B. G. 1, 2 fin.:

    fortitudinem Gallorum Germanorumque miramur,

    Quint. 8, 4, 20:

    malarum rerum audacia fortitudo vocatur,

    Sall. C. 52, 11.—In plur.: sunt igitur domesticae fortitudines non inferiores militaribus, proofs of valor, i. e. valiant decds, Cic. Off. 1, 2 fin.; Vitr. 10, 22.

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  • 28 morior

    mŏrĭor, mortŭus, 3 ( fut. part. moriturus, a, um, Cic. Arch. 12, 30; id. Div. 2, 25, 54; 2, 47, 99; Liv. 21, 12, 4; Verg. A. 4, 308; id. ib. 2, 511 et saep.; old forms acc. to the fourth conj.: si vivimu' sive morīmur, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 830 P.; Ann. v. 384 Vahl.; inf. moriri, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 108; id. Capt. 3, 5, 54; id. Rud. 3, 3, 12; id. Ps. 4, 7, 124 Ritschl N. cr.; Ov. M. 14, 215), v. dep. [Sanscr. root mar-, die; Gr. mor- (mro-, bro-), mar; brotos, marainô; cf.: morbus, marceo], to die (cf.: pereo, intereo, occĭdo, occumbo, obeo, exspiro; class.).
    I.
    Lit.: vivam an moriar, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. s. v. metus, p. 123 Müll. (Trag. v. 179 Vahl.): ego cum genui, tum morituros scivi, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 13, 28 (Trag. v. 361 Vahl.):

    mori,

    Plaut. Bacch. 3, 4, 24:

    atque eundem (L. Tarquinium)... accepimus mortuum esse, cum duodequadraginta regnavisset annos,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 20, 36:

    moriendum certe est,

    id. Sen. 20, 74:

    desiderio,

    of desire, id. Att. 1, 3, 1:

    ut fame senatores quinque morerentur,

    id. ib. 6, 1, 6:

    me esse homines mortuom dicant fame,

    Plaut. Stich. 4, 2, 57; so,

    fame,

    Sen. Contr. 1, 1, 3; 1, 7, 8:

    fame et siti,

    Liv. 7, 35, 8: siti, id. 4, 30, 8; Petr. 10; Pomp. ap. Gell. 10, 24, 5:

    vigilando,

    Juv. 3, 232: ex vulnere, of a wound, Pollio ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 4:

    in tormentis,

    Liv. 40, 23:

    alterius amore,

    Ov. Am. 2, 7, 10:

    curis,

    Tib. 2, 7, 33 (6, 51):

    fame,

    Petr. 10:

    inediā,

    Plin. 14, 13, 14, § 89:

    significabat interruptis atque morientibus vocibus,

    dying accents, the accents of a dying man, Cic. Cael. 24, 59:

    mori videbamus in studio dimetiundi paene caeli atque terrae C. Galum,

    spend his whole life in, id. Sen. 14, 49:

    cum te complexā morientem, Galle, puellā Vidimus,

    desperately in love, dying for love, Prop. 1, 10, 5:

    ei mihi, si quis, Acrius ut moriar, venerit alter amor,

    id. 2, 4, 1 sq.: moriar, si, may I die, if, etc., Cic. Att. 8, 6, 4.—
    II.
    Transf., of things, to die away, decay, to wither away, pass away, to vanish, lose its strength, etc.;

    of members of the body: id quod supra vinculum est, moritur,

    loses its vitality, Cels. 7, 14.—Of plants:

    rutam et hederas illico mori,

    die away, perish, Plin. 28, 7, 23, § 78:

    moriturque ad sibila campus,

    Stat. Th. 5, 528.—Of fire:

    flammas vidi nullo concutiente mori,

    die out, go out, Ov. Am. 1, 2, 11;

    of comets: donec in exiguum moriens vanesceret ignem,

    Claud. B. Get. 248:

    unguenta moriuntur,

    lose their strength, Plin. 13, 3, 4, § 20.— To end, close:

    dies quidem jam ad umbilicum est dimidiatus mortuus,

    Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 45.—Comic.:

    vae illis virgis miseris, quae hodie in tergo morientur meo,

    will find their death, be destroyed, broken, Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 117:

    ut iste interpositus sermo deliciarum desidiaeque moreretur,

    Cic. Cael. 31, 76:

    ne suavissimi hominis memoria moreretur,

    id. Pis. 38, 93:

    cum multa cotidie ab antiquis ficta moriantur,

    fall into disuse, become obsolete, Quint. 8, 6, 32:

    gratia,

    Ov. P. 3, 2, 27. —Esp. (in eccl. Lat.), of the loss of moral or spiritual vitality, to die, to lose virtue and divine guidance:

    in Adam omnes moriuntur,

    Vulg. 1 Cor. 15, 22:

    confirma cetera quae moritura erant,

    id. Apoc. 3, 2; cf. id. Johan. 11, 26; id. Rom. 7, 9.—Hence, mŏrtŭus, a, um, P. a., dead (class.).
    A.
    Adj.
    1.
    Lit.:

    sanguine tauri poto mortuus concidit,

    Cic. Brut. 11, 43.—Prov.:

    mortuum esse alicui,

    to be dead to one, to wish to have nothing further to do with him, Plaut. Cist. 3, 15.—
    2.
    Transf.
    a.
    Of persons, faint, overwhelmed:

    cum tu, quod tibi succederetur, exsanguis et mortuus concidisti,

    Cic. Pis. 36, 88.—
    b.
    Of things concr. and abstr., dead, decayed, withered, passed away, etc.:

    lacerti,

    Cic. Sen. 9, 27:

    flores,

    Plin. 11, 8, 8, § 18:

    et antiquae leges,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 18, § 45:

    plausus,

    id. Att. 2, 19, 3:

    mortuā re verba nunc facis. Stultus es, rem actam agis,

    dead, done with, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 27.—
    c.
    Mare mortuum.
    (α).
    The North Sea of Europe, Plin. 4, 13, 27, § 94.—
    (β).
    The Dead Sea of Judea, Just. 36, 3.—
    B.
    Subst.: mŏrtŭus, i, m., a dead person, dead man:

    mortuum in domum inferre,

    Cic. Mil. 27, 75:

    a mortuis excitare,

    to awake from the dead, id. de Or 1, 57, 242:

    amandare aliquem infra mortuos,

    even below the dead, id. Quint. 15, 49:

    ut multis mortuus unus sufficeret,

    Juv. 15, 79:

    ossa mortuorum,

    Vulg. Matt. 23, 27.—Prov.: mortuo verba facere, to talk to a dead man, i. e. in vain, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 18; Ter. Phorm. 5, 9, 26.—Esp. (eccl. Lat.), dead, without spiritual life:

    nomen habes quod vivas et mortuus es,

    Vulg. Apoc. 3, 1:

    fides sine operibus mortua est,

    id. Jac. 2, 26; cf. id. Eph. 2, 1; 5, 14.—Also, dead to any thing, not alive to it, not open to its influence, etc.:

    peccato,

    Vulg. Rom. 6, 2:

    peccatis,

    id. 1 Pet. 2, 24:

    legi,

    id. Gal. 2, 19; cf.:

    mortui cum Christo ab elementis hujus mundi,

    id. Col. 2, 20:

    mortui estis, et vita vestra est abscondita cum Christo in Deo,

    id. ib. 3, 3.

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  • 29 Ops

    1.
    ops, ŏpis ( nom. sing. does not occur; and the dat. perh. only in Front. Ep. ad Verr. 6 fin.; abl. ope, but opi, Varr. L. L. 5, 32, 141), f. [Sanscr. ap-nas, gain; Gr. aphenos, wealth; cf.: opulentus. copia = co-opia].
    I.
    Power, might, strength, ability, in abstr.: Romani scalis summā nituntur opum vi, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 168 Vahl.); so Verg. A. 12, 552:

    summā ope niti,

    Sall. C. 1, 1:

    omni ope atque operā enitar,

    will employ all my strength and efforts, Cic. Att. 14, 14, 5:

    omnibus viribus atque opibus repugnare,

    with all our powers, id. Tusc. 3, 11, 25:

    quācumque ope possent,

    id. Mil. 11, 30:

    grates persolvere dignas Non opis est nostrae,

    is not in our power, Verg. A. 1, 601. —
    B.
    In concr., means of any kind that one possesses; property, substance, wealth, riches, treasure; military or political resources, might, power, influence, etc. (in this signif. mostly in plur.; cf.: facultates. copiae, divitiae): ut scias, quanto e loco, Quantis opibus, quibus de rebus lapsa fortuna accidat, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 396 Vahl.):

    nos tamen efficimus pro opibus nostris moenia,

    Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 13:

    condere,

    to hoard up treasures, Verg. G. 2, 507; cf.:

    magnas inter opes inops,

    Hor. C. 3, 16, 28; 2, 12, 22:

    ruris parvae,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 59:

    amplae,

    Plin. 9, 35, 59, § 122:

    vita opibus firma, copiis locuples, gloriā ampla, virtute honesta,

    Cic. Att. 8, 11, 1:

    cui tenues opes, nullae facultates, exiguae amicorum copiae sunt,

    id. Quint. 1, 2:

    in bonis numerabis divitias, honores, opes,

    id. Fin. 5, 27, 81; cf.:

    divitiae ut utare, opes ut colare, honores ut laudere,

    id. Lael. 6, 22:

    opibus et copiis affluentes,

    id. Agr. 2, 30, 82:

    opes violentas concupiscere,

    id. Phil. 1, 12, 129:

    Trojanas ut opes et lamentabile regnum Eruerint Danai,

    Verg. A. 2, 4: ad divos adeunto caste, pietatem adhibento, opes amovento, lay aside display or show, Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 19.—In sing.: vidi ego te, astante ope barbaricā, etc., Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 120 Vahl.); so,

    barbarica,

    Verg. A. 8, 685.—
    II.
    Aid, help, support, assistance, succor (syn.: subsidium, suppetiae, auxilium): opis egens tuae. Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 126 Vahl.): pro factis reddere opis pretium, id. ap. Sen. Ep. 18, 5 (Epigr. v. 6 ib.):

    arripe opem auxiliumque ad hanc rem,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 65; Cic. Att. 9, 16, 1:

    sine tuā ope,

    id. Att. 16, 13 c, 2:

    aliquid opis rei publicae tulissemus,

    id. Fam. 4, 1, 1:

    opem petere ab aliquo,

    id. Tusc. 5, 2, 5:

    confugere ad opem alicujus,

    id. Font. 11, 35: ferte opem, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 31, 67 (Trag. v. 86 Vahl.):

    exitium superabat opem,

    i. e. baffled medical skill. Ov. M. 7, 527:

    afferre opem,

    to yield assistance, id. ib. 8, 601:

    admovere,

    id. R. Am. 116.
    2.
    Ŏps, Ŏpis ( nom. sing. Opis, Plaut. Pacch. 4, 8, 52; Hyg. Fab. 130), f. [a personification of 1. ops], the goddess of plenty, riches, and power, the wife of Saturn, and the patroness of husbandry; identical with Terra:

    Jovi... Ope gnato,

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 3, 2; Varr. L. L. 5, § 57; 64 Müll.; Enn. ap. [p. 1273] Lact. 1, 14 (Euhem. n. 3 and 4, pp. 169 and 170 Vahl.); Macr. S. 1, 10; Cic. Univ. 11; id. Phil. 1, 7, 17; Ov. M. 9, 498.

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  • 30 ops

    1.
    ops, ŏpis ( nom. sing. does not occur; and the dat. perh. only in Front. Ep. ad Verr. 6 fin.; abl. ope, but opi, Varr. L. L. 5, 32, 141), f. [Sanscr. ap-nas, gain; Gr. aphenos, wealth; cf.: opulentus. copia = co-opia].
    I.
    Power, might, strength, ability, in abstr.: Romani scalis summā nituntur opum vi, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 168 Vahl.); so Verg. A. 12, 552:

    summā ope niti,

    Sall. C. 1, 1:

    omni ope atque operā enitar,

    will employ all my strength and efforts, Cic. Att. 14, 14, 5:

    omnibus viribus atque opibus repugnare,

    with all our powers, id. Tusc. 3, 11, 25:

    quācumque ope possent,

    id. Mil. 11, 30:

    grates persolvere dignas Non opis est nostrae,

    is not in our power, Verg. A. 1, 601. —
    B.
    In concr., means of any kind that one possesses; property, substance, wealth, riches, treasure; military or political resources, might, power, influence, etc. (in this signif. mostly in plur.; cf.: facultates. copiae, divitiae): ut scias, quanto e loco, Quantis opibus, quibus de rebus lapsa fortuna accidat, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 396 Vahl.):

    nos tamen efficimus pro opibus nostris moenia,

    Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 13:

    condere,

    to hoard up treasures, Verg. G. 2, 507; cf.:

    magnas inter opes inops,

    Hor. C. 3, 16, 28; 2, 12, 22:

    ruris parvae,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 59:

    amplae,

    Plin. 9, 35, 59, § 122:

    vita opibus firma, copiis locuples, gloriā ampla, virtute honesta,

    Cic. Att. 8, 11, 1:

    cui tenues opes, nullae facultates, exiguae amicorum copiae sunt,

    id. Quint. 1, 2:

    in bonis numerabis divitias, honores, opes,

    id. Fin. 5, 27, 81; cf.:

    divitiae ut utare, opes ut colare, honores ut laudere,

    id. Lael. 6, 22:

    opibus et copiis affluentes,

    id. Agr. 2, 30, 82:

    opes violentas concupiscere,

    id. Phil. 1, 12, 129:

    Trojanas ut opes et lamentabile regnum Eruerint Danai,

    Verg. A. 2, 4: ad divos adeunto caste, pietatem adhibento, opes amovento, lay aside display or show, Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 19.—In sing.: vidi ego te, astante ope barbaricā, etc., Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 120 Vahl.); so,

    barbarica,

    Verg. A. 8, 685.—
    II.
    Aid, help, support, assistance, succor (syn.: subsidium, suppetiae, auxilium): opis egens tuae. Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 126 Vahl.): pro factis reddere opis pretium, id. ap. Sen. Ep. 18, 5 (Epigr. v. 6 ib.):

    arripe opem auxiliumque ad hanc rem,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 65; Cic. Att. 9, 16, 1:

    sine tuā ope,

    id. Att. 16, 13 c, 2:

    aliquid opis rei publicae tulissemus,

    id. Fam. 4, 1, 1:

    opem petere ab aliquo,

    id. Tusc. 5, 2, 5:

    confugere ad opem alicujus,

    id. Font. 11, 35: ferte opem, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 31, 67 (Trag. v. 86 Vahl.):

    exitium superabat opem,

    i. e. baffled medical skill. Ov. M. 7, 527:

    afferre opem,

    to yield assistance, id. ib. 8, 601:

    admovere,

    id. R. Am. 116.
    2.
    Ŏps, Ŏpis ( nom. sing. Opis, Plaut. Pacch. 4, 8, 52; Hyg. Fab. 130), f. [a personification of 1. ops], the goddess of plenty, riches, and power, the wife of Saturn, and the patroness of husbandry; identical with Terra:

    Jovi... Ope gnato,

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 3, 2; Varr. L. L. 5, § 57; 64 Müll.; Enn. ap. [p. 1273] Lact. 1, 14 (Euhem. n. 3 and 4, pp. 169 and 170 Vahl.); Macr. S. 1, 10; Cic. Univ. 11; id. Phil. 1, 7, 17; Ov. M. 9, 498.

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  • 31 virtus

    virtūs, ūtis ( gen. plur. virtutium, App. Mag. 73; Paul. Nol. Carm. 10, 34; dat. and abl. VIRTVTEI, Inscr. Corp. Lat. 1, 30 and 34), f. [vir], manliness, manhood, i. e. the sum of all the corporeal or mental excellences of man, strength, vigor; bravery, courage; aptness, capacity; worth, excellence, virtue, etc.:

    virtus clara aeternaque habetur,

    Sall. C. 1, 4:

    ni virtus fidesque vostra spectata mihi forent,

    id. ib. 20, 2; id. J. 74, 1.
    I.
    In gen.
    A.
    Lit.:

    ita fiet, ut animi virtus corporis virtuti anteponatur,

    Cic. Fin. 5, 13, 38:

    his virtutibus ornatus, modestiā, temperantiā, justitiā,

    id. Off. 1, 15, 46; cf.:

    virtutes continentiae, gravitatis, justitiae, fidei,

    id. Mur. 10, 23:

    virtus atque integritas,

    id. Font. 13, 29:

    oratoris vis divina virtusque,

    id. de Or. 2, 27, 120.—
    B.
    Transf., of animals, and of inanimate or abstract things, goodness, worth, value, power, strength, etc.:

    nam nec arboris, nec equi virtus (in quo abutimur nomine) in opinione sita est, sed in naturā,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 16, 45:

    praedium-solo bono, suā virtute valeat,

    Cato, R. R. 1, 2:

    merci pretium statui, pro virtute ut veneat,

    Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 131:

    navium,

    Liv. 37, 24, 1:

    ferri,

    Just. 11, 13, 11:

    herbarum,

    Ov. M. 14, 357:

    oratoriae virtutes,

    Cic. Brut. 17, 65:

    oratio habet virtutes tres,

    Quint. 1, 5, 1:

    dicendi (opp. vitium),

    id. 8, praef. §

    17: facundiae,

    id. 12, 3, 9.—
    II.
    In partic.
    A.
    In the phrase deūm virtute, usu. with dicam, by the aid or merit of the gods, i. e. the gods be thanked (anteclass), Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 65:

    virtute deūm et majorum nostrūm,

    id. Aul. 2, 1, 44; id. Capt. 2, 2, 71 dub.; cf. id. Mil. 3, 1, 85 and 90;

    so virtute eorum (i. e. majorum),

    id. Trin. 3, 2, 17.—
    B. 1.
    Lit.:

    est autem virtus nihil aliud quam in se perfecta et ad summum perducta natura,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 8, 25:

    virtus est animi habitus naturae modo rationi consentaneus,

    id. Inv. 2, 53, 159:

    cum omnes rectae animi affectiones virtutes appellentur... Appellata est ex viro virtus, etc.,

    id. Tusc. 2, 18, 43; id. Inv. 2, 53, 159:

    nec vero habere virtutem satis est quasi artem aliquam, nisi utare... virtus in usu sui tota posita est,

    id. Rep. 1, 2, 2:

    est in eo virtus et probitas et summum officium summaque observantia,

    id. Fam. 13, 28, a, 2.—
    2.
    Transf., Virtue, personified as a deity, Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 61; 2, 31, 79; id. Leg. 2, 8, 19; 2, 11, 28; id. Phil. 14, 13, 34; Plaut. Am. prol. 42; Liv. 27, 25, 7; 29, 11, 13; Juv. 1, 115 al.—
    C.
    Military talents, courage, valor, bravery, gallantry, fortitude (syn. fortitudo), etc.:

    Helvetii reliquos Gallos virtute praecedunt, quod fere cottidianis proeliis cum Germanis contendunt,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 1; cf. id. ib. 1, 2;

    1, 13: militum,

    Sall. J. 52, 6; 62, 1:

    Claudi virtute Neronis Armenius cecidit,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 26:

    Scipiadae,

    id. S. 2, 1, 72; cf. id. Epod. 9, 26; 16, 5; id. C. 2, 7, 11.—
    D.
    Obstinacy:

    iniqua,

    Stat. Th. 11, 1.

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  • 32 ad-sūmō (ass-)

        ad-sūmō (ass-) sūmpsī, sūmptus, ere,    to take to oneself, receive: socios, L.: dignos, H.: umeris alas, O.: eos in societatem, L.: sacra Cereris de Graeciā: socius adsumitur Scaurus, S.: voluptas adsumenda est: equus pugnae adsumit amorem, gathers, O.: laudem sibi: Adsumptum patrem fateri, i. e. falsely claimed, O.—To take besides, obtain in addition: pennas, O.: Butram tibi, invite besides, H.: ventis alimenta, to gather for, O.: ne qui (socii) postea adsumerentur, L.—Fig., to take in addition, add to: dicendi copiam: robora, grow in strength, O.—In logic, to state the minor premise. —In gramm.: Adsumpta verba, epithets.

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  • 33 adultus

        adultus adj.    [1 adolesco], grown up, mature, adult, ripe: virgo: crinis, Ct.: fetus (of bees), V.: vitium propago, mature, H.: aetas: rei p. pestis, inveterate: res nondum adultae, L.
    * * *
    I
    adulta -um, adultior -or -us, adultissimus -a -um ADJ
    grown (up/fully), mature, ripe; adult; at peak/height/full strength
    II
    adult; one who has reached legal maturity (e.g., age 18 or 21)

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  • 34 cadō

        cadō cecidī, casūrus, ere    [CAD-], to fall, fall down, descend: lucrumae cadunt gaudio, T.: (apes) praecipites cadunt, V.: caelo ceciderunt sereno Fulgura, V.: a mento cadit manus, O.: de manibus arma cecidissent: vela cadunt, are furled, V.: Altius atque cadant imbres, from a greater height, V.—To fall, fall down, fall prostrate, fall over: ne ille ceciderit, has had a fall, T.: velut si prolapsus cecidisset, L.: prolapsa in volnus moribunda cecidit, L.: in pectus pronus, O.: casura moenia Troum, O.: casurae arces, V.—Of heavenly bodies, to set, go down, fall, sink: iuxta solem cadentem, V.: quā (nocte) Orion cadit, H.: oriens mediusve cadensve Phoebus, O.: primis cadentibus astris, fading, i. e. at dawn, V.—To fall off, fall away, fall out, drop off, be shed: barba, V.: Prima (folia) cadunt, H.: gregibus lanae cadunt, O.: poma ramis, O.: elapsae manibus cecidere tabellae, O.—Of a stream, to fall, empty itself: in sinum maris, L.—Of dice, to be thrown, fall, turn up: illud, quod cecidit forte, T.—Of shadows, to be thrown, fall (poet.): cadunt de montibus umbrae, V.—To fall dead, fall, die, be slain: in acie: Civili acie, O.: pauci de nostris cadunt, Cs.: plures Saguntini cadebant quam Poeni, L.: ante diem, prematurely, V.: suo Marte (i. e. suā manu), O.: iustā Morte, H.: femineo Marte, O.: a tanto viro, O.: a centurione, Ta.: In pio officio, O.: in patriā cadendum est, we must perish.—Of victims, to be slain, be offered, be sacrificed, fall (poet.): Multa tibi cadet hostia, V.: Si tener cadit haedus, H.: Victima vota cadit, O.—Of a woman, to yield, Tb. —Fig., to come, fall under, fall, be subject, be exposed: sub sensum: in conspectum, to become visible: si regnum ad servitia caderet, into servile hands, L.: sub imperium Romanorum: in deliberationem: in suspicionem alicuius, N.—To belong, be in accordance, agree, refer, be suitable, apply, fit, suit, become: non cadit in hos mores ista suspitio: cadit ergo in bonum virum mentiri?: Heu, cadit in quemquam tantum scelus? V.: sub eandem rationem.—Of time, to fall upon: in alienissimum tempus: in hanc aetatem.— To fall due: in eam diem cadere nummos.—To befall, fall to the lot of, happen, come to pass, occur, result, turn out, fall out: mihi peropportune: insperanti mihi cecidit, ut, etc.: Sunt quibus ad portas cecidit custodia sorti, V.: Ut illis... voluptas cadat, H.: verba cadentia, uttered at random, H.: verba si Graeco fonte cadent, be derived from, H.: verebar quorsum id casurum esset, how it would turn out: praeter opinionem, N.: si quid adversi caderet, L.: fortuito in melius casura, Ta.: curare Quo promissa cadent, how fulfilled, H.: Vota cadunt, are fulfilled, Tb.: tibi pro vano benigna cadant, Pr.: Quo res cumque cadent, V.: si non omnia caderent secunda, Cs.: ut inrita promissa eius caderent, L.: libertas in servitutem cadit: in hunc hominem ista suspitio: ad inritum cadens spes, turning out to be vain, L.—To lose strength, fall, perish, be overthrown, drop, decline, vanish, decay, cease: cadentem rem p. fulcire: tua laus pariter cum re p. cecidit: virtute Neronis Armenius cecidit, H.: non tibi ira cecidit, L.: animus, to fail. L.: cadere animis, to lose courage: cecidere illis animi, O.— To fail (in speaking), falter: orator cadet.—Causā cadere, to lose the cause: cadere in iudicio: Ut cecidit fortuna Phrygum, O.— Of the countenance or features: tibi tamen oculi, voltus, verba cecidissent, i. e. expressed terror.— Of words: Multa renascentur, quae iam cecidere, fallen into disuse, H.—Of theatrical representations, to fail, be condemned: cadat an recto stet fabula talo, H.—Of the wind, to abate, subside, die away: cadit Eurus, O.: venti vis omnis cecidit, L.—Of words and clauses, to be terminated, end, close: verba melius in syllabas longiores cadunt: similiter cadentia, having the same endings.
    * * *
    cadere, cecidi, casus V INTRANS
    fall, sink, drop, plummet, topple; be slain, die; end, cease, abate; decay

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  • 35 coalēscō

        coalēscō aluī, alitus, ere, inch.    [com- + 1 AL-], to grow firmly, strike root, increase, become strong: ilex coaluerat inter saxa, had sprung up, S.: in cortice ramus, O.—Fig., to unite, agree together, coalesce: Troiani et Aborigines facile coaluerunt, S.: cum patribus animi plebis, L.: multitudo coalescere in populi unius corpus poterat, L.: rem coalescere concordiā, be adjusted, L.: concordiā coaluerant omnium animi, L.: pace coalescente, becoming established, L.: coalescens regnum, recovering strength, L.: coalita libertate inreverentia, fostered, Ta.
    * * *
    coalescere, coalui, coalitus V INTRANS
    join/grow together; coalesce; close (wound); become unified/strong/established

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  • 36 cōnītor

        cōnītor (not conn-), nīsus or nīxus, ī    [com- + nitor], dep., to put forth all one's strength, make an effort, strive, struggle, endeavor: omnes conisi hostem avertunt, L.: valido corpore: dextrā, V.: omnibus copiis, L.: uno animo invadere hostem, L.: sese ut erigant.—To press upon, press toward, struggle toward, strive to reach: summā in iugum virtute, Cs.: in unum locum, L.—To labor, be in labor: Spem gregis conixa reliquit, V.—Fig., to endeavor, struggle: ut omnes intellegant: ratio conixa per se, putting forth her own energy: ad convincendum eum, Ta.: omnibus copiis, L.
    * * *
    I
    coniti, conisus sum V DEP
    strain, strive (physically); put forth; endeavor eagerly; struggle (to reach)
    II
    coniti, conixus sum V DEP
    strain, strive (physically); put forth; endeavor eagerly; struggle (to reach)

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  • 37 con-tendō

        con-tendō dī, tus, ere,    to stretch, bend, draw tight, strain: arcum, V.: tormenta: vincla, V.: ilia risu, O.—To aim, draw, make ready: nervo equino telum, V.—To aim, shoot, hurl, dart, throw: Mago hastam (i. e. in Magum), V.: telum in auras, V.—Fig., to strain, stretch, exert: nervos aetatis meae: animum in curas, O.: ad hunc cursum (i. e. ad huius imperium), follow zealously, V.—To strive for, press, pursue, prosecute, hasten, exert oneself: id sibi contendendum existimabat, Cs.: hunc (locum) oppugnare contendit, zealously lays siege to, Cs.: summā vi transcendere in hostium navīs, Cs.: in Britanniam proficisci, Cs.: litora cursu petere, V.: voce ut populus hoc exaudiat: remis, ut eam partem insulae caperet, Cs.: ne patiamini imperatorem eripi: quantum maxime possem, contenderem: oculo quantum Lynceus, reach with the sight, H.—To march, press on, seek, journey hastily, hasten: in Italiam magnis itineribus, Cs.: huc magno cursu, Cs.: ad castra, Cs.: Lacedaemonem, N.: ad summam laudem maximis laboribus: quo contendimus, pervenire: nocte unā tantum itineris.—To measure together, compare, contrast: causas ipsas: leges: id cum defensione nostrā: ostro vellera, H.—To measure strength, strive, dispute, fight, contend, vie: proelio, Cs.: magis virtute quam dolo, Cs.: rapido cursu, V.: Moribus, H.: frustra, V.: iactu aleae de libertate, play for, Ta.: is liceri non destitit; illi contenderunt, kept bidding (at an auction): tecum de honore: cum magnis legionibus parvā manu, S.: cum victore, H.: humilitas cum dignitate: Nec cellis contende Falernis, compete with, V.: contra populum R. armis, Cs.: contra vim morbi: de potentatu inter se, Cs.: non iam de vitā Sullae contenditur, the dispute is: proelio equestri inter duas acies contendebatur, Cs.—To demand, ask, solicit, entreat, seek: a me (ut dicerem), qui, etc.: a Pythio ut venderet: a militibus ne, etc., Cs.: hic magistratus a populo summā ambitione contenditur: ne quid contra aequitatem.—To assert, affirm, insist, protest, maintain, contend: hoc contra Hortensium: hoc ex contrario: contendam, eum damnari oportere: audebo hoc contendere, numquam esse, etc.: illud nihil nos... scientes fuisse, L.: quae contendere possis Facta manu, you might swear, O.

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  • 38 contrā

        contrā adv. and praep.    [comp. of com-; see 1 cum].    I.adv., of position, in opposition, opposite, face to face, in front, on the other side: signum contra animo finivit, i. e. mentally drew a line, L.: stare, Iu.: ulmus erat contra, in front, O.: consistere, to make front, Cs.: positā Hispaniā, opposite, Ta.: intueri, in the face, L.: oscula non pervenientia contra, so as to meet, O.—Fig., of actions, in turn, in return, back, on the other hand, likewise: Audi nunc, in turn, T.: Mettius Tullo gratulatur, contra Tullus Mettium adloquitur, L.: at tibi contra Evenit, ut, etc., you have your reward, H.: cui latrans contra senex (i. e. respondit), Ph.: si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet, what counter-gift, T.: Facere contra huic aegre, T.: tibi contra gratiam Referre, T. — Of opposition or strife, in opposition, on the other side: obniti contra sufficere, to have strength to resist, V.: pugnare, O.: vociferans, L.: pauca accipe contra, H.: contra feriundi copia, making a counter-attack, S.: quid, si de litteris corruptis contra venit? as his accuser: est contra iudicatum, an adverse decision: licere, to compete, Cs.: nihil quod contra peterent, to compete for: qui contra fecerit, the transgressor.—With verbs of saying, in opposition, on the other side, in answer: cum contra dicturus Hortensius esset, as opposing counsel: contra qui dicit, the opponent: cum nemo contra diceret, denied it: nihil contra disputabo priusquam dixerit, make no objection: quid contra reus? says in reply: contra dicentibus inimicis, Cs.: quid contra dicerem meditabar, how to reply: id quod contra diceretur refellere, the objections: quod in eā causā contra dicendum est: dicitur contra, nullum esse testamentum, the objection is made: respondit nec contra dici quin, etc., there was no objection, L.— Reversely, in an opposite manner, the contrary, the opposite: in stultitiā contra est, with fools the reverse is true: quod contra est, S.: utrumque contra accidit: alia probabilia, contra alia dicimus, improbable: cognoscere quid boni utrisque aut contra esset (i. e. mali), S. — On the contrary, on the other hand, conversely: tu contra obicies: Romanus conserere pugnam velle, contra eludere Poenus, L.: iusta omnia decora sunt, iniusta contra indecora: ut hi miseri, sic contra illi beati quos, etc.: imperavi nihil, et contra patribus parui, but on the contrary: non enim tua culpa est... contraque summa laus: at contra: sed contra: contra autem: falso queritur quod, etc.: nam contra, etc., S.: quin contra, nay on the contrary, L.—Followed by atque or ac, contrary to, different from, otherwise than: simulacrum, contra atque ante fuerat, ad orientem convertere: contra atque esset dictum, Cs.: si haec contra ac dico essent omnia: contra ac ratus erat, S.: contra quam fas erat, contrary to the divine law: contra quam ipse censnisset, contrary to its own resolution.    II. Praep., with acc. (in prose before its case, except sometimes a rel. pron.), of position, before, against, facing, towards, opposite to, contrary to, over against: insulae latus est contra Galliam, Cs.: pacatis contra insulam suam terris, L.: Carthago Italiam contra, V.—Opposite, towards, against, facing, over against: contra vos in contione consistere, to face you: a fronte contra hostem, Cs.: Albanos contra legionem conlocat, L.: quos agmina contra Procurrunt, V.: contra hanc Romam altera Roma, a rival to.—Fig., in answer to, in reply to: contra ea facturos clamitabat, etc., Cs.: contra ea aiebat, etc., L.: contra postulata nuntios mittit, S.: Quae contra breviter fata est vates, V.—With valere, to weigh against, counterbalance, avail against: hac ratio contra omne ius iurandum valet: contrane lucrum nil valere Pauperis ingenium? H. —Of opposition or strife, against, with, in hostility to, as the enemy of: contra Caesarem gerere bellum: arma contra senatum tuli: armis contendere contra populum R., Cs.: contra Crustuminos profectus, marched against, L.: nihil se contra Sequanos consili inire, take hostile measures against, Cs.: contra salutem urbis incitari: paratus contra eum: agere contra hominem, plead against: nihil satis firmum contra Metellum, S.: contra difficultates providere, S.: vi contra vim resistere, L.: defensio contra vim: contra me sentire, hold an unfavorable opinion: quem contra veneris antea, for whose adversary you were counsel: pugnandum contra morbum: (provinciam) contra Caesarem retenturi, as the enemy of: eae res contra nos faciunt, make against.—Against, in opposition to, as the opponent of: tibi contra nos dicendum putes: contra iuris consultos dicere, against their opinions: contra caput dicere, to plead against life: contra Epicurum dictum est, in reply to: consuetudo contra deos disputandi, i. e. against the existence.—Against, injurious to, unfavorable to, to the disadvantage of: nihil contra me fecit odio mei: aliquid contra Caesarem Pompeio suadere: contra se ipse misericors, to his own injury, Ph.: contra valetudinis commodum laborare.—Esp., of offences, against, in violation of: pecuniam contra leges auferre: contra fas: contra ius gentium, L.: contra verecundiam, in disregard of: contra rem p. fecisse, to have been guilty of treason: vim eam contra rem p. factam decernere, L.: contra morem facere: quod contra legem esset: contra fidem. — Of opposition in thought, contrary to, opposite to, the reverse of: sed mihi contra ea videtur, the contrary seems true, S.: contra ea Caesar putabat, otherwise, Cs.: contra ea benigne, on the other hand, L.: cuius a me corpus crematum est, quod contra decuit ab illo meum (sc. cremari), whereas: quod contra oportebat delicto dolere, correctione gaudere, while, on the contrary.—With an abstract noun, contrary to, beyond, against: contra omnium opinionem (i. e. contra ac rati erant), Cs.: contra opinionem Iugurthae, against the expectation, S.: cetera contra spem salva invenit, L.: contra timorem animi praemia sceleris adeptus, S.
    * * *
    I
    facing, face-to-face, in the eyes; towards/up to; across; in opposite direction; against, opposite, opposed/hostile/contrary/in reply to; directly over/level; otherwise, differently; conversely; on the contrary; vice versa
    II
    against, facing, opposite; weighed against; as against; in resistance/reply to; contrary to, not in conformance with; the reverse of; otherwise than; towards/up to, in direction of; directly over/level with; to detriment of

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  • 39 con-valēscō

        con-valēscō luī, ere,     inch, to recover, regain health, grow strong, gain strength: ilico: ex morbo: de volnere, O.: hoc spatio, Cs.: in dies: ignis convaluit, O.: ut convalescere civitas posset: mens, O.: opinio de aliquā re convaluit, Cu.

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  • 40 cornū

        cornū ūs （acc. cornum, T., O.), n (once m, C.)    [1 CAR-], a horn, antler: (animantes) cornibus armatae: tauri, O.: cornu ferit (caper), V.: luctantur cornibus haedi, V.—As a vessel: bilibre, H.—As a funnel: inserto latices infundere cornu, V.—With copia, the horn of plenty (an emblem of abundance): beata pleno Copia cornu, H.: dives meo Bona Copia cornu, O.—A horny substance, horn (poet.): solido sonat ungula cornu, V.: ora cornu indurata rigent, i. e. by the growth of horny bills, O.—A projection, protuberance, horn, point, end: flexum a cornibus arcum Tendit, i. e. from tip to tip, O.: Cornua antemnarum, tips, V.: cornua cristae, the cone (supporting the crest), V.: galeae, L.: per novem cornua lunae, months, O.: septem digestus in cornua Nilus, branches, O.: inclusam cornibus aequor, capes, O.: in cornu sedere, at the end (of the tribunal), L.—Of an army, the wing, extremity, side: dextrum, sinistrum, Cs.: equitatum in cornibus locat, S. — A bow: Parthum, V.—A bugle-horn, horn, trumpet: misit cornua, tubas: Aerea cornua, V.: Berecyntium, H.— The sides of the lyre (orig. two horns holding the strings), C.—In a constellation, The Horn: Tauri, O.: Aries cum cornibus. — Fig., a salient point, chief argument: cornua commovere disputationis. —The wing, flank: qui quasi cornua duo tenuerunt Caesaris, i. e. were his main dependence.—Power, courage, strength, might: addis cornua pauperi, H.
    * * *
    horn; hoof; beak/tusk/claw; bow; horn/trumpet; end, wing of army; mountain top

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