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1 substantia
substance, essence, means of subsistence, property. -
2 summa
summa ae, f [summus; sc. res], the top, summit ; hence, fig., the chief place, highest rank, leadership, supremacy: vobis summam ordinis concedere: summam imperi tenere, the supreme power, Cs.: ad te summa solum rerum redit, T.: totius belli, the command in chief, Cs.— The main thing, chief point, principal matter, sum, essence, substance: leges non perfectae... sed ipsae summae rerum atque sententiae, the main points: lectis rerum summis, L.: haec summa est; hic nostri nuntius esto, V.: summa est, si curaris, ut, etc.: universi belli, the main issue of the war, L.: ad summam rerum consulere, for the general welfare, Cs.: ad discrimen summā rerum adductā, to a general engagement, L.: remittendo de summā quisque iuris, extreme right, L.: summa ducum Atrides, the flower of leaders, O.— An amount, sum, aggregate, whole, quantity: de summā mali detrahere: summa cogitationum mearum omnium: summa exercitūs salva, the main body of the army, Cs.—In reckoning, the amount, sum, total, aggregate: addendo deducendoque videre, quae reliqui summa fiat: subducamus summam.—Of money, a sum, amount: pecuniae summam quantam imperaverit, parum convenit, L.: pecuniae summa homines movit, L.—With ellips. of pecuniae: De summā nihil decedet, T.: hac summā redempti, L.—In the phrase, ad summam, on the whole, generally, in short, in a word: ille adfirmabat... ad summam; non posse istaec sic abire: Ad summam; sapiens, etc., to sum up, H.—In the phrase, in summā, in all, in fine: absolutus, in summā, quattuor sententiis: in omni summā.* * *sum; summary; chief point, essence, principal matter, substance; total -
3 congruo
congrŭo, ŭi, 3 ( inf. pres. congruēre, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 102), v. n. [etym. dub.; cf. Corss. Beitr. 457], to run, come, or meet together with something.I.Prop. (rare;II.mostly post-Aug.): guttae inter se congruunt et confunduntur,
Vitr. 7, 8, 2:arcem nata petit, quo jam manus horrida matrum Congruerat,
Val. Fl. 2, 307; 6, 58;of the stars: sidera meantia cum sole aut congruentia,
Plin. 2, 79, 81 § 191; cf. Sen. Q. N. 7, 19, 1 (cf. Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 69, II. B. infra).—Hence also of the calendar dates, fixed in accordance with the stars: ut vicesimo anno ad metam eandem solis, unde orsi essent, dies cóngruerent,
Liv. 1, 19, 6.—Far more freq. and class. in prose and poetry,Trop., to coincide or correspond with a person or thing, in substance, in feeling, or in time, to be suited or adapted to, to agree with, accord, suit, fit.A.To be suited or fitted to, to agree with (in substance), to correspond; constr. with cum, inter se, the dat., or absol.(α).With cum:(β).illa congruere et cohaerere cum causā,
Cic. Inv. 1, 14, 19; so id. Lael. 8, 27; id. Att. 2, 8, 1; Liv. 23, 38, 5; Quint. 11, 3, 74: cum virtute congruere semper, Cic. Off. 3, 3, 13.—With inter se:(γ).ut corporis temperatio, cum ea congruunt inter se, e quibus constamus, sanitas: sic animi dicitur, cum ejus judicia opinionesque concordant,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 13, 30:cum multae causae... inter se congruere videntur,
id. Rosc. Am. 22, 62; id. Fin. 3, 19, 62; Quint. 12, 6, 7 fin.; Sen. Ep. 9, 8.—Somewhat diff.:fidem auxere captivi eo maxime, quod sermo inter omnes congruebat (for sermones omnium inter se congruebant),
agreed, was congruous, Liv. 9, 2, 4.—With dat.:(δ).quibus (principiis) congruere debent quae sequuntur,
Cic. Fin. 3, 6, 20; 2, 31, 99; Liv. 8, 6, 12; 42, 17, 1; Quint. 9, 3, 40; Plin. 21, 6, 17, § 33; Tac. A. 6, 22; 13, 1; Suet. Calig. 3: non omni causae nec auditori neque personae neque tempori congruere orationis unum genus, is suitable, fit, = convenire, Cic. de Or. 3, 55, 210; Quint. 4, 2, 89; Dig. 1, 16, 13.— Impers.:Canidius timidius decessit quam professioni ejus congruebat,
Vell. 2, 87, 3; Dig. 1, 18, 13.—Absol.:B.quemadmodum congruit, ut simul et affirmes, te assiduis occupationibus impediri, et scripta nostra desideres?
is it consistent? Plin. Ep. 7, 2, 1; cf. Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 171:res prout congruunt aut repugnant,
Quint. 7, 2, 57; so id. 5, 10, 74; 5, 10, 107; Tac. A. 12, 6; id. H. 2, 4:adversus Latinos bellandum erat, lingua, moribus, etc., congruentes,
Liv. 8, 6, 15.—To agree (in feeling, opinion, etc.):C.illi inter se congruunt concorditer,
Plaut. Curc. 2, 2, 14; Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 102:mulier mulieri magis congruit,
id. Phorm. 4, 5, 14; Nep. Lys. 3 fin.:linguā, moribus, armorum genere institutis ante omnia militaribus congruentes,
Liv. 8, 6, 15:ecce autem similia omnia: omnes congruunt: unum cognoris, omnes noris,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 34:de re unā solum dissident de ceteris mirifice congruunt,
Cic. Leg. 1, 20, 53:vereor ne natura... animos quoque dederit corporum doloribus congruentis,
sympathizing with, sharing in, affected by, id. Tusc. 5, 1, 3; cf.:sidera innumerabilia caelo inhaerentia cum ejus ipsius motu congruere,
id. ib. 5, 24, 69 Tischer ad loc.—Rarely with in and acc.:Bruttiis non societate magis Punicā quam suopte ingenio congruentibus in eum morem,
Liv. 29, 6, 2 Weissenb. ad loc.; cf.:omniumque in unum sententiae congruebant,
id. 26, 2, 5; 25, 32, 2:omnes eae res in unum congruentes... damnationem faciebant,
id. 3, 24, 6.—To come together, agree, meet, coincide (in time):A.suos dies mensisque congruere volunt cum solis lunaeque ratione,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 52, § 129:tempus ad id ipsum congruere,
Liv. 1, 5, 5; so with ad, id. 1, 19, 6:cum temporum ratio vix congruat,
Suet. Gram. 7:forte congruerat, ut Clodii Macri et Fonteii Capitonis caedes nuntiarentur,
it happened at the same time, Tac. H. 1, 7:in idem artati temporis,
Vell. 1, 16, 2; Suet. Caes. 40; Quint. 5, 5, 2.—Hence, congrŭens, entis, P. a. (acc. to II.).Agreeing, fit, appropriate, suitable, consistent, congruous.(α).With cum:(β).vita cum disciplinā,
Cic. Brut. 31, 117; 38, 141; id. Fin. 2, 14, 45:Aristoteles et Theophrastus, cum illis re congruentes, genere docendi paulum differentes,
id. Leg. 1, 13, 38.—With dat.:(γ).congruens actio menti,
Cic. de Or. 3, 59, 222; id. Fin. 5, 21, 58; 2, 31, 99; id. Fam. 9, 24, 1; Suet. Oth. 12.— Comp.:quid congruentius Deo?
Lact. 4, 26, 13.—Absol.:2.genus dicendi aptum et congruens,
Cic. de Or. 3, 14, 53; Liv. 7, 2, 7:actio vocis, vultūs et gestūs,
Cic. Part. Or. 15, 54:oratio verbis discrepans, sententiis congruens,
id. Leg. 1, 10, 30:cum haec duo pro congruentibus sumunt, tam vehementer repugnantia,
id. Ac. 2, 14, 44.—Hence,Congruens est or videtur, = convenit, it is ( seems) fit, proper, meet (post-Aug. and rare); with acc. and inf.:B.congruens erat, eandem immunitatem parentes obtinere,
Plin. Pan. 38, 6: congruentius est, Cod. 8, 47, 4.—In sup.:congruentissimum est, animam puniri,
Tert. Anim. 58.—With inf.:congruens videtur primordia ejus aperire,
Tac. H. 5, 2; cf.:congruens crediderim recensere,
id. A. 4, 6. —With ut:congruens est, ut, etc.,
Gell. 17, 8, 13; Dig. 1, 16, 4, § 3.—Agreeing in all its parts; symmetrical, proportioned; accordant, consistent, harmonious: is concentus ex dissimillumarum vocum moderatione concors tamen efficitur et congruens, [p. 421] Cic. Rep. 2, 42, 69:Tiberius corpore fuit amplo et robusto... ceteris quoque membris usque ad imos pedes aequalis et congruens,
Suet. Tib. 68:congruens clamor (opp. dissonus),
Liv. 30, 34, 1; cf.:congruentissimā voce acclamare,
App. Mag. p. 320, 31.—Hence, congrŭenter, adv., agreeably, filly, suitably (twice in Cic., but very rare in the class. per.):congruenter naturae convenienterque vivere,
Cic. Fin. 3, 7, 26:ut ad id quodcumque agetur apte congruenterque dicamus,
id. de Or. 3, 10, 37:respondere,
Dig. 45, 1, 1 fin. — Comp., Fronto Orat. 3 fin.; Min. Fel. Oct. 40 fin. — Sup., Tert. Pudic. 8 fin.; Aug. Doctr. Christ. 1, 12 al. -
4 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:I.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.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;B. 1.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.—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:b.cornu Indicum,
Mart. 1, 73, 4.—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:g.cornua cristae,
Verg. A. 12, 89:alterum cornu galeae,
Liv. 27, 33, 2.—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. 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.:n.cornua disputationis tuae commovere,
i. e. to drive back, Cic. Div. 2, 10, 26 (v. the passage in connection).—The feeler or claw of an insect, Plin. 9, 30, 50, § 95; 9, 31, 51, § 99 al. —o.The stiff hair of the Germans:3.quis stupuit Germani lumina, flavam Caesariem et madido torquentem cornua cirro?
Juv. 13, 165.—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. -
5 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:I.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.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;B. 1.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.—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:b.cornu Indicum,
Mart. 1, 73, 4.—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:g.cornua cristae,
Verg. A. 12, 89:alterum cornu galeae,
Liv. 27, 33, 2.—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. 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.:n.cornua disputationis tuae commovere,
i. e. to drive back, Cic. Div. 2, 10, 26 (v. the passage in connection).—The feeler or claw of an insect, Plin. 9, 30, 50, § 95; 9, 31, 51, § 99 al. —o.The stiff hair of the Germans:3.quis stupuit Germani lumina, flavam Caesariem et madido torquentem cornua cirro?
Juv. 13, 165.—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. -
6 corpus
corpus, ŏris, n. [cf. Sanscr. kar-, to make; Lat. creo], any object composed of materials perceptible by the senses, body, substance (opp. anima and animus; cf. the definition in Dig. 41, 3, 30 pr.).I.Lit. (very frequent in every period and species of composition).A.In gen., a body, whether living or lifeless:B.tangere aut tangi nisi corpus nulla potest res,
Lucr. 1, 305:animi voluptates et dolores nasci fatemur e corporis voluptatibus et doloribus, etc.,
Cic. Fin. 1, 17, 55; cf. id. Tusc. 4, 10, 23:vita, quae corpore et spiritu continetur,
id. Marcell. 9, 28:parvissima quaeque Corpora constabunt ex partibus infinitis,
Lucr. 1, 617:ignea rerum,
id. 1, 680:terraï,
id. 5, 236:acerbum Neptuni,
id. 2, 472:aquae,
id. 2, 232 et saep.— Poet., plur. for sing.:nudabant corpora (nymphae) venti,
Ov. M. 1, 527; Tib. 1, 8, 52 (cf. sômata, Soph. Elec. 1232).—In partic.1.The flesh of animal bodies:b.ossa subjecta corpori,
Cic. N. D. 2, 55, 139; cf. Quint. 1, prooem. § 24;12, 10, 5: amittere,
to become poor, lean, Lucr. 1, 1038; Cic. Fam. 7, 26, 2 fin.; cf.:abiit corpusque colorque,
Ov. H. 3, 141;and the opp. facere,
to become fat, to thrive, Cels. 7, 3 fin.; cf.:quo cibo fecisti tantum corporis,
Phaedr. 3, 7, 5.—In a play upon words:inque omni nusquam corpore corpus erat,
Mart. Spect. 7, 6.—Transf., the wood under the bark of a tree, Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 234.—Of discourse:2.nervis illis, quibus causa continetur, adiciunt superinducti corporis speciem,
the covering, integument, Quint. 5, 8, 2; 2, 10, 5:corpus eloquentiae facere,
the substance, the most essential part, id. 10, 1, 87; cf.:corpus orationis enervatur,
Petr. 2.—A lifeless body, a corpse, Caes. B. G. 2, 10; 2, 27; Liv. 32, 13, 8 et saep.; Ov. M. 7, 548; id. F. 2, 835 al.—In a double sense, Cic. Sull. 31, 89 Halm.— Poet., the souls of the dead, the shades or departed spirits, Verg. A. 6, 303; 6, 306.—3.As opposed to the head, the trunk, Ov. M. 11, 794.—4.In mal. part., the body, person:5.usuram ejus corporis cepit sibi,
Plaut. Am. prol. 108:illa quae corpus puplicat volgo suum,
id. Bacch. 4, 8, 22; id. Cist. 2, 3, 21; cf.:corpore quaestum facere,
id. Poen. 5, 3, 21 al.;v. quaestus.— Hence also,
the testicles, Phaedr. 3, 11, 3; Hor. S. 1, 2, 43.—Periphrastically for the individual, the person (esp. poet., to suggest that which is physically admirable or excellent;II.also freq. in the histt.): delecta virum corpora,
Verg. A. 2, 18; cf.:lectissima matrum,
id. ib. 9, 272:quo pulchrior alter non fuit, excepto corpore Turni,
id. ib. 7, 650;11, 690: septena quot annis Corpora natorum,
id. ib. 6, 22:ultor vestrae, fidissima corpora, mortis,
Ov. M. 3, 58; 7, 655:sororum,
Sil. 14, 105; Val. Fl. 2, 653:conjugum vestraque ac liberorum vestrorum,
Liv. 21, 13, 7; Tac. A. 4, 72 et saep.:uti corpora nostra ab injuriā tuta forent,
Sall. C. 33, 2; Liv. 9, 8, 5; 31, 46, 16:qui liberum corpus (sc. Virginiam) in servitutem addixissent,
id. 3, 56, 8; so,liberum,
Sall. C. 33, 2; Liv. 5, 22, 1; 29, 21, 6; Plin. Pan. 33, 1.—Of animals: corpora [p. 473] magna boum, heads, Verg. G. 3, 369:seu quis Pascit equos... Corpora praecipue matrum legat,
id. ib. 3, 51; id. A. 1, 193:pro tribus corporibus triginta milia talentum auri precatur accipias,
Curt. 4, 11, 6.—Meton., a whole composed of parts united, a body, frame, system, structure, community, corporation, etc.;of ships,
the framework, Caes. B. C. 1, 54.—Of fortifications:totum corpus coronā militum cingere,
Caes. B. G. 7, 72.—Of a land:Sicilia dirempta velut a corpore majore,
Just. 4, 1, 1.—Of the state:alterum (praeceptum Platonis), ut totum corpus rei publicae curent, nec dum partem aliquam tuentur, reliquas deserant,
Cic. Off. 1, 25, 85:quae (multitudo) coalescere in populi unius corpus poterat,
Liv. 1, 8, 1; cf. id. 34, 9, 3; and:nullum civitatis,
a political body, id. 26, 16, 9; 38, 9, 12; Tac. G. 39; Just. 3, 2, 2:totum corpus Macedoniae,
id. 7, 1, 12; Liv. 26, 16, 9:sui corporis regem creari,
id. 1, 17, 2:corpus mercatorum,
guild, Ambros. Ep. 20, 6:corpori valido caput deerat (sc. exercitui dux),
Liv. 5, 46, 5:oriundi ab Sabinis sui corporis creari regem volebant,
id. 1, 17, 2; cf. id. 4, 9, 4; 6, 34, 5 al.:fabrorum et naviculariorum,
Dig. 50, 6, 5:utros ejus habueris libros... duo enim sunt corpora... an utrosque, nescio,
Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 11 (13), 4; so of a book, id. Fam. 5, 12, 4; Sen. Tranq. 9, 6; Suet. Gram. 6; Dig. 32, 50 al.; cf.:corpus omnis Romani juris,
Liv. 3, 34, 7;hence, Corpus Juris,
title of a Roman collection of laws, Cod. Just. 5, 13:rationum,
Dig. 40, 5, 37:patrimonii,
ib. 4, 2, 20:omnia maternae hereditatis,
ib. 4, 31, 79. -
7 substantia
substantĭa, ae, f. [substo], that of which a thing consists, the being, essence, contents, material, substance (post - Aug.):II.hominis,
Quint. 7, 2, 5:rerum,
id. 2, 21, 1:placidae et altae mentis,
id. 6, prooem. §7: rhetorices,
id. 2, 15, 34:de substantiā aut de qualitate,
id. 3, 6, 38:singula animalia singulas habere debent substantias,
Sen. Ep. 113, 4:esse diversae substantiae,
Front. Strat. 4 praef.:earum rerum pretium non in substantiā, sed in arte positum est,
in the material, Dig. 50, 16, 14: delebo omnem substantiam, every thing that exists, Vulg. [p. 1783] Gen. 7, 4.—Esp., fortune, substance, property:sine substantiā facultatum,
without store of riches, without fortune, Tac. Or. 8:substantia omnis paternorum bonorum,
Aur. Vict. Or. 19:rei familiaris,
Paul. Sent. 2, 29; Dig. 36, 1, 16 al.—Also absol., worldly goods, Vulg. Gen. 36, 6; id. 1 Esd. 1, 6. -
8 concrētiō
concrētiō ōnis, f [concresco], a compacting, condensing, congealing: corporum.—Matter, substance: mortalis.* * *formation into solid matter, compacting/condensing; materiality; matter/solid -
9 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 -
10 corpus
corpus oris, n [1 CER-], a body (living or lifeless): solidum et suci plenum, T.: requies animi et corporis: ingenium sine corpore exercere, S.: corpus sine pectore, H.: Corporis exigui, of small frame, H.: dedit pro corpore nummos, to escape flogging, H.: adverso corpore, in front: corpore toto intorquet, with all his might, V.: gravi salubris corpori, i. e. stomach, H.: volgatum, prostituted, L.—Plur., for sing. (poet.): cruciata corpora demittite nocti, O.: Sanguine in corpora summa vocato, the skin, O.— Flesh: ossa subiecta corpori: corpus amisi: fecisti tantum corporis, Ph.: pars versa est in corporis usum, to serve as flesh, O.— A lifeless body, corpse, trunk: per eorum corpora transire, Cs.: occisorum, S.: corpore ambusto: ne corpus eiciatur. — Substance, matter, reality (poet.): Spem sine corpore amat, O.: metuit sine corpore nomen, O.—A person, individual: tuum corpus domumque custodire: delecta virum corpora, V.: excepto corpore Turni, V.: corpora vestra, coniugum, etc., i. e. you and your wives, L.: liberum corpus habere, retain civil rights, S.: defuncta corpora vitā heroum, shades, V.—Of animals: corpora magna boum, heads, V.: septem ingentia (cervorum), V. — A mass, body, frame, system, structure, community, corporation: corpus navium viminibus contextum, framework, Cs.: totum corpus coronā militum cingere, structure, Cs.: rei p.: civitatis, political body, L.: sui corporis creari regem, L.: Romani iuris, L.—A part, particle, grain: quot haberet corpora pulvis, O.* * *body; person, self; virility; flesh; corpse; trunk; frame(work); collection/sum; substantial/material/concrete object/body; particle/atom; corporation, guild -
11 elementum
elementum ī, n a first principle, simple substance, element: elemento gratulor (i. e. igni), Iu.— Plur., C., O.— Plur, the first principles, rudiments: puerorum: prima, H.: aetatis, i. e. of culture, O.— The beginning, origin: prima Romae, O.: cupidinis pravi, H.: vitiorum, Iu.* * *elements (pl.); rudiments, beginnings; kinds of matter (earth/air/fire/water); element, origin; first principle -
12 fimus
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13 fundāmentum
fundāmentum ī, n [2 fundo].— Plur, a foundation, ground-work, basis: agere fundamenta: prima urbi iacere, L.: Carthaginis altae locare, V.: urbis, V.: Albam a fundamentis proruere, utterly, L.—Fig., a basis, ground, support, substance, beginning: pietas fundamentum est virtutum: iustitiae fides.— Plur: consulatūs tui: senectus, quae fundamentis adulescentiae constituta est: iacere pacis fundamenta: cui causae fundamenta iaciantur: verecundiae.* * *foundation; beginning; basis -
14 habeō
habeō uī (old perf subj. habessit for habuerit, C.), itus, ēre [HAB-], to have, hold, support, carry, wear: arma: anulum: arma hic paries habebit, H.: coronam in capite: soccos et pallium: catenas: Faenum in cornu, H.: aquilam in exercitu, S.— To have, hold, contain: quod (fanum) habebat auri: non me Tartara habent, V.: quem quae sint habitura deorum Concilia, etc., V.: Quae regio Anchisen habet? V.: quod habet lex in se: suam (nutricem) cinis ater habebat, V.— To have, hold, occupy, inhabit: urbem, S.: arcem: quā Poeni haberent (sc. castra), L.: Hostis habet muros, V. —Of relation or association, to have: in matrimonio Caesenniam: eos in loco patrui: uxores: patrem: (legionem) secum, Cs.: apīs in iubā: mecum scribas: quibus vendant, habere, Cs.: conlegam in praeturā Sophoclem: civitates stipendiarias, Cs.: cognitum Scaevolam: inimicos civīs: duos amicissimos: eum nuptiis adligatum: quem pro quaestore habuit.— To have, be furnished with: voltum bonum, S.: pedes quinque: Angustos aditūs, V.: manicas, V.— To have, hold, keep, retain, detain: haec cum illis sunt habenda (opp. mittenda), T.: si quod accepit habet: Bibulum in obsidione, Cs.: in liberis custodiis haberi, S.: in vinculis habendi, S.: mare in potestate, Cs.: in custodiam habitus, lodged, L.: ordines, preserve, S.: alios in eā fortunā, ut, etc., L.: exercitus sine inperio habitus, S.: Marium post principia, station, S.: Loricam Donat habere viro, gives to keep, V.: inclusum senatum.—Of ownership or enjoyment, to have, own, possess, be master of: agros: Epicratis bona omnia: in Italiā fundum: quod non desit, H.: (divitias) honeste, enjoy, S.: (leges) in monumentis habemus, i. e. are extant: sibi hereditatem: illam suas res sibi habere iussit (the formula of divorcing a wife): in vestrā amicitiā divitias, S.: nos Amaryllis habet, has my love, V.: habeo, non habeor a Laide: habet in nummis, in praediis, is rich: ad habendum nihil satis esse: amor habendi, V.: Unde habeas, quaerit nemo, sed oportet habere, Iu.— To have, get, receive, obtain: a me vitam, fortunas: imperium a populo R.: habeat hoc praemi tua indignitas: granum ex provinciā: plus dapis, H.: Partem opere in tanto, a place, V.: graviter ferit atque ita fatur, Hoc habet, it reaches him, V.: certe captus est, habet! (i. e. volneratus est) T.— To find oneself, be, feel, be situated, be off, come off: se non graviter: bene habemus nos: praeclare se res habebat: quo pacto se habeat provincia: bene habent tibi principia, T.: bene habet, it is well: atqui Sic habet, H.: credin te inpune habiturum? escape punishment, T.: virtus aeterna habetur, abides, S.— To make, render: uti eos manifestos habeant, S.: pascua publica infesta, L.—With P. perf. pass., periphrast. for perf act.: vectigalia redempta, has brought in and holds, Cs.: domitas libidines: quae conlecta habent Stoici: de Caesare satis dictum: pericula consueta, S.: neque ea res falsum me habuit, S.: edita facinora, L.— To treat, use, handle: duriter se, T.: equitatu agmen adversariorum male, Cs.: exercitum luxuriose, S.: eos non pro vanis hostibus, sed liberaliter, S.: saucii maiore curā habiti, L.— To hold, direct, turn, keep: iter hac, T.: iter ad legiones, Cs.— To hold, pronounce, deliver, utter, make: orationem de ratione censoriā: contionem ad urbem: post habitam contionem: gratulationibus habendis celebramur: quae (querelae) apud me de illo habebantur: verba.— To hold, convene, conduct, cause to take place: comitia haberi siturus: senatum, Cs.: censum: Consilium summis de rebus, V.— To hold, govern, administer, manage, wield: rem p., S.: qui cultus habendo Sit pecori, V.: animus habet cuncta, neque ipse habetur, S.: aptat habendo Ensem, V.—Of rank or position, to hold, take, occupy: priores partīs Apud me, T.: Statum de tribus secundarium.—Fig., to have, have in mind, entertain, cherish, experience, exhibit, be actuated by: si quid consili Habet, T.: alienum animum a causā: tantum animi ad audaciam: plus animi quam consili: amorem in rem p.: in consilio fidem: gratiam, gratias habere; see gratia.— To have, have in mind, mean, wish, be able: haec habebam fere, quae te scire vellem, this was in substance what, etc.: haec habui de amicitiā quae dicerem: quod huic responderet, non habebat: haec fere dicere habui de, etc.: illud adfirmare pro certo habeo, L.—Prov.: quā digitum proferat non habet.—With P. fut. pass., to have, be bound: utrumne de furto dicendum habeas, Ta.: si nunc primum statuendum haberemus, Ta. — To have, have in mind, know, be acquainted with, be informed of: regis matrem habemus, ignoramus patrem: habes consilia nostra, such are: In memoriā habeo, I remember, T.: age, si quid habes, V.—With in animo, to have in mind, purpose, intend, be inclined: rogavi, ut diceret quid haberet in animo: istum exheredare in animo habebat: hoc (flumen) transire, Cs.: bello eum adiuvare, L. — To have in mind, hold, think, believe, esteem, regard, look upon: neque vos neque deos in animo, S.: haec habitast soror, T.: alquos magno in honore, Cs.: Iunium (mensem) in metu, be afraid of: omnīs uno ordine Achivos, all alike, V.: hi numero inpiorum habentur, Cs.: quem nefas habent nominare: deos aeternos: habitus non futtilis auctor, V.: cum esset habendus rex: non nauci augurem: cuius auctoritas magni haberetur, Cs.: id pro non dicto habendum, L.: sic habeto, non esse, etc.: non necesse habeo dicere: eam rem habuit religioni, a matter of conscience: ludibrio haberi, T.: duritiam voluptati, regard as pleasure, S.— To have, have received, have acquired, have made, have incurred: a me beneficia, Cs.: tantos progressūs in Stoicis.—With satis, to have enough, be content, be satisfied: sat habeo, T.: a me satis habent, tamen plus habebunt: non satis habitum est, quaeri, etc.— To have, be characterized by, exercise, practise: salem, T.: habet hoc virtus, ut, etc., this is characteristic of merit: locus nihil habet religionis: celerem motum, Cs.: neque modum neque modestiam, S.: silentium haberi iussit, observed, S.: habebat hoc Caesar, quem cognorat, etc., this was Caesar's way: ornamenta dicendi.— To have, involve, bring, render, occasion, produce, excite: primus adventus equitatūs habuit interitum: habet amoenitas ipsa inlecebras: latrocinia nullam habent infamiam, Cs.— To hold, keep, occupy, engage, busy, exercise, inspire: hoc male habet virum, vexes, T.: animalia somnus habebat, V.: sollicitum te habebat cogitatio periculi: Qui (metus) maior absentīs habet, H.— To take, accept, bear, endure: eas (iniurias) gravius aequo, S.: aegre filium id ausum, L.— To keep, reserve, conceal: Non clam me haberet quod, etc., T.: secreto hoc audi, tecum habeto.— To keep, spend, pass: adulescentiam, S.: aetatem procul a re p., S.—With rem, to have to do, be intimate: quocum uno rem habebam, T.* * *habere, habui, habitus Vhave, hold, consider, think, reason; manage, keep; spend/pass (time) -
15 lānūgō
lānūgō īnis, f [lana], woolly substance, down: flavens primā lanugine malas, V.: dubia, O.: tenera, V.* * *down, youth -
16 māteria and māteriēs
māteria and māteriēs ae, acc. am and em, f [mater], stuff, matter, material, timber, substance: earum (navium) materiā ad reliquas reficiendas uti, Cs.: rerum, ex quā et in quā sunt omnia: materiam superabat opus, O.: si nihil valet materies: consumpserat omnem Materiam, means of subsistence, O.—Fig., a subject, matter, subject-matter, topic, ground, theme: artis: bella ad iocandum: materies crescit mihi, the subject grows on me: aequa Viribus, suited to your powers, H.— A cause, occasion, source, opportunity: gloriae suae: seditionis: ratio cui et fortuna ipsa prae<*> buit materiam, L.: criminandi, L.: materiam invidiae dare: iocorum, Iu.— A resource, store: consumpserat omnem Materiam ficti, O.— Naturai abilities, capacity, disposition: fac, fuisse in isto Catonis materiem: ingentis publice privatimque decoris, L.: ad cupiditatem, L.: materiā digna perire tuā, unfeeling disposition, O. -
17 medicāmen
medicāmen inis, n [medico], a drug, medicament, remedy, antidote, medicine: violenta medicamenta curari: facies medicaminibus interstincta, plasters, Ta.: validum, O.— A drug, poison: medicamen habendum est, Iu.: noxium, Ta.— A paint, wash, cosmetic: vestrae medicamina formae, O.—Fig., a remedy, antidote: iratae medicamina fortia praebe, O.* * *drug, remedy, medicine; cosmetic; substance to treat seeds/plants; dye -
18 nātūra
nātūra ae, f birth: Naturā illi pater es, T.: naturā frater, adoptione filius, L.— Nature, natural constitution, property, quality: propria natura animae: qualis esset natura montis, qui cognoscerent, misit, Cs.: tigna secundum naturam fluminis procumberent, natural course of the river, Cs.: insula naturā triquetra, i. e. in shape, Cs.: naturas apibus quas Iuppiter ipse Addidit, expediam, V. —Nature, natural disposition, inclination, bent, temper, character: fera inmanisque: prolixa beneficaque: mitis contra naturam suam esse, L.: mihi benefacere iam ex consuetudine in naturam vertit, has become natural, S.: quasi altera, a second nature: Naturam expelles furcā, tamen usque recurret, H.—The order of the world, nature, course of things: quod rerum natura non patitur: naturae satis facere, i. e. die: naturae concedere, S.— Person.: ratio a naturā data: omnis natura volt esse conservatrix sui.—The world, universe, nature: totius naturae mens atque animus.—An element, thing, substance: quinta quaedam: edax, O.—The organs of generation.* * *nature; birth; character -
19 (ops)
(ops) opis (no nom. or dat sing.), f [2 AP-], aid, help, support, assistance, succor: opis egens tuae: siquid opis potes adferre huic, T.: moran-tibus opem ferre, Cs.: aliquid opis rei p. tulissemus: ad opem iudicum confugiunt: exitium superabat opem, i. e. baffled medical skill, O.: Adfer opem! help! O.: sine hominum opibus et studiis: (equus) Imploravit opes hominis, H.—Power, might, strength, ability, influence, weight: summa nituntur opum vi, V.: summā ope niti, S.: omni ope atque operā enitar, with might and main: quācumque ope possent: Non opis est nostrae, in our power, V.: Dissimulator opis propriae, H.— Means, property, substance, wealth, riches, treasure, resources, might, power (rare in sing.): vidi ego te, astante ope barbaricā, etc., Enn. ap. C.: barbarica, V.— Plur: nostrae opes contusae erant, S.: privatae, H.: magnas inter opes inops, H.: ruris parvae, O.: vita opibus firma, copiis locuples: Troianas ut opes Eruerint Danai, V.: opes amovento, avoid display.—Person., the goddess of abundance, sister and wife of Saturn, identified with the Earth, C., O.: ad Opis (sc. aedem). -
20 praesaepe (praesēpe)
praesaepe (praesēpe) is, n [prae+saepes], an enclosure, stable, stall, fold, pen: Stabant (equi) in praesaepibus altis, V.: bona donavit praesaepibus, has spent his substance on his stables, Iu.: fucos a praesaepibus arcent, i. e. from the hives, V.— A hut, hovel, dwelling, tavern: audis in praesaepibus, in drinking-shops.—A crib: equus Ad praesaepe gemit, O.: Accedit ad praesaepe, Ph.: non qui certum praesaepe teneret, i. e. table, H.
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