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1 rogo
rŏgo, āvi, ātum, 1 ( inf. paragog. rogarier, Cic. Caecin. 33, 95:I.rogassint, for rogaverint,
id. Leg. 3, 3, 9), v. a. [etym. dub.; perh. for progo; kindr. with Sanscr. prac, to ask, whence also precor and procus, but referred by Corss. to the same root with Sanscr. rgus, straight; Gr. oregô; Lat. rego, rex, rogus, Krit. Beit. p. 93], to ask, question, interrogate one about a thing.Lit.A.In gen. (so generally throughout ante-class. Lat.; less. freq. in Cic.; syn.: percontor, sciscitor, quaero), constr. aliquem aliquid, or simply aliquem, aliquid, with de, a rel.-clause, or absol. (cf. Zumpt, Gram. § 393). ( a) Aliquem aliquid (class. only with acc. of neutr. pron. or adj., or with sententiam; v. infra, B. 1.):(β).aliud te rogo,
Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 70:haud istuc te rogo,
id. Ep. 1, 1, 49:quin tu id me rogas,
id. Bacch. 2, 3, 24:hoc te rogo, quos locos adisti?
id. Trin. 4, 2, 85; cf.:rogare hoc unum te volo,
id. Merc. 3, 1, 17:dic mihi hoc, quod te rogo,
id. Men. 5, 5, 16; id. Most. 3, 1, 130; id. Ps. 1, 3, 106; 1, 5, 64 et saep.; Ter. And. 4, 4, 12 sq.:ego patriam te rogo, quae sit tua,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 83; cf.:hanc (colubram) alia cum rogaret causam facinoris, Respondit, etc.,
Phaedr. 4, 17, 5. —Aliquem or aliquid:(γ).quos rogo,
Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 6:quem ego igitur rogem?
Ter. And. 4, 4, 10:ecquem hominem tu novisti? te rogo,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 2, 15; men' or me rogas? also, rogas me? in colloq. lang., do you ask that of me? how can you ask? what do you mean by asking that? Eu. Quid ego facerem? Ch. Quid tu faceres? men' rogas? requireres, Rogitares, etc., id. Merc. 3, 4, 48; Ter. Eun. 4, 3, 11; id. Heaut. 2, 3, 5; 4, 5, 32; id. Ad. 1, 2, 2; 4, 5, 31 al.; cf.:quid me istud rogas? inquam: Stoicos roga,
Cic. Fin. 5, 28, 83:hoc quod rogo responde,
Plaut. As. 3, 2, 32; id. Curc. 2, 1, 30; 5, 3, 30; id. Ps. 4, 2, 12 al.; Ter. And. 4, 4, 23; Suet. Caes. 82.—With de:(δ).jam de istoc rogare omitte,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 90; so,de istac virgine,
Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 53:de te ipso,
Cic. Vatin. 4, 10.—With interrog.-clause:(ε).rogant me servi, quo eam?
Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 83: roga ipsum, quemadmodum ego eum Arimini acceperim, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 383, 8:quodsi me populus Romanus forte roget, cur Non, etc.,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 70:quae sit, rogo,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 97:rogo, num quid velit,
id. Eun. 2, 3, 50:rogavi pervenissetne Agrigentum?
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 12, § 27:unde venis? et Quo tendis? rogat et respondet,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 63:quid verum atque decens curo et rogo,
id. Ep. 1, 1, 11. —Absol.:B.prius respondes quam rogo,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 119:roganti respondebo,
id. ib. 3, 1, 17:non edepol nunc, ubi terrarum, sim, scio, si quis roget,
id. Am. 1, 1, 180:quin tu ergo rogas?
id. As. 1, 1, 15: Ty. Quid ego deliqui? He. Rogas? id. Capt. 3, 5, 2; so id. Rud. 3, 6, 22; id. Cas. 2, 3, 35; id. Bacch. 2, 2, 28; 38 al.; Ter. And. 1, 1, 136; 1, 2, 13; 1, 5, 32 al.; cf. Cic. Mil. 22, 59: etiam rogas? [p. 1599] do you dare to ask? Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 21; id. Bacch. 2, 3, 97; id. Merc. 1, 2, 92; Ter. And. 4, 4, 23 (v. etiam). — Particularly as subst.:numquam nobis ad rogatum respondent,
Cic. Fl. 4, 10. —In partic. (class. in all per.).1.Publicists' t. t.a.Rogare aliquem (sententiam), to ask one for his opinion or vote:b.Racilius Marcellinum primum rogavit. Is sententiam dixit, ut, etc.... Postea Racilius de privatis me primum sententiam rogavit,
Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 1, 2:quos priores sententiam rogabat,
id. Rep. 2, 20, 35. — Pass.:cum omnes ante me rogati gratias Caesari egissent, ego rogatus mutavi meum consilium,
Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 4:scito primum me non esse rogatum sententiam,
id. Att. 1, 13, 2:primus rogatus sententiam,
Sall. C. 50, 4:is enim primus rogatus sententiam,
Liv. 37, 14; Quint. 6, 3, 97 al.:propter ipsam rem, de quā sententiae rogantur, consultabitur,
id. 3, 8, 18. —Rogare populum or legem, or absol., prop., to ask the people about a law; hence, in gen., to bring the plan of a law before the people for their approval; to propose a law, introduce a bill:c.in aes incidi jubebitis credo illa legitima: consules populum jure rogaverunt populusque jure scivit,
Cic. Phil. 1, 10, 26; cf.: T. Quinctius Crispinus consul populum jure rogavit populusque jure scivit in foro pro rostris... quicumque post hanc legem rogatam rivos, specus, etc., an old legal formula ap. Front. Aquaed. 129:plebem,
Cic. Leg. 3, 3, 9:legem,
id. Rep. 3, 10, 17; id. Phil. 2, 29, 72; cf.:quae (leges) non in perpetuum rogentur,
Quint. 2, 4, 40. — Absol.:ego hanc legem, uti rogas, jubendam censeo,
Liv. 10, 8 fin.; Quint. 2, 4, 35. — Impers. pass.:nunc rogari, ut populus consules creet,
Liv. 4, 2.—Rogare populum magistratum, and simply magistratum, to propose a magistrate to the people for their choice, to offer him for election:2.factum senatus consultum, ut duo viros aediles ex patribus dictator populum rogaret,
Liv. 6, 42 fin.; cf.:L. Trebonius tribunus plebis rogationem tulit, ut qui plebem Romanam tribunos plebi rogaret, is usque eo rogaret dum, etc.,
id. 3, 65, 4:(Caesar) volet, ut consules roget praetor vel dictatorem dicat: quorum neutrum jus est,
Cic. Att. 9, 15, 2; cf.:praetores, cum ita rogentur, ut collegae consulibus sint, etc.,
id. ib. 9, 9, 3:hodieque in legibus magistratibusque rogandis usurpatur idem jus,
Liv. 1, 17:comitia consulibus rogandis habuit,
Cic. Div. 1, 17, 33; Liv. 26, 22; 38, 42; cf. id. 23, 31; 22, 35:Calpurnius Romam ad magistratus rogandos proficiscitur,
Sall. J. 29, 6.— Absol.:mortuo rege Pompilio Tullum Hostilium populus regem, interrege rogante, comitiis curiatis creavit,
Cic. Rep. 2, 17, 31.—Milit. t. t.: rogare milites sacramento, qs. to ask the soldiers if they will take and keep an oath, i. e. to bind them by an oath, administer an oath to them, Caes. B. G. 6, 1; Liv. 32, 26; 35, 2 fin.; 40, 26; cf. Quint. 12, 2, 26. —3.Jurid. t. t., to ask a person if he will promise something in making an agreement; to propose a stipulation:II.quod fere novissimā parte pactorum ita solet inseri: rogavit Titius, spopondit Maevius, haec verba non tantum pactionis loco accipiuntur sed etiam stipulationis,
Dig. 1, 14, 7, § 12; Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 114; 4, 6, 8; id. Bacch. 4, 8, 37.Transf., to ask, beg, request, solicit one for a thing (so predominantly in the class. per.; syn.: posco, oro, obsecro, ambio, capto); constr. aliquem (rarely ab aliquo) aliquid, aliquem, aliquid, with ut, ne, or absol.(α).With acc.:(β).quā confidentiā rogare argentum me tantum audes, Impudens? Quin si egomet totus veneam, vix recipi potis est, Quod tu me rogas,
Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 40:hoc te vehementer etiam atque etiam rogo,
Cic. Fam. 13, 43 fin.:nefas sit tale aliquid et facere rogatum et rogare... Haec igitur lex in amicitiā sanciatur, ut neque rogemus res turpes nec faciamus rogati,
id. Lael. 11, 39 sq.: otium divos rogat, Hor. c. 2, 16, 1; cf.:divitias deos,
Mart. 4, 77, 1:a Metello missionem,
Sall. J. 64, 1:ut ab avunculo rogetur Aethiops,
Auct. Her. 4, 50, 63:rogo te, vos, etc., parenthet.: rogo te, videte, quibus hominibus negotium detis, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 10, 26:rogo vos, quis potest sine offulā vivere?
Suet. Claud. 40:illae Priami rogantis Achillem preces,
Quint. 10, 1, 50: taurum de aquā per fundum ejus ducenda rogabo, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, § 4:ambiuntur, rogantur,
are asked for their votes, id. Rep. 1, 31, 47:etiamsi precario essent rogandi,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 23, § 59:transisse Rhenum sese non suā sponte sed rogatum et arcessitum a Gallis,
Caes. B. G. 1, 44; cf.:ille ab Sardis rogatus ad causam accesserat,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 19, 63:in proximum annum consulatum peteres, vel potius rogares... a quā (Galliā) nos tum, cum consulatus petebatur, non rogabatur, etc.,
was not begged for, id. Phil. 2, 30, 76:abii ad praetorem, rogo syngraphum: Datur mihi,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 2, 6:aquam,
id. Rud. 2, 3, 2:legatos ad Caesarem mittunt rogatum auxilium,
Caes. B. G. 1, 11; cf. id. ib. 7, 5:aliquid ab aliquo (rare),
Auct. Her. 4, 50; Sall. J. 64, 1:cultrum, securim, etc.... Quae utenda vasa semper vicini rogant,
ask for, borrow, Plaut. Aul. 1, 2, 18; id. Mil. 2, 3, 76; Dig. 18, 6, 16.—With ut or ne (so most freq.):(γ).scitin' quid ego vos rogo? mihi ut praeconium detis,
Plaut. Men. 5, 9, 92; id. Stich. 1, 3, 93:id ut facias, vehementer te rogo,
Cic. Fam. 13, 44:etiam atque etiam te rogo atque oro, ut eum juves,
id. ib. 13, 66, 2:rogat et orat Dolabellam, ut, etc.,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 29, § 72:cum rogat et prece cogit Scilicet ut, etc.,
Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 2; Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 7, C, 1; id. B. G. 1, 7:videbatur rogare, scalas ut darem utendas sibi,
that I would lend, Plaut. Rud. 3, 1, 10; Plin. Ep. 3, 10, 5; 4, 13, 11; 4, 28, 3.— With a simple final clause without ut:Caesar consolatus rogat, finem orandi faciat,
Caes. B. G. 1, 20; Quint. 6, 3, 88; 9, 3, 68; Ov. Ib. 643; and very freq. ap. Plin. Ep.; e. g. 1, 2, 1; 1, 5, 8; 1, 20, 24; 2, 5, 2; 3, 2, 6; 5, 19, 8; 7, 6, 11; 8, 17, 6.—With ne:rogat frater, ne abeas longius,
Ter. Ad. 5, 5, 1:ac te illud primum rogabo, ne quid invitus meā causā facias,
Cic. Fam. 13, 1, 2. —Absol.: neque enim ego sic rogabam, ut petere viderer, quia familiaris esset meus (Plancus), etc., did not solicit in such a way as to, etc., Cic. Planc. 10, 25 (differing from a):b.in blandiendo, rogando lenis et summissa (vox),
Quint. 11, 3, 63:patrem et filium pro vitā rogantes,
Suet. Aug. 13; cf.:pro aliquo,
id. ib. 40; id. Vit. 12.—Esp., to invite, ask a visit from any one:c.Tertia aderit, modo ne Publius rogatus sit,
Cic. Fam. 16, 22, 1 fin.:Pomponiam Terentia rogat,
id. Att. 2, 3, 3 fin. — With ad or in and acc.:ad Palatium,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 48, 1:in senatum,
id. Heliog. 4, 1:ad convivium,
Just. 43, 3, 10:ad nuptias,
Amm. 14, 6, 24:in consilium,
Gell. 14, 2, 9.—Prov.:2.malo emere quam rogare, of a thing that does not cost much,
I had rather buy than borrow it, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 6, § 12; cf. supra, a and b. — -
2 sin
sīn, conj. [st2]1 [-] mais si, si au contraire. [st2]2 [-] (avec ellipse) sinon, dans le cas contraire, autrement. Remarque: sin est formé de si + ne, particule affirmative; quand il y a une négation, on trouve: sin... non; sin nihil; sin nullus, sin minus; sin autem non, etc. - sin timore defugiant illi, (dixit) se oneri non defuturum, Caes. BC. 1, 32, 8: mais s'ils reculent sous l'effet de la peur, lui au moins ne manquera pas à son devoir. - si suscipis...; sin istius amicitia te impedit... Cic.: si tu entreprends...; mais si ton amitié pour lui t'empêche... - si probas..., sin improbas...: si tu approuves...; si au contraire, tu n'approuves pas... - danda opera est ne qua amicorum discidia fiant; sin tale aliquid evenerit... Cic.: il faut faire en sorte de ne pas avoir de brouilles avec ses amis; mais s'il arrive quelque chose de tel... - sin autem = sin (tout seul). - sin aliter (sin minus, sin secus): sinon, dans le cas contraire, autrement. - sin aliter acciderit, humaniter feremus, Cic. Att. 1: s'il en est autrement, je le supporterai avec résignation.* * *sīn, conj. [st2]1 [-] mais si, si au contraire. [st2]2 [-] (avec ellipse) sinon, dans le cas contraire, autrement. Remarque: sin est formé de si + ne, particule affirmative; quand il y a une négation, on trouve: sin... non; sin nihil; sin nullus, sin minus; sin autem non, etc. - sin timore defugiant illi, (dixit) se oneri non defuturum, Caes. BC. 1, 32, 8: mais s'ils reculent sous l'effet de la peur, lui au moins ne manquera pas à son devoir. - si suscipis...; sin istius amicitia te impedit... Cic.: si tu entreprends...; mais si ton amitié pour lui t'empêche... - si probas..., sin improbas...: si tu approuves...; si au contraire, tu n'approuves pas... - danda opera est ne qua amicorum discidia fiant; sin tale aliquid evenerit... Cic.: il faut faire en sorte de ne pas avoir de brouilles avec ses amis; mais s'il arrive quelque chose de tel... - sin autem = sin (tout seul). - sin aliter (sin minus, sin secus): sinon, dans le cas contraire, autrement. - sin aliter acciderit, humaniter feremus, Cic. Att. 1: s'il en est autrement, je le supporterai avec résignation.* * *- si est vt dicat velle se, Redde: sin est autem vt nolit, recte consului meae. Terent. Mais s'il n'en veult rien faire.\Si perficiunt, optime: sin minus, ad nostrum Iouem reuertamur. Cic. Sinon.\Sin aliquis excellit vnus e multis, effert se, etc. Cic. Que si aucun se trouve qui soit, etc.\Si ita est, omnia faciliora: sin aliter, magnum negotium. Cic. Autrement il y a fort à faire.\Si vir esse volet, praeclara synodia: sin autem, erimus nos qui solemus. Cic. Autrement, ou sinon, nous, etc. -
3 Art
Art, I) der Inbegriff mehrerer Einzelwesen, die in gewissen, oft zufälligen Eigenschaften miteinander übereinkommen: genus (Gattung). – species (eine einzelne Klasse aus dieser Gattung). – forma (die charakteristische, ausgeprägte Gattung, der Rede, der Beredsamkeit, orationis, eloquentiae, dicendi, loquendi u. dgl.). – in der Logik; species. forma. pars (Ggstz. genus). – von derselben A., eiusdem generis: Dinge von dieser A., genus hoc rerum: aller od. jeder A., omnis generis (z. B. vasa); omne genus m. Genet. (jede Art von etc., z. B. herbarum radicumque); auch durch omnis (z. B. olus omne, Gemüse aller Art: omne scelus, Verbrechen aller Art). – jegliches nach seiner Art ordnen, singula generatim disponere: [178] aus der A. schlagen, s. abarten, ausarten: in seiner Art ein Roscius, in suo genere Roscius – eine Art von, zuw. durch pars (ein Stück von etc.), z. B. viel vom Tode zu reden ist eine Art von Feigheit. plura de extremis loqui pars est ignaviae. – häufig durch quasi, z. B. eine Art von Testament machen, quasi testamentum facere. – alle Arten von, omne genus mit Genet. (z. B. herbarum radicumque), od. bl. durch omnes (z. B. alle A. von Gefahren, omnia pericula). – Sprichw., Art läßt nicht von Art, malum malo aptissimum (Liv. 1, 46, 7).
II) das Wesen, die Art u. Weise etc.: natura (die eigentümliche Art u. Weise, die natürliche Beschaffenheit, Natur). – ingenium (die natürlichen Anlagen, Kräfte und Eigenschaften, die angeborene Gemüts- u. Geistesbeschaffenheit, der Sinn in moralischer u. geistiger Hinsicht). – indoles (die natürlichen Anlagen, insofern sie der Vervollkommnung fähig sind). – mos u. Plur. mores (die Art u. Weise, sich zu zeigen, sich zu benehmen, die Sitte, die Sitten, das Benehmen). – consuetudo (die Art. wie man zu handeln gewohnt ist, die Gewohnheit). – ritus (die durch Sitte, Gewohnheit od. Vorschrift festgesetzte Handlungsweise; dah. auch v. der instinktmäßigen Gewohnheit der Tiere). – ratio (das vernünftige, systematische. methodische Verfahren; dann auch das zusammenstimmende Verhältnis mehrerer Dinge zueinander). – modus (gleichs. der Maßstab, wonach man sich zu richten hat, die Art u. Weise, wie etw. geschieht, gemacht ist u. dgl.). – via (die Weise, wie auf sicherem Wege sich eins nach dem andern entwickelt); verb. ratio et via; ratio et modus: ratio et consuetudo. – genus (die Verfahrungsweise, z. B. dicendi genus). – Oft ist Art mit Genet. eines Abstraktums im Latein. durch ein Substantivum abstraktum auszudrücken, z. B. die A. der Darstellung, A. zu reden, oratio (z. B. haec oratio): die A. der Erziehung, des Unterrichts, educatio; institutio: die A. des Angriffs, petitio; bei Belagerungen, oppugnatio: die A. der Auffassung, cognitio: die A. zu denken und zu handeln, ingenium et mores: u. im Plur., es gibt dreierlei Arten der Gemütsruhe, sunt tres constantiae: Schlaf u. die übrigen Arten der Erholung, somnus et quietes ceterae. – jmds. A., ingenium alcis moresque: von gleicher A., similis; inter se moribus similis (von Menschen): von anderer A. als jmd., diversus ab alqo: ich bin nicht von der A., daß ich etc., non is sum, qui etc. – das ist so meine A., ita sum. eo sum ingenio. ita ingenium meum est (das ist so meine Gemütsart, mein Charakter); sic meus est mos (meine Sitte), mea sic est ratio (mein Verfahren, meine A. zu handeln): wie es meine, deine A. ist, nach meiner, deiner A., sicut meus est mos; ut tuus est mos: auch meo, tuo more; ex od. pro consuetudine mea, tua; consuetudine meā, tuā; in nostrum modum: es ist nicht meine A., non meae est consuetudinis od. non meus est mos (z. B. blandiri): nach seiner A. leben, suo more od. suo instituto vivere: du kennst seine A., nosti eius consuetudinem. – nach A. des etc. (= wie), more alcis (z. B. parentum, [179] ferarum, torrentis fluminis); in morem alcis (z. B. pecudum); ritu alcis (z. B. latronum, mulierum, pecudum): modo alcis (z. B. servorum: u. pecorum modo trucidari); in modum alcis (z. B. in vaticinantis modum, servilem in modum), – etwas (ein Ereignis, eine Handlung etc.) der Art, tale aliquid (z. B. accĭdit), negativ quicquam tale (z. B. nemo conatur). – von dieser A., eius modi; huius modi: von jener A., illius modi: von solcher A., talis. – auf diese A., hoc modo; hāc ratione; ita od. sie (so): auf diese A. od. in dieser A. haben viele geschrieben, hanc similitudinem scribendi multi secuti sunt. – auf gleiche A., pari modo: auf verschiedene A., varie: auf vielfache A., multis modis. – in aller od. jeder A., in omni genere; per omnia. in omnes partes (nach allen Beziehungen hin): auf alle u. jede A., omni modo od. ratione: omnibus modis od. rationibus; quācumque ratione (auf jede mögliche Weise); omnibus rebus od. partibus (in allen Stücken, Beziehungen). – auf gute A., bono modo; bonā ratione; commode. apte (auf passende A.): auf neue A., novo modo: auf andere A., aliter: dies sagt er oft, aber immer auf eine andere A., hoc saepe dicit aliteratque aliter.
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4 capitalis
1) касающийся потери т. н. caput, т. е. жизни, свободы или гражданства (cf. caput s. 4);res cap. (1. 2 pr. D. 48, 19. 1. 4 pr. D. 2, 11. 1. 13 D. 37, 1);
publica judicia cap. (1 2 D. 48, 1);
fraudem cap. admittere, est tale aliquid admittere, propter quod capite puniendus sit (1. 23 § 2 D. 21, 1);
crimen, malefi. cium cap. (1. 1 § 6 D. 3, 1. 1. 18 § 2 D. 48, 16. 1. 8 pr. D. 48, 18);
cap. accusatio (1. 1 § 13 D. 48, 1);
cap. quaestio (1. 6 C. 9, 41), actio (1. 5 D. 2, 9), causa (1. 103 D. 50, 16), coercitio (1. 200 eod.), poena (1. 27 § 2. 1. 28 D. 48, 19), sententia (1. 22 § 1 D. 32);
supplicium cap. (1. 30 C. 7, 62);
capitaliter vindicari, expiari, быть присужденным к смерти (1. 1 C. 12, 46. 1. 1 C. Th. 3, 14);
2) смертельный, cap. inimicitiae (1. 8 § 3 1. 14 D. 3, 3), minae (1. 7 C. 2, 20). 3) касающийся подушного сбора: сар. illatio (1. 23 pr. C. 11, 47).capital. facere = crimen capitale admittere (1. 6 C. Th. 9, 21).
Латинско-русский словарь к источникам римского права > capitalis
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5 sīn
sīn conj. [si+ne], if however, if on the contrary, but if.—After an expressed condition: hunc mihi timorem eripe; si est verus, ne opprimar; sin falsus, ut, etc.—Often with aliter or minus, but if not: sin aliter de hac re est eius sententia, T.: si recte (iudicatum est), id fuit ius; sin aliter, non dubium est, etc.: si... facile pa titur; sin minus, etc.: si pares aeque inter se, quiescendum; sin, latius manabit (i. e. sin aliter): id si ita est, etc.... sin autem illa veriora.—After an implied condition: primum danda opera est, ne quā amicorum discidia fiant; sin tale aliquid evenerit, ut, etc.: ego adero; atque utinam tu quoque eodem die! Sin quid—multa enim—utique postridie: rursus circumveniebantur; sin autem locum tenere vellent, etc., Cs.: quidam perspiciuntur quam sint leves, quidam... sin vero erunt aliqui, etc.* * *but if; if on the contrary -
6 sin
sīn, conj. [apocop. from si-ne], an adversative conditional particle, if however, if on the contrary, but if (good prose).I. A.After si.1.In gen.:2.si domi sum, foris est animus: sin foris sum, animus domi est,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 2; cf. id. ib. 3, 4, 7: hunc mihi timorem eripe: si est verus, ne opprimar;sin falsus, ut, etc.,
Cic. Cat. 1, 7, 18 fin.:si optimates... sin populus, etc.,
id. Rep. 1, 42, 65:quos si boni oppresserunt... sin audaces,
id. ib. 1, 44, 68;1, 37, 58: si nostri oblitus es... sin aestivorum timor te debilitat,
id. Fam. 7, 14, 1:qui si improbasset... sin' probasset, etc.,
Caes. B. C. 1, 32:si sine vi velint rapta tradere, redderent... Sin aliter sient animati, etc.,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 54:sin aliter es,
id. Trin. 1, 2, 9; Ter. Ad. 3, 5, 5;and simply sin aliter, with a verb understood,
but if not, in the contrary case, Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 66; Cic. Caecin. 24, 69; id. Fam. 11, 14, 3; Quint. 8, 6, 74 al.:sin secus,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 25:accusator illum... defendet, si poterit: sin minus poterit, negabit,
Cic. Inv. 2, 29, 88;so simply sin minus,
id. Att. 9, 15, 1; id. Q. Fr. 2, 8, 2. —In the epistolary style also, ellipt., sin (for sin aliter or sin minus):3.si pares aeque inter se, quiescendum: sin, latius manabit,
Cic. Att. 16, 13, b, 2.—Strengthened,(α).By autem:(β).si malus est... sin autem frugi'st, etc.,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 1, 6; cf.:id si ita est, etc.... sin autem illa veriora,
Cic. Lael. 4, 14; Ter. Hec. 4, 1, 44; 5, 2, 14; Cic. Rosc. Am. 49, 142; id. Att. 3, 8, 6 and 7; Just. 16, 4, 14; 31, 5, 7 al.; cf.:si sunt viri boni, me adjuvant... sin autem minus idonei, me non laedunt,
Cic. Caecin. 1, 3; so id. Div. in Caecil. 11, 34; and in epistolary style, ellipti.: si vir esse volet, praeclara sunodia: sin autem erimus nos, qui solemus id. Att. 10, 7, 2.—So freq. in Vulg.:si est tibi intellectus, responde proximo: sin autem, sit manus tua super os tutum,
Vulg. Ecclus. 5, 14; 29, 8; id. Luc. 10, 6; id. Apoc. 2, 5.—Less freq. by vero: si sit ovis matura [p. 1706]... sin vero feta, Col. 7, 3, 11.—* B.After nisi:* C.nisi molestum est, nomen dare vobis volo Comoediaï: sin odio est—dicam tamen,
Plaut. Poen. prol. 51.—After quando:* D.quando abiit rete pessum, adducit lineam: sin jecit recte, etc.,
Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 16 (Speng. si injecit).—After dum:II.dum illi agunt suam rem agunt, ceteri cleptae: sin vident quempiam se adservare, obludunt,
Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 10.—Without a preceding si, nisi, etc. (where the foregoing particle is usu. clearly implied by the context).A.In gen.:B.qui ero servire servos postulat, etc.... Sin dormitat, ita dormitet, ut, etc.,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 5; cf. Cic. Rep. 3, 3, 6: Pae. Ne me attrecta. So. Sin te amo? Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 45; cf. id. Ps. 1, 3, 22; id. Mil. 4, 8, 27:primum danda opera est, ne quā amicorum discidia fiant: sin tale aliquid evenerit, ut, etc.,
Cic. Lael. 21, 78; cf. id. Off. 2, 21, 74:adhuc nostri nulli fuerunt: sin quando exstiterint, etc.,
id. de Or. 3, 24, 95:orat ac postulat, rem publicam suscipiant. Sin timore defugiant, etc.,
Caes. B. C. 1, 32; Nep. Ages. 1, 3:haec ut fiant, deos quaeso, ut vobis decet. Sin aliter animus voster est, etc.,
Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 46.—In epistolary style, ellipt.:C.ego, ut constitui, adero: atque utinam tu quoque eodem die! Sin quid—multa enim—utique postridie,
Cic. Att. 13, 22, 4.—Strengthened,1.By autem:2.summi puerorum amores saepe unā cum praetextā togā ponerentur: sin autem ad adulescentiam perduxissent, etc.,
Cic. Lael. 10, 34; 21, 77; id. Rep. 1, 6, 11; 2, 39, 66; id. Off. 1, 34, 123; id. Tusc. 3, 9, 19; id. Rosc. Am. 47, 137; Caes. B. G. 5, 35 al.—Rarely by vero:quidam saepe in parvā pecuniā cognoscuntur quam sint leves, quidam, etc., sin vero erunt aliqui, etc.,
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7 aliquis
ali-quis, aliqua, aliquid, Plur. aliqui, Pron. indef. subst. u. adi. (alius quis), eig. = alius nescio quis, d.h. dieser od. ein anderer aus der Mehrzahl, irgend jemand (einer), irgend ein od. etwas, dieser u. jener, im Plur. auch irgendwelche, einige, manche, I) im allg.: a) allein: α) subst.: is aliquis, dieser Jemand, Cic.: quisquis est ille, si modo est aliquis, Cic.: declamabam saepe cum M. Pisone et cum Q. Pompeio aut cum aliquo cotidie, Cic.: aut ipse occurrebat aut aliquos mittebat, Liv.: quem igitur cum omnium gratia voluit, hunc voluit cum aliquorum querela, Cic.: nihilne tibi videor an aliquid dicere? Cic.: vellem aliquid Antonio praeter illum libellum libuisset scribere, Cic.: aliquid facerem, ut hoc ne facerem, ich würde, ich weiß nicht was, tun, Ter.: aliquid fiet, interea fiet aliquid, es wird irgend etwas geschehen, Komik.: u. so erit hic aliquid aliquando, Cic. ep. (vgl. Klotz u. Spengel Ter. Andr. 314). – fem. aliqua (Akk. aliquam), Ov. met. 10, 560 (Varr. LL. 6, 56 zw.). – β) adi. (vgl. Osann Cic. de rep. 1, 68. p. 140), aliquis deus, irgend ein G., Cic.: aliquis error. Verg.: aliquo tempore anni, einmal im Jahre, Liv.: sine aliquo quaestu atque praeda, Cic.: sine aliquo timore, ohne Anwandlung von Furcht, Cic.: non sine aliqua spe et cogitatione, Cic.: qui alicui rei est, der zu etwas taugt, Cic.: aliquo modo, Plaut.: aliquo pacto, Ter.: aliqua ex parte, einigermaßen, Cic.: aliquā re publica, wenn der St. einigermaßen bestehen kann, bei leidlichen Verhältnissen im St., Cic. – aliqui... alii, quidam... aliqui, quidam... alii... aliqui, Plin. (s. Sillig zu 33, 101 u. zu 34, 106). – aliquantum... aliquid... nihil, Plin. ep. (s. ali-quantus). – b) verstärkt durch alius, irgend ein anderer, irgend etwas anderes (vgl. Stürenb. Cic. Arch. 11. p. 92), quae non habent caput aut aliquam aliam partem, Varr. LL.: dum aliud aliquid flagitii conficiat, Ter.: sin, ut tu scribis, ista evanuerint, aliquid aliud videbimus, Cic. – c) verstärkt durch unus (s. Moser u. Osann Cic. de rep. 1, 48. p. 99), ein einziger, unbestimmt u. gleichgültig, welcher? irgendeiner, aliquis unus pluresve divitiores, Cic.: unum aliquem diem, irgend einen beliebigen Tag, Cic. – d) partitiv mit ex, de od. mit dem Genet., aliquis ex vobis, Cic.: aliquis ex iis, Petron.: aliquis de tuis, Cic.: exspectabam aliquem meorum, Cic. – e) wie im Griech. τίς, um eine Zahl ungefähr anzugeben (s. Holstein Cic. de fin. 2, 62), einige, etwa, hos aliquos dies, einige T., Plaut.: aliquos viginti dies, Plaut.: aliqua folia quinque, Cato: tres aliqui aut quattuor, Cic. – f) aliquid mit dem Genet. eines Subst. od. eines Adi. neutr. der 2. Declin., aliquid monstri, Ter.: agri aliquid, Liv.: aliquid virium, Cic.: falsi aliquid, Cic.: laxare aliquid laboris, Liv.: sehr selten in einem casu obl., aliquo loci morari, Ulp. dig. – g) auch mit Adii. qualit., aliquis imbecillior, einer, der schwächer ist, Cic.: aliquid divinum, etwas, was göttlich ist, Cic.: in quo est aliquid extremum, worin es etwas Äußerstes gibt, Cic. – auch für was gew. tale quid mit mehr Bestimmtheit, aliquid in somno tale, quale etc., Cic.; vgl. aliquid huiusmodi, Cic. – h) in Konditionalsätzen mit si, nisi etc., Cic. u.a. – i) mit der 2. pers. sing., exoriare aliquis, Verg. Aen. 4, 525. – u. kollektiv mit der 2. pers. plur. (vgl. Passows Handw. in v. τίς no. B, II, 1, c), aperite atque Erotium aliquis evocate ante ostium, Plaut. Men. 674: aperite aliquis actutum ostium, Ter. adelph. 634. – k) Akk. aliquid = in irgend etwas, in irgend einer Beziehung, einigermaßen, si in me al. offendistis, Cic.: ne additus nomini honos aliquid libertati officeret, Liv.: sublevare alqm al., Caes.: perlucens iam al. lux, Liv. – 1) neutr. pl. subst., aliqua, einiges, etwas, in narratione aliqua eicienda, Quint.: u.m. Genet., trium rerum aliqua consequemur, Cic. – II) insbes.: A) ein unbestimmtes Einzelnes aus einer größern Mehrheit hervorhebend, mancher, manch einer, dieser und jener, wie τίς, dicet aliquis forte, Vitr.: dixerit hic aliquis, Catull.: est aliquis, qui se inspici, aestimari fastidiat, Liv. – B) prägnant wie im Griech. τίς, τί, etwas der Rede Wertes, etwas Bedeutendes, Großes (s. Kühner u. Meißner Cic. Tusc. 1, 45), si nunc aliquid assequi se putant, Cic. – dah. a) esse aliquem od. aliquid, wie im Griech. τινά, od. τί ειναι (vgl. Passows Handw. in v. τίς no. B, II, 2, d.p. 1912, b), etwas sein, d.i. von Wert-, etwas Rechtes sein, etwas gelten, etwas zu sagen od. zu bedeuten haben, etwas heißen od. sagen wollen, Cic.: est aliquid nupsisse Iovi, es ist etwas, es ist keine Kleinigkeit, Ov. – b) dicere aliquid, wie λέγειν τι, etwas Gewichtiges, nicht ganz Grundloses behaupten, Cic. – c) in der Umgangsspr., aliquid, etwas = etwas Bedeutendes, zumal Erwünschtes, Angenehmes, fiet aliquid, es kann etwas geschehen, -eintreten, -sich ereignen, Plaut. u. Ter.: u. so Vestorio aliquid significes, sage etwas Schönes, Angenehmes, eine Schmeichelei, Cic. – u. aliquid in verblümter Sprache für den sinnlichen Liebesgenuß, sin de Aurelia aliquid aut Lollia, Cic. ep. 9, 22. § 4 (vgl. Tusc. 3, 43). Prop. 2, 18, 11. – / Nomin. Sing. Femin. aliqua, adj., Pompon. com. 114 (aliqua strena, nach Ribbecks Vermutung). Cic. ep. 6, 20, 2 (aliqua res); subst., Sen. contr. 10, 3 (32), 2 u. 10, 4 (33), 20; Plur. Femin, aliquae, adj. Lucr. 4, 261 (aliquae res). – Archaist., Dat. Sing. aliquoi, Sen. contr. 9, 5 (28), 11. – arch. Nom. Plur. aliques, nach Charis. 159, 7. – Dat. u. Abl. Plur. auch aliquis, Corp. inscr. Lat. 8, 2728, 82. Liv. 24, 22, 14; 26, 15, 3; 26, 49, 6; 45, 32, 6. Plin. 2, 55 u.a. (s. Sillig zu 33, 48). – Dat. Plur. Femin. aliquabus, Soran. Lat. p. 10, 22. – alicui dreisilbig, Tibull. 4, 7, 1. Ov. trist. 4, 7, 7.
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8 aliquis
ali-quis, aliqua, aliquid, Plur. aliqui, Pron. indef. subst. u. adi. (alius quis), eig. = alius nescio quis, d.h. dieser od. ein anderer aus der Mehrzahl, irgend jemand (einer), irgend ein od. etwas, dieser u. jener, im Plur. auch irgendwelche, einige, manche, I) im allg.: a) allein: α) subst.: is aliquis, dieser Jemand, Cic.: quisquis est ille, si modo est aliquis, Cic.: declamabam saepe cum M. Pisone et cum Q. Pompeio aut cum aliquo cotidie, Cic.: aut ipse occurrebat aut aliquos mittebat, Liv.: quem igitur cum omnium gratia voluit, hunc voluit cum aliquorum querela, Cic.: nihilne tibi videor an aliquid dicere? Cic.: vellem aliquid Antonio praeter illum libellum libuisset scribere, Cic.: aliquid facerem, ut hoc ne facerem, ich würde, ich weiß nicht was, tun, Ter.: aliquid fiet, interea fiet aliquid, es wird irgend etwas geschehen, Komik.: u. so erit hic aliquid aliquando, Cic. ep. (vgl. Klotz u. Spengel Ter. Andr. 314). – fem. aliqua (Akk. aliquam), Ov. met. 10, 560 (Varr. LL. 6, 56 zw.). – β) adi. (vgl. Osann Cic. de rep. 1, 68. p. 140), aliquis deus, irgend ein G., Cic.: aliquis error. Verg.: aliquo tempore anni, einmal im Jahre, Liv.: sine aliquo quaestu atque praeda, Cic.: sine aliquo timore, ohne Anwandlung von Furcht, Cic.: non sine aliqua spe et cogitatione, Cic.: qui alicui rei est, der zu etwas taugt, Cic.: aliquo modo, Plaut.: aliquo pacto, Ter.:————aliqua ex parte, einigermaßen, Cic.: aliquā re publica, wenn der St. einigermaßen bestehen kann, bei leidlichen Verhältnissen im St., Cic. – aliqui... alii, quidam... aliqui, quidam... alii... aliqui, Plin. (s. Sillig zu 33, 101 u. zu 34, 106). – aliquantum... aliquid... nihil, Plin. ep. (s. aliquantus). – b) verstärkt durch alius, irgend ein anderer, irgend etwas anderes (vgl. Stürenb. Cic. Arch. 11. p. 92), quae non habent caput aut aliquam aliam partem, Varr. LL.: dum aliud aliquid flagitii conficiat, Ter.: sin, ut tu scribis, ista evanuerint, aliquid aliud videbimus, Cic. – c) verstärkt durch unus (s. Moser u. Osann Cic. de rep. 1, 48. p. 99), ein einziger, unbestimmt u. gleichgültig, welcher? irgendeiner, aliquis unus pluresve divitiores, Cic.: unum aliquem diem, irgend einen beliebigen Tag, Cic. – d) partitiv mit ex, de od. mit dem Genet., aliquis ex vobis, Cic.: aliquis ex iis, Petron.: aliquis de tuis, Cic.: exspectabam aliquem meorum, Cic. – e) wie im Griech. τίς, um eine Zahl ungefähr anzugeben (s. Holstein Cic. de fin. 2, 62), einige, etwa, hos aliquos dies, einige T., Plaut.: aliquos viginti dies, Plaut.: aliqua folia quinque, Cato: tres aliqui aut quattuor, Cic. – f) aliquid mit dem Genet. eines Subst. od. eines Adi. neutr. der 2. Declin., aliquid monstri, Ter.: agri aliquid, Liv.: aliquid virium, Cic.: falsi aliquid, Cic.: laxare aliquid laboris, Liv.: sehr selten in einem casu obl., aliquo loci morari,————Ulp. dig. – g) auch mit Adii. qualit., aliquis imbecillior, einer, der schwächer ist, Cic.: aliquid divinum, etwas, was göttlich ist, Cic.: in quo est aliquid extremum, worin es etwas Äußerstes gibt, Cic. – auch für was gew. tale quid mit mehr Bestimmtheit, aliquid in somno tale, quale etc., Cic.; vgl. aliquid huiusmodi, Cic. – h) in Konditionalsätzen mit si, nisi etc., Cic. u.a. – i) mit der 2. pers. sing., exoriare aliquis, Verg. Aen. 4, 525. – u. kollektiv mit der 2. pers. plur. (vgl. Passows Handw. in v. τίς no. B, II, 1, c), aperite atque Erotium aliquis evocate ante ostium, Plaut. Men. 674: aperite aliquis actutum ostium, Ter. adelph. 634. – k) Akk. aliquid = in irgend etwas, in irgend einer Beziehung, einigermaßen, si in me al. offendistis, Cic.: ne additus nomini honos aliquid libertati officeret, Liv.: sublevare alqm al., Caes.: perlucens iam al. lux, Liv. – 1) neutr. pl. subst., aliqua, einiges, etwas, in narratione aliqua eicienda, Quint.: u.m. Genet., trium rerum aliqua consequemur, Cic. – II) insbes.: A) ein unbestimmtes Einzelnes aus einer größern Mehrheit hervorhebend, mancher, manch einer, dieser und jener, wie τίς, dicet aliquis forte, Vitr.: dixerit hic aliquis, Catull.: est aliquis, qui se inspici, aestimari fastidiat, Liv. – B) prägnant wie im Griech. τίς, τί, etwas der Rede Wertes, etwas Bedeutendes, Großes (s. Kühner u. Meißner Cic. Tusc. 1, 45), si nunc aliquid assequi se putant, Cic. – dah.————a) esse aliquem od. aliquid, wie im Griech. τινά, od. τί ειναι (vgl. Passows Handw. in v. τίς no. B, II, 2, d.p. 1912, b), etwas sein, d.i. von Wert-, etwas Rechtes sein, etwas gelten, etwas zu sagen od. zu bedeuten haben, etwas heißen od. sagen wollen, Cic.: est aliquid nupsisse Iovi, es ist etwas, es ist keine Kleinigkeit, Ov. – b) dicere aliquid, wie λέγειν τι, etwas Gewichtiges, nicht ganz Grundloses behaupten, Cic. – c) in der Umgangsspr., aliquid, etwas = etwas Bedeutendes, zumal Erwünschtes, Angenehmes, fiet aliquid, es kann etwas geschehen, - eintreten, -sich ereignen, Plaut. u. Ter.: u. so Vestorio aliquid significes, sage etwas Schönes, Angenehmes, eine Schmeichelei, Cic. – u. aliquid in verblümter Sprache für den sinnlichen Liebesgenuß, sin de Aurelia aliquid aut Lollia, Cic. ep. 9, 22. § 4 (vgl. Tusc. 3, 43). Prop. 2, 18, 11. – ⇒ Nomin. Sing. Femin. aliqua, adj., Pompon. com. 114 (aliqua strena, nach Ribbecks Vermutung). Cic. ep. 6, 20, 2 (aliqua res); subst., Sen. contr. 10, 3 (32), 2 u. 10, 4 (33), 20; Plur. Femin, aliquae, adj. Lucr. 4, 261 (aliquae res). – Archaist., Dat. Sing. aliquoi, Sen. contr. 9, 5 (28), 11. – arch. Nom. Plur. aliques, nach Charis. 159, 7. – Dat. u. Abl. Plur. auch aliquis, Corp. inscr. Lat. 8, 2728, 82. Liv. 24, 22, 14; 26, 15, 3; 26, 49, 6; 45, 32, 6. Plin. 2, 55 u.a. (s. Sillig zu 33, 48). – Dat. Plur. Femin. aliquabus, Soran. Lat. p. 10,————22. – alicui dreisilbig, Tibull. 4, 7, 1. Ov. trist. 4, 7, 7. -
9 contra
contrā, adv. and prep. [stem con, i. e. cum, through a comparative form conter; cf.: alter, uter, inter, praeter, etc.; in abl. fem. form like the locative adverbs ea, qua, etc.; cf.: ultra, intra, extra, citra], orig., in comparison with; hence, over against, fronting, in front, opposite, in opposition to, against, contrary to, opposed to, etc.I.Adv. (referring to an opposed object often with the force of a preposition with ellipsis of a pronoun, = against it, against him, etc.).A.Local.1.Lit., of position in front of a person, place, or thing.a.With verb of being or position expressed or understood.(α).Referring to living beings, opposite, in face of, face to face, facing, in front of, fronting, confronting (not in Cic., Caes., or Sall.):(β).feminam scelestam te, adstans contra, contuor,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 26:ut confidenter mihi contra adstitit,
id. Capt. 3, 5, 6; Lucr. 4, 223; 6, 929:signum contra, quoad longissume oculi ferebant, animo finivit,
Liv. 1, 18, 8:stat contra starique jubet,
Juv. 3, 290:stat contra dicitque tibi tua pagina Fures!
Mart. 1, 55, 12:ulmus erat contra,
in front of her, Ov. M. 14, 661:templa vides contra,
in front (of us), id. ib. 7, 587.—Of position in front of the enemy:contra conserta manu,
Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 3: contra consistere, to make front against them, Caes. B. G. 2, 17.—Referring to things and places, over against (it), opposite (to it), on the opposite side (mostly post-Aug.):b.contra jacet Cancer patulam distentus in alvum,
Manil. 2, 253:posita contra Hispania,
Tac. Agr. 11:promuntorium quod contra procedit,
Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6: relinquendae autem contra erunt vacuae tabellae, on the opposite side, i. e. of the leaf, Quint. 10, 3, 32: illo quaerente cur non decidant contra siti, the antipodes (cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123; v. II. A. 1. c. a), Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161.—With the governing verb understood:arguam hanc vidisse apud te contra conservum meum,
face to face, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 91:jam omnia contra circaque hostium plena erant, Liv 5, 37, 8: eadem verba contra (i. e. ponuntur),
side by side, Quint. 9, 3, 36; Verg. A. 6, 23.—With verbs of motion, so as to be opposite to an object or face to face with a person, variously rendered.(α).Referring to persons:(β).accede ad me atque adi contra,
come right up to me, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 23; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 6: hostes crebri cadunt; nostri contra ingruunt, advance to their front (in Plaut. hostility is not implied in contra), id. Am. 1, 1, 84: quis nos pater aut cognatu' volet contra tueri, face to face, eye to eye, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 12 Mull. (Trag. Rel. v. 444 Rib.); Att. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1, 55 (Trag. Rel. v. 538 ib.):adspicedum contra me = contra adspice me,
Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 56 Lorenz ad lec.:contra adspicere,
id. Mil. 2, 1, 45:contra intueri,
Liv. 1, 16, 6; 9, 6, 8; Sen. Q. N. 1, 3, 6:cum veniret contra Marcianus,
Quint. 6, 3, 95; Plin. 9, 46, 70, § 152.—Of things:2.hic ubi sol radiis... Adversa fulsit nimborum aspergine contra,
Lucr. 6, 525; Cels. 8, 8, 1:quam (turrim) promoti contra validi asseres... perfregere,
Tac. H. 4, 30.—Reciprocally: oscula non pervenientia contra, not coming through (the wall) so as to meet, Ov. M. 4, 80.—Transf. to equivalents of weight, value, and price; so,(α).In Plaut. only in the colloq. phrases auro contra, aurichalco contra, and contra auro (sc. posito); lit., for gold placed against; cf.:(β).aes contrarium, s. v. contrarius: (servus) non carus'st auro contra,
at his weight in gold, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 30: jam auro contra constat filius, id. Truc. 2, 6, 57 (Speng. aurichalco): auro contra cedo modestum amatorem! A me aurum accipe. Pa. Cedo mihi contra aurichalco quoi ego sano serviam, id. Curc. 1, 3, 45 sq.; id. Mil. 3, 1, 63; 4, 2, 85; id. Ps. 2, 3, 23.—In post-Aug. prose (very rare):3.at si aquae et ejus rei quam contra pensabis par pondus erit, nec pessum ibit, nec exstabit, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—Of reciprocal actions, = vicissim, in turn, in return, back, on my, his, etc., part, likewise, counter-.(α).In gen.:(β).te ut deludam contra, lusorem meum,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 71:quae me amat, quam ego contra amo,
id. Merc. 5. 2, 77; id. Cist. 1, 1, 96; id. Trin. 4, 2, 55; id. As. 2, 2, 110:qui arguat se, eum contra vincat jurejurando suo,
make a victorious counter-charge, id. Mil. 2, 2, 37:si laudabit haec Illius formam, tu hujus contra (i. e. lauda),
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 54:audi nunc contra jam,
listen in turn, id. Phorm. 4, 4, 18; id. Ad. 5, 4, 23:at tu mihi contra nunc videre fortunatus, Phaedria, Cui, etc.,
you likewise seem fortunate to me, id. Phorm. 1, 3, 21:Mettius Tullo gratulatur, contra Tullus Mettium benigne alloquitur,
Liv. 1, 28, 1:contra ut me diligat illa,
Cat. 76. 23; Hor. S. 1, 3, 27 Orell. ad loc.—Hence, with ellipsis of inquit, = respondit:cui latrans contra senex,
Phaedr. 5, 10, 7:scietis, inquam, etc., contra Nigrinus: ad quem missi sunt? ego, etc.,
Plin. Ep. 7, 6, 4.—Rarely with inquit, etc., expressed: at ille contra, renidens, Audi, inquit, discipule, etc.,
Gell. 15, 9, 9; cf.:contra talia reddit,
Claud. B. Gild. 379.—With dat. pers.:(γ).consulo quem dolum doloso contra conservo parem,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 45:facere contra huic aegre,
Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 10:hiscine contra insidiabere?
id. Hec. 1. 1, 13:tibi contra gratiam Referre,
id. ib. 4, 2, 7.—With item:(δ).item a me contra factum est,
Plaut. Aul. prol. 20:puellam senex Amat et item contra filius,
id. Cas. prol. 49; id. Pers. 5, 2, 36; id. Am. 1, 1, 67; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 25.—Combining a reciprocal with a local relation (A. 1. a. a, and b. a): contra carinantes verba, exchanging abusive words ( face to face), Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 361 (Ann. v. 181 Vahl.): tubae utrimque contra canunt;(ε).Consonat terra,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 73; 1, 1, 86:confer gradum Contra pariter,
id. Ps. 2, 4, 18; id. Truc. 1, 2, 28:video amicam... Ubi contra adspexit me, etc.,
id. Mil. 2, 1, 45; Verg. E. 7, 8; cf. Lucr. 4, 243:vesper adest, juvenes consurgite!... Cernitis, innuptae, juvenes? consurgite contra!
Cat. 62, 6.—Implying also opposition: Pe. Conpellabo. Ph. Orationis aciem contra conferam, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 20:B.si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet,
what counter gift, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 63: quod Scipio postulavit... ut, etc. Et quod contra collega postulavit ne, etc., Annal. Trib. Pleb. ap. Gell. 7 (6), 19, 5:si vobis aequa et honesta postulatio videtur, ego contra brevem postulationem adfero,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 7; Nep. Epam. 6, 1;Auct. B. Alex. 24: illo licente contra liceri audeat nemo,
to bid in opposition, Caes. B. G. 1, 18; Liv. 4, 53, 6:agedum pauca accipe contra,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 38.—So in battle:Numidae... Romanorum ordines conturbare... neque contra feriundi copia erat,
Sall. J. 50, 4; and in law: et ab eo is qui adoptat vindicat... et illo contra non vindicante, etc., Gai Inst. 1, 134; 2, 24.—Esp. in replies:oratio contra a Demosthene pro Ctesiphonte edita,
Cic. de Or. 3, 56, 213:dicit accusator haec: primum, etc.... quid contra reus?
id. Clu. 30, 81; id. Fin. 5, 22, 63; Curt. 4, 1, 10; 7, 9, 1.Of opposition, strife, etc., against; constr. absol., with dat., and ne, quominus or quin.1.Of physical exertion.(α).Lit.:(β).concurrunt... aetheriae nubes contra pugnantibu' ventis,
struggling against each other, Lucr. 6. 98:nec nos obniti contra... Sufficimus,
bear up, battle against, Verg. A. 5, 21; Ov. M. 9, 50; 2, 434:at ille contra nititur,
resists, Plin. 2, 38, 38, § 103; 7, 20, 19, § 82:pars remigum, tamquam imperitia... officia nautarum impediebant. Mox contra tendere,
rowed in an opposite direction, Tac. H. 4, 16.—Trop.:2.te rogo ne contrahas ac demittas animum, neque te obrui tamquam fluctu... sinas, contraque erigas ac resistas,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 4:et torrens judicem vel nitentem contra feret, cogatque ire qua rapiet,
Quint. 12, 10, 61.— With ne: vi contra niti, ne advorsus eum fiat, Cato ap. Gell. 7 (6), 3, 16.—With quominus, Lucr. 1, 780.—Of mental exertion:3.si tibi vera videntur, Dede manus, aut, si falsum est, accingere contra,
arm yourself against them, Lucr. 2, 1043; 2, 280. —With dat.:siti contra... pugnandum,
Cels. 4, 2 fin. —Of hostile opposition in gen.(α).Lit.:(β).quod animadversum est in eo qui contra omni ratione pugnarunt, non debeo reprehendere,
who made opposition in every way, Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 137; id. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107:contra etiam aliquid abs te profectum ex multis audivi,
something inimical, id. Fam. 5, 5, 2.—Trop.:4.aut alio quovis (sc. colore) qui contra pugnet et obstet,
Lucr. 2, 794; 2, 868.—Of warfare.(α).Lit.:(β).ut eos adversarios existimemus qui arma contra ferant,
Cic. Off. 1, 25, 87; 1, 12, 37; Vell. 2, 28, 4; cf.:quid quod exercitum contra duxit?
Auct. Her. 4, 16, 23:ut si qua ex parte obviam contra veniretur, acie instructa depugnarent,
if they should be attacked by an open charge, Caes. B. G. 7, 28:issentque confestim ad urbem ni venire contra exercitum... audissent,
Liv. 7, 39, 17:cum Romanae legiones contra direxerint,
would oppose their march, Tac. H. 4, 58; id. A. 6, 44.—With dat.:et huic contra itum ad amnem Erinden,
Tac. A. 11, 10.—Trop.:5.quod ubi viderunt corvi, contra auxiliantur, velut adversus communem hostem,
Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 205.—Of legal contests.(α).With verbs of saying; v. 9. a.—(β).Venire contra, of any legal act with the intention to hurt the adversary:(γ).quid? si omnium mortalium Sthenio nemo inimicior quam hic C. Claudius... fuit? si de litteris corruptis contra venit, etc.?
if he made a charge of forgery against him? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; cf. II. B. c. b.—On the part of the adversary:(δ).inveniendum contra est, quo distet haec causa a ceteris,
Quint. 5, 10, 114; 9, 2, 35; 12, 8, 10.—Of judgments against the parties or against opinions:6.ne spoliaret fama probatum hominem si contra judicasset,
given an adverse decision, Cic. Off. 3, 19, 77; cf. Val. Max. 7, 2, 4; Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—Of literary opposition.(α).Mostly with verbs of saying; v. 9. a. g.—(β).With other verbs:7.astrologorum artem contra convincere tendit,
Lucr. 5, 728:contra nunc illud pone, etc.,
Sen. Ben. 7, 14, 6:habeat (liber meus) etiam quosdam qui contra sentiant et adversentur,
some dissentients and opponents, Quint. 3, 1, 5; 2, 17, 40; 3, 8, 69.—Of public and political opposition.(α).With verbs of saying; v. 9. a. d.—(β).With petere, to be a candidate for office in opposition to another:8.nihil enim supererat de quo certarent, nihil quod contra peterent,
no office was left for which to canvass against each other, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91:honores contra petere,
Quint. 6, 1, 17.—With ire, with dat., of an opposing vote in the senate (cf.:pedibus ire): sententia Cassii ut nemo unus contra ire ausus est, ita dissonae voces respondebant,
Tac. A. 14, 45.—Of violation of law, contracts, etc.: contra facere, or contra committere, to violate, transgress a law, etc.: leges esse non ex ejus qui contra commiserit utilitate, spectari oportere, not in the interest of the transgressor, Cic. Inv. 2, 48, 153:9.si quis sub hoc pacto vendiderit ancillam ne prostitueretur, et si contra factum esset,
and if the contract was violated, Dig. 18, 1, 56.—With verbs of saying, etc., contra dicere; less freq. disputare, disserere, pugnare, in the sense of dicere, and contra scribere (often contradico, in one word, in post-Aug. writers; esp. with dat.).a.Absol.(α).Contra dicere, to speak as counsel of the adversary, to plead his cause, in legal proceedings:(β).cum contra dicturus Hortensius esset,
would speak on the other side, Cic. Quint. 24, 77:hoc... contra dicente Cotta judicatum est,
id. Caecin. 33, 97:dixisse ut contra nemo videretur,
id. Brut. 53, 198: ut contra Crassus... exorsus est, began on the other side, id. ib. § 197.—Hence: qui contra dicit, the adversary or counsel of the adversary:contra autem qui dicet, similitudinem infirmare debebit,
Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 151; id. Part. Or. 21, 108.—In the same sense: agens contra: si nos... impares agentium contra ingeniis dixerimus, that we are unequal to the talents of our adversary's counsel, [p. 453] Quint. 4, 1, 8.—To make charges against (rare):(γ).si qui contra vellet dicere, usurum esse eum suo testimonio,
Cic. Clu. 48, 134:qua ratione nemo neque tum item fecerit, neque nunc contra dicat,
id. Quint. 29, 88; so,contra disputare, of objections to or against a witness: nihil contra disputabo priusquam dixerit,
id. Fl. 21, 51.—In gen., to speak on the other side of a question:(δ).fiebat autem ita, ut cum is qui audire vellet dixisset quid sibi videretur, tum ego contra dicerem,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; id. Fin. 2, 1, 2; so,contra disputare and contra scribere,
id. Or. 1, 19, 85; Vitr. 3, 1, 6; Quint. 2, 17, 13; Dig. 9, 2, 21, § 1.—Hence: qui contra dicunt or disputant, the opponents:nec qui contra dicunt causam difficilem repellunt,
Cic. Fin. 3, 1, 2:ad coarguendos qui contra disputant,
to refule his opponents, Quint. 2, 15, 26.—To oppose or object to a proposition, motion, or petition:(ε). (ζ).quam palam principes dixerunt contra!
protested against it, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 41; Caes. B. C. 1, 32; Cic. Clu. 47, 130.—With pugnare:cum decerneretur frequenti senatu, contra pugnante Pisone, etc.,
Cic. Att. 1, 14, 5:filius ejus incolumitatem optat: contradicit pater,
the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 85; 9, 2, 83; Plin. ap. Gell. 9, 16, 5; Cic. Dom. 33, 87:contradicente nullo,
Suet. Caes. 20; Dig. 3, 3, 15.—Abl. absol. impers.:b.explorandum videtur an etiam contradicto aliquando judicio consuetudo firmata sit,
whether the custom has been confirmed by judgment upon a judicial contest, Dig. 1, 3, 34.—With acc. neutr. pron., to object, to make or raise an objection, to reply; esp. in legal proceedings:c.ego enim, te disputante, quid contra dicerem meditabar,
Cic. N. D. 3, 1, 1:ut contra si quid dicere velit non audiatur,
id. Fin. 5, 10, 27:aiebat illum primo sane diu multa contra (i. e. dixisse), ad extremum autem, etc.,
id. Att. 2, 22, 2.— Hence: quod contra dicitur, or quae contra dicuntur, the objections:ut et id quod intenderemus confirmare, et id quod contra diceretur refellere (possemus),
refute the objections, Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90:quia neque reprehendi quae contra dicuntur possunt, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 81, 331; id. Inv. 2, 44, 127; Quint. 1, 2, 17.—In the same sense, as subst.: contrā dicta, orum, n. plur.:seu proposita confirmamus, sive contra dicta dissolvimus,
or refute the objections, Quint. 4, prooem. 6.—With acc. and inf.:dicitur contra, nullum esse testamentum,
the objection is made that there is no testament, Cic. Agr. 2, 6, 42.—With dat., written in one word (post-Aug.).(α).To oppose a person by speaking against his views:(β).solitum se etiam Thraseae contradicere,
to oppose even Thrasea, Tac. H. 2, 91:tibi,
Suet. Aug. 54:Curioni...,
id. Rhet. 1. —Hence of answers and replies in law: quid si filium testatoris heres ejus prohibuit? Huic contradici potest: ergo pietatis, etc., he may be answered by this plea, etc., Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 13.—And of advisory answers opposed to one's legal views:volenti mihi ream adulterii postulare eam, etc., contradictum est,
my views were disapproved, rejected, Dig. 48, 5, 11, § 10.—To oppose an opinion, with dat. of the thing:(γ).cum plures tantum sententiis aliorum contradicerent,
opposed the opinions, Tac. H. 1, 39.—To object to a motion or petition, with dat. of the petitioner:(δ).patrem qui damnavit optat ne is torqueatur: pater ei contradicit,
the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 81:cum ambienti ut legibus solveretur multi contradicerent,
Suet. Caes. 18; Dig. 40, 5, 14; 40, 12, 33.—With dat. of the petition:(ε).preces erant, sed quibus contradici non posset,
which could not be denied, Tac. H. 4, 46 fin.; Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 2.—To contest the validity of a law (rare):(ζ).quibus (legibus) contradici potest,
Quint. 7, 7, 4.—To contradict an assertion (very rare):d.pro certis autem habemus... cuicunque adversarius non contradicit,
Quint. 5, 10, 13.—With quin, to object:C.praetor Samnitibus respondit... nec contra dici quin amicitia de integro reconcilietur,
there was no objection to a reconciliation, Liv. 8, 2, 2.To one's disadvantage; mostly predic. with esse, unfavorable, adverse, damaging (post-Aug.;D.but cf. II. B. 2.): ut eum qui responsurus est vel tacere, vel etiam invitum id quod sit contra cogat fateri,
Quint. 7, 3, 14:cum verba (legis) contra sint,
id. 7, 1, 49:sed experimentum contra fuit,
unsuccessful, Tac. H. 2, 97 fin.:ubi fortuna contra fuit,
id. ib. 3, 18:si fortuna contra daret,
should be unfavorable, id. ib. 1, 65 fin.; id. A. 15, 13.Of logical opposition, with negative force.1.Of a direct contrast.a.Predicatively, with esse, fieri, etc., the contrary, the opposite:b.quod fieri totum contra manifesta docet res,
but experience teaches that just the contrary is true, Lucr. 3, 686; 4, 1088:in stultitia contra est,
with fools the reverse is true, Cic. Clu. 31, 84:in hac quidem re vereor ne etiam contra (i. e. sit),
id. Att. 12, 46; id. Off. 1, 15, 49:quod contra est,
Sall. J. 85, 21:quis non credat, etc.? Contra autem est,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 12; id. Ep. 7, 3; Dig. 37, 4, 4:contra fore si, etc.,
ib. 34, 2, 39, § 2:immo forsitan et contra (i. e. erit),
ib. 41, 3, 49:ego contra puto (i. e. esse),
Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 7; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 25.—With evenire, accidere, sentire, scribere, habere, etc.:c.utrumque contra accidit: istic enim bellum est exortum, hic pax consecuta,
of both the contrary has happened, Cic. Fam. 12, 18, 2; so Dig. 38, 2, 51:id ego contra puto (sc.: faciendum esse),
id. Att. 10, 8, 2:contra evenit in iis morbis,
Sen. Ep. 52, 7; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 163:ego contra sentio,
Sen. Clem. 1, 15, 5; Sedig. ap. Gell. 15, 24, 4; Dig. 40, 2, 25:Proculus contra (sc. sentit),
ib. 35, 2, 1, § 14; 33, 7, 25:licet Celsus contra scribat,
ib. 9, 2, 21, § 1: contra probatur, Gai Inst. 2, 78; Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 34.—Very rarely referring to a term in the same clause:cujus disparem mitioremque naturam contra interpretabatur,
interpreted in an opposite sense, misinterpreted, misunderstood, Tac. H. 4, 86 fin. —Referring to a word or phrase in the same predicate.(α).To an adverb, in an opposite manner, otherwise, differently, not, etc.:(β).nam ad summam totius rei pertinet, caute an contra demonstrata res sit,
Cic. de Or. 2, 81, 330: quod viriliter animoque fit, id, etc.;quod contra, id turpe,
id. Off. 1, 27, 94:sit sapienter usus aut contra,
Quint. 2, 5, 15:lactuca locis apricis optume autumno ponitur, mediterraneis aut frigidis contra ( = pessime),
Col. 11, 3, 25.—To a predicative adjective, not, the opposite, the reverse, etc.:(γ).ut aliae (res) probabiles videantur aliae contra,
improbable, Cic. Ac. 2, 32, 103; id. Off. 2, 2, 7:quid est quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare,
id. ib. 2, 2, 8; id. Or. 2, 31, 135; Quint. 4, 2, 52.—To a verbal predicate:(δ).an frater fratri exsistat heres, an contra ( = annon),
Dig. 34, 5, 19.—To a subject infinitive:(ε).laudare testem vel contra pertinet ad momentum judiciorum,
praising or censuring a witness, Quint. 3, 7, 2.—To a clause, translated by not or by a repetition of the clause with a negative:(ζ).quae secundum naturam essent, ea sumenda et quadam aestimatione dignanda docebat, contraque contraria,
those that were not, not, Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 36: quod cuidam aut sapiens videor quod una non jerim, aut felix fuisse;mihi contra,
id. Att. 9, 12, 4: an credibile est, incestum cum filia commissum? Et contra, veneficum in noverca, adulterum in luxurioso? and incredible, etc., Quint. 5, 10, 19; so Dig. 9, 1, 2, § 1.—To an attributive genitive:2.Marius cognoscere quid boni utrisque or contra esset (i. e. mali),
Sall. J. 88, 2:verum de origine laudis contraque perspiciemus suo tempore (i. e. vituperationis),
Quint. 2, 4, 21:alii a propositione accusatoris contraque loci oriuntur,
the accuser and the accused, id. 7, 2, 31;so in several titles of the Digests, as Depositi vel contra, = actio depositi, vel contraria actio depositarii,
Dig. 16, 3 tit.; so ib. 16, 17, 1; 16, 13, 6; 16, 13, 7.—Reversing the relation of terms in the preceding sentence, the reverse, conversely, vice versa, etc.a.With its own predicate: saepe... corpus aegret, Cum tamen ex alia laetamur parte latenti;b.Et retro fit uti contra sit saepe vicissim, Cum miser ex animo laetatur corpore toto,
Lucr. 3, 108: illa altera argumentatio, quasi retro et contra, prius sumit, etc., ( proceeding), so to speak, backward and in inverted order, Cic. Part. Or. 13, 46: neque illud ignoro, etc.; sed non idem accidit contra, but the converse is not true, Quint. 8, 6, 3; Gell. 4, 2, 5: ut vocabula verbis, verba rursus adverbiis, nomina appositis et pronominibus essent priora. Nam fit contra quoque frequenter non indecore. for often, not inelegantly, the order is reversed, Quint. 9, 4, 24:quae etiam contra valent,
i. e. if the terms are reversed, id. 3, 7, 25; 9, 2, 49; 8, 6, 25; 9, 4, 72.—Belonging to the same predicate:E.ut quidque erit dicendum ita dicet, nec satura jejune, nec grandia minute, nec item contra,
Cic. Or. 36, 123:cum emtor venditori, vel contra, heres exstitit,
Dig. 35, 2, 48:in quibus patrium pro possessivo dicitur, vel contra,
Quint. 1, 5, 45; 5, 10, 71:junguntur autem aut ex nostro et peregrino, ut biclinium, aut contra, ut epitogium et Anticato,
id. 1, 5, 68:ut capras in montosis potius locis quam in herbidis (pascar), equas contra,
but with mares the reverse is the case, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 16:itaque ille dicere melius quam praecipere, nos contra fortasse possumus,
Cic. Or. 42, 143:qua collegi solent ex his quae faciunt ea quae faciuntur, aut contra,
or vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 80; Dig. 14, 1, 1, § 12; 48, 5, 23, § 4.In logical antithesis of clauses with a merely rhet. force, on the contrary, on the other hand, vice versa; sometimes almost = sed or autem (freq.).1.In independent clauses.a.Opposing persons or parties: fortunam insanam esse... perhibent philosophi... Sunt autem alii philosophi qui contra Fortunam negant ullam exstare, Pac. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 23, 36 (Trag. Rel. v. 372 Rib.); Caecil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 68; Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 1:b.ego etiam quae tu sine Verre commisisti Verri crimini daturus sum... Tu, contra, ne quae ille quidem fecit, obicies,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 11, 35:ego contra ostendo, non modo nihil fecisse Sex. Roscium, sed, etc.,
id. Rosc. Am. 29, 79; id. Phil. 8, 3, 8; id. Off. 1, 30, 108; id. Fin. 5, 22, 62:in Italia bellum gerimus, in sede ac solo nostro... Hannibal contra in aliena, in hostili est terra,
Liv. 22, 39, 13; 21, 50, 2; 3, 15, 2; 6, 7, 4; 9, 35, 4 et saep.; Nep. Alcib. 8, 1; Vell. 2, 31, 4; Sen. Ep. 9, 14; id. Ira, 2, 33, 6; Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 113; Tac. H. 3, 84; 3, 57; Suet. Tib. 2; id. Vit. 2; Just. 2, 1, 10; 8, 4, 11:contra mercator, navim jactantibus austris Militia est potior?
Hor. S. 1, 1, 6; 1, 2, 30; 1, 3, 27; Prop. 2, 1, 45; 2, 23, 13 (3, 17, 3); Sen. Hippol. 214;so with versa vice: barbarae gentes (Alexandrum) non ut hostem, sed ut parentem luxerunt... Contra Macedones versa vice non ut civem, sed ut hostem amissum gaudebant,
Just. 13, 1, 7.—Introducing a secondary or parallel opposition of thought: in loco umidiore far potius serunt quam triticum;2.contra in aridiore hordeum potius quam far,
Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 4; 1, 1, 47: si nihil esset quod inane vocaret, Omne foret solidum;nisi contra corpora certe Essent, etc., Omne quod est spatium vacuum constaret inane,
Lucr. 1, 521; 4, 348; cf.:justa omnia decora sunt, injusta contra, ut turpia, sic indecora,
Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94; id. N. D. 2, 15, 41; id. de Or. 3, 33, 136; id. Quint. 30, 93: id. Off. 3, 21, 84; id. Leg. 2, 1, 2: facilem esse rem... si modo unum omnes sentiant; contra in dissensione nullam se salutem perspicere, Caes. B. G, 5, 31; Liv. 25, 30, 3; Sen. Ben. 1, 5, 2; Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 92; 11, 14, 14, § 35; Suet. Caes. 73; Gell. 1, 4, 5:si male rem gerere insani est, contra bene, sani,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 74.—In opposition to a dependent clause:3.ut hi miseri, sic contra illi beati quos, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16; so id. de Or. 1, 45, 198; Quint. 9, 3, 39:cui ego rei tantum abest ut impedimento sim, ut contra te M. Manli adhorter, etc.,
Liv. 6, 15, 5; 6, 31, 4:cum virtus adeo neminem spe ac pollicitatione corrumpat, ut contra in se inpendere jubeat, ac, etc.,
Sen. Ben. 4, 1, 2: aut igitur negemus quidquam ratione confici, cum contra nihil sine ratione recte fieri possit, aut, etc., whereas on the contrary, etc., Cic. Tusc. 4, 38, 84; cf.:at contra,
Lucr. 2, 392.—With co-ordinate conjunctions.a.Copulative, et contra or contraque (never with ac or atque); also nec contra (rare), and on the other hand.(α).With reference to a reason or conclusion, after nam, enim, cum, or itaque: nam et ratione uti... omnique in re quid sit veri videre et tueri decet, contraque falli [p. 454]... tam dedecet quam, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94:(β).malus est enim custos... metus, contraque benevolentia fidelis,
id. ib. 2, 7, 23:cum reficiat animos varietas ipsa, contraque sit aliquanto difficilius in labore uno perseverare,
Quint. 1, 12, 4; 3, 8, 32; 8, 6, 20:itaque in probris maxime in promptu est, si quid tale dici potest, etc. Contraque in laudibus, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; cf. Suet. Calig. 51; so with nec:nam nec comoedia cothurnis assurgit, nec contra tragoedia socculo ingreditur,
Quint. 10, 2, 22.—With contrasted examples or illustrations, often after ut or sic:(γ).audivi ex majoribus natu, hoc idem fuisse in P. Scipione Nasica, contraque patrem ejus... nullam comitatem habuisse sermonis,
Cic. Off. 1, 30, 109:ut suspitionibus credi oportere, et contra suspitionibus credi non oportere,
id. Inv. 2, 15, 48; Quint. 8, 4, 1; 5, 10, 48; 9, 3, 7; 9, 4, 52; 11, 1, 14; Sen. Ep. 82, 14; Dig. 17, 1, 22, § 4.—With contrasted actions, assumptions, etc.:(δ).atque utinam qui ubique sunt propugnatores hujus imperii possent in hanc civitatem venire, et contra oppugnatores rei publicae de civitate exterminari!
Cic. Balb. 22, 51:domo pignori data, et area ejus tenebitur... et contra jus soli sequitur aedificium,
Dig. 13, 7, 21:equo et asina genitos mares, hinnos antiqui vocabant: contraque mulos quos asini et equae generassent,
Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 17: ceterum potest ex lege quidem esse judicium, sed legitimum non esse, et contra ex lege non esse, sed legitimum esse, Gai Inst. 4, 109; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161; 35, 15, 5, § 183.—After a negative clause, affirming the opposite idea, et contra or contraque, but on the contrary:b.in quo (consulatu) ego imperavi nihil, et contra patribus conscriptis et bonis omnibus parui,
Cic. Sull. 7, 21:nunc vero cum ne pulsus quidem ita sim ut superare non possim, contraque a populo Romano semper sim defensus, etc.,
id. Dom. 33, 88; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Marcell. 6, 20; so,et contra,
Suet. Tit. 7.—With adversative conjunctions, at contra, sed contra, contra autem, contra vero (not verum contra, nor contra tamen).(α).At contra (freq.), merely a strengthened contra (v. 1. supra): huc accedit uti mellis lactisque liquores Jucundo sensu linguae tractentur in ore;(β).At contra taetri absinthi natura... foedo pertorqueat ora sapore,
Lucr. 2, 400:cogunt,
id. 2, 74; 1, 366; 2, 235 et saep.: nos qui domi sumus, tibi beati videmur;at contra nobis tu quidem... prae nobis beatus,
Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 2; id. Tusc. 1, 3, 5; id. Rosc. Am. 45, 131; id. Verr. 2, 5, 26, § 66; Sall. J. 36, 2; 4, 7; 15, 3; id. C. 12, 5:ideo siccas aiunt Aethiopiae solitudines... At contra constat Germaniam abundare rivis,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 6, 2; 1, 3, 1; id. Ep. 100, 7; Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 186; Suet. Galb. 15; Tac. A. 4, 28.—Sed contra, after a negative sentence (class.):(γ).non quo acui ingenia adulescentium nollem, sed contra ingenia obtundi nolui,
Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 93; id. Att. 9, 15, 3; id. Ac. 1, 10, 35; id. Fl. 11, 26:arma populi Romani non liberis servitutem, sed contra servientibus libertatem adferre,
Liv. 45, 18, 1:tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito,
Verg. A. 6, 95; Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 12.—PostAug. also without a preceding negation:obiisse nostro Laium scelere autumant superi inferique: sed animus contra innocens... negat,
Sen. Oedip. 765; Symm. Ep. 6, 81.—Contra autem (rare;(δ).in Cic. only where different subjects have contrasted predicates in dependent clauses): quia pacis est insigne toga, contra autem arma tumultus atque belli,
Cic. Pis. 30, 73.—In later writers = contra alone:sub septemtrione aedificia... conversa ad calidas partes oportere fieri videntur. Contra autem sub impetu solis meridiani regionibus conversa ad septemtrionem... sunt facienda,
Vitr. 6, 1, 2; Gell. 14, 2, 19; Dig. 7, 1, 25, § 3; 34, 3, 25.—Contra vero (very rare;(ε).not in Cic.), used for contra: contra vero quercus infinitam habet aeternitatem,
Vitr. 2, 9, 8; 6, 1, 3; Cels. 3, 6 fin. —Atqui contra, App. Mag. p. 287, 24.—c.With disjunctive conjunctions, aut contra, vel contra, seu contra, or on the contrary, or conversely (always without change of subject).(α).Aut contra:(β).num aut scriptum neget, aut contra factum infitietur?
Cic. Part. Or. 38, 133: quae (mens) aut languescit... aut contra tumescit, etc., Quint. 1, 2, 18:si imbres defuere, aut contra abundavere,
Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 228.—Vel contra:(γ).hinc enim quaestiones oriuntur: Injuriam fecisti, sed quia magistratus, majestatis actio est? Vel contra: Licuit... quia magistratus?
Quint. 5, 10, 40; 9, 4, 96; Suet. Galb. 3; Dig. 35, 2, 56, § 4; 8, 4, 6.—Seu contra:d.seu tristis veniam, seu contra laetus amicis,
Prop. 1, 11, 25.—With causal conjunctions, nam contra (very rare;4.never contra enim): falso queritur de natura sua genus humanum quod, etc. Nam contra, reputando, neque majus aliud, neque praestabilius invenies,
Sall. J. 1, 1; Quint. 1, 1, 1; 9, 2, 23. —In late Lat., e contra (also one word, ēcontrā) = contra,(α).In the meaning, the contrary (D. 1.):(β).aliis vero econtra videtur,
Hier. Ep. 12.—Et econtra = et contra (E. 3. a.):5.honestiorum provectu et econtra suppliciis,
Aur. Vict. Caes. 39, 45.—For quod contra, v. II. E. 1. c.—With emphatic particles.a.Quin contra, nay on the contrary, opposing an affirmative sentence to a preceding negative statement (quin etiam amplifies without opposition; sed contra opposes without amplification; quin contra both opposes and amplifies);b.not before Livy: num qui enim socordius rempublicam administrari post Calvi tribunatum... quam? etc. Quin contra patricios aliquot damnatos... neminem plebeium,
Liv. 6, 37, 8; 31, 31, 9; 35, 26, 10; 37, 15, 3.—Immo contra (post-Aug.).(α).= no, on the contrary, refuting opinions, after questions and in the form of a dialogue:(β).existimas nunc me detrahere tibi multas voluptates?... Immo contra, nolo tibi umquam deesse laetitiam,
Sen. Ep. 23, 3; Dig. 33, 7, 5; 33, 7, 29.—= sed contra, but on the contrary:c.proinde ne submiseris te, immo contra fige stabilem gradum,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 5, 6; id. Cons. Polyb. 15, 2; cf. prep.:immo contra ea,
Liv. 41, 24, 8; cf. II. E. 1. b. infra.—Item contra = an emphatic et contra (very rare):F.quoniam... beate vivere alii in alio, vos in voluptate ponitis, item contra miseriam in dolore, etc.,
Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 86; cf. I. A. 3. g supra.With a comparative clause introduced by ac, atque, or quam, representing a logical or moral opposition (contra atque debuit = non ita ut debuit; cf. Cic. Or. 3, 19, 70); cf. prep., II. C. 3. g, and II. E. 2. infra.1.Of logical opposition, contrary to, different from, otherwise than; in the best prose only with atque or ac.(α).With atque:(β).item, contra atque apud nos, fieri ad Elephantinem ut neque ficus neque vites amittant folia,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6:simulacrum Jovis, contra atque ante fuerat, ad orientem convertere,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Sull. 24, 69:judicium suscepturos contra atque omnis Italia populusque Romanus judicavisset,
Caes. B. C. 3, 12; id. B. G. 4, 13; Plin. 12, 19, 43, § 95.—With ac:(γ).itaque contra est ac dicitis,
Cic. Fin. 4, 15, 41:vides, omnia fere contra ac dicta sint evenisse,
id. Div. 2, 24, 53; so id. Verr. 2, 4, 6, § 11; id. Or. 40, 137:cum contra ac Deiotarus sensit victoria belli judicaret,
id. Phil. 11, 13, 34:Petreius ubi videt, Catilinam, contra ac ratus erat, magna vi tendere, etc.,
Sall. C. 60, 5.—With ac and atque:(δ).si denique aliquid non contra ac liceret factum diceretur, sed contra atque oporteret,
Cic. Balb. 3, 7.—With quam (post-Aug.):2.cui contra quam proposuerat aliqua cesserunt,
Sen. Ira, 3, 6, 5; Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 149; 11, 21, 24, § 72; Gell. 6 (7), 8, 6:contra quam licet,
id. 1, 3, 19; Sil. 15, 107.—Of moral opposition of acts contrary to rules and principles (cf. II. 3. g infra); so always with quam:II.mater Aviti, generi sui, contra quam fas erat, amore capta,
contrary to the divine law, Cic. Clu. 5, 12:ut senatus, contra quam ipse censuisset, ad vestitum rediret,
contrary to its own resolution, id. Pis. 8, 18:contra quam ista causa postulasset,
id. Caecin. 24, 67:contra quam sanctum legibus est,
Liv. 30, 19, 9; Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 11; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 2; id. Dom. 46, 122:contraque faciunt quam polliceri videntur,
Auct. Her. 4, 3, 6; Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 86.Prep. with acc., before, against, facing, towards, opposite to, contrary to (acc. to many scholars not ante-class.; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 108; but found Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 24 Fleck., a line omitted by Lorenz as a gloss; id. Pers. 1, 1, 13 Ritschl; Att. ap. Non. p. 469, 15, or Trag. Rel. v. 476 Rib.; cf. also Plaut. Poen. 5, 6, 18; Cato, R. R. 18, 1, and v. I. A. 1. a. b, and I. A. 1. b. a supra).A.Local uses.1.Opposite, over against, facing.a.Of countries and places (mostly of those separated by water;b.adversus and e regione mostly of places opposite by land): insulae natura triquetra, cujus unum latus est contra Galliam,
Caes. B. G. 5, 13; 3, 9; 4, 20:ad insulam quae est contra Massiliam,
id. B. C. 1, 56; 3, 23:Rhodios, pacatis contra insulam suam terris, etc.,
Liv. 37, 15, 7; 3, 26, 8:Carthago Italiam contra,
Verg. A. 1, 13; 5, 124; Ov. M. 14, 17:insulae quae contra Tauri promuntorium inopportune navigantibus objacent, Chelidoniae nominantur,
Mel. 2, 7; Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 151; 6, 28, 32, § 152; 5, 7, 7, § 41; Tac. A. 3, 1; id. H. 2, 17.—Of the heavenly bodies:c.donique (luna) eum (sc. solem) contra pleno bene lumine fulsit,
Lucr. 5, 708:contra Volucris rostrum posita est Lyra,
Vitr. 9, 4, 5; Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 9; 1, 8, 3; Plin. 2, 31, 31, § 99; 5, 10, 10, § 56.—So, tertium (latus Britanniae) est contra septem triones, opposite ( facing); hence, contra meridiem and contra ortus (instead of ad or adversus meridiem, etc.), facing the south and east, Plin. 6, 24, 24, § 85; 17, 2, 2, § 22. —So of a person standing in the sunlight:cum minima umbra (i. e. a sole) contra medium fiet hominem,
Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 327; cf.:contra mediam faciem meridies erit,
id. 18, 33, 76, § 326.—Of opposite ends of a line.(α).Of the diameter of the earth: esse e regione nobis e contraria parte terrae qui adversis vestigiis stent contra nostra vestigia, quos antipodas vocatis, Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123.—(β).Of a line drawn:d.contra autem E littera I erit ubi secat circinationem linea,
opposite the point E will be the letter I, Vitr. 9, 7, 4.—Of buildings, etc.:e.contra hoc aviarium est aliud minus in quo quae mortuae sunt aves curator servare solet,
Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 5; Vitr. 5, 6, 3; 3, 5, 15:(statuam) quae fuerit contra Jovis Statoris aedem in vestibulo Superbi domus,
Plin. 34, 6, 13, § 29:contra medium fere porticum diaeta paulum recedit,
Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 20; 2, 17, 5; Suet. Aug. 44.—Of places on the human body:2.id quod contra stomachum est,
Cels. 4, 5 (4, 12 med.); 7, 7;4, 20 (13).—Of the direction of the intestines, etc.: ea... contra medium alvum orsa,
Cels. 4, 1 fin. —Of actions, opposite, towards, against, facing (syn.:a.adversus, ad, e regione,
Caes. B. G. 7, 61).In gen.:b.quamvis subito... quamque Rem contra speculum ponas, apparet imago,
Lucr. 4, 156: Democritus... clipeum constituit contra exortum Hyperionis, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17, 4:et contra magnum potes hos (i.e. oculos) attollere solem, Nec tremis...?
Prop. 1, 15, 37; Col. 7, 3, 8:rex constiterat contra pedites,
Curt. 10, 9, 13; 9, 5, 1:ne contra septentrionem paveris,
Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 330; 28, 6, 19, § 69:contra solem varie refulgens,
placed in the sun, id. 37, 10, 63, § 173; 10, 54, 75, § 151; 37, 6, 22, § 83;37, 7, 25, § 95: cum terrestres volucres contra aquam clangores dabunt,
id. 18, 35, 87, § 363; 19, 8, 39, § 131.—Dependent on verbs of motion (very rare without the idea of hostility):c.(Dinocrates) incessit contra tribunal regis jus dicentis,
towards, Vitr. 2, praef. 1.—So trop., of actions done for a purpose:lege Cornelia de sicariis tenetur qui, cum in magistratu esset, eorum quid fecerit contra hominis necem quod legibus permissum non sit,
Dig. 48, 8, 4.—Appositively, with the predicate: (elephanti) tanta narratur clementia contra minus validos, ut, etc., if fronting weaker animals, if brought in contact with them (not to be connected with clementia), Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 23.—Similarly: dum... fidens non est contra feram, if fronting the animal (not dependent on fidens), Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 57.—d.Against an opposing action, etc.:e.contra vim atque impetum fluminis conversa,
Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 5:cum plateae contra directos ventos erunt conformatae,
Vitr. 1, 6, 8:ut contra ventum gregem pascamus,
Col. 7, 3, 12; Sen. Q. N. 2, 31, 2; Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 52; 17, 2, 2, § 21; 8, 16, 21, § 54:contra fluminum impetus aggeribus,
id. 35, 14, 48, § 169:capite in sole contra pilum peruncto,
id. 27, 4, 5, § 17; 18, 35, 88, § 364; Varr. ap. Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83; Sil. 14, 352; Dig. 9, 2, 29, § 4. [p. 455] — Trop.:contra fortunam tenendus est cursus,
Sen. Prov. 5, 9.—Prov.:contra stimulum calces,
kick against the pricks, Isid. Orig. 1, 36, 28 (al. calcitres); cf. Amm. 18, 5, 1.—Of local actions with hostile intent.(α).Lit.:(β).quae vis Coclitem contra omnes hostium copias tenuit?
Cic. Par. 1, 2, 12:Pompeium Cartejae receptum scribis: jam igitur contra hunc exercitum (sc. constitit),
id. Att. 15, 20, 3:pertimescam, credo, ne mihi non liceat contra vos in contione consistere,
to face you, id. Agr. 1, 8, 25; Lepidus ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 26:a fronte contra hostem pedum quindecim fossam fieri jussit,
id. ib. 1, 41; 1, 42; id. B. G. 7, 62:Tullus adversus Veientem hostem derigit suos: Albanos contra legionem Fidenatium collocat,
Liv. 1, 27, 5; 24, 41, 5; 38, 4, 5; Verg. A. 12, 279; Front. Strat. 2, 2, 13; 2, 3, 17.—Appositively, with a local verb understood:terribilis haec contra fugientes belua est, fugax contra insequentes,
i. e. if fronting, if placed opposite, Plin. 8, 25, 38, § 92.—Trop.:f.castra sunt in Italia contra populum Romanum in Etruriae faucibus collocata,
Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 5; id. Mil. 1, 2; Quint. 7, 7, 5:tum contra hanc Romam illa altera Roma quaeretur,
will be as a rival against this Rome, Cic. Agr. 2, 22, 86:cui rationi contra homines barbaros atque imperitos locus fuisset, hac ne ipsum quidem sperare, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 40:(Cicero) plerumque contra inimicos atque obtrectatores plus vindicat sibi,
when fronting adversaries, Quint. 11, 1, 23.—In partic.(α).Stare contra aliquem (opp. stare ab aliquo); usu. implying hostility; mostly trop., to stand against, to be arrayed against, to face, oppose:(β).quod contra hoc exemplum nulla staret eorum ratio,
Auct. Her. 4, 5, 7:contra populi studium,
Cic. Brut. 34, 126:contra civium perditorum... dementiam a senatu et a bonorum causa,
id. ib. 79, 273; so,a mendacio contra veritatem,
id. Inv. 1, 3, 4:contra cives in acie,
id. Att. 16, 11, 2:et adversi contra stetit ora juvenci,
opposite, Verg. A. 5, 477; 5, 414:haec enim (ratio) sola... stat contra fortunam,
Sen. Ep. 14, 4, 2: contra leonem etiam stetit, fronted, i. e. hunted, Spart. Carac. 5 fin. —Contra aliquem ire:3.aut saevos Libyae contra ire leones,
Stat. Th. 9, 16.— Trop.:uti contra injurias armati eatis,
Sall. J. 31, 6:interritus (sapiens) et contra illa (mala) ibit et inter illa,
Sen. Ep. 59, 8; cf.: contra venire, II. B. 1. c. b infra, and v. also II. B. 2. b. and II. B. 1. b. infra.—Transf.,a.To persons placed together for comparison:b.C. vero Caesar, si foro tantum vacasset, non alius ex nostris contra Ciceronem nominaretur,
Quint. 10, 1, 114:CORONATO CONTRA OMNES SCAENICOS,
Inscr. Grut. p. 331, n. 4.—To things compared, as if weighed against each other as to their value, strength, etc.(α).Lit. (very rare):(β).quamcunque vis rem expende, et contra aquam statue... Si gravior est, leviorem rem... feret, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—Prop.:c.cujus (i. e. generis humani) causa videtur cuncta alia genuisse natura, magna saeva mercede contra tanta sua munera,
Plin. 7, 1, 1, § 1:qui amicus esse coepit quia expedit, placebit ei aliquod pretium contra amicitiam,
Sen. Ep. 9, 9:numquam ulli fortiores cives fuerunt quam qui ausi sunt eum contra tantas opes ejus... condemnare,
Cic. Fam. 7, 2, 3:tantum studium bonorum in me exstitisse, contra incredibilem contentionem clarissimi et potentissimi viri,
id. ib. 7, 2, 2; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 3:nomen prorogans nostrum et memoriam extendens contra brevitatem aevi,
as a compensation for, Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 154.—So esp., valere contra, to weigh against, counterbalance, avail or prevail against: non vereor ne meae vitae modestia parum valitura sit contra falsos rumores, Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8:(illa facta) pro periculo potius quam contra salutem valere debere,
Cic. Part. Or. 35, 120; id. Off. 3, 29, 104:contrane lucrum nil valere Pauperis ingenium?
Hor. Epod. 11, 11; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 1; id. Cons. Helv. 5, 5; so,robur habere contra: si contra unamquamlibet partem fortunae satis tibi roboris est,
id. ib. 13, 2;so of counterchecks: in Creta decem qui cosmoe vocantur, ut contra consulare imperium tribuni plebis, sic illi contra vim regiam constituti,
Cic. Rep. 2, 33, 58.—Of antidotes: cimicum natura contra serpentium morsus valere dicitur, item contra venena omnia, Plin. 29, 4, 17, § 61.—Hence,Colloq., aliquid contra aurum est, something is worth gold, is superb, both predicatively and attributively (cf.: auro contra, I. A. 2. supra): hujusce pomaria in summa Sacra Via ubi poma veneunt, contra aurum imago, a spectacle for gold, i. e. a magnificent sight, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10 MSS. (al. aliter):d.numcubi hic vides citrum... num quod emblema aut lithostratum? quae illic omnia contra aurum,
superb, id. ib. 3, 2, 4 MSS. (Schneid. omits aurum, ex conj.):oneravi vinum, et tunc erat contra aurum,
Petr. 7, 6.—Transf., of replies, with aiebat, inquit, etc.; both in friendly and inimical sense; esp., contra ea, contra haec, = the adv. contra:B.contra ea Titurius sero facturos clamitabat, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 5, 29:contra ea Verginius unum Ap. Claudium et legum expertem et, etc., aiebat,
Liv. 3, 57, 1; 24, 45, 4:quae contra breviter fata est vates,
Verg. A. 6, 398:contra quod disertus Tu impie fecisti inquit, etc.,
Quint. 7, 1, 53 (cf.: contra ea, II. E. 1. infra).Denoting hostility or disadvantage.1.With verbs of hostile action.a.Of physical exertion:b.pugnavere et tertio consulatu ejus viginti (elephanti) contra pedites quingentos,
Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 22:proelium Afri contra Aegyptios primi fecere fustibus,
id. 7, 56, 57, § 200; 8, 40, 61, § 142. —Referring to warfare (usu. adversus), bellum gerere (rarely for cum or adversus; but contra patriam, contra aras, etc., not cum patria, etc.; cf.c.bellum, II. A. 1. e.): a quo prohibitos esse vos contra Caesarem gerere bellum (opp. pro),
Cic. Lig. 8, 25; id. Phil. 5, 10, 27; Liv. Ep. 129.—With bellum suscipere:contra Antonium,
Cic. Phil. 8, 2, 5; so,contra patriam,
id. Sull. 20, 58:pugnare contra patriam,
id. ib. 25, 70:contra conjuges et liberos,
Sen. Ben. 5, 15, 5:armatum esse contra populum Romanum,
Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32.—With arma ferre (freq.), Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 72; 13, 21, 47; Liv. 28, 28, 15; Nep. Att. 4, 2; Tib. 1, 6, 30; Ov. M. 4, 609; 13, 269; id. P. 1, 1, 26.—With arma sumere or capere, Cic. Rab. Perd. 6, 19; id. Phil. 4, 1, 2; 4, 3, 7:armis contendere contra,
Caes. B. G. 2, 13:arma alicui dare (trop.),
Cic. Phil. 2, 21, 53:aciem instruere (trop.),
Liv. 25, 4, 4:exercitum comparare,
Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 14; 4, 1, 2:exercitum instruere,
id. Cat. 2, 11, 24:exercitum ducere and adducere,
id. Phil. 4, 2, 5; 3, 4, 11:exercitum contra Philippum mittere,
id. Inv. 1, 12, 17:naves ducere contra,
Hor. Epod. 4, 19:ducere contra hostes,
Liv. 1, 27, 4:florem Italiae educere contra,
Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24:proficisci contra,
to march against, Liv. 1, 11, 3; 8, 2, 5:auxilium ferre Rutulis contra Latinos,
Plin. 14, 12, 14, § 88:juvare aliquem contra,
Caes. B. C. 1, 35:consilium inire contra Sequanos,
to take hostile measures against, id. B. G. 6, 12.—Of legal contention (more freq. adversus, except with verbs of saying).(α).In gen., with agere or causam agere, to act as counsel against a party or his attorney:(β).cum agerem contra hominem disertissimum nostrae civitatis,
Cic. Caecin. 33, 97; id. Brut. 63, 226; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 3; Quint. 11, 1, 59.—Causam recipere or suscipere contra, to accept a retainer against:(causam) quam receperam contra pueros Octavios,
Cic. Att. 13, 49, 1; Quint. 6, 1, 12; Plin. Ep. 4, 17, 1.—Adesse alicui contra, to appear, act as one's counsel against:rogavit me Caecilius ut adessem contra Satrium,
Cic. Att. 1, 1, 3; Plin. Ep. 1, 7, 5 al.; cf.:esse contra,
id. ib. 1, 18, 3.— Trop.: conquesturus venit;at contra se adfuit et satisfacienti satisfecit,
Sen. Fragm. Amic. 14, 1, 89:causam defendere contra,
against the accuser, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 178:statuere contra aliquem (sc. causam),
to establish a case against an adversary, id. Or. 10, 34:actio competit contra,
Dig. 49, 14, 41:querelam instituere contra,
ib. 5, 2, 21, § 1:bonorum possessionem petere contra,
ib. 5, 2, 23:jus obtinere contra,
Cic. Quint. 9, 34:pugnare contra,
to struggle against the accuser, id. Sull. 17, 49; id. Verr. 1, 11, 33:id quod mihi contra illos datum est,
i. e. a local advantage over, id. Tull. 14, 33:judicare contra aliquem,
id. Fl. 20, 48; Dig. 21, 2, 55; 5, 2, 14; Just. Inst. 4, 17, 2:pronuntiare contra,
Paul. Sent. 5, 34, 2: dare sententiam contra, Dig. 21, 2, 56, § 1:decernere contra,
Cic. Fl. 31, 76:appellare contra aliquem,
Dig. 49, 1, 3; 49, 5, 6; cf.:contra sententiam,
Cod. Just. 7, 62, 32, § 2.—Sentire contra aliquem, to have an opinion unfavorable to:cur vos (cum) aliquid contra me sentire dicatis, etc.,
Cic. Caecin. 27, 79.—Venire contra aliquem, to appear as counsel for one's adversary:(γ).quid tu, Saturi, qui contra hunc venis, existimas aliter?
Cic. Rosc. Com. 6, 18; id. Mur. 4, 9; id. Phil. 8, 6, 18.—Venire contra rem alicujus, to give advice damaging one's interests:contra rem suam me venisse questus est,
Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 3.—With dicere and other verbs of saying. (aa) Of a lawyer pleading against a lawyer:d.ipse ille Mucius, quid in illa causa cum contra te diceret, attulit quod? etc.,
Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 244:cum ille contra me pro Sex. Naevio diceret,
id. Brut. 60, 2, 7; id. de Or. 2, 7, 30; id. Rosc. Am. 15, 45; id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 44; id. Planc. 2, 5; id. Brut. 26, 102; so,causam dicere,
id. Or. 2, 23, 98:causam perorare,
id. Quint. 24, 77.—(bb) Of a lawyer's pleading against the parties: dic mihi, M. Pinari, num si contra te dixero mihi male dicturus es? Servil. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 261; 3, 34, 138; 1, 14, 60; id. Or. 35, 123; Quint. 11, 1, 57; cf. with ellipsis of acc.:quorum alter pro Aufldia, contra dixit alter,
id. 10, 1, 22.—(ng) Of a party against a lawyer:si Gaditani contra me dicerent,
if the Gaditani were my adversaries, Cic. Balb. 17, 38.—(dd) Of witnesses and experts, and the pleadings against them:si decressent legationem quae contra istum diceret,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 12: contra testes dicere (opp. a testibus or pro testibus). Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118 (cf.:testimonium in aliquem dicere,
id. Sull. 17, 48; Quint. 7, 4, 36):contra juris consultos dicere,
against their legal opinions, Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—So of witnesses in scientific questions:contra testes dicendum est,
Sen. Q. N. 7, 16, 1.—(ee) Dicere or contendere aliquid contra aliquem, to maintain a point against:cum interrogamus adversarios... quid contra nos dici possit,
Auct. Her. 4, 23, 33:tamenne vereris ut possis hoc contra Hortensium contendere?
Cic. Quint. 25, 78. —Of literary adversaries, mostly with verbs of saying and writing:e.cum scriberem contra Epicurios,
Cic. Att. 13, 38, 1:contra Epicurum satis superque dictum est,
id. N. D. 2, 1, 2:contra Brutum,
id. Tusc. 5, 8, 21:contra Academiam,
id. Ac. 2, 19, 63; id. Fin. 1, 1, 2; 5, 8, 22; id. Tusc. 5, 11, 32; 5, 30, 84; id. Ac. 2, 4, 17:contra autem omnia disputatur a nostris,
id. Off. 2, 2, 8.—Of public and political adversaries (syn. adversus and in).(α).In gen.:(β).sentire contra,
Cic. Mil. 2, 5:pugnare contra bonos,
id. Sull. 25, 71:contra eos summa ope nitebatur nobilitas,
Sall. C. 38, 2; Cic. Sest. 19, 42; 52, 112:(tribuni) qui aut contra consulem, aut pro studio ejus pugnabant,
Liv. 39, 32, 12.—Of political speaking:f.cum (Cato) eo ipso anno contra Serv. Galbam ad populum summa contentione dixisset,
Cic. Brut. 20, 80; so id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 53; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 9, 1.—Of hostile or criminal acts in gen. (syn.:2.adversus, in): inire consilia contra,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 110; id. Cat. 1, 7, 18:manum comparare contra aliquem,
id. Sull. 24, 68:conjurationem facere,
id. ib. 4, 12:congredi,
id. Lig. 3, 9; Sall. J. 64, 4:aliquid contra imperatorem moliri,
Just. Inst. 4, 18, 3:nec dolor armasset contra sua viscera matrem,
against her own offspring Ov. R. Am. 59.—Facere contra (more freq. with abstr. objects; cf. II. C. 1. f. b infra): nunc te contra Caesarem facere summae stultitiae est, to take parts against, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 16, 2:eae (res) contra nos ambae faciunt,
operate against us, id. Quint. 1, 1.—With verbs of saying, etc.:homo disertus non intellegit, eum quem contra dicit laudari a se?
Cic. Phil. 2, 8, 18; 2, 1, 2; 2, 21, 51; Sen. Ep. 15, 3, 70:epigramma quod contra quamdam Gelliam scripsit,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 38:disputare contra deos, in two signif.: contra deum licet disputare liberius,
to accuse, reproach a god, Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76; but: mala et impia consuetudo est contra deos disputandi, to reason against the gods, i. e. against their existence, id. ib. 2, 67, 168.—Predicatively, with esse (videri, etc.), against, injurious to, unfavorable, prejudicial, to one's disadvantage: ut [p. 456] ex senatusconsulto neque cujus intersit, neque contra quem sit intellegi possit, Cic. Mur. 32, 68; id. de Or. 3, 20, 75; 2, 74, 299; 2, 81, 330; id. Sull. 13, 39; Sen. Ben. 6, 31, 6:3.licentiam malis dare certe contra bonos est,
injurious to, Quint. 4, 2, 75:res contra nos est, of unfavorable chances in a lawsuit,
id. 4, 66, 1; 4, 2, 75; 5, 13, 32.—Often, contra aliquem = quod est contra aliquem, referring to indef. pronouns or adjectives:nihil contra me fecit odio mei = nihil quod esset contra me,
Cic. Har. Resp. 3, 5; id. Off. 3, 31, 112:quibus (temporibus) aliquid contra Caesarem Pompeio suaserim,
id. Phil. 2, 10, 24.—Added adverb. to the predicate, mostly referring to purpose, with hostile intent, for the purpose of some hostile act, in order to oppose, in opposition:4.Caesarine eam (provinciam) tradituri fuistis, an contra Caesarem retenturi?
or keep it against Caesar, Cic. Lig. 7, 23:sero enim resistimus ei quem per annos decem aluimus contra nos,
id. Att. 7, 5, 5:judicium illud pecunia esse temptatum non pro Cluentio, sed contra Cluentium,
id. Clu. 4, 9; id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 52; id. Ac. 2, 28, 92:cum quae facitis ejusmodi sint ut ea contra vosmet ipsos facere videamini,
id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104; Sen. Ep. 3, 7, 3: Curio se contra eum totum parat, i. e. to speak against him, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 10; Caes. B. C. 1, 85 ter; Sen. Q. N. 1, 7, 1; Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 192; Plin. Pan. 41.—So with the force of a temporal clause:fidem meam quam essent contra Massam Baebium experti,
in the suit against, Plin. Ep. 3, 4, 4.—Dependent on adjectives (rare):5.contra se ipse misericors,
to his own injury, Phaedr. 4, 18, 3:severissimus judex contra fures,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.—With nouns.a.Acc. to 1. b.:b.ut quam maximae contra Hannibalem copiae sint,
Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17; cf. Vell. 2, 76, 3.—Acc. to 1. c. and 1. e.; so esp., oratio contra (cf.: oratio in).(α).Oratio contra (never in), of an address against the counsel of a party or against the prosecutor:(β).quid in omni oratione Crassus vel apud centumviros contra Scaevolam, vel contra accusatorem Brutum, cum pro Cn. Plancio diceret?
Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 220; cf.:Cato pro se contra Cassium = in oratione contra,
Gell. 10, 15, 3; so,haec perpetua defensio contra Scaevolam,
Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 221:orationem illam egregiam quam (Aeschines) in Ctesiphontem contra Demosthenem dixerat,
id. ib. 3, 56, 213.—Of an address against the party, either in judicial or political affairs:c.unam orationem contra Gracchum reliquit,
Cic. Brut. 26, 99:(Demosthenis) oratio contra Leptinem... contra Aeschinem falsae legationis,
id. Or. 31, 111; Gell. 10, 24, 10; 10, 18, 91; Cic. Brut. 46, 169; Quint. 12, 10, 61; Cic. de Or. 2, 11, 45; id. Brut. 44, 164; Gell. 13, 25 (24), 15; cf. Quint. 4, 3, 13; 11, 2, 25.—Acc. to 1. f.:C.contra patres concitatio et seditio,
Cic. Brut. 14, 56.—Of animals:contra volpium genus communibus inimicitiis,
Plin. 10, 76, 96, § 207.With inanimate and abstract objects.1.Directly dependent on verbs (cf. B. 1.).a.Of physical or moral exertion:b.cum fulmina contra Tot paribus streperet clipeis,
Verg. A. 10, 567:pugnandum tamquam contra morbum, sic contra senectutem,
Cic. Sen. 11, 35:contra verum niti,
Sall. J. 35, 8:contra fortunam luctari,
Sen. Ben. 7, 15, 2; id. Brev. Vit. 10, 1; id. Ep. 78, 15; 99, 32; cf. Cic. Off. 1, 31, 110.—Of warfare (lit. and trop.):c.bellum contra aras, focos, vitam fortunasque gerere,
Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1:bellum gerimus... contra arma verbis,
id. Fam. 12, 22, 1.—So of logical contradictions:artificis autem est invenire in actione adversarii quae semet ipsa pugnent,
Quint. 5, 13, 30.—Of legal contention.(α).Of the actions of the counsel or prosecutor: dicere, or perorare, agere contra aliquid, to plead against, contest something:(β).contra argumenta, rumores, tabulas, quaestiones (opp. ab argumentis, etc.),
Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9 sqq.; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118:contra ratiocinationem,
id. Inv. 2, 50, 153: contra scriptum dicere, to contest, controvert a written law or a document, id. ib. 2, 47, 138; 2, 48, 143; id. Brut. 39, 145; Quint. 7, 7, 1:contra caput dicere,
to plead against life, Cic. Quint. 13, 44 (cf.:servum in caput domini interrogare,
Paul. Sent. 1, 1, 34; 5, 16, 5 and 8; 5, 46, 3): contra libertatem agere, Dig. 40, 12, 26.—Pregn.:contra rerum naturam, contraque consuetudinem hominum dicere (opp. contra nos dicere),
Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 45.—Of judicial decisions contradicting documents, etc.:(γ).contra tabulas judicare,
Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 281:contra testamentum,
Dig. 2, 17, § 1:contra sententiam dicere,
ib. 49, 8, 1, § 2.—Admittere aliquem contra bona, to admit a petition for bonorum possessio (cf.:d.inmittere in bona),
Dig. 38, 2, 3, § 6.—Of antagonism in literary and ethical questions.(α).To contend that something is false:(β).dicere, disputare, disserere contra opinionem or sententiam,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; 5, 19, 55; id. de Or. 3, 18, 67; id. Fin. 5, 4, 10; id. Ac. 2, 18, 60; Sen. Ira, 1, 3, 3; id. Ep. 87, 5; 102, 5 (cf.:in sententiam dicere,
in support of an opinion, Caes. B. G. 1, 45):contra sensus dicere,
Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 101:contra rhetoricen dicere,
Quint. 2, 17, 40.—Of criticism, hostility to principles, etc.:(γ).contra Iliadem et Odysseam scribere,
Vitr. 7, praef. 8:contra quorum disciplinam ingenium ejus exarserat,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 29, 83.—Ethically:e.contra voluptatem dicere,
that pleasure is a moral evil, Cic. Fin. 5, 8, 21:contra mortem loqui,
that death is no evil, Sen. Ep. 82, 7;in both senses: contra vitia, pericula, fortunam, ambitionem,
id. ib. 100, 10:contra fortunam gloriari,
that fortune has no power over him, Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 26; Sen. Ep. 26, 5.—Of public and political acts and speeches:f.contra potentiam accusatorum dicere,
Cic. Brut. 44, 164:contra legem dicere or verba facere,
id. Imp. Pomp. 15, 53; Liv. 34, 8, 1:rogationem ferre contra coloniam ( = contra legem de colonia deducenda),
Cic. Clu. 51, 140; Auct. Her. 1, 17, 21; Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64.—Of hostility, injury, wrongs, etc.(α).In gen.:(β).senatusconsulto quod contra dignitatem tuam fieret,
directed against, Cic. Fam. 12, 29, 2:contra rem publicam se commovere,
id. Cat. 1, 26; 1, 3, 7:incitari,
id. Sest. 47, 100:consilia inire,
id. Agr. 2, 3, 8:conjurationem facere,
Sall. C. 30, 6:contra salutem urbis incitari,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20:cogitare aliquid contra salutem,
id. ib. 3, 9, 21: contra voluntatem or studium dicere, to oppose one's will in a speech:esse aliquem in civitate qui contra ejus (Chrysogoni) voluntatem dicere auderet,
id. Rosc. Am. 22, 60; id. Phil. 1, 11, 28; id. de Or. 3, 34, 138; id. Mur. 4, 10; Tac. H. 2, 91:ne quid contra aequitatem contendas, ne quid pro injuria,
do not array yourself against equity, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71.— Trop.:quis non contra Marii arma, contra Suliae proscriptionem irascitur? ( = Mario propter arma, Sullae propter proscriptionem),
Sen. Ira, 2, 2, 3.—In partic.: facere contra aliquid (syn. adversus), to commit an offence against, to transgress, etc.:2.si quis ad Antonium profectus esset... senatus existimaturum eum contra rem publicam fecisse,
Cic. Phil. 8, 11, 33; id. Mil. 5, 13; 6, 14; id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 3, 25, 95; S. C. ap. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 6; Liv. 25, 4, 7; so,contra salutem rei publicae facere,
Cic. Dom. 38, 102:contra majestatem,
against the emperor, Dig. 48, 4, 5:contra leges,
Cic. Dom. 18, 48; id. Vatin. 7, 18; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Mur. 32, 67; id. de Or. 3, 19, 70; cf. id. Clu. 34, 92; id. Mur. 32, 68; id. Dom. 14, 38; id. Phil. 10, 6, 13; Gai Inst. 4, 121:contra edictum (praetoris),
Cic. Verr 2, 3, 10, § 25; Dig. 39, 1, 20, § 1:contra foedus,
Cic. Balb. 6, 16:contra jusjurandum ac fidem,
id. Off. 3, 10, 43; id. Lael. 3, 30, 74; id. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 7; Prop. 3, 30, 44 (2, 32, 44).—And ironically:tune contra Caesaris nutum (sc. facies)?
Cic. Att. 14, 10, 1.—Rarely contra ea facere = contra facere, adverb. (cf. I. B. 8. and II. E. 1. b.):corpus in civitatem inferri non licet... et qui contra ea fecerit, extra ordinem punitur,
Paul. Sent. 1, 21, 2; 1, 21, 12.—Predicatively with esse (usu. impers.), in violation of, in conflict with, contrary to (cf. 3. g).(α).With esse expressed as the predicate:(β).hominem hominis incommodo suum augere commodum magis est contra naturam quam mors,
Cic. Off. 3, 5, 21; id. Fin. 3, 9, 31; id. N. D. 3, 13, 33; Sen. Ep. 5, 4; Plin. 7, 8, 6, § 45:contra leges or legem est,
Cic. Pis. 13, 30; id. Mur. 32, 67:contra officium est,
id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 1, 10, 32; 1, 6, 19; cf. id. Lael. 11, 39; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Liv. 6, 40, 5; Sen. Q. N. 2, 37, 2; Gai Inst. 3, 157; Dig. 30, 1, 112, § 3; 16, 3, 1, § 7.—With ellipsis of object (naturam), Cic. Fin. 5, 29, 89; cf.:adeo res ista non habet ullam moram quae contra causas ignium sit,
unfavorable to the formation of fire, Sen. Q. N. 2, 26, 7.—With verbal predicate, referring to an indef. pron. or adj., with esse understood:(γ).scis hunc... nihil umquam contra rem tuam cogitasse ( = nihil quod contra rem tuam esset),
Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 147; id. Mil. 5, 13:aliquid contra animum audiendi,
something against our liking, Sen. Const. 19, 2.—So mostly with facere:si quid Socrates aut Aristippus contra morem consuetudinemque fecerint,
Cic. Off. 1, 41, 148; id. Att. 3, 23, 2; 2, 22, 2; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Sall. C. 15, 1; Dig. 8, 2, 11; 8, 2, 17; 35, 1, 79, § 2. —Contra officium, substantively, = id quod contra officium est:3.Sic inter recte factum atque peccatum, officium et contra officium, media locabat quaedam,
Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37.—Adverbially with the predicate.(α).In order to oppose, in opposition to, with hostile intent (cf. B. 3.):(β).eidem illam proscriptionem capitis mei contra salutem rei publicae rogatam esse dicebant,
that the proposal of the law was an attack on the republic, Cic. Prov. Cons. 19, 45; id. Rab. Perd. 12, 35; id. Phil. 10, 10, 22:imperator contra postulata Bocchi nuntios mittit,
to reply to the demands, Sall. J. 83, 3; 25, 6; so,advocare contra,
Sen. Cons. Polyb. 12, 4; id. Ep. 15, 2, 52:si contra mortem te praeparaveris,
to meet death, id. ib. 11, 3, 8.—With the force of a clause of manner, injuriously to, etc.:(γ).quibus contra valetudinis commodum laborandum est,
Cic. Mur. 23, 47; Suet. Aug. 78:contra hominis salutem,
with danger to a man's life, Cod. Just. 7, 62, 29.—In gen., of conflict with some rule or principle, contrary to, in violation of, without regard to ( = ita ut contra sit; cf. 2. supra; very freq. from the class. period;4.syn. adversus): ceperitne pecunias contra leges P. Decius,
Cic. de Or. 2, 31, 136; id. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 10; id. Fl. 34, 86:pecuniam contra leges auferre,
id. Verr. 1, 18, 56; 2, 1, 10, § 27; 2, 5, 18, § 46; id. Har. Resp. 26, 56:contra legem,
id. Rab. Perd. 3, 8; id. Dom. 16, 41:contra jus fasque,
id. Har. Resp. 16, 34; id. Quint. 6, 28:contra jus,
Liv. 5, 4, 14; id. Dom. 13, 55; id. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 34:contra jus gentium,
Liv. 4, 32, 5; 9, 10, 10; 21, 25, 7; 5, 36, 6;6, 1, 6: contra juris rigorem,
Dig. 40, 5, 24, § 10 et saep.:contra testimonium aliquid judicare,
without regard to, Cic. Brut. 31, 117:aliquid contra verecundiam disputare,
contrary to the rules of decency, id. Off. 1, 35, 128:aliquid contra fidem constituere,
Quint. 5, 13, 34:quae majores nostri contra lubidinem animi sui recte atque ordine fecere,
contrary to the dictates of passion, Sall. C. 51, 4; id. J. 33, 1; cf. of logical opposition, II. E. 2. infra.—Dependent on substt.a.Of physical strife:b.scit ille imparem sibi luctatum contra nexus (draconis),
Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33. —Of warfare:c.imperatorum copia contra tuum furorem,
Cic. Mur. 39, 83:Parthorum gloria contra nomen Romanum,
Liv. 9, 18, 6: in castris perditorum contra patriam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 6.—Of legal contention:d.causa contra scriptum,
Cic. Inv. 2, 46, 135.—Of political speaking:e.divina M. Tullii eloquentia contra leges agrarias,
Quint. 2, 16, 7; 9, 3, 50; Gell. 18, 7, 7.—Of literary opposition:f.Caesaris vituperatio contra laudationem meam,
Cic. Att. 12, 40, 1.—Of hostility, etc.:g.cujus factum, inceptum, conatumve contra patriam,
Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:ullum factum dictumve nostrum contra utilitatem vestram,
Liv. 6, 40, 5.—Of injury:h.vitae cupiditas contra rem publicam,
Cic. Planc. 37, 90: contra serpentes venenum, fatal to serpents, or as a defence against serpents, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 15.—Of violation, disregard, etc. (cf. 3. g):5.iter contra senatus auctoritatem,
Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:contra consuetudinem somnium,
Plin. 10, 77, 98, § 211:bonorum possessio contra tabulas,
Dig. 37, 4, 3, § 13; Gai Inst. 3, 41.—Dependent on adjectives (very rare; cf.D.II. D. 2. c. infra): contraque patris impii regnum impotens, avum resolvam,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 966.Of defence, protection, and resistance (syn.: adversus, ab).1.Against persons.a.Dependent on verbs:b.cum populus Romanus suam auctoritatem vel contra omnes qui dissentiunt possit defendere,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 63: si ego consul rem publicam [p. 457] contra te et gregales tuos defendissem, id. Sest. 52, 111; 22, 49; 8, 20; id. Fam. 11, 27, 7; id. Phil. 2, 18, 45:contra quem multum omnes boni providerunt,
provided a great defence, id. Mur. 38, 81: formula qua utitur patronus contra libertum qui eum in jus vocat, as a defence against, Gai Inst. 4, 46. —And of protection of plants against injurious animals:contra haec animalia proderit, si, etc.,
Pall. 10, 3, 2.—Dependent on adjectives, mostly participial:2.paratus contra,
Cic. Mil. 21, 56:nihil satis firmum contra Metellum,
Sall. J. 80, 1:contra potentes nemo est munitus satis,
Phaedr. 2, 6, 1.—Against inanimate and abstract things.a.Dependent on verbs:b.contra avium morsus munitur vallo aristarum,
Cic. Sen. 15, 51:propugnaculum, quo contra omnes meos impetus usurum se putat,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 16, § 40; 2, 5, 39, § 102:publicam causam contra vim armatam suscipere,
id. Dom. 34, 91; id. Quint. 30, 94; id. Leg. 3, 3, 9:contra tantas difficultates providere,
Sall. J. 90, 1; 76, 4; so,contra ea,
id. ib. 57, 5:patricii vi contra vim resistunt,
Liv. 3, 13, 4; Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 28; Tac. Agr. 45; Sen. Prov. 4, 12; id. Const. 5, 4.—Dependent on substt.:c.suffragia contra oppugnationem vestrae majestatis,
Cic. Rab. Perd. 12, 35:defensio contra vim,
id. Mil. 5, 14:patronus justitiae fuit contra orationem Phili,
id. Lael. 7, 25; Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 30; 14, 3, 4, § 40:contra labores patientia,
id. 23, 1, 22, § 37.—Dependent on adjectives (in Cic. freq. with P. a. predicatively used; otherwise very rare;3.in later prose freq.): nec est quidquam Cilicia contra Syriam munitius,
against an attack from the side of Syria, Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 4:ut nullius res tuta, nullius domus clausa, nullius vita saepta, nullius pudicitia munita contra tuam cupiditatem posset esse,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 15, § 39; id. Fin. 1, 16, 51; id. Mil. 25, 67; id. Tusc. 5, 8, 19; 5, 27, 76:vir contra audaciam firmissimus,
id. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Sall. J. 33, 2; 28, 5:fortis contra dolorem,
Sen. Ep. 98, 18; Quint. 12, 1, 10:callosus,
Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 147; 14, 2, 4, § 23:far contra hiemes firmissimum,
id. 18, 8, 19, § 83:equus tenax contra vincula,
Ov. Am. 3, 4, 13:contraque minantia fata pervigil,
Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 1, 284.—Of remedies against sickness and its causes, poison, etc.; so only in Plin.; in Pall. only of preventives and of protection against hurtful animals, and against mental perturbations in gen.; cf. infra (syn. ad in Cat., Cic., Cels., Col.; adversus only in Celsus, who also has in with abl.).(α).Dependent on verbs:(β).cujus et vinum et uva contra serpentium ictus medetur,
Plin. 14, 18, 22, § 117; 7, 2, 2, § 13:prodest et contra suspiria et tussim,
id. 20, 13, 50, § 128:valet potum contra venena,
id. 28, 7, 21, § 74; 29, 4, 22, § 71; 29, 4, 26, § 81; 28, 8, 27, § 98; 16, 37, 71, § 180; 35, 6, 14, § 34; 28, 6, 18, §§ 65-67.—Dependent on substt.:(γ).remedium contra morsus,
Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 118; 10, 59, 79, § 163:contra venena esse omnia remedio,
id. 16, 44, 95, § 251; 17, 24, 37, § 240; 7, 1, 1, § 4.—Dependent on adjectives:(δ).vinum quod salutare contra pestilentiam sit,
Pall. 11, 14, 17.—Appositively, as a remedy:E.cujus lacteum succum miris laudibus celebrat... contra serpentes et venena,
Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 16; 29, 4, 26, § 83. —So of remedies against affections:Tiberium tonante caelo coronari ea (lauro) solitum ferunt contra fulminum metus,
Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 135; cf. Sen. Ira, 2, 21, 1; id. Tranq. 5. 1.Of logical opposition.1.With a neuter demonstrative (contra ea, contra haec, contra quae, quod contra = contra, adv.).a.The contrary, the reverse (very rare; cf.b.I. D. 1.): sed mihi contra ea videtur,
but to me the contrary seems true, Sall. J. 85, 1:omnia quae contra haec sunt, omnia quae contra sunt,
and vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 90. —Contra ea, on the contrary, in logical antithesis (not in Cic. and Sall.; once in Caes. and Quint.; several times in Liv. and Nep.; cf.: contra ea, in other uses, II. A. 2. e. a, II. D. 2. a., II. A. 3. d., II. C. 1. f.):c.omnes arderent cupiditate pugnandi... contra ea Caesar... spatiumque interponendum... putabat ( = at contra),
but Caesar on the contrary, Caes. B. C. 3, 74: superbe ab Samnitibus... legati prohibiti commercio sunt;contra ea benigne ab Siculorum tyrannis adjuti,
Liv. 4, 52, 6; 2, 60, 1; 21, 20, 6;44, 43, 5: pater... Thracem me genuit, contra ea mater Atheniensem,
Nep. Iphicr. 3, 4; id. praef. 6; id. Alcib. 8, 1.—And after a question, with immo (cf. I. E. 5. b.):an infirmissimi omnium... (sumus)? Immo contra ea vel viribus nostris, vel, etc., tuti (sumus),
Liv. 41, 24, 8.—Quod contra, by anastrophe (v. F. 1.), contrary to which, whereas, while on the contrary (only once in Lucr. and three times in Cic.):2.illud in his rebus vereor ne forte rearis, Inpia te rationis inire elementa viamque indugredi sceleris: quod contra saepius illa Religio peperit scelerosa atque impia facta,
whereas on the contrary, Lucr. 1, 81:cujus a me corpus crematum est, quod contra decuit ab illo meum (sc. cremari),
Cic. Sen. 23, 84:quod contra oportebat delicto dolere, correctione gaudere,
id. Lael. 24, 90 (B. and K. place a comma after oportebat; cf.Nauck ad loc.): reliquum est ut eum nemo judicio defenderit: quod contra copiosissime defensum esse contendi,
id. Quint. 28, 87 (many consider contra in all these passages as an adverb; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 121 sq.; some explain quod as an ancient ablative, = qua re;v. Ritschl,
Plaut. Exc. p. 57, Munro ad Lucr. 1, 82).—With an abstract noun, with the force of the adverb contra with ac or atque (I. F. 1.), contrary to, contrary to what, etc. (esp. in Sall., not in Cic.; cf. praeter): celeriter contraque omnium opinionem confecto itinere, contrary to the opinion ( = contra ac rati erant), Caes. B. G. 6, 30:F.contra opinionem Jugurthae ad Thalam perveniunt,
Sall. J. 75, 9; Hirt. B. G. 8, 40.—Contra spem either contrary to the opinion, or against the hope:Metellus contra spem suam laetissume excipitur ( = contra ac ratus, veritus est),
Sall. J. 88, 1; so,cetera contra spem salva invenit,
Liv. 9, 23, 17:contra spem omnium L. Furium optavit,
id. 6, 25, 5; Curt. 8, 4, 45;but: at Jugurtha contra spem nuntio accepto ( = contra ac speraverat),
Sall. J. 28, 1; Liv. 24, 45, 3:postquam... Jugurtha contra timorem animi praemia sceleris adeptum sese videt,
Sall. J. 20, 1:ipse in Numidiam procedit, ubi contra belli faciem tuguria plena hominumque... erant ( = contra ac in bello evenire solet),
id. ib. 46, 5:contra famam,
Plin. 13, 22, 43, § 126; 7, 53, 54, § 180:segniterque et contra industriam absconditae formicae,
slowly, and in a manner different from their usual activity, id. 18, 35, 88, § 364.—Of persons:frigidam potionem esse debere, contra priores auctores, Asclepiades confirmavit,
contrary to the opinion of the former physicians, Cels. 4, 26 (19).Sometimes by anastrophe after its noun.1.In prose, after relatives, esp. in Cic.:2.quos contra disputant,
Cic. Ac. 2, 15, 47:quem contra dicit,
id. Phil. 2, 8, 18 (v. II. B. 1. f.):quem contra veneris,
id. Mur. 4, 9:quas contra, praeter te, etc.,
id. Vatin. 7, 18:eos ipsos quos contra statuas,
id. Or. 10, 34:quos contra me senatus armavit,
id. Att. 10, 8, 8:quam contra multa locutus est,
Sen. Ep. 82, 7, Plin. Ep. 1, 23, 3; Claud. in Rufin. 1, 332; v. also E. 1. c. supra.—After other words ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):hunc igitur contra mittam contendere causam,
Lucr. 4, 471:dicere eos contra,
id. 4, 484:donique eum contra,
id. 5, 708:agmina contra,
Verg. A. 12, 279:magnum Alciden contra,
id. ib. 5, 414:Paridem contra,
id. ib. 5, 370:Italiam contra,
id. ib. 1, 13:deos contra,
Ov. P. 1, 1, 26:Messania moenia contra,
id. M. 14, 17:litora Calabriae contra,
Tac. A. 3, 1. -
10 contra dicta
contrā, adv. and prep. [stem con, i. e. cum, through a comparative form conter; cf.: alter, uter, inter, praeter, etc.; in abl. fem. form like the locative adverbs ea, qua, etc.; cf.: ultra, intra, extra, citra], orig., in comparison with; hence, over against, fronting, in front, opposite, in opposition to, against, contrary to, opposed to, etc.I.Adv. (referring to an opposed object often with the force of a preposition with ellipsis of a pronoun, = against it, against him, etc.).A.Local.1.Lit., of position in front of a person, place, or thing.a.With verb of being or position expressed or understood.(α).Referring to living beings, opposite, in face of, face to face, facing, in front of, fronting, confronting (not in Cic., Caes., or Sall.):(β).feminam scelestam te, adstans contra, contuor,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 26:ut confidenter mihi contra adstitit,
id. Capt. 3, 5, 6; Lucr. 4, 223; 6, 929:signum contra, quoad longissume oculi ferebant, animo finivit,
Liv. 1, 18, 8:stat contra starique jubet,
Juv. 3, 290:stat contra dicitque tibi tua pagina Fures!
Mart. 1, 55, 12:ulmus erat contra,
in front of her, Ov. M. 14, 661:templa vides contra,
in front (of us), id. ib. 7, 587.—Of position in front of the enemy:contra conserta manu,
Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 3: contra consistere, to make front against them, Caes. B. G. 2, 17.—Referring to things and places, over against (it), opposite (to it), on the opposite side (mostly post-Aug.):b.contra jacet Cancer patulam distentus in alvum,
Manil. 2, 253:posita contra Hispania,
Tac. Agr. 11:promuntorium quod contra procedit,
Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6: relinquendae autem contra erunt vacuae tabellae, on the opposite side, i. e. of the leaf, Quint. 10, 3, 32: illo quaerente cur non decidant contra siti, the antipodes (cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123; v. II. A. 1. c. a), Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161.—With the governing verb understood:arguam hanc vidisse apud te contra conservum meum,
face to face, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 91:jam omnia contra circaque hostium plena erant, Liv 5, 37, 8: eadem verba contra (i. e. ponuntur),
side by side, Quint. 9, 3, 36; Verg. A. 6, 23.—With verbs of motion, so as to be opposite to an object or face to face with a person, variously rendered.(α).Referring to persons:(β).accede ad me atque adi contra,
come right up to me, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 23; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 6: hostes crebri cadunt; nostri contra ingruunt, advance to their front (in Plaut. hostility is not implied in contra), id. Am. 1, 1, 84: quis nos pater aut cognatu' volet contra tueri, face to face, eye to eye, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 12 Mull. (Trag. Rel. v. 444 Rib.); Att. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1, 55 (Trag. Rel. v. 538 ib.):adspicedum contra me = contra adspice me,
Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 56 Lorenz ad lec.:contra adspicere,
id. Mil. 2, 1, 45:contra intueri,
Liv. 1, 16, 6; 9, 6, 8; Sen. Q. N. 1, 3, 6:cum veniret contra Marcianus,
Quint. 6, 3, 95; Plin. 9, 46, 70, § 152.—Of things:2.hic ubi sol radiis... Adversa fulsit nimborum aspergine contra,
Lucr. 6, 525; Cels. 8, 8, 1:quam (turrim) promoti contra validi asseres... perfregere,
Tac. H. 4, 30.—Reciprocally: oscula non pervenientia contra, not coming through (the wall) so as to meet, Ov. M. 4, 80.—Transf. to equivalents of weight, value, and price; so,(α).In Plaut. only in the colloq. phrases auro contra, aurichalco contra, and contra auro (sc. posito); lit., for gold placed against; cf.:(β).aes contrarium, s. v. contrarius: (servus) non carus'st auro contra,
at his weight in gold, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 30: jam auro contra constat filius, id. Truc. 2, 6, 57 (Speng. aurichalco): auro contra cedo modestum amatorem! A me aurum accipe. Pa. Cedo mihi contra aurichalco quoi ego sano serviam, id. Curc. 1, 3, 45 sq.; id. Mil. 3, 1, 63; 4, 2, 85; id. Ps. 2, 3, 23.—In post-Aug. prose (very rare):3.at si aquae et ejus rei quam contra pensabis par pondus erit, nec pessum ibit, nec exstabit, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—Of reciprocal actions, = vicissim, in turn, in return, back, on my, his, etc., part, likewise, counter-.(α).In gen.:(β).te ut deludam contra, lusorem meum,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 71:quae me amat, quam ego contra amo,
id. Merc. 5. 2, 77; id. Cist. 1, 1, 96; id. Trin. 4, 2, 55; id. As. 2, 2, 110:qui arguat se, eum contra vincat jurejurando suo,
make a victorious counter-charge, id. Mil. 2, 2, 37:si laudabit haec Illius formam, tu hujus contra (i. e. lauda),
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 54:audi nunc contra jam,
listen in turn, id. Phorm. 4, 4, 18; id. Ad. 5, 4, 23:at tu mihi contra nunc videre fortunatus, Phaedria, Cui, etc.,
you likewise seem fortunate to me, id. Phorm. 1, 3, 21:Mettius Tullo gratulatur, contra Tullus Mettium benigne alloquitur,
Liv. 1, 28, 1:contra ut me diligat illa,
Cat. 76. 23; Hor. S. 1, 3, 27 Orell. ad loc.—Hence, with ellipsis of inquit, = respondit:cui latrans contra senex,
Phaedr. 5, 10, 7:scietis, inquam, etc., contra Nigrinus: ad quem missi sunt? ego, etc.,
Plin. Ep. 7, 6, 4.—Rarely with inquit, etc., expressed: at ille contra, renidens, Audi, inquit, discipule, etc.,
Gell. 15, 9, 9; cf.:contra talia reddit,
Claud. B. Gild. 379.—With dat. pers.:(γ).consulo quem dolum doloso contra conservo parem,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 45:facere contra huic aegre,
Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 10:hiscine contra insidiabere?
id. Hec. 1. 1, 13:tibi contra gratiam Referre,
id. ib. 4, 2, 7.—With item:(δ).item a me contra factum est,
Plaut. Aul. prol. 20:puellam senex Amat et item contra filius,
id. Cas. prol. 49; id. Pers. 5, 2, 36; id. Am. 1, 1, 67; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 25.—Combining a reciprocal with a local relation (A. 1. a. a, and b. a): contra carinantes verba, exchanging abusive words ( face to face), Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 361 (Ann. v. 181 Vahl.): tubae utrimque contra canunt;(ε).Consonat terra,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 73; 1, 1, 86:confer gradum Contra pariter,
id. Ps. 2, 4, 18; id. Truc. 1, 2, 28:video amicam... Ubi contra adspexit me, etc.,
id. Mil. 2, 1, 45; Verg. E. 7, 8; cf. Lucr. 4, 243:vesper adest, juvenes consurgite!... Cernitis, innuptae, juvenes? consurgite contra!
Cat. 62, 6.—Implying also opposition: Pe. Conpellabo. Ph. Orationis aciem contra conferam, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 20:B.si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet,
what counter gift, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 63: quod Scipio postulavit... ut, etc. Et quod contra collega postulavit ne, etc., Annal. Trib. Pleb. ap. Gell. 7 (6), 19, 5:si vobis aequa et honesta postulatio videtur, ego contra brevem postulationem adfero,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 7; Nep. Epam. 6, 1;Auct. B. Alex. 24: illo licente contra liceri audeat nemo,
to bid in opposition, Caes. B. G. 1, 18; Liv. 4, 53, 6:agedum pauca accipe contra,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 38.—So in battle:Numidae... Romanorum ordines conturbare... neque contra feriundi copia erat,
Sall. J. 50, 4; and in law: et ab eo is qui adoptat vindicat... et illo contra non vindicante, etc., Gai Inst. 1, 134; 2, 24.—Esp. in replies:oratio contra a Demosthene pro Ctesiphonte edita,
Cic. de Or. 3, 56, 213:dicit accusator haec: primum, etc.... quid contra reus?
id. Clu. 30, 81; id. Fin. 5, 22, 63; Curt. 4, 1, 10; 7, 9, 1.Of opposition, strife, etc., against; constr. absol., with dat., and ne, quominus or quin.1.Of physical exertion.(α).Lit.:(β).concurrunt... aetheriae nubes contra pugnantibu' ventis,
struggling against each other, Lucr. 6. 98:nec nos obniti contra... Sufficimus,
bear up, battle against, Verg. A. 5, 21; Ov. M. 9, 50; 2, 434:at ille contra nititur,
resists, Plin. 2, 38, 38, § 103; 7, 20, 19, § 82:pars remigum, tamquam imperitia... officia nautarum impediebant. Mox contra tendere,
rowed in an opposite direction, Tac. H. 4, 16.—Trop.:2.te rogo ne contrahas ac demittas animum, neque te obrui tamquam fluctu... sinas, contraque erigas ac resistas,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 4:et torrens judicem vel nitentem contra feret, cogatque ire qua rapiet,
Quint. 12, 10, 61.— With ne: vi contra niti, ne advorsus eum fiat, Cato ap. Gell. 7 (6), 3, 16.—With quominus, Lucr. 1, 780.—Of mental exertion:3.si tibi vera videntur, Dede manus, aut, si falsum est, accingere contra,
arm yourself against them, Lucr. 2, 1043; 2, 280. —With dat.:siti contra... pugnandum,
Cels. 4, 2 fin. —Of hostile opposition in gen.(α).Lit.:(β).quod animadversum est in eo qui contra omni ratione pugnarunt, non debeo reprehendere,
who made opposition in every way, Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 137; id. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107:contra etiam aliquid abs te profectum ex multis audivi,
something inimical, id. Fam. 5, 5, 2.—Trop.:4.aut alio quovis (sc. colore) qui contra pugnet et obstet,
Lucr. 2, 794; 2, 868.—Of warfare.(α).Lit.:(β).ut eos adversarios existimemus qui arma contra ferant,
Cic. Off. 1, 25, 87; 1, 12, 37; Vell. 2, 28, 4; cf.:quid quod exercitum contra duxit?
Auct. Her. 4, 16, 23:ut si qua ex parte obviam contra veniretur, acie instructa depugnarent,
if they should be attacked by an open charge, Caes. B. G. 7, 28:issentque confestim ad urbem ni venire contra exercitum... audissent,
Liv. 7, 39, 17:cum Romanae legiones contra direxerint,
would oppose their march, Tac. H. 4, 58; id. A. 6, 44.—With dat.:et huic contra itum ad amnem Erinden,
Tac. A. 11, 10.—Trop.:5.quod ubi viderunt corvi, contra auxiliantur, velut adversus communem hostem,
Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 205.—Of legal contests.(α).With verbs of saying; v. 9. a.—(β).Venire contra, of any legal act with the intention to hurt the adversary:(γ).quid? si omnium mortalium Sthenio nemo inimicior quam hic C. Claudius... fuit? si de litteris corruptis contra venit, etc.?
if he made a charge of forgery against him? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; cf. II. B. c. b.—On the part of the adversary:(δ).inveniendum contra est, quo distet haec causa a ceteris,
Quint. 5, 10, 114; 9, 2, 35; 12, 8, 10.—Of judgments against the parties or against opinions:6.ne spoliaret fama probatum hominem si contra judicasset,
given an adverse decision, Cic. Off. 3, 19, 77; cf. Val. Max. 7, 2, 4; Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—Of literary opposition.(α).Mostly with verbs of saying; v. 9. a. g.—(β).With other verbs:7.astrologorum artem contra convincere tendit,
Lucr. 5, 728:contra nunc illud pone, etc.,
Sen. Ben. 7, 14, 6:habeat (liber meus) etiam quosdam qui contra sentiant et adversentur,
some dissentients and opponents, Quint. 3, 1, 5; 2, 17, 40; 3, 8, 69.—Of public and political opposition.(α).With verbs of saying; v. 9. a. d.—(β).With petere, to be a candidate for office in opposition to another:8.nihil enim supererat de quo certarent, nihil quod contra peterent,
no office was left for which to canvass against each other, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91:honores contra petere,
Quint. 6, 1, 17.—With ire, with dat., of an opposing vote in the senate (cf.:pedibus ire): sententia Cassii ut nemo unus contra ire ausus est, ita dissonae voces respondebant,
Tac. A. 14, 45.—Of violation of law, contracts, etc.: contra facere, or contra committere, to violate, transgress a law, etc.: leges esse non ex ejus qui contra commiserit utilitate, spectari oportere, not in the interest of the transgressor, Cic. Inv. 2, 48, 153:9.si quis sub hoc pacto vendiderit ancillam ne prostitueretur, et si contra factum esset,
and if the contract was violated, Dig. 18, 1, 56.—With verbs of saying, etc., contra dicere; less freq. disputare, disserere, pugnare, in the sense of dicere, and contra scribere (often contradico, in one word, in post-Aug. writers; esp. with dat.).a.Absol.(α).Contra dicere, to speak as counsel of the adversary, to plead his cause, in legal proceedings:(β).cum contra dicturus Hortensius esset,
would speak on the other side, Cic. Quint. 24, 77:hoc... contra dicente Cotta judicatum est,
id. Caecin. 33, 97:dixisse ut contra nemo videretur,
id. Brut. 53, 198: ut contra Crassus... exorsus est, began on the other side, id. ib. § 197.—Hence: qui contra dicit, the adversary or counsel of the adversary:contra autem qui dicet, similitudinem infirmare debebit,
Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 151; id. Part. Or. 21, 108.—In the same sense: agens contra: si nos... impares agentium contra ingeniis dixerimus, that we are unequal to the talents of our adversary's counsel, [p. 453] Quint. 4, 1, 8.—To make charges against (rare):(γ).si qui contra vellet dicere, usurum esse eum suo testimonio,
Cic. Clu. 48, 134:qua ratione nemo neque tum item fecerit, neque nunc contra dicat,
id. Quint. 29, 88; so,contra disputare, of objections to or against a witness: nihil contra disputabo priusquam dixerit,
id. Fl. 21, 51.—In gen., to speak on the other side of a question:(δ).fiebat autem ita, ut cum is qui audire vellet dixisset quid sibi videretur, tum ego contra dicerem,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; id. Fin. 2, 1, 2; so,contra disputare and contra scribere,
id. Or. 1, 19, 85; Vitr. 3, 1, 6; Quint. 2, 17, 13; Dig. 9, 2, 21, § 1.—Hence: qui contra dicunt or disputant, the opponents:nec qui contra dicunt causam difficilem repellunt,
Cic. Fin. 3, 1, 2:ad coarguendos qui contra disputant,
to refule his opponents, Quint. 2, 15, 26.—To oppose or object to a proposition, motion, or petition:(ε). (ζ).quam palam principes dixerunt contra!
protested against it, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 41; Caes. B. C. 1, 32; Cic. Clu. 47, 130.—With pugnare:cum decerneretur frequenti senatu, contra pugnante Pisone, etc.,
Cic. Att. 1, 14, 5:filius ejus incolumitatem optat: contradicit pater,
the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 85; 9, 2, 83; Plin. ap. Gell. 9, 16, 5; Cic. Dom. 33, 87:contradicente nullo,
Suet. Caes. 20; Dig. 3, 3, 15.—Abl. absol. impers.:b.explorandum videtur an etiam contradicto aliquando judicio consuetudo firmata sit,
whether the custom has been confirmed by judgment upon a judicial contest, Dig. 1, 3, 34.—With acc. neutr. pron., to object, to make or raise an objection, to reply; esp. in legal proceedings:c.ego enim, te disputante, quid contra dicerem meditabar,
Cic. N. D. 3, 1, 1:ut contra si quid dicere velit non audiatur,
id. Fin. 5, 10, 27:aiebat illum primo sane diu multa contra (i. e. dixisse), ad extremum autem, etc.,
id. Att. 2, 22, 2.— Hence: quod contra dicitur, or quae contra dicuntur, the objections:ut et id quod intenderemus confirmare, et id quod contra diceretur refellere (possemus),
refute the objections, Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90:quia neque reprehendi quae contra dicuntur possunt, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 81, 331; id. Inv. 2, 44, 127; Quint. 1, 2, 17.—In the same sense, as subst.: contrā dicta, orum, n. plur.:seu proposita confirmamus, sive contra dicta dissolvimus,
or refute the objections, Quint. 4, prooem. 6.—With acc. and inf.:dicitur contra, nullum esse testamentum,
the objection is made that there is no testament, Cic. Agr. 2, 6, 42.—With dat., written in one word (post-Aug.).(α).To oppose a person by speaking against his views:(β).solitum se etiam Thraseae contradicere,
to oppose even Thrasea, Tac. H. 2, 91:tibi,
Suet. Aug. 54:Curioni...,
id. Rhet. 1. —Hence of answers and replies in law: quid si filium testatoris heres ejus prohibuit? Huic contradici potest: ergo pietatis, etc., he may be answered by this plea, etc., Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 13.—And of advisory answers opposed to one's legal views:volenti mihi ream adulterii postulare eam, etc., contradictum est,
my views were disapproved, rejected, Dig. 48, 5, 11, § 10.—To oppose an opinion, with dat. of the thing:(γ).cum plures tantum sententiis aliorum contradicerent,
opposed the opinions, Tac. H. 1, 39.—To object to a motion or petition, with dat. of the petitioner:(δ).patrem qui damnavit optat ne is torqueatur: pater ei contradicit,
the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 81:cum ambienti ut legibus solveretur multi contradicerent,
Suet. Caes. 18; Dig. 40, 5, 14; 40, 12, 33.—With dat. of the petition:(ε).preces erant, sed quibus contradici non posset,
which could not be denied, Tac. H. 4, 46 fin.; Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 2.—To contest the validity of a law (rare):(ζ).quibus (legibus) contradici potest,
Quint. 7, 7, 4.—To contradict an assertion (very rare):d.pro certis autem habemus... cuicunque adversarius non contradicit,
Quint. 5, 10, 13.—With quin, to object:C.praetor Samnitibus respondit... nec contra dici quin amicitia de integro reconcilietur,
there was no objection to a reconciliation, Liv. 8, 2, 2.To one's disadvantage; mostly predic. with esse, unfavorable, adverse, damaging (post-Aug.;D.but cf. II. B. 2.): ut eum qui responsurus est vel tacere, vel etiam invitum id quod sit contra cogat fateri,
Quint. 7, 3, 14:cum verba (legis) contra sint,
id. 7, 1, 49:sed experimentum contra fuit,
unsuccessful, Tac. H. 2, 97 fin.:ubi fortuna contra fuit,
id. ib. 3, 18:si fortuna contra daret,
should be unfavorable, id. ib. 1, 65 fin.; id. A. 15, 13.Of logical opposition, with negative force.1.Of a direct contrast.a.Predicatively, with esse, fieri, etc., the contrary, the opposite:b.quod fieri totum contra manifesta docet res,
but experience teaches that just the contrary is true, Lucr. 3, 686; 4, 1088:in stultitia contra est,
with fools the reverse is true, Cic. Clu. 31, 84:in hac quidem re vereor ne etiam contra (i. e. sit),
id. Att. 12, 46; id. Off. 1, 15, 49:quod contra est,
Sall. J. 85, 21:quis non credat, etc.? Contra autem est,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 12; id. Ep. 7, 3; Dig. 37, 4, 4:contra fore si, etc.,
ib. 34, 2, 39, § 2:immo forsitan et contra (i. e. erit),
ib. 41, 3, 49:ego contra puto (i. e. esse),
Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 7; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 25.—With evenire, accidere, sentire, scribere, habere, etc.:c.utrumque contra accidit: istic enim bellum est exortum, hic pax consecuta,
of both the contrary has happened, Cic. Fam. 12, 18, 2; so Dig. 38, 2, 51:id ego contra puto (sc.: faciendum esse),
id. Att. 10, 8, 2:contra evenit in iis morbis,
Sen. Ep. 52, 7; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 163:ego contra sentio,
Sen. Clem. 1, 15, 5; Sedig. ap. Gell. 15, 24, 4; Dig. 40, 2, 25:Proculus contra (sc. sentit),
ib. 35, 2, 1, § 14; 33, 7, 25:licet Celsus contra scribat,
ib. 9, 2, 21, § 1: contra probatur, Gai Inst. 2, 78; Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 34.—Very rarely referring to a term in the same clause:cujus disparem mitioremque naturam contra interpretabatur,
interpreted in an opposite sense, misinterpreted, misunderstood, Tac. H. 4, 86 fin. —Referring to a word or phrase in the same predicate.(α).To an adverb, in an opposite manner, otherwise, differently, not, etc.:(β).nam ad summam totius rei pertinet, caute an contra demonstrata res sit,
Cic. de Or. 2, 81, 330: quod viriliter animoque fit, id, etc.;quod contra, id turpe,
id. Off. 1, 27, 94:sit sapienter usus aut contra,
Quint. 2, 5, 15:lactuca locis apricis optume autumno ponitur, mediterraneis aut frigidis contra ( = pessime),
Col. 11, 3, 25.—To a predicative adjective, not, the opposite, the reverse, etc.:(γ).ut aliae (res) probabiles videantur aliae contra,
improbable, Cic. Ac. 2, 32, 103; id. Off. 2, 2, 7:quid est quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare,
id. ib. 2, 2, 8; id. Or. 2, 31, 135; Quint. 4, 2, 52.—To a verbal predicate:(δ).an frater fratri exsistat heres, an contra ( = annon),
Dig. 34, 5, 19.—To a subject infinitive:(ε).laudare testem vel contra pertinet ad momentum judiciorum,
praising or censuring a witness, Quint. 3, 7, 2.—To a clause, translated by not or by a repetition of the clause with a negative:(ζ).quae secundum naturam essent, ea sumenda et quadam aestimatione dignanda docebat, contraque contraria,
those that were not, not, Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 36: quod cuidam aut sapiens videor quod una non jerim, aut felix fuisse;mihi contra,
id. Att. 9, 12, 4: an credibile est, incestum cum filia commissum? Et contra, veneficum in noverca, adulterum in luxurioso? and incredible, etc., Quint. 5, 10, 19; so Dig. 9, 1, 2, § 1.—To an attributive genitive:2.Marius cognoscere quid boni utrisque or contra esset (i. e. mali),
Sall. J. 88, 2:verum de origine laudis contraque perspiciemus suo tempore (i. e. vituperationis),
Quint. 2, 4, 21:alii a propositione accusatoris contraque loci oriuntur,
the accuser and the accused, id. 7, 2, 31;so in several titles of the Digests, as Depositi vel contra, = actio depositi, vel contraria actio depositarii,
Dig. 16, 3 tit.; so ib. 16, 17, 1; 16, 13, 6; 16, 13, 7.—Reversing the relation of terms in the preceding sentence, the reverse, conversely, vice versa, etc.a.With its own predicate: saepe... corpus aegret, Cum tamen ex alia laetamur parte latenti;b.Et retro fit uti contra sit saepe vicissim, Cum miser ex animo laetatur corpore toto,
Lucr. 3, 108: illa altera argumentatio, quasi retro et contra, prius sumit, etc., ( proceeding), so to speak, backward and in inverted order, Cic. Part. Or. 13, 46: neque illud ignoro, etc.; sed non idem accidit contra, but the converse is not true, Quint. 8, 6, 3; Gell. 4, 2, 5: ut vocabula verbis, verba rursus adverbiis, nomina appositis et pronominibus essent priora. Nam fit contra quoque frequenter non indecore. for often, not inelegantly, the order is reversed, Quint. 9, 4, 24:quae etiam contra valent,
i. e. if the terms are reversed, id. 3, 7, 25; 9, 2, 49; 8, 6, 25; 9, 4, 72.—Belonging to the same predicate:E.ut quidque erit dicendum ita dicet, nec satura jejune, nec grandia minute, nec item contra,
Cic. Or. 36, 123:cum emtor venditori, vel contra, heres exstitit,
Dig. 35, 2, 48:in quibus patrium pro possessivo dicitur, vel contra,
Quint. 1, 5, 45; 5, 10, 71:junguntur autem aut ex nostro et peregrino, ut biclinium, aut contra, ut epitogium et Anticato,
id. 1, 5, 68:ut capras in montosis potius locis quam in herbidis (pascar), equas contra,
but with mares the reverse is the case, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 16:itaque ille dicere melius quam praecipere, nos contra fortasse possumus,
Cic. Or. 42, 143:qua collegi solent ex his quae faciunt ea quae faciuntur, aut contra,
or vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 80; Dig. 14, 1, 1, § 12; 48, 5, 23, § 4.In logical antithesis of clauses with a merely rhet. force, on the contrary, on the other hand, vice versa; sometimes almost = sed or autem (freq.).1.In independent clauses.a.Opposing persons or parties: fortunam insanam esse... perhibent philosophi... Sunt autem alii philosophi qui contra Fortunam negant ullam exstare, Pac. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 23, 36 (Trag. Rel. v. 372 Rib.); Caecil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 68; Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 1:b.ego etiam quae tu sine Verre commisisti Verri crimini daturus sum... Tu, contra, ne quae ille quidem fecit, obicies,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 11, 35:ego contra ostendo, non modo nihil fecisse Sex. Roscium, sed, etc.,
id. Rosc. Am. 29, 79; id. Phil. 8, 3, 8; id. Off. 1, 30, 108; id. Fin. 5, 22, 62:in Italia bellum gerimus, in sede ac solo nostro... Hannibal contra in aliena, in hostili est terra,
Liv. 22, 39, 13; 21, 50, 2; 3, 15, 2; 6, 7, 4; 9, 35, 4 et saep.; Nep. Alcib. 8, 1; Vell. 2, 31, 4; Sen. Ep. 9, 14; id. Ira, 2, 33, 6; Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 113; Tac. H. 3, 84; 3, 57; Suet. Tib. 2; id. Vit. 2; Just. 2, 1, 10; 8, 4, 11:contra mercator, navim jactantibus austris Militia est potior?
Hor. S. 1, 1, 6; 1, 2, 30; 1, 3, 27; Prop. 2, 1, 45; 2, 23, 13 (3, 17, 3); Sen. Hippol. 214;so with versa vice: barbarae gentes (Alexandrum) non ut hostem, sed ut parentem luxerunt... Contra Macedones versa vice non ut civem, sed ut hostem amissum gaudebant,
Just. 13, 1, 7.—Introducing a secondary or parallel opposition of thought: in loco umidiore far potius serunt quam triticum;2.contra in aridiore hordeum potius quam far,
Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 4; 1, 1, 47: si nihil esset quod inane vocaret, Omne foret solidum;nisi contra corpora certe Essent, etc., Omne quod est spatium vacuum constaret inane,
Lucr. 1, 521; 4, 348; cf.:justa omnia decora sunt, injusta contra, ut turpia, sic indecora,
Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94; id. N. D. 2, 15, 41; id. de Or. 3, 33, 136; id. Quint. 30, 93: id. Off. 3, 21, 84; id. Leg. 2, 1, 2: facilem esse rem... si modo unum omnes sentiant; contra in dissensione nullam se salutem perspicere, Caes. B. G, 5, 31; Liv. 25, 30, 3; Sen. Ben. 1, 5, 2; Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 92; 11, 14, 14, § 35; Suet. Caes. 73; Gell. 1, 4, 5:si male rem gerere insani est, contra bene, sani,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 74.—In opposition to a dependent clause:3.ut hi miseri, sic contra illi beati quos, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16; so id. de Or. 1, 45, 198; Quint. 9, 3, 39:cui ego rei tantum abest ut impedimento sim, ut contra te M. Manli adhorter, etc.,
Liv. 6, 15, 5; 6, 31, 4:cum virtus adeo neminem spe ac pollicitatione corrumpat, ut contra in se inpendere jubeat, ac, etc.,
Sen. Ben. 4, 1, 2: aut igitur negemus quidquam ratione confici, cum contra nihil sine ratione recte fieri possit, aut, etc., whereas on the contrary, etc., Cic. Tusc. 4, 38, 84; cf.:at contra,
Lucr. 2, 392.—With co-ordinate conjunctions.a.Copulative, et contra or contraque (never with ac or atque); also nec contra (rare), and on the other hand.(α).With reference to a reason or conclusion, after nam, enim, cum, or itaque: nam et ratione uti... omnique in re quid sit veri videre et tueri decet, contraque falli [p. 454]... tam dedecet quam, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94:(β).malus est enim custos... metus, contraque benevolentia fidelis,
id. ib. 2, 7, 23:cum reficiat animos varietas ipsa, contraque sit aliquanto difficilius in labore uno perseverare,
Quint. 1, 12, 4; 3, 8, 32; 8, 6, 20:itaque in probris maxime in promptu est, si quid tale dici potest, etc. Contraque in laudibus, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; cf. Suet. Calig. 51; so with nec:nam nec comoedia cothurnis assurgit, nec contra tragoedia socculo ingreditur,
Quint. 10, 2, 22.—With contrasted examples or illustrations, often after ut or sic:(γ).audivi ex majoribus natu, hoc idem fuisse in P. Scipione Nasica, contraque patrem ejus... nullam comitatem habuisse sermonis,
Cic. Off. 1, 30, 109:ut suspitionibus credi oportere, et contra suspitionibus credi non oportere,
id. Inv. 2, 15, 48; Quint. 8, 4, 1; 5, 10, 48; 9, 3, 7; 9, 4, 52; 11, 1, 14; Sen. Ep. 82, 14; Dig. 17, 1, 22, § 4.—With contrasted actions, assumptions, etc.:(δ).atque utinam qui ubique sunt propugnatores hujus imperii possent in hanc civitatem venire, et contra oppugnatores rei publicae de civitate exterminari!
Cic. Balb. 22, 51:domo pignori data, et area ejus tenebitur... et contra jus soli sequitur aedificium,
Dig. 13, 7, 21:equo et asina genitos mares, hinnos antiqui vocabant: contraque mulos quos asini et equae generassent,
Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 17: ceterum potest ex lege quidem esse judicium, sed legitimum non esse, et contra ex lege non esse, sed legitimum esse, Gai Inst. 4, 109; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161; 35, 15, 5, § 183.—After a negative clause, affirming the opposite idea, et contra or contraque, but on the contrary:b.in quo (consulatu) ego imperavi nihil, et contra patribus conscriptis et bonis omnibus parui,
Cic. Sull. 7, 21:nunc vero cum ne pulsus quidem ita sim ut superare non possim, contraque a populo Romano semper sim defensus, etc.,
id. Dom. 33, 88; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Marcell. 6, 20; so,et contra,
Suet. Tit. 7.—With adversative conjunctions, at contra, sed contra, contra autem, contra vero (not verum contra, nor contra tamen).(α).At contra (freq.), merely a strengthened contra (v. 1. supra): huc accedit uti mellis lactisque liquores Jucundo sensu linguae tractentur in ore;(β).At contra taetri absinthi natura... foedo pertorqueat ora sapore,
Lucr. 2, 400:cogunt,
id. 2, 74; 1, 366; 2, 235 et saep.: nos qui domi sumus, tibi beati videmur;at contra nobis tu quidem... prae nobis beatus,
Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 2; id. Tusc. 1, 3, 5; id. Rosc. Am. 45, 131; id. Verr. 2, 5, 26, § 66; Sall. J. 36, 2; 4, 7; 15, 3; id. C. 12, 5:ideo siccas aiunt Aethiopiae solitudines... At contra constat Germaniam abundare rivis,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 6, 2; 1, 3, 1; id. Ep. 100, 7; Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 186; Suet. Galb. 15; Tac. A. 4, 28.—Sed contra, after a negative sentence (class.):(γ).non quo acui ingenia adulescentium nollem, sed contra ingenia obtundi nolui,
Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 93; id. Att. 9, 15, 3; id. Ac. 1, 10, 35; id. Fl. 11, 26:arma populi Romani non liberis servitutem, sed contra servientibus libertatem adferre,
Liv. 45, 18, 1:tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito,
Verg. A. 6, 95; Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 12.—PostAug. also without a preceding negation:obiisse nostro Laium scelere autumant superi inferique: sed animus contra innocens... negat,
Sen. Oedip. 765; Symm. Ep. 6, 81.—Contra autem (rare;(δ).in Cic. only where different subjects have contrasted predicates in dependent clauses): quia pacis est insigne toga, contra autem arma tumultus atque belli,
Cic. Pis. 30, 73.—In later writers = contra alone:sub septemtrione aedificia... conversa ad calidas partes oportere fieri videntur. Contra autem sub impetu solis meridiani regionibus conversa ad septemtrionem... sunt facienda,
Vitr. 6, 1, 2; Gell. 14, 2, 19; Dig. 7, 1, 25, § 3; 34, 3, 25.—Contra vero (very rare;(ε).not in Cic.), used for contra: contra vero quercus infinitam habet aeternitatem,
Vitr. 2, 9, 8; 6, 1, 3; Cels. 3, 6 fin. —Atqui contra, App. Mag. p. 287, 24.—c.With disjunctive conjunctions, aut contra, vel contra, seu contra, or on the contrary, or conversely (always without change of subject).(α).Aut contra:(β).num aut scriptum neget, aut contra factum infitietur?
Cic. Part. Or. 38, 133: quae (mens) aut languescit... aut contra tumescit, etc., Quint. 1, 2, 18:si imbres defuere, aut contra abundavere,
Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 228.—Vel contra:(γ).hinc enim quaestiones oriuntur: Injuriam fecisti, sed quia magistratus, majestatis actio est? Vel contra: Licuit... quia magistratus?
Quint. 5, 10, 40; 9, 4, 96; Suet. Galb. 3; Dig. 35, 2, 56, § 4; 8, 4, 6.—Seu contra:d.seu tristis veniam, seu contra laetus amicis,
Prop. 1, 11, 25.—With causal conjunctions, nam contra (very rare;4.never contra enim): falso queritur de natura sua genus humanum quod, etc. Nam contra, reputando, neque majus aliud, neque praestabilius invenies,
Sall. J. 1, 1; Quint. 1, 1, 1; 9, 2, 23. —In late Lat., e contra (also one word, ēcontrā) = contra,(α).In the meaning, the contrary (D. 1.):(β).aliis vero econtra videtur,
Hier. Ep. 12.—Et econtra = et contra (E. 3. a.):5.honestiorum provectu et econtra suppliciis,
Aur. Vict. Caes. 39, 45.—For quod contra, v. II. E. 1. c.—With emphatic particles.a.Quin contra, nay on the contrary, opposing an affirmative sentence to a preceding negative statement (quin etiam amplifies without opposition; sed contra opposes without amplification; quin contra both opposes and amplifies);b.not before Livy: num qui enim socordius rempublicam administrari post Calvi tribunatum... quam? etc. Quin contra patricios aliquot damnatos... neminem plebeium,
Liv. 6, 37, 8; 31, 31, 9; 35, 26, 10; 37, 15, 3.—Immo contra (post-Aug.).(α).= no, on the contrary, refuting opinions, after questions and in the form of a dialogue:(β).existimas nunc me detrahere tibi multas voluptates?... Immo contra, nolo tibi umquam deesse laetitiam,
Sen. Ep. 23, 3; Dig. 33, 7, 5; 33, 7, 29.—= sed contra, but on the contrary:c.proinde ne submiseris te, immo contra fige stabilem gradum,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 5, 6; id. Cons. Polyb. 15, 2; cf. prep.:immo contra ea,
Liv. 41, 24, 8; cf. II. E. 1. b. infra.—Item contra = an emphatic et contra (very rare):F.quoniam... beate vivere alii in alio, vos in voluptate ponitis, item contra miseriam in dolore, etc.,
Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 86; cf. I. A. 3. g supra.With a comparative clause introduced by ac, atque, or quam, representing a logical or moral opposition (contra atque debuit = non ita ut debuit; cf. Cic. Or. 3, 19, 70); cf. prep., II. C. 3. g, and II. E. 2. infra.1.Of logical opposition, contrary to, different from, otherwise than; in the best prose only with atque or ac.(α).With atque:(β).item, contra atque apud nos, fieri ad Elephantinem ut neque ficus neque vites amittant folia,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6:simulacrum Jovis, contra atque ante fuerat, ad orientem convertere,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Sull. 24, 69:judicium suscepturos contra atque omnis Italia populusque Romanus judicavisset,
Caes. B. C. 3, 12; id. B. G. 4, 13; Plin. 12, 19, 43, § 95.—With ac:(γ).itaque contra est ac dicitis,
Cic. Fin. 4, 15, 41:vides, omnia fere contra ac dicta sint evenisse,
id. Div. 2, 24, 53; so id. Verr. 2, 4, 6, § 11; id. Or. 40, 137:cum contra ac Deiotarus sensit victoria belli judicaret,
id. Phil. 11, 13, 34:Petreius ubi videt, Catilinam, contra ac ratus erat, magna vi tendere, etc.,
Sall. C. 60, 5.—With ac and atque:(δ).si denique aliquid non contra ac liceret factum diceretur, sed contra atque oporteret,
Cic. Balb. 3, 7.—With quam (post-Aug.):2.cui contra quam proposuerat aliqua cesserunt,
Sen. Ira, 3, 6, 5; Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 149; 11, 21, 24, § 72; Gell. 6 (7), 8, 6:contra quam licet,
id. 1, 3, 19; Sil. 15, 107.—Of moral opposition of acts contrary to rules and principles (cf. II. 3. g infra); so always with quam:II.mater Aviti, generi sui, contra quam fas erat, amore capta,
contrary to the divine law, Cic. Clu. 5, 12:ut senatus, contra quam ipse censuisset, ad vestitum rediret,
contrary to its own resolution, id. Pis. 8, 18:contra quam ista causa postulasset,
id. Caecin. 24, 67:contra quam sanctum legibus est,
Liv. 30, 19, 9; Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 11; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 2; id. Dom. 46, 122:contraque faciunt quam polliceri videntur,
Auct. Her. 4, 3, 6; Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 86.Prep. with acc., before, against, facing, towards, opposite to, contrary to (acc. to many scholars not ante-class.; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 108; but found Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 24 Fleck., a line omitted by Lorenz as a gloss; id. Pers. 1, 1, 13 Ritschl; Att. ap. Non. p. 469, 15, or Trag. Rel. v. 476 Rib.; cf. also Plaut. Poen. 5, 6, 18; Cato, R. R. 18, 1, and v. I. A. 1. a. b, and I. A. 1. b. a supra).A.Local uses.1.Opposite, over against, facing.a.Of countries and places (mostly of those separated by water;b.adversus and e regione mostly of places opposite by land): insulae natura triquetra, cujus unum latus est contra Galliam,
Caes. B. G. 5, 13; 3, 9; 4, 20:ad insulam quae est contra Massiliam,
id. B. C. 1, 56; 3, 23:Rhodios, pacatis contra insulam suam terris, etc.,
Liv. 37, 15, 7; 3, 26, 8:Carthago Italiam contra,
Verg. A. 1, 13; 5, 124; Ov. M. 14, 17:insulae quae contra Tauri promuntorium inopportune navigantibus objacent, Chelidoniae nominantur,
Mel. 2, 7; Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 151; 6, 28, 32, § 152; 5, 7, 7, § 41; Tac. A. 3, 1; id. H. 2, 17.—Of the heavenly bodies:c.donique (luna) eum (sc. solem) contra pleno bene lumine fulsit,
Lucr. 5, 708:contra Volucris rostrum posita est Lyra,
Vitr. 9, 4, 5; Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 9; 1, 8, 3; Plin. 2, 31, 31, § 99; 5, 10, 10, § 56.—So, tertium (latus Britanniae) est contra septem triones, opposite ( facing); hence, contra meridiem and contra ortus (instead of ad or adversus meridiem, etc.), facing the south and east, Plin. 6, 24, 24, § 85; 17, 2, 2, § 22. —So of a person standing in the sunlight:cum minima umbra (i. e. a sole) contra medium fiet hominem,
Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 327; cf.:contra mediam faciem meridies erit,
id. 18, 33, 76, § 326.—Of opposite ends of a line.(α).Of the diameter of the earth: esse e regione nobis e contraria parte terrae qui adversis vestigiis stent contra nostra vestigia, quos antipodas vocatis, Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123.—(β).Of a line drawn:d.contra autem E littera I erit ubi secat circinationem linea,
opposite the point E will be the letter I, Vitr. 9, 7, 4.—Of buildings, etc.:e.contra hoc aviarium est aliud minus in quo quae mortuae sunt aves curator servare solet,
Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 5; Vitr. 5, 6, 3; 3, 5, 15:(statuam) quae fuerit contra Jovis Statoris aedem in vestibulo Superbi domus,
Plin. 34, 6, 13, § 29:contra medium fere porticum diaeta paulum recedit,
Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 20; 2, 17, 5; Suet. Aug. 44.—Of places on the human body:2.id quod contra stomachum est,
Cels. 4, 5 (4, 12 med.); 7, 7;4, 20 (13).—Of the direction of the intestines, etc.: ea... contra medium alvum orsa,
Cels. 4, 1 fin. —Of actions, opposite, towards, against, facing (syn.:a.adversus, ad, e regione,
Caes. B. G. 7, 61).In gen.:b.quamvis subito... quamque Rem contra speculum ponas, apparet imago,
Lucr. 4, 156: Democritus... clipeum constituit contra exortum Hyperionis, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17, 4:et contra magnum potes hos (i.e. oculos) attollere solem, Nec tremis...?
Prop. 1, 15, 37; Col. 7, 3, 8:rex constiterat contra pedites,
Curt. 10, 9, 13; 9, 5, 1:ne contra septentrionem paveris,
Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 330; 28, 6, 19, § 69:contra solem varie refulgens,
placed in the sun, id. 37, 10, 63, § 173; 10, 54, 75, § 151; 37, 6, 22, § 83;37, 7, 25, § 95: cum terrestres volucres contra aquam clangores dabunt,
id. 18, 35, 87, § 363; 19, 8, 39, § 131.—Dependent on verbs of motion (very rare without the idea of hostility):c.(Dinocrates) incessit contra tribunal regis jus dicentis,
towards, Vitr. 2, praef. 1.—So trop., of actions done for a purpose:lege Cornelia de sicariis tenetur qui, cum in magistratu esset, eorum quid fecerit contra hominis necem quod legibus permissum non sit,
Dig. 48, 8, 4.—Appositively, with the predicate: (elephanti) tanta narratur clementia contra minus validos, ut, etc., if fronting weaker animals, if brought in contact with them (not to be connected with clementia), Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 23.—Similarly: dum... fidens non est contra feram, if fronting the animal (not dependent on fidens), Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 57.—d.Against an opposing action, etc.:e.contra vim atque impetum fluminis conversa,
Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 5:cum plateae contra directos ventos erunt conformatae,
Vitr. 1, 6, 8:ut contra ventum gregem pascamus,
Col. 7, 3, 12; Sen. Q. N. 2, 31, 2; Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 52; 17, 2, 2, § 21; 8, 16, 21, § 54:contra fluminum impetus aggeribus,
id. 35, 14, 48, § 169:capite in sole contra pilum peruncto,
id. 27, 4, 5, § 17; 18, 35, 88, § 364; Varr. ap. Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83; Sil. 14, 352; Dig. 9, 2, 29, § 4. [p. 455] — Trop.:contra fortunam tenendus est cursus,
Sen. Prov. 5, 9.—Prov.:contra stimulum calces,
kick against the pricks, Isid. Orig. 1, 36, 28 (al. calcitres); cf. Amm. 18, 5, 1.—Of local actions with hostile intent.(α).Lit.:(β).quae vis Coclitem contra omnes hostium copias tenuit?
Cic. Par. 1, 2, 12:Pompeium Cartejae receptum scribis: jam igitur contra hunc exercitum (sc. constitit),
id. Att. 15, 20, 3:pertimescam, credo, ne mihi non liceat contra vos in contione consistere,
to face you, id. Agr. 1, 8, 25; Lepidus ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 26:a fronte contra hostem pedum quindecim fossam fieri jussit,
id. ib. 1, 41; 1, 42; id. B. G. 7, 62:Tullus adversus Veientem hostem derigit suos: Albanos contra legionem Fidenatium collocat,
Liv. 1, 27, 5; 24, 41, 5; 38, 4, 5; Verg. A. 12, 279; Front. Strat. 2, 2, 13; 2, 3, 17.—Appositively, with a local verb understood:terribilis haec contra fugientes belua est, fugax contra insequentes,
i. e. if fronting, if placed opposite, Plin. 8, 25, 38, § 92.—Trop.:f.castra sunt in Italia contra populum Romanum in Etruriae faucibus collocata,
Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 5; id. Mil. 1, 2; Quint. 7, 7, 5:tum contra hanc Romam illa altera Roma quaeretur,
will be as a rival against this Rome, Cic. Agr. 2, 22, 86:cui rationi contra homines barbaros atque imperitos locus fuisset, hac ne ipsum quidem sperare, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 40:(Cicero) plerumque contra inimicos atque obtrectatores plus vindicat sibi,
when fronting adversaries, Quint. 11, 1, 23.—In partic.(α).Stare contra aliquem (opp. stare ab aliquo); usu. implying hostility; mostly trop., to stand against, to be arrayed against, to face, oppose:(β).quod contra hoc exemplum nulla staret eorum ratio,
Auct. Her. 4, 5, 7:contra populi studium,
Cic. Brut. 34, 126:contra civium perditorum... dementiam a senatu et a bonorum causa,
id. ib. 79, 273; so,a mendacio contra veritatem,
id. Inv. 1, 3, 4:contra cives in acie,
id. Att. 16, 11, 2:et adversi contra stetit ora juvenci,
opposite, Verg. A. 5, 477; 5, 414:haec enim (ratio) sola... stat contra fortunam,
Sen. Ep. 14, 4, 2: contra leonem etiam stetit, fronted, i. e. hunted, Spart. Carac. 5 fin. —Contra aliquem ire:3.aut saevos Libyae contra ire leones,
Stat. Th. 9, 16.— Trop.:uti contra injurias armati eatis,
Sall. J. 31, 6:interritus (sapiens) et contra illa (mala) ibit et inter illa,
Sen. Ep. 59, 8; cf.: contra venire, II. B. 1. c. b infra, and v. also II. B. 2. b. and II. B. 1. b. infra.—Transf.,a.To persons placed together for comparison:b.C. vero Caesar, si foro tantum vacasset, non alius ex nostris contra Ciceronem nominaretur,
Quint. 10, 1, 114:CORONATO CONTRA OMNES SCAENICOS,
Inscr. Grut. p. 331, n. 4.—To things compared, as if weighed against each other as to their value, strength, etc.(α).Lit. (very rare):(β).quamcunque vis rem expende, et contra aquam statue... Si gravior est, leviorem rem... feret, etc.,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—Prop.:c.cujus (i. e. generis humani) causa videtur cuncta alia genuisse natura, magna saeva mercede contra tanta sua munera,
Plin. 7, 1, 1, § 1:qui amicus esse coepit quia expedit, placebit ei aliquod pretium contra amicitiam,
Sen. Ep. 9, 9:numquam ulli fortiores cives fuerunt quam qui ausi sunt eum contra tantas opes ejus... condemnare,
Cic. Fam. 7, 2, 3:tantum studium bonorum in me exstitisse, contra incredibilem contentionem clarissimi et potentissimi viri,
id. ib. 7, 2, 2; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 3:nomen prorogans nostrum et memoriam extendens contra brevitatem aevi,
as a compensation for, Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 154.—So esp., valere contra, to weigh against, counterbalance, avail or prevail against: non vereor ne meae vitae modestia parum valitura sit contra falsos rumores, Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8:(illa facta) pro periculo potius quam contra salutem valere debere,
Cic. Part. Or. 35, 120; id. Off. 3, 29, 104:contrane lucrum nil valere Pauperis ingenium?
Hor. Epod. 11, 11; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 1; id. Cons. Helv. 5, 5; so,robur habere contra: si contra unamquamlibet partem fortunae satis tibi roboris est,
id. ib. 13, 2;so of counterchecks: in Creta decem qui cosmoe vocantur, ut contra consulare imperium tribuni plebis, sic illi contra vim regiam constituti,
Cic. Rep. 2, 33, 58.—Of antidotes: cimicum natura contra serpentium morsus valere dicitur, item contra venena omnia, Plin. 29, 4, 17, § 61.—Hence,Colloq., aliquid contra aurum est, something is worth gold, is superb, both predicatively and attributively (cf.: auro contra, I. A. 2. supra): hujusce pomaria in summa Sacra Via ubi poma veneunt, contra aurum imago, a spectacle for gold, i. e. a magnificent sight, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10 MSS. (al. aliter):d.numcubi hic vides citrum... num quod emblema aut lithostratum? quae illic omnia contra aurum,
superb, id. ib. 3, 2, 4 MSS. (Schneid. omits aurum, ex conj.):oneravi vinum, et tunc erat contra aurum,
Petr. 7, 6.—Transf., of replies, with aiebat, inquit, etc.; both in friendly and inimical sense; esp., contra ea, contra haec, = the adv. contra:B.contra ea Titurius sero facturos clamitabat, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 5, 29:contra ea Verginius unum Ap. Claudium et legum expertem et, etc., aiebat,
Liv. 3, 57, 1; 24, 45, 4:quae contra breviter fata est vates,
Verg. A. 6, 398:contra quod disertus Tu impie fecisti inquit, etc.,
Quint. 7, 1, 53 (cf.: contra ea, II. E. 1. infra).Denoting hostility or disadvantage.1.With verbs of hostile action.a.Of physical exertion:b.pugnavere et tertio consulatu ejus viginti (elephanti) contra pedites quingentos,
Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 22:proelium Afri contra Aegyptios primi fecere fustibus,
id. 7, 56, 57, § 200; 8, 40, 61, § 142. —Referring to warfare (usu. adversus), bellum gerere (rarely for cum or adversus; but contra patriam, contra aras, etc., not cum patria, etc.; cf.c.bellum, II. A. 1. e.): a quo prohibitos esse vos contra Caesarem gerere bellum (opp. pro),
Cic. Lig. 8, 25; id. Phil. 5, 10, 27; Liv. Ep. 129.—With bellum suscipere:contra Antonium,
Cic. Phil. 8, 2, 5; so,contra patriam,
id. Sull. 20, 58:pugnare contra patriam,
id. ib. 25, 70:contra conjuges et liberos,
Sen. Ben. 5, 15, 5:armatum esse contra populum Romanum,
Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32.—With arma ferre (freq.), Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 72; 13, 21, 47; Liv. 28, 28, 15; Nep. Att. 4, 2; Tib. 1, 6, 30; Ov. M. 4, 609; 13, 269; id. P. 1, 1, 26.—With arma sumere or capere, Cic. Rab. Perd. 6, 19; id. Phil. 4, 1, 2; 4, 3, 7:armis contendere contra,
Caes. B. G. 2, 13:arma alicui dare (trop.),
Cic. Phil. 2, 21, 53:aciem instruere (trop.),
Liv. 25, 4, 4:exercitum comparare,
Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 14; 4, 1, 2:exercitum instruere,
id. Cat. 2, 11, 24:exercitum ducere and adducere,
id. Phil. 4, 2, 5; 3, 4, 11:exercitum contra Philippum mittere,
id. Inv. 1, 12, 17:naves ducere contra,
Hor. Epod. 4, 19:ducere contra hostes,
Liv. 1, 27, 4:florem Italiae educere contra,
Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24:proficisci contra,
to march against, Liv. 1, 11, 3; 8, 2, 5:auxilium ferre Rutulis contra Latinos,
Plin. 14, 12, 14, § 88:juvare aliquem contra,
Caes. B. C. 1, 35:consilium inire contra Sequanos,
to take hostile measures against, id. B. G. 6, 12.—Of legal contention (more freq. adversus, except with verbs of saying).(α).In gen., with agere or causam agere, to act as counsel against a party or his attorney:(β).cum agerem contra hominem disertissimum nostrae civitatis,
Cic. Caecin. 33, 97; id. Brut. 63, 226; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 3; Quint. 11, 1, 59.—Causam recipere or suscipere contra, to accept a retainer against:(causam) quam receperam contra pueros Octavios,
Cic. Att. 13, 49, 1; Quint. 6, 1, 12; Plin. Ep. 4, 17, 1.—Adesse alicui contra, to appear, act as one's counsel against:rogavit me Caecilius ut adessem contra Satrium,
Cic. Att. 1, 1, 3; Plin. Ep. 1, 7, 5 al.; cf.:esse contra,
id. ib. 1, 18, 3.— Trop.: conquesturus venit;at contra se adfuit et satisfacienti satisfecit,
Sen. Fragm. Amic. 14, 1, 89:causam defendere contra,
against the accuser, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 178:statuere contra aliquem (sc. causam),
to establish a case against an adversary, id. Or. 10, 34:actio competit contra,
Dig. 49, 14, 41:querelam instituere contra,
ib. 5, 2, 21, § 1:bonorum possessionem petere contra,
ib. 5, 2, 23:jus obtinere contra,
Cic. Quint. 9, 34:pugnare contra,
to struggle against the accuser, id. Sull. 17, 49; id. Verr. 1, 11, 33:id quod mihi contra illos datum est,
i. e. a local advantage over, id. Tull. 14, 33:judicare contra aliquem,
id. Fl. 20, 48; Dig. 21, 2, 55; 5, 2, 14; Just. Inst. 4, 17, 2:pronuntiare contra,
Paul. Sent. 5, 34, 2: dare sententiam contra, Dig. 21, 2, 56, § 1:decernere contra,
Cic. Fl. 31, 76:appellare contra aliquem,
Dig. 49, 1, 3; 49, 5, 6; cf.:contra sententiam,
Cod. Just. 7, 62, 32, § 2.—Sentire contra aliquem, to have an opinion unfavorable to:cur vos (cum) aliquid contra me sentire dicatis, etc.,
Cic. Caecin. 27, 79.—Venire contra aliquem, to appear as counsel for one's adversary:(γ).quid tu, Saturi, qui contra hunc venis, existimas aliter?
Cic. Rosc. Com. 6, 18; id. Mur. 4, 9; id. Phil. 8, 6, 18.—Venire contra rem alicujus, to give advice damaging one's interests:contra rem suam me venisse questus est,
Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 3.—With dicere and other verbs of saying. (aa) Of a lawyer pleading against a lawyer:d.ipse ille Mucius, quid in illa causa cum contra te diceret, attulit quod? etc.,
Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 244:cum ille contra me pro Sex. Naevio diceret,
id. Brut. 60, 2, 7; id. de Or. 2, 7, 30; id. Rosc. Am. 15, 45; id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 44; id. Planc. 2, 5; id. Brut. 26, 102; so,causam dicere,
id. Or. 2, 23, 98:causam perorare,
id. Quint. 24, 77.—(bb) Of a lawyer's pleading against the parties: dic mihi, M. Pinari, num si contra te dixero mihi male dicturus es? Servil. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 261; 3, 34, 138; 1, 14, 60; id. Or. 35, 123; Quint. 11, 1, 57; cf. with ellipsis of acc.:quorum alter pro Aufldia, contra dixit alter,
id. 10, 1, 22.—(ng) Of a party against a lawyer:si Gaditani contra me dicerent,
if the Gaditani were my adversaries, Cic. Balb. 17, 38.—(dd) Of witnesses and experts, and the pleadings against them:si decressent legationem quae contra istum diceret,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 12: contra testes dicere (opp. a testibus or pro testibus). Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118 (cf.:testimonium in aliquem dicere,
id. Sull. 17, 48; Quint. 7, 4, 36):contra juris consultos dicere,
against their legal opinions, Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—So of witnesses in scientific questions:contra testes dicendum est,
Sen. Q. N. 7, 16, 1.—(ee) Dicere or contendere aliquid contra aliquem, to maintain a point against:cum interrogamus adversarios... quid contra nos dici possit,
Auct. Her. 4, 23, 33:tamenne vereris ut possis hoc contra Hortensium contendere?
Cic. Quint. 25, 78. —Of literary adversaries, mostly with verbs of saying and writing:e.cum scriberem contra Epicurios,
Cic. Att. 13, 38, 1:contra Epicurum satis superque dictum est,
id. N. D. 2, 1, 2:contra Brutum,
id. Tusc. 5, 8, 21:contra Academiam,
id. Ac. 2, 19, 63; id. Fin. 1, 1, 2; 5, 8, 22; id. Tusc. 5, 11, 32; 5, 30, 84; id. Ac. 2, 4, 17:contra autem omnia disputatur a nostris,
id. Off. 2, 2, 8.—Of public and political adversaries (syn. adversus and in).(α).In gen.:(β).sentire contra,
Cic. Mil. 2, 5:pugnare contra bonos,
id. Sull. 25, 71:contra eos summa ope nitebatur nobilitas,
Sall. C. 38, 2; Cic. Sest. 19, 42; 52, 112:(tribuni) qui aut contra consulem, aut pro studio ejus pugnabant,
Liv. 39, 32, 12.—Of political speaking:f.cum (Cato) eo ipso anno contra Serv. Galbam ad populum summa contentione dixisset,
Cic. Brut. 20, 80; so id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 53; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 9, 1.—Of hostile or criminal acts in gen. (syn.:2.adversus, in): inire consilia contra,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 110; id. Cat. 1, 7, 18:manum comparare contra aliquem,
id. Sull. 24, 68:conjurationem facere,
id. ib. 4, 12:congredi,
id. Lig. 3, 9; Sall. J. 64, 4:aliquid contra imperatorem moliri,
Just. Inst. 4, 18, 3:nec dolor armasset contra sua viscera matrem,
against her own offspring Ov. R. Am. 59.—Facere contra (more freq. with abstr. objects; cf. II. C. 1. f. b infra): nunc te contra Caesarem facere summae stultitiae est, to take parts against, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 16, 2:eae (res) contra nos ambae faciunt,
operate against us, id. Quint. 1, 1.—With verbs of saying, etc.:homo disertus non intellegit, eum quem contra dicit laudari a se?
Cic. Phil. 2, 8, 18; 2, 1, 2; 2, 21, 51; Sen. Ep. 15, 3, 70:epigramma quod contra quamdam Gelliam scripsit,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 38:disputare contra deos, in two signif.: contra deum licet disputare liberius,
to accuse, reproach a god, Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76; but: mala et impia consuetudo est contra deos disputandi, to reason against the gods, i. e. against their existence, id. ib. 2, 67, 168.—Predicatively, with esse (videri, etc.), against, injurious to, unfavorable, prejudicial, to one's disadvantage: ut [p. 456] ex senatusconsulto neque cujus intersit, neque contra quem sit intellegi possit, Cic. Mur. 32, 68; id. de Or. 3, 20, 75; 2, 74, 299; 2, 81, 330; id. Sull. 13, 39; Sen. Ben. 6, 31, 6:3.licentiam malis dare certe contra bonos est,
injurious to, Quint. 4, 2, 75:res contra nos est, of unfavorable chances in a lawsuit,
id. 4, 66, 1; 4, 2, 75; 5, 13, 32.—Often, contra aliquem = quod est contra aliquem, referring to indef. pronouns or adjectives:nihil contra me fecit odio mei = nihil quod esset contra me,
Cic. Har. Resp. 3, 5; id. Off. 3, 31, 112:quibus (temporibus) aliquid contra Caesarem Pompeio suaserim,
id. Phil. 2, 10, 24.—Added adverb. to the predicate, mostly referring to purpose, with hostile intent, for the purpose of some hostile act, in order to oppose, in opposition:4.Caesarine eam (provinciam) tradituri fuistis, an contra Caesarem retenturi?
or keep it against Caesar, Cic. Lig. 7, 23:sero enim resistimus ei quem per annos decem aluimus contra nos,
id. Att. 7, 5, 5:judicium illud pecunia esse temptatum non pro Cluentio, sed contra Cluentium,
id. Clu. 4, 9; id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 52; id. Ac. 2, 28, 92:cum quae facitis ejusmodi sint ut ea contra vosmet ipsos facere videamini,
id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104; Sen. Ep. 3, 7, 3: Curio se contra eum totum parat, i. e. to speak against him, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 10; Caes. B. C. 1, 85 ter; Sen. Q. N. 1, 7, 1; Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 192; Plin. Pan. 41.—So with the force of a temporal clause:fidem meam quam essent contra Massam Baebium experti,
in the suit against, Plin. Ep. 3, 4, 4.—Dependent on adjectives (rare):5.contra se ipse misericors,
to his own injury, Phaedr. 4, 18, 3:severissimus judex contra fures,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.—With nouns.a.Acc. to 1. b.:b.ut quam maximae contra Hannibalem copiae sint,
Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17; cf. Vell. 2, 76, 3.—Acc. to 1. c. and 1. e.; so esp., oratio contra (cf.: oratio in).(α).Oratio contra (never in), of an address against the counsel of a party or against the prosecutor:(β).quid in omni oratione Crassus vel apud centumviros contra Scaevolam, vel contra accusatorem Brutum, cum pro Cn. Plancio diceret?
Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 220; cf.:Cato pro se contra Cassium = in oratione contra,
Gell. 10, 15, 3; so,haec perpetua defensio contra Scaevolam,
Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 221:orationem illam egregiam quam (Aeschines) in Ctesiphontem contra Demosthenem dixerat,
id. ib. 3, 56, 213.—Of an address against the party, either in judicial or political affairs:c.unam orationem contra Gracchum reliquit,
Cic. Brut. 26, 99:(Demosthenis) oratio contra Leptinem... contra Aeschinem falsae legationis,
id. Or. 31, 111; Gell. 10, 24, 10; 10, 18, 91; Cic. Brut. 46, 169; Quint. 12, 10, 61; Cic. de Or. 2, 11, 45; id. Brut. 44, 164; Gell. 13, 25 (24), 15; cf. Quint. 4, 3, 13; 11, 2, 25.—Acc. to 1. f.:C.contra patres concitatio et seditio,
Cic. Brut. 14, 56.—Of animals:contra volpium genus communibus inimicitiis,
Plin. 10, 76, 96, § 207.With inanimate and abstract objects.1.Directly dependent on verbs (cf. B. 1.).a.Of physical or moral exertion:b.cum fulmina contra Tot paribus streperet clipeis,
Verg. A. 10, 567:pugnandum tamquam contra morbum, sic contra senectutem,
Cic. Sen. 11, 35:contra verum niti,
Sall. J. 35, 8:contra fortunam luctari,
Sen. Ben. 7, 15, 2; id. Brev. Vit. 10, 1; id. Ep. 78, 15; 99, 32; cf. Cic. Off. 1, 31, 110.—Of warfare (lit. and trop.):c.bellum contra aras, focos, vitam fortunasque gerere,
Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1:bellum gerimus... contra arma verbis,
id. Fam. 12, 22, 1.—So of logical contradictions:artificis autem est invenire in actione adversarii quae semet ipsa pugnent,
Quint. 5, 13, 30.—Of legal contention.(α).Of the actions of the counsel or prosecutor: dicere, or perorare, agere contra aliquid, to plead against, contest something:(β).contra argumenta, rumores, tabulas, quaestiones (opp. ab argumentis, etc.),
Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9 sqq.; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118:contra ratiocinationem,
id. Inv. 2, 50, 153: contra scriptum dicere, to contest, controvert a written law or a document, id. ib. 2, 47, 138; 2, 48, 143; id. Brut. 39, 145; Quint. 7, 7, 1:contra caput dicere,
to plead against life, Cic. Quint. 13, 44 (cf.:servum in caput domini interrogare,
Paul. Sent. 1, 1, 34; 5, 16, 5 and 8; 5, 46, 3): contra libertatem agere, Dig. 40, 12, 26.—Pregn.:contra rerum naturam, contraque consuetudinem hominum dicere (opp. contra nos dicere),
Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 45.—Of judicial decisions contradicting documents, etc.:(γ).contra tabulas judicare,
Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 281:contra testamentum,
Dig. 2, 17, § 1:contra sententiam dicere,
ib. 49, 8, 1, § 2.—Admittere aliquem contra bona, to admit a petition for bonorum possessio (cf.:d.inmittere in bona),
Dig. 38, 2, 3, § 6.—Of antagonism in literary and ethical questions.(α).To contend that something is false:(β).dicere, disputare, disserere contra opinionem or sententiam,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; 5, 19, 55; id. de Or. 3, 18, 67; id. Fin. 5, 4, 10; id. Ac. 2, 18, 60; Sen. Ira, 1, 3, 3; id. Ep. 87, 5; 102, 5 (cf.:in sententiam dicere,
in support of an opinion, Caes. B. G. 1, 45):contra sensus dicere,
Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 101:contra rhetoricen dicere,
Quint. 2, 17, 40.—Of criticism, hostility to principles, etc.:(γ).contra Iliadem et Odysseam scribere,
Vitr. 7, praef. 8:contra quorum disciplinam ingenium ejus exarserat,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 29, 83.—Ethically:e.contra voluptatem dicere,
that pleasure is a moral evil, Cic. Fin. 5, 8, 21:contra mortem loqui,
that death is no evil, Sen. Ep. 82, 7;in both senses: contra vitia, pericula, fortunam, ambitionem,
id. ib. 100, 10:contra fortunam gloriari,
that fortune has no power over him, Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 26; Sen. Ep. 26, 5.—Of public and political acts and speeches:f.contra potentiam accusatorum dicere,
Cic. Brut. 44, 164:contra legem dicere or verba facere,
id. Imp. Pomp. 15, 53; Liv. 34, 8, 1:rogationem ferre contra coloniam ( = contra legem de colonia deducenda),
Cic. Clu. 51, 140; Auct. Her. 1, 17, 21; Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64.—Of hostility, injury, wrongs, etc.(α).In gen.:(β).senatusconsulto quod contra dignitatem tuam fieret,
directed against, Cic. Fam. 12, 29, 2:contra rem publicam se commovere,
id. Cat. 1, 26; 1, 3, 7:incitari,
id. Sest. 47, 100:consilia inire,
id. Agr. 2, 3, 8:conjurationem facere,
Sall. C. 30, 6:contra salutem urbis incitari,
Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20:cogitare aliquid contra salutem,
id. ib. 3, 9, 21: contra voluntatem or studium dicere, to oppose one's will in a speech:esse aliquem in civitate qui contra ejus (Chrysogoni) voluntatem dicere auderet,
id. Rosc. Am. 22, 60; id. Phil. 1, 11, 28; id. de Or. 3, 34, 138; id. Mur. 4, 10; Tac. H. 2, 91:ne quid contra aequitatem contendas, ne quid pro injuria,
do not array yourself against equity, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71.— Trop.:quis non contra Marii arma, contra Suliae proscriptionem irascitur? ( = Mario propter arma, Sullae propter proscriptionem),
Sen. Ira, 2, 2, 3.—In partic.: facere contra aliquid (syn. adversus), to commit an offence against, to transgress, etc.:2.si quis ad Antonium profectus esset... senatus existimaturum eum contra rem publicam fecisse,
Cic. Phil. 8, 11, 33; id. Mil. 5, 13; 6, 14; id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 3, 25, 95; S. C. ap. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 6; Liv. 25, 4, 7; so,contra salutem rei publicae facere,
Cic. Dom. 38, 102:contra majestatem,
against the emperor, Dig. 48, 4, 5:contra leges,
Cic. Dom. 18, 48; id. Vatin. 7, 18; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Mur. 32, 67; id. de Or. 3, 19, 70; cf. id. Clu. 34, 92; id. Mur. 32, 68; id. Dom. 14, 38; id. Phil. 10, 6, 13; Gai Inst. 4, 121:contra edictum (praetoris),
Cic. Verr 2, 3, 10, § 25; Dig. 39, 1, 20, § 1:contra foedus,
Cic. Balb. 6, 16:contra jusjurandum ac fidem,
id. Off. 3, 10, 43; id. Lael. 3, 30, 74; id. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 7; Prop. 3, 30, 44 (2, 32, 44).—And ironically:tune contra Caesaris nutum (sc. facies)?
Cic. Att. 14, 10, 1.—Rarely contra ea facere = contra facere, adverb. (cf. I. B. 8. and II. E. 1. b.):corpus in civitatem inferri non licet... et qui contra ea fecerit, extra ordinem punitur,
Paul. Sent. 1, 21, 2; 1, 21, 12.—Predicatively with esse (usu. impers.), in violation of, in conflict with, contrary to (cf. 3. g).(α).With esse expressed as the predicate:(β).hominem hominis incommodo suum augere commodum magis est contra naturam quam mors,
Cic. Off. 3, 5, 21; id. Fin. 3, 9, 31; id. N. D. 3, 13, 33; Sen. Ep. 5, 4; Plin. 7, 8, 6, § 45:contra leges or legem est,
Cic. Pis. 13, 30; id. Mur. 32, 67:contra officium est,
id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 1, 10, 32; 1, 6, 19; cf. id. Lael. 11, 39; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Liv. 6, 40, 5; Sen. Q. N. 2, 37, 2; Gai Inst. 3, 157; Dig. 30, 1, 112, § 3; 16, 3, 1, § 7.—With ellipsis of object (naturam), Cic. Fin. 5, 29, 89; cf.:adeo res ista non habet ullam moram quae contra causas ignium sit,
unfavorable to the formation of fire, Sen. Q. N. 2, 26, 7.—With verbal predicate, referring to an indef. pron. or adj., with esse understood:(γ).scis hunc... nihil umquam contra rem tuam cogitasse ( = nihil quod contra rem tuam esset),
Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 147; id. Mil. 5, 13:aliquid contra animum audiendi,
something against our liking, Sen. Const. 19, 2.—So mostly with facere:si quid Socrates aut Aristippus contra morem consuetudinemque fecerint,
Cic. Off. 1, 41, 148; id. Att. 3, 23, 2; 2, 22, 2; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Sall. C. 15, 1; Dig. 8, 2, 11; 8, 2, 17; 35, 1, 79, § 2. —Contra officium, substantively, = id quod contra officium est:3.Sic inter recte factum atque peccatum, officium et contra officium, media locabat quaedam,
Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37.—Adverbially with the predicate.(α).In order to oppose, in opposition to, with hostile intent (cf. B. 3.):(β).eidem illam proscriptionem capitis mei contra salutem rei publicae rogatam esse dicebant,
that the proposal of the law was an attack on the republic, Cic. Prov. Cons. 19, 45; id. Rab. Perd. 12, 35; id. Phil. 10, 10, 22:imperator contra postulata Bocchi nuntios mittit,
to reply to the demands, Sall. J. 83, 3; 25, 6; so,advocare contra,
Sen. Cons. Polyb. 12, 4; id. Ep. 15, 2, 52:si contra mortem te praeparaveris,
to meet death, id. ib. 11, 3, 8.—With the force of a clause of manner, injuriously to, etc.:(γ).quibus contra valetudinis commodum laborandum est,
Cic. Mur. 23, 47; Suet. Aug. 78:contra hominis salutem,
with danger to a man's life, Cod. Just. 7, 62, 29.—In gen., of conflict with some rule or principle, contrary to, in violation of, without regard to ( = ita ut contra sit; cf. 2. supra; very freq. from the class. period;4.syn. adversus): ceperitne pecunias contra leges P. Decius,
Cic. de Or. 2, 31, 136; id. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 10; id. Fl. 34, 86:pecuniam contra leges auferre,
id. Verr. 1, 18, 56; 2, 1, 10, § 27; 2, 5, 18, § 46; id. Har. Resp. 26, 56:contra legem,
id. Rab. Perd. 3, 8; id. Dom. 16, 41:contra jus fasque,
id. Har. Resp. 16, 34; id. Quint. 6, 28:contra jus,
Liv. 5, 4, 14; id. Dom. 13, 55; id. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 34:contra jus gentium,
Liv. 4, 32, 5; 9, 10, 10; 21, 25, 7; 5, 36, 6;6, 1, 6: contra juris rigorem,
Dig. 40, 5, 24, § 10 et saep.:contra testimonium aliquid judicare,
without regard to, Cic. Brut. 31, 117:aliquid contra verecundiam disputare,
contrary to the rules of decency, id. Off. 1, 35, 128:aliquid contra fidem constituere,
Quint. 5, 13, 34:quae majores nostri contra lubidinem animi sui recte atque ordine fecere,
contrary to the dictates of passion, Sall. C. 51, 4; id. J. 33, 1; cf. of logical opposition, II. E. 2. infra.—Dependent on substt.a.Of physical strife:b.scit ille imparem sibi luctatum contra nexus (draconis),
Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33. —Of warfare:c.imperatorum copia contra tuum furorem,
Cic. Mur. 39, 83:Parthorum gloria contra nomen Romanum,
Liv. 9, 18, 6: in castris perditorum contra patriam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 6.—Of legal contention:d.causa contra scriptum,
Cic. Inv. 2, 46, 135.—Of political speaking:e.divina M. Tullii eloquentia contra leges agrarias,
Quint. 2, 16, 7; 9, 3, 50; Gell. 18, 7, 7.—Of literary opposition:f.Caesaris vituperatio contra laudationem meam,
Cic. Att. 12, 40, 1.—Of hostility, etc.:g.cujus factum, inceptum, conatumve contra patriam,
Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:ullum factum dictumve nostrum contra utilitatem vestram,
Liv. 6, 40, 5.—Of injury:h.vitae cupiditas contra rem publicam,
Cic. Planc. 37, 90: contra serpentes venenum, fatal to serpents, or as a defence against serpents, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 15.—Of violation, disregard, etc. (cf. 3. g):5.iter contra senatus auctoritatem,
Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:contra consuetudinem somnium,
Plin. 10, 77, 98, § 211:bonorum possessio contra tabulas,
Dig. 37, 4, 3, § 13; Gai Inst. 3, 41.—Dependent on adjectives (very rare; cf.D.II. D. 2. c. infra): contraque patris impii regnum impotens, avum resolvam,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 966.Of defence, protection, and resistance (syn.: adversus, ab).1.Against persons.a.Dependent on verbs:b.cum populus Romanus suam auctoritatem vel contra omnes qui dissentiunt possit defendere,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 63: si ego consul rem publicam [p. 457] contra te et gregales tuos defendissem, id. Sest. 52, 111; 22, 49; 8, 20; id. Fam. 11, 27, 7; id. Phil. 2, 18, 45:contra quem multum omnes boni providerunt,
provided a great defence, id. Mur. 38, 81: formula qua utitur patronus contra libertum qui eum in jus vocat, as a defence against, Gai Inst. 4, 46. —And of protection of plants against injurious animals:contra haec animalia proderit, si, etc.,
Pall. 10, 3, 2.—Dependent on adjectives, mostly participial:2.paratus contra,
Cic. Mil. 21, 56:nihil satis firmum contra Metellum,
Sall. J. 80, 1:contra potentes nemo est munitus satis,
Phaedr. 2, 6, 1.—Against inanimate and abstract things.a.Dependent on verbs:b.contra avium morsus munitur vallo aristarum,
Cic. Sen. 15, 51:propugnaculum, quo contra omnes meos impetus usurum se putat,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 16, § 40; 2, 5, 39, § 102:publicam causam contra vim armatam suscipere,
id. Dom. 34, 91; id. Quint. 30, 94; id. Leg. 3, 3, 9:contra tantas difficultates providere,
Sall. J. 90, 1; 76, 4; so,contra ea,
id. ib. 57, 5:patricii vi contra vim resistunt,
Liv. 3, 13, 4; Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 28; Tac. Agr. 45; Sen. Prov. 4, 12; id. Const. 5, 4.—Dependent on substt.:c.suffragia contra oppugnationem vestrae majestatis,
Cic. Rab. Perd. 12, 35:defensio contra vim,
id. Mil. 5, 14:patronus justitiae fuit contra orationem Phili,
id. Lael. 7, 25; Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 30; 14, 3, 4, § 40:contra labores patientia,
id. 23, 1, 22, § 37.—Dependent on adjectives (in Cic. freq. with P. a. predicatively used; otherwise very rare;3.in later prose freq.): nec est quidquam Cilicia contra Syriam munitius,
against an attack from the side of Syria, Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 4:ut nullius res tuta, nullius domus clausa, nullius vita saepta, nullius pudicitia munita contra tuam cupiditatem posset esse,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 15, § 39; id. Fin. 1, 16, 51; id. Mil. 25, 67; id. Tusc. 5, 8, 19; 5, 27, 76:vir contra audaciam firmissimus,
id. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Sall. J. 33, 2; 28, 5:fortis contra dolorem,
Sen. Ep. 98, 18; Quint. 12, 1, 10:callosus,
Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 147; 14, 2, 4, § 23:far contra hiemes firmissimum,
id. 18, 8, 19, § 83:equus tenax contra vincula,
Ov. Am. 3, 4, 13:contraque minantia fata pervigil,
Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 1, 284.—Of remedies against sickness and its causes, poison, etc.; so only in Plin.; in Pall. only of preventives and of protection against hurtful animals, and against mental perturbations in gen.; cf. infra (syn. ad in Cat., Cic., Cels., Col.; adversus only in Celsus, who also has in with abl.).(α).Dependent on verbs:(β).cujus et vinum et uva contra serpentium ictus medetur,
Plin. 14, 18, 22, § 117; 7, 2, 2, § 13:prodest et contra suspiria et tussim,
id. 20, 13, 50, § 128:valet potum contra venena,
id. 28, 7, 21, § 74; 29, 4, 22, § 71; 29, 4, 26, § 81; 28, 8, 27, § 98; 16, 37, 71, § 180; 35, 6, 14, § 34; 28, 6, 18, §§ 65-67.—Dependent on substt.:(γ).remedium contra morsus,
Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 118; 10, 59, 79, § 163:contra venena esse omnia remedio,
id. 16, 44, 95, § 251; 17, 24, 37, § 240; 7, 1, 1, § 4.—Dependent on adjectives:(δ).vinum quod salutare contra pestilentiam sit,
Pall. 11, 14, 17.—Appositively, as a remedy:E.cujus lacteum succum miris laudibus celebrat... contra serpentes et venena,
Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 16; 29, 4, 26, § 83. —So of remedies against affections:Tiberium tonante caelo coronari ea (lauro) solitum ferunt contra fulminum metus,
Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 135; cf. Sen. Ira, 2, 21, 1; id. Tranq. 5. 1.Of logical opposition.1.With a neuter demonstrative (contra ea, contra haec, contra quae, quod contra = contra, adv.).a.The contrary, the reverse (very rare; cf.b.I. D. 1.): sed mihi contra ea videtur,
but to me the contrary seems true, Sall. J. 85, 1:omnia quae contra haec sunt, omnia quae contra sunt,
and vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 90. —Contra ea, on the contrary, in logical antithesis (not in Cic. and Sall.; once in Caes. and Quint.; several times in Liv. and Nep.; cf.: contra ea, in other uses, II. A. 2. e. a, II. D. 2. a., II. A. 3. d., II. C. 1. f.):c.omnes arderent cupiditate pugnandi... contra ea Caesar... spatiumque interponendum... putabat ( = at contra),
but Caesar on the contrary, Caes. B. C. 3, 74: superbe ab Samnitibus... legati prohibiti commercio sunt;contra ea benigne ab Siculorum tyrannis adjuti,
Liv. 4, 52, 6; 2, 60, 1; 21, 20, 6;44, 43, 5: pater... Thracem me genuit, contra ea mater Atheniensem,
Nep. Iphicr. 3, 4; id. praef. 6; id. Alcib. 8, 1.—And after a question, with immo (cf. I. E. 5. b.):an infirmissimi omnium... (sumus)? Immo contra ea vel viribus nostris, vel, etc., tuti (sumus),
Liv. 41, 24, 8.—Quod contra, by anastrophe (v. F. 1.), contrary to which, whereas, while on the contrary (only once in Lucr. and three times in Cic.):2.illud in his rebus vereor ne forte rearis, Inpia te rationis inire elementa viamque indugredi sceleris: quod contra saepius illa Religio peperit scelerosa atque impia facta,
whereas on the contrary, Lucr. 1, 81:cujus a me corpus crematum est, quod contra decuit ab illo meum (sc. cremari),
Cic. Sen. 23, 84:quod contra oportebat delicto dolere, correctione gaudere,
id. Lael. 24, 90 (B. and K. place a comma after oportebat; cf.Nauck ad loc.): reliquum est ut eum nemo judicio defenderit: quod contra copiosissime defensum esse contendi,
id. Quint. 28, 87 (many consider contra in all these passages as an adverb; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 121 sq.; some explain quod as an ancient ablative, = qua re;v. Ritschl,
Plaut. Exc. p. 57, Munro ad Lucr. 1, 82).—With an abstract noun, with the force of the adverb contra with ac or atque (I. F. 1.), contrary to, contrary to what, etc. (esp. in Sall., not in Cic.; cf. praeter): celeriter contraque omnium opinionem confecto itinere, contrary to the opinion ( = contra ac rati erant), Caes. B. G. 6, 30:F.contra opinionem Jugurthae ad Thalam perveniunt,
Sall. J. 75, 9; Hirt. B. G. 8, 40.—Contra spem either contrary to the opinion, or against the hope:Metellus contra spem suam laetissume excipitur ( = contra ac ratus, veritus est),
Sall. J. 88, 1; so,cetera contra spem salva invenit,
Liv. 9, 23, 17:contra spem omnium L. Furium optavit,
id. 6, 25, 5; Curt. 8, 4, 45;but: at Jugurtha contra spem nuntio accepto ( = contra ac speraverat),
Sall. J. 28, 1; Liv. 24, 45, 3:postquam... Jugurtha contra timorem animi praemia sceleris adeptum sese videt,
Sall. J. 20, 1:ipse in Numidiam procedit, ubi contra belli faciem tuguria plena hominumque... erant ( = contra ac in bello evenire solet),
id. ib. 46, 5:contra famam,
Plin. 13, 22, 43, § 126; 7, 53, 54, § 180:segniterque et contra industriam absconditae formicae,
slowly, and in a manner different from their usual activity, id. 18, 35, 88, § 364.—Of persons:frigidam potionem esse debere, contra priores auctores, Asclepiades confirmavit,
contrary to the opinion of the former physicians, Cels. 4, 26 (19).Sometimes by anastrophe after its noun.1.In prose, after relatives, esp. in Cic.:2.quos contra disputant,
Cic. Ac. 2, 15, 47:quem contra dicit,
id. Phil. 2, 8, 18 (v. II. B. 1. f.):quem contra veneris,
id. Mur. 4, 9:quas contra, praeter te, etc.,
id. Vatin. 7, 18:eos ipsos quos contra statuas,
id. Or. 10, 34:quos contra me senatus armavit,
id. Att. 10, 8, 8:quam contra multa locutus est,
Sen. Ep. 82, 7, Plin. Ep. 1, 23, 3; Claud. in Rufin. 1, 332; v. also E. 1. c. supra.—After other words ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):hunc igitur contra mittam contendere causam,
Lucr. 4, 471:dicere eos contra,
id. 4, 484:donique eum contra,
id. 5, 708:agmina contra,
Verg. A. 12, 279:magnum Alciden contra,
id. ib. 5, 414:Paridem contra,
id. ib. 5, 370:Italiam contra,
id. ib. 1, 13:deos contra,
Ov. P. 1, 1, 26:Messania moenia contra,
id. M. 14, 17:litora Calabriae contra,
Tac. A. 3, 1. -
11 teneo
tĕnĕo, ēre, tĕnŭi, tentum - parf. arch. tĕtĭni, Diom. 366, 23; 372, 18; subj. tĕtĭnĕrim, tĕtĭnĕrit, Pac. Tr. 172; Acc. Tr. 39; inf. parf. tĕnisse, Pac. Tr. 226; fut. ant. tĕtĭnĕro, P. Fest. 252, 9 -- parf. tĕnīvi, Charis. 248, 2. - tr. - [st1]1 [-] tenir. - tenere aliquid in manu (tenere aliquid manu), Cic. Cael. 63; Div. 1, 46: tenir qqch dans sa main. - radicem ore tenere, Cic. Div. 2,141: tenir une racine dans sa gueule. - manu tenere aliquid, Cic. Off 3, 68: **tenir de la main qqch** = toucher de la main, connaître de façon évidente, palpable. - cf. Cic. Clu. 20. - res manibus tenetur, Cic. Sest. 69: le succès est assuré. [st1]2 [-] tenir, diriger; atteindre. - secundissimo vento cursum tenere, Cic. Nat. 3, 83: fournir, accomplir sa course avec un vent très favorable. - cf. Caes. BG. 4, 26, 5 ; 5, 8, 2. - quo tenetis iter? Virg. En. 1, 370: où dirigez-vous vos pas? - montes petebant et pauci tenuere, Liv. 1, 37, 4: ils cherchaient à gagner les montagnes et bien peu les atteignirent. - cf. Liv. 30, 25, 11; 36, 21 1; 37, 16, 4, etc. - portum tenuit, Tac. Agr. 38: [la flotte] arriva dans le port. - cf. Tac. H. 2, 9. [st1]3 [-] tenir dans son esprit, comprendre; savoir, posséder (une science...) - reconditos alicujus sensus tenere, Cic. Sest. 22: comprendre les sentiments secrets de qqn. - nunc teneo, nunc scio quid hoc sit negoti, Plaut. Cap. 697: maintenant je comprends, maintenant je sais de quoi il s'agit. - et bene et male facere tenet, Plaut.: il sait également faire le bien et le mal. - omnia illa, quae et saepe audistis et tenetis animis, Cic.: tous les faits dont on vous a souvent entretenus, et que vous vous rappelez. - tenes quid dicam? Ter.: sais-tu ce que je dis? - tu, quibus capiatur Caesar, tenes, Cic.: tu sais ce qui séduit César. - quae a Romanis auguribus ignorantur, a Cilicibus tenentur, Cic.: les augures de Cilicie savent ce qu'ignorent ceux de Rome. [st1]4 [-] venir à bout, réussir, obtenir (avec ut et ne, comme obtineo). - tenere ut: obtenir que. - tenuere patres, ut Fabius consul crearetur, Liv. 2, 42, 2: les sénateurs obtinrent que Fabius fût élu consul. - tenere ne: obtenir que... ne... pas. - plebs tenuit ne consules in proximum annum crearentur, Liv. 4, 30, 16: la plèbe obtint qu'on n'élût pas de consuls l'année suivante. - cf. Liv. 24, 19, 7. [st1]5 [-] tenir, occuper, habiter; tenir en son pouvoir, posséder (le coeur, la pensée de qqn). - summam imperii tenere, Caes. BG 3, 22: tenir le commandement suprême. - tenere locum oratoris, Cic. Br. 137: tenir le rang d'orateur. - totam rem publicam tenere, Cic. Mur. 83: tenir entre ses mains tout le salut de l'état. - cornu tenere, Nep. Pel. 4, 3: commander une aile. - multa hereditatibus tenebantur, Cic. Off. 2, 81: beaucoup de propriétés étaient occupées par héritage. - cum rem publicam opes paucorum, non virtutes tenere coeperunt, Cic. Rep. 1, 51: quand la puissance d'un petit nombre et non pas ses vertus a commencé d'occuper la direction de l'état. - tenere colles praesidiis, Caes. BC. 3, 43: occuper les collines par des postes. - legio locum non tenuit atque in proximum collem se recepit, Caes. BC, 1, 44: la légion ne put garder sa position et se replia sur la colline toute proche. - tenent Danai qua deficit ignis, Virg. En. 2, 505: les Grecs occupent tout ce qu'a dédaigné le feu. - ego nec tumultum nec mori per vim metuam tenente Caesare terras, Hor. O. 3: je ne craindrai ni la guerre civile ni la mort violente tant que César possédera le monde. - quam ab dispari tenebantur (tecta) ! Cic. Phil. 2, 104, combien différent était l'occupant (de cette demeure)! - locum tenere, Cic. Clu. 128: garder son poste. - dum me Galatea tenebat, Virg. B. 1, 31: tandis que Galatée possédait mon coeur. - cf. Tib. 1, 6, 35; 2, 6, 52. - magna me spes tenet, Cic. Tusc. 1, 97: un grand espoir occupe ma pensée. - de triumpho nulla me cupiditas umquam tenuit, Cic. Att. 7, 2, 6: quant au triomphe, aucun désir ne s'est jamais emparé de moi. - cf. Cic. Att. 1, 11, 3. - alicujus rei desiderio teneri, Cic. CM 33: être pris du regret de qqch (de ne pas avoir qqch). - cf. Cic. Ac. 1, 4. [st1]6 [-] garder, observer; garder (dans sa mémoire), se souvenir. - consuetudinem, morem, ordinem, Cic. Phil. 1, 27; Off. 3, 44 ; Phil. 5, 35: garder une habitude, une coutume, observer un ordre établi. - foedus tenere, Cic. Balb. 34: observer un traité. - civium jura tenere, Cic. Cat. 1, 28, garder les droits du citoyen (ses droits de citoyen). - suas leges tenere, Cic. Verr. pr. 13: garder ses lois. - memoriā tenere, Cic. Cat. 3, 19: garder dans sa mémoire, se souvenir. - avec prop. inf. cf. Cic. Cat. 3, 19; Tusc. 1, 107. - s.-ent memoriā: dicta tenere, Hor. P. 336: retenir ce qui a été dit. - cf. Hor. S. 2, 4, 8; Quint. 11, 2, 50. [st1]7 [-] tenir en soi, embrasser, contenir. - haec magnos formula reges tenet, Hor. S. 2, 3, 46: cette définition s'applique aux plus grands rois. - surtout au passif: teneri: être compris dans, être fondé sur. - genus officiorum, quod tenetur hominum societate, Cic. Off. 1, 160: genre de devoirs qui tient à la société humaine. - quae (causae) familiaritate et consuetudine tenentur, Cic. Fam. 13, 29, 1: motifs qui sont fondés sur une liaison intime et habituelle. - homines deorum agnatione tenentur, Cic. Leg. 1: les hommes sont compris dans la famille des dieux. [st1]8 [-] maintenir, soutenir, conserver. - admodum tenenda sunt sua cuique Cic. Off 1, 110: chacun doit maintenir fermement sa personnalité. - castris se tenere, Caes. BG. 1, 40, 8: se tenir dans son camp. - cf. Caes. BG. 3, 17; Liv. 2, 45, 2 ; 3, 26, 3. - se tenere domi a conventu remotum, Nep. Dion 9, 1: rester chez soi en s'isolant de la foule. - imperium populi Romani illius opera tenebatur, Cic. Mur. 58, la domination du peuple romain était maintenue grâce à lui. - cf. Cic. Off. 2, 26; Nat. 2, 134. - bestia hoc calore tenentur Cic. Nat. 2, 31: les bêtes subsistent grâce à cette chaleur. [st1]9 [-] tenir à, s'attacher à (en parl. d'une idée). - hoc teneo, hic haereo, Cic. Verr. 5, 166: voilà où je m'en tiens, voilà où je m'attache. - cf. Cic. Verr. 5, 165 ; Ac. 2, 71; Fin. 3, 44. - hoc tenebo + prop. inf. Cic. Fin. 1, 35: je me tiendrai à cette idée que. - cf. Cic. Par. 14. - avec ut: teneamus, ut censeamus... Cic. Tusc. 1, 100: tenons-nous à croire que. - demus hoc sana Bruto ut..., nos tamen teneamus ut... Cic. Tusc. 5, 34: faisons, je le veux bien, cette concession à Brutus que..., mais nous, maintenons fermement notre opinion que... - avec ne: haec duo tenere in amicitia, primum ne quid sit... Cic. Lael. 65: maintenir solidement ces deux principes en amitié, d'abord qu'il n'y ait rien... [st1]10 [-] tenir, retenir, captiver. - me omni tuo sermone tenuisti, Cic. Br. 232: tu m'as captivé par tout ce que tu as dit. - aures tenere, Cic. Br. 193: captiver les oreilles. - pompā, ludis teneri, Cic. Fin. 5, 48: être captivé par les cortèges, par les jeux. - cum is qui audit ab oratore jam obsessus est ac tenetur, Cic. Or. 210: quand l'auditeur est déjà investi par l'orateur et à sa discrétion. [st1]11 [-] astreindre, lier. - ut populum teneant (eae leges), Cic. Phil. 5, 10: pour que (ces lois) obligent le peuple. - cf. Cic. Phil. 11, 11; Liv. 8, 12, 14. - interdicto non teneri, Cic. Caec. 41: ne pas être astreint par l'ordonnance. - promisso teneri, Cic. Att. 12, 18, 1: être lié par une promesse. - cf. Cic. Q. 2, 3, 5; Liv. 24, 29, 11. [st1]12 [-] au passif: teneri, être pris = n'avoir point d'échappatoire, ne pouvoir nier. - in aliqua re manifesto teneri, Cic. Verr. pr. 2; 2, 99; ou in manifesta re teneri, Cic. Verr. 2, 144, etc.: être pris manifestement dans tel ou tel délit = être convaincu de tel ou tel délit. - avec gén. ejusdem cupiditatis teneri, Cic. Leg. 3, 31: être convaincu de la même passion. - caedis teneri, Quint. 5, 14, 11: être convaincu d'un meurtre. - cf. Tac. An. 11, 7. - non solum argumentis, sed etiam certis testibus istius audacia tenebatur, Cic. Verr. 5, 101: son impudence était démontrée au moyen non seulement d'arguments, mais encore de témoins précis. [st1]13 [-] retenir, arrêter, retarder; retenir, empêcher. - aliquem tenere, Cic. Att. 11, 3, 1: retenir qqn (l'empêcher de partir). - cf. Fam. 16, 19. - Corcyrae tenebamur, Cic. Fam. 16, 7: nous sommes retenus à Corcyre. - senatus lectionem tenere, Liv. 27, 11, 9: retarder la liste des sénateurs. - non tenebo te pluribus, Cic. Fam. 11, 16, 3: je ne te tiendrai pas plus longtemps, je ne t'en dirai pas plus long. - cf. Cic. Verr. 1, 34. - vix a te videor posse tenere manus, Ov. Am. 1, 4, 10: c'est à peine, je crois, si je pourrai empêcher mes mains de te toucher! - naves tenebantur, quominus... Caes. BG. 4, 22, 4: les navires étaient retenus et empêchés de... - metu legum teneri, Cic. Verr. 4, 75: être retenu par la crainte des lois. - risum, somnum vix tenere, Cic. Br. 293; 278: avoir peine à s'empêcher de rire, de dormir. - iracundiam tenere, Cic. Par. 33: retenir son penchant à la colère. - se tenere, Cic. Fin. 2, 21: se retenir. - se non tenere, quia... Cic. Ac. 2, 12: ne pas se retenir de... - cf. Cic. Att. 15, 14, 2 ; Phil. 13, 46. - se tenere ab accusando, Cic. Q. 3, 2 2: se retenir d'accuser. - intr. - [st1]1 [-] tenir, occuper un lieu, se tenir. - tenent Danai qua deficit ignis, Virg. En. 2, 505: les Grecs sont partout où n'est pas la flamme. - cf. Liv. 3, 62, 7 ; 32, 5, 12. [st1]2 [-] tenir une route, une direction, se diriger, se porter à un endroit. - Liv. 1, 1, 4 ; 21, 49, 2 ; 31, 45, 14. [st1]3 [-] subsister, se maintenir, durer. - imber per noctem totam tenuit, Liv. 23, 44, 6: la pluie dura toute la nuit. - cf. Liv. 2, 3, 5 ; 3, 47, 6 ; 24, 47, 15, etc. - tenet fama + prop. inf. Liv. 1, 4, 6: on rapporte que... (mais fama tenuit, Liv. 23, 12, 2: la tradition a prévalu que...).* * *tĕnĕo, ēre, tĕnŭi, tentum - parf. arch. tĕtĭni, Diom. 366, 23; 372, 18; subj. tĕtĭnĕrim, tĕtĭnĕrit, Pac. Tr. 172; Acc. Tr. 39; inf. parf. tĕnisse, Pac. Tr. 226; fut. ant. tĕtĭnĕro, P. Fest. 252, 9 -- parf. tĕnīvi, Charis. 248, 2. - tr. - [st1]1 [-] tenir. - tenere aliquid in manu (tenere aliquid manu), Cic. Cael. 63; Div. 1, 46: tenir qqch dans sa main. - radicem ore tenere, Cic. Div. 2,141: tenir une racine dans sa gueule. - manu tenere aliquid, Cic. Off 3, 68: **tenir de la main qqch** = toucher de la main, connaître de façon évidente, palpable. - cf. Cic. Clu. 20. - res manibus tenetur, Cic. Sest. 69: le succès est assuré. [st1]2 [-] tenir, diriger; atteindre. - secundissimo vento cursum tenere, Cic. Nat. 3, 83: fournir, accomplir sa course avec un vent très favorable. - cf. Caes. BG. 4, 26, 5 ; 5, 8, 2. - quo tenetis iter? Virg. En. 1, 370: où dirigez-vous vos pas? - montes petebant et pauci tenuere, Liv. 1, 37, 4: ils cherchaient à gagner les montagnes et bien peu les atteignirent. - cf. Liv. 30, 25, 11; 36, 21 1; 37, 16, 4, etc. - portum tenuit, Tac. Agr. 38: [la flotte] arriva dans le port. - cf. Tac. H. 2, 9. [st1]3 [-] tenir dans son esprit, comprendre; savoir, posséder (une science...) - reconditos alicujus sensus tenere, Cic. Sest. 22: comprendre les sentiments secrets de qqn. - nunc teneo, nunc scio quid hoc sit negoti, Plaut. Cap. 697: maintenant je comprends, maintenant je sais de quoi il s'agit. - et bene et male facere tenet, Plaut.: il sait également faire le bien et le mal. - omnia illa, quae et saepe audistis et tenetis animis, Cic.: tous les faits dont on vous a souvent entretenus, et que vous vous rappelez. - tenes quid dicam? Ter.: sais-tu ce que je dis? - tu, quibus capiatur Caesar, tenes, Cic.: tu sais ce qui séduit César. - quae a Romanis auguribus ignorantur, a Cilicibus tenentur, Cic.: les augures de Cilicie savent ce qu'ignorent ceux de Rome. [st1]4 [-] venir à bout, réussir, obtenir (avec ut et ne, comme obtineo). - tenere ut: obtenir que. - tenuere patres, ut Fabius consul crearetur, Liv. 2, 42, 2: les sénateurs obtinrent que Fabius fût élu consul. - tenere ne: obtenir que... ne... pas. - plebs tenuit ne consules in proximum annum crearentur, Liv. 4, 30, 16: la plèbe obtint qu'on n'élût pas de consuls l'année suivante. - cf. Liv. 24, 19, 7. [st1]5 [-] tenir, occuper, habiter; tenir en son pouvoir, posséder (le coeur, la pensée de qqn). - summam imperii tenere, Caes. BG 3, 22: tenir le commandement suprême. - tenere locum oratoris, Cic. Br. 137: tenir le rang d'orateur. - totam rem publicam tenere, Cic. Mur. 83: tenir entre ses mains tout le salut de l'état. - cornu tenere, Nep. Pel. 4, 3: commander une aile. - multa hereditatibus tenebantur, Cic. Off. 2, 81: beaucoup de propriétés étaient occupées par héritage. - cum rem publicam opes paucorum, non virtutes tenere coeperunt, Cic. Rep. 1, 51: quand la puissance d'un petit nombre et non pas ses vertus a commencé d'occuper la direction de l'état. - tenere colles praesidiis, Caes. BC. 3, 43: occuper les collines par des postes. - legio locum non tenuit atque in proximum collem se recepit, Caes. BC, 1, 44: la légion ne put garder sa position et se replia sur la colline toute proche. - tenent Danai qua deficit ignis, Virg. En. 2, 505: les Grecs occupent tout ce qu'a dédaigné le feu. - ego nec tumultum nec mori per vim metuam tenente Caesare terras, Hor. O. 3: je ne craindrai ni la guerre civile ni la mort violente tant que César possédera le monde. - quam ab dispari tenebantur (tecta) ! Cic. Phil. 2, 104, combien différent était l'occupant (de cette demeure)! - locum tenere, Cic. Clu. 128: garder son poste. - dum me Galatea tenebat, Virg. B. 1, 31: tandis que Galatée possédait mon coeur. - cf. Tib. 1, 6, 35; 2, 6, 52. - magna me spes tenet, Cic. Tusc. 1, 97: un grand espoir occupe ma pensée. - de triumpho nulla me cupiditas umquam tenuit, Cic. Att. 7, 2, 6: quant au triomphe, aucun désir ne s'est jamais emparé de moi. - cf. Cic. Att. 1, 11, 3. - alicujus rei desiderio teneri, Cic. CM 33: être pris du regret de qqch (de ne pas avoir qqch). - cf. Cic. Ac. 1, 4. [st1]6 [-] garder, observer; garder (dans sa mémoire), se souvenir. - consuetudinem, morem, ordinem, Cic. Phil. 1, 27; Off. 3, 44 ; Phil. 5, 35: garder une habitude, une coutume, observer un ordre établi. - foedus tenere, Cic. Balb. 34: observer un traité. - civium jura tenere, Cic. Cat. 1, 28, garder les droits du citoyen (ses droits de citoyen). - suas leges tenere, Cic. Verr. pr. 13: garder ses lois. - memoriā tenere, Cic. Cat. 3, 19: garder dans sa mémoire, se souvenir. - avec prop. inf. cf. Cic. Cat. 3, 19; Tusc. 1, 107. - s.-ent memoriā: dicta tenere, Hor. P. 336: retenir ce qui a été dit. - cf. Hor. S. 2, 4, 8; Quint. 11, 2, 50. [st1]7 [-] tenir en soi, embrasser, contenir. - haec magnos formula reges tenet, Hor. S. 2, 3, 46: cette définition s'applique aux plus grands rois. - surtout au passif: teneri: être compris dans, être fondé sur. - genus officiorum, quod tenetur hominum societate, Cic. Off. 1, 160: genre de devoirs qui tient à la société humaine. - quae (causae) familiaritate et consuetudine tenentur, Cic. Fam. 13, 29, 1: motifs qui sont fondés sur une liaison intime et habituelle. - homines deorum agnatione tenentur, Cic. Leg. 1: les hommes sont compris dans la famille des dieux. [st1]8 [-] maintenir, soutenir, conserver. - admodum tenenda sunt sua cuique Cic. Off 1, 110: chacun doit maintenir fermement sa personnalité. - castris se tenere, Caes. BG. 1, 40, 8: se tenir dans son camp. - cf. Caes. BG. 3, 17; Liv. 2, 45, 2 ; 3, 26, 3. - se tenere domi a conventu remotum, Nep. Dion 9, 1: rester chez soi en s'isolant de la foule. - imperium populi Romani illius opera tenebatur, Cic. Mur. 58, la domination du peuple romain était maintenue grâce à lui. - cf. Cic. Off. 2, 26; Nat. 2, 134. - bestia hoc calore tenentur Cic. Nat. 2, 31: les bêtes subsistent grâce à cette chaleur. [st1]9 [-] tenir à, s'attacher à (en parl. d'une idée). - hoc teneo, hic haereo, Cic. Verr. 5, 166: voilà où je m'en tiens, voilà où je m'attache. - cf. Cic. Verr. 5, 165 ; Ac. 2, 71; Fin. 3, 44. - hoc tenebo + prop. inf. Cic. Fin. 1, 35: je me tiendrai à cette idée que. - cf. Cic. Par. 14. - avec ut: teneamus, ut censeamus... Cic. Tusc. 1, 100: tenons-nous à croire que. - demus hoc sana Bruto ut..., nos tamen teneamus ut... Cic. Tusc. 5, 34: faisons, je le veux bien, cette concession à Brutus que..., mais nous, maintenons fermement notre opinion que... - avec ne: haec duo tenere in amicitia, primum ne quid sit... Cic. Lael. 65: maintenir solidement ces deux principes en amitié, d'abord qu'il n'y ait rien... [st1]10 [-] tenir, retenir, captiver. - me omni tuo sermone tenuisti, Cic. Br. 232: tu m'as captivé par tout ce que tu as dit. - aures tenere, Cic. Br. 193: captiver les oreilles. - pompā, ludis teneri, Cic. Fin. 5, 48: être captivé par les cortèges, par les jeux. - cum is qui audit ab oratore jam obsessus est ac tenetur, Cic. Or. 210: quand l'auditeur est déjà investi par l'orateur et à sa discrétion. [st1]11 [-] astreindre, lier. - ut populum teneant (eae leges), Cic. Phil. 5, 10: pour que (ces lois) obligent le peuple. - cf. Cic. Phil. 11, 11; Liv. 8, 12, 14. - interdicto non teneri, Cic. Caec. 41: ne pas être astreint par l'ordonnance. - promisso teneri, Cic. Att. 12, 18, 1: être lié par une promesse. - cf. Cic. Q. 2, 3, 5; Liv. 24, 29, 11. [st1]12 [-] au passif: teneri, être pris = n'avoir point d'échappatoire, ne pouvoir nier. - in aliqua re manifesto teneri, Cic. Verr. pr. 2; 2, 99; ou in manifesta re teneri, Cic. Verr. 2, 144, etc.: être pris manifestement dans tel ou tel délit = être convaincu de tel ou tel délit. - avec gén. ejusdem cupiditatis teneri, Cic. Leg. 3, 31: être convaincu de la même passion. - caedis teneri, Quint. 5, 14, 11: être convaincu d'un meurtre. - cf. Tac. An. 11, 7. - non solum argumentis, sed etiam certis testibus istius audacia tenebatur, Cic. Verr. 5, 101: son impudence était démontrée au moyen non seulement d'arguments, mais encore de témoins précis. [st1]13 [-] retenir, arrêter, retarder; retenir, empêcher. - aliquem tenere, Cic. Att. 11, 3, 1: retenir qqn (l'empêcher de partir). - cf. Fam. 16, 19. - Corcyrae tenebamur, Cic. Fam. 16, 7: nous sommes retenus à Corcyre. - senatus lectionem tenere, Liv. 27, 11, 9: retarder la liste des sénateurs. - non tenebo te pluribus, Cic. Fam. 11, 16, 3: je ne te tiendrai pas plus longtemps, je ne t'en dirai pas plus long. - cf. Cic. Verr. 1, 34. - vix a te videor posse tenere manus, Ov. Am. 1, 4, 10: c'est à peine, je crois, si je pourrai empêcher mes mains de te toucher! - naves tenebantur, quominus... Caes. BG. 4, 22, 4: les navires étaient retenus et empêchés de... - metu legum teneri, Cic. Verr. 4, 75: être retenu par la crainte des lois. - risum, somnum vix tenere, Cic. Br. 293; 278: avoir peine à s'empêcher de rire, de dormir. - iracundiam tenere, Cic. Par. 33: retenir son penchant à la colère. - se tenere, Cic. Fin. 2, 21: se retenir. - se non tenere, quia... Cic. Ac. 2, 12: ne pas se retenir de... - cf. Cic. Att. 15, 14, 2 ; Phil. 13, 46. - se tenere ab accusando, Cic. Q. 3, 2 2: se retenir d'accuser. - intr. - [st1]1 [-] tenir, occuper un lieu, se tenir. - tenent Danai qua deficit ignis, Virg. En. 2, 505: les Grecs sont partout où n'est pas la flamme. - cf. Liv. 3, 62, 7 ; 32, 5, 12. [st1]2 [-] tenir une route, une direction, se diriger, se porter à un endroit. - Liv. 1, 1, 4 ; 21, 49, 2 ; 31, 45, 14. [st1]3 [-] subsister, se maintenir, durer. - imber per noctem totam tenuit, Liv. 23, 44, 6: la pluie dura toute la nuit. - cf. Liv. 2, 3, 5 ; 3, 47, 6 ; 24, 47, 15, etc. - tenet fama + prop. inf. Liv. 1, 4, 6: on rapporte que... (mais fama tenuit, Liv. 23, 12, 2: la tradition a prévalu que...).* * *Teneo, tenes, tenui, tentum, tenere. Virgil. Tenir.\In sinu tenere aliquem. Ouid. Embrasser.\Tenet se trans Tiberim in hortis. Plin. iunior. Il se tient et demeure oultre le Tybre.\Multa haereditatibus, multa emptionibus, multa dotibus tenebantur. Cic. Estoyent tenuz et possedez.\Tulliam adhuc mecum teneo. Cic. Je retiens avec moy.\Nisi quid te tenuit. Ci. Si quelque chose ne t'a retenu ou retardé.\Ventus tenuit nos. Cic. Nous a detenu.\Hunc Phoenissa tenet Dido. Virgil. Retarge et arreste.\Ne diutius teneam, pecunia attributa numerata est. Cic. Pour le faire court, A fin que je ne vous tienne point plus long temps.\Tenere hominem dicitur res aliqua. Plin. iun. Retenir.\Teneo melius ista, quam meum nomen. Martialis. Il me souvient mieulx de ceci, que de, etc.\Teneatur modo illud, non inesse in his quicquam tale. Cic. Pourveu qu'on se tienne tousjours asseuré, et qu'on tienne pour certain que, etc.\Agnatione et gente deorum, siue cognatione teneri. Cic. Estre de leur parenté.\Eorum qui aliena tenebant, et eorum qui sua amiserant. Cic. Detenoyent.\Etsi amor me grauiter consuetudoque tenet. Terent. Me meut grandement.\Amore alicuius magno teneri. Virgil. Fort aimer.\Angustiis teneri. Cic. Estre detenu en un destroict.\Animos metu tenere, et acerbitate poenarum. Liu. Contenir et engarder de ne rien faire.\Animo tenere. Cic. Comprendre en son esprit.\In armis milites tenuit, si opus foret auxilio. Liu. Il les teint en armes tout prests.\Attentos tenere, vel attentos animos. Cic. Entretenir tousjours en volunté d'ouir.\Causam tenere. Sueton. Gaigner sa cause, Obtenir.\Complexu suo aliquid tenere. Cic. Embrasser.\Concionibus tenere populum. Cic. Entretenir et gouverner le peuple par frequentes harangues qu'on luy fait.\Consensum aliquorum tenere. Plin. iunior. Garder et entretenir.\Consilium alicuius tenere. Plaut. Se souvenir du conseil d'aucun, et faire selon iceluy.\Consuetudinem suam tenere. Cic. Entretenir sa coustume.\Tenuit consuetudo, vt praeceptoribus eloquentiae discipuli serius, quam ratio postulat, traderentur. Quintil. La coustume a obtenu, etc.\Conturbatum tenuit me haec res. Cice. Cela me troubla longuement.\Crimen alicuius tenere argumento aliquo. Cic. Le convaincre et verifier.\Cupiditas dimicandi cum Annibale tenet illum. Liu. Il ha grand faim de se combatre contre Annibal.\Cursum tenere. Cic. Entretenir le cours commencé, Continuer son cours ou sa course.\Cursum alicuius tenere. Ouid. Empescher et retarder la navigation d'aucun.\Cursum aliquem tenere, per translationem. Cic. Suyvre son naturel, Suyvre et continuer ce qu'on a entreprins.\Decorum tenere. Cic. Avoir bonne grace.\Decus tenere. Cic. Garder honnesteté.\Delectum rerum tenere. Cic. Garder et observer difference.\Teneri magno desiderio alicuius. Cic. Fort desirer.\Dignitatem tenere. Quod et retinere dicitur et obseruare. Cic. L'entretenir, Maintenir, Garder sa dignité en son entier.\Disciplinam tenere. Cic. Estre scavant, Scavoir une discipline et un art.\Dolorem tenere. Cic. Retenir sa douleur en soymesme, et ne la monstrer point par dehors, ne se courroucer point.\Dominatu alterius teneri. Cic. Estre soubz la puissance et seigneurie d'aucun.\Errore aliquo teneri. Ouid. Errer.\Tenet fama, quum fluitantem alueum, quo expositi erant pueri, tenuis in sicco aqua destituisset, etc. Liu. Le bruit dure encore, etc.\Famam et opinionem hominum tenere. Caesar. Garder et entretenir l'estimation qu'on ha de nous.\Fides eum non tenet, sed merces. Liu. Il ne luy chault pas tant de sa foy et promesse, que de son prouffit.\Flagitiis teneri. Tacit. Estre attainct ou convaincu de meschancetez.\Fletus tenere. Ouid. Se garder de plourer.\Foederibus alienis teneri. Liu. Estre tenu et obligé par les pactions et accords que fait un tiers.\Fugam alicuius tenere. Lucan. Empescher la fuite.\Fugam tenere per medios hostes. Virgil. S'enfuir, etc. Se sauver en fuyant, etc.\Gratiam alicuius tenere. Cic. Avoir credit envers luy, Estre en sa grace.\Grauitatem tenere. Cic. Tenir gravité.\Gubernacula Reipub. tenere. Cic. Avoir le gouvernement de la chose publique.\Haereditatem tenere. Cic. Jouir d'une succession.\Summam imperii tenere. Caesar. Avoir la souveraineté, ou souveraine puissance.\Imperio Romano teneri. Cic. Estre subject à l'empire Romain.\Insaniam tenere. Plaut. Estre insensé.\Institutum tenere. Cic. Suyvre, Entretenir et garder sa coustume et maniere de faire.\Hoc interdicto Ebutius non tenetur. Cic. N'est point comprins par cest interdict.\Iram vel iracundiam tenere. Cic. Contenir, ou retenir son ire, Se garder de courroucer.\Quo tenetis iter? Virgil. Où tendez vous? Où allez vous?\Iucunditatem perpetuam vitae tenere. Cic. Estre joyeulx tout le temps de sa vie.\Iudicia tenere. Cic. Avoir tousjours l'administration de la justice touchant les matieres criminelles.\Iureiurando teneri. Cic. Estre obligé envers aucun soubz serment presté, de laquelle obligation on n'est point encore acquicté.\Ius tenere. Plaut. Estre scavant en droict et en loix.\Ius suum tenere. Cic. Garder son droict.\Lachrymas tenere. Cicero. Retenir ses larmes, Se garder de plourer.\Legem aliquam tenere. Terent. Estre subject à la loy.\Leges eum non tenent. Cic. Il n'est point subject aux loix.\Si vllam partem libertatis tenebo. Cic. Si j'ay le moins du monde de liberté.\Locum tenere. Cic. Posseder.\Locum honestum seruitutis tenere. Cic. Tenir le lieu le plus honorable entre les autres serviteurs.\Tenuit cum hoc locum quendam. Cic. Il fut son compaignon, et eut quelque bruit et reputation en son temps.\Tenere locum. Cic. Ne bouger de sa place.\Tenere locum aliquem. Liu. Y demourer et habiter.\Teneri ludis, pompa, spectaculis. Cic. Prendre plaisir aux jeux.\Mare tenere. Cic. Estre maistre sur la mer.\Septimum iam diem Corcyrae tenebamur. Cicero. Estions detenuz et arrestez.\Mediocritatem tenere. Cic. Tenir moyen.\Medium tenere. Cic. Tenir moyen.\Memoria tenere rem aliquam. Cic. Avoir memoire de quelque chose, Garder la memoire.\Tenet vos memoria mei. Cic. Vous avez memoire et souvenance de moy.\Animis ac memoria tenetote. Cic. Souvienne vous en.\Metu teneri. Liu. Avoir grand paour.\Mora nulla tenuit vocatos. Ouid. A retenu.\Morbus tenet eum. Plaut. Il est detenu de maladie, Il est malade.\Morem tenere. Cic. Garder une coustume.\Nomen aeternum tenere. Virgil. Garder et retenir, ou avoir.\Nomen legum tenere. Cic. Retenir le nom de la loy.\Obsidione teneri. Virgil. Estre assiegé.\Obstrictum teneri foedere. Cic. Estre obligé par un traicté de paix.\Occasionem tenere. Cic. Avoir entre ses mains l'occasion qu'on demandoit.\Occupatum et impeditum tenere. Cic. Empescher et empestrer.\Tenere aliquem in oculis, auribus, complexu, etc. Cic. Le veoir, L'ouir parler, L'embrasser.\Odium vestri ordinis tenet eos. Cic. Ils ont en haine vostre ordre.\In officio tenere aliquos. Caesar. Entretenir en leur debvoir et en la subjection d'un roy, qu'ils ne rebellent point.\Omnia tenere. Cic. Avoir tout en sa puissance.\Oppidum septem cohortium praesidio tenebant. Caesar. Ils avoyent dedens la ville garnison de sept, etc. et la tenoyent en leur puissance.\Ora tenere. Cic. Se taire, Ne dire mot.\Ora tenere. Virgil. Tenir le visage en un estat sans le remuer.\Intelligebam sine te non esse nobis illas partes tenendas propter Antonium. Cic. Que je ne debvoye pas tenir ce chemin là, ou aller par ce costé là.\Percepta et comprehensa tenere. Cic. Entendre.\Quam personam teneant, non intelligunt. Cic. Ils ne scavent encore de quel mestier et profession ils sont.\Planta tenet. Columel. Tient et a prins racine.\Poena aliqua teneri. Cic. Avoir forfaict contre quelque loy imposant peine.\Portum tenere. Liu. Estre à port et arrivé.\Principatum tenere. Cic. Estre le principal.\Principatum sententiae tenere. Cic. Opiner le premier, Dire son opinion en premier lieu.\Promissum tenere. Cic. Tenir sa promesse.\Propositum tenere. Caes. Venir au dessus de ses atteintes, Parvenir à ses intentions, Faire ce qu'on avoit proposé de faire.\Prouinciam tenere. Cic. Avoir le gouvernement d'une province.\Rationem iuris aequabilem tenere. Cic. Garder un droict equitable à un chascun.\Religione teneri. Cic. N'oser faire quelque chose au moyen du serment ou autre empeschement concernant la conscience.\Rem oculis, non coniectura tenere. Cic. Scavoir quelque chose par l'avoir veue, Averer une chose par inspection.\Ab improbis et perditis ciuibus Resp. tenetur. Cicero. Les meschants sont maistres de la chose publique.\Risum tenere. Cic. Se garder de rire.\Rura tenere. Ouid. Estre és champs.\Se intra silentium tenere. Plin. iunior. Se taire.\Se in silentio tenere. Plin. iunior. Ne dire mot.\Se in equestri ordine tenere. Plin. iunior. S'y tenir et demourer sans monter plus hault.\Se improbis artibus tenere. Plaut. S'entretenir.\Sese castris tenere. Caesar. Ne bouger de son fort.\Se domo tenere. Cic. Ne bouger de la maison.\Se domesticis finibus tenere. Cic. Se contenter de, etc.\Se suis finibus tenere. Cic. Se tenir à ce qu'on ha, et se contenter.\Se loco tenere. Liu. Ne bouger de sa place.\Tenere se intra grauitatem. Plin. iunior. Se contenir en sa gravité, Garder sa gravité.\Hoc loco tenere se Triarius non potuit, Obsecro, inquit, etc. Cic. Ne se peult contenir et taire.\Teneo ab accusando vix me hercule. Cic. A grand peine me puis je tenir que je, etc.\Tenuit sententia altera. Plin. iunior. A esté receue, A obtenu.\Sententiam aliquam tenere. Cicero. Tenir quelque opinion.\Sermone suo tenere aliquem. Cic. Entretenir sans l'ennuyer.\Silentium inde aliquandiu tenuit. Liu. On se teut, Il y eut longue silence.\Silentium tenet populus. Liu. Il se taist, Il tient silence.\Sitis tenet hiantes. Lucret. Nous avons grand soif, ou desir.\Somnum tenere. Cic. Se garder de dormir.\Spem tenere. Plaut. Avoir esperance.\Magna me spes tenet, si ea quae, etc. Cic. J'ay grande esperance.\Studia agri colendi tenere. Cic. Maintenir tousjours et entretenir, Poursuyvre tousjours le train d'agriculture.\Teneri studio alicuius rei. Cic. Prendre plaisir à quelque chose.\Teneri iisdem studiis. Cic. Avoir aussi grande affection d'une chose, qu'à une autre.\Summum me eorum studium tenet, sicut odium iam caeterarum rerum. Cic. J'ay grand desir de les veoir.\Suum tenere. Cic. Garder le sien.\Temperamentum tenere. Plin. iun. Garder moyen.\Verecundia teneri. Liu. Estre honteux.\Vestigia alicuius tenere. Liuius. Le suyvre de pres, et ne perdre point sa trace.\Viam tenere. Cic. Suyvre la voye et l'exemple.\Perge tenere istiam viam. Cic. Tenir ce chemin.\Vocem tenere. Ouid. Se taire.\Voce tenere ruentem. Lucan. Retarder.\Voto et promisso teneri. Cic. Estre obligé et astreinct.\Vrbem aliquam tenere. Cic. La tenir et l'avoir de son parti.\Tene tibi. Plaut. Prens le pour toy.\Redi: quo fugis nunc? tene tene. Plaut. Tien tien, vien ca.\Teneri manifesto. Plaut. Estre surprins, Prins sur le faict, Estre convaincu si apertement, qu'on ne le puisse nier.\Tenere aliquem manifestum mendacii. Plaut. Surprendre en menterie evidente.\Teneri de vi. Seneca. Estre coulpable du crime de violence et effort.\Teneri. Cic. Estre convaincu.\Scripseram tenuisse Varenum, vt sibi euocare testes liceret. Plin. iun. Que Varenus avoit obtenu et impetré, etc.\Obducto late tenet omnia limo. Virgil. Couvre.\Capitolia celsa tenebat. Virgil. Defendoit.\Aliter leges, aliter philosophi tollunt astutias. Leges, quatenus manu tenere possunt: Philosophi, quatenus ratione et intelligentia. Cic. Selon qu'elles y peuvent mettre ordre, Selon que ceulx qui escrivent les loix peuvent penser et mettre les cas par escript.\Incendium per duas noctes, ac diem vnum tenuit. Liuius. Dura.\His causis quae familiaritate et consuetudine tenentur. Cic. Qui sont à cause de la familiarité.\Tribus rebus animantium vita tenetur, cibo, potione, spiritu. Cic. Est entretenue et conservee.\Posteaquam vnum, quo tenebamur, amisimus. Cic. Depuis qu'avons perdu ce qui nous maintenoit en estre.\Tenere. Plaut. Entendre et scavoir.\Tenes quid dicam? Terent. Entens tu ce que je di? -
12 refero
rĕ-fĕro, rettŭli (also written retuli), rĕlātum (rēlātum or rellatum, Lucr. 2, 1001), rĕferre, v. a. irr., to bear, carry, bring, draw, or give back (very freq. and class.; cf.: reduco, reporto, retraho).I.Lit.A.Ingen.: zonas, quas plenas argenti extuli, eas ex provinciā inanes rettuli, C. Gracchus ap. Gell. 15, 12 fin.:b.arma,
Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 25:vasa domum,
id. Poen. 4, 2, 25; cf.:pallam domum,
id. Men. 5, 7, 59; 4, 2, 97; 98; cf.:anulum ad me,
id. Cas. 2, 1, 1;and simply pallam, spinther,
id. Men. 3, 3, 16; 5, 1, 5; 5, 2, 56:secum aurum,
id. Aul. 4, 5, 4:exta,
id. Poen. 2, 44:uvidum rete sine squamoso pecu,
id. Rud. 4, 3, 5:aestus aliquem in portum refert,
id. As. 1, 3, 6:Auster me ad tribulos tuos Rhegium rettulit,
Cic. Fam. 12, 25, 3: ut naves eodem, unde erant profectae, reterrentur, Caes. B. G. 4, 28:me referunt pedes in Tusculanum,
Cic. Att. 15, 16, B; cf.:aliquem lecticae impositum domum,
Suet. Caes. 82; and:in Palatium,
id. Vit. 16: intro referre pedem, to turn one ' s feet back, to return, Plaut. Merc. 5, 4, 50; cf.:incertus tuum cave ad me rettuleris pedem,
id. Ep. 3, 4, 3:caelo rettulit illa pedem,
Ov. H. 16, 88; 15, 186:fertque refertque pedes,
id. F. 6, 334 (for a different use of the phrase, v. infra B. 2.):in decimum vestigia rettulit annum (victoria),
Verg. A. 11, 290:in convivia gressum,
Sil. 11, 355:in thalamos cursum,
id. 8, 89:ad nomen caput ille refert,
turns his head, looks back, Ov. M. 3, 245:suumque Rettulit os in se,
drew back, concealed, id. ib. 2, 303:ad Tuneta rursum castra refert,
Liv. 30, 16:corpus in monumentum,
Petr. 113:relatis Lacedaemona (ossibus),
Just. 3, 3, 12:gemmam non ad os, sed ad genas,
Ov. Tr. 5, 4, 5: digitos ad os referre, to draw back (v. digitus), Quint. 11, 3, 103:digitos ad frontem saepe,
Ov. M. 15, 567:manum ad capulum,
Tac. A. 15, 58 fin.:rursus enses vaginae,
Sil. 7, 508:pecunias monumentaque, in templum,
Caes. B. C. 2, 21:caput ejus in castra,
id. B. G. 5, 58:vulneratos in locum tutum,
id. B. C. 2, 41:cornua (urorum) in publicum,
id. B. G. 6, 28:frumentum omne ad se referri jubet,
id. ib. 7, 71:signa militaria, scutum, litteras ad Caesarem,
id. ib. 7, 88; id. B. C. 3, 53; 3, 99; id. B. G. 1, 29; 5, 49:Caesaris capite relato,
id. B. C. 3, 19 fin. —Esp.: referre se, to go back, return:c.Romam se rettulit,
Cic. Fl. 21, 50:sese in castra,
Caes. B. C. 1, 72 fin.:se huc,
id. ib. 2, 8, 2:domum me Ad porri catinum,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 115:sese ab Argis (Juno),
Verg. A. 7, 286:se ab aestu,
Ov. M. 14, 52; cf.:se de Britannis ovans,
Tac. A. 13, 32:causam Cleanthes offert, cur se sol referat,
Cic. N. D. 3, 14, 37.—Pass. in mid. sense, to return, arrive:d.sin reiciemur, tamen eodem paulo tardius referamur necesse est,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 49, 119:classem relatam,
Verg. A. 1, 390:nunc Itali in tergum versis referuntur habenis,
Sil. 4, 317; 7, 623.—To withdraw, remove:B.fines benignitatis introrsus referre,
to narrow, Sen. Ben. 1, 14, 5:Seleucia ab mari relata,
remote, Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 93. —In partic.1.To give back something due; to give up, return, restore, pay back, repay (= reddere):2.scyphos, quos utendos dedi Philodamo, rettuleritne?
Plaut. As. 2, 4, 34; cf. id. Aul. 4, 10, 29; 37; 38;and, pateram (surreptam),
Cic. Div. 1, 25, 54:argentum,
Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 29; so (with reddere) id. Curc. 5, 3, 45:mercedem (with reddere),
id. As. 2, 4, 35; cf.:octonis idibus aera,
to pay the money for tuition. Hor. S. 1, 6, 75 (v. idus):si non Rettuleris pannum,
id. Ep. 1, 17, 32; 1, 6, 60:verum, si plus dederis, referam,
Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 112.—Referre pedem or gradum, as a milit. t. t., to draw back, retire, withdraw, retreat (different from the gen. signif., to return, and the above passages):b.vulneribus defessi pedem referre coeperunt,
Caes. B. G. 1, 25; cf.:ut paulatim cedant ac pedem referant,
id. B. C. 2, 40; Liv. 7, 33; so,referre pedem,
Caes. B. C. 1, 44 (with loco excedere); Cic. Phil. 12, 3 (opp. insistere); Liv. 3, 60 (opp. restituitur pugna);21, 8 al.— For the sake of euphony: referre gradum: cum pedes referret gradum,
Liv. 1, 14. —And, in a like sense, once mid.: a primā acie ad triarios sensim referebatur,
Liv. 8, 8, 11.—Transf., out of the milit. sphere:II. A.feroque viso retulit retro pedem (viator),
Phaedr. 2, 1, 8; cf.:viso rettulit angue pedem,
Ov. F. 2, 342; 6, 334:rettulit ille gradus horrueruntque comae,
id. ib. 2, 502:(in judiciis) instare proficientibus et ab iis, quae non adjuvant, quam mollissime pedem oportet referre,
Quint. 6, 4, 19.In gen.: (Saxum) ejulatu... Resonando mutum flebiles voces refert, Att. ap. Cic. Fin. 2, 29, 94 (Trag. Rel. p. 176 Rib.); cf. Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 14, § 42:B.sonum,
id. N. D. 2, 57, 144; id. Or. 12, 38; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 201 al.:voces,
Ov. M. 12, 47; cf.:Coëamus rettulit Echo,
id. ib. 3, 387: cum ex CXXV. judicibus reus L. referret, restored to the list, i. e. retained, accepted (opp. quinque et LXX. reiceret), Cic. Planc. 17:o mihi praeteritos referat si Juppiter annos!
Verg. A. 8, 560; cf.: tibi tempora, Hor. C. 4, 13, 13:festas luces (sae culum),
id. ib. 4, 6, 42:dies siccos (sol),
id. ib. 3, 29, 20 et saep.:hoc quidem jam periit: Ni quid tibi hinc in spem referas,
Plaut. Ep. 3, 2, 3:ad amicam meras querimonias referre,
id. Truc. 1, 2, 65:hic in suam domum ignominiam et calamitatem rettulit,
Cic. Off. 1, 39, 138; cf.:pro re certā spem falsam domum rettulerunt,
id. Rosc. Am. 38, 110:rem publicam sistere negat posse, nisi ad equestrem ordinem judicia referantur,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 96, § 223:servati civis decus referre,
Tac. A. 3, 21:e cursu populari referre aspectum in curiam,
to turn back, turn towards, Cic. Prov. Cons. 16, 38; cf.:oculos animumque ad aliquem,
id. Quint. 14, 47:animum ad studia,
id. de Or. 1, 1, 1:animum ad veritatem,
id. Rosc. Am. 16, 48:animum ad firmitudinem,
Tac. A. 3, 6 et saep.:multa dies variique labor mutabilis aevi Rettulit in melius,
brought to a better state, Verg. A. 11, 426:uterque se a scientiae delectatione ad efficiendi utilitatem refert,
Cic. Rep. 5, 3, 5; so,se ad philosophiam referre,
to go back, return, id. Off. 2, 1, 4:ut eo, unde digressa est, referat se oratio,
id. ib. 2, 22, 77.—In partic.1.(Acc. to I. B. 1.) To pay back, give back, repay (syn. reddo):2.denique Par pari referto,
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 55; cf.:quod ab ipso adlatum est, id sibi esse relatum putet,
id. Phorm. prol. 21:ut puto, non poteris ipsa referre vicem,
pay him back in his own coin, Ov. A. A. 1, 370; Sen. Herc. Fur. 1337. — Esp. in the phrase referre gratiam (rarely gratias), to return thanks, show one ' s gratitude (by deeds), to recompense, requite (cf.:gratiam habeo): spero ego mihi quoque Tempus tale eventurum, ut tibi gratium referam parem,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 4, 39:parem gratiam,
Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 51:et habetur et refertur, Thais, a me ita, uti merita es, gratia,
id. ib. 4, 6, 12; cf.:meritam gratiam debitamque,
Cic. de Or. 3, 4, 14:justam ac debitam gratiam,
id. Balb. 26, 59:pro eo mihi ac mereor relaturos esse gratiam,
id. Cat. 4, 2, 3; 1, 11, 28; id. Off. 2, 20, 69:fecisti ut tibi numquam referre gratiam possim,
Plaut. Capt. 5, 1, 12; id. Most. 1, 3, 57; id. Pers. 5, 2, 71; id. Ps. 1, 3, 86; id. Rud. 5, 3, 36 al.; Cic. Lael. 15, 53; Caes. B. G. 1, 35:alicui pro ejus meritis gratiam referre,
id. ib. 5, 27 fin.; id. B. C. 2, 39; 3, 1, fin.:gratiam emeritis,
Ov. P. 1, 7, 61:gratiam factis,
id. Tr. 5, 4, 47.— Plur.:pro tantis eorum in rem publicam meritis honores ei habeantur gratiaeque referantur,
Cic. Phil. 3, 15, 39; 10, 11, 1:dis advenientem gratias pro meritis agere,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 27; v. gratia.—To bring back any thing; to repeat, renew, restore, = repetere, retractare, renovare, etc.:b.(Hecyram) Iterum referre,
to produce it again, Ter. Hec. prol. 7; id. ib. prol. alt. 21 and 30; cf. Hor. A. P. 179.— So, to bring up for reconsideration:rem judicatam,
Cic. Dom. 29, 78:ludunt... Dictaeos referunt Curetas,
Lucr. 2, 633:Actia pugna per pueros refertur,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 62: institutum referri ac renovari, Civ. Div. in Caecil. 21, 68; cf.:consuetudo longo intervallo repetita ac relata,
id. ib. 21, 67:te illud idem, quod tum explosum et ejectum est, nunc rettulisse demiror,
Cic. Clu. 31, 86:cum ad idem, unde semel profecta sunt, cuncta astra redierint eandemque totius caeli descriptionem longis intervallis retulerint,
id. Rep. 6, 22, 24:mysteria ad quae biduo serius veneram,
id. de Or. 3, 20, 75:quasdam caerimonias ex magno intervallo,
Liv. 3, 55:antiquum morem,
Suet. Caes. 20:consuetudinem antiquam,
id. Tib. 32 et saep.:cum aditus consul idem illud responsum rettulit,
repeated, Liv. 37, 6 fin.:veterem Valeriae gentis in liberandā patriā laudem,
to restore, Cic. Fl. 1, 1:hunc morem, hos casus atque haec certamina primus Ascanius Rettulit,
Verg. A. 5, 598:O mihi praeteritos referat si Juppiter annos,
id. ib. 8, 560.—To represent, set forth anew, reproduce, etc.:3.referre Naturam, mores, victum motusque parentum,
to reproduce, Lucr. 1, 597:majorum vultus vocesque comasque,
id. 4, 1221:mores, os vultusque ejus (sc. patris),
Plin. Ep. 5, 16, 9:parentis sui speciem,
Liv. 10, 7; cf.:(Tellus) partim figuras Rettulit antiquas, partim nova monstra creavit,
Ov. M. 1, 437:faciem demptā pelle novam,
Tib. 1, 8, 46:temporis illius vultum,
Ov. M. 13, 443: si quis mihi parvulus aulā Luderet Aeneas, qui te tamen ore [p. 1545] referret, might represent, resemble thee, Verg. A. 4, 329; cf.:nomine avum referens, animo manibusque parentem,
id. ib. 12, 348:Marsigni sermone vultuque Suevos referunt,
Tac. G. 43:neque amissos colores lana refert,
Hor. C. 3, 5, 28.—To convey a report, account, intelligence, by speech or by writing; to report, announce, relate, recite, repeat, recount; to mention, allege (class.;b.in late Lat. saepissime): certorum hominum sermones referebantur ad me,
Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 10 Orell. N. cr.:tales miserrima fletus Fertque refertque soror (sc. ad Aeneam),
Verg. A. 4, 438:pugnam referunt,
Ov. M. 12, 160:factum dictumve,
Liv. 6, 40:si quis hoc referat exemplum,
Quint. 5, 11, 8:in epistulis Cicero haec Bruti refert verba,
id. 6, 3, 20:quale refert Cicero de homine praelongo, caput eum, etc.,
id. 6, 3, 67 et saep.:quaecunque refers,
Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 60; 2, 1, 130:sermones deorum,
id. C. 3, 3, 71:multum referens de Maecenate,
Juv. 1, 66. —With obj.-clause, Suet. Caes. 30; Ov. M. 1, 700; 4, 796:Celso gaudere et bene rem gerere refer,
Hor. Ep. 1, 8, 2 al.; cf. poet. by Greek attraction:quia rettulit Ajax Esse Jovis pronepos,
Ov. M. 13, 141; and:referre aliquid in annales,
Liv. 4, 34 fin., and 43, 13, 2:ut Proetum mulier perfida credulum Falsis impulerit criminibus, refert,
Hor. C. 3, 7, 16.— Absol.:quantum, inquam, debetis? Respondent CVI. Refero ad Scaptium,
I report, announce it to Scaptius, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 12:in quo primum saepe aliter est dictum, aliter ad nos relatum,
reported, stated, id. Brut. 57, 288:(Hortensius) nullo referente, omnia adversariorum dicta meminisset,
id. ib. 88, 301:abi, quaere, et refer,
Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 53. —Poet. (mostly in Ovid), to repeat to one ' s self, call to mind:c.tacitāque recentia mente Visa refert,
Ov. M. 15, 27:si forte refers,
id. Am. 2, 8, 17:haec refer,
id. R. Am. 308:saepe refer tecum sceleratae facta puellae,
id. ib. 299:mente memor refero,
id. M. 15, 451:foeda Lycaoniae referens convivia mensae,
id. ib. 1, 165; cf.:illam meminitque refertque,
id. ib. 11, 563.—Pregn., to say in return, to rejoin, answer, reply (syn. respondeo):d.id me non ad meam defensionem attulisse, sed illorum defensioni rettulisse,
Cic. Caecin. 29, 85:ego tibi refero,
I reply to you, id. ib. 29, 85, §84: ut si esset dictum, etc., et referret aliquis Ergo, etc.,
id. Fat. 13, 30:quid a nobis autem refertur,
id. Quint. 13, 44: retices;nec mutua nostris Dicta refers,
Ov. M. 1, 656; 14, 696:Musa refert,
id. ib. 5, 337; id. F. 5, 278:Anna refert,
Verg. A. 4, 31:talia voce,
id. ib. 1, 94:pectore voces,
id. ib. 5, 409:tandem pauca refert,
id. ib. 4, 333 et saep. —Publicists' t. t.(α).To bring, convey, deliver any thing as an official report, to report, announce, notify, = renuntiare:(β).legati haec se ad suos relaturos dixerunt,
Caes. B. G. 4, 9; cf.:cujus orationem legati domum referunt,
id. B. C. 1, 35: responsa (legati), Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 380, 31:legationem Romam,
Liv. 7, 32:mandata ad aliquem,
Caes. B. C. 3, 57:responsa,
id. B. G. 1, 35; cf.:mandata alicui,
id. ib. 1, 37:numerum capitum ad aliquem,
id. ib. 2, 33 fin.:rumores excipere et ad aliquem referre,
Cic. Deiot. 9, 25; cf. Caes. B. G. 1, 47:Ubii paucis diebus intermissis referunt, Suevos omnes, etc.,
id. ib. 6, 10; Liv. 3, 38, 12.—Ad senatum de aliquā re referre (less freq with acc., a rel.-clause, or absol.), to make a motion or proposition in the Senate; to consult, refer to, or lay before the Senate; to move, bring forward, propose: VTI L. PAVLVS C. MARCELLVS COSS... DE CONSVLARIBVS PROVINCIIS AD SENATVM REFERRENT, NEVE QVID PRIVS... AD SENATVM REFERRENT, NEVE QVID CONIVNCTVM DE EA RE REFERRETVR A CONSVLIBVS, S. C. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 5 sq.: de legibus abrogandis ad senatum referre. Cic. Cornel. 1, Fragm. 8 (p. 448 Orell.); cf.:(γ).de quo legando consules spero ad senatum relaturos,
id. Imp. Pomp. 19, 58:de ejus honore ad senatum referre,
id. Phil. 8, 11, 33:de eā re postulant uti referatur. Itaque consulente Cicerone frequens senatus decernit, etc.,
Sall. C. 48, 5, 6:rem ad senatum refert,
id. ib. 29, 1; cf.:tunc relata ex integro res ad senatum,
Liv. 21, 5:rem ad senatum,
id. 2, 22:consul convocato senatu refert, quid de his fieri placeat, qui, etc.,
Sall. C. 50, 3: ut ex litteris ad senatum referretur, impetrari (a consulibus) non potuit. Referunt consules de re publicā, Caes. B. C. 1, 1; cf.:refer, inquis, ad senatum. Non referam,
Cic. Cat. 1, 8, 20.—Of other bodies than the Senate (cf.: defero, fero): C. Cassium censorem de signo Concordiae dedicando ad pontificum collegium rettulisse,
Cic. Dom. 53, 136: eam rem ad consilium cum rettulisset Fabius. Liv. 24, 45, 2; 30, 4, 9:est quod referam ad consilium,
id. 30, 31, 9; 44, 2, 5; Curt. 4, 11, 10.— Per syllepsin: DE EA RE AD SENATVM POPVLVMQVE REFERRI, since referre ad populum was not used in this sense (for ferre ad populum); v. fero, and the foll. g:de hoc (sc. Eumene) Antigonus ad consilium rettulit,
Nep. Eum. 12, 1.— Transf., to make a reference, to refer (class.): de rebus et obscuris et incertis ad Apollinem censeo referendum;ad quem etiam Athenienses publice de majoribus rebus semper rettulerunt,
Cic. Div. 1, 54, 122; cf. Nep. Lys. 3; Cic. Quint. 16, 53.— Different from this is, *Referre ad populum (for denuo ferre), to propose or refer any thing anew to the people (cf. supra, II. B. 2.;e.v. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 1006): factum est illorum aequitate et sapientiā consulum, ut id, quod senatus decreverat, id postea referendum ad populum non arbitrarentur,
Cic. Clu. 49, 137; cf. Att. ap. Non. p. 512, 29; Liv. 22, 20; Val. Max. 8, 10, 1.—A mercantile and publicists' t. t., to note down, enter any thing in writing; to inscribe, register, record, etc.:4.cum scirem, ita indicium in tabulas publicas relatum,
Cic. Sull. 15, 42:in tabulas quodcumque commodum est,
id. Fl. 9, 20:nomen in tabulas, in codicem,
id. Rosc. Com. 1, 4:quod reliquum in commentarium,
id. Att. 7, 3, 7:quid in libellum,
id. Phil. 1, 8, 19:tuas epistulas in volumina,
i. e. to admit, id. Fam. 16, 17 init.; cf.:orationem in Origines,
id. Brut. 23, 89 al.:in reos, in proscriptos referri,
to be set down among, id. Rosc. Am. 10, 27:absentem in reos,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 42, § 109; cf.:aliquem inter proscriptos,
Suet. Aug. 70:anulos quoque depositos a nobilitate, in annales relatum est,
Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 18:senatūs consulta falsa (sc. in aerarium),
enter, register, Cic. Fam. 12, 1, 1; id. Phil. 5, 4, 12. —Entirely absol.:ut nec triumviri accipiundo nec scribae referundo sufficerent,
Liv. 26, 36 fin. —Here, too, belongs referre rationes or aliquid (in rationibus, ad aerarium, ad aliquem, alicui), to give, present, or render an account:rationes totidem verbis referre ad aerarium,
Cic. Fam. 5, 20, 2;and rationes referre alone: in rationibus referendis... rationum referendarum jus, etc.,
id. ib. 5, 20, 1; id. Pis. 25, 61; id. Verr. 2, 1, 30, § 77; 2, 3, 71, § 167:referre rationes publicas ad Caesarem cum fide,
Caes. B. C. 2, 20 fin.:si hanc ex fenore pecuniam populo non rettuleris, reddas societati,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 71, § 167:(pecuniam) in aerarium,
Liv. 37, 57, 12; cf.: pecuniam operi publico, to charge to, i. e. to set down as applied to, Cic. Fl. 19, 44.— So, too, acceptum and in acceptum referre, to place to one ' s credit, in a lit. and trop. sense (v. accipio).— Hence, transf.: aliquem (aliquid) in numero (as above, in rationibus), in numerum, etc., to count or reckon a person or thing among:Democritus, qui imagines eorumque circuitus in deorum numero refert,
Cic. N. D. 1, 12, 29:(Caesar, Claudius) in deorum numerum relatus est,
Suet. Caes. 88; id. Claud. 45:Ponticus Heraclides terram et caelum refert in deos,
Cic. N. D. 1, 13, 34:nostri oratorii libri in Eundem librorum numerum referendi videntur,
id. Div. 2, 1, 4: hoc nomen in codicem relatum, id. Rosc. Com. B. and K. (al. in codice).—With inter (postAug. and freq.):ut inter deos referretur (August.),
Suet. Aug. 97:diem inter festos, nefastos,
Tac. A. 13, 41 fin.:hi tamen inter Germanos referuntur,
id. G. 46; Suet. Claud. 11; id. Tib. 53:dumque refert inter meritorum maxima, demptos Aesonis esse situs,
Ov. M. 7, 302:intellectum est, quod inter divos quoque referretur,
Lampr. Alex. Sev. 14:inter sidera referre,
Hyg. Fab. 192:inter praecipua crudelitatis indicia referendus,
Val. Max. 9, 2, ext. 5:inter insulas,
Plin. 5, 9, 9, § 48:dicebat quasdam esse quaestiones, quae deberent inter res judicatas referri,
Sen. Contr. 2, 11, 12:eodem Q. Caepionem referrem,
I should place in the same category, Cic. Brut. 62, 223.—Referre aliquid ad aliquid, to trace back, ascribe, refer a thing to any thing:5.qui pecudum ritu ad voluptatem omnia referunt,
Cic. Lael. 9, 32:omnia ad igneam vim,
id. N. D. 3, 14, 35:omnia ad incolumitatem et ad libertatem suam,
id. Rep. 1, 32, 49; 1, 26, 41:in historiā quaeque ad veritatem, in poëmate pleraque ad delectationem,
id. Leg. 1, 1, 5; id. Off. 1, 16, 52 et saep. al.:hunc ipsum finem definiebas id esse, quo omnia, quae recte fierent, referrentur, neque id ipsum usquam referretur,
id. Fin. 2, 2, 5; cf.nusquam,
id. ib. 1, 9, 29:ad commonendum oratorem, quo quidque referat,
id. de Or. 1, 32, 145:hinc omne principium, huc refer exitum,
Hor. C. 3, 6, 6.— With dat.:cujus adversa pravitati ipsius, prospera ad fortunam referebat,
Tac. A. 14, 38 fin. — In Tac. once with in:quidquid ubique magnificum est, in claritatem ejus (sc. Herculis) referre consensimus,
Tac. G. 34.—Rarely of persons;as: tuum est Caesar, quid nunc mihi animi sit, ad te ipsum referre,
Cic. Deiot. 2, 7.— Absol.: ita inserere oportet referentem ad fructum, meliore genere ut sit surculus, etc., one who looks to or cares for the fruit, Varr. R. R. 1, 40, 6.—Culpam in aliquem referre, to throw the blame upon, accuse, hold responsible for, etc. (post-Aug.):hic, quod in adversis rebis solet fieri, alius in alium culpam referebant,
Curt. 4, 3, 7; Aug. contr. Man. 2, 17, 25 Hier. Epp. 1, 9 fin.: cf.:augere ejus, in quem referet crimen, culpam,
Cic. Inv. 2, 28, 83:causa ad matrem referebatur,
Tac. A. 6, 49:causam abscessus ad Sejani artes,
id. ib. 4, 57. -
13 aliquando
ălĭquandŏ, temp. adv. [aliquis; Corssen, Ausspr. II. p. 856, regards the affix in this word and in quando as from an earlier -da = dies].I.A.. In opp. to a definite, fixed point of time, at some time or other, once; at any time, ever (i. e. at an indefinite, undetermined time, of the past, present, and future; mostly in affirmative clauses, while umquam is only used of past and future time, and in negative clauses or those implying doubt; cf. Beier ad Cic. Off. 2, 14, 51).—Of the past: neque ego umquam fuisse tale monstrum in terris ullum puto: quis clarioribus viris quodam tempore jucundior? quis turpioribus conjunctior: quis civis meliorum partium aliquando? Cic. Cael. 5, 12:B.Ad quem angelorum dixit aliquando, Sede etc.,
Vulg. Heb. 1, 13.—Of the future:erit illud profecto tempus et illucescet aliquando ille dies, etc.,
Cic. Mil. 26, 69:cave, ne aliquando peccato consentias,
Vulg. Tob. 4, 6:huic utinam aliquando gratiam referre possimus! Habebimus quidem semper,
Cic. Fam. 14, 4:ne posset aliquando ad bellum faciendum locus ipse adhortari,
id. Off. 1, 11, 35.—Of the present: de rationibus et de controversiis societatis vult dijudicari. Sero: verum aliquando tamen, but yet once, in opp. to not at all, never, Cic. Quint. 13, 43.—With non, nec (eccl. Lat.):C.non peccabitis aliquando,
Vulg. 2 Pet. 1, 10:nec aliquando defuit quidquam iis,
ib. 1 Reg. 25, 7; 25, 15; ib. Dan. 14, 6; ib 1 Thess. 2, 5.—In connection with ullus, and oftener, esp. in Cic., with aliquis:D.quaerere ea num vel e Philone vel ex ullo Academico audivisset aliquando,
Cic. Ac. 2, 4, 11: Forsitan aliquis aliquando ejusmodi quidpiam fecerit. id. Verr. 2, 32, 78;ego quia dico aliquid aliquando, et quia, ut fit, in multis exit aliquando aliquid, etc.,
id. Planc 14, 35;non despero fore aliquem aliquando,
id. de Or. 1, 21, 95:docendo etiam aliquid aliquando,
id. Or. 42, 144:Nam aut erit hic aliquid aliquando, etc.,
id. Fam. 7, 11, 2.—So with quisquis:nec quidquam aliquando periit,
Vulg. 1 Reg. 25, 15; 25, 7.—Si forte aliquando or si aliquando, if at any time, if ever; or of a distant, but undefined, point of time, if once, at one time, or one day:E.si quid hujus simile forte aliquando evenerit,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 40:quod si aliquando manus ista plus valuerit quam vestra ac rei publicae dignitas, etc.,
Cic. Cat. 4, 10, 20: ampla domus dedecori saepe domino fit, et maxime si aliquando alio domino solita est frequentari, once, i. e. at a former time, id. Off. 1, 39, 139.—It is often used (opp.: in praesentiā, nunc, adhuc) of an indefinite, past, or future time = olim, quondam, once, formerly; in future time, hereafter:II.quod sit in praesentiā de honestate delibatum, virtute aliquando et industriā recuperetur,
Cic. Inv. 2, 58, 174:aliquando nobis libertatis tempus fuisse, quod pacis vobiscum non fuerit: nunc certe, etc., Liv 25, 29: Iol ad mare, aliquando ignobilis, nunc illustris,
Mel. 1, 6:Qui aliquando non populus, nunc autem populus Dei,
Vulg. 1 Pet. 2, 10; ib. Philem. 11:quam concedis adhuc artem omnino non esse, sed aliquando, etc.,
Cic. de Or 1, 58, 246.—Sometimes the point of time in contrast can be determined only from the context:quaerere num e Philone audivisset aliquando,
Cic. Ac. Pr. 2, 4, 11:veritus sum deesse Pompeii saluti, cum ille aliquando non defuisset meae,
id. Fam. 6, 6, 10:aut quisquam nostri misereri potest, qui aliquando vobis hostis fuit?
Sall. J. 14, 17:Zacynthus aliquando appellata Hyrie,
Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 54; Plin. Ep. 6, 10:quae aliquando viderat,
Vulg. Gen. 42, 9; ib. 1 Pet. 3, 20.—Of that which at times happens, in contrast with that which never or seldom occurs, sometimes, now and then = non numquam, interdum (opp.: numquam, raro; semper, saepe).A.Te non numquam a me alienārunt, et me aliquando immutārunt tibi, Cic. Fam. 5, 8, 2:B.liceret ei dicere utilitatem aliquando cum honestate pugnare,
id. Off. 3, 3, 12:sitne aliquando mentiri boni viri?
id. de Or. 3, 29, 113; Quint. 5, 13, 31:multa proelia et aliquando non cruenta,
Tac. Agr. 17; Suet. Aug. 43.—With numquam, raro; semper, saepe, saepius, modo in another clause:C.convertit se aliquando ad timorem, numquam ad sanitatem,
Cic. Sull. 5, 17:senatumque et populum numquam obscura nomina, etiam si aliquando obumbrentur,
Tac. H. 2, 32:quod non saepe, atque haud scio an umquam, in aliquā parte eluceat aliquando,
Cic. Or. 2, 7:raro, sed aliquando tamen, ex metu delirium nascitur,
Cels. 3, 18; so id. 8, 4; 1 praef.:aliquando... semper,
Liv. 45, 23, 8:aliquando fortuna, semper animo maximus,
Vell. 2, 18: Haud semper errat fama;aliquando et elegit,
Tac. Agr. 9:aliquando... saepe,
Cels. 1 praef.:nec tamen ubique cerni, aliquando propter nubila, saepius globo terrae obstante,
Plin. 2, 13, 10, § 56; so Tac. A. 3, 27; id. Agr. 38.—In partitive clauses, twice, or even several times, like modo—modo, sometimes also alternating with non numquam or modo (so only in the post-Aug. per.), at one time... at another, now.. now:D.confirmatio aliquando totius causae est, aliquando partium,
Quint. 5, 13, 58; Plin. 17, 28, 47, § 262; Sen. Q. N. 2, 36, 2:aliquando emicat stella, aliquando ardores sunt, aliquando fixi et haerentes, non numquam volubiles,
id. ib. 1, 14; cf. Suet. Calig. 52:Vespasianus modo in spem erectus, aliquando adversa reputabat,
Tac. H. 2, 74; id. A. 16, 10.—In colloquial lang., to indicate that there is occasion for a certain thing, once, for once, on this occasion, now:E.aliquando osculando melius est, uxor, pausam fieri,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 6, 1:sed si placet, sermonem alio transferamus, et nostro more aliquando, non rhetorico loquamur,
now in our own way, Cic. de Or. 1, 29, 133:sed ne plura: dicendum enim aliquando est, Pomponium Atticum sic amo, ut alterum fratrem,
I must for once say it, id. Fam. 13, 1, 14.—In commands, exhortations, or wishes, = tandem, at length, now at last:F.audite quaeso, judices, et aliquando miseremini sociorum,
Cic. Verr. 1, 28, 72:mode scribe aliquando ad nos, quid agas,
id. Fam. 7, 12, 2:stulti, aliquando sapite,
Vulg. Psa. 93, 8:ipse agat, ut orbatura patres aliquando fulmina ponat,
Ov. M. 2, 391:Aliquando isti principes sibi populi Romani auctoritati parendum esse fateantur,
id. Imp. Pomp. 22, 64; id. Verr. 4, 37, 81; Sall. J. 14, 21; Ov. M. 2, 390:et velim aliquando, cum erit tuum commodum, Lentulum puerum visas,
Cic. Att. 12, 28.—Hence,Of that which happens after long expectation or delay, freq. in connection with tandem, finally, at length, now at last:quibus (quaestionibus) finem aliquando amicorum auctoritas fecit,
Cic. Clu. 67, 191:(dii) placati jam vel satiati aliquando,
id. Marcell. 6, 18:collegi me aliquando,
id. Clu. 18, 51: aliquando idque sero usum loquendi populo concessi, finally. i. e. after I have for a long time spoken in another manner, id. Or. 48, 160:te aliquando collaudare possum, quod jam, etc.,
id. Fam. 7, 17; Suet. Aug. 70:diu exspectaverant, dum retia extraherentur: aliquando extractis piscis nullus infuit,
id. Clar. Rhet. 1.—With tandem:aliquando tandem huc animum ut adducas tuum,
Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 61:spes est et hunc aliquan do tandem posse consistere,
Cic. Quint. 30, 94 tandem aliquando L. Catilinam ex urbe ejecimus, id. Cat. 2, 1:ut tandem aliquando timere desinam,
id. ib. 1, 7, 18; id. Quint. 30, 94:servus tandem aliquando mihi a te exspectatissimas litteras reddidit,
id. Fam. 16, 9:tandem aliquando refloruistis,
Vulg. Phil. 4, 10.—With jam:utile esse te aliquando jam rem transigere,
now at length Cic. Att. 1, 4. -
14 talis
tālis, tāle tel, pareil, semblable, de ce genre, de telle nature. - cf. gr. τηλίκος. - tali modo: de la façon suivante. - talia dixit: il s'exprima à peu près ainsi. sine sociis nemo quicquam tale conatur, Cic.: personne n'entreprend un coup de ce genre sans avoir des associés. - talis... qualis...: tel... que... - cf. gr. τοιοῦτος... οἷος. - qualis vis videri, talis esto: sois tel que tu veux paraître. - qualis mater, talis filia: telle mère, telle fille. - talis... atque (ac): tel... que... - faxo tali eum mactatum, atque hic est, infortunio,Ter. Phorm.: je me charge de le frapper de la même infortune que celui-ci. - ille honos paucis delatus est tali voluntate ac (atque) mihi: cet honneur a été décerné à peu d'hommes avec le même empressement qu'à moi. - talis est ut jure laudetur (talis est qui jure laudetur): il a de telles qualités qu'il est juste de le louer. - tot et tales viri, Cic.: tant d'hommes d'une si grande valeur. - pro tali facinore, Cic.: pour une action si noire.* * *tālis, tāle tel, pareil, semblable, de ce genre, de telle nature. - cf. gr. τηλίκος. - tali modo: de la façon suivante. - talia dixit: il s'exprima à peu près ainsi. sine sociis nemo quicquam tale conatur, Cic.: personne n'entreprend un coup de ce genre sans avoir des associés. - talis... qualis...: tel... que... - cf. gr. τοιοῦτος... οἷος. - qualis vis videri, talis esto: sois tel que tu veux paraître. - qualis mater, talis filia: telle mère, telle fille. - talis... atque (ac): tel... que... - faxo tali eum mactatum, atque hic est, infortunio,Ter. Phorm.: je me charge de le frapper de la même infortune que celui-ci. - ille honos paucis delatus est tali voluntate ac (atque) mihi: cet honneur a été décerné à peu d'hommes avec le même empressement qu'à moi. - talis est ut jure laudetur (talis est qui jure laudetur): il a de telles qualités qu'il est juste de le louer. - tot et tales viri, Cic.: tant d'hommes d'une si grande valeur. - pro tali facinore, Cic.: pour une action si noire.* * *Talis, et hoc tale. Cic. Tel.\Aliquid tale putaui fore. Cic. Quelque telle chose.\Honos talis paucis est delatus ac mihi. Cic. Tel qu'à moy.\Clodium existima ciuem talem, qualis et prudentissimus et fortuna optima esse debet. Cic. Tel que, etc. -
15 talis
tālis, e, adj. [demonstr. stem to-, cf. Gr. têlikos], such, of such a kind, nature, or quality, such like; with a corresp. qualis, atque, ut, qui, or absol.I.Ingen.A.With correlatives.1.With qualis:2.talis est quaeque res publica, qualis ejus aut natura aut voluntas, qui illam regit,
Cic. Rep. 1, 31, 47:ut facillime, quales simus, tales esse videamur,
id. Off. 2, 13, 44:cum esset talis, qualem te esse video,
id. Mur. 14, 32; id. Rep. 1, 26, 41:quale solet viscum virere... Talis erat species,
Verg. A. 6, 208; cf. Cic. Rep. 1, 31, 47.—With atque:3.faxo tali eum mactatum, atque hic est, infortunio,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 8 (9), 39:honos tali populi Romani voluntate paucis est delatus ac mihi,
Cic. Vatin. 4, 10.—With ut:4.tales nos esse putamus, ut jure laudemur,
Cic. Off. 1, 26, 91:nunc rationem videtis esse talem, ut, etc.,
id. Rep. 2, 22, 39:talia esse scio, ut, etc.,
Liv. 42, 42, 7.—With qui:B.talem te esse oportet, qui primum te ab impiorum civium societate sejungas,
Cic. Fam. 10, 6, 3:ultima talis erit, quae mea prima fides,
Prop. 2, 20 (3, 13), 34; Stat. Th. 2, 170.—Absol.1.In gen., such, the like: sin est probus (Cresphontes maritus meus), Cur talem invitam invitum cogis linquere? Enn. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 24, 38 (Trag. v. 158 Vahl.):2.quoi in re tali jam subvenisti antidhac,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 26:aliquid tale putavi fore,
Cic. Att. 16, 8, 2:tantum abest, ut et ipsi tale quicquam facturi fueritis,
Liv. 26, 31, 5:a quo tale quid dictum referretur,
id. 5, 1, 7:quod erit ejusmodi, nihil ut tale ullā in re publicā reperiatur,
Cic. Rep. 2, 23, 42:omnem legem esse laudabilem, quibusdam talibus argumentis docent,
id. Leg. 2, 5, 11; cf. id. Univ. 7:haec taliaque vociferantes,
Liv. 5, 2, 13; cf. Tac. A. 11, 24:nil metuens tale,
Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 67.—Esp., in discourse, etc., referring to something that follows, the following, as follows, such as this, etc.: talia commemorat lacrimans, exterrita somno: Eurydica, etc., Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 20, 40 (Ann. v. 37 Vahl.):II.talia fatur: Salve, etc.,
Verg. A. 5, 79; 1, 559; 6, 372:talia tum placido Saturnius edidit ore: dicite, etc.,
Ov. M. 8, 703:id tale est: occidisti hominem, etc.,
Quint. 7, 1, 6; cf. id. 5, 10, 82; 9, 2, 41:quae talia,
Verg. A. 7, 21; 10, 298:tali modo liberatus est,
as follows, Nep. Cim. 2, 1.—In partic., pregn., like the Gr. toiosde or toioutos, of such an especial kind or nature (both in a good and a bad sense), so distinguished, great, excellent, good, beautiful, fine, etc., so great, extreme, bad, etc., such emphatically, = tantus:ubi tu, talis vir, falsum autumas,
Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 2:oculos corrumpis talis,
id. Merc. 3, 1, 3:talem, tali genere atque animo natum ex tantā familiā,
Ter. Ad. 3, 1, 10:istam times, ne illum talem praeripiat tibi,
id. Eun. 1, 2, 81; cf.:quibus rebus tantis, talibus gestis, quid fuit causae, cur, etc.?
Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 71:quae tuā sponte faceres in hominem tantum et talem, calamitosum,
id. Fam. 13, 66, 1:urbes tantas atque tales,
id. N. D. 3, 38, 92; id. Fam. 15, 4, 14:quid negotii geritur, in quo ille tot et tales viros defatigat?
id. Quint. 13, 42: judices tali dignitate praediti, id. Clu. 53, 147; Caes. B. C. 1, 53:pro tali facinore,
id. B. G. 6, 34 fin.; Sall. J. 10, 8:tamen is ad id locorum talis vir consulatum petere non audebat,
id. ib. 63, 6: tali tempore, at so critical a time, Balb. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 15, A, 1; Liv. 22, 35, 7; 30, 37, 8; Verg. A. 11, 303 al.—Hence, adv.: tālĭter, in such wise, in such sort, so (post-Aug.):qualiter... taliter,
Mart. 5, 7, 3; Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 124; Pall. 9, 8, 1. -
16 tempora
tempus, ŏris ( abl. temp. tempori or temperi; v. infra), n. [etym. dub.; perh. root tem-; Gr. temnô; prop. a section; hence, in partic., of time].I.Lit., a portion or period of time, a time:2.tempus diei,
daytime, Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 38; 1, 1, 116:extremum diei,
Cic. de Or. 1, 7, 26; cf.:matutina tempora,
morning hours, id. Fam. 7, 1, 1:anni tempora,
the seasons, Lucr. 2, 33; 5, 1396; cf.:quam (Ennam) circa sunt laetissimi flores omni tempore anni,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107:maturius paulo, quam tempus anni postulabat, in hiberna exercitum deduxit,
Caes. B. G. 1, 54:erat hibernum tempus anni,
Cic. Rep. 1, 12, 18; Auct. B. Alex. 43, 1.—Esp. of the time intervening between two events, etc., an interval, period, time:B.longo post tempore,
Verg. E. 1, 68:magno post tempore,
Just. 13, 4, 25; 16, 1, 1:brevi post tempore,
id. 1, 7, 19; 4, 4, 4; 12, 2, 6:parvo post tempore,
Val. Max. 8, 6, 1. — Plur.:longis temporibus ante,
Cic. Rep. 2, 34, 5.—Transf., time, in general.1.Lit.a.In gen.:b.tempus est, id quo nunc utimur (nam ipsum quidem generaliter definire difficile est), pars quaedam aeternitatis cum alicujus annui, menstrui, diurni nocturnive spatii certā significatione,
Cic. Inv. 1, 26, 39:tempus esse dicunt intervallum mundi motus: id divisum in partes aliquot, maxime ab solis et lunae cursu: itaque ab eorum tenore temperato tempus dictum,
Varr. L. L. 6, § 2 Müll.: hos siderum errores id ipsum esse, quod rite dicitur tempus, Cic. Univ. 9 fin.:neque ut celari posset, tempus spatium ullum dabat,
Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 14; cf.:nisi tempus et spatium datum sit,
Cic. Quint. 1, 4:vix huic tantulae epistulae tempus habui,
id. Att. 1, 14, 1:egeo tempore,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 4:unius horae tempus,
Liv. 44, 9, 4:aliquot dierum tempus amisit,
Lact. Mort. Pers. 45, 5:tempus duorum mensium petere ad delectus habendos,
Liv. 29, 5, 7:triginta dierum tempus petens, ut, etc.,
id. 38, 37, 10:tempus, pacis an belli, festinationis an otii,
Cic. de Or. 3, 55, 211:ut tempora postulabant belli,
Liv. 24, 8, 7:nec belli tantum temporibus, sed etiam in pace,
id. 35, 28, 1:temporibus Punici belli,
Just. 30, 3, 1; 43, 4, 11:mihi vero omne tempus est ad meos libros vacuum,
Cic. Rep. 1, 9, 14:erit, erit illud profecto tempus et illucescet ille aliquando dies, cum, etc.,
id. Mil. 26, 69:ex quo tempore tu me diligere coepisti,
id. Fam. 3, 4, 2:eo tempore, quo promulgatum de multā ejus traditur,
Liv. 6, 38, 12; 23, 10, 13:tempore, quo in homine non ut nunc omnia consentientia,
id. 2, 32, 9:privatum eo tempore Quinctium fuisse, cum sacramento adacti sint,
id. 3, 20, 4:per idem tempus,
Cic. Brut. 83, 286:quos ad me id temporis venturos esse praedixeram,
at that time, id. Cat. 1, 4, 10:scripta in aliquod tempus reponantur,
Quint. 10, 4, 2:non tantulum Umquam intermittit tempus, quin, etc.,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 32:uno et eodem temporis puncto nati... nascendi tempus,
Cic. Div. 2, 45, 95; cf.:alienum tempus est mihi tecum expostulandi,
id. Fam. 3, 10, 6:dare tempus exponendi de aliquā re,
id. ib. 1, 9, 3:committendi proelii,
Caes. B. G. 2, 19:edendi,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 22:curandi,
id. ib. 1, 2, 39:tyranno ad consultandum tempus datum est,
Liv. 34, 33, 5:datum cum iis conloquendi tempus,
id. 26, 22, 11; 45, 24, 11.—In plur.:id certis temporibus futurum,
Cic. Rep. 1, 15, 23:si Athenienses quibusdam temporibus nihil nisi, etc., agebant,
id. ib. 1, 27, 43:superioribus temporibus ad te nullas litteras misi,
id. Fam. 5, 17, 1:illis temporibus,
id. Lael. 1, 5:temporibus illis,
id. Arch. 3, 6. —In partic., the time, i. e. the fitting or appointed time, the right season, proper period, opportunity, = kairos:(β).nunc occasio est et tempus,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 2, 3:tempus maximum est, ut, etc.,
id. Mil. 4, 3, 9:spero ego, mihi quoque Tempus tale eventurum, ut tibi gratiam referam parem,
id. Merc. 5, 4, 39; cf.:tempus habes tale, quale nemo habuit umquam,
Cic. Phil. 7, 9, 27:dicas: tempus maxumum esse ut eat domum,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 8:nunc hora, viri, nunc tempus: adeste,
Sil. 11, 194:consul paulisper addubitavit, an consurgendi jam triariis tempus esset,
Liv. 8, 10, 1:cum jam moriendi tempus urgueret,
was close at hand, Cic. Tusc. 1, 43, 103; Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 20:verno inserentis tempus urguet,
Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 113: tempus est, with inf.:sed jam tempus est, ad id quod instituimus accedere,
Cic. Top. 1, 5:dicere aliquid de ordine argumentorum,
id. de Or. 2, 42, 181:conari etiam majora,
Liv. 6, 18, 12:nunc corpora curare tempus est,
id. 21, 54, 2:tibi abire,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 215:jam tempus agi res,
Verg. A. 5, 638:tempus est jam hinc abire me,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 41, 99:suo tempore,
at a fitting time, id. Lael. 3, 11; cf. id. Phil. 14, 6, 15; id. Verr. 2, 3, 60, § 139; Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 44.—tempŏra, um (less freq. in the sing. tempus), after the Gr. ta kairia (prop. the right place, the fatal spot), the temples of the head; plur.:2.duae suturae super aures tempora a superiore capitis parte discernunt,
Cels. 8, 1; Plin. 20, 6, 23, § 54; Lucr. 1, 930; 4, 5; 6, 1194; Tib. 2, 2, 7; Verg. A. 5, 416; Hor. C. 1, 7, 23; 3, 25, 20; 4, 1, 32; 4, 8, 33 et saep.— Sing.:contorquet brachium et Graccho percutit tempus,
Auct. Her. 4, 55, 68; Verg. A. 9, 418; Sil. 12, 414; Stat. Th. 10, 110; Vitr. 9, 6; Flor. 4, 12, 44 Duk. N. cr.; Vulg. Judic. 4, 21; 5, 26.— Poet., transf., the face, visage in gen., Prop. 2, 24 (3, 18), 3; 2, 18, 32 (3, 11, 10).— The head:jacuit pulsus tria tempora ramo Cacus,
upon his three heads, Prop. 4 (5), 9, 15.— Sing.:tremulum movens Cana tempus anilitas Omnia omnibus annuit,
Cat. 61, 162. —Transf.a.The time in its moral aspects; the state of the times, position, state, condition; in plur., the times, circumstances (esp. freq. of dangerous or distressful cir cumstances):b.si ad tuum tempus perduci tur, facilis gubernatio est,
time of administration, consulship, Cic. Fam. 10, 1, 2:omne meum tempus amicorum temporibus transmittendum putavi... et meus labor in privatorum periculis versatus,
id. Imp. Pomp. 1, 1:quid a me cujusque tempus poscat,
id. Planc. 32, 79:tempori meo defuerunt,
my necessity, id. Sest. 58, 123; cf.:qui tot annos ita vivo, ut a nullius umquam me tempore aut commodo aut otium meum abstraxerit aut, etc.,
id. Arch. 6, 12:tempori cedere, id est necessitati parere, semper sapientis est habitum,
id. Fam. 4, 9, 2:nisi forte temporis causā nobis adsentiebare,
id. Tusc. 4, 4, 8:neque poëtae tempori meo defuerunt,
id. Sest. 58, 123; cf.:suscipere onus laboris atque officii ex necessariorum tempore,
id. Div. in Caecil. 2, 5:in summo et periculosissimo rei publicae tempore,
id. Fl. 3, 6:tempore summo rei publicae,
id. Phil. 5, 17, 46; id. Verr. 1, 1, 1; cf.:pecuniam conferre in rei publicae magnum aliquod tempus,
id. Off. 3, 24, 93:pro tempore atque periculo exercitum conparare,
Sall. C. 30, 5:o saepe mecum tempus in ultimum Deducte,
to the last extremity, Hor. C. 2, 7, 1:eae (res) contra nos faciunt in hoc tempore,
at the present time, under the present circumstances, Cic. Quint. 1, 1; cf.:nec miserae prodesse in tali tempore quibat,
Lucr. 1, 93:indignatus, dici ea in tali tempore audirique,
Liv. 30, 37, 8; v. Zumpt, Gram. § 475.—In plur.:incidunt saepe tempora, cum ea, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 10, 31:omnes illae orationes causarum ac temporum sunt,
id. Clu. 50, 139:tempora rei publicae, qualia futura sint, quis scit? mihi quidem turbulenta videntur fore,
id. Fam. 2, 18, 3:scripsi versibus tres libros de temporibus meis,
id. ib. 1, 9, 23; cf. id. ib. §11: dubia formidolosaque tempora,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 1, § 1:cedere temporibus,
id. Mil. 1, 2:animus secundis Temporibus dubiisque rectus,
Hor. C. 4, 9, 36:Madates erat regionis praefectus, haud sane temporum homo,
Curt. 5, 3, 4.—Time in poetry and rhetoric, i. e. measure, quantity:c.idem facit in trochaeo, qui temporibus et intervallis est par iambo,
Cic. Or. 57, 194; cf.:tempora certa modique,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 58:rhythmi spatio temporum constant,
Quint. 9, 4, 46 sq. —In gram., a tense of a verb, Varr. L. L. 9, § 32; 95 sq.; 10, § 47 Müll.; Quint. 1, 5, 47; 9, 1, 11; 9, 3, 11 et saep.—II.Adverb. phrases.A.tempŏrē, and more freq in adverb. form, tempŏrī or tempĕrī, at the right or fitting time, at the appointed time, in time, betimes, timely, seasonably:B.rogat, satisne tempori opera sient confecta,
Cato, R. R. 2, 1; 3, 4; cf.:qui vult sua tempori conficere officia,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 16: reddere aliquid tempori, Titin. ap. Non. 369, 22:sequimini, ut, quod imperatum est, veniam advorsum temperi,
Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 90; cf.:temperi huic anteveni,
id. Trin. 4, 2, 66:temperi ego faxo scies,
id. Ps. 1, 3, 153:ut cenam coqueret temperi,
id. Stich. 5, 2, 6; id. Cas. 2, 6, 60.—In a punning allusion to the meaning temple (v. supra): Eu. Coquite, facite, festinate nunc jam, quantum lubet. Co. Temperi:postquam implevisti fusti fissorum caput,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 3, 6:ego renovabo commendationem, sed tempore,
Cic. Fam. 7, 18, 1:temporis ars medicina fere est: data tempore prosunt, Et data non apto tempore vina nocent,
Ov. R. Am. 131 sq.:tempore abest,
id. H. 4, 109.— Comp.:memini te mihi Phameae cenam narrare: temperius fiat: cetera eodem modo,
Cic. Fam. 9, 16, 8:modo surgis Eoo Temperius caelo, modo serius incidis undis,
more betimes, earlier, Ov. M. 4, 198:ut propter cibi spem temporius ad officinam redeant,
Col. 8, 4, 3; 2, 8, 12; App.M. 9, p. 229, 22.—Form tempore, in time, with the progress of time, gradually:C.tempore ruricolae patiens fit taurus aratri,... Tempore paret equus habenis,
Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 1 sqq. —Ad tempus.1.At the right or appointed time, in time:2.ad tempus redire,
Cic. Att. 13, 45, 2:ad tempus venire,
Liv. 38, 25:ad tempus ei mendacium vestrum accommodavistis,
Cic. Cael. 7, 17.—For some time, for the time being, for a while, for the moment:D.quae (perturbatio animi) plerumque brevis est et ad tempus,
Cic. Off. 1, 8, 27:coli ad tempus,
id. Lael. 15, 53: [p. 1852] dux ad tempus lectus, Liv. 28, 42, 5; Tac. A. 1, 1; cf.:ad breve (sc. tempus),
Suet. Tib. 68. —Ante tempus, before the right time, too soon:E.ante tempus mori miserum esse,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 39, 93; id. Lael. 3, 11:ante tempus domo digressus,
Sall. J. 79, 7; Suet. Aug. 26; cf.:sero post tempus venis,
Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 90.—Ex tempore, instantaneously, forthwith, on the spur of the moment, extempore:2.versus fundere ex tempore,
Cic. de Or. 3, 50, 194:magnum numerum optimorum versuum dicere ex tempore,
id. Arch. 8, 18:scribere,
Quint. 10, 3, 17; Sen. Contr. 3, praef.—According to circumstances:F.expedire rem et consilium ex tempore capere posse,
Cic. Off. 2, 9, 33:haec melius ex re et ex tempore constitues,
id. Fam. 12, 19, 2.—In tempore, at the right, proper, or appropriate time, in time:G.in tempore ad eam veni,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 123:in ipso tempore eccum ipsum,
in the nick of time, id. And. 3, 2, 52:ni pedites equitesque in tempore subvenissent,
Liv. 33, 5, 2:in tempore memorare,
Tac. A. 1, 58 fin. —In tempus, for a time, temporarily:H.scena in tempus structa,
Tac. A. 14, 20; cf.:in omne tempus,
forever, Cic. Fam. 5, 15, 1.—Per tempus, at the right time, in time:K.non potuisti magis per tempus mihi advenire quam advenis,
Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 30; cf.:per tempus subvenistis mihi,
id. Truc. 1, 2, 85.—Pro tempore, according to circumstances:consilium pro tempore et pro re capere,
Caes. B. G. 5, 8:pauca pro tempore milites hortatus,
Sall. J. 49, 6; Verg. E. 7, 35; Ov. Tr. 4, 2, 23. -
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tempus, ŏris ( abl. temp. tempori or temperi; v. infra), n. [etym. dub.; perh. root tem-; Gr. temnô; prop. a section; hence, in partic., of time].I.Lit., a portion or period of time, a time:2.tempus diei,
daytime, Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 38; 1, 1, 116:extremum diei,
Cic. de Or. 1, 7, 26; cf.:matutina tempora,
morning hours, id. Fam. 7, 1, 1:anni tempora,
the seasons, Lucr. 2, 33; 5, 1396; cf.:quam (Ennam) circa sunt laetissimi flores omni tempore anni,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107:maturius paulo, quam tempus anni postulabat, in hiberna exercitum deduxit,
Caes. B. G. 1, 54:erat hibernum tempus anni,
Cic. Rep. 1, 12, 18; Auct. B. Alex. 43, 1.—Esp. of the time intervening between two events, etc., an interval, period, time:B.longo post tempore,
Verg. E. 1, 68:magno post tempore,
Just. 13, 4, 25; 16, 1, 1:brevi post tempore,
id. 1, 7, 19; 4, 4, 4; 12, 2, 6:parvo post tempore,
Val. Max. 8, 6, 1. — Plur.:longis temporibus ante,
Cic. Rep. 2, 34, 5.—Transf., time, in general.1.Lit.a.In gen.:b.tempus est, id quo nunc utimur (nam ipsum quidem generaliter definire difficile est), pars quaedam aeternitatis cum alicujus annui, menstrui, diurni nocturnive spatii certā significatione,
Cic. Inv. 1, 26, 39:tempus esse dicunt intervallum mundi motus: id divisum in partes aliquot, maxime ab solis et lunae cursu: itaque ab eorum tenore temperato tempus dictum,
Varr. L. L. 6, § 2 Müll.: hos siderum errores id ipsum esse, quod rite dicitur tempus, Cic. Univ. 9 fin.:neque ut celari posset, tempus spatium ullum dabat,
Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 14; cf.:nisi tempus et spatium datum sit,
Cic. Quint. 1, 4:vix huic tantulae epistulae tempus habui,
id. Att. 1, 14, 1:egeo tempore,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 4:unius horae tempus,
Liv. 44, 9, 4:aliquot dierum tempus amisit,
Lact. Mort. Pers. 45, 5:tempus duorum mensium petere ad delectus habendos,
Liv. 29, 5, 7:triginta dierum tempus petens, ut, etc.,
id. 38, 37, 10:tempus, pacis an belli, festinationis an otii,
Cic. de Or. 3, 55, 211:ut tempora postulabant belli,
Liv. 24, 8, 7:nec belli tantum temporibus, sed etiam in pace,
id. 35, 28, 1:temporibus Punici belli,
Just. 30, 3, 1; 43, 4, 11:mihi vero omne tempus est ad meos libros vacuum,
Cic. Rep. 1, 9, 14:erit, erit illud profecto tempus et illucescet ille aliquando dies, cum, etc.,
id. Mil. 26, 69:ex quo tempore tu me diligere coepisti,
id. Fam. 3, 4, 2:eo tempore, quo promulgatum de multā ejus traditur,
Liv. 6, 38, 12; 23, 10, 13:tempore, quo in homine non ut nunc omnia consentientia,
id. 2, 32, 9:privatum eo tempore Quinctium fuisse, cum sacramento adacti sint,
id. 3, 20, 4:per idem tempus,
Cic. Brut. 83, 286:quos ad me id temporis venturos esse praedixeram,
at that time, id. Cat. 1, 4, 10:scripta in aliquod tempus reponantur,
Quint. 10, 4, 2:non tantulum Umquam intermittit tempus, quin, etc.,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 32:uno et eodem temporis puncto nati... nascendi tempus,
Cic. Div. 2, 45, 95; cf.:alienum tempus est mihi tecum expostulandi,
id. Fam. 3, 10, 6:dare tempus exponendi de aliquā re,
id. ib. 1, 9, 3:committendi proelii,
Caes. B. G. 2, 19:edendi,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 22:curandi,
id. ib. 1, 2, 39:tyranno ad consultandum tempus datum est,
Liv. 34, 33, 5:datum cum iis conloquendi tempus,
id. 26, 22, 11; 45, 24, 11.—In plur.:id certis temporibus futurum,
Cic. Rep. 1, 15, 23:si Athenienses quibusdam temporibus nihil nisi, etc., agebant,
id. ib. 1, 27, 43:superioribus temporibus ad te nullas litteras misi,
id. Fam. 5, 17, 1:illis temporibus,
id. Lael. 1, 5:temporibus illis,
id. Arch. 3, 6. —In partic., the time, i. e. the fitting or appointed time, the right season, proper period, opportunity, = kairos:(β).nunc occasio est et tempus,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 2, 3:tempus maximum est, ut, etc.,
id. Mil. 4, 3, 9:spero ego, mihi quoque Tempus tale eventurum, ut tibi gratiam referam parem,
id. Merc. 5, 4, 39; cf.:tempus habes tale, quale nemo habuit umquam,
Cic. Phil. 7, 9, 27:dicas: tempus maxumum esse ut eat domum,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 8:nunc hora, viri, nunc tempus: adeste,
Sil. 11, 194:consul paulisper addubitavit, an consurgendi jam triariis tempus esset,
Liv. 8, 10, 1:cum jam moriendi tempus urgueret,
was close at hand, Cic. Tusc. 1, 43, 103; Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 20:verno inserentis tempus urguet,
Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 113: tempus est, with inf.:sed jam tempus est, ad id quod instituimus accedere,
Cic. Top. 1, 5:dicere aliquid de ordine argumentorum,
id. de Or. 2, 42, 181:conari etiam majora,
Liv. 6, 18, 12:nunc corpora curare tempus est,
id. 21, 54, 2:tibi abire,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 215:jam tempus agi res,
Verg. A. 5, 638:tempus est jam hinc abire me,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 41, 99:suo tempore,
at a fitting time, id. Lael. 3, 11; cf. id. Phil. 14, 6, 15; id. Verr. 2, 3, 60, § 139; Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 44.—tempŏra, um (less freq. in the sing. tempus), after the Gr. ta kairia (prop. the right place, the fatal spot), the temples of the head; plur.:2.duae suturae super aures tempora a superiore capitis parte discernunt,
Cels. 8, 1; Plin. 20, 6, 23, § 54; Lucr. 1, 930; 4, 5; 6, 1194; Tib. 2, 2, 7; Verg. A. 5, 416; Hor. C. 1, 7, 23; 3, 25, 20; 4, 1, 32; 4, 8, 33 et saep.— Sing.:contorquet brachium et Graccho percutit tempus,
Auct. Her. 4, 55, 68; Verg. A. 9, 418; Sil. 12, 414; Stat. Th. 10, 110; Vitr. 9, 6; Flor. 4, 12, 44 Duk. N. cr.; Vulg. Judic. 4, 21; 5, 26.— Poet., transf., the face, visage in gen., Prop. 2, 24 (3, 18), 3; 2, 18, 32 (3, 11, 10).— The head:jacuit pulsus tria tempora ramo Cacus,
upon his three heads, Prop. 4 (5), 9, 15.— Sing.:tremulum movens Cana tempus anilitas Omnia omnibus annuit,
Cat. 61, 162. —Transf.a.The time in its moral aspects; the state of the times, position, state, condition; in plur., the times, circumstances (esp. freq. of dangerous or distressful cir cumstances):b.si ad tuum tempus perduci tur, facilis gubernatio est,
time of administration, consulship, Cic. Fam. 10, 1, 2:omne meum tempus amicorum temporibus transmittendum putavi... et meus labor in privatorum periculis versatus,
id. Imp. Pomp. 1, 1:quid a me cujusque tempus poscat,
id. Planc. 32, 79:tempori meo defuerunt,
my necessity, id. Sest. 58, 123; cf.:qui tot annos ita vivo, ut a nullius umquam me tempore aut commodo aut otium meum abstraxerit aut, etc.,
id. Arch. 6, 12:tempori cedere, id est necessitati parere, semper sapientis est habitum,
id. Fam. 4, 9, 2:nisi forte temporis causā nobis adsentiebare,
id. Tusc. 4, 4, 8:neque poëtae tempori meo defuerunt,
id. Sest. 58, 123; cf.:suscipere onus laboris atque officii ex necessariorum tempore,
id. Div. in Caecil. 2, 5:in summo et periculosissimo rei publicae tempore,
id. Fl. 3, 6:tempore summo rei publicae,
id. Phil. 5, 17, 46; id. Verr. 1, 1, 1; cf.:pecuniam conferre in rei publicae magnum aliquod tempus,
id. Off. 3, 24, 93:pro tempore atque periculo exercitum conparare,
Sall. C. 30, 5:o saepe mecum tempus in ultimum Deducte,
to the last extremity, Hor. C. 2, 7, 1:eae (res) contra nos faciunt in hoc tempore,
at the present time, under the present circumstances, Cic. Quint. 1, 1; cf.:nec miserae prodesse in tali tempore quibat,
Lucr. 1, 93:indignatus, dici ea in tali tempore audirique,
Liv. 30, 37, 8; v. Zumpt, Gram. § 475.—In plur.:incidunt saepe tempora, cum ea, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 10, 31:omnes illae orationes causarum ac temporum sunt,
id. Clu. 50, 139:tempora rei publicae, qualia futura sint, quis scit? mihi quidem turbulenta videntur fore,
id. Fam. 2, 18, 3:scripsi versibus tres libros de temporibus meis,
id. ib. 1, 9, 23; cf. id. ib. §11: dubia formidolosaque tempora,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 1, § 1:cedere temporibus,
id. Mil. 1, 2:animus secundis Temporibus dubiisque rectus,
Hor. C. 4, 9, 36:Madates erat regionis praefectus, haud sane temporum homo,
Curt. 5, 3, 4.—Time in poetry and rhetoric, i. e. measure, quantity:c.idem facit in trochaeo, qui temporibus et intervallis est par iambo,
Cic. Or. 57, 194; cf.:tempora certa modique,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 58:rhythmi spatio temporum constant,
Quint. 9, 4, 46 sq. —In gram., a tense of a verb, Varr. L. L. 9, § 32; 95 sq.; 10, § 47 Müll.; Quint. 1, 5, 47; 9, 1, 11; 9, 3, 11 et saep.—II.Adverb. phrases.A.tempŏrē, and more freq in adverb. form, tempŏrī or tempĕrī, at the right or fitting time, at the appointed time, in time, betimes, timely, seasonably:B.rogat, satisne tempori opera sient confecta,
Cato, R. R. 2, 1; 3, 4; cf.:qui vult sua tempori conficere officia,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 16: reddere aliquid tempori, Titin. ap. Non. 369, 22:sequimini, ut, quod imperatum est, veniam advorsum temperi,
Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 90; cf.:temperi huic anteveni,
id. Trin. 4, 2, 66:temperi ego faxo scies,
id. Ps. 1, 3, 153:ut cenam coqueret temperi,
id. Stich. 5, 2, 6; id. Cas. 2, 6, 60.—In a punning allusion to the meaning temple (v. supra): Eu. Coquite, facite, festinate nunc jam, quantum lubet. Co. Temperi:postquam implevisti fusti fissorum caput,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 3, 6:ego renovabo commendationem, sed tempore,
Cic. Fam. 7, 18, 1:temporis ars medicina fere est: data tempore prosunt, Et data non apto tempore vina nocent,
Ov. R. Am. 131 sq.:tempore abest,
id. H. 4, 109.— Comp.:memini te mihi Phameae cenam narrare: temperius fiat: cetera eodem modo,
Cic. Fam. 9, 16, 8:modo surgis Eoo Temperius caelo, modo serius incidis undis,
more betimes, earlier, Ov. M. 4, 198:ut propter cibi spem temporius ad officinam redeant,
Col. 8, 4, 3; 2, 8, 12; App.M. 9, p. 229, 22.—Form tempore, in time, with the progress of time, gradually:C.tempore ruricolae patiens fit taurus aratri,... Tempore paret equus habenis,
Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 1 sqq. —Ad tempus.1.At the right or appointed time, in time:2.ad tempus redire,
Cic. Att. 13, 45, 2:ad tempus venire,
Liv. 38, 25:ad tempus ei mendacium vestrum accommodavistis,
Cic. Cael. 7, 17.—For some time, for the time being, for a while, for the moment:D.quae (perturbatio animi) plerumque brevis est et ad tempus,
Cic. Off. 1, 8, 27:coli ad tempus,
id. Lael. 15, 53: [p. 1852] dux ad tempus lectus, Liv. 28, 42, 5; Tac. A. 1, 1; cf.:ad breve (sc. tempus),
Suet. Tib. 68. —Ante tempus, before the right time, too soon:E.ante tempus mori miserum esse,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 39, 93; id. Lael. 3, 11:ante tempus domo digressus,
Sall. J. 79, 7; Suet. Aug. 26; cf.:sero post tempus venis,
Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 90.—Ex tempore, instantaneously, forthwith, on the spur of the moment, extempore:2.versus fundere ex tempore,
Cic. de Or. 3, 50, 194:magnum numerum optimorum versuum dicere ex tempore,
id. Arch. 8, 18:scribere,
Quint. 10, 3, 17; Sen. Contr. 3, praef.—According to circumstances:F.expedire rem et consilium ex tempore capere posse,
Cic. Off. 2, 9, 33:haec melius ex re et ex tempore constitues,
id. Fam. 12, 19, 2.—In tempore, at the right, proper, or appropriate time, in time:G.in tempore ad eam veni,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 123:in ipso tempore eccum ipsum,
in the nick of time, id. And. 3, 2, 52:ni pedites equitesque in tempore subvenissent,
Liv. 33, 5, 2:in tempore memorare,
Tac. A. 1, 58 fin. —In tempus, for a time, temporarily:H.scena in tempus structa,
Tac. A. 14, 20; cf.:in omne tempus,
forever, Cic. Fam. 5, 15, 1.—Per tempus, at the right time, in time:K.non potuisti magis per tempus mihi advenire quam advenis,
Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 30; cf.:per tempus subvenistis mihi,
id. Truc. 1, 2, 85.—Pro tempore, according to circumstances:consilium pro tempore et pro re capere,
Caes. B. G. 5, 8:pauca pro tempore milites hortatus,
Sall. J. 49, 6; Verg. E. 7, 35; Ov. Tr. 4, 2, 23. -
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tempus, ŏris ( abl. temp. tempori or temperi; v. infra), n. [etym. dub.; perh. root tem-; Gr. temnô; prop. a section; hence, in partic., of time].I.Lit., a portion or period of time, a time:2.tempus diei,
daytime, Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 38; 1, 1, 116:extremum diei,
Cic. de Or. 1, 7, 26; cf.:matutina tempora,
morning hours, id. Fam. 7, 1, 1:anni tempora,
the seasons, Lucr. 2, 33; 5, 1396; cf.:quam (Ennam) circa sunt laetissimi flores omni tempore anni,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107:maturius paulo, quam tempus anni postulabat, in hiberna exercitum deduxit,
Caes. B. G. 1, 54:erat hibernum tempus anni,
Cic. Rep. 1, 12, 18; Auct. B. Alex. 43, 1.—Esp. of the time intervening between two events, etc., an interval, period, time:B.longo post tempore,
Verg. E. 1, 68:magno post tempore,
Just. 13, 4, 25; 16, 1, 1:brevi post tempore,
id. 1, 7, 19; 4, 4, 4; 12, 2, 6:parvo post tempore,
Val. Max. 8, 6, 1. — Plur.:longis temporibus ante,
Cic. Rep. 2, 34, 5.—Transf., time, in general.1.Lit.a.In gen.:b.tempus est, id quo nunc utimur (nam ipsum quidem generaliter definire difficile est), pars quaedam aeternitatis cum alicujus annui, menstrui, diurni nocturnive spatii certā significatione,
Cic. Inv. 1, 26, 39:tempus esse dicunt intervallum mundi motus: id divisum in partes aliquot, maxime ab solis et lunae cursu: itaque ab eorum tenore temperato tempus dictum,
Varr. L. L. 6, § 2 Müll.: hos siderum errores id ipsum esse, quod rite dicitur tempus, Cic. Univ. 9 fin.:neque ut celari posset, tempus spatium ullum dabat,
Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 14; cf.:nisi tempus et spatium datum sit,
Cic. Quint. 1, 4:vix huic tantulae epistulae tempus habui,
id. Att. 1, 14, 1:egeo tempore,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 4:unius horae tempus,
Liv. 44, 9, 4:aliquot dierum tempus amisit,
Lact. Mort. Pers. 45, 5:tempus duorum mensium petere ad delectus habendos,
Liv. 29, 5, 7:triginta dierum tempus petens, ut, etc.,
id. 38, 37, 10:tempus, pacis an belli, festinationis an otii,
Cic. de Or. 3, 55, 211:ut tempora postulabant belli,
Liv. 24, 8, 7:nec belli tantum temporibus, sed etiam in pace,
id. 35, 28, 1:temporibus Punici belli,
Just. 30, 3, 1; 43, 4, 11:mihi vero omne tempus est ad meos libros vacuum,
Cic. Rep. 1, 9, 14:erit, erit illud profecto tempus et illucescet ille aliquando dies, cum, etc.,
id. Mil. 26, 69:ex quo tempore tu me diligere coepisti,
id. Fam. 3, 4, 2:eo tempore, quo promulgatum de multā ejus traditur,
Liv. 6, 38, 12; 23, 10, 13:tempore, quo in homine non ut nunc omnia consentientia,
id. 2, 32, 9:privatum eo tempore Quinctium fuisse, cum sacramento adacti sint,
id. 3, 20, 4:per idem tempus,
Cic. Brut. 83, 286:quos ad me id temporis venturos esse praedixeram,
at that time, id. Cat. 1, 4, 10:scripta in aliquod tempus reponantur,
Quint. 10, 4, 2:non tantulum Umquam intermittit tempus, quin, etc.,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 32:uno et eodem temporis puncto nati... nascendi tempus,
Cic. Div. 2, 45, 95; cf.:alienum tempus est mihi tecum expostulandi,
id. Fam. 3, 10, 6:dare tempus exponendi de aliquā re,
id. ib. 1, 9, 3:committendi proelii,
Caes. B. G. 2, 19:edendi,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 22:curandi,
id. ib. 1, 2, 39:tyranno ad consultandum tempus datum est,
Liv. 34, 33, 5:datum cum iis conloquendi tempus,
id. 26, 22, 11; 45, 24, 11.—In plur.:id certis temporibus futurum,
Cic. Rep. 1, 15, 23:si Athenienses quibusdam temporibus nihil nisi, etc., agebant,
id. ib. 1, 27, 43:superioribus temporibus ad te nullas litteras misi,
id. Fam. 5, 17, 1:illis temporibus,
id. Lael. 1, 5:temporibus illis,
id. Arch. 3, 6. —In partic., the time, i. e. the fitting or appointed time, the right season, proper period, opportunity, = kairos:(β).nunc occasio est et tempus,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 2, 3:tempus maximum est, ut, etc.,
id. Mil. 4, 3, 9:spero ego, mihi quoque Tempus tale eventurum, ut tibi gratiam referam parem,
id. Merc. 5, 4, 39; cf.:tempus habes tale, quale nemo habuit umquam,
Cic. Phil. 7, 9, 27:dicas: tempus maxumum esse ut eat domum,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 8:nunc hora, viri, nunc tempus: adeste,
Sil. 11, 194:consul paulisper addubitavit, an consurgendi jam triariis tempus esset,
Liv. 8, 10, 1:cum jam moriendi tempus urgueret,
was close at hand, Cic. Tusc. 1, 43, 103; Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 20:verno inserentis tempus urguet,
Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 113: tempus est, with inf.:sed jam tempus est, ad id quod instituimus accedere,
Cic. Top. 1, 5:dicere aliquid de ordine argumentorum,
id. de Or. 2, 42, 181:conari etiam majora,
Liv. 6, 18, 12:nunc corpora curare tempus est,
id. 21, 54, 2:tibi abire,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 215:jam tempus agi res,
Verg. A. 5, 638:tempus est jam hinc abire me,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 41, 99:suo tempore,
at a fitting time, id. Lael. 3, 11; cf. id. Phil. 14, 6, 15; id. Verr. 2, 3, 60, § 139; Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 44.—tempŏra, um (less freq. in the sing. tempus), after the Gr. ta kairia (prop. the right place, the fatal spot), the temples of the head; plur.:2.duae suturae super aures tempora a superiore capitis parte discernunt,
Cels. 8, 1; Plin. 20, 6, 23, § 54; Lucr. 1, 930; 4, 5; 6, 1194; Tib. 2, 2, 7; Verg. A. 5, 416; Hor. C. 1, 7, 23; 3, 25, 20; 4, 1, 32; 4, 8, 33 et saep.— Sing.:contorquet brachium et Graccho percutit tempus,
Auct. Her. 4, 55, 68; Verg. A. 9, 418; Sil. 12, 414; Stat. Th. 10, 110; Vitr. 9, 6; Flor. 4, 12, 44 Duk. N. cr.; Vulg. Judic. 4, 21; 5, 26.— Poet., transf., the face, visage in gen., Prop. 2, 24 (3, 18), 3; 2, 18, 32 (3, 11, 10).— The head:jacuit pulsus tria tempora ramo Cacus,
upon his three heads, Prop. 4 (5), 9, 15.— Sing.:tremulum movens Cana tempus anilitas Omnia omnibus annuit,
Cat. 61, 162. —Transf.a.The time in its moral aspects; the state of the times, position, state, condition; in plur., the times, circumstances (esp. freq. of dangerous or distressful cir cumstances):b.si ad tuum tempus perduci tur, facilis gubernatio est,
time of administration, consulship, Cic. Fam. 10, 1, 2:omne meum tempus amicorum temporibus transmittendum putavi... et meus labor in privatorum periculis versatus,
id. Imp. Pomp. 1, 1:quid a me cujusque tempus poscat,
id. Planc. 32, 79:tempori meo defuerunt,
my necessity, id. Sest. 58, 123; cf.:qui tot annos ita vivo, ut a nullius umquam me tempore aut commodo aut otium meum abstraxerit aut, etc.,
id. Arch. 6, 12:tempori cedere, id est necessitati parere, semper sapientis est habitum,
id. Fam. 4, 9, 2:nisi forte temporis causā nobis adsentiebare,
id. Tusc. 4, 4, 8:neque poëtae tempori meo defuerunt,
id. Sest. 58, 123; cf.:suscipere onus laboris atque officii ex necessariorum tempore,
id. Div. in Caecil. 2, 5:in summo et periculosissimo rei publicae tempore,
id. Fl. 3, 6:tempore summo rei publicae,
id. Phil. 5, 17, 46; id. Verr. 1, 1, 1; cf.:pecuniam conferre in rei publicae magnum aliquod tempus,
id. Off. 3, 24, 93:pro tempore atque periculo exercitum conparare,
Sall. C. 30, 5:o saepe mecum tempus in ultimum Deducte,
to the last extremity, Hor. C. 2, 7, 1:eae (res) contra nos faciunt in hoc tempore,
at the present time, under the present circumstances, Cic. Quint. 1, 1; cf.:nec miserae prodesse in tali tempore quibat,
Lucr. 1, 93:indignatus, dici ea in tali tempore audirique,
Liv. 30, 37, 8; v. Zumpt, Gram. § 475.—In plur.:incidunt saepe tempora, cum ea, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 10, 31:omnes illae orationes causarum ac temporum sunt,
id. Clu. 50, 139:tempora rei publicae, qualia futura sint, quis scit? mihi quidem turbulenta videntur fore,
id. Fam. 2, 18, 3:scripsi versibus tres libros de temporibus meis,
id. ib. 1, 9, 23; cf. id. ib. §11: dubia formidolosaque tempora,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 1, § 1:cedere temporibus,
id. Mil. 1, 2:animus secundis Temporibus dubiisque rectus,
Hor. C. 4, 9, 36:Madates erat regionis praefectus, haud sane temporum homo,
Curt. 5, 3, 4.—Time in poetry and rhetoric, i. e. measure, quantity:c.idem facit in trochaeo, qui temporibus et intervallis est par iambo,
Cic. Or. 57, 194; cf.:tempora certa modique,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 58:rhythmi spatio temporum constant,
Quint. 9, 4, 46 sq. —In gram., a tense of a verb, Varr. L. L. 9, § 32; 95 sq.; 10, § 47 Müll.; Quint. 1, 5, 47; 9, 1, 11; 9, 3, 11 et saep.—II.Adverb. phrases.A.tempŏrē, and more freq in adverb. form, tempŏrī or tempĕrī, at the right or fitting time, at the appointed time, in time, betimes, timely, seasonably:B.rogat, satisne tempori opera sient confecta,
Cato, R. R. 2, 1; 3, 4; cf.:qui vult sua tempori conficere officia,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 16: reddere aliquid tempori, Titin. ap. Non. 369, 22:sequimini, ut, quod imperatum est, veniam advorsum temperi,
Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 90; cf.:temperi huic anteveni,
id. Trin. 4, 2, 66:temperi ego faxo scies,
id. Ps. 1, 3, 153:ut cenam coqueret temperi,
id. Stich. 5, 2, 6; id. Cas. 2, 6, 60.—In a punning allusion to the meaning temple (v. supra): Eu. Coquite, facite, festinate nunc jam, quantum lubet. Co. Temperi:postquam implevisti fusti fissorum caput,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 3, 6:ego renovabo commendationem, sed tempore,
Cic. Fam. 7, 18, 1:temporis ars medicina fere est: data tempore prosunt, Et data non apto tempore vina nocent,
Ov. R. Am. 131 sq.:tempore abest,
id. H. 4, 109.— Comp.:memini te mihi Phameae cenam narrare: temperius fiat: cetera eodem modo,
Cic. Fam. 9, 16, 8:modo surgis Eoo Temperius caelo, modo serius incidis undis,
more betimes, earlier, Ov. M. 4, 198:ut propter cibi spem temporius ad officinam redeant,
Col. 8, 4, 3; 2, 8, 12; App.M. 9, p. 229, 22.—Form tempore, in time, with the progress of time, gradually:C.tempore ruricolae patiens fit taurus aratri,... Tempore paret equus habenis,
Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 1 sqq. —Ad tempus.1.At the right or appointed time, in time:2.ad tempus redire,
Cic. Att. 13, 45, 2:ad tempus venire,
Liv. 38, 25:ad tempus ei mendacium vestrum accommodavistis,
Cic. Cael. 7, 17.—For some time, for the time being, for a while, for the moment:D.quae (perturbatio animi) plerumque brevis est et ad tempus,
Cic. Off. 1, 8, 27:coli ad tempus,
id. Lael. 15, 53: [p. 1852] dux ad tempus lectus, Liv. 28, 42, 5; Tac. A. 1, 1; cf.:ad breve (sc. tempus),
Suet. Tib. 68. —Ante tempus, before the right time, too soon:E.ante tempus mori miserum esse,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 39, 93; id. Lael. 3, 11:ante tempus domo digressus,
Sall. J. 79, 7; Suet. Aug. 26; cf.:sero post tempus venis,
Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 90.—Ex tempore, instantaneously, forthwith, on the spur of the moment, extempore:2.versus fundere ex tempore,
Cic. de Or. 3, 50, 194:magnum numerum optimorum versuum dicere ex tempore,
id. Arch. 8, 18:scribere,
Quint. 10, 3, 17; Sen. Contr. 3, praef.—According to circumstances:F.expedire rem et consilium ex tempore capere posse,
Cic. Off. 2, 9, 33:haec melius ex re et ex tempore constitues,
id. Fam. 12, 19, 2.—In tempore, at the right, proper, or appropriate time, in time:G.in tempore ad eam veni,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 123:in ipso tempore eccum ipsum,
in the nick of time, id. And. 3, 2, 52:ni pedites equitesque in tempore subvenissent,
Liv. 33, 5, 2:in tempore memorare,
Tac. A. 1, 58 fin. —In tempus, for a time, temporarily:H.scena in tempus structa,
Tac. A. 14, 20; cf.:in omne tempus,
forever, Cic. Fam. 5, 15, 1.—Per tempus, at the right time, in time:K.non potuisti magis per tempus mihi advenire quam advenis,
Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 30; cf.:per tempus subvenistis mihi,
id. Truc. 1, 2, 85.—Pro tempore, according to circumstances:consilium pro tempore et pro re capere,
Caes. B. G. 5, 8:pauca pro tempore milites hortatus,
Sall. J. 49, 6; Verg. E. 7, 35; Ov. Tr. 4, 2, 23. -
19 tālis
tālis e, adj., such, of such a kind, such like, the like: aliquid tale putavi fore: tale quicquam facere, L.: nihil ut tale ullā in re p. reperiatur: nil metuens tale, O.—With qualis: talis est quaeque res p., qualis eius natura, qui illam regit: Quale solet viscum virere... Talis erat species, V.— With atque: Faxo tali eum mactatum, atque hic est, infortunio, T.: honos tali populi R. voluntate paucis est delatus ac mihi.—With ut: tales nos esse putamus, ut iure laudemur: talia esse scio, ut, etc., L.—With qui: talem te esse oportet, qui primum te seiungas, etc.—Referring to what is to be said, the following, as follows, such as this, thus, these words: talia fatur: Salve, etc., V.: tali modo liberatus, as follows, N.—Of such an especial kind, so distinguished, so great, so extreme, such: Talem, tali ingenio, etc., T.: quibus rebus tantis talibus gestis, etc.: urbīs tantas atque talīs: pro tali facinore, Cs.: in tali tempore, at so critical a time, L.* * *talis, tale ADJsuch; so great; so excellent; of such kind -
20 obicio
ōbĭcĭo and objĭcĭo, jēci, jectum, 3 (cf. abicio, etc.; perf. subj. objexim, Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 37:I.objexis,
id. Cas. 2, 6, 52), v. a. [ob-jacio], to throw or put before or towards, to throw to, to hold before or out, to offer, present, expose; constr. usu. aliquid (aliquem) alicui, or simply aliquid; but sometimes also, instead of the dat., with pro aliquā re, contra, ad, in aliquid; v. the foll. passages; also with adversus; v. Liv. 2, 58, 5 Drak. (syn. oppono).Lit.:B.ei nos Glaucomam ob oculos obiciemus,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 70:si alia quae obiciant non habuerint,
Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 15:cibum canibus,
Plin. 8, 40, 61, § 145:parricidae corpus feris,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 26:offam (Cerbero),
Verg. A. 6, 420:pisces diripiunt carnes objectas,
Plin. 32, 2, 8, § 17 (Jan, abiectas): argentum, to throw to one, Ter. Phorm. 5, 2, 4.—Esp., to throw to the wild beasts in the circus:aliquem feris,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 26, 71; Suet. Calig. 27; Amm. 14, 2; 20, 5 et saep.:vivos homines laniandos obicere,
Suet. Ner. 37:florem veteris vini naribus,
to hold before, present to, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 1; 4, 2, 45; Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 17:si tale visum objectum est a deo dormienti,
brought before, presented to, Cic. Ac. 2, 16, 49; cf. id. Div 1, 16, 30; id. Ac. 2, 15, 48:huic (sicae) ego vos obici pro me non sum passus,
to be exposed, id. Mil. 14, 37:exercitum tantae magnitudinis flumini,
Caes. B. C. 1, 64, 4:ne objexis manum,
don't raise your hand, Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 52. —In partic., to throw or place before by way of defence or hinderance; to cast in the way, set against, oppose:II.Alpium vallum contra ascensum transgressionemque Gallorum... obicio et oppono,
Cic. Pis. 33, 81:carros pro vallo,
Caes. B. G. 1, 26:ericium portis,
id. B. C. 3, 67:faucibus portūs navem submersam,
id. ib. 3, 39;3, 66: se hostium telis,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 37, 89:se ei objecit,
Nep. Hann. 5, 1:maximo aggere objecto,
Cic. Rep. 2, 6, 11.—Esp. of arms:objecta tela perfregit,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 49:scutum,
Liv. 2, 10:hastas,
id. 36, 18:clipeosque ad tela sinistris Protecti obiciunt,
oppose, Verg. A. 2, 444:objecit sese ad currum,
threw himself before the chariot, id. ib. 12, 372.—Trop.A.In gen., to throw before or over, to put or bring before, to present; to give up, expose to any thing; and, in gen., to bring upon one, to impart, superinduce, cause, occasion, etc.:2.noctem peccatis et fraudibus obice nubem,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 62:nubem oculis,
Ov. M. 12, 32:plerique victi et debilitati objectā specie voluptatis,
Cic. Fin. 1, 14, 47:consulem morti,
to deliver up, abandon, id. Vatin. 9, 23:obicitur (consulatus) contionibus seditiosorum... ad omne denique periculum,
id. Mur. 40, 87.—With ad, Cic. Fam. 6, 4, 3. —With in:numquam me pro salute vestrā in tot ac tantas dimicationes... objecissem,
Cic. Arch. 6, 14:obicere se in impetus profligatorum hominum,
id. ib. 6, 14. —With adversus:se unico consule objecto adversus tribuniciam potestatem perlatam legem esse,
Liv. 2, 58, 5: qui multa Thebano populo acerba objecit funera, has brought on, i. e. caused, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 35, moram alicui, id. Poen. 1, 3, 37; id. Trin. 5, 1, 8: ut hanc laetitiam nec opinanti primus obicerem, that I might have set before him, i. e. prepared for him, Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 12:alicui eam mentem, ut patriam prodat,
to suggest, Liv. 5, 15:alicui lucrum,
to procure, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 45:sollicitudinem,
to cause, id. Mil. 3, 1, 29:terrorem hosti,
Liv. 27, 1:spem,
id. 6, 14:furorem alicui objecit,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 14, 40:rabiem canibus,
Verg. A. 7, 479.— Pass., to be occasioned, to befall, happen, occur to one:mihi mala res obicitur aliqua,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 5:malum mihi obicitur,
Ter. Ad. 4, 3, 1; cf. id. Phorm. 3, 2, 18:obicitur animo metus,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 10.—To put in the way, interpose:B.omnis exceptio interponitur a reo,
Gai. Inst. 4, 119:cui dilatoria obicitur exceptio,
id. ib. 4, 123.—In partic., to throw out against one, to taunt, reproach, or upbraid with any thing, as a crime (cf.:A.criminor, exprobro): facinora,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 25:alicui multa probra,
Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 285:ignobilitatem alicui,
id. Phil. 3, 6, 15:obicit mihi, me ad Baias fuisse,
id. Att. 1, 16, 10:parcius ista viris obicienda memento,
Verg. E. 3, 7.—With quod:Cato objecit ut probrum M. Nobiliori, quod is in provinciam poëtas duxisset,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 2, 3; id. Verr. 2, 4, 17, § 37: furta, Auct. Dom. 35, 93: eloquentiam ut vitium, Cic. ap. Sall. 8:crimen,
Tac. A. 3, 12.—With de, to reproach one respecting, on account of any thing:de Cispio mihi igitur obicies? etc.,
Cic. Planc. 31, 75; Brut. et Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 3, 2. —In pass.:nam quod objectum est de pudicitiā, etc.,
Cic. Cael. 3, 6.—Hence, objec-tus, a, um, P. a.Lying before or opposite:B.insula objecta Alexandriae,
Caes. B. C. 3, 112:silva pro nativo muro,
id. B. G. 6, 10:flumina,
Verg. G. 3, 253:Cyprus Syriae objecta,
Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 129.—Exposed; constr. with dat. or ad:C.objectus fortunae,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 46, 111:invidiae,
Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 20:ad omnes casus,
Cic. Fam. 6, 4, 3.—Subst.: objecta, ōrum, n., charges, accusations:de objectis non confiteri,
Cic. Dom. 35, 93:objecta vel negare vel defendere vel minuere,
Quint. 7, 2, 29:objecta diluere,
id. 4, 2, 26; 9, 2, 93; cf. Amm. 27, 10.
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