Brutus

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

Βροῦτος, ὁ.

Latin > English

Brutus Bruti N M :: Brutus, Roman cognomen; [L. Junius Brutus => first consul; M. J. = assassin]

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Brūtus: i, m., = Βροῦτος [1. brutus,
I a Roman cognomen.
I L. Junius, the relative of Tarquinius Superbus, saved by his feigned stupidity whence the name, and the deliverer of Rome from regal dominion, Liv. 1, 56, 7 sq.; Ov. F. 2, 717; 2, 837; Verg. A. 6, 818; Cic. Tusc. 1, 37, 89 saep. After him, Brutus was the cognomen of the patrician gens Junia.—
II From the plebeian gens Junia,
   A M. Junius, son of Servilia, a half-sister of Cato Uticensis by M. Brutus (not by Cæsar; v. Ellendt Cic. Brut. p. cxxvii.), an intimate friend of Cicero about the 21st year of his age, and one of the murderers of Julius Cœsar, Suet. Caes. 80 sq.; id. Aug. 10; Vell. 2, 56, 3; 2, 58, 1; Tac. A. 1, 2; Cic. Phil. 1, 3, 8; 1, 4, 9 and 10; 2, 12, 28 sq.; 2, 13, 31; id. Fam. 3, 4, 2; as a philos. and orator active and respected, id. Ac. 1, 3, 12; id. Fin. 1, 3, 8; id. Tusc. 5, 1, 1 sq.; id. Att. 12, 5, 3; 13, 9, 2; Plut. Brut. 4; Cic. Or. 71, 237; Quint. 10, 1, 123; Tac. Or. 17 sq.; 21; cf. Ellendt, above cited; Meyer, Fragm. Orat. 205. To him Cic. dedicated his writings: Orator, Brutus, de Deorum Naturā, de Finibus, and Tusc. Quaestiones.—
   B D. Junius, a fellow-conspirator with the preceding, Suet. Caes. 80 sq.; id. Aug. 10; Vell. 2, 56 sq.; Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 4; id. Fam. 10, 11, 2; id. ad Brut. 1, 2, 2; to him are addressed the letters, Cic. Fam. 11, 5 sqq.; 12 sqq. al.—To these two Cicero's witticism has reference: quid ergo? Ista culpa Brutorum? Minime illorum quidem, sed aliorum brutorum, qui se cautos ac sapientes putant, Cic. Att. 14, 14, 2; cf. id. Phil. 4, 2, 7; id. Att. 14, 20, 2; Liv. 1, 56, 8; Ov. F. 2, 717.—
   2    Derivv.
   a Brūtĭā-nus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to (M. Junius) Brutus: castra, Vell. 2, 72: Cassianaeque partes, id. 2, 74: bellum civile, Lact. 2, 7 fin.—
   b Brūtīnus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Brutus (M. Junius): consilia rei publicae liberandae, Cic. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 15.—
III D. Junius Brutus Callaicus, consul with P. Corn. Scipio Nasica Serapio A.U.C. 616, Cic. Brut. 28, 107; id. Leg. 3, 9, 20; id. Balb. 17, 40; Vell. 2, 5.—
D. Junius Brutus Julianus, consul with Mamercus Æmilius Lepidus A.U.C. 677, Cic. Brut. 47, 175; id. de Or. 2, 33, 142; id. Att. 12, 22, 2.—
M. Junius Brutus, the husband of Servilia, and father of the murderer of Cœsar, a distinguished lawyer, Cic. Brut. 62, 222.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(2) Brūtus,⁷ ī, m., surnom romain : L. Junius Brutus, premier consul de Rome : Liv. 1, 56, 7 || M. Junius Brutus, un des chefs de la conjuration contre César : Cic. Phil. 1, 8 || autres du même nom : Cic. Br. 107 ; 175 ; 222 || titre d’un traité de rhétorique de Cicéron.

Latin > German (Georges)

(2) Brūtus², ī, m. (1. brutus), Beiname der Römer aus der gens Iunia, von denen die bekanntesten: I) L. Iunius Brutus, der durch fingierte Albernheit (daher der Name) gerettete Verwandte des Tarquinius Superbus, Befreier Roms von der königlichen Herrschaft, Liv. 1, 56 sq. Ov. fast. 2, 717 u. 837. Cic. Tusc. 1, 89. – II) M. Iunius Brutus, Sohn der Schwester des Cato Uticensis, Servilia, u. des M. Brutus (nicht des Caesar, s. Ellendt Cic. Brut. p. 136), Mörder des Iulius Cäsar, Cic. Phil. 1, 8 sqq. Vell. 2, 56 u. 58. Suet. Caes. 80 sq.: intimer Freund des um 21 Jahre ältern Cicero, als Philosoph u. Redner geachtet u. tätig, Cic. Acad. 1, 12: derselbe, dem Cicero mehrere seiner Schriften (den Orator, Brutus u.a.) widmete. Vgl. für no. I u. II brutus no. II, 2, a. – III) D. Iunius Brutus, der Mitverschworene des vorigen, Cic. Phil. 3, 8 sqq. Vell. 2, 56 u. 58. Suet. Caes. 80 sq. – Plur. Bruti, Cic. Sest. 143. Plin. ep. 1, 17, 3. – Dav. abgel.: α) Brūtiānus, a, um, brutianisch, des (M. Iunius) Brutus, castra, Vell.: ultio, Val. Max.: bellum civile, Lact. – β) Brūtīnus, a, um, brutinisch, des (M. Iunius) Brutus, consilia coepi inire Brutina plane, Cic. ep. ad Brut. 1, 15, 6.