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|lshtext=<b>pondus</b>: ĕris, n. [[pendo]],<br /><b>I</b> a [[weight]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit.<br /> <b>A</b> In gen., a [[weight]] used in a [[scale]], Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 69: pondera ab Gallis allata iniqua, Liv. 5, 48 fin.: utuntur taleis ferreis ad certum [[pondus]] examinatis pro numo, Caes. B. G. 5, 12; Dig. 19, 1, 32: pondera publica, Paul. ex Fest. p. 246 Müll.—<br /> <b>2</b> In partic., the [[weight]] of a [[pound]], a [[pound]] ([[very]] [[rare]] for the [[usual]] [[pondo]]): [[dupondius]] a duobus ponderibus, [[quod]] unum [[pondus]] assipondium dicebatur. Id [[ideo]], [[quod]] as erat [[libra]] [[pondus]], Varr. L. L. 5, § 169 Müll.: argenti pondera [[quinque]], Mart. 7, 53, 12.—<br /> <b>B</b> Transf.<br /> <b>1</b> In abstr.<br /> <b>a</b> Heaviness, [[weight]] of a [[body]]: moveri [[gravitate]] et pondere, Cic. Fat. 11, 24; 10, 22; 20, 46; id. Tusc. 1, 17, 40: magni ponderis saxa, Caes. B. G. 2, 29; 7, 22: [[emere]] aliquid pondere, by [[weight]], Plin. 12, 7, 14, § 29; 35, 17, 57, § 197; Tac. A. 6, 26; cf.: in his quae pondere [[constant]], Dig. 18, 1, 35 med.; Gai. Inst. 2, 196: id, [[quod]] pondere continetur, Dig. 30, 1, 47.—<br /> <b>b</b> In | |lshtext=<b>pondus</b>: ĕris, n. [[pendo]],<br /><b>I</b> a [[weight]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit.<br /> <b>A</b> In gen., a [[weight]] used in a [[scale]], Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 69: pondera ab Gallis allata iniqua, Liv. 5, 48 fin.: utuntur taleis ferreis ad certum [[pondus]] examinatis pro numo, Caes. B. G. 5, 12; Dig. 19, 1, 32: pondera publica, Paul. ex Fest. p. 246 Müll.—<br /> <b>2</b> In partic., the [[weight]] of a [[pound]], a [[pound]] ([[very]] [[rare]] for the [[usual]] [[pondo]]): [[dupondius]] a duobus ponderibus, [[quod]] unum [[pondus]] assipondium dicebatur. Id [[ideo]], [[quod]] as erat [[libra]] [[pondus]], Varr. L. L. 5, § 169 Müll.: argenti pondera [[quinque]], Mart. 7, 53, 12.—<br /> <b>B</b> Transf.<br /> <b>1</b> In abstr.<br /> <b>a</b> Heaviness, [[weight]] of a [[body]]: moveri [[gravitate]] et pondere, Cic. Fat. 11, 24; 10, 22; 20, 46; id. Tusc. 1, 17, 40: magni ponderis saxa, Caes. B. G. 2, 29; 7, 22: [[emere]] aliquid pondere, by [[weight]], Plin. 12, 7, 14, § 29; 35, 17, 57, § 197; Tac. A. 6, 26; cf.: in his quae pondere [[constant]], Dig. 18, 1, 35 med.; Gai. Inst. 2, 196: id, [[quod]] pondere continetur, Dig. 30, 1, 47.—<br /> <b>b</b> In plur.: pondera, [[balance]], [[equipoise]], [[equilibrium]]: pendebat in aëre [[tellus]] Ponderibus librata suis, Ov. M. 1, 13; so Luc. 1, 57; cf. Lucr. 2, 218 and 6, 574: [[trans]] pondera (corporis) dextram Porrigere (= [[ultra]] [[libramentum]] [[sive]] [[aequilibrium]] corporis), [[out]] of [[balance]], Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 51; cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. II. p. 380 sq.; cf. also: [[quis]] libravit in pondere montes et colles in staterā? Vulg. Isa. 40, 12.—<br /> <b>2</b> In concr.<br /> <b>a</b> A [[heavy]] [[body]], a [[weight]], [[mass]], [[load]], [[burden]]: in terram feruntur omnia suo nutu pondera, Cic. Rep. 6, 17, 17: [[grande]] auri [[pondus]], id. Verr. 2, 1, 17, § 45; so, innumerabile [[pondus]] auri, id. Sest. 43, 93: magnum argenti [[pondus]] expositum, Caes. B. C. 3, 96: aeris magnum [[pondus]], id. ib. 3, 103; Stat. Th. 6, 648: immania pondera baltei, Verg. A. 10, 496: Spartani pondera disci, Mart. 14, 164, 1.—Poet., of the [[fruit]] of the [[womb]], Ov. M. 9, 684; id. Am. 2, 14, 14; Prop. 4, 1, 96 (5, 1, 100); Mart. 14, 151; of the [[privy]] parts, Cat. 63, 5; Stat. S. 3, 4, 77.—<br /> <b>b</b> A [[quantity]], [[number]], [[multitude]] (anteclass. and [[very]] [[rare]]): magnum [[pondus]] omnium artificum, Varr. ap. Non. 466, 5.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop.<br /> <b>A</b> Weight, [[consequence]], [[importance]], [[consideration]], [[influence]], [[authority]], etc. ([[class]].; cf. [[momentum]]): [[persona]] non [[qualiscumque]] testimonii [[pondus]] habet, Cic. Top. 19, 73: [[grave]] ipsius conscientiae [[pondus]] est, id. N. D. 3, 35, 85; cf.: ([[honestas]]) aut sola expetenda est ... aut [[certe]] omni pondere gravior habenda [[quam]] reliqua omnia, id. Off. 3, 8, 35: id est maximi momenti et ponderis, id. Vatin. 4, 9: qui [[pondus]] habent, id. Att. 11, 6, 1: habet vim in ingenio et [[pondus]] in vitā, id. de Or. 2, 74, 302: magnum [[pondus]] accessit ad tollendum dubitationem, judicium et [[consilium]] tuum, id. Fam. 11, 29, 1: ut is intellegat, hanc meam commendationem magnum [[apud]] te [[pondus]] habuisse, id. ib. 13, 25; cf.: ut is intellegat meas [[apud]] te litteras maximum [[pondus]] habuisse, id. Fam. 12, 27; 13, 35, 2: tuae litterae maximi sunt [[apud]] me ponderis, id. ib. 2, 19, 2: ejus [[filius]] [[eodem]] est [[apud]] me pondere, quo fuit [[ille]], id. Att. 10, 1. 1.—Of [[style]]: omnium verborum ponderibus est utendum, Cic. de Or. 2, 17, 72: [[fabula]] [[sine]] pondere et [[arte]], Hor. A. P. 320; cf.: nugis addere [[pondus]], id. Ep. 1, 19, 42.—<br /> <b>B</b> Oppressive [[weight]], [[burden]] ([[poet]]. for [[onus]]): curarum, Luc. 9, 951; Stat. Th. 4, 39: rerum, Ov. Tr. 2, 237; Mart. 6, 64, 14: tauri ruentis In Venerem tolerare [[pondus]], Hor. C. 2, 5, 4: amara senectae Pondera, Ov. M. 9, 438: [[Constantius]], insolentiae pondera gravius librans, Amm. 14, 5, 1.—<br /> <b>C</b> Weight of [[character]], i. e. [[firmness]], [[constancy]] ([[poet]].): nulla diu [[femina]] [[pondus]] habet, Prop. 2, 25 (3, 20), 22: nostri [[reverentia]] ponderis obstat, Stat. Th. 1, 289: [[hilaris]], [[tamen]] cum pondere, [[virtus]], id. S. 2, 3, 65; cf. id. ib. 5, 3, 246. | ||
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pondus: ĕris, n. pendo,
I a weight.
I Lit.
A In gen., a weight used in a scale, Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 69: pondera ab Gallis allata iniqua, Liv. 5, 48 fin.: utuntur taleis ferreis ad certum pondus examinatis pro numo, Caes. B. G. 5, 12; Dig. 19, 1, 32: pondera publica, Paul. ex Fest. p. 246 Müll.—
2 In partic., the weight of a pound, a pound (very rare for the usual pondo): dupondius a duobus ponderibus, quod unum pondus assipondium dicebatur. Id ideo, quod as erat libra pondus, Varr. L. L. 5, § 169 Müll.: argenti pondera quinque, Mart. 7, 53, 12.—
B Transf.
1 In abstr.
a Heaviness, weight of a body: moveri gravitate et pondere, Cic. Fat. 11, 24; 10, 22; 20, 46; id. Tusc. 1, 17, 40: magni ponderis saxa, Caes. B. G. 2, 29; 7, 22: emere aliquid pondere, by weight, Plin. 12, 7, 14, § 29; 35, 17, 57, § 197; Tac. A. 6, 26; cf.: in his quae pondere constant, Dig. 18, 1, 35 med.; Gai. Inst. 2, 196: id, quod pondere continetur, Dig. 30, 1, 47.—
b In plur.: pondera, balance, equipoise, equilibrium: pendebat in aëre tellus Ponderibus librata suis, Ov. M. 1, 13; so Luc. 1, 57; cf. Lucr. 2, 218 and 6, 574: trans pondera (corporis) dextram Porrigere (= ultra libramentum sive aequilibrium corporis), out of balance, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 51; cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. II. p. 380 sq.; cf. also: quis libravit in pondere montes et colles in staterā? Vulg. Isa. 40, 12.—
2 In concr.
a A heavy body, a weight, mass, load, burden: in terram feruntur omnia suo nutu pondera, Cic. Rep. 6, 17, 17: grande auri pondus, id. Verr. 2, 1, 17, § 45; so, innumerabile pondus auri, id. Sest. 43, 93: magnum argenti pondus expositum, Caes. B. C. 3, 96: aeris magnum pondus, id. ib. 3, 103; Stat. Th. 6, 648: immania pondera baltei, Verg. A. 10, 496: Spartani pondera disci, Mart. 14, 164, 1.—Poet., of the fruit of the womb, Ov. M. 9, 684; id. Am. 2, 14, 14; Prop. 4, 1, 96 (5, 1, 100); Mart. 14, 151; of the privy parts, Cat. 63, 5; Stat. S. 3, 4, 77.—
b A quantity, number, multitude (anteclass. and very rare): magnum pondus omnium artificum, Varr. ap. Non. 466, 5.—
II Trop.
A Weight, consequence, importance, consideration, influence, authority, etc. (class.; cf. momentum): persona non qualiscumque testimonii pondus habet, Cic. Top. 19, 73: grave ipsius conscientiae pondus est, id. N. D. 3, 35, 85; cf.: (honestas) aut sola expetenda est ... aut certe omni pondere gravior habenda quam reliqua omnia, id. Off. 3, 8, 35: id est maximi momenti et ponderis, id. Vatin. 4, 9: qui pondus habent, id. Att. 11, 6, 1: habet vim in ingenio et pondus in vitā, id. de Or. 2, 74, 302: magnum pondus accessit ad tollendum dubitationem, judicium et consilium tuum, id. Fam. 11, 29, 1: ut is intellegat, hanc meam commendationem magnum apud te pondus habuisse, id. ib. 13, 25; cf.: ut is intellegat meas apud te litteras maximum pondus habuisse, id. Fam. 12, 27; 13, 35, 2: tuae litterae maximi sunt apud me ponderis, id. ib. 2, 19, 2: ejus filius eodem est apud me pondere, quo fuit ille, id. Att. 10, 1. 1.—Of style: omnium verborum ponderibus est utendum, Cic. de Or. 2, 17, 72: fabula sine pondere et arte, Hor. A. P. 320; cf.: nugis addere pondus, id. Ep. 1, 19, 42.—
B Oppressive weight, burden (poet. for onus): curarum, Luc. 9, 951; Stat. Th. 4, 39: rerum, Ov. Tr. 2, 237; Mart. 6, 64, 14: tauri ruentis In Venerem tolerare pondus, Hor. C. 2, 5, 4: amara senectae Pondera, Ov. M. 9, 438: Constantius, insolentiae pondera gravius librans, Amm. 14, 5, 1.—
C Weight of character, i. e. firmness, constancy (poet.): nulla diu femina pondus habet, Prop. 2, 25 (3, 20), 22: nostri reverentia ponderis obstat, Stat. Th. 1, 289: hilaris, tamen cum pondere, virtus, id. S. 2, 3, 65; cf. id. ib. 5, 3, 246.
