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Οὐ γὰρ ἀργίας ὤνιονὑγίεια καὶ ἀπραξίας, ἅ γε δὴ μέγιστα κακῶν ταῖς νόσοις πρόσεστι, καὶ οὐδὲν διαφέρει τοῦ τὰ ὄμματα τῷ μὴ διαβλέπειν καὶ τὴν φωνὴν τῷ μὴ φθέγγεσθαι φυλάττοντος ὁ τὴν ὑγίειαν ἀχρηστίᾳ καὶ ἡσυχίᾳ σῴζειν οἰόμενος → For health is not to be purchased by idleness and inactivity, which are the greatest evils attendant on sickness, and the man who thinks to conserve his health by uselessness and ease does not differ from him who guards his eyes by not seeing, and his voice by not speaking

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Revision as of 12:30, 14 May 2024

Latin > English

provoco provocare, provocavi, provocatus V :: call forth; challenge; provoke

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

prō-vŏco: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n.,
I to call forth, call out.
I Lit.
   A In gen. (very rare): aliquem, Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 43: ut ubi illaec prodeat, me provoces, id. Mil. 4, 3, 28; id. Bacch. 3, 3, 40: mandant, ut ad se provocet Simonidem, Phaedr. 4, 23, 25: dum rota Luciferi provocet orta diem, lead up, call forth, Tib. 1, 9, 62: Memnonis mater roseo provocet ore diem, Ov. P. 1, 4, 58; cf. id. F. 1, 456: provocare et elicere novas radiculas, Col. 3, 15, 5.—
   B In partic.
   1    To call out, challenge, invite one to any thing (as to play, sing, drink, fight, etc.): provocat me in aleam, challenged me to a game, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 75: pedibus, to a race, id. Ep. 5, 1, 58: aliquem tesseris, Macr. S. 1, 10: aliquem cantatum, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 53: aliquem ad pugnam, Cic. Tusc. 4, 22, 49; cf. Liv. 8, 7, and Flor. 2, 17, 11 Duker: duces nec prohibere paucos temere provocantis volebant, nec, etc., Liv. 23, 16, 4: et oleo et mero viros provocant, Sen. Ep. 95, 21: aliquem ad bibendum, Vop. Firm. 4.—
   2    In jurid. lang., to take a cause before a higher court, to appeal, make an appeal; in this signif. usually neutr., ad aliquem; act. only post-class., with the judge to whom the appeal is made as object (cf. appello).
   (a)    Neutr.: ut de majestate damnati ad populum provocent, Cic. Phil. 1, 9, 21; cf.: quam id rectum sit, tu judicabis; ne ad Catonem quidem provocabo, id. Att. 6, 1, 7: provoco ad populum, Liv. 8, 33: arreptus a viatore, Provoco, inquit, I appeal, id. 3, 56: si a duumviris provocarit, provocatione certato, id. 1, 26, 6; 3, 56: ab omni judicio poenāque provocari licere, Cic. Rep. 2, 31, 54.—
   (b)    Act., to appeal to a judge (post-class.): si judicem provocent, Dig. 8, 28, 6: si praefectus urbi judicem dederit, ipse erit provocandus, qui eum judicem dederit, ib. 49, 3, 1.—Also: provocare judicium ad populum, to bring the decision before the people by appeal, Val. Max. 8, 1, 1; rarely, aliquem ad judicem, to cite, summon before, App. Flor. p. 360, 24.—
II Trop.
   A To challenge to a contest, to contend with, emulate, rival, vie with (post-Aug.): aliquem virtute, to vie with him in virtue, Plin. Ep. 2, 7, 4: elegia Graecos provocamus, Quint. 10, 1, 93; cf.: ea pictura naturam ipsam provocavit, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 94.—Of things, Plin. 16, 8, 12, § 32: immensum latus Circi templorum pulchritudinem provocat, id. Pan. 51, 3.—
   B To challenge, incite, provoke to any thing: felicitas temporum, quae bonam conscientiam civium tuorum ad usum indulgentiae tuae provocat, Plin. Ep. 10, 12 (7) fin.: omni comitate ad hilaritatem et jocum provocare, Suet. Calig. 27; id. Claud. 21: tacentes ad communionem sermonis, id. Aug. 74.—
   C To excite, stimulate, exasperate, stir up, rouse with any thing (class.; syn.: irrito, lacesso): qui non solum a me provocatus sed etiam suā sponte solet, etc., Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 3: aliquem beneficio, id. Off. 1, 15, 48: sermonibus, Caes. B. C. 1, 74: minis et verbis, Tac. H. 3, 24: bello, id. ib. 4, 17: injuriā, id. A. 14, 49 et saep.: ad iracundiam, Vulg. Isa. 63, 10; id. Deut. 4, 25. —
   D To call forth, occasion, produce, cause: officia comitate, Tac. H. 5, 1: mortem tot modis, Plin. 19, praef. 1, § 5: bellum, Tac. G. 35; Plin. Pan. 16.—
   E (Acc. to I. B. 2.) To appeal to any thing, to cite as authority or proof (late Lat.): ad litteras Pudentillae, App. Mag. 84, p. 326, 40: ad Judaeorum Codices provocare, Aug. Serm. 202, 3.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

prōvŏcō,⁹ āvī, ātum, āre, tr.,
1 appeler dehors, mander dehors, faire venir : Pl. Mil. 1122 ; Ps. 638 ; Ov. F. 1, 456 ; aliquem cantatum Ter. Eun. 443, appeler qqn pour faire de la musique
2 appeler à, exciter, provoquer : aliquem ad pugnam Cic. Tusc. 4, 49, provoquer qqn au combat, cf. Liv. 8, 7, 13 ; 23, 16, 14 ; Sen. Ep. 95, 21 ; ad hilaritatem Suet. Cal. 27, provoquer à rire ; tacentes ad communionem sermonis Suet. Aug. 74, amener ceux qui se taisent à prendre part à la conversation ; non solum a me provocatus, sed etiam sua sponte... Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 3, non seulement provoqué par moi (sollicité, entraîné par moi), mais de son propre mouvement ; beneficio provocatus Cic. Off. 1, 48, prévenu par un bienfait ; his provocati sermonibus Cæs. C. 1, 74, 3, entraînés par ces propos
3 faire naître : officia comitate Tac. H. 5, 1, provoquer le zèle par son affabilité ; bella Tac. G. 35, provoquer des guerres
4 défier, le disputer à : Græcos elegia provocamus Quint. 10, 1, 93, nous défions les Grecs dans l’élégie ; aliquem virtute Plin. Min. Ep. 2, 7, 4, rivaliser de vertu avec qqn
5 [t. de droit] en appeler, faire un appel : ad populum Cic. Phil. 1, 21, en appeler au peuple, cf. Liv. 8, 33 ; ad Catonem Cic. Att. 6, 1, 7, en appeler à Caton ; ab omni judicio provocari licet Cic. Rep. 2, 54, l’appel de tout jugement est permis, cf. Liv. 1, 26, 6 || abst] provoco Liv. 3, 56, 5, j’en appelle au peuple || provocare judicium ad populum Val. Max. 8, 1, 1, déférer le jugement d’une affaire au peuple.

Latin > German (Georges)

prō-voco, āvī, ātum, āre, hervor-, herausrufen, herrufen, aufrufen, I) im allg.: a) eig.: erum, v. Diener, Plaut.: ebenso cuidam servulo mandant, ut ad se provocet Simonidem, Phaedr.: Pamphilam cantatum, hervorrufen, Ter. – b) übtr., lebl. Objj., hervorkommen-, hervorsteigen, hervorwachsen machen, roseo ore diem, v. der Aurora, Ov.; vgl. dum rota Luciferi provocet orta diem, Tibull.: pr. et elicere novas radiculas, Colum.: pr. fascinum ab inguine, Hor. – II) insbes.: A) aufrufen, auffordern, ersuchen, anregen, im üblen Sinne = reizen, 1) übh.: a) eig.: tacentes vel summissim fabulantes ad communionem sermonis, Suet.: alqm omni comitate ad hilaritatem et iocos, Suet.: ne nos comitate ac munificentiā nostrā provocemus plebem, Liv.: im Passiv, qui mecum non solum a me provocatus, sed etiam suā sponte de te communicare solet, Cic.: beneficio provocati, Cic.: nullā iniuriā provocatus, gereizt, Tac. – b) übtr., lebl. Objj.: α) m. Acc. dessen, was man auffordert: felicitas temporum, quae bonam conscientiam civium tuorum ad usum indulgentiae tuae provocat et attollit, Plin. ep. 10, 12 (7) extr. – β) m. Acc. dessen, wozu man auffordert, anregt, comitate officia, Tac.: sermones, Plin. pan. – 2) zum Kampfe, zum Wettkampfe im Spiele, Trinken usw. auffordern, herausfordern, reizen, a) eig., zum Kampfe, alqm ad pugnam, Cic., ad certamen, Flor.: u. so oft absol., provocantes u. dgl., Liv. (s. Weißenborn Liv. 3, 60, 3 u. Fabri Liv. 23, 16, 4). – oft im Passiv, provocatus maledictis, iniuriis, Cic.: minis et verbis, bello, Tac. – zum Spiele, alqm in aleam, ut ludat, Plaut.: alqm tesseris, Macr. – zum Trinken, alqm ad bibendum, Vopisc.: oleo et mero viros, Sen. – mit Infin., einen Preis darauf setzen, e iecore eorum (mullorum) alecem excogitare provocavit, Plin. 9, 66. – b) bildl., jmd. durch etwas gleichs. zum Wettkampfe herausfordern, mit jmd. in etw. wetteifern, -es aufnehmen, senes illos virtute, Plin. ep.: elegiā Graecos, Quint. – Crispinus minimo me provocat, zu einer Wette um eine Kleinigkeit, Hor. – übtr., v. lebl. Subjj., omnes has eius (roboris) dotes ilex solo provocat cocco, Plin.: imm nsum latus Circi templorum pulchritudinem provocat, Plin. ep. – B) als gerichtl. t. t., jmd. vorladen, vorfordern, belangen, 1) übh.: pr. alqm ad iudices, Apul.: alqm apud iudicem, ICt.: absol., pr. ad iudicium, ICt. – 2) prägn., den Kläger vor eine höhere Instanz berufen, an eine höhere Instanz appellieren, a) eig.: α) zur Zeit der Republik an das Volk (urspr. die Zenturien, später die Tribus), provoco, Liv.: pr. ad populum, Cic. u.a.: pr. a duumviris, Liv. – pr. iudicium ad populum, Val. Max. 8, 1, 1. – β) zur Kaiserzt. übh. an einen höheren Richter, in letzter Instanz an den Kaiser, pr. ad competentem iudicem et ab eo ad principem, ICt.: pr. adversus sententiam, ICt.: provocandi auxilium perdere, ICt. – b) übtr., an jmd. od. etw. appellieren, sich auf jmd. od. etw. berufen, pr. ad Catonem, Cic.: ad litteras alcis, Apul.: ad Iudaeorum codices, Augustin. – / Perf.-Form provocuit, Fulgent. ed. Helm p. 166, 9.