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κάμψαι διαύλου θάτερον κῶλον πάλιν → bend back along the second turn of the race, turning the bend and coming back for the second leg of the double run, run the homeward course, retrace one's steps
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|lshtext=<b>blandĭtĭa</b>: ae (blandĭtĭes, ēi, in abl., App. M. 9, p. 230, 11), f. [[blandus]].<br /><b>I</b> The [[quality]] of one [[blandus]]; a [[caressing]], flattering, [[flattery]] ([[mostly]] in an honorable [[sense]]; cf. on the [[contrary]], [[assentatio]] and [[adulatio]]; [[class]] in [[prose]] and [[poetry]]; [[most]] freq. in | |lshtext=<b>blandĭtĭa</b>: ae (blandĭtĭes, ēi, in abl., App. M. 9, p. 230, 11), f. [[blandus]].<br /><b>I</b> The [[quality]] of one [[blandus]]; a [[caressing]], flattering, [[flattery]] ([[mostly]] in an honorable [[sense]]; cf. on the [[contrary]], [[assentatio]] and [[adulatio]]; [[class]] in [[prose]] and [[poetry]]; [[most]] freq. in plur.).<br /> <b>(a)</b> Sing.: haec [[meretrix]] [[meum]] erum blanditiā intulit in pauperiem, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 21: [[viscus]] [[merus]] vostra'st [[blanditia]], id. Bacch. 1, 1, 16: in cive excelso [[atque]] homine nobili blanditiam, ostentationem, ambitionem notam esse levitatis, Cic. Rep. 4, 7, 7 (ap. Non. p. 194, 27): nullam in amicitiā pestem esse majorem [[quam]] adulationem, blanditiam, adsentationem, id. Lael. 25, 91: [[occursatio]] et [[blanditia]] [[popularis]], id. Planc. 12, 29; cf. Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 11, 41; Prop. 1, 16, 16 al. —<br /> <b>(b)</b> Plur., flatteries, blandishments, allurements, = blandimenta: puerique parentum blanditiis [[facile]] [[ingenium]] fregere superbum, caresses, * Lucr. 5, 1018; Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 8: [[quot]] [[illic]] (sc. in amore) blanditiae, [[quot]] [[illic]] iracundiae sunt! id. Truc. 1, 1, 7: ut blanditiis suis suam voluptatem expleat, Ter. Hec. 1, 1, 11: [[quam]] (benevolentiam civium) blanditiis et adsentando conligere turpe est, Cic. Lael. 17, 61: [[tantum]] [[apud]] te ejus blanditiae flagitiosae voluerunt, ut, etc., id. Verr. 2, 3, 26, § 65: hereditates... malitiosis blanditiis quaesitae, id. Off. 3, 18, 74; id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2, § 5: blanditiis ab [[aliquo]] aliquid exprimere, id. Att. 1, 19, 9: muliebres, Liv. 24, 4, 4: virorum [[factum]] purgantium, id. 1, 9, 16: fallaces, Tac. A. 14, 56: verniles, id. H. 2, 59; Suet. Aug. 53 al.; cf. also Tib. 1, 1, 72; 1, 2, 91; 1, 4, 71; 1, 9, 77; Prop. 4 (5), 6, 72; Ov. Am. 1, 4, 66; id. M. 1, 531; 4, 70; 6, 626; 6, 632; 6, 685; 7, 817; 10, 259; 12, 407; 14, 19; id. H. 13, 153; Plin. 8, 5, 5, § 14.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop., [[pleasure]], [[delight]], [[enticement]], [[charm]], [[allurement]] (cf. [[blandus]], II. A., and [[blandior]], II. B.): blanditiis praesentium voluptatum deliniti [[atque]] corrupti, Cic. Fin. 1, 10, 33: attrita cotidiano actu forensi ingenia [[optime]] rerum talium [[blanditia]] (i. e. lectione poëtarum) reparantur. Quint. 10, 1, 27. | ||
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blandĭtĭa: ae (blandĭtĭes, ēi, in abl., App. M. 9, p. 230, 11), f. blandus.
I The quality of one blandus; a caressing, flattering, flattery (mostly in an honorable sense; cf. on the contrary, assentatio and adulatio; class in prose and poetry; most freq. in plur.).
(a) Sing.: haec meretrix meum erum blanditiā intulit in pauperiem, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 21: viscus merus vostra'st blanditia, id. Bacch. 1, 1, 16: in cive excelso atque homine nobili blanditiam, ostentationem, ambitionem notam esse levitatis, Cic. Rep. 4, 7, 7 (ap. Non. p. 194, 27): nullam in amicitiā pestem esse majorem quam adulationem, blanditiam, adsentationem, id. Lael. 25, 91: occursatio et blanditia popularis, id. Planc. 12, 29; cf. Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 11, 41; Prop. 1, 16, 16 al. —
(b) Plur., flatteries, blandishments, allurements, = blandimenta: puerique parentum blanditiis facile ingenium fregere superbum, caresses, * Lucr. 5, 1018; Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 8: quot illic (sc. in amore) blanditiae, quot illic iracundiae sunt! id. Truc. 1, 1, 7: ut blanditiis suis suam voluptatem expleat, Ter. Hec. 1, 1, 11: quam (benevolentiam civium) blanditiis et adsentando conligere turpe est, Cic. Lael. 17, 61: tantum apud te ejus blanditiae flagitiosae voluerunt, ut, etc., id. Verr. 2, 3, 26, § 65: hereditates... malitiosis blanditiis quaesitae, id. Off. 3, 18, 74; id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2, § 5: blanditiis ab aliquo aliquid exprimere, id. Att. 1, 19, 9: muliebres, Liv. 24, 4, 4: virorum factum purgantium, id. 1, 9, 16: fallaces, Tac. A. 14, 56: verniles, id. H. 2, 59; Suet. Aug. 53 al.; cf. also Tib. 1, 1, 72; 1, 2, 91; 1, 4, 71; 1, 9, 77; Prop. 4 (5), 6, 72; Ov. Am. 1, 4, 66; id. M. 1, 531; 4, 70; 6, 626; 6, 632; 6, 685; 7, 817; 10, 259; 12, 407; 14, 19; id. H. 13, 153; Plin. 8, 5, 5, § 14.—
II Trop., pleasure, delight, enticement, charm, allurement (cf. blandus, II. A., and blandior, II. B.): blanditiis praesentium voluptatum deliniti atque corrupti, Cic. Fin. 1, 10, 33: attrita cotidiano actu forensi ingenia optime rerum talium blanditia (i. e. lectione poëtarum) reparantur. Quint. 10, 1, 27.
