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|lshtext=<b>flexus</b>: a, um, Part. and P. a., from [[flecto]].<br /><b>flexus</b>: ūs, m. [[flecto]],<br /><b>I</b> a bending, [[turning]], [[winding]] ([[class]].; in <[[number]] opt="n">[[sing]].</[[number]]> and | |lshtext=<b>flexus</b>: a, um, Part. and P. a., from [[flecto]].<br /><b>flexus</b>: ūs, m. [[flecto]],<br /><b>I</b> a bending, [[turning]], [[winding]] ([[class]].; in <[[number]] opt="n">[[sing]].</[[number]]> and plur.).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: aures duros et [[quasi]] corneolos habent [[introitus]], multisque cum flexibus, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 144; cf. Quint. 6, 13, 9: ut qui cursu [[parum]] valent, flexu eludunt, id. 9, 2, 78: cum venissem ad pontem, in quo [[flexus]] est ad [[iter]] Arpinas, Cic. Att. 16, 13, a, 1; cf.: in [[aliquo]] flexu viae, Liv. 22, 12, 7: implicatae flexibus vallium viae, id. 32, 4, 4: [[Rhenus]] [[modico]] flexu in occidentem [[versus]], Tac. G. 1: flexu Armeniam petivit, id. A. 12, 12: [[alio]] flexu reduci ad viam, Quint. 2, 17, 29: (quo pacto sol) Brumales adeat [[flexus]], Lucr. 5, 616: brumales, id. 5, 640: metae, the [[turn]] [[round]] the [[goal]], Pers. 3, 63: labyrinthei, the mazes, Cat. 64, 114: capilli dociles et [[centum]] flexibus apti, Ov. Am. 1, 14, 13: in litore [[flexus]] Mecybernaeus, the [[bay]] or [[gulf]], [[Mela]], 2, 3 init.; cf. id. 3, 1.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop.<br /> <b>A</b> In gen., a [[turning]], [[transition]] [[into]] [[another]] [[state]], [[political]] [[change]]: id [[enim]] est [[caput]] [[civilis]] prudentiae, videre itinera flexusque rerum publicarum, Cic. Rep. 2, 25, 46: in hoc flexu [[quasi]] aetatis [[fama]] adolescentis [[paululum]] haesit ad metas (the [[figure]] taken from the [[turning]] of the racers on reaching the [[goal]]), id. Cael. 31, 75; cf.: si [[infinitus]] forensium rerum [[labor]] decursu honorum et jam aetatis flexu constitisset, i. e. [[senectus]], id. de Or. 1, 1, 1: flexu auctumni (= [[post]] [[medium]] [[tempus]] auctumni, trop. from [[turning]] the [[meta]] in the Circus), Tac. H. 5, 23; v. Orell. ad h. 1.—<br /> <b>B</b> In partic. ([[post]]-Aug.).<br /> <b>1</b> An [[artful]] [[turning]], [[winding]], [[shifting]]: [[inde]] [[recta]] [[fere]] est [[actio]], [[hinc]] [[mille]] [[flexus]] et artes desiderantur, Quint. 5, 13, 2: qui haec [[recta]] [[tantum]], et in nullos [[flexus]] recedentia tractaverit, id. 10, 5, 12. —<br /> <b>2</b> Of the [[voice]], [[inflection]], [[modulation]], [[variation]]: citharoedi [[simul]] et [[sono]] vocis et plurimis flexibus serviunt, Quint. 1, 12, 3: [[quid]] [[quoque]] flexu dicendum, id. 1, 8, 1: qui [[flexus]] deceat miserationem, id. 1, 11, 12; 1, 8, 3.—<br /> <b>3</b> In gram., [[inflection]], [[variation]], [[derivation]] (in [[Varro]] [[flexura]], v. h. v.): [[quid]] [[vero]]? quae tota positionis ejusdem in diversos [[flexus]] eunt? cum [[Alba]] faciat Albanos et Albenses; [[volo]], volui et volavi, Quint. 1, 6, 15. | ||
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Revision as of 09:24, 13 August 2017
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
flexus: a, um, Part. and P. a., from flecto.
flexus: ūs, m. flecto,
I a bending, turning, winding (class.; in <number opt="n">sing.</number> and plur.).
I Lit.: aures duros et quasi corneolos habent introitus, multisque cum flexibus, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 144; cf. Quint. 6, 13, 9: ut qui cursu parum valent, flexu eludunt, id. 9, 2, 78: cum venissem ad pontem, in quo flexus est ad iter Arpinas, Cic. Att. 16, 13, a, 1; cf.: in aliquo flexu viae, Liv. 22, 12, 7: implicatae flexibus vallium viae, id. 32, 4, 4: Rhenus modico flexu in occidentem versus, Tac. G. 1: flexu Armeniam petivit, id. A. 12, 12: alio flexu reduci ad viam, Quint. 2, 17, 29: (quo pacto sol) Brumales adeat flexus, Lucr. 5, 616: brumales, id. 5, 640: metae, the turn round the goal, Pers. 3, 63: labyrinthei, the mazes, Cat. 64, 114: capilli dociles et centum flexibus apti, Ov. Am. 1, 14, 13: in litore flexus Mecybernaeus, the bay or gulf, Mela, 2, 3 init.; cf. id. 3, 1.—
II Trop.
A In gen., a turning, transition into another state, political change: id enim est caput civilis prudentiae, videre itinera flexusque rerum publicarum, Cic. Rep. 2, 25, 46: in hoc flexu quasi aetatis fama adolescentis paululum haesit ad metas (the figure taken from the turning of the racers on reaching the goal), id. Cael. 31, 75; cf.: si infinitus forensium rerum labor decursu honorum et jam aetatis flexu constitisset, i. e. senectus, id. de Or. 1, 1, 1: flexu auctumni (= post medium tempus auctumni, trop. from turning the meta in the Circus), Tac. H. 5, 23; v. Orell. ad h. 1.—
B In partic. (post-Aug.).
1 An artful turning, winding, shifting: inde recta fere est actio, hinc mille flexus et artes desiderantur, Quint. 5, 13, 2: qui haec recta tantum, et in nullos flexus recedentia tractaverit, id. 10, 5, 12. —
2 Of the voice, inflection, modulation, variation: citharoedi simul et sono vocis et plurimis flexibus serviunt, Quint. 1, 12, 3: quid quoque flexu dicendum, id. 1, 8, 1: qui flexus deceat miserationem, id. 1, 11, 12; 1, 8, 3.—
3 In gram., inflection, variation, derivation (in Varro flexura, v. h. v.): quid vero? quae tota positionis ejusdem in diversos flexus eunt? cum Alba faciat Albanos et Albenses; volo, volui et volavi, Quint. 1, 6, 15.
