auctio

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

auctĭo: ōnis, f. augeo.
I An increasing, increase, αὐξησις: auctio frumenti et tributorum, Tac. Agr. 19: dierum, Macr. S. 1, 14: rerum crescentium, Paul. ex Fest. p. 17 Müll.—
II A sale by increase of bids, a public sale, auction. Auctions were held either in an open place, or in particular rooms or halls, called atria auctionaria (v. auctionarius), or simply atria (Juv. 7, 7). There was a spear (hasta) set up therein, as the legal sign of the sale, like our red flag; the price was called out by a crier (praeco), and the article sold was adjudged to the highest bidder by the magistrate who was present. A money-broker (argentarius) was also present to note down the price and receive the money or security for it; v. Smith, Dict. Antiq. (this is the class. signif. of the word): auctionem facere, Plaut. Men. 5, 9, 91-94; so id. Poen. 1, 3, 2; 5, 6, 27; id. Stich. 2, 2, 60; Cic. Quinct. 4; id. Att. 12, 3 al.: Dicam auctionis causam, ut animo gaudeant, Ipse egomet quam ob rem auctionem praedicem, announce, Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 55; so, auctionis diem obire, Cic. Att. 13, 14: proscribere, id. ib. 13, 37; and proponere, Quint. 6, 3, 99: proferre, to defer, adjourn, Cic. Att. 13, 13: amplissima praedia ex auctionibus hastae minimo addixit, by the sales of the spear, i. e. by auctions (v. supra), Suet. Caes. 50 (cf.: praebere caput dominā venale sub hastā, Juv. 3, 33): auctio hereditaria constituta, Cic. Caecin. 5: auctionis tabula, id. Agr. 2, 25 (v. auctionalis): auctio fortunae regiae, Liv. 2, 14: vendere aliquid in auctione, by auction, Plin. 29, 4, 30, § 96: res in auctione venit, Gai. 4, 126: ex auctione rem emere, Dig. 31, 4, 2, § 8: auctionem dimittere, Quint. 11, 2, 24. —
   B Meton. (abstr. pro concr.), goods to be sold by auction: cum auctionem venderet, Cic. Quinct. 5, 19 (B. and K.; others, auctione).

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

auctĭō,¹⁰ ōnis, f. (augeo),
1 enchère, vente publique, encan : auctionem facere Cic. Phil. 5, 11, etc.; instituere Cic. Att. 7, 3, 9 ; constituere Cic. Amer. 23, etc., faire une vente aux enchères ; proferre Cic. Att. 13, 12, 4, la différer ; proscribere Cic. Agr. 1, 4, l’afficher ; auctio hereditaria Cic. Cæc. 13, vente des biens d’une succession || auctionem vendere Cic. Quinct. 19, procéder à une vente [en tant que crieur public]
2 rare augmentation, accroissement : P. Fest. 17 ; Macr. Sat. 1, 14, 1.

Latin > German (Georges)

auctio, ōnis, f. (augeo), I) = αὔξησις, die Vermehrung, auctio dierum (Ggstz. retractio), Macr. sat. 1, 15. § 1: rerum crescentium, Paul. ex Fest. 17, 17. – II) insbes., die Versteigerung, Auktion, 1) eig.: anulus in auctione venalis, Plin.: rationes auctionis et partitio, Cic.: tabula Neratianae auctionis, Cic.: funesta illa auctio, Cic.: auctio hereditaria, Cic. u. Apul.: auctio fortunae regiae, Liv.: auctionem facere, Plaut., Cic. u.a. (vgl. auctio fiet Menaechmi mane sane septimi, Plaut.): auctionem ornamentorum imperialium facere, Capit.: auctionem rerum hereditariarum facere, ICt.: auctionem constituere, Cic., instituere, spät. ICt.: auctionem praedicare, Plaut.: auctionem proscribere, Cic.: auctionem proponere, Quint. u. Suet.: auctionem proferre, Cic.: auctionem prohibere, Cic.: auctionem dimittere, Quint.: auctionis diem obire, Cic.: auctioni Sexti operam dare (anstellen), Cic.: sedere in auctione, Suet.: in auctione persedere diem totum, Sen. rhet.: in auctione liceri, Sen. rhet.: alqd sub auctione licitari, ICt.: familiam supellectilemque et omnia iumenta ad hereditariam deducere auctionem, Apul.: vendere alqd in auctione, Plin.: constitutā auctione vendere alqd, Cic.: in auctione venire (verkauft werden, weggehen), ICt.: vix credo auctione totā capiet (wird lösen) quinquagesiens, Plaut.: si in auctione praedictum est, ne etc., ICt. – Plur., perquisitores auctionum, Plaut. Stich. 385: circulator quidam auctionum notissimus, Asin. Pollio in Cic. ep. 10, 32, 3: ducentesima auctionum, ein halb Prozent vom Erlös aus den Aukt., Suet. Cal. 16: addicta avorum praedia foedis sub auctionibus, Prud. perist. 2, 77: auctiones facere, Plaut. Epid. 235; Stich. 384. – 2) meton., das Auktionsgut, auctionem vendere, Cic. Quinct. 19.