caecus

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caecus: (not coecus; sometimes in MSS. cēcus), a, um, adj. akin to σκιά, σκότος; Sanscr. khāyā, shadow,
I having no light, devoid of light.
I Act., not seeing, blind.
   A Lit.: Appius, qui caecus annos multos fuit, Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 112: traditum est enim Homerum caecum fuisse, id. ib. 5, 39, 114; Lucr. 5, 839: catuli, qui jam dispecturi sunt, caeci aeque et hi qui modo nati, Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 64: si facie miserabili senis, caeci, infantis, Quint. 4, 1, 42: caecum corpus, the blind part of the body, the back, Sall. J. 107, 1: perdices caecae impetu, Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 102: gigni, Vell. 1, 5, 2.—
   2    Prov.: ut si Caecus iter monstrare velit, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 4: apparet id quidem etiam caeco, even a blind man can see that, Liv. 32, 34, 3: caecis hoc, ut aiunt, satis clarum est, Quint. 12, 7, 9.—
   B Trop., mentally or morally blind, blinded (freq. in prose and poetry): o pectora caeca! Lucr. 2, 14: non solum ipsa Fortuna caeca est, sed eos etiam plerumque efficit caecos, quos complexa est, Cic. Lael. 15, 54; cf. casus, id. Div. 2, 6, 15: caecus atque amens tribunus, id. Sest. 7, 17: caecum me et praecipitem ferri, id. Planc. 3, 6: mater caeca crudelitate et scelere, id. Clu. 70, 199: cupidine, Sall. J. 25, 7: amentiā, Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 48: quem mala stultitia Caecum agit, Hor. S. 2, 3, 44: amatorem amicae Turpia decipiunt caecum vitia, id. ib. 1, 3, 39: mens, Tac. Agr. 43.—With ad: caecus ad has belli artes, Liv. 21, 54, 3.—With gen.: caecus animi, Quint. 1, 10, 29; Gell. 12, 13, 4: fati futuri, ignorant of, Luc. 2, 14; cf. Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 138.—Subst.: Caeci, ōrum, m., the blind people, i.e. the people of Chalcedon, according to the oracle at Delphi. Tac. A. 12, 63; cf. Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149. —
   2    Meton. of the passions themselves: caeca honorum cupido, Lucr. 3, 59; Ov. M. 3, 620: ac temeraria dominatrix animi cupiditas, Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2; id. Pis. 24, 57: exspectatio, id. Agr. 2, 25, 66: amor, Ov. F. 2, 762: amor sui, Hor. C. 1, 18, 14: festinatio, Liv. 22, 39, 22: furor, Hor. Epod. 7, 13: caeca et sopita socordia, Quint. 1, 2, 5: ambitio, Sen. Ben. 7, 26, 4.—
   3    Pregn., blind, i.e. at random, vague, indiscriminate, aimless: in hac calumniā timoris et caecae suspitionis tormento, Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4: caeco quodam timore... quaerebant aliquem ducem, id. Lig. 1, 3: caecique in nubibus ignes Terrificant animos, Verg. A. 4, 209: caeca regens filo vestigia, id. ib. 6, 30: ne sint caecae, pater, exsecrationes tuae, Liv. 40, 10, 1: et caeco flentque paventque metu, Ov. F. 2, 822: lymphatis caeco pavore animis, Tac. H. 1, 82: cervus... Caeco timore proximam villam petit, Phaedr. 2, 8, 3: timor, Ov. Am. 1, 4, 42.—
   C Transf.
   1    Of plants, without buds or eyes: rami, Plin. 16, 30, 54, § 125; cf. caeco and oculus. —
   2    Of the large intestine: intestinum, the cœcum, Cels. 4, 1, 28; 4, 14, 1.—
II Pass., that cannot be seen, or trop., that cannot be known, invisible, concealed, hidden, secret, obscure, dark.
   A Lit.: sunt igitur venti nimirum corpora caeca, winds are accordingly bodies, although invisible, Lucr. 1, 278; 1, 296; 1, 329; 2, 713: vallum caecum, Caes. B. C. 1, 28; cf.: caecum vallum dicitur, in quo praeacuti pali terrae affixi herbis vel frondibus occuluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 44 Müll.; so, fossae, covered, Col. 2, 2, 9; Pall. Mai, 3. 1: in vada caeca ferre, Verg. A. 1, 536: fores, private, id. ib. 2, 453: spiramenta, id. G. 1, 89: colubri, Col. 10, 231: ignis, Lucr. 4, 929: venenum, id. 6, 822: tabes, Ov. M. 9, 174: viae, blind ways, Tib. 2, 1, 78: insidiae armaque, Ov. F 2, 214; cf. Sil. 5, 3: saxa, Verg. A. 3, 706; 5, 164: vulnus, a secret wound, Lucr. 4, 1116; but also, a wound upon the back, Verg. A. 10, 733; cf. in the same sense, ictus, Liv. 34, 14, 11; Sil. 9, 105 (cf.: caecum corpus, the back, I. A. supra): caeca manus, i.e. abscondita, Ov. M. 12, 492: caecum domūs scelus, Verg. A. 1, 356.—
   B Trop.: caecas exponere causas, Lucr. 3, 317: improba navigii ratio, tum caeca jacebat, lay still concealed, id. 5, 1004; so, venti potestas, id. 3, 248; 3, 270: fluctus, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 449, 10: caeca et clandestina natura, Lucr. 1, 779: res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae, Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 357: obscurum atque caecum, id. Agr. 2, 14, 36: fata, Hor. C. 2, 13, 16: sors, id. S. 2, 3, 269: tumultus, secret conspiracies, Verg. G. 1, 464: amor, id. ib. 3, 210; cf.: stimulos in pectore caecos Condidit, Ov. M. 1, 726. In Plaut. once, prob. taken from the vulgar lang.: caecā die emere, upon a concealed (pay-) day, i.e. to purchase on credit (opp. oculata dies, i.e. for ready money): Ca. Pereo inopiā argentariā. Ba. Emito die caecā hercle olivom, id vendito oculatā die, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67.—
   2    By poet. license, transf. to the hearing: murmur, Verg. A. 12, 591 (as we, by a similar meton., say a hollow sound; cf. on the other hand, in Gr. τυφλὸς τὰ ὦτα); so, clamor, Val. Fl. 2, 461: mugitusterrae, Sen. Troad. 171.—
III Neutr., that obstructs the sight, or trop., the perception; dark, gloomy, thick, dense, obscure.
   A Lit.: nox, Cic. Mil. 19, 50; Lucr. 1, 1108; Cat. 68, 44; Ov. M. 10, 476; 11, 521: caligo, Lucr. 3, 305; 4, 457; Cat. 64, 908; Verg. A. 3, 203; 8, 253: tenebrae, Lucr. 2, 54; 2, 746; 2, 798; 3, 87; 6, 35; 3, 87: silentia, i.e. nox, Sil. 7, 350: latebrae, Lucr. 1, 409: iter, Ov. M. 10, 456: loca, Prop. 1, 19, 8: cavernae, Ov. M. 15, 299; Sil. 7, 372: latus, Verg. A. 2, 19: cubiculum si fenestram non habet, dicitur caecum, Varr. L. L. 9, § 58 Müll.; so, domus, without windows, Cic. Or. 67, 224: parietes, Verg. A. 5, 589: pulvis, id. ib. 12, 444: carcer, id. ib. 6, 734: sardonyches, not transparent, opaque, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 86: smaragdi, id. 37, 5, 18, § 68: acervus (of chaos), chaotic, confused, Ov M. 1, 24; Col. 4, 32, 4' chaos, Sen. Med. 741, Sil. 11, 456.—
   B Trop., uncertain, doubtful: obscurā spe et caecā exspectatione pendere, i.e. of an uncertain consequence or result, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66: quod temere fit caeco casu, id. Div. 2, 6, 15. cursus (Fortunae), Luc. 2, 567: eventus, Verg. A. 6, 157: caeci morbi, quorum causas ne medici quidem perspicere queunt, Col. 1, 5, 6; so, dolores, Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 38; 29, 3, 13, § 55: crimen, that cannot be proved, Liv. 45, 31, 11.— Subst.: caecum, i, n., uncertainty, obscurity (poet.): verum in caeco esse, Manil. 4, 304.—* Comp., Hor. S. 1, 2, 91.—Sup. and adv. not in. use.

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(1) cæcus,⁸ a, um (cæcior Hor. S. 1, 2, 91 ), aveugle
1 qui cæcus est factus Cic. Domo 105, qui est devenu aveugle ; Appius et cæcus et senex Cic. CM 37, Appius, à la fois aveugle et vieux ; nudum et cæcum corpus ad hostes vertere Sall. J. 107, 1, tourner vers l’ennemi la partie du corps qui est nue et aveugle (cf. τὰ τυφλὰ τοῦ σώματος Xénophon Cyropædia 3, 3, 45 = le dos) || m. pris subst^t, un aveugle : apparet id etiam cæco Liv. 32, 34, 3, la chose est claire même pour un aveugle ; cæcis hoc satis clarum est Quint. 12, 7, 9, ce serait clair pour des aveugles
2 [fig.] aveugle, aveuglé : non solum ipsa Fortuna cæca est, sed eos etiam plerumque efficit cæcos, quos complexa est Cic. Læl. 54, non seulement la Fortune elle-même est aveugle, mais elle frappe d’aveuglement ceux auxquels elle s’attache ; cæcus cupiditate Cic. Quinct. 83, aveuglé par la passion ; cæcus animo Cic. Fin. 4, 64, l’esprit aveuglé ; cæca futuri mens hominum fati Luc. 2, 14, l’esprit humain aveugle en ce qui concerne l’avenir ; cæcus animi Quint. 1, 10, 29 ( Gell. 12, 13, 4 ), ayant l’esprit aveuglé || cæca avaritia Cic. Phil. 2, 97, aveugle cupidité ; cæco quodam timore salutis Cic. Lig. 3, par une sorte de crainte aveugle pour leur salut
3 privé de lumière, obscur, sombre : in cæcis nubibus Cic. Domo 24, dans de sombres nuages ; cæcæ latebræ Lucr. 1, 408, retraites obscures ; cæco pulvere campus miscetur Virg. En. 12, 444, la plaine se couvre d’une sombre poussière || cubiculum si fenestram non habet, dicitur cæcum Varro L. 9, 58, d’une chambre sans fenêtre, on dit qu’elle est borgne
4 qu’on ne voit pas, caché, dissimulé : res cæcæ Cic. de Or. 2, 357, choses obscures ; vallum cæcum cavere Cæs. C. 1, 28, 4, prendre garde aux trous de loup [pieux dissimulés en terre] ; cæcæ fores Virg. En. 2, 453, porte dissimulée (secrète); cæcum dare vulnus Virg. En. 10, 733, porter un coup par derrière || cæca pericula Cic. Rep. 2, 6, dangers imprévus
5 incertain, douteux : cur hoc tam est obscurum atque cæcum ? Cic. Agr. 2, 36, pourquoi cette expression aussi obscure et imprécise ? cæca exspectatione pendere Cic. Agr. 2, 66, être en suspens dans une attente vague ; cæcos volutat eventus animo secum Virg. En. 6, 157, il médite sur cet événement mystérieux ; in Achæis cæcum erat crimen Liv. 45, 31, 11, à propos des Achéens, l’accusation était sans preuve ; cæci ictus Liv. 34, 14, 11, coups portés à l’aveugle || cæca murmura Virg. En. 10, 98, bruit sourd (indistinct) ; cæca die emere Pl. Ps. 301, acheter à crédit [avec date de paiement incertaine].