impos
διὸ δὴ πᾶς ἀνὴρ σπουδαῖος τῶν ὄντων σπουδαίων πέρι πολλοῦ δεῖ μὴ γράψας ποτὲ ἐν ἀνθρώποις εἰς φθόνον καὶ ἀπορίαν καταβαλεῖ → And this is the reason why every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing, lest thereby he may possibly cast them as a prey to the envy and stupidity of the public | Therefore every man of worth, when dealing with matters of worth, will be far from exposing them to ill feeling and misunderstanding among men by committing them to writing
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
impŏs: (inp-), ŏtis, adj. 2. in-potis; cf. the opp., compos,
I not master of, not possessed of, without power over (ante- and postclass.): homo, animi impos, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 94: sui est impos animi, id. Cas. 3, 5, 7; id. Bacch. 4, 3, 3: mentis, Suet. Aug. 19 fin.; Lact. de Ira Dei, 21, 3: sui, Sen. Ep. 83, 3; Sen. Agm. 178; and absol., App. Dogm. Plat. 2, p. 22; cf.: impos est, qui animi sui potens non est, qui animum suum in potestate non habet, Paul. ex Fest. p. 109 Müll.: impos sui amore caeco, Sen. Agm. 117: veritatis, not partaking of, without, App. de Deo Socr. init. p. 43: damni, unable to bear, Aus. Idyll. 10, 274.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
impŏs,¹⁴ ŏtis (in, potis), qui n’est pas maître de [avec gén.] : Pl. Trin. 131, etc. ; Sen. Ep. 83, 3 ; Suet. Aug. 19 || qui ne peut atteindre : Apul. Socr. 3 || qui ne peut supporter : Aus. Idyll. 10, 274.
Latin > German (Georges)
im-pos, potis (in u. potis), I) einer Sache nicht mächtig, nicht Herr, etw. nicht in der Gewalt habend, animi, unfähig, sich zu beherrschen, Plaut. u. Apul.: u. so mentis, Suet. u. Lact.: u. sui, seiner nicht Herr, Sen. phil. u. Sen. poët.: verborum suorum, Fronto: damni, nicht ertragen könnend, Apul. – II) nicht teilhaft, ohne etw., veritatis, Apul. de deo Socr. 3.
Latin > English
impos (gen.), impotis ADJ :: not in control/possession (of mind w/animi/mentis, demented); not responsible
