opulentia
εἰ δὲ τύχῃ τις ἔρδων, μελίφρον' αἰτίαν ῥοαῖσι Μοισᾶν ἐνέβαλε → if someone is successful in his deeds, he casts a cause for sweet thoughts into the streams of the Muses
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ŏpŭlentĭa: ae, f. opulens,
I riches, wealth, opulence (not in Cic. or Cæs.).
I Lit.: habemus publice egestatem, privatim opulentiam, Sall. C. 52, 22: opulentia neglegentiam tolerabat, id. ib. 52. 9: Trojae opulentia, Verg. A. 7, 262: metallorum, Plin. 2, 93, 95, § 207.—In plur.: deos decent opulentiae et factiones, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 89; id. Bacch. 3, 4, 17: copiis atque opulentiis anteire, Gell. 20, 5, 8.—
B Transf., like opes, resources, power, of a people: invidia ex opulentiā orta est, Sall. C. 6, 3; Nep. Cim. 2, 5: Lydorum, Tac. A. 4, 55.—
II Trop., richness, etc.: linguae, Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 21>
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ŏpŭlentĭa,¹¹ æ, f. (opulens), opulence, richesse, magnificence : Sall. C. 52, 22 ; Virg. En. 7, 262 || pl., Pl. Trin. 490, les fortunes, les grandeurs || puissance : Sall. C. 6, 3 ; Tac. Ann. 4, 55 || [fig.] richesse [de langage] : Claud. Cons. Theod. 21.
Latin > German (Georges)
opulentia, ae, f. (opulens), I) die Wohlhabenheit, der Reichtum (Ggstz. egestas, inopia, paupertas), a) eig.: Sall. u.a.: metallorum, Plin.: Plur. opulentiae, Plaut. Bacch. 519a G.; trin. 490. Gell. 20, 5, 8. Arnob. 4, 9 extr. – b) übtr.: mentium vera opulentia, Augustin, de civ. dei 4, 18, 1. p. 224, 3 D.2 – II) die durch äußere Mittel verschaffte polit. Macht eines Volkes usw., Sall. u.a.
