frequens
κινδυνεύει μὲν γὰρ ἡμῶν οὐδέτερος οὐδὲν καλὸν κἀγαθὸν εἰδέναι, ἀλλ᾽ οὗτος μὲν οἴεταί τι εἰδέναι οὐκ εἰδώς, ἐγὼ δέ, ὥσπερ οὖν οὐκ οἶδα, οὐδὲ οἴομαι· ἔοικα γοῦν τούτου γε σμικρῷ τινι αὐτῷ τούτῳ σοφώτερος εἶναι, ὅτι ἃ μὴ οἶδα οὐδὲ οἴομαι εἰδέναι. → for neither of us appears to know anything great and good; but he fancies he knows something, although he knows nothing; whereas I, as I do not know anything, so I do not fancy I do. In this trifling particular, then, I appear to be wiser than he, because I do not fancy I know what I do not know.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
frĕquens: entis, adj. root φρακ-, φράσσω, to enclose, make close; Lat. farcio, fartilis, etc.; cf. Germ. Berg, Burg,
I that takes place repeatedly, often, or frequently, often, frequent (class.; syn.: celeber, creber).
I Lit.
A Of persons, that is often at a place, or that often does a thing, regular, constant, repeated (syn.: assiduus, creber, multus): erat ille Romae frequens, in foro et in ore omnium cottidie versabatur, Cic. Rosc. Am. 6, 16: quibuscum si frequentes sunt, id. Off. 2, 13, 46; cf. Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 80.— Comp.: quod filium frequentiorem prope cum illis quam secum cernebat, Liv. 39, 53, 11: Demosthenes frequens fuit Platonis auditor, an assiduous hearer, Cic. Or. 4, 45: nos autem in hoc genere (orationis) frequentes, id. ib. 50, 167: sed in utroque frequentiores sunt poëtae, id. ib. 60, 202; cf. spectator, Quint. 10, 5, 19: conviva, Mart. 9, 98, 10: frequentem ad signa esse, Liv. 3, 24, 5: adesse senatui, Tac. A. 4, 55; so with dat.: contionibus, id. H. 4, 69 fin.: secretis, id. A. 4, 3: in ore frequens posteritatis eris, Ov. P. 2, 6, 34: frequens te audivi atque affui, Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 243.—Poet. with inf.: hic hominum casus lenire et demere fatis Jura frequens, Stat. Th. 7, 706.—
B Of inanim. and abstr. things, repeated, often, frequent, common, usual: mihi frequentem operam dedistis, Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 7: (senectus) caret epulis exstructisque mensis et frequentibus poculis, Cic. de Sen. 13, 44: frequentiores (lactucae) in cibo, Plin. 20, 7, 26, § 68: frequentes litterae, Suet. Tib. 11: edicta, id. Ner. 41: iambus et trochaeus frequens, Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 182; cf.: (verbum igitur) cum apud alios sit etiam frequens, apud alios numquam reperiatur, Quint. 1, 5, 39: opera (= assidua), Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 7; cf. Varr. L. L. 7, § 99: frequentiora latrocinia, Asin. Poll. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 31, 1: familiaritas, Nep. Att. 19 fin.: honores, id. Phoc. 1: comparationis usus, Quint. 8, 6, 14: frequentior usus anulorum, Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 17; cf.: nec fuit alia gemma apud antiquos usu frequentior, id. 37, 7, 31, § 106: frequentior fama, Liv. 2, 32, 3: sententia, held or adopted by many, Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 6: frequens apud Graecos adagium, Gell. 1, 8, 4; cf. Quint. 8, 6, 37: id frequentius est, quam ut exemplis confirmandum sit, id. 4, 1, 75; 9, 2, 53: esse videatur, jam nimis frequens, octonarium incohat, id. 9, 4, 73.— With a subject-clause: erat adhuc frequens senatoribus, si quid, etc....loco sententiae promere, = usitatum, Tac. A. 2, 33: parere ergo exceptionem rei judicatae, frequens est, Dig. 44, 2, 6.
II Transf., of a multitude, assembled in great numbers, full, crowded, numerous: videt multos equites Romanos, frequentes praeterea cives atque socios, Cic. Verr. 1, 3, 7: refert etiam, qui audiant, frequentes an pauci an singuli, id. de Or. 3, 55, 211: major frequentiorque legatio, Liv. 5, 5, 10: senatus fuit frequentior quam, etc.... frequentes fuimus, omnino ad ducentos, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 1, 1: senatus frequens convenit, id. Fam. 10, 12, 3; cf.: senatus frequens vocatu Drusi in curiam venit, id. de Or. 3, 1, 2; Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 111; cf. also: frequentissimo senatu, Cic. Phil. 2, 38, 99: ad frequentiores consultatio dilata, Liv. 35, 7, 1: legem populi frequentis suffragiis abrogare, Cic. Brut. 62, 222: mane Germani frequentes ad eum in castra venerunt, in great numbers, Caes. B. G. 4, 13, 4; cf.: eodem conveniunt undique frequentes, id. ib. 7, 63, 6; id. B. C. 1, 13, 1: frequenti consessu, Suet. Aug. 44: convivio frequenti, id. Caes. 31; id. Tib. 61: frequenti auditorio, id. Claud. 41: equites Romani, qui frequentissimi in gradibus Concordiae steterunt, Cic. Phil. 7, 8, 21: huc postero die quam frequentissimi conveniunt, Caes. B. G. 4, 11, 5: frequens ibi hic piscis, Plin. 9, 59, 85, § 180: huc frequens Caementa demittit redemptor Cum famulis (poet. for famulis frequentibus), Hor. C. 3, 1, 34.—
B Of places filled with a multitude, filled, full, crowded, populous, much frequented, well stocked (syn.: plenus, abundans).— Constr. absol., with abl., and in Tac. also with gen.
(a) Absol.: frequentissimum theatrum, Cic. Div. 1, 28 fin.: sic ut nulla (praefectura) tota Italia frequentior dici possit, more populous, id. Planc. 8, 21: ei processit, ut est frequens municipium magna multitudo, id. Phil. 2, 41, 106: Numidia, Sall. J. 78 fin.: celebre et frequens emporium, much frequented, Liv. 38, 18, 11: via, Ov. A. A. 1, 585; cf. compita, Hor. S. 2, 3, 26: ludi, id. Carm. Sec. 22; cf. pompa, Ov. A. A. 1, 147.—
(b) With abl. (since the Aug. per.): cum situm moeniaque et frequentem tectis urbem vidissent, Liv. 1, 9, 9: loca aedificiis, id. 31, 23, 5: Aegyptus multis (urbibus), Plin. 5, 9, 11, § 60: terra colubris, Ov. M. 4, 620: Sinuessa niveis columbis, id. ib. 15, 715: silva trabibus, id. ib. 8, 328; cf.: locus piceis ilicibusque, id. H. 16, 54: nemus agrestium pavonum multitudine frequens, Curt. 9, 2, 13: Nilus feris et beluis, Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53: amnis vorticibus, Ov. M. 9, 106: vivarium piscibus, Col. 8, 16, 4: pharetra telis Lernaeis, Sen. Herc. Fur. 1233.—Comp.: utra pars frequentior vicis esset, Liv. 35, 11, 5.—*
(g) With gen.: quod talis silvae frequens fecundusque erat (mons), Tac. A. 4, 65.—Hence, adv.: frĕ-quenter.
1 (Acc. to I.) Often, frequently (not freq. till after the Aug. per.): ut frequenter et assidue consequamur artis rationem studio et exercitatione, Auct. Her. 4, 56, 69: ad aliquem frequenter ventitare, Cic. Rep. 1, 9 (Moser, frequentes); cf.: gratior (erat) Alexandro frequenter in officinam ventitanti, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 85: praecipue quidem apud Ciceronem, frequenter tamen apud Asinium, Quint. 1, 8, 11: frequenter in his etiam conjecturae locus est, nonnumquam tractatur aliqua finitio: aliquando etiam legales possunt incidere tractatus, id. 3, 8, 4: habet usum talis allegoriae frequenter oratio, sed raro totius, id. 8, 6, 47: continuo aut certe nimium frequenter, id. 9, 1, 11; opp. semper, id. 12, 1, 3;
v. infra.—Comp.: quod et M. Cicero scripto ad Brutum libro frequentius testatur, Quint. 1, 10, 4: haec ad conjecturam frequentius pertinent, sed interim ad jus quoque, id. 5, 10, 38: ne plebs frumentationum causa frequentius a negotiis avocaretur, Suet. Aug. 40: non alias missi cecidere frequentius ignes, Ov. F. 3, 287.—Sup.: translatione frequentissime sermo omnis utitur, Cic. Or. 24, 81: non semper, etiamsi frequentissime, tuenda veritas erit, Quint. 2, 17, 36; Suet. Aug. 43.—
2 (Acc. to II.) Numerously, in great numbers, by many (very rare): huic frequenter interceditur, Cic. Att. 1, 19, 5: Romam inde frequenter migratum est, Liv. 1, 11, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
frĕquēns,⁸ entis.
I [idée de lieu],
1 qui est rassemblé en foule, nombreux : senatus frequentior Cic. Q. 2, 1, 1, sénat plus nombreux ; frequentissimo senatu Cic. Phil. 2, 99, le sénat étant très nombreux ; frequentes fuimus Cic. Q. 2, 1, 1, nous étions nombreux, cf. Cic. Phil. 7, 21 ; Cæs. G. 4, 13, 4, etc. || sententia frequens Plin. Min. Ep. 2, 11, 6, avis qui emporte de nombreux suffrages
2 où il y a un grand nombre, peuplé, fréquenté : frequentissimo theatro Cic. Div. 1, 59, le théâtre étant comble ; frequens municipium Cic. Phil. 2, 106, bourg populeux, cf. Cic. Planc. 21 || [avec abl.] peuplé de, garni de : pars frequentior vicis Liv. 35, 11, 5, partie plus garnie de bourgades, cf. Liv. 1, 9, 9 ; 31, 23, 5 || [avec gén.] Tac. Ann. 4, 65.
II [idée de temps],
1 qui se trouve fréquemment qq. part, assidu : erat Romæ frequens Cic. Amer. 16, il était souvent à Rome ; frequens auditor Cic. Or. 45, auditeur assidu ; quibuscum si frequentes sunt Cic. Off. 2, 46, s’ils sont souvent avec eux, s’ils les fréquentent ; nos etiam in hoc genere frequentes Cic. Or. 167, nous aussi, nous pratiquons souvent cette forme de style ; frequens ad signa sine ullo commeatu Liv. 3, 24, 5, constamment au service, sans aucun congé ; frequens secretis Tac. Ann. 4, 3, prenant part souvent aux secrets, cf. Tac. H. 5 || [poét., av. inf.] : frequens lenire... Stat. Th. 7, 705, constamment prêt à adoucir...
2 répété, fréquent, multiplié, ordinaire, commun : caret frequentibus poculis Cic. CM 44, [la vieillesse] est privée des coupes (libations) multipliées ; iambus et trochæus frequens Cic. de Or. 3, 182, la répétition fréquente de l’ïambe et du trochée ; id frequentius est quam ut... Quint. 4, 1, 75, c’est trop fréquent pour que... ; frequentior fama Liv. 2, 32, 3, tradition plus courante || illud frequens est ut... Quint. 3, 6, 8, il arrive souvent que..., [ou avec prop. inf.] Plin. 8, 188. abl. sing. ordin. frequenti ; frequente Suet. Cal. 44 ; Nero 20.
Latin > German (Georges)
frequēns, entis (verwandt mit farcio), häufig in Raum und Zeit, I) im Raume, A) aktiv, von einer Menschenmenge, Versammlung usw. = zahlreich, in Menge oder in Masse anwesend od. versammelt, -sich einfindend, viel beisammen (Ggstz. infrequens, pauci, singuli), legatio, Liv.: frequentissimus legationum conventus, Nep.: frequentes fuimus, Cic.: senatus frequens (»zahlreich« u. dah. »beschlußfähig«) convenit, Cic.: gentes numero (an Z.) frequentes, capite arma frequentes, Liv. – übtr., sententia, die viele Stimmen für sich hat, Plin. ep. 2, 11, 6. B) passiv, v. Örtlichkeiten usw. = zahlreich besucht, gedrängt voll, volkreich, dicht bewohnt, dicht bebaut (Ggstz. infrequens, desertus), α) absol.: theatrum, Cic.: convivium, Suet.: municipium, Cic.: emporium, castellum, Liv.: provinciae, Vell. – β) m. Abl. (s. Mützell Curt. 3, 1 [2], 11), loca frequentia aedificiis, Liv.: frequens custodiis locus, ein stark mit Wachen besetzter, Liv.: frequens cultoribus populus, stark angebauter Gau, Liv.: frequens acies armatis, eine dichtgedrängte Schlachtlinie, Liv.: vivarium frequens piscibus, Col.: utra pars vicis frequentior esset, Liv.: frequentissimum rotis iter, stark befahrener, Ps. Quint. decl. – γ) mit Genet.: quod (mons) talis silvae frequens fecundusque erat, Tac. ann. 4, 65. – II) in der Zeit, A) aktiv, v. Pers., an einem Orte oft oder fastimmer anwesend (gegenwärtig), -sich einfindend, -sich einstellend, -anzutreffen, häufig, fleißig, Platonis auditor, Cic.: erat Romae frequens, Cic.: cum alqo frequentem esse, mit jmd. oft zusammen sein, -häufig umgehen, Cic.: fr. in castris miles, ein im Lager immer zu findender, Cic. (sarkastisch von der fleißigen Anwesenheit am Spieltisch): und so eum frequentem ad signa sine commeatu fuisse, sei fast immer u. ohne Urlaub bei den F. zugegen gewesen, Liv.: fr. secretis, fleißiger Teilnehmer usw., Tac.: fr. contionibus, in Volksversammlungen auftretend, Tac.: conviva fr., ein gewöhnlicher, fast täglicher Gast, Mart. – m. Infin., hic hominum casus lenire et demere fatis iura frequens, der so oft bei der Hand ist, das Leid der Menschen zu stillen usw., Stat. Theb. 7, 705 sq. – B) passiv, häufig stattfindend, -angewendet, -gebraucht, -angetroffen, häufig, ganz gewöhnlich, pocula, reichliche, Cic.: lactucas frequentiores in cibo (zu oft genossen) officere claritati oculorum, Plin.: frequentes honores delati sunt, Nep.: latrocinia frequentiora, Pollio in Cic. ep.: frequentior familiaritas, Cic.: frequentissimum initium esse calamitatis securitatem, Vell.: quae in controversiis quoque sunt frequentia, Quint.: id cum est apud oratores frequentissimum, Quint.: m. Dat., illud et poëtis et oratoribus frequens, Quint.: et illud frequens est, ut m. Konj., Quint. 3, 6, 8; Vgl. 4, 1, 75: frequens est, es kommt häufig vor, ist ganz gewöhnlich, daß ufw., mit folg. Acc. u. Infin., Plin. 8, 183. Paul. dig. 44, 2, 6. – / Abl. Sing. gew. frequenti; Abl. frequente, Suet. Cal. 44, 2 u. Nero 20, 2 (vgl. infrequente, Plaut. truc. 230).