gubernaculum
καλῶς γέ μου τὸν υἱὸν ὦ Στιλβωνίδη εὑρὼν ἀπιόντ' ἀπὸ γυμνασίου λελουμένον οὐκ ἔκυσας, οὐ προσεῖπας, οὐ προσηγάγου, οὐκ ὠρχιπέδισας, ὢν ἐμοὶ πατρικὸς φίλος → Ah! Is this well done, Stilbonides? You met my son coming from the bath after the gymnasium and you neither spoke to him, nor kissed him, nor took him with you, nor ever once felt his balls. Would anyone call you an old friend of mine?
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
gŭbernācŭlum: (poet. contr. gŭ-bernāclum, Lucr. 4, 904; Verg. A. 5, 176; 859; 6, 349 al.), i, n. guberno,
I a helm, rudder (cf. clavus).
I Lit.: hominis, non sapientis inventa sunt navigia, additis a tergo gubernaculis, quae huc atque illuc cursum navigii torqueant: exemplum a piscibus tractum, qui cauda reguntur, etc., Sen. Ep. 90; cf.: piscium meatus gubernaculi modo regunt (caudae), Plin. 11, 50, 111, § 264: ut cruribus velut gubernaculis demissis cursum dirigeret, Front. 3, 13, 6: hic ille naufragus ad gubernaculum accessit, et navi, quoad potuit, est opitulatus, Cic. Inv. 2, 51, 154: ipse gubernaclo rector subit, ipse magister, Verg. A. 5, 176.—
II Transf., guidance, direction; esp. of the state, government (usually in plur.): clavum tanti imperii tenere et gubernacula rei publicae tractare, Cic. Sest. 9, 20; cf.: qui ad gubernacula rei publicae sedere debebant, id. Rosc. Am. 18, 51: repelli a gubernaculis civitatum, id. de Or. 1, 11, 46: recedere a gubernaculis, id. Fam. 16, 27, 1: ad gubernacula rei publicae accedere, Liv. 4, 3, 17: quis ad gubernacula sedeat summa cura providendum, id. 24, 8, 13: abicere gubernacula imperii, Val. Max. 7, 6, 1: transferre ad aliquem fortunarum suarum gubernacula, Nazar. Pan. Const. 27, 2: temperare gubernacula vitae, Plin. 11, 37, 88, § 219.—In sing.: (rare) exercitus non habilis gubernaculo, Vell. 2, 113, 2: gubernaculum rei publicae tenere, Lact. 1, 1, 14.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
gŭbernācŭlum,¹¹ et sync. poét. gŭbernaclum, ī, n., gouvernail [d’un navire], timon : Cic. Inv. 2, 154 ; Sen. Ep. 90, 24 || [fig. au pl.] : ad gubernacula rei publicæ sedere Cic. Amer. 51, se tenir au gouvernail de l’État, prendre en main le timon des affaires ; gubernacula reipublicæ tractare Cic. Sest. 20, manier le gouvernail de l’État, cf. Cic. de Or. 1, 46 ; Liv. 4, 3, 17 ; 24, 8, 13 || [sing. rare : exercitus non habilis gubernaculo Vell. 2, 113, 2, armée difficile à gouverner.
Latin > German (Georges)
gubernāculum (poet. synkop. gubernāclum), ī, n. (guberno), das Steuerruder, I) eig.: gub. modicum, Vulg.: gub. magnum, exiguum, Sen.: gubernacula ingentia et enormia, Apul.: navis gubernaculo parens, Sen.: navis gubernaculi impatiens, Curt.: piratica puppis (Schiff) orba gubernaclis, Claud.: ad gubernaculum accedere, Cic.: apponere (navi) utrimque gubernacula, Tac.: gubernaculis assidēre, Plin. pan.: gubernaclum contorquere quo libet unum, Lucr.: funduntur liburnicae armamenta et gubernaculum diffringitur, Suet.: alci gubernacula eripere (v. der Meereswoge), Sen.: gubernaculum flectere, Sen.: cum stridunt funes, curvatur arbor (Mastbaum), gubernacula gemunt, Plin. ep.: gubernaculum regere, Val. Max. (u. so scientia regendi gubernaculi, Sen.): gubernacula retorquere, nach dem Ufer zurücksteuern (= umkehren), Plin. pan.: gubernaclum multā vi forte revolsum, Verg.: tenere rapiente fluctu gubernaculum, Sen.: rectum cursum, recta gubernacula in periculum tenere, Plin. ep. – in der Vergleichung, ut cruribus velut gubernaculis demissis cursum dirigeret, Frontin. 3, 13, 6: piscium meatus gubernaculi modo regunt (caudae), Plin. 11, 264: velificatas alas quo libuit advertens modico caudae gubernaculo (Rudern), Apul. flor. 2. p. 2, 16, Kr. – II) bildl., wie unser Ruder, Steuer = Lenkung, Leitung, Richtung, gew. von der des Staates als Schiff betrachtet, α) gew. im Plur.: accedere ad rei publicae gubernacula, Cic. u. Liv.: alqm admovere publicae salutis gubernaculis, Plin. pan., od. publicis gubernaculis, Pacat. pan., od. ad rei publicae gubernacula, Plin. ep.: ad alqm gubernacula rei publicae deferre, Cic.: gubernacula rei publicae prehendere, Cic.: gubernacula urbis invadere, an das Ruder der Stadt treten, Flor.: ad gubernacula rei publicae sedere, Cic. u. Liv.: clavum tanti imperii tenere et gubernacula rei publicae tractare, Cic.: leges et gubernacula temperare, Vopisc.: senatum a gubernaculis deicere, populum e navi exturbare, Cic.: gubernacula imperii sui e manibus abicere, Val. Max. (vgl. cum cogar exire de navi non abiectis, sed ereptis gubernaculis, Cic.): depellere (verdrängen) alqm a publicis gubernaculis, Treb. Poll.: u. so depellere oratorem a gubernaculis civitatum, Cic.: a gubernaculis recedere, Q. Cic. – in andern Beziehungen, arteriarum pulsus... observatione crebri aut languidi ictus gubernacula vitae temperat, bedingen die Richtschnur des Lebens, Plin. 11, 219: transferre ad alqm fortunarum suarum gubernacula, Nazar. pan. 27, 2. – β) (selten) im Sing.: exercitus non habilis gubernaculo, nicht leicht sich dem Kommando fügend, nicht leicht zu kommandieren (befehligen), Vell. 2, 113, 2: gubernaculum rei publicae tenere, Lact. 1, 1, 14.
