accidens

Σοφὸς γὰρ οὐδείς, ὃς τὰ πάντα προσκοπεῖ → Omnia vel sapiens nemo est, qui prospexerit → Denn keinen Weisen gibt's, der alles sieht vorher

Menander, Monostichoi, 486

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

accĭdens: entis.
I P. a. fr. accĭdo.—
II As subst. n.
   A The accidental, nonessential quality of any thing, tò sumbebhko/stò sumbebhko/s> (opp. substantia, the Greek οὐσία>): causa, tempus, locus, occasio . . . rerum sunt accidentia, the accidental or extraneous circumstances, Quint. 5, 10, 23; so 3, 6, 36; 4, 2, 130: ex accidentibus (= epithetis), id. 8, 3, 70; hence, an adjective, Macr. S. 1, 4.—
   B An accident or chance.
   1    In gen., Dig. 35, 2, 51: per accidens, accidentally, Firm. Math. 5, 4.—
   2    In part., an unfortunate circumstance: accidentia (opp. prospera), Pseudo-Quint. Decl.