prospectus
οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prospectus: a, um, Part., from prospicio.
prospectus: ūs, m. prospicio.
I Lit., a lookout, distant view, prospect (class.): sterilis prospectus, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 15: cum saepibus prospectus impediretur, Caes. B. G. 2, 22; cf. Sall. J. 53, 1: non prospectu modo extra vallum adempto, sed propinquo etiam congredientium inter se conspectu, Liv. 10, 32: petere prospectum ex arce, Cat. 64, 241: habere prospectum in praeceps, Vulg. 2 Macc. 13, 5.—
B Transf.
1 Sight, view: aliquem in prospectum populi Romani producere, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 47, § 122: cum jam extremi essent in prospectu, to be in sight, Caes. B. G. 5, 10; cf. Hirt. B. Afr. 62: lugubris, Tac. H. 1, 4: praeclarus, Cic. Ac. 2, 25, 80: praebere prospectum navium, Liv. 27, 23: prospectum eripiens oculis, Verg. A. 8, 254.—
2 Poet., sight, vision: late Aequora prospectu metior, Ov. H. 10, 28.—
II Trop.
A Regard, respect (post-class.): cujus rationem prospectumque Bias non habuit, Gell. 5, 11, 10; so, prospectum officii deponere, Val. Max. 5, 1, 3 ext.—
B Foresight (eccl. Lat.): humanus prospectus, Tert. Spect. 1.
