capax
ἰχθύς ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὄζειν ἄρχεται → the fish stinks from the head, a fish rots from the head down, the fish rots from the head down, fish begin to stink at the head, the fish stinks first at the head, corruption starts at the top, the rot starts at the top
Latin > English
capax capacis (gen.), capacior -or -us, capacissimus -a -um ADJ :: large, spacious, roomy, big; capable, fit, competent; has right to inherit
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
căpax: ācis, adj. capio,
I that can contain or hold much, wide, large, spacious, roomy, capacious (in poets and in post-Aug. prose freq.; in Cic. perh. only once, and then trop;
v. infra).
I Lit.: mundus, * Lucr. 6, 123: conchae, Hor. C. 2, 7, 22: urna, id. ib. 3, 1, 16; Ov. M. 3, 172: capaciores scyphos, Hor. Epod. 9, 33: pharetram, Ov. M. 9, 231: putei, id. ib. 7, 568: urbs, id. ib. 4, 439: ripae, id. Am. 3, 6, 19: uterus, Plin. 10, 33, 49, § 93: portus, id. 4, 7, 12, § 26: spatiosa et capax domus, Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 5: villa usibus capax, id. ib. 2, 17, 4: forma capacissima, Quint. 1, 10, 40: moles, Tac. A. 2, 21.—With gen.: circus capax populi, Ov. A. A. 1, 136: cibi vinique capacissimus, Liv. 9, 16, 13: flumen onerariarum navium capax, Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 99; 12, 1, 5, § 11: magnae sedis insula haud capax est, Curt. 4, 8, 2.—
II Trop.
A Capacious, susceptible, capable of, good, able, apt, fit for: Demosthenes non semper implet aures meas: ita sunt avidae et capaces, etc., * Cic. Or. 29, 104: ingenium, great, Ov. M. 8, 533: animi ad praecepta, id. ib. 8, 243: animo majora capaci, id. ib. 15, 5: capax est animus noster, Sen. Ep. 92, 30.—With gen.: animal mentis capacius altae (i.e. homo), Ov. M. 1, 76: imperii, Tac. H. 1, 49; cf. id. A. 1, 13: aetas honorum nondum capax, id. H. 4, 42: molis tantae mens, id. A. 1,11: secreti, that can keep or conceal, Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 7: capacia bonae spei pectora, Curt. 8, 13, 11: magnorum operum, id. 6, 5, 29: ingenium omnium bonarum artium capacissimum, Sen. Contr. 2, praef. § 4: cujusque clari operis capacia ingenia, Vell. 1, 16, 2: bonum et capax recta discendi ingenium, id. 2, 29, 5: laboris ac fidei, id. 2, 127, 3: ingenia fecunda et totius naturae capacissima, Plin. 2, 78, 80, § 190: doli, fit, suitable for, Dig. 43, 4, 1.—
B In the Lat. of the jurists (cf. capio, II. F.), that has a right to an inheritance, Dig. 34, 3, 29.—Adv.: căpācĭter, Aug. Trin. 11, 2.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
căpāx,¹⁰ ācis (capio), capable, qui peut contenir, qui contient, spacieux, ample, étendu : capaciores scyphi Hor. Epo. 9, 33, des coupes plus profondes ; flumen onerariarum navium capax Plin. 6, 99, fleuve navigable pour les vaisseaux de transport ; vini capacissimus Liv. 9, 16, 13, qui absorbe plus de vin que personne ; villa usibus capax Plin. Min. Ep. 2, 17, 4, villa qui se prête largement à tous les besoins || [fig.] aures capaces Cic. Or. 104, oreilles insatiables ; capax secreti Plin. Min. Ep. 1, 12, 7, capable de garder un secret ; capax imperii Tac. H. 1, 49, digne de l’empire ; capax doli Dig. 43, 4, 1, capable de dol, de fraude || habile à succéder, qui peut hériter : Paul. Dig. 34, 3, 29.
Latin > German (Georges)
capāx, ācis, Adi. m. Compar. u. Superl. (capio), fassungsfähig, I) eig., vielfassend, -umfassend, geräumig, mundus, Lucr.: portus, Plin.: urbs, Ov.: urna, Hor.: duo baptisteria abunde capacia, Plin. ep.: spatiosa et capax domus, Plin. ep.: quod nulla in Italia moles tam capax foret, weil kein Gebäude in J. so viel Menschen faßte, Tac.: capaciores scyphi, Hor.: capacior guttur, Varr. fr.: capaciora intestina, Plin.: basilica capacissima, Sidon. – m. Genet., circus capax populi, Ov.: capax populi cenatio, Sen.: rubrum mare animalium magis quam cetera capax, Mela: magnae sedis (Niederlassung) insula haud capax est, Curt.: Baetis multorum fluminum capax, Plin.: cibi vinique capacissimus, Liv. – m. ad u. Akk., calix c. ad tres sextarios, Plin. 37, 18. – m. Dat. comm., villa c. usibus, Plin. ep. 2, 17, 3. – II) übtr.: a) erbfähig, qui capax est, Paul. dig. – m. Genet., specie dotis, cuius capax fuisset, Papin. dig.: scriptus heres, cuiuscumque portionis capax, Cod. Iust. – b) physisch u. geistig zu etw. befähigt, fähig, einer Sache gewachsen, für etw. empfänglich, tauglich, aures avidae et capaces, Cic.: ingenium, Ov.: capax est animus noster, kann Großes erfassen, Sen. – m. Abl., mente capax, Augustin. serm. 23, 4. – m. Genet., materia formationis c., Augustin.: c. mentis altae animal, Ov.: c. fortunae, Vell.: c. amicitiae, Plin. ep.: c. imperii, Tac.: opus facundiae minime capax, Mela: nihil tam fortuitorum capax quam mare, lasse so vielen Zufälligkeiten Raum, Tac.: laboris ac fidei capacissimus, Vell.: ingenium omnium bonarum artium capacissimum, Sen. rhet.: c. generosi ingenii dictum, ein hohes Selbstgefühl verratend, Val. Max. – m. ad u. Akk., animus ad praecepta c., Ov. met. 8, 243: ad discendum c., Lact. epit. 80, 7. – m. folg. Infin., Stat. silv. 3, 1, 85.