accidens
ἀσκέειν, περὶ τὰ νουσήματα, δύο, ὠφελέειν, ἢ μὴ βλάπτειν → strive, with regard to diseases, for two things — to do good, or to do no harm | as to diseases, make a habit of two things — to help, or at least, to do no harm
Latin > English
accidens accidentis N N :: accidental happening, chance event, contingency; accident, circumstance
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.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
accĭdēns,¹⁴ entis, n., du part. prés. d’accido pris substt :
1 accident [opposé à substance], manière d’être accidentelle, non essentielle, accessoire ; [employé au pluriel] : Sen. Const. 9, 1 ; Quint. 3, 6, 36 ; [le sing. est de la décadence]
2 accident, cas fortuit : per accidens, par hasard ; ex accidenti, accidentellement : [décad.]
3 événement malheureux, accident fâcheux [au plur.] : Sen. Ep. 120, 12 ; Ps. Quint. Decl. 4, 11 ; 5, 1.
Latin > German (Georges)
accidēns, dentis, n. (eig. Partic. v. accido), I) das Zufällige, Unwesentliche, Äußere an irgend einer Sache, ein zufälliger, unwesentlicher Umstand, το συμβεβηκός, im Plur. Sen. de const. sap. 9, 1. Quint. 3, 6, 36. Prisc. 3, 2, im Singul. erst bei Spät. – II) der Zufall, per accidens, zufälligerweise, Iul. Firm. u. Plin. Val.: ex accidenti, Aquil. Rom. 16. Serv. Verg. Aen. 1, 40. Iulian. dig. 35, 2, 51. – Insbes.: a) = σύμπτωμα, ein Krankheitszufall, -umstand, ein Symptom, Cael. Aur. acut. 1, 10, 71 u.a.: Plur., ibid. 2, 35, 184. – b) emphat. = unglücklicher Zufall, unglückliches Ereignis, Unfall, accidentia (Ggstz. prospera), Ps. Quint. decl. u. Amm.; vgl. Burmann zu Ps. Quint. decl. 5, 1. p. 104. – Adv. accidenter, Spät.
