potentatus
κρείσσων γὰρ ἦσθα μηκέτ' ὢν ἢ ζῶν τυφλός → thou wert better not alive, than living blind | you were better not alive, than living blind
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pŏtentātus: ūs, m. id.,
I might, power.
I In gen. (eccl. Lat.), Arn. 1, 31.—
II In partic., political power, rule, dominion, command (= principatus; so class.): post interitum Tatii cum ad eum potentatus omnis recidisset, * Cic. Rep. 2, 8, 14: de potentatu contendere, Caes. B. G. 1, 31, 4; Liv. 26, 38, 7.—
III Transf., of persons, a potentate (late Lat.), plur.: honores et potentatus contemnere, Lact. 6, 17 med.; Cypr. Exh. Mart. 11.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pŏtentātŭs,¹⁶ ūs, m. (potens), puissance politique souveraine, souveraineté : *Cic. Rep. 2, 14 || primauté : Liv. 26, 38, 7 || hégémonie d’un peuple : Cæs. G. 1, 31, 4.
Latin > German (Georges)
potentātus, ūs, m. (potens), I) das Vermögen, die Kraft, Arnob. 1, 51. – II) prägn., die Macht im Staate, die Oberherrschaft, Cic. de rep. 2, 14 H. (doch Müller dominatus, s. dessen adnot. crit. zu p. 310, 28). Caes. b. G. 1, 31, 4. Liv. 26, 38, 7. Papin. dig. 23, 2, 63. Vulg. Sirach 10, 11: Plur., Cypr. exh. mart. 11. Lact. 6, 17, 4. Vulg. psalm. 19, 7 u. 89, 10.
