pretium

Latin > English

pretium preti(i) N N :: price/value/worth; reward/pay; money; prayer/request; [~ natalis => weregeld]

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

prĕtĭum: ii, n. Sanscr. root par-, pana (for parna), wager, loan; Gr. πι-πράσκω, to sell; πρίαμαι, to buy; cf. πόρνος,
I that for or by which any thing is bought or sold (class.).
I Lit., money spent for any thing: nil pretio parsit, filio dum parceret, Plaut. Capt. prol. 32: femina ... urbem Exiguam pretio posuit, for money has founded a small city, Verg. A. 4, 211: vectigalia parvo pretio redempta habere, for little money, cheaply, Caes. B. G. 1, 18: pretio mercari ordinem senatorium, to purchase, to gain with money, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 49, § 122: permutare pretio noluit, aliāve merce, Plin. 9, 55, 81, § 171.—
   B In gen., money, wealth, etc. (poet.), Ov. P. 2, 8, 6: in pretio pretium nunc est, id. F. 1, 217: converso in pretium deo, i. e. into a shower of gold, Hor. C. 3, 16, 8.—
II Transf., worth, value, price.
   A In gen.: nec mi aurum posco nec mi pretium dederitis, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38 (Ann. v. 200 Vahl.): pretium statuere merci, to set, fix, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 133: pretium certum constituere, Cic. Att. 12, 33, 1: enumerare, id. Rosc. Am. 46, 133: pacisci pro re aliquā, to agree upon, settle, id. Off. 3, 29, 107: exsolvere, Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 26: quibus hic pretiis porci veneunt? at what prices are they sold here? id. ib. 2, 2, 15: vendere aliquid pretio suo, id. Pers. 4, 4, 30; id. Ps. 1, 2, 36: parare sibi pretio aliquid, id. Merc. 2, 3, 7: multi extulerunt eorum pretia, Varr. R. R. 3, 6, 6: jacent pretia praediorum, are low, down, fallen, Cic. Rosc. Com. 12, 33.—
   B Esp.
   1    In phrases: magni, parvi pretii esse, to be high or low in price, of much or little worth, of great or of small value: nullus est tam parvi pretii, quin, Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 60: ne tu habes servum graphicum, et quantivis pretii! id. Ep. 3, 3, 29: agrum majoris pretii nemo habet, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 12: noli spectare, quanti homo sit: parvi enim pretii est, qui jam nihil est, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 2, 4: de illis potissimum jactura fit, quia pretii minimi sunt, Sall. Or. ad Caes. 2, 9: pretium habere, to have a value, to be worth something: vendat oleum, si pretium habeat, Cato, R. R. 2, 7: annona porro pretium nisi in calamitate fructuum non habet, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 98, § 227; but also: pretium habere, to have a price, be for sale: quis ignorat quin id longe sit liberalibus disciplinis dignissimum, non vendere operam: cum pleraque hoc ipso possint videri vilia, quod pretium habent, Quint. 12, 7, 8; hence: pretium non habere, to have no price, be above price (late Lat.): nihil esse pretiosius, immo eum pretium non habere testatur, Aug. Serm. 36, 8: in pretio esse, to be of worth, value, or estimation, to be in repute: tum coquus in pretio esse (coeptus), Liv. 39, 6, 9: nec in pretio fertilis hortus erat, Ov. F. 5, 316; Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 22: in pretio habere, to regard as of value: in magno pretio habere, Sen. Ep. 75, 11: aurum et argentum in pretio habent, Tac. G. 5; for which cf.: pudebat libertatis majus esse apud feminas quam apud viros pretium, Curt. 8, 2, 28: pretium facere, to fix or set a price or value; of a seller: indica, fac pretium. Do. Tua merx est; tua indicatio est, Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 37; of a purchaser: quis faceret pretium, nisi qui sua perdere vellet Omnia? Mart. 1, 86, 7; Dig. 10, 3, 19.—
   2    Wages, reward (mostly poet.): pro pretio facio ut opera appareat, Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 59: operam Epidici nunc me emere pretio pretioso velim, id. Ep. 1, 2, 17: reddere alicui pro benefactis, id. Capt. 5, 1, 20: palmae pretium victoribus, Verg. A. 5, 111.—
III Trop., worth, value: quales ex hac die experiundo cognovit, perinde operae eorum pretium faceret, would estimate their services, Liv. 27, 17: sive aliquod morum Est pretium, Ov. Tr. 1, 9, 43: corticis etiam ad medicamenta pretium est, Plin, 12, 25, 54, § 118; 12, 19, 43, § 95.—
   B Transf., pay, hire, wages, reward, price (cf.: stipendium, merces).
   1    In a good sense: majores seorsum atque diversum pretium paravere bonis atque strenuis, decurionatus ... aliosque honores, Cato ap. Fest. s. v. optionatus, p. 201 Müll.; so, = praemium (opp. poena), ita et pretium recte facti triumphum haberet L. Paulus pro egregie bello gesto, Liv. 45, 37, 5: ut pretium honoremque debito beneficio addat, id. 45, 14, 1: cum pro cujusque merito consul pretia poenasque exsolvisset, id. 26, 40, 15 Weissenb. ad loc.: satis ampla pretia, prizes, id. 21, 43, 6: virtutum pretium, Sen. Clem. 1, 1, 1.—Plur.: tam longā valetudine conflictabatur, ut haec tanta pretia vivendi mortis rationibus vincerentur, rewards of living, i. e. motives for living, Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 4.—Esp. in phrase pretium curae, and more freq. pretium operae, a reward for trouble: mihi visum est pretium curae, ipsum, senatus consultum quaerere, seemed to me worth the trouble, worth while, Plin. Ep. 8, 6, 2: est pretium curae cognoscere, etc., Juv. 6, 474: facturusne operae pretium sim, etc.,... nec satis scio, what will pay for the trouble, Liv. praef.: operae pretium habent libertatem, civitatemque, id. 25, 6; 21, 43: audire est operae pretium, etc., Enn. ap. Acron. ad Hor. S. 1, 2, 37 (Ann. v. 454 Vahl.); so Liv. 3, 26, 7: reddere opis pretium pro factis, Enn. ap. Sen. Ep. 108 (Epigr. v. 6 Vahl.): quo in genere est operae pretium diligentiam majorum recordari, it is worth while, Cic. Agr. 2, 27, 73: captā urbe, operae pretium fore, Sall. J. 81, 2; so without operae (post-Aug.): Germanico pretium fuit convertere agmen, thought it of importance, Tac. A. 1, 57: ni pretium foret Pisonis sententias noscere, were it not worth while, were it not of importance, id. ib. 2, 35: posse eum, si operae pretium faciat, principem popularium esse, if he does any thing worth while, any thing of importance, Liv. 25, 30: duos servos ad hostes transfugisse et operae pretium fecisse, have done valuable service, Quadrig. ap. Sen. Ben. 3, 23: scriptor minime utilis, cujus libro adtingere nullum pretium operae sit, Gell. 12, 2, 1; so, operis pretium est, Sil. 16, 45.—
   2    In a bad sense (i. q. poena), reward, punishment, like the Gr. τιμή, μισθός (poet.): si malos imitabor, tum pretium pro noxā dabis, Liv. And. ap. Non. 365, 27: verbera, compedes, molae ... haec pretia sunt ignaviae, Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 10: ego pretium ob stultitiam fero, Ter. And. 3, 5, 4: et peccare nefas, aut pretium est mori, Hor. C. 3, 24, 24: ille crucem pretium sceleris tulit, hic diadema, Juv. 13, 105.—Of bribery: adduci pretio ad hominem condemnandum, Cic. Caecil. 10, 29: pretio judicem corrumpere, id. ib. 25, 72: nec prece, nec pretio a rectā viā deduci, Auct. Her. 3, 3, 4.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

prĕtĭum,⁷ ĭī, n.,
1 valeur d’une chose, prix : pretium constituere Cic. Att. 12, 31, 2 ; pacisci Cic. Off. 3, 107, fixer un prix, convenir d’un prix ; duobus pretiis unum et idem frumentum vendere Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 179, vendre un seul et même blé à deux prix différents ; pretio quæstuque duci Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 124, être guidé par la valeur marchande et l’appât du gain ; pretii magni, parvi esse, être d’un grand, d’un faible prix ; majoris Cic. Inv. 1, 51, être d’un plus grand prix ; pretium habere Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 227 ; in pretio esse Cic. Amer. 77, être à un prix élevé, avoir du prix
2 argent : Pl. Capt. 32 ; pretio aliquid mercari Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 122, acheter qqch. à prix d’argent ; parvo pretio redimere Cæs. G. 1, 18, racheter à vil prix ; in pretio pretium nunc est Ov. F. 1, 217, aujourd’hui il n’y a que l’argent qui ait du prix ; converso in pretium deo Hor. O. 3, 16, 8, pour un dieu changé en or [en pluie d’or] || [en part.] rançon : Cic. Off. 3, 107 ; Curt. 4, 11, 14 ; 7, 9, 18
3 prix, valeur [expr. operæ pretium est, il vaut la peine de, avec inf.] : Pl. Mil. 31 ; Pœn. 1174 ; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 30 ; Cat. 4, 16 ; Agr. 2, 73 ou est pretium curæ Plin. Min. Ep. 8, 6, 2 || d. Liv. operæ pretium facere = a) Liv. præf. 1 ; 25, 30, 3, etc., faire qqch. qui en vaille la peine ; b) Liv. 27, 17, 14, fixer le prix de la peine, apprécier la peine || alicui pretium est ou pretium est seul, avec inf., il paraît utile à qqn de, ou il est utile de : Tac. Ann. 1, 57 ; 2, 35
4 récompense, salaire : pretium recte facti triumphum habere Liv. 45, 37, 5, recevoir le triomphe en récompense de sa belle conduite ; pro cujusque merito pretia pœnasque exsolvere Liv. 26, 40, 15, s’acquitter en récompensant et en punissant selon le traitement mérité par chacun ; verbera pretia ignaviæ Pl. Men. 976, des coups, récompense de la paresse ; pretium est mori Hor. O. 3, 24, 24, la mort est le prix de la faute.

Latin > German (Georges)

pretium, iī, n. (vgl. altindisch apratā, ohne Entgelt, umsonst), der Wert, Preis einer Sache, I) eig. u. bildl.: 1) eig.: pretium statuere merci, Plaut.: pr. constituere, Cic.: eadem praetia (so!) etiam materiae pineae praestituere, Edict. Diocl.: pretia rerum venalium (zus. = die Marktpreise) statuere, Lact.: exquirere pretia, Liv., pretia palam, Cic.: exquirere per se pretia et usque eo extendere, ut etc., die Preise selbst machen u. dergestalt steigern, daß usw., Suet.: percontari pretium (v. Käufer), Apul.: pretium centum nummis indicare (vom Verkäufer), Apul.: pretium augere, zum Gebote zulegen (v. Käufer), Plin.: pretium facere, den Pr. bestimmen, vom Verkäufer = fordern, Plaut., vom Käufer = bieten, Mart. u. ICt.: pretium conficere, den Preis bestimmen, ein Angebot stellen, v. Präko als Ausrufer in der Versteigerung, Cic.: servos immensis pretiis vendere, Suet. – pretium habere, einen Wert haben, etw. gelten, Cic.: so auch esse in pretio, auch wir »im Preise sein od. stehen«, Liv. u. Ov.: ager maioris pretii, Ter.: parvi pretii esse, Cic.: esse pretii minimi, Sall. fr.: homo omnium minimi pretii, der allernichtswürdigste, Plaut. mil. 558: servus nequam et nulli (so!) pretii, ein nichtswürdiger Taugenichts, Gell. 17, 6, 2. – 2) bildl.: operae eorum pretium facere, ihren Dienst schätzen, Liv.: aliquod morum est pretium, haben einigen W., Ov.: esse in suo pretio, seinen gehörigen W. haben, Ov.: corticis etiam ad medicamenta pr. est, Plin.: cortex Indis maximo pretio est, hat den gr. W. für die Inder, Plin. – II) übtr.: A) das Geld, a) das Geld als Preis für etw., pretio emere, für Geld, Cic.: magno pretio, für vieles Geld, Cic.: parvo pretio, für weniges Geld, wohlfeil, Cic. – Insbes., α) der Kaufpreis, pretium dominis reddere, Eutr. 2, 27: emptoribus pretia restituere, Eutr. 8, 13. – β) das Lösegeld, pactum pro capite pretium, Cic. de off. 3, 107: captivos pretio (gegen L.) remittere, Curt. 4, 11 (44), 15: captivos omnes sine pretio remittere, Curt. 7, 9 (38), 18: Phrahati filium sine pretio remittere, Iustin. 42, 5, 9: eos incolumes sine pretio dimittere, Iustin. 7, 6, 6: captivos sine pretio dare, Eutr. 2, 27: et matrem et coniugem et liberos sine pretio recipere, Curt. 4, 1 (2), 13. – b) Geld, Geldeswert, rude, Ov.: est pretium (Geld) in pretio, dat census honores, Ov.: converso in pretium deo, in Gold, Hor. – B) der Lohn, die Belohnung, a) übh., eig. u. bildl.: manus, Macherlohn (manupretium), Cic.: pretium polliceri (verheißen), Ter.: habes pretium, du bist belohnt, Hor.: pretio afficere, belohnen, Verg.: hic pretium curae (Werkes) dulce recentis erat, Ov.: habere operae pretium, Liv.: magna operae pretia mereri, Liv.: operae pretium est od. videtur, es lohnt sich der Mühe, ist der Mühe wert, mit folg. Infin., Enn. fr., Cic. u.a.: ebenso est pretium curae, Iuven. 6, 474: u. bl. est pretium, Tac. ann. 1, 57 u. 2, 35: u. pretium operis est, Sil. 16, 45: facere operae pretium, etwas tun, was der Mühe wert ist, Liv. – b) die Belohnung, der Preis (s. Spengel Ter. Andr. 39), pretium certaminis, der Siegespreis, Ov.: nullo satis digno morae pretio tempus terunt, mit keiner die Mühe recht belohnenden Sache, Liv. – c) der Lohn = die Strafe, si malos imitabor, tum pretium pro noxa dabis, Liv. Andr. fr.: verbera, compedes, molae, haec pretia sunt ignaviae, Plaut.: ego pretium ob stultitiam fero, Ter.: et peccare nefas aut pretium est mori, Hor. – d) die Bestechung, adduci pretio ad hominem condemnandum, Cic.: nec prece, nec pretio, nec periculo a recta via deduci, Cornif. rhet. – e) pretia vivendi, Reizmittel zum Leben, Plin. ep. 1, 12, 4.

Latin > Chinese

pretium, ii. n. :: 值錢。賞。貴。工錢。罰。— est vel curae vel operae — est 宜鄭重之務。有益者。Sceleris — crux 罪之罰卽十宇架。Magno pretio stare. 買之貴。In pretio esse 見貴重。値重價。Magni pretii homo 可尊貴之人。Pretio vel cum pretio 費銀。 Converso in pretium deo 神變金之後。Pretio habere addictam fidem 受賄。因利失信。

Translations

value

Albanian: vlerë; Arabic: قِيمَة; Hijazi Arabic: قيمة; Armenian: արժեք; Azerbaijani: dəyər, qiymət; Bashkir: ҡәҙер, ҡиммәт; Basque: balio; Belarusian: каштоўнасць, цэннасць, вартасць, кошт; Bengali: মূল্য; Bulgarian: ценност, стойност; Burmese: အဖိုး; Catalan: valor; Cebuano: balor; Chinese Cantonese: 價值, 价值; Dungan: җяҗы; Mandarin: 價值, 价值; Czech: hodnota; Danish: værdi; Dutch: waarde; Esperanto: valoro; Estonian: väärtus; Finnish: arvo; French: valeur; Friulian: valôr; Galician: valor; Georgian: ღირებულება, ფასეულობა; German: Wert; Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸; Greek: αξία; Ancient Greek: ἀξία, ἀξίη; Haitian Creole: valè; Hebrew: עֵרֶך; Hindi: मूल्य, क़ीमत, क़द्र; Icelandic: gildi, mikilvægi, gagnsemi; Irish: luach; Italian: valore; Japanese: 価値; Kazakh: мән, құндылық, бағалылық; Khmer: តម្លៃ; Korean: 가치(價値); Kurdish Northern Kurdish: biha, nirx, qîmet; Kyrgyz: баалуулук, маани; Lao: ຄ່າ, ຄຸນຄ່າ; Latin: pretium, valor; Latvian: vērtība; Lithuanian: vertė; Macedonian: вредност; Malay: nilai; Malayalam: മൂല്യം; Maori: uaratanga, wāriu; Marathi: मूल्य; Mongolian Cyrillic: өртөг; Mongolian: ᠥᠷᠲᠡᠭ; Norman: valeu; Norwegian Bokmål: verd, verdi; Occitan: valor; Old English: weorþ; Ottoman Turkish: دكر, قیمت; Papiamentu: balor; Pashto: ارزش, ارزښت, بها, قيمت; Persian Iranian Persian: اَرْزِش, بَها, قِیْمَت, اَخْش; Plautdietsch: Wieet; Polish: wartość; Portuguese: valor, valia; Quechua: chanin; Romanian: valoare; Romansch: valur, valour, valeta, valita; Russian: ценность, стоимость; Sardinian: balore, valore; Scottish Gaelic: fiach, luach; Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: вредно̄ст, вриједно̄ст, вридност; Roman: vrédnōst, vrijédnōst, vridnost; Sicilian: valuri; Slovak: hodnota; Slovene: vrednost; Somali: qiimo; Spanish: valor; Swahili: thamani; Swedish: värde; Tagalog: balor; Tajik: арзиш, қимат, баҳо; Tatar: кыйммәт, кадер; Telugu: విలువ; Thai: ค่า, คุณค่า; Turkish: değer, kıymet; Turkmen: baha, nyrh; Ukrainian: ці́нність, вартість, кошт; Urdu: قِیمَت, اَرْزِش, شَرْحْ; Uyghur: قىممەت, باھا; Uzbek: qiymat, baho, narx; Vietnamese: giá trị