incentivus
Κινδυνεύουσι γὰρ ὅσοι τυγχάνουσιν ὀρθῶς ἁπτόμενοι φιλοσοφίας λεληθέναι τοὺς ἄλλους ὅτι οὐδὲν ἄλλο αὐτοὶ ἐπιτηδεύουσιν ἢ ἀποθνῄσκειν τε καὶ τεθνάναι → Actually, the rest of us probably haven't realized that those who manage to pursue philosophy as it should be pursued are practicing nothing else but dying and being dead (Socrates via Plato, Phaedo 64a.5)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
incentīvus: a, um, adj. id.,
I that strikes up, sets the tune (ante- and post-class.).
I Lit.: tibia, the treble flute (opp. succentive, that plays the accompaniment), Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 15.—
B Transf., superior: vita pastorum (opp. succentiva vita agricolarum), Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 16.—
II Trop., that provokes or incites: lues, Prud. Hamart. 250. —Hence,
B Subst.: incentīvum, i, n., an incentive: peccaminis, Prud. Apoth. 929: vitiorum, Hier. Ep. 52, 3.— Adv.: incen-tīvē, Ven. Fort. Vit. Leob. 10.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
incentīvus, a, um (incino),
1 qui donne le ton : tibia incentiva Varro R. 1, 2, 15, [opp. succentiva ] flûte qui joue la partie haute || [fig.] qui a le pas sur : Varro R. 1, 2, 16
2 qui provoque, qui excite : Prud. Ham. 250.
Latin > German (Georges)
incentīvus, a, um (incino), I) anstimmend, tibia, Diskantflöte (Ggstz. succentiva), auch bildl. = die Hauptsache, das Vornehmste, Varro r. r. 1, 2, 15. – dass. subst., illa theatralis incentiva (sc. tibia), Ambros. in Luc. 7. § 237. – II) übtr., anregend, reizend, lues, Prud. ham. 250. – subst., incentīvum, ī, n., ein Anreizungs-, Reizmittel (vgl. Haase Misc. 2, 21), Oros. u.a. Spät.; m. subj. Genet., Spartanae tibiae, Pan. vet. inc.: laudis, Arnob.: m. obj. Genet., audendi, Amm.: vitiorum, Hieron.: peccaminis, Prud.: velut inc. torpentis in se amoris, Mar. Victorin.: sunt incentiva amoris (al. amatori), Donat.
Latin > English
incentivus incentiva, incentivum ADJ :: playing the tune; (of the right-hand tube in pair of pipes - other modulates)
