laqueus

Latin > English

laqueus laquei N M :: noose; snare, trap

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

lăquĕus: i, m. cf. Gr. ἕλκω, draw, ὁλκός; Lat. lacio; perh. Germ. locken,
I a noose, snare (class.; cf. tendicula).
I Lit., Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 41: saxa laqueis vinciebat, Sall. J. 94: laqueis falces avertebant, Caes. B. G. 7, 22: collum in laqueum inserere, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 17, § 37: inicere laqueum, to throw over any one, Liv. 1, 26: inicere cervicibus laqueum, Suet. Vit. 17: laqueo gulam alicui frangere, to throttle, strangle, Sall. C. 55, 4: ad laqueum compellere aliquem, to the halter, Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 12: alicui mandare laqueum, to bid go and be hanged, Juv. 10, 53: neque carcer neque laqueus, a halter, gallows, Tac. A. 3, 50; 5, 9: faucesque jam exanimis laqueo vexatae, id. ib. 6, 40.—Of a snare, trap or lasso used by hunters: laqueis captare feras, Verg. G. 1, 139: metuit foveam lupus accipiterque Suspectos laqueos, Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 51: laqueos et muscipula effugere, Phaedr. 4, 2, 8; cf.: impliciti laqueis nudus uterque jacent, Ov. A. A. 2, 580: dare in laqueum vestigia, to step into a snare, Juv. 13, 244.—
II Trop., a snare, gin, trap.
   A In gen.: judicii laqueos declinans, Cic. Mil. 15, 40; cf.: interrogationum laqueis aliquem irretire, id. de Or. 1, 10, 43: laquei Stoicorum, subtleties, id. Tusc. 5, 27, 76: Chrysippi laquei, id. Fat. 4, 7: legum et condicionum, id. Clu. 55, 150: verbi laqueo capere, id. Caecin. 29, 83.—Without a gen.: in hos inexplicabiles laqueos inciderunt, Quint. 5, 10, 101: (testes) inducuntur in laqueos, id. 5, 7, 11: sciens in hoc se laqueos induxit, Lact. 6, 12, 13.—
   B Fetters, chains, hinderances: tibi fortuna laqueum impegit, quem nec solvere posses nec erumpere, Sen. Tranq. 10, 1: nunquamne hos artissimos laqueos abrumpam, Plin. Ep. 2, 8, 3.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

lăquĕus,¹⁰ ī, m.,
1 lacet, nœud coulant : Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 37 ; Fin. 5, 28 ; Cæs. G. 7, 22, 2 ; Sall. C. 55, 4 ; J. 94, 2
2 a) lacs, filet, panneau : Virg. G. 1, 139 ; Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 51 || [fig., surt. au pl.] filets, pièges : Cic. de Or. 1, 43 ; Mil. 40 ; Tusc. 5, 76 ; Fato 7 || sing., Cic. Cæc. 83 ; b) liens, chaînes : Sen. Tranq. 10, 1 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 2, 8, 3.

Latin > German (Georges)

laqueus, ī, m. (lacio), ein Strick als Schlinge, die Schlinge, bes. zum Erhängen od. Erdrosseln, I) eig.: te in laqueum induas, Plaut.: collum inserere in laqueum, Cic.: laqueo gulam frangere, Sall., od. premere, Hor.: se laqueo suspendere, Augustin.: elidere vitam laqueo, Amm.: finire vitam laqueo fasciā composito, Aur. Vict.: laqueo sibi manus afferre, Inscr.: laqueum nectere, Hor.: alqm ad laqueum compellere, Plin.: laqueum inicere, über einen werfen, Liv., laqueum inicere cervicibus, Suet.: laqueo captare feras, Verg.: alqm laqueo dependentem invenire, Liv.: poet., vipera sarmentis laqueos corporis inplicans, Prud. c. Symm. 1. praef. 24. – II) übtr.: a) der Fallstrick, die Schlinge, alci laqueos ponere od. disponere, Ov.: in laqueos cadere, Ov., od. incĭdere, Quint., induci, Quint.: in laqueos se induere, Cic. (s. Bünemann Lact. 6, 12, 13): oculus meretricis laqueus amatoris, Ambros. in psalm. 118. serm. 16. § 3. – laqueus verbi, Cic.: laquei interrogationum, legum, Cic.: laquei Stoicorum, trügerische Vernunftschlüsse, Cic. – b) hindernde Fessel, tibi ignoranti vel publica fortuna vel privata laqueum impegit, quem nec solvere possis nec abrumpere (Haase erumpere, Gertz rumpere), Sen. de tranqu. anim. 10, 1: numquamne hos artissimos laqueos, si solvere negatur, abrumpam? Plin. ep. 2, 8, 2. – / Nbf. laqueum, eī, n., Itala Osee 5, 1 bei Lucif. Cal. de Athan. 1, 35. p. 128, 7 H.