accidens
Ἀναξαγόρας δύο ἔλεγε διδασκαλίας εἶναι θανάτου, τόν τε πρὸ τοῦ γενέσθαι χρόνον καὶ τὸν ὕπνον → Anaxagoras used to say that we have two teachers for death: the time before we were born and sleep | Anaxagoras said that there are two rehearsals for death: the time before being born and sleep
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.
