notabilis
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
nŏtābĭlis: e, adj. nota,
I noteworthy, distinguished, remarkable, extraordinary, memorable, notable (not freq. till the Aug. per.; in Cic. perh. only once; in Cæs. not at all).
I Prop.: exitus, * Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 5: rara et notabilis res, Plin. Ep. 7, 6, 1: id est notabilius, Quint. 8, 3, 22: illud notabile ex diversis, id. 8, 5, 5: notabilis introitus, Tac. Agr. 40: cunctis, Juv. 6, 374: magna ista et notabilis eloquentia, Tac. Or. 40.—
B Esp., in a bad sense, infamous, notorious: turpitudine notabiles, Dig. 3, 1, 5: si quid in pejus notabile est, Quint. 1, 3, 1: quae imperitis quoque ad reprehensionem notabilia videntur, id. 9, 4, 33: eo notabilior caedes fuit, quia filius patrem interfecit, Tac. H. 3, 25.—
II Transf., dis cernible, perceptible: aspice nobilissimarum civitatum fundamenta vix notabilia, Sen. Ira, 1, 2, 3.—
B Pointed at, marked, indicated: digitis hominum nutibusque notabilis, App. M. 11, p. 784 Oud.—Hence, adv.: nŏtābĭlĭter, remarkably, notably; perceptibly: quaedam frequentius et notabiliter usurpavit, Suet. Aug. 87: expalluit notabiliter, Plin. Ep. 1, 5, 13: gaudium eminuit, id. ib. 5, 17, 5.—Comp.: notabilius turbare, Tac. H. 1, 55: aliquem odisse, Quint. Decl. 17.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
nŏtābĭlis,¹⁰ e (noto), notable, remarquable [en parl. de choses] : Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 5 ; Quint. 8, 3, 22 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 7, 6, 1 ; -bilior Tac. H. 3, 25
