infectus
τὸ γὰρ πράττειν τοῦ λέγειν καὶ χειροτονεῖν ὕστερον ὂν τῇ τάξει, πρότερον τῇ δυνάμει καὶ κρεῖττόν ἐστιν (Demosthenes 3.15) → for action, even though posterior in the order of events to speaking and voting, is prior in importance and superior
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
infectus: a, um, adj. 2. in-factus.
I Not made or done, unwrought, unmade, undone, unperformed, unfinished (class.): ubi cognovit, opera quae facta infectaque sient, Cato, R. R. 2, 1: ea, quae sunt facta, infecta refert, Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 3: et id, quod indicatum non sit, pro infecto haberi oportere, Cic. Inv. 2, 27, 80: omnia pro infecto sint, let all be regarded as undone, Liv. 9, 11, 3: infecta pace, without having effected a peace, Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 8; Liv. 37, 1, 6; 32, 37, 5: damnum infectum, a loss which has not yet happened, but is only anticipated: qui in pariete communi demoliendo damni infecti (nomine) promiserit, Cic. Top. 4, 22; id. Verr. 2, 1, 56, § 146; so, damni infecti, Plin. 36, 2, 2, § 6; cf. Dig. 39, 2, 2; 43, 15, 1, § 5; Gai. 4, 31 al. (for Verg. A. 6, 742, v. inficio): infectis iis, quae agere destinaverat, ab urbe proficiscitur, without having accomplished those things, Caes. B. C. 1, 33; so, re infectā, without accomplishing the matter, id. B. G. 7, 17, 5; Liv. 9, 32, 6; Quint. 9, 3, 73; cf.: infecta dicta re eveniant tua, Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 85: infectis rebus, Sall. J. 28, 4; Nep. Milt. 7, 5; and: infecto negotio, Sall. J. 58 fin.: victoriā, without having gained the victory, Liv. 9, 23, 11: argentum, uncoined, id. 34, 10, 4; cf. aurum, Verg. A. 10, 528: infecta dona facere, to render unmade, to revoke, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 27: infectum reddere, to make void, of no effect, id. ib. 4, 3, 23: facta atque infecta, things done and not done, i. e. true and false, Verg. A. 4, 190; Stat. Th. 3, 430: rudis atque infecta materies, unwrought, Petr. 114: telasque calathosque infectaque pensa reponunt, unfinished, Ov. M. 4, 10.—
II Impossible: nihil jam infectum Metello credens, Sall. J. 76, 1; so, mira et paene infecta, App. M. 1, p. 111, 25.
infectus: a, um, Part., from inficio.
infectus: ūs, m. inficio,
I a dyeing (post-Aug.).—In abl.: lanarum, Plin. 8, 48, 73, § 193.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) īnfectus, a, um, part. de inficio.
(2) īnfectus,¹¹ a, um (in priv. et factus),
1 non travaillé : infectum argentum Liv. 34, 10, 4 ; aurum Virg. En. 10, 528, argent, or brut
2 non fait, non réalisé : damnum infectum Cic. Top. 22, dommage non causé, éventuel ; aliquid pro infecto habere Cic. Inv. 2, 80, considérer qqch. comme non avenu ; omnia pro infecto sint Liv. 9, 11, 3, que tout soit non avenu ; infectis iis, quæ agere destinaverat Cæs. C. 1, 32, 4, sans avoir accompli ce qu’il s’était proposé de faire ; infecto negotio Sall. J. 58, 7, sans avoir réalisé son dessein
3 impossible : Sall. J. 76, 1.
(3) īnfectŭs, abl. ū, m. (inficio), teinture : Plin. 8, 193.
