catena
ὦ διάνοια, ἐὰν ἐρευνᾷς τοὺς ἱεροφαντηθέντας λόγους μὲν θεοῦ, νόμους δὲ ἀνθρώπων θεοφιλῶν, οὐδὲν ταπεινὸν οὐδ᾽ ἀνάξιον τοῦ μεγέθους αὐτῶν ἀναγκασθήσῃ παραδέχεσθαι → if, O my understanding, thou searchest on this wise into the oracles which are both words of God and laws given by men whom God loves, thou shalt not be compelled to admit anything base or unworthy of their dignity
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cătēna: ae, f. (once with
I num. distrib. as piur. tantum: trinis catenis vinctus, Caes. B. G. 1, 53) [Sanscr. kat, to fall away; cf. catax.
I A wooden bracket, brace, etc., for holding two beams together, Cato, R. R. 18, 9; Vitr. 7, 3; Pall. 1, 3, 1.—
II A chain,
A Used as a fetter, shackle, etc.; usu. in plur. (syn. vincula): catenis vincire aliquem, Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 3; Ov. M. 15, 601 al.: catenas indere alicui, Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 3: in catenas conicere aliquem, Caes. B. G. 1, 47; Liv. 29, 21, 2: catenas inicere alicui, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 41, § 106: in catenis aliquem Romam mittere, Liv. 29, 21, 12: in catenis aliquem per urbem ducere, id. 45, 40, 6: eximere se ex catenis, Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 8: rumpere catenas, Hor. S. 2, 7, 71: catenas alicui exsolvere, Tac. H. 3, 31 al.—In sing., Liv. 24, 34, 10; Cat. 64, 297; Verg. A. 6, 558; Hor. S. 1, 5, 65; Curt. 4, 3, 22; 7, 5, 36; Tac. A. 4, 28; 6, 14; Suet. Aug. 94; Sen. Ep. 9, 8; Plin. 34, 15, 43, § 150.—
2 Of a chain stopping the entrance of a harbor: catena ferrea valde robusta, Amm. 26, 8, 8.—
3 Trop., a constraint, fetter, barrier, bond: taetra belua, constricta legum sacratarum catenis, Cic. Sest. 7, 16: compesce animum frenis, catenā, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 63: validā teneamur catenā, Tib. 4, 5, 15; 4, 1, 117: splendidiore nunc eos catenā sed multo graviore vinctos esse, quam cum, etc., Liv. 35, 38, 10: qui ad superiora progressus est.. laxam catenam trahit nondum liber, Sen. Vit. Beat. 16, 3; id. Tranq. 10, 3.—
B A chain of gold or silver worn by women as an ornament, Plin. 33, 3, 12, § 40; Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 84.—
C A series of things connected together, a chain, series, Lucr. 6, 910 (but id. 2, 630, is a false reading for quod armis; v. Lachm.).—
D Trop.: (praecepta oratoria) in catenas ligare, Quint. 5, 14, 32.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cătēna,⁹ æ, f.,
1 chaîne : catena firma Liv. 24, 34, 10, une chaîne solide ; catena vinctus Tac. Ann. 4, 28, enchaîné ; catenis vincire aliquem Pl. Men. 3, enchaîner quelqu’un ; catenas indere alicui Pl. Capt. 112 [injicere Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 106 ], mettre des chaînes à quelqu’un ; in catenas conjicere Cæs. G. 1, 47, 6, jeter dans les fers ; eum in catenis Romam miserunt Liv. 29, 21, 12, ils l’envoyèrent enchaîné à Rome || [fig.] contrainte, lien, barrière : legum catenis constrictus Cic. Sest. 16, maintenu par la contrainte des lois ; animum compesce catena Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 63, enchaîne tes passions
2 attache, lien : Vitr. Arch. 7, 13 ; Pall. 1, 13, 1
3 ceinture de femme : Plin. 33, 40
4 série, enchaînement : Gell. 6, 2, 1
5 [rhét.] gradation : Isid. Orig. 2, 21, 4.
