ictus

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ictus: a, um, Part., from ico.
ictus: ūs (
I gen. sing. icti, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 17), m. ico, a blow, stroke, stab, thrust, bite, sting (freq. and class.).
I Lit.
   A In gen.: a bestiis ictus, morsus, impetus, Cic. Off. 2, 6, 19: pro ictu gladiatoris, id. Mil. 24, 65: neque ictu comminus neque conjectione telorum, id. Caecin. 15, 43: scutis uno ictu pilorum transfixis et colligatis, Caes. B. G. 1, 25: non caecis ictibus procul ex improviso vulnerabantur, Liv. 34, 14, 11: ictu scorpionis exanimato altero, Caes. B. G. 7, 25, 3: prope funeratus Arboris ictu, Hor. C. 3, 8, 8: ictus moenium cum terribili sonitu editi, Liv. 38, 5, 3: apri, Ov. M. 8, 362; Hor. C. 3, 22, 7: serpentum, Plin. 23, 1, 11, § 14: Lesbium servate pedem meique Pollicis ictum, a striking, playing on the lyre, Hor. C. 4, 6, 36: alae, the stroke of a wing, Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 9: pennarum, id. 6, 12, 13, § 32: Phaethon ictu fulminis deflagravit, a stroke of lightning, lightning, Cic. Off. 3, 25, 94: fulmineus, Hor. C. 3, 16, 11; Ov. M. 14, 618.—Poet., of the beating rays of the sun: tum spissa ramis laurea fervidos Excludet ictus, Hor. C. 2, 15, 10: solis, Ov. M. 3, 183; 6, 49: Phoebei, id. ib. 5, 389 (al. ignes): Phoebi, Luc. 7, 214: longe Ejaculatur aquas atque ictibus aëra rumpit, with jets of water, Ov. M. 4, 124: saxaque cum saxis et habentem semina flammae Materiem jactant, ea concipit ictibus ignem, by their blows, i. e. collision, id. ib. 15, 348.—
   B In partic.
   1    In prosody or in music, a beating time, a beat: et pedum et digitorum ictu intervalla signant, Quint. 9, 4, 51: modulantium pedum, Plin. 2, 95, 96, § 209: unde etiam trimetris accrescere jussit Nomen iambeis, cum senos redderet ictus Primus ad extremum similis sibi, Hor. A. P. 253.—
   2    A beat of the pulse: ictus creber aut languidus, Plin. 11, 37, 88, § 219.—
   3    In mal. part.: multorum, Juv. 6, 126.—
II Trop., a stroke, blow, attack, shot, etc.: sublata erat de foro fides, non ictu aliquo novae calamitatis, sed suspicione, etc., Cic. Agr. 2, 3, 8: nec illum habet ictum, quo pellat animum, id. Fin. 2, 10, 32: sub ictu nostro positum, i. e. in our power, Sen. Ben. 2, 29; cf.: stare sub ictu Fortunae, Luc. 5, 729: tua innocentia sub ictu est, i. e. in imminent danger, Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 9 fin.; cf. the opposite: Deum extra ictum sua divinitas posuit, beyond shot, i. e. out of danger, id. Ben. 1, 7: eodem ictu temporis, i. e. moment, Gell. 14, 1, 27; cf.: singulis veluti ictibus bella transigere, by separate attacks, Tac. H. 2, 38: quae (legiones) si amnem Araxen ponte transgrederentur, sub ictum dabantur, would have come to close quarters, id. A. 13, 39 fin.; cf.: laetis ostentat ad Urbem Per campos superesse vim, Romamque sub ictu, near at hand, before the eyes, Sil. 4, 42.—
   B (Cf. icio, II. A.) Ictus foederis, the conclusion of a treaty, Luc. 5, 372; Val. Max. 2, 7, 1.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) ictus, a, um, part. de ico.
(2) ictŭs,⁸ ūs, m. (ico),
1 coup, choc, atteinte : gladiatoris Cic. Mil. 65, coup porté par un gladiateur ; pilorum Cæs. G. 1, 25, 3, atteinte des javelots ; ictus mœnium cum terribili sonitu editi Liv. 38, 5, 3, coups portés aux remparts avec un bruit terrible ; sub ictum venire Liv. 27, 18, 11, venir à la portée des javelots, cf. Tac. Ann. 13, 39 ; fulminis Cic. Off. 3, 94, atteinte de la foudre ; solis Ov. M. 3, 183, atteinte du soleil ; alæ Plin. 10, 9, battement d’aile
2 battement de la mesure : Quint. 9, 4, 51 ; Plin. 2, 209 ; senos reddere ictus Hor. P. 253, présenter six temps frappés
3 battement du pouls : Plin. 11, 219
4 [fig.] calamitatis Cic. Agr. 2, 8, coup, atteinte du malheur ; nullum habet ictum quo pellat animum status hic non dolendi Cic. Fin. 2, 32, cet état de non-souffrance ne peut pas porter de coup qui ébranle l’âme (est incapable de stimuler) ; subiti ictus sententiarum Sen. Ep. 100, 8, coups frappés soudain par les pensées [= traits] || sub ictu esse Sen. Marc. 9, 5, être exposé aux coups, être en danger ; sub ictu nostro poni Sen. Ben. 2, 29, 5, être à portée de notre atteinte, être en notre pouvoir
5 ictus fœderis Luc. 5, 372, conclusion d’un traité, cf. Val. Max. 2, 7, 1. gén. icti Quadr. Ann. 10 b d. Gell. 9, 13, 17.