incontinens
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)
in-contĭnens: tis, adj.
I Not containing, not retaining (class., but not in Cic.): uterus, Plin. 8, 43, 68, § 168.—
II Incontinent, immoderate, intemperate: homo, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 9: Tityos, Hor. C. 3, 4, 77: manus, id. ib. 1, 17, 26. — With gen.: sui, Sen. Q. N. 3, 30, 5.—Hence, adv.: incon-tĭnenter, immoderately, intemperately (class.).
1 Lit.: cibum assumit, Cels. 1, 3.—
2 Trop., incontinently: nihil incontinenter esse faciendum, Cic. Off. 3, 8, 37 fin.>
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
incontĭnēns,¹⁴ tis, qui ne retient pas : Plin. 8, 168 || incontinent, immodéré : Hor. O. 3, 4, 77 || sui Sen. Nat. 3, 30, 5, qui ne se maîtrise pas.
Latin > German (Georges)
in-continēns, entis, I) nicht bei sich behaltend, inc. uterus urinam genitalem reddit, Plin. 8, 168. – II) sich nicht in den gehörigen Schranken haltend, unenthaltsam, ungenügsam, homo, Plaut.: Tityos, lüsterner, Hor.: manus, freche, Hor.: Ggstz., hodie frugi, crastinā die incontinens, Ambros. epist. 7. § 22. – mit Genet., nihil est tam violentum et incontinens sui, quam magna vis undae, Sen. nat. qu. 3, 30, 6.
