impar
ἔργοισι χρηστός, οὐ λόγοις ἔφυν μόνον → a friend in deeds, and not in words alone
Latin > English
impar (gen.), impris ADJ :: uneven, unequal; inferior
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
impar: (inp-), ăris (
I abl. sing. impari; but, metri grat., impare, Verg. E. 8, 75; id. Cir. 372; gen. plur. imparium, Cels. 3, 4 al.), adj. 2. in-par, uneven, unequal, dissimilar in number or quality (cf. dispar, dissimilis).
I In gen. (class.): stellarum numerus par an impar sit, nescitur, Cic. Ac. 2, 10, 32: congressus impari numero, Caes. B. C. 1, 40, 6; 1, 47, 3: numero deus impare gaudet, Verg. E. 8, 75 Serv.; cf.: imparem numerum antiqui prosperiorem hominibus esse crediderunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 109 Müll.: (sonus) intervallis conjunctus imparibus, Cic. Rep. 6, 18; cf. Lucr. 5, 683: qui Musas amat impares, Hor. C. 3, 19, 13: imparibus carmina facta modis, i. e. hexameters and pentameters, Ov. Tr. 2, 220: impares tibiae numero foraminum discretae, Paul. ex Fest. p. 109 Müll.: ludere par impar, even or odd, Hor. S. 2, 3, 248: mensae erat pes tertius impar: Testa parem fecit, Ov. M. 8, 662: formae atque animi, Hor. C. 1, 33, 11; cf. formae, id. S. 2, 2, 30: si toga dissidet impar, Rides, uneven, awry, id. Ep. 1, 1, 96: acer coloribus impar, i. e. partycolored, Ov. M. 10, 95: quos quidem ego ambo unice diligo: sed in Marco benevolentia impari, Cic. Fam. 5, 8, 4: leges, Quint. 7, 7, 6: ad exhortationem praecipue valent imparia, id. 5, 11, 10.—
(b) With dat.: nil fuit umquam sic impar sibi, Hor. S. 1, 3, 19.—
II In partic. (with the accessory notion of smaller, inferior), unequal to, not a match for, unable to cope with a thing; inferior, weaker (so perh. not till after the Aug. period).
(a) With dat.: Phthius Achilles, Ceteris major, tibi (Apollini) miles impar, Hor. C. 4, 6, 5; Suet. Dom. 10: derepente velut impar dolori congemuit, unable to support his grief, Suet. Tib. 23: muliebre corpus impar dolori, Tac. A. 15, 57; cf.: senex et levissimis quoque curis impar, id. ib. 14, 54: Pygmaeus bellator impar hosti, Juv. 13, 169: optimatium conspirationi, Suet. Caes. 15: militum ardori, id. Oth. 9: bello, Tac. H. 1, 74: sumptui, Dig. 3, 5, 9: impar tantis honoribus, Suet. Tib. 67.—
(b) With abl. specif. (not ante-Aug.): sed viribus impar, Ov. M. 5, 610; cf.: par audaciā Romanus, consilio et viribus impar, Liv. 27, 1, 7: omni parte virium impar, id. 22, 15, 9: nec facies impar nobilitate fuit, Ov. F. 4, 306: Batavi impares numero, Tac. H. 4, 20: obsessi et impares et aqua ciboque defecti, Quint. 3, 8, 23.—
(g) Absol.: juncta impari, to an inferior in rank, Liv. 6, 34, 9; cf.: pater consularis, avus praetorius, maternum genus impar, Tac. H. 2, 50: Julia Tiberium spreverat ut imparem, not her equal in birth, id. ib. 1, 53: simul odiorum invidiaeque erga Fabium Valentem admonebatur, ut inpar apud Vitellium gratiam viresque apud novum principem pararet, id. ib. 2, 99.—
B Inequitable, unjust: videbam quam inpar esset sors, cum ille vobis bellum pararet, vos ei securam pacem praestaretis, Liv. 42, 13, 5.—
C Poet. transf., unequal, i. e. beyond one's strength, which one is not a match for: judice sub Tmolo certamen venit ad impar, to the unequal strife, Ov. M. 11, 156: pugna, Verg. A. 12, 216; cf.: imparibus certare, Hor. Epod. 11, 18.—
(b) With inf.: magnum opus et tangi nisi cura vincitur impar, Grat. Cyn. 61.—* Adv.: impărĭter, unequally: versibus impariter junctis, i. e. in hexameters and pentameters, Hor. A. P. 75.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
impār,⁹ ăris (in, par),
1 inégal, dissemblable [nombre ou qualité] : Cic. Or. 205 ; Rep. 6, 18 ; Cæs. C. 1, 40, 6
2 [fig.] inégal, inférieur ; alicui, à qqn ; alicui rei, à qqch. : Hor. O. 4, 6, 5 ; dolori Tac. Ann. 15, 57, incapable de résister à la douleur ; tantis honoribus Suet. Tib. 67, au-dessous de si grands honneurs || inéquitable, injuste : Liv. 42, 13, 5 || inégal, où les forces ne sont pas égales [en parl. d’un combat] : Virg. En. 12, 216 ; Ov. M. 11, 156
3 impair : Cic. Ac. 2, 32 || subst. n. : par impar ludere Hor. S. 2, 3, 248, jouer à pair ou impair. abl. sing. impari, mais impare Virg. B. 8, 75, à cause du vers.
Latin > German (Georges)
im-pār, paris (in u. par), I) ungleich, ungerade, der Länge, Zahl u. Zeitdauer nach (Ggstz. par, aequalis), a) eig.: mensae pes, Ov.: si toga dissidet impar, sich schief zieht, Hor.: stellarum numerus par an impar sit, nescitur, Cic.: par et impar ludere, Gerade u. Ungerade, Hor. u. Aug. bei Suet.: modi impares, Hexameter u. Pentameter, Ov.: numeri impares an aequales, Cic. – b) übtr., ungleich, ungleichartig, verschieden, clamor, Liv.: benevolentia, Cic.: m. Genet., formae et animi (in) Hor. – II) insbes., einem andern den Kräften usw. nach ungleich, nicht gewachsen, 1) im allg.: a) eig.: ceteris maior, tibi miles impar, Hor.: impar nimio ardori civium, Tac.: Thraex impar munerario, Suet.: infelix puer atque impar congressus Achilli, Verg.: velut impar dolori, unterliegend, Suet.: impar honoribus, Suet. – m. Abl. resp., impares numero, Tac.: omni parte virium impar, Liv.: nec facies impar nobilitate, Ov. – b) übtr.: v. dem, worin man nicht gewachsen ist, ungleich, pugna, Verg.: certamen, Ov. – mit folg. Infin., tangi impar, nicht könnend usw., Gratt. cyn. 61. – 2) nicht ebenbürtig, maternum genus impar, Tac.: materno genere impar, Sall.: quia iuncta impari esset, Liv.: Tiberium spreverat ut imparem, Tac.: aequat omnes cinis; impares nascimur, pares morimur, Sen. – / Abl. Sing. gew. impari; doch auch (des Metrums wegen) impare, Verg. ecl. 8, 75. Ps. Verg. Cir. 372. Lucan. 7, 682.
