instans
Ὤδινεν ὄρος, Ζεὺς δ' ἐφοβεῖτο, τὸ δ' ἔτεκεν μῦν → The mountain was in labor—even Zeus was afraid—but gave birth to a mouse
Latin > English
instans (gen.), instantis ADJ :: eager; urgent; present
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
instans: P. a., v. insto.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
īnstāns,¹² tis,
1 part. prés. de insto
2 adjt, a) présent : Cic. Tusc. 4, 11 ; de Or. 2, 105 || [gramm.] tempus instans Quint. 5, 10, 42, le présent ; b) pressant, menaçant : Nep. Paus. 3, 5 ; -tior Tac. H. 4, 83 ; Quint. 11, 3, 164 ; -issimus Aug. Ep. 130, 15.
Latin > German (Georges)
īnstāns, antis, PAdi. (v. insto), I) = ενεστώς, was eingetreten ist, gegenwärtig, tempus (Ggstz. tempus praeteritum u. tempus consequens), Cornif. rhet. u. Quint. – subst., īnstāns, antis, n., im Augenblick Eintretendes, unmittelbar Bevorstehendes, Gegenwärtiges (Ggstz. futurum), Cic.: u. so Plur. īnstantia, ium, n. (Ggstz. praeterita, futura, vetusta [[[längst]] Vergangenes], recentia [[[eben]] Vergangenes]), Cic. u.a.; vgl. Nipperd. Tac. ann. 4, 69. – II) drängend, drohend, bestürmend, dringend, zudringlich, angelegentlich, in exprobrando et coarguendo acer atque instans (gestus), Quint. 11, 3, 92: gestus instantior, Quint.: species instantior, Tac.: petitor instantissimus et molestissimus, Augustin. epist. 130, 15: instantior cura, Tac.
Latin > Chinese
instans, tis. part. c. s. v. insto. :: 臨。迫近。— bellum 戰勝臨逼。In instanti 一時。霎然。
