locuples

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Latin > English

locuples locupletis (gen.), locupletior -or -us, locupletissimus -a -um ADJ :: substantial, opulent, wealthy; rich in lands; rich, richly provided; trusty

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

lŏcū̆ples: ētis (ū, Mart. 5, 36, 6;
I gen. locupletium and locupletum; abl. sing. locuplete, usu. of a person, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 12, § 29; id. Att. 12, 43, 2; Tac. H. 1, 46; rarely of a thing, Hor. S. 2, 6, 102; Pers. 3, 74: locupleti, of things, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 1, § 1; id. de Or. 3, 48, 185; Sen. Contr. 2, 9, 4; rarely of a person, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 21, § 46; Macrob. S. 5, 18, 14; v. Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 49 sq.), adj. locus-plenus, rich in lands, substantial, opulent (syn.: dives, abundans, copiosus).
I Lit.: quod tum erat res in pecore et locorum possessionibus: ex quo pecuniosi et locupletes vocabantur, Cic. Rep. 2, 9, 16; cf.: (P. Nigidius) locupletem dictum ait ex compositis vocibus, qui pleraque loca, hoc est, qui multas possessiones teneret, Gell. 10, 5: locupletes locorum multorum domini, Paul. ex Fest. p. 119 Müll.— So too, locupletem a locorum copia, Quint. 5, 10, 55: locupletes dicebant loci, hoc est agri plenos, Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 11: unum genus est eorum, qui magno in aere alieno, majores etiam possessiones habent: horum hominum species est honestissima, sunt enim locupletes, Cic. Cat. 2, 8; rarely of things: neque minus locuples ad eos hereditas perveniat, Gai. Inst. 1, 192.—
   B Transf., in gen., rich, wealthy, opulent: de ornatu ut locupletes simus scitis, Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 4: egebat? immo locuples erat, Cic. Rosc. Com. 8, 22: mulier copiosa plane et locuples, id. Div. in Caecil. 17, 55.—As subst.: Lycurgus agros locupletium plebi, ut servitio, colendos dedit, the rich, Cic. Rep. 3, 9 fin.: ut suffragia non in multitudinis, sed in locupletium potestate essent, id. ib. 2, 22, 39.—So fem.: locuples quae nupsit avaro, Juv. 6, 141: locuples et referta domus, id. de Or. 1, 35, 161: in locuplete penu, Pers. 3, 74: locupletem optare podagram, i. e. characteristic of the rich, Juv. 13, 96. —With abl.: praedā locuples, Sall. J. 84: locuples frugibus annus, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 137: mancipiis locuples, id. ib. 1, 6, 39.—With gen.: pecuniae, App. M. 8, p. 202, 12: locuples aquila, i. e. the lucrative post of centurion, Juv. 14, 197.—With in and abl. in thesauris, Vulg. Jer. 51, 13.—Comp.: locupletior negotiator, Quint. 1, 12, 17.—Sup.: urbs locupletissima, Cic. Rep. 1, 14: locupletissimae urbes, Caes. B. C. 3, 31.—
II Trop.
   A Well stored or provided, richly supplied, rich: Lyslas oratione locuples, rebus ipsis jejunior, Cic. Fin. 5, 5, 13; id. N. D. 1, 40, 112: Latinam linguam non modo non inopem, sed locupletiorem etiam esse quam Graecam, id. Fin. 1, 3, 10.—
   B Transf., that is able to answer for a thing, that is a good surety, responsible, trustworthy, reliable, safe, sure: reus, that can fulfil his engagement, Liv. 9, 9: auctor, testis, a sufficient surety, a credible witness: Pythagoras et Plato locupletissimi auctores, jubent, Cic. Div. 2, 58, 119; cf.: quem enim auctorem de illo (Socrate) locupletiorem Platone laudare possumus? id. Rep. 1, 10, 16: locuples auctor Thucydides, id. Brut. 12, 47; id. Div. 1, 19, 37: accedit etiam testis locuples, Posidonius, id. Off. 3, 2, 10: tabellarius, a trusty, safe letter-carrier, id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 6.—Hence, adv.: lŏcū̆plētē, richly, amply (postclass.).
   1    Lit., sup.: locupletissime mu neratus, Spart. Hadr. 3: dotata filia, Aur. Vict. Epit. 9.—
   2    Trop., in comp., Front. ad Anton. Imp. 1, 3 Mai.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

lŏcŭplēs,⁸ ētis (locus, pleo),
1 riche en terres, opulent : Cic. Rep. 2, 16 ; Gell. 10, 5, 2 ; 10, 5, 3 ; Plin. 18, 11
2 [en gén.] fortuné, riche : Cic. Com. 22 ; prædā Sall. J. 84, riche de butin || subst. m., un riche Cic. Rep. 3, 16 ; subst. f., Juv. 6, 141
3 [fig.] oratione locuples Cic. Fin. 5, 13, riche de style [mais pauvre d’idées] || qui peut répondre, sûr garant : cognitorem locupletem dare Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 168, fournir un bon répondant ; locuples auctor (Thucydides), Cic. Br. 47, une autorité digne de foi (Thucydide), cf. Div. 2, 119 ; Rep. 1, 16 ; testis locuples Cic. Off. 3, 10, un témoin sûr || -tior Cic. Fin. 1, 10 ; -issimus Cic. Or. 172.

Latin > German (Georges)

locuplēs, ētis (locus u. *pleo), I) begütert, Cic. de rep. 2, 16; Cat. 2, 18. Plin. 18, 11. – II) im weiteren Sinne, vollauf versehen mit Geld und Gut, bemittelt, in guten Verhältnissen, wohlhabend, wohlbestellt (Ggstz. egens, pauper, tenuis), 1) eig.: a) v. Pers.: α) absol.: privatus modice locuples, Liv.: mulier copiosa plane et locuples, Cic.: egebat? immo locuples erat, Cic.: dum sit locupletior aliquis sordidae mercis negotiator, Quint.: domini locupletiores, Auct. b. Alex. – Plur. subst., locupletes, Ggstz. tenues, Auct. b. Alex., u. Superl. locupletissimi, Ggstz. tenuissimi, Cic. – β) m. Abl. wodurch? Luscius et Manilius copiis rei familiaris locupletes et pecuniosi, Cic.: mancipiis locuples eget aeris Cappadocum rex, Hor. – u. m. Genet. infolge wessen? pecuniae satis locuples, Apul. met. 8, 1 zw. – b) v. Lebl.: α) absol.: aliqua locuples ac referta domus, Cic.: villa tota locuples est, Cic.: provincia tam locuples ac referta, Cic.: urbs locupletissima, Caes., locupletissima atque ornatissima, Cic.: regio locupletissima, Nep. – magnae et locupletes copiae, Cornif. rhet.: in locuplete penu, Pers.: munera locupletia, reich ausgestattete, Nep. – prägn., aquila, zu Wohlstand verhelfende Zenturionenstelle, Iuven. 14, 147. – β) m. Abl. wodurch? ut civium vita opibus firma, copiis locuples, gloriā ampla sit, Scipio b. Cic.: annus locuples frugibus, Hor. – 2) übtr.: a)wohlbestellt, gut ausgestattet, reich, locupletior hominum natura ad bene vivendum, Cic.: Lysias oratione locuples, reich im Ausdrucke, Cic.: multo locupletior in dicendo, Cic.: oratio, Cic.: Latinam linguam non modo non inopem, sed locupletiorem etiam esse quam Graecam, Cic. – b) glaubwürdig, zuverlässig, vollgültig, zunächst vor Gericht, reus, der für sein Versprechen haften kann, Liv.: dann übh., testis, Cic.: tabellarius, Cic.: auctor (Gewährsmann), Cic. – / Abl. Sing. locuplete u. locupleti, s. Neue-Wagener Formenl.3 2, 84 u. 85. – Genet. Plur. locupletium, Cic. ad Att. 1, 19, 4; Tusc. 5, 58; de off. 3, 75 u.a., locupletum, Caes. b. c. 3, 110, 5, s. Georges Lexik. der lat. Wortf. S. 393.

Latin > Chinese

locuples, etis. adj. c. s. (pleo.) :: 富。田盛者。— testis 忠信之證見。 — tabellarius 忠信之報信人。— oratio 繁字之文。字字濃麗。