opulentus
Latin > English
opulentus opulenta -um, opulentior -or -us, opulentissimus -a -um ADJ :: wealthy; rich in wealth/resources; well supplied; sumptuous, opulent, rich
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ŏpŭlentus: a, um (less freq. ŏpŭlens, entis, Sall. J. 69, 3; Nep. Chabr. 3, 3; App. M. 10, p. 248, 11; Aus. Idyll. 2, 7), adj. ops, cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 92 Müll.,
I rich, wealthy, opulent (syn.: dives, locuples; opp. inops, Cic. Lael. 13, 46; id. Off. 2, 20, 70; class.).
I Lit.: opulenti, terrestribus rebus copiosi, Fest. s. v opis, p. 187 Müll.
(a) Absol.: magnae gentes opulentae, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 301 Müll.; so, oppidum, id. ap. Non. 470, 4 (Trag. v. 324 Vahl.); Caes. B. C. 3, 80: opulentissima civitas, Cic. N. D. 3, 33, 81: opulentae matronae, Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6 (Trag. v. 294 Vahl.); for which: opulens matrona, App. M. 10, p. 248, 11.— .
(b) With abl.: opulentus auro adulescens, rich in gold, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 117: pars Numidiae agro virisque opulentior, Sall. J. 16, 5; cf.: gens opulentissima viris armisque, Liv. 1, 30, 4: exercitus victor opulentusque praedā, id. 4, 34, 4: templum donis opulentum, Verg. A. 1, 447.—
(g) With gen., rich in any thing: copia Ruris honorum opulenta, Hor. C. 1, 17, 16: provincia pecuniae opulenta, Tac. H. 2, 6 fin.—
II Transf.
A Rich, fine, splendid: opulentum opsonium, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 64: opulentissima dona, Suet. Aug. 30: oratio, Gell. 7, 3, 54: opulentissimus liber, id. 14, 6 fin.: opulenta requies, Vulg Isa. 32, 18.—
B Of respectability or rank, respectable, powerful, noble: opulenti pariter atque ignobiles, Enn. ap. Gell. 11, 4, 3 (Trag. v. 230 Vahl.): reges, Sall. C. 53, 3: opulentior factio, Liv. 32, 32.—Hence, adv.: ŏpŭlentē and ŏpŭlenter, richly, sumptuously, splendidly (rare; not in Cic. or Cæs.): neque illos arte colam, me opulenter, Sall. J. 85, 34: opulente ornata domus, App. Mag. p. 333, 11.—Comp.: ludos opulentius instructiusque facere, Liv. 1, 35, 7: epulari, Inst, 3, 3, 5.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ŏpŭlentus,⁹ a, um (ops),
1 qui a beaucoup de moyens, de ressources, opulent, riche : Cic. Nat. 3, 81 ; Verr. 2, 4, 68 ; Tusc. 5, 101 ; opulenti Cic. Læl. 46, les riches ; opulentus Cic. Off. 2, 70, un riche ; opulentior agro virisque Sall. J. 16, 5, plus riche en terres et en hommes, cf. Liv. 1, 30, 4 ; 4, 34, 4 ; Virg. En. 1, 447 || [av. gén.] riche sous le rapport de : Hor. O. 1, 17, 16 ; Tac. H. 2, 6 || puissant, influent : Sall. C. 53, 3 ; Liv. 32, 32, 3 ; cf. Enn. Scen. 287
2 [en parl. de choses] somptueux, abondant, magnifique : Pl. Bacch. 96 ; opulentissimæ Syriæ gazæ Cic. Sest. 93, les trésors si riches de Syrie ; pl. n. opulenta Curt. 5, 9, 16, les richesses.
Latin > German (Georges)
opulentus, a, um (ops), reich an fördernden Mitteln (Ggstz. inops), I) reich an phys. Mitteln, bes. an Vermögen, vermögend, wohlhabend, A) eig.: opulenti homines et copiosi, Cic.: iuvenes op., Sen.: Etruriae arva, Liv.: agri, bona, Curt.: civitas, Cic.: oppidum, Caes.: urbs opulenta, opulentissima, Mela: ille Croesus, inter reges opulentissimus, Sen.: aeque mendicus atque ille opulentissimus censetur censu, Plaut. – mit Abl. (durch), fortunā opulentus (Ggstz. fortunā egenus), Apul. flor. 3. p. 4, 9 Kr. – m. Abl. (an), adulescens auro opulentus, Plaut.: exercitus praedā op., Liv.: pecuniā dites et voluptatibus opulentī, in Wollust schwelgend, Tac.: Etrusci campi omnium copiā rerum opulenti, Liv.: Numidia agro virisque opulentior, Sall. – m. Genet. (an), opulenta honorum copia, Hor.: provinciae nec virorum inopes et pecuniae opulentae, Tac. hist. 2, 6 Nipperd. (Halm u.a. pecuniā). – B) übtr., reich, reichlich (vorhanden), ansehnlich, glänzend, res haud op., Liv.: op. obsonium, Plaut.: op. mensa, reichliches Mahl, Augustin.: opulentiorem vitam hominum reddere, Cic.: dona opulentissima, Suet.: opulenta ac ditia stipendia facere, Liv. – neutr. pl. subst., intactae regionis opulenta, der Reichtum, Curt. 5, 9 (27), 16. – II) reich an inneren Mitteln: A) an Streitkräften, stark, minus opulento agmine (mit einem schwächeren Geschwader), quam profectus erat, Seleuciam rediit, Liv. 33, 41, 9. – B) reich an Macht u. Ansehen, mächtig, angesehen, reges, Sall.: opulentior factio, Liv. – Plur. subst., opulenti (Ggstz. ignobiles), Enn. fr. scen. 200: opulentiores (Ggstz. humiliores), Hirt. b. G. 8, 51, 3. – C) reich an Inhalt, reichhaltig, liber opulentissimus, Gell. 14, 6, 5.
