CONSIST Copy link • CONSISTto be composed of, constare: of anything, in re, or ex re, or re (general term): compositum esse (ex re), contineri aliqua re; also esse with genitive: man consists of body and soul, homo constat (ex) animo et corpore, or e corpore constat et animo; hominum genus compositum est ex animo et corpore: the gods have not bodies consisting of veins, nerves, and bones, non venis et nervis et ossibus continentur dii: a part of his property consisted of ready money, partem rei familiaris in pecunia habebat: a dactyl consists of one long and two short syllables, dactylus est e longa et duabus brevibus: the army consists of 6000 men, exercitus est militum decem milium: numerus copiarum explet decem millia. To be comprised or contained in anything, consistere in re: contineri re or in re (the latter: i. e., with “in,” seldom, although classic; Vid: Cic., De Officiis, 3, 15, 61; Orationes in Verrem, 4, 27, 60, where we find, in aliqua re contineri atque inesse): versari: situm or positum esse (to be placed in, depend on): cerni (to show or display itself) in re: niti re or in re (to lean on anything for support): virtue consists in acting, virtus cernitur in agendo. To be consistent with, consentire alicui rei or cum re: convenire: congruere: concordare: the former can not consist with the latter, posterius priori non convenit: not to consist with, abhorrere a aliqua re: dissentire: dissidere: discrepare. Vid: To AGREE.