ē-lŏquor Copy link Outline I. In gen. . ...(a). With acc.(b). Absol., Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 48; id. Curc. 2, 3, 29 ...II. In partic., to speak in an oratorical or eloquent mannerI. Speaking, endowed with the faculty of speech ...II. Eloquent ⓘēlŏquent: fut ind act 3rd pl (dep) • ē-lŏquor, ēlŏcūtus (or ēloquūtus), 3, v. dep. a., to speak out, speak plainly, to utter; to pronounce, declare, state, express: eloqui hoc est, omnia quae mente conceperis promere atque ad audientes perferre, Quint. 8 prooem. § 15 (class.). I. In gen. (so most freq. in Plautus). α. With acc.: id quod sentit eloqui non posse, Cic. Tusc. 1, 3, 6; so, praeclare cogitata mentis, id. Brut. 72 fin.: audita, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 45: nomen meum, id. ib. prol. 18: argumentum hujus tragoediae, id. ib. 51; 96: rem, ut facta est, id. ib. 4, 5, 8 et saep.: ille unum elocutus, ut memoria tenerent milites, etc., * Caes. B. C. 2, 34, 5: Gratum elocuta consiliantibus Junone divis "Ilion, Ilion," etc., Hor. C. 3, 3, 17 et saep.— β. Absol., Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 48; id. Curc. 2, 3, 29: perge eloqui, Ter. Ph. 4, 3, 36: eloquar an sileam? Verg. A. 3, 39 et saep.— II. In partic., to speak in an oratorical or eloquent manner (only absol.): et Graece ab eloquendo ῥήτωρ et Latine eloquens dictus est, etc., Cic. Or. 19; cf. Quint. 10, 1, 3: eloqui copiose melius est, quam vel acutissime sine eloquentia cogitare, Cic. Off. 1, 44, 156; cf.: composite, ornate, copiose eloqui, id. de Or. 1, 11, 48: eloquendi facultas, Quint. 10, 1, 69 et saep.—Hence, ēlŏquens, entis, P. a. I. Speaking, endowed with the faculty of speech: cum res muta fit eloquens, Auct. Her. 4, 53.— II. Eloquent (for syn. cf.: facundus, disertus, etc.): Is est eloquens, qui et humilia subtiliter et magna graviter et mediocria temperate potest dicere, etc., Cic. Or. 29, 100 sq.; cf. id. ib. 36, 19: M. Antonius disertos ait se vidisse multos, eloquentem omnino neminem, id. ib. 5, 18 sq.; id. de Or. 1, 21; Quint. 8 prooem. § 13; 12, 1, 21; cf. Plin. Ep. 5, 20, 5: rhetor, Cic. N. D. 2, 1: senator (Cato), Quint. 11, 1, 36: vir, Vulg. Act. 18, 24 et saep.—Comp., Quint. 12, 6, 6; App. Mag. p. 8 Bip.—Sup., Quint. 1, 1, 21; 4, 2, 58; 5, 13, 3; 8 prooem. § 13; Cic. Brut. 39, 145; Tac. Agr. 10 al.—Adv.: ēlŏquen-ter, eloquently: eloquenter, λογίως, Gloss. —Comp.: eloquentius quam prius scribitur, Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 6.—Sup.: eloquentissime respondere, Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 17; 6, 21, 4.!*? ēlŏcūtus, a, um, in pass. signif.: an quaedam extrinsecus sint elocuta, Dig. 3, 2, 13, § 6.
ēlŏquor Copy link Outline 1 intr., parler, s'énoncer, s'expliquer :2 tr., dire, énoncer, exposer, exprimer :3 [décad.] intr., s'entretenir : . ⓘēlŏquent: fut ind act 3rd pl (dep) • ēlŏquor, cūtus ou quūtus sum, quī, 1. intr., parler, s'énoncer, s'expliquer : Cic. Off. 1, 156 ; Quint. 8, pr. 15 2. tr., dire, énoncer, exposer, exprimer : Cic. Tusc. 1, 6 ; Br. 253 ; Verr. 2, 5, 165 ; Cæl. 45 3. [décad.] intr., s'entretenir : Mamertin. Gen. Maxim. 11, 4.
eloquor Copy link ⓘēlŏquent: fut ind act 3rd pl (dep) ELOQVOR qui. [ἐξαυδάω, ἑρμηνεύω, εὐρεσιλογέω] Dicere, efferre. […] 🗁 Page Scan
eloquent Copy link Outline 1. ēlŏquens, ntis (for syn. v. ELOQUENCE)2. fācundus (for syn. v. ELOQUENCE)3. dĭsertus (able to express oneself freely and grammatically • eloquent: 1. ēlŏquens, ntis (for syn. v. eloquence): I have known some clever speakers, but as yet not one e. man, disertos cognovi nonnullos, e. adhuc neminem, Cic. Or. 1, 21, 94: where the eloquens is further defined, "eloquentem vero, qui mirabilius et magnificentius augere posset atque ornare quae vellet." Join: eloquens et in dicendo suavis et ornatus, Cic. 2. fācundus (for syn. v. eloquence): the e. Ulysses, f. Ulysses, Ov.: (Mercury) e. grandson of Atlas, f. nepos Atlantis, Hor.: Sall.: Tac. 3. dĭsertus (able to express oneself freely and grammatically: v. supr. 1): Join: copiosus et disertus, Cic.; disertus et ornate dicens, Cic. Quint. has disertus of the truly eloquent man: it is the heart and the energy of soul that makes men e., pectus est quod disertos facit, et vis mentis, 10, 7, 15. Phr.: to be very e., imprimis in dicendo florere, Nep.; dicendi facultate florere, Cic.; *plurimum in dicendo valere, pollere: to be the most e. of all, eloquentia omnes praestare, Nep.
ELOQUENT Copy link • ELOQUENTfacundus (speaking with elegance and beauty): disertus (speaking with clearness and precision): eloquens (combining clearness and precision with, elegance and beauty): exercitatus in dicendo: dicendi peritus (a practiced public speaker). Very eloquent, facundia validus, praestans; pereloquens; dicendo admirabilis, divinus. To be very eloquent, dicendi gloria praestare; imprimis dicendo valere: to be the most eloquent of them all, eloquentia omnes praestare.