power Copy link Outline I. Strength1. vis, vīres2. pŏtentia (poet. in this sense)II. AbilityIII. Control, dominion1. pŏtestas (esp. as conferred or allowed by the laws)2. jus, jūris, n. (rightful authority to do anything)3. dĭtio, ōnis (dominion)4. impĕrium (supreme authority)5. pŏtentia (unconstitutional influence and ascendancy; opp. to potestas, v. supr.)6. summa (entire disposal)IV. In pl., the p.s of the mind • power: I. Strength: 1. vis, vīres: v. strength. 2. pŏtentia (poet. in this sense): the p. of the sun., p. solis, Virg. G. 1, 92. II. Ability: chiefly in such phrr. as with all one's p., summa ope, vi, etc.: v. might (subs.): also, infr. III., fin. III. Control, dominion: 1. pŏtestas (esp. as conferred or allowed by the laws): he has p. of life and death over his subjects, vitae necisque in suos habet p., Caes. B. G. 1, 16: to keep in one's p., in potestate habere., Liv. 8, 15. Join: jus potestatemque [habere], Cic. Ph. 11, 12, 30. Freq., of power acquired by conquest or treaty: to reduce under the p. of the Athenians, sub p. Atheniensium redigere, Nep. Milt. 1: Cic. Join: potestas ac ditio, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 38, 97: in (alicujus) fidem ac p. [venire], Caes. B. G. 2, 13. (N.B.--To express under any one's p., the form in potestatem is frequent, instead of in potestate: cf. Cic. Leg. 3, 17, init., respublica quae est in potestatem optimorum: also, Liv. 24, 1, extr.: so, in amicitiam P. R. ditionemque esse, Cic. Div. Verr. 20, 66.) 2. jus, jūris, n. (rightful authority to do anything): without the sanction of the people, the consul has no p. to do any of those things, sine populi jussu nullius earum rerum jus est, Sall. Cat. 29, extr.: the paternal p., j. patrium, Liv. 1, 26 (oftener, patria potestas): cf. supr. (1).; and v. right (subs.). 3. dĭtio, ōnis (dominion): he reduced (the country) under his p., suae ditionis fecit, Liv. 21, 53, med.: Curt. Esp. joined with a syn.: e. g. in ditionem potestatemque P. R. redigere, Caes. B. G. 2, 34; in jus ditionemque recipere, Liv. 21, 61, med.: sub alicujus ditione atque imperio esse, Caes. B. G. 1, 31. 4. impĕrium (supreme authority): v. authority. 5. pŏtentia (unconstitutional influence and ascendancy; opp. to potestas, v. supr.): this is the only kind of influence and p. they know, hanc unam gratiam p.que noverunt, Caes. B. G. 6, 15: v. predominance. 6. summa (entire disposal): when the supreme p. in a state is in the hands of one, quum penes unum est omnium summa rerum, Cic. Rep. 1, 26: so, summa totius belli, Caes. B. G. 2, 4. Phr.: these things are not in our p., haec non sunt in nostra manu, Cic. Fam. 14, 2: Sall.: as far as in our p., quantum in nobis est, Liv.: to have great p., multum posse, Caes. B. G. 6, 30: Cic.: also, multum valere, Caes. B. G. 2, 4: more fully, opibus, armis, potentia valere, Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 6. IV. In pl., the p.s of the mind: opes ingeni (ingenii), Sall. Cat. 1; vires ingenii, Cic. Sen. 10, 33. Also freq. ingenium alone: to have admirable p.s of mind, praeclaro, divino ingenio esse: v. mind, genius.
POWER Copy link • POWERStrength, vis (general term, physical and moral; plur., vires, forces; hence even in Liv., 9, 16, virium vis, i. e., strong powers; and with the historians vires frequently = forces, i. e., troops): robur (sound physical strength): nervi, lacerti (muscular strength; hence, figuratively, great power): opes (influence, money, etc.): facultates, copiae (means, consisting in money or troops): facultas aliquid faciendi (general term, capability of doing anything): efficientia (efficacy; e.g., solis). Without power [Vid: POWERLESS]: to be in full power, vigere corpore (of body) or animo (of mind): the united powers of the Senate, consentientis senatūs nervi atque vires: from or with one’s own powers, suis or propriis viribus (general term; e.g., aliquid exsequi): according to one’s power, pro viribus; quantum in me situm est; ut potero (☞ but not pro parte virili, which = according to one’s duty): each according to his power, pro se quisque (as Caes., B.G., 2, 25, extr.): with all one’s power, omnibus viribus; omnibus nervis; omnibus opibus ac viribus omnibus viribus atque opibus; omni ope; omnibus opibus ac nervis; omni contentione (with the greatest exertion): toto animo et studio omni (with all one’s mind and heart); or the proverbial (but rare), toto corpore atque omnibus ungulis (Cic., Tusc., 2, 24, in): viris equisque (Cic., Off., 3, 33, 116): velis, ut ita dicam, remisque (Cic., Tusc., 3, 11, extr.): manibus pedibusque (Ter., Andr., 1, 1, 134): to put forth all one’s powers, omni ope niti or omni contentione elaborare, ut, etc.; eniti et contendere or laborare et contendere, ut, etc.: I have not power enough for anything, non satis virium est ad aliquid; (scarcely enough) vix ad aliquid quod satis est virium habso: I lose power, vires me deficiunt: to get, gain power, vires colligere; vires assumere; ad vires pervenire; convalescere (to grow strong): to recover, regain power, vires recolligere, revocare, recipere, or recuperare; se recipere: to deprive virtue of her power, nervos virtutis elidere: liberality ought not to exceed our powers, videndum est ne major sit benignitas quam facultates: to have power, vim habere, ostendere, or prodere (to produce effect): prodesse, juvare (to benefit, help): to be in power, ratum esse (of laws, decrees, etc.): exerceri (to be practised; of laws, Liv., 4, 51): to put a law into power, legem exercere: power of mind, animi vis, virtus; ingenium (Vid: Hor., Sat., 1, 4, 43, Heind.): vis ingenii: the powers of the human mind, hominis sollertia (Vid: Cic., N.D., 2, 6, 18): to develop the powers of the mind, animum mentemque excolere. Influence, ability, general term, potestas; arbitrium, liberum arbitrium (free-will): jus (right). It is in my power (to do anything), in mea manu, or in mea potestate est. or positum est; in mea potestate or in me situm est: it is not in our power, non est in potestate nostra: to have power of life and death, potestatem vitae necisque habere: all whose lives are in the power of another, omnes quorum in alterius manu vita posita est. Authority, dominion, potestas (general term, especially of a magistrate): imperium (of the commander of an army. ☞ Dictators, consuls, and praetors had both potestas and imperium; curule aediles, quaestors, and tribunes of the people had only potestas). To come under the power of a husband, viro in manum convenire (Cic., Top., 4, 23): to fall into the power of anyone, in alicujus (e.g., hostis) manus incidere: to get anyone in his power, aliquo potiri: to have anyone in one’s power, aliquem in potestatem suam suscepisse (as the father has a son; Vid: Cic., Caecin., 34, 98): unlimited power, potestas infinita; dominatio: to obtain the highest power, potiri rerum: to possess supreme power, summum imperium habere or tenere; summam imperii tenere (especially in war, as a general): summa potestas or summa rerum est penes aliquem: to be in power, cum imperio, or cum potestate, or cum imperio et potestate esse; versari cum imperio et potestate in republica: figuratively, to have anything in one’s power, aliquid in potestate sua habere (e.g., affectus): imperare alicui rei (to moderate; e.g., cupiditatibus): to have power over one’s voice, vocem suam moderari posse.