Logeion | pectus

pectora ferro hausit
he pierced his chest with a sword nova pectore versat consilia Venus
Venus meditates new plans in her heart

pectus , oris, n.: the breast, 1.44; stomach, 5.182; (fig.), mind, 1.227; thought, 5.7; breast, heart, soul, feeling, freq.; spirit, courage, 6.261, et al.; personif.; person, soul, spirit, 2.349.

pectus, ŏris, n. [kindred with the Sanscr. vakshas, pectus], the breast, in men and animals.

I Lit., the breast, the breastbone: pectus, hoc est ossa praecordiis et vitalibus natura circumdedit, Plin. 11, 37, 82, § 207; cf. Cels. 8, 7 fin.; 8, 8, 2: meum cor coepit in pectus emicare, Plaut. Aul. 4, 3, 4 (627): dignitas, quae est in latitudine pectoris, Quint. 11, 3, 141: summis digitis pectus appetere, id. 11, 3, 124; 11, 3, 122: pectore adverso, id. 2, 15, 7: aequo pectore, upright, not inclined to one side, id. 11, 3, 125: pectore in adverso ensem Condidit, Verg. A. 9, 347: in pectusque cadit pronus, Ov. M. 4, 578: latum demisit pectore clavum, Hor. S. 1, 6, 28; 2, 8, 90 et saep.; Vulg. Gen. 3, 14.—In the poets freq., in plur., of a person's breast: hasta volans perrumpit pectora ferro, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. p. 760 P.; Ov. M. 4, 554.—
II Transf.
- A The stomach (poet.): reserato pectore diras Egerere inde dapes ... gestit, Ov. M. 6, 663.—
- B The breast.
- - 1 As the seat of affection, courage, etc., the heart, feelings, disposition: somnum socordiamque ex pectore oculisque amovere, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 11 (142): Ah, guttula Pectus ardens mi adspersisti, i. e. a little comforted, id. Ep. 4, 1, 32 (557): in amicitiā, nisi, ut dicitur, apertum pectus videas, etc., Cic. Lael. 26, 97: si non ipse amicus per se amatur toto pectore ut dicitur, id. Leg. 1, 18, 49: pietate omnium pectora imbuere, Liv. 1, 21, 1: metus insidens pectoribus, id. 10, 41, 2; 1, 56, 4: quinam pectora semper impavida repens terror invaserit, id. 21, 30, 2: in eodem pectore nullum est honestorum turpiumque consortium, Quint. 12, 1, 4; 2, 5, 8: te vero ... jam pectore toto Accipio, Verg. A. 9, 276: his ubi laeta deae permulsit pectora dictis, id. ib. 5, 816: robur et aes triplex circa pectus erat, Hor. C. 1, 3, 10; 2, 12, 15: pectoribus mores tot sunt quot in orbe figurae, Ov. A. A. 1, 759: mollities pectoris, tender-heartedness, id. Am. 3, 8, 18; id. H. 19, 192; so, pectus amicitiae, a friendly heart, a friend, Mart. 9, 15, 2; Stat. S. 4, 4, 103; Manil. 2, 600.— Of courage, bravery: cum tales animos juvenum et tam certa tulistis Pectora, Verg. A. 9, 249: te vel per Alpium juga ... Forti sequemur pectore, Hor. Epod. 1, 11; Val. Fl. 6, 288.—Of conscience: vita et pectore puro, Hor. S. 1, 6, 64: pectora casta, Ov. H. 13, 30.—
  - 2 The soul, spirit, mind, understanding: de hortis toto pectore cogitemus, Cic. Att. 13, 12, 4; so, incumbe toto pectore ad laudem, id. Fam. 10, 10, 2: onerandum complendumque pectus maximarum rerum et plurimarum suavitate, id. de Or. 3, 30, 121: quod verbum in pectus Jugurthae altius descendit, Sall. J. 11, 7; Liv. 1, 59: (stultitiam tuam) in latebras abscondas pectore penitissumo, Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 64 (64): multipotens pectus habere, ut copias ... pectore promat suo, id. Bacch. 4, 1, 8 (580) Fleck.: haben' tu amicum quoi pectus sapiat? id. Trin. 1, 2, 53 (91); id. Bacch. 4, 4, 12 (651): at Cytherea novas artes, nova pectore versat Consilia, Verg. A. 1, 657: oculis pectoris aliquid haurire, Ov. M. 15, 63; id. Tr. 3, 1, 64: memori referas mihi pectore cuncta, Hor. S. 2, 4, 90: nunc adbibe puro Pectore verba, id. Ep. 1, 2, 68; 2, 1, 128: pectore arripere artes, Tac. Or. 28: pectus est quod disertos facit, et vis mentis, Quint. 10, 7, 15; Ov. P. 2, 4, 24: succinctaque pectora curis, Stat. S. 5, 1, 77: rara occulti pectoris vox, i. e. a reserved disposition, Tac. A. 4, 52: dicere de summo pectore, i.e. without much reflection, Gell. 17, 13, 7.—Of inspired persons: incaluitque deo quem clausum pectore habebat, Ov. M. 2, 641; Verg. A. 6, 48; Stat. Th. 4, 542.—
  - 3 The person, individual, regarded as a being of feeling or passion: cara sororum Pectora, Verg. A. 11, 216: mihi Thesea pectora juncta fide, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 66: pectus consulis gerere, Liv. 4, 13; cf. Mart. 9, 15; Manil. 2, 600; Stat. S. 4, 4, 103.

pectus, oris, n. (vielleicht zu altind. pakša-ḥ, Flügel, Achsel), die Brust an Menschen u. Tieren, I) eig., die Brust, der Brustknochen, das Brustbein, Cels., Verg. u.a.: p. latum, Plin.: pectoris latitudo, Quint.: exstare (sc. aquā) pectore tenus, Tac.: nudare pectus, Liv.: antrum pectoris, Brusthöhle, Augustin.: reserato pectore, das Innere der Brust, Ov. – Plur. poet. v. der Brust einer Person, Ov. u.a. – II) bildl., die Brust, 1) als Sitz des Mutes, der Empfindung, Neigung, Affekte usw., das Herz, Gefühl, die Seele, sed haec res mihi in pectore et corde (Herz u. Seele) curae est, Plaut.: canum fido cum pectore corda, Ter.: dura illa pectora (v. d. Samnitern), Liv.: toto pectore amare, von ganzem Herzen, Cic.: eā pietate omnium pectora imbuere, ut etc., Liv. – forti pectore, Mut, Hor.: pectore puro, Gewissen, Bewußtsein, Hor. – u. wie Herz, Seele, p. amicitiae, Freundesherz, Freund, Manil. u.a.: cara sororum pectora, Verg. – 2) als Sitz der Einsicht, des Verstandes usw., das Herz, der Sinn, die Einsicht, der Verstand, Geist, die Seele, toto pectore cogitare, Cic.: non tu corpus eras sine pectore, Hor.: pectore habere deum, v. Begeisterten, Ov.: excĭdere pectore alcis, vergessen werden, Ov.: de summo pectore dicere, unüberlegterweise, Gell.

pectus [CL] 1 chest, breast; b breast of woman. c (pectoretenus) on the breast, in the breast. cum crisma unguere ~ora eorum Theod. Pen. II 5. 1; pectora fecundans caelesti flamine vitae Aldh. VirgV 2496; oblata super sanctum ~us posita V. Cuthb. IV 13 (v. offerre 11); ~us ‥ et pulmonem nervi ingrediuntur Alf. Angl. Cor 22 p. 89; Pan ‥ . pingebatur homo cornutus ‥ in cujus ~ore stellarum plurium erat forma Deorum Imag. 9; hic ~us ‥ breste; ‥ hoc ~us ‥ a brest WW. b pectora virgineis fraudantur pulchra papillis Aldh. VirgV 1750; scylla ‥ capite ‥ et ~ore virginali sicut sirenae sed luporum uterum et caudas delphinum habuit Lib. Monstr. I 14; nudans ~ora mulieris Gascoigne Loci 144. c [sagitta] ~us impegit mansitque fixa petilio circa precordia, sub ipsa ‥ mamilla sinistra Mir. Hen. VI IV 130; parvulum ‥ pectoretenus vix simplici cingulo ad modicum nodo firmatum Ib. IV 142. 2 breast as seat of personality, thought, or conscious activity. si pocula ~us tuum satiare quiverunt Gildas EB 29; cerneret ut nusquam radiantem lumine Phoebum; / justitiae vera solem septemplicis aethrae, / quem sacra per biblos descripsit littera lautos, / pectoris intuitu desistit cernere numquam Aldh. VirgV 1033; illi simulato ~ore in alicujus amici sui casa se moratos esse dicebant Felix Guthl. 43 p. 134; profusis ex uno ~ore lacrimis Bede HE IV 28 p. 273; a801 utinam tanta esset in meo ~ore facultas scribendi, quanta est in vobis voluntas legendi Alcuin Ep. 213; cecus duobus oculis qui ~ore [AS: Breostum] non cernit Prov. Durh. 17; accipitres ‥ quibus ‥ animosa ~ora ‥ natura dedit Gir. TH I. 12. 3 box, chest. 1318 de ‥ uno ~ore ligneo appreciato ad quadrantem Rec. Elton 238.

pectŭs, (6) ŏris, n. , ¶ 1 poitrine [de lʼh. et des anim.] : Plin. 11, 207 ; Cels. Med. 8, 8, 2 ; Virg. En. 9, 347 || [pl. poét. en parl. dʼune pers.] : Ov. M. 4, 544 ; etc. ¶ 2 [fig.] a) cœur : toto pectore amare Cic. Leg. 1, 49, aimer de tout son cœur ; in aliquo pectus apertum videre Cic. Læl. 97, lire à cœur ouvert dans qqn, cf. Cic. Att. 13, 12, 4 ; Fam. 10, 10, 2 ; pectore puro Hor. S. 1, 6, 64, à cause de la pureté de mon cœur ; pectus est quod disertos facit Quint. 10, 7, 15, le cœur est ce qui fait lʼhomme éloquent ; b) siège de lʼintelligence, de la pensée : alicui ad pectus advolare Cic. Fam. 15, 16, 2, se présenter à la pensée de qqn ; toto pectore cogitare Cic. Tusc. 2, 58, penser de toute son intelligence, cf. Cic. de Or. 3, 121 ; Tac. D. 28 ; de summo pectore dicere Gell. 17, 13, 7, parler sans réflexion.

pectus, oris n

1. borst [latum]; ➤ reserato pectore diep in de borst; meum cor coepit in pectus emicare;
2. (meton.) (a) hart, ziel, gevoel [forte moed]; ➤ pectore toto Pompeianus erat van ganser harte; pectore anxius; metus insidens pectoribus; (b) verstand, inzicht, geest [doctum]; ➤ toto pectore cogitare; pectore arripere artes; (c) karakter, geaardheid [purum];
3. (poët., ter omschrijving v. personen) mortalia pectora = mortales;
4. (metaf., v. gebergten) kam [montis; Alpium].

pectus , oris. n.
胸口。心。Purum pectus 老實人。 Amicum pectus 心腹之友。Corpus sine pectore 如尸。屍位素食。

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PAC-, a breast, breast-bone: pectore in adverso ensem Condidit, V.: in pectus cadit pronus, O.: latum demisit pectore clavom, H.: esse vincto pectore, ut gracilae sient, tightlaced, T.—The stomach: reserato pectore, O.—The breast, heart, feelings, disposition: amari toto pectore: metus insidens pectoribus, L.: laeta deae permulsit pectora dictis, V.: Illi robur et aes triplex Circa pectus erat, H.: mollities pectoris, tender-heartedness, O.: vitā et pectore puro, conscience, H.: pectora casta, O.—The soul, spirit, mind, understanding: de hortis toto pectore cogitemus: quod verbum in pectus Iugurthae altius descendit, S.: novum in Bruti pectore ingenium, L.: nova pectore versat Consilia, V.: oculis ea pectoris hausit, the mind's eye, O.: memori referas mihi pectore cuncta, H.: deus quem clausum pectore habebat, i. e. who inspired her, O.—A character, heart, person: cara sororum Pectora, V.: mihi Thesea pectora iuncta fide, O.

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