sobrius

sōbrĭus (sōbrĕus), a, um (comp. sobrior, Laber. ap. Charis. p. 64; elsewhere not compared), adj. [cf. Gr. σώφρων, σάος; Lat. sanus], not drunk, sober (freq. and class.).

• I Lit., opp. vinolentus, Cic. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 17, 52; so id. Or. 28, 99; opp. vino madens, Plaut. Truc. 4, 4, 2 (855); opp. madidus, id. Am. 3, 4, 18 (1001); cf. Hor. S. 2, 3, 5; Cato Utic. ap. Suet. Caes. 53; and ap. Quint. 8, 2, 9; opp. ebrius, Sen. Ep. 18, 4 (with siccus); Mart. 3, 16, 3; opp. temulentus, Tac. A. 13, 15 et saep.: male sobrius, i. e. ebrius, Tib. 1, 10, 51; Ov. F. 6, 785.—
• • B Transf., of things (poet. and post-Aug. prose; cf. ebrius): pocula, Tib. 1, 6, 28 (24): lympha mixta mero, id. 2, 1, 46: nox, in which there was no drinking, Prop. 3, 17 (4, 16), 11; cf. convictus, Tac. A. 13, 15: uva, not intoxicating, Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 31: rura, that furnish no wine, Stat. S. 4, 2, 37; cf. Suet. Dom. 7: sobrium vicum Romae dictum putant, vel quod in eo nulla taberna fuerit, vel quod in eo Mercurio lacte, non vino supplicabatur, Fest. pp. 296 and 297 Müll.: non sobria verba, i.e. of a drunken person, Mart. 1, 28, 5: paupertas, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 411: lares pauperes nostros, sed plane sobrios revisamus, Ap. Met. 5, 10, 29.—
• II In gen., sober, moderate, temperate, continent: parcus ac sobrius, Ter. Ad. 95: vigilans ac sollers, sicca, sana, sobria, Afran. ap. Non. 21, 33 (Com. Rel. p. 148 Rib.): homines frugi ac sobrii, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 27, § 67: auream quisquis mediocritatem Diligit ... caret invidendā Sobrius aulā, Hor. C. 2, 10, 8; Vell. 2, 63, 1: non aestimatur voluptas illa Epicuri, quam sobria et sicca sit, Sen. Vit. Beat. 12, 4: corda, Stat. S. 5, 1, 78: vetus illa Romana virtus et sobria, Amm.15, 4, 3; opp. libidinosus, Lact. 3, 26, 7.—
• • B Trop., of the mind, sober, even-minded, clever, sensible, prudent, reasonable, cautious (syn.: mentis compos, sanus): satin' sanus es aut sobrius? Ter. Heaut. 707; cf.: satis credis sobriam esse, id. Eun. 703: tu homo non es sobrius, id. And. 778: vigilantes homines, sobrii, industrii, Cic. Cael. 31, 74: diligentes et memores et sobrii oratores, id. de Or. 2, 32, 140; opp. iracundus, Vell. 2, 41, 1: alte sobria ferre pedem, prudently, Ov. Am. 1, 12, 6.—Of things: opera Proba et sapiens et sobria, Plaut. Pers. 4, 5, 2 (674): ingenium siccum ac sobrium, Sen. Ep. 114, 3: violenta et rapida Carneades dicebat, modesta Diogenes et sobria, Gell. 7, 14, 10.—Hence, adv.: sōbrĭē (acc. to II. A. and B.).
  • • 1 Moderately, temperately, frugally: vivere (with parce, continenter, severe; opp. diffluere luxuriā), Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106.—
    • 2 Prudently, sensibly, circumspectly, = prudenter: ut hoc sobrie agatur, Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 29 (223): curare aliquid, id. Mil. 3, 1, 215 (810): hanc rem accurare, id. Ps. 4, 1, 29 (933); id. Pers. 4, 1, 1 (449).

sōbrius, a, um (= se-ebrius, wie socors = secors), nicht betrunken, nüchtern, I) eig. u. meton.: a) eig., v. Pers., Ggstz. vinolentus, ebrius, ebriosus, temulentus, Cic. u.a. – b) meton., v. Lebl.: pocula, nüchterne, die nicht betrunken machen, Tibull.: so auch lympha, Tibull.: convictus, Tac.: verba non sobria, die ein Betrunkener vorbringt, Mart.: uva, Wein, der nicht betrunken macht, Plin. – II) übtr. u. bildl.: 1) übtr., nüchtern, mäßig, enthaltsam, a) v. Pers. (Ggstz. libidinosus), Lact. 3, 26, 7: parcus et s., Ter.: Antonius s., Vell.: homines frugi ac sobrii, Cic.: caret invidendā sobrius aulā, Hor. – b) v. Lebl.: mensa, Sen.: vetus illa Romana virtus et sobria, Amm. – 2) bildl., vernünftig, verständig, besonnen, orator, Cic.: homo, Cic.: ingenium, Sen.: sobria ferre pedem, besonnen, vorsichtig, Ov.: sobria dicere, Gell. – Compar. sobrior, Laber, com. fr. bei Charis. 83, 20.

sobrius [CL] 1 not in a state of intoxication, sober. si usque nunc [fuisti] ebriosus, a modo [debes esse] ~ius Egb. Pont. 15; sobrius exaudit leges Epicurus, et idem / ebrius est Veneri subditus atque gulae J. Sal. Enth. Phil. 565; p1208 post pocula et hora minus ~ia Gir. Ep. 1 p. 156. 2 temperate, moderate, sober in one's behaviour or habits. b abstinent, chaste. rimamini namque pectoris vestri profunda, an ~ii sitis et perfecte sacerdotalem gratiam examinandam in Domini revelatione conservetis Gildas EB 106; 800 esto in cibo modestus, in poculo parcus, in loquendo ~ius Alcuin Ep. 209; abstenus, ~ius GlC A 35; domni Edmeri ~ia sermonis festivitate elucubratum opus W. Malm. GR I prol.; ~ius, -a, -um, i. abstinens quasi secum habens briam, i. mensuram Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 73; vestis illi non lasciva sed moderata et clericalis, cibus ~ius et potus parcus Canon. G. Sempr. f. 43v; sobyr, ~ius, temperatus, moderatus ‥ abstinens CathA.  b spetiosa mulier et pulchre viro ~ia sed quia tantum nefas commisit pena digna W. Malm. GR II 162. 3 sensible, reasonable, sober in judgement. ~ius, ingeniosus GlC S 391; c793 nemo ~ius contra veritatem, nemo catholicus contra sanctae et unicae ecclesiae doctores Alcuin Ep. 23; ad omnem secundum te actum et cogitatum puram, ~iam, devotam ‥ mentem Anselm (Or. 1) III 5; †671 (12c) ecclesia ‥ immunis et secura permaneat, ut illic inhabitantes pura et ~ia ac sincera mente laudem Domini celebrantes ‥ Deo servire valeant CS 26.

sōbrĭus, (10) a, um (se et ebrius), ¶ 1 qui nʼa pas bu, à jeun : Cic. Phil. 2, 31 ; Or. 99 || sobria pocula Tib. 1, 6, 28, coupes sobres [de vin mêlé dʼeau] ; sobrii convictus Tac. Ann. 13, 45, banquets sans excès ; sobria uva Plin. 14, 31, raisin qui nʼenivre pas ¶ 2 sobre, frugal, tempérant : Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 67 ; Hor. O. 2, 10, 8 ¶ 3 modéré, réservé, rassis : Cic. Cæl. 74 ; sobrii oratores Cic. de Or. 2, 140, orateurs dʼesprit réglé, mesuré, cf. Sen. Ep. 114, 3 ; Gell. 7, 14, 10.

➳ sobrior Laber. d. Char. 83, 20.

sobrius , a, um. adj.
節飲贫。節用。儉。傾方。謹愼者。醒悟。Sobria verba 淸醒言。Sobria rura 無葡萄田。Sobriae terrae 無菊萄地。

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sōbrius adj.

• 2 se+ebrius, not drunk, sober: inter sobrios bacchari: nemo fere saltat sobrius: male sobrius, i. e. ebrius, O.—Free from drunkenness, moderate: convivium.—Sober, moderate, temperate, continent: parcus ac sobrius, T.: homines. —Fig., sober, self-possessed, sensible, prudent, reasonable, cautious: Satin' sanus est aut sobrius?T.: oratores: memento alte sobria ferre pedem, prudently, O.