Logeion | capax

căpax, ācis, adj. [capio], that can contain or hold much, wide, large, spacious, roomy, capacious (in poets and in post-Aug. prose freq.; in Cic. perh. only once, and then trop; v. infra).

I Lit.: mundus, * Lucr. 6, 123: conchae, Hor. C. 2, 7, 22: urna, id. ib. 3, 1, 16; Ov. M. 3, 172: capaciores scyphos, Hor. Epod. 9, 33: pharetram, Ov. M. 9, 231: putei, id. ib. 7, 568: urbs, id. ib. 4, 439: ripae, id. Am. 3, 6, 19: uterus, Plin. 10, 33, 49, § 93: portus, id. 4, 7, 12, § 26: spatiosa et capax domus, Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 5: villa usibus capax, id. ib. 2, 17, 4: forma capacissima, Quint. 1, 10, 40: moles, Tac. A. 2, 21.—With gen.: circus capax populi, Ov. A. A. 1, 136: cibi vinique capacissimus, Liv. 9, 16, 13: flumen onerariarum navium capax, Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 99; 12, 1, 5, § 11: magnae sedis insula haud capax est, Curt. 4, 8, 2.—
II Trop.
- A Capacious, susceptible, capable of, good, able, apt, fit for: Demosthenes non semper implet aures meas: ita sunt avidae et capaces, etc., * Cic. Or. 29, 104: ingenium, great, Ov. M. 8, 533: animi ad praecepta, id. ib. 8, 243: animo majora capaci, id. ib. 15, 5: capax est animus noster, Sen. Ep. 92, 30.—With gen.: animal mentis capacius altae (i.e. homo), Ov. M. 1, 76: imperii, Tac. H. 1, 49; cf. id. A. 1, 13: aetas honorum nondum capax, id. H. 4, 42: molis tantae mens, id. A. 1,11: secreti, that can keep or conceal, Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 7: capacia bonae spei pectora, Curt. 8, 13, 11: magnorum operum, id. 6, 5, 29: ingenium omnium bonarum artium capacissimum, Sen. Contr. 2, praef. § 4: cujusque clari operis capacia ingenia, Vell. 1, 16, 2: bonum et capax recta discendi ingenium, id. 2, 29, 5: laboris ac fidei, id. 2, 127, 3: ingenia fecunda et totius naturae capacissima, Plin. 2, 78, 80, § 190: doli, fit, suitable for, Dig. 43, 4, 1.—
- B In the Lat. of the jurists (cf. capio, II. F.), that has a right to an inheritance, Dig. 34, 3, 29.—Adv.: căpācĭter, Aug. Trin. 11, 2.

capāx, ācis, Adi. m. Compar. u. Superl. (capio), fassungsfähig, I) eig., vielfassend, -umfassend, geräumig, mundus, Lucr.: portus, Plin.: urbs, Ov.: urna, Hor.: duo baptisteria abunde capacia, Plin. ep.: spatiosa et capax domus, Plin. ep.: quod nulla in Italia moles tam capax foret, weil kein Gebäude in J. so viel Menschen faßte, Tac.: capaciores scyphi, Hor.: capacior guttur, Varr. fr.: capaciora intestina, Plin.: basilica capacissima, Sidon. – m. Genet., circus capax populi, Ov.: capax populi cenatio, Sen.: rubrum mare animalium magis quam cetera capax, Mela: magnae sedis (Niederlassung) insula haud capax est, Curt.: Baetis multorum fluminum capax, Plin.: cibi vinique capacissimus, Liv. – m. ad u. Akk., calix c. ad tres sextarios, Plin. 37, 18. – m. Dat. comm., villa c. usibus, Plin. ep. 2, 17, 3. – II) übtr.: a) erbfähig, qui capax est, Paul. dig. – m. Genet., specie dotis, cuius capax fuisset, Papin. dig.: scriptus heres, cuiuscumque portionis capax, Cod. Iust. – b) physisch u. geistig zu etw. befähigt, fähig, einer Sache gewachsen, für etw. empfänglich, tauglich, aures avidae et capaces, Cic.: ingenium, Ov.: capax est animus noster, kann Großes erfassen, Sen. – m. Abl., mente capax, Augustin. serm. 23, 4. – m. Genet., materia formationis c., Augustin.: c. mentis altae animal, Ov.: c. fortunae, Vell.: c. amicitiae, Plin. ep.: c. imperii, Tac.: opus facundiae minime capax, Mela: nihil tam fortuitorum capax quam mare, lasse so vielen Zufälligkeiten Raum, Tac.: laboris ac fidei capacissimus, Vell.: ingenium omnium bonarum artium capacissimum, Sen. rhet.: c. generosi ingenii dictum, ein hohes Selbstgefühl verratend, Val. Max. – m. ad u. Akk., animus ad praecepta c., Ov. met. 8, 243: ad discendum c., Lact. epit. 80, 7. – m. folg. Infin., Stat. silv. 3, 1, 85.

capax [CL] 1 capable of holding, capacious. b retentive. horrida, curva, capax, ‥ / pendeo Aldh. Aen. 49 (Lebes) 1; mihi forma capax Ib. 80 (Calix) 4; c695 (11c) terram ‥ xliiij cassatorum ~acem CS 76; Bede Orth. 2780 (v. capabilis); 9‥ ~ax, qui multum capit, ‥ gripul, numul WW; omnium formarum rotunda ~acissima est Sacrob. Sph. 1; amplius capacitati majori convenit rotunditas, quoniam figura spherica ~acissima est †isoperimentrorum Peckham Persp. I 29. b saltus nemorum densos ‥ / truxque, rapaxque, capaxque, feroxque sub aethere spargo Aldh. Aen. 93 (Scintilla) 8; erat ‥ tam ‥ ~ax memoriae ut quicquid lectitando rimaretur ‥ velut ‥ glutinatum ‥ in praecordiis puerilibus lentesceret Id. VirgP 35; c705 si nullis te ~acibus prolatae promissionis retiaculis [v. l. retinaculis] perplexum ‥ reminisceris (Æthelwald) Ep. Aldh. 2 (7); 9‥ ~ax, fæsthaful WW. 2 capable (of). b (absol.) capable (sc. of receiving or comprehending), fit. c (leg.) capable of holding (land etc.). neque ‥ etiam de angelis negandum adhuc ignorantiae esse ~aces Eriug. Per. 594C; filios, firmioris intelligentie jam ~aces Gir. TH I 3; non erant talis cure ~aces Graystanes 29. b 9‥ ~ax, ‥ andgetul WW; mittitur ad regem vir ratione capax G. Amiens Hast. 720; Deus ‥ supplet quod ~acibus proficiat Wycl. Civ. Dom. I 24; [potestatis apostolice] causa materialis sive subjectum ~ax eciam requiritur Paul. Angl. ASP 1545. c 13‥ si aliquis legaverit ‥ redditus ad ‥ pietatis opera facienda, licet non sit persona ~ax tempore legati, tamen legatum capiet effectum MGL I 349; 1453 habiles et in lege ~aces Pat 477 m. 11.

căpāx, (10) ācis (capio), capable, qui peut contenir, qui contient, spacieux, ample, étendu : capaciores scyphi Hor. Epo. 9, 33, des coupes plus profondes ; flumen onerariarum navium capax Plin. 6, 99, fleuve navigable pour les vaisseaux de transport ; vini capacissimus Liv. 9, 16, 13, qui absorbe plus de vin que personne ; villa usibus capax Plin. Min. Ep. 2, 17, 4, villa qui se prête largement à tous les besoins || [fig.] aures capaces Cic. Or. 104, oreilles insatiables ; capax secreti Plin. Min. Ep. 1, 12, 7, capable de garder un secret ; capax imperii Tac. H. 1, 49, digne de lʼempire ; capax doli Dig. 43, 4, 1, capable de dol, de fraude || habile à succéder, qui peut hériter : Paul. Dig. 34, 3, 29.

capāx, gen. ācis (capio)

1. in staat om veel te bevatten, ruim, groot [urbs; mundus; domus];
2. ontvankelijk, geschikt, vatbaar (voor: gen.; ad); ➤ imperii ~; amicitiae ~; gloriae ~; animal ~ mentis in staat tot denken; animus ~ ad praecepta.

capax , acis. adj. c. s.
可容者。大量。— vini vel ad vinum 能多飮酒。— animus ad praecepta 可受敎之人。injuriae 會辱人。能害人。

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, Vas majoris capacitatis. Gloss. Græc. Lat. : Δοχή, Exceptio. Δοκεῖον, Capacitas, Receptaculum. Acta sancti Thyrsi Mart. posteriora cap. 5. num. 22 : Sylvanus dixit : Capacem grossum afferte et aqua eum implete, Thyrsum autem a capite deorsum in eodem arctate. Alia acta habent tinam, vas, aut lebetem.

capāx ācis, adj.with comp.and sup.

CAP-, containing much, wide, large, spacious, roomy, capacious: conchae, H.: capaciores scyphos, H.: pharetra, O.: urbs, O.: circus capax populi, O.: animal mentis capacius, O.: cibi vinique capacissimus, L.—Fig., susceptible, capable of, good, able, apt, fit for: avidae et capaces (aures): ingenium, great, O.: animi ad praecepta, O.: imperii, Ta.

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