cunctor

inter metum et iram cunctatus
hesitating between fear and wrath

cunctor , ātus sum, 1, dep. n.: to delay, hesitate, linger, wait, 4.133; keep one's ground, stand at bay, 10.717.

cunctor (in many MSS. and edd. also contor), ātus, 1 (archaic inf. cunctarier, Lucr. 3, 67), v. dep. [cf. Sanscr. çank, to be anxious; Gr. ὄκνος], to delay action (from deliberation or indolence), to linger, loiter, hesitate, doubt (freq. and class.); constr. absol., with the inf. or a subj.-clause.

• I Of personal subjects.
• • • • • α Absol., so the verse of Ennius upon the dictator Q. Fab. Maximus Cunctator: unus homo nobis cunctando restituit rem, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 24, 84 (Ann. v. 313 Vahl.; also cited Cic. Sen. 4, 10; id. Att. 2, 19, 2; Liv. 30, 26, 9); imitated by Verg., A. 6, 846, Ov. F. 2, 242 (the idea contained in cunctando is expressed by sedendo, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 2; cf.: sedendo et cunctando bellum gerebat, Liv. 22, 24, 10; and by non pugnando, Plin. 22, 5, 5, § 10): assequor omnia si propero, si cunctor amitto, Cic. Att. 10, 8, 5: an etiam tunc quiesceretis, cunctaremini, timeretis? id. Sest. 38, 81; cf.: ne quis cesset ... qui cunctatus fuerit, etc., Liv. 35, 35, 17, and v. cesso: nostris militibus cunctantibus, Desilite, inquit, etc., Caes. B. G. 4, 25: alius alium exspectantes cunctamini, Sall. C. 52, 28; Ov. M. 8, 753 et saep.: in vitā cunctatur et haeret, Lucr. 3, 407; cf. Cic. Tusc. 1, 46, 111: inter metum et iram cunctatus, Tac. A. 2, 66: ille inter pudorem et iram cunctatus, id. ib. 14, 49: cunctante ad ea Mithridate, id. ib. 12, 46: ut ad laborem capessendum nihil cunctentur, Gell. 2, 29, 12.—Impers. pass.: nec cunctatum apud latera, Tac. A. 3, 46: non esse cunctandum, Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 5: non cunctandum neque cessandum esse, Liv. 35, 18, 8.—
        • β With inf.: non est cunctandum profiteri, hunc, etc., Cic. Univ. 3 fin.: utrisque cunctantibus periculum summae rerum facere, Liv. 25, 39, 18; 31, 7, 5: ne cunctetur ipse propius accedere, Sall. C. 44, 6; id. J. 13, 6; Col. 8, 15 fin.; Suet. Caes. 70; id. Vesp. 16: ne cunctaretur Agrippam morte adficere, Tac. A. 1, 6.—
        • γ With rel.-clause (rare): vos cunctamini etiam nunc, quid faciatis? Sall. C. 52, 25: diu cunctatus an, etc., Suet. Caes. 81; id. Aug. 8: primum cunctati, utrumne ... an, etc., id. Caes. 80: non cunctandum existimavit quin, etc., Caes. B. G. 3, 23 fin.—
• II Poet. transf., of things as subjects: tardum cunctatur olivum, runs slowly, Lucr. 2, 392: refrigescit cunctando plaga, id. 4, 703: turpis contemptus et acris egestas ... videntur cunctarier, id. 3, 67; cf.: cunctatur et amnis Rauca sonans revocatque pedem Tiberinus ab alto, Verg. A. 9, 124.
• —Hence, cunctans, antis, P. a., delaying, lingering, dilatory, slow, tardy.
• • • 1 Of persons (post-Aug. and rare): erat cunctantior cautiorque, Plin. Ep. 9, 13, 6; cf. id. ib. 2, 16, 4: ad dimicandum cunctantior, Suet. Caes. 60; cf.: familia cunctans ad opera, Col. 11, 1, 14: naturā ac senectā cunctantior, Tac. H. 3, 4.—With acc. respect.: alternos aegro cunctantem poplite gressus, Val. Fl. 2, 93.—
    • 2 Of things, tenacious, tough, slow, resisting, etc. (poet. and rare): mellis cunctantior actus, Lucr. 3, 193: corripit Aeneas extemplo avidusque refringit Cunctantem (ramum), Verg. A. 6, 211: glaebas cunctantis exspecta, id. G. 2, 236: corda viri, Val. Fl. 3, 693: ira, Stat. Th. 5, 680.—Adv.: cunctanter, slowly, with delay (rare), Liv. 1, 36, 4; 10, 4, 8; Tac. H. 2, 52 al.—Comp., Suet. Galb. 12; id. Caes. 19; Tac. A. 1, 71.

cunctor (in vielen Hdschrn. u. Ausgg. auch contor), ātus sum, ārī (vgl. altind. çankate, schwankt, zweifelt, çankā, Zweifel), an sich halten, zögern, zaudern, I) eig., in der Bewegung = nicht vorwärts gehen wollen, zu langsam gehen, zurückbleiben, verweilen, verziehen, huic quoque ›Vade procul‹...ait; vimque minis addit, manibusque expellere tentat cunctantem, Ov.: ut custos neque tardiores (oves), dum cunctantur, neque agiles, dum procurrunt, separari a ceteris sinat, Col. – c. in vita et haerere, Lucr.: c. diutius in vita, Cic.: regina thalamo (im G.) cunctans, Verg. – cunctans ad ascensum miles, Flor. 4, 12, 7: ad medium cunctamur iter, Val. Flacc. 3, 656. – v. lebl Subjj., cunctatur et amnis rauca sonans revocatque pedem Tiberinus ab alto, Verg. Aen. 9, 124 sq.: tardum cunctatur olivum, tröpfelt nur langsam, Lucr. 2, 392.

II) im Handeln zögern, zaudern, sowohl v. Langsamen od. Unschlüssigen als von Bedächtigen, dah. zuw. = anstehen, Anstand nehmen (Ggstz. properare, conari, exsultare u. dgl.), assequor omnia, si propero; si cunctor, amitto, Cic.: alterum exsultantem verborum audaciā (wortkühnen Sprudelgeist) reprimebat, alterum cunctantem et quasi verecundantem (blöden Zauderer) incitabat, Cic.: sed imperium quam consilium segnius fuit; dum cunctantur, iam praeda militum erat, Liv.: an cuncter et tergiverser? Cic.: tantum non cessandum nec cunctandum, Liv.: quid cunctaris? quid cessas? nisi occupas (diem), fugit, Sen.: cur ego cunctor? Plin. ep.: unus homo nobis cunctando restituit rem, Enn.: sedendo et cunctando bellum gerebat, Liv.: cunctando extraxerat diem, Liv.: ceterum dolo an vere cunctatus (sit), parum comperimus, Sall.: cunctatus paulum...inquam, Plin. ep.: nihil cunctatus, ohne Zaudern, Suet. – m. inter u. Akk., inter metum et iram od. inter pudorem et iram cunctatus, schwankend, Tac. ann. 12, 66 u. 14, 49. – m. ad u. Akk., cunctante ad ea Mithridate... Casperius interim ad Pharasmanen pervadit, Tac. ann. 12, 46: ut ad laborem capessendum nihil cunctentur, sich ungesäumt einer A. unterzögen, Gell. 2, 29, 12. – m. in u. Abl. Gerund., cunctarer in proferendo ex his remedio, ni etc., Plin. 29, 65. – m. super u. Abl., cunctans super tanta re Flavius Sabinus, Tac. hist. 2, 63. – m. folg. Infin., quam ob causam non est cunctandum profiteri hunc mundum animal esse, Cic.: in urbe parata esse, quae iusserit, ne cunctetur ipse propius accedere, Sall.: cunctantes arma capere increpabat, quid cessarent tergiversarenturque, Liv. – m. folg. indir. Fragesatz, cunctantibus conspiratis, quando et quomodo, id est lavantemne an cenantem aggrederentur, Suet.: vos cunctamini etiam nunc et dubitatis, quid intra moenia deprehensis hostibus (mit den ergr. F.) faciatis? Sall.: diu cunctati, utrum illum ponte deicerent...an in sacra via adorirentur, Suet.: cunctatus paulo, an retro flecteret, Plin. ep. – u. non cunctor m. folg. quin u. Konj., non cunctandum existimavit, quin pugnā decertaret, Caes.: neque cunctatur, quin primas praefecturas corripiat, Tac.: consuli nihil cunctandum visum, quin Lilybaeum classe peteret, Liv. – ➳ cunctor passiv u. zwar unpers., nec cunctatum apud latera, auch auf den Flanken zauderte man nicht (mit dem Angriff), Tac. ann. 3, 46. – Aktive Nbf. cuncto, āvī, āre, Enn. scen. 179 u. 368 (Ggstz. festino) Plaut. Casin. 793: m. folg. Infin., Acc. tr. 72. Apul. de deo Socr. 2. – Parag. Infin. cunctarier, Lucr. 3, 67.

cūnctor, (9) ātus sum, ārī, intr., temporiser, tarder, hésiter, balancer : cunctando bellum gerebat Liv. 21, 24, 10, il faisait la guerre en temporisant ; non est cunctandum profiteri Cic. Tim. 3, il faut reconnaître sans hésiter ; non cunctandum existimavit quin... Cæs. G. 3, 23, 7, il pensa quʼil ne fallait pas hésiter à... || séjourner, sʼarrêter : diutius in vita Cic. Tusc. 1, 111, prolonger son existence || [poét.] cunctatur olivum Lucr. 2, 392, lʼhuile coule lentement.

➳ sens pass., v. cuncto.

cunctor , aris, ari. d.
遲緩。疑。阻人。

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cunctor (cont-) ātus, ārī, dep.,

• to delay, linger, loiter, hesitate, doubt: cunctando restituit rem, Enn. ap. C.: cunctando bellum gerebat, L.: omnia si cunctor amitto: qui cunctatus fuerit, L.: dolo an vere, S.: militibus cunctantibus, Desilite, inquit, etc., Cs.: alius alium exspectantes cunctamini, S.: diutius in vita: inter metum et iram, Ta.: super tantā re, Ta.: Cunctatusque brevi, after a moment of hesitation, O.: (apes) partīs cunctatur in omnīs, i. e. threatens, V.: propius accedere, S.: arma capere, L.: cunctamini, quid faciatis?S.: non cunctandum quin decertaret, Cs.: cunctatur amnis, lingers, V.: corripit Cunctantem (ramum), reluctant, V.—Passimpers.: non est cunctandum profiteri, etc.: nec cunctatum apud latera, Ta.