Logeion | inops

ĭnops, ŏpis, adj. [2. in-opis], without resources, helpless, weak (class.).

I In gen.: ab ope inops, qui ejus indiget, Varr. L. L. 5, § 92 Müll.: inopes relicti a duce, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34: nihil cum potentiore juris humani relinquitur inopi, Liv. 9, 1, 8: solare inopem et succurre relictae, Verg. A. 9, 290.—
- - - - β With ab: sic inopes et ab amicis, et ab existimatione sunt, Cic. Att. 1, 1, 2. —
      - γ With inf.: inopes laudis conscendere carmen, unable, Prop. 2, 10, 23 (3, 1, 23 Müll.).—
II In partic., helpless through poverty, destitute, needy, indigent.
- A Lit.: res pauperes inopesque, Plaut. Rud. 1, 5, 24 (282): aerarium inops et exhaustum, empty, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 70, § 164: te semper inops vexet cupido, unsated, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 98: domus cujusvis inopis, Nep. Ages. 7, 4. —Esp., of the dead who could not pay Charon's fee: haec omnis inops inhumataque turba est, Verg. A. 6, 325; cf.: infletaeque jacent inopes super arva catervae, Aus. Mos. 4: mortuis in ore nummum immittere, ut apud inferos non tamquam inopes errent, Schol. Juv. 3, 267. —
- - - - β With gen., destitute of, without: humanitatis, Cic. de Or. 2, 10, 40: amicorum, id. Lael. 15: animi, Verg. A. 4, 300: mentis, Ov. F. 4, 457: consilii, Liv. 26, 18, 6: rationis, Stat. Th. 1, 373: senatus auxilii humani, Liv. 3, 7, 7: terra pacis, Ov. P. 2, 2, 96: somni cibique, id. M. 14, 424: provinciae virorum, Tac. H. 2, 6: miles Martis, that never fights, Sil. 9, 334.—
      - γ Plur. as subst.: ĭnŏpes, um, opp. potentes, Sall. H. Fragm. 4, 61, 17 Dietsch.— Sing.: si nihil cum potentiore juris humani relinquitur inopi, Liv. 9, 1, 8. —
- B Trop.
- - 1 Of inanimate things, mean, wretched, contemptible: inopis et pusilli animi esse, Hor. S. 1, 4, 17: nostras inopes noluit esse vias, Ov. Ib. 24: advorsus atque inops amor, Lucr. 4, 1142: odia aegra sine armis errabant, iraeque inopes, impotent, Val. Fl. 5, 147: vita, Vell. 2, 19, 4. —
  - 2 Of speech, poor in words or ideas, meagre: non erat abundans, non inops tamen, Cic. Brut. 67, 238: non inops verbis, id. ib. 70, 247: ad ornandum, id. ib. 76, 263: Latinam linguam non modo non inopem, sed locupletiorem etiam esse quam Graecam, id. Fin. 1, 3, 10: vir inopi lingua et infacundus, Gell. 18, 8, 6.

in-ops, opis, I) mittellos, A) = arm, 1) absol., a) eig., v. Menschen (Ggstz. copiosus, dives, locuples, opulentus,) Cic. u.a.: inops inter magnas opes, hablos unter der Habe Last (= mittellos bei reichen Mitteln), Hor.: ad alienam opem inops, Liv.: inops alienas opes exspecto, Sall.: inopem iter ingredi, ohne Geldmittel, Liv.: subst., inops, der Mittellose, Arme (Ggstz. dives), Plaut., Nep. u.a. – v. Lebl., insula, Liv.: aerarium inops et exhaustum, geldarm u. erschöpft, Cic.: cupido, die nie zu stillende Habsucht, Hor. – b) übtr.: α) arm an Worten, an Gedanken, an Stoff, mager (Ggstz. copiosus, locuples, abundans), lingua, oratio, Cic.: disciplina, Cic.: causa, Cic. – β) armselig, dürftig, ärmlich, epulum, Macr.: vita, Vell.: senecta, Ov.: sturnus, Mart.: inopis animi esse, Hor. – 2) relat., arm an etw., entblößt von etw., etw. entbehrend, ohne etw., m. Genet. od. m. Abl. od. m. ab u. Abl., a) eig.: pecuniae (Ggstz. praedives), Liv.: regio inops aquarum, Curt.: somni cibique, schlaf- u. appetitlos, Ov.: auxilii, Liv.: copiarum (an Proviant), Vell.: messium (v. einer Insel), Liv.: fortunae, Tac.: rerum, leer an Gehalt (v. Versen), Hor.: paterni ruris et fundi (infolge der Ackerverteilung), Hor.: verborum u. verbis, Cic.: amicorum u. ab amicis, Cic.: agitandi inops, ohne Mittel zum Lebensunterhalte, Sall. hist. fr. 1, 41 (45), 11. – b) übtr.: humanitatis, Cic.: consilii, ratlos, Liv. u. Curt.: rationis, ratlos, Stat.: pacis, Ov.: mentis (Verstand), Ov.: so auch animi, Verg. – B) = machtlos, ohnmächtig, unvermögend, subst. der Machtlose, Liv. 4, 48, 13 u. 42, 30, 6: Ggstz. potens, Liv. 2, 3, 4; od. potentior, Liv. 9, 1, 8 u. 29, 8, 8: Plur. inopes, Ggstz. potentes, Sall. hist. fr. 4, 61 (19), 17. – m. folg. Infin., Prop. 2, 10, 23. – II) hilflos, ratlos, inopes relicti a duce, Cic.: solari inopem, Verg. – ➳ Abl. Sing. gew. inopi, s. Neue-Wagener Formenl.³ 2, 72 u. Georges Lexik. der lat. Wortf. S. 353.

inops [CL] 1 lacking wealth or resources, poor, destitute; b (as sb. m. or f.) poor man, poor woman, (pl.) the poor. inobs [v. l. inops] Egb. Pen. 13. 3 (v. hebes 2b); liiij liberos satis ~es DB II 372; vir fugitivus ‥ inermis et ~s Gir. EH I 3; a domo quam fecerat et a sustentacione tota pauper et inobs est ejectus Id. SD 16; Gower VC I 1585 (v. exspes a). b justos ~es immanes quasi angues ‥ conspicantes Gildas EB 66; suscipiendorum ~um ‥ cura Bede HE III 6 p. 138; novimus ~es ‥ ob eorum inediam cibis uti paupertinis B. Ep. 386; uni aesno, i. ~i GAS 449 (v. aesnus); nec est qui respiciat ad ~em et †mendicun [l. mendicum] P. Blois Ep. 14. 45B; qui noluerunt ‥ ~es [ME: neodfule] pascere nec vestire AncrR 77; pauperibus dispersit opes †inopii [MSS: inopum] miserando Elmh. Metr. Hen. V 171. 2 meagre, deficient. nec tacita nec ~s dicendi sapientia Alcuin Rhet. 2; c1173 mens ~s (v. expolire 2). 3 devoid (of), lacking (in): a (w. gen.); b (w. abl.). a cernitis ‥ quia fontis ~s sit mansio Bede CuthbP 18; Farne, / insula fontis inops Alcuin SS Ebor 657; 1072 quem cum rex ‥ argueret quod ‥ tam ~s rationum venire presumpsisset Lanfr. Ep. 3 (4); virtutis ~es Osb. V. Elph. 128; Caesar, quem mille acies non perturbaverant, coram rhetore mentis ~s factus est Adel. ED 20; quis sine deliciis mensas escis oneratas / censet honoratas? quis nisi mentis inops! Neckam Poems 118. b c793 scientia ~s ‥ fidelis amore Alcuin Ep. 74; divitiis et sensu ac virtute ~em Ord. Vit. VIII 11 p. 329.

ĭnops, (9) ŏpis, ¶ 1 sans ressources, pauvre : Varro L. 5, 92 ; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 89, etc. ; ærarium inops Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 164, trésor épuisé, vide || [fig.] lingua inops Cic. Fin. 1, 10, langue pauvre ; (patronus) inops Cic. Br. 238, (avocat) à lʼéloquence indigente || sans moyens, au dépourvu, incapable : Cic. Br. 118 ¶ 2 pauvre sous le rapport de, dépourvu de, dénué de : ab amicis Cic. Att. 1, 1, 2, dépourvu dʼamis ; verbis Cic. Br. 247, pauvre de vocabulaire ; amicorum Cic. Læl. 53, pauvre dʼamis ; consilii Liv. 26, 18, 6, irrésolu ¶ 3 sans puissance, faible ; [pris subst^t ] le faible : Liv. 4, 48, 13 ; 9, 1, 8 ; 29, 8, 8 ; pl., les faibles : Sall. H. 4, 69, 17 || [avec inf.] impuissant à : Prop. 2, 10, 23.

in-ops, gen. opis

1. arm, behoeftig [insula; aerarium; cupido niet te stillen hebzucht]; ➤ ~ alienas opes exspecto (Sall.);
2. arm aan, ontberend, zonder (m. gen.; zelden m. abl. of ab) [pecuniae; somni slapeloos; verborum en verbis arm aan woorden, zwijgzaam; amicorum en ab amicis; metaf. humanitatis; consilii radeloos; pacis; mentis zonder verstand];
3. machteloos [potentia];
4. hulpeloos; ➤ solus, ~, exspes (Ov.);
5. (metaf., v. dingen) arm aan woorden of gedachten [oratio; causa];
6. behoeftig, armoedig, zonder inhoud [vita; animus; versūs].

inops , opis. adj.
貧。餓殍。孤獨。缺少。— auxilii 無人助。— animi vel mentis 儍子。痴。— verbis 乏言以講。 Versus inopes rerum 無義之詩。

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inops opis, adj.

2 in+ops, without resources, helpless, weak: inopes relicti a duce: nihil iuris humani relinquitur inopi, L.: solare inopem, V.: ab amicis: laudis conscendere carmen, unskilled, Pr.—Without possessions, poor, destitute, needy, indigent: coloni, H.: aerarium, empty: cupido, unsated, H.: domus cuiusvis inopis, N.: turba, V.: humanitatis, without: amicorum, destitute of: mentis, O.: consili, L.: paterni laris, stripped, H.— Fig., mean, wretched, contemptible, pitiful: inopis animi esse, H.: nostras inopes noluit esse vias, O.—Of speech, poor, meagre: non erat abundans, non inops: lingua: versūs rerum, H.: verbis.

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