nuntius

de Quinto fratre tristes nobis nuntii venerunt
sad news came to us about my brother Quintus

nūntius, a, um: (adj.), announcing.

nūntius, iī, m.: a messenger, 3.310; a message, dispatch, tidings; injunction, command, 4.237.

nuntĭus, a, um, adj. [perh. contr. from noventius, from obsol. novēre, to make new; v. novus].

• That announces, signifies, makes known; announcing, informing (poet.): nuntia fibra deos? Tib. 2, 1, 26: fratre reversuro, nuntia venit avis, Mart. 8, 32, 8: nuntia littera, Ov. H. 6, 9: simulacra In mentes hominum divinae nuntia formae, Lucr. 6, 77; cf. id. 4, 704: habes animi nuntia verba mei, Ov. H. 16, 10: exta venturae nuntia sortis, Tib. 3, 4, 5.—
• II Usually as subst.
• • A nuntĭum, i, n., an announcement, message, news (rare): ad aures nova nuntia referens, this new message, Cat. 63, 75; cf.: nuntius est qui nuntiat, nuntium, quod nuntiatur, Serv. Verg. A. 11, 896: de caelo nuntium erit, Varr. L. L. 6, 86: tyrannum perturbant nuntia, Sedul. 2, 474.—
  • B nuntĭus, i, m., a bearer of news, one who brings intelligence, a reporter, messenger, courier (freq. and class.); both of persons and things: Mercurius Jovis qui nuntius perhibetur, Plaut. Stich. 2, 1, 1 (274): ad me rus advenit nuntius, id. Merc. 4, 1, 1 (667): o hominem fortunatum, qui ejusmodi nuntios, seu potius Pegasos habet, Cic. Quint. 25, 80: litteris, nuntiis, cohortationibus omnes excitare. id. Phil. 14, 7, 20: facere aliquem certiorem per nuntium, id. Att. 11, 24, 4: aliquid audire sine capite, sine auctore, rumore nuntio, id. Fam. 12, 10, 1: litteras et nuntios mittere ad aliquem, Caes. B. G. 1, 26: nuntius ibis Pelidae, Verg. A. 2, 547: nuntius adfert rem, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 9, 25: nuntius ales, i. e. Mercurius, Ov. H. 16, 68: Mercurius, nuntius Jovis et deorum, Hor. C. 1, 10, 5: nuntii afferunt Darium premi a Scythis, Nep. Milt. 3, 3.—Poet., of a woman: huic dea ... utinam non hic tibi nuntius essem, Val. Fl. 2, 141.—
  • • • b A messenger, the bearer of a written message, = tabellarius (very rare): nuntio ipsius, qui litteras attulerat dici (placuit), Liv. 42, 37, 6.—
    • 2 Abstract.
    • • a In gen., a message, news, tidings: nuntium exoptabilem nuntiare, Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 67 (391): opta ergo ob istunc nuntium quidvis tibi, id. Merc. 5, 2, 65 (906): inest lepos in nuntio tuo magnus, id. Rud. 2, 3, 22 (352): acerbum nuntium alicui perferre, Cic. Balb. 28, 64: de Q. Fratre nuntii nobis tristes venerunt, id. Att. 3, 17, 1: exoptatum nuntium alicui afferre, id. Rosc. Am. 7, 19: nuntium optatissimum accipere, id. Fam. 2, 19, 1: nuntium perferre, id. Lig. 3, 7: nuntium ferre ad aliquem, Liv. 4, 41: horribilis nuntius affertur, Cat. 84, 10; Verg. A. 8, 582.—
      • b In partic.
      • • α A command, order, injunction: quos senatus ad denuntiandum bellum miserat, nisi legatorum nuntio paruisset, Cic. Fam. 12, 24, 2; Nep. Chabr. 3, 1.—
        • β Nuntium uxori remittere or mittere, to send one's wife a letter of divorce, Cic. de Or. 1, 40, 183; 56, 238; id. Att. 1, 13, 3; Dig. 24, 2, 4; 24, 3, 22.—Also of a woman who separates from her husband, Cic. Top. 4, 19; Ap. Met. 9, 28, 17. —Of the annulling of a betrothment: si invito patrono nuntium sponsa liberta remiserit, Dig. 23, 2, 45.—Of the rejection of the marriage contract by the parents and guardians: ego adeo jam illi remittam nuntium adfini meo, Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 74 (848): si puellae tutores ad infringenda sponsalia nuntium miserint, Dig. 23, 1, 6.—
        • γ Hence, transf.: virtuti nuntium remittere, to renounce, Cic. Fam. 15, 16, 3.—
  • C nuntĭa, ae, f., a female messenger, she that brings tidings: nuntia fulva Jovis, i. e. the eagle, Poët. ap. Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 2; cf. Liv. 1, 34: historia nuntia vetustatis, Cic. de Or. 2, 9, 36: vox nuntia cladis, Liv. 5, 50: fama nuntia veri, Verg. A. 4, 188; Ov. P. 4, 4, 15: plaga nuntia rerum, Lucr. 4, 704; cf. Val. Fl. 2, 141; B. 1. a. fin. supra.

nūntius, a, um (zsgz. aus noventius, w. vgl.), verkündigend, meldend, hinterbringend, I) adi.: rumor, Cic.: littera, Ov.: fibra, Tibull.: verba nuntia animi mei, Ov.: simulacra nuntia formae, Lucr.: prodigia imminentium malorum nuntia, Tac. – II) subst.: A) nūntius, iī, m., 1) konkr.: a) übh., der Verkündiger, Melder, Bote, nuntii, renuntii, Plaut.: nuntius volucer, ein geflügelter Bote, Eilbote, Cic.: nuntios mittere ad alqm, Caes.: litteras et nuntios ad alqm mittere, Caes.: facere alqm certiorem per nuntium, Cic.: m. obj. Genet., ut nuntios periculi victoriae praecederet nuntius, Vell. 2, 129, 3. – nuntius, v. einem weibl. Wesen, Val. Flacc. 2, 142. – b) insbes., wie ἄγγελος, der Himmelsbote, Engel, Commodian. apol. 99. – 2) abstr.: a) die Botschaft, Nachricht, Anzeige, falsus, Cic.: recens, Cic.: verus, Verg.: peiores nuntii, Hiobspost, Sen. – m. obj. Genet. (von), nunt. mortis Andromachi, Curt.: nunt. expugnati oppidi, Caes. – nuntium afferre, Cic., od. apportare, Ter., od. ferre, Liv., od. perferre, Cic., bringen, überbringen: nuntium accipere, Cic.: malum nuntium audire, Cic. – b) insbes.: α) der mündliche Befehl, mündlich überbrachte Auftrag, Nep. u. Cic. – β) nuntium alci remittere (bei den ICt. auch mittere), den Ehekontrakt od. die Ehe aufkündigen, vor Vollziehung der Ehe, Plaut.; und nach Vollziehung = die Ehe aufkündigen, sich trennen, nuntium uxori remittere, Cic.: etsi mulier nuntium remisit, Cic.: übtr., nuntium remittere virtuti, der Tugend entsagen, Cic. – B) nūntia, ae, f., ein weiblicher Bote, die Botschafterin, Anzeigerin, Verkündigerin, historia nuntia vetustatis, Cic.: nuntia Iovis, v. Adler, Poëta b. Cic. – C) nūntium, iī, n., die Nachricht, Anzeige, nova nuntia, Catull. 63, 75: grandia nuntia, Sedul. 2, 474: de caelo nuntium erit, Censor. tabb. bei Varro LL. 6, 86. Vgl. Isid. orig. 10, 189. Serv. Verg. Aen. 6, 454 u. 11, 896. – ➳ Archaist. im Gesetzstil nontius, Cic. de legg. 2, 21. – Die Schreibung der besten Hdschrn. u. der Inschrn. ist nuntius (nicht nuncius), nuntio (nicht nuncio) usw., s. Brambach Hilfsb. S. 50.

nuntius [CL] 1 (as adj) that conveys an announcement or message. nuntia fama volat, patris et miracula narrat Wulf. Swith. II 278; fama ‥ quae tam falsi quam veri ~a volat W. Poit. I 33. 2 (med) indicative, prognosticatory. hujus urina non est ~a Quaest. Salern. Ba 71; si autem in diuturna febre in die cretica vel ~a appareat, maxime in die quarta cujuslibet septimane, significatur ab apostemate in membris liberatio Gilb. I 33v. 2. 3 (as sb. m.) one who conveys an announcement, messenger. b (w. play on etym. of ἄγγελος) angel. c herald (also fig.). quod cum ~i certi narrassent regi Bede HE IV 1 p. 203; certus ~us aut brevis ad monasterium venerit Lanfr. Const. p. 190; ~is ad ipsos transmissis que pacis erant tractare ‥ satagebant Gir. EH I 3 p. 233; et dicit glosa quod iste fuit Nabal Carmelus, qui tondens oves, noncios David contumeliis affecit S. Langton Chron. 81; ~us [ME: : messager] vero nobilis viri debet reverenter recipi et cum hillari wltu, precipue si sit secretarius Domini AncrR 65; dum rex Willelmus venatum aliquando intenderet adest ~us qui dicat Cenomanniam fore obsessam Knighton I 105.  b inter veridicas rationalis secundae a ~is derivationis creaturas non pertimescas ‥ inuri Gildas EB 1; nuntius e caelo pinnatus labitur alto Aldh. VirgV 2368; angelus vel ~us, encgel Ælf. Gl. 154; angeli nomen ab officio sumptum sit, quia angelus ‘~us’ dicitur Anselm (Ep. Inc. 2) II 13; angelus, divine viz. gratie ~us, apparebit Ailr. Serm. 14. 2. 290; omnis ‥ sacerdos angelus Domini esse debet, id est ~us ejus T. Chobham Serm. 19. 69vb.  c descendit celitus / puer, qui nascitur, / eterni nuncius / et filius / parentis P. Blois Carm. 20. 1a. 5; mortis est nuncius puer cum nascitur, / mortis est nuncius flos cum producitur, / mortis est nuncius quicquid corumpitur, / nam mortem nunciat omne quod moritur Walt. Wimb. Sim. 157-9. 4 envoy, legate, representative: a (papal); b (archiepiscopal); c (royal); d (of secular lord); e (of mil. leader); f (of trade organization); g (~us sollemnis, specialis). a1169 ~os domini pape ‥ quos pro negotio archiepiscopi ‥ ad me transmisit Act. Hen. II I 438; 1291 sedis apostolice ~us ‥ in Anglia residens Mon. Francisc. II 54; 1330 Icherii ‥ pape in Anglia ~ii Lit. Cant. I 323; ~o camere Domini pape in Anglia Meaux I 433.  b dominus Cantuariensis ‥ destinavit ~um ad sedem apostolicam A. Tewk. Add. Thom. 3.  c homines de hund’ dicunt se nunquam vidisse brevem aut ~um regis DB I 36ra; 1169 sepius ~os nostros ad pedes paternitatis vestre direximus Act. Hen. II I 436; 1177 ~i vestri a Romana curia redierunt exonerati quidem argento, onerati plumbo P. Blois Ep. 41. 121C; 1388 debent [ballivi] ‥ ix li. ciij s., quos liberaverunt domino cancellario ad distribuendum ~is regis ExchScot 181; 1429 ego Johannes Ivest ~us domini regis de Scaccario apud Westmonasterium Reg. Cant. II 435.  d 1155 habet etiam mittendo ~um suum in Pasca xiiij micas et duas summas vini Act. Hen. II I 35.  e nec mora missa in Germaniam legatione. ‥ interea ‥ reversi sunt ~i ex Germania G. Mon. VI 12.  f 1407 ~i consulares communitatum de Hansa Lit. Cant. III 105.  g 1234 alii ‥ per ~os sollempnos et per litteras pecierunt misericordiam BNB II 666; 1327 qualiter Scoti nostri ‥ pacis tractatum cum nostris solempnibus ~is ‥ contemptibiliter recusarunt RScot 219a; 1443 universitas ‥ de ‥ liberalitate ‥ principis ‥ centum ‥ volumina, per dilectos et speciales ~os suos ‥ recepit MunAcOx 765; 1487 negociorum nostrorum gestores ac ~os speciales et generales Conc. Scot. I ccxxxix. 5 servant, hireling. 1289 recipiant ‥ a bestia onerata [sc. transeunte pontem] cum ~o ducente ‥ bestiam tres obolos RGasc II 531a. 6 (med., also fig.) indicator, prognosticator. impudicus ‥ oculus impudice mentis est ~us Bald. Cant. Serm. 13. 18. 471; oculus ‥ quasi ~us [ME: : erindebere] cordis AncrR 14.

1 nūntĭus, a, um, annonciateur, qui fait connaître : (simulacra) divinæ nuntia formæ Lucr. 6, 77, (simulacres) qui font connaître la beauté divine, cf. 4, 704 ; Ov. H. 16, 10 ; nuntia fibra Tib. 2, 1, 26, la fibre [dans les entrailles de la victime] messagère [des volontés divines], cf. Varro L. 6, 80 || nūntĭum, ĭī, n. , nouvelle, message : Catul. 63, 75, cf. Serv. En. 11, 896.

2 nūntĭus, ĭī, m. , ¶ 1 messager, courrier, celui qui annonce : nuntios mittere Cæs. G. 1, 26, 6, envoyer des messagers ; per litteras aut per nuntium aliquem certiorem facere Cic. Att. 11, 24, informer qqn par lettre ou par messager ¶ 2 nouvelle, chose annoncée : acerbum nuntium alicui perferre Cic. Balbo 64, transmettre à qqn une nouvelle pénible ; nuntium afferre, accipere Cic. Amer. 19 ; Fam. 2, 19, 1, apporter, recevoir une nouvelle ¶ 3 [en part.] a) injonction apportée par message : Cic. Fam. 12, 24, 2 ; Nep. Chabr. 3, 1 ; b) nuntium alicui remittere, envoyer à qqn une notification de divorce [homme ou femme] : Cic. de Or. 1, 183 ; Top. 19 ; [dʼoù au fig.] divorcer avec : Cic. Fam. 15, 16, 3.

➳ arch. nontius Cic. Leg. 2, 21.

nuntius , ii. m.
報信者。報知者。差之人。信文。Nuntii tristes 憂愁之信。Nuntium uxori remittere 休婦人。出妻。Nuntium virtuti remittere 棄徳行。

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nuntius , a, um. adj.
報知者。Animi nuntia verba mei 顯吾心之言。

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• 1 NV-, that announces, making known, informing: rumor: littera, O.: fibra, Tb. —As substm., a bearer of tidings, news-carrier, reporter, messenger, courier: per nuntium certiorem facit me: ad Lingonas litteras nuntiosque misit, Cs.: nuntius ibis Pelidae, V.: nuntius adfert rem: Iovis et deorum, H.: nuntii adferunt Darium premi a Scythis, N.: nuntio ipsius, qui litteras attulerat, dici (placuit), L.—A message, news, tidings: Egone te pro hoc nuntio quid donem?T.: in castra nuntius pervenit, coniurationem patefactam, S.: de Q. Fratre nuntii nobis tristes venerant: tam tristem nuntium ferre ad Cincinnatum, L.: gravior neu nuntius aurīs Volneret, V.—A command, order, injunction: legatorum nuntio parere: hic nostri nuntius esto, V.— In the phrase, nuntium remittere, with dat, to send a letter of divorce, put away(a wife): uxori Caesarem nuntium remisisse.—Rarely of the wife: etsi mulier nuntium remisit.—Fig.: cum virtuti nuntium remisisti, renounced.—Plur. n. as subst, a message, news: ad aurīs nova nuntia referens, Ct.: habes animi nuntia verba mei, O.