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ops, ŏpis (nom. sing. does not occur; and the dat. perh. only in Front. Ep. ad Verr. 6 fin.; abl. ope, but opi, Varr. L. L. 5, 32, 141), f. [Sanscr. ap-nas, gain; Gr. ἄφενος, wealth; cf.: opulentus. copia = co-opia].

• I Power, might, strength, ability, in abstr.: Romani scalis summā nituntur opum vi, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 168 Vahl.); so Verg. A. 12, 552: summā ope niti, Sall. C. 1, 1: omni ope atque operā enitar, will employ all my strength and efforts, Cic. Att. 14, 14, 5: omnibus viribus atque opibus repugnare, with all our powers, id. Tusc. 3, 11, 25: quācumque ope possent, id. Mil. 11, 30: grates persolvere dignas Non opis est nostrae, is not in our power, Verg. A. 1, 601. —
• • B In concr., means of any kind that one possesses; property, substance, wealth, riches, treasure; military or political resources, might, power, influence, etc. (in this signif. mostly in plur.; cf.: facultates. copiae, divitiae): ut scias, quanto e loco, Quantis opibus, quibus de rebus lapsa fortuna accidat, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 396 Vahl.): nos tamen efficimus pro opibus nostris moenia, Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 13 (695): condere, to hoard up treasures, Verg. G. 2, 507; cf.: magnas inter opes inops, Hor. C. 3, 16, 28; 2, 12, 22: ruris parvae, Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 59: amplae, Plin. 9, 35, 59, § 122: vita opibus firma, copiis locuples, gloriā ampla, virtute honesta, Cic. Att. 8, 11, 1: cui tenues opes, nullae facultates, exiguae amicorum copiae sunt, id. Quint. 1, 2: in bonis numerabis divitias, honores, opes, id. Fin. 5, 27, 81; cf.: divitiae ut utare, opes ut colare, honores ut laudere, id. Lael. 6, 22: opibus et copiis affluentes, id. Agr. 2, 30, 82: opes violentas concupiscere, id. Phil. 1, 12, 129: Trojanas ut opes et lamentabile regnum Eruerint Danai, Verg. A. 2, 4: ad divos adeunto caste, pietatem adhibento, opes amovento, lay aside display or show, Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 19.—In sing.: vidi ego te, astante ope barbaricā, etc., Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 120 Vahl.); so, barbarica, Verg. A. 8, 685.—
• II Aid, help, support, assistance, succor (syn.: subsidium, suppetiae, auxilium): opis egens tuae.Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 126 Vahl.): pro factis reddere opis pretium, id. ap. Sen. Ep. 18, 5 (Epigr. v. 6 ib.): arripe opem auxiliumque ad hanc rem, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 65 (220); Cic. Att. 9, 16, 1: sine tuā ope, id. Att. 16, 13 c, 2: aliquid opis rei publicae tulissemus, id. Fam. 4, 1, 1: opem petere ab aliquo, id. Tusc. 5, 2, 5: confugere ad opem alicujus, id. Font. 11, 35: ferte opem, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 31, 67 (Trag. v. 86 Vahl.): exitium superabat opem, i.e. baffled medical skill, Ov. M. 7, 527: afferre opem, to yield assistance, id. ib. 8, 601: admovere, id. R. Am. 116.

1. ops, opis, f., Plur. opēs, opum, f., Sing. nur im Genet., Acc. u. Abl. gebr. (altindisch ápnaḥ, Ertrag, Habe, Besitz, griech. ὄμπνη, Nahrung, Reichtum, Besitz), jedes fördernde Mittel, so wie opus das geförderte Werk; dah. I) (altlat.) = opera, die Bemühung, der Dienst, opis pretium, Enn. fr. var. 20*. – II) die Macht, das Vermögen = alles, was uns in den Stand setzt, große Dinge auszurichten, es sei Reichtum, Freunde, Truppen, Ansehen usw., a) das zeitliche Vermögen, die Finanzen, der Reichtum, die Hilfsquellen, oft verb. spes opesque, spes atque opes vitae meae, mein Hoffen und mein Glück (Lebensglück), Plaut. (s. Brix Plaut. capt. 442): ruris opes, Ov.: opes acquirere, Plin.: opibus, armis, potentiā valere, Cic.: urbium opes exhaurire, die reichen Städte ausplündern, Liv.: attritis opibus, bei zerrütteten Finanzen, Tac.: dah. der Reichtum, den man sehen läßt, die Pracht, opes amovento, Cic. de legg. 2, 19. – b) die Macht = die Truppen, das Heer, regiis opibus praefuturum, Nep.: tantas opes prostravit, Nep. – c) die polit. Macht, die Vielvermögenheit, der Einfluß, summae opes, Cic.: tantae opes rei publicae, Cic.: opes affectare (erstreben), Liv.: largitione periculosas libertati opes struere (gründen), Liv.: patriae opes augere, Nep.: alcis opes evertere, Cic.: opes Lacedaemoniorum concutere, Nep.: opes Gallorum frangere, Liv.: opes consequi, Cic.: opes et dignitatem teuere, Cic.: tum in minime pertinaci genere pugnae sic fortuna exercuit opes (machte seinen Einfluß so geltend), ut etc., Liv. – III) die physische Macht, das Vermögen, die Kraft, Kräfte, Stärke, omni ope anniti od. eniti, ut etc., Liv.: omni ope atque operā eniti, ut etc., Cic.: summā ope anniti, ut etc., Gell.: summis opibus anniti, ut etc., Liv. (u. so summis od. omnibus opibus, ex summis opibus bei Verben, Plaut.; s. Brix Plaut. mil. 620): omnibus viribus atque opibus resistere, mit aller Macht, Cic.: est opis nostrae, Verg.: arbor habebit opes, Ov. – IV) der Beistand, die Beihilfe, die Hilfe, Unterstützung, opem ferre alci, helfen, unterstützen, Cic.: aliquid opis ferre rei publicae, Cic.: opem a te petimus, Cic.: medicam opem sentire, v. medizin. Hilfe, Ov.: opis haud indiga nostrae, Verg.: opem dare, Ov.: so auch im Plur. = die Hilfe, Unterstützung, Unterstützungen, sine hominum opibus et studiis, Cic. de off. 2, 20: alienarum opum indigens, Nep. regg. 3, 4. – ➳ Abl. Sing. ungew. opi, Varro LL. 5, 141.

3. ops = opulentus, Prisc. 7, 41.

3 ops [ὤψ, ὄψ] , eye. obsopsopon [? l. ops, opos, opon], i. oculus Alph. 127.

1 ops [CL] 1 power, ability. qualiter se omni constantia ‥ modificaverit opis non est nostre digerere V. Neot. A 4; qui novit ope sermonis conciliare aversos Ailr. Spec. Car. III 45. 593. 2 aid, assistance. pauperibus ‥ opem ferre non cessabat Bede HE III 9 p. 145; et per opem famulis, blande patrone [Swithune], tuis Wulf. Poem. 14; orant opem, pollicentur emendationem W. Malm. GP V 224; 1126 si una ovis ‥ perierit, qua ope suffult[us] apud Deum excusari poteris? Ep. Anselm. Bur. 97; ut in propugnaculis ‥ contra terribilem illam fortitudinem ‥ absque ope angelica impar sit ‥ colluctatio J. Ford Serm. 113. 5; rex igitur det opes, presul det opem, lapicide / dent operam H. Avr. Poems 20. 205 (v. lapicida). 3 (pl.) resources, wealth, riches; b (w. ref. to well-being or prosperity); c (fig.); d (w. ref. to literary style). quorum vitam non solum laudo, verum etiam cunctis mundi opibus praefero Gildas EB 65; sprevit opum nodos mundique reliquit habenas Aldh. VirgV 2103; metropolis eorum Tyrus tantas habet opes de terra sua, ut totius orbis esse possit emporion Bede Acts 973; ita private et publice opes ad naves cum obsidibus deportabantur W. Malm. GR II 179; Jeronimo malens similis esse quam Creso, longeque plus opibus cunctis opum approbans contemptorem Gir. EH intr. p. 213.  b ea tempestate spes atque opes Anglorum in illo site W. Malm. GR I 48.  c non metuat de correptione inopiae quisquis opes adquisivit sapientiae Bede Prov. 951.  d qui [sc. calamus meus] licet exhibeat neque fulmina Quintiliani, / nec fluvios Plauti, seu Ciceronis opes L. Durh. Hypog. 67. 4 (understood as) land, earth, soil (cf 2 Ops). ops, terra GlC O 204; ops, aput antiquos terra dicitur unde inops inhumatus Gl. Leid. 45. 11; ops, humus, atque solum, Rea, terra vel arida tellus Garl. Syn. 1590A. 5 (alch., ops metallum) mercury, quicksilver. ops metallum est argentum vivum LC 256b..

1 ops, (6) ŏpis, f. , pl. ŏpēs, opum, [sing. usité au gén., acc. et abl.]

I sing., ¶ 1 pouvoir, moyen, force : summa ope niti Sall. C. 1, 1, sʼefforcer avec la plus grande énergie ; omni ope atque opera eniti Cic. Att. 14, 14, 5, employer tous ses moyens et son activité pour que ; quacumque ope possunt Cic. Mil. 30, par tous les moyens en leur pouvoir || non opis est nostræ avec inf. Virg. En. 1, 601, il nʼest pas en notre pouvoir de ¶ 2 [rare] a) richesse : adstante ope barbarica Enn. d. Cic. Tusc. 3, 44, au milieu des richesses des barbares ; b) forces militaires : Virg. En. 8, 685 ¶ 3 [surtout] aide, appui, assistance : quibus nihil est in ipsis opis ad bene beateque vivendum Cic. CM 4, ceux qui ne trouvent en eux-mêmes aucune aide pour vivre dans le bien et le bonheur ; nihil est opis in hac voce Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 168, cette parole nʼest dʼaucun secours ; ab aliquo opem petere Cic. Tusc. 5, 5, demander assistance à qqn ; sine tua ope Cic. Att. 16, 13 c, 2, sans ton aide ; opem ferre alicui Cic. Fam. 4, 1, 1, porter secours à qqn.

II pl., ¶ 1 moyens, pouvoir : omnibus viribus atque opibus repugnare alicui rei Cic. Tusc. 3, 25, lutter contre qqch. de toutes ses forces, de tout son pouvoir, cf. Cic. Off. 2, 20 ¶ 2 puissance, influence : divitiæ, honores, opes Cic. Fin. 5, 81, les richesses, les charges, la puissance, cf. Cic. Br. 280 ; Læl. 22 ; Att. 8, 11, 1 ; Agr. 2, 82 || richesses, somptuosité, luxe : Cic. Leg. 2, 19 || forces militaires : Hirt. G. 8, 21, 3 ; Nep. Con. 4, 3.

3 ops = opulentus : Prisc. Gramm. 7, 41.

*ops, is. f.
助。救拔。勢力。Non opis est nostrae 非吾所能。不由我。Omni ope eniti 盡力。Astante ope barbarica 野人之勢力在此時。v. opes.

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*ops, is. adj.
豐者。

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(ops) opis (no nom.or datsing.), f

• 2 AP-, aid, help, support, assistance, succor: opis egens tuae: siquid opis potes adferre huic, T.: moran-tibus opem ferre, Cs.: aliquid opis rei p. tulissemus: ad opem iudicum confugiunt: exitium superabat opem, i. e. baffled medical skill, O.: Adfer opem!help!O.: sine hominum opibus et studiis: (equus) Imploravit opes hominis, H.—Power, might, strength, ability, influence, weight: summa nituntur opum vi, V.: summā ope niti, S.: omni ope atque operā enitar, with might and main: quācumque ope possent: Non opis est nostrae, in our power, V.: Dissimulator opis propriae, H.— Means, property, substance, wealth, riches, treasure, resources, might, power(rare in sing.): vidi ego te, astante ope barbaricā, etc., Enn. ap. C.: barbarica, V.—Plur: nostrae opes contusae erant, S.: privatae, H.: magnas inter opes inops, H.: ruris parvae, O.: vita opibus firma, copiis locuples: Troianas ut opes Eruerint Danai, V.: opes amovento, avoid display.—Person., the goddess of abundance, sister and wife of Saturn, identified with the Earth, C., O.: ad Opis (sc. aedem).