Logeion | prudentia

prūdentia, ae, f.: a foreseeing; wise foresight, prudence, wisdom, 3.433. (prūdēns, foreseeing)

prūdentĭa, ae, f. [prudens].

A foreseeing (very rare): id enim est sapientis providere: ex quo sapientia est appellata prudentia, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 41, 31: futurorum, id. de Sen. 21, 78.—
II Acquaintance with a thing, knowledge of a matter, skill in a matter: juris publici, Cic. de Or. 1, 60, 256: juris civilis, Nep. Cim. 2, 1: legum, Cic. Rep. 2, 36, 61; cf. id. Mur. 13, 28: physicorum, id. Div. 2, 4, 11: cani rectoris, Juv. 12, 32; 10, 48.—
- B Esp., = juris prudentia, Just. Inst. praef. § 2.—
III Sagacity, good sense, intelligence, prudence, practical judgment, discretion: prudentia constat ex scientiā rerum bonarum et malarum et nec bonarum nec malarum, Cic. N. D. 3, 15, 38: prudentia tribus partibus constare videtur, memoriā, intellegentiā, providentiā, id. Inv. 2, 53, 160; cf. Auct. Her. 3, 2, 3: prudentia, quam Graeci φρόνησιν, est rerum expetendarum fugiendarumque scientia, Cic. Off. 1, 43, 153: prudentia cernitur in delectu bonorum et malorum, id. Fin. 5, 23, 67: ut medicina valetudinis, sic vivendi ars est prudentia, id. ib. 5, 6, 16: civilis prudentia, statesmanship, id. Rep. 2, 25, 46; id. Inv. 2, 53, 159: ad omnes res adhibere prudentiam, id. Att. 12, 4, 2; Col. 12, 57, 6; 1, 1, 1: rerum fato prudentia major, Verg. G. 1, 416: velox, ready, Pers. 4, 4: si ratio et prudentia curas aufert, Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 25.

prūdentia, ae, f. (prudens), I) die genaue Kenntnis, Wissenschaft, iuris pr., ICt.: pr. iuris publici, Cic.: magna pr. cum iuris civilis tum rei militaris, Nep.: futurorum, der helle Blick in die Z., Cic.: physicorum est ista prudentia, Cic. – II) prägn., die Umsicht, der helle, praktische Verstand, die Einsicht, Klugheit (Ggstz. stultitia, temeritas), u. vorzugsw. bald Lebensklugheit, bald Staatsklugheit, Cic. u.a.: prudentia litterarum tuarum (in deinem Br.) valde mihi est grata, Cic. – intellegendi pr., die intellektuellen Geisteskräfte, Cic.

prudentia [CL] 1 prudence, ability to discern or to exercise forethought; b (personified, also as one of the four cardinal virtues); c (as honorific title). per opera ‥ ejus ‥ justitiae quam non humana ~ia repperit nec legalis institutio docet Bede Ep. Cath. 68; delectabatur ‥ antistes ~ia verborum juvenis Id. HE V 19 p. 324; ~ia secularis per se quidem mortalis et caduca est nisi studiis vere sapientie immortalitatem consequatur Alb. Lond. DG 9. 1; viri prudentes, quorum prudencia [v. l. austucia et prudensia] ‥ Neckam Ut. 104; ~ia est virtus que eligit inter bonum et malum et eligit bonum ut illud sequatur T. Chobham Praed. 201; quibus autem sensus inest sine memoria nullam ~iam habere possunt, quia ~ia est virtus collativa presentium et preteritorum respectu futurorum Kilwardby OS 8; s1290 rex de usuris et falsa ~ia Judeorum, quibus populum suum deceperunt, comperiens Meaux II 251. b quatuor sunt principales virtutes: ~ia, justitia, fortitudo, temperantia Ps.-Bede Collect. 180; quia ~ia ad investigationem veri querit rationis sincerum examen ei Philologiam parit J. Sal. Met. 926 C; sane Phronesis, Philologie mater, que ~ia interpretatur, mortalis fingitur fuisse Alb. Lond. DG 9. 1; justitia ‥ in effectum fluit post temperantiam, fortitudinem, ~iam; qui enim justus est oportet ipsum esse temperatum, prudentem, et fortem J. Blund An. 80; ~ia, que ceterarum quasi lima virtutum esse videtur Gir. PI I 11 p. 39; de quatuor virtutibus cardinalibus, sc. de ~ia, justitia, fortitudine, temperantia T. Chobham Praed. 200. c 801 hoc optime sciens, mei ipsius minus confidens dispositione, vestrae ~iae me subjcere consilio decrevi Alcuin Ep. 229 p. 373; c1085 hoc enim vestra ~ia a me requisivit Lanfr. Ep. 10 (23); sciat itaque ~ia tua, domine mi, quod aliter virum non agnovi G. Mon. VI 18; divine gratie largitati tanto novit, pater venerande, ~ia vestra nos debere esse gratiores Canon. G. Sempr. f. 33. 2 (applied to God) foreknowledge, (divine) providence. qualiter hunc mundum summi prudentia Patris / ‥ / fecerit Aldh. VirgV 672; anime principium nihil aliud est quam divina preconceptio que fuit in divina ~ia J. Blund An. 325. 3 ability, skill, proficiency. perscrutatus essem multiplicem computandi ~iam Byrht. Man. 58; itaque est lectoris gemina utilitas: una scribendi peritia que habetur ex imitatione, altera vero recte agendi ~ia que capitur exemplorum exhortatione Bern. Comm. Aen. 2; ~ia scribendi vel alicujus operis mecanici Obs. Barnwell 120. 4 sort of garment, finery. s1290 ~ia sua [comitis Oxonie] ab omnibus habebatur ditissima. cives vero Londonie ‥ fuerant ibi ornati ~iis suis B. Cotton HA 177; 1327 in ‥ panno de serico pro ~ia majoris ‥ in panno pro ~ia W. B., R. C. ‥ MunCOx 263. 5 (in gl., understood as) magistrate. prydanis, ~ia GlC P 627.

prūdentĭa, (8) æ, f. (prudens), ¶ 1 prévoyance, prévision : Cic. d. Non. 41, 31 ; futurorum Cic. CM 78, prévoyance de lʼavenir ¶ 2 connaissance pratique, compétence : juris publici Cic. de Or. 1, 256, connaissance du droit public ; physicorum est ista prudentia Cic. Div. 2, 11, cʼest de la compétence des physiciens ; in ea prudentia Cic. Mur. 28, dans cette branche de connaissances ¶ 3 sagesse, savoir-faire, sagacité, prudence : in constituendis civitatibus Cic. Ac. 2, 3, sagesse pour établir la constitution des villes [clairvoyance politique : Cic. Br. 2 ] ; ingenium ac prudentia Cic. de Or. 1, 151, intelligence et pénétration personnelles || [philos.] = φρόνησις Cic. Off. 1, 153 ; Fin. 5, 67 ; Nat. 3, 38, la prudence, discernement des choses bonnes, mauvaises, indifférentes || [rhét.] connaissances pratiques : Cic. de Or. 2, 1 || sûreté de goût qui vient de lʼhabitude acquise : Cic. Br. 73.

prūdentia, ae f (prudens)

1. het van tevoren weten, het voorvoelen [futurorum];
2. kennis, ervaring (van, met: gen.) [rei militaris; iuris civilis];
3. verstand, inzicht, wijsheid.

prudentia , ae. f. v. prudens.
— juris civilis 熟律例。

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prūdentia ae, f

prudens, a foreseeing: futurorum.—Acquaintance, knowledge, skill, professional learning: civilis, statesmanship: iuris publici: iuris civilis, N.: verbosa simulatio prudentiae: cani rectoris, Iu.—Sagacity, good sense, intelligence, prudence, practical judgment, discretion: hominis mira: quae vestra prudentia est: vivendi ars est prudentia: rerum fato prudentia maior, V.: si ratio et prudentia curas aufert, H.

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