unable
unable
adj.
P. and V. ἀ̆δύνατος.
Be unable, v.: P. ἀδυνατεῖν.
adj.
P. and V. ἀ̆δύνατος.
Be unable, v.: P. ἀδυνατεῖν.
UNABLE
non potens alicujus rei or ad aliquid faciendum (e.g. unable to hold their arms non potentes armorum tenendorum; to restrain the legion non potentes ad legionem cohibendam): hebes ad aliquid (unable from dullness; e.g. unable to understand hebes ad intelligendum); but mostly by circumlocution with non posse nequire.
non potens alicujus rei or ad aliquid faciendum (e.g. unable to hold their arms non potentes armorum tenendorum; to restrain the legion non potentes ad legionem cohibendam): hebes ad aliquid (unable from dullness; e.g. unable to understand hebes ad intelligendum); but mostly by circumlocution with non posse nequire.
unable: usu. in Eng. joined with a verb, to do or to be ...:
1. impŏtens: u. to control (their horses), impotentes regendi, Liv. 35, 11: u. to control his anger, impotens irae, id. 29, 9.
2. invălĭdus: u. to walk, invalidus ad ingrediendum, Gell. 20, 1, 11.
3. a neg. adv., pref. to potens: I was u. to restrain myself, potens mei non eram, Curt. 4, 13, 23: I was u. to refuse to give, non potui non dare, Cic. Att. 8, 2, post in.
4. nequeo, ire, ītum, 4: I was u. to behold thee ..., te ... nequivi conspicere, Virg. Aen. 6, 507: nequiens, part. of nequeo, but not freq. in use: u. to hold up their bodies, sustinere corpora nequeuntes, Sall. Frag. 3: u. to make a suitable end, nequiens idoneum exitum reddere, Apul. Met. 8, 14, p. 207, Elm.
1. impŏtens: u. to control (their horses), impotentes regendi, Liv. 35, 11: u. to control his anger, impotens irae, id. 29, 9.
2. invălĭdus: u. to walk, invalidus ad ingrediendum, Gell. 20, 1, 11.
3. a neg. adv., pref. to potens: I was u. to restrain myself, potens mei non eram, Curt. 4, 13, 23: I was u. to refuse to give, non potui non dare, Cic. Att. 8, 2, post in.
4. nequeo, ire, ītum, 4: I was u. to behold thee ..., te ... nequivi conspicere, Virg. Aen. 6, 507: nequiens, part. of nequeo, but not freq. in use: u. to hold up their bodies, sustinere corpora nequeuntes, Sall. Frag. 3: u. to make a suitable end, nequiens idoneum exitum reddere, Apul. Met. 8, 14, p. 207, Elm.