senex

nemo est tam senex qui se annum non putet posse vivere
no one is so old that he does not think he can live a year manent ingenia senibus, modo permaneat studium
old people keep their talents, provided that they keep their eagerness

senex , senis: (adj.), old, aged, hoary, 7.180; (comp.) senior, ōris, older; very aged, 5.179; hoary, 5.704.

senex , senis (gen. pl., senum, 9.309): an old man, 4.251; (comp.) senior, ōris, a very aged person; old man, 5.469; sire, 2.509.

sĕnex, sĕnis (nom. and acc. of the neutr. plur. in the posit. and of the neutr. sing. in the comp. do not occur; orig. gen. sĕnicis, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 724 P.), adj. [Sanscr. sana-s, old; Gr. ἕνος, ἕνη, old; cf.: senium, senesco, senatus, senilis, senectus, Seneca] (comp. senior),

• old, aged, advanced in years; and subst., an aged person, an old man, old woman (from the latter half of the fortieth year onward; v. infra the passages from Gell. 10, 28, 1, and from Liv. 30, 30; cf.: annosus, longaevus, vetulus).
• • • • a Adj.: (paterfamilias) vendat boves vetulos, plostrum vetus, ferramenta vetera, servum senem, etc., Cato R. R. 2, 7: hic est vetus, vietus, veternosus senex, Ter. Eun. 688: nam vere pusus tu, tua amica senex, Papin. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 28 Müll.: turpe senex miles, turpe senilis amor, Ov. Am. 1, 9, 4: cervi, id. A. A. 3, 78: latrans, Phaedr. 5, 10, 7: porci, Juv. 6, 159: cygni, Mart. 5, 37, 1: mulli, id. 10, 30, 24: Bacchus (i. e. vinum), id. 13, 23; cf. of the same, auctumni, id. 3, 58, 7: Damascena (pruna), id. 5, 18, 3 et saep.: admodum senex, Cic. Sen. 4, 10: nemo est tam senex qui se annum non putet posse vivere, id. ib. 7, 24: nomen Nostra tuum senibus loqueretur pagina seclis, in later ages, Verg. Cir. 40.—Comp.: grandior seniorque, Lucr. 3, 955: Cato, quo erat nemo fere senior temporibus illis, Cic. Lael. 1, 5: quae vis senior est quam, etc., id. Leg. 2, 4, 9: corpora seniora, Cels. 5, 28, 4: anni, Ov. M. 15, 470: dens, Mart. 9, 58, 11: cadus, id. 9, 94, 2.—Rarely with aetate: Sophocles, aetate jam senior, Val. Max. 4, 3, 2 ext.: nobis adulescentibus seniores in agendo facti praecipere solebant, ne, etc., Quint. 5, 6, 6: senior ut ita dicam, quam illa aetas ferebat, oratio, more mature, Cic. Brut. 43, 160.—
      • b Subst.: ut tum ad senem senex de senectute, sic, etc., Cic. Lael. 1, 5: quos ait Caccilius comicos stultos senes, etc. ... ut petulantia magis est adulescentium quam senum ... sic ista senilis stultitia senum levium est ... Appius et caecus et senex, etc. ... senem, in quo est adulescentis aliquid, probo, etc., id. Sen. 11, 36 sq.: senem in patriam revertentem, unde puer profectus sum (the words of Hannibal, who was not yet fifty years of age), Liv. 30, 30: mixta senum ac juvenum densentur funera, Hor. C. 1, 28, 19; cf.: haec recinunt juvenes dictata senesque, id. Ep. 1, 1, 55: aeque neglectum pueris senibusque nocebit, id. ib. 1, 1, 26: ter aevo functus senex, i. e. Nestor, id. C. 2, 9, 14: tun' capite cano amas, senex nequissime? Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 34 (305): quo senex nequior nullus vivit, id. Cas. 5, 1, 10 (864): te sene omnium senem neminem esse ignaviorem, id. ib. 2, 3, 28 (244) et saep.—Fem.: hanc tot mala ferre senem, this old woman, Tib. 1, 6, 82; Val. Fl. 1, 349; Stat. Th. 5, 149.— Comp., an elder, elderly person; sometimes (esp. in the poets) also for senex, an aged person: facilius sanescit puer vel adulescens quam senior, Cels. 5, 26, 6: si quis Forte coheredum senior male tussiet, Hor. S. 2, 5, 107: vix ea fatus erat senior (i. e. Anchises), Verg. A. 2, 692; so, = senex, Ov. M. 1, 645; 2, 702; 11, 646; 12, 182; 12, 540; id. F. 4, 515; Stat. S. 1, 3, 94; id. Achill. 2, 383 al.: (Servius Tullius) seniores a junioribus divisit, Cic. Rep. 2, 22, 39; cf. of the same: C. Tubero in Historiarum primo scripsit, Servium Tullium ... eos (milites) ab anno septimo decimo ad annum quadragesimum sextum juniores, supraque eum annum seniores appellasse, Gell. 10, 28, 1: centuriae juniorum seniorumque, Liv. 1, 43.—Poet.: centuriae seniorum simply, for seniores, Hor. A. P. 341: curae fuit consulibus et senioribus Patrum, ut, etc., Liv. 2, 30: consulares ac seniores (opp. juniores Patrum), id. 3, 41: omnium seniorum, matrum familiae, virginum precibus et fletu excitati, Caes. B. C. 2, 4: sapienter, ut senior, suaserat, Flor. 1, 16, 10: juniores a senioribus consilium petiverunt, id. 2, 6, 26: haec ... laeti audiere juvenes, ingrata senioribus erant, Curt. 8, 1, 27: hinc inter juniores senesque orta contentio est, id. 8, 1, 31.—In eccl. Lat., an elder in the synagogue or church, Vulg. Ezech. 7, 26; id. 2 Johan. 1.

senex, senis, Compar. senior, neutr. senius, Genet. seniōris (altind. sána-s, griech. ἕνος, gotisch sincix), alt, bejahrt, I) adi.: a) eig., v. Pers., servus, Cato: miles, Ov.: amica, Papin. poët. fr.: mulier, Ter.: senex puer (= παιδογέρων), ein kindischer Greis, Chalcid. Tim. 209: alius senior est, alius iuvenior, Sen.: senem fieri, altern, Cic. u. Sen. rhet. – v. Tieren, cervus, Ov.: muli, Apul.: sus, Petron. – v. Lebl., anni seniores, Ov.: vis est senior quam etc., Cic.: senes autumni, alte (reife) Herbstfrüchte, Mart.: senibus saeclis, in späten Jahrhunderten, Ps. Verg. Cir. 40. – b) bildl., reif, senior, ut ita dicam, quam illa aetas ferebat, oratio, Cic. Brut. 160. – II) subst.: a) masc., der Alte, der Greis, ein Mann über 60 Jahre alt (Ggstz. puer, adulescens, iuvenis), hingegen senior, ein Mann von 45 bis 60 Jahren, Cic. u.a.: doch senex auch zuw. hyperbolisch für Leute von 45 bis 60 Jahren, wie unser Alter, Hor. u. Liv.: so auch seniores patrum (Ggstz. iuniores), Liv. – b) fem., die Alte, Tibull. 1, 6, 82. Val. Flacc. 1, 349: iuvenes senesque, Junge u. Alte, Stat. Theb. 5, 149. – ➳ Urspr. Genet. senicis, Plaut. fr. b. Prisc. 3, 38 u. 6, 94. – Kompar. senicior, Not. Tir. 54, 19 (neben senior 54, 18).

senex [CL] 1 old man; b (gen. pl. senium); c (w. ref. to Satan). ipse Augustus morte sua defunctus est ~ex, cum esset annorum lxxv Theod. Laterc. 8; 796 utere consilio ~um et servitio juvenum Alcuin Ep. 119; orientalis ‥ plaga pueros, australis vero juvenes, aquilonalis autem perfectos viros, id est ~es, occidentalis quoque ~es, id est decrepitos significans Anselm Misc. 319; dum vidisset ‥ Teodericum abbatem in verbo et operatione multis animabus juvenum atque ~um oppido prodesse Ord. Vit. III 3 p. 61; tu prees ore sĕni, cum sint anni tibi sēni Serlo Wilt. II 115; licet sit a causa forti quod tertiana generetur in ~e dicto a senio; quia †a [l. in] ~e dicto a senectute satis possibile est fieri tertianam fortem curabilem fere cum eisdem cum quibus juvenis in fine juventutis Gad. 4v. 2.  b 1377 cum per ~ium dicta clericus absque libris piscis sine aqua totaliter simulatur FormOx 384; senium bona dogmata sprevit [sc. Roboas] Gower VC II 325; stultorum vile sibi consilium juvenile / legerat, et sectam senium dedit esse rejectam Id. CT I 16.  c quando Christum vobis propinquum sentitis ‥ hostem poteritis deridere, eo quod ipse adeo stultus ~ex [ME: ald cang] existit quod venit suam penam aucturus et vobis coronam facturus AncrR 100. 2 elder in a community (wise and experienced, as dist. from aged, also of a priest; cf. πρεσβύτερος); b (of the Sheikh of Alamut, leader of the Assassins). de quo talem ~ex fertur dedisse sententiam Theod. Pen. pref.; audiens a ~ibus Judaeorum cum rationem suae aedificationis redderent Bede Ezra 847C; videntes fratres hoc miraculum factum per ~em suum, Christum glorificabant (Finanus 18) VSH II 92; † c710 (14c) ego ‥ aliquantulam terram ‥ condonabo famulo Dei nomine Berhfrid ‥ denique prefato ~e secularibus se solvente rebus ‥ sua omnia cum semetipso Eollano concedebat Ch. Selsey 5 (b); †833 (15c) offero eciam refectorario ‥ cornu mee mense ut ~es monasterii bibant inde in festis sanctorum CS 409.  b fertur ‥ esse in oriente agens sub ditione cujusdam potentis Sarraceni, quem ~em agnominant W. Newb. HA IV 24; vir auctoritatis maxime, qui ~ex vocatur Axasessis Map NC I 22 f. 15v. 3 (in chess) bishop. ~ex Nestoris personam gerens explorator est, qui vulgo alphicus dicitur Neckam NR II 184. 4 (as adj.) old, aged; b (of woman); c (of the elder dist. from a younger holder of the same office, person with the same name, or sim.); d (sup.). homo ~ex ac decrepitus spem totam averterat Bede Hom. II 19. 207C; nec cognoscit homo propria membra senex Alcuin Carm. 9. 114; monachus, qui adeo est ~ex ut ante et retro jam nequeat inclinare Simil. Anselmi 90; 1220 ~ex est quod vix potest ire et preterea loquitur ficte versus eum. ‥ ideo eat quietus quia ~ex est SelPlCrown 122; confessio debet esse ‥ viro discreto facta ‥ non juvenibus sacerdotibus, juvenibus inquam sensu, nec stultis et ~ibus [ME: sotte alde] AncrR 129.  b surgit muliercula ~ex de lecto V. Birini 15; erat enim ~ex utpote centenaria et futurorum presaga Ord. Vit. IX 10 p. 544; hospitalitatis gratia suscepit Abraham de Sara ~e et sterili filium P. Blois Ep. 29. 99C.  c cecidit ergo Bægscecg rex et Sidroc ille ~ex comes et Sidroc junior comes Asser Alf. 39; Ricardus ‥ nobilem Adam Herluini ~is de Huglevilla relictam cum toto patrimonio ejus accepit Ord. Vit. VI 8 p. 42; c1150 pro anima W. comitis ~is de Warennia Regesta Scot. 1; 1219 tempore Henrici regis ~is CurR VIII 44; 1236 de narratione descensus in brevi De Recto a tempore H. regis, avi nostri, ~is Reg. Malm. I 62.  d 1391 habuit ad heredes tres filias quarum ~issima non est etatis vij annorum (Esch.) MS PRO E 152/7/278.

sĕnex, (7) sĕnis, ¶ 1 adj., avec compar. senior, senius, vieux : Cato, quo erat nemo fere senior temporibus illis Cic. Læl. 5, Caton, que presque personne ne surpassait en âge à cette époque-là, cf. Cic. Leg. 2, 9 ; corpora seniora Cels. Med. 5, 28, 4, corps plus vieux ; seniores patrum Liv. 2, 30, 4, les plus vieux des sénateurs, cf. 3, 41 || senior oratio Cic. Br. 160, discours ayant plus de maturité ¶ 2 subst. m. , vieillard : Cic. Læl. 5 ; etc. ; comici senes Cic. CM 36, vieillards de comédie [qui figurent dans les comédies] || f. , vieille femme : Tib. 1, 6, 82 ; Stat. Th. 5, 149 || [en part.] seniores opp. à juniores, soldats de réserve ; [dʼaprès la constitution de Servius Tullius, pour les comices électoraux, les hommes à partir de 45 ans étaient classés dans les centuries des vieillards] : (Servius Tullius) seniores a junioribus divisit Cic. Rep. 2, 39, (Servius Tullius) sépara les plus âgés des plus jeunes, cf. Gell. 10, 28, 1 ; Liv. 1, 43, 1 || [en gén.] seniores, les vieillards : centuriæ seniorum = seniores Hor. P. 341 ; seniorum, matrum familiæ, virginum preces Cæs. C. 2, 4, les prières des vieillards, des mères de famille, des jeunes filles.

➳ gén. arch. senicis Pl. d. Prisc. Gramm. 3, 38 ; 6, 94.

senex , nis. m. f. adj. c.
老人。舊者。— sexaginta annorum 六十歳之老人。v. senior.

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senex senis, adj.with comp.senior

• SEN-, old, aged, advanced in years: si qui senes ac deformes erant: porci, Iu.: nemo est tam senex qui se annum non putet posse vivere: quo erat nemo fere senior: quae vis senior est quam, etc.: seniores anni, O.: senior quam illa aetas ferebat, oratio, more mature.—As substm., posit., an old man, aged person, graybeard(usu. of more than sixty years): ut tum ad senem senex de senectute, sic, etc.: senem in patriam revertentem, unde puer profectus sum, L.: Mixta senum ac iuvenum densentur funera, H.: ter aevo functus senex, i. e. Nestor, H.—As substf., an old woman, Tb.— Comp, an elder, elderly person(usu. between fortyfive and sixty years of age): si quis Forte coheredum senior male tussiet, H.: seniores a iunioribus divisit: centuriae seniorum ac iuniorum, L.: omnium seniorum precibus excitati, Cs.: Vix ea fatus erat senior (i. e. senex), V.: senior Inachus, O.