Logeion | velut

velut si coram adesset
just as if he were here before our eyes

velut (velutī) (velutī): (adv.), even as, like, as it were, as, just as, as if, 1.82, et al. (vel and ut)

vĕl-ut or vĕl-ŭti, adv. (cf. vel, II.), even as, just as, like as.

I Correl., with a foll. sic or ita (very rare).
- A In gen.: velut in cantu et fidibus, sic ex corporis totius naturā et figurā varios motus ciere, Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 20 (al. vel ut): cum velut Sagunti excidium Hannibali, sic, etc., Liv. 31, 18, 9: velut per fistulam, ita per apertam vitis medullam umor trahitur, Col. 3, 18, 5.—
- B In partic., to introduce comparisons: veluti Consul, cum, etc. ... sic exspectabat populus, etc., Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107 (Ann. v. 87 Vahl.): ac veluti magno in populo cum saepe coorta est Seditio ... Sic, etc., Verg. A. 1 148; v. infra, II. B. 2., and atque, II. 4.—
II Absol.
- A In gen.: studeo hunc lenonem perdere, velut meum erum macerat, Plaut. Poen. 4, 1, 2 (818): cum repente instructas velut in acie certo gradulegiones accedere Galli viderent, Hirt. B. G. 8, 9: ne vitam silentio transeant veluti pecora, quae, etc., Sall. C. 1, 1: veluti qui sentibus anguem Pressit, Verg. A. 2, 379. —With abl. absol.: cum velut inter pugnae fugaeque consilium trepidante equitatu, Liv. 1, 14, 8 Weissenb. ad loc.; cf. id. 1, 31, 3; 1, 29, 4; 1, 53, 5; 2, 12, 13.—
- B In partic.
- - 1 To connect, by way of example, a single instance with an established general proposition, as, for instance, for example: hoc est incepta efficere pulchre, veluti mihi Evenit, ut ovans praedā onustus incederem, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 145 (1069); id. Rud. 3, 1, 4 (596); id. Merc. 2, 1, 3 (227); cf. id. Aul. 3, 4, 3 (462); id. Curc. 5, 3, 4 (682); id. Truc. 2, 1, 35 (243); 2, 7, 19 (569): numquam tam male est Siculis, quin aliquid facete et commode dicant: veluti in hac re aiebant, In labores Herculis, etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 95: ut illi dubia quaedam res ... probetur: velut apud Socraticum Aeschinem demonstrat Socrates, etc., id. Inv. 1, 31, 51: est etiam admiratio nonnulla in bestiis aquatilibus iis, quae gignuntur in terrā. Veluti crocodili, etc., id. N. D. 2, 48, 124; id. Fin. 2, 35, 116; cf.: multa conjecta sunt aliud alio tempore, velut hoc, etc., id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 7, § 23: velut in hac quaestione plerique dixerunt, id. N. D. 1, 1, 2: velut iste chorus virtutum in eculeum inpositus imagines constituit, id. Tusc. 5, 5, 13: aliae quoque artes minores habent multiplicem materiam, velut architectonice, Quint. 2, 21, 8: sermonibus ejus fruebar, veluti fuit illa sermocinatio, Gell. 19, 8, 1.—
  - 2 To introduce a comparison or figurative expression, as, like, as it were: concurrunt veluti venti, cum spiritus Austri, etc., Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 2 (Ann. v. 423 Vahl.); 6, 3 (ib. v. 431 ib.): frena dabat Sipylus, veluti cum, etc., Ov. M. 6, 231: migrantes cernas totāque ex urbe ruentes, Ac, veluti ingentem formicae farris acervum Cum populant, etc., Verg. A. 4, 402; cf. supra, I. B.: hic velut hereditate relictum odium paternum conservavit, etc., Nep. Hann. 1, 3: quoddam simplex orationis condimentum, quod sentitur latente judicio velut palato, Quint. 6, 3, 19: ducetur rerum ipsā serie velut duce, id. 10, 7, 6: haec velut sagina dicendi, id. 10, 5, 17: inaequalia tantum et velut confragosa, id. 8, 5, 29: haec est velut imperatoria virtus, id. 7, 10, 13.—
  - 3 To introduce a hypothetical comparative clause, just as if, just as though, as if, as though.
  - - a Usually velut si: absentis Ariovisti crudelitatem, velut si coram adesset, horrerent, Caes. B. G. 1, 32: tantus patres metus de summā rerum cepit, velut si jam ad portas hostis esset, Liv. 21, 16, 2; Quint. 2, 13, 1: velut si urbem adgressurus Scipio foret, ita, etc., Liv. 29, 28, 9: facies inducitur illis (corporibus mixtis) Una, velut si quis, etc., Ov. M. 4, 375.—
    - b Sometimes, in this sense, velut alone: saepe, velut gemmas ejus signumque probarem, Per causam memini me tetigisse manum, Tib. 1, 6, 25 (21); Ov. M. 4, 596: velut ea res nihil ad religionem pertinuisset, Liv. 2, 36, 1: velut abundarent omnia, id. 2, 41, 9: me quoque juvat, velut ipse in parte laboris ac periculi fuerim, ad finem pervenisse, etc., id. 31, 1, 1 Weissenb. ad loc.

vel-ut od. vel-utī, Adv., ganz wie, gleich wie (als), ebenso wie I) korrelativ, m. folg. sic, selten ita: A) im allg.: velut in cantu et fidibus, sic ex corporis totius natura et figura varios modos ciere, Cic. – B) insbes., bei Anführung von Gleichnissen, ac veluti magno in populo cum saepe coorta est seditio... sic etc., Verg. Aen. 1, 148. – II) absol., A) im allg.: velut hesterno die, Cic.: veluti pecora, Sall.: oft beim Abl. absol., s. Weißenb. Liv. 1, 14, 8. – B) insbes.: 1) zur beispielsweisen Anfügung eines einzelnen Falles zu einer allgemeinen Behauptung, wie od. so zum Beispiel (s. Brix Plaut. mil. 25. Lorenz Plaut. Pseud. 749), velut haec mi evenit servitus, Plaut. Pseud. 771: velut ex ea disputatione, quae mihi nuper habita est in Tusculano, Cic. Tusc. 2, 2: est etiam admiratio nonnulla in bestiis aquatilibus iis, quae gignuntur in terra, veluti crocodili etc., Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 124: non elogia monumentorum id significant, velut hoc ad portam etc., Cic. de fin. 2, 116. – 2) bei Anführung eines Gleichnisses oder beim Gebrauche bildlicher Ausbrücke, a) bei Gleichnissen, wie, gleichwie, frena dabat Sipylus, veluti cum praescius imbris etc., Ov. met. 6, 231; vgl. Verg. Aen. 4, 402. – b) bei bildlichen Ausdrücken, gleichsam, velut hereditate relictum odium paternum, Nep.: haec velut sagina dicendi, Quint.: num ergo dubium est, quin ei velut opes sint quaedam parandae, Quint.: inaequalia et velut confragosa, Quint. – 3) velut si u. zuw. bl. velut, zur Anknüpfung eines hypothet. Vergleichungssatzes, gleichsam als wenn, wie wenn, a) velut si: absentis Ariovisti crudelitatem, velut si coram adesset, horrerent, Caes.: velut si iam ad portas hostis esset, Liv. – b) bl, velut. od. veluti: veluti gemmas eius signumque probarem, Tibull. 1, 6, 25: veluti cognosceret, Ov. met. 4, 596: velut ea res nihil ad religionem pertinuisset, Liv. 2, 36, 1 (u. so oft bei Liv., s. Weißenb. Liv. 31, 1, 1).

velut, ~uti [CL] 1 just as, (in the same way) as: a (w. cl., also correl. w. sic or sim.); b (w. other word or phrase). a nam velut aequoreas Petrus calcaverat undas / sic huic evenit Alcuin SS Ebor 1364; quin totos semper perfert jejunia soles, / sanctorum Domini veluti sollempnia tricent Æthelwulf Abb. 292; ~ut aureus sol surgente aurora splendescit, sic ‥ inter mortales alios effulsit Dominic V. Ecgwini I 1; c1124 dedi eidem ecclesie meam dominicam curiam in Magna Paxtona sicut fossatum circuit ‥ deinde dedi eidem ecclesie de cremento quamdam croftam ex altera parte ecclesie ~uti quoddam fossatum circumcingit Regesta Scot. I 7; c1200 qui velud ardebat rubus et non igne calebat / virgo Maria fuit que Dominum genuit Vers. Worc. 101. b si non te cunctorum perditorum infaustus pater, ~uti magnarum aquila alarum unguiumque daemon, infelici filiorum suorum agmini contra jus fasque rapuisset Gildas EB 34; de his quorum oculi ~ut lucerna lucent Lib. Monstr. I 36; illic ~ut in nocte oculus nostri intellectus caligat Bede Tab. 491C; enituitque poli veluti clarissima lampas Mir. Nin. 488; c1105 illi ~ut mihi vos credite, illum sicut me suscipite Anselm (Ep. 355) V 296; ut quisquis eorum in diocesi confinis sui ~ut in propria ‥ omne divinum opus exerceret Ord. Vit. III 5 p. 72; verbum ‥ regium, ~ud verbum divinum, debet esse firmum Cop. Pri. S. Andr. 7. 2 (introducing comparison w. something hypothetical, esp. w. ref. to appearance, pretence, or sim.) as if, as though (w. cl.); b (w. si); c (w. other word or phrase). hirundines ‥ ~uti ad adsuetas sedes devenissent sese non haesitantes humeris viri Dei Guthlaci inposuerunt Felix Guthl. 39. b ~ut si dicam ibi esse intellectum in anima ubi est rationalitas Anselm (Mon. 23) I 41; quoniam quidquid reverendo domino ac patri nostro archiepiscopo Lanfranco oboeditis, sic illud accipit ~ut si sibi oboediretur Ib. (Ep. 73) III 195; intellectus ‥ quandoque rem simpliciter intuetur, ~ut si hominem per se intueatur aut lapidem, et ob hoc simplex est J. Sal. Met. 877C; ~ut si quemlibet ignarum mellis ad ejus velles appetitum accendere Ailr. Spec. Car. II 19. 567D. c cum modo jacerem in oculis vestris ~ut mortua Gosc. Transl. Mild. 25; c1105 ~uti de efficacia suae voluntatis exsultantes et eidem ecclesie insultantes Anselm (Ep. 360) V 301; infiniti scolares ‥ impium dogma ~ut catholicum praedicant J. Cornw. Eul. p. 258. 3 (introducing instance or example) as (in the case of), as (for instance). qui sunt exametri heroici? qui bella et heroum res gestas complectuntur, ~uti est Ilias Homeri vel Aeneidos Vergilii Aldh. Met. 10 p. 83; quotiens aliquid contingit operante spontanea voluntate, ~ut cum homo homini facit injuriam, unde ab illo occiditur Anselm (Praesc. II 3) II 262; non est ‥ pretereundum quod fiunt interdum designationes ex quibus nugari accidit, ~ut idem replicando ut ‘quidam homo bipes’ vel ‘qui est bipes currit’ Balsh. AD rec. 2 119; si ‥ incorporeorum speculationes quis respiciat, veluti mathematica theoremata et theologiam ‥ in quibus maxime operatur intelligentia Bern. Comm. Aen. 43. 4 (identifying relevant status, characteristic, or sim., esp. in justification) as being. cuncta hujus mundi ~ut aliena spernendo Bede HE I 26; Osbernum ducis jussu substitutum abbatem ~ut invasorem alieni juris calumniaturus esset Ord. Vit. III 5 p. 84; unde animalis [sc. serpentis] lingua ~ut utilis et proficua reputatur inter thesauros regios preciosa, quamvis prius fuerit venenosa Bart. Angl. V 21. 5 (introducing comment on accompanying statement or sim., also in parenth. context) as. illum objecta, ~ut putabat, purgantem Gildas EB 38; s1433 prior dictus placitans est et placitabilis in persona propria, veluti plane liquet ex processibus variis ‥ sub suo nomine prosecutis Amund. I 331. 6 (without antecedent, introducing a strong or vivid term or sim. so that it not be taken literally) as it were, so to speak. alioquin non dixisset apostolus ~ut paternum legatum suis successoribus derelinquens Gildas EB 110; hujus industria regis Derorum et Berniciorum provinciae ‥ in unam sunt pacem, et ~ut unum compaginatae in populum Bede HE III 6.

vĕlŭt (7) ou vĕlŭtī (vel et ut), adv., ¶ 1 par exemple comme, ainsi, par exemple : velut in hac re Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 95, par exemple à propos de cette aventure, cf. Pl. Aul. 462 ; Rud. 596, etc. ; Cic. Nat. 2, 124 ; Fin. 2, 116 ; Tusc. 5, 23, etc. ¶ 2 [dans les compar.] comme, de la manière que, ainsi que : a) velut... sic [rar^t ita : Col. Rust. 3, 18, 5 ] Virg. En. 1, 248 ; Liv. 31, 18, 9, de même que... de même ; b) veluti pecora Sall. C. 1, 1, comme des animaux, cf. Hirt. G. 8, 9, 1 ; c) comme, pour ainsi dire : velut hereditate relictum odium Nep. Hann. 1, 3, haine pour ainsi dire laissée en héritage, cf. Quint. 10, 5, 17 ; 8, 5, 19 ¶ 3 [dans les hypothèses] : a) velut si subj., comme si : Cæs. G. 1, 32 ; Liv. 21, 16, 2 ; 29, 28, 9 ; Quint. 2, 13, 1 ; b) velut seul et subj., comme si : Tib. 1, 6, 25 ; Ov. M. 4, 596 ; Liv. 2, 36, 1 ; 2, 41, 9 ; 29, 9, 5, etc. ; c) avec abl. absolu : velut inter pugnæ fugæque consilium trepidante equitatu Liv. 1, 14, 8, comme si la cavalerie hésitait entre le parti du combat et celui de la retraite, cf. Liv. 1, 29, 4 ; 2, 12, 13 ; 26, 37, 5, etc.

vel-ut or vel-utī adv.

—In a comparison, even as, just as, like as, like: ne vitam silentio transeant veluti pecora, quae, etc., S.: veluti qui sentibus anguem Pressit, like one who, etc., V.: velut in cantu et fidibus, sic ex corporis totius naturā et figurā varios motūs cieri: cum velut Sagunti excidium Hannibali, sic, etc., L.—Introducing an example, as, for instance, for example: numquam tam male est Siculis, quin aliquid facete et commode dicant; velut in hac re aiebant, etc. —Esp, in a hypothetical comparison, in the phrase, velut si, just as if, just as though, as if, as though: absentis Ariovisti crudelitatem, velut si coram adesset, horrerent, Cs.: patres metus cepit, velut si iam ad portas hostis esset, L.: facies inducitur illis (corporibus mixtis) Una, velut si quis, etc., O.—With ablabsol.: cum velut inter pugnae fugaeque consilium trepidante equitatu, L.: velut diis cum patriā relictis, L.—Just as if, as though: Inque sinūs caros, veluti cognosceret, ibat, O.: velut ea res nihil ad religionem pertinuisset, L.

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