verax

vērax, ācis, adj. [verus],

• speaking truly, true, veracious (very rare): si eris verax, tuā ex re facies, Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 6 (959); 5, 2, 15 (968): oraculum, Cic. Div. 1, 19, 38: saga, Tib. 1, 2, 41: signa, id. 3, 7, 119: sensus, Cic. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 25, 79: visa quietis tranquilla atque veracia, id. Div. 1, 29, 61: Liber, Hor. S. 1, 4, 89.— With inf.: vosque veraces cecinisse Parcae, Hor. C. S. 25.—Comp.: Herodotum cur veraciorem ducam Ennio? Cic. Div. 2, 56, 116.—Sup.: veracissima promissio, Aug. Ep. 6.—Adv.: vērācĭter, truly, veraciously (opp. simulatorie), Plaut. ap. Prisc. p. 1010 P.; Aug. Civ. Dei, 4, 4; 6, 10; id. ap. Hier. Ep. 56, 3; Ambros. Ep. 17, 1: Platonem acutius atque veracius intellexisse, Aug. Civ. Dei, 8, 4; 5, 8.

vērāx, ācis (vero, āre), wahrredend, wahrhaftig, oraculum, Cic.: saga, Tibull.: visa quietis veracia, wahr, eintreffend, Cic.: verax Liber, Hor.: verus ac verax deus, Augustin.: Herodotum cur veraciorem ducam Ennio? Cic.: veracissima promissio, Augustin. – mit folg. Infin., vosque veraces cecinisse Parcae, Wahrheit verkündigt habende (durch die Sibylla) = Wahrheit verkündende, Hor. carm. saec. 25 sq.

verax [CL] 1 who speaks or tells the truth, truthful, accurate, honest (also transf.), (also) true to one's word, faithful; b (of words). populum verborum Dei praevaricatorem sexcentorum milium duobus exceptis ~acibus [cf. Num. xxvi] Gildas EB 1; loquatur ‥ pro nobis ‥ qui solus ~ax est, Spiritus scilicet Sanctus Ib. 62; sicut mihi referebat quidam ~acissimus et venerandae canitiei presbyter Bede HE III 27; 799 providus in responsis, ~ax in judiciis, sollicitus discernere quid cui conveniat Alcuin Ep. 179; a1081 alioquin Veritas non esset ~ax quae dicit ‘qui crediderit et baptizatus fuerit, salvus erit’ Lanfr. Ep. 33 (49); ad omnem secundum te actum et cogitatum puram, sobriam, devotam, ~acem mentem et efficacem Anselm (Or. 1) III 5; sic scriptura ~ax testatur te positis genibus clamasse voce magna ‥ Ib. (Or. 13) III 52; totam ex ordine vitam stilo ~aci decrevimus prosequi V. Gund. 2; rex ‥ Henricus ‥ erat ‥ mente constans, animo audax, in sermone ~ax, in promissis efficax Ric. Hex. Stand. f. 37; deinde ostendit eum potentem efficere quicquid pollicetur et in promissis solvendis ~acem Andr. S. Vict. Dan. 88; post descripta ‥ vite et morum ejus insignia ‥ superest ut que apparuerunt veratia cum suis significationibus referantur somnia Canon. G. Sempr. f. 106v; sunt ‥ nonnulli ‥ in diversis periculis constituti, dum ~acissimi cultoris Dei nomen ‥ invocaverint a malis omnibus liberati V. Edm. Rich B 624; 1288 de patria de G. quatuor et de convicinio patrie antedicte quinque legales homines et ~aces Reg. Heref. 206.  b crebro ~acium volatu volitent conviciorum cautes Gildas EB 65; prout a predecessoribus nostris et aliis qui ea bene noverunt que dicturus sum ~aci relacione cognovi Chr. Dale 1; dum hujusmodi rei veritas regie nobilitatis ‥ ~aci relatu insonaret auribus Elmh. Hen. V Cont. 110. 2 true, correct, accurate, that is in accordance with the actual facts. b true, actual, genuine, (also) that is or may be truly, correctly, or accurately called so. aperte et lucide monstravit ‥ minorem annorum numerum esse ~acem Bede Pleg. 8.  b rex etenim dictus, Ligurum ferrugine tinctus, / distendit variis veratia stamina pullis / alternando vices Frith. 1050; ambe ‥ fuge fuere in principio quasi fomentum ignominie, sed in fine ~ax alimentum glorie W. Malm. GR IV 385; ~ax eventus rerum emulatus est antistitis dictum Id. GP III 100; 1442 rei ~aci fundamento longe aliter se habente EpAcOx 154.

1 vērāx, (13) ācis (verus), véridique, qui dit la vérité, sincère, sûr : Cic. Div. 1, 38 ; Ac. 2, 79 ; veracior Cic. Div. 2, 116 || -issimus Aug. Ep. 6 || [avec inf.] Hor. Sæc. 25.

verax , acis. adj. c. s.
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vērāx ācis, adj.with comp.

• cf. verus, speaking truly, truthful, true, veracious: oraculum: Herodotum cur veraciorem ducum Ennio?: Liber, H.: veraces cecinisse Parcae, H.: saga, Tb.