I. Adv., near, hard by, at hand (syn.: prope, juxta; “rare but class.). serito in loco, ubi aqua propter siet,” Cato, R. R. 151, 2: “ibi angiportum propter est,” Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 37: “propter dormire,” id. Eun. 2, 3, 77: “araque Panchaeos exhalat propter odores,” Lucr. 2, 417: “propter est spelunca,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107 (al. prope): “vident unum virum esse ... et eum propter esse,” id. Imp. Pomp. 5, 13: “cum duo reges propter assint,” id. ib. 6, 16: “(caules) si propter sati sunt,” id. N. D. 2, 47, 120: “duo filii propter cubantes,” id. Rosc. Am. 23, 64; id. Inv. 2, 4, 14: “adulescentia voluptates propter intuens,” id. Sen. 14, 48; id. ap. Non. 367, 25: “cornix propter volans,” Phaedr. 2, 6, 7: praeter propter, v praeter. —
II. Prep. with acc., near, hard by, close to (syn.: prope, juxta, ad).
A. Lit., of place (rare but class.); “stat propter virum fortem,” Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 9; id. Curc. 4, 1, 14; id. Rud. prol. 33: partem cohortium propter mare collocat, Sisenn ap. Non. 367, 32: “hic propter hunc assiste,” Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 15: propter eam porticum situm erat dolium, Varr ap. Non. 367, 31: “propter Platonis statuam consedimus,” Cic. Brut. 6, 25: “propter aliquem assidere,” id. Rep. 1, 11, 17 (cited ap. Non. 367, 28): “insulae propter Siciliam,” id. N. D. 3, 22, 55: “propter aquae rivum,” Lucr. 2, 30; Verg. E. 8, 87.—Following its case: “viam propter,” Tac. A. 15, 47: “hostem propter,” id. ib. 4, 48.—
B. Trop., in stating a cause.
1. On account of, by reason of, from, for, because of (syn. ob; “the predom. signif. of the word): parere legibus propter metum,” Cic. Par. 5, 1, 34; cf.: “propter metum poenae,” id. Sest. 46, 99: “propter eam ipsam causam,” id. de Or. 1, 16, 72: “propter frigora frumenta in agris matura non erant,” Caes. B. G. 1, 16: “propter humanitatem,” Cic. Att. 7, 5, 2: “is propter morbum exire non potuit,” Auct. Her. 1, 11, 19: “excusato languore faucium propter quem non adesset,” Suet. Ner. 41; id. Aug. 8; Sall. J. 23, 1: bidentes propter viam facere, to sacrifice on account of a journey, Laber, ap. Non. 53, 26; cf.: “propter viam fit sacrificium quod est proficiscendi gratiā, Herculi aut Sanco,” Fest. p. 229 Müll.; Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 62: “propter injuriam,” to avoid injury, Pall. 12, 13: “propter hoc, propter quod,” on that account, for which reason, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 14; Col. 1, 6, 18: propter me, te, etc., on my, thy account, etc., as far as I (you, etc.) are concerned, = mea causā, or per me: “egon propter me illam decipi miseram sinam?” Ter. And. 1, 5, 36; id. Eun. 4, 6, 6: “non est aequom me propter vos decipi,” id. Phorm. 5, 7, 34: “di numquam propter me de caelo descendent,” Liv. 6, 18, 9.—
2. Through, by means of (rare).
a. Referring to persons in whom lies the cause of a thing: “te propter tuam Matrem non posse habere hanc uxorem domi,” Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 55: “propter quos vivit,” through whom he lives, to whom he owes life, Cic. Mil. 22, 58: “lugere eum, propter quem ceteri laetarentur,” id. ib. 30, 81; 34, 93.—
b. To things by means of which any thing takes place: “quid enim refert, utrum propter oves, an propter aves fructus capias?” Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 11.— “Placed after its case: quod propter studi, um cum rem neglegere familiarem videretur,” Cic. Sen. 7, 22; id. Pis. 7, 15; id. Att. 10, 4, 1 al.: “suctum propter lactis,” Plin. 10, 40, 56, § 115: “quam propter tantos potui perferre labores,” Verg. A. 12, 177.
