I.“inque vicem,” Verg. G. 4, 166; id. A. 12, 502; Ov. M: 6, 631; 9, 525; id. Her. 17, 180; Stat. Th. 2, 149; 7, 817 al.), adv. in-vicis.
I. Prop., by turns, in turn, one after another, alternately (class., but not in Cic.; “syn. vicissim): hi rursus in vicem anno post in armis sunt: illi domi remanent,” Caes. B. G. 4, 1, 5; 7, 85, 5; Hirt. B. G. 8, 6, 4: “defatigatis invicem integri succedunt,” Caes. B. G. 7, 85: “cum timor atque ira invicem sententias variassent,” Liv. 2, 57: “Etruscos, multis invicem casibus victos victoresque,” id. 2, 44: “regio invicem a suis atque hoste vexata,” Curt. 3, 8, 8: “periculum invicem metuens,” Suet. Aug. 10: “invicem eum odero,” id. Tib. 28: “praebens invicem aurem,” id. Calig. 22: “invicem alternis diebus modo aqua, modo vinum,” Cels. 3, 2: “invicem modo sedere, modo ingredi,” id. 4, 24.—
II. Transf., one another, each other, mutually, reciprocally (mostly post-Aug.; “syn. inter se): ibi se cognoscunt fratres invicem,” Plaut. Men. Arg. 10: “Aricini atque Ardeates multis invicem cladibus fessi,” Liv. 3, 71, 2: “adhortatio invicem totam invasit aciem,” id. 6, 24, 7; 9, 3, 4; 41, 3, 3: “multum sanguinem invicem hausimus,” Curt. 4, 14, 17: invicem amare, Plin. Ep. 4, 1, 2; 7, 20, 7: “vixerunt mira concordia, per mutuam caritatem et invicem se anteponendo,” Tac. Agr. 6 init.: “invicem se occidere,” Eutr. 1, 10; Just. 11, 9, 13; cf.: “invicem inter se gratantes,” Liv. 9, 43, 17: “haec invicem obstant,” Quint. 4, 5, 13: “homines, manibus invicem apprehensis, gradum firmant,” id. 9, 4, 129: “invicem ardentius diligere,” Plin. Ep. 7, 20, 7: “?*!invicem se ad amorem exacuere,” id. ib. 3, 7 fin.: “invicem permutatae O atque U,” Quint. 1, 4, 16: “cuncta invicem hostilia,” i. e. on both sides, Tac. H. 3, 46.—
B. Esp.
1. Ad invicem (post-class.), instead of, Veg. Vet. 2, 7 fin.—
2. Ad invicem, mutually: “caritatem illorum ad invicem,” Vulg. 2 Macc. 25, 32; ib. Luc. 2, 15; ib. Gen. 42, 21; so, “in invicem,” ib. Joan. 6, 43; ib. Rom. 1, 27: “ab invicem,” ib. Matt. 25, 32; ib. Dan. 13, 14: “pro invicem,” ib. 1 Cor. 12, 25.