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īra , ae (
I.gen. iraï “for irae,Lucr. 3, 303), f. kindred to Sanscr. īr, tremere, commoveri; cf.: ir-ya, vigorous; iras-yati, to be angry; Gr. ἔρις, ἐρέθω.
I. Prop., anger, wrath, rage, ire: “ira est libido poeniendi ejus, qui videatur laesisse injuriā,Cic. Tusc. 4, 9, 21: “ira, quae quamdiu perturbationem habet, dubitationem non habet,id. ib. 4, 36, 77: “ira furor brevis est,Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 62: “ira est cupiditas ulciscendae injuriae, Sen. de Ira, 1, 2, 4: facit ira nocentem Hunc sexum,Juv. 6, 647: “facere aliquid per iram,in anger, Cic. Tusc. 4, 37, 79: “plus irae suae quam utilitati communi paruisse,to his anger, Nep. Alc. 4, 6: “irā et dolore incensus,id. Pelop. 5, 4: “irā commotus,Sall. C. 31, 6: “acuere iram,id. ib. 12, 590: “attollere,id. ib. 2, 381: “concipere,Just. 5, 10: “concitare,Ov. P. 4, 14, 41: “evomere in aliquem,Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 14: “vertere in aliquem,Hor. Epod. 5, 54: “non sufficit irae occidisse aliquem,Juv. 15, 169: “indulgere irae,Liv. 23, 3: “iram exstinguere,Petr. 94: “contundere,Col. 6, 2: “frangere,Quint. 6, 3, 9: “lenire,id. 3, 8, 12: “ponere,Hor. A. P. 160: “moderari irae,id. Ep. 1, 2, 59: “pone irae frena modumque,Juv. 8, 88: “quantulacumque est occasio, sufficit irae,id. 13, 183: “dum defervescat ira,Cic. Tusc. 4, 36, 78: deflagrat, Liv. 40, 8: “decedit,Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 55: “irae sunt inter aliquos,id. And. 3, 3, 20: “ira inter eas intercessit,id. Hec. 3, 1, 25: “in Romanos, propter obsides nuper interfectos,Liv. 25, 15, 7: “adversus Romanos,id. 36, 6, 1: “ira deorum,Ov. M. 1, 378; Juv. 13, 100: “numinis,Ov. Tr. 3, 6, 23: “deūm,Verg. A. 3, 215: “Junonis,id. ib. 1, 4: “in quorum mente pares sunt Et similes ira atque fames,Juv. 15, 131.— Plur.: “veteres in Populum Romanum irae,Liv. 21, 25, 2: “excitare iras,Verg. A. 2, 594: “horribiles exercere iras,id. G. 3, 152: “mollire iras,Liv. 1, 9: “induere,Stat. Th. 1, 38: “quicquid ex foedere rupto irarum in nos caelestium fuit,Liv. 9, 1: “iras plumbeas gerere,heavy, Plaut. Poen. 3, 6, 18: “inde irae et lacrimae,Juv. 1, 168.— With obj.-gen., on account of: “ob iram fugae,Liv. 27, 7: “amissae praedae,id. 1, 5: “diremptae pacis,id. 9, 8; 21, 2; 37, 51: “ereptae virginis,Verg. A. 2, 413.—So, plur.: “irae imperatorum,against the commanders, Liv. 8, 30: “cladum,because of, indignation at, Sil. 12, 271.—
II. Transf.
A. A cause of anger, provocation: “aut age, dic aliquam, quae te mutaverit, iram,Ov. P. 4, 3, 21. —
B. An object of anger or hatred: “justae quibus est Mezentius irae,Verg. A. 10, 714 Jan. ad loc.: “Hannibal est irae tibi,Sil. 11, 604.—
C. A passion inspired by anger (poet.): “subit ira cadentem Ulcisci patriam,Verg. A. 2, 575.—
D. Of inanim. and abstr. things, violence, impetuosity, fury (mostly poet.): “belli,Sall. Hist. Fragm. 4, 61, 3 Dietsch: “ira belli desenuit,id. ib. 1, 93: “flagelli,Val. Fl. 7, 149: “maris,id. 1, 37: “dant mucronibus iras,Sil. 7, 344: “nimborum,id. 17, 253: “grandinis,id. 12, 610. —
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