Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, penso

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I. Lit.: “aurum,” Liv. 38, 24; Sil. 4, 153; Col. 12, 51, 2: “C. Gracchi caput auro pensatum,” paid for with its weight in gold, Flor. 3, 15, 6: “odores ac purpurae et auro pensanda,” worth their weight in gold, Sen. Ep. 73, 5.—Prov.: “pensare aliquem eādem trutinā,” to weigh one in the same balance, judge one by the same standard, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 29.—

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A. To counterbalance with any thing, to compensate, recompense, repay, make good, requite; for the usual compensare: “exiguā turis impensā tanta beneficia pensaturi,” Curt. 8, 5, 10: “beneficia beneficiis,” Sen. Ben. 3, 9, 3; Suet. Aug. 25: “praematuram mortem immortali nominis sui memoriā,” Vell. 2, 88, 3: “vulnera et sanguis aviditate praedae,” Tac. H. 3, 26 fin.; cf. id. ib. 4, 74; id. A. 2, 26: vicem alicujus, to supply the place of a thing, to compensate for a thing, Plin. 31, 8, 44, § 97; “transmarinae res quādam vice pensatae,” Liv. 26, 37: “iter,” to shorten the way, Luc. 9, 685.—

B. To pay, repay, punish with any thing: “nece pudorem,” Ov. H. 2, 143: “omnia uno ictu,” Sen. Oedip. 936: “nefarium concubitum voluntariā morte,” Val. Max. 1, 8, 3.—

2. To purchase with any thing: “vitam auro,” Sil. 2, 35: “victoriam damno militis,” Vell. 2, 115, 4.—

C. To exchange for any thing: “palatia caelo,” Calp. Ecl. 4, 141: “laetitiam moerore,” Plin. 7, 40, 41, § 132.—

D. To allay, quench: “sitim,” Calp. Ecl. 5, 111.—

E. To weigh, ponder, examine, consider: “ex factis, non ex dictis, amicos pensare,” Liv. 34, 49: “ad consilium pensandum temporis opus esse,” id. 22, 51, 3; Curt. 3, 6, 3; 8, 2, 14; 7, 33, 2: “singula animi consulta,” id. 7, 8, 1: “stat pensata diu belli sententia,” Sil. 7, 223.

A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (16):
- Suetonius, Divus Augustus, 25
- Tacitus, Annales, 2.26
- Tacitus, Historiae, 3.26
- Lucan, Civil War, 9.685
- Livy, The History of Rome, Book 22, 51
- Livy, The History of Rome, Book 26, 37
- Livy, The History of Rome, Book 34, 49
- Livy, The History of Rome, Book 38, 24
- Seneca, Oedipus, 936
- Seneca, de Beneficiis, 3.9.3
- Seneca, Epistulae, 73.5
- Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 3.6.3
- Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 7.8.1
- Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 8.2.14
- Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 8.5.10
- Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, 1.8.3

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