previous next
pondus , ĕris, n. pendo,
I.a weight.
I. Lit.
A. In gen., a weight used in a scale, Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 69: “pondera ab Gallis allata iniqua,Liv. 5, 48 fin.: “utuntur taleis ferreis ad certum pondus examinatis pro numo,Caes. B. G. 5, 12; Dig. 19, 1, 32: pondera publica, Paul. ex Fest. p. 246 Müll.—
2. In partic., the weight of a pound, a pound (very rare for the usual pondo): “dupondius a duobus ponderibus, quod unum pondus assipondium dicebatur. Id ideo, quod as erat libra pondus,Varr. L. L. 5, § 169 Müll.: “argenti pondera quinque,Mart. 7, 53, 12.—
B. Transf.
1. In abstr.
a. Heaviness, weight of a body: “moveri gravitate et pondere,Cic. Fat. 11, 24; 10, 22; 20, 46; id. Tusc. 1, 17, 40: “magni ponderis saxa,Caes. B. G. 2, 29; 7, 22: “emere aliquid pondere,by weight, Plin. 12, 7, 14, § 29; 35, 17, 57, § 197; Tac. A. 6, 26; cf.: “in his quae pondere constant,Dig. 18, 1, 35 med.; Gai. Inst. 2, 196: “id, quod pondere continetur,Dig. 30, 1, 47.—
b. In plur.: pondera, balance, equipoise, equilibrium: “pendebat in aëre tellus Ponderibus librata suis,Ov. M. 1, 13; so Luc. 1, 57; cf. Lucr. 2, 218 and 6, 574: “trans pondera (corporis) dextram Porrigere (= ultra libramentum sive aequilibrium corporis),out of balance, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 51; cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. II. p. 380 sq.; cf. “also: quis libravit in pondere montes et colles in staterā?Vulg. Isa. 40, 12.—
2. In concr.
b. A quantity, number, multitude (anteclass. and very rare): magnum pondus omnium artificum, Varr. ap. Non. 466, 5.—
II. Trop.
C. Weight of character, i. e. firmness, constancy (poet.): “nulla diu femina pondus habet,Prop. 2, 25 (3, 20), 22: “nostri reverentia ponderis obstat,Stat. Th. 1, 289: “hilaris, tamen cum pondere, virtus,id. S. 2, 3, 65; cf. id. ib. 5, 3, 246.
hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
hide References (38 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (38):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 11.29.1
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 12.27
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 10.1
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 11.6.1
    • Old Testament, Isaiah, 40.12
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 2.29
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 5.12
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.1.45
    • Cicero, For Sestius, 43.93
    • Cicero, Against Vatinius, 4.9
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 1.13
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 9.684
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 10.496
    • Horace, Ars Poetica, 320
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 9.438
    • Caesar, Civil War, 3.96
    • Tacitus, Annales, 6.26
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 2.17
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 2.74
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 2.218
    • Lucan, Civil War, 1.57
    • Lucan, Civil War, 9.951
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 12.29
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 5, 48
    • Cicero, De Republica, 6.17
    • Cicero, De Fato, 11
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 3.35
    • Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes, 1.17
    • Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes, 5.24
    • Cicero, De Officiis, 3.8
    • Sextus Propertius, Elegies, 2.25
    • Statius, Thebias, 1
    • Statius, Thebias, 4
    • Statius, Thebias, 6
    • Statius, Silvae, 2.3
    • Statius, Silvae, 3.4
    • Martial, Epigrammata, 14.151
    • Cicero, Topica, 19.73
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: