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saepe , adv. old acc. n. of saepis.
I. Often, oft, oftentimes, many times, frequently (at indefinite intervals, while crebro denotes in close succession): “aperitur ostium, unde saturitate saepe ego exii ebrius,Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 35: “multis damno et mihi lucro saepe eris,id. Cist. 1, 1, 52: “audivi saepe hoc vulgo dicier,id. Stich. 1, 3, 13: “saepe ex te audivi pater,id. Merc. 2, 3, 40; cf. Cic. Rep. 1, 30, 46: “saepe hoc de majoribus natu audivimus,id. ib. 2, 15, 28: “cum saepe mecum ageres, ut, etc.,id. Lael. 1, 4: “sed ... saepe enim redeo ad Scipionem, etc.,id. ib. 17, 62; cf. comp.: “quocirca ... dicendum est enim saepius, etc.,id. ib. 22, 85: “licet lascivire, dum nihil metuas, ut in navi ac saepe etiam in morbo levi,id. Rep. 1, 40, 63; so, “saepe etiam,id. ib. 1, 17, 26: “in hoc statu rei publicae, quem dixi jam saepe non posse esse diuturnum,id. ib. 2, 37: “minime saepe,least frequently, Caes. B. G. 1, 1: “haud saepe,Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 33: “non saepe,id. Ps. 2, 4, 37: “solet jocari saepe mecum illo modo,id. Men. 2, 2, 42; cf. id. ib. 5, 2, 18; so (with solere) Cic. Rep. 3, 5, 9; cf. sup.: “de quo (Homero) saepissime vigilans (Ennius) solebat cogitare et loqui,id. ib. 6, 10; id. Lael. 8, 26: “vidi ego multa saepe picta, quae Acherunti fierent cruciamenta,Plaut. Capt. 5, 4, 1; so (with multus) id. ib. 2, 2, 78; id. Cas. 2, 5, 41; id. Mil. 3, 3, 12; id. Poen. 1, 1, 1; Cic. Rep. 3, 30, 42; id. Lael. 1, 2; id. Off. 2, 6, 20; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 219; cf.: “saepe et multum hoc mecum cogitavi,Cic. Inv. 1, 1, 1: “in hac (causā) multum et saepe versatus,id. Quint. 1, 3: “quorum saepe et diu ad pedes jacuit stratus,id. ib. 31, 96; Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 28: “nullus (piscis) minus saepe ad terram venit,id. Rud. 4, 3, 56: illos (inimicos) saepe verum dicere, hos (amicos) numquam, Cato ap. Cic. Lael. 24, 90: “quod vos nimium saepe dicitis,Cic. Fin. 2, 13, 41: bene saepe, Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4, 3 (Ann. v. 241 Vahl.): “saepe antea (ante),Sall. J. 107, 1; 112, 2.—
II. In general propositions stating the results of experience, to denote that which is wont to take place frequently, Plaut. Capt. prol. 44: “illud saepe fit, tempestas venit, etc.,id. Most. 1, 2, 27; cf.: “nam saepe est, quibus in rebus alius ne iratus quidem est, Cum, etc.,Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 28: “saepe ex hujusmodi re quāpiam ... magna familiaritas Conflatast,id. Eun. 5, 2, 34: “non licet hominem esse saepe ita ut volt,id. Heaut. 4, 1, 53: “in quo defuit fortasse ratio, sed tamen vincit ipsa rerum publicarum natura saepe rationem,Cic. Rep. 2, 33, 57; “repeated: saepe ... saepe,Hor. C. 1, 8, 11; id. Ep. 1, 19, 19; Liv. 23, 15: “saepe, five times in succession,Cic. Lael. 10, 33 sq.; cf.: “saepe ... persaepe ... saepe ... saepe ... saepe ... modo ... modo,Hor. S. 1, 3, 9: “modo ... saepe ... modo ... interdum,id. ib. 1, 10, 11: “saepe ... modo,id. ib. 2, 7, 8.—Sup.: “bonum consilium subripitur saepissime, si, etc.,Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 8.—
III. Sometimes with numero, and also joined in one word with it, saepenumero, to strengthen the main idea, like our oftentimes, again and again (perh. not before the class. per.): “Aeduos fratres consanguineosque saepenumero a senatu appellatos,Caes. B. G. 1, 33; 1, 39; 1, 40; 6, 8; 7, 62; Cic. de Or. 1, 1, 1; id. Sen. 2, 4; id. Rosc. Am. 24, 67; 41, 119; id. Fam. 16, 21, 3; Sall. C. 52, 7; 53, 3; Auct. B. Afr. 35, 4 al.—Once also in comp.: “gigni hominem saepe nono, saepiusnumero decimo mense,Gell. 3, 16, 1.
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