ex or (only before consonants) ē
praep. with abl,
out of, from within
(opp. in).
I.I. In space, out of, from: signa ex
urbe tollere: solem e mundo tollere: ex hoc fonticulo tantumdem sumere,
H.: ex Aethiopiā Ancillula, T.: ex urbe sicarii: eius ex Africā reditus: ex
Hispaniā quidam, Cs.: puer ex aulā,
H.—From, down from, from off: ex speluncā saxum
in crura eius incidisse: equestribus proeliis saepe ex equis desiliunt,
from horseback, Cs.: cecidisse ex equo
dicitur.—Up from, above, out of: collis paululum
ex planitie editus, Cs.: globum terrae eminentem e
mari.—In gen., from, down from, at, in, upon: ex
cruce Italiam cernere: ex equo pugnare: ex loco superiore conspicatus,
etc., Cs.: ex hoc loco verba fecisti: ex vinculis causam
dicere, L.— Esp., in adverbial phrases: ex itinere, on the march, without
halting, S.: ex fugā, during the flight, Cs.:
portus ex adverso urbi positus, opposite, L.: erat e regione oppidi collis, over against, Cs.: ex omni parte perfectum, entirely: aliquā ex parte incommodis mederi, in some measure: impetūs ex maximā parte servorum: e
vestigio, suddenly.—
II.II. In time, of succession, from, immediately after,
directly after, after, following: Cotta ex consulatu est profectus in
Galliam: tanta vilitas annonae ex inopiā consecuta est: ex magnis rupibus
nactus planitem, Cs.: Aliam rem ex aliā
cogitare, T.: alia ex aliis iniquiora
postulando, L.: diem ex die exspectabam, day after
day.—Of duration, from ... onward, from, since, beginning at: ex eā die ad hanc diem: ex eo die, quo, etc.: ex certo
tempore, after a fixed date: ex aeterno tempore: Motum ex Metello
consule (bellum), H.: octavus annus est, ex
quo, etc., since, Ta.: Romae vereor ne ex Kal. Ian. magni
tumultūs sint, after. —With the notion of escape or
relief, from and after, from: se ex labore reficere, Cs.:
ex illo metu mortis recreatus: animus ex miseriis
requievit, S. — Esp., in phrases: ex tempore effutire, off hand,
without reflection: ex meo tempore, for my convenience:
in quibus (quaestionibus) ex tempore officium
quaeritur, according to circumstances: ex intervallo
consequi, after a while: ex tempore
aliquo.—
III.III. Fig., of the point of departure, away from, from,
out of, of: amicitiam e vitā tollunt: e fundo
eiectus, dispossessed of: agro ex hoste capto,
L.: ex populo R. bona accipere, S. —Partitive
uses, of a whole or class, of, out of, from among, among: alia ex hoc quaestu, i. e. trade, T.: non orator unus e
multis, i. e. no common: acerrimus ex omnibus sensibus:
ex primo hastato (ordine) legionis, one of the first division, Cs.:
multum ex ripā colere, Ta.: altitudo puppium ex navibus, Cs. — Of the means, out
of, by means of, with: ex incommodis Alterius sua ut conparent
commoda, T.: ex caede vivunt: largiri ex
alieno, L.; cf. ex iure hesterno panem vorent, dipped in, T.—Of the
origin or source, from, out of, born of, arising from: bellorum
causae ex rei p. contentione natae: ex pertinaciā oritur seditio: ex animo
amicus, heartily.—Esp. with verbs of sense, intelligence, etc.:
quā re negent, ex me non audies: ut ex amicis acceperam: ex quo intellegere
posset: ut ex iis quaeratur: video ex litteris.—Of the material, of, out of:
statua ex aere facta: (homo) qui ex animo constet et corpore:
milites mixti ex conluvione gentium, L. — Of a condition or
nature which is changed, from, out of: di ex hominibus
facti: ex exsule consul: duas ex unā civitate discordia fecerat, L.
— Of the cause, from, through, by, in consequence of, by reason of, on account
of: gravida e Pamphilo, T.: infirmus ex
morbo: e viā languere: ex gravitate loci volgari morbos, L.:
ex illā ipsā re, for that very
reason: e quo efficitur, non ut, etc.: ex hac clade atrox
ira, L.: ex legato timor, Ta.—From, after, on
account of: cui postea Africano cognomen ex virtute fuit,
S.: nomen ex vitio positum, O.: urbem e
suo nomine Romam iussit nominari. —Of measure or rule, according
to, after, in conformity with, in pursuance of, by: ex aliarum
ingeniis me iudicet, T.: dies ex praeceptis tuis actus:
ex consuetudine suā, Cs.: e virtute vivere:
ex senatūs sententiā: ex sententiā,
satisfactorily, T.: illum ex artificio comico
aestimabat.—Esp., in the phrases, ex re, according to the fact, to
the advantage, to profit: oratio ex re et ex
causā habita: Non ex re istius, for his good, T.: garrit Ex
re fabellas, apt, H.: quid tam e re p. fuit?
for the public benefit: ex usu, advantageous: ex usu quod est, id persequar, T.: rem ex usu
Galliae accidisse, Cs.: e re natā,
according to circumstances, T.—Of manner, mostly in adverb. phrases: res ex
libidine magis quam ex vero celebrare, arbitrarily ... justly, S.: dicam ex animo, outright: ex composito, by
agreement, L.: ex facili, with ease, Ta.—
IV.IV. In compounds, ex stands before vowels and h, and
before c, p (except epoto, epotus), q, s (except escendere, escensio), t; ef (sometimes
ec) before f; ē before b, d, g, i consonant, l (except exlex), m, n, v. For
exs-, ex- alone is often written (exanguis for exsanguis, etc.).