I.gen. aspecti, Att. ap Non. p. 485, 21; cf. Prisc. p. 712 P.; Rudd. I. p. 103, n. 46; dat. sing. aspectu, like jussu, manu, etc., Verg. A. 6, 465; cf. Schneid Gr II. 332) [aspicio].
I. A.. Act., a seeing, looking at, a look, sight.
a. Absol.: intellegens dicendi existimator uno aspectu et praeteriens de oratore saepe judicat, Cic Brut. 54, 200: “e quibus (litteris tuis) primo aspectu voluptatem cepi, quod erant a te ipso scriptae,” id. Att. 7, 3, 1 hic primo aspectu inanimum quiddam se putat cernere, id. N. D 2, 35, 90: “urbs situ est praeclaro ad aspectum,” id. Verr 2, 4, 52 fin.: “voci tamen et aspectui pepercit,” Tac. A. 15, 61 et saep.—
b. With gen. of obj. or adj. for gen.: “carere aspectu civium,” Cic. Cat. 1, 7, 17: “hominum aspectum lucemque vitare,” id. Sull. 26, 74: “aspectum civium gravari,” Tac. A. 3, 59: “se aspectu alicujus subtrahere,” Verg. A. 6, 465: “ab aspectu alicujus auferri,” Vulg. Tob. 12, 21: “aspectum alicujus fugere, Sen Hippol. 734: aspectum alicujus rei exuere,” Tac. A. 16, 28: “si te aspectus detinet urbis,” Verg. A. 4, 347: “in aspectu earum,” Vulg. Gen. 30, 38: “violare sacra aspectu virili, i. e. virorum,” Cic. Har Resp. 5, 8. in aspectu tuo gaudebit, Vulg. Tob. 11, 8.—In plur.: “sic orsus Apollo Mortales medio aspectus sermone reliquit, i. e. mortalium,” Verg. A. 9, 657.—
B. Physically, the sight, glance: “lubricos oculos fecit (natura) et mobiles, ut aspectum, quo vellent, facile converterent,” Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142: si contendemus per continuationem, acri aspectu utemur, Auct. ad Her. 3, 15, 27.—
C. The sense of sight: Sed mihi ne utiquam cor consentit cum oculorum aspectu, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 17, 52' quicquid sub aspectum oculorum cadit, Vulg. Lev. 13, 12: “caelum ita aptum est. ut sub aspectum et tactum cadat,” Cic. Tim. 5: “aspectum omnino amittere,” id. Tusc. 1, 30, 73: “res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,” id. de Or. 2, 87, 357.—
II. Pass. (i. e. transferred to the object seen).
A. The visibility, appearance: “adspectu siderum,” Plin. 2, 68, 68, § 172: “In sedecim partes caelum in eo adspectu divisere Tusci,” id. 2, 54, 55, § 143, where Jan reads spectu.—
B. The manner of appearance, appearance, look, aspect, presence, mien, countenance.
1. In gen.: quadrupes aspectu truci, Pac. ap. Cic. Div 2, 64, 133: “Horribili super aspectu mortalibus instans,” Lucr. 1, 65: “erat rotis horribilis aspectus,” Vulg. Ezech. 2, 18: pomorum jucundus aspectus, Cic. N. D. 2, 63, 158; id. Phil. 2, 29: “erat aspectus ejus sicut fulgur,” Vulg. Matt. 28, 3: “aspectus faciei illius immutatus est super Sidrach etc.,” ib. Dan. 3, 19: “fuit (Iphicrates) et animo magno et corpore imperatoriāque formā, ut ipso aspectu cuivis iniceret admirationem sui,” Nep. Iphicr. 3, 1: “Canidia et Sagana horrendae aspectu,” Hor. S. 1, 8, 26: “apes horridae adspectu,” Plin. 11, 18, 19, § 59: “(rex) erat terribilis aspectu,” Vulg. Esth. 15, 9: “lignum (erat) aspectu delectabile,” ib. Gen. 3, 6: “Bucephalus adspectu torvo,” Plin. 8, 42, 64, § 154: “Oceanus cruento aspectu,” Tac. A. 14, 32 al.—Hence,
2. Of shape, the form, appearance: “herba adspectu roris marini,” Plin. 24, 19, 113, § 173; 10, 39, 56, § 115: “super similitudinem throni similitudo quasi aspectus hominis,” Vulg. Ezech. 1, 26: quasi aspectus equorum, ib. Joel, 2, 4.—
3. Of color, the color, appearance, look: “carbunculi adspectūs nigrioris,” Plin. 37, 7, 25, § 95: “discolor,” id. 31, 2, 20, § 30: “Cum color albus in cute fuerit et capillorum mutaverit aspectum,” Vulg. Lev. 13, 10; ib. Ezech. 1, 7; 1, 16.
