I.to count, reckon, number (syn. recenseo).
I. Lit.: “si singulos numeremus in singulas (civitates),” Cic. Rep. 3, 4, 7: ea, si ex reis numeres, innumerabilia sunt; “si ex rebus, modica,” id. de Or. 2, 32, 137: “numerare per digitos,” Ov. F. 3, 123: “votaque pro dominā vix numeranda facit,” that can hardly be counted, almost innumerable, Tib. 4, 4, 12: “amores divūm numerare,” Verg. G. 4, 347: “pecus,” id. E. 3, 34: “viros,” Sil. 7, 51: “milites,” Luc. 3, 285: “aureos voce digitisque numerare,” Suet. Claud. 21: “numera sestertia qumque omnibus in rebus—numerentur deinde labores,” Juv. 9, 41 sq.: numera senatum, said to the consul by a senator opposed to a bill, and who considered that there was not a quorum of senators present; like the phrase to demand a call of the House, Paul. ex Fest. p. 170 Müll.: “ne quid ad senatum consule! aut numera,” Cic. Att. 5, 4, 2 Orell. N. cr.: posset rem impedire, si, ut numerarentur, postularet, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 11, 2 (cf. also Plin. Pan. 76).—In law, of days granted for deliberation, etc.: “continui dies numerantur,” Gai. Inst. 2, 173; cf.: “tempus numeratur,” id. ib. 2, 172.—
B. In partic., of money, to count out, pay out, pay: “stipendium numerare militibus,” Cic. Pis. 36, 88: “pecuniam de suo,” id. Att. 16, 16, A, § 5; id. Fl. 19, 44; Nep. Ep. 3, 6: “talenta,” Suet. Caes. 4: “aliquid usurae nomine,” id. ib. 42: “alicui pensionem,” Liv. 29, 16: “magnam pecuniam numerare,” Caes. B. C. 3, 3.—Absol., Plaut. As. Perioch. 4.—
II. Trop.
A. To reckon, number as one's own, i. e. to have, possess (rare): “donec eris felix, multos numerabis amicos,” Ov. Tr. 1, 9, 5: “triumphos,” Juv. 6, 169: “tum licet a Pico numeres genus,” id. 8, 131: “veterani tricena aut supra stipendia numerantes,” Tac. A. 1, 35.—
B. To account, reckon, esteem, consider as any thing.—With two acc.: “Sulpicium accusatorem suum numerabat, non competitorem,” Cic. Mur. 24, 49: “hos non numero consulares,” id. Fam. 12, 2, 3: “stellas singulas numeras deos,” id. N. D. 3, 16, 40; id. Phil. 13, 4, 7: “quae isti bona numerant,” id. Tusc. 5, 15, 44; cf.: “sapientes cives, qualem me et esse et numerari volo,” id. Fam. 1, 9, 18: “is prope alter Timarchides numerabatur,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 70, § 169: “numerare aliquid beneficii loco,” id. Fam. 2, 6, 1: “mors in beneficii parte (al. partem) numeretur,” id. Phil. 11, 1, 3: “voluptatem nullo loco,” id. Fin. 2, 28, 90: “aliquid in bonis,” id. Leg. 2, 5, 12; id. Fin. 1, 9, 31: “aliquid in actis,” id. Phil. 1, 8, 19: “Herennius in mediocribus oratoribus numeratus est,” id. Brut. 45, 166: “aliquem in septem (sc. sapientibus),” id. Par. 1, 1, 8.—With inter: “ipse honestissimus inter suos numerabatur,” Cic. Rosc. Am. 6, 16: “aliquem inter decemviros,” Liv. 3, 35, 3: “quae jactura inter damna numerata non est,” Just. 2, 5, 11; Lact. 2, 12, 4; Val. Max. 1, 6, 11: “numerabatur inter ostenta deminutus magistratuum numerus,” Tac. A. 12, 64; id. G. 29; id. Or. 12; Plin. Ep. 4, 15, 1; 5, 3, 6; Quint. 3, 7, 18 al.: “inter amicos,” Ov. P. 4, 9, 35: “aliquem post aliquem,” Tac. H. 1, 77: “Thucydides numquam est numeratus orator,” Cic. Brut. 45, 166.—Hence, nŭmĕrātus , a, um, P. a., counted out, paid down: “argentum,” Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 57; hence, in ready money, in cash: “hic sunt quinque argenti lectae numeratae minae,” id. Ps. 4, 7, 50: “duo talenta argenti numerata,” id. As. 1, 3, 41: “(vendidit aedis) praesentariis Argenti minis numeratis,” id. Trin. 4, 3, 75: “dos uxoris numerata,” Cic. Caecin. 4, 11: “pecunia,” id. Fl. 32, 80.—Hence, subst.: nŭmĕrātum , i, n., ready money, cash: quae tua est suavitas nolles a me hoc tempore aestimationem accipere; “nam numeratum, si cuperem, non haberem,” Cic. Fam. 5, 20, 9: “ut numerato malim quam aestimatione,” id. Att 12, 25, 1; Liv. 36, 21 fin.; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 166: in numerato, in ready money: “testamento edixit relinquere in numerato HS DC,” Plin. 33, 10, 47, § 135: “proferre in numerato,” id. 33, 3, 17, § 55; Gai. Inst. 2, 196; 3, 141.— Hence,
