(adj.adv.) : in-victus, a, um, adj.2. in
* Unconquered, unsubdued, not vanquished; hence unconquerable, invincible; constr. with ab, in and abl. or acc., ad, contra, adversum, the simple abl., with gen. and inf. (class.).
* With ab: invictum se a labore praestare,Cic. Off. 1, 20, 68: invictus a civibus hostibusque animus,Liv. 22, 26: Fabius prius ab illis invictum animum praestat,id. 22, 15, 1: vos, hoc est populus Romanus, invicti ab hostibus,Sall. J. 31, 20: a cupiditatibus animus,Liv. 39, 40; 22, 26 fin.
* With in and abl.: spartum in aquis, marique invictum,Plin. 19, 2, 8, § 29.
* With in and acc.: in hostem et in mortem invictus animus,Just. 12, 15.
* With ad: invictum ad vulnera corpus,Ov. M. 12, 167.—(ε) With contra: crocodilus contra omnes ictus cute invicta,Plin. 8, 25, 37, § 89.—(ζ) With adversus or adversum: adversum divitias invictum animum gerebat,Sall. J. 43, 5; so Sen. Helv. 5, 5; Tac. A. 15, 21.—(η) With simple abl.: armis invictus,Cic. Agr. 2, 35, 95: invicti viribus,Verg. A. 6, 394: certamine,Ov. M. 7, 792: cursu,id. ib. 8, 311: caestibus,id. ib. 5, 107: robore,Luc. 4, 608: invictaque bello dextera,Verg. A. 6, 878: dentes ignibus,Plin. 7, 6, 15, § 70. —(θ) With the gen. and inf. (poet.): Cantaber hiemisque aestusque famisque Invictus, palmamque ex omni ferre labore,Sil. 3, 326.—(ι) With dat. cunctis, Luc. 4, 608; cf. Tac. Agr. 18.—(κ) Absol.: Germani,Caes. B. G. 1, 36: ambae invictae gentes,Verg. A. 12, 191: satis vixi, invictus enim morior, Epam. ap. Nep. Epam. 9, 4: Hannibal,Nep. Hann. 6, 1: nomen invicti imperatoris,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 38, § 82: dux,Ov. Tr. 4, 2, 44; Luc. 5, 324; 10, 346: res publica,Cic. Par. 4, 29: imperium,Liv. Epit. 3: Palladis manus,Ov. Am. 3, 3, 28: virtus,id. P. 3, 4, 111: invictae opinionis exercitus,reputed invincible,Just. 33, 1, 3: adamas,impenetrable,Ov. P. 4, 12, 32.—Comp.: invictior ratio,irrefutable,Aug. de Immort. Anim. 8.—Sup.: omnes sciunt te unum in terra vivere virtute et forma et factis invictissumum,not to be surpassed,Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 57; Symm. Ep. 10, 78.—Hence, invictē, adv., invincibly, irrefutably (eccl. Lat.): invictissime,Aug. Ep. 28.

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