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Lewis Short
(adjective) : prŏbus, a, um, Sanscr. prabhus, prominent, strong, from pra (v. pro) and bhu = fio
* Good, proper, serviceable, excellent, superior, able; esp. in a moral point of view, upright, honest, honorable, excellent, virtuous, etc. (class.).
* Of persons: frugi et probum esse,Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 53: probum patrem esse oportet, qui gnatum suom esse probiorem, quam ipsus fuerit, postulat,id. Ps. 1, 5, 23: cantores probos,skilful, excellent, fine,id. ib. 3, 132: faber,id. Poen. 4, 2, 93: architectus,id. Mil. 3, 3, 40: artifex,Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 29: lena,Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 14: amator,id. ib. 20: ad aliquam rem,fit,id. Poen. 3, 3, 67.
* In partic., well-behaved, well-conducted: quam cives vero rumificant probam,Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 46: proba et modesta (mulier),Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 7.
* Of things abstr. and concr.: affer huc duas clavas, sed probas,Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 20: argentum,id. Pers. 4, 3, 57: nummi,id. ib. 3, 3, 33: materies,id. Poen. 4, 2, 93: occasio,id. Cas. 5, 4, 2: navigium,Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 100: res,id. Or. 51, 170: ager,Col. Arbor. 3, 6: sapor,id. ib. 3, 7?? color, id. ib. 8, 2.—Prov.: proba merx facile emtorem reperit,the best goods sell themselves,Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 129; cf.: probae fruges suāpte naturā enitent, Acc. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 5, 13.—As subst.: prŏbus, i, a good, worthy, upright man: poëta peccat, cum probi orationem adfingit improbo stultove sapienti,Cic. Or. 22, 74.—Adv., in two forms.
* Form prŏbē, rightly, well, properly, fitly, opportunely, excellently (class.): milites armati atque animati probe,Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 18: aedes factae probe,id. Most. 1, 2, 19?? probe lepideque concinnatus, id. Men. 3, 2, 1: usque adhuc actum est probe,id. Mil. 2, 6, 107: probe curare aliquid,id. Rud. 2, 3, 50: satis scite et probe,id. Trin. 3, 3, 56: narras,Ter. And. 5, 6, 6: intellegere,id. Eun. 4, 6, 30: Antipater, quem tu probe meministi,Cic. de Or. 3, 50, 194: de aquaeductu probe fecisti,id. Att. 13, 6, 1: scire,id. Fam. 2, 12, 2: exercitus satis probe ornatus auxiliis,id. ib. 2, 10, 2: illud probe judicas,id. Att. 7, 3, 3: de Servio probe dicis,id. Brut. 41, 151; id. Off. 1, 19, 62: scire,id. Brut. 2, 12; Liv. 22, 15.
* Transf., in gen., well, fitly, thoroughly, very, very much, greatly, finely, capitally, bravely (syn.: plane, omnino, sine dubio): appotus probe,Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 126: percutere aliquem,id. ib. 1, 1, v. 162: decipere,id. ib. 1, 1, v. 268: errare,id. ib. 3, 3, 20: vide, ut sit acutus culter probe,id. Mil. 5, 4: tui similis est probe,Ter. Heaut. 5, 3, 18: perdocta est probe,id. ib. 2, 3, 120. —In responses, as a token of applause, well done! good! bravo! unde agis te? Ca. Unde homo ebrius. Philo. Probe, Plaut. Most. 1, 4, 28: miles concubinam intro abiit oratum suam, ab se ut abeat. Acr Eu, probe! id. Mil. 4, 4, 9: probissime,very well,Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 65; id. Eun. 4, 7, 3.
* Form prŏbĭter, well, fitly, capitally (ante-class.), Varr. ap. Non. 510, 29; cf. Prisc. p. 1010.
* Good, proper, serviceable, excellent, superior, able; esp. in a moral point of view, upright, honest, honorable, excellent, virtuous, etc. (class.).
* Of persons: frugi et probum esse,Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 53: probum patrem esse oportet, qui gnatum suom esse probiorem, quam ipsus fuerit, postulat,id. Ps. 1, 5, 23: cantores probos,skilful, excellent, fine,id. ib. 3, 132: faber,id. Poen. 4, 2, 93: architectus,id. Mil. 3, 3, 40: artifex,Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 29: lena,Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 14: amator,id. ib. 20: ad aliquam rem,fit,id. Poen. 3, 3, 67.
* In partic., well-behaved, well-conducted: quam cives vero rumificant probam,Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 46: proba et modesta (mulier),Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 7.
* Of things abstr. and concr.: affer huc duas clavas, sed probas,Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 20: argentum,id. Pers. 4, 3, 57: nummi,id. ib. 3, 3, 33: materies,id. Poen. 4, 2, 93: occasio,id. Cas. 5, 4, 2: navigium,Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 100: res,id. Or. 51, 170: ager,Col. Arbor. 3, 6: sapor,id. ib. 3, 7?? color, id. ib. 8, 2.—Prov.: proba merx facile emtorem reperit,the best goods sell themselves,Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 129; cf.: probae fruges suāpte naturā enitent, Acc. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 5, 13.—As subst.: prŏbus, i, a good, worthy, upright man: poëta peccat, cum probi orationem adfingit improbo stultove sapienti,Cic. Or. 22, 74.—Adv., in two forms.
* Form prŏbē, rightly, well, properly, fitly, opportunely, excellently (class.): milites armati atque animati probe,Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 18: aedes factae probe,id. Most. 1, 2, 19?? probe lepideque concinnatus, id. Men. 3, 2, 1: usque adhuc actum est probe,id. Mil. 2, 6, 107: probe curare aliquid,id. Rud. 2, 3, 50: satis scite et probe,id. Trin. 3, 3, 56: narras,Ter. And. 5, 6, 6: intellegere,id. Eun. 4, 6, 30: Antipater, quem tu probe meministi,Cic. de Or. 3, 50, 194: de aquaeductu probe fecisti,id. Att. 13, 6, 1: scire,id. Fam. 2, 12, 2: exercitus satis probe ornatus auxiliis,id. ib. 2, 10, 2: illud probe judicas,id. Att. 7, 3, 3: de Servio probe dicis,id. Brut. 41, 151; id. Off. 1, 19, 62: scire,id. Brut. 2, 12; Liv. 22, 15.
* Transf., in gen., well, fitly, thoroughly, very, very much, greatly, finely, capitally, bravely (syn.: plane, omnino, sine dubio): appotus probe,Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 126: percutere aliquem,id. ib. 1, 1, v. 162: decipere,id. ib. 1, 1, v. 268: errare,id. ib. 3, 3, 20: vide, ut sit acutus culter probe,id. Mil. 5, 4: tui similis est probe,Ter. Heaut. 5, 3, 18: perdocta est probe,id. ib. 2, 3, 120. —In responses, as a token of applause, well done! good! bravo! unde agis te? Ca. Unde homo ebrius. Philo. Probe, Plaut. Most. 1, 4, 28: miles concubinam intro abiit oratum suam, ab se ut abeat. Acr Eu, probe! id. Mil. 4, 4, 9: probissime,very well,Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 65; id. Eun. 4, 7, 3.
* Form prŏbĭter, well, fitly, capitally (ante-class.), Varr. ap. Non. 510, 29; cf. Prisc. p. 1010.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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