OPE 
OPI 
OPI 
Judicia operta infamia, covered, with in¬ 
famy. Id. Contumeli®, quibus operti 
oppressique erant, covered, loaded. 
OPERIOR, to wait. See Cjpperior. 
ItPEROR (operal, aris atus sum, dep. 1. 
2 to worn, toil, Labor, be busied, epyufioptii. 
Plin. Seniores (apes) intus operantur. 
Pandect. Servi, qui operari in agro con- 
sueverunt. Iloral. In cute curanda 
plus *quo operata juventus.-IT With 
the dative, to bestow pains upon, take 
pains with, apply or devote one’s self to, 
be taken up with, busy one’s self about, 
serve, attend to or upon. Virg. Connu- 
biis arvisque novis operari. °Ovid. An- 
ciila operata capillis ornandis. Tibull. 
Operari textis Minervae, h. e. to weave. 
Val. Max. studiis litterarum. Quintil. 
scholte. Pandect, reipublicte. In par¬ 
ticular, of divine service, to perform 
sacred rites, sacrifice, &c.; also, to wait 
upon, be devoted to, serve. Propert. Cyn¬ 
thia jam nodes est operata decern, It. e. 
sacra Isidis suscepit. Virg. Sacra refer 
Cereri, laetis operatus in herbis. Lie. 
Operari sacris. Ovid. Tibi nunc ope¬ 
rata resoivimus ora, the mouth devoted 
to thee. -IT Also, to work, have effect, 
be active, operate. Capitolin. Nihil, 
quod ad crudelitatem videretur operari. 
Cod. Just. Id pactum non debere ad sui 
dispendium operari, avail, operate. Lam- 
prid. Quum venenum minus operaretur. 
-IT Also, to bestow alms. Cyprian. 
-IT Operatus, a, um, is used also 
passively, employed, exercised. Lactant. 
-IT See, also, Operans, and Opera- 
tus, a, um. 
8P£RoSe (operosus), adv. with much labor 
lor pains,, laboriously, with much care, lm - 
miruis, cpyariKcv;. Cic. Ut fiat quasi 
structura qutedam, nec tamen fiat ope- 
rose. Hirt. Nihil tam operose ab aliis 
esse perfectum. Ovid. Vina in magnis 
operose condita cellis. -IT Also, ex¬ 
actly, accurately. Plin. Unde spiret is 
ventus, dicemus mox paulo operosius. 
oPSRoSITaS (Id.), atis, f. great toil, 
2 pains or care bestowed upon a thing, labori¬ 
ousness, ru iiriKovov. Quintil. Est etiam 
supervacua operositas. 
OPERoSOS (opera), a, um, adj. taking 
great pains, active, busy, industrious, 
pains-taking, laborious, ipyariKor,, ivep- 
ybs. Cic. Senectus operosa et semper 
agens aliquid. Plin. Syria in hortis 
operosissima. Ovid. Utraque formosa 
est: operosa; cultibus ambaj. Propert. 
Cynthia non operosa comas, h. e. in 
comis. Ovid. Latinorum vates operose 
dierum, h. e. in regard to. -IT Also, that 
costs much labor or pains, laborious, toil¬ 
some. Cic. Scribebam ttoXitikcl, spis- 
sutn sane opus, et operosum. Id. Ne 
quis sepulcrum faceret operosius, that 
should cost more labor. Id. Labor opero¬ 
sus et molestus. Id. Operosas artes, 
handicrafts. Ovid. Mundi moles opero¬ 
sa, the laboriously-wrought or artfully- 
constructed fabric of the universe. Horo.t. 
Operosa carmina fingere. Propert. Via 
non operosa votis nautarum. Plin. Cas- 
tanete operoste cibo, hard of digestion. 
—— IT Also, much occupied, very busy. 
Plin. tempus. - R Also, efficacious, 
powerful. Ovid, herba. 
OPeRTaNEOS (opertum), a, um, adj. se¬ 
tt cret, done or being in a concealed place. 
Plin. sacra, sc. Bona; dete. — Opertanei 
dii, who are supposed to dwell in secret 
or in the bowels of the earth. Mart. 
Cap. 
OPeRTe (opertus), adv. covertly, luddcnly. 
4 Cell. 
SPeR 115 (operio), onis, f. a coverinn over. 
Varr. 
8PeRT 5 (frequentat. from operio), as, a. 
“ to cover. Enn. ap. Mon. 
MkRToRIUM (Dperio), ii, n. a cover, 
ve P l ka\vuua. Sencc. 
eRTuRA (Id.), ee, f. the covering. Am- 
mian. Opertura armorum abscessit in- 
noxius. 
? C Id -)j us, m. a covering. 3Apul. 
5PHE6STaPIIyLe (bLpcoaracjyvXri), es, f. 
a kind of cappari. Plin. 
OPHUCA (djjiasa), orum, n. piur. poems 
2 or writings about serpents and poisons. 
Plin. 
6PIIIAS, adis, f. 
Ovid. 
OPHICaRDeLOS 
daughter of Ophius. 
, or -<5S, i, m. a gem 
unknown to us ; probably a kind of onyx. 
Plin. 
OPHIDIAN (oipiAiov), ii, n. properly, a 
little snake; hence, a certain fish resem¬ 
bling the conger (according to the opin¬ 
ion of some, the bearded opiddium, Ophi- 
v diutn barbatum, L.). Plin. 
5PHI£>G£NeS (6j>ioyeveis), um, m. a na¬ 
tion of Asia Minor, who cured the sting 
of serpents. Plin. 
OPHToN (’0< pioiv), onis, m. a fabulous 
beast of Sardinia. Plin. -IT Also, the 
companion of Cadmus; hence, Ophionl- 
us, a, um, adj. Theban. Sencc. - 
K Also, one of the giants; hence, Oplii- 
onTdes, te, m. the son or grandson of 
Ophion, h. e. Amyous. Ovid. -R Also, 
one of the giants. Claudian. 
(5PI1I5PIIAGI (6tj>io(f>dyoi), orum, m. 
serpent-eaters ; a nation of Africa. Plin. 
OPHIoSTAPII yLe, es, f. same as Ophe- 
ostaphyle. 
OPHITeS (dipirris), te or is, nr. the ophites 
or serpent-stone, a kind of marble with 
serpent-spots upon it; probably serpen¬ 
tine-stone. Plin. 
WeRTOS 
i 5F 
3 
a > um, particip. from operio. 
- K R |J LA (dimin. from opera), «, f. a 
small endeavor or service. Pandect. ■ 
KpscT S0 ’ s " lal1 l ,a V or earnings. Apul. 
S, um -. See Ops. 
CITS, is, f. a plant, same as Aristolo- 
ch m. Apul. 
6PHIOCHOS (’Of io exes'), m. the Sap cut- 
holder, a constellation. Cic. ex Arat. 
ftPHIubA, or 5PHI0SSA (dfiovca, 6<pi- 
ovaoa), a;, f. a magic herb growing in 
Elephantine. Plin. -- R It is a name 
common to several islands. Plin. 
CPHIuSIijS (’Ofiovo-ios), a, um, adj. 
3 Ovid, arva, h. c. Cypria. 
OPHRyS (ofpvs), yos, f. a certain plant 
which has two leaves, bifoil. Plin. 
oPHTHaLMIaS (dfOaXpias), te, m. a 
fish ; same as Oculata. Plant. 
oPHTHaLMICuS (df^afpiKos), a, um, 
3 adj . relating to the eyes; Ophthalmicus, 
i, m. an oculist. Martial. 
OPHTHALMOS TfPHoNQS, Typhm’s 
eye, a plant; same as Slwchas. Apul. 
5PICILLUM (seems to be dimin. from 
3 ops. opis), i, n. a little help or remedy. 
Varr. ap. Mon. 
5PIC0S (unc.), a, um, adj. rude, ignorant., 
3 barbarous, unlettered, uncouth. Juvenal. 
and Plin. 
OPT HUM, i, n. same as Oppidum. 
6PIF£R (ops & fero), era, erum, adj. 
2 bringing aid, fJoySeojv. Ovid, and Plin. 
OPIFeX (opus & facio), icis, m. and f. 
one who makes a work ; a maker, framer, 
artificer,fabricator, xctpdva^, Srigiovpyds. 
Cic. Opifex: ®dificatorque mundi deus. 
Plin. Opifex natura. Varr. Apes sil- 
vestres minores sunt, sed opifices ma- 
gis, work or toil more, make more honey. 
— Figur. Cic. Ignobilis verborum opi¬ 
fex. Quintil. Esse rlietoricem persua- 
dendi opificem. Plin. Nilus silvarum 
opifex, h. c. multas silvas producens. 
Cic. Stilus est dicendi opifex. — With 
infin. Pers. Mire opifex strepitnm fidis 
intendisse Latin®. - R Often, an 
artist, artisan, mechanic. Cic. Opifices 
omnes in sordida arte versantur. Sal¬ 
lust. Opifices atque servitia sollicitare. 
Cic. Adhibitis opificum manibus omnia 
nos consecutos. 
5P1FICINA (opifex), a:, f. same as Offici- 
3 na. Plant. 
SPlFICriJM (Id.), ii, n. a working; the 
3 making of some work, work, xeipovpyr/pa. 
Varr. 
5PTG£NA (Ops & gigno), a;, f. an epithet 
3 of Juno, in so far as she helped women 
in travail. Martian. Capell. 
0PILI5 (perhaps for ovilio, from ovis), 
2 onis, m. a shepherd. Plaut. and Co- 
lum. 
OPIMe (opiums), adv. abundantly, richly 
3 splendidly, iro\vTc\cbs- Plant. Instructa 
domus opime, atque opipare. 
SriMITAS (Id.), atis, f. abundance, 
3 sumptuousness, richness. Plant. Slaxi- 
mas opimitates offers mihi. 
5PIMI0S, a, um, a Roman gentile name. 
— Adj. Opimian. Varr. — Subst. Opi- 
mius, Opimia, a man or woman of this 
gens ; for instance, L. Opimius Nepos, 
who was consul A. U. C. 633. - 
603 
R Hence, Opimianus, a, um, adj. Opi¬ 
mian. Vellei. vinum , h. e, of the vintogt 
of the year when Opimius (mentioned 
above) was consul. 
6PLV15 (opiums), as, avi, atum, a. I. to 
2 fatten, niakc fat, main to. Colum. OffiE 
panis vino madefactie opimant turtures. 
- R Also, to fertilize. Apul. terram. 
-R Also, to enrich, fill, load. Anson. 
Autumnum September opiinat. Vupisc. 
Mensam siiam agrestibus|l— Figur. 
Anson. Opimare sales facuridia. 
OPIMOS (as derived from ops, opis, prop¬ 
erly used of the earth and the products 
of the field), a, um, adj. nourishing, 
In e. fruitful, fertile, rich. Cic. regio. 
Id. ager. Horat. Opima Larissa (which 
probably is to express the Homeric 
Aapior/a cpi0ioXa^). Liv. campus. 
Plin. vil* -R Passively, fat, plump, 
corpulent, gross. Cic. Exta opimi bo- 
vis. Plin. Opiime victim®. Cic. habi¬ 
tus corpoiis. Gell. Membra opimiora. 
Colum. Coitus ager opimas reddit sues. 
Tertull. Bos opimissimus. — Hence, 
figur. gross, overloaded, in a bad sensej 
of diction. Cic. Opimum quoddam ct 
tanquam adipatie dictionis genus, h. c. 
overloaded, somewhat gross, nut refined 
enough. Gell. Nirnis opima pinguisque 
facundia (Pindari). — Also, enriched, 
rich. Cic. Opiums prieda. Tacit. Opus 
opimum casibus, abounding. — Also, 
rich, splendid, noble, opulent, abundant, 
copious. Cic. pneda. Plaut. divitire. 
Virg. dapes. Liv. regnum. Sil. Opi¬ 
ma pax, bringing wealth and plenty. 
Cic. accusatio, very gainful to the accu¬ 
ser. Id. Ornamenta non satis opima. 
Hence, Lin. Spolia opima, h. e. arms 
taken by the commander-in-chief of one 
army from, that of the other. So, Curl. 
Opimum belli decus. Afterwards gen¬ 
erally, in war, the arms taken by one 
soldier from another in single combat 
Liv. 23, 46. — Opima ( absol .), h. e. opi¬ 
ma spolia. Plin. Paneg. — To these 
spoils Horat. perhaps refers in the words 
(inos opimus fallere est triumphus, h. e. 
■it is equal to a triumph with the spolia opi¬ 
ma, &c. 
fiPINABILTS (opinor), e, adj. consisting 
only in thought or supposition, resting 
upon opinion; a matter of opinion, con¬ 
jectural, short of certainty, oo^aardg. 
Cic. Itaque banc omnem partem rerum 
opinabilem appellabant. Id. Artes, 
quie conjectura continentur, et sunt 
opinabiles. Gcil. Non naturalis file 
amor est, sed civilis, et opinabilis. 
5PiNaTIo (Id.), onis, f. a supposing, 
thinking, judging, lojtaapa. Cic. Opi- 
natio est, judicarese scire quod nesciat. 
Id. Opinationem autem voluntesse im- 
becillam assentionem. Id. Opiuatione 
et )>erceptione sublata, h. e. opinione. 
oPiNa' 1'5R (Id.), oris, m. a supposer, one 
I who assents to probabilities. Cic. Ego 
sum raagnus opinator: non enim sum 
sapiens.-R Also, one zoho was sent 
into a province to collect the tribute-corn 
for the army. Cod. Just. 
5PINaT 0S (Id.), us, m. same as Opinio. 
3 Lucret. 
SPINaTuS, a, um, particip. from opinor. 
1- IT Adj. imagined, supposed, con¬ 
ceived, existing only in imagination. Cic. 
bemum, malum, seeming, apparent. - * 
R Also, in great repute, renowned, fa¬ 
mous, illustrious. Flur. Rhodos opina • 
tissima insula. (So, Ed. Reger.; but 
in other Edd. the words are wanting.) 
——■ R Nec opinatus, see Mecopinatus. 
5PINI5 (allied with opinor), onis, f. opin¬ 
ion, conjecture, supposition, belief, imagi¬ 
nation, Sola. Cic. Res ab opinionis ar- 
bitrio sejunctie, h. e. -not matters of opin¬ 
ion, but of knowledge. Id. Omnes 
perturbationes judicio censent fieri, et 
opinione. Id. Opinionum commenta 
delet dies, h. e. the inventions or fictions 
which rest only upon vain fancy ; figments 
of the brain, prejudices. Id. lnveteravit 
opinio, et omnium sermone percrebuit. 
Id. Brevi tempore, ut opinio mea est, te 
sum visurus, as I think. Id. Homo, ut 
opinio mea fert, ingeniosissimus, in my 
opinion. Colum. Quantum mea fert 
opinio, as far as my opinion goes. Pan¬ 
dect. Mea fert opinio, ut, &c. it is my 
opinion. Colum. Cujus opinionis etiam 
