OPI 
OPO 
OPP 
Cornelius Celsus est, is of this opinion. 
Cic. Non re ductus es, sed opinione. 
Id. Esse deos, persuaderi mihi non 
opinione solum, sed etiam ad veritatem 
plane velim. Id. In his locis opinio 
est C;esarein Formiis fore, they think, it 
is the opinion or belief. Id. Opinio de 
diis immortalibus quotidie crescit, h. e. 
belief in them. Id. Romulus habuit 
opinionem, esse in providendis rebus 
augurandi scientism, was of opinion, 
believed. Id. Esse in opinione aliqua. 
Id. Adducere aliquem in earn opinio¬ 
nem, ut putet, &c. Sueton. Tenet me 
opinio, tanquam res ita se habeat, I am 
of opinion that, &c. So, Lie. Opinio 
me tenet falsa, I cherish a false opinion. 
Cats. Prabere opinionem timoris, to 
make ( others) believe that they were afraid. 
So, Cic. Opinionem afferre alicui, to 
ezeite an opinion or belief. Cels. Facere 
opinionem fracti ossis, to induce the be¬ 
lief. Cic. In earn opinionem discessi, 
ut, &c. take up that opinion. Id. and 
Nepos. Prater opinionem, contrary to 
one’s expectation. Cic. Contra opiniones 
omnium dicere, contrary to universal 
opinion. Id. Ipse opinione celerius 
venturus esse dicitur, quicker than had 
been supposed or expected. Id. Opinione 
tua mihi gratius est, than you believe or 
can believe. Sallust. Ea agere opinione 
asperius est, is more difficult than one 
would imagine. Cic. Qui vulgi opinione 
disertissimi habiti sint, in the opinion 
of the vulgar. So, Id. Fortuna excel- 
lens opinione, in the opinion of men; or, 
as is believed. Id. In opinione esse, or 
versari, to lie or consist in the imagina¬ 
tion. Id. Venerat Cassius in opinionem, 
ipsum fmxisse bellum, h. e. it was the 
belief that Cassius had, &c. But, Nepos. 
Nemini veniebat in opinionem, Anto 
nium potiturum, &:c. no one supposed. 
— Hence, good opinion. Cic. Opinio, 
quam is habet, integritatis mete, high 
opinion. Id. Magna est opinio homi- 
num de te. Id. Non fallam opinionem 
tuam. Also, Cces. CI.ua: civitas in Gal 
lia maximam habet opinionem virtutis, 
h. e. objectively, has the highest reputa¬ 
tion for courage. Id. Tantum esse no¬ 
men atque opinionem ejus exercitus, 
uti opinione et amicitia populi Rom. 
tuti esse possint, high opinion, repute, 
credit. Also, Quintil. Affert et ista res 
opinionem, good repute, a good name 
among men. — Also, a ground for an 
opinion. Terent. Conciirrunt multae. 
opiniones, qu<e mihi anitnuin exaugeant ; 
occasio, locus, &c. grounds for my be¬ 
lief, grounds for suspicion. — Also, re¬ 
port, rumor. Sueton. Exiit opinio, eum 
descensurum, &c. Justin. Serere opi¬ 
nionem. ■ 
6 PINI 0 SOS (opinio), a, um, adj. full of 
l suppositions or opinions, fond of hypothe¬ 
sis. Cic. Duo vel principes dialectico- 
rum, Antipater et Archidemus, opinio- 
sissimi homines, extremely rich in hy¬ 
pothesis. Tertull. Si cui tarn opiniosus 
videbitur Christus. 
BPINIuNCOLX (dimin. from opinio), ae, 
f. a small opinion or supposition. Sal- 
vian. 
6PIN5, as, same as Opinor. Plant. 3 
BPIN 8 R (unc.), aris, atus sum, dep. 1. to 
be of opinion, think, deem, suppose, judge ; 
it sometimes includes the expression 
of the opinion. Cic. Quoad opinatus 
sum, me in provinciam exiturum. Id. 
Loquor, ut opinor. Id. Multa in vita 
falso homines opinari. Sueton. Male 
opinari de Cresare solet, to think ill of 
(and, withal, to express such opinions). 
Justin. Qui de rege durius opinati fue- 
rant. Cic. De vobis hie ordo opinatur 
non secus ac de teterrimis hostibus. 
Cic. and Nepos. Ut opinor, as I think, 
according to my opinion, either at the be¬ 
gin ning”of a sentence or after some 
words. So, Cic. Opinor. — In particu¬ 
lar, to assent to a tiling, of which, how¬ 
ever, we have not full proof ; to have 
an opinion, think. Cic. Sapientem Slope 
aliquid opinari, quod nesciat. Id. As- 
sensurum non percepto, id est, opinatu- 
ru m. — Also, to think, h. e. imagine, 
conceive in the mind. Plin. Ilia parva 
opinatu. 
BPINOS, a tun. See Necopinus. 
SPIPXRe (opiparus), adv. sumptuously, 
plentifully, splendidly, richly, SaxjriXws. 
Cic. Opipare a Pythio paratum erat 
convivium. Plant. Instructa domus 
opiine atque opipare. 
OPIPaRIS, e, adj. same as Opiparus. 
3 Apul. 
6 P 1 PXROS (opes & paro), a, um, adj. 
3 sumptuous, splendid, rich, magnificent, 
no\vre\fis. Plant. Athena: fortunatre, 
atque opipar®. Id. Opiparis obsoniis. 
oPIS CUms), is, f. a nymph in Diana’s 
train. Virg. -IT Also, another nymph 
Virg. - U Also, a name of Diana. 
Macrob. -IT dpis, with short penult; 
see Ops. 
0PIST1I0D6M0S {onloMchpos), i, f. the 
3 back part of a house or temple. Fronto. 
OPISTHOGRaPIIOS {d-KLoSdypatyot), a 
2 um, adj. written on the back [of the paper) 
and so, written on both sides; for the an 
cients were accustomed to write only 
on one side. Plin. Ep. conunentarii. 
(Compare Juvenal. 1, 5.) 
OPTSTIISTONICiJS {onurSoTOviKdg), a, 
2 um, adj. laboring under the opisthotonus. 
Plin. 
0PJSTH5T5N5S (omaSdrovos), i, m. a 
disease in which the head {or even the 
whole body) is stretched backwards by a 
cramp of the muscles. Cels. 
OPITERGIUM, ii, n. a town in the Veneli 
in Italy. Plin. — Hence, Opiterglnus, 
a, um, adj. of or relating to Opitergium. 
Plin. montes. Quintil. In rate Opiter- 
gina circumventi, h. e. a ship filled with 
soldiers of Opitergium, who, rather than 
fall into the hands of Pompey’s men, put 
each other to death. 
OPITCLaTIO (opitulor), onis, f. the giving 
3 of help, help, aid, (ioriQcia. Pandect. 
OPITCLaTOR (Id.), oris, m. a bringer 
3 of help, helper, aider, succorer, fior/Sos- 
Apul. 
OPITOLaTOS (Id.), us, m. armdering of 
3 help or aid. Fulgent. 
OPITuLOR (ops & tulo, obsol. h. e. fero), 
1 aris, atus sum, dep. 1 . to bring help, 
help, aid, assist, succor, (loySeoj. Cic. 
De sumptu nihil sane possum tibi opi- 
tulari. Id. obscuris hominibus. Plaut. 
Amanti ire opitulatum. Sueton. in- 
opiffi plebis decretis suis, to help, relieve. 
Plin. E dorso niedullam adalligatam 
contra vanas species opitulari. - 
If Opitulo, as. Liv. Andr. ap. JVtm. 
OPIUM, or-ON {Smov), ii, n. opium, the 
juice of poppy. Plin. 
OPOBaLSXMeTUM (opobalsamum), i, n. 
3 a place occupied with balsam-trees. Justin. 
(Others read opobalsamo.) 
OPOBaLSaMUM loirolh'iXcrapLov), i, n. 
the juice or gum of the balsam-tree, balm 
of Gilead, opobalsamum. Stat. Candida 
felices sudent opobalsama virg®. Ju¬ 
venal. Spirant opobalsama coho. Justin. 
Arbores opobalsami, balsam-trees. - 
ir Also, the balsam-tree. Justin. 36, 3. 
(where other Edd. have opobalsameto.) 
OPOCaRPXTHON, or -UM {dnoK&p-a- 
$ov), i, n. the poisonous juice of the car- 
pathum. Plin. 
OPOPaNaX {diwnavaD, acis, the juice of 
tlLe herb panax. Plin. 
OPORICe {fncwpiKn), es, f. a medicine, pre¬ 
pared from fruits, such as the quince, &c. 
Plin. 
OPoROTHECX,E,orOP6ROTHECE((i7r(o- 
3 poSfiKri), es, f. a place for keeping fruit, 
a fruitery, fruit-loft. Farr. 
OPoRTfiT (perhaps from opus, orops),tS- 
bat, tuit, impers. 2 . it must needs be, it is 
reasonable, it ought, it behoves, SsT, %prj. 
With subj .,the conj.irt beingsuppressed. 
Cic. Ego crimen oportet diluam. Id. Ex 
rerum cognitione efflorescat,et redundet 
oportet oratio. Horat. Valeat possessor 
oportet, si cogitat, &c. he must have 
health. —With accus. and ivfin. JVepos. 
Nihil in bello oportet contemni, nothing 
should be despised in war. Cic. Pecunia, 
quam oportuit dari, which should have 
been given. Id. Signum ablatum esse 
non oportuit. Terent. Oportuit pne 
scisse me ante, I ought to have known 
{h. e. have been informed of) it before. Id. 
Non oportuit relictas, h. e. relictas esse 
ancillas. Id. Adolescenti morem ges- 
tum oportuit, sc. a te. — With infin. 
Cic. Nec mediocre telum existimare 
oportet benevolentiam. — Absol. Cic 
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Quidquid non oportet, seel us esse, la 
ACdilitas recte collocata, quia sic opor- 
tuerit.-IT Also, it is necessary, h. e. 
the thing cannot otherwise be or be believeil. 
Cic. Exstent oportet expressa sceleris 
vestigia. Lucret. Inane {Ii. e. void) per 
medium, per non medium, concedat 
oportet.-Ii Also, it is good, expedient, 
salutary . Cic. Irritari Antonium opor¬ 
tuit. -IT Oportet may denote an ab¬ 
solute or conditional necessity, or such 
a necessity as a perfect obligation or 
prudence lays upon us. Tt is some¬ 
times opposed to necesse est, which im¬ 
plies an unavoidable necessity, tt is 
sometimes opposed to opus est, in which 
case it implies duty, right reason, while 
opus est denotes the necessity of expe¬ 
diency, that which circumstances re¬ 
quire. Distinguished from decct, it de¬ 
notes a full obligation, while decet has 
reference to propriety, suitableness to 
time and person. 
oPPaLLkSCS, or OBPaLLeSCS (oh & 
3 pallesco), is, lui, 11 .3. to turn pale. Pru¬ 
dent. 
oPPaNDS (ob & pando), is, andi, ansum 
3 or assum, a. 3. to stretch or spread out to 
or before, or simply to spread out. Oral. 
aliquid ad flatus. Tertull. Qua: illi dis¬ 
position! ieternitatis aulafl vice oppansa 
est. Id. Velo oppasso (others read op- 
panso). — Hence, Oppansum, a covering, 
integument. Tertull. De oppanso corpo¬ 
ris erumpit. 
oPPANGS (ob & pango), is, pegi, pactum, 
3 a. 1. to fix or fasten to, clap on. Plaut. 
savium, sc. ori, imprint a kiss, to kiss. 
oPPaNSuS, and OPPaSSOS, a, um, parti- 
cip. from oppando. 
oPPeCTS (ob & pecto), is, a. 3. to comb; 
3 hence, figur. of food, to pull to pieces 
with the fingers, or, chew, eat. Plaut. 
oPPeD 5 (ob & pedo), is, n. 3. contra pe- 
3 do. Horat. Judceis. 
oPPERIOR (probably allied with experior 
and the Greek irtipaopai), Iris, opper- 
tus and opperltus sum, dep. 4. Inte. 
to wait. Cic. Ibidem opperiar, aut me 
ad te conferam. Terent. Unam prate- 
rea horarn ne oppertus sies. Apul. Op- 
pertus, ut alii prsdicarent. — Trans, to 
wait for, await. Nepos. In Italia das* 
sem opperiebatur. Terent. Abi intro- 
ibi me opperire. Liv. tempora sua. 
OPPeSSOLaTcS (ob & pessulus), a, um 
3 particip. as from oppessuio, bolted 01 
barred. Apul. 
0 PPET 1 TOS, a, um, particip. from up- 
peto. 
5PP2TS (op & peto), is, tlvi and til, ti 
turn, a. and n. 3. to go to or go to meet 
encounter, undergo, suffer. Cic. e poets. 
Priusquam oppeto malam pestem man- 
datam hostili manu. Cic. Si mors op- 
petenda est, oppetatuv cum gloria. /« 
Mortes pro patria oppetitce. Senec. lur- 
re de summa cadat, et letum oppetat 
die. Virg. Queis sub moenibus altis 
contigit oppetere, sc. mortem, to die, fall 
Plin. Oppetunt fame, die of hunger 
Prudent. Gloriosa morte oppetere, to dit 
a nlorious death. 
OPPeXOS (oppecto), us, m. a combing, 
3 dressing. Apul. crinium, the dress or 
airliner of the hair. 
0 PPIC 8 (ob & pico), as, a. 1. to pMh 
3 cover with pitch, seal up with pitch, na¬ 
rrow. Cato. . 
oPPIDaNEOS, a, um, h. e. oppidanus. 
3 Cod. Theod. . 
OPPIDaNuS (oppidum), a, um, adj. of or 
belonging to a town oat of Rome; some¬ 
times of a small town, rather scorntu ) ■ 
Cic. Senex quidam oppidanus, h.e. xar- 
racinensis. Id. Oppidano quodam 
incondito genere dicendi. — Oppiaa 1 
the inhabitants of a town, townsmen, towns¬ 
folk. Cats, and Sallust. . 
oPPIDaTIM (oppidum), adv. m over’ll 
2 town, from town 
Sueton. 
0PPID5 (unc.), adv. very, 
KoiuSrj. Terent. Oppido iratus. W - 
Oppido opportune. Cic. Oppido n 
lus. Plant. Oppido intern. 
Oppido quam parvulus, like sa 
quam. -U Also, indeed,, of a ** 
certainly. Plaut. Reddidisti. ( . 
reddidi. {Chry.) omnene? 
do, certainly, yes. Id. Nam ben g 
to town, Kara ndXet!- 
exceedingly, 
