Strenuus, Adiectiuum, Col. Strong: valiant: stout: doutie: harvie: bolde: actine: prompt.Hac re strenuum hominem præbuit. Te. In this he shewed hunselfe a stoute man.Dextra streoua.Ouid.Facies strenua.Plaut.An hardie countenaunce.Inertia strenua, Vide INERS.Ministra strenua faciendis iussis.Ouid.Readie and prompt to do that the is bidden.Membra strenua.Ouid.Nimble and actiue limmes.Mors strenua. Curtius. A sodaine death.Saltus strenuus. Curt. A nimble and quicke leape.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
strēnuus, a, um, adj. [root in Gr. stereo/s, firm, hard; cf. sterilis, and Germ. starren], brisk, nimble, quick, prompt, active, vigorous, strenuous.I. Of persons (freq. and class.; syn.: fortis, alacer, agilis): mercator strenuus, Cato, R. R. praef. 3; cf.: vilicus strenuior, Lucil. ap. Prisc. p. 601 P. (Sat. 16, 5): strenui nimio plus prosunt populi quam arguti et cati, Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 12: homo, Ter. Phorm. 3, 1, 12: multi alii ex Trojā strenui viri, Naev. 1, 17: strenuior (opp. deterior), Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 10: viri fortissimi et milites strenuissimi, Cato, R. R. praef. 4; cf. Cic. Phil. 2, 32, 78: strenuus et fortis, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 46; Liv. 21, 4, 4: imperator in proeliis strenuus et fortis, Quint. 12, 3, 5: strenui ignavique in victoriā idem audent, Tac. H. 2, 14 fin.; so (opp. ignavus) id. ib. 4, 69; (opp. iners) id. ib. 1, 46; Sall. C. 61, 7; 51, 16: noli me tam strenuum putare, ut ad Nonas recurram, Hirt. ap. Cic. Att. 15, 6, 2: Graeci, gens linguā magis strenua quam factis, Liv. 8, 22, 8; Tac. H. 3, 57: quodsi cessas aut strenuus anteis, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 70 et saep.—With gen.: strenuus militiae, Tac. H. 3, 42.—B.Restless, turbulent (post-Aug.): multi in utroque exercitu, sicut modesti quietique, ita mali et strenui, Tac. H. 1, 52: strenuus in perfidiā, id. ib. 3, 57.—II.Transf., of things (not in class. prose): operam reipublicae fortem atque strenuam perhibere, Cato ap. Gell. 3, 7, 19; cf. Plaut. ib. 7, 7, 3: adulescens strenuā facie, id. Rud. 2, 2, 8: manus (chirurgi),
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