ē-lābor — Lewis & Short
ē-lābor, elapsus (elabsus), 3,
I v. dep. n. and a.
I Neutr., to slip or glide away, to fall out, get off, escape (class.).
A Lit.:
anguilla est, elabitur,Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 57;
so of a snake,Liv. 1, 56; 26, 19; Verg. G. 1, 244; Ov. M. 9, 63:
cum se convolvens sol elaberetur et abiret,Cic. Div. 1, 23, 46:
(animal) ex utero elapsum,id. N. D. 2, 51, 128; cf. id. Cat. 1, 6 fin.:
elapsae manibus tabellae,Ov. M. 9, 571; cf.:
gladius ei e manu,Just. 33, 2, 3:
jumentum e manibus curantium elapsum,Liv. 44, 40:
animi corporibus elapsi,Cic. Rep. 6, 26 fin.; cf. id. Tusc. 1, 45 fin.:
quicquid incidit, fastigio musculi elabitur,Caes. B. C. 2, 11, 1:
Manlii cuspis super galeam hostis elapsa est,slipped along, Liv. 8, 7:
foras elapsa corpora,Lucr. 5, 489.—
b In an upward direction of fire:
frondes elapsus in altas,having crept, glided, upwards, Verg. G. 2, 305. —
2 In partic.
(a) Of persons, to slip off, get clear, escape:
ex proelio elapsi,Caes. B. G. 5, 37 fin.:
e soceri manibus ac ferro,Cic. Att. 10, 4, 3:
de caede Pyrrhi,Verg. A. 2, 526:
telis Achivum,id. ib. 2, 318; cf.
custodiae,Tac. A. 5, 10:
inter tumultum,Liv. 28, 33:
mediis Achivis,Verg. A. 1, 242 et saep.—
(b) Of limbs or joints, to be dislocated:
articuli,Cels. 8, 11, 13:
id quod in latus elapsum est, digitis restitui,id. 8, 19:
illi elapsos in pravum artus, etc.,Tac. H. 4, 81.—
B Trop.
A In gen., to slip away, escape:
causa e manibus,Cic. de Or. 2, 50; cf.:
rei publicae statum illum elapsum scito esse de manibus,id. Att. 1, 16, 6; and with this cf. id. Mur. 39, 85:
animus devinctus paulatim elapsus est Bacchidi,i. e. became estranged, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 94: libros adolescenti elapsos esse, had slipped from him, i. e. had been published prematurely, Quint. 3, 1, 20:
in servitutem elapsi,who had insensibly fallen into, Liv. 3, 37.—
B In partic.
1 To get off, get clear, escape from condemnation, punishment:
ex tot tantisque criminibus elapsus,Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 58; 2, 1, 39 fin.; id. de Sen. 12 fin.; id. Q. Fr. 3, 4, 2; Quint. 2, 11, 2; 3, 6, 83; Suet. Tib. 33 al. Less freq. of things:
ne quod maleficium impunitate elaberetur,Suet. Aug. 32.—
2 Pregn., to pass away, disappear, escape:
imperfecta tibi elapsa est vita,Lucr. 3, 958; so,
ea spes,Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 101:
assensio omnis illa,Cic. Tusc. 1, 11, 24: aliquid memoriă, id. Phil. 13, 5, 11; cf. Quint. 10, 3, 33; Luc. 9, 80.—
II Act. like effugere, to escape from any evil or danger (post-Aug. and very rare):
pugnam aut vincula,Tac. A. 1, 61:
custodias,id. H. 3, 59; Flor. 1, 10, 7 Duker. N. cr.:
vim ignium (statua),Tac. A. 4, 64.