ī^cĭo — Lewis & Short
ī^cĭo and ī^co), īci, ictum (forms in use, only
I pres. icit, iciunt, icere; perf. icit, icisse; pluperf. iceram, iceras; fut. perf. icero; pass. pres. icitur, icimur; perf. ictus est; and part. ictus, a, um; pres. ĭco, Prisc. 886 P.;
but īcit,Lucr. 3, 160; Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 50; pres. icio, Gell. 4, 17, 8; Prisc. 877 P.), 3, v. a. Gr. i)p-, i)/ptomai, to injure; i)/y, a worm; i)/kria, scaffolding; cf. *)/ikaros, e)n-iph/, to strike, hit, smite, stab, sting (cf.: ferio, percutio, verbero, pulso).
I Lit. (rare but class.).
A In gen.:
exim corpus propellit et icit,Lucr. 3, 160:
unde icimur ictu,id. 4, 1050:
femur,Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 42:
caput telis (musca),Cat. 116, 4: vidulum fuscinā, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Non. 124, 1:
cum Ptolemaeus in proelio telo venenato ictus esset,Cic. Div. 2, 66, 135; cf.:
lapide ictus,Caes. B. C. 3, 22, 2:
ibi in turba ictus Remus, cecidit,Liv. 1, 7, 2:
velut ictus ab Hercule Cacus,Juv. 5, 125.—
B Esp. of lightning, etc., to strike:
cum Summanus e caelo ictus esset,Cic. Div. 1, 10, 16:
ictae limen domus,Ov. Tr. 5, 4, 34:
fulmine laurus sola non icitur,Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 134; cf.:
fulmen lauri fruticem non icit,id. 2, 55, 56, § 146;
so in a figure, of a thunderbolt: ut vos iisdem ignibus circumsaepti me primum ictum pro vobis et fumantem videretis,Cic. Har. Resp. 21, 45; cf.: exin candida se radiis dedit icta foras lux (i. e. Aurora), struck with rays, irradiated, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107 (Ann. v. 93 Vahl.).—
C With a homogeneous object: Icere colaphum, to give a box on the ear:
hei, colaphum icit,Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 65.—
II Trop.
A In partic., icere foedus, like ferire and percutere foedus (v. ferio and percutio, I. B. fin.), to make a covenant or league:
foedus, quod meo sanguine in pactione provinciarum iceras, frangere noluisti,Cic. Pis. 12, 28:
cum Gaditanis foedus icisse dicitur,id. Balb. 15, 34; Cael. ap. Prisc. p. 886 P.:
orsi a foedere quod nobiscum icerant,Tac. 12, 62—
B (Perh. not ante - Aug.) Desideriis icta fidelibus Quaerit patria Caesarem, smitten, tormented, Hor. C. 4, 5, 15:
novā re consules icti,disturbed, Liv. 27, 9, 8; cf. id. 34, 17, 5:
conscientiā ictus,id. 33, 28, 1:
metu icta,id. 1, 16 et saep.:
haud secus quam pestifero sidere icti pavebant,panic - stricken, id. 8, 9, 12:
domestico vulnere ictus,by family affliction, Tac. Agr. 29:
si existunt, qui magnitudinem multum ultra se positam non icturi appetant,reach, attain, Sen. Const. Sap. 3 med.—
C Poet.:
saltat Milonius, ut semel icto Accessit fervor capiti numerusque lucernis,i. e. smitten with wine, tipsy, Hor. S. 2, 1, 25.