1. incĭdo — Lewis & Short
incĭdo, cĭdi, cāsum, 3 (
I fut. part. act. incasurus, Plin. 2, 27, 27, § 97; perf. scanned incĭdĕrunt, Lucr. 6, 1174), v. n. in-cado, to fall into or upon a thing, to fall, light upon (freq. and class.).
I Lit.
A In gen., constr. with in and acc.; less freq. with other prepp., with the dat., or absol.
(a) With in and acc.:
in foveam,Cic. Phil. 4, 5, 12:
ex spelunca saxum in crura ejus incidit,id. Fat. 3, 6:
e nubi in nubem vis incidit ardens fulminis,Lucr. 6, 145; cf. id. 296:
in segetem flamma,falls, Verg. A. 2, 305:
pestilentia in urbem,Liv. 27, 23 fin.:
ut incideret luna tum in eam metam, quae esset umbra terrae, etc.,entered, Cic. Rep. 1, 14, 22:
in oculos,Plin. 20, 17, 73, § 187:
incidentibus vobis in vallum portasque,Liv. 27, 13, 2:
in laqueos,Juv. 10, 314.—
(b) With other prepp.:
incidit ictus Ingens ad terram duplicato poplite Turnus,Verg. A. 12, 926:
(turris) super agmina late incidit,id. ib. 2, 467.—
(g) With dat.:
incidere portis,to rush into, Liv. 5, 11, 14; 5, 26, 8:
lymphis putealibus,Lucr. 6, 1174:
caput incidit arae,Ov. M. 5, 104: Sagunti ruinae nostris capitibus incident, Liv. 21, 10, 10:
ultimis Romanis,id. 28, 13, 9:
jacenti,Stat. Th. 5, 233:
hi duo amnes confluentes incidunt Oriundi flumini,empty, fall into, Liv. 44, 31, 4:
modo serius incidis (sol) undis,sink, Ov. M. 4, 198.—
(g) Absol.:
illa (hasta) volans, umeri surgunt qua tegmina summa, incidit,Verg. A. 10, 477: incidit Adriaci spatium admirabile rhombi, i. e. into the fisherman's net, Juv. 4, 39. —
B In partic., to fall upon, meet, or come upon unexpectedly, fall in with a person or thing.
(a) With in and acc.:
in aliquem incurrere atque incidere,Cic. Planc. 7, 17:
cum hic in me incidit,id. ib. 41, 99:
C. Valerius Procillus, cum in fuga catenis vinctus traheretur, in ipsum Caesarem incidit,Caes. B. G. 1, 53, 5:
in insidias,Cic. Fam. 7, 3, 3; cf.:
in quos (milites), si qui ex acie fugerint, de improviso incidant,id. Rosc. Am. 52, 151:
in manus alicujus,id. Clu. 7, 21:
in vituperatores,id. Fam. 7, 3, 6; 6, 1, 25.—
(b) With inter:
inter catervas armatorum,Liv. 25, 39.—
(g) With dat.:
qui (oculi) quocumque inciderunt,Cic. Mil. 1, 1; Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 13; Quint. 11, 3, 50:
sane homini praeter opinionem improviso incidi,Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 74, § 182:
incidit huic Appennicolae bellator filius Anni,Verg. A. 11, 699.—
(d) With acc. alone (late Lat.):
bene quod meas potissimum manus incidisti,App. M. 6, p. 176, 24; id. ib. p. 179, 4:
fatales laqueos,Vulc. Gall. Avid. Caes. 2, § 2.—
C Transf., to fall upon, attack, assault: triarii consurgentes ... in hostem incidebant. Liv. 8, 8, 13:
postquam acrius ultimis incidebat Romanus,id. 28, 13, 9.
II Trop.
A In gen., to fall into any condition.
(a) With in and acc.:
in morbum,Cic. Fam. 13, 29, 4: in febriculam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 21 fin.:
in miserias,id. Phil. 2, 10, 24; cf.:
qui inciderant (sc. in morbum) haud facile septimum diem superabant,Liv. 41, 21, 5:
ut si in hujusmodi amicitias ignari casu aliquo inciderint,Cic. Lael. 12, 42:
quodsi quis etiam a culpa vacuus in amicitiam ejus inciderat,Sall. C. 14, 4:
in honoris contentionem,Cic. Lael. 10, 34:
in imperiorum, honorum, gloriae cupiditatem,id. Off. 1, 8, 26:
in furorem et insaniam,Cic. Pis. 20, 46. —
(b) With acc. alone:
caecitatem, Ambros. de Tobia, 2: iram,Lact. Plac. Narr. Fab. 1, 10:
amorem,id. ib. 14, 1.—
B To fall upon, befall:
eo anno pestilentia gravis incidit in urbem agrosque,Liv. 27, 23, 6:
tantus terror incidit ejus exercitui,fell upon, Caes. B. C. 3, 13, 2; cf.:
ut nihil incidisset postea civitati mali, quod, etc.,happened, Cic. de Or. 1, 7, 26.—
C In partic.
1 To fall upon accidentally; to light upon, in thought or conversation:
non consulto, sed casu in eorum mentionem incidi,Cic. Div. in Caecil. 15, 50; id. Lael. 1, 3; cf.:
fortuito in sermonem alicujus incidere,id. de Or. 1, 24, 111:
in eum sermonem incidere, qui, etc.,id. Lael. 1, 2:
in varios sermones,id. Att. 16, 2, 4:
cum in eam memoriam et recordationem nuper ex sermone quodam incidissemus,id. Brut. 2, 9:
iterum in mentionem incidimus viri,Tac. H. 4, 5; Plin. Ep. 9, 33, 1.—
2 To come or occur to one's mind:
sapiens appeteret aliquid, quodcumque in mentem incideret et quodcumque tamquam occurreret,come into his mind, Cic. Fin. 4, 16, 43; cf. Ter. Phorm. 1, 3, 5; id. Heaut. 3, 1, 75:
redeunti, ex ipsa re mihi incidit suspicio,id. And. 2, 2, 22; 3, 2, 21:
tanta nunc suspicio de me incidit,id. Ad. 4, 4, 5:
dicam, verum, ut aliud ex alio incidit,id. Heaut. 3, 3, 37:
nihil te effugiet atque omne. quod erit in re occurret atque incidet,Cic. de Or. 2, 34, 147:
potantibus his apud Sex. Tarquinium incidit de uxoribus mentio,Liv. 1, 57, 6.—
3 To fall upon, happen in a certain time.
(a) With in and acc.:
quod in id rei publicae tempus non incideris, sed veneris — judicio enim tuo, non casu in ipsum discrimen rerum contulisti tribunatum tuum—profecto vides, quanta vis, etc.,Cic. Fam. 2, 7, 2:
quorum aetas in eorum tempora, quos nominavi, incidit,Cic. Or. 12, 39; cf. id. Fam. 5, 15, 3:
quoniam in eadem rei publicae tempora incidimus,id. ib. 5, 8, 3 fin.:
facies me in quem diem Romana incidant mysteria certiorem,id. Att. 6, 1, 26:
cum in Kalendas Januarias Compitaliorum dies incidisset,id. Pis. 4, 8:
quae (bella) in ejus aetatem gravissima inciderunt,Quint. 12, 11, 16: in eum annum quo erat Hortensius consul futurus, incidere, to fall into, i. e. to extend the case until, etc., id. 6, 5, 4; cf.:
quintus annus cum in te praetorem incidisset,Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 56, § 139.—
(b) With acc. alone (late Lat.):
ut menses ... autumnale tempus inciderent,Sol. 1, § 44.—
4 To fall out, happen, occur:
et in nostra civitate et in ceteris, multis fortissimis atque optimis viris injustis judiciis tales casus incidisse,Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 3:
si quid tibi durius inciderit,Prop. 1, 15, 28; cf.: si casus inciderit, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 21, 6:
incidunt saepe tempora cum, etc.,id. Off. 1, 10, 31:
eorum ipsorum, quae honesta sunt, potest incidere saepe contentio et comparatio,id. ib. 1, 43, 152:
potest incidere quaestio,Quint. 7, 1, 19:
verbum si quod minus usitatum incidat,id. 2, 5, 4:
in magnis quoque auctoribus incidunt aliqua vitiosa,id. 10, 2, 15; 11, 1, 70; Cels. 5, 27, 3: ea accidisse non quia haec facta sunt, arbitror;
verum haec ideo facta, quia incasura erant illa,Plin. 2, 27, 27, § 97:
si quando ita incidat,Quint. 2, 5, 5; cf.:
forte ita incidit, ut, etc.,Liv. 26, 23, 2:
forte ita inciderat, ne, etc.,id. 1, 46, 5.—
5 To fall in with, coincide, agree with, in opinion, etc.:
ne ipse incidat in Diodorum, etc.,Cic. Fat. 8, 15.—
6 To stumble upon, undertake at random:
sic existumes non me fortuito ad tuam amplitudinem meis officiis amplectendam incidisse, etc.,Cic. Fam. 5, 8, 3.— Hence in part. pres.: incĭdentĭa, subst., occurrences, events, Amm. 14, 5, 4; 22, 9, 2 al.