ŏpĕror — Lewis & Short
ŏpĕror (collat. form ŏpĕro,
Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 10, 33; Commod. 30, 14), ātus, 1,I v. dep. n. [opus], to work, labor, toil, take pains; to be busied (not in Cic. or Cæs.).— Constr. absol. or with dat.
I Lit.
A In gen.
(a) Absol.:
seniores (apes) intus operantur,Plin. 11, 10, 10, § 21:
servi, qui operari in agro consueverunt,Dig. 28, 5, 35. —
(b) With dat., to bestow pains upon a thing; to devote one's self to, be engaged in or occupied with a thing (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
reipublicae,Liv. 4, 60, 2:
conubiis arvisque novis operari,Verg. A. 3, 136:
ornandis capillis,Ov. Am. 2, 7, 23:
in cute curandā,Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 29:
textis Minervae, Tib 2, 1, 65: materiis caedendis,Tac. H. 5, 20:
studiis litterarum,id. A. 3, 43:
scholae,Quint. 10, 3, 13; Suet. Claud. 19:
auditioni in scholis,Plin. 26, 2, 6, § 11; Val. Max. 8, 7, 4 ext.:
rebus domesticis,Col. 12, 4, 3:
reipublicae,Dig. 48, 5, 15.—
B In partic., in relig. lang., to serve the gods, perform sacred rites, to honor or celebrate by sacrifices (for which:
operam dare rebus divinis,Cic. Leg. 2, 11, 26):
operari est deos religiose et cum summā veneratione sacrificiis litare,Non. 523, 9; Pompon. ap. Non. 523, 13:
illum Dianae sanctum diem,Afran. ib. 14:
sacra refer Cereri laetis operatus (= sacrificans) in herbis,Verg. G. 1, 339; cf.:
Cynthia jam noctes est operata decem,Prop. 2, 33, 2 (3, 31, 2); and:
mulier justis operata sacris, Hor C. 3, 14, 6: sacris,Liv. 1, 31, 8:
superstitionibus,id. 10, 39, 2:
viditque se operatum, et sanguine sacro respersa praetexta,Tac. A. 2, 14. Vesta, fave:
tibi nunc operata resolvimus ora,the mouth devoted to thee, Ov. F. 6, 249:
janua matutinis operatur festa lucernis,Juv. 12, 92.—
II Transf.
1 To work, have effect, be effectual, to be active, to operate (post-class.):
nihil denique praetermitteret, quod ad crudelitatem videretur operari,to be effectual, Capitol. Maxim. 13:
ad sui dispendium,to avail, Cod. Just. 5, 12, 7:
venenum operatur,operates, Lampr. Commod. 17.—
2 Act. (eccl. Lat.)
(a) To work, carry into effect, administer:
justi tiam,Lact. 6, 12, 38; 6, 13, 4; 6, 24, 4:
scelus,Vulg. Lev. 20, 12:
miracula,Ambros. in Luc. 4, § 47.—
(b) To work, produce by working, cause:
in vobis sollicitudinem,Vulg. 2 Cor. 7, 11:
mortem,id. ib. 7, 10:
gloriae pondus,id. ib. 4, 17:
opera,id. Joan. 9, 4.— Hence,
A ŏpĕrans, antis, P. a., active, efficient, effectual (post-Aug.):
operantes apes spectare,Plin. 21, 14, 47, § 80.—Comp.:
bonitas operantior,Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 4.— Neutr. adv.:
aridas vaporationes operantius mederi quam cataplasmata,Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 8, 89.—Sup.:
clysteres adhibere operantissimos,Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 39.—
B ŏpĕrātus, a, um, P. a.
1 Pass., performed, effected (eccl. Lat.):
tot charismata perperam operata,Tert. Praescr. 29.—
2 Act., efficacious, effective:
fallaciae vis operatior,Tert. Anim. 57.