Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

I.neutr. form: “caelum teste vocat,” Alcim. 6, 576), one who attests any thing (orally or in writing), a witness (cf. superstes): “testes vinctos attines,” Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 63: “pluris est oculatus testis unus quam auriti decem,” id. ib. 2, 6, 8: “deos absentes testes memoras,” id. Merc. 3, 4, 42: “vosque, dii, testes facio,” Liv. 1, 59, 1: “deos hominesque se testes facere,” id. 34, 11, 8: “deūm, quos testes foederum invocabant consules,” id. 8, 6, 1: “ut manus ad caelum tendens deos testes ingrati animi Magnetum invocaret,” id. 35, 31, 13; 39, 51, 12; 41, 25, 4; Curt. 4, 10, 33: “apud me ut apud bonum judicem argumenta plus quam testes valent,” Cic. Rep. 1, 38, 59: “si negem ... quo me teste convinces?” id. Phil. 2, 4, 8: “satis idonei testes et conscii,” id. Font. 7, 16; so, “cupidi, conjurati et ab religione remoti,” id. ib. 10, 21: “religiosus,” id. Vatin. 1, 1: “incorrupti atque integri,” id. Fin. 1, 21, 71: “graves, leves,” id. Quint. 23, 75: “locupletissimi,” id. Brut. 93, 322 et saep.: “dabo tibi testis nec nimis antiquos nec ullo modo barbaros,” id. Rep. 1, 37, 58; so, “testes dare in aliquam rem,” id. Quint. 23, 75: “proferre,” id. Balb. 18, 41: “adhibere,” id. Fin. 2, 21, 67: “citare in aliquam rem,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 59, §146: “ut iis testibus in summā pecuniae uteretur,” Caes. B. C. 3, 105; cf. id. B. G. 1, 14: “testibus uti,” Cic. Verr. 1, 18, 55; Quint. 5, 7, 9; 9, 2, 98. — With dependent-clause: “testis faciet ilico, Vendidisse me,” Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 49: “iis utimini testibus appropinquare eorum adventum,” Caes. B. G. 7, 77, cf. id. B. C. 3, 90. — Fem.: “Venus Cyrenensis, testem te testor mihi,” Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 51: “teste deā,” Ov. H. 16 (17), 124: “nutrix testis fida doloris,” Sen. Oct. 76: “musa mea,” Ov. P. 3, 9, 50: “inductā teste in senatu, Haec, inquit, etc.,” Suet. Claud. 40.—Of things: “sidera sunt testes et matutina pruina,” Prop. 2, 9, 41: “quid debeas, o Roma Neronibus, Testis Metaurum flumen et Hasdrubal Devictus, etc.,” Hor. C. 4, 4, 38: “testis mecum est anulus,” Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 49.—

II. Transf., an eye-witness, spectator, i. q. arbiter (rare; cf. “also conscius): facies bona teste caret,” Ov. A. A. 3, 398: “puduitque gementem, Illo teste mori,” Luc. 9, 887: “ac lunā teste moventur,” Juv. 6, 311.