I. Adv., on the under side, below, underneath.
A. Lit.: “infra nihil est nisi mortale ... supra Lunam sunt aeterna omnia,” Cic. Rep. 6, 17: “in occipitio et infra, qua summa vertebra, etc.,” Cels. 3, 23 fin.— With quam: “ipsius autem partes eae, quae sunt infra quam id quod devoratur, dilatantur,” Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 135; Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 3: “si infra, quam rami fuere, praecidatur,” Plin. 16, 30, 53, § 123.— Absol., of the lower world: “non seges est infra,” there is no sowing down below, Tib. 1, 10, 35.—Of a following place in a writing, below: “earum exemplum infra scripsi,” Cic. Att. 8, 6; id. Fam. 5, 10, 5; Quint. 8, 4, 9.— Comp.: inferius, lower, farther down: “altius egressus caelestia tecta cremabis. inferius terras,” Ov. M. 2, 137: “currere,” id. ib. 2, 208: “inferius, quam collo pectora subsunt,” id. ib. 12, 420.—
B. Trop.
1. Below, beneath, in value or esteem: “liberos ejus ut multum infra despectare,” Tac. A. 2, 43.— Comp., lower, farther down: “persequi,” Ov. Tr. 2, 263: virtutem non flamma, non ruina inferius adducet. Sen. Ep. 79: “quae praeterire, quam inferius exsequi tutius duximus,” Sol. 2 med.—
3. Later in time: “quid quod Ciceronis temporibus paulumque infra ... geminabatur,” Quint. 1, 7, 20.
II. Prep. with acc., below, under.
A. Lit.: “ad mare infra oppidum exspectabat,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 23, § 51: “infra mortuos amandare,” id. Quint. 15, 49: “infra caelum et sidera nox cadit,” Tac. Agr. 12.—
2. Of time, later than: “Homerus non infra superiorem Lycurgum fuit,” Cic. Brut. 10, 40. —
3. Of size, smaller than: “uri sunt magnitudine paulo infra elephantos,” Caes. B. G. 6, 28.—
B. Trop., below, beneath in rank, honor, or esteem: “quem ego infra esse infimos omnis puto homines,” Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 36: “res humanas despicere atque infra se positas arbitrari,” Cic. Tusc. 3, 7, 15: “omnia infra se esse judicare,” id. Fin. 3, 7, 25: “e quo infra se et Caesarem videret et rempublicam,” he despised them, Vell. 2, 76, 4: “semper infra aliorum aestimationes se metientem,” id. 2, 127 fin.: “infra servos cliens,” id. 2, 83: “non infra speciem,” not inferior in beauty, Prop. 1, 20, 5: “conferant se Marii ... infra Pallantis laudes jacebunt,” they will not come up to the glory of Pallas, Plin. Ep. 8, 6, 2: “id quidem infra grammatici officium est,” Quint. 1, 7, 1; cf. id. 2, 5, 4.
