I.a. [2. labor].
I. Neutr., to labor, take pains, exert one's self, strive.
A. In gen.: “ne labora,” Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 37: “sese (aratores) sibi, laborare,” Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 52, § 121: “quid ego laboravi, aut quid egi, aut in quo evigilaverunt curae et cogitationes meae, si? etc.,” id. Par. 2, 17: “ne familiares, si scuta ipsi ferrent, laborarent,” id. Phil. 5, 6: “si mea res esset, non magis laborarem,” id. Fam. 13, 44; 74: “qui non satis laborarunt,” Quint. 8 prooem. § 29:“ frustra laborabimus,” id. 6, 3, 35; cf.: “frustra laboret Ausus idem,” Hor. A. P. 241: “in enodandis nominibus,” to exert one's self in vain, Cic. N. D. 3, 24, 62: “circa memoriam et pronuntiationem,” Quint. 6, 4, 1: “circa nomina rerum ambitiose,” id. 3, 11, 21: “in famam, Sen. de Ira, 3, 41, 3: in commune,” Quint. 5, 11, 24; 8, 2, 18: “in spem,” Ov. M. 15, 367.—With dat., to toil for, to serve: “cui (Jovi) tertia regna laborant,” Sil. 8, 116.—With in and abl.: “quid est, in quo se laborasse dicit?” Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 53, § 124: “qua in re mihi non arbitror diu laborandum,” Quint. 2, 3, 2: “in dura humo,” Ov. F. 4, 416: “in remigando,” Vulg. Marc. 6, 48: “in omni gente,” in behalf of, Juv. 8, 239.—With pro: “pro hoc (L. Flacco) laborant,” Cic. Planc. 11, 28: “pro salute mea,” id. Dom. 11, 30: “pro Sestio,” id. Fam. 13, 8, 1.—With ut: “laborabat, ut reliquas civitates adjungeret,” Caes. B. G. 7, 31: “ut honore dignus essem, maxime semper laboravi,” Cic. Planc. 20, 50: “ut vos decerneretis laboravi,” id. Prov. Cons. 11, 28: “neque te ut miretur turba labores,” Hor. S. 1, 10, 73. —With ne: “et sponsio illa ne fieret, laborasti,” Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 57, § 132: quae ego ne frustra subierim ... laboro, Lent. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 14, 5.—With inf.: “quem perspexisse laborant,” Hor. A. P. 435: “amarique ab eo laboravi,” Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 2; 2, 5, 9: “si sociis fidelissimis prospicere non laboratis,” Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 55, § 127: “quod audiri non laborarit,” Cic. Att. 5, 2, 2: “hunc superare laboret,” Hor. S. 41, 112; 2, 3, 269: “ne quaerere quidem de tanta re laborarint,” Nep. Pel. 3, 1: “describere,” Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 1.—
B. In partic.
1. To suffer, to labor under, to be oppressed, afflicted, or troubled with.
(α).
Absol.: aliud est dolere, aliud laborare. Cum varices secabantur C. Mario, dolebat: cum aestu magno ducebat agmen, laborabat. Est inter haec tamen quaedam similitudo: consuetudo enim laborum perpessionem dolorum efficiet faciliorem, Cic. Tusc. 2, 15, 35: “valetudo tua me valde conturbat: significant enim tuae litterae, te prorsus laborare,” id. Att. 7, 2, 2: “cum sine febri laborassem,” id. ib. 5, 8: “eum graviter esse aegrum, quod vehementer ejus artus laborarent,” id. Tusc. 2, 25, 61.—
(β).
With ex: “ex intestinis,” Cic. Fam. 7, 26, 1: “ex pedibus,” id. ib. 9, 23: “ex renibus,” id. Tusc. 2, 25, 60: “e dolore,” Ter. And. 1, 5, 33.—Esp. of mental disorders, etc.: “ex invidia,” Cic. Clu. 71, 202; id. Rosc. Am. 51, 149: “ex desiderio,” id. Fam. 16, 11, 1: “ex inscitia,” id. Inv. 2, 2, 5: “ex aere alieno laborare,” to be oppressed with debt, Caes. B. C. 3, 22.—
(δ).
With abl.: “laborantes utero puellae,” Hor. C. 3, 22, 2: “domesticā crudelitate,” Cic. Rosc. Am. 53, 154: “nec vero quisquam stultus non horum morborum aliquo laborat,” id. Fin. 1, 18, 59: “odio apud hostes, contemptu inter socios,” Liv. 6, 2: “pestilentiā laboratum est,” id. 1, 31, 5: “crimine temeritatis,” Quint. 12, 9, 14.—
2. To grieve, be in trouble, be vexed, to be concerned, solicitous, or anxious: “animo laborabat, ut reliquas civitates adjungeret,” Caes. B. G. 7, 31: “ut vos decerneretis, laboravi,” Cic. Prov. Cons. 11: “nihil laboro, nisi ut salvus sis,” id. Fam. 16, 4, 4: “sponsio illa ne fieret laborasti,” Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 57, § 132.— With de (esp. of events or persons on whose account one is concerned): “sororem de fratrum morte laborantem,” Cic. Inv. 2, 26, 78: “de quibus ego ante laborabam, ne, etc.,” id. Caecin. 1, 3: “laboro, ut non minimum hac mea commendatione se consecutum videretur,” id. Fam. 13, 26, 4: “noli putare me de ulla re magis laborare,” id. Att. 6, 1, 3: “his de rebus eo magis laboro, quod, etc.,” id. Fam. 13, 56, 3: “in uno,” i. e. to love, Hor. C. 1, 17, 19: non laboro, nihil laboro, I don't trouble myself about it, it concerns me not: “cujus manu sit percussus, non laboro,” Cic. Rosc. Am. 34, 97: “quorsum recidat responsum tuum non magnopere laboro,” id. Rosc. Com. 15, 43: “Tironi prospicit, de se nihil laborat,” id. Phil. 8, 9, 26: “quid est quod de iis laborat,” id. ib. 8, 8, 27; id. Tusc. 1, 43, 103.—With abl.: “tuā causā,” Cic. Fam. 3, 7, 6: “neglegens ne qua populus laborat,” Hor. C. 3, 8, 25.—With in: “in re familiari valde laboramus,” Cic. Att. 4, 1, 3.—
3. To be in distress, difficulty, or danger: “quos laborantes conspexerat iis subsidia submittebat,” Caes. B. G. 4, 26: “suis laborantibus succurrere,” id. B. C. 2, 6; Sall. C. 60, 4: “ne legatus laborantibus suis auxilio foret,” id. J. 52, 6; Curt. 9, 1, 15.—Impers. pass.: “maxime ad superiores munitiones laboratur,” Caes. B. G. 7, 85.—Of inanim. things: “ut utraeque (triremes) ex concursu laborarent,” Caes. B. C. 2, 6: “nec cur fraternis luna laboret equis (of an eclipse of the moon, because the sun's light is then withdrawn from it),” Prop. 2, 34, 52 (3, 32, 48 M.); so, “luna laboret,” Cic. Tusc. 1, 38, 92: “cum luna laborare non creditur,” Plin. 2, 9, 6, § 42: “laboranti succurrere lunae,” Juv. 6, 443: “Aquilonibus Querceta laborant,” Hor. C. 2, 9, 6: “laborantem ratem deserere,” Ov. P. 2, 6, 22: “laborat carmen in fine,” Petr. 45.—
II. Act. (only since the Aug. per.; for in Cic. Cael. 22, 54, elaboratus is the correct reading).
A. To work out, elaborate, to form, make, prepare: “noctibus hibernis castrensia pensa laboro,” Prop. 4, 3, 33: “quale non perfectius Meae laborarint manus,” Hor. Epod. 5, 60: “arte laboratae vestes,” Verg. A. 1, 639: “laborata Ceres,” bread, id. ib. 8, 181: “et nobis et equis letum commune laboras,” preparest, Sil. 16, 411.—
B. To labor at, to cultivate: “frumenta ceterosque fructus,” Tac. G. 45.
