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intrā, adv. and prep. [contr. from intĕrā; sc. parte], on the inside, within (class. only as a prep.).

  1. I. Adv. (post-Aug.).
    1. A. In gen.: quadraginta per oram, intra centum erunt, Quint. 1, 10, 43: pars, quae intra, longior esse debet, quam quae extra, Cels. 7, 15: si inciditur, viridis intra caro apparet, id. 5, 28, 13: vasa extrinsecus, et intra diligenter picata, Col. 12, 43, 7.
    2. B. Esp.
      1. 1. Of the interior of countries: intra vix jam homines magisque semiferi, Mela, 1, 4, 4.
      2. 2. Of the interior of a building: pro rostris aurata aedes … intraque lectus eburneus, Suet. Caes. 84: intra forisque, Petr. 22.
      3. 3. Of the Mediterranean Sea, Mela, prooem. 2: abunde orbe terrae extra intra indicato (opp. extra, of the ocean), Plin. 6, 32, 38, § 205 fin.
    3. C. Inwardly, towards the inside (rare): binos interim digitos distinguimus … paulum tamen inferioribus intra spectantibus, Quint. 11, 3, 98.
  2. II. Prep. with acc. (placed after its noun: praeturam intra, Tac. A. 3, 75, and: lucem intra, id. ib. 4, 48), within.
    1. A. Lit., of place: intra navim, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 75: intra parietes meos, Cic. Att. 3, 10: carceres stare, Auct. Her. 4, 3: jactum teli, within a javelin’s throw, Verg. A. 11, 608: montem Taurum, Cic. Sest. 27: locus intra oceanum jam, nullus est, quo non, etc., id. Verr. 2, 3, 89: Apenninum, Liv. 5, 35: ea intra se consumunt Arabes, consume among themselves, in their own country, Plin. 12, 21, 45, § 99: Sy. Devoravi nomen inprudens modo. Ch. Non placet qui amicos intra dentis conclusos habet, behind, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 64; cf.: inter dentis, id. ib. 4, 2, 80 Brix.
    2. B. Transf.
      1. 1. I. q. in with acc., in, into: ea intra pectus se penetravit potio, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 23: nosse regiones, intra quas venere, Cic. de Or. 2, 34: qui intra fines suos Ariovistum recepissent, Caes. B. G. 1, 32: intra moenia compulsus, Liv. 34, 33.
      2. 2. Of time, within, during, in the course of, in less than: intra viginti dies, Plaut. Curc. 3, 77: qui intra annos quatuordecim tectum non subiissent, Caes. B. G. 1, 36: quae intra decem annos facta sunt, Cic. Verr. 1, 13, 37 (dub.; B. and K. inter): intra paucos dies, Liv. 23, 41; Suet. Caes. 8: intra breve tempus, id. Tib. 51; id. Claud. 38: juventam, in youth, Tac. A. 2, 71.
        With quam ( = postquam): intra decimum diem quam Pheras venerat, i. e. before the lapse of ten days after his arrival, Liv. 36, 10, 1; 43, 9, 2; Quint. 1, 12, 9; Suet. Caes. 35 al.
    3. C. Trop.
      1. 1. Under, below, i. e. less than, fewer than, within the limits of: intra centum, Liv. 1, 43: epulari intra legem, i. e. less expensively than the law allows, Cic. Fam. 9, 26, 9: intra modum, id. ib. 4, 4, 14: intra verba desipere, to betray insanity in words only, Cels. 3, 18: intra verba peccare, to transgress in words only, Curt. 7, 1, 25: intra gloriam fuit facinus, i. e. was not inglorious, Flor. 1, 3: intra silentium se tenere, to keep silence, Plin. Ep. 4, 16: intra famam sunt scripta, beneath his reputation, Quint. 11, 3, 8: intra fortunam, Prop. 4, 8, 2.
      2. 2. With acc. of pron., within or among.
          1. (α) Intra se, inwardly, to one’s self: meditantes intra semet, Plin. 10, 42, 59, § 118: intra se dicere, Quint. 10, 7, 25: intra se componere, id. 11, 3, 2.
          2. (β) Secretly: intra vos futura, shall remain among yourselves, be kept secret, Plin. Ep. 3, 10, 4.

2. intro, āvi, ātum (intrassis for intraveris, Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 63), 1, v. a. and n. [1. intro], to go or walk into, to enter (syn.: ingredior, introeo).

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. In gen.; constr. with acc., with in and acc.; poet. with dat.
          1. (α) With acc.: tu ingredi illam domum ausus es? tu illud sanctissimum limen intrare? Cic. Phil. 2, 27, 68: pomoerium, id. N. D. 2, 4, 11; id. Caecin. 8, 22: regnum, id. Rab. Post. 8, 22: postes, Ov. M. 8, 639: domum, Nep. Ages. 7, 4; id. Dat. 2, 1: limen, Val. Max. 2, 2, 1; 4, 5, 5; Vell. 2, 59 fin.; Just. 18, 7, 10; Suet. Tib. 30: portas, Liv. 1, 29, 1: flumen, Sall. J. 110, 6: januam, Petr. 139: fumum et flammam, Hirt. B. G. 8, 16: maria, Verg. A. 6, 59: amnis intrans aequora, emptying into the sea, Val. Fl. 2, 11: notus medullas intravit calor, Verg. A. 8, 390: fluminis ripas, to come between, id. ib. 7, 201.
          2. (β) With in and acc.: ante quam (animus) in corpus intravisset, Cic. Tusc. 1, 24, 57: in tabernaculum, Curt. 3, 12, 10: in flumen, Plin. 32, 1, 4, § 10; 9, 15, 20, § 50: in eum mundum, Sen. Ep. 91, 15: intravit in hortos, Ov. M. 14, 656: in portus, id. ib. 7, 492: in Capitolium, Cic. Dom. 3, 5.
          3. (γ) With dat.: montibus undae, Val. Fl. 1, 590: ponto, Sil. 11, 473: vulneribus mare, id. 14, 550: discordia caelo, id. 9, 289.
          4. (δ) With intra (rare): intra praesidia, Caes. B. G. 7, 8, 1.
            (ε) With ad: protinus ad Alexandrum, Curt. 6, 7, 19.
    2. B. In partic.
      1. 1. To penetrate, pierce, enter, force a way into: quo qui intraverant, Caes. B. G. 7, 73: intravere eo arma Romana, Plin. 6, 29, 35, § 181: intra praesidia, Caes. B. G. 7, 8: ne quo loco nostri intrare possent, id. B. C. 3, 44: ne hostes intrare ad se possent, Hirt. B. Afr. 79: ad munimenta, Liv. 6, 2.
        Absol.: in-trantes, ium, m., as subst. (opp. abeuntes), Petr. S. 28, 8; Col. 1, 6: cujus vultum intrantes tristem, abeuntes hilarum putant, Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 13.
        Pass.: si mare intretur, Tac. A. 2, 5.
        Impers.: quo non modo intrari, sed ne perspici quidem possit, Caes. B. G. 2, 17.
      2. 2. To appear before court: alio senatu Vicetini sine advocato intraverunt, Plin. Ep. 5, 4, 2; 6, 31, 10.
      3. 3. To attack, Stat. Th. 6, 774.
      4. 4. To pierce, transfix (poet.): aprum, Mart. 7, 27, 3: intravit torvum Gortynia lumen harundo, Sil. 5, 447; Sid. Carm. 2, 147.
  2. II. Trop., to penetrate or pierce into (class.); constr. usu. with in and acc.: nulla acies humani ingenii tanta est, quae penetrare in caelum, terram intrare possit, Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 122: in rerum naturam, id. Fin. 5, 16: in sensum et in mentem judicis, id. de Or. 2, 25, 109; 1, 47, 204: penitus in alicujus familiaritatem, to become one’s intimate friend, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 5, § 15: in pectus, Sen. ad Helv. 13, 2; Quint. 9, 4, 10.
    With acc.: domus quam nec honor nec gratia intrare posset, Liv. 6, 34, 9; cf. terram, Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 122: vatem Deus, inspires, Sil. 3, 697; cf. id. 12, 323: animum militaris gloriae cupido, Tac. Agr. 5: pavidos intrat metus, id. A. 1, 39; 1, 43: intravit animos pavor, Curt. 4, 16, 17; cf. Sil. 1, 124.
    Absol.: propius accedo … intrabo etiam magis, Cic. Fl. 10, 23.