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nŭmĕrārĭus, ii, m. [numerus].

  1. I. An arithmetician, Aug. in Psa. 146, § 11; id. Lib. Arb. 2, 11.
  2. II. An accountant, keeper of accounts: numerarii vocati sunt, qui publicum nummum aerariis inferunt, Isid. Orig. 9, 4; Amm. 19, 9; Sid. Ep. 1, 11; 2, 1; 5, 7; Cod. Just. 12, tit. 50: De numerariis, actuariis, etc.

1. nŭmĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [numerus], to count, reckon, number (syn. recenseo).

  1. I. Lit.: si singulos numeremus in singulas (civitates), Cic. Rep. 3, 4, 7: ea, si ex reis numeres, innumerabilia sunt; si ex rebus, modica, id. de Or. 2, 32, 137: numerare per digitos, Ov. F. 3, 123: votaque pro dominā vix numeranda facit, that can hardly be counted, almost innumerable, Tib. 4, 4, 12: amores divūm numerare, Verg. G. 4, 347: pecus, id. E. 3, 34: viros, Sil. 7, 51: milites, Luc. 3, 285: aureos voce digitisque numerare, Suet. Claud. 21: numera sestertia qumque omnibus in rebus—numerentur deinde labores, Juv. 9, 41 sq.: numera senatum, said to the consul by a senator opposed to a bill, and who considered that there was not a quorum of senators present; like the phrase to demand a call of the House, Paul. ex Fest. p. 170 Müll.: ne quid ad senatum consule! aut numera, Cic. Att. 5, 4, 2 Orell. N. cr.: posset rem impedire, si, ut numerarentur, postularet, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 11, 2 (cf. also Plin. Pan. 76).
    In law, of days granted for deliberation, etc.: continui dies numerantur, Gai. Inst. 2, 173; cf.: tempus numeratur, id. ib. 2, 172.
    1. B. In partic., of money, to count out, pay out, pay: stipendium numerare militibus, Cic. Pis. 36, 88: pecuniam de suo, id. Att. 16, 16, A, § 5; id. Fl. 19, 44; Nep. Ep. 3, 6: talenta, Suet. Caes. 4: aliquid usurae nomine, id. ib. 42: alicui pensionem, Liv. 29, 16: magnam pecuniam numerare, Caes. B. C. 3, 3.
      Absol., Plaut. As. Perioch. 4.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. To reckon, number as one’s own, i. e. to have, possess (rare): donec eris felix, multos numerabis amicos, Ov. Tr. 1, 9, 5: triumphos, Juv. 6, 169: tum licet a Pico numeres genus, id. 8, 131: veterani tricena aut supra stipendia numerantes, Tac. A. 1, 35.
    2. B. To account, reckon, esteem, consider as any thing.
      With two acc.: Sulpicium accusatorem suum numerabat, non competitorem, Cic. Mur. 24, 49: hos non numero consulares, id. Fam. 12, 2, 3: stellas singulas numeras deos, id. N. D. 3, 16, 40; id. Phil. 13, 4, 7: quae isti bona numerant, id. Tusc. 5, 15, 44; cf.: sapientes cives, qualem me et esse et numerari volo, id. Fam. 1, 9, 18: is prope alter Timarchides numerabatur, id. Verr. 2, 2, 70, § 169: numerare aliquid beneficii loco, id. Fam. 2, 6, 1: mors in beneficii parte (al. partem) numeretur, id. Phil. 11, 1, 3: voluptatem nullo loco, id. Fin. 2, 28, 90: aliquid in bonis, id. Leg. 2, 5, 12; id. Fin. 1, 9, 31: aliquid in actis, id. Phil. 1, 8, 19: Herennius in mediocribus oratoribus numeratus est, id. Brut. 45, 166: aliquem in septem (sc. sapientibus), id. Par. 1, 1, 8.
      With inter: ipse honestissimus inter suos numerabatur, Cic. Rosc. Am. 6, 16: aliquem inter decemviros, Liv. 3, 35, 3: quae jactura inter damna numerata non est, Just. 2, 5, 11; Lact. 2, 12, 4; Val. Max. 1, 6, 11: numerabatur inter ostenta deminutus magistratuum numerus, Tac. A. 12, 64; id. G. 29; id. Or. 12; Plin. Ep. 4, 15, 1; 5, 3, 6; Quint. 3, 7, 18 al.: inter amicos, Ov. P. 4, 9, 35: aliquem post aliquem, Tac. H. 1, 77: Thucydides numquam est numeratus orator, Cic. Brut. 45, 166.
      Hence, nŭmĕrātus, a, um, P. a., counted out, paid down: argentum, Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 57; hence, in ready money, in cash: hic sunt quinque argenti lectae numeratae minae, id. Ps. 4, 7, 50: duo talenta argenti numerata, id. As. 1, 3, 41: (vendidit aedis) praesentariis Argenti minis numeratis, id. Trin. 4, 3, 75: dos uxoris numerata, Cic. Caecin. 4, 11: pecunia, id. Fl. 32, 80.
      Hence, subst.: nŭmĕrātum, i, n., ready money, cash: quae tua est suavitas nolles a me hoc tempore aestimationem accipere; nam numeratum, si cuperem, non haberem, Cic. Fam. 5, 20, 9: ut numerato malim quam aestimatione, id. Att 12, 25, 1; Liv. 36, 21 fin.; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 166: in numerato, in ready money: testamento edixit relinquere in numerato HS DC, Plin. 33, 10, 47, § 135: proferre in numerato, id. 33, 3, 17, § 55; Gai. Inst. 2, 196; 3, 141.
      Hence,
    3. B. Trop.: in numerato habere, to have in readiness (a phrase of Augustus): dictum est de actore facile dicente ex tempore, ingenium eum in numerato habere, Quint. 6, 3, 111; cf. Sen. Contr. 2, 13 fin.