innoxius

in-noxĭus, a, um, adj., harmless, innoxious.

I.

Act.

A.

In gen.:

quaedam animalia indigenis innoxia,

Plin. 8, 59, 84, § 229:

vitis viribus (bibentium),

id. 14, 2, 4, § 31:

anguis,

Verg. A. 5, 92:

vulnera,

not mortal, curable, Plin. 10, 37, 52, § 109:

saltus,

free from noxious animals, id. 3, 5, 6, § 41:

iter,

secure, Tac. H. 4, 20:

hinc vel illinc appellere indiscretum et innoxium est,

id. ib. 3, 47 fin. —

B.

That does harm to none, not guilty, blameless, innocent:

decet innocentem servum atque innoxium,

Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 7; Nep. Milt. 8 fin.:

non possum innoxia dici,

Ov. M. 9, 628: animus innoxior (al. innoxiior), Cato ap. Prisc. 601 P.:

paupertas,

undeserved poverty, Tac. A. 14, 34.—

(β).

With gen.:

criminis innoxia,

Liv. 4, 44, 11:

initi consilii in caput regis,

Curt. 8, 8, 21.—

(γ).

With a and abl.:

ut innoxium abs te atque abs tuis me inrideas,

i. e. who never harmed you or yours, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 44.—

II.

Pass., unharmed, unhurt, uninjured:

innoxius volvitur in flammis,

Lucr. 6, 394:

hi magistratus, provincias aliaque omnia tenere, ipsi innoxii,

Sall. C. 39, 2; id. ib. 39, 40 fin.:

sacras innoxia laurus vescar,

Tib. 2, 5, 63; Col. 12, 38, 8.—

(β).

With prep. a and abl.:

gens a saevo serpentum innoxia morsu,

Luc. 9, 892:

faba a curculionibus innoxia,

Col. 2, 10, 12.— Adv.: in-noxĭē.

1.

Harmlessly, without harm:

emollire alvum,

Plin. 31, 9, 45, § 102.—

2.

Blamelessly, innocently, Min. Fel. Oct. 33.