mactus

1.

mactus, a, um, adj. [root mak, in makar, blessed; cf. makros].

I.

In relig. lang., of the gods, glorified, worshipped, honored, adored (only in the voc. macte, and rarely in the nom.):

Juppiter te bonas preces precor, uti sies volens propitius mihi liberisque meis, mactus hoc fercto. Jove pater, macte vino inferio esto,

Cato, R. R. 134, 2 and 3; cf. id. ib. 132, 2;

for which: mactus hoc vino inferio esto,

Arn. 7, 296:

macte hoc porco piaculo immolando esto,

Cato, R. R. 139 fin.:

macte hisce suovitaurilibus lactentibus immolandis esto,

id. ib. 141, 3 sq.:

macte hac dape esto,

id. ib. 132.—

II.

Transf., beyond the relig. sphere, with or without esto, as an exclamation of applause or congratulation: macte, macte virtute (esto), macti virtute este, etc.; and as a standing formula, macte, even with acc. (v. infra), Engl. good luck! hail to thee! etc.; in responses, bravo! well done! that's right! go on! tantumne ab re tua est oti tibi, ut etiam Oratorem legas? Macte virtute! increase in, go on in, Cic. Att. 12, 6, 2; id. Tusc. 1, 17, 40:

macte virtute esto sanguinolentis et ex acie redeuntibus dicitur,

Sen. Ep. 66 fin.:

macte virtute esto,

Hor. S. 1, 2, 31: macte novā virtute, puer;

sic itur ad astra!

Verg. A. 9, 641:

macte virtute diligentiāque esto,

Liv. 10, 40: macte virtute simulque his versibus esto, Lucil. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 9, 641:

macte animo,

Stat. Th. 7, 280; cf.:

macte bonis animi,

id. S. 1, 3, 106:

macte toris,

id. ib. 1, 2, 201:

macte hac gloriā,

Plin. Pan. 46:

macte uterque ingenti in rempublicam merito,

id. ib. 89:

macte esto taedis, o Hymenaee, tuis,

Mart. 4, 13, 2.—In plur.:

macti virtute milites Romani este,

Liv. 7, 36, 5:

macti ingenio este,

Plin. 2, 12, 9, § 54:

vos macti virtute estote,

Curt. 4, 1, 18:

juberem macte virtute esse, si pro meā patriā ista virtus staret,

Liv. 2, 12, 14.—With acc.:

macte fortissimam et meo judicio beatissimam in ipsis malis civitatem!

Flor. 2, 18, 16.—

(β).

With gen. ( poet. ):

macte animi,

Mart. 12, 6, 7; Stat. S. 5, 1, 37; id. Th. 2, 495.—With abl.:

macte animo, juvenis,

Stat. Th. 7, 280.—

(γ).

Absol.:

Macte!

that's right! well done! good! Cic. Att. 15, 29 fin.

2.

mactus, a, um, P. a. of maco, q. v., and cf. macto fin.