intrā, adv. and prep. [contr. from intĕrā; sc. parte], on the inside, within (class. only as a prep.).
I Adv. (post-Aug.).
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.—
B Esp.
1 Of the interior of countries: intra vix jam homines magisque semiferi, Mel. 1, 4, 4.—
2 Of the interior of a building: pro rostris aurata aedes ... intraque lectus eburneus, Suet. Caes. 84: intra forisque, Petr. 22.—
3 Of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. prooem. 2: abunde orbe terrae extra intra indicato (opp. extra, of the ocean), Plin. 6, 32, 38, § 205 fin. —
C Inwardly , towards the inside (rare): binos interim digitos distinguimus ... paulum tamen inferioribus intra spectantibus, Quint. 11, 3, 98.—
II Prep. with acc. (placed after its noun: praeturam intra, Tac. A. 3, 75, and: lucem intra, id. ib. 4, 48), within.
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.—
B Transf.
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 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.—
C Trop.
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 With acc. of pron. , within or among.
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.—
β Secretly : intra vos futura, shall remain among yourselves , be kept secret , Plin. Ep. 3, 10, 4.