con-gĕro

1) сносить в одно место, сваливать в кучу, нагромождать (ligna bAfr; virgulta Su; terram Col)

2) сооружать, строить (aram arboribus, oppida V)

3) собирать, накоплять (sibi divitias Tib; nomina multorum, argumenta Q)

con-gero, gessī, gestum, ere, I) eig., zusammenschaffen, -tragen, -werfen, -häufen, auf einen Punkt herbeischaffen od. hinschaffen, aufhäufen u. dgl., a) im allg.: ligna, Auct. b. Afr.: arida virgulta, Suet.: cetera aedificanti utilia, Quint.: congestis in modum tumuli coronis, Tac.: undique saccos, Hor.: undique quod idoneum ad muniendum putamus, Nep.: salis magnam vim ex proximis salinis, Caes.: locum in foro destinant, quo pretiosissima rerum suarum congererent, Liv.: c. omnem materiem circa oppidum succisam intro, Auct. b. Hisp.: maximam vim auri atque argenti in regnum suum, Cic.: patris penum omnem in cellulam ad alqm, Ter.: tritici grana in os alcis u. alci in os, Cic.: carbones super caput alcis, Vulg.: saxa in infandum caput, Sen. poët.: scuta alci (auf jmd.) pro aureis donis, Liv.: humum corbulae (Dat.), Suet.: saxa in (zu) munimentum, Sen.: vim magnam sparti ad rem nauticam, Liv.: alci crates materiemque ad arietes, Auct. b. Afr. – Bes. drückend, schlagend, werfend auf jmds. Körper od. dessen Teile zusammenhäufen, oscula, einander aufdrücken, Ov.: alias plagas mortuo, aufzählen, beibringen, Phaedr. – tela, undique tela, G. von allen Seiten zuschleudern, Tac.: u. tela in alqm, mit G. überschütten, Curt. – b) prägn., zusammenschaffend zustande bringen, bereiten, α) eine Geldsumme u. dgl., für

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jmd. = zusammenschießen, alci viaticum, Cic. – od. für sich = ansammeln, aufhäufen, sibi divitias fulvo auro, Tibull.: auri pondus, Ov.: opes, Ov. u. Plin.: absol., rape, congere, aufer, Mart. 8, 44, 9. – β) einen Bau durch Zusammenschaffen von Material bereiten, errichten, aufbauen, v. Menschen, aram sepulcri arboribus, Verg.: oppida congesta manu, Verg. – v. Insekten u. Vögeln, ein Nest od. zu einem Neste eintragen, wohin bauen, nisten, m. Acc., nidum, Ser. Samm. 1030: lucifugis congesta cubilia blattis, Verg. georg. 4, 243: in nervom nidamenta, Plaut. rud. 889: absol., locus, aëriae quo (wohin) congessere palumbes, Verg. ecl. 3, 69: ea cassita in sementes forte congesserat tempestiviores, Gell. 2, 29, 5. – γ) verdauen, ventris quoque officio parva et congesta reddente, Cael. Aur. chron. 5, 10, 113.

II) übtr.: a) im allg., zusammenhäufen, si omnia simul congesserit, Brut. in Cic. ep. ad Brut. 1, 16, 7. – bes. in der Rede u. Schrift, zusammenstellen, zusammenfassen, operarios omnes, Cic.: argumenta (Ggstz. dissolvere), Quint.: undique nomina plurimorum poëtarum, Quint.: ex diversis orationem, Quint. – turbam patronorum in hunc sermonem, Cic. – b) prägn., auf jmd. usw. ein Gut od. (selten) ein Übel zusammenhäufen, ihm in reichlichem Maße zufließen lassen, ingentia beneficia in alqm, Liv.: plus aequo in amicitiam, Cic.: spem omnem in alqm, auf

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jmd. richten, Ov.: omnia ornamenta ad alqm, Cic.: iuveni consulatus, triumphos, Tac.: ambitiosae maiestati quicquid potuimus titulorum congessimus, Sen.: ex omnibus, quae mihi fortuna terrā marique privatim mala publiceque congessit,... nihil expertus sum durius quam patrem, Sen. contr. 1, 7, 2. – congerantur in unum omnia, mag auf einen alles hereinbrechen, Cic. – bes. in Rede od. Schrift etw. auf jmd. häufen, sowohl Lob u. Dank usw., tantas mortuo gratias agere laudesque c., quantas etc., Suet.: tantas mortuo laudes gratiasque c., quantas etc., Eutr.: praetervehenti fausta omina et eximias laudes, fort u. fort zurufen, Suet.: ζωώ καὶ ψυχώ lascivum usque, beständig zurufen, Mart. – auch als Schimpfreden, Beschuldigungen, maledicta in alqm, Cic.: quae (welche Beschuldigungen) postea sunt in eum congesta? Cic. – u. die Schuld, omnes vastati agri periculorumque imminentium causas in alqm, Cic.

con-gĕro, gessi, gestum, 3, v. a., to bear, carry, or bring together, to collect; to prepare, to make, build, heap up, etc. (class. and freq.).

Lit.

With acc.:

undique, quod idoneum ad muniendum putarent,

Nep. Them. 6, 5:

congestis undique saccis,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 70:

cetera aedificanti utilia,

Quint. 7, prooem. §

1: caedi arbores et saxa congeri jubet,

Curt. 8, 2, 24:

alimenta undique,

id. 7, 11, 1:

frondem,

id. 8, 10, 17:

virgulta arida,

Suet. Caes. 84:

robora,

Ov. M. 12, 515:

arma,

id. ib. 14, 777:

tura,

id. ib. 7, 160; cf.:

turea dona,

Verg. A. 6, 224:

epulas alicui,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 70 sq.:

cibaria sibi,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 32:

viaticum,

Cic. Planc. 10, 26:

divitias sibi fulvo auro,

Tib. 1, 1, 1:

opes,

Plin. 33, 10, 47, § 136:

congestoque avidum pinguescere corpore corpus,

Ov. M. 15, 89:

nemus,

i. e. wood, Sen. Herc. Fur. 1216; cf.

silvas,

id. ib. 506:

siccā congestā pulvere barbā,

Prop. 4 (5), 9, 31:

terram,

Col. Arb. 3, 6; cf. Dig. 19, 2, 57:

oscula congerimus properata,

to join, add one to another, Ov. H. 17 (18), 113.—

With acc., and a designation of place to, at, or in which, etc., any thing is brought or heaped up:

hasce herbas in suum alvum,

Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 34; cf. Ov. M. 6, 651:

in cellulam patris penum omnem congerebam,

Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 18:

laticem in vas,

Lucr. 3, 1009; cf. id. 3, 936:

Midae dormienti formicae in os tritici grana congesserunt,

Cic. Div. 1, 36, 78; cf.:

in os pueri,

id. ib. 2, 31, 66:

excrementa in unum locum,

Plin. 11, 10, 10, § 25; Suet. Vesp. 5; Sen. Oedip. 870:

scuta illi (sc. virgini) pro aureis donis congesta,

Liv. 1, 11, 8; cf. Suet. Ner. 19:

sestertium millies in culinam,

to expend, Sen. ad Helv. 10:

huc amnes vastos congerit tellus,

Val. Fl. 4, 717:

Pindo congestus Athos,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 1153:

uni (digito anulos),

Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 25:

humum corbulae,

Suet. Ner. 19.—

In partic.

Of weapons, missiles, etc., to throw in great numbers, accumulate, shower, etc.:

lanceas,

Plin. 9, 6, 5, § 15:

saxa in caput alicujus,

Sen. Oedip. 871:

in ipsum Porum tela,

Curt. 8, 14, 38:

congestis telis,

Tac. A. 2, 11.—Hence, poet.:

ictus alicui,

Val. Fl. 4, 307:

plagas mortuo,

Phaedr. 4, 1, 11.—

To make, build, construct, etc., by bringing or heaping together:

Echinades insulae ab Acheloo amne congestae,

Plin. 2, 85, 87, § 201:

aram sepulcri arboribus,

Verg. A. 6, 178:

oppida manu,

id. G. 1, 256:

pauperis et tuguri congestum caespite culmen,

id. E. 1, 69.—So of birds, insects, etc.:

lucifugis congesta cubilia blattis,

Verg. G. 4, 243:

nidum,

Ser. Samm. 10, 30; and absol. notavi Ipse locum aëriae quo congessere palumbes (sc. nidum), Verg. E. 3, 69; Gell. 2, 29, 5 (cf. the full expression:

in nervom ille hodie nidamenta congeret,

Plaut. Rud. 3, 6, 51): apes in alvearium congesserant, Cic. Oecon. Fragm. ap. Charis. p. 82 P.:

rape, congere, aufer,

Mart. 8, 44, 9.—

Trop.

In discourse, to bring, take, or comprise together, to compile (freq. in Quint.):

operarios omnes,

Cic. Brut. 86, 297:

dicta,

Quint. 6, 3, 5; cf. id. 4, 5, 7:

argumenta (opp. dissolvere),

id. 5, 13, 15:

vana (maledicta),

id. 7, 2, 34:

undique nomina plurimorum poëtarum,

id. 10, 1, 56:

orationem dierum ac noctium studio,

id. 12, 6, 5; cf.:

orationem ex diversis,

id. 2, 11, 7:

figuras,

id. 9, 3, 5: zôê kai psuchê lascivum congeris usque, i. e. you repeat, Mart. 10, 68, 5.—With in:

ut te eripias ex eā, quam ego congessi in hunc sermonem, turbā patronorum,

Cic. Brut. 97, 332; so Quint. 4, 3, 3; 9, 1, 25; 9, 3, 39; 10, 5, 23.—

To put something upon one in a hostile or friendly manner, to accumulate, heap upon, to impart, ascribe to, to impute, attribute to; constr. class. with ad or in; post-Aug. also with dat. pers.: ad quem di [p. 419] atque homines omnia ornamenta congessissent, Cic. Deiot. 4, 12:

ne plus aequo quid in amicitiam congeratur,

id. Lael. 16, 58:

ingentia beneficia in aliquem,

Liv. 42, 11, 2; 30, 1, 4:

congerere juveni consulatus, triumphos,

Tac. A. 1, 4 fin.; cf.:

ambitiosae majestati quicquid potuimus titulorum congessimus,

Sen. Clem. 1, 14, 2; Suet. Calig. 15; id. Aug. 98:

mortuo laudes congessit,

id. Tit. 11:

mala alicui,

Sen. Contr. 1, 7, 2: meli mou, psuchê mou congeris usque, Mart. 10, 68, 5:

spes omnis in unum Te mea congesta est,

Ov. M. 8, 113:

in unum omnia,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 40, 117; cf.: iis nihil, quo expleri possit eorum meritum, tributurum populum Romanum, si omnia simul congesserit, Brut. ap. Cic. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 16, 7.—Esp., of crimes, etc.:

maledicta in aliquem,

Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 15; cf.:

congestis probris,

Suet. Tib. 54:

quae (crimina) postea sunt in eum congesta,

Cic. Mil. 24, 64:

causas alicujus rei in aliquem,

Liv. 3, 38, 7.— Hence, * congestus, a, um, P. a., lit. brought together; hence, in pregn. signif., pressed together, thick:

gobio congestior alvo,

Aus. Mos. 132.—

* Adv.: congestē, briefly, summarily:

haec breviter et congeste,

Capitol. Marc. Aur. 19 fin.

con-gĕro, ōnis, m. [1. congero], a thief, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 6; cf. Fulg. p. 566, 13: congerones qui aliena ad se congregant; so also 2. gero.

bellum (ante-class. and poet. duel-lum), i, n. [Sanscr. dva, dvi, dus; cf. Germ. zwei; Engl. two, twice; for the change from initial du- to b-, cf. bis for duis, and v. the letter B, and Varr. L. L. 5, § 73 Mull.; 7, § 49 ib.], war.

Form duellum: duellum, bellum, videlicet quod duabus partibus de victoria contendentibus dimicatur. Inde est perduellis, qui pertinaciter retinet bellum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 66, 17 Mull.:

bellum antea duellum vocatum eo quod duae sunt dimicantium partes... Postea mutata littera dictum bellum,

Isid. Orig. 18, 1, 9: hos pestis necuit, pars occidit illa duellis, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 9, 861 P. (Ann. v. 549 Vahl.):

legiones reveniunt domum Exstincto duello maximo atque internecatis hostibus,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 35:

quae domi duellique male fecisti,

id. As. 3, 2, 13.—So in archaic style, or in citations from ancient documents:

quique agent rem duelli,

Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 21:

aes atque ferrum, duelli instrumenta,

id. ib. 2, 18, 45 (translated from the Platonic laws):

puro pioque duello quaerendas (res) censeo,

Liv. 1, 32, 12 (quoted from ancient transactions); so,

quod duellum populo Romano cum Carthaginiensi est,

id. 22, 10, 2:

victoriaque duelli populi Romani erit,

id. 23, 11, 2:

si duellum quod cum rege Antiocho sumi populus jussit,

id. 36, 2, 2;

and from an ancient inscription' duello magno dirimendo, etc.,

id. 40, 52, 5.— Poet.:

hic... Pacem duello miscuit,

Hor. C. 3, 5, 38:

cadum Marsi memorem duelli,

id. ib. 3, 14, 18:

vacuum duellis Janum Quirini clausit,

id. ib. 4, 15, 8; cf. id. Ep. 1, 2, 7; 2, 1, 254; 2, 2, 98; Ov. F. 6, 201; Juv. 1, 169— [p. 227]

Form bellum.

War, warfare (abstr.), or a war, the war (concr.), i.e. hostilities between two nations (cf. tumultus).

Specifying the enemy.

By adjj. denoting the nation:

omnibus Punicis Siciliensibusque bellis,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 47, § 124:

aliquot annis ante secundum Punicum bellum,

id. Ac. 2, 5, 13:

Britannicum bellum,

id. Att. 4, 16, 13:

Gallicum,

id. Prov. Cons. 14, 35:

Germanicum,

Caes. B. G. 3, 28:

Sabinum,

Liv. 1, 26, 4:

Parthicum,

Vell. 2, 46, 2;

similarly: bellum piraticum,

the war against the pirates, Vell. 2, 33, 1.—Sometimes the adj. refers to the leader or king of the enemy:

Sertorianum bellum,

Cic. Phil. 11, 8, 18:

Mithridaticum,

id. Imp. Pomp. 3, 7:

Jugurthinum,

Hor. Epod. 9, 23; Vell. 2, 11, 1;

similarly: bellum regium,

the war against kings, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 17, 50. —Or it refers to the theatre of the war:

bellum Africanum, Transalpinum,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28:

Asiaticum,

id. ib. 22, 64:

Africum,

Caes. B. C. 2, 32 fin.:

Actiacum,

Vell. 2, 86, 3:

Hispaniense,

id. 2, 55, 2.—

With gen. of the name of the nation or its leader: bellum Latinorum, the Latin war, i. e. against the Latins, Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 6:

Venetorum,

Caes. B. G. 3, 16:

Helvetiorum,

id. ib. 1, 40 fin.;

1, 30: Ambiorigis,

id. ib. 6, 29, 4:

Pyrrhi, Philippi,

Cic. Phil. 11, 7, 17:

Samnitium,

Liv. 7, 29, 2.—

With cum and abl. of the name.

Attributively:

cum Jugurtha, cum Cimbris, cum Teutonis bellum,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 20, 60:

belli causa cum Samnitibus,

Liv. 7, 29, 3:

hunc finem bellum cum Philippo habuit,

id. 33, 35, 12:

novum cum Antiocho instabat bellum,

id. 36, 36, 7; cf. id. 35, 40, 1; 38, 58, 8; 39, 1, 8; 44, 14, 7.—

With cum dependent on the verb:

quia bellum Aetolis esse dixi cum Aliis,

Plaut. Capt. prol. 59:

novi consules... duo bella habuere... alterum cum Tiburtibus,

Liv. 7, 17, 2; esp. with gero, v. 2. b. a infra.—

With adversus and acc. of the name.

Attributively:

bellum adversus Philippum,

Liv. 31, 1, 8:

bellum populus adversus Vestinos jussit,

id. 8, 29, 6.—

With adversus dependent on the verb: quod homines populi Hermunduli adversus populum Romanum bellum fecere, Cincius ap. Gell. 16, 14, 1: nos pro vobis bellum suscepimus adversus Philippum. Liv. 31, 31, 18:

ut multo acrius adversus duos quam adversus unum pararet bellum,

id. 45, 11, 8:

bellum quod rex adversus Datamem susceperat,

Nep. Dat. 8, 5.—

With contra and acc.:

cum bellum nefarium contra aras et focos, contra vitam fortunasque nostras... non comparari, sed geri jam viderem,

Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1:

causam belli contra patriam inferendi,

id. ib. 2, 22, 53.—

With in and acc. (very rare):

Athenienses in Peloponnesios sexto et vicesimo anno bellum gerentes,

Nep. Lys. 1, 1.—

With inter and acc.:

hic finis belli inter Romanos ac Persea fuit,

Liv. 45, 9, 2.—

With apud and acc.:

secutum est bellum gestum apud Mutinam,

Nep. Att. 9, 1.—

With dat. of the enemy after inferre and facere, v. 2. a. k infra.—

With verbs.

Referring to the beginning of the war.

Bellum movere or commovere, to bring about, stir up a war:

summa erat observatio in bello movendo,

Cic. Off. 1, 11, 37:

bellum commotum a Scapula,

id. Fam. 9, 13, 1:

nuntiabant alii... in Apulia servile bellum moveri,

Sall. C. 30, 2:

is primum Volscis bellum in ducentos amplius... annos movit,

Liv. 1, 53, 2:

insequenti anno Veiens bellum motum,

id. 4, 58, 6:

dii pium movere bellum,

id. 8, 6, 4; cf. Verg. A. 10, 627; id. G. 1, 509; so,

concitare,

Liv. 7, 27, 5; and ciere ( poet.), Verg. A. 1, 541; 6, 829; 12, 158.—

Bellum parare, comparare, apparare, or se praeparare bello, to prepare a war, or for a war:

cum tam pestiferum bellum pararet,

Cic. Att. 9, 13, 3:

bellum utrimque summopere parabatur,

Liv. 1, 23, 1; cf. id. 45, 11, 8 (v. II. A. 1. d. b supra); Nep. Hann. 2, 6; Quint. 12, 3, 5; Ov. M. 7, 456; so,

parare alicui,

Nep. Alcib. 9, 5:

bellum terra et mari comparat,

Cic. Att. 10, 4, 3:

tantum bellum... Cn. Pompeius extrema hieme apparavit, ineunte vere suscepit, media aestate confecit,

id. Imp. Pomp. 12, 3, 5:

bellum omnium consensu apparari coeptum,

Liv. 4, 55, 7:

numquam imperator ita paci credit, ut non se praeparet bello,

Sen. Vit. Beat. 26, 2.—

Bellum differre, to postpone a war:

nec jam poterat bellum differri,

Liv. 2, 30, 7:

mors Hamilcaris et pueritia Hannibalis distulerunt bellum,

id. 21, 2, 3; cf. id. 5, 5, 3.—

Bellum sumere, to undertake, begin a war (not in Caesar):

omne bellum sumi facile, ceterum aegerrume desinere,

Sall. J. 83, 1:

prius tamen omnia pati decrevit quam bellum sumere,

id. ib. 20, 5:

de integro bellum sumit,

id. ib. 62, 9:

iis haec maxima ratio belli sumendi fuerat,

Liv. 38, 19, 3:

sumi bellum etiam ab ignavis, strenuissimi cujusque periculo geri,

Tac. H. 4, 69; cf. id. A. 2, 45; 13, 34; 15, 5; 15, 7; id. Agr. 16.—

Bellum suscipere (rarely inire), to undertake, commence a war, join in a war:

bellum ita suscipiatur ut nihil nisi pax quaesita videatur,

Cic. Off. 1, 23, 80:

suscipienda quidem bella sunt ob eam causam ut, etc.,

id. ib. 1, 11, 35:

judicavit a plerisque ignoratione... bellum esse susceptum,

join, id. Marcell. 5, 13; id. Imp. Pomp. 12, 35 (v. supra):

cum avertisset plebem a suscipiendo bello,

undertaking, Liv. 4, 58, 14:

senatui cum Camillo agi placuit ut bellum Etruscum susciperet,

id. 6, 9, 5:

bella non causis inita, sed ut eorum merces fuit,

Vell. 2, 3, 3.—

Bellum consentire = bellum consensu decernere, to decree a war by agreement, to ratify a declaration of war (rare):

consensit et senatus bellum,

Liv. 8, 6, 8:

bellum erat consensum,

id. 1, 32, 12.—

Bellum alicui mandare, committere, decernere, dare, gerendum dare, ad aliquem deferre, or aliquem bello praeficere, praeponere, to assign a war to one as a commander, to give one the chief command in a war:

sed ne tum quidem populus Romanus ad privatum detulit bellum,

Cic. Phil. 11, 8, 18:

populus Romanus consuli... bellum gerendum dedit,

id. ib.:

cur non... eidem... hoc quoque bellum regium committamus?

id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 50:

Camillus cui id bellum mandatum erat,

Liv. 5, 26, 3:

Volscum bellum M. Furio extra ordinem decretum,

id. 6, 22, 6:

Gallicum bellum Popilio extra ordinem datum,

id. 7, 23, 2:

quo die a vobis maritimo bello praepositus est imperator,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 15, 44:

cum ei (bello) imperatorem praeficere possitis, in quo sit eximia belli scientia,

id. ib. 16, 49:

hunc toti bello praefecerunt,

Caes. B. G. 5, 11 fin.:

alicui bellum suscipiendum dare,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 19, 58:

bellum administrandum permittere,

id. ib. 21, 61.—

Bellum indicere alicui, to declare war against (the regular expression; coupled with facere in the ancient formula of the pater patratus), also bellum denuntiare: ob eam rem ego... populo Hermundulo... bellum (in)dico facioque, Cincius ap. Gell. 16, 14, 1:

ob eam rem ego populusque Romanus populis... Latinis bellum indico facioque,

Liv. 1, 32, 13:

Corinthiis bellum indicamus an non?

Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17:

ex quo intellegi potest, nullum bellum esse justum nisi quod aut rebus repetitis geratur, aut denuntiatum ante sit et indictum,

id. Off. 1, 11, 36; id. Rep. 3, 23, 35:

bellum indici posse existimabat,

Liv. 1, 22, 4:

ni reddantur (res) bellum indicere jussos,

id. 1, 22, 6:

ut... nec gererentur solum sed etiam indicerentur bella aliquo ritu, jus... descripsit quo res repetuntur,

id. 1, 32, 5; cf. id. 1, 32, 9; 2, 18, 11; 2, 38, 5; Verg. A. 7, 616.—

Bellum inferre alicui (cf. contra aliquem, 1. e. supra; also bellum facere; absol., with dat., or with cum and abl.), to begin a war against ( with), to make war on:

Denseletis nefarium bellum intulisti,

Cic. Pis. 34, 84:

ei civitati bellum indici atque inferri solere,

id. Verr. 2, 1, 31, § 79:

qui sibi Galliaeque bellum intulissent,

Caes. B. G. 4, 16; Nep. Them. 2, 4; Verg. A. 3, 248:

bellumne populo Romano Lampsacena civitas facere conabatur?

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 31, § 79:

bellum patriae faciet,

id. Mil. 23, 63; id. Cat. 3, 9, 22:

civitatem Eburonum populo Romano bellum facere ausam,

Caes. B. G. 5, 28; cf. id. ib. 7, 2;

3, 29: constituit bellum facere,

Sall. C. 26, 5; 24, 2:

occupant bellum facere,

they are the first to begin the war, Liv. 1, 14, 4:

ut bellum cum Priscis Latinis fieret,

id. 1, 32, 13:

populus Palaepolitanis bellum fieri jussit,

id. 8, 22, 8; cf. Nep. Dion, 4, 3; id. Ages. 2, 1.— Coupled with instruere, to sustain a war:

urbs quae bellum facere atque instruere possit,

Cic. Agr. 2, 28, 77.—Bellum facere had become obsolete at Seneca's time, Sen. Ep. 114, 17.—

Bellum oritur or exoritur, a war begins:

subito bellum in Gallia ex, ortum est,

Caes. B. G. 3, 7:

aliud multo propius bellum ortum,

Liv. 1, 14, 4:

Veiens bellum exortum,

id. 2, 53, 1.—

bellum

(ante-class. and poet.

duel-lum

), i, n. [Sanscr. dva, dvi, dus; cf. Germ. zwei; Engl. two, twice; for the change from initial du- to b-, cf. bis for duis, and v. the letter B, and Varr. L. L. 5, § 73 Mull.; 7, § 49 ib.], war.

Form duellum: duellum, bellum, videlicet quod duabus partibus de victoria contendentibus dimicatur. Inde est perduellis, qui pertinaciter retinet bellum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 66, 17 Mull.:

bellum antea duellum vocatum eo quod duae sunt dimicantium partes... Postea mutata littera dictum bellum,

Isid. Orig. 18, 1, 9: hos pestis necuit, pars occidit illa duellis, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 9, 861 P. (Ann. v. 549 Vahl.):

legiones reveniunt domum Exstincto duello maximo atque internecatis hostibus,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 35:

quae domi duellique male fecisti,

id. As. 3, 2, 13.—So in archaic style, or in citations from ancient documents:

quique agent rem duelli,

Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 21:

aes atque ferrum, duelli instrumenta,

id. ib. 2, 18, 45 (translated from the Platonic laws):

puro pioque duello quaerendas (res) censeo,

Liv. 1, 32, 12 (quoted from ancient transactions); so,

quod duellum populo Romano cum Carthaginiensi est,

id. 22, 10, 2:

victoriaque duelli populi Romani erit,

id. 23, 11, 2:

si duellum quod cum rege Antiocho sumi populus jussit,

id. 36, 2, 2;

and from an ancient inscription' duello magno dirimendo, etc.,

id. 40, 52, 5.— Poet.:

hic... Pacem duello miscuit,

Hor. C. 3, 5, 38:

cadum Marsi memorem duelli,

id. ib. 3, 14, 18:

vacuum duellis Janum Quirini clausit,

id. ib. 4, 15, 8; cf. id. Ep. 1, 2, 7; 2, 1, 254; 2, 2, 98; Ov. F. 6, 201; Juv. 1, 169— [p. 227]

Form bellum.

War, warfare (abstr.), or a war, the war (concr.), i.e. hostilities between two nations (cf. tumultus).

Specifying the enemy.

By adjj. denoting the nation:

omnibus Punicis Siciliensibusque bellis,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 47, § 124:

aliquot annis ante secundum Punicum bellum,

id. Ac. 2, 5, 13:

Britannicum bellum,

id. Att. 4, 16, 13:

Gallicum,

id. Prov. Cons. 14, 35:

Germanicum,

Caes. B. G. 3, 28:

Sabinum,

Liv. 1, 26, 4:

Parthicum,

Vell. 2, 46, 2;

similarly: bellum piraticum,

the war against the pirates, Vell. 2, 33, 1.—Sometimes the adj. refers to the leader or king of the enemy:

Sertorianum bellum,

Cic. Phil. 11, 8, 18:

Mithridaticum,

id. Imp. Pomp. 3, 7:

Jugurthinum,

Hor. Epod. 9, 23; Vell. 2, 11, 1;

similarly: bellum regium,

the war against kings, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 17, 50. —Or it refers to the theatre of the war:

bellum Africanum, Transalpinum,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28:

Asiaticum,

id. ib. 22, 64:

Africum,

Caes. B. C. 2, 32 fin.:

Actiacum,

Vell. 2, 86, 3:

Hispaniense,

id. 2, 55, 2.—

With gen. of the name of the nation or its leader: bellum Latinorum, the Latin war, i. e. against the Latins, Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 6:

Venetorum,

Caes. B. G. 3, 16:

Helvetiorum,

id. ib. 1, 40 fin.;

1, 30: Ambiorigis,

id. ib. 6, 29, 4:

Pyrrhi, Philippi,

Cic. Phil. 11, 7, 17:

Samnitium,

Liv. 7, 29, 2.—

With cum and abl. of the name.

Attributively:

cum Jugurtha, cum Cimbris, cum Teutonis bellum,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 20, 60:

belli causa cum Samnitibus,

Liv. 7, 29, 3:

hunc finem bellum cum Philippo habuit,

id. 33, 35, 12:

novum cum Antiocho instabat bellum,

id. 36, 36, 7; cf. id. 35, 40, 1; 38, 58, 8; 39, 1, 8; 44, 14, 7.—

With cum dependent on the verb:

quia bellum Aetolis esse dixi cum Aliis,

Plaut. Capt. prol. 59:

novi consules... duo bella habuere... alterum cum Tiburtibus,

Liv. 7, 17, 2; esp. with gero, v. 2. b. a infra.—

With adversus and acc. of the name.

Attributively:

bellum adversus Philippum,

Liv. 31, 1, 8:

bellum populus adversus Vestinos jussit,

id. 8, 29, 6.—

With adversus dependent on the verb: quod homines populi Hermunduli adversus populum Romanum bellum fecere, Cincius ap. Gell. 16, 14, 1: nos pro vobis bellum suscepimus adversus Philippum. Liv. 31, 31, 18:

ut multo acrius adversus duos quam adversus unum pararet bellum,

id. 45, 11, 8:

bellum quod rex adversus Datamem susceperat,

Nep. Dat. 8, 5.—

With contra and acc.:

cum bellum nefarium contra aras et focos, contra vitam fortunasque nostras... non comparari, sed geri jam viderem,

Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1:

causam belli contra patriam inferendi,

id. ib. 2, 22, 53.—

With in and acc. (very rare):

Athenienses in Peloponnesios sexto et vicesimo anno bellum gerentes,

Nep. Lys. 1, 1.—

With inter and acc.:

hic finis belli inter Romanos ac Persea fuit,

Liv. 45, 9, 2.—

With apud and acc.:

secutum est bellum gestum apud Mutinam,

Nep. Att. 9, 1.—

With dat. of the enemy after inferre and facere, v. 2. a. k infra.—

With verbs.

Referring to the beginning of the war.

Bellum movere or commovere, to bring about, stir up a war:

summa erat observatio in bello movendo,

Cic. Off. 1, 11, 37:

bellum commotum a Scapula,

id. Fam. 9, 13, 1:

nuntiabant alii... in Apulia servile bellum moveri,

Sall. C. 30, 2:

is primum Volscis bellum in ducentos amplius... annos movit,

Liv. 1, 53, 2:

insequenti anno Veiens bellum motum,

id. 4, 58, 6:

dii pium movere bellum,

id. 8, 6, 4; cf. Verg. A. 10, 627; id. G. 1, 509; so,

concitare,

Liv. 7, 27, 5; and ciere ( poet.), Verg. A. 1, 541; 6, 829; 12, 158.—

Bellum parare, comparare, apparare, or se praeparare bello, to prepare a war, or for a war:

cum tam pestiferum bellum pararet,

Cic. Att. 9, 13, 3:

bellum utrimque summopere parabatur,

Liv. 1, 23, 1; cf. id. 45, 11, 8 (v. II. A. 1. d. b supra); Nep. Hann. 2, 6; Quint. 12, 3, 5; Ov. M. 7, 456; so,

parare alicui,

Nep. Alcib. 9, 5:

bellum terra et mari comparat,

Cic. Att. 10, 4, 3:

tantum bellum... Cn. Pompeius extrema hieme apparavit, ineunte vere suscepit, media aestate confecit,

id. Imp. Pomp. 12, 3, 5:

bellum omnium consensu apparari coeptum,

Liv. 4, 55, 7:

numquam imperator ita paci credit, ut non se praeparet bello,

Sen. Vit. Beat. 26, 2.—

Bellum differre, to postpone a war:

nec jam poterat bellum differri,

Liv. 2, 30, 7:

mors Hamilcaris et pueritia Hannibalis distulerunt bellum,

id. 21, 2, 3; cf. id. 5, 5, 3.—

Bellum sumere, to undertake, begin a war (not in Caesar):

omne bellum sumi facile, ceterum aegerrume desinere,

Sall. J. 83, 1:

prius tamen omnia pati decrevit quam bellum sumere,

id. ib. 20, 5:

de integro bellum sumit,

id. ib. 62, 9:

iis haec maxima ratio belli sumendi fuerat,

Liv. 38, 19, 3:

sumi bellum etiam ab ignavis, strenuissimi cujusque periculo geri,

Tac. H. 4, 69; cf. id. A. 2, 45; 13, 34; 15, 5; 15, 7; id. Agr. 16.—

Bellum suscipere (rarely inire), to undertake, commence a war, join in a war:

bellum ita suscipiatur ut nihil nisi pax quaesita videatur,

Cic. Off. 1, 23, 80:

suscipienda quidem bella sunt ob eam causam ut, etc.,

id. ib. 1, 11, 35:

judicavit a plerisque ignoratione... bellum esse susceptum,

join, id. Marcell. 5, 13; id. Imp. Pomp. 12, 35 (v. supra):

cum avertisset plebem a suscipiendo bello,

undertaking, Liv. 4, 58, 14:

senatui cum Camillo agi placuit ut bellum Etruscum susciperet,

id. 6, 9, 5:

bella non causis inita, sed ut eorum merces fuit,

Vell. 2, 3, 3.—

Bellum consentire = bellum consensu decernere, to decree a war by agreement, to ratify a declaration of war (rare):

consensit et senatus bellum,

Liv. 8, 6, 8:

bellum erat consensum,

id. 1, 32, 12.—

Bellum alicui mandare, committere, decernere, dare, gerendum dare, ad aliquem deferre, or aliquem bello praeficere, praeponere, to assign a war to one as a commander, to give one the chief command in a war:

sed ne tum quidem populus Romanus ad privatum detulit bellum,

Cic. Phil. 11, 8, 18:

populus Romanus consuli... bellum gerendum dedit,

id. ib.:

cur non... eidem... hoc quoque bellum regium committamus?

id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 50:

Camillus cui id bellum mandatum erat,

Liv. 5, 26, 3:

Volscum bellum M. Furio extra ordinem decretum,

id. 6, 22, 6:

Gallicum bellum Popilio extra ordinem datum,

id. 7, 23, 2:

quo die a vobis maritimo bello praepositus est imperator,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 15, 44:

cum ei (bello) imperatorem praeficere possitis, in quo sit eximia belli scientia,

id. ib. 16, 49:

hunc toti bello praefecerunt,

Caes. B. G. 5, 11 fin.:

alicui bellum suscipiendum dare,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 19, 58:

bellum administrandum permittere,

id. ib. 21, 61.—

Bellum indicere alicui, to declare war against (the regular expression; coupled with facere in the ancient formula of the pater patratus), also bellum denuntiare: ob eam rem ego... populo Hermundulo... bellum (in)dico facioque, Cincius ap. Gell. 16, 14, 1:

ob eam rem ego populusque Romanus populis... Latinis bellum indico facioque,

Liv. 1, 32, 13:

Corinthiis bellum indicamus an non?

Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17:

ex quo intellegi potest, nullum bellum esse justum nisi quod aut rebus repetitis geratur, aut denuntiatum ante sit et indictum,

id. Off. 1, 11, 36; id. Rep. 3, 23, 35:

bellum indici posse existimabat,

Liv. 1, 22, 4:

ni reddantur (res) bellum indicere jussos,

id. 1, 22, 6:

ut... nec gererentur solum sed etiam indicerentur bella aliquo ritu, jus... descripsit quo res repetuntur,

id. 1, 32, 5; cf. id. 1, 32, 9; 2, 18, 11; 2, 38, 5; Verg. A. 7, 616.—

Bellum inferre alicui (cf. contra aliquem, 1. e. supra; also bellum facere; absol., with dat., or with cum and abl.), to begin a war against ( with), to make war on:

Denseletis nefarium bellum intulisti,

Cic. Pis. 34, 84:

ei civitati bellum indici atque inferri solere,

id. Verr. 2, 1, 31, § 79:

qui sibi Galliaeque bellum intulissent,

Caes. B. G. 4, 16; Nep. Them. 2, 4; Verg. A. 3, 248:

bellumne populo Romano Lampsacena civitas facere conabatur?

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 31, § 79:

bellum patriae faciet,

id. Mil. 23, 63; id. Cat. 3, 9, 22:

civitatem Eburonum populo Romano bellum facere ausam,

Caes. B. G. 5, 28; cf. id. ib. 7, 2;

3, 29: constituit bellum facere,

Sall. C. 26, 5; 24, 2:

occupant bellum facere,

they are the first to begin the war, Liv. 1, 14, 4:

ut bellum cum Priscis Latinis fieret,

id. 1, 32, 13:

populus Palaepolitanis bellum fieri jussit,

id. 8, 22, 8; cf. Nep. Dion, 4, 3; id. Ages. 2, 1.— Coupled with instruere, to sustain a war:

urbs quae bellum facere atque instruere possit,

Cic. Agr. 2, 28, 77.—Bellum facere had become obsolete at Seneca's time, Sen. Ep. 114, 17.—

Bellum oritur or exoritur, a war begins:

subito bellum in Gallia ex, ortum est,

Caes. B. G. 3, 7:

aliud multo propius bellum ortum,

Liv. 1, 14, 4:

Veiens bellum exortum,

id. 2, 53, 1.—

Referring to the carrying on of the war: bellum gerere, to carry on a war; absol., with cum and abl., per and acc., or in and abl. (cf.:

bellum gerere in aliquem, 1. a. and f. supra): nisi forte ego vobis... cessare nunc videor cum bella non gero,

Cic. Sen. 6, 18:

cum Celtiberis, cum Cimbris bellum ut cum inimicis gerebatur,

id. Off. 1, 12, 38:

cum ei bellum ut cum rege Perse gereret obtigisset,

id. Div. 1, 46, 103:

erant hae difficultates belli gerendi,

Caes. B. G. 3, 10:

bellum cum Germanis gerere constituit,

id. ib. 4, 6:

Cn. Pompeius in extremis terris bellum gerebat,

Sall. C. 16, 5:

bellum quod Hannibale duce Carthaginienses cum populo Romano gessere,

Liv. 21, 1, 1:

alter consul in Sabinis bellum gessit,

id. 2, 62, 3:

de exercitibus per quos id bellum gereretur,

id. 23, 25, 5:

Chabrias bella in Aegypto sua sponte gessit,

Nep. Chabr, 2, 1.—Sometimes bellum administrare only of the commander, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 15, 43; Nep. Chabr. 2, 1. —Also (very rare):

bellum bellare,

Liv. 8, 40, 1 (but belligerantes is absol., Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38; Ann. v. 201 Vahl.);

in the same sense: bellum agere,

Nep. Hann. 8, 3. —As a synonym:

bello persequi aliquem,

Nep. Con. 4, 1; cf. Liv. 3, 25, 3.—

Trahere or ducere bellum, to protract a war:

necesse est enim aut trahi id bellum, aut, etc.,

Cic. Att. 10, 8, 2:

bellum trahi non posse,

Sall. J. 23, 2:

belli trahendi causa,

Liv. 5, 11, 8:

morae qua trahebant bellum paenitebat,

id. 9, 27, 5:

suadere institui ut bellum duceret,

Cic. Fam. 7, 3, 2:

bellum enim ducetur,

id. ad Brut. 1, 18, 6; Nep. Alcib. 8, 1; id. Dat. 8, 4;

similarly: cum his molliter et per dilationes bellum geri oportet?

Liv. 5, 5, 1.—

Bellum repellere, defendere, or propulsare, to ward off, defend one ' s self against a war:

bellum Gallicum C. Caesare imperatore gestum est, antea tantummodo repulsum,

Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32:

quod bellum non intulerit sed defenderit,

Caes. B. G. 1, 44:

Samnitium vix a se ipsis eo tempore propulsantium bellum,

Liv. 8, 37, 5.—

Referring to the end of a war.

Bellum deponere, ponere, or omittere, to give up, discontinue a war:

in quo (i.e. bello) et gerendo et deponendo jus ut plurimum valeret lege sanximus,

Cic. Leg. 2, 14, 34:

(bellum) cum deponi victores velint,

Sall. J. 83, 1:

bellum decem ferme annis ante depositum erat,

Liv. 31, 1, 8:

nos depositum a vobis bellum et ipsi omisimus,

id. 31, 31, 19:

dicit posse condicionibus bellum poni,

Sall. J. 112, 1:

bellum grave cum Etruria positum est,

id. H. Fragm. 1, 9 Dietsch:

velut posito bello,

Liv. 1, 53, 5:

manere bellum quod positum simuletur,

id. 1, 53, 7:

posito ubique bello,

Tac. H. 2, 52; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 93; Verg. A. 1, 291:

omisso Romano bello Porsinna filium Arruntem Ariciam... mittit,

Liv. 2, 14, 5.—

Bellum componere, to end a war by agreement, make peace:

timerent ne bellum componeretur,

Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 3:

si bellum compositum foret,

Sall. J. 97, 2:

belli componendi licentiam,

id. ib. 103, 3; cf. Nep. Ham. 1, 5; id. Hann. 6, 2; id. Alcib. 8, 3; Verg. A. 12, 109;

similarly: bellum sedare,

Nep. Dat. 8, 5.—

Bellum conficere, perficere, finire, to finish, end a war; conficere (the most usual term) and perficere, = to finish a war by conquering; finire (rare), without implying success:

is bellum confecerit qui Antonium oppresserit,

Cic. Fam. 11, 12, 2:

bellumque maximum conficies,

id. Rep. 6, 11, 11:

confecto Mithridatico bello,

id. Prov. Cons. 11, 27; cf. id. Fam. 5, 10, 3; id. Imp. Pomp. 14, 42:

quo proelio... bellum Venetorum confectum est,

Caes. B. G. 3, 16; cf. id. ib. 1, 30; 1, 44; 1, 54; 3, 28;

4, 16: bello confecto de Rhodiis consultum est,

Sall. C. 51, 5; cf. id. J. 36, 1; 114, 3:

neminem nisi bello confecto pecuniam petiturum esse,

Liv. 24, 18, 11; cf. id. 21, 40, 11; 23, 6, 2; 31, 47, 4; 32, 32, 6;

36, 2, 3: bello perfecto,

Caes. B. C. 3, 18, 5; Liv. 1, 38, 3:

se quo die hostem vidisset perfecturum (i. e. bellum),

id. 22, 38, 7; 31, 4, 2; cf. id. 3, 24, 1; 34, 6, 12; Just. 5, 2, 11:

neque desiturum ante... quam finitum aliqua tolerabili condicione bellum videro,

Liv. 23, 12, 10: finito ex maxima parte.. [p. 228] italico bello, Vell. 2, 17, 1; Curt. 3, 1, 9; Tac. A. 15, 17; Just. 16, 2, 6; 24, 1, 8; Verg. A. 11, 116.—

Less usual connections:

bellum delere: non modo praesentia sed etiam futura bella delevit,

Cic. Lael. 3, 11; cf. Nep. Alcib. 8, 4:

alere ac fovere bellum,

Liv. 42, 11, 5:

bellum navare alicui,

Tac. H. 5, 25:

spargere,

id. A. 3, 21; id. Agr. 38; Luc. 2, 682:

serere,

Liv. 21, 10, 4:

circumferre,

Tac. A. 13, 37:

exercere,

id. ib. 6, 31:

quam celeriter belli impetus navigavit ( = quam celeriter navale bellum gestum est),

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 34; so Flor. 2, 2, 17:

bellum ascendit in rupes,

id. 4, 12, 4:

bellum serpit in proximos,

id. 2, 9, 4; cf. id. 2, 2, 15:

bella narrare,

Cic. Or. 9, 30:

canere bella,

Quint. 10, 1, 91:

bella legere,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28.—

As object denoting place or time.

Proficisci ad bellum, to depart for the war.

Of the commander:

consul sortitu ad bellum profectus,

Cic. Phil. 14, 2, 4; cf. id. Cat. 1, 13, 33:

ipse ad bellum Ambiorigis profectus,

Caes. B. G. 6, 29, 4:

ut duo ex tribunis ad bellum proficiscerentur,

Liv. 4, 45, 7; cf. id. 6, 2, 9: Nep. Alcib. 4, 1; Sall. H. 2, 96 Dietsch. —Post-class.:

in bellum,

Just. 2, 11, 9; Gell. 17, 9, 8.—

Of persons partaking in a war:

si proficiscerer ad bellum,

Cic. Fam. 7, 3, 1. —

Ad bellum mittere, of the commander, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 17, 50; 21, 62.—

In bella ruere, Verg. A. 7, 782; 9, 182:

in bella sequi,

id. ib. 8, 547.—

Of time.

In the locative case belli, in war, during war; generally with domi ( = domi militiaeque):

valete, judices justissimi, domi bellique duellatores,

Plaut. Capt. prol. 68; so,

domi duellique,

id. As. 3, 2, 13 (v. I. supra):

quibuscunque rebus vel belli vel domi poterunt rem publicam augeant,

Cic. Off. 2, 24, 85:

paucorum arbitrio belli domique agitabatur,

Sall. J. 41, 7:

animus belli ingens, domi modicus,

id. ib. 63, 2; Liv. 2, 50, 11; 1, 36, 6; so id. 3, 43, 1; cf.:

bello domique,

id. 1, 34, 12:

domi belloque,

id. 9, 26, 21; and:

neque bello, neque domi,

id. 4, 35, 3.—Without domi:

simul rem et gloriam armis belli repperi,

Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 60 (where belli may be taken with gloriam; cf.

Wagn. ad loc.): magnae res temporibus illis a fortissimis viris... belli gerebantur,

Cic. Rep. 2, 32, 86.—

In bello or in bellis, during war or wars, in the war, in the wars; with adj.:

ad haec quae in civili bello fecerit,

Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 47; cf. id. ib. 14, 8, 22:

in ipso bello eadem sensi,

id. Marcell. 5, 14:

in Volsco bello virtus enituit,

Liv. 2, 24, 8:

in eo bello,

id. 23, 46, 6:

in Punicis bellis, Plin.8, 14, 14, § 37: in bello Trojano,

id. 30, 1, 2, § 5.—Without adj.:

ut fit in bello, capitur alter filius,

Plaut. Capt. prol. 25:

qui in bello occiderunt,

Cic. Fam. 9, 5, 2:

quod in bello saepius vindicatum est in eos, etc.,

Sall. C. 9, 4:

non in bello solum, sed etiam in pace,

Liv. 1, 15, 8; 2, 23, 2:

in bello parta,

Quint. 5, 10, 42; 12, 1, 28.—

Abl. bello or bellis = in bello or in bellis (freq.); with adjj.: nos semper omnibus Punicis Siciliensibusque bellis amicitiam fidemque populi Romani secuti sumus. Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 47, § 124:

bello Italico,

id. Pis. 36, 87:

Veienti bello,

id. Div. 1, 44, 100:

domestico bello,

id. Planc. 29, 70:

qui Volsco, Aurunco Sabinoque militassent bello,

Liv. 23, 12, 11:

victor tot intra paucos dies bellis,

id. 2, 27, 1:

nullo bello, multis tamen proeliis victus,

id. 9, 18, 9:

bello civili,

Quint. 11, 1, 36.—With gen.:

praesentiam saepe divi suam declarant, ut et apud Regillum bello Latinorum,

Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 6:

suam felicitatem Helvetiorum bello esse perspectam,

Caes. B. G. 1, 40.—Without attrib.:

qui etiam bello victis regibus regna reddere consuevit,

Cic. Sest. 26, 57:

res pace belloque gestas,

Liv. 2, 1, 1:

egregieque rebus bello gestis,

id. 1, 33, 9; so id. 23, 12, 11:

ludi bello voti,

id. 4, 35. 3:

princeps pace belloque,

id. 7, 1, 9:

Cotyn bello juvisse Persea,

id. 45, 42, 7:

bello parta,

Quint. 5, 10, 15; cf. id. 7, 4, 22; Ov. M. 8, 19.—

Inter bellum (rare):

cujus originis morem necesse est... inter bellum natum esse,

Liv. 2, 14, 2:

inter haec bella consules... facti,

id. 2, 63, 1.—

Bellum in attributive connection.

Justum bellum.

A righteous war, Cic. Off. 1, 11, 36 (v. II. A. 2. a. th supra):

justum piumque bellum,

Liv. 1, 23, 4:

non loquor apud recusantem justa bella populum,

id. 7, 30, 17; so Ov. M. 8, 58; cf.: illa injusta sunt bella quae sine causa suscepta sunt, Cic. Rep. 3, 23, 35.—

A regular war (opp. a raid, etc.):

in fines Romanos excucurrerunt, populabundi magis quam justi more belli,

Liv. 1, 15, 1.—

For the different kinds of war: domesticum, civile, intestinum, externum, navale, maritimum, terra marique gestum, servile, sociale; v. hh. vv.—

Belli eventus or exitus, the result of a war:

quicunque belli eventus fuisset,

Cic. Marcell. 8, 24:

haud sane alio animo belli eventum exspectabant,

Sall. C. 37, 9:

eventus tamen belli minus miserabilem dimicationem fecit,

Liv. 1, 23, 2; cf. id. 7, 11, 1:

exitus hujus calamitosissimi belli,

Cic. Fam. 6, 21, 1:

cum esset incertus exitus et anceps fortuna belli,

id. Marcell. 5, 15; so id. Off. 2, 8,:

Britannici belli exitus exspectatur,

id. Att. 4, 16, 13:

cetera bella maximeque Veiens incerti exitus erant,

Liv. 5, 16, 8.—

Fortuna belli, the chances of war:

adeo varia fortuna belli ancepsque Mars fuit ut,

Liv. 21, 1, 2; cf. Cic. Marcell. 5, 15 (v. c. supra).—

Belli artes, military skill:

cuilibet superiorum regum belli pacisque et artibus et gloria par,

Liv. 1, 35, 1:

haud ignotas belli artes,

id. 21, 1, 2:

temperata et belli et pacis artibus erat civitas,

id. 1, 21, 6.—

Jus belli, the law of war: jura belli, the rights ( law) of war:

in re publica maxime servanda sunt jura belli,

Cic. Off. 1, 11, 34:

sunt et belli sicut pacis jura,

Liv. 5, 27, 6:

jure belli res vindicatur,

Gai. Inst. 3, 94.—

Belli duces praestantissimos, the most excellent captains, generals, Cic. Or. 1, 2, 7:

trium simul bellorum victor,

a victor in three wars, Liv. 6, 4, 1 (cf.:

victor tot bellis,

id. 2, 27, 1). —

Belli vulnera, Cic. Marcell. 8, 24.—

Transf.

Of things concr. and abstr.:

qui parietibus, qui tectis, qui columnis ac postibus meis... bellum intulistis,

Cic. Dom. 23, 60:

bellum contra aras et focos,

id. Phil. 3, 1, 1:

miror cur philosophiae... bellum indixeris,

id. Or. 2, 37, 155:

ventri Indico bellum,

Hor. S. 1, 5, 8.—

Of animals:

milvo est quoddam bellum quasi naturale cum corvo,

Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 125:

hanc Juno Esse jussit gruem, populisque suis indicere bellum,

Ov. M. 6, 92.—

With individuals:

quid mihi opu'st... cum eis gerere bellum, etc.,

Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 14:

nihil turpius quam cum eo bellum gerere quicum familiariter vixeris,

Cic. Lael. 21, 77:

cum mihi uni cum improbis aeternum videam bellum susceptum,

id. Sull. 9, 28:

hoc tibi juventus Romana indicimus bellum,

Liv. 2, 12, 11:

falsum testem justo ac pio bello persequebatur,

id. 3, 25, 3:

tribunicium domi bellum patres territat,

id. 3, 24, 1; cf. Plin. Ep. 1, 2, 57.—Ironically:

equus Trojanus qui tot invictos viros muliebre bellum gerentes tulerit ac texerit,

Cic. Cael. 28, 67.—

In mal. part., Hor. C. 3, 26, 3; 4, 1, 2.—

Personified as god of war ( = Janus):

tabulas duas quae Belli faciem pictam habent,

Plin. 35, 4, 10, § 27:

sunt geminae Belli portae, etc.,

Verg. A. 7, 607:

mortiferumque averso in limine Bellum,

id. ib. 6, 279.—

Plur.: bella, army ( poet.):

permanet Aonius Nereus violentus in undis, Bellaque non transfert (i.e. Graecorum exercitum),

Ov. M. 12, 24:

sed victae fera bella deae vexere per aequora,

Sil. 7, 472:

quid faciat bellis obsessus et undis?

Stat. Th. 9, 490.—

Battle, = proelium:

rorarii dicti a rore: qui bellum committebant ante,

Varr. L. L. 7, 3, 92:

quod in bello saepius vindicatum in eos qui... tardius, revocati, bello excesserant,

Sall. C. 9, 4:

praecipua laus ejus belli penes consules fuit,

Liv. 8, 10, 7:

commisso statim bello,

Front. Strat. 1, 11, 2:

Actia bella,

Verg. A. 8, 675:

ingentem pugnam, ceu cetera nusquam Bella forent,

id. ib. 2, 439; cf. Flor. 3, 5, 11; Just. 2, 12; 18, 1 fin.; 24, 8; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 98 (form duellum); Ov. H. 1, 1, 69; Verg. A. 8, 547; 12, 390; 12, 633; Stat. Th. 3, 666. —

Bellum = liber de bello:

quam gaudebat Bello suo Punico Naevius!

Cic. Sen. 14, 50.

Referring to the carrying on of the war: bellum gerere, to carry on a war; absol., with cum and abl., per and acc., or in and abl. (cf.:

bellum gerere in aliquem, 1. a. and f. supra): nisi forte ego vobis... cessare nunc videor cum bella non gero,

Cic. Sen. 6, 18:

cum Celtiberis, cum Cimbris bellum ut cum inimicis gerebatur,

id. Off. 1, 12, 38:

cum ei bellum ut cum rege Perse gereret obtigisset,

id. Div. 1, 46, 103:

erant hae difficultates belli gerendi,

Caes. B. G. 3, 10:

bellum cum Germanis gerere constituit,

id. ib. 4, 6:

Cn. Pompeius in extremis terris bellum gerebat,

Sall. C. 16, 5:

bellum quod Hannibale duce Carthaginienses cum populo Romano gessere,

Liv. 21, 1, 1:

alter consul in Sabinis bellum gessit,

id. 2, 62, 3:

de exercitibus per quos id bellum gereretur,

id. 23, 25, 5:

Chabrias bella in Aegypto sua sponte gessit,

Nep. Chabr, 2, 1.—Sometimes bellum administrare only of the commander, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 15, 43; Nep. Chabr. 2, 1. —Also (very rare):

bellum bellare,

Liv. 8, 40, 1 (but belligerantes is absol., Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38; Ann. v. 201 Vahl.);

in the same sense: bellum agere,

Nep. Hann. 8, 3. —As a synonym:

bello persequi aliquem,

Nep. Con. 4, 1; cf. Liv. 3, 25, 3.—

Trahere or ducere bellum, to protract a war:

necesse est enim aut trahi id bellum, aut, etc.,

Cic. Att. 10, 8, 2:

bellum trahi non posse,

Sall. J. 23, 2:

belli trahendi causa,

Liv. 5, 11, 8:

morae qua trahebant bellum paenitebat,

id. 9, 27, 5:

suadere institui ut bellum duceret,

Cic. Fam. 7, 3, 2:

bellum enim ducetur,

id. ad Brut. 1, 18, 6; Nep. Alcib. 8, 1; id. Dat. 8, 4;

similarly: cum his molliter et per dilationes bellum geri oportet?

Liv. 5, 5, 1.—

Bellum repellere, defendere, or propulsare, to ward off, defend one ' s self against a war:

bellum Gallicum C. Caesare imperatore gestum est, antea tantummodo repulsum,

Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32:

quod bellum non intulerit sed defenderit,

Caes. B. G. 1, 44:

Samnitium vix a se ipsis eo tempore propulsantium bellum,

Liv. 8, 37, 5.—

Referring to the end of a war.

Bellum deponere, ponere, or omittere, to give up, discontinue a war:

in quo (i.e. bello) et gerendo et deponendo jus ut plurimum valeret lege sanximus,

Cic. Leg. 2, 14, 34:

(bellum) cum deponi victores velint,

Sall. J. 83, 1:

bellum decem ferme annis ante depositum erat,

Liv. 31, 1, 8:

nos depositum a vobis bellum et ipsi omisimus,

id. 31, 31, 19:

dicit posse condicionibus bellum poni,

Sall. J. 112, 1:

bellum grave cum Etruria positum est,

id. H. Fragm. 1, 9 Dietsch:

velut posito bello,

Liv. 1, 53, 5:

manere bellum quod positum simuletur,

id. 1, 53, 7:

posito ubique bello,

Tac. H. 2, 52; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 93; Verg. A. 1, 291:

omisso Romano bello Porsinna filium Arruntem Ariciam... mittit,

Liv. 2, 14, 5.—

Bellum componere, to end a war by agreement, make peace:

timerent ne bellum componeretur,

Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 3:

si bellum compositum foret,

Sall. J. 97, 2:

belli componendi licentiam,

id. ib. 103, 3; cf. Nep. Ham. 1, 5; id. Hann. 6, 2; id. Alcib. 8, 3; Verg. A. 12, 109;

similarly: bellum sedare,

Nep. Dat. 8, 5.—

Bellum conficere, perficere, finire, to finish, end a war; conficere (the most usual term) and perficere, = to finish a war by conquering; finire (rare), without implying success:

is bellum confecerit qui Antonium oppresserit,

Cic. Fam. 11, 12, 2:

bellumque maximum conficies,

id. Rep. 6, 11, 11:

confecto Mithridatico bello,

id. Prov. Cons. 11, 27; cf. id. Fam. 5, 10, 3; id. Imp. Pomp. 14, 42:

quo proelio... bellum Venetorum confectum est,

Caes. B. G. 3, 16; cf. id. ib. 1, 30; 1, 44; 1, 54; 3, 28;

4, 16: bello confecto de Rhodiis consultum est,

Sall. C. 51, 5; cf. id. J. 36, 1; 114, 3:

neminem nisi bello confecto pecuniam petiturum esse,

Liv. 24, 18, 11; cf. id. 21, 40, 11; 23, 6, 2; 31, 47, 4; 32, 32, 6;

36, 2, 3: bello perfecto,

Caes. B. C. 3, 18, 5; Liv. 1, 38, 3:

se quo die hostem vidisset perfecturum (i. e. bellum),

id. 22, 38, 7; 31, 4, 2; cf. id. 3, 24, 1; 34, 6, 12; Just. 5, 2, 11:

neque desiturum ante... quam finitum aliqua tolerabili condicione bellum videro,

Liv. 23, 12, 10: finito ex maxima parte.. [p. 228] italico bello, Vell. 2, 17, 1; Curt. 3, 1, 9; Tac. A. 15, 17; Just. 16, 2, 6; 24, 1, 8; Verg. A. 11, 116.—

Less usual connections:

bellum delere: non modo praesentia sed etiam futura bella delevit,

Cic. Lael. 3, 11; cf. Nep. Alcib. 8, 4:

alere ac fovere bellum,

Liv. 42, 11, 5:

bellum navare alicui,

Tac. H. 5, 25:

spargere,

id. A. 3, 21; id. Agr. 38; Luc. 2, 682:

serere,

Liv. 21, 10, 4:

circumferre,

Tac. A. 13, 37:

exercere,

id. ib. 6, 31:

quam celeriter belli impetus navigavit ( = quam celeriter navale bellum gestum est),

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 34; so Flor. 2, 2, 17:

bellum ascendit in rupes,

id. 4, 12, 4:

bellum serpit in proximos,

id. 2, 9, 4; cf. id. 2, 2, 15:

bella narrare,

Cic. Or. 9, 30:

canere bella,

Quint. 10, 1, 91:

bella legere,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28.—

As object denoting place or time.

Proficisci ad bellum, to depart for the war.

Of the commander:

consul sortitu ad bellum profectus,

Cic. Phil. 14, 2, 4; cf. id. Cat. 1, 13, 33:

ipse ad bellum Ambiorigis profectus,

Caes. B. G. 6, 29, 4:

ut duo ex tribunis ad bellum proficiscerentur,

Liv. 4, 45, 7; cf. id. 6, 2, 9: Nep. Alcib. 4, 1; Sall. H. 2, 96 Dietsch. —Post-class.:

in bellum,

Just. 2, 11, 9; Gell. 17, 9, 8.—

Of persons partaking in a war:

si proficiscerer ad bellum,

Cic. Fam. 7, 3, 1. —

Ad bellum mittere, of the commander, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 17, 50; 21, 62.—

In bella ruere, Verg. A. 7, 782; 9, 182:

in bella sequi,

id. ib. 8, 547.—

Of time.

In the locative case belli, in war, during war; generally with domi ( = domi militiaeque):

valete, judices justissimi, domi bellique duellatores,

Plaut. Capt. prol. 68; so,

domi duellique,

id. As. 3, 2, 13 (v. I. supra):

quibuscunque rebus vel belli vel domi poterunt rem publicam augeant,

Cic. Off. 2, 24, 85:

paucorum arbitrio belli domique agitabatur,

Sall. J. 41, 7:

animus belli ingens, domi modicus,

id. ib. 63, 2; Liv. 2, 50, 11; 1, 36, 6; so id. 3, 43, 1; cf.:

bello domique,

id. 1, 34, 12:

domi belloque,

id. 9, 26, 21; and:

neque bello, neque domi,

id. 4, 35, 3.—Without domi:

simul rem et gloriam armis belli repperi,

Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 60 (where belli may be taken with gloriam; cf.

Wagn. ad loc.): magnae res temporibus illis a fortissimis viris... belli gerebantur,

Cic. Rep. 2, 32, 86.—

In bello or in bellis, during war or wars, in the war, in the wars; with adj.:

ad haec quae in civili bello fecerit,

Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 47; cf. id. ib. 14, 8, 22:

in ipso bello eadem sensi,

id. Marcell. 5, 14:

in Volsco bello virtus enituit,

Liv. 2, 24, 8:

in eo bello,

id. 23, 46, 6:

in Punicis bellis, Plin.8, 14, 14, § 37: in bello Trojano,

id. 30, 1, 2, § 5.—Without adj.:

ut fit in bello, capitur alter filius,

Plaut. Capt. prol. 25:

qui in bello occiderunt,

Cic. Fam. 9, 5, 2:

quod in bello saepius vindicatum est in eos, etc.,

Sall. C. 9, 4:

non in bello solum, sed etiam in pace,

Liv. 1, 15, 8; 2, 23, 2:

in bello parta,

Quint. 5, 10, 42; 12, 1, 28.—

Abl. bello or bellis = in bello or in bellis (freq.); with adjj.: nos semper omnibus Punicis Siciliensibusque bellis amicitiam fidemque populi Romani secuti sumus. Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 47, § 124:

bello Italico,

id. Pis. 36, 87:

Veienti bello,

id. Div. 1, 44, 100:

domestico bello,

id. Planc. 29, 70:

qui Volsco, Aurunco Sabinoque militassent bello,

Liv. 23, 12, 11:

victor tot intra paucos dies bellis,

id. 2, 27, 1:

nullo bello, multis tamen proeliis victus,

id. 9, 18, 9:

bello civili,

Quint. 11, 1, 36.—With gen.:

praesentiam saepe divi suam declarant, ut et apud Regillum bello Latinorum,

Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 6:

suam felicitatem Helvetiorum bello esse perspectam,

Caes. B. G. 1, 40.—Without attrib.:

qui etiam bello victis regibus regna reddere consuevit,

Cic. Sest. 26, 57:

res pace belloque gestas,

Liv. 2, 1, 1:

egregieque rebus bello gestis,

id. 1, 33, 9; so id. 23, 12, 11:

ludi bello voti,

id. 4, 35. 3:

princeps pace belloque,

id. 7, 1, 9:

Cotyn bello juvisse Persea,

id. 45, 42, 7:

bello parta,

Quint. 5, 10, 15; cf. id. 7, 4, 22; Ov. M. 8, 19.—

Inter bellum (rare):

cujus originis morem necesse est... inter bellum natum esse,

Liv. 2, 14, 2:

inter haec bella consules... facti,

id. 2, 63, 1.—

Bellum in attributive connection.

Justum bellum.

A righteous war, Cic. Off. 1, 11, 36 (v. II. A. 2. a. th supra):

justum piumque bellum,

Liv. 1, 23, 4:

non loquor apud recusantem justa bella populum,

id. 7, 30, 17; so Ov. M. 8, 58; cf.: illa injusta sunt bella quae sine causa suscepta sunt, Cic. Rep. 3, 23, 35.—

A regular war (opp. a raid, etc.):

in fines Romanos excucurrerunt, populabundi magis quam justi more belli,

Liv. 1, 15, 1.—

For the different kinds of war: domesticum, civile, intestinum, externum, navale, maritimum, terra marique gestum, servile, sociale; v. hh. vv.—

Belli eventus or exitus, the result of a war:

quicunque belli eventus fuisset,

Cic. Marcell. 8, 24:

haud sane alio animo belli eventum exspectabant,

Sall. C. 37, 9:

eventus tamen belli minus miserabilem dimicationem fecit,

Liv. 1, 23, 2; cf. id. 7, 11, 1:

exitus hujus calamitosissimi belli,

Cic. Fam. 6, 21, 1:

cum esset incertus exitus et anceps fortuna belli,

id. Marcell. 5, 15; so id. Off. 2, 8,:

Britannici belli exitus exspectatur,

id. Att. 4, 16, 13:

cetera bella maximeque Veiens incerti exitus erant,

Liv. 5, 16, 8.—

Fortuna belli, the chances of war:

adeo varia fortuna belli ancepsque Mars fuit ut,

Liv. 21, 1, 2; cf. Cic. Marcell. 5, 15 (v. c. supra).—

Belli artes, military skill:

cuilibet superiorum regum belli pacisque et artibus et gloria par,

Liv. 1, 35, 1:

haud ignotas belli artes,

id. 21, 1, 2:

temperata et belli et pacis artibus erat civitas,

id. 1, 21, 6.—

Jus belli, the law of war: jura belli, the rights ( law) of war:

in re publica maxime servanda sunt jura belli,

Cic. Off. 1, 11, 34:

sunt et belli sicut pacis jura,

Liv. 5, 27, 6:

jure belli res vindicatur,

Gai. Inst. 3, 94.—

Belli duces praestantissimos, the most excellent captains, generals, Cic. Or. 1, 2, 7:

trium simul bellorum victor,

a victor in three wars, Liv. 6, 4, 1 (cf.:

victor tot bellis,

id. 2, 27, 1). —

Belli vulnera, Cic. Marcell. 8, 24.—

Transf.

Of things concr. and abstr.:

qui parietibus, qui tectis, qui columnis ac postibus meis... bellum intulistis,

Cic. Dom. 23, 60:

bellum contra aras et focos,

id. Phil. 3, 1, 1:

miror cur philosophiae... bellum indixeris,

id. Or. 2, 37, 155:

ventri Indico bellum,

Hor. S. 1, 5, 8.—

Of animals:

milvo est quoddam bellum quasi naturale cum corvo,

Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 125:

hanc Juno Esse jussit gruem, populisque suis indicere bellum,

Ov. M. 6, 92.—

With individuals:

quid mihi opu'st... cum eis gerere bellum, etc.,

Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 14:

nihil turpius quam cum eo bellum gerere quicum familiariter vixeris,

Cic. Lael. 21, 77:

cum mihi uni cum improbis aeternum videam bellum susceptum,

id. Sull. 9, 28:

hoc tibi juventus Romana indicimus bellum,

Liv. 2, 12, 11:

falsum testem justo ac pio bello persequebatur,

id. 3, 25, 3:

tribunicium domi bellum patres territat,

id. 3, 24, 1; cf. Plin. Ep. 1, 2, 57.—Ironically:

equus Trojanus qui tot invictos viros muliebre bellum gerentes tulerit ac texerit,

Cic. Cael. 28, 67.—

In mal. part., Hor. C. 3, 26, 3; 4, 1, 2.—

Personified as god of war ( = Janus):

tabulas duas quae Belli faciem pictam habent,

Plin. 35, 4, 10, § 27:

sunt geminae Belli portae, etc.,

Verg. A. 7, 607:

mortiferumque averso in limine Bellum,

id. ib. 6, 279.—

Plur.: bella, army ( poet.):

permanet Aonius Nereus violentus in undis, Bellaque non transfert (i.e. Graecorum exercitum),

Ov. M. 12, 24:

sed victae fera bella deae vexere per aequora,

Sil. 7, 472:

quid faciat bellis obsessus et undis?

Stat. Th. 9, 490.—

Battle, = proelium:

rorarii dicti a rore: qui bellum committebant ante,

Varr. L. L. 7, 3, 92:

quod in bello saepius vindicatum in eos qui... tardius, revocati, bello excesserant,

Sall. C. 9, 4:

praecipua laus ejus belli penes consules fuit,

Liv. 8, 10, 7:

commisso statim bello,

Front. Strat. 1, 11, 2:

Actia bella,

Verg. A. 8, 675:

ingentem pugnam, ceu cetera nusquam Bella forent,

id. ib. 2, 439; cf. Flor. 3, 5, 11; Just. 2, 12; 18, 1 fin.; 24, 8; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 98 (form duellum); Ov. H. 1, 1, 69; Verg. A. 8, 547; 12, 390; 12, 633; Stat. Th. 3, 666. —

Bellum = liber de bello:

quam gaudebat Bello suo Punico Naevius!

Cic. Sen. 14, 50.

G, g, indecl. n. or (on account of littera) f., had originally no place in the Latin alphabet: both the sharp and the flat guttural mutes, our k and g sounds, being represented by C; hence on the Columna Rostrata LECIONES, MACISTRATOS, EXFOCIONT, (pu)CNANDOD, PVCN(ad), CARTACINIENSIS, for legiones, etc.; hence, too, the archaic form ACETARE for agitare (v. Paul. ex Fest. p. 23 Müll. N. cr.), and the still common abbreviation of the names Gaius and Gneus in C and Cn.—At a later period (acc. to Plut. Qu. Rom. p. 277 D and 278 E, by means of a freedman of Spurius Carvilius Ruga, about the beginning of the second Punic war) a slight graphic alteration was made in the C, which introduced into the Roman orthography the letter G (on the old monuments C); thus we have in the S. C. de Bacchanal.: MAGISTER, MAGISTRATVM, FIGIER, GNOSCIER, AGRO; on the other hand, the orthography GNAIVOD PATRE PROGNATVS on the first Epitaph of the Scipios, which dates before that time, indicates either incorrectness in the copying or a later erection of the monument. When Greek words are written in Latin letters and vice versa, G always corresponds to G. Its sound was always hard, like Engl. g in gate, at least until the sixth century A. D.As an initial, g, in pure Latin words, enters into consonantal combination only with l and r; and therefore in words which, from their etymology, had the combination gn, the g was rejected in the classical period, and thus arose the class. forms nascor, natus, nosco, novi, notus, narus, navus, from the original gnascor, gnatus, gnosco, etc. (cf. the English gnaw, gnat, gnarr, etc., where the g has become silent); whereas in compounds the g again is often retained: cognatus, cognosco, ignarus, ignavus.—An initial g is dropped in lac (kindred to GALACT, gala), likewise in anser (kindred to Germ. Gans; Sanscr. hansa; Greek chên).As a medial, g combines with l, m, n, r, although it is sometimes elided before m in the course of formation; so in examen for exagmen from agmen; in contamino for contagmino (from con-TAG, tango). Before s the soft sound of g passes into the hard sound of c, and becomes blended with the s into x (v. the letter X); though sometimes the g (or c) is elided altogether, as in mulsi from mulgeo, indulsi from indulgeo; cf.: sparsus, mersus, tersus, etc. So too before t, as indultum from indulgeo. The medial g is often dropped between two vowels, and compensated for by lengthening the preced. vowel: māior from măgior, pulēium from pulēgium, āio from ăgio (root AG, Sanscr. ah, to say; cf. nego). Likewise the medial g is dropped in lēvis for legvis, Sanscr. laghn, fava for fagva, fruor for frugvor, flamma for flagma, stimulus for stigmulus, examen for exagmen; jumentum, from root jug-: sumen from sug-; cf.: umor, flamen, etc.As a final, g was only paragogic, acc. to Quint. 1, 7, 13, in the obsolete VESPERVG (for vesperu, analogous with noctu; v. Spald. ad loc.). Etymologically, g corresponds to an original Indo - European g or gh, or is weakened from c, k. Thus it stands where in Greek we have:

g, as ago, agô; ager, agros; argentum, arguros; genus, genos; fulgeo, phlegô, and so very commonly;

ch (usually before r, or in the middle of a word): ango, anchô; rigo, brechô; gratus, chairô, etc.;

k: viginti, eikosi; gubernator, kubernêtês; gummi, kommi, etc.—By assimilation, g was produced from b and d in oggero, suggero, aggero, etc., from obgero, sub-gero, ad-gero, etc.As an abbreviation, G denotes Galliarum, Gallica, gemina, Germania, genius, etc.; and sometimes Gaius (instead of the usual C); v. Inscr. Orell. 467; 1660; 4680:

G.P.R.F. genio populi Romani feliciter,

Inscr. Orell. 4957; v. Corss. Ausspr. 1, 76 sqq.; Roby, Lat. Gr. 1, 38 sqq.

G, g, indecl. n. or (on account of littera) f., had originally no place in the Latin alphabet: both the sharp and the flat guttural mutes, our k and g sounds, being represented by C; hence on the Columna Rostrata LECIONES, MACISTRATOS, EXFOCIONT, (pu)CNANDOD, PVCN(ad), CARTACINIENSIS, for legiones, etc.; hence, too, the archaic form ACETARE for agitare (v. Paul. ex Fest. p. 23 Müll. N. cr.), and the still common abbreviation of the names Gaius and Gneus in C and Cn.—At a later period (acc. to Plut. Qu. Rom. p. 277 D and 278 E, by means of a freedman of Spurius Carvilius Ruga, about the beginning of the second Punic war) a slight graphic alteration was made in the C, which introduced into the Roman orthography the letter G (on the old monuments C); thus we have in the S. C. de Bacchanal.: MAGISTER, MAGISTRATVM, FIGIER, GNOSCIER, AGRO; on the other hand, the orthography GNAIVOD PATRE PROGNATVS on the first Epitaph of the Scipios, which dates before that time, indicates either incorrectness in the copying or a later erection of the monument. When Greek words are written in Latin letters and vice versa, G always corresponds to G. Its sound was always hard, like Engl. g in gate, at least until the sixth century A. D.As an initial, g, in pure Latin words, enters into consonantal combination only with l and r; and therefore in words which, from their etymology, had the combination gn, the g was rejected in the classical period, and thus arose the class. forms nascor, natus, nosco, novi, notus, narus, navus, from the original gnascor, gnatus, gnosco, etc. (cf. the English gnaw, gnat, gnarr, etc., where the g has become silent); whereas in compounds the g again is often retained: cognatus, cognosco, ignarus, ignavus.—An initial g is dropped in lac (kindred to GALACT, gala), likewise in anser (kindred to Germ. Gans; Sanscr. hansa; Greek chên).As a medial, g combines with l, m, n, r, although it is sometimes elided before m in the course of formation; so in examen for exagmen from agmen; in contamino for contagmino (from con-TAG, tango). Before s the soft sound of g passes into the hard sound of c, and becomes blended with the s into x (v. the letter X); though sometimes the g (or c) is elided altogether, as in mulsi from mulgeo, indulsi from indulgeo; cf.: sparsus, mersus, tersus, etc. So too before t, as indultum from indulgeo. The medial g is often dropped between two vowels, and compensated for by lengthening the preced. vowel: māior from măgior, pulēium from pulēgium, āio from ăgio (root AG, Sanscr. ah, to say; cf. nego). Likewise the medial g is dropped in lēvis for legvis, Sanscr. laghn, fava for fagva, fruor for frugvor, flamma for flagma, stimulus for stigmulus, examen for exagmen; jumentum, from root jug-: sumen from sug-; cf.: umor, flamen, etc.As a final, g was only paragogic, acc. to Quint. 1, 7, 13, in the obsolete VESPERVG (for vesperu, analogous with noctu; v. Spald. ad loc.). Etymologically, g corresponds to an original Indo - European g or gh, or is weakened from c, k. Thus it stands where in Greek we have:

g, as ago, agô; ager, agros; argentum, arguros; genus, genos; fulgeo, phlegô, and so very commonly;

ch (usually before r, or in the middle of a word): ango, anchô; rigo, brechô; gratus, chairô, etc.;

k: viginti, eikosi; gubernator, kubernêtês; gummi, kommi, etc.—By assimilation, g was produced from b and d in oggero, suggero, aggero, etc., from obgero, sub-gero, ad-gero, etc.As an abbreviation, G denotes Galliarum, Gallica, gemina, Germania, genius, etc.; and sometimes Gaius (instead of the usual C); v. Inscr. Orell. 467; 1660; 4680:

G.P.R.F. genio populi Romani feliciter,

Inscr. Orell. 4957; v. Corss. Ausspr. 1, 76 sqq.; Roby, Lat. Gr. 1, 38 sqq.

vălĕo, ui, itum, 2, v. n. [kindr. with Sanscr. bala, vis, robur, balishtas, fortissimus; cf. debilis], to be strong.

Lit., of physical strength, vigor, or health.

In gen., to be strong, stout, or vigorous, to have strength (cf.: polleo, vigeo).

Absol.: verum illi valent, qui vi luctantur cum leonibus, Pomp. ap. Non. 112, 4 (Com. Rel. v. 176 Rib.):

puer ille (Hercules recens natus) ut magnus est et multum valet!

Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 51: plus potest, qui plus valet: Vir erat;

plus valebat,

id. Truc. 4, 3, 38 sq.:

sanus homo, qui bene valet,

Cels. 1, 1 init.:

si magis valet,

id. 3, 18:

si satis valet (= si satis validae vires sunt, just before),

id. 4, 7 init.:

prout nervi valent,

id. 8, 16.—Of plants:

vitem novellam resecari tum erit tempus ubi valebit,

Cato, R. R. 33, 3 sq. —

To be strong in or for something, to have the power or strength, be in condition to do something, etc.

Of personal subjects, etc.

With ad and acc.:

alios videmus velocitate ad cursum, alios viribus ad luctandum valere,

Cic. Off. 1, 30, 107.—

With inf.:

manibus pedibusque morbo distortissimis, ut neque calceum perpeti nec libellos evolvere valeret,

Suet. Galb. 21:

mustela cum mures veloces non valeret assequi,

Phaedr. 4, 1, 10:

valet ima summis Mutare deus,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 12; cf. II. B. 2. h. infra; cf.:

illud mirari mitte, quod non valet e lapide hoc alias impellere res,

Lucr. 6, 1057:

versate diu quid ferre recusent, Quid valeant umeri (sc. ferre),

Hor. A. P. 40:

nec valuere manus infixum educere telum,

Ov. M. 13, 393; 12, 101; Col. 6, 25 fin. —

Of remedies or medicines, to be efficacious, be good for any thing; with ad and acc.:

fimum potum ad dysentericos valet,

Plin. 28, 8, 27, § 105.—With contra:

cimices valent contra serpentium morsus,

Plin. 29, 4, 17, § 61.—With eodem:

id quoque collyrium eodem valet,

Cels. 6, 6, 21.—With pro:

ruta per se pro antidoto valet,

Plin. 20, 13, 51, § 132.—With abl.:

dictamnus valet potu et illitu et suffitu,

Plin. 26, 15, 90, § 153.— With inf.:

sandaracha valet purgare, sistere, excalfacere, perrodere,

Plin. 34, 18, 55, § 177.—

Of sounds: cum C ac similiter G non valuerunt, in T ac D molliuntur, i. e. were not pronounced strongly, Quint. 1, 11, 5.—

Esp., in respect of the natural condition of the body, to be well in health, to be in a sound or healthy condition, to be healthy, hale, hearty.

In gen.

Absol.:

equidem valeo recte et salvus sum,

Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 36:

perpetuon' valuisti?

id. Ep. 1, 1, 15; 1, 1, 18:

valen'? Valuistin? valeo et valui rectius,

id. Trin. 1, 2, 12 sq.: facile omnes, quom valemus, recta consilia aegrotis damus, Ter. And. 2, 1, 9:

dicit vilicus servos non valuisse,

Cato, R. R. 2, 3 sq.; 5, 6:

boves ut recte valeant,

id. ib. 103:

optime valere et gravissime aegrotare,

Cic. Fin. 2, 13, 43; 4, 25, 69:

cura est, ut valeat,

Plaut. Stich. 5, 2, 4:

ego valeo recte et rem gero,

id. Pers. 2, 3, 34:

te recte valere operamque dare, ut cottidie melius,

Cic. Fam. 11, 24, 1: deterius quam soleo, Luccei. ib. 5, 14, 1:

commode,

Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 11: Ni. Benene usque valuit? Chr. Pancratice atque athletice, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 14:

minus valere... melius valere,

Cic. Att. 4, 14, 1:

nam matri oculi si valerent, mecum venisset simul,

Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 8.—

With abl.:

si corpore valuisset,

Cic. Brut. 20, 77:

nec melius valeo quam corpore, mente,

Ov. Tr. 3, 8, 33; cf. Sall. J. 11, 5:

pedibus,

Nep. Phoc. 4, 1:

stomacho,

Juv. 6, 100.—

With ab and abl.:

ab oculis,

Gell. 13, 30, 10:

a morbo,

Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 26; and facetiously: Me. Ain tu te valere? Eu. Pol ego haud a pecunia perbene, as to money, not very well, id. Aul. 2, 2, 9.—

Esp., at the commencement of letters (very freq.), si vales, bene est, and abbreviated S. V. B. E.;

and, more fully, with the addition ego or equidem valeo (abbrev. E. V. or E. Q. V.),

Cic. Fam. 13, 6; 14, 11; 14, 16; 14, 17; 14, 21; 14, 22; 14, 23; 14, 24; 15, 1; 15, 2; Metell. ib. 5, 1; Vatin. ib. 5, 9; Luccei. ib. 5, 14 al.; cf.:

mos antiquis fuit usque ad meam servatus aetatem, primis epistulae verbis adicere: Si vales bene est,

Sen. Ep. 15, 1; so too: S. V. G. V. (si vales, gaudeo, valeo) et Tullia nostra recte V. Terentia minus belle habuit: sed certum scio jam convaluisse eam, Dolab. ap. Cic. Fam. 9, 9, 1.—

Rarely impers. pass.:

quid agitur, Sagaristio? ut valetur?

Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 8.—

Vale or valeas, in leave-taking, farewell, adieu (cf.: salve, ave).

In gen.: Di. Valeas. Ph. Vale, Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 79: Ar. Vale. Ph. Quo properas? Ar. Bene vale, id. As. 3, 3, 16; id. Mil. 4, 8, 51:

bene vale, Alcumena,

id. Am. 1, 3, 1:

vale atque salve,

id. Capt. 3, 5, 86; id. Curc. 4, 2, 36: vale atque salve. Th. Male vale, male sit tibi, id. ib. 4, 4, 32; v. salvus: Ly. Ad portum propero. De. Bene ambulato. Ly. Bene valeto. De. Bene sit tibi, id. Merc. 2, 2, 55:

bene valete et vivite,

id. Mil. 4, 8, 30:

ite intro cito: valete,

id. As. 3, 3, 155:

abeo: valete, judices justissimi,

id. Capt. prol. 67:

vos valete et plaudite,

Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 64:

in hoc biduom vale,

id. ib. 1, 2, 110:

vive valeque,

Hor. S. 2, 5, 110.—Before a vowel, scanned vale:

et longum, Formose vale, vale, inquit Iolla,

Verg. E. 3, 79; Ov. M. 3, 501.—

At the conclusion of letters:

Vale,

Cic. Fam. 6, 22, 3; 6, 21, 3; 4, 8, 2; Luccei. ib. 5, 14, 3:

cura ut valeas,

Cic. Fam. 7, 15, 2; 7, 20, 3; rarely bene vale, Mat. ib. 11, 28, 8; Cur. ib. 7, 29, 2; cf.:

tu me diligis et valebis,

Cic. ib. 9, 22, 5; 15, 18, 2: fac valeas meque mutuo diligas, Planc. ib. 10, 7, 2; Mat. ib. 11, 28, 8.—

Also in bidding farewell to the dead:

salve aeternum mihi, maxime Palla, Aeternumque vale,

Verg. A. 11, 97; Stat. S. 3, 3, 208; cf. Varr. ap. Serv. Verg. l. l.;

v. salvus: in perpetuom, frater, ave atque vale,

Cat. 101, 10:

terque, Vale, dixit,

Ov. F. 3, 563:

supremumque vale... dixit,

id. M. 10, 62.—

As an expression of dismission, refusal, or scorn, be off, begone:

valeas, tibi habeas res tuas, reddas meas,

Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 46:

immo habeat, valeat, vivat cum illa,

Ter. And. 5, 3, 18:

valeas, habeas illam quae placet,

id. Ad. 4, 4, 14:

si talis est deus, ut nulla hominum caritate teneatur, valeat,

good-by to him, let me have nothing to do with him, Cic. N. D. 1, 44, 124:

valeat res ludicra, si me Palma negata macrum, donata reducit opimum,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 180: valeant, Qui inter nos discidium volunt, away with those, etc., Ter. And. 4, 2, 13:

quare ista valeant: me res familiaris movet,

Cic. Att. 16, 15, 5: castra peto, valeatque Venus, valeantque puellae, farewell to Venus, etc., Tib. 2, 6, 9:

valete curae,

Petr. 79; cf. Cat. 8, 12; 11, 17; Ov. Am. 1, 6, 71 sqq.—

With valere jubere or dicere (sometimes as one word, vălĕdīco, ere, 3, v. n.), to bid one good-by, farewell, adieu:

illum salutavi: post etiam jussi valere,

Cic. Att. 5, 2, 2:

vix illud potui dicere triste vale,

Ov. H. 13, 14:

saepe vale dicto rursus sum multa locutus,

id. Tr. 1, 3, 57:

tibi valedicere non licet gratis,

Sen. Ep. 17, 11; Sulp. Sev. Dial. 1, 3, 1: obstinatissime [p. 1954] retinuit, ut liberti servique bis die frequentes adessent ac mane salvere, vesperi valere sibi singuli dicerent, Suet. Galb. 4 fin.; id. Aug. 53; id. Tib. 72.—So (late Lat.):

vale facere (or valefacere),

August. Ep. 65; App. M. 4, p. 150, 24.

Transf., to have power, force, or influence; to be powerful, effective, valid; to avail, prevail, be strong, effective, etc.

In gen.:

fiet enim quodcunque volent, qui valebunt: valebunt autem semper arma,

will always have the power, Cic. Fam. 9, 17, 1:

fuit enim populi potestas: de civitate ne tam diu quidem valuit quam diu illa Sullani temporis arma valuerunt,

id. Dom. 30, 79:

dicitur C. Flaminius ad populum valuisse dicendo,

id. Brut. 14, 57:

tribunus plebis tulit... ut lex Aelia et Fufia ne valeret,

id. Red. in Sen. 5, 11:

in more majorum, qui tum ut lex valebat,

id. Leg. 2, 10, 23:

valuit auctoritas,

id. Tusc. 2, 22, 53:

verba si valent,

id. Caecin. 21, 61:

(ejus) valet opinio tarditatis,

is established, id. de Or. 1, 27, 125:

si conjuratio valuisset,

id. ib. 17, 7:

cujus ratio non valuit,

Nep. Milt. 3, 7:

jus tamen gentium valuit,

Liv. 2, 4, 7:

praetor... ratus repentinum valiturum terrorem, succedit, etc.,

id. 44, 31, 6:

et vestrae valuere preces,

Ov. M. 13, 89; id. P. 3, 3, 92; id. Ib. 241.—

Esp.

With respect to the source, character, or mode of exercise of the strength ascribed to the subject.

With abl.:

non metuo mihi... Dum quidem hoc valebit pectus perfidia meum,

Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 50:

reliqui duo sic exaequantur, ut Domitius valeat amicis, Memmius commendetur militibus,

Cic. Att. 4, 16, 6 (17, 2):

multa sanxit quae omnia magistratuum auctoritate et Halaesinorum summa voluntate valuerunt,

id. Verr. 2, 2, 49, § 122:

ita istam libertatem largior populo, ut auctoritate et valeant et utantur boni,

id. Leg. 3, 17, 38:

quae (voluntas militum) cum per se valet multitudine,

id. Mur. 18, 38:

parum valent (Graeci) verbo,

i. e. have no precise word, id. Tusc. 3, 5, 11:

qui aut gratia aut misericordia valerent,

Caes. B. C. 2, 44:

dicendo,

Nep. Ages. 1, 2:

qui pedum cursu valet,

Verg. A. 5, 67; Quint. 9, 2, 78:

Battiades... Quamvis ingenio non valet, arte valet,

Ov. Am. 1, 15, 14:

plerique plus ingenio quam arte valuerunt,

Quint. 1, 8, 8:

rogando,

Ov. M. 2, 183:

subtilitate vincimur, valeamus pondere,

Quint. 12, 11, 8.—

With in and abl.:

Sp. Thorius satis valuit in populari genere dicendi,

Cic. Brut. 36, 136:

quid facilius est quam probari in uno servulo nomen familiae non valere,

id. Caecin. 19, 55:

in his maxime valet similitudo,

Quint. 6, 3, 57:

mire in causis valet praesumptio,

id. 9, 2, 16:

(digitus) in exprobrando et indicando valet,

id. 11, 3, 94.—

With some definite end expressed, upon or towards which influence or power is exercised or directed, to be strong enough for, adequate to, or capable of any thing, to be able to do, to have force or efficacy, to be effectual, to avail, to be applicable.

With in and acc.:

hoc evenit, ut in volgus insipientium opinio valeat honestatis,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 26, 63:

quaecumque est hominis definitio, una in omnes valet,

id. Leg. 1, 10, 29; cf. id. Div. 2, 56, 116:

cum illud verbum unde in utramque rem valeat,

id. Caecin. 31, 89:

num etiam in deos inmortales inauspicatam legem valuisse? Liv 7, 6, 11: utrumque hoc genus semel injectum in L. annos valet et frugum et pabuli ubertate,

Plin. 17, 7, 4, § 44:

etiamsi in utramque partem valent arma facundiae,

Quint. 2, 16, 10:

hoc etiam in praeteritum valet,

id. 9, 2, 20; cf.:

cum... idque in omnis partis valeret,

Cic. Fam. 4, 10, 2.—

With eo: oratio me cohortabatur, ut, etc.... quod eo, credo, valebat, ut caerimonias religionesque defenderem, the force or point of which was, etc., Cic. N. D. 3, 2, 5:

id responsum quo valeat, cum intellegeret nemo,

Nep. Them. 2, 6; cf. II. B. 3. i, infra.—

With ad and acc. of thing:

tu non solum ad neglegendas leges... verum etiam ad evertendas valuisti,

Cic. Cat. 1, 7, 18: astrorum affectio valeat, si vis, ad quasdam res;

ad omnis certe non valebit,

id. Fat. 4, 8:

illud perficiam ut invidia mihi valeat ad gloriam,

id. Cat. 3, 12, 29:

vitae adjuncta esse dicebant, quae ad virtutis usum valerent,

id. Ac. 1, 5, 21:

ista quaestura ad eam rem valet, ut, etc.,

id. Div. in Caecil. 19, 62: neque, quod Samnites... amici vobis facti sunt, ad id valere arbitror, ne nos in amicitiam accipiamur, Liv. 7, 30, 4:

eadem fictio valet et ad qualitates,

Quint. 5, 10, 99; cf. II. B. 3. infra.—

With apud or ad and acc. of person influenced, etc.

With apud:

ibit ad illud ilico, Quo maxume apud te se valere sentiat,

Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 79:

non quin eam (commendationem) valituram apud te arbitrarer,

Cic. Fam. 13, 16, 3:

apud te veritas valebit,

id. Quint. 1, 5:

sed haec eadem nunc censes apud eos ipsos valere, a quibus... conscripta sunt?

id. Tusc. 2, 4, 11:

magnis meritis apud regem... valebat,

Nep. Con. 3, 1:

jus bonumque apud eos non legibus magis quam natura valebat,

Sall. C. 9, 1:

apud magnam partem senatus et magnitudine rerum gestarum valebat et gratia,

Liv. 31, 48, 1:

apud nos valeant ea, quae apud judices valere volumus,

Quint. 6, 2, 28.—

With ad:

dicitur enim C. Flaminius... ad populum valuisse dicendo,

Cic. Brut. 14, 57:

clementiae fama... ad ferociores jam populos valuit,

Liv. 21, 6, 4:

metus ad omnis valuit, ne deditionem recusarent,

id. 38, 28, 6.—

With contra and acc.:

hoc nonne videtur contra te valere?

Cic. Ac. 2, 27, 86:

quae valeant contra falsam criminationem,

id. de Or. 2, 79, 321:

ne quid esset... quod contra caput suum aut existimationem valere posset,

id. Verr. 2, 2, 71, § 173: ne meae vitae modestia parum valitura sit contra falsos rumores, Mat. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8:

cum pro falsis contra veritatem (rhetorice) valet,

Quint. 2, 16, 2; cf. f. infra.—

With pro and abl.:

multa in adversos effudit verba penates Pro deplorato non valitura viro,

Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 46:

epitheton valet pro nomine,

Quint. 8, 6, 29; cf. I. A. 2, b. supra.—

With dat. gerund. (post-class. and rare):

nam et augendae rei et minuendae valet (particula),

Gell. 5, 12, 10.—

With inf. (mostly poet. and in postAug. prose;

not in Cic. or Caes.): nam si certam finem esse viderent Aerumnarum homines, aliqua ratione valerent Religionibus... obsistere,

Lucr. 1, 108:

hanc ob rem vitam retinere valemus,

id. 3, 257:

nec continere suos ab direptione castrorum valuit,

Liv. 38, 23, 4 Weissenb. ad loc.:

quam (urbem) neque finitimi valuerunt perdere Marsi,

Hor. Epod. 16, 3:

cetera... adeo sunt multa, loquacem Delassare valent Fabium,

id. S. 1, 1, 13; id. C. 4, 7, 27:

nec valuit locos coeptos avertere cursus,

Tib. 4, 1, 55:

qui relicti erant... ne conspectum quidem hostis sustinere valuerunt,

Curt. 3, 4, 5:

neque ex eo infamiam discutere valuit,

Suet. Caes. 79.—With things as subj.:

ergo fungar vice cotis, acutum Reddere quae ferrum valet,

Hor. A. P. 305; cf. I. A. 2. b, supra.—Esp.,

With adverbial qualifications expressing the degree of power or influence exerted, etc.; very freq. with accs- multum, plus, plurimum, parum, minus, minimum, nihil, tantum, quantum, quid, id, idem, quiddam, quidquam, quidquid, etc.

Edepol, Cupido, cum tu tam pusillu's, nimis multum vales, Naev. ap. Non. 421, 25 (Com. Rel. v. 55 Rib.):

plus potest qui plus valet,

Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 38:

neque ita inperita (sum), ut quid amor valeat nesciam,

Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 42.—So absol.: nam opulenti cum locuntur pariter atque ignobiles, Eadem dicta eademque oratio aequa non aeque valet, Enn. ap. Gell. 11, 4, 3 (Trag. Rel. v. 230 Vahl.):

ignari quid gravitas... quid denique virtus valeret,

Cic. Sest. 28, 60:

illa obnuntiatio nihil valuit, aut, si valuit, id valuit, ut, etc.,

id. Div. 1, 16, 30: omnia veniebant Antonio in mentem;

eaque suo quaeque loco, ubi plurimum proficere et valere possent... collocabantur,

id. Brut. 37, 139:

cur minus Venena Medaeae valent?

Hor. Epod. 5. 62.—

With abl.:

quod tibi lubet fac, quoniam pugnis plus vales,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 240; cf.

v. 234: quicquid possunt, pedestribus valent copiis,

Caes. B. G. 2, 17:

qui plus opibus, armis, potentia valent, perfecisse mihi videntur... ut etiam auctoritate jam plus valerent,

Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 10:

quasi vero ego... in isto genere omnino quidquam aut curatione aut potestate valuissem,

id. Dom. 6, 14:

Ti. Coruncanium longe plurimum ingenio valuisse,

id. Brut. 14, 55:

quantum gratia, auctoritate, pecunia valerent,

Caes. B. G. 7, 63:

Caesar multum equitatu valebat,

id. B. C. 1, 61:

cum tantum equitatu valeamus,

id. ib. 3, 86:

equitatu plurimum valere,

id. B. G. 3, 20; Nep. Alcib. 8, 2.—

With in and abl.:

nihil putas valere in judiciis conjecturam, nihil suspitionem, nihil ante actae vitae existimationem, etc.,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 146:

hic multum in Fabia (tribu) valet, ille Velina,

Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 52. —

With ad and acc.:

multum valuisse ad patris honorem pietas filii videbitur,

Cic. Phil. 9, 5, 12:

ex quo intellegitur, plus terrarum situs, quam lunae tractus, ad nascendum valere,

id. Div. 2, 46, 97:

valet igitur multum ad vincendum probari mores eorum, qui agent causas,

id. de Or. 2, 43, 182:

ad subeundem periculum et ad vitandum multum fortuna valuit,

Caes. B. G. 6, 30:

genus ad probandam speciem minimum valet,

Quint. 5, 10, 56.—

With apud and acc. of pers., to have influence, be influential, have weight with, influence:

apud quem (Caesarem) quicquid valebo vel auctoritate, vel gratia, valebo tibi,

Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 13:

utrum apud eos pudor atque officium, an timor plus valeret,

Caes. B. G. 1, 40:

tantum apud homines barbaros valuit, esse repertos aliquos principes belli inferendi,

id. ib. 5, 54:

potestis constituere, hanc auctoritatem quantum apud exteras nationes valituram esse existimetis,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 16, 46:

non modo praemiis, quae apud me minimum valent, sed ne periculis quidem conpulsus ullis,

id. Fam. 1, 9, 11:

facinus esse indignum, plus impudicissimae mulieris apud te de Cleomenis salute quam de sua vita lacrimas matris valere,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 43, § 112:

apud quem ut multum gratia valeret, effecit,

Nep. Con. 2, 1.—

With contra: cur desperemus veritatem contra fallacem facundiam valituram? prevail, Lact. Opif. Dei, 20, 5; cf. Mat. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8, II. B. 2, e. supra.—

With pro:

pro periculo magis quam contra salutem valere,

Cic. Part. Or. 35, 120; cf.:

quod minus multitudine militum legionariorum pro hostium numero valebat,

Caes. B. G. 1, 51.—

With inter:

plurimum inter eos Bellovacos et virtute, et auctoritate, et hominum numero valere,

Caes. B. G. 2, 4.—

With adv. of pur pose:

hoc eo valebat, ut ingratiis ad de pugnandum omnes cogerentur,

Nep. Them. 4, 4:

non tamen hoc eo valet, ut fugien dae sint magnae scholae,

Quint. 1, 2, 16:

nescis quo valeat nummus, quem praebeat usum?

Hor. S. 1, 1, 73; cf. II. B. 2. b. supra. —

Idiomatic uses.

Of money value, to be of the value of, be worth: denarii, quod denos aeris valebant;

quinarii, quod quinos,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 173 Mull.:

dum pro argenteis decem aureus unus valeret,

Liv. 38, 11, 8:

ita ut scrupulum valeret sestertiis vicenis,

Plin. 33, 3, 13, § 47:

si haec praedia valeant nunc decem,

Dig. 24, 1, 7, § 4:

quasi minimo valeret hereditas,

ib. 19, 1, 13:

quanti omnibus valet (servus),

ib. 9, 2, 33; 5, 3, 25, § 1.—

Of the signification of words, sentences, etc.; like the Gr. dunasthai, to mean, signify, import:

quaerimus verbum Latinum par Graeco et quod idem valeat,

Cic. Fin. 2, 4, 13: non usquam id quidem dicit omnino;

sed quae dicit, idem valent,

id. Tusc. 5, 10, 24:

quamquam vocabula prope idem valere videantur,

id. Top. 8, 34:

hoc verbum quid valeat, non vident,

id. Off. 3, 9, 39: cui nomen Becco fuerat;

id valet gallinacei rostrum,

Suet. Vit. 18:

pransus quoque atque potus diversum valent quam indicant,

Quint. 1, 4, 29 et saep.:

et intellego et sentio et video saepe idem valent quod scio,

id. 10, 1, 13:

duo quae idem significant ac tantumdem valent,

id. 1, 5, 4.—Hence, vălens, entis, P. a., strong, stout, vigorous, powerful (class.).

Lit.

In gen.: nil moro discipulos mihi esse plenos sanguinis;

valens adflictet me,

Plaut. Bacch. 2, 1, 44:

virgatores,

id. As. 3, 2, 19:

robusti et valentes et audaces satellites,

Cic. Agr. 2, 31, 84:

cum homo imbecillus a valentissima bestia laniatur,

id. Fam. 7, 1, 3:

valentissimi lictores,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 142:

homines,

id. Phil. 12, 10, 24; Suet. Aug. 35:

hic membris et mole valens,

Verg. A. 5, 431:

membris valens,

Ov. M. 9, 108:

corpore esse vegeto et valenti,

Gell. 3, 1, 11:

nervi musculique,

Cels. 8, 20:

trunci,

Verg. G. 2, 426: scire oportet, omnia legumina generis valentissimi esse: valentissimum voco, in quo plurimum alimenti est... Ex leguminibus valentior faba quam pisum, etc., strongest, i. e. most nutritire, Cels. 2, 18:

tunicae,

stout, thick, Ov. A. A. 3, 109: providendum ne infirmiores (apes) a valentioribus [p. 1955] opprimantur, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 35.—

In partic.

Well in health, healthy, hale, hearty:

valeo et venio ad minus valentem,

Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 24:

medicus plane confirmat, propediem te valentem fore,

Cic. Fam. 16, 9, 2:

puer, hora undecima cum valens in publico visus esset, ante noctem mortuus est,

id. Clu. 9, 27; cf.

valens (opp. imbecillus),

id. Fam. 16, 5, 2:

(sensus) si sani sunt et valentes,

id. Ac. 2, 7, 19:

si valens corpus est neque magno opere vexatum,

Cels. 7, 26, 5:

sive aegra, sive valens,

Prop. 2, 21 (3, 14), 20.— Subst.:

qui enim aegris subveniretur, quae esset oblectatio valentium, nisi, etc.,

Cic. Off. 2, 4, 15;

so opp. aeger,

id. de Or. 2, 44, 186.—

Of medicines, strong, powerful, active:

valens est adversus cancerem intestinorum minii gleba,

Cels. 4, 15 fin.:

medicamenta,

id. 1, 3 med.:

silvestri (papaveri capita) ad omnes effectus valentiora,

Plin. 20, 18, 76, § 202; cf. id. 22, 22, 43, § 87.—

Trop., strong, powerful, mighty:

mallem tantas ei (Caesari) vires non dedisset (res publica) quam nunc tam valenti resisteret,

Cic. Att. 7, 3, 4:

fuit quondam ita firma haec civitas et valens,

id. Har. Resp. 28, 60:

cum valentiore pugnare,

id. Fam. 5, 21, 2:

valens dialecticus,

id. Fat. 6, 12:

ut fieri nihil possit valentius,

id. Brut. 16, 64:

Philippus jam tum valens multa moliebatur,

Nep. Timoth. 3, 1:

opibus jam valentes,

id. Eum. 10, 3:

argumenta valentiora,

Quint. 5, 13, 12:

quid pars adversa habeat valentissimum,

id. 5, 13, 52:

nec fraus valentior quam consilium meum,

Cic. Univ. 11:

ad letum causae satis valentes,

Ov. M. 5, 174; so,

causae,

id. Tr. 1, 8, 29:

causa valentior,

id. P. 1, 10, 35:

deus morbo omni valentior,

Stat. S. 1, 4, 111:

oppida valentissima,

Nep. Ham. 2, 4.—Hence, adv.: vălenter, strongly, stoutly, powerfully, violently (perh. not ante-Aug.).

Lit.:

resistere,

Col. 1, 5, 9; 3, 2, 15:

nimis valenter ibi retenta materia,

Cels. 5, 26, 21:

praeceps spirare valentius Eurus (coepit),

Ov. M. 11, 481.—

Trop., of speech, forcibly, energetically:

non diu dicebat sed valenter,

Sen. Contr. 3, 22 med.:

si verba numeres, breviter et abscise: si sensum aestimes, copiose et valenter,

Val. Max. 3, 7, ext. 6.

vălĕo, ui, itum, 2, v. n. [kindr. with Sanscr. bala, vis, robur, balishtas, fortissimus; cf. debilis], to be strong.

Lit., of physical strength, vigor, or health.

In gen., to be strong, stout, or vigorous, to have strength (cf.: polleo, vigeo).

Absol.: verum illi valent, qui vi luctantur cum leonibus, Pomp. ap. Non. 112, 4 (Com. Rel. v. 176 Rib.):

puer ille (Hercules recens natus) ut magnus est et multum valet!

Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 51: plus potest, qui plus valet: Vir erat;

plus valebat,

id. Truc. 4, 3, 38 sq.:

sanus homo, qui bene valet,

Cels. 1, 1 init.:

si magis valet,

id. 3, 18:

si satis valet (= si satis validae vires sunt, just before),

id. 4, 7 init.:

prout nervi valent,

id. 8, 16.—Of plants:

vitem novellam resecari tum erit tempus ubi valebit,

Cato, R. R. 33, 3 sq. —

To be strong in or for something, to have the power or strength, be in condition to do something, etc.

Of personal subjects, etc.

With ad and acc.:

alios videmus velocitate ad cursum, alios viribus ad luctandum valere,

Cic. Off. 1, 30, 107.—

With inf.:

manibus pedibusque morbo distortissimis, ut neque calceum perpeti nec libellos evolvere valeret,

Suet. Galb. 21:

mustela cum mures veloces non valeret assequi,

Phaedr. 4, 1, 10:

valet ima summis Mutare deus,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 12; cf. II. B. 2. h. infra; cf.:

illud mirari mitte, quod non valet e lapide hoc alias impellere res,

Lucr. 6, 1057:

versate diu quid ferre recusent, Quid valeant umeri (sc. ferre),

Hor. A. P. 40:

nec valuere manus infixum educere telum,

Ov. M. 13, 393; 12, 101; Col. 6, 25 fin. —

Of remedies or medicines, to be efficacious, be good for any thing; with ad and acc.:

fimum potum ad dysentericos valet,

Plin. 28, 8, 27, § 105.—With contra:

cimices valent contra serpentium morsus,

Plin. 29, 4, 17, § 61.—With eodem:

id quoque collyrium eodem valet,

Cels. 6, 6, 21.—With pro:

ruta per se pro antidoto valet,

Plin. 20, 13, 51, § 132.—With abl.:

dictamnus valet potu et illitu et suffitu,

Plin. 26, 15, 90, § 153.— With inf.:

sandaracha valet purgare, sistere, excalfacere, perrodere,

Plin. 34, 18, 55, § 177.—

Of sounds: cum C ac similiter G non valuerunt, in T ac D molliuntur, i. e. were not pronounced strongly, Quint. 1, 11, 5.—

Esp., in respect of the natural condition of the body, to be well in health, to be in a sound or healthy condition, to be healthy, hale, hearty.

In gen.

Absol.:

equidem valeo recte et salvus sum,

Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 36:

perpetuon' valuisti?

id. Ep. 1, 1, 15; 1, 1, 18:

valen'? Valuistin? valeo et valui rectius,

id. Trin. 1, 2, 12 sq.: facile omnes, quom valemus, recta consilia aegrotis damus, Ter. And. 2, 1, 9:

dicit vilicus servos non valuisse,

Cato, R. R. 2, 3 sq.; 5, 6:

boves ut recte valeant,

id. ib. 103:

optime valere et gravissime aegrotare,

Cic. Fin. 2, 13, 43; 4, 25, 69:

cura est, ut valeat,

Plaut. Stich. 5, 2, 4:

ego valeo recte et rem gero,

id. Pers. 2, 3, 34:

te recte valere operamque dare, ut cottidie melius,

Cic. Fam. 11, 24, 1: deterius quam soleo, Luccei. ib. 5, 14, 1:

commode,

Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 11: Ni. Benene usque valuit? Chr. Pancratice atque athletice, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 14:

minus valere... melius valere,

Cic. Att. 4, 14, 1:

nam matri oculi si valerent, mecum venisset simul,

Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 8.—

With abl.:

si corpore valuisset,

Cic. Brut. 20, 77:

nec melius valeo quam corpore, mente,

Ov. Tr. 3, 8, 33; cf. Sall. J. 11, 5:

pedibus,

Nep. Phoc. 4, 1:

stomacho,

Juv. 6, 100.—

With ab and abl.:

ab oculis,

Gell. 13, 30, 10:

a morbo,

Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 26; and facetiously: Me. Ain tu te valere? Eu. Pol ego haud a pecunia perbene, as to money, not very well, id. Aul. 2, 2, 9.—

Esp., at the commencement of letters (very freq.), si vales, bene est, and abbreviated S. V. B. E.;

and, more fully, with the addition ego or equidem valeo (abbrev. E. V. or E. Q. V.),

Cic. Fam. 13, 6; 14, 11; 14, 16; 14, 17; 14, 21; 14, 22; 14, 23; 14, 24; 15, 1; 15, 2; Metell. ib. 5, 1; Vatin. ib. 5, 9; Luccei. ib. 5, 14 al.; cf.:

mos antiquis fuit usque ad meam servatus aetatem, primis epistulae verbis adicere: Si vales bene est,

Sen. Ep. 15, 1; so too: S. V. G. V. (si vales, gaudeo, valeo) et Tullia nostra recte V. Terentia minus belle habuit: sed certum scio jam convaluisse eam, Dolab. ap. Cic. Fam. 9, 9, 1.—

Rarely impers. pass.:

quid agitur, Sagaristio? ut valetur?

Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 8.—

Vale or valeas, in leave-taking, farewell, adieu (cf.: salve, ave).

In gen.: Di. Valeas. Ph. Vale, Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 79: Ar. Vale. Ph. Quo properas? Ar. Bene vale, id. As. 3, 3, 16; id. Mil. 4, 8, 51:

bene vale, Alcumena,

id. Am. 1, 3, 1:

vale atque salve,

id. Capt. 3, 5, 86; id. Curc. 4, 2, 36: vale atque salve. Th. Male vale, male sit tibi, id. ib. 4, 4, 32; v. salvus: Ly. Ad portum propero. De. Bene ambulato. Ly. Bene valeto. De. Bene sit tibi, id. Merc. 2, 2, 55:

bene valete et vivite,

id. Mil. 4, 8, 30:

ite intro cito: valete,

id. As. 3, 3, 155:

abeo: valete, judices justissimi,

id. Capt. prol. 67:

vos valete et plaudite,

Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 64:

in hoc biduom vale,

id. ib. 1, 2, 110:

vive valeque,

Hor. S. 2, 5, 110.—Before a vowel, scanned vale:

et longum, Formose vale, vale, inquit Iolla,

Verg. E. 3, 79; Ov. M. 3, 501.—

At the conclusion of letters:

Vale,

Cic. Fam. 6, 22, 3; 6, 21, 3; 4, 8, 2; Luccei. ib. 5, 14, 3:

cura ut valeas,

Cic. Fam. 7, 15, 2; 7, 20, 3; rarely bene vale, Mat. ib. 11, 28, 8; Cur. ib. 7, 29, 2; cf.:

tu me diligis et valebis,

Cic. ib. 9, 22, 5; 15, 18, 2: fac valeas meque mutuo diligas, Planc. ib. 10, 7, 2; Mat. ib. 11, 28, 8.—

Also in bidding farewell to the dead:

salve aeternum mihi, maxime Palla, Aeternumque vale,

Verg. A. 11, 97; Stat. S. 3, 3, 208; cf. Varr. ap. Serv. Verg. l. l.;

v. salvus: in perpetuom, frater, ave atque vale,

Cat. 101, 10:

terque, Vale, dixit,

Ov. F. 3, 563:

supremumque vale... dixit,

id. M. 10, 62.—

As an expression of dismission, refusal, or scorn, be off, begone:

valeas, tibi habeas res tuas, reddas meas,

Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 46:

immo habeat, valeat, vivat cum illa,

Ter. And. 5, 3, 18:

valeas, habeas illam quae placet,

id. Ad. 4, 4, 14:

si talis est deus, ut nulla hominum caritate teneatur, valeat,

good-by to him, let me have nothing to do with him, Cic. N. D. 1, 44, 124:

valeat res ludicra, si me Palma negata macrum, donata reducit opimum,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 180: valeant, Qui inter nos discidium volunt, away with those, etc., Ter. And. 4, 2, 13:

quare ista valeant: me res familiaris movet,

Cic. Att. 16, 15, 5: castra peto, valeatque Venus, valeantque puellae, farewell to Venus, etc., Tib. 2, 6, 9:

valete curae,

Petr. 79; cf. Cat. 8, 12; 11, 17; Ov. Am. 1, 6, 71 sqq.—

With valere jubere or dicere (sometimes as one word, vălĕdīco, ere, 3, v. n.), to bid one good-by, farewell, adieu:

illum salutavi: post etiam jussi valere,

Cic. Att. 5, 2, 2:

vix illud potui dicere triste vale,

Ov. H. 13, 14:

saepe vale dicto rursus sum multa locutus,

id. Tr. 1, 3, 57:

tibi valedicere non licet gratis,

Sen. Ep. 17, 11; Sulp. Sev. Dial. 1, 3, 1: obstinatissime [p. 1954] retinuit, ut liberti servique bis die frequentes adessent ac mane salvere, vesperi valere sibi singuli dicerent, Suet. Galb. 4 fin.; id. Aug. 53; id. Tib. 72.—So (late Lat.):

vale facere (or valefacere),

August. Ep. 65; App. M. 4, p. 150, 24.

Transf., to have power, force, or influence; to be powerful, effective, valid; to avail, prevail, be strong, effective, etc.

In gen.:

fiet enim quodcunque volent, qui valebunt: valebunt autem semper arma,

will always have the power, Cic. Fam. 9, 17, 1:

fuit enim populi potestas: de civitate ne tam diu quidem valuit quam diu illa Sullani temporis arma valuerunt,

id. Dom. 30, 79:

dicitur C. Flaminius ad populum valuisse dicendo,

id. Brut. 14, 57:

tribunus plebis tulit... ut lex Aelia et Fufia ne valeret,

id. Red. in Sen. 5, 11:

in more majorum, qui tum ut lex valebat,

id. Leg. 2, 10, 23:

valuit auctoritas,

id. Tusc. 2, 22, 53:

verba si valent,

id. Caecin. 21, 61:

(ejus) valet opinio tarditatis,

is established, id. de Or. 1, 27, 125:

si conjuratio valuisset,

id. ib. 17, 7:

cujus ratio non valuit,

Nep. Milt. 3, 7:

jus tamen gentium valuit,

Liv. 2, 4, 7:

praetor... ratus repentinum valiturum terrorem, succedit, etc.,

id. 44, 31, 6:

et vestrae valuere preces,

Ov. M. 13, 89; id. P. 3, 3, 92; id. Ib. 241.—

Esp.

With respect to the source, character, or mode of exercise of the strength ascribed to the subject.

With abl.:

non metuo mihi... Dum quidem hoc valebit pectus perfidia meum,

Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 50:

reliqui duo sic exaequantur, ut Domitius valeat amicis, Memmius commendetur militibus,

Cic. Att. 4, 16, 6 (17, 2):

multa sanxit quae omnia magistratuum auctoritate et Halaesinorum summa voluntate valuerunt,

id. Verr. 2, 2, 49, § 122:

ita istam libertatem largior populo, ut auctoritate et valeant et utantur boni,

id. Leg. 3, 17, 38:

quae (voluntas militum) cum per se valet multitudine,

id. Mur. 18, 38:

parum valent (Graeci) verbo,

i. e. have no precise word, id. Tusc. 3, 5, 11:

qui aut gratia aut misericordia valerent,

Caes. B. C. 2, 44:

dicendo,

Nep. Ages. 1, 2:

qui pedum cursu valet,

Verg. A. 5, 67; Quint. 9, 2, 78:

Battiades... Quamvis ingenio non valet, arte valet,

Ov. Am. 1, 15, 14:

plerique plus ingenio quam arte valuerunt,

Quint. 1, 8, 8:

rogando,

Ov. M. 2, 183:

subtilitate vincimur, valeamus pondere,

Quint. 12, 11, 8.—

With in and abl.:

Sp. Thorius satis valuit in populari genere dicendi,

Cic. Brut. 36, 136:

quid facilius est quam probari in uno servulo nomen familiae non valere,

id. Caecin. 19, 55:

in his maxime valet similitudo,

Quint. 6, 3, 57:

mire in causis valet praesumptio,

id. 9, 2, 16:

(digitus) in exprobrando et indicando valet,

id. 11, 3, 94.—

With some definite end expressed, upon or towards which influence or power is exercised or directed, to be strong enough for, adequate to, or capable of any thing, to be able to do, to have force or efficacy, to be effectual, to avail, to be applicable.

With in and acc.:

hoc evenit, ut in volgus insipientium opinio valeat honestatis,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 26, 63:

quaecumque est hominis definitio, una in omnes valet,

id. Leg. 1, 10, 29; cf. id. Div. 2, 56, 116:

cum illud verbum unde in utramque rem valeat,

id. Caecin. 31, 89:

num etiam in deos inmortales inauspicatam legem valuisse? Liv 7, 6, 11: utrumque hoc genus semel injectum in L. annos valet et frugum et pabuli ubertate,

Plin. 17, 7, 4, § 44:

etiamsi in utramque partem valent arma facundiae,

Quint. 2, 16, 10:

hoc etiam in praeteritum valet,

id. 9, 2, 20; cf.:

cum... idque in omnis partis valeret,

Cic. Fam. 4, 10, 2.—

With eo: oratio me cohortabatur, ut, etc.... quod eo, credo, valebat, ut caerimonias religionesque defenderem, the force or point of which was, etc., Cic. N. D. 3, 2, 5:

id responsum quo valeat, cum intellegeret nemo,

Nep. Them. 2, 6; cf. II. B. 3. i, infra.—

With ad and acc. of thing:

tu non solum ad neglegendas leges... verum etiam ad evertendas valuisti,

Cic. Cat. 1, 7, 18: astrorum affectio valeat, si vis, ad quasdam res;

ad omnis certe non valebit,

id. Fat. 4, 8:

illud perficiam ut invidia mihi valeat ad gloriam,

id. Cat. 3, 12, 29:

vitae adjuncta esse dicebant, quae ad virtutis usum valerent,

id. Ac. 1, 5, 21:

ista quaestura ad eam rem valet, ut, etc.,

id. Div. in Caecil. 19, 62: neque, quod Samnites... amici vobis facti sunt, ad id valere arbitror, ne nos in amicitiam accipiamur, Liv. 7, 30, 4:

eadem fictio valet et ad qualitates,

Quint. 5, 10, 99; cf. II. B. 3. infra.—

With apud or ad and acc. of person influenced, etc.

With apud:

ibit ad illud ilico, Quo maxume apud te se valere sentiat,

Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 79:

non quin eam (commendationem) valituram apud te arbitrarer,

Cic. Fam. 13, 16, 3:

apud te veritas valebit,

id. Quint. 1, 5:

sed haec eadem nunc censes apud eos ipsos valere, a quibus... conscripta sunt?

id. Tusc. 2, 4, 11:

magnis meritis apud regem... valebat,

Nep. Con. 3, 1:

jus bonumque apud eos non legibus magis quam natura valebat,

Sall. C. 9, 1:

apud magnam partem senatus et magnitudine rerum gestarum valebat et gratia,

Liv. 31, 48, 1:

apud nos valeant ea, quae apud judices valere volumus,

Quint. 6, 2, 28.—

With ad:

dicitur enim C. Flaminius... ad populum valuisse dicendo,

Cic. Brut. 14, 57:

clementiae fama... ad ferociores jam populos valuit,

Liv. 21, 6, 4:

metus ad omnis valuit, ne deditionem recusarent,

id. 38, 28, 6.—

With contra and acc.:

hoc nonne videtur contra te valere?

Cic. Ac. 2, 27, 86:

quae valeant contra falsam criminationem,

id. de Or. 2, 79, 321:

ne quid esset... quod contra caput suum aut existimationem valere posset,

id. Verr. 2, 2, 71, § 173: ne meae vitae modestia parum valitura sit contra falsos rumores, Mat. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8:

cum pro falsis contra veritatem (rhetorice) valet,

Quint. 2, 16, 2; cf. f. infra.—

With pro and abl.:

multa in adversos effudit verba penates Pro deplorato non valitura viro,

Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 46:

epitheton valet pro nomine,

Quint. 8, 6, 29; cf. I. A. 2, b. supra.—

With dat. gerund. (post-class. and rare):

nam et augendae rei et minuendae valet (particula),

Gell. 5, 12, 10.—

With inf. (mostly poet. and in postAug. prose;

not in Cic. or Caes.): nam si certam finem esse viderent Aerumnarum homines, aliqua ratione valerent Religionibus... obsistere,

Lucr. 1, 108:

hanc ob rem vitam retinere valemus,

id. 3, 257:

nec continere suos ab direptione castrorum valuit,

Liv. 38, 23, 4 Weissenb. ad loc.:

quam (urbem) neque finitimi valuerunt perdere Marsi,

Hor. Epod. 16, 3:

cetera... adeo sunt multa, loquacem Delassare valent Fabium,

id. S. 1, 1, 13; id. C. 4, 7, 27:

nec valuit locos coeptos avertere cursus,

Tib. 4, 1, 55:

qui relicti erant... ne conspectum quidem hostis sustinere valuerunt,

Curt. 3, 4, 5:

neque ex eo infamiam discutere valuit,

Suet. Caes. 79.—With things as subj.:

ergo fungar vice cotis, acutum Reddere quae ferrum valet,

Hor. A. P. 305; cf. I. A. 2. b, supra.—Esp.,

With adverbial qualifications expressing the degree of power or influence exerted, etc.; very freq. with accs- multum, plus, plurimum, parum, minus, minimum, nihil, tantum, quantum, quid, id, idem, quiddam, quidquam, quidquid, etc.

Edepol, Cupido, cum tu tam pusillu's, nimis multum vales, Naev. ap. Non. 421, 25 (Com. Rel. v. 55 Rib.):

plus potest qui plus valet,

Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 38:

neque ita inperita (sum), ut quid amor valeat nesciam,

Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 42.—So absol.: nam opulenti cum locuntur pariter atque ignobiles, Eadem dicta eademque oratio aequa non aeque valet, Enn. ap. Gell. 11, 4, 3 (Trag. Rel. v. 230 Vahl.):

ignari quid gravitas... quid denique virtus valeret,

Cic. Sest. 28, 60:

illa obnuntiatio nihil valuit, aut, si valuit, id valuit, ut, etc.,

id. Div. 1, 16, 30: omnia veniebant Antonio in mentem;

eaque suo quaeque loco, ubi plurimum proficere et valere possent... collocabantur,

id. Brut. 37, 139:

cur minus Venena Medaeae valent?

Hor. Epod. 5. 62.—

With abl.:

quod tibi lubet fac, quoniam pugnis plus vales,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 240; cf.

v. 234: quicquid possunt, pedestribus valent copiis,

Caes. B. G. 2, 17:

qui plus opibus, armis, potentia valent, perfecisse mihi videntur... ut etiam auctoritate jam plus valerent,

Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 10:

quasi vero ego... in isto genere omnino quidquam aut curatione aut potestate valuissem,

id. Dom. 6, 14:

Ti. Coruncanium longe plurimum ingenio valuisse,

id. Brut. 14, 55:

quantum gratia, auctoritate, pecunia valerent,

Caes. B. G. 7, 63:

Caesar multum equitatu valebat,

id. B. C. 1, 61:

cum tantum equitatu valeamus,

id. ib. 3, 86:

equitatu plurimum valere,

id. B. G. 3, 20; Nep. Alcib. 8, 2.—

With in and abl.:

nihil putas valere in judiciis conjecturam, nihil suspitionem, nihil ante actae vitae existimationem, etc.,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 146:

hic multum in Fabia (tribu) valet, ille Velina,

Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 52. —

With ad and acc.:

multum valuisse ad patris honorem pietas filii videbitur,

Cic. Phil. 9, 5, 12:

ex quo intellegitur, plus terrarum situs, quam lunae tractus, ad nascendum valere,

id. Div. 2, 46, 97:

valet igitur multum ad vincendum probari mores eorum, qui agent causas,

id. de Or. 2, 43, 182:

ad subeundem periculum et ad vitandum multum fortuna valuit,

Caes. B. G. 6, 30:

genus ad probandam speciem minimum valet,

Quint. 5, 10, 56.—

With apud and acc. of pers., to have influence, be influential, have weight with, influence:

apud quem (Caesarem) quicquid valebo vel auctoritate, vel gratia, valebo tibi,

Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 13:

utrum apud eos pudor atque officium, an timor plus valeret,

Caes. B. G. 1, 40:

tantum apud homines barbaros valuit, esse repertos aliquos principes belli inferendi,

id. ib. 5, 54:

potestis constituere, hanc auctoritatem quantum apud exteras nationes valituram esse existimetis,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 16, 46:

non modo praemiis, quae apud me minimum valent, sed ne periculis quidem conpulsus ullis,

id. Fam. 1, 9, 11:

facinus esse indignum, plus impudicissimae mulieris apud te de Cleomenis salute quam de sua vita lacrimas matris valere,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 43, § 112:

apud quem ut multum gratia valeret, effecit,

Nep. Con. 2, 1.—

With contra: cur desperemus veritatem contra fallacem facundiam valituram? prevail, Lact. Opif. Dei, 20, 5; cf. Mat. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8, II. B. 2, e. supra.—

With pro:

pro periculo magis quam contra salutem valere,

Cic. Part. Or. 35, 120; cf.:

quod minus multitudine militum legionariorum pro hostium numero valebat,

Caes. B. G. 1, 51.—

With inter:

plurimum inter eos Bellovacos et virtute, et auctoritate, et hominum numero valere,

Caes. B. G. 2, 4.—

With adv. of pur pose:

hoc eo valebat, ut ingratiis ad de pugnandum omnes cogerentur,

Nep. Them. 4, 4:

non tamen hoc eo valet, ut fugien dae sint magnae scholae,

Quint. 1, 2, 16:

nescis quo valeat nummus, quem praebeat usum?

Hor. S. 1, 1, 73; cf. II. B. 2. b. supra. —

Idiomatic uses.

Of money value, to be of the value of, be worth: denarii, quod denos aeris valebant;

quinarii, quod quinos,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 173 Mull.:

dum pro argenteis decem aureus unus valeret,

Liv. 38, 11, 8:

ita ut scrupulum valeret sestertiis vicenis,

Plin. 33, 3, 13, § 47:

si haec praedia valeant nunc decem,

Dig. 24, 1, 7, § 4:

quasi minimo valeret hereditas,

ib. 19, 1, 13:

quanti omnibus valet (servus),

ib. 9, 2, 33; 5, 3, 25, § 1.—

Of the signification of words, sentences, etc.; like the Gr. dunasthai, to mean, signify, import:

quaerimus verbum Latinum par Graeco et quod idem valeat,

Cic. Fin. 2, 4, 13: non usquam id quidem dicit omnino;

sed quae dicit, idem valent,

id. Tusc. 5, 10, 24:

quamquam vocabula prope idem valere videantur,

id. Top. 8, 34:

hoc verbum quid valeat, non vident,

id. Off. 3, 9, 39: cui nomen Becco fuerat;

id valet gallinacei rostrum,

Suet. Vit. 18:

pransus quoque atque potus diversum valent quam indicant,

Quint. 1, 4, 29 et saep.:

et intellego et sentio et video saepe idem valent quod scio,

id. 10, 1, 13:

duo quae idem significant ac tantumdem valent,

id. 1, 5, 4.—Hence, vălens, entis, P. a., strong, stout, vigorous, powerful (class.).

Lit.

In gen.: nil moro discipulos mihi esse plenos sanguinis;

valens adflictet me,

Plaut. Bacch. 2, 1, 44:

virgatores,

id. As. 3, 2, 19:

robusti et valentes et audaces satellites,

Cic. Agr. 2, 31, 84:

cum homo imbecillus a valentissima bestia laniatur,

id. Fam. 7, 1, 3:

valentissimi lictores,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 142:

homines,

id. Phil. 12, 10, 24; Suet. Aug. 35:

hic membris et mole valens,

Verg. A. 5, 431:

membris valens,

Ov. M. 9, 108:

corpore esse vegeto et valenti,

Gell. 3, 1, 11:

nervi musculique,

Cels. 8, 20:

trunci,

Verg. G. 2, 426: scire oportet, omnia legumina generis valentissimi esse: valentissimum voco, in quo plurimum alimenti est... Ex leguminibus valentior faba quam pisum, etc., strongest, i. e. most nutritire, Cels. 2, 18:

tunicae,

stout, thick, Ov. A. A. 3, 109: providendum ne infirmiores (apes) a valentioribus [p. 1955] opprimantur, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 35.—

In partic.

Well in health, healthy, hale, hearty:

valeo et venio ad minus valentem,

Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 24:

medicus plane confirmat, propediem te valentem fore,

Cic. Fam. 16, 9, 2:

puer, hora undecima cum valens in publico visus esset, ante noctem mortuus est,

id. Clu. 9, 27; cf.

valens (opp. imbecillus),

id. Fam. 16, 5, 2:

(sensus) si sani sunt et valentes,

id. Ac. 2, 7, 19:

si valens corpus est neque magno opere vexatum,

Cels. 7, 26, 5:

sive aegra, sive valens,

Prop. 2, 21 (3, 14), 20.— Subst.:

qui enim aegris subveniretur, quae esset oblectatio valentium, nisi, etc.,

Cic. Off. 2, 4, 15;

so opp. aeger,

id. de Or. 2, 44, 186.—

Of medicines, strong, powerful, active:

valens est adversus cancerem intestinorum minii gleba,

Cels. 4, 15 fin.:

medicamenta,

id. 1, 3 med.:

silvestri (papaveri capita) ad omnes effectus valentiora,

Plin. 20, 18, 76, § 202; cf. id. 22, 22, 43, § 87.—

Trop., strong, powerful, mighty:

mallem tantas ei (Caesari) vires non dedisset (res publica) quam nunc tam valenti resisteret,

Cic. Att. 7, 3, 4:

fuit quondam ita firma haec civitas et valens,

id. Har. Resp. 28, 60:

cum valentiore pugnare,

id. Fam. 5, 21, 2:

valens dialecticus,

id. Fat. 6, 12:

ut fieri nihil possit valentius,

id. Brut. 16, 64:

Philippus jam tum valens multa moliebatur,

Nep. Timoth. 3, 1:

opibus jam valentes,

id. Eum. 10, 3:

argumenta valentiora,

Quint. 5, 13, 12:

quid pars adversa habeat valentissimum,

id. 5, 13, 52:

nec fraus valentior quam consilium meum,

Cic. Univ. 11:

ad letum causae satis valentes,

Ov. M. 5, 174; so,

causae,

id. Tr. 1, 8, 29:

causa valentior,

id. P. 1, 10, 35:

deus morbo omni valentior,

Stat. S. 1, 4, 111:

oppida valentissima,

Nep. Ham. 2, 4.—Hence, adv.: vălenter, strongly, stoutly, powerfully, violently (perh. not ante-Aug.).

Lit.:

resistere,

Col. 1, 5, 9; 3, 2, 15:

nimis valenter ibi retenta materia,

Cels. 5, 26, 21:

praeceps spirare valentius Eurus (coepit),

Ov. M. 11, 481.—

Trop., of speech, forcibly, energetically:

non diu dicebat sed valenter,

Sen. Contr. 3, 22 med.:

si verba numeres, breviter et abscise: si sensum aestimes, copiose et valenter,

Val. Max. 3, 7, ext. 6.

ămīcĭtĭa, ae, f. ( gen. sing. amicitiāï, Lucr. 3, 83; acc. amicitiem, id. 5, 1019 Lachm.; cf. Charis. p. 94 P., and Neue, Formenl. I. p. 372) [amicus], friendship (very freq. in Cic., occurring more than 200 times).

Lit.:

Est autem amicitia nihil aliud nisi omnium divinarum humanarumque rerum cum benevolentiā et caritate summa consensio,

Cic. Am. 6: eo ego ingenio natus sum: amicitiam atque inimicitiam in frontem promptam gero, Enn. ap. Non. 129, 26:

jam diu ego huic bene et hic mihi volumus, et amicitia est antiqua,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 4:

Per te deos oro et nostram amicitiam,

Ter. And. 3, 3, 6:

sperata voluptas Suavis amicitiae,

Lucr. 1, 142:

vincula amicitiaï,

id. 3, 83. The expressions usually connected with it are:

amicitiam incipere,

Ter. And. 3, 3, 7:

amicitia nascitur,

Cic. Am. 9, 29:

amicitia exardescit,

id. ib. 27, 100:

est mihi amicitia cum aliquo,

id. Clu. 42:

amicitia est inter aliquos,

id. Planc. 33:

esse in amicitiā cum aliquo,

Nep. Hann. 2, 4:

in amicitiam recipere,

Cic. Att. 2, 20:

amicitiam colere,

id. Fam. 15, 14:

contrahere,

id. Am. 14:

gerere,

id. Fam. 3, 8, and Nep. Dat. 10, 3:

tueri,

Cic. Fin. 1, 20:

jungere,

Lucr. 5, 1019; Cic. Deiot. 9; Vulg. Exod. 34, 12:

expetere,

Cic. Am. 13:

comparare,

id. Rosc. Am. 38:

parere,

Nep. Alcib. 7, 5:

conferre se ad amicitiam alicujus,

Cic. Brut. 81:

dedere se amicitiae alicujus,

Caes. B. G. 3, 22:

accedere ad amicitiam alicujus,

Nep. Eum. 1, 4:

in amicitias incidere,

Cic. Am. 12, 42:

amicitiā alicujus uti,

Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 43:

pervenire in intimam amicitiam alicujus,

Nep. Alcib. 5, 3:

manere in amicitiā,

Cic. Verr 2, 5, 32:

amicitiam violare,

Liv. 34, 31:

deserere jura amicitiae,

Cic. Am. 10:

funditus evertere,

id. Fin. 2, 25:

dissociare,

id. Am. 20:

dimittere, dissuere, discindere,

id. ib. 21:

dirumpere,

id. ib. 22 fin.:

dissolvere,

Vulg. Eccli. 22, 5:

deficere ab amicitiā alicujus,

Nep. Con. 2, 2:

repudiare amicitiam alicujus,

Cic. Planc. 19:

renunciare amicitiam alicui,

Liv. 42, 25.—

Transf.

In the histt., a league of friendship, an alliance between different nations, = foedus:

Ubii, qui amicitiam fecerant,

Caes. B. G. 4, 16:

amicitiam populi Romani colere,

Sall. J. 8, 2:

in amicitiam Populi Romani venire,

Liv. 22, 37:

reges bello victos in amicitiam recipere,

Sall. J. 14, 5:

foedus et amicitia,

id. ib. 104, 5:

amicitia et foedus,

id. ib. 104, 4:

amicitia ac societas,

Liv. 7, 31:

amicitiae foedus,

id. 42, 12:

amicitiam petere,

id. 38, 18:

quae urbes in amicitiā permanserant,

id. 43, 21; 10, 45:

amicitias cum aliquo facere,

Vulg. 2 Reg. 31, 2:

cum aliquo inire,

ib. 2 Par. 20, 35 al. —

In botany, of plants, sympathy:

rutae cum flco,

Plin. 19, 8, 45, § 156:

inter has vitium amicitiā accipitur ulmus,

id. 16, 17, 29, § 72.—

In post-Aug. Lat., abstr. pro concr. = amici:

hospitem nisi ex amicitiā domini quam rarissime recipiat,

Col. 11, 1, 23 (cf. before:

hospitem nisi amicum familiaremque domini necessarium receperit): quin et parte ejusdem epistulae increpuit amicitias muliebres,

Tac. A. 5, 2:

omnes amicitias et familiaritates intra breve tempus adflixit,

Suet. Tib. 51.

rēs, rei (rēi with e long; gen., Lucr. 2, 112; 548; 6, 918; dat., id. 1, 688; 2, 236; rei, gen., monosyl. at the end of the verse, Lucr. 3, 918;

and in the middle of the verse,

id. 4, 885, and Poët. ap. Lact. 6, 6), f. [ etym. dub.; perh. root ra- of reor, ratus; cf. Germ. Ding; Engl. thing, from denken, to think; prop., that which is thought of; cf. also logos, Lid. and Scott, 9], a thing, object, being; a matter, affair, event, fact, circumstance, occurrence, deed, condition, case, etc.; and sometimes merely = something (cf.: causa, ratio, negotium).

In gen.:

unde initum primum capiat res quaeque movendi,

Lucr. 1, 383; cf. id. 1, 536:

in partes res quaeque minutas Distrahitur,

id. 2, 826: summe Sol, qui omnes res inspicis, Enn. ap. Prob. Verg. E. 6, 31 (Trag. v. 321 Vahl.):

versus, quos ego de Rerum Naturā pangere conor,

Lucr. 1, 25; cf. id. 1, 126; 5, 54:

rerum natura creatrix,

id. 2, 1117:

divinarum humanarumque rerum, tum initiorum causarumque cujusque rei cognitio,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 7 (v. divinus):

haeret haec res,

Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 182:

profecto, ut loquor, ita res est,

id. ib. 2, 1, 19:

haud mentior, resque uti facta dico,

id. ib. 2, 1, 23:

de Alcumenā ut rem teneatis rectius,

id. ib. prol. 110:

in tantis rebus (sc. in re publicā defendendā),

Cic. Rep. 1, 3, 4 et saep.:

quo Averna vocantur nomine, id ab re Impositum est, quia sunt avibus contraria cunctis,

from the nature of the thing, Lucr. 6, 740; cf. id. 6, 424; Liv. 1, 17:

si res postulabit,

the condition of the case, Cic. Lael. 13, 44: scaena rei totius haec, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 11, 3:

fugam in se nemo convertitur Nec recedit loco, quin statim rem gerat,

does his duty, stands his ground, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 84; so, res gerere, v. gero; hence, too, rerum scriptor, for a historian, v. scriptor, and cf. II. H. infra.—

With adj. of quality, to express condition, etc.:

illic homo a me sibi malam rem arcessit,

is bringing a bad business on himself, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 171; so,

res mala,

a wretched condition, Sall. C. 20, 13; and more freq. in plur.:

bonis tuis rebus meas res irrides malas,

circumstances, condition, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 45; id. Rud. 3, 3, 12:

res secundae,

good fortune, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 30; cf. Liv. 3, 9:

res prosperae,

Nep. Dion, 6, 1; id. Eum. 5, 1:

in secundissimis rebus,

Cic. Off. 1, 26, 91:

adversae res,

id. ib. 1, 26, 90; Hor. S. 2, 2, 136; 2, 8, 73:

res belli adversae,

Liv. 10, 6:

res dubiae,

Sall. C. 10, 2; 39, 3; Liv. 2, 50; 7, 30;

v. bonus, florens, salvus, adversus, dubius, novus, arduus, etc.— Freq. in curses, etc.: in malam rem,

go to the bad, Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 37; id. And. 2, 1, 17:

malam rem hinc ibis?

id. Eun. 3, 3, 30.—

With an adj. in a periphrasis:

abhorrens ab re uxoriā,

matrimony, Ter. And. 5, 1, 10:

in arbitrio rei uxoriae,

dowry, Cic. Off. 1, 15, 61:

rem divinam nisi compitalibus... ne faciat,

a religious act, act of worship, a sacrifice, Cato, R. R. 5, 4:

bellicam rem administrari majores nostri nisi auspicato noluerunt,

Cic. Div. 2, 36, 76; Hor. C. 4, 3, 6:

erat ei pecuaria res ampla et rustica,

Cic. Quint. 3, 12: res rustica, agriculture:

rei rusticae libro primo,

Col. 11, 1, 2; id. 1, praef. §

19: liber, quem de rebus rusticis scripsi,

Cic. Sen. 15, 54:

navalis rei certamina,

naval battles, Amm. 26, 3, 5:

res militaris,

Cic. Rab. Post. 1, 2:

rei militaris gloria,

id. Mur. 9, 22; Nep. Milt. 8, 4:

res frumentaria,

forage, Caes. B. C. 3, 16; id. B. G. 1, 23; 4, 7:

armatae rei scientissimus,

Amm. 25, 4, 7:

peritus aquariae rei,

id. 28, 2, 2:

res judicaria,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 12, § 31:

res ludicra,

play, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 180:

uti rebus veneriis,

Cic. Sen. 14, 47; Nep. Alc. 11, 4:

res Veneris,

Lucr. 2, 173; Ov. R. Am. 431; v. also familiaris, judiciaria, militaris, navalis, etc., and cf. II. G. infra. —

With pronouns or adjectives, as an emphatic periphrase for the neutr.:

ibi me inclamat Alcumena: jam ea res me horrore afficit,

this now, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 16; cf.: De. Estne hoc, ut dico? Li. Rectam instas viam:

Ea res est,

it is even so, id. As. 1, 1, 40:

de fratre confido ita esse ut semper volui. Multa signa sunt ejus rei,

of it, Cic. Att. 1, 10, 5: quos (melittônas) alii melittotropheia appellant, eandem rem quidam mellaria. Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 12:

sunt ex te quae scitari volo, Quarum rerum, etc.,

Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 13; cf. Caes. B. G. 3, 4:

quibus de rebus quoniam nobis contigit ut aliquid essemus consecuti,

Cic. Rep. 1, 8, 13:

quā super re interfectum esse Hippotem dixisti? Pac. ap. Fest. s. v. superescit, p. 244: resciscet Amphitruo rem omnem,

every thing, all, Plaut. Am. 1, 2, 30:

nulla res tam delirantes homines concinat cito,

nothing, id. Am. 2, 2, 96; cf.:

neque est ulla res, in quā, etc.,

Cic. Rep. 1, 7, 12; 1, 5, 9; cf.

also: sumptu ne parcas ullā in re, quod ad valetudinem opus sit,

id. Fam. 16, 4, 2:

magna res principio statim bello,

a great thing, a great advantage, Liv. 31, 23 fin.:

nil admirari prope res est una Solaque, quae, etc.,

the only thing, only means, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 1 et saep. — Emphatically with sup.:

scilicet rerum facta est pulcherrima Roma,

the most beautiful thing in the world, Verg. G. 2, 534; Quint. 1, 12, 16 Spald. p. 81. —

Of persons, etc.: est genus hominum, qui esse primos se omnium rerum volunt,

Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 17:

maxime rerum,

Ov. H. 9, 107; cf.:

maxima rerum Roma,

Verg. A. 7, 602; Ov. M. 13, 508:

fortissima rerum animalia,

id. ib. 12, 502:

pulcherrime rerum,

id. H. 4, 125; id. A. A. 1, 213; id. M. 8, 49:

dulcissime rerum,

Hor. S. 1, 9, 4.—

In adverb. phrases:

e re natā melius fieri haud potuit,

after what has happened, Ter. Ad. 3, 1, 8:

pro re natā,

according to circumstances, Cic. Att. 7, 8, 2; 14, 6, 1:

pro tempore et pro re,

Caes. B. G. 5, 8:

factis benignus pro re,

according to circumstances, Liv. 7, 33, 3; Sall. J. 50, 2:

pro re pauca loquar,

Verg. A. 4, 337; Lucr. 6, 1280:

ex re et ex tempore,

Cic. Fam. 12, 19, 3:

e re respondi,

Cat. 10, 8.

In partic.

Pregn., an actual thing, the thing itself, reality, truth, fact; opposed to appearance, mere talk, the mere name of a thing:

ecastor, re experior, quanti facias uxorem tuam,

Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 10:

desiste dictis nunc jam miseram me consolari: Nisi quid re praesidium apparas, etc.,

id. Rud. 3, 3, 21: rem ipsam loqui. Ter. And. 1, 2, 31:

rem fabulari,

Plaut. Trin 2, 4, 87:

nihil est aliud in re,

in fact, Liv. 10, 8, 11 Weissenb. ad loc.:

se ipsa res aperit,

Nep. Paus. 3, 7:

ex re decerpere fructus,

Hor. S. 1, 2, 79;

opp. verbum, vox, opinio, spes, nomen, etc.: rem opinor spectari oportere, non verba,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 11, 32; cf.: te rogo, ut rem potiorem oratione ducas, Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 5:

non modo res omnes, sed etiam rumores cognoscamus,

Cic. Att. 5, 5, 1:

qui hos deos non re, sed opinione esse dicunt,

id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

Peripateticos et Academicos nominibus differentes, re congruentes,

id. Ac. 2, 5, 15:

quod nos honestum, illi vanum... verbis quam re probabilius vocant,

Quint. 3, 8, 22; Sen. Ep. 120, 9:

eum, tametsi verbo non audeat, tamen re ipsā de maleficio suo confiteri,

id. Rosc. Am. 42, 123; cf. Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 15:

vides quantum distet argumentatio tua ab re ipsā atque a veritate,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 44. — Hence, abl. sing., often strengthened by verā (sometimes as one word, reverā), in fact, really, in truth, indeed, in reality:

haec ille, si verbis non audet, re quidem verā palam loquitur,

Cic. Quint. 17, 56; so,

re quidem verā,

id. Clu. 19, 54; id. Sest. 7, 15:

re autem verā,

id. Fam. 1, 4, 2;

and simply re verā,

id. Quint. 2, 7; id. Div. 2, 54, 110; id. Balb. 3, 7:

re verāque,

Lucr. 2, 48; cf.:

et re verā,

indeed, in fact, Cic. Fam. 3, 5, 1; Liv. 33, 11, 3; 35, 31, 12; 36, 6, 1; Nep. Ages. 2, 3; id. Phoc. 3, 3; Curt. 3, 13, 5; 4, 16, 19; Val. Max. 9, 13, ext. 1; Just. 5, 1, 8; 12, 13, 10; Plin. Ep. 6, 33, 1.—

Effects, substance, property, possessions:

mihi Chrysalus Perdidit filium, me atque rem omnem Meam,

Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 26; cf.: Ph. Habuitne rem? Ly. Habuit. Ph. Qui eam perdidit... Mercaturamne an venales habuit, ubi rem perdidit? id. Trin. 2, 2, 49 sq.:

quibus et re salvā et perditā profueram,

Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 27:

rem talentum decem,

id. Phorm. 2, 3, 46; Juv. 3, 16:

avidior ad rem,

Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 51:

rem facere,

to make money, Cic. Att. 2, 2, 12:

res eos jampridem, fides deficere nuper coepit,

id. Cat. 2, 5, [p. 1576] 10:

qui duo patrimonia accepisset remque praeterea bonis et honestis rationibus auxisset,

id. Rab. Post. 14, 38:

libertino natum patre et in tenui re,

in narrow circumstances, Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 20 et saep.; v. also familiaris.— In plur.: quantis opibus, quibus de rebus, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 396 Vahl.):

privatae res,

Cic. Att. 9, 7, 5.—

Hence, law t. t., whatever may be the subject of a right, whether corporeal or incorporeal (v. Sandars, Introd. to Just. Inst. p. 42 sqq.):

res corporales,

Just. Inst. 2, 2, 1 sq.; Gai. Inst. 2, 12; Dig. 1, 8, 1:

res in patrimonio, res extra patrimonium,

Just. Inst. 2, 1 pr.; Gai. Inst. 2, 1:

res sanctae,

Just. Inst. 2, 1, 10; v. also mancipium, privatus, etc.—

Benefit, profit, advantage, interest, weal:

res magis quaeritur, quam, etc.,

Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 6:

melius illi consulas quam rei tuae,

id. Cist. 1, 1, 98:

haec tuā re feceris,

to your advantage, id. Capt. 2, 2, 46.— Most freq. with the prepositions in, ex, ob, ab, etc.:

quasi istic minor mea res agatur quam tua,

is interested, affected, Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 113 (v. ago):

si in rem tuam esse videatur,

Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 2:

vide si hoc in rem deputas,

id. ib. 3, 3, 19:

quod in rem recte conducat tuam,

id. Capt. 2, 3, 26:

si in remst utrique,

Ter. And. 3, 3, 14:

quid mihi melius est, quid magis in rem est, quam? etc.,

useful, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 1:

tamen in rem fore credens universos adpellare,

Sall. C. 20, 1:

omnia quae in rem videbantur esse,

Curt. 6, 2, 21:

ad conparanda ea quae in rem erant,

Liv. 30, 4, 6:

imperat quae in rem sunt,

id. 26, 44, 7; 22, 3, 2:

ex tuā re non est, ut ego emoriar,

for your advantage, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 102: An. Non pudet Vanitatis? Do. Minime, dum ob rem, to the purpose, with advantage, Ter. Phorm. 3, 2, 41: ob rem facere, usefully, with advantage or profit, Sall. J. 31, 5: subdole blanditur, ab re Consulit blandiloquentulus, contrary to his interest, i. e. to his injury, Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 12 Brix ad loc.:

haud id est ab re aucupis,

id. As. 1, 3, 71:

haec haud ab re duxi referre,

Liv. 8, 11, 1:

non ab re esse Quinctio visum est interesse, etc.,

id. 35, 32, 6; Plin. 27, 8, 35, § 57; Suet. Aug. 94; Gell. 18, 4, 6; 1, 26, 4; Macr. S. 1, 4, 19.—

Cause, reason, ground, account; only in the connection eā (hac) re, and eam ob rem, adverb., therefore, on that account:

eā re tot res sunt, ubi bene deicias,

Cato, R. R. 158, 2:

hac re nequeunt ex omnibus omnia gigni, Quod, etc.,

Lucr. 1, 172; cf.:

illud eā re a se esse concessum, quod, etc.,

Cic. Ac. 2, 34, 111:

patrem exoravi, tibi ne noceat, neu quid ob eam rem succenseat,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 39; cf.:

quoi rei?

for what purpose? id. As. 3, 2, 43; id. Poen. 2, 3, 3.—Hence (by uniting into one word) the causal adverbs quare and quamobrem, v. h. vv.—

An affair, matter of business, business:

cum et de societate inter se multa communicarent et de totā illā ratione atque re Gallicanā,

Cic. Quint. 4, 15:

rem cum aliquo transigere,

id. Clu. 13, 39. —

Hence, transf., in gen.: res alicui est cum aliquo,

to have to do with any one, Cic. Rosc. Am. 30, 84; id. Sest. 16, 37; id. Fam. 9, 20, 2; Caes. B. G. 7, 77; cf.:

famigeratori res sit cum damno et malo,

Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 182 Brix ad loc.— Also without a dat.:

quoniam cum senatore res est,

Cic. Fam. 13, 26, 3;

esp., in mal. part.: rem habere cum aliquo or aliquā,

to have to do with any one, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 35; id. Merc. 3, 1, 37; Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 39; 58. —Ellipt.:

jam biennium est, quom mecum rem coepit,

Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 15. —

A case in law, a lawsuit, cause, suit (more gen. than causa):

ubi res prolatae sunt,

Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 10:

res agi,

id. Men. 4, 2, 19; id. Aul. 3, 4, 13:

quibus res erat in controversiā, ea vocabatur lis,

Varr. L. L. 7, § 93; cf.

(prob. in allusion to this legal form): tot homines... statuere non potuisse, utrum diem tertium an perendinum... rem an litem dici oporteret,

Cic. Mur. 12, 27; cf.

also: quarum rerum litium causarum condixit pater patratus, etc., an ancient formula,

Liv. 1, 32:

de rebus ab aliquo cognitis judicatisque dicere,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 48, § 118:

pecunias capere ob rem judicandam,

id. Fin. 2, 16, 54:

si res certabitur olim,

Hor. S. 2, 5, 27; 1, 10, 15; 1, 9, 41; id. Ep. 1, 16, 43:

tractu temporis futurum, ut res pereat,

Dig. 3, 3, 12:

rem differre,

ib. 43, 30, 3: res judicata dicitur, quae finem controversiarum pronuntiatione judicis accipit, ib. 42, 1, 1 et saep.—

An affair, esp. a battle, campaign, military operations; in phrase rem (or res) gerere:

res gesta virtute,

Cic. Fin. 5, 23, 66:

ut res gesta est ordine narrare,

Ter. Ad. 3, 5, 3:

his rebus gestis,

Caes. B. G. 5, 8:

res gerere,

Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 33:

rem bene gerere,

id. ib. 1, 8, 1; Ter. Ad. 5, 1, 13:

comminus rem gerunt,

Caes. B. G. 5, 44:

res gestae,

Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 7; 2, 1, 251:

adversus duos simul rem gerere,

Liv. 21, 60:

rem male gerere,

Nep. Them. 3, 3; Hor. S. 2, 3, 74:

in relatione rerum ab Scythis gestarum,

Just. 2, 1, 1; cf.:

rem agere,

Hor. S. 1, 9, 4; id. A. P. 82:

ante rem,

before the battle, Liv. 4, 40:

cum Thebanis sibi rem esse existimant,

Nep. Pel. 1, 3; Cic. Sest. 16, 37.—

Acts, events, as the subject of narration, a story, history:

res in unam sententiam scripta,

Auct. Her. 1, 12, 20:

cui lecta potenter erit res,

Hor. A. P. 40; id. S. 1, 10, 57; id. Ep. 1, 19, 29:

in medias res auditorem rapere,

id. A. P. 148; 310:

agitur res in scaenis,

id. ib. 179; cf.:

numeros animosque secutus, non res,

id. Ep. 1, 19, 25; Phaedr. 5, 1, 12:

sicut in rebus ejus (Neronis) exposuimus,

Plin. 2, 83, 85, § 199:

litterae, quibus non modo res omnis, sed etiam rumores cognoscamus,

Cic. Att. 5, 5, 1:

res populi Romani perscribere, Liv. praef. § 1: res Persicae,

history, Nep. Con. 5, 4; id. Cat. 3, 2.—

Res publica, also as one word, respublica, the common weal, a commonwealth, state, republic (cf. civitas); also, civil affairs, administration, or power, etc.: qui pro republicā, non pro suā obsonat, Cato ap. Ruf. 18, p. 210; cf.:

erat tuae virtutis, in minimis tuas res ponere, de re publicā vehementius laborare,

Cic. Fam. 4, 9, 3:

dummodo ista privata sit calamitas et a rei publicae periculis sejungatur,

id. Cat. 1, 9; cf.:

si re publicā non possis frui, stultum est nolle privatā,

id. Fam. 4, 9, 4:

egestates tot egentissimorum hominum nec privatas posse res nec rem publicam sustinere,

id. Att. 9, 7, 5 (v. publicus); Cato ap. Gell. 10, 14, 3: auguratum est, rem Romanam publicam summam fore, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 45:

quo utiliores rebus suis publicis essent,

Cic. Off. 1, 44, 155:

commutata ratio est rei totius publicae,

id. Att. 1, 8, 4: pro republicā niti, Cato ap. Charis. p. 196 fin.:

merere de republicā,

Plaut. Am. prol. 40:

de re publicā disputatio... dubitationem ad rem publicam adeundi tollere, etc.,

Cic. Rep. 1, 7, 12:

oppugnare rem publicam,

id. Cael. 1, 1; id. Har. Resp. 8, 15; id. Sest. 23, 52:

paene victā re publicā,

id. Fam. 12, 13, 1:

delere rem publicam,

id. Sest. 15, 33; Lact. 6, 18, 28.—Esp. in the phrase e re publicā, for the good of the State, for the public benefit:

senatūs consultis bene et e re publicā factis,

Cic. Phil. 3, 12, 30:

ea si dicam non esse e re publicā dividi,

id. Fam. 13, 8, 2; id. Mil. 5, 14; Liv. 8, 4, 12; 25, 7, 4; 34, 34, 9; Suet. Rhet. 1 init. —Post-class. and rare, also ex republicā, Gell. 6, 3, 47; 11, 9, 1;

but exque is used for euphony (class.): id eum recte atque ordine exque re publicā fecisse,

Cic. Phil. 3, 15, 38; 5, 13, 36; 10, 11, 26.— In plur.:

eae nationes respublicas suas amiserunt, C. Gracch. ap. Fest. s. h. v. p. 286 Müll.: hoc loquor de tribus his generibus rerum publicarum,

Cic. Rep. 1, 28, 44:

circuitus in rebus publicis commutationum,

id. ib. 1, 29, 45 et saep.—

Sometimes simply res, the State (in the poets, and since the Aug. per. in prose): unus homo nobis cunctando restituit rem, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 24, 84 (Ann. v. 313 Vahl.):

hic (Marcellus) rem Romanam sistet,

Verg. A. 6, 858; cf.:

nec rem Romanam tam desidem umquam fuisse,

Liv. 21, 16; 1, 28:

parva ista non contemnendo majores nostri maximam hanc rem fecerunt,

id. 6, 41 fin.:

Romana,

Hor. C. S. 66; id. Ep. 1, 12, 25; Ov. M. 14, 809; Sall. C. 6, 3; cf.:

ut paulo ante animum inter Fidenatem Romanamque rem ancipitem gessisti,

Liv. 1, 28 fin.:

Albana,

id. 1, 6.— In plur.:

res Asiae evertere,

Verg. A. 3, 1:

custode rerum Caesare,

Hor. C. 4, 15, 17; cf.:

res sine discordiā translatae,

Tac. H. 1, 29; so (also in Cic.), rerum potiri, v. potior. —

Res novae, political changes, a revolution, etc.; v. novus.