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vulgus ( volg-), i, n. ( masc., Att., Sisenn., and Varr. ap. Non. p. 230, 27 sq.; Verg. A. 2, 99; Phaedr. 4, 14; Liv. 6, 34, 5; 24, 32, 1; Lucr. 2, 920 et saep.) [Sanscr. várga, a group], the great mass, the multitude, the people, public (class.; cf.: plebs, turba).

In [p. 2016] gen.:

non est consilium in vulgo, non ratio, etc.,

Cic. Planc. 4, 9; Sall. J. 66, 2; Verg. A. 2, 39:

quod in vulgus gratum esse sentimus,

with the people, with the public, generally, Cic. Att. 2, 22, 3:

in vulgus notus,

id. ib. 9, 5, 2; Liv. 22, 3, 14; Tac. H. 1, 71; 2, 26 fin.;

2, 93 al.: apio gratia in vulgo est,

Plin. 20, 11, 44, § 112.—

In partic.

A mass, crowd, throng, multitude of persons or animals:

vulgus servorum,

Ter. And. 3, 4, 4:

mulierum,

id. Hec. 4, 2, 24:

patronorum,

Cic. Brut. 97, 332:

insipientium,

id. Tusc. 2, 26, 63:

densum (umbrarum),

Hor. C. 2, 13, 32:

inane (animarum),

Ov. F. 2, 554:

femineum,

Luc. 7, 39:

incautum (ovium),

Verg. G. 3, 469:

aequoreum,

of sea-monsters, Sen. Hippol. 957.—

With an accessory idea of contempt, the crowd, the vulgar, mob, rabble, populace:

sapientis judicium a judicio vulgi discrepat,

Cic. Brut. 53, 198:

ceteri omnes strenui, boni, nobiles atque ignobiles, vulgus fuimus sine gratiā, sine auctoritate,

Sall. C. 20, 7:

gratiam ad vulgum quaesierat,

Liv. 6, 34, 5:

quid oportet Nos facere, a vulgo longe lateque remotos?

Hor. S. 1, 6, 18:

odi profanum vulgus et arceo,

id. C. 3, 1, 1:

malignum Spernere vulgus,

id. ib. 2, 16, 40:

infidum,

id. ib. 1, 35, 25:

mobile,

Stat. S. 2, 2, 123: fani pulchritudo et vetustas Praenestinarum etiam nunc retinet sortium nomen: atque id in vulgus;

quis enim magistratus aut quis vir illustrior utitur sortibus?

among the common people, among the populace, Cic. Div. 2, 41, 86:

spargere voces In volgum ambiguas,

Verg. A. 2, 99:

alio pane procerum, alio volgi,

Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 53:

vulgus proceresque gemunt,

Ov. M. 8, 526.—

Militari gratiora vulgo, the common soldiery, Curt. 3, 6, 19:

vulgo militum acceptior,

id. 7, 2, 33.— Hence, vulgō ( volg-), abl. adv., prop. among the multitude; hence, in gen., before every body, before all the world, generally, universally, everywhere, all over, commonly, openly, publicly (syn.:

palam, publice, aperte): num locum ad spectandum dare? aut ad prandium invitare? Minime, sed vulgo, passim. Quid est vulgo? Universos,

Cic. Mur. 35, 73:

ejusmodi tempus erat, ut homines vulgo impune occiderentur,

id. Rosc. Am. 29, 80:

vulgo totis castris testamenta obsignabantur,

Caes. B. G. 1, 39:

accidit, ut vulgo milites ab signis discederent,

id. ib. 5, 33:

vulgo nascetur amomum,

everywhere, Verg. E. 4, 25:

vituli volgo moriuntur in herbis,

id. G. 3, 494:

vulgo loquebantur, Antonium mansurum esse Casilini,

generally, Cic. Att. 16, 10, 1:

aliquid vulgo ostendere ac proferre,

before all the world, openly, id. Verr. 2, 4, 28, § 64; cf.:

quas (litteras) vulgo ad te mitto,

id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 6, § 21:

verum illud verbum est, vulgo quod dici solet, Omnes, etc.,

usually, Ter. And. 2, 5, 15; cf.:

ut vulgo uti solemus,

Quint. 9, 2, 8:

hoc quod vulgo sententias vocamus,

id. 12, 10, 48:

victum vulgo quaerere,

i. e. by prostitution, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 38; so,

vulgo concepti,

Dig. 1, 5, 23.

arcĕo, cui, ctum (arcitum, acc. to Prisc. p. 1265 P.) [cf. arkeô = to keep off, to suffice; arkios = sufficient, safe; arx = a stronghold; arca = a strong-box, chest; alalkein = to keep off; alkê = defence, strength. Curt.].

To shut up, to enclose.

Lit.: arcere est continere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 15 Müll.:

alvus arcet et continet quod recipit,

Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 136: orbis caelestis arcens et continens ceteros, id. Rep. 6, 17:

nos flumina arcemus, dirigimus, avertimus,

id. N. D. 2, 60, 152:

hos quidem ut famulos vinclis prope ac custodiā arceamus,

shut in, confine, id. Tusc. 2, 21, 48 (cf. Doed. Syn. II. p. 426).—

Trop.:

videbam audaciam tam immanem non posse arceri otii finibus,

Cic. Har. Resp. 3.—Also, to keep in order: arcendae familiae gratiā, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. noverca, p. 175 Müll.—

To keep or hold off, to prevent from approaching, to keep at a distance: arcere prohibere est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 15 Müll.; constr. absol. aliquem, with ab, the simple abl., poet. also with dat.

Absol. aliquem:

ille tenet et scit ut hostium copiae, tu ut aquae pluviae arceantur,

Cic. Mur. 9, 22; so,

aquam pluviam, aquas pluvias arcere,

Cic. Top. 10, 43, and Dig. 39, 3:

platanus solem arcet,

Plin. 12, 1, 5, § 11:

somnos ducere et arcere,

Ov. M. 2, 735:

Odi profanum vulgus et arceo,

Hor. C. 3, 1, 1.—

With an abstr. object: transitum hostis,

to arrest, hinder, Liv. 26, 41.— Poet. and in postAug. prose, with inf. as object, to hinder, prevent:

quae (dicta) clamor ad aures Arcuit ire meas,

Ov. M. 12, 427:

plagamque sedere Cedendo arcebat,

id. ib. 3, 89; so id. P. 3, 3, 56; Stat. S. 2, 1, 34; id. Th. 1, 455; Sen. Hippol. 805; Sil. 13, 341 al.; Tac. A. 3, 72.—

And without object: arcuit Omnipotens,

Ov. M. 2, 505.—

With ab:

tu, Juppiter, hunc a tuis aris ceterisque templis arcebis,

Cic. Cat. 1, 13 fin.:

homines ab injuriā, etc.,

id. Leg. 1, 14:

haec aetas a libidinibus arcenda est,

id. Off. 1, 34, 122:

homines ab improbitate,

id. Par. 3, 2, 23:

famulas a limine templi,

Ov. F. 6, 482:

aliquem ab amplexu,

id. M. 9, 751:

ignavum, fucos, pecus a praesepibus arcent,

Verg. G. 4, 168.—

With the simple abl. (not with persons):

primordia genitali concilio arceri tempore iniquo,

Lucr. 1, 183:

illum ut hostem arcuit Galliā,

Cic. Phil. 5, 13 fin.:

te dominus illis sedibus arcebit,

id. ib. 2, 40 fin.; so id. Tusc. 1, 37, 89:

Virginiam matronae sacris arcuerant,

Liv. 10, 23:

aliquem aditu,

id. 42, 6; so Suet. Ner. 46; Luc. 10, 499:

aquā atque igni arcebatur,

Tac. A. 3, 23; so id. ib. 3, 50 (cf. aqua, I. B. 3.) al.:

arceor aris,

Ov. M. 6, 209:

patriis penatibus,

id. ib. 9, 446 al.:

aliquem funesto veterno,

i. e. to protect, guard, Hor. Ep. 1, 8, 10:

classes aquilonibus,

id. A. P. 64 et saep.—

With dat., to keep off something from:

oestrum pecori,

Verg. G. 3, 155 (cf.:

Solstitium pecori defendite,

id. E. 7, 47:

mortem fratri depulit,

Ov. H. 14, 130; and the Gr. amunein nêusi thoêisi pur, Hom. Il. 9, 435; 9, 347; v. also Rudd. II. p. 150).

făvĕo, fāvi, fautum, 2, v. n. [perh. root phaW-, phaos, phôs, light, safety; cf. also foveo], to be favorable, to be well disposed or inclined towards, to favor, promote, befriend, countenance, protect (class.; syn.: studeo, foveo, diligo, amo).

In gen.

With dat.:

favere et cupere Helvetiis propter eam affinitatem (opp. odisse),

Caes. B. G. 1, 18, 8:

qui diligebant hunc, illi favebant,

Cic. Rosc. Com. 10, 29; cf.

favor, II.: ille (chorus) bonis faveatque et consilietur amice (= semper cum personis probis stet),

Hor. A. P. 196: Romanis Juno coepit placata favere, Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 281 (Ann. v. 289 ed. Vahl.):

tibi favemus, te tuā frui virtute cupimus, etc.,

Cic. Brut. 97, 331:

rescripsi... me ei fauturum,

id. Att. 12, 49, 1:

non multo plus patriae faveo quam tuae gloriae,

id. Fam. 10, 19, 2:

rei publicae, dignitati ac gloriae tuae,

id. ib. 12, 7, 1:

nostrae laudi dignitatique,

id. ib. 1, 7, 8:

huic meae voluntati,

id. ib. 15, 4, 14; cf.:

honori et dignitati,

Caes. B. C. 1, 7, 1:

sententiae,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 23, 55:

rebus Gallicis,

Caes. B. G. 6, 7, 7:

rebus Caesaris,

id. B. C. 2, 18, 6: favere et plaudere ingeniis sepultis, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 88:

operi,

Ov. M. 15, 367 et saep.:

honoribus,

Cic. Planc. 8, 20:

huc coëamus ait... Coëamus retulit Echo, et verbis favet ipsa suis,

i. e. delights in, Ov. M. 3, 388:

qui (galli) silentio noctis, ut ait Ennius, favent faucibus russis cantu,

i. e. give rest to, indulge, Cic. Div. 2, 26, 57.— Pass. impers.:

non modo non invidetur illi aetati, verum etiam favetur,

Cic. Off. 2, 13, 45; so,

favetur,

id. de Or. 2, 51, 207; Quint. 5, 7, 31: huic Romae ita fautum est, ut, etc., Spartian. Pescenn. 2.—

Absol. (very rare; mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

maxime favet judex qui, etc.,

Quint. 3, 7, 25; cf.:

judices, ut faveant, rogamus,

id. 4, 1, 73:

si favet alma Pales,

Ov. F. 4, 722:

assis, o Tegeaee, favens (= propitius),

Verg. G. 1, 18:

Phoebe, fave,

Tib. 2, 5, 1:

faveas, Cypria,

id. 3, 3, 34; cf.:

quisquis es, o faveas,

Ov. M. 3, 613:

vos, o, coetum, Tyrii, celebrate faventes,

Verg. A. 1, 735:

favente Marte,

Tib. 1, 10, 30; cf.:

faventibus diis,

Suet. Galb. 10:

et bonos et aequos et faventes vos habui dominos,

id. Tib. 29.—

With inf. (= cupere): matronae moeros complent spectare faventes, Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. G. 1, 18 (Ann. v. 376 ed. Vahl., but not in Ov. H. 6, 100, v. Loers. ad h. l.).—

Of inanim. subjects:

(terra) altera frumentis favet, altera Baccho, densa magis Cereri, etc.,

is favorable, promotes, Verg. G. 2, 228:

dum favet nox,

Hor. C. 3, 4, 50:

venti faventes (i. q. secundi, prosperi),

favorable, Ov. M. 15, 49.

In partic.

In relig. lang., linguis, rarely linguā, ore, etc., to speak good words or to abstain from evil words (the Greek euphêmein); hence, to keep still, be silent: idcirco rebus divinis, quae publice fierent, ut FAVERENT LINGVIS imperabatur;

inque feriis imperandis, ut LITIBVS ET IVRGIIS SE ABSTINERENT,

Cic. Div. 1, 45, 102; cf.:

faventia bonam ominationem significat. Nam praecones clamantes populum sacrificiis FAVERE jubebant. Favere enim est bona fari: at veteres poëtae pro silere usi sunt favere, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. faventia. p. 88, 6 Müll.: vidimus certis precationibus custodem praeponi, qui faveri linguis jubeat,

Plin. 28, 2, 3, § 11; Cic. Div. 2, 40, 83: prospera lux oritur: linguis animisque favete;

Nunc dicenda bono sunt bona verba die,

Ov. F. 1, 71; cf.:

dicamus bona verba, venit natalis, ad aras. Quisquis ades, linguā vir mulierque fave,

Tib. 2, 2, 2:

en deus est, deus est! linguis animisque favete, quisquis ades! dixit... Quisquis adest, jussum veneratur numen, et omnes Verba sacerdotis referunt geminata,

Ov. M. 15, 677 sq.: contecti gladiis sub scutis ore faventes (= tacentes), Enn. ap. Phil. Verg. G. 4, 230 (Ann. v. 415 ed. Vahl.); cf.:

ore favete omnes et cingite tempora ramis,

Verg. A. 5, 71:

odi profanum vulgus et arceo. Favete linguis,

Hor. C. 3, 1, 2:

quoties mentio sacra litterarum intervenerit, favete linguis,

Sen. Vit. Beat. 26 fin.:

sacra facit vates? sint ora faventia sacris,

Prop. 4 (5), 6, 1; cf.:

concipiamque bonas ore favente preces,

Ov. Tr. 3, 13, 18:

linguā favens assit (diei natali), longorum oblita malorum,

id. ib. 5, 5, 5; Juv. 12, 83; cf.:

mente favete pari, etc.,

Sil. 15, 295.— Absol.:

favete (= tacete), adeste aequo animo et rem cognoscite,

Ter. And. prol. 24.—

To applaud:

quo clamor vocat et turba faventium, etc.,

Hor. C. 3, 24, 46; cf.:

tum clamore, qualis ex insperato faventium solet, Romani adjuvant militem suum (Horatium),

Liv. 1, 25, 9:

infensus turbae faventi adversus studium suum,

Suet. Calig. 30; Plin. Ep. 9, 6, 2:

tu Veneri dominae plaude favente manu,

Ov. A. A. 1, 148.