who will have the administration of the public treasure

ob-tĭnĕo ( opt-), tĭnŭi, tentum, 2 (old perf. OPTENVI, fifth Epit. of the Scipios; inf. pass. obtinerier, Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 19; id. Most. 3, 2, 154), v. a. and n. [teneo].

Act. *

To take hold of, hold:

obtine aures, amabo,

Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16.—

To hold, have, occupy, possess; to preserve, keep, maintain, etc. (class.).

In gen.: sancte Apollo, qui umbilicum certum terrarum obtines, Poët. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 56, 115 (Trag. Rel. p. 201 Rib.):

suam quisque domum tum obtinebat,

Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:

armis Galliam atque Italiam,

Liv. 30, 19:

cum imperio Hispaniam citeriorem,

to have as his province, to be governor in it, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 2:

Galliam et Italiam,

Liv. 30, 19:

Africam,

Nep. Timol. 2, 4; cf.:

ex quā insulā nummus nullus, me obtinente, erogabitur,

during my administration, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 7: QVEI AERARIVM PROVINCIAM OBTINEBIT, who will have the administration of the public treasure, Lex Thor. § 20 Rudorff. p. 168;

Lex de Scribis ap. Haubold, p. 85: necessitudinem cum publicanis,

Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 12, § 35:

vitam et famam,

to preserve, id. Rosc. Am. 17, 49:

auctoritatem suam,

to maintain, id. ib. 48, 139:

principatum,

Caes. B. G. 1, 3:

regnum,

id. ib. 1, 7:

jus,

to assert, maintain, Tac. A. 1, 32:

causam,

Caes. B. G. 7, 37, 4:

noctem insequentem eadem caligo obtinuit,

occupied, took up, prevailed during, Liv. 29, 27:

quae (fama) plerosque obtinet,

Sall. J. 17, 7:

proverbii locum obtinet,

i. e. is become proverbial, Cic. Tusc. 4, 16, 36:

parentis gravitatem,

id. Sull. 6, 19:

numerum deorum,

to be numbered among, id. N. D. 3, 20, 51; so,

aliquem numerum,

id. Brut. 47, 175; cf. id. Off. 2, 12, 43: summam opinionem [p. 1247] m scholis, Quint. 10, 5, 18:

admirationem,

to be admired, Plin. 34, 2, 2, § 2:

patriae nomen,

id. 15, 18, 19, § 69:

firmitudinem animi,

i. e. exhibited, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 54:

pontem,

would not yield, Liv. 2, 10:

silentiam,

to maintain, id. 1, 16.—With inf., to persist in:

earumque artem et disciplinam obtineat colere,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 30.—

In partic., of speech, to assert, maintain, i. e. to show, prove, demonstrate:

possumus hoc teste... quod dicimus, obtinere?

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 71, § 168:

duas contrarias sententias,

id. Fin. 4, 28, 78:

diu pugnare in iis, quae obtinere non possis,

Quint. 6, 4, 15:

recta apud turpes,

id. 3, 8, 38:

quaedam (leges) an obtineri possint,

id. 2, 4, 39; 6, 1, 7:

quod orator praecipue sibi obtinendum intellegit,

id. 3, 6, 9 Spald. N. cr. (al. proponendum); cf. id. 12, 10, 53:

si defecerint omnia, tum videndum erit, an obtineri possit, ne illud quidem recte factum,

id. 5, 13, 24; 2, 5, 18.—

To get possession of; to gain, acquire, obtain something (syn.: assequor, adipiscor, impetro;

class.): quanta instrumenta habeat (homo) ad obtinendam adipiscendamque sapientiam,

Cic. Leg. 1, 22, 59:

impetrare et obtinere,

Gell. 12, 14, 6; Cic. Fam. 1, 8, 5:

malas causas semper obtinuit, in optimā concidit,

gained, id. Att. 7, 25, 1; cf. id. Rosc. Com. 4, 10:

jus suum contra aliquem,

id. Quint. 9, 34:

Romani si rem obtinuerint,

if they gained the victory, Caes. B. G. 7, 85: voluimus quaedam;

obtenta non sunt,

Cic. Balb. 27, 61:

apud eum causam obtinuit,

Caes. B. G. 7, 37:

aditu regis obtento,

Just. 21, 6, 5.—Hence, to conquer, overcome (eccl. Lat.):

melius est ut pugnemus contra eos in campestribus, et obtinebimus eos,

Vulg. 3 Reg. 20, 23; 20, 25; id. Judith, 1, 5.—

Neutr. (cf. teneo, II.), to maintain itself; to hold, prevail, last, stand, continue, obtain (not in Cic.):

quod et plures tradidere auctores et fama obtinuit,

Liv. 21, 46, 10; cf. with a subject-clause: pro vero antea obtinebat, regna atque imperia Fortunam dono dare, Sall. Rep. Ordin. init.:

non ipsos quoque fuisse pastores obtinebit, quod? etc.,

Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 9:

si dissentirent, sententia plurium obtineret,

would prevail, Dig. 42, 1, 36:

quod merito obtinuit,

ib. 2, 4, 4.— Absol.:

obtinuit (sc. consuetudo),

Dig. 1, 13, 1.—With de: quia de intercalando non obtinuerat, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 5.—With ut or ne:

his obtinuit, ut praeferretur candidato,

Liv. 35, 10; Suet. Claud. 41:

obtinuit, ne reus fieret,

id. Caes. 23.—With quin, Suet. Tib. 31.

ob-tĭnĕo ( opt-), tĭnŭi, tentum, 2 (old perf. OPTENVI, fifth Epit. of the Scipios; inf. pass. obtinerier, Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 19; id. Most. 3, 2, 154), v. a. and n. [teneo].

Act. *

To take hold of, hold:

obtine aures, amabo,

Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16.—

To hold, have, occupy, possess; to preserve, keep, maintain, etc. (class.).

In gen.: sancte Apollo, qui umbilicum certum terrarum obtines, Poët. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 56, 115 (Trag. Rel. p. 201 Rib.):

suam quisque domum tum obtinebat,

Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:

armis Galliam atque Italiam,

Liv. 30, 19:

cum imperio Hispaniam citeriorem,

to have as his province, to be governor in it, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 2:

Galliam et Italiam,

Liv. 30, 19:

Africam,

Nep. Timol. 2, 4; cf.:

ex quā insulā nummus nullus, me obtinente, erogabitur,

during my administration, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 7: QVEI AERARIVM PROVINCIAM OBTINEBIT, who will have the administration of the public treasure, Lex Thor. § 20 Rudorff. p. 168;

Lex de Scribis ap. Haubold, p. 85: necessitudinem cum publicanis,

Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 12, § 35:

vitam et famam,

to preserve, id. Rosc. Am. 17, 49:

auctoritatem suam,

to maintain, id. ib. 48, 139:

principatum,

Caes. B. G. 1, 3:

regnum,

id. ib. 1, 7:

jus,

to assert, maintain, Tac. A. 1, 32:

causam,

Caes. B. G. 7, 37, 4:

noctem insequentem eadem caligo obtinuit,

occupied, took up, prevailed during, Liv. 29, 27:

quae (fama) plerosque obtinet,

Sall. J. 17, 7:

proverbii locum obtinet,

i. e. is become proverbial, Cic. Tusc. 4, 16, 36:

parentis gravitatem,

id. Sull. 6, 19:

numerum deorum,

to be numbered among, id. N. D. 3, 20, 51; so,

aliquem numerum,

id. Brut. 47, 175; cf. id. Off. 2, 12, 43: summam opinionem [p. 1247] m scholis, Quint. 10, 5, 18:

admirationem,

to be admired, Plin. 34, 2, 2, § 2:

patriae nomen,

id. 15, 18, 19, § 69:

firmitudinem animi,

i. e. exhibited, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 54:

pontem,

would not yield, Liv. 2, 10:

silentiam,

to maintain, id. 1, 16.—With inf., to persist in:

earumque artem et disciplinam obtineat colere,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 30.—

In partic., of speech, to assert, maintain, i. e. to show, prove, demonstrate:

possumus hoc teste... quod dicimus, obtinere?

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 71, § 168:

duas contrarias sententias,

id. Fin. 4, 28, 78:

diu pugnare in iis, quae obtinere non possis,

Quint. 6, 4, 15:

recta apud turpes,

id. 3, 8, 38:

quaedam (leges) an obtineri possint,

id. 2, 4, 39; 6, 1, 7:

quod orator praecipue sibi obtinendum intellegit,

id. 3, 6, 9 Spald. N. cr. (al. proponendum); cf. id. 12, 10, 53:

si defecerint omnia, tum videndum erit, an obtineri possit, ne illud quidem recte factum,

id. 5, 13, 24; 2, 5, 18.—

To get possession of; to gain, acquire, obtain something (syn.: assequor, adipiscor, impetro;

class.): quanta instrumenta habeat (homo) ad obtinendam adipiscendamque sapientiam,

Cic. Leg. 1, 22, 59:

impetrare et obtinere,

Gell. 12, 14, 6; Cic. Fam. 1, 8, 5:

malas causas semper obtinuit, in optimā concidit,

gained, id. Att. 7, 25, 1; cf. id. Rosc. Com. 4, 10:

jus suum contra aliquem,

id. Quint. 9, 34:

Romani si rem obtinuerint,

if they gained the victory, Caes. B. G. 7, 85: voluimus quaedam;

obtenta non sunt,

Cic. Balb. 27, 61:

apud eum causam obtinuit,

Caes. B. G. 7, 37:

aditu regis obtento,

Just. 21, 6, 5.—Hence, to conquer, overcome (eccl. Lat.):

melius est ut pugnemus contra eos in campestribus, et obtinebimus eos,

Vulg. 3 Reg. 20, 23; 20, 25; id. Judith, 1, 5.—

Neutr. (cf. teneo, II.), to maintain itself; to hold, prevail, last, stand, continue, obtain (not in Cic.):

quod et plures tradidere auctores et fama obtinuit,

Liv. 21, 46, 10; cf. with a subject-clause: pro vero antea obtinebat, regna atque imperia Fortunam dono dare, Sall. Rep. Ordin. init.:

non ipsos quoque fuisse pastores obtinebit, quod? etc.,

Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 9:

si dissentirent, sententia plurium obtineret,

would prevail, Dig. 42, 1, 36:

quod merito obtinuit,

ib. 2, 4, 4.— Absol.:

obtinuit (sc. consuetudo),

Dig. 1, 13, 1.—With de: quia de intercalando non obtinuerat, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 5.—With ut or ne:

his obtinuit, ut praeferretur candidato,

Liv. 35, 10; Suet. Claud. 41:

obtinuit, ne reus fieret,

id. Caes. 23.—With quin, Suet. Tib. 31.