Suādēla

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    Suadela, suadelae, pen. prod. Plaut. Suasion, Enhortement, Enhort.

suādēla (less correctly suādella), ae, f. [suadeo].

Exhortation, suasion, persuasion (ante- and post-class.):

jam perducebam illam ad me suadela mea,

Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 24:

suadela depravata,

App. Dogm. Plat. 2, p. 28, 15.— Plur.:

his et hujusmodi suadelis, etc.,

App. M. 9, p. 225, 20.—

Suadela, personified, the goddess of Persuasion, the Gr. Peithô, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 38.

suādēla, ae, f. (suadeo), I) das Zureden, die Überredung, Plaut. cist. 566. Apul. de dogm. Plat. 2, 27. Porph. Hor. ep. 16, 23. Plur., Apul. met. 9, 18. – II) personif., Suadela = Πειθώ, die Göttin der Überredung, Hor. ep. 1, 6, 38.

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suādēla (less correctly suādella), ae, f. [suadeo].

Exhortation, suasion, persuasion (ante- and post-class.):

jam perducebam illam ad me suadela mea,

Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 24:

suadela depravata,

App. Dogm. Plat. 2, p. 28, 15.— Plur.:

his et hujusmodi suadelis, etc.,

App. M. 9, p. 225, 20.—

Suadela, personified, the goddess of Persuasion, the Gr. Peithô, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 38.

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    Decoro, decoras, pen. corr. decorare. Cic. Reparer, Faire honneur, Decorer.

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    Bene nummatum decorat suadela. Horat. Cela repare bien un homme riche, quand il parle bien, Eloquence le repare bien.

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    Sertis decorare comas. Tibul. Orner, Parer, Embellir.

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    Decorare aliquem honoribus. Cic. Le reparer de grands estats et honneurs.

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    AEterna triumphi laude imperatores decorare. Cic. Decorer, Honorer.

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    Scipiones patriam spoliis triumphisque decorarunt. Cic. Ont orné, decoré, honoré, Ont mis à honneur.

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    Oppida publico sumptu decorare. Horat. Orner, Embellir.

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    Quae populari gloria decorari in Lucullo debuerunt, ea fere sunt et Graecis literis celebrata et Latinis. Cic. Les choses qui estoyent à priser selon l'estimation du peuple.

1. venus, eris, f. (altindisch vánas, Lieblichkeit, ahd. wunnia, Wonne), I) appellat., die Anmut, die anmutige Schönheit, der Liebreiz, die Lieblichkeit, der Reiz, a) übh.: quo fugit venus? Hor.: bene nummatum decorat suadela venusque, Hor. – Plur., omnes veneres atque venustates, Plaut. Stich. 278. – b) in Werken der Kunst: fabula nullius veneris, Hor.: illa solis Atticis concessa venus, Quint.: deesse iis (pictoribus) illam suam venerem, quam Graeci charita vocant, Plin. – Plur., Isocrates omnes dicendi veneres sectatus est, Quint. 10, 1, 79. – II) nom. propr., Venus, A) Venus, die Göttin der Huld u. Liebe, nach der Sage Gattin Vulkans, Mutter des Kupido, Cic. de nat. deor. 3, 59 sq. Varro r.r. 1, 1, 6. Lucr. 1, 2. Hor. carm. 1, 30, 1: Venus caelestis (Ggstz. vulgaria), Apul. apol. 12: etiamne militaris Venus castrensibus flagitiis praesidet et puerorum stupris? Arnob. 4, 7. – Veneris puer, v. Kupido, Ov. am. 1, 10, 17: Veneris filius, v. Kupido, Ov. met. 1, 463, von Äneas (den Anchises mit der Venus gezeugt), Verg. Aen. 1, 325; u. scherzh. Venere prognatus, v. Cäsar, Cael. in Cic. ep. 8, 15, 2: mensis Veneris, v. April, Ov. fast. 4, 61: Plur. Veneres Cupidinesque, Catull. 3, 1 u. 13, 12. Mart. 9, 11, 9 u. 11, 13, 16. – archaist. Genet. Venerus, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 565. lin. 7. u. 1, 1495: Dat. Venerei, ibid. 1, 1475. – Venus als masc. (vgl. Macr.

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sat. 3, 8, 3), Laev. fr. p. 79 M. Calvi fr. 8. p. 84 M. – B) meton.: 1) die Geschlechtsliebe, sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus, Ter.: marita, eheliche Liebe, Ov. – euphemist. für Beischlaf, Begattung, von Menschen u. Tieren, incertam Venerem rapientes, ungewisse Liebe genießend, Hor.: frigidus in Venerem, Verg.: iuvenum sera Venus, Tac.: auch rapere Venerem, empfangen, Verg.: Venus aversa, Päderastie, Capit. Albin. 11, 7: saepe morbum comitialem in pueris veneris (des Begattungstriebes, der Mannbarkeit), in puellis menstruorum initium (Eintritt) tollit, Cels. 3, 23. – 2) der geliebte Gegenstand, die Geliebte, sera, bejahrte, Ov.: meae Veneri sunt munera parta, Verg.: periuria Veneris, der Verliebten, Tibull. – 3) der Venuswurf, der glücklichste Wurf im Würfelspiele, wenn jeder Würfel oben eine andere Zahl der Augen zeigte, Prop. 4, 8, 45 sq. (Ggstz. canis), Venerem iecerat, Aug. b. Suet. Aug. 71, 2. – bildl., ille habuit suam Venerem, hat seinen Glückswurf getan, Sen. de benef. 2, 28, 2. – 4) der Venusstern, die Venus, ein Planet, Cic.: stella Veneris, Cic. – Dav.: A) Venerius ( nicht Venereus, s. Baiter not. crit. zu Cic. Tusc. 4, 68 ed. Orell. 2.), a, um, 1) zur Venus gehörig, Venus-, sacerdos od. antistita, Priesterin der Venus, Plaut.: Venerii servi, auch bl. Venerii, die Diener (Hierodulen) der erycinischen Venus in Sizilien, Cic.: spöttisch von Verres, homo Venerius, Diener

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der Venus, verbuhlt, Cic. – subst., a) Venerius, ī, m. (sc. iactus), der Venuswurf, der glücklichste Wurf (s. no. B, 3), Cic. de div. 1, 23 u. 2, 48: so auch hoc Venerium est, ein glücklicher Wurf, Plaut. asin. 905. – b) Veneriae, ārum, f., eine Muschelart, die Venusmuscheln, Sen. u. Plin. – Veneria pira, eine Art Birnen, die Venusbirnen, Colum. u. Plin. – c) Veneria, ae, f., eine Stadt, s. Sicca. – 2) zur sinnlichen Liebe gehörig, fleischlich, geschlechtlich, unzüchtig, res, Beischlaf, Cic. u. Nep.: so auch voluptates, complexus, Cic.: amor, Nep.: delphinus, geil, Gell.: Venerio morbo implicare alqm, mit einer geschlechtlichen Krankheit behaften (v. einer Quelle), Vitr. 2, 8, 12: nostros quoque antiquiores poëtas amasios ac Venerios (der sinnlichen Liebe ergeben) fuisse, Gell. 19, 9, 9. – B) Venerālia, ōrum u. ium, n., ein drei Tage vor dem ersten April gefeiertes Venusfest ( bei Plutarch. de quaest. Rom. 45 τῶν Ουενεραλίων εορτή gen.), Kalend. vet. in Graev. Thes. tom. 8. p. 98.

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2. vēnus, ūs u. ī, m. (altindisch vasná-s, Kaufpreis, griech. ὦνος, Preis, ὠνεισθαι, kaufen), der Verkauf, nur im Dat. u. Acc. vorkommend: a) Dat., venui u. veno, zB. venui subicere, verkaufen, Apul.: venui habere, zu verkaufen haben, Apul.: veno dare alqd alci, an jmd. verhandeln, für Geld preisgeben, Tac.: veno exercere alqd, mit etwas handeln, Tac.: posita veno, zum Verkaufe ausgesetzt, Tac. Vgl. Nipperd. Tac. ann. 4, 1. – b) am häufigsten Acc.: venum dare, verkaufen, Sall. u.a.: so auch venum distrahere, Gell.: eo venum deferre, Porphyr.: venum ire, verkauft werden, Liv.: so auch venum redire, Claud.: Delfos (so!) venum pecus agere, Pacuv. fr.

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dĕcŏro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [decus], to decorate, adorn, embellish, grace, beautify (class, and freq.).

Lit., with abl.:

Larem corona nostrum decorari volo,

Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 1:

oppidum ex pecunia sua locis communibus monumentisque,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 46; Verg. A. 6, 217:

templa novo saxo,

Hor. Od. 2, 15, 20:

dissignatorem lictoribus atris,

surrounds, id. Ep. 1, 7, 6, etc.:

quae tuos digitos decorat,

Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 58; cf. so without abl., Tib. 2, 2, 6:

nescias an te generum beati Phyllidis flavae decorent parentes,

Hor. Od. 2, 4, 14; Liv. 1, 26 et saep. —

Trop., to decorate, distinguish, honor, with abl.: nemo me lacrumis decoret nec funera fletu Faxit, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 15, 34; cf.:

egregias animas... decorate supremis Muneribus,

Verg. A. 11, 25:

quem populus R. singularibus honoribus decorasset,

Cic. Balb. 6 fin.; cf.:

aliquem amplissimis honoribus et praemiis,

id. de Or. 1, 54, 232:

O clementiam admirabilem atque omni laude decorandam!

id. Lig. 2 fin.:

delubra deorum pietate, domos suas gloriā,

Sall. C. 12, 4:

nec prave factis decorari versibus opto,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 266:

inani vocis sono decoratum,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 41, 119 et saep. —Without abl.:

quam (remp.) ipse decorarat atque auxerat,

id. Pis. 12, 27; id. Brut. 75, 265:

bene nummatum decorat Suadela Venusque,

Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 38.—Hence, dĕ-cŏrātus, a, um, P. a., adorned, beautiful.—In sup.: orationes, Boeth. Arist. Elench. Soph. 1, 12, p. 743.

dĕcŏro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [decus], to decorate, adorn, embellish, grace, beautify (class, and freq.).

Lit., with abl.:

Larem corona nostrum decorari volo,

Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 1:

oppidum ex pecunia sua locis communibus monumentisque,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 46; Verg. A. 6, 217:

templa novo saxo,

Hor. Od. 2, 15, 20:

dissignatorem lictoribus atris,

surrounds, id. Ep. 1, 7, 6, etc.:

quae tuos digitos decorat,

Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 58; cf. so without abl., Tib. 2, 2, 6:

nescias an te generum beati Phyllidis flavae decorent parentes,

Hor. Od. 2, 4, 14; Liv. 1, 26 et saep. —

Trop., to decorate, distinguish, honor, with abl.: nemo me lacrumis decoret nec funera fletu Faxit, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 15, 34; cf.:

egregias animas... decorate supremis Muneribus,

Verg. A. 11, 25:

quem populus R. singularibus honoribus decorasset,

Cic. Balb. 6 fin.; cf.:

aliquem amplissimis honoribus et praemiis,

id. de Or. 1, 54, 232:

O clementiam admirabilem atque omni laude decorandam!

id. Lig. 2 fin.:

delubra deorum pietate, domos suas gloriā,

Sall. C. 12, 4:

nec prave factis decorari versibus opto,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 266:

inani vocis sono decoratum,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 41, 119 et saep. —Without abl.:

quam (remp.) ipse decorarat atque auxerat,

id. Pis. 12, 27; id. Brut. 75, 265:

bene nummatum decorat Suadela Venusque,

Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 38.—Hence, dĕ-cŏrātus, a, um, P. a., adorned, beautiful.—In sup.: orationes, Boeth. Arist. Elench. Soph. 1, 12, p. 743.

per-dūco, xi, ctum, 3 ( imper. perduce for perduc, Ser. Samm. 40, 754), v. a., lit., to lead or bring through; hence,

To lead, bring, conduct, guide a person or thing to any place.

In gen. (class.):

filium illuc,

Ter. And. 1, 1, 53:

legiones ad aliquem,

Cic. Fam. 12, 19, 2:

comprehensos eos ad Caesarem perduxerunt,

Caes. B. G. 7, 13; cf. id. B. C. 3, 28:

legionem in Allobrogas,

id. B. G. 3, 6:

Cyrum ad angustias,

Just. 1, 8, 10:

nautas ad aequora,

Luc. 2, 362:

ad Sullam,

Suet. Caes. 74:

in theatrum,

id. Ner. 13:

aliquem in conspectum alicujus,

id. Tib. 65:

bovem errantem ad stabula,

Verg. E. 6, 60:

tauros ad sacrificium,

Amm. 24, 6.—

In partic.

To draw over, bring over a woman to the acceptance of a lover:

huc Tertia perducta est,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 12, § 31; Suet. Tib. 45; id. Calig. 25; id. Vesp. 22; Hor. S. 2, 5, 77; Ov. Am. 3, 12, 11; Lact. 6, 17.—

To bring, carry, lead, conduct to a place;

of buildings, ditches, water (esp. freq. in Front.): a lacu Lemano ad montem Juram murum perducit,

Caes. B. G. 1, 8:

munitiones ex castellis,

id. B. C. 3, 44:

porticum,

Liv. 35, 10:

longum opus,

Luc. 3, 384:

Appia (aqua) perducta est,

Front. Aquaed. 6; cf.:

tum duumviri aquae perducendae creati sunt,

id. ib. 6; and:

aquas in urbem perducere,

id. ib. 7; so,

Anionem in Capitolium,

id. ib. 7:

virginem in agro Lucullano collectam Romam,

id. ib. 10;

13 et saep.: navigabilem alveum ex portu in Nilum,

Plin. 6, 29, 33, § 165.—

Of money, to deliver:

pecuniam,

Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 80, 2.—

Transf.

To spread over, bedaub, besmear with any thing ( poet.):

corpus odore ambrosiae,

Verg. G. 4, 415; Pers. 2, 55:

corpus stercore gallinae,

Ser. Samm. 39, 739:

artus succo,

id. 49, 922:

crusta perducta,

Scrib. Comp. 237.—

To rub out, erase (post-class.):

si aliquid interleverit, perduxerit,

Dig. 29, 1, 20:

nomen in testamento,

ib. 37, 11, 8; 28, 4, 11.—

To take a drink, to drink off or up, to quaff (post-class.):

cyceonis liquorem, Arn. poët. 5, 175: poculum continuo haustu,

App. M. 10, 5, p. 240:

aloë ex aquae cyathis tribus frigidis perducta,

Scrib. Comp. 135 fin. —

Trop.

In gen., to draw out, lengthen, prolong, continue, to bring, carry, guide a person or thing to a certain goal, to a certain period, etc. (class.):

res disputatione ad mediam noctem perducitur,

Caes. B. G. 5, 30:

oppugnatio ad noctem perducta,

Liv. 36, 23:

in noctem orationibus perductis,

id. 38, 51:

ad tempus tuum,

Cic. Fam. 10, 1, 2:

se medicinā usque ad longam senectam,

Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 15:

aliquem ex humili loco ad summam dignitatem,

Caes. B. G. 7, 39; so,

aliquem ad amplissimos honores,

Cic. Lael. 20, 73:

(agri colendi studia) ad centesimum annum,

id. Sen. 17, 60:

artem ad magnam gloriam,

Plin. 35, 9, 36, § 61:

aliquem ad perniciem,

Varr. R. R. 2, 3:

aliquid ad effectum,

Dig. 33, 1, 7:

aliquid ad exitum,

Cic. Inv. 2, 56, 169:

aliquid ad finem,

Lucr. 2, 1117:

eo rem perduxit,

brought the matter to that pass, Nep. Dion. 5, 6; cf. Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 7:

aliquid ad liquidum confessumque,

Quint. 5, 14, 28.—

To pass, spend:

noctes,

Prop. 1, 3, 39.—

In partic., to draw or bring over, win over, to persuade, induce (to an opinion or an action, etc.;

class.): si dictis nequis perduci, ut vera haec credas,

Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 41:

perducebam illam ad me suadelā meā,

id. Cist. 2, 3, 24:

aliquem ad suam sententiam,

Cic. Att. 16, 8, 1;

for which: aliquem in suam sententiam,

Caes. B. G. 7, 4:

aliquem ad se magnis pollicitationibus,

to bring over to one's side, to gain over, id. ib. 6, 11:

hominem ad HS LXXX.,

to induce to pay, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 12.

suādĕo, si, sum, 2 (scanned as a trisyl., sŭādent, Lucr. 4, 1157: suavis, Key, § 972), v. n. and a. [Sanscr. svad-, to taste, please; Gr. had-, handanô, to please; Lat. suavis, suadela, etc.; Germ. süsz; Engl. sweet], to advise, recommend, exhort, urge, persuade (freq. and class.; cf.: hortor, moneo).

In gen., constr. absol., with dat. of pers., and with acc. rei, an obj.-clause, ut or ne, or the simple subj.; rarely with acc. pers.

Absol.:

non jubeo, sed, si me consulis, suadeo,

Cic. Cat. 1, 5, 13:

instare, Suadere, orare,

Ter. And. 4, 1, 37; Plaut. Rud. 3, 6, 37:

recte suadere,

Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 43:

pulchre,

id. Phorm. 3, 3, 9:

itane suades?

id. Eun. 1, 1, 31:

ita faciam, ut suades,

Cic. Att. 11, 16, 1:

male suadendo lacerant homines,

Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 22:

bene suadere,

Cic. Lael. 13, 44.—

With dat. pers.:

an C. Trebonio persuasi? cui ne suadere quidem ausus essem,

Cic. Phil. 2, 11, 27:

alicui sapientius suadere,

id. Fam. 2, 7, 1.—

With acc. rei:

modo quod suasit, dissuadet,

Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 10:

pacem,

Cic. Fam. 7, 3, 2:

digito silentia,

Ov. M. 9, 692:

longe diversa,

Vell. 2, 52, 2:

asperiora,

Suet. Caes. 14:

quietem et concordiam,

id. Oth. 8.—So with dat. pers.:

quod tibi suadeam, suadeam meo patri,

Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 40:

multa multis saepe suasit perperam,

id. ib. 2, 2, 78:

tu quod ipse tibi suaseris, idem mihi persuasum putato,

Cic. Att. 13, 38, 2:

quid mi igitur suades?

Hor. S. 1, 1, 101.— Pass.:

minus placet, magis quod suadetur: quod dissuadetur placet,

Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 44.—

With inf. or obj.-clause (mostly poet.):

vide ne facinus facias, cum mori suadeas,

Cic. Fin. 2, 29, 95:

nemo suaserit studiosis dicendi adulescentibus in gestu discendo elaborare,

id. de Or. 1, 59, 251:

Juturnam misero fateor succurrere fratri Suasi,

Verg. A. 12, 814; Aus. Idyll. 2, 53:

ne hoc quidem suaserim, uni se alicui proprie addicere,

Quint. 10, 2, 24: praesidibus onerandas [p. 1771] tributo provincias suadentibus, Suet. Tib. 32.—With dat. pers.:

nisi mihi ab adulescentiā suasissem, nihil esse in vitā magnopere expetendum nisi laudem,

persuaded, convinced, Cic. Arch. 6, 14:

suadebant amici nullam esse rationem, etc.,

id. Caecin. 5, 15; Quint. 2, 5, 23.—Cf. pass.:

nec potest aliquid suaderi perdere,

Arn. 2, n. 26:

Megadorus a sorore suasus ducere uxorem,

Plaut. Aul. Arg. 1, v. 6.—

With ut or ne:

interea, ut decumbamus, suadebo,

Plaut. As. 5, 2, 64; Cic. Att. 11, 16, 4:

suadebimus, ut laudem humanitatis potius concupiscat,

Quint. 5, 13, 6:

orat, ut suadeam Philolacheti, Ut istas remittat sibi,

Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 110; id. Ep. 3, 2, 19:

postea me, ut sibi essem legatus non solum suasit, verum etiam rogavit,

Cic. Prov. Cons. 17, 42; cf. in the foll. z:

qui suadet, ne praecipitetur editio,

Quint. Ep. ad Tryph. 1:

cum acerrime suasisset Lepido, ne se cum Antonio jungeret,

Vell. 2, 63, 2:

suadere Prisco, ne supra principem scanderet,

Tac. H. 4, 8 fin. —

With simple subj.:

proinde istud facias ipse, quod faciamus, nobis suades,

Plaut. As. 3, 3, 54:

suadeo cenemus,

Petr. 35 fin.:

se suadere, Pharnabazo id negotii daret,

Nep. Con. 4, 1.—

With acc. pers. (very rare):

ego neque te jubeo, neque veto neque suadeo,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 120:

uxorem ejus tacite suasi ac denique persuasi, secederet paululum,

App. M. 9, p. 228, 37; so,

aliquem,

Tert. Hab. Mul. 1; cf. also supra. e, the pass. Cic. Prov. Cons. 17, 42.—Hence, part. pass.:

paucorum asseverationibus suasi,

Arn. 1, 64.—

With de and abl.:

suasuri de pace,

Quint. 3, 8, 14.—

Transf., of things (mostly poet.), to urge, induce, impel:

autumno suadente,

Lucr. 1, 175:

fames,

Verg. A. 9, 340; 10, 724:

suadente pavore,

Sil. 7, 668; 12, 12:

ita suadentibus annis,

Plin. Ep. 3, 7, 6:

verba suadentia,

Stat. Th. 11, 435:

tantum religio potuit suadere malorum!

Lucr. 1, 101:

suadent cadentia sidera somnos,

Verg. A. 2, 9: cui nulla malum sententia suadet, Ut faceret facinus, Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4 (Ann. v. 248 Vahl.):

me pietas matris potius commodum suadet sequi,

Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 31:

tua me virtus quemvis sufferre laborem Suadet,

Lucr. 1, 142; 1, 175:

saepe levi somnum suadebit inire susurro,

Verg. E. 1, 56. —

In partic., in publicists' lang.: suadere legem, rogationem, etc., to recommend, advocate, speak in favor of a proposed law or bill:

legem Voconiam magnā voce et bonis lateribus suasi,

Cic. Sen. 5, 14; so,

legem,

id. Brut. 23, 89; Liv. 45, 21 (opp. dissuadere):

rogationem,

Cic. Rep. 3, 18, 28; id. Off. 3, 30, 109; cf.:

in hac rogatione suadendā,

id. Mil. 18, 47:

suadere de pace, bello, etc.,

Quint. 3, 8, 14.— Absol.:

in suadendo et dissuadendo tria primum spectanda,

Quint. 3, 8, 15.—Hence, P. a. as subst.: suāsum, i, n., a persuasion, persuasive saying (late Lat.):

serpentis suasa loquentis accepi,

Tert. Gen. 103; cf. id. ad Uxor. 2, 1.— suādenter, adv., persuasively:

loqui in litibus,

Arn. 2, p. 71.

Vĕnus, ĕris ( gen. sing. VENERVS, Inscr. Orell. 1364), f. [v. veneror], the goddess of Love, the goddess Venus, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 59 sq.; id. Div. 1, 13, 23; id. Or. 2, 5; id. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Lucr. 1, 2; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1:

filius Veneris,

i. e. Cupid, Ov. M. 1, 463; cf.

puerum,

id. Am. 1, 10, 17; also Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 325; and in jest, Venere prognatus, of C. Julius Cœar, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2:

Veneris mensis,

i. e. April, Ov. F. 4, 61.—

Transf.

Love, sexual love, venery (as euphemism freq.):

sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus,

Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 6:

Venus trivio conmissa,

Prop. 4 (5), 7, 19; Verg. G. 3, 97; Ov. M. 10, 80; 10, 434; 11, 306; 12, 198; App. M. 1, p. 106, 13; Quint. 8, 6, 24; Tac. G. 20; Col. 6, 27, 10.—

Like the Engl. love, to denote a beloved object, beloved:

nec veneres nostras hoc fallit,

Lucr. 4, 1185:

mea Venus,

Verg. E. 3, 68; Hor. C. 1, 27, 14; 1, 33, 13.—

Qualities that excite love, loveliness, attractiveness, beauty, grace, elegance, charms (sing. and plur.;

not in Cic.): quo fugit venus? quo color? decens Quo motus?

Hor. C. 4, 13, 17:

ac bene nummatum decorat suadela venusque,

id. Ep. 1, 6, 38; id. A. P. 42; Sen. Ben. 2, 28, 1:

fabula nullius veneris sine pondere et arte,

Hor. A. P. 320:

sermo ipse Romanus non recipere videatur illam solis concessam Atticis venerem,

Quint. 10, 1, 100:

quod cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur,

id. 6, 3, 18; so (with gratia) id. 4, 2, 116.—

Of paintings: deesse iis unam illam suam venerem dicebat, quam Graeci charita vocant,

Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 79.— Plur.:

profecto Amoenitates omnium venerum atque venustatum adfero,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 5:

Isocrates omnes dicendi veneres sectatus est,

Quint. 10, 1, 79.—

The planet Venus, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; id. Rep. 6, 17, 17.—

The highest throw at dice, when each of the dice presented a different number, the Venus throw, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 45; Hor. C. 2, 7, 25; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71; cf. in the foll.—

Derivv.:

Vĕnĕrĕus

or

Vĕnĕrĭus

, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Venus:

sacerdos,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23:

antistita,

id. ib. 3, 2, 10:

nepotulus,

id. Mil. 5, 20; 5, 28:

nutricatus,

id. ib. 3, 1, 54:

servi,

temple-slaves of the Erycinian Venus in Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 50; 2, 5, 54, § 141; v. also infra, B. 2.: res, voluptates, etc., of or belonging to sexual love, venereous, venereal, Cic. Sen. 14, 47; id. Div. 2, 69, 143:

visa,

Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 166; Col. 12, 4, 3; cf. in a pun: homo, belonging to Venus and lascivious (of Verres), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 141:

delphinus,

wanton, Gell. 7, 8, 1:

nostros quoque antiquiores poëtas amasios et Venerios fuisse,

id. 19, 9, 9:

pira,

a kind of pear, Venus-pear, Col. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56.—

Vĕnĕrĕus ( Vĕnĕrĭus), i, m. (i. e. jactus), the Venus-throw at dice (v. supra, I. B. 5.), Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23; 2, 21, 48; 2, 59, 121; also Vĕnĕrĕum, i, n.: hoc Venereum [p. 1971] est, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 55.—

Vĕnĕrĕi ( Vĕnĕrĭi), ōrum, m. (i. e. servi), the templeslaves of the Erycinian Venus (v. supra), Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 92; 2, 3, 25, § 61; id. Clu. 15, 43.—

Vĕnĕrĕae ( Vĕnĕrĭae), ārum, f. (i. e. conchae), a kind of mussels, Venus-shell, Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 103; 32, 11, 53, § 151.

vēnus, ūs, m., or vēnum ( vaen-), i, n. (occurring only in the forms venui, veno, and venum) [Gr. ônos, price; ônê, purchase; cf. Sanscr. vasuas, price; vasuam, wages; and perh. Germ. Gewinn], sale.

Form venui (late Lat.):

rogavit haberetne venui lacte?

App. M. 8, p. 210, 12:

cantherium venui subicere,

id. ib. 8, p. 221, 29.—

Form veno (post-Aug.):

posita veno irritamenta luxus,

Tac. A. 14, 15:

quae veno exercerent,

id. ib. 13, 51.—

Acc. venum (class.):

dare aliquem venum,

to sell, Liv. 24, 47, 6:

venum cuncta dari,

Claud. in Rufin. 1, 179;

hence the compound venumdo, q. v.: ut ejus familia ad aedem Cereris venum iret,

Liv. 3, 55, 7:

pileatos servos venum solitos ire,

Gell. 7, 4, 1:

venum iturum,

Sen. Const. 3, 2:

seque et sua tradita venum Castra videt,

Luc. 4, 206:

venum redibat,

Claud. in Eutr. 1, 37.

Vĕnus, ĕris ( gen. sing. VENERVS, Inscr. Orell. 1364), f. [v. veneror], the goddess of Love, the goddess Venus, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 59 sq.; id. Div. 1, 13, 23; id. Or. 2, 5; id. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Lucr. 1, 2; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1:

filius Veneris,

i. e. Cupid, Ov. M. 1, 463; cf.

puerum,

id. Am. 1, 10, 17; also Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 325; and in jest, Venere prognatus, of C. Julius Cœar, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2:

Veneris mensis,

i. e. April, Ov. F. 4, 61.—

Transf.

Love, sexual love, venery (as euphemism freq.):

sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus,

Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 6:

Venus trivio conmissa,

Prop. 4 (5), 7, 19; Verg. G. 3, 97; Ov. M. 10, 80; 10, 434; 11, 306; 12, 198; App. M. 1, p. 106, 13; Quint. 8, 6, 24; Tac. G. 20; Col. 6, 27, 10.—

Like the Engl. love, to denote a beloved object, beloved:

nec veneres nostras hoc fallit,

Lucr. 4, 1185:

mea Venus,

Verg. E. 3, 68; Hor. C. 1, 27, 14; 1, 33, 13.—

Qualities that excite love, loveliness, attractiveness, beauty, grace, elegance, charms (sing. and plur.;

not in Cic.): quo fugit venus? quo color? decens Quo motus?

Hor. C. 4, 13, 17:

ac bene nummatum decorat suadela venusque,

id. Ep. 1, 6, 38; id. A. P. 42; Sen. Ben. 2, 28, 1:

fabula nullius veneris sine pondere et arte,

Hor. A. P. 320:

sermo ipse Romanus non recipere videatur illam solis concessam Atticis venerem,

Quint. 10, 1, 100:

quod cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur,

id. 6, 3, 18; so (with gratia) id. 4, 2, 116.—

Of paintings: deesse iis unam illam suam venerem dicebat, quam Graeci charita vocant,

Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 79.— Plur.:

profecto Amoenitates omnium venerum atque venustatum adfero,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 5:

Isocrates omnes dicendi veneres sectatus est,

Quint. 10, 1, 79.—

The planet Venus, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; id. Rep. 6, 17, 17.—

The highest throw at dice, when each of the dice presented a different number, the Venus throw, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 45; Hor. C. 2, 7, 25; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71; cf. in the foll.—

Derivv.:

Vĕnĕrĕus

or

Vĕnĕrĭus

, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Venus:

sacerdos,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23:

antistita,

id. ib. 3, 2, 10:

nepotulus,

id. Mil. 5, 20; 5, 28:

nutricatus,

id. ib. 3, 1, 54:

servi,

temple-slaves of the Erycinian Venus in Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 50; 2, 5, 54, § 141; v. also infra, B. 2.: res, voluptates, etc., of or belonging to sexual love, venereous, venereal, Cic. Sen. 14, 47; id. Div. 2, 69, 143:

visa,

Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 166; Col. 12, 4, 3; cf. in a pun: homo, belonging to Venus and lascivious (of Verres), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 141:

delphinus,

wanton, Gell. 7, 8, 1:

nostros quoque antiquiores poëtas amasios et Venerios fuisse,

id. 19, 9, 9:

pira,

a kind of pear, Venus-pear, Col. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56.—

Vĕnĕrĕus ( Vĕnĕrĭus), i, m. (i. e. jactus), the Venus-throw at dice (v. supra, I. B. 5.), Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23; 2, 21, 48; 2, 59, 121; also Vĕnĕrĕum, i, n.: hoc Venereum [p. 1971] est, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 55.—

Vĕnĕrĕi ( Vĕnĕrĭi), ōrum, m. (i. e. servi), the templeslaves of the Erycinian Venus (v. supra), Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 92; 2, 3, 25, § 61; id. Clu. 15, 43.—

Vĕnĕrĕae ( Vĕnĕrĭae), ārum, f. (i. e. conchae), a kind of mussels, Venus-shell, Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 103; 32, 11, 53, § 151.

vēnus, ūs, m., or vēnum ( vaen-), i, n. (occurring only in the forms venui, veno, and venum) [Gr. ônos, price; ônê, purchase; cf. Sanscr. vasuas, price; vasuam, wages; and perh. Germ. Gewinn], sale.

Form venui (late Lat.):

rogavit haberetne venui lacte?

App. M. 8, p. 210, 12:

cantherium venui subicere,

id. ib. 8, p. 221, 29.—

Form veno (post-Aug.):

posita veno irritamenta luxus,

Tac. A. 14, 15:

quae veno exercerent,

id. ib. 13, 51.—

Acc. venum (class.):

dare aliquem venum,

to sell, Liv. 24, 47, 6:

venum cuncta dari,

Claud. in Rufin. 1, 179;

hence the compound venumdo, q. v.: ut ejus familia ad aedem Cereris venum iret,

Liv. 3, 55, 7:

pileatos servos venum solitos ire,

Gell. 7, 4, 1:

venum iturum,

Sen. Const. 3, 2:

seque et sua tradita venum Castra videt,

Luc. 4, 206:

venum redibat,

Claud. in Eutr. 1, 37.

Vĕnus, ĕris ( gen. sing. VENERVS, Inscr. Orell. 1364), f. [v. veneror], the goddess of Love, the goddess Venus, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 59 sq.; id. Div. 1, 13, 23; id. Or. 2, 5; id. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Lucr. 1, 2; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1:

filius Veneris,

i. e. Cupid, Ov. M. 1, 463; cf.

puerum,

id. Am. 1, 10, 17; also Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 325; and in jest, Venere prognatus, of C. Julius Cœar, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2:

Veneris mensis,

i. e. April, Ov. F. 4, 61.—

Transf.

Love, sexual love, venery (as euphemism freq.):

sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus,

Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 6:

Venus trivio conmissa,

Prop. 4 (5), 7, 19; Verg. G. 3, 97; Ov. M. 10, 80; 10, 434; 11, 306; 12, 198; App. M. 1, p. 106, 13; Quint. 8, 6, 24; Tac. G. 20; Col. 6, 27, 10.—

Like the Engl. love, to denote a beloved object, beloved:

nec veneres nostras hoc fallit,

Lucr. 4, 1185:

mea Venus,

Verg. E. 3, 68; Hor. C. 1, 27, 14; 1, 33, 13.—

Qualities that excite love, loveliness, attractiveness, beauty, grace, elegance, charms (sing. and plur.;

not in Cic.): quo fugit venus? quo color? decens Quo motus?

Hor. C. 4, 13, 17:

ac bene nummatum decorat suadela venusque,

id. Ep. 1, 6, 38; id. A. P. 42; Sen. Ben. 2, 28, 1:

fabula nullius veneris sine pondere et arte,

Hor. A. P. 320:

sermo ipse Romanus non recipere videatur illam solis concessam Atticis venerem,

Quint. 10, 1, 100:

quod cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur,

id. 6, 3, 18; so (with gratia) id. 4, 2, 116.—

Of paintings: deesse iis unam illam suam venerem dicebat, quam Graeci charita vocant,

Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 79.— Plur.:

profecto Amoenitates omnium venerum atque venustatum adfero,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 5:

Isocrates omnes dicendi veneres sectatus est,

Quint. 10, 1, 79.—

The planet Venus, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; id. Rep. 6, 17, 17.—

The highest throw at dice, when each of the dice presented a different number, the Venus throw, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 45; Hor. C. 2, 7, 25; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71; cf. in the foll.—

Derivv.:

Vĕnĕrĕus

or

Vĕnĕrĭus

, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Venus:

sacerdos,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23:

antistita,

id. ib. 3, 2, 10:

nepotulus,

id. Mil. 5, 20; 5, 28:

nutricatus,

id. ib. 3, 1, 54:

servi,

temple-slaves of the Erycinian Venus in Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 50; 2, 5, 54, § 141; v. also infra, B. 2.: res, voluptates, etc., of or belonging to sexual love, venereous, venereal, Cic. Sen. 14, 47; id. Div. 2, 69, 143:

visa,

Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 166; Col. 12, 4, 3; cf. in a pun: homo, belonging to Venus and lascivious (of Verres), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 141:

delphinus,

wanton, Gell. 7, 8, 1:

nostros quoque antiquiores poëtas amasios et Venerios fuisse,

id. 19, 9, 9:

pira,

a kind of pear, Venus-pear, Col. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56.—

Vĕnĕrĕus ( Vĕnĕrĭus), i, m. (i. e. jactus), the Venus-throw at dice (v. supra, I. B. 5.), Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23; 2, 21, 48; 2, 59, 121; also Vĕnĕrĕum, i, n.: hoc Venereum [p. 1971] est, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 55.—

Vĕnĕrĕi ( Vĕnĕrĭi), ōrum, m. (i. e. servi), the templeslaves of the Erycinian Venus (v. supra), Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 92; 2, 3, 25, § 61; id. Clu. 15, 43.—

Vĕnĕrĕae ( Vĕnĕrĭae), ārum, f. (i. e. conchae), a kind of mussels, Venus-shell, Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 103; 32, 11, 53, § 151.

vēnus, ūs, m., or vēnum ( vaen-), i, n. (occurring only in the forms venui, veno, and venum) [Gr. ônos, price; ônê, purchase; cf. Sanscr. vasuas, price; vasuam, wages; and perh. Germ. Gewinn], sale.

Form venui (late Lat.):

rogavit haberetne venui lacte?

App. M. 8, p. 210, 12:

cantherium venui subicere,

id. ib. 8, p. 221, 29.—

Form veno (post-Aug.):

posita veno irritamenta luxus,

Tac. A. 14, 15:

quae veno exercerent,

id. ib. 13, 51.—

Acc. venum (class.):

dare aliquem venum,

to sell, Liv. 24, 47, 6:

venum cuncta dari,

Claud. in Rufin. 1, 179;

hence the compound venumdo, q. v.: ut ejus familia ad aedem Cereris venum iret,

Liv. 3, 55, 7:

pileatos servos venum solitos ire,

Gell. 7, 4, 1:

venum iturum,

Sen. Const. 3, 2:

seque et sua tradita venum Castra videt,

Luc. 4, 206:

venum redibat,

Claud. in Eutr. 1, 37.