appositely

per-tĭnĕo, ŭi, 2, v. n. [teneo], to stretch out, reach, extend to a place; to arrive at a place (class., esp. in the trop. signif.); constr. with ad and acc., or with advv.; very rarely with in or per and acc.; v. infra.

Lit.:

aspera arteria ad pulmones usque pertinet,

Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 136:

venae in omnes partes corporis pertinentes,

id. ib. 2, 55, 137:

deus pertinens per naturam cujusque rei, etc.,

id. ib. 2, 28, 71:

Belgae pertinent ad inferiorem partem fluminis Rheni,

Caes. B. G. 1, 1:

rivi, qui ad mare pertinebant,

id. B. C. 3, 49:

hanc (silvam) longe introrsus pertinere,

id. B. G. 6, 9:

in vastae magnitudinis urbe partium sensu non satis pertinente in omnia,

extending in all directions, Liv. 25, 24, 6 Weissenb. ad loc.; cf.:

quod ait praetor: pertinet, hoc significat: quod ex aedibus ejus in tuas pertinet, hoc est dirigitur, extenditur, pervenit,

Dig. 43, 22, 1.—

Trop.

To reach, extend (like diêkein, kathêkein):

eadem bonitas etiam ad multitudinem pertinet,

Cic. Lael. 14, 50:

caritas patriae per omnes ordines pertinebat,

i. e. pervaded, Liv. 23, 49, 3:

ad posteritatis memoriam pertinere,

Cic. Sen. 23, 82:

fulmina, quorum significatio ad totam vitam pertinet,

Sen. Q. N. 2, 47 init.:

hic pertinet a natali ad diem extremum,

id. Ep. 12, 6.—

To belong, relate, concern, pertain or have reference to, affect any thing:

somnium ad aliquam rem pertinet,

Plaut. Merc. 2, 1, 28:

illa res ad meum officium pertinet,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 13, 36:

nihil ad patriciam Sulpiciorum familiam Quirinius pertinuit,

Tac. A. 3, 48:

haec breviter attingemus, scrutati maxime pertinentia,

Plin. 18, 35, 78, § 341.—

To have a tendency, to tend or lead to an object or result, Varr. R. R. 2, 1:

illud quo pertineat, videte,

Cic. Agr. 2, 8, 20; id. Att. 8, 9, 1:

quod autem plures a nobis nominati sunt, eo pertinuit, quod, etc.,

id. Brut. 87, 299:

summa illuc pertinet, ut sciatis, etc.,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 10, § 25:

interpretando, quorsum quidque pertineat,

id. N. D. 3, 23, 60 fin.:

quid ista ad vidulum pertinent, servae sint istae an liberae?

Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 62.—Esp. in phrase: quod ad aliquem (aliquid) pertinet, as far as concerns, in regard to (mostly post-Aug.): quod ad inducias pertineret, sic belli rationem esse divisam, ut, etc., * Caes. B. C. 3, 17, 3:

quod ad nationes exteras pertinet, Cicero varie,

Quint. 11, 1, 89:

quod ad Dymnum pertinet, nihil scio,

Curt. 6, 11, 30: quod pertinet ad elephantos, id. [p. 1359] 9, 2, 19; cf.:

quantum ad decernentes pertinet,

Plin. Ep. 8, 6, 14:

quod ad me pertinet, intellego me perdidisse, etc.,

Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 10, 2; id. Ep. 119, 12; id. Suas. 6, 12; 7, 1:

cum virtutibus tum etiam fortuna, siquid hoc ad rem pertinet,

Cic. Fam. 13, 13:

quatenus quidque se attingat ad seque pertineat perspicere,

Cic. Fin. 5, 9, 24:

illud dissimulas ad te quod pertinet,

Mart. 7, 10, 9. —

To apply to, be applicable to, to suit, be suitable to a person or thing:

magis pol haec malitia pertinet ad viros, quam ad mulieres,

Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 36:

ad quem suspicio maleficii pertineat,

on whom suspicion should fall, Cic. Rosc. Am. 7, 18:

ad officium meum,

id. ib. 13, 36:

liberalitas ad rem familiarem meam,

id. Fam. 12, 28:

ad imperatorem prodigium pertinere,

Liv. 25, 16.—

To belong, be the right of (usu. of a right, as opp. to possession):

sed regnum ad se et ad matrem suam pertinere arbitrabantur,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 27, § 61:

ad quem jure regnum pertinet,

Liv. 40, 11, 7:

bona ad me pertinent, solus enim sum filius defuncti,

Quint. 5, 14, 15:

Europa jam, dubio procul, jure ad Romanos pertinebat,

Flor. 2, 8, 7:

(Armenia) quae antea ad majores suos pertinuisse monstrabat,

Amm. 26, 4, 6.—

To belong, to be the property of (late Lat.):

omnia quae ad se pertinebant,

Vulg. Gen. 32, 23; id. Exod. 9, 4; id. 1 Reg. 25, 21.—Hence, adv.: pertĭnenter, aptly, suitably, appositely, pertinently (post-class.):

pertinenter ad causam,

Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 38.— Comp.:

pertinentius,

Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 9.— Sup.:

pertinentissime,

Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 31.