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1 tempus

tempus ōris, n a portion of time, time, period, season, interval: tempus diei, daytime, T.: extremum diei: omni tempore anni: maturius paulo, quam tempus anni postulabat, Cs.: abiit illud tempus: tempus duorum mensum petere, L.: longo post tempore, interval, V.: tempus pacis an belli: matutina tempora, morning hours.—A time, point of time, occasion, opportunity, leisure: neque ut celari posset, tempus spatium ullum dabat, T.: nisi tempus et spatium datum sit: egeo tempore: eo tempore, quo, etc., L.: id temporis, at that time: alienum tempus est mihi tecum expostulandi: edendi, H.: datum ad consultandum, L.: certis temporibus: superioribus temporibus.—Time, duration: tempus est... pars quaedam aeternitatis, etc.: Tempore ruricolae patiens fit taurus aratri, i. e. gradually, O.—The time, fit season, appointed time, right occasion, proper period, opportunity: tempus habes tale, quale nemo habuit umquam: addubitavit, an consurgendi iam triariis tempus esset, L.: moriendi: tempore igitur ipso se ostenderunt, cum, etc., at the nick of time: tempus est, ad id quod instituimus accedere, it is the right time: nunc corpora curare tempus est, L. Tempus abire tibist, H.: suo tempore, at a fitting time.—A time, position, state, condition, times, circumstances: in hoc tempore, under present circumstances: in tali tempore, L.: incidunt saepe tempora, cum ea, etc.: libri de temporibus meis: cedere tempori, to yield to circumstances: secundis Temporibus dubiisque, H.: haud sane temporum homo, Cu.—In the phrase, temporis causā, with regard to circumstances, under momentary influence, out of courtesy, insincerely: temporis causā nobis adsentiri: nec dico temporis causā.—A time, need, emergency, extremity: quid a me cuiusque tempus poscat: neque poëtae tempori meo defuerunt: summo rei p. tempore: pro tempore atque periculo exercitum conparare, S.: O saepe mecum tempus in ultimum Deducte, to the last extremity, H.: temporis gratiā, to meet the emergency, Cu.—In rhythm or metre, time, measure, quantity: qui (trochaeus) temporibus et intervallis est par iambo: Tempora certa modique, H.—Esp., in phrases with praepp.—Ad tempus, at the right time, in time, punctually: ad tempus redire: ad tempus venire, L.—For some time, for the time being, for a while, for the moment: quae (perturbatio animi) plerumque brevis est et ad tempus: dux ad tempus lectus, L.—Ante tempus, before the right time, prematurely, too soon: ante tempus mori: ante tempus domo digressus, S.—Ex tempore, instantaneously, off hand, on the spur of the moment, extempore: versūs fundere ex tempore.—According to circumstances: consilium ex tempore capere: haec melius ex re et ex tempore constitues.—In tempore, at the right time, opportunely, in time: in ipso tempore eccum ipsum, in the nick of time, T.—In tempus, for a time, temporarily: scena in tempus structa, Ta.—Pro tempore, as the time permits, according to circumstances: consilium pro tempore capere, Cs.: te marmoreum pro tempore fecimus, V.
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tempi N M

weather
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temporis N N

time, condition, right time; season, occasion; necessity

Latin-English dictionary > tempus
2 tempora

tempus, ŏris ( abl. temp. tempori or temperi; v. infra), n. [etym. dub.; perh. root tem-; Gr. temnô; prop. a section; hence, in partic., of time].
I.
Lit., a portion or period of time, a time:
tempus diei,
daytime, Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 38; 1, 1, 116:
extremum diei,
Cic. de Or. 1, 7, 26; cf.:
matutina tempora,
morning hours, id. Fam. 7, 1, 1:
anni tempora,
the seasons, Lucr. 2, 33; 5, 1396; cf.:
quam (Ennam) circa sunt laetissimi flores omni tempore anni,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107:
maturius paulo, quam tempus anni postulabat, in hiberna exercitum deduxit,
Caes. B. G. 1, 54:
erat hibernum tempus anni,
Cic. Rep. 1, 12, 18; Auct. B. Alex. 43, 1.—
2.
Esp. of the time intervening between two events, etc., an interval, period, time:
longo post tempore,
Verg. E. 1, 68:
magno post tempore,
Just. 13, 4, 25; 16, 1, 1:
brevi post tempore,
id. 1, 7, 19; 4, 4, 4; 12, 2, 6:
parvo post tempore,
Val. Max. 8, 6, 1. — Plur.:
longis temporibus ante,
Cic. Rep. 2, 34, 5.—
B.
Transf., time, in general.
1.
Lit.
a.
In gen.:
tempus est, id quo nunc utimur (nam ipsum quidem generaliter definire difficile est), pars quaedam aeternitatis cum alicujus annui, menstrui, diurni nocturnive spatii certā significatione,
Cic. Inv. 1, 26, 39:
tempus esse dicunt intervallum mundi motus: id divisum in partes aliquot, maxime ab solis et lunae cursu: itaque ab eorum tenore temperato tempus dictum,
Varr. L. L. 6, § 2 Müll.: hos siderum errores id ipsum esse, quod rite dicitur tempus, Cic. Univ. 9 fin.:
neque ut celari posset, tempus spatium ullum dabat,
Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 14; cf.:
nisi tempus et spatium datum sit,
Cic. Quint. 1, 4:
vix huic tantulae epistulae tempus habui,
id. Att. 1, 14, 1:
egeo tempore,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 4:
unius horae tempus,
Liv. 44, 9, 4:
aliquot dierum tempus amisit,
Lact. Mort. Pers. 45, 5:
tempus duorum mensium petere ad delectus habendos,
Liv. 29, 5, 7:
triginta dierum tempus petens, ut, etc.,
id. 38, 37, 10:
tempus, pacis an belli, festinationis an otii,
Cic. de Or. 3, 55, 211:
ut tempora postulabant belli,
Liv. 24, 8, 7:
nec belli tantum temporibus, sed etiam in pace,
id. 35, 28, 1:
temporibus Punici belli,
Just. 30, 3, 1; 43, 4, 11:
mihi vero omne tempus est ad meos libros vacuum,
Cic. Rep. 1, 9, 14:
erit, erit illud profecto tempus et illucescet ille aliquando dies, cum, etc.,
id. Mil. 26, 69:
ex quo tempore tu me diligere coepisti,
id. Fam. 3, 4, 2:
eo tempore, quo promulgatum de multā ejus traditur,
Liv. 6, 38, 12; 23, 10, 13:
tempore, quo in homine non ut nunc omnia consentientia,
id. 2, 32, 9:
privatum eo tempore Quinctium fuisse, cum sacramento adacti sint,
id. 3, 20, 4:
per idem tempus,
Cic. Brut. 83, 286:
quos ad me id temporis venturos esse praedixeram,
at that time, id. Cat. 1, 4, 10:
scripta in aliquod tempus reponantur,
Quint. 10, 4, 2:
non tantulum Umquam intermittit tempus, quin, etc.,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 32:
uno et eodem temporis puncto nati... nascendi tempus,
Cic. Div. 2, 45, 95; cf.:
alienum tempus est mihi tecum expostulandi,
id. Fam. 3, 10, 6:
dare tempus exponendi de aliquā re,
id. ib. 1, 9, 3:
committendi proelii,
Caes. B. G. 2, 19:
edendi,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 22:
curandi,
id. ib. 1, 2, 39:
tyranno ad consultandum tempus datum est,
Liv. 34, 33, 5:
datum cum iis conloquendi tempus,
id. 26, 22, 11; 45, 24, 11.—In plur.:
id certis temporibus futurum,
Cic. Rep. 1, 15, 23:
si Athenienses quibusdam temporibus nihil nisi, etc., agebant,
id. ib. 1, 27, 43:
superioribus temporibus ad te nullas litteras misi,
id. Fam. 5, 17, 1:
illis temporibus,
id. Lael. 1, 5:
temporibus illis,
id. Arch. 3, 6. —
b.
In partic., the time, i. e. the fitting or appointed time, the right season, proper period, opportunity, = kairos:
nunc occasio est et tempus,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 2, 3:
tempus maximum est, ut, etc.,
id. Mil. 4, 3, 9:
spero ego, mihi quoque Tempus tale eventurum, ut tibi gratiam referam parem,
id. Merc. 5, 4, 39; cf.:
tempus habes tale, quale nemo habuit umquam,
Cic. Phil. 7, 9, 27:
dicas: tempus maxumum esse ut eat domum,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 8:
nunc hora, viri, nunc tempus: adeste,
Sil. 11, 194:
consul paulisper addubitavit, an consurgendi jam triariis tempus esset,
Liv. 8, 10, 1:
cum jam moriendi tempus urgueret,
was close at hand, Cic. Tusc. 1, 43, 103; Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 20:
verno inserentis tempus urguet,
Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 113: tempus est, with inf.:
sed jam tempus est, ad id quod instituimus accedere,
Cic. Top. 1, 5:
dicere aliquid de ordine argumentorum,
id. de Or. 2, 42, 181:
conari etiam majora,
Liv. 6, 18, 12:
nunc corpora curare tempus est,
id. 21, 54, 2:
tibi abire,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 215:
jam tempus agi res,
Verg. A. 5, 638:
tempus est jam hinc abire me,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 41, 99:
suo tempore,
at a fitting time, id. Lael. 3, 11; cf. id. Phil. 14, 6, 15; id. Verr. 2, 3, 60, § 139; Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 44.—
(β).
tempŏra, um (less freq. in the sing. tempus), after the Gr. ta kairia (prop. the right place, the fatal spot), the temples of the head; plur.:
duae suturae super aures tempora a superiore capitis parte discernunt,
Cels. 8, 1; Plin. 20, 6, 23, § 54; Lucr. 1, 930; 4, 5; 6, 1194; Tib. 2, 2, 7; Verg. A. 5, 416; Hor. C. 1, 7, 23; 3, 25, 20; 4, 1, 32; 4, 8, 33 et saep.— Sing.:
contorquet brachium et Graccho percutit tempus,
Auct. Her. 4, 55, 68; Verg. A. 9, 418; Sil. 12, 414; Stat. Th. 10, 110; Vitr. 9, 6; Flor. 4, 12, 44 Duk. N. cr.; Vulg. Judic. 4, 21; 5, 26.— Poet., transf., the face, visage in gen., Prop. 2, 24 (3, 18), 3; 2, 18, 32 (3, 11, 10).— The head:
jacuit pulsus tria tempora ramo Cacus,
upon his three heads, Prop. 4 (5), 9, 15.— Sing.:
tremulum movens Cana tempus anilitas Omnia omnibus annuit,
Cat. 61, 162. —
2.
Transf.
a.
The time in its moral aspects; the state of the times, position, state, condition; in plur., the times, circumstances (esp. freq. of dangerous or distressful cir cumstances):
si ad tuum tempus perduci tur, facilis gubernatio est,
time of administration, consulship, Cic. Fam. 10, 1, 2:
omne meum tempus amicorum temporibus transmittendum putavi... et meus labor in privatorum periculis versatus,
id. Imp. Pomp. 1, 1:
quid a me cujusque tempus poscat,
id. Planc. 32, 79:
tempori meo defuerunt,
my necessity, id. Sest. 58, 123; cf.:
qui tot annos ita vivo, ut a nullius umquam me tempore aut commodo aut otium meum abstraxerit aut, etc.,
id. Arch. 6, 12:
tempori cedere, id est necessitati parere, semper sapientis est habitum,
id. Fam. 4, 9, 2:
nisi forte temporis causā nobis adsentiebare,
id. Tusc. 4, 4, 8:
neque poëtae tempori meo defuerunt,
id. Sest. 58, 123; cf.:
suscipere onus laboris atque officii ex necessariorum tempore,
id. Div. in Caecil. 2, 5:
in summo et periculosissimo rei publicae tempore,
id. Fl. 3, 6:
tempore summo rei publicae,
id. Phil. 5, 17, 46; id. Verr. 1, 1, 1; cf.:
pecuniam conferre in rei publicae magnum aliquod tempus,
id. Off. 3, 24, 93:
pro tempore atque periculo exercitum conparare,
Sall. C. 30, 5:
o saepe mecum tempus in ultimum Deducte,
to the last extremity, Hor. C. 2, 7, 1:
eae (res) contra nos faciunt in hoc tempore,
at the present time, under the present circumstances, Cic. Quint. 1, 1; cf.:
nec miserae prodesse in tali tempore quibat,
Lucr. 1, 93:
indignatus, dici ea in tali tempore audirique,
Liv. 30, 37, 8; v. Zumpt, Gram. § 475.—In plur.:
incidunt saepe tempora, cum ea, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 10, 31:
omnes illae orationes causarum ac temporum sunt,
id. Clu. 50, 139:
tempora rei publicae, qualia futura sint, quis scit? mihi quidem turbulenta videntur fore,
id. Fam. 2, 18, 3:
scripsi versibus tres libros de temporibus meis,
id. ib. 1, 9, 23; cf. id. ib. §
11: dubia formidolosaque tempora,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 1, § 1:
cedere temporibus,
id. Mil. 1, 2:
animus secundis Temporibus dubiisque rectus,
Hor. C. 4, 9, 36:
Madates erat regionis praefectus, haud sane temporum homo,
Curt. 5, 3, 4.—
b.
Time in poetry and rhetoric, i. e. measure, quantity:
idem facit in trochaeo, qui temporibus et intervallis est par iambo,
Cic. Or. 57, 194; cf.:
tempora certa modique,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 58:
rhythmi spatio temporum constant,
Quint. 9, 4, 46 sq. —
c.
In gram., a tense of a verb, Varr. L. L. 9, § 32; 95 sq.; 10, § 47 Müll.; Quint. 1, 5, 47; 9, 1, 11; 9, 3, 11 et saep.—
II.
Adverb. phrases.
A.
tempŏrē, and more freq in adverb. form, tempŏrī or tempĕrī, at the right or fitting time, at the appointed time, in time, betimes, timely, seasonably:
rogat, satisne tempori opera sient confecta,
Cato, R. R. 2, 1; 3, 4; cf.:
qui vult sua tempori conficere officia,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 16: reddere aliquid tempori, Titin. ap. Non. 369, 22:
sequimini, ut, quod imperatum est, veniam advorsum temperi,
Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 90; cf.:
temperi huic anteveni,
id. Trin. 4, 2, 66:
temperi ego faxo scies,
id. Ps. 1, 3, 153:
ut cenam coqueret temperi,
id. Stich. 5, 2, 6; id. Cas. 2, 6, 60.—In a punning allusion to the meaning temple (v. supra): Eu. Coquite, facite, festinate nunc jam, quantum lubet. Co. Temperi:
postquam implevisti fusti fissorum caput,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 3, 6:
ego renovabo commendationem, sed tempore,
Cic. Fam. 7, 18, 1:
temporis ars medicina fere est: data tempore prosunt, Et data non apto tempore vina nocent,
Ov. R. Am. 131 sq.:
tempore abest,
id. H. 4, 109.— Comp.:
memini te mihi Phameae cenam narrare: temperius fiat: cetera eodem modo,
Cic. Fam. 9, 16, 8:
modo surgis Eoo Temperius caelo, modo serius incidis undis,
more betimes, earlier, Ov. M. 4, 198:
ut propter cibi spem temporius ad officinam redeant,
Col. 8, 4, 3; 2, 8, 12; App.M. 9, p. 229, 22.—
B.
Form tempore, in time, with the progress of time, gradually:
tempore ruricolae patiens fit taurus aratri,... Tempore paret equus habenis,
Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 1 sqq. —
C.
Ad tempus.
1.
At the right or appointed time, in time:
ad tempus redire,
Cic. Att. 13, 45, 2:
ad tempus venire,
Liv. 38, 25:
ad tempus ei mendacium vestrum accommodavistis,
Cic. Cael. 7, 17.—
2.
For some time, for the time being, for a while, for the moment:
quae (perturbatio animi) plerumque brevis est et ad tempus,
Cic. Off. 1, 8, 27:
coli ad tempus,
id. Lael. 15, 53: [p. 1852] dux ad tempus lectus, Liv. 28, 42, 5; Tac. A. 1, 1; cf.:
ad breve (sc. tempus),
Suet. Tib. 68. —
D.
Ante tempus, before the right time, too soon:
ante tempus mori miserum esse,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 39, 93; id. Lael. 3, 11:
ante tempus domo digressus,
Sall. J. 79, 7; Suet. Aug. 26; cf.:
sero post tempus venis,
Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 90.—
E.
Ex tempore, instantaneously, forthwith, on the spur of the moment, extempore:
versus fundere ex tempore,
Cic. de Or. 3, 50, 194:
magnum numerum optimorum versuum dicere ex tempore,
id. Arch. 8, 18:
scribere,
Quint. 10, 3, 17; Sen. Contr. 3, praef.—
2.
According to circumstances:
expedire rem et consilium ex tempore capere posse,
Cic. Off. 2, 9, 33:
haec melius ex re et ex tempore constitues,
id. Fam. 12, 19, 2.—
F.
In tempore, at the right, proper, or appropriate time, in time:
in tempore ad eam veni,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 123:
in ipso tempore eccum ipsum,
in the nick of time, id. And. 3, 2, 52:
ni pedites equitesque in tempore subvenissent,
Liv. 33, 5, 2:
in tempore memorare,
Tac. A. 1, 58 fin. —
G.
In tempus, for a time, temporarily:
scena in tempus structa,
Tac. A. 14, 20; cf.:
in omne tempus,
forever, Cic. Fam. 5, 15, 1.—
H.
Per tempus, at the right time, in time:
non potuisti magis per tempus mihi advenire quam advenis,
Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 30; cf.:
per tempus subvenistis mihi,
id. Truc. 1, 2, 85.—
K.
Pro tempore, according to circumstances:
consilium pro tempore et pro re capere,
Caes. B. G. 5, 8:
pauca pro tempore milites hortatus,
Sall. J. 49, 6; Verg. E. 7, 35; Ov. Tr. 4, 2, 23.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > tempora
3 tempore

tempus, ŏris ( abl. temp. tempori or temperi; v. infra), n. [etym. dub.; perh. root tem-; Gr. temnô; prop. a section; hence, in partic., of time].
I.
Lit., a portion or period of time, a time:
tempus diei,
daytime, Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 38; 1, 1, 116:
extremum diei,
Cic. de Or. 1, 7, 26; cf.:
matutina tempora,
morning hours, id. Fam. 7, 1, 1:
anni tempora,
the seasons, Lucr. 2, 33; 5, 1396; cf.:
quam (Ennam) circa sunt laetissimi flores omni tempore anni,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107:
maturius paulo, quam tempus anni postulabat, in hiberna exercitum deduxit,
Caes. B. G. 1, 54:
erat hibernum tempus anni,
Cic. Rep. 1, 12, 18; Auct. B. Alex. 43, 1.—
2.
Esp. of the time intervening between two events, etc., an interval, period, time:
longo post tempore,
Verg. E. 1, 68:
magno post tempore,
Just. 13, 4, 25; 16, 1, 1:
brevi post tempore,
id. 1, 7, 19; 4, 4, 4; 12, 2, 6:
parvo post tempore,
Val. Max. 8, 6, 1. — Plur.:
longis temporibus ante,
Cic. Rep. 2, 34, 5.—
B.
Transf., time, in general.
1.
Lit.
a.
In gen.:
tempus est, id quo nunc utimur (nam ipsum quidem generaliter definire difficile est), pars quaedam aeternitatis cum alicujus annui, menstrui, diurni nocturnive spatii certā significatione,
Cic. Inv. 1, 26, 39:
tempus esse dicunt intervallum mundi motus: id divisum in partes aliquot, maxime ab solis et lunae cursu: itaque ab eorum tenore temperato tempus dictum,
Varr. L. L. 6, § 2 Müll.: hos siderum errores id ipsum esse, quod rite dicitur tempus, Cic. Univ. 9 fin.:
neque ut celari posset, tempus spatium ullum dabat,
Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 14; cf.:
nisi tempus et spatium datum sit,
Cic. Quint. 1, 4:
vix huic tantulae epistulae tempus habui,
id. Att. 1, 14, 1:
egeo tempore,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 4:
unius horae tempus,
Liv. 44, 9, 4:
aliquot dierum tempus amisit,
Lact. Mort. Pers. 45, 5:
tempus duorum mensium petere ad delectus habendos,
Liv. 29, 5, 7:
triginta dierum tempus petens, ut, etc.,
id. 38, 37, 10:
tempus, pacis an belli, festinationis an otii,
Cic. de Or. 3, 55, 211:
ut tempora postulabant belli,
Liv. 24, 8, 7:
nec belli tantum temporibus, sed etiam in pace,
id. 35, 28, 1:
temporibus Punici belli,
Just. 30, 3, 1; 43, 4, 11:
mihi vero omne tempus est ad meos libros vacuum,
Cic. Rep. 1, 9, 14:
erit, erit illud profecto tempus et illucescet ille aliquando dies, cum, etc.,
id. Mil. 26, 69:
ex quo tempore tu me diligere coepisti,
id. Fam. 3, 4, 2:
eo tempore, quo promulgatum de multā ejus traditur,
Liv. 6, 38, 12; 23, 10, 13:
tempore, quo in homine non ut nunc omnia consentientia,
id. 2, 32, 9:
privatum eo tempore Quinctium fuisse, cum sacramento adacti sint,
id. 3, 20, 4:
per idem tempus,
Cic. Brut. 83, 286:
quos ad me id temporis venturos esse praedixeram,
at that time, id. Cat. 1, 4, 10:
scripta in aliquod tempus reponantur,
Quint. 10, 4, 2:
non tantulum Umquam intermittit tempus, quin, etc.,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 32:
uno et eodem temporis puncto nati... nascendi tempus,
Cic. Div. 2, 45, 95; cf.:
alienum tempus est mihi tecum expostulandi,
id. Fam. 3, 10, 6:
dare tempus exponendi de aliquā re,
id. ib. 1, 9, 3:
committendi proelii,
Caes. B. G. 2, 19:
edendi,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 22:
curandi,
id. ib. 1, 2, 39:
tyranno ad consultandum tempus datum est,
Liv. 34, 33, 5:
datum cum iis conloquendi tempus,
id. 26, 22, 11; 45, 24, 11.—In plur.:
id certis temporibus futurum,
Cic. Rep. 1, 15, 23:
si Athenienses quibusdam temporibus nihil nisi, etc., agebant,
id. ib. 1, 27, 43:
superioribus temporibus ad te nullas litteras misi,
id. Fam. 5, 17, 1:
illis temporibus,
id. Lael. 1, 5:
temporibus illis,
id. Arch. 3, 6. —
b.
In partic., the time, i. e. the fitting or appointed time, the right season, proper period, opportunity, = kairos:
nunc occasio est et tempus,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 2, 3:
tempus maximum est, ut, etc.,
id. Mil. 4, 3, 9:
spero ego, mihi quoque Tempus tale eventurum, ut tibi gratiam referam parem,
id. Merc. 5, 4, 39; cf.:
tempus habes tale, quale nemo habuit umquam,
Cic. Phil. 7, 9, 27:
dicas: tempus maxumum esse ut eat domum,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 8:
nunc hora, viri, nunc tempus: adeste,
Sil. 11, 194:
consul paulisper addubitavit, an consurgendi jam triariis tempus esset,
Liv. 8, 10, 1:
cum jam moriendi tempus urgueret,
was close at hand, Cic. Tusc. 1, 43, 103; Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 20:
verno inserentis tempus urguet,
Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 113: tempus est, with inf.:
sed jam tempus est, ad id quod instituimus accedere,
Cic. Top. 1, 5:
dicere aliquid de ordine argumentorum,
id. de Or. 2, 42, 181:
conari etiam majora,
Liv. 6, 18, 12:
nunc corpora curare tempus est,
id. 21, 54, 2:
tibi abire,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 215:
jam tempus agi res,
Verg. A. 5, 638:
tempus est jam hinc abire me,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 41, 99:
suo tempore,
at a fitting time, id. Lael. 3, 11; cf. id. Phil. 14, 6, 15; id. Verr. 2, 3, 60, § 139; Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 44.—
(β).
tempŏra, um (less freq. in the sing. tempus), after the Gr. ta kairia (prop. the right place, the fatal spot), the temples of the head; plur.:
duae suturae super aures tempora a superiore capitis parte discernunt,
Cels. 8, 1; Plin. 20, 6, 23, § 54; Lucr. 1, 930; 4, 5; 6, 1194; Tib. 2, 2, 7; Verg. A. 5, 416; Hor. C. 1, 7, 23; 3, 25, 20; 4, 1, 32; 4, 8, 33 et saep.— Sing.:
contorquet brachium et Graccho percutit tempus,
Auct. Her. 4, 55, 68; Verg. A. 9, 418; Sil. 12, 414; Stat. Th. 10, 110; Vitr. 9, 6; Flor. 4, 12, 44 Duk. N. cr.; Vulg. Judic. 4, 21; 5, 26.— Poet., transf., the face, visage in gen., Prop. 2, 24 (3, 18), 3; 2, 18, 32 (3, 11, 10).— The head:
jacuit pulsus tria tempora ramo Cacus,
upon his three heads, Prop. 4 (5), 9, 15.— Sing.:
tremulum movens Cana tempus anilitas Omnia omnibus annuit,
Cat. 61, 162. —
2.
Transf.
a.
The time in its moral aspects; the state of the times, position, state, condition; in plur., the times, circumstances (esp. freq. of dangerous or distressful cir cumstances):
si ad tuum tempus perduci tur, facilis gubernatio est,
time of administration, consulship, Cic. Fam. 10, 1, 2:
omne meum tempus amicorum temporibus transmittendum putavi... et meus labor in privatorum periculis versatus,
id. Imp. Pomp. 1, 1:
quid a me cujusque tempus poscat,
id. Planc. 32, 79:
tempori meo defuerunt,
my necessity, id. Sest. 58, 123; cf.:
qui tot annos ita vivo, ut a nullius umquam me tempore aut commodo aut otium meum abstraxerit aut, etc.,
id. Arch. 6, 12:
tempori cedere, id est necessitati parere, semper sapientis est habitum,
id. Fam. 4, 9, 2:
nisi forte temporis causā nobis adsentiebare,
id. Tusc. 4, 4, 8:
neque poëtae tempori meo defuerunt,
id. Sest. 58, 123; cf.:
suscipere onus laboris atque officii ex necessariorum tempore,
id. Div. in Caecil. 2, 5:
in summo et periculosissimo rei publicae tempore,
id. Fl. 3, 6:
tempore summo rei publicae,
id. Phil. 5, 17, 46; id. Verr. 1, 1, 1; cf.:
pecuniam conferre in rei publicae magnum aliquod tempus,
id. Off. 3, 24, 93:
pro tempore atque periculo exercitum conparare,
Sall. C. 30, 5:
o saepe mecum tempus in ultimum Deducte,
to the last extremity, Hor. C. 2, 7, 1:
eae (res) contra nos faciunt in hoc tempore,
at the present time, under the present circumstances, Cic. Quint. 1, 1; cf.:
nec miserae prodesse in tali tempore quibat,
Lucr. 1, 93:
indignatus, dici ea in tali tempore audirique,
Liv. 30, 37, 8; v. Zumpt, Gram. § 475.—In plur.:
incidunt saepe tempora, cum ea, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 10, 31:
omnes illae orationes causarum ac temporum sunt,
id. Clu. 50, 139:
tempora rei publicae, qualia futura sint, quis scit? mihi quidem turbulenta videntur fore,
id. Fam. 2, 18, 3:
scripsi versibus tres libros de temporibus meis,
id. ib. 1, 9, 23; cf. id. ib. §
11: dubia formidolosaque tempora,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 1, § 1:
cedere temporibus,
id. Mil. 1, 2:
animus secundis Temporibus dubiisque rectus,
Hor. C. 4, 9, 36:
Madates erat regionis praefectus, haud sane temporum homo,
Curt. 5, 3, 4.—
b.
Time in poetry and rhetoric, i. e. measure, quantity:
idem facit in trochaeo, qui temporibus et intervallis est par iambo,
Cic. Or. 57, 194; cf.:
tempora certa modique,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 58:
rhythmi spatio temporum constant,
Quint. 9, 4, 46 sq. —
c.
In gram., a tense of a verb, Varr. L. L. 9, § 32; 95 sq.; 10, § 47 Müll.; Quint. 1, 5, 47; 9, 1, 11; 9, 3, 11 et saep.—
II.
Adverb. phrases.
A.
tempŏrē, and more freq in adverb. form, tempŏrī or tempĕrī, at the right or fitting time, at the appointed time, in time, betimes, timely, seasonably:
rogat, satisne tempori opera sient confecta,
Cato, R. R. 2, 1; 3, 4; cf.:
qui vult sua tempori conficere officia,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 16: reddere aliquid tempori, Titin. ap. Non. 369, 22:
sequimini, ut, quod imperatum est, veniam advorsum temperi,
Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 90; cf.:
temperi huic anteveni,
id. Trin. 4, 2, 66:
temperi ego faxo scies,
id. Ps. 1, 3, 153:
ut cenam coqueret temperi,
id. Stich. 5, 2, 6; id. Cas. 2, 6, 60.—In a punning allusion to the meaning temple (v. supra): Eu. Coquite, facite, festinate nunc jam, quantum lubet. Co. Temperi:
postquam implevisti fusti fissorum caput,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 3, 6:
ego renovabo commendationem, sed tempore,
Cic. Fam. 7, 18, 1:
temporis ars medicina fere est: data tempore prosunt, Et data non apto tempore vina nocent,
Ov. R. Am. 131 sq.:
tempore abest,
id. H. 4, 109.— Comp.:
memini te mihi Phameae cenam narrare: temperius fiat: cetera eodem modo,
Cic. Fam. 9, 16, 8:
modo surgis Eoo Temperius caelo, modo serius incidis undis,
more betimes, earlier, Ov. M. 4, 198:
ut propter cibi spem temporius ad officinam redeant,
Col. 8, 4, 3; 2, 8, 12; App.M. 9, p. 229, 22.—
B.
Form tempore, in time, with the progress of time, gradually:
tempore ruricolae patiens fit taurus aratri,... Tempore paret equus habenis,
Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 1 sqq. —
C.
Ad tempus.
1.
At the right or appointed time, in time:
ad tempus redire,
Cic. Att. 13, 45, 2:
ad tempus venire,
Liv. 38, 25:
ad tempus ei mendacium vestrum accommodavistis,
Cic. Cael. 7, 17.—
2.
For some time, for the time being, for a while, for the moment:
quae (perturbatio animi) plerumque brevis est et ad tempus,
Cic. Off. 1, 8, 27:
coli ad tempus,
id. Lael. 15, 53: [p. 1852] dux ad tempus lectus, Liv. 28, 42, 5; Tac. A. 1, 1; cf.:
ad breve (sc. tempus),
Suet. Tib. 68. —
D.
Ante tempus, before the right time, too soon:
ante tempus mori miserum esse,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 39, 93; id. Lael. 3, 11:
ante tempus domo digressus,
Sall. J. 79, 7; Suet. Aug. 26; cf.:
sero post tempus venis,
Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 90.—
E.
Ex tempore, instantaneously, forthwith, on the spur of the moment, extempore:
versus fundere ex tempore,
Cic. de Or. 3, 50, 194:
magnum numerum optimorum versuum dicere ex tempore,
id. Arch. 8, 18:
scribere,
Quint. 10, 3, 17; Sen. Contr. 3, praef.—
2.
According to circumstances:
expedire rem et consilium ex tempore capere posse,
Cic. Off. 2, 9, 33:
haec melius ex re et ex tempore constitues,
id. Fam. 12, 19, 2.—
F.
In tempore, at the right, proper, or appropriate time, in time:
in tempore ad eam veni,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 123:
in ipso tempore eccum ipsum,
in the nick of time, id. And. 3, 2, 52:
ni pedites equitesque in tempore subvenissent,
Liv. 33, 5, 2:
in tempore memorare,
Tac. A. 1, 58 fin. —
G.
In tempus, for a time, temporarily:
scena in tempus structa,
Tac. A. 14, 20; cf.:
in omne tempus,
forever, Cic. Fam. 5, 15, 1.—
H.
Per tempus, at the right time, in time:
non potuisti magis per tempus mihi advenire quam advenis,
Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 30; cf.:
per tempus subvenistis mihi,
id. Truc. 1, 2, 85.—
K.
Pro tempore, according to circumstances:
consilium pro tempore et pro re capere,
Caes. B. G. 5, 8:
pauca pro tempore milites hortatus,
Sall. J. 49, 6; Verg. E. 7, 35; Ov. Tr. 4, 2, 23.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > tempore
4 tempus

tempus, ŏris ( abl. temp. tempori or temperi; v. infra), n. [etym. dub.; perh. root tem-; Gr. temnô; prop. a section; hence, in partic., of time].
I.
Lit., a portion or period of time, a time:
tempus diei,
daytime, Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 38; 1, 1, 116:
extremum diei,
Cic. de Or. 1, 7, 26; cf.:
matutina tempora,
morning hours, id. Fam. 7, 1, 1:
anni tempora,
the seasons, Lucr. 2, 33; 5, 1396; cf.:
quam (Ennam) circa sunt laetissimi flores omni tempore anni,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107:
maturius paulo, quam tempus anni postulabat, in hiberna exercitum deduxit,
Caes. B. G. 1, 54:
erat hibernum tempus anni,
Cic. Rep. 1, 12, 18; Auct. B. Alex. 43, 1.—
2.
Esp. of the time intervening between two events, etc., an interval, period, time:
longo post tempore,
Verg. E. 1, 68:
magno post tempore,
Just. 13, 4, 25; 16, 1, 1:
brevi post tempore,
id. 1, 7, 19; 4, 4, 4; 12, 2, 6:
parvo post tempore,
Val. Max. 8, 6, 1. — Plur.:
longis temporibus ante,
Cic. Rep. 2, 34, 5.—
B.
Transf., time, in general.
1.
Lit.
a.
In gen.:
tempus est, id quo nunc utimur (nam ipsum quidem generaliter definire difficile est), pars quaedam aeternitatis cum alicujus annui, menstrui, diurni nocturnive spatii certā significatione,
Cic. Inv. 1, 26, 39:
tempus esse dicunt intervallum mundi motus: id divisum in partes aliquot, maxime ab solis et lunae cursu: itaque ab eorum tenore temperato tempus dictum,
Varr. L. L. 6, § 2 Müll.: hos siderum errores id ipsum esse, quod rite dicitur tempus, Cic. Univ. 9 fin.:
neque ut celari posset, tempus spatium ullum dabat,
Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 14; cf.:
nisi tempus et spatium datum sit,
Cic. Quint. 1, 4:
vix huic tantulae epistulae tempus habui,
id. Att. 1, 14, 1:
egeo tempore,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 4:
unius horae tempus,
Liv. 44, 9, 4:
aliquot dierum tempus amisit,
Lact. Mort. Pers. 45, 5:
tempus duorum mensium petere ad delectus habendos,
Liv. 29, 5, 7:
triginta dierum tempus petens, ut, etc.,
id. 38, 37, 10:
tempus, pacis an belli, festinationis an otii,
Cic. de Or. 3, 55, 211:
ut tempora postulabant belli,
Liv. 24, 8, 7:
nec belli tantum temporibus, sed etiam in pace,
id. 35, 28, 1:
temporibus Punici belli,
Just. 30, 3, 1; 43, 4, 11:
mihi vero omne tempus est ad meos libros vacuum,
Cic. Rep. 1, 9, 14:
erit, erit illud profecto tempus et illucescet ille aliquando dies, cum, etc.,
id. Mil. 26, 69:
ex quo tempore tu me diligere coepisti,
id. Fam. 3, 4, 2:
eo tempore, quo promulgatum de multā ejus traditur,
Liv. 6, 38, 12; 23, 10, 13:
tempore, quo in homine non ut nunc omnia consentientia,
id. 2, 32, 9:
privatum eo tempore Quinctium fuisse, cum sacramento adacti sint,
id. 3, 20, 4:
per idem tempus,
Cic. Brut. 83, 286:
quos ad me id temporis venturos esse praedixeram,
at that time, id. Cat. 1, 4, 10:
scripta in aliquod tempus reponantur,
Quint. 10, 4, 2:
non tantulum Umquam intermittit tempus, quin, etc.,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 32:
uno et eodem temporis puncto nati... nascendi tempus,
Cic. Div. 2, 45, 95; cf.:
alienum tempus est mihi tecum expostulandi,
id. Fam. 3, 10, 6:
dare tempus exponendi de aliquā re,
id. ib. 1, 9, 3:
committendi proelii,
Caes. B. G. 2, 19:
edendi,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 22:
curandi,
id. ib. 1, 2, 39:
tyranno ad consultandum tempus datum est,
Liv. 34, 33, 5:
datum cum iis conloquendi tempus,
id. 26, 22, 11; 45, 24, 11.—In plur.:
id certis temporibus futurum,
Cic. Rep. 1, 15, 23:
si Athenienses quibusdam temporibus nihil nisi, etc., agebant,
id. ib. 1, 27, 43:
superioribus temporibus ad te nullas litteras misi,
id. Fam. 5, 17, 1:
illis temporibus,
id. Lael. 1, 5:
temporibus illis,
id. Arch. 3, 6. —
b.
In partic., the time, i. e. the fitting or appointed time, the right season, proper period, opportunity, = kairos:
nunc occasio est et tempus,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 2, 3:
tempus maximum est, ut, etc.,
id. Mil. 4, 3, 9:
spero ego, mihi quoque Tempus tale eventurum, ut tibi gratiam referam parem,
id. Merc. 5, 4, 39; cf.:
tempus habes tale, quale nemo habuit umquam,
Cic. Phil. 7, 9, 27:
dicas: tempus maxumum esse ut eat domum,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 8:
nunc hora, viri, nunc tempus: adeste,
Sil. 11, 194:
consul paulisper addubitavit, an consurgendi jam triariis tempus esset,
Liv. 8, 10, 1:
cum jam moriendi tempus urgueret,
was close at hand, Cic. Tusc. 1, 43, 103; Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 20:
verno inserentis tempus urguet,
Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 113: tempus est, with inf.:
sed jam tempus est, ad id quod instituimus accedere,
Cic. Top. 1, 5:
dicere aliquid de ordine argumentorum,
id. de Or. 2, 42, 181:
conari etiam majora,
Liv. 6, 18, 12:
nunc corpora curare tempus est,
id. 21, 54, 2:
tibi abire,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 215:
jam tempus agi res,
Verg. A. 5, 638:
tempus est jam hinc abire me,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 41, 99:
suo tempore,
at a fitting time, id. Lael. 3, 11; cf. id. Phil. 14, 6, 15; id. Verr. 2, 3, 60, § 139; Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 44.—
(β).
tempŏra, um (less freq. in the sing. tempus), after the Gr. ta kairia (prop. the right place, the fatal spot), the temples of the head; plur.:
duae suturae super aures tempora a superiore capitis parte discernunt,
Cels. 8, 1; Plin. 20, 6, 23, § 54; Lucr. 1, 930; 4, 5; 6, 1194; Tib. 2, 2, 7; Verg. A. 5, 416; Hor. C. 1, 7, 23; 3, 25, 20; 4, 1, 32; 4, 8, 33 et saep.— Sing.:
contorquet brachium et Graccho percutit tempus,
Auct. Her. 4, 55, 68; Verg. A. 9, 418; Sil. 12, 414; Stat. Th. 10, 110; Vitr. 9, 6; Flor. 4, 12, 44 Duk. N. cr.; Vulg. Judic. 4, 21; 5, 26.— Poet., transf., the face, visage in gen., Prop. 2, 24 (3, 18), 3; 2, 18, 32 (3, 11, 10).— The head:
jacuit pulsus tria tempora ramo Cacus,
upon his three heads, Prop. 4 (5), 9, 15.— Sing.:
tremulum movens Cana tempus anilitas Omnia omnibus annuit,
Cat. 61, 162. —
2.
Transf.
a.
The time in its moral aspects; the state of the times, position, state, condition; in plur., the times, circumstances (esp. freq. of dangerous or distressful cir cumstances):
si ad tuum tempus perduci tur, facilis gubernatio est,
time of administration, consulship, Cic. Fam. 10, 1, 2:
omne meum tempus amicorum temporibus transmittendum putavi... et meus labor in privatorum periculis versatus,
id. Imp. Pomp. 1, 1:
quid a me cujusque tempus poscat,
id. Planc. 32, 79:
tempori meo defuerunt,
my necessity, id. Sest. 58, 123; cf.:
qui tot annos ita vivo, ut a nullius umquam me tempore aut commodo aut otium meum abstraxerit aut, etc.,
id. Arch. 6, 12:
tempori cedere, id est necessitati parere, semper sapientis est habitum,
id. Fam. 4, 9, 2:
nisi forte temporis causā nobis adsentiebare,
id. Tusc. 4, 4, 8:
neque poëtae tempori meo defuerunt,
id. Sest. 58, 123; cf.:
suscipere onus laboris atque officii ex necessariorum tempore,
id. Div. in Caecil. 2, 5:
in summo et periculosissimo rei publicae tempore,
id. Fl. 3, 6:
tempore summo rei publicae,
id. Phil. 5, 17, 46; id. Verr. 1, 1, 1; cf.:
pecuniam conferre in rei publicae magnum aliquod tempus,
id. Off. 3, 24, 93:
pro tempore atque periculo exercitum conparare,
Sall. C. 30, 5:
o saepe mecum tempus in ultimum Deducte,
to the last extremity, Hor. C. 2, 7, 1:
eae (res) contra nos faciunt in hoc tempore,
at the present time, under the present circumstances, Cic. Quint. 1, 1; cf.:
nec miserae prodesse in tali tempore quibat,
Lucr. 1, 93:
indignatus, dici ea in tali tempore audirique,
Liv. 30, 37, 8; v. Zumpt, Gram. § 475.—In plur.:
incidunt saepe tempora, cum ea, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 10, 31:
omnes illae orationes causarum ac temporum sunt,
id. Clu. 50, 139:
tempora rei publicae, qualia futura sint, quis scit? mihi quidem turbulenta videntur fore,
id. Fam. 2, 18, 3:
scripsi versibus tres libros de temporibus meis,
id. ib. 1, 9, 23; cf. id. ib. §
11: dubia formidolosaque tempora,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 1, § 1:
cedere temporibus,
id. Mil. 1, 2:
animus secundis Temporibus dubiisque rectus,
Hor. C. 4, 9, 36:
Madates erat regionis praefectus, haud sane temporum homo,
Curt. 5, 3, 4.—
b.
Time in poetry and rhetoric, i. e. measure, quantity:
idem facit in trochaeo, qui temporibus et intervallis est par iambo,
Cic. Or. 57, 194; cf.:
tempora certa modique,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 58:
rhythmi spatio temporum constant,
Quint. 9, 4, 46 sq. —
c.
In gram., a tense of a verb, Varr. L. L. 9, § 32; 95 sq.; 10, § 47 Müll.; Quint. 1, 5, 47; 9, 1, 11; 9, 3, 11 et saep.—
II.
Adverb. phrases.
A.
tempŏrē, and more freq in adverb. form, tempŏrī or tempĕrī, at the right or fitting time, at the appointed time, in time, betimes, timely, seasonably:
rogat, satisne tempori opera sient confecta,
Cato, R. R. 2, 1; 3, 4; cf.:
qui vult sua tempori conficere officia,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 16: reddere aliquid tempori, Titin. ap. Non. 369, 22:
sequimini, ut, quod imperatum est, veniam advorsum temperi,
Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 90; cf.:
temperi huic anteveni,
id. Trin. 4, 2, 66:
temperi ego faxo scies,
id. Ps. 1, 3, 153:
ut cenam coqueret temperi,
id. Stich. 5, 2, 6; id. Cas. 2, 6, 60.—In a punning allusion to the meaning temple (v. supra): Eu. Coquite, facite, festinate nunc jam, quantum lubet. Co. Temperi:
postquam implevisti fusti fissorum caput,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 3, 6:
ego renovabo commendationem, sed tempore,
Cic. Fam. 7, 18, 1:
temporis ars medicina fere est: data tempore prosunt, Et data non apto tempore vina nocent,
Ov. R. Am. 131 sq.:
tempore abest,
id. H. 4, 109.— Comp.:
memini te mihi Phameae cenam narrare: temperius fiat: cetera eodem modo,
Cic. Fam. 9, 16, 8:
modo surgis Eoo Temperius caelo, modo serius incidis undis,
more betimes, earlier, Ov. M. 4, 198:
ut propter cibi spem temporius ad officinam redeant,
Col. 8, 4, 3; 2, 8, 12; App.M. 9, p. 229, 22.—
B.
Form tempore, in time, with the progress of time, gradually:
tempore ruricolae patiens fit taurus aratri,... Tempore paret equus habenis,
Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 1 sqq. —
C.
Ad tempus.
1.
At the right or appointed time, in time:
ad tempus redire,
Cic. Att. 13, 45, 2:
ad tempus venire,
Liv. 38, 25:
ad tempus ei mendacium vestrum accommodavistis,
Cic. Cael. 7, 17.—
2.
For some time, for the time being, for a while, for the moment:
quae (perturbatio animi) plerumque brevis est et ad tempus,
Cic. Off. 1, 8, 27:
coli ad tempus,
id. Lael. 15, 53: [p. 1852] dux ad tempus lectus, Liv. 28, 42, 5; Tac. A. 1, 1; cf.:
ad breve (sc. tempus),
Suet. Tib. 68. —
D.
Ante tempus, before the right time, too soon:
ante tempus mori miserum esse,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 39, 93; id. Lael. 3, 11:
ante tempus domo digressus,
Sall. J. 79, 7; Suet. Aug. 26; cf.:
sero post tempus venis,
Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 90.—
E.
Ex tempore, instantaneously, forthwith, on the spur of the moment, extempore:
versus fundere ex tempore,
Cic. de Or. 3, 50, 194:
magnum numerum optimorum versuum dicere ex tempore,
id. Arch. 8, 18:
scribere,
Quint. 10, 3, 17; Sen. Contr. 3, praef.—
2.
According to circumstances:
expedire rem et consilium ex tempore capere posse,
Cic. Off. 2, 9, 33:
haec melius ex re et ex tempore constitues,
id. Fam. 12, 19, 2.—
F.
In tempore, at the right, proper, or appropriate time, in time:
in tempore ad eam veni,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 123:
in ipso tempore eccum ipsum,
in the nick of time, id. And. 3, 2, 52:
ni pedites equitesque in tempore subvenissent,
Liv. 33, 5, 2:
in tempore memorare,
Tac. A. 1, 58 fin. —
G.
In tempus, for a time, temporarily:
scena in tempus structa,
Tac. A. 14, 20; cf.:
in omne tempus,
forever, Cic. Fam. 5, 15, 1.—
H.
Per tempus, at the right time, in time:
non potuisti magis per tempus mihi advenire quam advenis,
Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 30; cf.:
per tempus subvenistis mihi,
id. Truc. 1, 2, 85.—
K.
Pro tempore, according to circumstances:
consilium pro tempore et pro re capere,
Caes. B. G. 5, 8:
pauca pro tempore milites hortatus,
Sall. J. 49, 6; Verg. E. 7, 35; Ov. Tr. 4, 2, 23.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > tempus
5 bene

bĕnĕ, adv. of manner and intensity [bonus; the first vowel assimilated to the e of the foll. syllable; cf. Corss. Ausspr. 2, 366], well ( comp. melius, better; sup. optime [v. bonus init. ], best; often to be rendered by more specific Engl. adverbs).
I.
As adjunct of verbs.
A.
In gen.
1.
Of physical or external goodness, usefulness, ornament, and comfort:
villam rusticam bene aedificatam habere expedit,
Cato, R. R. 3:
villam bonam beneque aedificatam,
Cic. Off. 3, 13, 55:
quid est agrum bene colere? Bene arare,
Cato, R. R. 61:
agro bene culto nihil potest esse... uberius,
Cic. Sen. 16, 57:
ubi cocta erit bene,
Cato, R. R. 157; 3; 4;
32 et saep.: te auratam et vestitam bene,
Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 50: ornatus hic satis me condecet? Ps. Optume, it is very becoming, id. Ps. 4, 1, 26:
me bene curata cute vises,
well tended, Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 15:
bene olere,
Verg. E. 2, 48:
bene sonare,
Quint. 8, 3, 16:
neque tamen non inprimis bene habitavit,
in the very best style, Nep. Att. 13, 1:
a Catone cum quaereretur, quid maxime in re familiari expediret, respondet Bene pascere? Quid secundum? Satis bene pascere,
Cic. Off. 2, 25, 89: so,
bene cenare,
Cat. 13, 17; Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 56:
bene de rebus domesticis constitutum esse,
to be in good circumstances, Cic. Sest. 45, 97;
similarly: rem (i. e. familiarem) bene paratam comitate perdidit,
well arranged, Plaut. Rud. prol. 38.—
2.
With respect to the mind.
a.
Perception, knowledge, ability:
quas tam bene noverat quam paedagogos nostros novimus,
Sen. Ep. 27, 5:
quin melius novi quam te et vidi saepius,
Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 22:
novi optime (Bacchus) et saepe vidi,
Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 2:
qui optime suos nosse deberet,
Nep. Con. 4, 1; cf. Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 1; id. S. 1, 9, 22: satin' haec meministi et tenes? Pa. Melius quam tu qui docuisti, Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 2:
quod eo mihi melius cernere videor quo ab eo proprius absum,
Cic. Sen. 21, 77:
ut hic melius quam ipse illa scire videatur,
id. de Or. 1, 15, 66; id. Or. 38, 132:
cum Sophocles vel optime scripserit Electram suam,
id. Fin. 1, 2, 5:
gubernatoris ars quia bene navigandi rationem habet,
of able seamanship, id. ib. 1, 13, 42:
melius in Volscis imperatum est,
better generalship was displayed, Liv. 2, 63, 6:
nihil melius quam omnis mundus administratur,
Cic. Inv. 1, 34, 59: de medico bene existimari scribis, that he is well thought ( spoken) of, i. e. his ability, id. Fam. 16, 14, 1:
prudentibus et bene institutis,
well educated, id. Sen. 14, 50:
sapientibus et bene natura constitutis,
endowed with good natural talent, id. Sest. 65, 137:
quodsi melius geruntur ea quae consilio geruntur quam, etc.,
more ably, id. Inv. 1, 34, 59:
tabulas bene pictas collocare in bono lumine,
good paintings, id. Brut. 75, 261:
canere melius,
Verg. E. 9, 67; Quint. 10, 1, 91:
bene pronuntiare,
id. 11, 3, 12:
bene respondere interrogationibus,
id. 5, 7, 28; 6, 3, 81.—
b.
Of feeling, judgment, and will:
similis in utroque nostrum, cum optime sentiremus, error fuit,
when we had the best intentions, Cic. Fam. 4, 2, 3; so id. ib. 6, 4, 2; so,
bene sentire,
id. ib. 6, 1, 3; so,
bene, optime de re publica sentire,
to hold sound views on public affairs, id. Off. 1, 41, 149; id. Fam. 4, 14, 1; id. Phil. 3, 9, 23:
bene animatas eas (insulas) confirmavit,
well disposed, Nep. Cim. 2, 4:
ei causae quam Pompeius animatus melius quam paratus susceperat,
Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 10; so, optime animati, Varr. ap. Non. p. 201, 7:
quod bene cogitasti aliquando, laudo,
that you had good intentions, Cic. Phil. 2, 14, 34:
se vero bene sperare (i. e. de bello),
had good hopes, Liv. 6, 6, 18:
sperabis omnia optime,
Cic. Fam. 4, 13, 7:
tibi bene ex animo volo,
Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 6; so freq.: bene alicui velle, v. volo: bene aliquid consulere, to plan something well:
vigilando, agendo, bene consulendo prospera omnia cedunt,
Sall. C. 52, 29:
omnia non bene consulta,
id. J. 92, 2. —
c.
Of morality, honesty, honor, etc.
(α).
Bene vivere, or bene beateque vivere ( = kalôs kagathôs), to lead a moral and happy life:
qui virtutem habeat, eum nullius rei ad bene vivendum indigere,
Cic. Inv. 1, 51, 93:
in dialectica vestra nullam esse ad melius vivendum vim,
id. Fin. 1, 19, 63:
quod ni ita accideret et melius et prudentius viveretur,
id. Sen. 19, 67; cf. id. Ac. 1, 4, 15; id. Fin. 1, 13, 45; id. Off. 1, 6, 19; id. Fam. 4, 3, 3 et saep. (for another meaning of bene vivere, cf. e. infra).—
(β).
Bene mori, to die honorably, bravely, creditably, gloriously:
qui se bene mori quam turpiter vivere maluit,
Liv. 22, 50, 7:
ne ferrum quidem ad bene moriendum oblaturus est hostis,
id. 9, 3, 3; so id. 21, 42, 4:
tum potui, Medea, mori bene,
Ov. H. 12, 5.—
(γ).
Bene partum, what is honestly, honorably earned or acquired:
multa bona bene parta habemus,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 65:
mei patris bene parta indiligenter Tutatur,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 3, 5:
res familiaris primum bene parta sit, nullo neque turpi quaestu, neque odioso,
Cic. Off. 1, 26, 92:
diutine uti bene licet partum bene,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 15; Sall. C. 51, 42 (cf.:
mala parta,
Cic. Phil. 2, 27, 65:
male par tum,
Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 22).—
(δ).
Apud bonos bene agier, an old legal formula: bona fide agi (v. bonus), to be transacted in good faith among good men. ubi erit illa formula fiduciae ut inter bonos bene agier oportet? Cic. Fam. 7, 12, 2; id. Off. 3, 15, 61; 3, 17, 70.—
(ε).
Non bene = male, not faithfully:
esse metus coepit ne jura jugalia conjunx Non bene servasset,
Ov. M. 7, 716.—
d.
Representing an action as right or correct, well, rightly, correctly: bene mones, Ibo, you are right ( to admonish me), Ter. And. 2, 2, 36:
sequi recusarunt bene monentem,
Liv. 22, 60, 17:
quom mihi et bene praecipitis, et, etc.,
since you give sound advice, Plaut. Poen. 3, 2, 55; so Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 6; 3, 3, 80; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 372, 7:
bene enim majores accubitionem epularem amicorum convivium nominarunt, melius quam Graeci,
Cic. Sen. 13, 45:
hoc bene censuit Scaevola,
correctly, Dig. 17, 1, 48.—
e.
Pleasantly, satisfactorily, profitably, prosperously, fortunately, successfully:
nunc bene vivo et fortunate atque ut volo atque animo ut lubet,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 111:
nihil adferrent quo jucundius, id est melius, viveremus,
Cic. Fin. 1, 41, 72:
si bene qui cenat, bene vivit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 56: quamobrem melius apud bonos quam apud fortunatos beneficium collocari puto, is better or more profitably invested, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71:
perdenda sunt multa beneficia ut semel ponas bene, Sen. Ben. poet. 1, 2, 1: etiamsi nullum (beneficium) bene positurus sit,
id. ib. 1, 2, 2:
quando hoc bene successit,
Ter. Ad. 2, 4, 23: bene ambulatum'st? Di. Huc quidem, hercle, ad te bene, Quia tui vivendi copia'st, has your walk been pleasant? Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 18:
melius ominare,
use words of better omen, id. Rud. 2, 3, 7; Cic. Brut. 96, 329:
qui se suamque aetatem bene curant,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 36.—So, bene (se) habere: ut bene me haberem filiai nuptiis, have a good time at, etc., Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 2:
qui se bene habet suisque amicis usui est,
who enjoys his life and is a boon companion, id. Mil. 3, 1, 128:
nam hanc bene se habere aetatem nimio'st aequius,
id. Merc. 3, 2, 6: bene consulere alicui, to take good care for somebody ' s interests:
tuae rei bene consulere cupio,
id. Trin. 3, 2, 9:
ut qui mihi consultum optume velit esse,
Ter. Phorm. 1, 3, 1:
me optime consulentem saluti suae,
Cic. Fam. 4, 14, 2:
qui se ad sapientes viros bene consulentes rei publicae contulerunt,
id. Off. 2, 13, 46.—So, bene mereri, and rarely bene merere, to deserve well of one, i. e. act for his advantage; absol. or with de:
addecet Bene me, renti bene referre gratiam,
Plaut. Rud. 5, 3, 36:
Licinii aps te bene merenti male refertur gratia?
id. Ps. 1, 3, 86:
ut memorem in bene meritos animum praestarem,
Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 10:
cogor nonnumquam homines non optime de me meritos rogatu eorum qui bene meriti sunt, defendere,
id. ib. 7, 1, 4:
tam bene meritis de nomine Punico militibus,
Liv. 23, 12, 5:
si bene quid de te merui,
Verg. A. 4, 317; cf. Cic. Opt. Gen. 7, 20; id. Sest. 1, 2; 12, 39; 66, 139; 68, 142; id. Mil. 36, 99; id. Phil. 2, 14, 36 et saep.; v. mereo, D. and P. a.—So esp. referring to price: bene emere, to buy advantageously, i. e. cheaply; bene vendere, to sell advantageously, i. e. at a high price: bene ego hercle vendidi te, Plaut. [p. 230] Durc. 4, 2, 34:
et quoniam vendat, velle quam optime vendere,
Cic. Off. 3, 12, 51:
ita nec ut emat melius, nec ut vendat quidquam, simulabit vir bonus,
id. ib. 3, 15, 61: vin' bene emere? Do. Vin' tu pulcre vendere? Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 38:
melius emetur,
Cato, R. R. 1: quo melius emptum sciatis, Cic. ap. Suet. Caes. 50 fin.:
qui vita bene credat emi honorem,
cheaply, Verg. A. 9, 206; Sil 4, 756.—
f.
Expressing kindness, thanks, etc.: bene facis, bene vocas, bene narras, I thank you, am obliged to you for doing, calling, saying (colloq.): merito amo te. Ph. Bene facis, thanks! Ter Eun. 1, 2, 106; cf.:
in consuetudinem venit, bene facis et fecisti non mdicantis esse, sed gratias agentis, Don. ad loc.' placet, bene facitis,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 6, 43: dividuom talentum faciam. La. Bene facis, id. ib. 5, 3, 52: si quid erit dubium, immutabo Da. Bene fecisti, id. Ep. 5, 1, 40 Lo. Adeas, si velis. La. Bene hercle factum vobis habeo gratiam. Accedam propius, id. Rud. 3, 6, 2; Ter. Ad. 4, 3, 10.—With gratiam habere: bene fecisti;
gratiam habeo maximam,
Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 61; cf.
bene benigneque arbitror te facere,
Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 130: quin etiam Graecis licebit utare cum voles... Bene sane facis, sed enitar ut Latine loquar, I thank you for the permission, but, etc., Cic. Ac. 1, 7, 25: an exitum Cassi Maelique expectem? Bene facitis quod abominamini... sed, etc., I am much obliged to you for abhorring this, but, etc., Liv. 6, 18, 9: bene edepol narras; nam illi faveo virgini, thanks for telling me, for, etc., Ter. Eun. 5, 3, 7 (cf.:
male hercule narras,
I owe you little thanks for saying so, Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 10):
bene, ita me di ament, nuntias,
Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 20:
benenarras,
Cic. Att. 16, 14, 4; 13, 33, 2: tu ad matrem adi. Bene vocas; benigne dicis Cras apud te, thanks for your invitation, but, etc., Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 108: eamus intro ut prandeamus. Men. Bene vocas, tam gratia'st, id. Men. 2, 3, 41.—
g.
Of accuracy, etc., well, accurately, truly, completely:
cum ceterae partes aetatis bene descriptae sint,
Cic. Sen. 2, 5:
cui bene librato... Obstitit ramus,
Ov. M. 8, 409:
at bene si quaeras,
id. ib. 3, 141:
tibi comprimam linguam. Hau potes: Bene pudiceque adservatur,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 196:
bene dissimulare amorem,
entirely, Ter. And. 1, 1, 105:
quis enim bene celat amorem?
Ov. H. 12, 37.—So with a negation, = male restat parvam quod non bene compleat urnam, Ov. M. 12, 615: non bene conveniunt... Majestas et amor, id. ib 2, 846.—Redundant, with vix (Ovid.):
vix bene Castalio descenderat antro, Incustoditam lente videt ire juvencam ( = vix descenderat cum, etc.),
Ov. M. 3, 14:
tactum vix bene limen erat, Aesonides, dixi, quid agit meus?
id. H. 6, 24:
vix bene desieram, rettulit illa mihi,
id. F 5, 277.—
h.
Sup., most opportunely, at the nick of time (comic):
sed eccum meum gnatum optume video,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 57:
sed optume eccum exit senex,
id. Rud. 3, 3, 44. optume adveniens, puere, cape Chlamydem, etc., id. Merc. 5, 2, 69: Davum optume Video, Ter And. 2, 1, 35; 4, 2, 3; Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 25; 4, 5, 19; Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 66; id. Heaut. 4, 5, 9; 5, 5, 2.—
i.
Pregn.: bene polliceri = large polliceri, to make liberal promises ' praecepit ut ceteros adeant, bene polliceantur, Sall. C. 41, 5; cf.: bene promittere, to promise success:
quae autem inconstantia deorum ut primis minentur extis, bene promittant secundis?
Cic. Div. 2, 17, 38.—
B.
In partic.
1.
Bene dicere.
a.
To speak well, i. e. eloquently:
qui optime dicunt,
the most eloquent, Cic. de Or. 1, 26, 119; 2, 2, 5:
etiam bene dicere haud absurdum est,
Sall. C. 3, 1:
abunde dixit bene quisquis rei satisfecit,
Quint. 12, 9, 7;
cf: bene loqui,
to use good language, speak good Latin, Cic. Brut. 58, 212, 64, 228.—
b.
To speak ably:
multo oratorem melius quam ipsos illos quorum eae sint artes esse dicturum,
Cic. Or. 1, 15, 65; cf. Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 4. bene dicendi scientia, Quint. 7, 3, 12.—
c.
To speak correctly or elegantly:
eum et Attice dicere et optime, ut..bene dicere id sit, Attice dicere,
Cic. Opt. Gen. 4, 13 ' optime dicta, Quint. 10, 1, 19.—So, bene loqui:
ut esset perfecta illa bene loquendi laus,
Cic. Brut. 72, 252:
at loquitur pulchre. Num melius quam Plato?
id. Opt. Gen. 5, 16.—
d.
To speak well, i e. kindly, of one, to praise him; absol. or with dat., or reflex., with inter (less correctly as one word, benedicere): cui bene dixit umquam bono? Of what good man has he ever spoken well, or, what good man has he ever praised, Cic. Sest. 52, 110. bene, quaeso, inter vos dicatis, et amice absenti tamen, Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 31.—Ironically:
bene equidem tibi dico qui te digna ut eveniant precor,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 26:
nec tibi cessaret doctus bene dicere lector,
Ov. Tr. 5, 9, 9: cui a viris bonis bene dicatur, Metell. Numid. ap. Gell. 6, 11, 3.— And dat understood:
si bene dicatis (i. e. mihi) vostra ripa vos sequar,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 18 ' omnes bene dicunt (ei), et amant (eum), Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 11:
ad bene dicendum (i e. alteri) delectandumque redacti,
Hor. Ep 2, 1, 155 —Part. ' indignis si male dicitur, male dictum id esse duco;
Verum si dignis dicitur, bene dictum'st,
is a praise, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 27 sq.: nec bene nec male dicta profuerunt ad confirmandos animos, Liv 23, 46, 1; cf. Ter. Phorm. prol. 20 infra. —Bene audio = bene dicitur mihi, I am praised:
bene dictis si certasset, audisset bene,
Ter. Phorm. prol. 20; v. audio, 5.—
e.
To use words of good omen (euphêmein): Ol. Quid si fors aliter quam voles evenerit? St. Bene dice, dis sum fretus ( = fave lingua, melius ominare), Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 38 heja, bene dicito, id. As. 3, 3, 155.—
f.
Bene dixisti, a formula of approbation: ne quan do iratus tu alio conferas. Th. Bene dixti, you are right, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 61. bene et sapienter dixti dudum, etc., it was a good and wise remark of yours that, etc., id. Ad. 5, 8, 30.—
g.
Bene dicta, fine or specious, plausible words (opp. deeds):
bene dictis tuis bene facta aures meae expostulant,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 25; so,
bene loqui: male corde consultare, Bene lingua loqui,
use fine words, Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 16.—
2.
Bene facere.
a.
Bene aliquid facere, to do, make, something well, i. e. ably (v. I. A. 2. a. supra):
vel non facere quod non op time possis, vel facere quod non pessime facias,
Cic. Or. 2, 20, 86:
non tamen haec quia possunt bene aliquando fieri passim facienda sunt,
Quint. 4, 1, 70:
Jovem Phidias optime fecit,
id. 2, 3, 6; so, melius facere, Afran. ap. Macr. 6, 1.— P. a.:
quid labor aut bene facta juvant?
his labor and well-done works are no pleasure to him, Verg. G. 3, 525. —
b.
Bene facere, with dat. absol., with in and abl., or with erga, to do a good action, to benefit somebody, to impart benefits (less cor rectly as one word, benefacio)
(α).
With dat.:
bonus bonis bene feceris,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 60:
bene si amico feceris, ne pigeat fecisse,
id. Trin. 2, 2, 66:
malo bene facere tantumdem est periculum quantum bono male facere,
id. Poen. 3, 3, 20:
homini id quod tu facis bene,
id. Ep 1, 2, 33:
tibi lubens bene faxim,
Ter. Ad. 5, 5, 6, 5, 6, 8; 5, 8, 25:
at tibi di semper... faciant bene,
may the gods bless you, Plaut. Men. 5, 7, 32:
di tibi Bene faciant,
Ter. Ad. 5, 7, 20; so Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 18.— Pass.:
quod bonis bene fit beneficium,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 108:
pulchrum est bene facere reipublicae,
Sall. C. 3, 1:
ego ne ingratis quidem bene facere absistam,
Liv. 36, 35, 4.—Reflexively. sibi bene facere, enjoy one ' s self, have a good time, genio indulgere (v. I. A. 2. e. supra): nec quisquam est tam ingenio duro quin, ubi quidquam occasionis sit sibi faciat bene, Plaut. As. grex 5.—
(β).
With in and abl.:
quoniam bene quae in me fecerunt, ingrata ea habui,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 30.—
(γ).
With erga:
si quid amicum erga bene feci,
Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 4.—
(δ).
With ellipsis of dat., to impart benefits:
ingrata atque irrita esse omnia intellego Quae dedi et quod bene feci,
Plaut. As. 1, 2, 11:
quod bene fecisti, referetur gratia,
id. Capt. 5, 1, 20:
ego quod bene feci, male feci,
id. Ep. 1, 2, 34; id. Trin. 2, 2, 41:
si beneficia in rebus, non in ipsa benefaciendi voluntate consisterent,
Sen. Ben. 1, 7, 1:
benefaciendi animus,
id. ib. 2, 19, 1.—So esp. in formula of thanks, etc.' bene benigneque arbitror te facere, I thank you heartily, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 129: Jup. Jam nunc irata non es? Alc. Non sum. Jup. Bene facis, id. Am. 3, 2, 56; v Brix ad Plaut. Trin. 384.—P. a. as subst.: bĕnĕ facta, orum, n., benefits, benefactions (cf. beneficium): bene facta male locata male facta arbitror, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 2, 18, 62 (Trag. v 429 Vahl.): pol, bene facta tua me hortantur tuo ut imperio paream, Plaut Pers. 5, 2, 65: pro bene factis ejus uti ei pretium possim reddere. id. Capt. 5, 1, 20;
bene facta referre,
Claud. Laud. Stil. 3, 182 tenere, id. ib. 2, 42.—So freq. in eccl. writ ers:
et si bene feceritis his qui vobis bene faciunt,
Vulg. Luc. 6, 33:
bene facite his qui oderunt vos,
id. Matt. 5, 44.—
(ε).
Absol., to do good, perform meritorious acts (in fin. verb only eccl. Lat.)' discite bene facere, Vulg. Isa. 1, 17:
interrogo vos si licet sabbatis bene facere an male,
id. Luc. 6, 9:
qui bene facit, ex Deo est,
id. Joan. Ep. 3, 11.— In P a. (class.): bene facta (almost always in plur.), merits, meritorious acts, brave deeds:
bene facta recte facta sunt,
Cic. Par 3, 1, 22:
omnia bene facta in luce se collocari volunt,
id. Tusc. 2, 26, 64; id. Sen. 3, 9:
bene facta mea reipublicae procedunt,
Sall. J 85, 5, cf. id. C. 8, 5; id. H. Fragm. 1, 19: veteribus bene factis nova pensantes maleficia, Liv 37, 1, 2; cf. Quint. 3, 7, 13, 12, 1, 41; Prop. 2, 1, 24; Ov. M. 15, 850, Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 386.— Sing.: bene factum a vobis, dum vivitis non abscedet, Cato ap. Gell. 16, 1, 4.—
(ζ).
In medical language, to be of good effect, benefit, do good:
id bene faciet et alvum bonam faciet,
Cato, R. R. 157, 6.—So with ad: ad capitis dolorem bene facit serpyllum, Scrib Comp. 1; so id. ib. 5; 9; 13; 41.—
(η).
In the phrase bene facis, etc., as a formula of thanks, v I A. 2. f. supra.—
(θ).
Expressing joy, I am glad of it, I am glad that etc. (comic.) Da. Tua quae fuit Palaestra, ea filia inventa'st mea. La. Bene meher cule factum'st, Plaut. Rud. 5, 3, 9: bis tanto valeo quam valui prius. Ly. Bene hercle factum et gaudeo, id. Merc. 2, 2, 27; Ter And. 5, 6, 11; id. Hec. 5, 4, 17; id. Eun. 5, 8, 7:
bene factum et volup est hodie me his mulierculis Tetulisse auxilium,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 1, 1; Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 11; so, bene factum gaudeo: nam hic noster pater est Ant. Ita me Juppiter bene amet, benefac tum gaudeo, Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 47; Ter Phorm. 5, 6, 43; cf.: Me. Rex Creo vigiles nocturnos singulos semper locat. So. Bene facit, quia nos eramus peregri, tutatu'st domum, I am glad of it, etc., Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 19. bene fecit A. Silius qui transegerit: neque enim ei deesse volebam, et quid possem timebam, I am glad that A. Silius, etc., Cic. Att. 12, 24, 1.—
3.
With esse.
a.
Bene est, impers., it is well.
(α).
In the epistolary formula: si vales bene est; or, si vales bene est, (ego) valeo (abbrev. S.V.B.E.V.), Afran. ap Prisc. p 804 P; Cic. Fam. 5, 14, 1; 10, 34, 1; 4, 1, 1; cf. id. ib. 5, 7, 1; 5, 9, 1; 5, 10, 1; 10, 33, 1; 10, 14, 8; 10, 14, 11;
14, 14, 1, 14, 14, 16: si valetis gaudeo,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 41 —These formulas were obsolete at Seneca's time: mos antiquis fuit, usque ad meam servatus aetatem, primis epistulae verbis adicere: Si vales, bene est;
ego valeo,
Sen. Ep. 15, 1.—
(β).
= bene factum est (cf. I. 2. k. supra): oculis quoque etiam plus jam video quam prius: Ly. Bene est, Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 26: hic est intus filius apud nos tuus. De. Optume'st, id. ib. 5, 4, 49; Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 48, 5, 5, 3; id. Hec. 5, 4, 31.—
b.
Bene est alicui, impers., it is ( goes) well with one, one does well, is well off, enjoys himself, is happy: nam si curent, bene bonis sit, male malis, quod nunc abest, Enn ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 32, 79 (Trag. v. 355 Vahl.):
bona si esse veis, bene erit tibi,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 12:
quia illi, unde huc abvecta sum, malis bene esse solitum'st,
id. ib. 3, 1, 13:
qui neque tibi bene esse patere, et illis qui bus est invides,
id. Ps. 4, 7, 35 (so id. Trin. 2, 2, 71): num quippiam aluit me vis? De. Ut bene sit tibi, id Pers. 4, 8, 5; id. Poen. 4, 2, 90; Ter Phorm. 1, 2, 101: nemini nimium bene est, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 185 P.:
si non est, jurat bene solis esse maritis,
Hor. Ep 1, 1, 88:
nec tamen illis bene erit, quia non bono gaudent,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 11, 4: BENE SIT NOBIS, Inscr Orell. 4754; Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 95; 4, 2, 36; id. Curc. 4, 2, 31; id. Pers. 5, 2, 74; id. Stich. 5, 5, 12; id. Merc. 2, 2, 55; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 9.— Comp.: istas minas decem, qui me procurem dum melius sit mi, des. Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 40:
spero ex tuis litteris tibi melius esse,
that your health is better, Cic. Fam. 16, 22, 1; Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 1; Ter And. 2, 5, 16.—With dat. understood: patria est ubi cumque est bene (i. e. cuique), where one does well, there is his country, Poet. ap. Cic Tusc 5, 37, 108 (Trag. Rel. inc. p. 248 Rib). [p. 231] —With abl., to be well off in, to feast upon a thing:
ubi illi bene sit ligno, aqua calida, cibo, vestimentis,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 39:
at mihi bene erat, non piscibus, Sed pullo atque hoedo,
Hor. S. 2, 2, 120.—
c.
Bene sum = bene mihi est:
minore nusquam bene fui dispendio,
Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 20:
de eo (argento) nunc bene sunt tua virtute,
id. Truc. 4, 2, 28: dato qui bene sit;
ego ubi bene sit tibi locum lepidum dabo,
id. Bacch. 1, 1, 51:
scis bene esse si sit unde,
id. Capt. 4, 2, 70.—
4.
Bene habere.
a.
With subj. nom.
(α).
To enjoy, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 35 al.; v. I. A. 2. e. supra.—
(β).
To be favorable, to favor:
bene habent tibi principia,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 82. —
(γ).
With se, to be well, well off. imperator se bene habet, it is well with, Sen. Ep. 24, 9; cf.:
si te bene habes,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 122 Brix ad loc.—
b.
Hoc bene habet, or bene habet, impers. ( = res se bene habet), it is well, matters stand well:
bene habet: jacta sunt fundamenta defensionis,
Cic. Mur. 6, 14:
bene habet: di pium movere bellum,
Liv. 8, 6, 4:
atque bene habet si a collega litatum est,
id. 8, 9, 1; Juv. 10, 72; Stat. Th. 11, 557.— So pers.: bene habemus nos, si in his spes est;
opinor, aliud agamus,
we are well off, Cic. Att. 2, 8, 1.—
5.
Bene agere, with cum and abl.
(α).
To treat one well:
bene egissent Athenienses cum Miltiade si, etc.,
Val. Max. 5, 3, ext. 3.—
(β).
Impers.: bene agitur cum aliquo, it goes well with one, he is fortunate:
bene dicat secum esse actum,
that he has come off well, Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 2:
non tam bene cum rebus humanis agitur ut meliora pluribus placeant,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 2, 1.— With ellipsis of cum and abl.:
si hinc non abeo intestatus, bene agitur pro noxia (sc. mecum),
Plaut. Mil. 5, 23.—
6.
Rem (negotium) bene gerere.
(α).
To administer well private or public affairs: multi suam rem bene gessere et publicam patria procul, Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6, 1 (Trag. Rel. v. 295 Vahl.):
non ut multis bene gestae, sed, ut nemini, conservatae rei publicae,
Cic. Pis. 3, 6; so,
qui ordo bene gestae rei publicae testimonium multis, mihi uni conservatae dedit,
id. Phil. 2, 1, 2:
rem publicam,
id. Pis. 19, 45:
Apollini republica vestra bene gesta servataque... donum mittitote,
Liv. 23, 11, 3.—
(β).
To be successful, meet with success, acquit one ' s self well; usu. of war;
also of private affairs: bello extincto, re bene gesta, vobis gratis habeo, etc.,
Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 2:
quando bene gessi rem, volo hic in fano supplicare,
id. Curc. 4, 2, 41;
quasi re bene gesta,
Ter. Ad. 5, 1, 13:
rem te valde bene gessisse rumor erat,
that you had met with great success, Cic. Fam. 1, 8, 7; id. Planc. 25, 61:
conclamant omnes occasionem negotii bene gerendi amittendam non esse,
Caes. B. G. 5, 57:
haec cogitanti accidere visa est facultas bene rei gerendae,
id. ib. 7, 44:
res bello bene gestae,
success in war, Liv. 23, 12, 11:
laeti bene gestis corpora rebus Procurate,
Verg. A. 9, 157; cf. Cic. Planc. 25, 61; Liv. 1, 37, 6; 4, 47, 1; 8, 30, 5; 22, 25, 4; 23, 36, 2.—
7.
Bene vertere, in wishes.
(α).
With the rel. quod or quae res as subject, to turn out well; absol. or with dat.:
quae res tibi et gnatae tuae bene feliciterque vortat,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 58:
quod utrisque bene vertat,
Liv. 8, 5, 6:
quod bene verteret,
id. 3, 26, 9; cf. id. 3, 35, 8; 3, 62, 5; 7, 39, 10; v. verto; cf.:
quod bene eveniat,
Cato, R. R. 141.—
(β).
With di as subject:
di bene vortant,
may the gods let it turn out well, may the gods grant success, Plaut. Aul. 2, 3, 5; cf. Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 10; id. Hec. 1, 2, 121; id. Phorm. 3, 3, 19; v. verte.—
8.
Bene, colloquially in leave-taking: bene ambula, walk well, i. e. have a pleasant walk! Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 166: De. Bene ambulato! Ly. Bene vale! id. Merc 2, 2, 55:
bene valete et vivite!
id. Mil. 4, 8, 30:
cives bene valete!
id. Merc. 5, 2, 25; cf. id. Ep. 5, 1, 40; id. Merc. 2, 4, 28; 5, 4, 65; id. Curc. 4, 2, 30; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 115; id. Hec. 1, 2, 122:
salvere jubeo te, mi Saturides, bene,
Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 35: LAGGE, FILI, BENE QVIESCAS, Sepulch. Inscr. Orell. p. 4755.—
9.
In invocations to the gods, often redundant (cf. bonus):
ita me Juppiter bene amet,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 47:
di te bene ament, Hegio,
id. Capt. 1, 2, 29:
ita me di bene ament,
Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 1; cf. id. ib. 5, 2, 43; id. Hec. 2, 1, 9; id. Phorm. 1, 3, 13:
Jane pater uti te... bonas preces bene precatus siem,
Cato, R. R. 134: bene sponsis, beneque volueris in precatione augurali Messala augur ait significare spoponderis, volueris, Fest. p. 351 Mull. (p. 267 Lind.).—
10.
Elliptical expressions.
(α).
Bene, melius, optime, instead of bene, etc., dicit, dicis, or facit, facis, etc.:
bene Pericles (i.e. dixit),
Cic. Off. 1,40, 144:
bene (Philippus) ministrum et praebitorem,
id. ib. 2, 14, 53:
existimabatur bene, Latine (i. e. loqui),
id. Brut. 74, 259; so id. Sen. 14, 47:
at bene Areus,
Quint. 2, 15, 36; cf. id. 10, 1, 56:
nam ante Aristippus, et ille melius (i.e. hoc dixerat),
Cic. Fin. 1, 8, 26:
sed haec tu melius vel optime omnium (i.e. facies),
id. Fam. 4, 13, 7; id. Fin. 1, 18, 61; 1, 19, 63; id. Off. 3, 11, 49; id. Sen. 20, 73; id. Opt. Gen. 6, 18; Quint. 10, 3, 25; 10, 2, 24; 6, 1, 3; 9, 4, 23.—
(β).
In applauding answers' bene and optime, good! bravo! excellent! euge, euge! Perbene! Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 75: huc respice. Da. Optume! id. ib. 3, 4, 3; cf. id. Merc. 1, 2, 114; 5, 4, 16.—
(γ).
In drinking health, with acc. or dat., health to you, your health! bene vos! bene nos! bene te! bene me! bene nostram etiam Stephanium! Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 27; Tib 2, 1, 31: bene te, pater optime Caesar, etc.; Ov. F. 2, 637:
bene mihi, bene vobis, bene amicae meae!
Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 21; Ov.A.A. 1, 601.—
11.
Pregn., in ellipt. predicate: quod (imperium) si (ei) sui bene crediderint cives... credere et Latinos debere, if his own citizens did well to intrust the supreme power to him, etc., Liv. 1, 50, 5:
in Velia aedificent quibus melius quam P. Valerio creditur libertas,
to whom it will be safer to intrust liberty, id. 2, 7, 11:
melius peribimus quam sine alteris vestrum viduae aut orbae vivemus,
it will be better for us to perish, id. 1, 13, 3:
bene Arruntium morte usum,
that it was right for Arruntius to die, Tac. A. 6, 48; Liv. 2, 30, 6; Quint. 9, 4, 92; Tac. A. 2, 44.—
II.
Adv. of intensity, = valde, very, with adjj. and advv.
1.
With adjj.: bene tempestate serena, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 39, 82 (Ann. v. 517 Vahl.): foedus feri bene firmum, id. ap. Porphyr. ad Hor. C. 3, 24, 50 (Ann. v. 33 ib.); cf.:
bene firmus,
Cic. Fam. 16, 8, 1; id. Phil. 6, 7, 18:
bene robustus,
id. Div. in Caecil. 15, 48:
bene morigerus fuit puer,
Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 13:
bene ergo ego hinc praedatus ibo,
id. Ps. 4, 7, 39:
bene lautum,
id. Rud. 3, 3, 39:
bene et naviter oportet esse impudentem,
Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 3:
id utrum Romano more locutus sit, bene nummatum te futurum, an, etc.,
id. ib. 7, 16, 3:
bene sanos,
id. Fin. 1, 16, 52; 1, 21, 71; Hor. S. 1, 3, 61; 1, 9, 44:
bene longinquos dolores,
Cic. Fin. 2, 29, 94:
sermonem bene longum,
id. Or. 2, 88, 361:
bene magna caterva,
id. Mur. 33, 69:
magna multitudo,
Hirt. B. Hisp. 4:
barbatus,
Cic. Cat. 2, 10, 22:
fidum pectus,
Hor. C. 2, 12, 15:
cautus,
Ov. H. 1, 44:
multa,
Ov. Tr. 1, 7, 15: multi, Pollio ap. Cic. Fam 10, 33, 4:
homo optime dives,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 23, 2.—
2.
With advv.: bene saepe libenter, Enn. Ann. ap. Gell. 12, 4, 4 (Ann. v. 239 Vahl.); cf.:
bene libenter victitas,
Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 44:
bene mane haec scripsi,
Cic. Att. 4, 9, 2; 4, 10, 16:
bene penitus,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 70, § 169:
bene longe,
Hirt. B. Hisp. 25:
bene gnaviter,
Sen. Ot. Sap. 1 (28), 5.—With adverb. phrase:
siad te bene ante lucem venisset,
Cic. Or. 2, 64, 259.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > bene
6 bene facta

bĕnĕ, adv. of manner and intensity [bonus; the first vowel assimilated to the e of the foll. syllable; cf. Corss. Ausspr. 2, 366], well ( comp. melius, better; sup. optime [v. bonus init. ], best; often to be rendered by more specific Engl. adverbs).
I.
As adjunct of verbs.
A.
In gen.
1.
Of physical or external goodness, usefulness, ornament, and comfort:
villam rusticam bene aedificatam habere expedit,
Cato, R. R. 3:
villam bonam beneque aedificatam,
Cic. Off. 3, 13, 55:
quid est agrum bene colere? Bene arare,
Cato, R. R. 61:
agro bene culto nihil potest esse... uberius,
Cic. Sen. 16, 57:
ubi cocta erit bene,
Cato, R. R. 157; 3; 4;
32 et saep.: te auratam et vestitam bene,
Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 50: ornatus hic satis me condecet? Ps. Optume, it is very becoming, id. Ps. 4, 1, 26:
me bene curata cute vises,
well tended, Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 15:
bene olere,
Verg. E. 2, 48:
bene sonare,
Quint. 8, 3, 16:
neque tamen non inprimis bene habitavit,
in the very best style, Nep. Att. 13, 1:
a Catone cum quaereretur, quid maxime in re familiari expediret, respondet Bene pascere? Quid secundum? Satis bene pascere,
Cic. Off. 2, 25, 89: so,
bene cenare,
Cat. 13, 17; Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 56:
bene de rebus domesticis constitutum esse,
to be in good circumstances, Cic. Sest. 45, 97;
similarly: rem (i. e. familiarem) bene paratam comitate perdidit,
well arranged, Plaut. Rud. prol. 38.—
2.
With respect to the mind.
a.
Perception, knowledge, ability:
quas tam bene noverat quam paedagogos nostros novimus,
Sen. Ep. 27, 5:
quin melius novi quam te et vidi saepius,
Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 22:
novi optime (Bacchus) et saepe vidi,
Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 2:
qui optime suos nosse deberet,
Nep. Con. 4, 1; cf. Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 1; id. S. 1, 9, 22: satin' haec meministi et tenes? Pa. Melius quam tu qui docuisti, Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 2:
quod eo mihi melius cernere videor quo ab eo proprius absum,
Cic. Sen. 21, 77:
ut hic melius quam ipse illa scire videatur,
id. de Or. 1, 15, 66; id. Or. 38, 132:
cum Sophocles vel optime scripserit Electram suam,
id. Fin. 1, 2, 5:
gubernatoris ars quia bene navigandi rationem habet,
of able seamanship, id. ib. 1, 13, 42:
melius in Volscis imperatum est,
better generalship was displayed, Liv. 2, 63, 6:
nihil melius quam omnis mundus administratur,
Cic. Inv. 1, 34, 59: de medico bene existimari scribis, that he is well thought ( spoken) of, i. e. his ability, id. Fam. 16, 14, 1:
prudentibus et bene institutis,
well educated, id. Sen. 14, 50:
sapientibus et bene natura constitutis,
endowed with good natural talent, id. Sest. 65, 137:
quodsi melius geruntur ea quae consilio geruntur quam, etc.,
more ably, id. Inv. 1, 34, 59:
tabulas bene pictas collocare in bono lumine,
good paintings, id. Brut. 75, 261:
canere melius,
Verg. E. 9, 67; Quint. 10, 1, 91:
bene pronuntiare,
id. 11, 3, 12:
bene respondere interrogationibus,
id. 5, 7, 28; 6, 3, 81.—
b.
Of feeling, judgment, and will:
similis in utroque nostrum, cum optime sentiremus, error fuit,
when we had the best intentions, Cic. Fam. 4, 2, 3; so id. ib. 6, 4, 2; so,
bene sentire,
id. ib. 6, 1, 3; so,
bene, optime de re publica sentire,
to hold sound views on public affairs, id. Off. 1, 41, 149; id. Fam. 4, 14, 1; id. Phil. 3, 9, 23:
bene animatas eas (insulas) confirmavit,
well disposed, Nep. Cim. 2, 4:
ei causae quam Pompeius animatus melius quam paratus susceperat,
Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 10; so, optime animati, Varr. ap. Non. p. 201, 7:
quod bene cogitasti aliquando, laudo,
that you had good intentions, Cic. Phil. 2, 14, 34:
se vero bene sperare (i. e. de bello),
had good hopes, Liv. 6, 6, 18:
sperabis omnia optime,
Cic. Fam. 4, 13, 7:
tibi bene ex animo volo,
Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 6; so freq.: bene alicui velle, v. volo: bene aliquid consulere, to plan something well:
vigilando, agendo, bene consulendo prospera omnia cedunt,
Sall. C. 52, 29:
omnia non bene consulta,
id. J. 92, 2. —
c.
Of morality, honesty, honor, etc.
(α).
Bene vivere, or bene beateque vivere ( = kalôs kagathôs), to lead a moral and happy life:
qui virtutem habeat, eum nullius rei ad bene vivendum indigere,
Cic. Inv. 1, 51, 93:
in dialectica vestra nullam esse ad melius vivendum vim,
id. Fin. 1, 19, 63:
quod ni ita accideret et melius et prudentius viveretur,
id. Sen. 19, 67; cf. id. Ac. 1, 4, 15; id. Fin. 1, 13, 45; id. Off. 1, 6, 19; id. Fam. 4, 3, 3 et saep. (for another meaning of bene vivere, cf. e. infra).—
(β).
Bene mori, to die honorably, bravely, creditably, gloriously:
qui se bene mori quam turpiter vivere maluit,
Liv. 22, 50, 7:
ne ferrum quidem ad bene moriendum oblaturus est hostis,
id. 9, 3, 3; so id. 21, 42, 4:
tum potui, Medea, mori bene,
Ov. H. 12, 5.—
(γ).
Bene partum, what is honestly, honorably earned or acquired:
multa bona bene parta habemus,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 65:
mei patris bene parta indiligenter Tutatur,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 3, 5:
res familiaris primum bene parta sit, nullo neque turpi quaestu, neque odioso,
Cic. Off. 1, 26, 92:
diutine uti bene licet partum bene,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 15; Sall. C. 51, 42 (cf.:
mala parta,
Cic. Phil. 2, 27, 65:
male par tum,
Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 22).—
(δ).
Apud bonos bene agier, an old legal formula: bona fide agi (v. bonus), to be transacted in good faith among good men. ubi erit illa formula fiduciae ut inter bonos bene agier oportet? Cic. Fam. 7, 12, 2; id. Off. 3, 15, 61; 3, 17, 70.—
(ε).
Non bene = male, not faithfully:
esse metus coepit ne jura jugalia conjunx Non bene servasset,
Ov. M. 7, 716.—
d.
Representing an action as right or correct, well, rightly, correctly: bene mones, Ibo, you are right ( to admonish me), Ter. And. 2, 2, 36:
sequi recusarunt bene monentem,
Liv. 22, 60, 17:
quom mihi et bene praecipitis, et, etc.,
since you give sound advice, Plaut. Poen. 3, 2, 55; so Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 6; 3, 3, 80; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 372, 7:
bene enim majores accubitionem epularem amicorum convivium nominarunt, melius quam Graeci,
Cic. Sen. 13, 45:
hoc bene censuit Scaevola,
correctly, Dig. 17, 1, 48.—
e.
Pleasantly, satisfactorily, profitably, prosperously, fortunately, successfully:
nunc bene vivo et fortunate atque ut volo atque animo ut lubet,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 111:
nihil adferrent quo jucundius, id est melius, viveremus,
Cic. Fin. 1, 41, 72:
si bene qui cenat, bene vivit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 56: quamobrem melius apud bonos quam apud fortunatos beneficium collocari puto, is better or more profitably invested, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71:
perdenda sunt multa beneficia ut semel ponas bene, Sen. Ben. poet. 1, 2, 1: etiamsi nullum (beneficium) bene positurus sit,
id. ib. 1, 2, 2:
quando hoc bene successit,
Ter. Ad. 2, 4, 23: bene ambulatum'st? Di. Huc quidem, hercle, ad te bene, Quia tui vivendi copia'st, has your walk been pleasant? Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 18:
melius ominare,
use words of better omen, id. Rud. 2, 3, 7; Cic. Brut. 96, 329:
qui se suamque aetatem bene curant,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 36.—So, bene (se) habere: ut bene me haberem filiai nuptiis, have a good time at, etc., Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 2:
qui se bene habet suisque amicis usui est,
who enjoys his life and is a boon companion, id. Mil. 3, 1, 128:
nam hanc bene se habere aetatem nimio'st aequius,
id. Merc. 3, 2, 6: bene consulere alicui, to take good care for somebody ' s interests:
tuae rei bene consulere cupio,
id. Trin. 3, 2, 9:
ut qui mihi consultum optume velit esse,
Ter. Phorm. 1, 3, 1:
me optime consulentem saluti suae,
Cic. Fam. 4, 14, 2:
qui se ad sapientes viros bene consulentes rei publicae contulerunt,
id. Off. 2, 13, 46.—So, bene mereri, and rarely bene merere, to deserve well of one, i. e. act for his advantage; absol. or with de:
addecet Bene me, renti bene referre gratiam,
Plaut. Rud. 5, 3, 36:
Licinii aps te bene merenti male refertur gratia?
id. Ps. 1, 3, 86:
ut memorem in bene meritos animum praestarem,
Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 10:
cogor nonnumquam homines non optime de me meritos rogatu eorum qui bene meriti sunt, defendere,
id. ib. 7, 1, 4:
tam bene meritis de nomine Punico militibus,
Liv. 23, 12, 5:
si bene quid de te merui,
Verg. A. 4, 317; cf. Cic. Opt. Gen. 7, 20; id. Sest. 1, 2; 12, 39; 66, 139; 68, 142; id. Mil. 36, 99; id. Phil. 2, 14, 36 et saep.; v. mereo, D. and P. a.—So esp. referring to price: bene emere, to buy advantageously, i. e. cheaply; bene vendere, to sell advantageously, i. e. at a high price: bene ego hercle vendidi te, Plaut. [p. 230] Durc. 4, 2, 34:
et quoniam vendat, velle quam optime vendere,
Cic. Off. 3, 12, 51:
ita nec ut emat melius, nec ut vendat quidquam, simulabit vir bonus,
id. ib. 3, 15, 61: vin' bene emere? Do. Vin' tu pulcre vendere? Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 38:
melius emetur,
Cato, R. R. 1: quo melius emptum sciatis, Cic. ap. Suet. Caes. 50 fin.:
qui vita bene credat emi honorem,
cheaply, Verg. A. 9, 206; Sil 4, 756.—
f.
Expressing kindness, thanks, etc.: bene facis, bene vocas, bene narras, I thank you, am obliged to you for doing, calling, saying (colloq.): merito amo te. Ph. Bene facis, thanks! Ter Eun. 1, 2, 106; cf.:
in consuetudinem venit, bene facis et fecisti non mdicantis esse, sed gratias agentis, Don. ad loc.' placet, bene facitis,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 6, 43: dividuom talentum faciam. La. Bene facis, id. ib. 5, 3, 52: si quid erit dubium, immutabo Da. Bene fecisti, id. Ep. 5, 1, 40 Lo. Adeas, si velis. La. Bene hercle factum vobis habeo gratiam. Accedam propius, id. Rud. 3, 6, 2; Ter. Ad. 4, 3, 10.—With gratiam habere: bene fecisti;
gratiam habeo maximam,
Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 61; cf.
bene benigneque arbitror te facere,
Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 130: quin etiam Graecis licebit utare cum voles... Bene sane facis, sed enitar ut Latine loquar, I thank you for the permission, but, etc., Cic. Ac. 1, 7, 25: an exitum Cassi Maelique expectem? Bene facitis quod abominamini... sed, etc., I am much obliged to you for abhorring this, but, etc., Liv. 6, 18, 9: bene edepol narras; nam illi faveo virgini, thanks for telling me, for, etc., Ter. Eun. 5, 3, 7 (cf.:
male hercule narras,
I owe you little thanks for saying so, Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 10):
bene, ita me di ament, nuntias,
Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 20:
benenarras,
Cic. Att. 16, 14, 4; 13, 33, 2: tu ad matrem adi. Bene vocas; benigne dicis Cras apud te, thanks for your invitation, but, etc., Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 108: eamus intro ut prandeamus. Men. Bene vocas, tam gratia'st, id. Men. 2, 3, 41.—
g.
Of accuracy, etc., well, accurately, truly, completely:
cum ceterae partes aetatis bene descriptae sint,
Cic. Sen. 2, 5:
cui bene librato... Obstitit ramus,
Ov. M. 8, 409:
at bene si quaeras,
id. ib. 3, 141:
tibi comprimam linguam. Hau potes: Bene pudiceque adservatur,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 196:
bene dissimulare amorem,
entirely, Ter. And. 1, 1, 105:
quis enim bene celat amorem?
Ov. H. 12, 37.—So with a negation, = male restat parvam quod non bene compleat urnam, Ov. M. 12, 615: non bene conveniunt... Majestas et amor, id. ib 2, 846.—Redundant, with vix (Ovid.):
vix bene Castalio descenderat antro, Incustoditam lente videt ire juvencam ( = vix descenderat cum, etc.),
Ov. M. 3, 14:
tactum vix bene limen erat, Aesonides, dixi, quid agit meus?
id. H. 6, 24:
vix bene desieram, rettulit illa mihi,
id. F 5, 277.—
h.
Sup., most opportunely, at the nick of time (comic):
sed eccum meum gnatum optume video,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 57:
sed optume eccum exit senex,
id. Rud. 3, 3, 44. optume adveniens, puere, cape Chlamydem, etc., id. Merc. 5, 2, 69: Davum optume Video, Ter And. 2, 1, 35; 4, 2, 3; Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 25; 4, 5, 19; Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 66; id. Heaut. 4, 5, 9; 5, 5, 2.—
i.
Pregn.: bene polliceri = large polliceri, to make liberal promises ' praecepit ut ceteros adeant, bene polliceantur, Sall. C. 41, 5; cf.: bene promittere, to promise success:
quae autem inconstantia deorum ut primis minentur extis, bene promittant secundis?
Cic. Div. 2, 17, 38.—
B.
In partic.
1.
Bene dicere.
a.
To speak well, i. e. eloquently:
qui optime dicunt,
the most eloquent, Cic. de Or. 1, 26, 119; 2, 2, 5:
etiam bene dicere haud absurdum est,
Sall. C. 3, 1:
abunde dixit bene quisquis rei satisfecit,
Quint. 12, 9, 7;
cf: bene loqui,
to use good language, speak good Latin, Cic. Brut. 58, 212, 64, 228.—
b.
To speak ably:
multo oratorem melius quam ipsos illos quorum eae sint artes esse dicturum,
Cic. Or. 1, 15, 65; cf. Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 4. bene dicendi scientia, Quint. 7, 3, 12.—
c.
To speak correctly or elegantly:
eum et Attice dicere et optime, ut..bene dicere id sit, Attice dicere,
Cic. Opt. Gen. 4, 13 ' optime dicta, Quint. 10, 1, 19.—So, bene loqui:
ut esset perfecta illa bene loquendi laus,
Cic. Brut. 72, 252:
at loquitur pulchre. Num melius quam Plato?
id. Opt. Gen. 5, 16.—
d.
To speak well, i e. kindly, of one, to praise him; absol. or with dat., or reflex., with inter (less correctly as one word, benedicere): cui bene dixit umquam bono? Of what good man has he ever spoken well, or, what good man has he ever praised, Cic. Sest. 52, 110. bene, quaeso, inter vos dicatis, et amice absenti tamen, Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 31.—Ironically:
bene equidem tibi dico qui te digna ut eveniant precor,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 26:
nec tibi cessaret doctus bene dicere lector,
Ov. Tr. 5, 9, 9: cui a viris bonis bene dicatur, Metell. Numid. ap. Gell. 6, 11, 3.— And dat understood:
si bene dicatis (i. e. mihi) vostra ripa vos sequar,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 18 ' omnes bene dicunt (ei), et amant (eum), Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 11:
ad bene dicendum (i e. alteri) delectandumque redacti,
Hor. Ep 2, 1, 155 —Part. ' indignis si male dicitur, male dictum id esse duco;
Verum si dignis dicitur, bene dictum'st,
is a praise, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 27 sq.: nec bene nec male dicta profuerunt ad confirmandos animos, Liv 23, 46, 1; cf. Ter. Phorm. prol. 20 infra. —Bene audio = bene dicitur mihi, I am praised:
bene dictis si certasset, audisset bene,
Ter. Phorm. prol. 20; v. audio, 5.—
e.
To use words of good omen (euphêmein): Ol. Quid si fors aliter quam voles evenerit? St. Bene dice, dis sum fretus ( = fave lingua, melius ominare), Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 38 heja, bene dicito, id. As. 3, 3, 155.—
f.
Bene dixisti, a formula of approbation: ne quan do iratus tu alio conferas. Th. Bene dixti, you are right, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 61. bene et sapienter dixti dudum, etc., it was a good and wise remark of yours that, etc., id. Ad. 5, 8, 30.—
g.
Bene dicta, fine or specious, plausible words (opp. deeds):
bene dictis tuis bene facta aures meae expostulant,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 25; so,
bene loqui: male corde consultare, Bene lingua loqui,
use fine words, Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 16.—
2.
Bene facere.
a.
Bene aliquid facere, to do, make, something well, i. e. ably (v. I. A. 2. a. supra):
vel non facere quod non op time possis, vel facere quod non pessime facias,
Cic. Or. 2, 20, 86:
non tamen haec quia possunt bene aliquando fieri passim facienda sunt,
Quint. 4, 1, 70:
Jovem Phidias optime fecit,
id. 2, 3, 6; so, melius facere, Afran. ap. Macr. 6, 1.— P. a.:
quid labor aut bene facta juvant?
his labor and well-done works are no pleasure to him, Verg. G. 3, 525. —
b.
Bene facere, with dat. absol., with in and abl., or with erga, to do a good action, to benefit somebody, to impart benefits (less cor rectly as one word, benefacio)
(α).
With dat.:
bonus bonis bene feceris,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 60:
bene si amico feceris, ne pigeat fecisse,
id. Trin. 2, 2, 66:
malo bene facere tantumdem est periculum quantum bono male facere,
id. Poen. 3, 3, 20:
homini id quod tu facis bene,
id. Ep 1, 2, 33:
tibi lubens bene faxim,
Ter. Ad. 5, 5, 6, 5, 6, 8; 5, 8, 25:
at tibi di semper... faciant bene,
may the gods bless you, Plaut. Men. 5, 7, 32:
di tibi Bene faciant,
Ter. Ad. 5, 7, 20; so Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 18.— Pass.:
quod bonis bene fit beneficium,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 108:
pulchrum est bene facere reipublicae,
Sall. C. 3, 1:
ego ne ingratis quidem bene facere absistam,
Liv. 36, 35, 4.—Reflexively. sibi bene facere, enjoy one ' s self, have a good time, genio indulgere (v. I. A. 2. e. supra): nec quisquam est tam ingenio duro quin, ubi quidquam occasionis sit sibi faciat bene, Plaut. As. grex 5.—
(β).
With in and abl.:
quoniam bene quae in me fecerunt, ingrata ea habui,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 30.—
(γ).
With erga:
si quid amicum erga bene feci,
Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 4.—
(δ).
With ellipsis of dat., to impart benefits:
ingrata atque irrita esse omnia intellego Quae dedi et quod bene feci,
Plaut. As. 1, 2, 11:
quod bene fecisti, referetur gratia,
id. Capt. 5, 1, 20:
ego quod bene feci, male feci,
id. Ep. 1, 2, 34; id. Trin. 2, 2, 41:
si beneficia in rebus, non in ipsa benefaciendi voluntate consisterent,
Sen. Ben. 1, 7, 1:
benefaciendi animus,
id. ib. 2, 19, 1.—So esp. in formula of thanks, etc.' bene benigneque arbitror te facere, I thank you heartily, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 129: Jup. Jam nunc irata non es? Alc. Non sum. Jup. Bene facis, id. Am. 3, 2, 56; v Brix ad Plaut. Trin. 384.—P. a. as subst.: bĕnĕ facta, orum, n., benefits, benefactions (cf. beneficium): bene facta male locata male facta arbitror, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 2, 18, 62 (Trag. v 429 Vahl.): pol, bene facta tua me hortantur tuo ut imperio paream, Plaut Pers. 5, 2, 65: pro bene factis ejus uti ei pretium possim reddere. id. Capt. 5, 1, 20;
bene facta referre,
Claud. Laud. Stil. 3, 182 tenere, id. ib. 2, 42.—So freq. in eccl. writ ers:
et si bene feceritis his qui vobis bene faciunt,
Vulg. Luc. 6, 33:
bene facite his qui oderunt vos,
id. Matt. 5, 44.—
(ε).
Absol., to do good, perform meritorious acts (in fin. verb only eccl. Lat.)' discite bene facere, Vulg. Isa. 1, 17:
interrogo vos si licet sabbatis bene facere an male,
id. Luc. 6, 9:
qui bene facit, ex Deo est,
id. Joan. Ep. 3, 11.— In P a. (class.): bene facta (almost always in plur.), merits, meritorious acts, brave deeds:
bene facta recte facta sunt,
Cic. Par 3, 1, 22:
omnia bene facta in luce se collocari volunt,
id. Tusc. 2, 26, 64; id. Sen. 3, 9:
bene facta mea reipublicae procedunt,
Sall. J 85, 5, cf. id. C. 8, 5; id. H. Fragm. 1, 19: veteribus bene factis nova pensantes maleficia, Liv 37, 1, 2; cf. Quint. 3, 7, 13, 12, 1, 41; Prop. 2, 1, 24; Ov. M. 15, 850, Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 386.— Sing.: bene factum a vobis, dum vivitis non abscedet, Cato ap. Gell. 16, 1, 4.—
(ζ).
In medical language, to be of good effect, benefit, do good:
id bene faciet et alvum bonam faciet,
Cato, R. R. 157, 6.—So with ad: ad capitis dolorem bene facit serpyllum, Scrib Comp. 1; so id. ib. 5; 9; 13; 41.—
(η).
In the phrase bene facis, etc., as a formula of thanks, v I A. 2. f. supra.—
(θ).
Expressing joy, I am glad of it, I am glad that etc. (comic.) Da. Tua quae fuit Palaestra, ea filia inventa'st mea. La. Bene meher cule factum'st, Plaut. Rud. 5, 3, 9: bis tanto valeo quam valui prius. Ly. Bene hercle factum et gaudeo, id. Merc. 2, 2, 27; Ter And. 5, 6, 11; id. Hec. 5, 4, 17; id. Eun. 5, 8, 7:
bene factum et volup est hodie me his mulierculis Tetulisse auxilium,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 1, 1; Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 11; so, bene factum gaudeo: nam hic noster pater est Ant. Ita me Juppiter bene amet, benefac tum gaudeo, Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 47; Ter Phorm. 5, 6, 43; cf.: Me. Rex Creo vigiles nocturnos singulos semper locat. So. Bene facit, quia nos eramus peregri, tutatu'st domum, I am glad of it, etc., Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 19. bene fecit A. Silius qui transegerit: neque enim ei deesse volebam, et quid possem timebam, I am glad that A. Silius, etc., Cic. Att. 12, 24, 1.—
3.
With esse.
a.
Bene est, impers., it is well.
(α).
In the epistolary formula: si vales bene est; or, si vales bene est, (ego) valeo (abbrev. S.V.B.E.V.), Afran. ap Prisc. p 804 P; Cic. Fam. 5, 14, 1; 10, 34, 1; 4, 1, 1; cf. id. ib. 5, 7, 1; 5, 9, 1; 5, 10, 1; 10, 33, 1; 10, 14, 8; 10, 14, 11;
14, 14, 1, 14, 14, 16: si valetis gaudeo,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 41 —These formulas were obsolete at Seneca's time: mos antiquis fuit, usque ad meam servatus aetatem, primis epistulae verbis adicere: Si vales, bene est;
ego valeo,
Sen. Ep. 15, 1.—
(β).
= bene factum est (cf. I. 2. k. supra): oculis quoque etiam plus jam video quam prius: Ly. Bene est, Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 26: hic est intus filius apud nos tuus. De. Optume'st, id. ib. 5, 4, 49; Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 48, 5, 5, 3; id. Hec. 5, 4, 31.—
b.
Bene est alicui, impers., it is ( goes) well with one, one does well, is well off, enjoys himself, is happy: nam si curent, bene bonis sit, male malis, quod nunc abest, Enn ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 32, 79 (Trag. v. 355 Vahl.):
bona si esse veis, bene erit tibi,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 12:
quia illi, unde huc abvecta sum, malis bene esse solitum'st,
id. ib. 3, 1, 13:
qui neque tibi bene esse patere, et illis qui bus est invides,
id. Ps. 4, 7, 35 (so id. Trin. 2, 2, 71): num quippiam aluit me vis? De. Ut bene sit tibi, id Pers. 4, 8, 5; id. Poen. 4, 2, 90; Ter Phorm. 1, 2, 101: nemini nimium bene est, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 185 P.:
si non est, jurat bene solis esse maritis,
Hor. Ep 1, 1, 88:
nec tamen illis bene erit, quia non bono gaudent,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 11, 4: BENE SIT NOBIS, Inscr Orell. 4754; Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 95; 4, 2, 36; id. Curc. 4, 2, 31; id. Pers. 5, 2, 74; id. Stich. 5, 5, 12; id. Merc. 2, 2, 55; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 9.— Comp.: istas minas decem, qui me procurem dum melius sit mi, des. Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 40:
spero ex tuis litteris tibi melius esse,
that your health is better, Cic. Fam. 16, 22, 1; Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 1; Ter And. 2, 5, 16.—With dat. understood: patria est ubi cumque est bene (i. e. cuique), where one does well, there is his country, Poet. ap. Cic Tusc 5, 37, 108 (Trag. Rel. inc. p. 248 Rib). [p. 231] —With abl., to be well off in, to feast upon a thing:
ubi illi bene sit ligno, aqua calida, cibo, vestimentis,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 39:
at mihi bene erat, non piscibus, Sed pullo atque hoedo,
Hor. S. 2, 2, 120.—
c.
Bene sum = bene mihi est:
minore nusquam bene fui dispendio,
Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 20:
de eo (argento) nunc bene sunt tua virtute,
id. Truc. 4, 2, 28: dato qui bene sit;
ego ubi bene sit tibi locum lepidum dabo,
id. Bacch. 1, 1, 51:
scis bene esse si sit unde,
id. Capt. 4, 2, 70.—
4.
Bene habere.
a.
With subj. nom.
(α).
To enjoy, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 35 al.; v. I. A. 2. e. supra.—
(β).
To be favorable, to favor:
bene habent tibi principia,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 82. —
(γ).
With se, to be well, well off. imperator se bene habet, it is well with, Sen. Ep. 24, 9; cf.:
si te bene habes,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 122 Brix ad loc.—
b.
Hoc bene habet, or bene habet, impers. ( = res se bene habet), it is well, matters stand well:
bene habet: jacta sunt fundamenta defensionis,
Cic. Mur. 6, 14:
bene habet: di pium movere bellum,
Liv. 8, 6, 4:
atque bene habet si a collega litatum est,
id. 8, 9, 1; Juv. 10, 72; Stat. Th. 11, 557.— So pers.: bene habemus nos, si in his spes est;
opinor, aliud agamus,
we are well off, Cic. Att. 2, 8, 1.—
5.
Bene agere, with cum and abl.
(α).
To treat one well:
bene egissent Athenienses cum Miltiade si, etc.,
Val. Max. 5, 3, ext. 3.—
(β).
Impers.: bene agitur cum aliquo, it goes well with one, he is fortunate:
bene dicat secum esse actum,
that he has come off well, Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 2:
non tam bene cum rebus humanis agitur ut meliora pluribus placeant,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 2, 1.— With ellipsis of cum and abl.:
si hinc non abeo intestatus, bene agitur pro noxia (sc. mecum),
Plaut. Mil. 5, 23.—
6.
Rem (negotium) bene gerere.
(α).
To administer well private or public affairs: multi suam rem bene gessere et publicam patria procul, Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6, 1 (Trag. Rel. v. 295 Vahl.):
non ut multis bene gestae, sed, ut nemini, conservatae rei publicae,
Cic. Pis. 3, 6; so,
qui ordo bene gestae rei publicae testimonium multis, mihi uni conservatae dedit,
id. Phil. 2, 1, 2:
rem publicam,
id. Pis. 19, 45:
Apollini republica vestra bene gesta servataque... donum mittitote,
Liv. 23, 11, 3.—
(β).
To be successful, meet with success, acquit one ' s self well; usu. of war;
also of private affairs: bello extincto, re bene gesta, vobis gratis habeo, etc.,
Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 2:
quando bene gessi rem, volo hic in fano supplicare,
id. Curc. 4, 2, 41;
quasi re bene gesta,
Ter. Ad. 5, 1, 13:
rem te valde bene gessisse rumor erat,
that you had met with great success, Cic. Fam. 1, 8, 7; id. Planc. 25, 61:
conclamant omnes occasionem negotii bene gerendi amittendam non esse,
Caes. B. G. 5, 57:
haec cogitanti accidere visa est facultas bene rei gerendae,
id. ib. 7, 44:
res bello bene gestae,
success in war, Liv. 23, 12, 11:
laeti bene gestis corpora rebus Procurate,
Verg. A. 9, 157; cf. Cic. Planc. 25, 61; Liv. 1, 37, 6; 4, 47, 1; 8, 30, 5; 22, 25, 4; 23, 36, 2.—
7.
Bene vertere, in wishes.
(α).
With the rel. quod or quae res as subject, to turn out well; absol. or with dat.:
quae res tibi et gnatae tuae bene feliciterque vortat,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 58:
quod utrisque bene vertat,
Liv. 8, 5, 6:
quod bene verteret,
id. 3, 26, 9; cf. id. 3, 35, 8; 3, 62, 5; 7, 39, 10; v. verto; cf.:
quod bene eveniat,
Cato, R. R. 141.—
(β).
With di as subject:
di bene vortant,
may the gods let it turn out well, may the gods grant success, Plaut. Aul. 2, 3, 5; cf. Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 10; id. Hec. 1, 2, 121; id. Phorm. 3, 3, 19; v. verte.—
8.
Bene, colloquially in leave-taking: bene ambula, walk well, i. e. have a pleasant walk! Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 166: De. Bene ambulato! Ly. Bene vale! id. Merc 2, 2, 55:
bene valete et vivite!
id. Mil. 4, 8, 30:
cives bene valete!
id. Merc. 5, 2, 25; cf. id. Ep. 5, 1, 40; id. Merc. 2, 4, 28; 5, 4, 65; id. Curc. 4, 2, 30; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 115; id. Hec. 1, 2, 122:
salvere jubeo te, mi Saturides, bene,
Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 35: LAGGE, FILI, BENE QVIESCAS, Sepulch. Inscr. Orell. p. 4755.—
9.
In invocations to the gods, often redundant (cf. bonus):
ita me Juppiter bene amet,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 47:
di te bene ament, Hegio,
id. Capt. 1, 2, 29:
ita me di bene ament,
Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 1; cf. id. ib. 5, 2, 43; id. Hec. 2, 1, 9; id. Phorm. 1, 3, 13:
Jane pater uti te... bonas preces bene precatus siem,
Cato, R. R. 134: bene sponsis, beneque volueris in precatione augurali Messala augur ait significare spoponderis, volueris, Fest. p. 351 Mull. (p. 267 Lind.).—
10.
Elliptical expressions.
(α).
Bene, melius, optime, instead of bene, etc., dicit, dicis, or facit, facis, etc.:
bene Pericles (i.e. dixit),
Cic. Off. 1,40, 144:
bene (Philippus) ministrum et praebitorem,
id. ib. 2, 14, 53:
existimabatur bene, Latine (i. e. loqui),
id. Brut. 74, 259; so id. Sen. 14, 47:
at bene Areus,
Quint. 2, 15, 36; cf. id. 10, 1, 56:
nam ante Aristippus, et ille melius (i.e. hoc dixerat),
Cic. Fin. 1, 8, 26:
sed haec tu melius vel optime omnium (i.e. facies),
id. Fam. 4, 13, 7; id. Fin. 1, 18, 61; 1, 19, 63; id. Off. 3, 11, 49; id. Sen. 20, 73; id. Opt. Gen. 6, 18; Quint. 10, 3, 25; 10, 2, 24; 6, 1, 3; 9, 4, 23.—
(β).
In applauding answers' bene and optime, good! bravo! excellent! euge, euge! Perbene! Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 75: huc respice. Da. Optume! id. ib. 3, 4, 3; cf. id. Merc. 1, 2, 114; 5, 4, 16.—
(γ).
In drinking health, with acc. or dat., health to you, your health! bene vos! bene nos! bene te! bene me! bene nostram etiam Stephanium! Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 27; Tib 2, 1, 31: bene te, pater optime Caesar, etc.; Ov. F. 2, 637:
bene mihi, bene vobis, bene amicae meae!
Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 21; Ov.A.A. 1, 601.—
11.
Pregn., in ellipt. predicate: quod (imperium) si (ei) sui bene crediderint cives... credere et Latinos debere, if his own citizens did well to intrust the supreme power to him, etc., Liv. 1, 50, 5:
in Velia aedificent quibus melius quam P. Valerio creditur libertas,
to whom it will be safer to intrust liberty, id. 2, 7, 11:
melius peribimus quam sine alteris vestrum viduae aut orbae vivemus,
it will be better for us to perish, id. 1, 13, 3:
bene Arruntium morte usum,
that it was right for Arruntius to die, Tac. A. 6, 48; Liv. 2, 30, 6; Quint. 9, 4, 92; Tac. A. 2, 44.—
II.
Adv. of intensity, = valde, very, with adjj. and advv.
1.
With adjj.: bene tempestate serena, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 39, 82 (Ann. v. 517 Vahl.): foedus feri bene firmum, id. ap. Porphyr. ad Hor. C. 3, 24, 50 (Ann. v. 33 ib.); cf.:
bene firmus,
Cic. Fam. 16, 8, 1; id. Phil. 6, 7, 18:
bene robustus,
id. Div. in Caecil. 15, 48:
bene morigerus fuit puer,
Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 13:
bene ergo ego hinc praedatus ibo,
id. Ps. 4, 7, 39:
bene lautum,
id. Rud. 3, 3, 39:
bene et naviter oportet esse impudentem,
Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 3:
id utrum Romano more locutus sit, bene nummatum te futurum, an, etc.,
id. ib. 7, 16, 3:
bene sanos,
id. Fin. 1, 16, 52; 1, 21, 71; Hor. S. 1, 3, 61; 1, 9, 44:
bene longinquos dolores,
Cic. Fin. 2, 29, 94:
sermonem bene longum,
id. Or. 2, 88, 361:
bene magna caterva,
id. Mur. 33, 69:
magna multitudo,
Hirt. B. Hisp. 4:
barbatus,
Cic. Cat. 2, 10, 22:
fidum pectus,
Hor. C. 2, 12, 15:
cautus,
Ov. H. 1, 44:
multa,
Ov. Tr. 1, 7, 15: multi, Pollio ap. Cic. Fam 10, 33, 4:
homo optime dives,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 23, 2.—
2.
With advv.: bene saepe libenter, Enn. Ann. ap. Gell. 12, 4, 4 (Ann. v. 239 Vahl.); cf.:
bene libenter victitas,
Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 44:
bene mane haec scripsi,
Cic. Att. 4, 9, 2; 4, 10, 16:
bene penitus,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 70, § 169:
bene longe,
Hirt. B. Hisp. 25:
bene gnaviter,
Sen. Ot. Sap. 1 (28), 5.—With adverb. phrase:
siad te bene ante lucem venisset,
Cic. Or. 2, 64, 259.

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7 articulus

artĭcŭlus, i, m. dim. [2. artus], a small member connecting various parts of the body, a joint, knot, knuckle.
I.
A.. Lit.:
nodi corporum, qui vocantur articuli,
Plin. 11, 37, 88, § 217:
hominis digiti articulos habent ternos, pollex binos,
id. 11, 43, 99, § 244:
summus caudae articulus,
id. 8, 41, 63, § 153 al.:
crura sine nodis articulisque,
Caes. B. G. 6, 27:
ipso in articulo, quo jungitur capiti cervix,
Liv. 27, 49:
auxerat articulos macies,
i. e. had made more joints, had made the bones visible, Ov. M. 8, 807:
articulorum dolores habere,
i. e. gouty pains, Cic. Att. 1, 5 fin.; cf. Cels. 5, 18: postquam illi justa cheragra Contudit articulos, * Hor. S. 2, 7, 16; cf. Pers. 5, 58:
gladiatorem vehementis impetus excipit adversarii mollis articulus,
Quint. 2, 12, 2.—Hence, molli articulo tractare aliquem, to touch one gently, softly, Quint. 11, 2, 70.—Of plants:
ineunte vere in iis (vitibus), quae relicta sunt, exsistit, tamquam ad articulos sarmentorum, ea quae gemma dicitur,
Cic. Sen. 15, 53; Plin. 16, 24, 36, § 88:
ante quam seges in articulum eat,
Col. 2, 11, 9; so Plin. 18, 17, 45, § 159. —Of mountains, a hill connecting several larger mountains:
montium articuli,
Plin. 37, 13, 77, § 201.—
B.
With an extension of the idea, a limb, member, in gen. (cf. 2. artus), * Lucr. 3, 697.—Hence also for a finger, Prop. 2, 34, 80; so Ov. H. 10, 140; id. P. 2, 3, 18:
quot manus atteruntur, ut unus niteat articulus!
Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 158:
ab eo missus est articulus manūs,
Vulg. Dan. 5, 24:
aspiciebat articulos manūs,
ib. ib. 5, 5: erexit me super articulos manuum mearum, on the fingers or palms of my hands, ib. ib. 10, 10. —
II.
Trop.
A.
Of discourse, a member, part, division: articulus dicitur, cum singula verba intervallis distinguuntur caesā oratione, hoc modo: acrimoniā, voce, vultu adversarios perterruisti, Auct. ad Her. 4, 19: continuatio verborum soluta multo est aptior atque jucundior, si est articulis membrisque (kommasi kai kôlois) distincta, quam si continuata ac producta, Cic. de Or. 3, 48, 186: (genus orationis) fluctuans et dissolutum eo quod sine nervis et articulis fluctuat huc et illuc, Auct. ad Her. 4, 11.—
Hence,
a short clause, Dig. 36, 1, 27;
also,
a single word, ib. 35, 1, 4:
articulus Est praesentis temporis demonstrationem continet,
ib. 34, 2, 35:
hoc articulo Quisque omnes significantur,
ib. 28, 5, 29.—In gram. the pronn. hic and quis, Varr. L. L. 8, § 45 Müll.; the article, Quint. 1, 4, 19.—
B.
Of time.
1.
A point of time, a moment:
commoditatis omnes articulos scio,
Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 31.—With tempus:
qui hunc in summas angustias adductum putaret, ut eum suis conditionibus in ipso articulo temporis astringeret,
at the most critical moment, Cic. Quinct. 5, 19:
in ipsis quos dixi temporum articulis,
Plin. 2, 97, 99, § 216: si de singulis articulis [p. 168] temporum deliberabimus, August. ap. Suet. Claud. 4;
also without tempus: in ipso articulo,
at the fit moment, at the nick of time, Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 21.—With dies:
in articulo diei illius ingressus est,
on that very day, Vulg. Gen. 7, 13.—And with res:
in articulo rerum,
Curt. 3, 5; also in articulo, instantly, immediately, = statim, Cod. Just. 1, 33, 3.—Hence with the idea extended,
2.
A space, division of time:
hi cardines singulis articulis dividuntur,
Plin. 18, 25, 59, § 222:
octo articuli lunae,
id. 18, 35, 79, § 350: articulus austrinus, i. e. in which auster blows, id. 17, 2, 2, § 11.—
C.
Of other abstract things, part, division, point: per eosdem articulos (i.e. per easdem honorum partes) et gradus producere, August. ap. Suet. Claud. 4:
stationes in mediis latitudinum articulis, quae vocant ecliptica,
Plin. 2, 15, 13, § 68; Dig. 1, 3, 12:
ventum est ergo ad ipsum articulum causae, i. e. ventum ad rei cardinem,
the turning-point, Arn. 7, p. 243.

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8 articulus

articulus ī, m dim. [2 artus]. a joint, knuckle: crura sine articulis, Cs.: quo iungitur capiti cervix, L.: sarmentorum. — Esp., plur, the fingers: labella abstergere articulis, Ct.—Fig., of discourse, a part, member. — Of time: in ipso articulo temporis, at the nick of time: in ipso articulo, T.
* * *

articuli N M

joint; portion of limb/finger between joints; part; (critical) moment; crisis; point of time; (Vulgate)

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9 attemperātē (adt-)

attemperātē (adt-) adv. [ad + tempero], opportunely, in the nick of time (once): evenit, T.

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10 opportūnus (opor-)

opportūnus (opor-) adj. with comp. and sup. [ob+2 PAR-], fit, meet, adapted, convenient, suitable, seasonable, opportune: tempus actionis: tempore opportunissimo, in the nick of time, Cs.: urbs opportunior ad res gerundas: nidis domus volucrum, V.: suā pōpulus umbrā, O.: nihil opportunius accidere vidi: Romanus opportunus huic eruptioni fuit, liable, L.: necubi hosti opportunus fieret, exposed, S.: iniuriae, S.: loca, exposed to attack, L.— Plur n. as subst, exposed parts, accessible places: moenium, L.: locorum, Ta.—Advantageous, serviceable, useful: res singulae rebus singulis nulla opportunior nostrā amicitia, S.

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11 Commodus

1.
com-mŏdus, a, um, adj., that has a due or proper measure; hence,
I.
Object., complete, perfect, of full weight or measure, fit, suitable, due, proper, etc. (mostly poet. or in post-Aug. prose;
most freq. in Plaut.): statura,
a tall stature, Plaut. As. 2, 3, 21:
capillus,
id. Most. 1, 3, 98:
viginti argenti minae,
full twenty, id. As. 3, 3, 134 (cf. id. ib. 3, 3, 144: minae bonae); id. Merc. 2, 3, 101:
talentum argenti,
id. Rud. 5, 2, 31; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 266, 27:
novem cyathis commodis miscentur pocula,
Hor. C. 3, 19, 12:
alimenta,
Dig. 34, 1, 16, § 1:
capitis valetudo commodior,
more firm, Cels. 8, 1; Quint. 6, 3, 77;
and transf. to the person: vivere filium atque etiam commodiorem esse,
to be better, Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 4.—
II.
Subject., suitable, fit, convenient, opportune, commodious, easy, appropriate for some one or something, favorable, friendly to (in every period and species of composition); constr. with dat. or absol., rarely with ad (v. the foll.).
A.
Of things.
1.
With dat.
a.
Of the purpose or use:
curationi omnia commodiora,
Liv. 30, 19, 5:
nec pecori opportuna seges nec commoda Baccho,
Verg. G. 4, 129.—
b.
Of the person:
hoc et vobis et meae commodum famae arbitror,
Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 9:
quod erit mihi bonum et commodum,
id. Phorm. 1, 2, 81:
nulla lex satis commoda omnibus est (corresp. with prodesse),
Liv. 34, 3, 5:
primordia eloquentiae mortalibus,
Tac. Or. 12:
hanc sibi commodissimam belli rationem judicavit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 85:
quae sit stella homini commoda, quaeque mala,
Prop. 2 (3), 27, 4.—
2.
Absol.:
hiberna,
Liv. 42, 67, 8:
longius ceterum commodius iter,
id. 22, 2, 2; cf.:
commodissimus in Britanniam transjectus,
Caes. B. G. 5, 2:
commodius anni tempus,
Cic. Att. 9, 3, 1; cf. Ter. And. 5, 2, 3:
faciliore ac commodiore judicio,
Cic. Caecin. 3, 8:
litterae satis commodae de Britannicis rebus,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 7, § 25:
mores,
id. Lael. 15, 54:
commodissimum esse statuit, omnes naves subduci, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 5, 11.—
3.
With or without dat. pers. in the phrase commodum est, it pleases, is agreeable, = libet:
proinde ut commodum est,
Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 8; 3, 1, 2: dum erit commodum, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 38:
si id non commodum est,
id. Eun. 3, 2, 49; id. Phorm. 5, 8, 37; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 13, § 33 Ascon.; 2, 2, 16, § 39; 2, 1, 26, § 65; 2, 3, 70, § 165; id. Div. 1, 49, 111; id. de Or. 3, 23, 87; Plin. Pan. 48, 1:
id si tibi erit commodum, cures velim,
Cic. Att. 13, 48, 2; Cels. 4, 4; 4, 22.—
4.
With ad and acc. of purpose (very rare):
nec satis ad cursus commoda vestis Erat,
Ov. F. 2, 288.—
5.
With sup. in u (rare):
hoc exornationis genus... commodum est auditu,
Auct. Her. 4, 18, 26.—
B.
Of persons, serving a neighbor or (more freq.) accommodating one ' s self to his wishes, useful, serviceable, pleasant, agreeable, obliging, neighborly, friendly, polite, affable, gentle, etc.:
mihi commodus uni,
Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 9; cf. id. ib. 2, 1, 227:
quemquamne existimas Catone commodiorem, communiorem, moderatiorem fuisse ad omnem rationem humanitatis?
Cic. Mur. 31, 66:
commodior mitiorque,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13, § 39:
Apronius, qui aliis inhumanus ac barbarus, isti uni commodus ac disertus,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 9, § 23:
convivae,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 2; cf.:
commodus comissator,
Ter. Ad. 5, 2, 8; and:
commodus meis sodalibus,
Hor. C. 4, 8, 1:
homines,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 28:
mulier commoda, Faceta,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 10; cf. id. And. 5, 2, 3.—In a double sense with I. supra:
ubi tu commoda's, capillum commodum esse credito,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 98.— Poet., of the measure of iambic verse:
spondeos in jura paterna recepit Commodus et patiens,
sharing the paternal rights with them, in a fraternal manner, Hor. A. P. 257.—Hence,
III.
Subst.: commŏdum, i, n.
1.
A convenient opportunity, favorable condition, convenience (rare, but in good prose):
nostrum exspectare,
Cic. Att. 16, 2, 1:
cum tamdiu sedens meum commodum exspectet,
id. ib. 14, 2, 3;
12, 38, 1: velim aliquando, cum erit tuum commodum, Lentulum puerum visas,
when it shall be convenient for you, id. ib. 12, 28, 3.—More freq.,
b.
In the connection commodo meo, tuo, etc., per commodum, ex commodo, at, or according to my, thy, etc., convenience, conveniently, at one ' s leisure:
etiamsi spatium ad dicendum nostro commodo vacuosque dies habuissemus,
according to our convenience, Cic. Verr. 1, 18, 56:
quod commodo tuo fiat,
id. Fam. 4, 2, 4; 1, 1, 3; id. Att. 13, 48, 1: suo commodo me convenire, Caes. ap. Cic. ib. 14, 1, 2:
ubi consul copias per commodum exponere posset,
Liv. 42, 18, 3:
tamquam lecturus ex commodo,
Sen. Ep. 46, 1; Col. 12, 19, 3;
so opp. festinanter,
id. 6, 2, 14.—
2.
Advantage, profit (very freq. in all periods and species of composition):
commodum est, quod plus usus habet quam molestiae: bonum sincerum debet esse et ab omni parte innoxium,
Sen. Ep. 87, 36 sq.:
ut malis gaudeant atque ex incommodis Alterius sua ut comparent commoda,
Ter. And. 4, 1, 4:
ut ex illius commodo meum compararem commodum,
id. Heaut. 2, 4, 17; cf. id. Hec. 5, 3, 42; Cic. N. D. 1, 9, 23:
cui tam subito tot congruerint commoda,
Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 3:
(honestatem) ipsam suo splendore ad se animos ducere, nullo prorsus commodo extrinsecus posito, Cic. Ac. Fragm. ap. Aug. contr. Ac. 3, 7, 15 (IV. 2, p. 470 Orell.): sequi matris commodum,
Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 31:
pacis,
Cic. de Or. 2, 82, 335:
contra valetudinis commodum laborare,
to the injury of health, id. Mur. 23, 47:
mea,
Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 37:
in publica peccem,
id. ib. 2, 1, 3; cf.:
populi commoda,
Nep. Phoc. 4, 1.—
b.
Specif., a reward, pay, stipend, salary, wages for public service: veteranorum, Brut. et Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 2, 3:
omnibus provincialibus ornamentis commodisque depositis,
emoluments, id. Red. in Sen. 14, 35; Suet. Ner. 32; cf.:
emeritae militiae,
id. Calig. 44; id. Aug. 49; cf. also id. Vit. 15; id. Galb. 12:
militibus commoda dare,
Ov. A. A. 1, 131 sq.:
tribunatus,
Cic. Fam. 7, 8, 1:
missionum,
Suet. Aug. 49.—
c.
A favor, privilege, immunity, Suet. Aug. 31; id. Claud. 19.—
d.
A useful thing, a good:
commoda vitae,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 87; Lucr. 3, 2; cf.:
cetera opinione bona sunt... proprietas in illis boni non est. Itaque commoda vocentur,
Sen. Ep. 74, 17:
inter commoda illas (divitias) numeratis: atqui eādem ratione ne commodum quidem erunt,
id. ib. 87, 29. —
e.
Sometimes commodo or per commodum, adverb. antith. to that which is [p. 382] injurious, without injury or detriment:
ut regem reducas, quod commodo rei publicae facere possis,
Cic. Fam. 1, 1, 3:
si per commodum reipublicae posset, Romam venisset,
Liv. 10, 25, 17.—
3.
Concr., = commodatum, that which is lent, a loan:
qui forum et basilicas commodis hospitum, non furtis nocentium ornarent,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 3, § 6; cf. Isid. Orig. 5, 25, 16.—
B.
Advv.:
1.
commŏdum, adv. temp. (only in colloquial lang. and post-class. prose writers).
a.
At a fit time, just in time, at the very nick, at the very moment, opportunely, seasonably ( = opportune, eukairôs):
ecce autem commodum aperitur foris,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 61:
commodum adveni domum,
id. Am. 2, 2, 37:
orditur loqui,
id. Trin. 5, 2, 12:
ipse exit Lesbonicus,
id. ib. 2, 3, 9: eukairôs ad me venit, cum haberem Dolabellam, Torquatus... commodum egeram diligentissime, Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1; Symm. Ep. 2, 47. —
b.
To designate a point of time that corresponds with another, or that just precedes it, just, just then, just now.
(α).
Absol.:
ad te hercle ibam commodum,
Plaut. Cas. 3, 4, 3; Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 9:
Taurus, sectatoribus commodum dimissis, sedebat, etc.,
Gell. 2, 2, 2:
si istac ibis, commodum obviam venies patri,
just meet, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 107. —
(β).
With postquam or (more freq.) with cum in a parallel clause:
postquam me misisti ad portum cum luci simul, Commodum radiosus ecce sol superabat ex mari,
Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 41:
quom huc respicio ad virginem, Illa sese interea commodum huc advorterat,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 52:
commodum discesseras heri, cum Trebatius venit,
Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1:
emerseram commodum ex Antiati in Appiam, cum in me incurrit Curio,
id. ib. 2, 12, 2 B. and K. (al. commode); so with the pluperf. and a foll. cum, id. ib. 13, 19, 1; 13, 30, 2; 10, 16, 1; App. M. 1, p. 107, 15:
adducitur a Veneriis Lollius commodum cum Apronius e palaestrā redisset,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 61 B. and K. (Zumpt, commode):
cum jam filiae nostrae dies natalis appeteret, commodum aderant, quae muneri miseratis,
Symm. Ep. 3, 50. —
2.
commŏdŏ, adv. temp., = commodum, a., just in time, seasonably, just at this time (ante-class. and very rare): commodo eccum exit, Titin. ap. Charis. p. 177 P. (i. e. in tempore, Charis.): commodo de parte superiore descendebat, Sisenn. ib.: commodo dictitemus, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Charis. p. 174; cf. id. ib. p. 177.—
3.
commŏdē, adv.
a.
(Acc. to commodus, I.) Duly, properly, completely, rightly, well, skilfully, neatly, etc. (class.):
suo quique loco viden' capillus satis compositu'st commode?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97: commode amictus non sum, id. Fragm. ap. Gell. 18, 12, 3:
saltare, Nep. praef. § 1: legere,
Plin. Ep. 5, 19, 3; cf. in comp., id. ib. 9, 34, 1:
multa breviter et commode dicta,
Cic. Lael. 1, 1; cf. id. de Or. 1, 53, 227; id. Rosc. Am. 4, 9; Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 20; 1, 2, 33 al.:
cogitare,
id. Heaut. prol. 14:
audire,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 58, § 134:
valere,
Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 11:
feceris commode mihique gratum, si, etc.,
Cic. Att. 10, 3 fin.:
commode facere, quod, etc.,
id. ib. 11, 7, 7; in comp.:
commodius fecissent tribuni plebis, si, etc.,
id. Agr. 3, 1, 1.—In medic.:
commode facere,
to do well, be beneficial, Cels. 4, 12.—
b.
(Acc. to commodus, II.)
(α).
Conveniently, suitably, opportunely, fitly, aptly, appropriately:
magis commode quam strenue navigavi,
Cic. Att. 16, 6, 1:
ille satis scite et commode tempus ad te cepit adeundi,
id. Fam. 11, 16, 1:
vos istic commodissime sperem esse,
id. ib. 14, 7, 2:
explorat, quo commodissime itinere valles transiri possit,
Caes. B. G. 5, 49 fin.:
hoc ego commodius quam tu vivo,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 110; cf.:
consumere vitiatum commodius quam integrum,
id. ib. 2, 2, 91; Quint. 6, 3, 54:
cui commodissime subjungitur,
id. 9, 3, 82; cf. id. 4, 1, 76.—
(β).
In a friendly manner, pleasantly, gently, kindly:
acceptae bene et commode eximus,
Plaut. Cas. 5, 1, 1; id. Poen. 1, 2, 190; Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 48.—
c.
(Equiv. to commodum, adv. b.) Just, just at the moment when, etc.; only v.l. in the doubtful passages cited supra, commodum, b. fin.
2.
Commŏdus, i, m., a Roman cognomen; so L. Aelius Aurelius Commodus, Roman emperor, Lampr. Commod. 1 sq.; Eutr. 8, 15 al.—Hence,
1.
Commŏdĭā-nus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Commodus: horti, Lampr. Commod. 8:
thermae,
Spart. Nigid. 6 al. —
2.
Commŏ-dĭus, a, um, adj., the same:
Nonae,
Lampr. Commod. 12; cf. id. ib. 11.—
3.
Commŏ-dus, a, um, adj., the same: mensis, i. e. August, which Commodus wished to name after himself, Lampr. Commod. 11.

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12 commodus

1.
com-mŏdus, a, um, adj., that has a due or proper measure; hence,
I.
Object., complete, perfect, of full weight or measure, fit, suitable, due, proper, etc. (mostly poet. or in post-Aug. prose;
most freq. in Plaut.): statura,
a tall stature, Plaut. As. 2, 3, 21:
capillus,
id. Most. 1, 3, 98:
viginti argenti minae,
full twenty, id. As. 3, 3, 134 (cf. id. ib. 3, 3, 144: minae bonae); id. Merc. 2, 3, 101:
talentum argenti,
id. Rud. 5, 2, 31; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 266, 27:
novem cyathis commodis miscentur pocula,
Hor. C. 3, 19, 12:
alimenta,
Dig. 34, 1, 16, § 1:
capitis valetudo commodior,
more firm, Cels. 8, 1; Quint. 6, 3, 77;
and transf. to the person: vivere filium atque etiam commodiorem esse,
to be better, Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 4.—
II.
Subject., suitable, fit, convenient, opportune, commodious, easy, appropriate for some one or something, favorable, friendly to (in every period and species of composition); constr. with dat. or absol., rarely with ad (v. the foll.).
A.
Of things.
1.
With dat.
a.
Of the purpose or use:
curationi omnia commodiora,
Liv. 30, 19, 5:
nec pecori opportuna seges nec commoda Baccho,
Verg. G. 4, 129.—
b.
Of the person:
hoc et vobis et meae commodum famae arbitror,
Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 9:
quod erit mihi bonum et commodum,
id. Phorm. 1, 2, 81:
nulla lex satis commoda omnibus est (corresp. with prodesse),
Liv. 34, 3, 5:
primordia eloquentiae mortalibus,
Tac. Or. 12:
hanc sibi commodissimam belli rationem judicavit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 85:
quae sit stella homini commoda, quaeque mala,
Prop. 2 (3), 27, 4.—
2.
Absol.:
hiberna,
Liv. 42, 67, 8:
longius ceterum commodius iter,
id. 22, 2, 2; cf.:
commodissimus in Britanniam transjectus,
Caes. B. G. 5, 2:
commodius anni tempus,
Cic. Att. 9, 3, 1; cf. Ter. And. 5, 2, 3:
faciliore ac commodiore judicio,
Cic. Caecin. 3, 8:
litterae satis commodae de Britannicis rebus,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 7, § 25:
mores,
id. Lael. 15, 54:
commodissimum esse statuit, omnes naves subduci, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 5, 11.—
3.
With or without dat. pers. in the phrase commodum est, it pleases, is agreeable, = libet:
proinde ut commodum est,
Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 8; 3, 1, 2: dum erit commodum, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 38:
si id non commodum est,
id. Eun. 3, 2, 49; id. Phorm. 5, 8, 37; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 13, § 33 Ascon.; 2, 2, 16, § 39; 2, 1, 26, § 65; 2, 3, 70, § 165; id. Div. 1, 49, 111; id. de Or. 3, 23, 87; Plin. Pan. 48, 1:
id si tibi erit commodum, cures velim,
Cic. Att. 13, 48, 2; Cels. 4, 4; 4, 22.—
4.
With ad and acc. of purpose (very rare):
nec satis ad cursus commoda vestis Erat,
Ov. F. 2, 288.—
5.
With sup. in u (rare):
hoc exornationis genus... commodum est auditu,
Auct. Her. 4, 18, 26.—
B.
Of persons, serving a neighbor or (more freq.) accommodating one ' s self to his wishes, useful, serviceable, pleasant, agreeable, obliging, neighborly, friendly, polite, affable, gentle, etc.:
mihi commodus uni,
Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 9; cf. id. ib. 2, 1, 227:
quemquamne existimas Catone commodiorem, communiorem, moderatiorem fuisse ad omnem rationem humanitatis?
Cic. Mur. 31, 66:
commodior mitiorque,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13, § 39:
Apronius, qui aliis inhumanus ac barbarus, isti uni commodus ac disertus,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 9, § 23:
convivae,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 2; cf.:
commodus comissator,
Ter. Ad. 5, 2, 8; and:
commodus meis sodalibus,
Hor. C. 4, 8, 1:
homines,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 28:
mulier commoda, Faceta,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 10; cf. id. And. 5, 2, 3.—In a double sense with I. supra:
ubi tu commoda's, capillum commodum esse credito,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 98.— Poet., of the measure of iambic verse:
spondeos in jura paterna recepit Commodus et patiens,
sharing the paternal rights with them, in a fraternal manner, Hor. A. P. 257.—Hence,
III.
Subst.: commŏdum, i, n.
1.
A convenient opportunity, favorable condition, convenience (rare, but in good prose):
nostrum exspectare,
Cic. Att. 16, 2, 1:
cum tamdiu sedens meum commodum exspectet,
id. ib. 14, 2, 3;
12, 38, 1: velim aliquando, cum erit tuum commodum, Lentulum puerum visas,
when it shall be convenient for you, id. ib. 12, 28, 3.—More freq.,
b.
In the connection commodo meo, tuo, etc., per commodum, ex commodo, at, or according to my, thy, etc., convenience, conveniently, at one ' s leisure:
etiamsi spatium ad dicendum nostro commodo vacuosque dies habuissemus,
according to our convenience, Cic. Verr. 1, 18, 56:
quod commodo tuo fiat,
id. Fam. 4, 2, 4; 1, 1, 3; id. Att. 13, 48, 1: suo commodo me convenire, Caes. ap. Cic. ib. 14, 1, 2:
ubi consul copias per commodum exponere posset,
Liv. 42, 18, 3:
tamquam lecturus ex commodo,
Sen. Ep. 46, 1; Col. 12, 19, 3;
so opp. festinanter,
id. 6, 2, 14.—
2.
Advantage, profit (very freq. in all periods and species of composition):
commodum est, quod plus usus habet quam molestiae: bonum sincerum debet esse et ab omni parte innoxium,
Sen. Ep. 87, 36 sq.:
ut malis gaudeant atque ex incommodis Alterius sua ut comparent commoda,
Ter. And. 4, 1, 4:
ut ex illius commodo meum compararem commodum,
id. Heaut. 2, 4, 17; cf. id. Hec. 5, 3, 42; Cic. N. D. 1, 9, 23:
cui tam subito tot congruerint commoda,
Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 3:
(honestatem) ipsam suo splendore ad se animos ducere, nullo prorsus commodo extrinsecus posito, Cic. Ac. Fragm. ap. Aug. contr. Ac. 3, 7, 15 (IV. 2, p. 470 Orell.): sequi matris commodum,
Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 31:
pacis,
Cic. de Or. 2, 82, 335:
contra valetudinis commodum laborare,
to the injury of health, id. Mur. 23, 47:
mea,
Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 37:
in publica peccem,
id. ib. 2, 1, 3; cf.:
populi commoda,
Nep. Phoc. 4, 1.—
b.
Specif., a reward, pay, stipend, salary, wages for public service: veteranorum, Brut. et Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 2, 3:
omnibus provincialibus ornamentis commodisque depositis,
emoluments, id. Red. in Sen. 14, 35; Suet. Ner. 32; cf.:
emeritae militiae,
id. Calig. 44; id. Aug. 49; cf. also id. Vit. 15; id. Galb. 12:
militibus commoda dare,
Ov. A. A. 1, 131 sq.:
tribunatus,
Cic. Fam. 7, 8, 1:
missionum,
Suet. Aug. 49.—
c.
A favor, privilege, immunity, Suet. Aug. 31; id. Claud. 19.—
d.
A useful thing, a good:
commoda vitae,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 87; Lucr. 3, 2; cf.:
cetera opinione bona sunt... proprietas in illis boni non est. Itaque commoda vocentur,
Sen. Ep. 74, 17:
inter commoda illas (divitias) numeratis: atqui eādem ratione ne commodum quidem erunt,
id. ib. 87, 29. —
e.
Sometimes commodo or per commodum, adverb. antith. to that which is [p. 382] injurious, without injury or detriment:
ut regem reducas, quod commodo rei publicae facere possis,
Cic. Fam. 1, 1, 3:
si per commodum reipublicae posset, Romam venisset,
Liv. 10, 25, 17.—
3.
Concr., = commodatum, that which is lent, a loan:
qui forum et basilicas commodis hospitum, non furtis nocentium ornarent,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 3, § 6; cf. Isid. Orig. 5, 25, 16.—
B.
Advv.:
1.
commŏdum, adv. temp. (only in colloquial lang. and post-class. prose writers).
a.
At a fit time, just in time, at the very nick, at the very moment, opportunely, seasonably ( = opportune, eukairôs):
ecce autem commodum aperitur foris,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 61:
commodum adveni domum,
id. Am. 2, 2, 37:
orditur loqui,
id. Trin. 5, 2, 12:
ipse exit Lesbonicus,
id. ib. 2, 3, 9: eukairôs ad me venit, cum haberem Dolabellam, Torquatus... commodum egeram diligentissime, Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1; Symm. Ep. 2, 47. —
b.
To designate a point of time that corresponds with another, or that just precedes it, just, just then, just now.
(α).
Absol.:
ad te hercle ibam commodum,
Plaut. Cas. 3, 4, 3; Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 9:
Taurus, sectatoribus commodum dimissis, sedebat, etc.,
Gell. 2, 2, 2:
si istac ibis, commodum obviam venies patri,
just meet, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 107. —
(β).
With postquam or (more freq.) with cum in a parallel clause:
postquam me misisti ad portum cum luci simul, Commodum radiosus ecce sol superabat ex mari,
Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 41:
quom huc respicio ad virginem, Illa sese interea commodum huc advorterat,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 52:
commodum discesseras heri, cum Trebatius venit,
Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1:
emerseram commodum ex Antiati in Appiam, cum in me incurrit Curio,
id. ib. 2, 12, 2 B. and K. (al. commode); so with the pluperf. and a foll. cum, id. ib. 13, 19, 1; 13, 30, 2; 10, 16, 1; App. M. 1, p. 107, 15:
adducitur a Veneriis Lollius commodum cum Apronius e palaestrā redisset,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 61 B. and K. (Zumpt, commode):
cum jam filiae nostrae dies natalis appeteret, commodum aderant, quae muneri miseratis,
Symm. Ep. 3, 50. —
2.
commŏdŏ, adv. temp., = commodum, a., just in time, seasonably, just at this time (ante-class. and very rare): commodo eccum exit, Titin. ap. Charis. p. 177 P. (i. e. in tempore, Charis.): commodo de parte superiore descendebat, Sisenn. ib.: commodo dictitemus, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Charis. p. 174; cf. id. ib. p. 177.—
3.
commŏdē, adv.
a.
(Acc. to commodus, I.) Duly, properly, completely, rightly, well, skilfully, neatly, etc. (class.):
suo quique loco viden' capillus satis compositu'st commode?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97: commode amictus non sum, id. Fragm. ap. Gell. 18, 12, 3:
saltare, Nep. praef. § 1: legere,
Plin. Ep. 5, 19, 3; cf. in comp., id. ib. 9, 34, 1:
multa breviter et commode dicta,
Cic. Lael. 1, 1; cf. id. de Or. 1, 53, 227; id. Rosc. Am. 4, 9; Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 20; 1, 2, 33 al.:
cogitare,
id. Heaut. prol. 14:
audire,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 58, § 134:
valere,
Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 11:
feceris commode mihique gratum, si, etc.,
Cic. Att. 10, 3 fin.:
commode facere, quod, etc.,
id. ib. 11, 7, 7; in comp.:
commodius fecissent tribuni plebis, si, etc.,
id. Agr. 3, 1, 1.—In medic.:
commode facere,
to do well, be beneficial, Cels. 4, 12.—
b.
(Acc. to commodus, II.)
(α).
Conveniently, suitably, opportunely, fitly, aptly, appropriately:
magis commode quam strenue navigavi,
Cic. Att. 16, 6, 1:
ille satis scite et commode tempus ad te cepit adeundi,
id. Fam. 11, 16, 1:
vos istic commodissime sperem esse,
id. ib. 14, 7, 2:
explorat, quo commodissime itinere valles transiri possit,
Caes. B. G. 5, 49 fin.:
hoc ego commodius quam tu vivo,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 110; cf.:
consumere vitiatum commodius quam integrum,
id. ib. 2, 2, 91; Quint. 6, 3, 54:
cui commodissime subjungitur,
id. 9, 3, 82; cf. id. 4, 1, 76.—
(β).
In a friendly manner, pleasantly, gently, kindly:
acceptae bene et commode eximus,
Plaut. Cas. 5, 1, 1; id. Poen. 1, 2, 190; Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 48.—
c.
(Equiv. to commodum, adv. b.) Just, just at the moment when, etc.; only v.l. in the doubtful passages cited supra, commodum, b. fin.
2.
Commŏdus, i, m., a Roman cognomen; so L. Aelius Aurelius Commodus, Roman emperor, Lampr. Commod. 1 sq.; Eutr. 8, 15 al.—Hence,
1.
Commŏdĭā-nus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Commodus: horti, Lampr. Commod. 8:
thermae,
Spart. Nigid. 6 al. —
2.
Commŏ-dĭus, a, um, adj., the same:
Nonae,
Lampr. Commod. 12; cf. id. ib. 11.—
3.
Commŏ-dus, a, um, adj., the same: mensis, i. e. August, which Commodus wished to name after himself, Lampr. Commod. 11.

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