durably

fĭdēlis, e, adj. [1. fides], that may be trusted or relied upon, trusty, faithful, sincere, true (class.; syn. fidus).

Prop.

Adj., constr. absol., with dat., or with in and acc.

Absol.:

cum et civis mihi bonus et firmus amicus ac fidelis videretur,

Cic. Cael. 6, 14: doctus, fidelis, Suavis homo, etc., Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4 (Ann. v. 249 ed. Vahl.):

boni fidelesque socii,

Liv. 22, 37, 4; 9, 2, 5; 29, 7, 2; 22, 37, 4 Drak. N. cr.; cf.:

sociis multo fidelioribus utimur,

Cic. Att. 5, 18, 2:

est urbs Massilia fortissimorum fidelissimorumque sociorum,

id. Font. 1, 3:

fidelissima conjux,

id. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 3:

medicus multum celer atque fidelis,

Hor. S. 2, 3, 147:

minister,

id. C. 4, 4, 3:

seu visa est catulis cerva fidelibus,

id. ib. 1, 1, 27:

multorum opes praepotentium excludunt amicitias fideles,

Cic. Lael. 15, 54:

consilium,

id. Agr. 2, 2 fin.; cf. id. Clu. 31, 85:

opera,

id. Caecin. 5, 14; cf.:

operā Commii fideli atque utili,

Caes. B. G. 7, 76, 1:

cura,

Ov. H. 1, 104:

silentium,

Hor. C. 3, 2, 25:

desideria (patriae),

id. ib. 4, 5, 15:

lacrimae,

i. e. true, genuine, Ov. H. 14, 127.—

With dat.:

qui (Cn. Pompeius) unum Deiotarum fidelem populo Romano judicavit,

Cic. Phil. 11, 13, 34:

cave tu illi fidelis potius fueris quam mihi,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 2, 11:

illi fuisti quam mihi fidelior,

id. Capt. 3, 5, 58:

habere aliquem fidelem sibi,

id. Bacch. 3, 3, 87:

quem sibi fidelem arbitrabatur,

Caes. B. G. 4, 21, 7; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 1; Quint. 11, 2, 42.—

With in and acc.:

quam fideli animo et benigno in illam fui,

Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 22; cf. Cic. Mil. 10, 29:

in amicos,

Sall. C. 9, 2 (others read: in amicis, v. Kritz. ad h. 1.).—

Subst.: fĭdēlis, is, m., a trusty person, a confidant:

si quem tuorum fidelium voles, ad me mittas,

Cic. Fam. 4, 1, 2.

Transf., in gen., of things, to be depended upon, sure, safe, strong, firm, durable (rare but class.):

nam et doctrina et domus, et ars et ager etiam fidelis dici potest: ut sit, quomodo Theophrasto placet, verecunda tralatio,

Cic. Fam. 16, 17, 1:

in nave tuta ac fideli,

id. Planc. 41, 97:

lorica,

Verg. A. 9, 707:

portus,

Ov. Tr. 4, 5, 5:

materies terebinthi ad vetustatem,

Plin. 13, 6, 12, § 54;

structura,

Front. Aquaed. 123:

rimis explendis fidelior pice,

Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 158:

fidelissimum glutinum,

id. 28, 17, 71, § 236.—Hence, adv., in two forms: fĭdē-lĭter (class.) and fĭdēle (ante- and postclass.).

Faithfully, trustily, certainly, surely, honestly.

Form fideliter:

constanter et fideliter in amicitia alicujus permanere,

Liv. 33, 35, 9:

vivere simpliciter, fideliter vitaeque hominum amice,

Cic. Off. 1, 26, 92:

obtestatur per sua antea fideliter acta, etc.,

Sall. J. 71 fin.:

aliquid fideliter curare,

Cic. Att. 15, 20, 4: valetudini inservire, Tiro ap. Cic. Fam. 16, 17, 1:

colere amicos,

Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 5:

discere artes ingenuas,

Ov. P. 2, 9, 47:

retinent commissa (aures),

Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 70; cf.:

ejus (memoriae) duplex virtus, facile percipere et fideliter continere,

Quint. 1, 3, 1:

exstincta parum fideliter incendia,

Flor. 3, 5 med. —

Form fidele:

fac fidele sis fidelis,

Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 79: militare, Prud. steg. 10, 428. —

Comp.:

quo propior quisque est servitque fidelius aegro,

Ov. M. 7, 563; Plin. Ep. 6, 24, 3.—

Sup.: ut is optime te laudasse [p. 746] videatur, qui narraverit fidelissime, Plin. Pan. 56, 2.—

(Acc. to II.) Surely, strongly, firmly: per quorum loca fideliter mihi pateret iter, Planc. in Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 2:

oratoris futuri fundamenta fideliter jacere,

Quint. 1, 4, 5:

quod fideliter firmum est, a primis statim actionibus arripere optimum est,

firmly grounded, id. 6, 4, 14; cf. Gell. 15, 2, 6.— Comp.:

qui quartanum passus convaluerit, fidelius constantiusque postea valiturum,

Gell. 17, 12, 3:

memoriae inhaerere fidelius,

Quint. 10, 6, 2; cf. id. 10, 3, 2.— Sup.:

fortunae inaurato fidelissime simulacro,

very solidly, durably, Plin. 33, 3, 19, § 61.

stăbĭlis, e, adj. [sto, prop. where one can stand; hence, pregn.], that stands firm; firm, steadfast, steady, stable (class.; esp. in the trop. sense; syn.: firmus, constans).

Lit.:

via plana et stabilis (opp. praeceps et lubrica),

Cic. Fl. 42, 105:

locus ad insistendum,

Liv. 44, 5, 10:

solum,

id. 44, 9, 7:

stabulum,

Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 56:

domus,

id. Merc. 3, 4, 68:

medio sedet insula ponto,

Ov. F. 4, 303:

per stabilem ratem tamquam viam,

Liv. 21, 28, 8:

elephanti pondere ipso stabiles,

id. 21, 28, 12:

stabilior Romanus erat,

was more firm, stood his ground better, id. 44, 35, 19; cf.:

stabili gradu impetum hostium excipere,

id. 6, 12, 8; Tac. H. 2, 35; cf.:

Romani stabili pugnae assueti,

Liv. 28, 2, 7:

pugna,

id. 31, 35, 6:

acies,

id. 30, 11, 9:

proelium,

Tac. A. 2, 21:

quae domus tam stabilis, quae tam firma civitas est, quae? etc.,

Cic. Lael. 7, 23:

stabilis pulsus,

a steady pulse, Plin. 11, 37, 89, § 219:

venae aquarum,

steadily flowing, id. 30, 3, 28, § 48.—

Trop., firm, enduring, durable, stable; immutable, unwavering; steadfast, intrepid (syn.:

firmus, constans, certus): fundamentum,

Lucr. 5, 1121:

amici firmi et stabiles et constantes,

Cic. Lael. 17, 62:

stabilem se in amicitiā praestare,

id. ib. 17, 64:

stabile et fixum et permanens bonum,

id. Tusc. 5, 14, 40:

decretum stabile, fixum, ratum,

id. Ac. 2, 9, 27:

stabilis certaque sententia (opp. errans et vaga),

id. N. D. 2, 1, 2: urbs sedem stabilem non habebit, id. Marcell. 9, 29:

matrimonium stabile et certum,

id. Phil. 2, 18, 44:

stabilis et certa possessio,

id. Lael. 15, 55:

praecepta firma, stabilia,

id. Off. 1, 2, 6:

opinio,

id. N. D. 2, 2, 5:

oratio stabilis ac non mutata,

id. Mil. 34, 92:

nihil est tam ad diuturnitatem memoriae stabile quam, etc.,

id. de Or. 1, 28, 129:

animus stabilis amicis,

id. Inv. 1, 30, 47:

virtus, Quae maneat stabili cum fugit illa (Fortuna) pede,

Ov. Tr. 5, 14, 30.—Of springs:

aquae certae, stabilesque et salubres,

unfailing, perennial, Plin. 31, 3, 28, § 48: eam (summam voluptatem) tum adesse, cum dolor omnis absit: eam stabilem appellas (opp. in motu), i. e. a fixed state or condition, Cic. Fin. 2, 23, 75.—Of feet, syllables, etc., in verse:

spondei,

Hor. A. P. 256; so,

pedes, dochmius, syllabae, etc.,

Quint. 9, 4, 97 sq.: stabilia probant, i. e. consisting of such feet, etc., id. 9, 4, 116.— Comp.:

imperium stabilius,

Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 41.— Sup.: quaestus stabilissimus, Cato, R. R. praef. fin. —

Stabile est, with subject - clause, like certum est, it is settled, it is decided:

profecto stabile'st, me patri aurum reddere,

Plaut. Bacch. 3, 4, 25.—Hence, adv.: stăbĭlĭter (acc. to I.), firmly, durably, permanently (very rare):

includatur tympanum,

Vitr. 10, 14.— Comp.:

fundare molem,

Suet. Claud. 20.