fisus cuncta sibi cessura pericula

fīdo, fīsus sum (ante-class. form of the fut. fidebo, Nov. ap. Non. 509, 4), 3, v. n. [root in Sanscr. bandh, unite; Gr. peithô, persuade, peisma, cable; Lat. fidus, Deus Fidius, foedus; cf.: fascis, fascia; Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 262; but Fick refers fido to root bhidh; Goth. beidan; Engl. bide, to expect; Vergl. Wört. p. 380], to trust, confide, put confidence in, rely upon a person or thing (rare; in the verb. finit. mostly poet.; but class. in the part. praes. and P. a.).

With dat.:

fidere nocti,

Verg. A. 9, 378:

fugae fidens,

id. ib. 11, 351:

pestilentiae fidens (with societate fretus),

Liv. 8, 22, 7:

taedae non bene fisa,

Ov. M. 15, 827:

qui sibi fidit,

Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 22; id. S. 2, 2, 108:

puer bene sibi fidens,

Cic. Att. 6, 6, 4.—

With abl.: hac (Cynosurā) fidunt duce nocturnā Phoenices in alto, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 41, 106; id. Ac. 2, 20, 66:

arcu fisi Getae,

Ov. P. 4, 9, 78:

cursu,

id. M. 7, 545:

ope equinā,

id. ib. 9, 125:

pecuniā,

Nep. Lys. 3 fin.:

prudentiā consilioque fidens,

Cic. Off. 1, 23, 81.—Doubtful, whether dat. or abl. (v. Zumpt, Gr. § 413; cf.

confido): nec nitido fidit adultero,

Hor. C. 3, 24, 20:

pictis puppibus,

id. ib. 1, 14, 15:

(Jugurtham) Mario parum fidere,

Sall. J. 112, 2:

ingenio,

Quint. 10, 7, 18; cf.:

ingenio suo,

Plin. Ep. 4, 13 fin.:

suis rebus,

Cic. Att. 10, 8, 2.—

With inf.:

fidis enim manare poëtica mella Te solum,

Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 44; Sil. 1, 432:

parum fidens pedibus contingere matrem,

Luc. 4, 615:

fisus cuncta sibi cessura pericula, Caesar,

id. 5, 577.—

Absol.: ubi fidentem fraudaveris, i. e. who trusts (you), Plaut. As. 3, 2, 15.—Hence, fīdens, entis, P.a. (lit., trusting to one's self, self-confident; hence), confident, courageous, bold:

qui fortis est, idem est fidens, qui autem est fidens, is profecto non extimescit: discrepat enim a timendo confidere,

Cic. Tusc. 3, 7, 14:

fidenti animo gradietur ad mortem,

id. ib. 1, 46, 110; cf.:

tum Calchas haec est fidenti voce locutus, id. poët. Div. 2, 30, 64: fidens animi,

Verg. A. 2, 61; Tac. A. 4, 59 fin.; so,

fidens armorum,

Luc. 9, 373.— Comp.:

Romanus, fidentior,

Amm. 16, 12 al. — Sup.: fidentissimo [p. 748] impetu acies motae, Amm. 27, 10, 12.— Adv.: fīdenter, confidently, fearlessly, boldly:

timide fortasse signifer evellebat, quod fidenter infixerat,

Cic. Div. 2, 31, 67:

agere,

id. Ac. 2, 8, 24:

confirmare,

id. de Or. 1, 56, 240; cf. id. N. D. 1, 8, 18.— Comp.:

paulo vellem fidentius te illi respondisse,

Cic. Att. 6, 1, 21.— Sup.:

accedere fidentissime,

Amm. 17, 1, 9; August. Ver. Rel. 3.