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1 exspecto
ex-specto ( expect-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to look out for a thing (syn.: prospecto, opperior, maneo, moror, praestolor).1.Objectively, to await, expect something that is to come or to take place, to be waiting for, etc. (very freq. and class.). —Constr. with the acc., with rel.-clauses, with dum, si, ut, quin, or absol.; very rarely with object-clause.A.In gen.1.With acc.:2.caritatem,
Cato, R. R. 3, 2:alicujus mortem,
Plaut. As. 3, 1, 28:cum ea Scipio dixisset silentioque omnium reliqua ejus exspectaretur oratio,
Cic. Rep. 2, 38:injurias,
id. ib. 1, 5:transitum tempestatis,
id. Att. 2, 21, 2:adventum alicujus,
Caes. B. G. 1, 27, 2; 2, 16, 2:eventum pugnae,
id. ib. 7, 49 fin.:scilicet ultima semper Exspectanda dies homini est,
Ov. M. 3, 136:cenantes haud animo aequo Exspectans comites,
i. e. waiting till they have done eating, Hor. S. 1, 5, 9 et saep.; cf.:exspectandus erit annus,
I must wait a year, Juv. 16, 42. —With relative and esp. interrogative clauses: exspectabat populus atque ora tenebat rebus, utri magni victoria sit data regni, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107 (Ann. s. 90, ed. Vahl.):3.exspecto, quo pacto, etc.,
Plaut. Poen. 4, 1, 1:exspecto, quid ad ista,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 20, 46; id. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 92:quid hostes consilii caperent, exspectabat,
Caes. B. G. 3, 24, 1:exspectante Antonio, quidnam esset actura,
Plin. 9, 35, 58, § 121:ne utile quidem, quam mox judicium fiat, exspectare,
Cic. Inv. 2, 28, 85; so,quid exspectas quam mox ego dicam, etc.,
id. Rosc. Com. 15, 44:et, quam mox signis collatis dimicandum sit, in dies exspectet,
id. 34, 11, 4; 3, 37, 5:exspectans, quando, etc.,
Quint. 11, 3, 159.—With dum, si, ut, etc.:4.ne exspectetis meas pugnas dum praedicem,
Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 1:ne exspectemus quidem, dum rogemur,
Cic. Lael. 13, 44:exspectas fortasse, dum dicat, etc.,
id. Tusc. 2, 7, 17:exspectare, dum hostium copiae augerentur,
Caes. B. G. 4, 13, 2:nec dum repetatur, exspectat,
Quint. 4, 2, 45:Caesar non exspectandum sibi statuit, dum, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 11 fin.; cf.:nec vero hoc loco exspectandum est, dum, etc.,
Cic. Ac. 2, 7, 19:rusticus exspectat, dum defluat amnis,
Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 42:jam dudum exspecto, si tuum officium scias,
Plaut. Poen. prol. 12:exspecto si quid dicas,
id. Trin. 1, 2, 61:hanc (paludem) si nostri transirent, hostes exspectabant,
Caes. B. G. 2, 9, 1; id. B. C. 2, 34, 1:nisi exspectare vis ut eam sine dote frater conlocet,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 7:mea lenitas hoc exspectavit, ut id quod latebat, erumperet,
Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:nisi forte exspectatis ut illa diluam, quae, etc.,
id. Rosc. Am. 29, 82:neque exspectant, ut de eorum imperio ad populum feratur,
Caes. ib. 1, 6, 6:quare nemo exspectet, ut, etc.,
Quint. 7, 10, 14; Liv. 23, 31, 7; 26, 18, 5; 35, 8, 5 al.— Pass. impers.:nec ultra exspectato, quam dum Claudius Ostiam proficisceretur,
Tac. A. 11, 26 fin.:cum omnium voces audirentur, exspectari diutius non oportere, quin ad castra iretur,
Caes. B. G. 3, 24 fin. —Absol.:5.comites ad portam exspectare dicunt,
Cic. Fam. 15, 17, 1:diem ex die exspectabam, ut statuerem, quid esset faciendum,
id. Att. 7, 26, 3:exspectent paullum et agi ordine sinant,
Quint. 4, 5, 19.—With object-clause:* B.cum expectaret effusos omnibus portis Aetolos in fidem suam venturos,
Liv. 43, 22, 2 Weissenb. ad loc.:venturum istum,
Aug. Conf. 5, 6.—Transf., of an abstract subject, like maneo, to await:II.seu me tranquilla senectus Exspectat seu, etc.,
Hor. S. 2, 1, 58.To look for with hope, fear, desire, expectation, to hope for, long for, expect, desire; to fear, dread, anticipate, apprehend.1.With acc.:2.reliquum est, ut tuam profectionem amore prosequar, reditum spe exspectem,
Cic. Fam. 15, 21 fin.; cf.:quod magna cum spe exspectamus,
id. Att. 16, 16 E. fin.:ego jam aut rem aut ne spem quidem exspecto,
id. ib. 3, 22 fin.: magnum inceptas, si id exspectas, quod nusquam'st, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 56:quam (rem) avidissime civitas exspectat,
Cic. Phil. 14, 1, 1:longiores (epistolas) exspectabo vel potius exigam,
id. Fam. 15, 16, 1:finem laborum omnium,
Caes. B. G. 7, 85, 4:illum ut vivat, optant, meam autem mortem exspectant scilicet,
to wish, Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 20:fama mortis meae non accepta solum sed etiam exspectata est,
Liv. 28, 27, 9; cf.in the pun with I.: cum Proculeius quereretur de filio, quod is mortem suam exspectaret, et ille dixisset, se vero non exspectare: Immo, inquit, rogo exspectes,
Quint. 9, 3, 68 Spald.:nescio quod magnum hoc nuntio exspecto malum,
dread, Ter. Ph. 1, 4, 16:mortem,
id. Hec. 3, 4, 8:multis de causis Caesar majorem Galliae motum exspectans,
Caes. B. G. 6, 1, 1: 7, 43 fin. —With a personal object:pater exspectat aut me aut aliquem nuntium,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 22:ite intro, filii vos exspectant intus,
id. Bacch. 5, 2, 86:hic ego mendacem usque puellam Ad mediam noctem exspecto,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 83; cf. Ov. M. 14, 418:video jam, illum, quem exspectabam, virum, cui praeficias officio et muneri,
Cic. Rep. 2, 42.—Aliquid ab (rarely ex) aliquo (a favorite expression of Cicero):3.a te hoc civitas vel omnes potius gentes non exspectant solum, sed etiam postulant,
Cic. Fam. 11, 5, 3; cf. id. ib. 3, 10, 1:dixi Servilio, ut omnia a me majora exspectaret,
id. ib. 3, 12, 4:alimenta a nobis,
id. Rep. 1, 4:ab aliquo gloriam,
id. ib. 6, 19 fin.:tristem censuram ab laeso,
Liv. 39, 41, 2:ut ex iis (proletariis) quasi proles civitatis exspectari videretur,
Cic. Rep. 2, 22, 40.—Aliquid ab or ex aliqua re (rare):4.aliquid ab liberalitate alicujus,
Caes. B. C. 2, 28, 3:dedecus a philosopho,
id. Tusc. 2, 12, 28:omnia ex sua amicitia,
id. ib. 3, 60, 1.—Aliquid aliquem (very rare): ne quid exspectes amicos, quod tute agere possies, Enn. ap. Gell. 2, 29; Sat. v. 38 Vahl.—5.With object-clause:6.quid mihi hic adfers, quam ob rem exspectem aut sperem porro non fore?
Ter. Phorm. 5, 9, 36:exspecto cupioque te ita illud defendere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 64, § 151.—With inf. alone (cf. cupio), Front. ad Ver. Imp. p. 137, ed. Rom.—Absol. (very rare):B.cum mihi nihil improviso, nec gravius quam exspectavissem pro tantis meis factis evenisset,
Cic. Rep. 1, 4:aliquando ad verum, ubi minime exspectavimus, pervenimus,
Quint. 12, 8, 11.—Poet. transf., of an abstr. subject, to have need of, require:b.silvarumque aliae pressos propaginis arcus Exspectant,
Verg. G. 2, 27:neque illae (oleae) procurvam exspectant falcem rastrosque tenaces,
id. ib. 2, 421; cf.:lenta remedia et segnes medicos non exspectant tempora mea,
Curt. 3, 5, 13.—Hence, exspectātus ( expect-), a, um, P. a. (acc. to II.), anxiously expected, longed for, desired, welcome (class.):carus omnibus exspectatusque venies,
Cic. Fam. 16, 7; cf.:venies exspectatus omnibus,
id. ib. 4, 10, 1; Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 11:quibus Hector ab oris exspectate venis?
Verg. A. 2, 282:sensi ego in exspectatis ad amplissimam dignitatem fratribus tuis,
who were expected to arrive at the highest dignities of the state, Cic. de Sen. 19, 68:ubi te exspectatum ejecisset foras,
i. e. whose death is waited, longed for, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 29 Ruhnk.— Comp.:nimis ille potuit exspectatior venire,
Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 12.— Sup.:adventus suavissimus exspectatissimusque,
Cic. Att. 4, 4 a:litterae,
id. Fam. 10, 5, 1:triumphus,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 51 fin. —In the neutr. absol.:quis non diversa praesentibus contrariaque exspectatis aut speret aut timeat?
Vell. 2, 75, 2:hosti Ante exspectatum positis stat in agmine castris,
before it was expected, Verg. G. 3, 348; so,ante exspectatum,
Ov. M. 4, 790; 8, 5; Sen. Ep. 114:ille ad patrem patriae exspectato revolavit maturius,
than was expected, Vell. 2, 123, 1. -
2 desidero
dē-sīdĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [etym. dub.; cf. considero], to long for, greatly wish for, to desire something not possessed (freq. and class.—for syn. cf.: opto, requiro, expeto, appeto, affecto, cupio, concupisco, aveo, gestio, capto, volo).I.In gen., with acc.:(β).Dies noctesque me ames, me desideres,
Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 113:quam tu filium tuom, tam pater me meus desiderat,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 66:natura quid velit, anquirat, desideret,
Cic. Lael. 24:nec sitio honores, nec desidero gloriam,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 3:dum illa desideramus, ab aliis avertimur,
Quint. 10, 6, 7:quid desideremus aut deprecemur,
id. 4, 1, 52:nec nunc vires desidero adolescentis non plus quam adolescens tauri aut elephanti desiderabam,
Cic. de Sen. 9; Caes. B. C. 3, 74, 2:desiderantem quod satis est,
Hor. Od. 3, 1, 25:Sextilem totum mendax desideror,
id. Ep. 1, 7, 2 et saep.—With acc. and inf.:(γ).me gratiam aps te inire verbis nil desidero,
Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 10:mihi dari haud desidero,
id. Merc. 1, 2, 37:quo ullam rem ad se importari desiderent,
Caes. B. G. 4, 2.— With inf. alone:mori,
Vulg. Apoc. 9, 6.—With ab or in:(δ).ab Chrysippo nihil magnum desideravi,
Cic. Rep. 3, 8; id. Att. 8, 14, 2; Quint. 3, 1, 2 al.:ab milite modestiam et continentiam,
Caes. B. G. 7, 52 fin.:in quo (Catone) summam eloquentiam,
Cic. Brut. 31, 118; id. Fin. 5, 5, 13; id. Fam. 8, 5, 1; id. Lael. 22, 82; Quint. 7, 2, 55 al.—Absol.:B.misere amans desiderat,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 30; id. Mil. 4, 6, 29; Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 16 al.—Of inanimate subjects:II.desiderarunt te oculi mei,
Cic. Planc. 5, 13:nullam virtus aliam mercedem laborum desiderat praeter, etc.,
id. Arch. 11, 28:ut desiderat laus probationem, sic, etc.,
Quint. 3, 7, 4 et saep.:desiderant rigari arbores,
Plin. 17, 26, 40, § 249.With predominant idea of lacking, wanting, to miss any thing:B.ex me audies, quid in oratione tua desiderem,
Cic. Rep. 2, 38:si non est, nolis esse neque desideres,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 73:quid a peritioribus rei militaris desiderari videbatur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 61, 3 et saep.—Esp. with quominus:praeter quercum Dodonaeam nihil desideramus, quo minus Epirum ipsum possidere videamur,
Cic. Att. 2, 4, 5. —Meton. (effectus pro causa), to lose something; and more freq. pass., to be missing, to be lost:C.in eo proelio non amplius CC milites desideravit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 99; cf. id. ib. 3, 71:ut nulla navis desideraretur,
id. B. G. 5, 23, 3; 7, 11, 8 et saep.:neque quicquam ex fano praeter unum signum desideratum est,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44; Vell. 2, 52, 6:ex peditibus triginta,
Curt. 3, 29, 27.—With the notion of inquiring, searching; to investigate, examine, discuss (rare):1.sequitur ut morbo laborantibus remedia desiderentur,
Col. 9, 13, 1:examina,
id. 9, 8, 1.— Impers.:antequam desideraretur,
before the question should be raised, Vitr. 2, 6, 4.—Hence,dēsīdĕrans, antis, P. a., in Sup. desiderantissimus, in the later writers for desideratissimus, as a term of endearment, heart's desire, best beloved:2.vale, domine dulcissime, desiderantissime,
Fronto Ep. 5, 40; M. Aur. ib. 1, 5;L. Aur. Verus,
ib. 2, 8; Inscr. Orell. 4644.— Adv.: dēsīdĕranter, acc. to no. I., with desire, eagerly (late Lat.):appetere,
Cassiod. Var. 1, 4.— Comp.:quanto desiderantius desideras,
Fronto Ep. ad Ver. Imp. 13.—dēsīdĕrātus, a, um, P. a., wished for, longed for, welcome (very rare):et veniet desideratus cunctis gentibus,
Vulg. Aggaei, 2, 8: blandissima et desideratissimi promissa. Plin. 30, 1, 1, § 2:fratres desideratissimi,
Vulg. Philip. 4, 1;and in inscrr. applied to a beloved person: FILIO DESIDERATISSIMO,
Inscr. Orell. 5068; id. Grut. 681, 2 al. -
3 sperata
spēro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.I.To hope (something desirable), to look for, trust, expect; to promise or flatter one's self (the predom. signif. of the word; syn.: confido, exspecto).(α).Absol.: spero, si speres quicquam prodesse potes sunt, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 333 Müll. (Ann. v. 410 Vahl.):(β).quoad Pompeius in Italiā fuit, sperare non destiti,
Cic. Att. 9, 10, 3:sperat animus,
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 36:ut neque accusator timere neque reus sperare debuerit,
Cic. Clu. 7, 20:jubes bene sperare et bono esse animo,
id. Deiot. 14, 38:Attica nostra quid agat, scire cupio: etsi tuae litterae recte sperare jubent,
id. Att. 13, 17:tu jam, ut spero et ut promittis, aderis,
id. ib. 16, 3, 4:omnia experiar et, ut spero, assequar... Sed, ut spero, valebis,
id. ib. 7, 2, 6:ut mihi detis hanc veniam accommodatam huic reo, vobis, quemadmodum spero, non molestam,
id. Arch. 2, 3:Argyrippus exorari spero poterit, ut sinat, etc.,
Plaut. As. 5, 2, 67; cf.: Ch. Non usus veniet, spero. Sy. Spero hercle ego quoque, Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 42:interea fiet aliquid, spero,
id. And. 2, 1, 14: salvus sit;spero,
id. Ad. 3, 3, 57.—With acc.:(γ).his omnibus victoriam sperantibus pacis nomen adferemus,
Cic. Phil. 12, 5, 10:consulatum,
id. ib. 12, 6, 14:gloriam sperabit a latronum gregibus,
id. ib. 12, 10, 26: magis adversos rerum exitus metuens quam sperans secundos, id. Fam. 6, 14, 1:id ego et speraram prudentiā tuā fretus, et, ut confiderem, fecerunt tuae litterae,
id. ib. 12, 18: a quo nihil speres boni rei publicae, quia non vult;nihil metuas mali, quia non audet,
id. Att. 1, 13, 2:a quo genere hominum victoriam sperasset,
Caes. B. C. 3, 96 fin.:omnia ex victoriā et ex suā liberalitate sperarent,
id. ib. 3, 6; cf. id. ib. 3, 60:quibus (tormentis) ipsi magna speravissent,
id. ib. 2, 16 fin.:spero meliora,
Cic. Att. 14, 16, 3:aliquid sibi,
id. Tusc. 1, 36, 86; Sall. C. 37, 6:bona alicuius,
Cic. Phil. 11, 6, 13:hoc sperans, ut, etc.,
Caes. B. C. 3, 85:sperare victoriam ab aliquo,
id. B. C. 3, 96: quod sapienter speravimus, perseveranter consectari, have expected, Col. praef. §29: sperata gloria (opp. parta),
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 15; Liv. 28, 41, 6:sperata praeda,
Caes. B. G. 6, 8:spem speratam quom optulisti,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 2:civitatem optandam magis quam sperandam quam minimam posuit,
Cic. Rep. 2, 30, 52; Liv. 4, 15, 5:exitum malis sperare,
Sall. C. 40, 2:amicitiam, regnum,
id. J. 24, 5:mortem honestam,
id. H. 2, 41, 2 Dietsch:salutem,
id. C. 58, 16:spes,
Curt. 5, 10, 1:mali poenam, Lact. de Ira, 16, 8: perpetuam felicitatem,
Suet. Aug. 94; id. Vesp. 12; Sen. Ira, 3, 31, 2; Just. 21, 2, 5:sperat infestis, metuit secundis Alteram sortem bene praeparatum Pectus,
Hor. C. 2, 10, 13:grata superveniat, quae non sperabitur hora,
id. Ep. 1, 4, 14 et saep.: dis sum fretus, deos sperabimus, we will hope or trust in the gods, Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 38; cf. id. Mil. 4, 5, 10; id. Cist. 2, 3, 52.—With obj.-clause (so most freq.; usually with inf. fut.; less freq. but class. with inf. pres. or perf.).—With inf. fut.:(δ).ego me confido liberum fore, tu te numquam speras,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 4, 15; Cic. Rep. 1, 20, 33:ex quibus sperant se maximum fructum esse capturos,
id. Lael. 21, 79:quod amicitiae nostrae memoriam spero sempiternam fore, etc.,
id. ib. 4, 15:tu fac animo forti magnoque sis, speresque fore, ut, etc.,
id. Fam. 1, 5, 6 fin.; cf.:spero fore, ut contingat id nobis,
id. Tusc. 1, 34, 82 et saep.— With inf. pres.:qui istoc te speras modo Potesse dissimulando infectum hoc reddere,
Plaut. Most. 4, 3, 22:spero me habere, qui hunc excruciem,
Ter. Eun. 5, 3, 11:sperat se a me avellere,
id. ib. 3, 3, 14:totius Galliae sese potiri posse sperant,
Caes. B. G. 1, 3:spero, quae tua prudentia est, et hercule, ut me jubet Acastus, confido te jam, ut volumus, valere,
Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1:sperabam tuum adventum appropinquare,
id. Fam. 4, 6, 3:speremus, nostrum nomen volitare et vagari latissime,
id. Rep. 1, 17, 26:spero te mihi ignoscere, si, etc.,
id. Fam. 1, 6, 2:spero esse, ut volumus,
id. Att. 12, 6 b, 4:ita quiddam spero nobis profici, cum, etc.,
id. ib. 1, 1; Sall. H. 4, 61, 2 Dietsch:speramus carmina fingi posse,
Hor. A. P. 331: neque ego hanc abscondere furto Speravi, ne finge, fugam, I did not hope or expect, Verg. A. 4, 338.—So esp. when used like Engl. hope, in the sense trust, believe:spero nostram amicitiam non egere testibus,
Cic. Fam. 2, 2:id enim deos immortalis spero aequissimum judicare,
id. Phil. 11, 15, 39; cf. infra, II. fin. —With inf. perf.:speravi miser Ex servitute me exemisse filium,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 99:me ejus spero fratrem propemodum Jam repperisse,
Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 123:sperabam jam defervisse adulescentiam,
id. Ad. 1, 2, 72: spero tibi me causam probasse;cupio quidem certe,
Cic. Att. 1, 1, 4:spero cum Crassipede nos confecisse,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 4, 2:et tum mirifice sperabat se esse locutum,
Cat. 84, 3:sperasse libertatem se civium suorum emisse,
Liv. 4, 15, 6:sperabam ita notata me reliquisse genera, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 7, 32, 1; id. Att. 2, 21, 2; 10, 7, 3. —Ellipt.:qui semper vacuam, semper amabilem Sperat (sc. te fore),
Hor. C. 1, 5, 11.—With ut and subj.:(ζ).quoniam, ut salvum vellent tyrannum, sperare non poterat,
Liv. 34, 27, 3:ut patiatur... nec sperandum ulli nec concupiscendum est,
Sen. ad Polyb. 18, 6; Just. 5, 3, 3.—() In a Greek construction, with fut. part.:visura et quamvis numquam speraret Ulixen, etc. (for se visuram esse),
Prop. 2, 9, 7 Paley ad loc.—With de (very rare):II.neque de otio nostro spero jam,
Cic. Att. 9, 7, 5; id. Verr. 2, 1, 2, § 6: de eo bene sperare (with obj.clause, cf. g supra), Nep. Milt. 1, 1.—To look for, expect, apprehend that which is undesired, elpizô (rare, and mostly poet.;in Cic. only with non, and ironically): nam quod tu speres, propulsabo facile,
Ter. And. 2, 3, 21:mihi non hoc miserae sperare jubebas, Sed conubia laeta,
Cat. 64, 140:haec merui sperare? dabis mihi, perfida, poenas,
Prop. 2, 5, 3:hunc ego si potui tantum sperare dolorem, Et perferre, soror, potero,
Verg. A. 4, 419 (cf. Quint. 8, 2, 3); cf. Flor. 3, 1, 1:haec adeo ex illo mihi jam speranda fuerunt Tempore, cum, etc.,
Verg. A. 11, 275:mene efferre pedem, genitor, te posse relicto Sperasti?
id. ib. 2, 658; cf. Suet. Caes. 60:si genus humanum et mortalia temnitis arma, At sperate deos memores fandi atque nefandi,
expect, fear, Verg. A. 1, 543:exstinguine mea Speravi te posse manu,
Val. Fl. 3, 295:aliquod in Africā bellum,
Flor. 3, 1, 1:jam quartanam sperantibus aegris,
Juv. 4, 57.—With a negative particle: Sc. Moneo ego te: te deseret ille aetate et satietate. Ph. Non spero. Sc. Insperata accidunt magis saepe quam quae speres, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 40: id quod non spero, Afran ap. Charis. p. 195 P.:sin a vobis, id quod non spero, deserar,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 4, 10: te tam mobili in me meosque esse animo non sperabam, Q. Metell. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 1, 2:non speravi te sequi,
Stat. Th. 6, 139.—Ironically:quoniam haec satis spero vobis molesta videri,
Cic. de Or. 3, 13, 51.—Hence, spērātus, a, um, P. a., that is hoped or longed for; as subst.: spērātus, i, m.; spērāta, ae, f., a betrothed, intended, a lover; a bride (ante- and post-class.): curre et nuntia Venire me et mecum speratum adducere, Afran. ap. Non. 174, 31:sperata, salve,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 97; so, sperata, id. Fragm. ap. Varr. L. L. 6, 7, 71; Afran. ap. Non. 174, 33; Arn. 4, 140; Hyg. Fab. 31; 33.—Once also of a wife not seen for a long time:Amphitruo uxorem salutat laetus speratam suam,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 53. -
4 spero
spēro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.I.To hope (something desirable), to look for, trust, expect; to promise or flatter one's self (the predom. signif. of the word; syn.: confido, exspecto).(α).Absol.: spero, si speres quicquam prodesse potes sunt, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 333 Müll. (Ann. v. 410 Vahl.):(β).quoad Pompeius in Italiā fuit, sperare non destiti,
Cic. Att. 9, 10, 3:sperat animus,
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 36:ut neque accusator timere neque reus sperare debuerit,
Cic. Clu. 7, 20:jubes bene sperare et bono esse animo,
id. Deiot. 14, 38:Attica nostra quid agat, scire cupio: etsi tuae litterae recte sperare jubent,
id. Att. 13, 17:tu jam, ut spero et ut promittis, aderis,
id. ib. 16, 3, 4:omnia experiar et, ut spero, assequar... Sed, ut spero, valebis,
id. ib. 7, 2, 6:ut mihi detis hanc veniam accommodatam huic reo, vobis, quemadmodum spero, non molestam,
id. Arch. 2, 3:Argyrippus exorari spero poterit, ut sinat, etc.,
Plaut. As. 5, 2, 67; cf.: Ch. Non usus veniet, spero. Sy. Spero hercle ego quoque, Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 42:interea fiet aliquid, spero,
id. And. 2, 1, 14: salvus sit;spero,
id. Ad. 3, 3, 57.—With acc.:(γ).his omnibus victoriam sperantibus pacis nomen adferemus,
Cic. Phil. 12, 5, 10:consulatum,
id. ib. 12, 6, 14:gloriam sperabit a latronum gregibus,
id. ib. 12, 10, 26: magis adversos rerum exitus metuens quam sperans secundos, id. Fam. 6, 14, 1:id ego et speraram prudentiā tuā fretus, et, ut confiderem, fecerunt tuae litterae,
id. ib. 12, 18: a quo nihil speres boni rei publicae, quia non vult;nihil metuas mali, quia non audet,
id. Att. 1, 13, 2:a quo genere hominum victoriam sperasset,
Caes. B. C. 3, 96 fin.:omnia ex victoriā et ex suā liberalitate sperarent,
id. ib. 3, 6; cf. id. ib. 3, 60:quibus (tormentis) ipsi magna speravissent,
id. ib. 2, 16 fin.:spero meliora,
Cic. Att. 14, 16, 3:aliquid sibi,
id. Tusc. 1, 36, 86; Sall. C. 37, 6:bona alicuius,
Cic. Phil. 11, 6, 13:hoc sperans, ut, etc.,
Caes. B. C. 3, 85:sperare victoriam ab aliquo,
id. B. C. 3, 96: quod sapienter speravimus, perseveranter consectari, have expected, Col. praef. §29: sperata gloria (opp. parta),
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 15; Liv. 28, 41, 6:sperata praeda,
Caes. B. G. 6, 8:spem speratam quom optulisti,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 2:civitatem optandam magis quam sperandam quam minimam posuit,
Cic. Rep. 2, 30, 52; Liv. 4, 15, 5:exitum malis sperare,
Sall. C. 40, 2:amicitiam, regnum,
id. J. 24, 5:mortem honestam,
id. H. 2, 41, 2 Dietsch:salutem,
id. C. 58, 16:spes,
Curt. 5, 10, 1:mali poenam, Lact. de Ira, 16, 8: perpetuam felicitatem,
Suet. Aug. 94; id. Vesp. 12; Sen. Ira, 3, 31, 2; Just. 21, 2, 5:sperat infestis, metuit secundis Alteram sortem bene praeparatum Pectus,
Hor. C. 2, 10, 13:grata superveniat, quae non sperabitur hora,
id. Ep. 1, 4, 14 et saep.: dis sum fretus, deos sperabimus, we will hope or trust in the gods, Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 38; cf. id. Mil. 4, 5, 10; id. Cist. 2, 3, 52.—With obj.-clause (so most freq.; usually with inf. fut.; less freq. but class. with inf. pres. or perf.).—With inf. fut.:(δ).ego me confido liberum fore, tu te numquam speras,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 4, 15; Cic. Rep. 1, 20, 33:ex quibus sperant se maximum fructum esse capturos,
id. Lael. 21, 79:quod amicitiae nostrae memoriam spero sempiternam fore, etc.,
id. ib. 4, 15:tu fac animo forti magnoque sis, speresque fore, ut, etc.,
id. Fam. 1, 5, 6 fin.; cf.:spero fore, ut contingat id nobis,
id. Tusc. 1, 34, 82 et saep.— With inf. pres.:qui istoc te speras modo Potesse dissimulando infectum hoc reddere,
Plaut. Most. 4, 3, 22:spero me habere, qui hunc excruciem,
Ter. Eun. 5, 3, 11:sperat se a me avellere,
id. ib. 3, 3, 14:totius Galliae sese potiri posse sperant,
Caes. B. G. 1, 3:spero, quae tua prudentia est, et hercule, ut me jubet Acastus, confido te jam, ut volumus, valere,
Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1:sperabam tuum adventum appropinquare,
id. Fam. 4, 6, 3:speremus, nostrum nomen volitare et vagari latissime,
id. Rep. 1, 17, 26:spero te mihi ignoscere, si, etc.,
id. Fam. 1, 6, 2:spero esse, ut volumus,
id. Att. 12, 6 b, 4:ita quiddam spero nobis profici, cum, etc.,
id. ib. 1, 1; Sall. H. 4, 61, 2 Dietsch:speramus carmina fingi posse,
Hor. A. P. 331: neque ego hanc abscondere furto Speravi, ne finge, fugam, I did not hope or expect, Verg. A. 4, 338.—So esp. when used like Engl. hope, in the sense trust, believe:spero nostram amicitiam non egere testibus,
Cic. Fam. 2, 2:id enim deos immortalis spero aequissimum judicare,
id. Phil. 11, 15, 39; cf. infra, II. fin. —With inf. perf.:speravi miser Ex servitute me exemisse filium,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 99:me ejus spero fratrem propemodum Jam repperisse,
Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 123:sperabam jam defervisse adulescentiam,
id. Ad. 1, 2, 72: spero tibi me causam probasse;cupio quidem certe,
Cic. Att. 1, 1, 4:spero cum Crassipede nos confecisse,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 4, 2:et tum mirifice sperabat se esse locutum,
Cat. 84, 3:sperasse libertatem se civium suorum emisse,
Liv. 4, 15, 6:sperabam ita notata me reliquisse genera, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 7, 32, 1; id. Att. 2, 21, 2; 10, 7, 3. —Ellipt.:qui semper vacuam, semper amabilem Sperat (sc. te fore),
Hor. C. 1, 5, 11.—With ut and subj.:(ζ).quoniam, ut salvum vellent tyrannum, sperare non poterat,
Liv. 34, 27, 3:ut patiatur... nec sperandum ulli nec concupiscendum est,
Sen. ad Polyb. 18, 6; Just. 5, 3, 3.—() In a Greek construction, with fut. part.:visura et quamvis numquam speraret Ulixen, etc. (for se visuram esse),
Prop. 2, 9, 7 Paley ad loc.—With de (very rare):II.neque de otio nostro spero jam,
Cic. Att. 9, 7, 5; id. Verr. 2, 1, 2, § 6: de eo bene sperare (with obj.clause, cf. g supra), Nep. Milt. 1, 1.—To look for, expect, apprehend that which is undesired, elpizô (rare, and mostly poet.;in Cic. only with non, and ironically): nam quod tu speres, propulsabo facile,
Ter. And. 2, 3, 21:mihi non hoc miserae sperare jubebas, Sed conubia laeta,
Cat. 64, 140:haec merui sperare? dabis mihi, perfida, poenas,
Prop. 2, 5, 3:hunc ego si potui tantum sperare dolorem, Et perferre, soror, potero,
Verg. A. 4, 419 (cf. Quint. 8, 2, 3); cf. Flor. 3, 1, 1:haec adeo ex illo mihi jam speranda fuerunt Tempore, cum, etc.,
Verg. A. 11, 275:mene efferre pedem, genitor, te posse relicto Sperasti?
id. ib. 2, 658; cf. Suet. Caes. 60:si genus humanum et mortalia temnitis arma, At sperate deos memores fandi atque nefandi,
expect, fear, Verg. A. 1, 543:exstinguine mea Speravi te posse manu,
Val. Fl. 3, 295:aliquod in Africā bellum,
Flor. 3, 1, 1:jam quartanam sperantibus aegris,
Juv. 4, 57.—With a negative particle: Sc. Moneo ego te: te deseret ille aetate et satietate. Ph. Non spero. Sc. Insperata accidunt magis saepe quam quae speres, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 40: id quod non spero, Afran ap. Charis. p. 195 P.:sin a vobis, id quod non spero, deserar,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 4, 10: te tam mobili in me meosque esse animo non sperabam, Q. Metell. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 1, 2:non speravi te sequi,
Stat. Th. 6, 139.—Ironically:quoniam haec satis spero vobis molesta videri,
Cic. de Or. 3, 13, 51.—Hence, spērātus, a, um, P. a., that is hoped or longed for; as subst.: spērātus, i, m.; spērāta, ae, f., a betrothed, intended, a lover; a bride (ante- and post-class.): curre et nuntia Venire me et mecum speratum adducere, Afran. ap. Non. 174, 31:sperata, salve,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 97; so, sperata, id. Fragm. ap. Varr. L. L. 6, 7, 71; Afran. ap. Non. 174, 33; Arn. 4, 140; Hyg. Fab. 31; 33.—Once also of a wife not seen for a long time:Amphitruo uxorem salutat laetus speratam suam,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 53. -
5 optatum
opto, āvi, ātum, 1 (optassis for optaveris, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 75), v. a. [root op, whence Gr. OPTÔ, opsomai; qs. to look out, pick out, = legere, eligere], to choose, select (anteclass. and poet.;II.syn. deligo): utrum vis, opta, dum licet,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 6, 14; id. Aul. prol. 11:sapientius opta,
Ov. M. 2, 102: non video hic, quid magnopere optem, Lucil. ap. Non. 358, 13:inhoneste parare divitias,
Ter. And. 4, 5, 2:locum tecto,
Verg. A. 1, 425:locum regno,
id. ib. 3, 109:externos duces,
id. ib. 8, 503:L. Furium optavit,
Liv. 6, 25.—Hence, in relig. lang.:optatam hostiam, alii optimam, appellant eam, quam aedilis tribus constitutis hostiis optat, quam immolari velit,
Fest. p. 186 Müll. —Transf., to wish, wish for, desire (the predominant signification of the word; cf.:B.volo, cupio, desidero, aveo): tua vita optanda est, Ter Phorm. 1, 3, 12: nihil nisi quod honestum sit,
Cic. Off. 1, 20, 66:aliquid votis,
Verg. A. 10, 279:vestitus, quem cupimus optamusque,
Cic. Phil. 14, 1, 2:fortunam,
id. Pis. 14, 32.—With ut (class. and freq.):(Phaëthon) optavit, ut in currum patris tolleretur,
Cic. Off. 3, 25, 94:numquam a dis immortalibus optabo. ut, etc.,
id. Cat. 2, 7, 15.—With subj.:optavi, peteres caelestia sidera tarde,
Ov. Tr. 2, 57.—With inf.:hunc videre saepe optabamus diem,
Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 29:cujus integrā re consilium exquirere optassem,
Plin. Ep. 3, 4, 2:officia mandare, deponere optantibus,
id. Pan. 87, 2:Darius equestri proelio decernere optabat,
Curt. 3, 11, 1; 4, 12, 4:meliores liberos habere,
Suet. Oth. 1 fin.; Tac. Or. 9.—With acc. and inf.:impleri sinus optabamus,
Quint. 10, 7, 23:ex Indiā sospitem ipsum reverti,
Curt. 10, 1, 7:quem te esse opto,
Cic. Fam. 10, 20, 3: omnes mortales sese laudarier optant, Enn. ap. Aug. Trin. 13, 6 (Ann. v. 551 Vahl.). — Absol.:optare hoc quidem est, non docere,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 13, 30; cf. id. Ac. 2, 38, 121; id Fat. 20, 47: optare alicui aliquid, to wish one any thing, in a good sense:equidem tibi bona optavi omnia,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 25:tibi optamus eam rem publicam, in quā, etc.,
Cic. Brut. 97, 331;but mostly in a bad sense (= imprecari): si totum exercitum mortem mihi optasse crederem, Liv 28, 27, 10: quid mali feci, ut mihi pejorem reditum quam exitum optares?
Sen. Ben. 6, 37, 2:furorem et insaniam optare alicui,
id. Pis. 20, 46; id. Tusc. 1, 44, 107: aliquid ab aliquo, to desire, require, demand any thing of any one:quodvis donum et praemium a me optato, id optatum feres,
Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 27:hoc et pallidus optas,
pray for, Juv. 10, 189.—Hence, op-tātus, a, um, P. a., wished, desired, longed for, agreeable, pleasing, pleasant, dear (class.):optati cives, populares, incolae,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 1, 1:rumores,
Cic. Fam. 16, 21, 1:gloria,
Juv. 10, 187.— Comp.:nihil mihi fuit optatius, quam, ut, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 1, 5, 1.— Sup.:vale, mi optime et optatissime frater,
Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 8, 2.—Subst.: optātum, i, n., a wish, desire:di tibi semper omnia optata offerant,
Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 21; cf.afferant,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 105: eveniunt optata deae. Ov. M. 6, 370:impetrare optatum,
Cic. Off. 3, 25, 94:praeter optatum meum,
against my wish, id. Pis. 20, 46:meis optatis fortuna respondit,
id. Fam. 2, 1, 1:mihi in optatis est,
it is my wish, I wish, id. ib. 2, 13, 2.—Hence, adv.: optā-tō, according to one's wish (class.):optato venire,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 26:mihi veneris,
Cic. Att. 13, 28, 3:optato ventis aestate coortis,
Verg. A. 10, 405. ‡† optostrōtum, i, n. [optos-strôton], a brick pavement, Not. Tir. p. 164. -
6 opto
opto, āvi, ātum, 1 (optassis for optaveris, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 75), v. a. [root op, whence Gr. OPTÔ, opsomai; qs. to look out, pick out, = legere, eligere], to choose, select (anteclass. and poet.;II.syn. deligo): utrum vis, opta, dum licet,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 6, 14; id. Aul. prol. 11:sapientius opta,
Ov. M. 2, 102: non video hic, quid magnopere optem, Lucil. ap. Non. 358, 13:inhoneste parare divitias,
Ter. And. 4, 5, 2:locum tecto,
Verg. A. 1, 425:locum regno,
id. ib. 3, 109:externos duces,
id. ib. 8, 503:L. Furium optavit,
Liv. 6, 25.—Hence, in relig. lang.:optatam hostiam, alii optimam, appellant eam, quam aedilis tribus constitutis hostiis optat, quam immolari velit,
Fest. p. 186 Müll. —Transf., to wish, wish for, desire (the predominant signification of the word; cf.:B.volo, cupio, desidero, aveo): tua vita optanda est, Ter Phorm. 1, 3, 12: nihil nisi quod honestum sit,
Cic. Off. 1, 20, 66:aliquid votis,
Verg. A. 10, 279:vestitus, quem cupimus optamusque,
Cic. Phil. 14, 1, 2:fortunam,
id. Pis. 14, 32.—With ut (class. and freq.):(Phaëthon) optavit, ut in currum patris tolleretur,
Cic. Off. 3, 25, 94:numquam a dis immortalibus optabo. ut, etc.,
id. Cat. 2, 7, 15.—With subj.:optavi, peteres caelestia sidera tarde,
Ov. Tr. 2, 57.—With inf.:hunc videre saepe optabamus diem,
Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 29:cujus integrā re consilium exquirere optassem,
Plin. Ep. 3, 4, 2:officia mandare, deponere optantibus,
id. Pan. 87, 2:Darius equestri proelio decernere optabat,
Curt. 3, 11, 1; 4, 12, 4:meliores liberos habere,
Suet. Oth. 1 fin.; Tac. Or. 9.—With acc. and inf.:impleri sinus optabamus,
Quint. 10, 7, 23:ex Indiā sospitem ipsum reverti,
Curt. 10, 1, 7:quem te esse opto,
Cic. Fam. 10, 20, 3: omnes mortales sese laudarier optant, Enn. ap. Aug. Trin. 13, 6 (Ann. v. 551 Vahl.). — Absol.:optare hoc quidem est, non docere,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 13, 30; cf. id. Ac. 2, 38, 121; id Fat. 20, 47: optare alicui aliquid, to wish one any thing, in a good sense:equidem tibi bona optavi omnia,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 25:tibi optamus eam rem publicam, in quā, etc.,
Cic. Brut. 97, 331;but mostly in a bad sense (= imprecari): si totum exercitum mortem mihi optasse crederem, Liv 28, 27, 10: quid mali feci, ut mihi pejorem reditum quam exitum optares?
Sen. Ben. 6, 37, 2:furorem et insaniam optare alicui,
id. Pis. 20, 46; id. Tusc. 1, 44, 107: aliquid ab aliquo, to desire, require, demand any thing of any one:quodvis donum et praemium a me optato, id optatum feres,
Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 27:hoc et pallidus optas,
pray for, Juv. 10, 189.—Hence, op-tātus, a, um, P. a., wished, desired, longed for, agreeable, pleasing, pleasant, dear (class.):optati cives, populares, incolae,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 1, 1:rumores,
Cic. Fam. 16, 21, 1:gloria,
Juv. 10, 187.— Comp.:nihil mihi fuit optatius, quam, ut, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 1, 5, 1.— Sup.:vale, mi optime et optatissime frater,
Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 8, 2.—Subst.: optātum, i, n., a wish, desire:di tibi semper omnia optata offerant,
Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 21; cf.afferant,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 105: eveniunt optata deae. Ov. M. 6, 370:impetrare optatum,
Cic. Off. 3, 25, 94:praeter optatum meum,
against my wish, id. Pis. 20, 46:meis optatis fortuna respondit,
id. Fam. 2, 1, 1:mihi in optatis est,
it is my wish, I wish, id. ib. 2, 13, 2.—Hence, adv.: optā-tō, according to one's wish (class.):optato venire,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 26:mihi veneris,
Cic. Att. 13, 28, 3:optato ventis aestate coortis,
Verg. A. 10, 405. ‡† optostrōtum, i, n. [optos-strôton], a brick pavement, Not. Tir. p. 164. -
7 optostrotum
opto, āvi, ātum, 1 (optassis for optaveris, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 75), v. a. [root op, whence Gr. OPTÔ, opsomai; qs. to look out, pick out, = legere, eligere], to choose, select (anteclass. and poet.;II.syn. deligo): utrum vis, opta, dum licet,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 6, 14; id. Aul. prol. 11:sapientius opta,
Ov. M. 2, 102: non video hic, quid magnopere optem, Lucil. ap. Non. 358, 13:inhoneste parare divitias,
Ter. And. 4, 5, 2:locum tecto,
Verg. A. 1, 425:locum regno,
id. ib. 3, 109:externos duces,
id. ib. 8, 503:L. Furium optavit,
Liv. 6, 25.—Hence, in relig. lang.:optatam hostiam, alii optimam, appellant eam, quam aedilis tribus constitutis hostiis optat, quam immolari velit,
Fest. p. 186 Müll. —Transf., to wish, wish for, desire (the predominant signification of the word; cf.:B.volo, cupio, desidero, aveo): tua vita optanda est, Ter Phorm. 1, 3, 12: nihil nisi quod honestum sit,
Cic. Off. 1, 20, 66:aliquid votis,
Verg. A. 10, 279:vestitus, quem cupimus optamusque,
Cic. Phil. 14, 1, 2:fortunam,
id. Pis. 14, 32.—With ut (class. and freq.):(Phaëthon) optavit, ut in currum patris tolleretur,
Cic. Off. 3, 25, 94:numquam a dis immortalibus optabo. ut, etc.,
id. Cat. 2, 7, 15.—With subj.:optavi, peteres caelestia sidera tarde,
Ov. Tr. 2, 57.—With inf.:hunc videre saepe optabamus diem,
Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 29:cujus integrā re consilium exquirere optassem,
Plin. Ep. 3, 4, 2:officia mandare, deponere optantibus,
id. Pan. 87, 2:Darius equestri proelio decernere optabat,
Curt. 3, 11, 1; 4, 12, 4:meliores liberos habere,
Suet. Oth. 1 fin.; Tac. Or. 9.—With acc. and inf.:impleri sinus optabamus,
Quint. 10, 7, 23:ex Indiā sospitem ipsum reverti,
Curt. 10, 1, 7:quem te esse opto,
Cic. Fam. 10, 20, 3: omnes mortales sese laudarier optant, Enn. ap. Aug. Trin. 13, 6 (Ann. v. 551 Vahl.). — Absol.:optare hoc quidem est, non docere,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 13, 30; cf. id. Ac. 2, 38, 121; id Fat. 20, 47: optare alicui aliquid, to wish one any thing, in a good sense:equidem tibi bona optavi omnia,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 25:tibi optamus eam rem publicam, in quā, etc.,
Cic. Brut. 97, 331;but mostly in a bad sense (= imprecari): si totum exercitum mortem mihi optasse crederem, Liv 28, 27, 10: quid mali feci, ut mihi pejorem reditum quam exitum optares?
Sen. Ben. 6, 37, 2:furorem et insaniam optare alicui,
id. Pis. 20, 46; id. Tusc. 1, 44, 107: aliquid ab aliquo, to desire, require, demand any thing of any one:quodvis donum et praemium a me optato, id optatum feres,
Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 27:hoc et pallidus optas,
pray for, Juv. 10, 189.—Hence, op-tātus, a, um, P. a., wished, desired, longed for, agreeable, pleasing, pleasant, dear (class.):optati cives, populares, incolae,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 1, 1:rumores,
Cic. Fam. 16, 21, 1:gloria,
Juv. 10, 187.— Comp.:nihil mihi fuit optatius, quam, ut, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 1, 5, 1.— Sup.:vale, mi optime et optatissime frater,
Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 8, 2.—Subst.: optātum, i, n., a wish, desire:di tibi semper omnia optata offerant,
Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 21; cf.afferant,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 105: eveniunt optata deae. Ov. M. 6, 370:impetrare optatum,
Cic. Off. 3, 25, 94:praeter optatum meum,
against my wish, id. Pis. 20, 46:meis optatis fortuna respondit,
id. Fam. 2, 1, 1:mihi in optatis est,
it is my wish, I wish, id. ib. 2, 13, 2.—Hence, adv.: optā-tō, according to one's wish (class.):optato venire,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 26:mihi veneris,
Cic. Att. 13, 28, 3:optato ventis aestate coortis,
Verg. A. 10, 405. ‡† optostrōtum, i, n. [optos-strôton], a brick pavement, Not. Tir. p. 164. -
8 invidiōsus
invidiōsus adj. with comp. and sup. [invidia], full of envy, invidious: vetustas, O.— Plur m. as subst: omnium invidiosorum animos frangere. —Exciting envy, enviable, envied, causing odium: possessiones: nec caris erat (Pactolus) invidiosus harenis, envied for, O.: invidiosior mors, O.: spes procorum, longed for, O.: solacia, Iu.—Exciting hatred, hated, hateful, odious: damnatio: lex: nomina, L.: laudatrix Venus mihi, O.: neque id dico, ut invidiosum sit in eos, etc., to excite prejudice against: quod fuit in iudicio invidiosissimum.* * *invidiosa -um, invidiosior -or -us, invidiosissimus -a -um ADJarousing hatred/odium/envy; odious, invidious; envible; envious, jealous -
9 optābilis
optābilis e, adj. with comp. [opto], to be wished, desirable: alcui pax: tempus, O.: quae ut concurrant omnia, optabile est: bono viro optabilius.* * *optabilis, optabile ADJdesirable, to be wished for; desired, longed for -
10 optātus
optātus adj. with comp. and sup. [P. of opto], wished, desired, longed for, welcome, desirable, pleasing: occasio, T.: rumores: Iovis epulae, H.: quid est quod exteris nationibus optatius esse possit?: optatissimum beneficium, Cs.: nonne optatissimum sibi putant esse, filios servire, etc.—As subst n., a wish, desire: Di tibi omnia optata offerant, T.: multa a dis optata consecuti sumus: praeter optatum meum, against my wish: mihi in optatis est, it is my wish.* * *optata -um, optatior -or -us, optatissimus -a -um ADJdesired, wished for, welcome; chosen -
11 exopto
(α).With acc.:(β).quae majori parti pulcherrima videntur, ea maxime exoptant,
Cic. Off. 1, 32, 118:Samnitium adventum,
Liv. 9, 25, 5:illum exoptavit potius?
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 4, 3:aliquid,
id. As. 3, 3, 133:omnes te oderunt, tibi pestem exoptant,
wish you, Cic. Pis. 40, 96.—With inf.-clause as object:(γ).multis de causis te exopto quam primum videre,
Cic. Fam. 4, 6, 3:aemulari neglegentiam alicuius,
Ter. And. prol. 20 (but not in Enn. Ann., where the better read. is laudarier optans, v. Vahl. p. 80).—With ut:(δ).omnium hominum exopto ut fiam miserorum miserrimus,
Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 65:ut sempiternae laudi tibi sit iste tribunatus exopto,
Cic. Fam. 2, 7, 1.—Absol.:neque nobis cupientibus atque exoptantibus fructus otii datus est,
Cic. de Or. 1, 1, 2.—Hence, exoptātus, a, um, P. a., greatly wished or desired, longed for:edepol me uxori exoptatum credo adventurum domum,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 22; id. Truc. 2, 6, 33; id. Capt. 5, 4, 9; id. Curc. 2, 3, 27:Antiphila, maxume animo exoptata meo,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 4, 28:ut exoptatum inimico nuntium primus adferret,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 7, 19:erit et tibi exoptatum optinget,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 20; id. As. 3, 3, 136.— Comp.:nihil exoptatius adventu meo,
Cic. Att. 5, 15, 1.— Sup.:o mi ere exoptatissume,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 65:gratulatio,
Cic. Att. 4, 1, 2.— Adv. seems not to occur. -
12 votivus
vōtīvus, a, um, adj. [votum].I.Of or belonging to a vow, promised by a vow, given in consequence of a vow, votive (class.):II.ludi,
Cic. Verr. 1, 10, 31; cf. Plin. 7, 48, 49, § 158:tabula,
Hor. C. 1, 5, 14:juvenca,
id. Ep. 1, 3, 36:sanguis,
Ov. H. 20, 236:tura,
id. Am. 3, 13, 9:carmina,
id. A. A. 1, 205: legatio, which was undertaken (often as a mere pretext) to fulfil a vow in a province, Cic. Att. 4, 2, 6; 15, 11, 4:noctes,
Prop. 2, 28, 62 (3, 26, 16).—Conformable to one's wish, wished for, longed for, desired (post-class.):conspectus,
App. M. 7, p. 193, 9:hospitium,
id. ib. 8, p. 216, 24:nuptiae,
id. ib. 5, p. 167, 32: mors, Prud. steph. 10, 330: constabat, votivum, illi fuisse, quod, etc., Treb. Gall. 3. -
13 cupītus
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14 dēsīderātus
dēsīderātus P. of desidero.* * *desiderata -um, desideratior -or -us, desideratissimus -a -um ADJdesired, longed for, sought after; missed (the dead), regretted -
15 exoptātus
exoptātus adj. with comp. and sup. [P. of exopto], greatly wished, earnestly desired, longed for: nuntius: parens, V.: nihil exoptatius adventu meo: exoptatissima gratulatio. -
16 exspectātus
exspectātus adj. with sup. [P. of exspecto], anxiously expected, longed for, desired, welcome: carus omnibus exspectatusque venies: seges, V.: exspectati ad amplissimam dignitatem fratres, i. e. thought worthy of the highest offices: exspectatissimae litterae.—As subst n.: Ante exspectatum, sooner than was anticipated, V. -
17 concupiscibilis
concupiscibilis, concupiscibile ADJworthy to be longed for, very desirable; valuable (Ecc) -
18 concupiscibilis
concŭpiscĭbĭlis, e, adj., worthy to be longed for, very desirable (eccl. Lat.), Hier. Quaest. in Paral. 1, 1. -
19 invidiosus
invĭdĭōsus, a, um, adj. [invidia].I.Full of envy, envious, invidious, hostile (i. q. invidus;II.class.): illa peraeque Prae se formosis invidiosa dea est,
Prop. 2, 28, 10 (3, 24, 10):vetustas,
Ov. M. 15, 234.—Enviable:III.possessiones,
Cic. Agr. 2, 26 init.; cf. id. Font. 5, 9:pecunia,
id. Balb. 25, 66; so,nec curis erat (Pactolus) invidiosus harenis,
by reason of, Ov. M. 11, 88; cf.:invidiosior mors,
id. ib. 7, 603;and in a good sense,
Prop. 2, 1, 73:spes procorum,
desired, longed for, Ov. M. 4, 794; 9, 10:praemia,
id. ib. 13, 414:solacia,
Juv. 13, 179.—Exciting envy or hatred, envied, hated, hateful, odious (i. q. invisus):etiam si is invidiosus ac multis offensus esse videatur,
Cic. Clu. 58:damnatio,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 17, § 42:triumphum accipere, invidiosum ad bonos,
id. Att. 8, 3, 6:in eos,
id. Cael. 9:invidiosis nominibus utebatur consul,
Liv. 34, 7:invidiosa oratione multitudo credula accenditur,
Just. 2, 8, 9:laudatrix Venus mihi,
Ov. H. 17, 126. — Sup.:invidiosissimus,
Cic. Font. 5; id. Clu. 37, 103; Sen. Contr. 31 fin. — Hence, invĭdĭōsē, adv., enviously, invidiously; hatefully, odiously (class.):dicere,
Cic. Ac. 2, 47; id. Mil. 5; Sen. Ep. 87; Auct. Her. 4, 20, 28.— Comp.:expulsus,
Vell. 2, 45. -
20 perexoptatus
pĕr-exoptātus, a, um, adj., greatly desired, much longed for (post-class.):in tmesi: per, inquit, exoptatus venis,
Gell. 18, 4, 2.
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