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  • 1 Venienti occurrite morbo

    Meet the misfortune as it comes. (Persius)

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  • 2 ob viam

    ob-vĭam (also written separate, ob vĭam; cf. Corss. Ausspr. I. 495, 769), adv.
    I.
    Lit., in the way; hence, with verbs of motion (in a good or bad sense), towards, against, to meet: ob Trojam duxit exercitum pro ad, similiterque vadimonium obisse, id est ad vadimonium isse, et obviam ad viam, Paul. ex Fest. p. 147 Müll.: morti occumbant obviam, Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 2, 62 (Ann. v. 176 Vahl.):

    nec quisquam tam audax fuat homo, qui obviam obsistat mihi,

    as to put himself in my way, Plaut. Am. 3, 4, 2:

    cum in Cumanum mihi obviam venisti,

    Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 3:

    prodire,

    id. ib. 3, 7, 4; cf.: si quā ex parte obviam contra veniretur, an advance or attack should be made, Caes. B. G. 7, 28: alicui obviam advenire, C. Gracch. ap. Gell. 10, 3, 5:

    quem quaero, optime ecce obviam mihi est,

    is coming to meet me, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 16:

    fit obviam Clodio ante fundum ejus,

    meets, Cic. Mil. 10, 29:

    obviam ire alicui,

    to go to meet, id. Mur. 32, 67 et saep.:

    obviam procedere alicui,

    to go to meet, id. Phil. 2, 32, 78:

    prodire alicui,

    id. ib. 2, 24, 58:

    properare,

    id. Fam. 14, 5, 2:

    proficisci,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 12:

    exire,

    id. B. C. 1, 18:

    progredi,

    Liv. 7, 10:

    mittere,

    to send to meet, Cic. Fam. 3, 7, 4:

    se offerre,

    to go to meet, to meet, Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 24:

    effundi,

    to pour out to meet, to go in great numbers to meet, Liv. 5, 23:

    de obviam itione ita faciam,

    Cic. Att. 11, 16, 1;

    late Lat., also, in obviam: ecce exercitus in obviam illis,

    Vulg. 1 Macc. 16, 5.—
    II.
    Trop., at hand, within reach:

    nec sycophantiis, nec fucis ullum mantellum obviam est,

    Plaut. Capt. 3, 3, 6:

    in comitio estote obviam,

    id. Poen. 3, 6, 12:

    tibi nulla aegritudo est animo obviam,

    id. Stich. 4, 1, 16:

    amanti mihi tot obviam eveniunt morae,

    present themselves, interpose, id. Cas. 3, 4, 28:

    ire periculis,

    to meet courageously, to encounter them, Sall. J. 7, 4:

    cupiditati hominum obviam ire,

    to resist, oppose, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 106; so,

    ire superbiae nobilitatis,

    Sall. J. 5, 1:

    ire sceleri,

    id. ib. 22, 3:

    ire injuriae,

    id. ib. 14, 25:

    ire irae,

    Liv. 9, 14:

    ire fraudibus,

    Tac. A. 6, 16:

    crimini,

    Liv. 9, 26.—Also, in a good sense, to meet an evil, i. e. to remedy, prevent it:

    ni Caesar obviam isset, tribuendo pecunias pro modo detrimenti,

    Tac. A. 4, 64:

    infecunditati terrarum,

    id. ib. 4, 6:

    timori,

    id. H. 4, 46:

    dedecori,

    id. A. 13, 5.

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  • 3 obviam

    ob-vĭam (also written separate, ob vĭam; cf. Corss. Ausspr. I. 495, 769), adv.
    I.
    Lit., in the way; hence, with verbs of motion (in a good or bad sense), towards, against, to meet: ob Trojam duxit exercitum pro ad, similiterque vadimonium obisse, id est ad vadimonium isse, et obviam ad viam, Paul. ex Fest. p. 147 Müll.: morti occumbant obviam, Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 2, 62 (Ann. v. 176 Vahl.):

    nec quisquam tam audax fuat homo, qui obviam obsistat mihi,

    as to put himself in my way, Plaut. Am. 3, 4, 2:

    cum in Cumanum mihi obviam venisti,

    Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 3:

    prodire,

    id. ib. 3, 7, 4; cf.: si quā ex parte obviam contra veniretur, an advance or attack should be made, Caes. B. G. 7, 28: alicui obviam advenire, C. Gracch. ap. Gell. 10, 3, 5:

    quem quaero, optime ecce obviam mihi est,

    is coming to meet me, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 16:

    fit obviam Clodio ante fundum ejus,

    meets, Cic. Mil. 10, 29:

    obviam ire alicui,

    to go to meet, id. Mur. 32, 67 et saep.:

    obviam procedere alicui,

    to go to meet, id. Phil. 2, 32, 78:

    prodire alicui,

    id. ib. 2, 24, 58:

    properare,

    id. Fam. 14, 5, 2:

    proficisci,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 12:

    exire,

    id. B. C. 1, 18:

    progredi,

    Liv. 7, 10:

    mittere,

    to send to meet, Cic. Fam. 3, 7, 4:

    se offerre,

    to go to meet, to meet, Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 24:

    effundi,

    to pour out to meet, to go in great numbers to meet, Liv. 5, 23:

    de obviam itione ita faciam,

    Cic. Att. 11, 16, 1;

    late Lat., also, in obviam: ecce exercitus in obviam illis,

    Vulg. 1 Macc. 16, 5.—
    II.
    Trop., at hand, within reach:

    nec sycophantiis, nec fucis ullum mantellum obviam est,

    Plaut. Capt. 3, 3, 6:

    in comitio estote obviam,

    id. Poen. 3, 6, 12:

    tibi nulla aegritudo est animo obviam,

    id. Stich. 4, 1, 16:

    amanti mihi tot obviam eveniunt morae,

    present themselves, interpose, id. Cas. 3, 4, 28:

    ire periculis,

    to meet courageously, to encounter them, Sall. J. 7, 4:

    cupiditati hominum obviam ire,

    to resist, oppose, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 106; so,

    ire superbiae nobilitatis,

    Sall. J. 5, 1:

    ire sceleri,

    id. ib. 22, 3:

    ire injuriae,

    id. ib. 14, 25:

    ire irae,

    Liv. 9, 14:

    ire fraudibus,

    Tac. A. 6, 16:

    crimini,

    Liv. 9, 26.—Also, in a good sense, to meet an evil, i. e. to remedy, prevent it:

    ni Caesar obviam isset, tribuendo pecunias pro modo detrimenti,

    Tac. A. 4, 64:

    infecunditati terrarum,

    id. ib. 4, 6:

    timori,

    id. H. 4, 46:

    dedecori,

    id. A. 13, 5.

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  • 4 obcurro

    oc-curro ( obc-), curri, rarely cucurri (Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 88; Phaedr. 3, 7, 2), cursum, 3 (archaic perf. occecurri, like memordi, peposci, Aelius Tubero ap. Gell. 7, 9, 11), v. n., to run up to, run to meet; to go or come up to, to go or come to meet, to meet (class.; syn. obvenio).
    I.
    Lit.
    1.
    In gen.:

    ilico Occucurri atque interpello,

    Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 88:

    Caesari venienti,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 79:

    obviam alicui,

    to go to meet, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 30:

    amicis,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 135; Suet. Calig. 4.— Impers.:

    occurritur (sc. mihi),

    Cic. Att. 2, 22, 3.—
    2.
    In partic., to go against, rush upon, attack an enemy:

    duabus Fabianis legionibus occurrit,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 40:

    armatis,

    id. ib. 2, 27:

    telis occurrere,

    Verg. A. 11, 808:

    obvius adversoque occurrit,

    id. ib. 10, 734.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To come to, meet, fall in with any thing:

    quibuscumque signis occurrerat, se aggregabat,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 26:

    tot vatibus,

    Juv. 1, 18.—
    2.
    To go or come to any place.
    (α).
    With dat.:

    concilio,

    Liv. 31, 29. —
    (β).
    With ad:

    legati ad id concilium occurrerunt,

    Liv. 31, 29.—
    (γ).
    With in and acc.:

    in aliam civitatem occurrere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 27, § 67.—
    3.
    Of situation.
    (α).
    To stand or lie opposite to:

    apud Elegiam occurrit ei (Euphrati) Taurus mons,

    Plin. 5, 24, 20, § 84.—
    (β).
    To lie in the way of, meet as an obstacle:

    in asperis locis silex saepe impenetrabilis ferro occurrebat,

    Liv. 36, 25, 4.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To obviate or seek to obviate, to meet, resist, oppose, counteract:

    omnibus ejus consiliis occurri atque obstiti,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 7, 16:

    illi rationi,

    id. Fat. 18, 41: malevolentiae hominum, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 11, 2.—
    2.
    To cure or attempt to cure; to relieve, remedy:

    venienti occurrite morbo,

    Pers. 3, 64:

    exspectationi,

    Cic. Clu. 23, 63:

    rei sapientiā occurrere,

    id. Fam. 4, 5, 6; Nep. Pelop. 1, 1.—
    B.
    To meet with words, i. e. to answer, reply, object:

    ut si dicenti, Quem video? ita occurras, ego,

    Quint. 1, 5, 36:

    Venus,

    Val. Fl. 7, 222.— Impers. pass.:

    occurretur enim, sicut occursum est,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 14, 44: occurritur autem nobis, et quidem a doctis et [p. 1253] eruditis, etc., id. Off. 2, 2, 6.—
    C.
    To offer or present itself, suggest itself, appear, occur:

    tu occurrebas dignus eo munere,

    Cic. Sen. 1, 2:

    nec tamen mihi quicquam occurrit cur, etc.,

    id. Tusc. 1, 21, 49; 1, 22, 51:

    Atheniensium classis demersae et exercitus deleti occurrebant,

    Liv. 25, 24, 12; cf.:

    ea cum universa occurrerent animo,

    id. 25, 24, 12, § 14:

    oculis ejus tot paludes occurrerent,

    Col. 2, 2:

    oras ad Eurum sequentibus nihil memorabile occurrit,

    Mel. 3, 9, 3:

    animo,

    presents itself to his mind, occurs to him, Cic. de Or. 2, 24, 104; cf.:

    ea quae occurrant,

    id. ib. 2, 54, 221:

    una defensio occurrit, quod muneribus tuis obniti non debui,

    Tac. A. 14, 53:

    cogitationi, quonam modo, etc.,

    Plin. 29, 1, 1, § 2:

    neque vos paeon, aut herous ille conturbet: ipsi occurrent orationi,

    will present themselves, Cic. de Or. 3, 49, 191:

    haec tenenda sunt oratori: saepe enim occurrunt,

    often occur, id. Or. 32, 115:

    quodcumque in mentem veniat, aut quodcumque occurrat,

    id. Fin. 4, 17, 47:

    ne quid honestum occurreret,

    Tac. Agr. 2.— With inf.:

    occurrit et aliqua dicere de magicis (herbis),

    it seems proper, Plin. 24, 17, 99, § 156.—
    D.
    To reach, attain (eccl. Lat.):

    donec occurramus in unitatem fidei,

    Vulg. Eph. 4, 13:

    si quo modo occurram ad resurrectionem,

    id. Phil. 3, 11.

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  • 5 occurro

    oc-curro ( obc-), curri, rarely cucurri (Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 88; Phaedr. 3, 7, 2), cursum, 3 (archaic perf. occecurri, like memordi, peposci, Aelius Tubero ap. Gell. 7, 9, 11), v. n., to run up to, run to meet; to go or come up to, to go or come to meet, to meet (class.; syn. obvenio).
    I.
    Lit.
    1.
    In gen.:

    ilico Occucurri atque interpello,

    Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 88:

    Caesari venienti,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 79:

    obviam alicui,

    to go to meet, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 30:

    amicis,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 135; Suet. Calig. 4.— Impers.:

    occurritur (sc. mihi),

    Cic. Att. 2, 22, 3.—
    2.
    In partic., to go against, rush upon, attack an enemy:

    duabus Fabianis legionibus occurrit,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 40:

    armatis,

    id. ib. 2, 27:

    telis occurrere,

    Verg. A. 11, 808:

    obvius adversoque occurrit,

    id. ib. 10, 734.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To come to, meet, fall in with any thing:

    quibuscumque signis occurrerat, se aggregabat,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 26:

    tot vatibus,

    Juv. 1, 18.—
    2.
    To go or come to any place.
    (α).
    With dat.:

    concilio,

    Liv. 31, 29. —
    (β).
    With ad:

    legati ad id concilium occurrerunt,

    Liv. 31, 29.—
    (γ).
    With in and acc.:

    in aliam civitatem occurrere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 27, § 67.—
    3.
    Of situation.
    (α).
    To stand or lie opposite to:

    apud Elegiam occurrit ei (Euphrati) Taurus mons,

    Plin. 5, 24, 20, § 84.—
    (β).
    To lie in the way of, meet as an obstacle:

    in asperis locis silex saepe impenetrabilis ferro occurrebat,

    Liv. 36, 25, 4.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To obviate or seek to obviate, to meet, resist, oppose, counteract:

    omnibus ejus consiliis occurri atque obstiti,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 7, 16:

    illi rationi,

    id. Fat. 18, 41: malevolentiae hominum, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 11, 2.—
    2.
    To cure or attempt to cure; to relieve, remedy:

    venienti occurrite morbo,

    Pers. 3, 64:

    exspectationi,

    Cic. Clu. 23, 63:

    rei sapientiā occurrere,

    id. Fam. 4, 5, 6; Nep. Pelop. 1, 1.—
    B.
    To meet with words, i. e. to answer, reply, object:

    ut si dicenti, Quem video? ita occurras, ego,

    Quint. 1, 5, 36:

    Venus,

    Val. Fl. 7, 222.— Impers. pass.:

    occurretur enim, sicut occursum est,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 14, 44: occurritur autem nobis, et quidem a doctis et [p. 1253] eruditis, etc., id. Off. 2, 2, 6.—
    C.
    To offer or present itself, suggest itself, appear, occur:

    tu occurrebas dignus eo munere,

    Cic. Sen. 1, 2:

    nec tamen mihi quicquam occurrit cur, etc.,

    id. Tusc. 1, 21, 49; 1, 22, 51:

    Atheniensium classis demersae et exercitus deleti occurrebant,

    Liv. 25, 24, 12; cf.:

    ea cum universa occurrerent animo,

    id. 25, 24, 12, § 14:

    oculis ejus tot paludes occurrerent,

    Col. 2, 2:

    oras ad Eurum sequentibus nihil memorabile occurrit,

    Mel. 3, 9, 3:

    animo,

    presents itself to his mind, occurs to him, Cic. de Or. 2, 24, 104; cf.:

    ea quae occurrant,

    id. ib. 2, 54, 221:

    una defensio occurrit, quod muneribus tuis obniti non debui,

    Tac. A. 14, 53:

    cogitationi, quonam modo, etc.,

    Plin. 29, 1, 1, § 2:

    neque vos paeon, aut herous ille conturbet: ipsi occurrent orationi,

    will present themselves, Cic. de Or. 3, 49, 191:

    haec tenenda sunt oratori: saepe enim occurrunt,

    often occur, id. Or. 32, 115:

    quodcumque in mentem veniat, aut quodcumque occurrat,

    id. Fin. 4, 17, 47:

    ne quid honestum occurreret,

    Tac. Agr. 2.— With inf.:

    occurrit et aliqua dicere de magicis (herbis),

    it seems proper, Plin. 24, 17, 99, § 156.—
    D.
    To reach, attain (eccl. Lat.):

    donec occurramus in unitatem fidei,

    Vulg. Eph. 4, 13:

    si quo modo occurram ad resurrectionem,

    id. Phil. 3, 11.

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  • 6 ob-viam or ob viam

        ob-viam or ob viam adv.,    in the way, towards, against, to meet, in face of: obviam conabar tibi, was hurrying to meet you, T.: si obviam contra veniretur, an advance should be made, Cs.: fit obviam Clodio, meets: obviam ire hostibus, S.: Caesari obviam processisti, went out to meet: exire, Cs.: se offere, meet, T.: effundi, pour out to meet, L.: de obviam itione ita faciam.—In the phrase, obviam ire, to meet, oppose, resist, contend against: periculis, face, S.: Gracchorum actionibus, resist, S.: cupiditati hominum, oppose: irae, L.: crimini, meet the charge, L.: obviam itum fraudibus, Ta.

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  • 7 occurrō (obc-)

        occurrō (obc-) currī (cucurrī, Ph.), cursus, ere    [ob+curro], to run up, run to meet, go to meet, meet, fall in with: ad undam, face the foe, V.: dulcis amicis, H.: quibuscumque signis occurrerat, Cs.: huic (concilio), attend, L.: ad id concilium, L.: occurritur (sc. mihi).—To go against, rush upon, attack: duabus legionibus, Cs.: Obvius adversoque occurrit, V.—To lie in the way, meet: in asperis locis silex saepe occurrebat, L.—Fig., to meet, fall into, be involved: graviori bello, Cs. —To obviate, meet, resist, oppose, counteract: eius consiliis: ab nostris occurrebatur, he was resisted, Cs.—To obviate, cure, relieve, remedy: rei sapientiā: utrique rei, N.—To meet, answer, reply, object: huic dictis, V.: occurretur enim, sicut occursum est.—To offer, present itself, suggest itself, appear, occur, be thought of: tu occurrebas dignus eo munere: mihi multo difficilior occurrit cogitatio, qualis, etc.: Atheniensium exercitūs deleti occurrebant, L.: haec tenenda sunt oratori; saepe enim occurrunt, present themselves: ne quid honestum occurreret, Ta.

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  • 8 obvius

    obvĭus, a, um, adj. [ob-via], in the way, so as to meet, meeting, to meet (class.).
    I.
    In gen.:

    si ille obvius ei futurus omnino non erat,

    had no expectation of meeting him, Cic. Mil. 18, 47:

    dare se obvium alicui,

    to meet a person, Liv. 1, 16:

    quo in loco inter se obvii fuissent,

    had met each other, Sall. J. 79, 4:

    libellus insidiarum ab obvio quodam porrectus,

    by one who met him, Suet. Caes. 81; cf. Quint. 10, 3, 29:

    cuicumque est obvia,

    whomsoever she meets, Juv. 6, 412:

    cui mater mediā sese tulit obvia silvā,

    met, Verg. A. 1, 314:

    obvia cui Camilla Occurrit,

    id. ib. 11, 498: esse in obvio alicui, to be in the way of or where one can meet another, Liv. 37, 23; so, with ellips. of dat.:

    Brutidius meus ad Martis fuit obvius aram,

    Juv. 10, 83:

    se gravissimis tempestatibus obvium ferre,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 4, 7:

    agmen obviorum,

    Suet. Calig. 13:

    obvii e diverso,

    Plin. 8, 50, 76, § 201.—Of things:

    neque aranei tenvia fila Obvia sentimus,

    Lucr. 3, 384:

    simulacra nobis,

    id. 4, 37:

    obvias mihi litteras mittas,

    send to meet, Cic. Att. 6, 5, 1; cf. id. ib. 6, 4, 3:

    ultroque ferebant Obvia securis ubera lactis oves,

    offered, presented, Tib. 1, 3, 46: montes, qui obvii erant itineri adversariorum, which lay in their way, which they met or fell in with, Nep. Eum. 9:

    quaeque,

    Val. Fl. 3, 583:

    obvia flamina,

    Ov. M. 1, 528:

    obvius undis,

    up the stream, id. ib. 11, 138:

    obviaque hospitiis teneat frondentibus arbos,

    over against, opposite, Verg. G. 4, 24:

    aquilones,

    contrary, adverse, Tac. A. 2, 54:

    prona cadit lateque et cominus obvia frangens,

    every thing in its way, Cat. 64, 109.—
    II.
    In partic.
    A.
    In a bad sense, as an enemy, against, to meet or encounter:

    si ingredienti cum armatā manu obvius fueris,

    Cic. Caecin. 27, 76:

    Jugurthae obvius procedit,

    Sall. J. 21, 1:

    obvii hostibus,

    id. ib. 50, 4:

    infestā subit obvius hastā,

    Verg. A. 10, 877.—
    B.
    In a good sense.
    1.
    Easy of access, affable, courteous (perh. not ante-Aug.):

    est enim obvius, et expositus, plenusque humanitate,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 2.—
    2.
    Of inanim. and abstr. things, at hand, easy, ready, obvious:

    nec se obvias fuisse dicenti, sed conquisitas (figuras),

    Quint. 9, 3, 5:

    quidquid venerit obvium loquamur,

    Mart. 11, 7, 7:

    obvias opes deferre deos,

    Tac. A. 16, 2:

    comitas,

    id. ib. 2, 2:

    laudes,

    common, Gell. 5, 1, 1:

    obvia et illaborata virtus,

    easy, not difficult of attainment, Quint. 12, 2, 2:

    ex obvio fere victus (animalibus),

    id. 2, 16, 14.—
    3.
    Of words, in constant use, common:

    est vestibulum in sermonibus celebre atque obvium verbum,

    Macr. S. 6, 8, 15:

    municipes et municipia sunt verba dictu facilia et usu obvia,

    Gell. 16, 13, 1; 18, 12, 10; cf.:

    obvium est dicere dimidiā,

    id. 3, 14, 12.—
    4.
    Se dare obvium, to occur to one's mind or memory:

    licet omnes (versus) praesens memoria non suggerat, tamen, qui se dederint obvios, annotabo,

    Macr. S. 5, 3, 1.—
    C.
    Lying open, i. e. exposed, obnoxious to an evil ( poet.):

    rupes Obvia ventorum furiis expostaque ponto,

    Verg. A. 10, 694:

    melioribus opto Auspiciis et quae fuerit minus obvia Graiis,

    id. ib. 3, 498:

    calvitium quoquoversus obvium,

    i. e. exposed to the air, App. M. 11, p. 273 fin.

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  • 9 congredior

        congredior gressus, ī, dep.    [com- + gradior], to come together, meet, have an interview: Congredere actutum, T.: ubi congressi sunt: coram: cum eo ad conloquium, L.: in itinere, Cs. — To meet in strife, fight, contend, engage, join battle: cum finitimis proelio, Cs.: acie, L.: cum fortiore, N.: neque hostem secum congressum, L.: comminus, L.: contra Caesarem: Achilli, V.: locus ubi congressi sunt: cum vellet congrederetur, Cs. — Fig., of advocates, to strive, contend: tecum: mecum criminibus, join issue on the charges.
    * * *
    I
    congredi, congressus sum V DEP
    meet, approach, near; join in battle, come to grips; contend/engage (at law)
    II
    congrediri, congressus sum V DEP
    meet, approach, near; join in battle, come to grips; contend/engage (at law)

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  • 10 nancīscor

        nancīscor nactus or nanctus, ī, dep.    [NAC-], to get, obtain, receive, meet with, stumble on, light on, find: anulum, T.: aliquem: summam potestatem, S.: tempus discendi: locum egregie munitum, Cs.: castra Gallorum intecta neglectaque, L.: tempus dea nacta nocendi, discerning, V.: nomen poëtae, win, H.—Of misfortune, to incur, encounter: quod sim nanctus mali, T.—Of disease, to catch, contract: nactus est morbum, N.— To light upon, meet with, reach, find: vitis, quicquid est nacta, complectitur: idoneam ad navigandum tempestatem, Cs.: nactusque silentia ruris Exululat, having reached the quiet country, O.
    * * *
    I
    nancisci, nactus sum V DEP
    obtain, get; find, meet with, receive, stumble on, light on
    II
    nancisci, nanctus sum V DEP
    obtain, get; find, meet with, receive, stumble on, light on

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  • 11 obvius

        obvius adj.    [ob+via], in the way, so as to meet, meeting, to meet: si ille obvius ei futurus non erat, had no expectation of meeting him: se mihi obvium dedit, met, L.: venit obvius illi, H.: cuicumque est obvia, whomsoever she meets, Iu.: ad Martis fuit obvius aram, Iu.: se gravissimis tempestatibus obvium ferre: obvias mihi litteras mittas, send to meet: montes, qui obvii erant itineri, lay in the way, N.: undis, up stream, O.: Obviaque hospitiis teneat arbos, opposite, V.—As subst n.: in obvio classi hostium esse, be in the way, L.—Against, to meet, to encounter: quo in loco inter se obvii fuissent, had fought, S.: si ingredienti cum armatā multitudine obvius fueris: infestā subit obvius hastā, V.—Open, exposed, liable, subject: rupes Obvia ventorum furiis, V.: (urbs) minus obvia Grais, V.: comitas, i. e. ready, Ta.: rerum similitudo, obtrusive, Ta.
    * * *
    obvia, obvium ADJ
    in the way, easy; hostile; exposed (to)

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  • 12 convenio

    con-vĕnĭo, vēni, ventum, 4 ( fut. convenibo, Plaut. Cas. 3, 2, 18), v. n. and a.
    I.
    To come together, meet together, assemble (class. and freq.).
    A.
    In gen.:

    milites, qui ex provinciā convenerant,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 8:

    omnes... eo convenerant,

    id. ib. 3, 16:

    totius fere Galliae legati ad Caesarem gratulatum convenerunt,

    id. ib. 1, 30:

    quanto multitudo hominum ad hoc judicium,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 5, 11:

    amici privatique hospites ad eum defendendum convenerunt,

    Nep. Timoth. 4, 2:

    ad clamorem hominum,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 37:

    ad delectationem,

    Quint. 3, 4, 6:

    Pericles, cum haberet collegam Sophoclem, iique de communi officio convenissent,

    id. Off. 1, 40, 144:

    nunc ita convenimus, ut possemus dicere, etc.,

    id. Phil. 3, 2, 5:

    quoniam convenimus ambo,

    Verg. E. 5, 1; id. A. 1, 361 al.—With the place to or at which, usu. designated by in and acc.:

    mei capitis servandi causā Romam Italia tota convenit,

    Cic. Pis. 15, 34; id. Div. 2, 23, 50:

    unum in locum omnes,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 19:

    in coetus scholarum,

    Quint. 2, 9, 2:

    in consilium frequentes,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 29, § 71:

    reguli in unum convenere,

    Sall. J. 11, 2:

    tribuni plebis non desistebant clam inter se convenire,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 5, 12:

    et ex proximis hibernis et a Caesare conventura subsidia,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 28 fin.: convenientis manus dissipare, Auct. B. G. 8, 6.—Rarely with in and abl., or with advv. of place (mostly post-Aug.):

    uno in loco omnes adversariorum copiae convenissent,

    Cic. Div. 2, 24, 52 B. and K.; cf.: quanta illic multitudo convenisse dicebatur, id. Verr. 2, 2, 66, § 160 B. and K. (al. illuc):

    in coloniā Agrippiensi in domum privatam conveniunt,

    Tac. H. 4, 55.—
    2.
    Transf., of inanim. and abstr. subjects:

    munera multa huc ab amatoribus,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 44:

    huc convenit utrumque bivium,

    Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 144; cf.:

    oppi dum in quo omnis negotiatio ejus (Arabiae) convenit,

    id. 6, 28, 32, § 157:

    cum multae causae convenisse unum in locum atque inter se congruere videntur,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 22, 62; so id. ad Q. Fr. 1, 4, 4.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Publicist. t. t. of civil communities which belong in jurisdiction to some chief city:

    ex his civitatibus, quae in id forum convenirent,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 15, § 38:

    Carthaginem conveniunt populi LXV.,

    Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 25; cf.:

    ibi Aethiopicae convenere naves,

    id. 5, 28, 29, § 105.—
    2.
    Jurid. t. t.:

    in manum, of a woman who in marriage (by usus, confarreatio, or coëmptio, q. v.) comes into the hands (manus) of her husband,

    Cic. Fl. 34, 84; id. Top. 3, 14; Quint. 5, 10, 62; Gai Inst. 3, 84:

    viro in manum,

    Cic. Top. 4, 23:

    in manum flaminis,

    Tac. A. 4, 16 et saep.—

    In the same sense: in matrimonium alicujus,

    Dig. 45, 1, 121, § 1:

    in matrimonium cum viro,

    to marry, Gell. 18, 6, 8; or, in nuptias, Cod. Th. 3, 7, 11.—
    3.
    Act., to go to one to speak to him, make a request of him, etc., to address, accost, meet, visit:

    haut multos homines nunc videre et convenire quam te mavellem,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 16; id. Pers. 5, 2, 74 al.; Ter. And. 1, 3, 22:

    (Helvetii) cum eum (sc. Caesarem) in itinere convenissent,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 27:

    adversarios ejus,

    Nep. Dion, 8, 3:

    illum Atilium,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 18, 50:

    neminem conveni—convenio autem cottidie plurimos—quin omnes, etc.,

    id. Fam. 9, 14, 1:

    Bruti pueri Laodiceae me convenerunt,

    id. ib. 3, 7, 1.— Pass.:

    Balbus tantis pedum doloribus afficitur, ut se conveniri nolit,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 19, 2:

    nec eum (Lentulum) a minore Balbo conventum,

    id. Att. 9, 6, 1:

    quod conveniundi patris me tempus capere jubebat,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 4, 9; Cic. Fam. 1, 8, 7; Nep. Dion, 9, 3 al. — Absol.:

    aditum petentibus conveniendi non dabat,

    Nep. Paus. 3, 3.—
    b.
    Jurid. t. t., to meet one judicially, to sue, bring an action against, summon before a tribunal:

    ut heredes ex stipulatu conveniri possint,

    Dig. 10, 2, 20; 50, 1, 17:

    de peculio,

    Paul. Sent. 2, 31:

    pro parte dimidiā,

    Dig. 17, 1, 59 et saep.—Also with abstr. objects:

    dolum aut culpam eorum,

    Dig. 26, 7, 38:

    nomen,

    ib. 42, 1, 15.
    II.
    Pregn.
    A.
    To come together, to unite, join, combine, couple (cf. coëo, II.).
    1.
    Lit., so mostly of the coition of animals, Lucr. 2, 922; Plin. 11, 24, 29, § 85; App. M. 6, p. 177, 38 al.—Of the union of atoms:

    Tandem conveniant ea (primordia) quae convecta repente Magnarum rerum fiunt exordia,

    Lucr. 5, 429.—
    2.
    Trop.
    a.
    With personal subject, to agree with in wishes, decisions, etc., to accord, harmonize (rare;

    late Lat.),

    Hyg. Astr. 2, 4; Dig. 9, 2, 27, § 29; Paul. Sent. 1, 1, § 5 (but in Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, the v. 130 is spurious; v. Ritschl, prol. ad Trin. p. 131).—Far more freq.,
    b.
    Res convenit or impers. convenit, it is agreed upon, or there is unanimity in respect to something, the matter is decided.
    (α).
    Res convenit, constr. alicui cum aliquo, inter aliquos, or absol.:

    cum his mihi nec locus nec sermo convenit,

    Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 10:

    haec fratri mecum non conveniunt neque placent,

    Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 34:

    de dote mecum conveniri nil potest,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 168:

    hoc mihi cum tuo fratre convenit,

    Cic. Fin. 5, 29, 87; Liv. 2, 39, 8; Quint. 3, 6, 91:

    pax, quae cum T. Quinctio convenisset,

    Liv. 34, 43, 2; cf.:

    pax convenit,

    Sall. J. 38 fin.; Liv. 1, 3, 5; 30, 43, 8:

    in eas condiciones cum pax conveniret,

    id. 29, 12, 14 al.; and:

    cum imperatoribus Romanis pacem conventam fuisse,

    Sall. J. 112, 2:

    ratio accepti atque expensi inter nos,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 146:

    eo signo quod convenerat revocantur,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 28:

    quod tempus inter eos committendi proelii convenerat,

    id. B. G. 2, 19:

    neminem voluerunt majores nostri esse judicem, nisi qui inter adversarios convenisset,

    Cic. Clu. 43, 120; so,

    judex inter eos,

    Val. Max. 2, 8, 2:

    posse rem convenire... si posset inter eos aliquid convenire,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 20, 53:

    dum rem conventuram putamus,

    id. Att. 9, 6, 2:

    si in eo manerent, quod convenisset,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 36: [p. 463] in colloquium convenit;

    condiciones non convenerunt,

    Nep. Hann. 6, 2; cf. Liv. 30, 40, 14; 38, 11, 1 al.:

    postquam ardentia vidit castra magister equitum (id convenerat signum),

    id. 9, 23, 15:

    signum,

    Suet. Oth. 6:

    omnia conventura,

    Sall. J. 83, 2.— Pass.:

    pacem conventam frustra fuisse,

    Sall. J. 112, 2:

    quibus conventis,

    Liv. 30, 43, 7.—
    (β).
    Convenit, constr. alicui cum aliquo, inter aliquos, with ut, the acc. and inf., with de and abl., or absol.:

    mihi cum Deiotaro convenit, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Att. 6, 1, 14:

    idne agebas, ut tibi cum sceleratis, an ut cum bonis civibus conveniret?

    id. Lig. 6, 18:

    quicum optime convenisset,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 66, § 147:

    nunc ita convenit inter me atque hunc, ut, etc.,

    Plaut. Capt. 2. 3, 19:

    non modo inter Patres, sed ne inter consules quidem ipsos satis conveniebat,

    Liv. 2, 23, 14:

    conveniat mihi tecum necesse est, ipsum fecisse, etc.,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 29, 79; Sen. Ben. 7, 4, 5; id. Brev. Vit. 7, 3:

    inter omnis vero convenit, Sibyllam ad Tarquinium Superbum tris libros attulisse,

    Plin. 13, 13, 27, § 88; cf. Suet. Vesp. 25: convenit, jam inde per consules reliqua belli perfecta, it is generally asserted, homologeitai, Liv. 9, 16, 1; cf. Suet. Claud. 44 et saep.:

    cum de facto convenit, et quaeritur, etc.,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 8, 11; id. Fin. 4, 26, 72:

    de duobus minus convenit,

    Liv. 2, 33, 2; Quint. 1, 4, 17; Col. 2, 9 init.; Sen. Clem. 2, 7, 4; Gell. 2, 22, 2:

    quamquam de hoc parum convenit,

    Quint. 5, 10, 2:

    quaedam sunt, de quibus inter omnes convenit,

    id. 2, 12, 2; 4, 5, 28; Cic. N. D. 2, 4, 9; Liv. 42, 25, 11; Sen. Q. N. 2, 12, 2; Plin. Pan. 29, 5:

    ubi de pace non convenit, signa cecinere,

    Flor. 2, 6, 59 al.:

    convenit, victi utri sint eo proelio, Urbem, agrum, etc.... seque uti dederent,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 70:

    convenerat, ne interloquereris,

    Sen. Clem. 1, 9, 9; cf.:

    quibus consulibus interierit non convenit,

    Nep. Hann. 13, 1:

    pacto convenit, etc.,

    Liv. 24, 6, 7; Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 80:

    omnis exercitus, uti convenerat. Numidiā deductus, etc.,

    Sall. J. 39, 4:

    Patres igitur jurati (ita enim convenerat),

    Liv. 30, 40, 12:

    pro argento si aurum dare mallent, darent convenit,

    id. 38, 11, 8.—
    B.
    To fit with, in, or to something, to suit, be adapted to.
    1.
    Lit. (rare):

    quae (cupa) inter orbes conveniat... quae (fistula) in columellam conveniat,

    Cato, R. R. 21, 1:

    conveniebatne in vaginam tuam machaera militis?

    Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 85:

    si cothurni laus illa esset, ad pedem apte convenire,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 14, 46.—More freq.,
    2.
    Transf.: res convenit, or impers. convenit, the thing (or it) is fit, becoming, seemly, suitable, appropriate, proper, serviceable for something, it becomes, = consentit, congruit.
    a.
    Res convenit, constr. with in or ad aliquid, cum aliquā re, the dat., acc., acc. and inf., or absol.
    (α).
    In or ad aliquid:

    ceterae vites in quemvis agrum conveniunt,

    Cato, R. R. 6 fin.; cf. Varr. R. R. 1, 19, 1:

    quid minus in hunc ordinem convenit? etc.,

    Cic. Phil. 9, 4, 8:

    convenire quae vitia in quemvis videntur potius, etc.,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 49, § 128; id. Rosc. Am. 23, 65:

    hoc in te unum,

    id. N. D. 2, 29, 74 Orell. N. cr. nullam contumeliam jacere potueris, quae non ad maximam partem civium conveniret, id. Sull. 7, 23.—
    (β).
    Cum aliquā re:

    haec tua deliberatio non mihi convenire visa est cum oratione Largi,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 8, 2; so id. Fin. 3, 22, 73 al.—
    (γ).
    With dat.:

    num videntur convenire haec nuptiis?

    Ter. And. 2, 2, 29; so Cic. Prov. Cons. 17, 41; id. Fin. 3, 22, 74; Sall. J. 85, 40; Quint. 6, 3, 25; Suet. Galb. 14 et saep.—
    (δ).
    With acc.:

    itidem ut tempus anni, aetatem aliam aliud factum convenit,

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 4, 24 dub. (Lachm. ap. Lucr. p. 64, conj. condecet).—
    (ε).
    With acc. and inf.:

    hoc non convenit, me... agrum habere,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 55; so Prop. 2, 1, 41.—
    (ζ).
    With in and abl.:

    nihil autem minus in perfecto duce quam festinationem... convenire arbitrabatur,

    Suet. Aug. 25.—
    (η).
    Absol.: hanc mi expetivi, contigit;

    conveniunt mores, etc.,

    Ter. And. 4, 2, 13:

    nomen non convenit,

    id. ib. 5, 4, 39; id. Phorm. 1, 2, 3 (cf. impers.: rationes conferatis; adsidunt;

    subducunt: ad nummum convenit,

    Cic. Att. 5, 21, 12):

    non bene conveniunt, nec in unā sede morantur Majestas et amor,

    Ov. M. 2, 846:

    medius ille orationis modus maxime convenit,

    Quint. 6, 2, 19 et saep.—
    b.
    Convenit, impers., constr. with a clause as subject (so esp. freq. in Lucr. and the elder Pliny).
    (α).
    Haud convenit, unā ire cum amicā imperatorem in viā, Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 41:

    convenit illud in his rebus obsignatum habere, Lucr 2, 582: per se sibi vivere,

    id. 3, 685:

    dicere causas leti,

    id. 6, 708 et saep.:

    quo maxime contendi conveniat,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 85, 2:

    convenit Evandri victos discedere ad urbem,

    Verg. A. 12, 184; so Hor. A. P. 226; Vell. 1, 3, 2; Quint. 7, 3, 9; Plin. 18, 13, 33, § 126; cf. id. 33, 1, 5, § 15 Sillig.—
    (β).
    With ut:

    quī enim convenit, ut? etc.,

    Cic. Phil. 7, 2, 4 (al. evenit):

    si tibi curae Quantae conveniat Munatius,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 31; cf. Quint. 8, 6, 63. —To express assent:

    convenit,

    well, it is agreed, Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 54.—Hence,
    1.
    convĕnĭens, entis, P. a.
    A.
    (Acc. to II. A. 2.) Agreeing, consistent, accordant, harmonious (syn.:

    consentiens, concors, congruens): bene convenientes propinqui,

    Cic. Off. 1, 17, 58; cf.:

    convenientes optime propinqui cognatique,

    id. Rosc. Am. 34, 96; Suet. Tib. 7:

    recta et convenientia et constantia natura desiderat,

    Cic. Off. 3, 8, 35:

    conveniens et conjuncta constantia inter augures,

    id. Div. 2, 39, 82:

    motus,

    Lucr. 1, 1029; cf.:

    inter se motus,

    id. 2, 941.—More frequently,
    B.
    (Acc. to II. B. 2.) Fitting to something, appropriate to, meet, fit, suitable, = congruens; constr. with cum, the dat., ad aliquid, inter se, in and acc. or abl., or absol.
    (α).
    With cum (rare): motus oris conveniens cum ipsius verbi demonstratione, Nigid. ap. Gell. 10, 4, 4:

    dies conveniens cum populi vultu,

    Ov. P. 2, 1, 28.—
    (β).
    With dat. (very freq.):

    nihil in hac praeclarā epistulā scriptum ab Epicuro congruens et conveniens decretis ejus reperietis,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 31, 99; Quint. 3, 11, 20; 6, 3, 102 al.; Suet. Tib. 50; Hor. A. P. 316; Ov. P. 3, 9, 36 et saep.:

    aut sibi convenientia finge,

    Hor. A. P. 119; cf. Quint. 11, 1, 11:

    bono civi convenientissimum credidi amplecti, etc.,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 1:

    disciplina convenientissima,

    Vell. 1, 6, 3.—
    (γ).
    Ad aliquid (rare):

    nihil est tam conveniens ad res vel secundas vel adversas,

    Cic. Lael. 5, 17:

    sonus ad formam tauri,

    Ov. Ib. 436.—
    (δ).
    In aliquid (very rare):

    forma in illam conveniens amplitudinem,

    Vell. 2, 29, 2.—
    (ε).
    In aliquā re:

    gratulatio conveniens in eā victoriā,

    Liv. 45, 19, 3.—
    (ζ).
    Inter se (rare):

    in vitā omnia sint apta inter se et convenientia,

    Cic. Off. 1, 40, 144:

    inter se motus,

    Lucr. 2, 941.—
    (η).
    Absol. (rare):

    quod sit aptum atque conveniens,

    Quint. 5, 10, 123:

    toga,

    fitting, fitting close, Ov. A. A. 1, 514:

    nihil convenientius ducens, quam, etc.,

    Suet. Aug. 10.—
    b.
    Conveniens est = convenit, consentaneum est, it is fit, proper, becoming, suitable (post-Aug. and rare; cf.

    congruens): convenientius est dici,

    Plin. 34, 7, 16, § 35.— Sup., Plin. Pan. 87, 1; id. Ep. 10, 3 (20), 2.— Adv.: convĕnĭen-ter, fitly, suitably, conformably, consistently (syn.. congruenter, constanter; class.;

    most freq. in Cic.): convenienter cum naturā vivere (with congruere),

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 28, 82:

    convenienter naturae vivere (with congruenter),

    id. Fin. 3, 7, 26; cf. id. Off. 3, 3, 13 al.; Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 12:

    convenienter sibi dicere (with constanter),

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 26; Ov. A. A. 3, 546:

    convenienter ad praesentem fortunae statum loqui,

    Liv. 23, 5, 4.— Sup., Aug. Civ. Dei, 18, 44.—
    2.
    con-ventum, i, n. (acc. to II. A. 2.), an agreement, compact, covenant, convention, accord (in good prose):

    facere promissa, stare conventis, reddere deposita,

    Cic. Off. 3, 25, 95; 1, 10, 32; id. Part. Or. 37, 130; Liv. 29, 24, 3; Sil. 1, 10 al.—As a jurid. expression, very freq. in the connection pactum conventum (for which the MSS. sometimes, perh. through interpolation, give pactum et conventum), Cic. Part. Or. 37, 130; id. de Or. 2, 24, 100; id. Caecin. 18, 51; id. Att. 6, 3, 1; Juv. 6, 25; v. pactum.

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  • 13 obeo

    ŏb-ĕo, īvi or ĭi (obivi, Verg. A. 6, 801; Aus. Epit. 32, 4; Anthol. Lat. 4, 97, 1;

    contr. obit for obiit,

    Lucr. 3, 1042; Luc. 9, 189; Juv. 6, 559), ĭtum, 4 (lengthened form, obinunt obeunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 189 Müll.), v. n. and a.
    I.
    Neutr., to go or come to or towards, to come in, to go to meet, go against (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
    A.
    In gen.:

    donec vis obiit,

    until force intervene, Lucr. 1, 222:

    dum acris vis obeat,

    id. 1, 247:

    obit infera Perseus in loca,

    Cic. Arat. 465 (Grot. 718):

    ad omnes hostium conatus,

    to go to meet, to oppose, Liv. 31, 21. —
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Of constellations, to go down, to set:

    abditur Orion, obit et Lepus abditus umbrā,

    Cic. Arat. 46, 3 (Grot. 716); Stat. S. 2, 1, 210:

    an sidera obirent, nascerenturve,

    Plin. 2, 26, 24, § 95.—Of the sun:

    in reliquis orientis aut obeuntis solis partibus,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 22:

    in undis Sol fit uti videatur obire et condere lumen,

    Lucr. 4, 433.—Hence, to pass by:

    tres noctes,

    Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 11.—
    2.
    Pregn., to fall, perish (syn.:

    occido, pereo, occumbo). —Of cities: et Agamede obiit et Hiera,

    Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139; id. 5, 29, 31, § 117.— —Hence, to die:

    malo cruciatu ut pereas atque obeas cito,

    Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 76; Lucr. 3, 1045;

    tecum vivere amem, tecum obeam libens,

    Hor. C. 3, 9, 24:

    simul se cum illis obituros,

    Liv. 5, 39, 13:

    gaudio,

    to die of joy, Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 180:

    morbo,

    of a disease, id. 11, 37, 71, § 187; Vell. 2, 47, 2; 2, 102, 1; Tac. A. 3, 6; Suet. Aug. 63; id. Tib. 39; id. Ner. 3; Plin. Ep. 3, 7, 10; 6, 2, 5:

    voluntariā morte obiit,

    Suet. Galb. 3 fin.; Vell. 2, 8, 7; Eutr. 7, 17:

    morte subitā,

    id. 8, 15:

    repentinā morte,

    id. 10, 17; Ambros. Ep. 53, 3.—
    II.
    Act. (freq. and class.), to go or come to a thing or place.
    A.
    In gen.:

    Acherontem nunc obibo, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. s. v. ob, p. 201 Müll. (Trag. v. 278 Vahl.): tantum restitisset urbis, quantum flamma obire non potuisset,

    to reach, Cic. Cat. 3, 10, 25.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    To travel over or through; to wander through, traverse, visit:

    nec vero Alcides tantum telluris obivit,

    Verg. A. 6, 801:

    tantas regiones barbarorum pedibus obiit,

    Cic. Fin. 5, 29, 87:

    villas,

    to visit, id. Fam. 7, 1, 5:

    comitia,

    id. Att. 1, 4, 1:

    cenas,

    id. ib. 9, 13, 6. —
    2.
    To run over with the eyes, to survey, review:

    oculis exercitum,

    to survey, Plin. Ep. 3, 7, 13:

    omnia visu,

    Verg. A. 10, 447.—In speaking, to go over, mention, recount:

    oratione omnes civitates,

    to enumerate, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 51, § 125.—
    3.
    To go around, surround, overspread, envelop ( poet.):

    chlamydem limbus obibat Aureus,

    Ov. M. 5, 51:

    clipeum,

    Verg. A. 10, 482.—
    4.
    To apply [p. 1234] one's self to, to engage in, attend to any business or undertaking; to enter upon an office; to discharge, perform, execute, accomplish any thing:

    obeundi negotii studio tot loca adire,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 34:

    hereditatum obeundarum causā,

    to enter upon, take possession of, id. Agr. 1, 3, 8:

    facinus,

    id. Cat. 1, 10, 26:

    pugnas,

    to engage in battle, Verg. A. 6, 167; Val. Fl. 3, 710:

    judicia,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 38, 173:

    legationem,

    to enter upon, undertake, id. Att. 15, 7; Nep. Dion. 1, 4:

    consularia munera,

    Liv. 2, 8:

    munus vigiliarum,

    id. 3, 6:

    publica ac privata officia,

    Just. 41, 3, 4:

    neque privatam rem... neque publicam,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 17, 53:

    ne ad omnia simul obire unus non possit,

    Liv. 10, 25, 14:

    rusticum opus,

    Col. 12, 3:

    bella,

    Liv. 4, 7:

    sacra,

    id. 1, 20:

    imperia,

    to perform, execute, Stat. Achill. 1, 149.—
    5.
    To meet:

    vadimonium,

    to meet one's bail, appear at the appointed time, Cic. Quint. 17, 54:

    diem,

    to appear on the day appointed, id. Lael. 2, 7; id. Phil. 3, 8, 29; id. Att. 13, 14, 1:

    annum petitiones tuae,

    i. e. to be a candidate the first year the law permits, id. Fam. 10, 25.—Hence, diem suum obire, to die:

    ea diem suom obiit,

    Plaut. Cist. 1, 3, 27; Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 2; Gell. 6, 8, 6; so,

    diem supremum,

    Nep. Milt. 7, 6;

    and simply, diem,

    Suet. Vesp. 1:

    mortem,

    Plaut. Aul. prol. 15; Cic. Phil. 5, 17, 48; hence, in the pass.:

    morte obitā (sc. ob rem publicam),

    id. Sest. 38, 83.—Hence, P. a. (anteand post-class.): ŏbĭtus, a, um, for mortuus, dead, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. p. 869 P.: obiti, the dead:

    obitis libatione profunditur,

    App. de Mund. p. 68:

    OBITAE,

    Inscr. Orell. 2673.

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  • 14 coëō

        coëō īvī or iī, itus, īre    [com- + eo], to go together, come together, meet, assemble, collect: in Piraeo, T.: matronae ad Venturiam frequentes coëunt, L.: quo populus coibat, H.: certis diebus (ad concilium), Ta.: milia crabronum, O.: populi legationibus coëunt, by their representatives, Ta.— To come together in battle, meet, encounter: inter se, V.: agmina, Cu.: cetera turba coit, joins in the attack, O.—To come together, be united, gather, unite, combine: coëundi in unum spatium, L.: manus coit omnis in unum, V.: qui unā coierunt, Cs.: ut coëat par Iungaturque pari, H.: amnes in artius coëunt, Cu.: membra, O.: coit formidine sanguis, congeals, V.: digiti coëunt, grow together, O.: volnera coiere mea, have closed, Pr.: Inter se capita (arcūs), V.: ut placidis coëant immitia, H.: memini nobis verba coisse, to have been exchanged, Pr.—Fig., to unite, join together, assimilate, combine, agree, ally oneself, conspire: cum hoc: principes tum unā coierunt, Cs.: in foedera dextrae, V.—Of a marriage contract: taedae quoque iure coissent, O.: conubio, nuptiis, Cu.: cum captivā, Cu.: Hac gener atque socer coëant mercede suorum, i. e. in the marriage, V.—With societatem, to enter into partnership, make a compact, become an ally, associate, form a league: societatem laboris: cum Caesare societatem: cum Lacedaemoniis, N.: societatem sceleris: ad eam rem societas coitur.
    * * *
    coire, coivi(ii), coitus V
    fit together; have sexual intercourse; collect/gather (fluid); meet; rally; enter agreement; unite/assemble/conspire; come/go together; mend/knit (wound)

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  • 15 excipiō

        excipiō cēpī, ceptus, ere    [ex + capio].    I. To take out, withdraw: alqm e mari: clipeum sorti, V. —Fig., to rescue, release, exempt: servitute exceptus, L.: nihil libidini exceptum, Ta. — To except, make an exception, stipulate, reserve: hosce homines: mentem, cum venderet (servom), H.: de antiquis neminem: cum nominatim lex exciperet, ut liceret, etc.: lex cognatos excipit, ne eis ea potestas mandetur: foedere esse exceptum, quo minus praemia tribuerentur: omnium, exceptis vobis duobus, eloquentissimi: Excepto, quod non simul esses, cetera laetus, H. —    II. To take up, catch, receive, capture, take: sanguinem paterā: se in pedes, i. e. spring to the ground, L.: filiorum postremum spiritum ore: tela missa, i. e. ward off (with shields), Cs.: (terra) virum exceperit: ambo benigno voltu, L.: reduces, welcome, V.: aliquem epulis, Ta.: equitem conlatis signis, meet, V.: succiso poplite Gygen, wound, V.: speculator exceptus a iuvenibus mulcatur, L.: servos in pabulatione, Cs.: incautum, V.: aprum latitantem, H.: aves, Cu.: exceptus tergo (equi), seated, V.: Sucronem in latus, takes, i. e. stabs, V.—Of places: Priaticus campus eos excepit, they reached, L. — To come next to, follow, succeed: linguam excipit stomachus: alios alii deinceps, Cs.: porticus excipiebat Arcton, looked out towards, H.—Fig., to take up, catch, intercept, obtain, be exposed to, receive, incur, meet: genus divinationis, quod animus excipit ex divinitate: impetūs gladiorum, Cs.: vim frigorum: fatum, Ta.: praecepta ad excipiendas hominum voluntates, for taking captive: invidiam, N.— To receive, welcome: excipi clamore: alqm festis vocibus, Ta.: plausu pavidos, V.—Of events, to befall, overtake, meet: qui quosque eventūs exciperent, Cs.: quis te casus Excipit, V.: excipit eum lentius spe bellum, L.— To catch up, take up eagerly, listen to, overhear: maledicto nihil citius excipitur: sermonem eorum ex servis, L.: rumores: hunc (clamorem), Cs.: alqd comiter, Ta.: adsensu populi excepta vox, L.— To follow, succeed: tristem hiemem pestilens aestas excepit, L.: Herculis vitam immortalitas excepisse dicitur: hunc (locutum) Labienus excepit, Cs.: Iuppiter excepit, replied, O.— To succeed to, renew, take up: memoriam illius viri excipient anni consequentes: ut integri pugnam excipient, L.: gentem, V.
    * * *
    excipere, excepi, exceptus V
    take out; remove; follow; receive; ward off, relieve

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  • 16 adversa

    ad-verto (archaic advor-), ti, sum, 3, v. a., to turn a thing to or toward a place (in this signif., without animus; mostly poet.; syn.: observare, animadvertere, videre, cognoscere).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen., with in or dat.:

    illa sese huc advorterat in hanc nostram plateam,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 51:

    in quamcunque domus lumina partem,

    Ov. M. 6, 180; cf. id. ib. 8, 482:

    malis numen,

    Verg. A. 4, 611:

    huc aures, huc, quaeso, advertite sensus,

    Sil. 16, 213; cf. id. 6, 105.—
    B.
    Esp., a naut. t. t., to turn, direct, steer a ship to a place:

    classem in portum,

    Liv. 37, 9 Drak.:

    terrae proras,

    Verg. A. 7, 35; id. G. 4, 117 al.:

    Colchos puppim,

    Ov. H. 12, 23.— Absol.:

    profugi advertere coloni,

    landed, Sil. 1, 288;

    hence also transf. to other things: aequore cursum,

    Verg. A. 7, 196:

    pedem ripae,

    id. ib. 6, 386:

    urbi agmen,

    id. ib. 12, 555: adverti with acc. poet. for verti ad:

    Scythicas advertitur oras,

    Ov. M. 5, 649 (cf. adducor litora remis, id. ib. 3, 598, and Rudd. II. p. 327).
    II.
    Fig.
    A.
    Animum (in the poets and Livy also animos, rarely mentem) advertere; absol., or with adv. or ad aliquid, or alicui rei, to direct the mind, thoughts, or attention to a thing, to advert to, give attention to, attend to, to heed, observe, remark:

    si voles advortere animum, Enn. ap. Var. L. L. 7, § 89 Müll. (Trag. v. 386 Vahl.): facete advortis animum tuum ad animum meum,

    Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 39:

    nunc huc animum advortite ambo,

    id. ib. 3, 1, 169:

    advertunt animos ad religionem,

    Lucr. 3, 54:

    monitis animos advertite nostris,

    Ov. M. 15, 140:

    animum etiam levissimis rebus adverterent,

    Tac. A. 13, 49.—With ne, when the object of attention is expressed:

    ut animum advertant, ne quos offendant,

    Cic. Off. 2, 19, 68:

    adverterent animos, ne quid novi tumultūs oriretur,

    Liv. 4, 45.—
    B.
    Animum advertere, to observe a thing by directing the mind to it, to observe, to notice, to remark, to perceive (in the class. period contracted to animadvertere, q. v.).—Constr. with two accusatives, animum advertere aliquid (where aliquid may be regarded as depending on the prep. in comp., Roby, § 1118, or on animum advertere, considered as one idea, to observe), with acc. and inf., or rel. clause (the first mode of construction, most frequent with the pronouns id, hoc, illud, etc., is for the most part ante-class., and appears in Caes., Cic., and Sall. as an archaism):

    et hoc animum advorte,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 43:

    hanc edictionem,

    id. ib. 1, 2, 10:

    haec animum te advertere par est,

    Lucr. 2, 125:

    animum adverti columellam e dumis eminentem,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 23, 65; id. Inv. 2, 51, 153:

    Postquam id animum advertit,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 24; 4, 12:

    quidam Ligus animum advortit inter saxa repentīs cocleas,

    Sall. J. 93, 2. In Vitruv. once with hinc:

    ut etiam possumus hinc animum advertere,

    as we can hence perceive, Vitr. 10, 22, 262.—With the acc. and inf.:

    postquam tantopere id vos velle animum advorteram,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 16:

    animum advertit magnas esse copiashostium instructas,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 18: cum animum adverteret locum relictum esse, Auct. B. Alex. 31; ib. 46.—With the rel. clause: nunc quam rem vitio dent, quaeso, animum advortite, Ter. And. prol. 8: quid ille sperare possit, animum adverte, Dolab. ap. Cic. Fam. 9, 9:

    quam multarum rerum ipse ignarus esset... animum advertit,

    Liv. 24, 48. Sometimes advertere alone = animum advertere; so once in Cicero's letters: nam advertebatur Pompeii familiares assentiri Volcatio, Fam. 1, 1 (although here, as well as almost everywhere, the readings fluctuate between advertere and animadvertere; cf. Orell. ad h. l.; animadvertebatur, B. and K.). So Verg. in the imp.:

    qua ratione quod instat, Confieri possit, paucis, adverte, docebo,

    attend! Verg. A. 4, 115.—In the histt., esp. Tac. and Pliny, more frequently:

    donec advertit Tiberius,

    Tac. A. 4, 54:

    Zenobiam advertere pastores,

    id. ib. 12, 51:

    advertere quosdam cultu externo in sedibus senatorum,

    id. ib. 13, 54:

    quotiens novum aliquid adverterat,

    id. ib. 15, 30 al.:

    hirudo quam sanguisugam appellari adverto,

    Plin. 8, 10, 10, § 29:

    ut multos adverto credidisse,

    id. 2, 67, 67, § 168. Still more rarely, advertere animo:

    animis advertite vestris,

    Verg. A. 2, 712:

    hanc scientiam ad nostros pervenisse animo adverto,

    Plin. 25, 2, 3, § 5; cf. Drak. ad Liv. 4, 27, 8.—
    C.
    To draw or turn something, esp. the attention of another, to or upon one's self (in the histt.):

    gemitus ac planctus militum aures oraque advertere,

    Tac. A. 1, 41:

    octo aquilae imperatorem advertere,

    id. ib. 2, 17: recentia veteraque odia advertit, drew them on himself, id. ib. 4, 21 al.—
    D.
    To call the attention of one to a definite act, i. e. to admonish of it, to urge to it (cf. II. A.):

    non docet admonitio, sed advertit,

    i. e. directs attention, Sen. Ep. 94:

    advertit ea res Vespasiani animum, ut, etc.,

    Tac. H. 3, 48.—
    E.
    Advertere in aliquem, for the more usual animadvertere in aliquem, to attend to one, i. e. to punish one (only in Tac.):

    in P. Marcium consules more prisco advertere,

    Tac. A. 2, 32:

    ut in reliquos Sejani liberos adverteretur,

    id. ib. 5, 9 (cf. id. Germ. 7, 3: animadvertere).—Hence,
    1.
    adversus (archaic advor-), a, um, P. a., turned to or toward a thing, with the face or front toward, standing over against, opposite, before, in front of (opp. aversus).
    A.
    In gen.:

    solem adversum intueri,

    Cic. Somn. Scip. 5:

    Iris... Mille trahens varios adverso sole colores,

    Verg. A. 4, 701; id. G. 1, 218:

    antipodes adversis vestigiis stant contra nostra vestigia,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 39: dentes adversi acuti ( the sharp front teeth) morsu dividunt escas, Cic. N. D. 2, 54:

    quod is collis, tantum adversus in latitudinem patebat, quantum etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 8 Herz. So, hostes adversi, who make front against one advancing or retreating, id. ib. 2, 24:

    L. Cotta legatus in adversum os fundā vulneratur,

    in front, Caes. B. G. 5, 35; cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 1; Liv. 21, 7 fin. al.; hence, vulnus adversum, a wound in front (on the contr., vulnus aversum, a wound in the back), Cic. Har. Resp. 19:

    adversis vulneribus,

    Aur. Vict. Vir. Illustr. 35, 4:

    judicibus cicatrices adversas ostendere,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 28:

    cicatrices populus Romanus aspiceret adverso corpore exceptas,

    id. Verr. 5, 3:

    impetus hostium adversos, Auct. B. Alex. 8: Romani advorso colle evadunt,

    ascend the hill in front, Sall. J. 52:

    adversa signa,

    Liv. 30, 8:

    legiones quas Visellius et C. Silius adversis itineribus objecerant,

    i. e. marches in which they went to meet the enemy, Tac. A. 3, 42: sed adverso fulgure ( by a flash of lightning falling directly before him) pavefactus est Nero, Suet. Ner. 48:

    armenta egit Hannibal in adversos montes,

    Quint. 2, 17, 19; cf. Lucr. 3, 1013; so Hor. S. 1, 1, 103; 2, 3, 205:

    qui timet his adversa,

    the opposite of this, id. Ep. 1, 6, 9 al. —Hence, of rivers: flumine adverso, up the stream, against the stream:

    in adversum flumen contendere,

    Lucr. 4, 423:

    adverso feruntur flumine,

    id. 6, 720; so Verg. G. 1, 201:

    adverso amne,

    Plin. 18, 6, 7, § 33;

    adverso Tiberi subvehi,

    Aur. Vict. Vir. Illustr. 22, 3 (opp. to secundā aquā, down stream, with the stream:

    rate in secundam aquam labente,

    Liv. 21, 47, 3); and of winds, opposed to a vessel's course, head winds, contrary winds, consequently unfavorable, adverse:

    navigationes adversis ventis praecluduntur, Auct. B. Alex. 8: adversissimi navigantibus venti,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 107.— Subst.: adversum, i, the opposite: hic ventus a septentrionibus oriens adversum tenet Athenis proficiscentibus, [p. 50] holds the opposite to those sailing from Athens, i. e. blows against them, Nep. Milt. 1 (so Nipperdey; but v. Hand, Turs. I. p. 183). — Adv.: ex adverso, also written exadverso and exadversum, opposite to, over against, ek tou enantiou:

    portus ex adverso urbi positus,

    Liv. 45, 10.—With gen.:

    Patrae ex adverso Aetoliae et fluminis Eveni,

    Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 11.—Without case:

    cum ex adverso starent classes,

    Just. 2, 14; so Suet. Caes. 39; Tib. 33.—In adversum, to the opposite side, against:

    et duo in adversum immissi per moenia currus,

    against each other, Prop. 3, 9, 23; so Gell. 2, 30; cf. Verg. A. 8, 237;

    in adversum Romani subiere,

    Liv. 1, 12; 7, 23.—
    B.
    In hostile opposition to, adverse to, unfavorable, unpropitious (opp. secundus; frequent and class.): conqueri fortunam adversam, Pac. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 21, 50:

    hic dies pervorsus atque advorsus mihi obtigit,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 1:

    advorsus nemini,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 37:

    mentes improborum mihi infensae et adversae,

    Cic. Sull. 10:

    acclamatio,

    id. de Or. 2, 83: adversā avi aliquid facere, vet. poët. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 16:

    adversis auspiciis,

    Aur. Vict. Vir. Illustr. 64, 6:

    adversum omen,

    Suet. Vit. 8:

    adversissima auspicia,

    id. Oth. 8: adversae res, misfortune, calamity, adverse fortune:

    ut adversas res, sic secundas immoderate ferre levitatis est,

    Cic. Off. 1, 26; cf.:

    adversi casus,

    Nep. Dat. 5:

    adversae rerum undae,

    a sea of troubles, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 22: omnia secundissima nobis, adversissima illis accidisse, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 9 (the sup. is found also in Cæs. B. C. 3, 107):

    quae magistratus ille dicet, secundis auribus, quae ab nostrum quo dicentur, adversis accipietis?

    Liv. 6, 40:

    adversus annus frugibus,

    id. 4, 12:

    valetudo adversa,

    i. e. sickness, id. 10, 32:

    adversum proelium,

    an unsuccessful engagement, id. 7, 29; cf.

    8, 31: adverso rumore esse,

    to be in bad repute, to have a bad reputation, Tac. Ann. 14, 11:

    adversa subsellia,

    on which the opposition sit, Quint. 6, 1, 39.—Sometimes met. of feeling, contrary to, hated, hateful, odious:

    quīs omnia regna advorsa sint,

    Sall. J. 83; cf. Luc. 2, 229 Bentl.— Comp.:

    neque est aliud adversius,

    Plin. 32, 4, 14, § 35.—
    * Adv.: adver-sē, self-contradictorily, Gell. 3, 16.— ad-versum, i, subst., esp. in the plur. adversa, misfortune, calamity, disaster, adversity, evil, mischief:

    advorsa ejus per te tecta sient,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 28:

    nihil adversi,

    Cic. Brut. 1, 4:

    si quid adversi accidisset,

    Nep. Alc. 8; cf. Liv. 22, 40; 35, 13:

    secunda felices, adversa magnos probant,

    Plin. Pan. 31;

    esp. freq. in Tac.: prospera et adversa pop. Rom., Ann. 1, 1: adversa tempestatum et fluctuum,

    id. Agr. 25; so id. A. 3, 24; 45; 2, 69; 4, 13 al.— Subst.: adversus, i, m., an opponent, adversary (rare):

    multosque mortalīs ea causa advorsos habeo,

    Sall. C. 52, 7.—In Quint. also once ad-versa, ae, f., subst., a female opponent or adversary: natura noverca fuerit, si facultatem dicendi sociam scelerum, adversam innocentiae, invenit, 12, 1, 2.—
    C.
    In rhet., opposed to another of the same genus, e. g. sapientia and stultitia: “Haec quae ex eodem genere contraria sunt, appellantur adversa,” Cic. Top. 11.
    3.
    adversus or adversum (archaic advor-) (like rursus and rursum, prorsus and prorsum, quorsus and quorsum), adv. and prep., denoting direction to or toward an object (syn.: contra, in with acc., ad, erga).
    A.
    Adv.: opposite to, against, to, or toward a thing, in a friendly or hostile sense:

    ibo advorsum,

    Plaut. As. 2, 2, 29:

    facito, ut venias advorsum mihi,

    id. Men. 2, 3, 82:

    obsecro te, matri ne quid tuae advorsus fuas, Liv. And. ap. Non. s. v. fuam, 111, 12 (Trag. Rel. p. 3 Rib.): quis hic est, qui advorsus it mihi?

    Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 22:

    adversus resistere,

    Nep. Pelop. 1, 3:

    nemo adversus ibat,

    Liv. 37, 13, 8 al. In Plaut. and Ter. advorsum ire, or venire, to go to meet; also of a slave, to go to meet his master and bring him from a place (hence adversitor, q. v.):

    solus nunc eo advorsum hero ex plurimis servis,

    Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 23:

    ei advorsum venimus,

    id. ib. 4, 2, 32; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 2 Ruhnk.—
    B.
    Prep. with acc., toward or against, in a friendly or a hostile sense.
    1.
    In a friendly sense.
    (α).
    Of place, turned to or toward, opposite to, before, facing, over against: qui cotidie unguentatus adversum speculum ornetur, before the mirror, Scipio ap. Gell. 7, 12:

    adversus advocatos,

    Liv. 45, 7, 5:

    medicus debet residere illustri loco adversus aegrum,

    opposite to the patient, Cels. 3, 6:

    adversus Scyllam vergens in Italiam,

    Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 87:

    Lerina, adversum Antipolim,

    id. 3, 5, 11, § 79.—
    (β).
    In the presence of any one, before:

    egone ut te advorsum mentiar, mater mea?

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 7, 9: idque gratum fuisse advorsum te habeo gratiam, I am thankful that this is acceptable before ( to) thee, Ter. And. 1, 1, 15: paululum adversus praesentem fortitudinem mollitus, somewhat softened at such firmness (of his wife), Tac. A. 15, 63.—Hence very often with verbs of speaking, answering, complaining, etc., to declare or express one's self to any one, to excuse one's self or apologize, and the like: te oportet hoc proloqui advorsum illam mihi, Enn. ap. Non. 232, 24 (Trag. v. 385 Vahl.):

    immo si audias, quae dicta dixit me advorsum tibi,

    what he told me of you, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 47: de vita ac morte domini fabulavere advorsum fratrem illius, Afran. ap. Non. 232, 25:

    mulier, credo, advorsum illum res suas conqueritur,

    Titin. ib. 232, 21:

    utendum est excusatione etiam adversus eos, quos invitus offendas,

    Cic. Off. 2, 19, 68; Tac. A. 3, 71.— With that to which a reply is made, to (= ad):

    adversus ea consul... respondit,

    Liv. 4, 10, 12; 22, 40, 1; cf. Drak. ad 3, 57, 1.—
    (γ).
    In comparison, as if one thing were held toward, set against, or before another (v. ad, I. D. 4.); against, in comparison with, compared to:

    repente lectus adversus veterem imperatorem comparabitur,

    will be compared with, Liv. 24, 8, 8:

    quid autem esse duo prospera bella Samnitium adversus tot decora populi Rom.,

    id. 7, 32, 8.—
    (δ).
    Of demeanor toward one, to, toward:

    quonam modo me gererem adversus Caesarem,

    Cic. Fam. 11, 27, 11:

    te adversus me omnia audere gratum est,

    i. e. on my account, on my behalf, for my advantage, id. ib. 9, 22, 15:

    lentae adversum imperia aures,

    Tac. A. 1, 65.—Esp. often of friendly feeling, love, esteem, respect toward or for one (cf. Ruhnk. ad Ter. And. 4, 1, 15; Manut. ad Cic. Fam. 9, 22; Heusing. ad Cic. Off. 1, 11, 1;

    Hab. Syn. 49): est enim pietas justitia adversus deos,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 41, 116; id. Off. 3, 6, 28:

    adhibenda est igitur quaedam reverentia adversus homines,

    id. ib. 1, 28, 99 Beier:

    sunt quaedam officia adversus eos servanda, a quibus injuriam acceperis,

    id. ib. 1, 11, 33:

    adversus merita ingratissimus,

    Vell. 2, 69, 5:

    summa adversus alios aequitas erat,

    Liv. 3, 33, 8:

    ob egregiam fidem adversus Romanos,

    id. 29, 8, 2; so id. 45, 8, 4 al.:

    beneficentiā adversus supplices utendum,

    Tac. A. 11, 17.— More rarely
    (ε).
    of the general relation of an object or act to a person or thing (v. ad, I. D. 1.), in relation, in respect, or in regard to a thing:

    epistula, ut adversus magistrum morum, modestior,

    as addressed to a censor of manners, Cic. Fam. 3, 13, 8:

    quasi adversus eos acquieverit sententiae,

    in regard to the same, Dig. 49, 1; 3, 1.—
    2.
    In a hostile sense, against (the most usual class. signif. of this word): “Contra et adversus ita differunt, quod contra, ad locum, ut: contra basilicam; adversus, ad animi motum, ut: adversus illum facio; interdum autem promiscue accipitur,” Charis. p. 207 P.; cf. Cort. ad Sall. J. 101, 8:

    advorsum legem accepisti a plurimis pecuniam,

    Plaut. Truc. 4, 2, 48:

    advorsum te fabulare illud,

    against thy interest, to thy disadvantage, id. Stich. 4, 2, 11:

    stultus est advorsus aetatem et capitis canitudinem, id. ap. Fest. s. v. canitudinem, p. 47: advorsum animi tui libidinem,

    Ter. Hec. 4, 1, 19:

    adversum leges, adversum rem publicam,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 84, § 195:

    respondebat, SI PARET, ADVERSUM EDICTUM FECISSE,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 28, §

    69: me adversus populum Romanum possem defendere,

    id. Phil. 1, 13 al. —In the histt., of a hostile attack, approach, etc.:

    gladiis districtis impetum adversus montem in cohortes faciunt,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 46:

    adversus se non esse missos exercitus,

    Liv. 3, 66:

    bellum adversum Xerxem moret,

    Aur. Vict. Caes. 24, 3:

    copiis quibus usi adversus Romanum bellum,

    Liv. 8, 2, 5:

    adversus vim atque injuriam pugnantes,

    id. 26, 25, 10 al.:

    T. Quintius adversus Gallos missus est,

    Eutr. 2, 2: Athenienses adversus tantam tempestatem belli duos duces deligunt, Just. 3, 6, 12 al.—Among physicians, of preventives against sickness, against (v. ad, I. A. 2.):

    adversus profusionem in his auxilium est,

    Cels. 5, 26; 6, 27 al.:

    frigidus jam artus et cluso corpore adversum vim veneni,

    Tac. A. 15, 64.— Trop.:

    egregium adversus tempestates receptaculum,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 4; so id. ib. 2, 15, 36.—Hence: firmus, invictus, fortis adversus aliquid (like contra), protected against a thing, firm, fixed, secure:

    advorsum divitias animum invictum gerebat,

    Sall. J. 43, 5:

    invictus adversum gratiam animus,

    Tac. A. 15, 21:

    adversus convicia malosque rumores firmus ac patiens,

    Suet. Tib. 28:

    Adversus omnes fortis feras canis,

    Phaedr. 5, 10, 1; and in opp. sense: infirmus, inferior adversus aliquid, powerless against, unequal to:

    fama, infirmissimum adversus vivos fortes telum,

    Curt. 4, 14:

    infirmus adversum pecuniam,

    Aur. Vict. Caes. 9, 6:

    inferior adversus laborem,

    id. Epit. 40, 20.
    a.
    Adversus is rarely put after the word which it governs:

    egone ut te advorsum mentiar,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 7, 9:

    hunc adversus,

    Nep. Con. 2, 2; id. Tim. 4, 3:

    quos advorsum ierat,

    Sall. J. 101, 8.—
    b.
    It sometimes suffers tmesis:

    Labienum ad Oceanum versus proficisci jubet,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 33:

    animadvortit fugam ad se vorsum fieri,

    Sall. J. 58:

    animum advortere ad se vorsum exercitum pergere,

    id. ib. 69: ad Cordubam versus iter facere coepit, Auct. B. Hisp. 10 and 11; cf. in-versus:

    in Galliam vorsus castra movere,

    Sall. C. 56; Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12; Traj. ap. Plin. Ep. 10, 78; the Eng. to-ward: to us ward, Psa. 40, 5; and the Gr. eis-de: eis halade, Hom. Od. 10, 351.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > adversa

  • 17 adverto

    ad-verto (archaic advor-), ti, sum, 3, v. a., to turn a thing to or toward a place (in this signif., without animus; mostly poet.; syn.: observare, animadvertere, videre, cognoscere).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen., with in or dat.:

    illa sese huc advorterat in hanc nostram plateam,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 51:

    in quamcunque domus lumina partem,

    Ov. M. 6, 180; cf. id. ib. 8, 482:

    malis numen,

    Verg. A. 4, 611:

    huc aures, huc, quaeso, advertite sensus,

    Sil. 16, 213; cf. id. 6, 105.—
    B.
    Esp., a naut. t. t., to turn, direct, steer a ship to a place:

    classem in portum,

    Liv. 37, 9 Drak.:

    terrae proras,

    Verg. A. 7, 35; id. G. 4, 117 al.:

    Colchos puppim,

    Ov. H. 12, 23.— Absol.:

    profugi advertere coloni,

    landed, Sil. 1, 288;

    hence also transf. to other things: aequore cursum,

    Verg. A. 7, 196:

    pedem ripae,

    id. ib. 6, 386:

    urbi agmen,

    id. ib. 12, 555: adverti with acc. poet. for verti ad:

    Scythicas advertitur oras,

    Ov. M. 5, 649 (cf. adducor litora remis, id. ib. 3, 598, and Rudd. II. p. 327).
    II.
    Fig.
    A.
    Animum (in the poets and Livy also animos, rarely mentem) advertere; absol., or with adv. or ad aliquid, or alicui rei, to direct the mind, thoughts, or attention to a thing, to advert to, give attention to, attend to, to heed, observe, remark:

    si voles advortere animum, Enn. ap. Var. L. L. 7, § 89 Müll. (Trag. v. 386 Vahl.): facete advortis animum tuum ad animum meum,

    Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 39:

    nunc huc animum advortite ambo,

    id. ib. 3, 1, 169:

    advertunt animos ad religionem,

    Lucr. 3, 54:

    monitis animos advertite nostris,

    Ov. M. 15, 140:

    animum etiam levissimis rebus adverterent,

    Tac. A. 13, 49.—With ne, when the object of attention is expressed:

    ut animum advertant, ne quos offendant,

    Cic. Off. 2, 19, 68:

    adverterent animos, ne quid novi tumultūs oriretur,

    Liv. 4, 45.—
    B.
    Animum advertere, to observe a thing by directing the mind to it, to observe, to notice, to remark, to perceive (in the class. period contracted to animadvertere, q. v.).—Constr. with two accusatives, animum advertere aliquid (where aliquid may be regarded as depending on the prep. in comp., Roby, § 1118, or on animum advertere, considered as one idea, to observe), with acc. and inf., or rel. clause (the first mode of construction, most frequent with the pronouns id, hoc, illud, etc., is for the most part ante-class., and appears in Caes., Cic., and Sall. as an archaism):

    et hoc animum advorte,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 43:

    hanc edictionem,

    id. ib. 1, 2, 10:

    haec animum te advertere par est,

    Lucr. 2, 125:

    animum adverti columellam e dumis eminentem,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 23, 65; id. Inv. 2, 51, 153:

    Postquam id animum advertit,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 24; 4, 12:

    quidam Ligus animum advortit inter saxa repentīs cocleas,

    Sall. J. 93, 2. In Vitruv. once with hinc:

    ut etiam possumus hinc animum advertere,

    as we can hence perceive, Vitr. 10, 22, 262.—With the acc. and inf.:

    postquam tantopere id vos velle animum advorteram,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 16:

    animum advertit magnas esse copiashostium instructas,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 18: cum animum adverteret locum relictum esse, Auct. B. Alex. 31; ib. 46.—With the rel. clause: nunc quam rem vitio dent, quaeso, animum advortite, Ter. And. prol. 8: quid ille sperare possit, animum adverte, Dolab. ap. Cic. Fam. 9, 9:

    quam multarum rerum ipse ignarus esset... animum advertit,

    Liv. 24, 48. Sometimes advertere alone = animum advertere; so once in Cicero's letters: nam advertebatur Pompeii familiares assentiri Volcatio, Fam. 1, 1 (although here, as well as almost everywhere, the readings fluctuate between advertere and animadvertere; cf. Orell. ad h. l.; animadvertebatur, B. and K.). So Verg. in the imp.:

    qua ratione quod instat, Confieri possit, paucis, adverte, docebo,

    attend! Verg. A. 4, 115.—In the histt., esp. Tac. and Pliny, more frequently:

    donec advertit Tiberius,

    Tac. A. 4, 54:

    Zenobiam advertere pastores,

    id. ib. 12, 51:

    advertere quosdam cultu externo in sedibus senatorum,

    id. ib. 13, 54:

    quotiens novum aliquid adverterat,

    id. ib. 15, 30 al.:

    hirudo quam sanguisugam appellari adverto,

    Plin. 8, 10, 10, § 29:

    ut multos adverto credidisse,

    id. 2, 67, 67, § 168. Still more rarely, advertere animo:

    animis advertite vestris,

    Verg. A. 2, 712:

    hanc scientiam ad nostros pervenisse animo adverto,

    Plin. 25, 2, 3, § 5; cf. Drak. ad Liv. 4, 27, 8.—
    C.
    To draw or turn something, esp. the attention of another, to or upon one's self (in the histt.):

    gemitus ac planctus militum aures oraque advertere,

    Tac. A. 1, 41:

    octo aquilae imperatorem advertere,

    id. ib. 2, 17: recentia veteraque odia advertit, drew them on himself, id. ib. 4, 21 al.—
    D.
    To call the attention of one to a definite act, i. e. to admonish of it, to urge to it (cf. II. A.):

    non docet admonitio, sed advertit,

    i. e. directs attention, Sen. Ep. 94:

    advertit ea res Vespasiani animum, ut, etc.,

    Tac. H. 3, 48.—
    E.
    Advertere in aliquem, for the more usual animadvertere in aliquem, to attend to one, i. e. to punish one (only in Tac.):

    in P. Marcium consules more prisco advertere,

    Tac. A. 2, 32:

    ut in reliquos Sejani liberos adverteretur,

    id. ib. 5, 9 (cf. id. Germ. 7, 3: animadvertere).—Hence,
    1.
    adversus (archaic advor-), a, um, P. a., turned to or toward a thing, with the face or front toward, standing over against, opposite, before, in front of (opp. aversus).
    A.
    In gen.:

    solem adversum intueri,

    Cic. Somn. Scip. 5:

    Iris... Mille trahens varios adverso sole colores,

    Verg. A. 4, 701; id. G. 1, 218:

    antipodes adversis vestigiis stant contra nostra vestigia,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 39: dentes adversi acuti ( the sharp front teeth) morsu dividunt escas, Cic. N. D. 2, 54:

    quod is collis, tantum adversus in latitudinem patebat, quantum etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 8 Herz. So, hostes adversi, who make front against one advancing or retreating, id. ib. 2, 24:

    L. Cotta legatus in adversum os fundā vulneratur,

    in front, Caes. B. G. 5, 35; cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 1; Liv. 21, 7 fin. al.; hence, vulnus adversum, a wound in front (on the contr., vulnus aversum, a wound in the back), Cic. Har. Resp. 19:

    adversis vulneribus,

    Aur. Vict. Vir. Illustr. 35, 4:

    judicibus cicatrices adversas ostendere,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 28:

    cicatrices populus Romanus aspiceret adverso corpore exceptas,

    id. Verr. 5, 3:

    impetus hostium adversos, Auct. B. Alex. 8: Romani advorso colle evadunt,

    ascend the hill in front, Sall. J. 52:

    adversa signa,

    Liv. 30, 8:

    legiones quas Visellius et C. Silius adversis itineribus objecerant,

    i. e. marches in which they went to meet the enemy, Tac. A. 3, 42: sed adverso fulgure ( by a flash of lightning falling directly before him) pavefactus est Nero, Suet. Ner. 48:

    armenta egit Hannibal in adversos montes,

    Quint. 2, 17, 19; cf. Lucr. 3, 1013; so Hor. S. 1, 1, 103; 2, 3, 205:

    qui timet his adversa,

    the opposite of this, id. Ep. 1, 6, 9 al. —Hence, of rivers: flumine adverso, up the stream, against the stream:

    in adversum flumen contendere,

    Lucr. 4, 423:

    adverso feruntur flumine,

    id. 6, 720; so Verg. G. 1, 201:

    adverso amne,

    Plin. 18, 6, 7, § 33;

    adverso Tiberi subvehi,

    Aur. Vict. Vir. Illustr. 22, 3 (opp. to secundā aquā, down stream, with the stream:

    rate in secundam aquam labente,

    Liv. 21, 47, 3); and of winds, opposed to a vessel's course, head winds, contrary winds, consequently unfavorable, adverse:

    navigationes adversis ventis praecluduntur, Auct. B. Alex. 8: adversissimi navigantibus venti,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 107.— Subst.: adversum, i, the opposite: hic ventus a septentrionibus oriens adversum tenet Athenis proficiscentibus, [p. 50] holds the opposite to those sailing from Athens, i. e. blows against them, Nep. Milt. 1 (so Nipperdey; but v. Hand, Turs. I. p. 183). — Adv.: ex adverso, also written exadverso and exadversum, opposite to, over against, ek tou enantiou:

    portus ex adverso urbi positus,

    Liv. 45, 10.—With gen.:

    Patrae ex adverso Aetoliae et fluminis Eveni,

    Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 11.—Without case:

    cum ex adverso starent classes,

    Just. 2, 14; so Suet. Caes. 39; Tib. 33.—In adversum, to the opposite side, against:

    et duo in adversum immissi per moenia currus,

    against each other, Prop. 3, 9, 23; so Gell. 2, 30; cf. Verg. A. 8, 237;

    in adversum Romani subiere,

    Liv. 1, 12; 7, 23.—
    B.
    In hostile opposition to, adverse to, unfavorable, unpropitious (opp. secundus; frequent and class.): conqueri fortunam adversam, Pac. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 21, 50:

    hic dies pervorsus atque advorsus mihi obtigit,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 1:

    advorsus nemini,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 37:

    mentes improborum mihi infensae et adversae,

    Cic. Sull. 10:

    acclamatio,

    id. de Or. 2, 83: adversā avi aliquid facere, vet. poët. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 16:

    adversis auspiciis,

    Aur. Vict. Vir. Illustr. 64, 6:

    adversum omen,

    Suet. Vit. 8:

    adversissima auspicia,

    id. Oth. 8: adversae res, misfortune, calamity, adverse fortune:

    ut adversas res, sic secundas immoderate ferre levitatis est,

    Cic. Off. 1, 26; cf.:

    adversi casus,

    Nep. Dat. 5:

    adversae rerum undae,

    a sea of troubles, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 22: omnia secundissima nobis, adversissima illis accidisse, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 9 (the sup. is found also in Cæs. B. C. 3, 107):

    quae magistratus ille dicet, secundis auribus, quae ab nostrum quo dicentur, adversis accipietis?

    Liv. 6, 40:

    adversus annus frugibus,

    id. 4, 12:

    valetudo adversa,

    i. e. sickness, id. 10, 32:

    adversum proelium,

    an unsuccessful engagement, id. 7, 29; cf.

    8, 31: adverso rumore esse,

    to be in bad repute, to have a bad reputation, Tac. Ann. 14, 11:

    adversa subsellia,

    on which the opposition sit, Quint. 6, 1, 39.—Sometimes met. of feeling, contrary to, hated, hateful, odious:

    quīs omnia regna advorsa sint,

    Sall. J. 83; cf. Luc. 2, 229 Bentl.— Comp.:

    neque est aliud adversius,

    Plin. 32, 4, 14, § 35.—
    * Adv.: adver-sē, self-contradictorily, Gell. 3, 16.— ad-versum, i, subst., esp. in the plur. adversa, misfortune, calamity, disaster, adversity, evil, mischief:

    advorsa ejus per te tecta sient,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 28:

    nihil adversi,

    Cic. Brut. 1, 4:

    si quid adversi accidisset,

    Nep. Alc. 8; cf. Liv. 22, 40; 35, 13:

    secunda felices, adversa magnos probant,

    Plin. Pan. 31;

    esp. freq. in Tac.: prospera et adversa pop. Rom., Ann. 1, 1: adversa tempestatum et fluctuum,

    id. Agr. 25; so id. A. 3, 24; 45; 2, 69; 4, 13 al.— Subst.: adversus, i, m., an opponent, adversary (rare):

    multosque mortalīs ea causa advorsos habeo,

    Sall. C. 52, 7.—In Quint. also once ad-versa, ae, f., subst., a female opponent or adversary: natura noverca fuerit, si facultatem dicendi sociam scelerum, adversam innocentiae, invenit, 12, 1, 2.—
    C.
    In rhet., opposed to another of the same genus, e. g. sapientia and stultitia: “Haec quae ex eodem genere contraria sunt, appellantur adversa,” Cic. Top. 11.
    3.
    adversus or adversum (archaic advor-) (like rursus and rursum, prorsus and prorsum, quorsus and quorsum), adv. and prep., denoting direction to or toward an object (syn.: contra, in with acc., ad, erga).
    A.
    Adv.: opposite to, against, to, or toward a thing, in a friendly or hostile sense:

    ibo advorsum,

    Plaut. As. 2, 2, 29:

    facito, ut venias advorsum mihi,

    id. Men. 2, 3, 82:

    obsecro te, matri ne quid tuae advorsus fuas, Liv. And. ap. Non. s. v. fuam, 111, 12 (Trag. Rel. p. 3 Rib.): quis hic est, qui advorsus it mihi?

    Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 22:

    adversus resistere,

    Nep. Pelop. 1, 3:

    nemo adversus ibat,

    Liv. 37, 13, 8 al. In Plaut. and Ter. advorsum ire, or venire, to go to meet; also of a slave, to go to meet his master and bring him from a place (hence adversitor, q. v.):

    solus nunc eo advorsum hero ex plurimis servis,

    Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 23:

    ei advorsum venimus,

    id. ib. 4, 2, 32; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 2 Ruhnk.—
    B.
    Prep. with acc., toward or against, in a friendly or a hostile sense.
    1.
    In a friendly sense.
    (α).
    Of place, turned to or toward, opposite to, before, facing, over against: qui cotidie unguentatus adversum speculum ornetur, before the mirror, Scipio ap. Gell. 7, 12:

    adversus advocatos,

    Liv. 45, 7, 5:

    medicus debet residere illustri loco adversus aegrum,

    opposite to the patient, Cels. 3, 6:

    adversus Scyllam vergens in Italiam,

    Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 87:

    Lerina, adversum Antipolim,

    id. 3, 5, 11, § 79.—
    (β).
    In the presence of any one, before:

    egone ut te advorsum mentiar, mater mea?

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 7, 9: idque gratum fuisse advorsum te habeo gratiam, I am thankful that this is acceptable before ( to) thee, Ter. And. 1, 1, 15: paululum adversus praesentem fortitudinem mollitus, somewhat softened at such firmness (of his wife), Tac. A. 15, 63.—Hence very often with verbs of speaking, answering, complaining, etc., to declare or express one's self to any one, to excuse one's self or apologize, and the like: te oportet hoc proloqui advorsum illam mihi, Enn. ap. Non. 232, 24 (Trag. v. 385 Vahl.):

    immo si audias, quae dicta dixit me advorsum tibi,

    what he told me of you, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 47: de vita ac morte domini fabulavere advorsum fratrem illius, Afran. ap. Non. 232, 25:

    mulier, credo, advorsum illum res suas conqueritur,

    Titin. ib. 232, 21:

    utendum est excusatione etiam adversus eos, quos invitus offendas,

    Cic. Off. 2, 19, 68; Tac. A. 3, 71.— With that to which a reply is made, to (= ad):

    adversus ea consul... respondit,

    Liv. 4, 10, 12; 22, 40, 1; cf. Drak. ad 3, 57, 1.—
    (γ).
    In comparison, as if one thing were held toward, set against, or before another (v. ad, I. D. 4.); against, in comparison with, compared to:

    repente lectus adversus veterem imperatorem comparabitur,

    will be compared with, Liv. 24, 8, 8:

    quid autem esse duo prospera bella Samnitium adversus tot decora populi Rom.,

    id. 7, 32, 8.—
    (δ).
    Of demeanor toward one, to, toward:

    quonam modo me gererem adversus Caesarem,

    Cic. Fam. 11, 27, 11:

    te adversus me omnia audere gratum est,

    i. e. on my account, on my behalf, for my advantage, id. ib. 9, 22, 15:

    lentae adversum imperia aures,

    Tac. A. 1, 65.—Esp. often of friendly feeling, love, esteem, respect toward or for one (cf. Ruhnk. ad Ter. And. 4, 1, 15; Manut. ad Cic. Fam. 9, 22; Heusing. ad Cic. Off. 1, 11, 1;

    Hab. Syn. 49): est enim pietas justitia adversus deos,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 41, 116; id. Off. 3, 6, 28:

    adhibenda est igitur quaedam reverentia adversus homines,

    id. ib. 1, 28, 99 Beier:

    sunt quaedam officia adversus eos servanda, a quibus injuriam acceperis,

    id. ib. 1, 11, 33:

    adversus merita ingratissimus,

    Vell. 2, 69, 5:

    summa adversus alios aequitas erat,

    Liv. 3, 33, 8:

    ob egregiam fidem adversus Romanos,

    id. 29, 8, 2; so id. 45, 8, 4 al.:

    beneficentiā adversus supplices utendum,

    Tac. A. 11, 17.— More rarely
    (ε).
    of the general relation of an object or act to a person or thing (v. ad, I. D. 1.), in relation, in respect, or in regard to a thing:

    epistula, ut adversus magistrum morum, modestior,

    as addressed to a censor of manners, Cic. Fam. 3, 13, 8:

    quasi adversus eos acquieverit sententiae,

    in regard to the same, Dig. 49, 1; 3, 1.—
    2.
    In a hostile sense, against (the most usual class. signif. of this word): “Contra et adversus ita differunt, quod contra, ad locum, ut: contra basilicam; adversus, ad animi motum, ut: adversus illum facio; interdum autem promiscue accipitur,” Charis. p. 207 P.; cf. Cort. ad Sall. J. 101, 8:

    advorsum legem accepisti a plurimis pecuniam,

    Plaut. Truc. 4, 2, 48:

    advorsum te fabulare illud,

    against thy interest, to thy disadvantage, id. Stich. 4, 2, 11:

    stultus est advorsus aetatem et capitis canitudinem, id. ap. Fest. s. v. canitudinem, p. 47: advorsum animi tui libidinem,

    Ter. Hec. 4, 1, 19:

    adversum leges, adversum rem publicam,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 84, § 195:

    respondebat, SI PARET, ADVERSUM EDICTUM FECISSE,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 28, §

    69: me adversus populum Romanum possem defendere,

    id. Phil. 1, 13 al. —In the histt., of a hostile attack, approach, etc.:

    gladiis districtis impetum adversus montem in cohortes faciunt,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 46:

    adversus se non esse missos exercitus,

    Liv. 3, 66:

    bellum adversum Xerxem moret,

    Aur. Vict. Caes. 24, 3:

    copiis quibus usi adversus Romanum bellum,

    Liv. 8, 2, 5:

    adversus vim atque injuriam pugnantes,

    id. 26, 25, 10 al.:

    T. Quintius adversus Gallos missus est,

    Eutr. 2, 2: Athenienses adversus tantam tempestatem belli duos duces deligunt, Just. 3, 6, 12 al.—Among physicians, of preventives against sickness, against (v. ad, I. A. 2.):

    adversus profusionem in his auxilium est,

    Cels. 5, 26; 6, 27 al.:

    frigidus jam artus et cluso corpore adversum vim veneni,

    Tac. A. 15, 64.— Trop.:

    egregium adversus tempestates receptaculum,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 4; so id. ib. 2, 15, 36.—Hence: firmus, invictus, fortis adversus aliquid (like contra), protected against a thing, firm, fixed, secure:

    advorsum divitias animum invictum gerebat,

    Sall. J. 43, 5:

    invictus adversum gratiam animus,

    Tac. A. 15, 21:

    adversus convicia malosque rumores firmus ac patiens,

    Suet. Tib. 28:

    Adversus omnes fortis feras canis,

    Phaedr. 5, 10, 1; and in opp. sense: infirmus, inferior adversus aliquid, powerless against, unequal to:

    fama, infirmissimum adversus vivos fortes telum,

    Curt. 4, 14:

    infirmus adversum pecuniam,

    Aur. Vict. Caes. 9, 6:

    inferior adversus laborem,

    id. Epit. 40, 20.
    a.
    Adversus is rarely put after the word which it governs:

    egone ut te advorsum mentiar,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 7, 9:

    hunc adversus,

    Nep. Con. 2, 2; id. Tim. 4, 3:

    quos advorsum ierat,

    Sall. J. 101, 8.—
    b.
    It sometimes suffers tmesis:

    Labienum ad Oceanum versus proficisci jubet,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 33:

    animadvortit fugam ad se vorsum fieri,

    Sall. J. 58:

    animum advortere ad se vorsum exercitum pergere,

    id. ib. 69: ad Cordubam versus iter facere coepit, Auct. B. Hisp. 10 and 11; cf. in-versus:

    in Galliam vorsus castra movere,

    Sall. C. 56; Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12; Traj. ap. Plin. Ep. 10, 78; the Eng. to-ward: to us ward, Psa. 40, 5; and the Gr. eis-de: eis halade, Hom. Od. 10, 351.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > adverto

  • 18 advorto

    ad-verto (archaic advor-), ti, sum, 3, v. a., to turn a thing to or toward a place (in this signif., without animus; mostly poet.; syn.: observare, animadvertere, videre, cognoscere).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen., with in or dat.:

    illa sese huc advorterat in hanc nostram plateam,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 51:

    in quamcunque domus lumina partem,

    Ov. M. 6, 180; cf. id. ib. 8, 482:

    malis numen,

    Verg. A. 4, 611:

    huc aures, huc, quaeso, advertite sensus,

    Sil. 16, 213; cf. id. 6, 105.—
    B.
    Esp., a naut. t. t., to turn, direct, steer a ship to a place:

    classem in portum,

    Liv. 37, 9 Drak.:

    terrae proras,

    Verg. A. 7, 35; id. G. 4, 117 al.:

    Colchos puppim,

    Ov. H. 12, 23.— Absol.:

    profugi advertere coloni,

    landed, Sil. 1, 288;

    hence also transf. to other things: aequore cursum,

    Verg. A. 7, 196:

    pedem ripae,

    id. ib. 6, 386:

    urbi agmen,

    id. ib. 12, 555: adverti with acc. poet. for verti ad:

    Scythicas advertitur oras,

    Ov. M. 5, 649 (cf. adducor litora remis, id. ib. 3, 598, and Rudd. II. p. 327).
    II.
    Fig.
    A.
    Animum (in the poets and Livy also animos, rarely mentem) advertere; absol., or with adv. or ad aliquid, or alicui rei, to direct the mind, thoughts, or attention to a thing, to advert to, give attention to, attend to, to heed, observe, remark:

    si voles advortere animum, Enn. ap. Var. L. L. 7, § 89 Müll. (Trag. v. 386 Vahl.): facete advortis animum tuum ad animum meum,

    Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 39:

    nunc huc animum advortite ambo,

    id. ib. 3, 1, 169:

    advertunt animos ad religionem,

    Lucr. 3, 54:

    monitis animos advertite nostris,

    Ov. M. 15, 140:

    animum etiam levissimis rebus adverterent,

    Tac. A. 13, 49.—With ne, when the object of attention is expressed:

    ut animum advertant, ne quos offendant,

    Cic. Off. 2, 19, 68:

    adverterent animos, ne quid novi tumultūs oriretur,

    Liv. 4, 45.—
    B.
    Animum advertere, to observe a thing by directing the mind to it, to observe, to notice, to remark, to perceive (in the class. period contracted to animadvertere, q. v.).—Constr. with two accusatives, animum advertere aliquid (where aliquid may be regarded as depending on the prep. in comp., Roby, § 1118, or on animum advertere, considered as one idea, to observe), with acc. and inf., or rel. clause (the first mode of construction, most frequent with the pronouns id, hoc, illud, etc., is for the most part ante-class., and appears in Caes., Cic., and Sall. as an archaism):

    et hoc animum advorte,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 43:

    hanc edictionem,

    id. ib. 1, 2, 10:

    haec animum te advertere par est,

    Lucr. 2, 125:

    animum adverti columellam e dumis eminentem,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 23, 65; id. Inv. 2, 51, 153:

    Postquam id animum advertit,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 24; 4, 12:

    quidam Ligus animum advortit inter saxa repentīs cocleas,

    Sall. J. 93, 2. In Vitruv. once with hinc:

    ut etiam possumus hinc animum advertere,

    as we can hence perceive, Vitr. 10, 22, 262.—With the acc. and inf.:

    postquam tantopere id vos velle animum advorteram,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 16:

    animum advertit magnas esse copiashostium instructas,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 18: cum animum adverteret locum relictum esse, Auct. B. Alex. 31; ib. 46.—With the rel. clause: nunc quam rem vitio dent, quaeso, animum advortite, Ter. And. prol. 8: quid ille sperare possit, animum adverte, Dolab. ap. Cic. Fam. 9, 9:

    quam multarum rerum ipse ignarus esset... animum advertit,

    Liv. 24, 48. Sometimes advertere alone = animum advertere; so once in Cicero's letters: nam advertebatur Pompeii familiares assentiri Volcatio, Fam. 1, 1 (although here, as well as almost everywhere, the readings fluctuate between advertere and animadvertere; cf. Orell. ad h. l.; animadvertebatur, B. and K.). So Verg. in the imp.:

    qua ratione quod instat, Confieri possit, paucis, adverte, docebo,

    attend! Verg. A. 4, 115.—In the histt., esp. Tac. and Pliny, more frequently:

    donec advertit Tiberius,

    Tac. A. 4, 54:

    Zenobiam advertere pastores,

    id. ib. 12, 51:

    advertere quosdam cultu externo in sedibus senatorum,

    id. ib. 13, 54:

    quotiens novum aliquid adverterat,

    id. ib. 15, 30 al.:

    hirudo quam sanguisugam appellari adverto,

    Plin. 8, 10, 10, § 29:

    ut multos adverto credidisse,

    id. 2, 67, 67, § 168. Still more rarely, advertere animo:

    animis advertite vestris,

    Verg. A. 2, 712:

    hanc scientiam ad nostros pervenisse animo adverto,

    Plin. 25, 2, 3, § 5; cf. Drak. ad Liv. 4, 27, 8.—
    C.
    To draw or turn something, esp. the attention of another, to or upon one's self (in the histt.):

    gemitus ac planctus militum aures oraque advertere,

    Tac. A. 1, 41:

    octo aquilae imperatorem advertere,

    id. ib. 2, 17: recentia veteraque odia advertit, drew them on himself, id. ib. 4, 21 al.—
    D.
    To call the attention of one to a definite act, i. e. to admonish of it, to urge to it (cf. II. A.):

    non docet admonitio, sed advertit,

    i. e. directs attention, Sen. Ep. 94:

    advertit ea res Vespasiani animum, ut, etc.,

    Tac. H. 3, 48.—
    E.
    Advertere in aliquem, for the more usual animadvertere in aliquem, to attend to one, i. e. to punish one (only in Tac.):

    in P. Marcium consules more prisco advertere,

    Tac. A. 2, 32:

    ut in reliquos Sejani liberos adverteretur,

    id. ib. 5, 9 (cf. id. Germ. 7, 3: animadvertere).—Hence,
    1.
    adversus (archaic advor-), a, um, P. a., turned to or toward a thing, with the face or front toward, standing over against, opposite, before, in front of (opp. aversus).
    A.
    In gen.:

    solem adversum intueri,

    Cic. Somn. Scip. 5:

    Iris... Mille trahens varios adverso sole colores,

    Verg. A. 4, 701; id. G. 1, 218:

    antipodes adversis vestigiis stant contra nostra vestigia,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 39: dentes adversi acuti ( the sharp front teeth) morsu dividunt escas, Cic. N. D. 2, 54:

    quod is collis, tantum adversus in latitudinem patebat, quantum etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 8 Herz. So, hostes adversi, who make front against one advancing or retreating, id. ib. 2, 24:

    L. Cotta legatus in adversum os fundā vulneratur,

    in front, Caes. B. G. 5, 35; cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 1; Liv. 21, 7 fin. al.; hence, vulnus adversum, a wound in front (on the contr., vulnus aversum, a wound in the back), Cic. Har. Resp. 19:

    adversis vulneribus,

    Aur. Vict. Vir. Illustr. 35, 4:

    judicibus cicatrices adversas ostendere,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 28:

    cicatrices populus Romanus aspiceret adverso corpore exceptas,

    id. Verr. 5, 3:

    impetus hostium adversos, Auct. B. Alex. 8: Romani advorso colle evadunt,

    ascend the hill in front, Sall. J. 52:

    adversa signa,

    Liv. 30, 8:

    legiones quas Visellius et C. Silius adversis itineribus objecerant,

    i. e. marches in which they went to meet the enemy, Tac. A. 3, 42: sed adverso fulgure ( by a flash of lightning falling directly before him) pavefactus est Nero, Suet. Ner. 48:

    armenta egit Hannibal in adversos montes,

    Quint. 2, 17, 19; cf. Lucr. 3, 1013; so Hor. S. 1, 1, 103; 2, 3, 205:

    qui timet his adversa,

    the opposite of this, id. Ep. 1, 6, 9 al. —Hence, of rivers: flumine adverso, up the stream, against the stream:

    in adversum flumen contendere,

    Lucr. 4, 423:

    adverso feruntur flumine,

    id. 6, 720; so Verg. G. 1, 201:

    adverso amne,

    Plin. 18, 6, 7, § 33;

    adverso Tiberi subvehi,

    Aur. Vict. Vir. Illustr. 22, 3 (opp. to secundā aquā, down stream, with the stream:

    rate in secundam aquam labente,

    Liv. 21, 47, 3); and of winds, opposed to a vessel's course, head winds, contrary winds, consequently unfavorable, adverse:

    navigationes adversis ventis praecluduntur, Auct. B. Alex. 8: adversissimi navigantibus venti,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 107.— Subst.: adversum, i, the opposite: hic ventus a septentrionibus oriens adversum tenet Athenis proficiscentibus, [p. 50] holds the opposite to those sailing from Athens, i. e. blows against them, Nep. Milt. 1 (so Nipperdey; but v. Hand, Turs. I. p. 183). — Adv.: ex adverso, also written exadverso and exadversum, opposite to, over against, ek tou enantiou:

    portus ex adverso urbi positus,

    Liv. 45, 10.—With gen.:

    Patrae ex adverso Aetoliae et fluminis Eveni,

    Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 11.—Without case:

    cum ex adverso starent classes,

    Just. 2, 14; so Suet. Caes. 39; Tib. 33.—In adversum, to the opposite side, against:

    et duo in adversum immissi per moenia currus,

    against each other, Prop. 3, 9, 23; so Gell. 2, 30; cf. Verg. A. 8, 237;

    in adversum Romani subiere,

    Liv. 1, 12; 7, 23.—
    B.
    In hostile opposition to, adverse to, unfavorable, unpropitious (opp. secundus; frequent and class.): conqueri fortunam adversam, Pac. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 21, 50:

    hic dies pervorsus atque advorsus mihi obtigit,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 1:

    advorsus nemini,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 37:

    mentes improborum mihi infensae et adversae,

    Cic. Sull. 10:

    acclamatio,

    id. de Or. 2, 83: adversā avi aliquid facere, vet. poët. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 16:

    adversis auspiciis,

    Aur. Vict. Vir. Illustr. 64, 6:

    adversum omen,

    Suet. Vit. 8:

    adversissima auspicia,

    id. Oth. 8: adversae res, misfortune, calamity, adverse fortune:

    ut adversas res, sic secundas immoderate ferre levitatis est,

    Cic. Off. 1, 26; cf.:

    adversi casus,

    Nep. Dat. 5:

    adversae rerum undae,

    a sea of troubles, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 22: omnia secundissima nobis, adversissima illis accidisse, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 9 (the sup. is found also in Cæs. B. C. 3, 107):

    quae magistratus ille dicet, secundis auribus, quae ab nostrum quo dicentur, adversis accipietis?

    Liv. 6, 40:

    adversus annus frugibus,

    id. 4, 12:

    valetudo adversa,

    i. e. sickness, id. 10, 32:

    adversum proelium,

    an unsuccessful engagement, id. 7, 29; cf.

    8, 31: adverso rumore esse,

    to be in bad repute, to have a bad reputation, Tac. Ann. 14, 11:

    adversa subsellia,

    on which the opposition sit, Quint. 6, 1, 39.—Sometimes met. of feeling, contrary to, hated, hateful, odious:

    quīs omnia regna advorsa sint,

    Sall. J. 83; cf. Luc. 2, 229 Bentl.— Comp.:

    neque est aliud adversius,

    Plin. 32, 4, 14, § 35.—
    * Adv.: adver-sē, self-contradictorily, Gell. 3, 16.— ad-versum, i, subst., esp. in the plur. adversa, misfortune, calamity, disaster, adversity, evil, mischief:

    advorsa ejus per te tecta sient,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 28:

    nihil adversi,

    Cic. Brut. 1, 4:

    si quid adversi accidisset,

    Nep. Alc. 8; cf. Liv. 22, 40; 35, 13:

    secunda felices, adversa magnos probant,

    Plin. Pan. 31;

    esp. freq. in Tac.: prospera et adversa pop. Rom., Ann. 1, 1: adversa tempestatum et fluctuum,

    id. Agr. 25; so id. A. 3, 24; 45; 2, 69; 4, 13 al.— Subst.: adversus, i, m., an opponent, adversary (rare):

    multosque mortalīs ea causa advorsos habeo,

    Sall. C. 52, 7.—In Quint. also once ad-versa, ae, f., subst., a female opponent or adversary: natura noverca fuerit, si facultatem dicendi sociam scelerum, adversam innocentiae, invenit, 12, 1, 2.—
    C.
    In rhet., opposed to another of the same genus, e. g. sapientia and stultitia: “Haec quae ex eodem genere contraria sunt, appellantur adversa,” Cic. Top. 11.
    3.
    adversus or adversum (archaic advor-) (like rursus and rursum, prorsus and prorsum, quorsus and quorsum), adv. and prep., denoting direction to or toward an object (syn.: contra, in with acc., ad, erga).
    A.
    Adv.: opposite to, against, to, or toward a thing, in a friendly or hostile sense:

    ibo advorsum,

    Plaut. As. 2, 2, 29:

    facito, ut venias advorsum mihi,

    id. Men. 2, 3, 82:

    obsecro te, matri ne quid tuae advorsus fuas, Liv. And. ap. Non. s. v. fuam, 111, 12 (Trag. Rel. p. 3 Rib.): quis hic est, qui advorsus it mihi?

    Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 22:

    adversus resistere,

    Nep. Pelop. 1, 3:

    nemo adversus ibat,

    Liv. 37, 13, 8 al. In Plaut. and Ter. advorsum ire, or venire, to go to meet; also of a slave, to go to meet his master and bring him from a place (hence adversitor, q. v.):

    solus nunc eo advorsum hero ex plurimis servis,

    Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 23:

    ei advorsum venimus,

    id. ib. 4, 2, 32; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 2 Ruhnk.—
    B.
    Prep. with acc., toward or against, in a friendly or a hostile sense.
    1.
    In a friendly sense.
    (α).
    Of place, turned to or toward, opposite to, before, facing, over against: qui cotidie unguentatus adversum speculum ornetur, before the mirror, Scipio ap. Gell. 7, 12:

    adversus advocatos,

    Liv. 45, 7, 5:

    medicus debet residere illustri loco adversus aegrum,

    opposite to the patient, Cels. 3, 6:

    adversus Scyllam vergens in Italiam,

    Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 87:

    Lerina, adversum Antipolim,

    id. 3, 5, 11, § 79.—
    (β).
    In the presence of any one, before:

    egone ut te advorsum mentiar, mater mea?

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 7, 9: idque gratum fuisse advorsum te habeo gratiam, I am thankful that this is acceptable before ( to) thee, Ter. And. 1, 1, 15: paululum adversus praesentem fortitudinem mollitus, somewhat softened at such firmness (of his wife), Tac. A. 15, 63.—Hence very often with verbs of speaking, answering, complaining, etc., to declare or express one's self to any one, to excuse one's self or apologize, and the like: te oportet hoc proloqui advorsum illam mihi, Enn. ap. Non. 232, 24 (Trag. v. 385 Vahl.):

    immo si audias, quae dicta dixit me advorsum tibi,

    what he told me of you, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 47: de vita ac morte domini fabulavere advorsum fratrem illius, Afran. ap. Non. 232, 25:

    mulier, credo, advorsum illum res suas conqueritur,

    Titin. ib. 232, 21:

    utendum est excusatione etiam adversus eos, quos invitus offendas,

    Cic. Off. 2, 19, 68; Tac. A. 3, 71.— With that to which a reply is made, to (= ad):

    adversus ea consul... respondit,

    Liv. 4, 10, 12; 22, 40, 1; cf. Drak. ad 3, 57, 1.—
    (γ).
    In comparison, as if one thing were held toward, set against, or before another (v. ad, I. D. 4.); against, in comparison with, compared to:

    repente lectus adversus veterem imperatorem comparabitur,

    will be compared with, Liv. 24, 8, 8:

    quid autem esse duo prospera bella Samnitium adversus tot decora populi Rom.,

    id. 7, 32, 8.—
    (δ).
    Of demeanor toward one, to, toward:

    quonam modo me gererem adversus Caesarem,

    Cic. Fam. 11, 27, 11:

    te adversus me omnia audere gratum est,

    i. e. on my account, on my behalf, for my advantage, id. ib. 9, 22, 15:

    lentae adversum imperia aures,

    Tac. A. 1, 65.—Esp. often of friendly feeling, love, esteem, respect toward or for one (cf. Ruhnk. ad Ter. And. 4, 1, 15; Manut. ad Cic. Fam. 9, 22; Heusing. ad Cic. Off. 1, 11, 1;

    Hab. Syn. 49): est enim pietas justitia adversus deos,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 41, 116; id. Off. 3, 6, 28:

    adhibenda est igitur quaedam reverentia adversus homines,

    id. ib. 1, 28, 99 Beier:

    sunt quaedam officia adversus eos servanda, a quibus injuriam acceperis,

    id. ib. 1, 11, 33:

    adversus merita ingratissimus,

    Vell. 2, 69, 5:

    summa adversus alios aequitas erat,

    Liv. 3, 33, 8:

    ob egregiam fidem adversus Romanos,

    id. 29, 8, 2; so id. 45, 8, 4 al.:

    beneficentiā adversus supplices utendum,

    Tac. A. 11, 17.— More rarely
    (ε).
    of the general relation of an object or act to a person or thing (v. ad, I. D. 1.), in relation, in respect, or in regard to a thing:

    epistula, ut adversus magistrum morum, modestior,

    as addressed to a censor of manners, Cic. Fam. 3, 13, 8:

    quasi adversus eos acquieverit sententiae,

    in regard to the same, Dig. 49, 1; 3, 1.—
    2.
    In a hostile sense, against (the most usual class. signif. of this word): “Contra et adversus ita differunt, quod contra, ad locum, ut: contra basilicam; adversus, ad animi motum, ut: adversus illum facio; interdum autem promiscue accipitur,” Charis. p. 207 P.; cf. Cort. ad Sall. J. 101, 8:

    advorsum legem accepisti a plurimis pecuniam,

    Plaut. Truc. 4, 2, 48:

    advorsum te fabulare illud,

    against thy interest, to thy disadvantage, id. Stich. 4, 2, 11:

    stultus est advorsus aetatem et capitis canitudinem, id. ap. Fest. s. v. canitudinem, p. 47: advorsum animi tui libidinem,

    Ter. Hec. 4, 1, 19:

    adversum leges, adversum rem publicam,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 84, § 195:

    respondebat, SI PARET, ADVERSUM EDICTUM FECISSE,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 28, §

    69: me adversus populum Romanum possem defendere,

    id. Phil. 1, 13 al. —In the histt., of a hostile attack, approach, etc.:

    gladiis districtis impetum adversus montem in cohortes faciunt,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 46:

    adversus se non esse missos exercitus,

    Liv. 3, 66:

    bellum adversum Xerxem moret,

    Aur. Vict. Caes. 24, 3:

    copiis quibus usi adversus Romanum bellum,

    Liv. 8, 2, 5:

    adversus vim atque injuriam pugnantes,

    id. 26, 25, 10 al.:

    T. Quintius adversus Gallos missus est,

    Eutr. 2, 2: Athenienses adversus tantam tempestatem belli duos duces deligunt, Just. 3, 6, 12 al.—Among physicians, of preventives against sickness, against (v. ad, I. A. 2.):

    adversus profusionem in his auxilium est,

    Cels. 5, 26; 6, 27 al.:

    frigidus jam artus et cluso corpore adversum vim veneni,

    Tac. A. 15, 64.— Trop.:

    egregium adversus tempestates receptaculum,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 4; so id. ib. 2, 15, 36.—Hence: firmus, invictus, fortis adversus aliquid (like contra), protected against a thing, firm, fixed, secure:

    advorsum divitias animum invictum gerebat,

    Sall. J. 43, 5:

    invictus adversum gratiam animus,

    Tac. A. 15, 21:

    adversus convicia malosque rumores firmus ac patiens,

    Suet. Tib. 28:

    Adversus omnes fortis feras canis,

    Phaedr. 5, 10, 1; and in opp. sense: infirmus, inferior adversus aliquid, powerless against, unequal to:

    fama, infirmissimum adversus vivos fortes telum,

    Curt. 4, 14:

    infirmus adversum pecuniam,

    Aur. Vict. Caes. 9, 6:

    inferior adversus laborem,

    id. Epit. 40, 20.
    a.
    Adversus is rarely put after the word which it governs:

    egone ut te advorsum mentiar,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 7, 9:

    hunc adversus,

    Nep. Con. 2, 2; id. Tim. 4, 3:

    quos advorsum ierat,

    Sall. J. 101, 8.—
    b.
    It sometimes suffers tmesis:

    Labienum ad Oceanum versus proficisci jubet,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 33:

    animadvortit fugam ad se vorsum fieri,

    Sall. J. 58:

    animum advortere ad se vorsum exercitum pergere,

    id. ib. 69: ad Cordubam versus iter facere coepit, Auct. B. Hisp. 10 and 11; cf. in-versus:

    in Galliam vorsus castra movere,

    Sall. C. 56; Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12; Traj. ap. Plin. Ep. 10, 78; the Eng. to-ward: to us ward, Psa. 40, 5; and the Gr. eis-de: eis halade, Hom. Od. 10, 351.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > advorto

  • 19 concurro

    con-curro, curri, cursum, 3 ( perf. redupl. concucurrit, Flor. 4, 2, 33 Duker N. cr.: concucurrisse, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 901 P., and Suet. Caes. 15; cf. Liv. 1, 12 Oud., and Ind. Flor. s. h. v. Duker), v. n.
    I.
    To run together (of several persons), to come or assemble together in multitudes, to rush or flock together in crowds (very freq., and class.).
    A.
    Prop.
    1.
    Absol.:

    tota Italia concurret,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 16: video hac tempestate concurrisse omnis adversarios, Cato ap. Prisc. 10, p. 901 P.:

    concurrunt jussu meo plures uno tempore librarii,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 5, 13:

    cum omnes, ut mos est, concurrerent,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 26, § 65:

    licet concurrant omnes plebei philosophi, nihil tam eleganter explicabunt, etc.,

    unite, id. Tusc. 1, 23, 55:

    multi concurrerant,

    Nep. Dion, 10, 1; Sall. J. 60, 6:

    concurrite, concurrite, cives,

    Val. Max. 4, 1, 12.— Impers.: contionem inprimis advocari jubet;

    summā cum expectatione concurritur,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 13.—
    2.
    Designating the place from which, or the place or purpose to or for which:

    non solum qui in urbe erant, sed etiam undique ex agris concurrerunt,

    Nep. Pelop. 3, 3:

    undique gentes,

    Luc. 3, 321:

    concurrunt laeti mi obviam cupedinarii omnes,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 25: ad hos (sc. Druides) magnus adulescentium numerus disciplinae causā concurrit, Caes. B. G. 6, 13; cf. Quint. 1, 2, 16:

    ad eum magnae copiae,

    Sall. C. 56, 5:

    ad eum homines omnium ordirum corruptissimi,

    id. H. 1, 48, 7 Dietsch:

    ad curiam,

    Cic. Rab. Post. 7, 18 (corresp. to convolare ad Rostra); Liv. 4, 60, 1; Suet. Tit. 11:

    domum tuam cuncta civitas,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 31, § 80:

    ad arma milites,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 22 fin.; so id. ib. 5, 39 fin.:

    ad non dubiam mortem,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 37, 89:

    ad auxilium sociae,

    Luc. 3, 663:

    signum dedit, ut ad me restituendum Romam concurrerent,

    Cic. Mil. 15, 39:

    omnes concurrerunt ad Perdiccam opprimendum,

    united together, Nep. Eum. 3, 1; id. Phoc. 2, 5:

    ad aliquem audiendum,

    Suet. Caes. 32. — Impers.:

    concurritur undique ad commune incendium restinguendum,

    Cic. Phil. 10, 10, 21:

    concurrendum ad curiam putare,

    id. Rab. Post. 7, 18:

    cum ad arma concurri oporteret,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 20:

    ex proximis castellis eo concursum est,

    id. ib. 2, 33:

    concursum ad curiam esse,

    Liv. 4, 60, 1: Suet. Calig. 6; Quint. 1, 2, 16.—
    * b.
    Poet., to run in attendance upon, to accompany:

    est quibus Eleae concurrit palma quadrigae, as it were,

    follows him on foot, accompanies, Prop. 3, 9 (4, 8), 17.—
    B.
    Trop. = confugere, to run for refuge or help, to take refuge (rare):

    ad C. Aquilium,

    Cic. Quint. 16, 53 B. and K.:

    nulla sedes, quo concurrant,

    Cic. Att. 8, 3, 4:

    ne darem perditis civibus hominem, quo concurrerent,

    id. Ep. ad Brut. 2, 2, 3:

    interea servitia repudiabat (Catilina), opibus conjurationis fretus,

    Sall. C. 56, 5; Just. 19, 1, 9.—
    2.
    Of words, as under military command:

    ante enim circumscribitur mente sententia confestimque verba concurrunt, quae mens eadem... statim dimittit, ut suo quodque loco respondeat,

    Cic. Or. 59, 200.—
    II.
    To run upon one another, to meet or dash together (class.).
    A.
    Of corporeal objects.
    1.
    In gen.:

    concurrunt nubes ventis,

    Lucr. 6, 97; cf. id. 6, 116:

    ne prorae concurrerent,

    Liv. 37, 30, 4 (al. prorā; cf. Weissenb. ad loc.); cf. id. 44, 42, 5; Luc. 3, 663:

    mediis concurrere in undis (montes, viz., the Symplegades),

    Ov. M. 7, 62; cf. id. Am. 2, 11, 3:

    concurrere montes duo inter se,

    Plin. 2, 83, 85, § 199: actor cum stetit in scaenā, concurrit dextera laevae (viz., in applauding), Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 205:

    labra concurrunt,

    draw together, close, Sen. Ep. 11, 2: os concurrit, id. Ira, 3, 15, 1; id. Ben. 2, 1, 3:

    os,

    Quint. 10, 7, 8; 11, 3, 121.— Transf., of letters and words:

    aspere concurrunt litterae,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 172 (opp. diduci); so id. Or. 45, 154.—Hence,
    2.
    In partic., milit. t. t., to rush together in hostility, to engage in combat, to join battle, to fight (most freq. in the histt.); constr. inter se, cum aliquo, adversus, in, contra aliquem, alicui, and absol.
    (α).
    Inter se:

    concurrunt equites inter se,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 25; so Liv. 26, 51, 4; 29, 18, 10; Suet. Oth. 12; Verg. G. 1, 489; id. A. 10, 436.—
    (β).
    Cum aliquo:

    cum hoc concurrit ipse Eumenes,

    Nep. Eum. 4, 1; so Liv. 8, 8, 15; Vell. 2, 70, 1; Suet. Oth. 10; Ov. M. 13, 87.—
    (γ).
    Adversus, in, or contra aliquem:

    recenti milite adversus fessos longo itinere concurrerat,

    Liv. 35, 1, 6 Weissenb. ad loc.:

    in aliquem,

    Sall. J. 97, 4; Just. 4, 1, 10: equites contra tantam multitudinem audacissime concurrunt, run upon, against, etc., Auct. B. Afr. 6.—
    (δ).
    Alicui (freq. in the poets):

    audet viris concurrere virgo,

    Verg. A. 1, 493; 10, 8; Ov. M. 5, 89; 12, 595 al.:

    quibus (equitibus) cum inpigre, Numidae concurrissent,

    Liv. 24, 15, 7 Weissenb. ad loc.—
    (ε).
    Absol.: repente Antonius in aciem suas copias de vico produxit et sine morā concurrit, Galb. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 30, 3:

    cum infestis signis concurrunt,

    Sall. C. 60, 2; so Liv. 6, 7, 6; 8, 7, 9 al.; Tac. A. 6, 35; id. H. 2, 42; Suet. Claud. 21:

    ex insidiis,

    Liv. 9, 25, 8; 2, 11, 9:

    mutuis vulneribus,

    Sen. Suas. 7, 14.— Impers. pass.:

    ubi propius ventum est, utrimque magno clamore concurritur,

    Sall. J. 53, 2; so Liv. 10, 40, 13; Hor. S. 1, 1, 7.— Transf.:

    adversus has concurrentis belli minas, legati vallum murosque firmabant,

    Tac. H. 4, 22 init.
    b.
    Not in war; in the jurists, to make the same claim, enter into competition with:

    si non sit, qui ei concurrat, habeat solus bonorum possessionem,

    Dig. 37, 1, 2:

    in hereditatem fratri concurrere,

    ib. 5, 2, 16:

    in pignus,

    ib. 20, 4, 7: in pignore, ib.—
    c.
    Trop. (rare): in tantā causarum varietate cum alia colligantur vel ipsa inter se concurrant, vel in diversum ambiguitate ducantur, Quint. 12, 2, 15:

    cum dolore,

    Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 2:

    concurrit illinc publica, hinc regis salus,

    Sen. Oedip. 830.—
    B.
    Of abstract objects (occurrences, circumstances, points of time, etc.), to meet, concur, fall out at the same time, happen:

    multa concurrunt simul,

    Ter. And. 3, 2, 31; so,

    concurrunt multae opiniones,

    id. Heaut. 2, 2, 3:

    tot verisimilia,

    id. Ad. 4, 4, 19:

    res contrariae,

    Cic. Fin. 5, 10, 28:

    ista casu,

    id. Div. 2, 68, 141:

    quae ut concurrant omnia, optabile est,

    id. Off. 1, 14, 45:

    saepe concurrunt aliquorum bene de me meritorum inter ipsos contentiones,

    id. Planc. 32, 78:

    si quid tale accidisset, ut non concurrerent nomina,

    that the reciprocal accounts do not meet, become due on the same day, id. Att. 16, 3, 5; cf.:

    sponsalia in idem tempus,

    Dig. 3, 2, 13:

    concurrit actio legis Aquiliae et injuriarum,

    to have place together, to be coincident, ib. 9, 2, 5.—
    2.
    Pregn., to accord, agree with (in jurid. Lat.):

    concurrit cum veritate,

    Dig. 29, 2, 30:

    cum summā,

    ib. 29, 30, 53.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > concurro

  • 20 congruo

    congrŭo, ŭi, 3 ( inf. pres. congruēre, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 102), v. n. [etym. dub.; cf. Corss. Beitr. 457], to run, come, or meet together with something.
    I.
    Prop. (rare;

    mostly post-Aug.): guttae inter se congruunt et confunduntur,

    Vitr. 7, 8, 2:

    arcem nata petit, quo jam manus horrida matrum Congruerat,

    Val. Fl. 2, 307; 6, 58;

    of the stars: sidera meantia cum sole aut congruentia,

    Plin. 2, 79, 81 § 191; cf. Sen. Q. N. 7, 19, 1 (cf. Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 69, II. B. infra).—

    Hence also of the calendar dates, fixed in accordance with the stars: ut vicesimo anno ad metam eandem solis, unde orsi essent, dies cóngruerent,

    Liv. 1, 19, 6.—Far more freq. and class. in prose and poetry,
    II.
    Trop., to coincide or correspond with a person or thing, in substance, in feeling, or in time, to be suited or adapted to, to agree with, accord, suit, fit.
    A.
    To be suited or fitted to, to agree with (in substance), to correspond; constr. with cum, inter se, the dat., or absol.
    (α).
    With cum:

    illa congruere et cohaerere cum causā,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 14, 19; so id. Lael. 8, 27; id. Att. 2, 8, 1; Liv. 23, 38, 5; Quint. 11, 3, 74: cum virtute congruere semper, Cic. Off. 3, 3, 13.—
    (β).
    With inter se:

    ut corporis temperatio, cum ea congruunt inter se, e quibus constamus, sanitas: sic animi dicitur, cum ejus judicia opinionesque concordant,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 13, 30:

    cum multae causae... inter se congruere videntur,

    id. Rosc. Am. 22, 62; id. Fin. 3, 19, 62; Quint. 12, 6, 7 fin.; Sen. Ep. 9, 8.—Somewhat diff.:

    fidem auxere captivi eo maxime, quod sermo inter omnes congruebat (for sermones omnium inter se congruebant),

    agreed, was congruous, Liv. 9, 2, 4.—
    (γ).
    With dat.:

    quibus (principiis) congruere debent quae sequuntur,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 6, 20; 2, 31, 99; Liv. 8, 6, 12; 42, 17, 1; Quint. 9, 3, 40; Plin. 21, 6, 17, § 33; Tac. A. 6, 22; 13, 1; Suet. Calig. 3: non omni causae nec auditori neque personae neque tempori congruere orationis unum genus, is suitable, fit, = convenire, Cic. de Or. 3, 55, 210; Quint. 4, 2, 89; Dig. 1, 16, 13.— Impers.:

    Canidius timidius decessit quam professioni ejus congruebat,

    Vell. 2, 87, 3; Dig. 1, 18, 13.—
    (δ).
    Absol.:

    quemadmodum congruit, ut simul et affirmes, te assiduis occupationibus impediri, et scripta nostra desideres?

    is it consistent? Plin. Ep. 7, 2, 1; cf. Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 171:

    res prout congruunt aut repugnant,

    Quint. 7, 2, 57; so id. 5, 10, 74; 5, 10, 107; Tac. A. 12, 6; id. H. 2, 4:

    adversus Latinos bellandum erat, lingua, moribus, etc., congruentes,

    Liv. 8, 6, 15.—
    B.
    To agree (in feeling, opinion, etc.):

    illi inter se congruunt concorditer,

    Plaut. Curc. 2, 2, 14; Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 102:

    mulier mulieri magis congruit,

    id. Phorm. 4, 5, 14; Nep. Lys. 3 fin.:

    linguā, moribus, armorum genere institutis ante omnia militaribus congruentes,

    Liv. 8, 6, 15:

    ecce autem similia omnia: omnes congruunt: unum cognoris, omnes noris,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 34:

    de re unā solum dissident de ceteris mirifice congruunt,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 20, 53:

    vereor ne natura... animos quoque dederit corporum doloribus congruentis,

    sympathizing with, sharing in, affected by, id. Tusc. 5, 1, 3; cf.:

    sidera innumerabilia caelo inhaerentia cum ejus ipsius motu congruere,

    id. ib. 5, 24, 69 Tischer ad loc.—Rarely with in and acc.:

    Bruttiis non societate magis Punicā quam suopte ingenio congruentibus in eum morem,

    Liv. 29, 6, 2 Weissenb. ad loc.; cf.:

    omniumque in unum sententiae congruebant,

    id. 26, 2, 5; 25, 32, 2:

    omnes eae res in unum congruentes... damnationem faciebant,

    id. 3, 24, 6.—
    C.
    To come together, agree, meet, coincide (in time):

    suos dies mensisque congruere volunt cum solis lunaeque ratione,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 52, § 129:

    tempus ad id ipsum congruere,

    Liv. 1, 5, 5; so with ad, id. 1, 19, 6:

    cum temporum ratio vix congruat,

    Suet. Gram. 7:

    forte congruerat, ut Clodii Macri et Fonteii Capitonis caedes nuntiarentur,

    it happened at the same time, Tac. H. 1, 7:

    in idem artati temporis,

    Vell. 1, 16, 2; Suet. Caes. 40; Quint. 5, 5, 2.—Hence, congrŭens, entis, P. a. (acc. to II.).
    A.
    Agreeing, fit, appropriate, suitable, consistent, congruous.
    (α).
    With cum:

    vita cum disciplinā,

    Cic. Brut. 31, 117; 38, 141; id. Fin. 2, 14, 45:

    Aristoteles et Theophrastus, cum illis re congruentes, genere docendi paulum differentes,

    id. Leg. 1, 13, 38.—
    (β).
    With dat.:

    congruens actio menti,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 59, 222; id. Fin. 5, 21, 58; 2, 31, 99; id. Fam. 9, 24, 1; Suet. Oth. 12.— Comp.:

    quid congruentius Deo?

    Lact. 4, 26, 13.—
    (γ).
    Absol.:

    genus dicendi aptum et congruens,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 14, 53; Liv. 7, 2, 7:

    actio vocis, vultūs et gestūs,

    Cic. Part. Or. 15, 54:

    oratio verbis discrepans, sententiis congruens,

    id. Leg. 1, 10, 30:

    cum haec duo pro congruentibus sumunt, tam vehementer repugnantia,

    id. Ac. 2, 14, 44.—Hence,
    2.
    Congruens est or videtur, = convenit, it is ( seems) fit, proper, meet (post-Aug. and rare); with acc. and inf.:

    congruens erat, eandem immunitatem parentes obtinere,

    Plin. Pan. 38, 6: congruentius est, Cod. 8, 47, 4.—In sup.:

    congruentissimum est, animam puniri,

    Tert. Anim. 58.—With inf.:

    congruens videtur primordia ejus aperire,

    Tac. H. 5, 2; cf.:

    congruens crediderim recensere,

    id. A. 4, 6. —With ut:

    congruens est, ut, etc.,

    Gell. 17, 8, 13; Dig. 1, 16, 4, § 3.—
    B.
    Agreeing in all its parts; symmetrical, proportioned; accordant, consistent, harmonious: is concentus ex dissimillumarum vocum moderatione concors tamen efficitur et congruens, [p. 421] Cic. Rep. 2, 42, 69:

    Tiberius corpore fuit amplo et robusto... ceteris quoque membris usque ad imos pedes aequalis et congruens,

    Suet. Tib. 68:

    congruens clamor (opp. dissonus),

    Liv. 30, 34, 1; cf.:

    congruentissimā voce acclamare,

    App. Mag. p. 320, 31.—Hence, congrŭenter, adv., agreeably, filly, suitably (twice in Cic., but very rare in the class. per.):

    congruenter naturae convenienterque vivere,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 7, 26:

    ut ad id quodcumque agetur apte congruenterque dicamus,

    id. de Or. 3, 10, 37:

    respondere,

    Dig. 45, 1, 1 fin.Comp., Fronto Orat. 3 fin.; Min. Fel. Oct. 40 fin.Sup., Tert. Pudic. 8 fin.; Aug. Doctr. Christ. 1, 12 al.

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