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Nŭmĭda, ae, m., = Nomas, a nomad:

Arabia Numidarum,

Vitr. 8, 3, 8 ( = Arabia Nomadum, Plin. 5, 16, 15, § 72): Numidas dicimus quos Graeci Nomadas, sive quod id genus hominum pecoribus negotietur, sive quod herbis, ut pecora aluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 173 Müll.—

In partic., a Numidian; usually in the plur., Nŭmĭ-dae, ārum, the Numidians, a people of Northern Africa, between Mauritania and the territory of Carthage, in the modern Algiers, Sall. J. 46, 3; 66, 2; 89, 7; Liv. 29, 31; 34; Verg. A. 4, 41; Hor. C. 3, 11, 47.—

Enslaved and used in Rome as mounted attendants and messengers,

Sen. Ep. 87, 8; 123, 6; Tac. H. 2, 40; Inscr. Orell. 2877:

Numidarum columnae,

i. e. of Numidian marble, Juv. 7, 182.—In gen. plur.:

Numidūm gentes,

Mart. 12, 26, 6.—In sing.:

Numida,

Sall. J. 12, 4.—

As adj., of or belonging to the Numidians, Numidian:

Numidae jaculatores,

Liv. 28, 11;

Numidae leones,

Ov. A. A. 2, 183;

Numida dens,

i. e. ivory, id. P. 4, 9, 28:

ursos figebat Numidas,

Juv. 4, 100.—

A Roman surname:

Plotius Numida,

Hor. C. 1, 36.—

Hence,

Nŭmĭdĭa, ae, f., the country of Numidia, Mel. 1, 6, 1; Plin. 5, 3, 2, § 22; Sall. J. 8, 1; 13, 2; 16, 5; Col. 3, 12, 6 et saep.— Whence, Nŭmĭdĭānus, a, um, adj, Numidian, Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 55.—

Nŭmĭ-dĭcus, a, um, adj., Numidian:

equi Numidici,

Liv. 30, 6:

scuta,

Sall. J. 94, 1:

cedri,

Plin. 16, 40, 79, § 216:

gallina,

Col. 8, 2, 2;

called also Numidicae aves,

Plin. 10, 48, 67, § 132:

marmor, called also Libycum, Poenum,

id. 5, 3, 2, § 22; 36, 6, 8, § 49; Sen. Ep. 86, 6: Numidicus, a surname of Q. Caecilius Metellus, bestowed on him for his victory over Jugurtha, Vell. 2, 11, 2; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 62, 1.

Nŭmĭda, ae, m., = Nomas, a nomad:

Arabia Numidarum,

Vitr. 8, 3, 8 ( = Arabia Nomadum, Plin. 5, 16, 15, § 72): Numidas dicimus quos Graeci Nomadas, sive quod id genus hominum pecoribus negotietur, sive quod herbis, ut pecora aluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 173 Müll.—

In partic., a Numidian; usually in the plur., Nŭmĭ-dae, ārum, the Numidians, a people of Northern Africa, between Mauritania and the territory of Carthage, in the modern Algiers, Sall. J. 46, 3; 66, 2; 89, 7; Liv. 29, 31; 34; Verg. A. 4, 41; Hor. C. 3, 11, 47.—

Enslaved and used in Rome as mounted attendants and messengers,

Sen. Ep. 87, 8; 123, 6; Tac. H. 2, 40; Inscr. Orell. 2877:

Numidarum columnae,

i. e. of Numidian marble, Juv. 7, 182.—In gen. plur.:

Numidūm gentes,

Mart. 12, 26, 6.—In sing.:

Numida,

Sall. J. 12, 4.—

As adj., of or belonging to the Numidians, Numidian:

Numidae jaculatores,

Liv. 28, 11;

Numidae leones,

Ov. A. A. 2, 183;

Numida dens,

i. e. ivory, id. P. 4, 9, 28:

ursos figebat Numidas,

Juv. 4, 100.—

A Roman surname:

Plotius Numida,

Hor. C. 1, 36.—

Hence,

Nŭmĭdĭa, ae, f., the country of Numidia, Mel. 1, 6, 1; Plin. 5, 3, 2, § 22; Sall. J. 8, 1; 13, 2; 16, 5; Col. 3, 12, 6 et saep.— Whence, Nŭmĭdĭānus, a, um, adj, Numidian, Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 55.—

Nŭmĭ-dĭcus, a, um, adj., Numidian:

equi Numidici,

Liv. 30, 6:

scuta,

Sall. J. 94, 1:

cedri,

Plin. 16, 40, 79, § 216:

gallina,

Col. 8, 2, 2;

called also Numidicae aves,

Plin. 10, 48, 67, § 132:

marmor, called also Libycum, Poenum,

id. 5, 3, 2, § 22; 36, 6, 8, § 49; Sen. Ep. 86, 6: Numidicus, a surname of Q. Caecilius Metellus, bestowed on him for his victory over Jugurtha, Vell. 2, 11, 2; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 62, 1.

Nŭmĭda, ae, m., = Nomas, a nomad:

Arabia Numidarum,

Vitr. 8, 3, 8 ( = Arabia Nomadum, Plin. 5, 16, 15, § 72): Numidas dicimus quos Graeci Nomadas, sive quod id genus hominum pecoribus negotietur, sive quod herbis, ut pecora aluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 173 Müll.—

In partic., a Numidian; usually in the plur., Nŭmĭ-dae, ārum, the Numidians, a people of Northern Africa, between Mauritania and the territory of Carthage, in the modern Algiers, Sall. J. 46, 3; 66, 2; 89, 7; Liv. 29, 31; 34; Verg. A. 4, 41; Hor. C. 3, 11, 47.—

Enslaved and used in Rome as mounted attendants and messengers,

Sen. Ep. 87, 8; 123, 6; Tac. H. 2, 40; Inscr. Orell. 2877:

Numidarum columnae,

i. e. of Numidian marble, Juv. 7, 182.—In gen. plur.:

Numidūm gentes,

Mart. 12, 26, 6.—In sing.:

Numida,

Sall. J. 12, 4.—

As adj., of or belonging to the Numidians, Numidian:

Numidae jaculatores,

Liv. 28, 11;

Numidae leones,

Ov. A. A. 2, 183;

Numida dens,

i. e. ivory, id. P. 4, 9, 28:

ursos figebat Numidas,

Juv. 4, 100.—

A Roman surname:

Plotius Numida,

Hor. C. 1, 36.—

Hence,

Nŭmĭdĭa, ae, f., the country of Numidia, Mel. 1, 6, 1; Plin. 5, 3, 2, § 22; Sall. J. 8, 1; 13, 2; 16, 5; Col. 3, 12, 6 et saep.— Whence, Nŭmĭdĭānus, a, um, adj, Numidian, Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 55.—

Nŭmĭ-dĭcus, a, um, adj., Numidian:

equi Numidici,

Liv. 30, 6:

scuta,

Sall. J. 94, 1:

cedri,

Plin. 16, 40, 79, § 216:

gallina,

Col. 8, 2, 2;

called also Numidicae aves,

Plin. 10, 48, 67, § 132:

marmor, called also Libycum, Poenum,

id. 5, 3, 2, § 22; 36, 6, 8, § 49; Sen. Ep. 86, 6: Numidicus, a surname of Q. Caecilius Metellus, bestowed on him for his victory over Jugurtha, Vell. 2, 11, 2; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 62, 1.

Nŭmĭda, ae, m., = Nomas, a nomad:

Arabia Numidarum,

Vitr. 8, 3, 8 ( = Arabia Nomadum, Plin. 5, 16, 15, § 72): Numidas dicimus quos Graeci Nomadas, sive quod id genus hominum pecoribus negotietur, sive quod herbis, ut pecora aluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 173 Müll.—

In partic., a Numidian; usually in the plur., Nŭmĭ-dae, ārum, the Numidians, a people of Northern Africa, between Mauritania and the territory of Carthage, in the modern Algiers, Sall. J. 46, 3; 66, 2; 89, 7; Liv. 29, 31; 34; Verg. A. 4, 41; Hor. C. 3, 11, 47.—

Enslaved and used in Rome as mounted attendants and messengers,

Sen. Ep. 87, 8; 123, 6; Tac. H. 2, 40; Inscr. Orell. 2877:

Numidarum columnae,

i. e. of Numidian marble, Juv. 7, 182.—In gen. plur.:

Numidūm gentes,

Mart. 12, 26, 6.—In sing.:

Numida,

Sall. J. 12, 4.—

As adj., of or belonging to the Numidians, Numidian:

Numidae jaculatores,

Liv. 28, 11;

Numidae leones,

Ov. A. A. 2, 183;

Numida dens,

i. e. ivory, id. P. 4, 9, 28:

ursos figebat Numidas,

Juv. 4, 100.—

A Roman surname:

Plotius Numida,

Hor. C. 1, 36.—

Hence,

Nŭmĭdĭa, ae, f., the country of Numidia, Mel. 1, 6, 1; Plin. 5, 3, 2, § 22; Sall. J. 8, 1; 13, 2; 16, 5; Col. 3, 12, 6 et saep.— Whence, Nŭmĭdĭānus, a, um, adj, Numidian, Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 55.—

Nŭmĭ-dĭcus, a, um, adj., Numidian:

equi Numidici,

Liv. 30, 6:

scuta,

Sall. J. 94, 1:

cedri,

Plin. 16, 40, 79, § 216:

gallina,

Col. 8, 2, 2;

called also Numidicae aves,

Plin. 10, 48, 67, § 132:

marmor, called also Libycum, Poenum,

id. 5, 3, 2, § 22; 36, 6, 8, § 49; Sen. Ep. 86, 6: Numidicus, a surname of Q. Caecilius Metellus, bestowed on him for his victory over Jugurtha, Vell. 2, 11, 2; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 62, 1.

Nŭmĭda, ae, m., = Nomas, a nomad:

Arabia Numidarum,

Vitr. 8, 3, 8 ( = Arabia Nomadum, Plin. 5, 16, 15, § 72): Numidas dicimus quos Graeci Nomadas, sive quod id genus hominum pecoribus negotietur, sive quod herbis, ut pecora aluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 173 Müll.—

In partic., a Numidian; usually in the plur., Nŭmĭ-dae, ārum, the Numidians, a people of Northern Africa, between Mauritania and the territory of Carthage, in the modern Algiers, Sall. J. 46, 3; 66, 2; 89, 7; Liv. 29, 31; 34; Verg. A. 4, 41; Hor. C. 3, 11, 47.—

Enslaved and used in Rome as mounted attendants and messengers,

Sen. Ep. 87, 8; 123, 6; Tac. H. 2, 40; Inscr. Orell. 2877:

Numidarum columnae,

i. e. of Numidian marble, Juv. 7, 182.—In gen. plur.:

Numidūm gentes,

Mart. 12, 26, 6.—In sing.:

Numida,

Sall. J. 12, 4.—

As adj., of or belonging to the Numidians, Numidian:

Numidae jaculatores,

Liv. 28, 11;

Numidae leones,

Ov. A. A. 2, 183;

Numida dens,

i. e. ivory, id. P. 4, 9, 28:

ursos figebat Numidas,

Juv. 4, 100.—

A Roman surname:

Plotius Numida,

Hor. C. 1, 36.—

Hence,

Nŭmĭdĭa, ae, f., the country of Numidia, Mel. 1, 6, 1; Plin. 5, 3, 2, § 22; Sall. J. 8, 1; 13, 2; 16, 5; Col. 3, 12, 6 et saep.— Whence, Nŭmĭdĭānus, a, um, adj, Numidian, Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 55.—

Nŭmĭ-dĭcus, a, um, adj., Numidian:

equi Numidici,

Liv. 30, 6:

scuta,

Sall. J. 94, 1:

cedri,

Plin. 16, 40, 79, § 216:

gallina,

Col. 8, 2, 2;

called also Numidicae aves,

Plin. 10, 48, 67, § 132:

marmor, called also Libycum, Poenum,

id. 5, 3, 2, § 22; 36, 6, 8, § 49; Sen. Ep. 86, 6: Numidicus, a surname of Q. Caecilius Metellus, bestowed on him for his victory over Jugurtha, Vell. 2, 11, 2; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 62, 1.

servĭo, īvi and ii, ītum, 4 ( imperf. servibas, Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 50; fut. servibo, id. Men. 5, 9, 42; id. Merc. 3, 2, 3; Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 45:

servibit,

Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 76; id. Trin. 2, 2, 27), v. n. (once pass., v. I. B. infra) [servus], to be a servant or slave, to serve, be in service (freq. and class.).

Lit.

Absol.: Ha. Quid tu, servusne es, an liber? Ps. Nunc quidem etiam servio, Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 16:

nunc qui minus servio, quam si forem serva nata?

id. Rud. 1, 3, 37:

in liberatā terrā liberatores ejus servire,

Liv. 34, 50:

per centum annos,

id. 39, 37, 5:

an addictus, quem lex servire, donec solverit, jubet, servus sit,

Quint. 7, 3, 26:

qui Libertate caret, Serviet aeternum,

Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 41:

servire liberaliter,

Ter. And. 1, 1, 11:

serviet utiliter (captivus),

Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 70 et saep.:

servire juste (opp. injuste imperare),

Cic. Rep. 3, 18, 28; id. Phil. 6, 7, 19:

vincti per centum annos servistis,

Liv. 39, 37:

servit vetus hostis Cantaber, serā domitus catenā,

Hor. C. 3, 8, 21.—

With dat. of the person to whom service is rendered, to be enslaved to, to serve:

justum est, tuos tibi servos tuo arbitratu serviat,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 71:

lenoni,

Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 33:

servitum tibi me abducito, ni fecero,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 105:

venire in eum locum, ubi parendum alteri et serviendum sit,

Cic. Rab. Post. 8, 22; cf.:

sive regi sive optimatibus serviant,

id. Rep. 1, 35, 55:

ut hoc populorum intersit, utrum comi domino an aspero serviant, etc.,

id. ib. 1, 33, 50:

Athenas victas Lacedaemoniis servire pati,

Nep. Alcib. 9, 4:

minata, Servitura suo Capitolia nostra Canopo,

Ov. M. 15, 827.—

With apud:

tam ille apud nos servit, quam ego nunc hic apud te servio,

Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 62:

filius meus illi apud vos servit captus in Alide,

id. ib. 2, 2, 80:

hoc pacto apud te serviam,

id. Aul. 1, 1, 12:

apud lenonem,

id. Poen. 4, 2, 87:

si quis apud nos servisset, etc.,

Cic. de Or. 1, 40, 182.—

With homogeneous object:

servitutem: qui in servitute est eo jure, quo servus, aut, ut antiqui dixerunt, qui servitutem servit,

Quint. 7, 3, 26:

tu usque a puero servitutem servivisti in Alide,

Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 12:

quorum majorum nemo servitutem servivit,

Cic. Top. 6, 29; id. Mur. 29, 61:

qui (cives) servitutem servissent,

Liv. 40, 18, 7; 45, 15, 5: neque erile negotium plus curat quam si non servitutem [p. 1683] serviat, Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 2; 3, 1, 150 (not servitute, v. Ritschl ad h. l.).—So with dat. of person:

me servitutem servire huic homini optumo,

Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 31; id. Aul. 4, 1, 6; id. Rud. 3, 4, 42; cf.:

sed is privatam servitutem servit illi an publicam?

id. Capt. 2, 2, 84 (v. infra, II.):

ego haud diu: ab ineunte adulescentiā tuis servivi servitutem imperiis,

id. Trin. 2, 2, 21; and with apud:

apud hunc servitutem servio,

id. Mil. 2, 1, 17.—

Pass. (perh. only in the foll. passage):

adsuescamus... servis paucioribus serviri,

Sen. Tranq. 9, 3.—

In gen., with dat. of object (a person or thing), to be devoted or subject to; to be of use or service to; to serve for, be fit or useful for; to do a service to, to comply with, gratify, humor, accommodate; to have respect to, to regard or care for; to consult, aim at, to accommodate one's self to, etc. (so esp. freq. in Cic.; cf.:

pareo, appareo, ministro): tibi servio atque audiens sum imperii,

Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 25; Cic. Div. in Caecil. 15, 48:

quoniam sibi (rei publicae) servissem semper, numquam mihi... ut jam mihi servirem, consulerem meis,

id. Planc. 38, 92; cf.:

servire populo,

id. ib. 4, 11; id. Fin. 5, 9, 27 et saep.:

cum is, qui imperat aliis, servit ipse nulli cupiditati,

id. Rep. 1, 34, 52; cf.:

cum homines cupiditatibus iis, quibus ceteri serviunt, imperabunt,

id. Lael. 22, 82:

aetati hujus,

id. Fin. 5, 9, 27:

mori alicujus,

Nep. Them. 1, 3:

semper aut belli aut pacis serviit artibus,

Vell. 1, 13, 3:

amori aliorum flagitiosissime,

Cic. Cat. 2, 4, 8:

auribus alicujus,

Caes. B. C. 2, 27:

bello,

id. B. G. 7, 34:

brevitati,

Cic. de Or. 2, 80, 327:

commodis alicujus,

id. Rep. 1, 4, 8; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8, § 24; id. Inv. 2, 45, 132:

rei publicae commodis,

id. Div. in Caecil. 20, 64; cf.:

compendio suo privato,

Caes. B. C. 3, 32:

constantiae,

Cic. Fam. 5, 16, 5:

dignitati (with consulere rei publicae),

id. Sest. 10, 23:

dolori meo,

id. ib. 6, 14:

existimationi,

id. Verr. 1, 10, 29; id. Att. 5, 11, 5:

famae,

id. ib. 5, 10, 2:

gloriae,

id. Tusc. 5, 3, 9:

gravitati vocum aut suavitati,

id. Or. 54, 182:

vel honori multorum vel periculo (with obedire tempori),

id. Brut. 69, 242:

indulgentiae,

id. Cael. 32, 79:

iracundiae (with parere dolori),

id. Prov. Cons. 1, 2:

laudi et gloriae,

id. Cat. 1, 9, 23:

laudi existimationique,

id. Verr. 2, 1, 2, § 5:

numeris (orationis),

id. Or. 52, 176:

oculis civium,

id. Phil. 8, 10, 29:

pecuniae,

id. Tusc. 5, 3, 9:

personae,

id. Off. 3, 29, 106:

petitioni,

id. Verr. 1, 9, 24:

posteritati,

id. Tusc. 1, 15, 35:

rei familiari,

id. Rosc. Am. 15, 43; cf.

rei,

Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 27:

rumori,

Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 14; Caes. B. G. 4, 5 fin.:

tempori,

Cic. Sest. 6, 14; id. Tusc. 3, 27, 66; id. Att. 8, 3, 6; 10, 7, 1:

utilitati salutique,

id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 9, § 27:

valetudini,

id. Fam. 16, 18, 1:

vectigalibus,

id. de Or. 2, 40, 171:

venustati vel maxime,

id. ib. 2, 78, 316;

2, 80, 327: verbis praecedentibus,

Quint. 9, 4, 63.— Pass. impers.:

ut communi utilitati serviatur,

Cic. Off. 1, 10, 31:

concisum est ita, ut non brevitati servitum sit, sed magis venustati,

id. de Or. 2, 80, 327.—

With homogeneous object (cf. supra, I. d):

ab ineunte adulescentiā Tuis servivi servitutem imperiis et praeceptis, pater... Meum animum tibi servitutem servire aequom censui,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 21 sqq.—

Transf., of things.

In gen., to help, assist, be serviceable to, be useful for (post-Aug.):

ut totus truncus alienigenis surculis serviat,

Col. 4, 29, 14; cf.:

tabularia debent servire gallinis,

id. 6, 3, 2:

chartis serviunt calami,

Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 157:

candelae luminibus et funeribus serviunt,

id. 16, 37, 70, § 178:

eademque materia et cibis et probris serviat,

id. 33, 12, 54, § 152:

laetor quod domus aliquando C. Cassi, serviet domino non minori,

Plin. Ep. 7, 24, 8.—

Esp., jurid. t. t., of buildings, lands, etc., to be subject to a servitude:

praedia, quae serviebant,

Cic. Agr. 3, 2, 9; so,

aedes,

id. Off. 3, 16, 67:

neque servire quandam earum aedium partem in mancipi lege dixisset,

id. de Or. 1, 39, 178:

eodem numero (incorporalium) sunt et jura praediorum urbanorum et rusticorum, quae etiam servitutes vocantur,

Gai. Inst. 2, 14 fin.; Paul. Sent. 1, 17; cf. Dig. 8, 2, 20, §§ 3 and 5; 8, 6, 8, § 1 al.; and v. servitus, II. B., and servus, II.