bĕnĕ-vŏlens Copy link ⓘbĕnĕvŏlentia | ne: neut nom/voc/acc pl • bĕnĕ-vŏlens (in MSS. also bĕnĭvŏ-lens), entis, adj. [bene-volo], wishing well, benevolent, favorable, propitious, kind, obliging (ante-class. for the class. benevolus; in Plaut. very freq.), Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 7 and 8: ero benevolens, id. Truc. 2, 2, 61; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 24: amicus multum benevolens, id. Merc. 5, 2, 46: benevolentes inter se, id. Cist. 1, 1, 25: ite cum dis benevolentibus, id. Mil. 4, 8, 41: benevolentem cum benevolente perire, id. Ep. 1, 1, 72: sodalis, id. Bacch. 3, 3, 71 al.—Comp., sup., and adv., v. benevolus.—Subst.: bĕnĕvŏlens, ntis, comm., a well-wisher, friend, Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 30: alicui amicus et benevolens, id. Most. 1, 3, 38; id. Pers. 4, 4, 98; id. Trin. 5, 2, 24; 5, 2, 53: sua, id. Cist. 2, 3, 42 al.: illi benivolens, Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 47 Fleck.
bĕnĕvŏlentĭa Copy link Outline I. good-will, benevolence, kindness, favor ...II. Transf.A. In the jurists, mildness, benignity ...B. In plur. , kind conduct ... ⓘbĕnĕvŏlentĭa | ne: fem nom/voc sgbĕnĕvŏlentĭā | ne: fem abl sg • bĕnĕvŏlentĭa (better than bĕnĭvŏ-lentĭa), ae, f. [benevolus], I. good-will, benevolence, kindness, favor, friendship (diff. from amor, q.v.; in good class. prose, most freq. in Cic., esp. in Lael. and Off.): amor, ex quo amicitia nominata, princeps est ad benevolentiam conjungendam, Cic. Lael. 8, 26; id. Fam. 3, 9, 1; * Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 63 (Fleck. sapientia): capere, movere, Cic. Off. 2, 9, 32: declarare, to express, id. Fam. 3, 12, 4: multitudinis animos ad benevolentiam allicere, id. Off. 2, 14, 48: comparare, id. ib. 2, 15, 54: adjungere sibi, id. Mur. 20, 41: alicujus benevolentiam consequi, Nep. Dat. 5, 2: acquirere sibi, Quint. 3, 8, 7: capere, Auct. Her. 1, 4, 6: contrahere, id. ib. 1, 5, 8: conligere, id. ib.: pro tuā erga me benevolentiā, Cic. Fam. 13, 60, 2: desiderare benevolentiam, good-will, readiness, willingness, id. Or. 1, 1: benevolentia singularis, an exceeding friendliness of feeling, Suet. Calig. 3: cum aliquo benevolentiā in aliquem certare, Tac. A. 13, 21.— II. Transf. A. In the jurists, mildness, benignity, indulgence: interponere benevolentiam, Dig. 29, 2, 52; Just. Inst. 2, 20.— B. In plur. (post-class.), kind conduct, friendly services: non in benevolentiis segnis, Spart. Carac. 1; Arn. 6 init.
bĕnĕvŏlēns Copy link ⓘbĕnĕvŏlentia | ne: neut nom/voc/acc pl • bĕnĕvŏlēns ou bĕnĭvŏlēns, tis, qui veut du bien, favorable, alicui, à qqn : Cic. Fam. 3, 3, 1 ; 3, 12, 4 || -entior, -entissimus Cic. || [subst. m., f.] meus benevolens Pl. Trin. 1148, mon ami dévoué ; suam benevolentem convenire Pl. Cist. 586, s'entretenir avec une de ses amies.
bĕnĕvŏlentia Copy link ⓘbĕnĕvŏlentĭa | ne: fem nom/voc sgbĕnĕvŏlentĭā | ne: fem abl sg • bĕnĕvŏlentia (bĕnĭv-), æ, f., bienveillance, disposition à vouloir du bien (à obliger), dévouement : eorum benevolentiam erga se diligentiamque collaudat Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 160, il loue leur dévouement et leur empressement à son égard ; benevolentia civium Cic. Læl. 61, les dispositions favorables des citoyens ; benevolentiam adjungere Cic. Mur. 41, se concilier les bonnes grâces ; benevolentiam ad odium, odium ad benevolentiam deducere Cic. de Or. 2, 72, changer la bienveillance en haine, la haine en bienveillance ; vita, quæ non in amici mutua benevolentia conquiescit Cic. Læl. 22, la vie, qui loin de se reposer sur le dévouement mutuel de l'amitié... ➳ la forme benivolentia est assez fréquente dans les meilleurs mss.