af-flŭo Copy link Outline I. Lit., of waterII. Transf.A. Of persons, to come to in haste, to hasten to ...B. Aliquā re, to flow with a thing in rich abundance ... ⓘafflŭent: fut ind act 3rd pl • af-flŭo (better adf-), xi, xum, 3, v. a. and n., to flow or run to or toward; with ad or dat. I. Lit., of water: aestus bis adfluunt bisque remeant, Plin. 2, 97, 99, § 212: Rhenus ad Gallicam ripam placidior adfluens, Tac. A. 4, 6.—In the lang. of the Epicurean philos., of the flow of atoms from an object, as the cause of perception (cf. aestus, II. C.), Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 49.— Poet., of time: Maecenas meus adfluentes Ordinat annos, flowing on, increasing, = accrescentes, Hor. C. 4, 11, 19.— II. Transf. A. Of persons, to come to in haste, to hasten to, to run or flock to or toward (only poet. and in the histt. from the Aug. per.): ingentem comitum adfluxisse Invenio numerum, Verg. A. 2, 796: copiae adfluebant, Liv. 39, 31: adfluentibus auxiliis Gallorum, Tac. H. 4, 25: multitudo adfluens, id. A. 4, 41.— Of food, to flow down: cibo adfluente, Suet. Claud. 44.—Trop.: si ea sola voluptas esset, quae ad eos (sensus) cum suavitate adflueret et inlaberetur, Cic. Fin. 1, 11: nihil ex istis locis litterarum adfluxit, id. Q. Fr. 3, 3: incautis amor, Ov. R. A. 148: opes adfluunt subito, repente dilabuntur, Val. Max. 6, 9 fin.— B. Aliquā re, to flow with a thing in rich abundance, to overflow with, to abound in, to have in abundance (more elevated than abundo; hence adfluens in Cic. Oratt. is much more freq. than abundans): frumento, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 57: divitiis honore et laude, Lucr. 6, 13: voluptatibus, Cic. Fin. 2, 28, 93: cui cum domi otium atque divitiae adfluerent, Sall. C. 36, 4: ubi effuse adfluunt opes, Liv. 3, 26.—Hence, afflŭ-ens (adf-), entis, P. a., flowing abundantly with a thing, having in abundance or superfluity; abounding in; abundant, rich, copious, numerous: Asiatico ornatu, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. 1, 10: unguentis, Cic. Sest. 8: urbs eruditissimis hominibus, liberalissimisque studiis adfluens, id. Arch. 3; so id. Rosc. Com. 10; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54; id. Clu. 66; id. Agr. 2, 30; id. de Or. 3, 15; id. Off. 1, 43; id. Lael. 16 al.: uberiores et adfluentiores aquae, Vitr. 8, 1.—Poet.: homo vestitu adfluens, in ample, flowing robes, Phaedr. 5, 1, 22: ex adfluenti, in abundance, profusely, Tac. H. 1, 57 al.—Sup., Sol. c. 50; Aug. Conf. 2, 6.—Adv.: afflŭente (adf-), richly, copiously, App. M. 4.—Comp., Cic. Tusc. 5, 6; Nep. Att. 14; Tac. A. 15, 54.
affluo Copy link ⓘafflŭent: fut ind act 3rd pl AFFLVO, s. ADFLVO, xi, xum, ere. [ἐπιῤῥέω, περιουσιάζω, παρεισρέω] Proprie Ad aliquid fluere. […] 🗁 Page Scan
AFFLUENT Copy link • AFFLUENTfortunatus (Cic.): abundans: dives: locuples: satis dives: satis locuples (dives, rich = πλούσιος, opposed to pauper: locuples, wealthy. ἀϕνειός, opposed to egens, egenus): bene numatus, pecuniosus (having much money): opulentus, copiosus (opulent; opposed to inops: rich in means and resources to obtaininfluence, power, etc.): copüs rei femiliaris locuples et pecuniosus. Very affluent, beatus: perdives, praedives: locupletissimus, opulentissimus. To become an affluent man from a poor one, ex paupere divitem fieri: to become affluent, fortunis augeri; fortunam amplificare: ad opes procedere; locupletari.