favour (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Subjective; a feeling entertained.1. făvor, ōris, m.2. grātia (favor denotes especially the good-will of a party or nation; gratia as well that of individual persons)3. stŭdium (a warm feeling of interest or partisanship)4. vŏluntas, bĕnĕvŏlentiaII. Objective1. grātia (gen. term)2. bĕnĕfĭcium (esp. of the conferring of public offices, or military promotion)3. mūnus, ĕris, n. (bounty, present)4. vĕnia • favour (subs.): I. Subjective; a feeling entertained. 1. făvor, ōris, m.: Jugurtha got into the good will and f. of the nobility, in gratiam et f. (stronger than gratiam alone) nobilitatis Jugurtha venit, Sall.: the f. of the plebs, plebis f., Liv.: f. of the people, f. populi, Cic.: v. popularity. 2. grātia (favor denotes especially the good-will of a party or nation; gratia as well that of individual persons): Roscius prosperous in the f. of the most illustrious men, Roscius gratia florens hominum nobilissimorum, Cic.: to be in credit and f. with any one, cum aliquo in laude et in gr. esse, Cic.: to restore any one to f., aliquem in gr. restituere, Cic.: to get into any one's f., gratiam inire cum aliquo, Ter.: to do so by deception, falsam gr. cum aliquo in., Ter.: to gain the f. of the whole province, a provincia tota gr. inire, Cic.: simly, ad (apud) plebem gr. inire, Liv.: apud bonos gr. consequi, Cic.: Pompeii gr. mihi conciliare, Cic.: to court Caesar's f., Caesaris gr. sequi, Caes.: to be in f. with, gratia florere alicujus, cum aliquo in gratia esse, Cic.: to lose f. and become unpopular, ex magna g. et favore in invidiam venire, Sall.: to recover anybody's f., in gratiam cum aliquo (or apud aliquem) redire, Cic.; in gratiam restitui, Cic. 3. stŭdium (a warm feeling of interest or partisanship): made consul by the f. of influential men, hominum potentium studio consul factus, Cic. Join: studium et favor: as, what f. attended Panurgus on the stage, quod studium et quem favorem secum in scenam attulit P.! Cic. R. Com. 10, 29. 4. vŏluntas, bĕnĕvŏlentia: v. good-will. Phr.: to be very desirous of any one's f., apud aliquem ambitiosum esse, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2: he trusts through this my letter of introduction to obtain your f., confidit his meis literis se apud te gratiosum fore, Cic. Fam. 1, 3: by your f. I would say, bona hoc tua venia dixerim, Cic. Div. 1, 15, 25; so pace tua dixerim, Cic. Tusc. 5, 5, 12 (v. leave, subs.): to speak in f. of any one, pro aliquo dicere, Ter. (v. behalf of, on): may all the gods shew you f., tibi di bene faciant omnes! Pl. Pers. 4, 3, 18: to be in f. of any one, esse ab aliquo, Cic.: to speak in f. of falsehood against truth, a mendacio contra verum stare, Cic.: so also, ab aliquo facere, cum aliquo facere, Cic. (v. Dr. Smith's Lat. Dict. s. v. ab, IV.): he reports to the people that the pontiffs had decided in his f., nuntiat populo pontifices secundum se decrevisse, Cic. Att. 4, 2, 2: the unpopularity of Pompey caused the triumph of Metellus to be received with f., Metelli triumphum Pompeii invidia fecit favorabilem, Vell.: a speech received with f., favorabilis oratio, Tac.: the f. of the fickle mob, ventosae plebis suffragia, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 37: the breath of popular f., popularis aura, Hor. Od. 3, 2, 20: (a delivery) which has in its f. a flexible voice, cui suffragatur vox facilis, Quint. 11, 3, 40. II. Objective: a favour done: 1. grātia (gen. term): to seek a f. from any one, g. ab aliquo petere, Pl.: to request as a f., beneficii loco et gratiae petere, Cic.: we see that their city has been destroyed, as a f. to whom Hannibal destroyed Saguntum, deletam videmus urbem eorum, quorum in gratiam Saguntum Hannibal deleverat, Liv. 28, 39, med. 2. bĕnĕfĭcium (esp. of the conferring of public offices, or military promotion): we have attained to this rank by the f. of the Roman people, P. R. beneficio in hunc ordinem venimus, Cic.: the f.s of offices conferred by dictators and consuls, dictatorum et coss. beneficia, Liv. 9, 30, med.: in gen. sense, to confer a f. upon any one, b. apud aliquem collocare, conferre, Cic.: Caesar recounted his f.s towards Ariovistus, Caesar sua b. in Ariovistum commemoravit, Caes.: safe by your f., b. tuo salvus, Cic.: by the f. of the immortal gods, beneficio deorum immortalium, Caes.: by the f. of the lots, sortium beneficio, Cic. 3. mūnus, ĕris, n. (bounty, present): nor does he magnify a f. if he should happen to do one, but even disparages it, neque vero verbis auget m., si quo forte fungitur, sed etiam extenuat, Cic.: it is all owing to your f., totum hoc muneris tui est, Hor. Od. 4, 3, 21. 4. vĕnia: my son, do me this f., take her back, mi gnate da v. hanc mihi, reduc illam! Ter.: I beg this last f. of you, have pity on my sister, extremam hanc oro v., miserere sororis! Virg. Aen. 4, 435 (but venia denotes a favour of indulgence or clemency, not like gratia, one rendered out of simple good-will): v. indulgence. Phr.: you will do us all a f. if you will explain to us what you think about a commonwealth, feceris, si de republica quae sentias explicaris, nobis gratum omnibus, Cic. Rep. 1, 21: you can do me no greater f., hoc mihi gratius facere non potes, Cic. Fam. 13, 44: so to do a very great f., gratissimum, pergratum facere, Cic.: the opportunity of showing f. to the good, potestas bonis gratificandi, Cic. Leg. 3, 18, 39: see also under gratia (II.).
favour (v.) Copy link Outline 1. făveo, fāvi, fautum, 2 (with dat.)2. sĕcundo, 1 (with acc. of direct object3. stŭdeo, ui, 2 (with dat.4. suffrāgor, 1 (with dat.5. ab aliquo esse, stare, facere • favour (v.): 1. făveo, fāvi, fautum, 2 (with dat.): those who loved the one, f.'d the other, qui diligebant hunc, illi favebant, Cic. R. Com. 10, 29: to f. (and seek to promote) one's preferment and dignity, honori et dignitati f., Caes. B. C. 1, 7: if genial Pales f.s, si favet alma P., Ov. 2. sĕcundo, 1 (with acc. of direct object: chiefly poet.): now the gale f.s the sailors' voyage, jam nautis aura s. iter, Prop.: wind f.ing, vento secundante, Tac.: may the gods f. our undertaking, di nostra incepta secundent! Virg. 3. stŭdeo, ui, 2 (with dat.: to be devoted to, side with): to f. the cause of a worthless and unprincipled fellow, homini nequam atque improbo s., Cic. Coel. 4, 10: neither to f. nor to hate, neque s. neque odisse, Sall. Cat. 51, med. 4. suffrāgor, 1 (with dat.: properly to support in an election): Hortensius f.s you, opposes me, tibi H. suffragatur, me oppugnat, Cic.: fortune f.ing, you seem to have accomplished great things, fortuna suffragante videris magna consecutus, Cic. Fam. 10, 5. 5. ab aliquo esse, stare, facere: v. preced. art. (I. fin.) Phr.: will you f. me by doing, gratum, pergratum feceris, si ..., Cic. (v. preced. art., II. fin.): fortune f.s the brave, fortuna fortes adjuvat, Liv. 34, 37: I have always, you know, been given to f. nobility, semper, ut scitis, studiosus nobilitatis fui, Cic. Acad. 2, 40, 125: the people of Dyrrachium f. my cause, studiosos mei habeo Dyrrachinos, Cic. Att. 3, 22: if you will f. me by listening, si ad auscultandum vestra erit benignitas, Pl.: will you f. me by looking after him, amabo te, huic caveas, Pl.: the word amabo (te) is introduced parenthetically, and is less formal than the English: v. please.