ŏb-oedĭo Copy link Outline I. In gen. , to give ear, hearken, listen to ...II. Esp.A. Prop., of living beings .1. To obey, yield obedience to. to be subject to, to serve ...2. To be obedient in any thing .—With ...B. Meton., of things, to yield, be manageable ...A. Prop., of living beings, obedient, compliant ...1. With dat.2. With ada. Dicto oboedientem esse alicui for dicto audientem esse alicui, ...b. Omnia secunda et oboedientia sunt, ...3. Absol.B. Transf., of things, yielding, manageable ... ⓘobēdient: fut ind act 3rd pl • ŏb-oedĭo (better than ŏb-ēdĭo, Cic. Rep. 3, 29, 41; Front. Ep. ad Verr. 7 Mai.; id. Fer. Als. 3; cf.: oboedire, obaudire, Paul. ex Fest. p. 187 Müll. and Bramb. s. v.— Ante-class. form of the fut., oboedibo: oboedibo tibi, Afran. ap. Non. 507, 30), īvi or ĭi, ītum, īre, 4, v. n. [ob-audio]. I. In gen. (very rare), to give ear, hearken, listen to one: alicui, Nep. Dat. 5, 4.— II. Esp. A. Prop., of living beings (class.). 1. To obey, yield obedience to. to be subject to, to serve (freq. and class.; cf.: pareo, obtempero, obsequor).—With dat.: parere, et oboedire praecepto, Cic. Tusc. 5, 12, 36: legi, Nep. Epam. 8, 1: voluntati, Cic. N. D. 1, 8, 19: obtemperare et oboedire magistratibus, id. Leg. 3, 2, 5: qui nobis oboediunt, id. Rep. 3, 29, 41: impulsu libidinum voluptatibus oboedientium, id. ib. 6, 26, 28: pecora ventri oboedientia, Sall. C. 1, 1: multorum oboedire tempori, Cic. Brut. 69, 242.—Impers. pass.: utrimque enixe oboeditum dictatori est, Liv. 4, 26.— 2. To be obedient in any thing (post-class.).—With acc. of neutr. pron.: atque haec omnia perfacile oboediebam, App. M. 10, p. 247, 11.— Absol., Suet. Calig. 29.— B. Meton., of things, to yield, be manageable: ramus oleae quam maxime sequax, atque oboediturus, yielding, flexible, Plin. 17, 19, 30, § 137.— Hence, ŏboedĭens (ŏbēd-), entis, P. a. A. Prop., of living beings, obedient, compliant (freq. and class.). 1. With dat.: nulli est naturae oboediens aut subjectus deus, Cic. N. D. 2, 30, 77: natio semper oboediens huic imperio, id. Pis. 34, 84: appetitum rationi oboedientem praebere, id. Off. 1, 36, 132: vivere oboedientem alicui, Sall. J. 31, 26.—Comp.: imperiis nemo oboedientior, Liv. 25, 38, 7.—Sup.: imperiis oboedientissimus miles, Liv. 7, 13, 2.— 2. With ad: ad nova consilia gentem oboedientem habere, Liv. 28, 16.—Particular phrases. a. Dicto oboedientem esse alicui for dicto audientem esse alicui, to be obedient to one's word or command: magistro desinebat esse dicto oboediens, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 35; cf.: nec plebs nobis dicto audiens atque oboediens sit, Liv. 38, 7. — b. Omnia secunda et oboedientia sunt, according to your wishes, Sall. J. 14, 19.— 3. Absol.: cujus vis omnis in consensu oboedientium esset, the obedient, Liv. 2, 59, 4.— B. Transf., of things, yielding, manageable: oboedientissima quocumque in opere fraxinus, i. e. easily wrought, Plin. 16, 43, 83, § 228.—Hence, adv.: ŏboedĭ-enter, obediently, willingly, readily (a favorite word of Livy; elsewh. very rare): conferre tributum, Liv. 5, 12: facere imperata, id. 21, 34: facere adversus aliquem, id. 39, 53.—Comp.: nihil oboedientius fecerunt, quam, etc., Liv. 38, 34.—Sup.: oboedientissime paruit, Aug. Civ. Dei, 22, 8.
ŏbœdĭō Copy link Outline 1 prêter l'oreille [ alicui, à qqn] = suivre ses avis :2 obéir, être soumis : obéir aux magistrats ; être esclave du plaisir ... ⓘobēdient: fut ind act 3rd pl • ŏbœdĭō, īvī ou ĭī, ītum, īre (ob, audio), intr., 1. prêter l'oreille [alicui, à qqn] = suivre ses avis : Nep. Dat. 5, 4 2. obéir, être soumis : magistratibus Cic. Leg. 3, 5, obéir aux magistrats ; voluptatibus Cic. Rep. 6, 28, être esclave du plaisir ; alicui ad verba Cic. Cæc. 52, obéir à qqn selon la lettre ; [pass. impers.] utrimque enixe obœditum dictatori est Liv. 4, 26, 12, des deux côtés, on s'empressa d'obéir au dictateur || ramus obœditurus Plin. 17, 137, rameau docile, flexible || [avec acc. de relat.] hæc omnia Apul. M. 10, 17, obéir relativement à tout cela. ➳ fut. arch. obœdibo Afran. 206.
obedient Copy link Outline 1. ŏbēdiens (usu. with dat.)2. dicto audiens (absol. or with dat. of person)3. obsĕquens, ntis (complying, falling in with)4. more freq. expr. by pāreo, ŏbēdio, obtempĕro (to be o.) • obedient: 1. ŏbēdiens (usu. with dat.): a most o. soldier, imperiis obedientissimus miles, Liv. 7, 13, init.: Cic.: also with ad and acc. (ad nova consilia ob., in somewhat diff. sense). 2. dicto audiens (absol. or with dat. of person): not to be o. about anything, in aliqua re dicto a. non esse, Cic. Deiot. 8, 23. the bailiff (must) be o. to his master, villicus domino dicto a. sit, Cato R. R. 142. 3. obsĕquens, ntis (complying, falling in with): I am not so o. to my father (as I ought to be), sum meo patri minus obs., Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 18: Sen. 4. more freq. expr. by pāreo, ŏbēdio, obtempĕro (to be o.): to be o. to the magistrates, obtemperare atque obedire magistratibus, Cic. Leg. 3, 2, fin.: v. to obey. (Parentiores in Cic. Off. 1, 22, 76, is doubtful: al. paratiores.)
OBEDIENT Copy link • OBEDIENTobediens, dicto audiens. (The words are found in this connection and order.) dicto audiens atque obediens, obtemperans (all with a dative of that which one obeys): to be obedient [Vid. HEARKEN, OBEY]: to make anybody more obedient, aliquem obedientiorem facere (of things): your most obedient servant (in modern letter-writing), *tibi ad quaeque praestanda paratissimus.