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|lshtext=<b>ēventus</b>: ūs, m. [[evenio]], II..<br /><b>I</b> An [[occurrence]], [[accident]], [[event]]; [[fortune]], [[fate]], [[lot]] ([[rare]] [[but]] [[class]].): mihi a peritis in [[Asia]] [[praedictum]] est, [[fore]] eos [[eventus]] rerum qui acciderunt, Cic. Div. 1, 28: in [[incerto]] reliqui temporis eventu, id. Quint. 26, 83; Tac. Agr. 22; id. A. 2, 26: maerere hoc ejus (sc. Scipionis) eventu, [[vereor]] ne invidi [[magis]] [[quam]] amici [[sit]], Cic. Lael. 4, 14: militum, Liv. 7, 26; cf. id. 7, 8; 8, 7 al.: navium suarum, Caes. B. G. 4, 31: patriae, Liv. 33, 48 et saep.: [[quid]] reliquis acciderit, qui quosque [[eventus]] exciperent, Caes. B. C. 1, 21 fin.; cf. id. ib. 2, 5 fin.—Far [[more]] freq.,<br /><b>II</b> The ([[lucky]] or [[unlucky]]) [[issue]], [[consequence]], [[result]] of an [[action]] (for syn. cf.: [[eventum]], [[exitus]], [[successus]]), in | |lshtext=<b>ēventus</b>: ūs, m. [[evenio]], II..<br /><b>I</b> An [[occurrence]], [[accident]], [[event]]; [[fortune]], [[fate]], [[lot]] ([[rare]] [[but]] [[class]].): mihi a peritis in [[Asia]] [[praedictum]] est, [[fore]] eos [[eventus]] rerum qui acciderunt, Cic. Div. 1, 28: in [[incerto]] reliqui temporis eventu, id. Quint. 26, 83; Tac. Agr. 22; id. A. 2, 26: maerere hoc ejus (sc. Scipionis) eventu, [[vereor]] ne invidi [[magis]] [[quam]] amici [[sit]], Cic. Lael. 4, 14: militum, Liv. 7, 26; cf. id. 7, 8; 8, 7 al.: navium suarum, Caes. B. G. 4, 31: patriae, Liv. 33, 48 et saep.: [[quid]] reliquis acciderit, qui quosque [[eventus]] exciperent, Caes. B. C. 1, 21 fin.; cf. id. ib. 2, 5 fin.—Far [[more]] freq.,<br /><b>II</b> The ([[lucky]] or [[unlucky]]) [[issue]], [[consequence]], [[result]] of an [[action]] (for syn. cf.: [[eventum]], [[exitus]], [[successus]]), in sing. and plur.: [[eventus]] est alicujus [[exitus]] negotii, Cic. Inv. 1, 28, 42: in rebus magnis memoriaque dignis consilia [[primum]], [[deinde]] [[acta]], [[postea]] [[eventus]] exspectantur, id. de Or. 2, 15, 63: [[etiam]] amplissimorum virorum consilia ex eventu, non ex voluntate a plerisque probari solent, [[Balbus]] et [[Oppius]] ap. Cic. Att. 9, 7 A: sceleris est [[poena]] [[tristis]], et [[praeter]] eos [[eventus]], qui sequuntur, per se ipsa maxima est, Cic. Leg. 2, 17, 43 et saep.: [[semper]] ad [[eventum]] festinat (poëta), to the [[end]], [[issue]], [[event]], Hor. A. P. 148: [[interim]] rei [[eventum]] experiri, Caes. B. G. 3, 3 fin.; so [[with]] gen.: belli, id. ib. 6, 42, 1; id. B. C. 1, 53 fin.; 2, 32, 10: pugnae, id. B. G. 7, 49 fin.: ejus diei, id. B. C. 3, 96, 1: orationis, Cic. de Or. 1, 26, 120: dicendi, id. ib. 1, 27, 123 et saep.— Prov.: [[eventus]] docet ... stultorum [[iste]] [[magister]] est, Liv. 22, 39.—<br /> <b>B</b> Esp., [[good]] [[fortune]], [[success]]: egi ego pro Vareno non [[sine]] eventu, Plin. Ep. 5, 20, 2: [[atque]] [[illi]] [[modo]] cauti prompti [[post]] [[eventum]] ac magniloqui erant, Tac. Agr. 27: cf.: [[satis]] jam eventuum, [[satis]] casuum, id. A. 2, 26.—<br /> <b>C</b> Personified: Bonus Eventus, Good Success, a [[guardian]] [[deity]] of the Roman husbandmen, Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 77; Inscr. Orell. 1780 sq.; in the dat. also: BONO EVENTO, ib. 1783; cf.: DEO SANCTO EVENTO, ib. 1785. | ||
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ēventus: ūs, m. evenio, II..
I An occurrence, accident, event; fortune, fate, lot (rare but class.): mihi a peritis in Asia praedictum est, fore eos eventus rerum qui acciderunt, Cic. Div. 1, 28: in incerto reliqui temporis eventu, id. Quint. 26, 83; Tac. Agr. 22; id. A. 2, 26: maerere hoc ejus (sc. Scipionis) eventu, vereor ne invidi magis quam amici sit, Cic. Lael. 4, 14: militum, Liv. 7, 26; cf. id. 7, 8; 8, 7 al.: navium suarum, Caes. B. G. 4, 31: patriae, Liv. 33, 48 et saep.: quid reliquis acciderit, qui quosque eventus exciperent, Caes. B. C. 1, 21 fin.; cf. id. ib. 2, 5 fin.—Far more freq.,
II The (lucky or unlucky) issue, consequence, result of an action (for syn. cf.: eventum, exitus, successus), in sing. and plur.: eventus est alicujus exitus negotii, Cic. Inv. 1, 28, 42: in rebus magnis memoriaque dignis consilia primum, deinde acta, postea eventus exspectantur, id. de Or. 2, 15, 63: etiam amplissimorum virorum consilia ex eventu, non ex voluntate a plerisque probari solent, Balbus et Oppius ap. Cic. Att. 9, 7 A: sceleris est poena tristis, et praeter eos eventus, qui sequuntur, per se ipsa maxima est, Cic. Leg. 2, 17, 43 et saep.: semper ad eventum festinat (poëta), to the end, issue, event, Hor. A. P. 148: interim rei eventum experiri, Caes. B. G. 3, 3 fin.; so with gen.: belli, id. ib. 6, 42, 1; id. B. C. 1, 53 fin.; 2, 32, 10: pugnae, id. B. G. 7, 49 fin.: ejus diei, id. B. C. 3, 96, 1: orationis, Cic. de Or. 1, 26, 120: dicendi, id. ib. 1, 27, 123 et saep.— Prov.: eventus docet ... stultorum iste magister est, Liv. 22, 39.—
B Esp., good fortune, success: egi ego pro Vareno non sine eventu, Plin. Ep. 5, 20, 2: atque illi modo cauti prompti post eventum ac magniloqui erant, Tac. Agr. 27: cf.: satis jam eventuum, satis casuum, id. A. 2, 26.—
C Personified: Bonus Eventus, Good Success, a guardian deity of the Roman husbandmen, Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 77; Inscr. Orell. 1780 sq.; in the dat. also: BONO EVENTO, ib. 1783; cf.: DEO SANCTO EVENTO, ib. 1785.
