suffragor
Ἀναξαγόρας δύο ἔλεγε διδασκαλίας εἶναι θανάτου, τόν τε πρὸ τοῦ γενέσθαι χρόνον καὶ τὸν ὕπνον → Anaxagoras used to say that we have two teachers for death: the time before we were born and sleep | Anaxagoras said that there are two rehearsals for death: the time before being born and sleep
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
suffrāgor: ātus, 1,
I v. dep. n. suffragium, publicists' t. t., to vote for, to support with one's vote and interest.
I Lit.: si nihil erit praeter ipsorum suffragium, tenue est; si, ut suffragantur, nihil valent gratiā, Cic. Mur. 34, 71: suffragandi libido, id. Leg. 3, 15, 34: convenerant undique, non suffragandi modo sed etiam spectandi causā P. Scipionis, Liv. 28, 38, 8.—
II Transf., in gen., to be favorable, to favor, recommend, support (class.; syn.: faveo, studeo).
(a) With dat.: domus suffragata domino, Cic. Off. 1, 39, 138; id. Planc. 1, 1: tibi Hortensius suffragatur, me oppugnat, id. Div. in Caecil. 7, 23: mihi videris fratrem laudando suffragari tibi, id. Leg. 1, 1, 1: cui legi istius spes falsa et insignis impudentia maxime suffragatur, id. Verr. 2, 5, 69, § 178: a te peto, ut dignitati meae suffrageris, Planc. ap Cic. Fam. 10, 7, 2: laudi nostrae, Lentul. ib. 12, 14, 4: huic consilio suffragabatur etiam illa res, quod, etc., * Caes. B. C. 1, 61; cf.: voluntas defuncti ei sententiae, Dig. 32, 1, 95: pronuntiatio, cui suffragatur vox facilis, Quint. 11, 3, 40.—
(b) Absol.: fortunā suffragante videris res maximas consecutus, Cic. Fam. 10, 5, 3: eximiam gloriam et dignitatem esse oportet in eo, quem homines ignoti nullis suffragantibus honore afficiant, Q. Cic. Pet. Cons. 7, 28: suffragante Theramene, Nep. Alcib. 5, 4; Val. Max. 4, 7, 6: si memoria suffragatur, tempus non defuit, Quint. 11, 2, 45; so, tempus, id. 11, 2, 48: cogitatio, id. 11, 3, 121: satius est se excutere et non suffragari, Sen. Ep. 118, 2.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
suffrāgor,¹² ātus sum, ārī (peut-être de frango, comme fragor, allusion au bruit des acclamations ; et suffragium dérive de suffragor ) intr.,
1 voter pour, donner sa voix, soutenir une candidature : Cic. Mur. 71 ; Leg. 3, 34 ; Liv. 28, 38, 8
2 [fig.] faire campagne pour, soutenir, appuyer, favoriser [avec dat.] : alicui Cic. Leg. 1, 1 ; legi Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 178, faire campagne pour qqn, pour une loi ; huic consilio suffragabatur etiam illa res, quod Cæs. C. 1, 61, 3, en faveur de ce projet militait aussi cette circonstance que, cf. Cic. Off. 1, 138 ; Planc. 1, 1 || abst] fortuna suffragante Cic. Fam. 10, 5, 3, avec l’appui de la fortune, cf. Nep. Alc. 5, 4 ; Quint. 11, 2, 45, etc.
Latin > German (Georges)
suffrāgor, ātus sum, āri (suffragium), I) durch seine Stimme (Votum) begünstigen, zum Amte befördern, suffragandi libido, Cic. de legg. 3, 34; so auch Cic. Mur. 71: v. lebl. Subjj., domus (der Palast) suffragata domino, novo homini, ad consulatum putabatur, habe dem Herrn die Stimmen zum K. verschafft (zum K. verholfen), Cic. de off. 1, 138. – II) übtr., übh. begünstigen, beistehen, befördern, empfehlen, befürworten, Fürsprache einlegen, unterstützen, cupiditati alcis, Cic.: sibi, Cic.: suffragante Surā, Spart.: suffragante fortunā, Cic.: suffragante Theramene, Nep.: si tempus suffragatur, Quint.: legi illius spes suffragatur, Cic.: chelidonia herba oculis plurimum suffragatur, sagt sehr zu, Marc. Emp. 8. fol. 94 (a), 38.
