beneficus
ἁρμονίη ἀφανὴς φανερῆς κρείττων → the hidden attunement is better than the obvious one, invisible connection is stronger than visible, harmony we can't see is stronger than harmony we can, unseen harmony is stronger than what we can see
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
bĕnĕfĭcus: (better than bĕnĭfĭcus), a, um, adj. bene-facio (
I comp. and sup. regularly formed, beneficentior, Sen. Ben. 1, 4, 5; 5, 9, 2: beneficentissimus, Cic. Lael. 14, 51; id. N. D. 2, 25, 64; ante-class. beneficissimus, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 603 P.), generous, liberal, beneficent, obliging, favorable (rare but class.): de Ptolemaeo rege optimo et beneficissimo, Cato, l. l.: beneficum esse oratione, Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 14: ubi beneficus, si nemo alterius causā benigne facit? Cic. Leg. 1, 18, 49: in amicum, id. Off. 1, 14, 42; 1, 14, 44: sunt enim benefici generique hominum amici, id. Div. 2, 49, 102: beneficus, salutaris, mansuetus civis, id. Mil. 8, 20; id. Lael. 9, 31; cf. Gell. 17, 5, 4: actio, Sen. Ben. 2, 34, 5.—* Adv.: bĕnĕfĭcē, beneficently: facere, Gell. 17, 5, 13.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
bĕnĕfĭcus,¹¹ a, um (bene, facio), bienfaisant, obligeant, disposé à rendre service : Cic. Mur. 70 ; Mil. 20, etc.; beneficentior Sen. Ben. 1, 4, 5 ; 5, 9, 2 ; beneficentissimus Cic. Nat. 2, 64 ; Læl. 51 ; in aliquem Cic. Off. 1, 42 ; adversus aliquem Sen. Ben. 1, 4, 5, obligeant à l’égard de qqn || voluntate benefica benevolentia movetur Cic. Off. 2, 32, la seule volonté de rendre service entraîne le dévouement.
superl. beneficissimus Cato Orat. 10, 4 || forme benificus Vel. Gramm. 7, 76, 12.
Latin > German (Georges)
beneficus (benificus), a, um, Adi. m. Compar. u. Superl. (benefacio), guttätig, wohltätig, gefällig, ubi enim beneficus, si nemo alterius causā benigne facit, Cic.: benefici liberalesque sumus, non ut exigamus gratiam, Cic.: homines benefici et benigni, Cic.: voluntate beneficā benevolentia movetur, Cic. – Compar. regelmäßig beneficentior, wie: beneficentior gratiorque adversus bene merentes fiam, Sen. – Superl. beneficentissimus (vorklass. beneficissimus), wie: liberalissimi sint et beneficentissimi, Cic.: Iuppiter optimus, id est beneficentissimus, Cic. – / Über die Schreibung benificus (dagegen Vel. Long. (VII) 76, 12) vgl. Ritschl opusc. 2, 561.
Latin > English
beneficus benefica -um, beneficentior -or -us, beneficentissimus -a -um ADJ :: beneficent, kind, generous, liberal, serviceable
