investio
ἐν ταῖς ἀνάγκαις χρημάτων κρείττων φίλος → it is better in times of need to have friends rather than money, a friend in need is a friend indeed (Menander, Sententiae monostichoi 143)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
in-vestĭo: īvi, ītum, 4, v. a.,
I to clothe, cover (very rare).
I Lit.: scrupeo investita saxo, Enn. ap. Non. 162, 22 (Trag. Fragm. v. 139).—
II In gen., to surround: focum, Sen. Ep. 114, 6.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
investĭō,¹⁵ īvī, ītum, īre, tr., revêtir, garnir : Enn. Scen. 115 || focum Mæcen. d. Sen. Ep. 114, 5, entourer le foyer.
Latin > German (Georges)
in-vestio (īvī), ītum, īre, bekleiden, mit Kränzen, focum mater aut uxor investiunt, Maecen. in Sen. ep. 114, 5: übtr., scrupeo investita saxo, Enn. fr. scen. 115. – / Plin. 35, 52 jetzt publicas porticus occupavit picturā; u. Prud. c. Symm. 2, 38 jetzt vestita.
