subsum
ἀνδρῶν γὰρ ἐπιφανῶν πᾶσα γῆ τάφος → for illustrious men have the whole earth for their tomb, for heroes have the whole earth for their tomb, the whole earth is the tomb of famous men
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sub -sum: no
I perf., esse, v. n., to be under, among, or behind; to be near, close, or at hand (class.): ubi non subest, quo praecipitet ac decidat, there is nothing underneath, Cic. Rep. 1, 45, 69; Lucr. 3, 873; cf. id. 4, 1082: si quid intra cutem subest ulceris, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 3: subucula subest tunicae, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 96: nigra subest lingua palato, Verg. G. 3, 388: suberat Pan ilicis umbrae Tib. 2, 5, 27: cum sol Oceano subest, Hor. C. 4, 5, 40.—
B To be near, to be at hand, of places and persons: mons suberat, Caes. B. G. 1, 25: montes, id. B. C. 1, 65: vallis, id. ib. 1, 79: planities, Liv. 27, 18: vicina taberna, Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 24: templa mari, Ov. M. 11, 359; cf.: regnum Ariobarzanis illi, Sall. Ep. Mithrid. ad Arsac. med.: me subesse propinquis locis, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 21, 2.—
2 Transf., of time, to be near or at hand, to approach: nox jam suberat, was near, Caes. B. C. 3, 97; so, hiems, id. B. G. 3, 27: dies comitiorum, Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—
II Trop., to be underneath, be at the bottom, be or exist under, lie concealed in: in quā (legatione) periculi suspitio non subesset, Cic. Phil. 9, 2, 4: in quā re nulla subesset suspitio, id. Rosc. Am. 10, 28; and simply suspitio, id. Quint. 21, 66: eadem causa subest, id. Off. 1, 12, 38: causa aliqua, id. Fin. 5, 10, 29; cf.: si his vitiis ratio non subesset, id. N. D. 3, 28, 71: ratio, Auct. Her. 1, 17, 27; Quint. 9, 3, 6: si negabimus temere famam Naxi solere, quin subsit aliquid, Auct. Her. 2, 8, 12: si ulla spes salutis nostrae subesset, Cic. Att. 3, 25: nam illi regi amabili, Cyro, subest ad inmutandi animi licentiam crudelissimus ille Phalaris, id. Rep. 1, 28, 44; Quint. 3, 5, 9: saepe solent auro multa subesse mala, are hid under, exist under, Tib. 1, 9, 18: subest silentio facinus, Curt. 6, 9, 11 et saep.— Poet.: notitiae suberit amica tuae, will be subject to your cognizance, Ov. A. A. 1, 398.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
subsum,¹⁰ esse, intr.,
1 être dessous : nihil subest Cic. Rep. 1, 69, il n’y a rien dessous || être sous : arieti nigra subest lingua palato Virg. G. 3, 388, le bélier a une langue noire sous son palais ; subucula subest tunicæ Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 95, il y a une chemise sous la tunique ; cum sol oceano subest Hor. O. 4, 5, 40, quand le soleil est sous l’océan est couché] || [fig.] être par-dessous, à la base, au fond : in ea re nulla subest suspicio Cic. Amer. 28, dans cette affaire il n’y a rien au fond qu’on puisse soupçonner, cf. Cic. Phil. 9, 4 ; causas subesse oportet easdem Cic. Off. 1, 38, il faut qu’il y ait à la base les mêmes causes, cf. Cic. de Or. 1, 20 ; 1, 50 ; si his vitiis ratio non subesset Cic. Nat. 3, 71, si ces vices n’avaient pas le support de la raison ; pars est, quæ subest generi Cic. Inv. 1, 42, l’espèce est ce qui s’enveloppe dans le genre ; illi regi tolerabili... subest ad inmutandi animi licentiam crudelissimus ille Phalaris Cic. Rep. 1, 44, sous ce roi supportable Cyrus il y a en puissance, selon (avec) la possibilité des changements de caractère, cet autre roi si cruel, Phalaris
2 être dans le voisinage : subest Rhenus Cæs. G. 5, 29, 3, le Rhin est proche, cf. Cæs. G. 1, 25, 5 ; C. 1, 65, 3 ; 1, 79, 3 ; Liv. 27, 18, 6 || [avec le dat.] : mari Ov. M. 11, 359, être près de la mer || nox jam suberat Cæs. C. 3, 97, 4, la nuit était déjà proche, cf. Cæs. G. 3, 27, 2 ; cum dies comitiorum subesset Cic. Mil. 42, le jour des comices étant proche.