diligo
καλῶς γέ μου τὸν υἱὸν ὦ Στιλβωνίδη εὑρὼν ἀπιόντ' ἀπὸ γυμνασίου λελουμένον οὐκ ἔκυσας, οὐ προσεῖπας, οὐ προσηγάγου, οὐκ ὠρχιπέδισας, ὢν ἐμοὶ πατρικὸς φίλος → Ah! Is this well done, Stilbonides? You met my son coming from the bath after the gymnasium and you neither spoke to him, nor kissed him, nor took him with you, nor ever once felt his balls. Would anyone call you an old friend of mine?
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dī-lĭgo: lexi, lectum, 3, v. a. 2. lego. Prop., to distinguish one by selecting him from others; hence, in gen.,
I to value or esteem highly, to love (v. amo init., and cf. faveo, studeo, foveo, cupio; very freq. and class.).
I Prop.: nihil est enim virtute amabilius, nihil quod magis alliciat ad diligendum: quippe cum propter virtutem et probitatem etiam eos, quos numquam vidimus, quodam modo diligamus, Cic. Lael. 8, 28; cf. id. ib. 9, 29 sq.; 14, 50; id. Rep. 1, 10 fin.; 1, 12 et saep. (cf. also the passages with diligo which are cited under amo, 1. and 1. colo, II. 2. b.); Caes. B. G. 6, 19 fin.; id. B. C. 1, 61, 3; Suet. Caes. 67; Verg. A. 9, 430; Hor. C. 2, 20, 7 et saep.: satin habes, si feminarum nulla'st, quam aeque diligam? Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 11; cf. id. ib. 3, 3, 18; Verg. A. 1, 344; Hor. C. 2, 5, 17; Suet. Caes. 50; 52; id. Aug. 62 al.: te in germani fratris dilexi loco, Ter. And. 1, 5, 57; cf. Verg. A. 4, 31; Suet. Calig. 24 al.: quem di diligunt, whom the gods favor, denoting a fortunate person, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 7, 18; Ter. And. 5, 6, 9; id. Phorm. 5, 6, 14. —Prov.: diligitur nemo, nisi cui fortuna secunda est, Ov. P. 2, 3, 23.
II Transf.
A Of inanimate objects: fidem est complexus, observantiamque dilexit, Cic. Balb. 28; cf.: Caesaris consilia in re publica, id. Prov. Cons. 10 fin.: benevolentiam, diligentiam, prudentiam mirifice, id. Att. 12, 34 fin.: aviae memoriam, Suet. Vesp. 2: auream mediocritatem, Hor. C. 2, 10, 6: Cypron, id. ib. 1, 30, 2 et saep. —
B Very rarely, of inanimate subjects, to love, choose, affect: montes amant cedrus, larix, etc.... montes et valles diligit abies, Plin. 16, 18, 30, § 73 sq.—*
C With inf. for amare, to do willingly or habitually, to be fond of doing: pira nasci tali solo maxime diligunt, Pall. Febr. 25, 1.—Hence,
1 dī-lĭgens, entis, P. a., prop. esteeming, loving; hence, in respect to an inanimate object, careful, assiduous, attentive, diligent, accurate with regard to it, opp. negligens (very freq. and class.).
A In gen.
(a) With praepp.: qui in re adventitia atque hereditaria tam diligens, tam attentus esset, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 48; so, in rebus omnibus, id. Lael. 17, 62: in exquirendis temporibus, id. Rep. 2, 14 fin.: in ostentis animadvertendis, id. Div. 1, 42 fin.: in compositione, id. Quint. 10, 1, 79: in philosophia, id. ib. 129: in eloquendo, id. ib. 63: in symmetria, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 58 al.: ad custodiendum aliquem diligentissimus, Cic. Cat. 1, 8, 19; so, ad reportandum, id. Verr. 2, 4, 3, § 6: ad cetera, Quint. 1, 1, 7: diligentes circa hoc, Plin. 31, 5, 30, § 56: circa aerarium, Eutr. 8, 7.—
(b) With gen.: omnis officii diligentissimus, Cic. Cael. 30, 73: veritatis, Nep. Epam. 3: imperii, id. Con. 1, 2: disciplinae, Vell. 1, 6; cf.: litterarum veterum, Gell. 4, 11, 4: compositionis, Quint. 9, 4, 77: aliarum rerum quae vitam instruunt, Sen. Vit. Beat. 3, 3: temperamenti, Plin. Pan. 79, 5: naturae, attentively investigating it, Plin. 13, 4, 7, § 31; so, medicinae, id. 32, 3, 13, § 26 et saep.—*
(g) With dat.: Corinthios video publicis equis assignandis et alendis, orborum et viduarum tributis fuisse quondam diligentes, Cic. Rep. 2, 20, 32.—
(d) Absol.: experientissimus ac diligentissimus orator, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 21: pro cauto ac diligente, Caes. Fragm. ap. Charis. p. 101 P.; for which: ut a diligenti curiosus distat, Quint. 8, 3, 55; cf. id. 1, 4, 24; 2, 15, 10 et saep.—
B Transf., of inanimate subjects: assidua ac diligens scriptura, Cic. de Or. 1, 33, 150; cf.: diligentior notitia, Plin. 6, 22, 24, § 84: stilus, Tac. Or. 39: remedia, Sen. Ep. 95; Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 45; Vell. 1, 4.—
C In partic., with reference to domestic affairs, frugal, thrifty, economical (cf. its opp. negligens = prodigus, and Ruhnk. Rutil. Lup. p. 95, a, ed. Frotsch.): homo frugi ac diligens, qui sua servare vellet, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 18; Plin. Ep. 2, 6, 1; cf. opp. negligens, ib. 4, 13, 8; and c. c. parcus and opp. luxuriosus, Auct. Her. 4, 34: cum te pro illiberali diligentem (appelles), Quint. 9, 3, 65: ex re familiari, cujus diligentissimus erat, Suet. Gramm. 23.—Hence, dīlĭgenter, adv. (acc. to II. A.), carefully, attentively, diligently: accurate agatur, docte et diligenter, Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 30; id. Men. 5, 6, 3; Ter. Eun. 2, 1, 1; 2, 3, 47 al.; Cic. Phil. 1, 15 fin.; id. Fam. 6, 5; id. Att. 16, 16 A. fin.; Caes. B. G. 2, 5 al.—Comp., Cic. Rep. 1, 22; id. Brut. 22, 86; Caes. B. G. 3, 16 fin.; id. B. C. 3, 8, 4; Vulg. Act. 22, 30 al.—Sup., Cic. Lael. 2, 7; id. Rep. 2, 3; Caes. B. G. 2, 28 fin.; id. B. C. 3, 81 al.—
2 dīlectus, a, um, P. a., loved, beloved, dear (rare).—With dat.: pueri dilecti Superis, Ov. M. 10, 153; so id. ib. 5, 395; 8, 758.—In sup., Stat. Th. 8, 99; Vulg. Heb. 6, 9.—Absol.: luce mihi carior dilectior fili, Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 1 init.; Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 74 al.—Subst.: dīlectus, i, m., = ὁ ἐρώμενος, a favorite, Suet. Aug. 98.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dīlĭgō,⁸ lēxī, lēctum, ĕre (dis et lego), tr., prendre de côté et d’autre, choisir, [d’où] distinguer, estimer, honorer, aimer [d’une affection fondée sur le choix et la réflexion ; v. Cic. Læl. passim ; v. amo début] ; ipse sese diligens Cic. Off. 3, 31, par amour de soi-même [mais amare est employé avec le même sens : Cic. Læl. 10 ] || [nom de chose complément] : alicujus consilia non maxime diligere Cic. Prov. 25, ne pas aimer beaucoup les projets de qqn, n’en être guère charmé, cf. Balbo 63 ; Att. 12, 34, 2 || [nom de chose sujet] : montes et valles diligit abies Plin. 16, 74, le sapin affectionne les montagnes et les vallées ; pira nasci tali solo diligunt Pall. 3, 25, 1, le poirier aime à venir dans ce genre de terrain.
Latin > German (Georges)
dī-ligo, lēxī, lēctum, ere (dis u. lego), I) auseinander nehmen, zerteilen, pernam totam, Titin. com. 84 zw.; vgl. Ribbeck Coroll. p. LIX. – II) übtr.: A) als milit. t.t., Soldaten ausheben, tiro dilectus, Veget. mil. 1, 8. p. 12, 9 L. – od. auswählen, Partiz. subst., dīlēctī, ausgewählte Leute, eine Elite, Veget. mil. 3, 10. p. 91, 19 L. Vgl. deligo no II, A. – B) hochachten, schätzen, dah. lieb und wert halten, lieben aus Achtung (Ggstz. neglego u. odi; versch. v. amo, »lieben« aus Leidenschaft, Ggstz. odi), a) von pers. Subjj., α) leb. Wesen: alqm, Komik., Cic. u.a.: verb. alqm diligere et carum habere, alqm colere atque diligere, Cic.: se ipsum, Cic.: inter se, Cic.: se mutuo amore, Min. Fel.: dil. pro suo quemque officio, Plin. ep.: alqm in germani fratris loco, Ter.: alqm arte, artissime, Plin. ep.: alqm valdissime, Sen.: catulos impendio (von Affen), Solin. – v. sinnlicher, Liebe zu einem Mädchen usw., alqam, Val. Max. 8, 3, 10. Suet. Caes. 52, 1. Petron. 126, 7. Iustin. 21, 10, 2: Encolpion, Petron. 114, 9: alqm amore Venerio, Nep. Paus. 4, 1: alqm turpius, Nep. Hamilc. 3, 2. – β) sachl. u. abstr. Objj.: aurum, Ov.: hunc locum, Cic.: in illa aetate pudorem, zu schätzen wissen, Cic.: alcis consilia, officia, zufrieden sein mit usw., Cic. – b) v. sachl. Subjj., wie unser lieben, montes et valles diligit abies, Plin. 16, 74. – dah. mit folg. Infin. (wie amo), lieben = gern pflegen zu usw., pira nasci tali solo maxime diligunt, Pallad. 3, 25, 1.