advoco

Latin > English

advoco advocare, advocavi, advocatus V TRANS :: call, summon, invite, convoke, call for; call in as counsel; invoke the Gods

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ad-vŏco: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I to call or summon one to a place, esp. for counsel, aid, etc.; constr. absol., with ad, in, or dat.
I In gen.
   A Lit.: ego Tiresiam advocabo et consulam quid faciendum censeat, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 76: contionem, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 80: aliquem ad obsignandum, id. Att. 12, 18; so Liv. 1, 39: viros primarios in consilium, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 7, § 18; so Liv. 42, 33: ego vos, quo pauca monerem, advocavi, Sall. C. 60: eo (i. e. in aedem Concordiae) senatum advocat, id. ib. 47: (Deus) advocabit caelum desursum, Vulg. Psa. 49, 4: advocari gaudiis, to be invited, Hor. C. 4, 11, 13: aegro, Ov. R. Am. 110: causis, Quint. 11, 1, 38.—
   B Trop.: animum ad se ipsum advocamus, we turn the mind upon itself, call the thoughts home, Cic. Tusc. 1, 31: non desiderat fortitudo advocatam iracundiam, id. ib. 4, 23; so id. Ac. 2, 27; id. Tusc. 5, 38. —
II Esp.
   A In judicial lang., t. t., to avail one's self of some one in a cause, as aid, assistant, witness, counsellor, etc., to call in: aliquem alicui, Plaut. Cas. 3, 3, 6; so id. Bacch. 2, 3, 28; id. Ps. 4, 7, 59: aliquot mihi Amicos advocabo, Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 83: viros bonos complures advocat, Cic. Quint. 21: in his, quos tibi advocasti, id. ib. 2 al.—Also used of the friend of the plaintiff or defendant, who calls in his friends to aid in the suit: Oppianicus in judicio Scamandri aderat, frequens advocabat, Cic. Clu. 19.—Hence, transf. to other things, to call to one's aid, to call to for help, to summon: desuper Alcides telis premit omniaque arma Advocat, Verg. A. 8, 249: secretas artes, Ov. M. 7, 138: ad conamina noctem, Sil. 9, 82; Sen. Troad. 613: aliquid in tutelam securitatis suae, Vell. 2, 108: vires suas, Sen. Ben. 6, 2.—
   B To get a respite, to delay, Plin. Ep. 5, 8; v. advocatio, II. C. —
   C To give consolation, to console (in imitation of the Gr. παρακαλεῖν), Tert. adv. Marc. 14.!*? In the phrase ADVOCAPIT CONCTOS, in the song of the Fratres Arvales, Grotef. (Gr. II. 290) explains advocapit as an old imperat., instead of advocabite.Hence, advŏcātus, i, m.
   A In the class. per., in judicial lang., one who is called by one of the parties in a suit to aid as a witness or counsel, a legal assistant, counsellor (diff. from patronus or orator, who spoke for a client engaged in a suit; from cognitor, who appeared in the name of such parties as had themselves been at first in court; and from procurator, who appeared for such as were absent, Ascon. ad Cic. Div. in Caecil. 4; Ruhnk. ad Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 48; Heind. ad Hor. S. 2, 5, 38; v. Smith's Dict. Antiq.): quaeso, ut advocatus mihi adsis neve abeas, Plaut. Am. 4, 3, 3; so id. Men. 5, 2, 47; id. Mil. 5, 26; id. Poen. 3, 1, 23; 6, 11; id. Trin. 5, 2, 37 al.: adversusne illum causam dicerem, cui veneram advocatus? Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 43; so id. Eun. 2, 3, 49; 4, 6, 26; id. Ad. 4, 5, 11: quis eum umquam non modo in patroni, sed in laudatoris aut advocati loco viderat, Cic. Clu. 40; id. Phil. 1, 7: venire advocatum alicui in rem praesentem, id. Off. 1, 10, etc.; Liv. 42, 33, 1.—
   B In the post-Aug. per., for patronus, orator, etc., who conducted a process for any one, an advocate, attorney, etc., Quint. 12, 1, 13; cf. id. 12, 1, 25; 5, 6 fin.; 9, 3, 22; Plin. Ep. 7, 22; Tac. A. 11, 5, 6; Suet. Claud. 15 and 33.—
   C Esp., in eccl. Lat., of Christ as our intercessor, advocate: advocatum habemus apud Patrem, Jesum Christum, Vulg. 1 Joan. 2, 1.—
   D Transf., in gen., an assistant, helper, friend: se in fugam conferunt unā amici advocatique ejus, Cic. Caecin. 8, 22.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

advŏcō,⁹ āvī, ātum, āre, tr., appeler vers soi
1 appeler, convoquer, faire venir ; (complures ordinis senatorii) quos advocaverat Cæs. C. 3, 33, 1, (plusieurs personnages de rang sénatorial) qu’il avait convoqués ; contione advocata Cic. Domo 124 ; Cæs. G. 7, 52, 1, etc., l’assemblée ayant été convoquée ; in rem, convoquer en vue d’une chose ; in consilium, pour tenir conseil : Liv. 9, 2, 15 ; Sen. Ep. 17, 2 ; 22, 5 ; Clem. 1, 15, 3, etc.; Curt. 3, 8, 6 ; ad contionem Liv. 3, 34, 1 ; 26, 48, 13, convoquer à une assemblée ; socios in cœtum litore ab omni advocat Virg. En. 5, 43, de tous les points du rivage il fait venir ses compagnons au rassemblement ; in contionem advocato populo Liv. 10, 21, 13, le peuple ayant été réuni en assemblée, cf. 32, 21, 2 ; ut tamen noris, quibus advoceris gaudiis Hor. O. 4, 11, 13, afin que tu saches à (pour) quels plaisirs tu es convoqué || [fig.] animum ad se ipsum advocamus Cic. Tusc. 1, 75, nous appelons l’esprit vers lui-même (à sa propre société)
2 [en part.] appeler comme conseil dans un procès : Cic. Quinct. 69 ; 71 ; Clu. 176, etc. || abs^t] aderat frequens, advocabat Cic. Clu. 54, il était toujours là, il convoquait ses amis
3 [ép. impér.] appeler comme avocat : (causis) quibus advocamur Quint. 11, 1, 39, (causes) que nous sommes appelés à défendre, cf. 6, 4, 7 ; 11, 1, 61, etc. ; Gell. 1, 22, 1
4 appeler comme aide, invoquer l’assistance de qqn : Sen. Clem. 1, 9, 10 ; [en part.] invoquer les dieux : deos contra aliquem Sen. Ben. 6, 25, 5, invoquer les dieux contre qqn ; deos ab se duobus prœliis haud frustra advocatos Liv. 8, 33, 21, les dieux que pour deux combats il n’a pas invoqués en vain || [fig.] non desiderat fortitudo advocatam iracundiam Cic. Tusc. 4, 52, le courage n’a pas besoin de l’assistance de l’emportement, cf. Ac. 2, 86 ; Tusc. 5, 111
5 faire appel à, recourir à : omnia arma advocat Virg. En. 8, 249, il se fait des armes de tout ; secretas artes Ov. M. 7, 138, faire appel à sa science mystérieuse ; licet omnes in hoc vires suas natura advocet Sen. Ben. 6, 2, 3, la nature peut pour cela faire appel à toutes ses forces ; in argumentum aliquid Sen. Nat. 1, 10, 1, invoquer qqch. comme argument ; ingenium Sen. Clem. 1, 25, 2, faire appel à l’imagination ; obliterata jam nomina sacramento advocabant Tac. H. 1, 55, ils faisaient intervenir dans leur formule de serment des noms déjà effacés (oubliés).
     arch. arvoco Prisc. Gramm. 1, 45.

Latin > German (Georges)

ad-voco, āvī, ātum, āre, herzu-, herbeirufen, prägn. = zu irgend einer Tätigkeit, zur Beratung, als Ratgeber, Beistand, Helfer, Zeuge berufen, beiziehen, zuziehen, I) im allg.: a) Pers.: α) m. bl. Acc.: alqm, Plaut.: contionem, contionem populi, Cic. u. Sall.: concilium, Cic. – β) m. Acc. und mit Ang. wohin? od. wozu? durch in m. Akk.: alqm in consilium, Cic.: populum in contionem, Liv.: alqm in auxilium, Tac. – durch ad u. Akk., populum ad contionem, Liv. – u. ohne Acc., advocare ad obsignandum, Cic.: ad contionem, Liv. – durch Ortsadvv., eo senatum, Sall. – durch Dat., advocari aegro, Ov.: gaudiis, Hor.: falsis tabulis (Testamenten) advocari, Plin. pan. – b) lebl. Objj.: omnia arma, alles als W. gebrauchen, Verg.: licet omnes in hoc vires suas natura advocet, u. wenn die N. alle ihre Macht aufbietet, Sen.: adv. alqd in tutelam securitatis suae, Vell.: senatus populique R. oblitterata iam nomina sacramento, bei der Eidesleistung d.S.u. Volkes schon verschollene Namen ausrufen, Tac. – desiderare iracundiam advocatam, zum Beistand verlangen, Cic.: u. so adhibere oculos advocatos, artem advocatam sensibus, zum Beistand nehmen, -aufbieten, Cic. – II) insbes.: a) als gerichtl. t.t.: α) zur Zeit der Republik: αα) v. Richter, adv. in consilium u. adv. alqos sibi, sich Sachverständige zu einer Beratung über eine Rechtssache berufen, Cic. Verr. 3, 18. Cic. Quinct. 5. – ββ) v. den Parteien, einen Freund, Sachverständigen, bes. einen Rechtsgelehrten zum Rat in einer Rechtssache und zur persönlichen Gegenwart vor Gericht (um seine Meinung durch diese Gegenwart zu unterstützen) berufen, beiziehen, alqm, Cic.: alqm contra alqm, Cic.: m. Dat. pers., alqm sibi, Plaut. Cas. 569: absol., aderat frequens, advocabat, Cic. – β) zur Kaiserzeit, einen Rechtsbeistand (Anwalt) suchen, -annehmen, absol., hic advocat, hic adest, Sen.: contra Caesarem adv., Sen.: m. Dat. rei (zu), causae, quibus advocamur, Quint. 11, 1, 39. – dah. scherzh., veniam advocandi peto, bitte um Frist (für die verlangte Arbeit), um mir Rats zu erholen, Plin. ep. 5, 8, 11. – b) adv. deum, eine Gottheit zur Hilfe herbeirufen, deum sibi, Catull.: deos, Liv.: hos deos ad venerationem, Varr.: so auch nomina deorum (precibus), Lact. (s. Bünem. Lact. 2, 2. § 2). – c) helfen, unterstützen, trösten, languentes, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 14 sq.; cf. de pudic. 13. – / Arch. Nbf. arvoco, Prisc. 1, 45.

Latin > Chinese

advoco, as, are. (voco.) :: 呌人。呼人保護。— vires omnes 盡力。— animum ad se ipsum 醒過來。細思。Veniam advocandi petere 求寬限以商量。— artem 用詭。詐謀。