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benevolens

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Menander, Monostichoi, 316

Latin > English

benevolens benevolentis N C :: friend, well-wisher, kind-heart
benevolens benevolens benevolentis (gen.), benevolentior -or -us, benevolentissimus -a -um ADJ :: kind, friendly, benevolent, well-wishing, kind-hearted

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

bĕnĕ-vŏlens: (in MSS. also bĕnĭvŏ-lens), entis, adj. bene-volo,
I wishing well, benevolent, favorable, propitious, kind, obliging (ante-class. for the class. benevolus; in Plaut. very freq.), Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 7 and 8: ero benevolens, id. Truc. 2, 2, 61; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 24: amicus multum benevolens, id. Merc. 5, 2, 46: benevolentes inter se, id. Cist. 1, 1, 25: ite cum dis benevolentibus, id. Mil. 4, 8, 41: benevolentem cum benevolente perire, id. Ep. 1, 1, 72: sodalis, id. Bacch. 3, 3, 71 al.—Comp., sup., and adv., v. benevolus.—Subst.: bĕnĕvŏlens, ntis, comm., a well-wisher, friend, Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 30: alicui amicus et benevolens, id. Most. 1, 3, 38; id. Pers. 4, 4, 98; id. Trin. 5, 2, 24; 5, 2, 53: sua, id. Cist. 2, 3, 42 al.: illi benivolens, Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 47 Fleck.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

bĕnĕvŏlēns¹³ ou bĕnĭvŏlēns, tis, qui veut du bien, favorable, alicui, à qqn : Cic. Fam. 3, 3, 1 ; 3, 12, 4 || -entior, -entissimus Cic. || [subst. m., f.] meus benevolens Pl. Trin. 1148, mon ami dévoué ; suam benevolentem convenire Pl. Cist. 586, s’entretenir avec une de ses amies.

Latin > German (Georges)

benevolēns (benivolēns), entis (bene u. velle), wohlwollend, a) adi.: α) absol.: sodalis, Plaut.: amicus multum ben., Plaut.: cum dis benevolentibus, Plaut. – β) m. Dat. od. inter se, hero benevolens, Plaut.: benevolentem vivere alci, Plaut.: benevolentes inter se, Plaut. – b) subst., der Gönner, die Gönnerin, tuus ben., Plaut.: alius ben., Plaut.: sua ben., Plaut.: neque benivolens (Umpf. benevolus) neque notus neque cognatus, Ter. Phorm. 97 Fl. – / Compar. u. Superl. s. benevolus.

Latin > Chinese

benevolens, tis. adj. c. s. :: 親愛者知己
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