dives
ἧς ἂν ἐπ' ἐλάχιστον ἀρετῆς πέρι ἢ ψόγου ἐν τοῖς ἄρσεσι κλέος ᾖ → of whom there is least talk either for praise or blame, of whom there is least notoriety among the men either for praise or blame
Latin > English
dives divitis N M :: rich man
dives dives divitis (gen.), divitior -or -us, divitissimus -a -um ADJ :: rich/wealthy; costly; fertile/productive (land); talented, well endowed
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dīves: ĭtis, and dīs, dīte (v. seq. β), adj. perh. root div-, gleam; Gr. δῖος; Lat. divus, dies,
I rich (cf.: pecuniosus, beatus, locuples, opulens, opulentus).
I dīves (class. and freq.; the nom. and acc. of the neutr. plur. do not occur; cf. Neue Formenl. 2, 51, v.
(b) infra; abl. sing. usually divite, e. g. Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 56; Hor. C. 4, 8, 5; id. Ep. 2, 2, 31; id. A. P. 409; Ov. Am. 1, 10, 53; id. M. 5, 49; Quint. 4, 2, 95; 7, 4, 23 et saep.: diviti, Plin. 3, 1, 3, § 7; 7, 29, 30, § 108): ubi dives blande appellat pauperem, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 7; opp. pauper, id. ib. 2, 2, 19; 49; id. Cist. 2, 1, 56; id. Men. 4, 2, 9; id. Poen. 3, 1, 13 et saep.: quem intelligimus divitem? etc., Cic. Par. 6, 1: solos sapientes esse, si mendicissimi, divites, id. Mur. 29 fin.; so opp. mendici, id. Phil. 8, 3, 9 et saep.: Crassus, cum cognomine dives tum copiis, id. Off. 2, 16, 57; cf.: Fufidius Dives agris, dives positis in fenore nummis, Hor. S. 1, 2, 13; id. A. P. 421; so with abl.: pecore et multa tellure, id. Epod. 15, 19: antiquo censu, id. S. 2, 3, 169: Lare, id. ib. 2, 5, 14: amico Hercule, id. ib. 2, 6, 12: auro, Curt. 8, 5, 3; Just. 44, 3, 5; 44, 1, 7; cf. Liv. Praef. § 11: bubus, Ov. M. 15, 12: dote, id. H. 11, 100 et saep.: dives pecoris nivei, Verg. E. 2, 20; so with gen.: opum, id. G. 2, 468; id. A. 1, 14; 2, 22; Ov. F. 3, 570: armenti, id. H. 9, 91: equum pictae vestis et auri, Verg. A. 9, 26: artium, Hor. C. 4, 8, 5 et saep.: dives ab omni armento, Val. Fl. 6, 204.—
B Transf., of things.
1 Rich, sumptuous, costly, splendid, precious: animus hominis dives, non arca appellari solet, Cic. Par. 6, 1, 44: Capua, Verg. G. 2, 224: Anagnia, id. ib. 7, 684: Achaia, Ov. M. 8, 268: ager, Verg. A. 7, 262: ramus, id. ib. 6, 195: mensae, Hor. S. 2, 4, 87: lingua, id. Ep. 2, 2, 121: vena, id. A. P. 409 et saep.: templum donis dives, Liv. 45, 28: Africa triumphis, Verg. A. 4, 38: Mantua avis, id. id. 10, 201: terra amomo, Ov. M. 10, 307 et saep.: dives opis natura suae, Hor. S. 1, 2, 74.—
2 Abundant, plentiful (poet.): dives copia fiendi, Ov. Trist. 3, 1, 102; cf. stipendia, Liv. 21, 43, 9.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dīvĕs,⁸ vĭtis, riche, opulent : Crassus cum cognomine dives, tum copiis Cic. Off. 2, 57, Crassus le riche et par le surnom et aussi par la fortune ; dives pecoris Virg. B. 2, 20, riche en troupeaux ; dives ab omni armento Val. Flacc. 6, 204, riche en bétail de toute sorte ; dives templum donis Liv. 45, 28, 3, temple enrichi par des offrandes ; dives ager Virg. En. 7, 262, sol riche ; dives ramus Virg. En. 6, 195, le précieux rameau ; [poét.] dives aurum Tib. 1, 10, 7, l’or opulent || divitior Cic. Læl. 58, etc. ; divitissimus Cic. Div. 1, 78, etc. || ditior Liv. præf. 11 ; ditissimus Cæs. G. 1, 2 ; v. dis 2. abl. divite ; gén. pl. divitum.
Latin > German (Georges)
dīves, itis, Compar. dīvitior, -ius, Genet. iōris, Superl. dīvitissimus, reich, I) eig. (Ggstz. pauper, egens, mendicus): a) v. Pers.: dives Crassus, Varro: quem intellegimus divitem, Cic.: ex pauperrimo dives factus est, Cic.: quis divitiorem quemquam putet quam eum, cui etc., Cic.: eum divitissimum fore praedictum est, Cic. (vgl. übh. über den bei Eicero nur üblichen Kompar. u. Superl. divitior, divitissimus [[[nie]] ditior, ditissimus] Otto Cic. de rep. 1, 28. p. 67 ed. Osann). – m. Abl, agris, Hor.: bubus, Ov. – m. Genet., artium, Verg.: pecoris, Verg.: armenti, Ov.: odorum divites Arabes (Ggstz. frugum pauperes Ituraei), Apul. flor. 6. p. 5, 16 Kr. – m. ab u. Abl., ab omni armento, Val. Flacc. – m. in u. Akk., tu dives in (für) omnes invocantes te, Augustin. conf. 11, 2. – subst., der Reiche (Ggstz. pauper), Plaut., Sen. rhet u.a.: novicius dives, ein reicher Emporkömmling, Sen. – b) v. Lebl.: gaza, Curt.: regio, Curt.: ager, fruchtbarer, Val. Flacc.: terra dives amomo, Ov.: Hispania dives equis, Claud.: Amphitrite dives aquis, reich an Wasser, Val. Flacc.; u. so absol., ille fluens dives septena per ostia Nilus, Ov. – II) übtr., reich = 1) viel enthaltend, epistula, ein viel versprechender, Ov.: so auch spes, Hor.: lingua, beredte Zunge, Hor.: vena, reiche, glückliche Ader, Hor.: inde ille lentior et divitior fluxit dithyrambus, Cic. – m. Abl., nulla umquam res publica nec maior nec sanctior nec bonis exemplis ditior fuit, Liv. praef. § 11. – 2) kostbar, prächtig, von hohem Werte, ramus, Verg.: cultus, prächtige Kleider, Ov.: opus, Plin. – / Abl. Sing. gew. divite; selten diviti, wie Plin. 7, 108. Commod. instr. 2, 31, 4. – Genet. Plur. immer divitum (s. Neue-Wagener Formenl.3 Bd. 2. S. 131 u. Georges Lexik. d. lat. Wortf. s. 223).