vigilantia
Θέλομεν καλῶς ζῆν πάντες, ἀλλ' οὐ δυνάμεθα → Bene vivere omnes volumus, at non possumus → Gut leben wollen wir alle, doch wir können es nicht
Latin > English
vigilantia vigilantiae N F :: vigilance, alertness; wakefulness, condition of not sleeping
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
vĭgĭlantĭa: ae, f. vigilans, from vigilo,
I wakefulness (class.).
I Lit.: erat (Plinii) incredibile studium, summa vigilantia, Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 8.—Jocosely: fuit (Caninius) mirificā vigilantiā, qui suo toto consulatu somnum non viderit, Cic. Fam. 7, 30, 1.—More freq.,
II Trop., watchful attention, watchfulness, vigilance (syn.: sedulitas, diligentia): Siciliam virtute istius et vigilantiā singulari ... tutam esse servatam, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 1, § 1; 2, 4, 24, § 54; id. Planc. 25, 62; id. Att. 8, 9, 4; Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 44; Quint. 5, 7, 10.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
vĭgĭlantĭa,¹² æ, f. (vigilans),
1 habitude de veiller : Cic. Fam. 7, 30, 1 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 3, 5, 8
2 [fig.] vigilance, soin vigilant, attention : Cic. Att. 8, 9, 4 ; Verr. 2, 5, 1.
Latin > German (Georges)
vigilantia, ae, f. (vigilo), die Wachsamkeit, Plin. ep. 3, 5, 8: scherzh. Cic. ep. 7, 30, 1. – bildl. = Sorgfalt, Fürsorge, Ter., Cic. u.a.: im Doppelsinne, Cic. ep. 7, 30, 1.
