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in-vĭdĕo , vīdi, vīsum, 2, v. a.
I. Lit.
A. In gen., i. q. βασκαίνειν (fascinare), to look askance at, to look maliciously or spitefully at, to cast an evil eye upon (only anteclass.).—With acc.: ut est in Menalippo: quisnam florem liberūm invidit meūm? Male Latine videtur; sed praeclare Attius; ut enim videre, sic invidere florem rectius, quam flori. Nos consuetudine prohibemur; “poëta jus suum tenuit et dixit audacius,Cic. Tusc. 3, 9, 20.—Absol.: “ne quis malus invidere possit,produce misfortune by his evil eye, Cat. 5, 12 sq.
B. Trop., to be prejudiced against one, to be influenced by prejudice: “semper dignitatis iniquus judex est, qui aut invidet aut favet,Cic. Planc. 3, 7; cf.: “cui nisi invidisset is, etc.,id. Fam. 5, 21, 2.—
II. Transf.
A. (I. q. φθονεῖν τινί τινος.) To envy or grudge one any thing.
(β). Alicui in aliqua re: “in qua (purpura) tibi invideo, quod, etc.,Cic. Fl. 29, 70: “in hoc Crasso,id. de Or. 2, 56, 228.—
(γ). Alicui with gen. of the thing (poet.): “neque ille Sepositi ciceris nec longae invidit avenae,Hor. S. 2, 6, 84.—
(δ). Alicui aliqua re: “non inviderunt laude sua mulieribus viri Romani,Liv. 2, 40, 11: “nobis voluptate,Plin. Ep. 2, 10, 2; so with abl. alone: “ne hostes quidem sepulturā invident,Tac. A. 1, 22; id. Germ. 33: “nec invidebo vobis hac arte,Sen. Q. N. 4 praef. § “7: qua (ratione) nulli mortalium invideo,id. de Vit. Beat. 24, 6; cf.: “si anticum sermonem nostro comparemus, paene jam quidquid loquimur figura est, ut hac re invidere, non ut omnes veteres et Cicero praecipue, hanc rem,Quint. 9, 3, 11. — (ε) With ob: ob secundas res malorum hominum, Sen. de Ira, 1, 16, 5. — (ζ) Absol.: “qui invident, eorum, etc.,of envious men, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 149; Cic. Tusc. 4, 8, 17: “qui invidet minor est,Plin. Ep. 6, 17, 4; Cic. Brut. 50, 188: “non equidem invideo,Verg. E. 1, 11; Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 1; id. P. 1, 8, 8: “invidit Clytie,id. M. 4, 234.—(η) Alicui aliquid (mostly post-class.; not in Cic.; cf. “Krebs, Antibarb. p. 624 sq.): fama fuit Monuni Dardanorum principis filiam pacto fratri eum invidisse,Liv. 44, 30, 4 Weissenb.: “sibi laudem,Curt. 9, 4, 21: “nobis caeli te regia, Caesar, invidet,Verg. G. 1, 504: “mihi senectus invidet imperium,id. A. 8, 509; cf.: “Liber pampineas invidit collibus umbras,” i. e. deprives of, id. E. 7, 58 Forbig. ad loc.; cf. D. infra; Ov. F. 4, 86: “homini misero medicinam,Petr. 129: “sibi voluptatem,Spart. Hadr. 20 init.; Val. Max. 4, 3, ext. 1. — (θ) Alicui with object-clause: “invidere alii bene esse, tibi male esse, miseriast,Plaut. Truc. 4, 2, 31: “nullus est cui non invideant rem secundam optingere,id. Bacch. 3, 6, 14.— (ι) Aliquid alone, to envy the possession of, envy one on account of: “oro vos id mihi dare quod multi invideant, plures concupiscant,Nep. Thras. 4, 2: “nam quis invideat mala,Sen. Herc. Oet. 36; cf.: haec qui gaudent, gaudeant perpetuo suo bono; “qui invident, etc.,Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 49. — Pass.: ego cur, acquirere pauca Si possum, invideor? (for cur mihi invidetur) am I envied? Hor. A. P. 56.—Impers.: “invidetur enim commodis hominum ipsorum,Cic. de Or. 2, 51: “non dixi invidiam, quae tum est, cum invidetur,id. Tusc. 3, 9, 20.— Hence, P. a., invĭdendus , a, um, enviable: “aula,Hor. C. 2, 10, 7: “postis,id. ib. 3, 1, 45; Sen. Const. Sap. 13, 3. —
B. To be loath, be unwilling; with a foll. inf. (poet.): “invidens deduci triumpho,Hor. C. 1, 37, 30. —With abl.: invidere igne rogi miseris, to grudge, i. e. not grant a burning and burial, Luc. 7, 798.—With inf.: “his te quoque jungere, Caesar, Invideo,am not willing, Luc. 2, 550.—
C. To emulate, aspire to rival: “Caesar et se illius gloriae invidere, et illum suae invidisse dixit,Val. Max. 5, 1, 10.—
D. To hinder, prevent; to refuse, deny: “plurima, quae invideant pure apparere tibi rem,Hor. S. 1, 2, 100: “invidisse deos, ut Conjugium optatum viderem,Verg. A. 11, 269; cf.: “tene invidit fortuna mihi, ne, etc.,id. ib. 11, 43: “Cereri totum natura concessit, oleum ac vinum non invidit tautum,Plin. 15, 2, 3, § 8: “nobis invidit inutile ferrum,Ov. P. 2, 8, 59: nec famam invidit Apollo, Sil. 4, 400.—With dat. and abl.: “tibi laude, nobis voluptate,Plin. Ep. 2, 10, 2.— With abl. alone: “ne hostes quidem sepulturā invident,Tac. A. 1, 22: “exemplo,id. ib. 15, 63: “spectaculo proelii,id. G. 33: “bona morte,Plin. Ep. 2, 20, 8.—Hence,
2. invīsus , a, um, P. a.
a. Hated, hateful, detested (class.).
(β). Of inanim. and abstr. things: “cupressus,Hor. C. 2, 14, 23: “negotia,id. Ep. 1, 14, 17: “dis inmortalibus oratio nostra,Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 16, 47: “regna dis invisa,Verg. A. 8, 245: “Troja jacet Danais invisa puellis,Ov. H. 1, 3: “improbitas judici,Quint. 6, 4, 15: “potestatem invisam facere,Liv. 3, 9, 10: “nomen Romanum ad aliquem,id. 24, 32, 2: “omnia invisa efficere,id. 42, 42, 5: “lux,Verg. A. 4, 631: “facies,id. ib. 9, 734: “vita,id. ib. 11, 177: “lumina,id. ib. 12, 62: “aurum,Prop. 3, 5, 3: “locus,Ov. P. 2, 8, 64: “liberalitas,Curt. 8, 8, 9: “Macedonum nomen,id. 10, 1, 4.—
b. In act. sense = inimicus, hostile, malicious (rare and poet.): “invisum quem tu tibi fingis,Verg. A. 11, 364; cf.: “quae tanta licentia ferri, Gentibus invisis Latium praebere cruorem,Luc. 1, 9: “invisa belli consulibus fugiens mandat decreta senatus,id. 1, 488.
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