I.supported from beneath, under-propped, propped up, supported by, resting or leaning upon any thing, etc. (class., esp. in the trop. sense; cf. suffultus).
I. Lit.: “(duos circulos) caeli verticibus ipsis ex utrāque parte subnixos vides,” Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21: “solioque alte subnixa resedit,” Verg. A. 1, 506: parva Philoctetae subnixa Petelia muro, supported, i. e. defended by, id. ib. 3, 402: “subnixae nubibus altis,” id. Cir. 195: “cubito subnixa,” id. ib. 348: Caesariem tunc forte Venus subnixa corusco Fingebat solio, Claud. Epith. Hon. et Mar. 99; Aus. Cent. Nupt. 48: “subnixas jugis immanibus aedes,” Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 49: “galea coruscis subnixa cristis,” Sil. 2, 398: “subnixis alis me inferam,” i. e. with my arms a-kimbo, Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 6.—
II. Trop.
A. Relying or depending upon any thing.
(α).
With abl.: “victoriis divitiisque subnixus,” Cic. Rep. 2, 25, 46: “cum Bastarnas cernerent subnixos Thracum auxiliis,” Liv. 41, 19: “Hannibal subnixus victoriā Cannensi,” id. 25, 41; cf. id. 26, 13: “validis propinquitatibus subnixus,” Tac. A. 11, 1: “civitas tot illustribus viris subnixa,” id. ib. 1, 11: “arrogantiā subnixi,” Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 246: “robore mentis,” Mart. 1, 40, 7: “manu servorum,” Ascon. ad Cic. Mil. 8.—
(β).
With ex: Latini subnixo animo ex victoriā inerti, consilium ineunt, Cael. (or Quadrig.) ap. Non. 405, 29; cf. Gell. 17, 2, 4.—
B. Subject to: “servitute,” Tert. Patient. 4.
