I.to be lively or vigorous; to thrive, flourish, bloom; to be in honor, esteem, repute, etc. (class.; mostly of things, concrete and abstract; cf. valeo).
I. In gen.: “quae a terrā stirpibus continentur, arte naturae vivunt et vigent,” Cic. N. D. 2, 33, 83: “quod sentit, quod sapit, quod vivit, quod viget,” id. Tusc. 1, 27, 66: “sive occiderit animus sive vigeat,” id. ib. 1, 43, 104: “vegetum ingenium in vivido pectore vigebat,” Liv. 6, 22, 7: “Volsci fessi ... Romani vigentes corporibus,” id. 2, 30, 14: “animus Laetitiā viget,” Lucr. 3, 150: “nos animo duntaxat vigemus, etiam magis quam cum florebamus,” Cic. Att. 4, 3, 6: “memoriā vigere,” id. de Or. 2, 87, 355: “viget aetas, animus valet,” Sall. C. 20, 10: “fama Mobilitate viget,” Verg. A. 4, 175: “nec viget quicquam simile aut secundum,” Hor. C. 1, 12, 18: cujus facta viva nunc vigent, Naev. ap Gell. 6, 8, 5: “vigebant studia rei militaris,” Cic. Cael. 5, 12: “audacia, largitio, avaritia vigebant,” Sall. C. 3, 3: tui politici libri omnes vigent, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 4: quem (Philonem) in Academiā maxime vigere audio, i. e. is in the highest repute or esteem, Cic. de Or. 3, 28, 110; so id. ib. 1, 11, 45; id. Fam. 7, 33, 1: “Harmodius in ore et Aristogito ... viget,” id. Tusc. 1, 49, 116: “regum conciliis,” Verg. A. 2, 88.—
II. Of persons, to live, be alive: Persarum vigui rege beatior. Hor. C. 3, 9, 4; 3, 9, 8: “ab tergo Alpes urgent, vix integris vobis ac vigentibus transitae,” Liv. 21, 43, 4.
