I.envy, grudge, jealousy, act. and pass.; cf.: “ut effugiamus ambiguum nomen invidiae,” Cic. Tusc. 3, 9, 20: “quoniam invidia non in eo qui invidet solum dicitur, sed etiam in eo cui invidetur,” id. ib. 4, 7, 16; Quint. 6, 2, 21 (whereas invidentia is only act.; class.).
I. Act., envy jealousy, ill-will.—With gen. of person envying: “invidiā ducum perfidiāque militum Antigono est deditus,” Nep. Eum. 10: “nobilium,” Liv. 9, 46.—With gen. of obj.: “invidia atque obtrectatio laudis suae,” Caes. B. G. 1, 7: “divitiarum,” Liv. 10, 3. More freq. absol.: “invidia adducti,” Caes. B. G. 7, 77: “invidiam sequi,” Sall. J. 55, 3: “virtus digna imitatione, non invidiā,” Cic. Phil. 14, 6: “invidia Siculi non invenere tyranni majus tormentum,” Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 58; Verg. G. 3, 38; Liv. 9, 46. —
B. Esp., in phrases: sine invidia, without ill-will, ungrudgingly: “laudem invenire,” Ter. And. 1, 1, 39: “dare oscula,” willingly, with pleasure, Mart. 3, 65, 10.—
C. Transf., an object of envy or illwill: “invidiae fucinus,” Prop. 1, 12, 9.—
II. Pass., envy, ill-will, odium, unpopularity: “ne quae me illius temporis invidia attingeret,” Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 10: “in invidia esse,” id. Div. in Caecil. 14; Sall. J. 25, 5: “in invidiam invidia magna esse,” Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 41: “habere,” to be hated, Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 283: “reformidare,” id. Rab. Post. 17, 48: “in summam invidiam adducere,” id. Fam. 1, 1, 4: “extinguere,” id. Balb. 6, 16: “in eum . . . invidia quaesita est,” id. Rab. Post. 17, 46: “invidiam placare paras, virtute relictā,” Hor. S. 2, 3, 13: non erit invidiae victoria nostra ferendae, not sufficient to endure, i. e. not so great as to justify so odious a result, Ov. M. 10, 628; cf. id. Am. 3, 6, 21: “venire in invidiam,” Nep. Epam. 7, 3: “invidiā onerare quemquam,” Suet. Tib. 8: “cumulare alicui invidiam,” id. Ner. 34: “conflare,” Liv. 3, 12: “invidiae alicui esse,” Cic. Cat. 1, 9: “invidiam a se removere,” Ov. M. 12, 626: “sedare,” Cic. Clu. 33: “lenire,” Sall. C. 22: “pati,” Ov. H. 20, 67: intacta invidiā media sunt: ad summa ferme tendit, Liv. 45, 35, 5: “Ciceronis,” the unpopularity of, Sall. C. 22, 3: “Caesaris,” Hirt. B. G. 8, 53; Suet. Rhet. 6: “fraterna,” Sall. J. 39, 5: “Decemviralis,” Liv. 3, 43.— “Esp., in phrase: absit invidia verbo,” to be said without boasting, Liv. 9, 19, 15; 36, 7, 7.—Plur.: “vita remota a procellis invidiarum,” Cic. Clu, 56, 153; Amm. 17, 5.
