previous next
ŏb-ĕo , īvi or ĭi (obivi, Verg. A. 6, 801; Aus. Epit. 32, 4; Anthol. Lat. 4, 97, 1;
I.contr. obit for obiit,Lucr. 3, 1042; Luc. 9, 189; Juv. 6, 559), ĭtum, 4 (lengthened form, obinunt obeunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 189 Müll.), v. n. and a.
I. Neutr., to go or come to or towards, to come in, to go to meet, go against (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
A. In gen.: “donec vis obiit,until force intervene, Lucr. 1, 222: “dum acris vis obeat,id. 1, 247: “obit infera Perseus in loca,Cic. Arat. 465 (Grot. 718): “ad omnes hostium conatus,to go to meet, to oppose, Liv. 31, 21. —
B. In partic.
1. Of constellations, to go down, to set: “abditur Orion, obit et Lepus abditus umbrā,Cic. Arat. 46, 3 (Grot. 716); Stat. S. 2, 1, 210: “an sidera obirent, nascerenturve,Plin. 2, 26, 24, § 95.—Of the sun: “in reliquis orientis aut obeuntis solis partibus,Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 22: “in undis Sol fit uti videatur obire et condere lumen,Lucr. 4, 433.—Hence, to pass by: “tres noctes,Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 11.—
2. Pregn., to fall, perish (syn.: “occido, pereo, occumbo). —Of cities: et Agamede obiit et Hiera,Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139; id. 5, 29, 31, § 117.— —Hence, to die: “malo cruciatu ut pereas atque obeas cito,Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 76; Lucr. 3, 1045; “tecum vivere amem, tecum obeam libens,Hor. C. 3, 9, 24: “simul se cum illis obituros,Liv. 5, 39, 13: “gaudio,to die of joy, Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 180: “morbo,of a disease, id. 11, 37, 71, § 187; Vell. 2, 47, 2; 2, 102, 1; Tac. A. 3, 6; Suet. Aug. 63; id. Tib. 39; id. Ner. 3; Plin. Ep. 3, 7, 10; 6, 2, 5: “voluntariā morte obiit,Suet. Galb. 3 fin.; Vell. 2, 8, 7; Eutr. 7, 17: “morte subitā,id. 8, 15: “repentinā morte,id. 10, 17; Ambros. Ep. 53, 3.—
II. Act. (freq. and class.), to go or come to a thing or place.
B. In partic.
1. To travel over or through; to wander through, traverse, visit: “nec vero Alcides tantum telluris obivit,Verg. A. 6, 801: “tantas regiones barbarorum pedibus obiit,Cic. Fin. 5, 29, 87: “villas,to visit, id. Fam. 7, 1, 5: “comitia,id. Att. 1, 4, 1: “cenas,id. ib. 9, 13, 6. —
2. To run over with the eyes, to survey, review: “oculis exercitum,to survey, Plin. Ep. 3, 7, 13: “omnia visu,Verg. A. 10, 447.—In speaking, to go over, mention, recount: “oratione omnes civitates,to enumerate, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 51, § 125.—
3. To go around, surround, overspread, envelop (poet.): “chlamydem limbus obibat Aureus,Ov. M. 5, 51: “clipeum,Verg. A. 10, 482.—
4. To apply one's self to, to engage in, attend to any business or undertaking; to enter upon an office; to discharge, perform, execute, accomplish any thing: “obeundi negotii studio tot loca adire,Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 34: “hereditatum obeundarum causā,to enter upon, take possession of, id. Agr. 1, 3, 8: “facinus,id. Cat. 1, 10, 26: “pugnas,to engage in battle, Verg. A. 6, 167; Val. Fl. 3, 710: “judicia,Cic. de Or. 1, 38, 173: “legationem,to enter upon, undertake, id. Att. 15, 7; Nep. Dion. 1, 4: “consularia munera,Liv. 2, 8: “munus vigiliarum,id. 3, 6: “publica ac privata officia,Just. 41, 3, 4: “neque privatam rem ... neque publicam,Cic. Imp. Pomp. 17, 53: “ne ad omnia simul obire unus non possit,Liv. 10, 25, 14: “rusticum opus,Col. 12, 3: “bella,Liv. 4, 7: “sacra,id. 1, 20: “imperia,to perform, execute, Stat. Achill. 1, 149.—
5. To meet: “vadimonium,to meet one's bail, appear at the appointed time, Cic. Quint. 17, 54: “diem,to appear on the day appointed, id. Lael. 2, 7; id. Phil. 3, 8, 29; id. Att. 13, 14, 1: “annum petitiones tuae,” i. e. to be a candidate the first year the law permits, id. Fam. 10, 25.—Hence, diem suum obire, to die: “ea diem suom obiit,Plaut. Cist. 1, 3, 27; Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 2; Gell. 6, 8, 6; so, “diem supremum,Nep. Milt. 7, 6; “and simply, diem,Suet. Vesp. 1: “mortem,Plaut. Aul. prol. 15; Cic. Phil. 5, 17, 48; hence, in the pass.: “morte obitā (sc. ob rem publicam),id. Sest. 38, 83.—Hence, P. a. (anteand post-class.): ŏbĭtus , a, um, for mortuus, dead, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. p. 869 P.: obiti, the dead: “obitis libatione profunditur,App. de Mund. p. 68: “OBITAE,Inscr. Orell. 2673.
hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
hide References (54 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (54):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 10.25
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 4.12.2
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 7.1.5
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 15.7
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 1.4.1
    • Cicero, Against Catiline, 1.10.26
    • Cicero, Against Catiline, 3.10.25
    • Cicero, On Pompey's Command, 12.34
    • Cicero, On Pompey's Command, 17.53
    • Cicero, Philippics, 5.17.48
    • Cicero, On the Agrarian Law, 1.3.8
    • Cicero, For Sestius, 38.83
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.2.125
    • Cicero, Philippics, 3.8.29
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 10, 25.14
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 5.51
    • Plautus, Cistellaria, 1.3
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 10.447
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 10.482
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 6.167
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 6.801
    • Suetonius, Divus Augustus, 63
    • Suetonius, Divus Vespasianus, 1
    • Tacitus, Annales, 3.6
    • Plautus, Epidicus, 3.4
    • Plautus, Truculentus, 1.1
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 1.38
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 1.222
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 1.247
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 3.1042
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 3.1045
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 4.433
    • Suetonius, Galba, 3
    • Suetonius, Nero, 3
    • Suetonius, Tiberius, 39
    • Lucan, Civil War, 9.189
    • Cornelius Nepos, Dion, 1.4
    • Cornelius Nepos, Miltiades, 7.6
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 2.95
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 6.2
    • Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, 3.7.10
    • Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, 3.7.13
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 3, 6
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 2, 8
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 4, 7
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 5, 39.13
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 31, 21
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 20
    • Cicero, De Republica, 6.20
    • Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, 5.29
    • Cicero, De Amicitia, 2
    • C. Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, 3.710
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 6.8.6
    • Statius, Silvae, 2.1
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: