I.perf. subīvit, Ov. F. 1, 314; Stat. S. 2, 1, 155: subivimus, Claud. ap. Tac. A. 11, 24 dub.), v. n. and a., to come or go under any thing; to come or go up to, to approach, draw near, advance or proceed to a place; to come or go on; to follow, succeed; to go down, sink; to come up, spring up (cf. succedo).
I. Neutr.
A. Lit.
1. In gen.: “subire sub falas,” Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 10: “in nemoris latebras,” Ov. M. 4, 601; cf.: in aliquem locum, to enter, Auct. B. Alex. 74, 4: “in adversum Romani subiere,” Liv. 1, 12, 1: “in adversos montes,” id. 41, 18, 11: “testudine factā subeunt,” advance, Caes. B. G. 7, 85, 7: “Albani subiere ad montes,” Liv. 1, 28, 5: “subire ad portam castrorum,” id. 34, 16, 2; cf.: “ad urbem subeunt,” id. 31, 45, 4; 39, 27, 10; 36, 19, 1; and: “subeundum erat ad hostes,” id. 2, 31, 4: “ad tecta subibant,” Verg. A. 8, 359.—With dat.: “muro subibant,” Verg. A. 7, 161; so, “muro,” id. ib. 9, 371: “portu Chaonio (with accedere urbem),” id. ib. 3, 292: “luco,” id. ib. 8, 125: “dumis,” Sil. 5, 283: “ingenti feretro,” Verg. A. 6, 222: “age cervici inponere nostrae: Ipse subibo umeris,” id. ib. 2, 708: “per vices subeunt elephanti,” Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 23: “pone subit conjux,” follows, Verg. A. 2, 725; so Val. Fl. 4, 197; cf.: “dexterae alae sinistra subiit,” Liv. 27, 2, 7: “subeuntis alii aliis in custodiam,” id. 25, 37, 6; and: “subiit argentea proles,” Ov. M. 1, 114: “subit ipse meumque Explet opus,” succeeds me, takes my place, id. ib. 3, 648: “Volscus saxa objacentia pedibus ingerit in subeuntes,” climbing, Liv. 2, 65, 4: “vel eodem amne vel Euphrate subire eos posse,” i. e. sail up stream, Curt. 9, 10, 3; cf.: “adverso amne Babylona subituros,” id. 10, 1, 16.—
b. Of things: “stamen a stando: subtemen, quod subit stamini,” Varr. L. L. 5, § 113 Müll.: “cum luna sub orbem solis subisset,” Liv. 37, 4, 4: “tertio die mixtum flumini subibat mare,” Curt. 9, 9, 7: “venae nonnumquam incipiente febre subeunt,” the pulse sinks, Cels. 3, 6 med.: “subeunt herbae,” come up, spring up, Verg. G. 1, 180; so, “barba,” i. e. sprouts, grows, Mart. 7, 83, 2: “subisse aquam in caelum,” Plin. 31, 3, 21, § 32.—
2. In partic., to come on secretly, to advance or approach stealthily, to steal upon, steal into (poet.), Prop. 1, 9, 26; Ov. Am. 1, 2, 6; id. A. A. 1, 742.—
B. Trop.
1. In gen., to come in, succeed, take place; to enter stealthily, come secretly or by degrees: in quarum locum subierunt inquilinae impietas, perfidia, impudentia, Varr. ap. Non. 403, 27: “fugere pudor verumque fidesque: In quorum subiere locum fraudesque dolique,” Ov. M. 1, 130: “pulchra subit facies,” id. ib. 14, 827: “subit ecce priori Causa recens,” id. ib. 3, 259: “an subit (amor) et tacitā callidus arte nocet?” id. Am. 1, 2, 6: subeunt morbi tristisque senectus, Verg. G. 3, 67: “namque graves morbi subeunt segnisque senectus,” Nemes. Cyn. 117; cf.: “duo pariter subierunt incommoda,” arise, come up, Quint. 5, 10, 100: “ne subeant animo taedia justa tuo,” Ov. P. 4, 15, 30: “regio, quā vero ipsa subit ad Medos,” approaches, Plin. 6, 26, 29, § 115. —
2. In partic., to come into the mind, to occur, suggest itself: “omnes sententiae verbaque omnia sub acumen stili subeant et succedant necesse est,” Cic. de Or. 1, 34, 151: “cum in loca aliqua post tempus reversi sumus, quae in his fecerimus, reminiscimur personaeque subeunt,” Quint. 11, 2, 17: “cum subeant audita aut cognita nobis,” Ov. M. 15, 307: “subit umbra,” id. ib. 12, 591: “subeunt illi fratresque parensque,” id. ib. 11. 542: “subiit cari genitoris imago ... subiit deserta Creusa Et direpta domus et parvi casus Iuli,” Verg. A. 2, 560 sq.; Tac. A. 1, 13: “subeant animo Latmia saxa tuo,” Ov. H. 18, 62: “ne subeant animo taedia,” id. P. 4, 15, 30: “quantum subire animo sustinueris, tantum tecum auferas,” to grasp with the mind, Val. Max. 3, 3, ext. 7.—
(β).
Subit, with subj.- or rel.-clause (poet. and in postAug. prose), Ov. M. 2, 755: “quo magis ac magis admirari subit,” Plin. 12, prooem. § 2; “35, 7, 31, § 49: misereri sortis humanae subit,” id. 25, 3, 7, § 23: “quid sim, quid fuerimque subit,” Ov. Tr. 3, 8, 38.
II. Act.
A. Lit.
1. In gen., to come or go under, to enter; to submit to; to approach, etc.: “exercitatissimi in armis, qui inter annos XIV. tectum non subissent,” had not come under a roof, Caes. B. G. 1, 36: “tecta,” Quint. 2, 16, 6; Ov. M. 6, 669: “jam subeunt Triviae lucos atque aurea tecta,” Verg. A. 6, 13: “limina victor Alcides subiit,” id. ib. 8, 363: “domos,” Ov. M. 1, 121: “penates,” id. ib. 5, 650: “macra cavum repetes artum, quem macra subisti,” Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 33: “cum novies subiere paludem,” had plunged under, Ov. M. 15, 358; id. F. 1, 314: “et juncti currum dominae subiere leones,” Verg. A. 3, 313: “leones jugum subeant,” Plin. 10, 45, 62, § 128: “asellus gravius dorso subiit onus,” i. e. submits to, receives, Hor. S. 1, 9, 21: “subire iniquissimum locum,” Caes. B. G. 2, 27: iniquum locum, Auct. B. Alex. 76, 2; id. B. Hisp. 24, 3: “collem,” to go up, mount, climb, scale, Hirt. B. G. 8, 15: “consules utrimque aciem subeuntium jam muros adgrediuntur,” Liv. 7, 12, 3: “muros,” id. 27, 18: “impositum saxis Anxur,” Hor. S. 1, 5, 25: “si subeuntur prospera castra,” Juv. 16, 2 et saep.: “perfurit, Fadumque Herbesumque subit,” comes up to, attacks, assails, Verg. A. 9, 344; cf.: “interim fallendus est judex et variis artibus subeundus,” Quint. 4, 5, 5: “precibus commota Tonantem Juno subit,” approaches, Stat. Th. 9, 510: “subit ille minantem,” id. ib. 8, 84: “Aeneae mucronem,” Verg. A. 10, 798: “qui procul hostium conspectu subibant aquam,” Curt. 4, 13, 10: “Hispo subit juvenes, i. e. paedicat,” Juv. 2, 50.—
b. Of things: “umbra subit terras,” Ov. M. 11, 61: “quos (lucos) aquae subeunt et aurae,” enter, Hor. C. 3, 4, 8: “montes Trasimenus,” Liv. 22, 4, 2: “litora pelagus, Mel. praef. 2: mare quod Ciliciam subit,” Curt. 7, 3, 19: “radices (petrae) Indus amnis subit,” id. 8, 11, 7: “clarus subit Alba Latinum,” succeeds, Ov. M. 14, 612 (al. clarus subit ecce Latinum Epytus); cf. id. ib. 1, 114: “furcas subiere columnae,” come into the place of, succeed, id. ib. 8, 700: “aqua subit altitudinem exortus sui,” rises to, reaches, Plin. 31, 6, 31, § 57: “lunamque deficere cum aut terram subiret aut sole premeretur,” Curt. 4, 10, 5.—
2. In partic., to approach secretly, to steal upon or into (cf. supra, I. A. 2.): “multi Nomine divorum thalamos subiere pudicos,” Ov. M. 3, 282: “subit furtim lumina fessa sopor,” id. H. 19, 56.—
B. Trop.
1. In gen. (very rare): “sera deinde poenitentia subiit regem,” came upon, overtook, Curt. 3, 2, 19.—
2. In partic.
a. To come into, enter, occur to one's mind (cf. supra, I. B. 2.): “deinde cogitatio animum subiit, indignum esse, etc.,” Liv. 36, 20: “ut beneficiorum memoria subiret animos patrum,” id. 37, 49, 3: “spes animum subibat deflagrare iras vestras posse,” id. 40, 8, 9: “otiosum animum aliae cogitationes,” Quint. 11, 2, 33: “majora intellectu animos non subibunt,” id. 1, 2, 28: “mentem subit, quo praemia facto, etc.,” Ov. M. 12, 472; 7, 170: “subit ergo regem verecundia,” Curt. 5, 2, 15: “me recordantem miseratio,” Plin. Ep. 3, 7, 10: feminas voluptas, id. Pan. 22, 3: “horum cogitatio subibat exercitum,” Curt. 7, 1, 4.—
b. To follow in speech, interrupt, answer (post - class. and rare): “dicturum plura parentem Voce subis,” Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 352: “subit ille loquentem talibus,” id. Cons. Mall. Theod. 173; id. Rapt. Pros. 3, 133.—
c. (The figure taken from stooping under a load, under blows, etc.) To subject one's self to, take upon one's self an evil; to undergo, submit to, sustain, endure, suffer it (class.; “a favorite expression of Cic.): omnes terrores periculaque omnia succurram atque subibo,” Cic. Rosc. Am. 11, 31: “omnia tela intenta in patriam subire atque excipere,” id. Prov. Cons. 9, 23; cf.: “quis est non ultro appetendus, subeundus, excipiendus dolor?” id. Tusc. 2, 5, 14: “subire vim atque injuriam,” id. Prov. Cons. 17, 41: “inimicitiae sunt: subeantur,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 71, § 182: “maximas rei publicae tempestates,” id. Mur. 2, 4: “invidiam, pericula, tempestates,” id. Fam. 15, 4, 12: “nefarias libidinum contumelias turpitudinesque,” id. Pis. 35, 86: “potentiam, victoriam,” id. Fam. 6, 1, 6: “contumeliarum verbera,” id. Rep. 1, 5, 9: “majora Verbera,” Hor. S. 1, 3, 120: “non praecipuam, sed parem cum ceteris fortunae condicionem,” Cic. Rep. 1, 4, 7: “fortunam,” id. Fam. 14, 5, 1: “judicium multitudinis imperitae,” id. Fl. 1, 2: “odium eorum,” id. Att. 11, 17, 2: “usum omnium,” id. de Or. 1, 34, 157: “aliquid invidiae aut criminis,” id. N. D. 3, 1, 3: “quemque casum,” id. Att. 8, 1, 3: “quamvis carnificinam,” id. Tusc. 5, 27, 78: “dupli poenam,” id. Off. 3, 16, 65: “legis vim,” id. Caecin. 34, 100: “summae crudelitatis famam,” id. Cat. 4, 6, 12; cf.: “minus sermonis,” id. Att. 11, 6, 2: “poenam exsilii,” Val. Max. 6, 5, 3: “simultates,” Plin. Ep. 2, 18, 5: “offensas,” id. ib. 13, 9, 26: “periculum,” Vulg. 2 Macc. 11, 7: “jam tum peregrinos ritus novā subeunte fortunā,” Curt. 4, 6, 29. —With inf., to attempt, try, undertake: “adversa tela pellere,” Stat. S. 5, 2, 105: “clavum torquere,” Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 46.— Hence, sŭbĭtus , a, um, P. a., that has come on suddenly or unexpectedly, i. e. sudden, unexpected (freq. and class.; cf.: “repens, improvisus): res subita,” Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 23: “in rebus tam subitis,” Cic. Fam. 10, 16, 2: “maris subita tempestas,” id. Tusc. 3, 22, 52: “subita et improvisa formido,” id. Prov. Cons. 18, 43: “laetitia, etc.,” Auct. Her. 1, 8, 13: “subita pugna, non praeparata,” Quint. 7, 1, 35: “ut sunt Gallorum subita et repentina consilia,” Caes. B. G. 3, 8: “novae rei ac subitae admiratio,” Liv. 2, 2: “bellum,” Caes. B. G. 3, 7: “incursiones hostium,” Hirt. B. G. 8, 11: “ministeria belli,” Liv. 4, 27: “imbres,” Lucr. 5, 216: “vis,” id. 1, 286; 4, 1210: “res,” id. 6, 1282: “mors,” Quint. 7, 2, 14: “casus,” id. 10, 3, 3; Suet. Aug. 73: “tristia,” Val. Max. 1, 6, 12: “silentium,” Quint. 12, 5, 3: miles, hastily collected (opp. vetus expertusque; “syn. subitarius),” Tac. H. 4, 76; cf.: “aqua mulsa subita ac recens (opp. inveterata),” Plin. 22, 24, 51, § 110: imagines non subitae, not newly sprung up, i. e. old, ancient, Plin. Ep. 8, 10, 3: “homo,” rash, Cic. Pis. Fragm. 5: clivi, sudden, i. e. steep, Stat. Th. 6, 258.—Esp., = subito (post-Aug.): “non percussor ille subitus erumpet?” Quint. 6, 2, 31; so, “manūs dux Trapezuntem subitus irrupit,” Tac. H. 3, 47: “subitum inopinatumque venisse,” Plin. Ep. 1, 13, 3: “evadere,” Flor. 4, 2, 59.—
2. As subst.: sŭbĭtum , i. n., a sudden or unexpected thing, a sudden occurrence, etc.: “Lesbonicum foras evocate: ita subitum'st, propere eum conventum volo,” Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 51; cf.: “subitum est ei remigrare,” Cic. Fam. 13, 2: “si tibi subiti nihil est,” Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 36: “in subito,” Plin. 7, 44, 45, § 143.—In plur.: “ut subitis ex tempore occurrant,” Quint. 10, 7, 30; cf.: “etiam fortes viros subitis terreri,” Tac. A. 15, 59: “quamvis non deficeretur ad subita extemporali facultate,” Suet. Aug. 84: “si repentina ac subita dominantur,” Sen. Ep. 16, 6: sive meditata sive subita proferret, whether he spoke after deliberation or off-hand, Plin. Ep. 1, 16, 2.—With gen.: “ad subita rerum,” Liv. 9, 43: “ad subita belli,” id. 6, 32; 25, 15, 20; Flor. 1, 1, 11.—
b. Adverb., suddenly, unexpectedly: “per subitum erumpit clamor,” Sil. 10, 505; so, “per subitum,” id. 7, 594; 8, 628; 12, 654; 14, 330; 15, 145; “15, 404: in subitum,” id. 7, 527: ad subitum, Cassiod. Var. praef. med.—Hence, adv.: sŭbĭtō , suddenly, unexpectedly (freq. and class.; cf.: repente, extemplo, ilico): ut subito, ut propere, ut valide tonuit! Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 10; cf. id. Curc. 2, 3, 4: “nova res subito mihi haec objecta est,” id. Ps. 2, 2, 7: “ita abripuit repente sese subito,” id. Mil. 2, 2, 21: “subito tanta te impendent mala,” Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 2: “cum tot bella subito atque improviso nascantur,” Cic. Font. 19, 42: “ex oculis subito fugit,” Verg. G. 4, 499: “cum subito ecce,” Cic. Caecin. 10, 30: “ut subito nostras Hymen cantatus ad aures Venit,” Ov. H. 12, 137; Curt. 9, 9, 19: “subito deficere,” Quint. 7, 2, 14: “quod serenā nocte subito candens et plena luna defecisset,” Cic. Rep. 1, 15, 23: “tantus subito timor omnem exercitum occupavit,” Caes. B. G. 1, 39: “subito opprimi,” Liv. 41, 3: “si vespertinus subito te oppresserit hospes,” Hor. S. 2, 4, 17 et. saep.: “subito dicere,” without preparation, extempore, Cic. de Or. 1, 33, 150: “quod vox et gestus subito sumi non potest,” id. ib. 1, 59, 252: “neque potest quisquam nostrum subito fingi,” id. Sull. 25, 69: “aliquid subito ex tempore conjectura explicare,” id. Div. 1, 33, 72; so, “dicere,” Quint. 10, 3, 30; 11, 3, 12: “inventa (opp. domo allata),” id. 4, 5, 4: “cum subito evaserunt,” Col. 9, 9, 3: “tam subito copias contrahere non potuit,” so quickly, Nep. Dat. 7, 3.
