congruo

congrŭo, ŭi, 3 (inf. pres. congruēre, Ter. Heaut. 511), v. n. [etym. dub.; cf. Corss. Beitr. 457], to run, come, or meet together with something.

• I Prop. (rare; mostly post-Aug.): guttae inter se congruunt et confunduntur, Vitr. 7, 8, 2: arcem nata petit, quo jam manus horrida matrum Congruerat, Val. Fl. 2, 307; 6, 58; of the stars: sidera meantia cum sole aut congruentia, Plin. 2, 79, 81 § 191; cf. Sen. Q. N. 7, 19, 1 (cf. Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 69, II. B. infra).— Hence also of the calendar dates, fixed in accordance with the stars: ut vicesimo anno ad metam eandem solis, unde orsi essent, dies congruerent, Liv. 1, 19, 6.—Far more freq. and class. in prose and poetry,
• II Trop., to coincide or correspond with a person or thing, in substance, in feeling, or in time, to be suited or adapted to, to agree with, accord, suit, fit.
• • A To be suited or fitted to, to agree with (in substance), to correspond; constr. with cum, inter se, the dat., or absol.
  • • • • α With cum: illa congruere et cohaerere cum causā, Cic. Inv. 1, 14, 19; so id. Lael. 8, 27; id. Att. 2, 8, 1; Liv. 23, 38, 5; Quint. 11, 3, 74: cum virtute congruere semper, Cic. Off. 3, 3, 13.—
        • β With inter se: ut corporis temperatio, cum ea congruunt inter se, e quibus constamus, sanitas: sic animi dicitur, cum ejus judicia opinionesque concordant, Cic. Tusc. 4, 13, 30: cum multae causae ... inter se congruere videntur, id. Rosc. Am. 22, 62; id. Fin. 3, 19, 62; Quint. 12, 6, 7 fin.; Sen. Ep. 9, 8.—Somewhat diff.: fidem auxere captivi eo maxime, quod sermo inter omnes congruebat (for sermones omnium inter se congruebant), agreed, was congruous, Liv. 9, 2, 4.—
        • γ With dat.: quibus (principiis) congruere debent quae sequuntur, Cic. Fin. 3, 6, 20; 2, 31, 99; Liv. 8, 6, 12; 42, 17, 1; Quint. 9, 3, 40; Plin. 21, 6, 17, § 33; Tac. A. 6, 22; 13, 1; Suet. Calig. 3: non omni causae nec auditori neque personae neque tempori congruere orationis unum genus, is suitable, fit, = convenire, Cic. de Or. 3, 55, 210; Quint. 4, 2, 89; Dig. 1, 16, 13.—Impers.: Canidius timidius decessit quam professioni ejus congruebat, Vell. 2, 87, 3; Dig. 1, 18, 13.—
        • δ Absol.: quemadmodum congruit, ut simul et affirmes, te assiduis occupationibus impediri, et scripta nostra desideres? is it consistent? Plin. Ep. 7, 2, 1; cf. Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 171: res prout congruunt aut repugnant, Quint. 7, 2, 57; so id. 5, 10, 74; 5, 10, 107; Tac. A. 12, 6; id. H. 2, 4: adversus Latinos bellandum erat, lingua, moribus, etc., congruentes, Liv. 8, 6, 15.—
  • B To agree (in feeling, opinion, etc.): illi inter se congruunt concorditer, Plaut. Curc. 2, 2, 14 (264); Ter. Heaut. 511: mulier mulieri magis congruit, id. Phorm. 726; Nep. Lys. 3 fin.: linguā, moribus, armorum genere institutis ante omnia militaribus congruentes, Liv. 8, 6, 15: ecce autem similia omnia: omnes congruunt: unum cognoris, omnes noris, Ter. Phorm. 264: de re unā solum dissident de ceteris mirifice congruunt, Cic. Leg. 1, 20, 53: vereor ne natura ... animos quoque dederit corporum doloribus congruentis, sympathizing with, sharing in, affected by, id. Tusc. 5, 1, 3; cf.: sidera innumerabilia caelo inhaerentia cum ejus ipsius motu congruere, id. ib. 5, 24, 69 Tischer ad loc.—Rarely with in and acc.: Bruttiis non societate magis Punicā quam suopte ingenio congruentibus in eum morem, Liv. 29, 6, 2 Weissenb. ad loc.; cf.: omniumque in unum sententiae congruebant, id. 26, 2, 5; 25, 32, 2: omnes eae res in unum congruentes ... damnationem faciebant, id. 3, 24, 6.—
  • C To come together, agree, meet, coincide (in time): suos dies mensisque congruere volunt cum solis lunaeque ratione, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 52, § 129: tempus ad id ipsum congruere, Liv. 1, 5, 5; so with ad, id. 1, 19, 6: cum temporum ratio vix congruat, Suet. Gram. 7: forte congruerat, ut Clodii Macri et Fonteii Capitonis caedes nuntiarentur, it happened at the same time, Tac. H. 1, 7: in idem artati temporis, Vell. 1, 16, 2; Suet. Caes. 40; Quint. 5, 5, 2.
• —Hence, congrŭens, entis, P. a. (acc. to II.).
• • A Agreeing, fit, appropriate, suitable, consistent, congruous.
  • • • • α With cum: vita cum disciplinā, Cic. Brut. 31, 117; 38, 141; id. Fin. 2, 14, 45: Aristoteles et Theophrastus, cum illis re congruentes, genere docendi paulum differentes, id. Leg. 1, 13, 38.—
        • β With dat.: congruens actio menti, Cic. de Or. 3, 59, 222; id. Fin. 5, 21, 58; 2, 31, 99; id. Fam. 9, 24, 1; Suet. Oth. 12.—Comp.: quid congruentius Deo? Lact. 4, 26, 13.—
        • γ Absol.: genus dicendi aptum et congruens, Cic. de Or. 3, 14, 53; Liv. 7, 2, 7: actio vocis, vultūs et gestūs, Cic. Part. Or. 15, 54: oratio verbis discrepans, sententiis congruens, id. Leg. 1, 10, 30: cum haec duo pro congruentibus sumunt, tam vehementer repugnantia, id. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 14, 44.—Hence,
    • 2 Congruens est or videtur, = convenit, it is (seems) fit, proper, meet (post-Aug. and rare); with acc. and inf.: congruens erat, eandem immunitatem parentes obtinere, Plin. Pan. 38, 6: congruentius est, Cod. 8, 47, 4.—In sup.: congruentissimum est, animam puniri, Tert. Anim. 58.—With inf.: congruens videtur primordia ejus aperire, Tac. H. 5, 2; cf.: congruens crediderim recensere, id. A. 4, 6. —With ut: congruens est, ut, etc., Gell. 17, 8, 13; Dig. 1, 16, 4, § 3.—
  • B Agreeing in all its parts; symmetrical, proportioned; accordant, consistent, harmonious: is concentus ex dissimillumarum vocum moderatione concors tamen efficitur et congruens, Cic. Rep. 2, 42, 69: Tiberius corpore fuit amplo et robusto ... ceteris quoque membris usque ad imos pedes aequalis et congruens, Suet. Tib. 68: congruens clamor (opp. dissonus), Liv. 30, 34, 1; cf.: congruentissimā voce acclamare, Ap. Apol. p. 320, 31.
• —Hence, congrŭenter, adv., agreeably, fitly, suitably (twice in Cic., but very rare in the class. per.): congruenter naturae convenienterque vivere, Cic. Fin. 3, 7, 26: ut ad id quodcumque agetur apte congruenterque dicamus, id. de Or. 3, 10, 37: respondere, Dig. 45, 1, 1 fin.—Comp., Fronto Orat. 3 fin.; Min. Fel. Oct. 40 fin.—Sup., Tert. Pudic. 8 fin.; Aug. Doctr. Christ. 1, 12 al.

con-gruo, gruī, ere (con u. *gruo, verwandt mit ruo), zusammenlaufen, -treffen, -kommen, I) eig.: a) v. Lebl.: guttae in vas aquae converruntur et ibi inter se congruunt et unā confunduntur, Vitr.: Zenon congruere iudicat stellas et radios inter se committere, neigten sich zusammen, Sen.: u. so ut vicesimo anno ad metam eandem solis, unde orsi essent, dies congruerent, Liv. – b) v. leb. Wesen: arcem nata petit, quo iam manus horrida matrum congruerat, Val. Flacc. 2, 306; vgl. 6, 58. – II) übtr., zusammentreffen, a) der Zeit nach, α) zu gleicher Zeit eintreten, quoi tam subito tot congruerint commoda, Ter. eun. 1033. – unpers., forte congruerat (traf es sich zugleich), ut Clodii Macri et Fontei Capitonis caedes nuntiarentur, Tac. hist. 1, 7. – β) der Zeit nach mit etw. zusammentreffen, zusammenfallen, zutreffen, stimmen (Ggstz. discrepare), m. cum u. Abl. u. m. ad u. Akk., qui suos dies mensesque congruere volunt cum solis lunaeque ratione, Cic.: hoc tempus, quod ad solis modo cursum nec ad lunae congruere videbatur, Censor.: tempus, quo ipse eos sustulisset, ad id ipsum congruere, Liv.: si tempora non congruunt, Quint.: cum temporum ratio vix congruat, Suet.: quo magis in posterum ex Kal. Ian. novis temporum ratio congrueret, Suet. – b) der Beschaffenheit, dem Wesen, der Gesinnung usw. nach zusammen-, übereinstimmen, einem Ggstde.angemessen sein, entsprechen, mit ihm im Einklang stehen, harmonieren, α) v. Lebl. (Ggstz. discrepare, repugnare): res prout congruunt aut repugnant, Quint.: congruere artes honestas, Tac.: sensus nostri ut in pace semper, sic tum etiam in bello congruebant, Cic.: unpers., quemadmodum congruit (reimt es sich zusammen), ut simul et affirmes, te assiduis occupationibus impediri, et scripta nostra desideres? Plin. ep. 7, 2, 1. – m. cum u. Abl., sidera cum eius ipsius (caeli) motu congruere, mit dessen eigener Bewegung im Einklang standen, d.i. sich mitbewegten, Cic.: eius sermo cum tuis litteris valde congruit, Cic.: cum percunctatione factā (bei angestelltem Verhör) dicta cum factis congruerent, Liv.: verb. vehementer congruere et cohaerere cum causa, Cic. – m. Dat., oratio ita scripta, ut deorum videretur congruere sententiae, Nep.: ubi responsa haruspicum insidenti iam animo tacitae religioni congruerunt, Liv.: non omni causae nec auditori neque personae neque tempori congruere orationis unum genus, Cic.: unpers., Canidius timidius decessit quam professioni ei, quā semper usus erat, congruebat, Vell. 2, 87, 3. – m. inter se, zB. ut enim corporis temperatio, cum ea congruunt inter se, e quibus constamus, sanitas, sic animi dicitur, cum eius iudicia opinionesque concordant, Cic.: necesse est initia inter se et exitus congruant, Sen.: nullā parte corporis inter se non congruenti, Varr.: quod sermo inter omnes congruebat, Liv. – m. Adv., m. in od. ad u. Akk., ut iungantur (verba) quo congruant maxime, Quint.: omnium in unum congruerunt sententiae, Liv.: murium iecusculis fibrae ad numerum lunae in mense congruere dicuntur, Plin. – m. in u. Abl., in quo scelere... multae causae convenisse unum in locum atque inter se congruere videntur, Cic. – β) v. Pers., deren Gemüt usw.: Latini linguā, moribus, armorum genere, institutis ante omnia militaribus congruentes, Liv.: omnes congruunt, Ter.: de re una solum dissident, de ceteris mirifice congruunt, Cic. – m. cum u. Abl., si aliquem nacti sumus, cuius cum moribus et natura congruamus, Cic. – m. Dat., animi corporis doloribus congruentes, die Schm. des K. mitempfindende (sympathisierende), Cic.: cuius (principis) abditis adhuc vitiis per avaritiam ac prodigentiam mire congruebat, Tac. – m. inter se, zB. illi inter se congruunt concorditer, Plaut.: ne nos inter nos congruere sentiant, Ter. – m. in u. Akk., Bruttii non societate magis Punica quam suopte ingenio congruentes in eum morem, diese Sitte annehmend, Liv.

See: congruere

congrŭō, (11) grŭī, ĕre (cum, et un verbe *gruo apparenté à ruo, cf. ingruo), ¶ 1 se rencontrer étant en mouvement : guttæ inter se congruunt Vitr. Arch. 7, 8, 2, les gouttes tombant se rencontrent, se réunissent ; Zenon congruere judicat stellas Sen. Nat. 7, 19, Zénon estime que les étoiles se rapprochent (convergent) || être en mouvement concordant : cum viderit sidera cum ejus (cæli) ipsius motu congruere Cic. Tusc. 5, 69, en voyant les astres participer au mouvement du ciel lui-même ¶ 2 [fig.] être dʼaccord, concorder : suos dies mensesque congruere volunt cum solis lunæque ratione Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 129, ils veulent que leurs jours et leurs mois soient en accord avec le cours du soleil et de la lune ; congruere ad aliquid Liv. 1, 5, 5 ; 1, 19, 6, concorder avec qqch. || être en harmonie, en accord : nostri sensus, ut in pace, in bello congruebant Cic. Marc. 16, nos sentiments [à tous deux] étaient en harmonie pendant la guerre, comme pendant la paix || [avec dat.] : congruere naturæ Cic. Tusc. 5, 82, être en accord avec la nature ( Fin. 3, 20 ; 4, 53, etc.) ; animi corporum doloribus congruentes Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, des âmes participant aux douleurs physiques (éprouvant en même temps les douleurs du corps) ; id perspicuum est non omni causæ nec auditori neque personæ neque tempori congruere orationis unum genus Cic. de Or. 3, 210, il est évident quʼun seul et même genre de style ne convient pas à toute espèce de cause, dʼauditoire, de rôle [comme avocat], de circonstance ; [avec cum ] gestus cum sententiis congruens Cic. Br. 141, geste répondant aux pensées (183 ; Fin. 2, 100 ; 5, 19 ; Div. 1, 97) ; [avec inter se ] sʼaccorder ensemble : Amer. 62 ; Fin. 3, 62 ; Tusc. 4, 30 ; [avec in unum ] former un accord unanime : Liv. 3, 24, 6 ; 25, 32, 2 || de aliqua re, être dʼaccord au sujet dʼune chose : Cic. Leg. 1, 53 ; [abl. seul.] (Academici et Peripatetici) rebus congruentes Cic. Ac. 1, 17, (Académiciens et Péripatéticiens) étant dʼaccord pour le fond ( Leg. 1, 38 ; Fin. 2, 45 ; Liv. 8, 6, 15) ¶ 3 [emploi impers.] : congruit ut et subj. Plin. Min. Ep. 7, 2, 1, il nʼest pas contradictoire que, il est logique que... || forte congruerat ut subj. Tac. H. 1, 7, il y avait eu par hasard coïncidence que, une coïncidence fortuite avait fait que.

congruo , is, ui, ere. n. 3.
相宜。同來。— inter se 相對。— cum natura ejus 合其品性。Congruit sermo tibi cum illa 爾言與彼亦然。Cui tam subito congruerint commoda 其人輒得許多便益。

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congruō uī, —, ere,

• to coincide, agree: dies cum solis ratione: ut ad metam eandem solis dies congruerent, L.—Fig., to coincide, correspond, be suited, be adapted, agree, accord, suit, fit: alcuius cum moribus, to be congenial: dicta cum scriptis, L.: inter se: sermo inter omnes congruebat, L.: omni causae orationis genus: ad equestrem pugnam, Ta.—To agree, harmonize, accord, be in harmony, be like: inter nos, to be in communication, T.: deūm sententiae, N.: linguā, moribus, L.: animi corporum doloribus congruentes, affected by: in eum morem, following, L.: eae res in unum congruentes, pointing to one conclusion, L.