divus

dīvus (dīus), a, um: (adj.), divine; godlike, 11.657; subst., dīvus, ī, m., a god, freq.; the image of a god, 12.286; dīva, ae, f., a goddess, 1.632, et al.

dīvus, a, um, also dīus, a, um, (without the digamma) adj. [δῖος], of or belonging to a deity, divine.

• I Prop. (mostly archaic and poet.). As an adj. very rarely: res divas edicit, Naev. ap. Non. 197, 15; so, diva caro, Prud. Psych. 76: DIUM fulgur appellabant diurnum, quod putabant Jovis, ut nocturnum Summani, Paul. ex Fest. p. 75, 14 Müll.—Far more freq.,
• • B Subst.: dīvus (dīus), i, m., and dīva (dia), ae, f., a god, a goddess, a deity.
  • • • • α Form dīvus: si divus, si diva, esset, etc., a precatory formula in Liv. 7, 26; cf. ib. 29, 27; 8, 9: is divus (sc. Apollo) exstinguet perduelles vestros, Carm. Marcii, ib. 25, 12; cf.: dive, quem proles Niobea, etc., Hor. C. 4, 6, 1: mortalin' decuit violari vulnere divum? Verg. A. 12, 797: utinam me divi adaxint ad suspendium, Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 11 (50): divi, Lucr. 6, 387; Verg. A. 3, 363; 12, 28; Hor. C. 4, 2, 38 al.: divos, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 133 (728); Cic. Leg. 2, 8; Verg. E. 1, 42; id. A. 3, 222; Hor. C. 2, 8, 11; id. S. 2, 3, 176 et saep.: divumque hominumque pater, rex, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 5, § 65 Müll.; Verg. A. 1, 65; 2, 648; 10, 2 et saep.: divom atque hominum clamat fidem, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 20 (299); cf.: pro divum fidem, Ter. Ad. 746; more rarely, divorum, Verg. A. 7, 211: (munera) digna diva venustissima Venere, Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 4 (1177): Turni sic est affata sororem Diva deam, i. e. Juno, Verg. A. 12, 139; cf. id. ib. 1, 447; 482: Diva Bona for Bona Dea, Ov. F. 5, 148: divos scelerare parentes, the family gods = θεοὶ πατρῷοι, Cat. 64, 404.—
        • β Form dīus: Dii Indigetes Diique Manes, a precatory formula in Liv. 8, 9: Dia Dearum, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 301 Müll. (Ann. v. 22, ed. Vahl.); cf.: DEA DIA, i. e. Ceres, Inscr. Orell. 961 and 1499: Venus pulcherrima dium, Enn. ap. Prob. ap. Verg. E. 6, 31.—
• II Transf.
• • A Godlike, divine, an epithet applied to any thing deified or of extraordinary excellence or distinction: urbi Romae divae, Liv. 43, 6; cf. sarcastically: est ergo flamen, ut Jovi, etc., sic divo Julio M. Antonius, Cic. Phil. 2, 43: Romule die, Enn. ap. Cic. Rep. 1, 41, 64 (Ann. v. 115, ed. Vahl.): Ilia dia nepos, id. ap. Fest. p. 286, 16 Müll. (Ann. v. 56, ed. Vahl.): dia Camilla, Verg. A. 11, 657: dias in luminis oras, Lucr. 1, 22; so, Voluptas, id. 2, 172: otia, id. 5, 1389: profundum (cf. ἅλς δῖα), Ov. M. 4, 537: sententia Catonis, Hor. S. 1, 2, 32: poëmata, Pers. 1, 31 et saep.—After the Aug. period divus became a frequent epithet for the deceased Roman emperors in the historians, and on coins and inscriptions, Suet. Dom. 23; Liv. Epit. 137.—
  • B dīvum, i, n., the sky, Varr. L. L. 5, § 65 Müll.—Esp. freq., sub divo, like sub Jove, under the open sky, in the open air, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 19 Zumpt N. cr.; Varr. L. L. l. l.; Cels. 1, 2; Suet. Caes. 72; Verg. G. 3, 435; Hor. C. 2, 3, 23 et saep.: sub divum rapiam, id. ib. 1, 18, 13.

dīvus, a, um (v. deus, wie θεῖος v. θεός), göttlich, von göttlicher Natur, I) adi.: diva parens, Verg.: Ilia diva, Ov.: res divae, Naev.: caro diva, Prud. – II) subst.: A) dīvus, ī, m. = deus, ein Gott, Liv., Hor. u.a.. dīvī, ōrum u. ûm, m., die Götter, Caecil. com. fr., Lucr., Cic. u.a.: ebenso diva, ae, f. = dea, eine Göttin, Liv., Catull. u. Verg. u.a.: verb. divi divaeque, Liv. (s. Weißenb. Liv. 29, 27, 1): übtr., mea diva (v. der Geliebten), Catull. 68, 70. – in der Kaiserzt. divus bloß von den nach ihrem Tode vergötterten Kaisern, divus Iulius (Caesar), Suet.: ders. bloß divus, wie divi genus, v. Oktavian, Verg. Aen. 6, 793. – B) dīvum, ī, n., der freie Himmel, das Freie (s. Varro LL. 5, 96), doch nur in den Beziehungen sub divo (wie sub Iove), Cic., Verg., Nep. u.a. (in den besten Hdschrn. [vorklass.u. archaist. sub diu, s. 1. diūs], s. Zumpt Cic. II. Verr. 1, 51. Wagner Verg. georg. 3, 435 not. cr.): sub divum rapere, Hor. carm. 1, 18, 13. – ➳ arch. Nbf. deivus, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 175. 178. 632: devus, Corp. Inscr. Lat. 1, 814 (wo devas arch. = divis). – arch. Nbf. divos, Numm. vet. bei Riccio g. Iul. 52. 58 u.ö. Akk. divom, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 697 u. 698; 2, 1963. col. 1, 30 u. col. 2, 1 u. 2. Verg. Aen. 12, 797: Genet. Plur. divom, Plaut. Amph. 1121; aul. 299; merc. 842; rud. prol. 9. Ter. adelph. 746. Lucr. 1, 1 u. 158 ö. Verg. ecl. 3, 73; georg. 1, 238 u.ö. Hor. carm. 1, 2, 25 u. 4, 6, 22; sat. 1, 3, 117. Mart. 12, 77, 4.

divus [CL] 1 (as sb. n.) sky, open air; cf. dius 2. b radiance. stabant ad orandum mulieres ‥ sub ~o vel, si tempestas non sinebat, proxima ‥ tecta subibant Bede Kings 729; sub ~o, sub caelo puro GlC S 673; 10‥ sub ~o, under lyfte WW; sub aquis indifferenter et sub ~o tria hec animalium genera spiritum trahunt Gir. IK II 3.  b recubat monachus sub martyre, martyr vero sub ~o luciflue columne Ciren. I 358 (cf. Samson Mir. Edm. 120: Christus exhibet martyri suo polo radiante luminis officium). 2 (Classical) divine (being), god; b (as title of emperor). ~o, deo GlC D 245; ~i, i. dii GlH D 743; 10‥ ~i, godes WW; divos / presago jubet ore sequi J. Exon. BT IV 302 (cf. ib. II 369: hic edita partu / divum pandit iter); quos immortales colis, Alexandria, divos / mors eterna tenet Nig. Paul. f. 48. 383.  b ~us, imperator qui post mortem quasi deus factus est GlC D 305; facti sunt ~i indigetes aut ‥ heroes, quos nec etiam humana sorte dignos Romanorum perfidia reputavit J. Sal. Pol. 496A; ~us etiam imperator dici solet, quasi divinus, eo quod in tribus diis quoque similis esse debeat, pietate sc. et patientia et beneficiorum largitione Gir. PI I 19 p. 103. 3 (Christian), divine, holy, sacred; cf. dius 1. b (applied to Christian ruler). c blessed, saint. B. V. Dunst. 1 (v. 1 despicere 2d); pre ceteris piissimus ille et Christianissimus ~e recordationis rex Francorum Ludovicus H. Bos. LM 1309C; mixtura sanguinis / agne divique numinis Ledrede Carm. 29. 6; 1381 plebs crismate diva (v. dux 2a); 1499 monachis ~e Cantuariensis ecclesie Cant. Coll. Ox. II 228.  b tractum est hinc nomen quo principes virtutum titulis et vere fidei luce presignes se ~os audeant, nedum gaudeant, appellari, veteri quidem consuetudine etiam in vitio et adversus fidem catholicam obtinente J. Sal. Pol. 496A (cf. (v. 2b supra)); s1487 Henricj cano Septimi triumphos,/ divi principis (Vers.) André Hen. VII 53.  c non enim, cum ~us Paulus Athenienses alloqueretur, unius Dei auctoritatem probare intendit, sed mediis philosophicis ‥ deorum multitudinem improbavit Ps.-Gros. Summa 287 (cf. ib.: supradictus ~issimus Paulus); ~o Thome Cantuariensi vota persolvens André Hen. VII 60; 1506 missa ~e Virginis Marie celebrata Reg. Aberd. II 102; [coenobium] regulae ~i Benedicti professorum Ferr. Kinloss 15; divi Petri P. Verg. IV 90 (v. denarius 5a); quis nescit ~um Stephanum? Jewel Apol. A3v. (recte A2v.); viri [sc. Aldelmi] tamen memoria permanet, utpote qui in ~os relatus Camd. Br. 210.

1 dīvus, (9) a, um, divin : Næv. d. Non. 197, 15 ; Cic. Phil. 2, 110 ; v. divum ; v. diva.

2 dīvus, (8) ī, m. , dieu, divinité : Liv. 7, 26, 4 ; divi Cic. Nat. 1, 63 ; Div. 1, 1, les dieux, cf. Pl. , Ter. , Lucr. , Virg. , Hor. , etc. || titre donné, après leur mort, aux empereurs divinisés ; et dʼabord à Jules César : Virg. En. 6, 792 [cf. divus Julius Cic. Phil. 2, 110 ].

➳ gén. pl. divom Pl. , Ter. , Lucr. , Virg. , Hor.

divus , i. m.
神。入孔廟。聖人。

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dīvus (1) ī, adj.

• DIV-, of a deity; hence, godlike, divine: Iulius, deified. creatrix, V.

dīvus (2) ī (genplur. dīvōm or dīvūm; rarely dīvōrum), m

• 1 divus, a god, deity, divine being: is divus (i. e. Apollo), L.: Dive, quem, etc., H.: Mortalin' decuit violari volnere divum?V.: boni divi, H.: praesentīs cognoscere divos, V.: divōm pater atque hominum rex, V.: pro divōm fidem, T.: praesens, a god among men, H.