Logeion | obsequor

ob-sĕquor, cūtus (quutus), 3, v. dep.

Lit., to accommodate one's self to the will of a person; to comply with, yield to, gratify, humor, submit to; with dat. of the pers. or thing (freq. and class.; syn.: morigeror, obtempero, pareo, oboedio), Cato R. R. 5: cum huic obsecutus sis, illi est repugnandum, Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 60; id. Clu. 54, 149; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 11, § 32: voluntati alicujus, id. Fin. 2, 6, 17: imperio, Juv. 10, 343. —
- - - - β With acc. of the thing (ante- and post-class.): et id ego percupio obsequi gnato meo, in this, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 61 (76): ea, Gell. 2, 7, 13.—
II Transf.
- A To yield to, give one's self up to, indulge in a thing: amori, Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 8 (230): studiis suis, Nep. Att. 2: fortunae, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 8, 1: pudori, Cic. Fam. 16, 9: tempestati, id. ib. 1, 9, 21: est lubido homini suo animo opsequi, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 12 (416): animo, to follow one's inclinations, id. Mil. 3, 1, 83 (678); id. Ps. 5, 1, 26 (1271): irae, Curt. 5, 8, 12.—
- B Of inanimate things, to be yielding, pliant, ductile: aes regulare malleis obsequitur, Plin. 34, 8, 20, § 94.—Impers. pass.: volo amori obsecutum illius, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 62 (77) (v. Lachm. Lucr. p. 304).
—Hence, obsĕ-quens, entis, P. a. (separate, vin' tu te mihi ob esse sequentem an nevis? Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 39 (149)).
- A In gen., yielding, compliant, obsequious: opsequens oboediensque est mori atque inperiis patris, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 55 (459): patri, Ter. Heaut. 259: legiones nobis, Cic. Fam. 10, 8.—Comp.: animus obsequentior, Sen. Ep. 50, 6; Curt. 6, 3, 18.— Sup.: curae mortalium obsequentissimam esse Italiam, amenable, susceptible of culture, Col. 3, 8, 5: nurus, Quint. Decl. 291. —
- B In partic., an appellation of the gods, favorable, indulgent, gracious, propitious: bonam atque obsequentem deam, Plaut. Rud. 1, 5, 3 (261).—Esp. as subst., of Fortuna: Quem te deum autem nominem? Leo. Fortunam atque obsequentem, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 126 (716); Inscr. Orell. 1750; 1751.— Hence, adv.: obsĕquenter, compliantly, obsequiously (perh. not in Cic.): haec a collegā obsequenter facta, Liv. 41, 10, 12: parere alicui, Plin. Ep. 4, 11, 15.—Sup.: vixit in contubernio aviae severissime, et tamen obsequentissime, entirely according to her wishes, Plin. Ep. 7, 24, 3.

ob-sequor, secūtus sum, sequī, I) jmdm. Folge leisten, folgen, willfahren, sich nach jmd. richten, 1) im allg.: senibus, Ter.: tibi roganti, Cic.: patri obsequi et parēre, Gell.: de te tibi obsequor, Cic.: obs. alci in omnibus et severioribus consiliis, Eutr.: obsequendi sedulitas, Amm. – m. allg. Acc. = in etw., id (darin) gnato suo, Plaut. asin. 76: quae (worin), Fronto ad Ver. 7. p. 234, 7 N.: quaedam (in einigen Fällen), Gell. 2, 7, 12: dh. de mandatis obsequendis, Gell. 1, 13, 9. – m. folg. ut (uti) u. Konj., neque, uti de M. Pompilio referrent, senatui obsequebantur, Liv. 42, 21, 1: obsecutus est, ut sepeliret (corpus), Augustin. serm. 44, 7. – 2) insbes.: a) einem Höheren gehorchen, alci, zB. dictatori, Eutr. 1, 12. – b) einem Fürsten huldigen, multi reges ex regnis suis venerunt, ut ei obsequerentur, Eutr. 7, 10. – II) übtr., einer Sache (bes. einer Stimmung od. Leidenschaft) sich hingeben, sich überlassen, nachhängen, nachleben, nachkommen, a) v. Pers.: alcis voluntati, Cic.: amori, Plaut.: animo, nach seinem Willen leben, Ter.: fortunae, Caes. in Cic. ep.: studiis, Nep.: tempestati, Cic.: imperio, nachkommen, Iuven.: malle gloriae suae quam irae obsequi, Curt.: necessitatibus suis, sich in das Unvermeidliche schicken, Sen.: Ggstz. cum huic (cupiditati) obsecutus sit, illi est repugnandum, Cic. – b) v. Lebl., aes malleis obsequitur, gibt nach, wenn es geschmiedet wird, Plin.: caput manibus ac lateribus obsequatur, richte sich nach den usw., Quint. – ➳ Pass. impers., volo amori obsecutum illius, Plaut. asin. 77, wo Lachm. Lucr. p. 304 volo obsecuum illius lesen will (der ganze Vers wahrsch. unecht).

obsĕquor, (10) cūtus (quūtus) sum, sĕquī, intr., avec dat., ¶ 1 céder (déférer) aux volontés (aux désirs) de, condescendre, avoir de la complaisance pour : alicui Cic. Clu. 149 ou voluntati alicujus Cic. Fin. 2, 17, se plier aux désirs de qqn, faire la volonté de qqn ; tempestati Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 21, céder à la tempête ; fortunæ Cæs. d. Cic. Att. 10, 8, 1, se prêter à la fortune ; animo Pl. Mil. 677, satisfaire ses désirs || [avec acc. de rel.] : id gnato Pl. As. 76, céder en cela à son fils, cf. Gell. 2, 7, 12 || [avec ut ] : neque uti de M. Popilio referrent senatui obsequebantur Liv. 42, 21, 1, et, sur la question de mettre à lʼordre du jour lʼaffaire de M. Popilius, ils ne déféraient pas aux désirs du sénat ¶ 2 [fig.] æs malleis obsequitur Plin. 34, 94, lʼairain se plie à la volonté du marteau, est malléable ; caput manibus obsequatur Quint. 11, 3, 70 que la tête suive le mouvement des mains.

➳ pass. impers. *Pl. As. 77.

ob-sequor, sequī, secūtus sum (m. dat.)

1. toegeven aan, volgzaam zijn jegens, gehoorzamen [patri; senibus; centurioni; senatui; legibus; fortunae; naturae]; (m. ut);
2. zich overgeven aan, zich laten leiden door [studiis suis; irae; gloriae; alcis voluntati].

obsequor , eris, ecutus sum, equi. d. 3.
從人。服事。— tempori 隨時就便。Animo obsequor 從己所欲。

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ob-sequor cūtus (not quūtus), ī, dep.,

to comply, yield, gratify, humor, submit, be accommodating: tibi, T.: huic: voluntati tuae: imperio, Iu.: uti de Pompilio referrent, senatui, L.—To yield, give up, indulge: animo, T.: huius cupiditati: studiis suis, N.: irae, Cu.

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