Logeion | obvius

obvia ei Camilla occurrit
Camilla ran up to meet him

obvius , a, um: adj. (ob and via), in the way; presenting one's self or itself; meeting, 1.314; against, 6.880; opposing, 9.56; in the way of; exposed to, 3.499; obvius fierī, to encounter, meet, 10.380.

obvĭus, a, um, adj. [ob-via], in the way, so as to meet, meeting, to meet (class.).

I In gen.: si ille obvius ei futurus omnino non erat, had no expectation of meeting him, Cic. Mil. 18, 47: dare se obvium alicui, to meet a person, Liv. 1, 16: quo in loco inter se obvii fuissent, had met each other, Sall. J. 79, 4: libellus insidiarum ab obvio quodam porrectus, by one who met him, Suet. Caes. 81; cf. Quint. 10, 3, 29: cuicumque est obvia, whomsoever she meets, Juv. 6, 412: cui mater mediā sese tulit obvia silvā, met, Verg. A. 1, 314: obvia cui Camilla Occurrit, id. ib. 11, 498: esse in obvio alicui, to be in the way of or where one can meet another, Liv. 37, 23; so, with ellips. of dat.: Brutidius meus ad Martis fuit obvius aram, Juv. 10, 83: se gravissimis tempestatibus obvium ferre, Cic. Rep. 1, 4, 7: agmen obviorum, Suet. Calig. 13: obvii e diverso, Plin. 8, 50, 76, § 201.—Of things: neque aranei tenvia fila Obvia sentimus, Lucr. 3, 384: simulacra nobis, id. 4, 37: obvias mihi litteras mittas, send to meet, Cic. Att. 6, 5, 1; cf. id. ib. 6, 4, 3: ultroque ferebant Obvia securis ubera lactis oves, offered, presented, Tib. 1, 3, 46: montes, qui obvii erant itineri adversariorum, which lay in their way, which they met or fell in with, Nep. Eum. 9: quaeque, Val. Fl. 3, 583: obvia flamina, Ov. M. 1, 528: obvius undis, up the stream, id. ib. 11, 138: obviaque hospitiis teneat frondentibus arbos, over against, opposite, Verg. G. 4, 24: aquilones, contrary, adverse, Tac. A. 2, 54: prona cadit lateque et cominus obvia frangens, every thing in its way, Cat. 64, 109.—
II In partic.
- A In a bad sense, as an enemy, against, to meet or encounter: si ingredienti cum armatā manu obvius fueris, Cic. Caecin. 27, 76: Jugurthae obvius procedit, Sall. J. 21, 1: obvii hostibus, id. ib. 50, 4: infestā subit obvius hastā, Verg. A. 10, 877.—
- B In a good sense.
- - 1 Easy of access, affable, courteous (perh. not ante-Aug.): est enim obvius, et expositus, plenusque humanitate, Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 2.—
  - 2 Of inanim. and abstr. things, at hand, easy, ready, obvious: nec se obvias fuisse dicenti, sed conquisitas (figuras), Quint. 9, 3, 5: quidquid venerit obvium loquamur, Mart. 11, 7, 7: obvias opes deferre deos, Tac. A. 16, 2: comitas, id. ib. 2, 2: laudes, common, Gell. 5, 1, 1: obvia et illaborata virtus, easy, not difficult of attainment, Quint. 12, 2, 2: ex obvio fere victus (animalibus), id. 2, 16, 14.—
  - 3 Of words, in constant use, common: est vestibulum in sermonibus celebre atque obvium verbum, Macr. S. 6, 8, 15: municipes et municipia sunt verba dictu facilia et usu obvia, Gell. 16, 13, 1; 18, 12, 10; cf.: obvium est dicere dimidiā, id. 3, 14, 12.—
  - 4 Se dare obvium, to occur to one's mind or memory: licet omnes (versus) praesens memoria non suggerat, tamen, qui se dederint obvios, annotabo, Macr. S. 5, 3, 1.—
- C Lying open, i. e. exposed, obnoxious to an evil (poet.): rupes Obvia ventorum furiis expostaque ponto, Verg. A. 10, 694: melioribus opto Auspiciis et quae fuerit minus obvia Graiis, id. ib. 3, 498: calvitium quoquoversus obvium, i. e. exposed to the air, Ap. Met. 11, 30, 26.

obvius, a, um (ob u. via), begegnend, entgegen, I) eig.: obviae litterae, unterwegs eintreffende, Tac.: obv. esse alci, Cic., od. fieri, Liv., in den Wurf kommen, entgegentreten, begegnen: obvios esse inter se, einander begegnen, Sall.: quidquid concitatis equis obvium esset, alles, was dem Laufe der Rosse entgegenträte, Curt.: alqm obvium habere, Tac. u. Iustin.: se dare alci obvium, begegnen, Liv.: ebenso dari alci obvium, jmdm. in den Wurf kommen, begegnen, Liv.: obvium ire hosti, entgegenrücken, Curt: litteras obvias alci mittere, Cic.: litterae mihi volant obviae, Cic.: cui mater se tulit obvia, Verg.: obvia cui Camilla occurrit, Verg.: alci obvius eo, Ov.: poterisne rotatis obvius ire polis, ne te citus auferat axis, kannst du der Umdrehung der Pole entgegengehen, ohne daß dich ihr rascher Flug davonträgt, Ov.: in obvio classi esse, der Fl. begegnen, Liv.: nullo obvio hoste, da sich kein F. entgegenstellte, Curt.: quidquid venerit obvium loquamur, was uns vor den Mund kommt, Mart.: u. so in legendo esse obvium (aufstoßen), v. Wörtern, Gell. 18, 12, 10: u. se dare obvios, plötzlich einfallen, v. Versen, Macr. sat. 5, 3, 1. – subst., obvius, iī, m., der Begegnende, libellus ab obvio quodam porrectus, Suet.: oft Plur., obvios percunctari, Cic.: obvios non videre, Quint.: passim obvii (wer in den Weg kam) caedebantur, Curt.: stercore in vultum et pectus ab omnibus obviis appetitus, Eutr. – II) übtr.: 1) entgegen (im Wege, in der Nähe, zur Hand) befindlich, -liegend, montes, qui obvii erant itineri adversariorum, die dem Marsche der G. im Wege lagen, Nep.: cubiculum obvium soli, Plin. ep.: calvitium quoquoversus obvium, sichtbar, Apul.: quidquid obvium erat (zur Hand war), quo armari possent, arripiunt, Curt. – bes. von Wörtern, oft vorkommend, gang und gäbe, est ›vestibulum‹ in sermonibus celebre atque obvium verbum, Macr. sat. 6, 8, 15: ›municipes‹ et ›municipia‹ sunt verba dictu facilia et usu obvia, Gell. 16, 13, 1. – 2) ausgesetzt, preisgegeben, furiis ventorum, Verg.: Graiis, Verg. – 3) nahe liegend, leicht-, bald zur Hand, opes, Tac.: urbana crimina, quorum obvii testes erant, Tac.: virtutem obviam et illaboratam habere, ungesucht und ohne Mühe, Quint.: cuncta prompta et obvia habere, Tac. – m. folg. Infin., cum obvium proximumque esset dicere ›dimidiā etc.‹, Gell. 3, 14, 12. – 4) entgegen-, zuvorkommend, leicht zugänglich, gefällig, comitas, Tac.: voluntas, Quint. – v. Pers., est obvius et expositus, Plin. ep. – 5) sich leicht einfindend, sich aufdrängend, obviā rerum similitudine et satietate, Tac. ann. 4, 33: exemplum velut obviā assentatione conquirere, Plin. ep. 1, 8, 17.

obvius [CL] 1 that goes to meet, meeting: a (of person or animal); b (of artefact); c (w. vb. of motion) to go to meet; d (~um habere or ~us esse & dat.) to meet, encounter; e (~is manibus, fig.) with open arms. a ~us honorifice suscepit eum W. Poit. I 41; cui cornix ~a dissuasit ne tale nuntium ferret Natura Deorum 11. b habet [Cestria] ‥ plateas duas equilineas et excellentes in modum benedicte crucis, per transversum sibi ~as et se transeuntes Lucian Chester 46. c ut te suscipiat victoriam Francia gaudens, / obvia palmatis et manibus veniat Alcuin Carm. 45. 80. d ~os habuit quosdam suae militiae principes W. Poit. I 25; si ‥ abbas vel monachus ‥ latronem ‥ ~um habuerit in itinere, habeant potestatem eripiendi eum ab imminenti periculo W. Malm. GR II 150; 1164 non longe a strata publica ~um habui quem querebam J. Sal. Ep. 134 (136 p. 2); Antonio in deserto vaganti locutus est satyrus et ~us fuit centaurus R. Niger Chr. II 125. e c794 angelicos ‥ choros suscipientes ~is manibus animam Alcuin Ep. 36; ~is ut aiunt manibus excipiens indulgentissime retinuit W. Malm. GR II 188; ~is manibus pacem amplexus, in fraterne necessitudinis amorem libenter accurrit Id. GP I 55 p. 106; quam ~is manibus accipiens indulgentissime retinuit Ciren. II 192. 2 (with hostile intent); b (w. gen.); c (w. vb. of motion). ne confestim in ipso ingressu ~o propugnatore ‥ repellerentur W. Poit. I 34. b s891 catervae ‥ exercitus visitant orientales Francorum partes. rex ‥ ~us quorum ‥ inbuit certamen Æthelw. IV 3. c tu ‥ armatus clypeo virtutis et ense, / ut rabiem perimas, obvius ibis eis J. Sal. Enth. Phil. 134. 3 that obstructs. b (fig., w. dat.) detrimental to. in genus Israel genus Egipcium / furit sed pelagus occurrit obvium Walt. Wimb. Carm. 509. b s1343 quod ipse ‥ ea ‥ fame, saluti ‥ ~a toleraret Ad. Mur. Chr. 152. 4 that opposes or confronts. ~o, geanulum GlP 776; vix illi poterit equari Cinthia / cum totis ignibus fratris est obvia Walt. Wimb. Palpo 140. 5 that contravenes or infringes. scripta sibi venie quod rex dedit obvia legi Pol. Poems I 228; si nostras ‥ rumor penetraverit aures / obvius his monitis, urbs luet R. Maidstone Conc. 299. 6 (as sb.): a (m.) one who meets or confronts, opponent. b (n.) that which lies in the way, obstacle. a custos ab ~is sciscitatus W. Malm. GR II 171; qui nichil aliud nisi predari ~osque ferire vel vincire cupiebant Ord. Vit. XIII 26 p. 72; ad ~orum oculos et facies offendendum J. Godard Ep. 220; quo revocari possint errantes ‥ at pertinaciter reluctantes et ~i ‥ mitigari Conway Def. Mend. 1410 (recte 1310). b quaeque ~a ‥ metunt Gildas EB 16; grassatoribus ~a quaeque atrociter vastantibus Aldh. VirgP 31; saevius omni ferro quaeque ~a vastantes W. Poit. I 40; s1176 conculcans et comminuens ~a queque Fordun Chr. VIII 25.

obvĭus, (8) a, um (obviam), ¶ 1 qui se trouve sur le passage, qui rencontre, qui va au-devant : ille obvius ei futurus non erat Cic. Mil. 47, lui ne se trouvait pas dans le cas de le rencontrer ; obvium alicui fieri Liv. 1, 60, 1, rencontrer qqn ; se gravissimis tempestatibus obvium ferre Cic. Rep. 1, 7, se porter au-devant des plus terribles tempêtes ; obvias alicui litteras mittere Cic. Att. 6, 5, 1, envoyer une lettre au-devant de qqn, cf. Cic. Att. 6, 4, 3 ; Fam. 2, 12, 1 ; in obvio alicui esse Liv. 37, 23, 1, rencontrer qqn ; montes obvii itineri Nep. Eum. 9, 3, montagnes se trouvant sur le passage || m. pris subst^t , obvius, obvii, une personne, des personnes que lʼon rencontre : Suet. Cæs. 81 ; Cal. 13 ¶ 2 [fig.] a) qui se présente à proximité, sous la main : figuræ obviæ dicenti Quint. 9, 3, 5, figures qui sʼoffrent dʼelles-mêmes à lʼorateur ; verba usu obvia Gell. 16, 13, 1, mots dʼusage courant ; obvias opes deferre Tac. Ann. 16, 2, offrir des richesses sur lesquelles il suffit dʼétendre la main ; ex obvio fere victus Quint. 2, 16, 14, nourriture qui sʼoffre presque au passage || obvium est avec inf. Gell. 3, 14, 12, il est facile de ; b) qui va au-devant, prévenant, affable : est obvius et expositus Plin. Min. Ep. 1, 10, 2, il est prévenant et ouvert à tous ; obvia comitas Tac. Ann. 2, 2, affabilité empressée ; c) qui sʼoffre aux regards : velut obvia adsentatione *Plin. Min. Ep. 1, 8, 17, avec une vanité qui sʼétale en qq. sorte ; d) exposé à : rupes obvia ventorum furiis Virg. En. 10, 794, rocher exposé à la fureur des vents, cf. Virg. En. 3, 498.

obvius, a, um (obviam)

1. tegemoetkomend, tegemoet tredend [flamina, aquilones tegemoet waaiend; litterae elkaar kruisend]; ➤ alci obvius sum, obvius eo, obvium me fero ik ga tegemoet, ontmoet; obvium patrem habui ik ben de vader tegengekomen; consuli litteras -as mittere de consul een brief tegemoet sturen; in -o esse classi hostium de vloot v.d. vijanden ontmoeten;
2. (v. zaken) in de weg liggend of staand [arbos; montes];
3. (postklass.) voorhanden, in de buurt [opes; testes]; ➤ arripiunt quidquid -um est;
4. (poët.) overgeleverd, blootgesteld aan (m. dat.) [ventorum furiis];
5. (postklass.) (metaf.) vriendelijk, voorkomend;
6. (postklass.) duidelijk, evident; ➤ -ā rerum similitudine.

obvius , a, um. adj. (via.)
掽見者。順便者。— et expositus homo 易見之人。Tute tibi — obstas 汝實自相矛盾。Obviae opes 利衆人之財。

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, Contrarius. Bulla Cælestin. III. PP. apud Buzelinum in GalloFlandr. pag. 365 : Cum detestabile sit et Obvium rationi.

Gall. Combattu, repoussé, ennemi. Galcherus fit legitimusJustis defensionibusEt Manasses fit obviusPatrum auctoritatibus. (Gesta pontificum Cameracensium, p. 29.)

obvius adj.

ob+via, in the way, so as to meet, meeting, to meet: si ille obvius ei futurus non erat, had no expectation of meeting him: se mihi obvium dedit, met, L.: venit obvius illi, H.: cuicumque est obvia, whomsoever she meets, Iu.: ad Martis fuit obvius aram, Iu.: se gravissimis tempestatibus obvium ferre: obvias mihi litteras mittas, send to meet: montes, qui obvii erant itineri, lay in the way, N.: undis, up stream, O.: Obviaque hospitiis teneat arbos, opposite, V.—As substn.: in obvio classi hostium esse, be in the way, L.—Against, to meet, to encounter: quo in loco inter se obvii fuissent, had fought, S.: si ingredienti cum armatā multitudine obvius fueris: infestā subit obvius hastā, V.—Open, exposed, liable, subject: rupes Obvia ventorum furiis, V.: (urbs) minus obvia Grais, V.: comitas, i. e. ready, Ta.: rerum similitudo, obtrusive, Ta.

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