noun · neutersecond declension
beneficium
beneficium n (genitive beneficiī or beneficī)
Classical[bɛ.nɛˈfɪ.ki.ũː]Ecclesiastical[be.neˈfiː.t͡ʃi.um]
№ 182 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- neuterbenefit
- neuterfavour, favor, kindness, service
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
bonum factum quō alterum iuvās.beneficium -ī n — in Mille Verba, Convīvium
bonum factum, dōnumbeneficium -ī (n) — in Epistulae, ch. 19
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | beneficium | beneficia benificia |
| genitive | beneficiī beneficī, benificī, benificiī | beneficiōrum benificiōrum |
| dative | beneficiō benificiō | beneficiīs benificiīs |
| accusative | beneficium | beneficia benificia |
| ablative | beneficiō benificiō | beneficiīs benificiīs |
| vocative | beneficium | beneficia benificia |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- beneficia in aliquem conferre
- to heap benefits upon...
- beneficium alicui dare, tribuere
- to do any one a service or kindness.
- pro maleficiis beneficia reddere
- to return good for evil.
- beneficio aliquem afficere, ornare
- to do any one a service or kindness.
- beneficium remunerari or reddere (cumulate)
- to (richly) recompense a kindness or service.
- beneficiis aliquem obstringere, obligare, devincire
- to lay any one under an obligation by kind treatment.
- ius praecipuum, beneficium, donum, also immunitas c. Gen.
- prerogative, privilege.
bĕnĕfĭcĭum (better than bĕnĭfĭcĭ-um), ii, n. beneficus.
I. A benefaction, kindness, favor, benefit, service, εὐεργέτημα (sunt qui ita distinguunt, quaedam beneficia esse, quaedam officia, quaedam ministeria. Beneficium esse, quod alienus det:
alienus est, qui potuit sine reprehensione cessare: officium esse filii, uxoris et earum personarum, quas necessitudo suscitat et ferre opem jubet: ministerium esse servi, quem condicio sua eo loco posuit, ut nihil eorum, quae praestat, imputet superiori, Sen. Ben.3, 18, 1);—(in prose freq.; in poetry, for metrical reasons, only in play-writers; most freq. in Ter.). A. In gen.:
nullum beneficium esse duco id, quod, quoi facias, non placet, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 12: beneficium accipere, Ter. Ad. 2, 3, 1: pro maleficio beneficium reddere, id. Phorm. 2, 2, 22: immemor beneficii, id. And. 1, 1, 17: cupio aliquos parere amicos beneficio meo, id. Eun. 1, 2, 69: beneficium verbis initum re comprobare, id. And. 5, 1, 5: nec enim si tuam ob causam cuiquam commodes, beneficium illud habendum est, sed feneratio, Cic. Fin. 2, 35, 117; id. Off. 2. 20, 70: beneficio adligari: beneficio victus esse, Cic. Planc. 33, 81; cf.: Jugurtham beneficiis vincere, Sall. J. 9, 3: collocare, Cic. Off. 1, 15, 49 al.; 2, 20, 69: dare, id. ib. 1, 15, 48; id. Fam. 13, 8, 3' deferre, id. Off. 1, 15, 49: conferre in aliquem, id. ib. 1, 14, 45: quia magna mihi debebat beneficia, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 12, 1: in republicā multo praestat benefici quam malefici immemorem esse, Sall. J. 31, 28: senatus et populus Romanus benefici et injuriae memor esse solet, id. ib. 104, 5; Petr. 126, 4: in iis (hominibus) beneficio ac maleficio abstineri aecum censent, Liv. 5, 3, 8: immortali memoriā retinere beneficia, Nep. Att. 11, 5 al.—Of the favor of the people in giving their vote: quidquid hoc beneficio populi Romani atque hac potestate praetoriā possum, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 24, 69, and 71.—B. Esp.
1. Beneficio, through favor, by the help, aid, support, mediation:
beneficio tuo salvus, thanks to you, Cic. Fam. 11, 22, 1; 13, 35, 1: nostri consulatūs beneficio, by means of, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 6: servari beneficio Caesaris, Vell. 2, 71, 1: hoc beneficio, by this means, Ter. Heaut. 2, 4, 14: sortium beneficio, by the lucky turn of, Caes. B. G. 1, 53 Herz.: longissimae aetatis, Quint. 3, 1, 9: ingenii, id. 2, 11, 2; 5, 10, 121: eloquentiae, Tac. Or. 8 al.; cf.: fortunae beneficium, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 4, 2.—(b). In gen., by the agency of:
quod beneficio ejus contingit, Dig. 39, 2, 40, § 1: beneficio furis, ib. 47, 2, 46 pr.—2. Alicujus beneficii facere (habere, etc.), to make dependent on one's bounty or favor (post-Aug.):
commeatus a senatu peti solitos benefici sui fecit, Suet. Claud. 23: ut munus imperii beneficii sui faceret, Just. 13, 4, 9; cf.: adeo quidem dominis servi beneficia possunt dare, ut ipsos saepe beneficii sui fecerint, Sen. Ben. 3, 18, 4: sed nihil habebimus nisi beneficii alieni? Quint. 10, 4, 6.—II. Transf. to political life.
A. A distinction, support, favor, promotion (esp. freq. after the Aug. per.):
coöptatio collegiorum ad populi beneficium transferebatur, Cic. Lael. 25, 96; id. Phil. 2, 36, 91: quibus omnia populi Romani beneficia dormientibus deferuntur, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 70, § 180: in beneficiis ad aerarium delatus, among those recommended to favor, id. Arch. 5, 11 Halm. ad loc.; id. Fam. 7, 5, 3: cum suo magno beneficio esset, under great obligation to his recommendation, id. Phil. 8, 6 Wernsd.; Flor. 4, 2, 92; cf. Suet. Tit. 8.—So, 2. Esp. freq. of military promotions (whence beneficiarius, q. v.):
quod scribis de beneficiis, scito a me et tribunos militaris et praefectos... delatos esse, Cic. Fam. 5, 20, 7: ut tribuni militum... quae antea dictatorum et consulum ferme fuerant beneficia, Liv. 9, 30, 3: beneficia gratuita esse populi Romani, id. 45, 42, 11; Hirt. B. Afr. 54, 5: per beneficia Nymphidii, promoted, advanced through the favor of Nymphidius, Tac. H. 1, 25; 4, 48 Lips.: beneficii sui centuriones, i. e. his creatures, Suet. Tib. 12: Liber beneficiorum or Beneficium, the book in which the public lands that were bestowed were designated, Hyg. Limit. Const. p. 193 Goes.; Arcad. ib. p. 260.—So, SERVVS. A. COMMENTARIIS. BENEFICIORVM., Inscr. Grut. 578, 1.—B. A privilege, right (post-Aug.):
anulorum, Dig. 48, 7, 42: religionis, ib. 3, 3, 18: militaris, ib. 29, 1, 3.—Hence, liberorum, a release from the office of judge, received in consequence of having a certain number of children, Suet. Claud. 15; Dig. 49, 8, 1, § 2.—C. Personified, as a god:
duos omnino (deos credere), Poenam et Beneficium, Plin. 2, 7, 5, § 14.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
beneficium ī, n
bene+2 FAC-, a favor, benefit, service, kindness: Pro maleficio beneficium reddere, T.: alcui dare: apud bonos beneficium conlocare, lay under obligation: Iugurtham beneficiis vincere, S.: in regem: erga me: Abs quivis homine beneficium accipere, T.: adfici beneficio: beneficio sum tuo usus, have received from you: benefici memor esse, S.: beneficio tuo salvus, thanks to you: nostri consulatūs beneficio, by means of: hoc beneficio, by this means, T.: sortium beneficio incolumis, by the lucky turn of, Cs.: alqd per beneficium civitatibus concedere, as a favor: (alqd illis) in benefici loco deferendum, offered as a kindness: coöptatio collegiorum ad populi beneficium transferebatur, i. e. the power to choose was vested in: in beneficiis ad aerarium delatus est, i. e. among those who had done service to the state: ne qua tabula benefici figeretur, no man posted as privileged. —An honor, distinction, office, promotion: beneficio populi R. ornatus: vestris beneficiis praeditus: quae antea dictatorum fuerant beneficia, in the gift of, L.: beneficia vostra penes optumos forent, S.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin beneficium From beneficus (“beneficent”) + -ium.
Descendants
- Catalanbenefici
- Englishbeneficium
- Frenchbénéfice
- Italianbeneficio
- Occitanbenefici
- Portuguesebenefício
- Romanianbeneficiu
- Spanishbeneficio
- Bretonbenveg
- Galicianbeneficio