verbsecond conjugation, impersonal in the passive
faveō
faveō (present infinitive favēre, perfect active fāvī, supine fautum)
Classical[ˈfa.we.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈfaː.ve.o]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- impersonalto be favorable, to be well disposed or inclined towards, to favor, promote, befriend, countenance, protect
Vesta, favē! tibi nunc operāta resolvimus ōra, ad tua sī nōbīs sacra venīre licet. Vesta, be favorable! Devoted to you, we now unbind our lips; [that is], if we are permitted to come to your sacrifices. (See Vesta (mythology); Vestalia.)
8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 6.249–250 - impersonalwith dativeto favor
Rōmānīs Iūnō coepit plācāta favēre
239 BCE – 169 BCE, Ennius, Annales - impersonalwith dativeto countenance, applaud, support, encourage, indulge
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
bene volō; favēre est ``bene!'' clāmāre et gaudēre.faveō -ēre fāvī — in Mille Verba, Convīvium
prō aliquō stō et clāmōfaveō -ēre (+dat) — in Epistulae, ch. 4
Conjugation conjugation 2
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | faveō | favēbam | favēbō | fāvī | fāveram fāram | fāverō fārō |
| 2nd sg. | favēs | favēbās | favēbis | fāvistī fāstī | fāverās fārās | fāveris fāris |
| 3rd sg. | favet | favēbat | favēbit | fāvit fāt | fāverat fārat | fāverit fārit |
| 1st pl. | favēmus | favēbāmus | favēbimus | fāvimus fāmus | fāverāmus fārāmus | fāverimus fārimus |
| 2nd pl. | favētis | favēbātis | favēbitis | fāvistis fāstis | fāverātis fārātis | fāveritis fāritis |
| 3rd pl. | favent | favēbant | favēbunt | fāvērunt fārunt, fāvēre | fāverant fārant | fāverint fārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | faveam | favērem | fāverim fārim | fāvissem fāssem |
| 2nd sg. | faveās | favērēs | fāverīs fārīs | fāvissēs fāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | faveat | favēret | fāverit fārit | fāvisset fāsset |
| 1st pl. | faveāmus | favērēmus | fāverīmus fārīmus | fāvissēmus fāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | faveātis | favērētis | fāverītis fārītis | fāvissētis fāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | faveant | favērent | fāverint fārint | fāvissent fāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | favētur | favēbātur | favēbitur |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | faveātur | favērētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | favē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | favēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | favētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | favētō | favētor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | favētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | faventō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | favēre | favērī |
| perfect infinitive | fāvisse fāsse | fautum esse |
| future infinitive | fautūrum esse | fautum īrī |
| present participle | favēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | fautum fauta, fautā, fautae, fautam, fautārum, fautās, faute, fautī, fautīs, fautō, fautōrum, fautōs, fautus |
| future participle | fautūrus fautūra, fautūrā, fautūrae, fautūram, fautūrārum, fautūrās, fautūre, fautūrī, fautūrīs, fautūrō, fautūrōrum, fautūrōs, fautūrum | favendum favenda, favendā, favendae, favendam, favendārum, favendās, favende, favendīs, favendōrum, favendōs, favendus |
gerundfavendī, favendō, favendumsupinefautum, fautū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- fasti
- the calender (list of fasts and festivals).
- studere, favere alicui
- to look favourably upon; to support.
- nobilitati favere (Sest. 9. 21)
- to be a friend of the aristocracy.
- favete ore, linguis = εὐφημειτε
- maintain a devout silence (properly, utter no ill-omened word).
făvĕo, fāvi, fautum, 2, v. n. perh. root φαϝ-, φάος, φῶς, light, safety; cf. also foveo,
I. to be favorable, to be well disposed or inclined towards, to favor, promote, befriend, countenance, protect (class.; syn.: studeo, foveo, diligo, amo).
I. In gen.
(a). With dat.:
favere et cupere Helvetiis propter eam affinitatem (opp. odisse), Caes. B. G. 1, 18, 8: qui diligebant hunc, illi favebant, Cic. Rosc. Com. 10, 29; cf. favor, II.: ille (chorus) bonis faveatque et consilietur amice (= semper cum personis probis stet), Hor. A. P. 196: Romanis Juno coepit placata favere, Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 281 (Ann. v. 289 ed. Vahl.): tibi favemus, te tuā frui virtute cupimus, etc., Cic. Brut. 97, 331: rescripsi ... me ei fauturum, id. Att. 12, 49, 1: non multo plus patriae faveo quam tuae gloriae, id. Fam. 10, 19, 2: rei publicae, dignitati ac gloriae tuae, id. ib. 12, 7, 1: nostrae laudi dignitatique, id. ib. 1, 7, 8: huic meae voluntati, id. ib. 15, 4, 14; cf.: honori et dignitati, Caes. B. C. 1, 7, 1: sententiae, Cic. Tusc. 1, 23, 55: rebus Gallicis, Caes. B. G. 6, 7, 7: rebus Caesaris, id. B. C. 2, 18, 6: favere et plaudere ingeniis sepultis, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 88: operi, Ov. M. 15, 367 et saep.: honoribus, Cic. Planc. 8, 20: huc coëamus ait ... Coëamus retulit Echo, et verbis favet ipsa suis, i. e. delights in, Ov. M. 3, 388: qui (galli) silentio noctis, ut ait Ennius, favent faucibus russis cantu, i. e. give rest to, indulge, Cic. Div. 2, 26, 57.—Pass. impers.: non modo non invidetur illi aetati, verum etiam favetur, Cic. Off. 2, 13, 45; so, favetur, id. de Or. 2, 51, 207; Quint. 5, 7, 31: huic Romae ita fautum est, ut, etc., Spartian. Pescenn. 2.—(b). Absol. (very rare; mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
maxime favet judex qui, etc., Quint. 3, 7, 25; cf.: judices, ut faveant, rogamus, id. 4, 1, 73: si favet alma Pales, Ov. F. 4, 722: assis, o Tegeaee, favens (= propitius), Verg. G. 1, 18: Phoebe, fave, Tib. 2, 5, 1: faveas, Cypria, id. 3, 3, 34; cf.: quisquis es, o faveas, Ov. M. 3, 613: vos, o, coetum, Tyrii, celebrate faventes, Verg. A. 1, 735: favente Marte, Tib. 1, 10, 30; cf.: faventibus diis, Suet. Galb. 10: et bonos et aequos et faventes vos habui dominos, id. Tib. 29.—(g). With inf. (= cupere): matronae moeros complent spectare faventes, Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. G. 1, 18 (Ann. v. 376 ed. Vahl., but not in Ov. H. 6, 100, v. Loers. ad h. l.).—
B. Of inanim. subjects:
(terra) altera frumentis favet, altera Baccho, densa magis Cereri, etc., is favorable, promotes, Verg. G. 2, 228: dum favet nox, Hor. C. 3, 4, 50: venti faventes (i. q. secundi, prosperi), favorable, Ov. M. 15, 49.II. In partic.
A. In relig. lang., linguis, rarely linguā, ore, etc., to speak good words or to abstain from evil words (the Greek εὐφημεῖν); hence, to keep still, be silent: idcirco rebus divinis, quae publice fierent, ut FAVERENT LINGVIS imperabatur;
inque feriis imperandis, ut LITIBVS ET IVRGIIS SE ABSTINERENT, Cic. Div. 1, 45, 102; cf.: faventia bonam ominationem significat. Nam praecones clamantes populum sacrificiis FAVERE jubebant. Favere enim est bona fari: at veteres poëtae pro silere usi sunt favere, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. faventia. p. 88, 6 Müll.: vidimus certis precationibus custodem praeponi, qui faveri linguis jubeat, Plin. 28, 2, 3, § 11; Cic. Div. 2, 40, 83: prospera lux oritur: linguis animisque favete; Nunc dicenda bono sunt bona verba die, Ov. F. 1, 71; cf.: dicamus bona verba, venit natalis, ad aras. Quisquis ades, linguā vir mulierque fave, Tib. 2, 2, 2: en deus est, deus est! linguis animisque favete, quisquis ades! dixit ... Quisquis adest, jussum veneratur numen, et omnes Verba sacerdotis referunt geminata, Ov. M. 15, 677 sq.: contecti gladiis sub scutis ore faventes (= tacentes), Enn. ap. Phil. Verg. G. 4, 230 (Ann. v. 415 ed. Vahl.); cf.: ore favete omnes et cingite tempora ramis, Verg. A. 5, 71: odi profanum vulgus et arceo. Favete linguis, Hor. C. 3, 1, 2: quoties mentio sacra litterarum intervenerit, favete linguis, Sen. Vit. Beat. 26 fin.: sacra facit vates? sint ora faventia sacris, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 1. cf.: concipiamque bonas ore favente preces, Ov. Tr. 3, 13, 18: linguā favens assit (diei natali), longorum oblita malorum, id. ib. 5, 5, 5; Juv. 12, 83; cf.: mente favete pari, etc., Sil. 15, 295.—Absol.: favete (= tacete), adeste aequo animo et rem cognoscite, Ter. And. prol. 24.—B. To applaud:
quo clamor vocat et turba faventium, etc., Hor. C. 3, 24, 46; cf.: tum clamore, qualis ex insperato faventium solet, Romani adjuvant militem suum (Horatium), Liv. 1, 25, 9: infensus turbae faventi adversus studium suum, Suet. Calig. 30; Plin. Ep. 9, 6, 2: tu Veneri dominae plaude favente manu, Ov. A. A. 1, 148.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
faveō fāvī, fautūrus, ēre
FAV-, to be favorable, be well disposed, be inclined towards, favor, promote, befriend, countenance, protect : illi virgini, like , T.: Helvetiis, Cs.: favisse me tibi fateor: honori, Cs.: sententiae: Catilinae inceptis, S.: (galli) favent faucibus russis cantu, i. e. indulge , Enn. ap. C.: hac pro parte, i. e. be concerned for , O.: illi aetati favetur: iudex qui favet, is partial : si favet alma Pales, O.: Favete, listen kindly , T.: o faveas, O.: adscribi factis tuis se favet, i. e. desires , O.— To be favorable, be propitious : (terra) Altera frumentis favet, promotes , V.: Dum favet nox, H.: ventis faventibus, O.: auspicium favens, O.—With linguis, to abstain from ill-omened speech, keep still, be silent : ut faverent linguis imperabatur: En deus est! linguis animisque favete, O.; cf. Ore favete omnes et cingite tempora ramis, V.: lingua favens adsit (diei natali), O.: favete adeste aequo animo (i. e. tacete), T.
Origins
Uncertain. * Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to be, become”) or Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, to glow light”) via a stative *bʰh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favorable to”) (> *fawēō or a causative *bʰowh₂eyeti (> *faweō). * Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰew- (cognate with Proto-Slavic *gověti), via either a causative *gʷʰow-éye-ti > *faweō or a stative *gʷʰow-éh₁-yeti > *fawēō. (Kroonen derives the Slavic forms from the stative formation.) De Vaan considers the semantic connection with the root *gʷʰew- (“to worship, heed”) not compelling. This root has alternatively been reconstructed as *gʰew-, but Schrijver argues that the change of *gʰow- to Latin fav- would be ad hoc (compare *gʰóstis > hostis). A change of heterosyllabic *-ow- to *-aw-, called Thurneysen-Havet's Law, is postulated to have applied regularly in Proto-Italic to syllables that had no PIE accent; compare caveō.