proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Servīlius1
Servīlius m sg (genitive Servīliī or Servīlī)
Classical[sɛrˈwiː.li.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[serˈviː.li.us]
Meaning
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
- Quintus Servilius Ahala, a Roman dictator
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Servīlius | — |
| genitive | Servīliī Servīlī | — |
| dative | Servīliō | — |
| accusative | Servīlium | — |
| ablative | Servīliō | — |
| vocative | Servīlī | — |
Servīlĭus, i, m.; Servīlĭa, ae, f.,
I. the name of a Roman gens.
I. Masc.
A. C. Servilius Ahala, Liv. 4, 13 sq.; v. Ahala.—
B. Cn. and Q. Servilius Caepio, consuls, the former A.U.C. 613, the latter the following year, Cic. Font. 11, 23; cf. id. Brut. 25, 97; 25, 43; 25, 161; id. Att. 12, 5, 3 al.—
C. Another Cn. Servilius Caepio, Cic. Att. 12, 20, 2.—
D. Q. Servilius Caepio, consul A.U.C. 648, Vell. 2, 1, 3; cf. Cic. Brut. 35, 135; id. de Or. 2, 28, 124; id. Inv. 1, 49, 92.—
E. Q. Servilius Caepio, quœstor A.U.C. 654, Auct. Her. 1, 12, 21; 2, 12, 17; Cic. Fragm. Scaur. 1, 2, 45 B. and K. al.—Others of the same name are mentioned, Cic. Fin. 3, 2, 8; id. Fam. 3, 10, 2; 3, 11, 1; id. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 7.—
F. C. Servilius Casca, an assassin of Cœsar, Cic. Phil. 2, 11, 27.—
G. P. Servilius Casca, an assassin of Cœsar, Cic. Phil. 2, 11, 27; id. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 17, 1; id. Att. 16, 15, 3 al. —
H. C. Servilius Glaucia, prœtor, slain by Marius A.U.C. 654, Cic. Brut. 62, 224; id. Cat. 3, 6, 15.—
K. C. Servilius Isauricus, a successful general, a friend of Cicero, Cic. Att. 12, 21, 1; id. Prov. Cons. 9, 22 et saep. —
L. Another P. Servilius Isauricus, proconsul in Asia A.U.C. 708, to whom are addressed the letters, Cic. Fam. 13, 66-72; cf. id. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 2; 3, 4, 6.—
II. Fem. Servilia, Cic. Att. 14, 21, 3; 15, 11, 1; 15, 12, 1 al.— Hence,
A. Servīlĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Servilius, Servilian; familia, Plin. 34, 13, 38, § 137:
lex, scilicet judiciaria, introduced by Q. Servilius Caepio, Cic. de Or. 2, 55, 223; id. Clu. 51, 140, id. Brut. 43, 161; Tac. A. 12, 60: de pecuniis repetundis, by C. Servilius Glaucia, id. Rab. Post. 4, 9; id. Balb. 24, 54; id. Scaur. 1, 2; Ascon. ap. Scaur. p. 21; single fragments of which, still extant, are collected and explained in C. A. Klenze, Fragmenta legis Serviliae, Berol. 1825: agraria, proposed by P. Servilius Rullus, but defeated through the opposition of Cicero (Oratt. de lege Agr. III.); Servilius lacus, a place in Rome, in the eighth region, Cic. Rosc. Am. 32, 89; Sen. Prov 3, 7; cf. Fest. pp. 238 and 139.—B. Servīlĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Servilius, Servilian; horti, Suet. Ner. 47; Tac. A. 15, 55; id. H. 3, 38; cf. Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 23.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ser-der.?
- Proto-Italic*serwos
- LatinServīlius
Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin -īlis Latin servīlis Latin -ius Latin Servīlius From servīlis (“servile”) + -ius.