verbfourth conjugation, impersonal in the passive
subveniō
subveniō (present infinitive subvenīre, perfect active subvēnī, supine subventum)
Classical[sʊbˈwɛ.ni.oː]Ecclesiastical[subˈvɛː.ni.o]
Meaning
- impersonalto support, assist, come to the aid of, rescue
Nōn est nostrī ingenī, vestrī auxilī est, iūdicēs, huius innocentiae sīc in hāc calamitōsā fāmā quasi in aliquā perniciōsissimā flammā atque in commūnī incendiō subvenīre.
1856 translation by C. D. Yonge It is a matter requiring your aid, O judges; it becomes you to come to the assistance of the innocence of this man attacked by such a ruinous calumny, as you would in the case of a destructive fire or of a general conflagration.66 BCE, Cicero, Pro Cluentio 4videntur in parte favere temerario studio falsitatis […] asserentes praelatos Ecclesiae Christi animabus mortuorum fidelium remissionum indulgentiis non posse ullatenus subvenire
They [heretics] seem, in part, to favour a reckless zeal for falsehood […] asserting that the prelates of Christ's church cannot help, to any extent, the souls of the faithful dead with sin-forgiving indulgences13th c., Lucas of Tuy, De Altera Vita, prologue - impersonalto come up, come to mind, occur to
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation conjugation 4
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | subveniō | subveniēbam | subveniam | subvēnī | subvēneram | subvēnerō |
| 2nd sg. | subvenīs | subveniēbās | subveniēs | subvēnistī | subvēnerās | subvēneris |
| 3rd sg. | subvenit | subveniēbat | subveniet | subvēnit | subvēnerat | subvēnerit |
| 1st pl. | subvenīmus | subveniēbāmus | subveniēmus | subvēnimus | subvēnerāmus | subvēnerimus |
| 2nd pl. | subvenītis | subveniēbātis | subveniētis | subvēnistis | subvēnerātis | subvēneritis |
| 3rd pl. | subveniunt | subveniēbant | subvenient | subvēnērunt subvēnēre | subvēnerant | subvēnerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | subveniam | subvenīrem | subvēnerim | subvēnissem |
| 2nd sg. | subveniās | subvenīrēs | subvēnerīs | subvēnissēs |
| 3rd sg. | subveniat | subvenīret | subvēnerit | subvēnisset |
| 1st pl. | subveniāmus | subvenīrēmus | subvēnerīmus | subvēnissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | subveniātis | subvenīrētis | subvēnerītis | subvēnissētis |
| 3rd pl. | subveniant | subvenīrent | subvēnerint | subvēnissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | subvenītur | subveniēbātur | subveniētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | subveniātur | subvenīrētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | subvenī | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | subvenīte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | subvenītō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | subvenītō | subvenītor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | subvenītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | subveniuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | subvenīre | subvenīrī |
| perfect infinitive | subvēnisse | subventum esse |
| future infinitive | subventūrum esse | subventum īrī |
| present participle | subveniēns subveniente, subvenientem, subvenientēs, subvenientī, subvenientia, subvenientibus, subvenientis, subvenientīs, subvenientium | — |
| perfect participle | — | subventum |
| future participle | subventūrus subventūra, subventūrā, subventūrae, subventūram, subventūrārum, subventūrās, subventūre, subventūrī, subventūrīs, subventūrō, subventūrōrum, subventūrōs, subventūrum | subveniendum subveniundum, subvenienda, subveniendā, subveniendae, subveniendam, subveniendārum, subveniendās, subveniende, subveniendīs, subveniendōrum, subveniendōs, subveniendus |
gerundsubveniendī, subveniendō, subveniendumsupinesubventum, subventū
sub-vĕnĭo, vēni, ventum, 4 (old
I. fut. subvenibo, Plaut. Men. 5, 7, 20), v. n., to come up or advance to one's assistance (the figure taken from the advance of a military reserve; v. subsidium), to come to one's assistance, to aid, assist, relieve, succor; to obviate, remedy, heal, cure a disease, an evil, etc. (freq. and class.; syn.: adjuvo, succurro, sublevo).
(a). With dat. (so most freq.):
quibus (equitibus) celeriter subveniunt levis armaturae pedites, Hirt. B. G. 8, 19: Lucanius circumvento filio subvenit, Caes. B. G. 5, 35: Varenus illi laboranti subvenit, id. ib. 5, 44: Apollo quaeso, subveni mihi atque adjuva, Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 24: subveni patriae, opitulare collegae, Cic. Fam. 10, 10, 2: subvenire et opitulari patriae, id. Off. 1, 43, 154: civitati, Caes. B. G. 7, 32; id. B. C. 2, 4: subvenisti homini jam perdito, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 17, § 37: pauci subveniendum Adherbali censebant, Sall. J. 15, 3: vestri auxilii est, judices, hujus innocentiae subvenire, Cic. Clu. 1, 4: saluti suae acrioribus remediis, id. ib. 24, 67: vitae alicujus, Caes. B. G. 7, 50: stabilitati dentium, Plin. 23, 3, 37, § 74 et saep.: gravedini omni ratione, Cic. Att. 16, 14, 4: morbo, Plin. 22, 25, 61, § 129; 32, 9, 37, § 112: huic meae sollicitudini, Cic. Fam. 2, 6, 4: his tam periculosis rebus, id. Rep. 1, 19, 31.—Esp., of the prætor, to render official, judicial aid: aequissimum erit praetorem ei subvenire, Dig. 47, 10, 7, § 2.—Impers. pass.: subveniri generi humano, Cic. Off. 2, 4, 13: D. Bruti operā, etc. ... provinciae Galliae esse subventum, id. Phil. 5, 13, 36: huic quoque rei subventum est maxime a nobis, id. Att. 1, 17, 9: nisi celeriter sociis foret subventum, Hirt. B. Afr. 26, 4.—(b). Absol.:
et defendam et subvenibo sedulo, Plaut. Men. 5, 7, 20: age, fi benignus, subveni, id. Pers. 1, 1, 39: circumvenior, judices, nisi subvenitis, Cic. Brut. 75, 260: illum orare, ut subveniret, id. Div. 1, 27, 57: et subventuros auferet unda deos, Ov. Am. 2, 16, 28; Tac. A. 4, 72. —Impers. pass.: priusquam ex castris subveniretur, Sall. J. 54, 10: ni subveniatur, Liv. 23, 14: nisi in tempore subventum foret, id. 34, 18; 29, 25.—II. In gen., to come up, come (very rare).
A. Lit.: aliud in eo (sale) mirabile est, quod tantundem nocte subvenit, quantum die auferas, Plin. 31, 7, 39, § 74.—
B. Trop.
1. Ut quaeque vox digna animadverti subvenerat, memoriae mandabamus, came to mind, occurred to us, Gell. 19, 7, 2.—
2. To come to one's mind, occur to him; with inf., App. M. 3, p. 131, 37.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sub-veniō vēnī, ventus, īre,
to come to help, aid, assist, reinforce, relieve, succor: circumvenior nisi subvenitis: Et subventuros auferet unda deos, O.: priusquam ex castris subveniretur, S.: circumvento filio, Cs.: patriae: pauci subveniendum Adherbali censebant, S.: acrioribus saluti suae remediis: Bruti operā provinciae esse subventum: reliquis, quo minus vi subigerentur, Ta.—To relieve, obviate, remedy, cure: gravedini omni ratione: his tam periculosis rebus: huic quoque rei subventum est maxime a nobis.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Italic*supo
- Latinsubveniō
Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti Proto-Italic *gʷəniō Latin veniō Latin subveniō From sub- (“under, up towards”) + veniō (“come”).
Descendants
- Catalansubvenir
- Englishsubvene
- Englishsubvent
- Frenchsouvenir
- Frenchsubvenir
- Italiansovvenire
- Romaniansubveni
- Spanishsubvenir
- Spanishsuvenir
In English words that came into English from subveniō
- subventionsubventio
- subvenesubveniō