verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
vigeō
vigeō (present infinitive vigēre, perfect active viguī)
Classical[ˈwɪ.ɡe.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈviː.d͡ʒe.o]
Meaning
- to be vigorous or thriving; thrive, flourish
Mōbilitāte viget, vīrēsque adquīrit eundō.
[Rumor] thrives on swift action, and gains strength by going forth.29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.175 - to be in honor, esteem or repute; prosper
neque tamen temperamenti egebat, cum aequabili auctoritate et gratia apud Tiberium viguerit
nor however did he lack discretion, since he was held in esteem equally with authority and favour with Tiberiusc. 117 CE, Tacitus, Annales 4.20 - to be alive, live
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
validus et vīvus sum, flōreōvigeō -ēre — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 18
validus sum, flōreōvigeō -ēre — in Aeneis, ch. 10
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Vigens · Vegetus · Vividus · Vivus · Animans · Vitalis · Vivax
1. Vigens (ἀΐξαι) denotes a man, both in body and mind, fresh and in full strength; vegetus, one, in a mental sense, on the alert and animated; vividus (from ἠΰς? or from vis?), one, in a moral sense, full of life and energy. Liv. vi. 22. Exactæ jam ætatis Camillus erat . . . sed vegetum ingenium in vivido pectore vigebat, virebatque integris sensibus. 2. Vivus (Goth. quiws) means living, in opp. to dead; animans, possessing life, in opp. to inanimate. 3. Vitalis means long-lived; vivax, tenacious of life. (iv. 445.)
Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vigeō | vigēbam | vigēbō | viguī | vigueram | viguerō |
| 2nd sg. | vigēs | vigēbās | vigēbis | viguistī | viguerās | vigueris |
| 3rd sg. | viget | vigēbat | vigēbit | viguit | viguerat | viguerit |
| 1st pl. | vigēmus | vigēbāmus | vigēbimus | viguimus | viguerāmus | viguerimus |
| 2nd pl. | vigētis | vigēbātis | vigēbitis | viguistis | viguerātis | vigueritis |
| 3rd pl. | vigent | vigēbant | vigēbunt | viguērunt viguēre | viguerant | viguerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vigeam | vigērem | viguerim | viguissem |
| 2nd sg. | vigeās | vigērēs | viguerīs | viguissēs |
| 3rd sg. | vigeat | vigēret | viguerit | viguisset |
| 1st pl. | vigeāmus | vigērēmus | viguerīmus | viguissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | vigeātis | vigērētis | viguerītis | viguissētis |
| 3rd pl. | vigeant | vigērent | viguerint | viguissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | vigē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | vigēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | vigētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | vigētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | vigētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | vigentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | vigēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | viguisse | — |
| present participle | vigēns | — |
gerundvigendī, vigendō, vigendum
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- rumor, fama viget
- a rumour is prevalent.
- aetate florere, vigere
- to be in the prime of life.
- artium studia or artes vigent (not florent)
- learning, scientific knowledge is flourishing.
vĭgĕo, ēre, v. n. Sanscr. ugras, mighty; Gr. ὑγιής, sound; cf. Lat. vegeo, vigil, augeo,
I. to be lively or vigorous; to thrive, flourish, bloom; to be in honor, esteem, repute, etc. (class.; mostly of things, concrete and abstract; cf. valeo).
I. In gen.:
quae a terrā stirpibus continentur, arte naturae vivunt et vigent, Cic. N. D. 2, 33, 83: quod sentit, quod sapit, quod vivit, quod viget, id. Tusc. 1, 27, 66: sive occiderit animus sive vigeat, id. ib. 1, 43, 104: vegetum ingenium in vivido pectore vigebat, Liv. 6, 22, 7: Volsci fessi ... Romani vigentes corporibus, id. 2, 30, 14: animus Laetitiā viget, Lucr. 3, 150: nos animo duntaxat vigemus, etiam magis quam cum florebamus, Cic. Att. 4, 3, 6: memoriā vigere, id. de Or. 2, 87, 355: viget aetas, animus valet, Sall. C. 20, 10: fama Mobilitate viget, Verg. A. 4, 175: nec viget quicquam simile aut secundum, Hor. C. 1, 12, 18: cujus facta viva nunc vigent, Naev. ap Gell. 6, 8, 5: vigebant studia rei militaris, Cic. Cael. 5, 12: audacia, largitio, avaritia vigebant, Sall. C. 3, 3: tui politici libri omnes vigent, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 4: quem (Philonem) in Academiā maxime vigere audio, i. e. is in the highest repute or esteem, Cic. de Or. 3, 28, 110; so id. ib. 1, 11, 45; id. Fam. 7, 33, 1: Harmodius in ore et Aristogito ... viget, id. Tusc. 1, 49, 116: regum conciliis, Verg. A. 2, 88.—II. Of persons, to live, be alive: Persarum vigui rege beatior. Hor. C. 3, 9, 4; 3, 9, 8:
ab tergo Alpes urgent, vix integris vobis ac vigentibus transitae, Liv. 21, 43, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
vigeō uī, —, ēre
VEG-, to be lively, be vigorous, thrive, flourish, bloom, be strong: quae a terrā stirpibus continentur, arte naturae vivunt et vigent: vegetum ingenium in vivido pectore vigebat, L.: vestrae tum arae, vestrae religiones viguerunt: viget aetas, animus valet, S.: Fama Mobilitate viget, V.: Alpes vix integris vobis ac vigentibus transitae, i. e. when your vigor was unimpaired, L.: audacia, largitio, avaritia vigebant, S.: Persarum vigui rege beatior, H.—Fig., to be of repute, be esteemed, be honored: in Academiā: Dum (pater) regum vigebat Conciliis, V.
Origins
Uncertain. Perhaps a stative form from the Proto-Indo-European root *weǵ- (“to be lively”), possibly via Proto-Italic *wegēō. De Vaan and Sihler relate the term to vegeō, which De Vaan argues is indicative of an original adjective *weg-o- (“active, alive, awake”), which De Vaan suggests may be the source of the Latin term. The *-i- is unexpected in the Latin form; De Vaan suspect this to be a vowel raising from original *-e- after the labial v-, as also seen in firmus and vitulus.
Descendants
- Italianvigere
- Portugueseviger
In English words that came into English from vigeō
- vigorousvigor
- vigourvigor