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Lemma 1bonus
adjective
good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant, right, useful; valid; healthy
Morphology1 analysis
masculine nominative singularbon + us · regular
Lewis & Short
bŏnus, a, um, [for duonus, bellum, bis, and root dvi-; hence]
good; , better; (, and often ) [root opof ops, opes; copia, apiscor], best.
Attributively.
As adjunct of nouns denoting persons.
Vir bonus.
A man morally good.
An honest man.
A man of good standing in the community — Hence, ironically of wealthy men.
Ironically of bad men. — Sometimes boni viri = boni, in the sense of optimates ( I. A. 3.). — As a conventional courtesy. — and for vir optimus, as a laudatory epithet, 5.
Boni homines (rare) = boni, better classes of society.
With nouns denoting persons in regard to their functions, offices, occupations, and qualities, denoting excellence; (different: consules duos, bonos quidem, sed dumtaxat bonos, amisimus, consuls of good sentiments, almost = bad consuls, ): agricola (colonus, dominus) bonus, Cato, R. R. prooem. — Ironically: bonus (melior, optimus), viz. a good husband. — ; Dietsch.
Bonus and optimus as epithets of the gods.
: BONORVM DEORVM, Inscr. : totidem, pater optime, dixi, Tu mihi da cives, referring to Jupiter.
Optimus Maximus, a standing epithet of Jupiter.
Di boni, O di boni, expressing indignation, sorrow, or surprise.
Optimus as a laudatory epithet.
Vir optimus.
Femina bona, optima.
Senex, pater, frater,
With proper names (). — as an epithet of the Roman emperors. 4.
Bonus and Bona, names of deities.
Bona Dea, the goddess of Chastity, whose temple could not be entered by males.
Bonus Eventus.
Bona Fortuna.
Bona Spes. — BONA MENS.
With nouns denoting things.
Things concrete, denoting excellence: ex quāvis oleā oleum. bonum fieri potest.; (3, 31), 28, §: fundos optimos et fructuosissimos. — : bona dextra, a lucky hand
Things abstract.
Of physical well-being — Ironically.
Of the mind and soul. — Personified.
Of moral relations; ( frux, II. B. 1.): vilicus disciplinā bonā utatur.: ad spem mortis melioris, an honorable death; as an epithet of religious exercises.
Of external, artistic, and literary value and usefulness; in a different sense: me bonā operā aut malā Tibi inventurum esse auxilium argentarium, by fair or unfair means.
Favorable, prosperous, lucky, fortunate — Subject. — Pregn., = spes bonarum rerum.
Of public affairs, si mihi bonā re publicā frui non licuerit.
Good = large, considerable.
Noble; with genus, good family, noble extraction, honorable birth: quali me arbitraris genere prognatum? Eu. Bono.
Referring to good-will, kindness, faithfulness, in certain phrases.
Bonā veniā or cum bonā veniā, with the kind permission of a person addressed, especially bonā veniā orare, expetere,
Bona pax, without quarrelling; si bonam (pacem) dederitis, = a fair peace, under acceptable conditions.
Amicitia bona = bonā fide servata, faithful, undisturbed friendship.
Bona societas, alliance.
In particular phrases.
Bonae res.
= Vitae commoda, comforts of life, abstract or concrete.
= Res secundae, res adversae, prosperity.
Res bona = res familiaris bona, wealth (): in re bonā esse, Laber. — Also an object of value.
Costly things, articles of luxury: ' bonis rebus gaudere.
Moral, morally good.
In literary composition, important or interesting matter, subjects, or questions.
Bonae artes.
Liberal arts and sciences. —
Bona fides, or fides bona.
Good faith, conscious honesty in acts or words: qui nummos fide bonā solvit, who pays (the price of labor) in good faith, as it is honestly earned. — Hence, bonae fidei vir, a conscientious man.
Good faith in contracts and legal acts in general, opposed to dolus malus, honesty and fairness in dealing with another. — Hence, alienam rem bonā fide emere, to buy, believing the seller to be the rightful owner. bonae fidei possessor (also possessio), believing that he is the rightful owner: bonam fidem praestare, to be responsible for one's good faith, prooem. — Hence.
Bonae fidei actiones or judicia, actions in equity, certain classes of actions in which the strict civil law was set aside by the prætorian edict in favor of equity. — In the republican time the prætor added in such actions to his formula for the judex the words ex fide bonā, or, in full.
Bona verba.
Kind words.
Words of good omen ( omen).
Elegant or well-chosen expressions.
Moral sayings.
Bona dicta.
Polite, courteous language.
Witticisms (bon-mots): flammam a sapiente facilius ore in ardente opprimi, quam bona dicta teneat, Enn.
Bona facta.
= bene facta ( bene, I. B. 2. b.), laudable deeds.
Bonum factum est, , = bene est, bene factum est ( bene, I. B. 2. b.). — Hence.
Elliptically, introducing commands which cannot be enforced, = if you will do so, it will be well.
Bona gratia.
A friendly understanding — In jest: sine bonā gratiā abire, of things cast away, Plaut.
Pleon., in the phrase bonam gratiam habere, = gratiam habere, to thank ( B. 2. k.).
Bona pars.
The well-disposed part of a body of persons.
The good party, the optimates ( in ). — Paronom.: (Roscius) semper partium in re publicā tam quam in scaenā optimarum, party and part in a drama.
Of things or persons, a considerable part ( a good deal), ext. 4.
Rarely, and mostly : optima pars, the best part or lot, prooem. § 14 — Adverb. — Aliquem in optimam partem cognoscere, to know somebody from his most favorable side: aliquid in optimam partem accipere, to take something in good part, interpret it most favorably: a, 2.
Dies bonus or bona.
A day of good omen, a fortunate day (= dies laetus, faustus).
A beautiful, serene day.
Bonus mos.
Boni mores, referring to individuals, good, decent, moral habits.
Bonus mos or boni mores, in the abstract, morality, the laws, rules of morality: ei vos morigerari mos bonu'st, it is a rule of morality that you should,
Adverbial phrases.
Bono animo esse, or bonum animum habere.
To be of good cheer or courage.
Bono animo esse, or facere aliquid, to be of a good or friendly disposition, or to do with good, honest intentions: sunt enim (consules) optimo animo, summo consilio, of the best disposition.
Bonus animus, good temper, patience.
Bono modo.
= placide, with composure, moderation.
In a decent manner.
Jure optimo or optimo jure, with good, perfect right — With or intr. verb, deservedly.
As
bŏnus, boni, ; of persons.
In or orig. = bonus vir, boni viri; I. A. 1. a., , a morally good man.
— Rarely bŏnae, ārum, , good women.
Bonus, a man of honor.
A brave man: ( ignavi).
A gentleman.
Boni, the better ( higher) classes of society.
of political sentiments, = optimates, populares, seditiosi, perditi cives, 12, 43; and, ironically, boni identified with the rich.
Without reference to political views. — So, mĕlĭōres, um, , one's betters.
Boni, bone, in addresses, as an expression of courtesy.
Optimus quisque = quivis bonus, omnes boni.
Referring to morality; and = even the best.
Of the educated classes.
Honorable, brave.
, excellent. — Distributively. — Referring to another superlative ( = quo quisque melior eo magis, ) — Attributively, with a noun.
Lemma 2bonus
nounmasculine
a morally good man. · good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant, right, useful; valid; healthy
Morphology1 analysis
nominative singularbon + us · regular
Lewis & Short
bŏnus, a, um, [for duonus, bellum, bis, and root dvi-; hence]
good; , better; (, and often ) [root opof ops, opes; copia, apiscor], best.
Attributively.
As adjunct of nouns denoting persons.
Vir bonus.
A man morally good.
An honest man.
A man of good standing in the community — Hence, ironically of wealthy men.
Ironically of bad men. — Sometimes boni viri = boni, in the sense of optimates ( I. A. 3.). — As a conventional courtesy. — and for vir optimus, as a laudatory epithet, 5.
Boni homines (rare) = boni, better classes of society.
With nouns denoting persons in regard to their functions, offices, occupations, and qualities, denoting excellence; (different: consules duos, bonos quidem, sed dumtaxat bonos, amisimus, consuls of good sentiments, almost = bad consuls, ): agricola (colonus, dominus) bonus, Cato, R. R. prooem. — Ironically: bonus (melior, optimus), viz. a good husband. — ; Dietsch.
Bonus and optimus as epithets of the gods.
: BONORVM DEORVM, Inscr. : totidem, pater optime, dixi, Tu mihi da cives, referring to Jupiter.
Optimus Maximus, a standing epithet of Jupiter.
Di boni, O di boni, expressing indignation, sorrow, or surprise.
Optimus as a laudatory epithet.
Vir optimus.
Femina bona, optima.
Senex, pater, frater,
With proper names (). — as an epithet of the Roman emperors. 4.
Bonus and Bona, names of deities.
Bona Dea, the goddess of Chastity, whose temple could not be entered by males.
Bonus Eventus.
Bona Fortuna.
Bona Spes. — BONA MENS.
With nouns denoting things.
Things concrete, denoting excellence: ex quāvis oleā oleum. bonum fieri potest.; (3, 31), 28, §: fundos optimos et fructuosissimos. — : bona dextra, a lucky hand
Things abstract.
Of physical well-being — Ironically.
Of the mind and soul. — Personified.
Of moral relations; ( frux, II. B. 1.): vilicus disciplinā bonā utatur.: ad spem mortis melioris, an honorable death; as an epithet of religious exercises.
Of external, artistic, and literary value and usefulness; in a different sense: me bonā operā aut malā Tibi inventurum esse auxilium argentarium, by fair or unfair means.
Favorable, prosperous, lucky, fortunate — Subject. — Pregn., = spes bonarum rerum.
Of public affairs, si mihi bonā re publicā frui non licuerit.
Good = large, considerable.
Noble; with genus, good family, noble extraction, honorable birth: quali me arbitraris genere prognatum? Eu. Bono.
Referring to good-will, kindness, faithfulness, in certain phrases.
Bonā veniā or cum bonā veniā, with the kind permission of a person addressed, especially bonā veniā orare, expetere,
Bona pax, without quarrelling; si bonam (pacem) dederitis, = a fair peace, under acceptable conditions.
Amicitia bona = bonā fide servata, faithful, undisturbed friendship.
Bona societas, alliance.
In particular phrases.
Bonae res.
= Vitae commoda, comforts of life, abstract or concrete.
= Res secundae, res adversae, prosperity.
Res bona = res familiaris bona, wealth (): in re bonā esse, Laber. — Also an object of value.
Costly things, articles of luxury: ' bonis rebus gaudere.
Moral, morally good.
In literary composition, important or interesting matter, subjects, or questions.
Bonae artes.
Liberal arts and sciences. —
Bona fides, or fides bona.
Good faith, conscious honesty in acts or words: qui nummos fide bonā solvit, who pays (the price of labor) in good faith, as it is honestly earned. — Hence, bonae fidei vir, a conscientious man.
Good faith in contracts and legal acts in general, opposed to dolus malus, honesty and fairness in dealing with another. — Hence, alienam rem bonā fide emere, to buy, believing the seller to be the rightful owner. bonae fidei possessor (also possessio), believing that he is the rightful owner: bonam fidem praestare, to be responsible for one's good faith, prooem. — Hence.
Bonae fidei actiones or judicia, actions in equity, certain classes of actions in which the strict civil law was set aside by the prætorian edict in favor of equity. — In the republican time the prætor added in such actions to his formula for the judex the words ex fide bonā, or, in full.
Bona verba.
Kind words.
Words of good omen ( omen).
Elegant or well-chosen expressions.
Moral sayings.
Bona dicta.
Polite, courteous language.
Witticisms (bon-mots): flammam a sapiente facilius ore in ardente opprimi, quam bona dicta teneat, Enn.
Bona facta.
= bene facta ( bene, I. B. 2. b.), laudable deeds.
Bonum factum est, , = bene est, bene factum est ( bene, I. B. 2. b.). — Hence.
Elliptically, introducing commands which cannot be enforced, = if you will do so, it will be well.
Bona gratia.
A friendly understanding — In jest: sine bonā gratiā abire, of things cast away, Plaut.
Pleon., in the phrase bonam gratiam habere, = gratiam habere, to thank ( B. 2. k.).
Bona pars.
The well-disposed part of a body of persons.
The good party, the optimates ( in ). — Paronom.: (Roscius) semper partium in re publicā tam quam in scaenā optimarum, party and part in a drama.
Of things or persons, a considerable part ( a good deal), ext. 4.
Rarely, and mostly : optima pars, the best part or lot, prooem. § 14 — Adverb. — Aliquem in optimam partem cognoscere, to know somebody from his most favorable side: aliquid in optimam partem accipere, to take something in good part, interpret it most favorably: a, 2.
Dies bonus or bona.
A day of good omen, a fortunate day (= dies laetus, faustus).
A beautiful, serene day.
Bonus mos.
Boni mores, referring to individuals, good, decent, moral habits.
Bonus mos or boni mores, in the abstract, morality, the laws, rules of morality: ei vos morigerari mos bonu'st, it is a rule of morality that you should,
Adverbial phrases.
Bono animo esse, or bonum animum habere.
To be of good cheer or courage.
Bono animo esse, or facere aliquid, to be of a good or friendly disposition, or to do with good, honest intentions: sunt enim (consules) optimo animo, summo consilio, of the best disposition.
Bonus animus, good temper, patience.
Bono modo.
= placide, with composure, moderation.
In a decent manner.
Jure optimo or optimo jure, with good, perfect right — With or intr. verb, deservedly.
As
bŏnus, boni, ; of persons.
In or orig. = bonus vir, boni viri; I. A. 1. a., , a morally good man.
— Rarely bŏnae, ārum, , good women.
Bonus, a man of honor.
A brave man: ( ignavi).
A gentleman.
Boni, the better ( higher) classes of society.
of political sentiments, = optimates, populares, seditiosi, perditi cives, 12, 43; and, ironically, boni identified with the rich.
Without reference to political views. — So, mĕlĭōres, um, , one's betters.
Boni, bone, in addresses, as an expression of courtesy.
Optimus quisque = quivis bonus, omnes boni.
Referring to morality; and = even the best.
Of the educated classes.
Honorable, brave.
, excellent. — Distributively. — Referring to another superlative ( = quo quisque melior eo magis, ) — Attributively, with a noun.
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