– Gratitude – Recompense
beneficium alicui dare, tribuere– to do any one a service or kindness.
beneficio aliquem afficere, ornare– to do any one a service or kindness.
beneficia in aliquem conferre– to heap benefits upon…
beneficiis aliquem obstringere, obligare, devincire– to lay any one under an obligation by kind treatment.
beneficium remunerari or reddere (cumulate)– to (richly) recompense a kindness or service.
gratus (opp. ingratus) animus77– gratitude.
gratiam alicui debere– to owe gratitude to; to be under an obligation to a person.
gratiam alicui habere– to feel gratitude (in one's heart).
gratiam alicui referre (meritam, debitam) pro aliqua re– to show gratitude (in one's acts).
gratias alicui agere pro aliqua re– to thank a person (in words).
grates agere (dis immortalibus)– to give thanks to heaven.
gratiam mereri– to merit thanks; to do a thankworthy action.
par pari referre– to return like for like.
paria paribus respondere– to return like for like.
bonam (praeclaram) gratiam referre– to reward amply; to give manifold recompense for.
benefacta maleficiis pensare– to return evil for good.
maleficia benefactis remunerari– to return good for evil.
pro maleficiis beneficia reddere– to return good for evil.
14. Merit – Value – Reward
bene, praeclare (melius, optime) mereri 78 de aliquo– to deserve well at some one's hands; to do a service to…
male mereri de aliquo– to deserve ill of a person; to treat badly.
meritum alicuius in or erga aliquem– what a man merits at another's hands.
nullo meo merito– I had not deserved it.
ex, pro merito– according to a man's deserts.
multum (aliquid) alicui rei tribuere– to consider of importance; to set much (some) store by a thing.
multum alicui tribuere– to value, esteem a person.
praemiis (amplissimis, maximis) aliquem afficere 79– to remunerate (handsomely).
meritum praemium alicui persolvere– to reward a man according to his deserts.
praemium exponere or proponere– (to encourage) by offering a reward.
praemium ponere– to offer a prize (for the winner).
palmam deferre, dare alicui– to award the prize to…
palmam ferre, auferre– to win the prize.
pacta merces alicuius rei– the stipulated reward for anything.
mercede conductum esse– to be hired, suborned.
15. Requests – Wishes – Commissions – Orders
orare et obsecrare aliquem– to entreat earnestly; to make urgent requests.
magno opere, vehementer, etiam atque etiam rogare aliquem– to entreat earnestly; to make urgent requests.
precibus aliquem fatigare– to importune with petitions.
supplicibus verbis orare– to crave humbly; to supplicate.
precibus obsequi– to grant a request.
alicui petenti satisfacere, non deesse– to accede to a man's petitions.
magnis (infimis) precibus moveri– to be influenced by, to yield to urgent (abject) entreaty.
negare, more strongly denegare alicui aliquid– to refuse, reject a request.
petenti alicui negare aliquid– to refuse, reject a request.
repudiare, aspernari preces alicuius– to refuse, reject a request.
nihil tibi a me postulanti recusabo– I will refuse you nothing.
aliquid ab aliquo impetrare– to gain one's point with any one.
optata mihi contingunt– my wishes are being fulfilled.
voluntati alicuius satisfacere, obsequi– to satisfy a person's wishes.
ex sententia– as one would wish; to one's mind.
aliquid optimis ominibus prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11., note Prosequi…) – to wish prosperity to an undertaking.
bene id tibi vertat!– I wish you all success in the matter.
mandatum, negotium alicui dare– to entrust a matter to a person; to commission.
negotium ad aliquem deferre– to entrust a matter to a person; to commission.
mandatum exsequi, persequi, conficere– to execute a commission.
iussa (usually only in plur.), imperata facere– to carry out orders
16. Friendship – Enmity – Reconciliation (cf. xii. 8)
amicitiam cum aliquo jungere, facere, inire, contrahere– to form a friendship with any one.
amicitiam colere– to keep up, foster a connection.
uti aliquo amico– to be friendly with any one.
est or intercedit mihi cum aliquo amicitia– I am on good terms with a person.
sunt or intercedunt mihi cum aliquo inimicitiae80– I am on bad terms with a person.
uti aliquo familiariter– to be on very intimate terms with…
artissimo amicitiae vinculo or summa familiaritate cum aliquo coniunctum esse– to be bound by the closest ties of friendship.
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