volens
volens, willing, with purpose, of choice
Frieze-Dennison Vergil
volēns, entis: willing, ready, unresisting, spontaneously, 6.146.
vŏlens, entis, Part. and P. a. of 1. volo.
volēns, entis, PAdi. (2. volo), I) der etw. will, a) willig (Ggstz. coactus, s. Dietsch Sall. Iug. 73, 3), Verg., Sall. u.a.: auch v. Lebl., volentia rura, Verg. – b) begehrlich, amplexus, Apul. met. 7, 16. – c) wünschenswert, erwünscht, haec atque talia plebi volentia fuere, Tac. ann. 15, 36: credidit volentia magis quam necessaria suadentibus, Heges. 1, 44, 3. – II) geneigt, günstig, huldvoll, verb. volens, propitius, propitius volensque, Sall. u. Liv. (s. Dietsch Sall. Iug. 73, 3. M. Müller u. Weißenb. Liv. 1, 16, 3): deis volentibus, durch die Huld der Götter, Sall.: cum dis volentibus, Enn. u. Cato: volentia alci, für jmd. günstige Nachrichten od. Ereignisse, Sall.
vŏlēns, (10) tis, ¶ 1 part. de volo 2 ¶ 2 adjt , a) qui veut bien, de son plein gré : volentes parent Cic. Tim. 41, ils obéissent de bon cœur, volontiers, cf. Sall. J. 76, 6 ; Liv. 24, 37, 7, etc. ; [poét.] volentia rura Virg. G. 2, 500, les champs de leur plein gré || plebi militia volenti non erat Sall. J. 84, 3, le service militaire nʼétait pas accueilli volontiers par la plèbe, cf. Sall. J. 100, 4 ; Liv. 21, 50, 10 ; Tac. Agr. 18 ; b) bénévole, animé de dispositions favorables, favorable, propice : Pl. Curc. 89 ; Liv. 24, 21, 10 ; 29, 14, 13 ; c) bienveillant : Sall. J. 103, 6 ; d) pl. n. volentia alicui, des choses agréables à qqn, bien accueillies de qqn : Sall. H. 4, 56 ; Tac. Ann. 15, 36 ; H. 3, 52.
- 1. bereidwillig, vrijwillig; ➤ volenti animo; alqs volens in amicitiam venit; iura dare per volentes populos die ze gewillig accepteren; alqd alci volenti est iets is iem. welkom;
- 2. willens en wetens, met opzet, opzettelijk;
- 3. toegenegen, welgezind; ➤ dis volentibus door de genade v.d. goden; volentia alci gunstige berichten voor iem.;
- 4. (Tac.) begerenswaardig, wenselijk; ➤ haec atque talia plebi volentia fuere.
volēns entis, adj.
- P. of 1 volo, willing, with purpose, of choice: eas (poenas) ipsi volentes pependere, of their own accord, S.: quia volentes in amicitiam non veniebant, L.: seu volens seu invitus, L.: Ipsa autem macie tenuant armenta volentes, purposely, V.: Quos fructūs ipsa volentia rura tulere carpsit, spontaneously, V.—Plurm. as subst, they who consent, they who are willing: tutiusque rati volentibus quam coactis imperitare, to rule men with their consent, S.: quippe rem p. si a volentibus nequeat, ab invitis ius expetituram, peaceably if they could, forcibly if they must, L.: labor est inhibere volentīs, O.—Willing, pleased, glad, eager: volenti animo acceperant, eagerly, S.: animis volentibus urbem Adferimur, purposely and gladly, V.: volenti consuli causa divertendi oblata est, i. e. welcome to the consul, etc., L.: uti militibus exaequatus cum imperatore labos volentibus esset, i. e. that the soldiers were zealous when the general shared their labors, S.: quibus bellum volentibus erat, probare exemplum, Ta.—Wellwishing, favorable, kindly, propitious: munificus nemo putabatur nisi pariter volens, i. e. liberality was always supposed to prove kind feeling, S.—Of the gods, willing, voluntary: do volentibu' cum magnis dis, with the favor of the gods, Enn. ap. C.: virtute ac dis volentibus magni estis, S.: diis propitiis volentibusque, with the favor and help of the gods, L.