quĭesco — Lewis & Short
quĭesco, ēvi, ētum, 3 (the uncontr. v. n. and
Part., QVIESCITA, Inscr. Don. cl. 10, n. 11),I a. [quies], to rest, repose, keep quiet.
I Lit.:
placida compostus pace quiescit,Verg. A. 1, 249:
felicius ossa quiescant,Ov. Ib. 305:
patrono meo ossa bene quiescant,Petr. 39:
numquam hodie quiescet,Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 59:
renovat pristina bella, nec potest quiescere,Cic. Rep. 6, 11, 11:
non somno quiescere,to get no rest, Curt. 4, 13, 18:
non aure quiescit, Non oculis,Val. Fl. 2, 43: quoniam in propriā non pelle quiessem, Hor S. 1, 6, 22.— Impers. pass.:
quibus quidem quam facile potuerat quiesci, si hic quiesset,which we might easily have been spared, Ter. And. 4, 2, 8; Symm. Ep. 1, 8.—
B In partic.
1 In polit. or milit. affairs, to keep quiet, remain neutral, abstain from action, Cic. Att. 9, 10, 10:
pro condicione temporum quieturus,Suet. Caes. 16:
quieverant per paucos dies,Liv. 22 4, 1; Curt. 10, 8, 16.—
2 To rest, sleep:
quievi in navi noctem perpetem,Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 100; id. Merc. 2, 3, 36; Nep. Alcib. 10, 4:
eo cum venio, praetor quiescebat,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 32:
somnum humanum quievi,I slept like a human being, App. M. 9, p. 218, 14.—
3 Of inanim. things, to rest, lie still, be still or quiet:
et prato gravia arma quiescunt,Verg. A. 10, 836:
flamma,ceases to burn, id. ib. 6, 226:
quiērunt Aequora,the waves are at rest, do not rise, id. ib. 7, 6: felicius ossa quiescant, Ov. Ib. 305; Petr. 39:
molliter ossa quiescant,Verg. E. 10, 33:
quiescentes Nili aquae,standing waters, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 71:
venti,id. 17, 22, 35 §
170: quiescit terra,rests, lies fallow, id. 17, 5, 3, § 39:
humus,Petr. 123:
quiescunt voces,are still, silent, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 27.—
4 To make a pause in speaking: quiescere, id est, h(suxa/zein, Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93.—
II Trop.
A To suffer or allow quietly, to peaceably permit a thing to be done:
quiescere rem adduci ad interregnum,Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2.—With in and abl., to rest in, be content with:
ne victos quidem in miserā et inopi senectā quiescere,Just. 14, 3, 10.—
B Neutr., to cease, leave off, desist from any thing:
quiesce hanc rem modo petere,Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 51:
statuere atque ediscere,Gell. 2, 28, 2: manibus significare coepit utrisque, quiescerent, Claud. Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 8:
indoctus discive trochive,Hor. A. P. 380.—
2 Act., to cause to cease, render quiet, stop, etc.:
laudes,Sen. Herc. Oet. 1584.—Hence, quĭētus, a, um, P. a., at rest, calm, quiet (syn. tranquillus).
A Enjoying rest, keeping quiet, quiet:
aliquem quietum reddere,Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 46:
animus,Cic. Tusc. 2, 1, 2:
quietus et solutus animus,id. Rosc. Com. 15, 43:
integri, quieti, otiosi homines,id. Agr. 2, 28, 77:
homo quietissimus,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 19, § 40:
regnum,Hor. C. 1, 12, 33:
de istoc quietus esto,be at ease, rest contented, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 6.—
2 In partic.
a Taking no part in war, peaceful, neutral: ipse acer, bellicosus;
at is quem petebat, quietus, imbellis,Sall. J. 20, 2:
quoad cum civibus dimicatum est, domi quietus fuit,Nep. Pelop. 4, 1:
quietos lacessit,Just. 7, 6, 13:
nihilo quietiores postea res habuit,Liv. 33, 19.—
b Of the mind, calm, tranquil, free from ambition:
ad quam spem (praeturae) quietissimus,Plin. Ep. 10, 12(7):
vir rectus, integer, quietus,Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 1:
vir ingenio mitis, moribus quietus,Vell. 2, 117, 2; Tac. H. 1, 52.—
c Tame, gentle:
equi fiunt quietiores,Varr. R. R. 2, 7.—
d Resting, sleeping:
quos simul vescentes dies, simul quietos nox habuerat,Tac. A. 1, 49.—Hence, subst.: quĭēti, ōrum, m.:
si sentire datur post fata quietis,i. e. the dead, Nemes. Ecl. 1, 38.—
B Of things, calm, quiet:
amnes,gently flowing, Hor. C. 3, 29, 40:
quietiore aequore ferri,id. Epod. 10, 11:
aër,Verg. A. 5, 216:
baca,that has lain a while, Col. 12, 50, 19:
res publica (opp. perturbata),Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 19:
aetas,id. Sen. 23, 82:
quietus et remissus sermo,calm, not vehement, id. ib. 9, 28.— Subst.
1 quĭētum, i, n., the still, tranquil, motionless air, Petr 131, 9. —
2 Quĭēta, ae, f., a woman's name, Inscr. Grut. 754, 2. — Adv.: quĭētē, calmly, quietly:
quod aptissimum est ad quiete vivendum,Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 52:
quiete acta aetas,id. Sen. 5, 13.— Comp.:
quietius tranquilliusque,Liv. 27, 12: quietius edere (opp. avidius vorare), Macr S. 7, 12, 21.—Sup.:
quietissime se receperunt,Caes. B. C. 3, 46 fin.