serve
serve
v. trans.
Wait on: P. and V. ὑ̆πηρετεῖν (dat.), διᾱκονεῖν (dat.), λατρεύειν (dat.) (Isoc.), θερᾰπεύειν (acc.), V. προσπολεῖν (dat.)
Be a slave to: P. and V. δουλεύειν (dat.), θητεύειν (dat.).
Serve the gods: P. and V. λατρεύειν (dat.), P. θεραπεύειν (acc.); see worship.
Help, assist: P. and V. ὠφελεῖν (acc. or dat.), ἐπωφελεῖν (acc.), ἐπαρκεῖν (dat.), ὑ̆πηρετεῖν (dat.), ἐξῠπηρετεῖν (dat.), ὑ̆πουργεῖν (dat.); see help.
Benefit: P. and V. εὐεργετεῖν, εὖ ποιεῖν, εὖ δρᾶν ; see benefit.
Minister, supply: P. and V. πᾰρέχειν (or mid.), πορίζειν (or mid.); see supply.
Treat: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.)
Repay: P. and V. ἀ̆μείβεσθαι, ἀ̆μύ̄νεσθαι, ἀντᾰμύ̄νεσθαι, Ar. and V. ἀντᾰμείβεσθαι.
Serve at table: see serve up.
Serving his own illegal ends: P. τῇ ἑαυτοῦ παρανομίᾳ ἐξυπηρετῶν (Lys. 12.23).
Serve in an office: Ar. and P. ἀρχὴν ἄρχειν.
Serve in turn: V. ἀντῐδουλεύειν (dat.).
Absolutely, be a servant: P. and V. ὑ̆πηρετεῖν, διᾱκονεῖν.
Be a slave: P. and V. δουλεύειν, θητεύειν.
Serve in the army: P. and V. στρᾰτεύειν (or mid.).
Serve in a jury: Ar. and P. δικάζειν.
Be enough: P. and V. ἀρκεῖν, ἐξαρκεῖν ; see suffice.
Serve as an example: P. and V. πᾰρά̆δειγμα ἔχειν.
Evils serve as an example to the good: V. τὰ γὰρ κακὰ παραδεῖγμα τοῖς ἐσθλοῖσιν . . . ἔχει (Eur. El. 1084).
Serve for, do instead of: P. and V. ἀντί̆ τινος εἶναι (Thuc. and V. μετρεῖν, P. διαμετρεῖν, V. ἐκμετρεῖν (or mid.) (also Xen. but rare P.).
Requite: P. and V. ἀ̆μείβεσθαι, ἀ̆μύ̄νεσθαι, ἀντᾰμύ̄νεσθαι, Ar. and V. ἀντᾰμείβεσθαι; see also P. and V. συμβάλλεσθαι (εἰς, acc., V. gen.).
Help towards a result: P. προφέρειν (εἰς, acc.).
Serve up: Ar. and P. πᾰρᾰτῐθέναι, V. προτῐθέναι (also Ar. in mid.).
v. trans.
Wait on: P. and V. ὑ̆πηρετεῖν (dat.), διᾱκονεῖν (dat.), λατρεύειν (dat.) (Isoc.), θερᾰπεύειν (acc.), V. προσπολεῖν (dat.)
Be a slave to: P. and V. δουλεύειν (dat.), θητεύειν (dat.).
Serve the gods: P. and V. λατρεύειν (dat.), P. θεραπεύειν (acc.); see worship.
Help, assist: P. and V. ὠφελεῖν (acc. or dat.), ἐπωφελεῖν (acc.), ἐπαρκεῖν (dat.), ὑ̆πηρετεῖν (dat.), ἐξῠπηρετεῖν (dat.), ὑ̆πουργεῖν (dat.); see help.
Benefit: P. and V. εὐεργετεῖν, εὖ ποιεῖν, εὖ δρᾶν ; see benefit.
Minister, supply: P. and V. πᾰρέχειν (or mid.), πορίζειν (or mid.); see supply.
Treat: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.)
Repay: P. and V. ἀ̆μείβεσθαι, ἀ̆μύ̄νεσθαι, ἀντᾰμύ̄νεσθαι, Ar. and V. ἀντᾰμείβεσθαι.
Serve at table: see serve up.
Serving his own illegal ends: P. τῇ ἑαυτοῦ παρανομίᾳ ἐξυπηρετῶν (Lys. 12.23).
Serve in an office: Ar. and P. ἀρχὴν ἄρχειν.
Serve in turn: V. ἀντῐδουλεύειν (dat.).
Absolutely, be a servant: P. and V. ὑ̆πηρετεῖν, διᾱκονεῖν.
Be a slave: P. and V. δουλεύειν, θητεύειν.
Serve in the army: P. and V. στρᾰτεύειν (or mid.).
Serve in a jury: Ar. and P. δικάζειν.
Be enough: P. and V. ἀρκεῖν, ἐξαρκεῖν ; see suffice.
Serve as an example: P. and V. πᾰρά̆δειγμα ἔχειν.
Evils serve as an example to the good: V. τὰ γὰρ κακὰ παραδεῖγμα τοῖς ἐσθλοῖσιν . . . ἔχει (Eur. El. 1084).
Serve for, do instead of: P. and V. ἀντί̆ τινος εἶναι (Thuc. and V. μετρεῖν, P. διαμετρεῖν, V. ἐκμετρεῖν (or mid.) (also Xen. but rare P.).
Requite: P. and V. ἀ̆μείβεσθαι, ἀ̆μύ̄νεσθαι, ἀντᾰμύ̄νεσθαι, Ar. and V. ἀντᾰμείβεσθαι; see also P. and V. συμβάλλεσθαι (εἰς, acc., V. gen.).
Help towards a result: P. προφέρειν (εἰς, acc.).
Serve up: Ar. and P. πᾰρᾰτῐθέναι, V. προτῐθέναι (also Ar. in mid.).
SERVE
To render service servire alicui or apud aliquem (especially as a slave): alicui famulari ex alicujus famulatu esse in famulatu or in ministerio alicujus esse ministerium alicui facere (as a servant for hire): in alicujus operis esse operam suam alicui locavisse (to be a day-laborer): alicui apparere (as a secretary or magistrate’s officer): alicui or alicujus rebus adesse (in a court of justice as an advocate; opposed to alicui abesse): aliquem colere venerari (to serve with reverence; as God): militare: merere; stipendia facere or merere (mereri); stipendia merere in bello (to do military service). To serve on horseback on foot equo (equis) pedibus merere; equo (equis) pedibus stipendia facere (merere). To serve for pay mercede apud aliquem militare: to serve under anybody aliquo imperatore or imperante sub aliquo merere; sub aliquo or sub signis alicujus militare; alicujus castra sequi. To serve with anybody militare cum aliquo; cum aliquo in castris esse: we have served together eum commilitonem habui; simul militavimus. He had served thirty-five years quinque et triginta stipendia fecerat: to serve out one’s time emereri (general term): stipendia conficere or emereri (of soldiers): to have already served out his year annuum tempus jam emeritum habere: to have served out one’s time rude donatum esse (PROP. of gladiators; then figuratively and facete also of others Hor. Ep. 1 1 2 Schmid.): stipendiis or militia functum esse (of soldiers).
To show favors or civil attentions to anybody alicui servire deservire inservire; alicui adesse praesto esse (to assist to be ready to help in time of need): alicui gratum facere gratificari (to show kindness to anybody): to serve one in anything aliquem juvare aliqua re (to help with anything): commodare alicui aliquid (to lend).
To be useful to or for anything esse (with a dative; also with a genitive of the participle future passive and of a substantive): prodesse (to be good for anything): usui or ex usu esse utilem esse (to be useful or serviceable): utilitatem habere or afferre (to have or bring advantage): conducere juvare (to be conducive to aid): valere contra aliquid mederi alicui rei facere ad aliquid (to be of service as a remedy against anything; of medicines): to serve as an alleviation levationem facere; levamentum praestare
To render service servire alicui or apud aliquem (especially as a slave): alicui famulari ex alicujus famulatu esse in famulatu or in ministerio alicujus esse ministerium alicui facere (as a servant for hire): in alicujus operis esse operam suam alicui locavisse (to be a day-laborer): alicui apparere (as a secretary or magistrate’s officer): alicui or alicujus rebus adesse (in a court of justice as an advocate; opposed to alicui abesse): aliquem colere venerari (to serve with reverence; as God): militare: merere; stipendia facere or merere (mereri); stipendia merere in bello (to do military service). To serve on horseback on foot equo (equis) pedibus merere; equo (equis) pedibus stipendia facere (merere). To serve for pay mercede apud aliquem militare: to serve under anybody aliquo imperatore or imperante sub aliquo merere; sub aliquo or sub signis alicujus militare; alicujus castra sequi. To serve with anybody militare cum aliquo; cum aliquo in castris esse: we have served together eum commilitonem habui; simul militavimus. He had served thirty-five years quinque et triginta stipendia fecerat: to serve out one’s time emereri (general term): stipendia conficere or emereri (of soldiers): to have already served out his year annuum tempus jam emeritum habere: to have served out one’s time rude donatum esse (PROP. of gladiators; then figuratively and facete also of others Hor. Ep. 1 1 2 Schmid.): stipendiis or militia functum esse (of soldiers).
To show favors or civil attentions to anybody alicui servire deservire inservire; alicui adesse praesto esse (to assist to be ready to help in time of need): alicui gratum facere gratificari (to show kindness to anybody): to serve one in anything aliquem juvare aliqua re (to help with anything): commodare alicui aliquid (to lend).
To be useful to or for anything esse (with a dative; also with a genitive of the participle future passive and of a substantive): prodesse (to be good for anything): usui or ex usu esse utilem esse (to be useful or serviceable): utilitatem habere or afferre (to have or bring advantage): conducere juvare (to be conducive to aid): valere contra aliquid mederi alicui rei facere ad aliquid (to be of service as a remedy against anything; of medicines): to serve as an alleviation levationem facere; levamentum praestare
serve (v.):
I. To bestow labour of body or mind in the employment of another: servio, īvi or ii, ītum, 4 (with dat.): to obey and s. another man, alteri parere ac s., Cic. Rab. Post. 8, extr.: it is just that your slave should s. you according to your wish, justum est tuus tibi servus tuo arbitratu s., Pl. Bac. 4, 8, 71. Comp. dēservio, 4 (to s. diligently: also with dat.): of your own health, while diligently s.ing me, you have not taken sufficient care, valetudini tuae, dum mihi deservis, servisti non satis, Cic. Fam. 16, 18, med.: to s. any one diligently, alicui deservire, id. Off. 1, 30, 108. (Famulari, v. rare, and best avoided.)
II. To attend at command, to wait on: praesto sum (to be in attendance, wait on and s.): cf. Cic. Fin. 2, 21, 69, praesto esse virtutes ut ancillulas: v.TO WAIT ON . See also infr. (III., 4). Phr.: to s. at table, ad mensam consistere, id. Tusc. 5, 21, 61: cf. Hor. Od. 1, 29, 8 (ad cyathum statui, i. e. serve as cupbearer): v. TO WAIT , ATTEND .
III. To render assistance to by good offices:
1. servio, 4 (with dat.): to s. the people, populo s., Cic. Planc. 4, fin.: that man may have power to s. the advancement of many, is multorum honori s. polleat, id. Brut. 69, 242.
2. commŏdo, 1 (to oblige, do a service to: also with dat.): I beg you to s. him in everything which you can do without inconvenience, peto abs te, ut omnibus rebus, quod sine molestia tua facere possis, ei commodes, id. Fam. 13, 35, fin.: to s. any one in any thing, alicui in aliqua re c., ib, 13, 37, fin.
3. prōsum, fui, prodesse (most gen. term; to benefit in whatever way: with dat.): who s. neither themselves nor another, qui nec sibi nec alteri p., id. Off. 2, 10, 36: my letters will not s. you at all, nihil tibi meae literae proderunt, id. Fam. 2, 17, fin.
4. praesto sum (comp. supr. II.): he learned the civil law, he s.d many, jus civile didicit, multis pr. fuit, id. Mur. 9, 19: to s. your safety, tuae saluti pr. esse, id. Fam. 4, 14, fin.
5. condūco, xi, ctum, 3 (with in or ad, and acc. or dat.; the last when a person is the object): to s. your interest, in rem tuam c., Pl. Cist. 3, 4: to s. the common welfare, reipublicae c., Cic. Prov. Cons. 1, 1: cf. id. Off. 1, 3, 9 (ad vitae commoditatem).
6. prōfĭcio, fēci, fectum, 3 (to be useful to or promotive of: with in or ad and acc.): nothing s.s so much to the acquiring of eloquence as writing down one's thoughts, nulla res tantum ad dicendum pr. quam scriptio, Cic. Brut. 24, 92: cf. Liv. 3, 61, fin. (parvaque certamina in summam totius spei profecerant).
IV. To be sufficient for: suffĭcere; satis (sat) esse: v.TO SUFFICE .
V. To be in the place of anything to any one:
1. pro with sum: Sicily has s.d us for a provision cupboard, Siciliam nobis pro penaria cella fuisse, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, fin.: v.SUBSTITUTE .
2. expr. by instar esse (a strong expr. = to be as good or great as): cf. Cic. Br. 51, 191, Plato mihi instar omnium est, i. e. is as good as all the rest together; or will s. for all the rest.
VI. To s., in military sense, in the army or navy:
1. stīpendia mĕreor, or mĕreo, 2 (lit. to earn pay: the subs. is sometimes omitted): he s.d in that war, in eo bello stipendia meruit, Cic. Mur. 5, 12: we began to s., mereri stipendia coeperamus, id. Cael. 5, 11: to s. in the cavalry, merere equo, id. Phil. 1, 8, 20: to s. in the infantry, merere pedibus, Liv. 24, 18, fin. (See also infr. 4.)
2. stīpendia făcio, 3: to s. under that general, sub eo duce stipendia f., Liv. 10, 24, init.: cf. Sall. J. 63, med. (stipendiis faciundis).
3. mīlĭto, 1: in whose army Cato's son s.d as a cadet, in cujus exercitu Catonis filius tiro militabat, Cic. Off. 1, 11, 36: to s. under any one's standard, sub signis alicujus m., Liv. 23, 42, fin.: to grant a prisoner his life on the condition of s.ing against his friends, capto sub conditione vitam concedere ut adversus amicos suos militet, Suet. Caes. 68, init.: to s with any one, apud aliquem m., Curt. 6, 5; cum aliquo, id. 8, 8. Fig.: I have lately lived a fit companion for maidens, and have s.d (under the standard of Venus) not without renown, vixi puellis nuper idoneus, et militavi non sine gloria, Hor. Od. 3, 26, 1.
4. ēmĕreo s. emĕreor, 2 (to s. out, complete one's term of service): from no one was the hope of s.ing out his time taken away, nemini spes emerendi stipendia adempta, Liv. 25, 6, ad fin.: having s.d out their time, stipendiis emeritis, Sall. J. 84, med.: cf. Liv. 3, 57, fin.
VII. To use, to manage; as to s. the artillery in a battle: admĭnistro, 1: the artillery which is s.d by horsemen, *tormenta, quae ab equitibus administrantur (Kr.).
VIII. To s. a writ: expr. by vocare (to summon authoritatively; which, however, was done by a messenger, not by means of a written document): cf. Gell. 13, 12 (throughout): v.SUMMONS .
I. To bestow labour of body or mind in the employment of another: servio, īvi or ii, ītum, 4 (with dat.): to obey and s. another man, alteri parere ac s., Cic. Rab. Post. 8, extr.: it is just that your slave should s. you according to your wish, justum est tuus tibi servus tuo arbitratu s., Pl. Bac. 4, 8, 71. Comp. dēservio, 4 (to s. diligently: also with dat.): of your own health, while diligently s.ing me, you have not taken sufficient care, valetudini tuae, dum mihi deservis, servisti non satis, Cic. Fam. 16, 18, med.: to s. any one diligently, alicui deservire, id. Off. 1, 30, 108. (Famulari, v. rare, and best avoided.)
II. To attend at command, to wait on: praesto sum (to be in attendance, wait on and s.): cf. Cic. Fin. 2, 21, 69, praesto esse virtutes ut ancillulas: v.
III. To render assistance to by good offices:
1. servio, 4 (with dat.): to s. the people, populo s., Cic. Planc. 4, fin.: that man may have power to s. the advancement of many, is multorum honori s. polleat, id. Brut. 69, 242.
2. commŏdo, 1 (to oblige, do a service to: also with dat.): I beg you to s. him in everything which you can do without inconvenience, peto abs te, ut omnibus rebus, quod sine molestia tua facere possis, ei commodes, id. Fam. 13, 35, fin.: to s. any one in any thing, alicui in aliqua re c., ib, 13, 37, fin.
3. prōsum, fui, prodesse (most gen. term; to benefit in whatever way: with dat.): who s. neither themselves nor another, qui nec sibi nec alteri p., id. Off. 2, 10, 36: my letters will not s. you at all, nihil tibi meae literae proderunt, id. Fam. 2, 17, fin.
4. praesto sum (comp. supr. II.): he learned the civil law, he s.d many, jus civile didicit, multis pr. fuit, id. Mur. 9, 19: to s. your safety, tuae saluti pr. esse, id. Fam. 4, 14, fin.
5. condūco, xi, ctum, 3 (with in or ad, and acc. or dat.; the last when a person is the object): to s. your interest, in rem tuam c., Pl. Cist. 3, 4: to s. the common welfare, reipublicae c., Cic. Prov. Cons. 1, 1: cf. id. Off. 1, 3, 9 (ad vitae commoditatem).
6. prōfĭcio, fēci, fectum, 3 (to be useful to or promotive of: with in or ad and acc.): nothing s.s so much to the acquiring of eloquence as writing down one's thoughts, nulla res tantum ad dicendum pr. quam scriptio, Cic. Brut. 24, 92: cf. Liv. 3, 61, fin. (parvaque certamina in summam totius spei profecerant).
IV. To be sufficient for: suffĭcere; satis (sat) esse: v.
V. To be in the place of anything to any one:
1. pro with sum: Sicily has s.d us for a provision cupboard, Siciliam nobis pro penaria cella fuisse, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, fin.: v.
2. expr. by instar esse (a strong expr. = to be as good or great as): cf. Cic. Br. 51, 191, Plato mihi instar omnium est, i. e. is as good as all the rest together; or will s. for all the rest.
VI. To s., in military sense, in the army or navy:
1. stīpendia mĕreor, or mĕreo, 2 (lit. to earn pay: the subs. is sometimes omitted): he s.d in that war, in eo bello stipendia meruit, Cic. Mur. 5, 12: we began to s., mereri stipendia coeperamus, id. Cael. 5, 11: to s. in the cavalry, merere equo, id. Phil. 1, 8, 20: to s. in the infantry, merere pedibus, Liv. 24, 18, fin. (See also infr. 4.)
2. stīpendia făcio, 3: to s. under that general, sub eo duce stipendia f., Liv. 10, 24, init.: cf. Sall. J. 63, med. (stipendiis faciundis).
3. mīlĭto, 1: in whose army Cato's son s.d as a cadet, in cujus exercitu Catonis filius tiro militabat, Cic. Off. 1, 11, 36: to s. under any one's standard, sub signis alicujus m., Liv. 23, 42, fin.: to grant a prisoner his life on the condition of s.ing against his friends, capto sub conditione vitam concedere ut adversus amicos suos militet, Suet. Caes. 68, init.: to s with any one, apud aliquem m., Curt. 6, 5; cum aliquo, id. 8, 8. Fig.: I have lately lived a fit companion for maidens, and have s.d (under the standard of Venus) not without renown, vixi puellis nuper idoneus, et militavi non sine gloria, Hor. Od. 3, 26, 1.
4. ēmĕreo s. emĕreor, 2 (to s. out, complete one's term of service): from no one was the hope of s.ing out his time taken away, nemini spes emerendi stipendia adempta, Liv. 25, 6, ad fin.: having s.d out their time, stipendiis emeritis, Sall. J. 84, med.: cf. Liv. 3, 57, fin.
VII. To use, to manage; as to s. the artillery in a battle: admĭnistro, 1: the artillery which is s.d by horsemen, *tormenta, quae ab equitibus administrantur (Kr.).
VIII. To s. a writ: expr. by vocare (to summon authoritatively; which, however, was done by a messenger, not by means of a written document): cf. Gell. 13, 12 (throughout): v.
στρατεύω
to serve in war, serve as a soldier, do military service, take the field, march
δουλεύω
δουλεύω, be a slave or servant; serve (+ dat.)
διακονέω
to minister, serve, do service
ἐπάρχω
rule over, rule besides; to be governor of; mid. pour first drops, serve
serve
παραδράω
to be at hand, to serve
παραθητεύω
serve for hire
προσπολέω
to attend, serve
ἀνθυπηρετέω
to serve in turn
ἀντιδουλεύω
to serve in place of
ἀοζέω
serve, wait on
ἐριθεύομαι
serve, work for hire
ὑποδράω
serve
ὑποδρώω
to serve (see ὑποδράω)
to serve in war, serve as a soldier, do military service, take the field, march
δουλεύω
δουλεύω, be a slave or servant; serve (+ dat.)
διακονέω
to minister, serve, do service
ἐπάρχω
rule over, rule besides; to be governor of; mid. pour first drops, serve
appearing fewer than 50 times
διυπηρετέομαιserve
παραδράω
to be at hand, to serve
παραθητεύω
serve for hire
προσπολέω
to attend, serve
ἀνθυπηρετέω
to serve in turn
ἀντιδουλεύω
to serve in place of
ἀοζέω
serve, wait on
ἐριθεύομαι
serve, work for hire
ὑποδράω
serve
ὑποδρώω
to serve (see ὑποδράω)
prosum
to be useful, be of use, do good, benefit, profit, serve
servio
to be a servant, be enslaved, serve, be in service
iuvo
to help, aid, assist, further, serve, support, benefit
minister
subordinate, that serves, ministering
ministro
to attend, wait upon, serve
to help zealously, serve, aid, assist
famulor
to be a slave, serve
inservio
to be serviceable, be devoted, be submissive, serve
subservio
to serve, come to the help of, aid
to be useful, be of use, do good, benefit, profit, serve
servio
to be a servant, be enslaved, serve, be in service
iuvo
to help, aid, assist, further, serve, support, benefit
minister
subordinate, that serves, ministering
ministro
to attend, wait upon, serve
appearing fewer than 50 times
adiutoto help zealously, serve, aid, assist
famulor
to be a slave, serve
inservio
to be serviceable, be devoted, be submissive, serve
subservio
to serve, come to the help of, aid